[steph&dan]

ok, so I had my m/c in November. I am supposed to wait 2 cycles until we start clomid. I just realized today that one AF is done, the other one is a little more than 2 wks away. Soooo, what does that mean to me? That means on CD3 this coming month I have to have a follicle study, and then CD 5-9 I will be starting clomid. That means that CD13 or 14 I have to do a trigger injection. Then I have to arrange 2 days for the IUI. That means I have to collect the speciman (yep, he is spoiled), deliver it, pick it back up, and then go get the IUI done. Ok... so can you tell I am freaking out. Freaking out here. Hyperventilating. And then what about twins.. I am going to end up with twins. What am I going to do then? I have no family. No one. Well, no one within 3k miles that can or will help. See... freaking myself out. And you know what? My neighbor did this old wise tale thing on me. It involves a ring and a string. It is supposed to accurately disclose how many children you are having and what their sex is. EVERYONE we have done it on that already has children is has been accurate. It showed me that I am having girl boy twins. Even my DF niece that is pregnant and knows the sex of her baby it is accurate. I am freaking out. Breathe.... I want to have a child, but now I am soooo scared. What if I am not a good parent? What if I end up on Supernanny?

Ok, inhale, and exhale.......aaaahhhhhhh breathe nice and slowly now

I think what you are feeling is only natural, of course you're freaking out, this is it! The success rate of this precedure is great so the odds are in your favor.

The only thing you have to stop thinking about is you being a bad mom and end up on supernanny. I bet you'll be an amazing mommy.

And don't worry about having family nearby. You'll get in the swing of things and everything will be fine. When your OH comes home, let him have them for a bit so you can get a break.

I hope all goes well for you!!!!!

[keekopeeko]

wow! well you do have a lot to be thinking about this month!!!

but you know what.. youa re just gonna take it one day at a time, and youll be juuuust fine... and you know what.. if you have twins, that means you wont have to go through all of this again, to try and have a sibling...

As for the needle prediction thing.. ive done that on all of my family members.. its always been right so far...

Thing is, i dont want to beleive it because that means the baby i miscarried was a boy, ( i felt that it was too) and that i wont be having a boy.. the next one for me is another girl...

so i am hoping that it doesnt count miscarriages.. but ive heard that it does.. so oh well...

i dont know what to think about that.. so that means next time i get pregnant i will be DYING to find out the sex of the baby because it will then confirm for me in my mind if Baby E was a boy, or wasnt counted with the string thing.. i know.. im going off on that.. sorry

~Em

[luvmygirls]

I know it's overwhelming, but it's also exciting!!! Don't think about the what-ifs and make yourself crazy....think about the positives....you could very likely get pg this month!!

And as for the ring/string thing.....come on ....does it really make sense that dangling a ring over you is going to tell you ANYTHING? Whatever info that has been true from that is purely a coincidence. You could very well have just one baby. DON'T stress because a piece of string and a ring told you you're going to have twins!

Just take it easy....you're going to be fine! You're going to be a great mommy!

[Danica]

HEHE, I had to laugh because a week or so ago I posted in Naden's playroom saying I was aftraid I would end up on Supernanny

You'll be a great mommy! And if you have twins that would be awesome! I know it would be scary at first but you'll get into the grove of tandem feedings, etc. I think it would be pretty darn cool

You do have a lot going on this month. WOW. I can't wait until you find out the results and then how many! Please keep us posted on ALL your progress!

[..Jessica..]

You WILL be a good parent!

You WILL NOT end up on Supernanny!

Wow, you DO have a lot going on in the next few weeks!!! I hope everything goes as plan and you get your boy/girl twins!!!

[steph&dan]

I was soo quiet yesterday. I was off sick, and I realized that I was doing all this stressing. I literally had anxiety. I should start my next period on February 9th. Then the u/s would be Feb 11th. I would start clomid Feb 13th. I would take the trigger on the 20th, have the IUI on the 21st and 22nd (think). That means I will be in the 2 wk wait until March 7th. Thats 3 days before my birthday (march 10). As for the ring and the string thingie, I was told that it didn't count miscarriages. My prediction only shows 2 babys at one time, girl first, boy second. Then nothing. I have had 2 losses in my early 20's. And one recently. All singletons. Oh, get this, I had my BF from high school do it while she was on the phone with me one day. I asked her to describe what it was doing, and she said "nothing". It was absolutely still. Well, guess what. She had her tubes tied 10yrs ago because she didn't want children (huge history of mental illness in her family and she didn't want to take the chance). Same thing with one of my other friends. She can't have children and the ring was absolutely still. FREAKY!


I guess what is freaking me out is that I am playing with nature. I was so excited when we got pregnant on our own. Now, I am trying to "make it happen". Geez, look what happened to Jon and Kate plus 8. The woman is a goddess! I love that show. I need to do some yoga. I need to just be happy that I can still get pregnant! There, just changed my perspective. Well, kind of. Still trying to breath.

[Lv2Mommy]

Take a deep breath! BTW, I think all of us could be on Supernanny at some point in our parenting journey. LOL Don't stress on the twin thing, it's definitely a job, but not too much for you to handle. I speak with the wisdom (or insanity?) of a mom with twin daughters who will be turning 9yo this Saturday. The first few months are tough, and we didn't have much help during that time, but DH & I made it through okay. Whatever God has planned for you, be it one or two, you'll do fine.

[steph&dan]

you are all correct. I need to get the sperm to the little eggies first. Then, I will cross the next bridge. Then the next one. I will just go slow. Ok, I am still anxious. It will be ok.

[*Bobbie*]

Good plan

one foot in front of the other... a step at a time is a great way to go


I hope you get that BFP the first cycle

[jademyst13]

Of course it will be ok! As crazy as it is DH would LOVE for us to have twins. haha Anyway just calm down and take everything one step at a time!

I totally have to go try the ring thing now haha

[victorialv]

Oh, you are going to be a wonderful Mommy!!! What are you talking about?? I think that because of the simple fact that you are even concerned about it means that you will care to be a good mommy and will be!

Anyhow, gotta tell me what this string thing is all about. I am not supersticious, but I find things like that fun!

[steph&dan]

Yep, I watched super nanny last night. Can you say 5yr old terror and his older son had a cholesterol of 270. He was like 8 or 10. How crazy is that? I don't think he knew what a veggie looked like.

The ring and the string thingie: You place a ring (seems to work with any ring, even my neighbors) on a string, tie the string so it makes a necklace. Heck, I didn't have any string, so I used dental floss. The thinner the string, the more movement you will see. I placed the ring flat in one palm, held the opposite end of the string in my other hand. Now VERY slowly lift the ring 2-4 inches above your palm. You want to bring the ring so that it dangles straight above your palm. You want to do it slow enough that there is little to no swaying of the ring. Once you are about 2-4 inches above your hand it should begin to move. If it swings in a circle, that signifies a girl. If it swings back and forth like a pendelum that signifies a boy. Once the movement stops, repeat the process until the ring no longer moves above your palm. Oh and for twins it will swing one direction, slow down an begin to swing the other direction. My results are girl boy twins. After that, the ring stays still. Freaky. Especially since I need to start clomid. My cousin has clomid girl boy twins. The ring does that same thing to her. It doesn't count miscarriages.