Sandra asks…
could this be our month? help me out, here!?
I have been having a fairly good amount of pregnancy symptoms [moodiness, fatigue, tender/swollen breasts, heightened nipple sensitivity, headaches, food cravings]
I did miss my period but i dont know what to think of it due to the fact that i used to have PCOS, i would only get a period if i took birth contol and my doctor had told me i would most likely need fertility meds to get pregnant – months after stopping the birth control and after losing 60lbs, i finally started getting my natural period, PCOS went away and my cycle is typicly 30-something days, but i haven’t gotten my period since the end of november/beginning of december. me and my partner have sex on a very regular basis, and i’m starting to think we might have finally gotten lucky :]
this morning after going pee, i noticed a small amount of brown discharge [old blood] and was disapointed because i thought that was the start of my period, however after about two wipes it was gone, and no blood fallowed, haven’t had anything but normal discharge after that.
any idea as to what that was? normal or no? good sign or bad?
Oh, i hope this is our month :]
i will be testing very soon.
Wish me luck :]
thanks ladies!
Michelle answers:
Hi,
Firslty its a hard question to answer given the circumstances.
But the brown discharge is a hopeful sign, Good chance that this is implantation bleeding.
Honestly, I would go out and buy a first response pregnancy test and test now and in a week’s time.
If you get a negative now, Dont stress and re-test in a week and go from there 🙂
But fingers crossed that you got it this month !!
I know exactly how you feel, I had 5 days of cramping and a few other signs and im just waiting to see if my period shows up… 2nd of feb its due…. Its really frustrating waiting !! But sadly we gotta do it…
I hope this is your month as im hoping this is mine !!!
Best of luck and keep us ttc gals updated !!!
John asks…
Cycle after baby ~ lots of q’s?
My baby is 6 months old. I have breastfed him and pumped until about a month ago, when I also introduced formula to go back to work (for some reason, he won’t drink my milk from a bottle). Now, in the last couple weeks, we have introduced solids, and he is only nursing about 1-3 times, in the early morning hours, in a 24 hour period, and the rest of the time he has formula.
I have not had a menstrual period since he was born. I had a very very light PP bleed, on and off for about 6-10 weeks.
I have been on the mini pill since the 3 week PP checkup. My insurance switched to a different kind of it, and I have been a hormonal mess!! So, I have decided to chuck it and start monitoring my CM to avoid pregnancy. I have been off my pill for a week, and already feel like myself again : ) .
I’m wondering, since I have not had a period yet, if I would just continue monitoring like usual? Would there be anythig different going on that I should be aware of? I’m having a hard time finding info on Natural Family Planning – Post Partum.
I don’t temp, just mental note of my CM daily. And, I take a preg test about every two weeks, because I do enjoy some wine on the weekends 😉
Thank you!
I forgot to mention i have had very bad cramps on and off for about a month. But they are not like uterine cramps, but the same area, and STRONG, and hurt down my legs like a period cramp.
Michelle answers:
I didn’t get my first period for 7 months. And that was just a random one time thing. I started getting them again regularly at 10 months. Then I had 5 periods and yesterday I got a BFP. 😀
Everything sounds pretty normal. I used that as a b/c method and it worked, until I actually got consecutive periods then decided to get pregnant again. So I’d really say you’re safe until you get a period. Just use condoms or vaginal contraceptive film. That’s what i’d do
Robert asks…
Trying to spice up sex and my fiance is LAZY!?
IN A NUT SHELL:
Im 22 MILF and Hes 28.
been together 4 yrs have 3 yr old daughter
i want sex 24/7…. he wants is 1/1 (so to speak) I ask and get rejected daily
Sex Quality is great….but routine mostly
he doesnt see anything wrong with our sex life– he says hes content
he says we dont have to fuck every day—- but i want to???!!
recently found porn on computer
honestly…. ive never dealt with this situation in my love life…..and it really hurt me and i was livid
We talked about it…
Im over the naiive insecure aspect and i accept that watching and fantasizing is natural…for both sexs
We mutually agreed that porn will be a “just in case im not willing or available” tool
We have never watched porn together….. until two months ago, he hid it so well i didnt even know he was doing it….. he never said anything about wanting something different….. he has literally NEVER been denied sex……Period Pregnancy Pnemonia, Im on that dick gladly no joke!
