@virginiaham I say you do what's best for you. If temping is making you nutty and doesn't give you some sense of control/clarity (which I know is false!) then not temping post O is probably a good idea. What about temping just using the computer, so you don't have the app readily available on your phone to obsessively check during the day/night?
@shaami1986 What
type of OPKS are you using? Are you
using them correctly? Are you being consistent with your temp taking? (doing it
at the same time every day or as close to the same time every day as
possible??) Are you a mouth
breather? Have you been sick? These things
can affect your temps. You can have
multiple LH surges which could mean you can turn the OPKS more than once. Your O date can also vary, sometimes it can
vary a lot, others it can vary just a little.
When was the last time you saw your GYN?
How long have you been keeping track of your cycles? Were you on BC before you started TTC? The O pains I really wouldn’t put TOO much
stock into them unless you are 100% certain that is what it is because from my
understanding, they can resemble gas pains for some people. So unless you have ALWAYS gotten O pains and
you can absolutely without a doubt say that is what the pain is, then I wouldn’t
put a lot of stock into O pains. A lot
of women will try to have sex EOD starting from a few days after AF leaves
until O is confirmed to make sure they have the best timing possible if they
are having a hard time confirming or pin pointing the FW. Sorry that you are so frustrated, try to find
some ways to be good to you over the next few days!
@teamginger13- Hooray
for 13 follicles!! I’m sure it has got to be extremely overwhelming to know
when and what to tell your employer….I’ve gone through some of that
myself. Thankfully my direct boss is
pretty laid back and I had an issue with one of my co workers about some time
she missed about a month ago. I think I
got that straight though. ( it was her
missing time, not me and there’s more to the story) I’m very fortunate to work for an employer
that doesn’t ask too many questions. So
when would you need time off again in the next 2 weeks?
@MEA0320- Glad you
are being proactive…..I know its hard.
There is a whole other avenue of
emotions that you go through, but I can say I’m really feeling much better
after seeing the specialist and knowing we are doing everything we can to make
this happen and that at least at this point, all things are pointing towards
that we are ok. But glad you are taking
a little breather too….maybe that’s all
you need J
What are you doing to get knocked up? sex, temping/charting, checking CM
R/R/CS: nothing to report yet
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? I am going to put up some decor around the house this week and we are putting up our tree and outside lights this weekend. DD is super excited about it.
What are you doing to get knocked up? BBT, CM, PNV, HIO with preseed
R/R/CS: CD 12 came up fast need to hurry to have good timing now!
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Usually shortly after Thanksgiving, and we do already have a few decorations up, but I think unless H takes the initiave on it, we may not have a tree.
Me - 33; DH - 33 Dating 1/18/06 Married 9/21/13 BFP #1 12/15/15 - C Born 8/27/16 BFP #2 1/10/20 - EDD 9/8/20
@Raincity I'm with you on the Xmas music! It plays in my house from day after Thanksgiving to Christmas day. sorry about not getting your family Christmas. We have the opposite situation... My family doesn't do Christmas big and hubby's family does it Big!!! I enjoy spending time with his family during the season, especially for this reason, but I have a difficult time explaining why we don't see my family much during the holiday "sorry yall just suck at the holidays, we're going where it's decorated. Later!" ugh they would disown me. So we do the random Christmas vaca with them once in a blue moon just like you are doing this season. I totally get ya. Do enjoy skiing though!!!
Married May 2014 TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016 Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos Total Thyroidectomy October 2015 Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015 CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
What are you doing to get knocked up? everything: temping, CM, CP, OPKs, Preseed
R/R/CS: I'm feeling very unmotivated today about everything (it's probably the post-Thanksgiving/Monday blues that seem to be going around). This is my third cycle off BCP and while my cycles are getting shorter they are still longer than average (first cycle was 83 days, then 52 days) so I'm not expecting any O action any time soon. This waiting game is making me feel lazy, at least the TWW is always two weeks, haha.
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? The decorations were up Friday
Me & DH: 28 Married: September 2011 TTC #1: July 2015
@anj27 I've had those kinds of cycles before. No fun. I'm sorry!! Fx cross for you that signs of O pop up.
