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

[Jax41]

girls, lots of us in the TWW here like pebble, sending you all fertile, poisitive lovely thoughts!!



Pebble, AF due Friday although of course she won't dare arrive If she stays away I'm testing Sunday - Mother's Day

 

[twiggers]

x

 

[SweetMel]

I have my fingers crossed for you Jax. Baby dust back to you!

Twiggers, I already commented in another thread, but yay for crosshairs. Puerto Rico should be fun. Everybody is taking all of these great vacations.

 

[Jax41]

Aww, thanks SweetMel I just read on another thread that your Mum was 45 when she had you - wow that's awesome and good news for me!

 

[SweetMel]

Thanks. I still have my mom. She will be 82 in a few months. She does really well for her age. She didn't start menopause until her early fifties. So yeah I hope that means that I still have a few years. My sister is going to be 57 soon and she is just now entering menopause. I haven't had my ovarian reserves checked and I don't want to in case it would be bad news. I want to keep hope alive.

 

[twiggers]

Thanks Mel!

 

[pbl_ge]

OMG, Jax, you scared the heck out of me with the Sunday is Mother's Day thing--apparently the US celebrates at a different time than the UK. So I'm off the hook.

Mel, a natural BFP at 45?!?! That's awesome! It does bode well for you although of course one never knows.

!

 

[Jax41]

Sorry Pebble did that to another US lady on another thread yours isn't until May yea?

SweetMel, I'm the same about the AMH figure, I'm sure my FS must know but he's not said and I've not asked...maybe I will when I'm feeling brave!

 

[Maddy40]

OMG, Jax, you scared the heck out of me with the Sunday is Mother's Day thing--apparently the US celebrates at a different time than the UK. So I'm off the hook.

Phew me too! Aussie must be the same as the UK Hey I see you're cycling behind me now to you for failing to keep up. Or..maybe it's me that should be getting carded for going on ahead, hon?

AFM testing Thurs and Sat (11 and 13dpiui) and then IVF consults next week.

 

[pbl_ge]

Maddy, you're yellow carding me for my long FP?? It was actually SHORTER than usual this month!!!

Two days til testing!!!

AFM, I'm bound and determined not to symptom spot this month. So far I feel totally successful, but only idiots like me try to symptom spot at 5 dpo anyway. We'll see how well I do going forward.

Turns out I'm chicken about calling the FS too. Supposed to happen yesterday....or today...

to everyone!!

 

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x

 

[shinyshoes]

Wow SweetMel - your mum was 45, that's great news for you, good genes!!

I swear TTC is driving me crazy - AF due Friday. Up until today I'd been doing great, felt positive and that this could be THE month but not today, woke up feeling fed up. Decided to try an early test when I got home and as expected BFN - I hope I've just tested too early and at the wrong time of day but its depressing just how deep red the control line is and how stark white the test part is where I want another line Why do I do it? I promised myself I wouldn't test until at least Friday - what is wrong with me!!

Anyway I get my 21 day bloods back on Thursday (although they were day 23so I don't think they'll be accurate enough) and I've booked into the Drs to get her to refer me to the Fertility Clinic - she already said she would but I had such high hopes for this month that I held off. I've dusted off the CBFM and will also get some ovulation tests as I never completely trust the CBFM. I've also found an acupuncturist who specialises in Fertility not too far away so I'm trying to stay positive and meet AF head on with a plan in place. I have a friend who does reflexology so I might share my secret with her (I tell no-one about TTC) and see if she will do that for me too.

I'm undecided about the AMH test - part of me really wants to know but the other part is too scared to know.......I think I might just leave it for a bit longer...................

I keep telling myself it's only March..........!!!

Love & to you all.

 

[Elphabaa77]

girls, sorry I've been AWOL

Elpha, you sure it isn't the clomid that's sending your temps ? Just a thought as although I don't temp anymore when I'm taking mine I had real hot and cold problems at night just like you're describing

And yea, I don't understand how it's so easy for those 'not trying' that means for those of us that are it should be a walk in the park!

