ashjohnson80 said:
The line was a bit darker a couple of days ago - but not a positive OPK. O well...I guess we will keep bd'ing just in case!! 
alway s good to keep bdins' just in case ya know.kellyf2626 said:Hi Ash....
Good for you - have some wine!!
I do know that the line should be darker, which would tell me that I have O'd. But, I was wondering if after you O - does the line get lighter? I didn't know if maybe I O'd much earlier this month - and just missed it.
but what my test said was that if the test was postibe, being that the line awas dark or dark ter than the test line you should O in 24 hrs. But I nebver got a Postive OPK last motn so I wonder how accute they really are. Do we need to again either tomorrow or the day after?
Hi! I dont have a definate answer to your quesiton but I just wanted to say hello and wish you the best of luck ttc! I know that a lot of people say that you shoudl bd every other day during your fertile period, but i've also heard that unless you have been told to that you can also bd every day around the time of your O. we've tried it both ways but nothing yet (see i told you i'd be a lot of help) maybe someone else can tell you something more definate, but good luck!CindyBeth said:I posted about a week or two ago, which means several pages back! lol I am the one with two cysts and also older in age (41) and had to get an ultrasound last week to check on the cysts. Good news!!! The complex one is completely gone and the water filled one was 1/2 the size it was originally, so we got the go ahead!!! yea!
I halfway thru my cycle last month started charting the temps and yesterday(Tuesday), TCOYF charting system told me I was started to be fertile and when I tested with the OPK(I have been testing for several days) today, it told me I was going to be Oing in the next 24 - 36 hours. Since this was my first real month charting, I was happily surprized that the charting worked! I mean I know they say it does but looking at my temps and other signs I could tell I was going to get a positive either today or tomorrow. It can actually work!!! I know this probably won't happen every month, but this one it did. Oh, this is cd9, so I am early in my cycle.
Ok, I have a question, we bd today.
Have a great Thanksgiving!!!!
kellyf2626 said:I do know that the line should be darker, which would tell me that I have O'd. But, I was wondering if after you O - does the line get lighter? I didn't know if maybe I O'd much earlier this month - and just missed it.
I guess I'll keep using the OPK's and see what happens, and if nothing else I'll take a pregnancy test on Dec 2 if AF hasn't shown up by then. According to fertility friend, our BD times give us "good" odds of getting a BFP if I O'd when it thinks I did. I just don't know what to think!
So we did the BD a few times. Of course, now poor DH is sick and isn't interested in doing much other than laying down and watching t.v....hehehe...
We spent today getting our Christmas tree and decorating outside. This is our first christmas in our new house and our ceilings are high so we got a 11 foot christmas tree! DH thinks I'm nuts for spending so much money on a real tree, but I've always had a real tree. Today is CD 13 for me...I've been temping but no sign of O yet. I think I O late and since this is my first month of temping I guess I'll find out for sure. 
How exciting to find out "Bob" is a baby girl!! 
We found out that my mother-in-law has been buying stuff for her first grandbaby for about 4 years now!! 
So, since our baby will be the first on both sides, they'll be getting lots of attention to say the least! 
No, it isn't fair that it is so hard for so many people. It isn't fair that my friend who had been trying a long time miscarried at about 7 weeks... it isn't fair that after 10 months I had the D&C at 12. A LOT isn't fair... and yes, it really sucks. I won't say it any other way either. There are so many who would be wonderful moms and dads who have that pain to go through (whether IVF, IUI, taking clomid, suffering multiple miscarriages or even just unexplained infertility). Just try not to be angy about it if you can, I know that can be totally consuming. I do hope that next month will work for you! For us, we have to wait until probably Jan or Feb before we can go at it again... one year gone.
helenabear said:Allison, congrats on the girl
Michelle
We had a decent trip. There was one point on TG day that I just had to go upstairs and cry. Fortunately only Luis' grandma was asking when we are having kids in Spanish so it was easy for Luis' mom to step in and say whenever God wants it. She asked Luis himself as well... then we had one person stop by ask us too about having kids. She had no idea what went on, but she was saying how smart we were for not having kids yet. For the most part, we did okay.
Glad to hear so many of you had a great holiday
to Helena. Try to keep busy over the holidays until it's time again. I've been through it, just hang in there. That's all you can do.
However, I sounded worse off than I am. I do cry, but I realize it just wasn't our time or meant to be. This is much better than anything that could have been wrong with the baby. Hopefully the right time will happen. Knowing how many have gone through this before and gone on to have perfectly healthy babies does give me a lot of hope. Come Jan or Feb, I will just take it as it comes... the stress of trying to get pregnant was too much so we'll just have fun then Actually we met my BIL's girlfriend. I swear he is much more tolerable with her around 
We've had issues with his parents in the past, so we do hope that this trip helped bridge a gap between us.
I am trying to stay positive - although as each month goes by, I now expect the BFN. So, we will see. I took a HPT tonight (8 DPO), and it was a BFN. But, it is still early. I will try to hold off until Thursday to take another one (12 DPO). 
