Lovely Ladies TTC

[Smiler82]

Isn't it so frustrating when you have a 'bad' temp and then all you want to know is what tomorrow's temp is going to be so you can figure out what's going on...sigh! I think doing an OPK as well would be a good idea. Good luck!

 

[PurpleIvy44]

Yay, I'm 1 dpo too! My temp only increased 3/10 so hopefully I did O. I have my annual exam on 11/12 so I'm going to hold out until then. I'll be 13 dpo so I'll have her test me at the office unless I'm getting some solid symptoms. I don't want to over analyze symptoms this 2ww b/c I thought for sure I was prego last time. I'm learning more things each month about what's normal & what's not. Good luck to you and the other ladies!

Make sure you keep using opks, and I'd still be BD until you see 3 days of high temps.
Your temp is still in the same range it has been this whole cycle, and you haven't had a positive OPK in the past couple days, so it is still possible you have yet to O.
You can have an LH surge without actually O'ing, so don't stop BD yet! Wouldn't want you to miss the egg!

I hope that you really did O already though and we just keep seeing that temp go higher.

Thanks! I've been doing opk's right along and they went negative after Monday.Temp went up higher today. Last cycle I took my temp before bed for the heck of it and my temps were above 98. For the past week they were mid-97 so I was like, what the heck. When I took it Tues night it was 98.2 and last night it was 97.9 so I think it's another confirmation I O'd. I also realized last cycle I was in my LP when I was getting 98's.

2 dpo...it's going to be a long 2 ww...Isn't it always??? GOOD LUCK LOVELY LADIES...hoping for BFP's for all!!!!!!

It's seems to take forever! Hope to get some BFP's at the end

2 dpo...it's going to be a long 2 ww...Isn't it always??? GOOD LUCK LOVELY LADIES...hoping for BFP's for all!!!!!!

Pretty sure I am also 2 dpo! I usually have 5-6 weeks in between 2WWs, so to be in another one so soon is weird! Thank you clomid

Yay!

Girls, I just had some pink spotting at 4dpo. Too early to be implantation, too late to be ovulation bleeding (which I had last month for the first time ever!). I never get breakthrough bleeding, my periods are really regular. Any thoughts?

I sometimes get tiny amounts of spotting. Sometimes around ovulation, so I always assumed it would be caused by that. But Fx'ed!!!!!!

Nothing new for me - CD14 and still waiting to ovulate
Had a temperatures spike this morning, but I am disregarding it as I slept really badly and have no other fertility signs. And my monitor still says "high". Might back up with an OPK later today though, just to make sure....Guess I'll see if my temp is still up tomorrow, I doubt it though.

I hate it when I wake up b/c I don't want to screw up my temp. I slept best when I had AF, go figure. Now w/daylights savings time on Sun, I'll be even more screwed up. Do you usually O around CD14? Taking a opk will probably give you peace of mind so you have some idea of when it'll happen.

 

[AuCa]

No, I usually ovulate later (between CD18 and CD 25). And looks like I will again this cycle - just took an OPK and it's negative (very obviously, barely a 2nd line there). So that confirmed my suspicion. Oh well, back to waiting...

 

[Hoover216]

Hi lovely ladies!

I'd love to join the group. I've found a friend in purpleivy and was told you are a nice and supportive group
My name is Monica. I'm 26 years old. I was diagnosed with PCOS around the age of 15 or 16. My last period was November 2011. I have a wonderful husband, named Brian. We've been together for almost 9 years. Married for almost 1 year. We have a beautiful little girl named Emma who is 6 years old. We are still trying to figure out how it was ever possible that we conceived her. I thank god everyday for that miracle. On May 8, 2012 I went to see my OBGYN for some odd right ovary sensation, afraid I may have had a cysts or something. I was sent home with a prescription to have sex. That feeling I was feeling was apparently ovulation sensations. We luckily conceived baby #2 and were absolutely ecstatic!!! Sadly on July 1, 2012 we learned that the babys heart had stopped beating Since I dont get my period, I'm assuming I hardly ever ovulate so I have started BBT in hopes to at least see through my temps I'm ovulating without an AF. I look forward to meeting and talking with you all.

