AFM, IUI is tomorrow morning but already not feeling hopeful. I didn’t have any sort of positive OPK before I triggered last night. I usually have at least a flashing smiley but nothing
@Mack2342 I don’t know much about IUI, I’m assuming triggering means it will make you O. Is that correct? If so, would it still make you O if it wasn’t when you typically would have? I will keep everything crossed for you!!
So, since I spotted for 14 days straight last cycle with no clear full flow-days I have no clue where I'm at for this cycle. I backtracked and set the heaviest day as CD1, which puts me at CD12 now, but yesterday I noticed EWCM which continued today, so I might be further ahead? I usually O on CD16/17.
OPKs are negative and my temps are all over the place (I think I sleep with my mouth open a lot, ugh). I guess we'll just BD and wait and see.
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
@char245 yes the trigger is supposed to make you O. So far only once did it not work. I think I’m just being negative. I will take my temp in morning and see if increase
Ugh, I know @prpl11butterfly & @kath525! This cycle might be a textbook cycle, there's just no way of knowing where I'm at in it due to the last wonky cycle. I think (and my OB agreed) that I likely didn't ovulate last time, and that's why I started spotting 3 days after my positive OPK. Makes sense to me!
My issue with not knowing where I'm at is that timing BD is super hard for us, due to our opposite schedules. I get up at 5am, go to work, come home at 4pm which is when husband leaves for work. He comes home after I'm fast asleep. I told him to please wake me up when he comes home, but he said he's usually too tired after work, so it'll take some master coaxing to make it happen more than two days in a row. It actually makes me pretty mad because he can sleep in all day if he wants to, so the one being too tired is me. Waking up to BD at 1am and then getting up to go to work four hours later is way more exhausting!
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
I think I got mad too soon, husband’s been really understanding and uh, helpful!
After a couple days of stark white OPK’s it’s aaalmost as dark as the control line today. Most likely I’ll get a positive tomorrow. We’ve managed to BD two days in a row during the week so far, we can keep it up for a couple more days!
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
AFM, I triggered last Friday and IUI on Sunday. I had two ever so slight temp increases but they were more normal than an increase so I postponed taking progesterone which I was supposed to take Tuesday night. I didn’t think I Od and didn’t want to miss opportunity to O later if possible since I knew I was stressing with potty training last week. Yesterday I had O cramping so we BD and I got a big temp increase this morning. So I think it finally happened so I will head to the dreaded TWW
Strong positive OPK today, right on schedule! Really hoping I'm done with curveballs and that this cycle is normal.
I think this is more proof last weirdo cycle was anovulatory. My OPK today is way darker than the control line, which was also the case both cycle before last one. Last cycle had a dark line, but it was barely the same darkness as the control line. I'm temping now too, but my temps have been so erratic I doubt I'll be able to see a spike. Either way I'm pretty confident O is right around the corner!
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
@Mack2342 GL in the TWW! @grebretso happy that things are back on track for you!
AFM.... *get ready for a pity rant* Looks like I'm in for another blown cycle. Started spotting today at CD 8 after only not bleeding for 2 days. This will be my 4th cycle in a row not ovulating. It's starting up just like my last cycle. I was hoping doing clomid this cycle would regulate my cycle. I guess it's still possible i could ovulate but i have 0 faith in that now. I've now been spotting or bleeding 22 out of the last 33 days. I feel like something has to be wrong. I've also had no cramping and no pain. I have an appointment at the end of June. Debating emailing my dr before then... Ugh. I hate this. I feel like the longer I try to get pregnant the weirder my body gets...
Holy crap @Kath525, that is so incredibly frustrating! I'd say definitely email your doctor. I'm sorry your body isn't cooperating. Even if you weren't ttc that kind of cycle would be annoying at best.
Maybe you could ask for a US? They offered me one when my cycle was similar to yours, just to rule out anything abnormal. I didn't do it (but I will if this cycle turns out similar to the last one), but since this has been going on for so long maybe it's not a bad idea for you. Hopefully you'll get back to normal soon either way!
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
@Kath525 Are you being monitored at all while on the clomid? I think your situation is one of the reasons monitoring is important while taking clomid or letrozole, if for no other reason than a mid-cycle ultrasound and blood work will usually help confirm O or an-O. My RE won’t even prescribe clomid without the monitoring. I agree with @grebretso, maybe ask for monitoring if you don’t already get it?
