Tell me your story...!!!

nelson40 · #1 January 28th, 2008, 08:14 PM

So i am new here and i was wanting to know yoru stories!!!

FruitLoopLace · #2 January 28th, 2008, 08:44 PM

well, my TTC story is kinda short. BUt here it is.

April 25th I gave birth to twins for a couple in Canada. My DH has no children and when we married on November 19th 2006, we new after the surro babies we would try for our own. Granted I have not been small for about 12 yrs now. I weighed 235 when I got preggers with the twins, and that is the smallest I had been in 10 yrs. When I went in to deliver them I was 327. I am now 275 and standing for the last 9 months at this weight. I have had alot of stress till recently. I know we all have stress but for me usually I can handle it, but the unknown gets me. So from May-now, we have had unprotected sex and to no success we have not become preggers. Sept-November I tried the online Fertomid with nothing but breakouts under my arms. I had to wait till my insurance kicked in to go to the doc. Well, I waited to cycles and for the beginning of the yr to start out fresh,AND wait for the dreaded immigration appt with my DH to be over, WHICH was the 23rd of this month and now I know he is here to stay!!!

So, now I have been prescribed Metformin and 50mg of clomid. I have had a a awful time with the Metformin as of day one. So I talked with my doc and she said that if I needed to I could cut back my met to 500mg till my body was used to the meds. So hoping somthing will work, learning how to eat with the meds. And knowing Weight Watchers this time around will have to wait again. So hope that wasnt to long!

nelson40 · #3 January 29th, 2008, 09:29 PM

where was your hushand from?

LindsLuvsSi · #4 January 30th, 2008, 01:00 PM

Here's my TTC story....

We officially started TTC after our wedding...a week or so after the wedding we thought I was pg. I had spotting, bad cramps and was an emotional wreck. Bought HPTs= BFNs and AF showed. We liked the idea of the possibility of being pg, so we decided we wanted to start TTC. A few cycles later bought/used OPKs, then started charting as well. My cycles were short about 23-25 days, discovered my LP was 9-10 days from charting, starting taking b6 and that upped it 1-2 days. After 8 cycles of trying we went to an ob/gyn and she was very "unknowledgeable" DH even knew more than her about LPs, BDing and BBT. We felt it was a waste of money. We decided to continue to TTC but with less stress, no charting, no opks, etc. Then we decided it's time to see a RE since we still had no luck. We saw the RE after 13 cycles of TTC, he was so proactive and compassionate even. He waived some fees because we don't have health insurance and is planning on starting me on fertility meds this next cycle, hoping that everything is clear and good after the chemical we had last cycle. (We got a positive on cycle #13 when we weren't TTC at all did everything wrong, no vitamins, drank, hot tubbing, etc. AF was late, but then showed. We went to the RE for the ultrasound and he saw that my ovary looked like it was about to ovulate but that isn't possible since I'm on AF, I explained the BFP to him and then it made sense to him, so he confirmed the loss.) So we're definitely hoping and praying for a healthy baby soon, that the drugs help us conceive quickly and that it doesn't take us another 13 cycles to get pg and loss it again. We're hoping to have a 2008 baby, got next cycle and the one after. We're taking a break this cycle due to the loss and the doc wants to wait for next cycle #15 to start the meds.

Celry · #5 January 30th, 2008, 02:54 PM

DH and I are planners, and just about everything has gone as planned. We were married about 2.5 years when we went back to school. Neither of us was ready for kids at that time, so it worked out well. We finished school just over a year ago and put off ttc since we were going on a cruise. I knew I'd be sea sick and didn't want to be morning sick on top of that. We started ttc in April of '07 thinking we'd get pregnant right away as I had stopped taking BC in Aug of '06. After too many cycles of AF showing up, I finally decided to start charting. I'm irregular and wanted to make sure I was O'ing each month and that my LP was ok. So far it looks like both are ok

We are both very healthy people. We don't eat prepared foods and rarely eat out. Eat lots of whole grains, fruits, veggies, organic dairy, very little meat, lots of beans and tofu. We're pretty much doing everything every book says to do, but we aren't getting a BFP. I have a tilted uterus and that's the only thing I can think of that could possibly be preventing us from getting pregnant. I know there could be something else like a blocked tube etc. I'm just hoping it haven't been our month yet and that we're one of the few couples that takes a little longer.

