~*~ Hoping for Our Special Stocking Stuffers! ~*~ December Testing: 7 BFP's, 1 angel

[AshNAmber]

SPP-I cracked up about you being mad at hubs for not even thinking about others! Whether they are the size of a cell or not, he should know what's going on? What is wrong with him?? hee hee.

Ash-Keep thinking it's a cold, babe. HA!!HA!! Your chart is looking fabulous, but I'm with you guys in that you should remain positive, but not TOO positive until you take your test. A few more days now, right?

garfie-Tea sounds fun. Especially if it makes you stay up until 4am. I have never had a tea party like that!

AFM-Nada. MIL went to the airport this morning, and hubs and I have one more day in beautiful NM. We went to the casino last night, and he won $200 on table games, and I won $29 on slots. He treated me and my sister to Starbucks this morning for getting up early and taking MIL to the airport. We are going to see the Harlem Globetrotters tomorrow night. That was his Christmas present since he's never seen them. I told him he hasn't lived if he hasn't seen them. HA!

AFM-fertility wise-just waiting for O day. I'm eager to get back to temping at my regular time. We had to check in for our flight super early, so I jumped up, went pee, checked in, laid back down and then remembered I was supposed to take my temp. HA!!HA!! Surprisingly, it's in the same range as it normally is. I guess moving doesn't affect me.

Have a great day everyone. Oh, and thanks to whoever used my chart to sign up for Ffoe. I got 30 free days. Woohoo..

Yes ma'am 2 days till AF.. Think I may test tomorrow depends on how my temp looks I'm nervous but me and Sweet (SPP) got this

Man I would love nothing more then to think that my BFP is making me feel all groggy in the head and runny nose and such..

Way to go on the winnings at the casino.. It's always more fun when you win :thumbsup:

Also.... Can someone tell me how to hide the BD line in FF??? In all my newness to charting I wanted to put all of what I thought was important and just realized the world can say when I've been gettin' it on!!!! Lmao. How embarrassing!!!

you know I thought about that the other day.. That everyone on this site pretty much knows when everyone is But i think giving that were all women wanting the same thing I don't find it embarrassing

I'v been feeling so tired.. But I keep blaming everything on this cold I have. I'm so scared that's the only reason why my temps are high.. I can't believe Af is due in 2 days.. I want to test so bad in the AM but don't want to break my heart with a BFN.. and I refuse to drink caffeine I knew my temp was going to drop some today because it was so high yesterday if it went any higher id have a fever

You're so right about going into fever territory and we don't want that now do we? Thanks for the reminder Ash .

No problem hun.. when you are you testing? I think I may tomorrow if my temp stays up..

 

[Sis4Us]

Well ladies I'm completely confused.... I only had a light flow Xmas and spotting yesterday that stopped last nite and this Am my temp shot up!!

Could it be the Vitex???

 

[ERosePW]

Since most of you have experience with HPTs, and some even have children, i'm hoping you won't mind if I express a concern of mine here. Please let me know if you want me to get the heck off your thread already, I promise i'll understand! I'm wondering if I should be worried. My lines are still light, but they were at least progressing, and yesterday morning's line was frankly pretty nice. Well, suddenly I take one this morning, and its lighter than yesterday's. And being the freak that I've become, I tested again three hours later, and it's even a smidge lighter. I had blood test at dr. today, but won't know until Mon. Am i being too paranoid, or should I be concerned that today's are lighter than yesterday's?

 

[fandabby]

Since most of you have experience with HPTs, and some even have children, i'm hoping you won't mind if I express a concern of mine here. Please let me know if you want me to get the heck off your thread already, I promise i'll understand! I'm wondering if I should be worried. My lines are still light, but they were at least progressing, and yesterday morning's line was frankly pretty nice. Well, suddenly I take one this morning, and its lighter than yesterday's. And being the freak that I've become, I tested again three hours later, and it's even a smidge lighter. I had blood test at dr. today, but won't know until Mon. Am i being too paranoid, or should I be concerned that today's are lighter than yesterday's?

