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Woohoo!! Congratulations Anastasia - I'm so happy for you! What great news for you to get, one after the other! Keep us posted on how you're doing. How are you feeling?

Anastasia: that's great news! Congrats!!!

Well girls I'm 12 dpo today and not even a hint of a line this morning so I would say I'm out! I'm a little sad but also ready to move forward. I think I'm going to call nwcryobank tomorrow and see if we can have my BIL do some donations there for us as well as ship to us. It's going to be difficult to time things now that I'm going back to work. It says on their website if its an intimate partner they just need a standard std check done and if its a random person they have to do tons of testing and it costs a lot but since he's my BIL and we already started with him I'm hoping they will waive some fees or maybe we could say he's an intimate partner? Hmm... Lol! Well good luck to all us this next round!

I'm actually feeling pretty good! A little sore breasts and tender, but not bad. Only tired at night and little twinges down below now and then. It's actually kinda weird I keep looking at the picture I took of the positive to remind myself!
I really really hope you all get your BFP as soon as possible, I will keep you all posted. My first doc apt is next Monday :)

Wow, congrats Anastasia!!!!! What supplements did you have him on?

Mel - totally just tell them he is an intimate partner, since he has the same last name (I assume), they probably won't ask many questions!

So, when do you guys think I should start bothering with the OPK's? I'm at cd4 today. Last month my pos OPK was on cd9. Should I wait til cd7 do you think? Should I just start now? Seems like such a waste to start so early. Plus the earlier I start with the OPK's, the harder the TWW is. Lol.

Supersue Here is the list of what he is taking. Brad King's Ultimate male energy, zinc, horny goat weed, l-Argenine and Korean Red ginseng. The ginseng is more for low energy levels since he is no longer taking the testosterone replacement his energy levels are not very high. If you need more info on the supplements let me know, I swear that was why he came back so strong with his sperm count!!
I can't wait to hear the heartbeat in a couple weeks, then I take a deep breath. Still feels surreal.

Supersue: that's what I was thinking too. It doesn't say husband so anyone can pass for an intimate partner. I would say start testing as soon as the bleeding stops. I know it's a waste but you def want to catch your surge as soon as it happens or it can cause you to miss ovulation better safe then sorry! GL!

Mel, I'm sorry that it looks like you are out. Has AF arrived or have you tested again since?

Supersue, yeah, I think it's probably better to be safe and start testing a bit early too. When I started using OPKs, I always left it too late and I couldn't tell when I got the surge. I find it easier to start testing early so I can watch it build up.

I'm on day 6 now will probably start testing on Friday - I can't wait! To me, it makes it feel like I'm getting somewhere.

Anastasia, thanks for the list of vitamins! I have my hubby on some of those too. He's also taking lots of B vitamins, selenium, Maca and Pycnogenol. He's been drinking red raspberry leaf tea with me too - it's really for me so I hope it doesn't hurt him! I'm finding it hard to keep up with it every days though, as he won't take them himself - I have to get them all out each morning and literally give them to him with a glass of water 3x a day. He's on so many that I have to space them throughout the day...at least he's not refusing them like he normally does with vitamins.

I put my DH on maca and he didn't respond well, it was weird had to stop, he had odd symptoms on it.
Still feeling good, lots of twinges, slight nausea sometimes and deff sore breasts!! I'm praying this is a sticky little poppy seed!!!!

Northernbabydream: I tested yesterday at 12dpo and it was negative. I will probably test again tomorrow. If not Af should be here tomorrow or Wednesday. I usually have a 15 day LP so we will see. That's great you are able to get your dh to take so many vitamins. When me and dh got his first SA results I bought fertilaid and he refused to take them. Told me if the doctor didnt give then to him he wasn't taking it. Lol!

I also have to give DH his vitamins LOL Our fertility specialist suggested them (Menevit it has a pic of sperm meeting the egg on the front LOL) he doesnt refuse but doesnt like the taste, CD6 too norhternbaby... AF is still here :( i usually only have a 4 day AF so this chemical must really being messing with me, i think she should be gone by tommorow but its only really spotting today, I orderd heaps of tests on Ebay and they didnt arrive on the mail plane today and i doubt it will come next week seeing as it started to rain finally so it looks like i will have to go into my TWW with only 2 digi's!! That's gonna kill me LOL at least i have my BBT for my early signs!