TTC with Charting in October - Hoping October Brings us our Own Future Pumpkins!

[Jess71903]

filmgirl- DEFINITELY keep BDing if you still have fertile CM. I know it's not always the case, but your CM should dry up after O because the same hormone that makes your temp rise, also makes your CM dry up (progesterone).

LoudCurley- Sorry you haven't O'd yet! I guess your opportunity is just getting extended, huh! I hope you O soon!

aprilbride- I admire you for doing a (half) marathon! I need to get up off my lazy butt and at least walk!

cat_lover- Yay for finally Oing!

polkadot- eh, it's ok...you're not stupid! The time change throws a lot of people for a loop. We went to be at 9:00 new time last night because DH was tired. I was wide awake at 6:15!

DelSol- I hope DH's tummy feels better!

me- sitting here at 4DPiui twittling my thumbs.

[polkadot]

filmgirl~ yay for getting anew thermometer...and I would say that you probably havent Oed yet if you are still getting EW....I also say whenever you have EW...Bd...just in case...

aprilbride~ Yay for you doing the marathon even if it was only half...its more than I could do ;)

Diane~Responded earlier but I think maybe it's just too early still hoepfully the temp stays up and we can close out this thread with a nice big BFP from you ....fingers crossed!

Amuse~Sorry about the stones...I had gall stones this summer and had my gallbladder removed...Och!! Hoep you feel better soon!

granada~ (((hugs))) Sorry she found you...she is such a witch!!

Loud_curly~ Come on O ...for you and me both!!

cat_lover-Yay for you...hope this is it...It would be cool to be PG together...:D

DelSol~ Get with it girlie!! Go get that hubby!!!

The Saints are loosing I am now on the computer for the rest of the evening....

[ceaserbride]

Sorry..I'm not even going to attempt SO at this point since I've been MIA for 3 days but I'll get back on track later today...

CD31/15DPO...
I don't know what was going on with my temps this weekend. Friday and Saturday I was getting *high* temps like, 36.6 something and I thought it was just because I was so off in my times so I didn't even bother to record it..but yesterday I was back down to 36.35 (normal) at a good time and then this morning it jumped back up to 36.61 again temping at a good time and after a great sleep?!?! just seems like dramatic jumps in temp when usually they're pretty close tegether..
Anywho...if no AF by Wednesday DH and I decided to POAS in the am. Still staying cool though...

[filmgirl7]

Well, we did TRY to BD last night but DH is sorta "injured" (IYKWIM) so it didn't go that well. I'm just hoping it wasn't for naught, but we'll have to wait and see. I'm going to wait to test until Nov 14th, because it's my b'day. This also means there's a good chance I'll have AF on my birthday. oh, joy.

Ceasarbride - I think your chart looks REALLY good! GOOD LUCK!

Ok, off to work. Checking back soon.:)

[FSUSammy]

RP from SWH:

Me - CD 22 or 23. Can't remember. My temp went up a bit today. I don't feel like I O'd yesterday though, I feel like its still on its way. I'm soooo disappointed that Clomid did nothing for me. My O pains were pretty much non-existant all weekend which was good. I was a bit distracted this weekend because my mom had to go to the emergency room on Saturday. She had a tummy tuck and lipo done almost 2 weeks ago and was doing fine. Well she started having some sharp pains on her upper back whenever she breathed in. Turns out that the CT scan showed several blood clots in her lungs and she had to be admitted immediately. She's on blood thinners right now and probably will be for the next 6 months. The doctors think that her birth control pills are to blame so she can no longer take those. If my mom would have waited any longer to go to the hospital she wouldn't be here right now so thankfully she went.

Sam

[ceaserbride]

filmgirl- sorry about BDing not going well:( Hoping AF stays away for your birthday!

Sammy- So sorry to hear about you mom, but so glad she listened to her body and went to the hospital. How scary. She's in my thoughts.

[melandtim]

Sammy - how scary, hope your Mom recovers quickly

Polka - how was your recovery from your gall bladder surgery? I am having mine out Friday.

CD23 for me - it looks like I did actually O this month, of course the month I can't try, sigh.

[kanga1622]

Kanga - Your chart's looking mighty pretty - I think it's gone triphasic!!!I know what you mean. I haven't had a chart look this nice as long as I have been charting. DH and I decided that if we are pg this cycle we are going to be happy but prepared for a child with possible disabilites. If AF shows, we are going to wait until March to TTC again. We found out about my iodine issues too late to stop this cycle (found out after O) so we're just keeping our fingers crossed that God won't give us more than we can handle.

I guess maybe at one time I was this thoughtless about fertility, but I think we should all make up fliers about sensitivity regarding fertility! I understand not wanting to tell your mom. I didn't tell mine until right before I had my lap and we had been trying for a year without success. I really wanted it to be a real surprise, but at the same time, I really got tired of being vague about things. When I told my mom and step-dad, they both appologized for saying anything that might have hurt me about having kids. When I do finally get pregnant, I plan to tell anyone who will listen about how long it took and how hard it is, and how they need to be sensitive that they might not always know when it's taking a while, or even when it hasn't been very long, but it's still a stressful experience when it's all you want. The question "so when are you having kids" should be in the same category as "so when are you due" when you haven't heard anyone say that person is pregnant!( AMEN to that! We don't want to tell people about TTC but poor DH is taking the brunt of it. One of his high school classmates (who I work with now) is always telling him he'll never feel ready for kids so he just needs to start trying. Sometimes I can see he wants to just tell her that we are TTC and since she had to go through IVF she should be more sensitive!

