March/April BFP's who's going for it!! NEW LADIES COME JOIN IN!!

[Kat S]

Hi, guys! Sorry I've been MIA. Dealing with my cat's illness has been priority #1. Took him in to a specialist today for some super expensive tests. He's got Hodgkin's-like Lymphoma of the thyroid. 4 tumors in his neck...one is putting pressure on his trachea which is why it's hard for him to eat, drink, and breathe. They can't operate, but they can shrink them with Prednisone and chemo/radiation. Waiting for a second biopsy result to determine the best course of action. Started him on the Prednisone today.

In the meantime I'm taking my Femara each night and have a scan a week from today to see how my follicles are doing.

Good luck TTCMoon and ES! I hope you get Double Lines soon!!

 

[Starry Night]

Welcome, ttcmoon. It sounds like your road had been long and hard. I'm so sorry for the struggles you've had. This really is a great place to be though. The ladies here are so kind and thoughtful.

I'm glad I could give you some hope. FX'd that you get your rainbow bfp!!!

Kat - sounds like you've been having a stressful time. I hope the treatments work and your kitty can return to good health. Also good luck with your scan next week.

 

[ESwemba84]

Ttcmoon, welcome! I'm 8dpo ish. I am not tracking ovulation lately, but I kinda know when it happens.

Mowat, I know EXACTLY what you're talking about. It is my left ovary, also. Burning, pressure, feels like someone is twisting my Fallopian tube. Every cycle it's on the left side. I often wonder what exactly is causing that pain. I also usually take it as a sign that AF is coming, but mine usually starts about a week before AF.

 

[mowat]

I know ESwemba---always on the left! So strange.

I'm supposed to do my hormone test 8 days before my AF, so I decided to do it today and then throw it in the freezer over the weekend just to be sure AF doesn't arrive early. It's so hard to predict what might happen this cycle, and I don't want to waste $250. The test consists of spitting in 4 little tubes over the course of the day. Hope my spit measures up. Can't wait to get the results---almost hope they show something, but I'm sure they'll be normal.

 

[ESwemba84]

Another BFN this morning. At least I've been doing this so long I don't get disappointed anymore!

I met with my back doctor yesterday since the pain keeps flaring up. I have degenerative disc disease, and I've been treating it conservatively for a few years. Physical therapy, yoga, massage, epidurals....nothing is keeping the pain away. I have to get a follow up MRI, and then he's suggesting a lumbar fusion surgery. I'm almost hoping AF comes......I can't imagine being even 5 months pregnant with this pain. I'm already using a cane to get around! I think fixing my back pain first would be a smart move.

My child will be extra appreciated and loved with all of these obstacles I'm having to overcome just to be a mom!

 

[Pinkcasi]

Es, sorry about the BFN and sorry your suffering, back pain is a bitch and yeah it only gets worse in pregnancy so best to try and sort it first.

Mowat, hope your hormone test go alright.

Kat, im so sorry your poor little kitty, i hope they can shrink the tumors, our fur babies are such important members of the family.

Moon, welcome, sorry you have to be here but we are a good bunch and we will give you all the support you need, this group has been around for a very long time and even the sucessful mamas are still about to give hope, it will your time soon im sure.

A little something about me for you and the other newbies....
Im 34 my OH is 33, got engaged a few months ago, we fell pregnant last year after NTNP for 2 months, that ended in a MMC at 12 weeks, after a further 6 months I fell pregnant again and am currently 19 weeks with our first baby daughter, my OH already has a DS from a previous relationship so we now have one of each. I consider myself very lucky indeed falling pregnant twice in a year, some of you guys have really been through the mill so i know i am blessed and now i struggle with SPD and am on crutches but i will take it all and then some if it means i get to hold my baby girl in my arms.

AFM, ive gone wild buying things on ebay, im like a crazy person, i love the rush of winning, it's like a form of gambling ha ha, but it's all necessary, i got a whole bundle of baby clothes the other day for £3.50 bargain, most of the things i have for her are new but you cant go wrong with that price.

 

[ESwemba84]

Sorry to post again, but I had to share my symptoms I've been having today. The ONLY reason I'm even symptom spotting is because most of these are not routine:
-I literally peed 10 times since i woke up at 7. It's only been 4 hours.
-CM is bone dry, which is different for me. Usually an increase in CM means AF is coming.
-The smell of my jasmine green tea made me nauseous, and that's my favorite! Needed to quickly eat saltines to avoid barfing.
-Annoyingly tender boobs.
-Cramps have diminished down to a barely noticeable feeling.
-I cannot concentrate on this work assignment to save my life.

