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Monica, yeah, I have wondered if I am testing too early, even though those stupid tests say you can test up to 3-4 days BEFORE your AF everyon is different. I have not felt good today, and am really tired, but could just be from stress. Told myself I would not start stressing this soon into ttc, but cant help it. AF is probably just being a bitch and making me crazy!! I think said this before, but I ALWAYS spot for 2-4 days before AF, but AF comes right away with the exception of a couple months I spotted then stopped for one day then AF came, but I have never spotted, then had no AF for 4 days after spotting stopped.... I dont know. Part of me feels like she is going to come today, but there is nothing as of yet. Will you keep you all posted!!!

Nic, good luck this month witht he clomid! Just keep BDing alot!! Remeber too that Clomid can affect the outcome of the OPK's, so I would just bd as much as you can....are taking temps as well? You can tell if you O'd when your temps raise. Keep us posted!!

Hi Ladies, well I'm home sick today. I have this horrible head cold. I can't even breathe through my nose! AF didn't show up this weekend. Just some spotting and some pinkish cm. I had a lot of cramping though. Has anyone heard that taking Robitussin increases your chances of getting pg? Well I had some this weekend in an attempt to clear my nose, isn't it supposed to thin out mucous and get it moving? I took a couple of tsps in the morning and by the afternoon I had alomost double the amount of cm (sorry tmi). I couldn't believe it! My nose is still plugged up though! I will definitely asked to get my hormone levels checked and ask about getting dh checked. He will not be able to attend the appt b/c he'll be out of town overnight, but I'll see what the dr says. Can someone refresh my memory. What exactly does clomid do? KRISTI: I'm so excited for you. I really hope you get the bfp you are waiting for! Here's to no AF!!! NIC: Good luck with o and bding. Stay positive and try different positions to keep things exciting! MONICA: I'm praying AF stays away and your 2 days with dh are magical. The holidays often seem magical to me! Perhaps its my over-medicated brain in overdrive but I have a really good feeling we will be getting some bfps before the new year! Baby dust to you all!!! Time for sleep for me!

I go to the dr today @ 4:30. Hopefully I will get some answers. AF has been really lazy. I have been wearing a minipad, but don't really need it. However, whenever I wipe, it's there. I'm sorry, that sounds so gross. I'm going to ask the dr to do some tests but I'm curious if he will do them with my cold. Do you think this cold will affect the results? I am feeling a bit better today. At least I can breathe through my nose! I will try and post tonight when I get back home, but Alexander has hockey practice as well tonight, so check back tomorrow morning and I will let you know what happens today! I hope everyone is doing well! Kristi has AF shown up?

Hey Shawna, cant wait to hear how your dr appt goes! Still NO AF for me today, temps are still up as well. Dont know what to think for sure. Kinda feel like she is going to come at any minute but still nothing. I have had some cm i not sure what to make of. Only twice now, but when I wiped it was on the paper - kind of a cream color and not reallly sticky, but not slimy either...dont really know how to describe it, but no red or pink at all. Thinking about bding tonight or tomorrow just see if that will bring AF on or anything. Really trying to hold off testing again till Saturday. Hope your cold gets better, and I do not think it would affect any tests your dr may have you do. Hope everyone is doing well today!

Hello to all! Shawna- good luck at the doc. i hope you get some answers. Well i thought that i ov yesterday cd12. I took an opk and the lines looked the same color. But then i took one of those digital opk and it said no. The same thing happened last month and then ov the next day. So maybe i will o in a day or so. That will be a change for me i usually dont o until cd 21. So i guess the clomid did its job, guess we will see. Say a prayer that this works. Kristi- I was like you last month af was just playing with me, i knew she was coming and she wouldnt show up. I am kind of excited to have a shorter cycle, not as much waiting as i usually do. Hope all of you have a great day!

Hi Ladies.....well still NO AF form this morn, temps still high soooo, broke down and tested again - was trying to hold out till this weekend, but we all know how that goes. Well, there is a very faint second line!! I am not sure what to think, it scares me to think I am imagining it!! But I took two tests, my last internet freebie and the First Response EPT and BOTH of them have the faint second line! My husband works nights, so I am waiting for him to get home to see if he sees what I see. Could it really be?? 34 years old and no protection during either marriage over a ten+ span, I just never ever thought that it would happen at all let alone w/out a whole bunch of testing and pain! I will keep you updated, I am going to buy another test today and test again tomorrow and going to call Dr and see what she thinks, hopefully can get in for a blood test. Am I jumping the gun?? I am sooo nervous!! Shawna, cant wait to hear how your appt went! Baby dust to all!!!

