OVUSENSE (ovucore) thread 2

@MO22 thank you so much. I'm okay, definitely still up and down. Had a bit of a cry this morning after logging my first temp again. Trying to focus on the positives that the medication worked and I was able to get pregnant but some days I just feel really sad and angry about the whole thing.
I guess that's to be expected and I'm hoping it'll get a bit easier with time. And we've decided to carry on TTC straight away as a way of looking to the future!

That's a small dip and still above the cover line so I wouldn't worry about it! My post-ovulation temps on my BFP chart were up and down every day!

@Loz365 silly question but how are you doing? Glad it settled quickly. Here if you want to chat and sending big hugs.

Had a dip today 🧐 pretty early as am only 5 DPO, wondering if I'm already out. I'm really trying to extend my LP so will be gutted if so!

@LuckyMoonstone that's a great rise! Got everything crossed for you 🤞

@MO22 I wouldn't worry, those temps are still well over the cover line and very consistent!

I'm back to temping after my MC last week. Very grateful it all settled down after a week and didn't drag out. They say you're extra fertile after a MC so here's hoping 😂

@MO22 mine normally looks how yours looks, but it just keeps climbing. I haven’t felt particularly hot during the night, and I’m definitely not ill lol. It’s interesting but I’m trying not to feel like it means something because it might not

Also I apparently ovulated the same day as I got my peak OPK which seems pretty rapid!

@LuckyMoonstone that's so great, look how high it is! I'm fretting mine is too low, usually I get up to at least .7 and I'm still hanging around .6

Always something to obsess about ha

This month I’m getting my highest temps ever! It’s normally gone down a bit by now (7dpo). There’s a gap where I missed Sunday but today is still higher!

@MO22 that's so great that the metaformin had helped you! I've been on 1500g for just over 4 months, and my cycles are definitely reducing, so hopefully this will be the one that gets the closest to normal.

Very frustrating about your cancelled appointment. TTC life just feels like you are forever waiting for things!

@MO22 argh that’s so annoying. I’ll let you know if I get any good tips. But hopefully I won’t need them 😅

@LuckyMoonstone I was too scared to try Agnus castus in case it screwed mine up! Please do report back if you speak to the doc, my NHS gynaecologist appt has been cancelled because the consultant was ill (after I waited two months) and has now been rescheduled to September... so doubt I'll be getting to ask anyone anything any time soon!

@MO22 I don’t know :( I tried agnus castus for a bit but it didn’t do much. I haven’t tried B6. I’m scared to try stuff in case it messes my cycles up even more! Knowing my luck it would. I’ve got a docs appointment in a few weeks, hopefully I won’t need it if I’m pregnant but if I do then it’s what I’m going to talk to her about

@LuckyMoonstone ugh me too and it's driving me nuts! I had a 13 days LP pre MC and now I spot at 10 DPO and start AF on 11. Not sure what to do to make it longer bar B6.... any ideas?!

@MO22 yeah that’s true, it’s not necessarily exactly the same every month! Yeah no harm in going for it anyway! Well since my MC it’s been about 10 days which is a bit crap :/ so if I get past 10 days with no AF, I’ll feel a bit hopeful. But I’m still gonna wait the full two weeks just in case

@LuckyMoonstone tbf that happened to me a few months back, I guess it could be changeable and sometimes you ovulate quickly (as I think has happened to me this month) and others maybe at the longer end of the 36 hours post LH surge?

Either way, might as well DTD!

Not too long then if you are 5 DPO, how long is your LP usually? Would you test early or wait for AF?

@MO22 well I put all my temps, tests & symptoms into my apps and all 3 of them (FF, Premom and Ovusense) say ovulation was Monday, and my peak was Saturday night, and if all 3 of them say Monday then I’m inclined to believe them! I’m doing good thank you, I’m 5dpo now. I don’t feel optimistic about this month, not for a particular reason, but simply because I’m so used to being disappointed 😅 hope you can convince DH to have some Saturday night fun with you 😂

@theblueflowers what dosage are you on for metaformin? I went back on it and was taking 1000mg and then last month upped it to 1500mg (that's the highest dose I was on pre MMC) and it's definitely worked to reduce the time back down to CD17. When I got pregnant last year it was from a CD17 ovulation and I had just started myo-insotol as well. It takes a bit of time but it's great that you are on it and hopefully you'll see that time reduce. I ovulated CD21 in June and then with the additional dosage in Jul and aug it has been CD17. Sorry that's a long winded way of saying, hold on, it should help!

@LuckyMoonstone you are probably right, it can't hurt! Will see if I can coax DH for one last time before a break lol. How did you find out it took you two days? How is everything else with you?

@MO22 definitely do it today! I’ve recently found out that I ovulate 2 days after a positive OPK, not 1 day after like I thought

@MO22 that's great that you ovulated earlier! I think that's one of the things that gets me down- my last cycle I didn't ovulate until cd22. Slightly better on the cycle before at cd24 so maybe it is going in the right direction, but the next chance feels so far away.

I've got a bit of a wait potentially, but as I'm on metaformin, my consultant also said that it could normalise my cycle, so I always feel like I have to test for ovulation early, which is such a faff!

*now not not!

@theblueflowers you're probably right, I just wanted to make sure we gave this month as good as go as possible. Ah well, we shall see.

I had the same experience as you last cycle, symptom spotted etc and was very disappointed, took me until this week (FW) to finally feel more positive again. I was trying to look for positives this cycle - I seem to be ovulating a bit earlier (CD17) which at least means it's a week less bloody wait each cycle! So maybe it's worth trying to do that too! When are you due to go into FW and ovulate?

With EPO I def felt more "wet" (TMI) but I still don't really see much "egg white" - I do see it being a bit stretchier but still white so not sure what's going on there. I will stop taking it now. I'm not worrying about my LP being too short at 11 days, I expect that will be the theme this cycle 😂

@MO22 they always say that DTD before ovulation gives you the greatest chance, so try not to worry about it!

Yep, I took EPO up until ovulation and then stopped. I can't remember the source, but I read that it can impact implantation which is why it is not recommend in the luteal phase. Did you find it helped you?

I'm okay thanks, CD5 over here. Had what looked like such a promising chart last cycle, but no luck. I'm still struggling to shake off the disappointment to be honest, but hopefully in a few days I can start being a bit more positive about this one.

How are you doing?

@theblueflowers Also I know you tried EPO - did you stop taking it post ovulation? That's what I've read, so was going to stop now, but it's hard to find conclusive stuff online!

Thanks @theblueflowers - I agree, definitely ovulated yesterday and I got my peak the morning before (and then immediately DTD) so I think it's probably too late too for today... Kicking myself for not doing it yesterday but can't change that now.

How is everything with you?

Hi @MO22 hope you are okay. Looking at your chart I would say that you have very much already ovulated, so today would be too late. The coverage that you did get looks great though!

Morning ladies, hope everyone is doing ok.
Just had a boring timing question.
After having a few months where we only managed to DTD on ovulation day (covid, operations etc!) we've really tried to make an effort to do every other day in the FW
We DTD the day I got a positive OPK but annoyingly couldn't do yesterday which I think was ovulation.

Should I still do today or do you think it's too late?