***July Two Week Wait!!***

Taggarab

I know exactly how you feel @chloe97. I'm 13 DPO here, but negative tests so now I just want my period to start so I guess we can try again this month. I was hoping for a temp drop this morning, but it stayed high 

chloe97

Thanks @soontobemommahowe and @Taggarab. I do feel the irony of being one who really wants AF to come and I totally understand your frustration @SoonToBeMommaHowe. When you have long cycles, it makes each cycle all the more important. Im so sorry you are going through this. 

Im having a really PMSy day. DH was super crabby today and I just lost it on him via text message fight. He has been mopey and depressed off and on since June, mostly because of the loss but also because he's not performing well at work, not getting many sales and we are not saving the money that we'd plan to save this year.  But his depression has made me spend my energy on building him up and not given me any space to be sad or express emotion. I will be sad in my car and come home to bottle my own feelings and deal with his. I'm like a volcano that finally erupted today. I'm just done with dealing with his shit. I'm the one whose physically suffering and I feel like I get no acknowledgement of any of it.

brooklyngirl18

@chloe97 i'm sorry you're having a bad day, i hope you and dh can talk it out later when you're both more calm. 

KarenBeth714

@chloe97 I've had that happen so many times in the past year, where I've held things in and then exploded on him. We all have diffferent ways that we deal with stress, and dh and I are totally different. Sometimes it helps me to write al my feelings down and talk about it all when we are more calm. Hope you can diffuse the situation later.

SoonToBeMommaHowe

@chloe97 I'm sorry you're feeling so overwhelmed. I hope your able to have a rational, calm conversation tonight. My DH doesn't usually vocalize his sadness bc he's afraid it will set me off but two days ago he freaked at me for not making his suggested tweak to my golf swing (yes seriously) and when we finally talked about it it was just because he's sad this week too and hasn't talked about it. I think everyone copes differently but I definitely always feel better after DH and I have a face to face conversation about it. Texting always gets me in trouble. GL!

The witch is messing with me!! Pink spot in my under garments this morning, used a pad (I typically get AF full force after the first sighting)...4 hrs later one tiny brown streak. Last hour absolutely nothing. My body is drunk, sigh

fivetimesnoluck

The swimmers are in! (We had our IUI today.)

This whole day has been hilarious. So grateful that we found many things to laugh at along the way.

My TWW will be 12 days, beta is on 8/4. Til then I will be crossing all the things and trying to not SS like a crazy person. 

Amdogger82

@fivetimesnoluck fingers crossed for you guys! I'm glad you could find things to laugh about-- it makes everything better!

chloe97

@fivetimesnoluck So excited for you! Sending all kinds of positive vibes your way.

Hopefulmommy1980

Good luck

Aera11

Yay @fivetimesnoluck! FX!!!

lin0442

@fivetimesnoluck Best of luck!!

rainbowturtles

So awesome @fivetimesnoluck ! All the love & light to you

silentP

Good luck @fivetimesnoluck I have everything crossed for you!!

Taggarab

Good luck @fivetimesnoluck!

SoonToBeMommaHowe

Best of luck @fivetimesnoluck!!

brooklyngirl18

@fivetimesnoluck good luck!!! 

lilylover27

@fivetimesnoluck good luck! I have everything crossed for you!

lilylover27

Cautiously joining in over here, just got CH this morning. First off my temps have been all over the place I am guessing due to house renovating and stressing about going to Florida at the end of the week. Also BD is at an all time low due to being too exhausted after working on the house. If O is correct not feeling too optimistic because we only BD the night after O. Sharing my chart and all its craziness below.

Cmckenzie

I know I am in my tww (cd 29) but not really sure how many dpo... I am guessing about 11. I took clomid this cycle days 3-7. I never got a positive opk, but got darker ones at cd 12, 17, and 19. Got my progesterone draw on cd 22 and it was 111.7!!!!!! So I know I did ovulate! I have been experiencing fatigue since my draw. I have had cramping on and off the last 5 days. I have had pain on and off daily in my right ovary/hip/lower back, but only the right! Last night and the night before I had some CRAZY dreams! I have woke up about three times in the 6 days to go to the bathroom. The headaches have been daily for the last 3/4 days. BFN yesterday night and BFN today with fmu I have truly started going crazy this week. Speaking of which Saturday night I LOST it on poor DH! cervix have been low, firm, and closed, last 5 days. Worried I am out!

roper2617

@Cmckenzie I'm currently CD 23, took Clomid CD5-9. Also having pain off and on only in my right ovary/hips and also had some pretty messed up dreams...hmmmm wonder if it's a Clomid thing? FX that you're not out, how long is your LP typically? 

Cmckenzie

roper2617 kinda hoping it a pregnant thing! Honestly I think most of the symptoms may be due to progesterone. My cycles have been a little crazy since my cp in December and was finally back to 30 days and 13-15 day lp. I had another cp last cycle so I am not really sure what to expect now, especially since this was my first clomid cycle. Is this your first cycle on clomid? have you had your progesterone draw yet?  Now for the weird question... Have you noticed a increase in bowel movements? I am normally a ever other day kinda girl and in the last two days I have been having 4+ a day!

