August TTC a Girl Thread

[lyagirl]

Thanks kitkat, I'm just worried my cycles will go haywire again so really want to catch it this month! Congrats on your bfp! Thank I missed that one! X


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[HopingForHairbows]

Lya- Yay for positive OPK!!! Since you are anxious for a BFP, I would do another attempt too! Good luck!!

[daydrmbelievr]

We're in month 2 of TTC. My cycles came back four months ago after I weaned DS2 and they were normal (O'ing on CD 21), but last month it went completely wonky! I don't even know if I O'd or when I did (here is the chart in case you all are so compelled: My Ovulation Chart)

We are doing every four days this month since I have no idea what's up with my cycle. OPKs and HPTs don't work for me so it's pretty frustrating!

My hubs is on LR and OLE. I'm taking Spiro (for hair loss), Folic Acid, drinking lots of Crystal Light, eating a vegetarian diet, upped my dairy intake, couch potato (sigh), negative ions everywhere, baby Aspirin, and Benadryl when I have mucus (although I didn't last month). Last month we used RepHresh as a lube in addition to Sylk. I think I might drop it this month, or just use a dab the day before each attempt.

I consulted a psychic who told me that there a strong girl presence wanting to join our family, but they don't think I will get pregnant with her until October. I know it sounds silly, but it really helped me slow my roll a bit and just enjoy the journey for now.

Good luck, ladies!

[bluebonnet22]

Hi Daydrm - the every 4 days thing is so great for wonky cycles (or people that are just fed up with OPK like myself). Fingers crossed this method sways pink for both of us! I would drop the refresh because it isn't getting great results and seems to help prevent conception, but that's just me. I don't blame you for using a psychic to help you relax a bit. If I *knew* I would have a daughter someday I think I would be a lot more relaxed about everything even if I had to wait for years. My great aunt is a professional tarot card reader and saw a daughter for me when she read my cards a few years ago. I dont' believe it at all, but it was fun to have some reassurance !

[daydrmbelievr]

BlueBonnet- my SIL does the "ring test" and has been wrong just a couple of times out of 100s of readings. She has always read boy-boy-girl for me. I thought she was nuts because I NEVER thought I would have three babies, LOL

I have three tubes of the RepHresh sitting upstairs so I don't know what to do with them. I might just drop them since the %s haven't been great.

I don't know what to do about this month b/c I either ovulated on CD12 or CD21 last month (kinda weird, huh) based on my chart. I guess we'll just BD every four days or so and take it from there. Good luck to you!!!

[bluebonnet22]

daydrm - definitely do the every 4 days thing and don't even worry about it. It's so freeing ! GL to you as well!

[Livethe3quetra]

HI everyone. My husband and I are swaying this month for a princess. I am lost in the info though. So much on this site says that everything doesn't matter, but people are doing it anyway. The diet says do all this but not if you have PCOS which I do. So i don't know how to follow the diet really. This is my first Clomid cycle. I am hoping that it works. We are trying to do the diet but it's hard, and I can't figure out what matters and what doesn't. And we are doing PH testing and changes though it says all ovr the place on here that it doesn't matter. Timing too, but it says on here that it doesn't matter. I guess I am just a little disheartened today because I was feeling so great about my sway then I read all the 'resources and research' stuff and it says nothing I am doing matters. So why am I doing it? I just feel like I lost faith in what I am doing. Is there a place on here where I can see what people did and if they got their girl?

[bluebonnet22]

Livethe3quetra - the things that have gotten best results are diet (for PCOS just focus on being vegetarian, eating less protein (50-60 grams) and 20-30% fat, while only eating "healthy" carbs like brown rice, wheat pastas and breads, etc), I'm not sure if OPKs work with clomid, but you just want to focus on DTD once at positive OPK. If OPKs don't work, just BD once every 4 days.

In a nutshell - diet + one attempt are the main things you should be doing. Don't get lost in all the PH/timing/frequency confusion.

[Livethe3quetra]

I know that OPK SHOULD work on Clomid. My Dr specifically asked me to OPK to make sure the dose was effective. If I dont ovulate on it she will up the dose as needed. This is my first month using Clomid and I have not ovulated on my own in years. I have no idea if the OPK will even pick up on the surge or not. So we are flying blind. Since I don't know if the OPK will work its best to just BD every four days? and if I dont get my BFP this month maybe having my ovlation charted we can do the single try next month. I like hoe easy to read the chart is but I can't access the second page. it just says 'loading' anyone else having that issue?

[bluebonnet22]

I'm not sure how to answer the chart question, but I would BD every 4 days PLUS track your OPK if you aren't sure if OPK will work for you. I know you can only be on clomid for so long so at some point it's recommended to BD every 4 days PLUS one additional attempt when you get a positive OPK. Maybe one of the clomid ladies can chime in, but basically to sway pink you want just one attempt in your fertile window and if OPK isn't working for you at least the every 4 days method makes sure you have an attempt in.