January Chatty thread

[2moms2be]

Hey girls here is our new thread for chatting away.

here is the link to the old one...

http://talk.sheknows.com/newreply.ph...te=1&p=6514711

Shannon: thanks for saying its nice to see my girls, I know the pain of ttcing and I almost feel guilty posting. I sure hope this is your cy!

Laura- I know what you are saying, but believe me when Calob comes out you will feel such a bond to him. Julie was sobbing when the girls were born and she is not a crier. I think she still looks to me to make most of the decisions about the girls but I think that is just a function of her not being confident in her own abilities as a parent. Like she will say to me Avery just yawned two times should I put her to bed?...

Swell: I hope this is it for you! Your symptoms and lack of AF symptoms sounds really good!

Goodluck girls!!! Babydust to you all

Tasha: GL with your HSG It wasn't a biggy when I had it. Mild queasy feeling the next day and that was about it. Sometimes sperm and egg just dont chemically "like" each other...GL with that conversation!

[swell22]

Patty - Don't feel guilty about posting here!!!! This may be just me, but I LOVE seeing pictures of your girls (who ARE ridiculously cute btw). It gives me hope! I like it when any of you graduates (who may be lurking) pop in to say hi!

[2moms2be]

Thanks Suellen! I keep my info in my siggy cause I want everyone to know (and to remind myself) THOSE GIRLS WEREN'T EASY TO GET! I am proud to be an IF survivor.

Ok girls I have been kind of busy lately and have had a hard time keeping up with everyone. I would like to get to know all the new "faces" so I am going to do a getting to know you thread. So if everyone (and I mean everyone!) could participate that would be great!!!

[starztt]

so is 10dpiui too early? I was walking in th emall today and i got bad cramps for about 3 minutes and then it went away.. have no idea what that is about... but i just dont get all the other things I was feeling.. i hate hpt test when they are negative!!!!!

[swell22]

Starz - I think 10dpiui is too early (or at least it CAN be). Keep trying - nothing is official until AF arrives! Hang in there.

Um...ok....so I'm up at 5:30am on my last day of vacation because we tested at 4am (when I had to pee) and I'm not really sure what to think about the results..... If you just glance at it - it's negative, but if you really look hard, there is a super faint line there. I'm trying to not get excited because I know that Tasha got a super faint line around this time too and it was a false positive, but every other time I have tested and gotten , it has been stark white (and TRUST me - I tried to make a line appear!!!) So, I guess I get to keep fretting and run to the store when it gets to be a reasonable time and buy more hpts....yikes!

[hematite153]

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcomes.

I'll try to dive in more fully sometime soon.

[Amigone]

Suellen - Good luck!

[ld&rwantababy]

Starz-- I think10dpiui is too early. From what I've read it can take 6-12 days for implantation to occur, so at 10 days you might miss implantation. I would definitely keep trying. I agree with Suellen, it's not over until AF arrives.

Suellen-- I hope and pray that it's a BFP!!! Let is know when you test again.

Patty-- Your girls are so adorable!! And I love that you and Laura are still posting. I think it keeps us all motivated.

I think any symptoms I'm having this month are related to the progesterone. I will know soon because last month, when AF was due, I got the low aching cramp I always get right before I start and then had it for 3 days until the Blood test came back negative and I went off progesterone. I swear it felt like my body was battling with the Progesterone to start AF. So far, I've held out against an HPT. I will probably do one Tuesday or Wednesday so I know the results and don't have to get them from my nurse.

Babydust to all!!!

-LD

[A Squared]

Suellen, From what I've heard/read a line is a line is a line as long as you read your test at the right time. Hopefully you will see that line darken over the next few days. I'm not so great at reading faint lines, as the only line I ever got was a big, fat, dark one. All the other times I tested I got nada. Good luck!

[starztt]

hey guys so i have not tested againg quite yet im gonna try to hold off until tuesday morning.. but i had some small cramping today and when i went to the restroom this evening I had a brownish discharge.. i know that is wayyy to much info.. but it gives me hope but at the same time I am not getting excited at all... my nerves are killing me..

Swell-- i really hope its a BFP... have youtested again? lets us know as soon as possible.. that is so exciting for you guys..

