Yesterday SIL was asking DH and I when we are having kids.
My response is always when you start paying for our mortgage. (This usually shuts her up for 2-3 months)
Anyways one of SILs friends was there and she said something along the lines of "They can't have kids until they get rid of the dog. Why would you even ask them about kids, the dog still has 10-15 years left before he dies. They will have kids then!" :/
My rant is just the general I'm in the tail end of the 2ww and I'm feeling super impatient! Last week, I was zen, but hopeful. Why can't I channel that now?!
WTF?? I've heard people say that about cats, but a dog? A friend of a friend just re-homed their cat because they're expecting. I side-eyed that move too.
Zen left town when I saw a temp shift during my LP. Now I'm just waiting for AF to come and go so I can get back to business. I don't care how tired DH is, we're TTC on every day FF highlights as green (and then some more).
I've gotten sort of defeatist about TTC in general. I still put in the "work" in the fertile window and make sure I know when I am O'ing, but I don't get my hopes up as much as I used to. This is my sixth cycle and I know I will be bummed even without getting my hopes high or over-analyzing every non-symptom, and I've amazingly done a good job of keeping that in check. I'm due Thursday and will test that morning because I have some heavy drinking planned on Thursday and I obviously want to be sure I'm not pg. And if I am, well then, that beats drinking anyway.
I know hey. It's weird as SIL has a dog an her friend never says anything about that.
We got our puppy in June of 2012. He is not even a year old yet. He is also amazing with kids. He plays so nicely with them. (We have been purposely inviting SIL and friends that have kids over so he gets used to them.)
SIL did give her friend a weird look but I changed the subject right away as I didn't want to hear what the friend had to say.
That is utter bullshit, why in the fuck do you have to wait until the dog is gone to have kids?
My random is that yesterday my doctor said to try and just take a month or two of TTC without temping/OPKs/ charting
I have 5 months worth of info, so she thinks with just taking a step back and keeping in mind "the usual time" I O but without doing all that stuff everyday might be worth a try because she thinks maybe "thinking about it everyday" could be stressing me out
So, against my control-freak nature I will be doing just CM observing for the next month or two and seeing how it goes.
Maybe this will help keep you sane. Or make you go crazier, lol. FX that one of these months is your month and then you'll never have to temp again! (At least for this little one!)
My cycle is all out of wack and it's ticking me off. I knew something was up when my temp didn't drop all the way down to normal at the beginning. Now I'm spotting like crzy and looking at another annovulatory cycle. Stupid body! I know you can work right, so do it two months in a row please!?
I'm aith TR with the thermometer. My gyn said I could stop temping, and I thought and lose all my data?? No freaking way!
Post by thoseareradishes on Feb 5, 2013 16:01:09 GMT -5
I still don't know what my body is doing. Temp is staying about the same. I think I also need a break from temping for a cycle or two. If this cycle is a bust, we are moving into double digits- 10 cycles - and that blows.
I have this red rashy thing on my face, and my sisters always have to point it out when I see them. Like I don't know it is there and it's ugly. Then they ask if I'm taking any fertility drugs and if that is causing it.?? Not sure why they keep asking that, since I told them already that I wasn't. Although I did discover that when I stop taking my pre-natal, the rash gets a little better. So now I'm only taking a folic acid pill.
On a happier note, I figured out why my hair was so static-y - apparently it was my conditioner. I switched brands and it is sooooo much better.
I am on cycle 3 and it didn't start off great. The first day of AF I got sick and I am still not 100%. I am going to try and make sure I hit all the fertile days, but if I miss a day or so I am not going to stress. Despite the way the month is starting, I have a good feeling about this month, hopefully it's not misguided.
Sort of random question...but do you believe sex positions play a big part in ttc? I enjoy being on top (I am 8 inches shorter and weigh 100ibs less than DH) and most other positions are just not as comfortable. I will try doing more missionary this cycle b/c apparently that is better for deeper penetration, but yeah, I'd like to think it shouldn't matter THAT much, am I wrong?
I am on cycle 3 and it didn't start off great. The first day of AF I got sick and I am still not 100%. I am going to try and make sure I hit all the fertile days, but if I miss a day or so I am not going to stress. Despite the way the month is starting, I have a good feeling about this month, hopefully it's not misguided.
Sort of random question...but do you believe sex positions play a big part in ttc? I enjoy being on top (I am 8 inches shorter and weigh 100ibs less than DH) and most other positions are just not as comfortable. I will try doing more missionary this cycle b/c apparently that is better for deeper penetration, but yeah, I'd like to think it shouldn't matter THAT much, am I wrong?
Not to be all tmi, but have you tried doggie style? I don't think it matters, but you know, variety is the spice of life :-)
My new rant for the day is that I came home, caved and tested even though its too early and it want first thing in the morning. Negative, but part of me has total line eye. I feel like a crazy person while I squint and look for an invisible line! Will test again tomorrow or Thursday. Sigh.
I got up right away the first cycle and noticed a lot of excess semen coming out, but the next cycle if I laid there a while I didn't notice much when I went to the bathroom. Not sure if it matters but it does mean less mess to clean yourself lol.
I read that waiting to get up after TTC isn't necessary? (ala Big Lebowski) Should I lay there for a few minutes?
I know "don't lay there!" is the party line on TTGP on the Bump, and that's probably what our FAQ here says, but I read (from a reputable source...possibly TCOYF?) recently that you should wait a few minutes.
I got up right away the first few cycles (like I did pre-TTC...I was afraid of getting a UTI if I didn't pee!), but I wait a little while now.
Trying for #3; FET 8/18 -- BFN. Leaving things up to chance for now... After three years, three IVFs, and two FETs, we finally have our miracle babIES!
Oh and also? We totally nailed it (pun intended) this cycle. I'm 90% sure I ovulated on Monday and we got O-3, O-2, O-1, O and O+1, lol. I'm going to be mega disappointed if this isn't it.
Post by picksthemusic on Feb 6, 2013 18:20:19 GMT -5
Just anecdotal here, but I did do child's pose (knees tucked, butt up, face down) after J and I DTD the night we conceived M. I didn't do it for long (maybe 5 minutes tops), then went and peed.
The big difference from other TTC times? I had copious amounts of EWCM. I believe in my heart of hearts that's what got us pg.