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Very strange indeed! I've never heard of something like this, especially considering how recently it must have appeared. Hope you can call them and get an idea why it happened, if it'll happen again and what can be done about it :flower:
 
Looks like the weirdness continues for me.

I have been feeling a little bit of ache/cramps down there so thought maybe af is trying to come, but I'm also (tmi) really, really wet down there :shrug: I know the progesterone leaks out but not this much! And (worse tmi) when rummaging in there :haha: you get these wet tissue type lumps, anyway one of them came back red, the rest were white like normal so i tried again, same thing. Can my body ever make sense? :shrug: I didn't spot till 14dpo last month, hope the progesterone isn't being crushed by my own hormones :(
 
Strange, patience:wacko: Might be something you should ask your RE?

Anyway some bad personal news here. My DH was one of the unlucky 50 that lost his job today:wacko: The only positive thing is they're going to give him 5 months pay plus an extra 3 months so he has time to find a new one. Should be fairly easy with about 9 years of experience, as a chemical engineer (although it's in oil so might be an issue). So here's hoping he soon finds something since I'm a housewife and we therefore have no salary after those 8 months:nope:
 
Oh man sorry to hear that :( that rotten luck! Wow that's a lot of months of severance pay though, I'm sure he's going to find something during that time :) i hope you won't let it stop you ttc!

So, ofcourse just to confuse things further, I got a squinter this morning :shrug: looks just like the one from 8dpo last month so not sure if it's good cuz it was neg by 9dpo last mo th or bad cuz it's so faint!
 
Oh man sorry to hear that :( that rotten luck! Wow that's a lot of months of severance pay though, I'm sure he's going to find something during that time :) i hope you won't let it stop you ttc!

So, ofcourse just to confuse things further, I got a squinter this morning :shrug: looks just like the one from 8dpo last month so not sure if it's good cuz it was neg by 9dpo last mo th or bad cuz it's so faint!

It's because he's worked for them for those 9 years, those 5 months. The extra 3 months is because they feel bad for firing 50 good people. I hope so to as it's not always easy to find a job but he does have an advantage in having 9 years experience. But that's in oil, he might have an issue applying for jobs outside of oil since companies preferably hire people with experience in the exact field the job requires. I've told him he should try where I was a Lab Tech trainee since it is related to the oil field. I told him, as a joke, that maybe after I have a baby and am ready he can get me back in again:haha: Although to be honest I've given up on ever using any of my 2 degrees and will be applying for tons of volunteer jobs at animal shelters when our baby is older.

We have no choice but to keep going. If it wasn't for free though, we'd probably have to let this 2nd IUI be our last and just hope it works and if not, try again when he has a job. But luckily the IUIs are free. We can just about swing the hormone costs but will have to save in other areas, just to be on the safe side.

How many dpo are you? Did you take a pic? Although I'm a bit hopeless if it's a real squinter but it might be fun to see it:haha:
 
It's so awkward, you specialise in something and then become useless to employers if it's not using your expertise! :( everything has a way of working out in the end :)

Am 12dpo, just need to swap to browser mode on my phone go attach it... I'm feeling very crampy today though with red spotting so probably a chemical.
 
Blah it won't let me post the pic like I did when I made my own thread, here it is:

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/pregnancy-tests/2287653-1-5-years-6-chemicals-can-please.html
 
It's so awkward, you specialise in something and then become useless to employers if it's not using your expertise! :( everything has a way of working out in the end :)

Yes it's crazy, I think especially in Denmark it's bad because companies hate to train people since they're afraid that after 4-5 years you may be applying for another job at another company and then their training of you has gone to waste...for them, both in relation to time and money. Think that's also why it's so hard for the newly educated to get a job here. Plus people are becoming less loyal and applying for new jobs too often and many times after 5-6 years or so. I remember DH told me a story about how some of his collegues went out to a university to advertise the company and their trainee program (they're one of the extremely few companies that has such a program). One of the students and the first question asked was: "After the trainee period, are you free to apply for jobs in other companies?":wacko::saywhat: So yeah, this is part of the problem.

Anyway here's hoping he finds something.

As to your HPT, I'm normally horrible at this but I do actually see something. At 12 dpo it might be too early. I do hope it isn't another chemical:( Don't many women spot during early pregnancy?
 
Have you ever thought of Sweden ? :haha: nah but Stockholm is a nightmare to get a place to live, probably not that hard to find work, though I consider myself lucky with the way things worked for me, could have been very different :)

Have you thought about removing your masters from your CV ? Or would that just leave it too empty, thinking if you'd like something "normal" like shop work etc, if you keep getting snubbed for being over qualified ? Random thoughts.

