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MAK - good to hear from you - the job offer is with my dentist - oddly enough - we crossed path's on vacation and she offered me something in her office - i may take it. (less hours and less stress!) -- have fun seducing DH!! ---somedaymommy ---- your follies sound good! has DH done your injections before? GL to you - and happy injecting/ bd-ing - - trying4pg - - - - - - - how's the class going? you must be busy. drop us a note when you can. . . . i had an exhausting day today -had to go to a baby shower for a friend who is due in july - that took FOUR hours!!! (and it is her second baby in less than 2 years) - then i had to go grocery shopping since we had no food in the house from the vacay - tried to unpack a little and get all that laundry started. . . all while getting my dd to try to adjust back to the time change on our coast. she's having a tough time with it. - - - erika - - how are you? ------------- trying4pg - - didn't you 2 have a similar / same surgeries around the same time?? i wonder how she is ready for iui - and you are still waiting for AF?? did AF come yet? sorry for all the questions - i am totally tired! will ck in tomorrow!

I think trying and I had surgery over the same 2 weeks and now we get to wait until next AF to get started again....unless, we just get preg!

Hi ladies, bored at work yet again. Seems we all coming up for another round of 2ww. Im at my fertile phase. Time for some bd'ing...gonna try every two days and see if that works. Forgot to wear the watch last night hopefully I dont lose my data for this month, if i miss two days then it forfeits the cycle. This was like day and half...so hopefully It kept the data. Honestly think that my body isnt producing enuf progesterone for ovulation, been reading more fertility books. When i m/c two months ago, Doc said progesterone was low, so I came up to this section where it talks about low estrogen/progesterone, and I have all the symptoms of it....asked Doc to take blood test to see, dont know if it is a test i can take at any time. I dont believe so, but took it anyways. However, she passed it off as anxiety...i just dont buy it. Sooo, Im taking 400iu of vitamin E, supposedly it is really good for both men and women during conception. I guess it couldnt hurt. So whats this new job Julie?

hi girls - happy sunday. mrs ike - i hope your watch "remembers" you. i couldn't get to my fertility monitor during the time "it allows" for 1 day during vacation - and i felt guilty - but it just skips the one day. i am 2 days past O (dpo) now so i welcome you to join me in the 2ww -- it seems like it is so long - waiting. sorry you are bored at work - but i hope that means that crime is down in LA. hi mak -- i think you , trying4 and erika all had the surgery at around the same time -- (trying you are so much better at this -- so correct me if i am wrong) -- so hopefully you will all get back to TTC soon. ********* OH******** does anyone remember me talking about my friend who "accidentally" got PG and how it ruined her bday wine tasting - and was going to screw up her 1st christmas in her new house --- well poor thing had a m/c this week - (she had the exact same stuff go on as mine - with the doc saying her dates were off etc) and her D&C was fri. i ran into her at church today - and expressed my coldolences and she was very quick to say it is fine - this way she can still go on her trip to hawaii next month and have some drinks and do all the travel she wanted and stuff ---- so i just again offered my help if she needed anything and my sympathies - and she said it was just fine and thanks - but that i took my M/C much harder. (?HUH???) so i hugged her and wished her the best & then walked away. oh well . . . i guess things all happen for a reason. ok have to go do some gardening.

hi - wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this - i am having some funky low crampy things on my rt side? almost like mild mild period cramping. but i am not due for AF for over a week. i am sure it is nothing - but just wanted to know if any of you had this or heard of it?

