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Post by magaroni on Apr 20, 2019 14:06:12 GMT -6
I got a negative test this morning. So of course I am overthinking everything. Dh mentioned that my running might be an issue. And this coming from a non-exerciser/lazy person really hurt. I really really like running. I suppose I could take a break, but I am scared that I will gain a huge amount of weight and won't want to start back up again... Exercise/running shouldn’t cause an issue as long as your nutrition intake is adequate.
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Post by ironcorgi on Apr 20, 2019 20:43:37 GMT -6
My period eventually came.. I'm on CD 13 right now. I think I'm ovulating late so I am now using OPKs religiously. I have a question though..
If I am on CD13, shouldn't my OPKs be showing a darker line? I still am experiencing a very very faint line. I have a 30 day cycle on average if that matters, but recently my cycle has been 30, 31, 38, and 29 days so 🤷♀️.
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Post by charliefox on Apr 23, 2019 6:42:16 GMT -6
My period eventually came.. I'm on CD 13 right now. I think I'm ovulating late so I am now using OPKs religiously. I have a question though.. If I am on CD13, shouldn't my OPKs be showing a darker line? I still am experiencing a very very faint line. I have a 30 day cycle on average if that matters, but recently my cycle has been 30, 31, 38, and 29 days so 🤷♀️. A few days late to this but probably about 50% of the time my OPKs are light until one day they aren't. You could be ovulating a little later and having a shorter LP too.
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Post by charliefox on Apr 23, 2019 6:44:44 GMT -6
I got a negative test this morning. So of course I am overthinking everything. Dh mentioned that my running might be an issue. And this coming from a non-exerciser/lazy person really hurt. I really really like running. I suppose I could take a break, but I am scared that I will gain a huge amount of weight and won't want to start back up again... Sorry for the negative. I will echo everyone else and say that running is fine. Unless you're exercising to the point of not getting your period (ie not ovulating) then you're good. Sorry YH isn't being supportive.
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Post by ironcorgi on Apr 23, 2019 19:20:37 GMT -6
My period eventually came.. I'm on CD 13 right now. I think I'm ovulating late so I am now using OPKs religiously. I have a question though.. If I am on CD13, shouldn't my OPKs be showing a darker line? I still am experiencing a very very faint line. I have a 30 day cycle on average if that matters, but recently my cycle has been 30, 31, 38, and 29 days so 🤷♀️. A few days late to this but probably about 50% of the time my OPKs are light until one day they aren't. You could be ovulating a little later and having a shorter LP too. Thanks for the response, I feel like they should be progressing like you would see on a pregnancy test. I had one yesterday afternoon that looked like an almost positive, but today my afternoon test was negative again. It doesn't help that I'm a teacher. I really can't test until I'm home from work and by the time I get home, I drink a lot of water and use the bathroom a lot because I can't during the day (the only bathroom break I get is around 10:30).
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Post by ironcorgi on Apr 28, 2019 7:07:20 GMT -6
Finally got a positive OPK on cycle day 21!
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Post by notblanche on Apr 29, 2019 10:57:42 GMT -6
Finally got a positive OPK on cycle day 21! Great news! FX for you!!
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Post by Speedy on Apr 29, 2019 17:26:10 GMT -6
Ugh. My uterus is so weird and acting up this month. Settle down, girl!
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Post by radiantfate on Apr 30, 2019 11:08:45 GMT -6
Well I have a (somewhat positive) update. (Forgive the length of this!)
I finally had an appointment w/ a new OBGYN yesterday. I know a lot of you don't know my backstory since it goes back to about 11 years ago on The Bump, but in 2008 when my DS was born, I had an awful OBGYN who treated me awfully during my pregnancy and L&D due only to my size. Y'all, I'm a big woman and I don't make apologies for it, though I do know I need to lose weight and 100% understand the impact it's having on my overall health. I ALSO know I still deserve to be treated with the same care and kindness by my provider that I would be if I had a normal BMI. I understand that so much more now than I did 11 years ago. I wound up having bad PPD/PPA after DS was born, in large part due to what I believe was how I was treated by my doctor (not to mention, when I was in the throes of it he insinuated I had no right to be sad because I was a new mom with an adorable baby and I should just get over it.) But, the end result was that after DS was born I was terrified to ever see an ob...or a doctor in general. It took me awhile to muster up the courage to even see a general practitioner, though I have one now who is the bomb, he's seriously the best, with me, DH (who is also a big dude), and my DS (who is skinny as a rail, but is transgender so I always worry how he will be treated). He treats us all with respect and kindness and is just an amazing doctor. Thanks to him my physical health has improved substantially, and he's been super supportive when it comes to my mental health treatment as well.
So, last year I went to my therapist, and she and I talked about how I could go about finding a new obgyn who I could trust. I still kept putting it off and putting it off because I was straight up scared to death. I realized recently though that it's like DH and I have been beating a dead horse for two years trying and trying to get pregnant to no avail. I'm going to be 39 in a month and a half. DH is 44. We don't have that kind of time to waste anymore. So I revisited in my head what she and I had talked about, and did my research, and found that there was an obgyn in this area who had actually responded to an inquiry on Babycenter from someone else locally who was looking for a size-friendly provider. So I made an appointment, wrote down the questions I had to make sure she'd be a good fit, and had my appointment yesterday.
You guys, I left this appointment crying tears of joy (and I am NOT a cryer). This woman sat with me for over a half an hour just listening to me talk about what I went through with DS, validating my experience, answering every question in detail and most of all...giving me HOPE. She did the pelvic exam, took some bloodwork to test my hormone levels for fertility, and gave me a referral to a RE that she says she loves and who is also great with women of size. She ended the appointment by saying everything looks good and she'll see me back very soon once I get my positive test!
So, our initial intake with the RE is tomorrow! I'm a bit nervous because our insurance only covers IUI, so I'm hoping we're candidates for that, otherwise we're going to have to find a way to finance IVF. But we won't know anything there until we have testing done so I'm trying to not get ahead of myself.
For the first time in a long time I really feel like this dream is possible and I'm so happy.
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Post by Speedy on Apr 30, 2019 11:33:54 GMT -6
radiantfate, I'm so happy that you've found someone who is going to help you =)
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Post by lastnamewithheld on May 1, 2019 7:58:14 GMT -6
radiantfate THIS IS AMAZING! I'm so glad you found a great OB/Gyn! Good Luck at your RE appointment!
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Post by charliefox on May 6, 2019 19:09:41 GMT -6
radiantfate, LTTP but I am crying over here for you! I am so glad you found someone who listens and you feel you can trust.
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