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[tigercub]

Has anyone here who has been pregnant before, ever gotten pregnant with very irregular cycles??

I have extremely irregular cycles, so I can't chart or do most o fthe ovulation predictor things. I have one of those ovulation predictor monitos, that you just buy the strips for, but it gets so aggrivating since my cycle is always different.

I can't really help here, since I have irregular cycles too, so I would be greatly interetsed in any answers from other ladies!

 

[Katakalupto]

I had very irregular cycles prior to conceiving my daughter. I used the OPKs, and now have a regular cycle. I bought the dollar tree OPKs I would by 10-20 of them at a time, and then just test every day. That way I had enough to make it through whatever my cycle was.

 

[Beth1231]

A little off-topic, but is anyone else completely freaked out about the cost of having a baby like I am? Especially since I will go from full-time working to part-time from home? Hubby and I did a bit of baby homework this morning and the numbers just scare me......anyone else in this boat with me?

 

[SweetBella]

A little off-topic, but is anyone else completely freaked out about the cost of having a baby like I am? Especially since I will go from full-time working to part-time from home? Hubby and I did a bit of baby homework this morning and the numbers just scare me......anyone else in this boat with me?

no, im not worried about that but i know that these work themselves out.. you can never be too ready for anything, really...

my best friend has two babies and they don't have much money but they can't let money or lack of overwhelm them, its working out for them, these things just do.........

 

[Beth1231]

That's what I tell myself...that "it will just work out somehow", but it's still super scary to me. My parents were definitely broke when their honeymoon baby came along (me) and somehow they are successful and happy today. Sigh. Half of the people I tell this too say "have faith" and the other half says "wait another five years; you're so young." AAHHH! Thanks for letting me vent, ladies

 

[Singin4Him]

Before my husband and I began to TTC we were concerned with financial issues but everyone kept telling us if we wait until we're financially ready we'll never have a baby. To us it was a confirmation that we should start trying. You have to remember that God is in complete control. It took my husband and I 7 months to conceive and during that time my husband got a better job offer which pays a great deal more than he was making. I am a SAHW and will be a SAHM once the baby comes and as cliche as it sounds you do have to ultimately trust that God will take care of your family, after all it's not even your money to begin with . Good luck ladies!

 

[Beth1231]

Well, I hope all the TTC ladies are having fun *wink wink*
My husband and parents have been praying for me a lot. I am starting to feel much more at peace about beginning TTC in the fall. I know Jesus will provide for us and I am choosing to trust Him.
I have a different question...I think I will start a new thread for it, though

 

[tigercub]

Well, I hope all the TTC ladies are having fun *wink wink*
My husband and parents have been praying for me a lot. I am starting to feel much more at peace about beginning TTC in the fall. I know Jesus will provide for us and I am choosing to trust Him.
I have a different question...I think I will start a new thread for it, though

Hey you can ask anything in here! It's the TTCer's 'miscellaneous' thread

 

[Katakalupto]

Hey I heard about something today and wanted to know if any of you have heard of it before. A friend of mine who is pregnant went to a fertility specialist before she became pregnant. Her husband's sperm count was perfect, but the doctor told him to take Folic Acid daily. She got pregnant on the next cycle. She knows of 5 different women whose husbands did this that became pregnant soon. So I figured why not? My dh is taking folic acid now, and we will see.

 

[livin4christ9203]

HI!! Thanks for inviting me here!! My husband is very excited about having a baby, sometimes I think he is more excited than I am. We've been trying for nearly 4 hours, since about 1 month into our marriage. It's been a long long long process for us. We are okay with it though, we know it will happen when God wants it to.

LOLOL I said 4 hours.. I meant 4 years!! I hope you all caught that.

 

[SweetBella]

Hey I heard about something today and wanted to know if any of you have heard of it before. A friend of mine who is pregnant went to a fertility specialist before she became pregnant. Her husband's sperm count was perfect, but the doctor told him to take Folic Acid daily. She got pregnant on the next cycle. She knows of 5 different women whose husbands did this that became pregnant soon. So I figured why not? My dh is taking folic acid now, and we will see.

let us know how that goes, thats interesting!
did you ask your doctor about it?

