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

[snowflakes120]

Welcome to the world baby girl Ashley!! So happy that hubby was able to be there for the delivery!! Congrats Jess and family!!

Wow tons of info Stacer!! Hope they can do the Lap for the Endo soon so you are able to move forward faster!

Krystina - Hope that AF shows soon or your BFP!! I am so excited for this cycle for you!!

Tasha - Yeah for lime and hope you are feeling better soon!

Good Luck Manda!

AFM, just sitting home miserable and sick. I caught a cold. And it's not like I can take anything! Stinks!

 

[dove830]

Morning ladies!


Stacergirl...Im jealous...I wanted AF to come! Excited about your RE appointment! Good luck girl!

Jess..congrats on baby Ashley! Im glad DH made it in time to see her debut!

Tasha...like Dove said, your pregnancy is a warp speed!

Manda I see we have another early tester Good luck!

AFM, still no AF, the bitch is playing games...its CD33....hoping she hurrys the hell up...

Congrats Jessica-happy oh was there and you have a beautiful baby girl. Great name.

Lol thanks dove!!

Krystina-maybe her not showing is a good thing. How many dpo are you? I know you took a hpt and it was negative but do you think it was too soon? Still have my fingers crossed!!

Afm-
So doc appt went well-got a lot of information, some good and some not so good but the good news is that there is a light at the end of the tunnel!
He's not too concerned with dhs SA but wants a redo in hope that it's the same or better. They did some blood work on me, which no results yet, and an ultrasound. The ultrasound proved endometriosis-so im probably going to have to have surgery to resolve that. Ive never been told ive had this before so it was a bit of a shocker!! He also said I could have lpd (so yes ladies it is in fact true) or pcos which is causing the short lp. (once again never bEen told I had pcos so a bit of a shocker!) The blood work should hopefully reveal if either of those are true (I think). He says that a lot of women fall pregnant after the surgery to correct endometriosis, but if not then I'll probably have to use meds with or without IUi (I think depending on what the second SA looks like. He says SAs can drastically change and fluctuate for men all the time. Either way I'm on a low carb high protein diet and am supposed to exercise 5-7 days s week for 30 min (I'm not overweight-most would say I'm skinny but he thinks it would be good to regulate hormones and such). So on a positive note he thinks we should be prgnant or have delivered by this time next year! So I'm thankful for the light at the tunnel but definitely not excited about the surgery!! but it could be worse I guess!! He definitely seems positive about this which is great!!

Welcome to the world baby girl Ashley!! So happy that hubby was able to be there for the delivery!! Congrats Jess and family!!

Wow tons of info Stacer!! Hope they can do the Lap for the Endo soon so you are able to move forward faster!

Krystina - Hope that AF shows soon or your BFP!! I am so excited for this cycle for you!!

Tasha - Yeah for lime and hope you are feeling better soon!

Good Luck Manda!

AFM, just sitting home miserable and sick. I caught a cold. And it's not like I can take anything! Stinks!

Stacer--I think it's awesome that they are doing all of those tests, and looking into every angle for you. Also, the doctor sounds very positive, so that's a bonus. It sounds like it was all good news, and that you'll have your answers very soon, and then can go on from there!

Krystina--Maybe try another HPT? Also, when I was not TTC, and it was around the time AF should show up, and I wanted her to hurry up, I'd have sex....worked every time! LOL

Snow--Ugh...I hate being sick while preggo...soooo miserable. Be thankful it's just a cold and not the flu though!

Haven't heard from Army in a bit...hope you're doing ok, girl!

 

[dove830]

Welcome to the world baby girl Ashley!! So happy that hubby was able to be there for the delivery!! Congrats Jess and family!!

Wow tons of info Stacer!! Hope they can do the Lap for the Endo soon so you are able to move forward faster!

Krystina - Hope that AF shows soon or your BFP!! I am so excited for this cycle for you!!

Tasha - Yeah for lime and hope you are feeling better soon!

Good Luck Manda!

AFM, just sitting home miserable and sick. I caught a cold. And it's not like I can take anything! Stinks!

I *just* noticed that you made it past V Day!!! Woo Hoo!!!

