7dpo symptoms

Hi Emily & Laine!

Sorry for the disappearing act! It's the super long holiday here and just gotten back to work! :) Just an update that I will be going in for my HSG test tomorrow to see if my fallopian tubes are blocked and my DH will be going in for his SA.. Keeping fingers crossed that my tubes are clear!

Hope all of us ovulate at the same time and have BFP at the same time! :) Hugs! :)

Yay! Good luck!!! Try not to be nervous..and think good thoughts. I hope both results are normal!!! Let us know when you find out the results!!!!

Hi Emily,

Thanks! Unfortunately can't go today i think, as i'm ovulating on CD11! it's so much earlier than normal. I have to have :sex: more this month! If not, then i will arrange for a HSG the next cycle! :)
 
Morning Em! :wave: you're right that it might be the best 'solution'. DH has agreed that we can only do one if that is what I am more comfortable with. (which was wonderful of him. He says he recognizes that it is my body and that that 2nd month should be up to me- LOVE him) so what I think we will do is it go ahead with the Clomid in the next cycle and try naturally. My RE will do an ultrasound before and after the drugs as well as possibly around the time of O so I will have a really good idea as to how my body responds to the drugs. If it is a really positive response but the 1st month doesnt take, I will make an informed decision as to whether to try it again or move onto the IUI and injections.

RE doesnt believe that IUI with Clomid makes much of a difference (apparently there are medical studies that are being conducted right now as to whether there is merit to that)
Some women don't respond well to Clomid: either it doesn't work all that well for them or it has a negative impact on their cm or lining... but this first month will answer all those questions for me.
I'm feeling really good about this. :) I am comfortable with the plan and DH is too. YAY!

My doctor is so funny, he was laughing at me for taking in my big notebook full of questions... he loves to mess with me which DH LOVES. Dr totally called me out on a few things which DH just laughed and laughed at...
men.

:happydance: anyhoo, so I am balloon-free and SO happy to have my vagina and uterus back!

and what about you little lady? How is that cold? I hope it was a 24 hour thing and you have passed it on to someone else and are feeling 150% better! (what are the odds of that?)
Ill bet your prenatals will help you get better faster actually...

so what cd you on now? getting closer to testing for that lovely LH arent you? Oooo giiiirrrrlll, I hope this is your month!!! F&TX! (fingers and toes crossed) I made that one up myself! :winkwink:

:bunny:
 
Haha you are too funny! A big notebook huh? You sound more and more like me every time we talk! I couldn't be happier for you, other than you and DH, that you have your vagina and uterus back! Not sure where I would place in that race.. but I'm excited for you!!!! Hope your walk and movie last night were good. Now that you can leave the house!!

I haven't even looked at my ticker lately... but I will when I'm done with this reply :) I just know that I'm supposed to ovulate around superbowl sunday lmao!!! This house will be divided this weekend. My husband is from Massachusetts (Patriots) and I hold strong for New York as a Giants fan. Both of which are in the superbowl. I'm sure we will be fighting, but he understands that he has a job to perform..no matter how mad he is that we beat their ass again (first time 2008). Hahaha.. ohhh this is going to be good!

Anywho.. I woke up feeling like crap again this morning, but a hot shower helped a lot. Still have a cough, but no runny nose yet!

Now on to the good stuff. You said in your post above that next cycle you will try naturally with Clomid. When does your next cycle start? I guess I'm still confused because of the ticker you have as well as your surgery. Is your ticker correct? You should be starting AF in 6 days? I can't express how excited I am for you. It's like you get a fresh start at TTC. I have a good feeling about it for you, you deserve it. And I am so happy your husband is being understanding.
 
thanks doll! AF is due to start in about 10 days- around the 6th of Feb. so I will go in around cd3 and have an ultrasound to make sure I have no residual cysts and if all is good, I start the clomid on cd5 to 10. then the idea is that I would O about 6-7 days after my last clomid pill- so around cd16-17 which would be on the 21st/22nd.
WAAAHOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!! I cant wait to start again- you are right that it does feel a little 'newer' somehow. I like it. (high five)

that's hilarious that you need to look at your ticker- you are clearly not quite as nutty as I. :) good for you! you did say you were going to be more relaxed about it- proud of you! (another high five!)

so the giants eh? Im afraid I dont know the first thing about football except that the ball is kind of pointy. BUT I will root for the giants for you- how about that?

