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sbaldrick
Jul 19, 2006
Driven by Hate

nyerf posted:

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Hoping you guys have support during this difficult time. I'm curious about the infertility diagnosis though, did they say exactly why you wouldn't be able to have children? Or do you mean they said you'd be extremely unlikely to conceive/bring a pregnancy to term naturally?

Basically we where told my wife doesn't ovulate and do to family and personal medical history any drugs they can give you to force it could have catastrophic effects on her long term health. But right now we are wondering if any of that is true.

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Bad Mitten
Aug 26, 2004
Intuition as guided by experience
Kinda nervous posting this but here goes. I went off the pill November of last year. We weren't trying too hard in the beginning. My husband has "confidence" issues. Essentially he felt like if he couldn't sustain an erection for at least 30 minutes of intercourse he was somehow less of a man and why bother even trying? When we would have sex and he would just go on and on until he lost his erection. Argh. I finally figured out what was up and made him go to counseling. So we have only really been trying for the last 7 months, the last 3 months with ovulation strips. I am using the ones that give you a happy face, which so far I have been getting regularly for 2 consecutive days per cycle.

I have seen my gyno and started infertility assessment because I am 37. I had a hsg last Thursday. Christ that was an awful surprise. I went to the procedure without having a clear idea of what was going to happen. I knew I would be injected with contrast but for some reason I thought it would be with a syringe and not a catheter. When the nurse took me into the room and pointed out a pad for afterwards it was like a ton of bricks fell on me. Anyway so far everything has come back normal, with the exception of my husband's semen analysis which will get done next week. My doctor is advising me that I should make an appointment with a specialist, one that is an hour and a half away.

I'm really conflicted. I do want to have a baby but I don't really want to be one of those women who ties their entire self worth and happiness onto having a child. I don't want to drop all of our money on fertility treatments. I also don't want to be 40 and pregnant. If I'm going to get pregnant, I want it to happen within the next 6 months at the latest. I kinda feel like we are subconsciously putting everything else on hold until I get pregnant and I want life to get started again. If I am physically unable to have a baby that would be okay. I feel like I have to make the attempt so I know that I didn't just give up on something that might be great. But at the same time I worry that I don't want a baby enough.

This is a lot more confessional than I intended it to be! We have been keeping our attempts a secret from our families simply because they are all opinionated meddlers. I haven't really had anyone else to talk about his to other than my husband.

Scenty
Feb 8, 2008


sbaldrick posted:

Basically we where told my wife doesn't ovulate and do to family and personal medical history any drugs they can give you to force it could have catastrophic effects on her long term health. But right now we are wondering if any of that is true.

Hmmm, lots of questions. How did they determine she doesn't ovulate? There are so many drugs out there now to help, I doubt she would react badly to each one. Was it an ob/gyn who determined this or a reproductive endocrinologist?

sbaldrick
Jul 19, 2006
Driven by Hate

Scenty posted:

Hmmm, lots of questions. How did they determine she doesn't ovulate? There are so many drugs out there now to help, I doubt she would react badly to each one. Was it an ob/gyn who determined this or a reproductive endocrinologist?

They did the full battery of them though an ob/gyn and a fertility clinic. I"m starting to think they where both wrong so we are booked backing into the high-risk pregnancy clinic and are looking for another fertility clinic.

Most fertility drugs raise the cancer risk too high. Given that both of her grandmothers died of ovarian cancer, a lot of cases of lupus in the family.

Kluliss
Mar 6, 2011

Cake, is it a drug, or is it simply a delicious chocolatey piece of heaven?
Dear Body, what the everliving frig are you playing at. You're on cd48, and the last three tests for ovulation have been steadily getting darker, but never making it as far as actually being 'positive'. Stop teasing me.

