Stopping BCP to TTC***Updates & Progress/Noted Changes Since Stopping BCP***24BFPs***

[patienceiav]

Finally found some info on progesterall, it has 20mg/1/4tsp but when the dosage is in blob form it's not too easy to calculate i - think - when I use 2 blobs a day that is around 10mg

 

[Wtbam]

That sounds a good amount, good luck. I was on 15mg per day during my 2ww (not that I knew it was one lol)

 

[patienceiav]

I've decided to go to the full/max daily dose of two blobs twice a day, aka 20mg, just because my temps were a little up and down, i'd like to see if they can rise any more the tube is meant to last for 3months so i don't have to worry about running out before AF ! I'm feeling a little better today minus the manic coughing, it's a good job coughing isn't enough to shake a bean lose (if there is one in there)

 

[Wtbam]

If it was, I would have shaken mine by now (and trust me, I wondered/worried about the prospect!!!).... I've had the worst cough i've ever had!

 

[patienceiav]

This is the worst! Poor hubby needs to get up at 5am and here's me coughing into my pillow i guess I should try to sleep!

Where did everyone else run off to in the thread? I know I'm pretty inactive from af to ov too though

 

[twinkie2]

Still here!! Just been a bit busy lately so lurking quietly here and there when I can catch a moment

 

[lindsvancamp]

I"m here... Stupid AF decided to greet me four days early this month!! I dont get it. I have had clockwork cycles since being off BCP... this month was only 24 days. So weird!
I think I figured out I have a short luteal phase...looking into what to do for that and possibly going to contact my doctor.
I think I'm going to purchase the progesterone cream and use after ovulation this cycle. Let me know how it goes, Patience!

 

[patienceiav]

Yay Twinkie! Oh you're in your BD phase already, great!

That sounds like a good idea Linda when do you normally start spotting after ov? Technically an 11 day lp is within the ranges of "normal" but I figure if i spot at 10/11 dpo my body has already decided there's no baby a day or however long it takes to shut off progesterone production and being in af so if the egg tried to implant after about 9dpo it can't, my post ov temps don't get all that high also so it's nice seeing these temp increases on the progesterone cream for some reason the past two months my pre ov temps have been kinda high so my coverline is a lot higher than it normally is

 

[Wnt2beAMom]

I'm here! I used up a lot of my data on my phone early in the month so I've been restricting myself to only going on here using the home computer or when I can get a wireless connection with my phone. Anyways, I have to say it is so cool seeing a temp rise now!

MIL said we shouldnt be trying yet the day before I O'd (wow-perfect timing!) so we withheld sex but we did get some in before her warning so there may a slight chance this month.

We had been discussing going to Disney World with her and DH's side of the family. So she doesn't think I should be pregnant when we go in November. I guess she interpretted it as a definite yes that we were going and she says she wont go now if we don'tgo and it got her hopes up. It kinda makes me mad she said something but it totally got DH to put the breaks on oh well. At least i ovulated! It makes me so happy to see my body work! Lol

 

[patienceiav]

That seems like a really random set of events Wnt2Be your OH wants to wait with TTC because his mum won't go to disney land without you guys ? Has noone thought maybe you'd be fine being pregnant and still go on holiday ? Granted if you did managed to get preggers now you'd be pretty darn pregnant by then but seriously, waiting for the "right time" was the stupidest thing I ever did, here I am 8months later wondering why we waited/ttc straight off BCP/why we haven't lucked out yet

Hope you two get to have a talk through together and see what you come through to, at least stay the hell away from BCP even if you do wait a couple of months till you ttc again because your body will seriously thank you for it good luck whatever you chose !

How's it going Wtbam ? Things look good by your chart if you've been reducing the progesterone I see you keep testing every so often, do they stay strong ? I know after a certain week date you stop showing on pg tests but I think that's quite a bit later, maybe 16 weeks or something. What dpo did your test line become the same as your cover line or did you just go for a digi once spotting any line ?

