TTC GIRL- MAY 2012

[sweetsister]

RIBBONS!!! That is exactly what mine looked like at 10dpo,and its true a line is a line on those FRER's so So now you can tear it up good in the fridgeoooh maybe you should make a pregnancy recipe thread now too?!?!?

[HappyMedium]

Congratulations Ribbons!!!! Wonderful news!!!!! Stick baby stick!!!


AFMH started FR yesterday as well...going to BD through O with FR as well...Using Replens every other day starting Sunday...just a little...then possibly a lime tampon before and after O on the 18th and 19th if I DO O on the 19th...we will see...excited!!!!! No stress.

[maybeoneday]

Ribbons, that is so a BFP!! I never get ANY line at all when testing and not pregnant so I say GO EAT AND ENJOY!!!

afm - attempt is definately over. CM has turned creamy and OPK gone negative... I am sticking with Ovulation on Tuesday so I am 2DPO!!!

[nks798]

yey, Ribbons!! congratulations, soooooooo happy for you

[suregena]

I believe vitex regulated my cycles in a way. I was a week late but in November I started a week earlier but now I'm back to normal..does that make sense!? Did vitex change timing at all for you or anyone?

It's hard to say. I was the most beautiful 27/28 day cycle ever, and then I began swaying stuff in December and my first TTC cycle, I suspect my ovulation was delayed-delayed-delayed... which I wasn't expecting, so I got confused, and then even more confused, and gave up. Think my period started January 5th and my next one wasn't until February 29th (if memory is correct). I had stopped the vitex around January 20th or so at that point.

After that, my cycles have been struggling to find that magic normal cycle length, but have gotten progressively 'corrected' each month... so who knows what this month will bring. My last cycle ended on CD29... so I suspect everything is normalizing now. I started taking vitex again the started of CD1 so hopefully since I'm not having rapid-fire weight loss, things will be okay this time around...

I still don't know when to start using OPKs! EEEEK! Do you think I should order some cheapies ASAP so I just just start right away? I don't want to miss it. Oh man. *has nightmares of a repeat of last time*

[Ribbons]

Suregena, I would TOTALLY buy some internet cheapies. They have always worked great for me. I also had some pretty crazy cycles and had a hard time pinpointing O - those things saved my life (along with my CBFM, but they were both always pretty much in sync)

The great thing about the cheapies is they are so inexpensive that you can take them multiple times a day if you feel like you're getting close due to timing, EWCM etc. My cycle is (now, b/c of Vitex!) 30-32 days long and I O around CD18. I've been starting my OPKs at CD9 at 4pm-ish, then at CD12 I start doing both late afternoon test and FMU. Once I see a bit of a "fade-in" I start doing them even more than that, so I can catch my surge as early as possible. Of course, it may be overkill as I am a bit of a POAS addict but those cheapies are SOOO worthwhile IMO, and they seem to work great for me!

[suregena]

I guess I'm wary because they were allllll negative last time (but, duh, of course they were... it turns out my O was actually delayed in the end!)

Off to eBay I go... I'm on CD6 today! *yeeee*

[Ribbons]

That is exactly what mine looked like at 10dpo,and its true a line is a line on those FRER's so So now you can tear it up good in the fridgeoooh maybe you should make a pregnancy recipe thread now too?!?!?

LOL totally, I've already started one in the TTC Boy section I need to add to that for all the boy moms AND the pg moms!

[maybeoneday]

Suregena, I never had any success with IC OPKs in the past - they were always negative! So I have been using the Clearblue digitals which always give me a smiley face. However they are SO expensive that I sought some advice from my swaying friends and Sweetsister recommended a different brand from ebay which I got a positive on this month and they were very cheap!!

I will find the link and repost!

[maybeoneday]

Here it is...

50 Ultra sensitive Egens Brand Ovulation tests | eBay