OH MY GOSH KRISTI!!! WOO-HOO!!! A BFP!! I am going with it! A LINE IS A LINE!!! Aw! You deserve it gril!! This is FANTASTIC!! I’m so ecstatic! I’m sorry if I came off negative / doubtful – please know that I have been praying for all you ladies… I just know how much of a bummer the BFN / AF situation is – it’s better to be pleasantly surprised than let donw & I am so happy this is the case!! I am glad I gave up my baby dust & had it put to use!!! GIRL – WOOOOHOOOOO our second BFP on the No AF thread!! First Stevie – now you – Nic will be right behind you & Shawna & I are following closely!! I am PRAYING for us all to be PG by New Years!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep us posted when you re-test & get that BFP again! I am sooo happy for you!!! WOO-HOO!!

Nic - now - you know I told you! Lol - I know youre up next! So, please do tell - was the O confirmed yet?! I'm so excited for Kristi!! & equally as excited to hear about your progress! Baby dust!

Shawna - I hope you are feeling better lady! I know exactly the cold you are talking about - I was just there girl!! How was the Dr's appt?! Has AF come on strong yet? Thanks for the wishes for DH & I... I really appreciate that more than you know. I'm about to give up hope for myself here... Anyway - how ia Alexander? On a hockey team?! Aww - I bet he is just the cutest thing ever!! You know I am praying for him to have a playmate too! Let's get your AF in full gear here & start a round of Clomid if that's what you need! Right?! If I could give you one bit of advice - demand the proper care & be aggressive in your treatment plan - otherwise thay will run you in circles with the just relax & keep trying game. I have my fingers crossed that you got the ball rolling - also, no worries - a cold will not affect any testing of this nature. Two totally unrelated things - the blood will show regardless. Shawna - you deserve your BFP!! Please know tht we are here to help / support / listen to you!!! Please keep us posted! baby dust!

EVERYONE, I just wanted to let you know that I'm so happy to have yall here! I'm so glad that we are able to help each other in terms of support, understanding & advice along our journeys in TTC. I truly am grateful that we found each other / this site because only god knows what we would be doing without this venting space! I’m sure our DH’s thank this miracle too for that matter! Never would we have known that TTC could be such a delicate, tedious, emotionally challenging time… I – myself with 15+ mos of no luck & an Reproductive Endocrinologist diagnosed “unexplained infertility” diagnosis admit, my months are ran by CD’s & BD’s & HPT’s… I’ve tried every method known to man from hope / positive thinking to after sex tricks to insane herbal remedy regimens… I don’t really have much left at the end of the day but faith in that destiny will see me through & assure my day for the BFP –sooner than later I pray! Lol -It means so much to have your support as DH & I have such a slim window for the next few months… Thank you so much!!!! Okay, enough mushy mush – lets keep this thread on the up & up & get some more BFP’s!!! Woo-hoo!!! Lol - I need all the info I can get on your cycles ladies – lol, the Clomid info that is! I know AF is on her way but I’m doing my best to fight her off – like I said, the longer the better! Kristi – when did you O or did you just BD every day / every other day? Nic – you know I’m waiting for your O as we have similar cycles! I will be checking back for Clomid support form my girls when this damned AF arrives… Till then – TAKE MY BABY DUST & DO SOMETHING GREAT WITH IT!! P.S. – Anybody else, stalking our thread – don’t be shy, feel free to jump in if you’re in the same boat!! Cheers, Monica

OH & KRISTI!! HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY!!! please excuse my manners! I was on my hiatus the past few weeks - i cant believe I missed yoru post! pardon me!! HAPPY BDAY & WHAT A PERFECT PRESENT!!!! I am in the clouds for you!!! :)

