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Holy Moly! There has been a lot of activity in the short time I was gone – that’s awesome!! Sorry ladies to not have been on sooner, things have been crazy as usual between work, class, and home. So, let’s get caught up on things….

Hopeful – I was so happy to see how much your levels went up in just 2days; that is awesome! I had been holding my breath for you.

Babydreams – I am so sorry about the cysts, I am praying that they go away lightning fast. How are you feeling?

Frsty – I think you are beautiful inside and out, makeup or no makeup, you are simply gorgeous; I love the color of your eyes! I had heard of dermablend but never seen it used before – wow – that stuff is like magic. I hope that it gives you that extra boost you’re looking for. You are a strong powerful woman, and I hope the world can see it the way we do on here. The pics from your scans are insanely cool! I’ve never seen anything like that, how awesome that you got to. I am crossing my fingers and praying for you that everything goes according to plan!

Pinkster – I’ve been keeping my fingers crossed for you! It took me a long time to pinpoint my ovulation because my cycles can be irregular; what I ended up having to do was to use the home OPKs. After about 3mos I noticed I had a trend of getting 2days of dark lines, I also noticed that DH and I were only getting busy on the days leading up to my dark lines. So I mixed things up, cuz we had been playing without a defense for over 2yrs. We would do whatever when I was sure I wasn’t OVing, but as soon as I got those dark lines, I made sure we did something both days I had dark lines, and the day after. I truly believe that making that change is what has finally landed me my miracle, now all I’m doing it praying I get to keep it. I wish you all the luck!!

Phat – Kicking that coffee habit can be tough, I know from experience. But, you sound like a strong kick-ass woman, so I have no worries for you; and, tea is a good replacement, that’s how my mother-in-law kicked her coffee habit (she was a 4-5cup/day drinker). My weak point has been soda, and kicking that habit… most days I’m excellent, but every once and a while I just need a soda. I try to stick with water, milk, and 100% juice instead. How long do you have to stay on the BC?

Aharris – I tested with generic brand tests and they all showed up negative. I finally went and bought some FRERs, but my first morning urine showed negative too…. I took 8 tests, all the first mornings showed negavtive; the 5 tests I took that came back positive were done mid-morning, afternoon, and evening. I did a lot of research on what the most reliable tests were for early detection, and the FRER is the only FDA approved test to predict early pregnancy, this does not include the digital ones as they can be less reliable. I’m praying for you and hoping AF stays far away from you.

Waitingonmymiracle – I had a co-worker get pregnant right around the time DH and I started trying, she got pregnant on accident, and then was asking me for pregnancy advice…. I finally told her that she had 3 older children, she should already know what to expect…. Situations like that make no sense to me, but I feel you. I also without a doubt believe that God has a plan for you; he has a plan for all of us. Whatever your plan is I know you will come out truly blessed!

Koffee – I took my first test at 8dpo and got a negative, my first positive didn’t show up until I was 11dpo after that the lines kept getting darker. I will keep my fingers crossed for you!

Mandy – I have been feeling very tired and cranky lately, my poor husband has been taking the brunt of my mood swings; I feel bad for him…. My boobs hurt so bad that I cannot get the slightest bit comfy at night so I sleep awful. I’m going to try a body pillow to see if that helps. I have also started developing aversions to foods I love, and I think the “morning sickness” may be getting ready to roll in because I’ve been getting very ill feeling at night. I can only imagine the roller coaster you have been on lately, and I am crossing my fingers that everything goes well. You will have to keep us posted on everything!

