@bubblegum5586 happy anniversary!! FX this is your month
@candicek15 now that you say 75,000 is a small town to you I'm wondering what everyone is considering small or large lol my grandpa lives in a town of 300 people and my mom went to k-7 in a one room school house!
month/cycle: 2/2
CD/DPO: 27/10
Testing plans: none until AF is due on the 25th 14 DPO
Timing: -3 -2 -1
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Meh, just not really feeling like this is the month. Which would be ok with me I guess since we close on our house on the 8th and I'd love to have a celebratory wine drinking romantic night in the new house with DH :x
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town?
If it were up to me I'd live on a bunch of land about 20 minutes away from a small city that had access to things like target and such but with my family close as well. But the reality is that there are not usually jobs around those areas to live so that will probably be more of a retirement dream! For now we are happy with cute mid sized towns with good schools I've loved visiting big cities such as NYC, Philly, DC, etc for a weekend trip but anything more than that and my patience grows thin. Also agree with PP that big cities also feel very lonely to me, nobody smiles at each other on the street! Lol, to each his own!
Testing Plans: Wednesday at 12 DPO. I wanted to just wait for my period this month (which would most likely be on Thursday), but I have a gyno checkup Wednesday and a 12 day average LP. I decided I didn't want the doctor to test me and tell me its negative. I'd rather just find out on my own so that I can go to my appointment and discuss everything without my excitement (or disappointment) getting in the way.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Trying so hard to not let my hopes fluctuate so wildly. One second I am like "yes, I am definitely pregnant my boobs are rock solid-- this is my month wooooo!!!!" and the next second I'm like "my boobs are always sore when I PMS and nothing is that different this month, of course I'm not pregnant am I crazy??!" It's really annoying. Just glad I'll know one way or the other on Wednesday.
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town? Big city. No question. I currently live in an NYC suburb but I miss the city desperately and go back all the time.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: This is my 6th day of VERY light spotting. It's been brown and then red but it's super light. I am so frustrated! I usually spot for 2 days before AF so I have no clue what is going on right now. I'm thinking I didn't ovulate when I thought because I've never had a LP this long. This could be an annovulatory cycle but I've never had spotting like this in my life. So weird. I've just been waiting for CD1 so we can move forward with the RE. I have my meds and everything but my freakin' period will not start! I'm going to call today to see what the RE thinks.
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town?
We live in a small town about 30 miles away from a big city and I think that's the best of both.
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
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: chart stalk please! It's saying i ovulated but I'm not sure. Last month I didn't ovulate til cd26 and I know every cycle is normal until it's not but this is super early. And the last few days have open circles because I slept in til 7:30 instead of waking up at the usual 5am.
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town?
Testing Plans: I caved and POAS last night. It was a cheapie test and the line looked faint, and even tho it got darker I was worried it was an evap, so I took an FRER and Clearblue Digital. Both positive.
R/R/CS: Nothin
GTKY: Definitely a big city girl! I live in Chicago and love it. The winters are hell but the summers make it worth it.
Married Sept '13 TTC Dec '13 BFP 10/8/2014 MMC 11/20/2014 D&C 11/26/14 BFP 9/20/2015 MMC 10/7/2015 D&C 10/15/15
fitlady21 it looks like a pretty clear temp shift to me! I'm surprised you have a solid CH with your open cirlces. I have dotted and I have no clue why. Good thing you all kept busy early in your cycle!
Testing Plans: try to hold off till Sept 30 but i'll probably make it to the morning of the 26th
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: 1st time posting in this board
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town? depends on the definition of small i've lived in towns with about 300 people and that is too small. Where i live now has about 20,000 and i like it
@rrauws- my 1st month temping I had 2 temps drop down to the coverline and go back up. The 1st time it was 4 DPO and the 2nd one was 6-7 DPO? I'd try not to look too far into it!! Easier said than done, I know!!
@BioTeach84- FF and I are not really friends right now. It has given me solid CH but I'm not sure I'm 100% confident in the O date. And if I put in info on my CM it gives me dotted CH. I am leaving the CM info out because this is only my 2nd month checking it, so I don't feel confident in saying it was definetly one thing or another.
