General::Trying to conceive

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Planning a family can be an enjoyable, exciting and often frustrating occasion. For some couples, conception occurs quickly and effortlessly. For many others, it takes longer to become pregnant. No matter what your situation is, there are many other couples that are experiencing the same thing. In this section, you are encouraged to talk about anything related to becoming pregnant. Share your stories, your successes, your hopes and dreams with other women who are trying to conceive as well.

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Duffy - 5 hours ago.
Laura615 - you can get symptoms now, but try not to read too much into them until you get your BFP (Believe me it is hard NOT too) as a few pregnancy symptoms are the same as AF coming symptoms. My fingers are crossed and sending heaps of baby dust your way

Duffy - 5 hours ago.
janbaby09 - It has happened before when I was trying for DS1. She fell pregnant first and then I did a few weeks later. (she then lost the baby a couple of weeks after that). I have tried vitex before with success but it was not successful for my SIL

Duffy - 6 hours ago.
ehartw02 - Leutal phase is the time between ovulation and your AF; generally is it always the same length each cycle . On an average cycle it is 14 days but some women have longer or shorter time. I know that my is 12 days. So When I ovulate I now that 12 days (12DPO) after I know that my AF will arrive. I hope this answers your question

Laura615 - 6 hours ago.
heres a strange thing that happened tonight. I dont like hummus. i never have. DH sat next to me and started eating chips and sabra roasted garlic hummus and I got a whiff... i took the container and ate the entire thing. Isnt it too early for that?? Also, left sided pulling came back to freak me out again. Also having some cervical feeling twinges? At least that is where it feels like it is. Anyone else with symptoms that are messing with your head??

ehartw02 - 7 hours ago.
im extremely confused as to what a leutal phase is? im on CD 8 right now expected to ovulate CD 14 ish according to a fertility tracker. this is my first time using an opk and i tried yesterday and got a negative. (wasn't expecting a positive just have never used one before and was wondering what it was all about lol) but im reading about leutal phase and am very confused as to what it means while ttc??? help please! :)

loraclacey - 9 hours ago.
My breasts are becoming pretty tender so I'm taking that as a sign that the Provera is working! Woo!

Healthymum - 10 hours ago.
Hi everyone, hope everyone is going okay. Well I just thought I would check in. On Friday I went through my egg retrieval and had the embryo transfer on Monday. So now that wonderful tww!!

Cocoloco - 10 hours ago.
thanks duffy and keightlyn - helps to have other people think the same! Keightlyn - sounds promising; the times I have been pregnant cramping was my main symptom, and I bloated so much I needed maternity jeans by week 8 with my son! 9DPO is probably still too early, so try again in a couple days :-) Good luck!

janbaby09 - 11 hours ago.
CaniacMom- We've been trying for 2 years too. This is my first round of clomid and I am on 50 mg. Painful AF, bloating, back pain

keightlynn - 12 hours ago.
Laura615- I probably sound like a hypochondriac, but that is my fear too! This has been consistent dull pain for 4 days now, and I'm getting the middle twinges too! DH made my call the nurse line and ask about it and she told to test (I already did, neg, too early) and she said it could very well be from pregnancy but you can never know for sure without a positive test. She told me keep testing and my doctor will get back to me tomorrow with whether I should be concerned or not. I'll post back here with what she says tomorrow.

Laura615 - 12 hours ago.
Keightlynn- i've been having left pelvic cramps since about 4 dpo through all last night. Today theyre gone but I just felt twinges in the middle a little while ago. I had an emotional breakdown last night because having the cramps/pulling on the left side was freaking me out since that is the side I had my two ectopics. I just kept telling myself that it would be way too early to feel that kind of pain, but its nerve wrecking that i ovulated from that side. Im 7dpo today. One more week to go!

