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Hi Ladies! Hope everyone is doing well and prepping for Your Best Year EVER!!! Here's a bit of catch up from me. 
Dash, so sorry your BIL was a meanie. Hope you all can reconcile and bring in the new year on a better note. You really have had a rough year! Ill bet youre looking forward to 2013! I hope next year will bring wonderful things for you and yours.
Maddy, I dont know about injection chemicals, but my cycle is all kinds of messed up. Last month O on CD12 (MAYBE), this month I STILL have not Oed, and Ive been having a teensy amount of EWCM almost every day for about 10 days.](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall ](*,)")
Do you think you still managed to catch it? OH and I have BDed every other day since CD8, but frankly Im not sure how long I can keep that up religiously. Need a rest! 
Yay for IUI next month!!! 
Emily, what are you using to track your cycles? Insemination on CD9 if you ovulated on CD11 sounds perfect, but its definitely early for O on CD14. They say 2 days before O is best for the usual method, but I dont think it would be different in your case (perhaps for frozen sperm it would be?
That HAS to affect longevity). Its great that you have a donor who can be so flexible. You probably saw this, but just in case:
https://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/20...as-demands-that-sperm-donor-pay-child-support
I cant tell where you are, but I thought you might want to read that, if you havent already. I have friends who got their BFP the very first month with the at-home turkey baster method using an anonymous donor, so it can definitely happen! Good luck to you, and welcome to the madness of the two week wait!
Iamtrue, what is DE? Ive seen it on these threads as Donor Eggs (or donated embryosI get this confused, sorry). Hope your OHs swimmers are okay. It sounds like hes due for another SA? You can also try putting him on zinc and CoEnzQ, as these are supposed to be very helpful for men. Other ladies here may have additional thoughts.
Scorpio, sorry this has been such a rough ride for you. Are you going to try IVF this year, or keep trying naturally?
Chicken, I hope that you take tonights opportunity to have lots of champagne! 
Lils
RDK, with my BFP, some of my symptoms dissipated a bit after a while. If you look at statistics of symptoms reported in the TWW, that pattern was consistent, so I dont think thats unusual. Of course, with an ectopic like I had, symptoms may be a bit messed up, so Im not sure mine is a good example. And as BF says, symptoms can be just this side of meaningless. If you watch these forums for a while, youll see dozens of people reporting every symptom in the book, and theyll be negative. Then a symptom-free woman will get a positive. Ive only had one BFP, and I had some very clear signs that something was different, but who knows if that will happen next time? At the very least Im hoping that the terrible back ache I hadtypical for ectopicswont be the same. It was awful! 
https://www.countdowntopregnancy.com/early-pregnancy-symptoms/symptoms-by-day-past-ovulation.php
Yay for Asry!!!!!
Dwrgi, did I see that youre not drinking cider??
What will be your new drink? Wine? Long island iced teas? Martinis? So many choices! I posted in your journal, too. 
Miriumlooking good!!!
to everyone else. Hope you all had a lovely Christmas 
or whatever you celebrate. 
AFM, as I said above Im getting worried about O this month, and frustrated that I appear to be irregular after the m/c. For you supplement experts, do you recommend anything? Im not on a ton, just prenatals, B100, Vit D, and iron (those last two for prior deficiencies). Ive been loathe to try much else, as I know that even herbals can have side effects, and Ive heard of folks failing to O after primrose and similar. I know I should be doing the CoEnzQ thing.
I think I'm going to give this two more months, then march myself to the FS and get serious. I have little doubt I'll be put on Femara before I walk out of the office (that's the default here, instead of Clomid, for some reason). Do any of you ladies have experience with it?
Other than that, Im wildly stressed by whats been going on at work, and desperately tired from the stressful end of the semester/wood floor installation/houseguest visit.
I feel like Ill never be caught up or well-rested again. Im sure this isnt helping TTC efforts. 
Today were going out to use 2012 insurance flex spending $ to buy me a gym membership at a new gym (Grew to hate old gym, but sadly that doesnt explain why I havent been in a month. ), then switch our insurance to the plan that will actually cover IVF, if it comes to that. At this point, I really want to get a BFP so that I can stop my tenure clock for a year and buy some time. Isnt that terrible?
and 
to all!!!!!