I am nervous and excited to search and find my sexuality outside sex with my partner….as well as enhance sex, by using porn….
Any advice ideas resources???!!!
Michelle answers:
INSIST your fiance see a doctor (with you) and have his blood tested for hormone levels. Once he agrees to see a doctor that should be your cue to get on the phone and set the FOR him.
He may have low testosterone levels (aka Hypogonadism) He may be under chronic stress from work or from the demands of parenthood or both.
Does he have any underlying chronic health conditions? Such as hypertension, or diabetes, or immune problems, or just poor exercise habits? IS he overweight? Does he smoke? Ishe a heavy drinker? Fact: smoking reduces sex drive.
He may have clinical depression. The symptoms of chronic depression aren’t always dramatic. They can be subtle and easy to ignore. They may manifest themselves as overall low energy, moodiness, lack of enthusiasm, and underlying stress in general, without a specific cause. Depression is a very common cause of a reduced sex drive in both men and women.Depression may also encourage your fiance to deny that there’s a problem (one less thing to deal with in his life.)
You have a right to get your needs met and physical intimacy is a legitimate need in a relationship. You have a right to see your husband compromise on this issue, though the frequnecy may never be what you might wish for. It isn’t fair for EITHER of you to be in a relationship where your own needs are not met. This is something you should make clear to him. If he doesn’t put in an effort to meet your needs and compromise, even if he’s not always in the mood, then you’ll BOTH be miserable.
He may be addicted to porn and self-pleasuring. That tends to be rooted in very serious underlying issues with shame, fear of intimacy, and negative self-image. If he was a porn addict he’d probably be indulging himself several times a week. If he looks at pron only ,like once or twice a month, then I wouldn’t consider him an addict. But you never know. The major feature in that case would be he’s self-pleasuring and deliberately avoiding sex with you at the same time.
Richard asks…
help! Practical nurse? Massage Therapy? well being a doula?
I have to make up my mind on what i want to be when i am older. I have always wanted to be in the medical field. I have also ALWAYS LOVED to get involved with helping pregnant women through their pregnancy-labour and after birth. I have my mind set now on being in the Prenatal Unit for sure. I have always been pro natural birth!
Now for my questions:
1) i would love to be a doula for sure, but i do not know what else i should take. What would be better, practical nurse, Massage Therapist?
2) What makes more money, Practical nurse or Massage Therapist?
Could I become all three? Practical nurse/Massage Therapist/doula? What do you think?
Midwifery is out of the question it takes way to long 4-6 years where i live.
Also now wondering if i can be a LPN in the maternity award? if not then i would have to go to school to become a RN wouldn’t I? This is a very hard decision!
Michelle answers:
As a Licensed Massage Therapist focusing on Complimentary Medicine since 2003 and a Doula since 2009. I have seen both sides.
1. A LPN or RN can both be Doula’s and Midwives. You have to go for additional training as a Doula.
2. As a Doula it is not that popular and not many people use them or know about them. The pay is well because you set your own price and it is normally wealthy people who seek Doulas. But it is becoming more popular now.
3. Here LPN’s do not get paid much because my cousin is one and only find jobs in nursing homes. She makes like $12.00 hour.
4. I have another cousin who is a RN gets paid very well. However, in a hospital you are placed where you are needed the most unless you work directly for an OB-GYN.
5. When I started out as massage therapist I made between $8.00-$10.00 hours for a Chiropractor.
6. Now I work in an elite Day Spa and I easily make $150.00 or more a day when I work. I also specailize in prenatal and infant massage so I am more marketable than other massage therapist there. That is not including tips. But it is hard to get into. It took me like 3-4 years to land that job. But, some get lucky and are hired in Spa right away. Like being in the right place at the right time.
What I found discouraging is the fact that I took more medical classes than my cousin who is a RN and people think she is God and gets paid more!
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