@nikkygal congrats and don't b scared. All you have to do is to be positive and remember that he that started the good work is faithful and just to complete it.

Such news remind us that is indeed a faithful God and he's still listening.

@bukieluv, am in d same kind of shoes as u are. I had a miscarriage end of April and was asked to wait 2 months b4 TTC again. It felt like 4evr but I've done month now and waiting for d 2nd month to be over. Mine is end of June.It sounds so long and far but take ur mind of it and b4 u knw it, it will b over.
Don't worry dear, ur harvest time is much closer than u think.* Hugs*

My dear sisters, sry i've been MIA. I'l be off and on until after my brother's wedding in June. thrs jst too much to do.
Am trying to stick to the diet but its really hard oo but i'l keep trying. I draw strength from jst remembering the end result.
Hope you all are doing good...lots of love.

@Udoka2, I totally ubdrstand how u feel but watevr happens God is God and he NEVER FAILS.

@All, Lemme share a testimony with u guys.
I have a cousin who has been married for more than 10 years now, and she's had a few miscarriages, am not sure how many. In 2008 she had a premature baby @ 6mnths and the baby boy lived in the hospital for one year and died. In this one year her baby lived she too practically lived in the hospital. There was nothing american doctors did not do to save this baby, he had several surgeries and excatly one year after he was born he died and since then she has not been able to get pregnant. My mum just got news dat she just delivered a full term healthy baby girl with absolutely no complications.

This is the greatest news i've heard this year, cos i watched her live one year of her life in the hospital and then it seemed like she had nothing to show for it, cos the baby eventually died but now her story has totally changed...she's a proud MOTHER.

Noone's story has to be dis painful but my point is dat GOD never fails. My cousin was at d point of giving up, thrs no Dr she did not go to consult wit, in Nigeria, ghana and america...she even had fibroid surgery one time. I honestly have not shed a tear abt pregnancy in a very longtime cos i count my blessings evryday. Even when i cried for miscarrying, it didnt last more than a few days. My dear sisters theres no need to give d devil any pleasure. Remember the million of ladies who cannot even find husband to marry them, remembr the millions of pple who are terminally sick in d hospital with cancer, kidney failure and all kinds of illness. We have to remember that dis is only a phase in our lives that wnt last very long. All we want is for God to fulfil his promise in our lives...why wnt he do it remembr he made the promise himself even without us asking.
I have so much faith in God and thats all you need. The bible says that FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS, so take a minute and think about that for a second. If your faith can move a mountain, dnt you think that you faith can make you concieve??
My sisters, all we need to win this race is faith, faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17).

The devil puts fear in our hearts cos fear makes our fith weak, we are human and we must give in to fear smetimes but lets all make an effort to shake off that fear.
The bible also says that God gives us the desires of our hearts (psalm 37:4) so be rest assured that that which u desire must be fulfilled in your life.

It is well my dear sisters, this is a race the devil cannot win, am not even sure why he is trying.

Back to Udoka2, u made me put on my "preaching hat" this nite...lol. Take it easy hun, ur blessing is right around the corner.

CONGRTULATIONS champs, am truly happy for you. This brngs so much hope to a lot of ladies on this forum, cos it reminds us all that end of this journey is closer than we think. God is still listening and he stil answers prayers cos DELAY IS NOT DENIAL.

Congrats again dear, u'll have a very safe and sound pregnancy.

Hey Ladies, i am so so sorry that i've been completely MIA. Its been a very crazy past week and half. My brother's wedding is coming up and preparations have been hectic cos him and his wife live out of state so my mum has to plan everything.

My diet has been very poor, i've just been eating anyhow which made me realize how important this forum is cos i had no one to answer to. But now am back, i cant even log wat i ate 2day on here cos Seanbell will finish me with her cane.
So my dieting will start 2mrw. My aunt that i hvnt seen in a few months came 2rm nigeria 2day and asked me how come am losing wieght. So i guess the 2 weeks diet did help cos i still hvnt weighed myself since we started this wieght loss journey.

Thankfully i've been getting good news from my Dr regarding all the testing done on me, all my results have been normal. They even screened me for cervical cancer and that came bck negative. So am just one of the statistics, nuttin is causing my miscarriage other than Low Progesterone. I only have HSG left at the end of this month n hopefully dat is normal too and then i'll be on my way back to my DH in nigeria...i cant wait cos i've been here since March.