@msdidonato- I feel our timing this month was not great either and feeling out this cycle too. I'm kind of ok with it, but....
@mkc3888- I would say your chart and the ovulation date look pretty accurate to me, but I'm still pretty new to this myself.
@crdo- maybe the implantation happened a little later in your cycle so there isn't enough of the hormone in the urine?? FX for you!!!
@adiaz132003- that's a tough call. I'd probably test after you get back because I wouldn't want to be in a funk from the BFN over your weekend. But then if you would be mad at yourself for drinking without testing.....Hard to say.
@kaydeeaye- your temps don't look too crazy to me but you could also try vaginal temping and see if you get any better results with that?
@0face- I'm not happy this month either with what's supposedly going on.
@Ginnyj2012- some women have multiple LH surges, that's why they say that you shouldn't rely soley on the OPKS to confirm O. I usually stop using them once I get a confirmation that I have O'd from FF.
@bubblegum5586- hard to say but I'd guess AF will be there soon. I've had pretty significant temp drops and she has shown up usually that day. But when I first started temping, I had asked about how significant temp drops had related to AF showing. Some people said that it would take a few days even after a temp drop for AF to show or AF would show and temps wouldn't really drop till after AF had been around. Sorry about the BFN though.....
Month/Cycle: 5/3rd month temping CD/DPO: 25/ 5 DPO Timing: -3, -1,0, +1 Testing Plans: I plan to wait it out.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: I'm just not really feeling very confident about this month. Our timing would appear to be good, but I'm still not 100% confident I trust FF. Based on the temps though, i guess its right. Just odd because when I put in info about CM for day 19, it gives me dotted CH. When I take it out, it says solid CH and I'm not 100% confident about the CM either because this is really my 1st month checking that on a regular basis. I'm just battling my inner demons about this whole process......not having a bad day per say but definitely having some doubts. My age is concerning me....just turned 35 a month ago. Blah. And DH, love the man to death but he says things like we want to try to make this happen sooner than later or you'll have a huge belly through out the summer.....if I could control this my dear anymore than I already am, we'd be pregnant 5 months ago......
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town? I miss some things about growing up in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, but I live in a pretty decent sized area now. I lived in DC for a while and that was too much. Where I am now is a pretty happy medium.
***Edited for my question*** I have a friend who has been using FF and has not signed up to participate on here. She has gotten CH on her chart for the last months. The dotted crosshairs mean there's not enough evidence to definitely confirm O right?? that's what I had told her this AM but I couldn't remember for sure.
@MNturnsVA I usually stop after confirmed O too, but kept going for some reason this cycle. FF is giving me dotted CH because my OPKs dont agree with temps which have spiked, but OPKs are still positive. Guess I'll just have to wait it out.
AshPat0525 I suppose I should call them small cities? lol. Big enough for public transit but small enough to know lots of people. They were really university towns that I lived in, so maybe that's a bit different?
Kaydeeaye I'm starting to think the same about my Life BBT. I had a lot of faith in it at the beginning but have begun to wonder... I think I'll cave and order the Mabis when I want enough other stuff that I'll get free shipping. Super cheap over here, haha.
@raesmith9 I'm not temping. I temped while TTC my first and stopped when we started seeing the RE. And I figured this time I wouldn't since we would be cycling with the RE next cycle. I'm wishing I did now though! So frustrating!
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
month/cycle: too many... Im on 22 or 23 months trying....
CD/DPO CD44 / 15dpo
Timing: -3,-2 and 0
Testing Plans: I have been testing every couple days since 11DPO... however, all have been BFNs...
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: not sure whats going on, FF says my estimated period start date was Thursday or Friday (I have irregular periods, so it often gives me multiple dates). I have a lot of inacurate times for my temperatures... so my chart this cycle is wack. However, there is a clear temp shift so I'm Pretty sure I Ovulated... now I am just waiting to take an other test this wed or thursday, or for AF to show up....
Im getting exhausted of trying each month... all the negative tests are getting to me.
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town? I love the country! I'm straight up country gal, who married a big city boy... but.... small towns are good...
ME: 24 | HIM: 30
Dr put me on BC pills at age 18 to regulate period. Got Married July 2013
TTC: Since Jan. 2014.