HLD3194

Just had some spotting so off to WTO I go...FX ladies!

roper2617

@Cmckenzie It is my first Clomid cycle, and I'm also hoping it's more a pregnancy thing than a Clomid thing lol. My doc doesn't seem too interested in the progesterone draw (weird right) so no draw for me. That may change after this first cycle, we shall see. I have a gyno and he's certainly more "laid back" about the whole thing than I anticipated. (We are doing scans though)
I'm having the opposite issue with bowel movements. I find now if I want to poop I have to drink coffee. Lol that was never an issue with me before, except for when I was pregnant . (Add that to my list of symptom spotting haha) 

edit: holy cow spelling is hard today. Oh wow, can't even tag the right people either. Haha, I suck at this today

BornReady

@Cmckenzie Wow, that progesterone level is crazy! You must have ovulated at 2-3 eggs with a number like that. Is your doctor monitoring you with ultrasounds to avoid overstimulation/high order multiples?

SoonToBeMommaHowe

@Cmckenzie , am I reading that right? 111.7?!? That is craziness! My second Femara cycle mine was at 35.4 and my OB was really impressed, yours is triple that! If you end up not being out this cycle there could definitely be more than one bundle up in there GL to you!!

Cmckenzie

@BornReady I figured there must have been 2-3! He didn't this cycle and I didn't realize the inportance, but I do plan on talking to him about monitoring the next one, but fx that I won't need to!

@SoonToBeMommaHowe you read that right! I had her repeat it about 5 time cause I thought I was hearing it wrong. Unmedicated my levels were 5.

@roper2617 that is kinda weird! The scans are important and God to have, so he can probably see if you ovulated depending on when you do your scans! 

roper2617

10 dpo, temps still elevated, but definitely feels like AF is going to show her ugly face. If I didnt know any better I would say she'd show today, maybe this is implantation cramping? Still so hopeful lol. Has anybody started AF before their temp drops? Is that a thing?
Also missed my flight which means I also miss my connecting and now just hanging out at the airport. What a shit show start to my day lol! 

chloe97

@roper2617 I felt super PMS-y both times I was pregnant around DPO 10. Tested the next day and got fsint lines. FX for you!

BornReady

Sorry about the travel issues! The worst. I always loved the airports for people watching though. I used to have a friend that was a song writer and he said he used to go hang out at the airport for inspiration...obviously before 9/11.

As far as temps before AF, mine used to mostly stay elevated a few days into AF, but everyone is different! Have you been testing?

roper2617

I tested yesterday, BFN. I'm going to hold off until Friday at least to test again. That's when FF is predicting AF should arrive(won't be too out of the ordinary if it starts tomorrow though). Although I'm alsoprepared for the possibility of my LP being a day or so longer than usual. In the past my temps have gone down the day of AF but with the Clomid I'm not sure how much it'll affect my temps. 

Cmckenzie

@roper2617 I have heard that temps get pretty crazy for some when on clomid. I am waiting to test till Friday after by bfn Monday so fx for both of us.

I have felt crampy all over the last few days, it kind of reminds me of having the flu with out all the other symptoms. I have felt like AF was on her way for a few days, and nothing, so I am keeping faith!

BornReady

@roper2617 Depending on how many eggs released you could have a longer LP due to more progesterone being released by multiple follicles and higher temps. With more eggs though, more chance of pregnancy, so good luck!

Cmckenzie

Well I had a bit of very light drown discharge with I wiped today. Checked and cm has a bit of a brown tint to it. I could be about 12 dpo. Just going to keep on praying and hope its a later implantation.

roper2617

@Cmckenzie I had the same this am and this afternoon it turned into AF. So I'm officially out. FX for BFP for you! 

Feeling pretty dissappointed right now, I had myself convinced this would be the cycle. But we should be able to have phenomenal timing next time so there's that. On to WTO for this girl 

SoonToBeMommaHowe

Sorry for AF @roper2617

Cmckenzie

@roper2617 well I'm out too! I'm sorry you got your af. It seems we are on the same page. I will make sure to check in with you during the next ( and hopefully last cycle). My cramps have been way worst than normal and the clotting has been kinda extreme. Taking this af a lot harder than normal. Numbers were great and my hopes were really high. 

roper2617

@Cmckenzie I'm sorry about AF. It's even harder to deal with when she's being brutal (in my opinion). Hang in there, hopefully this Clomid cycle will be the last for both of us

chloe97

So sorry of AF @roper2617 and @Cmckenzie . Sending hugs!

BornReady

@Cmckenzie and @roper2617 Sorry this cycle wasn't successful. I found my first failed medication cycle very hard. I think I had built it up in my head that it was the missing piece of the puzzle and we'd obviously be pregnant at the end of it and was crushed when that wasn't the case. Wishing you both luck next cycle! What's the protocol this time around?

roper2617

@BornReady Pretty much sums up exactly how I feel. I knew logically that there was a good chance I wouldn't get pregnant on our first cycle but try telling my heart that. No changes in protocol for me just yet. We had good timing last time, got -1 and 0, but that was it. This time DH is home for my entire FW and then some. So we should have no reason not to have A++ timing. EOD during FW plus every day after +OPK is the plan thus far.