February 2WW

[2boysJustOneGirl]

I wouldn't attempt again.


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[Junie]

Mars- That isn't quite positive yet. Did you already have a darker test?
Tarasue- are you testing this morning?
XX- Look at your chart- gorgeous! I'm really thinking BFP for you this month!
maiden- mmm my mouth is watering!
2boys- I'm going out to dinner tonight and won't be thinking about LE at all- I won't eat much all day to make up for it.

Ladies I was thisclose to buying another BBT before we went on holidays for a week right after the D&C as I had lost mine but decided not to. But now I have NO clue if I Od as I only have temps starting from CD15. However my temps are still quite low and not really rising so the chances are good that I haven't Od. An OPK today was very negative. I did have a positive a few days ago BUT I just can't really trust OPKS. Normally CM has been my go to symptom for guessing ovulation but I have had none this cycle! Now if I was very very very lucky I O'd when we were on vacation and I had a day or two of mucusy spotting. But I will have to wait a few more days to see if my temps go up (I've also been bad about temping and just temping whenever I wake up and using the temp corrector) and if I was unlucky I am still a few days or a week away from Oing which will be awful because DH leaves for a week of skiing Fri night and won't come back till Sunday night the next week. I so hope to O before Sat if I haven't Od yet (which I don't think I have)!!

[QueenB3blue]

Mars- if pink is your priority then I wouldn't attempt again

Tarasue- i feel like a second line is catching my eye. You most definitely will be seeing more clearly in person. I am anxious for you to test again!!

XX- I think maybe you should test early just like maiden said, that way if a bfp showed up you could decide when o day was!




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[XXforhubby]

Thank you ladies for all of your support. I guess I am of the mindset that a BFP is not in the cards for me. I say this, not because I am sad or depressed, but because my hormones were so out of wack. I feel that it will take a few more weeks of acupuncture to turn the ship around so to speak. I am totally ok with this. I feel blessed to have gotten my two boys- that is what I wanted/wished for! I just never expected to love this whole mother thing as much as I do now. I was never the motherly type growing up, except with animals. My only doll was our ferrel cat (I did not like dolls) who loved being dressed up and carted around in my stroller, seriously he loved it! Sorry, I digress [emoji5]️!

I really have made peace with everything and am no longer yo-yoing emotionally. I was just wanting to know O day to begin counting my LP. Now that I have a range, yes I will test and post the results. Only for you ladies though!


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[2boysJustOneGirl]

These are mine, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. On Saturday I had a clear negative.
I feel like we are getting caught up in the subjectivity of the colour of the line sometimes. Given my symptoms I clearly ovulated at some point in the past 3 days in spite of the imperfect line colour. I conceived with one attempt in October with tests that looked identical to this- then and now I haven't worried much about the quality of the line, it's less stressful and less OCDish.


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[XXforhubby]

I totally agree 2boys! I think you had BD at the right time! I always remember what Atomic says, "BD from the FIRST positive. It doesn't matter how long it takes to fade. You O 8-48 hours from the first positive. The fading is just the time it takes for the LH hormone to clear your body and is in no relation to how soon/late you'll O".

FX for you 2boys!!! I am secretly hoping you will get a pink, sticky BFP! Oops, did I say that out loud [emoji6]!


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[Junie]

2 boys- I think it can also be quite specific to each of us. For me if my test isn't as dark as the control then I'm not Oing. However I have multiple LH surges and my normal levels are high. Personally this is why I think BDing every 4 days or every 3 if things are taking awhile is the easiest strategy as OPKs can be so difficult to use for some of us. I mean my tests even differ quite a bit depending on whether it is morning or afternoon.

[Junie]

This is a pic of OPKS taken morning and afternoon from CD17 to 20, the pic isn't great but it just shows what a pain they can be. Temping makes things so much easier I think. Sorry the pic is huge I tried to change size but it didn't work.

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[maidentomother]

Mars, I would NOT attempt 2 days in a row. Wait until it's been 4 days since your first attempt.

Ladies, I gave the exact same garlic recommendation for YIs several pages back. Apparently no one read it.

2boys, your Sunday & Monday Wondfo OPKs look just like my positives. I say my positives bc I don't get true positives, but I get 1-3 days of almost positives and then my lines start fading again. So I think your BD timing was great. Not everyone gets positive OPKs.

XX, I think your little bit of blood could very well be implantation. I think IB is rare, but when it occurs that's what it looks like. Your chart continues to amaze! You have every reason to be hopeful IMO.

Junie, I have an extremely erratic schedule and temp anywhere from 9 am to 5pm! But my temps are quite reliable bc I always temp after my biggest block of uninterrupted sleep. I think you can trust your temps. Btw, I use those same blue handled OPKs (the top 3) and my positives look like your top one from CD17. But unfortunately I have noticed those OPKs are finnicky - if I dip 2 tests from the same batch in the same urine, I often see a substantial difference in how dark the lines are. I just can't find good OPKs here in Germany.

[QueenB3blue]

Mars, I would NOT attempt 2 days in a row. Wait until it's been 4 days since your first attempt.

I gave the exact same garlic recommendation for YIs several pages back.

Thanks maiden and essnce for the garlic recommendation! I have since shoved one up there and actually felt relief fairly quickly p.s. I felt the garlic smell in my nose first, then in my mouth(if that even makes since!)


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