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Hello Ladies - sorry my posts are so sporadic...I have had company (my parents) for the last week and am finding it hard to get private time. Guess who the hell else came to visit on Saturday???? Oh yeah....that's right....Ole Aunt Flo came by on Saturday morning and she was shocked that I was so happy to see her. That's right ladies...I am back in the game. This of course means I will have to be much nicer to my hubby....oh God!!!! Life is so trying at times. Julie - what CD are you on....make sure it is not a late ovulation...or it could be implantation cramps....is there any spotting? Mak - it's super to hear from you...I am glad you are back on the band wagon as well. Erika - how goes it....are you in the 2 ww yet or are you still engaged to a u/s wand??? Toscana...please join in...we love to hear from you. Julie - you really called it with your friend...too bad...but she is luck to have you if she needs you. Gotta go...hear the folks looking for me...Later

Hello ladies...hope everyone had a good weekend! Sunday my dh gave me my first hcg injection. He did it really good cause it didn't hurt a bit. I'm so glad he's comfortable with doing that. I just now got my + opk. So hopefully this is going to be it! I pray, and pray and pray it is. I'm off today and tomorrow so I'll have plenty of time to seduce dh. :) Talk to you soon, good luck everyone!

Julie you might be having implantation cramps, and this is about the time u would have them. Lets keep fingers crossed.

hi ladies. mrs ike - i hope so too on the IMP cramps but i think it is too early for that (i think that would be at like 10dpo) but i'll take it if it is. did the watch "remember" you or do you ahve to start again? i hope all is well with you. --- trying4pg - the parents are visiting huh? sorry about that -- but i am so happy AF showed up!!! you are officially back in the fertility pool with the rest of us~!!! so happy for you. are you going to try naturally this month - or are you doing IVF? i hope both the "visitors" leave soon for you! -------- somedaymommy - so glad you got your DH to do the injection and it went well! good luck with the seduction!!! and happy baby making! ---- PBA74 and CCB - where are you ladies? CCB i think you should be in the "O" phase right now - right? ------- erika - starting to worry - haven't heard from you at all.... and anyone just "lurking" on the board - jump on in! i am sitting in the 2ww -- unfortunately right at the very beginning of it!

Hi ladies - sorry I've been MIA...it's the end of the school year so things are "supposed" to be winding down, however, since I'm transferring to another school, I'm pretty busy with packing and such. I haven't had a moment to read any posts entirely, I did skim over them. Julie, my fingers are crosses for you. AF was a few days late this month, but I figured since I had been sick with a heavy cold that the cold medicine set it off track. I was right - she showed on Sunday. I asked DH if he was ready to try again and he hesitated....it frustrates me sometimes b/c just when I get in a healthy mind set to ttc, he seems to not be sure. I cried. Actually, I've cried a lot lately. My good friend just had her baby early this morning and it was a harsh reminder that I lost mine. We were 3 weeks apart in due dates and I was supposed to be 8 months at this point. Is it wrong to go back and remember? DH says I need to focus on the positive and the future but I'm really sad today. I'm sitting here crying my eyes out and hoping no one walks in my room. It's a strange feeling....don't get me wrong...I'm very happy for my friend. She deserves only the best and that is all I wish for her, but it is truly a bittersweet moment.

Sorry I have been missing as well... I have not kept track of anything this month, so I have no idea what is even going on with me... due to the clinic being closed this month. I have picked up volunteering at a rehabilitation horse farm, and have my step son down. so I have been very busy as well. I have also been applying to schools to transfer to. I have been a Penn State student, but with trying to have a baby... I hear it is good to be close to your husband??? he he ... so I am moving to MD. Hope all is well with you guys... I will keep checking in.... and will start with the clinic on the first. ... good luck ladies

Oooohh PBA - i am so sorry. this must be a really hard time for you. i am dreading the time i would have been due (just a few more months) & my 2 friends will have their babies within the same week, so i feel for you. i am sorry. do something good for your self today - get a pedicure or go for a run or get a special coffee you should treat yourself to but usually don't! i too went (and still go thru) thru the i finally get to a healthy state of mind and DH says we should wait a month or so to TTC - btu we have both been talking to a therapist (believe me it was hard to get him to go but we are both better for it!) and we are finally in the right mindset for this month - and we probably missed "O" time!! it's always something. i am sure DH will come around - he probably feels how hard it was / is for you too and doesn't want to see you hurting anymore either. hugs to you! keep us posted. . . . ---- CCB - good to hear from you! you made me laugh when you said being near DH is better when trying to have a baby!! so you'll have some big changes going on soon! wow!! MD is beautiful - what part are you moving to? do you know when? --glad to hear you're starting back up with the clinic soon - the 1st is not that far away. stay positive! i feel good things coming for you! ----------- i feel crummy today - kinda tired, nasty allergies (and can't take anything - just incase on the off chance that one of the spermies made it's way to where it needs to be and is an embie!!) so i am trying to get some stuff done around the house while DD is napping. good to hear from you guys! i wonder what happened to erika? --------trying4pg - i hope you are doing well today!! write soon!

