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Congrats everyone in their BFP! :D

I'm currently 5DPO and while I know it's to early to have symptoms........
....I have really sore bbs and nipples today. Mainly the sides and my left one more than my right lol.

Also had a bad headache and pressure in my head today. Then I noticed my left eye is bloodshot.
Is that a sign? Wtf ><

Thank you
Baby dust to all xxx

Congrats on all the new 's! Hope that everyone has a . I have 11 more days until my first ultrasound! I am so anxious and hope that everything will look good!

Congrats to all the new BFP! This has been an exciting month for sure. I can officially say I've got my BFP at 13 dpo! I finally got another pregnancy test, and being so anxious to see which way the test would go, I only held for a half hour. Lol! Lets keep spreading this dust around! thank you Sarah Noelle for the encouragement!

Congrats rabbit!

How many cycles did it take you to conceive? Is this #1 for you? What's your average cycle length? Do you remember what days you BD'd on? Specifically what days near your O time?

Wow, so many BFP's this month!! I hope that baby dust comes my way!

Part 1 of 3:

AFM: Hi , still got a migraine, but if I wait any longer I won't be able to catch up here ...
How is everyone doing?
So many this month, this is great, .

gds: How are you doing? I bet it is so hard to keep a secret, I don't know if I will be able to, I am not one for keeping secrets, not my own anyway. I can keep other people's secrets forever, but me, I can't have any of my own...
As for you DH, do you care what people think? You get married when you want .
Sorry you are feeling bad, my friend has the same issues, she is sleeping on a reclining chair in a half sitted position, she says it helps the heartburn and easier to get up to pee. I hope you feel better.

acrichton: I heard 30 is a hard one, I never liked my birthdays, I like the idea of them until the day comes and then I am sad another year passed.
Well, I hope that with the 30 the good stuff will come . When is your birthday?

rebecca: How are you?

GVMDL: How are you?

fiverson: We went to Mexico, near Puerto Vallarta.
As for Endometriosis, it is only diagnosed through surgery isn't it?
I tried to see your chart but it is not showing, only showing May one. I hope your temps are less confusing now?
for you, symptoms sound very promising!

While: Sorry got you .

GB: I don't know if I will agree to surgery for the Endometriosis. My sister has a lot of issues and pain so she has medical intervention, but I have been luckier and anything I have I can take. At this point, I just don't know how far I am willing to go. I think I will adopt before I will do any of that, and I have always wanted to adopt kids even if I have some of my own.
As for your DH, why don't you just do SA for him and be sure? There are things to help if he has issues, but first you should make sure.
I love your plan to take care of yourself, I find it is always the best plan while TTC, first take care of yourself, you will have to carry for 9 months. Good job on the weight loss.
I started working out too, although I already eat healthy and I am 120lbs. I have been very inactive since we started trying which I am sure made things so much worst.
As for temping, you do it first thing when you wake up before moving after at least 3 hours of continous sleep around the same time every morning. Why would your DH stress over your temping?
And you should start temping once is done so that you can see a pattern and confirm ovulation.
I hope you caught that egg!!!
Yes it is true you can test positive for LH surge and not ovulate. I had that when I got a surge and ovulation was delayed and I got another surge later. That is why temping helps you confirm ovulation, after you ovulate temps go up and stay up. Another way to confirm ovulation is by blood test around 7DPO to test progesterone levels.

Part 2 of 3:

Katie: Thanks for the acupuncture info., I really wish we had a fertility acupuncturist here...
You are really going all out with the testing and everything. You know it takes 9-12 months to TTC on average? In any case , and I hope you get a before any painful procedures .

angelic: Are you using progesterone cream at the begining of your cycle? before ovulation?

princesca: Sorry got you. Your getaway sounds great, and great timing with ovulation, I hope your bday is special !

scooby: Welcome back . Sorry you are having a hard time. It does sound like you should get a new doctor! I am sure you will get a sticky bean in no time!

Kara: How are you and the little bean? And thanks for the encouraging words...

MsFreebs: Welcome and !

Basia: Sorry got you. Remind me, are you doing anything to balance hormones? Like acupuncture or supplements? Sounds like you are having progesterone issues, which can be the result of poor diet, lack of exercise, and/or stress.
About your question if it is easier to tell people you are trying? It was in the begining, but after 13 months of trying, it is getting harder... If I could back, I would tell people we are still waiting.

CarlaEL: Welcome back Carla ,
It's CD15 for me today, so we're almost cycle buddies, except I haven't ovulated yet....

EmmaLucy: Tested?

Part 3 of 3:

Firsttime: Happy birthday, I hope you get a sticky bean for your birthday .
As for all your symptoms, progesterone is responsible for those, and if you increase progesterone you will have new annoying PMS symptoms. I had that when I was taking special supplements for hormone balancing.

sydnergy: I don't know where you read that about orgasms, but from what I read, orgasm is actually very good for TTC as it sucks in sperm into the cervix and one the way to the egg. So no, do not skip orgasms during ovulation.

aclark: I hope you re working on catching that egg! For an Oct 17 EDD you should have ovulated on Jan 24th, your counter says you have no ovulated yet?

thomasfam: and !!!

rabbit: and !!!

Emmaspouch: and !!!

felurian: Thank you for the articles.

Naynay: and !!!

floz: I love gardening, can't wait to move to a place with a yard... for now I am growing trees cucti and herbs in our apartment .
As for BBT, you should temp everyday from when is done (I temp during too, I just temp everyday). So you temp first thing when you wake up before you do anything. It should be around the same time everyday, and after at least 3 hours of continous sleep. It is given that some days will be a write-off (sleeping in, after drinking, trouble sleeping) but don't worry about these. The point of BBT is to provide you with information about your body over time. Patterns form after several months. By which time you will get used to temping and not overthinking , and ask anything if you have questions .

Munchkin: Welcome and !

amommy: How do you know you are late? Did you confirm ovulation with OPK, temping? Maybe you ovulated later and is not due yet? Or your is on the way it is just too early to test?

jj1009: and !!!

While ~Actively we were trying since September, but ntnp since July. I temp'ed this cycle and with opks, I OV on the 14th.we managed to BD on ovulation day and two days before that. My average cycle length is about 30. And we're very lucky, this will be our third. Holding very high hopes for you!

Hi Kotikd!

I just feel like if my DH saw me temping every morning it would stress him out more, maybe it wouldn't, idk. But I know when people ask us if we're trying, or say "any baby news yet" that that stresses him out, he's a very private person. Could I do his SA at home some how? Do they have tests I could buy at a CVS or something?

I think if I don't get pregnant this cycle, I will start temping the day after my next AF leaves. Can only help us, right!

Thank you for all your thoughts/insight, I really do appreciate it all!

Anyone use the Clearblue Easy Ovulation tests? I have the purple digital ones and when I got my positive yesterday it was flashing - what does that mean? Usually it goes to happy face and the face stays on it for like 2 days. I can google it I'm sure, but I assume someone on here might know.