~*~The ONEderful THREAD~*~ August 28 - September 4 - Page 7

[BubbleMa]

Thanks for all the congrats!  It doesn't feel real yet.  Although we've only been actively TTC for about 5 months, I've wanted another baby since DD was about 6 months old (9 years ago).  I've been waiting to be ready (and daydreaming about another baby) for that long so this is a little surreal. 

Sila and Corgi, I echo what Stevi said.  I think we all need a little break at one time or another.  TTC is an emotionally draining process.  Take care of yourselves.    I'll be stalking you. 

Stevi, good luck with the new donor!  He sounds promising!  :)

[AndtheStars]

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Ladies, you are giving this threadkeeper a workout!  I love it!

BubbleMa and KM84, despite the evidence of two clear BFP's, I'm going to leave you where you are until you request to move.  KM84, I totally understand your hesitation. 

Carlin, I'm sorry about AF but I'm glad to hear you feel good about reading your fertility signs.  Despite my seemingly regular cycle, I'm convinced that nursing a toddler has to affect my cycle in some way.  It's good to hear from another mama that I should trust what I think my body is telling me.

SKJ, I think you probably O'd when you think you did.  Look at what FF told pregnant Janellody over there...O on cycle day 24?!  Please, BFP!  You have your DTD's in.  Now comes the excrutiating part...

BW/B (BellaWithBaby), Welcome!  I hope that your stay here is short and sweet.  What are you symptoms so far? 

Sila and Corgi, Wishing you both love and light.  I'll leave you both on the list until the next fall cleaning.  Please come back and let us know how you are doing when you feel ready. 

Stevi, a new designated donor!  I wouldn't worry too much about tonight.  I would think Sat,Sun and Mon are your days to hit (it).  Sorry, feeling a little crude today, obviously. 

sleepingbeauty, I'm glad to hear that you have supportive, kind landlords.  Situations like that can get sooooo ugly.  I'm sorry you're feeling broody...how many more years of study do you have?  I bet you are either O'ing or a couple days away from AF...that's always when I get the most emotional about TTC. 

fairie, Do you have to do another clomid cycle for insurance reasons or is it just that you have already paid for another round?  Is there anything you can do about your tubes?  I would think that two blocked tubes might be causing more of the problem.  Forgive me if you already explained in another post about the tube issue.  If it were me, I'd say no to another round of clomid especially if it's affecting your job.  You have to be a strong woman to do what you do, and to have TTC issues on top of it... to you, mama!  Will you still be able to find satisfaction with your job if you do come to the decision that you will only have DD?  It might be too hard for me to see, day in and day out, babies born with health issues to people that maybe weren't really intending to have a child.  I'm a paralegal and I have a tough enough time seeing how parents treat/talk about their kids in custody/divorce issues.  Babies would kill me.  I hope you come to a decision that brings you peace, whichever way you go.  Totally off-topic, but what part of Australia are you in?  My mom has friends there and I'm always curious how small the world really is.  You can PM me so we don't hijack the thread

AFM, again with the nothing.

[MeredithA]

BubbleMa ~ EEEEEEEK! OMG!!!! SO EXCITING! Congrats on that super BFP!  We can hang out & be pregnant together since you live so close to me too! YAY!!!!!!

KM ~ I’ve been having the exact same one-sided cramping also!

Janellody ~ We don’t have a DDC yet….should be up soon. My first appointment is the 21^st – one day before yours.

Sila and Corgi ~  ((HUGS))

BellaWithBaby ~ Welcome!

Carlin ~ bummer! Sorry about AF arriving!

SKJ ~ Yay for CH, +opk, and excellend BD timing!

Stevi ~ I’m happy to hear you’ve found a new donor! And its great to hear he showed up when promised! Best of luck this cycle!

AFM ~ I feel completely normal. No symptoms whatsoever….so….it doesn’t seem real! Very happy though. 

[MeredithA]

Janellody, BubbleMa, KM ~ Looks like MDC is working on the DDC:  http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1326904/when-will-may-be-up-edd-5-2/60

[toothfairy2be]

Congrats BubbleMa! So happy for you!

Sila & Corgi- I am going to miss you both and I agree with what Stevi said, this has been a long and emotional process, I won't lie, I felt the same way last night, it isn't to be hurtful to anyone else, I wouldn't wish infertility/subfertility or whatever is wrong with me, on anyone, but it is hard to swallow seeing so many get what I want. Again, all, I am thrilled for you as I know you would/will be thrilled for me when it is my time, it is just tough on people who have been around here for a while and watch people come and then go while we wait (im)patiently. Wishing both of you the best with hopes that we will meet again & that you will check in with your BFP's SOON. I'm going to stick it out for a while longer, I may be jumping ship to the infertility one thread after my results next week.

AFM: could I be moved to the 2ww, I got crosshairs today and I'm sure I did O. My BD timing was certainly sub-par, but better than zero. I am working on a positive outlook until we get some answers, but this does not feel like the cycle it is going to happen.

[GradStudent13]

Hey, so I know every woman is different, but I was wondering how many days past your O date do you start getting a positive? I am at 10-11DPO and I was BFN this morning, but still no sign of AF (I would expect to get AF on Monday the 5th or 6th at the latest). I have been taking the First Response tests that say they can tell you 6 days before your missed period. . .

I guess I am just starting to get a little discouraged. Plus I am obsessive.

