May BFP - roll up roll up!!

[lintu]

Right ladies...need you advice....

Been temping for 2 cycles now and no temperature rise. Im CD 21 today and its just getting me down.

I NEVER sleep all the way through the night and a GOOD SLEEP for me is when ive only tossed and turned and woken once!!

So im thinking that i propably wont see the 'perfect' temperature pattern on my graph!! Should i stop and give my mind a rest next cycle???

What would you do???

(I never temped before my MC so i obviously do ovulate sometimes))

x x

I could never temp with my old job, cos of the different times I had to get up.

You need 3 to 5 hours sleep for your BBT to give you a true reading, so if you dont get that it might not give you a pattern, you also need to do it within half an hour of the same time every day cos even that cocks it up.

good luck

 

[lintu]

sorry havent been around much this cycle, been trying to chill a little but now im very confused.

So this cycle iv been very good taking my temp this cycle and my ov pains peaked Saturday my boobs are huge and I have the normal bloat/ heavy feeling, my CP is really high and open but I'm still getting negative OPK

But ff this morning said iv ov on CD 12, unheard of for me that temp has spiked this am gonna see what it does over the next few days.

It iv ov cd12, fab cos it means a 26/28 day cycle as apose to a 35 day one and iv DTD everyother day from CD6 and every day this weekend cos the mood struck me lol

Think I'm gonna keep up with everyother day and just see what happens, the other good point is if I did ov cd12 I'm 5 DPO now!!

 

[Hanskiz]

Ok so just been reading and earliest implantation is 5 days, if I o on the Thursday then that's tomorrow!!! Same for lots of us!!! No symptom spotting??!!!!haha!!!

No symptom spotting as if!!!

I had implantation spotting 5 days after DTD when I got PG in December - no idea when I ovulated but guessing it was the day we DTD as that was the only time we DTD at all, all cycle!!
So it can definitely happen that early. I'm hoping to see some soon...... I'll be going to the loo every five minutes just so I can wipe and look and then putting the frequent visits to the bathroom down to PG - just you watch!!

Must not obsess. Must not obsess. Must not obsess.

 

[WoodyA]

I'll be going to the loo every five minutes just so I can wipe and look and then putting the frequent visits to the bathroom down to PG - just you watch!!

Must not obsess. Must not obsess. Must not obsess.

you make me laugh!!!

 

[CRC25]

Well cd26 today for me and I think af is due on cd29 b/c I o'd on cd15 making me on a 29 day cycle.... Well I m/c in sept right before my 25th bday! not a good present! so it took my hcg level two months to drop to zero it was awful!! so I started acupuncture in jan. and my cycles are back to normal now! im just starting to get discouraged. when dh and I started trying it only took 2 months to conceive.... so now im starting to stress. so i called a fert. specialist and im going in 2 weeks for a consultation. I just want some blood work and ask some questions. lol... until then im going to keep doing my acupuncutre once a month!! just having a bad day..... Good luck to everyone in the 2ww.... lots and lots of baby dust to EVERYONE!!!!!

I take it you haven't tested yet?? I think you're far enough along that you should be able to! Better to know sooner than later! I think if you're NOT preggo then seeing a FS isn't a bad idea- it's better to know if there an issue so you can take care of it instead of just waiting and waiting and potentially getting disappointed when you could maybe avoid that.

Thank you! I did test bfn! and I do my temps to and they dropped today... I feel like af is on her way! and I hope that the fs will do some test see where im at. Next tuesday is my consultation. when you see your fs do they ask you what you want to do or hows it all work? do they do an ultrasound and see if everythings working?? sorry im getting real anxious to go! lol. gotta keep smiling thru this journey!

 

[hollyw79]

Well cd26 today for me and I think af is due on cd29 b/c I o'd on cd15 making me on a 29 day cycle.... Well I m/c in sept right before my 25th bday! not a good present! so it took my hcg level two months to drop to zero it was awful!! so I started acupuncture in jan. and my cycles are back to normal now! im just starting to get discouraged. when dh and I started trying it only took 2 months to conceive.... so now im starting to stress. so i called a fert. specialist and im going in 2 weeks for a consultation. I just want some blood work and ask some questions. lol... until then im going to keep doing my acupuncutre once a month!! just having a bad day..... Good luck to everyone in the 2ww.... lots and lots of baby dust to EVERYONE!!!!!

I take it you haven't tested yet?? I think you're far enough along that you should be able to! Better to know sooner than later! I think if you're NOT preggo then seeing a FS isn't a bad idea- it's better to know if there an issue so you can take care of it instead of just waiting and waiting and potentially getting disappointed when you could maybe avoid that.

