Calling All 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.
***************************************************************************************************
Michelleinhawaii is CANCER FREE!!! Congrats & best wishes =)

Leighanne: 2/10/09 Jaedyn Michael was born beautiful & healthy!
Vortex: On 4/20/2009, Sahana was born! (Check out her pics!!!)
Joyce: 5/28/09 Daniel Joseph was born, 8lbs, 8oz and 19 3/4 inches
long.
Jessie: 6/11/09 Zachary Kaden arrived at 5:43am. 7 lbs, 12 oz and 20.5 inches long
Armyprincess: 7/24/09, Jeremy Michael was born 9lbs, 3 ozs & 20 inches
Stacey: 8/12/09, Jake Harrison was born a healthy 6lbs! Check out his
handsome pics!
Arlotheslug:  Home loving her little girl!!!  Update to come =)
Kaylee_Frye: Hayden Elizabeth was born 9/12/09; 6lb 12 oz and 19.5 inches!
Luvkayln: Adalynn Noel was born healthy & beautiful on 12/7/09! 6 pounds, 15 ounces!!! Check out her pics!

Dnikkki: BFP!!! 32 weeks with Peyton Therese!!!
Looloo: BFP!!! 31 Weeks!
Mommyin10: BFP!!! 26 Weeks with our twins! Glucose test & FFN 1/31
sbumblebeeo: BFP!!! 26 Weeks with Shelby Rachel!!! (appt 1/4)
kmcarino: BFP!!! 15 weeks with a healthy BOY!!! Appt 1/4
ad_06: BFP!!! 8 weeks!

Rachjas: You're in our thoughts & prayers!!!
mrspace:  Will ttc in the New Year!

Waiting for an update:
mamatina
Hannah
Naf
Candie
scripps 
guesito

Lina: CD1
Keyan: CD6
pyar: CD9
Princess_Crankypants: CD17

jmh2005:  10dpo!
*****************************************************************************************
dnikki: I'm feeling good, thanks :) I think it's a great idea to ask your doc to
take you off work soon!

[kmcarino]

lilmzk- I am sorry it was negative:(  I hope that you will still get a positive:)

mommyin10- Yes, I like Justin but my husband doesn't.  I do like Ryan better though.  Justin also has an S in it so that's not good for me.  I finally got to hear the bby's heart beat again so that was cool.  I felt so relieved when I heard it.  She said that my uterus is right where she would expect it to be so everything looks good.  I am going to schedule a 20 week ultrasound.  I think my next appt. with my ob is Feb. 4th.  How was your appt?

sbumblebeeo- I am glad to hear that you have not dilated at all.  How have you been feeling?

[lilmzk]

So I just did a home pregnancy test and it came up negative... pretty devistated :'( I am showing so many signs I honestly cannot believe it hey, I am going to do another test on thursday morning but my hopes are now deminished!!

So this month is not my month once again, if next month turns out the same then I am going to look into IVF

[ad_06]

Well ladies everything went fine...It took forever though, because like my sister in law said they couldn't find the heartbeat. So she sent me to the hospital for an u/s and I got to hear it and see the baby move a little. The heart rate was 157! She went ahead and put me back on the progesterone....just to ease my mind. She said most women are on it till 14 weeks...so that is what she is doing with me. She is saying I am 11 weeks 1 day....boy all these changes screw me up....lol but the baby is measuring 11 week 5 days. She usually only sees you every 4 weeks, but she is going to go ahead and see me every 2 for right now. So that is a little better for me. I go back on the 18th!  I did get another u/s pic....but I am using my dads laptop right now because my computer is messed up and there isn't enough space for me to upload it....so I will work on that tomorrow. I have a really bad headache tonight...so I think I am going to head to bed soon. Thanks for thinking about me ladies!

lilmzk -  like mommy said don't read into signs too much, because my bbs didn't really hurt till after I got my BFP and I haven't had any sickness....I was shocked with my BFP because of no symptoms....I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya!

