TTC GIRL- MAY 2012

The reason I asked about the tests and evap lines is because I couldn’t wait any longer and gave in and tested yesterday. I held on for ages and ages, went to the loo and peed on the stick! (peed quite forceful as I was busting!) Anyway as I was watching the test window the control line looked really faint (might of peed too much?) so put it down and kept checking it, it was like it needed to dry a little to read it right as on this test the lines a blue and ofcourse when the pee goes up the window it goes the greyish colour. Anyways put it down and went and checked about 20 mins later and there was a 2nd line. Doesn’t look like an evap line tho. I havnt said anything to anyone as I know its too early so you are the only ones I have told, I tested again this morning but it was negative, How to false positives work? As there could be a chance that this is a false positive.

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the line actually is hard to see in the photo but it is a blue line. This was yesterday test. This morning test was negative

Kiesse- was it after 10min? After 10min it's an invalid result. Doesn't mean your not preggo just can't go by it of line was after 10min.

babylove-Feel better soon, sweetie. Those are painful, hugs!

kiesse-I would test again with an FRER, FX!!!

Hope-Yay!! follie check! So excited for you! Glad you are nice and relaxed! Are you going to use preseed or anything?

Kiesse, if you can - test with a pink dye test. I've read a lot about those blue dye tests being notorious for evaps. How many DPO are you? Maybe it's a little early too :) FX for you!!!

Any feedback on my chart is much appreciated in the coming days! Fertilityfriend says I am going to O on the 28th(!!! what?!) so I really just don't know... trying not to stress out. Negative OPKs so far. Think I'll start Cetirizine tomorrow? Hubby has been FRing since CD5.

I am checking CP/CM daily now, too. There are so many variants to check for, and I'll be honest... sometimes it seems like one thing or another! Open? "Medium"? Argh! High? Medium (again with the mediums!)? Low? Etcetera.

My weight has stagnated again... think it's from those delicious cookies! Thankfully, they're gone now!

*tries not to stress*

I've already had some little hubby "fights" over the weekend... hope that doesn't ruin my sway, haha. He began eating my mini pitas that I had got because they fit in ideally within my dinners, and I jumped on him like an angry boar. And then he was like, "Fine! I won't have any little fun things to eat!" and I said, "You already started toasting them! Just eat them now!" and he said, "NO!" and I said, "Well... they're toasted, they can't go back in the package, they'll taste terrible! Great! Wasted food!" and threw them into the garbage.

I think this diet is getting to me again... no wonder I made and overate sugar cookies yesterday! Oy vey.

Then today I've just felt terrible all day... very wobbly. Then I ate too many jelly beans at work and had a couple of the last sugar cookies (except for the ones I packaged and threw in the freezer) and we went on an hour and a half walk after dinner... at 8pm! So, naturally, now I have a headache.

Sigh. Anyway, where in the world was I? I just want to have an obvious ovulation and get things in as planned.

Kiesse what test are you using?

kraizy -- hang in there, it was too early to test...some women don't get positives until after AF is expected to arrive -- so you're not out until the witch shows up. STAY AWAY NASTY WITCH!! :fingers:

So, m

Surgena, is this your only chart? I looked and your temp is going down into the O range, but your CM is not in the O zone yet. CD28 seems very far out? Do you O that far out normally?

I don't know what happened somehow hit send before I was done, LOL.

So, meanwhile, I'm just wet all the time...sorry for TMI, but my CM is watery still.....last time I tried taking the aspirin I swear it delayed O....so maybe I still haven't O'd?! It's now CD 21 and we stopped dtd CD16....I'm so screwed this month :nails:

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kraizy -- hang in there, it was too early to test...some women don't get positives until after AF is expected to arrive -- so you're not out until the witch shows up. STAY AWAY NASTY WITCH!! :fingers:

So, m

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Thanks ILindGurl! I am trying to be optimistic!

It was a cheap clear blue test from supermarket. Only have one chemist shop in town and they won't have any tests until next week. There are no pink dye ones i have looked. I know it early. Only 9dpo will just have to wait and see. Have done 3 tests 2 have got the 2nd line and one is a negative. Oh and the compulsive pee on the stick games begin!

I guess I take it for granted that you can buy FRER just about everywhere in the US. I hate it that u have to wait, but maybe in a few days the 2nd blue line will be more visible. I got a BFN with a FRER this am and I keep staring at it trying to see something that I know is not there driving myself crazy!! Have you checked out what evap lines look like on that site that I think Ribbons posted for me earlier today? I would check it out and compare.

Got a beta back of 128. I am more than happy with that for a first beta!!!

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Got a beta back of 128. I am more than happy with that for a first beta!!!

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That's awesome!!! Is that in the twin range???

These are the 2 tests with a second line. I took a different brand which came up negative its just thisAttachment 2656 brand that shows 2nd line.

Yep - check out countdowntopregnancy.com and compare your pics with others for your DPO!

9DPO is still REALLY early... I didn't even start testing until 10DPO and then it was reaaaallly faint... so I doubt it would have shown up on 9DPO! :)

Surgena...if you r drinking peppermint tea...stop and you should O sooner. If you're not, then drink a lot a couple days then stop. the estrogenic properties may help u O!!!! Poor DH lol.

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That's awesome!!! Is that in the twin range???

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Hmmm I don't know. I just went into betabase.com to try and figure that out but not sure.

Great numbers mydream! That bean is sticking!!!

Thank you all!! I'm coming back to life! Lol
I was so in shock! I don't take pain well and the process was shocking so I slept my day away! I'm still somewhat cramping so I will definitely DTD as soon as we wake up lol I didn't know I would still be a little uncomfortable after hours and sleep :confused: I'm really in the mood now but hubby just won't touch me whatsoever! He was terrified seeing me in pain like that because I always have a strong face but at that moment I couldn't hold it.

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Surgena, is this your only chart? I looked and your temp is going down into the O range, but your CM is not in the O zone yet. CD28 seems very far out? Do you O that far out normally?

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It's the only chart I'm using, yes. See why I'm so confused?! When my cycle is normal, I ovulate around where you'd expect someone to, but the missed cycle in Jan/Feb threw things off a little. My OPK is still neg at the moment.

My husband has to stay the night away Sat night and nervous about missing O...

Think if my OPKs are still neg we should just start DTD? Ugh, I really didn't want a repeat of last time! Nightmare...

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Surgena...if you r drinking peppermint tea...stop and you should O sooner. If you're not, then drink a lot a couple days then stop. the estrogenic properties may help u O!!!! Poor DH lol.

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I had 1 cup (2 tea bags per cup) yesterday and the day before... I'll up it today.

I just checked cm/cpand am updating my chart for today. It was high, closed (I think) and wet (nothing on fingers at all).

I would just start dtd if I was you Suregena, you would hate to miss this cycle! Cd28 seems like a long way out to o, but I guess with the cycles you've had you never know. Better to be safe than sorry, especially with dh heading away.

I'm sorry you are in so much pain BabyLove but great that the procedure is now done and you can focus on making your lil girl.

Dont give up hope Kraizy, I have a good feeling for you this cycle. 10dpo is still way early, don't think you're out just yet. X

MyDream those numbers are great! Yay for your little bean!

As for me I still don't really feel pregnant although I am finding during the day that I'm feeling queasy if I haven't eaten enough, so I'm trying to graze, but think I'm still stuck in the swaying diet of 3 meals a day! I have to get up at least once every night to pee already! And tiredness is starting to wear me down a bit now too. I've been having a lot of painful cramps, had to take some Panadol the other day was hurting so much. Had my first dr app yesterday. I weed in a cup for him and he tested it and after about 5 seconds he said woah, you're definitely pregnant! So my test came up really positive which is comforting. Hedid an internal and was checking by pressing in certain areas whether it could be an ectopic because of all the pain I'm having on one side. He said it doesnt feel like it to him but he wants me to get an early u/s this week just to check. Im pretty excited to get to see my bubba very soon, and at 7 weeks it will have a heartbeat! Just hoping that everything is all ok and it's not an ectopic!

Lots of best wishes to all! X

Fertility friend says I will ovulate CD28.
Another phone app saysCD22.

Mymonthlycycle saysCD20.

My body? ?!?! Who knows....

*shrug*

If we were to start DTD early ... how boy-territory are we talking here?

My husband is on shift from tomorrow, so I'll see him early in the morning and after 10pm at night each day for four days, except Saturday/Sun where I'll see him Sat AM but then not again until after 10pm Sunday.

I'm getting so scared/nervous about somehow
Missing my window, despite the OPKs, because my chart feels confusing to me! :(

Fertility friend says I will ovulate CD28.
Another phone app saysCD22.

Mymonthlycycle saysCD20.

My body? ?!?! Who knows....

*shrug*

If we were to start DTD early ... how boy-territory are we talking here?

My husband is on shift from tomorrow, so I'll see him early in the morning and after 10pm at night each day for four days, except Saturday/Sun where I'll see him Sat AM but then not again until after 10pm Sunday.

I'm getting so scared/nervous about somehow
Missing my window, despite the OPKs, because my chart feels confusing to me! :(

Lala -- Congrats on your pregnancy! I had intense pain on my side with my first and was also worried it might be ectopic. They performed an ultrasound at 6 weeks 3 days and everything was fine - he even had a heartbeat. They never figured out what the pain was and thankfully it went away by 8 weeks. GL!

BabyLove -- is that the dye test you had done to see what is going on in the tubes/uterus. I was offered to take that test...but thought it might be too invasive. Did you think it was worth it?

suregena -- I would dtd...you don't want to regret missing your fertile window this month...and Atomic has pretty much proven that timing is the least important factor when swaying. Just my opinion....GL with your decision!! :)

Right... had some twinging during lunch so decided to check my CM/CP again and noticed my cervix felt a little softer than it did this morning, my cervix opening seemed a little more open than this morning... and I managed to collect a little. It of CM that stretched when pulled between my fingers. Think I'm gearing up?? Think a positive OPK could happen soonish? I'm not drinking anymore fluid today and will test again when I get home from work. And probably start cetirizine...

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Right... had some twinging during lunch so decided to check my CM/CP again and noticed my cervix felt a little softer than it did this morning, my cervix opening seemed a little more open than this morning... and I managed to collect a little. It of CM that stretched when pulled between my fingers. Think I'm gearing up?? Think a positive OPK could happen soonish? I'm not drinking anymore fluid today and will test again when I get home from work. And probably start cetirizine...

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Sounds like you're gearing up to me, Suregena! Are you planning to start DTD right at +OPK, or before? I started before +... got in 2 days before my + and I think it did the trick for me. (I have a CBFM to tell me when that was, but my EWCM starts becoming noticeable about 2 days prior to +, maybe you are also in that range?) I would go ahead and start DTD now, can't hurt!!

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BabyLove -- is that the dye test you had done to see what is going on in the tubes/uterus. I was offered to take that test...but thought it might be too invasive. Did you think it was worth it?

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To be honest I absolutely think it was worth it FOR ME because my tubes were blocked. It's different for everyone but if you think you need it go for it! If you feel like u wanna find out what's going on go for it!

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Sounds like you're gearing up to me, Suregena! Are you planning to start DTD right at +OPK, or before? I started before +... got in 2 days before my + and I think it did the trick for me. (I have a CBFM to tell me when that was, but my EWCM starts becoming noticeable about 2 days prior to +, maybe you are also in that range?) I would go ahead and start DTD now, can't hurt!!

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Yeah, I figured to start DTD at fade in and do multiple attempts as I do want to get pregnant this month and because so many people say timing doesn't matter. Think it matters to have so much semen around in there or if shallow release is even important? Definitely having mild left sided twinging this afternoon so going to start DTD tonight. Hubby has FR once or twice a day since CD5 so should be okay?

BabyLove -- oh wow, yeah that would be very beneficial to know! I hope you don't mind me asking, but did you have any symptoms that indicated maybe your tubes were blocked that led you to take this test?

I had 2 chemicals in 4 months (Jan & April) and my doctor thinks it's just bad eggs (because I'm 40) so they "probably had a genetic/chromosomal problem" and stopped developing shortly after implantation. But I'm worried that maybe I just have an implantation issue...my progesterone test at 7dpo was ok...I asked if there was any other testing we could do she suggested that test (or just an ultrasound of my uterus lining and follicles before O). Now I'm thinking perhaps I should do some testing?

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Yeah, I figured to start DTD at fade in and do multiple attempts as I do want to get pregnant this month and because so many people say timing doesn't matter. Think it matters to have so much semen around in there or if shallow release is even important? Definitely having mild left sided twinging this afternoon so going to start DTD tonight. Hubby has FR once or twice a day since CD5 so should be okay?

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Yes, FR since CD5 should be ok, esp. if he did today as well - according to your chart, that means he got a full 7 days of FR in, which is what is recommended. Even if he didn't today, I still think that should be ok since he's been doing more than 1 FR a day.

I planned on DTD as much as possible - up to 6 times - but we only got 3 in b/c poor DH couldn't keep up. As far as shallow release, it's probably best to try if you can, but I have seen quite a few successful sways without shallow release - and I didn't have a choice, had to do it doggystyle on one of my attempts b/c that was the only way DH could finish!! :rolleyes: so, I am not going to worry about shallow release one bit! :)

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I had 2 chemicals in 4 months (Jan & April) and my doctor thinks it's just bad eggs (because I'm 40) so they "probably had a genetic/chromosomal problem" and stopped developing shortly after implantation. But I'm worried that maybe I just have an implantation issue...my progesterone test at 7dpo was ok...I asked if there was any other testing we could do she suggested that test (or just an ultrasound of my uterus lining and follicles before O). Now I'm thinking perhaps I should do some testing?

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here is my opinion...and this is just my opinion....I hate when dr.'s say "oh it was just a bad egg"...you just don't know if that is true or not and then they blame it on age...
I know for me...I had a 24 chromosome tested girl transferred via FET and had a chemical, then another chemical in April...so for me...it was definite sign to do some immune testing. Found out I have MTHFR..even after having 2 healthy pregnancies. I would absolutely talk to her about this just to rule it out. It can't hurt.

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BabyLove -- oh wow, yeah that would be very beneficial to know! I hope you don't mind me asking, but did you have any symptoms that indicated maybe your tubes were blocked that led you to take this test?

I had 2 chemicals in 4 months (Jan & April) and my doctor thinks it's just bad eggs (because I'm 40) so they "probably had a genetic/chromosomal problem" and stopped developing shortly after implantation. But I'm worried that maybe I just have an implantation issue...my progesterone test at 7dpo was ok...I asked if there was any other testing we could do she suggested that test (or just an ultrasound of my uterus lining and follicles before O). Now I'm thinking perhaps I should do some testing?

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My doctor personally wanted me to have the test because we are such a young couple and it's been over a year and she found it odd that we were having such a hard time so good thing she did order it for me

mydream -- I agree with you and it hasn't felt right to hear "advanced maternal age and older eggs" are the only issue. Thank you for your opinion...if I don't get pregnant this cycle, I am going to request more testing! My husband and I are babies who were born to older moms (our moms both had us at 40) and my mom had 4 early miscarriages before conceiving me....so I'm trying to stay hopeful, but it's hard and I'd like to have more answers == gonna test!! Thank you!!

In the meantime, I decided to take baby aspirin daily and increase my folic acid intake (1600mcg) this month...I was told by the OB it wouldn't hurt (but she didn't think it was necessary) and now I'm reading that maybe it could help if I have an auto-immune disorder, clotting issue/MTHFR??

Well my creamy CM had a little beige/pink in it when I wiped this am and had a few cramps as well, so looking back on my charts, I think AF will be here soon. Bummed and disappointed....

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In the meantime, I decided to take baby aspirin daily and increase my folic acid intake (1600mcg) this month...I was told by the OB it wouldn't hurt (but she didn't think it was necessary) and now I'm reading that maybe it could help if I have an auto-immune disorder, clotting issue/MTHFR??

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I think that is a great idea..it can help if that is what you have..I have to take a prescription strength folic acid tablet with B6 and B12 in it , 1 baby asprin per day and now Lovenox injection daily (since my BFP).
Fingers crossed for you hun!