Need some buddies 1dpo, its a waiting game!

[laustiredttc]

tell me about it, lol they are actually ha ha ha, although i can tell you the book is alot more detailed. Turned out to be a bit boring in the end (fifty shades of grey) dare i say it too much sex throughout and in my opinion not enough of a storyline to follow

 

[MamaTo2Girls]

Laus!!! That's awesome! Now you know what to do in the next few days...tell him to do that when you want him to. I'm sooo happy to hear bed-flinging story. He really does care and are you sure the fight was what did it? Good luck to you in the next few days, can't wait to have you join me and hw in the 2ww, along with sniz soon....and then bray and whoever else!

Sniz-glad you had a good weekend, hope the u/s goes well, but i hope the 2nd opinion gives you some answers to look forward to positively so you can finally get your dream to come true.

Bray-how you doing girl?

 

[Snizuitz]

Mama and Laus-- thanks for the good karma! I'm feeling pretty relaxed about the whole thing at the moment. I guess I figure we'll figure this whole thing out eventually.

Had an interesting convo with Hubby today about our next steps and he and I seem to be on the same page that we'll see what the other doc thinks and in the meantime I'll work on my weight. Of course, I think the Prednisone is making that a lot more difficult than it needs to be... Maybe I'll be able to get off that stuff if the other doc doesn't think it's necessary. Hubby is pretty much like, "Listen to whatever the doc says." But I hate this stuff.

Anywho... beddy-bye time over here! So, sleep well, ladies!

 

[laustiredttc]

Thanks mama yeah gonna keep the momentum up now lol

sni i would say listen to the docs opinion but do what you feel is best for you huni hope it goes well

Update: today is cd14 for me and whilst i normally O around cd15-16 today i got a big fat positive on an opk and also the cbfm said peak so got some serious bd to do over the next few days, i'm just glad we ended up bd last night, phew!!!!

 

[Brayr08]

So, I have a couple of questions:

1. I took an OPK yesterday, which was only CD6 and I knew I would get a negative, but, whenever I do these I always start early, so there's no way that I'll miss my surge. Well, sure enough, negative. There was a line that was lighter than the test line when I removed it from the applicator. I always use a digi, so it's supposed to be fool proof right? Well, I did it again this morning, and got a smiley face, on CD7! Which is obviously WAY early. When I pulled the test strip out, all I could see was the indent where the line was supposed to be, but along the sides and the bottom, it was all blue. So I am SO confused! I was going to post a pic, but my hubby has the connection cord. So, finally to my question, do the digis actually read the levels in your urine, or does it have everything to do w/the strip? I'm going to test again this afternoon to see what it says. I would think if it was a true positive, the levels should still be high enough to register it. We last night & I used the preseed and soft cups just to practice w/them.

2. Mama-When I tried using the soft cups last night, at first, I don't think I had it in right, one rubber side was pointing down. So, I fished it out and slid it in and I think it was in there better, but they say you shouldn't be able to feel it & I could still feel pressure down there. It was making me nervous, so probably 1/2 hour later or so, I tried pulling it out & it took like 5 minutes before I could even hook a finger around the edge. I want to use them, but I'm afraid I'm not doing it right. Does any of that sound normal to you???

 

[MamaTo2Girls]

Bray I only use digi opks because I can not for the life of me find when the test is same or darker thancontrol line. When I get my positive, i look at the strip and it isn't darker or same as control but i bellieve the color bleeds that's why it's smeared or blue around. It's suppose to be 99% accurate so i go by it and the last 3 times i used them i got my smiley on the exact same day (cd14) and you might get the surge or pos opk but doesn't mean u will ovulate, keep testing and you might find you will get the surge and pos opkagain later...some women ovulate 2 times during a cycle. Good luck to you and hope that lastnight helped! As for the softcups...I thought it felt weird the first time also...but really I can't feel it, I've even forgot about and almost went to bed with it in! It's suppose to go and fit right behind your pubic pone. I always put mine in upside down since I skooch off the bed and have my legs in the air, i put it in then. Literally, I start sliding the softcup and then it pushes itself into position or slide I shall say. I don't know, there is a video on youtube on how to insert it. Maybe I can find it for you and post it. Keep us updated and I hope you figure them out...I love them.

