re: TTC for over a year

Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:" Have you checked your CM? That is a good indicator of ovulation too. Also opks are good also even though ... [snip!] ... but I can't for the life of me take my temp upon waking becaues i dont wake at the same time everyday and i keep forgetting."

I have, and while I don't ever discharge very much at any point in my cycle, there usually is a surge in CM during O, and it's clear, shiny. Eggwhitish, snail trailish. I had a tiny tiny amount of that a few days ago, and I've been dry on the TP since.
I was thinking about OPKs, but I keep hearing that by the time it picks up that you're Oing, it's typically too late to BD?
We've been BDing as much as possible, so even if we miss a night or two, there should still be a nice store of the swimmers inside in case an egg drops.

Quoting TeaMoustaches:" I have, and while I don't ever discharge very much at any point in my cycle, there usually is a surge ... [snip!] ... as possible, so even if we miss a night or two, there should still be a nice store of the swimmers inside in case an egg drops."

Actually it's when you're temping that once you get your drop in temperature and the rise it's already to late to BD because you won't get your drop until ovulation day. With opks it will tell you at least 24 hours before you ovulate. So you'll have 24 to 36 hours from the first positive to ovulate. Unless you do like me and have 5 straight days of ovulation. My body geared up to do it then it didn't so it geared up again to release another egg. That one was really weird for me. That was the first time it ever done that. I actually felt the egg pop through on that cycle.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:</b>" Actually it's when you're temping that once you get your drop in temperature and the rise it's already ... [snip!] ... That one was really weird for me. That was the first time it ever done that. I actually felt the egg pop through on that cycle."</blockquote>

Oh, I would get it backwards when it counts. Lol
Well, definitely an increase in CM last night & tonight. Made sure to BD last night, we'll see about tonight since he may be leaving to hang ou with friends.
I layed with the top half of my body hanging off the bed, so as to help the little ones along lol
I felt a twinge in my pelvic area about 20-30 mi a after, and idk
It would be nice to be one of those women who know immediately after sex that they're pregnant. My friend did. I'm think its just wishful thinking on my part that twinge meant anything.  

Quoting TeaMoustaches:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:</b>" Actually it's when you're temping ... [snip!] ... after sex that they're pregnant. My friend did. I'm think its just wishful thinking on my part that twinge meant anything.  "

Twinge could also be egg releasing. If you orgasmed it could of helped it pop through. But my opks are starting to get darker. I just hope they become positive again this month. 4 months in a row of positives I 'll be quite happy. We're still gonna test at the docs next month but at least I'll know i'm ovulating. I'll just have to find out if my eggs are mature enough. I think tonight I'm gonna have hubby give me a sample in a cup so I can look under the microscope at his lil swimmers. Might watch some porn with him and get him riled up so he can do it.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:</b>" Twinge could also be egg releasing. If you orgasmed it could of helped it pop through. But my opks are ... [snip!] ... so I can look under the microscope at his lil swimmers. Might watch some porn with him and get him riled up so he can do it."</blockquote>

I hear having a cup or two of coffee can help get them perked up!
He needs porn?! I don't allow my husby to watch that lol if he can't get what he needs from me, we have issues to sort out!
Baby ust to you though, hopefully you get a pos opk!
I'm achy in my uterus area so pretty positive I either Oed last night or am right this minute Oing. Either way, I'm drowning in his swimmers so if I don't get a nice BFP in two weeks, doctor time!

Quoting TeaMoustaches:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:</b>" Twinge could also be egg releasing. ... [snip!] ... or am right this minute Oing. Either way, I'm drowning in his swimmers so if I don't get a nice BFP in two weeks, doctor time!"

I hear that. I'm tired of knowing I'm oing each month and still nothing. But no he doesn't need porn. He can just look at me and get hard. He gives me a slight kiss and gets hard. It's like a lil pep talk for us when we're in the mood to have more fun. I watch it with him. It's actually entertaining to me. I laugh at them in porn lol. We're gonna wait a couple of days before goin at it again. I want a positive opk before doing it again. The more swimmers there are the better. We'll stick to bding in the morning when his levels are at their highest. Baby dust you though! I hope you get your BFP this cycle. We're heading to Tennessee in March so I know I'll screw things up because you're not supposed to sit in a hot tub when trying. But I can't pass up the hot tub at the cabin lol.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:</b>" I hear that. I'm tired of knowing I'm oing each month and still nothing. But no he doesn't need porn. ... [snip!] ... screw things up because you're not supposed to sit in a hot tub when trying. But I can't pass up the hot tub at the cabin lol."</blockquote>

Oh, I have a few friends that watch it with their husbys. I just can't though =\
Oh, I have been dying to get into the hot tub!!! But I know it's so bad so I've refrained. I don't even take my hot baths anymore  
There has been an orgasm, so I'm hoping that that has aided in my egg popping and the sperm getting up there!
And of you don't get a BFP, its doctor time maybe! I had my blocked tube for years before I found out. I had surgery for a ruptured appendix at 18, and that's when y doc said I most likely had damage done to my tube. Didn't find out about my blocked tube until I was 22-25? Broad difference but I can't for the life of me remember when it was!