YAY to O'ing soon girlie! Im excited for your O too- we are crazy being jazzed about each other's cycles.. BUT that's actually the nice thing about us not being in sync is that we can both live vicariously through the other! :) If we were both in sync we might run out of things to talk about! (probably not....)

sorry you still feel bad- lots of fluids little missie! I finished that fertility book by the way, it was great- very inspirational. I dont think you will need it as I dont think you will be TCC as long as me (thats my 2cents). after all, you will be pg by April yeees???

big hug, Im off to see my parental units today. DH went away for business and Im going to go relax in the countryside. (Texas countryside. not like your countryside sadly...)

but I will be online throughout the day!
xoxo
 
I have really been trying not to think about my cd this month. Mainly just because the days go by soooooo slow when you are only waiting to ovulate. It's annoying. Believe me, it's all effort not to look at my ticker to see where I'm at.

Thanks for rooting for the Giants, should be a good game :)

And it's not just me that will be pregnant by the end of April, it's you too!!! We are a team in this, and I would like to think that if we keep a positive attitude about it.. it will happen. -I'm not going to wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and say "TODAY I WILL MAKE A BABY" or anything, but if I can try to remind myself at least once a day that I can do it..maybe it will happen. Wishful thinking, I know.. but I gotta do something!

I have never been to Texas, but judging by the elevation map, I don't think the countryside there is anything like it is here. It's nice here (as I'm sure it is in Texas), but we have woodstoves going..coffee, tea or hot chocolate always ready, and blankets galore! If you haven't been here before, maybe you and the DH should take a week and stay in a bed and breakfast somewhere in the mountains. You wouldn't regret it. It's so peaceful.

So I was actually right before when I said that you would be testing for LH when I'll be testing for HCG. Ughh I am so hoping for blazing BFP's for us!

Alright, so I was thinking. I always start testing early, and I always ask my husband for his eyes when I question the tests. But I don't want to do that. I want to be able to surprise him like I did the first time I was pregnant (the mc). He was in Massachusetts for work, and I drove 3 hours to tell him. So if in fact I do have a test in question, can I upload it and get your opinion? I also would like your thoughts on how to surprise him WHEN I get that BFP. Like.. how long should I wait? I would like to tell him after my missed AF, but is that wrong of me to do? Keep it from him? I just want to be absolutely positive, I couldn't deal with letting him down. The chemical right before Christmas was terrible. How are you planning on telling your husband? Or is he going to be with you when you test? Btw.. I plan on symptom spotting with you everyday. Be prepared for that! I'm not close to ovulating yet, but I have been feeling butterfly flutters down there. The bloating from my AF is going down :)
 
Ooo it sounds so dreamy there! its nothing like that here. its very dry and arid. especially since we are in drought. not so pretty. I love mountains and fires... there are so many places I want to go to- Ill just have to add your town too!

SO onto your good questions!
about being positive- you are so right. It is the right mentality to have. I got so used to seeing bfn's but somehow I still always have such high hopes for a BFP... Its such a disappointment that I keep trying to 'trick' myself by trying to be blase. like "maybe it will happen, but it probably wont so whatever" (as if that would work) but you are right- I WILL be positive.
(btw, I always right in caps on words when I am being emphatic about something- apparently it is shouting on forums?? I am not trying to shout with my caps- just so you know...)

YES I hope you will upload your tests for me to see. (see caps for emphasis on the yes) :)
I would love to be your 2nd set of eyes. you know- I have never shown DH a single test- isnt that silly? I am like you- I dont want to disappoint the poor guy. plus I know he would be dismissive and insist we retest after AF is due. thats the trouble with going to a specialist, they learn too much! :)
but anyhoo- if you can wait till to tell him until after AF is due then that's not a bad idea if you dont want him to get his hopes up but how in the world do you expect to keep something like that from him? he would see it in your eyes right? you'd be grinning ear to ear... you COULD try to wait to test... but that's not easy at all. its too much fun to poas.

