Women of Strength!!!

[mommyin10]

A Strong Woman VS. A Woman Of Strength


A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape…
But a woman of strength builds relationships to keep her soul in shape.

A strong woman isn't afraid of anything…
But a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of fear.

A strong woman won't let anyone get the better of her…
But a woman of strength gives the best of herself to everyone.

A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids the same in the future…
A woman of strength realizes life's mistakes can also be unexpected blessings and capitalizes on them.

A strong woman wears a look of confidence on her face…
But a woman of strength wears grace.

A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey…
But a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong.

Author Unknown.

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Michelle: You have our continuing support & prayers!!!

Arlotheslug:  We are all hoping & praying for you & dh!!!

Leighanne: 2/10/09 Jaedyn Michael was born beautiful & healthy!
Check out his pics!!!

Vortex: 4/20/2009 Had her baby girl Sahana!!! Congrats! :) Posting pics soon!

Joyce: BFP - 38 weeks & It's a boy!!! =) C-section Thursday!
Jessie: BFP - 33 weeks!  (appt tomororw!)
ArmyPrincess - 32 weeks!
Stacey: BFP!!! 25 weeks! (u/s today!)
Kaylee_Frye: BFP- 20 weeks & It's a girl!!! =)
Luvkayln:  BFP!!! 9 weeks!!! (u/s tomorrow!)

Keyan:  lap 6/3
ad_06:  Moving forward ;)
Mommyin10:  Moving forward with IVF! (7dpo!)
Naf:  Consultation tomororw!
Rachjas:  Starting Lupron 6/2!

pyar:  Awaiting AF...

Hannah:  CD4
Lina:  CD11
dnikki:  CD12
jmh2005:  CD22
Mrspace:  CD25

Guesito:  3dpt!
Candie:  5dpo!
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Guesito:  Sounds promising, but hold off on testing!!!  I would wait till at least 9dpt.  SSBD!!! =)

Stacey:  How did your appt go today!?

Luvkayln:  Sorry, I caught a cold & so, I've been dragging all day!  Yes, I had the day off! =) dh has been laying the hardwood floor in our front room, so I'm "helping" ;)  I'm so excited for your appt tomorrow!  I'll be checking in frequently =)

Naf:  Good luck with your consultation tomorrow!!! =)

Jessie:  Good luck with your appt tomorrow, too!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day!!!

[GUESITO]

You guys are awsome... Well I tested yesterday and was BFN, I still have every symptom in the book and no AF,no spotting so Im still doing good.. I will test every 2 days just to see if things change but my Beta is on 6/5 This Friday.. So only god knows.. Im still very postive praying my brains out...I will POAS tomorrow morning. I will keep you guys posted

Thank you for your wonderful notes!!!!!!

[LinaG]

Thank U very very much for your warm wishes, I was very excited today, even I was a little bit under the stress, plus haven't sleep much last night but everything went & was OK, I had warm welcome from my foreign employers & I'm very happy about that & also my job is & will be very dynamic & I like that a lot. I broke the ice today:)
I'm now very tired but I'll take a shower, repeat my lessons that I learned today & go to bad soon since I have to hit the road tomorrow again:)

I'm happy for U that U had a good Monday also, hope that all your & your DH results are good & you will start soon your journey that will bring you both BFP!!! God bless both of U with a baby angel!:)
Take care of your self, & I'll write back soon!

TO ALL my pregnant friends happy pregnancy journey, to my friends TTC wish U all BFP's & to all of U & me :) God gave us first good health, happiness & bless us with the fruits of our love!!! :)

SSBD to all!:)
Lina

[mommyin10]

Jmh2005: It's good to hear from you. I hope you are blessed with a wonderful surprise ;) Take care!!!

Keyan: I'm thinking of you as you prepare for tomorrow :)

Lina: Best wishes for your new job today!!!

Stacey: I'm happy to hear you're continuing to do well :) You're right, every day is a celebration!!!

Luvkayln: You crack me up! :) Yes, all the excitement & anticipation will
be intertwined with a deep sense of calm ;-)

So, my appt went well! So long as my blood results come back ok re:
fsh, then I'll start my bfp's & go back on the 15th for a "trial transfer" & to
start my meds! The trial transfer, they said, is basically done with the
same size catheter as a transfer & they'll be able to measure my uterus.
Dh had done an S/A, but not a culture. So, he'll go in on Friday to do
that & we'll submit the application as soon as those results come back.
So far, so good :). Yesterday was so busy & then we met our good
friends who we haven't seen in sooo long & just talked & talked... We
didn't get home til 1:00 a.m. So, I am pooped! ;) Have a great day, everyone!  

