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

[Sis4Us]

Jax.... We've been for a week straight!!!! At this point we r so sick of BDing that I've even TBM twice!!!!

I'm really Afraid that I'm not going to O this month Hopefully I'm Super wrong!!!

 

[Elphabaa77]

I posted these in my journal, but I am never sure when somebody is going to read it. So I hope you ladies don't mind me posting these to get an opinion from you. I will post in a spoiler in case you don't really care to see.

I have been worried I am not going to ovulate early on Clomid yet again, but my OPKs seem like maybe they are getting darker. I am not sure if my eyes are playing tricks on me, or if I am really seeing it. So I thought I would see what you ladies think. I know this morning is not a full positive, but I am thinking it is fading in? Maybe I would get a positive tonight or tomorrow?

Spoiler

What a negative looks like for me (taken last September)

Monday & Tuesday's tests (taken this morning, so they have dried)

Tuesday night's test (also taken this morning, so it's dry)

This morning's test (taken between 5-10 minutes after test performed)

AND an image of what a positive OPK looks like for me. Taken last August approximately 36 hours before my temp spike confirmed ovulation. (My test lines never get as dark or darker than the control line. This is what positive looks like for me.

Are my eyes just playing tricks on me? Today is Day 14. They say if the Clomid is going to work, it will happen between 5-10 days after last pill. So I have until Monday before I call it another bust. Do you guys see it getting darker? Or am I just crazy?

 

[Jax41]

Jax.... We've been for a week straight!!!! At this point we r so sick of BDing that I've even TBM twice!!!!

I'm really Afraid that I'm not going to O this month Hopefully I'm Super wrong!!!

I know that feeling

Sis, absolutely everything Xed that you will O and catch that lil eggy

 

[Jax41]

Elpha, I'd say they're getting darker you need to get DTD again I know some ladies do O earlier on Clomid but for me personally I never have done, still bang on Q in the middle of my cycle so if the lines are telling you go then go!!

 

[Elphabaa77]

Thanks Jax! Last month's Clomid cycle was a bust. I was only on 50mg and it did not make me ovulate earlier. I ovulated on day 26, which is pretty much my norm... followed by an 11-12 day luteal phase. My progesterone test confirmed what my OBGYN suspected, I have a progesterone deficiency. Level was 7.5. Nurse tried to say I didn't ovulate at all... but she was wrong. 7.5 is still higher than annovulatory numbers, just more of a sign of a weak/immature egg.

So I am really hoping these OPKs are indicating that I may O by the weekend! We should have plenty of time for if the hubby can keep up! (he has trouble 'finishing' if we go back to back days... not all of the time, but sometimes.)

 

[Sis4Us]

Elphabaa.... I would say they are getting Darker and it's seems the ones in the Afternoon are easier to Read!!!
At this rate maybe U will O b4 me this month

Still holding out hope FF is starting to shape up!!!! FX

 

[Butterfly67]

Yep those tests are def getting darker Elpha

 

[Milty]

It's getting darker...you need to BD


BF I love the new ticker!!!

 

[SweetMel]

Hi Y'll.

AF was quick and light this time. I read that women that are hypothyroid have heavier periods. Well, maybe I have improved my thyroid function and that is why they are getting lighter. My nails have continued to change. I am getting the pale moons at the cuticles now. The white spots are gone except for one on the nail of my left ring finger. I still have some pitting, but it is not bad.

I had a 29 day cycle this last time. I ovulated a few days earlier than normal, and it seemed like we dtd at the right time. Hubby says we are going to dtd every day until well after o. I don't know if we are really going to be able to do that with his schedule and my schedule.

I have read a few fertility books lately and both of them recommended reducing the amount of toxins women use to clean their homes. So I have put away the store bought cleaners and made a few to replace them. I like them and I may never go back. I hate the smell of windex, and now that I know I don't have to use it, I'm so glad.

 

[Elphabaa77]

SweetMel - That sounds promising that you may have gotten the thyroid problem under control!

Update for me... my OPK this morning is back to glaring negative. Stupid body! I am feeling a little pinching and twinges on my right ovary again this morning, but who knows.

Spoiler

 

[pbl_ge]

Another round of bad news here, it seems.

Milty, sorry for AF - Seems like you had a faint + at some point?

Elphaba, sorry the OPKs are misbehaving. Last month's was a little like that for me. I had a few middling dark days--even wrote the folks at FF to request that they devise a method for reporting that in their system. But I did eventually get the SUPER dark day. Hope yours is coming soon!

Sweet, sorry you got AF, too. I guess it sounds like some positive things have happened. Where are you getting the info about natural cleaners? We've switched to the less toxic, earth-friendly brands, but I'm not really sure how much better those are. Sounds like OH is taking this month seriously--good luck!!!

Sis, I think I spy a fake O. Better keep DTD, just in case! What does TBM mean? Google says it's a Tunnel Boring Machine (just saw one in Seattle!), but that sounds wrong.

