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@bhbee: Heck yes! The egg can live for 12-24 hours after ovulation.

Hi all, sorry I've been MIA. We leave tomorrow for a whole month and I am a mad woman. Not only packing but trying to get a ton of stuff done before we leave. On top of that is this IVF crap!

I'm officially in the...5 day wait? Had my transfer today and it was flawless. 5 day embryo was already hatching and it will hopefully implant in the next 24 hours or so
I'm literally an insane person though. It's been like 5 hours and I already want to POAS so badly. Like, I won't, of course. But I have the itch.

@SweetiePie: how exciting!! & to you!

@HeartAbandoned: Got the aspiration/D&C done today and there appeared to pregnancy tissue. The gyn is convinced my April loss was incomplete; I think it is much more likely that it was a new, additional, abnormal pregnancy. My pregnancy sx had all went away, then I had fertile cervical mucus, and then my pregnancy sx came back about 2 weeks later. I didn't have beta f/u after the miscarriage, and neither debris nor a new pregnancy was seen on sono; no way to really know.

The important thing is that it probably is NOT ectopic. So long as path confirms pregnancy tissue by tomorrow afternoon and my next beta falls appropriately, I can skip the methotrexate.

@bhbee: I would just go maximize chances! Technically when you get a positive OPK, you should BD three days in a row, according to Sperm Meets Egg Plan.

@Mrs.Panda: I so wish we were getting tonight in! Second month in a row I got opk+ while he was on a work trip! I guess we'll get o-4, o-3, o and o+1 so could be worse.

@bhbee: Lots of women have gotten pregnant on much "worse" timing!
@SweetiePie: Hoping this trip is a perfect distraction and that you get a BFP as a souvenir!
@lilyofthewest: I'm sorry. I hope that your body is ready to move forward soon.

@bhbee: Definitely not awful timing at all!

@lilyofthewest: I'm so sorry to hear about your loss

@Mrs.Panda: Oof, I can't believe I didn't think to check FF! I either read that once upon a time and forgot the OPK info (since I wasn't using them at the time) or maybe skipped over it for the same reasons. Either way, thanks!

@SweetiePie: No RE with LO. Sweetie got the results from the semen analysis (ordered by PCP) less than 2 weeks before my . I am VERY confident that I wasn't having losses when we were TTC then because I am a POAS addict a never waited until later than 8 DPO to start testing.

If we have a 3rd loss or any signficant delay in attaining a new pregnancy we'll look into testing and interventions pretty promptly since we're not getting any younger! While they *could* do chromosomal testing on this tissue (fx path confirms sac/villi), it doesn't feel important enough to argue with a provider who is sure it is retained tissue from April.

@lilyofthewest: It sounds like you are incredibly proactive and have a great plan in place! I admire your attitude and persistence. I'm hoping your sticky baby is right around the corner!

I was really excited to have af after the loss in May. A week of EOD BD is right around the corner. But then today a good friend posted her pregnancy news, yesterday I sat beside a cute pregnant gal at a meeting and someone at work told me his new wife is expecting. It was a lot to cope with. I really hope we have good luck this time around again and I get a little Bean who sticks with me.

Can someone remind me when FF will add crosshairs to a chart? It's been so long since I've charted (I didn't care at all about cycles while I was on BC post-DS, and I was on continuous BC anyway...), so I can't remember. I'm using all the apps we've talked about on this thread because I'm a crazy person, and so far only 1 out of the 4 is giving me an O date (Glow is the app). According to it, I'm 2DPO.

@HeartAbandoned: Probably not. I hate testing. BUT my in-laws will be with us all week so I don't know... I honestly don't know what I'm going to do! We leave Saturday morning.

@LindsayInNY: It's mostly just personal preference and differences between the three are minor so YMMV, but here's my take:

FF: barebones UI, but seems to offer very detailed options for data entry (e.g. different types of fertilization besides just having sex). I like that it'll scale my chart so I can see my entire long cycle without scrolling. No fertility prediction that I've seen, just confirmation of O with sufficient data.

Ovia: Nicer to look at. Some of the data entry options seem over simplified (e.g. not differentiating between creamy and sticky CM, but I do like that some categories offer a "not sure" option. It's been updating my prediction regularly based on entered data and offers a good comparative summary under Cycle Insights. Lots of ads embedded in the home screen. It used to sync vitals with my fitbit, but that function no longer works.

Glow: Also nice to look at. I like their home screen best, like how it tells me how much my BBT has changed since yesterday. Chart includes more info than Ovia, but maybe a little less than FF. For my needs this is fine. It also has more detailed data entry options than Ovia. So far it only predicts my fertile period based on my previous cycle lengths and doesn't seem to take other entered data into account. Maybe that will change if I get a + OPK? I don't feel bombarded by ads other than the occasional prompt to upgrade to use an advanced feature. I rarely click over into the groups, but when I do I often find the posts annoying. Syncs with Apple Health Kit.

Hope that helps! I use the free version of all three apps.

@HeartAbandoned: In my experience FF doesn't make any predictions based on historical data anyway. I hope you get your crosshairs tomorrow. The chart you posted a day or two ago looked like a pretty obvious O to me!

@mrskansas: Crossing my fingers for you

@knittylady: almost impossible to see.