Sigh, spotting is getting worse, but the test is stronger than this morning.... I panicked and took another suppository, I doubt it'll help though
 
https://s284.photobucket.com/user/p... Uploads/20150220_153922_zps79anv0sy.jpg.html here's this morning vs this afternoon ! No squinting needed :) really AF like cramps and spotting though :(
 
Have you ever thought of Sweden ? :haha: nah but Stockholm is a nightmare to get a place to live, probably not that hard to find work, though I consider myself lucky with the way things worked for me, could have been very different :)

Have you thought about removing your masters from your CV ? Or would that just leave it too empty, thinking if you'd like something "normal" like shop work etc, if you keep getting snubbed for being over qualified ? Random thoughts.

Sigh, spotting is getting worse, but the test is stronger than this morning.... I panicked and took another suppository, I doubt it'll help though

Not really, think we were considering Norway because of DH's oil specialty but never did move on it and now it doesn't matter much with my Master's being obsolete and my Lab Tech degree useless because they hold my Master's against me so they can say I'm too qualified:nope:

Unfortunately that would leave at least 6 years totally blank plus the 2½ years I was unemployed afterwards that I'd have to explain away:nope: That won't be good for any type of job, every single store and company will see me as a lazy bum for not doing anything for 8½-9 years. They avoid unemployed people like the plague here:wacko: But I've pretty much dropped the whole idea and am going to apply to countless volunteer jobs at animal shelters as soon as our future child is in pre-school/kindergarten. They won't care what I've done before:thumbup:

The spotting getting worse doesn't sound too good, I'll give you that:wacko: We can only hope it stops.
 
I'd start looking at volunteer stuff now, at the very least you'll get to work with something you're interested in, i think it'll give you a happiness boost :) don't worry about ttc timing or anything, even if you get a bfp this month you'll still have plenty of months to make connections and do something satisfying :)

No need to squint at this one I hope :) sorry for the spam, this is bean number 7 and i'm quite protective of it ! Just begging it'll stay

https://s284.photobucket.com/user/p... Uploads/20150220_184852_zpsllzeuqvm.jpg.html
 
I'd start looking at volunteer stuff now, at the very least you'll get to work with something you're interested in, i think it'll give you a happiness boost :) don't worry about ttc timing or anything, even if you get a bfp this month you'll still have plenty of months to make connections and do something satisfying :)

No need to squint at this one I hope :) sorry for the spam, this is bean number 7 and i'm quite protective of it ! Just begging it'll stay

https://s284.photobucket.com/user/p... Uploads/20150220_184852_zpsllzeuqvm.jpg.html

The only issue is I can't e.g. clean cat litter boxes (due to the risk of contracting toxoplasmosis which is dangerous for the fetus) so if I can't do certain aspects of the job because I'm TTCing or am pregnant, they might find me less useful and would rather have someone that can do it all :nope: Which is why it's perhaps better to wait. I don't think they care about ages so no need to rush on that account. I'll probably start applying a few months before I'm totally ready though as I'm expecting it to take a little time.

Yes that one looks better although it's probably hard to compare different HPTs:happydance: I'd try again in 2 days with the same type of HPT and see if it gets darker. Here's hoping it does :dust:
 
How's your 2ww going? I'm still in limbo, getting spotting, pregnancy symptoms, flat temps and faint lines..... So I called the specialist and all they'll do nothing except book me in at 6w, so as my sig says for now I'm both pregnant and not :haha: I honestly don't know, I don't have a good feel but we'll see!
 
Here's hoping it's a sticky bean:thumbup:

AFM not much. No symptoms really but how many can you have at 7 dpiui:shrug: Any I might experience I'll just ignore to a certain degree, to avoid disappointment. I had my hopes up a little, tiny bit too high last time because of my sore breasts. No soreness this time, just the very occasional twinges:shrug: Started having a slight bad back today, slight heartburn (but have had that on BFN cycles too), extremely slight nausea and think I may be having very light cramps but that could all be in my head so not putting much hope into any of it in case it's another BFN:haha: We'll see, think I'll first test at 16 dpiui like the nurse recommended if AF doesn't show up by then.
 
You are in my thoughts patience, hoping for the very best for you :)
 
How is your 2ww going JJ ? When are you going to test ?

Kat you're amazing to hold out that long, I managed to hold till 12dpo and that's only cuz i was going to kick the progesterone and bring on next cycle :haha: symptoms are always good but it's so hard to find anything that can pinpoint pregnancy vs period, i hate the female body in that sense ! I hope you're suitably distracted during the next week :D
 
How is your 2ww going JJ ? When are you going to test ?

