October Sticky Beans!

[Blackrain90]

And also....I wouldn't be upset if there was some peestick porn on here hahaha

 

[krissie328]

And also....I wouldn't be upset if there was some peestick porn on here hahaha

Me either!

 

[MsRipple]

Poking my head back in (I can't stay away, lol), to say congratulations Angel! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months!

DH and I have an appointment at the urologist in two weeks. Reading that he might have to have a surgery to address the sperm issue. If that's the case, then I (who previously could not stand when people said "we're pregnant") will think it would be right on to say "we're pregnant" if indeed we ever do get pregnant! Working very hard on crossing each bridge when we come to it, which goes a bit against the grain for the type A planner I normally am.

 

[Blackrain90]

Yes that seems like a valid time to use that phrase lol. Really hope the urologist has some options to help you!

 

[todmommy4568]

I think my interview went really well! I am still waiting on the final decision but I think I will know on Monday or Tuesday. She told me which units and hours and said that would be what they could offer me and asked if it was okay and kept saying you will do this and you will do that like I already had it so I am taking that as a good sign! Our avoidance of getting pregnant this month has not gone so well We are having fun this month so it has been hard haha we are chasing each other around the house like teenagers, very refreshing actually

Angel I am so so happy for you!!!!!

Black I got swelling like that towards the end of my pregnancy and what got it down for me was watermelon I wasn't a huge fan of water so I wasn't drinking enough but I ate a watermelon a day pretty much lol and my swelling went down completely!

 

[Blackrain90]

My husband just made a cankle joke. Legit. (For the record, my husband is a walking sense of humor)

He was talking about his "cankles"- my fit, lean, long distance runner husband. I just stared at him and he says- "Yeah I guess I can't talk- your cankles have cankles!!"
He is lucky I am in a good mood. My response? "I don't have cankles! Hell I barely have feet! My legs literally turn straight into toes!"

He stared at me for a good 15 seconds before bursting out laughing. I have been so grumpy lately, I think he was just shocked to hear me make a joke hahaha.

Tod I've got my fingers crossed for you!!!

 

[Angel5000]

For your viewing pleasure, my collection of pee stick porn!

Each of the first 3 pics has my test from 11DPO, 12DPO, and 13DPO (today). You can see the progression. The wondfo's are disappointingly light, but the walmart brand has a really good line. The last pic has the CB Digi and an EPT blue dye. I ONLY picked up the EPT Blue Dye specifically because I wanted to find the LEAST SENSITIVE test that the store had, and this was it. it listed only an 85% effective rate at -1 day, so I went with it. I wanted to see if a very insensitive test would still pick up (paranoid much? )

Enjoy the porn.


Got hold of my doctor today. Took awhile, I guess they were really busy so it took awhile for them to get back to me. They decided that I should stay on the pills for now, since I didn't have a reaction last night. But if I have any redness or shortness of breathe again I am to stop again immediately. They don't want me to go until Monday night without progesterone.

Today's pills didn't give me nearly the side effects that they did on Friday. Felt a little fuzzy but not at bad. I'm happy about that!

Doctor appointment Monday to check HCG levels and progesterone levels. And then every 48 hours blood work until my HCG is up to 1500 and thats when they'll do an ultrasound to locate the embryo sac.

I can't believe this is actually happening!




I will definitely get some pee stick porn up!! I've got loads of them. The addition is so very very real!

Black - You only have 2.5 weeks of work left?! Oh wow! Time has gone so fast!! I can't believe you're there already! So excited for your little one! Sounds like your husband has a fun sense of humor.


Ripple Thank you! Sounds like that would be the perfect scenario to say "we're pregnant"! Hoping the best for you two! I'll be keeping everything crossed for you! Keep us updated, if you feel up to it. I really hope the urologist has some options!

Tod Good luck! Sounds like it went well!

 

[Angel5000]

Oh I should add that DH is joking that he's going to have to clear off his side of the bathroom counter because my pee tests are going to take over. I had a total of 22 tests on the counter as of an hour ago!!

I finally let him convince me to throw away the doubles (I tested twice a day on 10DPO, 11DPO, and 12DPO, and 3 times on 11 and 12 with the Wondfos, and used more than one test each time) so I only have 1 test from each day now left, plus today's tests.

I can't help it. I just can't seem to stop!

 

[Blackrain90]

Haha Angel, when TTC #2, I was searching through a drawer for something and found a bag full of positive pee sticks from when I got pregnant with Connor. Like, a big zip lock. The addiction is real.

 

[cupcake.]

Great lines angel
And my OH always said i was running a chemistry lab in our bathroom with all the OPKs and then pregnancy tests i was hoarding. I've thrown out all the cheapie strips but still have all the tests that come in actual cases. And also the clearblue digi, even though the reading was gone like 24 hours after taking the test.

 

[todmommy4568]

Those lines look great angel!

I got the internship!!!! As far as TTC I think me and the hubs timed the month pretty well considering we weren't trying or paying attention I will be around 10dpo on mothers day so I am thinking about trying a test then. I have a feeling (FX'ed) that now that I have an internship secured and I am done with school on Thursday that my stress level will be way down and we will be able to get a little bean in there and sticking.

