Newbie playdate

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This place needs a thread for idiots like me to ask questions no? 

[mlgnumbers]

Oh man! This really is our new home now...

Go ahead, ladies! Ask away, and we'll do our best to help out!

[Daikoku]

Ask away!

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Okay, lets start this off. Will I get a positive on a mud test?

Jk. buuuuut my stupid questions is regarding diet and fertility. Does diet have an impact? Im not talking about weight or BMI. My diet has become much poorer lately. I used to be a green smoothie mostly plant based no pop kinda gal. Now Im a lack of sleep running on coffee psycho-mom type of gal. Lots of pop. Lots of baked goods, and some processed foods. I would say Im still get ample vitamins and fluids but I could so use an increase in exercises. My BMI is 20 so Im physically still physically fit. Does diet impact fertility at all? Or does it have to be like over the top unhealthy habits including diet, obesity, and frequent drugs/alcohol/tabaco.

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[samanthasays]

Jan 19, 2015 17:32:40 GMT -5 @jennatles said:

Okay, lets start this off. Will I get a positive on a mud test?

Jk. buuuuut my stupid questions is regarding diet and fertility. Does diet have an impact? Im not talking about weight or BMI. My diet has become much poorer lately. I used to be a green smoothie mostly plant based no pop kinda gal. Now Im a lack of sleep running on coffee psycho-mom type of gal. Lots of pop. Lots of baked goods, and some processed foods. I would say Im still get ample vitamins and fluids but I could so use an increase in exercises. My BMI is 20 so Im physically still physically fit. Does diet impact fertility at all? Or does it have to be like over the top unhealthy habits including diet, obesity, and frequent drugs/alcohol/tabaco.

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I think this is a questions where you will get different responses from different people. My RE doesn't think diet plays a significant role in fertility. But my acupuncturist thinks that certain foods should not be consumed while TTGP (Dairy, processed foods) and some should be eaten daily (eggs, leafy greens). So if you are a 100% science type of gal I would say enjoy your MickeyD's. But if you think there is credibility in eastern medicine and homeopathic or ayervedic practices then you might want to try cleaning up your diet a bit. 

TL;DR: Some people eat like shit and get knocked up. Some people suffer from IF for years and get their BFP when they drastically change their diet. Anecdote or science? IDK, maybe a little of both. 

[kaliRN]

I'm waffling on whether or not to BBT. I know most of you have a general rule to just do it but here's my case and I would love feedback. I'm a nurse who currently works a rotating schedule- 3 weeks days 1 week nights (until March when I may switch units). I get up at 5 on workdays and 10 on days off and I don't really know if I can make myself wake up at 5 every morning even if I can go back to sleep after. I also get up very frequent to pee at night because of interstitial cystitis. I also sleep under a heated blanket at night.
My worry is that if I don't bbt I'm not getting the most out of trying. However I'm so type A and I'm worried that if I do start then I'll obsess over the temps and be a crazy person. Anyone else ever been in a similar boat? I have a lot of variables so I am just torn.

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samanthasays when I got the notification you had quoted my question is thought you were doing a QFP and then poke fun at my question. Haha.
Thanks for the great answer!

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kaliRN this is why I stopped temping. I would work from midnight-8 get home at 9am go to bed at ten when my toddler did sleep for two hours temp get up for 3 hours go back to bed for an hour. I wasn't getting enough sleep (consistent good sleep) that my circadian rhythms were making me feel chilly and making BSC temps. Although I think if you're getting a good stretch of sleep at least 3 or 4 hours and wake up rested you should be able to temp just fine: there's a video about it on FF

[samanthasays]

Jan 19, 2015 17:49:27 GMT -5 @jennatles said:

samanthasays when I got the notification you had quoted my question is thought you were doing a QFP and then poke fun at my question. Haha.
Thanks for the great answer!

Ha ha ha! No, I am not mean If you are interested in trying "fertility diets" Pinterest has a ton of links to blogs. 

Also I should have added there is more science supporting a link between diet and fertility in people with PCOS. 

[wowcheezits]

I have a silly question, and this is probably more opinion-related instead of factual.

1) I took 800mg of ibuprofen at 1dpo because I was in a lot of pain and I didn't have anything else at the moment. I forgot about ibuprofen not being good for implantation. Would you think one dose at that amount could screw my potential of getting pregnant?

BTW, you can laugh at me for asking this, I don't mind. I think it's the crazies in me over thinking it, but at the time I was freaking out when it happened. I still feel the need to ask, just in case there might be other women out there who might have done something similar at one point.