I'll try and read all i missed but it will probably take me sometime. Anyway i trust that all of you are doing very well. I truly missed this forum.
Rcokqueen, Udoka2, Seanbell, Mistia, believer84, Shiloh, Mrs.Kem09, nefertitiram....i thot about u guys evry single day and prayed that y'all wuld hve gotten ur BFP's b4 i cme bck or even if you hvnt its so much closer than you think.

Hope we are still believing and trusting in God...one love.

Ladies, pls can someone tel me how long the fasting is for.

Shiloh, I forgot to mention that you can search google to see if you can come up what might be causing the heavy bleeding

My log,

Breakfast- fasting
Midday-2 slices wheat bread and chicken sausage with veggies n carrots
Lunch-skipped
Evening - ice cream (I culdnt resist jare)
Dinner- 1 slice boiled yam and egg sauce with veggies


Ladies, I culdnt do that jumping jack oo, today is my off day arm exercise. I've been doin intensive cardio and toning exercise everyday for the past 7days and I was told it's not healthy. So I decided to skip a day.

@Shiloh, please don't be sad or mad at me if I say this. But this sounds to me like a very early miscarriage. I might be totally wrong but from your symptoms thats what i think. I've had a few friends miscarry without even knowing they were pregnant. They had very heavy bleeding with cramping and passed out blood clots with their next period. I would suggest going to see a Dr whether the headache stops or not, cos it might be something else but watevr it is, it doesn't sound normal.
So sorry for the pain dear, hope you feel better.

@Mrs.kem09, am glad you bought the book. I read that book al the time and I hold on to the promises there. The day I bought it I culdnt drop it until I finished reading the entire book. Jst confess the promises over ur life very single day.

My Log,

Breakfast - fasting
Midday- cereal and milk
Lunch- banana n hand ful peanuts
Evening - no snack
Dinner - beans n plantain porridge with grilled chicken.

@Mooretes, I've done the Rh test and I don't have that. My Dr strongly believes it's Low Progesterone that caused the miscarriage. I did a whole bunch of blood tests and the results I've gotten have all come bck normal. But at dis point I really culd care less abt those results, all I know is that I will NOT cast another fruit b4 time.

@Slimphemmie, I decided in July cos I was asked to gve my body 2 mnths to heal properly b4 getting pregnant again.

@mrs.kem09, dnt be discourage my dear cos DELAY IS NOT DENIAL. It is well wit all of us, we are all in this journey 2gether. Don't be negative, thrs power in the tongue. I alway confess positive on my life, I never give the devil I satisfaction of even thinking dat all is not well. That's the way I made it thru my 2nd M/c, I decided I wasn't going to cry abt it anymore cos the devil will derive joy 4rm my sorrow and I wasn't going to gve him dat. Our prayers have already been answerd, we are just waiting for the manifestation in the physical. There's no way God wnt hear all or cries and pleas, hes a MERCIFUL God. All you have to do is be thankful and sing praises. It is well.

@rocksqueen u sed it very well, WE MUST NOT STOP PRAYING. There is power in the prayer of agreement.

@All, I am so convinced that this fasting wil open doors for all of us if we just believe. There are things that happen in my life and I know it was just God working behind the scenes on my behalf. Let's all stay in FAITH and watch God surprise us this season IJN...Amen

@ nefertitiram congrats on ur HSG, I have mine in abt 3weeks and am not looking 4ward to it but God dey.


@rocksqueen, am just applying wat I read 4rm the book supernatural childbirth.
But first of all we shuld all be thanking God for prayers answered. Right now my DH n I are apart but I believe that once I get back to Nigeria that am going to get pregnant. Faith is all we need, I've gotten pregnant twice by faith even wen the odds were against me. So now my focus isn't actually on conceiving anymore, I've shifted it to carrying my baby to term since that seems to be my challenge. I remember wen I was praying to conceive, I never prayed against miscarriage cos I jst assumed i wasnt one of those pple.

Children are a heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is his reward. God said to Adam and Eve 'be fruitful and multiply' and God also said that we would be a fruitful vine by the side of our house and our children like olive plants around our table. So our bodies have already been designed and fashioned to have children and in the bible barrenness was the exception and not the rule....meaning that its something against God's plan and purpose for us. I learnt 4rm dis book that very barren woman in the bible who was Godly and believed the word got pregnant. I was so happy the day I read that, cos it made me realize that this is not a fight that the devil can win, it's a convenant we have with God.

