TTC peanut where are you!?

[Phoenix82]

Hi ladies, my name is Jane. I thought I would jump over to this forum. I was on another thread and it's been super helpful, but many are much further along on their ttc journey and doing fairly advanced treatments. I'm 28, turning 29 in August and my husband is 29. This is our 7th cycle ttc #1. It's also been 7 months since being off of the pill, so I'm hoping that it's nothing more than my body adjusting. My cycles are normally right around 29 days, although some have been shorter and one was 34 days. I chart my temp and try to monitor cm, but not very good at that! It seems that I ovulate according to my temps, but can't be sure. Wanted to order OPKs on amazon, but didnt get in time. Might just fork out the money to get the more expensive ones at the store.

Couple questions, what OPKs do you recommend if you use them? Also if your partner has had testing, how early on was that? My husband is wiling to be tested, but he wants to wait a full year. I would love if that could happen sooner, just to know. Thanks!!

Hey sweetie

Welcome, 7 months is long enough, 1 month is torture!!!

I use access diagnostics cheap home OPKs, they are fine. Positive is when both lines are the same darkness or when the test line is darker then the control line.

Cheap OPKs are fine or a fertility monitor which will measure 2 hormones not just the 1 OPKs do.

Re the as get your other half to do that as soon as you can.
I started at 6 months ttc (I have a great doc) she did the basic tests but said she couldn't refer me until 1 year. I had 21 day hormone blood test, an ultrasound, tests for stds that may be present but not symptomatic and the oh had a sa. We have our referral next month on our 1 year mark.

These tests are great to rule things out xxx

 

[MegNE922]

Caved and tested OPK this morning. Negative as expected but I should be in my fertile window this weekend so I'll keep testing to make sure nothing screwy.
Where & how is everyone?
Peanut how was your vacation?!

 

[Phoenix82]

Caved and tested OPK this morning. Negative as expected but I should be in my fertile window this weekend so I'll keep testing to make sure nothing screwy.
Where & how is everyone?
Peanut how was your vacation?!

Don't worry hun, we all do it lol
It wi happen, what cd are you?

I think I'm 7dpo sure it won't happen as it hasn't so far lol
Oh well xx

 

[HopePeaceJoy]

Thanks for the input, everyone. I have a doctor's appointment later this month and a OBGYN annual later in the summer. I am hoping they can run some basic tests. Going to keep on my husband to schedule an appointment so he can get tested.

I think I am right around ovulation from charting. I'm slightly concerned that I'm not producing the right type of cm, so I'm going to look into ways to help that. I know pre seed is always an option, maybe for next month if this month doesn't work out....

 

[MegNE922]

Phoenix I'm only on CD 9 bit longer to go. I just needed that fix Hahahaha! So weird lol the fix of peeing on something.

HPJ I don't ever see CM when I've checked and got anything it's actually been semen lol. So don't worry. I don't even understand how people check and understand the CM.

 

[Phoenix82]

Hope - I'm with Meg, cm is hard to gauge, I don't get lots of it.
However you can tell ewcm if you have it but I don't know anyone who is text book.

I use evening primrose oil from cd1 until confirmed ovulation - this apparently helps increase the quality of cm.

Meg - don't worry I start OPKs cd10 and got my + cd13 this cycle so "do it do it" lol xxx

 

[MegNE922]

I received a similac box today....hub thought I had good news for him. All I could say was " maybe someone knows something I don't?" It's got to be a cruel joke
It's under my maden name too.

 

[MegNE922]

I POAS to test for O and got a negative? I usually O CD14 so today's CD13 and there was only 1 line? Had to test this afternoon instead of w/FMU like I usually do.
I'm wondering if the Clomid has pushed O out a little.

Good news! My best friend is having her daughter today! Next hour or two ! Got a call at 3am to come watch my nephews bc her water broke but she didn't have any contractions! They had to give her pitocin after about 6 hours and it progressed heavily so she just got the epidural. Eeekkk I'm going to be an Aunty today!

 

[Phoenix82]

I received a similac box today....hub thought I had good news for him. All I could say was " maybe someone knows something I don't?" It's got to be a cruel joke
It's under my maden name too.

OMG who would do that??? Who knows you are trying?

Yeah on being an Auntie today woohoo - it's a lovely thing xxx

 

[MegNE922]

I asked the people Who know and they didn't so idk if I some how got on a mailing list! & thank you!! She's a beauty!

 

[MegNE922]

Happy Mother's Day girls.
To the moms with the BFP's and to who haven't seen the BFP you're a mom to be. It will happen for us all. Xo ladies! ❤️

 

[MegNE922]

Finally looks like I've hit my fertile window!! I don't usually have visible EWCM but I had a lot today and when I tested it was negative. Just a not dark enough. bd anyway lol

Where's everyone in their cycle?!