[sbumblebeeo]

mommyin10-  I just missed you...  we just got home. We stopped for dinner and the roads starting getting super bad.  It was an hour and a half drive back!  UGH.  But the doctors appointment went great.  I am still not dialated at all so he is happy with  that and is sending me for another u/s in two weeks to see if my cervix is shrinking.  Which is more great news b/c Dr. Muise told me it was 32mm but the report said 38mm so he just mistold me.  I'm glad it "grew"  I asked about my hips hurting and told him about my scoleosis and he said it can make things more painful but didn't act like it was a big deal.  I was wondering if it make my birth canal croocked and more complicated to spit out the baby but he didn't mention it.  He told me that he would really like to get another 10 weeks out of me so we have a full term baby but only time will tell.  For today I am happy.  We'll see what the next u/s says.  That will give us a better idea of when she's going to come.  I hope you are well and not too bored.  Thanks for keeping us all straight.  You are soo good at that!

[mommyin10]

kmcarino: What about Justin? I like that & it's cute w/Joseph ;) Thanks. My ob doesn't work Mondays, so I'll get my results tomorrow. How'd your appt go?

jmh2005: My dh used Fertility Blend, which is the same idea. I can't say it it helped or not, but I'm sure it didn't hurt :) I honestly think the thing that helped us the most was stopping alcohol & I stopped drinking coffee. Those were the first things our RE told us to stop. Whatever dh does to his body will stick around & affect his swimmers for 3 months (approx).

dnikki: What kind of breast pump did you get? Since I can't get fully prepared, I figure I should purchase a few things I'll need online.

ad_06 & sbumblebeeo: How were your appts?

mrspace: Did you talk to your doc?

Rachjas: I'm so sorry! ;( That really su cks & I'm sorry you're having another setback... I hope your good ovary cooperates next cycle ;) Hang in there!!!

lilmzk: Yay! Update asap :) Don't read too much into the symptoms, when they come & go. In the beginning, even when I learned I was pregnant w/twins, I wasn't sick at all & my bbs started hurting later, too ;) Good luck!

[lilmzk]

Ok so due to me being the most impatient person alive... I am going to do a home pregnancy test either tonight or if I can wait, tomoro morning. Everyday I get my hopes up more and more so to wait another 3 weeks my hopes would be sky high and then if I was to be let down I would be much more devistated, I would rather be let down now and be prepared for the doctors and if I find out I am pregnant than I will get to enjoy it for longer and not have to worry for the next 3 weeks :-)

I am still showing signs which is good although my breasts dont really hurt that much anymore, I never ever thought I would want to have sore breasts and be sick so much lol hmmm anyway I am nervous as hell and I already feel sad cause I just know that it will not come back with a BFP, I know I should be positive but it is so hard after so many let downs!

ok so that was my vent for today lol sorry!

[rachjas0623]

Bad day.... I went in for my u/s early. My dominant follie is on my 'bad' side. No IUI for us this month. She said perhaps next cycle we could do 7.5mg of femara daily instead of 5mg.  I just dunno....

[sbumblebeeo]

If you can't find that pillow at the other walmart go to their web site.  I know I have seen them on there and you can do site to store shipping for free.  My mom got me one from Babies R Us so you might check there too.

Lots of us with appointments today so good luck to all.  

[jmh2005]

Hello everyone! DH and I have decided to try and get things moving along again and are going to try natural still for a while and then move on to other procedures if neccesary. I was thinking of trying that fertilaid. Has anyone had any success with that or know if it is legit?

Luvkayln - I can't believe how adorable your daughter is. Time for another one yet? lol j/k

mommyin10 - how are you feeling these days?

ad_06 - good luck with your appointment today. I am sure you will be able to hear the heartbeat and how exciting that will be!

Well I gotta make this short I am just finishing my lunch hour at work and gotta get back to selling cell phones! lol

We had a ton of snow today so DH and I rode together because he was afraid of me driving myself. TTYL!!

:)

[dnikki0928]

To everyone who has appt.'s today: Good luck and update as soon as you can!!!

