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I am 26 years old and I have been married to my wonderful husband since June 2006. We have been together since we were seniors in high school. We are currently TTC. We do not have children yet, but we do have two nieces (and another one one the way - she's due July 29, but my sister-in-law is due for a c-section on July 11) that we can spoil in the meantime. Hopefully we can have one of our own soon!
...I was on birth control for about 7 years and stopped on 12/16/07. I had my A/F on 12/20/07 and stopped a few days later. I was regular when I was on birth control, but irregular before then.
I didn't get a sign of anything until 70 days after the one on 12-20-07. I am not totally sure it was AF since I had no cramping and it didn't look like AF. I had spotting that was dark brown and occasional dark red. During the middle the was a light flow. I also had clots. It was never red like AF so I am not sure what it was.
April 10: It's been 16 weeks (113 days) since last major AF and 41 days since the spotting/cramping. Been taking BBT for three weeeks and nothing going on there either. Nothing above 97.3 - kind of up and down between 96.3 and 97.3. Going to see the doctor on Monday as I don't think I am even ovulating (according to BBT). Tried OPKs a few times and they were always negative so I am not going to waste anymore money on them. Haven't done HPT in over 3 weeks as I see no point since my temps are low. I guess I'll see what the doctor says on Monday. I hope I don't hear "You're body is still adjusting, give it time." She told me that when I saw her in January. Back then I was only a few weeks from missed AF. This is all very frustrating - pregnant people popping up everywhere, but me!
April 11: (Day 114 or 42) I am going away with my mom to a scrapbook retreat this weekend. I won't be bring the Basal Thermometer as we are staying with a bunch of other people in the same cabin. Don't really want to be waking people up (the beeping of the thermometer wakes my husband up every morning.) This will give me a few days to relax. Of course I am sure there will be at least one pregnant person there as well as many who already have kids. Oh well, at least I'll get some pages done.
April 14: Went to the doctor. She said I wasn't ovulating (duh!). She gave me Prometrium which I have to take for the next five days. Once the bleeding starts I go in on Day 3 of that to get blood work done. After that I head to the fertility specialists to figure out what to do next. I can't get in for an appointment with them until June 27, although they will call me when there are cancelations to get me in earlier. So I guess we'll wait and see how it all goes from here.
April 20: Stopped taking Prometrium on Friday night. It's been less then 48 since then and no sign of a period yet. I am suppose to get blood work done on Day 3. Will I start anytime soon?
April 21: Yeah!!! I finally got AF so I can start back at Day 1. I didn't think I'd ever get excited about getting AF. I go in for blood work on Wednesday. I hope someone calls to cancel with the fertility people soon so I can get in and find out my results. Otherwise I won't know anything until the end of June.
April 23: Today is Day 3 of this cycle. I went in for blood work. I guess they are testing four different things (hormone levels). I had flow for only one day and now I am back to spotting. I hope that's ok since they asked to draw blood on the third day. Not sure if they were expecting me to bleed for a few days. This is one of the shorter AFs I've had. I am not sure if I should call to get results since I don't know what I am looking for or just wait until June when I see someone. I guess we just start BDing once I stop spotting. It's all so frustrating! I am so impatient!
April 27: I called to get my results a few days ago and the nurse told me my hormone levels were considered normal. So if they're normal, then what's wrong with me? Had to reschedule my appointment for July 3 since I couldn't make the June 27 one. I hope someone calls and cancels so I can get in sooner with the infertility people. Until then I hope I at least get one cycle that's not 100+ days long! Like others, I will probably take a break from this site for a while so I can stop dwelling on getting pregnant. I am going a vacation in July with my sister, niece, and parents (hopefully my husband too if he doesn't have to work). So my goal is to try to lose some weight to look better in my swimsuit. My sister already looks great and I am frustrated being heavier than her. I guess I can dwell on that any maybe get pregnant in the meantime!
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sgibson4182 - Thursday, 3 April
I just wanted to wish you the best of luck TTC! My husband and I were also married in June 2006 and we have been together since we were jr's in high school. Try not to stress out to much and you will get pregnant. I know it's easier said than done. I am TTC afte a m/c and all I think about is being pregnant again so belive me I know how you feel. Hang in there.