Am I going mad, fellow trying-goons, is this actually almost considering being positive (I think looking at it, it'd be considered negative currently)? I think I'll be taking a million tests to work tomorrow...




sbaldrick posted:

They did the full battery of them though an ob/gyn and a fertility clinic. I"m starting to think they where both wrong so we are booked backing into the high-risk pregnancy clinic and are looking for another fertility clinic.

Most fertility drugs raise the cancer risk too high. Given that both of her grandmothers died of ovarian cancer, a lot of cases of lupus in the family.

Oh man that's rough, I really hope you get answers, and more good days soon. Also I had no idea that fertility treatments raised the risk of cancer, so that's my research for the night then...

Crunch Bucket
Feb 11, 2008

Duuh! These are staaairs!
I think that looks extremely close to positive. You might try testing twice a day now in case the surge is short, but if it's already that dark I'd make sure you uh, stay active regardless. Looks like you'll be in your luteal phase soon, yay for a long cycle being almost over!

Kluliss
Mar 6, 2011

Cake, is it a drug, or is it simply a delicious chocolatey piece of heaven?

Crunch Bucket posted:

I think that looks extremely close to positive. You might try testing twice a day now in case the surge is short, but if it's already that dark I'd make sure you uh, stay active regardless. Looks like you'll be in your luteal phase soon, yay for a long cycle being almost over!

oh thank god! and yeah, it wasn't *as* dark yesterday lunchtime, the one I put up was from about 7pm, we're definitely active! (can't make babies without...) fingers crossed for confirmed ovulation, because even if we don't get pregnant it'd be such a relief just to end this insanely long cycle...

Edit: [Sorry about the image, hadn't realised it wasn't timg. Not normally so dumb. Anyhoo.] don't do this.
Finally, a positive result.

Kluliss fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Dec 4, 2013

Talby
Nov 28, 2002
So my wife and I have been trying since February to get pregnant, she stopped the pill in January. After 6 or 7 months of nothing, we went to the doctor and found that I have a low sperm count and low volume. Her next cycle, we did IUI, she had 1 mature follicle and I had about 2 million sperm after the wash, and nothing came of it. We're on the second one now, we did the IUI about 10 days ago. She said yesterday she had some very (very) light spotting, just a drop or two, and today had some light brown spotting. We weren't supposed to take a test until this Sunday the 8th, but she took a Dollar Store test today anyway just to see what it would say, and it came out negative. Should that shatter our hopes for this cycle?

Alterian
Jan 28, 2003

If the spotting is implantation bleeding, I don't think a test would be registering as pregnant yet.

cailleask
May 6, 2007





You should wait three days after the start of the spotting at least. Possibly more, if you don't have a lot of cheap tests laying around.

Sounds like it could be implant spotting, though. Good luck!

Talby
Nov 28, 2002
Well, this one was a no-go :( Our insurance will still pay for 4 more sessions of IUI, so god willing one of them will stick.

Monkeyknot
May 13, 2012
I'm so happy to find this thread. My husband and I are just starting this magical, semen-coated journey. I just ordered a big box of stuff to pee on through amazon and should be getting it this week. We technically started this past month, but I wasn't charting or anything. I think I know which day I ovulated just based on lady signs, but our timing probably wasn't great to hit it. If I estimated correctly, I might be out of luck for the next two cycles because it looks like my fertile times will coincide with two week-long business trips in late december and late january. Huge bummer if true. I guess I'll know more when I get my fancy new thermometer and ovulation strips. I really wish my ovaries would check outlook before deciding when to make with the eggs. Hope everyone else's lady parts are being more considerate.

Kluliss
Mar 6, 2011

Cake, is it a drug, or is it simply a delicious chocolatey piece of heaven?
I'm feeling quite guilty right now, so many people in this thread are struggling with cycles and conceiving, and then there's me, ovulation on day 50, but now pregnant and due 3 days before our first wedding anniversary...

Charting definitely helped us though, given the surprise!ovulation so late in the cycle. Hopefully everyone who's trying will get some good news for Christmas.

