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Kristi, the waiting sux doesn't it????
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Hello ladies...wow, can you believe it is already September!! We started really tcc with the Clomid one year ago this month!! Tracy, glad you are doing better and were able to talk to dh about it....and YES the tww sucks big time!! Natasha, sorry AF arrived....I have months it doesnt bother me as bad as others too, who knows.... Staice glad to hear the IUI went well and hope the one today goes well too!! I wish you all lots of baby dust over this holiday weekend!! I took the day off from work today and just waiting for my dh to get home from his classes....getting ready to take my puppy to the vet for the annual shots. Anyway, I will try to check back more this weekend, but if you dont hear from me till Monday or Tuesday, I am still here - I just dont get on the computer much at home since I am on it all week at work ;-) Everyone have a great weekend weather its a holiday for you or not!!!
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Natasha, sorry that AF showed up, it will be your turn to get pg very soon, that is what you have to keep telling yourself. Well ladies I don't think that I am O'ing this month since I am on cd 14 & have had very little to almost no cm at all. I usually have cm right after AF has left but barely anything this month so I am defintely not hopeful of getting pg this month. Plus we haven't bd'ed since Sunday cuz dh has been stressed out over trying to get on with a different police department. After all the stressing he is the #2 guy & they are hiring 2 people. I will be glad once we know for sure since this is preoccupying all of his time. I hope that everyone has a great weekend & much baby dust to all. For those on the tww- good luck & I will keep praying for all of us. ~j~
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Hi all. #2 went well and the soldier count was almost as high as yesterday! I am happy. (compared to 12mil and 7 mil last cycle, both of the counts this cycle were in the 20 mils!) Now I have the incredibly long 2ww to deal with. Dr. did say that if I don't get prego this cycle to call him on day1 (him directly, not the nurses) so we can discuss my options. I guess that means that IVF will be next. Not sure how I feel about that yet, but if I get a baby out of it, I'll do whatever. Anyway, just wanted to check in. The ovulation cramps have set in so I think I will go lay down for a long while. Talk to you all soon. Hope all is well with you...baby dust. Stacie
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Hope you guys are having a great weekend! I'm obviously bored!
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Hi everyone! I hope you all are doing well. Any symptoms or news about possible BFP's yet? I am keeping my fingers crossed for all of us! Our BFP's are coming soon...I can feel it! Things on my end are pretty calm. The O pains weren't as bad as they were for the IUI I had in July. Don't know if that would be a good sign or bad sign. I think I'll make it a good sign. ;-) I feel a little like I've been socked in the gut, but it isn't that bad. Started the progesterone supplements and am having the painful bbs side effect again. That is about it. Nothing. Almost like I haven't done anything. Hmm. So now I am wondering if this will be the month. My brain keeps thinking about the what ifs. Conception should have happened by now. So am I or am I not prego? Uggggg. When are they going to make a test that will tell us right away if conception happened? If we invent something like that we'll all be millionaires. Anyway, just wanted to check in with you all. Baby dust! Stacie
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Stacie, I hear ya! This waiting for implantation thing is over-rated!! If only there were a test to know the sperm and egg hooked up! That would be good to know even if it doesn't implant for some odd reason. Well, I have been going through hell in this TWW. I will have one more week to go as of tomorrow. I can't sleep, I'm not eating very much, and I get emotional or bitchy at the flip of a switch. I wish all those were signs, but obviously it's just too soon to tell. It could just be fear and depression! Glad to hear from you. I was getting a little lonely since everyone seems so busy this weekend.
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Hi there! Been busy for a few days - working with a new client and she's a single mom and can only meet with me on Saturdays. Having a nice weekend so far - we watch the Gators game at my parents house which is always fun. And today we went to a museum but the you had to wait to buy tix and then wait 2 hrs to get in?? It was for the bodies exhibit which closes tomorrow so I guess that was the chaos so we went to Friday's for lunch and dragged my DH shopping at Pier1 outlet for my client. We had fun! Been lots of nookie fest as well - should start my 2WW tomorrow or so, so I'll be following along Stacie & Tracy. I agree the wait must be extra awful for you and I'll be in that boat next month if no BFP, but I'm hoping for one for sure this month. Supposed to start IUI's next month. Otherwise hanging in there. Had a fight with DH Fri night which we dont' fight too much but he was going to play golf on Sat with a female co-worker. It just annoyed me so much and I got mad - I know this woman and she's fine, and know her husband too - he was bummed cuz he wanted to play but was going to stay home to watch their kids. I'm pretty sure I was being seriously irrational about it, but DH was cool and said, hey if it upsets you, no problem will cancel and go when all four of us can go? Silly, but I bet you guys understand - I just don't like the idea of it. Anyway - I let that little tif go as it was nookie fest time and best to focus on the big picture - LOL! Anyway - it's rainy here so hope you guys are having fun and chat with you soon.
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Tracy, the two week wait is like a torture chamber! But, the good news is that one week is down and only one to go. You are half way there! Yeah! I am only on dpo2 so my torture has just begun! The last time I did my IUI, I could have sworn I was pregnant until about two days before I tested. I was just like you descibe--bitchiness, mood swings, had trouble sleeping, all of it. It was horrible! I think now that it must have been the progesterone supplements I was taking (300mg a day). I feel for you, it is awful to feel like that. I hope it means good things are coming (even if it is a pain in the rear to deal with now)! Stacie
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meme, I saw the bodies exhibit when I was in Cleveland last year. Very cool huh? What do you do for a living? Are you a designer? Honestly, if my husband wanted to play golf with a woman, I'd have a huge problem with it. I always turn things around on my husband and say, well how would you feel if I wanted to go to dinner with another man? He gets the point. Stacie, if I got a BFP I wouldn't care if I never slept again or if people called me a bitch to my face. I'm just really scared, so I think it's taking a toll. Not to mention, I am still hurt over the fact that DH's brother's wife is experiencing all the joy I wish I was going through. I am jealous and resentful regardless of how much I search my soul.
