Trying for a 2016 baby

Hi Ladies,

@Inca - at Dischem they keep the fertility products in the same aisle as the vitamins and sports nutrition products. I was just at our Dischem for something else and thought I would see if they still have conceive plus but I could not find it - looks like it is becoming scarce. Pre-seed is very expensive, but I think it does the same thing. Maybe good idea to read some reviews on google and take it from there.

@Anzel - I hope you are feeling better now. I know the weight issue can get one very depressed. Dont weigh yourself every day and remember that we retain water during the different stages of our cycle. And like you say - we dont pick up the weight in a week so cant expect to loose it in a week.
I am not sure what you can take for the lining - what about Vitex?

@Nikita: Wow! Your temp chart really does look nice and steady - good on you Holding thumbs for you that this is your month

Hi Ladies,

@Anzel, so good to hear from you. Weight loss can be terrible and if you don't loose what you expected it makes you sad, angry and depressed. I truly hope that you feel better soon

@Liza, are you going away this weekend?

@Chanti and Jay-bee, how are you?

I am currently CD16 and think about 5 DPO, had another temp rise this morning now sitting on 36.5. Temps looking okay I guess
1DPO - 36.4
2DPO - 36.3
3DPO - 36.4
4DPO - 36.4
5DPO - 36.5
Must say for the first time my temp chart doesn't look like mountains.... I bought some Preg Omega Plus and Folic Acid (folic Select) this morning.

Thanks @Inca - The slow progress can be frustrating sometimes. I'm on the keto diet - very similar to banting. I must admit I feel much better than before will all the weight I lost still on me. So I should stay positive and move forward. I didn't gain this weight in a week, so I won't lose it in a week, either.

@Anzel: I understand your battle with loosing weight. I have 10kg I need to lose as well. Been banting for 2 weeks and going well so far. I did cheat Saturday and Monday - I don't want to see if I've put on any weight so, decided to weigh in next week only. Stay positive, sometimes weight loss will stall a bit. Holding thumbs for you that this is your month

Morning girls

I'm really depressed today. I'm struggling with my weight loss. It feels like it's one step forward, five steps back. I'm exercising, eating right, doing my part, and just when I think I lost a few kgs, then I pick up again.

Anyway, I just have to continue forward. I can't cut my portions even further, exercise more or put my finger down my throat. So I don't know...

@Ninies - No, you don't need a prescription for Inofolic. You can get it over the counter. I think Dischem has, or you can buy directly from getpregnant.com. I will check if our clicks has conceive plus - We don't have a Dischem in Upington yet.

@Chanti - No, I don't temp. I did temp at one stage, but I felt that it made me more anxious. Don't know... I am on CD 16 today, just after ovulation. I believe I ovulated Tuesday morning, CD 14, so let's hold thumbs.

@Jay-bee - My FS did a scan and saw numerous little cysts on my left ovary, which he said was a sign of PCOS. All my other symptoms also direct to PCOS - Insulin resistance, difficulty losing weight, weight around abdomen, acne, hair on face/arms, Male pattern balding (mine is not that bad - I still have a bunch of hair), fatigue and painful/short/irregular periods. I also had a scare in July when one side of my breast starting swelling and got very painful. Went to Gynae who also picked up two cysts on left ovary (At least they were much less than what the FS picked up, so we are making progress) - which he said was the result of my breast swelling. Weird, I know. They can test for PCOS with a combination of blood tests and then the scan during ovulation week.

@Jaybee (cont) - I also went for all those bloods in June before my first visit to the FS. Hubby also then went for his second SA in 2015. The bloods picked up my FSH was a bit high, and vitamin D was low. Hubby had increased count, motility over 80% and morphology of 2% (FS said this was genetic). They took like 8 tubes of blood! I almost died!!

@Inca - Thanks, dear. Let's hope for a speedy BFP.

AFM - At this stage my mood is not lekker! I'm hoping to see a better result on the scale on Monday. I'm on CD 16 today, a day or two after ovulation (Which I'm sure I did after I got a flood of EWCM on Tuesday morning!! ). It was much less painful/uncomfortable than usual, and no symptoms of swollen ovary/cysts, which means that the cysts may be gone??? Let's hope so!! I'm also still waiting for my Inofolic to arrive - It should get here today or tomorrow. Hoping to get Conceive plus for next cycle, after AF arrives.

What do you ladies suggest to work on uterine lining and building it up?? I'm prepping for IUI, for incase nothing happens (I know this seems sceptic/negative, but I'm preparing for the worst). I am taking inofolic to get weight down, stabilize hormones and improve egg quality and ovulation, to name but a few. Now I just need to get something to work on the lining.

Hope you all have a beautiful day.

I did find pre-seed at my dischem in the condom/lubricant section but my word it's expensive!!! Over R300 bucks - mind you there are I think 14 applicators so probably actually doesn't work out that bad. Have you ladies ever used pre-seed or heard anything about it?