1 DPO, who wants to obsess with me???

[ireadyermind]

Interesting! I checked mine the other day and it felt a little tilted, too. I didn't think anything of it, but just thought it was strange because I hadn't noticed that happening before. I wonder if it means anything for me? You have me wondering now!

 

[Jami888]

From my experience high and straight open is ovulating.
If I did not conceive it dries up and stays medium or low and hard.
If I did conceive it stays high wet and tilts back. I've been pregnant 6 times so I feel like it's always slightly open.

 

[ireadyermind]

I see. Hmmmm! My post-O CM hasn't changed any. It's almost always the same. But that CP is different this month. I hadn't checked it in probably two months and thought I should yesterday (or maybe the day before? I can't remember) and it was tilted. I wonder...!

 

[Jami888]

How many dPO are you?

 

[ireadyermind]

Well, the opinion varies... FF is switching me between 12DPO and 13DPO. I have a 15 day luteal phase, so I expect AF on Sunday or Monday, depending. It could even be earlier.. my cycle was a little off this month.

I was getting almost +OPKs almost a whole week earlier than I usually do -- which is good! Because I usually don't ovulate until CD 18 or after! But it seriously confused my chart and ME. lol

 

[Jami888]

Omg ur so far along already!!! Have you tested yet?

 

[ireadyermind]

Yes. I tested this morning after having about a million BFP dreams last night. lol! I couldn't help it! But I got BFN like I expected to.

It's still pretty early. The last time I got a BFP it was at 15dpo with BFNs the whole week prior. And then AF showed up the day after.

 

[Jami888]

Oh wow I'm so sorry. I had a CP a couple years ago. Got a bfp, then about a week later, the day before my first ob appt, I bled. Heavy too. No fun. But we are both coming off a MC so we can support each other!! Did you ovulate right after your cp or is this ur first month ovulating?

 

[krissie328]

I had a chemical in February and it was so hard. Af arrived at 19 dpo. This is the first time I have ovulated since then so I was a bit surprised to say the least.

 

[ireadyermind]

I think I ovulated right away? I took a break from TTC last month, though, for my sanity. lol. DH and I have been trying since October 2014 without much luck, just a couple CPs and an MC for our troubles.

We're seeing specialists, but so far they haven't found anything to explain the problem. I'm 99% sure that my issue is low progesterone (based on all the symptoms I have, including miscarriages), but they refuse to test me on that without ANOTHER ultrasound after I've already had two! The infertility tests aren't covered by my insurance, and they're like $1200 a pop. No thank you! The last two ultrasounds didn't reveal anything, why would another one? lol

And how hard is it to just draw some more blood and test my estrogen and progesterone? Sheesh.

If I don't get my BFP this month, I'm ordering some progesterone cream and trying that next TWW.

 

[Jami888]

First time since oing since feb? That seems like forever. Here I'm complaining because I didn't O in april. But atleast we all KNOW we did this month. Even if I don't get my bfp I'm happy to know that atleast I'm back to normal. Not oing or having a period for 2 months was miserable just knowing I was broken

 

[krissie328]

I use NPC. I use Emerita progest three times a day after confirmed o. So starting 3 dpo. I buy the portion packs off Amazon. I did a lot of research before buying them and really feel they make a difference. I used them with my DS until 12 weeks. I did not use them with my chemical and wonder if that wasn't a factor. I have also used them to bring my period on when it decides to not come for more than 35 days. (I have PCOS so that is not uncommon).

 

[ireadyermind]

Jami - I can understand that!

I'm pretty sure I ovulated since Feb - but I have lots of problems. No EWCM, for example. And then of COURSE last month while we were on a break from TTC, I got the first real EWCM I have had in over a year! Of COURSE it happened then!

But even though we're having trouble TTC, I tell you I refuse to have a December baby. I am a December baby, and it royally sucks, come birthday time. I don't want my kid to have to go through that if I can avoid it.

Krissie - Oh, interesting! Thanks for sharing! I am almost certain the progesterone is my issue. I have all kinds of symptoms of too much estrogen and too little progesterone. The fertility clinic gave me this checklist of symptoms, and I had like 7 out of 10 on each list.

 

[Jami888]

I have a blood clotting disorder which theyve blamed for my 4 miscarriages, which I'm on blood thinners for, but after this last MC my ob mentioned my progesterone might be low. You said you're going to buy a cream. Where are you buying this from? If it's something I can do myself I might try. Are there bad side effects to it if say low progesterone is not the problem?

 

[ireadyermind]

Jami - I'm buying mine from Amazon.

Here's a checklist for symptoms of various hormonal imbalances. If you're not feeling like you're low on progesterone, I'd say stay away from the creams and supplements. You can see the "Progesterone Excess" list and that's the sort of symptoms you'd get.

https://www.ahealth.com/content/education/bioidentical_hormones/symptoms.php

 

[krissie328]

Yes, we took March and April off because I did not want a December baby either. But I guess it didn't matter as I wasn't ovulating anyways.

I didn't get any ewcm or fertile cm in general this cycle. I usually have tons of fertile cm so I was really surprised. And because I wasn't expecting o so early I didn't use any preseed.

 

[krissie328]

I have every symptom of low progesterone except one. Which honestly does not surprise me. I guess if I find out I am pregnant I will request a test straight away. When I was 6 weeks with DS I had it done and it came back in the low average range.

 

[ireadyermind]

Krissie - You already use a progesterone supplement though, right? Do you know if it's helping you at all? Have you had your levels tested since you started using the cream?

 

[krissie328]

Yes, I do use it. I feel like it works quite a bit. But I have not had them tested since I was pregnant. I just did my annual physical too. I wish I would have asked.

 

[Jami888]

I checked out those symptoms. The ones that stick out to me that I DON'T have are irregular menses, because before MC I was every 29 days like clockwork, my libido is fine, and Im not infertile because I have no problem getting preggo, just a problem keeping it. So im guessing I don't need the progesterone cream then...