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@momma have a wonderful vacation!! Hopefully it’ll keep your mind off the TWW!

@momma i'm right behind you. According to FF today i'm 3 DPO. Still can't believe my body reset so quickly after the miscarriage. Counting miscarriage bleeding as CD 1 and i ovulated right on time (CD18). DH and i got BD in 2 days before and the day of O so i think we are covered. CM dried up 1 DPO and CP dropped as well so all signs point to successful egg release! My temps are super wonky this cycle which i'm guessing is the hormone craziness that's going on inside my body. I'm hoping the vitex kicks in soon and helps with progesterone (my temp is a little low although above coverline). Would be so happy to conceive again this month but not sure if my body is strong enough for it yet. Its a numbers game at this point since all of our testing suggests that all parts are working we just need to get a healthy combo of egg and sperm to make a sticky bean.

Hi ladies sorry I've been gone but had to let my brain breath. My boyfriend has 7 kids and sperm.off the charts according to the fertility clinic and yet I'm not pregnant..we are trying naturally this month..I havent even tracked ovualtion just regular sex this time..I'm so emotionally and financially drained...anybody know of any supplements to help get pregnant? I also do progesterone cream but since I dodnt track ovulation with ok I dont know when to start it this month...

How is everyone? Can we list all of our supplements on here? Want to compare and contrast..

@lissa Awesome that you have good signs for confirmed O. I wish you all the luck this cycle.
@shanta sorry you’re feeling so frustrated by your own body. It’s hard. I hope things go better this month for you.
AFM: my chart is attached. My temps have been perfect for ovulation and pregnancy already this month. I got that infamous 5 day dip, which left me pregnant in 2015. My temp dropped today, but my heart rate increased. I’m so nervous to see what happens in a few days. I swear I was feeling implantation cramping last night right after we got to Florida.

Thanks lisa..I take prenatal, coq10, vitamin d..and I do a conception tea..I'm considering adding vitex and raspberry leaf I think it's called that but still doing research..what does the vitex help with?

@momma -- lookin good! I'm right behind you!

@shanta -- the vivex is supposed to help normalize your cycles (if you have slightly "off" cycles) and also lengthen your LP if you have an LP defect (e.g. LP spotting, low progesterone during LP). If you have a normal cycle (e.g. same length and same O date every month) then it is not recommended for you because it will mess up normal cycles. If your cycles are irregular, you should give it a try (check, there might already be vitex in your "conception tea"). Are you taking the "ubiquinol" version of COQ10 (absorbs better)? Consider adding some more B vitamins maybe? Some people use evening primrose oil to help with CM production during the first part of your cycle (but i read someone say it delayed "O" so i haven't tried it). I've also heard some people eat pineapple core after O to help with implantation (haven't tried that) but i do take a low dose aspirin after O and my doctor said that was safe before and during pregnancy.

Hi all - joining in late for December, but have been back and forth whether to post. I've been off BC for a year now TTC #2, with two ectopics (had my left tube removed in February) and a total of 4 miscarriages. My OB thinks that all the miscarriages were likely related to my tube, so fingers crossed that that "fixes" our issue, though I'm stressed that I likely have the same defect in my right tube. I'm currently 6 DPO, which would give me a due date of 12/31. I hate the TWW, it's torture. And with all my pregnancies (successful or not) I don't test positive until right when I expect AF, so it's really two whole weeks. Not that that stops me from testing like crazy way too early.

@momma that chart looks great! Fingers crossed for you!

@cgml Welcome! I also have tube issues and have had a mix of Mc’s, ectopic, and CP’s. I have my fingers crossed for you this cycle.
AFM: I had some light brown spotting earlier. Now gone. Yikes! Implantation? I guess we will find out soon!

I have done the pineapple core after IUI though

I’m 13dpo and I took my first test today! A little unsure, saw a faint line but I’ll be testing again in a couple days. Yay to DECEMBER BABIES