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[Fizzyfefe]

Awesome news, Tristansmommy!

My temperature dropped again today, and I took an OPK, and that was also the darkest it's ever been. Not positive yet, but maybe this is a good sign.

 

[tristansmommy]

Fefe your chart look like it should def be ovulation day,make sure you catch that egg!

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Is that what the temperature is supposed to do when a woman ovulates?? Gosh, I hope so! I will definitely be jumping on my hubby as soon as he walks in the door!

 

[MrsTurner2012]

Fingers crossed for you!

I'm just waiting for AF! Friday it's due... Eeeek

 

[tristansmommy]

Yes it dips the day you ovulate and jumps the day after so make sure you bd tonight.also let me know your temp tomorrow so we can see how your chart looks.if you got a positive on your opk and the temp dip then this should be your day!

 

[Fizzyfefe]

MrsTurner, it might be a BFP! Don't lose hope!

OPK this afternoon was lighter than the one this morning. I don't think it's ovulation day for me.

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Actually, I'm thinking that if it was somewhat dark this morning, and kind of dark last night, then maybe I got my surge sometime during the evening while sleeping. What do you guys think? Be honest, I can take it.

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Okay, I know I posted three times in a row, but... look! Look at the bottom line!

What do you all think? I'm driving myself crazy.

 

[tristansmommy]

The thing to do is see what your temp does tomorrow,it may have been yesterday into this morning and be through now. Did you bd yesterday? I will be excited to see if your temp goes up in the morning

 

[Fizzyfefe]

No, we didn't have sex last night. We were having so much trouble with the dog, so neither of us was in the mood. We hadn't had sex since Sunday. If my temp doesn't spike tomorrow, I think I might cry.

 

[msilverbow]

Fizz, That last test looks like it could possibly be a positive. I can't wait to see what your temp is tomorrow morning! LOL! You know you've gone a little charting-crazy when you're not only anxious to see what your own temp is the next day, you're excited to see a "stranger's" as well! I hope you get that spike!!

 

[MrsTurner2012]

I think I may have to postpone TTC.

I have just been offered a job that I can't say no to!

I am going to chat to the company tomorrow so will find out all the details but this could be the end for me for a few years

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Msilverbow, thank you for the encouragement. I stalk your chart, too.

Unfortunately, there was no temperature spike this morning. But, my OPK was again dark. I have no idea what to think. Last month, I had a slow rise instead of a spike, but I don't know if that's normal. I feel like I don't know anything.

MrsTurner, how are you feeling about that? You can't lose your job for getting pregnant, right? What do you do for a living? Congratulations on the promotion! I hope you get great news tomorrow.

 

[MrsTurner2012]

I don't mind too much. I just know it may get harder to conceive the older I am. I will only be 32 in a few years so I think accepting the job is my beat option for us. I have to think of our future and leaving TTC til I later date will mean we are more secure when it finally does happen.

I'm a photographer. I work in men's fashion and have been head hunted by a different company so my images would be seen globally. It offers a lot more job security however not that much more money but the company is ran a lot better & there are prospects there.

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Oh, duh, I knew you were a photographer. You've told me, like, twenty times. Does your hubby mind putting it on hold?

 

[MrsTurner2012]

Well I slipped it into convo before and he sounded gutted so we will have to talk about it properly tonight.

How are u feeling? If only life wasn't such a roller coaster

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Oh no. If your husband says he wants to continue TTC, will you not take the job? Are you not willing to take the promotion and still get pregnant? I mean, you'll get maternity leave and all that, right? I've always heard that pregnancy/labor/postpartum in the UK is way more open than here in the US, and the workplace is much more supportive of that time in a family's life. I hope I'm not asking questions that are too personal.

I don't even know what I'm feeling anymore. I can't tell if the stupid OPK is positive, and I'm just going even more crazy. I've always been impatient, first, and second, and I feel like I should be more knowledgeable about the body because I'm a nurse. Sigh.

 

[MrsTurner2012]

I would hate to take the job and then get preg so soon.
I would still take it. Him wanting a baby wouldn't stop me as its for all our benefit.
The job I'm in now doesn't offer maternity pay at all so anything means we are going to be in a stronger situation.

I don't think because you are a nurse you should know it all. Don't put pressure on yourself either. You can't look at things objectively at the mo so that clouds everything.
I know nothing about OPK's so can't dish out any advice on them but that last one looks quite strong.
Have u tried just having sex every other day throughout a whole cycle no matter how long it lasts?
I think we tend to have sex less on the days we are meant to because we know it's forced and isn't going to be the most enjoyable

 

[Fizzyfefe]

That's understandable. The job offer is a wonderful opportunity. I assume you want to establish your credibility and reliability, and getting pregnant would mean that you'd be missing work. It's definitely not ideal, but, as you said, it will ultimately have to be a decision between you and your hubby. I hope you both reach a decision that will make both of you happy.

At the beginning of this cycle, we agreed to have sex every other day until my next cycle came, but it just didn't happen. Like you said, the forced sex was a turn-off, especially for him. I tried initiating it many times, but he was just so tired from work. We've gone to the in-laws a few times, and we don't have a bedroom there. Also, we've been having dog problems, and that put a damper on things. We had sex on the 9th and 11th, and I'll try again tonight just to make sure.

The pressure comes from my irregularity, I think. I see all these women around me who have perfect cycles, no issues... then I think about my own body, and all I feel is disappointment. I wish that I could give my hubby a baby. I wish I could give my in-laws a grandchild. I want nothing more than to raise children. And the fact that my own body is preventing me from achieving my dream... it's just a pain, you know what I mean?

 

[tristansmommy]

fefe you had a spike mine always was slow to rise and that positive opk may mean your egg is already released just hasn't got all the way through yet.try to bd again tonight and maybe you will hit it just right. Mrs Turner I am happy about the job but hate you may have to.put off ttc. we all gotta stay positive through all our different situations.I'm going to have hcg tested again today hoping its 400 or more fx