[swell22]

Really quick...I tested again yesterday afternoon and it was not quite negative, but almost. I also tested this morning and it looks just like yesterday morning's test. I'm 12dpiui today. ERGH! I hate this.

[ld&rwantababy]

Suellen-- I really hope this is your BFP. It may just take awhile for the line to darken. Good Luck and keep us posted!!!

I tested this morning and it was definitely a BFN. I am at 12dpiui, so I will test again the morning before my B/W to make sure it's still negative. But the accurcy rate is at 93% 2 days before AF is due so I'm pretty sure I'm not PG. The bummer part is staying on the Progesterone when I know I'm not PG. My plan is to ask for the HSG. If it doesn't look like I have a tubal problem I'm going to try two more cycles with this donor and then I'll switch donors and banks(I'm with the fertility center of California, in Orange County and San Diego). My counts have not been great and I can't tell if it's my donor or my RE's lab. I figure if I go to another bank, with a better guarantee, and the count is still low, I'm going to have a serious chat with my RE about his wash and his lab. (I had a friend suffer this problem only to switch docs and get pregnant). If there is a tubal problem I'm moving on to IVF. I figure at my age, even with great test numbers and a good ovarian reserve, I need to be aggressive.

Hope everyone has a great day! Babydust to all!

[starztt]

so i tested today at 12dpiui and still a negative not even a slight line.. i hate seeing the negatives and it seriously makes me upset.. so im preparing for af to come tomorrow.. next cycle i guess

[swell22]

ld and starz - I'm so sorry about the bfn's! I completely understand the stark white space staring up and you and how it just makes me feel so completely empty and horrible inside. I also hate taking the progesterone when I know I'm not pregnant.

ld - I'm glad you have a plan. I think with this whole ttc thing you really just need to take charge. I love my doctor, but you have to speak up when you think something isn't going right.

No real news here. I scheduled bloodwork for Wednesday morning and will keep peeing away until then. I hope this is really it because I can't imagine how hard I'm am going to crash if it's not. BAD HPT'S!!!!!!!

[ld&rwantababy]

Suellen and Starz-- I was just researching HPT's and found this website. It has some pretty interesting insights with regard to HPT's. (note the info about the faint line Suellen--I'm really praying that this is your BFP!!!)

http://womenshealth.gov/faq/pregtest.htm

Stay strong and hopeful ladies.

babydust to all!!!

[sado0604]

Suellen - A faint line is still a line! I hope that this is it for you! I have everything crossed it is!!

Starz & LD - I am sorry about the bfn's and hopefully it is just too early still. Oh yeah and the progesterone just plain sucks anyway!

So I go in for blood work/ultrasound tomorrow to see how things are looking. I dont expect to see anything big sizewise as it's still early but I hope to see an increase in the # of follicles as I need all the help I can get with my ovaries!

[LauraH]

Suellen- I seriously got all goosebumpy when I read your post. A line IS a line. I will be praying for you What's next for you? Do you have blood work scheduled?

LD & Starz- I am so sorry. I was just talking to a friend yesterday about ALL the damn stark white HPTs I had. It sucks every time.
LD - good for you for taking charge. I don't want to put any added pressure on you, but I know now that my biggest problem was probably my age (I started TTC at 37), so if you can get your doc to be more aggressive you should!




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[LauraH]

Patty - I keep meaning to ask you - what is on the girls shirts?




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[swell22]

Laura - my b/w is scheduled for Wednesday (14 dpiui). I know a line is a line (in my head) but I keep completely FREAKING out about having another chemical pregnancy. I got a couple of faint lines that month too (okay, so I was already bleeding, but still). I keep trying to tell myself I have had two faintly positive tests and that I don't have AF symptoms and I'm not bleeding......This really could be it! These next two days are going to be sooooo long.

[LauraH]

Crud Suellen! I forgot about the chemicals. That must really be weighing heavily on you right now. Man, none of this TTC is easy, is it?!

(Particularly for me, right now not swearing is difficult! I tend to be "expressive" with my language & TTC jsut lends itself to foul language! So then I'm forced to use words like "crud" which don't feel nearly as good as swearing!!! )

Anyway - I'll keep my fingers crossed for you until Wednesday & beyond.



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