June...here we come!!!

[savvysaver]

I am lucky my husband is being very understanding of my laziness! I can't believe how much sleep I get, I feel like I could sleep all the time. Also I feel warmer than usual and I wake up sweating at night too.

 

[floridasian]

Stacy I also had lower back pain on the right that started yesterday afternoon and continued into the night. I don't think I'm feeling much of it today but I wonder if that's a sign?

 

[floridasian]

Erin I could not put down that thermometer! If you look at my BFP chart from last year you'll see that I temp'ed all the way till my miscarriage!

 

[beaglemom]

Allison, I like the name.

Me & my husband already have names picked out. The only problem is we cannot decide on #2 names if we happen to have twins of the same gender. But we have decided we are NOT revealing the name until the birth certificate is signed! My mom can be very judgemental/opinionated. She gave my sister the hardest time with baby#1. Not that she didn't like his name, but she had a name picked out she loved...we all hated it. It was Zachary Eli (no offense to anyone with those names). Both are fine on their own...but not favorites & not together. She ended up naming him Dyllan Michael...after Bob Dylan.

We love the names we picked out & we just don't want someone raining on it because they don't like them...so lips are SEALED!

 

[savvysaver]

I have the middle name picked out but it will be so hard to choose a first name. I have a ton of girl names that I absolutely love but I am 100% sure that I am having a boy and I have no clue on a good first name! I haven't discussed it with my hubby yet. He wants to find out the gender but I would rather keep the name a secret until the birth, plus it will probably take us until then to decide on one!

 

[SarahLou372]

Hi again ladies

What do you guys think of these OPK'S???

 

[sarahok]

Welcome SarahLou! Beaglemom funny you're a Sarah too! Lots of us around here!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Erin, super excited to hear about your test!

Floridasian your chart is looking goooood!

Nothing new here...just dealing with lovely AF Hoping for some more BFPs as many of you will be testing soon!

 

[floridasian]

SarahLou the left one looks *almost* positive but I think I've used this brand before and the test line on this particular brand does not get as dark as some of the other IC's like Wondfo so I might actually consider it positive!

 

[floridasian]

Allison I like it. Does your mom have a particular reason why she doesn't like it? Or maybe she had another name in mind and that's why she's against it?

 

[SarahLou372]

I'm cramping again now

Well having said that I thought it was positive because the ones I have taken today have been the same as the negative one in the picture

 

[ERosePW]

Allison, i think Killian is cute. It sounds like an Irish name, and since my background is Irish, i'm a little partial, hehe. But whether it really is Irish or not, I have no idea. I think there's a beer called Killian's Irish Red... maybe that's where I'm getting that from.

Although funny thing is, I'm not picking any Irish names for my own kids, or at least I dont think... I'm 3/4 Irish, but my husband is 3/4 Italian, so we probably won't name our kids based on either background. I tend to be more the sentimental type when it comes to names though (less into trendy). I'm not super secretive, so I dont mind saying what we've thought of.

Girl: Rose Olivia (still working with middle names, but first name will be Rose for sure)
Boy: Miles Steven (this is a maybe - we just started throwing boy names around recently, so this could very easily change, but we agreed we both like Miles at least).

 

[ERosePW]

SarahLou, you mentioned that you're cramping in a previous post.... So are you unsure of how your cycle is gonna go? Like, you're waiting to O, but do you also sometimes have AF short enough that these cramps could indicate an early AF too?

Btw, honestly, those lined OPKs drove me nuts too. For several months I switched to just the CB digital with smiley and ONLY used that one, because there was no mistaking a smiley versus an empty circle. I did start ordering the cheapie sticks though after a while, when I realized I might want to test more than one time per day and I didn't want to blow through my CB sticks so fast, lol!

 

[SarahLou372]

I finished my af four days ago now

 

[floridasian]

It could be ovulation pain. Some people feel it a few days before, during, and/or after ovulation so it's not always a good indication to pinpoint ovulation but I think it's near!

