Post by lovetruly2015 on Jul 20, 2015 9:41:29 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 6/3 al
CD:16
What are you going to GKU? Sex, temping, pnvs tried opks for the first time this month. Im not sure it helped at all
R/R/CS: I don't think well get lucky this month DH has had a bad cough ever since the holiday weekend probably from his moms since she was sick that weekend which more sleep and less sex. Sad. Also my temps have been no help this month what so ever. We switched our bed (took the bed from the spare room) for 4th of july weekend and its so uncomfortable for me. I haven't slept more then 3-5 hours a night since. But the plus side we got a thick mattress pad yesterday which seems to help. I slept pretty good last night.
GTKY: What are some random things in your purse/bag/desk that you wouldn't want other people to see?
Nothing really that I don't want people to see. I always end up with a lot of paper and junk in there so it looks really messy I also carry deodorant and tampons at all times.
pbandj714, I understand how you feel. My good friend and I were also pregnant at the same time **trigger warning** but then I suffered a MC and it has been really hard to see her go on with a healthy pregnancy, even though I am really happy for her.
sleepymonkey, way to go on the temping! It's so nice to have a pretty chart with solid lines.
rooskie, sorry about the hurtful comment from your mom.
Cycle/Month: 3/4 (1AL)
CD: 16
What are you going to GKU? Sex, Temping, OPK
R/R/CS: Ugh, I wish my body would just ovulate already. I have had 3 days of high fertility according to CBDA OPK but alas still no peak or temp dip. It is also extremely annoying when my CVS thermometer takes an extra long time to come up with my temp in the morning. All I want to do it record the damn number and go back to sleep.
I pee in a dixie cup and dip them. That max line is hard to miss (at least with my aim). Are you peeing on more than one OPK a day, or why do you test at work? I only use one/24hrs and do it right when I get home after work.
I was previously only testing when I got home in the afternoon (where I use a dixie cup), starting at about CD 10. It was suggested on here that once the line starts getting darker, I try to do 2x/day using SMU. Since I leave the house at 4:30 in the morning, SMU happens at work.
Edit: Since the afternoon seemed to be getting darker, I may be able to stick to afternoon testing only for the next cycle, which would make my life easier! Ha!
I'm also planning on doing OPKs at work. I have heard that SMU and/or mid-late afternoon is the best time for them and since I'm away from my house from 6:45am-6pm, work is the place for me to do it. I bought a little travel make-up bag and have my wondfos and a few small plastic cups (like the ones for jello shots) in the bag. I'm glad my building isn't very populated yet and the restrooms are often empty because I am a little self-conscious about going in the stall and being in there for 5 minutes while waiting for the test to be done.
R/R/CS: Honestly this whole temping thing is so new to me and my chart feels like a foreign language I cannot read.
GTKY: What are some random things in your purse/bag/desk that you wouldn't want other people to see? I'm lame and I have like nothing in my purse. But one time I was going to a party and they told us in advance they were going to have a purse game. So I put anything and everything in my purse. Well I a few days later I realized I never took my undies out of the purse after the game, luckily they never fell out.
I pee in a dixie cup and dip them. That max line is hard to miss (at least with my aim). Are you peeing on more than one OPK a day, or why do you test at work? I only use one/24hrs and do it right when I get home after work.
I was previously only testing when I got home in the afternoon (where I use a dixie cup), starting at about CD 10. It was suggested on here that once the line starts getting darker, I try to do 2x/day using SMU. Since I leave the house at 4:30 in the morning, SMU happens at work.
Edit: Since the afternoon seemed to be getting darker, I may be able to stick to afternoon testing only for the next cycle, which would make my life easier! Ha!
You're doing it right. SMU always happens for me around 10 am, which is at work. I start testing with SMU around CD10 (or when I get fertile CM). Once I get into O-range (based on past data or darkening OPKs), I test twice per day.
I was previously only testing when I got home in the afternoon (where I use a dixie cup), starting at about CD 10. It was suggested on here that once the line starts getting darker, I try to do 2x/day using SMU. Since I leave the house at 4:30 in the morning, SMU happens at work.
