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June 15th, 2008, 08:26 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 13,546
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I thought it might be nice to learn a bit more about each other!
Name:
Age:
DH/SO Name:
DH/SO Age:
How long have you and DH/SO been together?
How long have you been TTC?
What Number Baby are you trying for?
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC?
Have you told anyone that you are TTC?
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP?
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances?
What's the worst advice you've been given?
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Thank you Natalie for my beautiful Siggie!!!
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June 15th, 2008, 08:33 PM
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Expecting a Miracle!
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 5,871
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I thought it might be nice to learn a bit more about each other!
Name:Alicia
Age:22
DH/SO Name: Michael
DH/SO Age:22
How long have you and DH/SO been together? 4 years married for 1 tomorrow
How long have you been TTC? 12 months
What Number Baby are you trying for? 1
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? We BD'd at my DHs grandparents house because I was ovulating...
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? umm a couple close friends...
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? DH and then prolly SIL or my mom
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? See an RE - haha so far no luck so I couldnt tell you...
What's the worst advice you've been given? It will happen when its meant to...just relax...
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June 15th, 2008, 09:10 PM
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Jamielynn
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: California
Posts: 15,555
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Name: Jamielynn
Age: 24
DH/SO Name: Josh
DH/SO Age:28
How long have you and DH/SO been together? 7 years
How long have you been TTC? trying hard for 8 months not preventing for longer
What Number Baby are you trying for? 1
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? stand on my head
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? everyone knows...I mean everyone. My church, My friends, our families, everyone on my my space freinds list  the people i work with and the people he works with.
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? My DH
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? Don't drink soda
What's the worst advice you've been given? Don't worry it will happen ....
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June 15th, 2008, 11:05 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,854
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Name: Shannon
Age: 27
DH/SO Name: David
DH/SO Age: 26
How long have you and DH/SO been together? together 9 years, married 4 years
How long have you been TTC? 12 months, 9 cycles since miscarriage
What Number Baby are you trying for? Baby #2 but living child #1
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? stood on my head on the bed after BDing
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? lots of people know because they know I had a miscarriage so they put two and two together and know that we're TTC again
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? Dh. After that, probably my mom
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? use charting or OPKs to find out when you ovulate
What's the worst advice you've been given? it will happen when you stop trying
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June 15th, 2008, 11:21 PM
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Name:Jennifer
Age:20, will be 21 next month
DH/SO Name:Jeremy
DH/SO Age:29, will be 30 in August
How long have you and DH/SO been together?4 years in august, married 2 years in september
How long have you been TTC?almost 2 years,the last 9 with medical assistance
What Number Baby are you trying for?our first together, DH's 3rd
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC?go on clomid, lol
Have you told anyone that you are TTC?not really
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP?DH, probably
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances?charting
What's the worst advice you've been given? relax.
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June 16th, 2008, 12:13 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Ocean Reef
Posts: 32,117
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Name: Carrie
Age: 23
DH/SO Name: Sam
DH/SO Age: 23
How long have you and DH/SO been together? 6 years
How long have you been TTC? 14 months
What Number Baby are you trying for? 3
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC?
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? a few people
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? Sam
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances?
What's the worst advice you've been given?
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June 16th, 2008, 12:13 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Ocean Reef
Posts: 32,117
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Name: Carrie
Age: 23
DH/SO Name: Sam
DH/SO Age: 23
How long have you and DH/SO been together? 6 years
How long have you been TTC? 14 months
What Number Baby are you trying for? 3
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC?
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? a few people
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? Sam
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances?
What's the worst advice you've been given?
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June 16th, 2008, 02:12 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Granada, Spain
Posts: 5,341
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Name: Sam
Age:29
DH/SO Name: Antonio
DH/SO Age: 39
How long have you and DH/SO been together? ( and a half years, married 1 month
How long have you been TTC? 6 months
What Number Baby are you trying for? Our first
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? BD twice a day, everyday for 3 weeks!! (also under the excuse of being newly weds!!)
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? My BFF
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? My Mum (DH will test with me!!)
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? Start charting
What's the worst advice you've been given? Put a photo/picture of a baby under your pillow to help keep you focused!! (It was advice given to my sister, but it was general for "when you want to be blessed with a family". The advice giver wasn´t 70+ she was 23!!!)
