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[Hann12]

Boo to AF but at least you got your 28 day cycle - its always good when there is a positive change in cycle even if no BFP. I still believe the acupuncture will help long term! I can't believe we are talking about December - where has the second part of the year gone?! Madness!
I need to start xmas shopping. I've pretty much got everything for DD, and me and DH are buying each other a new bed. So just need to get the relatives presents. Do any of you recommend a website to do a photo calender? I did apple ones last year which are lovely but really expensive so I need cheaper options this year!

Also I wanted to show you another photo from my scan a couple of weeks ago, I put this one on in gender and gender dreaming to get their thoughts on nub. on in gender I got a 66% (thats 4 out of 6 people) response saying boy but no one said why, and on gender dreaming I got 100% girl (only 4 responses). One of the girls said that the top line is the cord but people probably confuse that for a boy nub but she thinks the nub is faintly the one below and looks girlie. Do any of you know anything about this? I should clarify I am just asking for fun because I'm getting such a split response, I'm still staying team yellow, its even more exciting now I'm getting such divided responses!

 

[runnergrl]

boy- just for fun no reason.. I never know what to look for in those anyway baby looks lovey though!

 

[MamaMac123]

Hann - no idea but baby looks beautiful!!!

Isaac - yay for a 28 day cycle!!! I want one haha

Afm - havent done my OPK yet but my cm was stretchier today so hoping thats a good sign hopefully I'll have a positive OPK within next couple days...cd12 today

 

[banana07]

Aww love seeing that scan pic Hann - I'm still saying boy again total random guess I am not looking for anything really!! Have you done any of the oldwives tales like putting a ring on a string and putting it over your belly if it goes over and back it one thing and if it twirls its another and they say about whether your carrying high or low can tell and if you are just bump or swell out everywhere "means" something!! Total nonsense but still fun!!

Ah I see what the down tests is makes total sense now feel a bit dim for asking now!! We don't have them here but I had heard of them before. How do they do it??? I don't know why we don't have them here maybe and this is only a guess its because even if its 99% chance there nothing you can do about it (termination is still illegal here) I don't know total random guess possibly totally wrong... oh hold on I'm off to ask google... One moment please..... Yeah that seems to be the jist of it alright people who either want to terminate or just want to know to be prepared on the being prepared basis dunno why we don't get offered it here... Ah well.

So after all that rant - Well Done Hann - great results (so I have been told!!). Oh and awful about the sinus infection. my first month ttc I got an awful sinus infection and didn't know if I was preg or not so told doc and he gave me safe antibiotics and a nasal spray which worked a treat. I was in agony and I remember I had to get a tooth pulled while pregnant with DH put it off as long as I possible could but in the end was roaring in pain so had to get the anesthetic but dentist totally assured me it would be ok but I really had no option I couldn't go on as I was. Maybe talk to your doc there might be something he can give you maybe even just the spray to reduce inflamation

Mamamac its still very early for you only cd12 you have plenty of time to ov at a nice time. I'm always cd18/19 so we could end up being buddies this month if you go in the next week!!

Sad about AF but yeah about the 28 nice cycle apparently means your "normal" -Go you!!!

Afm, DH is in totally baby making mode for whatever reason he is mad interested and into it this month - I am guessing its since I told him he was going to have to go in the pot!!! Hes trying to avoid it at all costs. Not holding out much hope for this month considering last 5 months were totally unsuccessful despite regular cycle and bd every 2nd day coming up to ov and 3 days during ov and relaxing more each month that went on about "symptoms" in the 2ww.

Jes I'm doing alot of "this" today amn't it!!!

Anyway think my post is so long because I'm trying to avoid doing house accounts - turns out its too late now so off to bed for me (result!!) DH birthday today but haven't seen him as he was up at 5am to bring his father to Dublin for as hospital apt and then working at 3pm - 1pm and hes working at 5pm tomorrow and I'll be home at 5.30pm!! Will get bding in Saturday morning tho and Sunday & Monday too due to Ov Sunday or Monday so should be ok and last night and 2 nights before that so should be covered.

Scéal over!!!

 

[banana07]

Wow wee that was long!!! Sorry

 

[elt1013]

Hey girls! AF is upon me & first ever 28 day cycle very pleased, think the acupuncture made a difference this month! Won't be starting Vitex after all after herbalist changed her mind on whether it will benefit me. Anyway hope to make it to tubal test on the 13th Dec, hoping AF will hang on back until after so I can have it!

