Hoping for a Sticky Rainbow in Winter 2015/16

[beemeck]

my heart really goes out to you girls. I always send a little extra dust over to those that have lost a full term baby, or a child I just can't wrap my head around that.

I know we will all get our rainbows eventually. It's just the waiting game that sucks.

I'm currently 2 DPO and AF is expected on Nov 2 (my bday!) I will reluctantly test early in Oct since I have some halloween parties to attend would like a glass of wine. I didn't want to test early this month and I'm mad that I O'ed later than expected, but what can you do

good luck all - FX! xx

 

[fairycat]

What are you ladies planning to do to help time pass in the tww?? I seriously always test way too early, like starting at 6dpo. So I'm really trying to wait until af is actually due this time. It's so hard though!!

This is what I struggle with too and woulld love to know! I think I am going to keep myself busy with a puzzle. They have puzzles at work that me and a couple other ladies work on during breaks. It really helped me when I went back to work after d&c, so hoping it will take my mind off testing when it comes time. I'm also trying to limit myself to the 50 miu digits that I have so I won't buy any more. Sick of guessing with these lines.

 

[thumpette]

Since I am taking an injection of pregnyl to ovulate I could get a false positive if I didn't wait at least 12 days after that so it stopped me testing too early last month. I still go slowly insane though!

 

[LynAnne]

Trying not to go insane during the TWW is the hardest thing imaginable. I'm still waiting to ovulate (started opks today) but once I am in the TWW I plan on staying as busy as possible so I'm not tempted to test! I refuse to test before 12dpo but having cheapies in the house will make it that much harder. To be fair, the last three times I have been pregnant I've just known. On the occasions I've ended up with AF I knew I wasn't pregnant so I'll just go with my gut. We've got a fair bit on over the next couple of weeks with birthdays and the like so I'll just focus on them! And maybe start planning Christmas when my mind starts to wander!

 

[LynAnne]

Edit: Stupid phone made me post in the wrong place!

 

[eva1978]

Hi ladies,

I really plan on not testing until after I expect AF. I'll probably still have that glass of wine here and there until I know, since at this early pre-preg stage I really don't think it matters. I'm officially in the TWW now, pretty sure I O'd yesterday (going by left side cramps). In the past if I would test early it just totally stressed me out more. So I don't plan on even buying tests until around Nov. 5/6!

Puzzles sound like a good idea! To pass the time, I *try* to stay off sites like this! Since they make me think about babies and pregnancy even more... haha... but sometimes it doesn't work ...

 

[TTC74]

My pre-O temps are super low this month. Wonder what that's about.

 

[Piper183]

Hi Ladies!
I am hopeful to receive a "sticky" BFP in November too! November is the month of my birth. It's also the month of my marriage. To have a heathly, happy pregnancy start in November would be AWESOME!!!

This cycle I am taking Clomid on CD 2-6 & using clearblue opks.

Hugs to all who have endured losses....Looking forward to seeing all of your BFPs!!! :-D

 

[Unicornwoman]

Hello everyone!

We will be TTC this November. We should test toward the middle of the month.

This will be our first attempt at TTC since our CP in August. That loss was actually our first attempt at TTC after a missed MC in April.

The back-to-back losses have been stressful, but I have a new doctor. He seems much more proactive than my previous. He ordered blood testing and found that my progesterone levels were low (14), so we are starting on progesterone supplements this cycle. Starting baby asprin this cycle too.

Hopefully, that will be the magic trick to getting own own little sticky rainbow bean.

 

[LynAnne]

Welcome new girls!

I'm getting close to a positive OPK. Of course, I've got to ovulate from the right side seeing as I don't have a left tube and I'm not entirely sure if my body is compensating for the loss though! I'm hoping it will be! Nervous about the TWW. I really don't want to be disappointed by the end of it!

How are all you getting on?

 

[danser55]

Delayed TTC once again, getting a brain MRI for high prolactin levels and our RE wants us to see a geneticist. Hopefully this all happens this week and the RE can come with a plan and we can begin to try for the 1st week of November. We will see, he did say he didn't think we would need to go through IVF.

 

[LynAnne]

Still no positive OPK but I am getting crazy back pain and cramps (on both sides although mostly my tubeless left). I can only imagine that it's to do with ovulation. I feel absolutely rotten and can barely do anything today. Not impressed one tiny bit!

 

[beemeck]

hi ladies! look like you are waiting to O or about to O... good luck!!!

piper - nov is also my bday month. and AF is due on the day...could the universe really let me down so profoundly? lol I'm hoping not!

danser - so sorry about having to wait, I can't imagine. After my cervical ectopic, I had to wait 3 months and it was just awful. Now I feel like even waiting to O for a normal cycle is torture, ugh

AFM - I was really sick the past few days. It was a cold but one that completely took me over - sore throat, bad sinuses and even a fever. Everyone keeps saying it's a good sign that my immune system is down but I just feel like it's too early to tell anything. just at 7DPO now. I'll test on Friday at 11DPO since we have Halloween parties this weekend and it will help me decide what to do about drinks. really hope I have to pass on them! FX

to all

 

[TTC74]

Ugh! My fertility monitor went to high today on CD11. I'm going out of town without DH this weekend for CD15, 16, and 17. I usually O on CD15 but occasionally O as early as CD14 or as late as CD17. So, I'm praying hard for an O on CD14 or CD15 so that I'm not out for November.

 

[fairycat]

I'm in my fertile period, and I can totally tell I'm going to O on time this month! Although, I'm still having a tiny bit of spotting since AF ended - is this going to mean a bad thing for TTC?

 

[beemeck]

I don't think that should affect anything!

 

[LynAnne]

I don't know fairycat. I hope not!

Despite not having a positive OPK yet I'm sure I'm gearing up to ovulate. I'm only testing once a day so I'm worried that I might miss my surge. I'm just really worried that it'll be from my left side and a completely worthless cycle. Either way I shall be BDing tonight as it's been every other day since cd11 and now I'm on cd15!

 

[fairycat]

I hope not either! I'm just worried I'll have low progesterone and mc again I know I'm just worrying for nothing right now. Sigh..

 

[LynAnne]

After what we have been through I think it's completely natural to worry. I know that doesn't make it easier. Just remember that every new pregnancy that the situation is different - new egg, new sperm etc.

 

[LynAnne]

So I've just taken my OPK and it is much lighter today like barely there. Have I missed my surge or am I not ovulating yet? Sunday and Monday's tests were nearly positive but still definitely negative. OPKs were meant to put my mind at ease a little, not get me more confused! I could have sworn I was about to ovulate with all the pains that I was getting yesterday. During a normal cycle before my mmc this is right about the time i would normally ovulate - each of the three times I have been pregnant this year we DTD right around cd14/15. Should I keep testing in case I'm still not there? Gah! I think next month if we haven't caught it then I'll start temping!