March...Hoping for some Irish luck to bring us little Charms

[beaglemom]

Thanks for the support. March was a magic month with the psychics, so let's see what happens.

Allison, I am sure I would be the same way. But Tues will be here soon enough & you will feel SO much better!

 

[allisonmh]

Thanks ladies. I'm trying to just stay positive and visualize that everything will be great. I need to stop googling too. Google is the devil sometimes... Lol.

 

[savvysaver]

allison, I agree. Google really is the devil sometimes. I was hopeful my pain could be O pain...but after a day and a half with google I am not getting worried my abdominal pain is either a kidney stone or my appendix. I switched over to pinterest to waste time while I sit here with my achy belly. I agree with everyone, stay positive and get ready to see your sticky bean the first time!! I am so excited for you. By the way, do you know approximately when you are due?

Erin, if you take out all of the negative opks does FF give you CH's?

No positive opk for me, still have the dull ache and some sharp pains below mystomach. I am hoping I O on Monday so my Progesterone test at 7dpo lines up good with my schedule that week.

 

[allisonmh]

According to my app, my due date will be Nov16. I'm wondering what the dr will say though. And oh no, I hope it's not a kidney stone or your appendix!! Both sound painful!! Have you had kidney stones before? I always thought they were kind of a recurring thing. They did the progesterone test on me during my first clomid cycle and it showed I had a really weak O, so I hope you have some better results! C'mon positive OPK!! : )

 

[savvysaver]

According to my app, my due date will be Nov16. I'm wondering what the dr will say though. And oh no, I hope it's not a kidney stone or your appendix!! Both sound painful!! Have you had kidney stones before? I always thought they were kind of a recurring thing. They did the progesterone test on me during my first clomid cycle and it showed I had a really weak O, so I hope you have some better results! C'mon positive OPK!! : )

Thanks Allison. I am feeling a bit better today, maybe I pulled a weird muscle or something or it was O pains super early? We have been BDing just in case and I am still using the opks. I never really had any other symptoms other than the strange pain and a bit of nausea, which could be from not eating.

I am excited for you, two more days until your appointment!!

 

[moni77]

Sorry Beaglemom!!

AFM - BFN - so onto the next month and hoping no cyst...waiting for AF now.

 

[misaacs117]

Moni sorry to hear that af got you hopefully this is your cycle!

I have been having af like cramps on and off today and yesterday. Do you think that's a good sign? It's only 5dpo.

 

[floridasian]

Beaglemom - so sorry to hear about AF. Several of your readings indicated March/April conception so hopefully this cycle will be it! Third time's a charm, right? You are such an optimistic & upbeat person I'm sure good things will come out of it eventually!

misaacs - your chart looks great. Can't wait for your BFP!

Savvy - I see that you had a huge dip in temp. Maybe this is the pre-o dip that a lot of people have?

ERose - you're still early. Hang in there!

So after DH called the post office several times yelling at them for lack of delivery (they said since we don't have a permanent carrier we have a temp every day and the temp couldn't find our house!! This is so laughable at most!), we ended up going there to pick up my Wondfos. They either left a note at the wrong house or just lied about leaving a note when they saw that they still had the package in their possession at the end of the day. Good thing we checked the status online and saw that they claimed they left a notice, otherwise we'd be sitting around waiting for the mailman to come on Saturday (once the package is at the post office they won't re-deliver unless you tell them to).

Anyway, I had my weekly blood drawn this morning to see what my hCG level was. Haven't heard back yet but hopefully when the doctor calls I'll ask him about scheduling for the SHG next cycle when AF shows up either Friday or Saturday. A clear SHG will give me the green light to ttc again.

 

[savvysaver]

floridaisan, so glad you were able to track down your wondfos! Now you will be all set when it comes time to start testing! Fx'd for some good results and the green light to start ttc again!

It seems like the other 2 cycles gave me a small dip in temp a day or two before O, I am sure hoping that is why my temp dipped down this morning. No positive opk yet but I am testing again in 15 minutes!

Misaacs, maybe a little implantation cramping? We will all keep our fx'd that it is a good sign!

 

[beaglemom]

Beaglemom - so sorry to hear about AF. Several of your readings indicated March/April conception so hopefully this cycle will be it! Third time's a charm, right? You are such an optimistic & upbeat person I'm sure good things will come out of it eventually!

Thanks. I am not a naturally optimistic person. I usually am positive in response to my husband or my friend being negative. I am the yin to their yang. But personally, I am usually negative. I try to stay positive & force it. They say if you believe something, it will be so. Like being in a good mood or being optimistic. And that is what i am trying to do with this round of TTC. I am trying so hard not to throw in the towel. Believe me, on day 1 on my cycle, that is exactly what I want to do. I want to gather up receipts & retun all the baby stuff. I want to trade in my sensible prius for a ridiculously small fiat. But then I am ok. Thankfully my husband knows I hate talking about it after AF shows. So he just lays beside me & holds my hand or something while we watch tv. Typing this upsets me...because I am remembering how awful I felt. But I am feeling so much better. I calculated & it seems my O may just fall early week if it keeps up what it has done the past 2 cycles. I am going to buy digital opks when O gets closer. The monitor is reset & I have enough strips. I am just ready to go. I have also been researching our options if we do have to get IVF & my insurance doesn't cover any of it. We don't have the cash, but luckily we both have 401-Ks we can borrow against & my husband has a stock option at work that also offers loans. I really don't want IVF, but I am prepared. Unless my dr has other suggestions, this will be my last IUI with her. I want to do one fully medicated, fully monitored IUI with an RE before IVF. I am also going to look in to accupuncture or reflexology. It is kind of expensive considering I don't think insurance covers it, but I am willing to dish out. I also found fertility bath salts. If the price had been more reasonable, I would have bought them. But it was like $17 for a bag. So it gave me the idea...I am going to either look at Yankee Candle, Walmart, or Amazon & buy some aromatherapy bath salts & candles. Also a meditation cd. I think I will make a plan to take a long hot bath maybe every few days & try to relax & meditate. I love bath salts anyways...& any excuse to use the garden tub

Wow...so sorry for just all the random ramblings. It is just nice to take a moment & have my thoughts clearly out there, ya know?

