Low dropping levels but HB found?

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There's nothing wrong with being positive! I certainly hope it is this cycle for you! 22/05/14, sounds like a good due date to me My fingers are crossed!!!

Well the last two days I have swapped the milk in my coffee to almond milk and I have been fine. So maybe it was the milk? That or it coincidentally just settled around the same time. I will have regular milk tomorrow and see how it goes.

Yeah it does, which is good cos I miss my son haha so when the day goes faster it's great, before I know it, it's 4pm and I can go pick him up from daycare Australia is awesome. I love it. We are just at the end of winter atm, so its been a nice break from the ridiculous heat. Winters the only time it gets relatively cool.

 

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Thanks! I got a +OPK today so I will probably be ovulating today or tomorrow (I'm hoping tomorrow since cd11 seems a bit early already!). Hopefully we can get our timing right and all goes well!

Ooh, that's interesting! It definitely could be that. I am lactose intolerant so any milk products give me a tummy upset. :S

That's nice! What do you consider a "cool" temperature to be? I love in Canada and it gets absolutely frigid here. I absolutely looove summer because I finally get to just enjoy the sun...but the good weather is so fleeting. Today, however, is a very nice hot day! I'm actually not very used to it so I'm having trouble being outside for more than 15 minutes at a time! ahha.

 

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OOOOHHH YAY! DTD time. Get to it haha.

Cool to us is anything below 20 degrees celcius haha. But it can get up to 40 deg or so here during the summer. So winter is a bit of a relief. I don't know how I would handle much colder though, the lowest it gets here is about 8 degrees. I'm not too sure what all these are in fahrenheit sorry!

 

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That's okay - in Canada we use Celsius as well! In the winter here it goes down to -40C quite frequently. It's absolutely awful. My favourite temperature is +25 to 32C, so I would definitely enjoy a lot of your weather there. 40 sounds too hot though...I think I would melt!

My OPK was still + at noon today when I checked so I haven't Oved yet. I guess I know what we'll be doing tonight.

 

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Oh good! I get so confused as most of the ladies on this forum use fahrenheit or pounds and ounces, so I have to do a lot of conversions on the internet haha! OMG! -40!! I would die!!!!

Oooooh sounds promising I so hope this is your month! I am actually really excited for you to update me in 2 weeks haha. I will live my TTC needs vicariously through you until my time comes

OH and I FINALLY DTD. So it looks like my libido is making a slow return.

 

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Haha, yeah me too. I'm glad to find a fellow Celsius user.

Thanks! Today we finally did our last BD session for the cycle...and boy am I ever glad that is over with! By the end we're both way too tired to do it any more! I am feeling cautiously hopeful for this month. I'm glad that you can get your TTC needs by living vicariously through me. That makes my TTC journey seem even more exciting. ahhaa.

Haha, Yay! I'm happy for you! I'm glad it has finally returned. It should be smooth sailing from here on out!

 

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Haha I bet you are super tired now! Put your feet up and try to relax over the next 2 weeks. And step away from the pee sticks until at least!!! 10DPO haha. I know I would probably pee on them every day if we were trying, soooo tempting.

Haha yes, OH is probably regretting it now though because he caught the cold I have Oops

 

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Haha, I'll definitely try to relax! Although...I'll probably end up just booking us up to be super busy every night so that I don't obsessively symptom spot every day. It's soo hard not to...
I am going to try not to test until 14DPO again. I managed to succeed last time, so I should be able to again, although I did get 2 free test strips in the container along with my pre-seed, so that could be tempting. Other than that, I haven't even bought any pregnancy tests yet! Crazy how I could have forgotten about a thing like that!

Oh no! That's too bad your hubby caught your cold! I didn't know you were sick. Your poor family...sounds like you all are just cycling through the colds this month! I hope you all feel better soon. My husband learned a while ago not to kiss me when I'm sick! Even though he doesn't get sick as often as me, when he does get sick he gets it much worse. So last fall he ended up getting sick from me and he was out of commission for a few days! Now he is a lot more careful.

 

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I think when we actually TTC I will probably buy those huge packs of pregnancy tests that are really cheap off eBay so I can pee on a stick to my hearts desire LOL. I have a problem. But that is really good willpower waiting to 14DPO!

Yeah we are all sick at the moment. Hunter has it again Then I got it, then gave it back to OH haha. He is acting like he has the full blown man flu of course. They are so funny when they get sick haha, they act like they are dying. OH slept 12 hours the other night, I had to go in and wake him at 11am. He's like, "But I'm sick.." I was like, "Well so am I, but I still had to get up at 6am!!!"

 

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Hahah, that's good! Yeah, the only way I would test early is if I had those internet cheapies. But I am trying to hold off.

Wow, that's brutal that you're all sick again! Poor Hunter (cute name, btw). That's hilarious about your hubby being a baby about being sick. My hubby is SO dramatic whenever he is sick as well. It definitely seems to be a guy thing. When dh has a cold, I'll often come home from work to find him in bed sleeping already at 5 pm with kleenexes stuffed up his nose! Like, as if he can't just wake up from time to time and blow his nose! He is so ridiculous.