you drove 3 hours to tell him?? that is so romantic- you're a cutie pie.
when I got my bpf, I asked DH to go to lunch with me and then when he got in the car he saw my face and was like "whats going on?" and I screamed " YOURE GOING TO BE A DADDY!!!" (caps for actual shouting that time) his eyes popped out of his head and he had to ask me a couple of times if I was serious (like I would joke about that- good lord)
but he was so happy... :( aw bugger, this has made me sad. NEVERMIND, moving on, April BFPs... rah rah RAH!!! shish kumba!

you know, I REALLY thought I was pg back in July and I had made these bracelets for my goddaughter with her name on it (do you know what I am talking about? the beads are little letters that you can spell stuff with?) so anyhoo I had left over beads and I spelt out "Youre going to be a daddy" again but on a bracelet that I could give to him if I was pg.. I even went to the container store (holy hell I love that shop) and bought a cool little case for it and I wrapped it but I ended up getting a BFN so I put it in my drawer to give to him when I did get pg. (kind of a sad little story actually) but I was thinking I would still give that to him eventually and tell him the story about it. do you like that? or is that lame?

I also thought about baking his favorite cakes as cupcakes and spelling out something cute on them like "baby" or 'bump' do you like that? I like the idea of spelling something out or just making something... I also make baby clothes and onesies (you can check out my stuff if you like- milkandcotton.com) so what if I made one with a stork and bundle? or... wrote on it "I love my daddy" ?

duuuuude... after all this talk of how to tell him I had better not be barren cause that would be beyond sad. sorry, sorry... I know that's not too positive. OOPSIE. I meant to say "what do you think?"
xo

RAH RAH RAH!!!
 
I can't believe you held out this long sharing your website! That is amazing Laine! I love it! I showed my husband too, and we picked out a couple onesies that we just adore! You may be getting an order from us when it comes time!!! If you don't mind, I have a few girl friends that are currently pregnant, I would like to send them your site. I will hold off on it if you would rather I not. So I've decided since we are talking everyday, saying "DH or husband" is not as personal. So when talking about my husband, I'm going to use his name.. Patrick. Patrick and I stumbled onto a website, I think it's based in the UK, and we feel in love with a couple maternity shirts that crack me up. I'm not big on wearing clothes with words on them.. but I think that if I were hanging around the house, or bumming it with friends, I would absolutely wear one. The one I want says something along the lines of "brewing a red-head, wish me luck". I was born a red head, it has somewhat dulled in the years, but still reddish-brown.

You are not barren!!!!!! I refuse to believe that you are. You have been able to conceive before...and you will again. Like you said before, a woman has a 25% chance of getting pregnant in any month. Sometimes it feels like that number is too high. At any rate, a lot has to fall into place for it to happen. And with you, I honestly think that you have done everything you can to make a nice little nest for an egg to grow :)

I know what you are talking about when you say that your husband was so happy when it was happening before. It makes me sad too. So we aren't going to talk about it anymore! We're just going to be positive. POSITIVE, POSITIVE, POSITIVE!!

That bracelet idea is so cute. And it would give him something that he can show your little boy or little girl, when they get older. The cupcake idea is pretty cool too- but make him work for it! Have him put cupcakes with letters on them in the correct order. Spell it out. I was thinking about painting a little bean on my stomach and letting him find it (because we would be alone, and it would be kind of intimate already). But then I was contemplating putting a little scheme together. He works for a part of the government, and his building(s) have high security.. maybe I could get the guards to say something to him or give him something on his way home from work. Nothing that would give it away fully.. but something that will get his mind turning. Ugh.. I don't need to have a plan right now, is it dumb that I get excited and can spend an hour or two thinking about it?


I wish I was ovulating right now...
 
Wow ladies, your messages are really long :)

Hope you are both ok

AF still hasn't arrived for me. I'm 14dpo. Was going to test today but bottled it! I got too scared

X
 
Wow ladies, your messages are really long :)

Hope you are both ok

AF still hasn't arrived for me. I'm 14dpo. Was going to test today but bottled it! I got too scared

X

ha ha! they are long arent they? We've got a lot to say! :) ooo, 14 dpo! you should test! can't believe you are holding out, what willpower! are you feeling anything??

