Trying to conceive thread .....4

AF just turned up. Day 29 so slightly less (!) than last months 35 day cycle. What I don't understand is that I ovulated on day 19..I thought your AF came 14 days after ovulation?

Oh well..try again this month for an Xmas baby!

Just added my data for today and Fertility Friend has now changed its mind and says that I now ovualted on WEdnesday cd24.

Why does it do this?

Thanks for the info Bunny. Will wait and see if there are anymore 'spotting' incidents this cycle and in the meantime hope that everything goes well. I think i am beginning to come to terms with the fact that i am never going to get that BFP. Have really had enough.

Ermentrude LOL

Just been having a look at some charts on fertility friend which show late ovulation (and pregnancy also but we won't go there at the minute!) and it has amazed me how much sex people are having! I know that everyone is TTC but crikey! Makes my measley 'twice this week' sound remarkably chaste!

ermentrude - the luteal phase is the time from ovulation until the start of your next period. It has to be a certain length for enough progesterone to be produced to support the conditions the embryo needs. Some people call it DPO, or days past ovulation.
Can't help you with the second one, sorry!
have a great weekend everyone

Hi again all! Azure - I did ovulate on cd22 - I have approximately a 5 week cycle on average - sometimes longer.

I have afew questions that I hope someone is able to answer. First one - the 'luteal phase' - what is it, how long is it and how do I know I still 'have' it?

Second - I mentioned earlier in the thread that my temps are lower than normal - between 35.6 and 36.0 pre-ovulation (usually the lower end of that range). Since ovulation on Monday, my temps have gone up 0.1 degree each day. Currently on 36.4 which is way above my pre-ovulation temperatures. Normal? Or should I read anything into it?

Hope you are all well
Thanks folks

so it is M2T - what was I thinking !!

ah well - its good advice anyhow !

It may be a routine test in pregnancy but it should be tested for pre-ttcing too, cos if you have to get the jab you must hold off for 3 mths.

have a nice weekend!

BigBird - Rubella is German Measles though.... not Chicken Pox.... or perhaps I'm way off here.
It's a good idea as GM is nasty when pregnant, I thought it was a routine blood test in pregnancy? Or is that another example of post code healthcare.
I had GM as a child, then had my Rubella vac at 10yrs old..... then ANOTHER one in my 2nd yr at Uni as it was flying through the halls of residence and a hefty rate!

FYI most Docs I know recommend you get a blood test to check you are immune to rubella before starting to ttc. I got checked out pre DD and again last year. (you can lose immunity apparantly).

Futurity - No it isn't good for pregnant women to be exposed to chicken pox. I think it's especially dangerous in the 1st trimester and in the last few weeks of pregnancy..... not sure why though. I've had them twice. V Itchy.... but not too bad once the spots scab over. (nice!!).

My GP told me that childhood is best time to catch them as it tends to be a much milder infection in children.

Futurity - sorry to hear about DS. Blimey Ermentrude, you had a late o/v - was it day 22? Fingers crossed that all your activity was worth it Good luck to everyone approaching testing time. Collision, you were going to test ages ago - what happened? Haven't heard from Slink and Emski in a while - everything ok girls?

Thats good to know M2T. He has been sniffly and grumpy last few days and then spots appeared yesterday but didn't really twig..did today though when more turned up! I've not had it though and a friend said it is a good job I am not pregnant as it isn't good for pregnant women?

Oh Futurity - How rotten... at least if he's all spotty then he should be over the worst.

No...not going to test..no point until at least day 36 which would be same length cycle as last month.

And to top it all found out today that DS has got chickenpox..what fun!

I see Bunny, wonder why, do you think it's the dose? Would it be worth having all your hormones checked, if you haven't had already? Ie, FSH, LH, progesterone? They will certainly be able to tell from that if there is something amiss or too much of the other.

Good luck to all xx

Hana - sorry to hear about your SIL. Your post below sounded very like me too.....! Good luck.

Bunny - you are well armed with lots of info. Do you have NAPRO or FCP (fertility care practitioners) where you are ? I don't know much about them but I know some of the girls here have gone this route as an alternate to their normal gynae. I think its lots of charting along with recording CM etc. Not really sure to be honest. Just a thought.

Futurity and Bunny2 - Good luck if you both decide to test today. I'm keeping a close eye on this thread although I can't really contribute to it.

Well I am now on day 28 but fed up as I have had AF pains since a few days after I ovulated (day 19). It is so annoying to have the same aches and pains all day every day..like my body is taunting me about the fact that my AF will turn up eventually! Sorry for moaning...just fed up with it and my body at the moment!

Bunny, not sure if you read my last msg but wanted to post again. What does it mean to have the spotting on DPO 4? If you remember, i had this last cycle and mistook it for implantation spotting (sliiy cow that i am )

Anyhow, ob/gyn did say he thought it might be ovulation spotting..the OPK's however, said otherwise. Any help?

Hurray - I ovulated on Monday (according to my chart) - I thought that I had! We have been bd-ing this week more that we have in a very long time - so fingers crossed!

How is everyone?

Maybe Baby is an OPK using saliva. I did a little homework on the bfeeding and 'fecundity' and determined, that mostly if you get your cycle back then the bfing has dropped to a low enough level to bring back the menses, but it did say that you might not ovulate in the first few cycles. I will see this month if I am oving, but I still think I am probably better to drop a feed to be on the safe side. I think continuing to bfeed might even increase chances or implantation problems if it causes too much prolactin to be released. Anyway, so much to think about.

So you did ov then, so the Clomid is working from that point of view. Did you input into FF? Did it confirm the rise and ov? Sorry a million q's, I know you;re like me and want to know it all!
Jellycat?? You up for it then? I tested with first resp 3 days before a couple of times and got a pos, it took a minute for it to appear but it was defo pos. Anyway, like Bunny says you can't put your life on hold all the time either, no-one would expect that of you!