Jax, I hope you're doing lots of TTC-verboten activities. Sushi, hot tubs, copious quantities of alcohol, perhaps even eating ibuprofen like candy.

I'm anticipating a delayed O this month because of the nasty plague I caught. Would normally expect it tomorrow, but who knows what will happen? We haven't quite been healthy enough to start SMEP (OH got a less severe version, too), so this may be a good thing.

Hope you're all doing well!

 

[Sis4Us]

Pbl ..... Hope u feel better REAL soon don't worry I think we are ALL pushing our O back
TBM(turkey Baster method) although I just use a Med. Syringe

Elphabaa ..... Keep testing when I would use the line ones it always did that to me .... I've heard Clomid can make it hard to test too... Not sure if that's true or not!

Sweet..... Sounds like some Positive changes so FX this is your month!!!

Milty.... Onward and Upward a New Cycle a New Chance!!!!

Jax and BF..... Best of Luck to U !!!!!! FX for Everyone!!!


AFM..... Still that SOB Flashing Smiley this AM but my Temp Spiked so IDK what's going on... Maybe my Surge is so Low it's not detecting it!!!
I just need to start taking my P and don't want to do it until I actually O .... Does my temp spike mean I already Ovulated or will Ovulate Today??
Maybe I'm just getting the Funk
I was extremely tired yesterday and felt pressure in the whoowhoo area
Hope everyone has better luck than me this week!!
GL.....Ladies!!!!

Even tried calling Clearblue Easy to get answers .... 5 days of this SOB smiley can't be right!!!
Well she tells me.......
1) I didn't ovulate this month
2) My levels where to low to Detect
3) I'm having a long cycle keep testing
Thank U Captain obvious!!!!!!

I just need to know when to start my Progesterone !!!!??????
Kinda throwing in the towel at this point

 

[SweetMel]

I hope everybody gets over the yucky nasties. Go away sickness.

I'm no where near ready to ovulate and I've been enjoying this time where there is no cramps. Last cycle was so full of mid cycle cramping that it got tiring real quick. I'm not looking forward to that again.

So far the only things I have made are an all purpose cleaner that I've been using on everything, a glass cleaner, a wood polished, and floor cleaner. Soon I am going to make my own laundry detergent, dish washer detergent, and hand sanitizer. If those go well, I may make my own deodorant. I find it all on YouTube.

 

[Sis4Us]

Well Day 6 .... Yes Day6 of the Flashing Smiley!!!!!

IDK what to do or Belive Anymore

Happy Freaky Friday!!!!!

 

[Solstyce]

Well Day 6 .... Yes Day6 of the Flashing Smiley!!!!!

IDK what to do or Belive Anymore

Happy Freaky Friday!!!!!

I've had 3 days of the flashing smiley now. Hoping for the solid smiley. I had 2 days of EWCM but none today.

 

[Sis4Us]

Hope u get a Solid.... I'm thinking I Od and it didn't detect it or something this is just crazy!!

 

[Elphabaa77]

Sis- Last cycle that happened to me... I had 3 days of flashing smileys and the day my temp spiked confirming ovulation was day 4 of flashing smileys! I only tested once a day because the tests cost so much... so I may have missed the peak. At least with the cheapies I see a fade in and know to keep testing.

You did have a significant temp rise yesterday, but today it dropped down again a little... so I would say wait to see what tomorrow holds and if your temp is up again, there is probably a good chance you did O. You need to have 3 days of solid temp elevation to really confirm that you did O. Sometimes though, I have fall back temps in my Luteal Phase and a lot of times they can happen at 2 dpo. So unfortunately only time will tell for sure. I would hold off for another 2 days before taking the progesterone just to make sure your temps have stayed up enough to indicate you ovulated since the OPKs aren't helping you much. I am not a doctor by any means, but I have been told by my doctors that some women don't even start their progesterone supplementation until their missed period. You want to start it as soon as you know for sure you are pregnant... but at this point, if you wait a couple more days to be sure, it should not hurt anything. That's how my OBGYN explained it to me.

Good luck!

 

[Sis4Us]

Thanks Elphabaa ..... I did go buy a cheapie this Am and a Cheap HPt!!!
The OPK was so light u can barely make out a Line and the HPT was of course .... I was going to wait a few and start the P even though my Dr said CD18 !!!
Thanks Again!!!!!!

Just called the FS going in for US..... Will Update!!!

 

[Sis4Us]

Why Oh WHY Did I think the FS would Help Me....
Got An Us and Blood Draw... No telling how long it will take to get my Bloodwork back!!
All they said was it looks like I have a Hymerattic (spelling???) cyst... In other words my Cyst bled into my Ovary!!!

In further news She has no clue If I ovulated or If I will Ovulate .... Just Told me To start over next Cycle if I get it!!!
Told me to call if Do or Don't get a Cycle!!

 

[Sis4Us]

Well here goes Day 7 of That Darn Smiley!!!!!
My temp stayed the same this AM but didn't increase???
Not sure what to do.... What to do??!!!??!!!

*****Stalkers Welcome******
Did I O will I O.... Should I start my P????????