Sneaking back in...

[MKaykes]

Hoping for good news for you Wishn!

Belle, I hope your DH is better about following through on his SA than mine! He finally did the online part he needed to do before he could make an appt after I got really upset about it Fri night. Now let's hope he gets the test done! The clinic we are using let's him take the cup home and do it at home which definitely makes it less awkward! Good luck with your results!

 

[MissDoc]

Wishn-- Oh goodness, that sounds potentially promising! I hope AF continues to stay away. I'm feeling impatient on your behalf! Lol.

Belle-- Happy Anniversary. I hope each of your tests goes well!! So nice that that went so quickly.

MKaye-- How nice that he gets to do it at home. That seriously makes it much better I bet. If the doc recommends that my husband do the SA, he's going to put up a fight about it I already know. He very much wants us to be pregnant, but he is all about continuing to try naturally for another 3 or so months at least before even considering anything else.

AFM, today is CD9. Started OPKs. BD'd last night. We're following the SMEP plan for bd'ing this go round... so starting yesterday we BD every other day until a positive OPK, then we do 3 days in a row, take 1 day off, and BD once more for good measure. Or at least that's the plan.

 

[MrsBeany85]

I love reading through this thread because it feels like everyone has got a plan of action (even if maybe it wouldn't have been their first choice) and I think it helps to keep us all motivated.

Not much to tell on my part I'm afraid, I *think* I'm 7 dpo and had a strong urge to poas earlier followed by a swift return to my senses! Had some mild nausea this morning, some slightly sharp cramps yesterday, just for a couple of seconds each time. My appetite isn't up to much at the moment (I normally eat like a horse!) but think that's because it's been abnormally hot and i don't do well in the heat. All in all, nothing really out of the usual to report

 

[Pleasance]

I'm just getting caught up on the thread after being super busy this weekend. OMG ducks!!!!! Yes!!!! Bfp! So so excited that someone got their bfp!

Wishin - I've got fx for you!

Doc - im cd9 too. Last cycle DH and I tried the SMEP but after I had gotten a +opk and it looked like I Od we were kind of sick of BD!

AFM - I'm kind of nervous about this cycle because of my temps. They went down before AF but then have shot back up and aren't really going down. My theory is that the unholy hot weather we are having plus a dog who insists on snuggling even in 95+ temps are causing my bbt to be high but I would love some feedback as to if anyone else has had this happen before? It's really only my second month temping.

 

[BelleNuit]

Hey Pleasance, your temps are all below a good range for FP temps so I wouldn't worry too much! Sometimes things like emotional stress can make your temps wacky. I had one cycle where my temps were off the wall up and down, and it coincided with a lot of work related stress!

As an update. It looks like I'll be able to complete my fertility testing fairly quickly, but DH called three times today to book his SA. they are only open for 4 hours a day and their voicemessage said it was a 6 week wait. Ugh lol. More and more I'm glad that we fibbed a little on how long we've been trying. We might only manage to have basic testing done by the time the one year mark rolls around. Hopefully we'll get pregnant this cycle and say "to hell with it" for the SA. If we don't get a bfp this cycle, we won't be able to try next cycle due to an unfortunately timed hiking trip, so we'll have to wait that much longer.

I'm so tired of waiting!!

 

[WishnandHopn]

I'm 17 dpo today...DH wanted me to wait until tomorrow morning to test but I just couldn't stand another day of waiting. I did a wondfo test...and saw a faint line! I can't believe it. I'm in total shock. I haven't told DH yet...think I will get a digital to confirm tomorrow morning. I'm SO happy and praying this is for real and not a false positive.

 

[BelleNuit]

AHHHH!!! Wishn! I'm seriously so excited for you!!! I had a good feeling about this cycle for you! I can't wait to hear the results of your digital! WOW! Well that sure gives hope for those ladies who get late cycle spotting and late BFNs!

 

[MissDoc]

Wishn-- Acckkk! This is amazing. Holy cow, 2 BFPs in our thread... I LOVE it. There are only like 7 of us total, so that's pretty good odds. How cool! I can't wait to hear the results of the digi. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! Ugh, this gives me so much hope.

Beany-- Way to go not peeing on a stick, that would have only been disappointing! Hopefully you'll be adding your BFP to the mix soon enough. You can be our third!

Pleasance-- Yay, we're cycle day buddies! Do you have a plan for BDing this go round? The last few times we've bd'd nearly every day in the fertile window which was awful (we got so tired of it!), so I'm hoping SMEP actually feels like a little break as it's only 3 days in row and every thing else is ev other day.

Belle-- Wow, I'm surprised by such a wait for an SA. Like you said, hopefully you guys won't even need it though! You know, there aren't any rules that say you can't BD on your hiking trip... that's what tents are for. I'm so with you on the tired of waiting part. I just really, really, really, REALLY want this month to be it so I can move on to the excitement and obsession of pregnancy rather than TTC, lol.

AFM, CD10 here and negative OPK, as I would expect. Temp dropped lower than usual today, but nothing too crazy going on. Looking forward to Thursday afternoon when I get the sonogram and go over my bloodwork with my OBGYN. I guess I mostly hope that nothing weird shows up and all is normal. If so, then we'll try for another 3 months before doing more testing, unless I can get my DH to do an SA before then.

 

[Pleasance]

Just checking in on my lunch break and imagine my surprise when I see a second BFP! Congrats wishn!! Another BFP is such great news!