@Kath525 I agree with pp you should contact your doctor. I agree that should at least get US with clomid. My RE said that some women don’t respond to clomid but usually do on femara or letrozole. I hope things get straightened out soon that is so frustrating
Thanks for all of the input ladies. I am scheduled for bloodwork already to confirm O. I asked for an ultrasoound already and was told if I don't O this cycle we will do an ultrasound next cycle. I did have an ultrasound done in january. But that was before my cycle went psycho. I think i will email dr.
@cassafrass15, maybe at a later time. I don’t have an RE yet, just an OB. They did a bunch of tests last time I was there, and everything came back normal, so we’re chalking my weirdo cycle up to leftover CP symptoms. So far this cycle is normal for me, so I think I’m in the clear. If I don’t get a BFP within the next six months (my ttc 1 year mark), or if weird stuff keeps happing, I’ll go back.
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
Ladies, I’ve been a bit absent and I’m sorry I haven’t been good support. It’s been a rough couple of weeks, starting with the worst bladder infection I’ve ever had, an extra week just to recover from it, *TW a BFP on Thursday, and today I found out I’m having my 5th early loss. End TW* So, I’m back here re-joining you all in WTO.
Oh no @cassafrass15, I'm so sorry. Please don't apologize for not being here to support the rest of us, you're going through a lot right now. No one can be supportive all the time! Sounds like you should be on the receiving end of support at the moment anyway, please take care of yourself.
DS born 2/18/2019 DD born 4/1/2023 Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
Re: May WTO
AFM, IUI is tomorrow morning but already not feeling hopeful. I didn’t have any sort of positive OPK before I triggered last night. I usually have at least a flashing smiley but nothing
OPKs are negative and my temps are all over the place (I think I sleep with my mouth open a lot, ugh). I guess we'll just BD and wait and see.
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
My issue with not knowing where I'm at is that timing BD is super hard for us, due to our opposite schedules. I get up at 5am, go to work, come home at 4pm which is when husband leaves for work. He comes home after I'm fast asleep. I told him to please wake me up when he comes home, but he said he's usually too tired after work, so it'll take some master coaxing to make it happen more than two days in a row. It actually makes me pretty mad because he can sleep in all day if he wants to, so the one being too tired is me. Waking up to BD at 1am and then getting up to go to work four hours later is way more exhausting!
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
After a couple days of stark white OPK’s it’s aaalmost as dark as the control line today. Most likely I’ll get a positive tomorrow. We’ve managed to BD two days in a row during the week so far, we can keep it up for a couple more days!
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
AFM, I triggered last Friday and IUI on Sunday. I had two ever so slight temp increases but they were more normal than an increase so I postponed taking progesterone which I was supposed to take Tuesday night. I didn’t think I Od and didn’t want to miss opportunity to O later if possible since I knew I was stressing with potty training last week. Yesterday I had O cramping so we BD and I got a big temp increase this morning. So I think it finally happened so I will head to the dreaded TWW
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
I think this is more proof last weirdo cycle was anovulatory. My OPK today is way darker than the control line, which was also the case both cycle before last one. Last cycle had a dark line, but it was barely the same darkness as the control line. I'm temping now too, but my temps have been so erratic I doubt I'll be able to see a spike. Either way I'm pretty confident O is right around the corner!
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
@grebretso happy that things are back on track for you!
AFM.... *get ready for a pity rant*
Looks like I'm in for another blown cycle. Started spotting today at CD 8 after only not bleeding for 2 days. This will be my 4th cycle in a row not ovulating. It's starting up just like my last cycle. I was hoping doing clomid this cycle would regulate my cycle. I guess it's still possible i could ovulate but i have 0 faith in that now. I've now been spotting or bleeding 22 out of the last 33 days. I feel like something has to be wrong. I've also had no cramping and no pain. I have an appointment at the end of June. Debating emailing my dr before then... Ugh. I hate this. I feel like the longer I try to get pregnant the weirder my body gets...
Maybe you could ask for a US? They offered me one when my cycle was similar to yours, just to rule out anything abnormal. I didn't do it (but I will if this cycle turns out similar to the last one), but since this has been going on for so long maybe it's not a bad idea for you. Hopefully you'll get back to normal soon either way!
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
@Kath525 Are you being monitored at all while
on the clomid? I think your situation is one of the reasons monitoring is important while taking clomid or letrozole, if for no other reason than a mid-cycle ultrasound and blood work will usually help confirm O or an-O. My RE won’t even prescribe clomid without the monitoring. I agree with @grebretso, maybe ask for monitoring if you don’t already get it?
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
@cassafrass15 dangit girl I'm so darn sorry.
DD born 4/1/2023
Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
@cassafrass15 I’m so so sorry