Talby
Nov 28, 2002
Is there anything I can do as a guy to increase our chances of getting pregnant through IUI? I don't smoke, I rarely drink, but my numbers are really low. Are there any supplements or vitamins or foods I should eat or not eat? We just had our 3rd IUI session today, hopefully it sticks, but if not I'd love to know what I can do next time to help.

Crunch Bucket
Feb 11, 2008

Duuh! These are staaairs!

Kluliss posted:

I'm feeling quite guilty right now, so many people in this thread are struggling with cycles and conceiving, and then there's me, ovulation on day 50, but now pregnant and due 3 days before our first wedding anniversary...

Congratulations!! That gives me hope that late ovulation doesn't mean you can't get pregnant that cycle, since I also tend to ovulate pretty late. I'm on day 8 of a new cycle and pretty annoyed that it's likely my next fertile window will be while my husband's brother, his wife, and their 2 year-old daughter will be staying in our house. Ugh, I am not looking forward to that.

KernelSlanders
May 27, 2013

Rogue operating systems on occasion spread lies and rumors about me.

Talby posted:

Is there anything I can do as a guy to increase our chances of getting pregnant through IUI? I don't smoke, I rarely drink, but my numbers are really low. Are there any supplements or vitamins or foods I should eat or not eat? We just had our 3rd IUI session today, hopefully it sticks, but if not I'd love to know what I can do next time to help.

From my research heat is a major problem, so try loose pants/boxers, keep your legs spread while seated, don't cook the boys with a laptop. How low is low? Is it a count issue or motility?

Kluliss
Mar 6, 2011

Cake, is it a drug, or is it simply a delicious chocolatey piece of heaven?

Crunch Bucket posted:

Congratulations!! That gives me hope that late ovulation doesn't mean you can't get pregnant that cycle, since I also tend to ovulate pretty late. I'm on day 8 of a new cycle and pretty annoyed that it's likely my next fertile window will be while my husband's brother, his wife, and their 2 year-old daughter will be staying in our house. Ugh, I am not looking forward to that.

Thanks! Others in this thread told me not to give up hope when I was whining at about cd45 and said I might still ovulate (so I didn't, and then ovulated)...so you clearly could too! However that really sucks about the timing :( give everyone but your husband enough booze to knock them out and then get jiggy whilst they're sleeping it off? :D Good luck!

Spiffster
Oct 7, 2009

I'm good... I Haven't slept for a solid 83 hours, but yeah... I'm good...


Lipstick Apathy
My sister informed me that I'm going to be an uncle in June. This is great but also depressing news. Considering that they weren't actively trying really brings me down in the dumps because Something Positive and I have been trying seriously since around May. We aren't in a hurry and I am happy for them but I still feel a bit awful at the same time... :sigh:

Alterian
Jan 28, 2003

Talby posted:

Is there anything I can do as a guy to increase our chances of getting pregnant through IUI? I don't smoke, I rarely drink, but my numbers are really low. Are there any supplements or vitamins or foods I should eat or not eat? We just had our 3rd IUI session today, hopefully it sticks, but if not I'd love to know what I can do next time to help.

There's been studies that show eating a lot of fruits and vegetables especially raw and exercise can help raise your sperm count and make them healthier.

Talby
Nov 28, 2002

KernelSlanders posted:

From my research heat is a major problem, so try loose pants/boxers, keep your legs spread while seated, don't cook the boys with a laptop. How low is low? Is it a count issue or motility?

I'm already wearing boxers and no tight pants, I will have to watch out for my laptop use though. It's an issue with amount and count. The boys that are there are, for the most part, moving the way they should. But so far, out of the 4 times I've had it analyzed, 3 of them had counts between 1 and 2.5 million. Last month I have no idea what I did and I had a count of 10 million, I have no idea what happened there but it seemed to be a fluke.

KernelSlanders
May 27, 2013

Rogue operating systems on occasion spread lies and rumors about me.

