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HI !
Do you guys rely on the little thermometer that came with the yellow incubator in the supply list? I feel like it is a bit hard to read---thinking about getting a different one? Also, do you heat your EW to 98.7?
Thanks!
01 Jul 2009 3:47 AM
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That is just AWESOME news!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I can only imagine how excited and in shock you must be...[:-)]
01 Jul 2009 3:34 AM
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Thank you so much for the welcome, PD, Luv4boys and maybe baby! I have been gone and have a lot of catching up to do!! Wish I had a laptop!
PD,
I still get scared too----I want a baby daughter so badly, but I just try to focus on the fact that TTC is the only way to bring her to me and that all babies bring so much love and open our world no matter who they are! Some days I am stronger tha...
30 Jun 2009 3:55 AM
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Good luck, Gard----I hope you hear some good news soon! And good luck to everyone gearing up in the next couple of weeks----
Just want to say that I wish everyone their dream baby---I know I don't post much, but I have read along when I can find the time and find this board INVALUABLE. I used to post a lot last summer but on a different forum when I tried IVF TTC a girl. It didn't work for me---c...
23 Jun 2009 3:39 AM
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HI Hopefull---
I think I have read that you should just swish the SW instead of mixing it, but I can't imagine it would make such a difference. I am going to try that next...Good luck!
23 Jun 2009 3:08 AM
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Hi girls----
Got a quick question----I've noticed that my cervix is usually low and feels very soft! It is weird---when I approach ovulation, it gets higher and feels soft and then I notice a shift to it getting harder but it still stays high and then when it falls low the day after ovulation, it is soft again---not hard in the slightest!!!I Is it supposed to stay firm until AF? I used to th...
21 Jun 2009 12:10 AM
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I know exactly what you mean----that is what my sorts look like and I am not sure if that is a great sort or not?
I too had trouble seeing sperm in the top layer but they were there in the middle and bottom after an hour in the incubator---not quite sure why they didn't make it all the way to the top-----that is where we are supposed to get all the fast Y swimmers and I feel like I am not g...
21 Jun 2009 12:04 AM
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NOt sure about this but can add that I have three sons and only occassionally eat cereal for breakfast!
17 Jun 2009 6:49 PM
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Hi!
I had my second practice run tonight for SU---hoping to try this month. The warmed EW didn't float together all on top---parts of it sank quite a bit but not all the way to the bottom--some thin sections seemed to float-----but when I looked under the microscope after 45 min. the top ofthe mixture had the really fast swimmers on their way to somewhere and the ones at the very bottom see...
14 Jun 2009 6:32 AM
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I just saw this on the FAQS about the women who tried this with success in 2004 but I can't find any other info on it in old forums----anybody know how many women tried it? Anybody thinking about this? How big of a hole would you make and with what?
25 May 2009 8:47 PM
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Hi girls!
I am still on this LONG journey of trying to figure out whether I am brave enough to really go for it, but I am happy to say that I finally started experimenting for real this week.
I was so excited that the EW floated and stayed seperated for the hour in the incubator, but then sank when I put the pipette in to remove the top layer :(( Any ideas?
Also, I tried looking under the...
25 May 2009 8:19 PM
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Serendipity,
YOu are so wonderful for sharing all of your hard-earned results and suggestions----I haven't been online much lately and was feeling discouraged about the whole prospect again, but after reading your past posts I feel inspired to pick up the test tubes and try myself. I am sure I am speaking for many when I say THANKS SO MUCH!!!!
KTF [HV]
04 Nov 2008 8:20 PM
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Tamara,
You are such an inspiring person----and I am so thrilled for you that this worked. It all seems part of God's plan for you. Thanks for being so helpful (especially now with a newborn) and for reminding us always to PRAY. May God continue to bless you and your family as he always has...
Truly,
Carol (KTF)
23 Oct 2008 5:07 PM
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Do you think the climate could counter-balance the winter/full moon? I live in South florida and only about 8 miles from the beach. I am planning on trying to conceive in Dec (and who knows how many months past that) b/c I really don't have much time due to my age. I plan on running my air purifier. Any thoughts??
22 Oct 2008 6:37 PM
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The picture helps a lot---but two more questions----does the bulb just rest on the bottom of the incubator or do you secure it up off the bottom in any way? And, did you cut the foil in half like they say in the directions or just keep it as it came on the bottom?
21 Oct 2008 8:09 PM
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Ohhh---Congratulations!! I have been wondering! I am so thrilled for you and your family.
God Bless,
KTF[hearts]
20 Oct 2008 7:37 PM
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Fantastic!! Congatulations to your entire family!![:-)]
16 Oct 2008 7:43 PM
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GOOD LUCK to you and all of us on IG!!! What would we do without this place??? [HL]
14 Oct 2008 5:15 PM
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COMPLETELY relate! Sometimes I just wish I would get preg by accident so it could be out of my hands too----I am getting very tired of trying to decide all this too b/c I want all the time I devote to this to be spent on other things---namely my husband and kids! I spent almost a year on the IVF stage and that didn't work and now here I am trying to figure out the swaying. But, it is obviously ver...
14 Oct 2008 5:04 PM
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I am certainly not a seasoned poster on all this, but I feel your pain! I know when I started I was really overwhelmed----I just had to read posts straight for hours each day for a month!!!!
That said, go to the top of this page where it says Announcements and then underneath it has a methods for TTC a girl. Click on it and read!!Focus on the SU (swim up) and TBM methods. You do SU first, then TB...
13 Oct 2008 7:31 PM
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I am so sorry about the loss of your Dad----you and your children have a special angel guiding you now...you are in my prayers.
13 Oct 2008 2:50 AM
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I've always been about 100-105lbs and I have three boys...I guess like a pp said it may be a lot more complicated to figure out.
13 Oct 2008 2:37 AM
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May God bless you and your family with a safe and joyful delivery...looking forward to hearing the good news that your son has arrived!
09 Oct 2008 3:57 PM
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Sweets,
I am sorry it has taken me too long to reply. I am still figuring out this site and get lost as to where posts are!
I so wish that I could rush you straight to where I know you are heading----head over heels in love again with this darling boy of yours, and full of joy. You asked how I was now----you know, I spent the first two years of his life not even thinking about the whole dau...
01 Oct 2008 3:03 AM
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Sounds like a great plan (although I am very new to this!)
Quick question---when you say lime juice concentrate, do you mean Real Lime brand that comes in a bottle, or frozen lime juice concentrate??? I kept thinking I would just squeeze a fresh lime---would be easier to use the bottle version! Does it make a difference?
27 Sep 2008 6:41 PM
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