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[alicatt]

I don't understand... because my temps didn't indicate AF was coming today

Yep.. same here.. had perfect charts and wham! AF

I know you were unsure of whether you wanted to do another IVF. Have you thought about it a little more? Maybe you can have some additional testing done? See if they can pinpoint the problem for you. I strongly recommend CoQ10, Royal Jelly and Maca Root. Chantal did a few other things for her and her DH and kept up on the acupuncture and look at her! I would get you both on a good regimine and after 3 months of it I would then do another ivf.

 

[alicatt]

Phil.. thanks for the pictures she is so beautiful! Love little sleeping babies!

 

[Grey Eyes]

Angel and Chantal-
yes, I want one of those do-dads, you know, like you plug in to your newer car engine and it lights up and tells you everything. I want one that I can stick under my tongue and it will light up and say "you are pregnant" lol....or "not pregnant" given the case. *sigh* yep, I knew I was testing too early!

Angel- bump pic bump pics!!! I love it, such a cute bump already I was actually thinking about this yesterday and failed to mention it We need a bump pic like every two weeks so we can watch your progress Oh, btw...I'm not too sure you are supposed to run? ......?

JandK- have you taken an early temp recently? I am trying to remember if you bbt or not. How are you feeling?

Matin- how are you?

Melly- WHERE are you?

Sams- DID Af arrive? Argh, it happens....what are your thoughts in regard to another ivf cycle? Also, just wondering- have you given the NK cells any thought? I know Ali had to get treatment for it, maybe it is worth checking out? Ah, you mention your temps, I'm going to go take a look Are you sure it's AF? Could it be implantation bleed? If it is AF then your LP is only about 10 days long this month. I have read that anything under 10 is a luteal phase defect but can generally be treated with some hormones. I think the average best is around 14 days long?

Phil- Oh my gosh, what gorgeous pics! I love her in her little bonnet What a beauty!

Ali- what's up girl? Are you having fun this weekend?

 

[never_give_up]

Good morning ladies!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and to those here in the US a nice long weekend

Jandk- when is your beta? You had an iui around the same time Ali had her FET right? I didn't have any symptoms either. Both times I had LESS symptoms the day of bfp than other months ttcing.

Samsfan- Yes it was cold here yesterday, had to wear a jacket. Today it is warm and sunny and finally feeling like spring is here!

Grey Eyes- I like those ideas!

Phil -that photo of your baby made me want to snuggle her. So precious

Ali- Yes I know that feeling running to the bathroom every time I feel wetness but with progesterone suppositories it's to be expected. Did you and V go shopping today? Looking forward to hearing all about it!

Matin- yay for the ticker I have the same one but I have it hiding for now

Baby Whisperer- how are you feeling? Where are you?

Angel - What a cute baby bump! You are lucky that you have been able to keep this secret form your co-workers for this long! One lady I worked started to show at 9 weeks so she had to tell me early on. She was scared I would lay her off so when she told me and I said congrats that is wonderful she started to from relief. She worked until 8 1/2 months but we all let her sit out alot of duties . So happy that things between you and dh are going well.

Afm- I have been getting lots done with all this energy I have. Dh is usually not motivated on the weekend but today it is warm and he mowed the lawn, trimmed the bushes and scraped the algae from the fish tank. The fish tank is usually my job but right now we have some meds in it that can cause birth defects so I am staying clear. The sick fish is the one I got in memorandum of our last pregnancy ( a bleeding heart tetra. I thought was appropriate since we got that bfp on Valentine's day and those fish have a red hear on their chest.) I now have him in a separate "hospital tank".

I have been having some stronger than ovulation pain on the left that woke me up during the night. I have been ravenous, I put on 2 pounds since last week. Headache comes and goes. I think I am going to cave and do an hpt tonight. The last beta result I had was from Wednesday and I haven't tested at all so I have no idea what has been going on the last 4 days ??

 

[AngelSerenity]

Hi Coy.... Don't worry I'm fine to run, I don't do long distances, only between 2-5 miles depending on how I feel. Moderate exercise is advised as we know and as I regularly keep fit, apart from 2 months of MS which I hope I'm on the other side of, and I listen to my body and ease myself back in gently the doctor is fine and recommends I can get back into things to help my mood levels and overall fitness. I ran up until I was 34 or 36 weeks with my DS and was out powerwalking 3 miles a day when I was overdue! He still wouldn't budge lol.

I'm going to try and do a bump diary every 4 weeks, I did this with DS and I'm determined that this one will have the same treatment. I'm no.3 in the family and by the time my parents had me even the novelty of photos had worn off, there are hardly any of me.

 

[Matin]

I don't understand... because my temps didn't indicate AF was coming today

I had cycles like that too. AF would show(& a few times just as I'd POAS or in a cup to test) but my temps would be up for CD1 and maybe the first part of CD2. Very aggravating.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Hi ladies- I forgot to add my "AFM" lol, so...aHem- here it is:

AFM- K, I have started to notice odd pregnancy symptoms but I think what is happening is our thread is showing so many bfp's that I am going lol Here they are: hungry at odd times (like tummy rumble hungry) pricks and tugs in my uterus, which feels super tight for some reason? odd...anyway, (tmi warning) increased cm (tons of it)- at a possible implantation period I felt piches too. Also today my resting indoor temperature is 99.0 with no sickness involved. That spells "yikes" to me as I rarely ever fever. Ahem, so anyways...here's a basic look at my chart.

