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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/2/2010 4:22:38 PM
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sharonjef2007
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Oh...I'm sooooooo excited for you girls. Prayers going up and fingers crossed. I expect you all to be out of this thread by the time I am officially here 
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/2/2010 7:45:40 PM
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HomeSpunLady
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Eh, I never took my temp at the same time and I still got great charts that I could follow to achieve pregnancy, or avoid. I think that 'same time' rule is a generalization. It at least gave me an idea where I was at.
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/2/2010 7:53:43 PM
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sharonjef2007
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I suppose I'm one of those lucky gals, I can pretty much tell you exactly when I'm popping an egg. Now that my hormones are leveling out and getting back to normal from the prior pregnancy it is getting easy to tell again.
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/2/2010 9:20:24 PM
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AmazedByGrace46
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Thanks, ladies. I went ahead and picked up a basal thermometer when I was at Walgreens today. I'll start tomorrow, if nothing else to get in the habit.
I had two close to positive OPKs yesterday and was hoping today was the day. It is back down to a light second line. Is it possible to surge without getting a positive?? Maybe my levels just aren't as high?? You guys saying that OPKs never worked for some of you gives me hope!
I'm wondering if I should call my dr and say that if I ovulated it was later than day 14, so I know that the blood test on CD21 won't show that I ovulated....
What do you think?
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/2/2010 10:20:19 PM
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daughter_of_faith
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You are on CD 17 or 18 now which would make your blood draw on Monday or Tuesday. Is that accurate? I *think* as long as you have ovulated before your blood draw, there should be a detectable progesterone level.
From here: quote:
Progesterone levels usually start to elevate when an egg is released from the ovary, rise for several days, and then either continue to rise with early pregnancy or fall to initiate menstruation.
Good luck!
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/3/2010 8:21:33 PM
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daughter_of_faith
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Boo to not being productive. Yay for a fun weekend.
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/3/2010 9:59:38 PM
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dance4joy
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A quick shout out to my cycle buddy Christa, and to all the other ladies who are beginning the dreaded 2 week wait!
Cycle Day 16 here, so more fun tonight and maybe tomorrow. . .and then we do more waiting.
I think I'm gonna wait until Day 18 to start the Progesterone cream this cycle just to make absolutely sure I've ovulated first. I'm pretty sure I'm ovulating right now though; light cramping and twinges all evening.
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/5/2010 8:31:39 AM
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AmazedByGrace46
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Well, I started temping and using Fertility Friend. Its not as overwhelming as I thought. I may have even started early enough for it to tell me something about this month. The jury is still out on whether I have ovulated. I'm thinking maybe last night. Thanks for the tips!
I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend!
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/5/2010 8:24:44 PM
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dance4joy
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I have a feeling it's gonna be one of those cycles where I have all the symptoms of pregnancy. . .but of course I won't know anything for at least 10 days. *sigh*
This evening I had a brief but intense wave of nausea. It was weird because it came out of nowhere and then went away. On top of that I'm really tired today and feeling bloated.
I'm trying not to over analyze everything though because it just causes greater disappointment when AF shows up.
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/6/2010 11:44:49 PM
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daughter_of_faith
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I am still praying for each of you ladies!!
Denise, it is entirely possible for your body to do the same thing around the same time of year on a regular basis. OTOH, a 22 day cycle probably is not long enough unless you ovulated extremely early in the cycle. Is that what that cycle showed?
Gracey, I understand weekends going by without things happening.
Lily--hope your IUI goes well.
Dance--it is so easy to over-analyze everything when you are TTC.
Erin--are you still hanging in there?
Amazed--good luck with the temping. It isn't that hard once you establish the habit. For me, it took awhile to break.
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/7/2010 10:22:52 AM
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mmartiandt
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It was before I was temping, so I have no idea if I ovulated or not. If I did, it would have been around CD9 or 10 that cycle, because my LP has been pretty consistent throughout, even if the cycles themselves haven't.
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/7/2010 3:39:04 PM
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p31woman
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A quick shout out to my cycle buddy Christa, and to all the other ladies who are beginning the dreaded 2 week wait!
That'd be me. <insert toe-tapping smace here> We hit day 10, day 12, and day 16, and DH has been taking the vitamins my ob/gyn recommended, so.... we'll see!
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/7/2010 6:07:35 PM
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AmazedByGrace46
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Ugh, I'm sorry SweetLittleErin. That really stinks.
Well, I feel like my body is trying to ovulate...who knows. I keep having ovulation-like pain and last night got a killer migraine (mine are usually hormone related), and still have occasional EWCM. Who knows? I feel completely clueless about all this. There is always just enough to let me get my hopes up!
I had my blood work done today to check progesterone/prolactin/TSH to try and see why I am didn't ovulate last month. Anyone know how long it takes to get those results back?? I'm pretty sure that the progesterone will show that I didn't ovulate because if I am it was in the last 3 days and I don't know that it will be high enough to tell us anything.
So, I guess I am heading into the 2WW. Fun, fun, fun! It looks like at least I have some company in here with that! :)
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/7/2010 9:18:36 PM
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daughter_of_faith
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(((Erin))) Sorry to hear.
Amazed--that is good your body is trying to ovulate, although if you are having your progesterone serum blood check that is usually a few days before AF's arrival. Hmmm....
Company is good here, but I would love more company in another thread. Praying for y'all.
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/8/2010 7:12:57 AM
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AmazedByGrace46
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Praying for you today, Lily.
Daughter_of_faith - I thought the same thing. My dr ordered the test for CD 21...if I did ovulate (temperature is going down - definitely not going up...) it wouldn't have been until at least CD 21 or 22. I called the dr (who wants me to have a 28 day cycle) and asked if I should wait a few days for the test. The rude nurse who answered my call said "no, she wants it on day 21." So I'm fairly confident that won't show anything, and now I'm fairly confident I didn't ovulate. Not really sure what to do...
I know I just started charting, but wouldn't you think I would still see my temps go up if I ovulated? I have been really consistent with timing and everything.
I am just frustrated that my cycle is already on the long side, and if I don't ovulate and have to wait to confirm that I'm not pregnant (which means a slew of negative tests) and my period doesn't show, and then do 10 more days on Provera, and then it takes 2 days for me to start -- it just seems like a long time before we'll even be able to try again.
Trying not to get discouraged. I know its not over til AF shows up...
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/8/2010 10:16:41 AM
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lilyofthefield
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Well, we're about packed and ready to go, but I wanted to check in before leaving. I'm not feeling real positive this month. Our timing is iffy and the count was only 2 mil. We've never had one low before - they're usually around 60 mil. Grrr. Oh well. It only takes one I guess.
Amazed, that is incredibly frustrating. I would keep charting. I guess there is a chance you are going to O late if you have long cycles, so it would be good to catch it if you can. If you O'd before you started temping you probably won't notice anything in the chart. My temps always shot up on the day of O and stayed consistently high. They only came down again when AF was coming.
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RE: Trying to Concieve (TTC) Round 3 - 9/8/2010 3:41:25 PM
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daughter_of_faith
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Amazed...has your doctor mentioned anything about PCOS? (I'm trying to remember, sorry). The long cycles....needing provera to start a cycle, temperatures here there and everywhere, etc. makes me think PCOS. I am NOT a doctor though, but perhaps that is why he is drawing the blood on CD21 (most people have ovulated by that time in their cycle).
Lily--praying for good results!! You have such a positive attitude. It does only take one. ((hugs))--have a good trip.
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