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@GenB..please don't give up on God...the bible says in Jeremiah 32:27..."Behold I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for Me?"
At this point where man seeks to give up, put ur faith to the test and believe God for a miracle.
He is able to do exceeding, abundantly above all that we ask or imagine according to His power that is at work within us!

Hi MSTIA...missing u too
This thread is awfully quiet but am not entirely guiltless.

If I log everyday, u will be bored to death!
Cos all I have been eating are fruits...uncooked fruits!
Its so hard mehn! And u know how the devil is..its these days that the stew in our staff canteen scents the most!
At a point I became tired of punishing myself by holding my breath or walking fast past the doorway. So I decided that 'what does not kill u, makes u stronger' and I stood still to inhale it to my satisfaction!

By Friday I will start to introduce fish and chicken (dancing alanta like seanbell cos it'd have been the most horrible 10days of my entire weightwatching career).
Honestly, I have developed an increased respect/pity for Adam and Eve in Eden!E no easy to eat fruit from morning till night 24/7!Even my waste has changed to green and my mess no dey smell again (sorry TMI).

To console myself, I bought the chicken, gizzard, ponmo and fish at a frozen food shop on Saturday! As I was buying them, DH was practically trembling with excitement. I had roped him into my fruit dieting tins cos na him dey always spoil my weightwatching attempts with 'its been a while since we ate Basmati rice and that ur delicious sauce o!' Or 'men am so tired...I worked so hard that I didn't have tym to eat before 7pm.Do we still have soup and poundo yam?' Or 'Pls baby, I know we are off carbs but pls make one indomie for me. Is there still sausage?' Or 'Buubuu I bought soft fresh corn and pear!'

And of course dem no born my throat well make I prepare correct food den siddon look wyl DH dey chop!

Anyway I will post what I eat daily when I start the second phase but for now am still eating my banana (witout groundnut ), avocado pear, Tiger nut, coconut, grapes, grapefruit, sour sop, oranges, etc. Its not easy but I must lose this foodfat to gain babyfat IJN!

@GenBuhari. I do not have any experience with this but I have experience with God!
HE DOES NOT FAIL!

I prayed for you and ur DW this morning, we are all praying for you so dat the devil does not remove our testimonies from our lips! I know that all it takes is a little faith! So pls continue to pray! You shall have a fruitful harvest in your garden cos God is the Planter!

@camrygmail..u don't know what it means to still have u come here to check on us. I wish u safe delivery

@all....make una no vex, work naim dey deal with me...or point of correction, work plus hunger! I bin dey do fruit diet. Although I came in to read testimonies, I no fit see strength to type complete response.
Thank you all for the prayers and well wishes! I have been praying every day and night for all of us and I can say that by faith, the TTCers on this thread will post testimonies upon testimonies IJN...Amen!

@Udoka my sister...hold on tight to ur faith! No matter how long and high an Okro Stalk grows, it will never be too tall for the planter to harvest from it!

@all others with testimonies in the making, we add our faith to urs so that your dreams will come true.

@Seanbell...Na u be one of the pipo wey dey embarrass me for public! See how people dey look me anytym wey I dey read ur post!Its either am laffing out loud like a mad person or am awwwww-ing...!! Today I had to eye one girl back cos she kept staring at me! I stared her down, just to show her say if she think say I dey crase, den na she dey my line of sight.

That is ehn, I wan fall for ground cos of ur evil eye at ur DH, ur village pipo and looking like a mugu while waitin for AF on day 45.

Anyways am claiming that you are pregnant as shiloh and others said!
Whether it manifests now or it manifests in 2week's tym, belle na belle!

Pls take tym off to go and do the needful o! If we see u for here when u shld be smiling at the ceiling (or at the foam as the case may be), that ya koboko wey u gimme to hold for you for the WL thread go land for ya back! If u think say I don throway am,pls see attached!

SeanBell: My pipo, how far naaa?
My weight has been static ooo since i was eating like a fox while reading for this blaady exam.
I shall start logging tomorrow!!!!
Kissezzzzzz

Mwuaahhh ryt back at cha! we have sorely missed u and ur military approach...lots of us fell off the wagon and others didnt come as often as before.

I took a break off TTC for a while cos it was taking over my marriage. During that period, I didnt come here much cos each tym I opened this thread, I'd want to visit the TTC thread.av

Suffice it to say that I didnt lose as much weight as expected, especially since the only exercise I had strength for was Cardio on baby dancing machine.

