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carabassa27

bosco213 said:

I'm on the crazy train already and I'm only 3DPO. We missed O-1 and O this month, someone reassure me that it's totally possible to get pregnant by hitting O-2 and O-3!

@bosco213 - It seems like a lot of people get worried about not hitting O or O-1, or "only" having sex O-2. But look at the chart! Seems like O-2 is ideal.

Rooskie87

holliberry28 said:

My cat that never sits on my lap, sat on my lap today.  I must be totes KU. :::sigh:::

If that was the case I would be having triplets by meow....

bosco213

carabassa27 said:

bosco213 said:

I'm on the crazy train already and I'm only 3DPO. We missed O-1 and O this month, someone reassure me that it's totally possible to get pregnant by hitting O-2 and O-3!

@bosco213 - It seems like a lot of people get worried about not hitting O or O-1, or "only" having sex O-2. But look at the chart! Seems like O-2 is ideal.

Ooh I like it! Thanks everyone for your responses I had a bad feeling about this month from the start since we're TTA for November & December. 

uromys

bosco213 said:

carabassa27 said:

bosco213 said:

I'm on the crazy train already and I'm only 3DPO. We missed O-1 and O this month, someone reassure me that it's totally possible to get pregnant by hitting O-2 and O-3!

@bosco213 - It seems like a lot of people get worried about not hitting O or O-1, or "only" having sex O-2. But look at the chart! Seems like O-2 is ideal.

Ooh I like it! Thanks everyone for your responses I had a bad feeling about this month from the start since we're TTA for November & December. 

I conceived DD O-5 if not O-6. We weren't "trying", but not avoiding it either. From that day until two weeks post O we didn't DTD.

Edit: Missing a word

abcdefghijk12345678

Which months/cycles should I officially count in my time TTC? I've had several really short (12-day) cycles as well as one where we totally missed the fertile window.

icaughtfire

amc2511 said:

Which months/cycles should I officially count in my time TTC? I've had several really short (12-day) cycles as well as one where we totally missed the fertile window.

I can't speak for everybody, but personally, I would only count cycles where I knew I'd had sex during my FW.

abcdefghijk12345678

icaughtfire said:

amc2511 said:

Which months/cycles should I officially count in my time TTC? I've had several really short (12-day) cycles as well as one where we totally missed the fertile window.

I can't speak for everybody, but personally, I would only count cycles where I knew I'd had sex during my FW.

That's what I've been doing in the WTO/2WW threads. It makes sense to only count the ones where we would've have had a chance of conceiving.

icaughtfire

HellooooNora said:

Do any of your SOs take supplements for sperm count or do anything else that might help the TTC process?  I've read that folic acid, zinc sulfate, vitamin C, and selenium might all help sperm production but I have no clue if there's any validity to that.

No, but we have no reason to believe he has a sperm issue.

This reminds me of the girl that was making her husband eat "sperm healthy trail mix." LOL.

mrsb30

icaughtfire said:

HellooooNora said:

Do any of your SOs take supplements for sperm count or do anything else that might help the TTC process?  I've read that folic acid, zinc sulfate, vitamin C, and selenium might all help sperm production but I have no clue if there's any validity to that.

No, but we have no reason to believe he has a sperm issue.

This reminds me of the girl that was making her husband eat "sperm healthy trail mix." LOL.

That's funny

KingLED

Joy2611 said:

Is "trouble" defined as one year without any pregnancy or one year without a viable pregnancy? Does my year reset to March because that's when my chemical was?

It depends on the doctor you're seeking a referral from. But if you don't need the referral I would say don't reset it because of a CP.

abcdefghijk12345678

HellooooNora said:

Do any of your SOs take supplements for sperm count or do anything else that might help the TTC process?  I've read that folic acid, zinc sulfate, vitamin C, and selenium might all help sperm production but I have no clue if there's any validity to that.

We've read that too. My husband is already taking multivitamins, but he's considering supplementing those with extra zinc, vitamin C, and B vitamins. I wouldn't have suggested him taking vitamins if he hadn't expressed that he was worried about having issues with his sperm.

bfonz619

Is there anyway to tell someone has quoted you without looking through an entire thread you have responded on? I have always wondered and hoped I didn't ignore someone's comment by not having a notification of some sort.

mammamiasopapilla

I have just started charting/temping the past week even though AF has not returned since stopping the depo shot. Everything I've read says to expect above 98 post O and below 98 pre O. My temps have all been low 98s, so does that mean I may have ovulated or do some people just run higher temps? Or am I just over analyzing and I really need to temp longer to see my patterns?

MrsSept13

bdbxoxo said:

I have just started charting/temping the past week even though AF has not returned since stopping the depo shot. Everything I've read says to expect above 98 post O and below 98 pre O. My temps have all been low 98s, so does that mean I may have ovulated or do some people just run higher temps? Or am I just over analyzing and I really need to temp longer to see my patterns?

