tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91838114742546185852011-11-27T16:35:28.816-08:00Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-7768324169446266902011-01-16T14:56:00.000-08:002011-01-16T15:00:08.264-08:00

A quick update on the Trying to Conceive group on Yahoo. Yahoo decided to not move forward with their redesign of the groups, so they have gone back to the old format. The old format was much easier to navigate and use. If you had considered joining a group on Yahoo, but shied away because of the format they were using, go back and give them another look.

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-5358530405516996232011-01-16T14:48:00.001-08:002011-01-16T14:56:06.684-08:00

After dealing with weeks of computer issues I am finally back online with a stable computer. First it was my video card dying. That I dealt with fairly well, but the lowered graphics on my computer make some things not in the cards to do right now. Next I started dealing with increasing BSODs (Blue Screen of Death). I got to spend my New Year's Eve reformatting my hard drive and reinstalling

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-72341953693585392672010-11-26T17:45:00.000-08:002010-11-27T12:52:18.862-08:00

Follow along with me on Twitter as I try to come up with a 12 Days of Christmas song just for us ttcing and/or dealing with infertility.I have the first day figured out and posted already, but I'm looking for your input and suggestions. Send in those suggestions or follow me on twitter and send an @ttcdreams message with your suggestion(s).I will update this post as new verses are added:On the

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Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a very Happy Holiday Season. Be sure to stay tuned for upcoming posts about how to deal with the upcoming holidays as well as some gift giving ideas for yourself and your partner!

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All too often we get caught up in looking at individual details and forget or fail to see the whole picture. This is very true when it comes to charting your basal body temperature or bbt. When charting we get so concerned with marking down every little thing from what our waking temperature was to any little strange feelings or symptoms we might have that we forget to step back and look at the

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I just played around and have updated the look of the blog. Nothing is set in stone, so if you love it or hate it, I want to know!Have a suggestion for me, want me to go back to the old pink style, or is this one too much color? I love hearing from you. Post a comment and let me know what you think and what you want to see.

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-4958604283782137552010-10-25T01:56:00.000-07:002010-10-25T02:02:14.426-07:00

The Introduction to Infertility E-Book is official! It has been published through Scribd and can be downloaded for only $2.99!!!This is the best way to take this very informative e-book with you wherever you go. If you have always been meaning to take the e-course Introduction to Infertility, but just never found the time to sit down at your computer and read through the entire course, you can

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I am not sure why, but our most popular article on the website every single month has been "Infertility Procedures and Costs". I didn't write the article to be popular, but to be informative and offer the basic information that I always saw being asked. What is... and how much will it cost? With that in mind, early this year I did some research on state infertility insurance laws and wrote a few

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TTC Dreams has been on twitter for over a year now, and we currently have 68 wonderful followers and 156 tweets. If you are on twitter and post about fertility or infertility be sure to find us and follow us. We are currently following 38 people/businesses and if we follow you, we may retweet you. We are also going to try a weekly "tweet-out" to our followers and those that we are following to

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-29130473672609839672008-03-04T11:51:00.000-08:002008-03-04T12:01:04.236-08:00

Our partnership with vitacost.com has ended, but I have partnered with two other herbal/vitamin/mineral suppliers and have updated all three of the Herbal, Vitamin, MineralResources pages. We are now partnered with both Puritan's Pride and Vitamin World.Here are some special offers from our two newest affiliates:At Puritan's Pride Shipping is Only $3.95 on Any Size Order!Get Free Shipping on

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From our most recent Newsletter:I have heard for a long time that coffee consumption can increase the risk of miscarriage as well be a contributing factor to infertility. For the first time I have located a study that states just that. If you missed the Parade insert usually found in your local Sunday newspaper, here is the basic information that was reported:"Drinking more than one cup of coffee

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-28103824904498761282008-01-09T09:40:00.000-08:002008-01-09T10:29:46.103-08:00

Happy 2008! The new year has finally arrived and with it time to make New Year Resolutions. Here are a few resolution suggestions for all of us that are ttcing.Resolve to have more fun! TTCing can be an all encompassing journey, so much so that we can forget to enjoy life and have fun with our partners. Make a resolution you can keep this year - to have fun with your partner every day!Resolve to

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-34547188723812438532007-09-29T09:49:00.000-07:002007-09-29T10:50:46.317-07:00

On the website, TTC Dreams, I have a page of F.A.Q. or Frequently Asked Questions. Many of these questions are asked so often I know the answer "word for word". I thought it might be helpful to post some of these here for everyone else to view.Q. - Why does my partner need to have a sperm analysis done and what is it? A. - If you and your partner have not been successful in

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-49540820838320020062007-09-29T09:14:00.000-07:002007-09-29T09:42:41.753-07:00

Short and simple, a Luteal Phase, or LP for short, is the duration of the woman's cycle between ovulation and the onset of her period. For a pregnancy to occur a woman's LP must be at least 10 days long, and many physicians prefer to see a LP that is at least 12 to 14 days long.What can you do if your LP is shorter than 10 days long? There are actually several options available to you. If you

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-11220022699109817882007-09-15T09:32:00.000-07:002007-09-29T09:45:20.010-07:00

The first thing that really impressed me about this book is that it was written in plain English - not a bunch of medical jargon. This makes it easy for just about anyone to not only read the book, but to understand it too.After I read this book for the first time, yes I still refer to it, I was totally amazed by it. Everything that you ever wanted to know about how the female reproductive system

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-53083530591956947492007-09-05T10:02:00.000-07:002007-09-05T10:07:40.218-07:00

Today is the last day of the big Anniversary Party for the Trying_To_Conceive support group.It's so hard to believe that it's been nine years! Nine years and hundreds of "grads" from the group. There are times when I wonder if the group really will be around "forever". I can almost imagine daughters of previous members joining in the future to get the same support and information that their

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-20106216331711069502007-09-04T13:06:00.001-07:002007-09-04T13:08:05.912-07:00

This blog just received a quick face lift. I am hoping that this new set up is easier to read, and still entertaining for everyone.I love to read your comments, and remember, anyone can leave me a comment!

