TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

[jmack54]

Thanks babylights!! How are you doing?? Where are you guys at now?? I'm so jealous!!

 

[babylights]

Hi! We're having our final dinner in Paris! It's so beautiful here but I am ready to go to Italy and EAT!

 

[jmack54]

Yum!!! Have some pasta and wine for me!!

 

[babylights]

Will do jmack!! 😊

So girls I have a bit of a quandary I was hoping you could help me out with. As you know, I can't confirm O with temps and some weird stuff is going on. I thought I'd O'd 6 days ago at 14dpo, which is early for me based on past cycles but this is my first sans hormones so I kinda shrugged and went with it.

The reasons I thought I O'd
- achey ovaries, which I get every month
- creamy cm to ewcm in Softcup after bd
- very close to positive opk
- the main one, super intense O pains, which is the norm for me. I can feel the moment the egg pops out ha!
- lots of yellow snotty cm, which is from progesterone right?
- no more achey ovaries

Reasons why I'm doubting whether I actually O'd
- my cervix still hasn't closed. It's getting a bit firmer and I haven't yet felt it high since possible O
- come to think of it, my cervix wasn't SHOW on O day, but the day afterward? I might have gotten timing off though. It had been the softest I've ever felt it
though
- no ewcm
- the main thing, I have an almost positive opk today. It's probably about as dark as before I thought I'd O'd.

For a couple days I was also peeing constantly, but only like a tiny bit each time, and today my pee is very cloudy with little floating bits (sorry!) so now a part of me wonders whether I have a uti also, although I have no pain whatsoever. So confusing!!

 

[babylights]

ummm sunny when are you going to test??

 

[SunnyBe]

Haha I tested everyday since 8 or 9 DPO All are stark white though so I'm not getting too excited just yet

Could NOT sleep at all last night, way too nervous. This TWW sucks even harder now than when it only lasted for 8 days lol. Took my temp at 4.30 instead of 6 so adjusted temp would be 98.78. Seemed a bit too high so I just went with the 98.5.

Hmm babylights, that's a tough one! I don't know enough about CP to give you any advice but based on your OPK's it could definitely be that you were gearing up for ovulation but didn't, and that yesterday's one is positive because of a new LH surge. Not telling you anything that you didn't know though lol. It's very hard to tell with no temp to guide you. I'd get some BD in just in case Enjoy Italy!!

 

[jmack54]

Ahhh Sunny!!! I was so excited to get on this morning to see your temp still up!! No matter what this is an awesome LP for you and I'm so happy for you! I know what you mean, the TWW is awful and waiting to see what your temp does every month is so difficult! I always have trouble sleeping when I'm temping during the TWW when I should be getting AF. Eeek I can't wait to see what happens I hope you get a BFP soon! Did you test this morning?

Babylights- sounds super confusing!! I don't know anything about CP either so I really can't help with that... but I did notice you had EWCM after your O date which could definitely mean you didn't O yet. Also if you had another almost positive OPK I would definitely get another BD or two in there if you can juuuust in case!! It doesn't hurt and better safe than sorry right?

 

[SunnyBe]

Thanks jmack I started spotting a bit so looks like I'm out. No surprise and thankful I got to 12 DPO but still a bit sad about it. You keep wondering if there is something wrong or if it's just bad luck. Time will tell I guess!

Do you think you O'd yet?

 

[jmack54]

Aw bummer SunnyBe I was getting so excited for you. That is a much better LP though so that's great! hopefully your body will keep that up

Ugh I think the exact same thing. Is something wrong or is it just bad luck? You couldn't have summed it up better.

I don't think I've O'd yet. Probably today, tomorrow, or Saturday based on my past cycles. My temp wasn't up yet and I haven't felt O pains which I sometimes do... we will try to keep BD'ing until I get a temp rise! I'm glad I didn't have false alarm temp rises like last cycle to confuse me

 

[SunnyBe]

Exactly! Bad luck just means we have to be patient but if there's something wrong, I want to know NOW lol.

