Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Last day of Femara today. I'm anxious for my u/s on Wednesday and hoping for some mature follicles!
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? Spending time together traveling. With kids it's hard to get alone time and we recently spent a long weekend in Gatlinburg which was so nice. It's great to have grandparents that will keep the kids for a weekend!
Married 9/19/09 Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
TTC#1 starting Nov. 2009 3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12 TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts. TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
@BeachTigress That's an interesting question about CD1. As of 8pm the day of what I called CD1, it was just a spot on a tampon, but as of 5am the next morning, it was a full tampon. I was torn over what to call CD1.
@chrlyr My RE is pretty specific on what to call CD1. He says it has to be full flow (enough to fill a pad or tampon) and if it starts after 5pm then consider the next day CD1. That's what happened to me this cycle. I had enough to fill a tampon but it started at like 10pm so the next day was CD1.
Married 9/19/09 Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
TTC#1 starting Nov. 2009 3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12 TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts. TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
WAYDTGKU: Charting/temping/hoping that the sex I have now will somehow carry me through until O (DH is traveling for part of my FW).
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: For a few months now, O has come earlier and earlier, and now it comes around cd 14. DH will travel until cd 13, so I'm hoping I don't O early.
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? We're completely lazy, so watching TV (any true crime show is perfect) and eating. And napping. Napping with DH is the best.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: I keep thinking my OB is crazy to make me wait "a cycle or two" before TTC again and I really want to go against his advice, but I am worried that if I am wrong it would be harmful to conceive. My hcg was less than 200 when I mc and I was just under 5 weeks when it happened, but my levels weren't increasing properly before that. From everything I read, lots of OBs say its fine to start TTC right away, so why do I have to wait?
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? Go to the movies. We rarely get to do it now that we have kids. We try to watch them at home together, but we work opposite shifts so one of us always ends up falling asleep.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: We're going home (across the country) for 10 days tomorrow and that should include my entire fertile window. Here's hoping that being away from the stress of school will do the trick!!
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO?
Hmm, it's hard to just choose one... I love it when we sleep in on a Saturday morning, then get up and make a leisurely breakfast (usually french toast), followed by coffee and movies in bed.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Nothing exciting going on here today
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? I love to snuggle with my DH and our 2 fur babies. Hope to be doing a lot of this tonight and over the weekend
Thank goodness its freaking Friday.....longest week ever......for reals
@WishingOnARainbow15- That's awesome that you guys are so happy together and that it shows!! And you gotta love random date nights.
@chrlyr- your temps can vary on so many things for so many reasons. The most consistency I've seen has been since I switched to vag temping but its still kind of rocky in the beginning of my cycle. It seems to balance out a little after that. check out my chart, it looks somewhat like yours with the temps.
@carolinw- are you going to see the acupuncturist for fertility purposes?
@Al_TwinCities- Love the Borat GIF!!! that movie is so digustingly wrong......i think we watched it at least 4 times the weekend we first saw it and laughed the whole time.
@crdo- you should think about not temping after you confirm O. One of my besties said last night there is really nothing you can do after O has actually happened. Another poster said something about the same thing or along the same lines of that and it really hit me last night. I have been seriously considering not temping after O because last TWW I was a crazy person. Certifiably crazy. And when I started thinking about the fact that I can't change anything post O and I've done everything I can up to O to make something happen, I started to feel better and more confident that not temping post O is the right thing. Because I can't control those temps really anyways, except maybe by not drinking as much. Just a thought.
@Paturkey- if you were just testing the BBT and the temps, I'd probably go with the 1st temp that you got because it was most likely the most accurate. But I'm not expert. If you go on FF there is a Q & A section, there may be something in there about this??
@Hummingbird125- ugh, I hope AF shows soon for you!! Good Job on getting your blood work done!
@MrsRo731- sorry about AF!! Have all sorts of yummy wine, drinks and food and be good to you!!