 

[SweetBella]

LOLOL I said 4 hours.. I meant 4 years!! I hope you all caught that.

i caught it, it was funny! hehe!

 

[SweetBella]

2 things!!

#1 i have my doctors appointment for the gyno tomorrow, first time I will be seeing this specifc doctor so if you could please pray for my nerves and everything else.

#2 i already have a list of things that i need to ask the doctor about, but i just don't want to miss anything, i have waited 5 months for this appointment, are there any obvious questions i should be asking her?

thanks so much everyone!!

 

[livin4christ9203]

What questions do you already have on mind?

 

[Katakalupto]

let us know how that goes, thats interesting!
did you ask your doctor about it?

Will do.

Nope, just thought we would try and see if it helps.

 

[tigercub]

Will do.

Nope, just thought we would try and see if it helps.

Go for it! ask 5 different docs and get 5 different opinions anyway

 

[Beth1231]

Okay, since a poster told me this is the miscellaneous thread, here goes.....how do I tell the difference between the CM descriptions? Wet is wet to me and I simply don't see "sticky, creamy, watery or eggwhite." Actually, I think of all of it as watery which is putting misplaced green boxes on my chart! Help.....

 

[tigercub]

how do I tell the difference between the CM descriptions? Wet is wet to me and I simply don't see "sticky, creamy, watery or eggwhite." Actually, I think of all of it as watery which is putting misplaced green boxes on my chart! Help.....

Before Ovulation (low chance of pregnancy):
The first few days following menstruation, there will be little or no discharge present. You will feel dryness around your vulva. During this time, chances of getting pregnant are low.
Approaching Ovulation (chance of pregnancy):
The first discharge that does appear should be moist or sticky and should be white or cream in color. In the finger test, the mucus should break easily. You will only be able to pull your fingers about 1 cm apart before it breaks. During this transition time, first the mucus will become cloudy and slightly stretchy during the finger test (this means that it will still break before the fingers are stretched all the way). As time progresses, the mucus will become greater in volume.
Right around ovulation (high chance of pregnancy):
At this stage, mucus resembles egg whites. It is the thinnest, clearest and most abundant at this point in the cycle. Finger testing will allow the mucus to stretch quite a ways (several centimeters) before it breaks (if it breaks at all). ) The amount of this thin mucus will steadily increase until you experience your 'mucus peak'. This is the last day of this period where the chance of conception is high. It is closely tied to ovulation. During this phase, the sperm's survival rate is higher. It can survive in cervical mucus for up to 72 hours, a significantly longer time than during the rest of the cycle.
After Ovulation (low chance of pregnancy):
After ovulation, there is a marked change in mucus appearance. It returns to the sticky stage (does not stretch during finger test) and there is again a feeling of dryness around the vulva.
One caution for this test is that sperm can be confused with the mucus secretions and you could make wrong assumptions. Also, vaginal infections, medication, and birth control can alter conditions and should be taken into consideration when examining any vaginal secretions.
There are several cases where you may not be able to collect an adequate sample of cervical mucus. Medications, being over 35, & not ovulating can have a dramatic effect on your body's ability to produce the fertile cervical mucus.

The finger stretch test does really work, CM stretches a lot at peak fertile times! (when it's clear)

I also found this page which has (black & white) illustrations.

Hope that helps

 

[Katakalupto]

Every month mid cycle, I spot just a little. That has already happened this month. This morning I am spotting again. TOM isn't supposed to be here for a few more days. Has anyone else had this happen?

 

[Leanna]

Well Beth if you want to know all about it, touch it with your fingers and see if its stretchy or not. If its really nice and stretchy and you can stretch it between your fingers for a nice distance, then its eggwhite.

Watery is like... tons and tons but with no consistancy. Soaking your underwear at inconvenient times, I guess, but not after "special time" (not even the next morning) beacues that would just be man stuff.

Sticky isn't much, and creamy is less also but more there than sticky.

Hopefully the temp taking is going better because that will help with the confusion