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Thanks, amc80 and April20! I threw up yesterday and twice today (and mostly just bile, not food). The only things that helped were crackers and ginger ale. As soon I got home from my flight, I took a (mid-day) pregnancy test and it was negative. Bummer.
Prior to this, I can't remember the last time I even threw up!! I remember having terrible nausea for months when I first when on the pill, I've been told that makes it very likely to have pregnancy related nausea as well. I'll wait for a few days and test again.
Thanks, amc80 and April20! I threw up yesterday and twice today (and mostly just bile, not food). The only things that helped were crackers and ginger ale. As soon I got home from my flight, I took a (mid-day) pregnancy test and it was negative. Bummer.
Prior to this, I can't remember the last time I even threw up!! I remember having terrible nausea for months when I first when on the pill, I've been told that makes it very likely to have pregnancy related nausea as well. I'll wait for a few days and test again.
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Aww, kama, sorry to hear about your nausea -- that's the worst. Fingers crossed there's a BFP in your near future to explain it, if you're only 10ish DPO today it's not unusual that the sticks wouldn't be sensitive enough. (I waded through the FF "wisdom" on that question a bit lately, and I guess that's why FF gives this pessimistic 5-4-3-2-1-TEST countdown, which for me is at 15DPO - not sure if it's based on my cycles or just always is on 15DPO. Maybe it's actually "optimistic" in that it thinks you could wait until 15DPO to test...!)
Aww, kama, sorry to hear about your nausea -- that's the worst. Fingers crossed there's a BFP in your near future to explain it, if you're only 10ish DPO today it's not unusual that the sticks wouldn't be sensitive enough. (I waded through the FF "wisdom" on that question a bit lately, and I guess that's why FF gives this pessimistic 5-4-3-2-1-TEST countdown, which for me is at 15DPO - not sure if it's based on my cycles or just always is on 15DPO. Maybe it's actually "optimistic" in that it thinks you could wait until 15DPO to test...!)
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So AF is here. I've been on the fence about having kids for a while, and only recently have I changed my mind. So it was interesting to see how disappointed I was when this month was a bust.
I bought a BBT and have started temping. How do you ladies make it work on weekends? I would hate to set the alarm every weekend at 6am to take a reading!
Anyone else on this board trying? I can hear the echoes
So AF is here. I've been on the fence about having kids for a while, and only recently have I changed my mind. So it was interesting to see how disappointed I was when this month was a bust.
I bought a BBT and have started temping. How do you ladies make it work on weekends? I would hate to set the alarm every weekend at 6am to take a reading!
Anyone else on this board trying? I can hear the echoes
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kama_s said:So AF is here. I've been on the fence about having kids for a while, and only recently have I changed my mind. So it was interesting to see how disappointed I was when this month was a bust. I bought a BBT and have started temping. How do you ladies make it work on weekends? I would hate to set the alarm every weekend at 6am to take a reading! Anyone else on this board trying? I can hear the echoes
Some people are more sensitive to time than others. I'm not really at all, so on weekends I would just temp when I woke up. But it takes time to determine if it will matter for you, so I'd suggest setting your alarm for at least the first month. It shouldn't matter too much for most of your cycle- as in you can just skip those days unless you are right around ovulation time. So if your cycle is 28 days, you could miss days in the cd1-8 range and again in the cd19-28 range it it would be ok.
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Good point! Makes sense, thank you!
amc80|1446602443|3945423 said:kama_s said:So AF is here. I've been on the fence about having kids for a while, and only recently have I changed my mind. So it was interesting to see how disappointed I was when this month was a bust. I bought a BBT and have started temping. How do you ladies make it work on weekends? I would hate to set the alarm every weekend at 6am to take a reading! Anyone else on this board trying? I can hear the echoes
Some people are more sensitive to time than others. I'm not really at all, so on weekends I would just temp when I woke up. But it takes time to determine if it will matter for you, so I'd suggest setting your alarm for at least the first month. It shouldn't matter too much for most of your cycle- as in you can just skip those days unless you are right around ovulation time. So if your cycle is 28 days, you could miss days in the cd1-8 range and again in the cd19-28 range it it would be ok.
Good point! Makes sense, thank you!
