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Jar Jar Cakes. Oh wait---everyone will probably hate that as much as they did Jar Jar Binks, except for the rabid fans, of course. Sorry--I"m bad at this.

Name: Karen Age: 32--quickly approaching 33 Where you live: Northern VA, USA Job: Part-time admin assistant/full-time chaser of my 2 year old Length of time on the board - I don't know...it's been a while. I consider myself an "oldbie" by now. Marital Status: Married Length of time you've been with SO: Married since 2004,…

Hey all! Happy Sunday. Cupcake--I'd suggest www.resolve.org--they have resources there--might be a book that looks good. I got one, but it's about secondary infertility, so unless that's your boat, i wouldn't bother. If anyone wants to know about the one I have, just ask. GodBless-yeah--the progesterone bloated me up. I…

Yeah! Forget all this Captain America superhero stuff! We need our own superhero with magical lab/ultrasound abiliites. Special bonus if they can actually talk to our lady bits and make them do what we want them to do, and/or make us forget about the 2ww. Name suggestions are being taken as of now, as well as any other…

WAH-HA-HA-HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have fun camping with your little bean. Don't let it keep you from doing all the fun camping stuff you'd be doing if you weren't prego--except for all the crazy drinking and stuff, but that's not really a good idea camping anyways. Congrats!!!!

Julia--a year is a long time to be apart. I fall with most others on the side of "keep the marriage close-it's the most important, and let the house issues work themselves out." Now if that isn't an over-simplification, I don't know what is! We are in the same boat--we had a townhouse, bought it near the peak, and now it…

Awwww, nice job hubby! PRETTY RING!!

Jalara--I just want to eat a lot of sympathy pizza on your behalf. (I know you can't even eat it!) What an absolute and complete downer. But, I'm glad they are taking care of you and the issue---don't want to mess with ectopic or hyperstimulation! Hang in there, take it easy if you can, and let us know if there is anything…

Thanks for starting the new thread, Jalara! One pound from Hawaii?!? That is fabulous! Hugs as you wade through the reorganization carnage at work, Shannon. Welcome to the newbies---may your stay with us here be very short. Haha. Day One of the 2WW. At the most, only 13 more days to go---but who's counting?…

Jalara--Boooo. That just so totally stinks. Hard to find a silver lining in that. Hugs, hon. I wish I could do more. If you need to send an expletive-filled rant, you can PM me to get it all out without putting it in the forum. Sounds like there are a few people on here who just need a cyber-TTC hug. This whole trip is…

Hi all--had my RE appt today. I have one follie that is ready to go! Good news: No chance of multiples. Bad news: Only one--it's our only chance this cycle. Just got the call telling me that I am trying to "O" early, so they bumped my IUI up to tomorrow, instead of Monday. OY! Good news: Hubby doesn't have to take time off…

Jalara! Hugs girl! You are on Clomid right? Be gentle with yourself....you have a lot of really emotional stuff going on anyways, and the clomid is only exacerbating it---what a kick in the gut, huh? I always thought it was extremely unfair that the meds that are supposed to help just help put you through the emotional…

Walking walking walking. That's the only exercise that has gotten the okay from EVERYONE I've talked to as we've gone along in this fertility process. It's low impact, it's easy, and it can still get your heart rate up enough to be beneficial. I use Leslie Sansone videos to exercise inside, and first learned about them…

It all depends on the mood. When I really want chinese, pizza won't do...but I could eat pizza everyday if I had to. I just don't get sick of it. EVER. Mmmmmm....pizza. Tonight is the shot, and I'm up 2 lbs--I'm guessing the sodium from Chinese, but tomorrow's weigh-in probably won't be very pretty in either case. I'm…

I'm detecting more hints of the "clomid effect"--namely, everything is ticking me off, and if my husband looks at me wrong I want to snap his head off like a twig. Luckily, most of this just occurs in my head...I've managed to keep my internal outrage and indignation to myself, realizing that in the real world, it's just…

