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[StarGazerRose]

Welcome October!

Archer, my prediction says the 2nd for AF, but "to test" says in 6 days ... that doesn't make sense ... I think I messed up my apps predictions. CD1 was back on the 4th, I told the app i have 28 day cycles, which puts me at AF on the 1st...
Now I'm confused ... @_@ I might still test ... cause ya never know what it shows!

 

[StarGazerRose]

Oh and ... the MiO is just something I found. It only has 1 preservative in it (unlike a few I saw the have 2 or 3) and none of the other crap in it. I actually only drink it every so often, I still drink the crap out of some MtD though.
But the MiO I have is vitamin B, which helps wake you up (so some one said) so I try to remember to drink it for a morning drink, and MtD for lunch.

 

[BelleNuit]

Welcome October,

I can definitely relate to that sense of disappointment. My DHs SA was fantastic so the "problem" is either with me, or with neither of us (in which case we'll be unexplained). I'm getting an HSG next cycle, and so far all of my testing has come back normal (normal hormones, ovulate regularly, regular cycles). I have no reason to believe the HSG will be abnormal either. After 13 cycles of trying I've come to the conclusion that either it really can take awhile due to bad luck for some folks, OR there are some things that go wrong that docs just can't quite figure out

 

[greenarcher]

Welcome October! You're with a good batch of ladies. Definitely make sure to explore other aspects of the forum, there are a lot of awesome, supportive women here. How old is your child?

Star - If CD1 was the 4th, then lets say O was the 17-18th, so you'd be 5 or 6 DPO. If I were you, I'd be testing on Monday

Belle - hang in there. You and star are my inspirations. I look to you to stay positive because my OH is really despondent now that he's found out our best friends are preg after 1 cycle. He really wants to have a kid, but now it's all he thinks about when we BD. Total performance pressure. It sucks a lot.

BUT! He was able to pull through for me today It's O day! I added some preseed after, and stayed put for a while. Hopefully we made a baby today! I'll be testing on Oct. 3rd, with my friend who is getting 2 embryos transferred.

 

[BelleNuit]

Fingers crossed Green that a little bit of magic will happen for both of us tonight. I actually cried after BD tonight. So freakin emotional lol. I just feel like this is it. If it doesn't happen this cycle then I give up and will leave it in the hands of the doc

 

[puma1986]

Awe, you guys! My emotional ttc buddies! I really hope that this is it for both of you! You will know for certain in about two weeks!

 

[StarGazerRose]

I was SO sleepy Friday. At home we ate dinner, I tried to watch an episode (managed but I don't remember the show) Fell asleep on the couch. That was around 8:30-9p
My acid reflux seems to be on the fritz too...it's been bothering all day! (It normally only bothers me in the morning, when I'm super anxious/nervous, and if I don't eat) Was making me feel like crap while I was eating my lunch...so weird!

Ladies! I love this new system where they message you reports! So no waiting til Monday. My doctor messaged me my results from my progesterone test!!!
Drum. Roll. Please .... *pererererererererererrrrrr*

Spoiler

23.6!

Doc says:
Good rise in progesterone consistent with ovulation. If not period in 1 week check a pregnancy test.​

A reminder:
Mid luteal 5.2-18.6 ng/mL
Females First trimester 4.7-50.7 ng/mL <<<

 

[BelleNuit]

Congrats Star! Thats excellent!!! Yay!!! One step closer to getting your BFP!

Were you taking clomid this cycle? Its hard to keep track sometimes!

 

[puma1986]

I was SO sleepy Friday. At home we ate dinner, I tried to watch an episode (managed but I don't remember the show) Fell asleep on the couch. That was around 8:30-9p
My acid reflux seems to be on the fritz too...it's been bothering all day! (It normally only bothers me in the morning, when I'm super anxious/nervous, and if I don't eat) Was making me feel like crap while I was eating my lunch...so weird!

Ladies! I love this new system where they message you reports! So no waiting til Monday. My doctor messaged me my results from my progesterone test!!!
Drum. Roll. Please .... *pererererererererererrrrrr*

Spoiler

23.6!

Doc says:
Good rise in progesterone consistent with ovulation. If not period in 1 week check a pregnancy test.​

A reminder:
Mid luteal 5.2-18.6 ng/mL
Females First trimester 4.7-50.7 ng/mL <<<

Woohoo!!!! What did the results show?

 

[BelleNuit]

Click the spoiler button puma! Results show a nice progesterone number! Awesome Star!

 

[puma1986]

Oh that's so cool! I didn't even see that. I love the spoiler button.

And that's awesome!!!!! Hooray! So stoked to see your progesterone is rising!

 

[StarGazerRose]

I know right?!
I was super psyched when I read that number!!
First time in years I've gotten an even remotely high number! Heck I think this was possibly the first time I've O'd in the 5 years!

I took Letrozol 5mg this cycle. Clomid did nothing for me I think I got a 1 with it.

