I have started OPKs 3 days after my last clomid dose the 3 times I have used clomid and haven't got false positives. I would make some attempts just in case.Quote:
Originally Posted by tfahn
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I have started OPKs 3 days after my last clomid dose the 3 times I have used clomid and haven't got false positives. I would make some attempts just in case.Quote:
Originally Posted by tfahn
12 or 13 dpo and BFN on FRER. I think it's safe to say I'm out. FF says I should O again sometime late January so FX I do. I'd love a Valentine's Day BFP. ;)
Good luck to those testing soon!! We need to get those BFPs started on this board!
8dpo and still bfn! 12dpo cannot get here fast enough haha
Well CD11 today and my third day of positive OPK's, along with a second morning of lower temps. Took Clomid days 3-7 and they said that I could ovulate anywhere from 5-10 days later so tomorrow would be the 5th day so I guess it is possible I will O soon. I just want to know for sure so I can add more attempts in, going to get bloodwork taken this morning to see what is going on. Started on the Mucinex last night and will continue until a day after O.
That's still really early Nann! FX for a BFP in the next few days :)
Hopefully you O soon Tfahn! Good luck!!
Tfahn can you start eod right now just in case?
I have my IUI on Saturday and I'm so worried. I just feel anxious and defeated this cycle even though I had a (brief) bfp last cycle. I know that mindset is bad for a boy sway so I'm trying to get out of it!! Anyone else have these feelings? I know the nurse telling me how bad my results were is having something to do with it.
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I'm sorry you're feeling down Quinn! We had been trying for about a year for DS1 and I felt so awful about our chances. I had no hope whatsoever for getting pregnant, so much so that I had some wine in the TWW and didn't test until 15 dpo. I was quite shocked I ended up with a BFP! I hope this cycle you get your sticky BFP. Sending you tons of blue dust :)
Don't despair sweetie! I had a miscarriage the cycle before conceiving DS2. I was super depressed when I didn't conceive the next cycle afterwards. I too felt defeated. If I can manage a boy with that mindset, you can too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Quinn31
Huge hugs! Dropping off more of my blue baby dust for you [emoji597][emoji92][emoji170][emoji843][emoji170][emoji94]!
DS1[emoji125]🏼, DS2[emoji577], DS3[emoji170][emoji577][emoji843][emoji602][emoji170]
We are doing EOD as of CD7 but I would like the chance to add an extra attempt or 2 in at the right time. Trying to make the most out of my Clomid cycle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quinn31
Quinn, good luck with the IUI this weekend, hopefully it really helps. Is this the first cycle you are trying IUI?
Ksmom, you might be only 10DPO. Do you know how long your LP is usually?
tfahn, I'd be BDing EOD-ED if you got a positive on CD11. Do you typically O early on your own? If so, you are more likely to O early on Clomid.
Quinn, hang in there! I hope the IUI does the trick for you. I am too depressed about other things to really stress about TTC...but I felt awful for a year after my MC. I think jow I'm just used to awful.
Thanks so much ladies. I really just need to get back to thinking positively and I should be since I was able to get pregnant last month! I think part of the problem is I just went back to work after 2 weeks off and I'm feeling fat from my horrible diet those two weeks. Haha. I always get anxious about work.
Tfahn this is our first cycle with IUI and will be third clomid. They increased it to 100 mg. my last dd was conceived through IUI but it took three. Unfortunately the first two were with the RE and a waste of time I think. I had the hsg done with the RE and got pregnant right after. Hoping it works this time although they're not doing the hsg since I had the chemical.
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I have O'd anywhere from CD13-20 on my own in the past but I usually only get 24hrs of positive OPKs at the most so this cycle is just confusing with having a 3 straight days of them. Atomic says some women can have 5 days of false positive OPK's after Clomid but the average is usually only 2-3. I wouldn't be mad at an early O. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by maidentomother
Well good luck, seems like a lot of people get a sticky bean after a chemical, hopefully this is your month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quinn31
I had the HSG last month and Clomid this month so hopefully this gives my eggs the golden touch.
I hate taking that Mucinex crap, does any other Blue Swayers take it? It has the most horrible smell ever and I swear it makes my urine smell the same when taking it. I have been sporadic with taking it during the last 10 months of trying but with starting Clomid this cycle I planned on taking it for a few days before O and a day after. Is it just me that thinks it stinks or maybe I just have a weird batch of it.
tfahn the positive OPKs prior to CD11 don't count. So you've only had one so far, really.