 

[Jessica28]

Here she is... Miss Ashley Kadence for all those who are waiting to see her!

 

[Jessica28]

Ooops.... forgot to attach the last time!

 

[28329]

I stalk this thread on a daily basis. But today I just wanna congratulate you jess on the birth of your beautiful baby girl. She's absolutely perfect.

 

[shellideaks]

Same ^^^ I may not post much any more but I still read every post waiting for all your BFP's!

Congrats again Jessica, she really is beautiful

 

[Jessica28]

Thanks ladies! I can't believe she is one week old already!

May - Labour without pain medication wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be... I surprised myself I think. If my sister wouldn't have had training in the next town over, I donn't think I would have made it to the hospital in time and OH definitely wouldn't have made it! I am glad in looking back that I didn't take anything for the pain. I wouldn't change a thing! I didn't have a nice doctor though so that sucked. Tried breastfeeding but it is not going so good so I am pumping but my milk still hasn't come in yet and it is getting frustrating.

I am rooting for BFPs for all you guys and will be here cheering you on!

 

[BamBamsMaMa]

Jess - Ashley is beautiful! I am glad your birthing experience with no pain meds was good. I probably won't be so brave! Lol.

Stacergirl - So glad you found out all that information from your RE! He sounds very optimistic and I love that! Did he say how you can promote better sperm for DH?

Lisa - Feel better, Hun!

Kristina - Where's AF? Maybe she's not coming???

AFM - I am at CD 11 today and for the first time ever, I have EWCM!!! It is way too early though since I usually O around CD 20. Maybe the increase dosage of Clomid will bring O sooner? I also took B6 and EPO this cycle. EWCM was there this morning. Is it too late to BD tonight? I am going to test with OPKs later but I don't think it will be anywhere near a positive yet.

 

[krystinab]

May, yaaaah on the EWCM!! Clomid can change when you O so I say start poas now so you can catch that surge!!

Jess, beautiful is an understatement! Ashley is perfect!!! I hope to be as brave as you and have a med free labor!

Dove, how you feeling today?

Sunny/ Lisa, whats up with you ladies???

Stacegirl, I please keep us posted on EVERTHING!!

AFM, still no AF. Starting to have some twinges...hoping that means shes coming. We were supposed to be going out o f town for DHs bday but now I am worried we will have to cancel....ugh its so frustrating!

 

[dove830]

Ooops.... forgot to attach the last time!

Jess - Ashley is beautiful! I am glad your birthing experience with no pain meds was good. I probably won't be so brave! Lol.

Stacergirl - So glad you found out all that information from your RE! He sounds very optimistic and I love that! Did he say how you can promote better sperm for DH?

Lisa - Feel better, Hun!

Kristina - Where's AF? Maybe she's not coming???

AFM - I am at CD 11 today and for the first time ever, I have EWCM!!! It is way too early though since I usually O around CD 20. Maybe the increase dosage of Clomid will bring O sooner? I also took B6 and EPO this cycle. EWCM was there this morning. Is it too late to BD tonight? I am going to test with OPKs later but I don't think it will be anywhere near a positive yet.

May, yaaaah on the EWCM!! Clomid can change when you O so I say start poas now so you can catch that surge!!

Jess, beautiful is an understatement! Ashley is perfect!!! I hope to be as brave as you and have a med free labor!

Dove, how you feeling today?

Sunny/ Lisa, whats up with you ladies???

Stacegirl, I please keep us posted on EVERTHING!!

AFM, still no AF. Starting to have some twinges...hoping that means shes coming. We were supposed to be going out o f town for DHs bday but now I am worried we will have to cancel....ugh its so frustrating!

Jessica, she's gorgeous!

May--woo hoo---now get going!

Krystina--did you test again?

Tasha-how are you doing? Have they scheduled an u/s for you yet?

AFM, I'm getting nervous because work is starting to take it's toll on my body. Even after just a few hours my back and feet are hurting. By the time I get home, I lie down on the couch and don't want to get up because it hurts too much. I even dread getting up to pee in the middle of the night because my feet ae STILL hurting....not quite sure what I'm going to do. It seems so early to be feeling so badly. I want to make it until the beginning of June before going off....maybe reduced hours or something...I feel like wimp, lol.

