BD on day of positive OPK

[twiggers]

Hi xoxo! Congratulations on having a boy!!

 

[FireBaby]

Yippppeeee!!! That's so wonderful! Congratulations

So he's a plum now

You must be super happy! For the genetic clearance and the boy! Your DH must be stoked.

 

[Zeri]

Congratulations xoxo!!! That's awesome!! How cool to find out so early! Have you guys started thinking about names yet??

Fire - I see AF arrived for you. twiggers - been checking out your chart too. I see you've been testing daily but nothing yet?

AFM - Looks like this cycle is another complete failure for me. I think I may have O'd late last night/early morning.... had some ovary pain/twinges around 2 am....and checked my cm today and there was no ewcm. And I got no BD over any of the last 5 days.... Was planning to initiate on Thurs night but DH fell asleep on the couch....on Friday night he was up all night listening to a live concert performance...so no go then, either. And guess what...EArly Saturday morning I went into the spare room to sleep (he was snoring), when I came back in after 9 am there was DH on the bed stroking his you know what!!! I quickly interrupted that session.... DD was waking up so I brought her in by him and put her on the bed. I had to get ready for a class anyway....and I was glad that he had to watch her so he wouldn't be able to continue masturbating. I came home later in the afternoon and tried to interest DH in BDing but he said he was tired.... and it was the same response in the night. I didn't push it because I wasn't even sure I was close to O anyway, what with not getting my opks and everything, a nd I only had a bit of ewcm too. But I think I O'd late Sat night/Sun morning... so I completely missed everything. Sigh!!! I was sooo down and dejected today....missing a complete cycle again. I feel like such a rejected failure. Sometimes I don't even know why I'm on this board when I don't even get in BD in the first place. Sigh!! I don't know what else to do or say but to just try to cope through the rest of this two weeks and look forward to March when I'll be on vacation.

On a positive note, today, though...while I was stewing at DH he told me he had a dream that we had another baby... So that was interesting. It makes me feel that he may be warming up to the thought...? He's been kind of apprehensive about it which is why I haven't been sharing my fertile details. I feel good that at least the thought is in his conscious/subconscious now Maybe hopefully I'll get him to agree to actually TRY one of these good months.... because obviously it's not working out with me trying to ttc on my own.

 

[twiggers]

x

 

[lxb]

:wave: :wave: I missed you girls~~~

xoxo - yay for having a baby boy~!!! SOoo excited for you~ so it's Mr. Olive? hehe..

fire - for AF!! on a side note.. we're pre-O buddies now~ C'mon BFPs.. show yourselves!

twigger - there's still time~ fx~

zeri - and @ DH! It's nice to hear that he dreamt about having another baby~~ and hopefully he'll corporate and send those spermies your way!

afm, I had a nice and relaxing time away from home/work and the daily things with DH~

AF have decided to be nice to me and showed on the last day of vacation instead on our anniversary! threw up my meal at 11dpo and 12dpo. Since I would like to see when/if she would show, I brought my thermometer with me!

10dpo - 98.8
11dpo - 98.6
12dpo - 98.27 (I expected af to show the next day)
13dpo - 98.47 (to my surprise it went back up and made me hopeful)
14dpo - 98.49 (lp has never pass 14 in my charting time - sparkling white bfn)
15dpo - 98.21 (bummed it went down but hope it comes back up tmr morning)
16dpo/cd1 - 97.70 (woke up to af )

So AF showed after being 2 days late I guess it's better to have her show at the end of the trip instead of in the middle of it.

Been a rough day for me as it passed my 'should've been edd'~ As my sis sent me one of the pictures we've taken during dinner last night. Couldn't help but to feel a little emotional. There I was with my two sisters and nieces/nephew. My sis's bump is starting to show at 14weeks. And my ~1 month old niece in the little car seat. Imagined another car seat right next to it with a little maybe just a few days old baby or even me having a huge bump that should go any minute. Even though I had a smile on my face...but it's just for show. Not sure if anyone else noticed it or not though. Most probably not.

Dh has been sweet. He asked me to share my emotions with him as I told him later on that I was 2 days late on my period and I threw up a few times during the trip and felt hopeful. Ha said I don't need to worry about him or to manage his emotions as he can handle himself and he would like to share my ups and downs with me

Anyways, threw myself a little mini pity party. Filling out new patient form for the fertility specialist office. Downing some junk food....ah...feeling sick now

o yeah.. and back to work..

 

[twiggers]

*hugs* lxb...sorry that the witch showed up, and late to boot.

 

[xoxo4angel]

Big huge :grouphug:

Lxb ~ Welcome back...sorry the witch found you! You're DH sounds very supportive. I hope the fertility specialist waves her magic wand and puts your ttc days long behind you! And I know the pains of would've been EDD...you deserved a pity party, glad you allowed yourself that moment.

Fire ~ The witch doesn't get it!! Will you have the HSG done this round?

Zeri ~ Fx your DH is awakening to the idea of another little one. Not easy ttc on your own...I had a good laugh at you blocking his "personal efforts." Do they not get their swimmers are like gold! You should've hopped on for the finale!

Twiggers ~ Fx'd

Afm ~ DH and I haven't officially looked at names. We toss a few out there, but nothing sticks. I'm still battling nausea, but know it will get better soon!

Sending lots of your way! St Paddy's Day lucky charms on their way!!

