TTC with Charting in November - Hoping November Brings us our Own Little Butterballs!

[Charting is Knowledge]

IT'S NOVEMBER! - BRING ON THE ELECTION, TURKEY DAY ... AND MANY BFP'S!!!!

TTCers of ConstantChatter:
Charting Our Course to the BFPs

http://www.ripleysorlando.com/images2/fertilitystatues.jpg
The fertility statues are known to work for some who rub them around the time of possible conception.
It is said that the baby is the most potent part of the statue.

So rub away! :D It's worth a shot!


Who we are:
This is a group of women using charting (temperatures, CM, CP, OPK/FM results, or a combination of these) to try to conceive and, along the way, are learning a heckuvalot about their own bodies! Many of us use a software program to keep track of our charts as well as allowing us to share them with each other. The most common ones are FertitlityFriend.com and Ovusoft.com.

Your threadmistresses for this thread are cat_loverpg and RobynScott.

To our members:
This thread gets very busy at times, so in order to keep things less overwhelming and a bit more organized, we start a new thread every month. A link to the new thread is always posted at the end of the current thread to help everyone find their way over. The threadmistresses would really appreciate it if everyone would post their updates in Red. That way, if we get a bit behind, it is much quicker to get the thread up-to-date.

Link to the Previous Thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25392)


KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

Want to join the fun??
We welcome one and all. It doesn’t matter if you have never charted before or if you’ve been charting to avoid. I am sure you will find lots of help and support in this group.

If you would like to join, CD1 is the time to do it! That way, we can cheer you on
throughout your cycle, rather than 2 days before you test! :cool:

Please don't be discouraged by the number of posts in this thread. You don’t have to read the whole thread to join. Feel free to just jump in on the last page. Just read through these first couple of posts and post a reply with the following information and we will get you added right away. Of course, none of this info is a must but we like to know a little bit about one another.


CC Name:
Me: name/age
DH: name/age
Married since: date
Off BCP since: date
TTC since: date
Charting since: date
Known issues/test results:
Chart: link
Current status: waiting to O, What the bleep .., testing...

How to link a chart from Fertility Friend:
Go to My Chart. In the Menu bar on the right hand side go down to sharing- then home page setup, the link will appear in a text box under the heading "Your Charting Home Page Web Address." Highlight the link and copy it to your signature or a post.

[Charting is Knowledge]

- Member ETF Status -

Think I O'ed - Testing 11/27 - 12/3
kuklaki (http://forums.ovusoft.com/chart.asp?id=kuklaki1)

Think I O'ed - Testing 12/4 - 12/10
ABirney (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=mrsabirney), Loud_curly (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/15c628), missy329 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2b4de)

Think I O'ed - Testing 12/11 - 12/17
cat_loverpq (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/da20b)

Think I O'ed - Not sure when to test
2 Crazy Pugs (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/168fad),honeygirl (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/ee424)

Folliculating:
Waiting to O (aka - Boring Part of the Cycle)
ADSigMel (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/9fd5e), Alioop12345 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1d0d2), Amuse Bouche (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/44b75), Annette (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/170747), aprilbride2002 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6f09b), ChicagoKate (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/c31c5), cowgirl (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/f3285), CTs Punkin (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/mmthomas), Deanna1018 (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=gabbie1018), DelSol (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/bf64a), filmgirl7 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/13fa13), Heidi9771 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/heidi9771), HEW?B (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1722cd), j*east (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/132a93), Kanga 1622 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/28596), katiems118 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/142cc1), kris97 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/12de87), Lilone (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/149d51), melandtim (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/11d965), mlfallis (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/ee6c5), MrsJackson05 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/e581e), Mrs Pell (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/11fb25), Mrs.R (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/118b70), Pootle (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/11075d), pride&prejudice (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1324da), pugzy (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/117bb2), SweetRed (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/128004), Tealynn (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/114180)

Stagnating:
What the *bleep* is going on?!?!
chelsea524 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1914c), FSUSammy (http://www.tcoyf.com/forum/chart.asp?id=fsusammy)

Chart not Updated -- Waiting for an update:
bumble, byrd's boogie, jokerkitty (http://www.tcoyf.com/forum/chart.asp?id=jokerkitty), Lilo, RoJo, Smittenk (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=smitten)

Taking a Charting Break/Temporarily TTA:
Charliezangel (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/c97d2), jessied1025 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/c57c3), Jnshanna (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/cafa6), motray36 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/MyFFChart), Pocahontas (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/12430d), polarama (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=polarama), Ptcrn (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/bed5d), SQ2 (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=sq2), TazLuv (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/e80b5)

Tributatoring:
Proud Cheerleaders!
armadillo (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/f25aa), T3h_wookie (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/25336)

Percolating:
Expecting Mommies!

BFP's in November: (11)
Applebee (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/98534), BrownEyedGirl (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/f1117), Cath2005, ceaserbride (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/161ed0), granada (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/97800), jessesgirl (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/15caa2), jrbnj (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/8b26d), polkadot (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/b9a0d), RobynScott (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1095fc), Stevesbabygirl (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=stevesbabygirl), teacher_jessica (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/13251d)

BFP's in October: (5)
Cosmogirl (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/690b7), Gymwidow (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/813ab), magrat (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/70df2), Risa00 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/risa00), Sebski (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/8302a)

BFP's in September: (6)
Steve's Sweety (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/16f08), Jjsanner (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/24f94), magrat (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/70df2), foxyboo751 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/112db6), LILRTL (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/14df72), Polkadot (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/b9a0d)

BFP's in August: (1)
PugLover (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/25e5a)

BFPs in July: (5)
MarriedaGoalie (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/147815), miaclear (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/122ae9), MrsKinnison (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/89c6c), Sherb, sneak (http://www.tcoyf.com/forum/chart.asp?id=sneak)

BFPs in June: (10)
Felicity (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/db809), fsb2005 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/10ac41), jenjen0713 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/794c9), JodyLovesScotty (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/875bf), KristieB (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/df6e5), LDS Angel 19 (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/64d1c), lilhimley (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/131d02), MrsHill (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=mrshill), phillytiger (http://www.tcoyf.com/chart.asp?id=lege), Sebski (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/8302a)

BFPs in May: (3)
Indiana Bride (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1d936), lattee22 (http://www.tcoyf.com/forum/chart.asp?id=lattee22), Tealynn (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/114180)

BFPs in April: (6)
Deanna1018 (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=gabbie1018), giry76 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/781ab), Harmony96 (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/d1b58), Janu98, Kimmer (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/106fea), Marteneym (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/7fa78)

BFPs in March: (9)
ausi2b (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/f7062), BethIrish (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/105e49), Delaney21 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/e9d11), Ilovemygeek (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/bec65), Mayham (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/be39e), neenbean (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/66982), Roberta (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/10827a), RubberSoul (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/118cd2), Sare79 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/fe765)

BFP’s in February: (10)
Bunnybeth (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/e5de5), Dlj78 (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=dlj78), Ellidew (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/78d2a), jeant ( http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/5ef37), Jenzen01 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/41226), Lilla (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2c0b6), MichelleRenee (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/e174a), mimieliza (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/b84ec), Quartercentury (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/3313f), Sinclair319

BFP’s in January: (12)
Adam's Pi (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/95990), Dionysia (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/fdec3), Hula1974 (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/905ef), jbemommy ( http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1064ba), Katmg (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/89994), lawgirl4 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/a6770), Lily (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/447e7), MSH, Polkadot (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/b9a0d), octoberkate (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/f8c44), Spencer's_Girl (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/6f9cc), suiej (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/10159a)



Please advise if we are off-target with your ETF (Estimated Test-Fest) or other status, or just need a good old-fashioned Ovary Shout!

[Charting is Knowledge]

Our mommies!

BFP's in December: (8)
Abby's Mom, ajlanden (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/2fdee), Aletheia (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/a0c60), Dotsie (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/e00ca), jeggink (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/1c595), Mrs. M. (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/1a234), Sabriel (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/4431c), UTChick (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/bf25d)

BFP's in November: (7)
Almostthere, Ellebelle (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/2f8f5), Jesseybell (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/cd4f1), Lindybug (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/99db2), Linnybubbles (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/f2330), mkvh (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/99502), mrst2b2003

BFPs in October: (19)...We Broke the Record for most BFP's in One Month!!!!
amurphy (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/a5e06), Bottleored (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/44b0a), BunnyBeth (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/e5de5), Calla Lily (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/b025d), Ds2003 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/ds2003), flygirl, Gardenia (http://www.tcoyf.com/forum/chart.asp?id=gardeniacc), jbenny75 (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/803b1), Kaeden's Mommy (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/bcdb2), Lizard (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/af125), Mystikal (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/RaeK622), nuhmah (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/d72dc), Ryan (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/3f12b), SarahnCraig (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/c1846), Shouldaeloped (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/63d7a), Soulmate (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/Soulmate), Klav (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/21291), ShelbyMay (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/67c07), Wrighty26 (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/beb7b)

BFPs in September: (3)
Baby Lust (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/Shanes_Angel), Lowcountrywed (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/c4aeb), Sabriel (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/4431c)

BFPs in August: (11)
Akachan93 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/229b9), Crazycaro (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/21ac6), Guinness (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?cycle=10&id=guinness&tc=0&p=), jeeplover (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/721bb), Indiana Bride (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1d936), LittleStar (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/c204a), Mel7dog (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/ca05d), Missy329 (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/2b4de), MMHinCA (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/c14c1), Sinclair319 (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/sinclair319), Stumbles (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/b1333), Uskiku (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/cdfb0)

BFPs in July: (10)
Elenitsa (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?cycle=13&id=elenitsa&tc=0&p=), Heidi0622 (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/549f8), Jane&Andy (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/c455f), Kopper (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/9e5e6), MrsCantDecide (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/59e5b), Red_Canuck, Sevilla, ShannonGH (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/ShannonGH), Tracie (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/a18c8), Tunibell (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/59461)

BFPs in June: (2)
Christy5599, Lovin'it

[Charting is Knowledge]

Our Members:

2 Crazy Pugs (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/168fad)
Me: T - 35
DH: M- 33
Married since: 6/30/06
Off BCP since: 2 1/2 years
TTC since: Oct 2006
Charting since: Oct 2006
Known issues/test results: None yet

ABirney (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=mrsabirney)
Me: Angie, 31
DH: Scott, 30
Married since: Sept 25, 2004
Off BC since: Dec '04
TTC since: Sept '05
Charting since: Dec 20 '04
Known issues: possible PCOS, starting Metformin 5/4/06

ADSigMel (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/9fd5e)
Me: Melody/23
DH: Ali/26
Married since: 11/19/05
Off BCP since: 03/04
TTC since: 06/06
Charting since: 03/05
Known issues/test results: Long cycles, frequent annovulatory cycles

Alioop12345 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1d0d2)
Me: Alioop12345 (33)
DH: Aron
DS: Jacob (02/03/04)
TTC #2 since: 5/05
Known issues/test results: Seeking help from RE using Gonal F, progesterone, estrodial, and HcG...probably going to use Viagra next cycle

Amuse Bouche (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/44b75)
Me: AB/28
DH: DH/27
Married since: 3/1/03
Off BCP since: I don't know -- sometime in '04 or '05
TTC since: 10/10/06
Charting since: 3/06, irregularly
Known issues/test results: LP on the short side