Well I had a fun night -- spent the whole thing in the ER with kidney stones! I think I'm OK now (back still a little achy, but no Vicodin since 4 am, and it's not excruciating) but have no idea what this will do to my cycle this month! Oh my. I hope you are feeling better today. My step-grandma said the kidney stones was MUCH worse than labor. She once said that with that much pain you'd think the stones would be a lot bigger.

I realize I haven't been in here in quite some time...I have basically been on hold since July with an ovarian cyst.
This month we finally got to try an IUI - which we just did Friday & Saturday.
Only 1 follicle, but DH's sperm count was "very good" according to the nurses, so hopefully that will be the clincher!Welcome back! Hope your stay is short and sweet! :)

[Loud_curly]

Kanga - I understand your thoughts completely - I think that there's a reason for everything, although we may not know what it is at the time. And your chart looks really good for 12DPO.

Sammy - I hope your Mom is recovering nicely. Good thing they caught the problem - how scary!

Caesarbride - I think your chart looks really good, esp. with the high temp today. Waiting until Wednesday to POAS, esp. when you're already 15 DPO - what willpower you have!!! Can we persuade you to POAS tomorrow, so we can close out the thread with a BFP?

Polka - Sorry about the Saints. Hope you get to O soon!

Filmgirl - Looks like we're cycle buddies again - my temp shot up this morning to above 98. I'll wait to move into I think I Oed until FF calls it. Fingers crossed that you get a great Bday present!

Granada - That witch AF. Sorry she found you :mad:

Amuse - Hope you're feeling better.

Jess - Looks like there will be a bunch of us joining you in the 2WW - let's hope we get some BFPs this go round!

Aprilbride - Wow! Kudos to you for a half-marathon. I'm always impressed with myself if I walk a mile without stopping :o

Delsol - Well, I hope your body's gearing up to O right now - come on down, eggie!

OK, I know I missed a few SOs - sorry about that. We had a great time in Florida, although it rained when I headed down to the beach. We swung by the Hard Rock casino in Hollywood, and won $500 in a hour on the slots (an hour after BDing!). Needless to say, we're hoping that our luck extended to all of our activities on Saturday. ;)

[FSUSammy]

OK, I know I missed a few SOs - sorry about that. We had a great time in Florida, although it rained when I headed down to the beach. We swung by the Hard Rock casino in Hollywood, and won $500 in a hour on the slots (an hour after BDing!). Needless to say, we're hoping that our luck extended to all of our activities on Saturday. ;)

Are you gonna tell me that you were literally down the street from me this weekend and didn't say hi!!! LOL I'm horrible on the slots. Everytime I go to the Hard Rock casino I lose my money immediately!!!!

[Loud_curly]

Sammy - I didn't realize you lived right there!!! We stayed at the Westin Diplomat (where my DH's conference was), then stopped by the casino before surprising his family with an unannounced visit (they live up in Lake Worth). We had never made it to the Hard Rock before - it was really nice (and winning made it nicer!).

[RobynScott]

Hi all,

I am hopelessly behind - sorry! - even though I did try to read the thread on my treo as we were driving home from NY last night (don't worry, I wasn't driving :))

Sammy - glad your mom got to the hospital in time - hope she has a speedy recovery - how scary!

Loud_curly - $500 - that's some luck!

Funny story for you ladies - yesterday, I was in NY for a wedding and I was one of 6 bridesmaids. So, we're getting ready before hand - 2 other girls and I getting our hair done, and I find out that one of the other BM (who I know through the bride) is PG! Yay, congrats, wonderful news. Of course I manage to mention that it seems everyone I know (in real life) got PG right away or shortly after using OPK's. She thought I was talking about the CBEFM (which apparently worked for her!) and offered me hers. I thought that was too big a gift (even if a loan)

Here's where the story gets funny - she tells me she's learned a lot by reading the internet - and I think she is going to tell me about fertilityfriend or something - and she goes, "have you heard of constantchatter?" (Ellen, are you reading this? :))

Needless to say, we had a good laugh! I couldn't believe it - small world. she's not on this thread - but she does know CC. Too funny! Oh, and Ellen - if you are reading this - you do not look 17 weeks PG at all! I had no clue until she told me!

The wedding was very nice and I am so happy for my friend. As for me - nothing much going on. CD 28 here - I don't know when I O'ed but I expect AF to show by Wed based on the last few months.

Interestingly - the last few months, when our BD timing was good - I have spotted for 5 - 6 days before AF. (starting around CD 24 - 26) - This month, (so far) BD timing no good b/c I was out of town and lo and behold - no spotting. Coincidence? I think not. So guess I'll have to see about starting prometrium next month.

Sorry to those that AF found (granada, sorry, I don't know who else), good luck to those waiting to test!

amuse and mel- hope you're both feeling better,
kanga - - good luck - I agree we are not given more than we can handle,
cesar - good luck holding out to test!
catlover - thanks for keeping up and good luck!
polkadot - sorry about the Saints. Not sure if they pulled it out but I can tell you, if they didn't - you have company - the Eagles were ugly! - poor DH watched it on DVR when we got home from the wedding.

