Posted By: VictoriaWTX 11dpo, cyc#14
Saturday, 4 March 2000, at 12:08 p.m.
To All the Wonderful Ladies Here--
I am FINALLY PREGNANT!!!(L&det)
Dear Everyone-
How can I possible thank all of you
for all of the love and support you have
given me over the past year. I
could NEVER have done this without this site.
I learned so much, made great friends, and learned a
compassion for people going through TTC that
I never had before. I am still in complete shock,
both me and my DH! LOL

Here at details; I always loved details:
DH and I were very pessimistic this month,
because of all of the stress TTC, so we only DTD one time
during my CM. I had a really bad attitude.
About 4 days ago, I noticed that my temps which are usually no
higher than 98.2 during LP were 98.5.
That was wierd, but then I thought that
I was neurotic so I tried not to
obsess. The other thing is that I had to go
to the bathroom during the night, something that I usually don't
do. The other thing, which is really odd,
is that I have a very strange taste in my mouth. Not bad, just
different, and it doesn't go away when I brush or rinse.
Other than that, I have had A LOT MORE PG
symptoms during other months. But I really don't feel
anything. I have AF exactly-like cramps,
and sore boobs just like normal pre-AF.

DH and I are still stunned. The other thing that
I did differently this month is that I prayed. I don't mean to
sound corny, I am not a really religious person.
But through this whole last 14 months, I have been so
stressed and upset, I started a couple of months
ago asking God to send me peace. I accepted that until I
could see a specialist RE, then there was nothing I could do.
There is a plan for all of us, we just don't know when or how.

Thanks to Momma Kath for this website,
it has been my pillar of strength.
Thanks to all of you for taking
care of me and being a shoulder to cry on through TTC.

Love and hugs,
Victoria

Tuesday, 29 February 2000, at 9:24 a.m.
Posted By: LoriR aka LAR - 11 dpo +++HPT!
Success details! - EDD 11-13-00
*HUGE SMILE* THANK YOU GOD!!!
Af showed on Feb. 6. This
was a cycle that I totally took a break from -
I worked very long hours at for a week -
and then dh had a hair analysis done and found out he's deficient
in all minerals - 2 of which cause
infertility. Okay, thought
- well, this cycles a bust - so we really didn't try.
I know that I've harped on this before - but I'm telling ya -
it worked for me - for both my ds and dd.
And when I had the 2nd m/c - I was trying - go figure.
Anyway I had some awesome ewcm from cd 11 - unusual for me.
let me put it like this
cd 1 - dtd
cd 9 - dtd
cd 11 - ewcm
cd 12 - dtd
cd 13 - O day
cd 14 - 1 dpo - dtd - AND had more ewcm - more o pain -
and SHOW Again. I did temp - it was 98.4
cd 15 - 2 dpo - 98.6 quit temping - figure no use.
10 dpo - sore bb's extreme fatigue - very unusual for me
11 dpo - gagged at the smell of biscuits cooking temped -
99.0 and tested ++++.
Really had no symptoms except for what started yesterday!
Oh, my cp yesterday and today is high and firm and tightly closed.
CM has been like any other cycle - not as yellow as usual!
Now, I do feel very pg - feel general yucky - LOL!
But loving every minute of it.
I took a regular vitamin and a low dose aspirin a day -
as well as drinking a glass of good ole ice tea (Caffinated!)
every single day. After O I used the Emerita Pro Gest Cream.
Most months I did chart and nothing -
the month I totally give up and bam - ++++hpt!!!
I wish for all of you ++++++++++results!!!
Thanks for all the support, MommaK!
HUGS!
Lori

Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 20:48:35 -0500
Subject: Success Story of AngieC
My DH and I officially decided to try for baby #2 in
December 1998. I thought for sure I would be
pregnant by spring. We already have one DS who was 3
1/2 when we started TTC. We were never really trying
with him so I just assumed it would happen easily
this time as well. I have ovulation pains each month
and was quite confident as to when I ovulated. My
cycles were between 26 - 31 days long. Well imagine
my shock when spring came and went with AF still
showing her ugly face each month. In June, I found
this wonderful site and began to educate myself. I
borrowed Taking Charge of Your Fertility from the
library (since I knew I would be pregnant at any
moment and therefore would not need to actually buy
the book myself). LOL Well I tried one OPK and it
did not work. I decided it would be cheaper to chart
my temps since you can use the thermometer each
month without buying a new one like the OPK's. Still
no positive pg test. I had my annual exam in
September. My doctor suggested to have DH tested
just in case. Well surprise!! He had abnormal sperm.
He had lots of them they just were not shaped
correctly. He also had a slightly elevated white
blood cell count. The urologist prescribed an
antibiotic for 45 days. DH finished his prescription
around New Years. While DH was on the antibiotic, I
stopped temping and decided that we would probably
not conceive for several months. I was told it would
take about 3 months for new good swimmers to grow. I
was pretty much relaxed and accepted that
information as fact. Well January 2000 was finally
our month!!! We BD'd often almost every day during
what I figured to be my fertile time. I believe we
conceived on January 4th. I will get my Fall baby
after all. I had my usual AF symptoms sore bb's,
bloating. Except they went away and then came back
around the day I expected AF. I was suspicious but
waited until 19 DPO to test. It came back
positive!!!! Good luck to you!!!

