Trying for a 2016 baby

Hi Ladies!

I have been MIA for quite a while!! Me and hubby decided to take a break for the whole TTC journey!

I see here is a lot of new ladies (or im just old) and also once which i used to chat with.

Think i'm ready to get back on the wagon again and get this little pink foot we've been praying for! Our last gynie visit was Oct 2015. Me and hubby had to do a bunch of test and everything seems to be normal as per the results.

Were going to try and get an appointment again this month to discuss our future plans. Were thinking of doing one cycle of IUI i just need to know how the gynie feels about the decision.

So CD2 for me. Tracking on FF and have a lot of OPK's from last year which i took out last night. I can really say that this last couple of months has been amazing in just resting and not thinking about babies and getting pg. For hubby on the other hand it has only become worse and he is more ready than ever for a LO

Morning Ladies!!

I see a lot of OPK's and frustration going on in here over the last few days. I hope you are all getting enough BD in over this time and that you catch your eggies!

AFM, ?CD, don't really have AF anymore. Had my app with Dr Coetsee on Sat. He is a nice straight forward guy. I had to do quite a bit of bloods before we decide on what route to take. He did a scan and I already had an endometrioma on my left ovary again, not even three months post surgery!! He mentioned possible surgery to try and fix my tubes and do AI but wasn't too fixed on that as he says he doesn't want to do surgery. If my bloods come back and my eggs are poor then we will need to get started on IVF ASAP. The success rates on AI is only 12% per cycle whereas IVF is at 55%.. With AI only being an option if my tubes are repairable.

As for any ladies browsing through here and wondering about Visanne, so far I have had no side effects which is great! Even though my scan shows that the endo is already growing on my ovary again, we don't know if this developed during the cycle that i wasn't on Visanne. All we can do is have a look at it when I next go for a scan and see if it is reducing.

Hi Ladies,

@Anzel - It is horrible when you are tired and you know that you have to BD in order to fall pregnant. Sometimes (and I know this might sound wrong) I think that it is better to use the other options to fall pregnant, but then I think you spend all that money and you still don't have a 100% guarantee WTF
I was so pissed this morning, saw on FB that a girl from my school is pregnant with her 3rd child, and I just thought that cant we just get a turn now. I am horrible today but I do wish her well and it looks like they also struggled with number 3. So everything in God's time.
Hoping that we all get our BFP soon

AFM - CD15 and according to FF 3DPO
my temp also shot up to 36.8 today... yesterday it was 36.4
Still got headaches and just feeling offish today.

@Nikita - I am also not very optimistic about this cycle. I have fatigue to bad that I don't know how I'm going to get through the week, what more feel up to BDing! On CD 10 no EWCM yet, so it's also a funny sign. Will do my best to BD at least two times this week... Went for my Vit B 12 and Vit B Complex shot this afternoon and I am waiting for the results from my bloodtest on Saturday. Doc is testing for Iron deficiency, which would explain everything.

Just give your body time to adjust and be patient with yourself. The headaches might be because of stress and anxiety, so take care of yourself first and foremost. I am still holding thumbs that you will get your surprise BFP this month!

Hi Ladies,

@Anzel - I think I will start using the OPK's from the next cycle again. This cycle started weird, I had O cramps on CD4 and also EWCM and also a watery cm.. then EWCM again from CD9. So not really sure what my body is doing at the moment.
We also only BD'ed on CD5 and again on CD8. DH still not feeling well and I have a headache from hell, comes and goes. Might be from stress, had a hectic week and weekend, this week will go much better.


AFM - CD14 and really not much hope for this cycle
Odd cramps and just feeling tired and bloody headache today, I think I need more sleep, so tonight will be another early night for me.

How is everyone else?

@Sugar, moodiness sucks. Hormones are a bitch. It turns into demons during some months! My poor hubby - he doesn't know whether he is coming or going. Poor thing!

Anyway, Ovulation predictor kits you use about four days before expected ovulation. If you have a 28 day cycle, then ovulation is approximately on day 14, then you start using the OPK's on day 11. You can use it morning and night until you get a positive result. My cycle is 27 days long, and therefore I start testing on CD 10, which is today. During the first two days, I only test in the morning, thereafter, I test morning and night...

EWCM is quite prominent during ovulation and the few days leading up to Ovulation. Some ladies have also reported getting it after ovulation. It is a great predictor of impeding ovulation, so it is a good way to estimate when to BD! I am! on CD 10, as already mentioned, and I have tons of creamy CM, not EWCM yet. The moment I see EWCM, that's when I know ovulation is almost due!

Hope it helps!

Hi Anzel

I know what you mean about moodiness. Hate feeling this way. I assume its just the hormones trying to stabilize.
Bought a OPK test over the weekend - but then i realized that i have no idea when to actually take the test because I have know freaking clue when i should be ovulating! On Thursday i had what looked like EWCM. Does this usually happen before or after ovulation? Either way i hope it means AF is on its way. Going in for the 4th week of being off the pill, so trying to be patient.

How are all you lovely ladies doing?