@Cort1021 I use the thermometer from target, and my temps used to be all over the place when I was hypothyroid ... Like the chart was just one big mountain range. Not saying that yours in particular isn't favoring temps, just letting you know I had a different experience, in case that helps ease your mind that perhaps your temps just are fairly consistent.
@MNturnsVA fx for your cycles to get all straitened out. I've had 9 months of those crazy anovalatory cycles before I got testing and it had me feeling as though I was actually going to lose My ever loving mind. Additional testing really helped in my case and I hope it helps in yours as well. Edit for clarification
Married May 2014 TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016 Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos Total Thyroidectomy October 2015 Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015 CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
@virginiaham- Do you know how long your LP is?? One thing that really helped me after I went BSC during one of the TWW was I figured out the length of my LP. So I knew that my temps didn't really mean anything until I got closer to day 10 or 11 or 12. Those are the ones that mattered more than anything because my LP is on average 12 days. Yes the ones before that can be indicative of other things, but I can tell you that I've been 2 RE's now and neither put much stocks into my temps at any time in my cycle. So there's that. Also, if you are doing everything you can to control temps once O has been confirmed, then maybe try to tell yourself you've done all you can at this point and that is all you can do. So I know that for me personally if I have a lot of adult beverages and i have a buzz when I go to bed, that highly affects my temps the next day. So I've tried to be more aware of that because it wreaks havoc on my temps otherwise. Or if the outside temps are changing, which in most places of the world they are right now, and you have the AC off or the heat on, and you still have the same # of blankets on your bed or wearing heavier PJ's or something, you may need to make some adjustments that way. So, if you are controlling as many of those things as you can, I'd try to just keep telling yourself there is really nothing else at this point you can do about your temps. One other thing would be mouth breathing/snoring and if you temp orally.....then you could switch to vaginal temping.
@katastrophem- I hate when the timing doesn't work in our favor.....grrrrr.....DH and I can be so opposite for many reasons. we work slightly varying schedules on Wed and thurs, so that doesn't help. Also, he is the kind of person that can go for hours without eating. seriously, hours. He'll get distracted at work and not eat or drink anything all day. sometimes he brings his 16 oz thing of coffee with him in the morning and its full and when he comes home, he hasn't touched it. and he''ll bring his lunch but doesn't eat it because he's too busy or distracted. I can't do that. I need to eat on a pretty regular basis and I'm constantly drinking water. So even on the days we have closer to the same schedule he comes home and wants to look at the yard or do a project and I'm ready for dinner. Unless I'm working out of course.....It's a process for sure!!
Okay so I dont know if perhaps Something is wrong with my phone or what... But I don't see any siggys.... Am I missing something?
Married May 2014 TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016 Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos Total Thyroidectomy October 2015 Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015 CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
Okay so I dont know if perhaps Something is wrong with my phone or what... But I don't see any siggys.... Am I missing something?
I think you can't see them on the mobile app.
QBF
Oooooh. Alright then!! Lol. I have literally never logged on to TB on a computer. Perhaps I should try... Lol. Thanks!
Married May 2014 TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016 Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos Total Thyroidectomy October 2015 Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015 CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
@shaami1986 What
type of OPKS are you using? Are you
using them correctly? Are you being consistent with your temp taking? (doing it
at the same time every day or as close to the same time every day as
possible??) Are you a mouth
breather? Have you been sick? These things
can affect your temps. You can have
multiple LH surges which could mean you can turn the OPKS more than once. Your O date can also vary, sometimes it can
vary a lot, others it can vary just a little.
When was the last time you saw your GYN?
How long have you been keeping track of your cycles? Were you on BC before you started TTC? The O pains I really wouldn’t put TOO much
stock into them unless you are 100% certain that is what it is because from my
understanding, they can resemble gas pains for some people. So unless you have ALWAYS gotten O pains and
you can absolutely without a doubt say that is what the pain is, then I wouldn’t
put a lot of stock into O pains. A lot
of women will try to have sex EOD starting from a few days after AF leaves
until O is confirmed to make sure they have the best timing possible if they
are having a hard time confirming or pin pointing the FW. Sorry that you are so frustrated, try to find
some ways to be good to you over the next few days!
