9 DPO here....................I am going crazy! I have those twinges on my left side........a few cramps...............Next Thurs. seems so far away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!All I can do is keep busy..........like the rest of you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well soon find out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
baby dust to all!!!!

Good Luck to you AMS...Day 2 here and heading tomorrow for blood work and starting round 2 of repronex. Excuse me I sneezed Baby Dust All over YOU, but thats good a thing! Mare

Hi!

I am in the EXACT same position as you! One more week of waiting and waiting and waiting.....I've had the twinges and stuff also. Luckily, some friends are coming over this weekend for a "girls night" to help me take my mind off things - for a little while at least.

Oh, and I almost forgot the most important part - GOOD LUCK TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

thanks knees and Mo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I appreciate all your kind words.......Were in this together......Thanks to a great bunch of people and board..........It really does HELP!!!! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

I've been wanting to find a message board/support group for a while now. We've been ttc off and on for 3 years. I did clomid, both with intercourse, then IUI and now am on my first injectable/IUI cycle. I had migraines on clomid and now have HORRIBLE cramping on injectables. I've been in constant contact/monitoring with my dr., who says what I'm experiencing is fairly "normal." So.....it's good to have someone who can relate that I can talk to. A gal in my office has PCOS and after 6 years of ttc finally had a baby girl last Aug. She got pg on her final cycle of IUI/injectables. So, I keep hoping that if it happened to her, maybe it can actually happen to me http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif A little happy story for all of us who are waiting.

dknees - thanks for the positive story and welcome to the board. I took clomid for 10 months and had horrible side affects. THis is my first clomid/injectables/hcg/IUI cycle (and my last regardless of the outcome) so I too am hoping this works (for all of us not just me).

ams37 - I thik I am going to invest in one of those tests that can read a + life 7 dpo. I am currently at 10 dpo. I am bad, I took a hpt this morning that required 100Miu's and of course it came back neg b/c it is way to early for the test. It did give me a little peace of mind b/c at least now I know all the hcg from the shot is out of my system so when I test next week, if I get a + it will be a true +.

BABY DUST TO ALL OF YOU AND BEST WISHES AND LOTS OF PRAYERS.

Amy

Amy, I wish you good luck! And all the rest of you ladies! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/heart.gif

Thank you autumn leaves - right back at ya! If I had one wish it would be to let everyone who wanted to get pg, get pg. Sometimes it seems so unfair when there are millions of women who use abortion as birth control. I think for those who don't want them and give them up for adoption, that they are making it possible for all of us who can't conceive naturally to have the opportunity to still have a child.

Amy

Thanks ladies for all your encouragement and wishes!

Taz,,,,,,,,,,Im as bad as you..........Impatient...Here I give u this speech a few posts ago about waiting for the blood test...then tonite i couldnt stand it itook one too.......big fat negative of course..9 DPO...i couldnt stand waiting..but now i t wont be a total letdown if i am not preg when i go next thurs.......well see..........ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh this is an emotional rollercoaster........I went after work to see a friend of mine who had a baby today........He was only a few hrs old and i got to hold him.. tears rolled down my face out of joy for her........What a beautiful son she has! the miracle of life...............
well all get thru it..........weve just gotta let nature take its course after a while! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

AMS37 / Amy...

Looks like I am the only one with the patience here http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif
Tonight I decided to settle in with one glass of wine (I usually try no alcohol at all in the 2ww). Seems to be working... work has been really stressful, and I have been more agitated than usual. Yesterday, I got sick cleaning up my dogs sickness, so I am wondering if that is a good sign (weak stomach?). Anyway, I haven't broken down yet, even though the tests are in the bathroom (LOL).

dknees (hope I spelled that right) - welcome to the board - baby dust your way... I can test Feb 26th, but I am trying to wait until the 27th....

Mo / Crazy - hang in there! My thoughts are with everybody this month. Our chances have to be good that at least one of us will get good results http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

MaFaLo - sorry, I called you Mo!!!

