I had a small amount of spotting last night and now I'm feeling crampy this morning. They don't feel like CD1 cramps yet , so I'm crossing my fingers that maybe I'm finally getting ready to ovulate.
As for me it's my 30th birthday and my Facebook feed is full of 3 new prengancy announcements and I am sad. I'm not even in the TWW but the endless waiting of TTC is madden g.
Post by seeyalater52 on Aug 26, 2017 17:37:48 GMT -5
I am having a legit meltdown about my OPKs this cycle even though I'm not expecting a positive until tomorrow at the earliest (have had 5 negs so far.) Last cycle I used FMU for all my tests and got + two days before my BBT showed ovulation. But then when we met with the RE she suggested doing the tests later in the morning with secondMU... which is what I have been doing this cycle even though with my long commute it's a PITA and means I have to test at work and also have to guzzle at least some liquid in the morning. So I usually drink 8oz of water or juice with my prenatal vitamin in the morning right after I pee and then wait between 2 and 2.5 hours before testing.
But now I'm freaking out that I'll miss ovulation this cycle because the liquid is diluting the hormones. Everything says not to drink "excessively" ... but how much is considered excessive?
It's days like today when I'm convinced I've lost all my marbles. Maybe I should go back to FMU since it worked before but I also want to follow directions. I have been fussing and fretting about this all day.
I am having a legit meltdown about my OPKs this cycle even though I'm not expecting a positive until tomorrow at the earliest (have had 5 negs so far.) Last cycle I used FMU for all my tests and got + two days before my BBT showed ovulation. But then when we met with the RE she suggested doing the tests later in the morning with secondMU... which is what I have been doing this cycle even though with my long commute it's a PITA and means I have to test at work and also have to guzzle at least some liquid in the morning. So I usually drink 8oz of water or juice with my prenatal vitamin in the morning right after I pee and then wait between 2 and 2.5 hours before testing.
But now I'm freaking out that I'll miss ovulation this cycle because the liquid is diluting the hormones. Everything says not to drink "excessively" ... but how much is considered excessive?
It's days like today when I'm convinced I've lost all my marbles. Maybe I should go back to FMU since it worked before but I also want to follow directions. I have been fussing and fretting about this all day.
There's no harm in doing one with FMU and then again as the doc suggested. I know that people have one one more and one afternoon (the other time many women see +).
Post by seeyalater52 on Aug 26, 2017 20:32:24 GMT -5
Jalapeñomel that isn't a bad idea. I haven't had success with the non-digital strips so I'm hesitant to do two a day on cycles we aren't actually trying (yes, all this stress when we aren't actually cycling this month is absurd, I recognize) since they are so expensive but it would probably make me feel less anxious when we are actually cycling to do a couple tests a day.
Jalapeñomel that isn't a bad idea. I haven't had success with the non-digital strips so I'm hesitant to do two a day on cycles we aren't actually trying (yes, all this stress when we aren't actually cycling this month is absurd, I recognize) since they are so expensive but it would probably make me feel less anxious when we are actually cycling to do a couple tests a day.
Totes normal. I obsess when we are on. Break, it's ridiculous.
I feel opks make the stress even worse, so I'm sorry you have to go this route.
Jalapeñomel that isn't a bad idea. I haven't had success with the non-digital strips so I'm hesitant to do two a day on cycles we aren't actually trying (yes, all this stress when we aren't actually cycling this month is absurd, I recognize) since they are so expensive but it would probably make me feel less anxious when we are actually cycling to do a couple tests a day.
Totes normal. I obsess when we are on. Break, it's ridiculous.
I feel opks make the stress even worse, so I'm sorry you have to go this route.
It DEF makes me stress more. But sperm is a gazillion dollars a vial and thawed frozen sperm doesn't live very long so I'm trying to learn as much as we can about my cycles before the stakes get higher. Mixed bag I guess!
Totes normal. I obsess when we are on. Break, it's ridiculous.
I feel opks make the stress even worse, so I'm sorry you have to go this route.
It DEF makes me stress more. But sperm is a gazillion dollars a vial and thawed frozen sperm doesn't live very long so I'm trying to learn as much as we can about my cycles before the stakes get higher. Mixed bag I guess!
I imagine the stakes are much higher, since chance never comes into play for you. And really, the whole thing is so so stressful. I hope your wife gives good massages!
I was expecting a positive today and my digital OPK was a big fat negative. I hate this.
I'm so sorry. That really sucks. ((Hugs)) Maybe low dose Femara (cheap) and a trigger shot would be worth it, since you'll be sure you ovulated.
yeah. Thanks. It's so unfortunate that I had such a great cycle immediately before seeing the RE. I'd never done OPKs before so I have no sense really if that was just a fluke or what and I did tell her that but she was very optimistic even so. I'm sure meds are the next step if I don't get a + because if I can't pinpoint ovulation there's no way we can time an IUI. All I see is $$$ signs adding meds and monitoring but it would be better than lighting almost 1k on fire for the sperm each month and having no clue about timing.
Maybe I'm just late. My cycles range in length so maybe this is a longer one. I'm really trying not to panic but it's hard.