Re: UPDATE on Re: When should I take a HPT? from Debbie

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Cherine

At Mon, 22 May 2000, Debbie wrote:
>
>Well, we couldn't stand it anymore with all of the increasing symptoms
>and we did a HPT tonight and it was POSITIVE!! 6 long years of waiting
>and we finally acheived pregnancy again!
>
>Best of luck to you all! I highly recommend the book "Taking Charge of
>Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler, MPH...I took Clomid and it didn't
>work...I read this book and voila! 8 months later I'm pregnant.  :)
>
>Warmest Wishes,
>Debbie
>
>At Mon, 22 May 2000, Debbie wrote:
>>
>>I am wondering when is the best time to take a HPT? Here is what has
>>occured...
>>
>>My husband and I have been trying to conceive child #2 for 6 years.  A
>>fertility workup 3 years ago showed that I didn't always ovulate.
>>Anovulatory cycles are very common for me.  Since August (thanks to a
>>friend who turned me on to Fertility Awareness Method) I have been
>>charted cervical mucous and cycle lengths.  I haven't started charting
>>bbt.  I have a definite pattern of no cervical mucous during an
>>anovulatory cycle.  Cervical mucous seems to indicate ovulation.  I
>>notice a diff.  in pre-menstrual symptoms with ovulation - the
>>progesterone jump.  Otherwise, it's zippo zero.  My luteal phase clearly
>>seems to indicate 13-14 days.  (of course without bbt's - I can never be
>>absolutely certain but the pattern is there and I know my body pretty
>>well.)
>>
>>Well, I had delayed ovulation this last month (brought on by
>>travel)...nothing in April and when I should have had a period I
>>ovulated.  I had fertile cervical mucous on May 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th.
>>We tried on May 6th.  On May 15th, 16th & 17th (3 days) I had almost
>>non-existent pink and or brownish vaginal mucous - but only once per
>>day.  Since that time, I have had increased fatigue, nausea, brown spots
>>that have shown up on my bones below my eyes and I can only seem to
>>tolerate foods I could tolerate when pregnant with my son.  My vaginal
>>discharge became white after the slight spotting.
>>
>>My question is - if I take a HPT, when is the optimum time to not get a
>>false negative? We are anxious to find out but don't want to spend
>>$12-$20 to have to spend it again.
>>
>>Thanks for your help.  From my calculations, pregnancy would have been
>>acheived about May 7th - that would be 15 days after conception today
>>(and I have no feelings or signs of a period in sight).

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