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449498 tn?1338772039

Let's keep going cycle buddies! :)

Hey ladies, time for a new thread!! :)
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514585 tn?1328740013
i still havent called the doc, cause they said it could take awhile to get back on track....with really long or really short cycles....but then again doctors have been wrong before.....lol

i will let you know as soon as i know....i will talk to you all soon

hugs and luv and ssbd
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495055 tn?1259700950
Hey all
In case you have not seen it, Luvkayln started a new thread!  "Let's keep the thread rolling cycle buddies"

Anyway, Have a good day!
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495055 tn?1259700950
Good morning ladies!

It is actually sunny here - which is a big surprise in my neck of the woods - it brings up my disposition.  

I think I am lucky (or unlucky) however you want to look at it, I have a couple of good friends in addition to you all who are TTC - so we talk about it quite regularly.  I also try and keep my mother in law and family somewhat in the loop.  I dunno, I just felt so isolated keeping it a secret and hidden that I had to share with some.  Mind you, there are others I don't tell at all - esp the ones who got pregnant a month after trying.  Sometimes I think they look at me like I am less than a woman - but I also think that may be in my head a bit too b/c to be honest, I am jealous ;-)

I hear you on the movies.  DH won't let me watch TLC during the day (Baby Story).  We saw Juno - DH's good friend who had the baby after a month said it is an awesome movie and would be good for us to see - boy did he get it wrong - I lost it in the theatre.  Good soundtrack though.  

Mommyin09: With my first cycle of clomid, I cried for days for no reason - I think it really gets to your emotions.

Have a great day.  I am waiting to see what this cycle will be like non-medicated!  ;-)
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Hey girls! I'm sooo sorry i've been away for a couple days! My internet is f*ing up sooo bad, i'm actually suprised it let me on here now. I've felt so lost without you all! :(   Hopefully my internet is back on track now, b/c i can't stay gone from you ladies! I actually didn't even read through all the posts, b/c i'm afraid i'll get kicked off, i just wanted to say hi and that i've missed talking with you all!
mommyin09- Hey girl! I've missed you too! My iui went well, so i guess i'm 1dpiui today. My RE seems very positive for this cycle still, so hopefully his positive vibes will help us out this time around! How are you doing?
Well, i hope everyone is hanging in there! The 2ww will be over before we know it, and hopefully we'll see some BFP's very soon! Good luck to us all, and sprinkling baby dust over everyone!! babynr- Glad to see your hangin' in there hun!  Everything will be ok! :)
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Still can't have sex but I did have pizza and pop for dinner tonite...nah.nah!  I know, not a great prenatal diet but it was a great stress reliever!  Blame it on my bean!  Thanks for all the support ladies...I won't be here much for the next six days..back to work in the NICU...I'll go get some baby karma from my little ones at work.  Everyone take care and keep TTC!!  Bless you all!
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299260 tn?1304216105
Your diet sounds similar to the South Beach diet !  And it's funny 'cause I feel the same way.  Once I'm pregnant, bring on the pizza, ice cream, etc. !!! :)
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I haven't seen either movie.  I'm sorry you were feeling so emotional :(  I am also someone who NEVER cries & last night I totally lost it !  I just cried to dh.  A lot of  "woe is me" !  He was pretty surprised, too.  :)  I feel much better now.  I wonder if it's the clomid, progesterone, hormones ?  Anyway, feel better & know that we're all here for you :)
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507564 tn?1243193855
LOL, you can't write suck with an s....it turns to *****
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507564 tn?1243193855
"fertile environment" ~ I guess it does not pay in the fertility department to be an obsessive compulsive clean freak!!  Had I'd known I would have lived in filth, LOL

I am begining to wonder if my husbands landscaping career contributes to his low volume..he works with all those pesticides and he has been doing it since he was a little boy with his father, probably about a good 20 years or more.  

"Keeping TTC from family/freinds" ~ I wish I did that!  Month after month people just don't know what to say to me.  I tell them, " I'll let you know when I'm pregnant".  It's been 20 months for us!  I think it took us well over a year to even consider that we may have a problem.  Denial, I guess...it's still a hard thing to accept.

