cycle day 1 want a buddy to go through this month with

[MrsTurner2012]

Oh.. And I kind of agree with him. I just don't want my new employer to think I'm taking the piss by going on maternity leave less than a year after starting

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Well, looks like the OPK I took this afternoon and evening are considerable lighter. I am going to assume that I got the surge when the lines were darkest, so we'll see if my temp goes up tomorrow or the following day. I will leave the OPK part on FF blank until I see a temp rise.

I'm honestly not sure if you're supposed to take it at the same time every day. Considering we all drink different amounts of fluids at different times during the day, our urine concentration is always fluctuating. I've been taking it somewhat randomly, but just avoiding first morning urine.

Also, I apologize, I misread your post about already using all your pregnancy tests. I really hope your period doesn't come tomorrow, and that you get a BFP instead! And I honestly don't think the employer would think that... It's not like you were pregnant before you got the job and then avoided telling them, right?

Now I have a full progression from light to dark to light again, can you ladies tell me which line on the left you think is the darkest? The dates and times are on the far right.

 

[MrsTurner2012]

Why do you need to avoid FMU? Is it too strong to detect?

I took a test today. BFN so just need to play the waiting game a little longer now.

I have decided I am not going to start taking my contraception again and we will just see what happens

 

[Fizzyfefe]

For most women, LH is synthesized early in the day, and is not metabolized into your urine until later in the day.

But, for some reason, mine have been darker in the morning, and get progressively lighter.

My body sucks.

Aw, that sucks about your BFN. Have you any other period symptoms?

 

[tristansmommy]

Morning girls,hope you are all doing well,I am feeling good and praying for all of you to get your egg soon.Mrs Turner did you get af?fefe how are your temps doing?

 

[Fizzyfefe]

My temp went up this morning, but I had a restless night's sleep. I don't know if the rise is due to ovulation or lack of sleep. Hubby had to drive to the airport at 0430 this morning, and my normal temp-taking time is 0600. So I only had an hour and a half sleep, but it wasn't restful, if that makes sense. Was tossing and turning repeatedly.

How is everything with you? How are you feeling?

 

[tristansmommy]

I'm feeling good and I know how a restless night sleep is with my hubbys work.did you do an opk? How did it.look?

 

[Fizzyfefe]

It was negative this morning. I'm going to wait and see about tomorrow's temp. If it is high, then I will know I ovulated. If it drops, then I will know that it happened because I didn't sleep well. Praying that it's the latter.

Mrsturner, did you get your period?

Msilverbow, how is everything with you?

 

[Fizzyfefe]

LADIES. Look at my temp! It went up again today!

I've had this AWFUL pain in my right ovary for the past few days, so much that it causes me to stop whatever I'm doing and clutch at my side. Ouch. I bet it was ovulation pain. Also, for the past two days, I've been ridiculously tired. I got plenty of sleep last night, but still exhausted this morning.

TWW, here we come! If my temp stays high again tomorrow, then I definitely ovulated! Hooray!

 

[msilverbow]

Woo hoo!! Your chart is looking good, Fizz! Sounds like ovulation for sure! CD 29? That would put you at 10 DPO on the 24th, and 15 DPO on the 29th.

Tristansmommy, how are you feeling?

I'm frustrated this morning because I forgot to set my usual early alarm to take my temp, and I slept in an hour and 45 minutes. So even though it looks like my temp went up, I think if I adjust it, it's still low - I think you're supposed to adjust it down a tenth of a degree for every half hour that you sleep in, is that right? So it was 96.7, but it probably counts as 96.3 or 96.4. My post-ovulatory temps are usually in the mid to high 97s, anyway, so I don't think I'm there yet.

 

[tristansmommy]

I'm so happy for you fefe! I really hope you caught your egg this month then we would.be close on our due dates.how long is your leuteal phase usually? I am feeling good really.tired and super bloated.I had to get my maternity Jeans out because my Jeans are really uncomfortable.they say you show sooner with your second but I'm only 4 Weeks 3 days but I'm happy to be pregnant so its all good.mrs Turner we are dying to know what's going on with you

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Msilverbow, I have never dealt with temperature adjustments before, so I have no advice for you, sorry. Looks like you had a few flat temps there. did you ever switch thermometers?

Tristansmommy, have you told anyone that you are pregnant? How does the whole thing work with maternity clothes? Do you have to buy new ones every so often, or do they stretch enough to accommodate your growing belly?
Last month, my luteal phase was fifteen days. Hope it stays long again. I would love to go through pregnancy with you ladies.

 

[tristansmommy]

I've told a few people mainly family so far. I have to move up a size in Jeans through pregnancy but mainly if you get the ones with the big.band they stretch pretty far and by spring I will.just wear soft dresses so I won't have to worth about Jeans thank goodness.I kept all my clothes from my first pregnancy so I got a good bit of.clothes but gotta get dresses for church.I hope your temp is up again in the morning and in two Weeks you will get a bfp!

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Temperature dropped this morning, ladies.

 

[tristansmommy]

Fefe I'm so sorry,I can't imagine how frustrating this is for you. I am praying for you

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Thank you. I'm just feeling so miserable today.

 

[msilverbow]

Aww, Fizz, I'm sorry! That's so frustrating!! On days that I get really frustrated, I give myself a "reward" - an ice cream or something. Maybe that's why I'm not losing any weight! LOL

I got a positive OPK this evening, and I have lots of EWCM, so we'll be BDing the next few days in hopes that O is coming. But you can see from my charts that this is pretty much how it went down with my last cycle, and I never actually O'd, so we'll see. Only time will tell, I guess. But the waiting is what's so frustrating about it!

 

[Fizzyfefe]

Haha, well, I made pumpkin brownies and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and mowed those down... probably not the best of ideas, but oh well.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that you catch your egg this time around! Forgive me if I've asked before, but do you know why your cycles are so irregular? Have you seen a doctor?

I'm CD33 today, and still have a low temp.

MrsTurner, where are you? Hope everything is okay!

Tristansmommy, how are you today?

 

[msilverbow]

Oh, yumm!! Pumpkin brownies sound so good!!

I've asked before about my cycles, and the doctors have always told me that it's nothing to worry about. But this was before I was TTC. At my last appointment, I told my doc that we'd been TTC for a year unsuccessfully, and she said the first step was some blood work and to get a SA for my husband. So in early July she sent me home with an order for blood work that I was supposed to get at 7 DPO. But I waited and waited that cycle and never ovulated. So I thought I'd try one more cycle, and hopefully ovulate and get the the blood work done this time around. If I get my period again w/o ovulating, I'll just make another appointment w/o getting that bood test.

I'm kind of afraid that maybe I have PCOS. We'll see, I guess. She said after the blood work the next steps were an ultrasound and HSG. Hopefully I'll have some answers soon. But having the long cycles just makes everything take so much longer!

 

[tristansmommy]

Hey I'm doing good today,just really tired and bloated felling. I am really anxious to get the ultrasound next week just to put my mind at ease. I am more confident that everything is fine each day that goes by. I just wish you girls could ovulate and not have to stress about all this