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Are you sensitive to not being able to fall back asleep once an alarm goes off? If not, I say set it and keep timing consistent. If you are sensitive, you could temp later but know it may throw your chart off a bit. Personally, I got to the point where I could hear my alarm, shove the bbt in my mouth and never fully wake up. Figure out what works for you.. I will also say that if you typically O around the same time every cycle, you could just be super diligent in the days preceding O and a few days after to keep timing the same and then loosen up at weekends. Just a thought...
kama_s|1446597516|3945378 said:So AF is here. I've been on the fence about having kids for a while, and only recently have I changed my mind. So it was interesting to see how disappointed I was when this month was a bust.
I bought a BBT and have started temping. How do you ladies make it work on weekends? I would hate to set the alarm every weekend at 6am to take a reading!
Anyone else on this board trying? I can hear the echoes
Are you sensitive to not being able to fall back asleep once an alarm goes off? If not, I say set it and keep timing consistent. If you are sensitive, you could temp later but know it may throw your chart off a bit. Personally, I got to the point where I could hear my alarm, shove the bbt in my mouth and never fully wake up. Figure out what works for you.
. I will also say that if you typically O around the same time every cycle, you could just be super diligent in the days preceding O and a few days after to keep timing the same and then loosen up at weekends. Just a thought...
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Kama, I'm still here!! I temp at 4AM, though. Falling asleep after waking up in the wee hours of the morning is a particular skill of mine.
I'm 13dpo with a couple of negative pee sticks so far. Trying to do every-other-day so I don't zoom through my sticks, even though they're the cheap ones. Saw my PMD today who recommended a semen analysis for my husband (ha, we'll see how THAT recommendation goes), a HSG for me, and a referral to reproductive endocrinology. It's only been 4 cycles of trying with temping and decent timing (5 cycles of trying), so she might be jumping the gun a little, but well, I suppose it's good she's in favor of me getting pregnant?
Kama, I'm still here!! I temp at 4AM, though.
Falling asleep after waking up in the wee hours of the morning is a particular skill of mine. I'm 13dpo with a couple of negative pee sticks so far. Trying to do every-other-day so I don't zoom through my sticks, even though they're the cheap ones.
Saw my PMD today who recommended a semen analysis for my husband (ha, we'll see how THAT recommendation goes), a HSG for me, and a referral to reproductive endocrinology. It's only been 4 cycles of trying with temping and decent timing (5 cycles of trying), so she might be jumping the gun a little, but well, I suppose it's good she's in favor of me getting pregnant?
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Temping is so complicated! I have issues with insomnia and am a very light sleeper. Once I wake up, I can't fall back asleep easily, even if it is in the middle of the night. My plan is to try and be vigilant for the first month, once I have an idea of my cycles. Then follow your advice, April20, and be lax during the non-critical time periods.
To add to this, I am constantly travelling for work and often in different time zones!
Evergreen, I do't think it's too soon at all, might as well get a head start at this. I've seen amongst my friend circle that by the time they are ready to get help, there may be a long wait time and they are already frustrated, disappointed and overwhelmed. If you end up conceiving before all the tests are done, then it's a win-win!
Temping is so complicated! I have issues with insomnia and am a very light sleeper. Once I wake up, I can't fall back asleep easily, even if it is in the middle of the night. My plan is to try and be vigilant for the first month, once I have an idea of my cycles. Then follow your advice, April20, and be lax during the non-critical time periods.
To add to this, I am constantly travelling for work and often in different time zones!
Evergreen, I do't think it's too soon at all, might as well get a head start at this. I've seen amongst my friend circle that by the time they are ready to get help, there may be a long wait time and they are already frustrated, disappointed and overwhelmed. If you end up conceiving before all the tests are done, then it's a win-win!
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Kama, what about trying LH pee sticks as well as one cycle of disciplined temping? Maybe a $20 investment in LH sticks will mean you can target your temping even better? And, of course, the temp rise only retrospectively "predicts" -- "post-dicts," really -- ovulation, whereas a positive LH stick should give you 1-3 days of warning before ovulation. Now, the LH sticks aren't perfect, some say you have to do them twice a day to actually catch the surge and mine have NEVER been as dark as they're supposed to be, but they clearly do get darker the day before I ovulate so whatever, package directions, I'm gonna ignore you. Maybe less time-zone-sensitive than temping, though, if you travel often!
Kama, what about trying LH pee sticks as well as one cycle of disciplined temping? Maybe a $20 investment in LH sticks will mean you can target your temping even better? And, of course, the temp rise only retrospectively "predicts" -- "post-dicts," really -- ovulation, whereas a positive LH stick should give you 1-3 days of warning before ovulation. Now, the LH sticks aren't perfect, some say you have to do them twice a day to actually catch the surge and mine have NEVER been as dark as they're supposed to be, but they clearly do get darker the day before I ovulate so whatever, package directions, I'm gonna ignore you. Maybe less time-zone-sensitive than temping, though, if you travel often!
