TTC W/Charting Vol 7 - Hoping that November brings us little turkeys of our own!!! [Archive] - Page 2

Deanna1018

11-20-2005, 06:48 AM

Just a drive by post this morning. We slept in longer then usual so I don't have as much time. I will so replies later.

On a positive note it appears my "fertlility plumbing" is working correctly at this point (at least I hope it is). I happy to say that FF gave me cross hairs this morning so it is a safe bet that i have ovulated. Now the wait is on to see how long my LP is. As all of you know we are not ttc until Jan 06' so my
2WW is a little different then most. I am very concerned that with my age (37) my LP will be on the shorter side. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it isn't, so the wait is on.

I have an ob/gyn appt on 12/13 so I want to at least have one full chart done for him. I know he will probably tell me to come back to him if we are not pregnant in 6-12 months (I am hoping he says six months seeing as I am not getting any younger) but I thought having a chart to look at would help him to see if there were anything I should be noting on my own.

Oh I have a funny story about my DH last night. I guess I can say that I figured out that my DH is one of those husbands that doesn't want to know about the innerworkings of the female body. I showed him my chart last night and went over everything with him. From taking my temp( he already knew about that one from the beeping the hears every morning...drives him nuts but he understands), cervical position, and best of all cervical mucus. You should have seen his face when i mentioned CM :eek: (it was soooo funny). We decided that I would just let him know when the best time to BD is and we will go from there. I did explain how all the things that I look at help me to know when the prime time is to BD but he just can not handle hearing about it. Now I wonder how he will be in the delivery room when we have a child. They will probably be picking him up off the floor..LOL.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

UTChick

11-20-2005, 08:19 AM

My DH is also very weirded out by the whole CM thing. I didn't tell him about it initially, but rather said when it was time to BD. He asked me how I knew if my temp didn't rise until after O. His biggest mistake was pressing me when I said there were *other* ways I could tell. :p He did the whole "ear muffs" thing and said "LALALALALALA." I am also thinking he should stay up close to my face during delivery. My friends already warned him that sometimes more than the baby comes out when you push (TMI, I know, but the truth!). He is petrified!

gmb4503

11-20-2005, 08:25 AM

UTChick My HSG was more painful then uncomfortable. It started out as AF cramps, but once the catheter was put in it was pure pain!! I took 2 aleve before I went and they didn't help at all. I was fine as soon as the procedure was over. My mom and I actually went shopping all afternoon.

Good luck!!! I have heard many peopel say that it wasn't painful at all. Fingers crossed for you that you are one of them :)

UTChick

11-20-2005, 08:34 AM

Thanks for the heads-up. I would rather know that it could be painful and be prepared for it than for it to be an unpleasant surprise. How long did it take? I have lunch plans with a friend and I need to know if I should reschedule. I check in at 9:30 for a 10:00 procedure.

Applebee

11-20-2005, 08:38 AM

Threadmistress, please change my status to "Waiting to O". Thanks!

Well, AF showed on my test day, again - and my temp even went up a point, go figure...

Thanks for everyone's good luck wishes. Hopefully, the RE will be able to help.

J&K2003

11-20-2005, 08:39 AM

Has anyone had a fever during 2WW? Last night mine was only 100.1 but I felt like I was going to die- plus my bbs hurt so badly moving in bed hurt! (the fever is fine today). I did take 2 Tylenol (made DH buy some because we only had other pain medications). I couldn't help but worry about the effects the fever might have on this 2WW, though I know that is insane - I am only 4DPO and the fever wasn't that high.

jesseybell, I was sick with a low-grade fever during my 2WW last April/May. It doesn't appear to have hurt our little girl, coming in January! Good luck to you. :D

http://www.mommiescamelot.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_pink_babydust.gif to all! http://www.mommiescamelot.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_pink_babydust.gif

Aletheia

11-20-2005, 09:44 AM

Hello everyone! I am coming off the sidelines as a cheerleader and beginning the first month of the TTC rough-and-tumble game today.

Threadmistress, could you move me to waiting to O?

Today is CD1 of our first cycle of TTC, and so I too am going to roll about in the baby dust hanging around this place recently.

Congrats to Linnybubbles and MrsTToB2003!

UTChick and Deanna: My DH has just about the same reaction as do yours... what's funny about it is that he is a med student. He actually nearly passed out while watching his first vaginal delivery. :D He begins his OB rotation in February, and I'm going to have to lay down the law as to what sorts of stories he can tell me about his day at work. :)

Good luck to everyone! I'm excited to see what the next month brings.

gmb4503

11-20-2005, 10:34 AM

UTChick the procedure takes about 30 minutes. I think I was out of the hospital in about an hour including wait time, procedure and changing.

Dotsie

11-20-2005, 01:01 PM

UTchick Wanted to drop by and wish you good luck on your HSG tomorrow. Hopefully it won't hurt too bad.

I'm 5dpo and my temp plummeted. I've also had some really sharp pains on my left side for the past day or so. I really hope that's implantation. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

jesseybell

11-20-2005, 02:35 PM

Thank you J&K2003 - glad to know a fever won't fry anything!

Dotsie- hoping that dip is implantation!

If I need to have my HSG on December 2nd, it is 7:45 in the morning and I am planning on going to work afterwards - I'll actually probably get to work earlier than my normal 9:30. Hopefully DH will come with me this time. Well, actually hoping I don't have to go! :)

This whole weekend has sucked! After the low-grade fever on Friday night, I felt better and we went shopping Saturday afternoon, and then all Saturday night was spent running to the bathroom (no, nothing pregnancy related :( if you know what I mean (sorry TMI)) I almost skipped out going to the Patriots game today, but I am glad I didn't. But I really feel like I've been run over by a truck this weekend.

purplesunshine7

11-20-2005, 03:34 PM

hi ladies, I just got done my first cycle with charting and found out my LP is only 8 days long does anyone know what can be done to make it longer?

katmg

11-20-2005, 03:41 PM

I'm back from Vegas! I didn't temp at all while I was there so my chart will have a big, fat hole in it but at least it was durning the 2WW so I don't have to worry about missing the O.

I had a doctor's appt. right before I left. She is going to be very proactive about this! I showed her all my charts - yay FF for having them all neat and pretty! She thought some were good and some not so good. She wants DH to go in for a sperm analysis and if he can get that done before my next period (and everything there is okay) then I'll take clomid for a couple cycles to see if that will get me knocked up; if not then we'll look into doing an HSG. It was bizarre in a way, she had me in and out of that office so fast, I didn't really know what the nurse was handing me when she gave me the prescription for clomid and the...ahem...cup for the analysis. I definitely need to do a little internet research so that I can be prepared with questions after DH's sperm analysis comes back.

kmmommy

11-20-2005, 03:43 PM

We need some BFPs this month! Dropping off more

*~*~*~Baby Dust~*~*~*

Good luck ladies!

jeant

11-20-2005, 03:57 PM

LOL about men's reaction to hearing about CM. My DH had the same reaction. I got kind of pissed off and said, "This is the stuff you stick your most precious body part in, and you don't want to hear about it???!" :rolleyes:

And if you want a laugh, check out my chart. I *think* it's stress-delayed O due to the house drama, and that I O'ed on day 18, but WTF??? Figures that my first cycle TTC would be the strangest out of the 19 I've charted. Guess it depends on whether the temp stays up.

