AUGUST buddies~ Symptom Spotting, Girl Talk & POAS party!

[macydarling]

Stupid BFN. I really hope it is too early or something. Although I dont know what I would do if I actually got a BFP. It is starting to feel impossible!

 

[Mintastic]

Sorry Macy - looks like you have been trying for a while - have you and dh gone for testing or waiting til a year?

 

[macydarling]

Thanks. I think we have to wait a year but I havent looked into it yet.

 

[Mintastic]

Thanks. I think we have to wait a year but I havent looked into it yet.

Yeah I can't keep track of where everyone is or how old but I have heard that here in the US they make you wait a year if you are under 35 but not if you are over.

Certain things just seem so crazy and backwards to me though like if someone has blocked tubes or low sperm count why wait a year before finding that out?! (Not directed at you Macy - my own fears and just in general)

 

[sweetbliss89]

Sorry Macy don't count yourself out though!

I agree, Mint, it is crazy. We are fortunate that DH was able to get a SA done already. He's in the Marine Corps so Tricare takes care of anything the doctor orders and his doctor was happy to submit for one. I can't imagine how frustrating it would be to be told no, or to wait longer.

I think I might test with an FRER tomorrow morning. I'm expecting BFN but I'm really curious. Been having pain off and on today in my one nipple. Hurts so bad. Nothing besides that though.

 

[Bug222]

its a year here too- so frustrating!

 

[fairyy]

I don't know it's my imagination or what but I think I saw very very faint hint of a second line there, Macy.

 

[KatO79]

I forget who asked but I tested at 14/15 dpo and it was definitely negative. Today would have been 20 dpo but now I'm not sure if it still is or if I should count it as CD2 since my bleeding started yesterday. I'm actually having a weird period at the moment. It's very light flow and not deep red but more a very light red. No idea what's going on at the moment

 

[Cheekygringo]

Well if it is very different from normal af, I recommend testing again, as it could have taken longer for your body to start showing the hcg in you urine.

 

[Cheekygringo]

Well I think I always have line eye, so I think it is still bfn, and it's still waaaayy early, maybe 8 or 9 dpo? And I only tested cause I felt like it lol.
Photo was taken with 5 mins using a frer.

https://i58.tinypic.com/javxub.jpg

 

[stellaluna431]

Cheeky- I see a verrrrry faint line, but I can't tell if it's pink or grey. Keep POAS and let us know

AFM I think I'm finally in the TWW! CD35 and I think I'm 2DPO. I need one more high temp to confirm. Soon enough I'll finally be joining you ladies symptom spotting and POAS

 

[macydarling]

Thanks Fairy!!!

Cheeky~ I cant tell but Im on mobile. I need a computer! Lol. FX.

Just took another FRER with FMU and so far its looking BFN...

 

[macydarling]

Here is today's BFN. I really hope this doesnt mean Im out but Im thinking it probably does. I got my BFP 4 days before my missed period with the m/c. Nothing left to do but pray. I will be saving my last test in case I miss AF.

 

[mwah_xx]

Oh no Macy but you aren't out until she shows xx

 

[macydarling]

Just got into an argument with DH. Long story short he told me yesterday that some complete stranger (he met on some dumb website he likes) needed a ride to a storage facility to pay his bill or he would lose his stuff. Of course I said fine, I thought that was nice of him. Then he got a text today and I realized he PAID this stranger's bill which was OVER $100. Now, Im not trying to be mean and it's nice he wants to help but we DO NOT have the money for that and I am SO upset he lied to me. I mean...we are trying for a baby! We are saving for a down payment on a house! So I confronted him and then told him by the way, the test was negative and Im not pregnant and he goes, "Yeah, I can tell." implying that my being angry was caused by PMS. I am so furious...am I not justified here? You dont LIE to your wife about the money we BOTH work hard to earn. And then Im like...what else does he lie about? Etc. UGH!

 

[Mintastic]

Oh Macy I would be furious! Especially because it sounds like your DH maybe got scammed or mixed up in something shady. It is one thing to do something nice for someone but that sounds super sketchy! I hope he comes around.

 

[smiley4442]

Sorry Macy, I agree with you. This is a total stranger. It would be different if it was a good friend or something.


cd8 (or cd9 having a brain fart) temps still crazy but the last 2 nights I haven't slept well. Started opk testing the other day since the past 2 months I ovulated on different days and I don't want to miss the surge, but I'm still praying it comes after my Mammogram next monday.

 

[wifeofbear]

So I'm officially CD1 today. Some just for fun BD finally kicked it off.
Is anybody else in here TTC with PTSD or even just insomnia? I don't even reliably sleep every 24 hours, so its going to be hard to temp but I'll try cause its worth it for that BFP!
I'm also worried because if this cycle matches the last one I'll ovulate on the same day as a hugely stressful meeting I've been prepping for the last 2 years. I hope my body doesn't decide I'm in too much danger to risk a pregnancy. I've noticed I rarely cycle without help in stressful months, so I know it affects my hormones. On the plus side lots of BD is a great antidepressant/antianxiety treatment lol

 

[Mintastic]

Wifeofbear - there is another thread on here "bad sleepers who temp" you may want to join. Hard to link it from my phone but if you do a search it will come up for you.

This book I am reading right now says the whole stress/fertility thing is blown out of proportion and it has to be really severe depression or extreme stress like running a marathon to affect fertility and that actually women with a bit of anxiety over TTC/work etc... actually had more success in one study than totally calm women. Of course PTSD might fall into the more extreme category but stress over a big meeting probably wouldn't even if it feels like it.

 

[sweetbliss89]

So sorry Macy! Don't count yourself out though. You may have just implanted a little later this time than when you got your BFP before. Hold out hun, we're here for you! And I'm so sorry about DH! I just went through something SO similar with my DH... he told his mother (who I am NOT a fan of and who is nothing but manipulative. THANK GOODNESS we live 13 hours away) that we would BUY HIS TWO YOUNGEST BROTHERS SOME CLOTHES FOR SCHOOL! I was furious, I still am. I sucked it up and bought them each 5 shirts, 2 jeans, and a pack of socks yesterday during tax free weekend because I know that I can't hold it against those 2 young boys. It isn't their fault that they got stuck with crappy parents. So with that being said, I completely get the frustration! DH got mad because I took ONE pack of wipes out of a box of 8 that we've bought to save yet he can promise clothes to his family when we could have saved that money. I'm pretty sure that one pack of wipes I've been using for 3 months now is way less than that $90 it cost for the clothes. MEN....

Smiley - how early did you ovulate the last 2 cycles? I've been ovulating early as well but temping helped me identify that so its adjusting my fertile window so hopefully we caught it this month.


AFM - I took a test this morning, just one of the $1 ones though since I knew it'd be BFN, and it was a BFN. I thought I saw a line as first as the dye went across the little window. My heart jumped and I was like THIS IS IT?! Then as it died down there was no line and my heart sank as it happened Only 8dpo though, AF isn't due until the 9th or 10th so I know there is still time. I'm not letting it get to me. I just SO badly want to see that BFP, I can just envision what it will be like and I want that dream to come true so much.