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June 20th, 2018, 03:29 PM
Eighme

9 DPO and got a BFN. But it's still early, I'm predicted to start my period Saturday. Ive given up caring about syptoms because they are all the same during this period. So, we will see.

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June 20th, 2018, 03:31 PM
jgojah

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Originally Posted by emshe

Advice please!

Ive just seen first sight of blood this morning, so today or tomorrow will be CD1 of my agreed with hubby last cycle ttc. I am wondering what I can do to up my chances. Background reminder for you all I’m 38 lost my pregnancy with my HT girl in November. And natural pregnancy before that I also miscarried in 2015. Took clomid March (one attempt at +OPK), April (E4D), May without clomid (but also pretty much a month off ttc), and June with clomid all without success.
My last 2 cycles have become longer but I am still getting +OPK and ewcm. I ovulated CD22 both May and June.
I asked for clomid. Dr told me to take it CD1 but I have gone with CD3

I have to remember that I am trying for a girl. Was thinking I will definitely do E4D plus one at positive OPK but the OPK's really stressed me this month as did temping because I have gotten into a really poor sleep pattern I think due to wanting to temp accurately...
Should I ditch clomid? Take it earlier? I know that carries risk of multiples but is that a good thing giving me more chance?

My weight is stable, and has been for a couple of months. I am doing fertility diet focusing on lentils/black beans/some chicken with salmon, egg whites (belly cant tolerate the yolks anymore) 4 x weekly, heaps of veges mostly free type, exercising (although I have just had 4 days off due to awful weather and just feeling fatigued-thought I may have had a shot at bfp this time), dropped coffee to 1-2 a day and then 1-2 decaf. Alcohol I was having 1 per day.

I also take metformin 3 x daily. This was started at HRC and I continued as they link it to improved egg quality. Thoughts?
I know this is long Im sorry, just wondering how I can go out on a high as my last hurrah!?

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Hey emshe, I'm far from being an expert but wanted to share my experience. With my first son I did many cycles of Clomid and FINALLY one doctor realized I was resistant to Clomid. I got positive opks every month but some months I didn't get a period and had to take provera. The doc eventually gave me femara and I got pregnant that cycle. Two years later we used femara again and got pregnant first try with my second. Maybe you can speak with your doctor about switching to femara ?
June 20th, 2018, 03:33 PM
jgojah

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Originally Posted by HGmama

Thanks! I had a strong surge, pain for two days, an overall average temp shift, and an average LP for me. I was surprised that FF labeled it anovulatory.

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Looks like you ovulated to me as well.

I actually dislike the VIP fertility friend. Last 2 cycles it gave me like 80pts for pregnancy :rolleyes:
June 20th, 2018, 03:36 PM
jgojah

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eighme

9 DPO and got a BFN. But it's still early, I'm predicted to start my period Saturday. Ive given up caring about syptoms because they are all the same during this period. So, we will see.

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I agree with the symptoms being the same eighme. I so wish the 2ww didn't feel so long !

Definitely early...hope you get your bfp soon
June 20th, 2018, 03:39 PM
Teb

BFN for me : (

Now hubby wants to wait until September to try again because we are traveling internationally. I'm trying to stay positive and think of it as an opportunity to do an even better sway next time.
June 20th, 2018, 04:00 PM
Eighme

Ah, I'm sorry TEb. Has AF shown up yet?

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Originally Posted by Teb

BFN for me : (

Now hubby wants to wait until September to try again because we are traveling internationally. I'm trying to stay positive and think of it as an opportunity to do an even better sway next time.

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June 20th, 2018, 04:01 PM
Eighme

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Originally Posted by jgojah

I agree with the symptoms being the same eighme. I so wish the 2ww didn't feel so long !

Definitely early...hope you get your bfp soon

Me too. It's maddening and up until this last cycle I was paying close attention. Now they are all just the same so I'm trying to remain blissfully unaware which is easier said than done

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June 20th, 2018, 04:39 PM
Teb

No, not yet (I was expecting AF two days ago) so I suppose there is hope, but I have done a lot of pregnancy tests and they are all negative.
June 20th, 2018, 04:44 PM
Eighme

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Originally Posted by Teb

No, not yet (I was expecting AF two days ago) so I suppose there is hope, but I have done a lot of pregnancy tests and they are all negative.