@MNturnsVA Thanks for the response, I know that O can vary and that I can "gear up" to O but then have another surge later. I am just stressing myself out, trying to take every little factor into consideration and it is doing me no good since everyone's body and every cycle is different and guidelines are just guidelines haha
Anyway to answer your questions, I am using Wondfo OPK strips and ClearBlue to confirm. I have always had O pains for as long as I have had AF but until I started TTC I wasn't really paying much attention to when they were in my cycle or even how many days my cycles were. I just started temping this month and I take my temp as soon as I wake up in the morning. I think that I am a mouth breather, though, at least some of the time because my temps are so all over the place, 98.3, 96.6, 97.8 etc. Up an down up and down, which is making me want to pull my hair out. I just saw my GYN at the end of October, all is well from what he sees, pap was good and he has no reason to think that there would be any issues, especially since we have a 3 year old. I think that we are just missing the dates since I seem to O at different times, so we should start doing EOD beginning when AF ends from now on.
@DumbledoresArmy Try not to be discouraged. Although I haven't tried Clomid, I didn't ovulate on my first cycle of Femara. After restarting everything with Provera and doubling the Femara dosage, I did ovulate my second cycle! Hopefully the same thing will happen to you on Clomid.
This is totally a TWW rant, but I am already getting anxious at the TWW anxiety of analyzing every temp, not being able to go back to sleep, and being convinced that I just wasn't far enough after O to turn a test. I'm thinking about stopping temping after confirming O and testing only if no AF by 15DPO.
You have to do what's right for you. I know I would go crazy not knowing my temps but if you're losing sleep it might not be a bad idea to skip it. My heart goes out to you! The gut wrenching feeling sucks if you've been TTC for 1 month or 12.
I got lucky last cycle with all these high temps after O, but it dropped on 12DPO and then again on 13DPO which gave me two days to mentally prepare for AF which I liked because I felt in control "oh temp drop, okay period is coming" and BAM I was right It's what works for you.
Me: 33 | DH: 34
TTC #1 Oct 2015
BFP Mar 26, 2016 - DD born Nov 2016 TTC #2 since Mar 2017 DX: MF June 2019, varicocele embolization Jan 2020, good improvement (14 mil, low motility) IUI#1 Aug 2020 - BFN IVF #1 Dec 2020 (ICSI) - ER, freeze-all - 15 retrieved, 15 mature, 15 fertilized. 4 embryos frozen, all day 5 blasts! FET #1 Feb 2021 - BFN FET #2 Apr 2021 - BFP 5DP5DT!! Beta #1 13DP5DT (17DPO) = HcG 1,238. Beta #2 17DP5DT (21DPO) = HcG 8,269
@Cort1021 it doesn't look terrible in terms of favouring temps. I've seen much worse. It was really god that I could see this chart next to last cycle. It was a different thermometer right? The repeated temps weren't the same. I do notice that overall your temps seem higher this cycle than last. Any other changes besides a new thermometer? Are you taking any new vitamins or temping at a different time?
What are you doing to get knocked up? Nothing right this second.
R/R/CS: TMI... So AF came about when I was expecting it, except I basically had two days of spotting, one day of needing a panty liner, then nothing. I couldn't even figure out when to put as CD1. And of course I had to check Dr. Google about super light periods and freak myself out.
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? We did it this weekend. Our decorations consist of a wreath and a Christmas tree that is only decorated on the top half due to crazy cats.
TTC #1 since June 2015 BFP #1 Nov 2015 ended in MC Dec 26 2015 BFP #2 Feb 2016, EDD Nov 8 2016
@MNturnsVA - thanks for the positivite feedback! I'm hoping by taking a step back and being proactive will help in the long run. Also after your recent update the other week I'll definitely make sure DH and I are on the same page when it comes to tests and medication; also to be sure we get a second opinion if things are not lining up with the approach we want to take.