 

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Definitely get some internet cheapies if you feel the urge to POAS! How many days to go now?

Were slowly getting over it but Hunter is still a bit grumpy. But he did cut his third tooth the other day so that might be why as well. It was fathers day over here in Aus so we spent the day at the beach, so I hope he is tired enough to sleep through tonight!!

Hahahaha!!!! What a crack up. I am surprised he can breathe with tissues up there!

 

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8 more days til I am going to test! That sounds long, but time has been passing pretty quickly so I'm sure it will be here before I know it!

Wow, I didn't know you celebrated father's day on a different day than we do! Our father's day is in June. That's nice you got to spend it at the beach. I looooove the beach! Did he sleep through the night like you hoped?

I know, me too! What a goof. I guess he must be a mouth-breather.

 

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Oooooh 8, so close now! It really is flying by. Did you have any symptoms last time that tipped you off?

Yeah I know, it's so strange because I'm pretty sure we celebrate Mothers Day on the same date? Haha. I dont know why it's different. It was a great day though. He only woke up once at 1am for a feed, so not too bad at all

Hahahaha aren't mouth breathers typically snorers too

 

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Actually, funny you should say that, because my hubby is a major snorer! ahhaha. But he actually has sleep apnea so now he has this mask & machine that he sleeps with and it makes him not snore...which means I can finally get a good night's sleep!

Last time I hardly had any symptoms - I wasn't nauseous or emotional or anything like that. My only symptoms were light cramping for 4-5 days after I ovulated, then a day or two of no cramps, and then after that more light cramps with weird little twinges that alternated from side to side...which continued into my pregnancy so I think they were my uterus growing and maybe tweaking the other organs/parts around it. Oh...and a major giveaway the night before AF was due was...I wasn't cranky! haha. Normally, the very last night before AF I am so unbelievably grouchy...and that night I felt totally calm and happy. I pointed it out to my husband and we both let ourselves get a little excited...we went to bed and the next morning I got my BFP!

If I compare it to this cycle, I don't really feel the same. I had a bit of light cramping following ovulation, so that was hopeful. Then it went away for a couple days. I suppose today I had a teensy bit of cramping, but I haven't had any of those twinges yet. I have, however, had weird little stabbing pains and such in that area...so maybe that is something? Perhaps my uterus doesn't need to stretch as much now because it hasn't been that long since my last pregnancy...or (more likely ) maybe I'm not pregnant.

That *is* weird if we celebrate Mother's Day the same day, but not father's. Oh well! I'm glad to hear Hunter slept fairly well that night. I hope you're all doing better now and hopefully Hunter will settle into a really good nighttime routine soon.

 

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Oh a CPAP machine? Thats great that its working well for him When Hunter was born we started using white noise to drown out all his little moans and grunts, because I would wake up as soon as he made a peep. And now even though he's moved into his own room, I still use it to drown out OHs snoring

Just remember all pregnancies are different hun. The only give away I had when I was pregnant with Hunter was that I was really tired and my boobs really hurt. This time, my nipples were a bit tender, but I usually get that when AFs due and I was absolutely exhauuuussstteedd!! But I hope those twinges mean something good.

Yes we are all much better now and Hunter has slept through the last 2 nights without waking for a feed, so yay! Only hope he keeps it up

 

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Yep, a CPAP! I also use a fan to drown out DH's noise! It definitely helps a lot to have some white noise going.

If only exhaustion were an indicator, I would sooo be pregnant right now, but unfortunately I'm tired all the time. I don't know if I mentioned, but my Dr called me a week or so ago and informed me that my TSH levels got even worse (4.3 or something). So she started me on a higher dose of synthroid. I really hope that helps with the fatigue, but so far I haven't felt any effects. I know it takes several weeks for levels to fully adjust, though.

My boobs definitely don't hurt, but they didn't hurt last time either until after I got my BFP...so who knows! It's getting very hard to wait, though.

Ooh, yes, I hope he keeps it up too!

 

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Oh hopefully that sorts things out! I ran out of my Oroxine once and didn't have any money at the time for a new script, I remember how EXHAUSTED I felt not having taken it. Its the worst feeling hey.

How is everything going otherwise? Any new symptoms? I am so excited, you will HAVE to keep me up to date.

 

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Yes, such a bad feeling! That sucks you ran out once! I hope that situation never happens again!

I am a little worried I'm out. I think I had a tiny bit of spotting early, so that was probably my period coming early. Boo. I've been having cramps and have a lot of creamy CM. That's it for symptoms...so ya I think I'll be trying again this month. But I'll let you know if I get any better news. I'll test tomorrow or Monday.

 

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Could it possibly be implantation bleeding? You're not out til AF shows up!!! xx

 

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That's what I was hoping, but today I caved and tested...and got a BFN. I haven't had any more spotting but that makes sense since my period isn't due until tomorrow. A small part of me is still holding out hope, but I know that at 13DPO I should definitely be able to see at least a faint line already. Boo...this sucks.