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Well I am out! That bitch aunt flow showed up! I started spotting last night and she is here full force! Man I cried my eyes out, but the show must go on! CD 1 for me. What a freaking bummer!! Sorry I couldn't give y'all BFP!
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Sorry about af Staci. We are all pretty close on our cycles. Today is day 8 for me and my temps are finally going down. I feel really nauseous today. I'm starting to have water cm and cp is moving up and getting softer. I'm hoping for O to take place within the next week. Anyone else have nausea right before O?? Have a great weekend guys. ~*~*BABYDUST*~*~
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I hope you O soon babyloves!
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Goodmorning girls!
First of all, Staci, I am sorry to hear about AF. It really sucks, but now you get a fresh chance.
Baby..., I felt sick from a few days before ovulation to a few days after. I also had a lot of cramping. Maybe this means that you will have a "normal" cycle? That would be great! I hope my doctor can straighten me out too, if I can get an appointment this time!
I hope everyone has had a good weekend. I've been trying to focus on other things and yesterday my dh and I went to look at a new house - it was fun, and maybe its time to be a little more positive and get on with things. The house did bring on the office vs. child's room discussion. I just hated that he just said: "but what if we can't have a baby? Then we'll just have an empty room."
I know that he is right and that I am just pathetic, but if I don't try to stay positive I will break down!
Oh, and Baby... - your temps sound pretty high, but so far its probably just the clomid. I have the strangest temps. They alternate - one day it's 97.1 then it's 97.9 and back and forth with temps in opposite ends of the 97.?s. Very strange. I don't really know what to do, since I seem to be taking the temps the right way. I might do it vaginally next cycle, if I have to.
Well, good luck to you all - and babydust, naturally!
Jaycee, where are you? How is it going with the ovulation?
I will start using OPKs today, on CD 11, even though its probably still waaay too early.
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Do you girls think it is better to use the OPK test strips or get the fertility monitor. Is there any advantage to paying the extra for the monitor? I am trying to figure out what I should do. I am on CD 19 on my last round of Clomid and I am trying to do everything possible to conceive.
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Hello everyone!! Staci, I am so sorry to know abt AF :(((. Hope you are feeling better by now and all set to go for BFP this cycle. babyloves2play..you are right , we all are so close on our cycles, it will be great to get BFPs together too. You seem all ready to Ovulate! I am on cd14 and no CM of any kind so far but things shud start in a day or two..last time I ovulated on cd19-20 so I guess there are still a couple of days to go. NikkiB, I know how hard its to keep positive but you have to..I am sure your new house will not have an empty room and you will get all the joy of decorating a nursery for your little one.Its good that you have started using opks. Now I have an opk buddy.:) Cloe, I have used OPK strips only and not the fertility monitor. I have heard good things about the FM but so far, opk is working fine for me so i never thought of getting FM. If you are on cd19 , I guess you must be close to Ovulation now so better get opk strips or FM soon..whatever you decide. Best of luck to you!! Keep writing girls! And tons of babydust for all!!!!!!!!
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Morning girls! Hope everyone had a great weekend. I was hoping for an early O but it looks like it is a few days off. No positive opks yet and no cramping....all a sign of O for me. I sometimes have watery cm days before O. I'm hoping to O by cd 17 though. Of course, right now it is a hope for me. I thought about the fertility monitor but the price isn't reasonable. I think you pay out $150 for the monitor and then between $40 and $50 for the strips. Plus you have to use it a couple of cycles before it is able to pick up the consistencies of your cycles. OPKs you can use at any time, a fm you have to start using on the first day of your cycle. The FM is suppose to be really accurate though since it takes alot of things into account. DH and I have already started BDing and today is cd 10....now if we can just make it until I get a BFP or the end of my cycle.
~*~*BABYDUST*~*~ to everyone!!!!
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Maybe thats my problem! After reading several posts here I am seeing that most people BD from the start of fertility to almost AF, but I have just been BD until I think I ovulated then I quit and give poor DH a break! Maybe that has been my problem all along. This time I will continue the BD until AF is due! I have been quiting from about cd 19 or even earlier sometimes, because I thought there was no point. Do you think this could be the issue?
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Hey Cloe, I would like to know that answer too! I have been doing the same thing, though it was only the last cycle when I am absolutely certain that we had timed it right but we had stopped bding once i knew i had ovulated..maybe we should not. Anyways, i think babyloves..approach is good in the sense that it can not hurt if we continue to bd after ovulation??Or does it affect implantation etc??
