5 dpo

September 1, 2016 at 7:41 amSunny! I am so sorry :( I think you're on to something, though with the fall conception! I was conceived in September! I know what you mean with new PMS symptoms every month - it's been happening to me also post birth control. I think Rachel's suggestion about the Clear Blue OPK's is the way to go. I got so frustrated looking at those freaking test & reference lines that I deleted all of the OPK data from my chart this month. I think the CB smiley faces would be a lot less stressful.

 

Rachel, I think the BD EOD this month is a good idea. It's what we have tried to stick to. Are you going to use Preseed or Conceive Plus again? 

 

Adela - 8 DPO and your temps look great!!

 

Kell - The prenatals I tried before the gummies I take now made my face blotchy. I had red blotchy patches and my chin broke out. I called my derm. and she suggested the gummies and they've been great. I also checked with my OB/GYN and she approved them also :)

 

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September 1, 2016 at 11:25 amI have both left so we will mix it up ! They are Expensive ! The clearblue advance is $50 but you get a months worth I believe it is and they give you must better window . Although I am not pregnant yet . But I think key is to bd every other day from end period to the next to get ovulation !!

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September 1, 2016 at 12:10 pmI dont know why it wasnt letting me post my replys.

Sorry Sunny and I know how opks can be sometimes. My cycles are always long and no telling when i will O but i tried them these two cycle and couldnt belive it. I used the clearblue digital one before but got to expenvie due to my long cycles. so i ordered the ones for here.

Thx Ash yours is looking pretty good too. I also have been having lil light cramps for time to time but i usueally dont get no warning when AF comes. I could only tell by doing my BBT.

 

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September 1, 2016 at 12:16 pmquick question ladies. My dog woke me up at 3am so i usually test at 5:15 but decided to sleep in till 6 since i was up. Do you think it messed up temp?

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September 1, 2016 at 1:07 pmProlly not as Long as you get three hours and test within the half hour it should be pretty close may be little off but not much

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September 1, 2016 at 10:27 pmIt looks like your temp is within the general trend Adela! I think it should be NBD. My dog wakes me up too. 

 

Your chart is looking good Ash! I just posted about this in another section, but I see that what the computer considers your peak day is also your ovulation day, which makes sense. But, it keeps marking my peak day as the day after my likely ovulation day. I was kind of just going along with that until I reread some parts of TCOYF tonight. I wonder if we are just missing my window. I know sperm can live for 5 days up there, but only if there's enough good CM. 

 

Rach-I ordered both Clear Blue Easy digital OPKs and Wonderfo's! I'm covering all my bases this month! Considering pre seed but IDK. Maybe will try one more month without it. 

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September 2, 2016 at 4:08 amYea the peak on clearblue indicates ovulation 12-24 hours . It's the smiley face and the flashing one is like 48-72 hours I believe. We had sex few days before day of and days after so I don't know !!' How do we make sure our cm is good ? I heard mucinex ...

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September 2, 2016 at 4:10 amAsh and Adela temps look great!

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September 2, 2016 at 4:11 amSunny I think clearblue advance gives you the peak. I am using ovacue now it's mobile sensor that plugs into phone check Saliva for ovulation this way I buy it once and I am good forever

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September 2, 2016 at 4:03 pmThanks Rachel just hoping they keep staying up. Hubby made me test this morning but i kept telling him its still to early. So of course it came back BFN. Hoping that if AF dont show up I will retest next friday.

Sunny the clearblue are good but for me wiht my long cycles. It got a lil to pricey and kept getting the blinking face for like almost a week. But i know its cuz of my long cycle.

 

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September 2, 2016 at 5:11 pmYea, I've heard robitussin, lots of water & grapefruit juice can help with CM. We decided to try preseed this month so I'll have more CM up there for the sperm to survive in.... I was nervous about it but tons of positive reviews and studies on it. I used the applicators & inserted 2-4g each time. The ovacue sensor sounds like a great tool - I will definitely consider it if I'm not preg this month.

Adela, hang in there! Your temps look good!