ABirney

11-20-2005, 06:15 PM

Hey ladies! Hope everyone is doing well!
jeant my first TTC cycle is still going on.. and we just bought a house too... (moved in last weekend). I'm on CD77. Had normal cycles while charting when we were TTA.. figures.
katmg glad you had fun in Vegas! And good that your Dr is being proactive!
jesseybell hope you feel better soon!
Aletheia Good luck on your first TTC cycle!
Sorry for those I missed... still getting back into the routine.
Anyway I had a question for anyone who has taken or knows anything about Provera. I had called the Dr on Tues and asked her for something to kick-start AF. Told her I was having an annov cycle, was on CD72 at that time and took a test just to be sure that morning and it was neg. She wanted me to not BD for 2 weeks and come in for another test at that time and then start me on Provera. Well.... DH and I kind of got carried away last night.. :o wondering if I show no indication of O happening.. which I doubt anything will... I for sure wouldn't get pg so I should still be ok? Or should I not risk it and start the 2 weeks over? Also when I was on BC way back when I would get moody the week before AF... I know Provera has similar ingredients (progesterone).. did anyone get moody on that? (DH is worried!! LOL) TIA!

UTChick

11-20-2005, 06:17 PM

jeant~Yeah, I think you will need to wait a couple more days before calling an O. But if you did O already, I also think it would have been CD18.

Dotsie~Thanks for the well wishes. Hopefully I will have some answers soon.

gmb~Thanks for all the info. I am glad it won't take that long...especially if it hurts!

I am also supposed to get my results back from my bloodwork tomorrow, so it will be a busy day. I'll let you know how it goes.

UTChick

11-20-2005, 06:23 PM

ABirney~I did Provera 4 1/2 years ago when I lapsed on my BCP and didn't have a period for 3 months. I honestly can't remember if I was moody due to the Provera. But it was also an emotional time for me. I was moving out of state and far away from my family at the time, so I was emotional anyway. Don't know if it was the Provera or the life change.

Charting is Knowledge

11-20-2005, 07:21 PM

Updated to here!

mayham

11-20-2005, 09:04 PM

I have quite a few pages to catch up on, with no time now. Just popping in for quick update -- AF showed up yesterday. I could kind of tell she was on her way, so it was no big surprise, yet still a disappointment.

Thanks to everyone who commented on starting testing next month... it helps to have others confirm I'm not jumping the gun on things. I just felt so lame for one minute thinking I could wait a couple of months before starting this, and then less than 24 hours making the appointment for the consult!

Deanna1018

11-21-2005, 02:40 AM

UTchick Good Luck with the test results today. Hope you were able to get some sleep last night.

Jeant My husband is a computer guy so he can't handle anything medical. It is actually kind of funny watching his reaction when I talk about certain things. I have to admit sometimes I say things just to get him weirded out...LOL.

KatmgThat is great about your doctor being proactive about everything. I know what you mean about coming out of doctors appt in a daze. Some of those appts happen so quickly. I am now very careful about making a list of questions I want to ask before I go in. I also take the time to write down all of the answers I am given.

JesseybellGlad to hear that you are feeling better. Good Luck on the HSG on Dec. 2nd.

Dotsie I am keeping my fingers crossed for you that the dip in temp. is implantation.

Not much going on here. Just waiting to see how long my LP will be. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will be a 12 or 13 days. Temperature keeps rising. I do have one question though....I have read in certain places that having a LP less the 12 days is a problem and other places it says lower then 10 days. Any thoughts on this? Actually now that i think about it I have a another question...Is there any reason that I should be checking/documenting my CM/CP until AF comes? Will it provide any info. I have already had O'd.

Well this is a short work week at least. I am kicking myself that I didn't take the whole week off. What makes it worse is that my husband did so he is sleeping right now...the bum. Oh well, the next three days will be over before I know it.

Have a great day ladies!!!

jeggink

11-21-2005, 04:51 AM

Yikes, I am behind! I don't have internet access during the weekend. Anyway, gotta go to a meeting.

Threadmistress, please move me to testing, 11/28-12/4, thanks!

Bellefior

11-21-2005, 05:39 AM

FF has finally given me dotted crosshairs but I think the O date is wrong and I actually O'ed much earlier in my cycle than FF is telling me-CD-13 as opposed to CD 19 where FF is tentatively calling it. I guess time will tell.

Threadmistress you can move me over to waiting to O, 11/28-12/4 (If AF holds off that long, if my earlier O date is right, it may be here this week).

shouldaeloped

11-21-2005, 07:30 AM

hey ladies. just dropping in to say that some of your charts are looking very good! here's a little ~~BABY DUST~~to take November out with a bang!

Abby'sMom

11-21-2005, 08:30 AM

Wahoo, I think I o'd early again this cycle (which means before CD25)!

Threadmistress, please move me to testing, 11/28-12/4! Thank you.

jeant

11-21-2005, 09:07 AM

OK, three days of high temps so it's looking like a day 18 O. Threadmistress, you can move me to I think I O'ed (don't know when I'll be testing, but I guess around Dec. 1)

Deanna I have a short LP too, so I have read *a lot* about it. You're right -- some places say less than 12 is a problem and some say less than 10. There does not seem to be much agreement. In fact, some doctors and researchers are not convinced that LPD (luteal phase defect) even exists -- they're not convinced that it causes problems in getting pg. Even if it does, many women have luck with progesterone supplements (usually the prescription ones that are vaginal suppositories). I tried progesterone cream (which is a different thing) two cycles and it didn't change anything. I also tried taking vitamin B6, which is often recommended as a remedy for short LP, and that also didn't move it at all.

My OB/GYN was not concerned when I told her about my 10 to 11 day LP. She said just try and see her again in six months if I'm not pg. I don't know if this is medical efficiency or a true reflection of short LPs not being a big deal, but that's what she said.

I'm still worried about it myself, but I figure there's not a lot I can do about it until we try for a few months.

jesseybell

11-21-2005, 09:15 AM

When I saw my OB/GYN last month she told me not to be worried about my LP and I hadn't even brought it up (because at the time I saw her I didn't know how long mine was) but she knows that is it something that people read about and stress about uneccessarily.

dionysia

11-21-2005, 09:30 AM

Hi everyone!

I'm a recent transfer from the "Seeing What Happens" thread. I have read TCOYF and just started charting this weekend.

Threadmistress, can you please add me?