AMS: I can relate! I just took a HPT this morning 10 DPO and got a BFN!! I told myself not to do that until Sunday, OPPS! I'm like you, at least the final negative won't be as disappointing.
On the other hand, like Amy mentioned in another post, at least I know the HCG is out of my system so I know that if I did get a positive, it would be accurate.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that AF stays away!
JOdie

I read where people test on dpo 9 and dont find out they are preg til like day 15..............................im waiting for the blood test now.........2/27.........(screams!!)

jodie........
I have no major AF signs either.............no sore boobs...........just cramping.......and slight pain on left side......................baby dust to u............this is gonna be a hard next couple days........................thank god for this board.....and wonderful people like u!

I guess I must have a TON of willpower. Every time I've taken a pg test, I've gotten the BFN, then af a few hours later. I've learned not to waste my money on stuff like that when I can spend it on Krispy Kremes......... http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif I did IUI on the 9th & 10th but have been told by my nurse I can't test until the 27th or 28th. I have been checking my temps in the mornings though, and they're slowly going down, so I think I'm done for this month http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gif Hope the rest of you have better luck.

dknees..........send some Krispy Kremes my way.!! haha. I dont have a KK near me..but I do go back to NY (where I am originally from) and have some from time to time...........Anyway.........waht were your temps like this month>>? How high did they get? I was 96.2-97.9 before ovulation now they have stayed at 98.3-.5 so far........with no dips yet........I dont chart on a reg. basis but am sort of following it. Good luck to u when u test also!!!!!!!!!!!! were all in the same 2 ww boat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU must have alot of willpower............I thought I did...........but Im like a kid waiting for xmas presents ..the wait is driving me nuts!haha

ams37 - glad to hear that there are moe than just me that is impatient. I really don't know why I took the test, I knew it would be negative at only 10 dpo but I had too. Here is how bad I am, I am going to buy a stronger test and test again on Sunday and then again on Wed. regardless of the outcome. I AM HORRIBLE.

JodyC - what incredible will power you have. I thought may be it was just b/c you didn't have the test available but you DO and you still didn't TAKE it. I think I am so anxious to get the result b/c this is the last month that we are going to use/take fertility meds.

dknees - don't give up yet. I don't even bother taking my temp. I let the docs do all the work - this process is stressful enough adn I am to forgetful to remember to take it every morning. Ihad IUI on 2/12 and they told me not to test until the 26th but I just couldn't wait.

Get this - I have gone back about 50 times since yesterday to look at that stupid test to see if anything miraculously changed. I knew it wouldn't but I can't help myself from looking.


Baby dust and prayers and positive results from me to all of you.

Amy

What do you think?

I have had some RED spotting/bleeding on and off since lunch. It's heavy enough for a pad, but my af's always start with brown for a day or two. Anyways, I called the dr and he told me to keep an eye on it. He said that since I still have 2 more days of progesterone suppositories, that I could be having a "reaction" to the progesterone? He said to keep notes and call back on Monday. I'm only 12 dp the 2nd IUI and now am DEFINITELY not wasting money on a pg test http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

My guess is that your period is coming early. That happened to me before to..Don't get discouraged my husband and i have been trying for 4 years....it's been a VERY long journey and 5 miscarriages along the way. After serveral test and DR's my new DR found a large septum in my uterus. It was removed and we're now on natural cycle 6 since the surgery. My DR is giving me until May to get PG if not we'll start injections. In the past i've gotten PG so fast but this time it's been 6 months which is long for me. Who knows maybe it's the real thing this time. I'm not in the dreeded 2ww. Please don't get discourraged...I haven't!!! Good luck and i look forward to sharing great news with each other i the very near future

dknees - they say that implantation of an egg happens between 4 - 12 dpo (sometimes even a bit later) and that it can cause bright red spotting. I hope and pray this is what it is for you. I am kinda suprised that your doc didn't mention that to you.

Amy

dknees...i almost forgot please keep me posted!!!!!

dknees...i almost forgot please keep me posted!!!!!

dknees - my first thought was the same as Amy's, that implantation will cause spotting. I am always hoping for that spotting every month. Today, I thought I saw some, but I think my eyes were deceiving me.

