Any SMEPers!!!! 43 Testers! 22 BFP!!!!

[AerisandAlex]

Dove - I'm so sorry you're going through such a hard time right now Even though DH and I have been really looking forward to trying to get PG again this month, there are days where I feel completely wiped out as if we just lost our little one yesterday...
Aside from DH's mother though, we've had a lot of support, I hope you receive the same. The other thing I try to do to keep my mind preoccupied is think about getting preggo this month, keeps my hopes up thinking about our future little one.

Bride2b - Oh how exciting! I hope we both get BFPs together! And that's so funny your dad has his birthday on the 23rd, my father has his on 22nd! lol He keeps making fun of the mayan end of calendar date because of it. Says he'll never see 50 because the world will end on Dec 21st 2012 so he has nothing to worry about lol.

Day 8 can't come soon enough, DH has been jumping around all morning talking about it and is really excited about this month We're crossing our fingers that with the help of preseed, that we're guaranteed a BFP... that stuff is the best I swear and I recommend it to anyone trying. It's being sold at our local walgreens right now but we originally bought it straight from the website the last time and it's the reason my son is here We only used it once but we only BD once that month and I got a BFP at the end of it so we know it truly works

I think it'd be especially valuable for SMEPer's as one of the key things is making sure there's more mucus for spermies to swim through lol

 

[Tasha S.]

Gemma and Dove - thinking of you both!

Amy - Hi! I have been good! I spent some time with my cousin (who came to visit from FL) and her 9 month old baby boy. He is adorable! My cousin kept asking me when I plan to start having children. I just brushed it off and say if it happens it happens. holding her baby and seeing dh with him really makes me want to be preggo pronto! How are you and the little bean? Cherish every moment!

Bev - Glad to hear mum is ok. We miss you!

Jessica - hope the stomach bug stays away!

AFM - 4 DPO, no symptoms besides some usual cramping. So I decided to have some wine tonight. What the heck! Not like I am going to be preggers anyway! Any of you still taking apple cider vinegar? What's it supposed to do?

May - As far as I know, ACV is supposed to balance pH, bringing it to a level that is suitable to conceive. It's also full of vitamins! That's as much as I've been able to concretely find about it!

 

[Sunny skies]

Thank you May, Dove, Jaime and Sunny. Dove every milestone is a challenge so dont be hard on yourself, we have to do what feels right for us as we reach these milestones.

Sunny that would be great if you could get acupuncture, I've read loads about it and really want to do it. I just have very little money this side of Christmas and am gutted. When they did your surgery did they not check your other tube? Maybe ask your doctor? I know they checked my other tube - I have a scar there and they also told me they checked it and it seemed ok. I also think getting yourself checked out will alleviate any worries you may have, and like Amy says she had a long cycle the one before her BFP - so you never know!

May good luck hun, heck why not treat yourself to wine, you cant put your life on hold and anyhow one glass of wine wont hurt even if you did catch it this month. Its very hard being around babies - luckily I dont really get the questions of when we are starting a family, most people know about our situation and that would be insensitive but I think I would want to punch them if they asked me that!!

I spoke to OH about this silly snowboard trip etc. He is just worried about TTC as he doesnt want it to end badly again. He said he is sick of taking me to the hospital and getting bad news. I told him we have to keep trying and that we MUST be in for some good news soon! I think he is back on board although he seems deflated that we keep having month after month of disappointment!

After the surgery, the doctor said my other tube looked find but the best way to know was to get the HSG done. He didn't recommend it right away but said its something I should conscider after trying awhile. With Christmas around the corner, it will be a busy time so I might have to wait until the new year. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow so I'll find out if I can book it right away.

Tasha, not sure if I can stomach ACV but I'm desperate so I'll conscider it, thanks.

Amy, I sure hope this long cycle brings me my BFP this cycle, gives me hope that all that time waiting may not have been a total waste.

Jess, glad your little one is kicking up a storm. Hope your Grandmother is feeling better.

Bev, you sure are busy, hope your able to get some time to just relax and enjoy motherhood

Aerisandalex, you better get Beding, good luck.

Ladies, anyone recommend a good thermometer, reviews are so mixed.

Hope everybody else is doing well.

 

[BamBamsMaMa]

Gemma and Dove - thinking of you both!

Amy - Hi! I have been good! I spent some time with my cousin (who came to visit from FL) and her 9 month old baby boy. He is adorable! My cousin kept asking me when I plan to start having children. I just brushed it off and say if it happens it happens. holding her baby and seeing dh with him really makes me want to be preggo pronto! How are you and the little bean? Cherish every moment!

Bev - Glad to hear mum is ok. We miss you!

Jessica - hope the stomach bug stays away!

AFM - 4 DPO, no symptoms besides some usual cramping. So I decided to have some wine tonight. What the heck! Not like I am going to be preggers anyway! Any of you still taking apple cider vinegar? What's it supposed to do?

May - As far as I know, ACV is supposed to balance pH, bringing it to a level that is suitable to conceive. It's also full of vitamins! That's as much as I've been able to concretely find about it!

