CD22 and waiting to O, anyone else?

[MrsPensFan]

14dpo today. My temp went up this morning so i got my hopes up and took a test. Great depressing start to the day, seeing that BFN. Just wish the witch would show so i can move on.

 

[melodyy_mtb]

I was thinking more about the whole luna cycle affecting menstruation, but then it dawned on me, I started taking Vitex a while ago (herbal remedy for menstrual and fertility problems) and it has been known to temporarily shorten your cycle before it starts working probably. So that could be why my lp was so short this month.

I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow so i'll try to get some answers. I've also just started taking Geritol, has anyone else heard of this tonic? Apparently they refer to it as having 'a baby in every bottle' lol. I do feel rather great, i initially bought it for the iron.

myturn, i hope you o soon or work out a way to know for sure when you do. Opk's work quite well for me but they don't for a lot of other women. It wouldnt hurt to speak to your doctor.

Don't give up yet Pensfan! Not until you see

 

[Mrs Dragonfly]

Hey ladies! Just thought I'd pop in and see how you all are

Melody I believe we're both on CD8, how are you doing while waiting to O?

Toffee - How is your little bean brewing?

Itsnowmyturn - Did you have to go into the dr, if you did I hope all went well!

 

[MrsPensFan]

Hi ladies. The witch got me on Friday as expected. Called the doctor and he didn't have an appt until mid December. So I guess we'll go without meds this month and see what happens. Who knows, maybe it'll be a very merry Christmas!

 

[Mrs Dragonfly]

Hi ladies. The witch got me on Friday as expected. Called the doctor and he didn't have an appt until mid December. So I guess we'll go without meds this month and see what happens. Who knows, maybe it'll be a very merry Christmas!

I'm sorry the witch showed, MrsPens. Fingers are crossed that December will be our month and you wont need to go for medication!

 

[toffee87]

Fine as far as I can tell keep testing anyway ha ha.


baby dust

 

[itsnowmyturn]

Well it would appear I was in the tww without knowing it. I suspected from my temps that I may have od but I wasn't getting my hopes up about it as I haven't been temping properly and opks were neg but I wasn't doing them regularly either. Af showed on saturday so today I'm on cycle day 3. I knew if I had od I wudnt be pregnant because we don't bd loads.

I'm going to find it hard to actually fall pregnant if last month is anything to go by, I had 2 weeks of an endo flare up and I'm prob going to have a week of af cramps so in pain 3 weeks at a time. Il just have to bd a few times in the non painful times.

Feels good to have finally got my af

 

[Mrs Dragonfly]

Well at least you have af and now can have a better cycle of trying this time around. Hope it flies on by with good news!

Lots of dust ladies! Hoping that we'll all have Christmas miracles

 

[melodyy_mtb]

Hey girls,

Haven't been on for a few days. Dragonfly that's right. We're both cd10 today its not going as slowly as i thought it would. I started doing opks today. I never usually o before cd27 (if i o at all lol) but my donor suggested starting toda,y just to be safe. How's your o watch going?

Sorry the witch got you this cycle pensfan I really do hope your next cycle is the one!

myturn you must be in so much pain when your endo flares up I really hope this cycle goes better for you. Have you ever tried to artificially inseminate on those days where you're in your fertile window but too much pain? Or would that hurt just as much?

 

[itsnowmyturn]

I'm not sure whether it would hurt. i have thought about it but for now I think I don't want to make everything about baby, I am desperate for one but I dont want to put strain on our relationship by making him do it in a cup lol. I don't think he would really understand why, he lives in the man bubble of babies just happen lol, he doesn't really understand fertile windows etc.

As that was cycle 1 I think I will see how ot goes next cycle and if its the same maybe broach the subject with him and get the feelers for what he thinks about it. My pain before zoladex came once every 2 months but i was on bcp that completely stopped af so I think that had something to do with it as well so now im just worried that it will be every month.

Luckily my pain has now gone, af almost over but i have the burns on my tummy to show for it hot water bottles help but they have to be mega hot and close to my skin so I obviously took it a little too far this time amd have burnt my stomach.

Will start with opks from Monday but im expecting another 40+ day cycle while things get back to normal so I guess il be out of opks before the new year lol.

Hows everyone feeling about this cycle? Xmas bfp or not? Dc

 

[Mrs Dragonfly]

Melody - Woohoo for CD10! I'm trying really hard to be very "relaxed" this cycle and some moments are easier than others lol. Excellent on the opks! Until you know for certain what day you O for sure on it's better to start earlier anyways to make sure you catch it. That's pretty awesome that your donor suggested starting them early

I usually don't O until CD20 onward, the exact date is to be determined. I've decided no temping or opks. DH did want me to use them but with the holidays coming up I think I would rather spend it enjoying them with him than stressing when we're bd'ing and when we're not. Although I had some aching in my usual left side today and we bd after mentioning it to DH. But it's way too early for that ache to be O. I'm going to try and keep busy doing Christmas crafts and such for gifts. We'll see how that goes haha.