Diagnosed with PCOS Fall 2014. (Not IR)
Fertility Acupuncture March 2015 - December 2015 First BFP on 2/6/2016!
@MNturnsVA: Thanks! That's what I'm hoping is going on as well, but time will tell. Bring on all the wondfos.
It took me a cycle or 2 to get the hang of CM, as well. If your temps give a clear shift and you're not sure of your CM, you can always just note it vs. entering it in the CM field on the chart to refer to later? Hang in there!
To answer your question for your friend, dotted CH mean either there is conflicting info, too much variance in temp times, or not enough info to confirm a specific O date. When in doubt, BD!
Testing Plans: Tomorrow if temps are high in the morning.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: I just want to throw a party for making it past 8dpo and AF not here!! It's the small things, but I was pretty worried about having a short LP. Come on 10!!! Temp still high this morning!
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town? Small town. Hate the gossip, but love the sense of community!! And in a lot of situations, it's not about what you know, it's about who you know... And I know lots of people in our little town if I ever need anything!!
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
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: The time between poas on opks and Hpts is hard... Feel like I'm wasting my bathroom trips
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town? Small town close to big city. We are over an hour from the nearest Target and Costco, which is good to avoid random spending sprees but still doable if we need stuff.
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Well, went to check my CM for the first time today and AF has made her appearance. A 10 day LP is a little short for my liking, but at least I ovulated this cycle! I'm out ladies! Hopefully I don't see you all in WTO
Congratulations @benicode !!! H&H nine months to you!!!
Quick question, guys: Now that I have time to look at my FF chart -- the calendar is confusing me. I have solid crosshairs for the 18th/CD 55 -- but the mini-calendar shows me as having a fertile period this coming Sunday-Tuesday, and ovulating on Wednesday.... I don't... I don't get why it's showing that if it's showing me as ovulating three days ago?
Edit: I can show my chart, but I don't know how to show my calendar without taking a screenshot. I'll do that in a minute. Here's my chart:
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: First off, this is my first TWW this time around & I'm pretty excited! DS was unplanned so there was no TTC with him. I just recently learned temping orally is better than not temping at all but I was reluctant on the accuracy based on where I was in my cycle. I think I O'd yesterday based on CM, but of course, I can't be sure without temps. It's my first cycle off BCP & holy secondary symptoms, batman. Boobs & back were killing me from about 3PM on. This morning, I'm fine. I know it's a stab in the dark, but based on those & CM, my gut tells me it happened. Traveling messed up timing, so we will see!
GTKY: Is both an option? I grew up in a small town, but currently live in the city. I enjoy the city for its amenities during this stage in life, however, DH & I were just talking today about what kind of area we would prefer our kids to grow up in. Small town might win!
@izza2 My chart is the same. It's just left the expected fertile days and AF days from my last cycle, but is ignoring that this one is still going and abnormally long.
Re: TWW Monday
@candicek15 now that you say 75,000 is a small town to you I'm wondering what everyone is considering small or large lol my grandpa lives in a town of 300 people and my mom went to k-7 in a one room school house!
month/cycle: 2/2
CD/DPO: 27/10
Testing plans: none until AF is due on the 25th 14 DPO
Timing: -3 -2 -1
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: Meh, just not really feeling like this is the month. Which would be ok with me I guess since we close on our house on the 8th and I'd love to have a celebratory wine drinking romantic night in the new house with DH :x
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town?
If it were up to me I'd live on a bunch of land about 20 minutes away from a small city that had access to things like target and such but with my family close as well. But the reality is that there are not usually jobs around those areas to live so that will probably be more of a retirement dream! For now we are happy with cute mid sized towns with good schools
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
month/cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: 3/12
Timing: very good
Testing Plans: not sure
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: chart stalk please! It's saying i ovulated but I'm not sure. Last month I didn't ovulate til cd26 and I know every cycle is normal until it's not but this is super early. And the last few days have open circles because I slept in til 7:30 instead of waking up at the usual 5am.
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town?