Edit: Since the afternoon seemed to be getting darker, I may be able to stick to afternoon testing only for the next cycle, which would make my life easier! Ha!
I'm also planning on doing OPKs at work. I have heard that SMU and/or mid-late afternoon is the best time for them and since I'm away from my house from 6:45am-6pm, work is the place for me to do it. I bought a little travel make-up bag and have my wondfos and a few small plastic cups (like the ones for jello shots) in the bag. I'm glad my building isn't very populated yet and the restrooms are often empty because I am a little self-conscious about going in the stall and being in there for 5 minutes while waiting for the test to be done.
In my office, you need a key to get into the bathroom on our floor, which makes me feel rushed. Sometimes I'll just stick the developing OPK in my pocket or my bra for the short walk from the BR back to my office, return the key, and wait the rest of the 5 minutes at my desk.
I'm also planning on doing OPKs at work. I have heard that SMU and/or mid-late afternoon is the best time for them and since I'm away from my house from 6:45am-6pm, work is the place for me to do it. I bought a little travel make-up bag and have my wondfos and a few small plastic cups (like the ones for jello shots) in the bag. I'm glad my building isn't very populated yet and the restrooms are often empty because I am a little self-conscious about going in the stall and being in there for 5 minutes while waiting for the test to be done.
In my office, you need a key to get into the bathroom on our floor, which makes me feel rushed. Sometimes I'll just stick the developing OPK in my pocket or my bra for the short walk from the BR back to my office, return the key, and wait the rest of the 5 minutes at my desk.
I was previously only testing when I got home in the afternoon (where I use a dixie cup), starting at about CD 10. It was suggested on here that once the line starts getting darker, I try to do 2x/day using SMU. Since I leave the house at 4:30 in the morning, SMU happens at work.
Edit: Since the afternoon seemed to be getting darker, I may be able to stick to afternoon testing only for the next cycle, which would make my life easier! Ha!
You're doing it right. SMU always happens for me around 10 am, which is at work. I start testing with SMU around CD10 (or when I get fertile CM). Once I get into O-range (based on past data or darkening OPKs), I test twice per day.
Huh. I guess I was too insouciant about testing. I thought OPKing once a day would be enough since we don't have sex more than 1/day in my FW anyway. What is the advantage of testing twice a day? Is it because the surge can be so short-lived?
You're doing it right. SMU always happens for me around 10 am, which is at work. I start testing with SMU around CD10 (or when I get fertile CM). Once I get into O-range (based on past data or darkening OPKs), I test twice per day.
Huh. I guess I was too insouciant about testing. I thought OPKing once a day would be enough since we don't have sex more than 1/day in my FW anyway. What is the advantage of testing twice a day? Is it because the surge can be so short-lived?
Yes. Sometimes you get a 2-days long surge, sometimes it is much shorter. If you were only testing once a day, there are 24 hours you could get your surge. If you weren't testing at least twice throughout the day, you could miss it. Some people have a harder time catching it. If you're using cheapie wondfos, there isn't really any reason not to add in another test per day when you start getting near.
ETA: The justification is partly to time sex, but also because FF often won't give you solid cross-hairs without a positive OPK on your chart. It is as helpful for your data purposes as for your sex-timing purposes.
pbandj714, I'm so sorry. I haven't been where you are, but my BFF started trying the same month we did this year. She got pregnant her first cycle and is nearly 12 weeks now. I am so happy for her, but I feel you on the feelings...
Cycle/Month: 4/3
CD: 11
What are you going to GKU? Sex. OPKs for the first time this cycle (shadesofgold, based on your advice last week, we'll see how this goes!)
R/R/CS: None really. It's a billion degrees in NYC this week, our AC is out, so my temps are all kind of high since my house is literally 91 degrees -- not sure I'm going to get a good result going on temps alone this month.
GTKY: What are some random things in your purse/bag/desk that you wouldn't want other people to see? Nothing specific, though the absurd amount of makeup would make clear the extent of my Sephora addiction...
Post by thechickencoop on Jul 20, 2015 12:07:11 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 13/11
CD: 11
What are you going to GKU? All the things.