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Baby and Cloe, I have the same concerns about the BD'ing. Last cycle we kept BD'ing even after I ovulated, but we didn't do the things we do when I think I am fertil. I mean, I don't put my legs up after and sometimes we don't "do it" in those position that I hear are better when you are TTC. I also worry if too much sex after ovulation could disturb possible implantation. So far I haven't been able to find an answer, though.
This time, however, I think we will keep BD'ing the "right" way even after ovulation, since I've seen people in here post that the got pregnant when they tried that. It's not that great a sacrifice, I actually consider it to be kind of fun, so we are not going to waste any chances this time.
Do you think every day or every other day is best?
Jaycee, I did my first OPK this afternoon and it couldn't have been more negative. Not a surprise, so now I'll just sit back and wait.
I guess I will fall a little behind the rest of you, since my body is so slow, but I am hoping that we will all get BFPs and continue this as a pregnancy thread. I saw one of those in here, and maybe it will happen for us all this time.
Oh, and I have an encouraging story. I just found out that a friend of mine is six months pregnant, and I am not the least bit jealous! She has been through so much and I couldn't be more happy for her! After three miscarriages and one premature still birth it looks like she will finally have her baby! I cried when I found out, but this time because I was happy! It was a relief to see that I still had it in me to be glad for someone else. Maybe I am not a jealous monster after all?
I think this thread has helped me a lot so far, it is much easier when you have a group of wonderful and encouraging people to talk to. Another round of babydust to everyone!
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Morning girls!! How is everyone today?? I know how you feel Nikki. I'm going to feel fortunate if DH and I can keep having sex everynight. Right now I'm still waiting to O. My temps are pretty much staying the same right now. No pos OPKs yet. I'm hoping by the end of the week I will O. I'll check in later!!!
~*~*BABYDUST*~*~
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Hi NikkiB, Staci, Cloe, Baby!! NikkiB, I can understand very well when you wrote your story. I think I also feel jealous of people who get pregnant "accidentally" or in first try..not of people like us who we know have been hoping and dreaming for so long..I am happy for your friend too. Tell her to sprinkle some babydust on our thread :). I am on cd15 today, yday i got faint line on my opk and lots of wet, wet CM in afternoon, i hope positive opk is around the corner. I have been drinking grapefruit juice alternate days and also trying to drink more water than i usually do. I have heard that green tea is also good before ovulation , I tried it yesterday evening but did not like it much as compared to my regular black tea..i will try it again today evening..i think I can sacrifice some taste if it helps me to get that BFP:). Also, DH and I are sticking to alternate Bding till I get the positive opk. Last cycle, I think we had too much bding before my fertile time and we both were quite tired by the time i got a positive opk. We did it after that too but somehow enthusiasm was less. So I ma trying to keep it light before I get a positive opk then have it everyday for 3 days or so..don't know what works or not..just keeping my fingers crossed. Cloe..did you get the FM or opks?? baby, Staci..hang in there...BabyDust for all of us~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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what does grapefruit juice do?? thanks
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Hi girls! Mandi, I have read that grapefruit juice helps increasing CM just like Robitussin (cough medicine). Where is everyone today? I am doing okay just having a slight headache since morning and a busy day at work:(. DH and I both are having busy days these days and are quite tired by the time we get home. Its good in away that I do not get too much time to obssess over TTC but I hope that it does not affect our bding and ovulation etc. I got a light line on opk day before but no line yday:(. I hope to get a clear positive soon. I hope I have not missed it:(. I am on cd16 today and waiting........how is everyone else doing? Tons of babydust for all~*~*~*~*~*
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Morning girls!! I am now on cd 12 and still bding each night since Sunday. No pos opk yet. Plan on doing an opk tonight. I get better readings at night for some reason. Also checking out new options to increase fertility. Found out that you can stimulate your ovaries, improve circulation and detoxify your skin by taking a sitz bath in Epsom salt 20-30 minutes at least 3 times a week. Also heard that Lydia Pinkham is good to use to help regulate your cycles and even make you feel better. It is all natural herbs. I plan on trying both. Have also started drink green tea with honey......also add sugar. I have to have sweet tea. Hoping and crossing fingers for us all to get BFPs!!! How is everyone else doing??? ~*~*BABYDUST*~*~ to all!!!
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OOps.....almost forgot. I'm also taking Mucinex for my cervical mucous.
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