It took me almost 2hrs, but I think I got everyone (and I pray to God I didn't get anything mixed up). If I missed someone I am very sorry. I love being in this group and being able to talk about anything and everything. You ladies are truly amazing, and I hope you are all having good weekends. I will keep everyone posted, I have my first official ultrasound in 3wks which I am pretty sure will take an eternity to get here but we’ll see. Much love and warm wishes to all of you, and lots of and

@2frsty- Kinda feels like a bowling ball in your anus??? That's how it felt with me. Basically your ovaries after stims are very swollen and heavy, so they hang down on the sides of your vagina. Any added pressure, like baring down to have a bowel movement or even sex basically presses against the ovaries giving that bruised funky feeling. It can take almost a week to go down. It hurt me to even fart! lol.Here's pic of what yours may look like. The small image is regular ovaries and the larger is ovaries on stim injections.
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@aharris- You're not alone darling. I went through this same thing when I started ttc. When I went off birth control, I ovulated a couple times but then stopped. For weeks and weeks, I repeatedly peed on sticks wondering why I was late but not getting a positive test or at least faint/evap type tests. It was driving me crazy and to tears! That was when I created this forum. Well it turned out that I had PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). So I barely ovulate because of it, meaning no AF either. Some pcos girls OV really late. I'm not saying you have pcos, but there are other explanations for ovulating irregulary. I know how scary it is to see the obgyn about this type of thing...I've had to go through it myself. If you want to, you can wait another week to see what happens. But when you feel ready, call your obgyn. They'll run bloodwork and confirm pregnancy or even if you ovulated. Then they can determine what's causing the issues and find a way to fix it. Again, I know it's scary but it's going to be okay.

@cateEgg- OH man...3 weeks! That feels sooo far away! I'm so excited for you though. Fingers crossed for no morning sickness!!!
OK...I've never had sore boobs before. My nips have gotten sore during tww and bfps but never my whole boob. I know some girls say their's feel bruised. How would you desribe your boob pain?

AF is playing peek-a-boo!
"Here I am, now I'm not!"

Thank you for your encouragement waitingonmymiracle. Its just so hard..

My oldest daughter is 8 now. When I was pregnant with her, the doctors found abnormal cells on my internal lady parts, they said I needed a biopsy. Well, I never had it biopsied. So, I'm fearing something dreadful is going on.

Still no AF. Extremely emotional over everything.
My plan for today is to do some housework then go to my brothers house and help my sis in law with unpacking moving boxes. Should keep my mind occupied.

aharris - please see the doc especially since you had those abnormal cells. I'm totally stressed out on your behalf!

pinkster - my OB said if you're not temping to know for sure that you ovulated, you should BD at least every other day for 5 days before and 5 days after you think you will ovulate. That way if you O early or late, you're covered.

babydreams - I'm so very sorry.

2frsty - my bloating was like that, too. Like Tara said, keep your eyes out for OHSS symptoms, especially gaining weight from day to day. Weigh yourself every morning.

I'm on BC for another 6 days of active pills, then one week of the ones with no hormones. Not really sure when to expect to start AF. I go in on cd3 to get a baseline ultrasound again, and that will determine what we do from here. Hopefully the cysts will have resolved, and we can do a medicated cycle with IUI.

Hi all, see you all been busy on here and had a nice weekend I hope, us old foggies been busy Bding lol,
day 16-today, we actually managed to BD once on Fri(13)/Sat(14)/Sun(15) & Mon today, take it today or yesterday is OV day, counting today as 1DPO is that correct?
Thank you for all your help and advice, Aharris & Waitingonmymiracle any good news? Thankyou cateegg for your good vibes and hope your enjoying your wonderfu pregnancy so far, hows that bloaty 2frsty doing, deflated a bit I hope lol, I noticed my partner only actually produces less then half a teaspoon of sperm, is that really bad? Hes being tested this Fri and if I dont fall then Clomid it is next month if he gets all clear, love n lots of to all -x-x-x-

Have put OV test on my prof, let me know what you think :) -x-

@pinkster- Sounds like a fun babydancing weekend lol. I looked at your tests. Looks like sunday (cd15) was OV day so I'd call today 1dpo for you :). But babydance a couple more times over the next couple days to cover your bases.

Af finally showed today. I'm not surprised cause I've been waiting for it since I was on provera to jump start it. Looking forward to my face clearing up lol