@katetastrophem@MNturnsVA@PrettyPalomino thanks so much for the input and suggestions, ladies! Temping was totally in fact bringing out the BSC in me. @MNturnsVA you are so right. I had no idea how long my average LP was last cycle and I drank late several days during that TWW, which always gives me higher temps. It looks like my LP is around 13-14 days. I think going into it controlling temp influences and then prepping myself for AF if my temp dips (like @PrettyPalomino said) would be a good approach for me. My temp dipped after 8DPO and then rose back up for AF, but that was with a few off temps from drinking. (Also, I'll be reminding myself that I can't read a BFP into my temps without an actual BFP. Yep, thought I was above that!). I'll try that and see if that helps with the anxiety factor this round. Thanks, ladies!
me . early 30's | h . mid 30's | < 3 . 2013
ntnp #2 . summer 2018
*siggy warning*
ttc#1 . jul 2015
mmc . mar 2016 | 6w2d
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016 BFP! . jan 2017 DD . oct 2017
What are you doing to get knocked up? Temping, OPKs, and CM
R/R/CS: just patiently waiting to O, started to get actual lines on my Wondfo yesterday but temp wise I haven't O'd yet. CM started changing to being more fertile so I'm Hoping to O sooner than last cycle, 40 day cycles are for the birds.
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Well I usually do my decorations right after thanksgiving but after coming back from Vegas I just didn't have time. I cleaned and put some up yesterday but the tree still needs to be put up and decorated.
Expecting baby #1 August 2016
Already have three furbabies- Blake, Sydney, and Chester
@smmatt08 Happy 3 years!
Boo to no anniversary sex, but hope you feel better soon!
@AndiPandi27 Good luck
with the doctors, hoping they can help you. But i’m sure the charts will help
for that.
@Lulucooks Love the
gif!!!! Totally with it right now!
@shaami1986 Agree that OPK
are so hard to read and manage.
Month/cycle: 10/11
Cycle day: 15
What are you doing to get knocked up? OPK, vitamins, eod
R/R/CS: So just when I thought I had it figured out the whole CM stages, today, it totally blew my mind. Today, there was a big blob of EWCM and it just suddenly made sense to me. So at this point, I don't care that DH and I BD last night, I am jumping on that train tonight to make sure we make it this time around. I've been pretty adamant of following the EOD routine. But not anymore!
Question about OPK... Does anybody else feel like they will never hit a positive with these things? I've been using them for the last 3 cycles, (I know its not that long....) but I've only hit a positive once. Is that normal? I've been reading so much about it, and its all different. Some people do more test in one day? Other things say to always test around the same time every day and only once? What do you ladies do?
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas
decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Hmm, a last minute decorator. I feel bad since we don't spend the holidays at our house, so I don't tend to go so crazy with the decorations just yet. Maybe next year once we are in our house that we wanna buy during the spring/summer!
ETA cuz my month and cycle number did not make sense
@Lilybee8614. I use Wondfos and test multiple times a day. Ive only gotten a true positive half the time, but they fade in and then fade out and, so far, my temp always reflect Ovulation. I test once in the morning and once in the evening, evening is always the positive/close to positive strip. When I first started I tested four times a day. I figure if I did a longer hold or tested a few hours after my close to positive it'd be positive, but so far haven't tested that assumption.
What are you doing to get knocked up? Sex, Temping, Prenatals
R/R/CS: Nothing today. I'm boring lol
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? I am a after Thanksgiving decorator. I like getting started as soon as possible.
What are you doing to get knocked up? Temping and plan to try this cycle with OPKs starting around day 10.
R/R/CS: AF is almost out, and I'm pretty happy about that. I don't like WTO very much though, too much uncertainty.
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Something in between, I guess. We're not sure if we're going to decorate because we'll be out of state for Christmas. I still sort of want to, but on the other hand, I found tree pine needles until like July from our last tree.
DD born PPROM preemie at 36 weeks on 10/1/17 after over a year TI, then 3 failed IUIs, and finally a successful IVF FET.