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June 16th, 2008, 04:37 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: WI
Posts: 12,793
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Name: Valerie
Age: 30
DH/SO Name:
DH/SO Age: 31
How long have you and DH/SO been together? 9 years
How long have you been TTC? 15 months
What Number Baby are you trying for? 1
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? I think I may call an acupuncturist today. I'm also taking Clomid and I rarely take drugs for anything.
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? Yes
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? My DH then probably my sister and mom
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? Not much. I learned from here to drink green tea to try to increase EWCM. Most people in RL know less about ttc than I do.
What's the worst advice you've been given? Relax grrr My not conceiving has nothing to do with me relaxing.
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June 16th, 2008, 07:06 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Maryland
Posts: 20,242
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Name: Anna
Age: 24
DH/SO Name: Steven
DH/SO Age: 31
How long have you and DH/SO been together? 19 months together today!
How long have you been TTC? 7 months
What Number Baby are you trying for? 3, our first together.
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? Nothing really.
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? Yes
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? DH of course.
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? Nothing yet or we'd have our BFP!
What's the worst advice you've been given? Relax!
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June 16th, 2008, 07:42 AM
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Mommy to Bailey & Camryn
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Kansas City Metro
Posts: 6,294
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Name: Becky
Age: 30
DH/SO Name: Steve
DH/SO Age: 33
How long have you and DH/SO been together? Since 2001, married since 2003
How long have you been TTC? Since November 2007
What Number Baby are you trying for? #2
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? Wore a "lucky" Halloween shirt every night to bed in the 2WW when we were TTC an October baby
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? Yes, just close friends and my mom
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? My JM friends of course and then my midwife
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? Probably to use Preseed
What's the worst advice you've been given? Can't think of anything - that's a good thing!
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June 16th, 2008, 08:12 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 13,546
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THanks for all the responses!!! I love getting to know you ladies better!
Name: Cris
Age: 28
DH/SO Name: Shawn
DH/SO Age: 32
How long have you and DH/SO been together? together 7 and a half years, married 1 and a half years
How long have you been TTC? 11 months 
What Number Baby are you trying for? Baby Number 1
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? laying upside down off the bed to make sure the swimmers stay put... apparently it didn't work and I got a heck of a head rush!
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? Absolutely no one- and I'm glad since it's taking us so long!
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? DH will be with me when I test so probably our parents
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? I've learned a lot from everyone on JM that has been really helpful!!!
What's the worst advice you've been given? Relax- I really hate that word!
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Thank you Natalie for my beautiful Siggie!!!
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June 16th, 2008, 10:34 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: New York
Posts: 16,516
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I thought it might be nice to learn a bit more about each other!
Name: Melissa
Age: 28 (29 in August!  )
DH/SO Name: Emanuel (Manny)
DH/SO Age: 30
How long have you and DH/SO been together? a relatively short time.. we moved in together 2 weeks after we started dating! 
How long have you been TTC? this is month 10, cycle 11.
What Number Baby are you trying for? #1. For as long as we've been trying, I could conceivably have had one & maybe been on our way to ttc #2
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? used warmed egg whites for lubrication (I read that someone's RE recommended it. Instead, I got a yucky infection and a blaring  Never again!! LOL
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? not exactly. I think DH's parents are on to us though hehe
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? DH, obviously, of course all my JM ladies & then our parents.
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? OPKs, charting, Pre Seed among lots of other things. We've yet to be successful though 
What's the worst advice you've been given? Well, the whole egg whites thing which had undesirable consequences LOL. And the whole relax, it'll happen when the time is right mantra that everyone else seems to hear too. Grrrrr I know people don't know what else to say, but really!
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Alexandra Sivan, anxiously awaiting her little brother
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June 16th, 2008, 11:02 AM
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Wishy
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: UK
Posts: 5,023
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Name: Clare
Age: 26
DH/SO Name: Tim
DH/SO Age: 31
How long have you and DH/SO been together? 4 and a half years
How long have you been TTC? Since December 2006
What Number Baby are you trying for? 1
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? The craziest thing i can think of is putting my legs up against the wall
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? Df's parents and my best friend
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? Thats a difficult one - i want to surprise Df so would need time to plan, its most likely to be you girls!!
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? Charting and OPK's
What's the worst advice you've been given? Relax!!
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Thanks for the lovely siggy Claire!