 

[PurpleIvy44]

Welcome Hoover! I'm glad you found us

 

[PurpleIvy44]

No, I usually ovulate later (between CD18 and CD 25). And looks like I will again this cycle - just took an OPK and it's negative (very obviously, barely a 2nd line there). So that confirmed my suspicion. Oh well, back to waiting...

Ahh bummer. So hopefully you'll O next weekend. I don't know what we'd do w/out opk's. I tried them years ago and never really got the hang of reading them but now that I've got some strong positives it's so much easier.

 

[AuCa]

Ahh bummer. So hopefully you'll O next weekend. I don't know what we'd do w/out opk's. I tried them years ago and never really got the hang of reading them but now that I've got some strong positives it's so much easier.

Ya, I was not too excited. But expected it...so we'll just keep Bding

Hi and welcome Hoover216! And thank you for telling your story! I'm very sorry for your loss. And Fx'ed for future ovulation
Are you charging on Fertility Friend? You could share your chart in your signature if you like/if you want to discuss your temps/signs.

 

[Smiler82]

AuCa will you carry on with OPKs though, as you could start to see a surge in the next few days? FX for you

Hello Hoover, welcome I also have PCOS, and have also conceived naturally but sadly lost both of them. So sorry for your loss too I'm afraid that if you're not getting a period then you won't be ovulating, however I think starting to temp is a great idea. It's helped me to learn so much about my cycles, though it can be hard at first charting with PCOS since you can have very rocky temps, and multiple patches of fertile cm due to estrogen dominance But as AuCa says, join FF and share your chart!

 

[Starlight2012]

AuCa - I am with you as I am on CD16 and still waiting to O. I went in for a scan today and showed small follies, so likely won't O for another week. Hope you O soon!!

Welcome Hoover so sorry for your loss earlier this year

 

[AuCa]

AuCa will you carry on with OPKs though, as you could start to see a surge in the next few days? FX for you

Yeah, I'll have to go and get some OPKs tomorrow, only have one left. Temperature went down to baseline again today, as I thought it would. I'm just hoping that I'll ovulate latest by the end of next week since we are going to be traveling after that which would make Bding at the right times difficult.

 

[Hoover216]

Ahh bummer. So hopefully you'll O next weekend. I don't know what we'd do w/out opk's. I tried them years ago and never really got the hang of reading them but now that I've got some strong positives it's so much easier.

Ya, I was not too excited. But expected it...so we'll just keep Bding

Hi and welcome Hoover216! And thank you for telling your story! I'm very sorry for your loss. And Fx'ed for future ovulation
Are you charging on Fertility Friend? You could share your chart in your signature if you like/if you want to discuss your temps/signs.

I am charting on fertility friend, ill try and figure out how to add to the signature area.

 

[Hoover216]

AuCa will you carry on with OPKs though, as you could start to see a surge in the next few days? FX for you

Hello Hoover, welcome I also have PCOS, and have also conceived naturally but sadly lost both of them. So sorry for your loss too I'm afraid that if you're not getting a period then you won't be ovulating, however I think starting to temp is a great idea. It's helped me to learn so much about my cycles, though it can be hard at first charting with PCOS since you can have very rocky temps, and multiple patches of fertile cm due to estrogen dominance But as AuCa says, join FF and share your chart!

Hi, thank you for the welcome! Oddly enough, I've only gotten my period 3 times in my life and I've ovulated a few times a year. So I have ovulated many times without a period to follow. It's very strange but everyone is different I guess.

 

[Shannon30]

Welcome Hoover!!!!!

 

[PurpleIvy44]

I'm sorry if this is TMI but I need your help figuring this out. Regarding CM... previously when I've felt extra moist and check it's been white and watery and categorized it as creamy cm. Today I check and it was like lotion so now I think I've been wrong all along. Today would truly be creamy cm, right? What would the white watery kind be? If I put watery on FF it says it's fertile cm but I know it's not b/c I had it the whole time after O'ing last cycle up until AF. Is it everyday cm and I just don't label it unless it's the typical creamy, ewcm or sticky? I did have sticky last night & this morning which was kinda weird for me. Again, sorry tmi but any input would be appreciate. Oh and I could see the cm on my undies so I would again assume that is the true creamy cm, right? Thanks!