Thank you! I did test bfn! and I do my temps to and they dropped today... I feel like af is on her way! and I hope that the fs will do some test see where im at. Next tuesday is my consultation. when you see your fs do they ask you what you want to do or hows it all work? do they do an ultrasound and see if everythings working?? sorry im getting real anxious to go! lol. gotta keep smiling thru this journey!

dang that sucks Well, I went with my DH and they asked us what vitamins we take, do we exercise, etc... they didn't ask us what we wanted to do- they suggested the first steps and that's probably what your doctor will do. If you want to take a look~ here is a link to my FS and you can see the q's that they ask for the new patient forms~ https://www.fertilityjacksonville.com/about/new-patient-forms/ I would say you can probably say "hey- this is what I am interested in doing" and they'd be probably willing to go along with that. Personally- I'd ask to be put on Clomid or Femara (femara being MY first choice) AND do an IUI together.. your odds are much better with the IUI. I will say that you might want to express that you want to be a little more "aggressive" with it~ push for that!!! We have to be our own advocates!!

 

[hollyw79]

CRC~ by the way- in addition to the consultation~ I had blood work done to check all of my hormones on cd3 and cd21 and my DH went for a sperm analysis that week too!

 

[CRC25]

CRC~ by the way- in addition to the consultation~ I had blood work done to check all of my hormones on cd3 and cd21 and my DH went for a sperm analysis that week too!

Now will the fs schedule for me to have these things done? or did you have them done prior to your appt?? and cd3 being the 3rd day of your af? b/c i feel like af is on her way and if I need to have it done then I dont want to miss the cd3 this time????

 

[CRC25]

Thank you! I did test bfn! and I do my temps to and they dropped today... I feel like af is on her way! and I hope that the fs will do some test see where im at. Next tuesday is my consultation. when you see your fs do they ask you what you want to do or hows it all work? do they do an ultrasound and see if everythings working?? sorry im getting real anxious to go! lol. gotta keep smiling thru this journey![/QUOTE]

dang that sucks Well, I went with my DH and they asked us what vitamins we take, do we exercise, etc... they didn't ask us what we wanted to do- they suggested the first steps and that's probably what your doctor will do. If you want to take a look~ here is a link to my FS and you can see the q's that they ask for the new patient forms~ https://www.fertilityjacksonville.com/about/new-patient-forms/ I would say you can probably say "hey- this is what I am interested in doing" and they'd be probably willing to go along with that. Personally- I'd ask to be put on Clomid or Femara (femara being MY first choice) AND do an IUI together.. your odds are much better with the IUI. I will say that you might want to express that you want to be a little more "aggressive" with it~ push for that!!! We have to be our own advocates!![/QUOTE]

thank you I will take a look at what the f/s asked you. I just dont know much about fert. meds and im really scared to take them and my parents are like you dont need meds and then I also and going to an acupunucturist and hes like you dont need meds.lol..... ugh :/ so i talked to dh and hes like lets go and see what they say it wont hurt anything.... so we are going next week. im excited i just want to see what they have to say.... did they do any other testing besides bloodwork ? like an u/s before the femera? and then the IUI is when they weed out the bad sperm??? sorry so many questions.. lol

 

[LittleBird]

Right ladies...need you advice....

Been temping for 2 cycles now and no temperature rise. Im CD 21 today and its just getting me down.

I NEVER sleep all the way through the night and a GOOD SLEEP for me is when ive only tossed and turned and woken once!!

So im thinking that i propably wont see the 'perfect' temperature pattern on my graph!! Should i stop and give my mind a rest next cycle???

What would you do???

(I never temped before my MC so i obviously do ovulate sometimes))

x x

Sorry about the frustration with temping!

I would say if it's going to make you crazy, you could stop this cycle and just let it happen. But, maybe you're ovulating later because of stress or something. In that case, I'd continue BD as much as possible until the temp does rise or AF comes. Or, if your temps aren't going up this cycle too, head to the doctor with charts in hand. That way you've got as much info as possible for them.

This is my first real cycle temping. I started last month but I was in the middle of MC so once I realized that I stopped, since the numbers didn't mean anything... I found a group here on BnB that shares their charts, and it is interesting that the chart can look like a bunch of dots with no rhyme or reason. They throw cross hairs up there, and all of a sudden, it makes more sense. Are your numbers staying the same every day or jumping back and forth? (I'm trying to understand what you mean about no temp rise.)