I can't believe you held out this long sharing your website! That is amazing Laine! I love it! I showed my husband too, and we picked out a couple onesies that we just adore! You may be getting an order from us when it comes time!!! If you don't mind, I have a few girl friends that are currently pregnant, I would like to send them your site. I will hold off on it if you would rather I not. So I've decided since we are talking everyday, saying "DH or husband" is not as personal. So when talking about my husband, I'm going to use his name.. Patrick. Patrick and I stumbled onto a website, I think it's based in the UK, and we feel in love with a couple maternity shirts that crack me up. I'm not big on wearing clothes with words on them.. but I think that if I were hanging around the house, or bumming it with friends, I would absolutely wear one. The one I want says something along the lines of "brewing a red-head, wish me luck". I was born a red head, it has somewhat dulled in the years, but still reddish-brown.

You are not barren!!!!!! I refuse to believe that you are. You have been able to conceive before...and you will again. Like you said before, a woman has a 25% chance of getting pregnant in any month. Sometimes it feels like that number is too high. At any rate, a lot has to fall into place for it to happen. And with you, I honestly think that you have done everything you can to make a nice little nest for an egg to grow :)

I know what you are talking about when you say that your husband was so happy when it was happening before. It makes me sad too. So we aren't going to talk about it anymore! We're just going to be positive. POSITIVE, POSITIVE, POSITIVE!!

That bracelet idea is so cute. And it would give him something that he can show your little boy or little girl, when they get older. The cupcake idea is pretty cool too- but make him work for it! Have him put cupcakes with letters on them in the correct order. Spell it out. I was thinking about painting a little bean on my stomach and letting him find it (because we would be alone, and it would be kind of intimate already). But then I was contemplating putting a little scheme together. He works for a part of the government, and his building(s) have high security.. maybe I could get the guards to say something to him or give him something on his way home from work. Nothing that would give it away fully.. but something that will get his mind turning. Ugh.. I don't need to have a plan right now, is it dumb that I get excited and can spend an hour or two thinking about it?


I wish I was ovulating right now...

I wish I were getting ready to O! it wont be too long for you now, the weekend will pass quickly and then you will be a week away! start your engines!!!

I LOVE the idea of drawing a bean on your tummy- so cute!you could buy one of those cute shirts and put it under a jacket and unzip it as if you were warm and let him see it. that would be cute too. I like the redhead one, adorable! I don't think it is dumb to spend time thinking about it unless it makes you unhappy, then I would say wait a bit. Early on I used to spend a lot of time thinking about names and what to buy the baby but then it got a little painful so I stopped. I still do it from time to time but nothing like before.

I'm glad you liked my stuff. I dont really do it so much anymore since it got to be a wee bit depressing to be making stuff for other peoples babies. BUT I would be thrilled to make you some stuff when you've got a little one on the way!
You can absolutely pass the website along if you like, of course I dont mind.
My husbands name is Duncan and I often refer to him as D to my friends when I write so DH wasnt such a stretch for me to type! :)
I like the little TTC abbreviations, it feels like a secret code. I have to remember not to say TTC or AF to my dr though- that would be embarrassing for sure. :blush: I always seem to say stupid stuff around him, no idea why...

Also, DR told me that the statics are actually more like 20% in any given cycle.. interesting huh? mine are lower due to my issues, its more like 11-15% which is a drag... I wonder how the Clomid will affect me. I have heard it can dry out cm so I was thinking of taking mucinex or robitussen after the clomid and up to O to see if it can help produce good cm. I posted a thread on this site to ask women who have taking clomid so see what they have to say about it.

I also take allegra everyday (I get nasty allergies year round. Im allergic to dogs for a start and I have a huge one. stupid? perhaps but she is my fur baby...) and its an antihistimine... I had asked my dr about it and she said it was fine to take while TTC- up to actually pregnancy, but SURELY that would affect my cervical fluids right?? I do wonder if my cm around O is sometimes too thick... Im going to try stopping it for 4 days before expected O until after my temp rises and I know I have O'd for sure. see if that helps at all.

ah jeez... another loooong message. I cant help myself! :dohh:
 
Afamilygal - I've got some tugging feelings on both sides and my lower tummy feels like I've been doing 200 sit ups a day! Got loads of creamy CM too which was lotion like for a couple of days. My boobs feel bruised and I'm alot spottier than normal! I had bad AF cramps 2 days ago but they've vanished now. I'm too scared to test because I tested for the first time last month and got a BFN then AF showed her face a few hours later. I felt devastated twice in one day :cry: I don't want it to happen again. I just hope the witch isn't sat round the corner laughing at me

X
 
hmm... sounds very positive to me! (your signs that is) but if you are really scared then just hold off until tomorrow and use FMU. That's the time we are 'supposed' to test anyways- the day of the missed period. That way you give your body time for AF to come on if its going to and you wont risk feeling doubly sad. If it doesn't come today then I'd say there's a darn good chance that you'll get a big ole + test tomorrow! GL!!
I hope this is it for you!!
 
