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12-12-2012 at 9:30 AM
amberpye
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Not trying to not conceive (Yay double-negatives!)

I was writing a large post in the "Babies on the brain" forum, and then it all became moot when I pinpointed what was worrying me, looked up at my fiance, and said, "Okay."

So now the plan is that I will end my birth control (I have five days of active pills left) not renew my prescription, and we'll be not trying to not conceive. I'm totally not charting temperature and mucus and stuff. My libido already climbs around when I should be ovulating anyway, and I don't want this to feel like a "science experiment". I'll be doing enough of that with apps that tell me my baby is a raspberry, when it gets down to that.

Oh my god, I haven't even introduced myself. I'm Amber. Our family currently consists of two cats and a dog. We're renting a small house from my father while I attend a 2 year social service worker college program. I'm closing year one of a successful crafting business. Oh, and I'm 23, and my fiance is 25. We've been together for four years and are planning a backyard wedding for late 2013/early 2014. I think what spurred our decision to try sooner rather than later are a small collection of health problems that will only get worse as we age and interfere with our abilities to parent. I have early-onset osteoarthritis and my hips already hurt a lot, so I'd hate to think about waiting five or six years and being unable to physically carry a baby bump around due to pain. I'm already a little worried about how much that will affect me now.

Regardless! I figured I like forums and writing and connecting with people, so I would join a baby forum and... Feel less like a crazy person for wanting a kid in the world as it presently exists.

 
12-12-2012 at 9:42 AM
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hello and welcome! I hope your health concerns stay at bay for you for a few more years at least!

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12-12-2012 at 9:42 AM
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hi! good luck to you and your fiance :) 


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-dx: PCOS & hypothyroidism-
-Dec '12-SA: normal & HSG: all clear-
-Jan '13- clomid 50mg = BFN-
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12-12-2012 at 9:43 AM
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Welcome and good luck!

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12-12-2012 at 9:45 AM
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Welcome and good luck to you!

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12-12-2012 at 9:48 AM
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Welcome and good luck!


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12-12-2012 at 9:55 AM
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Welcome Amber - and I hope your stay here is a short one.

*** TTC since 10/2010 (no planned bc since 2007) Me (31) Sept 2012 - DX Luteal Phase Defect. HSG 8/2012: both tubes are open, cervix and lining look good; hypothyroidism; DH (35) SA Normal Clomid 50mg, trigger
10/2012 BFFN 1st cycle on clomid 50mg w/trigger shot, progesterone level 19.7, cd28 - hcg level 0.
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12-12-2012 at 9:59 AM
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Welcome and good luck!

Truth be told, temping and charting doesn't feel like a science experiment to me at all... but then again I've been doing it for so long that it's just habit now.

12-12-2012 at 10:26 AM
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Welcome, Amber.  FX for a short stay!

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12-12-2012 at 10:27 AM
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Welcome and best of luck! :)

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12-12-2012 at 10:33 AM
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Welcome and good luck! I love the science of TTC! I debated between a degree in art and a degree in medical laboratory technology. Art won, man I should have chose better. LOL

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12-12-2012 at 10:56 AM
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Welcome and good luck!


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12-12-2012 at 12:02 PM
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Yay welcome! Hope your stay is short. :D 

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12-12-2012 at 12:07 PM
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Slapptastic:

Welcome and good luck!

Truth be told, temping and charting doesn't feel like a science experiment to me at all... but then again I've been doing it for so long that it's just habit now.

This.  On cycles where I don't chart/temp, I go crazy.  I think it would be a good idea to at least do OPKs.  When you come off of BC, your body can take some time to regulate.  Doing OPKs, at least, can help you keep track.  However, charting/temping is better, so you know your body is actually ovulating.


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12-12-2012 at 12:10 PM
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Welcome, good luck to you and your FI.  I hope that your health issues don't inhibit too much in the future for you!
12-12-2012 at 12:24 PM
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Welcome and good luck!

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12-12-2012 at 12:57 PM
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Welcome and good luck! Hope your stay is short :)
12-12-2012 at 1:56 PM
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Welcome!

Totally your decision, but I highly reccomend temping! It will let you feel more in control of your body. :]

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12-14-2012 at 10:37 AM
amberpye
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Oh, I hope this works, I had trouble finding my post again and then I had to figure out how to reply.

Thank you everyone =) I was actually afraid I'd get the same flack here that I know I'll be getting from family (You're still in school, you're sick, you're not "stable", etc, etc) It was so nice to read none of that! I was also afraid I may have offended someone by referring to "conception science" as an experiment. If I did, I didn't mean to! I just remember that last two weeks of my pup's mother's pregnancy, I was taking her temperature three times a day to determine when she was going to give birth. She started liking the thermometer because it meant treats.

I, on the other hand, did not have so much fun with the thermometer!

 
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