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Thanks, Laura. I figure if nothing else, the acupuncture should lower my stress level which some say is good for ttc! How are you feeling? Good luck for 2/28, JMD! I have my appt that day to learn how to give myself shots in my stomach. Oh what fun that will be!!

Hi friends! How are you guys? JMD, are you hanging in there for the testing? What are you doing to keep your mind off of it? Ann, how did the accupuncture go? Did you enjoy it? I hope that they played better music for you than they did for me! I am doing okay. I am going on 8 weeks tomorrow. My girlfriend who is 5 months along keeps talking about pregnancy and if I am doing it enough to get pregnant and what I am doing to get pregnant. I am keeping this quiet and refuse to tell people until my 3rd month. I want to tell her that I am pregnant to keep her quiet but I need to stand by my decision to not tell. I just feel like she is throwing it in my face that she is pregnant and so far along. I know this is probably stupid the way that I am feeling but sometimes there is more things in life than discussing my trying to get pregnant. Does this make any sense at all? Sorry if I sound nuts! What is everyone up to this weekend? Is everyone getting a 3 day weekend? I am supposed to but with Real Esate still being so crazy, I am going in tomorrow to try to get caught up with no phones ringing. Hope everyone has a good Sunday!!!!

Laura no it does not sound nuts Some people don't see what you are going through because they haven't experience
what we are going through. That is why this is a great site where we get to tell our stories. Congrats on your Preg. I myself am in the count down not waiting to see Af on the 24th or the 25th so I will wait to test on the 28th on DH birthday.I am waiting that day because I have been on Metformin for six months and this is my first round of Clomid. I'll just wait to see how it goes. Baby dust and Belly rubs to all. Take care

Hi Laura. That doesn't sound crazy at all. It sounds like that girl should mind her own business. I hate hearing the "experts" talk about getting pg just because it was easy for them!! I am glad you are doing well. I started taking BCPs and Parlodel yesterday (af arrived on Saturday as expected). I spent this morn puking from the meds. What a Monday! And no, I don't have a 3-day weekend, so I am at working hoping for no more puking!! Hi Dianna and welcome. What is Metaformin exactly? I have seen people post about it.

Hi all. Ann I meant enjoy the acupunture. I've heard that it can be very relaxing. A good friend of mine go bi-weekly just to relieve tension. Sorry to hear about the meds making you sick as if you're dealing with enough. Laura, I find that working out takes my mind off of testing along with work and my dogs; I'm pretty busy. I don't have a 3-day weekend either so back to work I go.

Hi JMD. The acupuncture was good. Like you said, it is relaxing, so if nothing else, less stress should be good. What kind of dogs do you have? You are so good about waiting to test!

Ahhhh, thanks for the reassurance everyone. Sometimes I feel like I am losing my damn mind. I feel so much better. I of course want to tell everyone I am pregnant, but on the other hand, I am still so scared and worried that I just want to keep it to myself. I have a long road ahead but I do remember how long it took me to get here and I swear, I couldn't have made it through a lot of heartache without the help of this website. Ann, I am glad that you enjoyed the accupuncture! Where did she place the needles? Did you get to relax and sleep a little? JMD, you are good! I went broke on buying test and had I known about those Dollar Tree tests, I would have been going there. I heard that they are pretty good. Ann, what medication do they have you on that is making you so sick and what do they do? I am thinking about you all everyday and hoping you are all doing well!!!!

Hi Laura! Right now I am taking birth control pills and Parlodel to supress my system to make sure I don't have any early follies starting. It is the Parlodel that made me so sick. The dr told me you can take it vaginally (gross I know). I did it last night, and it was MUCH better than being sick. After 2 weeks, I take a dose of Lupron, because it makes the gonadotropins "flare" 24 hours after you take it. Then, I start w/the Menopur (fsh) and some other injectibles. It is going to be a long wait, and I am not looking forward to all the shots. I really hope this works after all this. I agree with your decision to wait for the 3-month mark. It will be so great when you tell everyone. Have you been to the dr lately to see an u/s?

Laura, I forgot to answer your needle question--he put them in my forehead and head (because I have allergy problems), my feet, and over my ovaries/uterus. He also put 2 magnetic things in my ear that I am supposed to leave on until Wednesday. Where did your acupuncturist put yours?

Hi Ann & Laura. I wait to test because I expect disappointment and it makes the waiting easier. Wow Ann that is a lot of meds; what are the chances of conceiving when done? Laura I think you are doing the right thing waiting until the second trimester to tell friends. I've read that it is recommended that you only inform immediate family in the first trimester because of the risk. Ann, my dogs are male poodles. I have a black toy poodle and a white minature poodle. My toy is only 3 months and my minature is a year old. If I don't conceive in the next few months I'm not trying anymore and it will be me and my babies (pups). They behave like children sometime; their extremely spoiled also. I have a one year old nephew and when I keep him I'm amazed that I'm saying the same thing to him I say to my dogs all day; stop, no, don't put that in mouth, did you potty?, good boy. LOL

JMD, I know what you mean about the dogs being like babies. It is the only thing that I can relate to about "how it would be to have a child." I received all my meds yesterday and was looking forward to opening the box when I got home from work. There were all kinds of meds in the box: Doxycycline, Ovidel, Follistim, Menopur, Progesterone, and Lupron. Like I said, I was looking forward to opening the box, but when I saw all the meds I just started crying. I hate taking any kind of medication and here I am/will be taking all kinds of stuff that I have no idea how I will react to. 4 of them are injectibles, too. It is really depressing me, but at the same time I am looking forward to trying to get pg. I feel like I have to try everything I can, because I don't want to look back 10 years later and thing, "I wish I would have..." Are you only going to try naturally from now on or start taking clomid again?

I'm trying naturally only. I used the Ovidel and Follistim when I tried IUI without any side effects. I know everyone reacts differently. Good Luck!

Hi friends! I hope that you are well! I am doing okay. Ann, I am glad that you enjoyed the accupuncture. They put needles all over the place, it really differed from week to week. They mostly put it in my fingers, hands, feet and shins. On occasion she put it in my stomach and around my period, she didn't put as many in. I did take the herbal medicine because I figured it couldn't hurt anything so I took it. JMD, you must be getting close to the end of your TWW. How are you doing?

Hi Laura. I wouldn't be as concerned with taking the herbal if I would only be taking clomid, but with all these meds I don't want to risk any interactions. Taking all this stuff scares me...I did have my af when I went in last weekend, and the dr said the same thing--not too many needles because it increases blood flow too much. I am doing ok but a little stressed and nervous. I am ready to get on with everything but scared at the same time. I am sort of glad to have this 2-week suppression time so I can mentally prepare! How are you doing? Any appts lately?

Hi friends! I am doing okay. Today I got to hear and see the heartbeat. It was at 171 BPM so it went well. I was relieved! How are you doing???? Have you started your shots yet?

I had my shot class today. I will stop the BCPs on Saturday and another af will start. Then, on cd3 of my new af, I start the injections. The injections look horrible!!! Just watching the demonstrations made me want to puke and my dh was worse than I was. I told him that I will just try to do them myself first. There will be 4-5 shots per day for up to 2 weeks!!! Plus, I will have to give blood on a regular basis. This will be really tough w/my needle phobia...I am so glad you got to see the heartbeat. That had to be really neat!