What are you doing to get KU? the usual - OPK, CP, CM, BBT, sex
RRCS: Got dotted crosshairs this AM, but FF is drunk and needs to go home. It is way too early for O for me and negative OPK with negative CP and CM. Not sure where they are getting possible O from...
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? Much like PP, back talk and being hateful to my brother.
RRCS: Duh fuck? Why have I not O'd yet? Or did I? I got a "positive" OPK on CD17. I say positive because it was really dark. It never got to be as dark as the control but it was pretty damn close and the next time I went to take it it was very negative. So I marked the dark one as positive. But I still haven't really had a temp increase. This is super late for me. I almost always O on CD15 and now I'm on 20 and really not sure if I O'd? My OPK today was stark white . I'm fairly sure I O'd on CD16 or 17 but my temps don't reflect that. What...the....fuck. Feel free to chartstalk and share your thoughts. Chart in siggy and here for mobile users.
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? As a kid I was pretty good. But I spent my teenage years sneaking out of the house and running wild with my friends.
Honestly, the reason you aren't getting crosshairs is the two spiked temps before cd 17. I believe you o'd - what is the story on those temps? I'm not one for dismissing temps, but if you did, I'm certain you'd get crosshairs.
Having said that, see what your temp does the next 2 or 3 days to see if it stays in the current range or not. If it does, set FF to opk or manual.
The really high spike was from drinking and I marked it as such. The other one with an open circle was from waking up late. I think it was today's temp that messed it up. It seemed unusually low. If I put in something more like 97.9 I get solid CH for CD17. But something was weird about this mornings temp. We will see. Prob HIO a few more times just to be safe.
DH said this to me once....I lost it. i was sooooooo upset at him. You would think that living through it with me while waiting to conceive DS and watching all my friends GKU on their first tries that he would be a little smarter........ sheesh.. Big hugs to you!!
Yeah MH only ever suggested I was stressing too much once. I explained to him that when he said that it made me feel like he was blaming me. He never did it again.
I didn't think to communicate that to him...That would probably have been a MUCH more effective way to communicate... lol. But it is really hard for me sometimes. Religious ramblings -
{Spoiler} We are extremely religious and involved in our local church. And the thought in our circles is that things happen according to God's time, not ours. Which is true, and I believe that with my whole heart. BUT, that doesn't make waiting on God's timing any easier...ya know? Or figuring out if I am doing something wrong and thus things won't work because I am not doing the right things. I am an extremely guilt driven person. It is something i really do need to work on. Case and point - When we first started TTC, our anni was 6 months later. I thought we hadn't GKU yet because I was sexually abused as a child and God was punishing me because I went along with the abuse because I didn't know it was wrong.....DH was LIVID that I even tried to blame that on myself. But, that is how I think.
So, TTC is a bit of a struggle sometimes. But, knowing that I have PCOS takes so much pressure off myself in that regard. I can logic through my cycles and my body temps and everything and know that I am doing the right things and that it isn't my fault.
Yeah MH only ever suggested I was stressing too much once. I explained to him that when he said that it made me feel like he was blaming me. He never did it again.
I didn't think to communicate that to him...That would probably have been a MUCH more effective way to communicate... lol. But it is really hard for me sometimes. Religious ramblings -
{Spoiler} We are extremely religious and involved in our local church. And the thought in our circles is that things happen according to God's time, not ours. Which is true, and I believe that with my whole heart. BUT, that doesn't make waiting on God's timing any easier...ya know? Or figuring out if I am doing something wrong and thus things won't work because I am not doing the right things. I am an extremely guilt driven person. It is something i really do need to work on. Case and point - When we first started TTC, our anni was 6 months later. I thought we hadn't GKU yet because I was sexually abused as a child and God was punishing me because I went along with the abuse because I didn't know it was wrong.....DH was LIVID that I even tried to blame that on myself. But, that is how I think.
So, TTC is a bit of a struggle sometimes. But, knowing that I have PCOS takes so much pressure off myself in that regard. I can logic through my cycles and my body temps and everything and know that I am doing the right things and that it isn't my fault.
