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@Crystal: Sadly, I'm here for about 2 more hours. Ugh. Life as a litigator sucks sometimes. "ex parte notice" is the bane of my existence. As for your bronchitis, that's crazy! I'm so sorry you are still battling it. That's great about meeting your doctor, though. He sounds proactive!

@Crystal: Oh yuck. Sorry to hear you're still sick. Hope full health is coming soon!

@Crystal: are you on prednisone? It delayed me last month, but I got a pretty hefty shot of it before I started the 7 day pack. I hope you get better soon!!! I did read that it can help some people TTC.

@lilyofthewest: good luck with that opportunity! If you do get to move abroad, we should totally meet before you leave (I also work in DC)

My right ovary is hurting. I'm hoping it's hurting for positive reasons...

Good morning ladies! Sacrificial lamb here... coming at ya with an 8dpo BFN. Dang it! I feel fine with it. Like this strange peace that no matter what happens, I'm okay. So there. It was time someone peed on something around here!

In keeping with the spirit of @Ameliabedilia's Arby's coupon yesterday, I found once this morning for $5 off at Ace Hardware. I will be using it toward a can of paint so that I can paint my study Do any of y'all have Ace Hardware's? They have a side section of TONS of cute stuff like monogrammed cups, blinged out frames, etc.

http://em.acehelpfulemails.com/public/m/tdone14rw

@organicmama: LOL. Glad you're keeping good perspective.

DH and I had a long debate and what to do about this cycle and next cycle and the conflict with my work conference (the one I've been trying to 2-3 years to help run it, and I finally get to, and I will probably never have this chance again). Due date would be 3 days before start of conference for this cycle and I'd be 36 weeks for the next one. I said it is suboptimal but doable if we were creative (maybe induced at 39, my mom comes along, I could have frequent breaks to see baby/breastfeed/pump). DH is strongly opposed. He is probably right- I think I am so angry with this whole process. Maybe we NTNP for the next two cycles. I keep telling myself it's only four days, but darn it, I really want to go!

One other happy thing is my new job is so much more family friendly than my old one. One of my new coworkers with a four day workweek has shared custody in the summer, so she works 3 days when she has the kids and 5 days the weeks she doesn't. Good sign if I can ever get KU. (Not that we want to get divorced but like how flexible they are).

In more fun news: I have acupuncture, then work on decluttering today. DH and I are visiting friends tonight 1.5 hours away and having dinner at a brazilian steakhouse for restaurant week (inspired by the other thread). So excited!

@Crystal: so sorry to hear you are still sick but glad that you are able to get blood work done at the same time. I hope that the doc is cool with the referral and moving things along!

@MamaCate: yes, I do like the feeling of being more in control, though "control" is my problem... I know I'm really not in control of the whole ttc process, but I absolutely keep feeling I need to be. I want to just "work harder" like I would to solve other problems or get projects completed. I have realized I miss the days of being on the pill, b/c I was in control of what happened & when (uhh, except no babies with that, of course, lol!) I need to let go a little! Happy Thurs y'all.

@AmeliaBedilia: You can't be worried about future possibilities, you have to concentrate on right now If you are KU this next cycle and it interferes with your conference... well, that's a problem for your future self!

@MaryM: omg, I LOVE that there are so many things we can test ourselves! The days of the month I don't need to POAS for O or hcg seem like wastes of perfectly good samples. Lol! hell, I'd look at DH's sperm if I had a microscope & I thought I knew what the heck I was looking for!! I know temping & testing make some people crazy or stressed, but I'm the opposite, for sure.
One more funny but humbling experience for me today: with all the talk about SoftCups on here recently, I decided to give them a try for AF. Let me just say I'm having flash backs to my teens & learning how to use tampons all over again! I read & reread the instructions, & while I think I got it, I'm so nervous I'm going to have a "dam break" at some point today!

@GoGoSnoGirl: @MaryM: I think this is hard for a lot of us who like to plan and have control. I can relate!

@septca: that seems like a good sign of something!

@AmeliaBedilia: I wish I had great advice for you regarding the conference. Ntnp may be a good middle ground for now. Fwiw, I had a hard time standing for long periods the first week or two postpartum with LO so the idea of combining work stress and newborn stress would scare me. On the other hand, a lot of other things could be different in your life by April. Good luck !

I had acupuncture this morning. She said the spleen meridian that was out previously (a key one for fertility) is where it should be, so that is good. I know I need to get some stuff done around the house, but I am having trouble getting motivated.

@lilyofthewest: Do you still keep in contact with the ex-of-doom? That part of your story totally made me laugh.

@MaryM: I can't believer you felt your right ovary hurting! That's awesome. I wish I felt my ovaries doing something. Anything!

@organicmama: You are the best sacrificial lamb ever. Sorry about the bfn. But it's still way too early. I'll pee on an HPT soon! And thanks for the Ace coupon. I love Ace Hardware!

@AmeliaBedilia: I vote you keep trying or, at the very least, NTNP. Have fun at your dinner!!!

@GoGoSnoGirl: It's so hard to accept that a lot of this TTC stuff is not in our control. And I, too, would bust out a microscope and do my own SA every week if I could.

@KelLeeLeee: FWIW, I think you should keep TTC even though you are starting a new job.

@septca: Yahoo! That's as good as finding money!

@fotolori1: Oh my gosh!! You are in the midst of something wonderful!! Best of luck to you, doll. I hate needles too. yuck! Please share the ultrasound results with us. And I think I forgot to tell you that i love your new profile picture.

@MrsMcD: I've had massive cysts on my ovaries, so I have a feeling that's what it is.

They've been monitored, and my doc thinks I over "exuberant ovulation" and it's just part of my cycle. Instead of having cysts 1-2 cm before I O, mine get to be 5-7.

But so far, bigger doesn't seem better...

But I can feel some discomfort a few days before O. I'm assuming that's what it's from.

@MrsMcD: Eh, I'm getting used to them. We've known about them since January when I had my first US

I'm trying not to worry about them too much. My doctor doesn't seem too concerned. And my sister had something similar (though she seemed to be in much more pain...either that or she IS a pain who exaggerates about every illness) and she has four kids. So they didn't keep her from getting pregnant (but she also had kids WAY younger. Like when she was 15 years younger than me)

But in the back of my mind I wonder if it's affecting things. It's on my list of things to ask about at my upcoming annual.

@MaryM: What kind of pain is it? Like an ache, or a pinching? Just curious because I often get pinching around my ovaries.

@MrsMcD: Oh, I am! I'm taking a step back this cycle (still bd'ing though) just to be able to relax for a month and focus on my upcoming changes. Too much at once can make me a little nutso

@PawPrints: hooray for long luteal phase and FX for a BFP at the end!

@pawprints: yay! That's progress!

@crystal: the words "seized lungs" make me feel like I can't breath. Ugghhh. Hope you are back to 100% soon lady! And I will start looking for baby gifts for the superhero and/or ninja turtle baby... Cuz that's just gonna be awesome!

I'm really suspicious that this cycle is a bust. Today i have had textbook (for me) week-before-af-comes symptoms. Moody, irritable (mostly only when DH breathes), and a little tired. I know it's too early to tell. I will not be POAS in the a.m. cuz that just sucked. But maybe saturday... nighty night girls!