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how do you make it through a "protected" cycle?

CarrieB.CarrieB. member
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this cycle has to be "protected" because i'm having a test for endo along with my HSG at the end of it. i'm sort of happy because i don't have to stress about it, but at the same time it seems more stressful because i know nothing will happen.

if you've had to have a protected cycle, how did you relax about it? we're going on vacation during what would be my fertile window, so it really sucks that we can't take advantage of it. my DH seems really crabby about it.?

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Re: how do you make it through a "protected" cycle?

  • summerbrideDCsummerbrideDC

    well, this cycle wasn't intended to be "protected" for us, but I had a bad pack of OPKs and the RE confirmed through u/s that we missed our window (we were going to do an IUI and were abstaining a few days leading up to it--so no IUI or sex ended up happening at the right time)

    It absolutely sucks, but I am trying to just focus on the fact that it's the first 2ww in over a year that I've not been on pins and needles, wondering "am I? ?am I? am i?" ?

    I have promised myself not to look at the calendar or my chart or anything until I start my period. ?It's actually really refreshing to just let it all go for the next couple of weeks and start fresh in July.

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    I drink.  Heavily if at all possible.
     
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  • Dragonfly1226Dragonfly1226 member
    When we had to take a cycle off for testing, I treated it as a vacation. I didn't worry about having a few glasses of wine or if I didn't eat enough veggies in a day or if I exercise too hard. We also went to Rome that cycle and I had lots of Italian wine! Have a fabulous vacation! 
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  • BeccaLandesBeccaLandes member

    Use a condom and have sex!!!

    Or does protected mean no sex at all???

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  • schoolsoutbrideschoolsoutbride
    We used spermicide the one cycle we had to avoid.  Let's just say condoms and DH don't get along.  It wasn't 100%, but we weren't TOO worried if we had an oops since we were clearly not having luck when we were trying!
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