1. Where are you in your cycle? TTAAL Cycle 1 CD 10
2. Testing this week? OPKs. I should have started this morning but forgot.
3. Thought? Words of wisdom? Hair pats needed? I'm hoping I go back to my usual 27-29 day cycles. I've got a vacation to Jamaica next month and I'm worried AF is going to show up while I'm there.
4. Favorite summer drink? Frozen or iced coffee drinks
1. since March/April 2013, CD5 2. Starting to use the CBEFM tomorrow 3. Avoiding the large family get together on Sunday since I'm fairly sure my sister will be announcing to everyone then. 4. anything fruity, esp pina coladas and bahama mamas
1. Where are you in your cycle? TTAAL since April 2014, CD 27 4 DPO
2. Testing this week? Nope, in the 2WW
3. Thought? Words of wisdom? Hair pats needed? I have eliminated gluten, dairy, as much caffiene as I can handle from my diet and have started a very low carb diet. I have feel skinnier and healthier, but damn does it suck. All I want is a huge cheeseburger with a milkshake and a doughnut, or mabe a large pizza. But, I do have high hopes for this cycle. If not then it is on to Clomid.
oneslybookworm - I am sorry. The first thing that came to mind after reading your post was a phrase that I read recently about a completely different topic but it was "Kick the sh*t out of option B" (thanks Sheryl San.dberg). Hugs lady.
scm1011 - wtf indeed. I hope CD 1 comes soon so you can move on with your testing.
3. I started spotting and cramping today (finished progesterone Sunday night) so hopefully that means AF will be here today or tomorrow. It's been 2 and a half months since retrieval and it feels like an eternity. I am so worried that I'll have lining issues again this cycle and FET will be cancelled yet again. I'm getting impatient and just want something to finally work in our favor. And it seems like everyone around me is getting pregnant and its so discouraging.
3. Thought? Words of wisdom? Hair pats needed? My cycles keep getting longer and longer. I've gone from 35 days to 40 to 48 this last cycle. Does this mean anything?? None of my cycles have shown a clear O temp spike. How many cycles before I should see my doc about this?
4. Favorite summer drink? Leine's Summer Shandy, chocolate milk, or a good Chardonnay
scm1011 - I was only testing with FMU, which I know isn't the best. I did try twice a day for a few days since I didn't want to miss it, but that doesn't really work well. I drink way too much water during the day to hold anything for more than an hour
thom - I am sorry that you're in a similar boat. Have you changed anything else lately? More excercise? Additional stress? I noticed that when I was under huge amounts of stress, my cycle got really lopsided and O had moved out like 4 -5 days. (I think that might also have affected this cycle, too.)
scm1011 -- I had a mostly regular cycle before bcp, and I assumed I was Oing back then, but I guess I have no idea. I was on bcp about 6 years, and I've been off since early this year with ever lengthening cycles since. I know I might just need to patient for awhile.
@raagnoli, I've actually been exercising less the past month and trying to relax. I'm not particularly stressed; just normal stuff I guess. I ran a marathon in early May, and this will be the first complete cycle with no marathon training, so maybe that will help? It kills me to be lazy when we have so much daylight, but I know it could make a difference.
1. TTCAL, CD 15, +OPK today 2. Yes, see above 3. Trying out softcups for the first time this cycle. Pretty much over any other "trick". If this cycle doesn't work, I am moving ahead with testing. I am so tired of it all. 4. I have been on a grapefruit flavored kick. I've been enjoying the Raddler grapefruit beer, and Curious Traveler as well. Also had a grapefruit flavored moscow mule recently. Summer 2015 is the summer of grapefruit for me, I guess.
kellikans- FX your lining is nice and thick this cycle.
thom- do you use opks and temp or just temp? I think that if you are not getting a temp rise/clear indication of O then I would call an OB sooner then later.
1. Where are you in your cycle? CD21 2. Testing this week? No 3. Thought? Words of wisdom? Hair pats needed? Went to the RE this week for followup appt bc I have endo (DX 9 years ago). Getting a couple more tests done. Not good news on the future if we dont naturally conceive bc of the endo. 4. Favorite summer drink? Vodka frozen lemonade
1. Where are you in your cycle? TTC since Jan '14. One loss. Cycle 13, CD 18.
2. Testing this week? OPKs earlier. Positives on the 15th and 16th as usual. Feel like we hit the mark as far as trying this month.
3. Thought? Words of wisdom? Hair pats needed? Had my first RE appointment so just trying to wrap my head around everything that we talked about today. Made a separate post about it. DH and I agreed that we never thought we'd be seeing fertility specialists at 25 years old.
4. Favorite summer drink? Something fruity? Not much into alcoholic drinks, but I'd like something like lemonade.