February Queer Conceptions 2011 - Page 20

[SwtRainbowBrite]

Seraf- Your insem story was so Magical and Hilarious LOL!! I am with Library I can't wait for that story to go into your baby book! 

Library- Thank you so much for your continued words of encouragement they really help more than you know!  

AFM- Tomorrow is the official AF due date, so I am probably going to be holding my breath all day to see if she shows up. Luckily DP and I set a date for the wedding today, so now my brain has switched into Wedding Planning mode and I am hoping that takes some of the edge and focus off "The Waiting Game". We have an appt scheduled Monday with a Midwife in town for our initial consultation. And to think a few months ago I was 100% content with being a "free-birther" HA! DP would have bet our whole savings on how quickly I would change my mind once we started trying again lol! 

[escher]

I'll respond to everyone later (Seraf: What a great story!), but I wanted to let you all know that I found out that my hcg yesterday (12dpo) was 85.3 and my progesterone was 15.1. I'll go in tomorrow for a repeat. I'm keeping my fingers firmly crossed that the hcg will double!

[justrose13]

escher, that's a great number for 12DPO!!! for a nice doubling number!!!

[prettyisa]

AMom—Dildocam is not something I’m looking forward to. I told DP about it this weekend and there was a total look of shock on her face that it even existed. Also, there’s a difference between this site and wikianswers. Good for you for standing your ground!

Max-- I’m sorry you’re so down. I’m also holding a lot of hope for your IVF cycle, but it’s been a long, hard road, I know.

Krista—good to know. My cycle is really predictable, but I wasn’t sure (well, am still not sure) if Clomid would mess it up somehow. I guess I’ll jump off that bridge when I get to it. And you have lots of time to get good at being pregnant!

Starling—ugh. Those gloves smell kind of strange anyway, I can’t imagine with morning sickness, too!

Wehrli—I love your bump pic!

Seraf—congrats on your pregnancy symptoms—I hear early morning sickness is a really good sign! And that sounds like it was quite the event! Hopefully you won’t have to do it again and this can be your story!

Brite—everything crossed! Any news? Also, when is the date? I love wedding planning…

Escher—that’s the best baby ticker I’ve ever seen!

AFM—nothing new. General malaise has set in, but it’s hard to know if that’s because it’s 6DPO or Wednesday. And I’ve been obsessing about the fact that my temps, while biphasic and consistent, are lower than 98 degrees. Is there any reason why that would be a problem? I took my temp last night before bed and it was only 95.8 or so, which made me check to see that I still had a pulse. Does the low temp matter or should I not worry about it because it's always been low?

[smilingsara]

We got up this morning for a nice and early insem because serafs temp was up! I had a much easier time putting our last lucky cath from max in, and just as I finished releasing the swim team I got an overwhelming (but not as bad as last nights) feeling that I was going to throw up. I dunno what my issue is ad why I felt so sick but I think my brain can't handle sticking things into my loved one (and if I screw it up it could make her sick or kill her as I kept getting reminded). I guess I was more nervous than I thought I was! Hopefully the next time we insem will be for me!

[AmandaHope]

Originally Posted by wehrli 

escher, that's a great number for 12DPO!!! for a nice doubling number!!!

  So far, so good! 

[KellySF]

Qmama, I'm sending good thoughts to you that you won't have to do anymore Clomid cycles!  I've never had a problem with a thin lining on Clomid so that's good.  I guess I'll have to see what happens if/when I hit the 6-cycle mark with Clomid...

Escher, good numbers!!!  Crossing my fingers for you!

Seraf, your story cracked me UP!  Thanks for the humor and I really, really hope you get a BFP!

[escher]

Hi Everyone,

Kelly, AmandaHope, and Wehrli: Thanks for the crossed fingers. My first number last time (something like 1800 at 18dpo) was good too, so I don't put much faith in a nice initial number. But that time my numbers weren't doubling properly. Although clearly they must have been doubling nicely at some point to get to 1800 by 18dpo. Blah. I don't know. Hopefully this time it all just works! Anyway, thanks for your good wishes.

SmilingSara: I'm glad that the second insem went well. I have my fingers crossed that the insems worked perfectly!

Isa: I don't think that lower temperatures in general are a problem (some people just seem to run warmer than other people), but 95.8 does seem low. Had you recently had something cold to drink, or washed your mouth with cold water? Library never hit 98 the cycle she got pregnant. I have my fingers crossed for good news for you! Thanks for saying that my ticker looks ok. I had been worrying that the dancing broccoli was too much, so I'm glad to hear that you like it.

