June Swayers

Well we dtd last night and could not do it this morning as dh was in a hurry to leave for work.. anyway i feel like i am going to o i checked my cervix and its high and i have alot of cm and some pains.... My opk is nearly getting to the same colour as control line so i expect to get a positive opk tonight. So looks like i may have a 2 day cut off will see! I am keeping my ph still at a 4 i hope i can keep it there. Anyway I have been taking sudafed every 4 hrs and will continue until after o. Please keep in touch Mochagirl we will be in the 2ww together. Will there be anyone else joining us?????

I ovulated two days ago!! I am so so so pleased as I am taking clomid and it worked!! Yay. So I am off to the 2WW. We bed through ovulation as I can't afford to waste my meds. I do so hope I have caught the egg!

oh wow that is fantastic!!! the wait is painful isnt it!!!!!!!!! fingers crossed for us all.

Congrats pinkin and 3 boys...the wait is on! DH and I dtd again last night, though I didn't have time to take Benedryl since I was out for the evening then we dtd as soon as I got home. I had a bit of cm but not lots - hopefully that is ok. Starting today I will take benedryl every evening. I wish I could find Zyrtec here since I'm not looking forward to feeling drugged every night. My cervix feels pretty soft and open, so I'm still hopeful O will arrive on time.

So excited for you all!! Keep us informed as some things pass me by in 2ww!

Thanks swish will keep you posted. My opk is positive now so we dtd sat night so that will be about a 2.5 to 3 day cut off wounder if it will work!! Still keeping ph at a 4 by using a fingertip of acijel but i am already acidic so that makes it easier to keep down. I have been taking sudafed still but do have a little bit of cm. Looks like we will still be oing same day Mochagirl how is your diet going?

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Originally Posted by pinkin2011

Mochagirl how is your diet going?

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I think I've done pretty well all things considered. I was a little undecided at the beginning and included a lot more protein than I think I should have (because the IG diet was so ingrained into me), but when I average out my protein over the past 6 weeks it's definitely waaaay lower than it was before I was TTC. I've gotten so good at reducing sodium that I'm often well below 700mg per day without even trying. I had a few cheats here and there when I had people visiting from out of town, but these occasions were few and far between. I had a bit of a cheat last night because we ordered in Indian food for Father's Day, but I stuck to vegetarian dishes and didn't go too overboard so I hope it didn't mess things up too much. How's your diet going?

My diets going ok too i have cut ALOT of things out that i would normally eat and the amount of salt i would usually eat is not good so yeah i am doing well. It is soooooo hard this diet i just hope to get a bfp so i dont need to worry about it anymore! I dont have high hopes though..I have o pains on right side now so i am sure it is not far off. Have you done a opk yet? Your due 21st aswell? So are you going to bd right thru o still?

I've been having O pains too, so I'm pretty sure it isn't far off. I did 2 OPKs yesterday, and both showed a line, though a lot less dark than the test line. I'm hoping I get a + today, which will mean I will O tomorrow, as expected. We dtd last night, will liekly dtd again tonight, but if I get a + this afternoon I MAY not dtd tomorrow...we'll see. I finally found an alternative to Zyrtec so I've been taking that, and I also took Benedryl last night - I do still have some cm, but it's more watery than EW, so I'm hoping that's ok.

mine is more watery too ( sounds grose talking about that ) but i have been taking benedryl and zyrtec and it has not cleared everything up so i dont know i cant do anymore then i am doing its out of my hands now what ever will be will be!

Hey girls!! Come join us in the 2ww thread!! It's so much fun to go over symptoms together! I'm about 3dpo trying for a girl:)
Good luck to everyone!!!
xo

I was sure I'd get a +OPK today - cm is abundant even with all the antihistamines I'm taking and I had cramps yesterday, but I just checked and the line was lighter than it was yesterday (it was a different brand, though - I'm going to test again later with the original type I was using). I really want to get to the 2WW so I can start obsessing over pregnancy symptoms rather than whether or not I'm forgetting a vital part of my sway :worry:

yeah well you are probably best to stick to the same brand... they say to not drink too much before hand as it can give you a neg reading. your best to try and not drink anything two hrs before hand. You really should trust your body aswell you know best. I oed a day early i just went with all my symptoms and sure enough it did happen early. I can not get rid of all this cm it is a worry to me nothing is working. Oh well what do i do! I hope you get your pos opk very soon... I find once i get a pos i o within like 12 hrs so it is not the 36 to 24 hrs for me.
Doula mama what is the link to the 2ww wait thread? Thanks for the invite!

Now I'm really confused. I did 2 OPKs yesterday and they were showing a definite trend towards positive. The one this morning was almost identical - the test line was still not as dark as the control line. Then I had that one this afternoon, which was a different brand, that showed a lighter test line. I just tested again now with both the new brand and old brand, and on both there is no test line visible at all. Is that mean my surge happened this afternoon sometime? In the past I'm fairly sure my test line stayed dark for at least 24 hours or so - it didn't just disappear like that. What's going on? Oh, and I made sure not to have anything to drink for 3 hours before I tested. My cervix is still soft and very open, but it's hard to tell what's going on with my cm with all these antihistamines and the Rephresh I used today. I don't temp so I won't be able to use that to check if I Oed. I guess I'll wait to see if my cervix changes tomorrow, and stop taking my Vitex and SP if it does.

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Originally Posted by pinkin2011

yeah well you are probably best to stick to the same brand... they say to not drink too much before hand as it can give you a neg reading. your best to try and not drink anything two hrs before hand. You really should trust your body aswell you know best. I oed a day early i just went with all my symptoms and sure enough it did happen early. I can not get rid of all this cm it is a worry to me nothing is working. Oh well what do i do! I hope you get your pos opk very soon... I find once i get a pos i o within like 12 hrs so it is not the 36 to 24 hrs for me.
Doula mama what is the link to the 2ww wait thread? Thanks for the invite!