Sorry for anyone I missed - hello to all and hope all are well!

- Robyn

[ceaserbride]

Caesarbride - I think your chart looks really good, esp. with the high temp today. Waiting until Wednesday to POAS, esp. when you're already 15 DPO - what willpower you have!!! Can we persuade you to POAS tomorrow, so we can close out the thread with a BFP

I would love to but see...my last cycles were 34 & 32 days so I'm thinking I may have a Long LP...but I'm not sure how common that is and since I just started charting this month I can't compare. But Wednesday is CD33. Also DH and I are both home on Wednesday am until 9 so it would be more ideal than tomorrow. Sorry...
BTW, I know that "average" LP is 14 days but is it common to have a long LP & how does a long/short LP affect ones cycle??

[FSUSammy]

Loud_curly - Yup I actually grew up in Hollywood right down the street from the Hard Rock. I live in Pembroke Pines now which is about 20 minutes away. We stayed at the Westin Diplomat on our honeymoon, what a beautiful hotel!!!!

Robyn - Isn't it a small world!!! Do you know how many cycles it took Ellen to get PG with the CBEFM???

Sam

[DelSol]

CTs_Punkin ~ Welcome Back!

aprilbride2002 ~ he got attacked last night! ;)

Jess ~ I think he's feeling better. I hope you 2ww goes by fast. I got everything crossed for you.

polkadot ~ mission accomplished last night, now we wait until Tuesday.

Ceasarbride ~ Your chart is looking good, I can't wait for you to test. Fingers crossed you start our November thread w/ a BFP.

filmgirl ~ sorry about DH's injury. Fingers crossed that AF that doesn't on your birthday.

Sammy ~ sorry to hear about your mom, I'm glad she got the ER in time, I hope she's feeling better now.

loud_curly ~ LOL, I told the eggie it was safe to come on down! You had some good luck, I hope I am that lucky when I got to Las Vegas.

Robyn ~ how funny is that and what a coincidence.

Me ~ CD40 - BDing fest has begun, now I am just praying I do O and we get a BFP for our anniversary. I'm feeling very positive about this so I hope this works. Yesterday DH wanted to know when we had to DTD, I told him Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and possibly Saturday. I think Friday would be the better day to BD so I'll have to bring that up to him and say I think it's a crucial day to BD.


QOTD: Since I am having a consultation with my OB/GYN, what types of questions would you ask? (I wonder if there's a thread on this?)

[RobynScott]

Robyn - Isn't it a small world!!! Do you know how many cycles it took Ellen to get PG with the CBEFM???

Sam

I don't - but I will talk to her soon. Maybe I'll even get her to post eventually! :)

[granada]

Thanks, everyone, for the sympathy. :) I feel like all I do lately is complain about TTC, so I'm glad you're all here and know how tough, frustrating and demoralizing this whole process can be. It wasn't like I wasn't expecting AF, since my temps were going down and took a total nosedive on Friday. But, I still had a good cry on Saturday night, because AF makes it easy to feel gross and depressed. Work is already sucking this morning, so I think I deserve a latte. ;)

DelSol ~ Glad to hear your DH is cooperating this time around. :)

ceaserbride ~ I'm not one to pressure people into testing or anything, but if you're 15DPO, I say test. :) If you're pg, you have a good chance of getting a BFP, so it's better to know today than wait a few more days.

Have a great week, everyone!

[ADSigMel]

Okay, I'm way too lazy to go all the way back to the last time I posted to do SOs, but here are a few.

DianeCourt - I think your chart is looking really positive. The couple of dips are odd, but overall, your temps are very high. Can't wait to see the results of your next test!

cat lover - YAY, congrats on your O! Great BD timing, too. Good luck in the 2WW!

CTs punkin - Welcome, and good luck!

filmgirl - Did you get your therm replaced? It certainly does sound broken.

Jess - I hope you're hanging in there...I can't imagine how long this 2WW must seem to you!

ceaserbride - Your chart looks absolutely beautiful. I'm anxiously awaiting your Wednesday test results!

Sam - Oh my goodness, how scary! I'm so glad your mom is okay! So sorry the Clomid didn't work for you. Do you know if your gyn will up the dosage next cycle (assuming you don't get pg this time)?

kanga - Oh my goodness, your chart is lovely! *fingers crossed* for you. Please don't worry too much about the effects of your iodine deficiency on a potential pregnancy. The likelihood of birth defects due to low iodine are really quite low...it's far from being a foregone conclusion.

Loud curly - Looks like O to me, and the timing was fantastic. Hoping you get a nice dark BFP within a couple of weeks!

Robyn - Oh my gosh, too funny about you meeting another CCer! Glad you had fun in NY at the wedding. I guess you're expecting AF to arrive soon, then, so you can get onto the next cycle?

Dana - I hope you O soon! How evil that FF is still claiming that you O'd already. Would it get rid of your crosshairs if you put in another BFN?

