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[tink28]

thank u DM!

does this link work?

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/29bc2e

 

[oxo]

Hello all,
So many posts since I introduced myself, takes a while to catch up. Thanks for the welcomes
My temps seem to be all over the place this cycle (last months chart was great) so no ovulation detected on ff yet, but I had lots of ovulation pains yesterday and a + opk so now wishing away the next 14 days to see if we've been successful.
My husband has his tests on Weds, he's been eating nuts and seeds all week - think he might be a little nervous (and tells me he's feeling like a budgie ha ha).
Have my fingers crossed for you all.

 

[tink28]

welcome faym and best of luck for this cycle, what cd day are u at the mo?

Tink x

 

[oxo]

thanks tink. I'm on CD14, where are you?

 

[tink28]

day 20, FF gave me day 14 as ovulation although i think it was day 15. so am in the 2ww now and hoping i did actually ovulate, this is my 1st cycle of clomid x

 

[caz & bob]

fx tink you will probuly get your this month on your first round xxxxxxx

 

[tink28]

ah thanks caz. i really hope so, i just cant imagine being lucky enough to be preg after wanting it for so many yrs, and all the annovulatory cycles and bfns!!
does this link work for my chart?

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/29bc2e

 

[oxo]

a little further ahead than me! Got my fingers crossed for you. The 2ww can go so slowly!

 

[tink28]

i know its agony! this cycle is harder cos i know im in with more of a chance now (if i was lucky enough to ovulate) but i dont want to get my hopes up for nothing!

 

[lisaf]

tink - I'd agree that you ovulated. I think FF put your crosshairs in where it did because you had no real data for CD15 (no temps or CM). Since you still got a positive OPK though, it might be CD15.... I usually O the last day of my positive or even the first day I go negative. Not sure if thats true for everyone or just me.
It shouldn't matter too much one way or the other if its off a little.
Do you have more charts or is this your first? I'm just curious if this is normal temps for you. They say all women are different, but your temps are about the same range as mine (I mostly think mine are low because they have gotten much higher on previous charts). Do you spot before AF?
Are you getting CD21 bloodwork done tomorrow?

 

[tink28]

hey lisa

thank u so much for your take on my chart, im really pleased that u think i ovulated. i used to temp about 4 yrs ago but have no idea what the temps were like. i temped last month and had no rise, so i couldnt tell u if these temps are normal for me. if i have ovulated this could be the 1st time ever!
i do temp quite early in the morning (7am) so that might be why they are lower. its just whenever i look at the chart gallery on FF they seem to be sky high post-O for most women, although i know everyones different.
ive never spotted before AF before and always have a period even though i dont ovulate.
im getting my 21 day bloodwork done on tuesday as there were no appointments tomorrow, so i guess that will give me a better idea

 

[lisaf]

tink - the day 21 bloodwork with both confirm that you ovulated and tell you what your progesterone levels are (they are what raise your temp, so low levels may mean poor progesterone production).
I know what you mean about everyone having sky-high temps. The time that you take your temp shouldn't matter as much as how long you've been asleep... a minimum of 4 hours is needed for an accurate temp.

I know that I have a low body temp normally (almost never hit 98) so I'm sure that is part of the reason why I don't hit sky high temps during BBT.

 

[tink28]

im wondering if its the same for me- i just wondered about what time u wake up influencing it cos i know they have a temperature corrector on there to alter it if u wake at a different time.
lisa do u know what it will mean if i have low progesterone or what can be done? i know my 21 day bloods have always show no ovulation previously but this is my 1st month with help

 

[DragonMummy]

YAY Tink! Nice chart link! Looks lovely and ovulatey to me!

 

[lisaf]

tink - make sure you research yourself what the levels mean. Some doctors would say that my level (US 6.5 on my 3rd clomid round- 10 is normal for a natural cycle and 15 is normal for a clomid cycle but anything above a 5 means ovulation) was too low for some doctors to consider it to be ovulation on Clomid, but I KNOW I ovulated (OPKs, temps, period, cramps etc). Also, if you ovulated late before, day 21 might have been the wrong day for the bloodwork. It can be off a day or two but must be near 7dpo.
This time, it looks like you'll be doing it right on time.
If you have low progesterone, there are several different kinds of supplements... the most effective seem to be vaginal suppositories (I took them last month when I thought i'd gotten a positive test and it brought my temp right back up and held off AF).
Doctors differ on when they'd want you to start them... mine won't let me have them until after a BFP.. some doctors put women on them after ovulation.
Higher doses of clomid can increase your progesterone by getting your follicles bigger or making more eggs... but there are risks and my doctor wouldn't up my dose because he said all I need is to ovulate, that increasing it wouldn't help.

 

[ttcbaby117]

thanks em, i really did enjoy it but got a high reading this morning on so like you I had to disregard my temp...i didnt even put it in.

caz - nope I didnt test...but all my symptoms are gone so I didnt bother, af should be here on tuesday.

Lisa - how is your symptoms spotting going.

tink - I agree with lisa...she really knows her stuff.

dm - hi hun!!!

welcome fay....g/l to you!

 

[tink28]

thank u to u all ladies- DM im really pleased u also think i ovulated.

lisa thanks so much u are a wealth of knowledge. i will wait and see what my levels are like and take it from there.

ttc dont give up yet i hope the witch stays away for u

 

[lisaf]

ttc - I'm good, had a temp rise this morning (well, I fell asleep with the thermometer in my mouth.. woke up to it beeping and it wasn't under my tongue anymore.. had a 97.78 which is close to what it was yesterday.. I immediately reset it and retook it and got 97.85.. I put that in)... I'll have to see over the next 2 days what it does before getting my hopes up. It could rise tomorrow then start to fall and still fit one of my previous patterns. Still not as high as my highest temps on record though. I should get my bloodwork results tomorrow.

BFN this morning but it was a long-shot anyway.
Won't be around much tomorrow on here since I'll be at jury duty instead of at work goofing off with you guys.

 

[ttcbaby117]

lisa - fxed for you hun!!!! I really hope your tests come back stellar.

 

[lisaf]

ttc - thanks, it would be nice, but it would then throw off all that I feel I know about what my temps mean So it would be nice to be 'right' also, lol.
Boobs have been slightly sore, normal for me at this point in my cycle though.
I have had to pee 3 times this morning which is pretty unusal for me... trying not to get too excited.. its very easy to look so hard for symptoms that you imagine or even actually create them.