Due with #2 5/2/19 after HIO once in my FW, because apparently that's how life works now. Team Blue!
What are you doing to get knocked up? temping, cm, and opks. I also have not been able to turn one positive despite fertile CM. *shrugs*
R/R/CS: I was so excited to temp this morning that I unintentionally woke up an hour early and now I have an open circle. Boo!
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Between. I am contemplating busting out my decoration box but keep holding out.
Hey @0SeaMonkey0 -- just now say this in the morning. This cycle I've also been fighting a small cold so that could be part of it. But this morning... wait for it... another 98.17. But last cycle, I also got three of the same temperatures right before ovulation. Maybe that's my odd pattern. We shall see!
@Lilybee8614 I was using clear blue advance ovulation kits but they're way too expensive and I have multiple surges so it just wasn't worth it. I started using Wondfos and it took me a couple cycles to even get a line. I've been testing once a day in the afternoon or evening and the past few cycles I've been able to get a line that slowly gets darker then fades back out. I was never able to get a line with FMU, but try multiple times today until you figure out what time is best for you.
Expecting baby #1 August 2016
Already have three furbabies- Blake, Sydney, and Chester
Re: WTO Monday
@shaami1986 What type of OPKS are you using? Are you using them correctly? Are you being consistent with your temp taking? (doing it at the same time every day or as close to the same time every day as possible??) Are you a mouth breather? Have you been sick? These things can affect your temps. You can have multiple LH surges which could mean you can turn the OPKS more than once. Your O date can also vary, sometimes it can vary a lot, others it can vary just a little. When was the last time you saw your GYN? How long have you been keeping track of your cycles? Were you on BC before you started TTC? The O pains I really wouldn’t put TOO much stock into them unless you are 100% certain that is what it is because from my understanding, they can resemble gas pains for some people. So unless you have ALWAYS gotten O pains and you can absolutely without a doubt say that is what the pain is, then I wouldn’t put a lot of stock into O pains. A lot of women will try to have sex EOD starting from a few days after AF leaves until O is confirmed to make sure they have the best timing possible if they are having a hard time confirming or pin pointing the FW. Sorry that you are so frustrated, try to find some ways to be good to you over the next few days!
@teamginger13- Hooray for 13 follicles!! I’m sure it has got to be extremely overwhelming to know when and what to tell your employer….I’ve gone through some of that myself. Thankfully my direct boss is pretty laid back and I had an issue with one of my co workers about some time she missed about a month ago. I think I got that straight though. ( it was her missing time, not me and there’s more to the story) I’m very fortunate to work for an employer that doesn’t ask too many questions. So when would you need time off again in the next 2 weeks?
@MEA0320- Glad you are being proactive…..I know its hard. There is a whole other avenue of emotions that you go through, but I can say I’m really feeling much better after seeing the specialist and knowing we are doing everything we can to make this happen and that at least at this point, all things are pointing towards that we are ok. But glad you are taking a little breather too….maybe that’s all you need J
*****Glad the day is almost done!
Cycle day: 8
What are you doing to get knocked up? sex, temping/charting, checking CM
R/R/CS: nothing to report yet
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? I am going to put up some decor around the house this week and we are putting up our tree and outside lights this weekend. DD is super excited about it.
Cycle day: 12
What are you doing to get knocked up? BBT, CM, PNV, HIO with preseed
R/R/CS: CD 12 came up fast need to hurry to have good timing now!
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Usually shortly after Thanksgiving, and we do already have a few decorations up, but I think unless H takes the initiave on it, we may not have a tree.
Me - 33; DH - 33Dating 1/18/06
Married 9/21/13
BFP #1 12/15/15 - C Born 8/27/16
BFP #2 1/10/20 - EDD 9/8/20
@smmatt08 happy anniversary!
@BerkeVaughn love your meme!!!
@AndiPandi127 I don't see Your chart?
@Raincity I'm with you on the Xmas music! It plays in my house from day after Thanksgiving to Christmas day.
