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[Smiles013]

Nessaw....my heart goes out to you, I am truly so sorry for your loss. Big big big We're here if you need anything.

 

[Smiles013]

Sis..... lines are nice and dark there!!!

 

[ERosePW]

Wow, I have a lot of catching up to do! First and foremost, congrats SIS!!! Those lines look great at 12dpo, and I dont think you'll have any issues with your Dr appt! Congrats, and H&H9!!! This makes me very happy.

Terri, how cute that you are fostering that poor 3-legged fella. I'm an animal lover, so this really touched my heart. Poor thing wanted food, so you had to put it right there so it was easy to get to. I adore you for that! What movie or show was it that there was a 3-legged dog named Tripod...? I can't remember, but I recall thinking how funny that name was. BTW, sorry that AF got you... I guess I'm really behind on this thread, it moves fast. There seemed to be a lot of ladies feeling really positive for this month, only to see AF arrive. URGH.

Garfie, I'm sorry you're going through these feelings... You did have such good signs, a good chart, etc. I'm so sorry for AF. Its the cycles we get the most excited about that end up letting us down. I hope you won't give up. I'm still waiting for the day that I see your BFP show up on these threads.

Felcity, after my first month on Clomid, my AF was short.... I have a short one in general, but that month it was only 2 days, and one day was only Medium, and the second day Light. I recall being happy after my second month when I finally had my usual 3-day AF with a heavy flow.

Wish, I'm glad you are liking the P cream! Your chart looks great! SPP, so does yours! I see several that look really good.

nessaw, I want to say how sorry I am for the loss of your twins. This really breaks my heart. Truly, so sorry. You came to the right thread though... i think one of the main reasons Sis set it up was so that anyone and everyone could come and talk or vent or do whatever, no matter what your current situation. So we're happy to have you.

Hi to everyone else!!!

AFM, yesterday morning my OPK was still negative, although I expected that. But then I got home from work yesterday and decided to test again. I used the CB Digital, and got my smiley, and i used a IC and it was blazing positive!! Like, probably the darkest I've ever seen it. DH and I had already been BDing for the three days prior, and I was kinda thinking we'd take a break last night so his spermies would be nice and ready for O time. But when I saw the smiley, I decided we should do it again. The OPKs were still pos this morning too, so we'll BD again tonight, and I'm wondering if maybe my temp will go up tomorrow. We shall see.

 

[Fezzle]

Great lines, Sis- I love to see BFPs!

 

[nessaw]

Sis those lines look fab!
Thanks for the welcomes.x

 

[Radkat]

Nessaw - I'm one of the newbies. Happy to have you here. So sorry for your losses.

Sis - Love the lines. Very exciting!

Atty - Sorry for the frustrating, out of place symptoms. Hope they leave you alone.

ERose - Hooray for pos OPKs! Time to get to BDing!

As I mentioned on the testing thread, my test today was pretty much the same as yesterdays. I'm going in for a blood test this afternoon. I'll let you all know once I get results.

 

[Sis4Us]

Erose glad u got that +++++ OPk it take 36 after the ++++ to O so u have time!!
Get going Lady!!!

I Dont think u can see my BD but we had 4 & 2 days B4 O and then Prob 6hrs post O for IUI so it will happen

Radkat like I said on the testing u might want to get a Frer on your way home to put your mind at ease!!!

 

[Blueshoney]

Neesaw-My heart breaks for you. What a terrible loss especially after such a strong scan 2 weeks previously.

Terri-I would love to foster yet the only cat I fostered is now my cat. I get too attached!! So did she, she has separation anxiety when I am gone.

Sis-Those tests look great!

Atty-How frustrating to have such confusing symptoms.

 

[terripeachy]

Atty-Sorry to call you batty. It slipped.Here is my peace offering. hee hee.

I finally got Roxy to eat more than a handful of food and some pills wrapped in roast beef which she has figured out and now she is sleeping like a baby. I think I'll just have to skip her pills tonight. Even though she ate a little yesterday, she ate A LOT today. She keeps falling in the morning when she tries to get out of her crate. I think she forgets that her leg is gone. Poor girl.

