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[maggz]

Well you're "only" 10dpo still so there's still plenty of room for you to get your
That website countdown to pregnancy says don't even try to test until like 12 or 14 dpo depending on when your period should start. And according to them 1/3 still gets a bfn on 10dpo.

I've been symptom spotting as well which is cray cray cause I'm only 5dpo... ugh... can't wait till Friday!

Hugs and babydust!!!

 

[tuamora]

The thing is, I have no idea when my AF is due. It seems as if I geared up to ovulate at 13-15DPO, and then ovulated on 25DPO. This is my first time charting so I am not at all sure how long mu luteal phase is.

My AF feels as if it is coming....I feel so sick, increased CM, and horrid cramps.eek These are all AF symptoms for me, which usual means AF hits 1-24 hours.

Thank you for caring Magz and cheering me on...babydust to you too

 

[_katrine_b]

I'm CD 1. Got the witch today which was 3 days late for me. So this month I'm going to be extra good and do the opks again just to make sure of O date. Im starting to get so discouraged as this is cycle 6 for me and I'm just annoyed it hasn't happened yet. I recently had bw done and my thyroid was "borderline"... My doctor didn't seem too concerned about it and is only going to re-test in 3 months.
The funny part is that I'm a nurse and hate when patients google their condition and all i've been doing for the past week is googling every single thing about thyroids... ughh Now i have a gagillion questions and I'm so worried. But my goal this cycle is to stay chill and try and just be calm and BD a lot.. IM also going to try the pineapple post ovulation.

Hope everyone is doing well and those who are gearing up to test get those BFP!!!!!

 

[MiaGirl]

Gotcha loobs. I don't temp either but that's just cause I'm lazy lol.

Mia I'm 3dpo right now resisting the urge to test already! No way am I gonna hold out till the 15th unless I suddenly get very busy and forget all about ttc... fat chance haha.

I can see your chart in your signature but I don't know how to do it so the link isn't spelled out as well... sorry...

Yay for o'ing!!! We'll be very close then in the tww... stay strong my friend do you think you'll hold out till the twelfth?

Haha yeah I don't think a 3dpo test will be helpful I was gonna be impressed if you'd wait all the way till the 15th!
And yes we'll be close together in our wait! I'd really like to hold out till at least the 12th which is 14dpo. I would really prefer not to know if I had a chemical so I'm not keen on testing early. Maybe that's weird or naive, I don't know. And we'll see if I can actually do it!

And I got the chart fixed, thanks NDurham! I must not have copied the whole thing before.

 

[Camichelle]

Gotcha loobs. I don't temp either but that's just cause I'm lazy lol.

Mia I'm 3dpo right now resisting the urge to test already! No way am I gonna hold out till the 15th unless I suddenly get very busy and forget all about ttc... fat chance haha.

I can see your chart in your signature but I don't know how to do it so the link isn't spelled out as well... sorry...

Yay for o'ing!!! We'll be very close then in the tww... stay strong my friend do you think you'll hold out till the twelfth?

Haha yeah I don't think a 3dpo test will be helpful I was gonna be impressed if you'd wait all the way till the 15th!
And yes we'll be close together in our wait! I'd really like to hold out till at least the 12th which is 14dpo. I would really prefer not to know if I had a chemical so I'm not keen on testing early. Maybe that's weird or naive, I don't know. And we'll see if I can actually do it!

And I got the chart fixed, thanks NDurham! I must not have copied the whole thing before.

Not weird or naive Mia. It's part of the reason I'm trying to hold out on poas until at least 13-14 dpo. So far so good for me. I haven't had any really nagging urges and have been trying to keep myself distracted. I'd like to wait even longer to see if comes before testing but I know myself and am not going to fool myself into thinking I'll be able to. Lol. FX for a few additions to March-Mallows this month!

 

[Camichelle]

And Maggz let's totally be no pos buddies for as long as possible! Lol

 

[ready4babies]

I'm CD 1. Got the witch today which was 3 days late for me. So this month I'm going to be extra good and do the opks again just to make sure of O date. Im starting to get so discouraged as this is cycle 6 for me and I'm just annoyed it hasn't happened yet. I recently had bw done and my thyroid was "borderline"... My doctor didn't seem too concerned about it and is only going to re-test in 3 months.
The funny part is that I'm a nurse and hate when patients google their condition and all i've been doing for the past week is googling every single thing about thyroids... ughh Now i have a gagillion questions and I'm so worried. But my goal this cycle is to stay chill and try and just be calm and BD a lot.. IM also going to try the pineapple post ovulation.

Hope everyone is doing well and those who are gearing up to test get those BFP!!!!!

I totally know where your coming from, ever once in a while I have negative feelings about it taking so long. It's been 4 cycles for me. I try to remember that everyone is different and everything comes to us in a different time. everyone has struggles and the struggles only make us stronger. We have to stay positive and know that it will be our time and when it is our time it's going to be that much better because we wanted it so bad.

 

[maggz]

Gotcha loobs. I don't temp either but that's just cause I'm lazy lol.