Amy, as I wrote in my other post, I almost broke down today!!! If it weren't for dh, I would have. Now he has gone to work, and I want him to be here when I test, so I think I can make it...

Either I am pg or I have the flu. I don't know if it is too early to be experiencing symptoms, but I am so tired that I can barely keep my eyes open. This morning, after having one glass of wine last night, I felt like I could never get out of bed. Now, it is 9:30, and I am going back to bed. Plus, I have a quesy stomach. I am trying not to get excited, but its either pg or the flu, because I don't feel normal.

And - anybody experiencing this - I am having pretty bad constant cramping, like the day I "o"ed. And tonight, I had a sharp pain that lasted for about 10 seconds. I am praying that I don't have cysts again. Will I know if one is going to rupture, if I do? I am wondering if I should call the DR. Anyone, please respond. On a scale of 1-10, the pains are about a 3, but constant. And the sharp pain was about a 7.

Sorry, posted twice.

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Sorry, posted three times!

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JodyC that is great that you are having pg symptoms, they say that can start as early as a few days after implantation.

I thought my sore bb's were gone but my 6-year old ran up to me and gave me a bear hug, I thought I was going to cry when she squeezed against me. I have been having spurts of energy and then get really tired.

I am SWOLLEN - hands, feet, you name - it's swollen. My hands and feel almost feel stiff they are so swollen. I wonder if it is from the progesterone. Also, I am drinking tons of water and only going to the bathroom 2 or 3 times a day. A few days ago I couldn't stop peeing.

I can't wait for the weekend to be over (never thought I would say that) so Wed. can get here quick.

Also, my adoption application came in the mail today and it really hit me. I don't know if we will decide to adopt or not but at least the option is there.

Lot's of baby dust and sanity to everyone.

Amy

Omg...........its not bad enough I have to wait until 2/27/,,,,,,,,,,,,,,now its MAR. 1...i read it wrong! I have to count 15 days from SECOND IUI done!!!!!!!!!arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhh. one week from sat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well.....it's definitely a period http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gif So, I have to call the dr. on Monday to find out what we do from here. Ideally, they want me to rest a month between tries, but work is a consideration. If I'm not pregnant by May (which would allow me an exemption from most of my job duties) then I'll likely be on 100% travel throughout the summer and fall. So, I'd like to get as many tries in as possible before that happens. I'll know more on Monday.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for the rest of you. Hope to see some happy news on here soon!

I am sorry dh...................................... .....
just hang in there................................... .have faith!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

Sorry to hear that too dknees. Why is the doctor making you wait a month. I have never heard of them doing that. Explain to them that you want to get as many tries in before May. Keep us posted on what the doc says on Monday.

Amy

Talked to the dr. yesterday - apparently, all his patients start injectables on the same day so he only has to work one weekend every month with the monitoring/ultrasounds/IUI's. Also, I have an HMO so we all use one central clinic for the testing (though I see my dr in another) and they try to keep all the dr's rotated so they're not swamped one week with people and have nobody the next. At any rate, the March cycle just started last week, before I got my period and I'm not able to join in this round. The dr also told me he wants my ovaries to "rest" since they were sooooooooo swollen and sore (I was in bed for 5 straight days because I could barely sit up) So, I'm back on the pill this month, can go back on gonal-f at the end of March. Not thrilled, but at least I have partial insurance for this stuff, I'm trying to look on the bright side. The not-so-bright side is that if it doesn't work in March, I'll have to wait until November or so to try again because of my job.

dknees - I am a little confused. As I understand this fertility stuff timing is everything, when you start your meds, when you get ultrasounds, HCG shots, start progesterone, blood work etc. I cannot understand why they would only do their treatments on one day when everyone is not on the exact same schedule. Is it possible to switch docs? It may be worth the extra money to consult one.

Hope all works out for you,

Amy

dknees,

I totally agree with Amy, I'm not sure how the clinic thinks they can only work one weekend / month. Everybody's cycle is so different. Last time, it took about 10 days after clomid for me to develop 20 mm follicules, and I had to go in on a Sunday, after already being in on the PRIOR Saturday (?). I would look into switching Dr's too, if possible.