Talby posted:

I'm already wearing boxers and no tight pants, I will have to watch out for my laptop use though. It's an issue with amount and count. The boys that are there are, for the most part, moving the way they should. But so far, out of the 4 times I've had it analyzed, 3 of them had counts between 1 and 2.5 million. Last month I have no idea what I did and I had a count of 10 million, I have no idea what happened there but it seemed to be a fluke.

Sometimes these things are random. Also, many labs can be inconsistent, but 10 is pretty low too. Heat usually causes motility problems, but can lower count too. If you take any medications, you might want to do some research on them. Good luck with this round of IUI.

Crunch Bucket
Feb 11, 2008

Duuh! These are staaairs!

Spiffster posted:

My sister informed me that I'm going to be an uncle in June. This is great but also depressing news. Considering that they weren't actively trying really brings me down in the dumps because Something Positive and I have been trying seriously since around May. We aren't in a hurry and I am happy for them but I still feel a bit awful at the same time... :sigh:

When you're trying and failing to conceive, pregnancy announcements just hurt. Especially around this time of year, it seems like I'm hearing about one or more a week, and most of those people say it was a surprise and they weren't even trying. We've been trying since last February and nothing, so each one of those announcements stings.

Leelee
Jul 31, 2012

Syntax Error
So, we're getting ready to start trying in February, but in the meantime I'm weaning off some medications for anxiety and depression that could cause issues. Has anyone gone through this? My doctor is pretty good, so I'm not complaining about going off the meds, but I'm getting anxiety like whoa and trying to manage it through CBT etc.

Just wanted to know if I'm alone in this, or if anyone else had to wean off any meds.

jota23
Nov 18, 2010

"I don't think..."
"Then you shouldn't talk," said the Hatter."
I'm off my celexa, welbutrin and adderall. It's not been easy, but I know it will be worth it. In the end, my doctor said there are some meds at very low dosages they can give you that are baby safer (not proven completely baby safe) if it turns out the risk of meds is safer than the risk of a crazy mommy.

KernelSlanders
May 27, 2013

Rogue operating systems on occasion spread lies and rumors about me.
My wife changed meds and went down in dosage a lot when we started trying about a year ago, so you're definitely not alone. I mentioned this post to here, and sadly she doesn't have a lot of good news. She said expect to be reminded why you went on them in the first place.

She was sad a lot at first, but we're hoping it will all be worth it eventually. She talked through it all with her psychiatrist, who pointed out that while anxiolytics can be bad for pregnancies elevated cortisol levels from panic attacks aren't great either. I think she's at a level she's happy with, but reducing dosage has definitely made a difference.

KernelSlanders
May 27, 2013

Rogue operating systems on occasion spread lies and rumors about me.
I need some help interpreting some day 2 cycle numbers. We're not really sure what to make of them and all the nurse would say was something along the lines of "eh, you should be fine." Also, she wouldn't tell us the units, so there's that.

FSH: 7.8
E2: 11.27

E2seems really low, but I thought too high was what they worry about generally. Anyone know what to make of that?

Joellypie
Mar 13, 2006
Ok, my nerves are a mess right now! For the past 3-4 months I have started my period on day 13 of my LP. Monday was day 13 and no period. I took a pregnancy test when I woke up yesterday (LP day 16) and it was negative. I know that it is still early but a lot of these tests say they can detect within days of your period, and after all my research I found that isn't true for every woman. I understand that (different people have different levels). Does anyone have a suggestion on HPT that they had luck with during the early weeks?