Ksmom I would wait until day af is due before counting yourself out, you never know.
I'm actually a bit confused about when is best to test. Do you count day of positive opk as first day (that is, the following day is 1dpo) or do you wait 24-48 hours and count that as day 1, when you think you have ovulated? I thought it was pretty much impossible to pinpoint the exact moment of ovulation? We have always had our attempt on day of smiley face, how reliable do you think the digital tests are? I'm wondering if timing is good for us. I feel so ignorant.
I'm doing very bad with the diet, the last few weeks over the festive period have been hard! I kind of gave up on following LE apart from still skipping breakfast and eating slightly less than I normally would. Feeling bad about this. I have been wearing a rose quartz necklace the last few months and this week it has fallen off twice, I almost oust it today - not sure what to make of this! Turns out I'm more superstitious than I thought!!
I took clomid last month and had false positives after last pill. So waited 3 days and my tests were not as positive then started to get darker again. I ovulated day 18
Ttc I always count the day after a positive opk as 1dpo. Although after temping I realized that sometimes it's two days after.
I cheated all the time, especially around Christmas on my own le diet and have two girls. I was generally an le person but always had cheat days or weeks sometimes!
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Sorry to hear about your struggles on the diet. I'm Jewish so the holiday season doesn't affect me. I'm also a hermit due to my pain. I wouldn't stress about the necklace falling offf....but thrn I am superstitious about some things. For example I Oed on Jan 2nd, my mom's bday, and my mom was a psychotic narcissist. I worry that could affect a potential baby.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ttc2015
Re: OPKs etc, if you have been charting thoroughly for a while (temping, noting CM, CP and OPKing), you can often pinpoint the day of O reasonably accurately. Just OPKs alone don't tell you that much, but most women with regular cycles will O the day after the first positive OPK. Oing 2 days later is next most common, then less likely but still possible are Oing on the day of the first positive or 3+ days after it. So I'd assume in your case that 2 days after your first positive is 1DPO.
It varies. For the past 3.5 years or so, I've been breastfeeding most of that time so my LP was anywhere from 9-15 days. DS2 just weaned last month so who knows. In the past year it seems like my LP has been around 13-15 days. Before having kids, it was always 16 days.Quote:
Originally Posted by maidentomother
You can get false positives if you OPK test too soon. It's recommended you wait 3 full days from your last dose. So, if CD 7 was your last dose then you wouldn't want to test until CD 10 or 11.Quote:
Originally Posted by tfahn
I count the day after OPK+ as ovulation day and then the next day as 1dpo (1 day past ovulation). This is what has lined up with my temps. Some women may be different though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quinn31
Agreed! I fit in the 2 days after category :)Quote:
Originally Posted by maidentomother
75% of my cycles I O the day after my first positive OPK, 15% of them I O 2 days after, 5% 3 days after, 5% on the same day as my first positive. Those being approximations over 6 years of OPKing.
Wow, that's really specific lol. So specific in fact that it made me curious enough to look at my charts. Until last year I hadn't OPK tested since I was trying to get preg with my youngest and he is 5! Turns out my stats are quite different when I don't just consider the last year! 50% of the time I O'd the day after my first +OPK (though it should be noted that there were a some cycles where my first test taken was + or I didn't test a day or two and when I tested again it was +... so there is some margin for error). Only 26% of the time I O'd 2 days after (that was a surprise!). 16% of the time I O'd 3 days after my first +OPK and, finally, 8% of the time I O'd 4 days after! Which got me wondering more about the last year and 33% of the time was the day after (same disclaimer above applies to these as well), 51% of the time I O'd 2 days after and 16% of the time O O'd 3 days after. Interesting! For some reason I had it stuck in my head that I always O'd 2 days after but that apparently is not the case...Quote:
Originally Posted by maidentomother
I think I'm going crazy.. I just tested 2x in one day!!!
Has anyone ever contemplated deleting fertilityfriend, deleting tapatalk, and signing off all swaying websites and just let mother nature decide your fate??? I've thought about it and would love to let go of this stupid stress! But I just can't bring myself to stop thinking about ttc! I can't shut it off lol!