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It's CD46 for me, and I'm just waiting for my appointment Wednesday. Finally. I've been waiting for 2 months for this appointment. :rolleyes: This doctor better be worth the wait....and I'm talking she needs to hand me a BFP before I walk out the door! :p

[ceaserbride]

Granada-
ceaserbride ~ I'm not one to pressure people into testing or anything, but if you're 15DPO, I say test. If you're pg, you have a good chance of getting a BFP, so it's better to know today than wait a few more days.

lol, thanks but I really would rather AF show then get a BFN and I do think I have a long LP. I can handle waiting:p

[FSUSammy]

ADSigMel - I don't know if my doc will up the dosage if I'm not PG this cycle. I'd hope that if I can prove to him that I haven't O'd yet that maybe just maybe he'll believe me and up the dosage to 100mg next time. Part of me hopes I don't O before Friday because when they do the sonogram they should still see some follicular cysts and hopefully when they do the PG test I can convince them to do a blood test and have them check my progesterone, which should be rather low. Then again I hope I do O before then because frankly I'm tired of waiting. I know you understand because look at you you are on freaking CD 46 and still don't know what's going on. Poor girl. I really hope that doc is worth a 2 month wait though!!!!

[DelSol]

Dana - I hope you O soon! How evil that FF is still claiming that you O'd already. Would it get rid of your crosshairs if you put in another BFN?

I tried it and FF is still saying I O'd but if I discard CD16's temp then the crosshairs are taken away. I'll leave it like this since I'm gearing up to O hopefully.

I just have to remember what I did so I can show my OBN/GYN on Thursday.

Good Luck Wednesday, the doctor better be good having to wait that long.

[tealynn]

Granada, sorry about AF!

Ceasarbride, I agree w/ Granada, even though your LP may be longer, most likely you have enough pg hormone (hgc?) in your system at 15 DPO that you would get a positive reading, although I understand why you might want to wait...

DelSol, I think Jess (or Sammy?) might have mentioned it earlier in the thread but an egg that develops from an long cycle isn't as viable as one from a normal cycle...I know you're excited to TTC this time, but you may want to consider waiting until after AF shows this time to try again. Of course, practice make perfect!:D

Sammy and Loud_curly, interesting when pathes cross, isn't it? Sam, hope your mother is feeling better after her ER scare.

Welcome home Robyn, hopefully you're done traveling for a little bit and you can focus on TTCing this time around.

Loud_curly, congrats on your winnings! Sounds (and looks like based on your bd timing) you were rather lucky!

Kanga, your chart is triphasic at 12 DPO!! That's great...when will you be testing?

CTs_punkin...all you need is one good follie right? I hope your DH's swimmers really get a work out. Good luck!

My dear old aunt finally left the building yesterday. I've got about 7 days to mentally prepare myself for the next round of "Tealynn vs. mother nature"...hopefully I won't get KO'ed this time!

[Loud_curly]

Caesarbride - Not to add fuel to the fire, but at 15 DPO, I believe enough HcG? has built up that it's no longer necessary to use first morning urine, so you could test later in the day. Glad to see there's no pressure on you from the peanut gallery ;).

[DelSol]

tealynn ~ thanks, we'll see what happens because I am trying to avoid an August baby. I have too many birthdays in August (me, my sister, my dad, my grandmom, couple of my cousins and some friends) and I always said I didn't want an August baby so if I hold off now and SWH in November, December would be my next time of really trying. But I should bring that up to my doctor on Thursday.

[ceaserbride]

Ahhhh!!! See what happens when you try and be reasonable and wait for your "missed" period! lol...
You girls are making this very hard on me...
Maybe I'll wait till *Thursday* so I might be able to have a nice Birthday surpise;)

[granada]

ceaserbride ~ By Thursday, if AF has not arrived yet, I could tell you what the test will say. ;)

[ADSigMel]

granada - I think you deserve a latte, too. I forgot to say before that I'm sorry AF found you.

ceaserbride - In case you were longing for a bit more prodding, I think 15DPO is plenty late enough to test, long LP or no. :p J/k, test when you want to test....we'll wait. We might throw peanuts at you in the meantime, but we'll wait. ;)

Sam - I know exactly what you mean. It would be nice to show the doctor that you didn't O...but you want to O! No worries, though. You're still early enough in the cycle that if you O some time this week, you'll still have good enough egg quality to make a zygote out of it. ;)

Dana - Good luck to you, too, at the gyn. You know, the more I look at your chart, the more I just can't tell if you O'd or not. If you did, it was probably a very weak O. Have you considered testing again, just in case? P.S. LOL that we both have August birthdays in addition to having the same anniversary.

tealynn - On to the next round! Here's hoping you kick AF's butt this time around!

[honeygirl]

cesearbride - I think you should wait. :) BFN's are no fun, so wait as long as possible. That way if you're pregnant you can start out the Nov thread with the 1st BFP.

AdSigMel - Good luck with the RE. They'll probably ask you a million questions so have the info ready. Did you already fill out paperwork? I had to report when I started my menses, hx of my family, prior procedures (dates and places), etc.

Granada - :( Sorry that this cycle wasn't the one. Here's hoping the next one is!!

I've got to run to a meeting so I'll make this short. I'm on cd12 which is when the RE said to start BD. We're overachievers though and already started on friday. ;)

[ADSigMel]

honeygirl - Yeah, I've already filled out the paperwork. I just have to fill in the first date of my last period. I wanted to wait until right before the appointment, just in case it showed up. But I don't think that's going to happen. LOL at you and DH being BD overachievers! :p

[FSUSammy]

RP from SWH:

Me - Well not really an update on me but more of one on my mom. She was hoping to have left the hospital today but that's not going to happen. Last week she found a small bump under her breast, looks like a cyst almost. Well she showed it to her doc this morning when they came around for rounds and they were worried and wanted to do a mammogram to see what it is. So they are now saying that she might be in the hospital for the rest of the week. No news on me. Decided to not take opks twice a day anymore. That's just nerve-wracking to see a negative twice a day. So I'll be taking my opks after I get home from work from now on.