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http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...une-2WW/page35

Here it is!!

I too found that I O'd around less than 24 hrs after the surge started(so around 15 hrs after surge was detected in urine).
xo

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Originally Posted by Mochagirl

Now I'm really confused. I did 2 OPKs yesterday and they were showing a definite trend towards positive. The one this morning was almost identical - the test line was still not as dark as the control line. Then I had that one this afternoon, which was a different brand, that showed a lighter test line. I just tested again now with both the new brand and old brand, and on both there is no test line visible at all. Is that mean my surge happened this afternoon sometime? In the past I'm fairly sure my test line stayed dark for at least 24 hours or so - it didn't just disappear like that. What's going on? Oh, and I made sure not to have anything to drink for 3 hours before I tested. My cervix is still soft and very open, but it's hard to tell what's going on with my cm with all these antihistamines and the Rephresh I used today. I don't temp so I won't be able to use that to check if I Oed. I guess I'll wait to see if my cervix changes tomorrow, and stop taking my Vitex and SP if it does.

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OMG this sounds exactly like this cycle for me!!! I had a nearly + opk on CD 13 and then nothing on CD 14. I was so sure with my abundant cervical fluid, high soft cervix and nearly + opk that I had surged and missed it. I had only tested in the am the day before so I was certain that had I tested that eveing on CD13 I would have seen a +. Well, fast forward to CD 25 and I start to get a ton of cm again...plus my opk is getting darker again. I thought I was pregnant for sure but the HPT's were all negative. CD 26 the opk gets darker again and by the am on CD 27, it's blaring +++ and stays that way for 10 hrs! So I O'd really late. I'm also taking vitex but had stopped around CD13 thinking I was O'ing. I guess it was a fake surge. I'm also nursing so I'm sure it has something to do with it. Anyway, just wanted to tell you that it may not be O yet so keep up with the BDing and keep using the opk's!
xo

I must admit that i have also had this problem before a few cycles back... That cycle actually went for 37 days!!!!! I got a darker line the day before i was meant to o and then nothing.... Then like a week later i o'ed i think it may of been due to stress tho.. Anyway yes keep an eye on it ( as you will anyway ) and yes keep bding!

Oh goodness, I hope O doesn't come that late! I am soooooo done with BD-ing - I was really looking forward to a break from it all. This morning cervix is even higher and softer, so hopefully I'll get a + later today :fingers:

Yes fingers crossed you do!! I think i have stuffed my chances up this month to concieve.. I have been using aci jel pretty much every four hrs and i didnt realise that this will kill the sperm . what a silly thing i have done i may as well count this month out plus i had a 2.5 day cut off so i would of killed the sperm for sure! DAMN IT!!!

Oh, I'm sorry, pinkin - that's so frustrating. This swaying stuff can get so confusing it's easy to make a mistake like that. U remember the first time I swayed, with ds3, I was douching with lime without checking the PH of it first, and of course was killing all the sperm. The second month I dropped the douching and of course got pregnant right away.

I feel so silly, I should of known this. Def no bfp for me this month

Ok, I did a opk today as I am starting to get a few spots but this is earlier than I normally ovulate and I got a very faint line. My problem is dh is away from Friday so now I don't know what to do, whether to dtd today and hope I ovulate by Friday. The problem with this is it might be a false surge. What do you think!!!!

Personally, I'd dtd just in case. DH and I have been dtd steadily every day since Friday night, and will continue to do so until I can confirm O. I know dtd can raise testoterone, but the most important part is that he continue to release daily somehow - might as well have some fun out of it, then you won't worry if O comes early. I'd hate to see you miss O and have to wait another cycle for your attempt! Just my 2 cents.

I'm so excited. I just used a digital OPK and I got a +!!!! So, it looks like Vitex made my O at least 2 days late, as others have experienced. Now I have to decide whether we should dtd tonight. We've been dtd every night since Friday. If last night was my last one, it would be a 2 day cut off, but if we dtd tonight, it will be a 1-day cut off (well, less than that probably since I normally O less than 24 hours after having a + test). I think maybe I'll go for it. The timing is perfect because my Mom's coming to town tomorrow, so now we don't have to worry about sneaking around to dtd while she's here.

Now...another question. What should I do about Rephresh? I last applied it on Sunday mid-day, so I'm due to apply it again today...but I don't want to kill all the spermies if we dtd tonight. Should I maybe just apply a little instead of a full applicator, or should I just use Sylk and not worry about Rephresh?

Yeah!!!!! Definately dtd tonight and I would not use rephresh again if I were you. Maybe take zyrtec if you have ewcm, gl!!!!!:bigsmile:

Too late - I just used some rephresh! I remembered I had asked atomic about timing the applications, and she said using it the day before O is ideal, especially if I haven't used it in 3 days...although now I'm worried she meant the day before the attempt.

It was the last post in this thread:
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/show...post!%29/page2

I only used 1/4-1/2 of the tube, and we won't be dtd for another 10 hours, so hopefully it won't kill all the sperm. :nails:

I think if you've got 10 hours it will be fine, am excited for you!!!!

So excited for you Mochagirl! Did you see Stella's sway attempt? She got pregnant after using a whole tube of Rephresh less than 12 hours before her attempt so don't worry!

Well, the deed is done - dh and I dtd on the early side because he was going to be out late at a baseball game. I'm fairly positive O will come tomorrow, so we won't be dtd again...thank goodness, I need a break! :oops:

All you can do it wait now!!!!
I did a opk today and there was no line so I think it was a false surge, I'll test again later....