positive opk @ 8dpo...HELP!!!

[L.E.]

I bought a pack of smileys and the one I took is negative. My opks are a little lighter than earlier, but it may not have been as concentrated. Hopefully I get positives tomorrow or Thurs. At least this gives me a chance to get some BD in beforehand in case I O.

Any news, Fngrs? I hope you're just having a really fun day and are too busy to post. Usually I at least see your chart updated.

 

[mzswizz]

L.E. i must agree that your opks are getting darker. Im thinking you are definately going to ov soon. Yay Atleast now you know. I hope you got some BD in. FXed for you.

AFM, today is cd20 and the light flow is here. At first, I was upset because I am bleeding for so long but then again this long bleeding may be a good thing because I might only have to go through 1 cycle using opks before going back to my doc for all the tests on July 23rd. At the rate the bleeding is going, I won't ovulate until May which means I might get my new AF in mid to end of May and then I start a new cycle which means i will most likely ov in the end of June and have AF probably end of July or beginning of August. But we shall see. Atleast it's a win/win for dh and I because we get to test out the opks and we still dont have to wait long to get the tests done. So im happy. Also, still waiting on the phone call from the other jobs to see if I got a new job. Can't believe May will be here in 6 days. Where did April go? But hey, im not complaining. Also, dh and I dtd and spent some lovely couple time together just relaxing etc. I must admit, it was lovely and I enjoyed...well we both enjoyed it. I have to work today but the good thing is that my boss is on vacation for this whole week so she wont be there yay So a librarian, Jay, is in charge and he is the nicest person ever. So of course I wont be stressed out for a week which is awesome. Now its a countdown to test with the opks and countdown til the next follow up.

 

[FngrsCrossed]

Hey ladies. DH and I went to my appt. Sorry it took long to reply, i was tired. Well, doc checked my charts and said i have o'd last month and this month it looked like i tried to ov but it didnt happen so i didnt ov yet. He wants us to try naturally for 3 months with opks and then if we dont conceive, when i go back july 23rd...he is ordering a full check on my uterus, fallopian tubes (hsg) and SA for dh and work from there. We bought the cb digi opks, the month supply and i will start testing once the bleeding stops. Also, no progesterone for 3 months because he wants to observe what my body does on its own and then work from there. So let's see what happens.

Ladies I am so sorry I didn't get on yesterday...We had a 12 HOUR POWER OUTAGE!! I thought i was going to just die! No electricity for 12 hours?! A rep from the electric company was going door to door to apoligize for the delays on it being turned back on. She said they are upgrading the transistors in our area. It was sooo boring in here yesterday! No TV, No internet, NO A/C...Couldn't cook, do laundry, it was the pits. this has been happening every week now, but it's never been this long. Last week it was 2 hours or so. This is a record! DH and I don't pay a mortgage for this nonsense...Poor DH and kids had to eat McDonald's yesterday. Dh was really disappointed but understood why I didn't cook dinner. He works 12-16 & sometimes up to 18 hours a day. We are all electric. That's one of the reasons why having a Gas stove is better. At least you can get dinner done if something like that happens. They got it back on at almost 7p.m. It went off at 6:18 a.m.! Kids got dressed in the dark for school.. No coffee either... Still had a good day though.



Msswizz
I agree with L.E. he does sound reasonable, most want you to try a whole year! So I am so glad you have the Dr you have, I understand why he didn't give you progesterone. Although I wanted him to so you don't miss a chance at a bfp that is going to stick. but at least he may be willing to try it in 3 months. I am going to get more digi's for this cycle too. I wanted to get the fertility monitor..Just don't want to shell out 170-200 bucks for it. I saw it at walgreen's might consider getting it.


L.E. didn't bother to test with FRER, just waited for her arrival she came right on time! She hasn't been the evil witch I thought she would be this cycle. she came with no cramps, no warning. I temped yesterday got 97.09 and knew I was out so I just waited for her. She showed in the afternoon very light (spotting) then it was a little more by evening. I think maybe you maybe ovulating now..I guess we will know for sure in about 3 days or so. FF should change the date on OV. I see the lines are dashed, were they like that before? I could have sworn they were solid.

