October Sticky Beans!

[Angel5000]

Symptom Spotting Updates: my husband was eating peanuts (I LOVE peanuts, by the way) and I went in with the intention of stealing some, and ended up having to leave the room because the smell of the peanuts made me nauseous. He tried to kiss me a little while later and I felt my stomach turn.

In the last hour I've been feeling a little light headed / dizzy for no apparent reason. BB are still sore, on the outsides especially. Switched bra's and that has helped a little, but def still sore.

I am trying SO HARD not to symptom spot but it isn't happening. I'm full blown crazy right now.

BostonLover The great thing about Vitex is that it helps your body to regulate itself and your hormones, so if your cycle is too short it should lengthen it and if it's too long it should shorten it, or whatever it takes to make your body regulate. I don't know that the Vitex helped my LP but the b6 did. My first month of b6 I only took it after O because I was worried about me having an even later O than I already was, and that added 1 day to my LP (From 8 days up to 9). The next cycle I took it all month and I jumped up to an 11 day LP. I've been taking b6 ever since.

Pnut Sounds like it is worth a try! Honestly, I can't stop raving about it. LoL I keep trying to get everyone I know who might remotely need it to try. My sister just started temping this cycle and she's having what appears to be an annovulatory cycle, she's at CD28 with no O and no sign that one is coming and I think I just finally convinced her to try Vitex too.

Lawes So sorry to hear that October is a hard month for you. FX that this month you get your BFP and there is a happy note for you!
FRER stands for First Response Pregnancy tests (First Response Early Result...I Think?). A lot of us use the ICs (internet cheapies) when we do a lot of early testing in the cycle, especially when ICs like Wondfo can pick up so early, and then save the more expensive FRER's for closer to AF to save money.

I don't think I could hold out until the day after AF! I am trying not to test again tomorrow and I know it's going to be a BFN at only 8DPO!

 

[todmommy4568]

Yep FRER's have been known to pick up a noticeable line on HcG levels as low as 5! But no one wants to waste them because they cost to dang much. Sorry to hear about your losses Lawes, Fx'ed that you can get some happy memories going for October

Angel loving the symptoms, hoping they aren't just your body playing tricks on you, hate it when that happens!

AFM the O pain on my left side stopped and is now on the right side told DH and he looks at me with a puzzled look and says "are you trying to get twins out of me?" I wish!

Think I am done with BnB until the morning. I am very thankful to have you ladies as wonderful friends but it is time for me to go have my last little fun night before the TWW officially begins .

 

[BostonLover89]

Have a good night todmommy!!! Great way to kick off the tww!

Angel- I think I'm sold on the vitex! I'm really glad I started the b6 this cycle! I wish I would have noticed my short LP a few months ago I just was so focused on the OPKS and actually O ing. If AF shows up at the end of the month think I will order some vitex for next cycle.

 

[PnutProtector]

Ohh Angel5000 those sound like great symptoms! FX

 

[Angel5000]

Have a good night todmommy!!! Great way to kick off the tww!

Angel- I think I'm sold on the vitex! I'm really glad I started the b6 this cycle! I wish I would have noticed my short LP a few months ago I just was so focused on the OPKS and actually O ing. If AF shows up at the end of the month think I will order some vitex for next cycle.

I didn't realize my LP was so short until about 3 cycles, and suddenly I was counting and realized I only had an 8 day LP and didn't think much about it until I did some research and realized it should be 14 days. Hopefully it's helpful for you too!

 

[BostonLover89]

Angel- that makes me feel better! Lol I thought I was the only one who didn't notice! Hopefully your symptoms keep up!

Another silly question.... But I just started using FF so I'm not sure what the crosshairs mean.... I see that the vertical one shows up on the O day... But other than that I don't understand their significance..? If you don't get crosshairs or if they are dotted does that mean you're out for the month?

 

[Blackrain90]

Oh man Angel I really hope this is it for you! I was getting AF symptoms until about 8dpo and then they abruptly stopped, and all I got were some weird feelings around my pubic bone.

Since you are right around when hcg could be rising the sense of smell could be a big one! On Thursday I could smell the lady in the cubicle across from me squeezing lemons into her tea (she knows we are trying and started giving me "the look" haha) so in hindsight I guess there is that too. I really hope these are all great signs for you!

