Sticking Together Until We All Get BFP's!!!!

[aidensmommy1]

Thank This waiting is killing me too, esp with this flu or w.e it is as well. I feel so icky. Tomorrows pretty much a make it or break it day....if my temp goes/stays up, thats a good sign for me & if it drops more, it'll most likely keep dropping. I'm worried thats what today meant. I know the temp time could have affected it but I'm sure it wasn't by much. We'll see what tomorrow brings....fx!

Temps stay up or else

Just a quick question... if you adjust your temp due to waking up early does it make a difference to your chart? I really hope this is a BFP chart because to me your temps look great. Come to think of it your temps really do look better than mine did. Mine felt like it was all flat and you guys have nice spikes etc.

It makes a difference for some. For me it doesn't make TOO much of difference but temping earlier usually means ur temp will be a little bit lower than if u took ur temp at the normal temp time and vice versa, if I woke an hr late, it would have made my temp seem higher than it really is. I don't adjust my temp when I wake early. I just keep it the same. It may be a tiny bit off but not by much. Did I answer that well?
I hope and pray it goes back up tomorrow or at least stays where it is with a start of high, flat temps...

 

[aidensmommy1]

I'm very shocked at how good my chart looks. I never thought I'd have a chart look like this unless I get a BFP or if I was on clomid or something. I know I'm going to be down if AF shows this cycle but I have sooo much faith and no it'll be soon. Ill be praying until it happens

 

[NurseGinger]

Oh Mary!!! (I'm going to say that's your name since I see Everyone saying that and your responding lmao) the temps look good, fxfxfx. I check every AM when I get up!! Love it.

 

[starryjune]

I think I failed to ovulate for the first time since TTC in May. Can you please interpret my chart, keeping in mind that today's temp was adjusted using the online whenmybaby tool... I usually wake up at 6:15 but this morning it was 3:45 and I temped then and it was only 97.0. I am thinking my body tried with all its might but did not ovulate. It's always been so clear that it happens day 13 or 14

 

[Nilly1991]

First ever post (not even sure I'm doing this right)...

This is my second shot at TTC.
Diagnosed at 21 years old with PCOS with my first partner and after us TTC for 18 months our relationship came to and end.

I am however a firm believer in 'everything happens for a reason' as the break up lead me to my very first childhood sweetheart (who I have known for 7 years) and we soon became an item and I couldn't be happier. It really was completely unexpected and the first 5 months have been a whirlwind romance (cheesy I know) leading us to have enjoyed our first holiday together and we now live in our own little 1 bed love nest.

After not having a period on my own since March 2012 unexpectedly I had a period in September 2014 and decided that the best idea was for me to take Microgynon 30 for 3 months as me and my partner weren't sure exactly how to take it. My partner was fully aware of my situation around not having periods and not ovulating etc so when a period was sprung upon us we werent entirely sure what to do about it.

We decided to finish up the 3 months of Microgynon and then stop taking the pill and TTC from there. I was almost certain I would get pregnant in the first month after reading so many good news stories on line but got a BFN today at work, SUCKS!

In my few years of TTC i have had 6 rounds of clomid and 1 round of letrozole with HCG injections and have had a number of months with nicely sized eggs and a good thick lining but am pretty certain that my ex had damaged swimmers which led to these months being wasted he was tested and it came back inconclusive however the hospital never sent him for any further testing.

Have booked an appointment with the doctors to be referred as a new couple to the fertility unit to start proceedings again and am hopeful that they will pretty much put me straight back onto letrozole or clomid after a few quick tests as the majority of the investigation is complete and the hospital now know whats wrong with me.

I am going to try and start charting my temp. Its seemed impossible with PCOS but some people do say stick with it and there often can be a very small pattern, you just need to go at it long enough to recognise it.

I guess my question is what do you think? Am I going to waste my time?
Months of taking ovulation tests with big smiley faces led to nothing (due to me not producing eggs alone whatsoever, levels are great but theres no egg to actually send on its merry way to meet mr sperm)

Any thoughts would be really appreciated, i was a complete wreck when TTC the first time, i really dont want the stress and deflated feelings to get the better of me and my partner

 

[mdscpa]

Sorry i posted in the wrong thread... Prior post edited...

 

[WunnaBubba2]

Mary, I cannot believe you have not broken out an IC and yes you answered my question perfectly! I cannot wait for POAS pics from you

Welcome to the group, Nilly! I'm terribly sorry to read about your PCOS and happy to read about your loving relationship.

I don't think trying is a waste of time as I am a firm believer that if you do not try you won't ever get a BFP. By going to Dr, perhaps clomid and trying you'll at least have a chance.
Looking forward to you sharing your journey with us

 

[Nilly1991]

Mary, I cannot believe you have not broken out an IC and yes you answered my question perfectly! I cannot wait for POAS pics from you

Welcome to the group, Nilly! I'm terribly sorry to read about your PCOS and happy to read about your loving relationship.

I don't think trying is a waste of time as I am a firm believer that if you do not try you won't ever get a BFP. By going to Dr, perhaps clomid and trying you'll at least have a chance.
Looking forward to you sharing your journey with us

Sorry (thats my terrible wording) but wasting my time i meant do you think that charting would be worthwhile for me even with PCOS?

Thanks x

 

[WunnaBubba2]

Oops sorry, my terrible porridge brain

I think you can try it still. I'm not an expert on charting though, I only got to chart half a cycle and got BFP. As far as I know charting will confirm that o took place so your charts might be longer than average but my understanding is that it could confirm o for you.