I got married last year Jan and I was not so much into getting pregnant until I was getting my yearly checkup done and my obgyn in america told me I had PCOS which means I do not ovulate and thatbgetting pregnant will be difficult. And this was in May, so he put me on meformin and I came bck to Nigeria. In September, I came to America again and I was to be put on clomid, my heart just didn't accept clomid at the time and then I went in for my appt to get the clomid, my obgyn did an U/S and sed I had a big cyst in one ovary and he culdnt gve me d clomid. I remember cryin as I was driving home. But as i was cryin i prayed and sed i wasnt goin to have surgery cos that cyst wil disappear on its own, and it did,I came bck to Nigeria after about 2weeks and I got pregnant. I miscarried that pregnancy in November. When I emailed my Dr dat I was pregnant, he was truly surprised. At my follow up appt after the miscarriage I was asked to wait 2mnths b4 tryin again. I was supposed to cme bck to America in Jan to start fertility treatment but in Jan I sed to my DH, am not going anywhr, I'l go to America but I go pregnant. I told my DH i would get pregnant in Feb and I did.
When I miscarried this 2nd pregnancy and was crying in my Drs office, this is wat he sed to me 'I don't think you shuld cry, am still amazed at how easily you get pregnant given your
history, conceiving is the hard part now all we have to do is figure out why you miscarry and then prevent it'.
I have gotten pregnant by faith and I have decided that my next pregnancy will be full term, it's a covenant with God that we shall not cast our fruit before time.
I feel like if I had known wat I knw now before dis last pregnancy, I wuldnt have lost it but its never too late I stil thank God because that was my last miscarriage. When I told my DH I was pregnant I hadn't even taken a test to confirm but I jst knew I was.
I have also decided to get pregnant in July and that pregnancy MUST be full term, no room for negotiations anymore, I refuse to accept another miscarriage.

So ladies all we need to win dis battle is FAITH and nuttin more. It's time to stop praying to conceive, start praying for the pregnancy and decide when you want the pregnancy and start thanking God for answering the prayer.
This fasting is me fighting against miscarriage and once this fasting is over i'l stop praying not to miscarry and i'l move on to praying for safe delivery of my baby. I should have done this after my 1st miscarriage but I jst didn't know better.

Another thing we have to work on is FEAR cos it very poisonous. We have to 4get all the Drs report and test results and just have faith. I was watching Joyce Meyer on TBN sme days ago and she sed that when FEAR knocks, we shuld send FAITH to answer the door.
We have to realize that building up FAITH is not easy but the more you study the bible and pray, the more FAITH you have.

LADIES, IT'S TIME TO POSSESS OUR POSSESSION!!!

Rocksqueen, hope this helps. If you need sme bible passages, Let me know.

My log
Breakfast-fasting
Middday- whole wheat cereal and soy milk
Lunch-roasted plantain n yam with oil, ukpaka n spinach
Evening- 1 banana and a hand full of peanuts
Dinner- beans n plantain porridge with veggies.

Typo, I meant to say *hey ladies*

Hey kadie, hope u all are doing gud.

My log
Breakfast- one slice of whole wheat n sausage with veggies n carrots
No snack
Lunch- beans and plantain porridge with veggies
No snack
Dinner- 1 wrap moi moi n chicken with veggies

Am looking forward to the fasting, it will open the door to what we are all looking for IJN...Amen.

Welcome motherofnations, don't beat yourself up we are all in this 2gether. This fat must cme off....lol.

@Seanbell, thanx for sparing me but I did very well 2day.

My Log.
Breakfast - one slice of whole wheat bread and pineapple n chicken sausage with veggies n carrots
Midday- didn't snack
Lunch - brown rice n stew with veggies n carrot
Evening - didn't snack
Dinner - 1 ginger lemon cookie, 1 banana n a hand full of peanuts.

Had a very gud cardio and toning exercise. I already feel my tummy getting flat.

@Zenoj, welcome dear. Your results will come back normal IJN...Amen.