Alisa--Golden gate park is no where near the bridge--you are totally right! I learned that one the hard way too--sans kids. I lived for a year across the Bay, so we'd take day trips into San Fran. I love that city. As for me: Today will be day 4 of Clomid--one more tomorrow. So far I'm not feeling out of control, which is…

Hi all. Had my pre-treatment bloodwork and sonogram today--ironically, the sonographer couldn't find one of my ovaries very easily. Luckily it's the same one that seems blocked, so I still have one side that is rockin. Just took my first of 5 days of Clomid--100 mg. My husband asked me if that meant I'd be cuddly for the…

Hi all! Jalara--I'm glad you feel a little more balanced. It just sucks to feel so out of control. Your protocol scheduled for October sounds a lot like what we are planning on doing for our treatment round this month. I'm glad we all feel comfortable enough that we can vent this out in here, rather than spewing it all out…

Pam--I feel you on the weigh-in. I didn't enter mine the other day...I'll go do it just so I can hopefully see it go back down, but I was up almost 7 lbs. Ash--SIZE SMALL!!! Way to go! I'm 5'2, and a pear if there ever was one...but I've never gotten to a small! Wear em proud for all of us! As for the Femara--I haven't had…

Here me is! I've been reading, but not really much else with the craziness of the last two weeks. I am so lacking in the motivation department. The last two weeks have been non-existent for workouts, practically, and when I don't work out, I eat worse, so it snowballs on me. I saw a number on the scale that I haven't seen…

Hey all--internet is back! Hubby is back! Life is good today. Eating has stunk, but I'm just going to let it slide today. Welcome newbies--may your stay here be short, but if not, we are fun. (In my humble opinion.) Not much going on with me--we missed my "o" while hubs was gone. Fertility meds should arrive next week in…

Hi all! Internet is busted at the house, so there goes my stretch of days logging in, and i"m only on here now because I'm at work. (Ooops!) Haha. Just trying to catch up on everyone--probably won't be on here much for the next few days until my connection to the world is restored (I hope I hope I hope). Hope everyone is…

It's Fourth of July weekend---everyone is out having fun since it's a three day weekend this year. Come Tuesday, the board will be rockin with everyone moaning about all the stuff they ate all weekend. Haha. Thanks for putting up the new post, Jalara!

Hi snflwr04--welcome! Jalara is right on the money. Good luck with the Clomid. This is a subject near and dear (not) to my heart. I've done three rounds of it, and it makes me want to eat everything not nailed down to the floor. I don't know that I have any real good solid advice, but I did manage to not gain any weight…

Fingers crossed Elizabeth for the HSG--it's totally doable--take Ibuprofen and breathe deep!

TWO BFPs!!!! I'm so excited for you all!!!! YAY!!!! . I'm so glad I can be happy for those of us when we get BFPs. I count that as a real blessing while I'm dealing with infertility. Each time I can still be so happy for someone while not focusing on my own issues feels good. I hope that it stays that way for me. For those…

Hey all--I've been reading, but not so much posting. Just wanted to check in to let you all know that I'm praying for those of you needing support, and so excited for those of you experiencing victories, whether in weightloss, babymaking, or any other facet of your life. I'm taking care of a sick little boy right now…

UPDATE: Just so everyone knows....I worked it out! In the end, the hospital said it was their fault that the preauthorization didn't happen and that I would not be getting a bill from them for the procedure--they would "eat it". YESSSS!!! And, the fact that they admitted it just made my day. They didn't try to blame me or…

Hi all--yesterday was crappy. Got a letter from my insurance company saying that they denied coverage for my HSG. I flipped out! I spent HOURS making sure that it would be covered before I did it. Yesterday I was just to livid and upset to do anything with it--it's like it just hits all of the raw nerves I have--you all…

Alisa--glad to hear that the HSG went well--except for the wonderful office staff interaction. I didn't have to do a prego test with mine--so sorry you had to go through that! "Beautifully clear tubes"--that's wonderful! And I really liked your description of the cramping as a contraction--now that I think about it, you…