CD1 Coming On!!!

5:00 am in the morning I felt back pain and mild cramping! And I knew.....CD1 is coming. I am so bummed. Another month....I am actually surprised. Even though I was told not to TTC...I did anyhow. Really did....like almost ever fertile day. So...what does that mean??

And Dr. T has not called me back yet...and I hate to be a pest so I guess I will just wait some more..

So, I told myself if I was not pregnant I was going to start the Master Cleanse...(thanks to dear Sew for introducing me to the detox that I have now become obsessed with...). I am starting on Monday. I have recruited my daughter to join me! Not sure if a 17 year old needs a detox...but she knew more about it than me. So, I have the lemons and the cayenne pepper. I need to get pure unrefined maple syrup and Celtic sea salt and the laxative tea. I have decided to alternate with the salt and tea. I have read a few "Master Cleanse Diaries"....and the salt part is still freaking me. So, I thoiught every other day might be better.

Here is what I am trying to get out of it:

1- More energy
2- Balanced hormones
3- Joint pain to go away
4- And a loss of 5 pounds would be nice!!

Here is the schedule I came up with:

Day 1: Raw Fruits and Veggies (Ease In)
Day 2: Fruit and Veggie Juice (Ease In)
Day 3: Orange Juice (Ease In)
Day 4: Lemonade and Laxative Tea (Cleanse)
Day 5: Lemonade and Sea Salt Drink (Cleanse)
Day 6: Lemonade and Laxative Tea (Cleanse)
Day 7: Lemonade and Sea Salt Drink (Cleanse)
Day 8: Lemonade and Laxative Tea(Cleanse)
Day 9: Lemonade and Sea Salt Drink (Cleanse)
Day 10: Lemonade and Laxative Tea(Cleanse)
Day 11: Lemonade and Sea Salt Drink (Cleanse)
Day 12: Lemonade and Laxative Tea(Cleanse)
Day 13: Lemonade and Sea Salt Drink (Cleanse)
Day 14: Orange Juice(Ease Out)-3 1liter OJ w/ 2 Tablespoons MS
Day 15: Fruit and Veggie Juice (Ease Out) or Broth
Day 16: Raw Fruits and Veggies (Ease Out)

I will let you know how it goes!!!

The 1950s..My Favorite Fashion Era

This is the type of dress that I would love to wear everyday! The June Cleaver eyelet vintage dress. Everything about it I just adore. The longer sleeves, the full skirt...the collar! And to think that woman had closets full of these day dresses. I wonder if they thought at the time that there could possible be a more comfortable way to dress....like my day to day outfit...sweats, a t-shirt, and Phillies baseball hat. What would these women think of my get-up???

Anyhow, this dress was on sale at Etsy. But, someone already snatched it up. It was posted on one of my favorite blogs: Design Sponge....and some lucky lady will be sporting this dress. The waist is 25 inches!!

Waiting for Dr. T to call me back and give me my P+7 numbers....the nurse would not give me these "highly confidential" numbers...I suppose! Now I am curious........but it is 5:00 and I am sure Dr. T has left the office.

Forgot Again...

Forgot again to call Dr. T for my P+7 results. Since she didn't call me..I am guessing they are okay.
At this moment I am wrapping a string around my finger so I don't forget tomorrow!

I ran out of my "cheap" prenatal vitamins...so I had to dig into my husband's medicine drawer (he keeps all of my (fertility) drugs! ..ha!) and take one of the expensive ones I was taking when I was pregnant. They taste so much better than the cheap ones. So, I think I am going to keep taking them until CD1..and then I'll go out and buy the cheap ones again.

Miscarriage Mug! And Tampons...Bad!

Happy Saturday! I have finished my cleaning chores...so I thought I'd write. First, above is a picture of my Miscarriage Mug...My dear friend was shopping at Anthropologie when I told her about my miscarriage..so she bought me a gift! Isn't that sweet! And it is all mine, because no one in the house has a name that begins with "J"...and you thought my name was Hannah...ha!

