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

[macydarling]

Thanks!! The instructions say to hold your urine for 4 hrs and not drink anything? Is that even physically possible? Is it really necessary?!

 

[Mintastic]

Thanks!! The instructions say to hold your urine for 4 hrs and not drink anything? Is that even physically possible? Is it really necessary?!

I can't do it. That's why I use FMU for my digis (they say to in the instructions anyway). Then I usually do the cheap strip after work. I usually pee right before I leave work and then get home an hour later without having drank as much then I just hold it as long as I can and don't drink anything. I usually don't make it past 2.5hrs myself but I have urinary issues in the first place.

Edit: also I get so thirsty that even though it may be gross I totally bring a bottle of water with me into the bathroom so as soon as I have peed I can take a sip immediately!

 

[DandJ]

What is the best position to be in for your finger to reach your cervix? I just tried at work, hovering over the toilet and couldn't feel anything. I may have short fingers so I thought I'd ask too

 

[Mintastic]

What is the best position to be in for your finger to reach your cervix? I just tried at work, hovering over the toilet and couldn't feel anything. I may have short fingers so I thought I'd ask too

Are you at a point in your cycle (close to O) where it might be really high and soft? It can be hard to reach then and also can get so soft, flat, and open it kind of blends in. Mine usually only does that one to two days out if my cycle but I'm sure everyone is different.

I do it like that - over the toilet but you can also do it in the shower or lying on your back (might be the easiest). The key is to do it the same way each time if you are recording it.

 

[Eidson23]

What is the best position to be in for your finger to reach your cervix? I just tried at work, hovering over the toilet and couldn't feel anything. I may have short fingers so I thought I'd ask too

If it makes you feel any better, I don't think I've ever even felt mine. From the other aspect, I've felt my wife's on very few occasions. I have very short fingers too, so I think if it's higher up you probably couldn't get in any position to feel it

 

[macydarling]

Thanks Mint! Yea, I dont want to hold it too long with all the bladder/kidney infection issues I had a couple of months ago. I will probably do the same as you...I usually have quite a drive home in rush hour traffic so hopefully that is good enough.

 

[Mintastic]

Macy - you may want to try twice a day - one with FMU also in case the after-work hold isn't good enough.

 

[DandJ]

Thank you Mint & Eidson! Mint, you're right.. I am about to O so it may be high. I'm just curious because if we don't succeed this cycle, I will be using softcups but I'm really nervous after reading what Blue went through, trying to get that sucker out! That is why I was testing to see if I could even feel my cervix, but since I'm about to O.. there isn't a way for me to tell. Oh wells!

 

[Lynny77]

I just read through about six pages but now I can't remember anything I was going to write! Summer brain!

As for cervix- I've found that at O it gets so high I can hardly reach it. Yesterday I could still feel it so I'm still a few days away from O.

 

[hunni12]

@Macy: Its possible...af came 8/4 ended the morning of 8/6 and by the night of 8/6 i was having ewcm i even had it on 8/7 ANd a pos opk 8/7 by 8/8 my cm had went to creamy and i started having the right armpit pain which signals that ovulation took place oh and my cervix was high and soft.

@Blue: I see the line, but it looks weird maybe do another or do the water test to see

@Misspriss: I was looking at your ticker and its time for me to start losing weight.
How did you go about it and are you on a specific diet?




Afm, my right armpit is still tender and what the heck is this yellow cm in my undies..its watery tho but it doesnt smell

Here is an INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE for you ladies:

I'm not giving up hope. I've decided to stay hopeful and get hurt rather than be negative because of my fear of being hurt

 

[misspriss]

Hunni, I'm loosely doing IIFYM, but basically I'm just tracking food and eating under my calorie goal. Simple as that. I use IIFYM to determine what "type" of foods, but the gist is that it is under a certain amount of calories.

I've recently started going to gym, but all I do is strength training, which doesn't burn much calories. It's a long term investment though, because when I build muscle, muscle increases your regular metabolism so I'll burn more calories doing nothing It's also good for being pregnant and giving birth.

I am also trying to take advantage of the fact that I am burning calories doing nothing while breastfeeding too, it helps. I can eat more and still lose weight! But I also have to be careful to eat ENOUGH so my milk doesn't go down.

 

[misspriss]

Ooooh I got my ICs in the mail! I start testing in the AM tomorrow! Wish me luck you guys!!

 

[macydarling]

That's great Hunni. Earlier ovulation= POAS sooner right

 

[hunni12]

Yay for you getting your ICs misspriss

Macy is felt so weird to turn around and be back in the 2ww honestly..but it was even weirder to have a 2 day period then ewcm the night of period going off

 

[macydarling]

That's odd that your AF was weird too.

I think maybe it wasnt EWCM.but arousal fluid? TMI but it was after a...um...good dream that I woke up with it LOL. It really looked just like EWCM though and was super stretchy...not sure what to think.

 

[hunni12]

Macy this was the picture i posted on 8/7

 

[KrissyB]

Spotting (light red/pink *TMI* after a bm) and getting shooting pains on one side.... Not a good combo with the temp dip.

 

[Mintastic]

Aw Krissy - I was so hopeful for you. I hope it isn't actually AF.

 

[macydarling]

Huh, interesting. My CM looked a lot like yours but it was mostly clear (cant tell if yours is). It stretched alot like yours too. The hell with it, DH and I will BD tonight in case.

 

[smiley4442]

Cd18 really feel like this month isn't gonna be a good one. Still no positive OPK-which I would be ok with because I know you can miss your surge but my temping is still low so still no ovulation. I'm cramping but more like AF cramping. I usually get a sharp pain in one side when I "O" and haven't had that yet either. Hopefully it's just a longer month like June and I will still O.