FF woes

thistle8677

I'm freaking pissed off. I want my damn ovulation confirmation...and I want it NOW!!!!
Can someone pull up an old link to my chart please? I can't do anything on this site from my phone.
I just woke up to temp expecting to see confirmed O after 3 days of temp rises and instead nothing.
I'm literally losing my mind and even messaged FF.
I'm sure I'm just having temporary insanity, but I'm so freaking MAD right now!!!!
~X(

jilligan14

I was able to find your chart. It looks like it's slowly rising and there was a BIG jump this morning so I think maybe you just ovulated a couple days after the +OPK (which happens sometimes). I'd wait another day or two and see what your temps do. Hang in there! I know it's soooo frustrating but your high temp this morning looks super promising!!

jilligan14

Here is the link to @thistle8677's chart if you want to take a look:

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/45f318

(I can't seem to make it clickable but you can copy and paste it to see...)

thistle8677

@jilligan14 thank you! I had some issues with my bbt on cd16 and made a note of it. I think I O'd cd16. I almost had a meltdown this morning.

jilligan14

As long as your temps are now going up, I think you are good! My chart, on the other hand, is a complete mess. 8 days of flashy smiley faces and no sign of O'ing (not even getting cm). Blah!!! >:P

I understand about the meltdowns. I have one every cycle at some stage...

Hang in there!

thistle8677

@jilligan14 I had 7 days of flashing smileys, so I can understand if you're about to bust at this point!
This cycle I was trying to be all chill, but once I got a peak reading and then my temp went up and dipped down I pretty much felt my nonchalance snap.
Gah!!!
I didn't get signs of O until I got a peak reading, and some months I get like no cm.
This month I did take mucinex and literally has more EWCM than ever. Don't really know know if it's related or not...just found it interesting. And I'm sure with your history you've tried it all!

Good luck to you. I've got my fx!!!! I hope you get a peak asap.
*on a side note I happened to take the digital opk on cd 14 morning and got a flashing smiley, and then several hrs later, on a fluke, I tested again and got a peak...do you only test in the am?

jilligan14

I only test in the am because I drink too much water and pee too much during the day. It's never concentrated enough to get an accurate reading. Even if I don't drink for a few hours, I still can't hold my pee very long (small bladder I guess).

I've never tried mucinex. What is it and what does it do?

I often get many days of flashy smiley faces but once it gets up to 10+ days, it usually means I'm not going to ovulate for that cycle. I'm totally feeling like this cycle is a bust but part of me is okay with that since I'm seeing the RE on August 4. And yet part of me wants to ovulate so that this cycle doesn't go on forever (I can have real long cycles sometimes).

Anyway, fingers are crossed that your temps continue to rise!! I'm hoping this is your cycle!!

thistle8677

@jilligan14 I hope you do O! I'm so sorry you have to deal with waiting each month to see if it will happen...fx for you!

Mucinex or Robitussin can thin out your mucuous. It has to have the DM ingredient, I guess. I've read about other women taking it, so decided to try it. Not sure if it attributed to increased cm, however I had a ton this cycle. :-?

Temp dipped this am, but I was on limited sleep and temped an hour and a half earlier than usual. FF did establish a coverline, so according to them, I'm 3dpo today.
We shall see....trying to stay centered and chill. B-)

jilligan14

Hey, those temps look GOOD! Happy to see FF finally giving you an O day! My fingers are crossed for you that this is it (you guys had good timing too!).

I'm still having low temps, no cm (nothing at all!), and 9 days of flashing smiley faces. But I also do the Wondfo OPK's and the line is starting to get a little darker, although I think I still have a long way to go. I'm at CD19 so it's looking like it's going to be a late O this cycle (if it happens at all). Constantly learning the art of letting go and just going with the flow...

thistle8677

@jilligan14 I wish I could wave a wand and change all of this for you. I'm so praying and sending you O energy!!! Lines getting darker is great. This month I started to think I wasn't going to O (I did have a saliva test through a Naturopath years ago, and an anovulatory cycle was suggested...however my current medical dr. won't accept that information..big surprise there!)
My point is, until the day before I got a peak reading I was only getting a faint second line. I hope it's the same for you this cycle!!!

My temps are very rocky. I hope that on the chance that I do conceive, I don't miscarry again. Fx for both of us!
Xo

emsmama15

@thistle8677, I meant to comment on this post before that I thought your O day was CD17.  I see FF agrees!  I have had the big rise and then fall before, so I googled it and there's a name for it like "fall back rise" I think.  If you google it, it's a "thing" where you get a temp drop right after the rise and then it rises again.  I don't really know what it means, but it isn't necessarily a bad thing.  

jilligan14

@thistle8677 - What was your temp this morning? Hoping it still stays up nice and high!

I'm now on day 10 of flashy smiley face. The ClearBlue site says that after 9 days you can assume you won't ovulate this cycle   I'm very tempted to just give up and take the progesterone to bring on AF. But the Wondfo line was definitely darker this morning (getting very close to being the same as the control line) so I keep thinking I'll wait one more day...

thistle8677

@jilligan14 I don't want to give you false hope, but if the line is getting darker I say test again tomorrow. Fx for you xo

My temp went up. I'm feeling at peace with it all. I had a very emotional day yesterday, but today I feel better in general.
Thanks for chart stalking me, it really helps me feel supported! >:D<

jilligan14

I'm still waiting to O...don't think it's going to happen since I had my 12th flashy smiley face this morning. Blah! My body is so messed up right now...

thistle8677

@jilligan14 I'm so sorry
I was really hoping you would. How are you feeling? Sending love xo

jilligan14

I finally gave up and took the progesterone this morning. I have a natural cream that is a little less intense than the prescription stuff (and less expensive). It will help close out this cycle (I'll take it for about 12 days). It was tough deciding but after my 13th flashy smiley face and the Wondfo line not getting any darker (and no cm either), I just gave up. I'm hoping the acupuncture and herbs and diet change will make O happen next cycle.

carrieandr

Sorry to hear it, @jilligan14!  I hope the RE appt goes well.  Good luck!

thistle8677

@jilligan14 I'm really hopeful for you with acupuncture and herbs as well! I told my SO that is this month doesn't work, I will be making an appt for an acupuncturist.
I truly believe western medicine doesn't get the full picture of health...especially when it comes to fertility.