Felt like giving up, Got new hope!!

[TTC n Hopeful]

So im on CD16 and my opks are almost positive! I am so excited. I bet if I would've started them on cd 1 I would've ovulated by now. On clomid I was O'ing on cd20-23. So I am pleasantly surprised!!

 

[xanzaba]

Yay, TTC! Fx'ed.

Leetie, how're you doing?

I'm 5dpo, now the hard part. Waiting.

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Thanks Xan! I have my fingers and toes crossed for u. How.amazing would it be for is all to get a bfp!
Leetie hope everything is well. You started the next femara round right?

 

[Leetie13]

Ttc - that's so exciting your opks are getting darker already, fx you O soon.

No I'm off femara until my specialist appointment in February.


Xan - good luck during the wait!

 

[xanzaba]

Leetie- hope you have an early and successful O.

TTC- any smileys?

AFM- sorry if TMI, but I am having the worst stomach problems. I've been really constipated for at least 4/5 days. Hope it's a sign of a good O...

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Leetie - so no intervention at all this cycle??
Xan - fx for you! When is test day??

AFM - I always track my cycle on my calendar and I was looking and I ovulated on cd 18. Which was exciting in itself because that's really early for me. But then I realized I ovulated exactly 14 days after I started the fertilaid. That is amazing! I'm sure if I would have started fertilaid the 1st day of my cycle I would have ovulated on day 14. That is 7-9 days sooner than my best cycles with clomid. (Cd20-23) I'm 3dpo now. The 2ww is crawling but even if this isn't our cycle I'm so excited for things to come. I really can't even put into words how exciting it is to O so soon. When I started this journey I was having 50 and 60 day cycles. So the future is looking good, I just hope if we have to continue fertilaid next cycle that I will in fact ovulate on day 14 or close to it.

 

[xanzaba]

TTC- how exciting! I'm glad that it's working for you.

I couldn't have believed it myself before it worked for me. I became pregnant after 3 months after trying for 2 1/2 years (with a couple of breaks). And then after 2 months the second time. Fx'ed for you- how many dpo are you now?

I'm 9 dpo, I might test Monday or Tuesday (13/14dpo).

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

You and me both Xan! The fertilaid had such great reviews but some complained that made their cycle longer because they were regular already so I had my reservations so I am very pleasantly surprised. Some of the reviews are women that got pregnant the first month, some after 5+ years trying but I'm always skeptical. Even if it doesn't happened this cycle I am excited for the future. We only got in a little bd so I'm not over the moon about that but I am just excited how well it worked. Probably because I was so scared that it wouldn't and we had no next step because I haven't gotten into a dr about it yet.

 

[xanzaba]

Yesterday I had a backache and I thought- oh, maybe that's something, but I had lifted something heavy the day before. Then this morning my temps were lower, but I woke up early and not under the covers. So I took a test and even the digi was positive (1-2 weeks)! EEK!

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Yayyyyyy!!! What great news Xan!! What a great Christmas present. This cycle u used fertility blend again?
AFM - I'm 6dpo. Still having hot flashes and sore boobs but I'm still taking the fertilaid. Do u continue to take it after O, Xan??

 

[xanzaba]

I have, it's supposed to help with progesterone levels, but it's not clear. Everyone says that it's safest to not take anything when pregnant, but up until implantation at least nothing should be affected. I will switch over to prenatals now though.

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Oh ok. I wasnt sure if I was supposed to continue taking the pills. I ordered more in case I'm not pregnant. If I am, I wonder if I can send them back. I'm so excited for u. I hope this one is a sticky bean!

 

[Leetie13]

Xan congratulations!!!! Praying for a healthy pregnancy and baby!!!


Ttc - Fx for you!

 

[xanzaba]

Thanks, Leetie. Still a long way from a baby, but it's one hurdle.

One thing that I'm wondering about, I started taking 1000 IU of vitamin D. The first time I got pregnant I did the same. I don't know if that's what did the trick or not, but it's good for my bones anyway...

How are you doing this cycle. Are you going au natural?

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Leetie - i was just thinking about you! How is your cycle doing?
Xan - did you do the vitamin D with the 2nd pregnancy or just the 1st and then this one?

AFM - I'm 8dpo. Slowly chugging along lol. The 2ww is the worst. Idk if I should expect AF on 12dpo (beginning clomid) or 16dpo (ending clomid) or somewhere in the middle lol.

 

[xanzaba]

Just the 1st and 3rd, but the 2nd I went on a week vacation in the Bahamas, and you get Vitamin D from sun exposure.

 

[xanzaba]

My line got darker- here's a pic! Scheduled the OBGYN for Monday the 4th!

 

[Leetie13]

Beautiful line xan!!

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Yay! That is great news Xan!
Leetie - how is your cycle going?

Afm I'm 10 dpo. I would say the definite difference in this cycle is the gas. (Tmi) let's hope that's a good sign lol. I'm debating on when I will test. I ordered those sensitive hcg tests with our new bottles of fertilaid so I'm trying to avoid being a POAS addict lol.

 

[xanzaba]

I have noticed the gas- I think it's the progesterone, which means a strong O if nothing else! Very exciting