If I don't end up with a BFP in a few days, I know my hormones have really gone out of whack. I NEVER symptom spot this bad, but it's really intense today. I'm out of tests, so I'm gonna wait until Monday.

 

[Starry Night]

ES - That back pain sounds truly awful. I am sure the decision to put off TTC would be really difficult but it seems getting that pain fixed would be a good thing to do. And I'm sorry about the bfn.

mowat - good luck with your hormones test. It is so tricky trying to decipher what our cycles are going to do after a m/c. I've never heard of spitting into tubes. Sounds interesting (I'd rather spit in a tube than pee in a cup!)

Pink - that sounds like a great deal on clothes! I normally buy new for my son but if I found a set of second hand that cheap then I would pounce on the chance as well.

And I like the idea of introducing myself to the newbies.

I'm 30, DH is 32 and have our first rainbow, a 2 year old boy. I have had lost 3 pregnancies and dS' twin. Two of my losses came in the past year and I just got my bfp this past week. I have had some basic tests as to why I have been miscarrying but those came back normal. So I'm hoping things go well this time.

 

[nevergivingup]

Hi ladies!!!

Welcome ttcmoon!! Sorry I had to welcome you Under these circumstances but its so nice to meet you! I've read your intro and you're like one of us already!!! You seem to keep up already how awesome, you're way better then me. I'm feel like u should've been here with us a long time ago bc of how sweet and friendly u are!! So glad you're here and I do not mean glad that you had to be here but glad bc you are that you chose here. My FINGERS ARE CROSSED FOR YOU!! And Def as long as AF isn't here You're still in the fight for your BFP

Pink: So ready to meet your little girl...but will wait until she comes on time!! Also buy away this is your baby so have fun. I thought I was only going to buy new clothes for my baby but I was wrong my friend took me in "Once Upon a child" once when I was pregnant and now I find myself in there once every two weeks bc the clothes are so fresh and branded and in great condition I usually by his "As he is" now size clothes bc they're so cheap. And bc clothes are fitting differently then the size says most of his new clothes still have tags on them waiting for him to grow in them

Eswemba : Sorry ab your back problems. O how I almost felt your pain by reading your post. So sorry Es, you shouldn't be going through all of this Whatever decision u make u know we'll be here for you and waiting whenever you're ready even if you're still going on TTC, then I'm rooting you on and hoping your back heal. We can overcome any obstacle, we just have to accept that tomorrow may be a better chance then today. Sending you hugs!! And o yea YOU ARE ON POINT WITH SYMPTON SPOTTING and i kow this sound cliche but those def sound promising. O ES, the peeing is sign # 1. And 3 days before my BFP my cm was nowhere to be found....can u say sandpaper FX'd for you!

Mowat: Hey I believe miracles can happen, it happened to the Virgin Mary. my Ovaries had hurt during TWW bad, its like i felt every cramp.And hope your testing goes well!

Kat: Sorry your cat is going through, I know you def have a lot on your mind now but try not to stress to much for I heard stress can flare cyst back up, at least that's what my aunt who has fibroids tells me. Hope your days get better for you and your precious cat.

Starry: Yeah I'm def agree with you gaining weight!! It's great to eat healthy but once you have those hunger attacks like you did, that healthy eating was the last thing on my mind. It's ok to eat bc with me my weight doubled even when I was eating healthy....I blame it on my bone structure but EAT AWAY Hun, it's your time!

Hi Garfie how are you hanging in there. Thinking ab you

Hi Eyemom

Hi Mamtex

Hi Left

Hi Bama

Hi 3chords

Hi Garfie

Hi to anyone I missed here and afar

Hi Sweetz

Hi Mackjess

Hi Lpjkp

Hi Lisalee


AFM: I love the idea of introducing ourselves too Starry!! Bc this is an old ongoing thread, our stories gets lost 2000 ago in the before time SO HOW COOL IT WILL BE TO RE-INTRODUCE OURSELVES!! And tell where we are now, bc our stories are still being added upon as our life continue So how ab it Ladies.... I know I would love to hear everyone stories up to this present moment So I guess I'll follow after Starry: Here's my story:


