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Samantha - No WAY! Same due date! That is crazy... I went today for my first u/s and the yolk sac was visable and in the right place - woo hoo. I even have a picture that you can see it. I have my next full u/s on the 24th and DH will go with me where we should be able to see (and hopefully hear) the heartbeat. Baby steps... Each time we get encouraging news, I relax a little. We have made it past the point where we miscarried now that I am 6 weeks - so that is encouraging too. I am ready to get to through the first trimester so I can really let me guard down.

Baby dust to all... I think about all of you all the time and can't wait to read your updates and hear of more good news. It is such a process - this preggers thing - but each step should give us all hope.

XO

Well, as of tomorrow I think I'm officially in the 1ww. According to a couple of websites, I should be able to take a Early Response HPT tomorrow, but I may just wait a few more days just to be sure.

I'm still not even positive that I had a + OPK, but the test I took on Sunday night was + (I think). I think I'm going to take Les' idea and get the digital ones next time. I've had some little symptoms, but they could all be in my head so I'm not going to count them for anything just yet. I'll have to wait and see.

Congrats to all you ladies who got BFP's!!!!! Send some of that lucky baby dust our way!

Well I went in for my HCG shot and it went well they did an u/s and my follicle is now 21mm and the other is 15mm i found out . I have to go to the docs on 2/20/2009 and take a HPT on 02/28/2009 so i guess valentines is the time for love making. Baby dust to all & Good Luck

Well I am relieved. I got my progesterone level results today...23.8! So that's one good thing! I need one more positive test result and I'll be one happy lady :)

hi ladies!!!! WOW! soo many BFPS! im soo happy for all of you! its very encouraging for everyone!! so i just finished my first cycle with clomid. i did start today, but thats ok because i didn't expect it to work the very first time. but i actuallty felt GREAT with the clomid. i generally have alot of discomfort and some times even unbareable right before i start my period, but not this time. NO PAIN! my dr did tell me it would help my eggs go were they need to rather then sitting there and becoming cysts. so im pretty optomistic. im going 2 dr 2morrow and i am gonna ask him about some blood tests. im not crazy about taking my temp every morning either! BABY DUST TO ALL!!!!

went to dr today. he increased my clomid to 100mg. he also gave me metformin and estrodil?? still don't understand the metformin though. anyone else? BABY DUST!

ok ladies.... I NEED HELP!!! are any of you taking estradiol? thats the other script my dr gave me today...problem is on the side of the bottle it says "do not take this medication if you are pregnant or TRYING to get pregnant"??????? some one PLEASE help me!!!

well my appt went very well 2day. I have some Follicles growing on both ovaries don't know exactly where each one is but, my biggest follicle i have right now is almost 13cm and i have another which is 10 and another which is 8 something, they are still growing, thanks to the fsh shots i did over the weekend, those shots are the best, they actually made my follicle grow 5 1/2 cm in like 3 days. So my dr. told me to take 1 shot again 2night and another 2morrow night then i have an appt wed morning to check my follicles again, they said they should have grown a lil more by then. I am so excited because finally i have some follicles maturing. The dr. said that they want at least one follicle to get to 18 cm so i can do the trigger shot, only 4 1/2 cm to go on the almost 13cm follicle. Hopefully by my b-day (MARCH 2) i will have good news. I will just see how it goes on wed, Good luck to All, this will be my month FINGERS CROSSED.

BABYDUST TO ALL XOXOXO

*Turtle....I have never heard of estradiol! So I can't help you with that...sorry. But I am taking Metformin for my menstrual. It helps you regulate your period if you are having an irregular cycle. It has worked for me every month since I've been taking it.
I wish everybody best of luck and LOTS of Baby Dust to all!!

Hey ladies - thought I would update you guys on my progress.

I went for my 3rd BHCG yesterday which came back with a whopping 7172!!! So that means I am somewhere between 5-7 weeks, based on my last period I am around 6 weeks 0 days.... I go for my 1st ultrasound tomorrow at 9.50am... have to drink 1 litre of water an hour before for the ultrasound... don't know how well I will be able to retain that lol... I will jump on here tomorrow night to let you girls know what we see on the ultrasound. My GP is convinced I should hear a heartbeat and see a shadow of the baby, as my HCG levels have double quite fast. Let's hope so!

For the ladies with the mature follicles - GOOD LUCK AND BABY DUST, lets hope one of them want to be a baby... let us know what happens.

Turtle - I am not sure what the Estradiol is for - maybe it is an Estrogen suppliment??? I was on Clomid and Metformin for 4 months before I concieved. Metformin for my PCOS and Clomid to induce and support ovulation. Let me know if you find out. I love being educated on new things.