Di, 30, married to Dave, 34.
TTC since May '05
Charting since Nov '05
Known issues: none
Current status: waiting to O

I finally got off my butt and got myself an actual OB-GYN. I had been seeing my PCP for Gyn exams, but decided I need an actual specialist since we've been trying in earnest for 7 months and may be having some conception issues. (You can see my recent posts on the SWH thread if you want details.)

My (boring) chart is at: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/fdec3

Di

UTChick

11-21-2005, 09:35 AM

Thanks so much for the well wishes. I just got home from the HSG and it wasn't that bad at all. In fact, all cramping was gone by the time I got home. The doctor (not mine) said that everything looked good to her but that they would send everything over to my doctor and his office will call me. I did cramp a little during the procedure and had to take a couple of deep breaths but it only lasted for a couple of minutes. The doctor said that the pain depends on the person (sometimes it will hurt more if there is a blockage) and the doctor. ;) Now I just wait for the official OK from my doctor and my blood work results should be back today sometime.

Wow! There are a lot of people getting ready to test soon. Best of luck!

ETA: Welcome Dionysia!

MichelleRenee

11-21-2005, 10:49 AM

CD8 and I am bored, bored, bored! Since we decided to try SMEP this cycle I will probably go out and buy some OPK's today.

I am hoping SMEP works for us.

Charting is Knowledge

11-21-2005, 11:35 AM

Updated to here!

Welcome dionysia!!!

gymwidow

11-21-2005, 01:42 PM

Today is my first day on Clomid! :) After calling the doc this morning and talking about my AF symptoms (wasn't sure when it officially "started" as I didn't really start regular bleeding), she declared Saturday my CD1 and told me to start with the Clomid today. Yay! I had already planned to do the OPK thing this month along with the Clomid, and to take the nurse's advice and BD every other day starting on CD8, so I think I'll just go ahead and do SMEP as well. Might as well, since we're basically following it anyway! Crossing all crossables..........

ABirney, I just started my second round of Provera on Friday. My doctor had me come in for a blood test first, but didn't say anything about waiting 2 weeks before I did. She already diagnosed me with PCOS and it was pretty clear from my charts that I hadn't O'd, so I just started the meds and that was that. AF started on Saturday, and I did find myself a little short-tempered yesterday, so I'm not sure if it's because of the Provera (since it started so soon after taking the first dose, I'm not sure if it was Provera-induced or just regular old AF finally showing up after 47 days) or just because of normal hormones.

Anyway, if you're charting and your temps haven't shown any sign of O, I'd say talk to your doc and see what she says. Personally, I hate waiting and I'd be annoyed if I had to wait any extra when I knew I wasn't pg anyway! But then again, if it's only an extra 4 days and you're not really sure about an O..... (sorry, that wasn't much help, was it?)

UTChick, I'm glad your HSG wasn't that bad. Mine definitely hurt while it was happening, but the pain went away as soon as he was finished. I'm glad you got good results!

Sabriel

11-21-2005, 01:52 PM

Welcome dionysia! I hope your stay is short and sweet!

Wow, there are so many people who have just Oed! I hope you all caught that eggie! :D

Yay, more SMEP buddies! I really hope this works for all of us!

I am CD 11 today. We have been BDing every other day starting CD 8. I started OPKs yesterday. They have been negative (faint lines) so far. the earliest I have Oed is CD 15, so we still have at least a few days to go!

I hope everyone is having a good day!

katmg

11-21-2005, 02:11 PM

Welcome Dionysia!

UTchick - Glad the HSG wasn't too painful. Hopefully you'll get the official word from your doctor that everything is okay soon!

CTs_Punkin

11-21-2005, 02:33 PM

Well I finally got a call from my Dr. on my HSG results
Looks like my left tube may have some blockage?? The dye flowed up nicely through the right one and out... the left one flowed up the tube, but didn't see the dye flowing out - so my OBGYN said I may have a problem. She suggested I go speak with an RE about what they would suggest.

I'm just numb right now... mostly stunned & a lot sad.
I never thought I would have problems... I mean, who does?

UT Chick glad to hear your HSG went well - mine was only painful during the procedure - once she stopped, I was ok... a little leaky but ok (Sorry if TMI) I definitely needed to take some deep breathes for mine.

Ok I have been around here for what feels like forever (between the WC, LJ & here) and I haven't a clue what SMEP means... I know I'm going to kick myself here once you guys tell me...

Sabriel

11-21-2005, 03:02 PM

CTs_Punkin Sperm Meets Egg Plan (http://www.pregnancyloss.info/sperm_meets_egg_plan.htm) :)

CTs_Punkin

11-21-2005, 04:46 PM

Thanks Sabriel!! I had not heard that before (well I heard the every other day thing, but this was interesting). Thanks for sharing.
MMT

Dotsie

11-21-2005, 05:45 PM

Fly by post. I'm cooking for dh's thanksgiving feast at his work tomorrow. We did the SMEP plan this month, I recommend preseed. SMEP will wear you out. I'm hoping it worked this month. I hope we see tons of bfp's soon. November has been very slow so far. I had a big dip and recovery yesterday and today. DOn't know if that means anything just yet. All crossables crossed for all of us.

jesseybell

11-21-2005, 07:36 PM

The 2WW is going by very slowly all of a sudden. I hope my temps go a little tomorrow after a couple of down days, but they have have been elevated to begin with after the fever over the weekend.
I will NOT test on Thursday...though I remember last Thanksgiving that I was praying to be pregnant by the next Thanksgiving, so hopefully it is true :)

Bellefior

11-22-2005, 05:28 AM

Does anyone else think FF screwed up my O date? I know it is saying CD19, I'm thinking its a lot sooner than that based on my chart. Thanks!

jeggink

11-22-2005, 05:46 AM

Bellefior Try taking your temp out for CD 11 and see what happens.

Bellefior

11-22-2005, 06:08 AM

If I take it out it gives me an O dte of CD 13, dotted crosshairs. I'm thinking my O date is closer to date, but if it is, it would be the earliest I ever O'ed (for me its usually 17-19). Since my cycle was whacked last month, I'm not discounting it.

jeggink

11-22-2005, 06:27 AM

Bellefior From looking at your last cycle, I would say cd 13 is probably right. Take a look back at your other cycles and look at your temp range before O and after O. For instance my temps are always below 98.0 before O and above that after O. Even if I get a slow rise, I can usually pinpoint O within a few days because of this. See if you have that type of pattern.

katmg

11-22-2005, 06:52 AM

Alright, today is 8 DPO (I think) and my temp. just plummeted. WTH? If AF shows up now I'm going to be really peeved.

Bellefior

11-22-2005, 07:06 AM

Jeggink I'm thinking CD 13 as well but like I said, it would be a really early O for me. If I have my usual average LF of 11 days, AF should be here by this weekend.

gymwidow

11-22-2005, 07:26 AM

Nothing exciting happening here. Just taking my Provera and Clomid and waiting till Saturday, when the BD fest begins!