[Stacey1718]

Guesito - We are waiting for your results?  How did it go?  Thinking about you and hoping that you have seen a nice +ve!!!!  Either way tomorrow's beta will tell the story so if you have not seen a BFP yet, don't panic.  Wait for your beta!

Mommyin10 - All the best for your appt today!!

Luvkayln - Yes, no more bleeding episodes!  Thank goodness!!  Regarding the monitor, I actually didn't get it until I was about 14 weeks.  It's funny because for the first few times I think I was just listening to my own heart beat and didn't realize it! :)  And then I figured it out.  They do say 12 weeks at the earliest.  When I had bleeding at 11 weeks they would not even try to hear the heartbeat because they were afraid to stress me out if we couldn't hear it!  I had to wait to get an u/s the next day.  Next time you see your doc, get them to try and hear and then you will see where they put it and what it sounds like.  That is what I did.

Joyce - Congrats again!  What a cutie that little Daniel is...and a big boy at that!

Hope everyone had a great weekend and SSBD!
Stacey

[mommyin10]

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Michelleinhawaii is CANCER FREE!!!  Congrats & best wishes =) (appt 6/8)

Arlotheslug:  We are all hoping & praying for you & dh!!!

Leighanne: 2/10/09 Jaedyn Michael was born beautiful & healthy!
Check out his pics!!!

Vortex: 4/20/2009 Had her baby girl Sahana!!! Congrats! :) Posting pics soon!

Joyce: May 28, Daniel Joseph was born 8lb 8oz and 19 3/4 inches long. Check out his pics!

Jessie: BFP - 34 weeks!
ArmyPrincess - 33 weeks!
Stacey: BFP!!! 26 weeks!!! (u/s 6/8)
Kaylee_Frye: BFP- 21 weeks & It's a girl!!! =)
Luvkayln:  BFP!!! 10 weeks!!! (u/s 6/9)

Keyan:  lap Wednesday!!!

Rachjas:  Starting Lupron tomorrow!!!

Naf:  Awaiting AF...

Mommyin10: CD3, appt today!
pyar:  CD5
ad_06:  CD6
Hannah:  CD11
Lina:  CD18 (starting her new job today!)
jmh2005:  CD29
Mrspace:  CD32


dnikki:  3dpiui! (beta 6/11)
Guesito:  10dpt!
Candie:  11dpo!
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Just a quick update...  I got maybe 4 hours of sleep last night after a busy, busy day & I'm getting ready for my appt.  Yay! =)  Oh, just found out yesterday that dh has to do a S/A and culture?!  Thanks for telling me the day before my appt, huh?!  I wasn't happy.  I was told we were all set.  So, I'll know more this morning.  I'll update later.

Guesito:  Did you test?

[Joyce49788]

luvkayln... you are too sweet as are all of the ladies on here... daniel and i are doing well, adjusting to him being here... but we are all adjusting well. cant believe you are already almost done with the 1st trimester... wow it has gone by quickly.

i am trying to post more pics... some of the other kids holding daniel... they are too cute.

[jmh2005]

Sorry I have been MIA girls! Work has been stressful since we are really short staffed. I have been so work down but I started hardcore exercise and slim fast again. I wanna lose some weight before we think about kids and go on a vacation first. We haven't been preventing it but hopeing maybe we are suprised!

Hope everyone has been doing well.

Luvkayln you are alomost done with your first trimester, over halfway through the first!!! Congrats hun!

Mommin10 - yay for IVF hope it all goes well!

mrspace24 - the puppies are too adorable. They are going to be so cute!

[luvkayln]

Keyan- Hey stranger! :) It seems like 6/2 seemed so far away before, and can you believe it's already here!? I'm really hoping you get great news on Wednesday, news that you'll be able to start ttc right away and won't have to wait until November! I so, so , so want to see you on that BFP list, so we'll just have to keep praying this LAP does the trick for you! Good luck, and we're all thinking of you!! :)

Mommyin10- Congrats on being CD 2! Yay!! We're finally on the right track, and things are falling right into place, right where they should be! I can't wait until your retrieval, and then we can all obsess over how many fertilized, etc. and then we can obsess over symptoms with you in your 2ww, of course still trying to keep you relaxed as possible! lol ;) I know, it'll be so exciting to find out what we're having! I didn't find out until 20 weeks with Kayln, but I was also only going to the doctor once a month, this time I'll be going at least every 2 weeks, so I think I'll find out sooner! :) Stacey did, at like 15ish weeks, I hope I get to find out like that too! :)

