If you are requring IVF, perhaps check this out!

I know that IVF can be quite expensive, and that there are not alot of options if you don't have alot of money. I was googling other things about pregnancy and came upon this. So those of you who are having to go this route of IVF, perhaps look into this a bit more and see if it applies to you:)

Apply for a grant or scholarship: There are a few programs that provide grants or scholarships for infertile couples. For more information on IVF scholarships and grants you can visit www.inciid.org or cadefoundation.org.

Seven Fertility Myths That Could be Keeping you From Getting Pregnant

You may not have put a lot of thought into getting pregnant. Not everyone plans, charts, or tries to predict ovulation. A lot of couples just let nature take its course and see what happens. On the other hand, some couples purchase bbt thermometers, ovulation kits, and plan intercourse on a schedule, but still don’t get pregnant. There are several misconceptions about ovulation and when to have intercourse. These myths and misconceptions could be keeping you from getting pregnant.

Myth Number One: You should have sex on day 14 of your cycle if you want to get pregnant.

You have probably heard that most women ovulate on day 14 of their cycle. This is simply not true. It is based on the calendar method of predicting ovulation. If you have a perfect 28 day cycle, where your luteal phase (the second half of your cycle) is exactly 14 days long, you would likely ovulate around day 14. Most women, however, do not have perfect cycles and even the women who do have regular cycles, usually do not ovulate at exactly the same time each month.

Myth Number Two: You should have sex 24-72 hours after you ovulate.

There is some confusion over when to have sex if you are trying to get pregnant. Yes, it is true that you want to time intercourse very close to ovulation. Where many couples go wrong, is they only have sex when they think they are ovulating or they have sex after they ovulate. There are two problems with this strategy, the first is that once you ovulate your egg will only survive for about 12-24 hours (not 72). If you do not start having intercourse until the day you ovulate you may be only giving yourself a 12 hour opportunity to get pregnant. Sperm can live for up to five days so having sex before (not after) ovulation is very important. Ideally you want to have intercourse one or two days before you ovulate.

The other problem with this strategy is that many women can not tell when they are ovulating. If you are not sure when you are ovulating or if you miscalculate your ovulation day, you could be having sex on all the wrong days. Having sex regularly three times a week is one of the best ways to be sure you are having sex at the right time.

Myth Number Three: You are most fertile the day your temperature rises on your bbt chart

BBT Charting is a great way to learn about your cycle and to determine if you are ovulating; however, it is not the best way to predict ovulation. By the time you see your temperature rise on your bbt chart you have already ovulated. Even though temperature charting isn’t very helpful for predicting ovulation, it is useful for confirming ovulation. It can also be useful for detecting fertility problems such as anovulatory cycles or luteal phase defects.

Myth Number Four: Infertility is not treatable or too expensive to treat.

A lot of couples mistakenly believe that they are infertile. Before consulting a doctor, they make assumptions that there isn’t anything that can be done about it or if they were to see a doctor it would be incredibly expensive to treat. This misconception can keep many couples from seeking medical advice for problems that could easily be treated. If you have not gotten pregnant after a year of trying to get pregnant you should seek medical advice. If you have irregular menstrual cycles or are having anovulatory bbt charts you should consult a doctor. Although some infertility treatments are costly, many are not and many can be covered by health insurance.

Myth Number Five: A doctor won’t see you for treatment until you have been trying for one year.

Not true. Some doctors may not offer infertility treatments such as fertility medications until you have been trying for one year, but it is a good idea to see a doctor if you are trying to conceive. Plan to have a gynecological check up as soon as or before you plan to start trying. He or she can make sure that you are in good health, screen for any obvious issues, and give you some guidelines for trying to get pregnant. You may want to start taking prenatal vitamins before you start trying.

Myth Number Six: You should have sex as many times as you can on the day you think you are ovulating.

Well this won’t really hurt anything but even if you have sex all day long on the day you think you are ovulating you may not get pregnant. Each cycle you have about a 20-30% chance of getting pregnant. One of the biggest mistakes couples make is trying to cram all their love making into the one day they think is best to try to conceive. Well what if this is not the right day? Some women have a difficult time predicting ovulation so one of the best things you can do is to have sex regularly three to four times a week.

