Just an update

Today is challenge day 6 for me. I am half way through he cleans….WOOT WOOT!!! It really isn’t that bad. I just kind of miss my cheese lol. Everything is looking good and I am moving in the right directions. Hubby is on day 4 of his challenge but today was the first day he didn’t have to take the fiber drink. For any of you who have down the cleans phase of the AdvoCare 24-day challenge knows why this is just a great day. The fiber drink tastes good, don’t get me wrong, but the texture of it can be a little be…well lets just say thick. Its one of those products that you benefits out weigh the texture so you mix it up and chug it so that you can just get it over with. I have actually seen some people who let it sit a few min (this makes it very thick) and then eat it with a spoon. I think the hubby is going to try that one. Any way as of today I am down 5lbs and 7 total inches off my body. The hubby on the other hand is down 6.5 lbs and feeling good. We haven’t checked him for inches lost yet but will tomorrow. Well I just wanted to update everyone on our progress and I will continue to do this through out the month. And again if any of you want to know more about how to do this challenge comment and I’ll get you the info. Thanks so much for reading.

What is it with men!?!

            We started Provera on Monday. It was CD39 and I took a home pregnancy test (HPT) and it was negative. That’s what I expected so I stated the Provera. Like I said in the last post my temps were not very promising. We are going on to an UN RX cycle. I am going to start taking Lydia Pinkham three times a day from CD1 till I ovulate or the bottle is gone what ever works. For some reason they say that the black cosh in the LP can make you have a girl but I really don’t care the gender of the baby! I just want to have another baby.

            The hubby and I got into a huge fight on Sunday night about adoption. I really feel very strongly in my heart that I need to adopt a baby. I have prayed about it and I feel that it is what we need to do. Only thing is that my husband is against it all of a sudden. He actually told me that he would not love the child because it wouldn’t be his. It would be like someone else’s child came to live with us. It broke my heart. He is an amazing father to our daughter and I know he would be a great one to any child that we brought into our family. I guess I will just have to let him stew on it for a while. That is usually what I end up doing and things usually end up in my favor!

Basal Body Temp

            If you are a seasoned trying to conceiver you know all about basal body temping (BBT). If not then here is a little background: You take your temp using a special basal body thermometer. You have to make sure and take your temp first thing in the morning before you even sit up. You also need to take it at the same time every day! You can take the temp oral or vaginal (vaginal is more accurate) and then you track it on a chart. The reason for doing this is that after ovulation the spot where the egg was released from is called the corpus luteum. This spot on the ovary now produces progesterone. Progesterone is a thermal producing hormone that will spike your BBT. The temp will spike at least .3 degrees above the last 6 temps and stay elevated for an average of 14 days. Then if you are not pregnant it will drop back down to where it was pre ovulation and your period will start.

            Anyway the reason for this tracking is to make sure you know when you ovulated and to make sure your not testing to early. Well I have posted my chart for the last cycle below. It is really pissing me off because it isn’t doing anything that a normal temp would do. I am getting so aggravated because for the last week or so as you can see below my temp will spike and I will get excited because I might have ovulated but then it goes right back down! But then back up and I get my hopes up again! I think I’m done with this whole temping thing! Its just driving me crazy!

Provera here we come

            Well today is CD 36 for me and still not for sure sign of ovulation. :o( The hubby and I have been baby dancing every other day just to be safe but I think another round of Provera is in my future! I hate taking Provera with a passion. Their really are not side effects but just knowing that my body has failed me yet again just really makes me mad!

            We are going unmedicated this next cycle. I am going to try Lydia Pinkham herbal supplement. It is suppose to help regulate your cycle so we will see if it helps. They use to market it as “a baby in every bottle” I really hope it works for use because I am just so emotionally drained with all the trying.

            On a brighter note my best friend who is due in November found out last week that she is having a little boy! This is a bad thing for my pocket book though lol cause I keep seeing cute little boy things! And of course I end up buying them! I am so happy for her.