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My doc did not give me any at all, but I was told from people who had it to take Ibuprofen and I did. I would say take a valum or xanax if I had to do it again LOL!!! Ask your doc to get you a script for something prior to it like sometimes you dentist will prescribe if you have anxiety with dental work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Babyy Love
Drats! I just bought 25 of the cheapies I used last time... would it be overkill to get those as well, considering I also have some Clear blue regular ones and digital ones as well? Or should I just stick with that and hope for the best? That means I'd have around 35 of them total (25 cheapies + the other better brands I already have). Do you think that will suffice or do I need more than that to make sure I catch the surge?Quote:
Originally Posted by maybeoneday
Suregena - I wasn't too sure of the internet cheapies at first (and it does look like they don't work for some people) so I did mine alongside a more expensive brand to compare... they both came out with the same result, so I stuck with the cheapies. Maybe you could do that for this cycle, since you have some of the better ones too? Do you have enough of the good ones for the critical dates?? That way if this cycle doesn't work out, at least you can save $$ next cycle and be confident that the cheapies won't fail you when you need them the most!
I just bought 25 cheapies and I have two boxes of the better ones... so hopefully enough. I guess I have enough to do 2 a day for two weeks if necessary... but obviously I'll probably start with one. I'm temping, also, and will be checking my cervix/CM every day. Still got some spotting from my period but it's pretty much over I think.... onto the next part!
Good luck! I have my FX for you!!!
Various place I use to track my cycle are giving me wildly different predicted ovulation dates.... sigh. 20th, 22nd, 24th, 28th! Strange...
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Originally Posted by KraizyDaizy
HAHA! Whoa valum and Xanax!? A bit too strong for me so I'll just stick to ibuprofen. GOSH I'm scared now..the closer and closer I get to the day the more nervous I become when I was all excited to get the done and over with just a few days ago only because if my tubes are blocked I heard the HSG can clear out your tubes so that's exactly what I need
Now I feel terrible cause I have scared you to death! I am so sorry. I never intended to do that. I am the one freaky case where mine was just terrible. Yours will be fine and they do these tests all the time. I would maybe call the office and talk to them about your fears and see what they say you can do to make you more relaxed and have a better experience than I did. Again I am so sorry if I have made you more scared than you really should be. I promise it will be alright and really does not take that long if they can get to your cervix unlike mine that hides for dear life!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Babyy Love
Oh no trust me! You did not scare me what so ever! Eventually I was gonna be petrified I mean come on I'm still afraid of the dark(seriously I run and jump in bed so nothing will grab me and if hubby isn't in bed I leave the TV on or use a flashlight lol) I'm a worry wart without you telling me a thing!Quote:
Originally Posted by KraizyDaizy
I cannot sleep with the closet door open. Even in my kids rooms, I shut them as well LOL, so I understand about being afraid of the dark.Quote:
Originally Posted by Babyy Love
Hahaha girls, me too!!!! I am not really scared of much, but I can't STAND having the closet doors (or any door for that matter) open when I sleep!
Closet!? I even close the bathroom door! All doors must be closed even if it's my only source of air I rather sweat! I fear seeing someone or somethingQuote:
Originally Posted by KraizyDaizy
My cycle is so light it's creepy I mean just picture when they bust through the ER doors screaming "WE HAVE A BLEEDER!!!" yeah that's me! Maybe later it'll pick up but its so light as if it's day 5 and usually AF is gone by day 6. I'm guessing it's the vitex but now how do I know when I "O" with my cycle change??
My cycle was really light like that, too... and shorter. Super weird for me. Must be the vitex, indeed!
Ribbons congratulations!! Wonderful news!
Good luck with your cycle Suregena! Fx for you and everyone else. X
ahhhhhhh life is soooooooo busy at the moment!!!!!
i will try and catch up!