Background: I do ovulation strips starting the day after my period ends, I do 2 a day so I am pretty sure that I did not miss ovulation and know exactly when it happened. I have been pretty stressed with finals and work has been crazing and I've been working overtime. But I thought that no matter what your LP never changed. Am I wrong about this?

skeetied
Mar 10, 2011
First Response Early Result tests were my stand-by. They aren't too expensive if you shop around and get a multipack. I confirmed with a digital after a few solid positives on the FRER.

teacherkate
Jun 28, 2008

Joellypie posted:

Ok, my nerves are a mess right now! For the past 3-4 months I have started my period on day 13 of my LP. Monday was day 13 and no period. I took a pregnancy test when I woke up yesterday (LP day 16) and it was negative. I know that it is still early but a lot of these tests say they can detect within days of your period, and after all my research I found that isn't true for every woman. I understand that (different people have different levels). Does anyone have a suggestion on HPT that they had luck with during the early weeks?

Background: I do ovulation strips starting the day after my period ends, I do 2 a day so I am pretty sure that I did not miss ovulation and know exactly when it happened. I have been pretty stressed with finals and work has been crazing and I've been working overtime. But I thought that no matter what your LP never changed. Am I wrong about this?

I was coming to post something similar. I'm on Cycle day 51 and I think I'm 16 days past ovulation. Negative test on Thursday (14 dpo) but still no period. I'm attributing it to post miscarriage craziness, but there is a little part of myself that wants it to be pregnancy. I'm trying not tot get my hope up and I'm calling my doctor on Monday if this continues.

Your LP really shouldn't vary more then a day. Could it be late implantation? Do you stop testing for ovulation after you get a positive? Because its possible to surge and not ovulate which Could happen if you are stressed.

Crunch Bucket
Feb 11, 2008

Duuh! These are staaairs!
Joellypie, do you only use ovulation strips, or do you also confirm ovulation with charting your basal body temperature? As the previous poster said, sometimes those strips can throw a positive because your body is gearing up to ovulate, but then something happens that causes a delay and you end up ovulating days/weeks later, or not at all. If you confirmed ovulation with temping, I would wait a few days and then take another pregnancy test.

Joellypie
Mar 13, 2006

teacherkate posted:

Your LP really shouldn't vary more then a day. Could it be late implantation? Do you stop testing for ovulation after you get a positive? Because its possible to surge and not ovulate which Could happen if you are stressed.

I always test up to 3 days after my surge just to make sure, so usually when I completely stop getting a second line. Tomorrow will be one full week late, but my husband and I both decided to wait until after the new years to test again so I can enjoy a glass of wine on Christmas and a few on New years eve (I know that sounds horrible) and to try not to stress too much over it. Basically he wants to act like its not happening so he's not stressed, but it kind of just stresses me out more!

Edit: No I don't temp. I have a really messed up sleep schedule. I work night shift 3 days a week so on those days I wake up at 5pm, and then on my days off I can wake up at 8am or 3pm, it just depends. I didn't feel like it would be reliable in my case.

Basically if I'm not pregnant this month we are going to stop trying until May because I am the maid of honor in a wedding in November, that is in St. Johns. I don't want to risk not being able to fly because I'm pregnant or because my baby is a month old. My best friend wouldn't care if I missed it, but I honestly don't want to miss it (20 yrs of friendship will do that to you).

Joellypie fucked around with this message at 15:23 on Dec 22, 2013

teacherkate
Jun 28, 2008
Merry christmas to me. On CD 52 I got a positive test! Now to keep myself from being anxious of losing this one too.

Joellypie posted:

I always test up to 3 days after my surge just to make sure, so usually when I completely stop getting a second line. Tomorrow will be one full week late, but my husband and I both decided to wait until after the new years to test again so I can enjoy a glass of wine on Christmas and a few on New years eve (I know that sounds horrible) and to try not to stress too much over it. Basically he wants to act like its not happening so he's not stressed, but it kind of just stresses me out more!

Edit: No I don't temp. I have a really messed up sleep schedule. I work night shift 3 days a week so on those days I wake up at 5pm, and then on my days off I can wake up at 8am or 3pm, it just depends. I didn't feel like it would be reliable in my case.