This is my first month obsessing

I'm not really obsession, but I am getting 1 serving of whole milk dairy each day, I am cutting back on the intensity of my cardio workouts, I'm taking a baby asprin, drinking green team, and just started taking robitussin today in hopes that I'll O soon. I'm going all out! I was supposed to be gone all next week when I may O, but my trip was canceled. I've convinced myself it was canceled so we could get pregnant

I've been talking to a lot of my friends recently about having kids. Most of my friends are around my age (30), married and have no kids. It's amazing how common it is for people to not conceive the first few months. There's a whole bunch of us who are ttc, but never talked about it. Now that we are, all of us are less stressed and having fun sharing our stories. I'm trying to keep a positive attitude and most days I'm successful. I do have my down days, but I have a lot more up days.

FruitLoopLace · #6 January 30th, 2008, 06:16 PM

Ontario Canada

nelson40 · #7 January 31st, 2008, 10:17 AM

aww girls you are fighters for what you want!!! i am so sorry for your loss LINDS!!

LindsLuvsSi · #8 January 31st, 2008, 10:21 AM

Thank you Leslie

nelson40 · #9 January 31st, 2008, 02:03 PM

YOU are welcome HUN!!

LindsLuvsSi · #10 January 31st, 2008, 02:14 PM

wishingxxx · #11 February 3rd, 2008, 07:26 AM

My TTC story is pretty dull really without going into all the BABY DANCING!!! LOL......................Me and fiancee have been together 9 years and started TTC our first 6 moths ago.
Every month i think its THE month............then AF shows up!
Last month i was certain it was MY month,i had been reading this site for a few weeks and decided to join,i introduced myself,popped to the shops,and AF showed up right on cue!!! The witch.
I was the most upset i had been since we started TTC ,but i'm over it now and looking forward to the excitement that each new cycle brings.Hopefully,with lots of baby dusting and prayers,this will be MY month!!!As an added bonus...................this cycle we will be actively BDing for valentines!!!(Cupid..................you know where to aim)
Good Luck to everyone here and keep your chin up even after a BFN..............................Next cycle could be yours!

Marissa · #12 February 3rd, 2008, 09:58 PM

I just decided to join this forum. Since we've been TTC for 14 months.

We started TTC our first baby in November 2006. We thought that we had gotten lucky on the first month and be as i was late for my period (at that point not knowing where my cycles were i thought i was a day late - i was actually 4 days late) but after testing on the morning of CD 29, and with a BFN i got my period not even 5 mins later.

We continued to TTC and in Febuary 2007, i just knew we had finally done it, because i had experience alot of things that i had not experienced in previous cycles. And just knew that i was pregnant. On March 2nd, i got my BFP and were estatic and due in November 07. Unfortunaty on April 14th 2007 at 10 weeks and 2 days pregnant (I had an ultrasound for brown bleeding at 9 weeks and 6 days only to find out our baby hadn't grown past 7 weeks) i lost our baby via natrual miscarriage.

We skipped May because we were told by my doctor that he recommanded we waited out May's cycle and restart in June if thats what we wanted. We planned to restart in August/September but decided that June was what we wanted.

We re started in June and had a break again in August until October 2007 and we're now almost 10 months out since our miscarriage and we're still waiting. It was a year in November that we started TTC. So its been trying. And due to the fact that if we get pregnant this cycle i'd concieve on the same day that we concieved Noah on, we have decided to skip this cycle and re start in March and try for a December baby - and a birthday baby for me (My birthday is December 1st). We're optimistic that 2008 will bring us a sticky bean.

nelson40 · #13 February 4th, 2008, 01:51 PM

TTC is a very emotional journey for me, as well for others. I am glad you girls have decided to join this board. I am so sorry for all the losses that have happen to you girls. 2008 is a hopeful year for us too. I have started to look at each cycle like a surprise. For a while I was BDing to just have a baby not enjoy my DH. But now if AF arrives then it is to the next cycle. It is kinda fun to see if she will come or NOT! We want our first child so badly, and i am so impatient! But I pray that each of you get yoru BFP and sticky vibes and baby dust to all!