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Hello Everyone - I am bummed. It would definitely appear that my cycle this month is not jiving with the last two. CD16 and no 2nd line on my OPK strip this afternoon. Also no obviously large amount of slippery cf either :-( What a drag - I only have two OPK strips left. Maybe I will go buy a 7 pack of them instead of the big 20 since I am using these last 5 beyond the recommended 30 days after opening the container. HELENE - you used these before, the Answer brand, think it is a big deal to use a couple weeks after the 30day mark? I am sure they are right since I do not have the slippery stuff yet. UGH - Dawn

Where is everyone? Did you all start a new string and I missed the note about it? --- Dawn

Hey Dawn, I am still here. Just been keeping up too date with everyone. Nothing very interesting over here. But I think my af is getting back to normal I have been off for a couple of days. But it has came on its own this past two times without medicine or birthcontrol pills yay. Nyway. Good luck to you.

NICOLE - Nice to hear from you and great news that a/f is getting back to normal with no intervention. Always good when our bodies get back on track. I was starting to feel pretty regular but now this month is slightly delayed. I am sure things will still be happening this week but just a couple days later. Thanks for the well wishes - I really hope that this will be our month. I am starting to sound like a broken record but really hoping the 6th cycle will be lucky for me like it was for Helene and Coda. Dawn

Hey - no we didn't all leave you, Dawn! I just have been so damned tired and this week has been a bit busy, too. Yesterday I had the geenteic cousneling which was WAY better than the last time I went. Thanks so much for the avice on that, Tara.I was thinking of you and Treya amongst others I know when I talked with the counselor. A friend at work told me not to be worried about it. I know so many women who have had it done. Dawn - to answer your question - I would buy oneof the 7 day test and use that to be safe. I agree that you shoudl see the fertile cm, but I noticed that I did not always have much of that after the m/s for soem reason (I was starting to wory that it was the problem for a while there), so you want to play it safe. Gotta go. I stil have work to do and i am exhsuated. ANd yeah, I hope we hear from Bee soon. I amdying to know if it really is a girl or a surprise little man.

DAwn - I think you still have a pretty good shot this month. I have panicked before about that, but at the last moment, there it was. Have you ever HAD an anovulatory cycle? Because if not, maybe it's just coming later this month. Didn't you once get your LH surge a couple of months back around cd#22? I think someone did. Anyway, don't panic. Remember, in through the nose, out through the mouth. I've been trying to do that a lot more lately and i think it has really helped settle me. As for the fertile cm, are you checking your cervix? I checked this past month because I was SO freaked out at not having seen any for four months, but there it was. No mass quantities or anything, but i was able to pull some right off my cervix. Sorry if TMI. ;-) OK, guys so i charted, I felt my cervix daily throughout my fertile days. We bded. We shot. We scored. I have a BFP but I'm so not jumping up and down yet. I have a few symptoms. I can smell up to 40 different odors at a time. PU! I won't trust it for a while - and do you ever feel confident that it will keep after a m/s? Anyway, I'm staying low key for my sanity. Also, my mom just had an aortic aneurysm last week and will have surgery to replace it on June 14. So I'm dead tired and trying t omaintain a manageable stress level. Well, dh is bdgering me to get the hell off his computer. Helene, hang in there. Danielle, I'd love to see your online diary - but certaianly don't want to pry. Anxious to see your cutie! Take care all. :-)

Dawn, - about your cycle - I meant maybe your LH surge is coming later this month. Sorry. So sleepy.

Helene, I too have to decide if i want an amnio. Right now Im more concerned with making it past first trimester. I don't have strong symptoms and everything Ive been through I lost my faith. I am blessed with two wonderful children and if i lose this one i might give up. If I didn't have any kids I would keep trying. Being pregnant again is very stressful. After I had Treya the months went by so fast. I feel like the days since I found out I was pregnant again have been going so slow . I guess Im so happy, but so stressed and worried. Take care

HELENE - Sorry to hear you have been so busy and tired. But glad to get a post from you :-) You are right, I should probably have gotten the 7 day test kit but I think it is too late now. I have one strip left. Yesterday I saw an ever so slight 2nd line. My temp has not spiked yet and I am seeing more ewcm. We BD Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and plan to tonight and tomorrow for sure. I think I will have my bases covered without getting an extra test. ALLIEB - You are right, I did have longer cycles at the beginning. I got the LH surge in Jan on CD21, Feb on CD22, March on CD17 and April on CD16&17. This month it is looking like I should get it today, CD18. I am actually not stressed at all. I am feeling really good about all of it this month. The BD has been fun, passionate and not pressured. I think we are on the right track. You asked about checking the cervix - I gotta tell you, I am not sure what the heck I am feeling in there. Without going into detail lets just say I am basing things more on my saliva scope, cm, and my temp. Also CONGRATULATIONS on your BFP :-) That is very exciting news. I understand your hesitation to be excited about it but you must remain positive. Continue the breathing you talked about and focus on keeping your body a healthy and perfect place for a baby. Keep us posted. Dawn

TARA -- Sorry to hear you are feeling so stressed with this pregnancy. Very easy to understand considerign but as I said with AllieB, try to remain positive. What have the doctors told you? Is it likely that you will have another baby with Turners? Also, like you said, you have two other children that are a blessing. Focus on them.Try to stay positive and imagine this new baby joining your current children in play and fun someday. Dawn

Hi, Dawn thanks for your kind words, Its not hereditary, but a genetic error and the reason for a lot of first Trimester miscarriages. Most women that have a miscarriage don't always find out why the baby died and 99% of Turners babies are miscarried early.Our daughter should have been a early miscarriage, but was so strong she held on and allowed us to know her and get the genetic tests , so we wouldent blame ourselves for her death. What happened the chances were like getting struck by lightning and if you got struck by lightning once,you wouldent walk out in a lightning storm and feel safe ever again. They say for it to happen again would be less then 1 % the same as anyone else.I think my fear is that I know things can go wrong. Sometimes you hear stories of others and think that will never happen to me. Well my eyes have been opened! I was so thankful that we didn't have any problems with our first two. A loss at any stage is hard 5 weeks or 20 weeks its a loss of your future. A baby we all planned for and had so many dreams. I spent most of last year pregnant two pregnancies two losses. I know theres women on these sites that have had more losses and no live children and it breaks my heart, because they are such wonderful women that deserve a chance. Last night I had no symptoms and today I have really sore breasts. I still don't have major nausea, just some foods I used to enjoy don't taste as good. allieb, How far along are you?take care everyone and dawn ,praying this month is the month for you!

