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I'm Back! The following is my response for the 29th to Nov 1st, LOL - I couldn't help it, y'all just make me wanna type! I am sorry I had to do the print out thing again, I am not sure what has happened to my sleep. After I eat, that is all I wanna do is sleep! It's either that or be nauseated! Blasted Chantix - eh, but it is working! Halloween was hectic since I didn't get home until 60 minutes into trick or treat - dh didn't even hand out candy!! I caught the straglers (sp). Very long day! This will come in more than one post...love me right ;)

WELCOMES TO LINDA!! I agree with the girls, run out right now to the bookstore and get Taking Charge of Your Fertility - It is the best purchase you'll ever make in TTC!! Major eye opener! I waited a little over a year before I made my first appt about ttc...

MELISSA_ Good luck with the insurance. I am waiting for the Nov 2nd update.

BROOKE_ Yes this ttc is HELL on Wheels flying at 100mph with too many pitfalls, haha. This may be too late, but Good luck tomorrow on the beta! Sending HIGH numbers your way!! I left that in just so you know I was sending vibes your way! CONGRATS girl! Sending duplicate vibes yo ya!! Only wishing the best ;) NATASHA_ ((((((HUGS))))))) I am so sorry. I am even sorrier because I am speechless :l KATHY_ Been missing you girl! (((HUGS))) BTW, I peeked at Dh's website last night - its awesome! Y'all did a great job in selling him. Lookin good. ((((JAMIE))))_ Great find in the prose! Love em! I am so sorry to hear about your MIL.

#2: OMG! CONGRADULATIONS HEATHER! What a story...you should write! I mean that. I certainly hope you keep a journal?! TANYA_ I have soo much to say to you so keep reading, lol...Hoodia is awesome isn't it - I love it - but when I forget to take it, man do I over eat! I totally agree with you in not telling people for at least after the first trimester, but damn if I have a big mouth! The analygy of who will be wishing ill and well rings a bit true as ya never can tell - gives ya somthing to think about anyway. I think sharing with you girls may be enough for me, but I just don't know. Good luck at the RE! My Dh's Urologist said that these days he considers anything above 20mil as normal. Most labs keep a normal range of 40 - 100+mil. I enjoyed you poem, thank you for sharing;) OPRAH! Wow when you mentioned that before I thought you were cracking jokes! Holy Hell girlfriend! That would be great to meet everyone! Shit, I just thought of something - I suppose I better kick my manuscript up a knotch...the last thing I'd want is for all of us to go on there and me stick my big foot in my big mouth about the book I am writing - the first thing out of her mouth will be - when will it be done. LOL, can't be having that! I must lean toward the positive that her staff will call you. Damn, great way to kick the laziness outta me! On top of the fact Oprah LOVES books! This could also be the chance of a lifetime for me!! Oh and BTW, Did you mention the NAME of our thread so she knows where to go after clicking "problems..."? KELLEY_ My Dh has a sweet tooth too - he has lost 6 or eight teeth I think in the last 4 years yet he keeps on eating the peeps!! gggrrr the dentist has made a fortune off of us!! What is this DIET your doc speaks of?? You got me curious. JESS_ Great to hear from you! You are such a sweetheart!

ROBYN_ I know ya want them out of the house, but for heaven's sake don't rush em they might mess something up again and you'll be back at square one. Hopefully they get done by Friday w/o a hitch! In response to all of us writing a letter, why don't we each write a brief bio and statement as to why we want this, insert Tanya's letter again (redundancy is good in these situations) and we can all email it to Tanya and she can combine it and email OR maybe one person should mail it registered mail or something?? RHONDA_ Congrats on expecting a girl!! Loved the pics. You and Mark are SO cute together!! I agree with the girls - have Mark start sending out resumes so he can set up appts. I once moved from OH to NY, I had 30days before the move. I began faxing resumes to every Lab in the area I could commute to and I had a job lined up via phone interview to start the weekend after I got there! It pays to get a head start. No need to mention the surgery, it may freak out employers.