I deleted tapatalk (again) the other day... I still come on the website however but its not as easy to just quickly check. Fertility friend isn't too bad as I just have the free version, I spent way too much time on it when I was a VIP while TTC#1 & #2 so I'm not getting VIP membership, I'm also not charting anymore as it is too stressful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nann3r
I know what you mean about thinking about ttc too much! I wish I was one of those people who just got pregnant without thinking about it much.
Yes! Both SILs didn't have to chart anything... They just used opks and tried once and got pregnant immediately. And both had boys -_- they're so lucky!!
Both my SIL got pregnant first go or had accidental pregnancies both got pigeon pairs [emoji58]
Down over Christmas one of them had to take the morning after pill. And here I am not even falling pregnant with IVF. [emoji17]
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twointow, awesome to see your own stats! There is definitely a margin of error, but it's interesting to see how much variation there is between cycles AND over time. I haven't done the math on individual years but I can tell you that I used to O almost exclusively the day after, with occasional on the same day. I, like you, seem to O less regularly/less frequently the day after over time.
I have OCD and am mostly bed bound so as long as I have internet I'm on here & FF forums! My internet isn't always reliable though so I get forced breaks regularly. And I take a several days break when AF comes.
Unfortunately I tend to be a bit obsessive when it comes to TTC. It's a little better on clomid cycles as there is less guess work and less time sitting around waiting to O but I still tend to be too focused on TTC. That's why I hate TTC. It's a lot of mental and emotional strain. Unfortunately, due to past history of infertility it's a compulsion that is hard to fight. I still have the mindset that if I don't pay close attention I'll miss O. Even after O I feel like I have to pay close attention so I don't take meds or eat or drink anything that might harm baby. I would love to be the type that just BDs and gets pregnant without any extra thought but being off my anxiety meds for TTC kinda turns me into an obsessive head case lol.
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Just how I feel. I have unpredictable and usually late O too. I can't imagine how much worse I'd be off Valium (taken for muscle relaxation, not anxiety, but it does help with the latter somewhat). Technically I shouldn't be on it while TTC but I can't survive without it until the relaxin kicks in. Fortunately I metabolize it very quickly.
Thanks to you and everyone for advice re dpo, I think I'm at 6 today.Quote:
Originally Posted by maidentomother
I had actually thought the necklace might be a good sign! The powers that be telling me I no longer need it as I'm carrying my girl now, ha ha. in reality the catch is probably just broken or something! Oh every family has one don't they maiden? My dad wasn't the greatest human being, part of the reason I was nervous when I had boys!
Yes Nann! We started our HT journey over a year ago. It was so devastating when that didn't work, I can see how easily it would be to get obsessive about it and always think 'it could work next time'. I was really scared to try swaying and was so strict at first, but I'm so impatient and finding it hard to handle the negatives each month. Decided to try one more time after this month as really wanted a 2016 baby. My superstition (all my boys born in an odd year, therefore need an even year for a girl. Mad I know) and also the age gaps between them and me getting older and us generally moving on with our lives past the baby/pre schooler age. I'm telling myself if it doesn't happen by then it's not meant to be and there is a good reason. It's so hard not to get obsessed about it though XQuote:
Originally Posted by Nann3r
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9dpo.. Can anyone see anything?? /:
Sorry :( But 9 DPO is still early. You aren't out yet :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nann3r
Really freaking out. Woke up today to find out that I started bleeding overnight, a good amount too, and still bleeding now. Only CD12 today on first Clomid Cycle. Took another OPK this morning and it turned positive within minutes. After thinking about it while I got ready for work it hit me that OPK's also turn positive if you are pregnant. Held my urine for 2 hours and brought along a HCG test with me to work; Well that turned up positive too. Called the RE office as soon as they opened and was sent for a blood HCG test, already had the blood drawn and waiting for the results. So no clue what is going on, I don't know if Clomid can cause false posititve HCG tests or not. I did have my period 12 days ago and temps went below coverline so realistically I know I probably am not pregnant but the scenarios in my head are not good.
Holy crap! You shouldn't be getting false results due to clomid at this point... FX and prayers that whatever is going on ends up ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by tfahn
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Ttc, I like how you think, re: the necklace. And I'm sorry to hear about your dad. Unfortunately my brother is following in mom's footsteps. Anyway, I'm excited we're only 1DPO apart! Oh...and I have always preferred even numbers and years.
tfahn, I was looking at your chart a couple days ago and thinking about all those strong positive OPKs and I wondered if maybe you were preggo from last cycle. I suspect you will have quite a high beta! Fx!
Nann, it's still early!