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E I really hope we’ll see this BSP of yours in a few days! Also wishing all the best for your husband and his job!
Actually I’m wishing for everyone in here and in the world all the best with the hope that this too will pass and we will get out of it better, wiser, stronger and healthy!

Flamingo thank you girl! How are you doing? How are you symptom wise?

Lalou please be careful mama when you go outside! keep us updated and hopefully we will see those numbers going up and up! Take it easy and don’t stress out too much

Agatch thank you babe! We missed you! Hope you and your family staying safe and healthy!

Lissa I’m so sorry you feeling so stressed! we are all experiencing one of the most stressful, difficult and with the biggest uncertainty days of all times. Growing up I don’t remember anything like this happen before globally! I am praying for you, your husband and your little baby. Hopefully all governments will take action and take care of people. Try to stay calm for the sake of your baby and try to keep the faith! I know there’s not much to say and I know if I were in your position right now I would have the same anxiety but I’m sure hospitals are doing their best to protect all newborns. I know here in Greece since the pandemic no newborn been infected.

Ladies I know that at this times the only thing we can do is pray and be kind to one another! Try to stay safe, practice social distancing and keep yourself busy!
We’re all on the same boat..
much love to all

Awww lisa. I am so sorry that you are going through with this. I understand your point of the view and your husband's too. Give birth is hard enough. I can t imagine doing it alone. But then , the risk of infection is even greater. It is such a dilemma. I keep your family and you in my prayers. God will protect you. I know there is only so much we can say, but we are all here for you. Stay safe , pray , have faith , you will be alright. Make sure you take slow deep breath and squat as much as you can.

Everyone else thank you so much for the support. Thank you @agatch. Waiting for E bfp and the others as well. Btw I am not going anywhere. I will be here cheering you all on. I got 111 on blood tests today. And going back on Wednesday for 2nd beta because I did iui. Since I have Hashimoto And PCOS ,Doc is upping my meds. But it is all worth it. DH and I believe that we are having a girl. We will only share with both sets of parents until 13 weeks for rest of families and friends. I am especially happy for my boy. He will finally have a sibling. My DH is an only child and some time it is hard for him when I am with all my siblings (we are 6) and between us 13 children with 3 more on the way this year. I was extra careful and still am. Things are not looking good in my State. The number of covid cases have doubled overnight. We are almost 500 cases and 4 death. Stay safe everyone.

@Lalou I'm looking forward to seeing your betas double! Stay safe out there. We have over 600 cases here in QLD, but the spread is slowing considerably thanks to the strong measures out in place by the gov't here.

Well so far my DH still has his job - they had to let two other guys go, and my DH took a 20% pay cut. This left us with only 50/wk for groceries etc after paying our bills! My parents have sent me some money though and hopefully that'll see us through, if my silly PayPal account ever has it's limits removed and I can access those funds. (they locked it because they need to verify your identity if you receive a payment over a certain amount from out of the country.)

10 dpo today. Nothing out of the ordinary, temps still above the coverline and fairly stable. Had a slow temp rise this cycle. Honestly my chart looks so pretty - my temps are usually a little more erratic and make for a more irregular chart! I have totally forgotten to take my maca, so this whole cycle is with zero hormonal support from herbs. Symptoms are nothing special: sore breasts, bloated, gassy (tmi but defs a luteal phase thing for me) erratic hunger, some nausea and headaches (could be all the comfort eating... Cookies in the house + self isolation is just not a great combo!) The only really odd thing is vivid crazy dreams! DH says I was cowering under the blankets because I thought I saw something over our bed.

My back is also killing me today. Probably because my giant almost 3 year old boy is going through a scaredey cat phase and wanted to be HELD AND WALKED AROUND like a baby yesterday. I actually loved all the snuggles at the time but I'm paying for it today. Oy.

That's all from my corner of the world! Thank you guys so much for thinking of me and hoping for our success. It's so comforting to know that we're all here cheering each other on, through crisis, through ttc, through pregnancy, and through loss. What a beautiful community!

