Wacky cycle...should I BD again tonight?

[GirlieCat]

Blckhart- I see a line...I definitely see a line! This is very exciting. We are going to be due date buddies because I just got my BFP yesterday. Personally, I started my prenatal last night. I don't want to fool around with not having the healthiest bean I can so I just went for it. I might start off with prental every other day for a week or two (not sure). I am still following the diet for another couple weeks I think, maybe with more cheats here and there. I don't want something to happen like MC or chemical and fall too far off the wagon. Nor do I want to gain all the weight back and start looking heavier and people think I am pregnant before it is actual pregnancy weight they are seeing.

I am so happy for you. Keep testing every few days to see your line get darker (I know I will be). And share your pics if you do, I would love to compare. Then when you are ready come join the due date forum for June/July/August 2017 babies. I am so happy for you.

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/due-...highlight=2017

[GirlieCat]

I thought I should note though that I was taking 1600 mg of folic acid as part of my sway (two 800 mg pills). My prenatal has 800 mg of folic so last night when I took the prenatal I only took one 800 folic acid so my total folic is still 1600. Atomic, is that okay? I didn't want to reduce or increase folic.

Can we start prenatals daily now or ease into them?

[Blckhrt]

Girliecat- omg, you got a bfp too?! CONGRATS! Did you post about it in another thread? If so, please link me to it, I'd love to read it! How many dpo are you? It's so early for me that I'm quite worried about a chemical/blighted ovum. Time will tell. Trying REALLY hard not to get excited yet...after all, this is just one test, with one very very faint line.

Your plan sounds similar to what I was thinking of doing. Starting prenatals slowly (first seeing what atomic thinks). Backing off the diet bit by bit. And even backing off drinking in stages – I've been having two drinks at night on average, so I'm going to have one a night for a couple days, then every other night, for just a bit before ceasing - maybe till 14-16 dpo or something. Blood flow isn't shared with the placenta till closer to six weeks anyway, I just don't want to shock my body with sudden cessation of anything. My psychiatrist did say to discontinue Wellbutrin when I get a positive, but I think I'll wait a few days for that too just to make sure.

[Blckhrt]

10 dpo today. Got another line this morning, but it seemed to take longer to show up than yesterday, and I feel like it's fainter. I'm trying to stay hopeful, but not TOO hopeful.

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[GirlieCat]

Hi Blck, 10dpo is still very early so don't get dishearted. Maybe buy a more sensitive test for tomorrow's FMU. First response early results is the one most ladies recommend so I did one yesterday and the line was much clearer that the cheapie ones.

My cycle was totally wacky his time. I was testing OPKs but missed a day and no other days were positive so I was confused. Lines got darker then got super super light and then days later started getting darker again (all this over 2 weeks). With the ladies help in the October 2WW it was suggested maybe I geared up to O but didn't and then the later darker lines could be my body trying to O for real. I thought I was just ovulating later than normal and hadn't Oed yet.

Then one lady said OPKs can get dark again near AF or if you are pregnant so Tuesday cd27 I got a very dark OPK and frustrated at how late that was I decided to use the same 6pm urine sample to do a prego test just for fun and to my amazement and surprised it was positive. I thought I had not ovulated yet but really I ovulated earlier than normal. I relied too heavy on the OPKs and the day I missed was probably my positive. Looking back on all my tests and log of symptoms I think I can see about when I probably ovulated so I am about 13dpo today and was 11dpo at my first BFP.

THANK GOD and Atomic that we were DTD every 3-4 days since cd4 to cover us from wacky things like this. Had I just waited to DTD at +OPK we wouldn't be pregnant. I am still in shock and disbelief.

What dpo would you typically be expecting AF?

[atomic sagebrush]

I see a line for sure!! Please don't worry about darker/lighter tests at this stage of gestation, the darkness of the tests is dependent on concentration of your urine and really does not tell you anything about your actual HCG levels.

The only time to ever be concerned about lightening pregnancy tests is if you have very dark positives that suddenly diminish to squinters. Other than that it's really not anything to worry about because the majority of the time it's just a "watery pee" issue

[atomic sagebrush]

I thought I should note though that I was taking 1600 mg of folic acid as part of my sway (two 800 mg pills). My prenatal has 800 mg of folic so last night when I took the prenatal I only took one 800 folic acid so my total folic is still 1600. Atomic, is that okay? I didn't want to reduce or increase folic.

Can we start prenatals daily now or ease into them?

yes that's exactly right. Compensate with the additional folic/folate to account for the amount in the prenatal.

Fine to start prenatal immediately upon BFP! Congrats!

[atomic sagebrush]

Starting things is not something you need to ease into, it's only coming off them IMO. So I'm fine with you guys going ahead with prenatals at this point in time, no need to ease in.

[Blckhrt]

Thank you! I'm so glad these lines aren't just in my head!

Re: prenatals - good to know! Starting them back up TODAY.
I'm hypothyroid and on my most recent thyroid panel (just last week) my Free Ts were way low (even though I'm on quite a high dose of hormone). I suspect the vegan diet + no vitamins have influenced those levels. I'm hoping that resuming vitamins, and adding back some meat/eggs/dairy, will help boost them back up (although of course I have to keep an eye on them during pregnancy anyway).

Re: coming off things slowly...that's kind of what I was thinking. I know the ultra-puritans would blast me for having a beer every 1-2 nights for the next few days. But a) I'm not even "supposed" to know I'm pregnant yet (haven't technically missed my period yet - that'd be next Monday or Tuesday), b) the whole shared-bloodflow-doesn't-start-till-later thing, and c) I think the teeny, tiny, miniscule "risk" of fitting in a few more drinks pales in comparison to the possibility of shocking my system/liver by going from 2 drinks a day (sometimes 3) to zero flat-out. I'm open to hearing what you think, though, Atomic.

Similarly, I'll add foods back to my diet slowly. I had an egg at breakfast today, first one in months! And I'm going to go back to regular milk in my coffee. Next stop, MEAT!

Speaking of coffee - I had been having 2 "cups" (really 12-16 oz apiece) per day. Yesterday and today I just had 1. Not gonna lie, I wanted another! But I thought I'd ask first - what's the plan with caffeine upon getting a BFP?

[atomic sagebrush]

I personally think it's fine to drink 1-2 a day up to BFP for sure, missed period probably. I did drink up until my BFP which was on the late side 13-14 DPO (I seriously thought I had no chance of being preggo that month) and there are studies that have ID'ed the "risky" times and it's more like 6-12 weeks (really 8-10) and it was a LOT of alcohol anyway. But that is just one of those things that people have to decide for themselves.

I do think there is a consideration with blood thinning effects of alcohol that weaning off may be sensible although most are just dropping it at O anyway.

Coffee - personally, again, this is something that I personally did and think is ok. Always had it, my mom always had it (usually with a cigarette or two). I know there's a study that links caff intake to losses, but I remain unconvinced and still think 1 or even 2 cups of caff a day is fine.