- Jody

My docs are so accomodating. They have stayed late, they have worked on weekends for me, they have come in on holidays b/c I needed an injection or u/s or meds that day!

I have said this in several posts: This is an extremely frustrating process and having a bad doc will only make it worse. I truly hope that you can find a different doctor.

Best wishes,

Amy

My doctor is amazing. The clinic is open 7 days a week--every single day. I cannot imagine a more stressful occupation--having to share disappointments with people, talking about so many sensitive issues, and all the while trying to help people reach their dreams. The hours alone are insane and the stakes are so high. At first I was freaking out about the possibility that my period would start on a Friday or Saturday and then how would we get started? Then I found out they are open all the time and there were no worries! My doc is like a kid doing a science fair project--I am one of his biggest challenges--his oldest recipient of donor sperm! At first he was somewhat discouraging but eventually he started to just get really psyched up to conquer the problem.

Ratty G- when is your fist u/s?

Ratty G - how long have you been trying to get pg?

Amy

Okay, here is my story. My partner (a woman) and I decided to finally start trying to have a baby. I am at a place in my career where I really am not worried about advancing any farther (I am a full professor at a University). We tried for the first time in August using donor sperm and a syringe. We didn't realize that the chances of that working were like slightly less than 0, using washed sperm. No one at the sperm bank told us that, thanks a lot (at like $700 a pop!!). Anyway, so we tried two times on our own, tracking my LH surge and then doing home insemination. Then we had my OB/GYN do an IUI a few months later that didn't work. In November we hooked up with this fertility expert. He is amazing, as I have said. He did a bunch of tests on me and everything was looking good. I have never had any kind of problems with my period or anything like that. One of our problems is that a person cannot be diagnosed as infertile unless she's been trying to conceive via unprotected intercourse for two years, but of course, as a same sex couple, that hasn't been our "scene".

So, this is our first try with any meds at all--because of my age the risk of multiples is pretty low, so they hit me up with follistim and I had three follicles that were looking big. We did the hCG shot and then the IUI (just once)with donor sperm the next day. We got to see the sperm under the microscope right before the IUI and it really looked like it was RARIN' to go!! I was a little freaked out by the sight of so much activity!!!

We had been complaining about how long it was taking and feeling like it would never ever work out for us, and regretting not trying sooner. Now we are feeling like "OH MY LORD!" It is so exciting and crazy. My sister is the mom of two spectacular kids and she has been wonderfully positive and supportive. I do find myself feeling weepy for my mom, who died about 10 years ago. If we have a girl, we'll name her after my mother....

Thanks to everyone here for your well wishes. We are telling so few people and it is crazy-making to be unable to talk about this! I don't know when I get to have an ultrasound. I have a blood test tomorrow and I assume at some point I'll get back with my OB/GYN. Right now, I am feeling like I am going to puke. So, excuse me. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

Hi all..........
I did a test this am.. and saw a VERY VERY FAINT positive..........I had my husband check too... I am still not getting my hopes up but I go test on Sat. March 1..(DPO12 here) so well see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!this has been the most longest 2 weeks ever.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!keep me in your thoughts/prayers...............
Jody..........are u testing tomorrow???best of luck baby dust to u all

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Hi all..........
I did a test this am.. and saw a VERY VERY FAINT positive..........I had my husband check too... I am still not getting my hopes up but I go test on Sat. March 1..AF is due today but didnt come thankfully!) so well see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!this has been the most longest 2 weeks ever.............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!keep me in your thoughts/prayers...............
Jody..........are u testing tomorrow???best of luck baby dust to u all

AMS37 - that is awesome! Oh, I hope so badly that this works for you. I jumped the gun and tested tonight, BFN, no question about it. Amy's note about being too early to test was positive, but as soon as I tested, I figured out that the cramps I have been feeling are AF, I'm sure she'll be here soon. Hope I'm wrong, but not too hopeful. I'm pretty upset, DH and I got in a fight tonight because he thinks I am consumed with this. Of course I am, he doesn't have to be poked and prodded every couple of days, and with his shift, he can't even come to my appointments. All he has to do is the fun stuff (bd for these last few cycles). I am venting because I am upset about the test, and blamming it on DH, which is why we call them "dear husband." Because they have to hear us vent (LOL).

