TTC ~ Inbetweeners & Beyond (30 & Up)

Hey - nice to see this thread great work Nel - I thought the same about unders 30's and then over 40!
I am 31 DH is a bit older. I have a DD who is 14 and we are ttc our first together
I temp and use OPKs but things are taking there time and we are seeing a specialist. All tests so far are good but kinda does not help answer why we are not pregnant.

Hey welcome Icecream and Beta

What tests do they do when you start to see a specialist Icecream? Sorry if that's a nosy question, I have no idea!

What cycle day did you start using the OPK tests Beta?

Oh yeah, maybe start day 10 this time? Or if you don't mind using up sticks start as soon a couple of days after AF finishes so you can't miss OV

You cycle could get messed up, but the human body is pretty amazing and hopefully will recover super fast. Everyone's different though! My first cycle after m/c wasn't that different from my regular ones, just delayed OV a bit, but I was also stressed with work that week so really hard to tell. So many things can factor in!

Do you chart?

Not over OPK's no. OPK's trump everything for pin pointing OV time

The strips pick up the LH (Luteinizing hormone) surge that triggers OV.

And the surge can last for 24 to 48 hours.

After a positive reading OV usually occurs within 24-48 hours.

If you really want to know within 12 hours of when it the LH surge started and finished then you could do 2 tests a day.

It's more important to know when it's finished, although you should be BD'ing all 3 days before and both 2 days after OV

I test once a day as soon as I get home from work (about 5PM). I test everyday around OV time until I get a pos and still keep testing each day after until I get a neg.

You should just do whatever works for you though, there is no real wrong way. However it is recommended not to first thing in the morning and also only after a couple of low liquid hours.

Edited by Nellennium - 06 May 2013 at 11:24am

They all do the same thing and none are any better than the others.

But there can be some big price differences.

I have been buying from baby4you.co.nz at about $45 for 40 strips. Think I'll switch to TradeMe caus they are way cheaper!

Hi girls,
First test are bloods at various days in your cycle and swimmer test for DH
Since then I have had more bloods to check other cycles and cover more days. Then an ultra sound and last thing I had was a HSG where they fill you uterus up with dye and x ray it filling up and coming out your F tubes. So far everything is "normal" so not sure what next - maybe Clomid?? Or a BFP on our own!

Hope none of you have to go down that path!

Edited by Icecream - 06 May 2013 at 6:02pm

I agree Nellennium - I'm going nuts waiting at the moment! Wouldn't it be great if each cycle was half the time!

I really want to test but I know it's too early and I know it will probably be negative but I guess there's always some hope ...

Day 24 for me and my average is 29 days but that's been bought down by being so early last cycle. Normally it's around 31 days.

What day are you up to?

Morning everyone! So this is what waiting is like! The TWW sux because you are trying to read every twinge in your body, Is this a symptom?? but this TWW is also awful! I feel like im just waiting for something to happen. Nell you and I are very similar in the obsession stakes! I OBSESS about everything! ATM we are also trying to buy a house, our first home, so thats adding to the obsession, though again with that we are in a TWW! There is a current offer on the house that goes unconditional in two weeks, on finance. the agent is pretty sure its going to fall over but its hard waiting for that!