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

[Bug222]

congrats Ash!

Cheeky- so sorry xxx

hunni- I really hope you can get some firm answers soon. Will your Dr not order an quantitative Hcg??

Smiley- like the others have said that sounds right - as long as its not uncomfortable when you are moving around it is probably in right. I find it kind of adjusts itself to fit

sweetbliss- i used the softcups with preseed this time so hopefully I will have a good report for you in 2 weeks time!

caringo- yay! finally!!!!

mintastic- ugh so frustrating!! I finally emailed DH a link on the SMEP cause I was having the same problem.

 

[hunni12]

I was actually at the hospital when they did the first one...so we dtd again and i was extremely wet not dry like usually after af...so either im really Oing or pg

 

[macydarling]

Hi everyone. Just checking in here at CD 4. AF has just about finished. My friend who is a nurse recommended I use OPKs this month to make sure I am not having annovulatory cycles. I was wondering if you could recommend me the best one? I was a little overwhelmed by all the choices. Hope everyone is doing well and congrats to any BFPs I may have missed/sorry to those AF got.

 

[Snufkin]

Congrats to everyone with a BFP!! how many is that now?

I figured out that the prenatals (just folic acid really) are what is giving me pregnancy symptoms. I hadn't been taking them for a little while and noticed my slight nausea and full uterus had disappeared. I'll start taking them again anyway and just ignore those symptoms and try not to think too much. I'm out for next month anyway I think as I'm going on another trip away from my SO. we dtd at CD6 and I'll be back on CD19, but I usually ovulate around CD11, so I think CD6 is most likely too early and CD19 will be much too late...ah well. This month wouldn't be ideal anyway as we have a few events on around the time I'd be due.

 

[Mintastic]

Hi everyone. Just checking in here at CD 4. AF has just about finished. My friend who is a nurse recommended I use OPKs this month to make sure I am not having annovulatory cycles. I was wondering if you could recommend me the best one? I was a little overwhelmed by all the choices. Hope everyone is doing well and congrats to any BFPs I may have missed/sorry to those AF got.

Macy - from everything I have read and also heard on here OPKs can NOT show that you didn't have an annovulatory cycle.
Apparently your body can gear up to O, have the surge, and still not actually O. So only using temping or temping in combo with OPKs, fertility monitor etc... can actually show that you O'd.

 

[sweetbliss89]

Caringo - yay! Are you not going to go to the doctor now or are you still planning on seeing one?

Ariel - I can't see your chart for some reason, sorry How long is your LP usually? Maybe you aren't out quite yet!

Bug - I will be waiting for your report!

Hunni - It is possible you are Oing! I have a friend who O'd the DAY after AF ended (she temps so she was positive) and she conceived that month and just had her little girl so... you never know! I'd just cover all of the bases if I were you.

Macy - I agree with Mint about the OPKs. I'd go ahead and just start temping. It is WAY cheaper than using OPKs since your only expense is a $10 BBT. I found it relieving and nice to know each month exactly if/when I O'd. If you aren't clear on the temping basics then myself or I'm sure another lady in here who does it would be happy to help you figure it all out

Snuf - When will you know for sure if you have to go away?

 

[caringo]

Caringo - yay! Are you not going to go to the doctor now or are you still planning on seeing one?

I will probably keep the ultrasound appointment...I REALLY hope I get a clear O before then though, if I do I will probably cancel it (really don't want to pay for it!!). But if I don't O before then then something probably really is very wrong so I'll need to check it out.
Also, my temp took another big nose dive this morning, phooey. I didn't bleed as much as I thought I would through the night, and if I don't bleed much today I'm not sure if I should still consider yesterday CD1

 

[AugustBride6]

I think we are up to 3 BFP's?

Mint... So sorry DH is being a turd. My DH does the same thing. He drives me crazy!

afm....10 dpo-temp is still up. Fingers crossed! 2 days until testing!!

 

[caringo]

I think we are up to 3 BFP's?

Mint... So sorry DH is being a turd. My DH does the same thing. He drives me crazy!

afm....10 dpo-temp is still up. Fingers crossed! 2 days until testing!!

Yay for temps staying up! Hope you're our 4th BFP

 

[DandJ]

If we don't succeed this month, I think I'm gonna have a try at the SoftCups too even though I'm worried of using them

@Mint; I'm sorry you're going through that. I would jokingly mention something to the effect of, "We should do it now, or you probably won't have your chance when the baby is here!" but that's my type of personality. Hoping he will be understanding and BD with you during your small fertile window

 

[dustergrl]

Sorry so late- but congrats Ash!

 

[KrissyB]

Congrats Ash!

Sorry Cheeky are you sure it's full blown AF?

Macy - I agree with Mint about the OPK, if you really want the full picture you need both that and temping. As far as brands, Amazon has a pretty affordable package of OPKs and HPT cheapies (Wondfo brand) that I use. They're not amazing but they get the job done.

Hunni - Sorry everything is still so confusing for you. FXed you get some answers soon and FXed extra that the answer is a !

August - FXed for you!!! So exciting!


AFM - CD4 and temps staying in line nicely. I figure I'll start using ICs on Tuesday (CD 8) and see how it goes. With the short LP I could just as easily wait until AF to show, but I like to pee on things . Wednesday is my DD's 2nd birthday - I don't know where the time has gone. But it would be really nice to know we gave her a sibling for her birthday.

 

[bubb1es]

CD29 today - i just started spotting, lets see where this goes... :'(

 

[Cheekygringo]

Yup certainly is AF, but I will have another cycle and test again at the end of the month.

 

[n.miller]

Sorry cheeky!

Macy - I agree with the other ladies. You need to do both. But as far as type. I suck at reading the cheapies. Tried it once and got so confused. I spend the extra $ and do the clear blue digital. Circle = not O, smiley face = get to BD. Easy lol

Hunni - you poor thing. I hope you find answers soon.

AFM - temp dipped a bit, went up and dipped again. Lmao... 2 implantation dips? Twins! I'm kidding. Not sure exactly what it means, but I'm 8dpo according to FF and temp is still elevated by about 1 full degree Fahrenheit. I'm praying daily that I either get a BFP or AF shows up. I don't want to have to take progesterone to get my cycle started. It made me miserable. Boobs feel a bit sore, and I've been peeing a lot. Diareah finally stopped after going all day yesterday. I drank a lot of water to replace what I was loosing, so that could be the cause of urination. Next week is the second and hardest of the TWW for me. I'm excited that we rescheduled my nieces visit for this Sunday. I'll have her here till AF is supposed to show. She'll be a great distraction.

 

[hunni12]

Well im at the female hospital now so we shall see how this goes.

 

[KrissyB]

N.Miller - I don't think either dip is enough to worry about - you're temps seem fairly constant and great post-O temps FXed for you

Hunni - Good luck!

 

[smiley4442]

good luck hunni!

 

[bluefish1980]

Good luck Hunni! Let us know how you get on.

AFM - I did another IC this afternoon (always get better readings in the pm) and I got another faint positive! What is going on? It was fainter than yesterday, but then I have drunk a lot today.

I have no idea what is going on!

 

[hunni12]

They didnt do anything only thing he said was during a pelvic exam i had a functional cyst which will resolve it self and is harmless. No other tests was done...but i just read a functional cyst can occur during or after O.

He even told me my breast leak was not important...