Trying to Conceive Forum

by **loonareclipse** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:37 am

Anybody start the TWW in the last few days? That would be for those of us who ovulated during the new moon!

I'm 1dpo and looking for buddies

by **georgia83** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 12:58 pm

I had my first iui with letrazole yesterday, April 23, after 6 unsuccessful rounds of clomid, I am scheduled for blood test 5/7 although I am sure I will do my usual poas around 5/4, just to prepare myself for the Negative result.

by **BrettLinger** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:42 pm

hi

I'm currently one day past ovulation as well! I plan to test around the 4-6th too.

Glad someone's on the same track!

by **Betz** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:27 pm

Pos OPK yesterday AM&PM and prob O'd today because now (25 April 4:30PM) it's neg again. Soooooo..... expecting a temp rise tomorrow.

So grateful for my BBT charting and my massive pack of OPKs and HPTs I got sent from Australia!

I'll prob test on 5 May. That's 10 dpo, and that might be as long as I can stand to wait!

Good luck ladies!!

by **ohplease** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:07 pm

I'm due for af on may 8 so ill be testing around the 5th (or earlier lol). I'm on cd 13 still waiting on my positive opk.

I've been bding like mad woman. Dh is gettin worn out! Gl girls!

1 time · by **Kaiowa** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:53 am

Hey, I think I'm due on the 6th so I'll be testing then. Fingers crossed!

Kaiowa

by **loonareclipse** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:08 am

Yay, good luck to all of us! Last month I joined a cycle buddy group and no lie, all but TWO of us got BFPs. Actually I was the BFN and one other person had a chemical so technically everyone but me. The moral of the story is, I fully intend to bring the good luck over here!

@ohplease, I hear ya! My first cycle I wore DH out completely before I got a +opk and blew the whole thing so now we BD on CD11 and not again until I get the +.

@Betz do you BD on o day +1? I always give up after o day but am wondering if the +1 is really worthwhile.

@Brett, wheee twinsies!

@Georgia, props to you girl for heading into un-charted waters! How was it?! I hear Chlomid just doesn't work for some people so fx the IUI is exactly what you needed. Incidentally, are you in Georgia? I am in ATL.

I have a 12 day luteal phase so AF is supposed to show on the 6th. I never test early since she always beats me to the punch! I also refuse to acknowledge symptoms since I've been burned before :wink:

So how long has everybody been trying? This is my 3rd cycle, the first was a wash because I screwed up the timing and the 2nd just didn't happen. DH is only just now transitioning to boxer shorts and they say it takes 3 months for all the sperm to be regenerated. Who knows!

by **BrettLinger** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:34 am

we've been trying seriously since February, I had my IUD removed in January, but we didn't really try to get pregnant that month.

Last month I was certain I was pregnant....I was nauseous, had small tiny spotting about 4 days before period was due (never in my life had that), and I had NO AF symptoms....I drove myself nuts, seriously, because then AF was 4 days late. (I'm NEVER late, EVER. I have average 26 day cycles, so this one seemed like forever!) But alas, BFN and seriously AF showed the day I tested. So mad!

I upped my Bcomplex and EPO and Mucinex this cycle from CD1-O; now still taking my Prenatals, Bcomplex, Maca.... I seriously hope this is my month, and I hope you brought the good luck over here to this board!

I do think bd after O counts, because I have heard so many stories of BD "just in case" O is late, and that makes the difference. I'm worried this month b/c my hubby is traveling and we have BD only 5 days....but hopefully the timing has been right. The last time we did was FF's estimated O day, so fingers crossed. We also used Instead Softcups this time around....I hope it helps.

Good luck!!!!!! Any symptoms yet? It's early, but for those who are in tune, let's hear it!

~brett

1 time · by **Kaiowa** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:51 am

Brett--you said you used softcups. Are they any good? I've heard conflicting reviews about them and not sure if I'm going to get some if I'm not successful this time round.

Well, in regards to how long TTC, I came off the pill about six months ago, and I've been trying since then. I starting temping after - pg tests and realised I wasn't ovulating. Only started ovulating again last month. I swear I'm never going on the pill again once I get my cycles back on track. Hopefully this will be my last time charting!

