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@MrsCB: ick that sucks!

Appointment update: I went to see my family doctor today. He got me to do a urine test at the surgery but said that given the circumstances (spotting, etc) he felt it was too soon to tell. He confirmed what Dr Google had told me - that a positive test means you are definitely pregnant, a negative test doesn't mean that you are definitely not. Basically it really isn't over til the fat lady (AF) sings.
He wants me to miss another period before he'll do bloods (argh, but he's awesome otherwise, so I'll take it). So count me as still in for Feb POAS - yeesh.

POAS yesterday morning for the heck of it and BFN. Currently on CD32, been using OPK for the past 10 days or so but never a clear obvious second line (lots of light lines and on occasion barely any). Last cycle was 40 days (first post-BC) so I might end up on the March thread based on that alone.

@Mrs. J: I'm not temping. Not sure I want to this early in the TTC game (although I want a BFP sooner rather than later). Also, I get about 6 hours of sleep a night, wake up at either 5:30 or 6:30 during the week but much later on the weekend. So I wonder how accurate temping would be? We BD EOD up until last Wednesday (we've both been sick since) which would've covered an estimated fertile time based on my last 40 day cycle. I might have to start temping though...

@Mrs. J: Does it have to be within a 15 minute window? I wake up at 5:30 if I'm in the office but 6:30 on mornings where I go to Court. If I wake up earlier those days, I won't be able to go back to sleep!

Hey all, it's been a few days, but I'm still goin' strong on CD...55. Nice. Pulled out an OPK last night for the hell of it and got this, so who knows, maybe in the next few days I'll be O'ing? Not sure. I'm kind of at the point where I want to just back off completely until I get my period and I can start over fresh!

I'm gonna head back through now and read what I missed out on over the weekend!

ETA: Sideways again. Fail. Also, I know they aren't positive; I just reread my post and realized I made it sound like they were. I meant to say that maybe in the next few days they'll get to be positive and I'll be O'ing eventually... Sigh...Mondays...

@ms.janedoe: Aww I'm sorry you are on such a long cycle.

I'm having some good signs! This is my first cycle off Nexplanon and I know that I did ovulate! We BDed a few times right around it. Yesterday morning there was a little bit of blood when I wiped and today I have a pressurey feeling down there. Both symptoms I had last time! I may be testing even earlier because I tested positive 24 hours after implantation bleeding with my first!

Congratulations to all the pregnant ladies

@cram88: FX for you!!

@LindsayInNYC: temping is helpful, but if you can't wake at the same time daily it might not be worth it for you. Probably just about half of mine were valid (LOL) but it was nice to see a steady climb right after ovulation to help me know I did ovulate and thought I was preg. Since you have a few uncertainties with cycle length, and inability to temp, I would say the best thing would be to BD every other day! That can't hurt I forget- have you seen your OB about any of this? I put it off for MONTHS and when I did, they put me on Metformin (for my PCOS) and BAM, BFP literally less than a month later. Seemed like that was all my body needed. So it might not hurt to talk to your OB if you haven't already, there might be small changes you can make based on your own body? You KNOW I am keeping my FX for you!!!!

@KJfromNJ: I haven't seen my doctor yet since I just went off BC in December so I think it's too soon still. We BD roughly every other day from CD 12 through 27 (some days there were 2 off days in between) - 7 times over those 15 days. We haven't since this past Wednesday though (CD27) since I was sick and now DH is sick.

@KJfromNJ: No, my annual is in August. This is my second cycle off BC. I was normal pre-BC (granted 12 years ago but normal in my teens still!) and even broke through spotted/bled during BC if I took it for too long. So I was kinda surprised it didn't go right back to normal. If I did O this cycle, it might still be too early to POAS though. Funny, I checked out your TWW symptoms since I remember you thought you were sick... I wasn't feel well Friday and this weekend, had #2 more than usual today... Still think I'm too early to really tell though.

@Mrs. J: 8th of March! The only way I can stop myself going nutty is by telling myself that if for some reason I'm one of these people that only shows in blood tests then at least I'll only have to keep it a secret for a month. People not testing positive til six weeks is actually way more common than I thought though

@SweetMamaM: eek! A few weeks to go, then. Maybe you'll get a very positive HPT before then?

Ok, I ran in and peed really quickly this morning so I can wait until tomorrow to test. I'm so excited to see because I am hoping our timing was good this month.

@Thehistoryofus: You peed early so you weren't tempted to test? That's exactly what I did this morning. I tested CD9 & 10, and BFN ... I told myself I'd skip today & try again tomorrow. It's so tempting. GOOD LUCK!!

@ms.janedoe: Tests have different amount of dye in them, so just compare the test to the control and don't worry about how dark the control is. peeonastick.com has really good FAQs about this kind of thing. That's why she says not to worry if your test lines aren't getting darker after a BFP, the tests are all different from each other.

@ms.janedoe: argh, now that I am looking for it, of course I can't find it. The gist was that 10% of women don't implant until around the date of their missed period, so the hcg has not built up in their system enough to start shedding in their urine. It will also not show up in an HPT if there is any bacteria in the urine (UTI or other) and some women produce a hook that means it never shows up in a urine test. Crazy, right? Bloods and ultrasounds are the only way to get definitive answers.

I'm taking from the whole experience that it's God's way of telling me I need to be more laid back about things LOL. Either it's not been our month or it has been, and if it's the latter, well we'll just have less of the 1st trimester to stress about.

@Thehistoryofus: OOOOOOOOOO!! Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings!! :))

@mrs. bird: Spotting isn't always bad... but if it's cuz of AF, I'm sorry!! :((

@doxielove: thanks for updating, lady!!

@ms.janedoe: pee on another hpt... opks can show positives if you're pregnant. Crazy messed up cycles!