 

[BelleNuit]

Doc, unfortunately I'm not going on the hiking trip!! It was booked many many months ago and I fully expected to be pregnant by now so I never booked time off work that's the last time I ever decide not to do something on the off chance that I *might* be pregnant.

DH got his SA booked for Sept.8, more and more I'm glad we went in for early testing.

 

[WishnandHopn]

The digital said Pregnant 1-2! DH was doubting the faint lines on the wondfo and dollar store test but I knew he'd believe it when he saw it in writing!

Thank you for all of your support these past weeks, not sure I could have survived this long 2ww without you. I am hoping and praying for BFPs for all of you very soon! Hope it's still ok if I 'sneak back in' now and again to see how you're all getting on.

 

[BelleNuit]

Please do continue to sneak back in Great news with the digital!!!

 

[MissDoc]

Oh Wishn, how exciting! What awesome little words on that digital screen. So happy for you. And YES, please don't disappear. I want to stay in touch with people who "cross over to the other side" as it gives me hope.

Belle, well that certainly makes a difference! Sorry you'll be apart. I get you on the happy you started early testing. With wait times like that, it makes total sense. I have no clue what the wait times here are like. I don't know if my doc will recommend an SA or not, or if we'll wait a bit or look at other things. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

CD11 here and waiting for a pos OPK. Bd'd on CD8 and 10. Will skip today and BD tomorrow. I feel odd this cycle. I feel both very distant from the whole process (like in some ways just numb), but at the same time that more relaxed feeling makes me feel really hopeful about this cycle. It's weird. Nothing much to do currently as I'm just waiting to O. Starting today I'm trying to focus on better nutrition and eating less. I've gained a little weight recently as I haven't been monitoring food intake much at all. Going to try to reign that in this week.

 

[BelleNuit]

Doc, judging by your past charts it looks like you could be set to O any day now! I'm CD 7 now, I usually O by CD 12 or 13, but occasionally its as late as 14. I think I'm going to pick up some OPKs tonight. They always turn positive on CD 10 or 11, and I know that, but I feel like it will give me something to do this cycle lol.

I know what you mean about that numbed out feeling. I'm feeling rather disengaged from the whole thing too. Sometimes I forget (honestly) that a baby is supposed to be the outcome of all of this lol.

My temps are staying super flat and stable. I hope that's a good sign.

 

[MissDoc]

Your temps are very stable! Hopefully that is a nice good sign that you'll have a clear and obvious chart this cycle. I typically O between CD 13 and 17. I have noticed that it seems to be about 2 days after the first positive digital OPK (I use digital and cheapies), and I haven't gotten that yet, so I suspect O will be day 14 or later.

It's funny how one can get so bogged down by all of the details of this that the big picture fades away a bit and we can forget that the end result is an actual human we created. Lol. I have this deep underlying fear that it just won't happen, which is irrational and probably super common. I've wanted to be a mother my whole life, but it's so hard to truly *believe* or see myself in the future as 9 months pregnant or post successful birth, etc. So I need it to just happen already and prove my fears wrong!

 

[MrsBeany85]

I can relate to that numb feeling doc and Belle and I also know what you mean about forgetting what all this hard work is ultimately for. I have a bit of a secret worry that if it does finally happen for us, I might feel so overwhelmed by it that I won't cope or that it might somehow be an anticlimax or something. I don't know if that's a normal thing to worry about really. I just know that my goal in life from being very young was to get married to a lovely man (check!), have a comfortable home of our own (check!) and be a mum (hmm....working on it).

 

[BelleNuit]

Beany I've often wondered what I would so if i ever got a bfp. I imagine when it sunk in I'd probably start crying uncontrollably lol.

Picked up some softcups to try this cycle! I'm ready to try just about anything lol.

Have any of you ladies tried softcups? I'm going to practice putting one in tonight so that I'm a pro when it's time!

 

[MKaykes]

Oh, Wishn so glad you got the BFP confirmation! I do hope you and Ducks keep in touch with us as we wait for our BFPS!

Belle I'm interested to hear what you think about the cups, I've been curious about trying them. Figure I'll wait to see what SA results are. They certainly can't hurt anything!

Good luck with the BD schedule Doc! I love the idea of breaks, but I got so tired of the "planned baby making" sex. I'm tempted to just let it happen naturally the first couple months after my surgery and see what happens...I am usually more in the mood around the right time anyway 😉

Beany- you still holding out on POAS?
AFM sitting here in what would be the TWW if I expected any possibility of a BFP...about 11 dpo. I started dropping things today (an odd symptom of AF arriving soon). I expect AF this weekend. Surgery scheduled for 9/9, so slight chance we could conceive in Sept.

 

[MKaykes]

Pleasance - I looked at your chart for this month and last, definitely higher, but looks like these last two days were lower, was the temp or cooler for you? I noticed in the fall when it got cool out my temps went down too. I'd wait it out and look at your cycle as a whole rather than day by day.

Do you take your temp the same time each day before getting up or doing anything? I wasn't that careful and could always see a rise in temp (like would forget and go to the bathroom before temping).

 

[MrsBeany85]

MK I gave in this morning because I was feeling so excited and....bfn. That brought me back down to earth! I'd been dreaming I was going to get a temp spike today and low and behold my temp yesterday was 35.9 and today 36.4. Maybe I was dreaming it because I was too warm lol. Had a bit of weird cm this morning. Thought it was spotting at first, but it was kinda yellow, just a tiny amount.