MAY we all be blessed with baby! May 2013 and beyond (BFFs Seeking BFPs)

[burgbrandy]

Omgbaby: ur chart is looking much better! I told u u were normal. Lol! Have u seen my chart? Looking a little odd but I'll have cross hairs tomorrow with o on CD 14, 2 dpo today.

 

[MamaPeaches]

Well ladies I tested at 9DPO and I have an extremely faint line but it is pink!! The picture I took can't pic it up, but a friend did tweak it on another thread and you can see the shadow... so this could be a start of a BFP FX

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Hope this is it for you!

 

[burgbrandy]

And I bet u get ur cross hairs after 2 more high temps. O on CD 12!

 

[ClandestineTX]

A couple of you mentioned CD3 tests - what are they for?

Thanks

When u are being monitored, they take CD 3 blood tests to get a baseline for hormone levels. That way they have something to compare to when they draw again at CD 21 to confirm o.

CD 3 blood tests measure follicular stimulating hormone (FSH), which gets higher throughout the fertile years of her life (as her ovarian reserve- number of eggs she has left- decreases). Basically it takes a higher level of FSH to stimulate a follicle to mature an egg as a woman ages, but not everyone's reproductive system ages at the same rate as their biological one.

Estradiol (E2) this is one of the estrogens that should be low at the beginning of a cycle, high E2 on CD 3 is associated with ovarian cysts or decreased number of eggs remaining. Also a doctor may look at lutenizing hormone (LH) and/ or prolactin levels if they are really thorough or specifically looking for a problem with hormone signals PCOS or signal issues from the pituitary.

Day 21 (really should be 7 DPO) blood tests are primarily to measure progesterone levels, which should be at their peak after ovulation. They may repeat FSH and/ or LH tests for comparison to earlier in the cycle, but the biggie here is the progesterone, unless they are looking for something specific.

Ok ladies I need some advice! I am almost positive I'm oing today, lots of ewcm, o pain, and right on course with the day ff shows I should be oing but my OPKS just aren't positive. Close but not positive. I've been testing and made a chart starting on cd9. Is it possible to O and not get a true positive opk? I'm hoping for a spike in temp in the morning to help me confirm but my temp dove a bit this morning.

And I am spotting ever so slightly, I believe due to a bit of rough bding Anyone else ever get this too?

Congrats to all the BFPs! I love how positive this group is!

There are a lot of women that don't get "true" positive OPKs and ovulate just fine, I've had cycles where my temperature and other symptoms scream OVULATION and my OPKs got progressively darker and then lighter without technically being positive. I suggest using the OPKs, as well as CM, temps, etc. if you aren't getting an actual positive (where the test line is as dark or darker than the control). Because you may not be ovulating - remember the OPKs are just one measure and to look at the big picture of your tests and symptoms. And actually @Twag - who just got her BFP - I believe doesn't really get positives either, so it happens.

 

[MamaPeaches]

Ok ladies I need some advice! I am almost positive I'm oing today, lots of ewcm, o pain, and right on course with the day ff shows I should be oing but my OPKS just aren't positive. Close but not positive. I've been testing and made a chart starting on cd9. Is it possible to O and not get a true positive opk? I'm hoping for a spike in temp in the morning to help me confirm but my temp dove a bit this morning.

And I am spotting ever so slightly, I believe due to a bit of rough bding Anyone else ever get this too?

Congrats to all the BFPs! I love how positive this group is!

You can o with no positive opk...surges can be super short and u could have missed it. Remember, u can have ewcm for a few days before o, and o pain can happen before, during, or after o. Spotting is also common with ovulation. There's always a possibility that u won't o for a few more days, so keep bding! Keep using the opks and temping. Temping is the only way to truly confirm what day is o. U may get a positive opk later today or tomorrow. Remember, lh is produced after u wake up, so opks are more accurate between 2 pm and 6 pm. And remember, 3 hour hold! Maybe the ones u took were just too diluted.

Thank you! For some reason I missed that timing of my opk should be later in the day, I've been taking them around 9am. Ill keep bding until my temp confirms it! Thank you again!

 

[ClandestineTX]

Thank you! For some reason I missed that timing of my opk should be later in the day, I've been taking them around 9am. Ill keep bding until my temp confirms it! Thank you again!

Depends on your OPKs, too. Mine specify first thing in the morning, but I also have a longer surge (lasts more than a day, some have short ones that last less than 12 hours), I can test first thing every morning and would still see some point of the surge - once you've been doing it awhile you'll get to know yours - there was one cycle I tested every 4-6 hours to see where my surge started and stopped because it seemed contrary to what other women said when I was getting +OPKs first thing in the morning.