Candie- I sent you a note, although you won't get it until a week from now! :) But I hope you have a fantastic trip! I know this vacation is much needed for you, and much deserved! I, well, we all wish that you come back with awesome news .... a BFP!! That would be so perfect!! :) Come back with lots of pics!! :)

dnikki- Wow, sounds like you're a busy girl! :) Just try to take it easy... I think my 2ww was the most relaxed 2ww I'd ever had! Granted, I was on vacation for the first half of it, lol! :) I think that really made a difference... I'm glad you're trying your best to take it easy! :) I know, I really am amazed at how quick this pregnancy is going! My first trimester with Kayln seemed like it just dragged and dragged... but this one is flying by! Thursday is just a few days away, and I'll be 11 weeks then! The 2nd trimester is going to be here before I know it! I've been feeling better, still nauseated all the time, but my headaches and fatigue are basically gone, which is good! :) I'm able to keep my head up at work these days! lol :) So, do you think you'll test before your beta? :)

Stacey- I'm so happy there's been no more bleeding episodes! :) I remember how scary it was... I hate even thinking about it, even though everything turned out OK, just like it will for you! :) So, I've been trying to use my fetal heart monitor, although it says you can't hear anything until 12 weeks! :( I haven't used it for like a week, but when was the first time you were able to hear Jake's heartbeat with yours? I thought I had found it... but it was mine! lol :) The h/b rate dropped quickly, then I realized, duh, it was mine not the baby's!! Have you gotten anymore online shopping for Jake done? :)

[dnikki0928]

Good Morning everyone!! I hope everyone's weekend is going good :-)

Candie: Have fun on your vacation :-) And sorry I missed your anniversary...So happy belated anniverdary lol...

Joyce: Congrats!! I hope you and baby are doing well

Mrspace: How are you doing? I haven't heard from you...

Mommyin10: Congrats on AF! Good luck at your appt tomorrow -when is your retrieval?

Luvkayln: I can't believe you are 10 weeks already!! How are you feeling?

Okay, So I've een trying really hard to take it easy and it's getting soooo hard!!! DH is working on the patioi stuff and I haven't done any of that since my IUI, so I just drove the tractor for a bit last night dumping the dirt...BUT our yard needs mowed and it's a slight hill and right now only our push mower works...It's driving my NUTS lol!!!! Maybe DH can get the rider fixed today - if not, I guess I'll weed my flower beds...I'm going insane!!!

Hugs, Love and SSBD to all :-)

[Keyan]

Michelleinhawaii: CONGRATS on Cancer Free!! ...and on your new car ;o)..about Lupron shots, I am actaully on them...once a month for 6 months...let me know any questions you have about it. again...CONGRATS!!

Joyce: Congrats to you too...I kind of got a lost a little...I thought you where having a girl...It sounds like a big baby. I am glad you are doing good.

Mommyin09: Congrats on starting IVF and CD1!!

Candie: Thanks! I will miss you...have a great time!

Luvkayln: like I said on the note...I am really happy all is going well for you and you are getting really close to starting the second trimester.

[candie429]

Hi everyone!  I am so sorry I haven't posted this week.  I have tried to check in though and see how you are all doing.  Thanks to everyone who sent me anniversary wishes.  We had a great one!  We're leaving tomorrow for vacation, so I definitely won't be checking in again until after June 6th.

mommyin10 - I'm glad AF started (boy, it's weird to say that!).  Good luck with the doctor and with the start of your new journey.  I will be praying that this is it for you!  :)  Can't wait to hear your updates.

luvkayln - So happy to hear you are still doing so well!  Can't believe you'll be finding out what you're having so soon!  Time really flies.  Enjoy every minute, you deserve it.  :)

Keyan - My thoughts and prayers will be with you this week.  I hope all goes well with your surgery and you are back on your way to TTC very soon.  

Stacey - Thank goodness you are feeling good now and haven't had any more bleeding.  Take care of yourself and enjoy your time with Honey.  I'm sure she's loving all the attention.  I know she'll be so good with Jake!

Guesito - Good luck!  I hope to see you with BFP news by the time I get back!  

Michelle - Congratulations!  What a long road you've had, but thankfully you are cancer free now!  I know there's always that small chance of it coming back, but don't worry, you have lots of prayers being sent your way and I"m sure God will take care of you.  Congrats on the new car too.  DH is so good to you!  :)

mrspace - That's good news that your doctor seems to be so helpful.  I know it's always hard to find out there are things wrong, but at least this should get you on the right path to get things fixed!  Take care.

