That looks pretty positive to me Hopper!
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That looks pretty positive to me Hopper!
Quinn 2 attempts is still bluesy! Get another in for good measure [emoji6]
Ks how about sudafed? To dry up CM a bit? Is it sudafed or antihistamines I can't remember.. As I have the opposite problem I don't get EWCM any more and on clomid there's literally nothing!!
Signing you're not out til AF shows.. In fact yday my friend who was told this week she would be unable to conceive without oestrogen injections/IVF as her womb is pale and thin found out she was pregnant and only tested as she had a metallic mouth!
Mamma when are you testing?? Glad you're feeling better x
Hopper that made me laugh out loud [emoji23][emoji23] glad you've got your positive and can get your attempt in.. Make it a goodun!! X
I feel a bit all over the place.. 7th month on no BC now 4th month dieting and charting 2 of which I have taken clomid. Feel like it's never gonna blinkin happen. I spent all week consoling my friend who was told she was lacking oestrogen so wasn't going to be able to conceive naturally again after her DD and would have to fund fertility treatment as he already has a DD and she's pregnant by chance! So as much as im happy for her my selfish side has crept out. It's not even a gender thing now.. Simply getting pregnant would be nice! Ive picked out a boys name already [emoji23] ive been all teary and all over the place it's rubbish. [emoji107][emoji107] I NEED to draw a line and carry on as the diet has gone out the window and im forgetting to do OPK's and not paying attention to when I BD and im due to ovulate in a few days.
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My Lp is normally between 12 and 14 days so I'm due to get AF anywhere between today and Monday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quinn31
I still really nauseous and got metallic mouth but with all the Bfns I'm still resigned to not being pregnant this month. I literally had one drop of spotting today at lunch but nothing else. AF is coming. I may end up bawling again.
Thankyou ladies, Officially I will be testing 10DPO, depending on how I'm feeling though maybe 8-9 with an IC [emoji4]
I found something online that I thought was interesting:
"hCG doubles every 48 hours. You can have a level of 1 - 5 in a non pregnant state.
Implantation could belater than you think.
If a woman implants at 8dpo, with a 'non pregnant' hCG level of 1 [Which is totally normal] it would rise as follows
8dpo - 1miu hcg
10dpo - 2miu
12dpo - 4miu
14dpo [Day AF is typically due] - 8miu
16dpo - 16miu
So this lady wouldn't finnd out until 15dpo on a very senstive 10miu pregnancy test, superdrug own or possibly asda own. Obviously if she implants LATER than 8dpo [which is normal] she will find out even later.
Now, Take a lady who implants at 8dpo, But has a'Non pregnant' hCG level of 5. Hers looks like this;
8dpo - 5miu
10dpo- 10miu - Could find out here on superdrug own, internet cheapie
12dpo - 20miu - Could find out here with freedom cheapie strip/most poundland tests and asda own]
14dpo - 40miu [day period is typically due] Most tests would pick it up here
So, This lady, Even though implantation is on the same say for both ladies, Can find out MUCH sooner. Now, If this lady were to implant at 6dpo she could potentially find out at just 8dpo. But if the first lady were to implant at 12dpo, She would find out even later, Even if they have the same cycle and OV days!"
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Woo hoo Hopper that's a POSITIVE [emoji322][emoji38]
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Poptart I feel just like you!!!! When I realized I didn't ovulate yesterday and we hadn't bd, I cried silently in my bathroom haha. I'm sorry you're going through this. I forget, how long did it take with your other kids? For me it was 2 months and over 12 so I have no idea when I'll conceive.
Have you thought of fertile yoga poses? I've started doing those and I'm hoping it helps physically and mentally.
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With my first he wasn't planned but I was no good with my pill so hard to say but since he was born is when I've developed my problems I think, ie my thyroid and it took 18months of active trying and multiple attempts and zero intentional swaying for number 2.
Im not glad you're feeling the same obviously, but it's comforting knowing the emotional strain it has on all of us. At least we can all moan to each other [emoji120] I don't talk to my friends about it as I don't want to come across as selfish or ungrateful because I'm not I just get twangs every now and then [emoji51]
No ive not thought about it to be honest but anything is worth a shot I will have a look Thankyou x
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Why were you upset if you didn't BD and ovulate? Id be more upset if I did ovulate and didn't BD!! Or have I missed the point [emoji85] sorry ive probably chatted about it with you but I lose track of who's where/when so easily!!! X
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Can't believe your 7dpo mammacass!!! How exciting! Have everything crossed for you!
Poptart I'm on cd10 as well and expect to o by cd14 will be awesome to be cycle buddies!!
Yay for pos opk hopper!! Enjoy your wine, bath oh and bd lol!
Quinn I hope you've found some peace with your bd attempts. Unfortunately it takes two to tango and our dh's aren't always up for dancing so to speak. As everyone else has said the changes to your diet and lifestyle will play such an important part and two attempts is better than one.
Signing and 2xblue there's still time for sneaky bfps :) I hope af stays well away from you both.
Ttc2015 I'm sorry af arrived :(
Yay! Always good to have a cycle buddy!
I noticed earlier im still spotting.. Well it's more brown. But CD10 that's unusual for me. It was a really heavy and painful AF though so that's Prob why. Maybe I'll ovulate later.
So it's me PBN Quinn ksmom and hopper all attempting or due to attempt now? Have I missed anyone!!!?
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Ooh that may well be promising hun!!!! Hopefully Our is just around the corner xQuote:
Originally Posted by Poptart32
Ksmom is attempting around now too so there's a few due to test around the same time. Hoping for loads of bfps!!
Just had our attempt, for someone who wasn't particularly pushed on dtd DH was adamant to make me O!! So I did argh! I'm feeling really dodgy about that now but I suppose I can't change it now! The big O is still a big NO for girl sway right? Did 5 mins propped hips and about 2 mins on my tum before DS2 woke up lol. Well attempt has been made, we will probably have another shot on Monday just to cover our bases I think. My BBs are killing me, possibly O sign maybe?!... Anyway, roll on tomorrow so I can see if the opk is a blazing + or not. I feel like this evenings opk wasn't a strong as I was expecting so have marked it as high fertility on my app instead of peak.
Sounds great hopper! And don't stress about the big o, heaps of successful pink sways did including atomic!
Thanks pbn x I'm gonna find fault anyway but on the bright side I am reasonably sure I am Oing so it's a helluva step up from the last two cycles!!! :D I'm lying down after going to the toilet and sorting DS2 out so am hoping that lying down to sleep after its doesn't sway took badly blue. Definitely only one attempt in my fertile window though so that's great!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pbn3
Wow a lot of us attempting now!! Poptart I was concerned because my two attempts were 2 days before O and with my ttc problems I feel like I need a lot of attempts plus it seems like it might sway girl.
Hopper all of my girls friends have propped their hips (it's something we joke about) and there are girls and boys in that. I ALWAYS prop my hips and I have two girls. I've also O'd. I think these small things help us but like we've all said, it's our overall condition. I was a total LE girl even though I had tons of cheat days.
Were any of you ladies losing weight when you got pregnant with your ds? I've gained about ten pounds on HE and I'm feeling down about it. I've been trying so hard to eat healthy fats/whole foods but I'm still gaining weight. I've been working out with weights too but I usually run. I just want to lose a couple pounds but I'm afraid that will put me in girl territory if I have to try again.
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Quinn I'd actually lost weight prior to conceiving ds1 but had stopped dieting 4 months prior to getting a bfp and was slowly gaining a bit of weight back. Ds2 I was pretty much maintaining a weight range nore on the heavier side (for me). I really think the diet is the key as I was so he diet when i conceived both its ridiculous!
Thanks that's kind of what I figured. Hopefully it happens soon for me then. I feel so gross.
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Hopper yay for a pos. OPK!!! I bet you'll end up with an O-2 or O-1 attempt which is great! :) I'm doing E4D and our attempt was supposed to be yesterday but because I kept feeling like I was going to get a + opk soon, we didn't DTD. It's really inconvenient for us to BD anyway because of DH's work schedule so it's either while the kids are napping or sneak off to have a quickie in the late afternoon and hope the kids don't walk in! lol At this point I'm just waiting for the opk to be pos. before we have an attempt. It doesn't help either that I have zero libido!
Poptart, I think Atomic says antihistamines are good for drying up cm but the only thing is I'm a little worried I'll take it and it will make it too hard for me to get pregnant! At the same time I don't want to sway blue. AHH! I've been on the diet 6 months so I need to get prego asap! I understand about getting upset easily as swaying can be so hard sometimes. It's such an emotional roller coaster, it's crazy! I have my days that I just want to throw in the towel. FX you O soon!
Mamacass, can't wait for you to test!! Loads of pink dust to you!
Quinn, before I got pregnant with DS2 I had lost quite a bit of weight (around 10 lbs.) from working out w/ weights and doing cardio. I was underweight with him vs. DS1 I was a healthy weight. With both I was eating a very blue friendly diet, snacking a lot, taking vitamins.
Took an OPK this afternoon and this evening but it's still neg. :mad: I don't get it. I've had all the signs for nearly a week now that O is around the corner with lots of ewcm, SHOW, ovary pains, ov. spotting yet...nothing. 6 months of LE and 3 months of exercise and I'm losing my willpower. Tomorrow is CD26. I just want to give up. :(
Had a small temp rise this morning but that is normal for me, hopefully I have a bigger spike tomorrow. So I'm thinking I O'd yesterday which gives me 3 attempts in the fertile window would have like to have had another attempt last night but DH is away.
All my blood work has come back as normal from the RE so that is great. I have another test for progesterone at 7dpo next week.
Good luck everyone, seems like a lot of us our just ovulating so hoe
Fully this board will be filled with BFPs is the next 2 weeks
Quinn I lost around 8-10kg on the IG diet with DS3 and was my lowest adult weight since high school lol
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ksmom, please don't give up. Really hope you will o soon! Fx!!
signing, have you tested again?
Good luck everyone else! Hopefully there will be many BFP's this month!
I got bfn this morning. Did the same test as before. Tried to find a FRER or similar at the store but couldn't find. I really think I'm out this cycle. Damn that one test I made on Thursday 4am that got my hopes up. I hope AF arrives any day now so I don't have to wait for it for along time. Just want to start a new cycle.
Thanks for the answers about drinking alcohol. I'm going to have great time tonight with friends, have a cheat night and drink wine :)
Oh 2xblue I'm so sorry! I was sure I seen something in your early morning test!! Enjoy your night out and cheat day!!
Thought I'd better come clean and confess that I bought and started using digi opks cd8, reinstalled ff and started temping cd9 [emoji23] I'm hopeless!!! But in my defense I actually started feeling more anxious not knowing what was going on AND I am still sticking with e3d for what its worth anyway as last night was our first chance to dtd and yes it was interrupted lol until dh got ds1 to stay in his room again [emoji120] . So first attempt cd9, today is cd10 and plan to dtd again cd12 which will likely be day b4 or day of o. On second day of flashing smiley. Was really hoping to have had an earlier attempt as well (cd7) but no use dwelling on what couldn't be :)
Oh and essnce I have my pineapple ripening nicely on the kitchen bench and should be ready to go 1dpo. Thanks for the tip!!
Thanks for the reassurance quinn xxx I know in my heart you are right and it IS overall condition that matters. I think I've been fuzzy with my LE for the past while, I'm not as strict as I was in September or even early October. Sticking to basic LE principles like no snacking, less meat, no red meat, two meals a day, absolutely no fortified foods like cereal, 3 coffees a day (never drank coffee before swaying but am so addicted now I honestly don't know how I will go without it whenever we do get pg!!!) I feel beat, like my body can't maintain this level of abuse for much longer. I'm so used to eating lots of protein and healthy full fats. I suppose whether I get bfp this cycle or not my body needs the rest in December and I can enjoy Xmas without stressing about calories!Quote:
Originally Posted by Quinn31
I was 140lbs when I conceived the boys, BMI 22.7. That was my constant weight through my adult life, since maybe 19/20. I was maintaining that weight when ttc DS2, though I was possibly fluctuating between 135-140. With DS1 though we went on an all inclusive cruise for our honeymoon and I ate and ate and ate, I was about 5/6 lbs heavier being rolled, eh I mean walking off the ship haha! I think I was more LE friendly on DS1, I ticked more of the boxes but the weight gain and number of attempts in the fertile window (it was O-4, O-3 and O-1 I believe) Hoping this is your cycle quinn and you can revert to your usual lifestyle with no fear of ruining a sway ;)
Hopefully I do hun. Haven't taken an opk this morning, reckon your advice is fairly spot on ;) so won't be wasting my last few opks on FMU! Having my morning coffee and hoping it doesn't dilute SMU too much. Cramping really bad today so hoping that is the eggie getting ready to drop!Quote:
Originally Posted by ksmom
Hopefully you get that +opk today hun, maybe your cycle was just waiting for mine to catch up so we can be testing buddies ;) x
As for drying up CM I took anti histamines in September and if I ovulated when I "should" have Oed with my usual 13 day LP we had an O-1 attempt but the anti histamine dried me up so much I don't think DHs swimmers had anything to swim in at all! I asked Atomic about it and she said better to give it a miss so I haven't taken it again. I know I have more abundant CM this month but I'm thinking perhaps that might be down to the screwy cycle last month (part of me is convinced that those lines I swear I could see - and some ladies here could see something on the frers too, was in fact a chemical last month)
Don't even attempt to give up hun! You have done so well this far! You are just around the corner from your sticky bfp! Massive ((((hugs)))) xxx
Yay for tww hun, seems a load of us will be testing together! Lets hope for tonnes of bfps!!! 3 attempts in the fertile window is what got me both my boys ;) Blue dust coming your way!Quote:
Originally Posted by tfahn
Sorry to hear it was a bfn again 2x :( I had a similar enough experience last month and I just wanted AF to hurry up. I hope you have a wonderful time tonight and enjoy your cheat and wine night :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 2xblue
LMBO oh pbn you really make me smile :) I think do what makes you comfortable, theres no way being anxious throughout your cycle cause you don't know when you've Oed is going to help your sway anyway ;) The temping and opks are just part of you, like me and the opks at this stage. I swore before we started attempts that I wouldn't buy a single opk - I'd say I've spent 100 quid on them in two months (damn you cb digital opks!!!) so I was just in denial for my September cycle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pbn3
If I were to eat pineapple in this tww could I like liquidise it or make it into smoothies? I HATE the core lol but I know thats the part I need to eat!
Oh one other thing - what dates are you all due to test girls? Magical can update the first post the next time she's online maybe :)
Ugghh same temp as yesterday, so no clue what's going on. hopefully I O'd.
I'm so devastated. Dh wouldn't do it last night. I think his body is too exhausted. That leaves us with just the two attempts TWO days before ovulation. I'm already in my 5th month of ttc so I'm apparently not that fertile and need more attempts. I worked really hard on the diet, weights, drinks this month. Plus I paid money for clomid and dr appointment. All wasted!! I woke up at 3am and just started crying. Dh heard and asked but didn't respond. I don't think there will be many words between us today. [emoji22]
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Do you use opks?Quote:
Originally Posted by tfahn
I have a pineapple core too!! I'm sad that there's for no reason this month!!
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Okay. I got that strange dip in my chart again this month! Same day and all. Ugh... Last month I didn't get pregnant, so now I'm discouraged. Boo.
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2xblue, so sorry it's a bfn :( Have fun on your night out!
Pbn, I've tried to give up on charting before and "go with flow" so to speak but I can't help myself! It's actually more stressful IMO to not know where you're at in your cycle! FX E3D will get you your much longed for BFP!
Hopper it sounds like your O day is today with all that cramping! Perfect timing! I would love it if we could be testing buddies but I feel like my body just can't quite ovulate for some reason. I went 2.5 months between my ovulation in July and the next one in Oct. It could be pretty far away still. :( I think I'll forego antihistamines because I really need to get pregnant quickly with being on the diet so long and my BMI is way too low. I know ewcm is technically blue friendly but FX my diet, exercise, and one attempt will override that.
Tfahn, hope you ovulated so you can start the TWW. Does your temp normally have just a small rise after O?
Quinn don't beat yourself up about it. Two attempts even at O-2 are still really good. I've got my fingers crossed that the Clomid will do the trick and you'll get a BFP this month.
Laurenk, you're definitely not out yet. Maybe tomorrow you'll have a nice temp rise. :)
As for me, CD26 today and another damn blinking smiley for the 5th day in a row. I want to punch it in its smug little blinky face. OPKs started getting lighter yesterday. Ugh. Figure it out already ovaries!!!
I do use opks, I had a positive at 8:30 pm on Wednesday night and most the day Thursday was showing positive. I would have just expected to have higher temps by now. I had bloodwork taken Thursday at the RE and it looked like I was ready to ovulate but maybe I didnt? Last attempt was Thursday morning so it worries me about missing my fertile window, DH is away. Guess I will just have to wait and see what tomorrow's temp is.
Sorry Quinn it's hard when DH isn't cooperating, I know it must be hard since you can only be on clomid a certain amount of months so I'm sure that causing stress too.
Tfahn, did you take clomid this cycle? Sorry I don't remember.
I do usually have a step rise of temp after o, but it usually one small jump and then a big one so that is what has me thrown. I only see one other month of tracking where it stayed low for 2 days. But I guess every cycle can be different, trying not to worry
No I wasnt on Clomid this month. This month the RE is just monitoring my bloodwork levels to see if anything was off. So far everything is normal. I can start Clomid next cycle if I want. We still need to do a sperm analysis for DH and I might do the HSG before doing Clomid to make sure there is no scar tissue from my Csection causing problemsQuote:
Originally Posted by ksmom
Sometimes temps can be off with the date of ovulation by +/- 3 days. There was a study done on the accuracy of BBT with pinpointing O and it's not super accurate. Your body could have also geared up to O but didn't which can happen. Hopefully you did O and your temp is just delayed in showing it. I know for me, I've had a couple of cycles where I'm certain I o'ed on a certain day but because O happened late in the evening, my temp didn't rise until two days later. You could have o'ed late on cd19 so BBT may not rise until tomorrow.
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Just now took an OPK (noon here) and it's positive!!! Eeeeee!! That darn blinking smiley is finally solid too. Ironically I got my BFP exactly one month ago today. Now to have a quickie during nap time ;)
Oh Quinn, try not to be too hard on yourself. What's done is done. For what it's worth, my temp was also doing crazy things this cycle (have a look at my chart) and so according to my temps, which I still don't quite believe, my attempts were 0-2, 0-3, 0-4! And we are pregnant! I worry about this from the ttc boy point of view but have looked at lots of charts on ff and there are plenty of people pregnant with boys with two or three day cut offs. Hopefully the diet and exercise and supps will dominate! Sending hugs.
Yeah KSmom. Fingers crossed this is your month!
DH is coming home today. Don't know if I should throw another attempt in today since I am not positive when I O'd. But I probably should pass since that might sway more girl at is point. Last attempt was Thursday morning.
Tfahn, I'm not sure what's recommended for a blue sway but I would think it would be okay to BD today since it's been two days. Most of us with boys had multiple attempts in the fertile window.
Thanks that makes me feel better. I was googling O-2 and a decent amount said they had boys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foxcubblue
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This is so interesting! Hopefully I've O'd sooner than I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by ksmom
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Quinn also literally just read a post on mumsnet from a lady who's temp hadn't gone up for two days despite the fact that she had definitely ovulated (shown by blood work and an ultrasound)