Myth Number Seven: Generally women are the ones that have fertility problems. Men rarely have problems.

For some reason women tend to think that only men that abuse drugs or are impotent have fertility problems. This is not true. Infertility is a problem that affects both men and women equally, with about 40% of infertility being linked to male factors, 40% to female, and 20% to a combination of male and female factors.

its snowing here.......AGAIN!

I can literally tell you that I don't recall seeing this much snow this often EVER! okay, perhaps there was one year back like 12 years ago when there might have been this much.. but it just does not seem to stop! Like i have said a million times, with living on the west coast, we are known for our RAIN not our snow! lol. Its coming down again and I was "supposed" to be going to the store to pick up a few things... umm.. think I will stay home!

Okay, I would love to award everyone as the winner for Brooke777 prediction, but I think that she would kill me! I have drawn lucky number 7, which is DAYNA! You guys all had good answers and seems like we are all in the same boat. All wanting to loose weight, or get healthy, to be able to spend more quality time with loved ones, and I am sure alot of you are looking forward to either when baby is born or conceived!

So Dayna, located on the bottom right of this blog is a link for Brooke777 web page, there you should be able to locate her email and email her letting her know that your the winner of this Thursdays blog contest. She will take care of the rest!

Well, taking the time of the baby sleeping, I will go and do a load of laundry. Will feel nice to get some of the housework done. Always seems to be the last to get completed. Anyone else have this problem? Where it never seems to get done, or perhaps part of it does, just for you to move to the next room and "hurricane daughter" follows you close behind! How do you keep organized? Do you have a schedule as to what gets done and when? I am totally open to some ideas!!!

Can someone hide the food? lol

Okay, maybe not all of the food, but just the good tasting ones? I am trying to stick to my new years resolution on losing a bit of weight. So far, not have had any soda. "almost" did today when a friend came over for lunch as its "habit" but decided to not purchase it and left it at the store. HOWEVER I have been into the chocolate! I guess one step at a time.

I have had my mom's husband change over my payment page of my site, hopefully making it a bit more straight forward with what is needed. I have upped the price to 10.00 on the one prediction as originally mentioned. I am hoping to pick up a tarot deck that "speaks' to me, that will allow me to draw one card of "hope' or "inspiration" with the bypass prediction. Something that will provide direction in life, that will give answers that perhaps you did not know you were searching for, but your guides have been trying to tell you. I have an idea on a deck, and was looking on Ebay, but not found what I am looking for. I hear that there is a local book shop type store that sells these among other things and just hoping to one day stop in there and grab it.

I also would love to add a page onto my original site with testimonials from people who have had readings that would not mind sharing their experience. I am looking for "real honest feedback". Perhaps overall you thought the reading was great, but one or two things you did not connect with... or perhaps you enjoyed every minute of it.. or perhaps it has yet to come true, or everything already has.. I am looking for all kinds of feedback and will post a few on the site with permission. If you had a reading and you were not satisfied with it, then yes, I still want to hear from you. Perhaps my interpretation was a bit off, and can clear it up. I appreciate ALL feedback, good or bad as it does help me strengthen and fine tune my interpretation skills.
So, if you have some feedback/testimonial for me, please email me cheri22@gmail.com with FEEDBACK in the subject line so I can locate it and file it for posting. I will try and respond as well so you know that I have it and appreciate that you took the time to send it! If you can also post this request on the boards you frequent, I would appreciate. (I stay off all boards, and only visit today's parent)

Thanks again for all your help! Don't forget, the blog contest posted two posts down, still open until Sunday morning when I announce the winner!

The winner of December Special is announced!!!

So as mentioned, I had a special for December that whoever made a payment or contributed to the blog would be entered to win for this draw. It was full access to me for two full months at anytime during that period (JAN and FEB)

So rather than drawing just one name, I drew TWO NAMES!

The lucky winners of this special is
ANDREA H.
Chenzie M.

So congratulations ladies on winning!!!!