Fit For Future Families - January 2011

Erica - I used the applicators last month but not recently.

Jenny - that story made me laugh so hard I almost had an accident at the computer!!! :laugh: :laugh:

Ron - Boo! UTI's are a TTC'er's worst enemy! I hope it gets better soon!

I have looked for pre-seed and haven't been able to find it. We don't use lubricants a lot, but wouldn't mind it if it would help our chances. CD35, still no AF...Hubs and I were too tired to BD last night, but I've heard it's better to do it every other day when TTC anyway. We're just trucking along, it's taking all i have not to re-test. I'm trying to determine what exact bloodwork i want to have done on Tuesday. Thyroid for sure, HCG for sure, can they test if i ovulated this month? Temp was 96.46...it's like my body doesnt want to go above 97 degrees!!

So i've decided i'm re-starting my Journey on Monday. I'll start with an official new weigh in, and start logging my food. I should be able to get a good workout routine in there too bc on T & R I have a 2hour break in between classes but i'm too far from home to run home real fast, so i'm going to join a gym close to campus and work out for 1-1.5 hours on those days and then MWF i want to start taking my son and dog for walks in the evening so that my son can get some exercise. I'm trying to get myself into a good routine to stay distracted from the inevitability of my husband leaving soon.

No AF for me yet....did another OPK and it was negative again...AHH I'm not going to test, I'm not going to test, I'm not going to test! I have my dr appointment on Tuesday afternoon....I guess that will be the verification....Assuming i don't get my period until then that will be CD38....I'm REALLY hoping that the reason AF is not showing up is bc i'm already preggo bc at this point we're down to about 25 days until the hubs leaves so we're running out of time! COMMON BODY GET IT TOGETHER!!!

Have you been late like this? Do you normally have issues with your cycles being out of whack? What about symptoms? I don't know how you aren't peeing on every stick you can get your hands on! lol! But I will attest that it will only drive you more nuts by doing so. Crossing my fingers for a BFP for you. With a military hubby myself I totally understand the world of scheduling things around when he will be home and gone. It definitely makes life a little more complicated, especially this whole baby making gig!

fc for you x

Alisa, they can check your progesterone levels to see if you've Od.... though they typically like to do that 7dpo. I'm not sure how it will make a difference, but with your temps still low and that fertile patch of CM, I'd say it's an annovulatory cycle. I hope not, though. Sometimes, women get +OPK when they test and they have HCG in their system. That's how a friend of mine found out she was pregnant after a long, crazy cycle.

Alisa- fingers and toes are crossed for you.

I too am still waiting - it doesn`t seem like a lot of time for me - it`s CD 34, but I was really hoping that the tool would be able to predict based on my last 6 months history. Bearing in mind that my AF that started this cycle was 3 days and very light, I`m kind of worried about the tempest that may be brewing for me. Maybe I should test again. Maybe just before new years was too early??? It was a pretty definite negative though (LOL - I think that the speed that the negative comes up shows how sure it is....LOL I know thats not right, but it was immediate and no questions). I have to make a doctor's appointment for tomorrow, so maybe I should just ask her. If not, I was told by the fertility doctor to request a refill on the progesterone on CD35, so it might be a good idea to have the doctor test? What do you guys think?

As for the prenatal, my doctor told us when we first started TTC that you should take it for at least 3 months before you conceive ideally (if you're trying, obviously if it just happens, that's not possible) so that you have it in your system right from the get go. If you wait until after you know, you've already missed a few weeks of the pregnancy. So I've now been on prenatals since 2002 LOL Yikes. And it should contain at least 1mg of folic - some only contain 500mcg. I started a new type this last month - it's a no-name, gigantic blue bottle (it looks like a small bottle of protein powder). My brother walked in and asked if he could make himself a protein shake........I told him, he was welcome to try....LOL I've noticed that since this new type, I'm not peeing flourescent yellow anymore so I guess the B vitamin levels are way better for me than the last brand.

OMG - I just had one of those moments.....you know when there is a glimpse of clarity. I've always thought it would take me years to get off the weight and get back to a healthy goal weight.

I have 71lbs to lose from Jan 1....it is entirely possible that I could do that all this year (if I don't get pregnant). Even if I do get pregnant, I'm not going to weigh as much as I did before I started this journey in July. By July of next year, I could be at goal if I do get pregnant.....that's completely mind boggling to me.

71lbs in a year is completely do-able...even if I get a 9 month break in between.....

Alisa - the only place I was able to find pre-seed was at CVS.

I bought pre-seed on Amazon.

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