 

[Phoenix82]

Finally looks like I've hit my fertile window!! I don't usually have visible EWCM but I had a lot today and when I tested it was negative. Just a not dark enough. bd anyway lol

Where's everyone in their cycle?!

Good luck hun

I'm 12dpo or cd25 of my cycle and have been spotting brown since ovulation, except last night I had some red so AF must be coming

 

[MegNE922]

Well fingers crossed it's not that witch! 😡
I'm trying not to pay attention to cd but obv I can't stop so like every other day I've been checking O. I feel less stressed and more of ok it is what it is. The less stress an pressure I put in myself the better. FX'd

 

[Phoenix82]

Well fingers crossed it's not that witch! 😡
I'm trying not to pay attention to cd but obv I can't stop so like every other day I've been checking O. I feel less stressed and more of ok it is what it is. The less stress an pressure I put in myself the better. FX'd

Thank you but after that spotting last night and another bout of red today I'm sure she's coming. Bfn too today at 12dpo

Oh well no trying now until July


Oh hun, I know it's sooo hard not to think about it.
Part of me things I won't bother checking next cycle if we are not trying but the oh said we need to build the picture up as my cycles are clearly messed up. I'm just worried something is very wrong with me

 

[PeanutWhereRU]

Hey ladies sorry I have been MIA for a while. I was very sick with ms for the last week of my holiday ended up in a Mauritius hospital. Although everyone was nice an all it wasn't the same as the uk. I landed back home on Sunday and went to a n e as I hadn't kept any food down me in a week. Im all recovered now and eating like I've never seen food lol..

phoenix sorry about the bfn.. maybe just chill out next cycle and not track? Do you temp?

Meg fx hun, this is a new trying cycle for you with clomid so hope your body reacts well to it.

hope - how are you getting on hun?

I'm sure we have lost mol for this cycle, really hope she is ok x

 

[Phoenix82]

Hey ladies sorry I have been MIA for a while. I was very sick with ms for the last week of my holiday ended up in a Mauritius hospital. Although everyone was nice an all it wasn't the same as the uk. I landed back home on Sunday and went to a n e as I hadn't kept any food down me in a week. Im all recovered now and eating like I've never seen food lol..

phoenix sorry about the bfn.. maybe just chill out next cycle and not track? Do you temp?

Meg fx hun, this is a new trying cycle for you with clomid so hope your body reacts well to it.

hope - how are you getting on hun?

I'm sure we have lost mol for this cycle, really hope she is ok x

Oh no huni I'm so sorry to hear that, are you ok? (Stupid question I know)

Yeah I'm giving up for a bit xxx

 

[PeanutWhereRU]

Yeah im ok now. Just hope all the drugs haven't harmed peanut.

Well if you give up then at least bd every other day and we are around if you want random chats lol

do you ladies know how you will break the news once you get bfps? And when you will start telling people.

 

[MegNE922]

Phoenix we are here for you!! who knows what next month will bring ! not trying may take some stress off you love. have you talked to you OB about checking your ovaries or hubs doing a SA? if you have I'm sorry I'm a mess lately.

Peanut I'm sorry you had a tough time on vacation but i hope some of it was wonderful to answer your question I think I know how I want to do it if I get a BFP this cycle. i'll find out on our vacation to Disney if its a BFP or a BFN so i'll tell hub there and i hope to surprise the family on fathers day.
my best friend just had a baby and we were planning a time late june to do pictures with all the " cousins " ( my two friends have step kids so there would be 2 kids from one and 3 from the other ) so i want to set them up for the pic and put a teddy bear where baby E would be with a sonogram pic OR a card that says "dreams do come true! baby E to arrive ... " idk i hope it works if not I'll have to get creative again lol. I don't want to count on those ideas & jinx myself lol.
how have you told everyone or anyone?

 

[Phoenix82]

Hey girls

Peanut - we won't be bding to catch anything until we've seen our specialist as I can't take BFNs anymore. I'm fed up. It's been a year and my cycles are all over the place. I feel mental so a break is what I need. Not a long one but a month or 2.
I know how I'd like to announce it but I don't even want to think about it anymore as it's really getting me down. I'm not even sure we will ever get a baby at this rate!!

Also oh has performance issues so too regularly ie every other day isn't possible for more then a week. We've been trying smep but as my ovulation is so random it's not been easy.

I'll still pop on for a chat xx

Meg thanks hun
Yeah the next step is checking tubes and oh has had a SA which was all normal, nothing to worry about.

I had an ultrasound which showed everything as normal so they need to check for a blockage next.

I'm sure it's hormonal as I was on the depo then went into the patch.
Also the witch is coming my temps have dropped.

I'm calling my doc today as I'm worried about this mid cycle bleeding since ovulation and such light periods they need to sort it. My referral is straight after my holiday so let's see what that brings xx