Pyar: Congrats on getting things moving along :-)

Luvkayln: It's nice to hear from you :-) Glad everything is good and Addy is doing great! I can't believe she's almost a month old already!!!

Not much new here - I got out the bottles and such today and they're in the dishwasher right now. I got the one cupboard cleaned out where we keep our cups, the sippy cups and now the bottles lol. I'm also going to boil the tubing and such for my breast pump after lunch and make sure that's all working properly. It should since it's brand new ;-) I also got the border up (finally!) in DS's bathroom...Let me tell ya, it should not be that hard to put up a border in a small 1/2 bath!!! I got so irritated lol!! But now at least it's done. Well, I'm going to finish up lunch and I'll check back in later on! Have a great day ladies!!!

Hugs, Love and SSBD to all :-)

[kmcarino]

mommyin10- Yes, Joshua would be fine but I don't have a middle name to go with it.  I'm not sure my dh likes Ryan so we'll see.  I hope you get good results today!

ad_06- I really jope that you get to hear the heart beat today.  I can't wait for my appt too since it has been 6 1/2 weeks since I had my last ultrasound and I am used to being high risk and having a lot of appts.  I can't wait to hear the heart beat so I know he is doing ok in there.  I was hoping that I would feel him move by now and I may have a little, but it could be something else.  I am nto sure.  I did nto feel Kyle move until I was 19 weeks but it is suppsed to be sooner with second and third pregnancies.  

luvkayln- I am so glad you are better!  It must be so hard to take care of the baby 24/7 when you are so sick!  Your husband is working a lot lately, right?  I am happyt o hear that Addy is back to her birth weight too.  I also can't believe she is about a month old now:)  Wow time flies!

[mommyin10]

Michelleinhawaii is CANCER FREE!!! Congrats & best wishes =)

Leighanne: 2/10/09 Jaedyn Michael was born beautiful & healthy!
Vortex: On 4/20/2009, Sahana was born! (Check out her pics!!!)
Joyce: 5/28/09 Daniel Joseph was born, 8lbs, 8oz and 19 3/4 inches long.
Jessie: 6/11/09 Zachary Kaden arrived at 5:43am. 7 lbs, 12 oz and 20.5
inches long
Armyprincess: 7/24/09, Jeremy Michael was born 9lbs, 3 ozs & 20
inches
Stacey: 8/12/09, Jake Harrison was born a healthy 6lbs! Check out his handsome pics!
Arlotheslug:  Home loving her little girl!!!  Update to come =)
Kaylee_Frye: Hayden Elizabeth was born 9/12/09; 6lb 12 oz and 19.5 inches!
Luvkayln: Adalynn Noel was born healthy & beautiful on 12/7/09! 6 pounds, 15 ounces!!! Check out her pics!

Dnikkki: BFP!!! 33 weeks with Peyton Therese!!! Appt 1/12
Looloo: BFP!!! 33 Weeks!
Mommyin10: BFP!!! 27 Weeks with our twins! Glucose results Today! Appt Friday
sbumblebeeo: BFP!!! 27 Weeks with Shelby Rachel!!! Appt Today!
kmcarino: BFP!!! 16 weeks with a healthy BOY!!! Appt Today!
ad_06: BFP!!! 10 weeks! Ob appt Today!

Waiting for an update:
mamatina
Hannah
Naf
Candie
scripps 
guesito

mrspace:  Waiting for AF

Jmh2005: CD5
rachjas: CD13 (u/s Tomorrow!)
Lina: CD10
Keyan: CD15 (+opk!)
pyar: CD18 (decapeptyl depot Thurs)
Princess_Crankypants: CD26

lilmzk: 15dpo! Blood test results 1/22
********************************************************************************************************
Stacey: P.S. Carmelo's doing great :) He's such a sweetie. He hangs out with me all day!  

ad_06: I hope your ob is able to find baby's heartbeat. I would guess he/she would do an u/s since it's your first visit. Let's hope! :) Update asap & good luck.

