Seeing What Happens - TTC in August, 2005, 5 BFPs so far

[sourdough]

Looty – I’m not sure about your question, are you asking if you can O earlier than CD 14? Because I think I read somewhere that women can ovulate as early as CD9-10. Sorry I’m not much help!

Shanna – Your chart looks great! LOL about your burping… I’m right there with you on the possible symptoms. Yesterday I had some weird cramping in my lower abdomen and I kept thinking delayed O?? Implantation?? But in reality, I think it was all the Mexican food I’ve been eating. :rolleyes:

Smiles – Sorry about the fading line, I definitely would have thought the same thing. I hope Tuesday brings you a crystal clear BFP :)

Medieval – Yep, I did have lots of CM late in my cycle, but it seemed to stop at CD21. I never had this before so it really threw me for a loop. I’m still not sure if it was a delayed O, or a PS. :confused: I actually started charting a few days ago because not knowing was driving me nuts. Good luck to us! When do you think you’ll test?

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Ok, CD22 over here… I have no idea what DPO… my FPS are weird cramping and I’ve been very teary lately which is unusual for me. My sister is getting married next weekend and I think I’m going to wait until after the wedding to test (Sunday). If I test before, or on the day of the wedding I feel like I won’t be there for her emotionally… I know I’ll be distracted with either result -- super bummed if it’s a BFN, and flipping out if it’s a BFP. So, I have one more week of waiting. Good luck to everyone! :D

[pacificbliss]

CD21 here with lots of "symptoms". Could be stress I suppose. DH and I decided to go for a bike ride and we went back and forth about where to go. Then he said he wanted to finish his book before we left and needed maybe 15 minutes...I burst into tears. I cried for like 10 minutes. Not a little weepy...big heaving sobs. Sheesh. Yesterday I burst into tears because DH did not get a towel for the bathroom and after he washed his hands he grabbed the door handle. It was all wet when I touched it. Really, I cried and then I went grocery shopping, bought a bunch of cleaning supplies and scrubbed all the bathrooms. I have also felt twingy in the lower ab area...not cramps, just twingy. I'm out of town 8/30-9/3. AF is due on the 30th so I will probably test next Sunday and/or Monday.

Good luck everyone.

[Can't_Wait]

AF came for me on CD 33... 5 days later than normal. :mad: So we're on to our 2nd cylce of trying. Today is CD 3. Looks like we'll be BDing starting in August but won't test until September. Ah well, in it's own time, right?

[Spellbound]

*waves* at everyone. Today is CD30 and I'm having a hard time not playing the what if I am/what if I'm not game. No symptoms except for the slight butterfly feeling I'm giving to myself and I still have some white, watery/creamy CM.

AF is due anywhere between today and Wednesday. I'm going to hold out on testing until I'm clear of the AF. If I read things correctly there are 6 of us playing the waiting game right now. Good luck and baby dust to: Smiles, jnshanna, looty, sourdough, and pacificbliss! I'll be looking forward to some great news from you all. :)

[Spellbound]

AF came for me on CD 33... 5 days later than normal. :mad: So we're on to our 2nd cylce of trying. Today is CD 3. Looks like we'll be BDing starting in August but won't test until September. Ah well, in it's own time, right?

We posted simultaneously so I missed your post. *hugs* Hang in there, I'm sure I'll be right behind you doing the 2nd cycle together.

[Alioop12345]

I'm back from Canada and saw the fertility doc...I am only 8 DPO but he ordered an HcG...I'll get the results this afternoon in two and a half hours

[jnshanna]

Welcome back, Alioop! :) Let us know what the results are.

Thanks for the babydust Medieval! I'll take all that I can get! :D I hope you get to test later this week!

Leslie ~ Cheers to next cycle! Hang in there. The first month was hard for me too but I realized that it just takes a bit of time to finally get that BFP that we all pray for. I'm trying to not take it so hard but this is my 2nd month and I'm sure I'll be upset if it doesn't happen. It's hard not to be.

Pacificbliss ~ Looks like we'll be testing around the same time. I'll be testing the 28th. Probably a bit early but I'm still planning to test. Lots of luck to you!

Sourdough ~ Good luck to you too! I'm so bummed because I'll be on vacation and away from the computer 8/29-9/2 so I won't be able to find out about everyone's results until I return! It's going to be so hard for me! I've only been at this site for about a month and I feel so attached.

