Hi-

I'm 26 and my husband is 31. We just starting trying to start a family in July of this year. We got pregnant right away, but had a blighted ovum miscarriage in October just shy of 12 weeks. We have just begun trying to conceive again in December and are hoping for another quick BFP. Good Luck to all of you who are trying to conceive and congratulations and best wishes to those who are so lucky to already be pregnant.

Melinda

Feb 13,2008

I am 99% sure I'm preggo, but still getting a BFN. I was due for AF on the 10th, so I'm now almost 4 full days late. I am NEVER late. I had twinges, pulling in my lower right side about 5 dpo, then a couple days later I started getting bloated and gassy and my nipples started killing me! Then at about 12 dpo I started having the pulling sensation again, only different, if that makes sense, less sharp and more of a dull pull. I have had some cm that has NOT been the clumpy, nasty pre af (sorry tmi) I sometimes get so IDK! The last time I was pregnant I had a BFN until I was a full 4 days late, so I am still hopeful. The most weird and possibly cosmic fate thing is, if I were to be pregnant my due date would fall exactly a year to the day of when I had my d and c following my m/c. Too weird and kind of cool too, kind of a transfer of one to another!!!! I have been better this month about trying not to get my hopes up BEFORE I missed my period, BUT it's just too hard not to think this was the one, when I'm 4 days late!!!!!

Feb 15, 2008

Well I am now in my 6th day of no AF so....... I had been using the 25mIU tests, but finally broke down and bought a First Response that is supposed to be more sensitive at about 65mIU and I took it the evening of the 4th day (after holding urine for 4 hrs, I might add) and it too was neg. I am so confused, but regardless of the neg tests I still for some reason believe I am pregnant, BUT I'm to the point where I have stopped stressing about it and just consider the missed af a positive sign. I have been naseated the past 2 mornings HOWEVER, I have also had a mild migraine/sinus headache that could also be causing the nausea, I can't tell for sure. Nipples are still sore and breasts are a bit more tender and a bit more heavy. The sinus headache and running nose, congestion (but I am prone to sinus infections, so again not sure). I'm still having the pulling/pressure sensation in my lower right abdomen (I don't know what else could possibly cause this for 2+ wks). I am hungry, hungry, hungry, but I can't seem to eat a lot, gassy, bloated and gaging when I brush my teeth (I had this last time for sure, but it could just be because I'm already naseated). There are so many if's, but I just am unable to believe I could be 6 days late and NOT be pregnant. The only 2 times I have EVER missed a period was in college when a huge deadline coinsided just right with my cycle to funk it up with way too much stress. And I am not really stressing about this, just want it, I don't in any way feel like it's a lost cause so it's not like I'm super anxious, just excited about the prospect it could be this month so I don't really think stress would be an issue. Can you say CONFUSED.

Feb 16, 2008

Well I managed to wait 3 days to test again at 7 day late for AF. And still BFN (25mIU tests). What the HELL! Still no signs of AF, no spotting, nothing. My nipples are still killing me and my breasts are now a quite a bit more heavy (I think anyway). Last night I ate dinner (admittedly a light one) at 8:30 and by 10:30 when I was trying to go to sleep I thought I would never get to sleep I was sooo hungry. My low back is killing me and I'm still being a B****! I JUST WANT TO KNOW, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!!!!!!!

Feb 20, 2008

I am as confused as ever at this point! At 10 days post AF due, she finally came, along with (for me) very bad cramps and back pain. I am even more confused about this as I have NEVER been more than 1 day off on AF starting. Now I don't know when I will ovulate or if something's wrong, like this was possibly another pregnancy and now I'm m/c with a crampy heavy period, I just don't know, and I hate it. I am very emotional and don't know what to think, I never had any pre-AF cm and have been an emotional wreck. It's almost as if this is a super period, every thing is amplified, my cramps, emotions, hunger, etc. My nipples aren't really sore now and my breasts aren't as heavy. Thanks everyone for all your comments and encouragement the last few days. I guess I'm back to ttc, month 5. It seems so crazy that we got pregnant the very first try and m/c and now........................

Feb 27, 2008

I got my blood tests back yesterday and they were negative for pregnancy. What a relief, that means I did not have another miscarriage. I was so sure this was the case. I bought a BBT last night and will try that this month since I now so unsure of my ovulation with the period being so off. Hopefully things get back to normal cycle wise for me, it has been soooo strange the past couple of months. I am just going to try to relax this month. My husband is starting a new business and is putting in his resignation the first Monday of the month. Scary and probably not the best time to get preggo, since we're not sure of a paycheck (I'm hoping since the timing is not great we will actually get preggo this month, that's usually the way it works right!). We are still going to do the bd on the proper days and just see what happens. He's a little uptight about it, he likes for everything to be in perfect order first, definatlely not the case when just beginning a business, but being as we haven't been having the baby luck the last 4 months I don't think he's too worried I will become preggo this month, hopefully he's wrong. I told him last night, we thought we were in the perfect place the last time to finally start a family, both had good jobs and insurance and what do you know, I get laid off at almost 10 weeks 2 days before my first doctor's appmt. I find a new job right away, but the day before starting find out I've lost the pregnancy then I have to take a full day off work the first week for a d and c and no one even knew I was pregnant at the new job. In a word YUCK! It just goes to show that no matter how well you plan, shit happens so you might as well just take the plunge when you are personally ready. I've been telling him that for years, but he just has a hard time with it. I don't blame him, I would like for everything to be perfect too, but life doesn't work that way! I feel like I'm in a pretty good frame of mind now and am hoping for the best! Wish me luck ladies.

March 17, 2008

BFP! BFP! BFP! 4 weeks preggo, I am so excited, hopefully this one sticks!

April 1 , 2008

Doing pretty well. Had my first real bout of morning sickness yesterday about 10 am. I was trying to eat my normal oatmeal breakfast and every bite I thought was going to come up, on my desk, at work. We'll see how it goes today, I bought some crystallized ginger so hopefully that helps some. I am soooooo tired. I actually went up to my car in the parking garage at about 2:30 yesterday afternoon and took a 20 min nap, I just couldn't stay awake any more, it helped get me through the day anyway and I went to bed at 9:15 last night so we'll see how I do today. First Doc appointment is on Thursday!

April 21 , 2008

Feeling much better the last few days. Still have a heightened gag reflex like you other ladies though. Weeks 6-8 I was pretty much nauseated 24/7, but thankfully was able to keep the vomiting at bay. I wasn't really able to eat much though, (besides being sick to my stomach, nothing sounded even edible) I was able to eat crackers and peanut butter and not a whole lot more. I've lost 5-6 lbs from that. I've started eating pretty well again starting the end of last week, but haven't gained any back strangely, I figured I'd pack it back on! So, glad to be feeling a little better, hopefully it lasts. I'm still on the progesterone suppositories, yuck, they are a mess, but whatever I have to do, right!! Glad to be moving forward, next appmt. May 5 at just over 11wks.

May 6 , 2008