 

[minuet]

I'm sorry if this is TMI but I need your help figuring this out. Regarding CM... previously when I've felt extra moist and check it's been white and watery and categorized it as creamy cm. Today I check and it was like lotion so now I think I've been wrong all along. Today would truly be creamy cm, right? What would the white watery kind be? If I put watery on FF it says it's fertile cm but I know it's not b/c I had it the whole time after O'ing last cycle up until AF. Is it everyday cm and I just don't label it unless it's the typical creamy, ewcm or sticky? I did have sticky last night & this morning which was kinda weird for me. Again, sorry tmi but any input would be appreciate. Oh and I could see the cm on my undies so I would again assume that is the true creamy cm, right? Thanks!

It's possible the white and watery is just your normal "moisturizing' fluid.

I think it's also very possible that they are both just different ' types' of creamy. Have you looked at pictures of creamy? It does have a range that is considered normal creamy, so it doesn't just have to be lotion.

If you had watery you'd know it, because it looks and acts just like real water.

 

[Smiler82]

AuCa will you carry on with OPKs though, as you could start to see a surge in the next few days? FX for you

Hello Hoover, welcome I also have PCOS, and have also conceived naturally but sadly lost both of them. So sorry for your loss too I'm afraid that if you're not getting a period then you won't be ovulating, however I think starting to temp is a great idea. It's helped me to learn so much about my cycles, though it can be hard at first charting with PCOS since you can have very rocky temps, and multiple patches of fertile cm due to estrogen dominance But as AuCa says, join FF and share your chart!

Hi, thank you for the welcome! Oddly enough, I've only gotten my period 3 times in my life and I've ovulated a few times a year. So I have ovulated many times without a period to follow. It's very strange but everyone is different I guess.

Really? I've never heard of that! I am always amazed at how different our bodies can be when we're all the same species Always learn something new on here. How did you know you were ovulating? Did your doc not have any advice as to why you weren't getting AF afterwards?

 

[Hoover216]

AuCa will you carry on with OPKs though, as you could start to see a surge in the next few days? FX for you

Hello Hoover, welcome I also have PCOS, and have also conceived naturally but sadly lost both of them. So sorry for your loss too I'm afraid that if you're not getting a period then you won't be ovulating, however I think starting to temp is a great idea. It's helped me to learn so much about my cycles, though it can be hard at first charting with PCOS since you can have very rocky temps, and multiple patches of fertile cm due to estrogen dominance But as AuCa says, join FF and share your chart!

Hi, thank you for the welcome! Oddly enough, I've only gotten my period 3 times in my life and I've ovulated a few times a year. So I have ovulated many times without a period to follow. It's very strange but everyone is different I guess.

Really? I've never heard of that! I am always amazed at how different our bodies can be when we're all the same species Always learn something new on here. How did you know you were ovulating? Did your doc not have any advice as to why you weren't getting AF afterwards?

I was being seen monthly. So she could see that I had ovulated. It didn't happen every month. Maybe 3-4 times. I'm not really sure why it's not followed by AF. I always assumed it was because of pcos. It is so confusing!!

 

[PurpleIvy44]

Yay, I'm 1 dpo too! My temp only increased 3/10 so hopefully I did O. I have my annual exam on 11/12 so I'm going to hold out until then. I'll be 13 dpo so I'll have her test me at the office unless I'm getting some solid symptoms. I don't want to over analyze symptoms this 2ww b/c I thought for sure I was prego last time. I'm learning more things each month about what's normal & what's not. Good luck to you and the other ladies!

Make sure you keep using opks, and I'd still be BD until you see 3 days of high temps.
Your temp is still in the same range it has been this whole cycle, and you haven't had a positive OPK in the past couple days, so it is still possible you have yet to O.
You can have an LH surge without actually O'ing, so don't stop BD yet! Wouldn't want you to miss the egg!

I hope that you really did O already though and we just keep seeing that temp go higher.