CHRISTINE_ Did I miss something or did you say your BIL is 9? Does BIL stand for something else other than brother-in-law? Please correct my idiocy ;) Okay so I guess I can go catch up on today. I know you love me ;) BABYDUST!

Evening girls. First of a big welcome to Lyric. I do believe you are the first person on this thread with PCOS. I suspect that I may have it, but will know more when I have my appointment with a RE. Gayle you are beautiful and your family is beautiful. Your daughter is a cutie. Your dog is plain gorgeous, he is a Mastiff right? Love those dogs. Brooke awesome numbers. I'll bet you are feeling a little relieved. Two more weeks and you will get to see your baby :) Leslie, how fun, another shower. I hope you will get all the stuff that you have registered for. Rhonda, how you doing girl? Is Mark looking for a job? I am glad things got sorted out with the electric. Heather, all I can tell you is that in New York, you will never hear of a staff member giving any kind of test result. That is the sole responsibility of the doctor. As the doctor is liable for his or her staff, he opens himself up for malpractice litigation. I wouldn't want to hear results from anyone other then my doctor. What if I have questions? Should I rely on the information a secratary will give me? Most of the people who work in doctors offices as medical assistants have little to none medical training. Trust me I know. I work for an attorney who only represents doctors. As for the soup recipe, its really easy. I will e-mail it to you and you may use it with almost every vegetable. :) Robyn did you start the injectibles already? Where is Melissa? Kelley, I hope you arent writing because you are busy putting pic up on your site :) Jamie, I hope you are guys holding up. I know you must be busy with funeral arrangements. Our thought and prayers are with you. Anyway. Hello to Katt, Jen, Linda, Jessica, Christine, Natasha, Nicole, Kathy (where are you girls) did I forget anyone? If I did I am sorry. Survivor and CSI are on tonight, so I will probably be back in the morning. Love yas.

Katt damn girl. It took me 3 minutes to write my stuff, I post and there is a novel from you. LOL. Going to read your post :)

Katt I dont know where to start. First off you always put a smile on your face when I read your stuff. I like your Idea about the Oprah thing, that we all put a little bio and why we want this to happen. we need to keep in mind that this thing needs to be 2000 words or less. You are the most distinguished writer of us all, so may be you should go ahead and compose :) As for your book, you had me cracking up. It would be good to have the book done just in case. Oh man. I love you girls so much, that I dont know what I would do without you. I am serious. I know its kind of corny, but its true. You make me smile everyday and I will forever be greatful to you all. Anyway, ds is jumping up and down in the living room and I am right below him in the basement. It feels like he break through the floor and fall right on top of me. Gotta go deal with him. G'Night!!!

First let me WELCOMES LYRIC!! Great bunch of girls here. You'll find we all have our quirks; like I am wordy, lol But the bottom line is we support eachother and show love! Good Luck!! CD1 for me! Well my Alt Doc appt was today, he was impressed with my quitting smoking, YAY! He also warned me that if I bleed freely (like a cut or whatever) not to take the baby aspirin. He said that it may not be my problem. He mentioned some other remedy I can't quite pronounce that they used to use back in the day before coumadin and it's actually better and herbs so who knows I am supposed to think about it. He didn't say I couldn't use the baby aspirin so I am anyway. Oh and while I was there he brought in the acupuncturist - I made an appt for next Thursday! Thanks for thanking me in starting a new thread - when I was reading today I was like oh shit they didn't want ME to start the thread they wanted Brooke to do it and then Broooke said...well u get the gist - whew! KELLEY_ I intend on jumping him every chance I get even if I have to tie him up, lol! Course I may have to do that while he's sleeping, heehee! Can't wait for the pics! GAYLE_ I will check out your page tomorrow -K! YAY BROOKE_ Numbers UP! YIPPY!!!! (((JUMPING HUGS))) I guess it's off to Survivor, CSI and ER. There is a WVU game on my dh wants me to watch but I haven't decided. It's hard to part with my Thursday lineup, haha. Goodnight!

