*TFAS 7/7*

[cl8badb]

Trying since September.

Seeing a specialist now. Taking meds and then hormones (most likely. I will know better Thursday after they check my levels). Monitoring my follicles. Probably do a trigger shot again for better timing. No luck last month.

No real rants or raves. Just trying to go with the flow and not overthink things.

[musicalsilver]

Jul 7, 2015 20:12:52 GMT -5 classictwitch said:

Month 3/cycle 3 for us.

Doing OPKs, lots of green tea for CM, all the sex, and elevated butt for the spermies to find their way. Also stopped taking ibuprofen.

This is longest we've gone TTC without results, so I'm feeling a little bummed. I know it's nothing compared to what a lot of you ladies have had to deal with/are dealing with, but it sucks anyway. Hope I don't offend anyone by putting that out there.

I'm getting more and more nervous since my OPKs aren't really giving me positives. I hope it's just a fluke or maybe all the liquids in drinking. And I'm getting tired of having to "seduce" DH every night for baby making sex. Dude. Get in, and get out if you're tired.

How often/what time of day are you testing with OPKs?  It can be easy to miss a surge if you're not testing at the right time/testing enough.

Hope you all don't mind me intruding in here!

[cl8badb]

I dont know if it matters or if its right but my doctor says to use your second urine of the day for ovulation sticks.

[skk]

Jul 7, 2015 21:41:48 GMT -5 cl8badb said:

I dont know if it matters or if its right but my doctor says to use your second urine of the day for ovulation sticks.

My doctor told me the same thing when I saw her this week.  I was usually testing in the early evening and it worked okay, but I guess I'll change it up when I get back to OPKs.  That's a little weird though because my second urine of the day is at work. 

Not trying here yet.  My blood test was good at my last check so now I'm just waiting to have a period before we start trying again.  Hopefully my body figures itself out and gets back into a regular cycle soon, but the doc said it could take a while.  Patience is not my strong suit...

[nachellebeck]

Trying since May 2014.
Getting really bummed about everything. SIL is due in Feb. and every time I see mention of it, it bums me out.
My cousin (who had her first a month before K was born) is also pregnant...she came to K's party so that was rough.

Just having a harder time dealing with it this go around. I was pretty mellow about it when we struggled with K...I think it's cause I know how much I enjoyed K being a newborn, so it makes me want it more...?

But, I keep telling myself that I respond well to Clomid (which is probably the direction this is headed), so with proper monitoring, it "should" take pretty quickly.

My first RE appointment is a week from today.

[nachellebeck]

Jul 8, 2015 9:12:02 GMT -5 classictwitch said:

Jul 7, 2015 21:41:48 GMT -5 cl8badb said:

I dont know if it matters or if its right but my doctor says to use your second urine of the day for ovulation sticks.

I'm using FMU! Had no idea about second urine! Thanks for the tip!

They say SMU since you don't produce LH until after you wake up.
Drinking a lot could also dilute your urine some.

[musicalsilver]

Jul 8, 2015 9:12:02 GMT -5 classictwitch said:

Jul 7, 2015 21:41:48 GMT -5 cl8badb said:

I dont know if it matters or if its right but my doctor says to use your second urine of the day for ovulation sticks.

I'm using FMU! Had no idea about second urine! Thanks for the tip!

If this doesn't do it for you - try testing once mid morning and once in the evening. I did twice a day to be sure and catch my surge!

[trutru127]

Been trying a year now and very discouraged. Found out yesterday that DHs BFs wife just got a BFP. It will be number 4 for them. Their youngest and E are 6 weeks apart. DH would love us to have babies together again. We are in the TWW so we will see. I am not overly hopeful right now.