Hi- I'm not quite sure what's going on with my temps. I slept bad for Friday's temp. 2 hrs before my normal time it was 97.3 and the temp at normal time was 97.9. I don't usually vary that much so if I wake up and hr. before it's pretty close if not the same as my normal time temp but it wasn't this time. This morning it was 97.3 again, which has pretty much been my baseline. I'm now thinking I didn't O. I've done opk since and they're all negative, they've been very very faint. I've been having an uncomfortable feeling on my lower left side since Wed and I've never had O pains. I'm really confused now. I'm just going to keep doing opk's just in case I didn't O b/c my temp is staying low. Such a bummer, I think bbt is adding more stress to my ttc.
Hope all is well with you ladies.

 

[carlywarly]

Yay, I'm 1 dpo too! My temp only increased 3/10 so hopefully I did O. I have my annual exam on 11/12 so I'm going to hold out until then. I'll be 13 dpo so I'll have her test me at the office unless I'm getting some solid symptoms. I don't want to over analyze symptoms this 2ww b/c I thought for sure I was prego last time. I'm learning more things each month about what's normal & what's not. Good luck to you and the other ladies!

Make sure you keep using opks, and I'd still be BD until you see 3 days of high temps.
Your temp is still in the same range it has been this whole cycle, and you haven't had a positive OPK in the past couple days, so it is still possible you have yet to O.
You can have an LH surge without actually O'ing, so don't stop BD yet! Wouldn't want you to miss the egg!

I hope that you really did O already though and we just keep seeing that temp go higher.

Hi- I'm not quite sure what's going on with my temps. I slept bad for Friday's temp. 2 hrs before my normal time it was 97.3 and the temp at normal time was 97.9. I don't usually vary that much so if I wake up and hr. before it's pretty close if not the same as my normal time temp but it wasn't this time. This morning it was 97.3 again, which has pretty much been my baseline. I'm now thinking I didn't O. I've done opk since and they're all negative, they've been very very faint. I've been having an uncomfortable feeling on my lower left side since Wed and I've never had O pains. I'm really confused now. I'm just going to keep doing opk's just in case I didn't O b/c my temp is staying low. Such a bummer, I think bbt is adding more stress to my ttc.
Hope all is well with you ladies.

I wouldn't worry too much hun...and I think you have ovulated...I have included a link to my cycle - scroll down to March (when I conceived)...I wasn't sure if I did ovulate - then ff gave me crosshairs...but my temps were low...then I got my BFP at 9dpo. Stay positive and FX for you

https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3a476d//thumb.png
My Ovulation Chart

 

[AuCa]

Hi- I'm not quite sure what's going on with my temps. I slept bad for Friday's temp. 2 hrs before my normal time it was 97.3 and the temp at normal time was 97.9. I don't usually vary that much so if I wake up and hr. before it's pretty close if not the same as my normal time temp but it wasn't this time. This morning it was 97.3 again, which has pretty much been my baseline. I'm now thinking I didn't O. I've done opk since and they're all negative, they've been very very faint. I've been having an uncomfortable feeling on my lower left side since Wed and I've never had O pains. I'm really confused now. I'm just going to keep doing opk's just in case I didn't O b/c my temp is staying low. Such a bummer, I think bbt is adding more stress to my ttc.
Hope all is well with you ladies.

I think I would agree with carlywarly. Your OPKs were positive, so personally I would trust that. So many things influence those stupid temperatures.....
I also see that you kept doing OPKs and they were all negative, despite your pain. I always (well, almost always) get ovulation pains, and they are not just an "uncomfortable feeling", they are a very specific type of quite intense stabbing pain (that get worse when I move around; sometimes I can hardly get up). And when I do have those pains my OPKs so far were super positive. So if you had that pain but no positive OPK I am almost 100% certain it wasn't ovulation.

I've had some crappy temps the last 2 days as well Yesterday my temp dropped by an entire degree all of the sudden, but when I took it again 2 hours later (slept in....) it was back to normal. So I just discarded the first one...not sure if that was the right thing to do....And today my temp increased by 0.2, but I am blaming that on the stupid daylight savings time change. So confusing