TTC w/Charting - Fall Is On The Way, And Babies Are In The Making!

[Baby Lust]

Kelly, Then I would say that is spotting! :D I hope you are pg and just don't see it yet! :D Good luck!!

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated to here!

Welcome Shouldaeloped and Copswife! Hope you don't have to hang around long! :D

Shelby, That really stinks that you are TTA for a while... especially that long!! :( Hope everything works out for the best in the next few months! Definitely feel free to stick around! :)

[Baby Lust]

Shouldaeloped, We are anniversary buddies! :D Welcome!

[babylove]

wrighty26 ~ Thanks for all the great info! I'm not sure that I want to start the EPO/GT/R this cycle...maybe I'll try just one and see what happens.

mkvh ~ Good luck! I don't use FF so I don't have any advice...Thanks for the good luck!

Belle ~ I am lucky in that I don't get sick at all before/during AF...that sucks, sorry! :( Glad you are feeling a little bit better!

jnshanna ~ I had the same reaction to not being pg after our 2nd cycle TTC. I don't know why. I think it's normal to believe that it will happen quickly for you, and when it doesn't happen immediately, to feel depressed or upset. The truth is, it takes on avg, 6 mo for a normal woman to get pg. So, you're doing just fine! :)

Baby Lust ~ Dose 1 of clomid down the hatch and I've been fine so far *fingers crossed*.... I did have a slight headache earlier, but it went away so it was probably a fluke. Good luck to you too!

Kaeden's Mommy ~ Fingers are crossed for you! I hope you have some good news soon!! :)

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Dose 1 of Clomid is on board...no s/e yet, although I'm guessing that they wouldn't show up right away. Here's to hoping they stay away! I was such a goof taking it this morning--I had a chat with the pill and told it to please work :o Oy!

[UTChick]

No time for proper SOs but wanted to let you know, Bellefior, that during the first 3 months off BCP I had 7 migraines. They usually hit the day before or the day AF showed up. It sucked. A lot.

[klav]

babylove- Hey looks like were in the same boat at the same time today was my first dose of clomid but this is the third try(cycle3 on clomid) Good luck to you !! both of us!! :)

