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[KBrain3377]

Hi Ladies -

I'm out today too - tested early this morning, got a weird shadow on the ic so I did the FR - and a bfn. Oh well, I'll probably stop taking the progesterone tonight to speed this cycle along. Hope everyone is looking forward to this weekend!

 

[terripeachy]

Are you sure you want to stop the P? It's still pretty early in your LP. I'm not giving you a hug until the witch flies. HOH!

 

[kfs1]

kbrain - seems a little early to me, too. I would hold off a bit.

 

[terripeachy]

Nice jump out of the flatlands today, kfs! How are you doing?

 

[KBrain3377]

Thanks ladies - you may be right...... I did get a bfp on CD9 (at night) with my son, but I guess I should continue the P for a couple more days. I really have no hope for this cycle, just not feeling it at all.

Terri - loved the recap, you're one funny lady.

kfs1 - I love your dog ! My bff has a black lab too and we dogsit her often - she's quite honestly the most amazing dog I've ever met. I'm so in love with her, I wanted to clone her. If only I had the $$

 

[KBrain3377]

Nice jump out of the flatlands today, kfs! How are you doing?

Wow kfs - just looked at your chart - that looks awesome!!! Are you testing on dpo 10??

 

[Bookwrmgal]

Holy smokes Kfs- your chart just gets better and better!

Kbrain- Definitely keep on with the P until the witch shows up

Taurus- Based on O date and baby's size, I am due the 21st but my official based on LMP is the 18th. Good luck at your appointment and have a wonderful relaxing weekend!

 

[MommytoLBG]

You're awesome Terri!!

Kbrain ~ I agree. Keep with the P.

Taurs ~ have a fun and relaxing weekend at the beach!!! And good luck at your appt!

Hi everyone else!

 

[moni77]

Moni – I got one guess right then, you just looked like a lawyer ……..best of luck for beta on Sunday and maybe headaches is a good sign……..any other symptoms??
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Back to gassy and crampy today - everything could be attributable to the progesterone shots though - this was the first time I have taken them.

Moni, I graduate with my associate's degree in paralegal science in a couple of weeks. I am starting the bachelor's degree program in a couple of weeks as well. I can't wait to get past the surgery, so I can get a job as a paralegal. I have applied for a position as a paralegal here before, but haven't made it past the interview. I hope I have better luck once i have my degree in hand, but if not I love teaching English for now. I hope that I can eventually go to law school. I am stuck between law school and getting my master's degree. I guess we will see once I finish the next 2 years. Praying for a positive beta on SUnday!!​

Galvin - good luck with all the schooling! I would think lots of firms would be interested in a bilingual paralegal - especially down in TX! Let me know if you ever consider coming up to NY and I can see if anyone is looking!

KBrain - way too early!

Everyone else - HI!!

 

[kfs1]

kbrain - Thanks for the compliment about my dog. We actually had to put him down last month but he was such a personality - sounds very similar your friend's lab. They're such mushes!! I have to change my profile picture at some point I guess.

Awww - Thanks ladies. You're all so sweet. But no symptoms or anything and I'm very wary of the evil P and its affect on my temps. Grrrr. I MAY test on Sunday, which will be 11 DPO, even though I HATE testing early, only because I'm going to a BBQ and will possibly have a drink or two if it's negative. No trigger this time around so I shouldn't get any false positives.

 

[terripeachy]

kfs1-I say 'go to the bbq, have a few drinks and test on Monday.' That's what I did, and I was sad to get the negative, but at least I had a nice time at a party even though I only had a little bit of wine and one glass of champagne. I guess I just want to know after my drinks that those were my last drinks rather than wishing I could drink and feeling guilty for drinking while KNOWING I'm prego. Rationalization at its best.

Speaking of your dog passing, when my mom passed, I changed my FB profile picture to me and her. It's still up there, even though the picture was a few years old when I put it up in 2012. I look super young on my FB and I had hair, but I don't want to change it. Not like I will ever forget my mom, obviously, but taking her down makes me think that I will forget about her. Another weird rationalization, but it's better than turning into a hoarder. hee hee.

 

[Rainshiny]

Hi everyone!

Poo on BFNs Terry--I'm so sorry. It's a little bit like Russian roulette (with powerful meds and protocols to assist). It's too bad we can only try once a month. Someday, they'll find a way to attempt to impregnate all of us every week, lol...

KBrain--I agree--stay on the P for 5 more days

Moni, Kfs1, Fezzle, anyone else in the TWW--- FX for you!!

Terri-- I love the Bio list recap! I did 8 IUIs and then this July one frozen embryo transfer with donated embryos, which did not work. We are working on finishing the home study. Very excited to be certified soon!

Taurus--good luck at your appointment! Looking forward to hearing the results.

Book--Last night I didn't cook and ate frozen taquitos and a carrot!