Annette (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/170747)
Me: Annette 29
DH: Mike 29
Married since: 11/01
Off BCP since: 10/06
TTC since: 11/06
Charting since: 11/06
Known issues/test results: history of irregular cycles

Applebee (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/98534)
Me: Lori Ann
DH: Ted
Married since: 4.4.03
Charting since: since Feb '05
Known issues/test results: Day3 Test all ok, DH's SA ok, but will have another one done. Motility on the low side

aprilbride2002 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6f09b)
Me: Sondra/31
DH: Michael/32 soon to be 33
DS: Hayden (12/8/05)
Married since: 4/20/02
Off BCP since: 10/06
TTC since: 10/06
Charting since: 10/06
Known issues/test results: none

BrownEyedGirl (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/f1117)
Me: 27
DH: 31
Married since: 11/29/03
Off BCP since: Mother's Day 2006
TTC since: August 2006
Charting since: June 2006
Known issues/test results: Hashimotos Thyroiditis, Endometriosis, Irregular cycles

byrd's boogie
me~boogie/32
dh~byrd/33
married~05.05.05
children~stepson and furbaby
off bc since June 05
known issues~miscarriage 08/05, fibroids removed via myomectomy 02.24.06

Bumble
DH: 33
Married since: 8.2003
TTC since: 4.2005
Charting since: 1.2005
Known issues/test results: miscarriage 6.2005 (8 weeks)

Cath2005
Me: Cath, 26
DH: M, 28
Married since: 2005
Off BCP since: July 14, 2006
TTC since: July/August 2006
Charting since: July 17, 2006

cat_loverpq (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/da20b)
Me: 25
DH: 37
Married since: 6/5/04
Off BCP since: February 2005
TTC since: August 2006
Charting since: February 2005
Known issues/test results: hypothyroidism and irregular cycles

Charliezangel (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/c97d2)
Me: Emily 23
DH: Daniel 31
Married since: 5-22-05
Off BCP since: 11-23-05
TTC since: 1-6-06
Charting since: 1-17-06

chelsea524 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1914c)
Me: Chelsea (23)
DH: Jonathan (34)
Married since: 9/4/02
Off BCP since: IUD out on 5/5/06
TTC since: 5/5/06
Charting since: 6/06
Known issues/test results:none

ChicagoKate (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/c31c5)
Me: Kate, 31
DH: Chris, 33
Married since: 11.12.05
Off BCP since: 12.29.05
TTC since: 12.29.05
Charting since: 12.29.05
Known issues/test results: had a CP on cycle 2, took cycle 3 off from charting temps

cowgirl (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/f3285)
Me: 29
DH: 33
Married since: 6/14/2003
TTC since: 6/14/2004
Charting since: 10/24/2005
Known issues/test results:

CTs Punkin (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/mmthomas)
Me: MMT age 34
DH: CT age 37
Married: 11/04
Off BCP: 12/04
TTC since: 01/05
Known issues/test results: diagnosed with premature ovarian failure 4/06
4/6 Lap - shows open tubes, small bit of endo lasered off
7/06 - 10/06 - Ovarian Cyst, IUI cancelled
8/06 - Present - Acupuncture
10/06 - IUI on 10/27 & 28

DelSol (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/bf64a)
Me: Dana (32)
DH: Scott (38)
Married: November 19, 2004
Last BCP: August 2005
TTC since: August 2006
Charting since: May 2006
Known issues/test results: None

filmgirl7 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/13fa13)
Me: Carrie, 28
DH: J, 33
Married since: 1/7/06
Off BCP since: years!
TTC since: 9/06
Charting since: 6/06
Known issues/test results: only known issue is a nervous husband

FSUSammy (http://www.tcoyf.com/forum/chart.asp?id=fsusammy)
Me: Samantha/27
DH: Gary/30
Married since: 9/18/04
Off BCP since: 11/05
TTC since: 7/06
Charting since: 11/05
Known issues/test results: Long cycles, sometimes annovulatory

granada (Chart: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/97800)
Me: M, 31
DH: D, 35
Married since: 8/04
Off BCP since: 1/05
TTC since: 9/06
Charting since: 1/05
Known issues/test results: none known

Heidi9771 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/heidi9771)
Me: Heidi/29
DH: David/36
Married since: 5/25/03
Off BCP since: NA (Never took)
TTC since: Using CBEFM for first time this cycle
Charting since: March 2006
Known issues/test results: Irregular cycles, Some cycles longer than 42 days, possible annovulatory

HEW?B (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1722cd)
Me: Heather 29
DH: Matt 29
Married since: Oct. 7, 2006
Off BCP since: Oct 7, 2006
TTC since: Oct 7, 2006
Charting since: Oct 12, 2006

honeygirl (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/ee424)
Me: Anne
DH: wonderful
Married since: 2003
Off BC since: August 2005
TTC since: May 2006
Charting since: August 2005
Known issues: LPD, infertility - unsp, starting Clomid next cycle

j*east (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/132a93)
Me: J, 32
DH: T, 31
Married since: July 2004
Off BCP since: April 1, 2006
TTC since: May 2006
Charting since: June 1, 2006
Known issues/test results: Endometriosis, should conceive ASAP

jessied1025 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/c57c3)
Me: Jessie (28)
DH: Jim (29)
Married since: Oct. 25, 2003
Off BC since: July 2005
TTC Since: Sept/Oct 2005
Charting Since: Nov 2005
Known Issues: None

jessesgirl (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/15caa2)
Married since: January 31, 2003
Off BCP since: August '06
TTC since: August '06
Charting since: September '06
Known issues/test results: none that we're aware of

Jnshanna (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/cafa6)
Me: Shanna/30
DH: Jose/31
Married since: 10/01/94
Off BCP since: Haven't been on BCP for many years.
TTC since: July 2005
Charting since: 8/07/05
Known issues/test results: DH - 6/06 Zero Sperm Count, Low Testosterone (started Clomid to increase level). Me - Annovulatory Cycles, Irregular O when I do.

jokerkitty (http://www.tcoyf.com/forum/chart.asp?id=jokerkitty)
Me: Bree 32
DH: Stephen 36
Married since:02/22/02
Off BCP since: 2001
TTC since: Ooops!
Charting since: 03/2003
Known issues/test results:mc 11/2005

jrbnj (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/8b26d)
Me: Jen/30
DH: SB/29 (will be 30 next month)
DS: CB 12/3/05
Married since: 10/19/02
Off BCP since: 8/06
TTC since: 9/06
Charting since: October 2006
Current status: waiting to O

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Members continued...

Kanga 1622 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/28596)
Me: 26
DH: 28
Married since: 8/31/02
Off BCP since: 7/03
TTC since: 02/06-11/06 Starting again 03/07
Charting since: 07/03
Known issues/test results: Low iodine

katiems118 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/142cc1)
Me: Katie 27
DH: Eric 30
Married since: 5/20/06
Off BCP since: 6/1/06
TTC since: 6/06
Charting since: 6/06
Known issues/test results: none

kris97 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/12de87)
Me: Kristin, 31
DH: Ryan, 31
Married since: 5/2/4
TTC since: 4/06
Charting since: 5/06
Known issues/test results

kuklaki (http://forums.ovusoft.com/chart.asp?id=kuklaki1)
Me: Angela/28
DH: Leo/26
Married since: 1-22-2005
Off BCP since: 2000...crazy stuff too
TTC since: 08/2006
Charting since: 7/2006
Known issues/test results: unknown

LDS Angel 19 (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/64d1c)
Me: Michelle, 23
DH: Aaron, 23
Married since: Sept 4th 2004
Angel: Allison Grace, born and died June 17 2005
Off BCP since: Never on BCP
TTC (again) since: August 2005
Charting since: Charted August, took September off, and now starting again.
Known issues/test results: None at this time

Lilo
Married since: 2002
Off BCP since: late 2004?
TTC since: January 2006
Charting since: November 2004
Known issues/test results: None
Chart: no link at the moment

Lilone (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/149d51)
Me: Edie, 26
DH: D, 28
Married since: April 22, 2006
Off BC since: April 2006
TTC since: April 2006
Charting since: August 2006
Known issues: none

Loud_curly (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/15c628)
Me: L/31
DH: A/30
Married since: 5/28/00
Off BCP since: 6/06
TTC since: 7/06
Charting since: 9/06
Known issues/test results: none
Chart: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/15c628

melandtim (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/11d965)
Me: Mel, 30
DH: Tim, 43
Married since: October 23, 2004
Off BCP since: January 06
TTC since: May 06
Charting since: January 06
Known issues/test results: don't O every month or O very late, infertility bloodwork was fine, waiting on DH's SA

missy329 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2b4de)
Me: Lisa 37
DH: Jim 39
DD: Katie 4/16/04
DD: Maggie 4/28/06
Married since: May 17, 2003
Off BCP since: July 2006
TTC since: July 2006
Charting since: August 2006
Known issues/test results: none

mlfallis (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/ee6c5)
Me: Melissa, 25
DH: Scott, 25
Married since: June 10, 2006
Off BCP since: July 2006
TTC since: November 2006
Charting since: July 2006
Known issues/test results: Nothing I know of

motray36 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/MyFFChart)
Me: Tracy (26)
DH: Keith (26)
Married since: 6-25-04
Off BCP since: 9-04
TTC since: 7-06
Charting since: 9-04

Mrs Pell (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/11fb25)
Me: Cori, age 28
DH: Mark, age 35
Married since: July 12, 2003
Off BCP since: July, 2003
TTC since: "Seeing what happens" for about a year...just now actively trying
Charting since: Feb 28, 2006
Known issues/test results: none

MrsR (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/118b70)
Me: Jessica/32
DH: Matt/33
Married since: October 18, 2003
Off BCP since: June 2005
TTC since: June 2005
Charting since: February 2006
Known issues/test results: None

Pocahontas (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/12430d)
ME: 36
DH: 33
Married: Sept. 3, 2005
TTC since: 2/06
Charting since: 12/05
Known issues: Fibroids, Lap 7/06 to remove Endo

polarama
Me: Jenn, 30
DH: Chris, 30
Married since: 7/27/2002
Off BCP since: November, 2005
TTC since: November, 2005
Charting since: December, 2005
Known issues/test results: Possible PCOS, but never confirmed.

