kc, are you temping? Doesn't hurt to test!!
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kc, are you temping? Doesn't hurt to test!!
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I dont follow my temps as I dont get out of bed at a regular time (usually anywhere between 5-5.30), & I can still get up to my boys at night. I just checked the november 2ww thread & I also felt earily calm the month I got my BFP. I just dont want to get my hopes up too much. I started testing opk on CD14 (the day that I had cramping). It was faint but I thought that was just in preparation for ovulation later that week. I havent ovulated before CD17 for well over a year & I didnt have any other good secondary ovulation signs this month & I normally do without fail - thats why I dont normally start testing until cd14, otherwise it would cost me a fortune in opk. Cross your fingers for me ladies.
@Pbn3 , your chart looks promising :) when do you plan to test?
@kc, when did you start testing? Did you note any other symptoms?
AFM, My temps went up again today. I would feel super confident that I had O'd, however, I found a big glob of EWCM this morning. I was NOT in the mood to BD so I just went about my morning. I may give it a go this afternoon, but I really have no interest. My cervix is still high up. So now what? LOL
I had a rough night, which I usually do when I O. I was super hot and cold at the same time and didn't know what to do about it lol. I finally got up at 1AM, put the fan on (mind you, its -9C outside) and got under my duvet and finally fell asleep.
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If I were you I would test on Monday just in case, but I'm a poas addict, lol. FX!Quote:
Originally Posted by kc15880
That is a strong O cosmo!! I don't know why you are concerned that your cervix is high.. that's good when you want to O lol.. probably will start to return to normal tonight or tomorrow
For anyone who doesn't know have this super fun chart.. sing to the tune of soft kitty LOL
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:giggle: I LOVE this chart! looooool that low and dry looks exactly as it should.
I'm concerned now because its supposed to drop, I want a definite confirmation of O darn it. LOL.
I got some creamy CM a little while ago so perhaps the ewcm was just left over and I'm transitioning. We'll now for sure tomorrow I suppose. :D I'm finding it difficult to believe how clear the thermal shift is! I'm excited!
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I think you O'd when you were 'hot flashing' cosmo and that's why your cervix hasn't dropped yet.. you just O'd early early this am making this a CD 18 egg ;)
Tonight or tomorrow it will drop. Our cervixes have a tough job.. yours isn't fast enough for you LOL... meanwhile I can't even see mine at this point and I'm pretty bitter. Beh.
I agree with Burakoam- I think you Oed today too. FX so hard for you!!
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Cosmo, so exciting!! Your chart looks amazing!
Ladies, be honest with me...I'm having some anxiety this morning about all of this. When I finally was able to convince my husband to try for #3, we agreed that we would try for one month and if it happened, it was meant to be. Well, it didn't happen, which is obviously not too surprising given that the odds are against you. I convinced him for one more month and now that I'm about to O, I'm psyching myself out. I dropped off DD at preschool and there was a mom with 3 kids, the youngest which was throwing an absolute temper tantrum getting out of the car and it made me realize how far removed I am from that life at this point. My girls are 5 and almost 7 and so well behaved, easy to take anywhere including nice restaurants, they're sleeping, and life is well...easy! I'm freaking out about going back to that baby stage and not being able to do the day to day things that are so fun with my girls (movies, arts/crafts, etc.). I know it's all stages, but the fact that I'm starting to worry is scaring me. I didn't have this anxiety at any point leading to O, and now that it's around the corner, I'm wavering. Be honest, what does that mean? Is it normal, or is it a sign that this might not be right? I can take the truth, no sugar coating please! Chart below, so O really is imminent... :nails:
Sorry, here's chart...
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Maximbella,
I sometimes psyche myself out right before O....i think it is because we 'know' we are in the fertile time and could get pg...