Afamilygal - I've got some tugging feelings on both sides and my lower tummy feels like I've been doing 200 sit ups a day! Got loads of creamy CM too which was lotion like for a couple of days. My boobs feel bruised and I'm alot spottier than normal! I had bad AF cramps 2 days ago but they've vanished now. I'm too scared to test because I tested for the first time last month and got a BFN then AF showed her face a few hours later. I felt devastated twice in one day :cry: I don't want it to happen again. I just hope the witch isn't sat round the corner laughing at me

X

Oh my goodness...TEST!!!! I would be going insane!!! My boobs felt bruised when I got my BFP, I think your symptoms sound really good :happydance:
 
Laine.. there has to be something you can take other than allegra right before ovulation. I definitely think it changes your cm (at least I've heard that). You know.. making any changes like that with ultimately help your odds of conceiving. If I were you, I would try it. Maybe talk to your pharmacy about an OTC allergy medicine that you can take as a substitute. I know where you are coming from, living with an animal although you are allergic. I have a 9 yr old cat, and Patrick has bad allergies to cats. Yet, he doesn't to here. But when we started dating.. it was a huge milestone. I love my little girl <3

Maybe that is what I will do... order the shirt secretly. I can actually use it to tell everyone! (after Patrick of course!).

I think I might start testing with OPKs today. My ticker is confusing me. I started AF on the 21st. Yesterday my ticker said cd8 (I think), and it says cd 8 today too.(which I was going by because if I start counting by the date.. it will drive me nuts). So what? I'll only be testing a day early. There is really is no rule that says I will definitely ovulate on the 4th. That's just the time my body USUALLY does.

That is so sweet that you would make us something for a little one! Remember.. when you make something for us.. you will be make something for you too! We are going to get BFPs the same month!!! It's a long shot, but it's a bet I will be banking on :)

We do have long responses, but I am more than OK with it. I like talking to you, almost like we have known each other longer than this forum. I am happy we found each other one B&B ::hugs::
 
YAY to you poas! love it, its good fun isnt it? Ive taken to catching the urine and testing from that instead of peeing right on the stick. Ive been told that it is more accurate that way. I just always have to remember to read the directions to know the right amount of time to dip it in for- I always forget.
although it is expensive, I love the cbfm. its great because it lets me know at least 2 days ahead of my peak time when it is coming. So helpful since I dont O at the same time every month. I really hope the clomid makes me O a little sooner- DR thought it would be around cd16/17. cant WAIT! :)
I used to get weird readings on the cbfm, I would get TONS of high days before my peak- I think my LH surges realy early and strong and it confuses the machine. such a nuisance... hopefully next month it will act normal.

Hows your cold? hopefully getting better by now. I hate colds- no fun. I slept horribly last night (at my parents) and I feel like crap but I think I just need to sleep some more. I tried to nap but I find it so hard to do during the daytime. I just lie there and think.

yeah- your ticker is crazy, I thought it said cd8 yesterday too. WTF? let me know what the test says for O. do you use digitals? or internet cheapies? I just bought 25 internet cheapie HPTs- YAY! I can poas to my hearts content! although, I tend to get scared of poas too soon and getting a negative... no fun. I cant wait til I get a BFP, its going to be so exciting! Ill bet I fall off the toilet! sigh... not long now right? so wait, do you think we are going to get our BFPs before or in April?
 