Pootle (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/11075d)
Me: 27
DH: 27
Married since: 12/31/2005
Off BCP since: 1/23/06
TTC since: 6/1/06
Charting since: 1/23/06
Known issues/test results:None that I know of

pride&prejudice (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1324da)
Me: Rosie/27
DH: Gary/27
Married since: 5.28.05
Off BCP since: 4.23.06
TTC since: hopefully July!
Charting since: starting next cycle
Known issues/test results: none
Current status: waiting for DH to be off methotrexate for 3 months

Ptcrn (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/bed5d)
Me: Jen/30
DH: Gerry/30
Married since: July 30th 2005
Off BCP since: August 14th 2005
TTC and Charting since: August 14th 2005
Known issues/test results: none

pugzy (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/117bb2)
Me: pugzy
DH: Mike
Married: 5/22/04
Off BCP: 8/05
TTC since 8/06

Purplesunshine7
Me:
DH:
Married since: 4/5/03
Off BCP since:
TTC since: 7/05
Known issues/test results: m/c 6/2/05

Risa00 (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/risa00)
Me: Lisa/28
DH: Sean/35
Married since: 2003
Off BCP since: 2/06
TTC since: 6/06
Charting since: 6/06

RobynScott (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/1095fc)
Me: Robyn, 30
DH: Scott, 31
Married since: 8/29/04
TTC since: July 2006
Charting since: August 2006

RoJo
Me: 32
DH: 32
Married since: 8/02
Off BCP since: 2002
TTC since: June 2005 (some months not TTC)
Charting since: June 2005
Known issues/test results: No known fertility issues

Smittenk (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=smitten)
Me: Alison/28
DH: Mike/37 on April 12!
Married since: April 03 2004
Off BCP since: Oct 2005
TTC since: Now
Charting since: Oct 2005
Known issues/test results:mild displaysia

SQ2 (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=sq2)
Me: SQ2/28
DH: 28
Married since: August 2004
Off BCP since: November 2005
TTC since: August 2006
Charting since: November 2005
Known issues/test results: None

Stevesbabygirl (http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=stevesbabygirl)
Me: Heather, 27
DH: Steve, 28
Married since: August 31, 2003
Off BCP since: February 2006
TTC since: waiting for CD1
Charting since: February 2006
Known issues/test results: Endometriosis

SweetRed (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/128004)
Me: 33
DH: 38
Married since: 7/2005
Off BCP since: 3/2006
TTC since: This month???
Charting since: 3/2006
Known issues/test results: Very irregular periods pre-BCP

TazLuv (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/e80b5)
Me: CM/29
DH: BM/29
Married since: July 2002
Off BCP since: June 2005
TTC since: Aug 2005
Charting since: 9/23/05
Known issues/test results: Loooooooong cycles

teacher_jessica (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/13251d)
Me: Jessica/29
DH: Brad/32
Married since: 7/23/2005
Off BCP since: About 3 years ago
TTC since: April 2006
Charting since: April 2006
Known issues/test results: N/A

Tealynn (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/114180)
Me: Teresa/35
DH: Phil/41
Married since: Sept 2003
Off BCP since: years
TTC since: For over a year but just a couple of months w/ TCOYF
Charting since: May 2006
Known issues: no known issues

[Charting is Knowledge]

Things I Have Learned About TTC
by WC's Sherylb

* TTC is a journey. You will discover things about yourself that you never expected. You will face fears you never thought you had. You will find joy in little things.

* TTC can bring you closer to your DH, or it can pull you apart. If your marriage is not solid, you will find out quickly.

* No one understands exactly what you are feeling at any given moment, but someone can empathize at least a little bit.

* You will experience an emotional roller coaster ride. There will be highs and lows and fast moments and slow. Sometimes you have to wait in a very, very slow moving line. You may not even get the seat you want. It is not always fun, it can be scary, but in the end it is worth it.

* "Just relax" is the last thing in the world you want to hear from someone, but it is OK if you say it about yourself.

* There will be moments when you question your own decision to start TTC. You will wonder if you should wait or if you should just give up. Those are normal. But you will get past those feelings.

* The blue and green turtle likes to pop its head out! You will hear of someone's pregnancy and turn green with envy and blue inside because it isn't you.

* It isn't fair, it isn't easy, and it isn't pretty. But you keep doing it because the reward is worth it.

* You will be your best friend and your worst enemy. Your body will
surprise you and yet disappoint you.

* Some women do get lucky and conceive right away. Others aren't so lucky and have to struggle to get there. Hope you will be in the first category, but prepare yourself to be in the second.

* Once you decide to TTC, there will be babies and pregnant women everywhere! You could swear there is a baby boom going on!

* You will have questions. No one will ever be in exactly your position, so don't be surprised when no one can give you exactly the answer you are looking for. But there are people that can contribute, so don't be afraid to ask!

* Two lines on a pregnancy test is not the end of the struggle. Pregnancy has lots of struggles in and of itself.

[Charting is Knowledge]

HPT sensitivity chart

These numbers might come in handy when shopping for HPTs.
The lower the amount of mIU measured, the more sensitive the test is!

AimStick Pregnancy Test Strip 20 mIU
AccuHome Midstream Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Answer Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Answer Pregnancy Test (Cup) 25 mIU
Clearblue +/- 25 mIU
Clearblue Digital 25 mIU
Confirm 1-Step Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Dollar Store Brand Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Equate Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
One Step Be Sure Pregnancy Test 25 mIU
Precise Pregnancy Test (doctors office) 25 mIU
Quickview Pregnancy Test (doctors office) 25 mIU
Walgreen Digital 25 mIU
e.p.t. Home Pregnancy Test 40 mIU
Fact Plus Pregnancy Test 40 mIU
CVS Cartridge Pregnancy Test 50 mIU
CVS Midstream Pregnancy Test 50 mIU
Drug Emporium Brand Pregnancy Test 50 mIU
e.p.t. + / - Test 50 mIU
e.p.t. Certainty Digital Test 50 mIU
early Pregnancy test 50 mIU
RiteAid Brand Pregnancy Test 50 mIU
Target Brand Pregnancy Test 50 mIU
WalMart Brand Pregnancy Test 50 mIU
Walgreens Pregnancy Test 100 mIU

[Charting is Knowledge]

- Common TTC abbreviations

This is a list of some of the more common TTC abbreviations. I know as a newcomer to the TTC threads, it can be hard to keep them all straight. I hope these will help, and if anyone has any they would like added, please let me know!


•2WW: "2 week wait" - The approximate time from possible conception to menstruation due date; Pregnancy tests should be taken near the end of the 2WW.
•AF: "Aunt Flo"; Your period; Menstruation
•AFNW: "Aunt Flo Not Wanted"; the day your period is expected to start, but you are hoping it doesn't!
•AO: anovulatory (cycle without ovulation)
•BBs: "boobs"; breasts
•BBL: "be back later"
•BBT: Basal Body Thermometer; This is used to measure your basal body temperature, when you wake up in the morning, after at least 3 hours of sleep, before you start to move around; Use a special BBT thermometer to take your temperature because they measure the small changes in temperature from day to day more accurately than the regular fever thermometers.
•BCP: Birth control pills
•BD'ing: "baby dancing"; baby-making intercourse
•BFN: "Big Fat Neutral" or “Big Fat Negative”; Negative pregnancy test.
•BF'ing: breast-feeding
•BRB: "be right back"
•CD: cycle day; a particular day in your menstrual cycle (example: CD1 is the first day of your period)
•CL: Cover Line; a visual tool used to separate the low (pre-ovulatory) temps from high (post-ovulatory) temps; a coverline is typically based on the temperatures 6 days prior to ovulation.
•CM: cervical mucous; one of the most useful clues your body can give you in predicting your fertility; it can range from dry, creamy, sticky, or (the most fertile) egg white/watery type.
•CF: cervical fluid; same as cervical mucus
•CP: cervical position; an optional, but sometimes really useful, fertility sign; CP will generally be low, firm and closed before and after ovulation, and high, soft and open during your fertile time.
•DD: "dear daughter"
•DH: "dear husband"
•DS: "dear son"
•DPO: Days Past Ovulation; number of days from your post-ovulatory temperature rise. (Example: 1DPO is the day after your ovulation)
•Endo: endometriosis (can be a fertility problem)
•EDC and EDD: estimated date of confinement (antiquated, but still used by physicians) and estimated date of delivery
•EPT: a brand of pregnancy test, or, generic for "early pregnancy test"
•EW or EWCM: egg white cervical mucus; the most fertile quality CM; it is slippery, clear and stretchy, like egg whites; also EWCF
•FAM: Fertility Awareness Method; the method of fertility and/or birth control that correlates the physical changes you experience during your cycle to predict when you are most fertile
•FF: Fertility Friend, an online (free, for basic services) fertility charting site (website); (could also be formula feeding; check context)
•FM: fertility monitor
•FMU: first morning urine
•FP: follicular phase; the phase before ovulation, where the egg matures in the ovaries
•FPS: false pregnancy symptom(s)
•FRED: First Response Early Detection (pregnancy test)
•HCG: human chorionic gonadotropin; the hormone that is present during pregnancy and what the HPT's and blood test measure to determine if you are pregnant
•HTH: "hope that helps"
•HPT: home pregnancy test; a urine pregnancy test you can take at home
•IMHO: "in my humble opinion"
•IMO: "in my opinion"
•IUI: intra-uterine insemination
•IVF: in vitro fertilization
•KU: knocked up
•LH: leutenizing hormone; the LH surge is what is measured by the OPKs; this hormone signals the egg to burst from the ovary
•LP: luteal phase; the phase of your cycle that begins just after ovulation and continues for 10-18 days, ending with the start of your next period; during the LP, your body continues to build up the lining of your uterus, and produce hormones which would support a pregnancy; this is the time when a fertilized egg can implant into the uterine lining
MBFP Mystery big fat positive- When you see a BFP in someone’s chart but they haven’t announced it yet
•NFP: Natural Family Planning; similar to FAM, but with abstinence during the fertile period
•O, Oing, Oed: ovulation, ovulating, or ovulated
•OPK: ovulation predictor kit; tests for presence of LH surge that usually precedes ovulation by 12-48 hours; these tests are quite expensive and not always accurate (if you take medication or depending on your age); these are optional when charting with FF, but if your fertility data is not clear it can bring more light and help interpret difficult cases
•OS: Ovusoft; charting software based on TCOYF
•PCOS: polycystic ovarian syndrome (a fertility problem)
•PG: pregnant
•PIAC: pee in a cup
•POAS: pee on a stick
•RE: reproductive endocrinologist
•SA: semen analysis
•SH: "sweet husband"
•SO: "significant other"
•SYS, SYL : See ya soon! or See ya later!
•TCOYF: Taking Charge Of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler; a book and website about charting and fertility.
•TMI: "too much information" - There is no such thing when TTC!
•TTA: "trying to avoid"
•TTC: "trying to conceive"
•TTFN: "ta-ta for now"
•TTYL, TTYS: "talk to you later" or "talk to you soon"

[Charting is Knowledge]

Resources borrowed from Still At It:

Abbreviations and acronyms
List of TTC & IF acronyms written out (http://womens-place.com/ttc/ttcacronyms.php)

HPT Sensitivity Comparison Charts
Fertility Plus (http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hpt.html)
Pee On A Stick (http://www.peeonastick.com/hpts.html)
Mama's Ark (http://www.mamasark.com/hpt.htm)
Baby Hopes (http://www.babyhopes.com/pregnancy-test-sensitivity.html)
Remember, the hCG starts at 1 at implantation and increases as time goes on, so the smaller amount of hCG it measures, the more sensitive the test is!

Books
Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler, MPH (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060937645/qid=1041654042/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/104-0287896-1655948?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

The Fertility Sourcebook by M. Sara Rosenthal, PHD (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0737303808/qid=1042220393/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-0287896-1655948?v=glance&s=books)

Inconceivable by Ben Elton (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385334656/qid=1041659461/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/104-0287896-1655948?v=glance&s=books)
The movie "Maybe Baby" (below) is based on this book

Inconceivable: A Woman's Triumph Over Despair and Statistics
by Julia Indichova (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0767908201/qid=1059292613/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-2812959-1358247?v=glance&s=books)

The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant & Prevent Miscarriage by Fern Reiss (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1893290395/qid=1059292976/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-2812959-1358247?v=glance&s=books)

Conquering Infertility: Dr. Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing
Fertility & Coping with Infertility by Alice Domar, Phd (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670031550/qid=1059293116/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/103-2812959-1358247)


Girlfriend to Girlfriend: A Fertility Companion by Kristen Magnacca (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1588202135/qid=1082306449/sr=8-2/ref=pd_ka_2/104-9895052-8814318?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

Movies
Maybe Baby (2001) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000062XKW/qid=1041654127/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_4/104-0287896-1655948?v=glance&s=video&n=507846)

She's Having A Baby (1988) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6300988996/qid%3D1041654195/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/104-0287896-1655948)

Websites (by subject)

Charting
Ovusoft aka TCOYF (http://www.ovusoft.com/)
The site for Toni Weschler's book which includes message boards, chat and cycle galleries which are very helpful.

