So just had a BM and had was bleeding? I've been spotting for over a week. Have no idea where I'm at in my cycle now, I think the breastfeeding is making my cycle crazy but it was regular for two or three months hmm.
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So just had a BM and had was bleeding? I've been spotting for over a week. Have no idea where I'm at in my cycle now, I think the breastfeeding is making my cycle crazy but it was regular for two or three months hmm.
And I don't think I'll take the vitex, I don't want to take any sort of risks for my daughter who has a sensitive tummy anyway!
Bre, I wouldn't worry shout Oing a little on the late side. There is no evidence that it's 'bad' to O late. You got pregnant, that's what matters!
Mars, I will have to order the clomid online unofficially. No way in hell a Getman dr would prescribe it to me!
Sage, for me whenever I don't get my expected temp rise - and my temps continje to remain in pre O range - it means I haven't actually Oed yet. Rarely I'll have a slow temp rise, but I've never Oed without a temp rise to some degree. I have also had ultrasound monitored cycles like XX.
XX, twice in the past year I've had my temp rise above all prior temps then gotten AF the next day. Usually my temps stay high right until AF suddenly arrives. So I don't assume based on temps, personally. I hate feeling tricked.
mommymachine, the odds from 7 days before O are probably under 5%, maybe 2-3%? But you appear to be quite fertile...
Kate, taking Vitex while BFing can help regulate/shorten your cycles and is safe for baby. I am a fan on Vitex; it is true that it can mess with your cycle, but usually only the first 4-8 weeks of taking it. There is definitely an adjustment period. But once you've gone through that, I find it brings O forward a bit and substantially increases the length if my LP as well as my post O temps overall.
I am hoping I didn't actually see a bit of tannish CM when wiping after a BM just now. Spotting means I'm out, and I maybe feel a little cramping, too. :( I couldn't fall asleep last night, so temped after an almost 3 hour nap this evening, so today's temp isn't particularly accurate. Seems low, too, for not having slept properly.
I'm still here reading and waiting for the next BFP :)
Still no AF for me, Im sure I'm not pregnant though as I would have had a BFP by 14dpo.
Don't count yourself out Mars! I was in the same place you are at with DS2. I tested the day AF should have come at 12dpo, and got a BFN. After AF no showing up at 17dpo, I got a squinter. At 21dpo with no AF, I FINALLY got my BFP! I thought I Oed on CD15, but I had to have Oed later than that based on when I got my BFP and gestational dating.Quote:
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FX for you! I think you're pregnant by the way 😉
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Maiden- That is why I fear I may be out. I am having a brown discharge- I would not call it spotting though. My spotting is always pink/red. I am not cramping, but that doesn't mean anything though. I usually have 2-3 days of spotting before AF. My temps usually have a slow decline with the morning of AF being the lowest, but still well above the cover line.
Although this is new territory for me. My chart has never looked this beautiful. We'll see. If the discharge increases or changes color, then I know I am out. The only time I have had a LP longer than 14 days was when I was pregnant.
Who knows though! Since I am sensitive to medication/supplements, maybe my body needed more time to rebound from stopping the myoinositol. This could be the "practice" cycle for my hormones to normalize.
If this month's chart is indicative to good hormone production, then I have a real good chance of getting pregnant soon!
FX for the rest of us ladies waiting! Someone is bound to get a BFP! I am betting on Mars and Maiden 💕!
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Thanks for the advice! We had another attempt this morning just in case. lol, "Honey, my temp is low. Are you up for a quickie?" Should we keep doing every other day until it goes up? And I don't get why my chest is sore if I'm not in the 2ww (normal for me). That and the dry cm happened on time. I'm wondering if dd waking up during the night got my temp off, although it usually doesn't.
XX, I used to have the pre-af temp decline before I had dd, but I don't anymore. I wonder if taking the b6 causes it or maybe bfing did, although we're totally weaned now.