 

[Angel5000]

My second round of betas were done today!

Today's HCG: 167
Progesterone: 26.3.

The nurse said that HCG # was really good, it's more than doubling every 2 days.

Progesterone had been at 5 before, and they wanted progesterone over 20, and it is, so this is good news!!!

They want me every 48 hours until it reaches 1600 and then they'll do an ultrasound. After 2 CPs, I'm terrified this isn't real. But the numbers today are making me less anxious and a little more aware that this is REAL.

Of course I'm still testing. DH asked if I would stop now but I have 4 more WalMart brand tests left and maybe 15 Wondfo's. I won't buy any more tests though. Except maybe a CB with Week Indicator. Just for fun. (attached pics with yesterdays tests added for comparison). More Pee Stick porn.


Tod - Congrats!!!!! That's so exciting!!!!!! how long does the internship last?

Good luck this month! Hopefully this is your lucky month! That would be so great if we could be bump buddies!

 

[krissie328]

Fantastic job today! Fx for your bfp now!

The numbers are looking great Angel. I think this is it for you!!

 

[Angel5000]

I hope so!

.... I need to stay away from the internet. I just discovered a "blighted ovum" (I had no idea this existed before) and started panicking myself into thinking this could be us.

WTF is wrong with me!? I'm not usually this much of a panicky person!

 

[krissie328]

I think it's natural Angel. I had the most ridiculous melt down at 9 weeks pregnant. It last hours and I was convinced my baby was going to have no brain. (The back story is I wasn't taking folic acid when I got pregnant and I had just found out I was diabetic. Well the doctors decided to tell me all the horrible things that could go wrong.) I felt like a horrible horrible person for ever getting pregnant. My poor dh must have thought I had lost it.

I quickly discovered I could not Google anything as I was so paranoid. I had terrible anxiety when it came to my baby when I was pregnant and when he was a newborn.

 

[krissie328]

I went to my doctor today. She is testing my thyroid to see if it is functioning okay. I've never had a bad test but figured it has been a couple years so it was worth checking.

 

[mrscletus]

Good news all around ladies! Tod that's awesome that you got the internship... And I totally feel you on the 'not trying' thing. I said I wasn't going to temp or test.. And suddenly DH has so much energy and we have been acting like newlyweds again!! Lots of cm today and lots of bd'ing in the last couple of days!!

Angel your numbers are growing- and stay off google! It will stress you out! Your lines are looking great!!

 

[Blackrain90]

Yay Tod I'm so happy for you! Yes hopefully less stress will help you get knocked up haha!!

Angel those numbers look wonderful, you certainly aren't having a chemical this time! And yes stay away from google!! I had bleeding and google was the worst thing ever. Since you will be monitored a bit more closely by the sounds of it, hopefully it will put your mind at ease a bit.

Krissie I hope your test goes well!

Yay for sex ladies haha! I wish. I'm not normally obsessed with DTD (and still am not now) but even I'm getting a little restless with no sex! Was really uncomfortable when we did around 20 weeks so we stopped for a few months; tried again around 32 weeks and went well, but I was in agony for a week afterward (have a misaligned pelvis and it upset my sciatic nerve) so doctor told me to avoid the rest of pregnancy. Which sucks haha.

 

[Blackrain90]

The day is finally here. Tomorrow is my OB appointment to book my csection. I'm a bit nervous.

The doctors have my due date a week later than it should be based on every possible factor.

They go by the first ultrasound for dates; the thing is, my bladder was really full and the tech even admitted she was having trouble getting the measurements. Pic was super blurry. But that is the date they go by.

Based on their date: I ovulated a full week after my positive ovulation test (and got pregnant having sex 6 days before O). And I got a positive preg test 4DPO.

My emerg room ultrasound (2 weeks after the first) put my due date exactly as I have it. My 20 week ultrasound had me a couple days further along than my date. Based on my last doctors appointment, I'm measuring about a half week ahead of my date. And my last period date matches my dates.

All of this logic, but they won't change my due date in their system because process says they go by the first ultrasound date.

Soooo I am really hoping that the OB uses common sense and doesn't book my section based on their date, otherwise it will basically be when I'm actually 40 weeks, and after the traumatic experience I had with my first, I do not want to risk going into labour.

I have heard good things about this guy (and I remember him being really nice when he did my first section) so I am really hoping for the best!

 

[cupcake.]

Black, how exciting! Definitely hope they'll use common sense, what nonsense that your doctors won't change the due date!

10+1 today. Time does fly even though it doesn't always feel like it.
I'm feeling good.. Too good for my liking, no nausea and either my boobs aren't as sore anymore or i got used to how they feel. I'm so worried that something is going wrong in there
Even though logically i know probably all is well. The chances of something happening after seeing baby twice, growing appropriately with a strong heartbeat are soo slim but i still worry.

We'll announce to our parents this sunday (mother's day in germany) and i know my parents will be so happy and excited and i'm so scared that after my next ultrasound may 12th i'll have to crush their hearts and tell them there won't be a baby after all.. Ugh, i hate this constant worrying!