Love to all of you, lots of baby dust and good luck to you all!!! You will soon be mummies I can feel it!!! It has been a lucky forum the last couple of months so we need to keep it going!!!

samantha - that's awesome! Sounds like everything is going great! Is this your first? Are you going to find out the sex? Take care of yourself and your new little bundle of joy!
As for me...well I wasn't supposed to test until Thursday but I caved and tested this morning. It came up with a very faint second line. I figure it could be from the hcg shot, since I only had it 12 days ago. I am going to test tomorrow morning (and the next day and the day after that...) and hopefully my little line gets darker! But I am doubtful. The only symptoms I have had were on cd26 I was nauseous off and on all day, and I have been cramping off and on for about a week, today (cd27) has probably been the worst. I get these sharp pains really low - not like AF cramps. And usually I get cramps about 5 min before AF shows. And today my nipples seem larger and very sore. But, these could all by signs of AF. I've been tricked too many times before! Well wish me luck ladies and baby dust to you all.

Hey Everyone:

First of all congradulations to everyone who got BFP and good luck to all of us still trying.

Just wanted to update. Today was my appointment with the RE and the appointment completely confussed me.

His fellowship student came in and asked us some questions and did the follow-ups on the information packet. And said that even though I ovulated with the clomid it may be a weak ovulation and that i just need some simple shots in my stomach to help and that I was a great canidate for the IUI.

Then the Dr. came in and he was only talking about in-vitro and having to get the okay from a few doctors first before the go ahead and that how my insurance is good so i don't need to worry about anything.

I was confussed because our next step was suppose to be the IUI and now we are going straight to the in-vitro. Well not straight away....

i was told by my mother today that if it wasn't for bad luck i'd have not luck at all ....

I have to get the okay from the cardiologists because i had kawasaki disease when i was 5 and it caused a small defect in my heart valve. So i have to get the okay from the cardiologists because the pregancy could damage my heart (this is the first i have heard of this so just imagine). Then IF the cardilolgists says that it's okay for me to go ahead then I have to go see the high rick pregancy doctor because of all my other health issues ie asthma, aniemia, curve in spin,PCOS, low hormone levels, etc. He said no matter if it's a single or multiple i will have to be closely monitored by a high rick doctor and that i have a higher chance of early term labor and miscarriage. Then IF the high rick doctor signs off on the go ahead (again none of this was said until today) then my RE will want to go straight to the in-vitro fertilization because he thinks that will give us the best chance since my age is 27 and after 25 with all my issues it makes it harder to get pregant.

I only get 3 shots and that's it. My insurance will pay for as many IUI's as my doctor wants to do, but it only covers 3 attempts at in-vitro in my lifetime. I am just so confussed and pissed off with my previous doctors to tell you the truth. My dh is happy he says that it's all good news, but all i see is that it can fall apart with one no from one doctor or if the in-vitro doesn't work right off the bat then my chance to every be able to afford the option is out the door. Or that with one wrong choice in the pregancy I could not only lose the baby but my dh could lose me too. I am just so lost and confussed and hopeless right now i don't know what to do.

I'm so sorry to have taken up so much of the page ladies and to burden you with so much information. I think i just needed to put it all down for it to really sink in ... after all the years of trying and doing everything i guess my mom is right that if it wasn't for bad luck i've no luck at all.

I took another hpt this morning and it was BFP!!! It was a digital one this time, so no deciphering if the line was there or not. I am still not sure though, because I had my hcg shot 13 days ago, so it could still be a false positive. I called my doctor and asked if I should wait until Thursday and take another test, or if I can just come in for bloodwork. I really hope this is it!!!

CONGRATS Les!!!! So glad you got your BFP!!! I'll be sending good vibes your way!

So, I thought I might have had a + OPK last Sunday night, but now I'm thinking that I didn't O until this past Friday. I woke up on Friday feeling fine, but then by 9 am was having sharp pains in my side right where my ovary is. I freaked and called my Dr who said it sounded normal and they're probably just ovulation pains!! I couldn't believe it! I don't think I've ever ovulated, so definately a good sign. They were gone about an hour and a half later (so the thought that it was a cyst about to explode left my mind). Hubby and I bd pretty much all weekend just to be sure.

So, I think I'm now 5 dpo and I feel like crap. My bbs are a little sore (not real bad though), I keep waking up with terrible headaches that disappear by 10 am, I'm sick to my stomach, and constipated like crazy (TMI I know). I'm hoping these are all good signs.

I took a HPK yesterday (because if I was going by when I had a positive OPK I should have been able to test) and it was a BFN. I'm now thinking that I did O on the 13th, so I've got another 2 weeks to wait.

Baby Dust & Good Vibes to All!!!

hi everyone! thanks for your response! i started the metformin yesterday and i don't know if im gonna be able to tolerate it. my blood sugars were low all day and i had to eat constantly to maintain in the 70's and i felt like crap! not giving up though, i really want to take it if it will help us get bfp! did anyone else struggle with metformin in the beginning? baby dust to all! and congrats on your bfp!!! yay!

Hello ladies. It has been a while since I posted last and I see that there are a lot of new ladies on here. I keep up with you all even though I may not post that often. I am so excited for all of the bfp! I am now on my third round of clomid. The doctor increased my dosage up to 100mg. I don;t think I ovulated last month even though I got my period on my own all of the opks I took came back negative. I only had a 27 day cycle so I must have ovulated. The doctor wanted to increase it just to see if that would help. I am on my last day of taking the clomid so I am preying it works this month. Good luck to all you ladies ttc and I am praying for those of you who are expecting. Baby dust!