TTC Girl - June 2012

[Ribbons]

Ugh. I got some tests in the mail today and they came early on so I was able to use FMU with one. I can barely make out anything, therefore I probably see nothing.

This is probably going to turn into a chemical, isn't it? Sigh....

Your chart still looks good... I wouldn't worry about it - you are only 12DPO... And you are still using the IC's right? Those things are notoriously inaccurate when you are early on... I barely got a line on 10DPO, 11DPO it was even fainter on my IC (but darker on my FRER, go figure) and finally on 12DPO my IC was strong enough to show up in a pic (the HCGs are the ones on the left there, of course):

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And compared to my FRERs, they were no contest:

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So don't give up hope yet!!! Just keep testing - maybe you'll get a better line tomorrow!

[suregena]

Your chart still looks good... I wouldn't worry about it - you are only 12DPO... And you are still using the IC's right? Those things are notoriously inaccurate when you are early on... I barely got a line on 10DPO, 11DPO it was even fainter on my IC (but darker on my FRER, go figure) and finally on 12DPO my IC was strong enough to show up in a pic (the HCGs are the ones on the left there, of course):

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And compared to my FRERs, they were no contest:

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So don't give up hope yet!!! Just keep testing - maybe you'll get a better line tomorrow!

It was a Boots brand test (a Pharmacy in the UK, like Walgreens.)

Trying not to get discouraged...

[Ribbons]

It was a Boots brand test (a Pharmacy in the UK, like Walgreens.)

Trying not to get discouraged...

Read about Boots tests here:
Pregnancy Test Results by Brand - Boots (UK) | Countdown to Pregnancy

In the reviews, people say that they have very faint positives and that the lines take a long time to develop, so who knows?

I don't think you need to worry! I think that you are pg and everything is going to be ok

[dramabird]

I hope I can ask a question here again. Looks like I'm starting the diet tomorrow!

I have a blend of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots that I could live off of, is that ok to eat? Not sure if broccoli is too nutritious.
Are baby carrots ok to eat?
Is hot chocolate ok to drink every now and then? The kind I have is no sugar added and I only use 2T so it's less than 50 cal and maybe 1g fat I don't know. No added nutrients but has 10%DV calcium
ETA are yams ok to eat? They only have Japanese yams here they are purple on the outside, white on the inside (think they are yams...the sign is a Japanese word..no idea lol..). They fill me up so just curious!

Through, I ate a lot of broccoli, esp. the last six weeks or so of my diet before I got my bfp. Quite a bit of cauliflower, too. I mostly stayed away from the carrots, since they are both brightly colored (indicating nutrition) and higher in sugar content than some other veggies. I also ate white sweet potatoes (I figured if the flesh was pale rather than bright orange, it could mean it had fewer nutrients).

As Atomic says, the diet is low nutrient, not no nutrient. And you've got to eat something! So I wouldn't feel guilty about those veggies at all, esp. if they help you stick to the overall levels of the diet.

[suregena]

I hope my internet cheapies arrive tomorrow... I actually think they're better then Boots!

Actually, I'm just eating lunch now and *almost* done with it, but feel queasy now. God, I hope you're right that it's just that particular brand...

I've dissected the cartridge that holds the test to leave it out. I hate those stupid tiny windows!

[Catrina]

Good luck ladies

[auroara78]

suregena, I still think your chart looks pretty good! FX you will get a big fat positive soon!!

I agree with dramabird that you still have to eat something! I still believe and am wholly convinced that my diet of healthy FATS is what helped me make two boys before! I was all into extra virgin olive oil, high protein, losing weight very slowly (lifting weights to GAIN muscle) both times when I concieved them. Not to mention my favortite kind of pizza in the world is feta cheese + olives on top...olives!

I think keeping cals low and protein lowish is most important.

[dramabird]

FX, Suregena!! C'mon, stubborn test lines, show up big and bold already!!

Ladies, I went ahead and posted my sway here: http://genderdreaming.com/forum/add-...girl-sway.html. Let me know if there are any areas I forgot to cover. Hopefully it's pretty thorough.

And I think, in looking it over, it's a fairly strong sway. Maybe having a lot of attempts wasn't ideal ... and, of course, in a perfect world I would still have been food journaling so I'd have been certain to stay under levels every single day ... but I think a lot of things were good (almost ridiculously low conception weight, lots of FR for hubby, I had just dropped Vitex -- which worked for Atomic! -- saliva for lube and me on top during DTD, conceiving in the March-May time period, using some RepHresh, and being strict on no meat, no snacking and no breakfast). Whoever is busily growing inside me, whether of the pink or blue variety, it's who God intended.

Party bonus if it's pink, though, right?

[suregena]

50mlU I think the Boots ones (which I used today, first different test I've tried) are and the internet cheapies are *supposedly* 10mlU... so maybe that is why? What should a normal level of hcg be around 12dpo?

[suregena]

I found this: hCG Level in Early Pregnancy | BabyMed.com

That *sort of* makes me feel better.