@Slimphemmie, welcome too. Whr exactly are you located? That will help in recommending a hospital or Doctor.
You said you were diagnosed wit Low progesterone, what treatments did your Dr recommend? And are you checking to see if your levels are improving? Low Progesterone is enough to make you unable to concieve so you have to be on treatment for that.
Another important thng to know when TTC is your cycle, knowing if you ovulate and if you do when exactly you ovulate. Do you have regular period? That will help you to know what your ovulation schedule shuld look like.. But OPK's help too, I personally like the clear blue digital one.

Weight is important too, and I think 49kg is underweight for your height. So you might want to add some weight.
Another important thng to do is to start taking prenatal vitamins, that helps prepare your body.
Some Drs also say you shuld stop taking alcohol and caffiene.
This are the thngs off the top my head, the other ladies wil contribute too.

Most importantly, you need to find a very gud Obgyn that will guide you thru this process.
Jst have faith dear, it is well IJN...Amen. God will definitely see us all thru this journey.

@Rocksqueen, na serious koboko u go receive. I no too blame u jare, me sef I no do too well 2day, a friend invited us for dinner and she had all sorts but I tried too hold myself.

My log
Breakfast- 1 pancake (no syrup), with veggies n carrot
Midday- no snack
Afternoon- 1 wrap moi moi, 1 drumstick with veggies n carrot
Evening- 1 ginger lemon cookie
dinner- jollof rice with few pieces of fried plantain and chicken.

Seanbell I knw I jst made ur day, but remember it's d weekend so cut us sme slack oh jare!!

I had a really gud workout 2day, I really worked on toning my body.

@Seanbell, dnt wry dear God is with ur DH. He is Healed IJN....Amen.

@Shiloh, it is very well my dear. The bible says that no woman shall be barren in they land, this means we are all fertile jet waiting on God's perfect timing. DELAY IS NOT DENIAL.

@Mistia, am glad your results came back fine. My HSG is in about 4weeks, so am being very hopeful.

@camrygmail, personally I don't think thrs anything wrong in that. Even doctors advised you to not tell anyone until after your first trimester. Your not lying to them, your just threading carefully...that's all. How far along are you now?

@ Rocksqueen, the only reason I want to do it monthly is cos I feel like I might not be losing weight per say. Am trying to tone mY whole body with emphasis on my arms and thighs and abdomen so to see weight loss results takes time cos even tho ur losing fat your building muscle so it will look like your not losing anything. If I weigh very week I don't think I would see as much result as I would like, so I'd like to wait until at least some weeks have passed.

Also I believe that if we are true to ourselves and we continue eating right, we don't even need the scale cos the scale jst confirms wat we already know. When your losing weight you jst feel it and you know.
Am going to try and eat right everyday, no off day even on the weekends. This is jst because am not depriving myself of anything am just eating in moderation and going for the healthier options.

Pls is anyone doing this one hour cardio with me? i ask cos I culdnt not do it 2day, my whole body is sore and I can barely climb the stairs in my house. Before starting the one hour cardio on wednesday, I hadn't worked out in almost a year, mayb that's why. I just want to know if anyone else if feeling this pain with me. I should have started with evryother day for the first week so my body can have time to adjust properly.
Kaiii this thng is really not easy I swear. My sister was just laughing at me 2day sayin I shouldn't wound myself that am trying to lose weight, u guys need to see me walking now. I no fit walk, the soreness is not a joke....lol. I know after a few days i'l be fine.

My Log

Breakfast-ham sandwich with 2slices of whole wheat bread (no cheese jet ham, avocado and spinach)
No midday snack
Lunch-brown rice and beans with small steak, sweet corn and lettuce
Evening- 1 1/2 corn
Dinner- banana and a small hand full of peanut

@argent, yes the normal blender but u have to blend it dry, no water. Your jst trying to get it to powdered form.

Btw, am having a hard time drinking green tea, mehn dat thng is bitter and I heard that when you add milk or anything else it defeats the purpose. I had 2 cups yesterday, but I didn't drink at all 2day. I'l keep trying shaa...wat can man do.

@Seanbell, hahahaha....am laughing at u, dat koboko no go see me for a very long time.

@rocksqueen, I started the one hour cardio on Wednesday, but feel free to start this weekend. Am doing mine 5times a week so i wont be running on the weekends.

