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Posts: 122 (06/25/2008 3:02 PM) |
BlueBear wrote: You should if possible. When I did it I discovered that I was doing a little miscalculation on my high peak and ovulation days, so this helped me to keep on track with it. The only think I hated was having to remember to click it every morning before using the bathroom for instructions on whether or not to pee on the stick. |
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Kelliferus |
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Posts: 4414 (06/25/2008 3:13 PM) |
BrunetteBella wrote: Agreed on the peeing thing, but I haven't read anything (and I, along with all of my sisters-in-law have read tons of pregnancy books) that says you
should hold your legs up. Yes, you can just stay on your back for an additional 20-30 mins, but all you need is to just put a pillow under you, that's
it... holding legs up doesn't make a difference. I'm just telling you what I've read in all of these books by doctors.
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TimeisHoney |
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Posts: 5764 (06/25/2008 3:14 PM) |
It must be so exciting. I look forward to when I'm married, and have saved up enough money to have a child!
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stimulusquestion |
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Posts: 63 (06/25/2008 3:18 PM) |
Melinda, I've been off of my BC for 2yrs in October and haven't had a regular period since then and have been having unprotected sex with my bf all
that time and nothing. I'd love to get pregnant but I think I have PCOS. I have so many symptoms and I know that I need to go to the doctors but I'm
terrified to find out that I possibly can't have children. I'd be devastated as well as my bf. He's the III in his family and I know that they are
wanting a IIII, I'm just scared that I won't be able to make that happen.
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BlueBear |
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Posts: 350 (06/25/2008 3:18 PM) |
Kelliferus wrote: That's actually what I do. After sex, I stay propped with a pillow under me and don't get up to pee or anything until after 30 minutes - usually a
Seinfeld or Family Guy episode. |
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BlueBear |
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Posts: 351 (06/25/2008 3:20 PM) |
TimeisHoney wrote: It is frustrating for us that it's not happening as quickly as we'd hoped, but yes, it's exciting because we're really ready to start that part of our lives. |
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Kelliferus |
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Posts: 4415 (06/25/2008 3:22 PM) |
 I just keep a book nearby and I read for half an hour!  Do you just use 1 pillow? That's all I use, I think that's all you really need to use
anyways. They keep saying that more than 30 mins doesn't enhance chances at all.
We haven't bought a fertility monitor yet... none of my sisters-in-law used one and they all have kids. I just chart my info on fertilityfriend.com and babyzone.com. Fertility Friend is great as it has cool graphs that give you a good idea of your ovulation. If you track your info correctly, then you won't really need to buy a fertility monitor. I guess some people would rather spend the money on it than to worry about the hassle of remembering to take their temp every morning as soon as they wake up, etc... |
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Kelliferus |
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Posts: 4416 (06/25/2008 3:23 PM) |
stimulusquestion wrote: Go talk to a Doc... they're the only ones that can answer your questions.
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Posts: 66 (06/25/2008 3:24 PM) |
I know Kelli, like I said I'm scared of finding out something bad.
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Kelliferus |
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Posts: 4417 (06/25/2008 3:25 PM) |
Well, the longer you wait, the more you're just gonna stress yourself out and you owe it to yourself to find out what is up with your reproductive health.
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BlueBear |
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Posts: 352 (06/25/2008 3:28 PM) |
Kelliferus wrote: Sometimes I read - I read tons anyway, so sometimes I like to just veg out and stare at the TV. But if it's an episode I've seen, I read instead.
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stimulusquestion |
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Posts: 68 (06/25/2008 3:28 PM) |
I know, I need to be strong and do it.
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cocacolaMicki |
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Posts: 615 (06/25/2008 3:28 PM) |
It took me more than a year and half of trying. It was so bad my husband kept saying he didn't think he could have kids. But I kept trying anyway.
What did it for me was watching my cervical fluid. I happened to check one night and told my husband and of course a month later found I was 3 wks pregnant. And now I have a happy healthy baby boy. I highly recommend the www.fertilityfriend.com website and take their free course they offer on how to read your charts and what not. I have heard the conflicting stories on how many times to do it during the peak. Some say don't do it as often because it does something to motility of the sperm or something like that and other saying do it as often - so the jury is still out on that one. Good luck to you ladies - and any little thing (anything) that stress you out, try to avoid because stress messes with our cycles so bad. |
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Melinda Jacobs |
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Posts: 123 (06/25/2008 3:29 PM) |
TimeisHoney wrote:
Edited By: Melinda Jacobs
06/25/2008 3:31 PM.
Edited 1 times.
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SweetP0is0n |
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Posts: 991 (06/25/2008 3:30 PM) |
Try waiting for 15 years.
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stimulusquestion |
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Posts: 71 (06/25/2008 3:34 PM) |
Thank you Melinda. That gives me hope!
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Kelliferus |
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Posts: 4418 (06/25/2008 3:35 PM) |
You guys make me nervous....
We've only been trying for a month, though.
Stress = BAD for conception! |
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BlueBear |
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Posts: 353 (06/25/2008 3:35 PM) |
stimulus - definitely go to a doctor sooner rather than later. PCOS doesn't rule kids out for you.
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Posts: 354 (06/25/2008 3:36 PM) |
SweetP0is0n wrote:
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Posts: 72 (06/25/2008 3:38 PM) |
Really Bluebear. I thought it caused infertility. Just my luck though I'd have the worst case. I need to go in. I've known something was wrong with me
since I was 15/16 and I'm 22 now. I need to find out.
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Are you still waiting? 
