So, a new day, a new week.. How is everyone feeling? What's going on?

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I'm feeling tired, and confused, and overwhelmed. I emailed my doctor's office this morning. My email and her response are below. Whats going on with everyone else?

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I'm with you, Tina. I don't sleep well at all, so I just don't think that checking my bbt would probably not yield accurate results. I've tried, but my chart just looks super chaotic. No dependable algorithm at all. I'm very lucky to even sleep 4hrs at a time, and have no desire to take any of the sleep meds that I've been prescribed. 
It may be premature to begin testing, but I know that it also feels better to have not wasted so much time. I'm 34, Andre is 40, so I beat myself up a lot for waiting as long as we did to make the choice to have another child. We only want one more, so I guess I shouldn't be too desperate. If we wanted more than that, I don't think I'd even have time to safely consider it. Idk. Just go with whatever you can live with. I'm sure you & hubby have somewhat of an idea of how many children you'd like, and how far you want to try and space the pregnancies. That would play a big part in how fast you choose to start the testing process, or deciding to 'wait it out.' I wish I hadn't waited, but you are a lot younger than I am. I hope that, no matter which course of action you choose, that you are able to get that BFP super quickly! It's like, once you've made the choice to have a baby, you become crazy impatient about the whole process. lol. I've seen women on Glow losing their minds because it took a few cycles to get pregnant. It's been 18 for me, but I understand when I see the ones freaking out about their few month wait. We just want our bodies to do what we want it to do. Now. Lol

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I bought internet cheapies off amazon for this cycle. Wondofo ovulation strips (50) and sure predict early pregnant test (20) for $20 free shipping. I spent so much money last cycle on a few boxes of frer, digitials, opks, cb digitials. It added up! What opks and tests will you ladies be using this/next cycle?

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If it gives you peace of mind then there is no harm in getting a bunch of tests done, especially with the issues your sister has had. It helped me relax a lot. I didn't start temping until after all the tests and I wish I would've done it sooner, it would've saved me so much headache! As far as temping the same time every day, you could temp at your regular time (5:50 or whatever) and then the 2 weeks your hubby is on nights you could set your alarm for right before he gets home. As long as you've slept for at least 3 hours, that little time change won't make a huge difference overall. I work nights and days and my temps are all over the place but I can always still pinpoint my O day. I hope everything turns out well for you! Don't stress too much, we're all here for you!

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How long have you been ttc?  I agree with Ciara, temping can help wonders and it will help you better understand your cycles. I have PCOS, took Clomid and still didn't get pregnant until I started temping and doing OPK's. My original dosage wasn't enough to make me ovulate so it was like 2 months down the drain. Month 3, increased the dose, I ovulated and got pregnant.  I was able to predict my most fertile days of my cycle and determine if I was actually ovulating by temping.  I highly recommend it before going the route of testing for PCOS, if anything it gives you more information to chart and show your MD. GL!!

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I forget, do you temp? I feel like that would helps tons!! Especially before getting scared of pcos and all that jazz. What issues did your sister have that your doctor was worried about for you?

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I had bloodwork after going through similar stuff after going off bc. Don't get too worried just yet, it really does take time for your body to regulate. It's a year later and I'm still not "normal" but no pcos and all my bloodwork showed I was ovulating, I did blood tests before and after my period then again a week after ovulation and all was normal but it jus took forever to get there. Hang in there!

So, a new day, a new week.. How is everyone feeling? What's going on?

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