R/R/CS: I've hardly been temping this cycle and it's making me ragey!!! It's like every.fucking.morning there is some issue.
GTKY: What are some random things in your purse/bag/desk that you wouldn't want other people to see? Nothing secretive really, just junk. I end up with papers, receipts, all sorts of crap.
GTKY: What are some random things in your purse/bag/desk that you wouldn't want other people to see? Nothing? I guess all the receipts I need to toss. My purse is a mess.
Post by icaughtfire on Jul 20, 2015 12:52:44 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: I've lost count at this point. Off & on since December 2013.
CD: 1. UGH.
What are you going to GKU? Waiting for my period to end. Then I'll temp & we'll have sex.
R/R/CS: I was lazy last cycle & didn't temp. That was stupid, I was going crazy. Also, the whole WTO part of my cycle is boring as fuuuuuck.
]GTKY: What are some random things in your purse/bag/desk that you wouldn't want other people to see? My purse is a huge mess. Practically my whole life is in there. I'm the lady with a huge bag that can't find shit.
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
Post by wannabmama on Jul 20, 2015 13:48:44 GMT -5
pbandj714 I'm so sorry. Hugs. Cycle/Month: 11 CD: 4 What are you doing to GKU? Starting next week having all the sex and doing the usual, BBT, trying opk's (again), and H is getting second SA which will hopefully/probably mean IUI next month. R/R/CS: damn, AF was at least kind...she was essentially gone in two days. GTKY: I have a bra in my desk bc one day it was so uncomfortable I bought a new one midday and took it off and stuffed it in my drawer and forgot about it until I saw it today...should prob take that home.
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
I'm also planning on doing OPKs at work. I have heard that SMU and/or mid-late afternoon is the best time for them and since I'm away from my house from 6:45am-6pm, work is the place for me to do it. I bought a little travel make-up bag and have my wondfos and a few small plastic cups (like the ones for jello shots) in the bag. I'm glad my building isn't very populated yet and the restrooms are often empty because I am a little self-conscious about going in the stall and being in there for 5 minutes while waiting for the test to be done.
In my office, you need a key to get into the bathroom on our floor, which makes me feel rushed. Sometimes I'll just stick the developing OPK in my pocket or my bra for the short walk from the BR back to my office, return the key, and wait the rest of the 5 minutes at my desk.
I thought about just taking the OPK back to my desk and waiting for it to develop there but I'm worried about screwing up the results because they all say to lay them flat. Please tell me that worry is unfounded because I would rather sit at my desk than sit in a bathroom stall!
Post by tincupchalice on Jul 20, 2015 14:09:23 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 5/5
CD: 16
What are you going to GKU? All the sex. Fortunately this isn't a busy time for DH's work. That definitely made a few of the previous cycles tough.
R/R/CS: Chilling out this month. I had to count CDs on the calendar today so I guess that's working well enough. Start temping next month.
GTKY: What are some random things in your purse/bag/desk that you wouldn't want other people to see? I... can't really think of anything. I mean, they might not want to see the poopy diaper or whatever in my diaperbag/purse, but IDGIAF.
In my office, you need a key to get into the bathroom on our floor, which makes me feel rushed. Sometimes I'll just stick the developing OPK in my pocket or my bra for the short walk from the BR back to my office, return the key, and wait the rest of the 5 minutes at my desk.
I thought about just taking the OPK back to my desk and waiting for it to develop there but I'm worried about screwing up the results because they all say to lay them flat. Please tell me that worry is unfounded because I would rather sit at my desk than sit in a bathroom stall!
I don't want to be giving any false information, but I don't see why you'd need to lay a wondfo flat the full time they are developing. They point is that the contents of your pee are absorbed into the strip and cause a chemical reaction. As long as that absorption happens (it takes less than 30 seconds - you can see the pee absorbing up the stick), I can't think why it has to be flat. I was able to see a positive from many a test strip that I carried in my pocket for less than a minute between the bathroom stall and my desk drawer. Can't speak to digital tests, only for wondfos. Someone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems pretty common sense to me.
What are you going to GKU? Started OPK's, BBT, fertilitea, HIO starts soon
No honey, just no. This stuff will likely cause more damage than good.