"No sugar diet" ~ My accupuncturist has me on a "preconception diet"  It *****!
`No wheat
`No sweet (no refined sugars, only natural like fruit, honey, agave)
`No alcohol
`No caffine
`No cold
`Very little dairy
basically it's a super healthy yogi diet and it's wearing thin I me, I can't wait to be pregnant so I can eat pizza and ice cream!

babynr ~ You'll hear the heartbeat soon!  Congrats...you must be super excited.  You give me hope :-)
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Apart from the toxins around us, one of the reason that it is harder to have babies these days is, that both women and men wait until 30 putting their studies and work before to have a baby. Also now-a-days both work and hence the other factor is stress. Seriously, those days ladies only have to handle problems at home. But today we get stressed both at work and home.  

The other reason is the quickly spreading PCOS among people. Early last year, I was watching a movie "The Children of Men" (a good story line, but violent movie, did any one have seen this). While seeing the movie, I thought "What a weird story line and thought", but I admired the screenplay. But after struggling to ttc, I am scared that it might come true and the world is moving towards it. Scary.

For those, who have not watched it, the story happens in 2027, where humans dont have births and miraculously a woman got pregnant and the story goes about the after effect of it.

Talking about movies, I rented Juno to watch. DH was asking me, "Are you sure, you want to watch this movie" (Lately I start crying if I see any birth seens or new born babies). I said ofcourse and we were watching it. Half way, I started crying and DH switched of the movie and returned it to the store. Thatz when I realized how broke I am after being in the ttc journey. Because I am a person who never crys over movies.

leighanne:
I will add your u/s information into the tracker.

joyce:
I would recommend you to get it checked as soon as possible. If it is implantation then good, you will know the status. If it is AF, then it will help you not waste an other cycle.

babynr: so sorry to hear about the reason for the bleeding. Be cheerful and dont stress yourself. Things will be fine in your next u/s.
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299260 tn?1304216105
Gosh, where do I begin!?  It's so hard to catch up after missing a day.  Well, I'm 6dpo & feeling crampy. I looked at my O tracker for last cycle & noticed I had cramps 5dpo, so I guess that's normal.  I'm also exhausted, due to my diet, I'm sure !  Does progesterone make any of you feel nauseous, tired, have a bad taste in your mouth?  A taste like you're gonna get sick?  Ugh !

Candie:  I'm hypoglycemic, so I don't eat a lot of sugar anyway, but yes, the first two weeks on South Beach are really difficult 'cause you cut out all natural sugars, as well.  No fruit, juices, etc.  It makes you really sleepy!  I cut out sodas back in Feb. & like you said, I feel so much better without them.  I can't stay away from the coffee, though.  As soon as AF comes, I'm right back to my cup a day :)

babynr:  Sounds like great news !  I'm SO sorry if the bleeding was a twin :(, but I'm so happy for you that everything else is looking good.  I'm sure the next week will be difficult waiting, but as you've told us, stay positive !!! :)  We'll all be pulling for you !  That's great that you ballroom dance !  As soon as I (the youngest) graduated high school, my mom took up ballroom dancing & still does it.  In the past, she competed in competitions & just loved everything about it :)  Take care !

dnikki:  Your post about keeping ttc from your family is SO similar to mine !  My in-laws are always over or we're doing "something" with them & I seem to always be tired !  At certain points, they wonder why I'm not drinking wine... they probably think I'm just boring!  I wish I could tell sometimes, but like you said, they'd be more in our business & it would probably stress me out ! :)  Thanks for posting the info from your RE's office.  It really is interesting.  I still believe it WILL happen !  The time just has to be right :)

Arlotheslug:  Before & after stopping bcp's, I had regular periods as well.  That's why I just assumed I was O'ing.  I'm glad we all took the time to find out what more we can do to become pregnant.  It does happen easily for some, but we'll just know how hard we tried to have our little loves :)

joyce:  How are you doing?  Do you think it's AF?  I know my cycles changed quite a bit when I started O'ing in Sept. & I really thought I was pregnant 'cause it was so different, but it was just my body getting regulated, I guess.  That could be what's happening to you since this is just your second cycle since removing your... I can't remember what you called it! Sorry :)  Anyway, either that or your'e preggers !  Keep us updated & take care !

leighanne:  How exciting!  Your u/s is only a week away :)  Looking forward to hearing your news !

Stacey:  That's great that you were able to change jobs & take care of yourself in your quest to become preggers !  I admire that :)

luvkayln:  Where are you???  I miss you !!!  Hope all is well :)
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495055 tn?1259700950
dnikki:  thank you for the post.  I have also wondered why I know so many women who have had problems - I have 3 good friends who have had issues.  Seems crazy.  I agree that part of it is the environment, I also think women are waiting longer and are older, and a lot of us have been on some form of BC for a good length of time.  