Anyway, all I really wanted to say was GOOD LUCK (didn't mean to vent, but feels good to get it off my chest).

Can't wait to hear from you soon with a BF++++++

Good Luck to you AMS!

Thank you so much Jody and MaFo!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so anxious yet wary..at the same time......It seems like such a rollercoaster ride...!.I will keep you posted and definitely let u know on Sat. Our RE is open 7 days a week.which is awesome..so I test sat....Theyll call us with the results too that same day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif Im rooting for u all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jody!!!!!!!!!! I am hoping so much for u that u get a BIG FAT POSITIVE!!!!!!!!! its ok to vent too.........Im here anytime if you need me......I know it can be different for a man...We women are the ones going thru all the "physical" stuff as well as the emotional part of it..........Men just dont worry as much as us women!! I mean they do.,but they have different way s of showing it...........You just hang in there...................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

RattyG - thank you for sharing your story with us. I think it is great that you and your partner (regardless of her gender) have conceived a child together. If a child can be raised in a strong loving home with 1, 2, 7, whatever # of parents, whatever gender I think it will be great.

ams37 - I am so excited for you and hope that you get 2 dark lines on Sat. I went to the doc today and got a BFN and they told me it was too soon and that they wanted to a blood test on Friday. I insisted on doing it Thurs evening so that I could get the results on Friday instead of waiting until Monday. They said that some people don't produce a lot of HCG right away. I am trying to keep a positive outlook on what tthye said but it is pretty hard - not having any pg symptoms. Although as long as AF stays away I will at least consider the chance that I could still get a + from the blood test.

Jody - let me know what you find out and if AF stays away. I am root'n for ya to get a positive and any time you need to vent or talk to someone, this is the place to come and I am here for ya.

Get this, I have been so crabby to dh that when I took my daughter (who is 6) to the doc with me to day she says to the nurse "Is my mom having a baby" and the nurse says "Well sweetie I don't think we can tell yet" and my daughter says "Well my mom has been really crabby." I almost died - anyways just thought you guys would appreciate some good humor. I can't remember the last time my face was that red.

Amy

Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh. that FAINT line is even MORE faint today.. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gif. I will just wait til sat..AF has NOT reared its ugly head yet.(DPO 13).so thats a good sign. I just read where if u are 5 weeks preg. the level of HCG may only be at 19.Here is a chart from a website I came across (to reassure us)
HCG levels:
3 weeks (5-50mIu)
4 weeks (4-426 mIus)
5 weeks (19-7,340 mIus)
6 weeks (1,080-56,500 mIu)
7-8 wks. (7,650-229,000 mIu)
9-12 weeks(25,700-288,000 mIus)
13-16 weeks(13,300-254,000 mIus)
17-24 weeks (4,060-165,400 mIuS)
25-40 weeks (3,640-117,000 mIus)

Taz good luck.to u...............Its comforting to know your doc said to wait too..I think we are making ourselves crazy with all these hpt tests. My stomach is starting to get crampy as well as my mood.
Crabby is definitely a word for me today. It is wed. so 3 more days.....I dont feel very positive right now......this is so emotionally draining at times................................... have a good day everyone...