E. All those symptoms sounds promising and hope you get your BFP soon.

AFM. Cycle day 1. AF showed her ugly head this morning (2 days early). I was holding on to hope as I was eating peanut butter again (earlier it made me gag to even smell it, and I devoured a piece of my daughter's chocolate birthday cake (I don't eat sweets) last night. So, my husband surprised me when we DTD on CD12 with possible ovulation on CD15 but I am thinking I ovulated on either CD16/17. We DTD on CD16 but he pulled out . With my last pregnancy, I used progesterone cream this cycle as it helped me the last time to conceive my DS; but it didn't. I took a pregnancy test yesterday and it was a BFN. Please note that I did use an expired test and I know that using expired tests may lead to either a false negative or a false positive but I have 4 FRERs and I didn't want to use them if I wasn't pregnant. I was planning on taking Maca capsules to see if that helps to regulate my cycles and temps as it worked wonders the last time. I still have one full tube of progesterone cream and I am thinking of ordering more in case I do get pregnant. I'm not even sad as my temps are very erradic since the birth of my DS a year and a half ago. With everything that's going on (COVID-19, and living in a small 2 bedroom house) that we should wait until everything settles down and we find a house. However, if my husband surprises me again then I will start the process over but not until I have more cream. Good luck and baby dust to everyone. #staysafe

@E thank you yes I will be careful. Maybe your baby snuggly is an early pregnancy sign too. Baby boy snuggles a lot on me these days and my mum told me that siblings do that sometimes. It s almost like they can sense (intuition?) That there is rivalry on the way. Anyway whether it is truth or not, I am crossing toes and fingers for you.

@Dragonfly I am so sad to hear that but I like your positive attitude. None of my business but why is your DH pulling out? Are you not actively ttc? Or does he not want another right away?

AFM I am more and more exhausted. Yawning at 2PM. Busy being a teacher and student for my Master classes. It is tough but I have to do this. If I feel like it is too much, I will take a break from classes. We will see next Fall how things will go. Tomorrow 2nd beta. I am a bit worried but I will be extra careful. Mask and gloves and not touching anything. Continue hand washed and /or sanitize. Will report tomorrow. Until then, stay safe and please pray. I saw a video of italians yesterday kneeling , praying for God s forgiveness so that he can save us from this disease. I think e should all do like them.

@lalou. It's alright as I don't mind sharing a bit of me. We are not actively trying because my husband wants to wait a few years until his OAP (Old Age Pension) kicks in. However, we are also "if it happens; it happens" as I will be done after that; 3 tops it. That's why I was shocked when we DTD so close to ovulation and didn't pull out. I thought to myself, even sitting on the fence that my husband did his part and I did my part. The rest is up to God. If I conceived this time; my EDD would be December 10; one day before my daddys birthday. On to the next cycle and see what happens.

E Hopefully your symptoms are pregnancy related and we’ll see your bfp in a few days! I’m sorry to see that people are getting fired at this times but happy at the same time that your DH still has his job! Here in Greece business owners cannot fire any of employees during the pandemic. The government is promising that they will help owners and employees as well. We shall see

Dragonfly so sorry AF came especially for you that your ttc journey this time is not constant from both of you! Hopefully this cycle will give you a beautiful surprise!
Did you experience difficulties in getting pregnant previously? Sorry for asking but I wasn’t following you before!

Lalou take it slow mama and please please be careful when you goin out!! I know it’s necessary for you but it’s such a difficult time right now!!

AFM Today is our 9year anniversary with hubby and even though we cannot go somewhere to celebrate I’m so grateful I have him especially at this times! I really thought we would have a baby by now but I guess it wasn’t mean to be... This cycle is the last one that we could possibly have a 2020 baby and hubby wanted this so much...
CD5 today and last one for AF. I ovulate quite early usually so in 2 days from now I’ll be jumping on the BDing train! Hubby said we will make a lot of babies this month now we are well rested lol yeah right... I wish

@Alex. No worries. I don't mind sharing my story. Just wanted to say Happy Anniversary to you and your husband. When my husband and I started trying for our first, I was brand new to the TTC board so I went online and purchased "Conceive Easy" as we tried for a few months and were not successful. I started taking the vitamines and on the third month I got pregnant as I remember that as I just opened the third bottle. I knew something was different as i couldn't lay down on my stomach and cramping lots. March 29/16 our daughter was born. Fast forward to a couple years when we started trying for our second, my cycles were all over the place. Was spotting before my period, which I never did my whole life. Did some Googling and that it was a possible sign of having a short luteal phase so I thought why not; worst can happen is that it doesn't work. I took Maca for the first time to see if that will help balance it out and then got projesterone cream and got pregnant that month. This time, I knew as i had heartburn and I could smell when our daughter pooped even being in the kitchen. This pregnancy took a toll on me as certain things happened that didn't happen in my first pregnancy so my anxiety was always high. Our son was born on my brother's birthday (Oct 19/18). I would like to have 3 kids and then be done but I will settle for one of each should things don't work out.

Couldn't help myself - had to test today. 12dpo : BFN But of course it's still early, and it could be a false negative I really don't think so though. Why do I do it to myself?! Why did I have to get my bfp with my son at 10 dpo! I don't think this is my month. All in God's time.

@E. Don't give up and stay positive. Like you said, it might be too early. All in God's hands.