LoriRenee - Wednesday, 2 April
I hope I didnt upset you . Im sorry if I did . Maybe you need to talk to your gyno or something to see what is going on . Much baby dust to you girl . Sorry you are so stressed right now . Hope everything gets better for you !!! Take care and try not to even think about getting pg , thats what I did . Go with the flow and if you just 4get bout it , you will not be so stressed and it will be easier for you to get pg !!!
sweetpeas2009 - Saturday, 29 Mar
i gotten af on easter. i took that med for five days from doc to bring af on and it was 3 weeks before i gotten af.baby dust to you and hubby.
~Bridget~ - Friday, 28 Mar
Hi, just wondering if you have tried any ovulation kits? Wishing you lots of baby dust!
BrandiH2007 - Thursday, 27 Mar
Hi Andrea, I'm sorry to hear you are having trouble. Definitely keep taking your BBT because most times that's the first thing a dr. will want you to do for a couple of months. If you are interested in learning about your body and your cycle you should look into getting the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility you can probably get it cheap on Amazon. Your temp doesn't really mean anything execpt that you haven't ovulated yet. What the actual number is doesn't mean anything, it about the shift and it doesn't sound like you've had one. If you want any more information I'm full of it so feel free to ask. I hope you get some sort of answers soon. Good Luck!!!
bekah123 - Thursday, 27 Mar
If you get to go to a fertility specialist they will send your husband for a sperm test so I hope he is ready for that :p. Good luck again!
bekah123 - Thursday, 27 Mar
No sometimes it takes that long for you cycles to become regular. It could be 6 months to even a year after birth control specially have being on it for 7 years. If there was something wrong they would have told you. My obgyn said the other day that he could put me on birth control to regulate my periods but after I got off I probably wouldn't be regular so you might be having the same thing since you weren't regular before you got on the BC. And when I went to the fertility specialist she told me I should consider any bleeding as my cycle unless I was pregnant and since you haven't got a positive then I would consider that a period even if it was light. Good luck!
LoriRenee - Friday, 21 Mar
Well depending on what your normal body temp is . If it goes way past the norm , then it could mean something good I guess . Thats how I went by it ! Good luck , let me know how it all goes ?
LoriRenee - Thursday, 20 Mar
Hey girl . I read your page . The thing about the temp taking , I just took it vaginally a cple of times , but that wasnt the time I got pg . I dont really know how to go about it . I was just told by someone that you take your temp everymorn at the same time . The thing is you do that 1st thing , dont talk , dont move , dont pee or anything like eat too . Put it under your pillow and keep it there , then everymorn you wake take your temp . Thts what I did this last time when i seen that my temp was in the high 98 s and once it was 99.1 or something like that I kind of assumed I was . I know its depressing taking a hpt when you just kind of know and are afraid its going to say no . I went through that for the first 2 months of ttc . Then this month when my af was late unlike usual , I knew I wanted to test , but didnt really want to see the results at the same time . Then it was bfp right away ! Good luck and lots of baby dust . Your time will come God willing . Im here if you need to talk or know anything else .
TashaS - Monday, 17 Mar
I too have had irregular periods for as long as I can remember. I went on B/C at a young age to try to straighten them out; and it worked... as long as I took the pill. There were a few months that I didn't and never once had a cycle. My DH and I are TTC now and it's been 6 months since I've stopped my b/c. The first month without the pill my AF only lasted one day and was just a dark red/brown colour, similar to what you described. I've been getting cycles every month since, just not on consistent day. Have you tried using an OPK? This way you might be able to find out if you're at least ovulating. If your cycles were always 28 days on b/c I would use that as your guide... count the spotting as a cycle and then follow the test directions... it gave me some piece of mind to know that while things didn't seem right, at least my body was doing one thing correctly. My doctor has also said that I will have to TTC for a year before we look into other options... seems like a really long time!!!
Sweetness - Tuesday, 11 Mar
hi, I saw your post on someone else's page and thought I would comment back.. I too, did not test positive until I was close to 6 weeks. I took 2 tests at exactly 5 weeks and it was negative. 4 days later it was positive. I was regular when on birth control, but was never regular when I wasn't on it. Sometimes I would skip an entire month and my AF would come exactly 2 months apart. It was very strange. On another note, They say the best time to test is in the morning, first urine is the strongest. In my opinion I think it would be a waste to take 2 tests at the same time. I would wait until the next day and do one every morning if you like or can afford them. They are pricey! Good luck sweety, hope my info helped!
bekah123 - Monday, 10 Mar
Not to discourage you or anything but I had brown spotting a couple of months ago and it was just a period I suppose b/c I'm not pregnant. My doctor put me on a thyroid medication and my cycle until this last one has been kind of werid. So if you are on any kind of new meds or you have been stressed or sick it can cause your cycles to do crazy things. I hope you get good new and find out you are pregnant but if you aren't its always fun trying ;) Good luck!
