TTC Circle of Friends #9 (All Welcome)
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Ericka - July 14

Hi ladies. Lashunda, I'm hoping everything went well on Tuesday. I was thinking of you all day. I hope you and your precious daughter are happy and healthy. Cendy, 8 more weeks...where has the time gone? I'm glad the u/s showed such good news, now you can relax and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy without that weighing on your mind. How far along will you be when you have the c/s? I thought we were only a month apart, but I guess it is more like a month and a half. Dea, I'm so thrilled your IUI went so well. Your dh's numbers are great. I know how hard it is to be optimistic after so many disappointments, but everything sounds like it is in your favor. When do you go in for testing? CC, thank you for keeping my son in your thoughts. I try to keep positive, but every once in a while it hits me and I break down. There is not much I can do so there is no point on dwelling on the negative. Are you anxious about IVF? You are starting the meds soon, so the day will come before you know it. Welcome Nickih, I know the 2ww in the cycle I got pregnant was pretty different than my other ones. I was feeling things early that I didn't usually feel. I usually O'ed on or around cd 25 and that month I o'ed on cd 16. I don't know if what I was feeling had to do with me finally oing around the time I should or if it was the pregnancy. I hope you get some good news this coming up week. MichelleB, welcome to our thread, I hope your journey is a short one. As for me not much to report. My belly getting bigger and I am feeling him kick more consistently now. I can also see my stomach move when he kicks. Besides that, nothing new to report. Baby Dust!!

 

Tammy276 - July 14

Hi ladies. Thought I would check in, I haven't posted in a while...Ericka, you give me hope for getting preggers this month! I normally O on cd 28 or later, and this month I O'd on like cd 15 or 16!! We didn't get much bd'ing in, but it only takes once!! Maybe this will be my lucky month since how it is actually a normal cycle, instead of the usualy like 45 or more day cycle I would have....maybe my egg was healthier this month! Haha! I can wish right? I was having some weird cramping going on today, but I know it is nothing...I am only like 5 or 6 dpo, so it would even be too early for implantation...Hopefully I will start having some symptoms in the next week for being pregnant! That would be nice, real nice!! I hate the tww game, its too long to wait to find out! Any who, better get my little hinder to bed, 7am comes early when the little toddler gets up! Good night!

 

dea - July 14

Hi Girls! CENDY: DH hasn't had any side effects from the Clomid. I didn't either, but I was only on it for the one cycle. ERICKA: I have a blood test scheduled for 7-27, 9:30 am. The tough part is that I can't do a poas test before that because I've heard that the hcg shot lingers in your body and it would show a "false positive". Of course, I am so stubborn- I would probably do it anyway! Are you 30 weeks already?? It seems like yesterday you told us about your BFP! CENDY: Same for you... 8 Weeks to go- how exciting. Wyatt and his hiccups, that's funny. I hope I'll be so lucky. I think feeling a baby move has to be one of the wonders of the world. PG LADIES: Please share with me the first time you felt the baby move... I love those kinds of stories. NICKIH: 20-50 million sperm is the average according to WHO. 192 million!!!! Whew-- how did he carry them all??? :o) I completely understand the frustration with the tww. I think for me- this one will be the longest. You have about a week to go before you can start poas?? Do you obsess with that as much as I can? I've gotten away from it a little bit more because temping really tells you a lot, but just the same- poas can be fun! Hope you are all well- LASHUNDA- thinking of you and your ltitle one-- ~~DUST~~

 

Lashunda - July 15

Hello ladies, how are we doing?? Well, we got back yesterday and everything went beautifully. Katricia was born at 11: 08am on the 11th weighing 7 lbs and 3.4 oz, with lots of hair, LOL. She is just adorable and I can't take my eyes off of her : ) I started breastfeeding at the hospital but when I got home, I decided to put her on formula because I couldn't take the pain. Last night she woke up around 1:30 and didn't fall back to sleep until after 4. Me and my hubby were so exhausted that we gave her to my mom so that we could get some sleep (mom's visiting for a couple of weeks) Other than that, everything is just great. She does sleep ALOT in the morning though. We'll see how tonight goes. Anywho, thanks for the thoughts. I'm glad to hear that you all are doing fine as well. Cendy, you ultrasound sounded really high tech. I wish I had one of those. Glad that everything is where it should be. Time will fly but of course drag. Ericka and Dlongen, how are your little one's doing?? CC, I see you're still hanging strong : ) Still waiting to hear about the BFP's. Well, my post is long (sorry) but take care and I'll check in and out whenever I can : )

