The Official TTC Thread!

[monkeyprincess]

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Gem, believe me, we are not the kind of family that is very good at staying out of things either. Hopefully everything will work out for the best for all of you. And keep on doing what you're doing and hopefully you will seek a positive OPK soon!

PPM, ooh, so this should be interesting if you have no idea when you might ovulate. You just never know when you might get a little surprise. I saw your post in the other thread, and that's really funny that you and DH have reversed roles on how soon to start TTC again. It will happen when it is meant to be! Is your little E about 10 months now? Ev is 8 months, so we are probably crazy, but we've been trying/not preventing for about 3 or 4 months now.

 

[gem_anemone]

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Gem, believe me, we are not the kind of family that is very good at staying out of things either. Hopefully everything will work out for the best for all of you. And keep on doing what you're doing and hopefully you will seek a positive OPK soon!

PPM, ooh, so this should be interesting if you have no idea when you might ovulate. You just never know when you might get a little surprise. I saw your post in the other thread, and that's really funny that you and DH have reversed roles on how soon to start TTC again. It will happen when it is meant to be! Is your little E about 10 months now? Ev is 8 months, so we are probably crazy, but we've been trying/not preventing for about 3 or 4 months now.

So what I thought was a negative OPK may have not been negative. In three days in a row I had a faint line, then an almost same color as the test line the next day, and then yesterday another faint line. The instructions say that the line has to be as dark or darker than the comparison line, however I have read some stuff where ladies were saying that as long as you see a "surge" in a series of OPK tests then that is what you are waiting for. That and I'm pretty sure I O'd yesterday based on other observations. I will not be able to confirm until I see high temps for a few days in a row. I think we were BDing on target this time. So now I'm probably in the TWW group

I'm not really sure how I feel about OPK's. I am not home during the day, so it was kind of a pain to test and it seems like you need to test more than once a day, which I did not. I kind of think they may not have been worth it and the other signs may be enough to know if you O. Maybe if we do not see a BFP soon, then I will pay closer attention to them.

 

[monkeyprincess]

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Gem, it's very possible that the you caught the very beginning or tail end of your surge with that almost positive test. Some people have really short surges. And yes, I agree that OPKs are a big pain. If you have regular cycles and get other ovulation signs and your temp confirms, then you probably just don't need the OPKs. Best of luck to you during the 2ww! Hopefully this is it for you!

Sending dust to Coda and Aviastar! Any news???

 

[coda72]

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Two week wait, ugh! I did get impatient and POAS this morning. BFN of course. I don't want to go wasting too many HPT so I'm going to wait a few days before trying again. Tentatively AF is supposed to arrive Monday, but that assumes this was a 24 day cycle. My cycle varies between 22 and 27 days so I may not know anything until the middle of next week!

Avia-hopefully one if not both of us get a BFP this month! When is AF due to arrive for you?

MP-are you sure you're not pregnant? If AF didn't arrive yet, there's no way of knowing that you aren't pregnant, right?

BB-sounds like you have a lot of stress going on in your life. I know that sometimes that can have an effect on TTC, so don't get too discouraged if it takes a bit of time to get that BFP.

Gem-hopefully you caught the surge, and good luck on the TWW!

PPM-

 

[monkeyprincess]

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Coda, hang in there. I'm sure it was just too early to get a definitive answer. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you! And nope, I'm not pregnant. I took a test yesterday (I think or the day before), and it was negative. I've also been using OPKs the past few days, and they are negative as well. AF definitely should be here by now, so I just think I'm having an annovulatory cycle, or I ovulated later than usual. So annoying to have no idea where I'm at in the cycle, but hopefully, AF will come soon.

 

[aviastar]

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Sending dust to Coda and Aviastar! Any news???

Not yet, but at this point, no news is good news!

Two week wait, ugh! I did get impatient and POAS this morning. BFN of course. I don't want to go wasting too many HPT so I'm going to wait a few days before trying again. Tentatively AF is supposed to arrive Monday, but that assumes this was a 24 day cycle. My cycle varies between 22 and 27 days so I may not know anything until the middle of next week!

Avia-hopefully one if not both of us get a BFP this month! When is AF due to arrive for you?


PPM-

AF is due to arrive tomorrow; that is if I have a 29 day cycle like I did last month. We're scheduled to go out of town on Tuesday for the 4th, so I am debating about when to test if I find I need to. Monday cause I would be 3 days late? After we get back on Friday? Right freaking now cause I am so darn impatient?!?!

Sorry about your BFN, but I think MP is right-- too early to tell yet!

I've been kinda scared to say it out loud, but I am...optimistic. We shall see soon enough.

