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[kaysbc]

Doxie,
your crosshairs are dotted not solid, and FF does this when its confused. Do you take your temperature at the same exact time every day?
For this round I would believe your OPK and Monitor, they seem to be consistent with each other.

 

[terripeachy]

Hmmm. I thought I said hi and welcome! But I guess I didn't send it.

 

[Doxie]

Doxie,
your crosshairs are dotted not solid, and FF does this when its confused. Do you take your temperature at the same exact time every day?
For this round I would believe your OPK and Monitor, they seem to be consistent with each other.

I will take it between 5am and 5:30am every day. My ibasal goes off at 5:30 but my geriatric dog sometimes wakes up at 5 so I temp before I get up to get him out of bed. I'm thinking the same...possible sleep pattern disruptions too making the temps a bit wild. Sometimes I have to pee the dog at 3am (he is in congestive heart failure and on lasix so pees A LOT).

Gonna go with you and give more weight to my OPK and monitor readings....so me thinks I ovulated a day or so later than FF thinks.

 

[Weezy9]

Kaysbc -
Thanks for the reply, I thought I may have had a MC too as this has never ever happened before...I suppose there would have nothing I could of done to avoid it as it was before my expected AF was due...(apart from the hot bath).
I never knew that hot bath causes MC.
I thought it was just my DH who can't take baths. Thanks for sharing this with me.
Now, I'm thinking, for the pass 2 years I've sabotage my own chances!!!
Is hot drinks an issue?

For the pass 2 months my Basel temperature was high during AF but this month it's kind of dipped down, so at least things have gone back to normal and excited to have another go this month. Fingers cross to everyone!!

Taking 1000mg evening primrose and using Preseed this month to see if it makes a difference.

Turning 42 this month...

 

[kaysbc]

Weezy happy birthday.
Not all baths are bad. It depends how hot. When I take baths I like the water super hot. Hot-tub hot! That hot is not good. If you are taking mild baths it is probably OK. The point is that you don't want to overheat the fetus. I personally just would rather not risk it so I just don't take baths. But a milder bath could be fine.

Doxie a 30 minute difference between 5 or 5:30 should be OK.

 

[Ladybird6972]

Hello ladies,
I'm new to B&B, today is CD1...again...ugh! I'm 41, my dh is 44. We've been trying for about four months and I'm getting worried its too late! Anyone got any suggestions? I know four months isn't as long as some others, but when AF comes...it still makes me cry.

Wishing you all luck and BFP'S!!!!

 

[Weezy9]

Kaysbc
I'm like you, I love baths and I love a long hot soak!! Thanks for the tip, I'm now taking warm showers and leaving the hot bath if AF comes. I wouldn't want to ruin my chances over having a bath after the length I've gone through (and everybody on this forum) to TTC.

Ladybird - Welcome!! You're the same age as me...I will be 42 at the end of this month and have been trying for 2 years. I'm still hopeful that it's going to happen. Will be moving on to Mild or conventional IVF later this year or early next year (just doing some research) if it doesn't naturally.
Just stay hopeful, stay healthy and I've recently started yoga which helped with the stress. I've been told by my GP, chinese doctor and acupunturist that I'm capable of conceiving but I must de-stress. They said as soon as couples stop trying (pressure gone), they get a BFP.... so I'm giving chilling out a go...
Babydust to everyone!!!

 

[Pussycat1]

Welcome ladybird, I think we all know how you feel, day 1 is the worst. They say try for 6 months then seek help, especially at our age. Best bit of advice I could give is seek help sooner rather than later, not sure where you are based but if it's UK you can ask your dr to do basic fertility tests. Fingers crossed this month though! x

 

[Ladybird6972]

I'm so confused! Had very light spotting (brown), one day of medium bleeding, now nothing! Light pink spotting this morning but that's it! Af usually lasts for three days of medium bleeding. Now af is getting weird! GAH!

 

[vermeil]

Hello and welcome Ladybird! I say don't wait, make an appointment now with a fertility specialist. Some have long waiting lists! It doesn't mean you need to do treatments, just with a few basic tests you'll have a better idea where you stand.

Do lots of research, eat well and get to a healthy weight ! I started ttc #2 at 39, took 18 months and one IVF cycle to conceive.

Good luck!

 

[kaysbc]

welcome ladybird.
AF just arrived for me too and not a single one shows up without me getting totally bummed out. Let's keep our chins up...

Its not that weird if your period is lighter or shorter occasionally. Since I've been TTC I notice all kinds of stuff about my body and my AFs that I never noticed before.

Weezy thanks for the reminder about yoga. I love yoga but I haven't done any in several months. Sort of got out of the habit this summer. But I think I'll start again. It always makes me feel so good.

 

[Weezy9]

Hello Ladies

Does anyone of you ladies think I've ovulated this month?

AF lasted 4 days and then my temperatures were 36.3c, 36.1c, 36.2c, 36.3c, 36.6c, 36.4c, (36.3c (with positive book test and bad pain on my right hand side the whole night), 36.2c, 36.5c. and this morning 36.7c

I have taken EPO this month. will it have any effect on O?

 

[Weezy9]

Kaysbc
Really sorry about AF but yes chin up and have another go....we've all got to stay positive.
I've never done yoga before but I started a couple of month ago and i find it really helps me with breathing and relaxing. I have had this dull pain on my right hand side for a couple of years now and within 2 weeks of yoga, it seem to have disappeared!!
Have been taken note of fertility yoga move to help the uterus etc : )

 

[Doxie]

My temp took a major drop this am. Not happy.

 

[terripeachy]

Uh oh...you never know though. I know of people that had drops and they tested positive and the next day it shot back up. You still have two days..keep the faith.

 

[Doxie]

Thanks, Terri

Now I'm anxious every time I go to the bathroom!

 

[Doxie]

AF here. Onto the next cycle. It may be a bust because DH is traveling around projected O.

 

[Weezy9]

2ww

 

[Pussycat1]

Dixie, really sorry hon. Same for me but to be honest in my case it will be a blardy miracle if I get a BFP with my own eggs.
Weezy, best of luck! I think we're due a positive in here soon, hopefully it will be you!! xx

 

[Weezy9]

Thank Pussycat, let's hope you're right : )
I think we all deserve a BFP here and, please pussycat, have some faith because anything could happen....maybe the next BFP is from you