Hello,
I am new to the board. I have been reading on here for a few months now but thought it would be a good time to post! I got married in June 2013. This past Jan I got a new job so we had to hold off on the TTC until the timing would put me in my role after a year (you know the maternity leave rules
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I use the Ovia app, I havent been religiously taking OPKs or charting my BBT but I know I need to. I feel like every month I can just tell when I am ovulating as I get the clear CM and my app seems to predict everything correctly. In November since we weren't having luck yet my Dr had me get an HSG on 11/18 and I found out my tubes were open. Hubby doesn't feel comfortable going to get his counts checked, so he did an OTC kit from Target and it came out normal. Weird thing happened like 5 days after my HSG I started having brown spotting (I did have red spotting the day of a little the next day) and then my right eye compulsively twitched for 2 days straight. My spotting lasted about 7-8 (11/23-12/30) days and I thought first could I have been pregnant that fast (I heard the HSG could sometimes help) but I thought no way! We BDd the day after the HSG so I thought perhaps.. well a bunch of BFNs and I figured not the case and chalked it up as AF coming a week early. My Dr said HSG does not affect your cycle.. but I think that is untrue.
Last week according to Ovia and I took some OPKs that I was ovulating around 12/8. We Bd'd on 12/8, 12/10 (we tried the Stork OTC this day) and then again on 12/11. I had the clear stretchy CM and everything then. Well then weirdest thing ever. Starting last night I started getting cramps that felt like AF. Then I had even more CM the stretchy egg white kind and still have cramps today. I took an OPK to see was it inaccurate last week, but it came up negative. WEIRD again! AF is due around 12/21 so I dont know if this could be implantation or just another weird HSG side effect happening again and AF is coming early. Any ideas? I would love any help or support. I just really wish this is our month!!!
Re: New to the board. Just turned 36 been TTC since June with no luck yet
My Ovulation Chart
I am not familiar with hsg's so no help there and good advice has already been given. I want to second (or third or fourth) fertility friend and temping.
Good luck to you!
Everyone else gave great advice.
Me:39, DH:40
DD born 8/96, DS born 8/04
TTC#3
NTNP since 2006, active trying 1/13
Natural M/C 3/13 at 7 weeks
CP 2/14
All welcome
Also FYI the OTC SA kit will only test sperm count. So it's a good place to start, but it cannot tell you motility, morphology and PH.
I used to use phone Apps when I first starting TTC. But in reality, an app can't factor in that you were stressed or sick and didn't O when your app said your should have even though you got EWCM. You can only know for sure that you O'd if you temped.
Good luck to you, and FX this was your month.
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." - Eleanor Roosevelt
Me: 41, DH: 45
DD, 6/15/2013
TTC #2 beginning January 2014
AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
July 2014: IUI #1. Follistim + Pregnyl. 2 follicles--BFN
September 2014: IUI #2. Follistim + Pregnyl + Ganirelix + Crinone. 4(?) follicles--BFN
October 2014: IUI #3. More Follistim + More Ganirelix + Pregnyl + Crinone. 4 follicles--BFP! Beta #1=10 Beta #2=33 Beta #3=97 Beta #4=158. M/C 11/1/14
December 2014: IVF #1. Microdose Lupron protocol. 9R, 9M, 9F. 3 5-day blasts transferred 12/15. BFFN.
August 2015: IVF #3. 14R, 13M, 11F. Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing. 3 normals. FET planned for 10/2015.
My Ovulation Chart
BFP Nov 2015, PPROM Feb 2016
ER #1 May 2017, 15 retrieved, 10 fertilized, 3 day 5.
ER#2 July 2017, 22 retrieved, 13 fertilized, 6 day 5/6
9 embryos tested for pgs and pgd.
FET #1 9.29.17- 1 embryo-BFN
FET#2 12.19.17- I embryo-BFP 1/1/18! Happy New Year to me! EDD 9/6/18
Baby boy born 9.11.18- the love of my life!
TTC #1 with IUI and donor sperm
First IUI May, 2014, Clomid + Trigger = BFN
Second IUI July, 2014, Clomid + Trigger = BFN
Third IUI Dec, 2014, Femara + Follistim + Trigger = BFN
Fourth IUI Feb 2015, Femara + Follistim + Trigger = C/P