Y'all - this cycle has really got be confused. I've had light cramping on & off this week. I've been SUPER emotional - like blessing my hubs out for no reason - yikes. And then tonight, my reproductive organs had another awesome surprise in store for me: light brown discharge. Awesome. Not sure what I am to make out of this cycle; I never cramp or have discharge this early. But, I always have discharge before AF so I'm thinking I'm out. Ughhhh, I was hoping for a good Labor Day weekend, too :( Stay away, AF!!

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September 2, 2016 at 6:06 pmI just looked at your charts Ash--don't want to get too excited but could implantation bleeding be a possibility?!

I heard about robitussin too! That was in the sperm meets egg booklet I read. Considering preseed but nervous. Some sites say saliva isn't great for sperm, which I didn't know.

I hope you all have a nice AF free weekend! (Except for us Rach--getting excited for next o!)

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September 2, 2016 at 8:36 pmI heard mucinex never heard robitussin... Ash sounds like implantation !!

Yea my period is just ending so almost time for the next chance to begin !!!

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September 2, 2016 at 8:37 pmAsh I also have bad Pms been very emotional sad weepy all week

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September 3, 2016 at 7:18 amWondering if my cm is not good and maybe need to use something else like fertile cm or robitussin . Anyone hear of fertile cm ?

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September 3, 2016 at 9:21 amI have a yeast infection. Something I was not looking forward too :(  

Ash your chart is look good hoping that its implantation spotting.

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September 3, 2016 at 10:24 amI'm sorry Adela. That's the worst. 

Hahahaha-Rach--I just looked up FertileCM on amazon and someone posted a picture of her EWCM in the review section!

There seem to be a lot of positive reviews, but also some scary negative ones. I'm that person that tends to get the bad side effects from OTC's, supplements, etc. so I'll probably hold off. 

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September 5, 2016 at 7:54 amSorry Adela

I agree I have ibs so anything hurts me ! I wonder if there is something that would help my cm? Mucinex I hear mixed thoughts on . Pre seed is good but just wonder if anything else ! My window is approaching again ! How r you all doing ?

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September 5, 2016 at 8:50 amHi ladies!!! Well im doing better with my yeast seemes to be clearing up. Im just curious if maybe the infection is keeping my temps up. Took a test today and BFN. Im still going to stay positive until AF arrives.

 

Hope every one else is doing well.

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September 5, 2016 at 11:29 amHoping this is your month Adela!

Rach--I've been reading about evening primrose oil. So far what I see is that people use it from AF-O to increase CM, but then stop after O bc it can cause uterine contractions. That last part scares me, so I might hold off for now. I think hydration is important, and avoiding things that dehydrate you or dry you up like antihistamines. 

 

I hope everyone is doing well!

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September 5, 2016 at 12:37 pmHi all! Sorry I haven't written sooner... I've been having quite the pity party this weekend. Lame and immature, I know.... But hey, sometimes a girl needs a good pity party before she is ready to pick herself back up and try again. That's me this weekend. Still not quite ready to quit my party but I wanted to jump back in the convo :) 10 DPO today and have had scant brown spotting and light cramps but nothing major. The spotting/discharge I had on 7 & 8 DPO was way darker. What is going on with me? At this point, I am just hoping AF doesn't come until tomorrow because I really don't want to have a short LP this cycle. Short LP = low progesterone and I am really hoping I don't have to deal with that. Ok, enough about me.

 

Sunny & Rach, I am seriously SUPER excited for y'all to O! I am not sure what's best for CM..... Looking back on this month, I wonder if the preseed hurt us? I haven't heard much about Fertile CM.. I think hydration is definitely the natural way to go and robitussin or mucinex would be a good addition. Any thoughts on how you guys will time your BD? Will you do EOD or ED? We are going to stick to EOD this upcoming month but just not sure when to start since my O day varies. Excited to see what happens for all of us this month!

Adela - YAY! Your infection is better - happy for you! Those are the worst. 12 DPO and your temps look great! Hoping those temps stay up for your and your BFP is a few days away.

 

Ash

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September 5, 2016 at 12:52 pmAsh did you test ? Maybe implantation . Sometimes cycles are off once and a while don't worry yet !

Since stopping the pill in April I have been struggling with nauseous and dizziness like before my period and after . It's been very rough I never been so sick . My doc gave me meds for naseuousness but it's still so awful and never had this until stopping the pill . I feel like my hormones are so off but he doesn't seem to think so . I am not convinced . Any advice on that ?

