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@MrsMcCarthy: I know how you feel and I'm so sorry you're going through this.
Still pretty much spotting for the 4th day in a row, but the spotting got heavy this afternoon and my temp finally dropped this AM - so I'm going to guess that's that for this month.
I'm planning to call a new OB-GYN in the AM in hopes of getting some simple blood tests done to see if there's anything there to be seen. I'm sure the main point will be for me to try and wean, but I'm still just not sure I'm there yet.
DH got into a big fight with me the other night (I think maybe I mentioned it here? Dunno...running on low sleep) about how I should just wean already so that we can get pregnant. I wish he understood how much that hurts to hear. Sometimes I feel so alone in all of this
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@Keppa: well you are very much not alone my dear. A good compromise for me with my husband regarding weaning was to tweak or wean for certain portions of the day and to have a definitive wean by date if we aren't pregnant first. I've read that it particularly helps to night wean. Hasn't been a !aguc bullet for me so far but perhaps it will be for you. Good luck and let us know how testing goes.
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@MrsMcD: I'm CD8 and o cd15 usually so I have some time. We only nurse once a day for 5 to 10 minutes now but for some that's enough to supress ovulation or progesterone so I may have to fully wean. We shall see. Could also be unrelated and that's my fear and why I am waiting a bit longer. Not much though.
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@Raindrop: not to be gross but I had diarrhea and loose stools like, going 7 times in a day, just little bits. BFP and 17 weeks now. It eventually stopped lol
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@MrsMccarthy: I understand not wanting to completely wean. Just do what feels right. I think you will really have your next baby growing soon enough.
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@HeartAbandoned: @mrs. tictactoe: @Raindrop: you girls are funny. I always like everything the three of you said!! I really want us to stick together on a due date thread. Thanks Raindrop for putting the pressure on us.
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@PawPrints: I'm praying for horse babies (or baby horses) for both of us!
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I'm still in limbo and don't know what the heck is going on. I started getting brown CM on Sunday. I was convinced AF was arriving and at 13dpo it's still here (on and off). There's been some amounts of red every now and then but it's not consistent at all. I don't know how much Clomid is messing with things (CM, longer LP, etc.). I haven't tested yet cause I keep thinking AF is going to start. DH said I'm being cheap and to test in case I am and need to do something about this.
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@LindsayInNY: um, yeah. I'm with your husband! I wouldn't be able to hold off that long. POAlltheSs!!!!!
Although I will say - my AF starts with very light spotting (just light brown creamy CM) at 12 DPO and it gets darker and more spotty/less CM-y over 13-14 DPO, then I get full flow at 15 DPO/CD1. Sporting sucks. I hate it.
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@septca: This is my first time on Clomid so I don't know how much of this cycle nonsense is because of that. Usually I spot pre-AF but it's earlier in the LP. I'm 13DPO today which is why I keep telling myself AF will be here soon?
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@LindsayInNY: Um, I think we're all going to peer pressure you into POAS!!!
I must have missed a few pages of dialogue because all this baby horse talk is confusing, lol!
4dpo today! Is it next week yet? I want to test!
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Updating the list since I have a new POAS date...
Mamas-to-be - BHBEE, Kelli_Deluxe, Charmed, catchafallingstar, RainDrop, HappyGal POAllTheSers
May 10: Marfi
May 18: LindsayInNY
May 21: Mrs. TicTacToe
May 22: Keppa
May 24: eabae
May 28: LIL BEAN, Septca (NTNP), doxielove
May 30: Ameliabedelia
May 31: DC Yoga Bee, PawprintsTBD:
Rollovers: CupQuakeWalk, MrsMcD, Crystal, HeartAbandoned, Mrs Bunchy
Cheerleaders: *\o/* autumnlove, littlek, anya, winniebee, swedishfish, septca, keepcalmcarrie, Sprite, FaithFertility, MrsMccarthy *\o/*
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@doxielove: I think it's a waste of time and test though!!
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Adding a few updates, including moving @LindsayInNY: as part of my POAS pressure plan. I also moved myself up to Tuesday because that will be 14 DPO - I'll test then if I haven't started spotting.
Mamas-to-be - BHBEE, Charmed, catchafallingstar, RainDrop, HappyGal
POAllTheSers
May 10: Marfi
May 21: Mrs. TicTacToe, LindsayInNY?
May 22: Keppa, LindsayInNY?
May 24: eabae
May 27: Septca (NTNP)
May 28: LIL BEAN, doxielove
May 30: Ameliabedelia
May 31: DC Yoga Bee, PawprintsTBD:
Rollovers: CupQuakeWalk, MrsMcD, Crystal, HeartAbandoned, Mrs Bunchy
Cheerleaders: *\o/* autumnlove, littlek, anya, winniebee, swedishfish, septca, keepcalmcarrie, Sprite, FaithFertility, MrsMccarthy *\o/*
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@Keppa: For the record, I weaned in hopes that it would help conceive quickly and I regret it.
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@LindsayInNY: when I conceived on Clomid for this pregnancy I spotted before AF was due, brown and some red. That led to continued spotting pretty much throughout my first trimester. I had low progesterone but not quite low enough to replace. I would test just to be sure.
ETA everything always looked fine with baby and I stopped at around 10 weeks. It was a subchorionic hemorrhage from implantation bleeding. Baby is great now!
