Ashley's TTC thread (4/6/10 Cycle)

♥Ashley♥ · #1 April 27th, 2010, 07:09 AM

Okay this cycle was "natural" because I couldnt really handle another IUI right away. That thing really affected me in a way I never expected. The BFN was the most hard hitting BFN i've ever had for some reason. So I told Jason I just cant do it month after month. So we decided to do it every other month until something worked. (Hopefully a natural cycle!)

I needed to get my life back and stop worrying about TTC/babies/testing/temping/checking cm/symptoms...etc 24/7. It completely and totally consumed my life. So I decided to back off the temping a bit and only temp around O time to confirm.

So here I am CD22 - 6DPO and I have never been less stressed about this all in the past 16 months. If I have a weird twinge or something I dont automatically assume SYMPTOM! Like I used to. Its so wonderful.

Jason is taking me on a ziplining canopy tour Welcome to Eagle Falls Ranch Zipline Adventures Saturday (part of getting my life back and not planning things based on my cycle, sooooooo excited!) but it turns out itll be at 10DPO so I want to test that morning to know one way or the other. Knowing that it'll possibly still be too early, but also wanting to know if I am pregnant so I can be as careful as possible (which im sure ill do either way!)

.Brandi. · #2 April 27th, 2010, 07:20 AM

I'm glad that you're feeling more relaxed and trying to take the baby making a little easy. Maybe all the stress about it is holding you back? I hope you and Jason enjoy your ziplining tour!!! You're much braver than I am, I could never too that! I'm deathly afraid of heights!!! Keeping my fingers and toes and legs crossed for you Sweeties. As well as sending baby and sticky dust like there is no tomorrow!

~*sierra*~ · #3 April 27th, 2010, 07:31 AM

i feel relieved for u! i can sense that you are feeling a lot better about this now that you didn't do IUI again this past cycle.......i'm so glad you have a plan u feel good about too!

**Jenn** · #4 April 27th, 2010, 08:09 AM

I'm so glad you're feeling better and that you're stressing less about TTC. I'm still sending you tons of healthy, STICKY, baby dust!!! Have a great time on your ziplining tour!

amazing_love · #5 April 27th, 2010, 08:24 AM

I'm glad to hear you haven't been stressed! I think every other month is a good idea

Have fun ziplining!!! I'm JEALOUS!

midnight_starr · #6 April 27th, 2010, 09:13 AM

Glad this cycle has been less stressful!! Good luck!!! I am crossing everything for you!!

soImarriedAnerd · #7 April 27th, 2010, 11:06 AM

I was disappointed with ziplinning (i wanted scary and dangerous) and it was more of a big swing I thought LOL. Troy loved it (but he is scared of heights so it was more dangerous for him). Anyway I would do ziplinning until I had a bump, but I'm sure everyone would disagree with that! LOL But 10DPO...heck people are normally still drinking and partying then! LOL Zip linning isn't going to hurt anything that early.
SO HAVE FUN!!! Ask to do a butterfly! Thats was my fav part..... (one person goes in the normal position and you jump on them wrap your legs around their waist and flip upside down THEN slide off! So it looks like a butterfly!). I did this with the hot guide...on my honeymoon! LOL Troy was to scared to let me "ride" him!

I'm so excited about all these threads!!!!!

♥Ashley♥ · #8 April 27th, 2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by soImarriedAnerd

I was disappointed with ziplinning (i wanted scary and dangerous) and it was more of a big swing I thought LOL. Troy loved it (but he is scared of heights so it was more dangerous for him). Anyway I would do ziplinning until I had a bump, but I'm sure everyone would disagree with that! LOL But 10DPO...heck people are normally still drinking and partying then! LOL Zip linning isn't going to hurt anything that early.
SO HAVE FUN!!! Ask to do a butterfly! Thats was my fav part..... (one person goes in the normal position and you jump on them wrap your legs around their waist and flip upside down THEN slide off! So it looks like a butterfly!). I did this with the hot guide...on my honeymoon! LOL Troy was to scared to let me "ride" him!