CaniacMom - 12 hours ago.
CD20 and another negative OPK so the mystery of ovulating early or super late continues. The bloating in my abdomen is all but gone now. My gut tells me that I ovulated early since I had the bloating last month after ovulation. Doesn't leave me very hopeful in terms of my chances this month. Have a feeling we BD'd too late to catch the egg. Grrr, damn opposite shifts getting in our way. Janbaby, I am on my second round of clomid. Have never heard of canker sores as a possible side effect. I have been fairly lucky so far, just painful AF and severe bloating around ovulation. BUT I'm only on a 50 mg dose, which will be doubled next month if I'm not successful. Hope that clomid does the trick for both of us. I have also been trying for 2 years and my DS is turning 4 in a couple weeks. I am anxious to give him a sibling.

janbaby09 - 13 hours ago.
I had that happen to me last year a friend of mine got pregnant without even trying. While I was happy for her, I was just a little envious for a few days. But my joy for her quickly took over and I was just so happy for a new baby to be around. Hopefully you both get your bfp very soon. I tried vitex and fertilitea for months with nothing, not even AF. But everyone is different.

duffy - 13 hours ago.
I know the feeling. With my 1st I used meds and then my 2nd i used vitex. My sister-in-law has the same problem. Her first was with meds, 2nd was natural and now she has to go back to the specialist for meds again, but has to wait for finances to improve. I kinda haven't told her that we're TTC yet as she has been trying longer, not too sure what I'll do if I fall pregnant before her

Janbaby09 - 13 hours ago.
Duffy Thanks! Excited to be back, I remember eveyone always being to supportive here. I was so hesitate to start meds but after using herbs and natural remedies for 2 years and no luck finally decided to go see the endo my obgyn recommended. Hoping this does the trick.

duffy - 13 hours ago.
Keightlynn - just had a look at your chart and it does look good :) nice high temps. hopefully you do get your BFP really soon!

duffy - 13 hours ago.
Welcome janbaby09! Sorry I don't recall those symptoms when I was taking clomid. I do remember being really tired after ovulation that cycle though. Good luck!

duffy - 13 hours ago.
Kitty79- it takes 3 days of elevated temps to confirm ovulation

janbaby09 - 14 hours ago.
Hello everyone ! I am new to TTC. l used this site alot while pregnant with my DD (four years ago! ). Now I'm back trying for #2. My Endo put me On Provera which l started on 5/7- 5/16 AF Started 5/19 . l hadn't had AF in almost 2 years, DR did an ultrasound and everything looked good lining thinning. I started clomid day 3-7 on the 21st. And another ultrasound on 5/30 . So l am just trying to wait patiently and let the clomid and my body do their thing. Always easier said then done :) After doing some research l found Clomid could cause extreme exhaustion and canker sores and I am just so lucky. Anyone experience these symptoms?

keightlynn - 14 hours ago.
I am cramping like crazy and have been the for the last 4 days. I'm 9dpo.. Anyone else experiencing it? Like pressure/mild cramps/bloating/uncomfortableness? I tested today and it was negative. I should've known better. Too early. I think my chart looks pretty good though. http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2b3057

keightlynn - 14 hours ago.
Cocoloco- I agree, you probably ovulated CD21.

kitty79 - 16 hours ago.
Luv2teach- I also read that the bbt sometimes dips a little during implantation...

luv2teach - 17 hours ago.
kitty79...I have only charted my bbt for this current cycle...I'm kinda learning as I'm going. But for me this month...my temp rose the very next day after ovulation. And then the following days my temps all stayed elevated.

luv2teach - 17 hours ago.
Well I'm pretty sure that low dip and elevated temps I had were nothing...as this morning my temp went drastically lower. It was even lower than my first dip after ovulation. I also took my temp an hour sooner than I usually do because I had to go to the bathroom so bad and couldn't wait another hour to get up. I have no idea if that made a difference or not. Looks like I'm just gonna have to wait 6 more days to see if AF arrives. Not looking too hopeful anymore.

kitty79 - 19 hours ago.
Those that do BBT... How soon after ovulation do YOU see a rise in bbt? I thought next day but just read that it can, for a few women, take 2-3 days after ovulation to show the rise. I'm hoping that's case for me and I ovulated when I thought I did. .5 rise in bbt today. Hopefully it stays elevated and proves I ovulated and hopefully there's a BFP at the end of my 2WW.