TWW w/o 3/6

britters314 · March 2023

**This is a thread that welcomes all regardless of where they are at in their TTC journeys. Please be mindful of topics that are discussed that could be hurtful to those going through tough times. Mention of children or pregnancies of others should have a TW (trigger warning) and be in a spoiler if possible, and only be mentioned if it is extremely pertinent to the conversation. Thanks for keeping this a safe place for us all to engage!**

Month/Cycle:

CD/DPO:

Timing:

Typical LP length:

Testing:

R/R:

CS/Q:

britters314 · March 2023

Month/Cycle: 4/3

CD/DPO: 22/10

Timing: -5, -3, -1

Typical LP length: 12-13 days

Testing: I was going to test this morning but I completely forgot. So I’ll test tomorrow.

R/R: I’ve been doing a bunch of research into domestic and international adoption this weekend and it’s all that’s on my mind right now (which is why I forgot to test). My plan was to give TTC one last try for about 6 cycles to see if sleep apnea really was our issue. Last cycle we had no timing, so maybe I’ll make it 7, we’ll see.

CS/Q:

stashattack · March 2023

Month/Cycle: 6/4

CD/DPO: 20/7

Timing: -3,-2

Typical LP length: 14

Testing: I'll test on Tuesday

R/R: not much hope not great timing but that's what we get for traveling during my FW lol

CS/Q: none.

@britters314 I have my fingers crossed for you.

britters314 · March 2023

@stashattack That looks like good timing to me! You certainly shouldn’t give up hope yet!

maggiemadeit · March 2023

@britters314 Good luck when you test tomorrow. I’ll be thinking of you!

@stashattack I agree, I think that timing is good! They say swimmers can live 5 days in the right conditions!

Month/Cycle: 20 since we started trying, cycle 6 back TTC again after time off for loss

CD/DPO: CD23/12DPO

Timing: Too lazy to look it up, but it’s on the chart

Typical LP length: 14

Testing: BFN this morning

R/R: I really thought we had it this month. Trying to keep my head up but I’m pretty down today. Luckily also busy today, which helps. Just WFAF now. I always feel better when I get my period. The fresh start of it helps me move on.

CS/Q: Just sharing because I think it’s pretty. It’s marked according to FF but might not be 100% accurate.

britters314 · March 2023

@maggiemadeit You aren’t out yet! Your temps are still high and sometimes implantation can happen as late as 12DPO, so it could still happen for you this cycle!

stashattack · March 2023

@maggiemadeit and @britters314 thanks for the reassurance. I'm used to hitting nearly every day so that's my mind set 🙈

@maggiemadeit I still have my fingers crossed so since your chart still looks so pretty!

geekprincess26 · March 2023

Month/Cycle: 3/4

CD/DPO: 23/5

Timing: O-2, O-1, O. We gave it our best shot.

Typical LP length: 11-13 days

Testing: Trying to hold off until after March 13, which is when I expect AF to arrive.

R/R: Our good timing this cycle was a combination of my borderline fanatical hormone monitoring plus a stroke of luck - I caught the beginning of my surge late on the night before I hit my LH peak. Apparently my obsessive, Type-A personality comes in handy once in a while. Who knew?

CS/Q: None, but I'm jealous of @maggiemadeit - that chart IS pretty.

@stashattack, I wouldn't count myself out either if I were you. You wouldn't be the first woman to conceive after an O-2 or O-3 BD!

@maggiemadeit, I wouldn't count you out, either. You had terrific timing (in fact, your chart reminds me of my chart from the cycle I conceived my daughter - we also did the BD on O-1, O, and O+1!), and a lot of pregnant women test negative at 12 dpo, especially if the baby implanted late. I just saw a chart today on FF where the subject tested negative at 13 dpo and didn't get her BFP until 15 dpo.

@britters314 FX for you! Let us know how the test goes!

virginiaham · March 2023

@britters314 fx for you!!

@stashattack that’s still great timing!

@maggiemadeit sitting with you in the bummer of a BFN, and keeping FX.

@geekprincess26 I loved your description of a type-A personality coming in handy here — soo relatable haha.

Month/Cycle: 2/2 of TTA since IUD removal

CD/DPO: 26/10

Timing: —

Typical LP length: I started spotting today so looks like 10-11

Testing: just WFAF

R/R: Hi!! Spoilering because long.

Hi!! I’ve been kind of holding back here to wait out my labs and my GYN consult which was all yesterday so yay the wait is over. My GYN said she felt the bump but everything looked normal and wasn’t concerned.