Han- sorry your feeling unwell, sinusitis sucks! Congratulations on those downs results, excellent news!

Runnergrl- hi there hope your well

Mama- should be any day that you get that +opk, good luck this month hun

Banana- hope your app comes through soon but hoping you won't need it! Good luck with the bding this month x

Elt- hopefully AF will soon be finished can't beleive your still suffering with your cycles, have they ever been out of sync before?

Woohoo for the 28 day cycle but boo for AF!

I have always been really regular so I have no idea what is going on! I have an appt Dec. 4 for my annual. I have not had one in a long time (bad, I know), so I am a little nervous at what they may find with all this wackiness going on. Hopefully everything will go fine.

 

[IsaacRalph]

Elt that really strange about your cycles if they were always quite regular, I guess keep an eye & if it continue I think its best to see your doctor & run some bloods!

Han- still thinking LO is a girl, cute scan pic! Re: calendar pic thingys I sometimes use snapfish, the prices aren't too bad! New bed for xmas sounds splendid! Hope your ok today after babies funeral, how sad Xx

Mama- feeling like ov is coming, any pains? Fx'd

Afm cd 2 today & AF very different this month, not sure if you remember my periods are usually very light & mucousy well today I've had a proper flow & had to change my pad like twice in one hour! It's all slowed down now but its running away from me better & bright red, did have a few clots though which I never really have! It's defo heavier I wonder whether that's the effects of the acupuncture too? Ummm interesting findings. Anyhows hope you ladies have a great weekend now Xx

 

[MamaMac123]

Hi ladies, hope everyone is having a good weekend

Hann - how was the funeral

Elt - sorry about the wacky cycle...maybe try to see a doctor just to see what's up.

Afm - cervix and cm all perfect for ov yesterday but opk was still negative. Then this morning my temp shot up. I only got a few hours sleep before my 5 am temp time so sleep deprivation could probably easily be the culprit but I'm hoping I didn't ov yesterday. We dtd last night but we missed the last 2 nights so I'm worried its too little too late if I did ov already. Hopefully it will happen in the next few days.

 

[elt1013]

Hi ladies, hope everyone is having a good weekend

Hann - how was the funeral

Elt - sorry about the wacky cycle...maybe try to see a doctor just to see what's up.

Afm - cervix and cm all perfect for ov yesterday but opk was still negative. Then this morning my temp shot up. I only got a few hours sleep before my 5 am temp time so sleep deprivation could probably easily be the culprit but I'm hoping I didn't ov yesterday. We dtd last night but we missed the last 2 nights so I'm worried its too little too late if I did ov already. Hopefully it will happen in the next few days.

Mama- it always seems that when you need your temp to be most accurate, something happens to mess it up! It happens to me every month on the most important days. Hopefully you will get a better idea tmrw if it was accurate or just from sleep deprivation. FX for you that you still have a day or 2 to get your bd on!

Hann- I love the scan pic but can't tell a darn thing from it on the sex! Beautiful either way!

Banana- nice to hear that your dh is in baby making mode! That is quite a change, right? So then, maybe you will feel like you have a better chance in the upcoming months since he will be more willing to bd when really needed!

Nothing new for me except light spotting yesterday and earlier today which has stopped for now, so hopefully that is it.

 

[MamaMac123]

Well looks like I could be 3dpo today. :shrugs: have had stark white opks everyday (which is odd as I very often have a faint line usually) but maybe the clomid affected that and I've only been opking once daily so I guess I could have easily missed the surge. Last month I got 2 almost positive tests (one afternoon one evening) but may the clomid made the surge quicker or something? Idk. So weird. My temps are pretty high for pre ov but again, didnt have great sleep last night so I won't be totally shocked if my temp drops tomorrow. For now I have dotted crosshairs. DH and I dtd on cd13 (which would be my ov day if ff is right) and we dtd last night....but previous to cd13 we'd missed 2 nights in a row which sucks. Feel like if I have ov we haven't done great with the bd this month but at least we'd have gotten day of. So I guess there's hope. I'm set to do bloods on cd23 so I'll know for sure f I ov or not. Heading to the states for Thanksgiving this week Wed-Sun. So excited!

How was everyone's weekend??

 

[Hann12]

Interesting mama, I just googled it and it seems that some people on clomid don't get positive opks, clomid also delays ovulation for some women so they didn't ov until CD25+ and for some women they never actually ovulated on clomid. A bit of a mixed bag! I'd keep BD, temping and opking just in case as it may just be a temperature slip up for the past few days - it's happened a few times for you, think even last month, then you still got your positive so I reckon it's worth carrying on just in case. I hope you didn't miss it so you still have the best chance to catch the egg!