Sam

[katiems118]

Hi all- Ok Ive been sorta reading along, but Im way way behind. We are buying a house and everything looks like its going to work out, we are just trying to sell our condo too, so its been really busy trying to keep everything clean.

We BD-ed three times in the last 2 days so Im hoping to O today, no pains yet....who knows? The latest Ive O'ed is CD 21 and today is CD 20 so Im hoping for a temp jump tomorrow.

Sammy-sorry about your mom
Cesearbride-oh your bday is Thursday, mine is Friday! I hope you get your BFP, your chart looks good!!!
Kanga-good luck to you!!! Nice chart!!!
Honeygirl-have fun with the BDing!!

[DelSol]

Dana - Good luck to you, too, at the gyn. You know, the more I look at your chart, the more I just can't tell if you O'd or not. If you did, it was probably a very weak O. Have you considered testing again, just in case? P.S. LOL that we both have August birthdays in addition to having the same anniversary.

When is your bday? That is cool we have the same anniversary. I haven't even considered testing again, I hate seeing that BFN. I figure at this point, I'm so close to my doctor appointment that I'll see what she thinks.

[polkadot]

Polka - how was your recovery from your gall bladder surgery? I am having mine out Friday.

My recovery was pretty good....just get some gas x ...i learned that a little too late ;) I really took it light on the food for the few days after but after about a week I could eat just about anything I wanted....BUT whatever you do...DO NOT eat a doughnut....I dont know if its too much fat, and its fried, and covered in sugar...but its the worst i have ever felt...just say no...;)
Otherwise...you will be fine...just make sure you have good pain meds and you will sleep through the rough stuff.
Thinking good thoughts for you!!

~~
I am kinda confused...but I am covering my bases anyway....My temp went up this morning but nothing to high...and I am having creamy CM...but I FINALLY got a + OPK today...so who knows...well...Brian is supposed to wake me up when he gets home...Fingers crossed...i hope this works!!

[ADSigMel]

Sam - Gosh, I hope your mom's bump is nothing to worry about. I think it's a good idea to switch to 1 OPK a day at this point. I know how depressing it gets never to see a positive, and I can't even imagine having to see negatives twice a day.

Katie - Good luck getting the condo sold! I hope you O today or tomorrow...that BD timing is bound to be productive!

Dana - My birthday is August 17. You're right that there's no point in testing now. The doctor will likely make you test Thursday.

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I forget who was asking about questions to ask the doctor, but did you ever find a good list? I'm worried that I'll be so excited to finally be seeing the doctor on Wednesday that I won't have a clue what to talk about with her.

[melandtim]

Thanks Polka!! I will definitely say no to doughnuts :p I just have to restrain myself. I have had to be so careful with what I eat that I am afraid I may go crazy!! Thanks for the recommendation on gasX I will get some! I already have the pain meds ready to go as well as a stack of magazines, books, movies and my cross stitch and I am determined to do nothing for a few days!!

Sam - I hope all is ok

ceasarbride - keeping my fingers for you!!

granada - sorry AF found you :(

CD25 for me. Cramps have started and I can't take any motrin because of my surgery :( I am hoping AF arrives early

[polkadot]

Mel~ that sounds like a plan...hoping your surgery goes great and recovery is great too!!

Me~ Well I got a peak on my monitor and told B to wake me when he got home which he did but we tried and tried and he said..."i got off...a little" what the hell does that mean? I am just going to have to make a point to get home earlier so that we can bd before he leaves for work...since i think tomorrow morning when he gets home may be to late...its really bugs me, that he couldnt finish...i know its something that he cant control and all but damn it why'd it have to happen today?:mad:

[ceaserbride]

ceaserbride - In case you were longing for a bit more prodding, I think 15DPO is plenty late enough to test, long LP or no. :p J/k, test when you want to test....we'll wait. We might throw peanuts at you in the meantime, but we'll wait.
Haha, I'm tough, I can handle peanuts!

cesearbride - I think you should wait. BFN's are no fun, so wait as long as possible. That way if you're pregnant you can start out the Nov thread with the 1st BFP.
I've got to run to a meeting so I'll make this short. I'm on cd12 which is when the RE said to start BD. We're overachievers though and already started on friday.
Thanks:)
Yay for being BD overachievers! That's always fun! Good luck catching that egg!

RP from SWH:
Me - Well not really an update on me but more of one on my mom. She was hoping to have left the hospital today but that's not going to happen. Last week she found a small bump under her breast, looks like a cyst almost. Well she showed it to her doc this morning when they came around for rounds and they were worried and wanted to do a mammogram to see what it is. So they are now saying that she might be in the hospital for the rest of the week. No news on me. Decided to not take opks twice a day anymore. That's just nerve-wracking to see a negative twice a day. So I'll be taking my opks after I get home from work from now on.
Sam
Hoping your Moms bump is nothing to worry about & crossing my fingers that one of those dange opk's turns up + soon!