Fertility Friend (www.fertilityfriend.com)
A free charting site which includes a lot of information and cycle galleries.

Local Support
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association (http://www.resolve.org/main/national/chapters/resolvenearyou.jsp?name=chapters)
Nation-wide referrals to local support groups and therapists.

The American Infertility Association (http://www.americaninfertility.org)
Lots of information and support, including message boards and chat rooms.

Financial Concerns
ARC: Advanced Reproductive Care (http://www.arcfertility.com/)
information on financing infertility treatments

Family Fee Plan (http://www.amerifee.com/fertility-financing/index.asp)
information on financing infertility treatments

State Insurance Requirements (http://www.resolve.org/main/national/advocacy/insurance/index.jsp?name=advocacy&tag=insurance)
Links from the Resolve site about insurance & laws.

Inciid's Insurance pages (http://www.inciid.org/index.php)
Click through menu on right for more financial topics and the insurance forum.

General TTC
Trying To Conceive.com (http://www.tryingtoconceive.com/)
All things TTC! Lots of info as well as a place to buy herbal therapies for
conceiving.

Baby Med (http://www.babymed.com/)
Tons of information. Everything from Chinese gender charts to an FAQ section on pretty much any TTC question you could have.

Baby Hopes (http://www.babyhopes.com)
Baby makin' supplies!

OBGYN.net (http://www.obgyn.net/)
Lots of general info on women's health. They also have doctors on line who
answer questions.

Infertility Sites
INCIID (http://www.inciid.org/)
Pronounced "inside". (The International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
Excellent national resource.

Resolve (http://www.resolve.org)
Wonderful site with lots of infertility information and support.

I dream of baby (http://www.idreamofbaby.com/fertility.php)
Learn the basics of fertility issues here. This site also has a great message
board community!

Fertility Plus.org’s list of female hormone levels (http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html#female)
Starting your fertility work-up? Check out this site to see a list of the
commonly tested female hormone levels, the function of each hormone, and the normal levels of each hormone.

Shared Journey (http://www.sharedjourney.com)
Shared Journey is dedicated to providing quality information on topics such as
infertility, miscarriage, surrogacy, pregnancy after infertility, living
child-free, and adoption. Our information is supplied by well noted Reproductive
Endocrinologist's, Psychologists, Adoption professionals and links through
various sites.

FertileHeart (http://www.fertileheart.com)
A community of people exploring holistic approaches to fertility. A site by
author Julia Indichova (see books above)

Specific IF Issues
Soul Cysters (http://www.soulcysters.com)
PCOS site with lots of support and info

Dr. Beer (http://www.repro-med.net)
Reproductive Immunology information, including lists of tests, pricing, local referrals

Reproductive Immunology Support (http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/immunologysupport/)
Yahoo group for RI patients, tons of info and articles

Info for Family and Friends
Empty Arms (http://www.vocalicious.com/empty_arms/empty_arms_mod.html)
This is a great video so they can understand what you're going through. (And get out your kleenex!)

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:R0b7BClF9FJiVM:http://www.babies-born.co.uk/images/graphics/012702baby11.jpg


Post away!!!!

[Charting is Knowledge]

UPDATED TO HERE AND OPEN FOR POSTING!

[RobynScott]

Honeygirl - good luck! I think I probably saw darker lines the day before O - then I got my darkest line. I think your timing sounds great ;)

Abirney - sorry to hear about your FIL - hope he recovers quickly and nothing too serious is wrong. Hope your MIL's tests turn out ok!

Sammy - hope you get some good news for your mom!

polkadot - hope your timing works out the way you want - and that DH wakes you up later tonight ;)

kanga and caesar - good luck tomorrow - hope we'll be seeing some 'positive' news ;)

mel - good luck with the surgery!

Jess - congrats on determining that the trigger is gone :) Hope you get that BFP very soon!

chelsea -good to see you here :)

Delsol - - hope you catch that egg tonight :)

cat_lover - - Thanks for being a great (co) threadmistress! Hope you are having fun on vacation!

Sorry for anyone that I missed - doing my best to keep up but this thread moves fast!

As for me, expecting AF to show tomorrow night - though so far no signs. No spotting - no nothing. I haven't been temping though so I really don't know. If she doesn't show tomorrow night - we'll see what happens. At the end of July / beginning of August my cycle was like this and AF decided to show 5 days late. I'm slightly hopeful - but not holding my breath.

Like I said in a previous post, I think the more significant thing is that I only seem to spot pre-AF when we have good BD timing. I definitely think something could be happening but implantation is unable to take place.

We'll see - just have to get through the next few days first.

[Amuse Bouche]

Checking in! Without much to report. This IS the boring part of the cycle. Feeling better from the stones but still achy. My CM seems to be progressing according to expectations.

I have a QOTD:

Have you been on any special diet while TTC?

[Jess71903]

YAY! A new thread and a fresh month *breath in, breath out*. Thanks, threadmistresses! I am hoping for a record month for us in November!
Robyn- I hope AF doesn't stop in for a visit! When do you think you will test?
QOTD- nope, none at all. Early in my TTC journey, I quit drinking any caffine, but that's been a while ago and I no longer stick to it.

I posted in the old thread after this one was open...oops! Copied from the old thread:
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!

[RobynScott]

YAY! A new thread and a fresh month *breath in, breath out*. Thanks, threadmistresses! I am hoping for a record month for us in November!
Robyn- I hope AF doesn't stop in for a visit! When do you think you will test?


I don't know - I really expect her to show. Maybe by Sunday if she's not here by then? That would make her really late (similar though to July/August) - but I'm not sure when I O'ed - could have been stress-delayed. I'm headed to a baby shower on Sat and I'd probably be tempted to blurt out any news - if AF doesn't arrive by Sun (doubtful! I'm sure she'll be here before then) I'll test.

I have a QOTD:

Have you been on any special diet while TTC?

Not really - I'm trying to lose weight b/c I need to - but no special TTC diet. Actually - I take that back - I do try and watch/limit the amont of tuna I eat b/c of the mercury. Other than that, I don't think so.

[Amuse Bouche]

I've been trying to cut down on sugar (which, umm, isn't working), cut down on caffeine and alcohol (though not cut it out entirely -- I'm a lawyer -- I require artificial stimulants to function!), and have more dairy (lots of yogurt) for calcium, and I've been eating flax seeds like there's no tomorrow (I add them to oatmeal in the morning.) But part of that is just a general urge to eat more healthily. Plus the regular lots of Fruits & Veggies. And grapefruit juice.

Thought this site was interesting -- particularly the OPK odyssey and discussion of OPK's.
http://www.peeonastick.com/

[DianeCourt]

Boooooooooo.........my temp plummeted this morning. I expect AF to show tomorrow.

[ADSigMel]

Sam - Wow. It never would have occurred to me that the B-complex could be contributing to my late O and annovulation problems. I only started taking it because of Marilyn Shannon's book! I thought it would help!

Dana - That information looks pretty useful. Thanks for posting!

Loud curly - Thanks for posting that website. There is a lot of good info there.

polkadot - Sorry you missed DH today. There's always tomorrow morning!

honeygirl - Yikes! Sam said the same thing. I guess that's something to ask the doctor about tomorrow! YAY for the OPK strip getting darker! I hope you O tomorrow and that you get in some nice quality BD in the early morning hours!

Angie - Oh my. I'm so sorry about your in-laws. What a terrible thing for you to be going through...your family is in my thoughts.

RobynScott - Hmmm, that's an interesting observation about the spotting. I wonder what could cause implantation not to be able to take place. I guess it's good that you noticed it and can research it in case that is the issue you're facing.

DianeCourt - Actually, I looked at your chart, and your temp is still really high. In fact, I'm thinkin' that you're going to get a BFP tomorrow, and that you're pg with fraternal twins, since you did have 2 implantation-looking dips. Just my $0.02! ;)

QOTD: I'm not on any special diet. I try to limit the sugar and bread, just for my own health, but I'm not very good about that either, especially at this time of year! :o

I'm super-excited about my appointment in the morning. I got a message today asking that I call the doctor's office ASAP, but I didn't get the message until I got home, after the office closed. I SERIOUSLY hope my appointment hasn't been cancelled or anything! :eek: I left a message asking them to call me back first thing in the morning if there was any problem.

I'm still not really sure what questions to ask her. But in all honesty, she's a specialist, and like honeygirl said, she should be the one asking me the questions. I do plan to talk to her specifically about Clomid, Metformin, and vitamin B. But I'll let her make any other suggestions that she thinks advisable. I'll update as soon as I'm done there!

[melandtim]

Ah a new month and hopefully lots and lots of BFPs for us all!!! Sending some BABY DUST!!!!

ABirney - my goodness you have so much going on right now. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts. Hope everyone gets better soon :)

ADSIGMEL - interesting to note that taking a supplement might contribute to problems. I wonder I have not been real good about taking my prenatals the last 2 months due to traveling and being so sick. Wonder if that is part of the problem. Good luck at the doctor's tomorrow.

Polka - hope you had good luck this AM!!!

Amuse Bouche - glad you are feeling better :)

Dianecourt and Robyn - keeping my fingers crossed for both of you!

CD25 for me and spotting has started so please AF arrive today or tomorrow.

Threadmistress can you update my age to 30?

[Charting is Knowledge]

UPDATED TO HERE :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY (a little late) Mel!

[filmgirl7]

Threadmistress, could you please move me to "I think i ovulated, testing the week of 11/7." Thank you!

Haven't been able to post too much, since I've been bogged down with the move. We have to be out of the apartment on Friday so i'm going down tonight to help with the last minute packing and disassembling of furniture. I'm so tired....

Will try to post again asap, which will be tomorrow night! Good luck to everyone testing or trying to catch the egg today!

[FSUSammy]

Honeygirl - Hope you are able to catch that egg!

ABirney - Sorry to hear about your FIL. I hope he'll be fine. Glad to hear the good news about your grandmother.

Robyn - I hope AF doesn't show, but don't we all. Good luck.

Diane - Sorry about the temp drop.

ADSigMel - It could very well be your problem. I think it works well for some people. That's why I took it in the first place, to help me. That one cycle my aunt who is a nurse told me to stop taking it and immediately AF showed up. I obviously don't know if it was stopping the medicine that brought her on or not. Now I'm not taking any supplements. I take my women's one-a-day and my folic acid supplement. After my last LONG cycle DH told me to stop taking the extra crap I was taking. I was taking Vitex, cranberry, acidopholus, Magnesium, and Calcium supplements. Good luck with your appointment today. I'll be waiting anxiously to hear what your doc says!