Brite: Any news? I have my fingers firmly crossed for you!

Seraf: I agree with everyone else--I hope you get to tell that story to your child as their conception story.

Library and Wehrli: Thanks for the invite over to Q&P, but I just don't feel ready yet.

Starling: I'm sorry you're having so much gagging! I hope that decreases for you soon. But it does sound like a good sign for a healthy baby! Will you be doing an ultrasound anytime soon?

[smilingsara]

I sure do hope we can someday tell that Insem story to our baby! It sure would make something funny for us to tell at bed time! I'm feeling really good that seraf is going to get pregnant this cycle! I think inseminating the day after valentines day and the day before our two year anniversary sure does make it a lucky time and the perfect time for a baby to be made!

[MrsPP]

Good afternoon friends! Thank you for letting me stick around ;)

AmandaHope - I'm a little late with this but YAY FOR A GIRL! How exciting! And I can't wait to meet you at the roller derby 

Library - thank you for your nice words - I thought mourning was a little silly but I totally needed to do it. Also, DW and I watched "The Great Sperm Race" last night - I had seen you recommend it to someone else - how fascinating! I love how they did it. We were both amazed that anyone ever manages to get pregnant with all of those potential ways to die. Then my head almost exploded thinking about how *I* was the one that made it! 

Isa - your exotic fruit sounds amazing! And thank you for the commiseration - I feel like I have been ready forever! I know that waiting is the responsible thing to do - and you're right now we will just be MORE ready! Derby is on our calendar! 

AmandaMom - I hope you're right! She had those two interviews on Monday and has another one tomorrow! Maybe we won't have to wait long after all  And good for you for standing your ground with the doctor! I am proud of you 

Max - I'm so sorry you're having a hard time right now. I wish I could hug you for real. 

SwtRainbow - thanks for the hug! And congratulations on your engagement - how exciting!!! Any news today??

Escher - it is a fun board! I don't think I could have stayed away even if I tried :) And I agree that your ticker is AWESOME.

seraf/Sara - I love your story - too funny!

 to everyone else!

AFM - So even though we are waiting to start we are still doing everything possible to be ready. Since I got a smiley the night before last I thought it might be a good time to go on a cervix finding mission last night. Cue hilarity! The headlamp made me giggle the whole time. And she couldn't find it! I don't know what we were doing wrong - I think the speculum might be too small. She'd be down there all serious and then I'd here "I see it!" followed by "oh wait, maybe not." I didn't think it would be that hard! 

[AmandaMom]

Max - Sending many hugs your way. Try to stay strong, though I know how hard it must be.

Kelly - Thanks for answering my question about cost... I would much rather pay your prices for the ultrasounds! That wouldn't really break the bank. I think one of the reasons my doc charges so much is because he can. He's one of only two RE's in a 2-hour radius. We have to drive 45 minutes to get to the office, and we met another couple who drove twice as far. I will suck it up and pay the money, but only because I know it will be worth every penny in the end!

Krista - "Lesbodoula", I love it! So do you have any specialized training or education in the field? I requested/demanded the trigger to perfect the timing of my IUI. I can only afford to do one frozen-sperm IUI per cycle, and the last five didn't work. I wish I could have 3 or 4 fresh inseminations each time, but that's not possible for us. Without the clomid, I normally ovulate between CD20 and CD25 but sometimes as late as CD32. Last cycle was my first cycle on clomid, and I ovulated on CD16. That made me happy! It looks like I will be ovulating early again this cycle. If my follies grow 2mm a day, the two leaders on the right should be at 19mm for my u/s Thursday morning. The doc thinks I should be able to trigger that night and insem Saturday morning. I can't wait to get my BFP and tell him I told you so.

Brite - Stay away, AF!!!!

Escher - I can't wait for the pregnant Amanda party! I'll be joining you all on Queer and Pregnant in a couple of weeks. It will be Team Amanda back together again. Oh, and I love your broccoli ticker.

Starling - Your symptoms sound great! Even if certain smells made me feel barfy, I'd be happy, as I'm sure you are.

Wehrli - Thanks for the encouragement.

Seraf & Smiling - What a fantastic story! This one is sure to work, if only so you can tell that conception story to your little one.

qmama - Best of luck for your insemination this week! We'll be in the 2WW together!