I didn't run up to one hour 2day cos my sister started having an asthma attack and her inhealer was at home, so we had to leave. So my cardio was jst about 30mins, I'll make it up on saturday but ordinarily I dnt intend to run everyday for the rest of my life jare...I need the 2 days break.

Menu
Had a banana b4 going to run
Breakfast;whole grain cereal with organic milk
Midday;I didn't snack cos of d banana I took b4 running
Lunch; one slice of yam and egg stew
Evening;half an oatmeal cokie
Dinner; small wrap of oat meal flour and okra soup.

Btw, this is my first time of having oatmeal flour, I learned that 4rm my sister 2day. I was complaining about how I can't have pounded yam cos of my dieting and she told me that's what her friend eats. At first I was skeptical but then I figured it culdnt hurt to try it.
It's very healthy, its jet d regular Quaker oat u knw blended dry into powdered form and then u make it like u would make any swallow....and thats oat meal flour. It's probably the healthiest form of swallow cos of the high fiber content.

Also I decided that I won't be weighing myself evry week, I opt for every month instead. So I wnt weigh myself until end of May.

@ believer84 and rocksqueen, am so down with the fasting, anything to win this battle

I really encourage more ladies to join the fast, cos there power in the prayer of agreement.

OMG Nubiaan Queen, your post made me shed a tear. That is so true, I never thought about this struggle in this way.

Thank you so much for that, such a nice thng to read right before going to bed.

@Seanbell I have serious confessionnfor you, I did extremely well 2day.

I am so proud of myself. I started the day off with a cup of green tea and then I did my one hour cardio....I must confess my thighs and ankle are not finding it funny at all, they are sore as hell. Hope I can run 2mrw.

Anyway,
Breakfast: ham sandwich with lots veggies (didn't put cheese).
Midday: one banana
Afternoon: brown rice and chicken stew with carrots, green and lettuce
Evening: 1/4 of an oatmeal cookie
Dinner: boiled plantain and spinach and ukpaka(not sure wat it's called in English oo, I think oil bean). I added one tea spoon of red oil to the sauce.

I knw red oil is bad but mehn dat my sauce needed some kind of oil. The good thing is that the red oil we have here is processed and is cholesterol free tho it's a bit healthier than the one in Nigeria.

Am so looking forward to 2mrw. Eating healthy makes you feel so good!!!

@Nubiaanqueen, Now I kinda get the situation. Your thyroid will buid up IJN...AMEN.

God will definitely see all of us through this journey,

@Nubiaqueen, it is well dear. Am a strong believer that everything happens for a reason so water you do, don't lose hope. God is more than able, all you have to do is trust in him completely and everything will fall into place. But breaking up with you bf means that you believe the Drs report. Did you tell him the reason your breaking up with him?

You really have to do your research and know what is going on so even when you got for your Drs appt, u knw wat questions to ask and what answers to expect.
Also have you thot about getting a 2nd opinion and even a 3rd opinion?

God is more than able to grant you ur hearts desires....just take it one day at a time.

@Udoka2, no dear, am in America. But not even all American Drs are this proactive, most do order a comprehensive testing until you've had 3 miscarriages in a row. My Dr jst decided it doesn't hurt to make sure everything is ok.

@ All, thank you so much for ur kind words.

@Mandate14, thnx love and AMEN.

Am not even worried, I knw God is definitely listening to our cries and prayers. Our heart desires will come to pass in IJN....Amen.

Hey Ldaies,
I went for my follow up Drs appt 2day almost 2weeks since my miscarriage, had an ultrasound done and my womb is clean and clear 4rm the miscarriage...thank God. I still have to wait 2 months b4 trying to concieve again. Anyway my Dr ordered a lot of tests and i had a procedure done where he used smethng like a cotton swab to scrape my cervix or vagina (am not even sure which one). And then am scheduled for HSG in 4weeks (not looking 4ward to that). Am just praying evrythng comes out normal cos hes testing me for evrythng in the book. I cant even remember all he mentioned, i only remember this few Genetics/chromosonal abnormalities, Uterine abnormalities, luteal phase defect, Autoimmune diorders and infections too. The only reason am having so much testing done is because i've had 2 miscarriages in a row in just 5months, just incase your wondering.

Please pray for me that everything comes out normal. He'll cal me with the results in a few days.

I'll keep you all posted