 

[MamaTo2Girls]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amPXaswKxyk

I think this link will work.

 

[HWPG]

morning!
sniz, glad to hear you are getting a second opinion. i truly believe that you have to find a dr who listens to you and your ttc plan AND is on-board with it - there are lots of peeps who will just dismiss or push you into doing things that you dont want to. hoping it goes well, we're all on your side!
laus, good thing you got that bd in! that is just how i felt with my weird cycle and pos opk this month! here's to a few more exhausting days!
Mama, thanks for your knowledge with everything! i have to admit that i am immature and thought the SoftCup video was hilarious - like jr high sex ed. i'm 14 again. but i think it was a perfect link to help out.
bray, how was the PS? hope it was worth the $. i dont use the digi test but have heard that you can get a few smiley days before actual peak... good thing you checked! you'll be so close behind us in the 2ww....
afm, cd5. temp is up to 97.9. (whistles. twiddles thumbs). have had a scratchy throat since O last week, not intense, just bothersome. i blame OH. 7 more days....

 

[MamaTo2Girls]

I can't wait to next monday or tuesday!!! we're around the same hw.

 

[MamaTo2Girls]

Bray, fyi...last 2 months I ovulated the day after I got my smiley...this cycle it was 2 days after. So, better bd again today and tomorrow. If you want. and chart your bbt so then you will know if you did ovulate or not! If after 3 days your temp still did not go up, then chances are you didn't ovulate, keep testing your opk also...might get the surge again. From your first smiley, most women will ovulate in the next 12-36 hours..but heard some women will even 48 or 72 hours after, that's why I said 3 days.

 

[HWPG]

sometimes, i hate that hopeful/excited feeling... but it does keep me going... yes, i'm thinking i will know one way or the other by tuesday.... butterflies in my stomach...

 

[MamaTo2Girls]

Praying and hoping for you, hw! lots of baby to you!!! FX really tight!

 

[HWPG]

oh, thank you Mama - that support brought a little tear! AND TO YOU ALSO!

 

[Brayr08]

Thanks for the info mama. And HW, yea, I couldn't help but smile to myself everytime she said the word "vagina" . I'm just glad we last night. I'm just really hoping that DH has...um...pleased himself w/in the last three weeks. We NEVER go that long in between bding, but I was afraid to do it after the IUI (besides the one time they told us to) b/c I was afraid it would make me start spotting as it does during that time. And we don't do that when AF is in town. So, hopefully he had some good swimmers. Plus I pulled the soft cup out to reinsert it. Ugh! I am totally freaking out about all that now. I think if we bd tonight through Thursday, take Friday off and bd again on Saturday, our bases should be covered. I'll keep doing the OPK's for a while too, just in case. I'm also really hoping my follicles are similar to last month. If so, it/they should be around 17 (whatever measurment they use) right now. I just hope they aren't too small to be mature. I really need to stop freaking out about this b/c now I am rambeling again.

 

[Brayr08]

laus-looks like you and me are going to be on the same schedule this month. Yey!!!

 

[HWPG]

bray, ramble away - we've all been there! are you temping?

 

[Brayr08]

I WAS, but my thermomiter (totally butchered the spelling on that I think) started flashing the battery sign, so I stopped b/c I can't figure out how to change it. I might play with it today to see if I can figure it out. I'm curious to see what the results would be.

 

[HWPG]

if you decide to re-start temping, it will be interesting to see if it rises after this week. then you'll def know if you O'd!

 

[laustiredttc]

hey girls, lots going on

Bray yes sometimes people O twice in a month but the girls are right just keep using your opk and if you can get the tm out. Also yeah we're around the same time, eeeek i'm keeping my fx so tightly this month for us all!!!!

hw, mama, you girls are a ball of info, after 14months ttc you would think i could lecture in this business but still get confused alot

sni howz it going huni?

me and dh bd tonight and going to for the next two nights just to be sure. So let me grasp this, if I get my surge today and O tomorrow, will the next day be 1dpo? Why cant i ever figure this stuff out?

Gosh girls i just am wishing, hoping and praying that this is the month for us all

 

[Brayr08]

laus-Are you planning on testing again tomorrow? I was wondering the same thing about the "DPO" thing. If I still have a smiley face tomorrow, would I count Thursday as 1DPO or Friday???