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[xkissyx]

i'm not sure hun i think its recomended to wait for 1 AF untill starting again .. sorry about loosing the baby i hope u get an answer soon xx

 

[a_missy]

thanks kissy

it might be a matter of choice but i didnt want to start it next month and then find out theres a medical risk to trying again too soon. its probably sensible for me to phone the FS and ask isnt it? just thought it would be easier if any of the girls on here knew

 

[xkissyx]

yer for sure i'd phone the specialist and get some advice xx

 

[rhiansweet84]

a_missy :

 

[xkissyx]

ladies when do your opk's start to darken mine is look like it has colour but nowhere close to control line .. i worry that i'll have a repeat performance as last month xx

 

[babyloulou]

Afternoon everyone! Sorry- busy day at school today!

a_missy I am so sorry I think you should ring and get your FS's advice- you need to do what's best for you.

Afternoon everyone else- how is everyone today- just had a read through to catch up.

Kissy- last month my OPKs went as follows:-

CD10- visible light line,
CD11- slightly darker but still light,
CD12-about quarter of the colour of the control line,
CD13-half the colour in the morning and then darker and darker all day until positive just after midnight (did about 10 throughout the afternoon)

- so you can see the noticeable dark ones didn't start until CD13. I did one in the morning that was about half the colour, so when the afternoon one was even darker (and darker than I'd ever seen before) I just kept doing them every hour or so until I got a positive after midnight. They were blank again by the next morning!!! It would have been sooo easy to miss! It made me realise that the most important thing is to make sure we BD every other day during the fertile period so we are covered, incase I miss the surge!

Hi Sonya- did you not BD before ovulation at all? Sperm can live for up to 5 days!

Rhian- sorry you are getting BFN's- it's not over until AF!! Clomid is so frustrating though because it mimics pregnancy symptoms! There were points near the end of last cycle where I let myself think it was going to happen!! My bbs were incredible- really sore! I was shattered all the time- I had a slight spotting on 8dpo that stopped after an hour (thought it might be I.B)- and then threw up after eating my tea on about 13DPO.... all Clomid side effects though!

 

[VickyLou]

Hey girls hope everyone is doing good?

Sorry for you loss a_messy.

I took my first tablet today woohoo. I was wondering what all this opk thing is about (sorry i might sound stupid lol new to it all) I understand its an ovulation prediction kit but how does it work? I think i have used them before but could never get my head round how they really worked i never really noticed any change in them.]

Thanks guys

 

[TySonNMe]

Hi Vicky...I hated the OPK test strips so this month I bought the EZ tests. With the EZs if you get a line at all, it's supposed to be positive. I had a hard time trying to decide if the strip was darker or as dark as the control line before. I took my first pill last night. Lots of to you!

 

[xkissyx]

thanks ladies .. i tested again at 7pm and still the second line was there n i'd say a quater of the colour of the control line but there's still hope ... i seem to get the best results testing at 2pm and 6pm ....

how you doing lou? xx

 

[mrssunshine78]

a_missy so sorry hun - i would def speak to fs before doing anything else

had another scan today this is day 15! anyway one of my follicles has grown to 14mm and so they think i may ovulate in 2 or 3 days time, which is a bit later than my norm, but at least it looks like things are going in the right direction!

 

[rhiansweet84]

thanks ladies .. i tested again at 7pm and still the second line was there n i'd say a quater of the colour of the control line but there's still hope ... i seem to get the best results testing at 2pm and 6pm ....

how you doing lou? xx

If you get an opk like that it indicates you'll be ovulating within 24-48 hours

Also opks give you a true reading in the afternoon....

 

[xkissyx]

thanks rhian i'll wait to test again tomorrow afternoon it should be dark as i'm due to ovulate sunday/monday at the latest wednesday ... fingers crossed ovulation happens this time xxx

 

[babyloulou]

Not always Rhian! The lines can be completely random for some women! They say some women get a lovely fade in then out pattern through the month- they can pinpoint ovulation like you mentioned! Others, like me, get random dark lines, then blanks, lines again etc.... - the only one that matters if your body's like that is the positive.

How are you anyway Rhian? Any more news? Have you done anymore HPTs since the first time???

I'm fine ta Kissy- not much to report here- temps low and normal and still about quarter-ish coloured lines on OPKs. My positive came on CD13 last month so assuming it's the same I have a few days yet!

 

[babyloulou]

Ignoring everything I said about the lines above though if you are that close to middle of the cycle Kissy then it may well be your 24/48 hour warning lines. I didn't realise you were that far along in your cycle! (sorry Rhian for arguing your point!! )- I think it's because we were only 1 cycle day away from each other last time. I keep thinking we still are!

 

[xkissyx]

hehe it's ok hun yer i'm on cd11 ... not holding out much hope atm as they just don't want to get darker ... maybe they'l surprise me and just and get real dark .. i don't have any pains or headache's n if ya check out my chart my temps have been low and flat this cycle, had the same temp 3 days in a row now xx

 

[rhiansweet84]

LMAO: no offense taken loulou. I done another FRER this morning and yet again negative. I still feel pregnant and still feeling all the symptoms. Not gonna argue with the tests though coz I think I'm gonna drive myself crazy!
I wish now I could either have AF OR to get a BFP. What us women have to go through.

Myself and DH are going to take a sperm sample to hospital on Tuesday. He's already been tested once but we just wanna be sure

 

[babyloulou]

Good luck with the SA Rhian. As for your BFP- keep remembering it's not over til the fat woman hollers!! What dpo are you now?

Kissy- don't panic yet! Even if your cycle was textbook with ovulation arriving perfectly on CD14 then you still have 3 days left yet! Plenty of time for those lovely dark lines to appear! xxx

 

[babyloulou]

P.S:- meant to stay Kissy- that steady, low temps are a good sign- means more stable hormones! Your chart was erratic last cycle wasn't it?? So showing that change is already a brill sign!

 

[xkissyx]

thanks lou hun your such a support all you ladies are xx

 

[rhiansweet84]

I am 14 dpo ovulation today but on cycle day 29. I ovulated on cd 15. I normally have a 27 day cycle ( well I have since on clomid anyway)....and there's still no change. I still feel like crap warmed up

How are the rest of you ladies today?
Rhi xx