Last night was odd, Hubby was tired at like 8:30, and went to bed. I was feeling kinda wiped out myself, so I laid down too. After struggling to sleep, I still had a pretty rough time. Hubby was snoring/moaning and hogging the bed. The dog is farting up a storm (the dog food we got him just changed their formula). Anyways I was in an out all night. Woke up at 7a but felt like I just laid down, so I went back to sleep.
Woke up 3 hours later and felt like a bus just ran over every inch of me. I'm stretched and popped and walked around the house, and I just feel awful.
Urgh and I'm burning up

Hubby's pretty excited. He keeps saying "maybe you are pregnant" every time I mention something. As excited I am, i know it's way too early for all that, so I'm just trying to deal with whatever is going on one twitch/pain/stuffy nose/feverish feeling at a time!

Anyways. I'm probably gonna wait til next Sunday to test. That's when my period is supposed to start but mainly because I don't wanna take it before I go to work Friday, or on Saturday and risk telling people while I'm at work. This way Sunday i'm at home and Hubby is possibly home, so we can test together!

 

[puma1986]

I know right?!
I was super psyched when I read that number!!
First time in years I've gotten an even remotely high number! Heck I think this was possibly the first time I've O'd in the 5 years!

I took Letrozol 5mg this cycle. Clomid did nothing for me I think I got a 1 with it.

Last night was odd, Hubby was tired at like 8:30, and went to bed. I was feeling kinda wiped out myself, so I laid down too. After struggling to sleep, I still had a pretty rough time. Hubby was snoring/moaning and hogging the bed. The dog is farting up a storm (the dog food we got him just changed their formula). Anyways I was in an out all night. Woke up at 7a but felt like I just laid down, so I went back to sleep.
Woke up 3 hours later and felt like a bus just ran over every inch of me. I'm stretched and popped and walked around the house, and I just feel awful.
Urgh and I'm burning up

Hubby's pretty excited. He keeps saying "maybe you are pregnant" every time I mention something. As excited I am, i know it's way too early for all that, so I'm just trying to deal with whatever is going on one twitch/pain/stuffy nose/feverish feeling at a time!

Anyways. I'm probably gonna wait til next Sunday to test. That's when my period is supposed to start but mainly because I don't wanna take it before I go to work Friday, or on Saturday and risk telling people while I'm at work. This way Sunday i'm at home and Hubby is possibly home, so we can test together!

Star, I think this sounds like a great plan! It's also interesting how some medications work wonders on certain individuals, but not on others. I'm glad they seemed to find the perfect fit for you! It makes me sad/I find it curious how some couples with try for YEARS without success and then the moment they are put onto the right medication, they conceive immediately. Like, what the heck universe. Couldn't this opportunity have happened years ago?! But then I think of all of the couples who simply cannot conceive no matter how long they try and I realize what a serious blessing that pregnancy is, PERIOD. My first kiddo was an accident with an ex. I was young and terrified and was certainly a much different experience than this time. Now I'm happily married, almost 9 years older and going on 8 months of perfectly timed BD sessions! I'm looking forward to my fertility appointment at the end of October although I wish I didn't have to wait so long.

I think it's so cute when our husbands get so excited! You both are going to be wonderful parents and you will get to tell your kiddo about your tireless devotion to bringing them into the world

 

[greenarcher]

I know right?!
I was super psyched when I read that number!!
First time in years I've gotten an even remotely high number! Heck I think this was possibly the first time I've O'd in the 5 years!

I took Letrozol 5mg this cycle. Clomid did nothing for me I think I got a 1 with it.

Last night was odd, Hubby was tired at like 8:30, and went to bed. I was feeling kinda wiped out myself, so I laid down too. After struggling to sleep, I still had a pretty rough time. Hubby was snoring/moaning and hogging the bed. The dog is farting up a storm (the dog food we got him just changed their formula). Anyways I was in an out all night. Woke up at 7a but felt like I just laid down, so I went back to sleep.
Woke up 3 hours later and felt like a bus just ran over every inch of me. I'm stretched and popped and walked around the house, and I just feel awful.
Urgh and I'm burning up

Hubby's pretty excited. He keeps saying "maybe you are pregnant" every time I mention something. As excited I am, i know it's way too early for all that, so I'm just trying to deal with whatever is going on one twitch/pain/stuffy nose/feverish feeling at a time!

Anyways. I'm probably gonna wait til next Sunday to test. That's when my period is supposed to start but mainly because I don't wanna take it before I go to work Friday, or on Saturday and risk telling people while I'm at work. This way Sunday i'm at home and Hubby is possibly home, so we can test together!

Actually, I think by this point, you might be having legit symptoms! I hope your hubby is right! I wouldn't be able to wait that long, but I totally understand your reasoning. Looking forward to your test in a week!

Puma - totally cute when husbands get excited. I love it! I really hope I pop positive this cycle.

I found out yesterday that husband has been doing the bare minimum for his job search. I was so mad. I left the house, cooled down, and then came home and I told him what utter bullshit it was that I was the one doing all the freaking work, and he was barely helping out around the house! I'm not taking the man who is cruising by with the bare minimum any more. I told him if he wants to keep me, he's going to have to work for it. He agreed and apologized profusely. We'll see what these next few weeks bring...