Of course every time I have done this and avoided BD, i was sorry afterwards (i started taking notes of my emotions and would look back)
So what I do now is whenever I panic around O I just tell myself that probability of pg is LOW...even with perfect timing there is 75% chance NOTHING will happen...and usually nothing happens, af shows up and i am disappointed.
Then the whole crazy "i have to ttc NOW/am I crazy for wanting another/should I/shouldn't I BD" cycle starts all over again.
I think I will be the first to test, I'm nervous because this is THE month I've been dreaming about for over a year. Not to mention being on LE diet since April. [emoji849]
I hope we get many sweet surprises this round! [emoji1374]
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Kc what was your attempt pattern? And if you ovulated that day we will be testing on the same days! (I'm also about 7dpo)
(Well hell, Ive already started and they are all negative)
But starting yesterday since I woke up I've been continually cramping.....which is weird and noticeable for me because even during AF I don't cramp, just have lower back pain.
So, we shall see....But probably shouldn't even be wasting the cheapie tests yet [emoji53]
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It sounds like you are not firm on your decision dear. I can relate. My DD is 10 and I LOVE her independence and my peaceful life. Sometimes I've thought about not having anymore children because of the night wakings and all that, however, those stages pass quickly. I can't even remember my struggles with DD, and she was a horrible sleeper lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by maximbella
Maxim we can give you all sorts of input but at the end of the day you gotta make this choice on your own. If you truly don't want to give up the freedom that having two older kids has given you, don't do it. Even if you yearn for the squishy snuggly baby part, that's only a small part of a tiny baby the rest is slot of work even for an easy infant. Have one more for YOU or don't have another is my opinion. Like I said in the other post. I wanted Angela more than life itself. I knew I could get an awful tempered baby with colic and all sorts of tummy issues (my there two were like that) and I still wanted her Moreno than I wanted to avoid all that. More importantly kids have bad days. The kid you saw having a tantrum may be the best kid that lady actually has, but for some reason today was just bad for them. Going from 2 to 3 wasn't that bad of an adjustment at all. I'm really not maternal at all for the most part so it's a big deal I think to say "it wasn't not that bad"... granted Angela was and still is the easiest sweetest kid.. but does she have tantrums at almost 2?? You better believe it. She's a fire cracker lol
Kids have bad days. I know as awesome and sweet as yours are as you say that even they have to have the occasional bad day. You may be more blind to it because they are yours lol..
Cosmo-- DD1 was 10 when Angela was born and of the 3 so far they have the best bond and she loves helping to care for her. You will LOVE one more because of your oldest I promise that lol
wantanother, fingers crossed that it happens for you this month!!
Thank you for letting me vent to you. My friends think I'm crazy for trying again and I haven't wanted to talk to them as much as I normally would about this, so thanks for your honest feedback and thoughts. We are going to try this month and see what happens, and then will re-evaluate after that if nothing happens. Thanks for sharing your stories!
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Thank you ladies :) we had one more shot this afternoon, I feel it was overkill but I had to do it so I won't have doubts later. I had a massive migraine yesterday afternoon and I tend to get headaches when I'm having hormone shifts. Otherwise this ovulation has been so mild, no real pain, in fact I had no pain at all from CD16 onwards. Not even mood swings. I'm surprised at how my chart looks.Quote:
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Funny thing, last night my OPK's were dark (the darkest ones of the whole batch so far) but still negative. I had a 4 hour hold instead of my usual 3, which is probably why I'm guessing. That threw me off, but the ones for 1PM today were lighter and the giant thermal shift can't really be argued lol.
I didn't even think about the fact that I was having hot flashes until you mentioned it, Burakoam lol.
So if I get anything about 97.65 on FF tomorrow, I'm going to get solid crosshairs and O day will be marked as CD16. Should I adjust it manually?
Looks like its time to bust out my "implantation pineapples!
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DH got me 3 and they were ripening on top of the fridge :D yum!
