Due late March, 2009. Still surprised.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

23 weeks

I do not walk so much as lumber. I remember from before there was a period of feeling HUGE and then finally adjusting to the challenges. I have to call the doula!!!! I am also waking up at 2, 5 and 7 to pee. Is this too much information? I'm writing this down in case I get pregnant again (at age 50!! wouldn't that be a kick) and want to remember these small details. My left knee definitely is weaker, probably due to the hormones. It's not painful but I can feel I'm a little slower going up stairs. We have a lot of stairs here.

5 comments:

2012New said...

Just checked your blog and noticed there hasn't been an update in awhile.. Hope all is well with your pregnancy. Your blog has been keeping me inspired...I need all the help I can get...:-)

Maya said...

Happy New Year 2009!

Just wondering how many excellent timmings everyone has had?

Do you ladies count the months where maybe your ovulation was effected by let's say Vitex delaying it or something else your body needed to adjust to, and do you count the months the man wasn't able to 'complete the mission' due to tiredness or whatever..thanks!

2012New said...

Maya - I had no idea that Vitex could delay ovulation. I believe this is what is happening to me now. Has this happened to you?

As far as excellent timings, this past year has started with a failed IVF and a few clomid cycles that left me with cysts. So many lost "timmings" this past year.

Maya said...

Hi 'new one', may the new days ahead bring us our babies!

O, yes 'new one' Vitex has been known to delay ovulation. I'll tell you a bit of my story.

I was using Fertility Blend, I took one pill every other day since I was a bit nervous about it. It dried up my fertile mucus, barely had any what I was use to having. That was the first month. It didn't delay it that month. I'm sure it would have delayed it sooner if I wasn't taking the Maca with it the following months. Maca is very estrogenic. Anyways, I waited that particuliar month to LH surge and waited, didn't like my fertile mucus and just kept waiting for that surge. I stopped the Vitex/Fertility Blend (Fertility Blend has Vitex in it) and some days later I surged, but I highly doubt it was a good cycle for sperm to meet that particuliar follie/egg.

If Vitex is delaying your ovulation just take it in the Luteal phase. It's great for extending your LP. In the follie stage I like the radiant wonder products at www.radiantwonder.com. I have to double check that website.

I also take pregnancy prep in my LP, I ran out now so just am taking the Vitex by Vitanica and radiant wonder products.

Maya said...

...i'm sorry about the cysts from Clomid. It's been known to do that. Just focus on the new days ahead for TTC!