Babynr:  I am sending so much karma too you!  It is really good news on your little bean!  

MichelleinHawaii: jump in!  We all do ;-)

Have a good night ladies.
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478429 tn?1265244387
babynr: That is really good news, keeping my fx for you! I must have been typing away when you posted!
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babynr: any news yet? Keeping you and baby in my thoughts and prayers :)

Everyone: I just wanted to post about babynr's and candie's post above about our "unexplained" infertility and how it used to be back in the day. I was reading a Concieve Magazine at my RE's office last week... Thought some stuff was interesting about how to creat a "FERTILE ENVIRONMENT"

Fragrances: Synthetic fragrances in cleaning products such as laundry detergents, are often bonded by chemicals called PHTHALATES - Also found in vinyl flooring, plastic shower curtains, cosmetics, shampoos, pharmaceutical and herbal pill coatings, medical equipment such as IV bags. Even at low levels, phthalates seem to affect estrogen and testosterone. In animal studies, researchers have observed irregularities and impaired fecundity (increased time to pregnancy). When a male fetus exposed, malformations of the reproductive tract and decreased semen quality have been documented in human as well as animal reports.

Chemicals called ALKYL PHENOXY ETHOXLATES (APE's)  - Common in laundry detergents and fabric softeners. APE's have been associated with reduced sperm count and testicular size. One member of APE chemicals is nonoxyl-9 which is a spermicide.

SOLVENTS: Glass cleaners, capet cleaners, hard surface cleaners, oven cleaners, anything that contaings EGBE or 2-butoxeyethanol which evidence links to fertility problems in lab animals. It says what people don't consider is that a solven tthat tells you ti cuts through grease is alo something that easily gets through the skin and into the body. Studies have been done in China and it is linked to decreased fertility in woman with high exposure to these chemicals.

BPA - bisphenol -A: Common chemical compound that forms the building blocks of polycarbonate (hard) plastics and epoxy resins.  It's found in plastic food containers, water bottles, baby bottles, and the linking of many metal food cans, cd cases, eyeglasses and some dental sealants. BPA binds to estrogen receptors and has been implicated (in animal studies) in accelerating puberty and raising the risk of miscarriage as well as having adverse effects on male reproductive development.

PERC - PERCHLOROETHYLENE: The main chemical used in dry cleaning. Studies have shown that men and women who work in or live near dry-cleaning businesses take longer to conceive and report much higher rates of m/c. PERC is now believed to be a spermato-and ovotoxicant (sperm and egg poison).

PBDES and PFOS: Flame retardents in furniture and carpet paddings., clothing, and coating of cooking pans. PBDE's have been linked to reduced sperm production and testicular size in adult men and altered brain development in developing fetuses. PFC'S are potential hormone disrupters.

Mercury: Old dental fillings and thimerosol preservatives throughout air, water, soil and in many types of fish. Even at low levels it may disrupt menstrual cycles, cause egg and sperm damage, and affect a growing fetus' brain and nervous system development.

Lead: The same metal now banned from gas and paint. Even found in lipsticks or older homes hot water pipes. Lead is persistant in human tissue and is associated with early onset or delayed puberty in girls. High blood and semen lead levels in men have been associated with decreased sperm fertility potential, whether through natural conception, AI, and/or IVF.

I know this is extremely long and sorry, but thought it was worth posting. So it does seem that with all this "new technology" it is harming us and our natural ability to procreate. I am seriously thinking about going green at least in cleaning products. It try to buy hormone free milk and some natural things. The milk brand REITER's farmers pledge not to use any hormones on their dairy cows.  I think I'm going to post this on the forum too...
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414225 tn?1247455500
Back from the RE and still have to be on pins and needles for another week!  US showed one good sac and no evidence of another one.  Doc thinks the bleed was probably a twin miscarriage because It's all calmed down now.  But I have one "bean" measuring 6 weeks gestation, no heartbeat yet which was dissapointing but can be normal for 6 weeks.  Doc said there's no way of telling how it will progress...he sees many at this stage with same stats progress into beautiful pregnancies.  I know I implanted late like day 12 post conception.  I need to stay positive, I'm definitely nauseated and exhausted...all good things.  Need your prayers ladies!
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Leighanne - I'm sure it's tough dealing with m/s, etc, but like the doctor said they are good things!  I'm sure everyone would agree that we would love to have you stick around.  It's so nice to know that one of our friends has gotten her BFP and now we can share the joy of your pregnancy with you!