Mrspace: I can imagine how frustrating that is. Hopefully AF will show soon & your doc will have some good input. I updated you on our list :)

pyar: That's great news!!! I bet you're excited! Have they found a donor egg or do you know that yet? Is the decapeptyl depot a shot or pills? Congrats on getting the ball rolling! :)

sbumblebeeo & kmcarino: Best wishes for your appts today! :)

[pyar]

Hi evryone and happy new year to you all.Finally I have news the clinic called me last week to give us the go ahead all my tests  are fine thats what they were waiting for.
So I have to have a decapeptyl depot on the7th of this month which is Thursday this week, unfortunately my pharmacist has had to order it in and fingers crossed it wiil be here in time.Aftre I have had it I have to inform the clinic then get further instructions.
So finally the ball is rolling I think the whole process take about 60 days.
I'll let you know more when I do fianlly I feel I have news woo hoo

[ad_06]

Wow there is alot of appts today...Mine isn't till 2:30, so it will be a little later when I update. I am just really nervous! My sister in law goes to the same dr (she is 23 weeks, I think) and she told me not to get freaked out because they don't have high tech equipment and sometimes they have a hard time finding the heart beat..That is really bumming, that is something I really was looking forward to today! Well hopefully I get lucky and get to hear it. She is also the type of dr that doesn't do u/s all the time....so I don't know when I will have another one to post. So we will see how today goes......

Sleeping is still an issue, but I don't mind. I checked  our walmart for a body pillow and they didn't have any....so when I go for my appt I am going to check their walmart.

Well ladies hope everyone gets good news today. I'll update as soon as I get back!

[mrspace24]

Thanks for the advice dnikki.  I'm so happy to read that everyone's doing so well!

I will be contacting my dr tomorrow about AF, so as of right now...I'm just waiting for AF (mommyin10 if you want to update me that'd be great).  I will update again when I hear from him and definitely when AF starts.   I hope it's soon!  It's getting on my nerves and I want to TTC again!  

[mommyin10]

dnikki: Yes, that's what I learned, that they're Braxton Hicks. I don't like them ;) They make me uncomfortable, but it's good to know what they are & when to call my ob :) I'll tell ya, it's not easy having dh do everything. I totally appreciate it & I'm finally (after 2 weeks) ok with it, but I'd love to do laundry or clean the bathroom, etc. Imagine not being able to nest! ;) I can't complain, though. The first 2 weeks really flew by! :)

lilmzk: I'm glad you'll test on Thursday! :) Best wishes!!!

Luvkayln: It's so good to hear from you! :) Sorry you've been sick & so happy you're feeling better. Are you recovered from the mastitis? I can't believe Addy will be 4 weeks tomorrow! Unbelievable :)  

Sbumblebeeo: I know, I didn't expect bedrest either. I wasn't prepared, but I guess there's no way to really prepare for it ;) I'm glad you got yourselves registered. Isn't it amazing how much stuff you need?! Good luck at your appt tomorrow. I'm looking forward to mine on Friday. I can't wait to see the babies again & I hope I haven't dilated more. I'm not even sure if they'll check, but my ob said she'd call me this week, so I'll ask her about it 'cause I'd like to be checked since I went from 1/2 cm to 1 in a week.

Stacey: You're right. It's good practice, but at least I can help after the birth :) I know dh doesn't mind & hasn't complained, but I do feel sorry for him doing everything ;) Feel better soon! Your trip to Florida sounds great! :)

[Stacey1718]

Happy New Year friends!

Luvkayln - Oh poor you!!  I can't imagine getting mastitis and then a flu!  That really s u c k s!!!!  I'm glad you are feeling better and it sounds like Addy is doing great which is awesome!!  Glad you had a nice Christmas with your little lady.

Mommyin10 - That is so great that dh is taking care of you so well.  I can totally appreciate what you are going through because dh did the same for me.  It was actually good practice because once your little ones come dh will probably need to continue a lot of what he is doing.  How is Carmelo?  Good luck with your results tomorrow!