[pacificbliss]

Sorry Can't_Wait

Keep us posted Alioop

jnshanna I think there are a few of us testng this weekend/early next week. I am out of town 8/30-9/3 but I'm hoping I catch everyone's results before I go.

Here's a question for those who have tested/are planning to test soon...
What test are you using?

I am not getting much work done today but I am getting some good websurfing and cc time in :D There are a lot of tests out there. I have tested before when we were not trying and it was easy to choose...AF was late so it did not matter. Now I am cheating and testing a bit early and was wondering if anyone had preferences/recommendation on tests.

[jnshanna]

Pacificbliss ~ I've heard that Equate is a really good one to try so I bought some at Walmart this weekend. They have a lower sensitivity so they are supposed to pick up the hormone more easily.

And there is also the list that was prepared here (I'm not sure by whom but it's helpful) the lower the mIU the more sensitive the test is:

Test Name and Lowest Amount of HCG Detected

AimStick Pregnancy Test: 20 mIU
AccuHome Midstream Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
Answer Early Result Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
Clearblue Easy Earliest Result Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
Confirm 1-Step Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
CVS Midstream Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
Equate Pregnancy Test (Wal-Mart)-purple cap: 25 mIU
First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
Life Brand Pregnancy Test: 25 mUI
One Step Be Sure Pregnancy Test: 25 mIU
E.P.T. Home Pregnancy Test: 40 mIU
Clearblue Easy Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
ClearPlan Easy Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
CVS Cartridge Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Dollar Store Brand Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Drug Emporium Brand Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Early Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
RiteAid Brand Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Target Brand Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Walgreens Brand Pregnancy Test: 50 mIU
Answer Pregnancy Test: 100 mIU
Conceive Pregnancy Test: 100 mIU
Precise Pregnancy Test: 100 mIU
Walgreens Pregnancy Test: 100 mIU
Clearblue Easy Digital Test: 100 mIU
Equate Pregnancy Test (Wal-Mart)-white cap: 100 mIU
Fact Plus Pregnancy Test: 150-250 mIU

[sourdough]

Pacificbliss – lol, I share your tears… I cried yesterday because I forgot to buy dryer sheets and had to make a second trip to the store. :rolleyes: Regarding the HPTs… I just bough some on sale, I think they were Clearblue Easy. I decided to buy the sale ones because last month I was addicted to testing and I wasted moolah on a bunch of BFNs.

Can't_Wait – So sorry AF found you :( Best of luck next cycle, happy bd’ing to you :)

Medieval – I’m over here playing head games with myself too… keep going back and forth… it’s over, it’s not over, it’s over… ugh. I’m looking forward to seeing some BFPs in here soon… good luck this week!! :)

Alioop – Good luck today… come back soon with an update! :)

Shanna – At least a vacation is a great reason to be gone! Enjoy your trip and hopefully you’ll be joining the May Mommies thread when you return! :)

eta - thanks Shanna for posting the HPT list!

[Alioop12345]

thanks for the good luck wishes sourdough....

Bad news...not pg and I have low progesterone. Will need to go on progesterone supplements and we are probably not going to be able to try this next cycle as DH will probably be out of town

[kmmommy]

Ali ~ Sorry to hear you're not pg and that you need prog. supplements. Maybe now that you know the issue you'll get knocked up faster!! ;)

[emmjay]

I'm going to be testing this week too - I don't know yet which one I'm going to use. Maybe First Response. I'd like to use one of the Equate ones but I have no idea where Walmart is around here. So, I think I am supposed to get my period any time between Friday and Tuesday. I'll probably test on Friday and then wait until Tuesday. I don't want to spend a ton of money on tests!

I am feeling like some of you ladies too - I got really emotional while watching TV this weekend, and I'm having some twingey feelings (like super mild cramps) today. I have a feeling this is probably normal for me but I'm just noticing it more because I have pregnancy on the brain!

[smiles33]

ARGH! It's CD 37 tomorrow and still no AF and BFN as of Sat morning. I'm going to test again tomorrow with FMU. I just wish I'd get an answer one way or another, versus this limbo!

[jnshanna]

Alioop ~ I'm sorry you'll have to take something to help things along. But it's great that you know what is happening with your body. That's half the battle. :)

I've been feeling emotional for a couple of months so I can't really consider it a pg symptom anymore. ;) But DH has been making fun of me for weeks. I'll cry at anything these days.