CTs Punkin, I'm so sorry to hear your results. Definitely not what anyone wants to hear, but I hope that you're able to get into the RE soon to discuss options. I don't know if it makes you feel any better, but a friend of mine had blockage, too, as well as a lack of AF (at all, even with drugs) and PCOS, AND her husband's SA showed issues there, and she just found out 2 weeks ago that she's pg. She had the blockage removed, took Clomid to O, and did an IUI. So not all hope is lost!!!

katmg, implantation dip?

bellefior, I agree, I think it could be earlier. It looks like it might've been CD13 or 14 to me.

jjsanner

11-22-2005, 07:46 AM

I **think** I am 1 DPO today. I got a + OPK on Sunday, had watery CM until late yesterday afternoon when it dried up completely (sorry if TMI). But, my temp stayed flat this morning.

I have a question....usually I have very sharp o pains. This month I've had a bit of slight cramping, but that's it. This is my first month on Clomid and I figured that it would give me greater pains due to a stronger O?

I am so confused. Mabey I havn't O'd yet? I guess I will just have to wait to see what my temps do over the next few days.

Good luck to all the upcoming testers. We need some action in here!

katmg

11-22-2005, 07:50 AM

Oops...not 8 DPO - 10 DPO. I think that's too late for an implantation dip. :( Still gonna be peeved if AF shows up at this point. Glad I went to the doctor last week though!

jesseybell

11-22-2005, 08:13 AM

My temp went back up today, but I've been having weird cramping...I too will be really pissed if AF shows up in the next couple of days as I am only 7DPO.

Bellefior

11-22-2005, 08:29 AM

I'm debating whether or not to get some HPTs to keep in the house just in case, since I ran out last month. I may just go over to CVS across from work late this afternoon and use the self scan machine, although why I am still embarassed about it given I wear a wedding ring on my finger that the clerk can see is beyond me! I have no problem buying feminine products, can't figure out why this would be embarassing.

gmb4503

11-22-2005, 09:13 AM

I will NOT test on Thursday...though I remember last Thanksgiving that I was praying to be pregnant by the next Thanksgiving, so hopefully it is true :)

I know the feeling!!! FF says my due date this cycle would be 8/7. I remember this time last year thinking it would be nice to have a birthday present for hubby (8/2). NEVER thought I would still be sitting here and thinking the same thing a year later!!!

8DPO today. I am feeling pretty good about this cycle! Not sure though if I have just convinced myself that the HSG made me more fertile and did the trick or if I really really feel confident about it :rolleyes:

cowgirl

11-22-2005, 12:00 PM

Can someone check my chart.

FF has me at dpo6. With a low on the pregancy since my BD timeing is a bit off. Oh well at least I am learning.

Have a great holiday everyone!:D

jeggink

11-22-2005, 12:04 PM

cowgirl Looking at your chart, I am not sure you O'd yet, but am not sure.

CTs_Punkin

11-22-2005, 12:08 PM

Cowgirl ITA with Jeggink - Keep on BD - CD10 is a little early to O - not impossible, but slightly early.

I wouldn't give up just yet! When I first went off BCP and started charting (OMG - can it be 1yr aleady?? sigh.. ) I was given CH a few times and then it would move them to a week or two later, just as I thought my 2ww was over... so hang in there and see what the next few days bring.

MMT

MichelleRenee

11-22-2005, 12:34 PM

CD9 and still nothing going on. I have had some somewhat watery CM. Even though I think I O'ed between CD22-25 last cycle I am not going to assume I will O that late again this time around. I really wanted to try SMEP but scheduling like that just doesn't work for us. I am far too busy with work and the end of the semester coming up. I think we'll just try BDWWFLI, (BD when we feel like it) instead.

People have mentioned baby carrots and grapefruit juice to increase EWCM so I will be having both throughout my cycle.

cowgirl

11-22-2005, 01:04 PM

Thanks Ladies I will hang in there.

Bellefior

11-22-2005, 01:05 PM

Well, I just went out and bought the HPTs just in case, but given the screwiness in this cycle (and my last) and an unclear O date for this one, I have the nagging feeling in the back of my head that I won't need them. Gotta say though, love the self-scan checkout, where I am the only one who knows what I buy (the CVS across the street has an unusually large proportion of male cashiers)!

jeggink

11-22-2005, 01:17 PM

OK, I am bored today! I can't wait till tomorrow. I get Thur - Sun at my parents for the holidays. I am so looking forward to getting out of my messy appt and back into a house, even if it's my parents.

I had a dream last night that DH and I were getting an ultrasound and they said we would be having a boy. Now earlier yesterday DH had said something about a boy, so that may have been why. When I got my BFP with DS I had a dream that night I got a BFP and I did. So who knows.

I will not be temping while up at the parents cause I just don't feel like it, to much of a bother on vacation :). I will test on the 1st if my temp hasn't dropped yet. So hopefully with this vacation, things will go a little faster.

It's funny cause the a few days ago when my temp went up, I was taking my temp and DH asked if it went up and I said yes. He then said, are we having a boy or girl :eek: . I think he would look forward to another one.

Oh well, good luck to all the testers, hoping there are lots of BFP's. My checking in will be sporadic till next week. Have a great Turkey day :D !

Linnybubbles

11-22-2005, 02:29 PM

Hi ladies, dropping off BABY DUST!
Also, for this chart, FF put my O date a little bit later than I would have thought, I changed it from "advanced" mode to the one that you put it on if you know your cycle and it was a little more on target. Either way, I got a BFP, so stay positive!

jeant

11-22-2005, 03:26 PM

Hi ladies,

Freaking out a little ... and where else can I share why? I'm 4 DPO, and I've had spotting the last three days (only internal the first two days, and actually flowing out today). WTF?? This has never happened to me before. I've gotten spotting as early as 8 DPO before, but never 2 DPO! If it were O-related spotting, it should have happened a few days ago instead. (Note: I agree with FF's O date, since I've now had 4 days in a row of high temps). And if it was implantation spotting, it shouldn't show up until 7 or 8 DPO. Unless I actually O'ed on day 15 -- but I don't think so.

Any thoughts or advice?

(breathing into paper bag)

MichelleRenee

11-22-2005, 07:25 PM

Jeant, I have no idea what it could be. Hang in there.

Like I said, today was CD9 and I had EWCM. There wasn't a ton, but it was there. I didn't even have any baby carrots or grapefruit juice yet! It seems too early for me to have EWCM, but I remember reading you can have it more than once in a cycle. Hmmm...

neenbean

11-23-2005, 04:55 AM

Threadmistress, please move me to "I think I O'd". Not sure when/if we will be testing, but I am 3 DPO, on CD 21 and usually have a 29-30 day cycle. FF suggests waiting 18 DPO to test...

QUESTION: how long does everyone wait to test?? 18 days seems like forever to me!!!

