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

[SweetMel]

SweetMel- It will be interesting to see how your charts look on a regular basis. After stalking your chart, I am quite convinced you O'd on day 27. Now to see when AF shows up... your temp dropped off yesterday which could indicate your progesterone is dropping off... but then it bounced back up today. I am guessing AF will show her ugly face in the next 4-5 days... UNLESS you get your BFP! Everybody's charts are different, but that's my (under)educated guess!

I can understand why you think I o`ed on CD 27. Unfortunately, dh and I didn't bd around that date because I thought I already o,ed. Might be a bfn then. I remember not having any symptoms that day. The next day was very stressful so for specifics on ff I checked fatigue, gassy, high stress, and increased appetite (stress makes me want to eat). The only thing I felt on CD 29 was a headache. I've been felling really good ever since.

 

[SweetMel]

Ok Dr called me!!!!!!!!
She's saying my levels are In Normal range.... That it doesn't appear my Ovarian Reserve is an issue and it's up to me if I want to see a FS!!! WTH

Heres my results Please help!!!

TSH 2.74
FSH 6.8
Est. 29
Prog.>.5

I'm totally confused my cycles are only 24 days w one day of light Low!!!

Thanks in Advance!!!

TSH. Is that thyroid stimulating hormone?

 

[Sis4Us]

He's offered to go he's been saying he wanted to go to the Uro. cuz of some pain he has occasionally !!
He had a visectamy Reversal when we met and married he was in the Army at the time and swears the Army Drs messed him up ...or tries to blame me for tappin him in the left Nutt when he mouths off!!!
Has anyone tried the SA test at the drugstore do they work well or not??

 

[pbl_ge]

Ok Dr called me!!!!!!!!
She's saying my levels are In Normal range.... That it doesn't appear my Ovarian Reserve is an issue and it's up to me if I want to see a FS!!! WTH

Heres my results Please help!!!

TSH 2.74
FSH 6.8
Est. 29
Prog.>.5

Sis, are you doing all the usual temp taking things--same time every AM, when you first wake up, before you drink anything or get up.... And is the battery fairly new? Your temps last month were very strange. Too early to tell this month, but it would be good to be as consistent as you can to get good readings. Last month's may be indicative of a problem.

As far as your test results go, I'm no expert by any means, but I think the FSH and Estradial are normal, the TSH is a little high, and I think the Progesterone is good for CD3, which is when yours was done, right?
https://kelliekrasovec.com/files/hormone-levels-for-fertility-patients1.pdf

Sound good? !

 

[Sis4Us]

Ok Dr called me!!!!!!!!
She's saying my levels are In Normal range.... That it doesn't appear my Ovarian Reserve is an issue and it's up to me if I want to see a FS!!! WTH

Heres my results Please help!!!

TSH 2.74
FSH 6.8
Est. 29
Prog.>.5

I'm totally confused my cycles are only 24 days w one day of light Low!!!

Thanks in Advance!!!

TSH. Is that thyroid stimulating hormone?

Yes my mom has some issues and I guess she wanted to check it due to my Age and weight gain

 

[Elphabaa77]

SweetMel- It will be interesting to see how your charts look on a regular basis. After stalking your chart, I am quite convinced you O'd on day 27. Now to see when AF shows up... your temp dropped off yesterday which could indicate your progesterone is dropping off... but then it bounced back up today. I am guessing AF will show her ugly face in the next 4-5 days... UNLESS you get your BFP! Everybody's charts are different, but that's my (under)educated guess!

I can understand why you think I o`ed on CD 27. Unfortunately, dh and I didn't bd around that date because I thought I already o,ed. Might be a bfn then. I remember not having any symptoms that day. The next day was very stressful so for specifics on ff I checked fatigue, gassy, high stress, and increased appetite (stress makes me want to eat). The only thing I felt on CD 29 was a headache. I've been felling really good ever since.

Well the good thing about getting a couple cycles of BBT charting under your belt is that things start becoming a little more predictable. Well, it did for me anyhow. It won't predict ovulation, but if there is any regularity to your cycle at all you begin to get at least an idea of what is going on. I would have never had that without BBT charting. Plus I can see how long my luteal phase is and if it is dropping off too soon. Or if my temps in the luteal phase have a bunch of dips. All warning signs of progesterone deficiency AKA Luteal Phase Defect.

Sorry you may have missed O with the BD'ing. Why does trying to make a baby have to be such a science for us! Many women don't even have to think about it, and they are pregnant.

 

[pbl_ge]

He's offered to go he's been saying he wanted to go to the Uroligist cuz of some pain he has occasionally !!
He had a visectamy Reversal when we met and married he was in the Army at the time and swears the Army Drs messed him up ...or tries to blame me for tappin him in the left Nutt when he mouths off!!!
Has anyone tried the SA test at the drugstore do they work well or not??

Drug store SA only looks at concentration, so it would tell you if there's a low count. But it wouldn't tell you if there's morphology or mobility problems.

 

[Sis4Us]

Yes it was CD4 but at first she told me my Prog. Was low and then took it back after she realized it was in F phase

I know I gotta remember to temp same time every day I put it in my nightstand so I've been better about it

Thanks for the link Pbl
Yea am I reading that link right my TSH is high and Prog. Low
She said my Prog. Is less than .5 ??!??

