TTC 2012 Group Year of the ball, Year of the bump

Hello

Uggghhh Andy, shame man i hope you feel better soon.
Jodon, happy belated b-day!!!! And ouch for the foot AND.....fxfx for the SMEP working this month.

Hayley, gosh i hope C gets better soon. Shame poor thing.
OPK - i'm also using the packet of 4 from clicks so try that for the first 4 days maybe.
Tracy, good luck with the bloods, i'm going on friday, will get the result on Monday, sooooo hope dr get hold of me while in Krugerpark. Thx for the info on clomid - if he said i must use it - AF must start on 17/18 with my 12 day LP so i get back on 20th then i will be cd 4 and cd5 will be on the public holiday - gosh now my holiday plans are not working out. Oh what will be, will be hey?

Wher is Ika, i'm so excited to hear what is going on?????

Hayley : Sorry to hear about Chloe. Tryston had an AWFUL allergic reaction to something when he was about 8 months old, he looked absolutely AWFUL!!!!! They never found the cause, it went away after 2 weeks only. Never had it again though.
I would also suggest getting the CLicks OPK's and starting with those. They work brilliantly for me, I won't use any other brand. It's R59.99 for 4.
Rather use them than wonder if/when you are ovulating. I used 2 packs this cycle, as I only ovulated CD17. Started the OPK's on CD10, and still skipped a few days as the line was soooo light in the beginning.

Andy : Sorry to hear you are sick I KNOW how you feel about not actually being able to NOT be at work, as sick as you are.
See how you do today, otherwise go to the doc & then get into bed tomorrow.

Oh, Hayley, if I pay via medical aid, the results will go direct to Lingham for them to inform me. If I pay cask, I can get them the next day, but I still have to go in personally to collect them. They don't do over the phone. I'm going to Glynwood, so I don't think I will want to travel there 2 days in a row....so I'll see.....

Hayley, sorry to hear your Chloe is sick. Not nice.

If you don't want to waste the expensive digital OPK's, go buy the chearER (because really R50 is also not cheap ) Clicks OPK's and start with them. You don't know what your body is going to do after the lap, so better safe than sorry I'd say....

Morning Ladies,

JoDon, my friend... Happy Birthday... Sounds like you had a good time...

Andy, sorry to hear you are sick Not fun, hope you get better soon.. x x x

Tracy, goodluck with the bloods, hope that Prrogesterone is sky high, what time you going and when will you get your results? Or will the results go back to Dr Lingham?

AFM, CD10 and today is the first day of doing OPK'S according to the SMEP but im REALLY not sure if it's worth wasting the OPK'S (as they are the digital ones and R230.00 every month is abit much) so early in the cycle when i know i ovulate late but then again im scared i miss it... What to do, what to do??????

Had to take Chloe to Arwyp Hospital at 5am whis morning as she had broken out in a rash all over her body, looks like she was burnt with hot water, looks terrible and the Dr put it down to an Allergic reasction to something and we have no idea what... Shame, its even in her ears.. . Dr wants to see her agin on Thursday...

More more!!

Tracy, good luck with the bloods today. I hope that prog levels are sky high!! Any more weird dreams? I forgot to check that book last night. Sorry I'm starting to get sick, so had a major headache and muscle pain yesterday. Just got home and fell into bed. But I promise to look for you today.

JoDon, FX that it's a case of third time lucky for you!! I'll be sure to add you to the testing list for the 16th Oh and good job on STILL keeping up with the SMEP even though you know you've already ovulated!!

I'm also wondering about Ika. Where are you woman??!!!!

Hi to everyone else!!

I feel like death warmed up today, but here I am, at work like the idiot I am Busy with a million things at once so can't just leave everything and be sick.

Morning ladies.

Wow....quiet in here since yesterday....

JoDon : Ahhh, happy happy for your bday on Sunday!!! So glad you enjoyed!! I can only imagine what lead to that eina foot, heeheeee..
You well into your 2ww, that's a blessing!! I'm sure it will be a case of third time lucky for you!fxfxfxfx
Do you chart??

Hayley : As 2km confirmed (think it was 2km), Soy will only stop/inhibit ovulation if taken close to ovulation, or right through your cycle. It acts purely as a form of Clomid if taken the same as Clomid (ie for 5 days at the beginning of your cycle).
Glad you had no side effects - it's alot milder than Clomid etc, so there aren't really side effects. Nothing like Fertomid/Clomid anyway...

Klk : Glad you got your quickie in!! Heeheeee....gota love kids nap times hey? Start with the cream today. I only used it for 2 months, and it completely took my pre-af spotting away. I don't use it any more at all, no need to.
Still would like to get myself of progesterone tablets once I have my bfp though, had a threatening miscarriage thourghout the whole 1st trimester with my son, so I hope I get onto the tablets soon enough this time around.

Ika : Where ARE you????? Dying to see how you doing, how you feeling etc etc.

Strikkie : Each gynae is different on how they advise you to take the Clomid. My previous gynae had me take them on CD3-7. My current gynae perfers CD5-9.
Theoretically, CD3-7 helps produce 1 or 2 gooood quality folicles. CD5-9 helps produce more folicles, but with less worry about the quality of the folicle/egg. So, in theory, there is more chance of multiples when taking CD's 5-9.
And THIS is proven when i checked the charts on FF - I searched with the words "on clomid" and multiple pregnancy".....holy heck....MOST of the charts have the ladies who were using on CD5-9, and ovulated around CD17 - same as me...hence my panic...
Anyway....I'm over it now....
SO, what I'm trying to say, is that you can start them on CD4 or CD5, that's still perfectly fine/normal.
But I bet you won't meed them....

YOH....ok, long post, sorry ladies....

AFM : Going for bloods today rather....really feel I'm only CD7 today, so going with what has always guided me before...my body.
My chart is lovely this month, yay for me....hope it stays that way...

Evening ladies! Sorry for the long MIA - AGAIN!! Hehe! Really need to post more often!! I do read every night but by the time I have read through everything it toooo much to remember! Hehe!

Was my BDay yesterday and had my party Saturday. Was a blast!! I apparantly O'd on the 1st so hoping I got enough BD in! Also had a drink Sat night. Hope it wont be toooo bad IF I am preggo?? Also hurt my bloody foot sat night (dont ask - stupidity) so I've been hoppalong cassidy since then!

Today was truly a royal blue Monday! So may ppl off work! Was running around like a headless chicken! Doing the SMEP but I think I should be covered! Really too tired to do the funky chicken tonight!!

I really hope the 3rd month of SMEP works! Eish! I'm moeg!! Hehe! All for a good cause though!

So who's testing next?? Did I miss the list somewhere??

FXFXFXFX to all testing! Hoping for some BFP's to get the ball rolling!

Have a lovely night ladies!!
xxx