Fit For Future Families - March 2011

epa422

LOL, I would totally chalk that up to coincidence since they'd been trying less than a year. I have seen that it can help if you're trying to conceive one gender over the other... I think it sways for a girl.

andreamichelle82

Interesting... they just had a little Ava!:laugh:

epa422

Too funny!

Jessica_Lo

There are so many wifes tales out there but how do you really know which if any work? I'd put an IV in my arm of cranberry juice if it guaranteed me a girl. lol

Theres too much testosterone in my house!! If gods listening I would like to order twins...a girl and a boy would be perfect.

naesue

Ok so maybe I am the only one but could someone please help me out with all the abreviations? Maybe it is because I've never really been trying to get pregnant before and have never tracked anything with my cycle becaue I was always on the pill. But every time I get into a discussion or thread about trying to get pregnant or pregnancy there are all these abreviations and I have no idea what the heck any of them mean.

epa422

Jessica, the theory is that male sperm don't like the pH that cranberry juice makes the vagina. They don't survive as well and so the female sperm can fertilize the egg. There's also a plan for timing BDing just right to get the gender you want. Male sperm swim faster, but don't survive as long, so you want to do it much closer to O time than if you're trying for a girl.

Jessica_Lo

BD??

Sorry. :flowerforyou:

Jessica_Lo

O Naesue...you and me both. I'm constantly asking!! lol

epa422

General list of abbreviations:

TTC: trying to conceive
AF/TOM: The first day of your cycle
CD: Cycle Day
O: ovuation
AFM: as for me
BD: baby dance, which is private time if you know what I mean
OPK: ovulation predictor kit

fitterpam

I've heard that to get a girl, you need to conceive later in your cycle. Boys that are typically conceived earlier in the cycle. Sperm with Y chroms. display great bursts of energy early on and will reach the egg quicker than those with the X. If there is an egg waiting, "he" will have a chance to fertilize it then. If there is no egg waiting, the "boys" die of boredom from waiting.....LOL Then the slower moving "girls" have a chance further down the line to fertilize. This of course is completely irrelevant if you're using EMSP....LOL Then there's always boys & girls waiting around for the egg because you're BDing every 2 days. It's easy to remember if you think of the stereotypical children, boys are hellions and get bored quickly, girls are calmer & patient - although I am certainly not calm or patient.....

Andrea - that's what I was thinking. I'll see what the doctor says. I can't find anything out online, but maybe I'll be the first....LOL (yes, I really am trying to explain the gain....LOL)

naesue

Cycle day ha ha ha! so what is 7 months plus 7 days? that is my cycle day! I would give anything for AF/TOM! Still hoping that maybe I am the next story on "I didn't know I was Pregnant"

Jessica_Lo

Thank you Erica!!

Pam...interesting. well I'm assuming with IVF it'll be whoever gets there first since they're all in the dish together. Maybe his boys being English will be courteous enough to stand aside and let the girls go first. lol

epa422

Jessica, IVF is outside of my area of expertise, but can't they tell what the embryos are before they transfer them? Could you just ask them to sway toward female?

andreamichelle82

Maybe his boys being English will be courteous enough to stand aside and let the girls go first. lol

Haha, I just pictured that!

Jessica_Lo

Well they said we could put the sperm in some kind of spinner thing where certain gender rises to the top to increase the odds but IDK that's a little too much like playing god. Truthfully I will take what I can get and I think it's all the cards so to speak anyway. You know?

kcurtis05

Just a quick check-in here... I have a lot of work to do.

Last Week - 144.2
This Week - 144.2

I'll take it! I actually did weigh myself in the week and was down a bit. THEN off to my MIL's and some of you know what happens there....eat, eat, eat. There is no holding back in her house! I'm sure that if I had even an ounce of self-control I could've done better, but oh well.
It was a very bad weekend in general. My DH's Grandfather (MIL Father) passed away Saturday night. It was a little unexpected. I drove up there (2 hours) for a nice "nail weekend" with his mom and sister, and left DH home to work on Saturday. Needless to say it didn't turn out as pleasant as it should have been. DH flew up yesterday to be there with his family. And I left him there today and flew back down to go to work. He will be driving my car home tonight with our pup. (DH works for Delta...makes flying easy!) We will driving back up there Thursday-Friday for the views and funeral.... So I am trying to get a lot of my work done today and tomorrow.
Still waiting on my O. Monitor still saying "low" on CD 14. My temp dropped huge this morning 97.55 to 97.14. Don't know what this means...
Well I am hoping to get to Zumba tonight...Depends on if I get a lot done at work. Fingers crossed.

Goals:
1. Keep up on the H2O 8-12 glasses
2. Try to get under Cals at least 2 (hopefully 3) times this week
3. Zumba (prolly only once with the funeral plans)

epa422

I'm sorry about your grandfather-in-law, Kim. I'd say that holding steady is great during a stressful family tragedy. A temp dip could mean you're about to O, but with your monitor not changing, I'm not so sure.

Jessica_Lo

Kim....so sorry for your loss. Sounds like you had a crazy weekend. :sad:

andreamichelle82

So sorry, to hear about your husband's grandfather. My thoughts and prayers are with you guys!

kcurtis05

I'm sorry about your grandfather-in-law, Kim. I'd say that holding steady is great during a stressful family tragedy. A temp dip could mean you're about to O, but with your monitor not changing, I'm not so sure.