I keep forgetting that there are quite a few of us testing this weekend. Yay! I hope that we get some BFP's. :)

Smiles33 ~ I know the waiting is just so frustrating! I had a 37 day cycle last month and it was really getting on my nerves! ;)

[pacificbliss]

Shanna-thanks for posting that list. I had forgotten all about it. I found the Aimstick online (cheap) and ordered some this afternoon. I figure they'll be here by the time I want to test.
Of course, since I placed the order I have had mild cramps down low that feel exactly like the cramps I get the week before AF :( I'm trying not to let it get me down.

Alioop-sorry about the bad news. I think it's good that they found something that could help speed things up for you.

Smiles-let us know how the test goes. I will cross my fingers and toes for you :)


Good luck to all the testers. We need a big round of BFPs. :D

[seapod]

Sigh still haven't seen AF. I'm around CD 80, went to the doctor yesterday and she did a complete bloodwork. So will see what those results are in a few days.

[ee_chick]

Hi ladies! I'd like to join y'all. I'm on CD 20 of TTC cycle #3. I've had funky cycles for the past 6-9 months, so it will be nice to be able to discuss and compare. :)

ee_chick
Me: Christine (29)
DH: Chris (32)
Married: May 18, 2002
Last BCP: 10/03
TTC since: 06/05

[smiles33]

BFP! BFP! BFP!

I found out at 6 am, took a second one to confirm (even though there wasn't much FMU left!) and then resisted the urge to wake DH. Even better, today is his 30th birthday! What a gift, huh?

In hindsight, I am guessing now that my recent lower back pain was related. I assumed it was just a flare up, even though I hadn't done anything intense, and had been so disappointed since I've been taking twice weekly Pilates classes to strengthen my core and avoid back pain.

WOO HOO! Here's lots of baby dust for you all!

[Seeing What Happens]

Congratulations Smiles. Make sure to come back with your due date once you see the doctor.

[pacificbliss]

Congrats smiles!!!

[jnshanna]

Congrats Smiles33! :D

Welcome Christine! I hope your stay with us is short and sweet. :)

Seapod ~ I hope your body start cooperating soon. Let us know how the test results come back.

You never know, Pacificbliss. Many women say that their pg symptoms were a lot like AF coming so keep the faith. :)

[smiles33]

Thanks, ladies! I found out they won't even see me until 10-12 weeks, and it won't be my OB/GY but a CNM (not sure what that is an abbreviation for?).

FYI, PacificBliss--my symptoms TOTALLY felt like PMS (except the back pain) so I was not that hopeful. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE STILL IN THE 2WW!

[Ericka_Jarett]

smiles,

A CNM is a Certified nurse-midwife

It's actually typical for them not to want to see you for at least 2-3 months, unless you had a previous pregnancy with a loss or complications. They can't do an ultrasound and really see anything until about that time, since the baby is the size of a poppy seed so early on.

[smiles33]

Thanks for filling in the blanks, Ericka! Can I ask another question? I thought they'd have me in for a blood test to check BETAs since so many women here seem to know their BETAs. Am I missing something? Is there another way to check BETAs?

[emermel]

Typically, with a pregnancy without any known issues (high risk, in-vitro, etc), you won't be seen until at least 8 weeks. I think that there is a high population of women on these boards that have known issues that allow them/make it necessary to be seen by a dr. earlier in their pregnancies and therefore know their betas (which early on is the only thing that the dr's can see other than a positive test).

[smiles33]

Ah. Thanks Emily! Can you tell I haven't been on here long enough to learn all these issues? I'm so excited to do more research! :)

[Ericka_Jarett]

I only was told my betas when I had my first blood draw, I was already 14 weeks at the draw, since I didn't know I was pregnant. I was at 60,000 at that time. Didn't even know they were Betas, until coming on the boards and reading about them.

Ask away, a few of us have already been down the first pregnancy route and are willing to share.

[pacificbliss]

Ack! A good friend of mine just called to tell me she's pregnant. She's so excited and I'm happy for her but it was kind of hard to hear. When she called I was of course very happy and upbeat but now I am a little down. She's 9 weeks and is partcipating in a pregnancy study so she's already had an u/s and seen the heart beat. She was telling me all about it and it just made my heart ache.