Galvan--so glad you'll get your surgery soon and put it behind you. Welcome to the US!

Welcome Spud! Hopefully the PMS was a sign of strong hormones this cycle

Mommy--hang in there. It might take your cycle a little while to be normal.

Katie--haha, this thread has a lot of good stories and a lot of hope, doesn't it!

Hi Wish!

Question for you all--My sister (10 years younger) is going to have her baby any minute. This week she and her husband announced that they don't want anyone to see the child at all for two weeks while they get the hang of things. Is that normal? Even though I was crazy jealous, I wanted to rush down just to peak in the incubator for a few hours and leave, but they literally don't want their child to meet anyone but them for two weeks.

I know that is common in adoption, because of the bonding time needed. Maybe I didn't know people did this for bio babies? What are you all planning to do?

Me, I would want some time alone for the first hour or two, and then would want lots of cuddle time after that and maybe not constant company, but I would want help, and I would want the baby to meet its family because they are important in my life...

 

[terripeachy]

Rain-Is your sister Beyonce, Madonna? I knew it! HA!!HA!! That sounds like something the stars would do because of the paparrazi and baby pictures sometimes aren't the MOST attractive (you ladies know what I mean), but not allowing anyone to see it seems a little weird. I bet as soon as she has it, she'll be like "HELP!!" So just stay close for when you get the call. And if it's not your sister, her hubs will be the one calling. Godspeed.

Oh, I didn't remember that you did 8 IUIs and one donor FET. Next recap, it'll all be forgotten because I'll be announcing your new child. Yay!

 

[KBrain3377]

So, I want to thank all the ladies that told me to stay on the P, and not give up at 8 & 9 dpo - b/c today I MAYBE got a bfp? I'm skeptical, and it's super light and who knows if it will stick, but I did test three times (2 ics and then a FRER) and all three had a very very very faint line - the FRER had the darkest of the lines, but still super light. Today is DPO 12 I believe, and actually my temps dropped a bit, so I thought surely I was out. I went to my hub's graduation from business school and had a couple glasses of champagne after the ceremony and then a glass of wine at dinner. We're leaving on a vacation tomorrow so I only tested to make sure I didn't have to pack the progesterone.... looks like I might??? I'm beyond shocked but don't even want to get my hopes up - before we had my DS I got pregnant first time TTC ever and then miscarried at 6 weeks, so I know this could go either way. With DS it took us 2 years, so I can't believe this - first time ttc.
I'll be back from vacay middle of next week, so I won't got to the doc before then. In the meantime, I have a lot of ics that I can take with me and test daily just to make sure the line gets darker. HOLY CRAP!

 

[MommytoLBG]

Kbrain~ wow!! Congrats! Hope it keeps getting darker for you!! Fxd for a sticky bean. And enjoy your vacation and try to relax a bit.

 

[KBrain3377]

Morning ladies. Could barely sleep last night, too confused to think straight today. Actually according to my chart, yesterday was dpo11, not 12. Here's the tests from last night, kept waking up and staring at them

Shoot it won't let me attach a pic from my phone-says the file it too large? Do any of you know how to do it? It's just a regular picture.

 

[terripeachy]

I have to save my pics to my computer and then shrink the file. It irritates me that our phones can now take such great pictures with so many pixels, but then you can't share them.

Oh wait..first, I meant to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I'm so excited for you. Your chart looks so great, there was no other thought in my mind that you wouldn't be prego. Enjoy your vacation, and test if you want..I would just enjoy being pregnant and not think about it anymore unless absolutely necessary. What a great start to the holiday weekend.

 

[kfs1]

Congrat Kbrain!!! Have a great time this weekend.

Rainshiny - I have never heard of anyone not letting people see their newborn for 2 weeks either. Totally bizarre!!!

 

[KBrain3377]

Thanks Terri, I shrunk it so let's see if this will work better....

 

[Spudtastic]

Hi everyone. It's 5am and I know dd is going to wake any minute so let's type quickly.

Terri thanks for the recap. It has saved me lots of time. I'll remember that it's on page 65 and pop back when necessary. Pmt is pms. Pre menstrual tension. Lol.

Kbrain congratulations

Rain - I'd never heard of the not letting anyone see the newborn until a few years ago when my husbands cousins partner did it. She's had a home birth too (but she lives near a hospital) . She wouldn't let anyone see the baby for a week. Not even grandmother. Apparently it's for bonding. However baby number two was a different story and people were allowed to see the little boy straight away lol.

Me...I'm tempted to test today even though I just know I'm out (I don't think I bd'ed at the right time this month and my last cycle was a mc). The only reason is that the cat wanted to sleep on my lap when I was laying in bed last night and now he's climbed on my lap this morning. Call me crazy but the only other times he has done that is when I've been pregnant. Did a test on cd32 last Tuesday and it was a bfn.