Omg Jez just woke up from a dream you lived close to me and i found you driving in a van and stopped you to say hi. You thought i was a total stalker lol. For some reason i had a pic of you printed on a sheet of paper with other animals that you saw, and you said, "forgive me for not being excited to meet someone who's been following me around with my photo in her front seat." I assured you i printed it out for hubs to see how cute you are, and you were ok with that. I then spent the rest of the dream hitting on you you seemed very uncomfortable lol

I also was at the hospital in my dream for having an abundance of magnesium which would evidently leads to miscarriages, according to the dr in the dream.

And ither weird shit including being hit in by some old creepy dude (the most realistic part of the dream as I've never been hit on by notmal, attractive people--so many stories with that lol)

I will have to post fmu pics later this am as I have several mtgs this morn
But my temp not only held up it WENT up!

Not sure about the earlier lines, but all I can figure from this newer set is perhaps a verrrry late infamous 12 dpo implant??
That would men the big temp rise from cd33 on my chart till now, started the 3rd day AFTER such said 12 dpo implant
No idea just guessing here...

J I really really hope that this all ends well for you. It's awful enough to have a normal TWW but this is even worse. Positives then negatives then positives... it's a mess, huh? Can't wait to see your new lines from this morning, though!

Just looked up hcg with ectopic pregnancies and it really depends on the individual but it can be low hcg or (too) slowly increasing hcg. It can't be determined by that alone though, that just indicates a problem. I just really hope that if you're having an ectopic that the lines get dark enough for your doctor to care and you get treated, because of course ectopic pregnancy is life-threatening. Obviously I hope you are actually pregnant with a healthy bean but ya know, covering the bases.

Oh, I'm glad I not only had weird dreams. I had some lesbian sex dream. And then I had several dream involving my having acid reflux several times, and now that I'm awake I'm not actually sure those were dreams at all...the heartburn is ramping up, and I'm even on my prescription meds for it this time, which usually help. Hmmm...

Kitty- I hope E stays in for a bit longer, seriously, because you ARE a bit early. She'd be fine in the long run if she arrived, but initially, I'd be worried her lungs aren't quite ready, and she'd have a NICU stay or something. Honestly, Braxton Hicks CAN hurt...everything you read online about them being "painless" is a bunch of ca-ca. My Braxton Hicks HURT, and I know they were just Braxton Hicks, because I went in for weekly NST's, and had several while being monitored. They never did anything to really dilate me, though, and you're walking around a bit dilated, so perhaps you're having a random genuine contraction off and on that are working to dilate you gradually and efface your cervix. I had a few Braxton Hicks that literally took my breath away, and they were sharp, and I'd have to drink something and lay down. Other times, I did just get the tightening toward the top of my bump, but all of them were just practice contractions. I did have a few real contractions that were picked up by the NST, but honestly, I didn't know they were happening, which was weird.

Jez- That zucchini soup recipe sounds really good! Thanks for sharing!!! I have to do SOMETHING, because the zucchini is starting to take over my life right now. Tilly is lovely, btw. She looks like a very happy little girl! That's such a great age...they are pretty easy to please at that stage! Are you doing a back carry or a front carry in the one photo? I always had Oscar strapped to my back. He was like another bodily appendage. Good thing I kept both of my Tulas!

J- I just wish I knew what was going on with you and all of this. I do agree with Gigs about exercising caution with the Wally cheapies to use them in the time limit...that's good advice no matter what test you're using. Weird about your temp... Have you tried a different brand of test with FMU lately, just for a kind of second opinion?

Dobby- Hmmm. Now I may have to change my guess again, because I want you to get your prenatal massage. I want a damned prenatal massage!!!!!!!!!! RIGHT NOW!!!! It's enough to cause me to throw a big tantrum right now, for real. My old lady body is meant to be in perimenopause, rather than gestating babies. But I'm really not complaining, because I wanted the baby, but the aches and pains are real this time, and I'm only halfway through baking this nugget. K. I'll change it to the 28th.

Oh jez how do you make/what do you do with the roux? Would it be too much effort to pm me the specific recipe? It sounds yummy and healthy! Plus warm liquids tend to fill me up better so i def need more of that in my life.

All this talk of being pregnant is making me miss it.

Wook everyone's a little gay XD ugh i hate when real life pain works its way into a dream so even sleep doesn't give you relief.

You ladies are sweet as pie.

Gigs lmfao I had stretch marks on my big ol' African booty long before I got pregnant. I don't have any on my belly or boobs as far as I can tell, but my butt ones got annnngggrrry. I have major tiger butt.

Kit glad they slowed down and I second Shae on all the ways to make them go away. Or try to anyway lol

Off to shower and see the doctor. Might head to my mom's because SO has to work and I'm bored. I was supposed to clean and do shit, but then I remembered it's my birthday. Eff that bs. In the words of K Hart , "*sing song* I ain't gon do shit."

ETA apparently I missed a whole page my bad will catch up on the waiting room

Gigs apparently they did studies on men vs women on arousal based on images of men or women and most of the women who identified as straight were also physically aroused at least somewhat by women as well as men. In comparison, most of the guys who identified as straight were not physically aroused by the men. So apparently, most women are a little gay, but with guys, not so much.

Lol Jez, I'm only 7dpo. That's way too early for my logical mind. I might start 9dpo though. We shall see.

Kitty, glad to hear the labor seems to have been false. Hope you get a few more weeks.

Lol well happy birthday Dobs!