@slpd123- I'm sorry about AF. Hopefully the wedding will be a big distraction to get through the next few days and not too hard on you.
@halesh5- gotta love the "timing" game, sorry girl.
@teamginger13- my DH wants a sports car like yours! i wouldn't complain either. Weekend drives around town sound good to me
@KASG- I would say its probably too early to say yet and possibly just a wonky temp?? What the temp in your room warmer or cooler last night? My temps have been in the 97's the last few days and this AM I was hot when I woke up and my temp was a 98. So, I don't know what was up with that......
@ashbear720- the temp spike I would think would be from the wine, but if you had less last night than the previous nights, that is curious. If I have a lot to drink and am pretty much buzzing when I go to bed, my temp usually spikes like that. If I've just had a drink or 2 and have had a few hours to let it get through my system before bed, it doesn't usually spike like that. So that is a little odd. And I wouldn't think you'd O this early? I have a friend who says her cycles are 28 days consistently and she's been O'ing around day 15 or 16. But we are all different.
@chicandbubbly- have you been sick? travelling? taking antibiotics for anything? super stressed? Were you on BC? How long have you been off BC if you were on it? You may be having an anovulatory cycle.
@Artlessbex- have you talked to your dr recently?? You may want to just call the nurse and run it by them?? Maybe they can give a message to your dr?
Month/Cycle: 6/4th month temping
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: Temping, checking CM
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Pity party of one over here.....feeling frustrated. REALLY hoping we will not need to take the next 2 months off TTC due to whatever is going on with my knee. Changed my ortho appt to Monday instead of Wed because FW is supposed to start on Thurs and I just can't wait that long. If the meniscus is torn, we'll be taking the next 2 months off because I work for a school and have 2 weeks off @ Christmas which is ideal for surgery recovery time and not coming out of my PTO. So mad at myself for not getting it looked at earlier and praying it is not a torn meniscus. I don't want to be a sour puss over the weekend, but there will probably be lots of drinks in my future.
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? I am stealing another posters way to describe it- "exploring", checking out new restaurants, new areas, new bars, new beers, going to places we've never been together And doing absolutely nothing we usually have fun too. I've really enjoyed the days we've been super hungover because they usually involve a whole lot of nothing, chinese food, and those times are rare in our house.
@oandmplus1 I would feel the same way. Based on what you said above (early m/c and low hcg levels) I would probably go ahead and TTC this cycle. When I was cycling with my RE for my second baby I had a c/p (loss late in week 4) we started cycling again with that next cycle and we conceived my DD. I definitely understand your hesitation though.
Married 9/19/09 Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
TTC#1 starting Nov. 2009 3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12 TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts. TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
I would keep your lower temps for now, because my guess is that you ovulated on CD14 (it looks like CD15 was the first big temp spike above your baseline). If your temps stay elevated for a few more days, I bet your crosshairs will be on CD14
Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
TTC #1 since June 2015 Aug 2016 - May 2017 6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved. Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature 5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP! May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
TTC #2 since July 2019 July 2019 - FET - BFN Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
@MNturnsVA: That's a good thought. I'll definitely keep temping to get my CH to be sure, but will consider not temping in the TWW. On one hand, I want to keep tracking to get a full data set. Also, my temps start dropping 2 days before AF, so it'll save me from BFN disappointment. On the other hand, not temping would prevent me from staring at my chart to see if it'll magically tell me something new every freaking day. IDK...you raise some good points though, for sure.
Man, sorry to hear about the trouble your knee is giving you. I hope you get an answer soon, and I hope it's not a torn meniscus! Hugs, lady!