 

[Zeri]

Thanks xoxo! I'm sorry you're still feeling sick...but at least it's a sign of a growing baby! Hopefully it'll settle down soon, as you get into the 2nd tri.

Heyyy lxb!!! We missed you here too! Hope you enjoyed your trip and the anniversary too! It's good that AF stayed away for the day.. but not so great that it got your hopes up, only for them to be dashed a few days later. Cruel, cruel AF!!! Sitting between her your two sisters must've been hard too... It's hard to be strong in situations like that, when you're reminded of what you want but don't have yet. HUGS!! Yayy to your DH for being supportive though! He sounds like a real trooper. It's good that you don't have to bear the emotional burden of ttc alone - it can really be draining. When is your first appt at the FS office?

twiggers - Do you think you probably did O on CD16 after all?

Fire - how's AF treating you?

twiggers- DH has always been a bit skittish about kids in general He was like that when I told him I wanted to try for #1 - I didn't share my fertile details with him them but thankfully we got pregnant quickly so it wasn't really an issue. He says he's okay with one child...but I think he would secretly be happy if we had a #2. I think he has a lot of fears about children taking over our lives etc., which is why I'm not sure he would actually WANT to TRY - but he'd probably be okay if it happened naturally (no chance of that happening if we hardly have sex). I'm soo ready for another and I know my DD would enjoy having a sibling. Sigh.... Just hope that dream comes through someday.

 

[twiggers]

x

 

[lxb]

xoxo - hope nausea eases up soon~ and time to really enjoy this pregnancy~

zeri - hope dh gets some time to warm up to the idea and feel the urge for #2!

fire - hope you're doing ok~

twigger - ff will show cross hair if you have 3 consecutive higher temp than the day before. I'm going to say you Oed on CD14 judging from the +opk as well as ewcm. But either case, LP of 12+ is

 

[twiggers]

Thanks lxb

 

[twiggers]

x

 

[Zeri]

How's everyone doing? Is everyone in a boring part of their cycle?

I certainly am. In the tww althought it's more like an AF-wait...

 

[lxb]

twiggers - so sorry to see af showed~ damn af

zeri - I'm in the pretty boring phase... AF just left. Nothing to keep me busy (I go symptom spot crazy in tww!) :haha;

fertility doc appointment is today!! ~3 more hours 'til appointment! I'm excited yet NERVOUS!! I've filled up the new patient forms and printed out all my BBT charts~ So let's see what the doc says~

 

[Zeri]

Oooh...hope it goes well lxb! Let us know!

 

[twiggers]

x

 

[xoxo4angel]

Hope things went well today Lxb...do tell!

 

[lxb]

Phew! Information overload! The specialist did overall body check and ultrasound on me! I did not expect that! She has everything all line up for the basic testing!

- drew blood for thyroid test
- I need to go in for more blood test at a local lab
- hsg today (in about 5 hours)!!! (Did NOT expect this) since I'm at cd8 today

I asked my OB to fax her my records and she asked a bunch of medical history and regarding the miscarriage. She did an ultrasound on me as well and told me I would probably o all round cd17-18! I have ~5 follicles on my right ovary and 2 on my left. Number seems low as 6+ is a better average. She said not to worry and will do a fsh on cd3 next cycle. I am a little worry as she told me average is 6. Made me feel hopeless for this cycle already and it's only the beginning guess this cycle will be focusing on testing and figuring out if there's anything wrong with either one of us.

So now I got some pain killer for the procedure along with some antibiotics! Eek! And dh got his 2 cups for SA

Also, I would need to call them once I got a +OPK to check my progesterone level!

Insurance doesn't cover any of it. Hsg alone is going to be $200

hope you girls are doing well

 

[xoxo4angel]

Lxb ~ Your FS is quite thorough! Glad she is getting the ball rolling! Yay for an HSG today...the timing is perfect! As for the number of follies, I wouldn't let that concern you. I didn't know the number of follies was an indication in fertility. In fact I typically only had 2 in each ovary...My Dr's main focus was the size of the follie (+12mm is a dominant follie). Fxed for good results for you and your DH!

Fire ~ Have you decided to have the HSG done?

Zeri ~ Fxed for your TWW! Is it vacay time yet?

Twiggers ~ Hurray for a normal cycle and surviving your first TWW! Boo that it wasn't a BFP

Some Friday to kick off the weekend! Maybe St Paddy's will be the lucky month! Irish baby names are trendy afterall!

 

[Zeri]

Awesome, lxb! She sounds very proactive! It's great that she's reviewing all your info and doing the appropriate tests. HSG in 5 hours? Wow! Hope it goes well. I agree with xoxo that follice quality is probably more important than quantity. So can you still try to get preggo this cycle then? I've heard good things about people falling pregnant after an HSG.

xoxo you're officially in the 2nd trimester!! How are you and Mr. Peachy doing?

twiggers - is AF still around?

Fire - I've been doing some research on usingi Soy isoflavones as a substitute for Clomid. Apparently it works in pretty much the same way. I know you said before that your doctor refused to give you Clomid... so I was wondering if you think Soy could help as a substitute. Apparently you can take it if you ovulate already, as a sort of fertility boost (in the same way that Clomid is used for women who ovulate already, like me). You only take it for 5 days at the beginning of your cycle, like Clomid. I'm thinking of trying it next cycle, to give myself a bit of an edge (in light of the one-shot BD as usual). Not sure if it'll work, but figured it can't hurt too much. I can't take any more Clomid, so I'm actually excited about trying something similar!