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@afc061018: I'm going to take a break from the POAS board this cycle but I just wanted to say good luck with your first medicated IUI! Crossing my fingers for you!

Cycle Day: 7
TTC Cycle: 7
Ovulation Date: 3/21
POAS Date: 4/4
Baby #: 2, we have an awesome 2 year old

7 cycles seems like forever. But feeling way more relaxed now that I've decided I would be ok with 1 if that's what happens.

to everyone!

Cycle Day: 9
TTC Cycle: 3 or 4
Ovulation Date: 24th
POAS Date: 4/5
Baby #: 2, DS will be 4 the end of May

Because I can't quiet my crazy side--
I bought the Clearblue Advanced OPKs. They're expensive, so I think i'll use them until I get the blinking smiley (estrogen surge) tells me I'm in my fertile period and then switch to my regular cheapie OPKs to detect my LH surge for ovulation.
I'm hoping the fancy OPKs will help me tell when I'm in my fertile period because I'm not going to check my cervical mucus. I'm convinced since I have to check internally to get a good sample I'm removing it all and nothing is left when we BD lol.

I can't decide how to feel about last cycle since I'm pretty sure it was a chemical pregnancy. Should I feel hopeful that we technically got pregnant within three cycles and that at least we know things are working to that point? Or should I be worried that something is wrong?

@BadgerMom: most of your cm is actually in your cervix so I don't think you can steal it all
Make sure you double check but I know the digital opks are weird and you might mess them up by never getting a peak because they "learn you"

I feel you on the not knowing how to feel when it's taking longer the second time.

Cycle Day: 2
TTC Cycle: 12 (2nd on Clomid? Maybe Femara, talking to my doctor Monday)
Ovulation Date: TBD CD14 on Clomid last month
POAS Date: April 13 ish
Baby #: 2 (son will be 2 in a few weeks)

@MrsMom: I've been using them for a few days now and I don't think they're going to be super helpful for me unfortunately.

And for anyone who cares, or may search this sometime in the future, here is my review of the Clearblue Advanced Digital Ovulation Test...

I did some research into how they worked after @MamaBear87: warned me about their possible learning aspect. From what I can gather, they will always be low (blank circle) on your first day of use because it is developing a base line. You are instructed to use them once a day with FMU starting on a certain day depending on your usual cycle length, which I did. After the first day, at some point you should get a blinking smiley indicating your estrogen surge. Once you get your first blinking smiley you will continue to get blinking smileys (no matter what your estrogen is doing) until the test detects your LH surge and gives you a solid "peak" smiley. The solid "peak" smiley will remain on the test for 48 hours, preventing you from using the test again. After 48 hours, the solid "peak" smiley will disappear and this will reset the test so that the next test you take with the handle will be an open circle, reading your baseline levels, and the process will start all over again.

Unfortunately I got a blinking smiley on my second day, cd 10 for me. I don't ovulate until cd 15-17. So a blinking on cd 10 didn't narrow down a fertile window for me at all. At first I thought maybe that meant I would ovulate early, but I don't think so. I have zero impeding ovulation signs. So I'm just stuck with blinking smileys probably for 4-6 days until it detects my LH surge.

@BadgerMom: I used them for cycles 2 & 3 or 3 & 4 I can't remember. Both months I had a empty circle for 3 days, and then a solid smiley, I never got the blinking smiley. I don't know if that means there is something wrong and is a contributing factor to why I am going into cycle 12... But I gave up on them because they were expensive and I didn't think they were doing anything extra for me. Good luck to you though, and at least it's giving you blinking faces.

@Sams Mom: i think you could just have higher lh normally and so you hit their threshold for that before I senses an estrogen surge

I'm totally over scheduled sex and wish I could just have some fun this month and not worry about timing. But I know then I'll be kicking myself if we don't end up pregnant again.

@MamaBear87: Thank you. They are wonderfully hard and really the past 6 months is the first time we have even considered if we want to (or could) manage another one!

Cycle Day: 3
TTC Cycle: 7 (but been trying for a little over a year...four the prior 6 cycles resulted resulted in losses)
Ovulation Date: sometime between CD 11 and 14 usually
POAS Date: If we're being honest, I'll start at 7dpo.
Baby #: 2

@BadgerMom: Wow! I’m glad you did some more research and sorry it seems like it’s just adding to the frustration.

@motherunner: Welcome and so Sorry about your loss.

@Sams Mom: How has the Clomid been treating you? I finished my last dose yesterday and so far I’ve just had some hot flashes. I’m paranoid it’s not going to work since I’m not having a lot of symptoms and I can’t remember much from last time.

@Sams Mom: do you think the clomid is the reason for ovulating late?

@MrsMom: and I'm awake an hour before I usually am because of a hot flash... Bleh

Last month I took it in the morning, this month I took it in the evening because I didn't get to see my doctor until the afternoon of CD 5 and had to start it that day... So far I'm preferring the morning.

@MrsMom: I had a few hot flashes last month during the day, but it isn't as bad for me during the day because where I work has to keep the building at 64 degrees year round so the laser room is cold enough.

I was probably the worst while on the pills themselves, I was a little moodier than usual right before my period, but nothing like when I was on Clomid. Yea, the dryness is a pain when you're not used to it. When my doctor told me that it was a side effect I could expect I told him "you know we're trying to get pregnant here, how is that helpful?" he laughed and said it is usually only while you're taking it so it won't really effect sex when it's important.

I have been soooooo hungry today too!

@Ginaandcorey: my doc told me to basically expect menopausal side effects... yaaay...

I've never had positive OPKs for more than 24 hours, unfortunately I'm no help in that department. Are you on femara because you weren't ovulating or because of poor quality eggs? Not sure if that even makes a difference though?