Claire~I have not been diagnosed with anything...yet. When I talk to my dr's nurse on Thursday i'm going to mention the FSH. I might have had that done in the beginning. Now that I think about it, I remember seeing it. Maybe the nurse can give me all results of my b/w i've had done. Sorry about your leg. Sounds painful!

Rebecca~I believe that when I did the reflexology it was around my left ankle on the inside. I could be wrong. I have wondered before if maybe my cortisol levels were to high cause I have a gut that I can't ever seem to get rid of! Well doing my sit ups religiously helped, but I stopped doing them back in Nov and i've gained the belly fat back!

Ok, this is totally off the subject but it just came to my mind as I looked out my window and watched my dog. My dog has a habit of pooping onto of our retaining wall bricks! Our septic system caps out in our backyard...he poops on top of that too! Yesterday he went out in the field and found our dead bush that we dug up and pooped on that! Weird dog!

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Deanna - I knew there was a good reason I saved this site. Here is an interactive reflexology 'map'. Just roll your cursor over the foot and it will tell you what organ/body system it affects.

BodyRelief Detox/Pain Relief Pads. People are Raving!!

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Wow, it has been kinda quiet in here today! I hope that everyone has had a Terrific Tuesday! I am only going to post my meals for the day. I didn't do the Body Pump class bc I am a chicken! I walked an hour on the treadmill. Water Aerobics was cancelled bc of lightning and further storms that headed this way. I am really tired today, so I will post more tomorrow. Love you guys!

Bkfast: Banana
Lunch: 2-2oz Turkey burgers on ww sliced bread with spinach and cheese with 1 cup 1% milk.
Snack:banana
Oh, and I did cheat a little. DD wanted a Dr Pepper I told her she could have it if I could have a sip. So, I took a sip but it didn't taste good, so I wont do that again.
Dinner: Was yummy! I made reg. pasta bc I don't have WW. Low fat hamburger meat with onion, celery, red bell pepper, parsley, and finely chopped spinach. Homemade spaghetti sauce bc the other I had bought had too much sodium and sugar. So I used tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, and more chopped spinach. I mixed it all together and put 1 cup on my plate, but it was too much so I ate half. 1.5 cups of 1% milk. So far so good.

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Hi my name is Mary, I'm 29 and have been ttc for over a year. My husband had his sperm checked in January, and everything came back ok, other than a slower than normal molity. In April, I went to the doctor and basically had a reality check that just having sex alot was not actually trying. So I have just started checking my temp at 6:30 each morning, and stay at 97.3 most of the time, about four days before my period it jumped up to 98.1 and then 97.9 the following day, and then back to 97.3. And then started my period last Friday. My doctor and I figured out that I have a short cycle around 24-26 days, never the same. And told me to start having sex on the last day of my period. Just the other day my friend suggested Pre-seed, and that it worked for her first month trying. I went ahead and bought some and it arrived today. Should I go ahead and use it? Any help is much appriecated. I never knew trying to get pregnant would be so hard for me. Thanks, Mary

Mary you have come to the right place. There are several girls on here that are in the same boat as you. I only started trying at the end of January! I would suggest Fertility Friend to update your temps and it will tell you when you Ovulate and all of that good stuff. It is free, unless you choose to pay for it at a later date. I would also suggest that you get OPK (Ovulation Predictor Kit). I got mine from Walmart in a 20 pack but just started using earlypregnancytest.com which is fairly reasonable. Other girls on here can tell you other places to look as well. I love this place and I love everyone of the girls on here. They feel like family. We all chat everyday when we can. Any questions I would talk to RAC- Rebecca. Well all of the girls are really smart about getting pregnant. I am glad that you joined us on this thread.

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My goodness, I only check this board like 2x a week and I have to read like 3 pages of stuff. LOL I'm sorry that I don't really post, it's just really hard to not think about TTC and come on here YK? The good news is I am in the 2WW, I only know this b/c this morning I checked my temp to see if it was up and it was. I won't be checking it again. We might do the 2nd IUI next cycle, we're not sure yet. So that's my update. Nothing exciting.

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Ok, so I posted this in the weight loss thread. Please feel free to make a comment on my opinion good or bad. I also want to know movies that you guys love. Maybe I will start a new thread if I get a great response. Oh, look forward to my response to Adam Sandler's Reign On Me tomorrow. Have a wonderful Wednesday!

P.S. I Love You: My review starts with this is a great chick flick. You will need some tissue and if you can handle it wait for DH and kids to not be home or asleep. It has a wonderful story line, and will make you think what would I do? It is an excellent movie. I give it 4.5 Lindy Stars!

27 Dresses: Oh, Katherine Heigl is the upcoming Julia Roberts. It is another chick flick but it has class. It gives you an inside look into the way weddings are over industrialized. It is also a great comedy. Your older kids will be able to sit in the room and watch it with you. I give this 5 Lindy Stars.