Basically if I'm not pregnant this month we are going to stop trying until May because I am the maid of honor in a wedding in November, that is in St. Johns. I don't want to risk not being able to fly because I'm pregnant or because my baby is a month old. My best friend wouldn't care if I missed it, but I honestly don't want to miss it (20 yrs of friendship will do that to you).

I don't think it's selfish that you would want a drink. Sorry that your husband is pretending its not happening. I know the stress of the wait is just awful. I hope you get some answers soon.

Hufflepuff or bust!
Jan 28, 2005

I should have known better.
Two positive tests :) Wife went in for a blood test so we'll know soon enough if it's real, but we're celebrating for now!

Dori
Jan 14, 2005
Abducted by sheep
So my partner and I had been planning on trying for a few months and I've been doing all the good planning things, like taking folic acid and tracking my period (using period tracker app which I really like but nothing more fancy - no charting etc) and seeing the nurse at my local heath clinic for blood tests to check all my shots are still up to date.
We've had to wait a while to start as we need to time potential birthing dates with my new job so I'll be eligible for paid maternity leave (we're in New Zealand). I've been busy chugging through the thread and there's lots of super useful info in here - thanks everyone for contributing!

We started having unprotected sex around Christmas and according to my tracker I was due to ovulate New Years Eve and I'd say I was pretty close to that based on mucus and knowing my cycles quite well.

The last few days I've been feeling a little weird and then 2 days ago I had some light spotting that lasted for about 10 hours. My period isn't due until middle of next week and my strips to pee on haven't arrived (didn't think I'd need them so quickly and they are not as easy to get cheaply here). I did have some expired test lying around and took one this afternoon(actually not expecting it to work at all - hubby and I were just joking around about it) and it showed a faint positive. Does anyone know what the general consensus is on accuracy of an expired test coming up positive? I have bought another one from the supermarket (expensive though :( ) and will take it tomorrow morning but I do wonder about the effectiveness also as I'm still quite a few days away from my period being due?

Also does anyone have any good information on exercise and pregnancy? I crossfit and I've been weightlifting for a number of years and I'd like to know how soon I'd need to think about cutting back due to overheating if I am pregnant? Info online seems to be hugely variable and I am mostly worried about the overheating type issues. A number of pregnancy websites I read suggest that you should not do any exercise at intensity which leaves you sweating after you stop but that would rule out even beach walks for me as I am a sweat fountain (and it is peak summer here so that doesn't help). Any help on this would appreciated.

cailleask
May 6, 2007





You're what, like 10 days past ovulation? It's certainly possible to have a positive pregnancy test in that window. False positives are generally rare with a few exceptions-- blue due tests are slightly more prone than pink dye. Don't be super disheartened if you take one tomorrow and it's not positive-- tests also have different sensitives. What are the brands you have? You could have an ultra-sensitive one now and have bought a less-sensitive. Or vice-versa!

About exercising-- I've heard it's safe to keep up your normal routine if you are mindful. Feeling hot or tired or strange or pained? Stop! That's how you will know you hit your new threshold. It will also move around as pregnancy progresses, so what was your limit last week might not be your limit this week.

Alterian
Jan 28, 2003

Dori posted:


Also does anyone have any good information on exercise and pregnancy? I crossfit and I've been weightlifting for a number of years and I'd like to know how soon I'd need to think about cutting back due to overheating if I am pregnant? Info online seems to be hugely variable and I am mostly worried about the overheating type issues. A number of pregnancy websites I read suggest that you should not do any exercise at intensity which leaves you sweating after you stop but that would rule out even beach walks for me as I am a sweat fountain (and it is peak summer here so that doesn't help). Any help on this would appreciated.

