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@SupernovaJ: yeah I think wanting it and actually having the energy are two different things
my husband says he would never turn it down but he also doesnโt initiate because he doesnโt want to get rejected 
im usually the one who is too tired/lazy so I can empathize. I do think it was good for our relationship this summer, which Iโm calling the best summer of my DHs life because of all this BDing...
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@Sams Mom: Last month was a Clomid cycle. I had the nipple tenderness but it was also accompanied with an achy and full feeling towards the sides. I had cramps right after O and had a bunch a chin-zits. Later in the cycle, I started craving acidic vinegar-based foods (eg sauerkraut, salt and vin chips, red wine and vinegar salad dressing, kimchee ...) and my stomach was bloating. Also, Pililani
wouldn't leave me to save her soul. Lol.
I'm hoping no symptoms are a good sign BUT, of course, no symptoms could be just that: nothing. Either way, I feel awesome.
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@Kaohinani: That's great! I think I am crawling out of my period funk finally this month. I really am having no side effects aside from a couple hot flashes (not as bad as clomid for the most part), and my left ovary area hurts... But this is magical compared to the last few cycles.
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@Sams Mom: That is AWESOME to read! I've really been hoping that you could find something that would be kinder on your system. Hopefully, Femara is not only a more gentle way to go, but it is productive and you get your BFP! ๐ค
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@Kaohinani: Me too! Now of course I am low key worried that since I'm not miserable it's not working... cause you know, crazyflakes over here.
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@Sams Mom: Hahahahaha! ๐คฃ
I started thinking the same thing when looking back at old TTC and BBC charts during lunch and recognizing the trend that is non-existent this cycle! -
Had my blood work today and hcg is still at 17
hopefully next week it will be back to zero
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@LAZB: That's a bummer!
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@LAZB: Ugh that's the worst. Ticking down slowly towards zero. I can definitely appreciate your frustration. Just to warn you, I went from 26 -->17-->9-->Neg(<5) before it was totally gone. I sure how yours is gone by next week's check.
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@yellowbeach: itโs crazy how fast the numbers fall initially, and then how sssllllllooooowwww they finish up
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@LAZB: Ugh, sorry!
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My boobs hurt so bad! I'm only like 3 dpo so it's obviously just progesterone related but still!
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Morning ladies!
@LAZB: sorry your HCG hasnt gone down faster
Iโve having fertile CM and lots of cramping so maybe Iโm ovulating now, which is when I was expecting to initially. Maybe those first OPKs were red herrings? Of course I stopped taking them and my husband has been super sick so no BDing for us. Might try to sneak the next couple days in just in case but looks like iโll be moving onto next month!!
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@QBbride: If it makes you feel any better, (besides a slight headache) I'm having tons of CM as well (which is unusual as I have the autoimmune disease, Sjogren's syndrome, which dries out mucous membranes). I figured I'd try an OPK and my LH registered as a 0.5 or what I call an: "Oh, my, that is ungodly low and uber-negative!!!" ๐คฃ My point, you may have already OVed but patches of "fertile" CM can be seen throughout a cycle due to other hormonal fluctuations, especially increases in progesterone (or even in HCG). Keep an eye on it and keep bd-ing. G/L, hun!
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Good morning! AF arrived so Iโm out for this month but I will be cheering you ladies on... hoping for lots of September BFPs for everyone here!
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@starlitsky: Oh, NO!!!!
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@starlitsky: Aw, sorry!
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I'm sure everyone is dying for updates on my boobs, but they're still killing me. What the heck? They never hurt this bad. I was walking down some stairs at work this morning and they hurt from bouncing and I'm the opposite of well-endowed
Must have lots of progesterone flowing this month!
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@skinnycow: Sore (_)(_)'s are the WORST!
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@starlitsky: I'm so sorry. Fingers crossed for next cycle!
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I am living vicariously through all of y'all's symptoms because I feel like it's taking forever just to ovulate this cycle...
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@starlitsky: O no, that sucks! Best of luck on your next cycle.