Gah! Ok tell me why. A good friend ttc for a long time and recommended it...it helped regulate her cycles and I had my first normal LP in a long time the first cycle I started it.
I thought about just taking the OPK back to my desk and waiting for it to develop there but I'm worried about screwing up the results because they all say to lay them flat. Please tell me that worry is unfounded because I would rather sit at my desk than sit in a bathroom stall!
I don't want to be giving any false information, but I don't see why you'd need to lay a wondfo flat the full time they are developing. They point is that the contents of your pee are absorbed into the strip and cause a chemical reaction. As long as that absorption happens (it takes less than 30 seconds - you can see the pee absorbing up the stick), I can't think why it has to be flat. I was able to see a positive from many a test strip that I carried in my pocket for less than a minute between the bathroom stall and my desk drawer. Can't speak to digital tests, only for wondfos. Someone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems pretty common sense to me.
I think it says to lay it flat on the package. Today I slipped mine back into the package and held it flat against my phone. I was able to keep it fairly flat w/o drawing attention to the fact that I was carrying a piece of cardboard with pee on it. Hah.
No honey, just no. This stuff will likely cause more damage than good.
Gah! Ok tell me why. A good friend ttc for a long time and recommended it...it helped regulate her cycles and I had my first normal LP in a long time the first cycle I started it.
Because if there's an issue with your cycle 1. You shouldn't be self diagnosing it & 2. You shouldn't be taking a mix of herbs that are basically going to screw up your hormones. Do you have irregular cycles? How "irregular" are we talking here? How long was your LPs before taking it? If you have consistently short LPs you should be seeing your doctor to check your progesterone, not drinking tea.
I *think* I've seen these ladies explain some of the risks associated with Vitex (which your tea contains) so I hope they don't mind me tagging them. Rama @led ghostmonkey
(Y'all can ignore me if you don't know anything about it, but I thought you were all more knowledgeable than me.)
Number One: Born 06.16.2009 BFP: 01.17.2014 / MC 02.05.2014 BFP: 03.08.2014 / MMC: 05.07.2014 Dx: Partial Molar/GTD. Benched until 01.2015 Number Two: Born 07.22.2016
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Gah! Ok tell me why. A good friend ttc for a long time and recommended it...it helped regulate her cycles and I had my first normal LP in a long time the first cycle I started it.
Because if there's an issue with your cycle 1. You shouldn't be self diagnosing it & 2. You shouldn't be taking a mix of herbs that are basically going to screw up your hormones. Do you have irregular cycles? How "irregular" are we talking here? How long was your LPs before taking it? If you have consistently short LPs you should be seeing your doctor to check your progesterone, not drinking tea.
I *think* I've seen these ladies explain some of the risks associated with Vitex (which your tea contains) so I hope they don't mind me tagging them. Rama @led ghostmonkey
(Y'all can ignore me if you don't know anything about it, but I thought you were all more knowledgeable than me.)
Not only that but it takes at least 6 cycles to see any affect. Anything prior to that point is a big ole coincidence.
No honey, just no. This stuff will likely cause more damage than good.
Gah! Ok tell me why. A good friend ttc for a long time and recommended it...it helped regulate her cycles and I had my first normal LP in a long time the first cycle I started it.
If you suspected you had high blood pressure, would you just take some random herb and cross your fingers? If you had no reason to suspect you had high blood pressure, would you take that stuff anyway, just in case you might have that issue and don't know it?
Most people would answer no to both of those questions. But for some reason when it comes to fertility stuff, there tends to be a very one-size-fits-all mentality. Sure, maybe it helped your friend with whatever "issue" she had. Unless you have the same issue caused by the same imbalance at the same level of imbalance and have the same response, there is no way to know if it's a good choice for you.
Herbs are extremely unregulated and some are not well studied or tested. If you do truly have an issue and it's something you want to explore with your doctor, by all means do some research and discuss it with them. Don't just randomly take supplements because someone told you to. Learn about them and how they work before you start taking them (this applies to prescription drugs as well).
Gah! Ok tell me why. A good friend ttc for a long time and recommended it...it helped regulate her cycles and I had my first normal LP in a long time the first cycle I started it.