I am also looking into Royal Jelly... know anything about that?

 

[Jessica28]

I'll upload a bump pic soon, i promise!

 

[krystinab]

Hey ladies. Goodness so much can happen in a week of SMEP!!

Gemma, I am so happy to see you on this thread. How is the newlywed life?? I know its tough with Bertie's day coming up but just think you have a sweet little angel looking after his momma

Sunny, sorry AF was playing games with you, what a bitch. How many days was this cycle? Did you take any medication or do anything different that could have effected your cycle??

May, girl drink your wine As for the ACV I am not sure what its supposed to do for pregnacy everything I see on line is for loosing weight...

Dove, I feel you on wanting to take off and think you should!

Tasha, I am goign to try adn keep you to your word of not testing unitl 12/2...which is SUnday. I am sure you can hold out

KD, did you get a +opk yet??

Lisa & Jess can we see those bumps?

Amy & Jamie what up chikas??? Ready for those babies?? Are yall nervouse yet?

AFM, got a +opk yesterday...just plan on getting it in for the next couple days...really nonchalant this cycle. I would love to have an August baby...fx we get a bunch of BFP in December

 

[armymama2012]

Hey there you are Krystina!

AFM-Well I'm a bit shaken. Had a very weird dream that was very vivid except for it was in the 1800s. In the dream I discovered that a drunk man had beaten my daughter nearly to death with his cane and there was no doctor nearby. Then only 10 minutes ago I had to do the Heimlick on my daughter, followed by sticking my finger down her throat to make her throw up the piece of popcorn that was stuck in her throat.

I called and told DH about it and he told me straight forward that if she died he probably wouldnt live.

 

[snowflakes120]

Get it girl! Go Krystina! I wish I had a bump to share. My bump is MIA. It has yet to arrive. I have only gained 1 pd so far. I fit all my pants perfectly still. I am really surprised by all of this bc I am very petite - short and skinny. Totally thought I'd get a bump fast. I am hoping something will arrive for Christmas though. But it's still easy to hide from everyone considering I have yet to tell anyone. Still don't feel confident. My feelings are very guarded. Still too worried to get excited.

 

[mammaspath]

krystina - my fxd for a christmas bfp for you!!!!

lisa - enjoy wearing your jeans.......i havent seen a zipper in over 4 months lol

afm - not getting nervous at all.......but i am about to the point of not wanting to have a n aching back all day long!!!

and im 31 weeks today yahoo!

 

[jrowenj]

krystina - i have a feeling you will get a Christmas BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lisa - Don't worry... you will get a huge bump before you know it!

Amy - Congrats xoxox

I am spending the day painting molding in the house. I am so sick of renovating...

 

[Kdk24]

Krystina... Get that bed a rockin'!! We need some BFP's and I really want one for you!

Lisa... My bestie did pop till almost 20wks but it tripled overnight. I bet you just be tiny and quite the whole pregnancy!
Jaime... Can't wait to see your house! I bet it's gonna be gorgeous!

Afm... Got a pos OPK on cd16&17, DTD on cd15&17. Geez I hope this works! Weird thinking though... Last time I got preggos I babysat a 1 month old and OH brother came to visit for Hawaii. While, I babysat a 1 month old yesterday and OH brother is coming in 3wks. I'm sure it's just me being crazy, but I'm hoping this is a sign!!! Wish me luck!!

 

[threemakefive]

Hey girls...Ive been lurking but so busy.

Glad to see all these pos. opks we are gunna have bfp's falling everywhere this month!! It's time for a big slew of you to get them!!! Can't wait to see what we have coming

Army, what a scarry situation. I'm glad she is ok. My daughter choked in the car when she was aobut 2 and I was big pregnant, stoppe on the top of a br4idge in traffic and lunged to the back to do the heimlich on her. Scariest thing ever!

Krystina, glad you are relaxed this cycle.

And those of you with anniversarys coming up I'm thinking of you, its a terrible reason to have an anniversary but I know you ladies will come out strong!!

AFM...sick as a dog the last few days, my mouth hurt so bad I thought I was dying...apparently sinus infection can do that. But on the mend today, well either that or just excited...for 1 we get to see baby today on sono to check her size and for 2 MY SISTER IS HAVING HER BABY TODAY Hope you all have a great day!!

