Cycle 1 day 1. Who's with me? *update* It's a girl! Congrats baby_bray!!!

[Twinkie210]

That's good news Moter. Hope you o soon.

Twinkie... I hope your lines get darker really fast. How many more days til you expect af? I see it says cycle day 16 but was thinking you have short cycles? Maybe tonight you will get a nice dark line.

My cycles aren't completely regular, but the last couple months were probably shorter due to taking soy. In the past I have O'd around CD21 (as early as CD18 as late as CD29). But it seems like my OPKs should be darker than what they are now... who knows. I started my progesterone today, per my Dr.s directions, so I guess I'll see what happens in the next couple weeks!

Here are what my cycle history is:

#1: 28 days O? First cycle off BC
#2: 40 days O- CD29 LP-11 days
#3: 34 days O- CD22 LP-12 days
#4: 31 days O- CD21 LP-10 days
#5: 54 days O- CD21 (MC)
#6: 35 days O- CD24 LP-11 days
#7: 31 days O- CD20 LP-11 days
#8: 29 days O- CD17 LP-12 days
#9: 30 days O- CD18 LP-12 days
#10: 21 days O- CD14 LP- 7days
#11: currently CD16 no O no + OPK...

My last non soy cycle I O'd on CD17, so I was hoping to O then this cycle too, but right now I am hoping by CD21...

 

[mailcmm]

I did some research to educate myself on the short luteal phase. Glad you are on the progesterone. From what I read in dr info and from women it helps. Also I read where a womans dr told her to take baby aspirin to strengthen the uterine lining. She took one a day. And that can't hurt. Have you thought about clomid? Apparently that is supposed to help

 

[Twinkie210]

I have read up on it too. I think the progesterone is why my LP went to 12 days, but it worries me that I still have so much spotting. I know B complex vitamins are suppose to help too, but I don't want to start anything until I see my Dr. I am hoping he lets me move on to clomid, but as of right now they nurse doesn't even think I need to be seen! I need to buck up and just make an appt. My Dr. made it sound like if I was taking progesterone I wouldn't get AF until I quit taking it, but not the case for me! Last month I only took it for 5 days before AF showed up! So I wonder if that means my progesterone is really low??? Who knows. I have heard clomid will fix low progesterone by making sure you have a nice developed follicle...

 

[moter98]

Twinkie- based on your past cycles I wouldnt worry that you haven't o'd yet. It looks like you have anywhere from a day to a week yet before o. Just want to add that yesterdays opk I had a barely there line and today I had an almost positive so it can change quickly!
I would bet the dr will put you on clomid if you are still having spotting. Many women are very successful with the clomid.

 

[Twinkie210]

Twinkie- based on your past cycles I wouldnt worry that you haven't o'd yet. It looks like you have anywhere from a day to a week yet before o. Just want to add that yesterdays opk I had a barely there line and today I had an almost positive so it can change quickly!
I would bet the dr will put you on clomid if you are still having spotting. Many women are very successful with the clomid.

I know, I am trying to tell myself that they will get darker, but this is the lightest they have been this late in my cycle! The spotting is the worst! This is only the third day out of 16 that I haven't had spotting (of course the day isn't over, so I may still have some today!). But since I started progesterone today, I expect my spotting will stop until either 9/10 dpo or I get AF, which ever comes first!

 

[Twinkie210]

I just realized we haven't heard from menb yet... I hope her appt went well!

 

[moter98]

Yeah, how did it go menb?

Twinkie, spotting for so many days there must be something a bit off here. It's probably just a simple hormone fix. I hope you make an appt with your dr. Soon. You could call now so they can get you in by the beginning of next cycle should you not get a bfp. I believe they do the bloodwork at beginning if your cycle and around cd21 to check your hormone levels. The dr would surely say you should be checked because of the spotting. Did you have this spotting before the progesterone? I see you lp's were longer before. Is there anything you have been taking since all this spotting and shorter lp's started? It looks to me like you were having normal lp up until last 2 cycles.

 

[television]

Hey girls thanks for all the encouragement! I take my OPKs in the evening (I have found that works best for me). When I can tell the lines are getting a little darker I will sometimes test twice (once at like 4:30 and again at 7 or 8), but right now, despite having super dark pee, my lines are so faint you can't hardly see them.

Moter- I know how you feel. I think I will be doing this for awhile too! February 1st will be one year. I never would have thought I would still be TTC right now But then again I would't have thought that I would have a MC either. I am determine to get my baby and I know you will too!

Television and Colta- When will you guys be testing???

Mail- great pic! It is amazing that they can see a baby that little isn't it? And see a heartbeat!

im not doing opt im just doing the deed as much a poss and hope it works, i will do preg test if i dont have af but not fgoing to bother before( i dont think eeekkkk can i do it)

 

[moter98]

You have some willpower Television! I'm not at the point yet where I can stop poas. So far opk's are my favorite cause I at least get some positive feedback from them! I just have this compulsion to KNOW. Can't think of anything else till I know what that test says. Then I can get in with my day.

 

[television]

Im quite sure im ovulating now im in lots of pain in both ovaries hurts to walk i seem to be getting this much more since mc strange. db came home from work today and going to pounce on hi again tonight haha Hope you all have a great wkend girls xx

 

[television]

You have some willpower Television! I'm not at the point yet where I can stop poas. So far opk's are my favorite cause I at least get some positive feedback from them! I just have this compulsion to KNOW. Can't think of anything else till I know what that test says. Then I can get in with my day.