I got a positive OPK on the 16th of this month. Bd the evening before. My cycle has been 28 days with 14 day LP. So when should I test? I have one FRER left



Also ANGEL- 2-5 miles is moderate exercise?....................I don't think I'd make it

 

[never_give_up]

Angel -I have this pregnancy diary I bought 2 years ago when I did first ivf cycle. I have never written in it. I decided not to write in it until I heard the heartbeat.

Grey Eyes- I have a good feeling about tomorrow! I think you should test on Memorial day

 

[Grey Eyes]

Ooops, forgot- I have to correct that. My OPK positive was on the 15th. One day difference means a lot lol!

 

[Matin]

Angel - Awesome bump! I've got quite a bit of flub so I think mine will be obscured for a long time!

Alicatt ...cool progression tests!

Philomena ... beautiful baby!!

J and K & Never_Give_Up .... It's just so tough to say until a new cycle starts or doesn't. Over the years, I've gotten sooo burnt out on symptoms. I've felt a fraction of the symptoms this cyc. that I did in my non-pg cycles. WTH?!... So many times I was so sure I was pg but phhpbbbt, nada. I still haven't figured it out!

I'd say, the one thing that was different was the sharp , shooting pains in my breasts and under arms.... that's what prompted me to test so early.

Grey Eyes... The human body needs a certain indicator of pregnancy: stripes, polka dots, change in hair or eye color. lolz. For the discreet, it'd be hard to hide the news tho.... I'm doing pretty well today. The pink CM has gone away for now. Maybe it was just my body being so used to AFing or maybe something else. OMG, Google drove me half-crazy yesterday.

 

[Matin]

Grey Eyes, Do you have an online chart? ...Using my lame math skills, Monday or Tuesday sound good with a sensitive test.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Matin- thanks! argh, my boobs are sore too TMI lol...

I do use fertilityfriend, will se if I can link my chart.

 

[Samsfan]

Coy- I'm thinking of doing another ivf cycle in July ... when I drop the 15 lbs I've gained. Hmmm... my luteal phase is short.. yes its definitely AF.... what drugs do they take for that? I am going back to the same people... they said it was just my aged eggs. Test tomorrow...

Alicatt- I started on a good regime for 2 months and when I went to Napa I came back and was totally off it... I guess I screwed that up.


Angel--- wow you still run ... wow that's amazing.

 

[Grey Eyes]

Sams- I honestly don't think you should try to lose 15 pounds in 6 weeks!!! I think your body is fine - stop stressing Also- re:your eggs. I don't think Fs's know their butts from apple butter when it comes to grading eggs Go for it!

 

[never_give_up]

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I did an hpt at 6pm and I feel better now. The test line is darker than the control line 18 dpo. The line came up after a few seconds and this was taken after 2 mins. Dh looked at it and said "wow you're pregnant! Didn't we already know that? So did you expect it to tell you you are more pregnant?"

 

[Samsfan]

Why is my luteal phase so short?

 

[Samsfan]

So awesome Chantal. Just a few weeks you were in total despair. God works in mysterious ways!!!!

 

[never_give_up]

Sam your luteal phase is not too short. Your chart always looks good to me. If you were having spotting before I would suggest taking natural progesterone during luteal phase like I did. But I don't recall you mentioning anything aboutt spotting? Also ovulating too early is a sign of low ovarian reseves but you ovulate around the same time I do. Your eggs are fine My FS told me the same thing about my eggs! I had a dream about him last night. He gave me a jar full of assorted hpts and asked sarcastically "Do you want to test and see if you are pregnant?" I took the whole jar but didnt test n the office but took them all home Then I woke up!

Yes you are right Sam, God is in control and I prayed to him that I didn't want to just get pregnant again. That I'd rather not get pregnant if it was going to be another loss. So it just has to be good this time!

 

[Samsfan]

Chantal- No spotting for me. I have a feeling that this one is here to stay. I feel it in my gut for you! It's a wonderful event and joyous. Can't wait for the first scan!

Sam your luteal phase is not too short. Your chart always looks good to me. If you were having spotting before I would suggest taking natural progesterone during luteal phase like I did. But I don't recall you mentioning anything aboutt spotting? Also ovulating too early is a sign of low ovarian reseves but you ovulate around the same time I do. Your eggs are fine My FS told me the same thing about my eggs! I had a dream about him last night. He gave me a jar full of assorted hpts and asked sarcastically "Do you want to test and see if you are pregnant?" I took the whole jar but didnt test n the office but took them all home Then I woke up!

Yes you are right Sam, God is in control and I prayed to him that I didn't want to just get pregnant again. That I'd rather not get pregnant if it was going to be another loss. So it just has to be good this time!

 

[alicatt]

SAMs.. one thing I did was stop worrying about my weight. You need your body to be healthy before IVF, that means well nourished and pumped with the right vitamins and nutrients! No more dieting! I'm serious! Just relax, and if you must, watch your portions and eat nutritious food. Don't step on a scale and don't starve yourself. Get back to your acupuncture and your herbal supplements, and worry about the weight afterwards.

AFM.. busy weekend shopping for everything baby for Vladimir and then today we had a pool/BBQ/fireworks party. So it's been crazy! I'm sleeping in tomorrow and I'm going to catch up on laundry and other monotonous chores around the house. Prepare for the week ahead come what may.