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I'm officially TTC!!! We were thinking of starting next month but after talking about it a lot yesterday we decided that there wasn't any point in waiting for one more month.
I'm not sure of my cycle length at the moment, but should be close to ovulation in the next five days or so (just assumptions and estimating for the first cycle or so), so we DTD last night.
I went off the pill in September and since then have had a 21 day cycle and a 25 day cycle. I never used to take all that much notice of cycles before going on the pill, so I am not sure if my cycle is slowly increasing back to 28 days, or if it is actually 25 days.
I'm officially TTC!!! We were thinking of starting next month but after talking about it a lot yesterday we decided that there wasn't any point in waiting for one more month.
I'm not sure of my cycle length at the moment, but should be close to ovulation in the next five days or so (just assumptions and estimating for the first cycle or so), so we DTD last night.
I went off the pill in September and since then have had a 21 day cycle and a 25 day cycle. I never used to take all that much notice of cycles before going on the pill, so I am not sure if my cycle is slowly increasing back to 28 days, or if it is actually 25 days.
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I'm definitely not TTC, but I might accidentally be in the TWW. I thought I O'd a week ago (I have very clear O signs, between the EWCM pattern and O pain). BD'd last night without precautions...and today I feel intense "O" pain. I'm hoping it's just a cyst or something acting up...
I'm definitely not TTC, but I might accidentally be in the TWW. I thought I O'd a week ago (I have very clear O signs, between the EWCM pattern and O pain). BD'd last night without precautions...and today I feel intense "O" pain. I'm hoping it's just a cyst or something acting up...
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amc, just popping in because I was in a similar situation about 3 months ago. There was some "user error" in our birth control method and it happened right as I was ovulating. Anyway, do you have any OPKs lying around? Not sure if you would have missed the surge since you think you might be having O pains, but might be worth testing.
amc, just popping in because I was in a similar situation about 3 months ago. There was some "user error" in our birth control method and it happened right as I was ovulating. Anyway, do you have any OPKs lying around? Not sure if you would have missed the surge since you think you might be having O pains, but might be worth testing.
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I took one Friday night and there was a faint second line. I'm not sure how useful it was, since I sometimes have really fast surges and other times they are slow. It could have been LH from the day before or a week before. If AF doesn't show in a few days I'll know I O'd late and then I will panic
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Nobody really posts over in 6 months+ anymore so I figure I'll hop back in here. DH and I are going to CCRM (pretty much the best fertility clinic in the universe) this year to see if they can help us. I'm really nervous that they'll want to do IVF but it is what it is
Nobody really posts over in 6 months+ anymore so I figure I'll hop back in here. DH and I are going to CCRM (pretty much the best fertility clinic in the universe) this year to see if they can help us. I'm really nervous that they'll want to do IVF but it is what it is
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Just about every TTC/IF blog I read involves CCRM. I really hope it works for you!
random_thought|1447863925|3951311 said:Nobody really posts over in 6 months+ anymore so I figure I'll hop back in here. DH and I are going to CCRM (pretty much the best fertility clinic in the universe) this year to see if they can help us. I'm really nervous that they'll want to do IVF but it is what it is
Just about every TTC/IF blog I read involves CCRM. I really hope it works for you!
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Hi, amc! Welcome back but sorry to see you here for an accidental TWW -- hoping it all works out & fingers crossed for whatever is best!
Hi, RT! Welcome back also, it's funny because I'm soon going to be eligible for TTC6+ but I'm glad to see you here & hope you'll post about your journey with CCRM!
ETA: Bobbin, glad to see there's another TTCer out there!! Welcome back as well, and hope your stay is short! AND, I hope this means everything went brilliantly with you setting out on your own and you and DH are settling in well.
Hi, amc! Welcome back but sorry to see you here for an accidental TWW -- hoping it all works out & fingers crossed for whatever is best!
Hi, RT! Welcome back also, it's funny because I'm soon going to be eligible for TTC6+ but I'm glad to see you here & hope you'll post about your journey with CCRM!
ETA: Bobbin, glad to see there's another TTCer out there!! Welcome back as well, and hope your stay is short! AND, I hope this means everything went brilliantly with you setting out on your own and you and DH are settling in well.
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I guess I will optimistically post here. The journey to my first son (now 7) was adoption, the journey to my second son (now almost 2) was 4 years of actively TTC and 2 months of Clomid.
