Cycle Buddy wanted

[1stbaby]

Yeah I knew you were joking Jai Jai!! I am on CD 9 now and I usually ov around CD 17-20, I have not gotten regular since this is just attempt #2 after BC and surgery. We will c though, I would like to ov on cd 14 and be regular, but at least my cycle length is still always 28 days long. I will ov anytime between nov 2 and 8th, that means a lot of Bding!!!!! Hope everyone is doing well. Its getting cold here and I hate it, things would be much better if I were pg!! Then I dont mind wearing big baggy sweaters!!

 

[TigerLady]

I get middleschmertz (o pain) every month like clockwork. Except when on BCP, of course! Usually just uncomfy, not too painful, off to one side, some twinges, some little stabs, some dull extended aches. Usually last anywhere from a few hours to a day or so. My right side is meaner (more painful) than my left.

I wish it would get cold and stay cold here! I live in the high desert (mtn desert) and it is ridiculous right now. I wake up in the morning and it is 30-35 F and by 2 pm it is 75... grrr... dressing for that is not easy.

 

[LadyBee]

I get the middleshmertz too, but sometimes the pains are weird, like the one yesterday, it wasn't typical of Ov and it was a little early, but either way, if it was or not, I'm not having any EWCM, so I am a little nervous that things aren't in kahoots this month. I will have to wait 'til this weekend to really be able to tell. I've toyed with the idea of getting OPKs, but it's too late in this cycle isn't it? Plus, like you TigerLady, it's like clockwork 90% of the time.
I used to live in Ohio too, I DO NOT MISS THE COLD! I woke up this morning here in Florida to a 55 degree (f) day! I was a little shocked to say the least. It's been in the 80s and we aren't used to the 30 degree dip! I agree it's nice to wear comfy stuff, but I'm comfy when I don't have to be either too hot or cold... is perfection too much to ask?! lol!

 

[TigerLady]

is perfection too much to ask?! lol!

Of course not! we all deserve perfection!!

My sis lives in FL, too. Love to visit -- but it's too hot for me! I am totally OVER summer about a month into it. I'm such a snowbunny!

It shouldn't be too late for OPKs, esp if you think you haven't o'ed yet. I don't plan to start using them until cd13 (haven't even bought them yet this c)... I o as early as 14 or 15, but usually not until 16-17.

If you have middleschmertz as a backup, it may be interesting to get some, start them today or tomorrow and see if they match up to when you feel your middleschmertz and get EWCM.

 

[LadyBee]

So, since I am new to them (OPKs), are they pretty self-explanitory? I'd be getting them at wal-mart or some place like that this time around, but probably if I decide to use them I'll get them online (or is it offline...haha) Well, I'm still toying with the idea. I'd have to go get them right after I leave work...and I'm not so sure I'm that ambitious today...
Heck, I keep forgetting what CD I'm on, I need to get a ticker or something...

 

[TigerLady]

Heck, I keep forgetting what CD I'm on, I need to get a ticker or something...

I laugh only because I use my ticker to keep track, too!

OPKs are totally self explanatory and very similar to HPTs. Just use them in the afternoon instead of FMU. There are digi and not digi ones. I haven't used the digi b/c they are more $. So, there is a control line and another place for a line -- if a line shows in the other window, that is your LH surge and you should o w/in 12 to 24 hours (i think...maybe it's 12-48 -- the package will tell you!) I've used both name brands and store brands... both worked for me. If you decide to use them, let us know what you think of them!

 

[LadyBee]

(got me a new ticker...hehe)

 

[TigerLady]

(got me a new ticker...hehe)

NICE!!

 

[1stbaby]

Just curious why you say not to use the fmu? I did last cycle and mine worked ok.... I have four pos in a row then back to neg. I just want to make sure I am doing it right, maybe because I used fmu thats why i got four pos... I dont know. Whats the difference?

 

[TigerLady]

They (you know, that all knowing "They") say that the LH surge starts in the early am, so doesn't build up enough to detect in FMU on the first day. I have used FMU b4, too... but think I was getting my first pos on the morning AFTER I would have gotten my first pos if I used in the afternoon.