And if you want a crazy temp story, let me tell you about when I conceived dd: The morning I was planning to poas for the first time at 14dpo, my temp took a nosedive. I woke up all sweaty and weird and the low temp, so I was like, no, not worth testing, af is coming any minute. The next day my temp was up some again and that day I was having cramps and feeling off, which I thought was pre-af. But the next morning, I just woke up and knew I was preg. I could tell because no af yet and I had a little pain in my back like with the pregnancy that miscarried. Yeah, that was so special, just to wake up to a Christmas song playing on the radio and know! Of course I ran to poas and confirm. And I will never again let a temp dip keep me from testing, lol.
XX I think YOU are pregnant!! Sounds very promising anyway :D Both times with my boys I have tested 2 days before AF was due and got blazing BFP so I don't think so plus we only had one attempt on the 29th Dec so if I O'd later then we would have missed it. Must just be a whacky cycle this month to screw with my mind. I had one like this last January and I went to the Dr and got a blood test, turns out I just had a 39 day cycle. My Cycles have been so good for a few months though so I don't know whats going on. On CD32 today and I reckon AF will show up.
SageViolet- did you have any discharge? I am having on and off again cramping, with a little brownish discharge. My temps are still nice and high, even higher than normal during the day too.
I also have been getting pretty debilitating nausea everyday since 9dpo, which strangely enough coincides with a slight temp dip (still in the 98's though). Resting right now with DS2, because I feel so sick! I have lost 3 lbs! I don't have much to lose 😬!
I keep telling myself I am out, but we'll see. I am 13dpo today. If I didn't have the discharge, I would think I am in it still. I think AF will come sometime in the next 2 days.
I am still holding out hope for you Mars!
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I think my symptoms are a result of my body adjusting to normal hormone production.
I think AF is on her way- I am feeling like I do before she comes. Oh well, at least I get to keep my acupuncture appointment, and things appear to be getting back on track for me!
I am rooting for you Maiden and Mars! We need some more BFPs! Then you can share your baby dust with me- I need all the help I can get!!
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XX, as usual, I admire your superb attitude. I agree that it's win/win, whether you're pregnant (fx!) or your hormones have improved. I am not hopeful since my little bit of tannish CM, but I do think Mars will probably see a BFP! And THANK YOU for rooting for me. :)
Sage, yes, keep BDing once daily until you get your cross hairs at 3DPO. I see sooo many women stop BDing too soon and since you're swaying blue, it's even more important you that you BD well through/after O. Better too much than not enough, right?
Mars, you'd be surprised by how long sperm can survive...I would NOT necessarily count yourself out just bc you might have Oed later. Fx for you.
Maiden I think your still in with a chance too! Aw you going to test soon?
Xx either way at least you know your body is doing something right. It all sounds really promising though!!!
Thanks ladies :) I'm feeling nothing. Last night I wasn't even hungry. Had a couple twinges near my ovaries but nothing else oh except my back hurting. Just wish AF would hurry up so I can get on with things. I've only got one test left so I can't use it..... If I get to 40 days then I'll test again.
Maiden, in any of your pregnancies did you get implantation bleeding? It is the right time for you to be getting it. I experienced it in 3 or 4 of my 7 pregnancies.
Nope. :( In all 6 of my previous pregnancies I had ZERO spotting or cramping of any kind. :( And the past 2 cycles I've had some degree of spotting, isolated at 7DPO only and I think I Oed a day later than FF thinks this cycle so am 7DPO. But up until 2 cycles ago, I virtually never had spotting halfway through my LP, though I often spot 1-2 days before AF and sometimes I spot for 4 days before AF, usually darker brown colour and very minimal amount, mostly just when I wipe.Quote:
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The fact that it is only a tiny to small amount (well, it was both the cycle before last & this cycle - last cycle I had much darker reddish-brown, moderate-heavy though still very brief spotting, I think bc I ran out of Vitex and was off it from 3-10DPO) and that it lasts only a few hours one day is totally a tease, but an empty one. :( Maybe it's a Vitex side effect from being on it so long? It's also possible I irritated my cervix while temping on 6DPO as I recall being a bit rough and my thermometer is glass. But I don't think cervical injury could possibly explain the last 2 months of spotting at 7DPO.