Isa - Don't stress about your temps. I think mine have always been unusually high, but everyone has different levels of "normal". You can tell that you ovulated, and that is what matters. Time to start looking for pregnancy symptoms!

AmandaHope - I finally watched The Great Sperm Race on YouTube last night. It was very entertaining and educational! Except for that part with the pigs. What were they doing to those poor things?! That documentary really shows how much of a miracle it is anyone gets pregnant.

AFM, just waiting for our washing machine to be fixed. The repair guy is in the laundry room now, driving Sue crazy. I actually asked the appliance repair people if we could just pick up the part and install it ourselves. This guy really doesn't know what he is doing. Sue thinks it's a conspiracy to charge us more for labor. I think she may be right.

I'm going back for my second u/s tomorrow at 8 a.m. Does everyone else's doctor have all their appointments show up at the crack of dawn? Our RE schedules everyone for 8 in the morning, and on Tuesday there were seven of us, and I had to wait almost an hour. You'd think they could stagger the appointments, but when I mentioned that, they weren't having it.

[SwtRainbowBrite]

Escher- YAY for Doubling Numbers!!! Stick Baby Stick 

Isa- Our Wedding Date is February 12, 2012 exactly 1 year from our Engagement Date How is the 2ww treating you? Going bonkers yet?

Thank you all for the Congrats! We truly appreciate it!

AFM- Well we are official 14hours into AF day and the old hag hasn't shown her face, Yet. I am still not breathing a sign of relief until I get that BFP. I have an Acupuncture appt in a few hours to help that little bean stick (if there is one in there). DP and I are going out to buy Pregnancy Tests after my appt. Are there in any brand favorites among the group? I of course want to have one that is sensitive enough to pick up HCG, and one that I don't have to decipher like a 10th grade Trigonometry problem LOL! I think it may be too soon to use a Digi what do you guys think? I have still been having cramping consistently throughout the day, but as of right now it is just Creamy CM (TMI I know, sorry). I am so scared to test and get a BFN especially because this is "Showtime" DP is going to be there and I don't want her to be disappointed. I am thinking about calling the Dr and requesting a Blood Test if AF doesn't show up before then. I have everything crossed!

Baby Dust to all that need it....

[prettyisa]

Hi all,

minor freak-out this afternoon when I realized that my calculations are way off and that if this try doesn't work I'd be sitting out for 10 weeks instead of just four. I talked to DP, though, and she agreed that we can give it one more shot after we get back from vacation if we need to, and then I'll take my month off like a good girl and not complain about it. The main problem is the money, and the fact that I have a bad tendency to push through the things I want whether she's on board or not. In this case, her objections weren't too strong (really just the cost) and I listened to what she was saying and she agreed that we could go ahead. I'm trying to not be such a bully, even if I'm always right! Ha! But it's making me feel more calm knowing that I won't have to be done until MAY if these little buggers don't do their job.

Going out for Southern Indian food tonight, which is supposedly different than the usual curries--very excited!

Brite--What a great date! Our anniversary is in Feb, too--makes going away for it that much nicer! Also it'll be easy to remember!

AMom--FX for you!!!

MrsPP--well, if you need a step-by-step, I think you can always ask Sara for a walkthrough... And maybe she'll even lend you the night-vision goggles!

[carmen358]

onemommyonemama: qotd...I turned 40 this year and feel like I don't have much time to wait to have another one! My partner is older than me and doesn't want to carry at this point in her life. Ideally, I would have wanted 4 kids with about 2 years at the most inbetween.
 

Krista I really hope your u/s sets your mind at ease!

amandamom  I hope your second u/s went well!
 

Max sorry things are so hard for you right now. Hang in there and try not to get caught up in the day to day hassles. *hugs*
 

Brite Creamy cm is a very common pregnancy sign! Fingers crossed for you!!!

Seraf LOLOL great story! I hope it's successful!

Escher! Great hcg number!! You're superbly pregnant!
 

Afm: I finally got some ewcm the last few days! Now just waiting to see if 2nd ppaf shows up!

[smilingsara]

Isa and MrsP: We'd be happy too! I feel very experienced in that department now! Night vision goggles are available, but they aren't so comfy and we have to clear it with osha. Actually, Sara ended up guiding me through it the time it worked best, that may help for you.

