Some questions for all the ttc'ers here!

[kohlby]

Since we have a couple new people here, I figured that it might be nice to do brief intro's about our fertility so everyone can keep track better.

How many time have you been pg?
How many kids do you currently have?
Did you have any fertility problems in the past?

How long have you been ttc this time around?
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you?
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg?

How early do you use hpt's?
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test?
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc?

[Joyto5]

How many time have you been pg? 7
How many kids do you currently have? 5
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? No, but I did have trouble hanging onto them.

How long have you been ttc this time around? Not started yet. Getting a better Idea of what my Fertility is doing in light of some female problems.
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? None that I know of yet, Unless PCOS makes it harder.
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? Tracking, currently

How early do you use hpt's? Usually wait for 2-3 weeks, or if i start to feel signs of pregnancy
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Waiting to test.
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? Very supportive and even excited to have another one.

[kohlby]

How many time have you been pg? 6
How many kids do you currently have? 2
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? Just miscarry too easily

How long have you been ttc this time around? Since July/August
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? Still bf DD quite a bit. When get pg, FVL increases miscarriage risk. Just found out I have insulin resistance so that makes miscarriage even more likely.
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? Just having regular sex - every other day or more - until I'm pretty certain I O'd! I'm not doing temps, but am monitoring CM. I'm on daily baby aspirin to try to help stay pg once I get pg. I'm also starting a diabetic diet.

How early do you use hpt's? Usually 11-12dpo
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Waiting to ovulate
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? Mixed. He's willing to have a third child since I want another one. But he knows being pg is hard on me - not to mention the miscarriages. We're having to go through a lot more testing and such this time.

[OJosMom]

We must be on the same wave length Kolby, because I was thinking this exactly thing earlier today! I hadn't thought of adding specific questions though, so you did a much a better job of presenting it!

How many time have you been pg?
I've been pregnant twice. Joey was the first and we conceived him two weeks after going off the pill, then the second time came after 15 months of trying. That pregnancy was identical twin girls that I miscarried at 12 weeks. (Genetic testing afterwards gave us that info.) That was August 2006 and we've been actively trying again ever since.

How many kids do you currently have?
Just Joey, the funniest kid I've ever known!

Did you have any fertility problems in the past?
Only the opposite ends of the spectrum with the two pregnancies.

How long have you been ttc this time around?
17 months

Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you?
We started seeking help about 6 months ago. We discovered that DH has a somewhat low sperm count. Not so low that any of the doctors think it's much of an issue, but low enough that I do. I've had up and down progesterone levels which is why I'm on supplements this time, but other than that all my testing has come back fine.

What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg?
Once the sperm count was discovered, we switched to the every-other-day plan. Since that hasn't worked, we went with the IUI this cycle and will continue with that until it works or the RE recommends changing the plan.

How early do you use hpt's?
Most months I don't use a hpt because temps don't indicate the need. When I do though, I usually start on 12DPO.

Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test?
I hate the first two weeks. DH's schedule is difficult and ever changing, so making sure we get in good timing is oftentimes stressful.

What is your DH's attitude towards ttc?
When we first started trying, he didn't want me to tell him when I was ovulating. (I felt it wasn't fair that I had to analyze every single sign while he just got to have fun!) But now we talk about it and plan and I keep my chart on the bathroom counter so he can see it and follow along. He asks questions regularly and has even picked up on some patterns that I hadn't. It's been so long now though that we both just want it over and done with. We only want one more child and three years overall since we started trying has gotten to be rediculous. He's the one who pushed for us to start the IUI process because he's concerned about my age (36) and because we simply need to move on from this phase of our life. I kept putting it off because I still had the romantic notion of wanting our children to be conceived naturally. Now I've accepted the fact that if this works, it will still be natural, only aided with a little distance for the swimmers.

[busy_i_am2007]

How many time have you been pg? 8 times
How many kids do you currently have? 7 children
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? No

How long have you been ttc this time around? Since I miscarried on 10/3/07
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? No
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? Charting my temps.

How early do you use hpt's? Usually when I'm 2 months late, it won't pick up any sooner.
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Right now, waiting to start my regular periods again.
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? We have always wanted a large family, he has no problem with having more.

[Macabe]

How many time have you been pg? 5
How many kids do you currently have? 1 + 1 DSD
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? Multiple miscarriages, possibly caused by low progesterone
How long have you been ttc this time around? Since May, I think.
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? Right now, I'm feeling very vulnerable due to the miscarriages, and I was TTA for awhile because I just couldn't take the thought of another.
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? I don't have to increase my chances. I get pregnant every time I try. I just can't hold on to them.
How early do you use hpt's? I usually start at 9DPO and test + at 10DPO.
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Hard to say. Waiting to ovulate is stressful because if I miss a day of BD, I keep thinking I totally messed up. Wiating to test is very hard, though.
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? He adamently wants another baby.

FWIW, I'm pregnant right now, but it's early so who knows.

[cream_city]

How many time have you been pg? Just one time.
How many kids do you currently have? One son.
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? I didn't -- just VERY long cycles, so it was difficult to know when/if I was ovulating. My cycles have been closer to 30 days and more regular since my son was born.

How long have you been ttc this time around? We're just starting.
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? Well, I'm 35, but nothing other than that worry!
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? Charting.

How early do you use hpt's? I've tended to test around 12 dpo, because I just can't wait.
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Waiting to test.
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? He's excited.