 

[savvysaver]

Allison, i think Killian is cute. It sounds like an Irish name, and since my background is Irish, i'm a little partial, hehe. But whether it really is Irish or not, I have no idea. I think there's a beer called Killian's Irish Red... maybe that's where I'm getting that from.

Although funny thing is, I'm not picking any Irish names for my own kids, or at least I dont think... I'm 3/4 Irish, but my husband is 3/4 Italian, so we probably won't name our kids based on either background. I tend to be more the sentimental type when it comes to names though (less into trendy). I'm not super secretive, so I dont mind saying what we've thought of.

Girl: Rose Olivia (still working with middle names, but first name will be Rose for sure)
Boy: Miles Steven (this is a maybe - we just started throwing boy names around recently, so this could very easily change, but we agreed we both like Miles at least).

I love Miles Steven! Rose doesn't surprise me since your name is "ERose" It is a very pretty name!

 

[beaglemom]

SarahLou - cramping is def a good thing! Today could be O day or leading up to it. If you cramp & it feels like AF near O time, use that as an indicator O is near & take the opportunity to BD!

Erin - Rose is actually my girl middle name

We want a girl SO BAD! Mainly because my mom has no grand daughters. The other is because we love the name so much we picked. But the boy name is good too. Sometimes I worry that I will be disappointed if they tell me boy...but I am pretty sure I wouldn't be.

No news yet, Erin?

 

[allisonmh]

Thanks for the opinions ladies! I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes it!
Floridasian, my mom doesn't like it bc she thinks people will call him "Kill" or "Killer" but I don't really see that happening. And I think she was just pretty dead set on names she chose, which I don't like. Oh well, can't make everyone happy. Lol.

No news yet, Erin???

 

[ERosePW]

Girls, I walked away from my damn phone for less than five minutes and she called. Urg! On her message, she said there is hcg in my bloodstream, but its only 2.37, and she said anything under 5 is considered negative because of other things that "can" cause some hcg to be in the blood (especially after a trigger, even though it's been 12 days!). SO, she said at this point, since it's so low, and i'm so early, to call them again on Thurs or Fri to come back, to see if it goes up or goes to 0. This ended up only making things worse... I should've just listened to the RE about the Lupron being fine, and just waited to test at 14dpo at home. Because of course now it has me wondering... It's been 12 days since I triggered. It "should" all be out of my system. And heck, by the time Thurs/Fri rolls around, if I am prego, then it would show up on an HPT anyway, unless I'm a little bit late implanter like last time. Honestly, I'm sure its residual from the trigger shot. Because even being this early, that number is VERY low. I know i didn't show on an HPT until 14-15dpo last time, and even then it was super faint... but I really think that 2.37 hcg will be leaving the building!

 

[savvysaver]

We want a girl SO BAD! Mainly because my mom has no grand daughters. The other is because we love the name so much we picked. But the boy name is good too. Sometimes I worry that I will be disappointed if they tell me boy...but I am pretty sure I wouldn't be.

I want a girl so bad, I have always wanted a girl. I know for sure I am having a boy, I am happy to have either - don't get me wrong. I am a bit disappointed but I know my hubby and my boy will be best buddies and that makes me happy.

It is funny, I thought about Rose as a possible middle name for a girl. Since it was my Grandmothers name (who passed away earlier this year), but my cousin had her baby right after my Grandma passed and used Rose as the middle name. If I ever did have a girl I would probably go with a middle name starting with "A" since both of my Grandmothers and my middle name begin with an "A".

Name decisions are hard!

 

[savvysaver]

Erin, I'm sorry but like you said you could have just implanted and it takes like 3 days to start getting those higher numbers. Remember you might only be 9dpo which is incredibly early for most bfps. Keeping my fingers crossed and saying some prayers that your hcg numbers rise and you get a surprise bfp later this week.