Quoting SmashedPumpkin:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:</b>" I hear that. I'm tired of knowing ... [snip!] ... Didn't find out about my blocked tube until I was 22-25? Broad difference but I can't for the life of me remember when it was!"

Yea if I don't get a BFP on opk or hpt it's to the doctor I go. I wish they could at least find something wrong with me if there is anything. The doctor who done the surgery on my ovary in August said she looked at everything and everything seems to be fine. My tubes are clear. I asked about my tubes afraid of scar tissue growing and blocking them and she said they're clear. My uterus looks good too. She said all my levels were fine too. So basically saying nothing is wrong with me. So if nothing is wrong with me and we've tried a year with no success then what the hell is going on? The only thing I can see is my hubby. He's gained almost 100 lbs since we had the miscarriage. He went from weighing 220 to 279 lbs. I've only gained about 7lbs since the miscarriage so I don't think those 7lbs could really make a big difference. But my husband does have "man boobs". And I've researched them and they're associated with low testosterone. Plus his moods, weight gain, and his erections. He can get hard easily but it's not like rock hard like it is in the morning. So I'm betting on low testosterone levels.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:</b>" Yea if I don't get a BFP on opk or hpt it's to the doctor I go. I wish they could at least find something ... [snip!] ... He can get hard easily but it's not like rock hard like it is in the morning. So I'm betting on low testosterone levels."</blockquote>

Get him healthy, ASAP! He's a guy, weight should slide off like butter.
As for your tubes, she put dye up into them & looked on a little screen? Cause unless she did the, which you would know about, then she has NO idea of your tubes are blocked or not. If she hasn't done that, and even if she has, I'd consider getting a new doctor. Maybe ask your regular doctor about a fertility specialist in the area. Something isn't right here, and your doctor writing it off isn't right, either.

Quoting SmashedPumpkin:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:</b>" Yea if I don't get a BFP on opk ... [snip!] ... about a fertility specialist in the area. Something isn't right here, and your doctor writing it off isn't right, either."

Well I cant see a specialist because we don't have insurance. Everything is out of pocket for us. And when she did my surgery she checked everything to make sure they were fine. If my tubes were blocked wouldn't I have irregular periods because the egg couldn't get through them? But she's a great doctor. It's the other one that is just throwing smurf around like me having PCOS and everything. But my previous ob the one that delivered both my kids she even told me that everything is fine with me. So I don't really think anything is wrong with me. I'm overall healthy in that area. I've always been except for the cyst.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:</b>" Well I cant see a specialist because we don't have insurance. Everything is out of pocket for us. And ... [snip!] ... me. So I don't really think anything is wrong with me. I'm overall healthy in that area. I've always been except for the cyst."</blockquote>

PCOS are cysts on your ovaries. And no, not necessarily about the irregular periods. I have a blocked tube an mine have been regular. Unless I'm only ovulating on the unblocked side, which, nature & our bodies have a way of making up for such things. But you also don't have to of ovulated to have a period either.

Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:" Well I cant see a specialist because we don't have insurance. Everything is out of pocket for us. And ... [snip!] ... me. So I don't really think anything is wrong with me. I'm overall healthy in that area. I've always been except for the cyst."

It's the corpus luteum (cyst) on your ovaries after ovulation that determines when your period will start, so having a period doesn't mean your tubes are clear. My insurance doesn't cover infertility but it does cover diagnostics. Wouldn't hurt to ask your OB about ordering an HSG.

Quoting Amelia Margaret:" It's the corpus luteum (cyst) on your ovaries after ovulation that determines when your period will ... [snip!] ... My insurance doesn't cover infertility but it does cover diagnostics. Wouldn't hurt to ask your OB about ordering an HSG."

Yes but if your tubes are blocked wouldn't it create a barrier that would make it impossible for your egg to get through? And wouldn't that cause you to have cycle issues? I mean I've never had to deal with these things. But I don't have insurance at all so I wouldn't know how much an HSG would cost me.

Quoting Katie & Clay's Mommy!:" Yes but if your tubes are blocked wouldn't it create a barrier that would make it impossible for your ... [snip!] ... I've never had to deal with these things. But I don't have insurance at all so I wouldn't know how much an HSG would cost me."

No all the hormones that manage your cycle come from the ovaries. Your body really doesn't even know the egg is there. But yeah, without insurance an HSG would most likely be cost prohibitive.  

Quoting Amelia Margaret:" No all the hormones that manage your cycle come from the ovaries. Your body really doesn't even know the egg is there. But yeah, without insurance an HSG would most likely be cost prohibitive.  "

I'll talk to my doctor about it. She asured me when she did my surgery that my tubes were clear. That they were perfectly healthy. I've never had reproductive problems. I think we'll get my hubby checked out first and see what his results are then if he's fine I'll look into myself and see whats wrong.