So since I never give up, I have adopted a new strategy. I MUST LOSE THIS WEIGHT BY HOOK OR CROOK!!!

I am embarking on a fruit diet from now....I'll do it off and on so that my body wont go into Starvation mode!
(EXCUSE ANY TYPO PLS COS AM "SLEEP TYPING"

YESTERDAY'S LOG
AVOCADO PEARS, ORANGES AND COCONUT


TODAY'S LOG
AVOCADO PEARS, ORANGES, COCONUT AND BANANA

Udoka...the Lord God shall sustain your pregnancy till delivery for you. The devil is a liar! Talk to ur womb and confess the promises of God concerning motherhood!
Don't fret,please?I know this will be difficult but anytime u feel worried, just sing praise songs if u cannot pray. We will be praying for you here! You have been strong for many of us, so we are all praying for your beanie to stick! I love u sis....but God loves you more so cling unto Him in dis tym of need!
One more thing, DO NOT BROWSE!!!! Come on here if u feel the urge to re-assure urself hon, cos right now,google may not be ur friend!
I pray that you will post a testimony for us very soon IJN....Amen!

@ MSTIA. Thanks a lot dear

@all.....I went to check my weight and found that I had lost only 0.5kg since then.
I wasnt surprised though cos my diet has been such that am maintaining the existing weight!

But never say never, so I have decided to do something more drastic about this dieting.

I and DH are going on a fruit fast for 7 days (as a start)...fast all day den no cooked food. I'll let you know how it goes...

@bettle and all...thanks so much for the contributions. I feel better knowing I can come on here and tap into the faith I see in this thread.

@Seanbell.....thank God for u o! so the exam don finally finish? We don miss u tire! Thanks for ur post and the alert. Infact I never considered PCOS cos my periods are quite regular but I will now.
As regards the day 3 test, i will go and collect the result cos I did it at one clinic the same cycle that I did the CD21 test but I dont have a copy of it.

Am planning to visit an RE but need one that is very good without being too expensive (because I may pay for the treatments myself if the clinic isnt covered in the healthplan). For some reason, I feel Omni Fertility Clinic isnt good enough.....Please I need referrals.

@maryswags..the lab I asked said its 30k and is done on CD10 as Udoka rytly said, I didnt ask about the pain-free option, I didnt know it existed.

@udoka. Tnx for ur response hon...I love u plenty!Am joining others to cross my fingers for u cos u r always there with a listening ear.

DH was quite categorical about his dislike for a Lap procedure. He says he doesn't mind an HSG cos its not as invasive.

I am still looking for where to go and set the womb in Lagos.

We approached another doctor for the hsg and he said if I want to do that,I must suspend TTC for that month cos the follicle would already be developing and will be exposed to the radiation.

So TTC and *knackson* has to be suspended for one month...(Even if I have to pray against any twinkle in DH's eye lol!).

Please what do I do about the low Progesterone?Do u know any good RE in Lag?

@Maryswags...awwwwwwwwwww (((((HUG))))). It is well with you IJN....Amen! You are so strong and I pray for God to reward your strength and faith this month.

Wow this thread is really busy...so happy about that.I have been MIA cos we took a month's break from ttc (though that still didn't stop me from walking gently b4 AF so as not to dislodge any implantation that MAY be going on. Lol)

Anyway am still reading up missed posts but please I need the input of sisters.

I finally went to demand for copies of all our test results from our company's fertility clinic.They said I must pay extra, I paid,collect,waka commot!..Mtcheuwww!I no get tym for doctor wey go dey hide components of test result dey tell me 'ur results are okay'

Please am looking for a good RE in Lagos that isn't too expensive but in the meantime, I will post them here...can anyone help me take a look, please?

MY DAY 21 HORMONE TEST
FSH: 3.8mu/L. REF VALUE <10.0

LH: 7.9mu/L. REF VALUE <12.0

PROLACTIN: 236mu/l. REF VALUE (170-550)

PROGESTERONE: 12.7nmol/L. REF VALUE >18.0


DH'S SA
COLOUR: Creamy

VOLUME: 4.0ml

VISEOSITY: Watery

S.PERM CONCENTRATION: 20.0+10Cell/ml (actually its 10raisedtopower6-typin wit a phone)

TOTAL S.PERM COUNT: 80.0+10Cell/ml(also raised to 6)

MOTILE S.PERMATOZOA: 50%

MEAN PROGRESSIVE MOTILITY: 2/4

MORPHOLOGY:Mostly normal cells seen.

MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS: Head defect 10%, Midpiece defect 10%, Tail defect 0.5%


Are these okay?

Log for Monday

Breakfast: Beans and veggie with 2small beef and one ponmo
Lunch: Nil
Dinner: Eba with okro/ogbonno soup

Log for Tuesday

Breakfast: Vegetable Salad and Ofada sauce
Lunch: Wheat flour with Egusi/Vegetable soup
Dinner: small portion of Basmati Rice and Beef sauce

Log for Wednesday

Breakfast: One moi moi
Lunch: Vegetable salad and stewed fish
Dinner: Small Eba and Okro soup


I wonder what I can do to lose this weight! Although am no longer feeling heavy and people comment more on how radiant I look...if only I could drop like 3 sizes!

I am seriously considering changing jobs...something tells me that if I was a full tym housewife,maybe I won't be having dis challenge!Workplace stress is too much,e follow for wetin dey make me eat sleep eat sleep!

Seanbell will be back in two weeks, maybe when the teacher nwannjoku is flashing cane, everybory will regularise.

@hebrew-women..hope ur trip back is successful o! FX'd for u.

@all me and dh sometyms sit and discuss our kids' mannarisms...
DH:'I will quickly know d child that resembles u cos that will be the one that will have a cute pout when she doesn't have her way'.
ME:'as for ur sons,I will keep my eyes peeled for the one that gets interested in nice loafers, clothes and gadgets to the point of restlessness'

We laugh about it and say we can hardly wait and will be so happy,etc. I even see the kids in my mind's eyes when we discuss this. It heals my pain funny enuf.

@udoka...correct person. FX that instead of AF,u will have bfp. There is nothing God cannot do. Perhaps our weights are still the same, but there is no way that all dis proper-eating-mostofthetime will not have impact on our insides.
Imagine the places that were fill with fat clearing up,even if the body mass stays the same..I am sure our s.perm-meets-egg plan will have better chances of working.

@geminilove: thanks for the advise. Sometyms it gets tedious and we resort to portion control make pesin no quench!

Tnx for all the advise on the retroverted uterus. Please who knows where I can go to 'set' my womb in Lagos?

I was referred to a lady but opted not to go because the person dat referred me later complained that the lady wasn't able to sort her out.

@Arlington...nice of u to stop by. Pls do so more often so that u can give advice to those of us still waiting.We may have questions that you would have just the ryt answer to.

@Nikky...pls we are rejoicing with u cos we walked the path together..so u can come in to answer questions cos who better dan sum1 who knows where we've all been?

Please all who have been blessed, u may have answers to our questions..so don't be strangers oooo
I dunno how it can be insensitive here...I know out there people say stuff or go on and on and on that hurt a bit!

On a lighter note, has anyone ever said anytin insensitive to you all?Like what?

For me,I can write a book! For example

*'am tired of getting pregnant too quickly,na wa for me and my husband, what of u sef..how far?' (yeah rub it in)

*'my baby is the most beautiful baby in the world, u what are u waiting for' (for my Daddy in heaven)

*'u know am pregnant, I was too tired to hear ur greeting (once am pregnant, I'll be too tired to even see u!)

*'if u are SURE u wanna be preggie den tell ur dh make im hit u wella,cos na him dey slack',(!?!)

*'tnx for inviting me for lunch,by the way are you pregnant?' (No I want to poison u cos am not pregnant yet!Mtscheuw rubbish of no category! Lol!)(This last question was asked by a pregnant friend when I asked her to stop by for snacks on my birthday...I didn't respond she didn't come friendship suspended until further notice!!)

*'you dey 4kup o! You neva still carry belle till now?I don born my 4th child already u still dey there'

Who can top these?

Hi sisters,
Just passing by to say hi! To thank God for life and to register that i wasnt in Dana Air crash(RIP to lost souls)

Am taking a break from ttc hence the absence. But all is well even in the well.
We will get our bfps iJn...Amen!

@nikkygal...yay!!!!!!so so so happy for u....((((Huggykissy))))! It will be permanent (for 9nine months) and delivery will be easy IJN!!!!!

@bukieluv...this is the last tym u will have to declare a loss...wish u a quick bfp to compensate for the loss.

@Seanbell....This exam..you will pass in flying colours! I don miss u tire!! Na Udoka, Hebrewwoman, Shiloh, MSTIA, etc naim dey hold fort since..