 

Ericka - July 15

Hello. Lashunda, it is so good to hear from you and I'm glad everything went fine. How are you feeling after the c/s? It sounds like Katricia is keeping you busy. It's a good thing you have your mom for a couple of weeks. Tammy, good to hear from you. Your story sounds so much like mine. The month I got pregnant dh and I only bd once. I was not expecting to o so early so I hadn’t even begun to pee on a stick yet. I felt some pains on my right side so I decided to do an opt and it came out positive. DH and I bd right away, the next day it was negative again and my temps had begun to rise. My first sign of being preggers was also weird cramping; it actually felt more like pulling. I started to feel it around 5 dpo, at 9 dpo I got my BFP. I really do think that that month I had a healthier egg because I o'ed on time and that’s why I got pregnant. Good luck, let us know when you test. Dea, I had heard that the HCG shot only stays in your system for 10 days, but I'm not sure if that is accurate or not. The 27th seems so far away. No, I'm not 30 weeks yet. Today I turn 25 weeks, 3 more weeks until the third trimester. I think the first time I felt him move was around 18 weeks. It was just one real hard kick. It kind of surprised me to feel him that early, but I didn't feel anything again until around 21 weeks. Now he is moving all the time. Every time he moves you can see my stomach jerk. Well, ladies I hope you all have a great weekend.

 

Tammy276 - July 15

Thanks for sharing your story ericka, I am really hopefull that this will be my month, but I am trying not to be too hopeful!! You got a BFP at 9 dpo already? Well, I suppose if Implantation occured early, then that would be right! I hope what I am feeling right now is implantation....it has been going on for a few days and yeah, it is almost like a pulling or pinching sensation...not really the normal period cramps...Its weird...Well, I am like 7dpo right now, so maybe I will wait until friday and take a test, then it would be a day or two before AF is actually due, so if this is implantation, I would think that a positive would show up by then. I will definately check in and let you girls know what happens!

 

dea - July 16

Hi Everyone! ERICKA: I thought my math was a bit wrong... I'm glad to hear that HCG stays for only about 10 days-- then I will feel better about testing. Of course, I have a few Dollar Tree tests, so I can just keep testing and then wait for the blood if I do happen to get a BFP. LASHUNDA: Glad you and Katricia are both home and healthy...take advantage of the mom bit- get as much rest as you can!! Smart move going to formula- if it's going to be painful, then just do the switch. The important thing is she had the colestrum (sp) and some goodies from you for the first couple of days. TAMMY: Good luck on the BFP- let us know when you start to test. Hope the rest of you are doing well. Nothing new from me- absolutely nothing....hmmm.... slight twinge on the right side-if that even counts! I will probably test at 10dpIUI. That will be on next Sunday- yep- it does seem so long from now! Take Care all!~~DUST~~

 

dlongen - July 16

Hi everyone! HURRAY Lashunda! So glad to hear you and baby are great and all is normal, including sleep-deprivation and pain! LOL. My motto is do whatever you have to to get though it. DEA: Sounds like all the ducks are lining up for you! I look forward to happy outcomes! That is so cool that clomid can help men too! Who woulda thunk it? ERICKA: Glad you hear you are staying positive, as much as possible. It is so cool that you are feeling him kick all the time! I have just started to feel Phoebe with a little regularity. it's weird though...it's like gas pains sometimes and like popcorn sometimes. I look forward to feeling a real kickboxing-like power kick one of these days, and I really look forward to seeing it on the outside of my belly. :-) I'm 20 weeks now. Time really does fly! CC: I'm thinking good thoughts for you and DH with the upcoming meds and IVF! So exciting to take some of the guesswork out of it! Michelle, Nicki and Tammy - best of luck to you all! I hope everyone's ttc journeys end soon! DUST!

 

Tammy276 - July 18

Hi ladies. Well I went out and bought a dollar tree pg test tonight which I plan on taking on Friday....I really hope it comes back a bfp!! That would really make my week, actually, that would make my year!!! My twingy cramping went away, and now I feel more like AF cramps, so I really don't know what to think,, I guess I will just have to find out of Friday! A cold front came through our state today and cooled us off a bit....we went from 90's to 60's! Nice. It feels sooo.........good! It was too damn hot for me, kinda makes me glad that I'm not like 8 months pregnant! I feel so sorry for pregnant woman in the summer time...You are hot as is, and then people don't understand when it is hot out, you are like boiling! Anyway. I'll quit rambling about nothing....Good night!