--- Mindy
Subject: Success story !
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:27:06 -0500

Hello Everyone !

2/24/2000 Conceived # 1 first round chlomid 50mg / IUI

I am so excited to share that I am officially
pregnant ! I hope that I can be a source of
inspiration to all couples TTC, as I am living proof
that by trusting in God and yourself that you can
succeed. I was pregnant 5 years ago but miscarried
- it was by accident as I did not think I could get
pregnant. My boyfriend ( now husband ) and I were
not ready for a family so it worked out for the
best. I immediately went on BC and went off 10/97.
At first we did were careful but after about 6 mos
we tried to get pg, but it didn't "just happen" like
it did before. I took OPK occasionally but really
did not follow them correctly. I started reading
and learning about mucus, and pretty much relied on
my mucus every month which was pretty good. Still
nothing happened. I started to believe we may have
fertility issues about a year later - 10/98. DH and
I had a consultation with a RE but did nothing
because - don't laugh - but a very reliable psychic
told me that I would be pg within a couple of mos.
So, after several more mos and no pg, I became very
frustrated and began to believe that we needed to
take some sort of action. In Sept. 99', I took a HPT
and received a +, that evening we DTD and I felt
myself ovulate shortly after - so of course I knew
this was the month ! When the ugly AF arrived
exactly 14 days later, I had a mini break-down. I
was so depressed unable to think of nothing else !
I went back to the psychic and she again told me I
would conceive within 6 mos, but I needed to cut
down on my drinking. (DH and I like to party !). I
did not cut out my drinking but I did go back to the
RE, had scheduled a HSG in 10/97, my tubes looked
clear ! DH followed with 3 SA's in Nov/Dec 99. The
first was terrible ( he only abstained for 1 1/2)
The second was excellent ( he abstained 7 days ) and
the third was very good with 90 million, good
motility and lots living ( 3 days abstinence, which
is good for accurate reading) ! We had the little
guys frozen because DH travels quite a bit and I was
tired of missing opportunities. We made it through
the holidays and decided to get aggressive shortly
after. The Dr thought I was ovulating, but I felt I
may be missing ovulation - I had irregular periods
from 30-44 days, so I felt I might not be dropping
the eggs each and every month. I started my first
round of chlomid 50mg in Jan 2000 days 5-9, I began
testing OPK days 11-18 but did not get a surge ! My
RE recommended that I have an ultrasound to see if I
had any ripe follicles present, well to my surprise
I had 2 very ripe follicles ready to drop any day.
I felt I could not really trust the OPK so the RE
recommended that I get a shot to induce ovulation
within 36 hours ( I forget the name but it is not
expensive, around $50.00). I had the shot, came
back the next day and had an IUI with DH's frozen
sperm. I was told "good luck" and to go home and
wait 14 LONG days and if AF did not arrive to call
for PG blood test. Well, AF is always late so I do
not trust the 14 day rule - At 15 days past IUI AF
had not arrived so I decided to take HPT, using the
Aimstick from the TTC store. I didnt believe I was
PG, but I did get my first +++. I could not believe
it, I took another aimstick test 1 hour later (after
drinking a huge glass of OJ) and got a negative ?
That's when I thought God was playing a cruel trick
, so I waited a very long 24 hours to retest ! I
got another ++++ ! I am 3 weeks today, after an
official blood test from RE. I am living proof that
you can succeed on your first round of chlomid at 50
mg. What I did different: I did stop drinking
alcohol ( not an easy task), began drinking green
tea with honey during entire cycle beginning first
day of AF through O. I took robitussin cough drops
every day, prenatals and baby aspirin. Above all, I
did a lot of meditating and visualized the little
egg and spermie meeting. I am a very spiritual
person, so I also keep a rose quartz crystal and
fertility oil which I rub on my tummy. You can get
these and other herbs at any metaphysical store. I
believe that I helped God along, that I eventually
would have conceived but pushed it along a little.
I am 36 and did not want to waist anymore time. I
wish you all the best and believe in yourself. I
have been very obsessed in the last couple of
months, reading everything in sight, using the TTC
site for everything etc. I am forever grateful to
Momma Kath and all of the wonderful women on this site.
Best of Luck +++++++ {HUGS & DUST}
Mindy
:o)