[kmmommy]

Pacificbliss ~ Sorry you're disappointed. I feel your pain. My best friend called me last week and told me she's 8 weeks pregnant. Then she has the nerve to be pissed that her parents might not pay for her wedding in June since she got pg.

Wishing you a BFP very soon!

[kathywathy]

Add me to the list. :)

WC Name: seattle+may2003
Me: Kathy (28)
DH: Joe (32)
Married: May 3, 2003
Last BCP: August 14, 2005
TTC since: August 21, 2005


Time for the big leap. No patch!!

We'll just see what happens.

I'll probably end up changing that and start charting and to get going. I feel like I'm on a deadline with trying to get pregnant and I've all ready missed the planning period. (hah!)

I realized I would like to give birth in May/June. Which means I should be pregnant ASAP! I know you can't really guarantee or plan for this. But, it would've helped so much if I had gotten off BC earlier and started charting.

Anyone else fele pressure??

[jnshanna]

Welcome kathywathy,
Pressure? Heck yeah there's pressure. LOL ;) I want a May baby so bad!

[Ericka_Jarett]

kathy,

I am the threadmistress here, but I also chart. I would love to have a May baby, since I had my daughter in April and my b-day is April as well. My husband is December as is our anniversary. My step son is June, so having a baby in the middle would be nice.

The doctor scheduled me for a December 1 appt so if I am not pregnant before than she is probably going to start me on meds, since it took us almost 3 yrs to get pregnant anyway. With having issues before I got married my cycles were all over the place and finally got regular 2 yrs before I finally conceived.

[sourdough]

Congrats Smiles33!

Welcome Christine and Kathy!

:D :D :D

[emmjay]

Well, I'm out as of this morning. I had a really short luteal phase but I read that isn't uncommon when coming off BCP. Anyway, I'm not really upset at all since it's better for us if I don't get pregnant until Oct/Nov anyway, AND this gives me a chance to lose a few pounds before next month.

So, it's wine for me at dinner tonight! Plus I won $50 in a bet with my husband (he thought I would get pregnant right away. ;)

Good luck to everyone still testing - I hope I don't see any of you in next month's thread!

[emmjay]

Oh, and I just realized that getting my period today puts us in the somewhat weird position of having to do all of our "important" BDing while we are visiting my parents! GREAT. :rolleyes:

[jnshanna]

LOL emmjay. That'll be interesting BDing at the parents' house. :p Cheer to next month!

[emmjay]

I know - I told my husband and he said, "I don't know if I can do it, hon. I just don't know.", so we'll see! We're going to be at my parents' lakehouse with my entire family for 4 days and then at my parents' regular house for another day, so I don't know how much privacy we're going to have anyway.

Yesterday I had some spotting and I wasn't sure if it was just spotting or AF so I was telling him that I wasn't sure what was going on (he doesn't like to hear the technical details :rolleyes: ) and this was our conversation:

Me - "I'm not sure what is going on with me today"
Him - "What do you have like blotching or something?"
Me -"Blotching? WTH is blotching?"
Him - "Blotching? Spotting? I don't know!"
Me - "Spotting? How do you even know what that is?"
Him - "I DON'T know - I've just heard the word"

Then 2 minutes later...

Him - "You ladies are always blotching."

He cracks me up. ;)

[pacificbliss]

Welcome Kathy and Christine. I missed you guys somehow. I hope you're not here long.

Sorry emmjay. lol about the converstaion with your DH :D

No news here. Oh except I went to the drugstore yesterday and bought two tests...even though I have some coming in the mail. AND I used one of them even though AF isn't due for like a week. I am so dumb and I torture myself. Needless to say it was negative. I didn't even use it in the morning. :rolleyes:

[ginandchris]

Hi everyone,

I just need to have my due date updated. I just came from my first dr visit and my due date is April 19th.

BABYDUST for everyone! :)

[Dan's*Girl]

Welcome to all the new ladies, short stays for you all :)

Ok, I'm on CD22 and my calendar says today or tomorrow would be my implantation day. Well I'm having some cramps and pulling today, but no spotting. I'm trying soooo very hard not to get excited at all because I do every month and then cry a river when AF gets here. I'm 8 or 9 days from AF, should I be having cramps this early before AF?