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@Mrs.Panda: Ahhh, are you conspiring with my husband?! Yeah, that's kinda his thought (and mine). Although I'm sure he's sick of hearing about my CM... Thankfully I don't actually use the word CM around him! I'm sure he's grateful for that
If nothing changes between today and tomorrow morning, I'll POAS in the morning, "just in case."
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@LindsayInNY: Bahaha I'm sure he's counting his blessings with that! That's good you'll test, you want to be able to intervene early enough! Also I remember reading somewhere (not sure of the accuracy of this) but since Clomid can change your lining it can make you more prone to bleeding during implantation and as the embryo grows. Would explain my scary first 10 weeks!
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@LindsayInNY: Yay! (Thanks, @Mrs.Panda!)
Okay, sorry I've been MIA, ladies. Had to do a work trip and an event in Boston, so the last few days have been super busy and stressful. But I'm back now and plan to do as little as possible today.
I am 7 DPO and have zero pregnancy symptoms, which is good since I'm not allowed to test for another week...
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@Mrs.Panda: That's basically DH's thought - what if I am pregnant and aren't doing anything to help the spotting/CM. I've never gotten to 13DPO without progesterone anyways. So either the Clomid lengthened this or, I don't know...
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@septca: You can always test for me?!
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@Keppa: I don't know what to tell you, but I wanted to give you some big ((hugs)). If you aren't ready to wean and you don't have a medical reason you *need* to be KU *now*, I would wait until you feel comfortable. DH didn't really understand why I BF past 12 months... I think in his mind BFing was a one and done thing. And I think he was a little jealous because it was something that was just about DD and I. But I really liked BFing and enjoyed our morning/bedtime sessions, so I really held on, even though I knew that BFing was keeping my cycle wacky (every time I dropped a feed my cycle would improve, but it did not go back to "normal" until the first full cycle after we fully weaned). Then one day, I was nursing DD and I looked down and thought to myself, "this little girl isn't my baby anymore. She's getting to be a big kid. I am ready to stop BFing." So I did and I never regreted either extending past 12 month OR weaning when I did. Because *I* was ready. It's okay to wait until you are, just know that you *may* be someone - like me - who can't get pregnant until you stop. And that's OKAY.
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@LindsayInNY: No can do kiddo. But I am keeping someone else's pregnancy secret right now (and one I am BURSTING with excitement about), so that is satiating my desire to POAS for now.
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@septca: Keeping secrets like this is hard
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@Keppa: Similar to @Radish, I weaned at 15 months to help with TTC and got pregnant the next month, but lost it. I wish I had just nursed longer...
That said, if you are really desperate to get pregnant, weaning could do the trick. And just because I lost mine doesn't mean you will. It's such a personal decision and one that will never feel 100% right, in my opinion, so you just have to go with your gut and ask your husband to be understanding. Hugs!
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@Mrs.Panda: Very interesting thanks for sharing!!
@LindsayInNY: You should test just saying.
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@septca: Whaaaat?! A HB secret???
@Raindrop: I'm gonna have to in the morning if things don't progress (or stop). I just hate testing and white strips at this point.
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@mrs. tictactoe: Interesting. I also got KU the first month after fully weaning, and lost the pregnancy. I am pretty convinced that my body just needed more time.
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@LindsayInNY: I didn't say it was HB.
If you test tomorrow, do you use a cheapie or go straight for the FRER (since it's late enough to show?)??? I am weighing this decision in anticipation of my POAS date...
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@septca: I'm speculating
And creating gossip now! I don't know - probably a cheapie because I'm cheap?
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@septca: I blame myself a lot for both sides - not BFing longer because I wanted to get pregnant quickly, not being super excited about being pregnant at first because I thought it would take longer, not wanting to gain weight, making my son CIO because I had been rocking him to sleep and was worried about what would happen when we had the baby... ugh. And now I wish I hadn't take clomid for four cycles after the loss because it was a waste.
Can you tell I'm kind of a mess this week? Always the week AF comes...
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@mrs. tictactoe: ((hugs)) Parenting comes with a lot of guilt, and it can be really hard to let it go.
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@septca: So, it's not HB, then. Aghhhh that's the worst saying you have a secret....
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@winniebee: Do you know the same secret as @septca?
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Not my place to say. I'm just excited because a good friend's BFP is enough to keep me sane for the next few days until I am "allowed" to test. And I only get super excited for certain other people's BFPs these days, so I am thrilled that I get to be happy today.
Because, seriously, 7 DPO is the worst. It's too early too test (and you know what that means coming from *me*), but you're sick of waiting... I may be the least patient TWW-er ever.
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@littlek: hahah yes we are both friends with the same person :). She will come out of hiding eventually!
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But until then we are being nice and respecting her fraidy-cattedness.
(I swear I am an educated person who knows how to write IRL. But I make up so many words on HB it should be my job.)
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@winniebee: @septca: interesting!
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@LindsayInNY: I think you should test.
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@mrs. tictactoe: I'm sorry. Hugs
Mamas-to-be 
If nothing changes between today and tomorrow morning, I'll POAS in the morning, "just in case."
I am 7 DPO and have zero pregnancy symptoms, which is good since I'm not allowed to test for another week...
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