long cycles support thread :) the yelping vaginas club! (closed group)

[NewMrs2011]

I usually take one about 1.30pm and again at 6pm. It's usually slightly different at the weekends though. I done a test again half an hour ago (told you I was obsessed!)and they are slightly lighter than the last ones. I also had a huge temp drop today dunno if that means anything

 

[raventtc]

i see you did have a huge temp drop...my first few months using opk's i thought i would never see a + they always looked faint, or would get dark and i would totally think i finally had a + but then i changed brands and truely saw a + and then i realized that all my previous ones weren't...it takes time to figure out, and sometimes we have a short surge that we miss it with the opk's so keep temping -- get some bding in...just in case

 

[NewMrs2011]

It's definitely a minefield! I beginning to think we would be better of just bd'ing every other day and hoping for the best, but I just hate not knowing what's going on! There's a lot to be said for letting nature take its course

 

[raventtc]

so true, i do try to bd every other day now, I don't use opk's anymore they drove me nuts...but yes not knowing what is going on will drive us all crazy!! and sometimes its best to relax a bit and let nature take course...

i do think something might be going on since you did have a drop in temp, fingers crossed for you

 

[NewMrs2011]

Thank you. Something's definitely going on. Tonight's OPKs are lighter and when I wiped there was a streak of blood. I've had light cramps on and off today but more towards the middle of my tummy. Hope it's not AF

 

[NewMrs2011]

Ok so looks like that was not AF

 

[mrsc81]

ovulation spotting??

 

[NewMrs2011]

Oh I'm not sure. My temp has gone back up today so be interesting to see what happens tomorrow.

 

[raventtc]

fingers crossed for higher temps in your future i have had spotting in the past when i would gear up to "O" didnt know what it was at the time (thanks goodness for charting)

afm-temp shift this am, not out of it .. still trying to be hopeful .. af is scheduled to show fri/sun....STAY AWAY !!! this is my new chant!!

where is everyone else at??

 

[Rachel789]

Hi I'm still here just lurking

Newmrs- i hope your temp keeps going up! I can't remember if you said whether or not you have more appts with your dr coming up?

Raven- your chart still looks really good! That isn't much of a temp drop. I had a huge temp drop on 10 or 11 dpo and thought I was out for sure...goes to show you individual temps don't mean much.

Dee, Bethany, Caroline, lil, Katya, Bex- hope you are all doing well and come back we miss you!!!

 

[mrsc81]

Bex is in NYC on vacation and then landing back in NZ as she is moving back from UK, so i doubt she will be around for at least a few weeks

 

[seabean]

I've been lurking too. Not a whole lot really going on here at the beginning of the cycle.

Good luck Raven - I hope that temp stays up there! Are you waiting until after AF is due to test or earlier??!?

Newmrs - I hope that the spotting doesn't come back...no more of that! Your temps definitely have been steadier in the past week or so, and the recent dip could mean good things! I honestly only found the OPKs to be useful once I actually knew my cycles were back on track. They would give me a clear heads up that O was coming any day, and I loved that. I ran out though and just never ordered more When my cycles were long and wacky, they drove me NUTS b/c I kept over analyzing every little change in shade, when looking back, they didn't end up meaning a thing. I hope this is a true cycle for you though and you get a blaring positive!!! Don't give up on them yet, but if they start to drive you crazy then I say ditch them for now! just my advice

 

[bnporter81]

Hi everyoneI've missed all of you Hope you're all doing well.

NewMrs, Good luck with your temp. tomorrow...I hope it's really high and stays that way

Raven, Good luck to you, too, hon! I hope your temp stays nice and high and that AF stays away!

Not a lot going on here, but I went to the doc. for my eye yesterday (it had a really bad stye on it) and while I was there he checked my blood pressure and it was pretty high so apparently now I have to be on BP medicine. The only concern I really have is being on something and getting pregnant and the medicine being safe. I know there are BP medicines out there that are safe for that sort of thing so I've just got to mention that to the doctor when I go back in a couple of weeks for them to do a follow-up. Right now I'm just basically on a diuretic to see if that will lower it some. Probably all of the stress from the last year TTC has contributed at least a little bit towards it, lol.

Anyway, hope you all have a great week! I'm thinking of all of you!

 

[MommyDream]

Hey ladies! I've been here - lurking like the others. Haha

All is well with me. I have a scan next Thursday and I'm very excited to see little one again.

I hope you're all doing well and the next BFP is right around the corner!

 

[NewMrs2011]

I've not to see the doc until week beginning 17th Devember. I've to get a blood test to check my thyroid level. It was borderline underactive last time so she wanted to test me again in three months time before deciding whether to put me on levothyroxine or not.

I've had enough of OPKs already! I'm still doing them, just in case I get a blaring positive one day, but I'm not studying them to see if they are a slightly different shade because they drive me mad!

Got a splitting headache tonight so just had a shower and already in bed for an early night. I'm excited to see what my temp is in the morning - sad eh! Probably setting myself up for a big disappointment!

Hope everyone else is ok

 

[NewMrs2011]

Oops sorry double post!

 

[NewMrs2011]

This is crazy! 1.40am and I wake up cos I've been dreaming about temping! Thought I'd missed my time for doing it! Now I feel wide awake

 

[NewMrs2011]

Well I was right about one thing. The disappointment. Feel stupid for thinking I would just go back to having normal cycles after 1 course of medication. Realistically it was never going to happen. I can be seriously thick sometimes you lot must think I'm nuts.

 

[raventtc]

I don't think your crazy at all newmrs!! I have woken up plenty of times thinking I missed my time or it might be close to getting up and its the opposite...and I have had my fair share of dreams about temping...especially when i really want to see a high temp or its late in my lp..hang in there! you'll figure things out and get there we are here for you always..even if you get a little crazy! we all have been a little crazy..and sometimes i am a lot crazy it just happens

 

[seabean]

Newmrs - you're not crazy! Like Raven said, we've all been there! It's frustrating not knowing how this cycle will turn out when the only thing you can do is wait, I know! Is there something you can do to take your mind off of it for a while at least? Maybe skip the OPKs for a while and just BD every-other day or so, unless the OPKs give you a peace of mind? At the very least, you shouldn't worry about venting to us, b/c that's what we are here for