Awww thanks Mars...I did actually test this afternoon, stark white BFN, but I may only be 6-7DPO and am definitely not more than 8DPO. I won't test again until Sat/Sun, I only tested today bc if by some miracle I had any early BFP I wouldn't rush order nearly as many FRERs and OPKs for my brother to bring back from the US. Feeling nothing is the best sign for me, I hope it is for you, too.
I'm an idiot. I was just looking at my kids baby photos and they made me cry :( I've been super irritable the last few days and biting their heads off, now I want to get them out of bed (it's 8pm here) and give them big hugs.
Mars - *hugs* I find it easier to get sentimental over the photos, too, when they're not actually around doing annoying things, lol. FX for you!
Maiden - FX for you, too! Your chart looks great. I vote implantation spotting!
XX - With dd, I had creamy around 9dpo then sticky a couple of times after that. No spotting ever. Until I was 6 weeks along, I had one spot and *totally* freaked out. I thought I was having another m/c and did in my head, like went through the whole process mentally. It's weird now to remember the day I m/c dd! It happened again once and I figured out it was after eating kale from the garden. I read a hint somewhere that cruciferous veggies can affect progesterone then I was able to pinpoint the kale. I avoided cruciferous veggies until the 3rd tri and never had anymore spotting. FX for you! I think you're still in, but even if not, I agree things are getting better and it's bound to happen soon!
My update -- Woot! Ff gave me crosshairs today! I'm sad it isn't much of a rise, but hey at least it was enough for crosshairs!
I just installed tapatalk on my phone. Hoping I can stay more In the loop now.
Maiden hoping the brown spotting is from the break in your Vitex. I think I remember quit a few ladies getting pregnant the month after they dropped Vitex. Do you plan to drop it at some point? Fx you are pg and don't have to worry about that;)
Xx, wish I could see your chart. I am anxious to see what your temp is doing. Great job holding out on testing! I would have caved by now!!
Yay for crosshairs sageviolet! With your bd pattern this month I would think you have an amazing shot at a bfp!'
Mars every pregnancy is different:) you very well can still be getting your bfp this month!
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I had some brownish pink spotting two days before I got my last Bfp. Don't count yourselves out yet:).
I am trying to be patient.... Took day 5 of clomid last night. How long after the last day should you ovulate? I'm ready to get this show on the road!!!
Anyone heard or seen anything from 2boys??
Wish I knew more about clomid tarasue:-/ it is so hard to be patient when it comes to TTC!
I am also concerned about 2boys. Hope she updates soon:(
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I don't know much about clomid either. I just know I would get hot flashes a few hours after taking it, and I just feel like my body is running hot. No cramps or anything yet, hope it is working. I don't know why, but for some reason I feel this is a sure thing since I am taking clomid. I know that's not rational thinking and I could be setting myself up for super devastation!
My temp dipped this morning and AF came to visit! I am surprisingly doing great! My flow has gone back to what it used to be before having kids, which is a GOOD thing for me! I believe my hormones just needed more time to balance back out from taking so much myo-inositol for so long (for non-swaying purposes). I am sensitive to medication/supplements, and I believe that is what has caused my hormones to get out of wack. My recent chart does NOT look like a menopausal woman's chart!
Anyway, I am going to start Yoga again to detox and help me stay positive, in addition to my cardio. I'll be starting acupuncture treatments once my period ends. Plus DH said we can keep trying for another year, if we don't conceive by August! I am ok though. I adore my two boys and can find peace and solace in them if we can't conceive another baby. I just would feel badly for DH, because he has the GD for a girl.
Thanks for listening ladies! I'll be watching and praying you all get your BFP's!
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I am also worried about 2boysjustonegirl! I sure hope she is doing ok!
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Sage, I hate to even think it but looking at your chart, I am not convinced you've Oed. Your post O temps are always at least 98.2 and your temps are still very much in your pre O range. I highly recommend you continue BDing daily and OPKing once daily in case you surge again.
Mars, maybe you're pregnant and that's causing you to feel so emotional? I hope you're feeling good today.