I got a clomid scrip at my annual appt last week and plan to start taking it in January...hopefully 2016 will welcome baby #3 to our family...
I guess I will optimistically post here. The journey to my first son (now 7) was adoption, the journey to my second son (now almost 2) was 4 years of actively TTC and 2 months of Clomid.
I got a clomid scrip at my annual appt last week and plan to start taking it in January...hopefully 2016 will welcome baby #3 to our family...
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Thanks for the welcome back y'all! CCRM is FANTASTIC. I've lived about 20 minutes away from their main office with Dr. Schoolcraft for a few years now. But man are they expensiivvveeeee. That's the only thing that has been holding us back. I don't know the cost of the initial consult but I do know the day of testing they require after that runs around $4,000. But they test for ev-ery-thing. They do all the male infertility testing, bloodwork, ultrasounds, hsg, etc. in one day. I'm a little terrified of what they'll say. I also know that they really do not like to do laparoscopies for endometriosis. They'll review photos from your past surgeries and go from there because the risk of damaging the ovaries can be so high. Anyways, I'll keep you all updated
Thanks for the welcome back y'all! CCRM is FANTASTIC. I've lived about 20 minutes away from their main office with Dr. Schoolcraft for a few years now. But man are they expensiivvveeeee. That's the only thing that has been holding us back. I don't know the cost of the initial consult but I do know the day of testing they require after that runs around $4,000. But they test for ev-ery-thing. They do all the male infertility testing, bloodwork, ultrasounds, hsg, etc. in one day. I'm a little terrified of what they'll say. I also know that they really do not like to do laparoscopies for endometriosis. They'll review photos from your past surgeries and go from there because the risk of damaging the ovaries can be so high. Anyways, I'll keep you all updated
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Pretty sure I got a BFP today! It was VERY faint, I was sure I could see it but it was VERY VERY faint. I think I went cross eyed looking at that test! I went out for a few hours and when I came back the second line was darker and more visible, but I am not sure if I should rely on that.
Pretty sure I got a BFP today! It was VERY faint, I was sure I could see it but it was VERY VERY faint. I think I went cross eyed looking at that test! I went out for a few hours and when I came back the second line was darker and more visible, but I am not sure if I should rely on that.
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Bobbin, one year ago this coming Thursday, I got a super, super faint BFP on a Wondfo at 8DPO. When I say faint, I mean you had to hold it under the light, close one eye, squint and do an internet cheapie line dance. That faint line will be 4 months old on Thursday and is sitting in my lap as I type this. So YES, I think you can trust this!!! Congrats!!!!!!!
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Bobbin, one year ago this coming Thursday, I got a super, super faint BFP on a Wondfo at 8DPO. When I say faint, I mean you had to hold it under the light, close one eye, squint and do an internet cheapie line dance. That faint line will be 4 months old on Thursday and is sitting in my lap as I type this. So YES, I think you can trust this!!! Congrats!!!!!!!
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LOL, thank you for that very enthusiastic congratulations!
Thank you Asscherhalo!
April, I *think* I ovulated on the 11th or 12th November, which would have made me 11-12 DPO for the first test, and then 12-13 DPO for the second one. I'm not positive on the o date because I wasn't temping or using OPKs, but I did notice EWCM on those days and it aligns with the estimated o date for a 28 day cycle.
I bought a digi today, no mistaking this:
My husband has been funny and refusing to truly 'believe' that I was pregnant because the line was faint. I kept saying 'a line is a line!' Anyway, I sent him an sms of that today saying, believe me now??
I'm due 3rd August!
The JBP and the big preg thread are dead these days! Boo.
random_thought said:*walks around ringing ye olde second pink line bell* HEAR YE, HEAR YE, WE HAVE A SECOND LINE!
Yay, so exciting bobbin
LOL, thank you for that very enthusiastic congratulations!
Thank you Asscherhalo!
April, I *think* I ovulated on the 11th or 12th November, which would have made me 11-12 DPO for the first test, and then 12-13 DPO for the second one. I'm not positive on the o date because I wasn't temping or using OPKs, but I did notice EWCM on those days and it aligns with the estimated o date for a 28 day cycle.
I bought a digi today, no mistaking this:
My husband has been funny and refusing to truly 'believe' that I was pregnant because the line was faint. I kept saying 'a line is a line!' Anyway, I sent him an sms of that today saying, believe me now??
I'm due 3rd August!
The JBP and the big preg thread are dead these days! Boo.
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