2023 TTC 35+ Part 5

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Hi lovelies,

New thread!!

Please tag whoever you can so everyone knows we are here.

@CurlyWurly1991 Thanks. So you think FF is correct and that I did ovulate sometime around CD12 or CD13. I just suddenly got worried that I might have ovulated later. For some reason premom thinks I have ovulated CD16. But that's 4 days after what I think was my LH surge.
I know you can't really tell from the chart if you are pregnant or not until you get a bfp.
But it was the main difference between all my other cycles and the one I conceived. Symptoms have a tendency to appear in any cycle so I don't trust them.
I actually didn't find the premom app to bad in terms of logging my tests. But I paid less attention to the actual number.
I am not organised enough to do the neat sticking it manually on a sheet. I always forget it and get the sticks jumbled up. So by taking the pictures I have a definite record.

@FigandHoney sounds good. I would take the positive Opk off FF and see what it thinks. Looks like you didn’t catch the peak? You temp rise is enough to show ovulation though . Im the same with premom. Its prediction for me is way off. Still getting light OPKs on CD14 here (which I take pics and keep on Premom) and yet it has said I’m 4dpo 🤷🏼‍♀️ it works off predictions which is little use for me as I don’t ovulate on the same day every cycle.

Good morning ladies
@CurlyWurly1991 I removed mu opk result and tested out all the different ovulation predictor method. And they all said CD12. Except for the opk method which said CD13.

Yeah premom seems to just go by the basic prediction based on your cycle length. Don't understand why they don't use the data from the ok sticks. Thought that was the point?

All that being said today my temperature took a nosedive pretty much to covering. So now pretty sure AF will come this weekend. And all my "worrying" yesterday was just stupid

Hi all,

I ordered my first OPk kit and BBt thermometer which arrived yesterday. My mind was blown 🤯

am I the only one that finds this all so confusing? 😂 I guess once I get into the flow of it I will understand a bit more but I never realised there was so much to it!

@MrsBP15 i would get your levels checked before you go supplementing, if you can. You can technically take too much vitamin d as it’s a fat soluble vitamin, but I’ve heard it’s very very rare. But again, I’m not a doctor.

@Firsttime0727 welcome! Yeah the world of temping was a total revelation to me! I was like what do you never my temperature goes up for the second half of my cycle! 🙈😅

@MrsBP15 u know who knew! So am I right in thinking if my temp goes up, I’ve ovulated??

9DPO & I stupidly tested. Of course it’s a BFN. I also flooded the stick. So annoyed with myself as I am now convinced I’m not pregnant.

@happytobemrsg sorry to hear that. Give it a couple of days and test again?

@MrsBP15 @El1988 my understanding too was that it is possible to take too much vitamin d and therefore it’s important to get a test before supplementing especially at high doses.

@FigandHoney oh no, I know that feeling well. Even more teasing for me as I don’t usually get a temp drop until after AF shows. For that reason I’ve stopped temping once Ov is confirmed. I have a Fitbit with RhR that I can use to keep a rough eye on it as it seems to correlate pretty well with my temperatures.

@Firsttime0727 welcome to the dark side 😆 honestly you will get into the swing soon. I got very into it for a couple of months, found it got a bit overwhelming, and pulled back and just use them where I really need to. Mainly go off Cm and Cp as the most indicative signs of fertility. While trying to dtd every 3 days regardless… it does get a bit much at times particularly once you have been trying a while.

@CurlyWurly1991 Yeah. My rhr usually correlates quite well with my bbt. But today my RHR is still high and my bbt has dropped.
But I really need to stop myself from obsessively scrutinizing my chart

@CurlyWurly1991 CP……?? 😐 I think as I haven’t really been actively trying for that long I will see how I go but good to have this knowledge behind me as I have always felt that I won’t conceive easily! I don’t know why…..