Arlotheslug - OK, now I see the difference with ICSI.  That sounds really promising.  I'm so glad to see that you have so much positive energy.  That certainly will help your process along.  I agree, all these little bumps along the way that we've all had to endure has definitely made us stronger and teaches us to appreciate the good that we have in life.

Stacey - You're right, what did we ever do before the internet!  :)  I've never been pregnant either, so that's always in the back of my mind.  But I guess every women who is/was pregnant has been in our shoes before, so there's no reason it won't happen for us too!  I'm actually starting my OPK's today, so I should hopefully see a + within a few days.

mommyin09 - No sugar!  Yikes!  I could never do it. :)  I have cut out all caffiene though, except for the occasional coffee or Pepsi when I know it's OK, and I have to admit I've felt a lot better without that in my system.  I'm with you, I just keep thinking, one of these days we'll get to share our story with everyone.  

babynr - Lots of prayers for a wonderful ultrasound today!  Can't wait to hear how it goes.

joyce - Not sure what could be happening.  Have you talked to your doctor at all or have they given you any advice on what to expect?  

vortex - I agree, I have learned so much about my body before TTC.  This is the kind of stuff they should be teaching us in school!  It's amazing how many signs your body is giving you each cycle and we never realized it before.  My goodness, you have overcome a lot of obstacles, but thankfully you have a plan now.  It's tough keeping things from our families, but it does eliminate that extra element of stress.  We just have to keep believing that our prayers will be answered one day (hopefully soon!).

michelleinhawaii - I know, we do post a lot!  It takes me so long to catch up every morning.  To help you get to know me, here's the short version.  TTC since spring of 2006.  Went to my OBGYN in 2007 and we both had all the preliminary tests with nothing found to be wrong.  Tried Clomid for 4 cycles and then Femara for the next 4.  O'd every time, but never ended up pregnant.  We're now just taking a break from the meds for a while to see if we can get that BFP on our own.  Good luck to you!  Sounds like you have a great shot at it this time.

dnikki - That is so terrible that your story got blown so far out of proportion!  Especially with family, you'd think they'd be a little more understanding.  Hopefully it's getting better now that you are divulging too much information to them.  Sometimes I feel guilty about keeping it from my family, but deep down I know it has to be that way, at least for now.
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Morning ladies...tossed and turned all night dreaming about the ultrasound...I was quite calm yesterday, hung out with my beautiful daughters (14 & 18) have been curled up in bed with me since their dad left when they were 3 and 7.  Nice that they still want to cuddle! Last night I was anxious obviously.  The US is at 1140...well that's the appointment time anyway...you know how docs hours work!  

Joyce...was talking to a gf last night on the phone...she had 3 "periods" monthly in the 1st trimester...That baby is a grown man now.  Could happen..why don't you go for a beta?

Candie...I was just going through some papers last night and found a report from the urologist when dh was first diagnosed with severe subfertility.  He said 200 years ago 9 out 10 men had counts of 200,000,000.  Now 1 in 10 does.  20,000,000 is the lowest count to possibly father a child or be eligible for IUI.  Makes you wonder if all the hormones in milk, meat, fertilizers in our fruit and vegies, air polution etc is damaging both male and female fertility.  Obviously something is going on.  By the way, 50% of infertility is male...they just don't talk about it....we got surprised by it!  We lost a year of time because we didn't even suspect.  Dh is 33, healthy, very fit...the picture of health with no history and a count of 2,000,000.  We were devastated that we lost so much time..had we known, I'd have been a year younger!

Willl check back in asap, fingers crossed...think heartbeat!
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342988 tn?1299782356
vortex- i have another 8 week US on 7/16 to make sure the little heart is still beating away.
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Good morning everyone!  It has been so great to hear all of your stories.  I sometimes wonder what could possibly be going on to cause so many to struggle with infertility.  50 year ago, it seemed like everyone was able to have children and you very rarely saw a couple that couldn't.  Now, it just seems so much more prevalent, especially those of us in the "unexplained" category.  It's really kind of scary.  Is it something in the food we eat, the products we buy, or the air we breathe that is messing with us?  Maybe we'll never know.  I'll just keep praying everyday that we are all able to overcome it and have the families we've always dreamed of!

