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TTC After IUD
Asked by C.S. from New York
on May 24, 2009
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My husband and I are TTC our 3rd child. I had a Paraguard IUD (no hormones) that I had removed before I ovulated this past month.
Over the last 5 years, I have bee...
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- Hi C., This may have nothing to do with the Paraguard. It's not realistic to expect to conceive the first month of trying for any pregnancy, let alone all pregnancie...
- Keep taking the tests. While I have never had an IUD, I am 28 weeks pregnant with my second and with this one I took several negative tests before I got the positive o...
- I don't know much about Paraguard, but i do know you were VERY lucky to conceive on the first try both times before!! :) it can take a normal, heathy couple up to 12 m...
Ttc #2 - Pregnancy Symptoms but Not Pregnant?
Asked by K.N. from San Diego
on August 23, 2008
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Has anyone month after month experienced pregnancy symptoms but turned out to not be pregnant? I am 38 and ttc #2 had a miscarriage 5 months ago after trying for 7 mo...
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- Yes. I experienced symptoms and like you said I had the negative tests. The first month I was a 100% sure I was pregnant. My stomach was super bloated too! I even ...
- you should look up "chemical pregnancy". it seems you might be experiencing this.
- I agree with the other posters. It would simply be too soon to have pregnancy symptoms. They don't really happen until implantation occurs, and that is usually about a...
Ttc-charting
Asked by J.C. from New York
on June 16, 2011
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Hi Mamas!! It's been so long since I was TTC that I have forgotten some basics.
My doctor told me to have sex beginning on the 12th day of my cycle. So your fir...
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- I just wanted to mention that most people don't ovulate right in the middle of their cycle. I didn't have much luck with charting because I was ovulating much earlier ...
- Yes, the first day of your period is Day 1. If your cycle length is greater than 28 days, you might want to time intercourse later as your ovulation will be later tha...
- yes! day 1 is the first day of your period.....good luck!!
Trying to Find Other Moms That Are TTC
Asked by J.H. from Killeen
on October 11, 2006
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My husband and I have recently decided to start trying for another baby. We have all boys so far and only 2 out of 3 live with us. One is 16 and plans to move back to ...
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- I have been trying to concieve for about 8mts and my doctor put me on clomis 50mg. This is my third month on it and i still havent gotten pregnant. It is more stressfu...
- Yes it would make a difference. You need to find out the days that you are fertile and work around that. It might not happen quickly but you will know that you are t...
- this book helped me, and I do think trying does make a difference. The quickest way to get pregnant naturally is a book that explains everything in plain language so ...
Progesterone
Asked by N.I. from New York
on December 17, 2008
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My dr. advised me to take progesterone for the 1st trimester when we ttc again. Has anything taken this? Does it have side affects? Is it safe?
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- I took it with my first beacuse my levels were low at 4 weeks and I was spotting. I had a beautiful healthy baby boy. I took one pill a day and it made me feel like ...
- Hi, it's perfectly safe. I took it with my son, all it does it help keep the uterine lining in place during the 1st 12 weeks of pregnancy so help prevent a miscarriage.
- I did have to take progesterone with 3 of my 6 pregnancies. The first time, we discovered my levels were low with my initial bloodwork. My OB gave me suppositories to ...
Is It Normal to Have a Postive Opk 4 Days Before Period Is Due?
Asked by G.D. from New York
on February 24, 2011
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ive bee ttc i had a lot of extra opks and i decided to take one now to see what it says and it came out very positive the test line came out darker then the control li...
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- I always thought that you can use an opk to detect pregnancy....but it has to be a postive opk (like you have) meaning you are pregnant! Get a regular preg test to ma...
- i agree with other posters - it can definitely mean you're pregnant! When i went through my years of TTC a few of the ladies on the message boards i was on tried this ...
- It's possible you don't ovulate "normally". If it's a dark +--then I'm guessing you will have a better shot at ttc tonight. Good luck!
Questions About Missed Periods, PCOS, Withdrawl Bleeds
Asked by T.T. from Indianapolis
on April 2, 2008
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I was diagnosed with PCOS many years ago. We are TTC #2. Our son was conceived “easily” with no medical intervention except knowledge. We have been TTC since Dec o...
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- I have PCOS also. Oncologists know everything there is to know about PCOS. I was prescribed glucophage, but I am not TTC. Also, I was told the best remedy for PCOS ...
- Your story sounds exactly the same as mine. I also had no problem conceiving with my first son (1st month) but then started having weird cycles after having him (when...
- You don't have to have a period in order to ovulate. My daughter came home from Boot Camp and Tech School in August of 06 and got pregnant the very weekend she came h...
Looking for Nursery "Theme" Ideas!
Asked by K.C. from Chicago
on January 16, 2009
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My husband and I just decided to TTC our 3rd little one. For our first two, I used the same bedding set. I want to do something different and special for what will b...
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- we did a patriotic theme for both our children. Red, white and blue, stars, the whole bit. It was fun and easy to do. We are very "American" and the 4th of July is ...
- Pottery Barn has a new Dr. Seuss line - totally cute and unisex. If you don't want to go broke buying the whole line, you could just get the crib sheet and mix/match ...
- Tyr the Angel or cherub them thye always make the most angelic scenary. If you also add a touch of nature scenes as well it will make a calm relaxing environmentfor no...
Fertility Monitor
Asked by E.S. from Dallas
on April 17, 2008
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Hi - I have been married for five years and have been TTC. We started going to a doctor in Dec. 07 and have started Clomid since then. I recently bought a Clear Blue F...
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- Hi.. I have experience with Clomid before.. I had second child from it.. Once u take clomid, u should feel hot flashes once a while bec it sign of ouvlating. and w...
- It took us 2 1/2 years to get pregnant. During that time we saw two or three different drs till we found one who was able to help us. For me, Clomid did nothing. I...
- I did one round of Clomid, used the monitor and charted my temp. I have PCOS so I wasn't ovulating regularly and had extermely irregular cycles. Not sure what's caus...
Menstrual Cycle Question????
Asked by K.R. from Seattle
on October 15, 2010
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I have always maintained a 28 day cycle I have been TTC... so for one year I have been tracking my MC I went to a track your cycle website fertility ovulation ti...
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- It's a great book! You really have to find out when you ovulate, cycle length means very little on it's own. When I tracked my temps I found that I ovulated around d...
- I second Margie L., pick up the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility. Just because your cycle is a certain length, doesn't mean that you ovulate at a certain timing wi...
- Pick up the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. It has a wealth of information about these amazing bodies of ours. It will teach you how to track y...