Married May 2014
TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016
Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos
Total Thyroidectomy October 2015
Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015
CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
Cycle day: 11
What are you doing to get knocked up? everything: temping, CM, CP, OPKs, Preseed
R/R/CS: I'm feeling very unmotivated today about everything (it's probably the post-Thanksgiving/Monday blues that seem to be going around). This is my third cycle off BCP and while my cycles are getting shorter they are still longer than average (first cycle was 83 days, then 52 days) so I'm not expecting any O action any time soon. This waiting game is making me feel lazy, at least the TWW is always two weeks, haha.
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? The decorations were up Friday
Married: September 2011
TTC #1: July 2015
@Cort1021 I use the thermometer from target, and my temps used to be all over the place when I was hypothyroid ... Like the chart was just one big mountain range. Not saying that yours in particular isn't favoring temps, just letting you know I had a different experience, in case that helps ease your mind that perhaps your temps just are fairly consistent.
@MNturnsVA fx for your cycles to get all straitened out. I've had 9 months of those crazy anovalatory cycles before I got testing and it had me feeling as though I was actually going to lose My ever loving mind. Additional testing really helped in my case and I hope it helps in yours as well.
Edit for clarification
Married May 2014
TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016
Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos
Total Thyroidectomy October 2015
Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015
CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
Okay so I dont know if perhaps Something is wrong with my phone or what... But I don't see any siggys.... Am I missing something?
Married May 2014
TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016
Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos
Total Thyroidectomy October 2015
Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015
CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
QBF
Oooooh. Alright then!! Lol. I have literally never logged on to TB on a computer. Perhaps I should try... Lol. Thanks!
Married May 2014
TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016
Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos
Total Thyroidectomy October 2015
Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015
CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
MNturnsVA said:
Cycle day: 21
What are you doing to get knocked up? Clomid and sex.. getting kinda tired of it though
R/R/CS: Still no ovulation on first round of clomid 50 mg. Doctor calling in provera today to restart cycle and try again on 100 mg of clomid.
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Day after Thanksgiving FTW! Every year!
Cycle day: 4
What are you doing to get knocked up? opk, cm, bd eod, and adding temping starting today
R/R/CS: AF is a royal pain this month. literally. but at least I don't feel like my boobs are going to explode anymore. so that's a bonus...
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between?
TTC #2 since Mar 2017
DX: MF June 2019, varicocele embolization Jan 2020, good improvement (14 mil, low motility)
IUI#1 Aug 2020 - BFN
IVF #1 Dec 2020 (ICSI) - ER, freeze-all - 15 retrieved, 15 mature, 15 fertilized. 4 embryos frozen, all day 5 blasts!
FET #1 Feb 2021 - BFN
FET #2 Apr 2021 - BFP 5DP5DT!! Beta #1 13DP5DT (17DPO) = HcG 1,238. Beta #2 17DP5DT (21DPO) = HcG 8,269
Cycle day: 20
What are you doing to get knocked up? Temping (1st month), CM, OPKs
R/R/CS: Nothing much...
GTKY: We usually decorate a week after Thanksgiving. Thought about starting yesterday but I spent 8 hours baking Christmas cookies instead
@sarah0985 I wanted to say thanks for the pep talk yesterday about temping and being a restless sleeper. I didn’t want to bump yesterday’s thread.
@PrettyPalomino I totally get how you’re feeling. My cycles have been around 33 days, and I feel like it’s SOOOO long.
@BerkeVaughn I have to give props to the David Tennant siggy.
BFP #1 Nov 2015 ended in MC Dec 26 2015
BFP #2 Feb 2016, EDD Nov 8 2016
Cycle day: 4
What are you doing to get knocked up? Nothing right this second.
R/R/CS: TMI... So AF came about when I was expecting it, except I basically had two days of spotting, one day of needing a panty liner, then nothing. I couldn't even figure out when to put as CD1. And of course I had to check Dr. Google about super light periods and freak myself out.
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? We did it this weekend. Our decorations consist of a wreath and a Christmas tree that is only decorated on the top half due to crazy cats.