The procedure I was supposed to have done has been postponed indefinitely.

Bellefior

11-23-2005, 05:03 AM

Interesting. I had a temp drop today, which could mean one of two things: implantation if O date FF gives me of CD 19 is correct, or AF is about to put in an appearance if the CD 13 date I think is the actual O date is correct. Actually, when I move the settings from Advanced (the recommended setting) to Fertility Awareness Method, FF changes my O date to CD 13 where I think it should be.

UTChick

11-23-2005, 06:18 AM

neenbean~FF tells you to test after AF would be due. This is to avoid testing too early and getting BFNs. I used to wait until at least 12 dpo to test, but last cycle I decided not to test at all and just see if AF showed.

jesseybell

11-23-2005, 06:50 AM

Still not sure what is going on with me. I was feeling crampy yesterday (which is not good because I was 7 DPO). Usually AF arrives within hours of cramping beginning. I kept running to the bathroom to see what was up. My temps stayed the same today. I brought protection to work today just in case :(

cowgirl

11-23-2005, 07:59 AM

JUst wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving

Had watery Cm (not alot) today so FF now says I did not O on cd10. The only bummer is I may not be able to log in over the holidays. Guess I will plan to BD alot this weekend.

Hoping for some BFP's for those testing over the holiday!!!

CTs_Punkin

11-23-2005, 08:13 AM

Cowgirl - are you planning on temping this weekend? When I'm away and can't get to a computer, I just write my temp in the corner of my small calendar that's in my purse - this way when I get to a computer, I can update w/o forgetting any of my temps. Even if you aren't temping - jump on thy DH over the weekend... It looks like you are just starting to get good CM!!

Jesseybell I hope you are feeling implantation cramping & that AF stays far away!

As for me - just hanging around waiting for this cycle to end so that I can start Clomid... Think I'm going to make an appt for the RE in January - would like to "see" what happens w/ the Clomid for 1 month.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

MichelleRenee

11-23-2005, 08:52 AM

Nevermind.:D

gymwidow

11-23-2005, 11:13 AM

Just a quickie post to wish everyone a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I hope the thing we all want to be thankful for happening happens to us soon. (did that make sense?)

Good luck to those testing. And to those trying to survive the 2WW and FPS. And to those just waiting for something to happen. :D

Bellefior

11-23-2005, 11:24 AM

Ladies, I'm leaving my office to go home and bake, then it is off to the ILs until Sunday night. I'm bringing my thermometer, some feminine products in case AF does show while we are there because my cycle has been so whacky, but I will be leaving the pregnancy tests at home (that's all that the ILs need to find in the trash). I won't have internet access there, so I will be checking in on Monday. Have a great holiday everyone!

dionysia

11-23-2005, 11:38 AM

Hi everyone!

I have a question for you all: it is OK to use a regular (fever) thermometer or should I invest in a BBT?

Thanks
Di

Bellefior

11-23-2005, 11:39 AM

Di, I know they say to use a BBT but I've just been using a CVS digital thermometer that goes out to a tenth of a degree. I've been able to get consistent patterns, see definite temperature shifts and pretty much have been able to nail down where in my cycle I can expect to O (unless I have a whacky cycle), so I haven't invested in the BBT yet. I'd say do what makes you most comfortable.

Can anyone explain why a BBT thermometer may be more desireable than a regular one?

cowgirl

11-23-2005, 12:04 PM

CTs_PunkinI do plan on temping. I keep a bedside notepad.

jeant

11-23-2005, 01:19 PM

I've found that therms designed specifically for charting are more accurate and consistent (both valid and reliable, as we say in research). I used a regular therm at first and then switched to an OviTrack (which I bought on drugstore.com). The OviTrack makes it easier to see the temp changes because it's more accurate (not as much "error" or random variation in temps).

Still have brown spotting at 5 DPO, still wondering if this means I need to go to the doc to have it checked out. I guess I'll wait out this cycle to see what happens. I wonder if it might be the baby aspirin -- maybe that makes you bleed more easily.

Charting is Knowledge

11-23-2005, 06:10 PM

Updated to here!

Sabriel

11-23-2005, 06:26 PM

jeant Sorry about the spotting. I hope it stops soon.

Bellefior and dionyaia Here is what I found on FF's website:

It is important that you use a Basal Body Temperature (BBT) thermometer for accurate fertility charting. If your chart is unclear or unusual, you don't want to wonder whether or not your thermometer is responsible for the ambiguity or unusual pattern. A fever thermometer, even a digital one, is not usually able to give you the sensitivity and precision you need for fertility charting. You need to make sure that your thermometer is a BBT one.

gymwidow Makes sense to me! I hope it happens for all of us soon!

CTs_Punkin Hope the Clomid is just what you need!

cowgirl Have fun BDing this weekend!

CD 13 today. I am a little upset with DH, because he was too tired to BD last night. He had to work late tonight, so he will probably be too tired again. This really screws up our SMEP! Oh well, I guess this just shows that I can't plan everything. :rolleyes:

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! :D

Hula1974

11-23-2005, 08:19 PM

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Threadmistress...can you please move me to "Waiting to O", change my age to 31 and put me in "taking a break". Thanks!

My Botox therapy runs out in Dec (it's only good for 3 months at a time) so I think we'll skip TTC this cycle. The point of the treatment is to ideally, get the injections and get PG asap. That way I'd have 3 month of pregnancy with the benefits of the Botox. Seems silly to me to try to get PG now and only have 1 month of benefit. Make sense? I'll get the injections again at the end of Dec. and we'll try in Jan. Gosh, that seems far away...:(

Applebee

11-24-2005, 05:35 AM

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

I'm way too behind to get caught up so I'm just going to send out ~*~*~*~ Baby Dust ~*~*~*~*~ to everyone!

I have a turkey cooking which should be finished by noon (and boy does it smell good) :D I'll then head to my aunt's in Bel Air for dinner. I just make a turkey at home so that I can have turkey salad and turkey noodle soup, etc.!

Have a safe and happy holiday everyone.

gmb4503

11-24-2005, 06:29 AM

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! :D

jesseybell

11-24-2005, 06:51 AM

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

I couldn't bring myself to test today.

We are enjoying a white Thanksgiving right now, though by the time we eat it probably will have stopped and melted away, but right now it looks like a blizzard.

mkvh

11-24-2005, 06:56 AM

Dropping off Thanksgiving wishes and a little....

~*~*~*~Baby Dust~*~*~*~
for the lovely charting ladies!

Happy Turkey day!

Bellefior

11-24-2005, 07:33 AM

Looks like I was right and I did O on CD 13 and not 19 that FF gave me, because I've started to spot and AF is about to make an entrance. Just in time for a 4 day visit to the ILs! Anyway, I overrode the FF O to put in the correct date. CD 19 with AF arriving would mean too short a luteal phase, whereas CD 13 is more in line with my average LFs (and what I got when I changed the setting from Advanced to FAM.. This is the earliest that I have ever O'ed but not entirely surprising since last month's cycle was completely whacky.