@crdo- Yea, I would like to have the "data" as well for the post O, and my temp usually drops pretty significantly the day AF shows or the day before. I don't test though because I don't like BFNs and I have felt like the temping kind of takes some of the surprise out of it, especially if you get a temp drop. So, I figure since I haven't tested anyways since my first month of temping because of some crazy dream I had and then I was in a funk all weekend because of it. Last month I was a legit crazy person. Certifiable straight up crazy watching my temps in the TWW. To the point that on 13 DPO I took a melatonin, drank my sleepy time tea, made DH have sex with me and took a hot shower and still had troubles sleeping because I was so anxious about what the next days temps would be. So I feel ya on the data, but I'm not really sure what post O temps indicate other than pregnant or not. I would think just paying attention to the # of days your LP is would be really what mattered. I'm still torn, I may temp again post O this month just to see and try not to be the crazy person, if we can even try this month. Monday can't come soon enough. Thanks for your kind words!!
@MNturnsVA I probably could get a second opinion, but by the time I get in somewhere, I will be passed O anyway. I probably should have done that already.
@MNturnsVA I love how you reply to everyone! I look for that every time
My room wasn't abnormally warm or cold last night. I do have "rocky" temps usually (based on this being the 3rd charted cycle) so... We'll see what tomorrow's temps and CM brings.
@oandmplus1- I guess if you've been with the same dr for a while and you are confident and trust in his orders, then stick with them. But if you are feeling ready (mentally, physically, emotionally) then i don't see what harm it would do to seek another opinion. I'd probably call around and see if you can get in somewhere, never hurts to check!
@crdo- Yea, I would like to have the "data" as well for the post O, and my temp usually drops pretty significantly the day AF shows or the day before. I don't test though because I don't like BFNs and I have felt like the temping kind of takes some of the surprise out of it, especially if you get a temp drop. So, I figure since I haven't tested anyways since my first month of temping because of some crazy dream I had and then I was in a funk all weekend because of it. Last month I was a legit crazy person. Certifiable straight up crazy watching my temps in the TWW. To the point that on 13 DPO I took a melatonin, drank my sleepy time tea, made DH have sex with me and took a hot shower and still had troubles sleeping because I was so anxious about what the next days temps would be. So I feel ya on the data, but I'm not really sure what post O temps indicate other than pregnant or not. I would think just paying attention to the # of days your LP is would be really what mattered. I'm still torn, I may temp again post O this month just to see and try not to be the crazy person, if we can even try this month. Monday can't come soon enough. Thanks for your kind words!!
Post-O temps can roughly point to progesterone levels in addition to LP length like you said. Mine tend to climb slowly, peak, and then make a slow-ish descent. Last month's temps for me were very different post o than previous months--climbed up to a peak and stayed up at the peak with a sharp dip at 10dpo, back to the peak for the remainder and my LP extended 3 days....with not even a shadow of a +. Can you say false hope? That was a hard CD1 as a result. All that to say I hear you on the feeling crazy and anxious. So, I will consider holding off on the temps when I confirm O as I don't want another let-down like last month.
For you, it sounds like the right choice might be not to temp after O? Especially with the worry you have about your knee, sleep is really important, and you gotta do what's best for you to ease stress and rest. FX for Monday!
@jamies2girls I'm also coming off a long AF (14 days), called my dr and they didn't even want to see me. Fx for ovulation this month anyway for both of us!
@oandmplus1 Maybe you could call your dr and ask if there were any reasons he wanted you to wait, or if it is his general recommendation?
Month/Cycle: 6/2
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: I think AF is finally gone, but temps are all over the place so still kind of discouraged after a 14 day AF
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Ugliest chart ever over here, so no.
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? Being in nature or going on a long drive.
TTGP December Siggy Challenge: Favourite Holiday Movie Moment
Thanks @MNturnsVA and @matryoshkadoll I think I will give him a call Monday and ask for more information. He is a new doctor for me. My OB from my last two babies left her practice at the end of my second pregnancy, so I just started seeing my current doctor
@KASG my temps are rocky, too! I'm glad to be able to stalk your previous chart and see an overall pattern with the rockiness.