I totally get you when you see a positive on a test it makes you feel like you've achieved something but my life has become so centred around having a baby its making me feel really down, im not working at the moment so it gives me lots of time to think about things. So i told myself this cycle i wasnt going to put some pressure on me or my partner and try enjoying our lives again and our time together

 

[moter98]

Catch that egg television!!

 

[moter98]

You have some willpower Television! I'm not at the point yet where I can stop poas. So far opk's are my favorite cause I at least get some positive feedback from them! I just have this compulsion to KNOW. Can't think of anything else till I know what that test says. Then I can get in with my day.

I totally get you when you see a positive on a test it makes you feel like you've achieved something but my life has become so centred around having a baby its making me feel really down, im not working at the moment so it gives me lots of time to think about things. So i told myself this cycle i wasnt going to put some pressure on me or my partner and try enjoying our lives again and our time together

That's a great idea! It's so easy to let ttc take over your life. While I am still doing all the testing and charting I have decided to relax about the while thing myself. I no longer base everything on getting a bfp. I sure want to see one but I'm enjoying my life again(finally) and appreciating what I already have. I do have a wonderful son and while I would like another I should enjoy what I already have.

 

[Twinkie210]

I am a little bit obsessive, but I would be wayyyy worse if I didn't know exactly when I O'd, so OPKs and charting help me!

moter- I have had spotting since coming off BC, but it got a little worse since I started the progesterone, but I'll deal with it if my LP lengthens. This cycle I have had wayyy more spotting than I normally do. But most of the spotting has been really light (like one spot on the TP mixed into my CM).

Maybe I will O soon after all. I just went to the bathroom and had tons of EWCM! I may have to make DH BD again tonight! So either I am getting ready to O or my hormones are really wacky!

 

[moter98]

I would guess o soon! All right Twinkie!

 

[mailcmm]

Twinkies your Dr can check your progesterone 5 days after o but he needs to be monitoring for o now. I say call the Dr and make an apt and tell nurse ratchet to mind her own beeswax.

 

[colta]

Another day another bit of exercise... I had a bit of a meltdown this morning. I weighed myself expecting to see at least some progress and I've actually gone UP in weight! I've heard of some people going up in weight based on water retention from developing muscles. Ah well... I'm not going to fret about it too much, I'm more excited about my waistline shrinking then weight dropping... so, we'll see how this goes.

On the ttc side... I got my positive OPK and didn't notice it until after that day!! But, we were able to BD around there so, I feel pretty good. We BD'd every other day from about 2 days before, the day of and two days after... so I think we're pretty well covered. If it doesn't happen this time, we'll try something new, but we're not going to panic about it now.

I don't know if you remember me mentioning it before, but a friend of mine recently got pregnant in hopes of saving her marriage. Well, she just found out she has a blood clotting defect called Factor V Leiden. It basically means she has a very increased risk of clotting (as does her baby). She is supposed to be taking it easy, less exercising, etc... she's also supposed to be taking blood thinners. And of course... she has completely decided to ignore everything she was told and do what she want.
It baffles me that she would risk her baby so much for her own vanity and 'pride' or whatever. Her body has the ability to produce blood clots at any time and throw those into her babies circulation/umbilical cord/placenta and she just doesn't care. It makes me so angry that someone would risk such a precious gift because she doesn't want to listen... I'm so pissed with her!!

 

[moter98]

Oh that makes me wanna cry colta! I don't understand how she could do that. A friend of a friend of mine was pregnant and found out she was having a baby with a club foot and aborted the baby. She said she didn't want any "disabled" child. My son was born with one and he is just fine!!!! I wish she would have listened. There really is no getting through to women like that and in my opinion they do not deserve a child.

 

[colta]

Oh that makes me wanna cry colta! I don't understand how she could do that. A friend of a friend of mine was pregnant and found out she was having a baby with a club foot and aborted the baby. She said she didn't want any "disabled" child. My son was born with one and he is just fine!!!! I wish she would have listened. There really is no getting through to women like that and in my opinion they do not deserve a child.

That's unbelievable motor!! I can't believe someone would do that! I don't get people sometimes... if it was me, I would do everything in my power to make sure that no harm came to my baby.
She keeps saying that "Well, I never had problems with it before, so I'm not going to pay attention to it."... well, that's great and all, but that doesn't mean it can't happen now... especially considering how much your blood volume increases during pregnancy, how at risk it puts her for pre-eclamsia, low birth weight, still birth, miscarriage (especially around the 10 week mark)... why would you risk your baby like that? Or yourself for that matter, she could easily develop deep vein thrombosis or a pulmonary embolism... it just baffles the mind!

 

[moter98]

Oh that makes me wanna cry colta! I don't understand how she could do that. A friend of a friend of mine was pregnant and found out she was having a baby with a club foot and aborted the baby. She said she didn't want any "disabled" child. My son was born with one and he is just fine!!!! I wish she would have listened. There really is no getting through to women like that and in my opinion they do not deserve a child.

That's unbelievable motor!! I can't believe someone would do that! I don't get people sometimes... if it was me, I would do everything in my power to make sure that no harm came to my baby.
She keeps saying that "Well, I never had problems with it before, so I'm not going to pay attention to it."... well, that's great and all, but that doesn't mean it can't happen now... especially considering how much your blood volume increases during pregnancy, how at risk it puts her for pre-eclamsia, low birth weight, still birth, miscarriage (especially around the 10 week mark)... why would you risk your baby like that? Or yourself for that matter, she could easily develop deep vein thrombosis or a pulmonary embolism... it just baffles the mind!

I don't get it either. It's a huge risk to take. And if something happens she may never forgive herself.