Have a happy T- day everyone!

ABirney

11-24-2005, 09:21 AM

Just a quick post to say Happy Turkey Day!!! Heading out to my grandparent's now.

neenbean

11-24-2005, 06:27 PM

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone had a wonderful day and by this time next year everyone will have someone new to be even more thankful for!!! :D

edited because I can't spell

Baby Lust

11-24-2005, 09:19 PM

Dropping by with some Thanksgiving ~*~*~*~*~*BABY DUST*~*~*~*~*~ for you lovely ladies! I'm so happy to see all the BFPs lately! Hope there are many many more to come very soon!

Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving with new things to be thankful for very soon!

jesseybell

11-25-2005, 07:00 AM

Okay....I am freaking out a little here. I tested this morning with both Early Response Early Test and Clear Blue and they were both (faint) BFP! With the brands history of false positives I am being cautiously optomistic.

I tried to take pictures but I couldn't get them clear.

I actually did test last night around 6:00 pm so obviously not FMU (not even 4 hours worth of urine) with the Clear Blue but the BFP was so faint that I thought it was the test (or my eyes) playing tricks on me.

Obviously will test again tomorrow. I wish I could run to Walmart and get tests but I sure am not going to do that the day after Thanksgiving.

I haven't even registered a BFP in FF. I am only 10 DPO. Somehow I just can't believe this is real.

Also I first took my temp with my quick digital and it showed a .4 drop. I decided to use the BBT and it was back up where it should be. Carrying the tests downstairs I was even convinced that AF would be there.

Last night I noticed DH had as his screen saver "Swim, boys swim" Too cute.

He is still in bed. I woke him up to show him the tests. I told him not to get too excited...so much for a big presentation if this ends up being the real thing. He went back to sleep.

I'll be back to tell how the further testing goes this weekend. I'd love to hold out until Sunday when I will be 12 DPO but I don't see that happening!

dionysia

11-25-2005, 07:12 AM

Jessie - fingers crossed for you!

Sabriel - yeah, I read that on FF too, but I figured they might have an ulterior motive for recommending BBTs, kwim?

Di

katmg

11-25-2005, 08:04 AM

Please move me to Waiting to O. AF arrived this morning as I expected. My temp drop two days ago led me think that she'd be on her way and here she is. Not terribly surprised just bummed as usual. Can't even start Clomid this cycle b/c DH hasn't been able to go get his sperm analysis. :( Maybe next cycle will have all our ducks in a row so that we can see if Clomid helps our situation.

jesseybell - Can't wait to hear what happens! Hoping those BFPs are the real ones for you!

Quartercentury

11-25-2005, 09:10 AM

Hi ladies! I'm at CD3 of what will be our first official TTC cycle, so I thought I would come and say hi! FH is doing work for his PhD in China, and we will be TTC almost as soon as we're reunited in Bangkok in two weeks. So if I can hold off on ovulating until then...

CC Name: quartercentury
Me: QC, 27
FH: just FH, also 27
Married since: nope, we're skipping straight to the baby part
Off BCP since: no BCP, off hormonal contraceptives since 10/2003
TTC since: 12/05
Charting since: 10/03
Known issues/test results: Sometimes short LP
Chart: link in my sig
Current status: waiting to O

Aletheia

11-25-2005, 10:02 AM

jesseybell- I am on pins and needles for you! Eegads!

katmg- I'm sorry AF arrived. What will you do that's nice for yourself?

QC- Hooray! Now you're over here. I'm on CD6, so we'll be sort of cycle buddies, I guess. My long cycles have me testing around Christmas...
Good luck on having FH around when the egg makes its grand appearance!

jeant

11-25-2005, 11:31 AM

Happy shopping day to everyone!

I called my mom yesterday to wish her happy Thanksgiving and at the end of the conversation mentioned the weird spotting in the middle of the cycle thing that's been happening to me. You'll never guess what she pulled -- the old "just relax." (!!) I didn't even tell her when/if we were trying, and when I mention the spotting is weird because it was right after O (and I know this because of charting), she says, "Why don't you just see what happens instead of trying to plan it?" I say, "Why would I do that when I can time things exactly right?" and she says, "It would be better if you don't think about it too much." I told her that was a myth, and mentioned that it's not charting that's stressing me out -- it's having spotting in the middle of my cycle! (Which I would know was weird even if I weren't charting -- spotting on day 20 for six days is strange). She says, "But what about all of the women who adopt and then get pg.?" As we all know, that's a myth too -- you hear about the few times when that does happen, and never the thousands of times when it doesn't. Argh!

It makes me curious -- who started all of this "just relax" b.s., and why do so many people believe it?

jodylovesscotty

11-25-2005, 01:04 PM

Well I broke down and tested today, BFN. I am what I think 11dpo (don't know for sure since I didn't really chart this cycle). My longest cycle was 32 days and today is day 29 (when I usually get AF). I will hold out until that day to test again. Calling RE right now to set up an appointment since I don't know what my OBGYN will really do at next months appointment.

dionysia

11-25-2005, 01:14 PM

Welcome, Quartercentury!!

Di

jesseybell

11-25-2005, 01:53 PM

Okay, I decided to brave the Black Friday traffic and went to Walmart and bought 4 boxes of pregnancy tests (2 Equate, 1 Clear Blue Easy digital and 1...I can't remember)

I hadn't peed in 3+ hours when I got home so tried the Equate...and then later a Clear Blue Easy digital. All BFP!!!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5cf04b3127cce9520a5fb80f300000016108GcOHDZu2A

The one at the top is the Clear Blue from last night - it is very faint.

I will test tomorrow and Sunday as well (hey I have enough of them!) and if all goes well I'll be calling the doctor on Monday morning to cancel that HSG for next Friday.

I am not going all crazy. I did buy bibs at Walmart for Grama and Grandpa for Christmas and 2 books for DH ('Your Boys Can Swim' and 'Idiots Guide to Fatherhood' or something like that') but I am not singing from the trees. My mom had 8 + pg tests in her life and only 2 kids and I have potential issues that could result in incompetent cervix or increased risk of eptopic pregnancy, so it could be a long road ahead of us. But I am also not walking on egg shells.

EDD: 8/8/2006

Sabriel

11-25-2005, 05:05 PM

Congrats jesseybell!!!

jodylovesscotty Sorry about the BFN. It's still early, though!

jeant Sorry that you had to hear all of that from your mom. I hope that spotting stops soon.

Welcome Quartercentury!!!

katmg So sorry about AF. :(

dionysia I'm not sure why? I don't think that FF sells BBTs or anything, but maybe I'm wrong. TCOYF also says to use a BBT. Try doing a google search. Everything I have read says that fever thermometers are not accurate enough to detect the subtle changes in your basal body temperature. I do know that if you take your temp with a fever thermometer twice in a row, it can be different. With a BBT, it should be the same (within 0.1 degree).