[yummybunny]

Jan 19, 2015 17:48:42 GMT -5 kaliRN said:

I'm waffling on whether or not to BBT. I know most of you have a general rule to just do it but here's my case and I would love feedback. I'm a nurse who currently works a rotating schedule- 3 weeks days 1 week nights (until March when I may switch units). I get up at 5 on workdays and 10 on days off and I don't really know if I can make myself wake up at 5 every morning even if I can go back to sleep after. I also get up very frequent to pee at night because of interstitial cystitis. I also sleep under a heated blanket at night.
My worry is that if I don't bbt I'm not getting the most out of trying. However I'm so type A and I'm worried that if I do start then I'll obsess over the temps and be a crazy person. Anyone else ever been in a similar boat? I have a lot of variables so I am just torn.

I say give it a shot. If you download Fertility Friend (if you haven't already) there is a section there with a ton of FAQ related to temping, including handling shift work. There is a good chance that you will still be able to see a shift. You can always stop if it is adding too much stress! BBTs are inexpensive and this way you will know you at least tried!

[yummybunny]

Jan 19, 2015 18:05:37 GMT -5 wowcheezits said:

I have a silly question, and this is probably more opinion-related instead of factual.

1) I took 800mg of ibuprofen at 1dpo because I was in a lot of pain and I didn't have anything else at the moment. I forgot about ibuprofen not being good for implantation. Would you think one dose at that amount could screw my potential of getting pregnant?

BTW, you can laugh at me for asking this, I don't mind. I think it's the crazies in me over thinking it, but at the time I was freaking out when it happened. I still feel the need to ask, just in case there might be other women out there who might have done something similar at one point.

I won't laugh. I've been there. I have no science to support anything and I would also get the crazies. However the rational side of me wants to say that at 1dpo you are probably in the clear. Someone who is smarter than me might be able to put you at more ease.

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wowcheezits I didn't know this so thanks for posting.

[kariann12]

Jan 19, 2015 18:05:37 GMT -5 wowcheezits said:

I have a silly question, and this is probably more opinion-related instead of factual.

1) I took 800mg of ibuprofen at 1dpo because I was in a lot of pain and I didn't have anything else at the moment. I forgot about ibuprofen not being good for implantation. Would you think one dose at that amount could screw my potential of getting pregnant?

BTW, you can laugh at me for asking this, I don't mind. I think it's the crazies in me over thinking it, but at the time I was freaking out when it happened. I still feel the need to ask, just in case there might be other women out there who might have done something similar at one point.

Implantation doesn't even happen til 7-10dpo. I wouldn't worry about it.

[kaliRN]

Jan 19, 2015 18:11:16 GMT -5 yummybunny said:

Jan 19, 2015 17:48:42 GMT -5 kaliRN said:

I'm waffling on whether or not to BBT. I know most of you have a general rule to just do it but here's my case and I would love feedback. I'm a nurse who currently works a rotating schedule- 3 weeks days 1 week nights (until March when I may switch units). I get up at 5 on workdays and 10 on days off and I don't really know if I can make myself wake up at 5 every morning even if I can go back to sleep after. I also get up very frequent to pee at night because of interstitial cystitis. I also sleep under a heated blanket at night.
My worry is that if I don't bbt I'm not getting the most out of trying. However I'm so type A and I'm worried that if I do start then I'll obsess over the temps and be a crazy person. Anyone else ever been in a similar boat? I have a lot of variables so I am just torn.

I say give it a shot. If you download Fertility Friend (if you haven't already) there is a section there with a ton of FAQ related to temping, including handling shift work. There is a good chance that you will still be able to see a shift. You can always stop if it is adding too much stress! BBTs are inexpensive and this way you will know you at least tried!


You have a point. And I've been using FF for years already and have a BBT. I guess I have nothing to lose...except possible sleep. 
How do you ladies remember to temp right when you wake up? I wake up in the bathroom half the time so it could get interesting. 

[quiltygal23]

Yes! I've been waiting for one of these. I see in the WTO posts a lot of ppl says they are drinking H2O and green tea to get pregnant.

I think the green tea is for more EWCM, is that right? When/how should you drink it? Is the water the same deal?

Thanks guys!!!!!

[yummybunny]

Jan 19, 2015 18:19:43 GMT -5 quiltygal23 said:

Yes! I've been waiting for one of these. I see in the WTO posts a lot of ppl says they are drinking H2O and green tea to get pregnant.