Hey everyone! PBA - I'm so sorry that you are sad...that really sucks...thanks so much for letting us know...my thoughts are with you. So many ups and downs ...hey guys. Well my Dr. just called and it seems I may have to wait another month before trying IVF...so I am kind of bummed. I just want to have a really good chance to get pregnant on my own this month, but I don't know what else to try. I guess sex is a start...lol! But I just don't feel like that's enough!!! Maybe I will do a yoga standing on my head thing after...or during...I definitely need to think about this more!!! Has anyone here tried acupuncture??? I am thinking about doing that too...I have no idea how fertility acupuncture works??? I hope she doesn't come over while we are bd'ing...that might be a bit awkard (with me standing on my head and all???) Other than that blech - ewch - plecky - (yep, I'm an english major) this ttc stuff really sucks. Maybe I will plan a vacation or just get drunk in the basement or something! Julie - when do you start your new work? Are you a hygenist or do you just do office stuff? I am glad to hear you are going to therapy. I am making my family go starting next week because we have so many changes going on in our lives. The last time I went to a therapist he came on to me and tried to date me even though he was married (which was suprising because I went to him because I didn't want to be in a relationship anymore....my life is always freakishly ironic...fun at times...but weird and stressful the rest of the time). To tell the truth, I am pretty irresistible when I am vulnerable...which isn't often. I hope everything works out just perfect for you Julie...and I mean that. CCB - how is our little stepson this month...problems or good? Please share. Are you going to get on the TTC bandwagon as soon as the clinic is open again or are you gonna take a break? Someday mommy - I am pretty impressed that you allow your dh to give you your injections. The only thing that scares me more than my dh sitting with a wicked grin on his face is him sitting with a wicked grin and holding a needle. As a self-professed control freak, I think I will stick myself when it is time. Mrs. Ike - you should talk to the doc about progesterone supplements...I don't know how they work, but they should help...that way we can ensure that as soon as you are preggers, you have enough progesterone to sustain the pregnancy. Good luck bd'ing...you may want to try standing on your head (see above). Erika - where are you...I am dying to hear what happened on Saturday and also what happened with the whole rat situation. Anyways, gotta fly...I still have company ...and not even the slightest indication of departure yet??? (wait till they see me roll out the end of may sexcapades!). Hugs and kisses to everyone! P.S. I really want to know if anyone has done acupuncture...so please let me know!

Hi girls I'm a bit confused today.....Got my hcg shot on Sunday at like 830 in the morning. Read that I'm supposed to ovulate 36-40 hours from the injection. I had a positive opk yesterday at 1130am, and the box says I should assume that I'll be ovulating within 24-48 hours. So I figured it was definitely going to happen yesterday since that would be in the allotted amount of time for both the injection and the opk. Also I got my temp shift this morning reflecting that I had indeed already o'd. However, when I woke up this morning I felt very heavy in the ovary area and I've been having pains in that area and my lower back. Does this mean I'm o'ing today or do you think this pain is from maybe just a cyst or something and I already o'd? Ugh! I wish I had an u/s machine at home that I could do myself whenever I felt the need to! If I did o today then I went over the allotted amount of time that they said the injection would make me o, so then I'm wondering well what did I take that shot for then. Anyone experience cramping after you've already o'd besides af cramping? Just wondering what the heck is going on. I guess I will bd again tonight just to make sure. Baby dust to all!

hi somedaymommy - i had crampy feelings right around 2/3 dpo - 1st time ever though. not sure why - hopefully it will get us a + in the end of the 2ww. were you bd-ing monday and yest? ifso you should be fine, and this could be our month! keep us posted.