No news from me, still reading all your posts and hoping for some exciting news! Would be a lovely Christmas present for you to get your bfp!

 

[elt1013]

Mama- I completely agree with Hann...keep up the bd! But I am sure you don't need us telling you that as I am sure you will! OPKs have kind of always been weird for me also...sometimes positive and sometimes not, even with o confirmed with bbt! I would say they are just not very reliable for everyone unfortunately. Have a great holiday weekend in the states...where abouts will you be?

afm- my temp is still at post o range (I started temping today this cycle) and like Hann said, it never went down before AF either. Very very weird last few months for me! Faint but very visible line on opk today, so hopefully within a few days I will o and not at CD20 something. It would be nice to have my CD15 or 16 back...

 

[Hann12]

Elt - I know you had a quite significant AF but is it worth taking a pregnancy test? If your temp is still up you could be pregnant?

 

[banana07]

Hey girlies

Mama - I agree with the girls keep it up you never know for sure I think when you ov and you have said yourself before that the pocs and clomid can affect the OPKs. I didn't to any ovulation spotting this month (really trying the more relaxed approach) and it ended up driving me dotty wondering when I actually did - so with you in the wondering boat. I think i'm anything from 2/4 dpo so we are buddies!! How long was your lp last month mine is 12-13 days??? I had really really bad cramps on CD 14/15 which would be very early for me to ov. I usually get very bad cramps cd14/15 and then again about cd18/19 but no cramps on cd 18/19 this month??

 

[elt1013]

Elt - I know you had a quite significant AF but is it worth taking a pregnancy test? If your temp is still up you could be pregnant?

My temp is right at my pre o range now, so yesterdays temp must have been a fluke. Hopefully everything is getting back to normal now.

 

[Hann12]

Ah fair enough - hopefully it will all be normal again now for you!

 

[runnergrl]

Nothing to report here... Just starting my OPK's tomorrow. Hoping to O Sunday or Monday- would be perfect!

 

[MamaMac123]

Thanks Elt, Hann and Banana so frustrating not knowing what's up by temp was still up pretty good today and I had a more normal nights sleep. It's of because I haven't seen any really lower temps this cycle with the spike from the clomid. No wonder the OBGYN told me temping will just drive me nuts haha but hey maybe I have ov'd already. Will keep up te BD just invade and will prob keep opking as well. With the soy I didn't ov till cd 29 or 30 I think. My LP was 12 days. I have my bloods done next Monday so I'll know for sure if I ov'd or not then. Even if I have and we sort of missed it this time at least I'll know the clomid does the trick and will have a much better idea of calculating things next cycle. If we can jur get me on a normal schedule this baby making business will be so much easier!

Elt - hope you have a nice normal cycle back this time. Fx!!!

Banana - I dot know how anyone takes the "relaxed" approach. Would drive me batty!!! Haha but I know a lot of people get prego as soon as they decide to mellow out and just let things happen so what do I know! Haha

 

[MamaMac123]

Okay ladies....stuff going on in my neck of the woods....

Just went to the washroom and checked my cm. I'd had a bit of ewcm this am so wanted to see how that was coming along. There was blood! Not a lot but was def red fresh blood. Wasn't anything when I wiped but after feeling my cervix it was on my finger mixed with the cm. So if we assume I did in fact ov on Friday is it too early for IB to happen today? I'd be 4dpo today. Is that too soon??? It can't be AF (surely please not!!) but it's very similar to what I get just before I start spotting for AF. Ive Only noticed it because i check cervix regularly. So bizarre!

 

[Hann12]

Well mama I think it could be one of two things:

1) implantation bleeding. It is very early, most IB happen 7-12dpo as it normally takes 6+ days for the egg to get down the Fallopian tube and then implant. However if you google it then there are stories of people saying they had IB at 3+ dpo so it could well be possible.

2) a side effect of the clomid. I think clomid increases estrogen which I believe can cause breakthrough bleeding. The month I took soy I had middle of the month spotting too just before ovulation in fact.

Just thought of a 3rd option - could be an ovulation bleed although this is less likely if you have ovulated already or if you've never had it before

It's a good thing you have those bloods bring taken next week do you'll know for sure if you did ovulate as I think your temps are sometimes tricky to judge. I hope it is an IB though!