Pink swayers' September thread

[Mochagirl]

swish - I'll send you ovulation dust since I seem to be in the middle of it right now!

I still haven't O'd but I think it's imminent. I still had a strong +OPK last night at bedtime and again this morning. One weird thing about this cycle - I've barely cramped at all - either during af or at O. Normally I'm quite crampy with both. I had a bit of abdominal tenderness yesterday, but I only really felt it if I pressed with my hand on the left side. I also had a tiny bit of an achy cramp, but hardly noticeable at all. I wonder what the lack of cramping means?

[Mochagirl]

Oh, and Z - don't feel down. Those ICs (even the sensitive ones) are crap. I saw a woman on FF last month who had been getting BFNs with her 10miu ics until she tested with a FRER at something like 15dpo and it was a glaring positive while the ICs still showed nothing. It's still early and there's lots of time.

[zanacal]

Thanks maybe, it does sound fantastic!

Thanks mocha. Do you know what, I wondered that about the ICs. I distinctly remember testing with them when I was pregnant with DS2 and I could barely see a line even a week after AF was due. I'm definitely just going to buy digitals in future and save them until AF is almost due. I think the cramp-less O is a good sign that it's a less fertile girl cycle for you.
I feel like I had one of those last cycle (ie. not the one of our attempt!). My O was delayed, I had hardly any cramping and hardly any EWCM. Did you O early last cycle and late this cycle? That's the pattern my cycles have been following too and I feel like the longer, less painful ones are left-sided and vice versa.

Go swish, you really deserve a BFP this month!

[Mochagirl]

Yep - last month O came one day early, at CD13...this month it's CD15. However, last month I hardly had any ewcm, and this month I have tons. Well, not tons compared to what I used to get - I only know it's there because I keep checking my cervix...but what there is of it has been there for days and days now. Also, last month my cramps during af, O AND 2WW were bad and constant and this month pretty much nothing so far. I guess I should take it as a good sign that my cycles keep changing.

[zanacal]

Yes, that's what I've told myself too!

[Mochagirl]

Ok, starting to get REALLY frustrated here. I STILL haven't ovulated! My first +OPK was at 5:15pm on Saturday, and I always O within 24 hours or so of my test. Last night I had some sharp pains on my left side and thought my cervix felt like it was getting firmer, so I was sure I'd wake up to higher temps today, but no. My temp is creeping gradually up so that it's around my normal coverline now, but there's been no big jump. My cervix this morning is still SHOW. I haven't taken an OPK yet today, but I took several through the day yesterday and they all were +.

What's going on?? Swish - when you had your anovulatory cycle did you ever get a +OPK? Was your cervix soft and open for days like mine has been? Here's my chart:

http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/22b67e/

I keep begging DH to dtd one more time, promising this will be the last one, then I don't O. So now we haven't dtd since yesterday early afternoon and won't be able to until tonight, so if I O during the day today I'll have a 1 day cut off when I wanted to BD through O....

[swish]

Hi mocha,
I really feel for you, it's so frustrating!
I didn't do opk that cycle as I'd found them to be inconsistent with temp the cycle before and I found them stressful! I did regularly check my cervix and it was show around when ov should happen and then firmly closed. The only thing that indicated no ov w temps(which was why there was always a little 'what if..' for me, I also had ewcm. Keep temping and then you'll know for sure. One thing dh and I did was miss a day here and there and dtd just in case, it depends how much of a risk you feel that is. I used a bit of refresh on those occasions to cover my bases. Got my fx for you, xxxx

[rainbowflower]

Mocha your previous charts look a bit erratic. I wouldn't say they are (or will be) anovulatory... but I'm curious how consistent you are taking your temps. Do you take them orally or vaginally? Same time each day?
I wouldn't say you haven't OVed yet, it's possible to have a slow temp rise (you can search for charts showing this in FF). I'd still say you might have OVed yesterday or today, depending on what your next couple of temps do.

[swish]

I've had a look at your chart and I agree with rainbow, I've had 2 cycles with gradual temp rises, it's quite common. It does look like your temps are on the way up, fx!!!!! X

[Mochagirl]

Thanks, ladies. Yes, my temps are quite erratic - I'm often up several times in the night with one or the other of the kids - that's why I avoided temping until last cycle. I always try to temp between 6 and 7 am, but sometimes I've already been up at 1, 3,5...you get the idea. I also have a pretty crappy thermometer that gives 'quick read' results in under 30 seconds - I meant to invest in a better BBT thermometer this cycle but never got around to it. I figured it was good enough to see gradual trends, but if I don't get a BFP this cycle I guess I'll finally bite the bullet and get a new one.

I think I might have O'd mid-day today because when I checked my cervix after lunch, it was firmer, lower and a lot less open. Sometimes I forget that after having a vaginal birth (my twins were born via c-section), my cervix is never really completely closed anymore, so this may be as closed as it gets. At first I thought my cm was watery, but when I looked more closely it was opaque - so changing to creamy, maybe? I started to wonder if maybe my cm was like that this morning too since I didn't look too closely and assumed it was watery. So...maybe I O'd today...maybe yesterday? I don't know - I'll just wait and see what FF says, though I think until then I'll assume I'm 1dpo as of tomorrow.