I am Legend: Will Smith is an amazing and talented actor. Once again he grabs your attention for a wonderfully produced movie. It shows you a time when NYC is basically demolished from a disease without a cure. It is a sit on the edge of your seat movie. I don't get scared in movies, but I jumped once in this one. Will is a phenomenal actor. I don't think kids should be present during this movie. I give this 4.75 Lindy Stars.

Cloverfield: Well, this movie would have been great had I not watched I am Legend first. It also takes place in NYC and ends up demolishing the city. It does have a great plot line, but I don't think the producer was the best. Kids shouldn't be present during this film either. I give this 3 Lindy Stars.

Oh, my Star rating is 1-5. 1 is the crappiest and 5 being the best overall. I am a nobody but I love movies and recently I have watched these and thought if any of you hadn't seen them you might like to know another persons opinion of that movie.

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Mary - welcome. If you're going to temp, you need to give us a chart to stalk. We all use Fertility Friend. You can sign up for free, chart your temps and share your chart with all of us. Having a short cycle isn't all that bad as long as you know when you're ovulating - hence the temping. Many of us have used Preseed, myself included, and have had luck/success with it. It is quite helpful if you don't make good fertile fluid.

Have you had any blood work, ultrasounds or any other fertility testing?? Having your dh's SA out of the way is good. How bad is the motility?? I think anything above 50% is considered normal, but I'm not the queen of SA.... you need Betsy for that one.

Lindy - LOL at your movie review! I haven't seen a movie in quite some time. I may have to rent one soon.

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Hi girls...been a busy day on here! Happy humpday tomorrow! Weekend's almost here! Woohoo!

Irene- No...I don't have a tilted uterus, in fact I didn't know from behind was only recommended if you did. So maybe that's why it's taking us so long? LOL!

Deanna- are you seeing an OBGYN or an RE? I'm a little concerned about all of your testing and no real info from the Dr. regarding it. Maybe I missed some posts somewhere?

Lindy- thanks for the movie reviews...I am really looking forward to seeing P.S I Love You, and 27 dresses! Oh and of course Sex and the City when it comes out!

Rebecca- I'm hoping you can help me after I meet with my RE and get all of my b/w results. I'll PM you next week after I get all of my info...you are a wealth of knowledge!

Hi to everyone else!

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Hi all.. Sry for not posting today. Idunno what happened. I didn't work, so I planned to sleep in, but not as much as I did. Foz had me up a few times in the night, I think he was sick and needed to desperately go out. I also set my alarm for 7 so that I could time, but had all intentions on going back to sleep. Boy did I. I didn't get oob till 1! Crazy bc I was really planning on using this day to get some cleaning and planning done for our party Sunday... Oh well. I guess that if days keep going by so quickly, I won't be so impatient for my 2ww. "Thinking positive"

Thanks All for the Congrats on my test. Now if I could only get a job.....

JJ, I have a terrible tendency to often poas more often then I should, so I have gotten + opk's a multiple times throughout the day. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Bina, We don't want you to leave us. It's funny bc I popped over to the preg chat yesterday, and I thought to myself... Idunno if I'll fit in here?? It just took me so long to feel like I "fit-in" on the TCC side that idunno if I'll ever leave Anyway, we are very happy for you!!! Wherever you fit it!

Deanna, let me know where you find them. (The instead cups). I looked at Wal-mart today, but they didn't carry them. Oh and I absolutely love your blinkie... I think its new bc I don't remember seeing it. I was just thinking how much I'm going to be able to tell my baby that he/she was wanted. How hard I tried to conceive and what a blessing s/he is to our life. It's so true. The longer we try, the more we fall in love with something that's not yet here. PS. My don'g weird too. I think he thinks he's a cat.They must just get bored??

Irene, I'll have to take some pics for you. I needed to go get a smaller round brush today so that I could style it like it should be. Your'e so funny. I'm thinking I still might want to go a little shorter... we'll see what dh says when he gets home. When will you start testing?? If at all.

Lindy, I think that your posting what you ate each day should be an incentive/menu for my meals the following day. I'm alone so much I never know what to eat. Oh and as I posted earlier, I just bought 27 dresses and watched it last night. I loved it! What an awesome chic flick!! Go get it girlies... I'll have to get PS I Love You soon.

Mary, Welcome. You will love it here. These ladies are full of so much knowledge and the support is amazing! You'll be on track in no time. Def get a FF account. It'll help them (the chart stalkers) help you. I actually just started temping this month, and am already starting to learn new things that are helpful. Oh and preseed is great! Well I love it anyway.

Stacey, How are you?? Have you began reading that book yet?? Hope its giving you some laughs! It's good for you.

Becky, You're comment to Irene made me laugh!! Hope your having a great week.