I'm 25 years old, although I may seem older bc of how I respond and communicate with others here. I got married when I was 23 years old and started TTC a year later. I got pregnant the first time in Jan 2012, was shocked bc it was an oopsie but DH and I could never be more e cited. Ended up loosing @ 12 weeks in Feb. 2012 ended in a DNC on March 5th. Had baby fever after that so got pregnant again 1 month after my DNC ended up loosing that one too @ 5 weeks naturally. Got pregnant for the 3rd time 2 months later TWINS Stared bleeding @ 6 weeks lost one twin. And one miracle baby survived. My DS is 6 months old and my whole life. Now I'm back with baby fever but its being contained until my studies are finished UNTIL THEN IM HERE ROOTING AND CHEERING EVERYONE ON

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE HERE AND FORGIVE MY LONG POST, as you can see I have some free time DH and DS are sleep and I'm wide awake.

Ladies we hit 11,000 post HOW AWESOME WE ALL ARE!! Thanks for sharing and listening to mine and sharing your TTC struggles!
Good Day ladies!

 

[ESwemba84]

I'll also introduce myself:

I'm 29 and my husband is 32. We are getting ready to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary next month. Basically, I went off birth control when we got married. We were NTNP for like 4 years, and in Feb 2012 I got pregnant. I had a MMC at 12 weeks and had a D&C. We've been trying ever since to get pregnant again, almost a year and a half. I've been seeing an RE since February, and have lost about 40 lbs. My issues are low estrogen, low progesterone, and anovulatory cycles.

** Side note: I just found out my freaking infertility meds will cost about $500 per cycle. These pharmaceutical companies are criminals, and the insurance companies are greedy. I hate my body equally as much for not working right, because if everything was working I wouldn't have to pay money to get knocked up. Most people do that for free.

 

[Pinkcasi]

Sorry to hear that es that's a bitch! Keep your chin up xx

 

[MamaTex]

garfie: Bless you and your little boy. I would be angry and hurt as well. The news you received is not news I would want after being assured nothing was out of the ordinary. I hope you find some healing over these next few days.

3chords:Nice to meet you. I hope the fall brings a BFP for you and all our gals trying for a BFP!!

never: I know it is easier said than done, but try not to beat yourself up too much about the weight thing. I tell myself that if I make at least ONE healthy eating choice a day, I am doing better than not putting in any effort at all!!!

Starry: You saved that lasagna from the garbage pin. You are a food savior. That is how I would see it anyhow lol. I ate bad at the beginning of pregnancy. For some reason I wanted McDonald's. Now that i am not pregnant I don't even give it a second thought.

ttcmoon: Hello and welcome ttcmoon. You most certainly can join us ladies here. We don't bite around these parts. I am sorry your journey has been so rocky. While I have not struggled with infertility personally I have the greatest amount of respect for those couples who do. It takes a lot and then some to face those challenges. It sounds like you are being very proactive. I am of the belief that when you want something in the name of love it will manifest so best of luck to you. The 23rd is right around the corner so I will be popping back in to see the testing resuls.

Kat S: I have your kitty in my thoughts.

mowat: lol @ hope your spit measures up. You have a way with words. I am with Starry. I would rather spit than pee in a cup or have my blood drawn.

ESwemba: Back pain is the pits! I hope you come across a final solution to your back pain. In regards to the symptom spotting, nothing wrong with that girl. We shall all see what those symptoms amount to in a few days.

Pink: I have yet to try my hand at winning ebay auctions. I have bought things right away from there but never placed a bid. I don't know what I am afraid of lol. Failure I guess? Someone flaunting their money in my digital face? Hehe.

AFM: A month and a day post partum and the post partum bleeding still shows up!! I went two days of practically no bleeding and started to get hope only to have my hopes dashed. Ah well. At least I am not bleeding very much. I would like to get back to intimacy with my husband but maybe this is Nature's way of helping me in my goal to not get pregnant right after having the baby.

Introduction

My name is Shannon. I started off not wanting children and was against the idea, but when I decided this I was in my early 20s and single lol. I then met my husband and we decided to have a child. I ditched my BC and we started to TTC. It took 6 months to conceive our first baby but about a month later I had an early miscarriage. The diagnosis was a blighted ovum. I was pretty devastated and it took a lot of work to not fall into a deep depression. Once I stopped bleeding from the m/c we tried to have another baby right away. I ended up getting a period, but the next cycle we got our BFP!! I am now taking care of a beautiful baby girl who turned 1 month yesterday!! I have my fingers, toes, and eyes crossed for everyone to realize their dreams

 

[nevergivingup]

O my Gosh, Pinkcasi, you started something Wonderful!! Reading yal ladies INTRODUCTIONS is like reading a story that I never read before even though we follow each other everyday!