 

[BelleNuit]

Way to go Green for putting your foot down!

I dont know what it is but my DH always drags his feet too when it comes to job hunting. He's good about helping out around the house, but he loathes job hunting lol. I pretty much have to look up postings and send them to him myself... and then nag and nag and nag until he applies. LOL Thankfully we seem to be in a good patch these days, so hopefully we won't have to worry about job hunting again for awhile.

Star I really hope this is it for you! It's so wonderful that they have found a medication that works for you! Sometimes thats all it takes!

Well, I'm definitely in the TWW now. I'm just going to focus on doing other things and now worry too much about symptom spotting. Some months I get no symptoms and others I get loads of symptoms. Its all meant nothing in the past, so I dont think it'll mean much for me now!

I went out and splurged on a new pair of slim cut jeans that I would never be able to wear if I was pregnant (and I probably wouldn't be able to fit into them with a post-pregnancy body either). And by splurged I mean SPLURGED LOL. Its like I'm raising my middle finger to the universe haha

 

[StarGazerRose]

Awe you guys *choking back tears* I don't know if it's me being super emotional, but seriously I'm teary eyed reading your guys support!

I'm glad that this pill dosage worked. Now I'm so nervous, excited, tired and achy... haha
OMG my reflux during the day better pan out to be something, cause I'm about to go to the doctor! I just ate a HUGE sandwich, fries, chips, crackers, and it's STILL bothering me.

I've been praying every night that this is it, that this be the ticket to the parenting world, that if I get twins or just a single kid, I will be where I wanna be in life!

I hate job searching --- I think I lost that position for a reason (minus some bad stuff that has been going on in that town lately...), and I'm hoping it's this!
But I'm still scouring just in case I find a decent job. It's so hard to find stuff I'm qualified for, or they'll accept me for what I can do for them (They will already be getting a programmer for a designer's fee)

Guys hang with me I'm gonna be going crazy this next week.... *jittery*

 

[greenarcher]

Yea this week is going to be crazy. Definitely.

My friend who did her embryo transfer got a bfp! Now we just have to pray it sticks! FX so tight for her!

 

[StarGazerRose]

Awe I hope that everything works out for your friends!

I've been munchy all morning. I'm running out of chips ...
Drank my MiO Vitamin B water a bit this morning, still craving some soda -- I'll probably finish up this bottle and grab a can.
I'm just glad I didn't feel like the bus hit me this morning! But last night I could only sleep on my back, I hate sleeping on my back. Every time I turned to my side I felt blah. Must have passed cause I woke up in my normal sprawled self.

 

[puma1986]

I feel pissy today. My job is sending me out of state during half of my fertile window in October and a November.

My job puts me in a hotel during this period and my DH and DS both usually come along and hang out in the hotel. Recently, my DH hasn't really wanted to come alone (he gets bored sitting in the hotel for days) and I told myself last time I asked and he seemed hesitant that I wasn't going to ask him again. (it's stupid, I know, but it breaks my heart that he would rather sit around the house for days instead of sitting in a hotel room and at least get to spend the evenings with me). So anyways... Knowing my fertile window for October would be during that time, I asked DH if he wanted to come and I could tell he didn't want to. And I'm kicking myself for asking because I knew this would be his response. So now I'm pissed and emotional and feel that he clearly doesn't care as much as me. I seriously just want to cry. My chest feels like it's caving in and now I don't want him to come period (not like he wants to anyways).

I seriously hate this.

EDIT: And we have a dog. In not a dog person. For many reasons I won't get into. And it annoys the hell out of me that we can't go anywhere with the dog without paying more or being seriously inconvenienced. And that is one of the big reasons that he says he doesn't want to come.

In just really angry. I know I'm being irrational.

 

[StarGazerRose]

That sucks Puma
Yeah it seems if DH's have a choice they'd rather choose to do what they want rather than anything.
Take a deep breath, and maybe explain to him a bit more [/i]why[/i] you want him to come along. You can always get a baby or a dog sitter to watch your son and the dog.
I think if you just ask him if he wants to come, he doesn't know his purpose, and he will be bored... lean in on the whole "you get sex" if you come with *wink wink*

We set up a vacation finally!!! End of October. and after all that is planned out, DH turns to me and asks: "What about your period? Our luck it will be that week..." I had to go calculate it. Cause if i'm out and my period starts i'm good cause it's in a week. If I don't get my period and I'm not then I'd have to wait til CD40 before I can take my provera, which is 10 days, and then 1 or 2 days after that, which turns out to be a week before the vacation! BUT ... another side of this is if i'm not this round and I get my period like I"m supposed to, there is another FW before our vacation we can try, and get results!
Other wise, either of the situations where I might be pregnant.... I told hubby that he'll find out what it's like to have a nauseated pregnant driver on a road trip... To me it sounds like fun!