Here's to praying the pain is a baby, I'd take the pain any day if it makes me a mommy. :::SIGH::: ;)

[kathywathy]

Thanks for the warm welcome.

I'm going to start charting ASAP and find one of the books recommended on the boards and find out as much as possible. I'm sure I'll be back with lots of questions.

[seapod]

Ok I got some of my test results back and there are some that seem a bit high or a bit low- ( my dr's office puts up the results as soon as the tests are done, haven't got the information back from the dr with the evaluation of the results yet though) They took 9 vials of blood and so far I have the results for the following tests:


Value Range
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) 4.7 0.5 - 5.5
PROLACTIN 11 3 - 25
FSH 6.0 2 - 33
LH 21 1 - 76
DHEA-SULFATE (ADULT) 226 60 - 400

Doing some prelinary readings it seems like my thyroid may not be working right. We shall see what the dr says though.

[Ericka_Jarett]

Heather,

I hope everything works out and they can get things straightened out.

[Spellbound]

My CM is still creamy as it had been following ovulation and the last few days my breasts have been tender/sore along with some minor cramping around my stomach.

Today is my CD33 which is a sufficient AF delay for me (typically I'm a 28 day cycle), so I finally gave it a go and tested...AND I'M PREGNANT!!! :eek: Thank you to all the wonderful women in here for the support when I joined the TTC ranks this month. I plan on sticking around and seeing you get your BFPs! Lots of babydust to those who are still waiting it out for this cycle. I'm feeling a bit numb and overwhelmed right now, but I think I may start a journal later once I settle down!

[Dan's*Girl]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How exciting!!! I have similar symptoms as you said, cramy CM after O, some cramps and breast tenderness... I hope to join you soon!!


:D

[jnshanna]

Medieval ~ Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you! :D

Good luck Ramona. I hope your symptoms mean this is your month too.

Heather ~ That's pretty cool that you can get your results before getting the letter from your dr. I hope once all the results come in that the dr will have a plan for you to get your body back to what it should be if it's off. :)

I figured I should put my update in too. I'm a little less positive today. I don't have really any symptoms except this cramping just below my ribs. BB's are the same, no tenderness or enlarging. So I have a feeling it isn't our month but I guess you never know. I'm going to try not to test this weekend before we go on our vacation. I'd like to wait to test until I get back the end of next week. I'm thinking that's best. I have been charting and my temp went down quite a bit today too so that's disappointing. I'm on CD24, approximately 9DPO so I have a ways to go still before I get an answer. Based on my O date though I should know by early next week because AF should come by then if she's going to. So there you have it, my update. :)

[Seeing What Happens]

updated.

Congrats

[pacificbliss]

Congrats Medieval!

I am with you Shanna. I am CD 25 but not feeling as good about things today as I was a few days ago. Maybe it's just a mood.

This is cute. I ordered some Aimstick pregancy tests from babyhopes.com and they came with a little packet of glitter labeled "baby dust". Cute huh?

[jnshanna]

Awww, how cute Pacificbliss! Go outside and throw it above your head. LOL It will be raining baby dust. ;)

[mobox]

:D Medieval ~ Congratulations!!! Such great news!!! :D

Nothing here yet. Still waiting for O. Although today I'm a little crampy so maybe this is it. CD13. And the last few months I haven't O'd until CD 18-19 so this could be a good sign that the phase between O and AF will be longer.

Wish me luck!!! :o

[sarahh]

Hey ladies...can I join! ;)

WC Name: sarahh
Me: Sarah(28)
DH: Jeff (27)
Married: September 1, 2003
Last BCP: Haven't been on BC for a while.
TTC since: TODAY- August 26, 2005

We were going to wait until September, but I am going to be O'ing any day now and we both want to start now!

I am off to get caught up in the thread, but I just wanted to say HI and I am looking forward to this journey!

[Spellbound]

Thank you so much Dan's*Girl, jnshanna, pacificbliss, and mobox! I'm keeping you guys in my thoughts and hope to hear some more news in the following week when several of you will have your results by then.

I love the packet of "baby dust" glitter. I predict there's a really cool female on THAT marketing team! Very cute. :) Welcome to all the new members!