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Congrats on your faint +, I've heard that there's no such thing as a faint +, a + is a + is a +

As for the dr. thing. I have the ONLY health insurance available to me that even remotely covers any infertility stuff. My dr is the only one in my clinic that does this. If I wanted to change dr's, I would have to first change primary care givers, then go for consultations, etc. then be referred to a dr., get on the waiting list and see if that dr. does anything differently. Like I said, they start all the patients on the same day with the injectables (clomid people not being monitored by ultrasound can start any time) and they make sure everyone cycles at the same time with bcp's or provera. They do this because most of the monitoring and blood tests are at a separate clinic in Minneapolis and they have 4 dr's using those services. So, dr. smith has his people start week one of the month, dr. jones week two, etc. so they don't overload the facilities in MPLS trying to get blood work back on time, etc. It's stupid and frustrating, but I simply don't have the funds to do it any other way. As it is, I'm paying about $500 out of pocket for one injectables cycle with all the meds, lab work and copays. All I can do is hope that the end of March cycle works http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

Good luck to the rest of you. I'm working really long days this month (keeping my mind off of things) but I'll check in from time to time if I can get to a computer http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

O.k today is 14 dpo and still no AF -

Ams37 - glad af is staying away for you too. I keep thinking that mine is coming but so far so good. I think I will have a nervous break down before tomorrow anticipating the blood test http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

I just want to know one way or the other. I too found information that said that it can be in the 5th week before you get a positive (that is how it was with my last pregnancy that I lost) I think I was 5.5 weeks before I could get a +. I kept taking test after test and they kept coming back - but I was still having a lot of pg symptoms and at that point AF was really regular and never showed up. finally I took the final test and it came back +. Also I am too cheap to buy the really expensive tests so of course the ones I get require the highest amount of HCG.

Well I suppose I better get ready for work. Just wanted to update everyone and wish them luck and send lot's of baby dust there way and +++++++ results.

Oh yeah, Ams37 - they say that you can get a false negative, but a false positive is highly unlikely. If you got even a faint line I would consider yourself pg.

Amy

No AF yet, feeling better today, like maybe I tested too early. I am going to wait until Sunday to do the HPT, and then I will call RE on Monday if still nothing. I am anxious to start on the Provera to get going again if I am not pg.

AMS37 - Amy - this is very exciting for the two of you!!! dknees, hang in there, we're all routing for each other http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

Today i'm 8 DPO...when should i test? My cycle is 28 days so i was thinking i'd test on March 4?? Is that correct?? Thanks

Good morning everyone! ams--I think what folks are saying is true. Even a faint line is, indeed, a line.

Tazink, thanks for being so kind. We are so excited! I think early testing is such a bad idea. Hang in there--you really don't know what might be going on yet.

And to everyone else who is waiting--try to do whatever it takes to make the time go quickly, without testing. Maybe it means getting on here and just venting and venting and venting. It just seems awful but waiting is definitely part of this process!

Meanwhile, I had another blood test this morning. Depending on my hCG levels, I will be scheduled for a scan to see how many "sacs" are developing. My dr. says they'll wait 'til they detect a heartbeat to send me back to my regular OB/GYN. I still cannot seem to say the sentence outloud: I am pregnant.

RattyG - Are you having twins? You said sacs instead of sac so I am assuming you had more than one egg get fertilized. I am so glad to have everyone's support and encouraging words - it has helped a great deal.

Just curious RattyG and you don't have to answer, but I was wondering how you decided who would have the baby? Did you ever consider both of you being pg at the same time?

Good luck to all and BABY DUST EVERWHERE TO EVERYONE!.

one more day till blood test. I will let everyone know as soon as I get the results. I am getting a little nervous as I know that tomorrows result will be a definite answer and if it is a BFN, we aren't going to continue with any fertility treatments adn I think the reality of that setting in will be quite difficult.

Amy

Wishing you +++++'s Taznik, JodyC and AMS37(I think the faint + is still a + too! ) StarrN .... we are 1 day apart on the cycle Im 7dpo ... the earliest I can test is the 28th or 29th ... but Im going to try to wait until Doc appt on the 5th! ( AGAIN....IM GOING TO TRY TO WAIT...lol...YOU KNOW HOW HARD THAT IS!)
MICHELLE

Tazink, I am sending you all the positive women energy I can muster for your blood test. Early testing is just not a good thing! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

We don't know yet if we are having twins or a singleton or what. We are actually going in on Monday morning for an ultrasound to find out the answer to that very question. I would love twins. My partner, not so much!