[suzy]

How many time have you been pg? twice
How many kids do you currently have? two
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? No

How long have you been ttc this time around? Two months
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? No
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? having lots of sex when I should be ovulating lol

How early do you use hpt's? Way too early, lol
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Week before I can test.
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? Um, he loves it, he gets tons of sex, do I need to say more?? lol

[Melychang]

How many time have you been pg? 1
How many kids do you currently have? 1
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? No

How long have you been ttc this time around? This is our first cycle and I have only had one period since my daughter's birth
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? No, possibly breastfeeding but we will see
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? bding every other day and watching cm, I will start charting next cycle

How early do you use hpt's? 12 dpo
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Right now both, just because I don't know what is happening with my body yet. I used to be regular but now who knows.
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? He wants another child and he wants our kids close together so he is all for it.

[Amberry]

How many time have you been pg? 1
How many kids do you currently have? 1 (and 2 Step daughters)
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? None.

How long have you been ttc this time around? 18 months
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? Short Luteal Phase
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? Supplements, charting, temping

How early do you use hpt's? My luteal phase is super short so I am able to not take many, if I make it to 12 DPO without Af then that is when I test.
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Waiting to ovulate absolutely.
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? Same as mine.

[lillylove123]

How many time have you been pg? 2
How many kids do you currently have? 1
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? Not that i know of so far

How long have you been ttc this time around? Not actively trying.. but not not trying either
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? nursing and being pregnant at the same time is sort of scarey for me.
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? just counting days for now

How early do you use hpt's?as early as possable.. and maybe even a few days before that
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Waiting to test def
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? fairly supportive. he is quiet person about his feelings tho...
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[rachelandtyke]

How many time have you been pg? 4
How many kids do you currently have? 1
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? yes

How long have you been ttc this time around? 16 months (although we did get pg last month, but I had a m/c right away)
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? I have high levels of ANAs which can cause implantation and placental problems
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? baby aspirin every day and prometrium twice daily starting at 3dpo

How early do you use hpt's? unless I have symptoms, I don't test any more until 13-15dpo
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? when AF arrives
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? he's ready for ttc to be over and for us to have a little one on the way

[Elizabethdaisy]

How many time have you been pg? 3
How many kids do you currently have?3
Did you have any fertility problems in the past?once because of the depo shot not sure if this goes here but it took us 2 years to conceive after kyleigh.

How long have you been ttc this time around?just started
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? I have a tilted uterus and was told I wouldnt be able to have kids when I was young.
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? nothing

How early do you use hpt's?a few days before period
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test?waiting to test drives me insane lol
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc?he is excited but not as obsessed as me lol.

[caileighs_mom]

Since we have a couple new people here, I figured that it might be nice to do brief intro's about our fertility so everyone can keep track better.

How many time have you been pg? 3
How many kids do you currently have? 1
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? No

How long have you been ttc this time around? M/c on 2/10 so just starting again
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? Not that I know of...
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? OPKs, charted the month we got PG in Jan but waiting for AF to start charting again

How early do you use hpt's? Usually not until AF is expected or CD 30
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Both!
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? We don't discuss it much - he knows when its time to BD and that's about it!

[smoochy12]

How many time have you been pg? ONLY ONCE THAT I KNOW OF....ALTHOUGH THIS PAST MONTH I'M NOT CONVINCED I WASN'T...?

How many kids do you currently have? 1 AWESOME DD :), MOLLY

Did you have any fertility problems in the past? VERY IRREGULAR PERIODS, BUSY SCHED FOR DH....ALMOST 2 YRS TO CONCEIVE ( 1 YR REALLY TRYING , 1 YEAR NOT "NOT" TRYING LOL)

How long have you been ttc this time around? I THINK WE'LL START AROUND MAY??

Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? SEE IRREGULAR CYCLES AND SCREWY HORMONES OF LATE...

What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? NOTHING MUCH YET...JUST BEING HEALTHY AND TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. GETTING MD INVOLVED WITH HORMONE ISSUES NOW

How early do you use hpt's? ALL. THE. TIME...MY CYCLES ARE JUST SO WIERD I NEED THE PEACE OF MIND...

Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? SEEING AS I HAVE NO IDEA OF WHEN I'M GOING TO OVULATE ( MY CYCLE CHANGES EVERY MONTH...) I WOULD HAVE TO SAY WAITING TEST. I DON'T KNOW WHEN TO DO THAT EITHER, GIVEN THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES

What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? HE IS IN SUPPORT OF HAVING ANOTHER. WE BOTH WAVER ON EXACTLY "WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME", BUT WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THAT...THANK GOODNESS :)


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[lbreengoad]

How many time have you been pg? 4
How many kids do you currently have? 3 (one pregnancy was a surrogacy)
Did you have any fertility problems in the past? had to use clomid for last baby

How long have you been ttc this time around? 0 have some questions for you guys
Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? slightly overweight and breastfeeding
What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? pregnancy tea, light exercise, charting

How early do you use hpt's? 9dpo
Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? neither
What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? he is still on the fence

[Lardina]

How many time have you been pg? 4

How many kids do you currently have? 3 very lively boys (am I mad for wanting another?)

Did you have any fertility problems in the past? No, always got pg easily

How long have you been ttc this time around? Had a missed miscarriage in January

Do you have any issues that make ttc more difficult for you? My age, I'm scared I'm too old

What are you doing to increase your chance of getting pg? exercise, good diet, not much coffee

How early do you use hpt's? 14 dpo

Which part of your cycle is worse emotionally: waiting to ovulate or waiting to test? Not sure

What is your DH's attitude towards ttc? Same as mine