@udoka...welcome back..all d best hon.
@Hebrewwoman...i see u are still a source of strength.tnx o!
@shiloh...partner (almost) in forgetting ttc for a wyl, not easy huh? Lol!

I have a retroverted uterus..i shall fyt it when i resume ttc and let u know what i did.

@allmysisters..i love u all..will practice the laughter therapy..DH is strongly against Assisted Reproduction for now...says we should hold on to our faith a little longer. Mnwyl MIL has given me a deadline after which we'll attempt 'testtube'. How can i tell her that IVF is not 100% guaranteed baby?? I just gree cos she is such a darling for thinking and being okay with what DH doesnt wanna hear of!

Sprinkling baby dust around!

Yesterday's log
Breakfast: Beans dodo and vegetable

Late Lunch: About 5 fingers of Banana and Peanuts.

Dinner Nil

Woke up feeling light! Wow! Wish i could skip dinner every nyt! But that was only because of the fact that DH wasnt hungry...
If he'd eaten that nyt, e no get as i for no follow chop!

Meanwhile where is Seanbell o!!! Exam neva finish?

My log

Breakfast: Nil

Lunch: vegetable salad and grilled fish

Dinner: Small rice with beef sauce

@Udoka..I keep seeing ya loi loi(or akpu) in my mind's eye! Choi!!!! I dey smell the smelling food and hunger for village food dey wire me for here!

I dey smell the stockfish egusi or achi soup and (sniff......sniff ...salivating).....!!! Men!!! I need to go and look for food cos udoka induced fantasy dey cos riot among the worms wey dey my belle!

Hello Ladies of God......
I have missed you all so so much!!

Distracting myself from TTC is not an easy task o! Make I no lie!

But I know I am feeling better already cos I was terribly weighed down with no one to turn to and I was obsessing bout TTC too much!

I had a lovely break, but didn't forget to diet! I feel so guilty when I splurge (cos of this thread) so for the first tym in a long tym, I didn't go on my usual stress induced binges!

I love you all my sisters...so so much!

I am calm inside me this cycle cos I know say my mind no dey there too much!As in if Witch come sef I go shrug and fashie!

Moreso, Dh doesn't really feel like BDing much....recall I told u guys that its like we are on different cycles....its when am in 2WW that a certain light comes on in his eyes LMAO! Thank God say I have counted out dis month so I no too vex for dat one..
He has paid for the 1 Million Course Meal, so anytym of month that he wants, he should eat (atleast for this month of)

I'll post my meals ASAP..since after the One-Month Fast, I found out that I don't eat so much in the mornings....moreso am now very conscious of what I eat....only say upon all that I never still slimdown as I like!

@all LMAO at Udoka'a Akpu...I envy u jare

HI EVERYBODY!!!!

Hope all is still well even inside the Well??

I will be testing this weekend! I may not have lost much but I sure feel better about myself than I used too..

I danced for 4 hours yesterday (was at a party)>>>sotay my laps are looking toned by force

Anyway...I am back with a bang!

By the way I dey use Torch Light dey find where I can get Instead Softcups in Nigeria...

BREAKFAST: Nil

LUNCH: Rice and Moin Moin

Dinner: Hopefully nothing....wanna start eating my last meals at 7pm this coming month! The body must not understand!!!!

My log for yesterday

Breakfast: Nil (groupfast)

Lunch: Nil (busy at work)

Dinner: Hot moin moin and one serving spoon of rice

Exercise: Arm toning exercises. 4 reps of 100 each

@ udoka...abeg no vex..AF came on Sunday just in tym for an announcment for another friend's bfp. Was kinda depressed for a bit!Armed with The Secret Book (which is really taking about the power of positive thinking and faith) I was able to shake it off! Anyway here goes

MONDAY
Exercise: 25mins Cardio on the cross-stepper, 5mins stretching and meditation on the bed. Lol!..
Breakfast: Nil (group fast)

Exercise: 100 Jumping Jacks plus arm toning exercises (all done in the restroom )

Lunch: Cooked Fish,1 portion of okra soup,1 portion of Vegetable

Dinner: Two serving spoons of beans and vegetable salad without cream (even me sef I trip for myself say I fit chop dat kyn mix!Dh was just mopping at me in shock!)


TUESDAY
Exercise: 5mins fast run on the cross-stepper(was panting like a pig)

Breakfast: Nil(group)

Lunch: Nil (no tym)

Dinner: Small serving of beans and a handful of soaked garri

Wee hours: 30mins discussion with dh on the effects of positive thinking within the short tym we started keying into the law of attraction.

