I'm still nursing LO and did have an IUD in for about 6 months (it's been out for a few months now) but still haven't had my period. Anyone else in this boat? Just wondering since we are talking about TTC but it's difficult to chart without my period. I swear I had PMS today though, maybe it's about to make it's debut after a 2 year hiatus - I'm more than a little nervous it might be a doozy
Re: Still no period?
My period returned in January. It was no big deal. Then it skipped February. In March I had the worst crazy insane awful no good very bad PMS of all eternity. And the period lasted for a full week. LAME. We'll see about April, which *should* be around Wednesday, but I don't feel PMSy in the least.
Not that that's exactly what you asked, but I guess I felt compelled to whine for a minute.
I have been temping and using FF, since we want to start TTC in June (after my half marathon), and I want to try shettles for a girl (I know, I know, but a girl can hope, can't she?). This month, around CD 15, my temp jumped for 3 days...and then it went back down. I didn't temp while I was on vacay, but today it was back up. I guess the moral of the story is that since having the baby and bfing, my cycle is wacko.
BFP#1 "Watermelon" born 3/2011
BFP#2 "Pumpkin" 7/14/12 ~ EDD 3/23/13 ~ Natural M/C 8/3/12 @ 7 weeks
BFP#3 "Pineapple" born 4/2013
BFP#4 "Grapefruit" EDD 3/29/16
I had to look up the Shettles Method because I'd never heard of it. Supposedly, marijuana use by the male partner makes the Y sperm go too quickly and tire out before reaching the egg, so there's that method, too. If it's legal where you live
Mac and cheese lover!
There you go! Cycling, pot use, old age... It'll be impossible to have a boy next time!
Mac and cheese lover!
Mama's Gonna Buy You A Mockingbird
We did the Shettles method, it's how we got DD. I was charting. Here's what we did:
1. DH's family pretty much only makes boys. All his siblings only have boys, and he only has 1 sister out of the 6 of them. I figured (based on having read Shettles' book) that DH's family has really high sperm counts- so we set about lowering DH's. (Hot baths, lots of taking care of himself, lots of sex)
2. I used OPKs and we *stopped* having sex when I got a positive one.
3. I ate lots of pineapple. I'm not sure whether or not it helped with implantation, but I thought it did.
I did also do my own research on Fertility friend. I have a blog post about it here.
Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't, but it's not going to hurt anything to try.
Mama's Gonna Buy You A Mockingbird