Oh one more thing...I totally meant to pick on all the couponers out there! I was watching extreme couponers...it is so crazy! I try to coupon myself, but in small doses. I am normally the person who forgets she has coupons. But I am def all about shopping needed items when they are on sale. I am a bulk shopper as well...so most of my meat comes from Sam's Club & I repackage & freeze. Just this weekend I bought a bunch of breakfast sandwhiches because my husband was out & there was a coupon stuck to it. So I left the coupon on it so I wouldn't forget at the register. I also like to shop at a discount bread store. Basically the stuff about to go out of date...& I freeze that. We use a lot of bread. And I shop the meat if it is marked down because of date...but it has to be decent quality. I don't buy green meat We have also gone overboard grocery shopping before. But most of the stuff we buy is pantry items or frozen...so no worries on it going bad. So every couple of months I ban all grocery shopping except essentials like milk, butter, cheese. I declare a clean out of the pantry & deep freezer!

Good luck to every one in whatever point of your cycle you are on. Floridasian, so excited you are about to actively TTC again! I am trying to be positive about March/April. It is my favorite time of year...the time of rebirth. Plus my birthday is next month...would love to celebrate with a huge nonalcoholic drink!

Oh, Allison, I was looking at this the other day. Pretty sure you have done this, but if you haven't, this due date calculator is neat because is dates out all the milestones. If I am pregnant this cycle, the heatbeat will be around my mom's birthday

https://www.babycenter.com/pregnancy-due-date-calculator

Again...sorry for the ramblings

 

[savvysaver]

Just got my + opk!!

 

[misaacs117]

I knew you would!!! You better bd tonight and tomorrow! Catch that egg

 

[beaglemom]

Just got my + opk!!

YAY!

 

[floridasian]

Just got my + opk!!

Yay!! So excited for you!! Happy BD'ing!!

 

[savvysaver]

Beaglemom, sometimes it just feels good to let out all of our thoughts and feelings and just type. I see you have a great plan thought out already and hopefully after this IUI you won't need to go any further.

To set the record straight, I am not at all like those extreme couponers!
I get plenty for free or cheap but I don't act crazy or buy a million packages of cookies, mustard or cat food. I am extremely picky on meat purchases too, I only buy grass fed, no hormones, no gmo, etc. Which gets quite expensive. I think back to my college days and when we first got married and I thought I did good saving money by buying the nastiest meats for cheap...what was I thinking?? But I agree with you beaglemom, I buy chicken/beef on sale and freeze! It is amazing what you can freeze. Challenge yourself to save a few bucks this week on groceries and put that money in your nursery fund!!

 

[savvysaver]

Thanks girls!! We already BD'ed last night and plan on trying for 3 more nights in a row! Determined to catch that egg!

 

[misaacs117]

I am trying really hard not to focus so much on symptoms but I have been crampy and now I have breast tenderness today and I feel like I have an increase in cm. TMI but I can feel it coming out. I never have that... And it feels weird. I hate doing this to myself but I can't help it.

 

[beaglemom]

I am trying really hard not to focus so much on symptoms but I have been crampy and now I have breast tenderness today and I feel like I have an increase in cm. TMI but I can feel it coming out. I never have that... And it feels weird. I hate doing this to myself but I can't help it.

It is hard not to read in to everything. I hope these are all good signs for you.

 

[savvysaver]

I am trying really hard not to focus so much on symptoms but I have been crampy and now I have breast tenderness today and I feel like I have an increase in cm. TMI but I can feel it coming out. I never have that... And it feels weird. I hate doing this to myself but I can't help it.

I think it is impossible (for me at least) not to symptom spot! Plus I think it helps keep us thinking positive too! Hoping these are good signs for you and at 6dpo your little bean could be implanting!

I have had a couple strong stabbing pains on the right lower side next to my hip...hoping it is O!

 

[floridasian]

Doc just called me with some bad news. My hCG went up this morning to 2.17 (up from 1.92 last week) so he's still concerned with the possibility of a pregnancy tumor and wanted to give me a shot of methotrexate if I my repeat hCG next week after AF arrives is still above 2. He won't know for sure that it's a pregnancy tumor if it stays above 2 as it could just be something my pituitary gland produces but he'd rather be safe than sorry.

I told him this news was devastating because that meant we couldn't try for at least another month and he said if I actually had pregnancy tumor I wouldn't be able to try for SIX MONTHS! I'm on the verge of bursting out crying right now. This is almost more devastating than my m/c itself!

I've been exercising like crazy hoping that it would rid the residual hCG. I've also been taking detox pills because I read it somewhere that someone was drinking a detox tea and her hCG went down quickly. Apparently neither of those worked. I don't know what else to do now.