Lina - Hope your new job is going well!

[mommyin10]

Guesito:  I'll be thinking of you & hoping for a BFP!!! =)  Good luck & if it's not positive yet, be patient.  It's still early ;)  Have a great time tomorrow & thanks for offering your support.  I'm sure I'll take you up on it! =)

Luvkayln:  Yay! That is exciting =)  Oh, I can't wait to find out what you're having!!!  I know you'll be happy either way, but it will be fun to find out =)  Yes, I'll go to my doc appt on Monday before work.  They open early.  They close early on the weekends, so I'll call tomorrow morning to let them know AF started.  

[luvkayln]

Guesito- Oh, good! :) I'm glad my post made you feel better! When is your actual beta scheduled? I think it'll be + tomorrow! Be sure and update us asap before you leave tomorrow, we'll all be anxious to know! Good luck!!! :)

Mommyin10- Woo hoo for being CD 1, congrats!! That's awesome your appointment will be on Monday! Will you just go before work then? Ok, so when you go in for your retrieval, we should be finding out what we're having! It'll be an exciting time for us both! I can't wait! :)

[GUESITO]

Yey- Welcome to the wonderful world of IVF you will do greatt Im sure you will get a BFP!!! remember to use me if you have any questions...


Luvkayln- I read your post and you give me so much hope. THANK YOU!!!  Im testing tomorrow and if I get BFN then I will wait 2 more days to test again...We shall see!!! My dh plananed another camping trip for tomorrow so I will be testing very early morning...

[mommyin10]

Joyce:  Congrats!!!  I'm so happy your little Daniel Joseph is healthy & you're home resting! =)  I'll go check out your pics!

Luvkayln:  Hey, I think today may be CD1! =)  Woo-hoo!!!  That's okay that it's a little later than we thought 'cause from my understanding, I would go in for my retrieval approx 5 weeks after cd3 & if it was sooner, it could have been over the 4th of July holiday.  So, I'm sure my RE will be happier now ;)  Anyway, I'm excited!  I'll call my doc's office tomorrow & probably go in on Monday.  I'm glad you're getting some time at home to clean & get Autumn squared away!  She's a patient little girl =)

[luvkayln]

Joyce- I sent you a note already, but here's another HUGE CONGRATS!! :) I'm so happy for you!!!!!

[Joyce49788]

i am home... i posted a couple pics .. everything went very smoothly.  he is a joy, perfect in every way. Daniel Joseph was 8lb 8oz and 19 3/4 inches long... well they said he was gonna be a big baby....lol

[luvkayln]

Guesito- Yes, I had headaches throughout my 2ww, and they got worse/stronger as I got nearer to the end of my 2ww! They lasted for me until I was 7ish weeks, and now they're basically gone! :) I'm hoping this is it for you sweetie!! I'm so proud that you're sticking this out until tomorrow! I know you can do it! Good luck, and I'll be checking in for your update!!!! :)

Michelle- OMG, a BIG congrats to you!! I can feel your excitement! :) I know you've been waiting for this forever now, I'm so happy for you!!!! And wow, a new car to celebrate! Awesome!! Hey, there's nothing like being spoiled by the man you love, right?! ;) Enjoy being cancer free, and your new car, and hey, just in time to enjoy the summer!!! Woo hoo! :)

Pyar- I would also consider this a regular AF! So YAY, she finally came! :) I'm like Mommyin10, my AF's were usually full flow for 2-3 days, then get much lighter to where it was basically spotting! I'm so happy she came, she was stubborn, but gave in! Haha!! :)

Mommyin10- I'm sure AF's on her way! :) I hope she shows today too, although we were expecting her to already be here so you could've seen your RE today, but that's ok! At least she's giving us some preparation with the spotting, lol! :) Are you enjoying your weekend? I just cleaned this entire house, it needed it horribly! The last thing to do is Autumn's cage, which WILL get done before the weekend is over! :) I've been putting it off, but it IS time! Haha!! :)

[mommyin10]

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Michelleinhawaii is CANCER FREE!!!  Congrats & best wishes =) (appt 6/8)

Arlotheslug:  We are all hoping & praying for you & dh!!!

Leighanne: 2/10/09 Jaedyn Michael was born beautiful & healthy!
Check out his pics!!!

Vortex: 4/20/2009 Had her baby girl Sahana!!! Congrats! :) Posting pics soon!