Eswemba: Your story touched my heart, and made me sad, I'm so sorry it's so hard. It's def not fair, you deserve it all! I agree why should u pay money when these young careless girls get pregnant from a 1 night fling. Sorry Es, but please don't give up on your body or your baby to come

Mamtex: Your story is familiar to mine but a bit different. I always said I didn't want any kids until I was finished having fun and in my career but once I had an oopsie everything changed. And like u we m/c our first one, I will never say I don't want to have kids again. And Congrats to you for making it 1 month, everyday is a milestone as a new mom at least it still is for me. When I think I got a handle on it, DS throw me for a loop but it only teaches me to be better. And Congrats on making it through your post partum, you're doing great Mamatex and your princess I'm sure is ever so grateful. Happy 1 month to your baby girl!!

LADIES THESE INTROS ARE AWESOME.... It's like getting reacquainted all over again Keep it coming if that doesn't sound to cornery..

P.s: EXCUSE my geekiness it comes out when I get too excited. Ok logging off to go find my cool

 

[nevergivingup]

Sorry for reposting....

Mamatex: I just saw your profile pic, she is beautiful and your DH looks in love!! Beautiful family.

Ok now I'm going to find my cool......lalalalala

 

[Left wonderin]

Hello everyone isn't it wonderful its Friday well ill give a brief intro to me

I'm Regina and none too happy to be discovering I'm the oldie of the group at 40 !! I feel old lol.... Well took a long time to find my prince after spending many years with a frog Me and my Prince decided it was baby time in March 2012 , lots of practice and in November 2012 4 days after my 40th birthday got my very first BFP and best birthday present ever . Sadly on the 19th of December baby was found to have low heart rate and not to have developed as they should have . I was 12 weeks and baby measured 7w6d but still was fighting . Anyhow follow up scan on the 22nd showed our beanies heart had stopped . Had a D&C on Christmas Eve that's one Christmas ill never forget
We decided we really wanted to try again ASAP as I'm 40 as is OH so it was all systems go ! We threw the sink at it , charting , Opk testing , my bathroom was like a chemist shop !!! And what a great blessing we have had and fell pregnant again in May 2013 . Currently I am heading toward 20 weeks on Tuesday ( please god ) and a gender and anatomy scan on the 30th of September . I'm so so excited as this week I really think I have felt this little one move

Everyone here has given me such support thought my journey and I will be eternally grateful !! Even if I am the old lady of the group

 

[ttcmoon]

Sorry to post again, but I had to share my symptoms I've been having today. The ONLY reason I'm even symptom spotting is because most of these are not routine:
-I literally peed 10 times since i woke up at 7. It's only been 4 hours.
-CM is bone dry, which is different for me. Usually an increase in CM means AF is coming.
-The smell of my jasmine green tea made me nauseous, and that's my favorite! Needed to quickly eat saltines to avoid barfing.
-Annoyingly tender boobs.
-Cramps have diminished down to a barely noticeable feeling.
-I cannot concentrate on this work assignment to save my life.

If I don't end up with a BFP in a few days, I know my hormones have really gone out of whack. I NEVER symptom spot this bad, but it's really intense today. I'm out of tests, so I'm gonna wait until Monday.

I am sorry for your BFN and all your sufferings.Truely our babies will be too precious!
Your all symptoms are quite promising so hang on.Do not lose hope.May be this is a late implanter so you are not gettin BFP yet.FX'd for you.it is 10DPO right?

 

[ttcmoon]

Es, sorry about the BFN and sorry your suffering, back pain is a bitch and yeah it only gets worse in pregnancy so best to try and sort it first.

Mowat, hope your hormone test go alright.

Kat, im so sorry your poor little kitty, i hope they can shrink the tumors, our fur babies are such important members of the family.

Moon, welcome, sorry you have to be here but we are a good bunch and we will give you all the support you need, this group has been around for a very long time and even the sucessful mamas are still about to give hope, it will your time soon im sure.

A little something about me for you and the other newbies....
Im 34 my OH is 33, got engaged a few months ago, we fell pregnant last year after NTNP for 2 months, that ended in a MMC at 12 weeks, after a further 6 months I fell pregnant again and am currently 19 weeks with our first baby daughter, my OH already has a DS from a previous relationship so we now have one of each. I consider myself very lucky indeed falling pregnant twice in a year, some of you guys have really been through the mill so i know i am blessed and now i struggle with SPD and am on crutches but i will take it all and then some if it means i get to hold my baby girl in my arms.