One of my FAVORITE fosters from a few years ago, was a little poodle mix that had a cast on. We (me and my FB friends) named him Skip. My mom did suggest Tripod though (that's what reminded me). Anyway, he got adopted by a coworker's mom and his name is still Skip even though his leg is completely healthy now. I always have the dogs who need a quiet home. So they are usually hurt or scared to socialize. I love having them because I see them grow tremendously, and then I send them on their merry little way. I think if I did have a dog, I'd be less likely to foster. So...that's where I stand at the moment.

My OB/GYN forced me to use my FRER today to make sure I wasn't pregnant so I can get the HSG. And.....drum roll...not pregnant. HA!!HA!! Booo....I did think, what if this line turns pink?! But, luckily/unluckily I didn't have to think much farther than that. scheduled for Friday day, baby making scheduled for Friday night! HA!!HA!! I'm not scared!

 

[Sis4Us]

I think u will be fine Terri mine wasn't Bad Until the PG(yes they haunt me)Dr got the Quack Quack turned and hit my Cyst I almost jumped up right then... if I wasnt hooked up like Frankenstien I wouldve!!!

Well I think DH is onto Me I knew he's looking at me Weird... Ive been chewing his A$$ since 7dpo he's driving me Nutts Hormones!!
So he asks me tonite "so have u taking a test u told me to get some??"
Me " ummmmm Maybe !!"
Dh "well what did it say!!!
Me" IDK"
DH" What do u mean?!
Me" Dang u suck u always ruin surprises!!
I told him it might be the trigger so don't get his hopes up!!
So not how I wanted to tell him!! Dang we Sux at Surprises!!

 

[SweetPotatoPi]

I'm so very sorry about the loss of your babies nessaw and I hope you are abundantly blessed with a very sticky, healthy pregnancy soon (((hugs))).

terri, I feel ok . Pretty stinkin' happy that my cycle seems to be behaving itself thus far still, and that's HUGE for me; hoping, hoping, hoping it keeps up . Been getting a ton of moving stuff finalized this week and need to start working on packing. As for my chart, meh, we'll see . Happy baby-making this Friday .

FX for great numbers Radkat .

Awesome Sis! Soooooo excited for you girly!!!

I'm sorry you're going through some hormonal madness atty . Hope it eases up soon.

Hi to everyone!

 

[Sis4Us]

Well I'm awake at midnight can't get comfy doesnt help that my 70lb Pit is stuck up my Booty
Really Sux cuz I have to get up Early and take DS1 to school since DH will be at the Airport!!!
I sure hope he fixes his truck soon I can't be taking him when MS kicks in!!

Good to hear from ya SPP moving is hard I still have stuff in boxes ur chart is looking good sending u some !!!
Do u take Vitex all the way thru your Cycle?? I took it all the days except Cd3-7 due to Femara! I'm still taking it I'm afraid to stop but I've heard people say to stop in the TWW! it usually helps w my hormones but I've been really irritable since 7dpo!!

 

[Katie Potatie]

Well, I've learned a few things tonight.

#1--It's not the best idea to finally drag my happy butt into a thread when it is already 24 pages long. It makes it impossible to respond to all of the posts I want to respond to!

#2--This is a thread of strong, funny, and intelligent women. It is truly unlike any other thread I have read, or been a part of, in the 2 years I've been on BnB. Truly. I hope that it continues to thrive.

#3--Vanderpump Rules may be my favorite guilty pleasure, as well as my husband's home made beer. The two may be correlated (they probably are), and although it's the LEAST important thing I've learned this evening, it's still in the mix of things.

Thank you all for sharing your stories. So many of them are long and heartbreaking, and then there are the happy outcomes, which are the stories that keep us going through this long journey. I mean really, isn't it the happy stories, as well as the faith that lives in each of us, to keep trying? I'm waning sappy now (also, likely related to hubby's home-made beer), but this is really such a special thread with amazing stories!

My story is pretty boring. I'm 36 and my husband is 50. Okay, maybe that isn't so boring! I certainly never imagined that I would marry a man much older than I was and have stepchildren who are closer to my age. That's for darn sure! That was not my "white picket fence" fairytale. But my ex, who was my age, who I envisioned I would marry one day, was not the right person for me and the relationship really stunk.