I promise to come on more...sorry for mia for a couple of days
I spend far too much tym on BigBrother's pages. I kinda need the distraction from ttc thinking though that's not an excuse for not coming here..

By the way, congrats to udoka on your weight loss...na una dey make me fear to chop anyhow...as it is, if I climb scale and I no drop, na to go sew my teeth be that o! Make person know wetin im dey kill imsef for!

@hebrewwoman. I love and have missed your 'Preachers hat'. Thanks for the words of strength!

Na shame and fear of the whip naim make me no come post since.
Anyway here goes...

FRIDAY'S LOG
Breakfast: 2Akara,2puffpuff (was depressed and at a turning point,sorry).

Lunch: Vegetable salad with beef stew.

Dinner: Rice and vegetable sauce.

TODAY'S LOG
Breakfast: (group fast).

Lunch: Handful of garri and groundnut.

Dinner: Small bowl of spagetti

Exercise: Plenty AF-like cramping lol!

@udoka: happy anniversary to u and dh. Don't give up, that's what the devil wants. Fill ur mind with positive thots. Have u named ur children? Pls do and see dem in ur mind's eye! From pregnancy, to child birth, to creche, to primary school,etc.
Everyday take a minute to meditate and imagine what ur lives would be like with ur babies. Don't worry bout not having kids now...think of ur kids as if they are already here. If u are sad, dat means u'r taking negative thots,if u are happy den u must be thinking positive thots! We all know the power of positive thinking but what we may not know is that its the secret to achieving ANYTHING u set ur mind to.
I saw a small book (The Secret) with one guy last week and was drawn to it by the title. I was only able to read about 20pages (I couldn't put it down) but what I read has changed my life for good!
I and dh will take a break from ttc for a couple of months from next month. Then I will just keep picturing my kids in my home, I'll call dem by name and I will feel free to do what I want...and one thing am gonna do is get lots of exercise...no waiting for af b4 jogging and stopping after ovulation to encourage implantation. See how am struggling with my weight? That's cos of fear! But am no longer afraid cos of what I now know..

I spray babydust around. I may come here often but may not post much. Though I'll be at the weight loss thread to keep my meals in check and post my log as usual...

This is not goodbye o!Please keep us in ur prayers as we try this. I'll not stop praying for u all. I'll be still be thinking my favourite thot 'that there should be a mass posting of bfps by us ttcers'.

@Seanbell..my dear, I used to beat myself up about it but I won't for the next couple of months...I am taking my mind on a happy trip. When I get back,I'll atleast be refreshed mentally cos this ttc race is nerve racking, especially close to AF.
Does dis sound familiar to you?

Go to the doctor for tests
Needle prick!Loss of blood
Drink water,feel pressed to wee,hold it,tap ur legs,dance around a bit,wee a little,drink more water,more dancing, get called in, lay down, cold object over ur tommy,pictures taken.

Urinate,lay down,condom worn over long thin instrument,inserted into womanliness,moved around,pictures taken.

Open cervix,insert object,insert tube,fluid injected,SCREECHING PAIN,plenty regrets,pictures taken

Collect container from nurse,take home,keep near pillow,bd and hope not to miss the shot,time to release,grab container,try to aim ryt,spill some,check tym,HURRY TO CAR,pray against traffic,put container btw the breasts,fingers crossed,get to lab,if late..repeat cycle after 5days of no bding

Take drugs,pain in ovary,discontinue,try anoda
Doctor discusses ivf,run away from clinic,dem be thief for not suggesting IUI when tubes are free,try somewhere less money hungry.

All the while the devil puts the spirit of fear of failure.
Etc

Please my sister I think I need a break to inject the fun back into my marriage cos something tells me that if I wasn't worrying so hard,I'd have my babies by now..

Sorry for the epistle...needed to rant too

@swit2hav. Its between N3,300 and N3,800 in major pharmacies

I spread a little just inside the entrance when I use it for normal knackson,or atleast when I anticipate that there will be. But if its the spontaneous bding, dh doesn't have the patience to wait for it(maybe it kills the mood). Then he lubricates by going down and its sweet so can't really complain about the danger of saliva on fluid (blushes).

By the way, I wish there was a way to force the fluid into the uterus and leave the rest to God! Una sure say e no get where person fit go buy do it yasef Inserter wey fit push the s.permy into the cervix after bding?