 

[mzswizz]

Fngrs-sucks you guys had to experience that. i remember there was a power outage when a hurricane hit. Thanks goodness my dad bought a generator. And yes i am happy my doc didnt say we're still young or wait 1 year or so. He likes to get the ball rolling rather quickly Also, progesterone wise, i understand and i was worried if i do get a bfp, it wont stick because i dont have the progesterone. But he was saying it looks like i dont ovulate every month. And he said once we come back and he finds out whats wrong then everything will get fixed. So im thinking he wants to see how my body works naturally and then work from there. And i know that the reason why he didnt want to give me progesterone is because he didnt do any tests yet and he says, he doesnt want to give me anything and it ends up knocking my cycle out of whack. And i agree. So waiting it is.

 

[L.E.]

mzswizz, You sound so relaxed about it and that's good. For me any bleeding or spotting makes me nervous because of my history of not stopping. Mine just kept going and going. Yay for your boss going on vacation!! Woohoo! Sounds like you're in for a great week!

Fngrs, That stinks about the electricity. When that stuff happens you wonder what people used to do, thinking they must have been so bored lol... but they weren't. It's like a whole different world. Sorry AF showed but at least she was on time and not too mean.

My temp went back up today. I think my temps looked higher than they were because I adjust them. I have my alarm set for 9 a.m. so I am sure to get my 3 hrs sleep in. I go through spurts where I can't fall asleep. Lately it's been so much better and I'm thankful. However, I've had to adjust a lot of times because I HAD to pee before 9 so I temped earlier. As long as I've got my 3 hrs of sleep in, I'll just use that temp and adjust it. So if I temped at 6 a.m. my temps would be lower I think.

Oh and yes I did have solid cross-hairs, but I put the first 3 fake temps as discarded and my lines changed spots and turned dotted. I just (now) completely re-did my chart. I'm going to keep my temps as un-adjusted for now, but I can always put the adjusted temps back in easily since I noted them every day that I temped at a different time. My chart looks completely different without the "fake temps" and adjusted temps. I have no cross-hairs or cover line lol...

I say my temps are too low for O or pregnancy anyway, aren't they. A good thing is that I haven't spotted since Monday around dinnertime. Sssshhhh don't tell my body or it will start it up again.

 

[mzswizz]

Yes I am very relaxed. I have bled for 2 weeks or more before when I was in high school so seeing that its going on again, I know what to look for and just not worry especially since DH and I still dtd whether or not the bleeding is here or not And it could be possible that you are ov'ing thats why your temps are low. You never know.

Fngrs-I dont know if i said it but boooo for AF. Well atleast all of us can be cloer in edd when we get our bfp!!!

 

[L.E.]

Just thought I'd share how pitifully low my temps look on a paper chart lol. And I already changed my mind... I'm putting my adjusted temps back in. I'll keep the non-adjusted ones on paper and use the adjusted time on my FF. And hour and a half difference makes a huge difference on my chart. I should probably limit fluids before bed so I don't have to get up and pee. :/

 

[mzswizz]

looks like possible ov yesterday with your adjusted FF temps

 

[FngrsCrossed]

mzswizz, You sound so relaxed about it and that's good. For me any bleeding or spotting makes me nervous because of my history of not stopping. Mine just kept going and going. Yay for your boss going on vacation!! Woohoo! Sounds like you're in for a great week!

Fngrs, That stinks about the electricity. When that stuff happens you wonder what people used to do, thinking they must have been so bored lol... but they weren't. It's like a whole different world. Sorry AF showed but at least she was on time and not too mean.

My temp went back up today. I think my temps looked higher than they were because I adjust them. I have my alarm set for 9 a.m. so I am sure to get my 3 hrs sleep in. I go through spurts where I can't fall asleep. Lately it's been so much better and I'm thankful. However, I've had to adjust a lot of times because I HAD to pee before 9 so I temped earlier. As long as I've got my 3 hrs of sleep in, I'll just use that temp and adjust it. So if I temped at 6 a.m. my temps would be lower I think.

Oh and yes I did have solid cross-hairs, but I put the first 3 fake temps as discarded and my lines changed spots and turned dotted. I just (now) completely re-did my chart. I'm going to keep my temps as un-adjusted for now, but I can always put the adjusted temps back in easily since I noted them every day that I temped at a different time. My chart looks completely different without the "fake temps" and adjusted temps. I have no cross-hairs or cover line lol...

