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So sorry to read about the insensitivity people are having to put up with from family, etc!

Nasake, I had a similar experience with my miscarriage - people are just uneducated. My Grandmother in law said to me "what did you do? Did you lift something heavy?" ????????‍?? People mean well... Most of the time.. But daaang they can be hurtful! Isn't it nice to imagine our angel babies playing in Heaven though?

Try to keep your chin up Alex, it hurts my heart to see you so down! I want this for you so badly! I know it can happen. My Husbands cousin struggled with infertility for over eight years, and only finally got pregnant after a Novena to Saint Philomena, and a promise to the Saint to go on a pilgrimage in her honor! No ivf or iui etc. Our whole family is very devout traditional Catholic (think Latin Mass, Chapel Veils, Rosary beads etc) so ivf and such don't align with our beliefs. Miracles do happen! Pray!

Lalou, it ain't over yet! I hope this is your month! It's so hard watching people around you have baby after baby when you want another but are struggling. I felt very down the whole time we're we're TTA for my mental health. My BIL and SIL in the meantime had two more, and would tease Andy and I about having another. They'd say we have no idea how hard it is with more than one, essentially hint at us being selfish and choosing the easy life. NGL I have wanted to smack them over these comments at times.

K&N I'm just so so soooo happy for you and your sticky bean! Keep us posted. You remind me so much of one of my brothers best friends growing up that I swear when I see your dp you feel like family! You also have the same warm heart.

AFM, I'm 3dpo! This will put me at 12dpo on my birthday, so I'll wait to test until then. Hoping for the best birthday present ever! I think my follicular phase shortened because I stopped taking vitex this cycle (I had been using it to lengthen my luteal phase, but stopped because my follicular phase was longer and my periods were getting too light) I'm taking maca, garlic oil (because I'm trying to ward off any sicknesses) cranberry (to prevent uti), a probiotic (post antibiotic course), and just started a prenatal at 1dpo. All of my bloodwork came back great, and the dentist went great too. No urgent need for the wisdom teeth to come out, and no cavities! The only thing that's bugging/worrying me at this point is [TMI] some pelvic pain. I don't know if it's because we have literally not dtd during ovulation for three years (since our son was born) and maybe now I'm just very sensitive during my fertile phase, or if it was simply the fact that it was way more activity than usual, but I'm just very achy and uncomfortable! I'm going to try to get back into my routines and keep busy around the house (I love the Flylady system!) and I think I'll try to plan out some fun stuff to distract me too. I've been wanting to go to a movie for ages!

Good luck to us all!

No it is still early. We are going all the way Alex. Today I went to church. 10 days late no AF. Major cramping yesterday. I left everything in God s hands. I made my peace and prayed for you and all the women looking to conceive. Keeping the faith.

My heart is breaking for you Alex, and all of you trying to get your bfps. I know the feeling all too well and being pregnant now feels amazing, but still very heartbreaking for those that struggle as you never forget that feeling. Stay strong ladies, your bfps are en route, they may just be taking the detour xxxx

E_massey Thank you
I have everything crossed for you that you’ll get a bday bfp!! I’m so exited to see what’s gonna happen!!

Lalou Thank you for your prayers! I’m keeping you and all the ladies in here in my thoughts every night before I go to sleep! I think whenever I have a feeling for someone in here, it comes true except of me lol no AF is always a good sign! I hope we see from you a late blazing bfp

Thank you Noodle!! How are you feeling?

AFM today was a good day. I had a million things to do so they kept me distracted for the most part of the day! 7dpo and nothing strange still... only thing is that I have a shooting pain in lower abdomen, very low which is running through my whole leg like electricity.. I don’t thing is pregnancy related but I thought to mention it. Maybe someone in here had something similar before

@alex I heard a lot of people that said that shooting pain was a good one. I have good vibes for you.

AFM AF came today!! IUI cycle is on the way. I will be taking Femara cd3-7 50mg. And I am waiting for nurse called to go in for ultrasound and blood test. So excited!!!!

Alex- I had a corpus luteum cyst with pain like this. Pain started after ovulation and it was from time to time, nothing serious. But like a week after, I went to ER because terror pains around my ovary and in my back started at night, couldn't even breathe when pain hit me, it was huge corpus luteum cyst, but luckily it went away by itself in few months. But it can be whatever, so try not to worry too much and relax. I'll keep you in my thoughts

Lalou3tt3- I'm so excited for you!! I'll keep you in my thoughts, I really think your IUI will be a success and you'll get your

I'm CD34 and yesterday I took two tests, one had really-really light pink line, but another one was empty, today same thing. I think my tests are faulty ors, because you can see two white lines on them if you take them out of the package. Still no PMS or AF symptoms, but I think I'll get my AF on 3 days, then I have my driving lessons and I always get my AF on that day and then almost die because of my tummy pain in my lesson :D it's like real murphy thing lately. ps: just to clear it, it's more complicated to get your driving license in here than in US. We need to pay and take 30 hrs of driving lessons, take 30 hrs of classes about traffic rules and everything, then complete driving test+traffic rules test at driving school, then if w succeed we can go to county and do those tests there too, and if you succeed you get your license, and if not, you need to do them again. So I've been busy with that lately and it helps me keep my mind busy with something else than overthinking everything about my cycle.

And thank you everyone for being so nice, sensitive and supportive. I really love this community to everyone who's waiting and to lucky big fat positive test owners

@Alexplpl I had sharp shooting pain on my right side starting right after ovulation and continuing through about a few days ago. I did have an ultrasound 2 days before I got my BFP and they found a cyst on my right side. Last week it started happening on my left side, i called the Dr and they brought me in a for another ultrasound to make sure i wasn't having an ectopic pregnancy. They were able to see the gestational sac which looked to be on my left side and she said the pains were most likely due to everything stretching.

I had cysts before. Twice to be certain. One when I was 19 years old and didn’t end well. It burst and I ended doing laparoscopic surgery to clean the abdomen area since at my first hospital visit when I started being in pain they send me home saying it was nothing and I will be fine. The cyst caused problems being 3 days without treatment. I don’t remember much but I remember the pain. Second time at the age of 27 fortunately it went away by it self but the pain was the same and it’s something I’ll never forget. Nothing like this pain now. Hopefully is nothing near this and it’s something irrelevant.

Lalou I’m so sorry Af came but I’m happy to see that you’re excited about this cycle! Sending hugs your way!

@alex I’m doing ok, sore boobs especially my nipples and the exhaustion is real! I have had no morning sickness or good aversions yet which I am completely embracing as I know when I got to 6 weeks with my son I was hospitalised with HG. My sister had a baby 4 days ago and I was birth partner along with her OH and it was a traumatic but amazing experience - I didn’t see the actual labour as it ended in theatre with ventouse as did her first child’s labour so I’m still yet to tick off watching a child be born on my bucket list.

Love & Hugs xx

Noodle that’s so amazing being there on your sisters labor! Where I live they allow only one person with the mom and usually the husband. All babies are delivered in a surgery room.
Hopefully you won’t be feeling very uncomfortable with morning sickness!!

AFM I’m 8DPO waiting for AF next Monday! I’m not having any feeling at all of me being pregnant so
Everything is as normal. The shooting pain calmed down fortunately and I’m only feeling light cramping and breast pain which are very common for me! I wish I could be pregnant pffff