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Hello ladies!! I wanted to check in!! I am so sorry for those that AF has shown and excited for those in their tww!!

@E I am so sorry that happened to you. To get excited just to crash. I can’t even imagine! Your rainbow is coming soon!!

@alex your strength and courage is so amazing to me!! I am not sure I could ever be as strong as you! I am constantly thinking and praying for you!! You so deserve your little one!!

@lalou glad you are doing well and finishing up the school year. It is rough with distance learning and trying to do your own work too!! You can do it!

@mil I am sorry it has been so rough lately. I get your frustration. It took us almost two years to get our little one. I had no positives the whole time until the right time finally came!! You will get there!!

AFM: I am officially 20 weeks! Half way there!! We had the anatomy scan yesterday which was so fun. Little one didn’t want to cooperate for all the pictures so I do have to go back in a month. Unfortunately because of this virus hubby couldn’t be there with me. It has been hard on him. He feels so left out of everything. He has only been able to go to the very first appointment and now he can’t be at anything. He doesn’t know it yet, but we are having a boy!!! He will be very excited since there are no boys on his side of the family. We are revealing to everyone on Friday, so I just can’t wait!! I am somewhat feeling little one move but nothing strong yet. I miss talking with you ladies!! I am constantly thinking and praying for you all!!

Hope to see lots more positives soon!!! You all deserve it!!

Dragonfly It is such a blessing to have people around that can help with the kids! This is always my biggest worry if I ever have a child. My mom lives in Crete is an island 8 hours away from Athens and hubby’s parents lives in Russia. You’re so lucky and it’s so nice of them that they will take care of your little ones so you can enjoy your date night!

Mill yes I get it! I’m like this with testing.. getting super obsessive to the point I can test 10 times a day so I quit testing. This ttc can take our minds right?
Fingers crossed babe that in a few days you’ll get your bfp!

Shay hi girl! I’m so glad to see you and reading that you and baby boy both doing great! I can understand your husband being sad since this is a very exciting part of your life but I think on Friday he will be over the moon about his future son!!!
Thank you for your kind words. I get this a lot about me being strong but tbh there’s nothing else I can do. I cannot just switch off my desire for a child even though I tried believe me. Anyone who’s been in my shoes will confirm that hope is always there so I better share it with someone like you guys than pretending that I don’t really want kids like many ladies who cannot have like me. So if I’m being really honest I’m not strong at all.. I’m very weak and many times I’m so depressed and bitter... but... I have no other choice. I cannot have kids but I cannot stop trying because it’s in my mind anyways. Till I hit menopause I will always wonder every cycle maybe if....

As for now I’m 4 dpo and I had a temp dip very unlike for me but who knows everything else is very normal!

Morning ladies. I hope everyone is doing well. Good luck to those testing soon. So, during the night, I woke up a few times and really having to pee but I didn't want to get up as that will change your BBT and make it inaccurate. I took my temp this morning and it was 98.4. Should I discard it as I woke up too many times? Even yesterday my nipples were sore which is very odd this early in my cycle. I expect to ovulate on Monday. Thoughts anyone?

@E I so sorry mama. I love the name Jo. They are heaven cheering you on. Pray that you will get that rainbow baby soon.

@mil I am very excited for you. I have all fingers crossed for you.

@Draginfly for you too. With husband cooperation.

@Alex yes you are really strong. You keep going no matter what. I am staying optimistic for you too. Currently ,I don t go out shopping anymore. Toddler and I stay at home. People are forgetting about all the rules.

@Shay so nice to hear from you. Congratulations on your boy. Next time, maybe Skype live with husband so he can see everything. I did that for 7w ultrasound. 20 weeks wow. Halfway there.

@Luana hopefully this cycle will be yours as well.

AFM Nothing much to say. Still looking for a new job. Still teaching . Still really tired but morning sickness is like a wave. Some days I have it so rough I barely. Others days it is manageable. I take ginger ale and some ginger tea. They help a bit. Family is really supportive. 1st trimester full checkup will be in 4weeks. I am getting super excited to see and hear baby again. I talk to her everyday. I think it s agirl but I could be wrong :-).