[AmandaMom]

MrsPP - Crossposted! Your cervix-finding adventure was funny. I've had the same problem finding my own with a speculum. It takes some practice. I'm still not very good at it, so I just go by feel. Good luck!

Brite - Oooooh, no news is good news!!! I think most of us on this board would recommend a FRER (First Response Early Result) pregnancy test. It's easy to read; if you get any kind of a second line during the first ten minutes, no matter how light, you are pregnant. I can't wait to hear your results!!

Isa - Southern Indian food sounds yummy right now! So glad to hear you don't have to take that extended break from TTC. I took a long break last year, and I never want to take another break again! I'm sure I won't have to... and neither will you. You're already preggers, and I will be by next week.

Carmen - Hooray for EWCM two cycles in a row! I hope AF shows up right on time.

It looks like I got my Amandas mixed up regarding who recommended The Great Sperm Race. Sorry 'bout that.

AFM, I've got a huge loaf of French bread cooling in the kitchen, and it smells sooo good.

[qmama42]

I went in for my dildocam u/s today.  Lining measuring 8.5mm and two big follies on my right side!  So excited for tomorrow; can't wait to inseminate!

Brite--hoping that I'll log in tomorrow and see good news from you!

Onemommyonemama--We did not do the old switcheroo.  My partner is older than me and has never wanted to carry so that decision was easy for us.  It was our plan to have space our children at 2-2.5 years apart, but we had some unanticipated job changes and had to put things on hold.  If all works out and I get pregnant this month, the kids will be 3 years and 9 months apart.  I never planned for things to be this way (I'm a big planner), so it was hard for me to put those baby dreams on hold when my wife was laid off. 

MsP--I really do feel that sense of loss that you are going through with having to put things on hold.  We had to do the same thing a year ago.  I was so ready to start, but I didn't want to express my sadness and disappointment to my wife who was laid off due to nothing other than the bad economy. I wish I had known about this place then!  Anyway, I hope the time will be soon for you!

Seraf--What a great story!  I hope this is the one!

[mami2mami]

BabyHello once again. We have been lurking around from the backgrounds because we have not had anything to post. We have some exciting news and at the same time very upsetting news. Last month when the swim team was here my DP did not get a positive opk. We insemmed any ways and a few weeks later AF came for an early visit. Since the whole Midwest thing we were having a hard time finding a new bank and donor. We finally found one just yesterday and went through the whole list and picked our donor around 11 pm. Earlier today I faxed a form to the doc to fill it out for the sprem bank. No response! Tonight of all nights we got our first positive opk! We were excited but just for a brief moment because reality kicked in as the happy smiley face stared me down. I swear it was taunting me  because I do not have a swim team here. After staring back at it for 2 minutes I decided to put it away (after we took pictures of it of course) because it was really pissing me off,sitting so happy there on the stick not knowing the reality of the situation. I want to scream! My DP laughs at me but I know she is upset to.

to all the newbies on the thread.

Hope every one is doing great!

 Baby dust to all trying to reach that BFP                                            

[SwtRainbowBrite]

Good Morning All,

I don't want to leave you all in suspense so here's an update. This morning (4am) before DP headed to work I got up and we tested. We used FRER (Gold) and EPT Digi and unfortunately both were BFN. I am really frustrated and upset especially from seeing the look of disappointment on DP's face when they both said -No/Not Pregnant. I am now 15DPO and with both of these BFNs I am starting to feel like I am out. I just feel like AF is playing a dirty trick and is just lurking in the shadows. I want & need a drink ugh!

[indigoscot]

sorry for your bfn brite!  hugs to you.  maybe your bfp is around the corner?

isa - we LOVE LOVE LOVE southern indian food.  mmmm, it's making me hungry for a masala dosai! 

escher, what a great first beta number.  everything crossed for a fabulous doubling!  :)

mrspp sorry for the delay in starting.  we went through that due to dp's fertility issues and it does suck.  i hope your dp gets at least one job offer from all these interviews.  fx.

afu, we are busy collecting all the "supporting documentation" for dp's visa.  it really is insane the amount of crap they want.  oh well, it is for a very good cause.  :)  dp is 4 or 5 days away from af and then we have our first re appt next friday!  squeeeallll!  :)  in other news, the projects i am working on decided to all get insane AT THE SAME TIME.  i had to remind my manager this morning about my vacation - i think in all the headless chicken excitement he had forgotten.  :o

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