Lucy questions

[123joan]

I'm still plugging along with Lucy's usual 1.2 dose. She has been surprising me with low numbers. I'm unsure of what to do when she is low. I gave her a half dose on 5/10 when she was 133, that didn't seem to be the right decision.

I will be able to check her today mid-cycle. She's eating and drinking "normally". I've had to skip her dose three times in the last few days.

Any suggestions? @-)

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

How nice to see you, Joan, and Lucy's pretty numbers. I think i'd reduce that 1.6 and try giving 1.4 when you get a pink. Then maybe you can avoid skipping. And yes, midcycle numbers always give you data that helps you figure out the puzzle that is Lucy. :mrgreen:

 

[123joan]

I don't get it. Do you mean 0.6 which is half of what I've been shooting?

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

Dumb, dumb, dumb. I looked at the bottom of the first page, not the most recent. BRb.

 

[Sue and Oliver (GA)]

Sorry about that. I'd do a curve and then maybe shave a bit off the 1.2 when you get a pink - maybe just one unit?

 

[Carl & Polly & Bob (GA)]

Hindsight is easy...

First off, nice to see you Joan!

1 - That day you shot the .6 at the 133? I would have tried to stall and then shot the 1.2 normal dose as soon as you saw a number you felt comfortable shooting at.

2 - The 190 you got a couple nights ago, I would have probably said "close enough to 200", and maybe shot 1.2 then. Look at the AM cycle on 5/9. That was a beautiful day for Lucy on that dose.

3 - Last night's 150, see #1 above. ;-)

What I am looking at recently is her tendency to have a lower PMPS than AMPS. That might indicate that 1.2u is a tad too much and she's getting "long cycles"? Maybe drop it down to 1.0 for a few cycles and see if her AMPS numbers and PMPS numbers get closer to each other (and hopefully lower overall)?