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Try not to get too anxious. I'm keeping you in my thoughts and hoping that she is just calling you in to congrats you in person for the great results! :P

Still no AF. Still high, soft cervix. Still exhausted and just wanting to know. No real change. Lol. I keep waiting for a PMS sign or to spot or to get a damn BFP... but no luck on any. Hopefully I can get some sleep tonight, I think I would feel much better if I could just sleep without those crazy dreams waking me every hour or so.

hgreen- not many symptoms yet, just a ittle twinge here or there and a little cloudiness but feeling good :) I wonder why the radiologist didn't show you the screen?

ttc- you may just have ovulated later than you thought. without temping, using OPK's doesn't verify that you ovulated. Get some sleep! Think of it this way, it is out your control at this point unfortunately. I found that this past cycle, I was definitely stopped trying to analyze and pick at everything and it really helped my stress level. I did one cheap test too early and then waited until 14dpo to test. If AF comes, you will be able to tell better next cycle when you temp. Don't worry, it's your first month TTC :) It will happen!

I thought about ovulating later as well, but then I checked my calendar and realized that with our work schedules and stress and our son getting sick, we have BDd in 14 days now... so it should still be picking up on the hormone by now. Unless the egg waited the full 12 days to implant, which means it could take another day or two to hit my urine, but that is rare. It is more likely that either 1. I am not producing enough of the hormone yet and for some reason I am just going to be one of those women who have low HCG lvls. OR(and I find this more likely even if DH doesn't like it) my hormones are out of whack from stress and giving up soda for water/juice. Both can affect your cycle, and the ladies in my family already have issues.

Either way it is just a waiting game, with patience being a virtue I never excelled at.

On a happy note, my sister-in-law went into false labor last night and the doctors think my niece plans on debuting within the next few nights! I can't wait to have a newborn in my arms, even if it isnt my own! BABY FEVER!

Jel- That's good. Hopefully you won't get too bad of a case of morning sickness. Are you letting yourself get excited, or are you still a bit nervous?

TTCBaby#2- So exciting your niece is on her way soon!! What CD are you now? And how many DPO do you think? Did you take your temperature this morning? This might give you your answer before the lab gets back to you.

Still very nervous. Any little cramp or twinge, I get nervous. Maybe after my appt next week, I'll feel more at ease.
Ttc- I agree with hgreen, have you been doing BBT? That's super helpful is knowing if you are pregnant

That makes complete sense. I hope your next appointment will make you feel more secure. You deserve to enjoy this time :)

I tried to call the fertility specialist I was referred to today to make an appointment but apparently it takes them 2 weeks to go trough my referral paperwork and decide which Dr. will take my case and then they'll call me to make the first appointment. Always a waiting game! I wished I asked how long in advance they were booking first appointments so at least I could get an idea for how long the wait will be.

I'm on CD 31, estimated 16 DPO. I did take my bbt this morning. I was at 98.2

So, I ended up in the E.R. last night having pain in my abdomen. They drew blood(for basic blood panels) and did a urine test(BFN) and did a CT scan of my abdomen which made me VERY nervous as I am still not 100 percent on whether or not I am pregnant. I have kidney stones and gall stones and my potassium is really low. They said that they couldn't indicate any pregnancy on the CT scan, but that they didn't see any cysts or fibroids either. They could find nothing to explain why i haven't had a period and they refused to do a blood pregnancy test because pregnancy isn't an emergency. I called my doctors office and they haven't gotten my blood results back yet.

So still a wait and wonder kind of thing.

Oh geeze! Sorry to hear and I hope you are feeling a bit better today? Good you took your temp this morning and you will now be able to compare tomorrow morning. I wonder if the kidney and gall stones would be something that may delay ovulation and therefore delay your period? Maybe post a question on the board and see if anyone else has experience that?

I have had galbladder issues and gall stones since I was 19, so I don't think that is anything to upset my cycle. This is my first time having kidney stones, but my mother tells me that I am in for a world of pain when they pass. The doctor said that stress is the most common culprit to delaying your cycle, and that if I would just take my mind off of it then it would happen. Much like when you are looking for your keys or trying to remember the name of a song. :P

Either way, my brother brought me home a new 10 gallon fish tank for my son's room, so that will be my project for the next week to keep my mind occupied. I think i am going to go tonight and buy water conditioner and aquatic plants and then look at fish next week once the water is stable and the plants are thriving. :) Should keep me nice and distracted!!!

It must really have been stress, because I spent all night last night getting my new tank set up and woke up to AF this morning. Ive never been so happy to see her!

So here I am at CD 1, charting and better educated. Now I will just have to remember to stay relaxed and not freak over every possible symptom in this months tww. Lol.

How are you guys today?