I say my temps are too low for O or pregnancy anyway, aren't they. A good thing is that I haven't spotted since Monday around dinnertime. Sssshhhh don't tell my body or it will start it up again.

not to worry your secret is safe!!! I wouldn't say your temps are to low for PG. There are women who start off at 94-95 pre-o and make it to 96-low 97's and are pregnant. it just depends on the sleeping conditions, and metabolism. Everyone has the idea that us low temp girls really do have low-temps and that isn't good. But honestly we low-temp girls need severe air conditioning to sleep comfortable. I am sure if we temped vaginally or turned the air and fan off we would have the high 97's and 98's too. But for the sake of not suffocating why would we do that?

I am glad she showed on time too, I am wondering if I am going to go back to my regular ovulation day (CD12) now or will it be a little later still. Maybe it will be CD12 since there is no early m/c. So that would mean in 10 days I would be ovulating. Af is going to be here for only 3 more days tops. guess I should be going to get my digi sticks by this weekend so I can be ready. Although I like the Answer brand, I may get both.


MsSwizz yes it may a suck a little not to be pregnant after all of that dancing we did, but I am sure glad that I didn't have another m/c. I couldn't have taken that again. I'd told DH that we would only try for 3 cycles and then I was throwing in the towel. Part of me still wants to quit, but he looked really devastated when I reminded him what I'd said. So I guess we keep going, but I am not putting all of the effort into it as last cycle. we will dance when I get a +opk and maybe the day after. none of that dancing every single day. The heck with that, I am too old for all of that dancing! Not to mention he was worn out and just yesterday asked about But she is here and is a no go...Can't do it while she is here, it gets a little sloppy and it isn't as enjoyable to me.

 

[FngrsCrossed]

L.E. they don't look so pitiful on paper, but it looks like an implantation dip yesterday or that you maybe ovulated...The next 3 will let us know if FF is going to move that line again. Limiting fluids may be a good idea. If I don't limit mine I will be in same position. Although I must admit that I really enjoyed having liquids when I wasn't doing opks. I think I will act the same..when I see my low temp them I will use an opk so I can still have a drink of water or something. There is nothing like dehydration!!!:rofl;

 

[mzswizz]

cant wait for all of us to be able to pee on some opks DH and I havent really been dtd alot neither. But when we do...we make it count Hopefully using the digi opks will help us conceive this cycle. If not then its to the doc we will go.

 

[FngrsCrossed]

It's unusual and amazing that we are all waiting to pee on opk's at the same time.. That hasn't happened up until now. we are usually peeing on them at different times. And we are all either spotting on having an AF moment. She needs to just go away for all of us so we can start peeing! she should be out of here in about 2 more days for me. Tomorrow will be the last day of her and then it will go into a barely there spotting, hopefully, it usually does. DH and I won't be dancing until the day before ovulation and the day of..It's a gauranteed boy that way, but oh well, we just want the baby, boy or girl, it doesn't matter at this point.

So this is CD3 for me..boring boring boring. Nothing happening but the witch. The thing is she is being nice to me this cycle. No cramps , no sore boobs, just a little heavy feeling in the uterine area. I imagine if she gets me at the end of this cycle, she may become evil to me again. She must be in a good mood, or too busy with juggling the three of us to just focus on being mean to me She isn't a good multi-tasker I guess!!!

 

[mzswizz]

Yes, i know! For the first time, we are all in the same boat which is pretty exciting. I dont know when exactly she is going to leave for me. Hoping in a couple days or so because she overstayed her welcome. She is being a true witch to me. But its okay. I will deal with her now and get rid of her for 9 months later So in the end i win And she is a terrible multi tasker. Hmm maybe she should quit and save us all the stress

AFM, its cd21 and still a light flow. Looks like I am going to spend the whole month of April bleeding since AF started April 6th and still hasnt stopped. It sucks but then again atleast I am prepared with the digi opks so wont miss out on ov. Once i start using the opks, i dont know if i should stop temping. I was going to just continue temping until the end of this cycle so my ob/gyn can see how crazy of a cycle I had and also use the opks but now im just thinking about just using the opks and go from there. Either way, I know im going to use the opks for sure and see what happens. Hopefully, I ovulate and then i get a bfp but if not then by the time I go to the doc, I would only have experienced 1 or 2 cycles. Hopefully that's enough for him and he will still do the tests. Im just ready to take the proper steps to get a bfp. Im just ready for us to have our LO finally. It's been a long road and Im ready for us to end this road and take a new journey.