 

[Wnt2beAMom]

Ya we will try this month now. I don't mind being pregnant on holiday just don't want to be 32 weeks walking around on a hot day! I think the 2nd trimester would be the best time...but like we all know it doesn't happen the first month trying. So even if we are trying doesn't mean I will even be pregnant on holiday lol

 

[Wtbam]

That seems like a really random set of events Wnt2Be your OH wants to wait with TTC because his mum won't go to disney land without you guys ? Has noone thought maybe you'd be fine being pregnant and still go on holiday ? Granted if you did managed to get preggers now you'd be pretty darn pregnant by then but seriously, waiting for the "right time" was the stupidest thing I ever did, here I am 8months later wondering why we waited/ttc straight off BCP/why we haven't lucked out yet

Hope you two get to have a talk through together and see what you come through to, at least stay the hell away from BCP even if you do wait a couple of months till you ttc again because your body will seriously thank you for it good luck whatever you chose !

How's it going Wtbam ? Things look good by your chart if you've been reducing the progesterone I see you keep testing every so often, do they stay strong ? I know after a certain week date you stop showing on pg tests but I think that's quite a bit later, maybe 16 weeks or something. What dpo did your test line become the same as your cover line or did you just go for a digi once spotting any line ?

Things are going good. People say not to carry on charting your BBT after a BFP but I have done mine as I am coming off the progesterone. I believe a drop in BBT could possibly show a problem, letting me catch it in time. I'm now down to one tablet a day, which is 5mg. I had a blood test last Wednesday, which showed a progesterone level of 42, which according to my research is pretty good.

I've been testing with IC's every few days, but it wasn't until 20 DPO that I got what I would call a "blaring positive" where the test line was as dark as the control. Now the test line comes up BEFORE the control! I've bought another digi, and am going to do it in a few days. Hoping to see a "Pregnant 3+" rather than "Pregnant 1-2", but who knows!

 

[patienceiav]

Yeah it's definitely a good idea in your case will be nice to see that 3+!

I'm in a bit of limbo atm, for the past 4 nights I've woken hourly to cough my lungs up so my bbt can't be trusted but it was lower today than I'd like but the corrector changed it to what I've put in, (tmi) I had some brown cm straight after dtd yesterday and only ever so slightly off colour cm today, I think it was just a bit rough and tumble but I've started spotting this time in previous cycles so it's hard not to be skeptical :/

The only symptom I can stick with its the usual sore boobs, they tend to get better the day before I spot so as long as they hurt I'm happy (logic haha) any abdominal stuff is discounted cuz I'm coughing so continuously I've got aches everywhere

 

[Wtbam]

Hey,

Here is the progession from 10dpo (before I got my bfp) to this morning.
https://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b368/Shellieshorses/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04-21095010_zps20b56feb.jpg

I actually got a 'Pregnant 1-2' on the morning of 13DPO with FMU. Hope this helps

 

[patienceiav]

Yikes, no wonder people say "a positive is a positive" imagine waiting till 20-25dpo to get a proper strong one thanks for the info ! Which dpo did you take the digi positive ? The magical day I actually get a positive I will need it to be on the clearblue because I don't think my hubby will be convinced by a half faint line

Had to resist testing this morning, now I just have to survive tues and weds before I can think about it again ! Sigh !

 

[Wtbam]

I think your chart is looking good. Looks like you had a strong ovulation and the brown cm could be good timing for implantation bleeding if it isn't early af spotting.

 

[Wtbam]

I got the 'Pregnant 1-2' on the clearblue digital with fmu on 13dpo.... but as you can see on 12dpo I had faint lines and I spent the whole day staring at them and wondering if they were evaps!

 

[Wtbam]

Ps I didnt tell my oh about the faint lines as I didnt want him to get excited, and it wad just me having a serious case of line eye!

 

[patienceiav]

I wonder what constitutes a strong ovulation ? I mean my pre O temps are high for no reason, last month they were above coverline for just before and just after O, was very weird !

I'm in the "poke my boobs to see if they're still sore" phase (they are) but overall it's been very symptom quiet which I find funny as I thought the progesterone would highten everything ? Maybe not ! I'm enjoying the pre AF boobs anyway, free cleavage !

I feel a little like i'm expecting some sort of miracle from the progesterone which I shouldn't really, unless it actually lengthens my LP

 

[patienceiav]

I shouldn't have done that....

I decided out of boredom and sheer sickness that i'd use one of my cheapie OPKs to pee on as I only have digis and one cheapie left. Waited the time, nowt not a whif, held up to the light nada !

Come back 30mins later to cough up gunk and blow my nose relentlessly, to see a visible yet faint evap (OPK), i'm 100% sure it's nothing but it didn't stop me taking a pic and now i'm just thinking about it I know we often carry a small amount of hormones in us but when i'm waiting for Ov I can often get stark white ones also. Huff.