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@hberry. Happy birthday to your friend. I too remember what it was like when I was a teenager. Cramps would be so bad that I had to take Midol. Even before we were trying to have a baby. Hoping this is your month.

AFM. I am slowly starting to tell people that we are expecting our third. I told my coworker on tuesday and she kind of knew but didnt want to assume. Even a couple other people have asked her. I will be letting the rest of my coworkers know and a few of my people. Still waiting patiently for movement but I do feel flutters and gurgling noises. Had a dream last night and I told my husband and first thing he says, and the name is? Told him Noah. So, will have to wait and see when the baby comes. Will be telling my parents real soon; still worried about their reaction but best to get it over with and thought up a cool idea. Will keep everyone posted.

Good luck to everyone close to ovulating and testing.

@steph and @punk, one of the most common causes of early miscarriage is an issue with folate like I had. If you have a dodgy gene it doesn't matter how much you take, if it isn't methylfolate / L-mthf your body won't be able to use it properly. Unfortunately mainstream medicine doesn't really look that closely at this issue for some reason. I took rainbow light and garden of life food based prenatal vitamins religiously for a year before having my son and throughout the pregnancy, but still had folate related issues with him, and suffered another miscarriage TTC a couple years later. As a fellow Mumma to Angel babies, I can't recommend taking a prenatal with activated folate highly enough. Mega Food Baby & Me 2 and Smarty Pants Prenatal are two great ones. I felt a huge change in my body when I started taking it, and this baby seems to be sticking! Just my two cents gals. Love and prayers to you both.

hello all! It's been a year of trying for #2. I recently ovulated and am 7dpo. I took clomid to help ovulation along :)

Dragonfly hopefully it will be a nice surprise for your parents! Are you showing or is it still too early?

E 10+5?? Oh boy time flies!! How are you feeling?

Typical Hi and welcome! We’re kinda cycle buddies. I’m 8 dpo today! Hopefully it will end with a bfp for you

AFM I’m 8DPO and feeling pretty normal. From one hand I don’t want days to pass because I’m on my summer break but on the other hand I don’t really have anything to hope for this cycle so I wish I could already be on the next one.

Dh and I bded last night again. 2 days until O day. Feeling some twinges on my left side this morning.

@ E. Can't believe you are almost 11 weeks. Time is just flying by for you. I

@ Hberry. Hoping you guys will catch the egg this cycyle.

@Alex. I'm really hoping that my parents will take it well as there really isn't much they can do about it now. I am showing and it is something you cannot hide unless you wear baggy clothes but with this heat wave, no way. This was taken yestetday.

After posting, I became violently ill. Anything from puking to dizziness. I can't even sit up without getting sick to my stomach. So it looks like soft stuff for me. My oldest son is sick too.
ETA- I did try eating toast and it made me ill.

@Hberry. That's horrible. I really hope it isn't toonserious and that you and your son get better soon.

AFM. I made cupcakes as a way of anouncing my pregnancy to my parents and tomorrow we are going to visit my grandma (kids great-grandma). I'm anxious and hope it goes well; then bite the bullet and see my mom and dad.

Here are the cupcakes that I made today before it got too hot outside (+34C) and for my first time they turned out pretty good. I still have to put icing on them. I hope you all can see what my intention/plan was. I hope they can see it too. Keep you posted.

Hberry I hope you and your son feel better soon! Take care!

Dragonfly my goodness you have a very noticeable baby belly! It’s so beautiful You got this mama! Don’t worry too much about your parents. First of is your body, your livfe, your choices and second of all you are their child! They’ll be happy even if they’re worried! What you made looks amazing!yum!

I was thinking today how cruel our bodies really are. Of course it is amazing it can create another human being but in my case where I’m infertile, there’s no really any need for it to give me such hard time. What is this? Punishment? It’s not my fault you stupid body, it’s yours... why you make me ache anyways?
I’m 9DPO and AF is 5 days away and I already feel like shit. Boob pain, dull cramping, lower back ache... That’s not fair. I have like a week per month that I’m feeling ok with no symptoms like ovulation or LP ones.... pffff

Well I feel better for the most part today and so is my oldest. He has tryouts for a different team Impact baseball.