Dnikki - I think your pregnancy has flown by too!  I can't believe you are already 33 weeks.  Yay!

lilmzk - Welcome and all the best!

Well we had a very nice Christmas although it was pretty busy.  We had some visitors and made some visits and did not get as much quiet time as we would have liked but it was still nice and Jake was great.  I now have a cold which I may have gotten from Jake.  If not, I'm sure he will catch it from me!  I hate cold and flu season.  We are thinking of a trip to Florida in March to escape this winter for a week!

Talk soon!
Stacey

[sbumblebeeo]

luvkayln-  Yay an official siteing of you!  I was starting to get nervous.  Time flies.  I can't believe that the baby is a month old already.  I'm glad to hear that Christmas fun with the baby.  I can't wait for that.

mommyin10-  I am not excited to hear that you are 1cm dialated.  I am so nervous for you and nervous for my appointment tomorrow too.  I hope I don't end up on bed rest too.  We registered at Walmart for the baby shower today.  It was so much fun.  Then I came home and added stuff that you can only get online.  After today I began to realize that how much stuff we really need.  I thought we were doing jpretty good... I guess not.  Oh well the baby shower guest list is HUGE so we'll be just fine.  


On a side note...  GO DALLAS!  They kicked butt tonight.  YAY!!!  Good luck in the play offs!!

[luvkayln]

Ok, nevermind! I'm smarter than I thought! ;) I'm kinda sad my pregnancy tracker's not on there anymore! :( Oh gosh, I already miss being pregnant!! I guess Addy won't be the youngest for too long, huh?! ;) lol!

[luvkayln]

Does anyone know how to delete your pregnancy tracker? :) Don't laugh, I just can't figure it out! lol! :)

[luvkayln]

Hi ladies! Sorry i've been mia! It's crazy but I haven't been on the comuter since Xmas eve, that's definately not normal for me! ;) I've been SO sick this week, it su cks! :( It started with a sore throat and then went to the stomach flu, and now it's just a regular flu feeling. And actually today I'm feeling much better and my temp is gone, so I'm hoping it stays gone! I ended up getting masitis when Adalynn was 2 weeks old, which is an infection in  your boobs from breastfeeding. And that makes you feel like you have the flu too. Your bbs are SO sore, and you just feel achy all over, it was horrible. And then that went away, and then the real flu came... figures! ;) Adalynn's 3 week appointment went great! She's back at her birthweight, finally! :) Her jaundice is completely gone as well, which is awesome! So her next appointment won't be until she's 2 months old, which is only a month away! It's hard to believe she'll be 4 weeks old tomorrow!! Her first Christmas was great, although she slept through it all! lol! :) We did get some pics of course, so I'll post them soon. I have so many I need to save on our computer, I just really haven't had any time! She is actually starting to stay awake more during the day now, so I think we're starting to get on a routine! Yay!! :)  Anyway,  I read through all the posts and I'm glad everyone's doing good! :) Hopefully I can start checking in more often! :) I do miss you guys when I can't check in, but just know that I do think about you guys all the time! :) Happy new year ladies!!!

[lilmzk]

Ok so my little update is that I just went for my blood test :-) I am going to try and get my results earlier however I think that my chances are very slim!!! either way I am doing a home test on thursday morning, I have a good feeling about it but because I have had so many let downs in the past I am really trying to not get my hopes up to high. I am having another wierd thing happen to me though however it can totally be put down to hormones... I am so emotional lol i am usually a really thick skinned person and I very rarely cry but the last couple of days I have balled out crying 3 times :-/ I mean it could be stress or just hormonal but it is quite weird for me to do that.

dnikki0928 - Yer I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 16, I have my hormones checked once a month. My hormones are everywhere... the hormone that makes you release an egg is only at 3 and it has never ever gone any higher than that as far as I know.

[dnikki0928]

lilmzk: You're welcome :-) As for your irregular cycles, have you had any of your hormones checked? I used to have a cycle 2-3 times per year...Turned out I have PCOS, Endometriosis and a hormone imbalance from the pcos! Just a thought....