We BD-ed three times in the last 2 days so Im hoping to O today, no pains yet....who knows? The latest Ive O'ed is CD 21 and today is CD 20 so Im hoping for a temp jump tomorrow.
Hope you catch that egg!
CD25 for me. Cramps have started and I can't take any motrin because of my surgery I am hoping AF arrives early
Oh hun, hope your cramps go away soon:( Maybe a hot water bottle or heating pad??


Me~ Well I got a peak on my monitor and told B to wake me when he got home which he did but we tried and tried and he said..."i got off...a little" what the hell does that mean? I am just going to have to make a point to get home earlier so that we can bd before he leaves for work...since i think tomorrow morning when he gets home may be to late...its really bugs me, that he couldnt finish...i know its something that he cant control and all but damn it why'd it have to happen today?
Sorry about the situation:( I can't imagine how you feel but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Me: Well temp is still up this morning but I was having some cramping last night...although it wasn't normal AF cramping. It was more like an intense pulling feeling than my regular cramping which is more of just a refered pain...you know like all over?? This felt like it was all in one spot for about a minute and then stopped?? I dunno:confused:
I was also up to pee right after I took my temp which is supper odd for me...ussually I don't pee till I get to work!! (My mom used to think I was odd:p )

[FSUSammy]

Mel - Sorry about the cramps.

Polkadot - Sorry your DH couldn't finish. Maybe it was the pressure of having to get it right that try due to your peak.

Caesar - the pulling sounds promissing. Granted I made myself believe that I felt the same thing last cycle too. Hopefully your's is because of implantation.

Me - CD 24 I believe. Last night's opk was once again negative. I had a lot of creamy CM though so maybe my body is gearing up to O and everything that I saw/felt last week was nothing? Who knows! I had a dream last night that I finally saw a positive opk, how sad is that. Instead of dreaming about a BFP I'm dreaming to just get a positive opk. LOL Well I went to visit my mom in the hospital last night. I found out something that really irritated me. The doc that saw her in the morning (the one she showed the bump to) immediately said it was breast cancer. Uhhhh you can't call it breast cancer without doing the normal tests first, dumb a$$!!! My mom was apparently bawling and my aunt who was there with her went to the nurses station and told the doctor off in front of everyone. He apologized and went back to my mom's room and apologized to her. That makes me so angry that a doctor would say such a thing without having proof you know??? Well she had a mammogram and sonogram done yesterday and hopefully the results will be back today. I met with another doctor last night and he's going to do a full body scan to make sure there aren't any other blood clots to worry about either. Might as well get a full check up while she's still at the hospital. I'll be spending Halloween night at the hospital so that my aunt can take my cousin and my little brother trick-or-treating.

Sam

[FSUSammy]

RP from SWH:

Quick question ladies. Lately I've been EXHAUSTED. Partly because of the time change and maybe mostly because of dealing with my mom in the hospital every day. I want to be there don't get me wrong but its draining me out! Well by the time I hop into bed I fall immediately to sleep. There is absolutely no chance for me to BD. Does anyone have any tips to help me stay energized enough to be able to seduce DH????

Thanks!

[kanga1622]

Quick update: My temp took a HUGE dive this morning. It is still above coverline though so I'm keeping hope alive until tomorrow morning's temp. I have never had a 14 day LP so if tomorrow's temp is above coverline and I haven't started spotting I may test in the morning.

[Loud_curly]

Kanga - Keeping my fingers crossed that this is it for you!!

Sammy - That sucks about your Mom and the way the doctor treated her. I really hope that everything checks out OK. As for energy, I'm not sure what to tell you - maybe once you come home get right into sexy lingerie to get you both in that mindset? (I do the same thing with my workout clothes - if I don't lay them out on the bed, I won't change into them and exercise.) And of course, there's now the possibility of delaying O even more b/c of all the stress.

Ceaserbride - Your chart still looks great! I think at 16 DPO, we all have a hunch what your pg test will say - whenever you take it!! ;)

Mel - I really hope that AF shows up early so you won't have to deal with her during the surgery. I second the suggestion of a heating pad for cramps - if nothing more, it may help you sleep.

Polka - I hate it when they can't finish - it's so frustrating? Will you be able to leave work a bit early today to try one more time? I'm guessing since you got the +OPK that your temps will shoot up tomorrow.

ADSigMel and Delsol - Have you found a list of questions yet?

Katie - Hope you Oed!

Me - well, my temp is still high and my CM dried up, so I think it's safe for me to call it. Threadmistress, please move me to I think I Oed - testing 11/5-11/12. Oh, and please change the # of BFPs for October from 2 to 4

[Jess71903]

Hi girls. I am way too far behind to do proper SOs, but I am going to try to remember what I can.

melandtim- Good luck with your surgery! Sounds like you are all ready! I hope the cramps subside!

FSUSammy- I am so sorry to hear about your mom! I am glad they caught the clot early and that they are doing a full scan to be sure there are no more. I can't believe that stupid DR! there are lots of breast lumps that aren't cancer! I had one aspirated a couple of months ago, and it's back. They tested it and it's not cancer! I know you feel like you need to take care of everybody, but in all of this, make sure you take care of yourself. Your mom will be ok if there's not someone there 24/7 if it means you get to eat a decent meal and are more refreshed when you are there.

polkadot- Uh, sorry about DH's performance issues! When you attack him tonight, spice it up a bit! I hope it works!

