A lil update about me before I ask this question. DH & I have been TTC for 15 months. I'm 32 & DH is going to be 30. After so many negative PT & heartaches I decided to get on Clomid even though I am ovulating regularly. Both my DH & I have been tested. Everything came back normal on each of us so no worries there. The first round of Clomid did not work for us so I had to push to get a 2nd round. I took my last pill on July 23rd. I did not know I was suppose to wait to test until 2-3 days after your last pill. I did start testing the day of my last pill. I've been trying to wrap my head around my opk's because I don't know if I have ovulated or if I am about too. On my FF app and my other app it states my ovulation day is tomorrow, the 30th. My temps are what's throwing me off because this is the first cycle that I have actually tempted everyday of my cycle. If I could please get some kind of clarification I would greatly appreciate it! I've been asking on the Baby Center community board and no one has responded. I hope someone can answer my question!
1) why are you on clomid when you ovulate regularly AND do not have an infertility diagnosis? 2) why are you starting to use OPKs two days after your period is over? Unless you have really, really short cycles (like less than 23 days) that is way to early to start testing and will give false results 3) please remove the pee stick pics- it's against TOU to post them 4) temps don't tell you that you are going to ovulate (some people get a temp drop the day before but not all). Temping is for verifying that you have ovulated.
I'm just going to say it. No one wants to see something you've peed on here. I don't normally encourage this but you should delete the pee stick from your post (what I don't encourage is called 'dirty deleting' where you post something you shouldn't and then delete so people can't see). And maybe replace it with something like "I'm sorry I didn't read the TOU and posted an OPK". And then maybe even change the name of this thread to "I made a mistake but now we'll have a gif party!" And we can have fun and pretend this never happened.
And then you should pop on over to WTO and chat with the ladies there. But don't post that picture because they also won't want to see it.
Wow... I can't believe how rude you are all. I have never posted anything on here nor have I ever been a member up until now! I am deleting my account and this because I have never seen negative and rude comments. I did not know I couldn't post stuff like this!
DH 29 & Me 30 TTC for 15 months Finished my 2nd round of Clomid on 07.23.16❤
Wow... I can't believe how rude you are all. I have never posted anything on here nor have I ever been a member up until now! I am deleting my account and this because I have never seen negative and rude comments. I did not know I couldn't post stuff like this!
It's in the TOU and the Newbie Guide (that says READ THIS FIRST BTW) not to post things you've peed on Maybe it's just me, but I find it rude to come into a new place and not bother checking out the rules first.
Wow... I can't believe how rude you are all. I have never posted anything on here nor have I ever been a member up until now! I am deleting my account and this because I have never seen negative and rude comments. I did not know I couldn't post stuff like this!
....exactly.
Perhaps try a gentler approach with the next community you go to. It would have worked here, the ladies here are lovely. You came in, guns blazing, with TOU violations in your first post, demanding support without seeing what the community was about.
Wow... I can't believe how rude you are all. I have never posted anything on here nor have I ever been a member up until now! I am deleting my account and this because I have never seen negative and rude comments. I did not know I couldn't post stuff like this!
Is this your first day on the internet?
Me: 32 DH: 33 Married: October 2015 TTC #1: October 2015 EDD #1: June/July 2017
I'm a recent newbie myself, but just doing a quick read through of the "newbies read this first" thread pinned at the top of the forum would have let you know what types of posts are okay and which are not, and it's understandable once you see the reasoning. They are there for a reason and are very helpful!
I'm a little late to this discussion but welcome to TTGP
It looks like you could be getting close to your fertile window since it looks like you've recently started having fertile CM. I don't think any of those OPKs are positive but it looks like you're still really early in the cycle so that's pretty normal.
Like someone else said temping is great for confirm ovulation after the fact but, unfortunately, it can't tell you when you will ovulate. My temps never give me any heads up though it would be nice if they did.
I guess like everyone else I'm a little confused as to why you're taking Clomid. I'm not saying this to be rude or judgmental. It's just that Clomid can have some really serious side effects so it isn't something I'd take unless I needed it and most of the ladies here feel the same way. My RE suggested that I take it next cycle if my progesterone is low on blood work this cycle to possible help encourage my body to have a "stronger" ovulation. I do ovulate on my own but my cycles tend to be a little irregular at 27-48 days or so. The fertility clinic I go to is the one with the best success rates within a couple hundred miles of where I live so I feel pretty certain the doctors know what they're doing and I trust them to do all the proper monitoring. But there is no way I'd consider taking Clomid if I didn't trust the doctor to monitor me properly. Hopefully your doctor is doing all the required monitoring with ultrasounds and such!
