'Fab'ulous testers and supporters; 58 bfps

[5starsplus1]

I have a question ladies!!!! Do you guys count the day ur cycle starts until the day it starts again or do you count the day it stops as the last day to count how many in between ur cycle. example if my cycle started May 10th and started back June 3rd is that 24 or 25 days...everyone please chime in! So my calendar says this is 24 between cycles because they stopped counting the day before it starts again but I count 25 b/c I count until the day it started back...Am I counting wrong? PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[pinkpassion]

Dont count the day it started back, the day it starts back is day 1, also how are you tracking ovulation?

 

[FLArmyWife]

24. Every when you sign up for apps it's from the 1st day of your period to the day before you're next one starts.

 

[5starsplus1]

24. Every when you sign up for apps it's from the 1st day of your period to the day before you're next one starts.

Ok thanks ladies....yes the apps are tracking correct just wanted to make sure and yes it tracks ovulation dates too but when my cycle is off by two days the ovulation dates are off from last cycle....last cycle I was 26 day cycle and it had me ovulating on May 22nd but my opk's were putting me to O on the 20-21st....so this is why I use OPK's and start testing a little early...you ladies are awesome!!!!

 

[FLArmyWife]

5stars- I highly suggest temping. It gives you so much insight.

 

[muffinbabes4]

Yes 5 stars- lp starts the day after you ovulate - the day before your next cycle starts. So if you O on say 10th and your next cycle starts 23rd. .. your lp would be 12 days.
Tiebreaker- it looks darker to me love!! And also fmu never worked well for me, that's all my test have ever done , but it was faint yesterday so it takes a few days to climb up there, bet if you take a frer digi. It'll show today..for sure tomorrow, but try not to stress I know you have good reason to but it's no good for you ♡♡

 

[5starsplus1]

5stars- I highly suggest temping. It gives you so much insight.

Im clueless when it comes to tempting....can you give me a brief explanation...tried it once and was so confused lol!

 

[FLArmyWife]

yep. first thing in the morning, before you even get out of bed, you take your temp. I kept mine on the nightstand so when I woke up I grabbed the thermometer and took my temp. you'll typically see a temp drop when you O and then it'll rise and stay high through most of you lp. You can sometimes see a temp drop to indicate implantation. It CAN (but not guaranteed) to give you an insight to AF coming too. For me, if at 13dpo my temp plummeted I knew AF would be showing up in a day or so.

 

[FLArmyWife]

FF (fertility friend) is a great app that helps when you're temping. I'll send you the links to the "lessons" you can get on FF that talk about 'Charting your way to conception'.

Granted temping isn't for everyone but can be very helpful. I temped orally but if you're comfortable temping vaginally they give you a more clear temp reading.

The trick with temping is you need to have at least 3 hours uninterrupted sleep and temp at the same time each morning(not down to the minute but within like 15 to 20 minutes)

 

[TheTiebreaker]

Thanks muffinbabes! I am trying not to stress. I feel fine, no spotting except what I am counting as implantation that happened Sunday and Monday. I am having pulling/achy cramps that are very mild, nothing like the horrible AF style cramps I got when I miscarried so I am trying not to stress. On a positive note, according to my last period (May 10th) I am due February 14!!!! Really hoping I get my little love child. 💕

 

[5starsplus1]

yep. first thing in the morning, before you even get out of bed, you take your temp. I kept mine on the nightstand so when I woke up I grabbed the thermometer and took my temp. you'll typically see a temp drop when you O and then it'll rise and stay high through most of you lp. You can sometimes see a temp drop to indicate implantation. It CAN (but not guaranteed) to give you an insight to AF coming too. For me, if at 13dpo my temp plummeted I knew AF would be showing up in a day or so.

Ok so should I start now since my cycle is on...Do I need at least x amounts of hrs of sleep and do I get up out of bed to take it, sit up in bed, or just lay down???? How do I track it on this thread? sorry so many crazy questions

 

[5starsplus1]

I just called my Dr's office and I spoke with one of the nurses about possibly starting clomid....I have an appt tomorrow...have you ladies ever tried it and what was the outcome?

 

[FLArmyWife]

I did 3 cycles of clomid. cycle 3 did the charm.

I didn't have many side effects but I do know some girls that had terrible side effects with it.

The jist is you take a pill CD 5-9 then around CD 14 they'll do an ultrasound to make sure there is a mature follicle. If it still needs a little growing, they'll reschedule you for a few days later to check it. If it is mature they'll give you a shot of HCG to induce ovulation. My DR then would instruct us to DTD that day, the next day, and 2 days after that. Then on day 21 they check your progesterone levels to make sure you 1) did indeed ovulate and 2) if your progesterone is hinting at pregnancy

 

[FLArmyWife]

I will say though, you will not be able to get a true bfp until the HCG trigger shot is out of your system. I personally had ordered a large about of ICs so I tested out the trigger shot so I could see the line diminish and figure out when it was out of my system. for me it took about 10-12 days which meant that I couldn't get a true bfp until 12+dpo. I can post a picture of my progression tests

 

[5starsplus1]

I did 3 cycles of clomid. cycle 3 did the charm.

I didn't have many side effects but I do know some girls that had terrible side effects with it.

The jist is you take a pill CD 5-9 then around CD 14 they'll do an ultrasound to make sure there is a mature follicle. If it still needs a little growing, they'll reschedule you for a few days later to check it. If it is mature they'll give you a shot of HCG to induce ovulation. My DR then would instruct us to DTD that day, the next day, and 2 days after that. Then on day 21 they check your progesterone levels to make sure you 1) did indeed ovulate and 2) if your progesterone is hinting at pregnancy

Ok great hopefully she thinks this is a good choice for me...I mean I know I can have have kids,I just think im a little stressed these days and i really need to calm down....Im so thankful that I have a relationship with the ladies at the Dr's office and they were able to get me right in...

 

[5starsplus1]

I will say though, you will not be able to get a true bfp until the HCG trigger shot is out of your system. I personally had ordered a large about of ICs so I tested out the trigger shot so I could see the line diminish and figure out when it was out of my system. for me it took about 10-12 days which meant that I couldn't get a true bfp until 12+dpo. I can post a picture of my progression tests

Yes post pics but knowing me I would just wait to test until I pissed my period anyways b/c I would probably get excited for no reason lol

 

[FLArmyWife]

ok so I started testing the day after I got my HCG trigger shot. you can see each day it slowly gets lighter as it works its way out of my system. Then you can see I had a few days of complete negatives, before a big blaring positive again.
dpts is days past trigger shot

I completely understand being excited for no reason. Last cycle (cycle 2 on clomid) I tested around 13dpo and everyone kept saying they saw a light line. I thought for sure it must be positive because I didn't realize the trigger shot could stay in my system for up to 14 days. To say the least I was extra heartbroken when I had a temp drop and AF came.

 

[5starsplus1]

ok so I started testing the day after I got my HCG trigger shot. you can see each day it slowly gets lighter as it works its way out of my system. Then you can see I had a few days of complete negatives, before a big blaring positive again.
dpts is days past trigger shot

I completely understand being excited for no reason. Last cycle (cycle 2 on clomid) I tested around 13dpo and everyone kept saying they saw a light line. I thought for sure it must be positive because I didn't realize the trigger shot could stay in my system for up to 14 days. To say the least I was extra heartbroken when I had a temp drop and AF came.

Ok you have been so helpful

 

[5starsplus1]

Update: I get to go to the Dr at 11:15 today

 

[FLArmyWife]

Yay hope it is filled with good news.