Some of the other ladies on the thread are better with temping so they can correct me if I'm wrong.

FX and loads of

 

[mdscpa]

Welcome Nilly...... Nice to have new addition here.... I too have PCOS diagnosed since 2012. We were NTNP since 2010 and acctively TTC'ing for 1 year before i got my .. I had rounds of clomid back in 2012 to help me ovulate before DH returns for vacation but . Last May 2014 i started temping and went to fertility specialist here and did some tests, HSG (normal), SA (normal) however she said that i have a weak ovulation which for me means weak eggs.... She put me on two rounds of clomid with trigger shot, still nother and long cycles due to progesterone. Following month i didnt take anything except for metformin another September, we decided to to try Fertilaid products for me and my DH and that's when we got our very first ... I used lots of OPKs....

Please read about Fertilaid... It may help you as well when it comes to ovulation....

 

[mdscpa]

Charting will help you see if you are ovulating... Most PCOS women have annovulatory cycle and this can be seen on your chart. So i think this will help you or lessen the worries if you ovulate or not.

 

[starryjune]

Charting will help you see if you are ovulating... Most PCOS women have annovulatory cycle and this can be seen on your chart. So i think this will help you or lessen the worries if you ovulate or not.

OOps, just realized this was not for me, nor were any replies. never mind.

 

[Nilly1991]

Welcome Nilly...... Nice to have new addition here.... I too have PCOS diagnosed since 2012. We were NTNP since 2010 and acctively TTC'ing for 1 year before i got my .. I had rounds of clomid back in 2012 to help me ovulate before DH returns for vacation but . Last May 2014 i started temping and went to fertility specialist here and did some tests, HSG (normal), SA (normal) however she said that i have a weak ovulation which for me means weak eggs.... She put me on two rounds of clomid with trigger shot, still nother and long cycles due to progesterone. Following month i didnt take anything except for metformin another September, we decided to to try Fertilaid products for me and my DH and that's when we got our very first ... I used lots of OPKs....

Please read about Fertilaid... It may help you as well when it comes to ovulation....

thank you so much for your response mdscpa

did you buy your fertilaid online, whats the best website to get it on?
literally willing to try anything whilst waiting for our referral to the fertility specialists

Thnak you x

 

[WunnaBubba2]

Hi June, meant to say that it doesn't look like you o'd yet. Not 100% sure because I can only read charts once the cross hairs are there.

I'm stuck on my phone at the moment and struggling to go back a few pages to see if you mentioned opks, sorry, did you say you used them? Please forgive me if I'm asking double questions, technologically challenged at the moment.

Maybe you are just going to ovulate a bit later this cycle giving you some time to get enough bd in

 

[mdscpa]

DH actually saw those products when he's doing his own research about supplements to help me with my issues.... He bought it online from the company's own website. He saw them on amazon but they don't deliver here. He then decided to buy his supplements as well just to help us both and bought sets of those boosters... 2 months supply for me and him... He bought another set for him in September for 4 months I only continued what was left from my previous supply. He ended up using 1 set since we got our surprise . DH said the same thing, let's try anything before going back to the specialist...

Here's the link.

For Women: https://www.fairhavenhealth.com/ttc-boost-bundle.html
For Men: https://www.fairhavenhealth.com/male-fertility.html

 

[mdscpa]

I think I failed to ovulate for the first time since TTC in May. Can you please interpret my chart, keeping in mind that today's temp was adjusted using the online whenmybaby tool... I usually wake up at 6:15 but this morning it was 3:45 and I temped then and it was only 97.0. I am thinking my body tried with all its might but did not ovulate. It's always been so clear that it happens day 13 or 14

I still think it's too early to conclude that you failed to ovulate... It's more likely that you are gearing to O..... Like i said before, there are times that your usual O day will change.... So FX you are ovulating now or tomorrow if temp is still low. Failed ovulation is when you :af showed up with no confirmation that you O'ed in your chart.

 

[mdscpa]

Oh Nilly, i forgot to mention, OPKs are actually not recommended for women with PCOS it's even stated on the OPK's instructions since it may give you false reading.. Still we gave it a go used CBD Advanced OPKs and local brands as well. Got 3.5 days of flashing smiley before i got my solid face with negative local brand OPK. 24 hours later from solid face i got positive on local brand. 36 hours later from solid face i got my Ovulation Dip (charting) with still positive regular OPK. The following day had a temp rise and a negative OPK.

So if you want to start charting use it with OPKs. For me and some of the ladies here, they work wonders....

 

[starryjune]

I do use OPK which have always been accurate... strangely, I got positives for two days (10 and 11 DPO), a negative on 12DPO, then another positive on 13DPO - the 13DPO+ was the darkest. And I thought I Oed Sat. night into Sun. because I had weird dull cramping on my lower right pelvic/ovary region on Sunday morning til about 11... not sure wtf is up. I'm so, so sad.

 

[WunnaBubba2]

Have you used any opks after cd 13. If I am to guess I would say that while your temps aren't confirming o yet it is still to happen.
Maybe the + opks so far showed gearing up but it not happening. That is why they recommend opks to be used with temping because you can catch the surge but not actually o and that leads to confusion.

I truly hope o is just around the corner for you!

 

[mdscpa]

June, LH surge doesn't mean you are ovulating. They say that from + OPK you could O in the next 24-72 hours.... Some women have delay in Ovulation from the mentioned window. So BD'ing until O is confirmed from your chart is best not to missed it.....