Kanga- sorry about the temp drop, but I hope it's just a fluke and it will shoot back up tomorrow!

me- CD 20, 6 POiui, so 8 DPtrigger. I tested with one of the cheapie test strips that came with my Pre~Seed and it was negative, so that's good. It means that the trigger shot is gone and any result I get from now on is accurate.

[DelSol]

I haven't found a list of questions yet, I did some searching yesterday. Today I'll do some more and then check out websites like Baby Center.

I'll be back later on for shout-outs but wanted to say...
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[Chelsea524]

I haven't posted in here forever because I decided to put off charting for a few months, but I have been reading along daily.

I think I O'd on CD 24, can someone take a look for me and see, I am missing a temp on CD 23 because my DS woke up in a panic and I had to jump up an *rescue* him from the scary stuffed animal on his floor (it was an elmo:rolleyes: ) so FF isn't calling O, what do you think?

I promise to be in here more often now that I am actually charting

ETA, CD 19 and 20 are missing because I was sick and had a fever

[melandtim]

Thanks Jess!

Loud Curly - the heating pad is my best friend!

[ADSigMel]

Mel - Sounds like you're about ready! I hope your surgery goes well and that you have a quick and easy recovery.

polkadot - Aww, I'm sorry the BD didn't go well. Good idea trying to get one in before he goes to work. I'm sure he was tired when he got home.

ceaserbride - I'm so excited to see what tomorrow's test brings!

Sam - Oh my gosh, I'm so glad your aunt gave that horrid doctor a piece of her mind! The nerve! I'm so sorry you're having to deal with all of this right now. But hopefully your mom will be released with a clean bill of health and things can get back to normal for you. It's really good of you to be with her during this time, and I'm sure she appreciates your support. About the energy issue...do you take a B-vitamin? If not, that might help.

kanga - Your temp is still *very* high. I don't think today's drop necessarily means anything at all. Hoping you get a BFP (along with ceaserbride) to start off the new month!

Loud_curly - I haven't found a list of questions. I'm going to check some other sites today. YAY for O'ing! Your BD timing looks really good!

Jess - Good deal about the trigger being out of your system. The next BFP will be a true one! Are you waiting for 14 DPiui to test?

Dana - Let me know if you find a list of questions, please, and I'll do the same for you.

Chelsea - Assuming that it was an O, which I think it might well have been, I think it could have been either CD23 or CD24, but you really can't tell with the temp on CD24 missing. I'm concerned, though, that you had 2 positive OPKs at different times during your last cycle, but apparently never ovulated. I don't know what could have happened with that. I hope you did O this time, though!

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I'm at CD47, and the first thing I thought about when I woke up this morning was my gyn appointment tomorrow. I'm so excited to finally be getting to see the doctor! This lady had better be worth the wait, or I will be absolutely livid!

[FSUSammy]

ADSigMel - I guess the only B vitamins I'd take is what would be in my women's one-a-day. What time is your appt tomorrow? I can't wait to hear what they say. Are you planning on taking your charts with you?

[Chelsea524]

Chelsea - Assuming that it was an O, which I think it might well have been, I think it could have been either CD23 or CD24, but you really can't tell with the temp on CD24 missing. I'm concerned, though, that you had 2 positive OPKs at different times during your last cycle, but apparently never ovulated. I don't know what could have happened with that. I hope you did O this time, though!

I'm at CD47, and the first thing I thought about when I woke up this morning was my gyn appointment tomorrow. I'm so excited to finally be getting to see the doctor! This lady had better be worth the wait, or I will be absolutely livid!

I decided to stop using OPKs because of that, I always had a pretty dark test line no matter when I tested, but those two were as dark or darker than the control line, yet still no O, so I decided to stop using them this cycle. Thanks! Good luck at your doctor appt!!

[ADSigMel]

Sam - Many one-a-days don't have as much of the B vitamins as doctors recommend. I take a B-complex with several hundred times the RDA, and it makes a big difference. My appointment tomorrow is at 10:15. I'm definitely planning on taking my paper charts, and I might try to print out my FF charts, too.

Chelsea - I personally hate OPKs because I've never had a + one. It sucks. I hope this cycle goes better for you than others have!

[Jess71903]

Chelsea- good to see you back! I think that you O'd but with the missing temps, I don't think you can tell exactly what day. The good thing is you have a general idea so you can have an "about" DPO, which is better than nothing! I am sorry about the OPKs not working out for you. If you were having anov. cycles, you were probably gearing up to O and then just didn't.

[FSUSammy]

ADSigMel - I took a B Complex a few cycles into charting and I don't know if it was just a coincidence but it had appeared like I O'd that cycle but then my temp dropped and hovered at the CL for about a week. As soon as I stopped the B Complex AF came the next day. I haven't taken it since.

[DelSol]

honeygirl ~ whoo hoo for being overachievers! :D

katiems118 ~ I hope you O soon.

ADSigMel ~ just a couple of days after me, I'm on the 13th. This is what I found so far: Tell me about your preconception visit (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5259) Not really what I was looking for.
I found this just by searching not much but I'll see if I can do some searching tonight. http://preconception.com/resources/articles/doctorvisits.htm
What to Ask
While much information is required from a couple at a preconception visit, the appointment should be an exchange of communication with you and your partner also asking your doctor any questions that either of you may have. Some questions suggested by both patients and doctors include:
• Are over-the-counter and prescription medications safe to take? Include over-the-counter cold and headache remedies.
• Do you offer help with weight loss before pregnancy, if obesity is a factor?
• Do any blood tests need to be done to measure immunity to certain infections such as rubella and chicken pox?
• What are the initial signs of pregnancy?