Married Sept '13
TTC Dec '13
BFP 10/8/2014 MMC 11/20/2014 D&C 11/26/14
BFP 9/20/2015 MMC 10/7/2015 D&C 10/15/15
Congrats @benicode!! Again, loving the month of September for all you ladies and your BFPs
Formerly: FtrMrsO
Me: 34 DH: 35
Married: Oct. 2007
TTC #1: June 2015
BFP#1 3/19/16 MC 3/28/16
BFP #2 5/26/16 EDD 1/31/17
Fur babies: Yeti (cat)
#1 Boy E 9/30/17
#2 Girl A 7/27/2020
#3 ?? ? est. 1/5/2025
CD/DPO: 25/ 5 DPO
Timing: -3, -1,0, +1
Testing Plans: I plan to wait it out.
Thank you!
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
Congrats @benicode!!
First BFP on 2/6/2016!
It took me a cycle or 2 to get the hang of CM, as well. If your temps give a clear shift and you're not sure of your CM, you can always just note it vs. entering it in the CM field on the chart to refer to later? Hang in there!
To answer your question for your friend, dotted CH mean either there is conflicting info, too much variance in temp times, or not enough info to confirm a specific O date. When in doubt, BD!
month/cycle 6
CD/DPO 28/9!!!!!
Timing: -3,-1,0
Testing Plans: Tomorrow if temps are high in the morning.
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: I just want to throw a party for making it past 8dpo and AF not here!! It's the small things, but I was pretty worried about having a short LP. Come on 10!!! Temp still high this morning!
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town? Small town. Hate the gossip, but love the sense of community!! And in a lot of situations, it's not about what you know, it's about who you know... And I know lots of people in our little town if I ever need anything!!
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
Also - I randomly had to change my username due to an annoying glitch in the systems, so I shall now be known as "nys27" (formally "noraan").
Congrats to today's BFPs and good luck to all of you!
Married: May 2008
TTC #1 since August 2015
FET #1: November 4, 2016
BFP: November 13, 2016
EDD: July 25, 2017
@Mlight28 ahh that's great news!! FX your temps stay high
BFP#1 & MC:August 2015 BFP: #2 10/01/2015 MC: 10/09/2015 BFP #3: 12/22/2015 @ 5 weeks MC/CP: 12-23-2015
Fertility Appointment: Feb 23/16, Hysteroscopy 03/02/2016,
BFP #4: 03/31/16 EDD 12/01/2016
CD/DPO 33/6
Timing: -4,-1
Testing Plans: 9dpo
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: The time between poas on opks and Hpts is hard... Feel like I'm wasting my bathroom trips
GTKY: Do you prefer living in a big city or a small town? Small town close to big city. We are over an hour from the nearest Target and Costco, which is good to avoid random spending sprees but still doable if we need stuff.
BFP #1 January 28, 2016
Felicity Joy, born September 2, 2016
My Chart
BFP #2 September 11, 2020
EDD May 23, 2021
Now that I have time to look at my FF chart -- the calendar is confusing me.
I have solid crosshairs for the 18th/CD 55 -- but the mini-calendar shows me as having a fertile period this coming Sunday-Tuesday, and ovulating on Wednesday.... I don't... I don't get why it's showing that if it's showing me as ovulating three days ago?
Here's my chart:
Me: 30 | DH: 34 | DSS: 14 | DS: 4
PG #2, EDD 10/12/2023
**DS mentioned**
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD/DPO: 16/1
Timing: -4, -2, +1
Testing Plans: Fingers crossed I can wait it out!
Rant/Rave/Chart Stalk: First off, this is my first TWW this time around & I'm pretty excited! DS was unplanned so there was no TTC with him. I just recently learned temping orally is better than not temping at all but I was reluctant on the accuracy based on where I was in my cycle. I think I O'd yesterday based on CM, but of course, I can't be sure without temps. It's my first cycle off BCP & holy secondary symptoms, batman. Boobs & back were killing me from about 3PM on. This morning, I'm fine. I know it's a stab in the dark, but based on those & CM, my gut tells me it happened. Traveling messed up timing, so we will see!
GTKY: Is both an option? I grew up in a small town, but currently live in the city. I enjoy the city for its amenities during this stage in life, however, DH & I were just talking today about what kind of area we would prefer our kids to grow up in. Small town might win!