What to continue and what to drop in TWW? (+OPK today!)

[essnce629]

I hope you get your bfp this month! If not, something to consider would be at least keeping up the fasting and supplement schedule during your non-ttc months even while not doing the LE diet. Intermittent fasting is a paleo concept anyway! As far as supplements, you could scale back to just folic acid and your allergy antihistamine if you don't want to do the vitex/pepp tea/aspirin the entire time, but just wanted to caution that as you resume your "normal" diet this *doesn't* include any multi-vitamins, etc, because you don't want those lingering in your system when you're ready to actively ttc again in June. Just something to consider!

Yes, I had already dropped all my vitamins several months ago (had always taken a daily prenatal, vitamin D, fish oil, probiotics!!!) and I will continue to just take folic acid if I don't get my BFP this month. I will go back on the mini-pill (like I was before) up until my attempt month as I know the first month off BCP sways pink. I don't mind the aspirin (and I read it decreases the chance of blood clots in women on the pill) and I really like the peppermint tea, so I will continue that. I have charted the past few months while on the mini-pill and I am still ovulating regularly and having normal periods. If I wasn't, I'd stay off the pill all together. Oh, and yes, I'll continue to skip breakfast. That's not a problem.

[essnce629]

Ok Atomic, one more question.

So I got my first +OPK at 1pm on Tues (CD13). I had another +OPK at 3pm that same day. Noticed eggwhite cm at 4pm (took a Chlor Trimeton since I already had Zyrtec that morning). At 10pm that day I had a -OPK and we DTD once at midnight after a 7 day abstain.

Then, yesterday (CD14) I continued to have +OPKs all day at 10am, 4pm, and 10:30pm. We did not BD yesterday (wanted to keep it to one attempt) and I didn't have a temp rise in the morning so I didn't O on CD13.

Now today (CD15) I still didn't have a temp rise this morning, so I didn't O yesterday either. Got another +OPK just now at noon. I've been charting for years off and on, and on average I ovulate on CD15, so I'm assuming I'm O'ing today and will have a temp rise tomorrow. Do you think DTD once on CD13 is enough if I'm O'ing today? Should we BD tonight or just keep it at one attempt? DH is 31 and I'm 32 by the way. Both boys were oopsies after DTD twice without a condom.

Here's my chart by the way:

My Ovulation Chart


Thanks so much for all your help!

[essnce629]

Bumping for Atomic!

[atomic sagebrush]

Did I mention this already?? But I would not do the pep tea with the BCP. Might make BCP less reliable and also may make it take longer for your cycle to get back to normal (altho since you seem to continue having reg. cycles this may be less of an issue for you)

[atomic sagebrush]

Sorry I had a horrible migraine yesterday and couldn't bear to be on the computer.

I woudl have had you stick with one attempt, that's getting best results for pink. But whatever you did it was the right thing to do!

[essnce629]

Did I mention this already?? But I would not do the pep tea with the BCP. Might make BCP less reliable and also may make it take longer for your cycle to get back to normal (altho since you seem to continue having reg. cycles this may be less of an issue for you)

Thanks Atomic! One thing I REALLY like about the peppermint tea is that it made my period shorter and less heavy. Normally AF lasts for a full 7 days with 2 days of heavy bleeding. Since starting the peppermint tea though AF is completely over by the end of day 5 and I only have a 1/2 day of heavy bleeding. My O day and cycle length have still been the same while taking it so I think it's ok for me. I've always had super regular cycles-- even when exclusively nursing a newborn my periods still came back at 5 and 6 WEEKS postpartum!!!

Sorry I had a horrible migraine yesterday and couldn't bear to be on the computer.

I would have had you stick with one attempt, that's getting best results for pink. But whatever you did it was the right thing to do!

We stuck with just one attempt at +OPK and I ended up O'ing the next day! I'm at 3dpo now!

I'm off of all the supplements/tea except for folic acid, aspirin, fiber, and LE diet. I will wean off aspirin if I get a BFP.

Thanks again for all your help.

[atomic sagebrush]

sounds great! good luck.