How many DPO are you? Did you ovate already?

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June 20th, 2018, 04:55 PM
Teb

I got my first positive OPK on the morning of June 4th, so I would guess I am 16 DPO. I only did one attempt the evening of June 4th and hubby could barely get there (lots of previous releases and he was tired) so I'm thinking his sperm count was pretty low. I also used repHresh that morning and Sylk (which hubby also complained was so smooth there wasnt enough friction). I want to have hope but at 16 DPO and still negative pregnancy tests? Probably not. Do you have any thoughts?
June 20th, 2018, 07:45 PM
Heart desires pink LP

Kind of feeling sorry for myself. It's CD 30 and no ovulation yet. Still getting clear - ve in opks, and Temps are not helping! I usually have a 32 day cycle, and the longest cycle I've had in my adult life is maybe 45, which was just once!
I wish this horrible gray zone will end. I just want my period, and to reset:-( attached is my chart!
I haven't even been too strict on the diet, so don't know why this is occurring. I'm not even interested in E4D anymore! CM is sticky /cloudy today. I had lots of EWCM yesterday (CD 29) and on CD 23. This is not really helping anymore.
I've been feeling unusually achy, tired and sleepy past two days!
I've been testing with opks twice a day, every single day, since CD 10. So I didn't miss it, right? The latest I've ovulated is CD 21 and earliest is CD 17. My cycles and ovulation is usually pretty on track! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...25e91f636c.jpg

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June 20th, 2018, 09:58 PM
emshe

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Originally Posted by Noemi2017

Hello emshe, im sorry af is arriving:( im also 38 and i see we are on the same boat. I would like to take something which will improve my egg quality, i read girls use coq10 ubiquionol. Did u try it?

Thanks Noemi, I’m sorry we are having similar difficulties, it’s not fun. I used ubiquinol through my 2 rounds of HT. 1 cycle was a bust & the other quite ok so it’s hard to say if it helped, but surely can’t hurt!

Hope you ovulate real soon, watery cm looked promising [emoji3]

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June 20th, 2018, 11:27 PM
ABC.2606

Noemi I took COQ10/ubiquinol (200 mg/day) for about 5 weeks prior to this last BFP. I have no idea if it helped (I also took it 5 weeks before my last BFP that ended in m/c), but I didn't have any side effects and I definitely say it wouldn't hurt to try it!

Emshe - I don't know about taking it earlier than CD3 in terms of increasing the chance of twins but my RE says they like to see women on Clomid ovulating more than 1 egg because it just increases the odds of conception. They told me this when I had two dominant follicles this last cycle... well, we know what happened there... Worked a bit TOO well. I took mine CD3-7 and my RE believes 3-7 gives the best odds for conception. I'm wondering - on your chart it looks like you're exercising pretty much every day... Maybe cutting back a bit on that this cycle would help? I've read stuff that TOO much exercise can hurt conception chances. If you dropped to maybe 4-5 days a week I don't think that would hurt your sway and may just give your body a bit more rest to help in conception. I don't know - just a thought. Sounds like you are doing everything you can diet-wise to help! Oh and with the temping and OPKs... I would say if you are doing E4D and OPKs, drop the temping if it stresses you out. I understand it's hard doing that (I told myself the last cycle I was NOT going to temp and then did anyways - although they were super inconsistent due to sleep). But, it may help reduce your stress and you know that with E4D plus 1 attempt at OPK you're going to be well covered in terms of attempts!

HDP - I don't know why your cycle is doing this but I'm sorry- that's so frustrating!! Hope you get some answers soon!
June 21st, 2018, 12:14 AM
emshe

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Originally Posted by ABC.2606

Noemi I took COQ10/ubiquinol (200 mg/day) for about 5 weeks prior to this last BFP. I have no idea if it helped (I also took it 5 weeks before my last BFP that ended in m/c), but I didn't have any side effects and I definitely say it wouldn't hurt to try it!

