October Sticky Beans!

[cscbeth8421]

Was hoping for temp drop today (again) so that maybe I could see my body gearing up to O but it was a flat temp from yesterday. At least we BD last night, and maybe we'll be able to get in another tonight just in case. I know that there's no way BD will happen Fri and it would be really hard to get it in on Saturday with our schedule. RIght now...I Just want to O so I can get in theTWW.

I'm actually really nervous right now because the reason I said this was our last cycle for awhile is that if I get pregnant in September, I would tentatively have a June due date and would still be ok to go back to work first week of September (when kids start). However, the later the month goes, and the closer into October we get, the more likely I would end up missing the first few week(s) of school, and that's really difficult. I'm sure I'll O before the end of the month (RIght?!) but I'm still a little stressed.

Which doesn't help me O, I know. So I need to chill out.

blackrain, I was thinking about OPKs last night and I typically get a +OPK in the afternoon, around 4pm (which is when I test because of work) and during the last 3 cycles FF has detected my O date as the day I get my +OPK (due to temp rises). So I don't know about the whole it has to be 12 hours later. At 12 hours later I'm already into the next day and my alarm is about to go off. I mean, I think it is 12-48 hours after the surge starts. But some women show the surge for just a couple hours and some for a long time. So it's possible that the surge starts earlier than you actually detect it, and you count from there.

beth I cannot figure out why FF would have given you dotted CH there! I could see why they would have done it if you were at CD12 today and had just put in that temp ,but it's clearly dropped a couple times and you've had fertile CM since then. FF did the same to me earlier this cycle and then took away the CH once I had fertile CM later with dropped temps. That's so very odd!

My latest OPK looks just like the rest of them. I've attached a pic - essentially my OPKs have looked just like this since CD6 I think. They look a little darker in the 5 minute time limit, obviously, because they are still wet, but they aren't even close to positive. :/

This is the second time FF has given my doted cross hairs! Annoying! I am right there with you on the bland opk's. Come on!
I am honestly starting to wonder if i did O CD 9 and just missed it with the opk's? OYE!

 

[todmommy4568]

@cletus - looks like you have had a nice temp rise now! How are things going?

@cupcake - your temps are really all over the place. What a cruel joke your body is playing thinking you O'd and then having temp drop fall back rise?

@beth - I love that you seperate the laundry I have tried similar tactics but it hasn't gotten me far I get irritated looking at it and just put it away lol. I hope your OPKs straighten out soon

@angel- don't lose hope yet, you still have 7 days left in the month! I feel like I see a little bit of progression on your tests but it is probably just based on what's newer and what has been drying for days. Never know though!

I ended up telling OH I was getting very resentful with him not helping and he must have took it to heart because he was cleaning last night. And then surprise surprise after I saw him helping I was happy and we were able to enjoy our evening and BD. Maybe now that he knows the reaction he will keep up with it Not really much going on with me, feel more wet down there since yesterday but at CD10 it's way too early for it to be a real sign and opk's are negative except they are darker than normal but have been pretty much all cycle

 

[cscbeth8421]

Last week my best friend told me she is pregnant. Its her first. SO of course im excited for her, but leaves me with a serious pang in my belly. Just now my friend Text me they are expecting their second (i was pregnant with her the first time around). Again.... serious PANG. ugh

With all these crazy temps and no +opk, i feel like im already out for the month. Just having a pity party at the moment here.

 

[todmommy4568]

I'm sorry you are having to go through this Beth, it really is so hard to fully be happy for others with everything we go through. I found out a couple days ago that DS's old sitter is pregnant. She has a hard enough time taking care of herself let alone full time supporting a baby, and of course just got pregnant by accident. Our time will come though, and soon!

 

[mrscletus]

Beth hang in there, our time will come too. I know how hard it is to hear tho, people that aren't trying (I know a few people as well that have just made birth announcements) its hard. Although no one knows that the hubs and I are actively trying... so that's why I come here for support.

A little crampy today, so wondering if maybe today is the day- would seem a little late after my first +OPK was Tuesday (and it was only the 2 tests that day that were positive) but we shall see what comes of it...

Hope everyone is hanging in there.

 

[MsRipple]

Need some expert OPK reading as I am worried that I am not reading my opks as positive if they really are. CD 15 had ewcm a few days and a little bit today. OPK pic attached is last night (top) and this morning (bottom). Took a second one this am after four hour hold and it is lighter.

Do these look positive? In person they look too light and I feel like when I did OPKs last month I didn't have uncertainty and I felt sure I had a positive. I've also been doing the Clearblue digital ones for the last two mornings and have gotten open circle (not fertile) both times. So leaning towards no, but I am anxious I am reading these wrong.

What do you guys think? If not positive, do you think maybe ovulation on its way?

 

[todmommy4568]

Definitely not positive in my eyes. Looking really good though! It is weird that the cb is still giving open circles when your opks are that dark. Do you use the flashing smiley and then solid or just the solid smiley?

 

[MsRipple]

I use only solid smiley. I think if I had understood there was a multi-smiley option I would have gone for that one!

 

[cupcake.]

Awe, beth i'm sorry. I bet it's tough hearing even when you're happy for your friends.

That's one thing I'm actually quite glad about. None of my friends my age are anywhere close to TTC, so I will probably not have to deal with a lot of that..