@lalou. Thanks girl. I had a feeling with my first that it was a girl as I dreamt of her. Then I dreamt of my son which came true. Next dream, I was having twins. I never had any morning sickness with either of my pregnancies. See, I can't take sleeping pills to help me to sleep at night as I get really bad restless legs. So I take half a gravol every night as it seems to help me to sleep. So, that could be a possibility of why I never got morning sickness.

AFM. I don't know if I should be pissed or sad. I'm a little of both. Hubby tells me he's back on the fence about having a third one now; WTF. His complaint is that he will be 63 this Fall and with his hip and all that he can't jump up like he used to. Just told him that I can either go on the pill, use protection or the last resort is to get my tubes tied. Why would he lead me on like this and then order cream on top of that when he asked me when my shipment should be in. I'm at a loss for words.

Hi Ladies, Has anyone of you guys ever done a hysteroscopy to remove intrauterine adhesions before? If yes, how was the post op?

Well, on CD24 and my average is 25, but my last few cycles have been 23 23 22. I was super irritated at work yesterday and this morning my bf woke me up at 3:30 tossing about and I couldn't go back to sleep. No IB or anything suggesting I caught this one. I hate that I want it so bad but have to mentally set myself up to be disappointed. AF is expected any day now.

I DID notice yesterday that I have a sore spot on my boob on the left side near my sternum. Is that even normal? I want to test, but I don't want to test. Lol

Hi ladies- sorry- I’m pretty behind on everyone here.
E- I’m so sorry for your loss! My heart hurts for you.
Dragonfly- sorry your hubby is back on the fence. Do your best to keep the communication lines open with him. Let him know why you want another so bad. It was hard for me- I’m not a communicator- but when I shared my feelings and told him how incomplete I felt without that last baby- he came around. His fears were valid- financial and being outnumbered- but we talked about all of it- and he decided he does want another. I really hope your husband does the same!

AFM-
CD7. I usually O around CD19- so another week before I even hit my fertile window. Hubby has been lifting weights- and his stamina and drive are improving! Hopefully it’s having a positive impact on his sperm quality, too! I’ve been staying more active as well- so hoping my eggs and uterus are nice and healthy, too.

Good luck to everyone trying to catch that egg, and everyone in or nearing their testing window! Hoping to see lots of BFP’s in the coming weeks!

Thank you all for your kind words! Glad you like the name @Lalou - we used a gender neutral nickname since we can't know whether it was a boy or a girl, just like the first (who we called Phil.) I've been keeping busy and trying not to be too down about it. The day AF arrived I went out and helped my husband varnishing our table and chairs, and I've tended that table every day since. It's beautiful, and I can't wait to use it once the poly cures! I'm throwing myself into our home improvements and working on taking care of myself better. I was able to talk to my priest too and that was very helpful. I tested today to make sure that everything had gone smoothly and there were no funky hormones left over, and got a nice stark negative - so this cycle is looking pretty good. I've heard that your chances of conception immediately after an early miscarriage are actually pretty good, so we'll see just how soon this rainbow appears! Test progression pic attached. Not included are 2 frer taken with incredibly diluted urine at odd times of the day, and of course the digital test from. 12dpo which has gone blank now.

Lalou it will be so great to have a girl so your boy can have a baby sister! I have an older brother and I couldn’t be more grateful. I always feel like I have someone to take care of me that is also close in age to me so he can understand me more easily!

Dragonfly I’m so sorry girl about hubby is having second thoughts again. This must be so nerve racking for you. Hopefully he’ll change his mind soon. Maybe you should tell him how difficult it is for you and your physiology to make you hope and then take it away. I’m sure you guys will figure this out!

Luana I’m sorry never done it so I cannot give any help! But I’m sure if you make a board here on the forum about it, there will be definitely some helpful answers.

Punk if you can hold and not test it will save you so much emotional ups and downs since before missed AF it could give you a false negative. I would suggest to wait it out if you have the power! Having everything crossed for you!

K+Nmomma happy to see that both you and your hubby are staying active and healthy! Good luck on this cycle! Hopefully you have your bfp!

E I’m glad to see that you’re back and you’re optimistic! I’ve seen too many ladies after a miscarriage getting pregnant right away and hopefully this will be the case for you too!!

AFM I’m 6dpo and still nothing out of my ordinary. Just hoping as usual...