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: PNV gummy (I can't swallow pills!) and that's about it today.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: I'm skipping the temping for the rest of AF and I feel like a rebel. Long cycle/rocky temps last cycle=I had a hard time with peering into the temp pattern mid-cycle vs the whole temp pattern in hindsight. It still doesn't make sense to me in hindsight, no wonder it wasn't making sense at the time! It's a new cycle, I got this.
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? Morning coffee in our underwear!
me . late 30's | h . early 40's | < 3 . 2013
*siggy warning*
ttc#1 . jul 2015
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016 BFP . jan 2017 DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018 mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019 RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019 surprise BFP . aug 2019 DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023 ttc #3 . feb 2023 mmc . apr 2023 mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024 dx elevated nk cells tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025 BFP . mar 2025
WAYDTGKU: Clomid CD 3-7 and IUI and possible trigger shot if doc thinks necessary at my U/S on Sunday
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Rant is that I had 3 friends this week who are all engaged and actively trying to have another child before their wedding and then complaining to me that they just don't know what to do, have another baby or have a wedding first like its so easy to get KU. Meanwhile I have been trying since they started trying for their first.....There are so many things that annoy me about this situation that I just can't even.....
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? I love just talking and taking our dog for a hike at the state park. So peaceful!!
For those of you who chart cervical position or just know about these things:
It's amazing the things I DON'T KNOW about my body! I've read the daily FF emails and googled, but I'm still unsure about cervical position. My hands are small and fingers are short, but I just checked (for like the third time today) and it seems to be what I would describe as low. But, TMI, it definitely feels like DH is much further along in there than I just got. Can the pubic bone be easily confused for one's cervix?
@KASG if it feels something like a gummy lifesaver at the end of a cone, that's the cervix. Think of it like if you set a small balloon knot side down (uterus/cervix) on the mouth of a drinking glass (top of the vaginal canal). Depending on the size/shape of the balloon, it might reach farther down into the glass, but there can still be "room" past the knot near the top of the glass. If that helps at all!!
me . late 30's | h . early 40's | < 3 . 2013
*siggy warning*
ttc#1 . jul 2015
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016 BFP . jan 2017 DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018 mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019 RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019 surprise BFP . aug 2019 DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023 ttc #3 . feb 2023 mmc . apr 2023 mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024 dx elevated nk cells tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025 BFP . mar 2025
@virginiaham it does help! One more question though: if it feels like a gummy lifesaver, is that "soft" or is that one of those "every body is different" things?
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Lots of EWCM the past couple days. I think O will be tomorrow or the next day. I haven't been very active on the bump (or reading anything TTC related) this cycle, but I needed a couple week break. I still lurked occasionally, but it's good to be back with a clear mind. I think I was driving myself crazy with all things TTC, and getting to cycle 7 was bugging me (although I know that's nothing!!). Now I'm ready to jump back in, and I knew you ladies would understand.
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? Sit on our back porch. Lots of wine and good conversations have been had out there. We love our view and sunset from our porch. Also, travel. We could go anywhere and find a way to have a blast together. We love Europe and any islands. We both love to do the "local" things wherever we go, and have lots of fun memories doing that.
Married 2011
TTC #1 since April 2015
Fur child: One awesome Golden Retriever IUI August 2016 : Cancelled due to polyp September 2016: Polyp removal/hysteroscopy October 2016: IUI #1- BFN November 2016: IUI #2- BFN December 2016: IUI #3 - BFN January/February 2017 - IVF + ICSI + PGD March 2017 - FET
@KASC I'd love to hear input from those more versed in CP, but I think it may be different for everyone. Gummy-lifesaver sounds soft but the cervix can get way softer. (For example, gummy-lifesaver would actually show up as medium/firm on my chart.) It helped me to compare the different firmness levels over a cycle and use my chin (softest), nose (medium), and forehead (firm) as something to compare it to until I felt comfortable calling it.