With weightlifting you have to worry more about the relaxin being pumped into your system. You could potentially hurt yourself if you are doing heavy weights.
http://breakingmuscle.com/womens-fitness/pregnant-and-weight-lifting-you-may-want-to-reconsider

New Weave Wendy
Mar 11, 2007
I had a pretty easy pregnancy with no serious complications and continued lifting and taking 4 mile walks in the late summer heat from the time I got over the fatigue of the first trimester until the day I went into labor. Your doctor is probably going to give you a generic set of guidelines meant to be a one-size-fits-all deal like "no lifting amounts greater than X" or "limit cardio activity to Y number of minutes" but honestly unless there is a specific complication or set of circumstances that requires you to limit your workouts I think you know the capabilities of your body best. You're probably not going to want to make serious gains on your fitness levels during pregnancy but keeping up with your exercise during an uncomplicated pregnancy is good for you mentally, is good for the baby, and helps prepare your body for labor.

And to speak to the sweating issue specifically, if I had followed the advice you received I would have had to rule out "putting on pants" as too strenuous some days, haha. When it's 95F out with 90% humidity everyone sweats, especially pregnant people. If you are worried about sweating too much just drink a lot of water after your workouts. Good luck! :)

New Weave Wendy fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Jan 10, 2014

Goobish
May 31, 2011

cailleask posted:

Don't be super disheartened if you take one tomorrow and it's not positive-- tests also have different sensitives. What are the brands you have? You could have an ultra-sensitive one now and have bought a less-sensitive. Or vice-versa!

This. I've found that the cheapo test strips I buy online are often times way more accurate than the store bought brands. It really does vary, though. And I'm sorry I don't know much about expired tests except for a personal anecdote. A friend once took a test that was probably at least a few years expired, and it worked! But I have no idea what brand it was or if it was just a coincidence that she was really pregnant.

Dori
Jan 14, 2005
Abducted by sheep
Thanks all for the input everyone. I took another test this morning and it's also positive so I guess the expired test did work. Exciting & scary! Here's hoping it sticks...

For info: The Expired test I had was a Boots Pharmacy branded test (from England so at least 4.5-5 years since I bought it and it's been expired since Feb 2012...) the other test I used this morning was a Clear Blue brand which does say on the packet that it can be used for early detection (the Boots one doesn't). Both of them have blue ink as do all the test I've ever seen/used (this will be our first attempt at having kids but I've had a few freak out moments previously when I bought tests for a little peace of mind when my period was late, although I have now learned that the test are really not that useful for that...oh well).

Alterian: thanks for the link re lifting it's very useful though like much of the information available seems to be more about the later stages of pregnancy (or do people have flat feet and back pain at <8-10weeks already?) . I was aware of the issues with softening joints and ligaments etc which I think will likely be the key challenge to be aware of especially as things progress and with lifting. I am somewhat lucky I think that I am quite tuned into my body as I dance as well so hopefully being attentive to how I feel and what's going on will help with making sure I don't break anything and limit my ROM.
The whole "don't raise your basal temperature" thing on the other hand doesn't seem to be something that you can manage by being careful and mindful unless I run around with a thermometer shoved somewhere all day. I am also more worried about this very early time as presumably as I get further along I will have more noticeable physical changes and indicators of how my body is doing whereas now I feel and seem pretty normal but I guess I could still 'break things'.

I will probably just take it a bit easier than usual and talk to both my doctor and my coach about options and hope they are not both clueless. I might also focus more on my dancing than my gymming (I have a big performance in April but really think this should be no problem as the choreography is low impact anyway). I just put on weight very easily when I don't work out so guess I'll also need to make sure I am eating sensibly and adjusting for less exercise and more baby.

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Alterian
Jan 28, 2003

Relaxin's peak is reached during the 14 weeks of the first trimester and at delivery. I was doing weight training right before I got pregnant and ended up stopping because of how exhausted I was and trying to keep up with everything else in my life. Towards the end I don't think I could have managed any weight training. My knees and hips felt really loose. I'm finally getting back into it now and my hips still feel looser than they use to an my knees don't feel the same. A benefit though is my form has become fantastic after having to move 24/7 with a big, not very flexible abdomen.

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