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June 16th, 2008, 11:56 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Upstate, NY
Posts: 3,745
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Name: Toni
Age: 31
DH/SO Name: Steve
DH/SO Age: 40
How long have you and DH/SO been together? 4 1/2 years, married for 1
How long have you been TTC? 17 months
What Number Baby are you trying for? our 1st together, DH's 3rd
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? I stood on my head too Jamie!
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? too many people
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? DH, unless I'm gonna surprise him, then it will be you guys
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? Well, nothing has worked yet.... so I'll let you know when I find something that works LOL
What's the worst advice you've been given? Relax
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Thank you Jaidynsmum for my beautiful siggy
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June 16th, 2008, 01:15 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Maine
Posts: 8,208
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Name: Colleen
Age: 22
DH/SO Name: Seth
DH/SO Age: 20
How long have you and DH/SO been together? A year and a half
How long have you been TTC? going on 10 months, 11 cycles
What Number Baby are you trying for? 1
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? layed with my legs up against the wall
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? You guys, and 2 friends...and of course all of the sailors on Seth's boat know lol
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? Seth, then probably you ladies, family will find out a while later
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? We've had lots of advice but nothings helped yet...
What's the worst advice you've been given? don't give up it'll happen, you're young relax it'll happen when it's suppose to...I just say thanks, I know we're young but don't plan on it happening any time soon and I was plenty relaxed until you said that!!!
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June 16th, 2008, 01:41 PM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 1,077
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Name: Brandy
Age: 28
DH/SO Name: Jeremy
DH/SO Age: 28
How long have you and DH/SO been together? Dating 11 years in October. Married 9 in August.
How long have you been TTC? 10 months
What Number Baby are you trying for? 2
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? I think checking the cervix is pretty crazy, but I do it every month.
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? Yes. Most of my family knows and some of DH's family.
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? Dh and then Dh's brother and SIL.
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? Vitamins and B6. I really think they have helped.
What's the worst advice you've been given? "Just relax and it will happen."
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Brandy(30) DH-Jeremy(31) DS-Noah(7) DS-Sullivan(1) DS-Benjamin(March 17, 2011)
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June 16th, 2008, 04:53 PM
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Name: Melanie
Age: 30
DH/SO Name: Matt
DH/SO Age: 30
How long have you and DH/SO been together? Five yrs and 4 months... married 1 yr 4 months.
How long have you been TTC? 1 year actively....not preventing for 1 1/2yrs.
What Number Baby are you trying for? #2 for me, #1 for Dh
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? used preseed AFTER bd, then lie down on floor with feet up in air.
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? Everyone knows...dh fam, my fam. Also co-workers/friends. I've had coworkers ask me and touch my belly when I wear babydoll clothing....(I weigh 125 lbs---I absolutely don't look, but since they know, they assume.)
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? dh, dd then my fam....we'll hold off of dh fam for awhile.
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? absolutely none. No luck so far.
What's the worst advice you've been given? "oh, just relax, and it will happen."
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June 16th, 2008, 06:45 PM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Dallas TX
Posts: 1,173
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Name: Kim
Age: 26
DH/SO Name: Clayton
DH/SO Age: 29 (30 6/26)
How long have you and DH/SO been together? In October it will be 10 years together, 4 years married
How long have you been TTC? Since Oct/Nov 2007
What Number Baby are you trying for? 1 
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? In my current cycle (like day 48) we've only NOT BD'd twice
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? Just my mom and his sister
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? DH, then my mom
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? whew, where to start! Who doesn't have "helpful" advise I think it would have to be "Eat like you are already preggers" and by that I mean HEALTHY! lol
What's the worst advice you've been given? Just give it time and de-stress
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June 16th, 2008, 07:15 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Maryland
Posts: 10,357
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Name: April
Age: 21
DH/SO Name: Jeff
DH/SO Age: 22
How long have you and DH/SO been together? We'll be married for 2 years in August
How long have you been TTC? 7 months
What Number Baby are you trying for? 1
What's the craziest thing you've done while TTC? haven't done anything that crazy.. I guess just propping my hips up for like a half hour on DH's shoulders.. lol
Have you told anyone that you are TTC? yeah everyone knows... kinda regret that .
Who will be the first person you tell when you get your BFP? My hubby.. then all my JM ladies... I'm not sure when we'll tell family as I've had a loss before
What helpful advice have you been given to help increase your chances? everything I've learned on here... temping.. OPK's.. CBEFM.. PreSeed.. etc..
What's the worst advice you've been given? Just Relax it'll happen when it's meant too... You're so young wait a few years... blah.. screw them
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