[jnshanna]

Welcome Sarah! I hope your stay is short! ;)

[sarahh]

Welcome Sarah! I hope your stay is short! ;)Thanks! :D

Thought I would post this here too...it's in my journal and in the FP Boards...

Hopefully I make sense. I am new to this whole thing.

So my period started on August 10th. Here's what my cycle has been for the last five months:

April- 29 days

May- 35 days

June- 36 days

July-33 days

August- 34 days

Based on this it is hard to pin down when exactly I'll be ovulating. My OPK says that if your cycle is 29 days you should start testing on day 12 of your cycle, if it's 36 days start on day 19. They also say that if you have irregular periods you should average out your cycle length and go from there. So, my cycle averages out to 33 days which we put me at testing on day 16 (today).

I started testing on day 12 of my cycle just in case and have gotten negatives for the past five days. However, since late afternoon yesterday I have noticed that my CM is more "slippery" and the egg white consistency that they all talk about.

Here's my question....do you get that CM before you ovulate or when you are actually ovulating? When I noticed the CM yesterday I thought would test positive for sure this morning. If I wanted to try and get pregnant this month should Jeff and I start BD'ing now?

[jnshanna]

I hear ya on the inconsistant cycles. Mine are anywhere from 26-37 days. Ugh! I had NO idea when I O'd so it was difficult to know when to BD. Not all women get EWCM but thankfully I do so that helps. Not know when I O was the #1 reason I decided to start charting. The not knowing was hard but charting is hard too. :rolleyes: LOL If I had a consistant cycle, I probably wouldn't be charting my temp.

Anyway, enough about me, on to your question. ;) My take on the EWCM is BD everytime you have it for sure! This is the best time to BD because this CM is more likely to keep the little guys alive long enough to get to the egg when O does happen. The best time to BD are the days leading up to O and the day of O. What normally happens is you will start getting watery or EWCM before O and then after you have already O'd CM will dry up rather quickly. That's usually your indication that you've O'd. Of couse every woman is different but this is the normal pattern.

Here is an excerpt from Fertility Friend Handbook for a reference. Hope it helps:

In the most common pattern, cervical fluid starts out dry after your period and then gets sticky, then creamy, then wet and watery, becoming most like eggwhite as you get closer to ovulation. You may get different types of cervical fluid on the same day. Always record your most fertile cervical fluid to make sure that you do not miss a potentially fertile day.

[pacificbliss]

Welcome Sarah.

From what you posted about EWCM it sounds like it's time to let the BDing begin. Good luck!

Here is some ~~~~baby dust~~~~

As for me...still waiting. I tested yesterday and got a BFN but I think that was still early. AF is due Monday or Tuesday. Maybe it's just negative and I'm in DENIAL. I will try and wait until Sunday or Monday. At the very least I will try and use first AM urine. Tuesday I head out of town.

[jnshanna]

Good luck with your next test Pacificbliss! It's taking everything I have not to test! It's so hard. My plan is still to wait until we get back from vacation and test next Friday. I think the hardest part it just getting through today and tomorrow because we leave Monday morning. Packing will be tricky though because I'm sure there will be a big urge to pack one of those tests. :p

[looty]

Congrats to Midieval and Smiles!! Midieval thanks for the babydust in my journal. I didn't realize at the time you ahd gotten your BFP! Sorry for no congrats!

Welcome to any new members.

I haven't been here in a few days and I had a lot of pages to read to catch up. I am caught up now and I want to say good luck to all those ladies who are testing soon.

Myself....I am not really sure where I am at in reference to O. I have been really busy with school starting that I haven't really had time to pay much attention to anything lately. If my cycle is the same length as last month then I should be able to test next weekend. I am currently on CD 23. I have no symptoms what so ever so this is probably not our month. I guess we'll see in the next week.

[sarahh]

Took my ovulation predicter test this morning and lookie what I got...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/shancock/DSC02804.jpg

:D :D :D

Jeff and I BD'ed last night so who knows!! ;)

[jnshanna]

Keep BDing Sarah! :D

[sarahh]

No worries there...we have a "date" today after we get back from the movies. We're going to see 40 Year Old Virgin! :p

[emmjay]

Well, we decided over the weekend that we are going to "skip" September. Not only will the best BD time be while we are visiting my parents (and probably sharing a room with my bro and his wife since we're all going to my parents' lakehouse), but we really didn't want me to get pregnant before October anyway for a variety of reasons.