ETA: for those wondering, A pineapple and its core have an enzyme called Bromelain, which is an anti-inflammatory as well as a blood thinner and is said to aid in implantation. There is no real science behind it, although I believe this is part of the reason some women take baby aspirin.
I'm a firm believer in using food as medicine and eating a serving or two of fresh pineapple can't hurt lol :D It's also my excuse to have some fruit, which I rarely do. haha.
Our plan was to have 1 attempt at opk but as hubby was going away for work we BD his last night here just in case O appeared while he was away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wantanother2017
I had cramping 8-11dpo last pregnancy so it could be implantation? Fx for you!
@cosmo I will hopefully hold out until Wednesday which will make me 10/11dpo but I say that every cycle then break down at 7/8dpo 😂 I agree with everyone that you've oed what a fantastic shift! I had one similar my last bfp cycle, it just went up and up for 3 days, don't believe I've ever had a shift like it lol but its extremely likely I oed more than one egg as my progesterone result was 170!!!! (The cycle before was 38 or something lol).
I decided to use pineapple post o this cycle as well but I missed yesterday lol so will finish my last section today. My ob doesn't know I'm ttc this cycle and I didn't start the aspirin again as she recommends as I'm really not comfortable taking it. If I get a bfp I'll just tell her its an oopsie. Next cycle I guess I better start taking it again :( I think my mc's stem from poor egg quality rather than implantation issues but I'm no expert lol so I'll do as I'm told....... next cycle 😉
So excited for you both kc & wantanother!! Looking forward to seeing some bfp pics over the next few days 😀
Maxim I was experiencing similar feelings to you earlier last year but for different reasons, only I would start having doubts after o lol. I'd be all for it and so excited up to and including o then when it came close to testing I would start having doubts. Then I'd get a bfn and be so disappointed and upset. Those doubts went away completely every time I got a bfp and my mc's proved to me how much I actually want this. I could never keep trying otherwise, I think you lose a little of yourself and your heart everytime it happens and I've put a cap on how many I'll go thru for that reason.. can I ask what made you decide to try for another? Do you think you'll regret 'not' trying while hubby is on board atm? The newborn stage comes and goes so quick (though it doesn't seem it at the time 😂) but I guess you need to work out for you why you wanted this and whether you could move on with no regrets??? Sorry I'm not much help....
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FX for all of you! I can't wait for you all to get your BFPs!
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Cosmo, is pineapple good no matter what sway you're doing? I've never heard of that, but will def eat some if it's okay for girl sways!
Pbn - I literally had the exact same thing last month when I got a BFN. I had some hesitation right after O, which was super early for me while I was on vacation and didn't even have enough time to process what happened. When I got my BFN, I was so incredibly upset, so I know that I want this, but I guess my mind is just also playing "devils advocate" and protecting me by showing me the hard/down side if it just doesn't work out for us. I'm pretty confident this is my last month TTC, so if it doesn't happen, it never will for me... When DD2 was born, I was pretty sure she was my last, but over the years as things have gotten easier and I see friends getting pregnant, I've realized that it would be amazing to add to my family and give my girls a (hopefully!) sister like I had growing up. I think siblings are the best gift that a parent can give and I want that for my DD's. I feel like everyone else is saying that they're doing it for themselves (which I partially am also), but I'm really doing it most for my girls in hopes that they will have one another for life (although I completely recognize and appreciate there are no guarantees).Quote:
Originally Posted by Pbn3
Maxim with the pineapple its supposed to help with implantation but only after o so by that time your egg would be already fertilised and gender decided. From my understanding you have a serve daily for 5 days after o so 1dpo-5dpo or 2-6, 3-7. Its the core that's the important part but its easier to eat with pineapple flesh. I've heard of some people blending/pureeing? just the core to drink but I'm far to lazy for that lol and like pineapple to eat :) Not saying I have this right its just what I follow and I'm also interested to hear how cosmo does hers!
