Testing Plans: I'm an idiot and tested today. Obviously, BFN. Then I sat in my car at lunch and cried for 45 minutes. My face is a hot mess and our entire executive team is in town. I want this day to go away so badly.
RRCS: See above.
GTKY: What's your go to lunch spot? Lately, Q'doba. I've been craving the naked burrito bowls these days!
Post by sleepymonkey on May 5, 2016 12:53:40 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 12/12
CD/DPO: 25/13
Timing: -2,O(IUI),+1
Testing Plans: Tomorrow morning before betas
RRCS: So the plan was to test this morning. I got up, grabbed a wondfo, poas, got really excited when I saw 2 pink lines, and then realized in my 6am haze that I used an opk rather than an hpt. Womp womp.
GTKY: What's your go to lunch spot? When I’m at work, I go to Jersey Mike’s a lot. On the weekends, we like to go to a local Greek diner. It’s a small, family-owned place that is very kid-friendly and the food is delicious.
RRCS: I'm excited that it's Cinco de Mayo even though I have no plans, I just like holidays. And H will probably want to make margaritas tonight
GTKY: What's your go to lunch spot? At work I try to bring my own but if not, usually Taco Diner or the Starbucks cafe at Barnes and Noble even though I'm usually disappointed by it
RRCS: I had a rough morning when I saw that Janet Jackson is pregnant and DH was like, see, treatments work! Dude, she had access to things that we will never be able to afford. But then he felt really bad about upsetting me, when it's really not his fault - I'm already having a rough week with Mother's Day, so I'm always on the verge of tears.
GTKY: What's your go to lunch spot? Qdoba here. When I lived in DC, it was Potbelly's - om nom nom. I'd be SO HAPPY if one of those opened where I live.
sleepymonkey, I've heard that OPKs can pick up HCG because it mirrors LH. Is there any truth to this?? I peed on one this morning because I didn't have any HPTs, but it was expired and invalid anyway. :/
sleepymonkey, I've heard that OPKs can pick up HCG because it mirrors LH. Is there any truth to this?? I peed on one this morning because I didn't have any HPTs, but it was expired and invalid anyway. :/
This is basically true. OPKs can detect both LH and hCG because their alpha subunits are the exact same, and OPKs are specific to the alpha subunit. hCG has a unique beta subunit which is what HPTs detect (which is why HPTs can't be used as OPKs).
sleepymonkey - at this point in your cycle it's unlikely that your LH level would be detectable with an OPK. So it's definitely possible that your positive OPK was detecting hCG. FX for you!!!
sleepymonkey , I've heard that OPKs can pick up HCG because it mirrors LH. Is there any truth to this?? I peed on one this morning because I didn't have any HPTs, but it was expired and invalid anyway. :/
This is basically true. OPKs can detect both LH and hCG because their alpha subunits are the exact same, and OPKs are specific to the alpha subunit. hCG has a unique beta subunit which is what HPTs detect (which is why HPTs can't be used as OPKs).
sleepymonkey - at this point in your cycle it's unlikely that your LH level would be detectable with an OPK. So it's definitely possible that your positive OPK was detecting hCG. FX for you!!!
That's what I was thinking..I just wanted someone else to confirm. sleepymonkey, GO PEE ON ALL THE THINGS TOMORROW!! And then promptly report back!
sleepymonkey , I've heard that OPKs can pick up HCG because it mirrors LH. Is there any truth to this?? I peed on one this morning because I didn't have any HPTs, but it was expired and invalid anyway. :/
What I've seen (because of course I had to look it up this morning) is that you can get a +OPK when you are KU. Mine wasn't positive -the test line was about half as dark as the control line. So I'm fully expecting a BFN tomorrow morning.
QOTW: I work from home so I usually have leftovers or a sandwich. I don't eat a lot of frozen meals anymore because that was my go-to lunch when I worked in an office and I'm so sick of all of them. When I do go out I like Chipotle. Burrito Bowl with a tortilla on the side, brown rice, chicken, double corn salsa, mild salsa, sour cream and double cheese. YUM!
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Cycle: 18 months since going off birth control, 6 medicated cycles.
CD/DPO: 29/14
What we did: Metformin, PNV, Vit D, Femara (10mg) and TI (was supposed to be an IUI that was cancelled because I had 4 mature follicles and 2 almost mature)
EDD: Jan 10 according to my last period and Jan 12 according to ovulation date.
Symptoms: I've felt a little more tired than normal (not exhausted just want to nap) this week. I work from home so I've napped during my lunch hour all week. I chalked it up to cloudy, rainy chilly spring days. This week I've also woken up earlier than normal having to go pee which is unusual for me. I usually sleep right until my alarm goes off and then hit snooze a bunch before getting up. I've had a few moments of "are my boobs sore or am I imagining it?" and last night when I got out of the shower my nipples were a little tender but i assumed it was the progesterone. I've also had a lot of painful pimples this week. My skins is always crappy, but it has been somewhat "normal" during my medicated cycles. I've had a sore throat since Monday and I thought I was getting a cold, but Dr. Google says that can actually be a pregnancy symptom. I'm grasping for straws to convince myself that the tests don't lie.
How I told MH: DH was downstairs eating breakfast and I threw on an oversize tshirt and took the test downstairs to see if he saw the second line. I've seen so many negative tests that I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. He said it looked like one and a half lines and I told him a line was a line. He wasn't too excited but he isn't an emotional guy. This probably won't be real to him until he can feel the baby kick or maybe not until the baby is actually born. I also called my Mom and sister immediately while I waited for my RE's office to open up so I could schedule betas. I'm impatiently waiting for them to call with my results.
I'm excited, terrified and nervous that this will be another loss. We are going to wait until our second beta before telling DH's parents and our small group at church who have been praying for us for months. Second beta should be Saturday morning and our small group meetings on Saturday evenings so I'm hopeful I get the results that same day like I normally would, but I also know they don't work a full day on the weekends.
We are just a few short weeks away from our first EDD and I never thought it would take this long to get pregnant again.
I'm rooting for you all! Thanks for the support I've gotten from GKU and the TTTC boards.
Post by sleepymonkey on May 5, 2016 14:35:04 GMT -5
Congratulations, aprilz81! Confession: I lurk on J17 so I already saw your intro there and was so happy for you. I wondered when you were going to come tell us!
Congratulations, aprilz81 ! Confession: I lurk on J17 so I already saw your intro there and was so happy for you. I wondered when you were going to come tell us!
I had to wait until someone started the thread. I'm not a reg so I felt it would be inappropriate to do a main board post. Once the thread was finally up I was hoping to be able to post my beta results with my BFP post, but my RE's office is being slow today.
Post by teachermomtobe on May 5, 2016 15:10:58 GMT -5
thelittleredm, sorry for the temp drop akraus2015, FX it's just wayyy too early for you! But I also want this day to just be over. sleepymonkey, FX for you tomorrow!! wildflower810, thanks for checking. I'm ready for today to be over bex15, I could go for a margarita! daisy818, *hugs* aprilz81, Ahhhhh congrats!!!! FX for good betas!
AFM, betas were negative today I was prepared but there is always that tiny glimmer of hope until you hear your voicemail starting with "Unfortunately....". Cue tears. I have some amazing friends who were rooting so hard for me today. They left warm tea on my desk this morning, got me a little plant, and wrote me the sweetest card just to say they are there for me no matter what. Between my friends IRL and you ladies here, I feel so lucky. I don't know where I would be without all the support. *end emotional book*
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