Emshe - I don't know about taking it earlier than CD3 in terms of increasing the chance of twins but my RE says they like to see women on Clomid ovulating more than 1 egg because it just increases the odds of conception. They told me this when I had two dominant follicles this last cycle... well, we know what happened there... Worked a bit TOO well. I took mine CD3-7 and my RE believes 3-7 gives the best odds for conception. I'm wondering - on your chart it looks like you're exercising pretty much every day... Maybe cutting back a bit on that this cycle would help? I've read stuff that TOO much exercise can hurt conception chances. If you dropped to maybe 4-5 days a week I don't think that would hurt your sway and may just give your body a bit more rest to help in conception. I don't know - just a thought. Sounds like you are doing everything you can diet-wise to help! Oh and with the temping and OPKs... I would say if you are doing E4D and OPKs, drop the temping if it stresses you out. I understand it's hard doing that (I told myself the last cycle I was NOT going to temp and then did anyways - although they were super inconsistent due to sleep). But, it may help reduce your stress and you know that with E4D plus 1 attempt at OPK you're going to be well covered in terms of attempts!

HDP - I don't know why your cycle is doing this but I'm sorry- that's so frustrating!! Hope you get some answers soon!

Thanks lovely! I hope you’re doing well, I think of you & those babies all the time.

Yeah I’ve decided to stick with cd3, so Saturday. At this stage of the game I think I’ll go with what I know, I so hope my body responds better to it this 4th time like yours did ABC. I keep looking ahead of next month & wondering how I’m going to move on.

Yeah I agree I maybe slow down with exercise, it’s what keeps my mind sane though that’s the problem!

Grabbed some ubiquinol again too. Dropped temping. I think clomid May play a part in the crappy sleep, as now af is here I sleep better.

Thanks again ABC

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June 21st, 2018, 12:20 AM
emshe

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Originally Posted by jgojah

Hey emshe, I'm far from being an expert but wanted to share my experience. With my first son I did many cycles of Clomid and FINALLY one doctor realized I was resistant to Clomid. I got positive opks every month but some months I didn't get a period and had to take provera. The doc eventually gave me femara and I got pregnant that cycle. Two years later we used femara again and got pregnant first try with my second. Maybe you can speak with your doctor about switching to femara ?

Thanks Jgojah this is interesting. Sadly the quick turn around time with taking with AF I won’t be able to switch & being my last ttc cycle I’ll have to trust in what I have & hope for the best.

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June 21st, 2018, 12:21 AM
emshe

Oh girls the tww is tough but hold in there, I’m sure the bfp will be worth the wait

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June 21st, 2018, 12:43 AM
Lmboschma

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Hey ladies! It’s been awhile since I’ve been on any boards, but I’m wondering if any of you can help me understand my chart! I’ve been using FF for a year now, and have never gotten completely different ovulation dates when I switch the settings. Ignoring the crosshairs on this picture, can you guess when I ovulated? I got a surprise faint positive tonight and am wondering if it’s a faulty test or if it truly is positive.Attachment 39737
June 21st, 2018, 01:45 AM
emshe

June 2018 TTC & 2ww thread

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Originally Posted by Lmboschma

Hey ladies! It’s been awhile since I’ve been on any boards, but I’m wondering if any of you can help me understand my chart! I’ve been using FF for a year now, and have never gotten completely different ovulation dates when I switch the settings. Ignoring the crosshairs on this picture, can you guess when I ovulated? I got a surprise faint positive tonight and am wondering if it’s a faulty test or if it truly is positive.Attachment 39737

Hi welcome back! I’m guessing around day 22/3 but I’m not very good at this [emoji6]

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June 21st, 2018, 03:02 AM
Girlswaylondon

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

I don't know but I PROMISE you guys, I have had probably 500+ swayers be told by doctors "this is an anovulatory cycle" or that they hadn't been ovulating for months (if you have 28 day cycles regularly the odds are VERY high that you are ovulating, even if a doctor did not detect it one particular month!) only for them to absolutely ovulate, and in many cases, even conceive in the very cycle they had been told was anovulatory. My very first swayer who paid me for coaching was told she hadn't ovulated, was not even close to ovulating, and was very likely in menopause and she was looking at a BFP literally 7 days later.