I think the green tea is for more EWCM, is that right? When/how should you drink it? Is the water the same deal?

Thanks guys!!!!!

As far as I know, keeping extra hydrated helps to produce more CM, and water will work as well as green tea. I don't know anything about green tea having specific extra benefits related to CM.

[yummybunny]

kaliRN I set my alarm for the same time each day, wake up and temp immediately. Then I go to the bathroom and later I check the thermometer (it remembers the last temp) and put it in FF.

[LadyNymeria]

Jan 19, 2015 18:19:45 GMT -5 kaliRN said:

Jan 19, 2015 18:11:16 GMT -5 yummybunny said:

I say give it a shot. If you download Fertility Friend (if you haven't already) there is a section there with a ton of FAQ related to temping, including handling shift work. There is a good chance that you will still be able to see a shift. You can always stop if it is adding too much stress! BBTs are inexpensive and this way you will know you at least tried!

---added quote fail--

You have a point. And I've been using FF for years already and have a BBT. I guess I have nothing to lose...except possible sleep. 
How do you ladies remember to temp right when you wake up? I wake up in the bathroom half the time so it could get interesting. 

I remember to temp by laying my BBT on top of my cell phone, which is my alarm clock. I can't turn off my alarm without moving my phone. Not sure if that will work for you, but that's what works for me.

As for whether or not you should try temping, I would recommend at least giving it a shot. Start off taking your temp when you wake up (no matter what time it is), as long as you had 3 solid hours of sleep. For some people, hours of sleep is more important than what time and for others its reversed. You won't know where you fall unless you give it a shot.

We're not TTC yet and I still enjoy the results of temping. I just find it comforting knowing where I am in my cycle and when to expect my period so there are no surprises.

[joy]

Jan 19, 2015 18:32:09 GMT -5 @iliketurtles said:

Okay, I have a question! Does my chart look like really weird to anyone else or is just because it's my own chart? It's just like crazy downward sloping and I'm not really sure what it's doing or what it means. If it spikes back up does that mean I ovulated early since it's dipping so low?

Give it more time and more points.  It'll look less weird.

Mine often looks like that in the beginning.  My temp doesn't drop until CD3, CD4 and it can go stepwise as it goes down.

[LadyNymeria]

Jan 19, 2015 18:32:09 GMT -5 @iliketurtles said:

Okay, I have a question! Does my chart look like really weird to anyone else or is just because it's my own chart? It's just like crazy downward sloping and I'm not really sure what it's doing or what it means. If it spikes back up does that mean I ovulated early since it's dipping so low?

I typically see a decrease in my BBT for about the first week of my cycle. Not as drastic as yours, but a visible decrease. 

Plus, your first 3 temps are open circles. If they were taken at odd times, maybe those temps were inflated and you just had a random low temp this morning. If those statements were to be true, then your decrease might not look as drastic.

Keep temping and see what happens. I had a huge spike one morning (~0.7*) and FF still knew it wasn't ovulation because of where my temps went the few days after that. I believe the general standard is 3 temps higher than your previous 6, so even if your temp goes back up tomorrow, I don't think FF would consider it ovulation at this point. One low temp doesn't indicate you will ovulate early.

[kariann12]

Jan 19, 2015 18:32:09 GMT -5 @iliketurtles said:

Okay, I have a question! Does my chart look like really weird to anyone else or is just because it's my own chart? It's just like crazy downward sloping and I'm not really sure what it's doing or what it means. If it spikes back up does that mean I ovulated early since it's dipping so low?

Pre-O temps don't really mean anything. Look at my chart, they're all over the place. Some women have a slight dip before O (I do most of the time, but sometimes its almost unnoticeable), some don't. Don't focus too much on pre-O temps. And you won't know you O'd until you've had sustained higher temps for 3 days. Try to look at the overall chart vs. your temp everyday. I know its hard when you're starting out, I've been there.

[ghostmonkey]

Jan 19, 2015 17:32:40 GMT -5 @jennatles said:

Okay, lets start this off. Will I get a positive on a mud test?

Jk. buuuuut my stupid questions is regarding diet and fertility. Does diet have an impact? Im not talking about weight or BMI. My diet has become much poorer lately. I used to be a green smoothie mostly plant based no pop kinda gal. Now Im a lack of sleep running on coffee psycho-mom type of gal. Lots of pop. Lots of baked goods, and some processed foods. I would say Im still get ample vitamins and fluids but I could so use an increase in exercises. My BMI is 20 so Im physically still physically fit. Does diet impact fertility at all? Or does it have to be like over the top unhealthy habits including diet, obesity, and frequent drugs/alcohol/tabaco.