 

[AerisandAlex]

BamBamsMaMa - You know, I've heard of royal jelly but I really don't know any specifics I'm sure if you google it you'll find some info though

snowflakes120 - I wouldn't worry about where you bump is atm I didn't show until I was 16 weeks with my first and I was barely 100lbs and I was 5'1"... I kind of expected it to show sooner too but no one really 'noticed' anything until later That's a good thing though! It means you might be quick to lose all the baby weight after your little one is born I went right back down to my original size after a few walks after my little girl was born

jrowenj - I'm sure you're house will look great when it's done though When we moved into our house, this time last year, I had to repaint EVERYTHING and it drove me nuts too. The previous people here were so lazy, they'd never move their furniture to paint, they'd just paint AROUND it, so I had 3 different colors to paint over in EACH room, and they were an icky brown, pink and baby poop green lol. I ended up painting everything white, looks better now I think lol.

threemakefive - Ugh, I hope you get over your sickness soon DS and I have caught a cold and it's not fun, I can't imagine how you're feeling though Congrats to your sister though!! Really exciting!! I wish I could say the same for my sister, she's too scared to have kids atm lol seems I'll be the only one in my family to have kids, I like to joke to them that I'll have enough children for all of them lol (I have two younger brothers and a younger sister lol)

I've been lurking here a lot too, haven't been really in the mood to be online though lately, I don't know what it is but I've found myself bored turning it on... which is unusual for me since my life is practically on this thing lol. I have that feeling that you get when you're flipping through the channels on a TV and you just say "There's nothing on!" lol
DS and I are just working on getting over this cold, I keep thinking maybe that's what I'm so down about, blah! lol It's day 4 for us though, so we got 4 more to go before we can start BD!

 

[krystinab]

Sunny, I use the target brand bbt...it works fine...

Jamie you are a hard working momma!

Amy your pregnancy is flying by...

Lisa that's awesome you have a lil bump. I know you're so cute...lil showoff...lololol

Amf, getting all types of twinges on my left side, the good side. Plan on jumping Seans bones as soon as he gets home. Hope he's getting nice at the happy hour he's at...lol cause I got something special waiting for home....a nice ripe eggy...lmao

 

[Sunny skies]

Krystina, my cycle was 38 days. I wasn't on any meds but I did go to Vegas so unless flying or drinking affected my cycle I have no clue why my cycle was so crazy. Good news is that I've been referred to a fertility specialist and started some tests. I got my blood work done and need to book my pelvic ultrasound, and then I can be referred for the HSG test. DH has to get his blood work done and then his seamen analysis. He was a little uneasy but he's going to do it. Luckily the doctor who did my surgery for the etopic works for one of the clinics so he can oversea everything. I'm happy to be getting some answers but I worry they'll find something wrong with my remaining tube.

I know those December BFP are coming.

Can't wait to see those bump pics from the preggo ladies.

Lisa, I'm sure that bump will arrive before you know.

 

[dove830]

Get it girl! Go Krystina! I wish I had a bump to share. My bump is MIA. It has yet to arrive. I have only gained 1 pd so far. I fit all my pants perfectly still. I am really surprised by all of this bc I am very petite - short and skinny. Totally thought I'd get a bump fast. I am hoping something will arrive for Christmas though. But it's still easy to hide from everyone considering I have yet to tell anyone. Still don't feel confident. My feelings are very guarded. Still too worried to get excited.

OMG, I'm so jealous! I had to pull out my maternity jeans today...I'm HUGE already! I expect people to start noticing any time now....I don't know how to avoid it, I really don't want it to become public knowledge yet....I'm too scared. We have a scan on Dec 7th, so I'm (very) nervously awaiting that.

Hope all of the OPK+'s bring December BFP's!!!

 

[Bride2b]

Lisa even when I was 19 1/2 weeks preggo I looked the same as I did before I was preggo. My tummy started to get a little bigger & with no clothes on you could see (slightly) but with clothes on no one could tell - I am like you quite small. I would have thought it would notice more on small people but obviously not! But yes it probably does mean you will pop straight back into your normal clothes once bubba is here.

Hey Krystina - I hope you get it this month and get that BFP ready for Sean for Christmas xx

May I used royal jelly - although didnt take it for long in the end, maybe a few months, I was taking so much I knocked it on the head after a while!

Sunny, I am glad you are getting the tests done, if anything it will put your mind at ease. I hope there is nothing wrong- or if there is something that is easily fixed. When I went for blood tests I almost wanted there to be something so it could be treated but at the same time wanted everything to be ok. It was sods law that that was the month I got my BFP!

Emily enjoy seeing your little one today & early congrats on becoming an aunty today xx

 

[armymama2012]

Well I am having serious period like cramping that goes into my lower back. I know the chances are extremely low to miscarry at 13 weeks and 4 days but honestly I'm nervous.

 

[AerisandAlex]

armymama2012 - I'm sure it's nothing As long as you're not having any bleeding I'd say they were growing pains! Your little one must be moving all over the place in there, really getting some exercise

 

[krystinab]

Army, maybe your uterus is streching or something...if you continue to have cramps you should call your DR...

Gemma, what is royal jelly?

Dove, exciting news about your scan its right aroung the corner When do you plan on announcing your pregnancy?

Sunny, I am glad you are going to a specialist. Maybe you just had an off cycle, that happens sometime. Sean was all uptight about his SA too....but he will be just fine. Can he drop it off or does he have to do it there?

KD those babies may be youre lucky charm

AFM, well I didnt get any action last night but I did get it in the day before O...it only takes once right?? Thats what my mom told me when I was 16...LMAO