SOS-Sisters of Support check in! 08/24

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SOS-Sisters of Support check in! 08/24
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Sun, 08-24-2003 - 12:04am
Happy Sunday Morning Sisters!

SOS won the vote...it was close!

I'm just posting this to get us started today. Why don't we all just do a quick intro and tell our TTC stats and post charts if we have them...and of course, anything else you want to do!

I'll start...I'm 36, and DH is 34. We live in Fort Worth, TX (but Louisiana is really HOME for me)...and we are planning a big move to Seattle in January. We have 1 "baby"...our Lhasa Apso dog, Mattie...and we are TTC#1. We've been married for 1 year and 8 months...and life is GOOD!

This is C5, CD12 for me... and here is my chart:

http://circles2.fertilityfriend.com/home/240a9

After today...why don't we just let whoever is first to the board each morning start the thread...and maybe get us started on a topic, ask a question, or whatever! I want us to get to know each other...post prayer requests...share inspirational stories...and of course, obsess together over each other's charts! :)

Praying for you all!

(((HUGS))))

Anne

(who is actually posting this LATE Saturday night!)

Anne - Proud Mommy to Rachel Elizabeth!

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Sun, 08-24-2003 - 7:14pm
Good Evening ladies!! I'm Lisa and I'm 31 years old. 32 this November (We have a few November birthdays in this group.) dh is AJ and he's also 31. We tried to conceive for 3 years before we were blessed with our wonderful Allisa Joy who is 19 months old now. My doctor said my ovaries looked like the eggs of a 40 something year old and my husband had issues also. We've been trying to conceive #2 for 14 months. I'm on cd 1 of this cycle. I'm really looking forward to know each of you and you're in my prayers.

God Bless!

Lisa
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Sun, 08-24-2003 - 7:15pm
I didnt mention any ttc info either! 12dpo and i day late for AF. Reallly, I was suppose to start today, but it ALWAYS comes in the morning, so I am late. I had a BFN this morning, but I feel pg. My bb's have hurt since 2-3 dpo, and I have had VERY vivd dreams nearly every night. I have stomach twinges, and my bb;s feel heavy after bra is off. I dont know what to think!

Kathy, I too had a uniqe wedding! We got married at Fall Creek Falls state park in Tennessee and we were on top of a waterfall! We have something in common!

Well, girls, I will talk to you all later!

Oli

Oh, PS, I also feel like I have babies waiting for me in Heaven. I dont know how many there are, but we will know when there are no more!

Katie


Married to highschool sweetheart since 8-12-02


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Sun, 08-24-2003 - 8:11pm
Hi ladies!!

Checking in late! My name is also Anne and my dh is Tod. We are 33(me)and 34, been married 1.5 years. Like Oli, we were married in Tennessee, where I am from originally. Life has taken me all over the world, and for the last three years I have lived in SoCal. I never thought I'd live so near a beach- I'm a Tennessee mountain lover!!

I don't have a website, but if you want to see me, take a look at our wedding photgrapher's website- www.njaal.com, click "recent weddings" and scroll to Anne and Tod!

Like a lot of you, I was so blessed with a perfect day for my wedding!! Now we are hoping to add to our family of us two!

I was a flight attendant for Delta for 9 years but took a post 9/11 severance package. Now I just work at Hertz at the airport and althought the job is tedious I love being home every night!!

This is our first real cycle of ttc, so I'm not temping or charting just yet.

Anne, thanks for starting this post and helping get our real priorities (to God) straight!

love and prayers, Anne ttc#1, c1 cd19
Anne

Wife to Tod, Mama to Matthew (8/7/04)

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Sun, 08-24-2003 - 9:27pm
Hi there!

My name is Kristin, I'm 33 and my husband Sandy is 34. We live in Oakville, Ontario (about 20 miles outside of Toronto) and we've been married for just over 9 months.

We're trying for #1, and I'm midway through cycle #2. I actually did have beginners luck -- I got pregnant on my very first cycle last month -- but I suffered an early miscarriage which was devastating.

That's why I'm sort of taking it a bit easy this cycle. I'm still charting (but just CM, as per the Billings Method) but I'm not obsessing the way I did with cycle one. I'm being a little bit of a lurker, and not keeping such close track of what day I'm on and what things I may or may not be feeling. Of course it's on my mind, but I' m trying to just take a step back and not let it control my life the way it did last month. I think it's a self defense mechanism more than anything.

