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2 for the Screaming Babies Section Please
Yet another restaurant experience this evening that helped solidify the running joke hubby and I have going. We aren't quite sure why, but the hostess always seats us smack dab in the middle of the...
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The 2WW & Big Thanks to my Deadbeat Dad
8 days past ovulation today, and pesky little doubts are starting to sneak into my psyche. I've been trying not to fixate on any symptoms, like the fact that my boobs feel extra full and tingly and...
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Boob-O-Meter not cooperating!
10 dpo today and my boob-o-meter is telling me I'm not preggo. I woke up yesterday with smaller bbs and not nearly as sore anymore. Booooo! That to me means that my progesterone has already peaked and...
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Out with the Old, In with the New!
The nurse from the RE's office just called to give me the results of my pregnancy blood test, and I wasn't surprised to hear that it was negative. :( I have felt kind of crampy for days, like Aunt Flo...
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Taking the Next Step- Femara + IUI
It's been a busy few days, and there is nothing better than a truly lazy Sunday. Hubby and I decided to boycot the gym this morning (very rare) and just sleep in, watch Joel Osteen's sermon on TV, and...
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Infectious Disease Screening for IUI & Warm Castor Oil Pack for Fertility
Hubby and I went to have our infectious disease screening done today. As we walk into the very quiet waiting room of the lab, the ladies up front give me a boisterous, "Heeeeeey!"Â Hubby compared it to...
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MUST READ: The Conception Chronicles
So getting pregnant isn't that easy?? This is the main topic of discussion, not only in our house right now, but also in the book I just finished reading yesterday, The Conception Chronicles. I have...
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Thank God in Advance
Hubby, Me and Joel Osteen - Night of Hope, Oakland, CAIt's been part of my daily habit for years now to make sure I talk to God on a daily basis, even if it's only a minute or two a day. When I go to...
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22 mm follie + 9 mm lining + 92,000,000 sperm = IUI complete!
This week set a record for having my hoohah violated I must say. CD12 ultrasound on Monday which revealed two follicles we thought would be good contenders for this cycle. I tested all week with OPK's...
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Progesterone Weepies Strike Again
Call it a case of the progesterone weepies. I normally look forward to the dentist, but that was NOT the case yesterday. I had an appointment to have an old silver filling removed and replaced with a...
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White Chicken Chili w/ Froyo weekend & Austin Birth Awards
I have been such a perfect angel for most of this cycle, no alcohol being had and eating lots of warming foods. It was a rainy weekend, so we kicked it off with a big pot of homemade white chicken...
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My Eggs are Playing Hard To Get
Some things never change, according to my dear hubby. When we first met, let's just say I wasn't the best at returning phone calls. I'm told that he almost gave up several times, but that I would...
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Psychics, Preachers, Preggos and Cakeballs
This week has been a doozy. I've been fighting like hell to keep my head above water amidst a flash flood of "whoas me" and "it's not fair." Every cycle when Aunt Flo arrives, I make it a point to do...
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Screw chicken soup....I need a bubble bath and chemical peel for my soul!
Sometimes the very best therapy (other than telling the whole world what you REALLY think) is to do nice things for yourself. I think we can all agree I was in a major funk during my last post. Sorry,...
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Twin follies ready to dance! Let's do this!
Just as predicted by the RE, it looks like I'll ovulate tomorrow, CD17. I don't think it would take a rocket scientist to figure out knowing how my body responded last cycle, but it was a pretty good...
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Jinglebells or Jinglehell?
The jinglebells have been brought! A couple weeks ago hubby made a comment of "Almost time to put up the Christmas tree..." I could tell he was excited about it, and why shouldn't he be? We LOVE...
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The Little Egg That Could
The whole weekend I was pretty much resolved that I wasn't pregnant following our second Femara/IUI cycle, but I was going to have a good time anyways. We saw the movie Lincoln on Saturday and went...
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Beta #2 Has Arrived
First off, thank you to all of my awesome cyber buddies for being so supportive during an exciting yet understandably anxious time since my last post. Your comments were exactly what I needed, and they...
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Happy Anniversary to Me & Beta #3
This morning I woke up excited and also kind of nervous about what today would bring. For one, it is my 7 year wedding anniversary today. My husband had posted a sweet pic with a shout out to me on...
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Beauty Scavenger Hunt
I have been on somewhat of a beauty product scavenger hunt for over a year now, and I think I've finally cracked the code! While TTC I started eliminating all parabens, phthalates, etc. from my beauty...
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