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[R22]

@MizzyD so sorry to hear that! We will be here for you!

 

[MIZZYD]

Thx R22. I will definitely probably be on here a bit more and hoping that time goes by really fast. Luckily my brother is staying with me, but he is 14 so pretty much I will be taking care of him, but at least I wont be alone. Also, I am bringing his Labrador to take care of us. After what happened last time I need a guard dog for the backyard.

I think I am out because before ovulation (according to FF) all of my OPK's were negative and not once did I feel any CM.

 

[chulie]

Hi girls......

Mizzd....Sorry but...why would you be out at 3DPO???What happened last time? Did I miss a post? I really apologize if you've already answered this....

 

[Whyte82]

Hope everyone has a lovely 4th July Weekend!!!


And good luck to any testers testing over the weekend

 

[ClandestineTX]

Have progressed into the part of the cycle where I start trying to prepare myself for it to be game over. Looked at my other charts - I always get cramping the week after ovulation! So I'm not sure yesterday's eventful cramping meant anything. I can say I don't usually have cramping so bad I have to lie down with a heating pad... so maybe it's not totally bust?

 

[MIZZYD]

@Chulie, because I did not have any positive OPK's, I might had ovulated before I started testing, and there was no BD then because I was waiting for the "right time" (oh yea, and DH and I had gotten into a fight, lol) This was our first cycle trying so we were learning a lot and taking a lot of information in. But now we know that every other day after AF leaves is the best way to go. This next cycle he will be on a business trip, but I am hoping he comes back on time to BD everyday when I am fertile, FX that I am not out for August testing, an April baby would be cool too.

 

[Whyte82]

Have progressed into the part of the cycle where I start trying to prepare myself for it to be game over. Looked at my other charts - I always get cramping the week after ovulation! So I'm not sure yesterday's eventful cramping meant anything. I can say I don't usually have cramping so bad I have to lie down with a heating pad... so maybe it's not totally bust?

Exactly!!! Keep positive ( which i know only getting harder after 8 cycles) but like you said not the normal cramping you get so something is different!!!

Sending loads of my Irish Luck to you

 

[MIZZYD]

@Clandestine when will you be testing? I am excited for you and FX.

 

[ClandestineTX]

@MIZZYD: just from your chart, ovulation looks about CD 15 (keeping in mind BBT isn't terribly accurate for pinpointing ovulation)

 

[Mrs. JJ]

April is an awesome month Mizzy!!

Clandie - don't worry, I didn't have a symptom until after I saw the pink line!! don't let lack of symptoms get you down!!

 

[LillyTame]

Good morning ladies! Hope everyone is having a good day! I'm chipper because it's my Friday lol

Ok, we have a couple scheduled testers today...wheeeere aaaare yoooou?

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R22

Remember, I'm not counting anyone out no matter how many BFNs you get, until AF shows

 

[ClandestineTX]

Have progressed into the part of the cycle where I start trying to prepare myself for it to be game over. Looked at my other charts - I always get cramping the week after ovulation! So I'm not sure yesterday's eventful cramping meant anything. I can say I don't usually have cramping so bad I have to lie down with a heating pad... so maybe it's not totally bust?

Exactly!!! Keep positive ( which i know only getting harder after 8 cycles) but like you said not the normal cramping you get so something is different!!!

Sending loads of my Irish Luck to you

Will take all the Irish Luck I can get - Hubster's family is Irish, my mom's father's side is all Irish... a March baby would be super Irish, too. And we really do celebrate St. Pat's around here like most people do Christmas! Only with corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, etc.

And yeah... after 8 full cycles... it does get hard. I feel bipolar. On one hand the chance of each subsequent cycle being a BFP seems to go up, data shows couples who keep trying will conceive (sooner or later). But then I think about all those charts that show such-and-such percent within 3 cycles, something like 60-80% by the 6th cycle and only like 85% by the 12th... which makes me think being in cycle 9 is actually lower chance than we had in cycle 1... I just wish I could think about something else!!!

@Clandestine when will you be testing? I am excited for you and FX.

Tomorrow is 7 DPO, which is usually when I start testing with FMU - just once a day with an IC/ Wondfo and then carry on. If I don't test early I drive myself mad thinking about whether it would be positive if I tested, so months ago I just started testing every day early enough that I expect a BFN and then desensitize myself to subsequent ones. I'll let everyone know about tomorrow's test, but unlikely to be back on here before Sunday night/ Monday morning, because I'm going out of town for the weekend!

 

[Whyte82]

Will take all the Irish Luck I can get - Hubster's family is Irish, my mom's father's side is all Irish... a March baby would be super Irish, too. And we really do celebrate St. Pat's around here like most people do Christmas! Only with corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, etc.

And yeah... after 8 full cycles... it does get hard. I feel bipolar. On one hand the chance of each subsequent cycle being a BFP seems to go up, data shows couples who keep trying will conceive (sooner or later). But then I think about all those charts that show such-and-such percent within 3 cycles, something like 60-80% by the 6th cycle and only like 85% by the 12th... which makes me think being in cycle 9 is actually lower chance than we had in cycle 1... I just wish I could think about something else!!!


Well i am 100% Irish Girl!!! so you have a lot on your side
I can only imagine this is only my 4th cycle !!!
I was just actually speaking to a good friend of mine last night, and she was trying for 2 years with no luck , charting EVERYTHING and getting really down!! She then just stopped charting for one month cos was BFN's were upsetting her and BOOM got her BFP that month !

 

[ClandestineTX]

@Whyte82: I think cycle 4 was when I started to emotionally distance myself from the process. I had to. Which is why I get really impatient pre-O, then get excited, and then start talking myself down, so I'm not devastated when it's all over. I keep joking that if I ever get a BFP, Hubster will have to pick me up off the bathroom floor, because I fully expect to pass out from the sheer shock of seeing a second line!

 

[Whyte82]

@Whyte82: I think cycle 4 was when I started to emotionally distance myself from the process. I had to. Which is why I get really impatient pre-O, then get excited, and then start talking myself down, so I'm not devastated when it's all over. I keep joking that if I ever get a BFP, Hubster will have to pick me up off the bathroom floor, because I fully expect to pass out from the sheer shock of seeing a second line!

That is actually really good advice! Thanks
I keep saying sure it will take a while don't get too hopeful! then i just can't help but be devo when i get BFN!!!

Haha! ya think it will be some shock alright!!! But the best one

 

[lovelymiss]

Tomorow is 9dpo. I was going to hold out until 10dpo (and I was doing SO well!), but I think I'm gonna test early. I don't want to miss a possible BFP on the 4th of July. How cute would it be to get a 4th of July onesie to announce it to DH? I won't get too down if it's a BFN. I'll just wait until 11DPO (Saturday) to test again, then wait for AF to be late if it's still negative.

 

[ClandestineTX]

@lovelymiss: you have a lot more restraint than I do. I don't think I've ever managed to wait until even 8 DPO and certainly have not skipped days once I start testing! GOOD LUCK to you! So excited to leave for the weekend and I hope to come back to more BFPs!!!

 

[LillyTame]

Oh I think that would be super cute, lovelymiss! FXd for you!

I'm gonna try, try, try my best to not test till 13dpo...will be one day late by then. I have never waiting till AF...the earliest has been 5dpo and the lastest 8dpo. Probably just going to have to take it one day at a time, lucky for me there are no special days past 6dpo that I would have an excuse to test early lol

 

[ClandestineTX]

What's this needing an excuse to test early?

 

[LillyTame]

lol...you know...mother's day, someone's bday, any holiday really