Joyce: Congratulations!  Awaiting an update on your little guy =)

Jessie: BFP - 33 weeks!
ArmyPrincess - 32 weeks!
Stacey: BFP!!! 26 weeks!!! (u/s 6/8)
Kaylee_Frye: BFP- 21 weeks & It's a girl!!! =)
Luvkayln:  BFP!!! 10 weeks!!! (u/s 6/9)

Keyan:  lap Wednesday!!!
Mommyin10:  Moving forward with IVF! (12dpo!)
Rachjas:  Starting Lupron Tuesday!!!

Naf:  Awaiting AF...

pyar:  CD3
ad_06:  CD4
Hannah:  CD9
Lina:  CD16 (starting her new job Monday!)
jmh2005:  CD27
Mrspace:  CD30


dnikki:  2dpiui! (beta 6/11)
Guesito:  8dpt!
Candie:  10dpo!
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MichelleinHawaii:  OMG!  I'm so happy for you!!! =) That is wonderful news!  Of course you deserve to be spoiled after all you've been through.  You are so strong & I'm just so happy for you & your family =)  As far as the pregnancy tracker, it took me a little while to figure out how to delete mine & hopefully this will help... Go to Account Settings & then click on the "trackers" icon (there's a horizontal list of icons across the top left).  Then on the next page there is a "tracker" icon in the upper right.  Click on that & it'll give you a list of trackers.  When you get to your pregnancy tracker, there should be a "trash can" that you can click on to delete it.  

pyar:  Well, if you had normal AF days, then it's okay that it's just spotting now.  Mine usually have two days of flow, whether light or medium & then spotting.  Hopefully you're back on track =)  Have you made an appt with the new doc yet?

guesito:  You're too funny! =)  Get ahold of that ADHD & wait just one more day to test.  I know you can do it!!! =)  I'm not sure about the headaches??

dnikki:  Hmmm...  that is funny that the sperm count would go up after the wash, but you're right.  It only takes one =)  How's ds doing?

Well, I'm hoping AF shows today.  I've had a few days of spotting & it's turning to red/pink spotting now, so hopefully today's the day =)  I can't remember the last time I was excited for AF to show!

[GUESITO]

Anyone had headaches during 2ww? I have had a bad one for 2 days!!!

[pyar]

mommyin10 Well I really am not sure whats going on this is supposed to be cd3. I had a really really light bleed day 1 and 2 and then today its back to spotting. I think my body is taking its time to get back to normal and trying to have af because this time is more than before so i'm still going to count this as a period what do you think.Could you put me down as cd3 thanks.

[Michelleinhawaii]

Hi everyone....I'm finally CANCER FREE!!!!!!  Can you believe it?!?!?!  My husband went out and bought me a new convertible bug to celebrate...I'm so spoiled :-)  I had my last chemo round on Monday and go for my follow up with the oncologist on June 8th.  I'm just hoping now that the chemo is stopping the numbers don't go back up, there is a 10% chance of that happening?  I'm staying positive because this has lasted as long as a real pregnancy would have lasted.  My due date is coming up on June 2nd and I really want to delete the pregnancy tracker before then...does anyone know how to delete that stupid thing?

Also, I am getting a little anxious about my period coming now and my endo growing back...does anyone know about the lupron shot?

[dnikki0928]

Stacey: I haven't really done anything "strenuous"...I planted some flowers today at my Dad's and I think I only dug one or two holes. Throughout the day though, I was still having some cramping and I'm still having some now - hopefully that's a good thing :-) How are you doing on bedrest? Take it easy  :-)

Mommyin10 & Luvkayln: Thank you both fro the notes :-) I planted some flowers today at my dad's - it wasn't to strenuous though.

Okay, so I forgot to tell you ladies about one thing I'm concerned about about the IUI - DH's count was 7 million before washing and 15 million after washing with about 80-85% motility...How can his count go up after washing? But, it only takes one so hopefully there is a strong one in there lol...I also started my progesterone last night - that stuff is soooo messy yuck!

I hope everyone is doing well and you gals have a great weekend :-) I'll do light cleaning like laundry and sweeping lol...

Hugs, Love and SSBD to all :-)

[GUESITO]

You guys are killing me!!!...I got a serious ADHD issue can't do no puzzle, Girls I start reading a book and  as Im switching  the page I forget what I read in the last page...lol

Ok I guess I will drive Hubby to drink instead.. Poor thing!! he has been so wonderful doing my laundry, cooking, taking care of the children. I have been having so much headaches...