Anyway I am afraid to mess with things like mucinex I don't know !

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September 5, 2016 at 5:26 pmThanks, Rach. I'm trying to have a little faith since AF hasn't shown up.... Time will tell. Sorry to hear about your nausea & dizziness before and after AF. It's worth having your hormones checked out for sure. I wonder though if maybe you're anemic? My husband is amemic and he experiences those symptoms. Hope you get it diagnosed and start feeling better soon. I think I'm nervous to take/use anything this month for fear of it hurting not helping. I'm just going to drink a lot of water, TRY to get more sleep and relax.

Hope everyone else is doing well.

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September 5, 2016 at 5:58 pmThanks ! My iron levels are normal ... I hope af does not show up for you !!! I think I'm going to get my hormones checked out with blood work why not !

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September 5, 2016 at 9:27 pmUgh, nausea's the worst Rach. I'm sorry about those symptoms. I think I'm too soon off BC to really know yet. I def have more PMS than I've ever had though. A hormone test would be interesting! I'm going to the Dr. in a couple of weeks--maybe she'll suggest that too.

Ash--no shame in pity parties! This is really a bad system--the way our hormones line up. I'm my most emotional right before I get my period and right after, and add in a BFN?! It's incredibly overwhelming. I was searching for pregnancy books and found a good sounding memoir called "The Art of Waiting." The first couple of pages had me hooked, so I might order that and maybe feel less alone in this whole thing.

IDK--I think I already said this, but I read the Sperm Meets Egg Plan, and ever since then I've been worried that we've been missing O. We BD on day 1 of EWCM, skip day 2 (which I think is O day but who knows) and then BD again on last day of CM, which also is my temp rise day, which (I think) most likely is too late for the egg. I think this month once I get the CM and my new OPK's say O's impending, we're going to try daily BD just for those three days. Hopefully this will increase our chances! 

Adela--keep us updated!

I downloaded this free Breathe app ("Breathe") that reminds me to breathe and I think has been helping to keep me calm (er).

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September 6, 2016 at 4:17 amThe egg can last 24 hours :) and sometimes ovulation is delayed so I am going to just bd till period . I wasn't feeling well yesterday but we are going to start every other day till period ! Back to school started today for me I am a teacher so my temps should be more accurate !

The book sounds good I was told one too I'll have to check and share the name

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September 6, 2016 at 1:50 pmRemind me how long you all been trying for and how old ?

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September 6, 2016 at 2:20 pmI am 29 and my hubs is 35. We have been TTC for 3 months.

We must all be on the same wavelength....I also have been thinking of buying a good book to get me through this wait. I looked through Amazon this weekend and am still on the hunt. I know I would enjoy this TTC journey so much more if I could relax. My hubs and I are headed to the beach for a week soon and I am hoping/thinking it's the week I will O. Maybe with a little R&R it'll happen. I got really excited today because my CM went from brown to white! That only lasted a short while and now it's back to brown. AF should show up any second. I've been doing a lot of research on my slow temp rise after O, my spotting every month and my irregularity in cycle length and I think I could have low progesterone. My mom had low progesterone and clomid did the trick for her. I want to have my progesterone levels checked but I'm not sure when is an acceptable time to ask my Dr? I'm afraid she may tell me to wait? What do you guys think? 

Sunny, the daily BD sounds good! I often wonder the same; did we time it right? Too early or too late - it's maddening.

Rach, what did you decide about CM this month? I have a gut feeling that the preseed may have hurt us so I am thinking we'll skip it this month and I will load up on water.

Adela - excited for you! When are you going to test again?

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September 6, 2016 at 2:31 pmPre seed worked for my friend! I'm going to use that and I ordered one called astroglide that someone recommended . We need lube and it helps cm I hear ! I'm going to my dr next week and demanding getting my progesterone levels checked I don't see why he would say no . We are now in month 5 of trying . I am just 33 in August and my hub is 29. Good book and beach sounds like good plan !

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September 6, 2016 at 2:32 pmTell your doc it runs in family and if you have irregular cycle no reason he wouldn't test you

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