Post by hydrangea1019 on Jul 14, 2015 6:39:36 GMT -5
Cycle: 13 CD: 6 WAYDTGKU: waiting for the bleeding to stop, but it appears to be slowing down yay!! RRCS: nada. I should've started bbt back today, but I didn't. Tomorrow I will. GTKY: I'm always early. I'd rather be super early and have to wait around than walk into something already started.
What Are You Doing To GKU? Just finished femara, will trigger with ovidrel, baby aspirin, D3, omegas, PNV, TI
R/R/Cs: nada
GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? to work: early arriver so I can park. Any other time; either early or late. Never just on time. Often just running a few minutes behind
Post by sleepymonkey on Jul 14, 2015 7:27:38 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 2/2 CD:3 What Are You Doing To GKU? Just waiting for AF to leave R/R/Cs:Just trying to figure out when to start temping. I planned to start on CD 2 but that didn't happen. I figure I'll waiting until my bleeding is mostly gone. GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? It depends on the situation. If it's something where I know I would be uncomfortable arriving late, I get there early. But if it's something casual, I am usually a few minutes late.
What Are You Doing To GKU? Temping, OPKs, CM, sex. Will start Prometrium soon.
R/R/Cs: Yesterday I had a positive OPK and today it was negative, so FX I ovulate today! If I do, I will start my Prometrium (progesterone) tomorrow night! I'm really excited to see what this will do for me. Even if I don't get KU this cycle, I'm looking forward to not bleeding all luteal phase.
GTKY: For work- early. For a party- fashionably late.
What Are You Doing To GKU? About to start EOD...looks like my period is gone finally.
R/R/Cs: Meh, not much to say. Busy work day ahead.
GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? If work, always on time or early. If the weekend / social, almost always late. Not because it's fashionable, but because I can't get my shit together in any sort of organized fashion when I'm not under pressure.
Post by requiressnacks on Jul 14, 2015 7:56:28 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 9/10
CD: 3
What Are You Doing To GKU? All the things!
R/R/Cs: DH's doctor is having him do an SA today because apparently a daily medication he is on is known to mess with sperm. Wish I had known that 10 months ago - but happy that DH is doing the SA and not complaining about it too much. He wants me there for moral support, but it's not like I'm going in the room to jerk him off so I'm still unsure of what my role is. LOL
GTKY: I'm always an early bird or right on time. People who are always late is a huge pet peeve of mine.
Cycle/Month: 6/3AL CD: 9 What Are You Doing To GKU? Temping, water and sex. R/R/Cs: Nothing. GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Besides work which is usually on time, I am always late. Even if I have plenty of time. I can never keep track and there's always one more thing to do before DS and I leave the house...
R/R/Cs: I was only planning on temping this cycle, but decided to do opk too. Got a positive this morning, along with a temp dip. Thinking O is tomorrow. With DH out of town at a conference, the best we could do was day -4 this cycle. We'll see if it was good enough, but I already have the feeling it wasn't.
GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? I like to be early for everything. DH and his fam are compulsively late, so if I'm going to a family thing with them we're usually fashionably late, which translates to on time.
R/R/Cs: my temp went up this morning a little, so hopefully I O'd!
GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Unfortunately I am usually late... although MH is someone who is always on time, so I am getting a bit better
Cycle/Month: 7/8 CD: 31 What Are You Doing To GKU? All the things R/R/Cs: Went on our mini vacation. Didn't temp. Was sort of hoping I'd come home to higher temps and have to wonder when I o'd. No such luck. GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Early, always.
I'm so pissed at my body. I'm not sure if i'd get so upset if there was at least some consistency. Like if my cycles were ALWAYS this long, at least I'd know. Instead I went from a 31 day cycle to a 52 day cycle... and this cycle doesn't seem to be shaping up to be much shorter. Blehhhhh. Okay, whine-fest done.
What Are You Doing To GKU? OPKs, water, preseed, PNVs, ED (usually we do EOD but I keep thinking I'll ovulate that day...no such luck)
R/R/Cs:I am so frustrated with this cycle. I ovulated last cycle on day 14 right after my loss, yet this cycle I am not getting any signs. I almost always get positive OPKs, but haven't gotten one yet. My temperature has risen, but a half degree lower than it usually is in the luteul phase. So, I have no idea, and my husband is about to go out of town for 3 days. Ugh. What's going on, uterus?!
GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? I usually arrive places early.
R/R/Cs: DH's doctor is having him do an SA today because apparently a daily medication he is on is known to mess with sperm. Wish I had known that 10 months ago - but happy that DH is doing the SA and not complaining about it too much. He wants me there for moral support, but it's not like I'm going in the room to jerk him off so I'm still unsure of what my role is. LOL
GTKY: I'm always an early bird or right on time. People who are always late is a huge pet peeve of mine.
So they never allow for assistance? That's sort of silly. I suppose there is some clinical reason for that, but why wouldn't they allow you to replicate the performance conditions?
What Are You Doing To GKU? OPKs, water, preseed, PNVs, ED (usually we do EOD but I keep thinking I'll ovulate that day...no such luck)
R/R/Cs:I am so frustrated with this cycle. I ovulated last cycle on day 14 right after my loss, yet this cycle I am not getting any signs. I almost always get positive OPKs, but haven't gotten one yet. My temperature has risen, but a half degree lower than it usually is in the luteul phase. So, I have no idea, and my husband is about to go out of town for 3 days. Ugh. What's going on, uterus?!
GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? I usually arrive places early.
Get used to the unpredictability, honey. Since my loss, I've O'd anywhere from CD 17-22. It is frustrating not to be able to predict it and to anxiously wait, but it is a common experience for AL cycles. It can take a while to normalize, or this is your new normal. CD16 is still a really "normal" time to still be waiting to O. Don't despair!
R/R/Cs: DH's doctor is having him do an SA today because apparently a daily medication he is on is known to mess with sperm. Wish I had known that 10 months ago - but happy that DH is doing the SA and not complaining about it too much. He wants me there for moral support, but it's not like I'm going in the room to jerk him off so I'm still unsure of what my role is. LOL
GTKY: I'm always an early bird or right on time. People who are always late is a huge pet peeve of mine.
So they never allow for assistance? That's sort of silly. I suppose there is some clinical reason for that, but why wouldn't they allow you to replicate the performance conditions?
Honestly, I don't know all of the rules. I do know that he cannot use lube or saliva. Sounds like the worst "Old Fashioned" on earth.
Post by shadesofgold on Jul 14, 2015 9:15:57 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: Cycle 7 (5 AL)
CD: 15
What Are You Doing To GKU? PNV, BBT, CM, OPK, HIO EOD, SOS
R/R/CS: My skin has been absolutely awful the last couple of months. Being on BC for as long as I was, I haven't dealt with this since I was a teenager. Just one more fun gift from the universe.
GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Generally 5 minutes early. If it is an important event, I leave myself more like 10 minutes - especially if I'm relying on public transportation to get there.
Cycle/Month: 2 CD: 5 WAYDTGKU? BBT, pnv, looks like AF is gone so back to sex R/R/Cs: not really a rant, but I want to use OPKs this cycle and am not sure the best method to use, ie should I do it every morning, every evening, both? I've read the OPK instructions but it still seems hard to pinpoint when to expect O. Maybe I will just learn as I use them. Anyone want to give me an OPK tutorial?? GTKY: Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Unfortunately not early. Usually rolling in on two wheels and I am right on time, or 2 minutes late.
not really a rant, but I want to use OPKs this cycle and am not sure the best method to use, ie should I do it every morning, every evening, both? I've read the OPK instructions but it still seems hard to pinpoint when to expect O. Maybe I will just learn as I use them. Anyone want to give me an OPK tutorial.
Are you using Wondfos? If not, I recommend them because they are super cheap (Amazon), and easy to use. Once I get close to when I think I will ovulate, I test my second morning urine, as well as around 2:00 p.m.
jags8 and @pennygirl2013 thanks! I ended up buying OPKs at the grocery store last cycle because it was so weird. I only used 1 so I have a few of those left but will buy wondfos next time. The most confusing part is how dark the line is supposed to be to indicate a surge. And I saw someone else mention they had a positive yesterday and negative today so that means they are ovulating today hopefully? I guess that's because the LH surge comes right before you ovulate? (Oh that's you jags8) Edit to fix tag
Most ladies here follow these basic guidelines: Start using OPKs around the time you start getting fertile CM, or 5-10 days before you expect O. Use second morning urine (SMU), hold pee for 2-3 hours before taking so your urine isn't too diluted for the test to pick up the hormone levels. Once your line starts getting pretty dark, test more often through the day.