Mommyin10: My next appt. is on the 12th...I'll be almost 35wks then :-) After that I should start my weekly visits (already!!!). This pregnancy has just seemed to fly by! It sounds like DH is taking great care of you and all 3 of you are in good hands :-) The tightening are the BH contractions - I was told the same thing. I've only had it happen once or twice where I had 4-5 in an hour but they always quit. I'm feeling better as far as the cold goes...it's on it's way out finally. My pelvis still hurts probably worse than before and if I go grocery shopping or stand to long I get soooo much pressure "down there." (like today lol). DH is working hard to get the last of the moulding up so hopefully he can get that bed out of the nursery! At the store today I stocked up on pads and such for afer delivery and tomorrow I'm going to clean the cupboards (some of them) and get all the bottles and such washed! I'm trying to pace myself so I have things to do, but I'm sure I won't have any problems since I want to clean EVERYTHING lol!!! Well, I'll let you get back to whichever and I'm sure we'll talk later today or tomorrow :-) Have a good day!!!

Hugs, Love and SSBD to all :-)

[mommyin10]

Michelleinhawaii is CANCER FREE!!! Congrats & best wishes =)

Leighanne: 2/10/09 Jaedyn Michael was born beautiful & healthy!
Vortex: On 4/20/2009, Sahana was born! (Check out her pics!!!)
Joyce: 5/28/09 Daniel Joseph was born, 8lbs, 8oz and 19 3/4 inches long.
Jessie: 6/11/09 Zachary Kaden arrived at 5:43am. 7 lbs, 12 oz and 20.5
inches long
Armyprincess: 7/24/09, Jeremy Michael was born 9lbs, 3 ozs & 20
inches
Stacey: 8/12/09, Jake Harrison was born a healthy 6lbs! Check out his handsome pics!
Arlotheslug:  Home loving her little girl!!!  Update to come =)
Kaylee_Frye: Hayden Elizabeth was born 9/12/09; 6lb 12 oz and 19.5 inches!
Luvkayln: Adalynn Noel was born healthy & beautiful on 12/7/09! 6 pounds, 15 ounces!!! Check out her pics!

Dnikkki: BFP!!! 33 weeks with Peyton Therese!!!
Looloo: BFP!!! 33 Weeks!
Mommyin10: BFP!!! 27 Weeks with our twins! Glucose results Tomorrow! Appt Friday
sbumblebeeo: BFP!!! 27 Weeks with Shelby Rachel!!! Appt Tomorrow!
kmcarino: BFP!!! 16 weeks with a healthy BOY!!! Appt Tomorrow!
ad_06: BFP!!! 10 weeks! Ob appt Tomorrow!

Waiting for an update:
mrspace
mamatina
Hannah
Naf
Candie
scripps 
guesito

Jmh2005: CD4
rachjas: CD12 (u/s Tues!)
Lina: CD9
Keyan: CD14 (+opk!)
pyar: CD17
Princess_Crankypants: CD25

lilmzk: 14dpo! Blood test Today! (results 1/22)
*************************************************************************************
There are a lot of appts tomorrow! :) Everyone, be sure to update asap :)

Keyan: Congrats on the smiley!!! :)

kmcarino: Ryan Joseph goes well together! :) If there's an issue with "S's", then will Joshua work? Maybe it's different w/an "SH"? Thanks for the good luck ;) Same to you for tomorrow!

Lilmzk: Yes, hopefully this is your cycle! :) Today's your blood test; right? Best wishes!!!

Dnikki: That's great dh is making progress! :) My dh started the hardwood flooring yesterday & should get a lot of it done today (in between cooking for me, grocery shopping, etc!) Poor guy! He's really amazing & I'm so happy he's here for me :) I'm feeling good. I do get an all-over belly tightening occasionally, which is uncomfortable, but not painful. My ob said if it happens 4 times in an hour, to let her know. So far, it's happened 3 times, but it's not consistently every hour. So, we'll see! ;) How are you feeling? When's your next appt?