Snatching up that baby dust!

Still waiting to O here. CD 15 today, and I am still getting negative OPKs. We are BDing every other day for now (except when DH is too tired!)

Charting is Knowledge

11-25-2005, 05:18 PM

Updated to here!

Congrats to jesseybell and Welcome to Quartercentury!!!

LDS Angel 19

11-25-2005, 05:39 PM

Huge congrats to jesseybell!

Hi ladies, I haven't been around in forever! I had an HSG done today, and everything looks great, so we are offically back on the TTC train! I am SO excited. Today is CD 9, so could our darling threadmistress please move me to "waiting to o"? thanks a bunch!

I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!

polkadot

11-25-2005, 05:52 PM

Hi all we are back from our trip ...it was awesome....i will have a recap in my journal....well i think i O'ed sometime in the last two days or maybe today...who knows...we had some EW and we have been BDing like fools since we were in Vegas....so here's to hopin....

i have 1 OPK and its screaming my name from the bathroom but i am trying not to freak out about it this month and just see what happens....i'll let you all know...;)

COngrats to the newest BFP....Jesseybell....if missed anyone while i was gone....let me know....:D

JayJay

11-25-2005, 06:03 PM

I'd like to join....this thread is already been quite helpful!

CC Name: MrsJackson05
Me: Jessica/23
DH: Travis/29
Married since: September 10th, 2005
TTC since: October, 2005
Charting since: Ocober 2005
Chart: My Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/e581e)
Current status: Waiting to O

JayJay

11-25-2005, 06:04 PM

gymwidow

11-25-2005, 06:08 PM

Finally, I feel like I can DO something about this TTC stuff. Today is CD7 and I take my last dose of Clomid tonight. Tomorrow we start BDing. My nurse actually recommended we do something very similar to SMEP, so that's what we'll do. DH is ready to go and so am I!

jesseybell, OMG, that's so exciting! Sending sticky vibes at ya! H&H! :D

katmg, I'm sorry. Tell DH to get that test done. If he complains, tell him that any test that ends with him having an O of his own is not one that he's allowed to complain about! :p

QC, welcome! Bangkok, huh? Very cool!

jeant, I believe the "just relax" people are the ones who either never had any problems getting pg, or are just the kind of people who let life just happen to them. I'm pretty sure most of us charters are the kind of people who are a little more Type A and who like to KNOW what's going on with ourselves! Ignore them. ;)

LDS, congrats on the good test results. Have fun BDing this month!

Linnybubbles

11-25-2005, 06:21 PM

Jesseybell, I am so excited for you! Welcome to the club! It is nerve wracking, but we have done all that we can at this point! Congratulations hon!

ABirney

11-25-2005, 08:53 PM

Congrats jesseybell!!
Welcome MrsJackson!

gmb4503

11-26-2005, 05:42 AM

Congratulations Jesseybell!!! :D

Charting is Knowledge

11-26-2005, 05:54 AM

Updated to here!

Welcome to MrsJackson05!!!

Sabriel

11-26-2005, 07:16 AM

gymwidow It must feel great to have a plan! It's hard to feel in control in this business.

MrsJackson05 Welcome! I hope your stay is short and sweet!

polkadot Glad you had a good trip! Hope you caught that eggie!

LDS Angel 19 Glad your HSG went well!!

CD 16 and waiting to O. Still getting negative OPKs as of yesterday. We are trying to BD every other day. Come on eggie! :p

Abby'sMom

11-26-2005, 08:41 AM

Congratulations Jesseybell! How exciting!

Welcome MrsJackson. :)

jeant, I hated that, too. I don't know why everyone else feels like they have to comment. :rolleyes:

LDS, congratulations on the clear HSG!

gym, congrats on finishing your round of Clomid. I hope the side fx weren't too bad.

jeant

11-26-2005, 08:56 AM

Congrats jesseybell! I am so excited for you. You are an inspiration to us mid-30s TTC'ers! Keep us updated. I'll be thinking of you.

Bellefior

11-26-2005, 10:48 AM

Congrats Jesseybell!

Threadmistress you can move me to waiting to O again. AF arrived full force today

Hula1974

11-26-2005, 07:01 PM

Congrats Jessey! I think your DH's screen saver is the cutest. :) Sticky vibes!

polkadot

11-26-2005, 09:51 PM

Alright girls....i think i o'ed....i am not temping so i dont know...but i had creamy CM today and have had Ew or watery CM for the last few days soi think i may have o'ed yesterday....i think i might temp tomorrow moring just to see if my temp is in my post O range....so everybody....keep your fingers crossed that we took home a little something extra from Vegas....;)

neenbean

11-27-2005, 03:50 AM

Congrats Jesseybell! Such exciting news!!! H&H 9 months to you.

Welcome QuarterCentury!

Welcome MrsJackson!

Jeant, I think the people saying "just relax" are often the same people asking "so when are you planning to have kids?" and other unneccesary questions like that. :p They have no idea what TTCers are going through and don't think before speaking- no matter how much they love us.

Such a BUMMER to hear about all the AFs arriving- sorry Katmg and Bellefior. Hopefully December is your month!

Goodluck with testing jodylovesscotty! Hoping for a BFP for you. :)

Stickyvibes to all who are about to O! Such an exciting and fun time of the month. ;) :p

Sorry if I missed anyone.

Funny, awful story... While out shopping Friday I went to the Dollar Store and decided to buy some HPT. DH swears I am pregnant, but I am only 7 days past O, so I am not feeling it yet. Anyway, I get to the counter (a very long line as it is Black Friday), she rings me up and I realize I have lost my wallet (it is a wristlet, and it thought it was on my wrist). I was so shocked and freaked that I completely lost it and ran from the cashier, saying "I have to leave, I don't have my wallet" in a total panic. It was so embarrassing! I left my name with the manager, who thought I was a total whacko and ran out of the store. Such a weirdo! Luckily for me, a VERY kind woman had turned my wallet in at the previous store I was in. Left the stupid thing on a bench while trying on shoes. I am soooo lucky! I really need to carry a purse instead of my wristlet! Needless to say, I am too embarrassed to go back and buy any HPT from them.... :rolleyes:

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and not losing their minds like I obviously did. :p

gmb4503

11-27-2005, 04:12 AM

13DPO, temp rise and a BFN :( I was feeling pretty good about this cycle, but now I'm not so sure!

