TTC Tuesday

[djc315]

CD 29. OPK was negative this morning, according to my chart (temps & opks) no ovulation. I was spotting for a couple days, so IDK what is going on.

[shelbyann]

Dipping a toe in here...cycle 1. I just finished my first PP period so....game on? Lol. We had originally thought we'd wait until this fall but some career stuff has come up that would make having #2 earlier better, so we are going to casually try (no charting) for a few months and see where it gets us. My H travels for work quite a bit and last time around it was super stressful trying to make sure we were in the same place at the right time. I also had long, irregular cycles and unpredictable ov before; hoping maybe having a baby will improve that!

[Mushe]

8dpo. I'm a glutton for punishment and have a ton of tests, so I'll start tomorrow.

[Deleted]

Jan 27, 2015 9:21:50 GMT -5 djc315 said:

CD 29. OPK was negative this morning, according to my chart (temps & opks) no ovulation. I was spotting for a couple days, so IDK what is going on.

Were any of the opks close to positive? Did you use more than one a day?

[rubyturpin]

Jumping on this wagon too. We've been not avoiding since October, but not actively trying. We charted to avoid and then stopped charting in October.

I think I'm going to pick up the chart again, because I'm over the waiting game (though I know it hasn't been that long) and I liked having a baby in the Fall, lol. @starry I think DS2 and J are only a few weeks apart, and I remember your questions were super helpful when I was lurking back then. I selfishly hope it's the same this time around.

I'm cd2 so we'll see what happens this month.

[pugz]

Tested today, negative. Gonna wait til thurs/fri to test again.

[djc315]

Jan 27, 2015 9:48:22 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

Jan 27, 2015 9:21:50 GMT -5 djc315 said:

CD 29. OPK was negative this morning, according to my chart (temps & opks) no ovulation. I was spotting for a couple days, so IDK what is going on.

Were any of the opks close to positive? Did you use more than one a day?

Nope, there were lines, but not really dark.  Although, I didn't realize that peak testing time is 2pm. I could tell my body was gearing up for O, but I'm guessing I didn't, since I didn't have correlating temps. My cycles have been weird since August, like 50-70 days.

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Jan 27, 2015 10:17:28 GMT -5 djc315 said:

Jan 27, 2015 9:48:22 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

Were any of the opks close to positive? Did you use more than one a day?

Nope, there were lines, but not really dark.  Although, I didn't realize that peak testing time is 2pm. I could tell my body was gearing up for O, but I'm guessing I didn't, since I didn't have correlating temps. My cycles have been weird since August, like 50-70 days.

Have you been TTCing since August?  That stinks. What were your cycles like before DS?

[july]

Waiting for my period to start. I need to count my opks to see if I need to order more. This is when a Prime membership would be good.

[simpsongal]

Not TTC, but just wondering if others got tons and several days worth of EWCM PP. I always got a couple days but it's been like over a week, and I normally would have ovulated days ago.

[djc315]

Jan 27, 2015 10:20:04 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

Jan 27, 2015 10:17:28 GMT -5 djc315 said:

Nope, there were lines, but not really dark.  Although, I didn't realize that peak testing time is 2pm. I could tell my body was gearing up for O, but I'm guessing I didn't, since I didn't have correlating temps. My cycles have been weird since August, like 50-70 days.

Have you been TTCing since August?  That stinks. What were your cycles like before DS?

No, since November, so this is only really Cycle 2.  Before DS, and even while BF (period returned at 11 weeks) I was so regular!  29-33 days.

I had an appointment with my OB a couple weeks ago and she ran some blood tests; so far so good and she told me if they didn't regulate by April to come back in for more testing.

I consulted Dr. Google and have started taking Vitex Fruit to try and regulate myself (flameful?).

[ginkgoleaf]

I'm 7dp3dt of our first IVF cycle - aka 10dpo. I didn't chart so I have no idea what's going on. Beta is scheduled for Friday and I don't know if I'll test before then or not. With DS and my CP, I didn't get a positive until 13dpo, which is Friday anyway.

We only had 2 embryos fertilize, so both went back in. Neither looked to be amazing quality, but I am still a bit hopeful. If this doesn't work, we'll do another IUI cycle to meet out new insurance requirements, and if that doesn't work (likely! lol), we'll be partly covered for another IVF cycle.

[ginkgoleaf]

Jan 27, 2015 10:26:11 GMT -5 djc315 said:

Jan 27, 2015 10:20:04 GMT -5 @notquiteblushing said:

Have you been TTCing since August?  That stinks. What were your cycles like before DS?

No, since November, so this is only really Cycle 2.  Before DS, and even while BF (period returned at 11 weeks) I was so regular!  29-33 days.

I had an appointment with my OB a couple weeks ago and she ran some blood tests; so far so good and she told me if they didn't regulate by April to come back in for more testing.

I consulted Dr. Google and have started taking Vitex Fruit to try and regulate myself (flameful?).

I got pg with DS while taking Vitex. Anecdotes!

[djc315]

Jan 27, 2015 10:31:23 GMT -5 ginkgoleaf said:

Jan 27, 2015 10:26:11 GMT -5 djc315 said:

No, since November, so this is only really Cycle 2.  Before DS, and even while BF (period returned at 11 weeks) I was so regular!  29-33 days.