The actual temperature doesn't matter, it's the shift you're looking for. Orally, I'm normally low 97's and vaginally I'm high 97s and low 98s.

mosdub

carabassa27 said:

bosco213 said:

I'm on the crazy train already and I'm only 3DPO. We missed O-1 and O this month, someone reassure me that it's totally possible to get pregnant by hitting O-2 and O-3!

@bosco213 - It seems like a lot of people get worried about not hitting O or O-1, or "only" having sex O-2. But look at the chart! Seems like O-2 is ideal.

That chart saved me from crazy train several times!  Love that chart. 

SwivelChair5

bdbxoxo said:

I have just started charting/temping the past week even though AF has not returned since stopping the depo shot. Everything I've read says to expect above 98 post O and below 98 pre O. My temps have all been low 98s, so does that mean I may have ovulated or do some people just run higher temps? Or am I just over analyzing and I really need to temp longer to see my patterns?

My temps are all in the 96s or 97s.  Four months of temping and no 98s yet.  I guess I run cool.

mosdub

sdfonz619 said:

Is there anyway to tell someone has quoted you without looking through an entire thread you have responded on? I have always wondered and hoped I didn't ignore someone's comment by not having a notification of some sort.

@sdfonz619  not that I know of - but if someone else knows pass this along!  

KingLED

sdfonz619 said:

Is there anyway to tell someone has quoted you without looking through an entire thread you have responded on? I have always wondered and hoped I didn't ignore someone's comment by not having a notification of some sort.

Nope. There's no notifications or anything. Just have to hope they tagged you if it's important.

cateyes543

HellooooNora said:

Do any of your SOs take supplements for sperm count or do anything else that might help the TTC process?  I've read that folic acid, zinc sulfate, vitamin C, and selenium might all help sperm production but I have no clue if there's any validity to that.

The RE told H to take Fish Oil (omega 3s), vitamin C and vitamin E. Not a multivitamin because it does not have a high enough concentration. 

redcallalily

sdfonz619 said:

Is there anyway to tell someone has quoted you without looking through an entire thread you have responded on? I have always wondered and hoped I didn't ignore someone's comment by not having a notification of some sort.

Along this same line, why am I still not receiving email notifications that someone has mentioned me even though in notification preferences I have that box checked?

KingLED

redcallalily said:

sdfonz619 said:

Is there anyway to tell someone has quoted you without looking through an entire thread you have responded on? I have always wondered and hoped I didn't ignore someone's comment by not having a notification of some sort.

Along this same line, why am I still not receiving email notifications that someone has mentioned me even though in notification preferences I have that box checked?

 Have you checked your email notification settings? I don't think they send email notifications for anything, even though the option is supposed to be there, but maybe it's just because I don't receive any emails from them. 

But I don't think it's actually an option. I could be wrong, though.

princesslorenz

I've got one. My cycles are kinda irregular...but up until this one I've ovulated (temp shift and other signs then af). But this last cycle I got a sustained temp shift for 20 days and needless to say I got really excited. I got negative tests but never did get af. My temp dropped back down to normal and now I'm waiting to ovulate. Was that an anovulatory cycle and should I try to start a new chart on FF by entering menses or what?
Thanx for this thread!

*wishing I was normal

Also...not sure how to attach chart?

TIA

Flannagan20

Do you have to use a thermometer that is specifically branded to be a BBT or will any thermometer work?
I couldn't find a BBT in Walmart earlier but read several articles saying that a regular thermometer would work just as well.

Melissabride09

So I'm thinking I already know the answer to this but I'll try anyway. Due to husbands work schedule , the next two cycles he'll be away during my likely fertile window. Is there anything you can do to attempt to delay O? I'm guessing not...

redcallalily

KingLED said:

redcallalily said:

sdfonz619 said:

Is there anyway to tell someone has quoted you without looking through an entire thread you have responded on? I have always wondered and hoped I didn't ignore someone's comment by not having a notification of some sort.

Along this same line, why am I still not receiving email notifications that someone has mentioned me even though in notification preferences I have that box checked?

 Have you checked your email notification settings? I don't think they send email notifications for anything, even though the option is supposed to be there, but maybe it's just because I don't receive any emails from them. 

But I don't think it's actually an option. I could be wrong, though.

When I go into notification preferences I see the option that says "Notify me when people mention me" and I have the email box checked. I noticed that people were mentioning me but I wasn't getting any emails. I thought it was just broken for me but maybe it doesn't work for anyone?

queencitygirl89

More of a technical question, but how do you insert a line break to separate two paragraphs? I hit enter and it looked right until I posted and the extra line was missing.

mrsb30

Melissabride09 said:

So I'm thinking I already know the answer to this but I'll try anyway. Due to husbands work schedule , the next two cycles he'll be away during my likely fertile window. Is there anything you can do to attempt to delay O? I'm guessing not...

No, you cannot delay ovulation.

