TTC'rs ,Charters and Chart Cheerleaders! 2010~

Just wanted to say,love you guys and am still thinking of you even thoug I don't post much <3

Bethy, you sure did get busy!! Hehe. How was the trip? Are you back to the grind and everything now? Fingers crossed that the not trying cycle will be IT! What cycle day are you on now? I am really hoping for you!

I thought I O'ed over the weekend, or was HOPING I did. But alas not yet. Today though I saw some EWCM, which is good! Too bad DH is at work and won't be home til 4 am, so I told him he better wake me up when he gets home because this it the time! [He said, that is what you said on the weekend! LOL! I told him this whole trying thing is not an exact science!]

Thanks for popping in Angel. I could use all the thinking about I can get!

Lindzee, I checked your chart on Sunday night and thought *maybe* this was it too....was disappointed right along with you on today's temp. bleh. I hope your husband is more cooperative than mine when it comes to the timed BDing. Might gets irritated and says the same thing .... "but that's what you said yesterday (or whenever)."

Funny thing is about sex on vacation...hubby mentioned doing it alot more often than we actually did it!

Maybe we need to go on vacay like you so that we don't have to worry about timed BDing!! Of course this just happens to be during the shift I never see him. He works 5 pm [i am not home from work] and then gets home at 4 am and sleeps downstairs so as not to wake me. But I think he will wake me up tomorrow, I hope so anyways. I think tomorrow could be O day, or maybe Wednesday. Gah who knows?! I thought about buying some OPKs at the store, but couldn't justify spending the money!! Too funny that your DH said that too about "That's what you said yesterday...." Don't they know that we can't always know the exact day or plan things? Sheesh. Here's to hoping this is it and that my temp goes up on Wednesday!


Any news on your end? Any sign of anything??

Lindzee, look for OPKs on eBay if you want to try them. MUCH cheaper than a retail store. Just watch for expiration dates and buy from a Canadian buyer so you don't have shipping issues. Or there's other online sites, just Google for them. I remember some other people have recommended babywishes.org. I like the pink dye OPKs like First Response best. Seems like blue dye ones were harder for me to read.

You get good deals on ebay

Looks like O'd, thanks to agnus castus.

We're back in North Wales now, 5 cats and a dog haha x

Thanks for the reply about the OPKs girls. I may look into that for next cycle, but I am hoping there isn't going to be a next cycle!! Really hoping that my temp is going to go UP tomorrow! Come on O! Could be O dip today, no?? There is the white circle because I temped an hour earlier when DH got home at 4 am and yes, we did BD at 4 am! The things we do?!?! Also have some lower back pain today, so it could be promising!
Toffee, def looks like you have O'ed! Your cycle is looking way better. Agnus Castus has been good for you. When is the wedding again? Are you planning on trying straight after the wedding or before?
Beth, what CD are you on? My fingers are crossed so tightly for you!!

Lindzee, I'll be checking your chart tomorrow, hoping to see that big temp rise.

I had to check my own chart to see where I am.....CD25 today. Guess I'll know in a few days what's up, huh?

Toffee, did you move again??? 5 cats and a dog?? Evidently I'm not up-to-date with you! Last I knew you had two kitties.

No temp rise.

I am getting VERY frustrated here. I thought the clomid was supposed to help me ovulate on TIME?? It's CD 19 already. I just don't know.

Sigh.


News from you Bethy?

How are you Toffee?

Lindzee, wish you had some clear signs by now! Clomid (or other drugs) can move up your ovulation day (if you O late) or push it back (if you O early), but generally, it'll be about the same time as your usual. Sorry that doesn't help much.

CD26 today and don't feel anything happening. My worry is I didn't ovulate and that's why no signs. Often my cycles don't last 26 days! On the flip side......gosh, can't even fantasize about that one!

This very well could be good news Beth! But I will not say anything to you yet!

I wish I had clear signs too. I am SO annoyed. Like could cry, annoyed. I thought clomid really did move up your ovulation day to earlier if you O late, at least i think my OB said something like that. If it is around the same time as my usual then I feel like wth am I even taking it?? Maybe I need to research online? I don't know....

Lindzee, maybe do a chart search on FF to see what others have experienced.
Choose "Community" from the menu on the left side. And then Chart Gallery. I chose the "Ovulatory" cycles with the keywords "on Clomid" and "Late ovulation" (both are on the list of keywords. I was seeing O-date of 18-22, and some even later. I know you don't want later, but it shows that some women will ovulate on Clomid even after CD14.

Nothing going on here......

Yes Beth, we've moved. We've moved in with my future MIL. We want to save up for the wedding and train in our desired careers. We can't do that when paying £600 per month on rent. MIL has 3 cats and a 5 month old border terrier, and we've brought Cleo and Nelson. They are all getting on okay so far, the odd hissing but no claws hehe. The dog hasn't met them yet, as he likes to chase cats haha.

Beth, good advice thank you! I didn't even think to search charts. Well my temp went up today and if I enter another high temp tomorrow it tells me I o'ed yesterday. SO who knows?! I think our timing is okay, but DH and I both wanted to BD last night but then decided we shouldn't because so many people have told us every other day and now I am just wishing we did! I know it is stupid and I can't do anything about it now, but it makes me mad. I am very easily annoyed this month and am trying to control everything and all that which isn't working out so well! HA!! Nothing to do but wait and see I suppose....