RIBBONS!!!!! Congratulations MWAH!!!!! xoxo So happy for you!! How manyDPO's were your first tests (that you took photos of) ? WHat an awesome early mothers day present :)
by the way - your comment about vitex! I have just linked the 2 together, i have been on it for 3 months, and my last 2 AF's have been short and light, and virtually cramp free! Will have to store that in the memory bank and use even when not ttc :)
Babylove - with the vitex i had no change in timing or cycle lenght, but i seem to be ovulating earlier? (plus the above comments)
Surgena - sounds like you have plenty of girl friendly things in your life! when are you starting your attempts? with the internet cheapies, i have used them and had no issues :) BUt i like ribbons suggestion of using them AND a more expensive brand and then deciding whether to keep using the cheapies....i think you have enough sticks to have it covered :) Careful! you dont want to start stressing LOL
mydream - when are you gong to test??
hope - fingers crossed it IS cd1! Let us know :)
Happy medium - best of luck!! (ps - love the profile pic, sucha sweet picture - makes me very clucky!)
Im on CD5 so will start my attempts soon....oh god i hope this is my month! Im going to have to stop and put this off for a couple of months if its not - i really dont know how the long termers (6 months plus) keep it up month after month
My body is not dealing well with being so nutritionally devoid - im too thin, my skin is horrible, i have shed so much hair that it has thinned out to the point where i am going to have to chop at least 15 CM off, i have seriously lost half my thickness - i have waist length hair (that took me years of pampering and TLC to grow and was one of the only things i really 'liked' about myself physically)
Im constantly weak and tired. PLEASE LET THIS BE MY MONTH!!!
Im going to go all natural and stress free...im not even temping...i dont want anything to stress me out, my job is stressful enough so i dont want to add to it.
Last couple of cycles i have ovulated on
(newest to oldest)
cd 12
cd 15
cd 15
cd 16
with doing FR, DH is only going to manage it 4 days in a row - so which 4 days should i make it to give me the best chances of pregnancy?
im thinking 10, 11, 12, 13?
or should i make it 11,12,13,14?
because it needs to be consecutive doesnt it? If we DTD then dont DTD again for 2 days then that defeats the purpose of the FR doesnt it? we've also got LR in the mix for DH, and rephresh for me.
let me know your thoughts pls girls!!
HAHAHA Groovy! I will not allow the bathroom light to be off EVER! That's my thing! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Babyy Love
Hi ladies. 6-8DPO, not really sure which day I Oed, more than likely the latter at 6dpo. I have a had a little pulling cramping but I am so trying not to let it go to my head. I don't want to be disappointed.
I pray all is well with everyone! Lord watch over the spoken and unspoken couples TTC. We all need you love and grace to bless our wombs with pink dreams! AMEN!
i'm lookin to :ttcgirl: in june can i join the thread??
Welcome Butterfly!Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly~Dreaming
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Originally Posted by Lassie1982
OMG YES! I am cramp free which I am grateful for! I usually cramp up to CD5 YUP I suffer!
And i have heavy AF & it's light as a eater right now..I think I'm almost through. How do you know when you O? Were u testing or just in tune with your body?
Good luck this month!! I hope we all get what we hope for:HH:
The pics were taken at 10DPO (just barely, or 9DPO) :) And yes! A great mother's day present!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lassie1982
How long has your DH been taking LR? Have you noticed a change in his output / "ability"? We managed to get all 7 consecutive FRs in, but JUST barely... he couldn't perform on O day - obviously it was enough though :) I am not sure about doing just 4 FRs instead of 7 consecutive... maybe you should ask atomic... that sounds like it would not be as good as no FR's at all, I think it might "reboot" him a bit? I am not sure :think:
Welcome butterfly!!
Kraizy, I always love your prayers, they are so sweet :) :HH:
Many welcomes Butterfly!!!
i think i didnt explain myself properly...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ribbons
DH is doing 10 fr's and THEN we are going to DTD - so the fr's is just him helping himself, and dtd will be that actual babymaking :) just not sure which days to be doing the baby making??
OR do i do less fr, about 7-8 and then extra DTD?
the LR doesnt seem to change his output - just the fr.
Last couple of months he has done 10FR's followed by 5-6 DTD and he really struggled towards the end. DH felt it was pointless towards the end as it was bugger all coming out, and it didnt 'shoot' up - rather dribbled out.
baby love - its not that im in tune with my body! i wish :)
I used OPK's, and temping and charting.