Hey girls checking in sorry its taking all day. I got called into work early and we have been busy. Its a big difference from working day time opposed to midnites. Anyway Jason just left my work and did the 1st injection. How wonderful my injection being done at a police dept lounge. How romantic!!! I am screaming at him to make sure he is measuring the right amount. Hes like Robyn calm down I know what I am doing. It didnt hurt just now I am a little itchy in the area where he did it. Well. one day of a shit load more of these then it gets worse after the 14th of November. Well. I need to read all the posts and try and catch up. I will check in later. CYAS

OMG I forgot to tell you...My Alt Doc offered to write the forward in my book! I can't believe it. Isn't that awesome! Dh was like, anything for publicity and I am like sure fine whatever, but to have a PhD write a Forward that's just ...just... GREAT! (I am not so sure he realizes that my book will not be "journalistic" or "documentary-like") ok, back to CSI...Luvyas! Cyas soon & babydust sprinkles to all of you!

Good evening everybody - My ultrasound went pretty well this afternoon. Boy has the baby changed. Its definately head down, and it had the chubbiest little cheeks! It kept putting its hands up by its face so it was hard to get a good picture. but the ultrasound tech was persistant and we finally got some cute ones. At one point when we were looking at the face all of the sudden a foot came into view! It was very cute, great arches :) We could see that it has a little bit of hair so far. Everything else looked normal. My amniotic fluid looked fine and the baby is just big. She estimated it at 7 pounds already! I guess I find out next week what the plan will be. Well ladies, I've got to get myself to bed. Tomorrow I will catch up with everybody's posts. I know lots of things have probably happened and I want to hear about them all. xoxo

Good morning ... I'm so sorry but I didn't post any new pics last night ... my parents are arriving today for Isabella's birthday this weekend and I had to do my housecleaning last night. Anyway, by the time that I was finished, I was too tired for anything else. This weekend it will get done ... I promise :-) ... Brooke, great numbers ... just keep thinking positive thoughts. I am hoping that the nausea doesn't get too bad, although it is comforting in a weird way, LOL. Robyn, how exciting, your first injection, I am so glad to be able to share in this new journey with you. Leslie, happy to hear that the baby is head down, that's my latest stress because as of last appt. she was still breech, and I really don't think that she has turned yet. I guess I'll see next Wednesday at my appt. ... I read that most babies turn head down between 32-34 weeks, but some don't until right before delivery! I am really starting to get upset about the possibility of a c-section ... I am really set against that, but if I have no choice, I guess I'll have to accept it. Katt, you are awesome ... just wanted to tell you that ... you, too Tanya ... you have such a warm and caring heart, always thinking about others. Welcome Lyric ... this is a really nice place to come to. Hi Gayle, how are you feeling?? Hello to everyone else ... I'll check in later on or tomorrow. HUGS!!!

Hi ladies. I almost missed the new thread and was about to start posting in the other one. Hope everyone is doing good this morning. My dr apt went good. Just a check up so nothing really excitind to report. They wont do another us until Im 36wks which worries me bc they have already told me theres a good chance he'll be big. The nurse just said that if at 36wks he looks really big then we'll have to discuss other delivery options. That coment really upset me bc I dont want a c-section. I would like to avoid it as much as possible bc I cant afford to take that much time off. Plus I want to be able to go out and do things with him while Im off work. Sorry thanks for letting me vent. Now that Ive worked myself into crying new subject. Welcome lyric. This is a great group of ladies to help with anything you need. Katt- you got it right my brother in law is 9. Its kind of wierd for me sometimes but it makes life interesting. Kelley- I would love to know what way my little one is facing. My dr hasnt told me anything. My apts arent very extensive. My next one is on the 11th and then after that I start going every week. Im worried that they havent told me much. Dh seems to think that I will have him around 36 to 38wks. Im just worried about his size. Leslie- Glad to hear that she's face down. 7lbs wow thats good. How many wks are you? I forget so much right now. Bl- oh I remeber those first few months. Seems like so long ago. Im glad the #s are going up. Praying for a healthy 9mths for you. Rhonda- What a relief to finally have your electricity back on. I would of been going insane. Of course I would of called my dad, he owns his own electrical company, to do a temp fix-up. Hes really good about doing that for people. Especially those who really need it. Well I need to head to work. It might be a couple of days. Im going to visit my grandma tomorrow. So that will be a nice road trip and then Sunday Im going shopping for decorations for my baby shower and my aunts 50th wedding anniversary. This month is so busy for me. Well have a nice day ladies. I will try to check in at school if I can.