I'm having creamy CM today and very faint OPKs again.. I'm really not sure what's going on. Beth, I really feel same as you, already out for this month since my body seems to just be going crazy.. So you're not alone with your pity party, i feel the same :/

But, OH was pretty cute haha showed him by temp curve and he was like "Okay, so if i understand right if you're having a very high temperature tomorrow that means today is O day? So we should probably get busy again today right?" haha So yeah, I think we'll BD again tonight and I am soooo hoping my temps will jump up and stay high finally..

 

[todmommy4568]

Ripple- I have only used the digital last cycle but got the dual hormone one with two smileys and I liked that, it was nice to see the flashing smiley and know things were in motion.

Cupcake isn't that fun when they start learning how to read the charts? Lol it sucks knowing you have been at it long enough for them to figure it out but fun that they can read it and share in your analysis haha

 

[cscbeth8421]

I have literally stopped drinking at 1pm so i can take an OPK when i get home. Should have a good 4-5hr hold by then! fingers crossed! Ill post an update after i take it.

 

[cscbeth8421]

Well that escalated quickly.... Yay!!! Having o twinges too!!!

 

[todmommy4568]

Well that escalated quickly.... Yay!!! Having o twinges too!!!

Yay!

 

[Blackrain90]

Wowza yay Beth!!


So confused right now. My cervix is somewhat high, open and the softest I've ever felt it, and CM...well let's just say I thought I peed myself a few mins ago, so watery.

If I leave everything as is (positive OPK CD15) and put in a post o temp tomorrow, I get dotted crosshairs day15. BUT if I add in that it was also positive CD16 and that I was HSO today, I get nothing, and then after a few more days of temps it gives me SOLID crosshairs for today CD18 which would be awful.

If you ovulate no more than about 48 hours after the FIRST positive OPK, why would it even take the second day's OPK into account and make it look like I O 72 hours after the first positive?

As you can tell I am majorly freaking out right now. Didn't BD last night and likely won't be able to tonight.

 

[Angel5000]

OPK same as usual. Bah humbug. My Kindara app is predicting O for Saturday. I'm beginning to wonder if it is going to be correct. Since I didn't O yet FF hasn't given me a new prediction or anything so we'll see what happens.

Pic looks a little darker than before, but that's because it's fresh just after the time limit and the others are dry.

CM today is mix of EW and watery. Hard to check CM since we BD yesterday though, and there's always some left behind that mixes in and makes it harder to check.

I am contemplating stopping my B6 until I O. I am probably being irrational, since I've used B6 for 3 cycles and never had a delay in O, but I'm basically wanting to do anything that will bring on O!

cscbeth Sorry you're having a hard time with the friends announcements too. I feel the same - my cousin just announced she's pregnant and it was a total accident that happened WHILE PREVENTING. Kick in the gut.

But yay for a +OPK!!!! Woot!! I hope I get there soon!

MsRipple Those don't look positive yet. When mine start to get close like that is when I start to use my digi. I only have the one smiley face digi too, so I don't think you'll get a solid smiley with that OPK but maybe in a day or two?

cupcake lol! It's so cute when DH starts to actually read the charts and OPKs and stuff. almost means we've been doing this for awhile.

 

[todmommy4568]

Not that I would complain about an early O but cd10? It's way too early.

In my head I am thinking my body is doing the same thing Angels is doing but what are the odds that we are both going through this weirdness. This OPK is about as dark as the one right before my positive last cycle.

 

[todmommy4568]

Black- my vote is still on cd 15 with a slow rise based on your chart. Those symptoms are very confusing though.

Angel- could stopping the b6 cause any adverse effects? If it doesn't I would probably stop it too just to see what happens. Will this be your last weekend cleaning the estate? You guys have to be getting close to being done with that! I think you said when you had to be done a couple pages back but I am being lazy and don't want to look for it

 

[Angel5000]

todmommy That's exactly how mine looked around CD10. In my case, it just never got darker. I hope yours gets darker and you actually O either early or on time!!

Technically we are supposed to be done by the first of October, but really we can keep going through the first weekend of October if we need to. We rented a big dumpster for this weekend so that we can work longer. We have been hauling tons of truck loads of things to the dump and the dump closes at 5 on Saturday and isn't open Sunday so that has severely restricted our ability to do a lot of work. This is a bigger cost, but gives us a lot more time options. We hope to be done with this part of the estate this weekend. There's another property that we have to deal with but we have a lot more time on that because we aren't selling it but just cleaning it up so we can do that sort of when we want - which will be prob end of October.

 

[todmommy4568]

That should go much quicker having a dumpster there rather than making trips. Hopefully you guys can get that done so it is one less thing on your plate. House cleaning dust?

Okay so top pic is what I posted that I took at 5:30, bottom pic is from 7:45. I didn't drink anything in between so the urine is probably more concentrated but the top one is a four hour hold so confused. Whoops top pic is the new one, too lazy to actually edit the text been one of those days

 

[cupcake.]

Yaaay, beth! Glad you're finally having a positive

Todmommy, that top one looks like you're close! How exciting.

As for me... Well look at my curve. What kind of freakshow is my body actually doing? I'm feeling so defeated, like my body is screwing with me.. last cycles we didn't have super great BD timing but my temps were good, now we really put in effort BDing and my body is just effing it up! I feel out for this month and actually like it won't happen anytime soon either.. really having a bad day now ..