Baby Ruby is here

It started out on July 1st, I went in for a midwife visit. She checked me and i was 1-2cms dialated, and my cervix was soft, and babies head was engaged. She did a membrane sweep and then i went home to wait. For the next 2 days I started losing my mucus plug, but no contractions. Then on Sat July 3rd I had some bloody show. So I went to the store got everything ready, and dh and i went out walking. ihad a few contractions, but nothing regular. Then about 9:30 they started to get uncomfortable abd regular. At 10 pm I called the midwife , and she said she would meet us at the birth center at 11pm. we arrived and she checked me and i was 6-7cms, effaced, and baby was at 0 station. I got in the tub and the contractions got stronger and at 12:30am on July 5th baby Ruby was born.

We went to the bed and got to know each other and we went home about 3 Am. So our family is complete, with a final count at 3 boys and 2 girls :)

It's a girl!

We got our girl! We did it! 20 week ultrasound says healthy baby girl.

We got a BFP!

We got a BFP at 9 DPO, that is pretty early.

I had been feeling off since last weekend. had a stuffy nose, slightly upset tummy, extra hot, extra tired. plus i just suspected. So on wednesday afternoon i took a dollar store test.It look like a BFN at first but when i looked later there was a line. So i took another dollar store one the next day with FMU and it was a faint positive so i went out and bought FR and digital ones. The first response was a BFP that afternoon. I took another FR and a digital this morning with FMU and got another BFP. So i got a BFP on 9,10, and 11 DPO :)

I hope the early symptoms and BFP are good signs. But i have done all i can, it is in Gods hands now. I wil let you know in 20 weeks if it worked.

Oct attempt

Well we have been doing research for about 1 year and TTC for 6 months. It took 6 months of TTC to concieve DD too so i am hopeful.

I was taking calcium 1000 mg, 100 mg b vitamin complex, 10 mg Loratadine(antihistamine), sudafed a couple of times. Drinking several glasses of cran-razz juice a day. cut back on sodium, and increased dairy.

My ph was 5.5 , and DH was 7.5-8

We did O+12. We BD 24 hours after my 1st + OPK, and when my CM had shifted. My cervix stayed soft and my temps were low for 2 days. Then my cervix went firm and temps spiked. But my CM stayed sticky.

About 5 minutes after BD i added a big glob of replens and went to bed. I added another big glob of replens the next day too because my ph went up into the upper 5's

All set for October

our attempt for October is about a week away. Getting excited again.

no go for Sept

Well i developed a UTI this month. We are skipping it and looking forward to Oct.

My experiment continued

First of all we got a BFN for August. So we are on again for Sept. We are following the same plan again O+12, i just think we need to bd as soon as possible after my CM turns sticky.

On to my experiment. I retested the RO water with enhanced minerals, and also i found some purified drinking water that is RO without enhanced minerals. The ph of Both was 5.5 which is good. So i am going to be drinking this purified water and check my ph and see if it changes.