 

[melann13]

My Target brand OPKs said to use FMU, but the ICs didn't really say, so I would pee around 2pm and then again at about 4:30 or 5 when I got home from work, so even though it wasn't super concentrated it didn't really matter since you're comparing it to the darkness of the control. That way they were always the same and I could see the day to day progression.

 

[ClandestineTX]

@melann13: just curious, as I've also used both - did you get real positives later in the day with the other ones? I've only gotten positive on either the Target or generics from Amazon with FMU - any other time of the day, I think I drink too much water for it to show up!

 

[Lazydaisys]

This tww is torturous!! Ill be glad when this its over it seems to be much harder for me this month as I'm hoping to avoid a tube dye test next month if I get bfp I won't have to go.

If you mean an HSG, I was SUPER nervous about it too, and I don't
usually get nervous about medical procedures. It was painful but nothing like the women on some threads described. I was able to breathe through it and it was over in 30 seconds. Of course you would rather have a bfp (wouldn't we all!)

but I hope I can ease your mind if you do have to get the HSG.

Thank you. Yep that's the one I'm having in three weeks.... Or hopefully not... But probably lol x

 

[chulie]

Well ladies I tested at 9DPO and I have an extremely faint line but it is pink!! The picture I took can't pic it up, but a friend did tweak it on another thread and you can see the shadow... so this could be a start of a BFP FX

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No picture!.. Omg so exciting though!!!! Whooo hoo!!! Let's hope this is IT!!!!

 

[allforthegirl]

Well ladies I tested at 9DPO and I have an extremely faint line but it is pink!! The picture I took can't pic it up, but a friend did tweak it on another thread and you can see the shadow... so this could be a start of a BFP FX

IMG_1355.jpg

No picture!.. Omg so exciting though!!!! Whooo hoo!!! Let's hope this is IT!!!!

Here let me try this....

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=619425&stc=1&d=1369402378

 

[Footiec]

Hi all,
Haven't been on much this month as was getting really down about ttc after so long but today I got my first ever BFP and am in complete shock!! I was so shocked I did three tests! Just got to think of a way to tell my DH now

 

[allforthegirl]

Hi all,
Haven't been on much this month as was getting really down about ttc after so long but today I got my first ever BFP and am in complete shock!! I was so shocked I did three tests! Just got to think of a way to tell my DH now

Congrats!! You have a pic?

 

[melann13]

@melann13: just curious, as I've also used both - did you get real positives later in the day with the other ones? I've only gotten positive on either the Target or generics from Amazon with FMU - any other time of the day, I think I drink too much water for it to show up!

Yes I got real positives. Never darker than control, but definitely matching the control. I use the cheapies from Amazon. I kept using them til the surge disappeared, and I also temped to confirm. I only used the Targets for one month. I think they worked okay with FMU, I honestly don't remember that well. It was so much cheaper to buy 50 ICs. I also used CM of course, but I'm fortunate to have 5-6 days of EWCM, which is great, but didn't help me pinpoint O that well.


Congrats Footiec!
AFM got my appt reminder in the mail today for my early US on June 4th! It can't come soon enough. I'm quite confident that this one will stick, but am SO nervous to make sure everything's where it should be. Last pregnancy at 7wks 3 days I measured 9 days smaller than I was. The nurse tried to tell me that I must've O'd later than I thought, but I knew that wasn't right. I get strong O pain, and that would've met I had a BFP only 5 days after O. The next day we lost it. We're praying that this one measures right where it should be...
I've had mild cramps and pokes since my BFP (I'm sure this is normal). Last time I had a lot of pain, like lower back pain that wouldn't let me sleep. I even bought a preg pillow at only 5.5 wks last time because I hurt so much. I have to think that that was a bad sign. So I will take my minor discomforts and hope for more nausea. My breasts are telling me that my prog is still high

 

[MzImpatient]

onto cycle 2! AF got here and she's being VERY mean!

 

[chulie]

So sorry to hear MzImpatient.....boooooooo......

 

[EAandBA_TTC]

Call from the dr... Starting clomid next cycle if needed

 

[EAandBA_TTC]

That awkward moment that you POAS, see a 2nd line, and momentarily get excited - until you remember you're peeing on OPk, not a HPT

 

[MamaBear93]

Really needing someone to talk to so I can get my mind off of all this testing stuff I still have two days to wait before I could get a BFP and this is taking forever It seems like my days are going by so slow anticipating Monday....Grrr I just want to but I can't as I have a toddler

 

[newbie2013]

Thanks for the replies ladies!!! Much appreciated!