Flannagan20

DarcyHermione said:

Flannagan20 said:

Do you have to use a thermometer that is specifically branded to be a BBT or will any thermometer work?
I couldn't find a BBT in Walmart earlier but read several articles saying that a regular thermometer would work just as well.

A regular thermometer can work, a BBT can be more precise. I like the Mabis brand. I found it by the family planning supplies at Walmart, I think it's called "Reli-on" now. You can also find it on amazon.


Thanks!! Maybe they were just out of stock at my walmart! I'll try looking again!

mrsb30

Flannagan20 said:

Do you have to use a thermometer that is specifically branded to be a BBT or will any thermometer work?
I couldn't find a BBT in Walmart earlier but read several articles saying that a regular thermometer would work just as well.

I think there are ladies here who use regular thermometers. I use a bbt, but my ovulation temp spike is high enough that it wouldn't make a difference.

Cythe

Melissabride09 said:

So I'm thinking I already know the answer to this but I'll try anyway. Due to husbands work schedule , the next two cycles he'll be away during my likely fertile window. Is there anything you can do to attempt to delay O? I'm guessing not...

I happen to know a bit about this exact situation. I looked into all sorts of things and as Darcy said, no there's not much you can do. A quick google search will come up with herbal things to try (I won't lie to you) but I do encourage you to not. They can do more harm than good and it could take a long time to get back on your normal cycle. We were unable to TTC for 3 months for the same reason. You really just have to wait it out. I know the frustration and I'm sorry.

mandy522

Melissabride09 said:

So I'm thinking I already know the answer to this but I'll try anyway. Due to husbands work schedule , the next two cycles he'll be away during my likely fertile window. Is there anything you can do to attempt to delay O? I'm guessing not...

You've already gotten good answers to this but I also wanted to add that you may be putting the cart before the horse a bit. It's hard to know in advance when your fertile window is going to be, even if you're normally pretty regular. I ovulated a couple days later than I normally do this cycle, for no apparent reason. So don't stress out about this two months in advance. Temp, use OPKs and do the best you can. Even if you only hit one day in the window, there's still a possibility of pregnancy.

bluepie19

I have a question but I can't figure out how to word it correctly. I would like to say that I have learn so much about my body from lurking. You guys are awesome!

Edit: words are hard

scorpio2124

MrsSept13 said:

I have a stupid question so I guess this is the perfect place to ask!

I always pee after sex because gross. I read on here multiple times that if you don't you are more susceptible to get a uti. How does NOT peeing after sex cause that?

You can get bacteria in the urethra during sex and if you don't pee it can cause uti's.

I have just recently heard NOT to pee after sex for at least three hours in order to keep the sperm inside of you. If you pee, you are pushing sperm out. Might be a stupid question, but seems to makes sense.

Should you wait a certain amount of time before peeing? Or is it okay to do it right after?

mandy522

scorpio2124 said:

MrsSept13 said:

elizabetheleven said:

I have a stupid question so I guess this is the perfect place to ask!

I always pee after sex because gross. I read on here multiple times that if you don't you are more susceptible to get a uti. How does NOT peeing after sex cause that?

You can get bacteria in the urethra during sex and if you don't pee it can cause uti's.

I have just recently heard NOT to pee after sex for at least three hours in order to keep the sperm inside of you. If you pee, you are pushing sperm out. Might be a stupid question, but seems to makes sense.

Should you wait a certain amount of time before peeing? Or is it okay to do it right after?

---quote box fail---

I can't go three hours without peeing ever, even for the sake of TTC

Seriously, though, the sperm move quickly and get where they need to go pretty much right away. You are not hurting your chances if you pee right after sex.

scorpio2124

mandy522 thank you! Also HATED even waiting a minute.

icaughtfire

scorpio2124 said:

MrsSept13 said:

elizabetheleven said:

I have a stupid question so I guess this is the perfect place to ask!

I always pee after sex because gross. I read on here multiple times that if you don't you are more susceptible to get a uti. How does NOT peeing after sex cause that?

You can get bacteria in the urethra during sex and if you don't pee it can cause uti's.

I have just recently heard NOT to pee after sex for at least three hours in order to keep the sperm inside of you. If you pee, you are pushing sperm out. Might be a stupid question, but seems to makes sense.

Should you wait a certain amount of time before peeing? Or is it okay to do it right after?

____________
Pee is coming out of a completely different hole than the sperm are going in to. You won't push sperm out. Get up & pee.

wineandcake

Anyone care to tell me if it looks like I may have ovulated? I'm still semi new to the whole charting thing and could use help.

pmcd886

wineandcake said:

Anyone care to tell me if it looks like I may have ovulated? I'm still semi new to the whole charting thing and could use help.

It does not look like it to me, based on the temps you have. I say HIO and keep on temping. GL!

lazyreader

Average difference in temps when measuring vag vs oral? ie: temping orally gets low temps around 97 and highs around 98, but vaginally has a range of 97.5-98.5?

curious.

femmepink

Not really a newb, but I've been away for a bit and now wondering why Ghostmonkey got banned?! Can someone share?