Try not to worry, just remember everyone is different in terms of the hcg building up. As for colour depth, it can be that the dye is different strength in that pack, or you drank more than normal the night before so your wee in the morning is not as concentrated. My lines on some days looked the same or even a little lighter but then 2 days on darker again.

Keep busy and wait for your blood work.

I've switched off Midwife on holiday so need to wait for things to get back to normal so I'm hanging in until next week too. My bleeding is still light and cramp on and off but convincing myself pregnancy is progressing and lil one is forming nicely. Hang in there my dear.

 

[Sis4Us]

Erose sometimes it can just be more diluted from day to day so try not to worry!!!

I've seen it go both ways so get your bloods and go from there!!

 

[Lenka78]

ERose, were there the same brand tests? I know it's easy said than done, but try not to worry. There is nothing you can do now and stress won't do you any good. Maybe take another test tomorrow morning?

 

[MissStacy]

I had blood test at dr. today, but won't know until Mon. Am i being too paranoid, or should I be concerned that today's are lighter than yesterday's?

I can't help you on the HPTs cuz i've never had a positive but i just wanted to express how I would go completely mad if I had to wait that long for blood work. I have seen that a lot on these threads that it can take days to find out. Whenever i have blood done at my clinic it gets processed within hours and I can log on to my clinic chart and see the results. I would be so frustrated if I couldn't!

AFM, my temp dropped a lot this morning. I also had a bit of pink spotting when I went to bathroom a bit ago. I never spot before AF but with this clomid everything has been weird my last few cycles. I am pretty sure I'm out. I just hate that there are weird things that get your hopes up. I havent had my normal AF cramps, I've had like sharp twinges and different feelings, not the deep achey cramps I normally get. Plus I am still crying like a baby over everything! Probably just the stress of it all. I'm sure AF will be here tonight or tomorrow morning.

Best of luck to everyone else who is still waiting to test this month or currently trying to catch the egg!

 

[Lenka78]

Smiles, I am also 9dpo! My LP is 12 days though.

Terri, yay for winning 229$!!! Plenty for hpt next cycle!

SweetPotato, I read that shortness of breath is one good symptom... Not getting your hopes up though.

Ash, from what I heard, cold is also a pregnancy symptom, because our immune system gets depressed in the very early pregnancy. FX!!!

Ladies, you all have a beautiful Friday.

EDIT: I woke up several times last night having nausea and a sore throat. Having nausea this time of the cycle is common to me, but a sore throat.... Hmmm...

 

[terripeachy]

Thanks Lenka! Yeah, I think I will be able to splurge this time around. hee hee. Ooh, a sore throat…j/k. We'll see how it plays out.

ERose-I don't know your answer, but you know good and well that we would never kick you off our threads. You're turning into a nut. HA!!HA!! I am sure that everything is just fine. Your HCG is still building I'm sure. I would wait a few more days to test again or just wait until Monday for your results.

Ashley-I've heard the same as Lenka regarding your immune system.

Sis-Not sure about Vitex or whatever. Maybe you weren't completely out yet. Hmmm...

 

[ttcinseattle]

Since most of you have experience with HPTs, and some even have children, i'm hoping you won't mind if I express a concern of mine here. Please let me know if you want me to get the heck off your thread already, I promise i'll understand! I'm wondering if I should be worried. My lines are still light, but they were at least progressing, and yesterday morning's line was frankly pretty nice. Well, suddenly I take one this morning, and its lighter than yesterday's. And being the freak that I've become, I tested again three hours later, and it's even a smidge lighter. I had blood test at dr. today, but won't know until Mon. Am i being too paranoid, or should I be concerned that today's are lighter than yesterday's?

I agree, your line yesterday was looking pretty nice, but as visible as it is it's still on the light side. I would say that when they're that light it can be hard to see progression within just 24 hours. I've definitely stared at two light lines worrying about which is darker. Do you have a pic you can post of this morning vs. yesterday? I would ignore the one from 3 hours ago because it wasn't FMU.