Big hugs to you... That never should have happened to you - I'm glad that your DH knows and can be there for you (although livid might not me the most helpful) it was never, ever your fault. I'd like to think that God is not an asshole and doesn't punish people like that. ((((Hugs))))) again
What are you doing to get KU?: bbt, pnv's, sex, and opk's all week long.
RRCS: Hoping to ovulate around Thursday or so. We are so determined to have great timing this cycle, if I ovulate earlier or later than usual, I'm going to be so mad.
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? What didn't I do? Let's see, sneaking out of the house in the middle of the night, getting collect calls from boys in juvie, smoking weed, drinking out of my parents liquor cabinet, having parties at the house when my parents would be away for the weekend, getting bad grades in school... I was pretty rotten as a teenager.
I didn't think to communicate that to him...That would probably have been a MUCH more effective way to communicate... lol. But it is really hard for me sometimes. Religious ramblings -
{Spoiler} We are extremely religious and involved in our local church. And the thought in our circles is that things happen according to God's time, not ours. Which is true, and I believe that with my whole heart. BUT, that doesn't make waiting on God's timing any easier...ya know? Or figuring out if I am doing something wrong and thus things won't work because I am not doing the right things. I am an extremely guilt driven person. It is something i really do need to work on. Case and point - When we first started TTC, our anni was 6 months later. I thought we hadn't GKU yet because I was sexually abused as a child and God was punishing me because I went along with the abuse because I didn't know it was wrong.....DH was LIVID that I even tried to blame that on myself. But, that is how I think.
So, TTC is a bit of a struggle sometimes. But, knowing that I have PCOS takes so much pressure off myself in that regard. I can logic through my cycles and my body temps and everything and know that I am doing the right things and that it isn't my fault.
Big hugs to you... That never should have happened to you - I'm glad that your DH knows and can be there for you (although livid might not me the most helpful) it was never, ever your fault. I'd like to think that God is not an asshole and doesn't punish people like that. ((((Hugs))))) again
Thanks. I guess livid might not be the right word...incredibly adamant maybe? But, Time has definitely worked a healing....that's for sure. And God definitely does NOT punish people like that. It is just my warped sense of self.....
Yeah MH only ever suggested I was stressing too much once. I explained to him that when he said that it made me feel like he was blaming me. He never did it again.
I didn't think to communicate that to him...That would probably have been a MUCH more effective way to communicate... lol. But it is really hard for me sometimes. Religious ramblings -
{Spoiler} We are extremely religious and involved in our local church. And the thought in our circles is that things happen according to God's time, not ours. Which is true, and I believe that with my whole heart. BUT, that doesn't make waiting on God's timing any easier...ya know? Or figuring out if I am doing something wrong and thus things won't work because I am not doing the right things. I am an extremely guilt driven person. It is something i really do need to work on. Case and point - When we first started TTC, our anni was 6 months later. I thought we hadn't GKU yet because I was sexually abused as a child and God was punishing me because I went along with the abuse because I didn't know it was wrong.....DH was LIVID that I even tried to blame that on myself. But, that is how I think.
So, TTC is a bit of a struggle sometimes. But, knowing that I have PCOS takes so much pressure off myself in that regard. I can logic through my cycles and my body temps and everything and know that I am doing the right things and that it isn't my fault.
Sounds like we run in similar circles. I'm glad your husband stood up to you about you blaming yourself. It's in no way your fault. I blamed myself for years because of abusive relationships and poor choices on my part. I also believe that even though God's timing plays a part that it doesn't mean I shouldn't seek out treatment or more information about how my body works. Feel free to PM me any time you want to talk religion or about the past. I completely understand both.
