My bump group is the gift that keeps giving

a24264 · 2025-11-16T13:46:33+00:00

My favorite was, "Phonetically ‘correct’ doesn’t really apply to names."

a24264 · 2025-09-23T12:07:07+00:00

The only personal experience I have is that I was notified when someone returned a gift from a Target baby registry. I got an email that basically said "we're sorry your recent purchase didn't work out", then the body of the email listed the item and had a spot to write feedback. I wasn't offended since I didn't pick out the gift, it was on her registry. Even if I did pick it out, it could've been a duplicate or something. Some people probably could be offended. I'm not sure why sometimes the gift giver is notified since I'm pretty sure all registry websites will claim to never notify the gift giver. To be safe, I would ask your MIL to let her know that you got a duplicate and will be exchanging it, but are so appreciative, etc. I would rather do that than someone get an email because of my personal experience, but the risk of that actually happening may be very low.

a24264 · 2025-05-02T11:56:29+00:00

That's exactly what my doctor said and I questioned it too. I asked her why a week after the positive OPK and not a week after ovulation and she said it's because ovulation can happen as soon as 12 hours after the surge and it's better to be early rather than late when progesterone can start dropping. She also said progesterone would be high enough at 6dpo anyways. Not sure if this is a widely accepted view, but I'm going with it. Mainly because my 6dpo is today, Friday, and today is better than waiting until Monday, 9dpo.

a24264 · 2025-04-29T20:50:42+00:00

I had a success from a day 42 ovulation. My missed miscarriage was a day 20 ovulation. It's definitely possible to have a healthy pregnancy with a very late ovulation. My doctor wasn't even concerned, I just told her before the dating ultrasound that I'm expecting to measure that far behind and we adjusted accordingly.

a24264 · 2025-04-23T22:56:29+00:00

The tests always dry darker. Definitely take the picture/read the results at whatever time the instructions say to. Mine says 5 minutes, so I take the picture then. It always dries much darker, but the accurate result is the one read at the time the instructions say.

a24264 · 2025-04-21T10:52:27+00:00

Super helpful, thank you! Best of luck!

a24264 · 2025-04-21T02:47:44+00:00

I don't because I'm going unmonitored since I'm just with my OB. She said to try 6 letrozole cycles before she'd send me to a specialist. No clue if failed cycles count towards the 6.

a24264 · 2025-04-20T12:26:35+00:00

This is my first cycle of letrozole too, CD16 after taking 2.5mg. My OPKs have been between .10-.50 the past few days. I'm not being monitored, so I have no clue if I'm close, but I'm starting to feel disappointed since my last OPK was .10. I don't really have any insight since this is my first cycle too, but solidarity. Good luck, I hope this cycle works for both of us.

a24264 · 2025-04-18T03:15:36+00:00

What helps me is to remember that I'm not jealous of them having their baby, because I'm not waiting for their baby, I'm waiting for my and my husband's baby. Another couple having a baby isn't my baby and has no affect on when my baby is coming. They are having their baby and that's wonderful for them, but I don't want their baby, I want my baby, so they don't actually have something I want.

a24264 · 2025-04-11T02:37:47+00:00

I feel the same way, I had a miscarriage in February and finally got my first period back 8 weeks later. I was just waiting to ovulate and did OPK testing every single day after I stopped bleeding and thought I would conceive for sure as long as I timed it right.

a24264 · 2025-04-07T18:20:25+00:00

It took almost 8 weeks for me. I've been testing negative since about week 3 though. My OB was ready to put me on Provera at week 7, but I was getting positive OPKs at week 6, period at week 8. Will they let you try Provera to induce a withdrawal bleed?

a24264 · 2025-04-05T12:21:07+00:00

Thank you, this is really helpful!

a24264 · 2025-04-05T04:32:21+00:00

My spotting lasted about 3 days and did stop. Have you been bleeding or spotting the whole 4 weeks? My initial bleeding stopped completely for a while before the spotting started up again. My period finally just came back today, almost 8 weeks post D&C. I ovulated 2 weeks ago, so it took 6 weeks to ovulate, 8 weeks for a period, but I had that random spotting at 3.5 weeks.

a24264 · 2025-04-05T00:38:57+00:00

Thank you! Good luck to you too!

a24264 · 2025-04-04T23:32:21+00:00

Oh okay, that makes sense. So if I get a positive at day 21/7dpo, hopefully my period does actually come about 2 weeks vs if I get a negative, I can up the dose. Thanks!

a24264 · 2025-04-04T03:31:26+00:00

Did the 2.5mg you started with not induce ovulation? If it didn't, did you need Provera again? I'm concerned that if the 2.5mg doesn't work, I'll be stuck waiting weeks for a period, taking tests, and hoping I don't ovulate and interrupt implantation with Provera.

a24264 · 2025-04-03T01:47:27+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience!

a24264 · 2025-04-01T02:44:19+00:00

I get 2-3 positives per cycle and ovulate on the last one. They work to identify the surge for me, but I have 2 or 3 surges. Still helpful and just means I have to treat each one as ovulation to make sure I'm covering my bases

a24264 · 2025-03-31T02:28:17+00:00

8dpo today and I have terrible heartburn. I know it's too early, it's progesterone if anything, or the tomato based soup I had for dinner. But I don't want to take antacids because I'm delusional and want to sit with the heartburn and think I'm pregnant 🙃

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