Morning ladies. Kelley, dont worry too much about the baby. My girlfriend went in to see her doc when she was 37 weeks and baby was breach, she went in at 39 and he was head down. I would hate to have a c-section. I loved giving birth, its such an experience and I think c-section takes away from that, but sometimes you just cant help it. Leslie, I am glad that you got to see your baby. Was it a 4-d u/s? Still dont know the sex huh? You are so patient. I will probably find out the first chance I'll get, if ofcourse I'll get that chance. My son was 8.5 lbs at birth, so you are probably looking at a 9 lbs baby if you go full term. Christine, why is your doctor so uninformative? Take a sheet of paper and write down all the questions you have and dont leave your next appointment untill he answers all of them. Be persistant, that's why he gets the big bucks. Have a nice trip. Katt, that was nice of your doc to offer. May be you should write a book about a woman ttc, somewhat autobiographical, but of course with a huge chunk of Katt humor. Something that will make a woman laugh. I love books that I can read and actually laugh out loud. I did that on a subway once and I am sure some of the people thought I belonged in Bellvue Mental Institution. LOL. Anyway. DH abandoned me for the weekend. He went upstate New York, to get his friend's cabin ready for the hunting season. Yes my husband is a Hunter. I hope no one takes offence because he is not a trophy killer, we actually eat what ever he kills. I am a fan of venison (deer meat). Anyway, need to reboot our server here at work, so I'll be back later. Love yas.

Gm. Kelly--thanks for asking. I'm doing good. I still don't have any major symptoms. I guess i'm just lucky. The only thing is when i stand up i get dizzy. Oh and of course the peeing way too much. With my daughter i didn't get sick either. I just can't wait until i get an u/s to show me that my baby is doing good. So who's going to be next on the list for a BFP this month? Good luck and baby dust to those still trying and best wishes and happy nine months to those that are preg.

So brooke How are you feeling today?

Hey Ladies - well i had my consult yesterday with my dr. and it went well and i got to ask lots of questions too - i also got a little upset while i was there! He did say i could use an accupunturist if that would help relieve my stress and relax me so i may look into that and call my insurance!We decided we are going to up my dosage this new cycle to 3 vials of repro and gonal f plus assisted hatching - i really hope this does the trick. If this cycle doesnt work we will test chromosomes in the embryo - some sort of genetic testing they recommend you doing - it costs 4K can you believe that! Also with the higher dosages that means more money for meds!! Also the dr. i like the best will be gone the week of my ER and ET what can you do though? It looks like my ER will be the 1st week in December! Also i'm freaking out there is something wrong with my eggs as they always seem to grow a little slow - hope that is okay!!! Katt thanks for starting the new thread and also sorry about darn AF showing!! Rhonda so glad you can keep your electric on - yeah!! Leslie - your dd sounds so cute in her outfit! Have fun pampering yourself with the massage and pedicure - you deserve it! HAve fun at your shower this weekend! My dh and i are going to try to go to a movie and dinner tonight! BL - so glad to see your beta #s are high!! Welcome Lyric - i think there may be some ladies on here with pcos as well! Glad to have you join us! Mommy2josh did you watch survivor last night - it was pretty good! Robyn glad your 1st injection went well - they do sometimes itch too! Leslie glad your appt went well and the baby is nice and healthy! Oh can you all fill me in if i missed any big news on the old thread i dont have time to read through all those today - let me know! Enjoy the rest of the day - i'm off today so i may not be able to check in till tomorrow!