Welcome to the longest two weeks ever, Gem! Seriously it's worse than waiting for Christmas! If this is not our month, then I will be trying the OPK's next month. I'm thinking I might go with the digis cause I don't see myself getting along very well with interpreting the pee sticks

MP- hope AF comes to visit you soon! In fact, I'll send you mine

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

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Its been a while since I did this OPK thing... There just needs to be SOME part of the test line that's as dark (or darker) than the control, right? I think my body is gearing up to ovulate. Now the question is, do I tempt fate and risk catching the first egg? I had a consistently short luteal phase when TTC #1, so odds aren't really in my favor, even if an egg is released and fertilized.

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

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Crappy i-Phone photo...

 

[tammy77]

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PPM, I'd bet your within a day of having a positive, probably by tonight. As for tempting fate, that's all up to you and your DH! Good luck!!

 

[gem_anemone]

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PPM, I'd bet your within a day of having a positive, probably by tonight. As for tempting fate, that's all up to you and your DH! Good luck!!

PPM that's what mine looked like and then it was faint the next day. So confusing! I guess I should have tested later in the day too.

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

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I tested later in the day and again this AM... Faint as can be. I suppose my fertility hasn't quite returned. GA, did you have any other signs of ovulation?

 

[monkeyprincess]

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PPM, hard to say. I guess you'll know in a couple weeks whether you ovulated or not. So, I missed something, did you decide you are going to TTC now? I thought I saw that you wanted to wait another year?. Good luck!

This was the first month I tried monitoring with OPKs this time around, and I ran into similar issues. I had a very near positive on like CD7 and had EWCM, so I thought I was ovulating, but I didn't. I have been using OPKs pretty regularly throughout my cycle, and there are fading in and out, but not getting anywhere near a positive. For someone who is usually very regular, this is so annoying! I normally have 25-27 day cycles, but I'm on CD31 and no idea where I'm at in the cycle and definitely not pregnant. We've only been BDing once or maybe twice a week, so I fully expect AF to arrive any day.

Aviastar and Coda, really hoping to hear good news from both of you!

 

[coda72]

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AF started today for me, so I'm out of for this month. I must not have ovulated because we BD so much during my presumed fertile time that there would be no way that I wasn't pregnant unless I just didn't ovulate. I guess I should start using OPKs to make sure I'm ovulating. I know my age is working against me; I'm probably not ovulating every month at this point. But hopefully I still have some fertility left.

MP-hope AF arrives soon for you, so you can start tracking your cycle again.

Avia-any news yet? I hope you get a BFP.

 

[aviastar]

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Well, it's Monday and AF has not arrived. I went into the weekend walking on clouds convinced, then tumbled dramatically off my clouds Saturday morning when I woke up with some back cramps and heavy legs- usually sure AF signs for me. I had a bad day Saturday and that's being kind. I actually laid on the floor crying for the better part of an hour before I could make myself get up and get ready for work. Poor DH was so confused!

But she never arrived, so I am not quite back in the clouds, but not quite in the depths of despair again either. We are leaving to go out of town tomorrow and we talked about it and DH would really like it if we can wait to test till we get back home Friday- he thinks if we get a positive before we leave that it will be super hard to keep it a secret while we're with the whole extended family for several days. I can support that, so we're waiting.

In the mean time, I am very secretly happy about having sore boobs.

Coda- when are you planning on testing again?

MP- that is such a wierd cycle for you! Any thoughts on how long you'll let it go without checking in with your doc (or NP, did you say you see?)?

 

[amc80]

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I must not have ovulated because we BD so much during my presumed fertile time that there would be no way that I wasn't pregnant unless I just didn't ovulate.

Even if everything is timed perfectly and everyone is healthy, the chances of getting pregnant each month are about 20%. It's definitely not as easy as we were all taught in health class. Also, if you have (somewhat) regular cycles and are getting AF on a regular basis, chances are you are ovulating.

 

[monkeyprincess]

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Coda, I'm really sorry AF arrived. It's such a bummer once you're actually TTC. However, I just wanted to mention the fact that you got AF around the time you thought you would is pretty good evidence that you did in fact ovulate about two weeks ago give or take a day or two since that is what triggers AF. Unfortunately, even with perfect timing and no known medical problems, pregnancies don't always happen. Hang in there. Wishing you better luck next month. If you are concerned about ovulation, it might not hurt to try OPKs.

ETA: I just noticed amc posted something similar at the same time.

Aviastar, OMG, you have entirely too much patience The AF-like cramping and sore boobs are good signs though. Are you at least taking a prenatal vitamin in case? Keeping my fingers crossed!

Oh, and to answer your question, I've got my annual appointment scheduled for the end of the month, so that works out well. I'm planning to make an appointment with the NP for August I think.

 

[aviastar]

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oh, Coda, I'm so sorry about AF! She sucks! But like everyone has said, even if you hit your window just right sometimes the stars don't align that month. Are you going to start with the OPK's this next round?

MP, it might be more fear than patience Every day that AF stays away I am that much closer to not having to face a negative test! And yes; I had a hard time with prenatals back when I tried them prior to stopping BC- just terrible terrible heartburn. So my midwife recommended just taking the folic acid by itself and I've been doing that for several months now with no problems.

