re: Official TTC a 2014 baby thread!!!

<blockquote><b>Quoting ZanesMommy2011:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting ~Manda Panda +3 ~:</b>" Hmm just out of curiosity I tried a ... [snip!] ... eating so bad lately. Not really sure. Starting tomorrow DH and I are gonna BD every night for 10 days so we shall see! Lol."</blockquote>




I cramp almost all month long. It started after having Ava. After AF I feel fine for a few days, then cramp for a week leading up to O. Then after O I cramp until AF arrives. It drives me nuts!

Quoting ZanesMommy2011:" <blockquote><b>Quoting ~Manda Panda +3 ~:</b>" Hmm just out of curiosity I tried a ... [snip!] ... eating so bad lately. Not really sure. Starting tomorrow DH and I are gonna BD every night for 10 days so we shall see! Lol."

Just so ya know sperm live AT MOST 3-5 days. 5 is rare but that's in prime conditions. Do you have OPKs? I'd take those and BD when they get dark. Every other day is fine. So don't stress if you miss a day. I've gotten pregnant the last 2 times from BD'ing 3 days before O. (nothing up until O because us being sick).

Quoting Mommy to Milo&Ava:" <blockquote><b>Quoting ZanesMommy2011:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting ~Manda ... [snip!] ... AF I feel fine for a few days, then cramp for a week leading up to O. Then after O I cramp until AF arrives. It drives me nuts!"

Wow! Your body must be really sensitive to hormonal changes now!

Quoting Mommy to Milo&Ava:" <blockquote><b>Quoting [JadeLee]:</b>" I hate this two week wait. I am like 4 DPO. ... [snip!] ... Two week wait is the worse part   I told myself not to test until 9 or 10dpo too. I'm too impatient for this stuff  "

I always fold and do it on 9 DPO. but then I am always disappointed with the negative result, even though I tell myself that I could still get my BFP. It doesn't help that I am still on my Winter break, and DD is back in school this week. It leaves me more time to obsess.

Quoting [JadeLee]:" I always fold and do it on 9 DPO. but then I am always disappointed with the negative result, even though ... [snip!] ... BFP. It doesn't help that I am still on my Winter break, and DD is back in school this week. It leaves me more time to obsess."

Haha yup. Our oldest went back today. I'm 4-5dpo. Why couldn't they have gone back a week later?! LOL
I'm expecting AF but BD on possible O day has me on edge a bit. Cuz you never know.

<blockquote><b>Quoting ~Manda Panda +3 ~:</b>" Wow! Your body must be really sensitive to hormonal changes now!"</blockquote>




It is! Everything changed after having her. After my son I went back to normal right away. Don't want to even imagine how I'll be after the third. Lol

Quoting Mommy to Milo&Ava:" <blockquote><b>Quoting JJ+Steven+1 (19 wks):</b>" Awe lots of baby dust!!"</blockquote> Thank you   Do you know what you're having yet?"

I find out Friday/tomorrow

Quoting Mommy to Milo&Ava:" <blockquote><b>Quoting ~Manda Panda +3 ~:</b>" Wow! Your body must be really sensitive ... [snip!] ... after having her. After my son I went back to normal right away. Don't want to even imagine how I'll be after the third. Lol"

LOL I always wonder that. I've given birth twice being that the oldest is my step son. So I wonder what a 3rd birth will do. Like my stomach after first went right back to normal. After second, I've looked pregnant for the last 15 months   It's so dumb. I cramp worse now then before too.

<blockquote><b>Quoting ~Manda Panda +3 ~:</b>" Just so ya know sperm live AT MOST 3-5 days. 5 is rare but that's in prime conditions. Do you have OPKs? ... [snip!] ... you miss a day. I've gotten pregnant the last 2 times from BD'ing 3 days before O. (nothing up until O because us being sick)."</blockquote>



Yeah ik about the 3-5 day rule but I always feel like I may miss it ya know. Miss when I ovulate or something. I don't have any OPKs. I only have a fertility test I got for free in one of the first response kits. I've never used an OPK before. How much r they? We r trying to really save money so I hate having to spend money on things like that.

Quoting ZanesMommy2011:" <blockquote><b>Quoting ~Manda Panda +3 ~:</b>" Just so ya know sperm live AT MOST ... [snip!] ... used an OPK before. How much r they? We r trying to really save money so I hate having to spend money on things like that."

Ah gotcha. They may not help this cycle but I get them SUPER cheap off amazon.
Watch for fertile CM. And remember that left over semen looks a lot like EWCM, the difference is the semen should go away by the next night and will be cloudy. Also it won't stretch as much. The EWCM is just like egg whites CRAZY stretchy and clear   Even if it's clear and watery that's fertile and usually before O so you can catch it then too. I just didn't want you to feel bad if you missed a day or two in the 10 day period is all.

Quoting JewelesR:" Hello everyone! I have been lurking around this thread for a while now and figured it's time to introduce ... [snip!] ... I've had 2 BFN's over the past few days. My AF is due tomorrow so I am just waiting to start over this month. Baby dust to all!"

Welcome and baby dust!

Quoting my♥callsmemom:" TMI WARNING ...Well I checked cm eirlier it was wet not creamy.. just checked it now its like CRAZY egg ... [snip!] ... dtd yesterday the 1st and then on dec 30th. Prob gonna dtd tonight depends on when ds goes to sleep... wish my uterus luck lol"

Lots of catch the egg dust!!

<blockquote><b>Quoting ~Manda Panda +3 ~:</b>" Ah gotcha. They may not help this cycle but I get them SUPER cheap off amazon. Watch for fertile CM. ... [snip!] ... O so you can catch it then too. I just didn't want you to feel bad if you missed a day or two in the 10 day period is all."</blockquote>




Ty very much for ur help! I've always wondered about the whole semen and cm thing. It is really confusing to me lol.

Quoting brioslilwisp11:" Learned I might have pcos, had a weird visit from AF,gaining weight excessively in a short amount of ... [snip!] ... a sonogram of my ovaries and uterus next week,hoping they might find a little jelly bean and no pcos  ) wish me luck lol"

GL mama!!

I don't think I have you in the OP (front page) yet. When did you start TTC?

Quoting ZanesMommy2011:" <blockquote><b>Quoting ~Manda Panda +3 ~:</b>" Ah gotcha. They may not help this cycle ... [snip!] ... Ty very much for ur help! I've always wondered about the whole semen and cm thing. It is really confusing to me lol."

No problem! With my daughter we tried for 17 months so I learned a lot because I am a know it all. I can admit that lol. But I like knowing what can happen and what to expect. Charting helped me to realize I wasn't even ovulating.