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@mrs. bird: Awww, I'm sorry that you're out, but I'm happy your cycle was more normal this time around! That's definitely a good sign! And you have a great attitude about it! I hope your cycles continue to normalize and you get your BFP soon!!!

@mrs. bird: sorry you're out!! Horray for a shorter cycle though! Did you just come off the pill, I can't remember?

@sslm: came off BC a year ago in may. cycles have just gotten longer and longer since then, until this month- wohoo!!

@sslm: hubs is not keen on charting and i'm not a good sleeper, so sleeping 4 straight hours is rare for me. i'd love to do it though, i bought a thermometer & downloaded FF with full intentions of starting, but then DH went on some rant about how if i start throwing thermometers & charts at him, it'll be to much pressure and he's afraid we'll loose all of the enjoyment of 'grown up time'. i wanna yell, 'dude, it's been 15 months of not stressing you out, but you getting it whenever ya want. if i wanna stick a thermometer in my mouth each morning, get over it!' haha. i can go get stuck with needles each week and see drs & whatnot, but heaven forbid we stress him out! oy. maybe i'll just do it anyway =)

did you use OPKs or were you just basing when you were gonna O off your charts/CM? i gave up on the OPK thinking if it was so late in the cycle, even if i did O, it wouldn't work 'cause my lining wouldn't be good by then. hmmmm.

@JoJoGirl: Oh honey I want you to get a BFP cause you deserve it. And once that happens if you want to pass along the CBEFM that's up to you. The important thing is getting you a baby

@Crisark: I wanna order one too! I've been looking on Craigslist & eBay hoping to find a super cheap one. I wonder how much ppl spend on the sticks each month too though. I have super long cycles, so I don't know if it'd be worth it for me to spend the $$. I'm a nanny & DH works in a last resort facility for special needs children, so needless to say, we're lacking in the $$ department I feel like I've spent so much on things to pee on at this point, it's a lil ridiculous! Although, the sooner I get KU, the sooner I stop shelling out $$ each week for acupuncture, so maybe it would save me some... I may use that approach to convince DH to let me buy one! I bet if you bought a used one you could recoup most of what you spent on the monitor itself.

Alright ladies, now I'm just confused! <TMI warning> last night after DH & I had sex, when I went to the bathroom, there was some dark brown tinted CM when I wiped. That is normal for me the day before my period starts, so being CD 39, it made sense. This AM there was even less when I went to the bathroom & now nothin so WTH was that?? It's not my period, it was dark, so it couldn't have been fresh blood from rough sex... So am I still in the same cycle? I'm so annoyed!

@JoJoGirl: tested this morning, just in case, BFN. still nothin today =(

Hi everyone! Just checking in. I guess I am now in my TWW? Not sure though as I am not charting or anything, I tried to use the Target brand OPK but it was bugging me out and I never got a positive. So my cycles are usually 29-31 days long, it's CD20 for me, so I'm assuming I'm in my TWW? Who knows. I have no expectations this cycle. But I am anxious to see what happens!

@mrs. bird: I get random brown/dark brown CM through my cycle too, I don't know what it means though haha sorry for not being helpful whatsoever.

my guess of 8/12 was a bit early, but I tested today and fertility friend has me at 10 dpo. Today was a BFN. going to try to hold out and wait until Wednesday (12 dpo) to test again, because I feel pretty discouraged right now (even though its so early!).

I've been totally exhausted for two days now- like the kind of tired that just hurts inside my body. I can't get motivated at work- feel like I'm ignoring my clients & struggling to stay focused on them. I really just want to know if its PMS or early pregnancy so that I can stop the crazy-making wondering!

Can't decide if I'd rather feel hopeful or convinced that I'm not! I bounce back and forth between which is a better state of mind for me right now!

@JoJoGirl: thanks, you've been so sweet and supportive! I really appreciate it!

@mountainmama: I moved you down to the 15th, fingers crossed for you...

@mountainmama: Hugs!
@Beetones: Oh dear that means I'm up to bat. I'll test tomorrow if AF doesn't show. I don't even have a glimmer of hope for a BFP so ready to gear up for September!

@Beetones: For my own sanity I'll expect AF and be pleasantly surprised by any other outcome. I think this being my 5th month (and first without symptoms!) I've resigned myself to "it's never going to happen" instead of expecting the opposite every month. Defensive pessimism?

@jojogirl: I think I'm in the same mindset, it's easier for me to believe there is not a chance this is our month. That's how I was in March (April POAS) and I got a BFP so maybe thats the trick! Low expectations?

we've still got a few more weeks, ladies!! i'm hoping for a strong finish
@JoJoGirl: if it helps, i had zero symptoms this month when i got my BFP, and a ton of phantom symptoms the month before. hoping this is your month!

@JoJoGirl: I'm so sorry. Thinking of you, and hoping that next month will be your month. Take care of yourself today.

@jojogirl: I'm sorry! AF brings on a heartbreak no one understands till they are TTC. Thinking of you!

@JoJoGirl: Sorry lady!! Hopefully the monitor will bring you your BFP luck!

@JoJoGirl: uggggghh. I'm sorry. TTC majorly SUCKS. I'm keeping everything crossed that monitor does the trick this cycle