October Sticky Beans!

[krissie328]

Cd 22 here. My temp has been pretty low thr last two days. Kinda wondering if I'm trying to o.

I'm not takin anything right now. We plan so start clomid in either February or May.

 

[Angel5000]

Todmommy - yeah, I hate condoms. I forget how much I hate them until I have to use them and then I'm like "ugh, can we not?" LOL! Hopefully you can avoid an "oopsie" for a couple cycles just to make the internship easier. I know what you mean about the super horny part, this cycle for me is off the wall. It wasn't so much before, but I Think it's because I'm finally starting to regulate from stupid bcp, but I can NOT get enough of it. LoL! DH has been so tired some nights that we haven't done it but if I had my way I'd be every night! This is really odd for me because I typically have a pretty low sex drive. Of course, I've been on bcp for so long it's possible that the only reason it was so low was because of the bcp.

Ripple - glad the breakf rom temping is good for you! I think I'd be more stressed about not temping. LoL! I actually kind of enjoy it. Though the OPKs I could do without. Except I'm a POAS addict and I dont think I Can go that long w/out peeing on something.....

Cletus - So sorry you got sick for Xmas!! That's awful! We are going to spend New Years Eve with my sister and brother-in-law. Probably have some drinks and play games. We don't do anything super fancy but we like to hang out with them. We'll do that and then have to drive down to our inherited property the next day to spend the weekend working on it. :/ It's about a 3-hour drive, but at least it'll be a leisurely day down there.

Krissie - Wow, that is a low temp. Maybe you'll O naturally? That would be nice. Remind me again why you are doing Feb or May ? (as in why you aren't doing March/April?) Okay so question - do you have PCOS? I seem to feel like remembering you mention that you did, but I can't remember for sure. I'm asking because my sister has PCOS and her doctor has said that even though she clearly isn't ovulating she won't give her anything at all until she's been "trying" for a year (which is silly because she can't really "try" if there is no egg release ever!). So I'm wondering if this is standard for PCOS patients or if her doctor just sucks. She sees an on base military doctor because her husband is military but she's considering transferring to off base (even though she'd have to pay $) if she could find out if other doctors would be willing to do something for her sooner than later.

 

[krissie328]

I do have pcos. I went to my doctor in 2008 and he was willing to prescribe clomid after a couple months of bcp. I ended up not going back because my husband got laid off work. But he was very proactive. In 2012 I had an awful doctor who refused to do anything in spite of my diagnosis. A year later I got an amazing doctor and was prescribed my first visit. So I think it really varies. If they know she isn't ovulating they should do something. The wait for a year is for normal, healthy couples.

The reason we are avoiding March/April is to avoid a December or January due date. Plus if I had a February or later due date I could take maternity leave the last of the school year and then summer break.

 

[Angel5000]

I do have pcos. I went to my doctor in 2008 and he was willing to prescribe clomid after a couple months of bcp. I ended up not going back because my husband got laid off work. But he was very proactive. In 2012 I had an awful doctor who refused to do anything in spite of my diagnosis. A year later I got an amazing doctor and was prescribed my first visit. So I think it really varies. If they know she isn't ovulating they should do something. The wait for a year is for normal, healthy couples.

The reason we are avoiding March/April is to avoid a December or January due date. Plus if I had a February or later due date I could take maternity leave the last of the school year and then summer break.

Thanks! I'll pass that information on to her. I thought that the 1 year wait was abnormal for someone with PCOS but her doctor insists that she won't refer her to the fertility people until she's been trying for a year and she won't give her anything herself. It's such a stupid thing, especially in my sister's case.

That's right, I remember now. A Feb or later due date would be the best if you can get that. Good luck!

 

[mrscletus]

I was prescribed metformin when trying to conceive my daughter. I had all the signs of PCOS and my doc prescribed that. After DD tho, it was as if she hit a reset button when she was in there as I had no issues with my period, pain, or trouble conceiving DS. SO whether I really did have PCOS is questionable, but the doc didn't hesitate to give me that prescription right away- no waiting.

On the other hand, now that we have been trying for 8 cycles-would you all wait or call your doc??

 

[krissie328]

Mrscletus- I would call my doctor.

I have heard having a baby can reset things. I ovulated for 6-7 months after having ds. But then it stopped and I've only ovulated twice that I have confirmed.

 

[Angel5000]

I got my +OPK today!!

