Early 30's TTC #1

[rosababy]

Oh wow, hopeful. That sounds terrible. I'm so sorry you have had to do that already!

 

[nativetexan]

Hopeful...so sorry to hear what you are going through. Sending warm wishes, thoughts, prayers, and hugs your way.

 

[kcali]

Hi Hopeful - so sorry to hear...

 

[hopefulmama2b]

Ok, didn't want to put a damper on the thread!! The good news is that 80% of pregnancies result in a beautiful babe and so the chances are good!

Good luck to all of you. Looks like I'll be going to a fertility specialist after this so I will bring back to you guys whatever info I learn!

 

[rosababy]

That's okay, hopeful! Let us know what you learn!

 

[arianne]

Hopefulmama I am so sorry about all you are going thru... pls this forum is for all of us to talk about our ttc struggles... I hope we can make you feel better somehow.... we are all here if you need to chat.... hope your next appt goes better than the previous ones... and if not that you get good fertility care, it is good you have your next steps figured out

 

[rosababy]

Arianne! Glad to see you, I have a Maca question. I know it balances your hormones...well do your hormones go back to the way they were when you go off the Maca? I'm wondering because if I DO in fact have low progesterone (too low, I mean) and go off of hte Maca when I get my bfp, will my progesterone levels drop? I'm probably over thinking this...

 

[arianne]

Hi Rosa, sorry I missed your last post... I was just thinking about hopefulmama all this time ...
you should take at least 1500 mg a day... I take way more bc I have the powder form (I take two teaspoons with my cereal) and my dh takes 4 of 750mg a day (3000mg)... he started with 2x750mg ...

if you have low progesterone levels and go off maca they wont drop right away but eventually will go back... it is safe to take maca during pregnancy, I know here they cant recommend it bc they dont have enough data... but in peru they take it during pg as it gives you strength... so if you are worried about it, I would keep taking it after getting a bfp, until I go see a doc and confirm everything is ok... dont take it with empty stomach though, dont increase your dosage either... but if your af comes then i would take 3 a day (1500mg)
I see you are 7dpo Good luck!... hope everything goes well for you this month
I am waiting to o.. I got a +opk yesterday and thought my temps will go up this morning but they didnt... so Im assuming tomorrow they will... which means i might ovulate today! I need to grab my dh as soon as he gets home!!

 

[rosababy]

Arianne, you go catch that eggy!!! Thanks for the maca info. I am now taking 1500, and have been for almost a week. Feeling pretty good. I will ask my doc about it on the 23rd. Maybe the progesterone will stay up long enough to hold on to the bean, if that's the case.

 

[arianne]

I thought my temp was going to rise this morning but it didnt only a tiny bit but not above coverline. I got a +opk two days ago, shouldnt it be high by now?

Rosa I looked at your chart and it looks like a triphastic one!!!
Good luck!!! Will you test early?

 

[rosababy]

Arianne, I would keep bd'ing if I were you. Opks are all different. Some say you'll O within 12-36 hours, some say 24-48. Either way, keep bd'ing until you get that rise in temps. I'm sure it'll come. You're right, today's probably wasn't high enough to be O yesterday. Did you get the positive in the morning or evening?

I think my chart is starting to look triphasic too!! I'm really trying not to get my hopes up yet though. I have low progesterone (which I'm sure I've mentioned umpteen times), so I have a feeling that until I get that fixed, nothing will happen for me. But my chart does look pretty good, so who knows?! This is the first time my chart has looked like this! I have an appointment with a new ob-gyn, and I'm about to make a LIST of things to ask and discuss, starting with progesterone. Hopefully, he can give me something to help and them BAM! I'll get pregnant! Here's hoping, right?

 

[rosababy]

Arianne, I just looked at your previous chart...you didn't have a huge rise then either, but FF still predicted O. Maybe that's just how your body works. Let's see how the next few days of temping go for you, maybe you're a "slow riser." Keep bd'ing just in case.

