October Sticky Beans!

[PnutProtector]

Angel5 - I agree with everyone else. Test again if your temps don't drop down and if AF stays super duper light.

Ripple - I'm just waiting out for AF too. No spotting whatsoever though. FX AF stays away for you though!

I've been so freaking tired today. Nearly fell asleep several times watching TV and had to get up and do something to wake myself back up. No nausea today, but I do find myself wanting to eat smaller meals 5-6 times a day rather than my normal 3 and a small snack.

 

[Blackrain90]

Ripple hope AF stays away and your temp jumps back up!

 

[Angel5000]

Ripple - Hoping that AF stays away!!

Pnut - hopefully the tired is a good sign!!

 

[BostonLover89]

Hi ladies! I was MIA for a few days because DH and I went out of town and didn't have great wifi access. It was nice to unplug for a few days though!

Exciting news, while we were gone I got my solid smiley on the CB digitals! wooho! And I got a super super positive FR OPK. This was yesterday (friday). We DTD last night and I am hoping we can go more with the SEMP method and BD tonight and tomorrow as well.

Not totally sure I am going to be able to confirm date of O though because my temps are all over the place. I always thought it was just because I was so bad at tamping at the same time everyday... but this cycle I have been 100% on top of it and they still suck lol.

 

[Lawes1987]

I'm out. AF arrived this morning, heavy and bright. 3 days late. Just as I was about to take another test. Oh well

 

[lvksa]

angel5000 - I think that my temps in August and this month didn’t/haven’t dropped as low as I would have expected during AF.

So, I can’t order opks through Amazon here. Typically ordering online isn’t something that really happens here. I read online that some people have found opks at the pharmacy, but they cost an arm and a leg. I would be willing to pay it to try this month if I can find them.

I’d like to ask for any advice using them. I’m not really sure when I should start using them. This is only my third cycle and I don’t think that either month I’ve been that sure when O happened. I use multiple charts and they always give me different suggestions. I would appreciate any advice/suggestions/help that you can give to me .

Other than that I’m just trying to put on a bit of healthy weight. I’ve bought some organic protein powder (one is a mixture and one is pea protein).

 

[todmommy4568]

Boston - yay for solid smiley and blaring opk!

Lawes - so sorry

Ivksa - if you had many available I would say start around cd9 just to be sure since you haven't used them before but if you don't have many OPKs then I would say probably cd12 as FF had predicted O at cd 15 for you before. Is it possible for someone else in the states like friend or family member to order a bulk package of opk's off of amazon and mail them to you?

 

[Angel5000]

BostonLovers Yay for solid smiley!! I love seeing that smiley!! Based on your chart, today's temp was a big drop, so I would not be surprised if today is your actual O day and tomorrow you have a rise.

Lawes So sorry.

Ivksa Is it possible to have a friend/family member in the US order a bunch off amazon and then ship to you? I don't know if that works, or how long it would take. I know that when my BIL was deployed in parts of the middle east we would often buy stuff here and ship to him because Amazon couldn't ship to him.

Tips to use OPKs: Depending on your cycle length and usual O day determines when to start using them. Based on your charts you seem to O a little later (CD15+), so maybe you start using them around CD12-13. Honestly, if it was me would start around CD 10, but I have easy access. If you can't get access or they are super expensive then it's hard to justify wasting some.

If you are just using the ICs (cheap ones) You are looking for 2 lines of equal darkness (not like a pregnancy test where you need just any second line). Each person is different as to when they get their surge, but I've read that the best time to take them is between 10am and 8pm because the LH hormone starts to build in the morning. I always do mine around 3-4pm when I get home from work. You want a 3-4 hour hold, during which you don't use the bathroom and try to consume as little liquid as possible to get the most concentrated urine. Then follow the directions (you probably will need a "cup" to collect urine because if you are using ICs you can't pee directly on teh stick), dip the stick for about 5 seconds, then lay flat and check in about 5 minutes (depends on stick).

I also noticed that you have a lot of open circles. Are you taking your temps at really different times? And I know you've been traveling so that is going to throw off your temps and your O date (possibly, because travel can affect ovulation), I'm just wondering what your usual temping procedure is?

 

[Angel5000]

My alarm didn't go off this morning for me to temp, so I didn't get a 5am temp in. But I woke up at 6:22 when DH got up and so I temped then. It was 97.7. Temp adjuster says that if I had taken it on time it probably would have been about 97.46, right in line with my Post-O temps before AF arrived.

Last night before bed when I went to bathroom I was down to spotting brownish, and this morning the same - just a little bit of brownish. Cervix is mid-high and soft-medium. At no point this AF has cervix dropped low. It did seem hard one day, but never got low and mostly stayed med-soft.

Actually....since the chemical last month, my cervix hasn't gone low/firm at all. And I do know that before my chemical my CP always went low/firm right before, during and right after AF. I wonder if that is screwing me up.

Anyway, tested this morning with my last FRER just to confirm and it looks like a BFN to me. I thought I saw a line, tbh, but I was barely awake and so when I looked again and had DH look we didn't see anything. DH even told me to pic & invert it so he could look at that, but couldn't see anything there. His eyes are better than mine (he saw the lines on my tests during the chemical that I couldn't see, when I finally showed him).

Basically I think my temps are just going to be higher this cycle. Maybe they'll drop in a week or so.