It's much easier to see progression with tests 48 hours apart, so test again in the morning, and I think you'll have your answer. I know you must be so stressed right now, and being totally honest with you I would be too. But unless the test from this morning was hugely obviously lighter than yesterday's test, I think there's a lot of factors that could be involved, from tests from different lots to diluted urine, etc. So don't get too paranoid yet, but definitely test in the morning. Think of it like temps - you don't want to freak out about every tiny drop in temperature, it's the steady drops in a row that indicate AF.

Every finger and toe crossed for you, ERose!

Edited to add, I just thought to look at your temps, and they are reassuring. When my tests were lightening last month with a CP, my temp was dropping too.

 

[Smiles013]

Also.... Can someone tell me how to hide the BD line in FF??? In all my newness to charting I wanted to put all of what I thought was important and just realized the world can say when I've been gettin' it on!!!! Lmao. How embarrassing!!!

HA!!HA!! I'll have to look on the FF sharing page. I think there is a checkbox that says whether you want that information or not, and I believe I specifically hid mine as well. Who cares really, but I figure I should probably hide SOME things. HA!!HA!! I do notice when people have it and they have PMs all the way across. hee hee. Those were the days!

OK..go back to Ffoe homepage, login and go to sharing-chart thumbnails, get code. Then at the bottom of the page, there are checkboxes saying 'Auto Update', 'Publish Intercourse data' etc..If you uncheck public intercourse data, it should remove it. Not sure whether you have to save the code in your signature again. I think it will just delete that line once you uncheck the box and update. Try it and see. Let me know if you have troubles. I'll be online for a little bit.

As far as your appointment goes, I would just tell them what day you're on and if those tests are going to affect you and your baby. I figure since you already have an appointment it won't hurt to talk to someone. Just make sure you write all your questions down now so you won't forget to ask something. I always get nervous and feel rushed.

Thanks Terri...I'll try it from my laptop. I can't seem to do it from my phone.

 

[oldermom1975]

ERose: Stick around, we like you here! And don't worry so much about one test, trends are something to be concerned about, but not one test (and even a group of tests can be wrong). The definitive is blood levels, so relax as best as you can.

SPP and Ash: You guys are cracking me up! I would say relax but I know that is impossible at this point. I am rooting for you!

Terri: Yay for extra money! I think you know what I would do with it....
Enjoy your last day in NM!

Miss Stacy: You never know, your temp may shoot up tomorrow. Keep the faith until the red witch flies!!

Sis: I have never taken Vitex, but I have read that it can mess with your cycles. Do you have a cheapie test to rule a pregnancy out?

 

[Smiles013]

Since most of you have experience with HPTs, and some even have children, i'm hoping you won't mind if I express a concern of mine here. Please let me know if you want me to get the heck off your thread already, I promise i'll understand! I'm wondering if I should be worried. My lines are still light, but they were at least progressing, and yesterday morning's line was frankly pretty nice. Well, suddenly I take one this morning, and its lighter than yesterday's. And being the freak that I've become, I tested again three hours later, and it's even a smidge lighter. I had blood test at dr. today, but won't know until Mon. Am i being too paranoid, or should I be concerned that today's are lighter than yesterday's?

Ummmmm.....you better not go anywhere! Terri needs a chart co-stalker! Lol

As for the lines getting lighter, I would say brand of the test, time of day and amount of fluid intake prior to testing are all determining factors. As hard as it is to relax, try to. I know , I know easier said than done. The time is gonna feel like it's taking an eternity for Monday to get here but Monday will come. Have any hobbies that may help keep your mind off of it? I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you

 

[SweetPotatoPi]

SPP-I cracked up about you being mad at hubs for not even thinking about others! Whether they are the size of a cell or not, he should know what's going on? What is wrong with him?? hee hee.