ETA: @ashbear720's post I think was waaay more helpful!
me . late 30's | h . early 40's | < 3 . 2013
*siggy warning*
ttc#1 . jul 2015
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016 BFP . jan 2017 DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018 mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019 RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019 surprise BFP . aug 2019 DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023 ttc #3 . feb 2023 mmc . apr 2023 mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024 dx elevated nk cells tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025 BFP . mar 2025
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Sorry, been away for work this week. No stuff other than just had a rough day finding out about more people I know who are pregnant "without trying" or who "only had to try once". All I can say today is f*ck those people who gloat about it like it "ain't no thang". Back to my bottle of pity wine....
Re: WTO Friday
Month/Cycle: 5/4
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: Metformin, Femara+Ovidrel, TI, PNV
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Last day of Femara today. I'm anxious for my u/s on Wednesday and hoping for some mature follicles!
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? Spending time together traveling. With kids it's hard to get alone time and we recently spent a long weekend in Gatlinburg which was so nice. It's great to have grandparents that will keep the kids for a weekend!
Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues
TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui
TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12
TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks
Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts.
TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues
TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui
TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12
TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks
Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts.
TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: Charting/temping/hoping that the sex I have now will somehow carry me through until O (DH is traveling for part of my FW).
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: For a few months now, O has come earlier and earlier, and now it comes around cd 14. DH will travel until cd 13, so I'm hoping I don't O early.
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? We're completely lazy, so watching TV (any true crime show is perfect) and eating. And napping. Napping with DH is the best.
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: ED/EOD and CM
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: nothing just happy it's finally Friday and this weekend we are visiting friends without DD!!
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? camping we love camping
Month/Cycle: 4
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: avoiding this cycle
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: I keep thinking my OB is crazy to make me wait "a cycle or two" before TTC again and I really want to go against his advice, but I am worried that if I am wrong it would be harmful to conceive. My hcg was less than 200 when I mc and I was just under 5 weeks when it happened, but my levels weren't increasing properly before that. From everything I read, lots of OBs say its fine to start TTC right away, so why do I have to wait?
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? Go to the movies. We rarely get to do it now that we have kids. We try to watch them at home together, but we work opposite shifts so one of us always ends up falling asleep.
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: Everything excepting temping.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: We're going home (across the country) for 10 days tomorrow and that should include my entire fertile window. Here's hoping that being away from the stress of school will do the trick!!
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO?
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: temping, OPK, EOD, pnv
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Nothing exciting going on here today
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? I love to snuggle with my DH and our 2 fur babies. Hope to be doing a lot of this tonight and over the weekend
DD 10/4/02
DS due 9/28/16
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: Temping, checking CM
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Pity party of one over here.....feeling frustrated. REALLY hoping we will not need to take the next 2 months off TTC due to whatever is going on with my knee. Changed my ortho appt to Monday instead of Wed because FW is supposed to start on Thurs and I just can't wait that long. If the meniscus is torn, we'll be taking the next 2 months off because I work for a school and have 2 weeks off @ Christmas which is ideal for surgery recovery time and not coming out of my PTO. So mad at myself for not getting it looked at earlier and praying it is not a torn meniscus. I don't want to be a sour puss over the weekend, but there will probably be lots of drinks in my future.
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? I am stealing another posters way to describe it- "exploring", checking out new restaurants, new areas, new bars, new beers, going to places we've never been together
Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues
TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui
TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12
TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks
Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts.
TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
Aug 2016 - May 2017 6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN
April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo
June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved.
Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature
5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP!
May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
TTC #2 since July 2019
July 2019 - FET - BFN
Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues
Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy
July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
Man, sorry to hear about the trouble your knee is giving you. I hope you get an answer soon, and I hope it's not a torn meniscus! Hugs, lady!
For you, it sounds like the right choice might be not to temp after O? Especially with the worry you have about your knee, sleep is really important, and you gotta do what's best for you to ease stress and rest. FX for Monday!
