Optimistic 2WW

               Hello everyone. I hope everyone is doing well. It's been a while since I have posted an update, so I thought I would go ahead and do so now. Back in September I believe it was, I did my first month of clomid at 50mg. It was unsuccessful and my cycle day 21 progesterone test only came back a .7. My Dr increased my dosage to 100mg. First month on 100mg, my progesterone was 11.6. The second month it was a 12. Unfortunately, my doctor didn't do a progesterone test this last cycle.

            I am very optimistic about this cycle. Things so far are looking extremely well. My chart looks good (especially if you take out the first dip and rise because I was very sick those days and they effected my temps, fertility friend isn't even taking them into effect). 2 days ago, I experienced what I am pretty sure was implantation bleeding at 6dpo. If not, then I am honestly going to be completely shocked because it seemed very likely to be implantation with the consistency of it, rather than anything else. Some of my tracking apps are giving me a lot of hope because every time I enter any information (CM, some symptoms, temps and more), they always are telling me they could be a sign of confirmation that I may have conceived. So, I am trying very hard not to get my hopes too high for being set up for disappointment, but so far everything seems to be great. Only time will tell, so we will see :) How is everybody else doing right now?

Shannon's Basal Temp Chart May-July

Here is my basal temp chart from cycle 1 of clomid (Mid-May) until cycle 2 of clomid (Late-July)

My temps are all over the place. The first few, before the big gap in time, is with my first thermometer that broke on me. And as you can tell, I am horrible about charting on weekends, lol!

Any thoughts or opinions on my chart? Other than it would be a wicked-awesome roller coaster?? I never know what these would look like for a normal person.

Vitamins, Vitamins, Vitamins

I wanted to show you the new vitamin regimen I started about 2 weeks ago... It is a lot!

Here are alllll the vitamins:

ALL my vitamins plus a prenatal sample

AM vitamins:
Super B-Complex (1) - Walmart
D3 2000 IU (1) (had a deficiency in January) - CVS
Maca 500 mg (1) - Vitamin Shoppe
Black Cohosh Extract (1) - Walmart
Licorice Root 450 mg (1) - Vitamin Shoppe
Vitex Fruit 400 mg (1) - online
Metformin (1) - Script
Cinnamon 500 mg (2) - Walmart

AM Vitamins

PM Vitamins:
D3 2000 IU (1)
Black Cohosh Extract (1)
Licorice Root 450 mg (1)
Vitex Fruit 400 mg (1)
Metformin (1)
Cinnamon 500 mg (2)

PM Vitamins (Big brown one is a sample Prenatal)

Prenatals:
Dr gave me samples and if they DON'T have B12, I take them at night. If prenatal DOES have B12, I take it in the morning. But I only take 1 a day.

The Black Cohosh, Maca, Licorice Root, and Vitex fruit were all recommended for PCOS. When I started taking this cocktail, my basal temp didn't move more than 0.20* until I missed a dose then it fluctuated a little bit.

CD17: LH and Basal Temps

As you have seen from my last post, my LH went down.

And then up a little.

Then down again.

And now going back up.

GEEZ.

I haven't been able to record my basal temp because my basal thermometer ran out of batteries and it wasn't one that you can change the batteries >:(

SO.

I haven't been recording them for the last week because I keep TRYING to remember to buy one when at the store and then completely forget.

But I bought one today :)

I am supposed to go on Thursday to do bloodwork for my Progesterone levels. I am going to keep LH testing until a) I run out of strips or b) AF comes. I know some of you ovulated late in the cycle so still trying to remain positive.

My only question is... If I DON'T ovulate on this cycle of 50mg of Clomid, do I do another month of 50 or just go up to 100??

Any suggestions???

Ovulation predictor kits

Maybe because I've never really taken them at the right time or maybe because true only times I've taken them I've been on fertility meds but omg you would think they would be easier to use! Basically it's this stick that is very similar to a pregnancy test, u pee on it an 2 lines appear, only instead of "2 lines mean positive" you have to become a color expert and distinguish between shades of blue! If the test line is darker than the control line then you have an LH surge (something hormone, can't remember what it's called but u get a surge of it right before you ovulate). Ok then theres the whole thing on what time of day to take it, you have to do it at the same time everyday because the hormone only sticks around for 24 hours before u ovulate... I found ovulation kits stressful an no longer use them. There are things that say to take it between 3 & 5 pm which idk bout u but in at work and I'm not gonna do that at work! Lol then some things say any time of day an I think I even saw between 10 am & 12 pm... -__- between timing and the shades of blue... I give up on these! And then basal body temperature... Have u tried keeping up with that? Don't move don't talk don't wait to long don't don't don't don't... Yeah I wake up too many times at night then the first thing in the morning is morning kiss and then good morning... Then I'm half asleep to remember the thermometer and then it falls and so I move and there goes that days measurement... Ima just hope I ovulate one day and see how that goes lol

-Mrs Red