If you suspected you had high blood pressure, would you just take some random herb and cross your fingers? If you had no reason to suspect you had high blood pressure, would you take that stuff anyway, just in case you might have that issue and don't know it?
Most people would answer no to both of those questions. But for some reason when it comes to fertility stuff, there tends to be a very one-size-fits-all mentality. Sure, maybe it helped your friend with whatever "issue" she had. Unless you have the same issue caused by the same imbalance at the same level of imbalance and have the same response, there is no way to know if it's a good choice for you.
Herbs are extremely unregulated and some are not well studied or tested. If you do truly have an issue and it's something you want to explore with your doctor, by all means do some research and discuss it with them. Don't just randomly take supplements because someone told you to. Learn about them and how they work before you start taking them (this applies to prescription drugs as well).
And even then it's making a HUGE assumption that the Vitex even helped your friend. Chances are it was completely unrelated and she was just lucky it didn't fuck things up for her.
And if your cycle was regulated right after taking it, it wasn't the Vitex.
I don't want to be giving any false information, but I don't see why you'd need to lay a wondfo flat the full time they are developing. They point is that the contents of your pee are absorbed into the strip and cause a chemical reaction. As long as that absorption happens (it takes less than 30 seconds - you can see the pee absorbing up the stick), I can't think why it has to be flat. I was able to see a positive from many a test strip that I carried in my pocket for less than a minute between the bathroom stall and my desk drawer. Can't speak to digital tests, only for wondfos. Someone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems pretty common sense to me.
I think it says to lay it flat on the package. Today I slipped mine back into the package and held it flat against my phone. I was able to keep it fairly flat w/o drawing attention to the fact that I was carrying a piece of cardboard with pee on it. Hah.
I always put mine back in the package and wrap paper towels around it and put it in the hand that holds the towel I use to open the door. No one thinks twice about me holding the towel to my desk since anti-germs and all.
No honey, just no. This stuff will likely cause more damage than good.
Gah! Ok tell me why. A good friend ttc for a long time and recommended it...it helped regulate her cycles and I had my first normal LP in a long time the first cycle I started it.
From what I can tell, too, you've only been TTC for 3 months/cycles, right? Coming off of birth control, it's very normal for your body to take 3-6 months to re-regulate itself and that's probably what it's doing, regardless of your Vitex use. I mean, if you were literally being told how to do your job for x amount of time and then suddenly that person stopped telling you how to do your job, wouldn't you go, "Uh...wait...what happened to micromanager Y? Is that not happening anymore? Okay, uh, so I'll do this myself. Gimme a sec to figure out what am I doing again."
Vitex can have some pretty wild side effects. Just because it seems innocuous to your good friend, doesn't mean it's going to be the same thing to you. Are you both allergic to the same things? Do you have the same sensitivities? Do you both have all the same health issues? Unless she's literally the same person as you, you need to have a medical professional on your side to tailor its use to YOU. Maybe one bag of tea a day worked for her. Maybe you need two, half, or something completely different.
Also, also, I'll bet your doctor knows your history and risk factors better than your friend does. Doc's more likely to see a potential shitstorm on the horizon, health-wise, than your good friend that TTC for a long time.
tl;dr As a general rule, you shouldn't ingest stuff that'll fuck with your hormones, unless you are under the care of a doctor and it is your personalized treatment plan.
P.S. Also, please clarify your irregular cycles. What do you mean? And what are you considering a "short" LP versus a "normal" LP?
In my office, you need a key to get into the bathroom on our floor, which makes me feel rushed. Sometimes I'll just stick the developing OPK in my pocket or my bra for the short walk from the BR back to my office, return the key, and wait the rest of the 5 minutes at my desk.
I thought about just taking the OPK back to my desk and waiting for it to develop there but I'm worried about screwing up the results because they all say to lay them flat. Please tell me that worry is unfounded because I would rather sit at my desk than sit in a bathroom stall!
I'm sure others have answered, but I've carried mine around the house, into the car with me, etc. The one I took earlier today I waited the first minute or so then wrapped it in a paper towel and put it in my pocket to take back to my desk.
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