Took another wondfo this evening (have a few left so might as well use em up) and there is definitely progression which is a relief. Still only main symptom is pelvic/back aching though. (Had to undo my jeans while driving hahaha)

 

[Blackrain90]

Dotted just means there are conflicting signs but based on temps that's when it thinks you O. Solid crosshairs just means most or all signs point to O that day (I had dotted this month but it looks like it had my day right). I don't really understand the horizontal one but your post O temps should mostly be above that line.

 

[Angel5000]

Boston The Crosshairs tell you your O day, and where your coverline is. In order to confirm O, you must have 3 temperatures that are above your "cover line", which is determined by your temps at Pre-O. Typically your coverline is determined because you want the Pre-O temps to all be below the coverline, but it doesn't always happen that way. Post-O, your temps should stay above the cover line, especially if a BFP is going to happen.

If you don't get CH, then based on temps, FF cannot determine if you ovulated for the month. If they are dotted then FF is determining O based on temps, but your fertility signs do not all match. For example, maybe your temps rose drastically but you didn't have fertile CM etc. This happened to me earlier this cycle, I got dotted CH because my temps spiked but my CM was not fertile. They eventually went away when my temps dropped again and then I got solid CH later when everything lined up correctly. Some months you only get dotted, some are solid. Dotted just means that FF isn't 100% sure that was your O day.

 

[Angel5000]

Black - I really hope so too!! on Friday one of my coworkers opened up her lunch and it had a handful of olives in it and I could smell the olives from a few seats away, and they smelled SO GOOD. I love olives, always have, but I can't usually smell them like that. It's not everything, just those couple times. I'm really hoping that it means something. I just want to keep testing!! Ugh! And I'm trying so hard to wait until closer to AF because I think I'm too early.

 

[cupcake.]

Angel, FX the symptoms are real!

AFM, still super confused.. took out my tampon last night around 9pm, and there was just a tiny bit of brown on it and since then nothing.. Why did my body have to go all crazy this cycle?
I'm still assuming I'm on CD2 now though, I just hope I'll have a normal cycle now. Good thing is that last time I had a short cycle like this the cycle that followed was quite a normal one with O on CD20, so there's hope haha

does anyone know how i can remove the dotted crosshairs FF gave me for the cycle? Because now it assumes that I only had a 3 day LP, which kind of messes up the predictions and stuff...

 

[cscbeth8421]

Cd10 bfn. Ugh...try again tomorrow.

 

[cscbeth8421]

And the original for all you addicts...

 

[Lawes1987]

Thanks for all the well wishes ladies! Your all fab!

So if my AF is due on Thursday, when would you all be testing?

 

[cupcake.]

Beth, i'm hoping it'll turn into a nice BFP for you!

Lawes, obviously if you manage to hold out till thursday results will be more reliable.. but who is able to wait that long haha

My confusion has subsided a bit since i'm having lower back ache today and light flow again

 

[Lawes1987]

I haven't had any spotting, none at all. Is it normal? Its been that long since my 3 losses that I really can't remember if I had any or not?

Also, not sure if this is significant but I'm getting lower back pain in my tail bone area?

 

[Angel5000]

Temp still dropping today. Making me nervous.

Not sure how to override CH, cupcake, but I know there's a spot where you can tell FF to exclude some cycles. I can't remember where, I'll see if I can find it and let you know.

 

[cscbeth8421]

Ok, obsessing has begun. Do i have line eye, or can anyone see the shadow? Its still early.

 

[lvksa]

@angel5000 I hope that your temp pops back up fingers crossed

@cscbeth8421 When I opened the picture I didn’t see anything at first, but when I looked closer I felt like I could see something. The thing making me unsure is that when I enlarge it its pretty pixelated, so I don’t know if that is making me see something or not.


Today was my first day back at work. I really love this new job so much more than my past positions here in KSA. It is so much less stress! My temp went back up a little bit this morning and I’ve been having some cramping. Feels like AF cramping. I’m just waiting for the spotting to tell me AF is on the way. I might test tomorrow morning at 14dpo.

 

[Blackrain90]

Angel my first preg my temps dropped for 4 days and then spiked on my BFP day so could be a good sign?

Sorry Beth I don't see anything but it's early!!

Lawes implantation spotting isn't super common (I think 1/5 pregnancies) so that's not a bad thing that you haven't had (and can easily be missed it not checking for it). Back ache is also a common early symptom (not sure your DPO?) I would try to hold off until 11 or 12DPO if you are able as will be more reliable. But who amongst us can ever do that haha

Ivska cramping can be an early sign so don't count yourself out just yet!