Mia I'm 3dpo right now resisting the urge to test already! No way am I gonna hold out till the 15th unless I suddenly get very busy and forget all about ttc... fat chance haha.

I can see your chart in your signature but I don't know how to do it so the link isn't spelled out as well... sorry...

Yay for o'ing!!! We'll be very close then in the tww... stay strong my friend do you think you'll hold out till the twelfth?

Haha yeah I don't think a 3dpo test will be helpful I was gonna be impressed if you'd wait all the way till the 15th!
And yes we'll be close together in our wait! I'd really like to hold out till at least the 12th which is 14dpo. I would really prefer not to know if I had a chemical so I'm not keen on testing early. Maybe that's weird or naive, I don't know. And we'll see if I can actually do it!

And I got the chart fixed, thanks NDurham! I must not have copied the whole thing before.

Haha I know right... but I counted wrong so today is 5dpo (Sunday)... I totally agree with you though I wanna hold out as long as possible but I don't know if I'll be able to wait any longer than Friday! Maybe till Sunday, which will be 12dpo. We'll see!

And Maggz let's totally be no pos buddies for as long as possible! Lol

Yeeeah lol just waiting around.....

 

[maggz]

The thing is, I have no idea when my AF is due. It seems as if I geared up to ovulate at 13-15DPO, and then ovulated on 25DPO. This is my first time charting so I am not at all sure how long mu luteal phase is.

My AF feels as if it is coming....I feel so sick, increased CM, and horrid cramps.eek These are all AF symptoms for me, which usual means AF hits 1-24 hours.

Thank you for caring Magz and cheering me on...babydust to you too

Yeah it really sucks that it's not regular at all... is there a way to regulate ovulation? Is that what clomid is for or something like that?

 

[Karen916]

Wow, so many posts while I was gone!

Mintastic and HotMessJess84, welcome to the thread!!!

MiaGirl, that's great that you've ovulated! What a feeling of relief, isn't it?

Tuamora, your chart is looking *amazing*!!! Sorry to hear you've had BFNs so far, but there is definitely still time! And early pregnancy symptoms and pre-AF symptoms can feel annoyingly similar. I hope you don't mind my asking, what type of cm have you been having? Creamy, or ewcm? For me, a bunch of creamy cm in the LP was one of my main telltale signs.

As for when AF would be due, the LP length stays pretty regular, even when ovulation occurs later than usual. Forgive me for forgetting, but do you know how long your luteal phase is? If you don't, then about 2 weeks after ovulation is pretty typical.

katrine, sorry to hear the witch got you! Hopefully it will be on to bigger and better things this cycle!

Maggz, that's exciting that you're getting well into the tww now! Won't be long!!!

Camichelle, I hope you will be getting a beautiful BFP soon, too!

Bowmans, I love that name, March Mallow! My hubby and I referred to our angel baby as our "sparkle", and the eggy that is in me currently as our "sparkle-to-be". I like having these cute nicknames. They really make me smile!

AFM, I am uncertain whether I've O'ed or not yet; we'll have to see a couple more temps to confirm it either way. The problem is, our air conditioner has been very erratic, some days working fine and other days not working at all. Lately, it's not been working at all, so we've had to sleep with our ceiling fan on all night, and it's right overhead so I imagine it's affecting my bbt a bit. There's really no alternative, though, because I know without it, I wouldn't be able to sleep at all.. yesterday it was 84 degrees in my house due to the messed-up AC!

Looking back at my charts, typically I O after 6 days of ewcm. Today is day number 6 of that, so hopefully it will be today or tomorrow, if it hasn't happened already!

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope I didn't miss anyone's post!

 

[tuamora]

That was a pretty amazing catch-up Karen.

I do not know my luteal phase, so I am relieved to be at 11dpo because that assures me that I do not have a luteal deficit. I am having lotiony CM. Sometimes I think it is AF showing its face, but it is CM. I have that happen every month, so I can't really rely on any of these signs.

I have a horrible menstrual cycle. The first 1-3 days are killer. I usually have to fast during the second day because I commit everything up. I can't get relief from the horrendous cramps. I read somewhere that the cramps are contractions like a woman has during labor. The only issue is I have no little snuggle at the end, just yucky red stuff. Blek

I do not look forward to yet another horrendous AF. Ugh

Vent over....lol

 

[Loobs]

My OPKs arrived today!!! Wahoo!! And AF is very almost gone. As I'm a newbie to OPKs, what CD should I start using them? X

 

[starluck]

Hanrh - how is the pineapple going? FX this is your cycle!! I'm on CD 11. No signs of O yet.

Welcome Mintastic!!

Welcome HotMessJess84 This is my second cycle TTC. The first cycle we really 'tried' with lots of BD (we were also on our honeymoon so that was really easy LOL), but this cycle I'm not worrying about our BD "schedule" - just going to do what feels natural Being on a "schedule" isn't nearly as fun as going with the flow.

Tuamora - your chart is lookin' good girl!!

Hi Karen! You are amazing with that catch up post, nice job!

Katrine_b - sorry AF showed.

Loobs - This is my first cycle using OPKs, I started on CD5. But I'm not sure when the "right" day to start is.