Thanks, Erica.
Dang I was hoping that....but you're right the monitor hasn't changed and I looked at the stick and the estrogen line was about medium and the other practically not there...

Tiddle

Hi, I'm Erin!

I'd like to join the group!! My hubby and I "started" TTC in October, but due to my crazy cycles and being apart for a few months because of work we're still not preggo.

I've been away at school (an Army school) for the last 2.5 months, so I've taken a little break from MFP, but it's back to reality now.

I just started my own version of Insanity today! Some of the workouts I took out so I could incorporate some running into the program.

I'm excited to meet you all!

Jessica_Lo

Hi Erin!!! Welcome!!

epa422

Welcome, Erin!

fitterpam

Kim so sorry to hear that Just get through this and then you can focus back on yourself.

Jessica As part of the ICSI with wash (sounds like I am ordering a car wash), we have to do the spinner thing (if it is the same spinner thing).

Erin Welcome

fitterpam

Oh and I just checked my naturopathic books and they say if I'm bloated it could be due to a combination of the candida and low stomach acid (I'm taking a prescription acid reducer - wondering if I need it anymore). But I laughed when I saw it there. I'm pretty sure that I got the candida because I'm on antibiotics for an infection in my mouth and have had the sugar cravings.

lukimakamai

Hey everybody-
Had a great weigh in yesterday (officially no longer "overweight") WHOO HOO! Still a way to go til my final goal is reached but such a great milestone.
The hubby finally went in for his SA test in Friday and we are waiting to hear back...the wait it killing me! Hoping he was called today at work and he'll tell me when he gets home.
Kim I'm so sorry for your loss!
I hope everyone has a successful week!

nkster781

We made it through another Monday!

Kim: Sorry for your loss. Zumba will definitely help lift your mood. Hopefully you can make it to a class.

lukimakamai: Awesome job! That is a big milestone. You should be very proud of yourself. Good luck with the SA test.

Erin: Welcome to our humble abode. Good luck with your version of Insanity. I have heard good things about the program. -- I know what you mean about the crazy cycles. BC really screws things around. I went off BC at the end of December and my cycles have been 51, 26, and 24.

Pam: I hope you feel better! I hope the monsters in your tummy go away!

Andrea: The 2ww is the worse especially when your cycle is different every month. -- The only thing I have been doing is using a phone app to record my cycles and it gives you around when I should O. Obviously not working with my retarded cycles.

Sorry if I missed anyone!

AFM: Well my earlier post was wrong. My cycles have been 51, 26, and now 24 since being off BC. The 51DC I believe was just the effect of coming off the pill. Now I just want a cycle # to stick. I didn't really want to try hard at getting preggers but now that the hubby and I are ready I want to be preggers right now I don't like being patient. So I broke down and ordered the Clearblue Easy Digital Ovulation Test, 20 Count from Amazon. It was actually a really good price -- $23.76. Anyone have experience using this test? With my cycles out of wack my phone app is just not cutting it. I'm sick of poking around in the dark (no pun intended, hehe) Well I'd love to hear others thoughts. What time is the best time to test and when should I start testing?

For now I'm hanging with AF:yawn:

~Nichole

fitterpam

YAY Luki!!!

Nichole - I got them last time (will the clearblue in any case) - didn't get a surge cause they ran out before I ovulated...LOL And that is a good price. I paid $50 for the same amount of the non-digital kind last time. You should test starting on around day 10. Test after work (and you can't drink anything water included for the 4 hours before). I found I wasn't getting in my full water when I was using them.

naesue

Good Morning Ladies.
I should Probably introduce myself as I didn't really introduce myself yesterday. I just got married last May and took my last BC pill on my wedding day. Had three cycles all pretty much 31 days and then they just up and stopped. multiple tests at home are all negative and urine test at docs was negative. Doc tells me that it is my PCOS and that I need to lose weight. Well DUH! Anyway I have now just passed my 7th missed cycle.
Hubby hopes I am pregnant but I am pretty sure I'm not. I just started logging in on here on a daily basis and so far since last Wednesday (Ash Wednesday) I have lost 6 lbs. YEAH I'll take it.
For those that followed me a bit yesterday I reapplied for Health Insurance last night hopefully I am approved so that I can get back to the doc and find out for sure why I have gone so many months without a cycle. Maybe possibly get my cycles kick started again.

So as far as the message board goes

Weigh in this week: 307 down 6 lbs since last week! :bigsmile:
Goals for this week: Keep up with my lenten fast of no bread, potatoes, pasta, rice, cereal.
Log my food Every day
Work at getting my house in order
Try to get in at least one workout on my eliptical

epa422

Nichole, I have to disagree with Pam, but only because your cycles have been so short the last two months. If you have a regular luteal phase (time between O and AF; average is 14 days), then you're ovulating super early... like CD 10-12. I would start testing earlier than CD 10 because you'll get your surge 24-48 hours before you O. Maybe as early as CD 8. You can also use the Clear Blue digi OPKs with first morning urine. It reads different hormones than the typical OPK reads, so it's OK to use first thing. I had best luck with second morning urine because I drink too much water throughout the day (and I was using the monitor with my FMU). But you might want to test twice a day in case you have a short surge.