Anyway, that's my story! Anne, thanks so much for setting this group up. I think it's a great idea and I look forward to being an "SOS" and to putting more of my TTC experience -- good or bad -- in God's hands.

Thanks!

Kristin

TTC #1

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Sun, 08-24-2003 - 10:35pm
Hello Fellow Sisters,

I'm so sorry I'm chiming in so late here but I've been out of town visiting the MIL this weekend. We were throwing my SIL a baby shower. It was kinda tough, but I love her and she is so wonderful, I can't help but be happy for her. She has a 6 year old boy and is expecting a girl. The shower was great and everything went very smoothly. She let me rub her belly and feel the baby move several times while we were there, so it was pretty neat.

I missed out on the voting for a name, but I believe I probably would've chosen SOS, so it worked out anyway. I'm looking for great things out of this group. I believe it will be a very powerful means of love and support for all of us.

Many of you probably already know my story. I've been posting here for about 4 months now. DH and I have been married 8 years. We've always known we wanted children, but thought that it would happen when it was supposed to. We never really forced the issue. Now, here we are, 8 years later and nothing. And I'm definitely not getting any younger, me 36, DH 37. We've only recently started really TTC, we never tried to prevent getting pg though, so we don't know if there are any problems. We've had some personal issues and everyday stresses of life along the way, but we are hoping to conquer those, and we are just waiting to see what God has in store for us, whether that means children or not. I so badly want children, but if it is not in the plan, DH & I have discussed it, and we're ok with that.

I vowed I was not going to stress or become obsessive with TTC this month, but it has really been hard. See, this is the 1st month that we've actually had a real chance at conceiving due to some performance issues that we are dealing with. But, I think we've got a really good chance. I hope and pray so anyway. Over the past couple of days, I had a good temp dip, and this morning, it was up again, .4 over yesterday. However, I'm just so unsure about this cycle because it is possible that I "O"d late and it is throwing everything off a little. I did notice something this morning that concerns / excites / disappoints me though. I'm not really sure how to feel about it. ( Sorry, probably TMI )

But, while I was checking CM internally this morning, I had creamy CM that was ever so lightly tinged with pink. Not sure what it is. Hoping it could be IMP or it could be the ever so slow start of "Spot" followed by AF. I'm very anxious to see what my temp does in the morning. Just for kicks, ( and by the way, I've cautioned others about doing this but did it anyway ) I took my temp about an hour ago ( 9:00pm ) and it was 99.2, usually high for me, so now I'm even more excited / confused. So, I'll just have to wait and see what happens. For the past couple of days, BB's have been , should we say, full / swollen and very sore. My God Daughter ( 2 years old ) got up in my lap Friday night, and balanced herself briefly with her hands on my chest, and I thought I was going to jump out of the chair. But, I really can't go by the BB thing, cause they usually get sore before AF anyway. Well, that's enough obsessing for tonight, I've got to save some for tomorrow.

So glad to be apart of this group and also glad that Anne had the courage to speak out. I think it's going to be wonderful. All of you have some pretty amazing stories. Hope to get to know all of you better.

BFP+++++ Vibes and all His Blessings to all !!!!!

~Lisa O~ 36 DH37 TTC#1 C4 CD26 8DPO ( according to FF)

http://circles2.fertilityfriend.com/home/24884

PS. I have a book that I think many of you would like. It is called "15 Minute Devotions for Couples". If any of you are interested, ( and I may not be able to commit to everyday, but I'll say as often as I can ), I could include a devotional for us and it could be shared with family members alike ie: spouse, children, etc. Please let me know if this is something you would be interested in. Anne--- please let me know if that's ok with you, don't want to step on your toes here, ok !

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Mon, 08-25-2003 - 12:56am
Hi Lisa!

It is great to hear you doing some obsessing this cycle! I'm really hoping that you guys caught that eggie! I've been trying to keep up with your chart...looking good!

Yes! Sharing the devotions with us is a GREAT idea! That is part of what I had in mind for this group... And by no means are you "stepping on my toes"...this is not "my" group, it is OUR group. :) I do not consider myself the group leader or anything like that...I just got it going, and now it is up to us all to keep it going...

I'm SO excited about the great response I did get about doing this group! I just know that the whole process will be so much better as we include God in this journey, and provide support to each other. I may or may not get pregnant...but I'll definitely make friends, grow spiritually, and have peace and acceptance of whatever the plan is for me...and that is my hope for everyone!

Okay sisters...I'm off to bed! Will catch up with you guys tomorrow!

Anne

Anne - Proud Mommy to Rachel Elizabeth!

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