 

dea - July 18

Hi All. I am still having slight cramps & twinges on the right side of my uterus-- that is where the "big" follicle was. I don't have much of an appetite- and I have slight nausea on and off throughout the day. So- I probably have a stomach bug/virus/cold. Ha!!! Ok CC: the leaking from the prometrium is disgusting!! EW!!! I'm two days in and have another 12 days to go! Weird as it may seem- it's making shots not look so bad! Take Care all! ~~DUST~~

 

CC - July 18

Hi all...Still checking in all the time, but nothing to share with me. Waiting to start IVF meds next week and looking forward to getting it moving. Lashunda, it was great to read your post, and glad everything went well. Keep checking in. Good luck to all those about to test..Hope the pregnant ones are still well..Dea, isnt the leaky progesterone suppositories fun?! Yuck! I told you, wear panty liners. By the end of my 2ww, I was so ready to be done w/ those things. Hoping to read of your BFP soon!

 

Nickih - July 19

Hi again, need some more advice! I'm now 11dpo, I have got full ferning on my scope and I got a faint positive (very very faint) with clearblue test. I dont want to take it as truly positive yet, cos the instructions say not to test until day AF is due, which is 4 days away. Does anyone have any experience with this? And with the ferning at 11dpo? I had cramps at 9dpo that lasted most of the day, felt similar to AF but more achy, and not as strong. Keep telling myself it was just gas pain : ) I really hate this 2ww!!

 

Tammy276 - July 19

honey, a line is a line, that is what my doc. told me! I would take it as a positive...as long as you read it in the time limit (which is usually 10 min). I don't know why you would get ferning though if you were preg. I thought you only got ferning if you were O'ing? I don't know. Wait a day and then test again and see what happens. I tested w/ one of my OPK's this morning and it showed me a HIGH reading, even though I had my peak over a week ago. So I am hoping that I am preggers and it is starting to pick up the horomones!! I am going to keep testing w/ those for the next few days to see what happens, and test w/ a dollartree hpt on Friday morning! I hope it shows me a BFP! I hope yours is really a BFP too! That would be so great!

 

dlongen - July 19

NICKI - When I finally got my BFP it was a very faint line. I tested again later and it was a little darker, but still faint. It never hurts to go to the doc for the blood test! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! I used to use a fern scope for tracking O, but my doc told me they were totally unreliable. So, I have no idea about the correlation between the ferns and the faint line. I think you might be pregnant! DEA - Sorry you're having to use the nasty suppositories. I had to take progesterone pills, but thankfully not the other. I'm excited that you're feeling stuff in the dominant follicle zone. You could be feeling kinda cold-like from the hormones. I am going to think all positive thoughts for you. Keep us posted!!! TAMMY - Good luck with your 2WW and hope you get a BFP too! Sounds lovely where you are. I'm in Texas and it's supposed to be 103 today - talk about boiling! CC: Let us know what the IVF meds and process is like. I'm excited for you to get started. CENDY, LASHUNDA, ERICKA - hope you're all doing well!

 

Tammy276 - July 19

Hi ladies. I am going to break down and take a test tomorrow morning, it will be 12 dpo, so I think a positive would show up by then????Maybe???I can hope right. Well, I will find out tomorrow. If it is negative, I will wait until Saturday and test again, or just wait to see if AF shows up, but I don't think I can do that! My OPK this morning was looking good for detecting hormones...both lines were almost the same color, and for the monitor test sticks, if you are not O'ing or not preggers, the estrogen line should be alot darker than the LH line. So, it could be a really good sign for me! Otherwise my body is just playing nasty tricks on me! NickiH, why don't you go get a blood test done? Then you will know for sure, but it sounds like you are preggers to me! Babydust to you!

 

Ericka - July 19

Hello. Nickih, I got my positive at 9dpo so it is possible that the test is accurate. They are more likely to give you a false negative instead of a false positive. Go get a blood test as soon as you can so you would know for sure. About the ferning microscope, maybe it is like the opk's where you get +'s when your pregnant. If that is the case then it is a good sign. Tammy, I'm excited about you testing tomorrow. I think 12 dpo is a good amount of time unless you are a late implanter, but you were feeling things early so I don't think that is the case. Make sure you let us know right away. I'll be checking the thread at work all morning. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you and sending you baby dust. I hope everyone else is doing fine.

 

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