I had an appointment with my OB a couple weeks ago and she ran some blood tests; so far so good and she told me if they didn't regulate by April to come back in for more testing.

I consulted Dr. Google and have started taking Vitex Fruit to try and regulate myself (flameful?).

I got pg with DS while taking Vitex. Anecdotes!

 Thanks & good luck on Friday (or if you test before)!

[mannah]

Good luck to all of you guys!

[rubyturpin]

Jan 27, 2015 10:27:47 GMT -5 @starry said:

This is super petulant but I either want a 2015 baby or a spring baby but there is no way I'll skip valuable cycles.

I'll be petulant with you, I feel the same way. I hate this time of the year, and this time of year plus sleep deprivation sounds awful. But we'll take what we can get.

Come on 2015 babies!

[grosnl19]

CD 2

Probably an OPK later this week...I am an early ovulator.

[jessnpaul]

3DPO. This was IVF converted to TI because I didn't produce a lot of eggs.

But for the first time since we TTC'ed #2, I got a "high" on FF for how many times we DTD. Woohoo for us! Even though I doubt it'll get us anywhere since we've been trying for 17 months now with no luck... but at least I can say we gave it all we got!

[jessnpaul]

Jan 27, 2015 10:27:47 GMT -5 @starry said:

This is super petulant but I either want a 2015 baby or a spring baby but there is no way I'll skip valuable cycles.

We've been trying for so long that I'd be happy for any due date however I am totally with you in not wanting a winter baby. DS was born in April and that was ideal! 

[mpc]

I'm going to join you guys. Once this miscarriage is over I think we'll be TTC again right away. We've been trying since last June. I just placed an order on Amazon for more opks and some preseed. Weee!

[pugz]

Jan 27, 2015 10:25:12 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jan 27, 2015 10:16:46 GMT -5 pugz said:

Tested today, negative. Gonna wait til thurs/fri to test again.

I admire your restraint. I figure knowing myself I will test at least daily until I get my period.

I LIKE TO PEE ON THINGS

Speaking of which my opk was darker today than the past few days (not positive though). Is it normal to have lh fluctuations post ovulation?

I only have 2 FRERs in the house so gotta use them sparingly!

[djc315]

Jan 27, 2015 10:25:12 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jan 27, 2015 10:16:46 GMT -5 pugz said:

Tested today, negative. Gonna wait til thurs/fri to test again.

I admire your restraint. I figure knowing myself I will test at least daily until I get my period.

I LIKE TO PEE ON THINGS

Speaking of which my opk was darker today than the past few days (not positive though). Is it normal to have lh fluctuations post ovulation?

I thought I read that OPKs will also have lines for pregnancy?  (my googling has confirmed this!)

[Deleted]

Jan 27, 2015 10:23:30 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Not TTC, but just wondering if others got tons and several days worth of EWCM PP. I always got a couple days but it's been like over a week, and I normally would have ovulated days ago.

My CM has increased significantly after baby.

I'm not actively ttc but charting now. I really like charting and analyzing the data..lol.

[pugz]

I can't decide if i am imagining my boobs are bigger or not. Also maybe a bit sore?

[Mushe]

Jan 27, 2015 12:41:16 GMT -5 @starry said:

Can I ask a dumb question? Is iui what they used to call artificial insemination? What is an iui?

Intrauterine insemination.    But yes, I think AI was used too.

[aspentosh]

Cycle who knows. 18 maybe? CD16. We had plans to DTD every other day from the end of my period until we got tired but life (excessive drinking, lol) got in the way. So likely didn't happen this cycle.

I need to buy some more Wondfos. Or is there a cheap alternative that everyone likes?

[bazinga]

Jan 27, 2015 10:23:30 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Not TTC, but just wondering if others got tons and several days worth of EWCM PP. I always got a couple days but it's been like over a week, and I normally would have ovulated days ago.

My CM has increased too. I'm not charting or TTC right now, but I have definitely noticed an increase.

[Mushe]

Jan 27, 2015 13:42:59 GMT -5 aspentosh said:

Cycle who knows. 18 maybe? CD16. We had plans to DTD every other day from the end of my period until we got tired but life (excessive drinking, lol) got in the way. So likely didn't happen this cycle.

I need to buy some more Wondfos. Or is there a cheap alternative that everyone likes?

I think Wondfo is the cheap alternative!  lol.  Beware that there are some knock offs being sold on Amazon too, so check the seller info.  I have no idea if the knock offs work as well, but people on TB were up in arms about it.

[runblondie26]

Jan 27, 2015 13:36:22 GMT -5 @starry said:

Jan 27, 2015 13:06:37 GMT -5 djc315 said:

I thought I read that OPKs will also have lines for pregnancy?  (my googling has confirmed this!)

DON'T GET MY HOPES UP lol

Yep, mine always got darker as a precurser to a BFP too.

[booboo173]

Jan 27, 2015 10:23:30 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

Not TTC, but just wondering if others got tons and several days worth of EWCM PP. I always got a couple days but it's been like over a week, and I normally would have ovulated days ago.

Not ttc yet either, but yes to this. I went about 10 weeks between periods and I had so much ewcm I could not tell what was going on