I'll probably wait until Friday to test, which will be 14 dpo. I crumble at the sight of bfns, and I'm weepy for the rest of the day. So, I really don't want to go through that if I don't have to.

 

[rosababy]

How is everyone else doing? Soleil, Finally, Native, Crumbs, hopeful, mrsmax, k7, sarah, pickle, candy, who did I miss?


Anyone testing soon?

 

[arianne]

Buuu I wanna kill myself! Im at whistler till monday and forgot my thermometer!!!!
I want to buy one and dh is being very annoying I need to figure out how to escape from him to a pharmacy

 

[rosababy]

oh no, Arianne!! I hope you got one!!!

 

[sarah10380]

Hopeful...so sorry to hear about your news...hope everything turns out ok

Arianne...did you get your thermometer? You could always just keep bding, unless your dh is still being annoying, but then again, makeup sex is always fun

Rosa...what day will you test?

As for me...
I am on cd 27 and think i ovulated on cd 23, so that would make me 4 dpo. I am only basing my estimated ovulation day on my ewcm (which i know you're not supposed to do). i didn't use opk's this month, but already have them for next month to use (my friend that just found out she's pregnant gave me her leftovers ) I already am having AF symptoms...sore boobs, cramps, tired . I'm still keeping my fingers crossed though that this is the month for a bfp. So, my friend that gave me her left over opk's also gave me a fertility test that you use on cd 3. Have any of you used one of these tests before?

 

[rosababy]

Sarah, I have heard of those fertility tests but they scare me. I've also heard they may not ba accurate and freak women out.

I'm testing friday, which is 14 dpo. IF my temp is still high that morning I'll test. I'm traveling to see my newborn nephew that day, so it had better be a bfp or I'll be gutted!

 

[sarah10380]

Rosa...yeah, the more i read about the fertility test, the more it sort of scares me. maybe i won't even need it though. i'm so hopeful that this is my cycle...and yours too!! I'm looking forward to hear what your test says on friday. fx'd!

 

[arianne]

Hi! Yes I got one I really wanted to keep charting as this is only my second cycle doing that and next time I go see my doc I want to have more info to show her. So it seems I am a slow riser, I dont know what that means, maybe my doc could explain it better and suggest smth for my temps to rise at once and not slowly... I feel that this might be the reason why its taking so long, as in an ideal scenario your temp should immediately rise after o... now Im only at 36.58C which is 97.9F, and previously my temps have gone to 37 C / 98.7 F so im def a slow riser!

Sarah I remember I wanted to do that test. But couldnt find it in canada. I also heard is not really reliable, as it doesnt mean you are fertile if its +
The only way to find out if your fsh is good and if you o is having blood work done on cd3 (fsh) and cd21 (ovulation) but if you already have the test Ill try it anyway...

 

[Soleil Breeze]

So ladies, I temped today and I was 98.2 - this is usually the temp I am 1 dpo. Woot! Woot! We will know for sure if AF comes week after next. For an only-the-universe-knows-reason, I was super late this cycle (I still say it's because of the left ovary!). And Arianne, although I start out at 98.2, about 7 dpo I am up to 98.6. So you don't always "spike" big-time immediately after O (like rosababy noted).

finally, has AF showed her face yet?
rosababy, I'm doing 2 pills (500mg) of maca a day and praying that you get some fabulous news this cycle!
mrsmax - welcome! How long have you been TTC for?
hopefulmama - I think you said you have a Doctor's visit today; I pray that it all goes well...
Sarah - I think I should be extending a welcome to you, too, right? [Forgive me if you've posted before] I've never heard of the 3 dpo test - I'm pretty sure an egg doesn't normally implant before 3 dpo, though!

Hope, ladies, hope. I know we keep saying that we don't want to get our hopes up for various reasons, but we HAVE TO HOPE! Just have no expectations. When you don't secretly expect - you will be surprised! (Very hard to do, I know!).

Happy V-day, my friends!