Belle hope your feeling better

Kaeden's Mommy Fingers are crossed for you! sounds like good news to me!!

~~~~~
SO like I said above I'm on the 1st dose of colmid BUt, this is the third cycle. so we will see again... but I hope the best for all of those waiting to test. :o

[ptcrn]

bottleored I'm so sorry for your loss.

ShelbyMay congrats on the job! It sucks having to wait to TTC though! I guess I would wait at least until the first of the year so you can be sure you won't be too far along. That's a tough decision though.

Welcome to the new members! I hope we will all be out of here soon. :)

I am now in the 3ww, because FF changed my O dates a few times. Its so frustrating to have your heart set on testing only to have the date change! I'm not sure whether to agree with FF or not? They originally said I O'd on CD 12, the the 18th, now the 19th. I didn't enter a whole lot of CM data because I'm just not used to it yet, so who knows?

My plan is still to test on Saturday, because that would be 14 DPO with my original date. And if its a BFN, I'll just wait a week and test then! I won't get my hopes up too much.

[klav]

forgot to ask what day :confused: do you start to test with ovulation test?

[kmmommy]

Thanks for the well wishes girls!

Belle - Hope you're feeling better tonight.

Babylove and klav - Good luck this cycle on Clomid.

jnshanna - Sorry for the disappointment. Hoping the next cycle goes better.

[nuhmah]

HEy girls just checking in... sorry for all the disappointments....

BORING ME IS AT CD 13... just waiting to O :rolleyes:

I don't know if you remember me, but I was Porter2Be on the other boards, and got married in upstate NY in December (used to live down in Kingston). Just wanted to say hi!!

Jen

[nuhmah]

I am new to this charting thing, and have a question or two. :)

I went off BCP last month, and I started charting with that period - my chart never showed an O. I got a little inconsistent with taking my temps towards the end - could this be the problem, or is there another factor?

Now that I have spent a cycle off of BCP, will this cycle look a little more "normal"? So far, all my temps have been in the same range (97.whatever) - it wasn't like that the first time.

Thanks for your help, ladies!

[cat_loverpq]

nuhmah ~ It's very possible you did not O at all last month, as that's fairly common just coming off the pill. My first 4 cycles of BCP were annov. My temps were all over the place and never showed an O either (although I never had spikes like yours - WOW!). Some women's bodies go back to "normal" right away, and others take awhile (like mine). It just depends on your body, so it's hard to say if this cycle will be more "normal" or not. :) Sorry I can't be of more help!

[Wrighty26]

FF called it- and I have offically O'd :)

Threadmistress please move me to testing 9/19-9/25.
FF gave me a test day of the 25th- but, uh, yeah- I'll definitely be testing before then! I have no willpower.

I'm definitely going to try not to read into every little thing/FPS... "try" being the operable word in that sentence :D

[Mystikal]

Wrighty good luck with that. ;) I keep telling myself the same thing, that we BD'd too far from O for me to be pg, that way I won't obsess over every little twinge. It was working, then I renewed my FF VIP membership and it's telling me if we conceive this cycle my EDD will be May 28, which is my mother's birthday, so now I'm all excited like it has to be a sign or something. :rolleyes: I can't believe how TTC makes us go crazy!

[klav]

Mystikal do you think the VIP is worth it w/ FF what are the benifits of having the VIP?
thanks

[Wrighty26]

Wrighty good luck with that. ;) I keep telling myself the same thing, that we BD'd too far from O for me to be pg, that way I won't obsess over every little twinge. It was working, then I renewed my FF VIP membership and it's telling me if we conceive this cycle my EDD will be May 28, which is my mother's birthday, so now I'm all excited like it has to be a sign or something. :rolleyes: I can't believe how TTC makes us go crazy!

I hear ya! I have been having twinges since Tuesday-- I honestly can't tell if they are real or if I'm making them up!

Mine says if we conceive this cycle my EDD will be May 30th-- which is my youngest brother's birthday... it's hard to not get my hopes up :) Good luck to you!

Klav - I was just "given" a VIP trial for 5 days-- and I am now really considering getting a VIP membership... I go back and forth on whether I should do it or not. There are a ton of benefits: more information, analysis, and they tell you when to test, etc. I think you can also do a much more detailed chart search...

[Guinness]

Looks like some of you need some fresh baby dust, so I thought I would come drop some off. I am still chart stalking and rooting for you ladies. Some of you have very good looking charts!

~*~*~*~*~BABY DUST~*~*~*~*~*

[mkvh]

Mornin' all...well, she's here in all her glory!

Threadmistress, please move me to "Waiting to O".

[Baby Lust]

Klav, Typically, you should O between 5 and 10 days after your last pill, so probably 3 days after your last pill would be a good time to start OPKs, but I always O on CD20, so I know when to start OPKs without using 3 boxes of them before I get a +. On your last 2 cycles, has your O date been consitent or very close? Have you upped your dose since then?

BLove, Your pill pep talk made me laugh! That is hilarious! Especially the fact that you are :rolleyes: about it! :p I didn't experience any side effects until after my pills. So between pills and O were the strongest side effects. Hope you don't experience any, but if you do, they shouldn't be that bad. Good luck to all us Clomid gals this month!

Mystikal, That sounds like a pretty good sign to me! :) I hope it is! You never know what could happen!

Mkvh, Sorry about AF, even though you predicted her arrival. :rolleyes: Did you pinpoint your O date looking at your LP and CP?

Wrighty, Yay for O! :) Now for the hard part! :rolleyes:


Off to update and chart-stalk!

[mkvh]

Thanks, ladies, for your sympathy on AF!

Baby Lust: I actually posted a VIP message on FF, and the guide agrees with a CD 14/15 O date. She said that everything points to that without discarding the affected temps, so I guess I had a 15 day LP! Wow! She advised that often affected temps still give better information than none at all. Food for thought.

shouldaeloped: Wow, is that a GORGEOUS temp rise this morning. I know that you got a BFN, but I'm willing to put money on a BFP in two days or so! Especially if your temp stays up like that.

klav: I concur w/ Wrighty...I LOVE LOVE LOVE VIP. Yes, as I proved yesterday, it DOES feed the obsessing. But it gives you a lot more information about your cycles.

Wrighty: Yay! for O...and ~patient vibes~ coming your way! Mystikal, too.

numah: not much help with post-bcp charts...I came off Depo. But here's hoping this one is a bit more normal!

Okay...sorry to anyone I missed. That's all the further back I can see!

Have a great day and a happy weekend, ladies!

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated to here!


I just wanted to let you all know that Polkadot and the Polkadot families are fine and are back in their homes. None of their homes had damage. They are safe and that is the most important thing!

[gymwidow]

Hi ladies. I just wanted to stop by and say hello. I've been trying to avoid the boards a bit lately - until I can figure out what's going on with my body, I'm trying not to feed my obsession! :rolleyes:

In short, the doc says that my u/s shows cysts. I'm going in for bloodwork and a pelvic exam in a couple of weeks and hopefully will know more then. In the meantime, I'm still temping (CD31 and temps are still low with no sign of O) and DH and I are still BD'ing every other day, just in case. I'll drop in now and then but probably won't be back until I can get some answers and figure out what to do next.

I hope you all are doing well! I hope to see lots more BFPs when I come back!!!

[flygirl]

Sorry no time for SOs right now :o. I'm 99.9999999% positive I O'd on Wed, though it'll take another 2 days for FF to call it on its own. BDing "looks" good, but DH is on antibiotics & painkillers & I'm guessing we don't have a whole lot to go on. The weird thing is that my bbs started hurting as early as Tue & were killing me by Wed...and they're getting worse every day. This is a far-out guess, but my body may have wanted to O on CD16 & then delayed it for 2 days. Which would make us incredibly lucky, since otherwise our BD schedule would have left us dead in the water.

Prior to TTC, I barely noticed any soreness at all. A few times they felt slightly tender right after O or before AF, but it was rare. Then last cycle they felt a little more tender, especially at night, & it lasted most of the LP. This month, they're outa control. It was the first thing I felt when I woke up this morning. Ugh.

Threadmistress, please move me to "Think I've O'd. Testing 9/19-9/25."

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated to here!

[Sinclair319]

I was a member of this thread awhile ago, but it looks like most of my fellow charters have moved on--congrats! Just wanted to drop off some fresh baby dust--I'm 6 weeks today--still very tenative, but thrilled that we got this far after everything!

[nuhmah]

nuhmah ~ It's very possible you did not O at all last month, as that's fairly common just coming off the pill. My first 4 cycles of BCP were annov. My temps were all over the place and never showed an O either (although I never had spikes like yours - WOW!). Some women's bodies go back to "normal" right away, and others take awhile (like mine). It just depends on your body, so it's hard to say if this cycle will be more "normal" or not. :) Sorry I can't be of more help!


Thanks for the reply! I thought that was very common to not O when coming off BCP - thank you for confirming my thoughts. :) Here's to hoping I am "normal". :D

[Sabriel]

Sinclair319 and Guinness Snatching up that baby dust!

flygirl and Wrighty26 Here's hoping you caught that eggie!

gymwidow Sorry to hear about the cysts and that your body is not cooperating. I hope that you find out what is going on soon so that you can get it fixed!

Polkadot So glad to hear that you are home and that your homes were not damaged. I have been thinking about you.

mkvh Sorry about AF. Doesn't she know that she is not welcome?

I think have finally Oed! It was way early this cycle, but's fine with me! We haven't BDed much, because DH has been sick, but I think we are okay.

Threadmistress, could you please move me to "I think I Oed, testing 9/19 to 9/25? Thanks!

[marteneym]

Hmmm, I am not getting updates fromthe new(29pg) thread. Weird.

Yesterday I got a call for a cancellation with the infertility nurse. I wasn't supposed to have an appt til 9/29. Since I started af i didnt want to have to wait another 2month long cycle to start chlomid. So long story short. we had our first appt and I started Chlomid 50mg this morning. I am very optimistic that this will do that trick. I am taking cd3-7 and then start Opk's on cd12. I do a few lab tests today and a progestrone test cd22 to see if it worked. I go back for another appt 10/6 to follow up. I should be expecting a positive test of af by that point. Come on Chlmid.

No time for so's. I am working alone today.
Have a great weekend.

[Charting is Knowledge]

Congratulations Sinclair!! That is great news! I remember you from WC! So happy for you! :)

Marteneym, Yay for an appt! I'm so glad you were able to start Clomid right away! Are you still doing the SA?

Off to update...

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated to here!

Sinclair, I added you to the grads! If you want to include your chart, I would be happy to add it in! :D

[Wrighty26]

I was a member of this thread awhile ago, but it looks like most of my fellow charters have moved on--congrats! Just wanted to drop off some fresh baby dust--I'm 6 weeks today--still very tenative, but thrilled that we got this far after everything!

Sinclair- that's great :) Congratulations!

I'm definitely trying to roll in the baby dust over here. I mean, some of it has to roll off, right?

mkvh - Sorry about AF. DAMN HER.

Gymwidow - :( about the cysts. Some cysts are considered normal though, so don't give up any hope! Regardless, I'm sure it's nice to get some answers.

nuhmah - It's very typical-- here's hoping you get back on track!

Flygirl and Sabriel - Woo-hoo on Oing :) Hopefully it's a good sign that so many of us have Od around the same time this month!

marteneym - Yay for starting Clomid. It's good to hear something is in the works for you-- I hope the 50mg works its magic!

I'm sure I'm missing people-- I apologize-- good luck and happy vibes out to all testers :)

[klav]