I waited to use my Digi until this afternoon because I had the blinky face the last two days and I know I only get my surge usually in the afternoon. I almost didn't test with the digi this afternoon because at first my IC didn't look like it was going to be positive and I usually wait ot use the digi until I get a very close to positive IC but i went ahead and I'm glad I did because when I went back to check both were positive with the Peak smiley. Woot!

I don't think I'll actually O until tomorrow because my temp was up today, and since we yesterday I'll probably wait until tomorrow and BD the next 2 days. I'm actually a little sore today

Cletus - in those 8 cycles that you've been trying have you been ovulating naturally? if so I would wait but if not I would definitely call your doctor.

 

[mrscletus]

I have been ovulating.. I really think it's the timing that has been off. This month I am determined!

 

[mrscletus]

I'm so upset with myself. I haven't been saving my OPKs this mornings was really light... But I'm only cd 10.. I could have missed the surge. But I don't have the others except for last nights to compare. I will test once more tomorrow. Either way, we have been dtd every other day since day 5.. So I will just convince DH to get some more bd'ing in today and tomorrow..

 

[Angel5000]

I'm so upset with myself. I haven't been saving my OPKs this mornings was really light... But I'm only cd 10.. I could have missed the surge. But I don't have the others except for last nights to compare. I will test once more tomorrow. Either way, we have been dtd every other day since day 5.. So I will just convince DH to get some more bd'ing in today and tomorrow..

Your temp is really low today though in comparison to before. I wonder if you are just about to O? My OPKs will often times get much lighter right before O and then suddenly BAM positive.

 

[mrscletus]

Thank you.. Also fighting this cold is not helping... OPK was a little lighter today! Yippee!! Back on track!

 

[Angel5000]

Tiny temp rise today. It's amazing how similar the pattern this cycle is to last cycle (just delayed by a couple days). I should have a bigger jump tomorrow and then FF will probably pin today or yesterday as O day. We've BD every other day for awhile. Going to try to get in tonight too if DH and I are both up to it, and that should seriously cover our bases. So hoping that this is my month!

I got a note from my doctor that my pap was abnormal this year. It's been 3 years of normal but this time abnormal again but thankfully negative for HPV and the cancer cells are negative too. She said that the procedures have changed and since I'm now in the 30+ category (oh yay....I'm old..... ) even though it was abnormal I don't have to do another pap for 3 years because the tests were negative. I was unsure about this and asked some follow up questions (via the messaging portal my clinic has) so she made a point ot call me today and go over the new recommendations from the cancer guidelines and stuff. I really do love my doctor. She also said that if waiting 3 years makes me uncomfortable we can do another pap in a year, not a problem, but she doesn't think I need one in another few months. Unless I get pregnant and then we'll do a follow up.

 

[Blackrain90]

Woot, excellent timing this month Angel!

 

[Angel5000]

It's so much easier to get this whole timing thing down when 1) I'm on break from work 2) I'm on break from grad school and 3) we aren't sick. Too bad I have to go back to work next week.

 

[mrscletus]

Happy New Years ladies!! I got my positive OPK this evening!!!!!!! Will be ringing in the new year right!

 

[Angel5000]

Yay!!! Go get that egg!

 

[mrscletus]

I think I may have misread the opk, and I didn't keep taking them. However my temp didn't rise until today. This illness along with a crazy schedule, is not easy to read. Pretty much just going with the flow, having sex a lot and hoping for the best.

 

[cupcake.]

Hello guys I've been a bit absent from this thread.
I still haven't ovulated and I suspect this cycle is going to end up being anovulatory as well.. I started spotting today so I expect to start bleeding tomorrow or the day after..

Getting really fed up with these anovulatory cycles. I stopped taking anything except my multivitamin so that when I go see my doctor around march my body is basically free of anything that could change its natural way of working. But basically this is really difficult as I'm not even getting a chance at conceiving without an egg and I don't know why I have anovulatory cycles all of a sudden.

 

[Angel5000]

So sorry cupcake. That's so frustrating! Are you under any unusual amount of stress? Aside from TTC, obviously.

 

[cupcake.]

No, i'm not, i'm actually a lot more relaxed than i thought i would be. Work, family life, everything's going good so it's not that.

It's so weird, i haven't ovulated since my october cycle that ended in a chemical.. i don't think it could still be from the chemical. I think it's the agnus castus actually, i have a bad feeling that i did this myself by trying to self medicate something that's not actually broken.. i hope they go back to normal on their own, but if nothing's happening i'll definitely call my doctor for an appointment in march, unfortunately i'm just so busy over the next couple weeks i just can't fit it in any earlier. But i guess it's best to give my body time to readjust, i've stopped the Agnus Castus about a week ago