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So Iโm sure my charts mean nothing since I took a trigger shot and have a scheduled FET, but look at this temp spike! ๐ค
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@yellowbeach: Wow! That's a h#lluva spike! Isn't your FET tomorrow?! I'm so excited for you ... I hope everything goes perfectly. ๐ค
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@Kaohinani: Sunday - 11am! Fortunately we have our big neighborhood block party tomorrow which is keeping me busy planning, decorating and cooking.
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@skinnycow: @Kaohinani: @Berly: @Sams Mom: thanks for your support, ladies!!
Fx for you all!
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@yellowbeach: oooh love seeing temp spikes! hope your FET goes well on sunday!!
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@starlitsky: sorry about AF!
@skinnycow: hmm interesting about the boobs! Hoping itโs a good sign.
@Kaohinani: thanks! I always appreciate your feedback. Iโm gonna try an OPK this afternoon just in case. I think I need to just accept that this cycle will be confusing.
@yellowbeach: look at that beautiful temp spike!
A good friend of mine just told me she is pregnant yesterday!! Due at the beginning of April. She just moved here (and I moved to this city about a year ago) and we both have two kids and her oldest and youngest are the same age as mine. Makes me excited we could be on maternity leave together! (And Canada extended their maternity leave to 18 months, which is amazing)
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@QBbride: 18 months??? I am salivating. DH and I are seriously considering moving out of the US. My sister already lives in Italy with my 3 nieces x 3 years now. We just have to find somewhere that isn't an arduous process to get licensed (we are both physicians). How's Canada?
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@yellowbeach: ahh I actually donโt think itโs that difficult to get licensed as a physician! I donโt know exactly how to do it but Iโm a nurse and I work with lots of American physicians!
And yes! 18 months. Itโs the same pay as the previous 12 months but stretched over 18 months instead... but if I took 18 months, my youngest would be starting a kindergarten while I was on maternity leave and I could have a few months with just me and baby before going back to work!! Bliss.
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@QBbride: My Pop-Pop is from Canada (Quebec, specifically) so I have family from over Canada (* Quebec City, Montreal, Prince George, Gatineau, and Montague on Prince Edward Island. ๐งก) ... Two of my cousins are pregnant and they have boasted the awesomeness of Canada's mother-and-child care specifically in reference to maternity leave. I am absolutely jealous!
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And because I like to torture myself apparently, do you think this could be positive? I wonder if itโs just a bad batch of OPKs. Brand is Easy@home.
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@QBbride: Super positive! Wow!
P.S. You could also check the serial # of the OPKs for recalls due to duds. Just an idea ...
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@QBbride: I am soooo envious of 18 months!! also I love canada and canadians! everyone is always so nice. as for your test, I think it looks like you'll be positive really soon so it doesn't hurt to start dtd now.
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I had a little bit of brown spotting in my CM just now. That's never been a good sign for me but we'll see ๐คทโโ๏ธ
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So mini rant:
I feel like there should be a section in medical school where they go over something like "don't lead with cancer"!!!
My husband had his follow up for his prostate today, and it's bigger than it was. They send him for a PSA & urine analysis to make sure it's not cancer. Like maybe say hey, based on the results from your PSA we will be able to determine what tests we need to do next. I know he has a family history of prostate cancer, but wait the hour and a half it takes the labs to do that bloodwork before saying cancer.
That was the worst 90 minutes I've had in a very long time.
But thank God he came in well below the normal levels (could still be cancerous technically, but only 25% of people with elevated numbers end up having cancer and even less with low numbers end up with it)... I googled a lot
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@Sams Mom: Awe, hun, that is absolutely terrible!!!!
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@skinnycow: What dpo are you? F'x ๐ค it's just due to hormones and not a precursor to AF (I loathe that witch! ๐งโโ๏ธ)
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@skinnycow: I'm with @Kaohinani: , depending on what dpo it might not be bad
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@QBbride: that looks positive, and I haven't had issues with easy@homes. Maybe you geared up to O, then it didn't happen so you had to start over
my husband says he would never turn it down but he also doesnโt initiate because he doesnโt want to get rejected 
im usually the one who is too tired/lazy so I can empathize. I do think it was good for our relationship this summer, which Iโm calling the best summer of my DHs life because of all this BDing...
hopefully next week it will be back to zero
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