Again, if you think it's doing more harm than good, don't feel guilty stopping. It's supposed to help you -- not make you feel upset and worried!

 

[Hanskiz]

you make me laugh!!!

I try and make light of it to stop myself actually going mad!!

 

[Hanskiz]

Right ladies...need you advice....

Been temping for 2 cycles now and no temperature rise. Im CD 21 today and its just getting me down.

I NEVER sleep all the way through the night and a GOOD SLEEP for me is when ive only tossed and turned and woken once!!

So im thinking that i propably wont see the 'perfect' temperature pattern on my graph!! Should i stop and give my mind a rest next cycle???

What would you do???

(I never temped before my MC so i obviously do ovulate sometimes))

x x

I'd definitely stop.... It's not worth it if it's stressing you out and you're not getting reliable readings.

 

[LittleBird]

thank you I will take a look at what the f/s asked you. I just dont know much about fert. meds and im really scared to take them and my parents are like you dont need meds and then I also and going to an acupunucturist and hes like you dont need meds.lol..... ugh :/ so i talked to dh and hes like lets go and see what they say it wont hurt anything.... so we are going next week. im excited i just want to see what they have to say.... did they do any other testing besides bloodwork ? like an u/s before the femera? and then the IUI is when they weed out the bad sperm??? sorry so many questions.. lol

I just had my first visit with the FS a couple of weeks ago. We talked about a lot of the same stuff Holly said, except we ruled out some stuff because DH and I have two kids (together) already so some of the stuff seems less likely than others. DH did not get a SA, yet, but that may be a possibility for the future. I had to have a bunch of blood tests done and they put me on Clomid immediately for this cycle. It all went very fast. Tomorrow I have an HSG scheduled just to make sure my tubes are clear and my uterus is ok. And we can still TTC this cycle!

I think a lot of FS are sensitive to the fact that you don't want to waste any time. I was lucky to get the recommendation from my BFF, so I didn't have to do a lot of research to find one, and they were able to see me a week after I called. If you feel like AF is coming, see if you can find a doctor and if they can get you in for an appointment quickly. The first appt. will probably be just a consultation and blood tests, but if you get in before AF, they can also schedule the CD3 test. I didn't get the CD3 test done this time around.

 

[CRC25]

thank you I will take a look at what the f/s asked you. I just dont know much about fert. meds and im really scared to take them and my parents are like you dont need meds and then I also and going to an acupunucturist and hes like you dont need meds.lol..... ugh :/ so i talked to dh and hes like lets go and see what they say it wont hurt anything.... so we are going next week. im excited i just want to see what they have to say.... did they do any other testing besides bloodwork ? like an u/s before the femera? and then the IUI is when they weed out the bad sperm??? sorry so many questions.. lol

I just had my first visit with the FS a couple of weeks ago. We talked about a lot of the same stuff Holly said, except we ruled out some stuff because DH and I have two kids (together) already so some of the stuff seems less likely than others. DH did not get a SA, yet, but that may be a possibility for the future. I had to have a bunch of blood tests done and they put me on Clomid immediately for this cycle. It all went very fast. Tomorrow I have an HSG scheduled just to make sure my tubes are clear and my uterus is ok. And we can still TTC this cycle!

I think a lot of FS are sensitive to the fact that you don't want to waste any time. I was lucky to get the recommendation from my BFF, so I didn't have to do a lot of research to find one, and they were able to see me a week after I called. If you feel like AF is coming, see if you can find a doctor and if they can get you in for an appointment quickly. The first appt. will probably be just a consultation and blood tests, but if you get in before AF, they can also schedule the CD3 test. I didn't get the CD3 test done this time around.

Do you think i should call them and ask them if i could go to a compunet or some place like that to have my blood drawn on that day??? b/c ive never been there and I know af is due within the next 3 days and my appt isnt til next tuesday! im so glad that your appt went well and you got in that early and everything sounds like it went great!!! gives me a lil inspiration thank you! so b/c they didnt do the cd3 test what happens now?? did they start you on clomid during your af????

 

[hollyw79]

CRC~ by the way- in addition to the consultation~ I had blood work done to check all of my hormones on cd3 and cd21 and my DH went for a sperm analysis that week too!

Now will the fs schedule for me to have these things done? or did you have them done prior to your appt?? and cd3 being the 3rd day of your af? b/c i feel like af is on her way and if I need to have it done then I dont want to miss the cd3 this time????

I had to wait until after the consultation to have it done.. you MAY have to wait one more cycle to get started.. but maybe not!