Claire, Ouch!! Hope you heal soon. And Kudos to Quitting... I wish you the strength to keep going. Oh and your weight comment... After reading that your awaiting af to get onto your next cycle so you can ttc again, I thought how weird, but great, it would be if she just didn't arrive...kwim!!! Things often happen when we least expect them. If not, BabyDust for next Cycle!

Rac, What can I say... You're the best!! Everyone needs a mod like you!!! Idunno what we'd do w/out you.

Oh I think that was everyone??? I hope so atleast! Well I'm off to sleep. Dunno if I have to work tomo or not yet, however I prob will get the 630 call bc I really could use the day off. It's suppose to rain all dayy too, so that would almost force me to stay in and clean!! We'll see. Have a Great Hump Day All!!

No I haven't read it yet. Not really TTC right now so it doesn't interest me at the moment, however I promise I will get to it in a few weeks. How's TCOYF coming along? Big book huh?

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Good morning girls On to another day that I really didn't feel like getting out of bed for. I'm feeling down thinking i'll never get pregnant. I can't give up yet since I have really only been actively trying, by charting and doing timed BD for 4 months. This next cycle will be my 5th month and I only did 2 months of clomid and 1 of femara. You'd think those would've helped! ahhh what can ya do?!

Ashely~When I was asking Irene about the instead cups she said that she got hers at drugstore.com. I might get some from there to use this next cycle. I'm still kinda clueless about them though.

Becky~Hi nice to see you! I am still at an OB. She is a really nice dr and I like her a lol. She's just so darn busy! I probably won't switch to an RE until I have done everything and even done the lap. I'm going to look more into the Maya Abdominal Massages. I'm going to email the 2 people in my area who specialize in them and get their opinion. Don't think i'd have anything to lose...but money of course. It would cost me $240 for 3 months of massages. Hope everything is going good!

Hope everyone has a great Hump Day!

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Deanna, Well I def wouldn't get discouraged as of yet! This has been month 5 for us, and my ob won't even talk to us about any type of "help" for at least 6 more months. Actually the only bw she was willing to do was a Rubella screening and um... something that I don't even remember. (Oh and did I mention that those were drawn in March I think and I still haven't got any results. Not that they matter to me now I guess.. it's just discouraging.) I can't seem to find any OB around here that is willing to "help" us. BC according to them, we don't need help. Oh well, I can go on about this forever.... I def think i'll order them. I need some more preseed also, so hopefully that site will have both for me?? I'll have to go check it out. As far as help using them, or on how to use them. I'm clueless also, but can only assume they come with instructions, just as everything else. I think that we should invent a TCC care package for future TCC'ers. It should include all of these necessities along with a binder full of how-to's

Stacey, It is very large. I haven't began reading from cover to cover, but have looked up some info and glanced at a few specific topics. I'll get there. Oh and about the CC book. I actually purchased and half read it b4 I was even trying. I had had alot of experience w/ tcc and its ups and downs bc my bf was trying. She educated me on alot and lead me to begin researching and learning as much as I could b4 we started, bc she knew that w/ our schedule, things would be iffie...

Becky - Sounds good to me. I'd be happy to help you out with them!

Deanna - I have heard fantastic things about Maya Abdominal Massage. I don't think the price is bad. Yes, it's a nice chunk, but it will be well worth it.

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Ugh!! So I just charted this am's temp and now i'm completely discouraged!!! Why does he have to be so far away??? I'm really not thinking that our Sunday am bd lasted till now, (or even yesterday)... Maybe I just don't know what i'm looking at???
Rac, what do you think???

Wow, I'm so glad that I already feel welcome on here. Thank you! Now all I need to do is learn the abbrivations. LOL

So we went ahead and used the preseed last night, and then I tried to stay laying down as long as I could. But my temp only went to 97.4, I was hoping for more like 98.5. I just joined the FF, haha. And I will get my tracker as soon as they send me my email.

My Dr. basically told me to start having sex right after my period, and that she would probably see me sooner than later. Nice lady, and I LOVE the positive attitude, but she didn't mention anything about further testing just yet. Like I said I felt bad after telling everyone we had been trying, and that we really weren't trying. I had no clue that getting pregnant could/would be hard. I feel like were at the age where everyone of your friends gets pregnant, and everyone just keeps asking when your going to have one. What do you say, yah dumb ass I wish we could have one too!

Some days I'm like no big deal, other days I just yell and cry. I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about.

Ok I'll quit rambling on, I so much appriecate eveyones comments thus far. I wish I would of joined long time ago, it's very nice to have some women in the same situation who can relate.

I need to buy the OPK, ok I'm starting to get the abr. as I type, funny, but I'm also very cheap. I need to look at Walmart, the Target brand by my house sells 7 sticks for $15, which I know isn't that much, but again I'm cheap. And I haven't even bought a pregnancy test yet. Too scared. I figure when I don't start my period I'll run out and get one!

Oh and now I can't remember but I bought my preseed at drugstore.com, wasn't the best pri