I'm sorry that you feel like people have been rude to you. But at least people answered your questions unlike over on BabyCenter. I think if you give the ladies here a chance you'll realize it's a great group of ladies with a lot of information they can share. A lot of ladies here are taking Clomid, or have taken Clomid. I've learned so much in my time here and the ladies here have supported me through some incredibly hard times (4 losses, the death of grandfather, finding out I have infertility, etc.). I'm not sure how I would have made it through this journey without these ladies so hopefully you'll reconsider and stay because I think you'd enjoy the community here.
Me: 28 Husband: 31 TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016 Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Wow... I can't believe how rude you are all. I have never posted anything on here nor have I ever been a member up until now! I am deleting my account and this because I have never seen negative and rude comments. I did not know I couldn't post stuff like this!
Some people (myself included) gave u very straight forward answers. I have a lot of experience with clomid, OPKs, temping that I was willing to share had you answered my questions... But sure, thanks for calling us ALL rude. It wasn't until you started calling us ALL rude that people started flaming you. You're clearly being way over sensitive, so instead of continuing to add fuel to the fire, I would suggest doing yourself a favor and reading a book called "taking charge of your fertility"
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2) why are you starting to use OPKs two days after your period is over? Unless you have really, really short cycles (like less than 23 days) that is way to early to start testing and will give false results
3) please remove the pee stick pics- it's against TOU to post them
4) temps don't tell you that you are going to ovulate (some people get a temp drop the day before but not all). Temping is for verifying that you have ovulated.
And then you should pop on over to WTO and chat with the ladies there. But don't post that picture because they also won't want to see it.
Good luck.
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
But seriously....read the rules. No one wants to see something you peed on.
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Also none of those OPKs are positive btw.
Me: 39 DH: 40
Married: 12/6/2014
BFP#2: 10/28/15 MC: 11/24/15
BFP#3: 3/20/16 MC: 4/26/16
BFP#4: 7/15/16 DD: 3/18/17
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TTC for 15 months
Finished my 2nd round of Clomid on 07.23.16❤
Previously nweg...7878
TTC for 15 months
Finished my 2nd round of Clomid on 07.23.16❤
Maybe it's just me, but I find it rude to come into a new place and not bother checking out the rules first.
Perhaps try a gentler approach with the next community you go to. It would have worked here, the ladies here are lovely. You came in, guns blazing, with TOU violations in your first post, demanding support without seeing what the community was about.
Is this your first day on the internet?
DH: 33
Married: October 2015
TTC #1: October 2015
EDD #1: June/July 2017
Me: 36 DH: 41
It looks like you could be getting close to your fertile window since it looks like you've recently started having fertile CM. I don't think any of those OPKs are positive but it looks like you're still really early in the cycle so that's pretty normal.
Like someone else said temping is great for confirm ovulation after the fact but, unfortunately, it can't tell you when you will ovulate. My temps never give me any heads up though it would be nice if they did.
I guess like everyone else I'm a little confused as to why you're taking Clomid. I'm not saying this to be rude or judgmental. It's just that Clomid can have some really serious side effects so it isn't something I'd take unless I needed it and most of the ladies here feel the same way. My RE suggested that I take it next cycle if my progesterone is low on blood work this cycle to possible help encourage my body to have a "stronger" ovulation. I do ovulate on my own but my cycles tend to be a little irregular at 27-48 days or so. The fertility clinic I go to is the one with the best success rates within a couple hundred miles of where I live so I feel pretty certain the doctors know what they're doing and I trust them to do all the proper monitoring. But there is no way I'd consider taking Clomid if I didn't trust the doctor to monitor me properly. Hopefully your doctor is doing all the required monitoring with ultrasounds and such!
I'm sorry that you feel like people have been rude to you. But at least people answered your questions unlike over on BabyCenter. I think if you give the ladies here a chance you'll realize it's a great group of ladies with a lot of information they can share. A lot of ladies here are taking Clomid, or have taken Clomid. I've learned so much in my time here and the ladies here have supported me through some incredibly hard times (4 losses, the death of grandfather, finding out I have infertility, etc.). I'm not sure how I would have made it through this journey without these ladies so hopefully you'll reconsider and stay because I think you'd enjoy the community here.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
TTC for 15 months
Finished my 2nd round of Clomid on 07.23.16❤
It wasn't until you started calling us ALL rude that people started flaming you.
You're clearly being way over sensitive, so instead of continuing to add fuel to the fire, I would suggest doing yourself a favor and reading a book called "taking charge of your fertility"
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
Me: 32 years old
DS1 Due 6.7.2021
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