[faerieliss]

Gradstudent: it would be hard not to be especially when you are later in your cycle than most on here and with all the BFPs around.  Hope the next few days go quickly for you and you know one way or another!  There is still a good chance of being pg at 10dpo despite the negative test.  I read somewhere online the chances of false negatives depending on how many DPO you are but not sure where i read it.

Sila and Corgi: Can I say please stay or at least consider coming back in a little while.  You will be missed around here if you dont. x

Bubblema:  Congratulations on your very strong BFP!!!!  How exciting!

Stevi:  Congratulations on finding a new donor!  Hope it all works out for you!

Andthestars: you have mail! :)

[janellody]

Thanks meredith.. I will wander over!!

[RavenStar]

Congrats, BubbleMa!

[RavenStar]

AndtheStars:  I'm officially still in the 2WW.  However, once AF comes I'm going to take a break from TTC for awhile.  I saw my Dr. today and she said that I really need a lot of core strengthening.  I'll have results of the blood test tomorrow to test for any HCG in my system.  If there is none (which I suspect) you can go ahead and remove me from the thread.  It sounds like I need to take care of my body before I can sustain a pregnancy.  

Wishing all of you the best!  Thank you for your kindness.  Hopefully once I gain some strength and heal my body, I can go back to TTC again.

I'll let you know for sure tomorrow.

[RavenStar]

AndtheStars:  Please remove me from the thread.  In my whole life, I have never been this happy to see AF!  What a confusing cycle this has been.  It's time for me to heal my body.  I'm actually really relieved that I'm not pregnant.  If I have to have surgery for a hernia, this is one less thing to worry about.  whew!

Take care, everyone!  Wishing you all the best. 

[janellody]

Raven - best of luck to you :)  It sounds like you are in a good spot right now, it's great to see.  Go heal yourself :) 

[Stevi]

RavenStar...   I hope you heal quickly so that you can get back to TTC with the confidence that your body is capable of fulfilling your wishes!

[AndtheStars]

RavenStar, healing vibes to you!  You will be missed.  Come back to see us when you're all fixed up!

fairie, I promise to respond tomorrow when I have more time.

cbaa, I moved you, but I have to say that even with not so good timing, I feel like someone around here has to have a hurricane baby and obviously, your body thought so too because you O'd so early.  I've got my eye on you...

gemmine, *conversationally, so tomorrow's Friday...

[KM84]

hey gradstudent - This article on FF is really interesting and talks about some of the stats they've collected concerning HPTs: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/Faqs/When-can-I-expect-a-positive-HPT-if-I-am-pregnant.html

The "six days" thing is just an estimate, and will vary between women. Implantation "usually" happens around 6DPO, but it can happen as early or late as 4 to 10DPO. Your hcg levels need to get high enough to register on the test, which happens a few days after implantation (4ish for most people, someone correct me if I'm wrong). hcg generally doubles every two days, so every two days you wait you're getting much closer to a real answer. 14DPO is a much more rational time to test than 10DPO, and if you're unsure of your O date then 19DPO is even better, but most of us here are too impatient to wait.

I tested at 11DPO, and got what I was sure was an evap. I had to hold it *just right* and my husband didn't see the line at all. Now, two days later, I'm getting pretty clear BFPs, but they're still kinda faint.

Hope that helps!

[Gemmine]

Stevi: Does this donor have a nickname? :-) I hope he's able to show up when you need him to. Sending upcoming full moon O baby vibes to you!

cbaa: I'll be stalking you!

AndtheStars: trust me, this has NOT been a relaxing day! I'm ready to go to sleep and wake up and temp! Not getting my hopes up, but getting my hopes up.

[Stevi]

Gemmine...   Good question... Now I'll have to come up with one.

[TenzinsMama]

Wow, congrats to all of those with the bfps!  Wishing you all the best!

AFM, I'm getting towards the end of my 2ww, and I just don't feel like it's going to happen this month... Last month, I think I had actually conceived but then it didn't stick, because I was late for AF and had a bunch of signs that I felt were really strong and similar to what happened when I was pregnant with my DS.  A visit to my RE last week made me think even more so that this happened... So I was extremely discouraged and it took me a couple of weeks after that to pick myself back up to get on this ttc'ing roller coaster.  I haven't posted much lately on this thread, but I've been following it regularly, and now I think it's time to head out-- I'll stick with the Nursing Mamas thread since that's totally what I am right now, but I'll be going on to the Infertility thread, which I've been following these last couple of weeks-- I think I belong there, since issues with egg quality are likely hampering our efforts to get our take-home baby.  So, please remove me from the thread.  Thanks!

Good luck to everyone!

[Gemmine]

My temp crashed. Please remove me from the list on this thread. I'll still be lurking and posting here from time to time.

[kittenbritches]

Well, my temp is finally going down!  Thank goodness.  Yesterday I kept having the thought, "I'd pay someone if they could just make my period start already."  I hate being in limbo!!    My super pretty chart isn't a pregnancy chart...just like my charts for the last 15 months haven't been pregnancy charts.  I'm giving myself until October before I go see a doc about all of this.

In the meanwhile, I have an awesome new thermometer to start using next cycle, a drawer full of OPKs, and an eager husband.  Heh.  Additionally, the B6 seems to be doing its job lengthening my LP, so I'm glad to know that the pills I'm choking down are doing something (but curse this 2WW straight to hell when it is this long for "no reason").

Anyway, I'll be back with personals later this morning.  I've gotta get the kiddos up!