Looks like you're on a good BD schedule jmack! Today could definitely be O day

 

[jmack54]

Thanks Sunny! I totally feel you. How are you feeling today? Still spotting? Still happy for you that your LP was longer this cycle.

Yep we are on a great schedule this cycle! AND I had EWCM which I haven't really had the past month or two so I am feeling great! Not using OPKs has been a big stress relief for me too so thats good I feel like today will be O day or if not, then maybe tomorrow!

 

[SunnyBe]

Yay for EWCM this cycle jmack! That's been my problem too. Do you think it could be the reduced stress that you're seeing improvements? Looks like today is going to be O day, can't wait to see your temp spike tomorrow

AF started yesterday so nothing interesting to report over here for at least another two weeks lol.

 

[babylights]

jmack yay for ewcm! I have a great feeling you caught that eggy!

sunny boo for af I freaking hate that witch 😡 But I'm so so happy for your longer lp! Your bfp is coming soon, I can feel it!!!

afm having some encouraging signs at 9dpo, I so so hope I'll be getting some good news! 1 more week until testing, but it'll be telling whether I start spotting in the next few days.

 

[jmack54]

Yay babylights!! 9 DPO very exciting!! How are flu feeling? What symptoms are you having??

Sunnybe- hope you are enjoying the easy relaxing part of the cycle and are feeling hopeful that your LP is getting longer!

So looks like I O'd yesterday! I'm going to stop temping once I confirm two more high temps bc I will become obsessive temping during the TWW and I hate that haha. Glad my O was CD 13 again because I want to make sure that I had enough estrogen to thicken my uterine lining. So for my cycle I think that's good.

I went in the hot tub with a couple girlfriends last night not really thinking about it- you don't think that would be a problem since I O'd yesterday right? I hope not!

I guess I'm officially in the TWW!!!

 

[babylights]

I think you're totally fine about the hot tub jmack! Yay for O! And 13 days is the minimum amount of time for a fully mature egg so you're aces!

The symptoms that have me a bit encouraged are the boob ones - side pain and blue veins. I don't ever get those and I had them last month, so praying it's something good! I just had some brown in my cm so I'm hoping it's implantation! Was def feeling lots of poking pain on my left side yesterday. Everything else like pinching and pulling nausea and dizziness I always think I'm making up though haha!

Hope you girls are having a great Sunday!

 

[jmack54]

Omg babylights!!! Sounds so so promising I'm so excited for you love! Can't wait to see what happens!

 

[jmack54]

Hey girls how is everyone doing??

Babylights- how are you feeling? When do you guys get back from your trip? Also, when are you going to test?

My temp wasn't as high today but I still think I ovulated CD 13 because I've never ovulated later than that and I really doubt I still haven't ovulated. I also took my temp a little earlier than usual today so who knows. TWW here I come, trying to stay sane!

 

[SunnyBe]

Hi girls!!

I hope your TWW will be as relaxed as your pre-O TWW jmack Based on your CM I also think you O'd, despite your temp (oh and check your thermometers' batteries, one of mine just died after only a couple months of use). Are you temping tomorrow as well or was today the last day?

Babylights that sounds very promising! Keep us posted!!! If yesterday's symptoms were due to implantation, you could already pick up some hCG in your urine in a day or two... not that I'm saying you should test early... but I wouldn't mind if you did

 

[jmack54]

Thanks SunnyBe! I'm feeling pretty relaxed so far, I think I'll temp another day or two just to see what happens but I will definitely stop before I get to almost AF time where I get obsessive haha

I plugged in a fake temp for tomorrow the same as what it was today and I still got the crosshairs that I O'd CD 13 so I think I'm good

How are you feeling? Done with AF? Doing anything different this month?

Babylights- I agree with Sunnybe, we will be here with excitement whenever you are ready to test!!!

 

[babylights]

Thanks girls! I wanna see if I start spotting 12-14dpo since I still don't really know what my body will do, how long my lp will end up being, etc. My testing date is also my mom's bday so kinda hoping to give her an extra special gift this year

jmack def think you O'd, yay!! I'll be home in about 1.5 weeks so just in time for your bfp!

sunny how are you doing? Hope the other tww goes by quickly for you!!