QOTD - No new diet but I think I might need to look into something though. Lately I haven't been happy with my body. I go through this in phases every once in awhile I get FED up with the way I look. I'm not thinking that maybe just maybe I have PCOS of course I don't have a diagnosis for it but it would certainly explain the long cycles. I read somewhere about low carb diets helping so I might try cutting carbs, not completely, but take out a lot of them. I actually did stop caffeine a few months ago. Wasn't because of TTC purposes though. I have gastritis and the doc told me to not drink caffeine to avoid bad reflux. So I figured I'd use that as a great opportunity to cut it out completely.

Me - CD 25 I think. Temp dropped drastically this morning. I wasn't as tired last night but DH and I got in a bad argument so we didn't BD at all. I also haven't been feeling great about the way I look. I was watching a Baby Story last night (tivo'd it) and one of the episodes I watched the woman gained 50 lbs. I can't imagine gaining that much wait when I'm PG. I'd really like to drop about 10 lbs before that so I'm going to start trying to reduce my carbs. I eat way too many carbs daily. That's my weakness. I won't cut it out completely just limit it. Hopefully I can do it. Last night's opk was negative again. Had creamy CM yesterday. I have no idea if my body is gearing up to O or if its going to turn into an annovulatory cycle. Update on my mom, she had a sonogram done of another lump her doctor found in her other breast. He thinks it might be a tumor. We should hear something today. It appears that the blood thinners are doing their job so who knows maybe she can go home soon. I think today I'm going to skip going to the hospital after work. It's just exhausting me to go everyday. So I think instead I'm going to go to the gym to let off some steam. If I don't go there then I'll go home and take a nap for sure. I guess it all depends on which way my car takes me home. LOL

Sam

[DelSol]

Threadmistresss ~ Thanks for starting the new thread!

I'll be back later for shout-outs, need to get ready to leave for work.

Happy November!

[oceanblue]

Yeay, a new thread!

Not much going on here. I'm going to start with the OPKs this afternoon I think. I think I'm still a few days out from O'ing, but I don't want to miss it.

Sorry, no time for SOs now, DS is getting himself into trouble in the living room!

[kanga1622]

Updates: I can be moved to the taking a break section
TTC since: 02/06-11/06 Starting again 03/07
Known issues/test results: Low iodine

BFN this morning followed by spotting within 30 minutes. It is getting brighter so I have no doubt that AF will fully set up residence by the end of the day. We're going to use this 4 month break to save less for the baby fund and instead work hard at paying down/off student loans. I'll still follow along and post if y'all don't mind even though we won't be officially TTC again until March.

[Loud_curly]

Kanga - Sorry about the BFN :(. Good luck on the break and paying down those student loans! We just paid ours off, and it's great not having that hanging over our heads each month - plus it frees up money for the baby.

ABirney - Wow, you have a lot going on (((HUGS))). Hope that your ILs are doing better.

Sammy - Good luck to your Mom and her testing - hope everything comes back negative for cancer. Sorry about not Oing yet, but I'm guessing that all the stress is probably taking a toll on your body. Hope you can get some rest and/or blow off some steam today - both very necessary!!!

Ceaserbride - Good luck testing!!! Can't wait to hear the results!!! :)

Me, FF confirmed that I Oed, and I have much higher post-O temps this cycle than the last one so far. Right now, I'm not planning on testing before Friday 11/10, so I have a week and a half to go... Oh, how slow the 2WW seems to go....

[2 Crazy Pugs]

Update: Change me to "Testing week of 11/7-11/11"

My temp dropped this morning, so I dont know what the heck that means.

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[RobynScott]

Please make sure to post all updates in RED.

This thread moves very fast so the easiest way to update is if everything is in RED. Otherwise, your threadmistresses might miss something. I'll try and put my TM hat back on tonight for updates.

(and if you've posted an update in black, could you please edit it to be red, pretty please? That way I won't miss any updates tonight.)
Thanks! :cool:

ETA - Kanga - I definitely hope you will stick around! Good luck getting things sorted out / loans paid down during your break!

Loud_curly and 2 crazy_pugs - yay for O'ing!

As for me, don't know what is going on. This feels like last July/August where I had no AF symptoms and then she showed up 5 days late :( Not sure if all of the work hours have screwed up my O date or what (esp since I didn't chart this month) - I still think she'll show up (late) before the weekend - guess I'll just have to wait and see!

[pocahontas]

YAY for a new month and a new thread! Kinda sucks though that we couldn't break last year's record breaking October BFP streak. :( Shoot, what sucks even more is that I remember the November thread last year because that is when I arrived on the scene...which means I have been here WAAAAY to long. :rolleyes: Time for a BFP for cryin out loud! :mad: :o Good luck this month ladies!

[ceaserbride]

Hey girls!

Well I got home last night at 9:30 pm and J had the box of hpt sitting on the kitchen counter. He bought a 2 pack!! J asked me if I was going to take one and I replied "No! I have to wait until tomorrow morning!!" So we settled in on the couch to watch CSI and the first five minutes of the show were just killing me. You know, I think I could hear them...
"Pee-eee on me! You know you want to pee on me!"
So I jumped up off the couch and got the box & started reading the directions (like I've never peed on a stick before ). Jason's like "what are you doing? Are you going to take it?" "Yup" I said "I can't handle it."

Then he follows me to the bathroom! I'm like "what do you think you're doing??" "Arn't we going to do it together", he askes. "Uhh..there is no way you're watching me pee on a stick!"

So I go in the bathroom and pee on the stick..I was going to wait and put the cap back on & then have J go into the bathroom and check to see what it said but....
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.*as soons as* I finished peeing on it for the recommended 5 seconds the + was already there!! Clear as day!!! It was a Big Fat Posititve

So I just yelled out "Honey, are you going to come & see what it says???"
I don't remember even pulling up my pants but I walled out of the bathroom, he took a quick glance and said "Honey! That means we're pregnant!" We hugged and kissed for like 10 minutes and I've been a giddy mess ever since!!! I think I'm still in shock!


We're PREGNANT!!!!!

[FSUSammy]

OMG OMG OMG Caesarbride Congrats!!!! Have a happy and healthy 9 months!

[ceaserbride]

Sammy- Thank you!
Just wanted to send you all tons of


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I pray that this is the month for the rest of you too! Thank you all for being there & I couldn't be more gratefull for the best TTC friends! I hope no one minds if I pop in once in a while & stick around abit.

[Loud_curly]

Ceaserbride - Congrats!!! H&H 9 months!!! I think many of us already knew what your test would say ;). Now go open that July 2007 Mommies thread, and we all hope to join you there!!!

[melandtim]

YAY Ceasarbride, Congrats!!! Hope you have a healthy and happy 9 months!

And thanks for the babydust we all need it!

[oceanblue]

That's wonderful ceaserbride! Congrats to you and your hubby, and a very happy and healthy 9 months to you!

[DelSol]

Ceaserbride ~ Congratulations~ Happy & Healthy 9 Months! That is great news! What a great way to start off the November thread.

kanga ~ sorry about the BFN and that you are taking a break. I hope everything works out and you can re-join us soon.

Robyn ~ I hope AF doesn't show for you.

Amuse_Bouche ~ glad you are feeling better.

QOTD: Have you been on any special diet while TTC? No special diet but I should be dieting.

DianeCourt ~ sorry for the temp drop.

ADSigMel ~ good luck today! Did you read the website, I didn't. I actually worked last night at home from 7PM - 9PM to make up the time I'll be missing tomorrow. Maybe I can get to it today, DH is teaching tonight and I don't plan on working at home tonight either.

Sammy ~ I know someone who gained 100 lbs, I'm not kidding, she lost the majority of it but still that's a lot. I also knew of someone who lost weight from being PG but this person was very overweight, just like me so I hope I can be one of those ones who loses weight or only gains 5-10 lbs. Hope everything works out with your mom.

aprilbride ~ good luck with the OPKs.

Loud-Curly ~ woo hoo for Oing! I suspect I'll be going the 2ww shortly.






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Ladies let's hope we get lots of BFPs for November!!!!

Me ~ CD42, temps jumped up a little bit so I suspect my O is around the corner. DH was a good sport last night because his back was bothering him but we DTD anyway, even though he wanted it to be a quickie it never turns out that way. One more day until my appointment. My sister thinks she'll tell me I am PG and maybe I didn't POAS correctly. Silly girl, I know I peed on it correctly.

[BrownEyedGirl]

Ceaserbride - Congratulations! H&H 9 months! Thanks for getting the thread off to a great start!

Can someone look at my chart and see if it looks triphasic. I may be reading too much into it, but I'm just really hopeful. I'm going to test tomorrow cause it's dh's b-day and I would love to give him a baby for a birthday present!

[tealynn]

Congrats Ceaserbride! Happy and Healthy 9 months!

Yes, BrownEyedGirl, I would definitely call your chart triphasic. I hope you get your BFP tomorrow (although it still could be a little early so don't get too bummed if it's not)

[BrownEyedGirl]

tealynn thanks for the support. I won't get too upset if it's not + tomorrow, but this is as pretty as my chart has ever looked. It's just nice to hear someone else back up my thoughts.

[jrbnj]

Just popping in to say...

CONGRATS CEASERBRIDE!!

[DianeCourt]

CONGRATS, CEASERBRIDE! I love your POAS story!

BrownEyedGirl: The cycle that I got PG, my chart stair-stepped all the way up just like yours does. Good luck!

Threadmistress, please move me to "waiting to O." I knew this was coming yesterday, so I'm not surprised. I just wish my body didn't try to fool me on Sunday like it did!

Our chances this month will be very small. The start of firearm hunting season for deer in Michigan is the week that I'll O. CD18 is the latest I've ever O'd, and that's the day DH gets home.

[missy329]

Congrats Ceaserbride!

[tealynn]

2 Crazy Pugs, your temp dip could easily be an implantation dip which usually occurs between 5DPO and 11DPO. How long is your luteal phase usually? Here's hoping your temp goes way up tomorrow!

Diane, do you have any other symptoms? Are you still sweating at night? You're not out till the ol' witch shows!

Loud_curly, that is a really high post O temp you have there girlie...and with your BD timing...(I'm not going to say anything but I don't really need to!)


ETA: Sorry Diane :(

[Chelsea524]

Congrats CeasarBride!!!!!!!!!!

[kanga1622]

Congrats Ceaserbride!

[katiems118]

Congrats Ceasarbride!!

[Chelsea524]

Threadmistress, please move me to I think I O'd testing 11/6-11/12

[ADSigMel]

Mel - Thanks for the good luck vibes, and I hope you get AF soon.

filmgirl - YAY, O! It's a nice strong one, too, and your BD timing looks great.

Sam - Wouldn't you know it, I totally forgot to ask about the vitamins. We had a really productive visit, though, I think. I'm sorry about your fight with DH...that always sucks. Good for you for planning to take some time for yourself today, though.

kanga - I'm sorry about the BFN and about you needing to take a break. But hopefully March will be your month...and we definitely hope you'll still hang out here sometimes until then!

Loud curly - That chart is looking beautiful...awesome BD timing!

2 Crazy Pugs - At this point in your cycle, the temp drop today could be either AF coming (which would indicate that you have a short LP) or an implantation dip (which would indicate that you have a BFP coming). So it will take at least one more temp to be able to tell. I hope it's an implantation dip, though!

Robyn - Well, I hope she doesn't show. ;) But if she does, at least you know you can get better BD timing this time around.

pocahontas - I'm sorry you've been waiting so long for your BFP. :( Maybe this will be your month!

ceaserbride - EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Congratulations! H&H 9 months! Thanks for the baby dust, and I'm sure we all hope to join you on the other side very soon!