OK stupid question...... here it goes how do you get your Period if you did not O? :confused: send me back to elementary school for that class they divided the girls from the boys for!! LOL

[Sabriel]

klav If you don't O, the bleeding is not technically a period. It is called withdrawal bleeding, and I believe that it is caused by a drop in estrogen levels.

marteneym Yay for starting Clomid! Hope this is your month!

[klav]

Humm and how do you know the diffrence? my dr. asked about my period and I said it was mostly reg(28 day thing) she made the comment you are Oing then..... confused? I assume I'm Oing but how would you know? :confused:

[Baby Lust]

Klav, My "AF" when I don't O is super light with no cramping or anything, and AF after Oing is heavy and painful and super red. That's how I know the difference. But you can definitely still get preggo after fake AF. Look at Red_Canuck! She got her BFP on CD100-something!

[marteneym]

Yes, dh will do the sa this coming week. He is not to excited about it. LOL!

[jnshanna]

klav ~ I had the trial for the VIP version of FF and when it expired I missed it too much so I decided to order it. I really like the analysis part of it and that makes it worth it for me. And Wrighty is right about the chart searching, you can search charts that match yours with VIP.

Thanks for the babdust Guinness and Sinclair! :D

Sorry about AF, mkvh. :(

shouldaeloped ~ Your chart is very nice!!

So glad that polkadot and family is safe.

Good to see you gymwidow. I hope the bloodwork gives you more information. Hang in there. :)

It's so great that you snagged that earlier appointment, marteneym! Good luck!

[klav]

Baby Lust & jnshanna ~~thank you for the info.... I had no idea?

[Baby Lust]

Mart, My DH was SO not excited about it either. He said it was SO embarassing! :rolleyes: BUT... I was the one that had to take it in. I told him it wasn't any more embarassing than a pap and stuff! He will do fine! :)

[klav]

babylust where did you find such great pic's to use as your Avatar??

[ds2003]

threadmistress, please move me to waiting to O. My blood results came back negative. AF should be here soon.

[Baby Lust]

Klav, Aww! :) I go to Google Images and search for baby feet or baby hands or whatever. It is hard to find an image that is 100x100 but they are super cute!

DS, So sorry your test came back negative. :( {{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated to here!

[Sinclair319]

Since we did a medicated cycle with IUI, I didn't chart much, but here's the link--thanks for adding me to the grads, it still feels surreal!

Chart (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/sinclair319)

Charting is Knowledge --What was your username on WC?

[klav]

I was thnking about this and not sure what I want to do, DH say's what ever I want is what we will do. So we are coming up in Oct/Nov. a year to the MC which would then make us elligble for IUI and be covered under our insurance.
My question is... do I keep with clomid if this does not work, being the 3rd time on a 50 mg. do we go to the next two steps of the 100 mg for three monthes and 150 the next three if that does not work or do we just go to the IUI and see what happens with that instead of going to the 100mg.... that is where we would be if it does not work this cycle. we have till at least Nov. that would be the year mark. so what to do.... :confused:

on a lighter note I have informed DH that he is nt allowed to go anywhere during the cycle days of 10-18 I think are the day's... he laughed when I told him he could not do any overnight trips for work or pleasure!! :p

[polkadot]

ok...B says that we should not STOP trying just that we shouldnt try SO hard...so add me back to the list ladies...

waiting to O

WC Name: ladibugglet
Me: lauren 26
DH: brian 27
Married since: 11-20-04
Off BCP since: May 05
TTC since: May 05
Charting since: May 05
Known issues/test results: none so far
Chart: http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/b9a0d


i am so excited!!!! :D :D :p

[Wrighty26]

Yay! Welcome back Polkadot :) So glad to hear that you guys are all OK...best wishes :D

[jnshanna]

Congrats Polkadot! I'm happy for you that you're back in it!

[klav]

Welcome Back Pokadot!!
Nice to have you back with us!

[babylove]

klav ~ Sorry about the tough decision....hmmm...I don't know what I would do. But I *do* know that I am super impatient about wanting to be pg, so I would do whatever my dr thought would get me pg sooner rather than later. I hope you don't mind me asking, but do you have PCOS? If you don't want to answer, I understand. Good luck w/ the decision! Your DH is great to be so understanding. Too cute that he is forbidden from leaving during CD10-18!! :)

Polkadot ~ Welcome back! Glad that everything is ok w/ you post-Katrina!!

[polkadot]

thanks for the welcome back ladies....i am in the boring part of the cycle...waiting to o....so i will lurk around here and wait... :rolleyes:

[klav]

Hey Babylove!! No I do not have PCOS as far as I know the only thing that they might have found was a blocked tube and they can't be sure about that unless hey do surgery to look. adn I had a Lap. done about 2-3 years ago and the Dr said there was nothing wrong. So I'm not convinced that there is a blocked tube.. sence they (SGF) really can be sure...
hope you have a great weekend!!

[polkadot]

this last cycle has been very different for the last few....i had confusing CF, FF gave me an early o then took it away.....and made it a late o....then i had spotting on 10&11 DPO which i never had but then AF showed up on day 12....but i am at cycle day 7 right now of the new cycle but i had no CF but am very crampy and feel like i have PMS already....which i know is not possible....i know it is probably just my bodys reaction to all that is going on with the hurricane and everything else....but i jsut feel weird...if AF wouldnt have shown up i would have definlty thought i was PG with all this moodiness and cramping....oh well just wanted to vent a little...hope this cycle is better.....later chickies....and if i missed anyone thanks for the welcome back :p

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated to here!

Welcome back Polkadot! :D

Sinclair, I was Shanes_Angel on WC. A member of the TTC thread for WAY too long!! :rolleyes:

Charts are looking good ladies! :D

[katmg]

Sinclair - OMG! I'm so happy for you!! Congratulations - I know how long you and DH have wanted this! Happy and Healthy 9 Months to you! I tried to post in your LJ but couldn't - come say hi in my journal when you have a minute - I miss ya'!

Well, my chart has been going all kinds of wacky. FF is still not ready to call my O date of the Friday before last. But I sure am! Threadmistress please move me to: I think I O'd, Testing 9/19-9/25.

[shouldaeloped]

well. two temp dips in a row this weekend. I'm not 1005 convinced I am out of the game but I'm not holding out hopes either. I think I'm going to wait to test until Tuesday if AF isn't here yet. My plans to go out of town for a big drink fest start Wednesday so I'm hoping either AF or a BFP are here for peace of mind.

polkadot- glad you are okay. I can only imagine how crazy everything has been down there.

hope everyone has a great Sunday!

[Wrighty26]

Somehow it's only 5 DPO, although it feels like 500 DPO. I should get AF next week... for one reason or another, I don't think that this is our month-- though I'm definitely not ruling it out 100%.

I had some serious hot flashes last night before going to bed... and then I woke up @ 5 to temp without any covers on (this NEVER happens b/c I am ALWAYS COLD)....but doesn't Clomid do that to you?

I will say that my skin is looking AWESOME right now... I'm sure I'm jinxing it just by writing this-- but I'm acne prone and my skin is possibly the clearest it's ever been. (Even my friends have commented!)....

Good luck Katmg!!

Polkadot - maybe you are gearing up to O? Last weekend, before ovulating I had some PMS symptoms--bloating, mood swings, and cramping. I know CD 7 is early for you, but stranger things have happened!

ETA: Shouldaeloped - I don't know-- you're chart is still looking pretty good to me :) I hope you peace of mind by Tuesday!!!

[UTChick]

ACK! I'm behind yet again.

Welcome back, Polkadot! I am so happy you and your family are safe and your homes are ok.

So I am trying out the VIP for free for a few days and it gave me the predictions (or whatever they call it) for future O window and AF window. Since my cycles have ranged from 32-44 days, I now have an O window that is 13 days long! DH looked like this :eek: when I showed it to him this morning. He asked, "Do we really have to do it for 13 days in a row?" I told him that we didn't, but that I obviously will be spending a lot of money on OPKs this month. :rolleyes: Oh, the joy of long and irregular cycles!

[cat_loverpq]

Welcome back Polkadot! Glad to hear you are back in the game! :)

I am getting so frustrated with my cycle this month. And of course it's our first month TTC that has to get screwed up. :rolleyes: I've had 6 days of spotting in a row, and I've marked my CM as EW b/c it is stretchy and generally clear, but it is also kind of a sticky-stretchy (not watery-stretchy) which doesn't make any sense. I'm seriously starting to think that this cycle was annov b/c of all the spotting. I don't have my first 4 charts on FF, but they were annov and I had about the same thing (5-8 days of spotting with sporadic temps). The only difference is that this cycle the spotting started a lot sooner. I know I just have to wait it out and see b/c it could just be a REALLY delayed O, but I bought some OPKs at Dollar Tree and took one yesterday ~ got a BFN, so I don't know what to think. I really needed to vent my frustrations - thanks for listening. Any opinions would be great!

[UTChick]

I think you just haven't O'ed yet. Delayed O's just happen sometimes for a variety of reasons. Last cycle I O'ed on CD 30 and the cycle before that was CD 19. Last cycle by CD 25 I figured it was an annov. cycle, but then I ended up Oing a few days later. It is hard to tell right now based on your chart. I am still trying to figure out the CM thing, so I can't offer any advice on that. Just keep BDing, checking CM and, if you want, taking OPKs. I was freaking out last cycle, but read on FF about a lot of people who still got pg during cycles where they had a delayed O. Good luck.

[babylove]

klav ~ Thanks for the info! I was just curious why your dr put you on clomid...for me, it's the long, irregular cycles. Is it the same for you?

polkadot ~ You have been through so much lately with the hurricane and all...I am sure that any irregularities in your cycle, or how you are feeling are attributable to that. :)

katmg ~ Congrats on the O!

shouldaeloped ~ Hmmm....BFP or drink fest....*weighing options* ....;) I hope you get a BFP and you can have a drink fest involving water! :D

wrighty ~ Somehow it's only 5 DPO, although it feels like 500 DPO LOL! I always feel the same way. Why does time seem to STAND STILL during the 2WW?? ;) I have been suffering from the hot flashes too...and I am *never* hot at night. ever. ever. I started to attribute it to our new pillow top mattress, but if you are having the same issues, then I guess it's the clomid for me too. *shrug* Are you having any other s/e?

UTChick ~ "Do we really have to do it for 13 days in a row?" LOL! Ummm...I won't even tell you how many days hubby and I BD'd in a row last cycle....it was more than 13! DH is such a trooper...these poor guys! :) I think I should buy stock in OPKs and HPTs!

cat_loverpq ~ It sounds like another annov cycle to me...have you spoken to your dr about it? No words of wisdom here since I am just as clueless about my own cycle! Good luck!

***

Is it time to O yet?? CD 8 here. One more dose of clomid. I slept for 2 hours today, after which I woke up in a pool of sweat. Lovely. I had such a bad headache and just felt blah. But I feel better now. DH keeps asking when the BD will start up ;) I would have thought after last cycle he would never want to touch me again!!

For you clomid girls (wrighty, Baby Lust), do you think that the clomid gives you higher than normal temps? If you look at my chart, my temp was 97.51 and then when I started taking the clomid, it has been ~97.75. I'm just wondering whether this is going to make it hard to tell when I O.

[ABirney]

Well DH has finally given the go-ahead for us to start TTC!!!!!! :D So now I can quit lurking and officially join!
Here's our stats:
My name/age: Angie, 30
DH name/age: Scott, 28 (29 soon)
Married since: Sept 25, 2004
Off BC since: Dec '04
TTC since: Sept '05
Charting since: Dec 20 '04
Known issues: none
Chart links:
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/ttc/index.php
http://www.ovusoft.com/forum/chart.asp?id=mrsabirney
Current status: Waiting to O
