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Trying to conceive/Planned parenthood/Assisted Reproduction Chat thread.
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Great to see you posting, DFT. You've been missed around these parts
I reckon we're going to go down the Napro route when we're married. I don't like the ethos either, but, they have huge success rates, so I reckon I can tune into the hamsters dancing in my head if they get too religious on us. But, from what I've heard, they're not nearly as ''holier than thou'' as you'd think they're going to be0 -
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DetectivFoxtrot wrote: »thanks a mil hon. I see you had your own sad news - big hugs to you. How are you doing?
I'm doing ok.
It gets to me from time to time but mostly I'm fine and I remember that it happens to nearly every woman at some stage and its natures way of taking care of things I suppose. I'll be leaving it a cycle or two I think before we start trying again.
I have heard that they dont mention religion at all in Napro. It's just being married, but that is mainly for the commitment aspect. But the science-y side of it seems solid enough. Dunno about making the OH do the charting though. I find it hard enough to persuade himself to bring out the bins sometimes! But I suppose it helps them feel more involved and proactive maybe? that you are in this together kind of?0 -
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Hey, have been temping this month and it dropped yesterday to nearly cover line(12dpo) but I still decided to get my hopes up and test with a cheapie test. Got a squint to see it faint line. Today temperature dropped to below cover line but I had a test left. It's darker today, no squinting to see it. Am I wrong to get my hopes up with the temperature drop. So confused!
A line is a line! Congratulations!! 0 -
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Because I have an underactive thyroid my medication needs to be monitored from early on if I become pregnant. So I went to the doctor today and she did a test which came back negative. She then gave me another test and told me 'if it comes back positive in the morning give me a ring tomorrow but these are very sensitive tests you know.' She then asked me was the one I used in date. Not quite the reassuring visit I hoped for. Anyway, me being me, I went and forked out for clearblue digital and the result pregnant came up in about a minute and a half and pregnant 1-2 came up very shortly after.
Congrats Roesy 0 -
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Penny Dreadful wrote: »No updates from me really but just needed to say the following:
Bloody hell its hard waiting isn't it!!!
Anyhow thats that on the rant front from me for today.
Hope all the ladies are doing well
Yes it bloody is!!!:rolleyes:
Had my appointment in the hari yesterday,Got a blood test done to check my egg reserve,have to get my day 3 and 21 bloods done again,himself has to give a sample and then were back in May to decide which is the best option for us.I must say that ive never had it explained to me aswell as that doctor did yesterday,it was a case of this is what you need to do and this is what we will do when you have that part sorted!0 -
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Oh thank you, I didn't actually know that! I thought the ovulation tests would only show up positive the day of your ovulation really. So in that case it might not be as bad as I thoughtMy OPK always spiked at 10dpo or 11dpo. Even when I was getting fertilty treatment so it was never an issue. In fact, the LH surge occurs before ovulation. Its not actually the ovulation itself that the test shows, its the pre-ovulation hormones to remind you to get jiggy in the next few days.
For example, on my lucky cycle, I got ovulation pain on the Monday on the left side. I was annoyed as I thought the Clomid had messed things up, and that on my scheduled scan I'd be told we missed ovulation. On Wednesday morning I got my internal scan which showed 2 mature and 1 slightly immature follicles, so we got the go ahead to take the trigger shot to induce ovulation that evening. When I mentioned the pain to the nurse, she explained the pain is not the egg being released, but the follicles growing.Between Thursday afternoon and before midnight on Friday that week was our "window" for the egg to be present, and exactly 14 days after I took that trigger shot, I tested positive.
So, even though I got the pain on the Monday, it was Friday before the eggs were there to be fertilised. Had I been testing with OPK's I probably would have had my LH surge Tuesday/Wednesday.
But looking back at my diary, I usually got that pain around days 9-11 and a positive OPK then too.
My cycles were short - averaging 26 days, so I had a very short pre-ovulation time frame.
I'm just trying to keep track of everything now, just in case I don't get pregnant in the next few months.
I also get quite bad pains when I'm ovulating, so I don't even think i need to keep using them.0 -
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ILoveToast wrote: »Oh thank you, I didn't actually know that! I thought the ovulation tests would only show up positive the day of your ovulation really. So in that case it might not be as bad as I thought
I'm just trying to keep track of everything now, just in case I don't get pregnant in the next few months.
I also get quite bad pains when I'm ovulating, so I don't even think i need to keep using them.
As far as I know, you usually have about 48hrs from the OPK positive for the egg to be in position. The sperm ideally should already be there to meet it. Since the egg lasts 12 hrs, and the sperm can last for up to 4/5 days, it makes sense to think of it that way.0 -
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As far as I know, you usually have about 48hrs from the OPK positive for the egg to be in position. The sperm ideally should already be there to meet it. Since the egg lasts 12 hrs, and the sperm can last for up to 4/5 days, it makes sense to think of it that way.
True, thank you for your help
The ovulation tests usually show up positive for 3 days for me, I have been using the digital tests and got a 'happy face' 3 days in a row.0 -
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thanks girls.
after thinking and talking bout it all with the husband we are going to save for the year and get our own heads around all of this.
while i had an inkling we would end up down the road my poor husband in his innocence i think thought it would happen on its own for us so the year to work through all issues we may have or thoughts on stuff will only help us.
as for the elbow im just a bit fed up waiting on it to be all better and sick of it being bent at like a 35degree angle.
how is everyone else getting on? am looking forward to happy news from people 0 -
thanks girls.
after thinking and talking bout it all with the husband we are going to save for the year and get our own heads around all of this.
while i had an inkling we would end up down the road my poor husband in his innocence i think thought it would happen on its own for us so the year to work through all issues we may have or thoughts on stuff will only help us.
as for the elbow im just a bit fed up waiting on it to be all better and sick of it being bent at like a 35degree angle.
how is everyone else getting on? am looking forward to happy news from people
Hi Carly, it's so crap to have to wait that long for an appt. without getting too personal, I think the biggest driver for be in choosing private v public would be age. If age is on your side, take your time to get your head around things and try to relax for the next year. Stranger things have happened when you allow your head done time to de-stress.0 -
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