Dana - It does look as though you are either about to O or O'd yesterday. Either way, the BD timing is looking great. Maybe you'll get an anniversary BFP!

BrownEyedGirl - Holy cow, that's one of the nicest-looking charts I've seen in a while! Like tealynn said, it's still early, but it certainly looks promising at this point!

DianeCourt - I'm sorry about AF. :( I guess you can't make DH take you hunting with him, huh? ;)

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As you may have noticed, I'm back from my appointment. I think it went well. I *really* like the doctor. We talked about my health history, and just from her listening to me, she thinks that I probably have PCOS, possibly with both insulin resistance and hyperandrogynism. So, if I understood her correctly, the most likely course of treatment will be Metformin. She wants to test my FSH, LH, TSH, prolactin, progesterone, glucose, insulin, testosterone, and lipids before we decide what to do. She is coding all of it as "irregular menstruation," which is what I asked her to do, since I'm *not* seeing her for infertility. I just want to make sure that I don't have any serious underlying health problems of which my reproductive difficulties are just symptoms.

She gave me a Rx for Provera with 3 refills, so that I'll have enough to get me through until we figure out what we need to do next. My 1-year wedding anniversary is in 18 days, however, and I would really rather not have AF celebrating it with us, IYKWIM. If I start the Provera today, there is an excellent chance that I'll be having my period the weekend of November 18-19. So I think I'm going to hold off and start the Provera after our anniversary if I haven't yet spontaneously ovulated and/or gotten AF by then.

I just feel so awesome to finally be making PROGRESS! The next item on my agenda for today is to talk to the insurance people and find out how badly the course of tests she wants to run is going to hurt my pocketbook. Then I need to schedule a time to go in for the labs.

[FSUSammy]

ADSigMel - I'm so so so glad to see you back. I've been thinking about your appointment all day! LOL That is fantastic that they are going to test you for PCOS. I've heard fantastic things about Met. Some women have had luck with getting PG with just Met, and others have to use that and Clomid. Have you gone to http://www.soulcysters.net/ there is tons of info on there. I've actually been checking that site out recently because I'm going to push my doctor to test me to PCOS as well. I have a lot of the symptoms and was hoping that when I went for my annual in July that my doc would have picked up on the possibility of PCOS but he didn't. Now the doc you saw, was that an RE or an ob/gyn?

Sam

[cowgirl]

Congrats Ceaserbride!

[Loud_curly]

BrownEyedGirl - That's a great looking chart!!! Your temps are really high, and based on your past charts your temps are heading downwards by 9DPO. I really hope you get a BFP tomorrow - what a great gift!!!

2 Crazy Pugs- Ditto what everyone else said. Could mean AF's on her way, could be an implantation dip, could be a one day temp dip for no reason.

ADSigMel - YAY for such a great appointment!!! And kudos for the doctor coding the visit as irregular menstruation - I don't think any of us will disagree.

Filmgirl - Well, we are definitely cycle buddies - let's hope we become pg buddies too!

Robyn - Hope you managed to chase AF away with a BFP! It would give hope to all of us who can't always have optimal BDing timing.

Delsol - It definitely looks as if O is imminent or just passed - fingers crossed for you. LOL at you comment re knowing how to POAS!! But to be fair, I once oversaturated the test and completely flooded it :o .

Diane - Sorry about AF. :mad:

Chelsea - Welcome to the 2WW!

[teacher_jessica]

Hi ladies! I used to post in this thread a while back but haven't been on much in a LONG time. I rejoined the "Seeing What Happens" thread. Is it OK to be on more than one thread? I'd love to rejoin my fellow charters over here too (and my stats are already at the beginning of the thread)!

This is cycle 7 for me and I'm on CD17 and waiting to O. Twiddling my thumbs and peeing on opk's are my life right now. :p

Congrats to CeaserBride... great story!!!

[ADSigMel]

Sam - You know I've heard about soulcysters.com, but I never went to the site, since I hadn't been diagnosed or anything. I'm going to check it out now. The doctor I went to is an ob/gyn, but she seems really knowledgeable. She was glad to hear that I had been charting, and she certainly knows her medications and protocols. I think she was indeed worth the 2-month wait. :p

Loud curly - Yeah, I really am more concerned with fixing the problems causing my weird cycles than I am with getting pregnant immediately. Pregnancy would just be an added bonus! I'm sure it will happen once I get the other issues fixed, and I won't have to have any expensive "infertility" visits!

teacher_jessica - Welcome back!

[FSUSammy]

Jessica - Of course its ok to be in more than one thread! Silly girl I'm over here too!! LOL Welcome.

ADSigMel - I'm sooo happy for you girl. I want a doc like yours!!! Can you send one down here to South Florida please??? LOL I've decided that on Friday when I go for my sonogram and possible pg test (even though it will be soooo negative) I'm going to make sure that the pg test is a blood test and I'm going to DEMAND that they check my progesterone as well. It should be rather low if I haven't O'd yet. And then on Monday when I go to see the doc I'm going to DEMAND that I get tested for PCOS and I'm going to slyly ask him what he thinks about Charting. I won't tell him I'm doing it yet but depending on what he says on those two BIG things I might be switching ob/gyn's. And if that means I have to call around and ask doctors if they understand charting and/or they do testing for PCOS before I go in for a visit then so be it, I will!!! LOL So the bloodwork you are doing is that the CD 3 bloodwork?

[ADSigMel]

Sam - LOL, I'd love to send you a good doctor down there! I think it's a GREAT idea to call doctors and ask what they think about charting and stuff before going to them. I was constrained by a referral, so I was sort of limited and just lucked out. But I do think that more gyn's are into charting now than in the past. My doctor is pretty young, so I think that might be why she's so savvy. Didn't you say that your gyn is an older gentleman? You know, I'm not sure if the labs she wants to do are supposed to be CD3 bloodwork...she didn't say anything to me about needing to come in at any certain time. I'm supposed to call her before I come in so she can have the requisition forms ready for me, though, so I suppose she'll tell me then if that's what she wants me to do.

[teacher_jessica]

Hee, hee! Thanks for the welcome ladies! Perhaps being on more than one thread is better for the obsessive TTCer in me! :p

[BrownEyedGirl]

ADSigMel....I'm really glad you had a good appointment. I was diagnosed with PCOS in 1995, apparently I grew out of it cause things are pretty normal hormonewise. I would second visiting the soulcysters site. There are some great girls over there. And it sounds like you have a great doc. You are on the path to good health (and hopefully a beautiful baby to boot).

[FSUSammy]

ADSigMel - Yes my ob/gyn is an older gentleman. How funny is this...I emailed the guy that married us since he is now a great friend of the family and his wife just recently delivered their second daughter. Well I emailed him this morning asking him who was thier ob/gyn. And he not only gave me her name but 2 other names. All women. Maybe I really should consider switching to a woman ob/gyn that is younger of course. I know there are docs out there that agree with charting so its just a matter of finding them. That's not going to be easy. I'm pretty sure the bloodwork you need to do is CD 3. That soul cysters website has tons of info about the labs and even what the numbers should be and everything. I found it very interesting. Granted I haven't been diagnosed with PCOS but its great to know that there is such a wealth of information out there for those that have it.

Jessica - the more threads the better when you are obsessed with TTC. LOL I swaer I'm on like 5 thousand and that's not enough. LOL Just kidding. I wish, that would make the day go by sooooo fast though.

[honeygirl]

Ceasarbride - WooHOo!! Congrats on your bright BFP! What a wonderful Halloween treat. :) Have a healthy and happy pregnancy.

AdSigMel - Glad to hear that you like your DR and that she's got a mess of tests for you to do. Good luck with those!

teacher_jessica - Welcome back. I'm with you on the obsessive OPK part of our cycles. ;0 I think it's fine to be in more than one TTC thread, heck I'm in 3 right now.

[DelSol]

ADSigMel ~ An anniversary BFP would be great, thanks for reminding me AF will be around our anniversary. I'm so glad to hear your appointment well so great!

Loud_curly ~ I 'm hoping it's a definite O this time. Need to check out your chart, haven't been chart stalking lately.


teacher_jessica ~ welcome back!


Tonight I really wanted to veg tonight and watch LOST but I am going to get my exercise in tonight at the pool since it was cancelled last night. This way I can see my swimming friends too.

[Amuse Bouche]

Congrats Ceasarbride! Hope this is a lucky month for lots of us!

[Charting is Knowledge]

UPDATED TO HERE!

Congrats Ceasarbride! H & H 9 months - are you ready to graduate?

[RobynScott]

Hey all - still no signs of AF. This feels like the beginning of August when (for the first time in my life) - AF was 5 days late. Of course, that followed a month in which AF was 5 days early ...

I didn't chart this month b/c of my crazy schedule so I have no idea how delayed (if at all) my O was. I'm 14 - 15 days after my predicted O (ovusoft and FF) - but I really don't know if it was delayed.

I suspect I will see AF by the weekend if not sooner. If she doesn't show (fingers crossed!) hoping to test Sunday. We'll see if I make it - I'm just thinking I would prefer to see AF than a BFN (not sure why). BTW - my boobs are killing me - worse than my usual pre-AF symptom but I'm really not reading anything into that (or at least trying not to :) )

oh well - just have to wait and see. (and I am not going to drive myself crazy by starting to temp now)

Have a good night all - lots of good TV on!

ETA - holy cow! this thread was started last night and we already have 61 posts!

[ABirney]

Hi ladies...
ceasarbride congrats!!!!! H&H 9 months!
melandtim Hopefully AF will arrive before your surgery so it will be mostly gone during your recovery.
filmgirl Yay for O'ing! They say new house, new baby...
Sam Hope things turn out good for your mom. Good luck at the Dr Friday, hopefully they'll agree to do your testing!
kanga Sorry AF found you. Have a good break and hope you have good luck when you start up again next spring.
LoudCurly Yay for O'ing!
2crazypugs Like the other posters said, could either be implantation, short LP, or a fluke. Hope it's implantation!
Robyn Hope AF stays away!
DelSol LOL at your sisters comment about peeing correctly. Even though it can happen wrong.. one time a few months ago I was taking a pg test to confirm it was ok to start Provera... and missed the stick entirely. Duh!! :o
BrownEyedGirl looking good so far! Hope you can give DH a great bday present! (Even though it is a bit early so don't be upset if it's neg... )
DianeCourt Sorry AF found you. Hopefully you can time things next cycle around hunting.
Chelsea Hope you caught your egg!
ADSigMel Glad you had a good dr visit. I had to have all those tests as well to get diagnosed with PCOS/Insulin resistance and they didn't do it on any certain cycle day... they just had me go in the morning after my appt after fasting. My insurance covered it all too... they also coded it as irregular cycles rather than infertility.
teacherjessica Welcome back!

Thanks everyone for your good wishes for FIL. He's still in the hosp but feeling alot better and anxious to get home. DH said tonight though that they are doing some more testing... I guess there is a suspicious looking mass in his lower part of his lung.... (and he's a big time smoker.... ) :(

[cat_loverpq]

CONGRATULATIONS CEASERBRIDE!!

missy ~ We O'd on the same day! Too funny! When do you plan to test?