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-58274106859036073252007-09-04T10:45:00.000-07:002007-09-04T10:49:27.391-07:00

I have been looking for a free voice chat program or service, and thought I finally found something that would work for both the support group Trying_To_Conceive and for the website TTC Dreams with PalTalk. But when I tried to log in today, nothing but trouble! I did finally get logged in, and even managed to open the group chat room I created, but it still had it listed as closed!I guess that

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-47707303557539982612007-09-04T10:41:00.000-07:002008-02-01T10:51:59.777-08:00

How can you increase your chances of conceiving quickly? By following a few basic fertility rules, you can greatly increase your chances of getting pregnant in the shortest amount of time possible. According to statistics, 50% of couples will conceive within the first six cycles of trying, and about 85% of couples will conceive within the first 12 cycles of trying. When it comes to trying to

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-5027136425145090842007-08-16T09:36:00.000-07:002007-08-16T09:38:54.925-07:00

I am working on the next issue of the TTC Dreams Newsletter. I would love to hear from some of the subscribers to see what you would like to see in this and future issues.Do you want to see interviews?More Website reviews?More news about the support group on Yahoo?What do you want to know more about? What do you want to read about? This really is your newsletter - you tell me what you want!

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-88843465406099133252007-07-28T10:28:00.000-07:002007-07-28T10:30:09.546-07:00

Yes, you can now visit the forum that is finally up and running as of yesterday.It still needs a few tweaks and of course, for all of you to sign up and start posting to it, but I think it is going to be a great board that can help everyone that is ttcing.Please feel free to visit the forum and sign up at http://ttcdreams.freeforums.org and post your

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Another newsletter is on it way to our subscribers! Here is a short blurb from the newsletter.When to See a DoctorSometimes I am shocked by how long women will go without getting a period and not getting pregnant before it occurs to them that they might want to see their doctor about it. Several times I have heard from women that will casually say, well it's only been 3 months since my

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-88915347474686508272007-06-25T16:01:00.000-07:002007-06-25T16:03:15.918-07:00

A free online course has been added and is ready for you. A beginners guide to understanding the basics of infertility and low tech ways to to assist with conception. Take advantage of this new free resource and learn all you can. More courses will be offered in the future.

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-11160420848778456482007-06-25T15:59:00.000-07:002007-06-25T16:01:54.126-07:00

Tonight by midnight, the TTC Dreams forum will be closing. This is only a temporary closure though. It has been decided that the space being used by the current forum could be better used for other pages. A new forum will be opening very soon and will be hosted by freeforums.orgBe sure to stay tuned so you can be one of the first ones to get in and start posting on our new forum!

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-20106347447117412432007-06-02T12:28:00.000-07:002007-06-02T12:35:04.130-07:00

TTC Dreams has been supporting women and couples trying to conceive since 1999. Now you can help us continue our mission so we can continue supporting more people dealing with infertility.We are offering a wide variety of items all stating one simple phrase (for now). "I support TTC Dreams.com because they support me!" You can help us keep the website, newsletter, and now this blog going and

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-38742465861053308862007-05-29T13:43:00.000-07:002007-05-29T13:46:59.517-07:00

The newsletter is ready and just waiting to be sent to the subscribers. I set the send time for 2:15pm today, so it should starting arriving in subscriber's inboxes in 30 minutes.If you didn't get signed up for the newsletter and are going to miss this issue, you can contact me privately for the most recent issue.I hope that everyone enjoys reading this newsletter as much as I have enjoyed

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-16762805320428203552007-05-24T19:13:00.000-07:002007-05-24T19:57:15.271-07:00

If you have not signed up for the TTC Dreams Newsletter, now is the time to do it. A brand new newsletter will be sent out on Tuesday May 29th. Its easy to sign up, just use the sign up form below and enter your email address. You will be sent a confirmation email and all you need to do is click the link in the email and you are ready to receive the newsletter.This newsletter will include more

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There is nothing worse than being sick, unless it is being sick with deadlines screaming at you. I have been publishing the TTC Dreams Newsletter the last week of each month, so I am working on another issue for my wonderful subscribers. But, don't you just love seeing that word "but", I am currently dealing with an abscess and am taking not only an antibiotic, but also Vicoden. Can you say "it

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-38884309860504295012007-05-19T21:41:00.000-07:002007-05-19T21:46:52.141-07:00

I found a great place to chart online that is free, and I just have to tell you about it. I have been using MyFertilityCycle for over a month and am very pleased with it. I don't get up at the same time each day and often don't get enough sleep in one stretch to take my BBT and have it mean anything on a chart, but with MyFertilityCycle, I don't have to!!!I can chart just my cm observations and

Debbi Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04535301357783072736noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183811474254618585.post-69636715189089759472007-05-19T14:02:00.000-07:002007-05-19T14:20:03.727-07:00

Welcome, I am Debbi Secaur the owner/webmaster of TTC Dreams and I can't wait to let you know what has been happening with the website. Last week, two articles were added to the site and an announcement was sent out to the Newsletter subscribers, so they could be the first to read them. Now, everyone that visits TTC Dreams can read these two articles.Feeling Frisky, Herbs For Fertility was

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