Jam-packed January 2WW Thread

[maximbella]

Maxim- whenever I see spikes like that I have to wonder if you geared up to O on CD15 but then didn't as you did have a good jump seemingly on cd22 as well which is around the time you say you normally ovulate...the OPK you did on Cd 21 was that AM or PM test? did you have any other fertile signs those 2 days?

Thank you, Burakoam! I was starting to think the same thing, but there's so many variables here. I was really trying to take a laid back approach to this (which is SO opposite of my type A personality), and now I'm kicking myself for not being regimented enough with opk's, testing, temping at same times, etc. Could my opk really be positive on the 14th and then not O until CD22? I did the OPK's two times a day (around 11am and then again around 5pm). No other fertility signs...can you see this chart with more details better? https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/24dd4d

By the way, Burakoam - congrats on DD4! I know it was a sway opposite, but I'm the 3rd of 4 girls in my family and I can honestly tell you that is AMAZING! Your girls will have best friends built in forever. It's part of the reason that I'm swaying so heavily pink...I want the same for my DD's. I'm so jealous!!

[Burakoam]

It is possible maxim. My first positive OPK with this baby (DD4) was July 9th... I had EWCM and O pain and a solid smiley... by Sunday the OPK was negative my EWCM was gone and I was just really moody (which I now relate to my body being angry I didn't pop the egg when it tried lol) I started getting huge copious amounts of EWCM on the 12th though.. more than I ever had. (Keep in mind though I was swaying blue, and with a good pink sway you may not have that!) I ignored it throughout the day but I woke up in the middle of the night with bad O pain and so I took an OPK.. this was about 12 am wednsday the 13th..and it was positive. Not only was I floored but the line on the OPK was SO dark I then panicked thinking I was already ovulated that day and missed a window but tried to make the best of it.. good thing I did because even though I had a positive the Friday before and a positive wednsday I actually didn't ovulate until late Friday/Saturday after my SECOND positive OPK! (Confirmed with dating scan)I still think this is a crazy story to tell but important for others to know..not only can your O be delayed but then you can also O at the last possible second in the ovulation window.. so if an OPK had been positive for you on CD 21-22.. it's possible Egg didn't pop until cd 23-25. Which would mean your negatives are because you simply aren't enough DPO!

[Burakoam]

I feel like delayed O happens a lot to 'girl' moms maxim.. just from what I have seen on this site so far and my history of also ovulating late or delayed and late..so this is actually good for someone who swayed pink such as yourself and may also be why you have two other daughters.. and maybe DD3 on the way

All you can do now is watch your temps and reset your DPO for curiosity sake and estimate when you should test for each possible day.. if You get a positive pregnancy test you can then in some form do the math to know when you really did ovulate

ETA I am specifically looking at your bloat on CD23... I was extremely bloated after my delayed O..come to find out (and I didn't know until I looked it up back then!!) some women who ovulate have the bloating right after especially those with a delayed or 'strong' egg pop

[maximbella]

WOW!!! That's incredible!! So what was your BD timing when you finally O'd?

Okay you're giving me hope!!! Really wish I would have kept up with my OPK's to see if something similar happened to me!

[Burakoam]

Tuesday the 12th and Thursday the 14th.. I really thought I'd ovulate Thursday or early Friday.. I couldn't believe I didn't pop until Saturday but baby growth matched up as well as when she could finally be measured she was a Saturday baby. My hcg was excellent but they couldn't see her on an ultrasound wen I went in with "my" dates.. that's because I told them Thursday and then she was 2 days behind. I was floored to say the least and sort of knew at that point she was probably another girl. Some women can get boys with 2 day+ cut offs... I'm not one of them it's alright though.. DD3 seems happier about a sister anyhow.

[maximbella]

That's so cool, and I can't tell you enough how amazing that will be (and how jealous I am!). Huge congrats to you!

My DD's are 6.5 and 5 and I was starting to worry about an age gap with a 3rd (since I'm not sure I can convince my DH to have a fourth!). Do all 3 DD's get along nicely?

[Burakoam]

Mine is a little different but i promise there is SOME light at the end of it, lol..my 11 year old and my 6 year old do not get along at all. They fight like cats and dogs. However i dont think this is the 'norm' for sisters..i know there is meant to be some disagreement but i believe mine have it extreme..but its a conflict in personalities. My oldest is more like me, and my middle daughter is more like my mother..and you should see how well WE get along LOL (which is NOT AT ALL)..so i believe thats why they are the way they are...

my 6 year old doesnt think much of my 15 month old..BUT its because my 15 month old is alot like my husband who DD2 does not like but DD1 adores. So likewise with that, my 10 year old is very very close to my 15 month old..she likes to help take care of her, play with her, and is just an awesome big sister. also DD3 ADORES DD2 even if the feelings are not mutual so there is also that.

I would have baby #4 sooner rather than later if i were you..but only because then if you get 4 DD's they each have their own playmate and close friend my gaps wouldnt be that big but after DD1 i really wasnt going to have anymore..then after DD2 i made SURE i wasnt going to have anymore and had clips put on...then i married my DH and he wanted Bio kids (of course) so i took them off...and now im doing it the way i would have done it had i wanted 20 kids lol...even though this is for sure my last as i just dont think i can mentally or physically do pregnancy anymore after this

[tfahn]

Hi PBN3, good to see you around. Yes, still charting away, lol. How is everything going with you?

My chart link should still be in my signature but I'll add a screen shot of my chart incase you can't get to it.

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[tfahn]

CD30, no ovulation temp jump and still a positive OPK this morning. This is getting ridiculous We ended up BD'ing last night, with my OPK so positive yesterday I just couldn't pass so we will skip tonight most likely. Maybe it's an anovulatory cycle? I never had one of those before

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[cosmosis]

If gender doesn't matter for you, just keep going EOD until you confirm O and after lol. I believe I was very stressed to get my 3 attempts in and wound up delaying my O by 5 days. I'm so glad we just kept the pattern going.