BFP #1 Nov 2015 ended in MC Dec 26 2015
BFP #2 Feb 2016, EDD Nov 8 2016
ntnp #2 . summer 2018
*siggy warning*
ttc#1 . jul 2015
mmc . mar 2016 | 6w2d
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016
BFP! . jan 2017
DD . oct 2017
Cycle day: 16
What are you doing to get knocked up? Temping, OPKs, and CM
R/R/CS: just patiently waiting to O, started to get actual lines on my Wondfo yesterday but temp wise I haven't O'd yet. CM started changing to being more fertile so I'm
Hoping to O sooner than last cycle, 40 day cycles are for the birds.
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Well I usually do my decorations right after thanksgiving but after coming back from Vegas I just didn't have time. I cleaned and put some up yesterday but the tree still needs to be put up and decorated.
***question and possible TMI warning
@smmatt08 Happy 3 years! Boo to no anniversary sex, but hope you feel better soon!
@AndiPandi27 Good luck with the doctors, hoping they can help you. But i’m sure the charts will help for that.
@Lulucooks Love the gif!!!! Totally with it right now!
@shaami1986 Agree that OPK are so hard to read and manage.
Month/cycle: 10/11
Cycle day: 15
What are you doing to get knocked up? OPK, vitamins, eod
R/R/CS: So just when I thought I had it figured out the whole CM stages, today, it totally blew my mind. Today, there was a big blob of EWCM and it just suddenly made sense to me. So at this point, I don't care that DH and I BD last night, I am jumping on that train tonight to make sure we make it this time around. I've been pretty adamant of following the EOD routine. But not anymore!
Question about OPK... Does anybody else feel like they will never hit a positive with these things? I've been using them for the last 3 cycles, (I know its not that long....) but I've only hit a positive once. Is that normal? I've been reading so much about it, and its all different. Some people do more test in one day? Other things say to always test around the same time every day and only once? What do you ladies do?
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Hmm, a last minute decorator. I feel bad since we don't spend the holidays at our house, so I don't tend to go so crazy with the decorations just yet. Maybe next year once we are in our house that we wanna buy during the spring/summer!
ETA cuz my month and cycle number did not make sense
Cycle day: 10
What are you doing to get knocked up? Sex, Temping, Prenatals
R/R/CS: Nothing today. I'm boring lol
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? I am a after Thanksgiving decorator. I like getting started as soon as possible.
DH: 35 | Me: 29
BFP #1- 07.25.12, EDD: 03.24.13, DD born 03.26.13
Surprised BFP #2- 02.25.15, EDD: 10/29/15 |*m/c 7w4d, D&C 04.02.2015
BFP #3- 01.21.16, EDD: 09.29.26 |*m/c-blighted ovum 2.19.16 8w1d, D&C 03.04.16
BFP #4- 05.24.16, EDD: 02.04.17 |*natural m/c- 07.08.16, 9w1d
BFP #5- 09/25/16, EDD: 06.07.17 GROW, BABY, GROW!
Month/cycle: 4/4
Cycle day: 4
What are you doing to get knocked up? Temping and plan to try this cycle with OPKs starting around day 10.
R/R/CS: AF is almost out, and I'm pretty happy about that. I don't like WTO very much though, too much uncertainty.
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Something in between, I guess. We're not sure if we're going to decorate because we'll be out of state for Christmas. I still sort of want to, but on the other hand, I found tree pine needles until like July from our last tree.
then 3 failed IUIs, and finally a successful IVF FET.
Due with #2 5/2/19 after HIO once in my FW,
because apparently that's how life works now. Team Blue!
Cycle day: 14
What are you doing to get knocked up? temping, cm, and opks. I also have not been able to turn one positive despite fertile CM. *shrugs*
R/R/CS: I was so excited to temp this morning that I unintentionally woke up an hour early and now I have an open circle. Boo!
GTKY: Are you a day after Thanksgiving Christmas decorator? A last minute nelly? Or something I between? Between. I am contemplating busting out my decoration box but keep holding out.
Married in 2014
TTC for 10 months--No response to Clomid 50, 100, 150
June 2016--PCOS dx
July 2016--7.5 mg Letrozole--Ovidrel 7/6--TI--BFP