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hey girls...I live in NC a small town south of Greensboro. LSB...I acutally just talked to my husband about being foster parents. I have been reading up on it and have some contact with DSS due to being a teacher. I do not think he is totally on board with having them but the chance of the children leaving. I think if he gave it a shot, he might like it. jcr...I would have tested also. I think that is why i do nto have them in the house anymore either. CC..a friend of mine had the monitor and I borrowed it for over 8 months. No pregnancy from it but it did take the guess work out of everything. I only bought 1 OPK this month and then I O'd so who knows. It would be nice to tell hubby we were pregnant again but I would like to be able to tell him and know I was going to carry this one. The ectopic pregnancy took a toll. It was all so rushed (surgery) which he finally told me it scared him and he thought he was going to loose me on the operating table. I do not want to repeat that again. It was very scarey. Anyway...talk to y'all later. Thanks for listening

Hi ladies! I'm in Ohio. jcr - I am holding up ok. I don't blame you for testing, if I wasn't sure when I was O'ing I would be testing all the time too! Being a foster parent was wonderful, watching the kids we had "re-develop" was amazing. For example, this 5 yr old boy that we got was like an animal in the beginning, he didn't even know how to use a fork or spoon and would rub his food all over his face, but by the time he left us he had changed into the most well mannered, caring little boy I had ever known! NC - being a teacher, I am sure you know that re-training a kid is work, but it is also very rewarding. CC - how are you holding up today? Do any of you that have used clomid or have had an IUI notice a tighting in your lower abdomen when sitting for a while? I have also had shooting pains to dull aching in my abdomen. As far as my bbs go, that is what is a little different this time around - I am having shooting pains instead of the usual dull ache. Hopefully I am not off on a tangent again!

LSB...I can relate to what you are describing. I have thought about not typing this but I think every option needs to be looked at and wish when I was pregnant the last time someone would have given me some sign instead of saying it is "normal" or you'll be okay. I look back not and think...I had a shooting pain in my abdomen after my IUI + Follistim (injectable drug) which ended in an ectopic pregnancy. I am not saying that is what your experiencing but...keep notice of you body. I also had spotting the whole time until I was rushed to the hospital. It begain the day after my BFP on the HPT. It was between bright red and brown blood (TMI...sorry). That is the only time my IUI's even felt different. Now...DO NOT over analyze everything...I just want you to be aware. I hope no one takes this and gets all crazy about symptoms or signs. We MUST stay positive. Talk to you later.

jcr, I go to that Target all the time off Seal Beach Blvd!! Too funny! Small world. I dont have a RE yet as I will be referred to one if this month is a bust, I think I will be going to the Huntington Reproductive Center, if you have heard of them. I think they have offices in both OC and LA county. The acupuncture is all very interesting, and I have heard nothing but good things. At this point, anything can help! in NC, your post made me sad and I felt awful for you. That must have really been a horrible experience for both you and dh and I cant imagine. I know you said in a earlier post you lost your right tube from that. The odd thing is, I only seem to O from my right, and never from my left. All the rounds of Clomid I have done, there has never been 1 follicle on the left, but my HSG showed open tubes on both sides. I cant seem to get an answer as to why that is at my OB office, but I am sure a RE will know. Anyway-I just wanted to say that I am sorry for what you had to go through. LSB, funny that you mentioned the shooting pains..I had that yesterday and this morning, but it was more in my pelvic area then in my stomach. I am still actually having pain a little on both ovaries, or in that area. I have never had a cyst w/ the Clomid, so I hope thats not the case now. I think what in NC pointed out is something good to know and be aware of. I have learned the hard way through this journey that no one knows your body like you do. I think when we over analyze everything like we do, when we want something so badly, you notice things that could be happening to you on a daily basis, that you arent aware of usually. Does that make sense? LSB-I love Ohio (I am originally from PA) I think its one of the most beautiful states there are. My dh has never been and I constantly try to talk him into moving there. He looks at me like I am crazy, we dont even have any family or friends there!

UMMM...Did you guys see the douching w/ jello post ? Yikes!! I have never heard of that and it just doesnt sound good!