AmandaBaker - Thursday, 6 Mar
Thank's Good Luck to you too & Baby Dust.
myangel - Thursday, 6 Mar
Hmmm I read you story and I dont know what to think! 68 days without a period and testing NEGATIVE?? thats very strange....have you been to your doctor?? maybe you are just stressed out and thats why you are not getting your period....Well best of luck to you!!! BABY DUST BABY DUST BABY DUST!!!!!!!!!!
mama2b2 - Wednesday, 5 Mar
I had implantaion bleeding 1 week before AF was suppose to come. I just thought I was having an early Af. The next week I was just feeling so tired and my boobs were sore and I knew something wasn't right. So I took a pg test and got a BFP. So hopefully thats what you're experiencing!! I'll keep my fingers crossed!! Good luck!!
DianaC86 - Wednesday, 5 Mar
aww i'm so glad you got it to work. I f i come across any other cute TTC things I will let you. It so fun looking at someones page when it's all decorated.
How long have you been TTC?? I hear alot of people have ahd great success using OPK. (ovulation predictor kits) Well I wish you much luck on your TTC journey. Let me know when you test. Good luck girl!!
pregnantwithmythird08 - Wednesday, 5 Mar
I done a HPT on day 28 and it was a very very very faint positive. I even called EPT customer service and said ' I can see a a line so faint it hardly even looks like its there' , and the little guy on the phone was like 'Mam, a line is a line...it's positive' So called my fert. dr and she said for me to go into work later that night and do an HCG (I worked in a lab at the time). So the tech ran it stat and it was elevated. All of this was on day 28. On day 30 I started spotting brownish-maroonish blood with a few clots here and there. Nothing major. Had some cramping like I was gonna start any minute. And this happened for the next 2 weeks off and on. I went in for my 6 week u/s and she saw a heartbeat at 180 BPM. I had a scare of some bright bleeding around 10 weeks and my OB said it was probably where the placenta was starting to take over control of everything. After my daughter was born it was like a weight was lifted and I felt relieved. Then what do ya know 8 months later I was pregnant again. Never give up!! It will happen. My step father use to always so 'Good things come to those who have to wait' and I absolutely hated that phrase!! But now that I have had the experience of 'waiting' I completely understand what it means!! I'll be praying for you and your hubby. Lots of babydust your way********
billbo - Wednesday, 5 Mar
i hope so too. i really really do! for one thing the world needs cute kids n u 2 would provide them:P but on a proper note u deserve it! uv been kind to me and lots of ppl on here.
id complain about that wench of a doctor! set me on her:p lol xxx
billbo - Wednesday, 5 Mar
yea your young and 'have time' but that doesnt stop or explane why uv not come on for 75 days and it doesnt stop you and your hubby wanting to be parents NOW. what a waste of frickin space she sounds! bloody hell thats really annoyed me! I wouldnt like her either
have u tried those ovulation testing kits to see if and when ur ovulating? sum1s been telling me about a drug you can take to help u ovulate i think with irregular periods like that they really should give you some help. even if you wernt trying to conceive i cant imagine how annoying that is, i was wearing pads when i was due on but didnt come on coz of the baby coz i was terified id come on n not realise (i know sad) but surely thats enough for them to want to sort it out the fact ur no aware when ur due on n ur constantly thinking ooh im a bit sticky is it coz iv got a sweaty front bum or have i come on it turns out a bit awkward and all that
im really sorry hun! i cnt beleive the lack of care they give! can yo try seein another doctor one day? you not got a cyst or anything like that?
horrid doctor hope she gets whats coming to her! a big fat batch of the flu!! xxxxx
billbo - Wednesday, 5 Mar
thats no fun:( well i hope everything works out okay for yu. have you been for blood tests etc and spoken to the doctors? xxx
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