Fertility Planning
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Doctor Wants Me to Go on Birth Control Before Getting HSG Test???
Asked by S.P. from Chicago
on January 31, 2011
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Hi everyone,
I have read a lot on this site but this is the first I've actually signed up and asked a question...
To give a little background...I am 39 and my husb...
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- You may want to discuss with them further what you want vs. what they tend to do as a service. You may be getting tests that aren't going to do much for you if they ar...
- Hi S., I was 40 when I tried to concieve my second child. It took us a year and I had 2 mc's (one a blighted ovum and one was a chemical pregnancy) during this time. ...
- I'm so sorry about your miscarriages. I know first hand how heartbreaking they are. I went to a fertility specialist for recurrent miscarriages and was tested fevery...
Monitoring BBT to Achieve Pregnancy - Would Someone Look at My Charts??
Asked by J.B. from Minneapolis
on March 15, 2010
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I charted my BBT to achieve pregnancy with me first child and now I'm doing it again for my second. Last time I remember my temperatures were text book. Nice and even ...
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- One thing that may be making your temps whacky is the vcariation in the time you take it. From what i know from doing it before my first pregnancy, to get accurate te...
- Actually, you may not have ovulated yet. The spike should be over your normal temperature. Since you started at 98.0 it should probably spike up over that. But, you di...
- Wow, you're all over the place! It looks to me like you ovulated on Day 11. I used the "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" charting method when I was trying to get pre...
Tubal Ligation
Asked by J.K. from Phoenix
on March 16, 2010
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I had my tubes tied in 1996 and had an extremely bad hormone imbalance because of it. I was miserable physically and especially emotionally. My worst symptom was fee...
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- Have you considered an IUD? The copper one has no hormones - I had the Mirena as well - it has hormones and made me crazy like you're describing but the copper one nev...
- J.--actually having your husband go through the procedure ("getting fixed") is cheaper and easier then you going through the tubal again. Also from the sound of it wo...
- I know that I would never get a Tubal Ligation cause of all the trouble it has caused in my family. My mother had it done and really messed up her hormones. My sister ...
Thank You So Much to Everyone Who Replied to "No Intimacy.."
Asked by L.S. from Chicago
on May 9, 2008
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Let me 1st say I am in love with my husband and do not believe in anyway that he has "stepped out."
My husband & I had difficulty becoming pregnant; did the fertilit...
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- If there is anyway to openly and honestly discuss this oh please do so. New babies make people tired. LIbidos aren't the same. I recall this happening with my first hu...
- Has the blue pill or any other medication he's on had a side effect that kills sex drive? I'm not 37 yet but I know lots of 37 year olds and they certainly don't ha...
- L., I can TOTALLY relate. My daughter is 8 months old and my husband and I just had sex for the first time (last weekend) in a year. I too felt so unattractive and ...
I Had a Dream That I Had a Baby Girl
Asked by S.A. from Austin
on January 4, 2009
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Ok. Last night I had the most amazing dream ever. I went to the hospital to deliver a baby. In the dream I ended up running outside to tell my God Father what was happ...
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- God works in wonderful ways. It will happen.
- I hope and PRAY that your dream will come true some day. Don't give up hope, keep the faith, and when you least expect it...... My husband and I weren't even trying...
- I am a dream interpreter, and I interpret dreams, first through intuition, and then sometimes by looking things up in dream books to get clarification. First ..Dreams ...
Need Help, Am I Being a Bad Mom?
Asked by H.A. from Little Rock
on May 27, 2008
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Help. I am the mother of a beautiful 2 year old girl. She is a good girl for the most part, terrible 2's. :-) My problem is that since she was born she has slept i...
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- My daughter is six and up until last week she slept in my room in her own bed...It made me feel safer and it made her feel safe, now that she is in her own room we are...
- Sometimes I read the posts and just sit there and think "What is the rush with everyone"? Kids are only young once and so many people rush kids to potty train or forc...
- My advice to you is to take it one step at a time. My son slept in the same room with my husband and I until he was 9 mth. It was really rough for the first week after...
Pregnancy with a Pacemaker
Asked by J.H. from Visalia
on September 11, 2008
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Let me preface this with the fact that I will discuss this with my doctors but I was hoping someone has maybe gone through this or will have some knowledgable input.
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- Hi J., I'm a mom of 2 and expecting my 3rd. I am also a nurse. Pregnancy is not always that easy for the most of us. I was not planning of having another baby becau...
- J., I use to work in the pacemaker industry and now I am "retired" with a 21 month yr old daugher and pregnant again. Here are my pieces of advice: - I wouldn't r...
- Hi J., I don't know much about pacemakers but I do know about passing out while pregnant. When I was pregnant with my 8 year old I would pass out everyday and the sam...
Seeking Moms Who Had a 2Nd Child with IVF
Asked by K.R. from New York
on March 21, 2009
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I was wondering if their were any Moms who had IVF for a 2nd child and was successful. I had my son by IVF, but since then I tried IVF twice and was not successf...
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- i had my daughter thru ivf also she is now 11 months,i am planning on trying a 2nd time by the end of this year.I think every day the clock is ticking and the body res...
- I have not yet had success with a second child through IVF. I too have tried twice since my first child and hope to try again this year.
- Hi K., I did IVF with my first son and I'm now pregnant with my second (IVF) son. I know it can be a stressful time. Try not to think about what happened with othe...
Wanting a Baby
Asked by S.C. from Little Rock
on June 7, 2007
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I am starting a new job in two weeks. My problem is that we have been trying to conceive for a while and we had decided to start fertility meds in July. That was the d...
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- I would go ahead with the new job (babies are expensive, and you could save the money you get from working). Don't tell the new employer about this, just wait until y...
- Family always comes before work. If you are seriously ready for a baby, which it sounds like you are, then go for it. When I got pregnant I did have a job, and my bo...
- do NOT tell your employer, discrimination based on family, or family planning happens all too often. aim to get pregnant 4 months in on the job or more, so that you gu...
Birth Control Failed....talk Me down Mamas!
Asked by S.B. from Dallas
on January 3, 2011
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I have been on the pill for years. I take it faithfully. I haven't missed one pill. I even keep an extra pack in my purse so I have it if we aren't at home. I felt...
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- It's totally understandable that you feel the way you do... I've been there. We had our 3rd - a suprise... and now that he's almost 3 I can't imagine life without hi...
- all " mistakes" are beautiful and worth it i have 2 of them ")
- Oh you will be just fine sweets. If you need you can go into local centers for maternity care until you get covered by hubbies plan, see an U/S etc. We have an unexpet...
