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Re: WTO Weekend 8/18-8/19
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: Ava, OPKs, PCOS supplements + pnv
R/R: H and I are going to a concert tonight with some friends! I’m really hopeful that I will O in the next week or so - I don’t know that we can keep up HIO EOD once I’m back to work too. H was able to rally last night thankfully.
CS/Q: Temps are from Ava so lower than regular temps - I even added 1 degree to all of them so that the Glow app would register the temps! Yesterday’s temp is unreliable - I was drinking Thursday with friends and didn’t get much sleep that night. OPKs are getting slightly darker and Ava thinks FW starts today, but I just started using it so can’t get my hopes up too high.
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, BBT, prenatals, vitamin C
R/R: Woke up this morning feeling very refreshed. Was surprised to see my temp spike this morning as it is pretty early for my cycle but I think it may be b/c I got up about an hour later than usual. I have a lot of errands to do but this rainy weather makes me want to stay in. Looking forward to my first escape room challenge tonight.
CS/Q:none
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: Prenatal vitamins, OPKs, Fertility Friend, red raspberry leaf tea, HIO
R/R: Nothing to rant or rave about today. I hope everyone enjoys the weekend!
CS/Q: Nothing to see since I am not temping.
@amc772 raining here again too. Super jealous of your waking refreshed. I slept in today and still feel beat.
@swiftletaside from morning sex, sounds like you have a great day planned! Enjoy!
Month/Cycle: 13/10
CD: 18
WAYDTGKU: BBT/charting, opk, coq10, prenatals (actually better go take those...), green tea, hio eod, softcups
R/R: Condo work. Exhausting. I wanted to make meatballs and sauce today but no energy right now.
CS/Q: I turned my alarm off and then apparently fell back to sleep and drempt temping. I have no idea if O will be pinned or if I will have to force it. Blazing + opk a short time ago. Current timing will be -5, -3, -2 because we DTD (for fun!) unexpectedly last night. I'm pretty sure O will be late tonight/tomorrow so I'm thinking we should try to rally tonight.
Anyone having issues with Fitbit HR monitor? I've had a RHR of 66 for the last 4 days and I'm suspicious....
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: IUI w/ Clomid, trigger shot, and progesterone
R/R: DH bought me a cricut yesterday. A big surprise. I was thinking he’d get me one at Christmas, but here we are in July! He said I needed it more now than I will in December. I think he just trying to butter me up before the clomid side effects set in and I’m okay with that. I also started crocheting a new throw blanket this morning so that’s fun. No rants right now.
CS/Q: nope
@Swiftlet sounds like you’re off to a good Saturday!
@prpl11butterfly I’m glad you got a very positive OPK. Yesterday morning I turned my alarm off and dreamt I was getting ready for work! I certainly was not haha! Was almost late because of it.
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My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
Back on Levothyroxine
FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt,
1st Beta on 7dpt 93
2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule.
Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI
IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine
IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
@amc772 Jelly about your extra hour of sleep!
@Swiftlet ugh! How annoying that you still haven’t had a positive OPK. Morning sex is my fave too, because I can shower after.
@prpl11butterfly hmmm 66 for 4 days. That does sound suspicious, either that or you are really relaxed consistently!
Month/cycle: 4/3 (6 months of benching not counted)
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: PNV, PS, Coq10, BBT, OPKs
R/R: I work every weekend and it sucks because I don’t ever get a family day with DH. Praying for a slow day here at work so I can get our meal planning done for the week.
CS/Q: nothing to stalk since I’m only on day 3 of this cycle. Although I do have a question. I did an OPK this morning. I’ve never tested with one during my period, but this one was almost as dark as the control line. And last week they were getting darker, so I thought I was approaching O. But then AF arrived, and yeah there is no mistaking that it is actually AF. Anyone else get really dark lines during AF on an OPK? I know you can get surges anywhere in your cycle, but I found it odd during this time.
CD: 17
WAYDTGKU: Acupuncture, BBT, Supplements
R/R: I got a peak reading on my digital OPK and either a positive or supppper close to positive cheapie OPK yesterday morning. Today I took a cheapie this morning and it looked less positive than yesterday, but I know I haven't ovulated yet. I have had like hardly any fertile CM, which I usually have at least some. My other ovulation sign is usually sore nipples, which I have had a little of, but not as much as usual. So now I'm worried that my body geared up but won't do it in time before DH leaves. I went to acupuncture again this morning to try and give it an extra boost.
On a happy note, my boss told me to go home early on Friday because I was working hard and deserved to go. I thought that was nice of him!
CS/Q: My temps are overall a bit higher in general than last cycle, which I think is a good sign. Usually with acupuncture that is one of the first things I see is a slight rise in pre-O temps.
@prpl11butterfly Yes my Fitbit has been weird with the HR monitor. I don't think it's properly reading when I work out because it'll say like 70 and I can definitely feel it beating faster than that.
Month/Cycle: 4/5
CD: 1
WAYDTGKU: CM, CP, BBT, OPKs, Sososo many supplements:
ON Nutrition Women's multi (it has ALL THE THINGS including Vitex!)
Folic Acid (800 mcg)
Vitamin D3 (5,000 IUs)
Biotin (because, vanity)
Probiotic
Evening Primrose oil
Fermented Cod Liver Oil (yummmm, not)
Red Raspberry Leaf tea
Nettle Tea
Bone broth
R/R: Rant: It's CD 1 and I feel awful.
Rave: But my last cycle was the most promising one yet so I'm optimistic for this month! Yay! MH and I spent the day in Jackson getting our cars serviced (we live in a very small town) and loaded up on good veggies and fruit at Whole Paycheck Foods. I love having a fridge full of healthy possibilities....
CS/Q: Nah.
@meatballs37 the joys of long and irregular cycles sorry I’m no help with your OPK question, I’ve only just started them this cycle and it was nowhere near during AF
@asupernovablizzardstorm aw man, that sounds like such a bummer! All that effort and time to just have a little while at the festival? Ugh.
@sparklingdiamond how great that your boss is recognizing your hard work also cool that you’re recognizing consistent acupuncture changes!
@harrierwife sorry for CD1, but what an amazing attitude to have about it. I hope you’re feeling better soon.
Of course I plopped out TCOYF yesterday trying to see if there is a reason for a surge during AF. I didn’t really see anything that pertained to me.
I did find a decent explanation online that most OPKs have a sensitivity of around 25. And if I’m hovering around 20 as my normal baseline, it would look pretty close to a positive throughout my cycle. And maybe my peak is higher during ovulation like say in the 70-80’s. Curious to see if that is what it is. I tested again this morning and it looks so dang close to being positive. Hopefully when/if I surge this cycle it will be darker than the control or be very apparent.
I kind of wish I never tested during AF because now it has me worried something else is wrong with my cycles. Sigh.
@suzycupcake He is a smart man. He’s actually been very considerate of the clomid. He keeps asking how I’m doing. I started to have some side effects today. Hot flashes almost constantly and headaches. I also can’t seem to eat much. But he’s been bringing me fans to the rooms I’m in and Tylenol when I need it. Too bad this isn’t how attentative he is all the time!
@sparklingdiamond I hope you did manage to ovulate and hio in time before YH leaves again. FX! And what an awesome complement from your boss to let you leave early!
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@prpl11butterfly We saw Luke Bryan! He's always fun to see in concert.
@thegirlwhowaited_ I've been adding my temps from Ava to FF and Glow also, but Glow has a minimum "realistic" temp of 95 and your surface temps can be as low as 90, so I added 1 degree to all of my temps from Ava so I can still track them
@sparklingdiamond Ugh FX that your ovaries get their act together before your DH leaves! And yes, I read that while surface temps from Ava are lower than regular BBT temps, they show the same biphasic shift. I really don't want to also have to temp with my BBT so FX it's a clear shift.
@harrierwife Ugh sorry for CD1 and that you don't feel well. Glad to hear that your last cycle was much more hopeful!