Itsnowmyturn - Sometimes it takes men longer to figure these things out, if ever. Next time you see a doctor or gyno take DH along and have them explain how it all works. It took my amazing gyno talking about the fertile window and such to make DH actually realize that timing really matters and now he's more serious and understanding about the whole thing.

Careful with those hot packs, I love them too but once I start turning red I have to take them off before getting burnt Sorry that your endo causes you so much pain.

AFM: Trying to forget what cycle day I'm on Trying to "relax" is harder than I expected, but we're bd'ing when we feel like it which is about every 2-3 days so that's still pretty alright timing for when O approaches. If I counted ahead right I should be O'ing sometime the first week of December, but we'll see. I have to fight myself to not buy opks when I'm at the store, poor DH probably thinks I'm a loon. This weekend I plan on going shopping to stock up on craft items and losing myself in gift making until Christmas rolls around as my test date isn't until Christmas Eve - I'm super scared of disappointment. This last af took a huge emotional toll of me and on DH because I was a train wreck the first few days, I'm worried it'll be the exact same again and if it's on Christmas we'll be out of town with his family

 

[itsnowmyturn]

Iv been discharged from my gynae but I'm hoping it wont get to that stage. If i do end up in pain for 2 weeks at a time I hope that it falls after I ovulate, it seemed to this time, my af arrived 2 weeks after the pain started. Af pretty much over, just spotting now so hopefully Il ovulate quite quickly and i cud be one of the lucky ones to fall quickly.

When r u guys due to o? Xx

 

[Mrs Dragonfly]

Well fingers crossed for you!:thumbsup:

I'm probably going to O around the first week of December, the exact date is uncertain But we'll just stick to bd'ing as much as possible.

 

[itsnowmyturn]

Lol i think in my 42 day cycle we bd only about 6 times and twice of those he didn't finish because he'd been drinking. Lol wasn't shocked I wasnt pregnant then haha. Although ff had me down as bd 2 days before o but we have differing views of when I od

 

[Mrs Dragonfly]

I'm not sure FF really knows when we O My FF has always been wrong about my O date

Best of luck with this next cycle!!

 

[itsnowmyturn]

Well my brother called me today, I knew what he was going to say before i even answered the phone, between him and ky other brother they have called me 4 times in the ladt 5 years and i have 4 nieces and nephews so i guessed and yes his gf is pregnant.

I feel awful that im not over the moon for them. They had a baby in feb, they jad only been together s few months when she fell pregnant, not even trying. the have only been trying one cycle and i doubt either no about fertile windows etc, they were originally going to try after new year but i guess they decided to start earlier. I feel like a bad sister

 

[melodyy_mtb]

Heeeey ladies. Haven't been on here for a bit. Hows everyone doing?

Think you're doing the right thing Dragonfly. No need stressing over Christmas. Just relax and let nature take its course this month. I o quite late into my cycle (if i even o at all lol). Usually cd27.

I also think you've got the right idea too myturn. I didnt realise it was only your 1st cycle trying. Same for me too. I guess you and DH should just enjoy trying naturally until you try alternative things. But gosh do I know how desperate you feel when you're ready for a baby. When I got a bfn last time, i was gutted, but then had to remember many people try for months, even years!

Afm - I've been charting like a mad woman, letting it take over my life. I started worrying about not o'ing this month. I'd be gutted, but I just have to try not to stress about it.

I hope we get our BFPs this month!!!

 

[itsnowmyturn]

Yeah I'm a newbie with this lol but slowly figuring everything out and learning about my body. Every cycle I don't fall pregnant is one more that I can learn about my body so as long as it doesnt go on to long I don't mind x

 

[melodyy_mtb]

Yeah I'm a newbie with this lol but slowly figuring everything out and learning about my body. Every cycle I don't fall pregnant is one more that I can learn about my body so as long as it doesnt go on to long I don't mind x

That's the best way of thinking about it hun. Every cycle teaches you something.

Speaking of cycles, mine have gone mental. I think its the Vitex, which I guess is kind of a good thing. But i've been getting positive opks for 2 days now, which by ff calculations is 12 days early! If taking Vitex is shortening my periods from 40 days to 28, then i guess that's good. But it's making it damn near impossible to plan my insemination

 

[itsnowmyturn]

I guess its a lot harder for u with it being insemination rather than bd, maybe ask ur donor very nicely to contribute more Xmas, spirit and all lol.

I intend to stay as positive as I can for a few months, already into my second month,almost 3rd so waiting it out for another 3 should be ok. But u bet ur ass I'm going to the Dr immediately in march and saying check me lol