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Opks, and try to bd a lot during fertile window. When we conceived DD (month 3 of ttc) we bd'd 5 days in a row. Don't know how we'd find time for that now!

Also hoping I don't O early, because of the holiday weekend. Ugh.

@snarkybiochemist: @Banana330: Do you take the coq10 all at once or split into multiple doses?

Thank you! I ordered some in ubiquinol form and it just arrived.

@dc yoga bee: Our game plan is just the usual of BD as often as possible during the fertile window. Since this is #1 we haven't had too much of a problem hitting the most fertile days, but that still doesn't seem to be workin...

I'm going in Monday to get my vit D levels checked and if they're low I will ask for a prescription for a high dose supplement. And I am planning to try CoQ10 for egg quality. I'll also continue with acupuncture. They recommend twice a week but the most I can swing with my work schedule is once per week, not sure if it's doing anything for fertility but it is really relaxing..

@periwinklebee: my doc recommended 300mg 2x a day, I bought 200mg pulls so I'm taking 200mg in the morning and 400mg in the evening since they are gelcaps and cannot be split in half

@Banana330: @snarkybiochemist: Thank you so much - this is super helpful!

I’ve been somewhat concerned for awhile that I may have low progesterone, as my luteal phase tends to be on the short side (though not short enough to clearly indicate a luteal phase defect) and I sometimes start spotting at 8 or 9 dpo. Taking Charge of Your Fertility says that you can tell if low progesterone is an issue by whether your temps hover too close to the coverline after ovulation. However, I don’t really know what is too close…I also read that temps rising slowly after ovulation can be a sign of weak ovulation, which seems to be related to low progesterone, but what is meant by rising slowly?

Maybe I should try to get an RE referral to talk about my concerns, but then I worry that I’m just being too impatient and getting concerned about nothing, and won’t be taken seriously until we’ve tried longer. I’ve uploaded a few recent charts - sorry, for some reason I can’t get that transparent thing on top of the chart to go away, but hopefully its legible. o should be the last day marked with an F. Do other people’s charts look anything like this, or does your chart tend to show a sharper temp rise?

Thank you, I super appreciate it.

@periwinklebee: I am unfamiliar with the app you use, so I can't tell what your coverline is, but the two most recent charts (Nov. 15 and Oct. 27 seem to have a clear ovulation pattern. The spotting at 8-9dpo can be a problem, but not necessarily. You mentioned before that you are on cycle 5, but how old are you? If you are under 30, I wouldn't worry. 30-35, I'd call your doctor and order cd3 blood work and post-O for next cycle. If 35+, talk about further testing. No need for an RE yet, unless you have diagnosed issues or its been 1 year trying. Good luck!

@Banana330: Thank you!

@DaniNae: you're nervous, especially since you weren't actually in full ttc mode, so totally understandable! That's what we are here for!

CD 6 here, gearing up to get back in the ttc groove. And started opks today, so in case I O early we can catch it! We are traveling this week, but staying in a VRBO and DD is in her own room, so no privacy worries. Fingers crossed!

going for an HSG tomorrow, anyone have any tips besides taking 800-1000mg Advil before the start? Also fingers crossed my doc can get me scheduled for a uterine biopsy before Thanksgiving and that my hormones remain low and I can start a clomid challenge

@Banana330: thats a good idea, thanks

@snarkybiochemist: That's all I did. Took 800mg Motrin beforehand. I brought a pantyliner, but the office had some as well. My RE told us to have sex after 24 hours and the next two days.

My CM has completely dried up, and there was so much of it on CD 9 and CD 10. I'm on CD 13 and I still haven't gotten a positive opk either. I guess the acupuncture really was making me ovulate earlier. I feel like I have no idea what is going on with my body. So frustrating!

@Banana330: I guess you can get EWCM up to 6 days before ovulation, so if I had it on CD 9 and then ovulate 6 days later...that would be CD 15...? I forgot to bring my OPKs to work today so I won't be able to test until the evening. In the past I have gotten positives on CD 14...Silver lining...I probably won't be on my period for Ireland, and I might even be ovulating =P

I talked to my nurse practitioner and she said given that I'm in my mid-30s, she would recommend getting the ball rolling with testing sooner rather than later. So I have an appt scheduled with the infertility clinic that my PCP refers to for early January. Two more chances for a BFP between now and then... I think it's a really good clinic, so I'm super grateful for that if we get to that point.

I also spent too much time on hold today trying to change some flight reservations so I can be home during my fertile window next month. I was originally going to travel a little more for fun after my work obligations, and maybe I'm crazy, but I don't want to miss any opportunities to try if it's not completely necessary.

@periwinklebee: I hope you don't need the fertility appt in January, but that's good you have a plan for going forward. And I don't think it's crazy to rearrange your plans. I really hope this is your month!!

I'm not going to put a POAS date at all, because I'm really not paying attention too much this cycle.

I miscarried 10/26 and I'm waiting for my period. I was given the Ok from my Dr to go ahead and start trying whenever. So we haven't used any protection. Although we haven't DTD much since we both have been sick for 3 weeks! Gah! But crazier things have happened!

So long store short, I'll be popping in and out! Cheering everyone along!