I'm so excited about all these threads!!!!!

Are you kidding me? No way im not gonna ask to do that!

Im more like Troy! Im scared! But im happy to hear its like a big swing! Weve gone parasailing and the guy said if youve done that youll be totally fine. Im very scared of heights so we'll see how I do! Im SO excited for this experience though!!!!

Im very excited about these threads too, im so glad someone mentioned it. It really makes us feel like were part of this board again, because (NOT TO OFFEND ANYONE WHATSOEVER!!!) it kind of feels like a DDC at times, and when you dont have a baby to post about, you feel like you just shouldnt post at all, kwim?

.Brandi. · #9 April 27th, 2010, 11:26 AM

Ashley, you don't have to have a baby to post about!!! We just love hearing about you!

**jessie** · #10 April 27th, 2010, 11:28 AM

I'm a scaredy cat too! But the zip lining does look like fun. I know there would be no butterfly for me either, lol. You have a great hubby for thinking of nice things for the two of you to do to get your minds off ttc. You will have to take pics! Wishing you all the best (as always!).

IamMom · #11 April 27th, 2010, 05:58 PM

I wanna zip line....no fair!

I'm glad you are less stressed and I do pray an au natural baby makes it way soon for you...(however IUI's are still all natural in the end too!)....you waited way to long to use that digi that cool chick sent you...what was her name again....

ShannonMVT · #12 April 27th, 2010, 06:11 PM

I hope you have fun zip lining! I think that's a great idea to get to do some fun things before you get preggo.

I'm glad you are more relaxed and hope you get that BFP this cycle or really soon!

I like that everyone is starting these threads and I can keep up with what's up with our TTCers. I know baby momma members are always posting baby updates so it is nice to read about what's going on in the lives of our baby momma to bes!

♥Ashley♥ · #13 April 27th, 2010, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ShannonMVT

I hope you have fun zip lining! I think that's a great idea to get to do some fun things before you get preggo.

I'm glad you are more relaxed and hope you get that BFP this cycle or really soon!

I like that everyone is starting these threads and I can keep up with what's up with our TTCers. I know baby momma members are always posting baby updates so it is nice to read about what's going on in the lives of our baby momma to bes!

sara~b · #14 April 27th, 2010, 06:46 PM

I hate that there's no happy middle ground anymore! I am so thrilled for our pregnant girls but I feel so horrible for leaving some of our girls behind! I really hope you are joining the pregnant side very soon!

And I think ziplining would be friggin awesome! i did a high ropes course a few years ago and LOVED it!

LisanAndy · #15 April 28th, 2010, 03:27 AM

YAY, an Ashley thread

I'm glad you're feeling relaxed right now, that's great! I really hope you enjoy ziplining, I wanna go!!

♥Ashley♥ · #16 April 28th, 2010, 06:40 AM

Had lots of cramping yesterday, and one incident where it felt like a shooting pain in my lower left abdomen. And bbs are really sore. Both cramping and sore bbs are becomming the norm in my 2ww's lately.

.Brandi. · #17 April 28th, 2010, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ♥Ashley♥

Had lots of cramping yesterday, and one incident where it felt like a shooting pain in my lower left abdomen. And bbs are really sore. Both cramping and sore bbs are becomming the norm in my 2ww's lately.

I haven't had a chance to look at your chart, did you bd on or around O day???

♥Ashley♥ · #18 April 28th, 2010, 06:54 AM

On O day and 4&5 days before (Jason was working nights 3,2,&1 day before and we didnt see eachother at all!) O day is the best chance though obviously!!

♥Ashley♥ · #19 April 29th, 2010, 05:32 AM

I've never gotten such flat temperatures in my life! WTH? Still having cramping. CM was kind of weird yesterday almost a brownish-dark tanish color for a while there. Lots of cm this morning.