Take care everyone xXx

I haven't started the Clomid yet. I start it this coming Friday.

 

[Elphabaa77]

Shew, I need to start checking this thread daily! I get so far behind, then by the time I can write a response I forget what I am responding too. We were out of town all weekend and I took yesterday off as well, so I didn't get a chance to catch up.

Looks like a lot of you are coming up on testing! I'm out, but I expected to be. Due to hubby's 2nd semen analysis we only really got one good session in the fertile window and that was 4 days before ovulation if I recall? So, not super bummed this go around because I expected it.

Shiny - How have you liked using the ClearBlue Fertility Monitor? I have heard mixed things. I opted for the OvaCue Fertility monitor because it was supposed to be more accurate for women with long cycles and women with PCOS. It cost more, but you do not have to buy sticks for it. It takes oral and vaginal readings of your electrolytes and is able to measure your estrogen and progesterone from that. I bought it last August, but have only used it two cycles since.

BUT I am pulling out all the stops for this first Clomid cycle! I started using my OvaCue this morning, I purchased the NEW ClearBlue Easy Advanced Digital OPKs that measure up to 4 fertile days, I have my cheapie wondfo OPKs, I have Preseed lubricant, and I broke down and bought the Instead Soft Cups. Those soft cups intimidate the crap out of me, but I am bound and determined to figure them out so that they can hold the little guys in when it comes to BD'ing time! No way I am missing THIS ovulation!

PBL - There is nothing to be scared of with calling the FS. I was terrified to call my OBGYN for my 'follow up' appointment. She works closely with the FS she would refer me to, so she does a lot of things that normal OBGYN's won't due before she refers me. I do wish that she would have prescribed Femara instead of Clomid, but she says I do have to go to the FS for that. (Femara is supposed to work better for women with PCOS) My OBGYN never suggested a Day 3 test to check my egg supply. I was surprised she didn't. However, they will be checking my progesterone around 7dpo wherever that may fall. For a lot of women, they just call it the CD21 test.

Good luck to all you ladies testing!

 

[pbl_ge]

for AF, Elphaba, but I know it wasn't a surprise. Bring on the super-charged Clomid cycle!!!!!!!!!!

Shiny, 10 dpo is still super early, so you're not out yet. I haven't even decided if I'm testing this month or not. Last month I *did* test early--I had all those internet cheapie tests, so I figured why not? And then AF ended up being a day or two later than usual, which made me get all my hopes up, even though I knew better bc I didn't have a single symptom. I THINK I'm going to hold out until AF this time, but having those cheap tests around does make it a lot more tempting. Maybe I'll ask OH to put them in the safe for me. Ugh. I always feel like such an idiot when I test and it's BFN.

Good luck with test results, Shiny!!!! Keep us posted!

 

[SweetMel]

This cycle is boring me to death. I’m 3dpo and already I can’t stand it. I did buy some progesterone cream today and started using it twice per day. I don’t think it is very strong so we will see if it really does anything. Everybody sounds like they have a good plan going. I wish everyone lots of baby dust and happy bding.

 

[Jax41]

Elpha - sorry, I thought you were already on it, see that's what you get for not keeping up here Good luck I so hope the clomid works a treat for you!



Shinyshoes sorry you got a BFN but no more testing okay, otherwise there'll be trouble! Personally, I never buy any otherwise as sure as eggs (pardon the pun) I'd be peeing on them. AF due on Friday for me too but I'm thinking positive stuff that she won't be here and I get to test on Sunday (Mother's Day for us UK ladies!!), that would make me so happy...

SweetMel, I hear you, I'm so bored of this TWW business

Pebble, why you scared to call the FS?

 

[twiggers]

x

 

[Jax41]

Twiggers you, me and shiny all suffering from TWW boredom I reckon

 

[twiggers]

I. Think so!! Lets just get to the testing!