Any news from you today? Still nothing going on? Hmmmmmm......

*waves* to Toffee!

Lindzee, your timing is just fine if you get crosshairs tomorrow! The BD that AM is great and if those guys didn't get it done, the ones from CD15 probably were there waiting. It's ok.

Nope nothing here....I could probably list a "symptom" or two but you know those almost always aren't anything after all.

Toffee, saving money is good. Hope living with his mom works out ok for you both. I suspect she needs a big of emotional support after everything she's been through. Hope you're not getting any flack from his dad though.

OMG! I didn't catch it until I saw Angel's banner.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Hope you get your ultimate present in two weeks!

Happy Birthday, Lindzee!!!

Thanks for the birthday wishes Beth and Skyllar!! It would be nice to get the ultimate present in a couple weeks, wouldn't it??? Fingers are crossed!!!

What "symptoms" Beth?? What are you going to do? Wait it out a bit more or...?? Thinking of you!!!

I'm waiting to see today's temp for you! *tapping foot impatiently*

Oh, IF (big if) anything happens, we can say this all meant something......had a lot of vivid (might be too strong of a word) dreams lately but my sleep patterns have been a bit off due to vacation and (I hadn't mentioned this yet) a leg injury I got last Sat. sometimes wakes me up at night when I move (who woulda thunk those dirt bikes can hurt you?). Been peeing a lot somedays and even got up two nights this week (again the leg injury woke me). Been extra-tired, but still trying to recover from the trip -- laundry, cleanng, bills, work...on top of the leg injury. I had a bad fall and I landed totally on one knee, actually right below the knee. The joint is basically fine but lots of swelling of the knee/shin and massive bruising....then on Tuesday the swelling spread to the foot and ankle (I have sausage foot!) and I have deep black/purple bruising on parts there too. I guess it's pooled blood, but I'm not sure how to get rid of it. So dreams, frequent urination, and extra-tired, but see, I already explained away it all!

Hope you had a WONDERFUL birthday! Did you get your GBF? That a Guranteed Birthday Fuc....I mean, Fun!

Temp was 97.4 and I got cross hairs for CD 17, which I am sure is going to move to CD 18 because of how low my cover line is. My coverline is usually 97.3 or 97.4. So today is like a fall back rise for me. [Which happened on my pregnancy cycle too - maybe that is a good sign?!] But I don't have any sore BBs or nipples which is common for me after or just before O. I wonder if that is a sign of low progesterone perhaps. I have a blood req for progesterone so maybe it is time to get it checked again. Not sure if I should go on CD 21 like they want or wait til 7 dpo though. Thoughts? Definitely got a GBF! Love your acronym!!

Your poor knee! Ouch! I hope you are okay and that it gets better soon. Geez. I also hope you settle back into routine and things like that so you can start sleeping better. But these symptoms.... hmmm, not going to say because like you said, you just explained them all away. But I want to be hopeful for you, so I am! So will you continue to Wait it out??

Yeah, I see your coverline is really low -- too many pre-O temps above it. But CD18 is ok too. Those charts I looked at with late O on Clomid were in that same day time-frame. Congrats on the GBF!

I'll wait for a few more days a least. Not tempted to test right now because I don't want to be disappointed.

I'll wait with fingers crossed for you Beth and a hopeful heart!!! Everything is crossed very tightly!!

What are your thoughts on getting my progesterone checked?

Let's see what my temp brings tomorrow.

Sorry Lindzee, I forgot to reply to your questions

We're hoping and aiming for a winter 2011 wedding, but it all depends on funds and what not. We won't be for a good few years, tbh it'll probably be 5 years once we're on the right career paths and have a house. We've decided (nature willing) we'd like 2 kids, rather than 3. That may change haha. So we're not in a rush really. We want to get our finances straight first!

We've just booked a holiday to this cottage http://www.holidaycottages.co.uk/holidaycottage/clovelly-lakeside-lodge-11


Looks so nice :-) We can't afford Greece this year. We're going with Rich's Mum and her pup. Take 2 cars so we can do as we please. It looks beautiful! Going on the 12th of June :-)

Toffee, the place looks SO nice. I bet you'll have a great time! I love those little cottages, they look so cute.

A winter wedding would be lovely! That was what I wanted but we got engaged in August and it was too soon too plan! So we went with the following summer instead which was still lovely. Great plans you guys have for your future. I hope all your dreams and wishes come true.

Beth, what;s new today? CD 29 I think...?? Still hoping over here!

AFM, got a temp rise today - but still on the lowish end?? I didn't sleep that well so perhaps that is why. Still worried about progesterone. Maybe I will go get it checked next week. I guess we just wait and see.....

Lindzee, I'm not sure about your progesterone. I always thought it was reliable but then was told the cycle I got pregnant that I hadn't made enough to get pregnant or maintain a pregnancy and now I'm just days away from giving birth. I think sometimes these things happen when you least expect it.

Toffee, we went to Clovelly last summer, it was beautiful, there are some pics on my fb. We stayed not far away in Hele Valley nr Ilfracombe and had a lovely mobile home with a private hot tub. You must visit Clovelly village and have a cream tea there but be prepared to walk up a very steep hill, you will see what I mean

Beth, what's the plan honey?? Are you going to test or get some bloods done. You are being so strong, it must be so hard not knowing where you are in your cycle!