Kat you're amazing to hold out that long, I managed to hold till 12dpo and that's only cuz i was going to kick the progesterone and bring on next cycle :haha: symptoms are always good but it's so hard to find anything that can pinpoint pregnancy vs period, i hate the female body in that sense ! I hope you're suitably distracted during the next week :D

Yes that's the problem:nope: I think if I get something more pregnancy related like metallic taste (like I did during my chemical at around 14 dpo) then I might test before. But otherwise don't want to test before. Don't know how sensitive the HPTs in Denmark are anyway:shrug: Unfortunately don't have FRERs here which really stinks.

Not much distraction as I've run out of materials to make more earrings and can't afford to buy more until DH gets paid on Friday (which means I first get my money during the weekend):dohh: I'm currently trying to plan what I want to make so I buy exactly what I need. Once I get really good, I can make some as gifts for my MIL and DH's little brother's girlfriend. Although the girlfriend should be easy as she seems to prefer mostly black and either studs or very short dangly ones e.g. with only a heart or something like that.
 
I had that metallic taste too with my chemical last month :) I hate not having proper distractions ! That's a funny day to get paid, here it's 25th (come oonnn money) making earrings sounds cool ! :)

I love making stuff too :) i just don't have my head in the right place for it now. I thought i had a MC on monday and went to the dr crying and he told me he'd give me 10days off, now he says he said no such thing and gave me 3days, so suddenly i'm back at work tomorrow when i have no focus levels, no idea what's going on with the pg and just feel let down :(

I hate not being able to get FRER ! If i buy them in bulk off amazonuk it's not so bad, still makes out to be cheaper than buying the clear blue tests from the pharmacy !
 
I had that metallic taste too with my chemical last month :) I hate not having proper distractions ! That's a funny day to get paid, here it's 25th (come oonnn money) making earrings sounds cool ! :)

I love making stuff too :) i just don't have my head in the right place for it now. I thought i had a MC on monday and went to the dr crying and he told me he'd give me 10days off, now he says he said no such thing and gave me 3days, so suddenly i'm back at work tomorrow when i have no focus levels, no idea what's going on with the pg and just feel let down :(

I hate not being able to get FRER ! If i buy them in bulk off amazonuk it's not so bad, still makes out to be cheaper than buying the clear blue tests from the pharmacy !

Here it's the last weekday of the month. Which I guess is ok.

I've been making them for a few months now and my MIL was so kind as to buy me some materials plus a course in making them from a store called "Smyks" (they have the most amazing stuff to make earrings with:thumbup:). The course was really good and I learned how to make an "eye" which is used very often in making earrings and necklaces:

https://www.digitoy.dk/smyks-guides/oje/hojre/

I'm getting pretty good at making them, especially if you'd seen the first ones I made at the course, they were pretty bad:haha:

Oh what do you make? It might be a good distraction for you:winkwink: What's up with that dr:wacko: Is he also your GP? I have a horrible GP myself. He told us after 8 months of trying that he could already refer us but DH and I wanted to wait and when I contacted him a couple of months later, he said that he never said that and the rule is 12 months - this despite the fact DH heard him say it as well:growlmad: I'm sorry yours is being such a jerk, arrogant GPs are the worst:nope: But maybe it's a good distraction for you to work and think of something else? Might be good but I understand, I'd be feeling the same way.

I don't use enough FRERs to buy them in bulk:winkwink: Not counting last cycle (only did it because I knew the clinic would ask), I think I've only tested like 2 times. I've been looking at Ebay but they're a bit expensive, even if I look at ones from the UK (since you avoid customs by buying within the EU). If it wasn't for my crappy relationship with my siblings, I'd ask them to send me some since that'd be cheaper than ordering them. There was a lady on this forum that offered to send me some for free some months ago but she never did and I don't want to insist on it since she was doing it for free so I let it go. I haven't bothered to try the pharmacies, I think HPTs are expensive. The only ones I bought here are the Valmed ones (a pack of 2) since they're supposed to be good and aren't very expensive. But not sure how sensitive they are:shrug:

BTW my minor annoyance these days is I can't find a bag I had of some Betsey Johnson earrings I've bought over the years :growl: I first got my ears pierced at age 29 because my mother kept talking me out of it (it hurts, it's only cheap women that get their ears pierced ect., this coming from a woman without pierced ears). But I was so earring crazed I bought a bunch even though my ears weren't healed enough at the time. Now that they definitely are, I can't find them. I've only found a few I had lying around loose. So annoying :nope:
 

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