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@Crystal - Thanks hun. Don't not for sure if it was a chemical or not, since I only got lines on those ICs and not on other brands. Af showed up this morning, punctual as always..

Yet another cycle, and yet another chance. I've been planning to contact my doctor and get my thyroid levels checked, but I keep forgetting to call. I'm at cd 14 and have been having ov pains for a few days, but now it's almost gone. Expected to get a flashing smiley on the cb digital opk yesterday, but nothing. My temp dropped even more, below 36 degrees and I usually always ovulate at that time. Took an opk strip and it's almost positive, so I'm guessing it'll be positive later on today. Thankfully it coincides with my husband being home from work until saturday!

Yesterday's opk, both digital and a regular strip.

Today's opk.

That looks good, Pandorica! O time is coming!
I, too, have been ttc for over two years, during which time I've had 2 m/c's and 2 cp's, a Hysteroscopy for polyps and an HSG. I'm very lucky that even at my age, my OB is really cheering us on to get pregnant. But I haven't even had a CP in the past year. I'm starting to feel like it may never happen.
So, my husband and I, while still ttc, are looking to adopt from the foster system. I keep feeling like there's a little one out there, longing to be held, just as much as my arms are aching from emptiness...

Today's temp went up a little bit and I finally got my peak! Will bd tomorrow again, before my hubby leaves almost a week for work. Have started taking a new supplement (conceive plus) that has a higher level of some vitamins & minerals I need, including zinc. Will be fun to see if it works and if so, when. It's worth a try.

Finally a non-questionable positive. for a golden egg and that it meets an equally golden sperm.

That's wonderful!

@Adoette - Thank you.

I'm approx 1 dpo, so now the torturous wait begins. It's going to be so hard not to test before 10 dpo. But I realize that it's only going to give me heartache if I test earlier than that. With my chemicals I usually get a squinter/faint line around 8-9 dpo that is barely visible only a day or two later. So 10 dpo is my earliest to test, but really hope I can resist until 11 or 12 dpo. At this point I'd rather not know if I have any more chemicals.

@Pandorica--I totally hear you. It hurts so much to see the lines fade away and feel that hope dying. I have a 12 day luteal phase, so I try to not test until 12dpO, and sometimes, I don't even then. I'm 9dpO today and tbh, I am feeling really scared as testing day approaches... Some day, when we're holding our take-home rainbow babies, it will be nice to honor the losses along the way some how. But I feel like, just now, I'm still in the battle and have to concentrate on gaining the victory.