December 2017 TTC & 2ww thread

[Babybeaublue]

ABC the bottom one is a lot easier to see. I had to zoom in on the rest but that one I can see as it is!

[ABC.2606]

The lines are darker IRL - don't know why I can't get a better pic. Nevertheless - I feel a bit better now so I do want to go ahead with betas tomorrow if doc will do it.

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[Babybeaublue]

How long do results take?

[ABC.2606]

If I get a blood draw tomorrow morning I should find out by Wednesday morning and then I'll do a repeat on Thurs and find out Friday maybe. Still waiting for doc to call so we'll see if he's willing though to check them this early.

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[Pbn3]

Abc that looks great progression for 24 hours. Definately think 48 hour betas will help xo

Girlswaylondon I loved temping! I think it's a personality thing though. I always felt more in control than what I would call winging it (relying on opks and cm). I'm also going to disagree that its the least reliable indicator of o (sorry Greydore [emoji173]) I believe the opposite. You can o anywhere from day of to 4 days after a pos opk, you can have a false surge, you can gear up to o (get a pos) and not. Cm can also be a fickle sign, for me and others it can be like clockwork and start turning non fertile day of o and stay that way, but this for me was only confirmed to be happening from temping indicating the change consistently same day as o (sustained rise). In my opinion temping is the most reliable way to tell if and when you have oed. If you are going to try it then definately recommend vaginal temping straight off the bat. Also any long thin necked thermometer is fine but get one that measures to two decimal points. Try and temp same time each morning to within a half hour variance. You should be taking a temp after no less than 4 hours of solid sleep, preferably more of course Temp in bed, have the bbt on your bedside table or under pillow etc as you need to move as little as possible prior to taking temp. Use an alcohol swab/wipe to clean the thermometer after each temp. When switching to vaginal temping, I had a few practice goes and that was all it took to get the hang of it. Insert the thermometer alongside you finger up to the middle knuckle to get an idea how far to put thermometer in. You want the tip completely covered bit no need to poke your cervix [emoji6]

Hopefully back to sleep for me. Talk soon ladies [emoji3]

Edited: went back and reread some posts, Greydore sorry you said temping was least reliable 'fertility sign' and yes I've never ever considered temping as a sign, only a confirmation tool [emoji3] Apologies for my early morning brain fuzzines [emoji23]

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[Girlswaylondon]

I’m tempted pbn! I’m a stress head but thinking maybe if itll help me conceive then I should be doing it!
Is Ebay a bad place to buy a thermometer?

[Girlswaylondon]

Ok so I just ordered one! Can’t hurt trying it and seeing how it goes, right?!

should I download fertility friend app? (Sorry major temping noob)

[Babybeaublue]

Yes! Its the easiest to use and interpret x

[Pbn3]

I’m tempted pbn! I’m a stress head but thinking maybe if itll help me conceive then I should be doing it!
Is Ebay a bad place to buy a thermometer?

Its not really any help in conceiving girlswaylondon (bar not seeing a sustained spike and therefore can get another attempt in) it's really just a confirmation tool of when o has likely occured, how long after pos opk and from 6dpo onwards *may* start showing a pattern that can indicate a good chance of being pregnant (however I've seen even the most ordinary charts result in a bfp )

Not sure I'd recommend it for someone who's a 'stresshead' [emoji6], for me it was always less stressful knowing when I oed as opposed to assuming it was day after pos opk. Plus I like graphs and patterns and knowing when temps were in post o range etc

Why not try it out for a cycle and seehow you go? And yes ebay is perfectly fine for a bbt or amazon if you have it! If you like post a link or screenshot one you're looking at so we can say yay or nea [emoji16]

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[Pbn3]

Gah just seen your update! Yes definately go with ff and once you have post a link to your chart [emoji3] (I posted instructions how to do it in here last night) and which thermometer did you end up ordering? Can you post a pic?

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