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Jan 2015 - Cancelled cycle due to immature follicles
Feb 2015 - IUI #1 (Letrozole) - BFN
March 2015 - Cancelled cycle due to early ovulation
April 2015 - Letrozole, Trigger Shot, IUI - BFN
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RRCS: Duh fuck? Why have I not O'd yet? Or did I? I got a "positive" OPK on CD17. I say positive because it was really dark. It never got to be as dark as the control but it was pretty damn close and the next time I went to take it it was very negative. So I marked the dark one as positive. But I still haven't really had a temp increase. This is super late for me. I almost always O on CD15 and now I'm on 20 and really not sure if I O'd? My OPK today was stark white . I'm fairly sure I O'd on CD16 or 17 but my temps don't reflect that. What...the....fuck. Feel free to chartstalk and share your thoughts. Chart in siggy and here for mobile users.
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? As a kid I was pretty good. But I spent my teenage years sneaking out of the house and running wild with my friends.
This is tough because of the open circles. Based on temps alone, I'd say no to O. With secondaries, I feel like CD16 is a possibility, but it only makes sense if you were discard CD12 & 14 high temps. You have two more open circles CD18-19, then a drop back down to where I'd put your CL today... so that makes it less likely. I think keep temping & HIO, hopefully it will become more clear in a few days.
What are you doing to get KU? All the acronyms, green tea, etc.
RRCS: Period was SUPER light this month. Probably the lightest it's ever been. Weird.
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? I was the good girl. All of my friends were rebellious and their parents loved when they would hang out with me because I was known as the good one. There was only one time when my parents suspected me of being drunk after junior prom (I was), but there wasn't a huge deal made out of it. They barely brought it up (probably thought it was their own imagination considering I was "the good one").
mustloveerica, I don't see a temp shift, but the open circles could be causing some issues.
Cycle/Month: 5/6
CD: 15
What are you doing to get KU? BBT, OPK, PNV, Folgard, sex. Will do bromelain and baby aspirin after O.
RRCS: DH is still sick. It's a weird flu/GI thing. I'm in the FW now so I hope he gets better sooooon.
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? I was such a rule-follower. Probably just arguing with my siblings or talking back to my mom.
Post by mustloveerica on Mar 16, 2015 10:56:05 GMT -5
Well if I discard the drinking temp and the temp I took an hour later than normal I get dotted CH on CD16. I'm not sure I agree since my almost positive OPK was on CD17. But whatevs. I think I'll hang out here a few more days anyway. TWW always goes by faster if I move over there halfway thru the actual TWW lol.
Post by JulietRose on Mar 16, 2015 11:06:13 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 7/9
CD: 10
What are you doing to get KU? bbt, preseed, sex, cm, cp.
RRCS: Monstrous load of laundry to do today. I think that is a valid rant.
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? I was that really annoying little sister who would take the screens out of my older sister's window, climb in, and follow her around with my guitar while singing off key. I got into a lot of trouble for my potty mouth and talking back. I wasn't mean, just didn't like people telling me what to do.
Post by rlpointer86 on Mar 16, 2015 11:27:58 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 11/12
CD: 26
What are you doing to get KU? the usual
RRCS: I'm exhausted. We haven't stopped and have been really busy since the beginning of February. We finally get a completely free weekend this coming one and I'm so excited, which probably means this week is going to drag. I'm impatient for this cycle to be over so we can finally started our medicated cycle and I start feeling more normal again [hopefully], plus a fighting chance at actually getting pregnant.
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? I was always afraid of getting into trouble when I was growing up so I was definitely a rule follower. However my sister was usually the reason I was in the trouble. Either we were fighting or as the oldest she told me that we could do something and not get in trouble and as the youngest I believed her.
Married: June 25, 2011 Our beautiful girl came into our lives October 15, 2012 TFAS: March 2014 BFP #2 July 2014 Miscarriage (7 weeks) August 2014 BFP #3 September 2014 Chemical Pregnancy September 2014 Seeing the RE: February 2015 Diagnosis PCOS: February 2015 BFP #4 April 2015 Chemical Pregnancy April 2015 BFP #5 June 2015 EDD: 3/5/2016
Post by thechickencoop on Mar 16, 2015 11:28:44 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 8/7
CD: 11
What are you doing to get KU? Things and more things.
RRCS: H is OOT til Tuesday and he was being a shit yesterday so we didn't have sex yesterday and won't til Wednesday, maybe Tuesday eve if he gets home early enough. Probably missing my entire fucking FW. Grr.