CC...I am originally from PA also. Where are you from? I grew up just north of Pittsburgh. I moved here 8 years ago to take a teaching position. Thank you for your kind words. I woul not wish that situation on anyone. I too only showed ovulating with clomid from my right tube. I am curious now that I have lost that tube what my chances are. RE said it should not be a problem but we shall see. If we are not pragnant this month, I go back and we do injectables again. I might ask about femara when I go back. I have been through so much I cannot even remember what all I have done. When I told y'all before I did not do clomid and IUI, boy was I wrong. We did that January and February of 2005. If it is not going to work and I did not want to pay the money anymore. I did not respond to the meds very good even doing 100mg (that is all the higher RE would go) so we took a break from March to August. In August, we did injectables and had my ectopic. We could not do anything Sept., Oct. and Nov.(I did go off bcp for Nov. cycle early) and this month we decided we would try naturally one more time. Enough of my story...thanks for being so nice and easy to speak with. check back later....

NC - Thanks for the information. What you went through is so sad. You must be a saint in order to tell all of us to stay positive after what you have been through. I wish you all of the luck in the world with ttc!! I would much rather see a BFN at the end of all of this than to have to go through that. CC - We are opposites when it comes to follicles. Normally I have them on my left, this is the first time that I had 2 on my right and 1 on my left. I am originally from NY, but my DH is from Ohio. I moved here about 15 years ago - Interestingly he was my room-mates penpal since they were about 11 years old, he came to visit her one day (for the first time) and we hit it off and have been together every since then. We live very close to the PA border, where in PA are you from?

LSB...thanks for the words. trust me, some days I wonder what is going on. I would wish for a BFN any day then being rushed into surgery. Where are you living in PA? I used to work in Cranberry, PA which is a few hours from Ohio border. If you take the turnpike, it went right into Ohio. We used to go to Cedar Point every summer. What a small world. I will glad ly share my story to keep the rest of us trying so hard on guard. If I would have persistant, maybe I would not have lost my right tube. No use dwelling..it is over and we are all onto a new year with tons of BFP women. check back later....

Morning all!!! Well, I live in a town called Jupiter, Florida. We are just north of West Palm Beach. I grew up in Florida and have been thinking of moving out of state for years. It just gets way too hot down here in the summer and our winters are pleasant but never cold enough to have any fun or exhileration. In NC, I was a teacher until October. I quit due to stress and sicknesses. I was ALWAYS on antibiotics and steroids for infections and inflammation. The germs in my school were abundant. I had to get off all the meds i was taking and lower my stress level in order to take getting pregnant seriously. Now I simply work at Pottery Barn in the mall to stay busy, but feel much better and have no stress. I haven't taken any pills for about two months or so. Luckily we could afford for me to make such changes, as I know many teachers who could not. Lots of love to you all.

By the way I want everybody to have a safe New Years eve, and wish you the best of luck in the coming year. We all deserve the babies we are trying for because they are babies that are wanted so badly. We are torturing ourselves mentally and physically for these wee ones.....DUST...Dust....dust.....

Tracy..I do agree that teaching is stressful and sometime people do not know about the stress. My husband thinks I go to work and "play" all day. But he will not trade what I do for a day either. I too hope everyone has a fun and safe New Year's. check back later...

Tracy - it is funny what you say about wanting to move because it is too hot in Florida. I keep on telling hubby that we need to move to Florida because I have been nothing but cold this whole winter - I can't seem to get warm period! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and safe New Year filled with healthy BFPs for everyone!

LSB, not to burst your bubble, but when I say hot, I mean unbearable. It's not a dry hot either, it's so humid your hair always looks like crap and does its own thing besides simply not being able to breathe. I have thought about what it would be like being pregnant here in June, July, August, and Sept. when it is torturous. Plus with the threat of all the hurricanes... Jupiter got hit dead on twice last year and then Wilma this year. It's a pain in the ass, I'm telling you. Spare yourself...

jcr...thanks for talking to the girl on the other post. Just asked a simple (so I thought) question. Have a happy new year and I hope TTC#2 gets a little easier for you. I am TTC #1 and have ran into all the issues. My hope is to get prego and carry this one to term. Nest wishes...and thanks for the kind words.

Happy New Year!!!! Well, my nipples are sore and I had cramping yesterday, all day. Felt very fat last night. I am praying that perhaps the cramping was from implantation. It is rare that my nips get sore after ovulation, so time will tell if this is a sign or an unrelated hormonal thing. JCR-- I think I would lose my mind if my cycles were as long as yours. I go crazy when they reach 29 days!!! Anyone having any other signs today?

Good morning everyone!! Tracy - You didn't burst my bubble. I guess when you're cold you want to be warm and when you're warm you want it to be cooler, lol. Well, just about another week to go for all of us! I hope 2006 brings us all what we are hoping for!! Did everyone have a great New Year's Eve?