 

[lvksa]

@todmommy4568 I actually don’t have a PO Box or a place to collect mail here. I could have someone send them to my husband’s work I guess. I’m not sure who I would ask to send them to me and I actually don’t know how long it would take for them to get here by regular mail.

@angel5000 ^ see above
I’m going to check around and see what I can find here. I have a feeling I’ll have to go to a couple different pharmacies to see. Thanks for all the info about OPKs! I appreciate it!
I have a lot of open circles on my charts. The biggest reason lately is due to travel. I try to temp every morning when I wake up before work (Sunday to Thursday). Weekends are another story. Here it is totally normal to be awake until 3 or later in the morning because of social functions etc. That means that usually I can’t wake up and temp at my normal time because it might not be enough hours of sleep. That means I end up just sleeping and temping when I wake up on weekends (Friday & Saturday). I know that it is not ideal in terms of getting a more reliable chart, but I don’t really know what the solution is.

 

[cupcake.]

Good afternoon ladies at least for me it is afternoon haha

My POASing has begun again, time to start on the OPKs. Well, i think i have more time, i'm only CD9.. but i don't want to miss ovulation and we're all POAS addicts haha

Also looking at my temp today i'm certain that yesterday's high temp was due to crappy sleep.

Only one more week and then i'm off work for a week
9 days left until we go to prague

 

[MsRipple]

Sorry lawes

Unfortunately I'm joining you. Cd 1 for me. At least my lp went on the longer side (12 days v 11 days for last two cycles)

I think timing wise ttc will not be in the cards this month but we shall see!

 

[Angel5000]

lvksa so is mail just not common there? Is it normal to not have a mail box ? Obviously I'm a little clueless on the logistics of another country.

I guess if you are temping at the same time during the regular work days then you are doing the best you can. I understand if the culture is very different you can't just stop doing what you do just for temping purposes!

Cupcake have fun in prague!! Sounds so exciting!!

Ripple Sorry AF got you.

 

[BostonLover89]

Ivksa. Some months I want to chuck my OPKS out the window because they are so frustrating.... But this month I might just frame them lol since it was so clearly positive and early in my cycle. Definitely recommend starting early just so you don't miss your surge!

Cupkake that sounds like an awesome vacation! Will you be O-ing while you're there?! That would be an awesome spot to conceive!

AFM, I'm hoping today's temp drop is O and not just crappy sleep! My husband just asked me how long this "temping thing has to go on" haha apparently my temping alarm ruined his Sunday sleep in.

QUESTION- I have been taking extra b6 this cycle...is this something I can take all the way through my cycle or should I stop after O-ing?! TIA!

 

[Blackrain90]

When I took B6 it was to help my luteal phase so I took all the way through.

 

[Blackrain90]

Omg I'm such a grumpy anxious shit this weekend. We have big family dinners for thanksgiving today and tomorrow, and I just don't want to be around anyone (and not telling any family about my pg yet so I just seem like a moody bitch lol).

My sister has been here again this weekend, which throws off my routine, and there is always some kind of noise that wakes up my son early from his nap (or when they let the dogs out to pee at 5am, resulting in a bloody early morning for me). My son doesn't do well without his 3 hour nap in tact, so gonna be a long afternoon at someone else's house (and he's the only kid on that side).
I know my anger/anxiety/moodiness is irrational, but it doesn't make it any easier to deal with haha. Its like PMS on crack. Poor DH is trying so hard to cheer me up (despite me ruining his plans by saying I won't feel comfortable dtd for a few weeks) but I just can't shake this.

(end emotional rant haha)

 

[BostonLover89]

I don't blame you Black! I can't imagine being a few weeks pregnant, generally feeling like crud because of the hormones plus having family functions going on! Hopefully I'll experience your pain this holiday season though lol.

Hopefully you make it through! When in doubt, escape to BnB!

 

[cupcake.]

Cupkake that sounds like an awesome vacation! Will you be O-ing while you're there?! That would be an awesome spot to conceive!

I'm not sure but i just might! We're there CD18-CD21 and i have been known to O somewhat on the late side so who knows i know it would be such an awesome story. But even if i O before then that means the trip will take my mind off the TWW which is also a plus haha

Going to start BDing tomorrow i hope (OH is budy watching soccer today haha) and do every other day or maybe two days in a row, miss one day. Something along those lines, but definitely going to try and have no more than 1 day of no BDing between BDing days just to be safe.

I feel so hopeful about this cycle, i hope it's a sign that this will be our lucky cycle

 

[BostonLover89]

cupcake Hopeful is good! I feel the same way, mostly because of the positive opks and we have been good about BD-ing. I am going to shoot for BD-ing again today and perhaps tomorrow since I might be ovulating today but we are exhausted. BD-ing four days in a row might kill us lol not as young as we once were.

It's good to have trips planned during the tww so we don't obsess over symptoms as much! I'll be home in Vegas for mine...nice and distracted!

 

[Angel5000]

boston You can take b6 all the way through your cycle. If anything some women stop taking it during the first part of their cycle because for some women it has delayed O. I didn't have that problem and it did lengthen my LP by several days so it was worth it to me. Are you making sure to take a B Complex with it? It's important that you don't get out of balance with the B vitamins so I always take a B complex with my b6