Thank you so much Monica!! I have really high hopes for you and much prayers!! I am still way nervouse about this whole thing, just found out my Drs office closes at noon today and will not open back up till Monday so that means will not get the blood results back until Monday!! I am going to take another test tomorrow and maybe even another one this weekend ;-) I have had two of my friends here at work look at my - yes I brought them with me! - and they both think it is ++, one said when she was pg w/her son her + was even lighter than mine.... I just still cannot believe it, I honestly thought I would never get pg!! I am so sorry you and DH will not get all the time you need the next few months, just keep up the bding!! I took Clomid on cd 3-7 and O'd on cd 15. We bd every other night, but we did actually bd two nights in a row on cd 15 and 16 just because last month I had O'd on cd16, so I was wanting to make sure we got it all in on time ya know! I have to agree with you about this forum...it has been a great help and if I really really am pg, I still intend to stay up with you guys to see how it all turns out! One thing I do have to say, be carefull what you read on these forums....sometimes I think I have read soo much about stuff that it is making me even more paranoid than I normally would be - like the m/c's and do this dont do thats, it can all be kinda mind boggleing!!! That is why I know I can trust everyone in this forum to help not hinder... ;-) You guys are all great!!! I hope everyone has a week!! I will keep you all updated as I find out more. Monica, Nic, if you guys have any more Clomid questions, let me know. Shawna, still anxious to hear about your dr appt!!

Oh My God Kristi!!! You made me cry!!!!!! I am so excited for you. when you first mentioned your late period, I thought that you might be pg but I didn't want to get your hopes up. Your baby will be born in August!!! My birthday is August 19 so it is a very special month!!! LOL I can't wait for you to get it confirmed at the dr! I need a moment to blow my nose and wipe my eyes. What's going on with this forum? I just finished wiping my eyes from Kristi's post then I read Monica's post and started crying all over again! Talk about hormone overload! LOL Well, my dr confirmed what I originally thought, I have a sinus infection and he sent me home with an hpt to try as soon as possible. I made a list of everything that is going on and AF still hasn't really shown up, just the pinkish brown goo, so he wanted me to test then but thought about it and thought the fmu would be best. DH is out of town until Thursday so we will test Friday morning. If it is negative then I'm supposed to go back and we'll get started on some drugs. I had this shooting pain across my lower abdomen again this morning, I really hope it means nothing. I don't know what I would do without you girls. I llok forward to coming here to find outhow everyone is doing and to let you know what's going on with me. Great, now I'm making myself cry! If I remember correctly, it's Thanksgiving you all of you tomorrow. Enjoy your holiday and remember to give thanks for little miracles!!! Kristi, now you can feast for 2!!! Nic, do you have any news? I agree with Monica, you're next!!!

Just bumping us up! I guess I'm the only one around not celebrating Thanksgiving. Our holiday is in October. Happy holidays Ladies!

Hi ladies...no Shawna your not the only one on today...I am taking a break from my cake making as I wanted to see if you had posted yet about your Dr. appt. You will have to let us know how the hpt turns out and hope you get over your sinus infection soon!! Well, I did get to dr yesterday for a blood test.....its a ++!!! I still cannot believe it! It just seems so unreal to me! The stupid old ladies who did my blood test got me all stressed though, they came back and said "well, there are two lines, so it is positive, it is just not very dark lines, and maybe you are not as far along as you think, but we have to call it a "positive" - and they actually used the little finger signs for quotation marks with positive - since there are two lines but we want the Dr to see it and see what she has to say..." Oh my god, I was about in tears, I am thinking Hello, what are you trying to say to me??? Well, my Dr told me, Yes I am definetly pg, and it is really still early, and that is why it was not a real dark line... those women should learn a little tact, they totally ruined my excitement since they had me so upset!! But they are going to do a quantative test to see how high my levels are but since it is still early, i may have to go back again next week for another blood test to test the quantities again as they should double every week. So now I get to stress all weekend about weather or not my levels are normal!!!! However, like a friend of mine pointed out, I tested Monday and it was neg and two days later I got a + so that means my hcg levels have to be going up or i would never had the ++ yet ya know. I bought more tests to use this weekend to see if the line gets darker.. i know everyone including my dh thinks im crazy for testing more seeing how the blood test came back ++!! Oh well, its just sooo hard for me to believe that I just want to keep making sure!! Sooo...will test agian tomorrow morn!! ;-) Geez, if it isnt one thing its another! My breasts are really starting to hurt more today and the last few days sweets just about do me in...just the smell of chocolate is awful and everything sweet tastes REALLY sweet to me....maybe that is a good thing, at least I wont be craving sweets!! My appetite has actually decreased the last week instead if increasing, so dont know what that means. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and Shawna you have a great weekend!! Will be heading out of town to my sisters house in a little, but will try to get back this evening or at least some time this weekend seeing as I dont have to go back to work till Monday!!