jags8 and @pennygirl2013 thanks! I ended up buying OPKs at the grocery store last cycle because it was so weird. I only used 1 so I have a few of those left but will buy wondfos next time. The most confusing part is how dark the line is supposed to be to indicate a surge. And I saw someone else mention they had a positive yesterday and negative today so that means they are ovulating today hopefully? I guess that's because the LH surge comes right before you ovulate? (Oh that's you jags8) Edit to fix tag
Yes - when the test line is as dark as the control, that is your LH surge. The LH surge can last more than 1 day. Usually you should expect to O after your LH surge, but up to 48 hours after. So it could be 0-2 days after a positive OPK. The positive OPK is your sign to get busy.
jags8 and @pennygirl2013 thanks! I ended up buying OPKs at the grocery store last cycle because it was so weird. I only used 1 so I have a few of those left but will buy wondfos next time. The most confusing part is how dark the line is supposed to be to indicate a surge. And I saw someone else mention they had a positive yesterday and negative today so that means they are ovulating today hopefully? I guess that's because the LH surge comes right before you ovulate? (Oh that's you jags8) Edit to fix tag
When the test line is as dark or darker than the control line, it is positive. Sometimes I notice with my SMU that the test line is getting *pretty* dark but not quite there, so I test again later that morning or in the afternoon, and then it's positive. And I keep on testing after a positive til it's negative again. This is because it is possible to have a long surge before actually ovulating. One time I had 3 days of positives before finally ovulating.
Most ladies here follow these basic guidelines: Start using OPKs around the time you start getting fertile CM, or 5-10 days before you expect O. Use second morning urine (SMU), hold pee for 2-3 hours before taking so your urine isn't too diluted for the test to pick up the hormone levels. Once your line starts getting pretty dark, test more often through the day.
Thank you! Those are very detailed instructions. (I tried getting that from the newbie blog but the attachment didn't work.) This helps a lot. I was under the wrong impression that a positive OPK means you are ovulating at that time. So that's good to know that it's up to 48 hours after. Maybe I will go ahead and order some wondfos as the 6 tests I have left may not last through this cycle.
Cycle/Month: 9/15 CD: 32 *tips hat to teraiin* What Are You Doing To GKU? Those things that people do to try to get pg R/R/Cs: I've been having some pretty hard days lately, so that's wonderful. I'd just like to have a clear expectation for O. No, scratch that, I just want to have a clear expectation for O ~and~ not have my brain whisper all sorts of bullshit to me at the same time. I haven't O'd, brain! SHUT UP. GTKY:Are you an early arriver or are you fashionably late? Fashionably late? Ha! How about absurdly late? Chronically.
jags8 and @pennygirl2013 thanks! I ended up buying OPKs at the grocery store last cycle because it was so weird. I only used 1 so I have a few of those left but will buy wondfos next time. The most confusing part is how dark the line is supposed to be to indicate a surge. And I saw someone else mention they had a positive yesterday and negative today so that means they are ovulating today hopefully? I guess that's because the LH surge comes right before you ovulate? (Oh that's you jags8) Edit to fix tag
When the test line is as dark or darker than the control line, it is positive. Sometimes I notice with my SMU that the test line is getting *pretty* dark but not quite there, so I test again later that morning or in the afternoon, and then it's positive. And I keep on testing after a positive til it's negative again. This is because it is possible to have a long surge before actually ovulating. One time I had 3 days of positives before finally ovulating.
jags8 and @pennygirl2013 thanks! I ended up buying OPKs at the grocery store last cycle because it was so weird. I only used 1 so I have a few of those left but will buy wondfos next time. The most confusing part is how dark the line is supposed to be to indicate a surge. And I saw someone else mention they had a positive yesterday and negative today so that means they are ovulating today hopefully? I guess that's because the LH surge comes right before you ovulate? (Oh that's you jags8) Edit to fix tag
When the test line is as dark or darker than the control line, it is positive. Sometimes I notice with my SMU that the test line is getting *pretty* dark but not quite there, so I test again later that morning or in the afternoon, and then it's positive. And I keep on testing after a positive til it's negative again. This is because it is possible to have a long surge before actually ovulating. One time I had 3 days of positives before finally ovulating.
Then Comes Family, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising
program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.