Anyway, good luck to everyone! I hope none of you are here in October!

[Seeing What Happens]

emmjay,

I will leave you on the list for Sept if you want, let me know. I can put you under as a TTA for Sept.

[sarahh]

Can I stay here even though I am officially in the 2WW now? :o

[pacificbliss]

BFN :(

Now I am just hanging out waiting for AF....

[Seeing What Happens]

Of course you can sarah, you can stay here as long as you want. I already have the Sept thread posted, but it's not open for posting until Sept 1st.

Let's go for more BFP's in Sept. I am in the 2WW as well.

[ee_chick]

Congratulations medieval

I'm in the same boat as pacificbliss. I got a BFN this weekend and am just waiting for AF. Hopefully next month will be lucky for us. :)

[emermel]

Well, even though I think our timing was off this month-if I o'd at all, I feel like I should be able to give myself a b-day present...come on body...work with me! So far there aren't any symptoms to say that I am pg, but who knows. It sucks for all of us that this is such a waiting game! Good luck everyone who's testing this week!

[Alioop12345]

CD 2 for me...YUCK! I don't think this cycle will be successful either because of timing issues. Fertility doc won't give me the trigger shot because I'll be out of town and won't be able to get the U/S. Also, DH will be on a 5 day bachelor party in Cancun during our fertile time. BOO!

Good luck to those in the 2 ww

[Ericka_Jarett]

Sorry to those that are getting visits from AF.

I am still in the 2ww. I should be Oing in a few days, so we are BDing to keep our bases covered.

[mobox]

I'm in the 2WW as well. Good luck everyone!!!

[emermel]

Ali: Personal question for you...feel free not to answer-what sent you to the fertility doc after trying for 4 mos? I thought that most fertility docs wont see you until after trying for a year. Just curious. Like I said...feel free not to answer

[Parrothead]

I am a lurking, unofficial "member" of this thread, de-lurking to ask a question....

My cycles are screwy -- been 33, 30 and 32 days since going off BCP. I am currently on CD 34 and no AF. My last EWCM was on CD 20 (so, I could have O'd as late as CD 22).

When would you test? FYI, I have EPT Certainty Digital tests.....(not sure how sensitive those are!)

Thanks!

[Alioop12345]

my doc told me that after trying for 3 months if I was not PG to give him a call....not sure if it was age related or because of the history of endo or because maybe he is proactive...not sure. Glad I found out early though that there is a problem...

And I don't mind you asking at all ;)

[Ericka_Jarett]

Parrothead,

I would say anytime you could test really, it's already probably close to 14 DPO anyway. That is usually the best time to test once you reach that point.

[sourdough]

I tested on Sunday morning and got a BFN. I’ll wait a few more days to re-test.
Good luck to everyone starting the 2ww :)

[LDS Angel 19]

Hi all-

Man, I suck at posting in here.

According to FF, I am 14 DPO today, and resisting the urge to test. I'm pretty sure that just based on our BD timing, I won't be PG this cycle. (Which is totally fine with me.) It's just a little weird I guess. I'm so new to all of this TTC stuff.
Anyway I figure if the witch dosen't show by the end of the week, I'll test. Good luck to everyone else testing this week!

[sarahh]

Question for all of you OPK experts...

I tested Saturday morning with my OPK and got a negative. Tested again Sunday morning and got a definite positive. Tested once more this morning but got a negative...the line was not as dark as the day before.

Does that mean I O'ed sometime between yesterday morning and this morning?

*Cross-posted with the 2ww thread!

[Ericka_Jarett]

Sorry Sarah, OPK's got on my nerves that's why I didn't use them this cycle. Trying to tell if the line was darker than the test line as a positive and if it wasn't as dark it was negative, just made me nuts after my 1 box. Now I know why I didn't use them when I got my first BFP with my daughter, got a negative on it, the day we actually conceived our daughter.

[looty]

Sorry to all the the ladies that have gotten BFN or have had AF show up. I hope for those with BFn get BFP when they retest soon.

Here is where I am.... :confused:

From my journal:

I have been having a little spotting yesterday and today. Yesterday was practically nonexistent (only saw it when I wiped) and today it is heavier but still pretty light (don't need a panty liner or anything) and brown. I am having a little cramping but nothing serious. I am 10 DPO and I am not sure if I am going to start early or if this is something else. Yesterday I was excited and thinking more positively but today as it goes on I am thinking it might be more that I am starting early. Just because it doesn't seem to be going away, is getting to be more than it was yesterday, and I am a little crampy off and on. We'll see I guess.