I just got back from vacation today, and I've tried to skim through the end of the last thread, but there is no way I can catch up with shout-outs. So I'm just going to do a generic "Sorry for those that AF found." Nothing too exciting for me yet at 7DPO. Had lots of BB tenderness right after O, but nothing now. I don't entirely trust my temps simply b/c of the restless nights sleeping in a strange bed, waking up at odd times, etc. Hopefully tomorrow's temp will be a better gauge for me. :)

I am totally exhausted - all the time changing has done a number on me. Going from MO to AZ was a 2 hour time difference, then with daylight savings (that AZ doesn't participate in) and trying to figure out what time I need to temp in the mornings, on top of a 2.5 hour flight today and all the activities we did this past week...my head is spinning! I do know that it's 9:30pm now, and I need to get ready for bed!! :) I am NOT looking forward to going back to work tomorrow ~ I'm sure I have like a million emails waiting for me. :rolleyes:

[melandtim]

Diane - sorry AF found you :(

Welcome back cat_lover! Hope you had a greta trip!

ABirney - I am so glad your FIL is doing better! Hope he gets home quickly!

Robyn - hope AF stays away!!

teacher_jessica - welcome back! I am on both threads as well.

CD 2 for me! AF arrived yesterday afternoon and we are onto cycle #7. Yay so she will be about finished by tomorrow!!!! I am very happy about that so I don't have to worry about it with my recovery. DH and I were discussing getting pg last night and we both laughed and said that I would most likely get pg this month since I said from the start I didn't want to be due in August. At this point I'll take it!!!

[missy329]

Cat Lover- I will probably not need to test because AF is due Saturday. This was a very weird cycle for me- I always O on CD13 or 14. This month was CD19! So, when AF is due to start (on Saturday) I will only be 9DPO. Anyway, if I haven't started by Monday I will test then. I am really not feeling like this was our month however.

When do you plan to test?

[FSUSammy]

ABirney - I hope that mass in your FIL's lung turns out to be nothing. Unfortunately sometimes it takes a huge scare for someone to quit smoking. My dad has been smoke-free for 6 years last month. I only know that because he quit after the scare of his life. He had a heart attack (that he didn't know of) and needed a 5 bypass surgery. So unfortunatley for some people it takes a scare, and for others they never learn. My MIL has only 1 lung or something and she still smokes like a chimney. She will NEVER learn!

RP from SWH:

Me- CD 25 today. Still haven't O'd. Last night's opk was once again negative. I've been taking opks since CD 10 and I refuse to run out and buy anymore this cycle. I should have 6 left (1 cheap internet one, 1 CBE Digital, 3 regular CBE's, and 1 Answer One-Step). If I run out of opks then tough I'm not wasting anymore money on them!!! Ovusoft is estimating O on Saturday, based on my previous cycles. Who knows really. I have a plan though....I go tomorrow for my sonogram and for a possible PG test. I will insist that the PG test be a blood test and that they test my progesterone levels too. My progesterone should be rather low since I haven't O'd yet. That should prove to the doctor that clomid didn't work for me even though he insisted last week that I have O'd. I'll see the doc on Monday so I'll also ask him if I could be tested for PCOS which requires CD 3 bloodwork. And I'm going to ask him what he thinks about charting. I don't want to come out and tell him I'm charting because it would really make me mad if he insulted it and me for doing it. I rather pretend that I just found out about it and want his opinion. If he won't up my clomid dose for next cycle OR refuses to test me for PCOS OR extremely upsets me about the charting thing I'm switching doctors. LOL Oh as for my mom, she might have surgery today to remove the two bumps in her breasts. Her doctor rather take them out now than have to remove them later. I'm waiting to hear from her to see if her bloodwork came back ok for her to go into surgery. They had to reverse the effects of the blood thinners yesterday and they were supposed to test her blood early this a.m. to see if it was good enough for surgery.

Sam

[FSUSammy]

Mom update....she called me and told me she will not be having surgery today. Her blood is still too thin so she'll have to wait till tomorrow. Hopefully she'll get the all clear for surgery tomorrow.

[2 Crazy Pugs]

Good morning all!

FSU- hope your mom's surgery goes well!

Diane- sorry about AF....

ADSigMel- great doc appointment, hope it continues to go well for you!

teacherjessica- welcome back!

CONGRATULATIONS CEASERBRIDE!! Hope we get to follow in your footsteps soon!

As for me, after my temp plummeted yesterday, today it skyrocketed!


http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/168fad

[Loud_curly]

2 Crazy Pugs - Wow, that's some temp jump!! Hope it means a BFP for you soon!

Sammy - Hope everything works out OK for your mom- it must be a really tough time for her. As for your plans for the dr. appt., I think it sounds like a very good approach. Glad that you're not too invested in your dr. to walk away and find a better one. Looking at your chart, I can see that you *maybe* ovulated on CD17 (Tuesday 10/24). If that was the case, your CL would be around 97.5, and the temp dip today could be the implantation dip. Hopefully you'll get some bloodwork done to confirm this one way or the other.

Catlover - Welcome back - hope you had a great trip!! Good luck getting adjusted again with the time changes!

ABirney - Hope your FIL gets out of the hospital soon!

Robyn - How great would it be if this was your month, esp. since you had *NO* expectations. Fingers crossed!

Me - 4 DPO. Ho hum...

[FSUSammy]

Loud_curly - Look at you being so optimistic that I maybe O'd. LOL I'd love it if you were right!!! But I just soooo doubt it.

[RobynScott]

Robyn - How great would it be if this was your month, esp. since you had *NO* expectations. Fingers crossed!

Me - 4 DPO. Ho hum...

Ho hum - you're too cute! Hope the 2WW doesn't feel too long for you.

As for me - I am still expecting AF - the frustrating thing is, now I don't know when to expect her b/c I don't know when I O'ed - ugh!

Before August, I would have said I have never been this late before - now I fear it's going to be a repeat of August. If it's a repeat - the spotting would start tomorrow afternoon and AF by Sunday. Of course, she started in Aug shortly after I took a HPT to confirm I wasn't PG.

UGH - if I O'ed really, really late (or didn't O at all - which has never happened before - but hey, you never know) - then I have no clue when AF will show.

Trying to keep my fingers crossed and my expectations low!

Sammy - I hope your mom is ready for the surgery tomorrow - I know how difficult this is and so sorry you/your family are going through it!

[melandtim]

2 crazy pugs - your chart looks so promising!!

Sam - hope all goes well for your Mom tomorrow.

ABirney - most of my Dad's family has died of lung cancer from smoking and his oldest brother is on his deathbed from cancer and his Mom has emphysema (sp?). Do you think he has quit smoking?? Nope. I wish he would I want him to be around for a long time. Hopefully the mass is nothing but I will keep him in my thoughts.


Robyn - hopefully you are late for a good reason!

[DelSol]

2 Crazy Pugs ~ that is some temp jump, I'm thinking implantation. I hope it keeps up.

Sammy ~ I hope your mom is good to go for tomorrow. Sorry for the lack of O. I hope it happens soon.

Loud_curly ~ love the Ho hum... I feel like I'm in a ho hum stage but I think should be Oing soon so tonight is another BDing night.

RobynScott ~ fingers crossed that AF doesn't show, you haven't had any spotting either have you?


me ~ CD43, almost lost track of the Cd. Today is my appointment. I've printed out some of my charts and the overlays. What is really weird and I didn't see this before is that FF is saying I possible went triphasic on CD 36, when I keep my temps for CD16 & CD17 in. Hmmm makes me wonder what is going on, I'll find out at 4PM EST.

[DianeCourt]

ADSigMel: Yay! I'm glad you're getting the attention you deserve from the doc. It must feel good to be doing something finally!

2 Crazy Pugs: I agree - chart looks promising! Do you know how long your Luteal Phase usually is?

CD 2. Wow - I had forgotten how heavy & crampy AF is when I'm off BCP. Yuck. I have an extremely regular cycle, so part of me is wondering why I bother to chart at all. It just gets me worked up, and I end up reading all of this stuff into my LP temps that isn't there. I know I ovulate on CD17 or 18, and I know my LP is 13 days long. That's enough to tell me when we should time intercourse and when AF is late, and, most importantly, when it makes sense to test. I had to chart to learn those things, but now I'm questioning the value of charting to me. I'm thinking about giving it up....can anybody talk me out of that?

[FSUSammy]

Dana - Good luck with your appt!!!

[jessied1025]

Hello Ladies,

Sorry for not being around much, I have just been down and out for the last week or so. I started spottinng (brown, not red so far) since CD16 and I am now on CD24. I just know that AF is going to show and it will be onto Clomid next cycle. :( I really wanted to be able to get pregnant without having to take fertility drugs, but at this point I just want to be pregnant.

Plus last week a couple we know announced that they were pregnant. They were only trying for about 6 months total, with a break in between. They are very early in their pregnancy...like 6 weeks and were telling everyone. The hardest part is she is a very over dramatic person. Everytime we see her she talks about how sick she is and that she can feel her uterus expanding!! Ugh...it just drives me nuts.

ceasarbride Congrats on your BFP...H&H 9 months to you!

Good luck to everyone else testing and/or trying to catch the eggie. Sorry to all those who AF found you. Hang in there.

[FSUSammy]

Jessie - Cheer up girlie! I keep telling myself that everything happens for a reason. I know you don't want to hear that but trust me when the time is right it will happen. With or without clomid. Plus you aren't out until AF shows up in full force, you hear me!

[honeygirl]

Sammy - Sounds like you have a great plan of attack for your dr appt. Good luck. Also best wishes for your mom and her surgery (hopefully tomorrow). So much stress for you right now, I hope that you are able to find ways to relax here and there.

2 Crazy Pugs - Wow, that is quite a temp jump. :D

RobynScott - Hang in there. I hope things end one way or another for you soon!

DelSol - Good luck with your appointment this afternoon. Let us know how it goes (inquiring minds want to know ;) ).

DianeCourt - What about charting less? Just do the middle part of your cycle, not the beginning or the end? That way you won't obsess as much about FPS. I think if we're very focused on TTC then the more information the better. I've been much calmer this cycle b/c I've been doing charting AND OPK strips. The extra info helps me. Anyway, you could always take a break and see how you feel after 1 or 2 cycles off? You could still hang around here though. :)

Me: I'm working from home today so I'm on my laptop in bed. :) I had pretty painful cramps last night which I think were O related. I did some googling and found that painful O (pre or during) pains are common due to a few factors, I won't bore you with the details. Anyway, it was hard to sleep but I guess I was glad to have them b/c it tells me that something is going on. I did 2 OPK's yesterday (3pm and 8pm) and they were darker lines (than tuesday) but not as dark as the control. However, I had those pains and then this morning my temp shot up so I'm wondering. What do you ladies think? Did I O maybe?

[teacher_jessica]

Good morning ladies and thank you so much for all the friendly welcomes!

Well, I still didn't receive that +opk yesterday that I was hoping for. I'm going to keep testing with opk's for the next few days but am starting to wonder if I missed my surge??? My temps aren't helping out either because they popped back up after my typical pre-o dip but have been hovering at about the same temp for the past 3 days. :confused: I guess I just need to let this week play itself out and hope a little more light gets shed... I hate being patient.