AFM, ive gone wild buying things on ebay, im like a crazy person, i love the rush of winning, it's like a form of gambling ha ha, but it's all necessary, i got a whole bundle of baby clothes the other day for £3.50 bargain, most of the things i have for her are new but you cant go wrong with that price.

Good to know you dear.Lots of love to your little DD inside you!Next time you meet her during scan convey my love

 

[ttcmoon]

Hello everyone isn't it wonderful its Friday well ill give a brief intro to me

I'm Regina and none too happy to be discovering I'm the oldie of the group at 40 !! I feel old lol.... Well took a long time to find my prince after spending many years with a frog Me and my Prince decided it was baby time in March 2012 , lots of practice and in November 2012 4 days after my 40th birthday got my very first BFP and best birthday present ever . Sadly on the 19th of December baby was found to have low heart rate and not to have developed as they should have . I was 12 weeks and baby measured 7w6d but still was fighting . Anyhow follow up scan on the 22nd showed our beanies heart had stopped . Had a D&C on Christmas Eve that's one Christmas ill never forget
We decided we really wanted to try again ASAP as I'm 40 as is OH so it was all systems go ! We threw the sink at it , charting , Opk testing , my bathroom was like a chemist shop !!! And what a great blessing we have had and fell pregnant again in May 2013 . Currently I am heading toward 20 weeks on Tuesday ( please god ) and a gender and anatomy scan on the 30th of September . I'm so so excited as this week I really think I have felt this little one move

Everyone here has given me such support thought my journey and I will be eternally grateful !! Even if I am the old lady of the group

Regina - Nice to know you.Remember Old is Gold
Congratulations on your pregnancy and I hope you are doing great.All the best to you and your prince.

 

[mowat]

I'm enjoying these late introductions! I guess I joined the group late, so I feel like I don't know anything about your ladies.

Here's my story. I'm 39 (I'm old too Left!), and DH is 40. I got pregnant in 2009, the first try, had an uncomplicated pregnancy, had a beautiful baby boy. Almost 2 years later we decided to try again, and I got pregnant again the first month trying. When I went in for my first ultrasound (around 11 weeks I think) I was told it was a blighted ovum. The doctor suggested misoprostol to bring on the miscarriage, but several weeks later an u/s showed I needed a D&C. Two months later I went to the doctor with headaches and having had no AF. The next day I started bleeding, and bled for 3 weeks. Finally an u/s confirmed retained products and I had a second D&C. Three weeks later after another u/s I had another D&C and hysteroscopy and finally became "unpregnant". My AF never returned, and so after several months of hormones, I finally had another surgery to remove a cyst, and some scarring. Six months later I finally became pregnant, but miscarried naturally right after the u/s showed a non-viable pregnancy. I got pregnant again right away, and had another u/s that showed a non-viable pregnancy. I waited almost two months to finally miscarry. I've just had surgery to check for more scarring, but only ended up having more retained products removed. We're currently waiting 2 cycles to try again.

 

[ttcmoon]

All the introductions are too good to read.I love you all . Here is my small intro (though I gave some in my first post of this thread)

I am 28 yr old and DH is 32.We will be completing 6 yrs of our marriage in Jan 2013.We both are IT Engineers.I work in IT dept of a Bank.
In India people generally prefer to get married to a person selected by their parents - Arranged marriage.But we were rare and odd species we chose our partners ourselves.The path was not smooth definitely.Parents were damn against but we somehow managed them and got married.So he is my first love and best friend.We were not TTC at the beginning,but I found out I was 7 weeks pregnant in April 2008.But unfortunately it ended in MMC.We were devastated and I had to go through DNC twice as in the first go my womb was not cleared .In the same time we found I have gall stone and my gall bladder got removed.
We were on a break till 2011.I wanted to concentrate on my career.Career got stabilized and we decided to ttc again.We found out I have PCOS, my cycles were irregular always.We went to doctor and got medication and after loads of struggle got pregnant in a natural cycle in Nov 2012.Which ended in blighted ovum in 2012 Dec.And since then had many clomid cycles and NTNP cycles but nothing.Changed my RE in aug and this is my first IUI cycle with her.And as you all know I am going to test on 23rd Sept.
Sorry for looong story.But it was a great relief to share with someone.