My temps consistantly dip right before ovulation - then rise straight after..
Ah, got it :) 7-10 FRs are recommended before starting DTD, but I would go with more rather than less so you can make sure you get them all in... I started 9 days before I expected to O, and good thing b/c I O'd two days earlier than I expected! So - I ended up with 7 FRs, followed by 3 DTDS (tried for four, but DH couldn't perform) - he also said the same thing, that it was pointless b/c all of our DTDs were "dribble" LOL but obviously SOME of the swimmers made it :bigsmile: If you can predict when you will O, perhaps try 8 or 9 FR's instead of 10? Maybe that will give you an extra 1 or 2 days of "oomph" for DTD...Quote:
Originally Posted by Lassie1982
Just catching up today.
Welcome Butterfly!
Well AF was due today and so she's not here....shhhhh I don't want to say it too loudly! Lol. I have not tested & think I'm gonna wait till Sunday. Crazy right??
yes, crazy! :) how many DPO are you? Test test test!Quote:
Originally Posted by mydream
Definitely 10 dpo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ribbons
Oh OK understood..I will have to take the risk of the guessing game this month to figure out when I "O" & since I have the HSG coming up I will stop vitex Monday. May has been such a positive month for others I'm hoping it'll be my sticky month as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Lassie1982
Sheesh, finally my weight is slowly ticking down. And spotting is over. Officially game on, I guess! *nervous*
My husband is only taking 1 licorice root a day right now because I really want to get pregnant... but will it have a benefit, even doing just 1? Or should I just have him up it?
Good Luck Suregena- I am not sure about dh / licorice root..my dh didn't take it
Good luck Suregena! Glad spotting has stopped and you're ready to go! If you desperately want to get pg this cycle I think cutting LR back is probably a good idea - it does affect some men more than others though, and I assume even more the older your dh is. I would think some LR is better than none and x3 a day might be too much for some. I think cutting back to x1 or x2 a day would still impact his count, maybe double check with AS, but I think that would be fine and probably quite a smart sway plan for you if you really want to make the most of this cycle. Best of luck!
Test MyDream! Test!
7DPO and I am driving myself crazy with, well your BBs should be sore, where is the nausea, and the pulling feeling, where is it????? Had just a few crampy feelings and that's it a few days ago and now nothing???? Grrrrrr!!!!
MyDream test!!!
KRAIZY i didnt have any of those symptoms till much later,i only had vibrating in my uterus ,which was implantation for sure,and i had rapid heart beat all night,and i couldnt sleep,kinda a wierd symptom but i found other people to get that and later got a bfp!7dpo is early you will implant starting today prob or in the next few days,i still now dont have really sore boobs yet:)and nausea i dont have yet either,so dont worry every time its a different ride:HH:Quote:
Originally Posted by KraizyDaizy
Kraizy - I agree with sweetsister, I kept second-guessing my symptoms too b/c I seemed to almost be "making them up" in my head - even now at 12DPO and with a really STRONG positive this morning (posted the pic on my BFP thread :D) I still have no nausea, no fatigue and just mildly tingly BBs that I would probably not even notice if I wasn't paying close attention!! Don't worry, 7DPO is still really early :)
MyDream, are you going to break down and test today?? :D
Well from my chart, since I am not temping I don't know exactly when I Oed? Care to take a guess ladies?
I think you maybe O'd early on CD17 (or late on CD16)... since your cervix moved down and you got a negative on that day.
Your cervix is high today though - that could be a good sign?? Mine moved up around 6DPO and stayed high!!
Yeah could not reach it at all. I hope that's a good sign.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ribbons
I don't know how to detect my cervix for the life of me! I have no idea what I'm feeling for so I just give up!
AF is pretty much gone already(don't know if I should be happy or what) I think I will spot as a last day thing & then tomorrow I am free of [AlwaysInfinity] :) now I just have to stay aware until I buy some OPK which I probably won't have soon enough to know when I "O"
Lol you sound like me! I can feel my cervix, but haven't got a clue about identifying its position, texture, open, closed etc etcQuote:
Originally Posted by Babyy Love