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Oh Mon - I'm sorry you are feeling down. Hang-in there girl! We are all here to help up those that are feeling down. You can't feel positive all the time! I agree that, IF it comes out negative this month, there is always another twist and turn on the wonderful TTC roller coaster. Don't give up yet! I am hopeful for you! Smiles and Babydust... T

montie-remember when i got my + in aug. i didnt really have many signs either. i kept telling everyone that i wasnt pregnant because i didnt feel it. the sore boobs i didnt get until after i had missed a/f. so dont gibe up hope just yet. there are alot of women who dont get the signs until after they miss their period. WHYNOT-i havent really talked to the doc yet. i usually just wait until i start a/f then i call them and tell them and thats when they decide what to do. i know that i will be having follicle monitoring and clomid and hcg trigger shot, just have to wait until a/f gets here so that i will know about when i will be having all of it done. i should start a/f on the 9th so we will see what happens. take care all. good luck.

Hey Gals! How is everyone? I just got an e-mail saying my original donor is now available. So, I have to decide if I want to switch (for a fee) or keep the new one. I really like my first donor best, but switching will involve time and money... I am waiting for a response in terms of how long something like that would take and how much it would cost. We'll see. How was everyone's day today? Smiles and Babydust... T

THAY- maybe that is a sign or something. i know that you thought that it was a sign to switch donors because the other was no longer available. maybe this is a sign that this is the donor that you should use this time? if i liked the 1st donor better then i think that i would have to switch back. i am funny about stuff like that though. some have told me to switch donors this time, but i dont think that i can because i had good luck getting pregnant by him and it wasnt his fault that it was in the wrong spot, so i think i am sticking to the same one. also i have looked and he always has ici, iui, and ivf specimen no matter when i check on it so i think that is a good sign. i mean if they were out of iui i am sure that i could use ici and just maybe have it washed or ivf isnt that washed? oh well maybe i think it is good in case i have to move to ivf later or something. i dont know why but i am always thinking ahead for things like that. anyway whatever decision you make it will be the best decision for you. we are here for you. you will just have to weigh the pros and cons of each and see where that gets you. we are here if you want to talk about it though remember that. take care

Thanks Slow! That was what I was thinking too. I don't think there will be time to switch if I try for December, but I could switch the other two. I was really happy with him, so I think I'll switch the 2 to the original and keep the one for this cycle. I'll also wait to hear the cost and time-line, but I think that's the decision I've made. Thanks for your support! It's so awesome to come to this site and know you are supported no matter what. Smiles and Babydust... T

Slow, thank you for the hope. I am trying to keep positive. We will see. Today my lower back is hurting, which is usually a true sign of AF. However, since she is not here yet, I am still in the running. Thayward, this is a sign!!! See, the higher powers knew you wanted your original donor and therefore messed with your hormones these past cycles until he was available!! You go girl………………Whynotme, how are you feeling hun? Slow, I am also excited for you this month. I am really glad you are getting back into it. I am trying to talk dh into going ahead with this month, if necessary. He really wants to wait until after the holidays, but I don’t. I want to keep going full charge…….LOL!! Well, I hope you all have a wonderful day. We are having terrible weather today and I still feel like poop!!! LOL………baby dust to all!!

Hey Gals... MON- thanks for your positive thoughts... that's what I thought too, until I got an e-mail from the sperm clinic saying I can't trade!!! LOL! I am looking at it as yet ANOTHER sign!!! If I run out of the 3 I have, I'll switch back to my original. I actually found the whole situation funny! Try to hang-in there girl! You are still in the running. Positive thoughts and babydust to you! Smiles and Babydust to all! T