Question... I'm kind of computer illiterate and don't remember how to post links to my charts in my siggy without having the whole link show (so it just says "my chart", etc)... can anyone tell me how? TIA!

[Kristi32302]

WC Name: Kristi32302
Me: Kristi/31
DH: Kelly/32
Married since: March 23, 2002
Off BCP since: Feb. 2004
TTC since: May 2004
Charting since: March 2004
Known issues/test results: None at this time
Chart: http://www.ovusoft.com/cgi-bin/chart.pl/kristi32302">myTCOYF WebCharts
Current status: waiting to O
Hello all...

I used to be on WC with some of you and just found this website. I'm glad to be back with ya'll.

[mayham]

Threadmistress: can you please move me to Taking a Charting Break, and remove my stats?

Things have been busy, so it's been a while since I've checked in here. I've been spordically charting, but have mostly decided to stop for a few months just to see what happens. We'll see how long that lasts, but in the meantime, good luck to everyone, hope you get your BFPs soon! :)

[Mystikal]

ABirney congrats on TTC officially! To post your chart you would do the following: [url= insert chart link here]My Chart[ /url] and just remove your spaces. :)
Kristi welcome!! I remember you!
mayham good luck to you!!

My temps have been very stable this month in my LP which is so unlike me. I'm hoping it means good things, but trying not to get too hopeful.

[jnshanna]

Welcome Angie and Kristi! :)

[Wrighty26]

Babylove-- My temps were high while I was taking Clomid-- but lowered after I finished taking the pills- and I still had a slight dip before O. They are now pretty much the highest they've ever been-- I don't know if this is b/c of the Clomid (because, you would think that it would be out of my system at this point) or just a really good sign :)

Welcome ABirney and Kristi!

Mayham-- Good luck-- I hope that you figure out what's going on and come back to join us soon!

[Kristi32302]

Thanks Mystical, I remember you too.

I have seen a couple of familer names.

Bottleored I am so sorry for your loss.

Thank you for warm welcome.

I'm glad to be back with this group, I missed chatting with my fellow TTCers once I left WC.

[babylove]

Wrighty ~ I hope it's just a really good sign!!!! *crossing all crossables for you* :D

Welcome kristi !!

Good luck to you mayham !!

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated to here!

Welcome ABirney and Kristi! Kristi, your chart link didn't work.. :confused: Do you want to try reposting? Thanks!

Best of luck Mayham! Hope you still come around to cheer us on, and definitely let us know when you get your BFP!

[Baby Lust]

BLove, My temps on Clomid are typically very high (post-O range) during and immediately after Clomid. They do level out though and you can definitely see your temp jump! And I totally hear you on the hot flashes! That and headaches are my two worst side effects! Lovely! :rolleyes:

Hey Kristi! Shanes_Angel from WC! :) So glad to see you made it over! Are you starting a journal here? I hope you don't have to hang around here long!


No testers?! :eek: What is going on here? :p Hope we have some BFPs very very soon!

DH and my mom and I are leaving for Kansas tomorrow after I get off work. I am packing my OPKs and already told DH that the BDing begins this week! It would be nice to O before CD20, but since that is my normal O date, I'm pretty sure it won't change this month. But it is nice to have such a predictable O date! :p So I hope there are many BFPs when I get back! 2 more and we can shut this baby down! Good luck everyone! I will update everyone's stats before I leave tomorrow, then again when I get back.

[Sabriel]

Baby Lust Have fun BDing in Kansas! :D

Mystikal Hopefully those stable temps are a good sign!

Welcome Krist32302 and ABirney! Hope your stays are short and sweet!

CD 14 for me. I thought I had Oed, but now I am not so sure. My temp was low yesterday and today. We are still BDing just in case!

[Kristi32302]

http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/45b0a

Use my fertility friend chart. I've had trouble with my ovusoft chart showing up.

[Mystikal]

Baby Lust here's hoping you get in some good BD while you're gone!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!

My temp jumped half a degree this morning. (Of course that could be attributed to the fact that DH was holding me when I temped...but would that really cause my temp to jump so drastically when his body temperature is probably close to the same as mine?) My temps are higher than usual this cycle, so I'm taking that as a good sign. A couple weeks ago my family was giving us a hard time about having kids (something they never talk about). My dad was saying how we'll probably be announcing a pregnancy soon, wouldn't it be funny if I did end up pg this cycle? *sigh* Sorry, I'm just rambling along here...I have to go get ready for work now.

[mayham]

Mystikal, Wrighty26, babylove, Charting is Knowledge -- Thanks for your good wishes! I'll definitely be back from time to time to cheer everyone on :)

[klav]

Babylove I asked the Dr to put me on it because one we have been trying sence 2004 got PG in October had MC in Nov. and have been trying ever sence. my periods were reg. till the MC then they got a little off 24-30 day's I was a normal or reg 28 day cycle So the DR said if I was not PG by July then they would do something. I asked in July to put me on Clomid and that's why I'm taking all these wonderful Drugs that give you hot flashes!! well at least it's during the fall and winter time hopefully it will keep me warm! :rolleyes:

welcome all Newbies!! hope your stay is a short one

[Wrighty26]

Mystikal- Your temps are looking a lot higher in general this month! I hope that this is it for you :) I'm definintely stalking your chart!

Sabriel - I can't offer any advice, because you chart is a little confusing :confused:-- at least you have all of your bases covered!

Yeah- remember how I said my face was as clear as day? Scratch that- it began to break out yesterday. Oh well, it was nice and pretty for almost a week :)

I really have no FPS to speak out- which is actually a little disappointing :) The only odd that I've experienced (and this may be TMI- so you are warned :)) is that my nipples felt like they were ON FIRE after cycling class yesterday. I was shopping at Target, and I was in excruiating pain- to the point that I walked around with one arm across my chest (although, that didn't really help!) I think it's b/c it was cold in there...

Hope everyone has a great Monday!!!

[Ericka_Jarett]

Where are all the ladies that were testing this past week until yesterday. amurphy hasn't updated her chart in a few days. (forgot after a read through, she is away)

I am presently CD 29, DPO 10. My testing is so far away cause I don't want to waste a test like last month when AF showed up 2 hours later after I tested. CD's have been 33-34 days long and DPO 11 usually. FF never changed my O date to Sunday from Friday either, so that is another reason I am waiting to test. Cause I could really be CD 29, DPO 8

[Lizard]

amurphy's in Paris on vacation, I forget how long she'll be gone though.... maybe a week?

7 DPO here and just the typical ol' bloat. It's way too early for anything else though. It turns out we're going out of town this weekend for our anniversary, so I'm gonna do my damndest to NOT test before we leave. We'll see if I can hold out though. :rolleyes:

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated to here!

Hopefully AMurphy will have good news when she gets back! I bet she could find a cute way to bring her DH a souvenier from Paris! :p

[shouldaeloped]

Good morning everyone! I was one of the testers from last week through today. no such luck. AF arrived this morning. with the gradual temp drop I had over the past few days, I wasn't that suprised.

threadmistress- could you please move to "waiting to O"

it looks like there are some strong possibilities out there for this week. I'm crossing my fingers for some BFP celebrating sooner rather than later!

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated to here!

Sorry about AF Shouldaeloped. That sucks.

[jodylovesscotty]

No time for shout outs, but will be back later for them.

Who knows what will happen with me this cycle. I am sick as a dog so I couldn't even temp. this morning (my nose was so stuffed up). I am even home from work today because they sent me home. I tried to go in, but they saw how sick I was and made me go home. I got a positive OPK yesterday and EWCM. I fell asleep so early yesterday, but this morning we made a plan to BD tonight. Hopefully its not too late!


Good luck to all those testing!!!

[jnshanna]

Mystikal ~ I hope your temps are a very good thing! I have my fingers crossed for you.

Baby Lust ~ Have fun on your trip. We're on the same cycle date and I told DH that I have a goal for BDing this week so he's on call. ;)

Sorry about AF shouldaeloped. :(

I hope you feel better soon jodylovesscotty!

CD 11 for me and hope that I O sometime this week. DH and I plan to do a lot of BDing this week and through the weekend. ;) Something weird happened this morning though, (TMI) I had blood on the TP mixed with EW. That's really strange because that never happens to me. I'm hoping it's no big deal and it's just a little spotting from BDing yesterday? I'm not sure what else it could be.

[marteneym]

catlover I have a major history of delayed O. I knwo how frustrating it is. I have O'ed as late as cd56. I hope you O soon. It could still happen. I would call your dr. though to see if they have any concerns. I typically wait my cycles out, but I did take provera one cycle to get AF. Good luck!

Welcome Abirney and Kristi!

Mayham Sorry to hear you are leaving us. Hope that SWH brings you your BFP!

shouldaeloped Sorry to hear about AF!

jody Yay for a positive OPK! Hope you feel better soon and catch that eggie tonight.

I am on day 4 of chlomid. The only symptom I seem to have is a small amount of ovary pain in the evenings. My temps are also more consistent than they ever are. I normally have the rocky mountains for a chart. Hoping to O next week. I am waiting for my Opk's to come.

[ptcrn]

Hi all, I'm another one that was testing last week. I wasn't sure about my O date because FF changed it 3 times, but I tested on Saturday anyway... BFN. I'm not too disappointed because I expected it. So I'll test again this coming Saturday if AF hasn't shown up yet- but I just don't feel pg, you know? But I think my chart is looking ok- I had a good temp rise this AM. Here's hoping it stays there!

Threadmistress, can you change me to Testing 9/12 to 9/18? Thanks!

Welcome back to Polkadot and welcome to ABirney and Krist32302 !

[polkadot]

ptcrn- i love your advatar...check mine out...what;s your puggies name?
good luck with the testing ...crossing all crossables.. :D


Welcome Abirney and Kristi!

Mayham Sorry to hear you are leaving us. Good luck in general! :p

shouldaeloped Sorry to hear about AF! She sucks!

jody Yay for a positive OPK! Hope you feel better soon and catch that eggie tonight.

[kmmommy]

QOTD: Where do you buy your OPKs and PG tests cheap?

I know about the dollar stores but does anyone buy online?

[Baby Lust]

Kelly, I buy on ebay but I know a bunch of people buy from Mrs. Test and babyhopes.com. Have you tested again? I keep checking your chart to see if you have updated... getting anxious! :)

[Charting is Knowledge]

Updated to here!

[marteneym]

FYI: The nurse I saw for my appt last week said that Fertility Blend has alot of Vitamin E?. Taking the 3 pills a day with the Prenatal would be to much. I belive FB's website says it is ok to take with a prenatal. She said it can be bad for you. Just thought you would like to know. I know that FB was mentioned before by a few people. Talk to you Dr's if you are thinking about taking it.

[Sabriel]

ptcrn Your chart is looking good!

marteneym Yay for more stable temps! Hope this Clomid cycle is just what you needed.

jnshanna That could be O spotting! Have a fun week! ;)

jodylovesscotty Hope you feel better soon!

CD 15 today and my temp went back up. I am hoping that was an implantation dip, but I probably haven't Oed yet. I have had EWCM today and yesterday, so we are still BDing!

I had my annual exam today with the midwife that I would like to use when we get PG. She was really nice and spent an hour with me. She said that she could still care for me during PG even with my allergies/ slight asthma and hypothyroidism. She said that I can take my allergy meds while PG, so that is a huge relief to me. I need to drink more water and less coke (though I still can have 20 oz. per day), which I knew but will definitely work on now. She also said both DH and I should stay away from alcohol while TTC. I didn't know that it mattered what DH drank. :confused: Anyhow, I was really happy with the visit! Now I am even more anxious to get PG!

