Late July Testers! Let's wait together!

[Weebles]

Evaps don't mean you're out yet ask!
krispie, Trying to figure out O can cause so much anxiety. As long as you have bs coverage though, well that's more important really. Can you share your chart, maybe we can help?

 

[krissie328]

Thanks Weebles. Here is my chart.

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/5badd1/thumb.png
My Ovulation Chart

 

[sarah2211]

Ask4Jo I see it on the second one but I understand why you're trying to cautious about it. After last cycle I'm not keen to test until after AF is actually late.

Did your cycles go back to normal after your loss? I might have a peak at your charts because I'm just waiting to see what's going to happen with mine.

The 6-12 month period is hard because the likelihood of pregnancy goes way down if you haven't already conceived by the 6 month mark. I read yesterday 80% will conceive by 6 months and 90% by 12 months. So all of us are hoping that we will be in the 10% and that doesn't feel like great odds to me

 

[Ask4joy]

Hi Sarah - I'm finding this cycle to be especially emotional after my CP last month. I just had a breakdown and was crying to DH about how I don't want to get my hopes up when he keeps telling me to stay positive. I told him it's like getting your heart broken over and over again and eventually becoming guarded because the let-down hurts so much, even though you want it so bad. My doctor told me most couples conceive in 3 months, so I'm already worrying even though it's only cycle 4.

My cycle went back to normal this month so far. Did you decide to try this month or wait a month?

 

[sarah2211]

I'm sorry you're feeling so emotional. This cycle has been like that for me too.

We had our fertility appointment yesterday which was a waste of time. DH had done his SA and I had done all the blood tests they had requested but the doctor had lost them. He also said if I ovulate on my own, even though I have PCOS, it's just as good as a healthy women ovulating and therefore he wouldn't help.

We've been trying 9 months now and I just feel bitter. DH is trying so hard to keep in control of it all. We are trying this month, but I don't even want to think about what will happen if I have another loss. No one prepared me for how emotional this could all be

Your chart is looking good though!

 

[BelleNuit]

It may not seem like it now ask, but the fact that you had a chemical last month is actually a good sign that you will be able to get pregnant again and keep it

 

[Weebles]

Krissie, I can see why your chart is frustrating you! Am I remembering right that you are taking clomid? I don't know if that can cause unstable temps but if you are taking it you should have an idea on ovulation. At lease you have dotted crosshairs.

Sarah, that's a disheartening way to look at it. :/ Even if it takes awhile the odds are still that we will all get BFP's. Of course I would rather sooner than later too. I think if one more person tells me to relax I will loose my mind.

Ask ::

 

[krissie328]

Thanks Weebles. I am on clomid, this is my 3rd cycle taking it while temping and the only bizzare one. I'm gonna try to relax about it now. I've really stressed myself and there's nothing I can do.

 

[Aphy]

Hi Ladies

I don't know if you recall but earlier in the week I said I was out cause I thought AF had come on Thursday night. So far now it looks like it was just spotting cause since then I haven't had anything except tiny bit of brown and 1x lightest pink blush on toilet paper. So being the masochist that I am, I impulsively decided this morning to take a pregnancy test (local pharmacy brand) and got the squinter within 1 min (not good photo quality I'm afraid). It faded away within 10min. But it is impossible that it is my BFP! According to blood tests I didn't ovulate this month! Stupid me tossed the urine straight afterwards cause I honestly didn't expect this so have to wait a few hours before I can retest. Today is CD31

I am so confused!

 

[CeriB]

I definitely see a line but who knows! Surely blood tests would be pretty accurate? Maybe test again tomorrow or try and get a doctors appointment to check with them. Good luck though!!!

 

[WishnandHopn]

Sarah and Ask - your chances of getting pregnant again are excellent! The fact that you've conceived once means that
1) your dh has sperm that is capable of fertilizing
2) you are ovulating
3) your eggs are good enough to be fertilized
4) at least one of your Fallopian tubes is clear

Most of the fertility tests are indirectly trying to determine if those basic factors are working as they should be. You have real life evidence that It worked once and no reason to believe it won't happen again. Keep the faith!

 

[Weebles]

I see a line aphy!

 

[Aphy]

Retested using 2x 20mIU and a CB digital and they all BFN so the squinter must have been a dud test. My body is so cruel 😔 Still nothing from AF on cd31 😢

 

[BelleNuit]

Aphy I'm sorry! I hate when AF trolls me like that

 

[krissie328]

Do sorry Aphy.

So, third day of low temps and ff took away my ch. I think I'm just going to wait for af or late enough in my cycle to start progesterone.

Fx for all the ladies left to test.

 

[BelleNuit]

So sorry Krissie!! that's very frustrating!

 

[Ask4joy]

Sarah and Ask - your chances of getting pregnant again are excellent! The fact that you've conceived once means that
1) your dh has sperm that is capable of fertilizing
2) you are ovulating
3) your eggs are good enough to be fertilized
4) at least one of your Fallopian tubes is clear

Most of the fertility tests are indirectly trying to determine if those basic factors are working as they should be. You have real life evidence that It worked once and no reason to believe it won't happen again. Keep the faith!

Thank you, Wish! That is what my doctor said too. But after these evaps I can't help but wonder if I was actually pregnant last month. I got a clear but faint positive within minutes on an IC and then 3 days of faint positives within minutes on dollar tree tests. The evaps I'm getting this cycle are showing up 1 or more hours later on the dollar tree tests but look so convincing. By the time I saw my doctor last cycle I was on 3rd day of AF and blood test confirmed I was not pregnant.

I am a hormonal basketcase right now. Poor DH. I hope it's pregnancy hormones and not PMS.

 

[Ask4joy]

Aphy & Krissie - that's so frustrating. I'm sorry! Why's it gotta be so complicated?! Trying to keep some faith - for all of us! We need a BFP in this thread!

 

[Weebles]

Is your doctor doing bloodwork to confirm ovulation Krissie? Ugh, that's so frustrating.

And aphy, I'm sorry it was a bad test. It's so hard having your hopes go up and down like that.

Me, I'm just dealing with friends telling me I need to relax and one even went so far to say that I'm preventing it from happening. Like its my fault or something. I want to be pregnant but hearing things like that is what stresses me out. I know they are trying to be supportive but seriously.. I'm seriously annoyed.

 

[Ask4joy]

My mom said the same thing to me, Weebles. She said I shouldn't be temping or using OPKs and that both times she got pregnant she wasn't even trying. She was 20 and 23...I'm 33! Big difference! I know I obsess about things but not temping wouldn't stop that. The temping and OPKs give me some peace of mind!