Welcome to 'Trying To Conceive Over 35'

[Grey Eyes]

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[marathongirl]

Luck!!!Loads of it!

Thanks so much Grey eyes Keep me posted on what you are up to

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[marathongirl]

Hm, well,currently I am cd8 so I figure I should ovulate within the next 5 days or so? I always start testing with opk's sooner than that, just the cheap internet brands. then as I get closer I shift to either First Response digi or Clearblue Easy digi...I found that the First Response gave me a heads up sooner but CBE gave me the exact day- I liked the combination as it gave me a little bit of time. Had I not used the cbe and only used the FR I think I might have missed my exact peak in LH. Do you opk?

Yes I opk and I use the first response but not the digital ones. I thought about getting them this last time but they were way more expensive and there were 20 in the box. Being the optimist that I am I decided I wouldn't need 20 as I hope for my BFP this cycle Today the test line was almost as dark and as I have found this means that it will be pos tomorrow which means I will o Sunday or so. I guess I better get busyThis is the first month I have used the opk since the mc. I was just temping for a few months to make sure I was o'ing. Do you do bbt as well?

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[marathongirl]

Hm, well,currently I am cd8 so I figure I should ovulate within the next 5 days or so? I always start testing with opk's sooner than that, just the cheap internet brands. then as I get closer I shift to either First Response digi or Clearblue Easy digi...I found that the First Response gave me a heads up sooner but CBE gave me the exact day- I liked the combination as it gave me a little bit of time. Had I not used the cbe and only used the FR I think I might have missed my exact peak in LH. Do you opk?

Yes I opk and I use the first response but not the digital ones. I thought about getting them this last time but they were way more expensive and there were 20 in the box. Being the optimist that I am I decided I wouldn't need 20 as I hope for my BFP this cycle Today the test line was almost as dark and as I have found this means that it will be pos tomorrow which means I will o Sunday or so. I guess I better get busyThis is the first month I have used the opk since the mc. I was just temping for a few months to make sure I was o'ing. Do you do bbt as well?

No, I think I would drive myself insane temping LOL! I mc'd in November and immediately bought some opk's just to make sure I was "normal" (if we are ever normal...) Oh, also I think I messed up in my earlier post- the First Response opk's were not digital but the cbe were. I tried to catch the surge with the FR (match and compare line color) and then confirm with the pricier cbe's. Now that you mention it I can't really tell if I am ovulating with just the opk's ..I suppose if I temped at least one month it could confirm?? Is it difficult? from what I have read you are supposed to temp first thing a.m., same time a.m., and "try not to move to much when reaching for the thermometer"--that sounds tough to me lol! I never really had trouble conceiving, I just never paid any attention to my cycles or anything. Shame on me, huh?! Here I am almost in my 40's and suddenly realize I have a pattern!lol!
Just as a side note I did notice that the FR opk's show positive for about 2 days but they do catch your upsurge and down surge...it is difficult to twll if you are peaking or not. I loved that the cbe gave me a peak and I could use the FR for a heads up..

I know what you mean I never had trouble conceiving my 2 older children. I knew nothing about my cycles or ovulation. I feel like I know so much now I could almost be a fertility specialist anyways the bbt stuff isn't so hard and it's the only way to know for sure whether you ovulated or not. You can have a lh surge as detected by opk and not actually ovulate I think it's rare but can happen. I do the bbt and don't worry too much about moving to get the thermometer but I try not to get up and go to the bathroom past 3am. I temp at 630 and they say you need to have minimally 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep for the temp to be valid. You know you ovulated when your temp rises and stays up at least 3 days in a row. When I was pregnant my temp was a bit higher that month for some reason you can also tell if af is going to come because your temp should drop just before or right around when she arrives if you have more questions feel free to ask I've been doing it now for about 4 cycles

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[marathongirl]

3 hours of uninterrupted sleep? O my gosh that'd be nice LOL! My little two year old wakes me up at regular intervals to come into her room and cuddle. Just for a few minutes Silly kid but I love her! Anyway will a regular temp guage work if it is digital or does it need to be a basal body thermometer?

Wow every couple of hours you are up? I forgot what that was like my kids are 9 and 8 and rarely wake up in the night. As for the thermometer I just use a regular digital one. I think that they make a big deal about things affecting your temp but I just do it to see the shift and confirm that I did ovulate. Little fluctuations are considered nothing but you are looking for a trend of lower temps before o and at least .4F higher after o. It makes me feel like I am in control of things a bit more Lol

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[josephine75]

Hi I'm new to this site and really dont understand what all the jargon and abbreviations mean, i'm TTC #1 for close on 4 years with no apparent reasons why it hasnt happened and now i feel like time is running out and i dont know where to turn ((
and just feel i need help and advice and understanding from others who have been ther

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[Lady H]

Welcome Josephine

There is a great thread with all the abbreviations explained: https://www.babyandbump.com/forum-help-testing-area/730-babyandbump-lingo-abbreviations.html

Really helped me! This forum really helps, lots of info and also full of Ladies who know exactly how it feels. I walked down town today and wanted to shoot all the teenagers with babies which is totally irrational and unkind, but I judge badly at the moment.

Welcome and I hope you get your BFP (big fat positive test) soon

 

[marathongirl]

K, so if I am a normal 98.4 do I look for a shft such as 98.8? Is that how it works? (Sorry, since I have never temped before its all Greek to me..)

Yes I would say that would be considered a jump. If you get a chart which I'm sure you can download off the Internet you should be able to see a biphasic pattern. Lower temps before o and higher after. Everyone's baseline is different. I don't get too technical about it but I look for the shiftJust another thing to worry abiut Lol

 

[marathongirl]

Welcome Lady H!!

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[marathongirl]

"biphasic pattern"? O.My.Gosh. LOL!

There is some really great info on the Internet! Just google bbt and it will even show you some examples of charts. I know it sounds crazy Like I said before I never thought about any of this before with DD and DS. It' s a whole new experience. I wonder sometimes why I was on BC for 3 years prior to TTC. Apparently you don't just get pregnant bding unprotected

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[marathongirl]

Grey eyes- My friend who is only 28 just had a baby on Mon. Apparently it was an accident. Lol! She is beautiful and I am really happy for her but I have to say it's a little hard. I have definitely been getting my baby fix,hopefully the baby dust sticks to me!!

 

[Grey Eyes]

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[marathongirl]

Grey eyes- well I am using the opks and really trying to nail the timing. Every new month I say to myself that I am not going to get too obsessed with it all but that flies out the window as I approach o. Dh and I bd almost every other day anyway but I always seem to think that more is better around o. I did conceive using the opks and acupuncture 3 months after going off BC but that was my mc. Since that last pregnancy I went "off" coffee so I decided to leave it out as I wasn't missing it anyway. I have always eaten healthy but have made a huge effort to eat only organic meat. I've always eaten organic produce but the meat is a little harder to get so much more expensive. I am also taking a few more supplements along with my multi they are coQ10 and macca. I am also making sure I get plenty EFA's. I also am really resisting the temptation to workout more. I am a marathon runner and was running 5 days a week when I conceived the last time. Now I am only swimming and doing a little bit of stationary bike. It is very hard for me not too train hard but I know that I shouldn't if I want my BFP and it will all be worth it in the end. That's pretty much it. I am also getting DH to take coQ10 and macca. Fx'd for both of us