Anyhow, here is the scoop on the tampons...

1- If you use Napro, you really are told not to use tampons. You can not get a accurate reading of CM at the end of your period if a tampon is sucking it up.

2- After my miscarriage, the thought of sticking anything into my body seemed so repulsive...that I swore I was not using them anymore. My first period without them was crazy because for the first time in 25 years I actually noticed how much I bled. I was at a funeral and I had to stand in the back of the Church because I was afraid of leaking.

3- I really think they effect fertility...I found this article below that gives a better reason as to why tampons are not good for you.

Tampons contain two things that are potentially harmful: Rayon (for absorbency),and dioxin (a chemical used in bleaching the products). The tampon industry is convinced that we, as women, need bleached white products in order to view the product as pure and clean. The problem here is that the dioxin produced in this bleaching process can lead to very harmful problems for a woman. Dioxin is potentially carcinogenic (cancer-associated) and is toxic to the immune and reproductive systems. It has also been linked to endometriosis and lower sperm counts for men. For both sexes, it breaks down the immune system. The real danger comes from repeated contact (Karen Couppert "Pulling the Plug on the Tampon Industry"). I'd say using about 4-5 tampons a day, five days a month, for 38 menstruating years is "repeated contact", wouldn't you? Rayon contributes to the danger of tampons and dioxin because it is a highly absorbent substance. Therefore, when fibers from the tampons are left behind in the vagina (as usually occurs), it creates a breeding ground for the dioxin. It also stays in a lot longer than it would with just cotton tampons. This is also the reason why TSS (toxic shock syndrome) occurs.

So there you have it! Tampons....bad!

P+7 Results

Well...I don't have them. All day long I was trying to remember to call Dr. T and get my P+7 progesterone results from the blood I gave yesterday...and I forgot! Unfortunately, it is Friday and I will not be able to call until Monday. Bummero!!

Today, I am CD22...When you are trying to conceive your month is formulated into 3 segments:

1- Period (Ugh)
2- Fertile Time
3- Waiting....

So...I am waiting. the waiting period is also the time that I try not to drink. Just in case I am pregnant I don't want to be sorry later. It is not like I am a booze hound...I just like my glass of wine with dinner or while I am cooking pasta. It just dosen't seem right to be cooking Italian without my wine glass. My favorite was Monkey Bay this Summer..a white!

So I am about 8 days away to a Pregnancy Test or Always Mini Pads....Have I told you that I am not using tampons anymore???

My next post will tell you why I am now anti-tampon!!!!

It is Fall!

You know it's Fall when the Ivins' appear on the shelves at the grocery store. So, I bought some!! I love to dip them in milk...ummm ummm good!

I was cooking dinner tonight with olive oil and it always amazes me that this stuff is made from olives. I love olive oil...but, I can't stand olives (unless in a martini)...the smell...the taste...ugh! Anyway, I could super smell the olives tonight...and I thought, "Maybe I'm pregnant!!"....Ha! Funny how you look for any little sign that you might be pregnant. I am only P+5...so that idea is totally ridiculous. But, it is nice to imagine!

Now I Am Making Stuff Up!!!

So...I decided to wipe the 10K from my head...and my chart! It never happened! Ha! And I took the oral progesterone this morning. So I made today P+4 and I will give blood on Thursday. I will be taking the oral progesterone until P+12. So, I believe I am out of fertile phase and I will now have to wait and see if anything great has happened!! Even though I was told to wait...

So...my temp tattoo that was suppose to last for 3 weeks has already disappeared! Which is probably a good thing! It started a fight with my hubby on the way home from the party anyhow. I was going off on how I believe women should not have tattoos (sorry for anyone who does...). I don't think Mother Mary would get a tattoo and plus what out there is so sacred and wonderful that you would have it permanently plastered on your body. My hubby has a tattoo (which I am not fond of....)...so he was probably taking it personally....but I was talking about girls!!