Queen, unfortunately it was LAST cycle that I had a break from Vitex. I haven't this cycle so I have no idea why, unless I injured my cervix. But the bit of cramping last night really makes me think I'm out. I will stop taking Vitex after the next cycle if I'm not pregnant. Maybe I should reduce my dose this next cycle?
tarasue, you should O, on average, 7 days after your last day of taking clomid. The range is 5-10 days for those with regular cycles, but like I said it's usually very close to if not exactly 7 days.
XX, sorry AF came. Your plans sound great, and I will probably be joining you again next cycle.
FX you get your BFP this cycle Maiden!! I am still holding out hope for you!
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XX it does sound like you have a great plan and great attitude!!! You will get your BFP soon!!
Thanks XX, but feeling crampy today so seems quite unlikely. Temps aren't very encouraging either - I hope AF doesn't come early. :/
I also have been wondering about 2boys. Fx all is well.
XX so sorry your AF came...
Glad to hear you so optimistic. You will get your BFP soon!
XX oh bugger :( sorry it wasn't your month but fantastic news your cycle is returning to normal.
Maiden your not out until AF shows! Hope you get a lovely surprise :)
I'm still here.... Still waiting! I refuse to waste another test so if AF isn't here by next Saturday I'll test but I'm not holding out hope.
Hi girls just checking in, keeping fingers crossed for all waiting for BFPS! I've booked my harmony test for 24th feb eek!!
CD33 and still no AF. I am starting to get a little bit hopeful again after something my mother told me.
I need to tell this story to someone! So my Nan is known for having pregnancy dreams about her family, every time she dreams someone is pregnant it comes true. Well she told my mother that she had a dream about me but it was unusual for her as this time I had already had the baby and it was a girl :) Now I know it could mean nothing but seeing as my Nan has these dreams I'm taking it!
Reading through...
Boo to AF :( xx, but FX for next cycle!
Maiden, *hugs* hopfully no AF!
Yay, keepingthefaith!
Mars, you totally have hope, girl!! FX for no AF and your dream sounds amazing!
... My little update, tests are getting darker, so, I called the nurse on the 15th she reluclently put in another blood test. So, I had another blood draw on the 15th and it was 'weakly positive'...but positive. They want me to still come back on the 20th for another blood draw.
I have no idea what is going on with my cycle or where I'm at. Started AF on 23/12 and not really sure if I Od or not. Started spotting from my guesstimate O on 6/1. Continued spotting for a week. Had the implanting scratch (8dpo) that I felt with my second two kids then had a sticky bleed the next day. I've been bleeding (only when I wipe or stick my finger up there (lol sorry!). I feel real pregnant? Nausea for a week, heartburn today, tired. Could my body maybe not have ovulated since I've been Bfing and it's gearing up to? Heaps of cramps this month from middle of cycle. I'm 10dpo and taken a million hpts and BFN. And I'm bleeding. Weird
Kate- Do you use OPKS? Please don't keep touching your cervix- it can irritate things and can't really tell you anything. If you are only 10 DPO then it could still be too early to get a BFP. I would wait a few more days and test again.
Annnnnnnd AF arrived. :( that's ok, onto another cycle.
Bre,, that is good!
Kate, I'd be confused with that cycle, too.
It appears AF is about to start...dark blackish gunk and almost-flow with full on AF cramps and another temp drop. So much for my LP!
Sorry Mars and Maiden!
And there's flow. Argh. I don't understand at all how I can alternate between 13-14 and 9 day LPs, and while taking Vitex! Pre Vitex my longest LP ever was 12 days, though it rarely was more than 11 - so I guess 9-14 is a better ranger than 8-11?
Xx, mars and maiden so sorry the witch found you all. Hopefully next month is your month and I'll still get to share a due date group with you. I'll have my fingers crossed for you all.
Thanks Junie & Missy. Hopefully Junie will catch the egg this next cycle, too.
Sorry to those of you who AF reared her head for :hair: Hopefully next cycle will be your month :noaf: :fx: