May 2018 TTC & 2ww thread

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Originally Posted by mummy2boys

Wow ABC! Fantastic numbers, I’m so happy for you right now [emoji4] Yey!
Congrats kitten, that’s a clear line for so early!


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Thanks Mummy!!

I agree with Pbn if you O today you have very good odds still!! COME ON, EGG!!!! :) :)

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Originally Posted by kittendreams

Attachment 39613Here's my squinter girls what do you think? hoping it's darker tomorrow!

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Yes!!! I see it!!!!!

Eighme I’m so sorry, hun.

Yay kitten! We've have so many BFPs in May. Hopefully June has just as many!

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Originally Posted by mummy2boys

Sorry about af Eighme [emoji53]
Well I’ve got a positive opk today and no hubby here to try. What a waste! So it will be on to next month for me too


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Sorry you won't get your attempt this month :/. But I'll be happy to see another familiar face on the June board and sending us all BFPs!

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Originally Posted by HGmama

Ugh- I wrote a long reply last night at the baseball game and it disappeared on my last sentence. So here it goes again.
ABC & Pbn3- Thanks for responding! Yes I am using CB Adv dig opk. It technically is my second cycle using it, since I got pregnant with it in January. However, I went from 3 days of open circle straight to solid smiley. I completely planned on following both of your advice and waiting, but then DH got home and I took advantage of him being in the mood. Thankfully it led to a successful attempt, but I DO NOT think it will be our one attempt. My wondfo LH was pretty light this am so I think I am going to have a longer cycle and O in several days from now. My January cycle did that, got lighter and then rose appropriately to a proper blazing. Thanks for telling me about the bleeding test thing. I think I will give up the no big O, thanks to you gals. It will help DH mentally and me physically with dryess. However when I have EWCM, I don’t have that problem. First off, nothing is too blunt or embarrassing for me… and gals this is life changing advice. We dtd in the guest bedroom since our son was napping in ours. Switched up location.  In the past, even some of the unsuccessful attempts, I did some hand stim prior. Unfortunately, I haven’t done oral in a while bc it’s been after long days of sweaty work. But maybe I should suck it up (literally:rolleyes:) to see if it really gets him out of TTC mode.

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Thank you! I just had a good giggle [emoji23]
I hope it does the trick & you’re doing a happy dance soon!


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Originally Posted by Eighme

I am out for this months, ladies! AF showed her ugly face right on time as usual. So I will see some of your next month! Super excited for everyone who got their BFPs this month! Congrats again!

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Bummer, such a shame eighme I’m sorry. I’ll see you in June’s thread!


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Originally Posted by kittendreams

Ok ladies did my frer this morning as planned and got the faintest line but hubby can see it so I'm not imagining it. Will try to attach pic soon! I'm 9dpo and cautiously optimistic!

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Wow!!!! Yay yay yay


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Originally Posted by kittendreams

Attachment 39613Here's my squinter girls what do you think? hoping it's darker tomorrow!

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Should have scrolled a little further before I replied!
Double wow! That’s fabulous for 9dpo. Congrats kitten. Looking forward to tomorrow’s update


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Originally Posted by mummy2boys

Hope so Pbn! Yeah think I have oed on the same day a couple of times.
Didn’t have any Ewcm when we bd though and but have loads now. Will update tomorrow and hope for a temp rise! I do feel like I may be ovulating today 🤞


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I’ll keep mine crossed for you too mummy! 🤞🏻


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Originally Posted by ABC.2606

Thanks ladies!! Can't wait to see what the Friday number is!!

Emshe - Booooo I'm sorry about your cold!!! That sucks!! I hope you feel better soon! (although, being sick is supposed to sway pink!!). So excited for your OPK to turn positive!! Come on, egg!!!!

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Thanks ABC! Tomorrow is June- fingers crossed its my time....
I am still grinning over your news, brings so much joy & hope!


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Tell me yesterday’s slightly darker one was a faker.... haven’t had any ewcm.
Really hoping tomorrow or the next a +be might show up??

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Doesn't look pos at all to me emshe [emoji4] Hang in there or start e4d if you're worried. Do you usually get a proper pos?

Also here's June's thread! You reminded me it's June tomorrow! Totally lost track of time [emoji50]

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Sorry about AF eighme.
What a shame, Mummy.
See you on the June board.

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Hgmama lol about sucking. And maybe you could convince him to take a shower with you first?

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Emshe sent you a PM as my posts were disappearing [emoji848]

Thanks Pbn3!

Yes I am a bit nervous... hubby not home tonight so I hope it was a faker, although I do feel a bit gassy today, as we will have missed our chance... Really wanted to just do positive opk this month and had hoped it would be after tomorrow, so Im scared to just try in case the positive then shows up in 2 days time. And here I was thinking Im just going to go with the flow and will all be cruisy this time!

Its really weird because I always have cm, and have only had the slightest hint, like I feel ooh maybe theres something there, but when I go and check nothing.

This is me trying to share the wonderful Pbn’s creation of the new
June 2018 TTC & 2ww thread

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And Pbn I just tried to share the new thread using tapatalk and it has disappeared too!

emshe when do you normally O? That OPK from yesterday doesn't look even close to positive so that would be really weird if that was "it". Do you normally get dark positives?

Oh wow that's weird emshe!

So just to let everyone know a June thread has been started but we cant share the link... it'll be under the recent activity or in the 2ww forum if you can sub in that way [emoji4]

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/2ww-...ww-thread.html

Did this work? I'm on my computer right now not Tapatalk so maybe that will help.

Thank you Abc! That worked [emoji4]

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Originally Posted by ABC.2606

emshe when do you normally O? That OPK from yesterday doesn't look even close to positive so that would be really weird if that was "it". Do you normally get dark positives?

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First round of clomid positive opk was cd15 an ovulation on CD16 or 17 & yeah I usually get a dark positive. Maybe I did in between 11 & 7 but I didn’t do one as it’s so early in the cycle for me & 3pm never seems to work for me, maybe I would have got it at 7pm on cd11!? But it was so faint that day at 11am. Swearing right now, can you hear it [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51]

I just looked at last months chart and I also ticked opk darkening on cd12 then too (no clomid) weird because ovulation didn’t happen last month until in the 20’s sometime. But I do feel a bit achey today. Want to scream and cry

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Originally Posted by ABC.2606

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Did this work? I'm on my computer right now not Tapatalk so maybe that will help.

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You are clever, I tried on the computer too! But couldn’t work it out either


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Emshe please don't get yourself all worked up as the stress is a real killer. I responded in June's thread, take a deep breath, take a step back and do some self meditation. You have not missed your surge, you have not missed your chance, your body is doing exactly what it's meant to, gearing up to o and you will see your pos opk in the next few days. Trust in your body, you got this [emoji173] Now tonight and the next few nights, chill out with a nice glass of wine (or two) in a nice warm bath and unwind xo

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Originally Posted by Pbn3

Emshe please don't get yourself all worked up as the stress is a real killer. I responded in June's thread, take a deep breath, take a step back and do some self meditation. You have not missed your surge, you have not missed your chance, your body is doing exactly what it's meant to, gearing up to o and you will see your pos opk in the next few days. Trust in your body, you got this [emoji173] Now tonight and the next few nights, chill out with a nice glass of wine (or two) in a nice warm bath and unwind xo

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Thanks lovely! I’ll try & I really hope you’re right

BUT! I just used the clear blue advanced which I’ve been avoiding in today’s 11am sample and it’s a empty circle, not even estrogen!


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Was it flashing yesterday? Or this morning? Sorry I'm abit confused as the advanced are meant to be used with fmu until at least flashing smiley.

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Originally Posted by emshe

First round of clomid positive opk was cd15 an ovulation on CD16 or 17 & yeah I usually get a dark positive. Maybe I did in between 11 & 7 but I didn’t do one as it’s so early in the cycle for me & 3pm never seems to work for me, maybe I would have got it at 7pm on cd11!? But it was so faint that day at 11am. Swearing right now, can you hear it [emoji51][emoji51][emoji51]

I just looked at last months chart and I also ticked opk darkening on cd12 then too (no clomid) weird because ovulation didn’t happen last month until in the 20’s sometime. But I do feel a bit achey today. Want to scream and cry

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Don't give up hope yet emshe!! Most of the sites I've read about Clomid say you should ovulate 7-10 days after finishing it, which is consistent with your first round on it. I O'd on day 15 of my first 3 Clomid cycles and on day 14 this last cycle. I think O-ing on day 12 or 13 would pretty unusual. I'm guessing that OPK yesterday was a faker like you said - and hopefully you'll see it really darken and turn positive in the next couple of days!!!

Emshe just in case you respond, I'm out for a bit now but just checking this isn't the first time you used the cb advanced this cycle as it always starts with an open circle as it needs to establish base levels to start from so an increase in these levels is what it uses to go to flashing and then solid. They need to be used daily and with fmu until at least flashing smiley then can be used again same day. Sorry, I'm sure you likely knew all this but just in case...

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Originally Posted by Pbn3

Was it flashing yesterday? Or this morning? Sorry I'm abit confused as the advanced are meant to be used with fmu until at least flashing smiley.

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No sorry, I hadn’t used it, just thought I’d see what it thought of my sample. I’ll try tomorrow morning! Sorry pbn


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Originally Posted by Pbn3

Emshe just in case you respond, I'm out for a bit now but just checking this isn't the first time you used the cb advanced this cycle as it always starts with an open circle as it needs to establish base levels to start from so an increase in these levels is what it uses to go to flashing and then solid. They need to be used daily and with fmu until at least solid smiley then can be used again same day. Sorry, I'm sure you likely knew all this but just in case...

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No that helps! To be honest I’m not sure if it was my pre used handle or a used one, I’ll try with fmu tomorrow. Hopefully something shows up then.
What an earth would I do without you ladies, i don’t even want to think about that!


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Originally Posted by ABC.2606

Don't give up hope yet emshe!! Most of the sites I've read about Clomid say you should ovulate 7-10 days after finishing it, which is consistent with your first round on it. I O'd on day 15 of my first 3 Clomid cycles and on day 14 this last cycle. I think O-ing on day 12 or 13 would pretty unusual. I'm guessing that OPK yesterday was a faker like you said - and hopefully you'll see it really darken and turn positive in the next couple of days!!!

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Jee I hope so!


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Originally Posted by emshe

No that helps! To be honest I’m not sure if it was my pre used handle or a used one, I’ll try with fmu tomorrow. Hopefully something shows up then.
What an earth would I do without you ladies, i don’t even want to think about that!


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Doesn't matter if its a used one as once you get a solid smiley it stays fixed for 48 hours then the tester head automatically resets back to zero as such when a new test stick is put in, so your empty circle today simply signals the tester head recognising the beginning of a new cycle [emoji4]. You'll always know when it's a new cycles reading as the test window will show a flashing 'book?' symbol when the test stick is first entered. So while its not ideal that your first reading is based on an 11am urine sample it still should work ok plus you'll have your dip tests as back up [emoji4] Just be sure to use your cb advanced digi opks daily from now on and with fmu. Don't be surprised if its a flashing smiley tomorrow morning as your sample at 11am today may have been a little diluted and therefore it may pick up more increase in estrogen/lh than it would have otherwise. But it's all good emshe!! It will still work out perfectly [emoji3] For future reference though you may want to just get the regular cb digis as they give either an open circle or solid smiley result only and don't take estrogen into account, just lh. OR get advanced digis vut start them with fmu the morning of cd11 or 12 if with a clomid cycle. Fwiw I was a big fan of the cb advanced digis but understand they're not for everyone. I loved using fmu and not doing holds/limiting fluids etc and they were bang on accurate for me [emoji4]

Oh and I edited my previous post after you quoted about testing again same day. I had said you can only do this once you have solid smiley but it was meant to say flashing smiley....

So to explain further.. if you suspect you have a short surge then once you get a flashing smiley on the cb advanced you can test again the same day to see if it turns solid (and therefore indicates peak lh) I used to some cycles use both the advanced digi and dip tests and if my 1-3pm dip test looked pos I'd retest with my digi. When doing this though I'd 8 times out of 10 ovulate (by temps) within 24-48 days later meaning in my case I never experienced a short surge. If I'd stuck only with using the advanced digi it pretty much would always give me a 1-o attempt [emoji23]
When I conceived my dd though (unintentionally) I'm pretty sure it must've been a 2-o attempt (a guesstimate because surely it wouldn't have been more than this and I find it hard to believe I'd o earlier... ) so go figure lol. I definately conceived previously from 1-o attempts though..

Mummy2boys your temp is kinda borderline for possible o?? What do you feel it is? Do you believe you've oed? I know you said you had plenty of fertile cm yesterday?

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Originally Posted by Pbn3

Oh and I edited my previous post after you quoted about testing again same day. I had said you can only do this once you have solid smiley but it was meant to say flashing smiley....

So to explain further.. if you suspect you have a short surge then once you get a flashing smiley on the cb advanced you can test again the same day to see if it turns solid (and therefore indicates peak lh) I used to some cycles use both the advanced digi and dip tests and if my 1-3pm dip test looked pos I'd retest with my digi. When doing this though I'd 8 times out of 10 ovulate (by temps) within 24-48 days later meaning in my case I never experienced a short surge. If I'd stuck only with using the advanced digi it pretty much would always give me a 1-o attempt [emoji23]
When I conceived my dd though (unintentionally) I'm pretty sure it must've been a 2-o attempt (a guesstimate because surely it wouldn't have been more than this and I find it hard to believe I'd o earlier... ) so go figure lol. I definately conceived previously from 1-o attempts though..

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My pleasure [emoji8] I'm very well acquainted with opks [emoji23]

Hey everyone, yesterday I really believed i was seeing a verrrrry faint line on a frer but the line wasn't showing in any pics so i couldnt post for opinions. That meant that I spent a good bit of time googling indents and evaps and went to bed believing it may have been an evap.

This morning my temp shot up and I was sure that if it was a true positive then the test line would be darker but it's still sooooooooo faint but I think I managed to get a decent pic to get your opinions. I did tweak the pic a bit as it was still hard to see. The line came up within the 3 mins, it's just so light.

I'm really fearful that I either have line eyes or they're evaps. I came across an article where a lady had lines looking like mine and they were all evaps :( BUT I still am hoping that because I was able to capture a pic that maybe it means it truly is darker today and the hcg is just still low ? Ahhh I feel so crazy. If this turns out to be an evap, I won't test early again lol


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