But my TSH came back still elevated at 5.71 (down from 5.78 in Nov). I don’t have thyroid antibodies, and the symptoms I was having have resolved with the changes I made with the functional medicine doctor. Even from a traditional western medical perspective, my PCM said they don’t treat until it hits 10, esp with no thyroid antibodies or symptoms, though she said pregnancy can make my TSH increase and if that’s the case they’d just start meds then.

So yay because I don’t want to start meds when they aren’t necessary & it might be as simple as needing more iodine and cutting out the foods that were just newly diagnosed last week as allergies (tree nuts 😭) and letting my gut heal.

But I’m in this weird personal moral dilemma. I don’t want to start unnecessary meds, and we are ready to start trying, BUT research has me wary that “mothers with TSH level between 4.3 to 10 mIU/L had higher rate of miscarriage, loss of pregnancy in second half of pregnancy, premature delivery, cesarean section and large infants.” With our history of IF/RPL when *eta my TSH was normal, I’m just…sigh, of course. Like I would be a bad person if I knew this and we went ahead and tried anyway?

WWYD?!

CS/Q: It’s rocky and gross and not at all pretty looking like @maggiemadeit — I need to get better about temping with an alarm and not just when I wake up!

britters314 · March 2023

Well I tested this morning. BFN. But I’m only 11 DPO, so I’ll test again in two days.

virginiaham · March 2023

@britters314 sorry about the BFN.

As soon as I posted my R/R my PCM called me to let me know they put a referral in to see an endocrinologist. So that is next to at least get checked out by him. And honestly making a couple more changes and waiting another 3 mo to check if TSH went down isn’t a huge deal, especially considering I’m over 35 and everything is a bit higher risk. Sigh. Ugh.

stashattack · March 2023

Thanks for the reassurance everyone. 9DPO and like a dumbass I tested. BFN of course. #savemefrommyself It's me, Hi, I'm the problem it's me.

mambo5-2 · March 2023

Month/Cycle: 14/ Natural cycle 3

CD/DPO: 15/1

Timing: -5,-3, -1

Typical LP length: 14 Days

Testing: Trying to wait to 3/25

R/R: I have horrific ovulation cramping, and then I ovulate and I am fine. It's garbage

CS/Q: Mambo don't chart...

geekprincess26 · March 2023

@stashattack and @britters314 Ack. Sorry to hear that. FX for a better result in a couple of days!

@virginiaham I'm sorry to hear about your elevated TSH and your delay in TTC with the endocrinologist referral, but glad to hear the good news about the lump! And always yay for no unnecessary meds!

Honestly, every pregnancy comes with risks, and it's solely the business of the couple TTC to weigh them. I've read horrifically insulting things on the Internet about women like myself who have the gall to TTC when over 40. If I'd allowed the opinions of fools like that to sway me, I wouldn't be where I am now in life. My husband's and my decision to TTC is ours alone, and those clowns online can go stuff themselves. What do you and your partner, in consultation with your medical professionals, want to do? That's really all that matters.

britters314 · March 2023

@virginiaham I was put on thyroid meds last time I was TTC (I think my levels were around 5). No one ever told me iodine could be the issue. I had been mostly using non-iodized types of salts in cooking, so I just switched to iodized salts and my levels came down on their own. Increasing your iodine is definitely worth a try to bring it down naturally.

virginiaham · March 2023

@geekprincess26 thank you for saying that, and infusing it with so much freedom. I’m wrestling with it but really at least want the input of the endocrinologist (& possibly a IFM-minded endocrinologist) before I decide for sure—maybe a bit relieved to delay that decision.

@britters314 so interesting, how long were you on meds? And at what point did they have you stop taking them?

britters314 · March 2023

@virginiaham I was on the medication a few years. I just chose to stop taking them after learning about the iodine. I told my doctor and he had me do blood work a few times and my levels stayed low so he said I could stay off of it.

virginiaham · March 2023

@britters314 thank you for sharing that, it sounds like I may benefit from focusing on the iodine first to rule that out. Glad you were able to stay off meds.

geekprincess26 · March 2023

@virginiaham No problem! It's what I wish someone had told me a long time ago. I lived in fear of other people's opinions for far too long when I was younger. Once you've gotten the input you need from your medical advisors, I'm sure that you will eventually reach a decision that gives you confidence and peace.

AFM, tomorrow is 11 dpo, which is when I usually start spotting in preparation for AF. If I don't, I might test on Monday. FX!

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