 

[hollyw79]

CRC~

Fertility meds are NOT a bad thing- what is does is basically make you produce 2-3 eggs to increase your odds- the more eggs there are- the more likely conception is. It definitely won't hurt to go talk to them- and sincerely- if something IS wrong- don't you want to know NOW instead of trying pointlessly for months on end if there is something you can fix? I didn't have any other tests done besides the blood work- when you are on fertility meds SOME docs will do u/s to check how things are~ but not all. When I had my IUI in Jan- I didn't have any u/s done- just was given Clomid and had the IUI when I got the + OPK. This time~ I'm with an actual FS (My Ob did the first one) and he DID do 2 u/s to check to see how things were looking.

An IUI does 2 things- 1 .. it gets the sperm RIGHT next to the tubes to help increase the chances- the sperm don't die off having to pass through the vagina, cervix, and uterus - so it saves MILLIONS of their little lives! So they are RIGHT there when the egg is released upping your chances. With the IUI- the sperm is washed which filters out dead and abnormal sperm and lets the good ones be more free to fertilize the egg. It's a GREAT thing!

 

[LittleBird]

I *think* the CD3 test is the one where they test FSH, to see if you have enough hormone to get the follicles ready to ovulate. I don't think I have any trouble ovulating, but if things don't go as planned this cycle, there may be more tests they want to do. I should explain that they often give Clomid to people who aren't ovulating on their own, but my FS said it would make my whole cycle stronger and hopefully prevent the early MCs I have been having. So after the consultation, I think she had a game plan as to how to test for some things and fit it into my cycles so I can keep TTC in the meantime.

I think the lab needs an order from a doctor to draw blood and perform the test. But it could just be as simple as putting together an order and faxing it over. So definitely give them a call and see if they'd be willing to do that. I'm sure they can understand you trying to be proactive and get as many answers as possible. But they may want you to call back when AF starts so they can have an order scheduled for a specific date.

From what I have heard, Clomid is usually prescribed for 5 days, so you may be instructed to take it days 3-7, 4-8, or 5-9. So, yes, I started it towards the end of my AF. Femara may be the same way, but I don't know much about that one. The timing may not work so well for Clomid this next cycle for you, because I doubt that they would want to prescribe a medicine without doing some blood work first. But, if they are willing to order the CD3 test, maybe they would just order the whole blood workup (my tests were for ruling out autoimmune problems that would cause MC or infertility) so they can have some information ready for your consultation. It seems like Clomid is the first stop on the assisted conception train. That may not always be the case and your symptoms/blood tests may point to other issues so they'd come up with a different game plan for you. But there's no harm in asking for them to order tests ahead of time so that you can hit the ground running with them! I really hope they'll do that for you!

 

[CRC25]

CRC~ by the way- in addition to the consultation~ I had blood work done to check all of my hormones on cd3 and cd21 and my DH went for a sperm analysis that week too!

Now will the fs schedule for me to have these things done? or did you have them done prior to your appt?? and cd3 being the 3rd day of your af? b/c i feel like af is on her way and if I need to have it done then I dont want to miss the cd3 this time????

I had to wait until after the consultation to have it done.. you MAY have to wait one more cycle to get started.. but maybe not!

If I get af on time this month that means that af will be again due on May 30th which means two afs in one month.... so should i just wait and go to my appt and see if they will start my plan of care then??? ugh I dont know what to do.... I want to call and see if they can get me in any earlier ...lol... I dont want them to think im crazy! lol... oh my what we do to have lil ones! lol.... thanks for all your help!

 

[mercedes2010]

Ok, so I read (I think it was Cornish who said it) the earliest implantation is five days. I got my opk on Tuesday...I was projected to OV on Thursday. But maybe it happened on Wednesday (12-24 hours after my opk and Coach and I had sex!) because this morning I have some pinkish spotting. It's not brown or red, but bright pink. My AF is due on the 11th.

Could it be....IMPLANTATION???? Or am I jumping the gun? Thoughts, opinions please!!!

 

[Hanskiz]

Ok, so I read (I think it was Cornish who said it) the earliest implantation is five days. I got my opk on Tuesday...I was projected to OV on Thursday. But maybe it happened on Wednesday (12-24 hours after my opk and Coach and I had sex!) because this morning I have some pinkish spotting. It's not brown or red, but bright pink. My AF is due on the 11th.

Could it be....IMPLANTATION???? Or am I jumping the gun? Thoughts, opinions please!!!

Could well be - thats pretty much exactly what I had with my last two pregnancies! FX'd for you.. x