 

[L.E.]

You ladies are trying to jinx me! LOL I haven't really had any spotting since dinnertime on Monday and I've been using OPKs this whole time... Well 70 of the past 77 days of this cycle. However, I think we're all still waiting on O together. Well I could be waiting on AF but I think I'm waiting on O since my temps are low and nuts. At least you know you're probably going to O soon, Fngrs! Mzswizz and I have no clue. FF has kept my dotted cross-hairs at the 16th. I don't think that was O day, but I could be wrong. If that's true, then AF would show in the next couple days since my temps are not going high.

 

[mzswizz]

well i had bad cramps at work and the bleeding has stopped for now. so let's see how it looks tomorrow.

 

[L.E.]

That's weird to have bad cramps then the bleeding stops... Hmmm. Well you ladies did in fact jinx me. I just had some red spotting....

And now that I added "watery" cm again today, my crosshairs and cover line are gone...

Edit: almost 2 hrs later I just checked and it's gone except a slight pink tinge to my cm... I hope it stays gone.

Edit again: red swirl (spotting) was at 4:45 pm, only slight pink in cm around 6:30 pm, and by 8:00 pm it's all normal again. Guess we'll see what happens. More waiting...woohoo!

 

[L.E.]

I just paid for a year of VIP with FF. I was on the basic. I hope it's worth the money, though I guess $2 a month for something I'm using every day isn't bad. I just hope I don't have to use it very long.

 

[mzswizz]

L.E. i hope you dont have to use the vip membership that long either. And hopefully its not AF coming your way. Still have my fxed for you. And the spotting is back for me.

AFM, cd22 is here and my temp is at 97.76 today. Yesterday's temp was 97.47. I dont think I o'd yet seeing as though I am still having spotting and also because today's temp really falls into my AF temps. If you look at my chart, today's temp doesnt even look like a massive difference so im happy i didnt ov yet. As for yesterday, I left work 2 hours early and came home. DH was able to get off work early too. So i came home and fell asleep. I was sleep for a few hours so as you can see, I was pretty tired Today, I am off and I will be calling in tomorrow to let them know I am not going to make it there tomorrow either. I just need a break from work. Its been pretty hectic and stressful. Im hoping I start a new job soon though but we shall see. Also, the spotting is still going on and I have a feeling im going to spend April in this spotting mode situation. I dont even want to say it looks like it will end because its pretty unpredictable. Im just ready for it to stop so I can move forth in my cycle. DH and I are already waiting for the doc appt. Hoping that we do conceive earlier though but you never know. Pretty much im in the waiting game.

 

[L.E.]

Sorry to hear the bleeding/spotting is still around. It's no fun, that's for sure! AFM, That spotting was totally random and only once when wiping. I didn't have any afterwards (except leftover pink/brown for 1 trip) and I haven't had any- not even a hint of pink (even after BD) so who knows. I'm playing the waiting game with you! I've had an increased drive, watery, slippery cm, and last night for about 1/2 hr-1 hr I had this poking feeling in my right ovary area. Not too sure what it was, but it felt like someone kept poking me with a needle. It wasn't bad, but not a pleasant feeling either.

Yay for time off work! Sometimes you just need a break. My hubby doesn't like his job either and since he has vacation time from last year they hadn't told him about, I don't mind if he just takes a day off here and there just for a break.

PS- FF still hasn't given me a cover line so I guess that won't happen til I O.

 

[mzswizz]

L.E. maybe you are experiencing ov spotting or maybe could be ib and ff just isnt that good at detecting ov for you fxed we get answers soon.

AFM, Well im happy to say that the spotting has left for me. I have taken more than 5 trips to the bathroom and now all i see is white cm and there is nothing on the pad So looks like I will be starting the opks tomorrow morning Im extremely tired right now but my mom wants us to go on a little outing together so im going out to eat with her and then hopefully, come back home to relax. Not really trying to stay out long because I am exhausted. I exercised this morning so im pretty tired from that. DH and I are just trying to stay in shape and get our energy back. This marks day 2 of working out for me. Im just ready to get my abs back..never really gotten them back after all the extra weight i put on before the m/c