We decided that I would try because I wanted to. She is not that interested in actually going through the process, while I have always wanted to. Oddly enough, even though she is a couple of months older than I am, her period is longer, more regular, and it hasn't changed at all with age, etc.--I have an inkling she is more "fertile" than I am. We decided that we would try three times for me with the fertility doc and then try three times with her if we were still having no luck. I think having an extra womb is really a true luxury! But hopefully (I hope, I hope, I hope!), we won't have to struggle any more and Baby RattyG or all the Babies RattyG will be healthy and fine and we'll have a full house next autumn.

JNMTTC- Glad i found someone so close to me. How do you feel now? I'm having sligt pains/pressure in my uterus and ovaries but it may just be from the progesterone. I'm going to try and wait until March 4 (which is Mardi Gras in New Orleans!!)but we'll see. I almost stopped today but i know it's way to early and if i would have it in my house i'd take it. Are you on fertility meds? How long have you been trying?

JNMTTC- Glad i found someone so close to me. How do you feel now? I'm having sligt pains/pressure in my uterus and ovaries but it may just be from the progesterone. I'm going to try and wait until March 4 (which is Mardi Gras in New Orleans!!)but we'll see. I almost stopped today but i know it's way to early and if i would have it in my house i'd take it. Are you on fertility meds? How long have you been trying?

JNMTTC- Glad i found someone so close to me. How do you feel now? I'm having sligt pains/pressure in my uterus and ovaries but it may just be from the progesterone. I'm going to try and wait until March 4 (which is Mardi Gras in New Orleans!!)but we'll see. I almost stopped today but i know it's way to early and if i would have it in my house i'd take it. Are you on fertility meds? How long have you been trying?

JNMTTC- Glad i found someone so close to me. How do you feel now? I'm having sligt pains/pressure in my uterus and ovaries but it may just be from the progesterone. I'm going to try and wait until March 4 (which is Mardi Gras in New Orleans!!)but we'll see. I almost stopped today but i know it's way to early and if i would have it in my house i'd take it. Are you on fertility meds? How long have you been trying?

JNMTTC- Im't glad i found someone so close to me. How are you feeling? I'm having slight pains/pressure in my uterus and overies but it may just be from the progesterone?? Are you on any fertility meds? I'm not yet but if not PG by May we will start injections. I normally get PG VERY fast but for some reason this is cycle 6 and no luck. By the way i have no children YET but i've had 5 miscarriages. I almost stopped and bought a test today but i know it's tooooo early and if i bought it i would take it so i'll try to wait until March 4 (which is Mardi Gras in New Orleans!!!) Baby dust to you!!

OK sorry for all of the duplicated posts....my computer kept bombing out

I'm also having slight pains/pressure in my uterus and overies but it your right, it could just be from the hormones! I have VERY slight tenderness in the BB's but ... still don't want to get my hopes up yet. Im on everything! Metformin (50 mgs), Clomid (50mgs), Pergonal, Profassi (HCG), baby asprin, dexamethasone, and lots of vitamins! I'm sorry to hear about your miscarriages, I hope I don't have to go through that ... It must be verry heartbreaking and painful. This is my 3rd month ttc!! DH and I are hoping this month will be THE month! Hopefully, our symptoms are PG symptoms and not AF symptoms! Sending Baby dust your way and many prayers. Lets keep in touch on our progress... http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/gabby.gif Michelle

Here we go again...........I need a flashlight to see if theres even a line now!!!!!!!! This is getting out of hand ..hahah I did find out today that I have to go test on FRIDAY! Because I was told Mon. their computers will be "down" and wont be able to do testing that day..and that sat. and sun. they dont do HCgs,,,but they of course do the IUIs sat and sun...so she said can I come down on friday!!!!!!!!!!..................(is the grass green..is the sky blue?) hahaha..Of course I can !(thats IF AF doesnt come)
So Fri. I will find out more.............Wish me prayers and baby dust girls!!!!!!!!!!!!as I wish on all of you too! http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif Ill keep u posted.................................. let me know jody,,,,,,,,,taz and the rest of u.........what is happening!!!!!!!!