I have no idea how long my LP usually is when it's being normal, so I'm just going to test on the 6th if no AF and go from there. That would be 14 days post-O.

Kaiowa

by **BrettLinger** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:31 am

Softcups: this was our first month trying them, I read and read and read so many stories where people thought that did the trick, so it was worth a try for us. Because my husband travels, we thought too that if there was any chance that it could help keep sperm where it needed to be even for a second longer around the cervix then it was worth a try.... The package says they can be worn for 12 hours, so that's what I did, after each time BD (I think we used them 4-5 times). They are super easy to use (I know some folks think they are 'scary'), and I hope they helped. They definitely 'seem' to help, but I really won't know til the end of next week!!

yeah bc pills suck. I stopped taking them in 2006 and had a non-hormonal IUD placed instead....my cycles have been dead on down to the day since then.

Currently 2DPO today, bloated like crazy....Usually I have lots of AF symptoms during the 2ww, so I'm kinda holding out for no symptoms.... I know everyone is different and I don't even truly know what to look for since I've never been pregnant before, but every little mind trick helps to get me through the 2ww. This will also be the first 2ww that I cut out my daily coffee....I have read so much that caffeine can impair implantation up to 70%.....It's a hard, difficult thing for me to give up (I live for my first cup of coffee in the morning), but I'm willing to not have it if it gets me a bfp!

Good luck everyone!
~brett

by **loonareclipse** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:15 am

Kaiowa the pill is evil, isn't it?! A doctor tried to put me on it in college to minimize the chance of ovarian cancer (my grandma died of it in her 60's) and after 3 months I was like oh hell no. For one thing it completely killed my desire for my BF, amongst many other annoyances. But since then I learned of the dangers of bcp in causing you to be attracted to the (biologically) wrong partners. Since it tricks your body into thinking you're pg, your attraction shifts to men whose immunities are similar to your own which would produce weaker offspring. Pretty fascinating! There was a great program on PBSbased on the study called "the science of desire" if anyone is interested. In any case I'm glad to hear your cycles are back to normal, what a drag to have to wait that long!

Brett, I also gave up coffee but switched to Swiss water processed decaf. It doesn't have the noxious decaf solvents and it tastes way better. You'll still have to suffer from withdrawals of course but I find that it's an equally motivating beverage to get me out of bed. Tea will just not cut it!

6 times · by **MrsPih1024** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:19 am

I'm in ladies! I plan to test on May 5th or 6th.

This is my 2nd cycle TTC. Fingers crossed for :bfp:

1 time · by **Kaiowa** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:48 pm

Huh I've never heard about that attraction thing before. I can't say I noticed it happening to me, or noticed any difference in sex drive but I guess everyone is different. I wasn't taking it that long before TTC.

Hmm...yes well it would be interesting to see if the Softcups work. Theoretically they should. Defo will give them ago if I don't get a BFP this cycle.

I think I'm 4DPO atm, which was the last day before AF last cycle. Pooh LPD! I'm also avoiding caffeine. Luckily I've always loved herbal tea (natural kinds, not infusion which to me taste like cardboard lol). I've never been a heavy coffee or tea drinker either. The only caffeine I'm currently consuming is from chocolate (in hot chocolate or dark chocolate--luckily most chocolates are off limits to me because I am a vegan).

by **Betz** » Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:11 pm

@loonareclipse - We BD'd on Tuesday night (I got my first + OPK that morning. By Wed it was - again). Oh, and about the pill: No sex drive whatsoever on the mini pill. And I gained weight with it. AND it's only 96% effective at the best of times, so I stopped and switched back to condoms. I can't take the other pills due to focal migraines.

And also, your jewelry is so cool!!

For the first time ever, I felt that I could FEEL which side I was ovulating from. Could be my imagination tho!!

@MrsPih1024 - I'm with you. Cycle #2, last month I REALLY REALLY thought I was pregnant, but my normal 28-day cycle was being dumb and apparently I'm a 33-day cycler now. WHAT??? Ok!