Hey girls. Just thought I'd let you know that I plucked up the courage to test afterall and got my :bfp: :happydance:

Good luck to everyone else

X
 
Hey girls. Just thought I'd let you know that I plucked up the courage to test afterall and got my :bfp: :happydance:

Good luck to everyone else

X

SHUT UP!!! that is AMAZING! YAY!!! you must be so excited!!!
I wish you a H & H 9 months babybumphope (now just babybump!) congratulations! :happydance:
 
So I wrote out this wicked long reply to you on my phone, Laine...and when I hit send, there was an error and it made me force close it. Damn smart phones aren't always smart, and please ignore any autocorrect mistakes it makes.
I have internet cheapies that I will be using. I tested with one today...negative as expected. Atleast with starting to test early, I will get to see a progression. As for the April deal...I say we both get BFP by the end of april. Because we are on different schedules, who knows what day that could fall on :) Patrick and I are about to have a date night, we are going to the movies, which hasn't happened in a LONG time! Better get out dates in while we can!!! Ill be back on when we get home!!! Sorry this response is so short!!!
 
helllllo dearie! I don't mind it being short. I have done that before on my 'smart' phone too. too right about it not always being smart. sometimes it is downright stupid phone.
jeez...
so how was your date? what did you see? yes we should defo get in all the dates we can pack since the little ones aren't exactly welcomed in fine dining establishments or cinemas... :)

we never ended up going to the movies the other day, we went to our favorite restaurant instead but it was lovely.

Im still in the country but driving back to Austin today. I slept a whole lot better last night so im not so cranky today although the doctor now has me on progesterone and it is messing with my attitude. I find myself getting very irritated easily. Someone cut me off in the car on Friday and I went berserk. not pretty...

last night parents and I went out to dinner at a great restaurant and all I could do is talk about our desire to have a baby, baby names... I couldnt seem to stop myself! even when dads eyes glazed over. Its like I have nothing else to talk about these days.. Its beginning to worry me. I feel like Im losing myself to this, I want so badly to just be chill and take it day by day... I need a hobby. work is part time so it leaves me with time. and when I have time, I obsess about baby. tell me Im not alone in feeling this way???

sorry your opk was neg but you are right about seeing the progression. tip of the day: get a sharpie and mark the date, time and cd on it and put it in a ziplock. I like to do that and then put them in order to see how they progress. and then you can take a picture and send it to moi.

btw, DR said it was a good idea to bd regularly throughout the cycle but abstain 2 days before you start properly trying. just fyi- sharing what they tell me. spreading the love.
 
Thanks for the DRs tip on the bd. Last month we said we were going to do it everyday this month because it worked for us two months ago. But when I think about it, the chemical i had could have happened because the sperm that met the egg wasn't the best it could be. So when he says stop two days before..does that mean before you THINK you are going to ovulate? Or abstain starting the day you get your first OPK? Because I gotta tell you..when I see that bright line on the test strip, I want to jump right into bed lmao.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I know it's hard not to have baby on the brain. I have it too.. and I can only imagine how you are feeling after all the surgeries and doctors appointments. The words take it day by day, or take it one step at a time..never feel like an option. I get that 100%. I am sorry that there really isn't anything I can say or do to help in that area. But I can tell you that you aren't alone.

We ended up seeing the new Sherlock Holmes movie. We have a cute little cinema in the village we live in, and although the movies that are played there take a little more time getting there than regular mall theaters.. its only 4.50 for an adult, and is so much cleaner and nicer than anywhere else up here. It was nice to get out and do something just him and I. With work and school between the two of us, we usually go out and do things with friends and their kids. Great change of pace last night!

Ok.. so earlier in this thread I told you about a baby food top my cat had found, and Patrick wanted me to keep it because we thought it could be a sign. Well, as we know..it wasn't last month. Welllllllll..... I also told you about driving 3 hours to tell Patrick the first time we got pregnant (mc). But what I didn't tell you is how I did it. My dog (Joey), is very smart, and has a thing for pacifiers. He likes to take ones, and walk around with them in his mouth. He does it the right way too. The little handle sticks out right under his nose. Since he doesn't chew them or try to break them, its freaking adorable. Well, I bought one for Joey to tell Patrick. I took that drive with my dog, my best friend. This morning we woke up to that pacifier, that was put in a ziploc baggie and into his dresser, on the floor of the bedroom. Getting kind of annoyed with these little things, but it's only because I want it so bad! The excitement of it all is killing me.

Ps... I'm gonna go take another OPK. I can upload a picture today lol, it will only consist of 2 negative OPK tests.. but you can see what I see!
 

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