Dash, so sorry your BIL was a meanie. Hope you all can reconcile and bring in the new year on a better note. You really have had a rough year! Ill bet youre looking forward to 2013! I hope next year will bring wonderful things for you and yours.
Maddy, I dont know about injection chemicals, but my cycle is all kinds of messed up. Last month O on CD12 (MAYBE), this month I STILL have not Oed, and Ive been having a teensy amount of EWCM almost every day for about 10 days.
Do you think you still managed to catch it? OH and I have BDed every other day since CD8, but frankly Im not sure how long I can keep that up religiously. Need a rest! Yay for IUI next month!!! Emily, what are you using to track your cycles? Insemination on CD9 if you ovulated on CD11 sounds perfect, but its definitely early for O on CD14. They say 2 days before O is best for the usual method, but I dont think it would be different in your case (perhaps for frozen sperm it would be?
That HAS to affect longevity). Its great that you have a donor who can be so flexible. You probably saw this, but just in case:https://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/20...as-demands-that-sperm-donor-pay-child-support
I cant tell where you are, but I thought you might want to read that, if you havent already. I have friends who got their BFP the very first month with the at-home turkey baster method using an anonymous donor, so it can definitely happen! Good luck to you, and welcome to the madness of the two week wait!
Iamtrue, what is DE? Ive seen it on these threads as Donor Eggs (or donated embryosI get this confused, sorry). Hope your OHs swimmers are okay. It sounds like hes due for another SA? You can also try putting him on zinc and CoEnzQ, as these are supposed to be very helpful for men. Other ladies here may have additional thoughts.
Scorpio, sorry this has been such a rough ride for you.
Are you going to try IVF this year, or keep trying naturally?Chicken, I hope that you take tonights opportunity to have lots of champagne!
Lils
How are you feeling? Im not good with u/s pics, but yours looked great! So happy for you!
RDK, with my BFP, some of my symptoms dissipated a bit after a while. If you look at statistics of symptoms reported in the TWW, that pattern was consistent, so I dont think thats unusual. Of course, with an ectopic like I had, symptoms may be a bit messed up, so Im not sure mine is a good example. And as BF says, symptoms can be just this side of meaningless. If you watch these forums for a while, youll see dozens of people reporting every symptom in the book, and theyll be negative. Then a symptom-free woman will get a positive.
Ive only had one BFP, and I had some very clear signs that something was different, but who knows if that will happen next time? At the very least Im hoping that the terrible back ache I hadtypical for ectopicswont be the same. It was awful! https://www.countdowntopregnancy.com/early-pregnancy-symptoms/symptoms-by-day-past-ovulation.php
Yay for Asry!!!!!
Dwrgi, did I see that youre not drinking cider??
What will be your new drink? Wine? Long island iced teas? Martinis? So many choices! I posted in your journal, too. Miriumlooking good!!!
to everyone else. Hope you all had a lovely Christmas or whatever you celebrate. AFM, as I said above Im getting worried about O this month, and frustrated that I appear to be irregular after the m/c. For you supplement experts, do you recommend anything? Im not on a ton, just prenatals, B100, Vit D, and iron (those last two for prior deficiencies). Ive been loathe to try much else, as I know that even herbals can have side effects, and Ive heard of folks failing to O after primrose and similar. I know I should be doing the CoEnzQ thing.
I think I'm going to give this two more months, then march myself to the FS and get serious. I have little doubt I'll be put on Femara before I walk out of the office (that's the default here, instead of Clomid, for some reason). Do any of you ladies have experience with it?Other than that, Im wildly stressed by whats been going on at work, and desperately tired from the stressful end of the semester/wood floor installation/houseguest visit.
I feel like Ill never be caught up or well-rested again. Im sure this isnt helping TTC efforts. Today were going out to use 2012 insurance flex spending $ to buy me a gym membership at a new gym (Grew to hate old gym, but sadly that doesnt explain why I havent been in a month. ), then switch our insurance to the plan that will actually cover IVF, if it comes to that. At this point, I really want to get a BFP so that I can stop my tenure clock for a year and buy some time. Isnt that terrible? and to all!!!!!