I am heading out to go camping, so I'll be computer-less, but I'll pop back in as soon as I know something!

 

[amc80]

Line readers!!! Is this positive? NOT MINE. For a friend. A BFing friend with a 3 month old :-/

 

[monkeyprincess]

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amc, I definitely see something there. I'm not familiar with that test, so I don't know what an evaporation line would look like. But I can definitely see something on that test. Best wishes to her. Two under 1 would be quite a challenge!

 

[monkeyprincess]

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Aviastar, I fully understand the phobia of seeing a BFN. I am finally getting over it, but I barley ever used HPTs when I was TTC #1. It was too depressing. That said, I have had many a BFN cycle. If I were not fertility-challenged, I'm pretty sure I'd have no problem using HPTs left and right. Best wishes to you! Really hoping this it for you!

Hi to everyone else!

AFM, I *think* I might be ovulating or at least my body is trying to ovulate. I had not quite positive OPKs yesterday and EWCM the past couple days. We shall see in a couple weeks. I think it is like CD33, which is unheard of for me. We BD the past couple days, but we're on or way out of town, so it probably won't happen again.

 

[amc80]

amc, I definitely see something there. I'm not familiar with that test, so I don't know what an evaporation line would look like. But I can definitely see something on that test. Best wishes to her. Two under 1 would be quite a challenge!

Oh she also has an 18 month old and a 3 year old. Freaking out is an understatement.

 

[tammy77]

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Amc, I see it too but I would tell her to go get a FRER or an Answer even before she freaks out too much. I could understand why she's worried though with two under two already! Is she late for AF or has it even returned yet?

ETA: Hmmm yeah after I posted, I went back and made my window full screen. That definitely looks positive.

 

[amc80]

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Amc, I see it too but I would tell her to go get a FRER or an Answer even before she freaks out too much. I could understand why she's worried though with two under two already! Is she late for AF or has it even returned yet?

ETA: Hmmm yeah after I posted, I went back and made my window full screen. That definitely looks positive.

She's still BFing and AF came back 42 days ago, and then again like 27 days ago (but more spotting than anything) so she has no idea if she's ovulating or what. She is going to wait two days and test again. I'm so nervous for her, can you imagine? She'd have 4 under 4!

 

[NewEnglandLady]

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amc, that looks like a Dollar Tree test. It definitely looks positive to me and they aren't exactly the most sensitive tests. Last time I got a + on a wondfo at 8dpo, but no + on the Dollar Tree test until 10 or 11dpo. 4 under 4? Terrifying!

MP, well, I guess another shot at catching your egg is better than AF showing up. Where are you going for vacation? Have fun! And are you still testing for HCG? Just want to make sure that + OPK isn't catching more than the LH hormone

 

[amc80]

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amc, that looks like a Dollar Tree test. It definitely looks positive to me and they aren't exactly the most sensitive tests. Last time I got a + on a wondfo at 8dpo, but no + on the Dollar Tree test until 10 or 11dpo. 4 under 4? Terrifying!

Yep, that's where it's from. Can't wait to see a FRER....

 

[Missy0483]

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Oh crap, definitely looks positive to me. 4 under 4

 

[tammy77]

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4 under 4 would have me requesting a padded room and my tubes to be tied immediately upon the birth! My SIL has three boys that are all 2 yrs or less apart and I have no idea how she does it.

Dollar Tree tests are 25mIU but I still think they aren't as good as FRER. Whatever the outcome, I hope everything goes okay for her and keep us posted.

 

[amc80]

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4 under 4 would have me requesting a padded room and my tubes to be tied immediately upon the birth! My SIL has three boys that are all 2 yrs or less apart and I have no idea how she does it.

Dollar Tree tests are 25mIU but I still think they aren't as good as FRER. Whatever the outcome, I hope everything goes okay for her and keep us posted.

It's interesting- they have 3 girls and just recently decided that her DH would get the big V and that in a few years they'd adopt a boy (around 1-2 years old). She told me if she's pregnant that in 6 weeks he will be getting the snip. Can't say I blame her!

Oh crap, definitely looks positive to me. 4 under 4

My thoughts exactly!

 

[tammy77]

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Well, at least they planned to have four anyhow. She'll just be crazy for the next few years! Everything for a reason...and hopefully it's a boy for them!

 

[aviastar]

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amc- update from your friend?

Well, coda- you and me both, girl...our intuition must be broken. No good news for me this month. AF showed up on Tuesday, so it was a 31 day cycle, as opposed to the 29 day cycle last month and the 35 day cycle before that. I think the thing that frustrates me the most is that I don't feel like I can depend on my body to give me any patterns or true indications at this point. I'm reading into everything and it's all nothing. I'm going to start with OPKs this month, so I can get some sort of sense of what's going on.

So I'm now CD5- when should I start testing for O? Immediately to cover my bases this first month? Or wait a few more days?