Thay - I hope everything works out with your donor. It’s funny how these things work out. Sometimes we are forced to trust fate. Montie - I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you. The waiting is the worst part of all of this. And do what you feel is best, if you want to try again in Dec. then do it. Let you body lead you. Slow - Thanks for the words of encouragement. I appreciate and need them. ;-) How are you all doing? My IUI went fine, although the lab didn’t have me on there list for the day, so they had to thaw out the sperm while I was there. That made me a little nervous although the Dr. assured me that I was still within the window of my shot. Today I feel crampy, I hope that is a good sign, and not just a side effect of the promethium. I can hardly wit to start testing. The nurse told me to test on Dec 13th. Does anyone now are the “early” pregnancy tests, like first response, worth the money? Or should I just be patient and not even start testing til the 2 weeks are up? Maybe I am being naïve, but I have such I good feeling about this. It is only my 1st try, but I pray that it takes. Babydust to all of you. - Tammy

Good Saturday Morning Gals! How is everyone? TAMMY - I'm glad everything worked out with your IUI... that must have been stressful when they didn't have you on the list! It'll be another story to tell your little angel. MON, SLOW, WHYNOT - How are you girls? I am doing okay. A little nervous for my ultrasound on Thursday (to hopefully rule out cysts and polyps), but hopeful. I almost wish the sperm clinic hadn't even let me know my old donor is now available! I can't afford to pay for more right now anyway - so I'll have to stick with the 3 I have of the other donor. Fate? Things happen for a reason! Anyway, I feel like I am coming down with a cold... it was bound to happen - I have been stressed and feeling run down. I plan on enjoying the weekend to try to relax. Hope everyone is having a happy weekend. Smiles and Babydust... T

Hi everyone! Ok this is day two and I think I am losing it. I keep looking at all these internet sites for early signs of pregnancy. Dec 13 seems so far away! This is only my first try, so I am trying my best to obsess over it so I don’t set myself up to be disappointed. But I almost can’t help it, every time I have free time for my mind to wonder, I think about it. How is everyone else doing? Thay - I hope everything is ok on the ultrasound. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Montie, Slow, Why, How are you ladies doing? - Tammy

MONTIE-i would go ahead with this cycle if your heart is telling you to. dh and i are trying to get all the money together and i have bought almost all the christmas presents already and today is dh's birthday so we went to the cemetary and put flowers on his grandpas, my grandmas, my nephew and my brothers graves and raked all the leaves off them and then we went and put tires on my car so that i will be safe when i am making my trips back and forth to the doc and we went to a flea market and bought him some tools and a few other things and just spent the day riding around looking at stuff. dh even cooked me breakfast this morning even though it was his birthday he said he was in the cooking mood..lol we had a great time. i like to try and clean off the graves at least once a month and dh wanted to help me because it has been awhile since he had been there to see the flowers that i keep out on them. he is so sweet. TAMMY-i used 1st response and the dollar store tests the same day in august when i got my + and both were right and had dark +'s so i would say if you want to spend the extra money go for it. if not the dollar store brand are just as good. THAY- the lord works in mysterious ways..lol..maybe he wanted to make sure that you were still being open minded about everything. trust fate because fate knows what it is doing even when we dont. TAMMY-obssessing behavior. boy can all of us relate to that..lol..you should have been here when i got my +. the only reason i used a home test is because i had been using ovulation tests and when the test line was as dark as the control on the ovulation test i knew that i needed to use a hpt..lol..now thats obsessive..lol..we have all been there at one time or another and can all relate to that .dont stress too much good luck i hopethat everything works out wouldnt it be nice to tell the family at christmas? good luck all and take care.

Good Morning Ladies! TAMMY - like Slow said, we can ALL relate to how you are feeling... that whole "am I, or am I not" feeling. That obsessing with testing feeling... just hang-in there! We are here for you! SLOW - how are you girl? You must be getting excited to try again? MON - how are you? I have been thinking of you and hoping! WHYNOT - how are YOU? It's been a few days? Well, I am doing alright. Just wanting to know if I can try again at the end of December or not. I am hopeful, and trusting in fate!!! Hope everyone is having a nice weekend! Smiles and Babydust... T

P.S. I think I'll start "IUI and sperm donor 7"????? This one is getting a bit long! Smiles! T