Mid-August Testers

[CHDickey]

Not hotbeds, damn autocorrect, higher

 

[Srbjbex]

I don't know.....hotbed temperatures sound good to me!

 

[snowflakes120]

Bex - my temp dips right before I OV. So you should OV soon. At least I would think so...

You go girls and your bding! I honestly don't think I could tire my hubby out. Our 1st month trying we BD'd everyday for like 9 days. Phew. I was tired and sore....

So, I just did a OPK and it was even lighter today than it was yesterday. I must have missed my surge. Oh well. Since we are supposed to be following the SMEP - I am going to make yesterday's a positive in my mind and we will BD for the next 3 days in a row and take a night off and then do our one last try. At least I also temp so I know when I OV.... Which should be soon. I am guessing tomorrow....

 

[InHisHands]

I woke up this morning thinking i need to buy some opks so i can track my tww. And then i was like oh wait... i promised myself i wouldnt do that this month... so i decided to come on here and rat myself out. ROTFL

It's going to be hard, but thankfully next weekend is our 1 year anniversary and also when i go to see my dad, so hopefully that will keep my mind busy... and will keep my tww tolerable.

 

[NotNic]

Think of the money you've just saved InHisHands! I peed on a whole packet (individually of course!) and didn't see anything!

I'm getting a little bit anxious today. Tomorrow is day 22 - the day AF arrive last cycle. I am trying to keep calm about everything but 'tis hard.

Snowflakes - hope you're keeping safe.

CH - I love your autocorrect answers!

Hi to everyone else. Did anyone find their O day? xx

 

[CHDickey]

Inhishands you did save money! The only reason why I have so many is because my sister was ttc a boy last summer and had her own baby arsenal, so she gave about 40 OPKs, a full package of soft cups, ph sticks, and some digital OPKs. Needless to say, I wouldn't have bought all that for myself. She's a bit neurotic like myself!! Lol!

Thanks NotNic, gotta keep the mood light!!

I think I O'ed on CD14 or 15 but going to BD one last time today!! Now onto the dreaded TWW! At least school and work will occupy my time!

What about you ladies, anyone in the TWW for sure now?

 

[InHisHands]

CH - I'm a special ed teacher. So i know what you mean about work being around for this tww. I'm really hoping it helps keep me calm as well. I sometimes feel like the best birth control out there... is working with other people's kids day in and day out ROTFL ... sometimes it makes you wonder.

For example. one year we had a child that every time he wanted to take control of a situation he would pee in his pants or unzip his pants and pee on the walls, white boards, the desks... etc. If he didn't want to do any more work for the day - pee. If he wanted to go out to recess but had already lost it due to another behavior -pee. If you didnt call on him when he had his hand raised - pee.

It's enough to make anyone think twice ROTFL

 

[NotNic]

Sounds like that boy was an undiagonsed poasa!

CH - I can't be certain that I did O, but I think I did. I got faint lines on the OPKs, but nothing bold so just hoping that I missed the surge. I'm assuming that I am somewhere near 7DPO. Last cycle I had a LP of just 8 days so fingers crossed it'll be longer or a BFP this time around.

 

[Srbjbex]

Still not sure about me, but think I am in 2WW. Had no + ve opk this month, and the one I took today, there was barely a line there at all, normally I do have a line, but not as dark as the control. So i think I'm the same as you snowflake and have missed my surge.

After the big temp drop, it went up again to 'normal' pre ov temp this morning, so I just need to wait and see what happens now with the temps over the next few days.

The really annoying thing is, we haven't been able to BD today or yesterday because my parents have been staying with us for the weekends, and are sleeping in the next room! I hope his swimmers from Friday are strong and have hung around!

InHisHands - I've spent a fortune on opks recently, so you have definitely saved money!!

Hi to everyone else!

 

[Srbjbex]

Just notices that you are only 4 days from test in Nic according to your ticker! I think that means you're going to be the first of us to test!!! Exciting

 

[NotNic]

I have to make it there first. That's the scary bit! Stay away

 

[Srbjbex]

Stay away! Stay away indeed!

 

[InHisHands]

I really hope we all get our BFPs real soon. Going through the cycle each month is just heartbreaking.

 

[snowflakes120]

You girls have been busy today!

Hands - I wish I didn't buy my OPK's because I have never even gotten a true +. My tests are always wishy washy and never give me any answers anyways. I guess I have yet to find my true surge and suppose I must have a short surge. Oh well. Good thing you saved your money!

CH - I too can't really tell the difference between EWCM, pre-seed, swimmers and arousal fluid. Ugh!

Notnic- Things are fine here. Got a little light wind. But it's been warm and sunny still. So ready for fall to get here. Excited for you to test! Hooray for being the 1st! I will prolly be the last!

Bex - Yea, my line was even lighter today. So pretty sure I missed the surge as well. Although I have yet to get any OV pains and I have every month since January. Very odd. Maybe my body was gearing up to release my eggy and decided to wait. I have no idea what this body of mine is doing... I guess like you I will just wait and see what tomorrow's temp brings.

 

[InHisHands]

Snowflake what type of OPKS are you using? I talked to my doctor very early on about OPKS and she told me from the git go to use the ones that come in 7 day packs versus those that come in the monthly packs. She told me those that use just the thin little strips don't read the LH hormone as sensitive as those that come in the 7 day packs. I did both both types at first, to see and for me there really was a difference.

The monthly packs showed that i had an LH surge for about 4 days straight.. and i could never really pinpoint my Ovulation day with them. With the 7 day packs.. i definately have just one Ovulation day with 1 high day just before the peak O day.

I know you seem to have the opposite problem... but maybe using the 7 day individual packs would give you better results... if you arent already using them.

I used the Answer 7 day pack namebrand. They worked well for me.

 

[CHDickey]

Inhishands- too funny!! I am not a sped teacher, but I always have the spec Ed kids, so I can definitely sympathize with you on the behaviors at times!!

Ladies, I am nervous, I don't know what's going on my temp dropped low again today. Had two days of high and then bam today low!! What is wrong? Should I BD again?!?! My husband and I didn't get the chance to yesterday or Saturday. Schedules were crazy! Now I feel like I am totally screwed up.

Oh well, I guess.

 

[snowflakes120]

Hands - I am using the 1st response OV tests. It is a full test - not the thin strips (which I totally contemplated buying from Target - glad I didn't). Last month I used the Clearblue easy ones and they are much easier to read.

My temps are all over the place too CH!! Your sort of temp thing happened to me last month - at 4dpo I had a huge dip - I looked it up and it is a secondary estrogen surge...

OMG! I had a low temp today but was totally expecting a high one to confirm OV yesterday. I have no idea what is going on. I am trying not to stress about it but I totally am. So I am going to do another OPK today. SMEP has totally gone out the window - I messed it up. I am guessing that my body was going to try to OV but then decided not to.... So after I took my temp this AM I proceeded to pounce on my hubby because I won't see him again til 9:30 tonight. Hehe!

 

[Srbjbex]

CH and snowflakes - I am also confused! Temp rose and then dipped again today, so no idea what that means, I thought I had Od but now not so sure, also noticed some EWCM too this morning.

I think the only thing we can do is keep on BDing when we can!! ( my parents have gone home now, so going to DTD tonight! )

 

[snowflakes120]

I think we need to rename our thread:

"Confused Mid August Testers"

Hahahah!!!

 

[Srbjbex]

I think we need to rename our thread:

"Confused Mid August Testers"

Hahahah!!!

Agree!