Ask the Doctor
How long does it take to conceive?
Is infertility hereditary?

Ten Questions to Ask When Choosing an OB/GYN
1. What hospital are you affiliated with?
2. What types of insurance do you accept?
3. What are your hours?
4. How long does it take to get an appointment?
5. How many people are in your group?
6. Who will deliver my baby? You or your partners?
7. Where are your offices located?
8. Who do I call for questions?
9. What is your philosophy on pain medication?
10. What is your cesarean section rate?

melandtim ~ good luck with the surgery, hopefully AF shows early.

polkadot ~ glad you got a peak on your monitor. Sorry your DH couldn't finish.

ceaserbride ~ chart still looks good. I was also up to pee right after I took my temp which is supper odd for me...usually I don't pee till I get to work!! (My mom used to think I was odd:p ) all I have to say is :eek: I could never do that, I squirm like crazy trying to take my temp and hold my bladder.

FSUSammy ~ I hope your mom is doing better today, what a dummy doctor. I'm glad he apologized.

Chelsea524 ~ Welcome back!

me ~ CD41 not much going on but we'll be BDing tonight.

[kanga1622]

Thanks for the well wishes. I'm nervous today because I keep thinking that maybe today's temp was a fluke because I didn't sleep as well last night and woke up a number of times throughout the night. We'll have to see what tomorrow brings.

FSUSammy - I hope your mom is feeling better.

[ceaserbride]

Kanga- Good luck! Hope you return with good news tomorrow!

[Loud_curly]

Delsol and ADSigMel - I found this website, which has lots of questions both for preconception and infertility visits. HTH! www.preconception.com

[DelSol]

Thanks Loud_curly! I'll be checking it out tonight.

[polkadot]

Well i tried to race home and get him before he left but no such luck :rolleyes: But I guess we might have to have me wake up early again tomorrow morning...just in case...but i am havign lots of creamy CM...so hopefully I really Oed yesterday..and the monitor is just picking it up later b.c i didnt get to use it yesterday...just a thought...

Happy Halloween!!

[honeygirl]

polkadot - Good luck with tonight, I hope you get a treat and not a trick. (sorry that was kind of lame). I didn't comment on it before, but we've had that um "problem" before. It sucks. You don't want to be mad b/c they tried, but still.

AdSigMel - I don't know what your question was about B complex (I must have missed it), but I used to take one. It seemed like they made my cycles even longer than usual so I stopped. Good luck tomorrow! I didn't need a list of questions for my visit, the dr was too busy asking me ?'s. :) I did ask ?'s about side-effects of the protocol he suggested, so you may want to be prepared for those (same w/tests, etc).

Kanga - crossing fingers and toes for you.

melandtim - Best wishes for a safe surgery and a quick recovery!

I've been loading up on water and green tea today. I bought one of those 42oz Arizona Green Tea bottles (fitting since I live in AZ) and have been lugging it around all day. My co-wk's made fun of me a little (for drinking straight out of the bottle). ;)

So guess what, I saw a darker line on the OPK just now. Seriously, no tricks here. It isn't as dark as the control but darker than yesterday, I am SO excited! I didn't expect to see a line for a few days (or wks?) yet. This may mean that we have a chance to catch the egg right? Those of you with OPK experience how long before you O'd did you start seeing gradually darker lines? DH leaves tomorrow early (4:30am) so we'll have 1 more chance tonight then he's gone for 9 days!! I'll try to delay the BD till the last possible second (hello 2am booty call anyone?). I'm going to keep trying to stay calm about all this and have LOW expectations, but it's hard now that I saw the line.

[kanga1622]

Good luck Honeygirl! :)

[ABirney]

Hi ladies...
I'm way behind.. petsitting all weekend, now FIL is in the hospital.. went to the ER Monday morning and was flown down to a bigger hospital 90 miles south of here, so I was down there until this afternoon. (Thought had possible blood clots in lungs, found fluid on the heart) DH and MIL are still down there, SIL and I came back for now. Might go back down there depending on how he's doing tomorrow. Then MIL has to have some more testing when they get back home, she is having some issues and got some test results back yesterday that don't sound good, have to do further testing to rule out cancer. :(
On the upside, my grandma had a biopsy on a spot on her vocal cords last week and that came back neg for cancer!

Sam hope your mom is doing ok. This sucks doesn't it!
mel Good luck w/ surgery Friday.
Sorry to those AF found, good luck to those testing soon!

[Charting is Knowledge]

The November thread is now open for posting!

Please post here. (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26409)

Looking forward to lots of BFP's in November!

[Jess71903]

ABirney-Girl, I am sorry for all the family health drama! I hope FIL starts getting better, and I hope that MIL gets good news! Glad your grandma got good news!

honeygirl- Yay for a nearly + OPK! I've don't OPKs twice, I think, and I can't remember how long it took to get really + after I could tell it was getting darker...not long, I know. a day or 2 maybe? Anyway, jump that DH tonight and as late as possible before he leaves!

polkadot- I hope jumping DH in the morning works!