Hi gals,
wow,1st thing i have to say is that all of u are more committed than i am.& i tot i've put in a lot of hard work already.
i'm using Guardian brand.haha.it's cheap,been quite accurate the last 2 times.but how would u know for sure,right? unless u get pregnant.this time is very strange.i usually ovulate on day 17,started testing day 15.test line very faint.then i bled on day 17!!! but only for a short while.have anyone every had that experience b4? after that,didn't test anymore.couldn't have ovulated any earlier coz i've been going for egg scan that whole wk.
would someone pls enlighten me on some of the short forms used?
1)2WW
2)opk
3)AF
4)bd
my dear hui,
after trying for so agonisingly long,aren't u juz relieved u have a baby? i know how u feel.my 1st pregnancy (stillbirth) is a girl.i'm so scared next pregnancy will be a boy.but then again,after i'm trying for so long,i would really love to be a mum,be it to a boy or girl.i still have mixed feelings abt it.i think i will try until i get a girl.a part of me thinks if i have a girl,will i be biased? i've never been a mum b4,so i cannot tell u how i feel.but i know my hubby would love to have a boy to do 'boy's stuff'.so maybe when the day comes & i c the smiles on my hubby's & my son's face,i will smile with pride too.
Gillian & Catmom,
i'm also turning 29 at the end of the yr.hoping for end of yr baby,juz like me coz u c,when all my friends are turning 29,i'm still 28.should have gotten a baby when i'm 27,if not for the stillbirth.i think 29 is not young anymore.must give allowance for 'failures',right? that's wat i always tell my hubby.
craty yard,
i'm juz like u,i'm so tired of trying already.i've been trying for 6 mths.i think it's partly the effect of the stillbirth.i came so close to motherhood,only to lose it so unexpectedly.that's y i'm approaching my gynae to for for insemination.of course,the gynae has to check out all causes of infertility 1st.i'm still thinking if i should go for IVF straightaway or IUI.at most,IVF will cost a bomb,that's all.it's the money that is lost.but at least the egg is fertilised & implanted.leave little to chance.
was extremely stressed unti; the beginning of this yr.hubby was extremely unco-operative.always tired,low libido.but when i c in his eyes when he interacts with his friend's kids,i can see the longing.& also the things he say.i feel so lousy whenever that happens.but his friends somehow all marry older wives,so they need to have kids earlier.i'm prob one of the younger wife in his circle of friends.we have acoided hanging out with them now.it's really a challenge.but since the beginning of the yr,his attitude changed for the better,which i am happy abt.he's more willing,& even offer to have intercourse.maybe god will c it & grant us our wishes.i always say good things will happen to happy couples.it's an aura sort of thing.
like all of u,i fear testing with the pregnancy kit.for the 1st few mths after i started trying,i tested very early.even when i was beginning to bleed,i tested,coz i think:could it be spotting? how silly.now,i don't test anymore.i juz hope.maybe i'm giving myself false hope.but i think i want to test only if i have missed my period for 3 days or so.
all of u are so dedicated,taking BBT & testing so often for ovulation.i only started testing in the last 2 mths.i admire the gals who have to much mental strength to put in so much effort to chart & test.that's keeping ur hopes high,isn't it? but if u think logically (& i've discussed this with gynae b4 & she agrees),u ovulate,there is sperm,by right,implantation of the fertilised egg should take place.y isn't it happening then?
i'm a bit less uptight now coz hubby's attitude has changed.spoke to him over the phone this evening & he even asked if he's needed for some action.told him no need anymore coz fertile period over (i base it on calculation & ovulation kit) & he asked if we still need to be doing it! i said i'll take it if he wants to give.haha...
Well,to the gals who are pregnant,pls shower us poor struggling souls with more baby dust...