My New Year's Resolution: Get pregnant. Anyone else? SIX BFPs so far!!!

[Solstyce]

Day 4 of the flashing smiley here. I'm thinking I'm not ready to release an egg yet? CP is still SHOW, but CM is now sticky. Only had EWCM for 2 days.

 

[Sis4Us]

Yea Solstyce..... I'm thinking it not detecting everyone's surge especially the ones on Supplements!!!
Are u taking Vitex???? I think the ones taking Vitex are having the hardest time w these test!!!!!
GL

 

[Milty]

Sis I think your struggling to O but the cyst is causing problems. I would give it a few days temping. If you don't see a rise I would start the P. You need to get rid of that cyst. I would then take the P until O comes or 14 days. That is going to shrink your cyst and hopefully allow you to O next month.

Pbl yes I did get a positive the day before AF. It wasn't really that faint but it didn't show until the 15 min mark. So I don't know . I'm a very LTTTCer and only recently discovered on my own part of my problem. As far as the docs are concerned I'm still unexplained. Anyway since I discovered this I have gotten pg several times but they don't get very far at all So now I'm trying to find my next problem.

 

[Sis4Us]

Thanks Milty..... The Cyst isn't there per say it bled into my ovary so now it's Deminished , not in a good way!!!

I really think I Od last week but no test picked it Up!!!

Soltyce.... Have u looked at the sticks when u remove them??!!
Last weekend I had 2 dark lines when it first stated HIgh .... Now I have only 1 dark line on the sticks!!!??!!!??
Really starting to think I Od and it didn't pIck up my peak but it picked up my Decline

 

[Solstyce]

Yea Solstyce..... I'm thinking it not detecting everyone's surge especially the ones on Supplements!!!
Are u taking Vitex???? I think the ones taking Vitex are having the hardest time w these test!!!!!
GL

I got my solid smiley today. I read the instructions again and it does say it gives you more fertile days because it detects estrogen and LH. The example showed 3 flashing days then a solid. I had 4 flashing days then a solid, so about the same.

Yes I am taking vitex but I reduced to only 1 a day with this cycle. I was taking 3 a day last cycle because that was the first cycle off of BC.

 

[Sis4Us]

Well I'm on day 8 of Flashing Smiley yes Day 8!!!!!
Did u check the lines on the stick I've been reading about the lines and I think mine keeps reading "high" cuz of that estrogen line!!!
I think it didn't read Peak last weekend when it should have bcuz that line and the LH where both dark.... Now my LH line is gone but the E line is still dark!!!
My P is so low that i think it's probably detecting high E!!!!

Anyway givin up hope .... Started takin my P today since my temp did rise a Lil this AM!!!

Stopped Vitex last weekend since I was SUPPOSE to O.... I've read it can cuz MC to only take it from AF to O!!!!
GL

 

[Solstyce]

I am now just taking vitex from AF-O now too. I read it can prolong your cycles and I'm not wanting to do that.

I'll go have a look at the lines. Not sure which lines is LH and which is estrogen?

 

[Sis4Us]

supposedly the LH is closet to the Wee part and the E lines is at the end (left to right like a Book)

Please let me know Im going Mental!!!!

I looked on Peeonastick.com and they have A lot of pics that look like my stick last weekend!!!!!

 

[SweetMel]

You ladies have just convinced me not to buy Vitex. I was thinking about taking it a month or two ago, but now I don't think I want to. I did buy my first ever opks today from Amazon. They should get here within a week for when I will need them. They came with a bunch of pregnancy tests too.

 

[Sis4Us]

1st month I had no Prob. w Vitex ... It pushed my O back a few day but my cycles are short so I was good w that!!!! This month I've had He11 W this OPK

Well this AM I got a PEAK reading.... IDK what to believe.... I think it's because I took the P yesterday and it lowered my E line!!!
Either that or Cuz the CBE ladies told me the MAX was 8 HIGH days??!!!!??
Im so lost I have no clue what to Believe anymore ANY help would be Appreciated!!!!
Thanks Ladies

 

[Milty]

I think you O'd on CD 17...it's a bit hard to tell since on CD 18 you took your temp at a different time. Have you considered using the temp adjuster?

 

[Sis4Us]

Thanks Milty I take my temp same ever time for some reason if I put it in as that it still changes it!!! I usually check a 6 AM that's what time I get up but all last week I got up at 5:30 cuz I couldn't sleep!!
Took a Pic of today's PEAK but it looks like the sticks but the sticks from last weekend where even darker ????!!!!???
I'm so confused

 

[pbl_ge]

Some people loooooooooooooove Vitex, and others seem to have such bad experiences. I don't think I've heard anyone say anything good about those OPKs, though. The internet cheapies work great, IMHO, and you can't beat the price!

