Ttc#1 Lucky no.13. The one where Doreen and Hugh ride the honeymoon gondola down the fallopian canal.

[StarkyTheDirewolf]

Hugh enjoys ISW and his love affair with Doreen. He watches out for skittle tits and weepyitis. Mrs Arseholey Fucknut (Af) shows up when you least want her but brings wine and soft cheese as a consolation prize.

We don't have rules as such but expect to be talked down from the ledge with kind and well meaning but firm words if you get too hysterical. But most importantly don't convince yourself you're pregnant in the tww That is paramount!

We don't get a lot of baby dust in these here parts. We want a fanny full of determined Doreen, not unicorn farts and gnome tears with extra sparkle. We've been going a while now so the novelty has somewhat worn off and we're slightly battle scarred and bruised in the cervix area.

Post your stats and add your dates. We have a register thanks to kats stats I am resident piss stick queen and if you don't test, you get a Starky's Star

When you post stats, add your predicted test/af date. We are currently running at about 49% pregnant with the grads thread over in ante-natal which we all hope to join soon.

Link to thread 12.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2580240-Thread-12-TTC-1Trying-is-the-fun-part-said-by-nobody-ever-whos-actually-trying?pg=1&order=

Ni take care with iron supplements, they can cause constipation ... I know that some pregnant ladies avoid them for this reason.

I had read that alright Hep but these are advertised as not having that side effect (and I haven't had any problems on them!!)

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0001OP028/ref=pe_385721_37986871_TE_item

emerges from the shadows, waves
I think I just had a tiny bit of good news for a change but I'm not quite sure.

My GP had me do yet another blood test, this time assuming that I have a perfectly normal post-luteal phase of exactly 14 days and just ovulate very early. I was extremely skeptical because all the opk kits reliably show a different ovulation date, and with a progression from fertile days to peak fertility. But my partner who's a biologist was much less skeptical because human biology is messy and just because the kits say I ovulate doesn't mean I actually do.

So I had a blood test done on day 17 of an assumed 24 day cycle (which would have been 7dpo). Of course this month my cycle was then even shorter than usual and came out at 22 days.

But! Progesterone levels at day 17 (which I now know to be 9dpo) were 27.9!

That's ... that's good news, right?

Ct hi :)

I have no idea about tests and progesterone levels and what they should be but if your GP says that is good the yippee

Kat, GP didn't say anything positive, for her the value was under 30 and therefore (too) low. But I'm seeing a specialist this Thursday who'll hopefully be able to shed some more light on this. It's certainly the closest I've been to 30 and assuming that levels peaked exactly 7dpo this to me seems well within range. It would also mean that partner and I have dtd too late into my cycle for the entire time. :-p

So CT the lesson is that opks aren't 100% reliable, is that it? I wonder if temping is more reliable as it relates to progesterone levels?
Do you mind me asking what you asked for and how long you'd been trying when you went to GP. We're trying 6months now, but I wonder if it's worth going to GP to ask for bloody test if we hit cycle 7 (under 35 so they might tell me to bugger off until 1yr trying, but no harm asking what do people think?)

Ni

We started trying beginning of June and I went to the GP around December. I didn't go for anything specific; I just wanted to check in with my GP because she knew we were trying, I was (and am for another four weeks) 39 and wanted to ask whether there's anything we could do or have checked. She was unconcerned with my age but suggested I do a blood test for reassurance. (And then it didn't turn out to be reassuring.)

I think there's no harm in asking - you'll either be reassured that everything is fine, or it's not but then you can do something about it, and the earlier, the better.

I think I'm cycle 8 now?? I don't think I'll go to go until a year. They won't do anything. I'm 28. I have a feeling I will get to a year though. It's gone pretty quickly actually. The next few months will go quickly too I'm sure. Especially now summer is coming :)

(I'm not being very helpful lately, am I??)

Thanks for the info CT...You're right, there's no harm going and asking!

Kat what chill pills are you on?! 😜 Gorgeous day out there today!! Pimms and summer on the way!!! 👍

Hugs Ever, that bites. :(

Kat, you can count me as another April 1. Like Feefs I'm hoping that's a good omen!

Ever

Lyssie and kwick have you tested?!

Kat put me down for 18th April please.

Thanks ladies A massive part of my worry and stress is age. I only need to try for 6 months to be able to ask the GP, and I am now starting cycle #5 and just mad at this thing being such a lottery.
I like control and organisation.
But there is no control here. I dont like it

Kat prescribe us with whatever calming substances you have been taking

AF due tomorrow. So over the TWW. I'm like 98% sure I'm not preggo but I guess you don't know until you know /wisdom.

Boobs still sore but no other cramps or pains to speak of. Mood wise I'm quite serene today, which is a nice change from the weeping.

kwick are you testing yet? Fx for all testers.

100% out. I hate Ttc.

Massive hug confused and for you xx

Thanks jem im still crossing my fingers for you lovey xxx

Thanks hon. I'm mentally already trying to think about next month to prepare for the flow tomorrow. I think the quicker I can move on mentally to the next cycle the better.

Each cycle we're getting closer to becoming mommas - remember that xx

Jem I am not sure what people mean when they say that... I mean, how am I any closer? If anything I am further

Sorry confused

island I think it will be Friday or Saturday, so a fun Easter weekend

Since every month I get older, and age has a big part in this and we have a limited reserve of eggs... Aren't I getting further every month that I dont conceive?

Confused Ever - I'm sorry, that sucks. Coffee and wine for you.

Kat - I've got NO idea when AF is due. Based on my usual cycle, April 5. Based on last cycle, April 11. Shall we go with the middle, April 8?!

evergreen I am so sorry what a fucker

elle same for you my lovely

kat great list - you are the best!

If you are going to take any vitamin B - like B6 - make sure you also take a vit B complex - otherwise you get out of whack. Also egg quality is very very important - milk, CoQ10 and vit E can help with that.

ct not sure about progesterone levels for after ovulation - but if preggers they like to see at least 100.

This is hard guys... This TTC malarkey. I competely get the comments about control... Imagine what this would have been like just 20 years ago...

I see what you mean ever, I guess that's how I like to see it.