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Now if I can just make it through this weekend...
Baby dust to you all!
Let the TWW begin!
I wanted to wait to post until I went in for my beta test today. The numbers are within the right range, but on the low side. The nurse suggested that I remain cautiously optimistic. I wanted to be super excited, but I'll take what I can get! ;-)
I go in for beta #2 on Thursday. As long as it doubles today's numbers won't matter and I'll be super happy. Let the new 3 day wait begin! ;-)
Good luck to the rest of you! I have high hopes for us all!
I had my 2nd IUI this morning, so I'm officially in my own tww. Who came up with "cautiously optimistic" anyway? Some might say that to be cautious is to be wary which sounds pretty pessimistic to me! I get the idea, but how the heck are you supposed to actually achieve cautious optimism?? :)
Good luck to you in your own wait, hon! We'll keep each other posted. :-)
I just finished my first 2ww and it was the longest 2 weeks of my life!!! I really hope the next 4 weeks go by much quicker! I'm on to my 2nd round of clomid and iui and hopefully my last. On the positive side I was really happy I actually ovulated so that's a step in the right direction. :-)
Good luck to us all and eeh keep us posted!
Lots of baby dust and luck all around! Patience too :-)
Anyone do B2B IUIs?
Baby dust baby dust baby dust and lots of BFPs!
actorres, I had my IUI 36 hours after trigger.
sibling how's your little bean doing? Growing like a weed yet? :)
I didn't want to post until my news was a bit better. My first beta had a pretty low number (61). I just had my second test done today, and while the nurse still wants higher numbers, it more than tripled so I guess its doing what it is supposed to. ;-)
I have my next beta on Sunday. We're hoping the number is super high then. :-D
Actorres, I also had my IUI at 36 hours after trigger as well. It seems to be a lucky number!
ee, very happy to hear your numbers went up! Yayyyy!
My most recent beta test had the jump I was looking for. Yay! So one more test on Wednesday for good measure, and if its good then next week is my first sono! I'm finally starting to feel like this is real.
Yayyy on the increasing beta numbers ee!! Better get used to the realness of it all because you definitely have a little life growing in you;). Continue to keep us posted.
Crossing my fingers and toes for you jaimec! Tons of baby dust blowing your way!
Any news yet jaimec?
Cycle 6 was the one for me, so I'm hoping that it is your magic number too!
jaimec and shonarb, hope things are going well with you two...
You shouldn't feel bad about being stressed out and upset. I went to chat with a counselor a few weeks back because I was feeling down about my progress, and she said that this whole process is ridiculously hard and stressful (which we all know). Have your cry and be upset and feel what you have to feel. I'm sure your pms isn't helping. You'll find your way back to a good place, I'm sure.
As for the time factor, I'm not quite in the same place as you; I'm a little younger. But the lion's share of the ladies on this page are your age or older, and I have seen several success stories from ladies that are in their early 40's. Obviously there is no guarantee in any of this, but I think getting yourself back into a decent financial spot in a month or two will let you come back to this process with less stress, and I think your stress level is more important than a month or two. I took a one month break after my 4th try, and I came back feeling ready for another round or two- and it seems to have worked out. ;-)
Anyway, this is long, so I'll stop now. I hope it was a little helpful. I'll be thinking of you, and sending positive thoughts.
I am on to round 4. Already on the meds and an appoitment schduled for Friday for my day 12 sonogram. Shonarb, don't give up and don't feel bad for crying. I think we have all done that a time or two. I considered taking a month off this time just to give myself a break, but I decided to try March. A month off isn't the worse thing in the world. I didn't try in December for work reasons, but it gave me a month to kinda think things through and get in a good frame of mind.