@oandmplus1 Maybe you could call your dr and ask if there were any reasons he wanted you to wait, or if it is his general recommendation?
Month/Cycle: 6/2
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: I think AF is finally gone, but temps are all over the place so still kind of discouraged after a 14 day AF
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Ugliest chart ever over here, so no.
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? Being in nature or going on a long drive.
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: PNV gummy (I can't swallow pills!) and that's about it today.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: I'm skipping the temping for the rest of AF and I feel like a rebel. Long cycle/rocky temps last cycle=I had a hard time with peering into the temp pattern mid-cycle vs the whole temp pattern in hindsight. It still doesn't make sense to me in hindsight, no wonder it wasn't making sense at the time! It's a new cycle, I got this.
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? Morning coffee in our underwear!
*siggy warning*
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016
BFP . jan 2017
DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018
mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019
RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019
surprise BFP . aug 2019
DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023
ttc #3 . feb 2023
mmc . apr 2023
mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024
dx elevated nk cells
tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025
BFP . mar 2025
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: Clomid CD 3-7 and IUI and possible trigger shot if doc thinks necessary at my U/S on Sunday
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Rant is that I had 3 friends this week who are all engaged and actively trying to have another child before their wedding and then complaining to me that they just don't know what to do, have another baby or have a wedding first like its so easy to get KU. Meanwhile I have been trying since they started trying for their first.....There are so many things that annoy me about this situation that I just can't even.....
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? I love just talking and taking our dog for a hike at the state park. So peaceful!!
My Ovulation Chart
For those of you who chart cervical position or just know about these things:
It's amazing the things I DON'T KNOW about my body! I've read the daily FF emails and googled, but I'm still unsure about cervical position. My hands are small and fingers are short, but I just checked (for like the third time today) and it seems to be what I would describe as low. But, TMI, it definitely feels like DH is much further along in there than I just got. Can the pubic bone be easily confused for one's cervix?
*siggy warning*
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016
BFP . jan 2017
DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018
mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019
RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019
surprise BFP . aug 2019
DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023
ttc #3 . feb 2023
mmc . apr 2023
mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024
dx elevated nk cells
tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025
BFP . mar 2025
Month/Cycle: 7
CD: 17
WAYDTGKU: BD EOD, temping, PNV
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Lots of EWCM the past couple days. I think O will be tomorrow or the next day.
I haven't been very active on the bump (or reading anything TTC related) this cycle, but I needed a couple week break. I still lurked occasionally, but it's good to be back with a clear mind. I think I was driving myself crazy with all things TTC, and getting to cycle 7 was bugging me (although I know that's nothing!!). Now I'm ready to jump back in, and I knew you ladies would understand.
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to do with your SO? Sit on our back porch. Lots of wine and good conversations have been had out there. We love our view and sunset from our porch.
Also, travel. We could go anywhere and find a way to have a blast together. We love Europe and any islands. We both love to do the "local" things wherever we go, and have lots of fun memories doing that.
IUI August 2016 : Cancelled due to polyp
September 2016: Polyp removal/hysteroscopy
October 2016: IUI #1- BFN
November 2016: IUI #2- BFN
December 2016: IUI #3 - BFN
January/February 2017 - IVF + ICSI + PGD
March 2017 - FET
ETA: @ashbear720's post I think was waaay more helpful!
*siggy warning*
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016
BFP . jan 2017
DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018
mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019
RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019
surprise BFP . aug 2019
DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023
ttc #3 . feb 2023
mmc . apr 2023
mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024
dx elevated nk cells
tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025
BFP . mar 2025
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: Everything.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk:
Sorry, been away for work this week. No stuff other than just had a rough day finding out about more people I know who are pregnant "without trying" or who "only had to try once". All I can say today is f*ck those people who gloat about it like it "ain't no thang". Back to my bottle of pity wine....