 

[Camichelle]

Okay ladies, I think I jinxed myself. Yesterday I posted how any symptoms I had were barely noticeable and that my urge to test early was not too bad. Fast forward to one day later and now I am itching to poas! Lol
Very queasy on and off today, a bit lightheaded, and breast pain is a lot more noticeable. These aren't typical AF symptoms for me but I know every cycle can be different. I'm still going to try to wait until Thursday.... I'm just a lot more tempted now!!!! Lol

 

[Camichelle]

Also welcome to newcomers on the thread. These ladies are terrific! Lots of good information and support! Yay for those approaching O and hang in there 2wwers!

 

[NDurham12]

My OPKs arrived today!!! Wahoo!! And AF is very almost gone. As I'm a newbie to OPKs, what CD should I start using them? X

time to POAS!!!!!!! Nothing like it. Did you get the disposable cups too? I got this babi brand... so far so good.

Looking back at my charts, typically I O after 6 days of ewcm. Today is day number 6 of that, so hopefully it will be today or tomorrow, if it hasn't happened already!

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope I didn't miss anyone's post!

No AC SUCKS!!! . I could not imagine the heat! OMG. We saw an AC truck on our street yesterday, and all I could do was shutter at the thought. Get's so hot here, AC trucks should have police escorts. LOL.

SOooo about this ewcm 6 day stuff... huh...what? So you o 6 days AFTER getting ewcm? Would explain a couple of things, as I got gobs today but had 2 negative opk. Gonna go take another one right now too. Love the cheapies!

 

[maggz]

That was a pretty amazing catch-up Karen.

I do not know my luteal phase, so I am relieved to be at 11dpo because that assures me that I do not have a luteal deficit. I am having lotiony CM. Sometimes I think it is AF showing its face, but it is CM. I have that happen every month, so I can't really rely on any of these signs.

I have a horrible menstrual cycle. The first 1-3 days are killer. I usually have to fast during the second day because I commit everything up. I can't get relief from the horrendous cramps. I read somewhere that the cramps are contractions like a woman has during labor. The only issue is I have no little snuggle at the end, just yucky red stuff. Blek

I do not look forward to yet another horrendous AF. Ugh

Vent over....lol

Must agree with you tuamora, Karen's catch up was epic.

As for your af, gosh that sucks!!! I usually get bad cramps but nothing like that!

I'm also having a bunch of clear and some white lotiony cm... hope that's good.

My OPKs arrived today!!! Wahoo!! And AF is very almost gone. As I'm a newbie to OPKs, what CD should I start using them? X

I'd start around cd8 - if you have an endless supply feel free to start earlier just to try them out I only started the day before O'ing and I hardly knew what was up and what was down... haha stupid I know they're pretty simple but somehow, I got confused

Okay ladies, I think I jinxed myself. Yesterday I posted how any symptoms I had were barely noticeable and that my urge to test early was not too bad. Fast forward to one day later and now I am itching to poas! Lol
Very queasy on and off today, a bit lightheaded, and breast pain is a lot more noticeable. These aren't typical AF symptoms for me but I know every cycle can be different. I'm still going to try to wait until Thursday.... I'm just a lot more tempted now!!!! Lol

Hahahahahaha
Well let's hope they are NOT af symptoms and your uterus is getting ready for a new inhabitant
I've been symptom spotting too but nothing definitive, especially since every cycle is different and every person is different as well, so a symptom for you might mean nothing for the next girl!
Anyways... I'm trying to hold out too... aaaaa... must... peee... on... a... stiiiiiiiiiickkkk....

 

[Loobs]

Thanks ladies, for your advice. I bought 20 cheapies just to start me off this month to see if I like them. Maggz, I think it'll go for CD8. That will be Thursday, and I'm off work that day so can spend all day obsessing.

NDurham - I'm a nurse and work shifts so I'll be at work 5 days out of 7 at the time of day you're meant to use an OPK. So lots of sterile little pee pots at work! x

 

[Karen916]

Camichelle, good luck!!! Fx for you that you will get some good news very soon!!!

Maggz and tuamora, that's a definite good sign that you are having the lotiony-type cm!!!

Loobs, good luck with the OPKs! I hope they will be helpful for you!

NDurham, yup, I often have about 6 days of ewcm and then ovulate. I don't know why I tend to have so much more ewcm than the norm...I hope it is not a bad thing! The only thing I can think of is, I've read that taking in extra fluids can help increase ewcm, and I drink water alllll day long.

A few cycles, though, I have had multiple patches of ewcm before finally ovulating. That happened the cycle when I got my BFP. Sometimes my body gears up to ovulate but fails a time or two before it finally works. I'm sure hoping that is not going to happen this time!

 

[NDurham12]

Karen that's pretty cool. One of my goals this cycle is to drink more water. I've been doing ok, but need to keep it up and meet my target more. Since doing that and doubling up on the epo my ewcm is epic. Almost astonishing.

Loobs...pretty cool. You don't have to worry about the cups.

Omg....I got the blinking smilie! I was posting here waiting for the results. so excited. So gonna jump on the dh. Tooth pain begone...it's baby making time.