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[MrsEnglish]

I understand why you think that, but it's reallly not a thing. I have "felt pregnant" in months I could not possibly have been pregnant and had NO IDEA I was pregnant with my 4th or 5th until I was 7 and 5 weeks along, respectively (and I was an expert by then, had been preggo several times, and still didn't know!)

Progesterone rises after ovulation and this makes symptoms. Some months you're more "hormoney" than other months (and some evidence indicates you are more likely to conceive in the "hormoney" months) so it may be the case that you may have early pregnancy symptoms in months you do conceive, but it's NOT that you're having actual pregnancy symptoms but simply that you were making a lot of hormones and made a better egg and/or your body was better set up for conceiving in those months and the symptoms were NOT from pregnancy, but indicated that your body was more likely to get pregnant in that month if that make sense.

I understand what you're saying makes sense about most symptoms like sore boobs, appetite changes, tiredness, etc.

But the one time I was pregnant, before bfp when I'd have an orgasm I'd get mildly painful cramping right after, and that never happened to me other than that one time. TMI but last night I O'd and no cramping.

[atomic sagebrush]

Hey, there are a kajillion things in this world that I don't know about. I simply warn people off this because so many people make themselves miserable, with false hope or false despair, by analyzing their symptoms and I think it's not productive or mentally beneficial for you guys esp. when you've been TTC a while.

[emshe]

Hey atomic! (Please see Added update below)

Doing e4d, scheduled attempt is due tonight Thursday but bd last night at positive opk (was planning additional plus one attempt) now I’m wondering whether to still do e4d attempt tonight? Chart is linked below. Not temping sorry
Monday pm
Wednesday pm at positive opk
Thursday pm e4d due

Doing clomid, exercise, fertility diet 8 months, hubby ole, coffee, low bmi, reduced metformin.


Update!!!
We bd again according to e4d schedule Thursday night on top of our plus one attempt at positive opk on Wednesday night. although I had pressure pain starting a few hours prior to Thursday nights scheduled attempt.

Hope we did the right thing!!!! Tell me we did, just for sanity’s sake! Pretty please. Yikes

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/35220b

[MrsEnglish]

AF got me this morning, BUT:

1. I'm ovulating on my own
2. I've been spot on making attempts with good timing
3. I have a long luteal phase

So I believe it will happen eventually.

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh I'm so sorry yesterday was our national holiday and while I tried to get thru all the q's I ended up running out of time and didn't get to this thread!!

You did exactly what I wanted you to do in that scenario. Keep going with the e4d whenever that is scheduled plus adding the one attempt whenever that falls!

[atomic sagebrush]

AF got me this morning, BUT:

1. I'm ovulating on my own
2. I've been spot on making attempts with good timing
3. I have a long luteal phase

So I believe it will happen eventually.

I agree Mrs. E - I think you're still just a smidge too close to your last baby being born and your body is just not sure that it wants to do it all again just yet! It will happen in time!

[emshe]

Oh I'm so sorry yesterday was our national holiday and while I tried to get thru all the q's I ended up running out of time and didn't get to this thread!!

You did exactly what I wanted you to do in that scenario. Keep going with the e4d whenever that is scheduled plus adding the one attempt whenever that falls!

Thank you so much atomic, thats excatly what we've done. It's just always so reassuring to here it from you because you're awesome!

Fingers crossed we get lucky.

I have boxes and scripts left from HT for crinone, wondering if I should use it, thoughts atomic!?

[mcca4343]

Hey! I’m new to this site! I tried to start a new thread but I haven’t figured out how to yet. I’m going to start TTC next summer but I wanted to get my research done early. I have two kids dd (5) and ds (2) and we both really want another girl. I was thinking about taking unprescribed clomid. I have no ovulation issues that I know of. I have the IUD in currently and will be taking it out next summer. I would LOVE twins!!!! I know clomid increases the odds to 8% but I was wondering if there was anything I could do to raise that a little bit. Any advice would be great! I have read several of the forums and respect y’alls opinions greatly.

Thanks in Advance!

[MrsEnglish]

I agree Mrs. E - I think you're still just a smidge too close to your last baby being born and your body is just not sure that it wants to do it all again just yet! It will happen in time!

Thanks for the encouragement, I think you're right. It's a bit hard for me to admit it, because it was a big desire for me to have kids really close together, honestly more for ego reasons (to feel like I was extra fertile) than for practical reasons, but I'm just going to have to let that go. I am really just grateful that I'm not infertile. At this point I'd say I'm 90% grateful and 10% disappointed, hopefully that will change even if I don't get pregnant soon, and I'll be 100% grateful.

[atomic sagebrush]

Thank you so much atomic, thats excatly what we've done. It's just always so reassuring to here it from you because you're awesome!

Fingers crossed we get lucky.

I have boxes and scripts left from HT for crinone, wondering if I should use it, thoughts atomic!?

Studies done by some very reputable places (like Harvard University in the US) have shown that crinone/progesterone does NOTHING to improve people's chances of pregnancy (even with IVF, believe it or not!) It is a placebo but doctors still prescribe it just so people can feel they've done everything. I don't recommend it because it does have side effects and risks that come with it and it just does not seem to be doing much of anything.