Ash-Keep thinking it's a cold, babe. HA!!HA!! Your chart is looking fabulous, but I'm with you guys in that you should remain positive, but not TOO positive until you take your test. A few more days now, right?

garfie-Tea sounds fun. Especially if it makes you stay up until 4am. I have never had a tea party like that!

AFM-Nada. MIL went to the airport this morning, and hubs and I have one more day in beautiful NM. We went to the casino last night, and he won $200 on table games, and I won $29 on slots. He treated me and my sister to Starbucks this morning for getting up early and taking MIL to the airport. We are going to see the Harlem Globetrotters tomorrow night. That was his Christmas present since he's never seen them. I told him he hasn't lived if he hasn't seen them. HA!

AFM-fertility wise-just waiting for O day. I'm eager to get back to temping at my regular time. We had to check in for our flight super early, so I jumped up, went pee, checked in, laid back down and then remembered I was supposed to take my temp. HA!!HA!! Surprisingly, it's in the same range as it normally is. I guess moving doesn't affect me.

Have a great day everyone. Oh, and thanks to whoever used my chart to sign up for Ffoe. I got 30 free days. Woohoo..

IKR?! I must be out of my mind for even entertaining that he'd notice that lol. I even knew how ridiculous it was, nevertheless . TTC makes you full of crazy! And score! Ya'll won $229, now that's the way to do it, ha!

OMG!!!! Congrats ERose, Teva and Pearlsandbows on the BPF's. what a way to end the year! did I miss anyone??? So many too keep track of but hey, that's a great thing. I wish you all a happy and healthy 9 months!

For everyone else who the witch paid a visit to this month, let's keep the door locked next month so she can't come back!

Good luck to everyone with upcoming Dr. appts and tests being taken.

AFM....I'm 9 DPO so I'm just kicking back and trying to wait patiently. Lol. Trying not to symptom check, read into my temps and pee on a thousand sticks but it's kiiiiiiillllllliiiiiiiinnnngggggg me!!!! The witch is 6 days away but I am thinking about testing in NYE since I have a 1/2 appt and they are closed 1/1 and require 24 hour notice if cancellations. What to do, what to do? Lol

<- - -*chanting* NYE, NYE, NYE!! I'm terrible, ignore me . Or take a NYE .

I'v been feeling so tired.. But I keep blaming everything on this cold I have. I'm so scared that's the only reason why my temps are high.. I can't believe Af is due in 2 days.. I want to test so bad in the AM but don't want to break my heart with a BFN.. and I refuse to drink caffeine I knew my temp was going to drop some today because it was so high yesterday if it went any higher id have a fever

You're so right about going into fever territory and we don't want that now do we? Thanks for the reminder Ash .

No problem hun.. when you are you testing? I think I may tomorrow if my temp stays up..

I've been wondering if I should just take the plunge and go for it tomorrow since whether it's BFN or not I'll have it over with! lol The suspense is doing terrible things to the last of my frayed nerves . It'll be 13DPO for me tomorrow and that's when I got a BFP for my DS2 so thinking about going for it. Should we do it Ash?! *bites nails*

Well ladies I'm completely confused.... I only had a light flow Xmas and spotting yesterday that stopped last nite and this Am my temp shot up!!

Could it be the Vitex???

It certainly might be the Vitex Sis. My temps used to be really low over this last year but since I've been taking Vitex the last few months they've risen nicely . Or maybe, just maaaaaybe it wasn't your AF??

Since most of you have experience with HPTs, and some even have children, i'm hoping you won't mind if I express a concern of mine here. Please let me know if you want me to get the heck off your thread already, I promise i'll understand! I'm wondering if I should be worried. My lines are still light, but they were at least progressing, and yesterday morning's line was frankly pretty nice. Well, suddenly I take one this morning, and its lighter than yesterday's. And being the freak that I've become, I tested again three hours later, and it's even a smidge lighter. I had blood test at dr. today, but won't know until Mon. Am i being too paranoid, or should I be concerned that today's are lighter than yesterday's?