[gator97]

Threadmistress, kindly move me to Think I O'ed, Testing 9/19-9/26

I am pretty sure that I O'ed on Friday and FF seems to agree. . .so I am calling it. So glad that it finally happened. Poor DH was so sick but still insisted on BD. I felt really bad but glad that he was still interested. He's all for BD every day and I don't think he wanted to miss his opportunity!

I do think the 6 mo. time line is creating additional stress. He knows that I desperately do not want to take Lupron but will if it's our only chance of getting pregnant. I think he feels a lot of pressure to get me knocked up. Trying hard to stay relaxed. . . hopefully this will be our month and we won't have to worry about!

I'm VERy behind on SOs but will do my best.

Welcome back Polkadot! So glad that you and your family are safe. I have a friend 9 mo. pregnant who is now in Houston. Stressful to say the least.

Wrighty, you asked me forever ago where I lived in Otown. I'm on the Northwest side: Longwood/Sweetwater area. We love it! I'm going to have to get a gator avatar to compete with that Seminole!

Welcome to ABirney and Kristi32302! Hope your stay is short and sweet.

Sorry about AF shouldaeloped. Whether it is expected or not, it still sucks every time.

Marteneym - Hope clomid does the trick for you and you O soon. My dr. recommended my DH get an SA just so we utilize our 6 mo. window to its fullest. He was not excited at all. We compromised. We are trying on our own for a few months and then if nothing happens, he'll get the SA and we'll explore other options if need be. I think avoiding the SA is another reason he is so determined to get pregnant in the next month or two. men!

[Dotsie]

I buy from www.babyhopes.com and from the dollar tree :D

[silentbunny]

I have been very absent for the last month +...I think I need to stop using this thread. It's great and a very supportive place, but I was getting far too frustrated with waiting to O...and I'd get jealous watching the success (and quick cycles!) of others. I think I did finally O again this past weekend (Day 35, I think) but I wasn't being very good at all about keeping up with this thread and was just always feeling bad... I think a private journey is what's best for me right now. Best of luck to everyone, and I hope all of your OPKs are BFPs very soon!

Threadmistress, will you please take me off the list? Thanks.

[klav]

gator totall understand what you mean with the SA and your DH mine was the same way until I found SGFC and they allow you to bring the sample from home. within the hour of the deposit of the sample.

Sabriel I was wondering about the alcohol. hummm wonder if there really is abig factor on that? my dr has not said anything nor did the SGFC. so I never though of it again..

Kaeden's Mommy I bought both PG test And OPK from Ebay oops nope I did not I bought th OPKS from early preg. test.com (http://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com) and the PG test from Ebay.

marteneym looks like we are really close ing our cycles I'm on day 5 of clomid tomorrow I begin with the Estrodil .. are you takeing that also?
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So as for me I day 5 of Clomid and tomorrow I starting on the Estrodial.
Temps seem normal nothing exciting there.
We'' see what happens this time with the Progesterone and wacky high temps. I still get really warm at night and some times wake up sweaty hair damp. so I assume it's the meds. :confused:

[Mystikal]

The suggestion has been made to me that it's possible I might have O'ed on CD25. When my friend looked over my past charts she saw a pattern of a post-O dip and then a gradual rise. I must say, I'm liking the idea of a CD25 O much better than a CD27 O. Not only because it means we timed BD much better, but that means I'm closer to testing! :p So, what do you ladies think? Any chance there was a CD 25 O?

[kmmommy]

I haven't tested again yet. We were gone all weekend and I don't have any tests at home. Plus, I just don't think I am anymore - I'll try to get a test tomorrow.

[jnshanna]

That's a nice looking chart gator!

I'm sorry to see you go, silentbunny. I hope that in private you are able to get that BFP.

Mystikal ~ I'm not good at the guessing game regarding O so I don't have any advice but I hope get the answer you want. :)

[babylove]

My temp went UP a lot this morning and it's only CD 10!! Yesterday was my last Clomid pill...is it possible that I could have O'd this early or is it just from the clomid?? We haven't even started BD'ing yet! I'm nervous!

[klav]

babylove are you only taking clomid? 'm not sure it's possible to O this early....with clomid. I may be wrong. no cramping or unesay feeling in your lower abdomin? how many day's of clomid are you taking? Just wondering because I taking estrodial also and that's usually when I have some slight discomfort and when I think I O... sorry I'm no help :(

[babylove]

klav ~ Yup...only clomid CD 5-9--9 was yesterday. Now that I've had some time to think about it, if my temp went up today that means I would have had to O yesterday, on the day I took my last dose of clomid...You're probably right, it's not possible. And I didn't feel any differently at all--no bb soreness, cramping, etc. Thanks!

Baby Lust or wrighty...any thoughts on this??

[Wrighty26]

Hey babylove-- I don't think you O'd. Clomid can just make your temps go up and down (if you check out my chart-- my temps were like a roller coaster). It's certainly plausible that you did-- because stranger things have happened. Did you Dr. ask for you to get an ultrasound 5-10 days after starting the Clomid? If not, I would look into it-- it can give you am idea of where your body is at and how developed your follicles are...

Be back later to do more replies!

[katmg]

Okay, I know I called my O yesterday, but now my temp went down again. I'm wondering if maybe this is going to be an annov. cycle? My temps are just wacky. I thought for sure my temp would spike this morning - I was BURNING UP last night. DH and I were sitting on the sofa watching T.V. last night and I had to take my pants off b/c they were too hot. :p Anyone want to take a look at my chart (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/89994)?? Thanks!

[Ericka_Jarett]

Sorry katmg, not good at reading charts. My own is a mess to me :)

Silentbunny, sorry to see you go, but I totally understand and may be doing the same thing if AF shows up this cycle.

[mkvh]

Hey ladies! No time for SOs today. I spent WAAAAAY too much time obsessing on CC last week before AF showed up and have a LOT of work backed up to show for it!

Boring CD 5 for me...t-minus 2 days till Tucson and the BD fest that will ensue! Ordered OPKs which should be here when we get back Sunday, if not before.

Oh...and yay to ABirney for OFFICIALLY joining! Welcome!!

[Lizard]

8 DPO.... man I hate this 2 week wait. :( I've had cramping the last couple days, and last night I had the worst case of heartburn I've ever had. Which is weird, because I used to have acid reflux and was treated with Nexium for a very long time. I went off the Nexium 1 or 2 years ago, because I didn't need it anymore, and I rarely have heartburn. Yesterday's was worse than any heartburn I've had in my life (didn't eat anything weird either).

So now I gotta decide when to test. We'll be out of town Saturday and Sunday, but I could test Saturday before we leave, which would be 12 DPO. Monday would be 14 DPO. FF says I should test on 15 DPO, but that's also our wedding anniversary. I'm hesitant to test that day because of conflicting emotions, not to mention I've never waited until 15 DPO to test. :rolleyes:

[bunnybeth]

I'm ready to join! Yesterday was the first and probably last time I was in any way happy to see AF, as that means I'm technically in my first TTC cycle. Although cramps have kept me up since 3am this morning, so that's dampening the excitement just a little on this rainy morning. ;)

WC Name: bunnybeth
Me: Bethany (27)
DH: Elon (27)
Married since: 6/23/02
TTC since: September 2005
Charting since: March 2002
Current status: waiting to O

I've been charting to avoid since before DH and I were married (for a couple of months practice to get to know my body) so I'm on charting cycle #38 now. However, I've been charting the "old fashioned" way- paper and pen- and am trying to figure out if I should switch to something online. Can anyone give some recommendations or tips on what I should try out? Ovusoft seemed to be the one that goes with the TCOYF book, and those are the charts (printed off of the TCOYF website) that I've been using, but I looked at it, and didn't see a free version at all. Is it worth paying for? Is the free version of Fertility Friend a good one to use instead? Or maybe in addition to continuing to use my paper charts?

[polkadot]

bunnybeth- welcome...i hope your stay is short and sweet. I use fertility friend and pay for the vip...but you can use it for free online at www.fertilityfriend.com check it out...i cant imagine trying to figure it all out on paper and pen i can barley figure it out on FF. Good Luck!

Lizard- that is one good looking chart. I would test before you leave for the trip but thats just me and i am a freak about POAS. But maybe if you dont test you will get busy doing other things on the trip and not think about it too mucha nd on CD 15 you will get a BFP and a huge surprise...good luck and keep us posted.

[ptcrn]

polkadot , I love your avatar too! Where did you find it? My little guy's name is Max, there are some more pics of him in the Pug Mommies thread. I've seen your Conrad there and he is adorable!!

I think I'm out this month... big temp drop this morning and I'm feeling really irritable and a little crampy- sucks! I'm just grateful that I did have a normal cycle and LP this month. I was worried, having just come off the patch.

Welcome to Bunnybeth! I chart using the paper forms from TCOYF too, and then transfer them into the free version of FF. I might get the VIP version of FF for 3 months just to see if I like it any better. I've also been using the free trial of Ovusoft, but not sure if I want to upgrade once its over. The good thing is that its only $39 one time fee, versus having to keep renewing Fertility Friend.

[marteneym]

Gator I think avoiding the SA is another reason he is so determined to get pregnant in the next month or two. men!
LOL! That would be my DH. We have been ttc for a year and I told him I am not going through any treatments or more meds than the chlomid unless he does it. He said it was pretty embarassing but he was fine. I am anxious to get the results. I hope you get your BFP soon, so your Dh wont have to go. Guys are so funny!

Klav I am just taking Chlomid. I took my last one today on cd7. We are very close. I still get really warm at night and some times wake up sweaty hair damp. so I assume it's the meds
This was me last night and this morning. I thought I would get through with no se's. Oh well. I had a migraine last night as well.

Babylove Looks like you are close to Klav and I. I can't imagine that you O'ed the day of your last chlomid. I do have a friend who ended chlomid cd7 and O'ed cd8 though. Get your DH and BD girl!

Silentbunny Sorry to see you leave. Good luck in your TTC journey. Make sure to let us now if you get your BFP!

Katmg It doesn't look like you have O'ed yet. Keep your chin up. {{{HUGS}}}

Lizard Your chart is looking great.

bunnybeth Welcome!

As I said above, I had a migraine last night and have been getting hot flashes last night and this morning. Today was my last day of chlomid. Come on O! Opk's came today.

[amurphy]

Just a quick post. (I need a break from reading all the emails that piled up while I was away.) I'm disappointed that I didn't return to a ton of happy posts announcing BFPs. I thought for sure a few of the great looking charts from last week would result in BFPs.

As for me, AF arrived our first night in Paris. Not only did she arrive, but she brought with her the worst cramps ever. I was slammed with awful cramps (out of the blue) while at dinner. It was awful. I couldn't even sit at the table while everyone rushed to finish their meals. I walked around the block while trying not to throw-up/cry. Thankfully everyone went out for a few drinks once we got back to the apartment so I could just curl up in a ball and wait out the cramps. DH kept coming back from the bar to check on me, bring me water, etc. He understood that I was upset not just because I felt like crap, but also because it was yet another cycle without a baby. He's so great . . . but I did some crying that evening. Ugh.

[marteneym]

Amurphy- Sorry to hear about AF! Sometime a good cry is exactly what we need. {{{HUGS}}}

[polkadot]

