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Re: BBT: Any success stories? (to Sonnet)From: Valerie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:17:08 -0600 (CST)
OK so that comment about waking up at the same time every day really IS the only thing that is worrying me because I am SO not the morning person... I don't know a whole hell of alot about the BBT, so forgive me if this is a stupid question... but can't I just take my temp at 11AM or something? Good luck with your recurring dream... funny you should mention that because I have been having this recurring labor and delivery dream where I end up with a baby girl (((oh please, oh please, oh please!))) And November was our "we're gonna do it this month!" (NO PUN INTENDED) So we assumed an every other day schedule and though I know it is early, I swear I feel funny... REALLY tender, yesterday I woke up with this bile taste that made me have nausea, hmmmmmmm... how is a cyster ever to know... and what's worse is that I begged my doc for a beta HCG test last cycle so now she is totally going to think I am a hypochondriac! I have heard of TCOYF, but had been reluctant to go track it down because I never know whether something is for us (I had secretly wondered if the title should be "Taking Charge of THEIR Fertility: how the "normal folk do it") You know what I mean? I have a co-worker, so well-intentioned, who keeps telling me that she spent 1 week in a workshop learning the Billings method and was thus even able to successfully choose to have a boy the first time and a girl the second... and she keeps offering to sit down and tell me the whole damn thing... I didn't want to break her heart, but I had to finaly try to shut her up so I explained that ANY baby would be fine, that it was not a question of planning because the best laid plans of mice and men and PCOSers are not always coming to fruition... she still does not seem to understand that knowing whether or not I ovulate is the big problem here, I really do think she honestly just thinks it is taken for granted that all women ovulate every month... OMG, if ONLY!
-- Valerie At Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Sonnet wrote: > >Hey Valerie, hope this whole ttc thing isn't getting you down too bad! >It sucks, I know. And of course, the inane comments other people >make... grrr! > >BBT charting works GREAT for me. It not only lets me know when I'm >ovulating, I keep track of other symptoms and I can see how eating >certain foods (sugar *cough*) or whatever affects my cycle. I know what >symptoms to expect before, during, and after my period. I believe they >can even be an early indicator of pregnancy, if the temps fall just >right! The only bummer is waking up at the same time everyt day and >remembering to take your temp. But I've never heard of a Cyster having >problems with it either. It's pretty foolproof, right? If you ovulate, >your temp changes, simple as that. > >If you have a few extra bucks, I would SO recommend "Taking Charge of >Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler. I think I spelled her name right. It >goes over the whole BBT thing in detail and gives you LOTS of >interpretation material. I mean lots. So if you're like me, and you >have days where you just need to spend some time obsessing over your >cycle (Did I ovulate this month? Was it a strong ovulation? How is my >luteal phase generally looking? Is my progesterone high enough? etc etc >etc ETC - the things I can think up!) this book is great. > >Oh, and I have paid anywhere from $7 to $12 for a basal temp >thermometer. > >Best of luck to you girl, I know you'll make a fabulous mommy. Wish me >luck too - I've had a recurring dream all week where I'm pregnant with >twins, so I have my fingers crossed! > >At Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Valerie wrote: >> >>OK, so I am sick and tired of this whole TTC thing...all the inane >>people who have no fertility problems say :oh well, just enjoy all the >>fun you get to have." PLEASE! Have THEY ever tried to F@#$ on a >>schedule? OBVIOUSLY NOT! It is all fun and games for a week or two, then >>it becomes really bad for a relationship because it becomes a stressful >>obligation... so I am thinking that one thing that would mae this alot >>easier is if I actually knew when (if) I am ovulating. I am now fairly >>regular (I had a miscarraige in August, so I obviously ovulate at least >>once in a while) but now I have painful twinges in my ovaries 3-5 times >>per month, so I am still clueless... my doc recommended one of those >>ovulation testers that works kind of like the glucose monitors, but >>those are a big investment considering many cysters can't get the damn >>thing to work right... so my current thoughts are with BBT... a BBT >>thermometer can't be all that expensive can it? (But then again DOES IT >>WORK FOR US?!?!?) >> >>-- >>Valerie >> >-- >email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com >
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