Last night I went to Wal-Mart to buy some tests and the self check-out lines were closed. I get in the 10 Items or Less line which only had 1 person in it so I thought I was safe. The cashier starts ringing me up and a guy comes over to ask a question. She starts directing him to what he needs and starts pointing in that direction with my HPT box!!! She has it way up in the air for everyone to see. Thanks lady!!!! :o I kept my eye on the key pad and finished my transaction without looking at anyone!!!! After that, it is definitely back to self serve lines (or not buying them!) for me!!!!

jeant

11-27-2005, 08:37 AM

She starts directing him to what he needs and starts pointing in that direction with my HPT box!!! She has it way up in the air for everyone to see. Thanks lady!!!! :o I kept my eye on the key pad and finished my transaction without looking at anyone!!!! After that, it is definitely back to self serve lines (or not buying them!) for me!!!!

Too funny -- what was she thinking? I guess there's always the Internet to buy HPTs ...

Dotsie

11-27-2005, 08:43 AM

I haven't been getting notifications about this thread so I haven't visited in a while. I'm 12dpo and keep getting bfn's. I'm pretty sure I'm out this month. So sure that I have already ordered my preseed and my instead cups for next month. I had a temp dip this morning as well. Here's hoping and praying that December is our month.

Jesseybell - Congrats!!! Here's to a H&H 9 months.
Polkadot - Here's hoping "What happens in Vegas, doesn't stay in Vegas" ;)
Sorry for all of those who AF found. Maybe December will be all of our months.
Sorry to those who I missed. I'll try and do more shout out's later.

jeant

11-27-2005, 09:24 AM

Aletheia Just wanted to say I've been reading the "TTC #1 in a few months" thread you started -- it's so much fun! I really like the first page with all of the stuff.

The study you found about green tea maybe not being the best (because of the link to spina bifida) was really interesting. I'm also with you on not drinking the fertility tea. I have been on Fertility Blend the past two months, which has vitex and green tea and some other things, and have had two very screwy cycles (the first with delayed O for no apparent reason, and the second and current one with spotting for a week starting on 2 DPO.) So I stopped it. Only other candidate is the baby aspirin I'm on, but I'm guessing it's the FB.

I saw you mention somewhere in the thread that you're in grad school ... what are you studying and how far along in the program are you? (Asking as a fellow overeducated person. :) )

Aletheia

11-27-2005, 10:04 AM

jeant- I'm glad you like the "TTC in a couple of months" thread. In one respect, it is totally laughable- come on-- pre-TTC'ers need their own group? But in another, totally understandable. It's such a huge decision, and the realm of possible discussions that comes into view with one's DH is overwhelming. I like having the support!

Yup, I'm a grad student. I'm a third year phd student in philosophy. Overeducated, maybe, undercommonsensed, most definitely. :)

I tried drinking some Don Quai decoction last night (tea) and eegads! It tastes bad enough to cause me to believe it isn't really a good idea, either. :)

dotsie- it ain't over til it's AF! your chart is still way above coverline, and planning on AF's arrival may trigger murphy's law, causing your plans to be unnecessary! I hope so!

jesseybell- How are you doing? I'm eager to hear what has transpired in the last couple of days. Maybe you are staying away to protect yourself from getting excited. I hope that all these congrats once you do drop by won't totally overwhelm you!

polkadot

11-27-2005, 10:45 AM

Dotsie- dont give up hope yet...you are still above the coverline....crossing all crossables....

gmb- your temp is still rising....dont give up hope yet, hoping tomorrow brings you a nice BFP. Hoe long is your LP usually? I would just die if the woman did that to me...some people have NO clue....

neenbean- that is a trip....i was going to buy one of those wristlets b/c i thik they are so cute but i knew i would loose it....can you go to a different $ Store? But i have to say i'd probably just start buying on the internet....

Good Luck everyone.....How many BFP's does Jesseybell make? I havent been here in a week, do i need to start ta new thread? Sorry i am out of the loop....thanks girls...

Charting is Knowledge

11-27-2005, 10:46 AM

updated to here....

jesseybell

11-27-2005, 11:34 AM

I am here aletheia - It is a bit overwhelming. I've tested every day since Friday and I still will tomorrow. I know there is nothing I can do now, but it is hard to not constantly wonder what is going on. I am not letting myself think more than 1 day at a time, though that is easier said than done. I haven't slept very well in the last couple of nights because my mind is just racing, but I am TRYING to relax.

gmb4503

11-27-2005, 11:54 AM

jeant Yup, the good old internet is looking better and better these days :D

polkadotMy LP usually ranges from 12-14 days when I am not on Clomid. The meds like to play tricks on me! I am expecting AF to show on Tuesday. We'll see what happens though :rolleyes:

Sabriel

11-27-2005, 01:44 PM

polkadot We have had 2 BFPs (or 3 if you count a drop by BFP from someone who was on the WC TTC with Charting a while back.) I was thinking about just starting a new thread with the new month, but either way is fine by me!

jjsanner

11-27-2005, 02:17 PM

Anyone care to have a look at my chart and tell me what you think?

This is my first cycle on Clomid and Metformin, and this is the first cycle where I have absolutely no idea when I O'd. My temps have been totally wacked out since CD 1. To make matters worse, I got a positive OPK on CD 17 (just positive, both lines were the same shade, so I'm thinking mabey it would have been a darker line on CD 18), so we BD'd our hearts out for the next 4 days. When I still hadn't gotten a temp spike by that time, we were just too exhausted to continue. My sleeping has been terrible, though, so mabey my temps aren't accurate? And I'm still not positive that my thermometer isn't low on batteries or something. I guess all I can do now is wait.

Abby'sMom

11-27-2005, 02:47 PM

JJ, wow, that is a whacky chart. Just a guess based on the basic principles, but I'd guess you haven't o'd yet. Though maybe someone who's been on Clomid can answer better than I.

Applebee

11-27-2005, 04:30 PM

Question for you...FF has my fertile the same time has my first RE appt. Should I still BD and should I let the RE examine me if he planned to? Do you think I should call the RE's office to see what they say?

I'm thinking of trying the SMEP this cycle.

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Jesseybell, congrats! Sending you sticky vibes and wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months!

Polkadot, welcome back from vacation! Good luck catching the egg!!

Sabriel, Hope you catch that eggie!!!!! Good luck!!!!

LDS Angel, Glad your HSG was good. Wishing you much luck!!

Gymwidow, Yayy on starting to BD!! Good luck!!!!!

jesseybell

11-27-2005, 04:59 PM

Here is my "conception" story...

We did a very modified SMEP this month. We didn't start BDing early and I used the Fertility Monitor instead of OPKs, until almost O time I used OPKs as a double-check (plus you can use OPKs whenever you want, the monitor you can't)

We BDed on a Saturday - that was our "it's been a while" run. Sunday my monitor was only on High and in the morning the OPK was negative (but 2 lines, just not dark enough). On a whim I took an OPK on Sunday afternoon and it was + so we BDed Sunday - Tuesday (I think I Oed on Tuesday). We didn't do the "then skip a day and do it".
Also I started taking 2 tsp of Robitussin 2x a day starting on Thursday before. I don't know if that did the trick but I had wonderful EWCM from Saturday - Monday, while last month my CM hadn't been that great.