amurphy- awww that sucks,....AF always shows up when she is least wanted ie: a trip to paris...big hugs coming your way....on to next month :rolleyes:

ptcrn- i got my advatar at www.pugs.org i think i will have to check for you..yep..thats it..your max is adorable....and i love that...he seems to have a very smushy face i just love that....conrad has lots o wrinkles...i just love pugs dont you?

[Lizard]

I am so sorry amurphy. :(

[Dotsie]

{{HUGS}} Amurphy. I'm so sorry for AF. She is an Evil Biatch!!

[kmmommy]

Hugs to you amurphy. Sorry it didn't happen for you this month.

[mkvh]

{{{{HUGS}}}} amurphy! How horrible to be sad and sick at the same time...

[Sabriel]

amurphy Sorry to hear about AF. I hate that she always visits on vacation! :(


So, I purchased a VIP membership for FF yesterday for a month to try it out. I was playing with the chart overlays, and there is no way that I have Oed yet. So far my temps are in the same range as last month (annovulatory) and as my pre-O temps the month before. I kinda knew that in the back of my mind, but I guess it was just wishful thinking! So, I guess we should still be BDing!

Threadmistress, could you please move me back to "Waiting to O"? Thanks!

[ABirney]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!! I think I got my links in my siggy to work finally.... (thanks Mystikal !) My chart is pretty boring so far... on CD9, and just sticky CM for now. According to Ovusoft, my predicted O is the day before our 1st anniv!! So maybe we'll have an anniversary present...
Welcome to Kristi and bunnybeth !
As for charting methods, I chart on paper using the booklet we got in our NFP classes through CCL, plus I use both Ovusoft and FF. I like Ovusoft better but use FF just to see if they agree on O date interp. and I use the paper charts because I have room to write my own descriptions with as many words as I need. bunnybeth ... I know when I signed up for Ovusoft they had a 15 day free trial.. that was back in December so not sure if they still have that or not, but that's when I signed up for both to test them both out. (I was charting to avoid since Dec.)
Sorry AF had to show up amurphy .

[Mystikal]

amurphy I'm so sorry, sweetie!! I was really hoping for a BFP announcement from you when you got back. ((HUGS))

[gator97]

amurphy so sorry about AF.

[klav]

amurphy hope your feeling better

[UTChick]

I'm trying to get laundry done and get packed to leave for Florida tomorrow night, but wanted to tell you all to have a good rest of the week and I will check back in on Sunday night or Monday. No telling how many pages I will have to read to catch up by then!

amurphy~I'm so sorry AF showed. It really sucks when it happens on vacation. :(

[mayham]

amurphy -- sorry to hear about AF and that she seemed to hit you like a truck this time... I never used to have bad cramps with AF, but now that we're ttc, it's like a double whammy :( . Hope the rest of your time in Paris was amazing!

[Wrighty26]

Awww...amurphy--I'm so sorry about AF :( and in PARIS to top it off. I hope that you drank a lot of red wine-- and lots of soft cheese while you were over there....

[nuhmah]

Lizard - your chart looks great! :)

amurphy - so sorry AF showed, and in Paris, too! I hope you did enjoy the rest of it though - DH and I spent a few weeks in Paris last summer and it was gorgeous. I loved it, and have even started adapting an eating style similar to theirs.

[Ilovemygeek]

Hello Ladies! We moved over the weekend and our internet did not get reconnected until today. I was starting to get the shakes without my CC fix! I am 14DPO and I am scared to test. This is my first 2WW and I do not want to be disappointed, but I think I might test tomorrow or the next day if my temps do not drop because not knowing is killing me! I will keep you updated.

[Ericka_Jarett]

Sorry amurphy about AF. I never use to have cramps either until about a few months before I got pregnant, now I get them off and on.

Me - temp went up to 98.4 this morning, was holding at 98.2 the last few days. Cycles have been running 33-34 days long with LP of 11. Today I am CD 31, DPO 12 according to FF.

Getting together with an old high school classmate tomorrow most likely, been 13 yrs since I have seen her.

[babylove]

amurphy ~ So sorry about AF :(

[/B]ilovemygeek[B] ~ That's a very pretty chart there!!! ;)

[Mystikal]

Ilovemygeek and Ericka your charts are looking very pretty!! Here's hoping you get some good news soon!!!

As for me, I had some really sharp cramps in my lower abdomen last night, and then a dip to CL today. I'm hoping they are signalling implantation since I have no spotting, but I'm not holding out hope. I expect AF here within the next couple days. :(

[Wrighty26]

We have some nice charts in here ladies! Not mine-- unless I get a temp spike tomorrow (though, I'm not hold my breath)... I think AF will be here this weekend :( Still have to go have my blood drawn today so that I can get my progesterone checked (although- I'm pretty sure it's good to go!).

I'll be back to stalk later :D

[babylove]

After all of this anxiety over whether I O'd way early, I was so looking forward to starting w/ the OPKs this morning....I POAS and then forgot about it! I didn't remember until almost an hour later, and by then, the stick was not good anymore :( What scares me is that the lines, while they were not identical in color, were similar, so know I don't know if it was + or - :confused: We BD'd last night and will do so tomorrow, so I guess we're ok, but still...just another thing to obsess over. :rolleyes:

[Ericka_Jarett]

If the colors are similar then you are due to O within 24-36 hours usually. Usually when the test line is darker than the reference line, you have O'd already.

[babylove]

Thanks Ericka....but I didn't read the test until almost an hour later! The directions say not to do that b/c after a certain amount of time, the test is no longer valid. :confused:

[Wrighty26]

Babylove-- I just want to recommend not using your OPKs in the morning-- they aren't like HPTs-- the FMU won't necessarily give you the best reading on an LH surge. I believe it's recommended to test between 12-8-- after holding out on peeing for about 4 hours or so...

It's not that you won't get a positive OPK in the morning-- you very well could, but if you have a short LH surge, you may miss it!

[Ericka_Jarett]

I have never really seen a difference when I read it. I read them in the time that your suppose to, and even looked at it again 2 hours later and it looks the exact same. You definately can't read the test the next day, cause it doesn't look the same.

As Michelle said, it's best not to use the FMU. I use to take mine at 9:30 since I was up at 6 every morning.

[amurphy]

You all are so great. Thank you for the support. It really helps to know that I've got a bunch of great women cheering for me. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

UTChick: Have a great time in Florida! I hope that you return from your vacation with some good news.

mystical: It's just one temp. Don't give up hope yet!

We did have a great time in Paris. It wasn't as romantic as it could have been...our friend was our "tour guide" and it didn't seem right to ask him to leave us the heck alone. We did have one evening to ourselves, which was really nice. So, I guess that I'm CD7....if only my boobs and temps would deflate. Why does my body like to confuse things? My DH noticed my huge bbs on the plane home from Paris and commented again last night ("Still got those huge boobs, huh?') :confused:

[mkvh]

amurphy: if it's any consolation, I think my boobs get BIGGER after AF. I thought it was my body being confused after all the years of Depo... :rolleyes:

babylove: I concur about taking the OPK later in the day...hey, that means you get to PO another stick, right? Can't be all bad!

Wrighty: Sorry about the nosedive today...hopefully your progesterone checks out okay and you can cross that off the list of TTC-related things to worry about.

UTChick: Have a great trip...looking forward to hearing from you when you return.

Mystikal: Hang in there...we'll see what the good ol' BBT says tomorrow!

I do agreen we've got some lovely charts out there (Lizard, Ilovemygeek and others)! What are your OFFICIAL test plans???

[babylove]

wrighty ~ Hmm....never thought of that! I just figured that first thing in the morning is best b/c I hadn't been drinking and had been holding it for hours by then. So if the best time is 12-8 and you have to hold it for 4 hrs, what do you do about drinking water during the day? If I drink lots of water (to help w/ the dry CM), I have to pee constantly and if I held it for 4 hrs I would BURST! :confused: Besides, doesn't drinking water during the day dilute the hormone in your pee?? This is all just too much for me! :p

Ericka ~ Oy...never seen a difference? Now I am really worried that it is +! Maybe we should BD tonight or tomorrow morning for good measure ;)

mkvh ~ Woohoo! More POAS!! :D So what do you do about drinking water and having to pee all day when it comes to OPKs??

[mkvh]

babylove: yes, yes, and yes about water/diluted pee/holding it...and I can't say for sure. The only reason I weighed in was because I am going to use OPKs for the first time this cycle, so I have been reading instructions left and right (I am a big dork when it comes to instructions). I drink a lot, too, and pee about every other hour. So I don't know. Maybe hold off in the morning, POAS at lunch, and then guzzle water in the afternoon? I think that may be my strategy, but here I sit at 9:15, and I have to pee already!

[Wrighty26]

The recommendation is to do exactly what mkvh said-- hold off on the water for a couple of hours-- and then once you've tested go back to your regular drinking schedule. It is a kind of a catch-22 isn't it? :) I will say that I tested after holding for 2-3 hours and got a +...

[cat_loverpq]

babylove ~ I am like mkvh in that I've been reading directions on OPK's since I just started using them. The one I got from Dollar Tree said to decrease your liquid intake 2 hours prior to testing (so there's no dilution factor), NOT to use FMU, and that the best time to test was 10am-8pm. So I don't think you have to completely stop drinking water, just cut back a couple hours before testing and you should be fine. :)
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I've had 9 days of spotting now, so I'm pretty sure this was an annov cycle. :( But hopefully that means that I only have a max of 2 weeks to wait before O shows up...provided this next one is a "normal" cycle. :rolleyes:

Question ~ If I start a new chart on FF and in a few days realize that I have O'ed (and therefore that it wasn't an annov cycle), can I change it back to one long cycle?

[shouldaeloped]

all this conversation about OKP's has confused me even more. I thought that when the test line was darker than the reference line, it meant ovulation is happening within the next 12 - 24 hours. But from what I read below- it means O has already happened???? if that's the case, no wonder I missed it last month! can anyone set me straight? very confused!

Ilovemygeek and ericka- nice charts. . looking very promising!

[flygirl]

I’m sorry I haven’t been able to post in here recently. I have been reading along, though, and there were so many things I wanted to comment on! Oh well. I will get to as much as is still relevant.

I’m 7 DPO (as all you chart-stalkers know….and thanks to whomever voted that a pg looks very promising! Scary how something so insignificant can have such an impact.) and no signs of implantation. I think I had a slight surge of estrogen around the 3rd which accounts for my creamy CM & lower temp the next day. That is completely normal for me. Since then, however, I’ve been pretty much bone dry, which is unusual.

Bbs have been hurting since before O, but I think that may actually be a side effect of a med I just stopped taking. In FACT, I think it reacts with progesterone & intensifies the symptoms, because I only experienced them in the last 2 cycles. And of course, they had to be the first two TTC cycles. :rolleyes: It’s a brand new drug and we’re still learning about the side effects, and I don’t think they’re pretty.

DH left last Saturday :( and I don’t know when I’ll get to see him again. I’m leaving for my parents’ on Thursday for 11 days, and like usual, his schedule is up in the air (pun sort of intended ;) ). It could be as long as 3 weeks from now. I’m not even going to think of how next cycle will work yet.

I have to go out for a bit but I *promise* to come back & do SO’s :) .

[Ericka_Jarett]

Answer OPK's say that once you see the test line darker than the reference line, you can stop testing, means your Oing in 12 + hours. I personally was working more on the temp this cycle. We BD'd everyday for the whole week. I got 2 positives, the first was lighter than reference and the next day it was darker than reference line.