GTKY: Oh man. Lots. Fortunately it was mostly just with my parents but lots a talking back, lots of drugs, just being a general asshole but ::shrug:: it was fun at the time. We have a good relationship now.
What are you doing to get KU? bbt, pnvs, massive vitamin D supplement, and waiting
RRCS: I just noticed last night that my cycle was 28 days. That's the shortest it's been in over a year. I ovulated way earlier than usual and possibly had a longer LP. I'm hoping that the massive weekly doses of vitamin D are helping and that it will help with everything else. This has been such a long journey for us and I'm getting tired of waiting. My sister has given up on the idea that we'll have kids any time soon. I wish I could talk to her about these things, but she has no clue.
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? Reading too much? I definitely didn't clean my room as a kid, either.
Post by requiressnacks on Mar 16, 2015 12:30:49 GMT -5
Quick question piccyami - I found out last month that I'm severely Vitamin D deficient. Doc suggested 5000 IUI daily, but didn't really say that this could be impacting my cycles. Have you heard that this might help regulate things? I consulted Dr. Google but it seems like any vitamin deficiency has been linked to infertility/irregular cycles.
Well if I discard the drinking temp and the temp I took an hour later than normal I get dotted CH on CD16. I'm not sure I agree since my almost positive OPK was on CD17. But whatevs. I think I'll hang out here a few more days anyway. TWW always goes by faster if I move over there halfway thru the actual TWW lol.
Post by wowcheezits on Mar 16, 2015 12:45:24 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 8
CD: 17
What are you doing to get KU? BBT, OPK, PNV
RRCS: I don't know if temping the rest of this cycle is going to be a good idea. I recently got a CPAP machine mid-cycle which forces air down my throat while I'm sleeping and I'm suspecting it's skewing my BBT. So next cycle I am going to temp vaginally, but I think this cycle is out. So in the meantime, I'm not sure if I'm O'ing or when I'm going to O. I know my body is acting VERY WEIRD this cycle. I've gotten smileys just about every day I've tested.
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? Smoked pot a few times
Quick question piccyami - I found out last month that I'm severely Vitamin D deficient. Doc suggested 5000 IUI daily, but didn't really say that this could be impacting my cycles. Have you heard that this might help regulate things? I consulted Dr. Google but it seems like any vitamin deficiency has been linked to infertility/irregular cycles.
From what I read, vitamin D can affect implantation. However, vitamin D can also affect hormones, and there was one place I was looking that related it to vitiligo and infertility-type problems, mostly, but there were a couple of places (no idea how I got there, though) that said it could at least lengthen luteal phase for people who are severely deficient. I had no idea that my vitiligo (in a roundabout way) could be why we're still here. I always just thought that it was just cosmetic and didn't need any extra attention. I'm still working through Dr. Google myself, but I'm pointed in the vitiligo/vitamin D/infertility direction right now. Not that we're actually at infertility, but we're just over 2 months from the 1 year mark.
ETA: Some of this may also be correlation/causation type stuff, but I'm interested. Anything that can make me feel better is always a plus.
What are you doing to get KU? Sexing, charting, PNVs
RRCS: nah
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? I was super sassy and talked back. Fast forward 20 years and as a nanny, it was the one thing that really irked me. Coincidence? I doubt it.
Post by mustloveerica on Mar 16, 2015 13:12:17 GMT -5
@emilie818 ugh sorry for CD1. I was really hoping to not see you here for another cycle. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you to sneak a baby into 2015.
What are you doing to get KU? last month I ditched the charting and the Preseed and everything else. this month, I'm feeling good from taking a break from all that, and I'm ready to go all in now that I've hit the double digits of months trying :/
RRCS: When we started trying, I would say that I just wanted a baby sometime in 2015. Now that this is my last cycle for that to happen, I'm a little bummed, but I realize I have zero control over the situation right now.
GTKY: What did you do growing up that got you into trouble? Lots of back talk and generally being a little asshole.
I'm glad to hear that you're feeling better. I feel the same about the bolded.
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