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You can acquire a taste for straight pineapple core, you just have to be persistent. ;)
The core meaning literally the hard core in the center?? [emoji848]
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Yep lol as I said I prefer to eat my core with the flesh still attached :)
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I'd be blending that sucker up and mixing in a smoothie if I were you guys! [emoji16]
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I love pineapple core! Thats the best bit. Maybe we have nicer pineapples in australia :)
Kc I'm in Queensland and can sometimes get pineapples grown in Bundaberg and they are the absolute best, core and all!!!!! Wish I could buy direct from there all the time lol.
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I have to say I have never had the pineapple core - always cut around it. Will try in future.
I am from Oz as well :)
OK so I just need to vent quickly about temping.
This morning I woke up about an hour earlier then I normally do and my temp was low. I entered it into FF and it took away ovulation detection!
Then I decided to go back to sleep and woke up at regular time for me. My temp was back up to where it was yesterday.
What the heck gives. Like how can it possible change that much in an hour? Am I supposed to be going by the super low temp...bc I'm not lol
Its starting to really frustrate me.
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Robin, I have something similar today except it's really high. I had a girls night last night and had 2 large glasses of wine, which affected my sleep big time. When I woke up at my regular time, my temp was 97.66 (which I put into my chart). 30 mins later it was 97.99. I freaked out that I somehow O'd overnight, but CB Digi is still giving me a high, not peak. My cheapie opk last night was super close to positive though. What do you guys think? Could I have somehow O'd already? DH had a delayed flight and didn't get home until super late, so we didn't get to BD. [emoji30]
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and that ladies is why I have never bothered with temps. Unpredictable wake up times, & too many other variables such as weather, clothing & bedding. I just cant see how it is reliable. That & the fact that it would be something else to obsess about. I am trying to avoid overthinking at all costs!
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Originally Posted by kc15880
Maxim....I don't know if I think you've o'd yet. I honestly think you'll get a peak. It's just throwing you off i think! So frustrating!!! Aaaarrrggghh
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KC - honestly, I'm starting to think the same. I used to love temping b/c I was pretty good about waking up at the same exact time and didn't have any other factors affecting accuracy. These days with 2 kids and just life in general, it's gotten so much harder! That said, my type-A personality will always make me temp no matter what because "I need to know" lol, but you're right, it's totally just another thing to overthink and stress about....Quote:
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Does anyone know if you can O without the digi picking it up? I'm afraid my temp rise is not from the wine and lack of sleep but rather somehow O'ing overnight?
I don't temp anymore because I used to get super obsessive about it. Especially when I was ttc DS2, I got really weird because I was still up at night with DS1 so my charts didn't make sense and I was coming up with crazy formulas to adjust for night wakings and sleeping in and there were color coded spreadsheets... Oh man I can't imagine why I have boys, lol.
Same here with the temps, that's why I trust the OPKs so much more and monitoring CM. The temps are too finicky.
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Maxim I think you are going to O tonight or tomorrow. That's why you still have the high reading and the temp going up. Your peak I imagine will be tonight if you test! Make sure you DTD! DD3 was an O day conception.. your sway is good and just like me you have proven to have two other girls so you are good for pink and this will up your chances of conception.
When swaying, anything can happen to ovulation! In one of my pregnancies, my surge happened overnight, another one in the evening, and the most recent 2, my surge was mid morning.
With my DS3, I never got a positive opk or anything that looked remotely positive. I thought that cycle was a bust but it ended with a BFP!
I would BD E4D all through out your cycle if you are swaying pink, or BD EOD through out your cycle if you are swaying blue and not getting a positive opk. This ensures that you will be in with good attempts for when ovulation does happen.
FX and GL to you!!
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if you were due for your E4D last night though you really should DTD tonight. Especially since you think it's your last month trying if you really want this you can't be afraid of sex on O day because there are plenty of women who still get pink on O day. Make sure you let me know if your opk goes solid tonight maxim I am really cheering for you :)