PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 2003: Re: (Melissa) i'm starting to give up trying.

Re: (Melissa) i'm starting to give up trying.

From: Anonymous

anonymous@obgyn.net

Tue, 01 Jul 2003 21:46:45 -0500

Actually, your temp is low before you ovulate (usually in the 97 range), and then goes up at least .2 degrees higher after you ovulate (due to the surge in progesterone) and remains high until your period comes about 12-16 days later (my temps would remain above 98+ after I would ovulate, and then would begin to start coming down again when my period was coming...if your temps stay up for more than 16 days after you ovulate, it's a pretty sure sign of pregnancy...charting saved me lots of $$, b/c I stopped having to waste it on pg tests).

I agree w/ Michele...I learned so much about my body and the best times to conceive when charting my temps and watching my cervical fluid. Remember, when you see the eggwhite-type cervical fluid, this is the time to make love (every other day), and the best time is a day or two BEFORE you ovulate, so the sperm is there waiting for the egg (that's why you should chart for a few months to see when you usually ovulate...once you figure out your pattern, make love a few days BEFORE you expect your temp to shift, which shows you ovulation already took place...if you don't try until your temp has already shifted, then it's too late....egg is already dead or dying). Also, I got pg each time we "saved up" for about 4 days before ovulation (we stopped having sex usually around day 10 of my cycle) and tried when I got a positive OPK test and/or saw the eggwhite fluid (remember that the eggwhite fluid is what protects the sperm and transports it to the egg, so it's VERY important to watch for this). Last advice is to stay in bed @20-30 min. afterwards w/ your hips slightly elevated (if you jump out of bed, gravity works against the sperm that are trying to make it to your egg).

If you want more info on this, type in "basal body temperature" or "bbt" into your search engine, and you'll find tons of sites (I didn't even talk about checking your cervical position, which also tells you when ovulation is coming, but that would be a whole other paragraph). Also, I read Toni Weschler's book, Taking Charge of Your Fertility; it explains all of this is great detail and shows tons of charts (pg charts, m/c charts, anovulatory charts, regular ovulatory charts, etc.)...I was dumbfounded w/ how much I didn't know about my body. I've been pregnant 4 times now (1 child, 3 m/c), so I wanted to share w/ you how I successfully conceived. I know how frustrating it can be when you're trying and trying, and it doesn't happen right away (one pregnancy took me 10 months to conceive...seemed like f-o-r-e-v-e-r), so I know how you're feeling. I'm really sorry about your loss; my heart goes out to you. I hope I've helped (sorry this is so long). Good luck, Melissa!!! :-)

Mel

on 7/1/03 8:04 PM, Michele at anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:

> Melissa.... I had a miscarriage and 4 months later an ectopic
> pregnancy. Needless to say, I was really depressed and questionning my
> fertility. The 4 months between those two pregnancies, I decided to
> start tracking my temps to see when I was ovulating. This really put me
> in touch with my body and I was able to tell when I had the best chance
> of getting pregnant. The way it works, is that you take your
> temperature with a special thermometer (look at any drugstore) every
> morning when you wake up. You do it before anything else... you don't
> even get up to go pee first! After a few cycles you'll be able to see
> that your temp rises a bit for a few days right before you ovulate and
> then dips back down until your period. So it's more like a prediction
> tool, but it helps alot! I knew my body so well that I got pregnant the
> month after losing my second baby and had a beautiful boy. I also got
> pregnant with my second son quite easily. Don't give up. I also had my
> share of problems but now I have two wonderful boys. Good luck!
>
> At Mon, 30 Jun 2003, melissa wrote:
>>
>> hi! my name Melissa and i'm 22 years old. i was
>> pregnant last september and lost it early december.
>> ever since then i been trying to get pregnant again
>> and i'm still not pregnant. last time i got pregnant
>> by having intercourse week before and after my periods
>> and i kept doing that the second time but it didn't
>> work. so one told me that ii was lucky to get pregnant
>> doing it that way because you should have intercourse
>> two weeks after your period so i started doing it then
>> and i still can't get pregnant. when i lost the last
>> baby everyone told me it would be easy for me to fall
>> pregnant again but thats not true for me. i would like
>> some info on what can i do to help me get pregnant.
>> i would be greatful if you can help.
>> from Melissa
>>
>> http://sbc.yahoo.com
>

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