My days bloods and bbt do my head in 🤣.... if your bbt chart is somewhat steady, does that mean your hormones are quite balanced? Not a full mths worth but you get the gist lol

Ill second about be carefull what you supplement with too. My b12 is over a 1000. Thats from proceive max (sachets) and b complex each day. I eat alot of eggs so getting it from them too. I was taking extra folate...my levels above the range bracket.... so stopping that too. Vitamin in large stores can lower testosterone aparently.... my vitd is 136 which is high, my testosterone is low 🤦‍♀️ yet estrodial fsh etc are fine. So 🤷‍♀️... had corsitol done too. My days. They didnt tell me that that changes per hour lmao so that was hard to find out if normal or not! Gona go basic now. Multivitamin, coq10 omega 3 and dhea. Proceive max for 50quid..... am not doing it anymore. As you see above, the levels for egg quality are crap. And amino acids i have protein shakes so that covers that. Thats my rant done. Gave myself a headache with google haha 8dpo... and feeling like...what bloody ever haha

vitamin D in large stores

@Supertrooper101 i agree re checking bloods before supplementing, especially any fat soluble vitamins and minerals - my b12 was also nearly 1000 from proceive max… and some supplements can be dangerous at high levels…

Agree, also consider that for every supplement you take you are giving your liver an extra burden to process and detoxify what isn’t needed. Good liver health is really important for hormone balance. As we are often given basic nhs blood tests without any follow up interpretation (or it’s a GP who, while trying their best, is not a specialist in fertility/hormones). I’ve learned a lot from alternative medicine practitioners - a naturopath previously and currently a herbalist. They focus on the root cause rather than symptoms.

@CurlyWurly1991 i wish modern medcine was like that. Finding the root cause and treating it natrually....but hay, far too time consuming and not enough money made by western medcine for that lol gona speak to my acupuncturist. Athough she is very chinese so hard to understand... just keeps offering me her herbs whih am guessing is for yin and yang haha.. does make me chuckle all that but i do beleve in it... do you have any ideas on my bbt chart i posted. Is it normal lol @Cressie2 @CurlyWurly1991 @El1988 @FigandHoney .....sorry, just tagged the popular namew lol

Wish i could get my b12 up
It sits at 300 .
Tablets / supplements make no difference.

Just keep having scrambled egg & jacket potatoes etc

You have to really follow up with Gp 4 blood test follow up

Hertility health = very worthwhile on hormone front

Argh. Someone shut up my mind please. As I approach AF all my cool dissapears. And I become crazy obssessive.
Just had a massive glob of snot like cm. Slightly yellow

@FigandHoney could be a good sign, could be meaningless 🤷🏼‍♀️ I get CM like that prior to my period sometimes. Hope it’s good news for you though !

Tiny bit of spotting so period is on the way. Looks like I’ll be having a few drinks this weekend then 🥂🍸🍹🍷😫

@Supertrooper101 i would say the chart looks good! I’m no expert, so I can’t read anything into the finer details, but it looks like a nice clear temp rise in the second half? How long is your luteal phase usually? And your cycle generally?

@MrsBP15 im sorry to hear AF is on the way, enjoy the few drinks and sending a hug ❤️

Evening ladies just tryna catch up.
Had the worst PMS today manic feeling, tearful I sobbed for 2 hours while LO napped - so productive. Now 12DPO BFN on a test not even a hint of a line. My temps are staying high...... But oh well I guess that can all change in 1 day.

Yes I also have the CM which is slightly yellow amd snotty like before AF - wonderful. 😂

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

For those who have had an initial apt with GP for tests. How does the apt go?
I will be calling on Monday for me and OH to start getting checked out.

@Supertrooper101 Your chart looks good. Clear temperature rise indicating a biphasic chart, so confirming ovulation.
In terms of your question of the evenness. I don't know if it's a thing. But I certainly noticed mine became less jaggy last time after taking care of myself and taking vitamins. But it can also just mean that you are hood at taking you bbt at the same time each day and without moving