Otherwise, everything is well. Still listening to Lucas' heatbeat ever night, and he's easy to find now. Turns out my placenta is anterior, so that's why the flutters are so faint and few and far between. Watching him move around like crazy on the u/s and not being able to feel a thing was so weird!

Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[MandaAnda]

What do you do for work, Dove? I'm a nurse and went off sick with SPD at around 29 weeks, as the standing killed me. I worked on the NICU then, but I work with hildren in the community now and hope that, when I do get my rainbow, I'll be ale to keep at it longer. x

 

[Tasha S.]

Stacer: WOW!!! I'm sorry not everything is going perfectly, but at the same time HOORAY for answers!!! I know what endo is--they thought I might have had that as a teen, that's why I started the bc pill to begin with (they wanted to try putting me through menopause at 19 years old to see if it helped HAHAHAHA!! I said no.) Do you have horrendous periods?!?! Keep us posted hun! I'm thinking of you!!

May: YAY for EWCM!!!!!!!! Go for it girl!!!

Krys: Can't wait to hear how this cycle will end, and if it does end, how next cycle will go! I'm cheering for you!!

Jess: What a sweetie!!! Congrats again!!

Dove: You're hilarious!!!! I promise my pregnancy isn't going by any faster than yours!!! HAHAHA!! But thanks! My first ultra-sound is in 2 days--on the 21st! I'm nervous and excited--I just really want this to be good news!! I haven't announced to my parents yet, but my twin sister keeps teasing me about the possibility that I might be carrying twins (my older sister is pregnant and in the same week as you, Dove!), because I look just as pregnant as my older sister! (Which is not that much, my older sister really takes a long time to show!). Awww Dove! I hope that you're able to get shorter hours. Take care of yourself hun!!

 

[BamBamsMaMa]

EWCM has exited the building. Of course DH and I have not BD yet. FML!

 

[MandaAnda]

Is anyone taking herbal supplements? Agnus castus (vitex) has really helped bring my cycle down from 40-50 something days to the low 30s. And instead of ov'ing around CD25-35, it's now nearly always CD17 or 18. And I also take evening primrose oil (combined with starflower oil, if I can find it), as that helps promote better quality cm. If we don't get our BFP this week, I'll be ordering some more Pre-Seed as well (didn't use it this month, as I'd run out).

CD7 here and dyyyyying to POAS!

 

[snowflakes120]

Manda - I have a friend that swears by Vitex. That is great that it has moved your OV way up - it did the same for her! FX for you.

May - Just because you don't see doesn't mean it's gone. It just might all the way up there and you just can't reach/see it. I know when I had my IUI they said I had EWCM but yet I have never ever seen it either!

Tasha - Yippee for US!! I will be so jealous if you are having twins - I have always wanted twins!!

Dove - Hope you can start getting some more time on the bum instead of your feet!

Jess - She is just so gorgeous! Look at the head full of hair!! I have predicted our baby boy to be a baldy!!

Krystina - Have you tested again girl?! Not much going on here. Just trying to kick this stupid cold.

But good news for me!! I am officially into double digits!! 99 days for me!!

 

[krystinab]

Snow, thats awesome you are in double digits...whoop whoop!

Manda, I was using fertilitea which has vitex and it really helped me regulate my cycles but this month I didnt use it and I am back to my long ass cycles. Once AF comes I am going to get back to it!!

May, did you use a OPK this morning??

Tasha did you see the lady who expected to have twins and at her 21 week sonogram and they found 2 sets of identical twins...crazy!! They said its a 1 and 70 million chance that will happen.

AFM, starting to get bitchy so I think AF willl be here soon! UGH...this is worst than the 2ww.