OK, sorry... now I'll get updated on everyone!  
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514585 tn?1328740013
well like i said it is still done...stopped.  there were a few crampy the first day, but nothing really bad like last month, and bbs didnt get sore either...weird.  idk i guess i will just wait and see.  could be that it is just erratic af....i might wait til august 1st...and if i dont start af again, then do test..but in the meantime i am trying to not worry about it much.

hugs luv and ssbd to all

good luck with those with appts, so sorry for those with af, or bfn
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Babynr:  Good Luck today.  

Vortex: I know how you feel about the can of worms.  When I got married, I went off of BCP and thought (like mommyin09) it would just happen.  Well, although I had regular periods, I don't think I o'd for another year and a half.  We were a bit dumbstruck after meeting with a fertility specialist - did not expect all of this.  BUT, we have had positive momentum since - it will just take us a little longer.

Dnikki: good luck on the test.  

Ladies, good luck and keep the momentum going!   Happy Wednesday.
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Good Morning ladies. It was good reading all you stories. This is our first baby and I have never gotten pregnant before. But I am hopeful that it will soon happen.

joyce:
All the best. We hope it is implantation. I would recommend to wait for 2 days and do a HPT.

babynr: Good luck with you u/s

luvkayln: All the best for you IUI and welcome to tww.

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Leighanne:  BFP! - H/B was 126
Babynr: BFP! u/s today

MamaTina: CD4
Jess: CD8
Candie:  CD9
arlotheslug: CD9 and scheduled for ICSI cycle in September
luvkayln:  cd19, going for IUI.
joyce:  cd30 and wondering was it Implantation or AF?

mommyin09:  cd20/6dpo
Stacey:  3dpiui
vortex:  6dpiui/4dpo
dnikki:  6dpiui
Michelleinhawaii: 6dpiui
journey: 14dpiui
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478429 tn?1265244387
Morning Ladies :) It sure is a gloomy rainy morning here, so I guess it's a good day to stay in and study (test tomorrow and BIG test Friday)... blah, I can't wait for summer semester to be done - 3 more weeks.... I think.

Everyone: It was so very nice to hear all of your stories :)  We truly are not alone in this ttc journey. I do have a comment about everyone not telling their families.... GOOD THINKING!!! I had told my mom about how we got p/g with Travis (IUI but no meds...) and she asked if she could tell my aunt (I was thinking she would just tell her I was p/g) but OH NO.... A couple of days later somehow my grandma knew and my cousin knew etc. It even got so twisted around that apparently I was injected with my ex boyfriends sperm... SERIOUSLY! HA I was livid.... but def. no more. When I go in for my RE appts (which are very early in the morning and even on holidays) I just tell them all I'm getting done is bloodwork to check my hormone levels due to my meds - which isn't a lie, just not telling all :) But I am sick of family asking any baby news yet..... blah blah If I was p/g YOU WOULD KNOW!!! Anyways, enough of my rambling.....
All of your stories are truly inspiring and gives me more strength to keep going in the ttc journey :)

babynr: Good luck today hon! What time to you go for your u/s? Keep us posted and let us know the minute you get back :)

Hugs and SSBD to all :)
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Good morning,

It's really nice reading everyone's stories.  Dh and I have been trying for 3 years now.  We tried on and off for the first year and a half...and I just figured we weren't focused enough.  My sister is really the only other person that knows besides dh.  They both felt my job was too stressful and that I was too thin.  I was working at a marketing agency and it was stressful at times...no doubt about it!  And I have always been "petite".  So I got a new job Jan 2007 that was a lot less stressful and have gained a good 12-15lbs.  In spring of 2007 I had my first apt with an OBGYN and she recommended clomid to start.  So I did 3 rounds and nothing.  And I went back and she offered me 3 more rounds of clomid and recommended a fertility clinic for me to call when I was ready.  I was reluctant to go the next step...I was in real denial.  I had had tests and apparently I was totally fine.  So after 3 more rounds of clomid we made an appt.  We did more tests and dh has slightly low motility and some of my cycles are and annovulatory. We did our first round of IUI in April with injections and HCG trigger.  The injections were too strong and I ended up with cysts.  So, now my injection dosage has been adjusted and we are on our 2nd round of IUI.  I've never been pregnant so it is a little concerning but of course we hope and hope and hope.

I thought I was strange to not want to tell my "friends" but it sounds like many of us feel the same way.  People cannot possibly understand what we are going through.

Thanks again for all of your support.  My friends in a box keep me going!
Stacey
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