These docs look at a single test result for 20 seconds and they apply no common sense to it, they know next to nothing about your cycles compared to what you guys know. Most people WILL still ovulate, just later than normal. Anovulatory cycles are not that common on this site, very few people will have them, most people ovulate late.

Noemi I absolutely want you to keep trying!

You can add in Coq if you want to but to be honest it's no magic bullet and I actually do doubt it does much of anything. I wish we had the magic bullets but they don't really exist. :)

Eating enough cals and fat in addition to the dairy, eggs, and salmon??

So glad you posted this atomic because it frustrates me so much! My bfp cycle especially is proof that late ovulation is normal for some!
June 21st, 2018, 04:50 AM
Pbn3

Wowsers so much to catch up on [emoji50][emoji50] too much tonight so can I ask instead if anyone has anything they'd like me to look at can you please post again. So glad to be back home!!! Fill me in ladies! What have I missed?!!
June 21st, 2018, 05:33 AM
emshe

[QUOTE=Heart desires pink LP;986675]Kind of feeling sorry for myself. It's CD 30 and no ovulation yet. Still getting clear - ve in opks, and Temps are not helping! I usually have a 32 day cycle, and the longest cycle I've had in my adult life is maybe 45, which was just once!
I wish this horrible gray zone will end. I just want my period, and to reset:-( attached is my chart!
I haven't even been too strict on the diet, so don't know why this is occurring. I'm not even interested in E4D anymore! CM is sticky /cloudy today. I had lots of EWCM yesterday (CD 29) and on CD 23. This is not really helping anymore.
I've been feeling unusually achy, tired and sleepy past two days!
I've been testing with opks twice a day, every single day, since CD 10. So I didn't miss it, right? The latest I've ovulated is CD 21 and earliest is CD 17. My cycles and ovulation is usually pretty on track! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...25e91f636c.jpg

I felt like this before AF HDP, I also had some EW cm the days prior. Maybe you'll get AF and your system will reboot for a new & smooth cycle. Either that or your egg is supercharging and ready to pop its magic.
Take it easy HDP
June 21st, 2018, 06:33 AM
Pbn3

I'm so sorry HDP [emoji17] it's awful when things derail just when you're expecting a smooth journey. Going by temps I'd say you still haven't oed but see what happens tomorrow. *IF* the aches and cm turning non fertile mean o has happened then hopefully next few temps will shed some light. You'll have a 1-o attempt if o did happen though which would be fantastic!! Hang in there [emoji173] wish I could give you a big hug, and a big glass of wine to go with it!!
June 21st, 2018, 08:15 AM
Noemi2017

Hdp i had such a long cycle one year ago and it was annovulatory. I was like cd50 and af didnt want to arrive so i had to go to doctor for injection and after af arrived and i could start new cycle. As atomic recommended dairy, eggs and salmon helped in other cycles and ovulation was cd17-20.
June 21st, 2018, 08:19 AM
Noemi2017

Emshe how much do u exercise? Im running one hour daily and it is really my pleasure, im running all my life so im used about it. But as Abc said i also read that was not good for conception.
June 21st, 2018, 08:26 AM
Noemi2017

Abc thx, i bought ubiquinol, i will try it. Atomic also said it wont hurt to try it. So i will start with 100mg daily. Just dont know if start to use it now or new cycle. Still not sure if ovulaton will be this month, no signs yet...watery cm was just for a while after it changed to dry.
June 21st, 2018, 08:39 AM
Girlswaylondon

Noemi I didn’t do any cardio (just one one hour dance class a week) so I’m really positive if you wanted to cut back on the running it wouldn’t hurt :)
June 21st, 2018, 11:03 AM
Eighme

10 DPO, tested early this morning and it was a BFN. So my optimisim for this month is waning. But we will see. I'm due to start on Sunday.

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June 21st, 2018, 04:10 PM
Noemi2017

Eighme i hope u find bfp tomorrow, till af arrive there is still chance:luck:
June 21st, 2018, 06:28 PM
Eighme

Okay ladies, I need your expert eyes. Do you see a line? Husband said he did, and I do. It's a squinter, and I wanted some outside eyes and you ladies are the only ones I can currently ask!