Gonna go with terri on you being mad woman! I think we'd actually be more butthurt if you just up and disappeared . And yeah, try not to worry . I never even knew about progression until I got pregnant in September of last year with first pregnancy 2005 and second 2009. Before September 2012 I'd always heard a line was a line. Glad I had no idea what a progression was when I was preggers with DS's 1 and 2! I think otherwise I would have driven myself insane . I know it's next to impossible not to worry but keep telling yourself "Today I am pregnant, today I am happy!"

I had blood test at dr. today, but won't know until Mon. Am i being too paranoid, or should I be concerned that today's are lighter than yesterday's?

I can't help you on the HPTs cuz i've never had a positive but i just wanted to express how I would go completely mad if I had to wait that long for blood work. I have seen that a lot on these threads that it can take days to find out. Whenever i have blood done at my clinic it gets processed within hours and I can log on to my clinic chart and see the results. I would be so frustrated if I couldn't!

AFM, my temp dropped a lot this morning. I also had a bit of pink spotting when I went to bathroom a bit ago. I never spot before AF but with this clomid everything has been weird my last few cycles. I am pretty sure I'm out. I just hate that there are weird things that get your hopes up. I havent had my normal AF cramps, I've had like sharp twinges and different feelings, not the deep achey cramps I normally get. Plus I am still crying like a baby over everything! Probably just the stress of it all. I'm sure AF will be here tonight or tomorrow morning.

Best of luck to everyone else who is still waiting to test this month or currently trying to catch the egg!

Hate the temp drop, bah. I'm sorry the Clomid is messing with your ability to gauge what's up Miss Stacy. I hope AF drops her phone in the toilet but if she does come calling I hope next cycle is yours doll .

 

[SweetPotatoPi]

ERose: Stick around, we like you here! And don't worry so much about one test, trends are something to be concerned about, but not one test (and even a group of tests can be wrong). The definitive is blood levels, so relax as best as you can.

SPP and Ash: You guys are cracking me up! I would say relax but I know that is impossible at this point. I am rooting for you!

Terri: Yay for extra money! I think you know what I would do with it....
Enjoy your last day in NM!

Miss Stacy: You never know, your temp may shoot up tomorrow. Keep the faith until the red witch flies!!

Sis: I have never taken Vitex, but I have read that it can mess with your cycles. Do you have a cheapie test to rule a pregnancy out?

Oh honey, I am so far from relaxation at this point; it's the stupid chart and stuff! If it was being completely ridiculous I'd just flip it off but coupled up with these "symptoms" and I'm up a creek .

 

[SweetPotatoPi]

How you doin' fandabby?

 

[terripeachy]

Ash, SPP and Miss Stacy-You might as well just test in the morning. If you have 'em, and you have pee to hold-keep it until the morning. HA!!HA!! But..I know the heartbreak of a BFN because I actually got one (jerks!), so if you really want to wait, you know I understand.

Next we have Smiles, dylis and Lenka, and that rounds us out I believe.

This is getting to be a VERY intriguing thread. I believe we have at least 6 more BFPs on the way! Boop boop.

 

[Smiles013]

SweetPotato......you have me I swear! Okay, okay....I'll test on NYE.....uggghh the pressure!

Lenka....yeah, we're DPO buddies.

 

[SweetPotatoPi]

Ash, SPP and Miss Stacy-You might as well just test in the morning. If you have 'em, and you have pee to hold-keep it until the morning. HA!!HA!! But..I know the heartbreak of a BFN because I actually got one (jerks!), so if you really want to wait, you know I understand.

Next we have Smiles, dylis and Lenka, and that rounds us out I believe.

This is getting to be a VERY intriguing thread. I believe we have at least 6 more BFPs on the way! Boop boop.

That's all the push I need to pop open that test in the AM lol. At this point I just want it done with, ha!

 

[SweetPotatoPi]

SweetPotato......you have me I swear! Okay, okay....I'll test on NYE.....uggghh the pressure!

Lenka....yeah, we're DPO buddies.