I posted this in another thread also but I have a good friend who just watching the movie, "What the Bleep Do We Know?" (or something like that) and she loved it and told me it was about how sometimes our thoughts, feelings and statements affect the outcome of things. So, she taped the statement, "I WILL GET PREGNANT" to the waterbottle I keep at my desk (good thing I have another one to fill it up with so that random people don't read it). I'll have to get the movie to see what this is all about though... sounds interesting. I do have to say that I've found myself reading the statement repeatedly throughout the day and it puts a smile on my face.


jessied1025~ I'm so sorry you're feeling down. I completely sympathize with you though because I've experienced that feeling several times lately. I've had 3 people close to me announce that they are pregnant within the past few weeks. My sister-inlaw, who wasn't trying, my good friend who "got pregnant" the month before they were going to start TTC, and another friend who got pregnant on the second month of TTC. It kind of makes you want to scream sometimes huh? Hugs to you!


DianeCourt~ I hope that AF gets out of town and that you don't have to suffer through cramps for much longer!!!

DelSol~ I wish you lots and lots of luck at your appointment!


RobynScott~ Oh, that's frustrating! I hope it all concludes with a nice bfp!!!

Loud_curly~ You're so funny. But, ho-hum kind of sums up the begining of another cycle!!!

missy329~ Keep those hopes up! I'm a late ovulater myself but that must have been frustrating since you're used to Oing much earlier!


melandtim~ Not only are we on the same cycle # (lucky #7) but I never wanted a baby in August either! It seems like everyone in my family was born in August... plus that's a tough month for me as a teacher. But, like you I'll take a baby whenever!!! :D

cat_loverpq~ I hope your trip was lots of fun and that your body readjusts to the time soon! Welcome back!

ABirney~ My thoughts are with your family and I hope your FIL continues to improve!

Have a great Thursday everyone! I'll be in and out of here all day probably (I can't help but peek whenever the kiddos are out at recess or music or something)! :D

[teacher_jessica]

honeygirl~ I think it sounds quite promising that you O'd sometime last night or perhaps even sometime this morning... especially with that temp rise! :)

[cat_loverpq]

jessica ~ Thanks! We had a really good time, and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to get up this morning!

honeygirl ~ Hope you feel better soon. It looks like maybe you did O. A couple more days will tell for sure...

2 Crazy Pugs ~ Very pretty chart!

Robyn ~ Have you taken your temp to see if you are even in the post-O range? At least that would tell you if you O'd or not.

missy ~ If you O'd later though, that would push back AF. It looks like your LP is usually around 12-13 days, so AF shouldn't be due until Tuesday or so, right? I will probably test on Tuesday, even though AF isn't due until Thursday. :rolleyes:

Sam ~ Sorry the Clomid didn't seem to work for you this cycle. Good luck with the dr tomorrow! And fingers crossed for your mom...

Loud_curly ~ Thanks! I am slowing adjusting...

Dana ~ Hope you get some answers today!

Diane ~ If you are lucky enough to have a perfectly regular cycle and find that charting just makes you more anxious/stressed, then I would say put the therm away for a couple cycles and see how you do. Sometimes too much info can cause brain overload. ;)

My temp went up today to a level that I am much more comfortable with. :) I guess I just needed to be back in my own bed and get a good night's sleep!

[jessied1025]

Thanks girls, your the best! :)

[LilOne]

Congradulations Caesarbride!! H&H 9 months.


I feel like I only post in here when i have these weird issues, but i do read along daily! So the new issue... As I posted last week, AF came earlier than expected, and i did change FF to show a 11 day LP like you suggested for the last cycle. But now, I am spotting after AF. AF was done (or so i thought) Sunday afternoon/evening. Well we DTD early monday am, and that's when i noticed spotting. it didn't last long, and it wasn't alot. Then i just went to the bathroom, and I'm spotting again. what's up with that? This isn't bright red, more almost orangeish/brownish.

Also AF was longer this cycle. it had been about 2 days, this cycle it was 5 days, not counting the spotting days.

[Loud_curly]

Honeygirl - Looking at that temp jump, I would say that you have Oed!! Maybe give it another day or 2 of high temps before you call it?

Jessied - Sorry you're feeling so down. Sometimes life is really unfair, huh? Esp. when it seems *everyone* around you is getting pregnant (even those who weren't trying and didn't want to :rolleyes: ). In any event, (((HUGS))) to you.

Teacher Jessica - I was wondering how you manage to post in the middle of the day, but your ending gave that away!! Glad you have some time to unwind - all those kids must be quite tiring! And I also didn't want to have kids in the summer.

Ceaserbride - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Delsol - good luck at your appointment! Hope it goes well!

LilOne - No idea about the weird periods. Maybe you should call your dr.? My length and flow stay pretty much constant from month to month.

[ceaserbride]

Congrats Ceasarbride! H & H 9 months - are you ready to graduate?

I have a pg. test tomorrow at the dr.s so how bout I let you know Saturday??

[RobynScott]

I have a pg. test tomorrow at the dr.s so how bout I let you know Saturday??

No worries - I didn't want to graduate you if you didn't want to - but I also didn't want to not graduate you if you wanted to be graduated - make any sense? *lol*

Good luck at the doctor's tomorrow!

[DelSol]

I'm back from my appointment. It was ok, nothing spectacular. She wants me to take another HPT, so I'll be doing that tomorrow. She's not sure why I haven't gotten AF. She doesn't think there's anything to worry about right now since we are BDing on the correct days and for some couples it could take a year of trying before succeeding and she mentioned now some doctors are looking at 2 years of trying to be normal after that then they will talk about fertility issues (not what I wanted to hear).

She thinks I should stop charting since it's probably making me obsessed with when we have to DTD and I'm not relaxing. She really didn't look at my charts. She made it sound like you didn't have to have sex too much to get PG. She told me sperm can live 72 hours.

She did write a script for me to get some blood work done on CD3, once AF shows up. I have the paperwork in the car so I don't recall what she's testing me for.

I did ask her about the flu shot and she said I should get it. I also asked about my weight and she said I should try to lose some weight. This was something I planned on doing this upcoming month if I wasn't PG. I figured I could take a beak and this will by my way of being able to diet and not have to worry about PG or not.

[FSUSammy]

Dana- Glad your appt was productive. I've actually been considering stopping the charting myself. I'm not sure but maybe its creating some kind of stress for me which in turn is causing my long cycles, I don't know. Hopefully you won't need to do the CD 3 bloodwork.

[Jess71903]

I can't leave you girls alone in here for one day without you running up the post count and making me read a book's worth of posts!:D

Ceaserbride- Congrats! So you are one of those overachievers that gets it right the first time, huh?;) Thanks for the baby dust!
kanga1622- please stick around! I hope the break does you some good, both emotionally and for your health!

ADSigMel- I am so glad you had a productive appointment and a possible Dx!
teacher_jessica- Welcome back, girl! Of course you can be a member of 2 threads...heck, join 3 or 4 if you can!
missy329- I agree with cat_lover. If you O'd late, you should get AF late. Your luteul phase should stay fairly regular. If Sat would only be 9 DPO, it would be too early to test, too. I would wait until about Wednesday or so if I were you.

jessied1025- I'm sorry you've been down. All of us long-haulers go through that (and some of the not-so-long TTCers). It seems to me that it's when your body is doing weird stuff, or the day you get AF that all of the baby announcements or annoying pregnant people show up. Chin up, girl!

Diane-Sorry about AF:(
Mel- Yay about AF:)

I know I missed a ton of people, but I just can't catch up!

me- Since poca is reminiscing, I will too. This is my 11th Charting thread. I was on the SWH thread for I think 4 months before I started charting. I think this is the reason that I am AGAIN getting discouraged about my chances for this cycle. How stupid is that, since I did have an IUI with drugs that should really help my chances??? Anyway, it's CD 22, 8 DPIUI. I keep feeling these pulling, stabbing feelings in my lower abdomen. I don't think I would have even noticed, except that I know I had 2 follies on the left (blocked) side that my dr. mentioned in passing that we might want to watch and make sure they go down. I guess I will call her if AF shows and tell her I want to check it out before doing more drugs. That's all!

[Annette]

I'd like to join

CC Name:Annette
Me: Annette 29
DH: Mike 29
Married since: 11/01
Off BCP since: 10/06
TTC since: 11/06
Charting since: 11/06
Known issues/test results: history of irregular cycles
Chart: FF (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/170747)
Current status: waiting to O

[cat_loverpq]

Annette ~ Welcome! In the future, please make sure to post your updates in red so that the threadmistresses can see it better. This thread can get pretty hectic some days and the red makes it easier to do updates. Thanks! :)

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated

Welcome Annette!

[honeygirl]

Welcome Annette.

[ABirney]

catlover Glad you had a fun trip!
melandtim Good luck w/ surgery tomorrow!
FSUSam Sounds like a good plan w/ your dr. Also good luck w/ your mom, hopefully she can have her surgery tomorrow and it goes well.
2crazypugs Nice jump!
Robyn Hope AF stays away for a good reason.
DelSol Glad your appt went ok, hopefully you won't need that CD3 bw!
jessied Sorry about the spotting and that you're feeling down. Hopefully the Clomid will help out next cycle!
honeygirl Sorry the O pains are bad!
DianeCourt Sorry you are having bad cramps too.
jess Hopefully that pulling feeling means good things!
Annette Welcome! Hope your stay is short and sweet.

Nothing much going on here. FIL got out of the hospital. They don't know for sure if that mass is leftovers from the pneumonia he had a couple weeks ago or something else, they sent him home on a bunch of prescriptions and he has to go back in 2 weeks for a recheck. Thanks everyone for their concern!
DH is home too but no BD... he's got a nasty cold and is miserable. And he has to be up at 3am for work tomorrow.

[kuklaki]

Hey all, I am back from being out of town, and go figure AF showed while I was "in flight" yesterday. Threadmistress, please move me to waiting to O, thanks!

I called and made an "infertility" appt with my Gyno for next month. I figure by then it will be 6 months of charting, a few wacked out cycles and 10 months of not using any protection at.all. Hopefully I will get some usefull advice....or better yet, hopefully I won't need the appt!!:)

[BrownEyedGirl]

Just posting before getting ready for work. But...Does anyone else see the second line? http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q204/kennedybm/DSC_0157.jpg

I tested yesterday and the line was so faint that I thought it was an evap line...today the line is a little darker, but still super faint. I'm only 11 dpo.

[oceanblue]

BrownEyedGirl-Looks like a BFP to me!! I'd say congratulations are in order. 11DPO is pretty early still, so the line should get darker if you test again in a couple days (or every day, like I did!!) CONGRATS!!

Fell way too far behind again to attempt SO's, but I did get to catch up on everyone. I'm at CD11 and had a bit of watery/creamy CM so I think I'll try another OPK this afternoon. Hubby leaves for China on business Monday morning for a week and a half so hopefully I O before Monday!!

[kuklaki]

browneyedgirl I see the line, it's faint, but I can see it.....a line is a line, congrats!!

[FSUSammy]

BrownEyedGirl - I see the line too. I'd test again to make sure it wasn't an evap line.

[FSUSammy]

Hey ladies. CD 26 today. Still no O or positive opk. I took the day off from work today. I have my doctor's appointment for the sonogram at 11:30. I have to drink 5 glasses of water within 45 min of my appt. That's going to be fun! I'm really hoping that something shows up on the sonogram. I need an explanation for my messed up cycles. Well my mom is scheduled for surgery this afternoon. She will more than likely have to stay the night so that they can make sure she isn't bleeding due to the blood thinne