 

[dove830]

What do you do for work, Dove? I'm a nurse and went off sick with SPD at around 29 weeks, as the standing killed me. I worked on the NICU then, but I work with hildren in the community now and hope that, when I do get my rainbow, I'll be ale to keep at it longer. x

Stacer: WOW!!! I'm sorry not everything is going perfectly, but at the same time HOORAY for answers!!! I know what endo is--they thought I might have had that as a teen, that's why I started the bc pill to begin with (they wanted to try putting me through menopause at 19 years old to see if it helped HAHAHAHA!! I said no.) Do you have horrendous periods?!?! Keep us posted hun! I'm thinking of you!!

May: YAY for EWCM!!!!!!!! Go for it girl!!!

Krys: Can't wait to hear how this cycle will end, and if it does end, how next cycle will go! I'm cheering for you!!

Jess: What a sweetie!!! Congrats again!!

Dove: You're hilarious!!!! I promise my pregnancy isn't going by any faster than yours!!! HAHAHA!! But thanks! My first ultra-sound is in 2 days--on the 21st! I'm nervous and excited--I just really want this to be good news!! I haven't announced to my parents yet, but my twin sister keeps teasing me about the possibility that I might be carrying twins (my older sister is pregnant and in the same week as you, Dove!), because I look just as pregnant as my older sister! (Which is not that much, my older sister really takes a long time to show!). Awww Dove! I hope that you're able to get shorter hours. Take care of yourself hun!!

EWCM has exited the building. Of course DH and I have not BD yet. FML!

Manda - I have a friend that swears by Vitex. That is great that it has moved your OV way up - it did the same for her! FX for you.

May - Just because you don't see doesn't mean it's gone. It just might all the way up there and you just can't reach/see it. I know when I had my IUI they said I had EWCM but yet I have never ever seen it either!

Tasha - Yippee for US!! I will be so jealous if you are having twins - I have always wanted twins!!

Dove - Hope you can start getting some more time on the bum instead of your feet!

Jess - She is just so gorgeous! Look at the head full of hair!! I have predicted our baby boy to be a baldy!!

Krystina - Have you tested again girl?! Not much going on here. Just trying to kick this stupid cold.

But good news for me!! I am officially into double digits!! 99 days for me!!

Manda-I work in a warehouse with cement floors....no sitting for me. I even tried different shoes yesterday to see if that would help....NOPE!

Tasha-good luck with your U/S tomorrow---very exciting! Can't wait to hear all about it.

May-- anyway!!!!

Snow-Woo Hoo for double digits!!

 

[MandaAnda]

Krystina, I'd start back on it now if you're sure you're out for the month. I'd been taking it only period to ovulation, and a reflexologist friend suggest I take it continually, and that's when it really helped!

Dove, have you tried Crocs? They're the only thing that kept my legs from feeling like they'd pop!

AFM, I psychotically tested today (insane because I'm 7DPO) but in the afternoon. I thought I saw a line after a few minutes, but I wasn't sure if it was evap. But it seems to be gone now. I'll be testing tomorrow morning because I'm crazy like that.

 

[stacergirl]

Forgive me if I miss anyone, as I only post from my phone so it's hard to write and see the posts!

May-no advice was given for improving sperm quality. He just made it seem as they can change drastically on their own. Which I guess is good! Glad you saw Ewcm!! I take epo and notice if I tske3 pills a day I see more Ewcm that just one pill. Hopefully you and dh are finding time to get some bding in!!

Jessica-shes beautiful! Congrats!

Krystina-still no Af? O m g what if this is the month?! Ahh! Btw why did your doc think you had pcos? How did they determine you didn't? I read the symptoms and don't feel like I do. When he did the ultrasound he said my ovaries looked good. My periods are super regular but pretty short. I hope I don't have this!!

Snow-congrats on double digits, sooo exciting!!

Manda-seeing any lines on today's stick?!! Fingers crossed! I have not taken any supplements, but glad they are working for you!!

Tasha-hoping the doc appt goes well! I have a lot of Back pains with my periods, so I guess that's a major sign of endo? Ill know in march whether or not I'll have the lap.

Dove-sorry about the long hours and your back! Hoping it gets better for you or they at least let you sit once in a while. You might need to pull that preggo card!

Afm-on cd 6, taking it easy, will bd whenever and prob won't opk or temp. Just working out and changing diet to high protein and low carbs as instructed. Waiting patiently for my next appt!!