Lots of happy thoughts and baby dust to you ams37 and taz. Hope you can hang in there until your blood tests!!!!!!!! I know the waiting is terrible! I wish someone would invent some kind of test that you could take a couple of dpo so you'd know http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif

Thank you Dknee........... AF still has not reared its ugly head.(whew! thankfully)..........YAY!!!!!!!! I wonder does clomid effect cycle length>> I am 14 DPO now.,,,,34 day of my cycle. I am usually 29-33 day.
I hope everyone has a great day!!!!!!!! I know its excrutiating waiting..............But soon the emotional rollercoaster will be over hopefully (for this month anyway !O)
Jody and taz? Do u all test today at doc's???let me know!@!!!

Thank you every one for the prayers, thoughts, words of encouragement, and baby dust. Today is the big day - I go in at 4 p.m. MST for my blood test, but I don't know if I will get the test results back late today or tomorrow. At least I will finally know one way or the other. STILL NO AF YEAH! I am hoping I am just one of those people that has low hcg in the beginning. I really can't count on AF though b/c I can be very irregular, although since starting cycles with progesterone I have been 14 dpo on the dot when AF came - today is 15 dpo, cycle day 30.

Ams37, JodyC - anything new and exciting. Keep me posted.

Everyone else - lot's of baby dust your way.

amy

Amy good luck with the blood test. Let us know as soon as you know
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Marie

I am new here and I don't have the money to go to a fertility clinic so my husband and i have been trying herbal remdies. Could you please explain how the basal body temperature works. I would apriciate it very much. Thank You and Good Luck.

Well I went to the doc and first they did a urine test and it came back a BFN - so they did a blood test and I can't get the results until tomorrow ARRRGGGGHHHHH!!

I can't believe how long of a process this can be. I am trying to think positive but I don't feel pg but hoping and praying that I am.

Baby dust and prayers to all of you.

Amy

Hi,NCRSH,
Im from Nevada also! Here's some info on BBT: During the first two weeks of a woman's cycle, her body temperature is lower (96.0 to 97.5 F). With ovulation, a rise in body temperature takes place - caused by an increase of the hormone progesterone - in order to provide a warmer, more fertile environment. A minimum temperature rise of 0.4 to 0.6 degrees F can be measured. By monitoring when this temperature change takes place, you can determine when ovulation takes place in your cycle. Starting on day one of your menstrual cycle, record your BBT temperature on your fertility calendar or fertility chart. Each morning, record your temperature at the same time prior to any activity, including eating or drinking. Your temperature rise may be sudden, gradual, or in steps. The pattern may vary from cycle to cycle. For most women, 96 to 98 degrees is considered a normal basal temperature preceding ovulation. Direclty following ovulation, your BBT should rise to between 97 to 99 degrees. By charting your temperature changes in one-tenth degree increments - you can determine when ovulation has taken place. Typically a rise of at least 0.4 to 0.6 degrees will take place at ovulation, though for different women the temperature increases may be sudden or gradual. For example, I take mine every morning (must have at least 3 hours of sleep for an accurate reading) and before ovulation (O) I am usually between 97.2 and 97.9, after ovulation up to menstruation (AF) between 98.4 and 99.3.... My doctor says that if it stays up through the 14 days following you are most likely pregnant. Each month (Ive been ttc for 3 months now ( this is the 3rd month) I have been up in temp only for it to drop on the 14th day and AF to come the next day =(.... hope this helps. Oh, if you and DH decide to go the medical route... DH and I buy my meds in Mexico (Tijuana)...its cheaper! Last month I spent $72 for: clomid 50mg (6 days worth), 3 boxes of Pergonal,and dexamethasone (50 mg), would have gotten the Profassi (hcg) there as well but all the vendors there said they didn't cary the dosage needed... had to spend $42.39 on that at COSTCO. Total of $114.39... not bad considering the first month I didn't buy in Mex and it was about $350. I have PCOS ... so I take Metformin as well... but since that is for insulin resistence and diabetes ... my ins covers it... only $10 every other month. Hope this info helps..... good luck and sending you *****BABY DUST****
Michelle... http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/wave.gif