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Meme, I am with you...my husband playing golf with another woman by themselves would make me uncomfortable, too. Your DH seems to be very responsive to your feelings if he called the whole thing off. I am hoping your 2ww will be fast and give you a BFP. Tracy, I can totally relate. I am also scared about this not working. I've been through a negative test after an IUI and not looking forward to it again. Try to stay positive and not let the fear overwhelm you. This will happen for you and for me. The big question is when, not if it will happen. The pregnant cousin I told you about a few posts back is in delivery at the moment. I am trying to work up the courage to go see her and her husband at the hospital. DH agreed we will go tomorrow, so I have a little time to wrap my mind around the idea. Stacie
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Stacie, good luck going to the hospital. It takes more courage to face my SIL than I have right now, so kudos to you when you go. I sent my SIL an e-card and she responded with all the complaints about feeling nauseous and not being able to sleep or eat.....blah, blah, blah. She is always complaining, so I guess this just gives her one more thing to complain about. She couldn't respond with things like.....I am so surprised and excited, or it will be your turn soon, etc.... she just complained. So, be strong at the hospital, you have way more courage than I do.
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Hi ladies, nothing to report really, just checking in. I'll have to check in more often because it's hard to keep up with everyone! I'm around cd6 today and am starting the capsule herbs. Unfortunately I'm so bad at taking stuff like that, that I'm already off the routine of taking them and have missed a couple of doses..oops! I'm also continuing the acupuncture..though it's been 2 cycles and no bfp yet. :( I know how you all feel about going to see other women's babies etc. it's really hard. But, keep in mind what I've noticed which is that THINKING about it is so much worse than when you're there. Deep down we all want a baby, but when you're standing there looking at this little person, you tend to feel happy for the parents and just glad to be part of something so wonderful. That is, the being there isn't as bad as thinking about it, and thinking about how you wish it was you. Good luck! Meme, I too wouldn't be happy with dh being with a woman. The rule in my house is that you can only have female friends that you had BEFORE we got married, no new ones! Also, if you want to spend time with a woman who's unknown to me (especially alone) than I have to be invited to come too. (this has never happened and dh no longer has female friends which is all fine by me!) I just think that if a woman truly just wants to be friends with my dh, then she won't care if I'm there. BUT, if she's trying to woo my man, she won't come if I'm there, and bam, there's the answer..she was after my man! Anyway, I digress..hope everyone's doing well and that we'll hear about some bfp's soon. Hope the 2ww's speed up!
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Well, I chickened out of going to the hospital to see the cousin. I couldn't bring myself to do it. DH went without me and we had a huge fight about the whole thing. He can't understand that it is just too raw for me to go visit a new mom and her baby. I am happy for them (for the most part), but I have my limits and this is one of them. Plus, I am starting to get nervous about the latest IUI. The what-ifs are driving me crazy. This situation with the cousin and fight with dh isn't making things any easier. Makes me sad to think that I may never have a baby of my own and I feel so alone in that sometimes. I guess I should just go to bed and try not to think about it...as if! Thanks for letting me get things off my chest. Stac
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Stacie, I can't blame you for not going to the hospital........obviously I probably wouldn't have made it either. Like I said the other day, I couldn't even go in to DH's business since SIL works there, and she only just found out she is PG. If she were in the hospital having the child, I'd probably make up some excuse and leave town!!!! A saying that I like is, "Try and fail, but don't fail to try." You tried to go and you failed, but you didn't fail to try and that's what's most important for finding peace with your decision. I know how hard the TWW is, added pressure like seeing someone give birth is cruel and unusual punishment. Natasha, I am awful at remembering to take vitamins and such. It's crazy because as much as I want a baby, I always forget to take my pre-natal vitamins and they are essential!!!! I'm glad you checked in. I was home a lot this weekend, so checked in often and there wasn't a whole lot of activity, so I was LONELY and struggling with the TWW emotional rollercoaster. Yesterday morning I had a few very sharp and distinct pains and got all excited, and have felt nothing since. Since IUI day I have had a bloated belly and always feel like I have the mildest of menstrual cramps, with the occasional twinge here or there, but I'm sure it's all just from the progesterone. DH said he had a strong feeling yesterday that this is our month. He said he's never had a feeling like that before. He's so excited about becoming a father that he went out and bought a camera yesterday. Yes, we are probably the only married couple in America who has been living without a camera for about 2 and half years. Well, I am going in for my progesterone test at 8:40, so I will check in later. I hope you all have a great day.
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Hi all, Natasha, sorry about af showing herself. Stacie Kristi and Tracy, good luck with your wait. Meme, I am also with you on the issue of your husband golfing without the other woman's husband around. Really it is a perception thing, also. I know you have to have trust and faith in him, etc. and everyone can cheat at any time, but there is no sense in encouraging a friendship-type intimacy either. Besides, the timing is pretty crappy too. You are stressed from trying to get pregnant. I am on a "natural" cycle this time but had no cm to speak of so doubt it will be successful. I had the cyst and hopefully it is going away. I took my temp a couple of mornings to see if I O'd but just couldn't bring myself to look at it anymore this weekend, so won't know anymore until around ten more days. Well, could get hpt but don't really want to. Chances are good one of us will be pregnant this time around, really. Be hopeful and baby dust... Laurie
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