I would BD tonight if I was you just to be sure you covered your bases.

[Wrighty26]

shouldaeloped - You are correct! If you get a line as dark/darker than the reference line than you are set to O in most likely 12-36 hours-- which is why they are called predictors :)

[shouldaeloped]

thanks wrighty. . . I thought I had the whole thing backwards and was going to seriously kick myself!

[cat_loverpq]

Ditto the OPK results...mine said if it is positive then you will be Oing in the next 24-48 hours. :)

[klav]

cat_loverpq you kitty looks like one of mine!!
I was going to start with OPK tomorrow day 10 is that too soon. and thank you all for clearing that up now when I test it make more sense to me :D

[Ericka_Jarett]

They give a recommendation in the package of OPK's as to how long your cycle usually is and when to start testing.

[bunnybeth]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

Waiting to O is such a boring part, and I usually don't until CD 15-20 so I've still got a couple of weeks to wait. :p At least I'm not really cramping anymore.

polkadot I've gotten pretty lazy about my charting the last couple of years... no cover lines, and not paying much attention to type of CM, etc. Just enough to know if there is a remote chance of being fertile or not.

ptcrn I think I will try out both the free versions then. I didn't know Ovusoft had a trial, I guess I wasn't really paying attention to it. I think I'll transfer my temps and CM from the paper and then the software can figure out the other stuff.

ABirney I had missed the free trial of Ovusoft, I guess I wasn't really looking at it. I just checked the website, and it looks like the 15 day trial is still available.

[klav]

Ericka_Jarett I bought my OPK's from an online store i think I posted a while ago who they were and the sell them individualy so there are no directions. I have used other ones before and really did not have luck with them at all thought I'd try one more time to see if I could get it. So but my cycle is usually 28 day's althoght this last one I was 4 days late? go figure something that's suppose to make you more regular throw's me completely off. LOL

Bunny I tried to sign up with Ovesoft but had prob. signing on? hummm

[Ericka_Jarett]

according to my directions you can start testing on CD 11 if your cycle is 28 days. good luck

[klav]

THANK YOU
i THINK i'M GOING TO START TOMORROW THOUGHT BUT i'LL DO IT AFTER LUNCH MAYBE BEFORE i WORK OUT AT THE GYM?
OOPS CAP LOCK ALWAYS DO THAT WITH WORKAND ALL :p

[flygirl]

SO’s! (This will probably be two posts :) )

klav, did you try to download the software? What happened?

bunnybeth, I can finally say, WELCOME! Hope you’re not around too long ;).

Erika, an OPK reading is still a negative if the test line is there, but lighter. The LH hormone is released slowly at first, which is why you see the lighter lines on the test. Once the test line is as dark as or darker than the control line, the amount of LH has reached its peak, which is when the ovary is triggered to release the egg. After it reaches its peak the amount of LH begins to taper off. In your case, the first reading was actually a negative, and the second one the positive. Which actually makes your chart much easier to read ;). I think you started to O on CD21 (unless your open circle indicates your temp may have been higher) and officially O’d on CD22. If your temp may have been higher, then you probably O’d completely on CD21.

cat_loverpq, I’m sorry this cycle was annov. Regarding FF, you can always start a new chart & then, if necessary, merge it with the old one. Click on “Data” at the top, then go down to “Cycles,” and you’ll see where you can create, merge & delete charts. Hth!

amurphy, I’m so sorry. Talk about putting a cloud over your trip. It sounds like you were still able to enjoy yourself, though. If nothing else, at least you know it’s your pattern to have big boobs & high temps after AF, and you won’t have to worry about it. Of course, I hope you don’t have to worry about it again for other reasons ;)

babylove, My OPK’s have looked a little darker after time passes, mostly because the fluid drains out & the ink smudge fades.

Mystical, I totally have my fingers crossed for you! I have a few thoughts about your charts, but I don’t want to go crazy with the analyzation when it’s not asked for. Let me know if you want me to post it.

[flygirl]

Ilovemygeek, this has been one long cycle! Fourteen days is usually a good amount of time, so TEST ALREADY!! ;)

UTchick, I hope you have a wonderful trip!

ABirney, finally an official WELCOME! And I share your secret obsession of chart-studying. I have both FF VIP (back when it was unlimited) & Ovusoft :rolleyes:

Sabriel, what do you think of the VIP so far? Hope you enjoy all the extra BDing!

marteneym, fingers crossed that this is O.

ptcrn, you’re definitely not out of it yet!!! Your chart looks awesome with today’s temp!

Bellfior, I’m sorry you had to suffer the family thing. I’m going to get that every day for the next 11 days, because I’m going to visit my parents. :rolleyes:

Lizard, I’m 2 days behind you and ya know, our charts are looking amazingly similar :D.

katmg, I don’t know about annov yet, but I agree I don’t think you’ve O’d yet. You really can’t know for sure a cycle is annov until AF shows up.

OK. I’m exhausted now :)

[Ericka_Jarett]

hi fly,

thanks, not sure what the open circle is referring to actually. I took out the 1st positive OPK and it changed me to CD 22 as Oing

[flygirl]

I'm sorry to make your wait longer :(. But you did say you guys BD'd non-stop, so hopefully you're still good to go....?

[Guinness]

Just sneeking in to tell Flygirl I said your chart looks promising. I am rooting for you big time since we were cycle buddies for a short time. So what made me vote promising? I think your temps look very different than any other cycle. They have elevated and stayed up with out big dips. That's a good thing as mine did similar PG cycle vs. all the others where I would drop back close to CL a lot.

Okay back to lurking and stalking. Here is some *~*~*~~*baby dust *~*~*~*~ :D

[Lizard]

Quick question... I've heard some of you ladies say in the past that their charts show them being possibly triphasic. Where do you see that? Is it in your FF info when you update? I've never seen it, and I know I've had triphasic shifts.

Not much time right now, but I hope you're all having a great week...

[Ericka_Jarett]

still think it looks good now that the change was made?

[flygirl]

FF is very slow to call triphasic. Here's a link to their study on triphasic & pg: (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/Faqs/Triphasic_Pattern_and_Pregnancy.html)

This is the definition they used in the study:
Definition of Triphasic Pattern:
For the purpose of this study, a triphasic pattern is defined as a sustained "third level" of higher temperatures beginning at least seven days after the ovulation rise. We used the pattern here exactly as identified by Fertility Friend’s charting software. In the rest of this article we will refer to the triphasic pattern in the context mentioned here. Other ways of identifying the pattern may lead to different results. The advantage of our system is that it is an automated procedure and is not subject to human appreciation and its unavoidable bias.

[flygirl]

Erika, thank goodness!

[gator97]

Threadmistress, Please change me to Think I O'ed, Testing 9/19 - 9/25
The high temps right now are b/c DH is out of town and I don't turn the air down as much as he does . .so I've been fairly warm when I wake up each morning. Sure makes me feel good to see such high temps. . but I have to keep myself in reality.

There are some great charts out there! I hope that means there are some more BFPs here very soon!

[flygirl]

Guiness, rolling furiously in the baby dust THANK YOU!!! I am so happy you came over to check up on us :). I miss my cycle buddy.

The steady temps were exactly what I was thinking about this morning. I didn't get as drastic a dip as usual. Oh, here's to hoping!

[Ericka_Jarett]

Still trying to figure out the charting. According to TCOYF chart I should have O'd on Sunday or Monday, so now that the OPK made sense and I made the switch it put me as Monday Oing, which follows June's cycle. Now just hoping the outcome if better than June's. I had my original test date as this coming Monday, so really no need to change that I guess. Since I am DPO 9 and CD 31 will be DPO 14, longest DPO I have had in 2 cycles was DPO 11

[polkadot]

lizard- doyou have the VIP version of FF...on the bottom of your main page is where they pose questions...sometimes they are related to your chart somoetimes not...atleast thats what i think i am still new at this so dont quote me or anything...your chart is looking great!!! Keep thinking high...crossing all crossables... ;)

Erika_jarett- your chart is looking good to almost tripahsic to me but then again i am pretty new at this so dont quote me but keep thinking high and crossing all crossable for you


good luck ladies :D

[Sabriel]

Ericka_Jarett Good luck testing Monday. I really hope this is your month!

flygirl Sorry that your DH is going to be gone. :( I do like the VIP version of FF so far. I will probably renew it for 3 months if this month is not successful.

There are some good lucking charts out there ladies! I need to see some more BFPs!

CD17 today, and I think I am 1 DPO. I had 3 WHOLE DAYS of EWCM in a row! I am so excited, because my CM has been lacking lately. My temp jumped up to 98.0 today, so I think I actually did O yesterday. I am going to wait for 2 more high temps before I call it though.

[Mystikal]

I went to the bathroom all day long expecting to see spotting when I wiped and there was none. I got home tonight and had to pee so bad I barely made it to the bathroom, and guess what? I'm spotting. :( I know we didn't time BD the best this month, but I was really hoping something great would have happened. *sigh* I guess AF will be showing soon enough. :(

[klav]

Mystikal So sorry to hear Af has shown up :mad:
hopefully the next one will be the one!

[Kristi32302]

AMurphy I'm sorry about AF, but I'm glad you had a good time in Paris.

Mystikal All crossables crossed that this is just implantation spotting.

I was so tired last night that I forgot to write down my temp from the morning and didn't realize that until after I temped this morning. Uggg...oh well.

[dlj78]

Amurphy and Mystikal I am sorry that AF showed up :( Mystikal I hope it's just spotting and the witch stays away!

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I have a question and hopefully one you ladies can help me out. I came off the pill back in February and have had very normal cycles since then. My cycles are usually either 34 or 35 days long. I am going on CD 40 and I know I didn't o, my chart is pathetic. If anyone has had an anov cycle, are they usually longer than usual? Thanks!

[nuhmah]

I'm so excited that my chart is looking more normal this cycle! I had a bit of a spike this morning, but I am on CD 11. Last month I had a 33 day cycle, so I have a ways to go. I am hoping that I actually O on this one!

[ptcrn]

flygirl Thanks! I am hoping that there's still a possibility this month. Its not over until its over!

mystikal I'm sorry about the spotting :( . Hopefully its just implantation spotting!

I agree with everyone, there are some awesome looking charts out there (ilovemygeek I hope you test soon)! Hopefully lots of BFP's show up soon and spread a little baby dust out to the rest of us!

Prayers and sticky vibes are needed for my SIL tonight... she is almost 20 weeks along and was just diagnosed with an incompetent cervix AND a blood clot on the tip of the cervix, so she isn't able to have a cerclage just yet. The doc just put her on bedrest for her entire pregnancy unless things change for the better. I can't imagine 20 weeks in bed! I'm just really hoping and praying that this pregnancy sticks for her- they have tried for over 2 years to have a baby and are so happy.

[Wrighty26]

dlj78 - My annov cycle this year (which came out of the blue) was 3 months long. After 3 months, your Dr. will usually give you some provera/prometrium (progesterone) to bring on AF. So, yes I think it's pretty typical :( Hopefully, for your sake-- AF is on her way-- or maybe you will just O soon! (Also been known to happen).

ptcrn - So sorry to hear about your SIL. Best wishes and thought are sent her way :(

As for me-- the temps keep on dropping... Is it typical to have so a slow decrease in temp (which can only assume means that my progesterone is slowly dropping)?

Hope everyone has a great day!

[mkvh]

CHART STALKING:

Mystikal: So sorry about the spotting :mad:

flygirl: Holy temp rise! I am soooo hoping this is it for you!!!

You too, Ericka!!! Wow...high and just keep getting higher!

katmg; Looks like you do need an ovary shout, girlie! Hey...ovulate already!!!

Lizard: Still looking good. Are you testing before or after your weekend trip???

Sabriel: Looks like you did O this time...fingers crossed!


SOs:

ptcrn: thoughts and prayers to your SIL. How scary!

Wrighty: I usually take a nosedive rather than a slow fall. Just me personally...

nuhmah: Yay for a more normal chart!


Okay...that's my weak attempt at SOs for today...and the remainder of the week. Off to start the BD fest in Tucson. Wish me luck! I hope to see several BFPs in here when I return!!!!

[Lizard]

Lizard: Still looking good. Are you testing before or after your weekend trip???

I am gonna test Saturday, that would be 12 DPO. I just don't want to wait until Monday. :D I am feeling pretty queasy today and a little crampy, but I wonder if that's because I'm thinking about everything. :( FPS's can really suck.

I hope ilovemygeek tests today!!

[katmg]

mkvh - Thanks for the ovary shout-out! I don't know what the heck they're doing. :rolleyes:

I thought this might end up being a wacky cycle. Right before I was supposed to O we took in DH's family from New Orleans/Mississippi. Then the next weekend my grandma passed away. Plus, DH's mom had a minor stroke. It's been kind of a rough month and I though the stress would mess things up. Looking forward to moving on.

[amurphy]

katmg You've really had to deal with a lot this month. It is no wonder that O was delayed! Hope you and your family are doing well...and that your ovaries get going soon!

Lizard Your chart is looking fantastic. Isn't is funny that I'm glad you feel like crap?! LOL. I can't wait to read what happens on Saturday! :D

mkvh: You are a marvel. A chart-stalking like no other! Have fun in Tuscon!

mystical :(

flygirl & ericka: Go temps! Nice numbers, girls. Fingers crossed for you both.

Wrighty: Looks like I'm a slow fall kinda girl. My temp is still high on CD8. Its confusing.

nuhmah: I just finished my first "normal" cycle w/ O on CD15 and an 11 day LP. It is a nice change from the 35+ cycles of previous months.

ptcrn Your SIL is in my thoughts....

CD8 for me and a small temp drop today, but STILL not below the CL of my last cycle. Its kinda crazy. My sister was over last night and she even commented on my bbs. What's up with that?! Anyway, I guess I have about four days before the BD festival begins. I'm looking forward to our next chance to capture the elusive egg. Post-O days are kinda boring.

[Lizard]

Sooo... after I posted I was gonna test Saturday, my DH sends me an email saying "Let's leave Friday after work". So we're gonna do that. I'll either test tomorrow morning, or Monday morning... we'll have to see how I feel about it. I COULD take a test with me, that's another option as we're staying in a hotel, but I haven't decided on that either. :)

[kmmommy]

Good luck Lizard!

[ABirney]

Hi ladies! Just checking in quick before work... My temp went up a little bit so FF gave me dotted crosshairs... but I'm 99.9% sure I haven't O'ed yet. For one thing it's too early for me plus I haven't had any EWCM yet and I usually have at least a week's worth before O. Maybe this increased temp is just a fluke. I hope so because DH and I have hardly BD'd at all this month.. he broke his thumb last week and is still in quite a bit of pain. (He did mention last night though that no matter how much it hurts, he will BD when I get EWCM! LOL poor guy!)
Good luck Lizard and Ilovemygeek! Hoping for BFP!!!
Sorry katmg... rough month. Hope things get better.
ptcrn... best wishes to your SIL...
sorry for anyone I missed but time to get ready for work...

[Wrighty26]

Well-- AF arrived in all her glory a little while ago. So odd for me to have a 9 day LP. What's up with that? I have to call my Dr. to find out what I'm doing now-- because I did not get a refill on my Clomid. I'm wondering if Target messed up when they filled my prescription-- I swear he put refill 4 times on the slip. Hmph.

On to a new cycle-- hopefully we will time it better this month...

Threadmistress will you please move me to Waiting to O? Thanks!

[cat_loverpq]

katmg ~ Looks like we are (possible annov) cycle buddies! Of course, that's not really a good thing considering we are TTC, but it helps to know that I'm not the only one with wacky ovaries. :D

flygirl ~ Thanks for the FF tip on merging charts. This is my first month actually charting on FF (I just entered my prior 2 months from my paper charts for comparison) so I'm still learning how the website works. BTW, I got a free VIP trial for 30 days when I signed up, and I really like it. And WOW, look at that temp jump you had today! :D

klav ~ I was just noticing the other day how similar our kitties are. Aren't they just adorable? :)

Ericka_Jarett ~ Here's hoping for a BFP on Monday!!

Lizard ~ Fingers crossed for you!

dlj78 ~ I don't have my charts in front of me, but my first 4 annov cycles were appx. anywhere from 25-42 days. My normal cycles have been about 32 days. When I had annov cycles I never really had AF, but instead would have 5-12 days of light spotting (anywhere from light brown to pink to red in color). In TCOYF I read that you should mark the first day of red flow as the beginning of AF, so that's what I did for my annov cylces as well. Otherwise, instead of 4 annov cycles I guess I would've had one cycle that was 120+ days!

Kristi32302 ~ Ugh, don't you hate that? I've always been paranoid that I will forget to write down my temp and it will get erased, so I end up checking my chart 2-3 times a day just to make sure!
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Yesterday was the first day I finally had no spotting!! Yay! Now if I can just get my ovaries to O this time... :rolleyes:

FYI ~ I went on FF to renew my VIP membership, and they are offering 90 days for $16.95. The regular price is $25. It says "Time Limited Special Offer" and I'm new to FF so I don't know how often they actually lower the price like that, but if anyone is considering a VIP membership, now would be the time to do it! :)

[klav]

cat_loverpq I'll ahve to post Deuteronomy he looks just like the one you have on your sig.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/klynch/c84e7628.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/klynch/b87f2001.jpg
they could be twins!!
he is the youngest of the 4 I have. Max is my sig
will have to check in to that discount on FF I was wondering if I sould try the VIP.

sorry abut going off track all

Wrighty26 sorry about AF she's a bytch!!

Lizard god luck with the testing hoping for BFP!!!


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nothing going on with me I'm on the 3rd day of estrodial and to day is the first day of a 10 days of BDing!!! woohooo
so we will see/... i still feel like I have hot flashes I'm very warm and I feel like I have no energy yesterday I could not finish my work out and today I just was not motivated to go.... PPBBLLTT
Ok took an O test and did I do it wrong? I know it's easy ..pee on the stick but nothing happened still a blank wht window.... maybe I have to collect in a cup and saok it? I got them from http://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com

[babylove]

I'm waaaay too behind for SO's....but HI to everyone :)

CD 12 today and I had some EWCM today!!! And....I'm officially certifiable...I read online that eating/drinking carrots/carrot juice is good for EWCM (can't remember why), but I went out and stocked up. I tried the juice and BLECH! but the carrots are tasty so they are my new all-day snack! ;) I think it worked! Either that or the Robitussin....I am just so paranoid at the thought of the Clomid drying up my CM...can you tell? :rolleyes:

[Mystikal]

cat_lover actually, the $16.95 special limited time offer is just for you. It will stick around for about five days or so after your VIP membership expires and after that you would have to pay $25 for it. :)

[Mystikal]

Threadmistress, you may as well move me to "Waiting to O". I know AF is going to show up any time now. :(

[Ericka_Jarett]

Actually Rachel, I checked mine and it says that I can get it for $16.95 as well, I had the VIP membership trial about 1 month ago or more now.

[polkadot]

i think i am gearign up to O....had pains on my left side and creamy almost watery type of CM...so its BDing from here on out....later girls...i've got work to do! ;)

ETA: Babylove could you kinda explain the Roubitussin thing when do i start how much etc.? Thanks so much :confused:

[Dotsie]

I'm on CD10 and I don't know if it's me being really paranoid or not. Usually I have EWCM by today. I really don't have much at all today. I think I am really starting to obsess. I think that I should O by Monday. argh... I hate this hopeless feeling.

[Ilovemygeek]

I tested today and got a BFN, but AF still has not shown up and my temps are still high. I am 16DPO, so I think the pregnancy test should be accurate. This was not a "is there a line or am I imagining a line?" kind of result, it was a "this should be the picture on the box for an example of not pregnant" kind of result. I guess AF will start any day now. Oh well, I am still ecstatic that I finally O'd!

[Mystikal]

Sorry to hear about your BFN, ilovemygeek but I was looking at your chart, and even though your current O date corresponds with your CM dry up, I don't see a clear thermal shift of .2 degrees until CD43, and in that case you'd only be 12dpo, so there's still hope!!! Good luck!

As for me, AF really showed up this morning. Cramps and all. I knew I was out this month, that's why I didn't bother testing, but it still makes me sad. I'm trying to get ahold of a copy of Fertility, Nutrition, and Cycles by Marilyn Shannon, but can't even find it at my library. There are a couple copies on half.com for like $30. Anyone have a copy they'd be willing to lend me?

[babylove]

polkadot ~ Sure thing...I have been following TCOYF's instructions with the Robitussin...2 teaspoons, 3X per day starting a few days before your anticipated O date. I have also been eating lots of carrots, which I read helps w/ EWCM too.

Good luck!!

[Lizard]

ilovemygeek - Mystikal has a good point... I looked at your chart too, and it's entirely possible you're at 12 DPO. I'll keep crossing my fingers for you!!

Well, I haven't tested yet. I'm out of tests, my DH had the car all night last night, and by the time he got home I didn't feel like driving out to get any. He did ask me before he left if I needed anything, so I told him "pregnancy tests". He just looked at me and said "I can buy feminine products for you, but I don't think I could buy pregnancy tests." :D

My temp went up again this morning and I still feel like yuck. Since I'm at work, and we're leaving for KC right after, I'm gonna TRY to hold out testing until Monday. If I really get impatient I'll go out at lunch and buy tests to take with. :)

I won't be temping this weekend so there won't be anything to stalk, sorry. :D

[amurphy]

Oh Lizard, I'm getting so excited for you. Nice temp jump this morning. I'm hoping this is it for you!!!

Ilovemygeek: I agree with mystical & lizard. You may not be out quite yet. I'd just keep an eye on those temps and test again if they stay up. Good luck!

Mystikal: Sorry again about AF's arrival. :(

Dotsie: Waiting to O can be such a long, boring, trying time. Hope your wait isn't much longer.

Happy Friday to everyone I missed in the SOs! :D

CD9. Temps went back up today and my bbs are falling out of my bra. When I temp each morning, I don't know whether to wish for a low temp or continued high temp. The "what ifs" are nagging me, especially since I had a "period" thirteen days before I got my first BFP in June. I guess its just a matter of waiting patiently and seeing what happens with my temp these next few days.

[bunnybeth]

Ilovemygeek I'm agreeing with, well, everyone I guess. I don't know how FF really works, but if I had those temps on my paper chart, I'd consider you to be still in the game. (For TTA, you go by the last event- temp shift or CM dry up and count from there.)

CD 5 only, so I'm really doing nothing. Won't be too long before it gets interesting, hopefully. My goal is to check out Ovusoft and Fertility Friend this weekend and then I can post my chart here. I don't want to do it now. The way my desk is situated, anyone walking by the main aisle of my department can glance over and see my screen. So, I have to try to avoid baby-related sites, oh so boring.

Happy Friday everyone!

[ptcrn]

I only have a minute, no time for SO's, but thanks everyone, for the well wishes for my SIL. We are all just hoping for the best.

As for me, AF showed up this morning- I could feel it coming for days, so no big surprise. I'm just grateful to be able to start