 

[pbl_ge]

Pebs I have my smear booked for next Tuesday which is cd14. So I might not be able to try naturally this month (which is fine really) unless I actually O on Tuesday (which I did last month) in which case I will make a dash to visit T that evening. Otherwise if I O on cd11 (which I used to) then I might have a quick on cd10 eve as that should leave me enough time before the smear (I have heard that if you have in the few days before it can affect the result

Oooooh, good luck, BF! And I didn't know that about affecting the results. I've always wanted to be abstinent right before because having up there seemed a bit embarrassing.

 

[Elphabaa77]

He's offered to go he's been saying he wanted to go to the Uroligist cuz of some pain he has occasionally !!
He had a visectamy Reversal when we met and married he was in the Army at the time and swears the Army Drs messed him up ...or tries to blame me for tappin him in the left Nutt when he mouths off!!!
Has anyone tried the SA test at the drugstore do they work well or not??

We used an at-home sperm test (SpermCheck Fertility) last fall and it was difficult to use. I got to be the lab scientist on it, and it may have been the grossest thing I have had to do in life thus far... It was hard to get the sample, and I was never quite confident I did the test right. BUT it did show that hubby's sperm count was over 20 million. It said to even show a positive, he had to have that number. So we took that as meaning he was good to go.

Then in January, we had a real sperm analysis done and found out his count was actually a little low. Since his PH level was high, my doc gave him an antibiotic. She thought maybe the PH level was causing little infections that were lowering his count. He retook the test a couple weeks later and everything was normal. Sperm does change and it's possible his count really was okay when we did the at home test, BUT knowing my husband's terrible diet I am doubting it was. I have read a lot of stories of misleading results on those tests. The likelihood of human error is far too great with them.

 

[Elphabaa77]

He's offered to go he's been saying he wanted to go to the Uroligist cuz of some pain he has occasionally !!
He had a visectamy Reversal when we met and married he was in the Army at the time and swears the Army Drs messed him up ...or tries to blame me for tappin him in the left Nutt when he mouths off!!!
Has anyone tried the SA test at the drugstore do they work well or not??

Drug store SA only looks at concentration, so it would tell you if there's a low count. But it wouldn't tell you if there's morphology or mobility problems.

There 'is' a really fancy sperm test you can order to do at home that comes with a telescope and everything and it is supposed to check for motility and morphology as well... but again, most people (except PBL!) don't really know what they are looking for on these tests. This particular test is MUCH more expensive too because of the telescope....... let me see if I can find a link. Okay, I am not thinking I will be able to post that link, it's TOO long. But if you search for "Micra Sperm Test for Sperm Count and Motility" you should find it. I guess it doesn't check morph... although, under a telescope I would imagine you could see if something was wrong! BUT by the time you spend $80 on that test, you really may as well have asked your doctor to do one that you KNOW you can trust!

 

[Sis4Us]

Well seeing how much the thought and Smell of make me want to barf!!!
Think I'll call the Dr

 

[Elphabaa77]

Yeah, I didn't really think there was much of a smell to sperm until I came up close and quite personal with it doing that home test for hubby. The consistency of it, trying to get it in a medicine dropper.... the smell... yeah, I had to fight to keep from vomiting.

 

[Butterfly67]

Yeah, I didn't really think there was much of a smell to sperm until I came up close and quite personal with it doing that home test for hubby. The consistency of it, trying to get it in a medicine dropper.... the smell... yeah, I had to fight to keep from vomiting.

 

[SweetMel]

I hate to interrupt all of the sperm talk, but I have a picture to show. Tell me what you think.

 

[Sis4Us]

I hate to interrupt all of the sperm talk, but I have a picture to show. Tell me what you think.

Sweet....Is this a OPK or HPT???

If its a OPK I would say its close to O u will prob get a O Tom..... That's why I do the digital I always have a faint line and it confuses the heck outta me!!!

 

[pbl_ge]

Errrrr...what brand of test is that? I can't really see. Is the line supposed to be somewhere in between the two darker lines? I don't know that kind of test, and I'm not good at seeing the faint ones, either.

FX!!!!!!

 

[SweetMel]

Ok ladies . . . It is a HPT from Walgreens (store brand). It is one of those that is suppose to have a plus sign or a minus sign in the result window. The one dark line is the control window and the other line doesn't mean anything (IDK what that is). The test wasn't negative or it would have a small dark line ( - ) going horizonal (parallel) with the test.

 

[Sis4Us]

Sweet.... FX!!!!
I would say get a digital test Tom.... Takes the guess work out!!!
Sweet can U help me w my TSH # is it Normal or high cuz the link Pbl sent it looks high and my Prog. Looks low
Would like to figure this out so I can work on it!!!
Thanks and Fx for U!!!

 

[SweetMel]

Yeah sure. I think your progesterone is okay for CD 3-4. Progesterone doesn't usually get very high that early. It is usally low then. I'm going to as you about a few symtoms and you tell me if you have any of them.

Do you have lethargy, gain weight easily, dry skin, dry brittle nails, dry hair, eczema, muscle aches and cramps while at rest, throat constriction, less sweating then others, hearing loss, heart disease, low libido, increased infections or colds, headaches, reduced concentration, brain fog, hair at the end of the eyebrow are sparce, fluid retention, trouble awaking, need for extra sleep, low basal body temperatures, depression, easily chilled, fatigue, hair loss, acne, constipation, carpal tunnel syndrome, higher blood pressure, bad PMS, joint pain, slow heart rate, high cholesterol, hives, drooping eyelids, eye strain, or light sensitivity?