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@sunshine1810: so sorry to hear this! Thinking of you.

@Sunshine1810: I'm so very sorry... Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

@Sunshine1810: Hugs! I'm so sorry for your loss...

@Sunshine1810: I took the cytotec (think that is the name) in 2010 for my miscarriage. I miscarried naturally, but it wouldn't stop, so I was prescribed the pills to help. I can share the details of what to expect if you'd like. Let me know. ((hugs))

@Jenn23: And I think that misoprostol is the generic for cytotec (just saw that online).

@Sunshine1810: OK, I'll message you.

@Sunshine1810: I am so very sorry to see this! Your attitude sounds amazing, and I pray you continue with that strength!!!

When does pregnancy start to feel "real" post-IF? I keep telling myself I can't worry the entire time (nor do I want to) but I don't go back for another u/s for two weeks. And this is the crucial time. Do I just try and trust the few symptoms I have? Keep POASing on occasion until then?

@Sunshine1810: I'm sorry that you had such a rough day. Your positivity is inspiring. I can't wait to see you back!

@LindsayInNY: Just in the last week or two (so 9-10 weeks), after seeing the HB twice did it start to feel real. I am trying so hard to just be positive. I've got to find a new OB now though, and am hoping/praying that my next appointment will go well too! Hopefully, I will then be able to REALLY relax

@LindsayInNY: Yes I agree with @faithfertility that for IF-ers you never really feel like everything will be ok. I mean it does get a little easier by 12 weeks but I didn't feel confident everything would be ok until lo was nearly born. Even with the twins I'm carrying now, I'm not as confident as women who never experience IF. What I do recommend to all IF-ers is to buy a doppler. You won't be able to hear baby's heartbeat until 10-12 weeks but once you can, anytime you're worried you can hear the heartbeat and know everything is just fine. It really saved my mental health. I have the sonoline fetal doppler and love it. Sometimes moms sell them on the classifieds too.

@Mrs.Pinecone316: sorry about your cold. I am definitely not looking forward to the winter & all the sickness that comes with it. Given that I work with kids in a confined setting, & the workplace is always cold, I've been trying to make sure I stay warm & keeping my distance from kiddos who might be sick. I'm totally with you on the worry about pregnancy. I'm 13 weeks now & while my growing belly is a sign that things might be fine (I should clarify & say ARE fine), I still can't help worrying. I had a few sharp pains & unfortunately, the first thought was, oh no, does that mean I'm going to lose baby? Then I have to correct myself & say, maybe it's round ligament pain or just my body shifting to make baby comfortable.

@marionberry: thanks for the rec about the Doppler, I've been debating whether or not to get one.

@LindsayInNY: I stopped POAS -ing around 8 weeks when I gave all my OPKs & wondfo/Babis to a friend who has been TTC. As I mentioned above, I'm still worried despite the NT scan showing everything being normal last week. Thankfully I have an appt today so hopefully, baby continues to be healthy & well. In the meantime, it's difficult to have to wait for the next u/s, but it sounds like things are going well for you.

As a question for everyone on here, do you still feel jealous of ladies who get pregnant so easily? I'm ashamed to say that the other day I was thinking how unfair it was that some friends are going to start for #2 & they had started #1 in less time than me. Right now, only respite in the jealousy is that I am pregnant, but if I were on the IF check-in thread, I'd be even more bummed. I still lurk on the IF check in thread & hope that all the ladies can graduate to this thread.

@lazypanda: Yes, at times.....people will say things and I just think. ...wow.....I wish I had that sense of no stress or carlesssness..... but as @Happygal said IF is not for wimps and I think it has made me more aware of my thoughts and what I say to others!

@Mrs.Pinecone316: I'm sorry you're sick. I'm starting to get a cold myself and am really unhappy about how crappy I know I'm going to feel in a few days without being able to take sudafed.

@lazypanda: I think it's totally normal. I was really upset and jealous while every girlfriend I knew got pregnant in a month or two while I struggled. Once I had ds it got better but when we were thinking about trying for the next baby it upset me when one of those same friends got pregnant right away again. Surprisingly this second time around I got pregnant fast too and with twins no less, but I think that feeling is never going to go away. I doubt we're going to try for a fourth down the road but every time we consider trying I just hate the thought of the journey we might have to go on again. It's not fair, but I do think (as many others have said) that the benefit is that we love our babies in a way that those who haven't gone through IF may not - for us they are miracles, not in the sense that every mom calls her baby a miracle, but in the sense that for some of us they were that 1 in 100 shot of being happy and you value them so much because it's not as if you could have one again in a second without trying. I honestly think we will value ds in a different way than the twins because we fought so hard to have him in the first place.

Pssst! I got a positive beta today Our 2nd IUI for our 2nd baby! 457! Woohoo!!! I'm letting myself get excited this time around. I want to enjoy this pregnancy! Another beta on Wednesday, here's to doubling numbers!

@LindsayInNY: 17 days since our IUI...I peed on a stick on Friday and saw two lines but I couldn't let myself get too excited until the bloodwork.

@sweetooth: Hooray! Get excited for sure! So, so happy to see your update. I wish there was a confetti or champagne emoticon here b/c that's what would be the best right now!