[looty]

Where is everyone?

Well my spotting has subsided some today but isn't completely gone. I will be excited if it goes away because I will start to think that it might mean something. I am trying to avoid getting my hopes up but it isn't going to work if that happens. I keep telling myself that spotting isn't a good thing unless it stops. ;)

[kmmommy]

Looty - sounds like we're in the same boat. I'm on CD 37 and started spotting on Sunday. Only brown spotting but it's diminishing now. Good luck - hope it goes away for you!

[Ericka_Jarett]

I'm around, reading the boards each day, just in my waiting to O phase. According to TCOYF online, I am in my fertile phase as of today through Labor Day weekend. Should be Oing on Monday it says. Having O pain slightly this morning, so BD is in order for the rest of the week through part of next week. :)

[Dan's*Girl]

I'm here too just waiting. I'm on cd 29 and having some light cramping and sore bb's. Nothing un-normal and expecting AF by the weekend, I really hope not but it hasn't happened so far and at this point I'm not as optimistic as I used to be (sorry bout that)
If AF isn't here by sat I'll POAS but not wasting the money just to cry early ya know?

Ericka, enjoy your BD weekend :)

Looty, I hope your light spotting means BFP! Crossing fingers for you :)

[Lolly]

Can I be added to the list?

Lolly
Me: Laura (30)
DH: 29
Married: September 28, 2002
Off BCP: June 2005
TTC since: August 2005

I think I O'd on Sunday, 8/28, and we BD'd every day 8/21 thru 8/27 so we shall see what happens. AF is due to arrive around the 9/10 so I hope this week and a half flies by and I'll get a BFP instead!

[sarahh]

Can I be added to the list?

Lolly
Me: Laura (30)
DH: 29
Married: September 28, 2002
Off BCP: June 2005
TTC since: August 2005

I think I O'd on Sunday, 8/28, and we BD'd every day 8/21 thru 8/27 so we shall see what happens. AF is due to arrive around the 9/10 so I hope this week and a half flies by and I'll get a BFP instead!Laura...I O'ed on Sunday too, so we'll be in the 2WW together. ;)

[Lolly]

sarahh, I just saw you over in the 2WW thread. I hope we both get BFP's then.

[sourdough]

Ericka, Happy BD’ing to ya! :)

Looty, I hope your spotting turns out to be implantation :) Hoping for you!

Lolly and Sarah… good luck with the wait! :)

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I’m waiting around too… waiting for something, anything, to happen. I’m mentally ready for AF, but part of me is still holding out for that BFP.

CD32 today… this cycle has been a few days longer than the last 2… FF moved my O date again. It was CD23 before, now it’s CD26… but that’s because I didn’t start charting until mid-cycle. FPS or PMS?… I’m having a lot of skin problems, cramping, fatigue, and headaches. Still planning to re-test on Friday if AF doesn’t show up.

[Ericka_Jarett]

Thanks Sourdough

I am not fully relying on FF right now, when I put a fake temp that was .2 higher than todays, it said I O'd on CD 15. I am also using TCOYF chart and that has me as most fertile today. I am CD 17 today

[looty]

Kelly--I am out but I hope that this is something good for you! Good luck to you too.

Ericka--I hope you get your egg this weekend! At least you have an extra day to get some extra bd’ing in.

Ramona--I hope that your weekend is filled with BFP! You deserve it! Thanks for crossing you fingers for me but unfortunately I am out for this month.

Welcome Laura and good luck in your 2ww.

Sarah--Hope your 2ww flies by and ends happily ever after with a BFP!

Sourdough-- I hope that this is it for you and Friday you can’t get a big grin off your face! :D

As for me, even with all my and your hoping and crossing stuff, it didn’t happen. I got AF today. After I posted here I started to get more crampy and I posted that I thought I would probably start soon. I was right and pretty much woke up with AF this morning. I am pretty fine with it. I just tell myself that even though this month would have been nice I was really hoping for September. I probably won’t feel the same next month if I don’t get pregnant because that would be our ideal month (I am a teacher).

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