TTC #1 Hopeful and Obsessed! lol

[Illa]

I won't be testing for atleast another 3 weeks. My fertile period only starts this weekend, so will be testing mid November

 

[greenarcher]

I've got over a week until I'm testing (o todayish) if I test early, Belle's due for af about the same time.

 

[greenarcher]

I don't think I'm going to test early. Well, okay, no I'm going to test at like.... 5 dpo before halloween celebrations. But I'm pretty sure this is not our month, so I don't want to test early.

 

[sil]

Green how was your timing this month? Testing early can be disheartening so I completely understand.

 

[greenarcher]

Good (see chart) but I'm just pretty sure something is wrong, so I'm not hopeful.

 

[sil]

Good luck green. I hope this month is your month. Timing definitely looks good. I have everything crossed for you

 

[mnelson815]

Keep the hope green! Your coverage looks great so you never know. However, I totally feel you on the early testing and am quite sick of seeing lovely BLAZING BFNs. I am thinking of testing about 12DPO, but I wonder if its even worth wasting a cheapie for.

 

[Illa]

I hope you get a BFP this month Green! Keep your hopes up Try not to test early, atleast that would help with the frustration over BFN!!!

MNelson, I don't know if the cheapies will pick it up, but I am sure you can use one of the big brands that claim to detect early. Good luck, keeping my Fx for all of you

 

[greenarcher]

What brand cheapie do you have mnelson? Some of them are a lot better than others. I think by 12 DPO, you'd see something on most tests

 

[mnelson815]

I have wondfo's and also the mid-steam brand from early-pregnancy-test.com which says its more sensitive than a FRER, but who knows.
I honestly just don't know if I should test at all. Its frustrating after a while. But then you get your hopes up and grab that stick.... and then BFN all over again haha.

 

[greenarcher]

Wondfos are pretty good. I think by 12 dpo, the answer you get is going to be right. But because I'm crazy I always think, well maybe I'm the weird late implanter... I should test again and again until my period starts....

and waste like 4 tests.

Belle - have you tried daily low-dose aspirin? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/sc...-day-could-boost-chance-of-having-a-baby.html

I think I'm going to start doing this, beginning today, to help boost my lining. Who knows? Something will eventually do the trick.

 

[mnelson815]

That article is going to make me go out and buy some aspirin today! I always read about women taking baby aspirin, but I thought it would have an adverse effect to the lining since I thought it was a 'blood thinner', therefore, equaling a less stable lining. But I am definitely going to try this. I wonder if its too late in my cycle to give it a go right now..

 

[greenarcher]

Couldn't hurt? I'm 1 DPO, so it's probably a little late for me too, but I'm going to start today anyways

 

[StarGazerRose]

(Sorry the past few days were stressful and being on here was the last thing on my mind)

UTI is Urinary. Mine is Vaginal ...>,< I don't know how... but yeah... Felt all weird and burned mostly as my bladder was emptying, which isn't the same as the burn while you pee as a UTI.
But still 7 days of pills is a lot to remember and take this week.
Vacation starts Monday! I'm getting pretty excited about that, I just hope that my stress level goes down ten-fold!

My part time job is giving me more hours, I just had to reassure them that my attention was going to be there. I worked 4 hours once a week, I forgot things the next day I worked. But I had to promise that I would retain and not make as many mistakes as I was making (minor oopsies but whatever...)
Still looking for another full-time job. Trying to fill out applications and stressing over everything possible. I can't focus on writing cover letters. I apparently can't describe myself in a cohesive way.

Anyways, I have no clue if I O'd. My day 21 blood test was this morning. Assuming since i didn't get an email or phone call, that I won't know til tomorrow what my progesterone is. With this infection my Cm went from nothing to creamy on the days I was expecting something different, so I didn't even get any ewcm ...And I'm already out of my fertile window (according to the app - which i've neglected the past few days as well)

So i'm on these anti-bacterial pills for the rest of the week, and can't have sex, I'm stressed out, and just going nuts here!

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Anyways. Belle!!! Zola is ADORABLE!!!! I just wanna give 'em hugs and snuggle!

Green, I hate that your friend is having to deal with that. It's hard enough being younger and having issues, and I'm getting towards the end of my own window (hopefully it's still open for a good 10 more years) ... but urgh So tough.
I don't recall reading about what is going on with you, are you expecting good results from your O days? Enjoy a sip or two of some spirits and have fun Halloween!

 

[greenarcher]

Ahhh I see. That sucks sorry to hear, but hell yes, vacation!! So if you O'd you're probably..... 2-5 DPO? Might want to bring a test along with you on vacation

Let us know what your prog results are!

I'm 1-3 DPO today, and will test before drinking this weekend. Then don't plan on testing until AF comes (best of intentions...)

I'm on cycle 8 of timed trying, with ovulation confirmed with OPK and/or temping on at least 6 of those cycles. I'm pretty sure at this point something is wrong, probably more than one thing. Thin lining, poor CM, low count are all on my suspect list. We haven't had a proper SA done, but my at-home one showed a borderline low count. So that's why I don't have my hopes up. *shrug*

 

[Illa]

Don't let your hopes down Green.
I know it's hard when you do everything you can month after month, and still nothing.

 

[greenarcher]

Thanks Illa, I appreciate it. I bet you catch this month is this month 3 or month 4 of yall trying?

 

[BelleNuit]

Green I did aspirin back in the summer had to quit as digestive system couldn't tolerate it. I took it for 2 weeks before O and my AF was still only 2.5 days long so I don't think it did anything for me. Hope it's helpful for you though!

 

[StarGazerRose]

Well girls I'm definitely put this month. Progresterone came back as either 1.7 or .17 (dyslexic mind. And my chart won't be updated til the 29th to confirm)
Yeah. The nurse said that stress shouldn't affect O but I call bull! If stress affects AF then it probably affects Oing.
So I'm probably gonna have to take Provera to start my period again.
How common is it not to O every cycle? I mean I've heard some girls say they don't, so I'm curious if I now fall in with them? I know it's only my second attempt with the Letrozol so I'm not worried, just confused what happened.

Anyways here's to next month!!! (And hoping for hell-of-a-lot less stress!!!!)

 

[BelleNuit]

Star it's relatively normal to have 1-2 anovulatory cycles a year. But with your 5+ years of anovulatory cycles I'm thinking that it's possible that you are no longer responding to that dose of femara. They may have to increase your dose or look into injectables.

However that said stress can definitely affect your cycle. I had an anovulatory cycle in February related to severe work place stress. I hope next month works out better for you!