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The pop would concern me more than anything else. High sugar content can cause a variety of issues. And if it's diet, that can be worse with the artificial sweeteners. 

[kaliRN]

Jan 19, 2015 18:45:14 GMT -5 ghostmonkey said:

Jan 19, 2015 17:32:40 GMT -5 @jennatles said:

Okay, lets start this off. Will I get a positive on a mud test?

Jk. buuuuut my stupid questions is regarding diet and fertility. Does diet have an impact? Im not talking about weight or BMI. My diet has become much poorer lately. I used to be a green smoothie mostly plant based no pop kinda gal. Now Im a lack of sleep running on coffee psycho-mom type of gal. Lots of pop. Lots of baked goods, and some processed foods. I would say Im still get ample vitamins and fluids but I could so use an increase in exercises. My BMI is 20 so Im physically still physically fit. Does diet impact fertility at all? Or does it have to be like over the top unhealthy habits including diet, obesity, and frequent drugs/alcohol/tabaco.

eta: spelling

The pop would concern me more than anything else. High sugar content can cause a variety of issues. And if it's diet, that can be worse with the artificial sweeteners. 

FFMC: I drink way too much diet pop and I cry a little when I think of giving it up. But I keep trying. i know how bad it is tho. Stupid addiction. 

[inwinethereistruth]

My boobs have been hurting a lot, a lot more than normal. I had ovulation pains 12 days ago, no period yet. I have been exhausted the past 3 or 4 days, and my legs have truly been feeling weak.

Do I sound preggo to you guys?












I keed.

[bunnyfungo]

Jan 19, 2015 18:19:45 GMT -5 kaliRN said:

Jan 19, 2015 18:11:16 GMT -5 yummybunny said:

I say give it a shot. If you download Fertility Friend (if you haven't already) there is a section there with a ton of FAQ related to temping, including handling shift work. There is a good chance that you will still be able to see a shift. You can always stop if it is adding too much stress! BBTs are inexpensive and this way you will know you at least tried!


You have a point. And I've been using FF for years already and have a BBT. I guess I have nothing to lose...except possible sleep. 
How do you ladies remember to temp right when you wake up? I wake up in the bathroom half the time so it could get interesting. 

Rubber band your BBT to your phone. Assuming that's what you're using as your alarm.

[barnabee]

Jan 19, 2015 18:05:37 GMT -5 wowcheezits said:

I have a silly question, and this is probably more opinion-related instead of factual.

1) I took 800mg of ibuprofen at 1dpo because I was in a lot of pain and I didn't have anything else at the moment. I forgot about ibuprofen not being good for implantation. Would you think one dose at that amount could screw my potential of getting pregnant?

BTW, you can laugh at me for asking this, I don't mind. I think it's the crazies in me over thinking it, but at the time I was freaking out when it happened. I still feel the need to ask, just in case there might be other women out there who might have done something similar at one point.

I have no factual thing to comment here but when I got pregnant with my LO I got sick 1DPO and took ibuprofen multiple times over a 24 hr period. We had taken a break from trying so it wasn't on my mind not to take it. So hopefully that makes you feel more at ease about it.

[thechickencoop]

You guys call it 'pop' ::snicker::

[SheilaTheTank]

Other than BBT should you relay on cervical mucus or cervical position as a secondary indicator of fertility?

[pismoduo]

Jan 19, 2015 17:48:42 GMT -5 kaliRN said:

I'm waffling on whether or not to BBT. I know most of you have a general rule to just do it but here's my case and I would love feedback. I'm a nurse who currently works a rotating schedule- 3 weeks days 1 week nights (until March when I may switch units). I get up at 5 on workdays and 10 on days off and I don't really know if I can make myself wake up at 5 every morning even if I can go back to sleep after. I also get up very frequent to pee at night because of interstitial cystitis. I also sleep under a heated blanket at night.
My worry is that if I don't bbt I'm not getting the most out of trying. However I'm so type A and I'm worried that if I do start then I'll obsess over the temps and be a crazy person. Anyone else ever been in a similar boat? I have a lot of variables so I am just torn.

I know there a many of us here that are successful at temping with the "as long as you get 3 hours of sleep" rule. And I can so sympathize with the getting up to pee frequently.

I would say give it a shot. If you're not getting any valuable data out of it and it's stressing you out, you can always stop temping.