Example: one month I used FMU I got a neg, then woke up in the middle of that night with o pain (know I o'ed that night) and got a pos with FMU the next morning. If I had used afternoon, I would have gotten a pos on the afternoon of the day I got the neg with FMU. The kicker -- we didn't BD that night b/c I thought I was still a day from o! GRRRRRRR

 

[babymojo]

i started to spot this am and now nothing but i think the is on her way so i'm in!!! This is the month

 

[TigerLady]

Babymojo!

 

[LadyBee]

Well I didn't go to the store after work, so I'm going to just go by my middleschmertz this month. We've been BDing every day and that will most likely continue (whoo hooo!) until this cycle is up...so I should be on the right track anyway.

I'm really going to try to remain 'easy-going' through this. I think that I'll probably maintain my 'bat'-like behaviors until I get tired of it (though, it's actually kinda comfy to fall asleep like that ), and that could be months or weeks...and I'm not going to go nuts charting or temping or much of that stuff. I might change my tune in a few months though...can't speak too soon I guess.

Do you (those of you who chart and OPK and so forth) do it every month or do you cut yourself a break now and then?

 

[Jai_Jai]

well 1st baby i always used FMU too and the started using afternoon as well last month and it didnt change anything but i guess if u have lots of IC it doesnt matter!!! We are exact same in cycle days so was wondering when u expect to OV? think I am on Sun or Mon so lots of this weekend!!! xxx

 

[TigerLady]

I chart every month, but with reason. I started charting so I could establish a pattern... but when I went to the OB on c3 to check on meds, he told me to keep charting and (b/c I had been charting from the beginning), if I hadn't fallen pg by 6 mo we would start testing. Usually under 35 (I'm 32) you have to wait a year b4 they'll test. So I continue to chart so I can have the short cut to answers! Even if tests come back fine, then at least I know. And if the DON'T, then I don't waste an additional 6 mo!

Otherwise, I'd probably consider a break after this cycle -- I have other things to go by and charting is sometimes annoying. I think it contributes to my thinking about this too much.

 

[1stbaby]

Well I have only been charting for two months after the surgery to make sure that everything is on track. i am glad i charted otherwise I would not have known last month I ov on CD 20... I would have thought it was on cd 14 or so. If i dont get pg this month I am going to take a break next month, i figure two months should give me an idea about when i ov. On the other hand to answer you question Jai Jai, I hope to ov this weekend, but last month was not until Cd 20 which would make it next weekend. The problem with that is that since I have a regular 28 day cycle always, that leaves only 7 days for the LP.... which could mean I have LPD. I have not figured it out yet since I am only on cycle two trying so maybe last month was just an affect from the surgery. If I only have a short lp this month i am going to the dr to get on meds to regulate me again. But I am hoping to ov this weekend and be back to normal on my own so that this will be the month!!!!!!! I hope I hope!! I am having some ov pain a little already and some creamy cm, so this could be a very good sign that I will ov soon!

 

[Elliebank]

Morning ladies.

I'm still bloody spotting from my af - last month I started spotting on cd13 & haven't really stopped since!! There was just more when my af came but it still wasn't like a normal af (didn't need tampons or towels, just panty liners). Hope it stops soon cos it's not very nice when bd'ing!!

For all of you that use preseed or are starting to - do you use it everytime you bd or just near to when you think yr gonna O? I've got 12 lots so think this month I'll use it everytime just to be sure.

 

[LadyBee]

Ellie-are you doing anything for the spotting? Do you have PCOS? Do you normally spot like this throughout your AF?

 

[Elliebank]

I mentioned it to my doc when I went for the results of the cd21 blood test last month & he didn't seem overly concerned, just said 'yr periods are all cocked up' (great help, thanks doc). This is first time I've spotted so much.

 

[LadyBee]

Hmm, that's interesting. Sounds like a Fab doc......sheesh. Well I'm an internet researcher (and a bit of a 'naturalist'), I've found out lots you can do to regulate your hormones, thus regulate your cycles. If you're interested I could PM you some info.