October Sticky Beans!

[PnutProtector]

Woo hoo Angel! I’m wondering if that’s what my LH surge will look like as it doesn’t seem to be looking like a gradual thing. Glad you were able to BD at the parents house. That’s always a challenge when we visit my parents since there is no door on the upstairs guest room. Hope you aren’t really getting sick though.

@MrsCletus - What a lovely temp rise!!

@ beth - I agree with Angel. It def sounds like O happened day before yesterday.

todmommy!

I wish I could say I noticed my post O temp rise, but I’m always hot during the summer and early fall. And our 80 degree weather lately is driving me nuts. Doesn’t Missouri know that it’s supposed to be getting cooler not hotter?

And I was so googling how fast spermies swim, how long they live, and all that jazz the other day. And I got the same averages Black did. 1.5 - 3 days.

I’m so excited for the testing to start! It takes a lot of will power to wait.

AFM, OPKs aren’t getting any darker. This mornings seemed lighter (if that’s possible). I’m going to take another later this evening on a 3-4 hour hold with little to no liquid intake and see what happens. I might just get a crazy spontaneous surge like everyone else this cycle. haha.

 

[Blackrain90]

Mrscletus gorgeous temps!!

Ripple I would trust the digi over cheaps most of the time.

Pnut and ripple I hope you both get sudden surges soon!

Sooooo... I know I said no symptom spotting this cycle...HAHA yeah right. Not trying to look for stuff, but have had aching in lower pelvis and back all day, as well as heartburn. That being said, I had all those this time last month so probably doesn't mean anything.

 

[PnutProtector]

Tonight's OPK was so faint. Ugh. But I had a gush of EWCM with a tiny red spot in it earlier and some light cramping on my right lower ab. So I have no idea what my body is thinking right now

FX for you Black!! It's so hard not to symptom spot when you know what to look for and when you want it so badly. I'm trying not to overthink mine this cycle either.

 

[Blackrain90]

Is it possible you could have missed the surge?

Edit: NvM I just realized you just started getting faints yesterday. But the EWCM is a good sign!!

 

[cscbeth8421]

Solid cross hairs!!!! Temps up there, 3dpo. FF has cd 1 planned for oct 6th, so that is my test date. That's what im shooting for. We shall see if i can make it! Lol

 

[PnutProtector]

Yay Beth!!

 

[Angel5000]

Well, DH and i were planning to BD last night after we worked on the estate. But there was a situation and things turned ugly (not between me and DH) and last night ended up being a really horrible night. Without going into all the details, the night culminated in me calling 911 with cops coming and taking my father to jail for the weekend for threatening my mom (and I) with a gun. So, needless to say, BD did not happen last night. My temp is up today but there's no way to know if that was due to the really horrible sleep and stress, or because O actually happened. And, if I didn't O yesterday, I'm not sure that with the stress that O will actually happen. Regardless, I'm having a horrible time right now and I feel like a horrible person because I keep thinking "Damn, selfish *** might have screwed with my chances at conception". Lol.

Between this, work, the estate, TTC, and my next set of grad classes start tomorrow...I'm incredibly overwhelmed. And, I don't normally share all of this with perfect strangers, but it was just such a horrendous night that I have to share with someone who is not related, or I Think I might just lose my mind.

 

[Blackrain90]

Oh gosh Angel that sounds absolutely terrifying! I am so glad you are safe and that no one was hurt!!

 

[cscbeth8421]

That sounds terrible angel. Im sorry youre going through this.

 

[Blackrain90]

And you aren't selfish! When you are investing so much time and energy into something, it's completely understandable to be upset when someone messes it up. But I have read a study recently that showed the highest success rate for conception was BD one day before O. So if you did happen to O yesterday, you are still in with a great shot! Hopefully you are able to spend the rest of today doing something you enjoy to help you relax xoxo

 

[MsRipple]

Hugs angel. How are you feeling? Agree with black - it's totally normal to think about ttc planning even with all the other stuff. Based on your temps and opks I would guess you ovulated yesterday, which would be excellent timing!

 

[PnutProtector]

aww Angel. So sorry you had a bad night. That sounds just awful. If you did O yesterday, you should be covered FX!


I'm stressing today. My OPK lines aren't getting any darker. And sometimes they aren't showing up at all. I'm so confused. Did I miss my surge completely? UGH
I talked to DH about it and he's said I can get the CVS brand of OPKs for next cycle if we don't catch the eggy.

How are things looking for everyone else?

 

[Blackrain90]

Your temps don't show a clear pattern so I'm thinking probably not yet. Hopefully soon! I don't see a clear pattern last month either

 

[MsRipple]

got another positive opk this morning with cvs brand opk, and a blazing positive on wondfo tonight. And felt O pain last night and today for a few seconds of sharp twinges (weird, as I normally only feel it once if at all - of course I thought maybe it's two eggs!).

My guess is I ovulated today. I think my positive test yesterday was truly positive - don't know what the deal is with the Clear blue digs and I think I have trouble sometimes testing during the day because I drink too much (today I had no liquids for about 5 hours which is rare, so I though why not test). Plus despite DH illness, did get in some bd'ing last night. So grateful we were able to do so!

 

[SecondNote]

I am a ovulation test newbie, so please bear with me. This is my first time using them and I am a little confused. CD 12 and CD 13 I had positive tests. The test line was as dark as the control line. Today, CD 14 it was negative. The test line lightened a little to where it was not as dark as the control. Does this mean I ovulated or that I am about to ovulate? We BD on both CD 12 and CD 13 and I was pretty crampy during and after.

 

[Angel5000]

Thanks everyone for the support. We'll see how tomorrow's temps go. I think we are going to try to BD today if we can just to be safe in case I didn't O yesterday.

SecondNote You typically can ovulate anywhere from 12-48 hours after the first positive ovulation test. It's possible you already ovulated or you are going to ovulate very soon. The only way to confirm ovulation is through temps. Are you temping as well as OPKs or only using OPKs?

 

[Blackrain90]

What Angel said! Chance are you would have ovulated CD13 or CD14 latest, so 12&13 are great BD days!

 

[SecondNote]

Thank you both for answering my question. I am not temping. I think I might do that next cycle if this one doesn't end up with a BFP.

 

[PnutProtector]

@black - My temps suck. My mom said she had similar problems when she tried temping. It's so frustrating. Why can't my body just be "normal"? I did discard two temps because I was sick those two days. Maybe I should add them back for now?

@SecondNote - It sounds like you have O'd and you def BDed on the best days! Good luck to you!!

@Ripple - I always wonder if I'm drinking too much for the tests too. I want to stay hydrated, but I want better test results too! The struggle is real! But I would agree with you on the first OPK being the true positive. FX you catch that eggy!

 

[Blackrain90]

If they were all over the place too I wouldn't worry about it, especially since your later temps suggest no O yet.