Sis, your chart is very challenging, but I think FF has it right. Agree that the progesterone may well confuse the machine.

 

[Solstyce]

We are WTT until June. Today is our anniversary, and I had made a comment to DH about a month ago "wouldn't it be nice to make an anniversary baby." Well last night DH says we can "try" on our anniversary, but then it's back to waiting until June. I had 4 days of high fertility from the 24-27. Yesterday I had a peak day, and today was a peak day as well. I use the clear blue digital. I looked at the lines today and both were very strong lines. The LH line was a tad darker. I have my Preseed on hand and took some mucinex and EPO this morning (since he just told me last night that we could try!).

FX'd for an anniversary baby!

 

[Sis4Us]

GL Solstyce.... Hope it's a short journey for U!!!!


PBL... I'm thinking the same although CD13&14 I had 2 dark lines but my temps dropped after!!!!
I got a PEAK reading this AM and had 2 med. colored lines at 5AM but at 9:30 it's back to HIGH or O !!
I'm thinking the P did something IDK we will see I guess!!!

 

[Elphabaa77]

1st month I had no Prob. w Vitex ... It pushed my O back a few day but my cycles are short so I was good w that!!!! This month I've had He11 W this OPK

Well this AM I got a PEAK reading.... IDK what to believe.... I think it's because I took the P yesterday and it lowered my E line!!!
Either that or Cuz the CBE ladies told me the MAX was 8 HIGH days??!!!!??
Im so lost I have no clue what to Believe anymore ANY help would be Appreciated!!!!
Thanks Ladies

The test doesn't 'store' data, so for the ClearBlue people to tell you that the max would be 8 days... well, I am not sure how they could support that theory. If you were using their fertility monitor, then yes. They probably said 8 because most people just buy the packs of 7 tests.

I also agree that it makes sense elevated estrogen could be confusing the test. With PCOS I suffer from estrogen dominance... PLUS my OBGYN has me on Estradiol (even more dang estrogen!) from days 10-21. I know it screwed up my OvaCue Fertility monitor, and I suspect that is what screwed up my Advanced Digital Tests. Because of that, I am not using them again. Your progesterone is probably what caused it to peak. Looking at your chart, I think the day that Fertility Friend gave you the broken crosshairs is when you did ovulate. If you look at the 'big picture' of your chart... there is a marked temp rise from then on. So starting your progesterone when you did was probably good!

Our local Walmart had the regular ClearBlue Digital Ovulation tests in the clearance section for $20 for a pack of 7. Only $5 savings, but $5 is $5! So I bought all 3 packs they had. I have a friend who has had much better luck with just the regular ClearBlue Digitals, so I am hoping I will too. I still have my cheapie Wondfo's, but this batch has had so many bad sticks that I am hesitant to trust them completely. I plan to use the Digitals when the Wondfo's start looking more positive. My cheapy OPK today looked darker than the past few days, so I may use the digital tonight or tomorrow morning just to see. Didn't drink a lot of water yesterday, so my pee may have been more concentrated and the test could be a fluke. But I sure hope not!

 

[Sis4Us]

Elphabaa .... I know the feeling about these blasted OPKs I've spent a ton trying to figure this out!!!
I have so many test wands and No sticks its not even funny!!
I figure it had something to do w the P cuz I got a peak at 5am but at 9am the reg digital says O!!!
I'm going to get me some Cheapies and then use the digital when my lIne fades In
I usually get the monitor pack of 30 and use those w the wands it's still $60 for 30 but way cheaper than $40 for 7!!!!

Well Makin DH come home for a Quicky at lunch just incase it's not a Fluke Peak!!

U ladies don't think since that cyst ruptured on my left side my right ovary would try to make up for it??? Is that even possible??? I don't think so

 

[Elphabaa77]

I doubt the the right ovary would even know to play catch up after the cyst on the left burst. Chances are if it is ovulating, it is just coincidence. I still think you already ovulated when Fertility Friend gave you crosshairs.
Good luck!

 

[Sis4Us]

Yea I figured was just trying to figure out why I got a PEAK this AM???

Thanks

 

[Elphabaa77]

Sis- Proof that all these digi's are crazy! This was 2 of my Wondfo cheapies and 1 of the regular clearblue digi's. My Wondfo are positive, the clearblue not at all! (The bottom dip strip wasn't quite at 5 minutes yet.)

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