TARA - Thank you for the additional information. With all that said, it would seem unlikely that you will be affected and hurt by this again. I will keep you in my thoughts and hopes. You are absolutely right about our eyes being opened. Mine are like a deer in headlights now. I know so much more then I did a year ago about my own body and how everything has to be just right to make a baby. All we hope for is one healthy baby to call our own. Luckily I am still only 35 and we have time -- hopefully though it will be this month. Regarding your symptoms, i hear that every pregnancy can be very different. So not having allot of symptoms should not cause worry - be happy you are not sick right :-) For now - Dawn

Hi to All~ I am glad to hear everything is going well with everyone. Oh, I think it was Dawn? I can totoally relate to getting lost on Long Island with Mapquest directions...Mapquest is stinky! Anyhow, I got AF last thurs and went for blood on Sat, they called and said all my levels were perfect! So, I go for a saline u/s tomorrow which will show my uterine lining and the shape of my uterus and discuss the extensive bloodwork that was done a couple of weeks ago. Hopefully, all will be well and we will start ttc again shortly. good luck to all...so many preggos turning up...and hopefully soon to be a few more!

CHRISTI - Great to hear from you :-) I am pretty sure it was Helene talking about getting lost in RI. I live in Wisconsin so it was not me. Good news about your hormone lvels being perfect. Hopefully the rest of your testing and results will go well too. I agree, there are more and more preggers on here then ever lately. That is a great trend - we are going to have the change the name of this string soon. As for me, today is CD18 and I just did my last OPK strip. It was positive. My LH Surge is happening. Funny thing is, I knew it would show up today. I can feel things going on down there (very conscious of everything now) So lets just hope that my body has a perfectly mature and healthy egg to release and that my husbands guys are strong swimmers :-) Oh, its so exciting .... Funny too, I told my husband last night after we BD that I think we are going to make a baby this month. His response was "yes, with what we just did now". That could be very true. Now a couple weeks to wait and find out. My best to you all - hope everyone has fun plans for the long memorial weekend. I will be seeing family. Dawn

Hey, Dawn, that is just great that your LH surge came. I was sure it would. I hope you're bding RIGHT NOW!!! It'll be really interesting to see what happens because I'm pretty convinced that between the OPK, the charting and the cervix check (for me) that we upped our chances of a BFP by a lot. I am going to sit here and breathe and send you really positive fertile thoughts. Hey, also, I just saw at my MIL's house that Alternative Medicine magazine has an article abut increasing your fertility through matural means - uterine massage (OK, I admit I LOLed when I read that), acupuncture, and then I fell asleep before I got to the rest. Check it out if you can find it, it was pretty interesting. Maybe this acupuncture I've done really is helping. Hey Tara - I'm sure you must be scared to death and there isn't much I can say/write to make it go away - but you seem like a really strong person. And if Turner's isn't hereditary, what are your chances for something going wrong again? I hope nil. Keep your eye on the ball and deep breathing really does help alleviate stress. I am so anxious these days that I am frankly stunned that I conceived (I'm about 5 weeks). My mom is REALLY sick and I spent last week in ICU with her and she's having her AORTA replaced in three weeks, so more of the same. So I'm just breathing here (and feeling my boobs alot to make sure they're still sore) ;-). So happy there's lots of good news flying around out there.

Christi- that is great that your hormone levels came back just fine. I sure hope that your u/s shows ovulation is occuring and the lining, etc. is just as great. I know sometimes you almost want them to find something (something fixable) just to give reasoning for why conception hasn't taken place... yet, it is still great to know nothing is wrong and maybe it just hasn't been time yet, and will soon. hehe. I had all those test set up and fell pregnant right before I got a chance to do them. Is there a chance you may have conceived this round? I know your going to find out if you ovulated here... but, if you did... any chance?? Well, good luck with that!!! __Tara S- complete congrats to you!!! I really know how it feels to live a loss and then be blessed again, yet not be as thrilled as you should. Its hard!! I lost 3 before this one by almost every way you could. First was an ectopic pregnancy, that I lost my tube and almost my life. Literally! I was hanging on to a blood transfusion to save my life. Then the second was a natural miscarriage in which we never even had the chance to have anything tested. Unfortunately the last loss was past the 12 week mark where you are supposed to feel great since your chances of a m/c is dropped so low after that. Well, the unfortunate part is that he was hanging on (like yours) being so strong. Yet, he could have been saved if only I was giving a supplement. It was too late by the time we found that out and passed away only days after. Ended in a D&C. I do believe he (I say he, because I believe it was a boy... I didn't ask)... is my sons angel right now. Becauase of him, I was able to have a great, healthy, strong pregnancy following him passing away. Now, when I hold my 3 week son, I thank his angel. I know its hard, and will be until the little one is in your arms, but as each stepping stone throughout the pregnancy comes, it does ease up a bit. I will pray that all works out for you this time. :) ___Dawn- nothing else you can do now but to cross those fingers. I will have mine crossed with yours. Good luck!!!!