Im 10 DPO. I got a "not pregnant" on a digital cheapie test this morning and this is this afternoon.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3c315d7145.jpg

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June 21st, 2018, 06:30 PM
jgojah

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Originally Posted by Eighme

Okay ladies, I need your expert eyes. Do you see a line? Husband said he did, and I do. It's a squinter, and I wanted some outside eyes and you ladies are the only ones I can currently ask!

Im 10 DPO. I got a "not pregnant" on a digital cheapie test this morning and this is this afternoon.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3c315d7145.jpg

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Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! I SO see a line without even squinting!!!! :cheer:
June 21st, 2018, 06:42 PM
Eighme

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Originally Posted by jgojah

Ahhhhhhhhhh!!! I SO see a line without even squinting!!!! :cheer:

Thanks, Jgojah! I'm remaining positively optimistic! But I am SO excited to be able to share this with you ladies!

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June 21st, 2018, 06:50 PM
HGmama

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Originally Posted by Eighme

Okay ladies, I need your expert eyes. Do you see a line? Husband said he did, and I do. It's a squinter, and I wanted some outside eyes and you ladies are the only ones I can currently ask!

Im 10 DPO. I got a "not pregnant" on a digital cheapie test this morning and this is this afternoon.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3c315d7145.jpg

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No squinting here. I see it! What made you test again after a no this am?

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June 21st, 2018, 06:54 PM
Eighme

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Originally Posted by HGmama

No squinting here. I see it! What made you test again after a no this am?

6d1f2c Ovulation charts on FertilityFriend.com

My husband [emoji23]. I asked him to buy me some FRER to test with tomorrow morning and he was like, "Are you not testing now?" So I did expecting another BFN and that was the result.

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June 21st, 2018, 07:01 PM
Thunderstruck7

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Originally Posted by Eighme

Okay ladies, I need your expert eyes. Do you see a line? Husband said he did, and I do. It's a squinter, and I wanted some outside eyes and you ladies are the only ones I can currently ask!

Im 10 DPO. I got a "not pregnant" on a digital cheapie test this morning and this is this afternoon.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3c315d7145.jpg

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Huge congratulations! How exciting, hope you keep getting darker and darker BFPs!

I'm also 10dpo but am refraining from testing as AF isn't due until Tuesday for me

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June 21st, 2018, 07:03 PM
emshe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eighme

Okay ladies, I need your expert eyes. Do you see a line? Husband said he did, and I do. It's a squinter, and I wanted some outside eyes and you ladies are the only ones I can currently ask!

Im 10 DPO. I got a "not pregnant" on a digital cheapie test this morning and this is this afternoon.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3c315d7145.jpg

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Straight away eighme, no squinting necessary! Wow!!!!

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June 21st, 2018, 07:07 PM
emshe

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Originally Posted by Noemi2017

Emshe how much do u exercise? Im running one hour daily and it is really my pleasure, im running all my life so im used about it. But as Abc said i also read that was not good for conception.

I do an hour most days, fast walking and the coastal town I live in is very hilly. I think I will start doing 2 days on, 1 day off.
I love it too! It’s my time but I will cut back a bit

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June 21st, 2018, 07:15 PM
Throwaway_panther

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eighme

Okay ladies, I need your expert eyes. Do you see a line? Husband said he did, and I do. It's a squinter, and I wanted some outside eyes and you ladies are the only ones I can currently ask!

Im 10 DPO. I got a "not pregnant" on a digital cheapie test this morning and this is this afternoon.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3c315d7145.jpg

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AHHH I SEE IT! Those digitals don't register until 50miu, so don't sweat the digital!!
June 21st, 2018, 07:22 PM
Eighme

Thanks so much ladies! Sending all the BFPs to you lovely ladies as well! I can't believe it!

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June 21st, 2018, 07:31 PM
emshe

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Originally Posted by Eighme

Thanks so much ladies! Sending all the BFPs to you lovely ladies as well! I can't believe it!

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So so awesome eighme, love seeing you with your bfp!

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June 21st, 2018, 07:39 PM
Heart desires pink LP

Wow I see it eightme! Woo-hoo. That is definitely one good news I'm reading today! Pink dust your way!

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