I met my husband through work and we were friends for a couple of years, but when both of our relationships failed, we commiserated together, and a relationship unexpectedly grew from there. And we've been a perfect match ever since. I'm so fortunate to have a great relationship with my grown stepchildren, who were thrilled when we had our daughter. It took 10 months to conceive my daughter when I was 31 (born when i was 32)...a regular spring chicken!

Since then, we have been NTNP/TTC. When I went to visit my doctor for my annual exam, I told her this, and she said, "We need to get you pregnant," and swiftly wrote out a referral to a fertility specialist and an order for my hubby's SA. So, where I am at now is loading us up on all the good fertility vitamins for the next couple of months before the SA. Although the monkey wrench is that since I did get pregnant this last cycle, but had a chemical, and my hubby has fathered children, it may not be a sperm issue. Who knows really. What am I? A Fertility Specialist? No! I'm a girl who watches Vanderpump Rules and stays up until 12 in the morning reading threads!

So that's me. Thanks for making it to this point! (I also write 8-page Christmas letters...so any rules about being too chatty on this thread will certainly get me kicked out! )

 

[Sis4Us]

^^^^^^ at least I'm not the Only Crazy up reading Threads at 1245 Am!!!

 

[Katie Potatie]

Girl!! You are pregnant! Possibly with twins!! You need to get your rest. Go to sleep... You have a blood test tomorrow (today)!

 

[Sis4Us]

Up Again 5Hrs later I have to be completely wiped outtogo to sleep lately my legs have been getting cramps so if I'm not totally beat they bother me!!!

Happy hump Day Ladies!!!!

 

[battyatty]

Up Again 5Hrs later I have to be completely wiped outtogo to sleep lately my legs have been getting cramps so if I'm not totally beat they bother me!!!

Happy hump Day Ladies!!!!

Crampy legs are awful! Probably due to lack of sleep and all those damn hormones, make sure your not dehydrated also, that can cause cramps..

Do you think you got away with the trigger fib? Men! Typical! Always asking when you dont want and not asking when you need it! LOL

 

[terripeachy]

You ladies are really cracking me up this morning.

Katie-24 pages? I feel bad when I'm like two behind and can't comment on everything I want to either. That's such a nice story you have, and sorry things didn't work out with your first husband. Crazy how life twists and turns. I've never watched Vanderpump rules.

Atty-You are so right. When you want peace and quiet, our DH's are always talking, laughing, joking around, and when you want them to talk or say something, it's like 'crickets.' A whole lotta nothing!

Sis-I hope your DH fell for the trigger excuse too. I guess he picked up the lucky batch of tests this time around. Woohoo!!Sorry your legs are bothering you. I laughed out loud about DS1 getting his truck fixed before morning sicknes. BWAAHAA!! hee hee. HURRY, BIG!

Everyone else-Hope you're all chillin' today.

AFM-Just a sex-starved (due to colds and both of us feeling bad), but very tired foster mom over here. Nothing to see.....

 

[SweetPotatoPi]

Sis, yes, I take Vitex every single day of my cycle; haven't stopped since I started in September of last year. Since I'm working on an entire cycle overhaul, I don't feel it's good for me to stop and start throughout my cycle. A little after I started Vitex I decided I will continue to take it through first tri if I get preggers while on it. After all the articles, abstracts, info on traditional uses, etc. I've read concerning Vitex I'm good with that decision. There's a poster, her username is pandi77, that took it through first tri on the advice of her RE and MW so as not to possibly disrupt the hormonal balance that helped her get and stay pg (she's had 3 m/c's and an ectopic). Last I saw baby was growing well and looked perfect at around 13weeks. I just stalked her posts and she's now about 20 weeks and had an awesome scan yesterday . I'm sure she'd be willing to share about her experience being on Vitex through first tri if you pm her . I hope your legs start feeling better soon. Grow baby(ies) grow! BTW, when I was feeling low about my temp drop this morning I remembered your lovely chart .

Alright, off for my run. Have a wonderful day ladies!

 

[Smiles013]

Okay....as promised Blues ( and other ladies) I am finally getting around to posting my ultrasound pic. It was taken on 1/20 when I was 6wks 3days. We affectionately call him or her Beanie( my DH chose that name....lol)