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Midol is a lifesaver. WAY better than tylenol, advil or ibuprofen. Last night was CD1 for me, too. Looks like we'll be together on this cycle. My cramping's been worse lately, too...back pain and all. As a teen I never even had faint cramps. Does everything get worse with age?!

I think it does! It seems I didn't have near the aches and pains until I turned 30, after that it seems everything is going down hill! I'm not sure I want to turn 40 or 50! Who knows what will happen then if I am feeling this now!!!

It will be nice to share this cycle with you! I am excited to have someone with me. I usually don't!

I will have to try the Midol. I haven't used it for many years because ibu always helped. I figured if I can save a few dollars why not! I have to get some things later, maybe I will try it! Thanks!

I've definitely noticed a difference. I had to stop and buy some on the way in to work this morning. Glad I did!

So, things with our nephew are really heating up. We discovered, about a week and a half ago, he left his facebook up on his sister's computer. She read through and print screened the conversations between my BIL and his girlfriend. In a nutshell, they threaten my MIL's life, threaten to blow up the house, outline drug use, outline theft from my MIL's house and how they're pawning their things and basically mock the entire process with DHHS. Needless to say, this went directly to the caseworker and his Guardian Ad Litem.

The GAL is pissed (for lack of a more appropriate word). She told my MIL she's extremely unimpressed and doesn't want anything to do with either of them. We're meeting with the GAL tonight. Tomorrow we have a phone conference family planning meeting with the GAL, caseworker, the two of them and their lawyers. Visitations for this weekend have been suspended. Overnight visits (which were approved 2 weeks ago but haven't happened yet) have been revoked. We'll see what happens.

WOW!!!! I guess things are heating up. I am glad to hear the sister may be half way sane. It is a good thing she printed the conversations between the mom and dad. That may be the nail in the coffin! Keep me posted on what happens! Good luck!!!! (fingers crossed)

Yeah, DH's sister is normal. Thank God! The meeting with the GAL went well. She seems like she's on the same page with us on everything, so that will only help us. The courts really listen to kids' guardians. I'm not getting my hopes up, but she said there's a possibility of going to court earlier. The sooner this is resolved, the better. DH will be on the phone call tomorrow. We'll see if they even show up.

Well that sounds promising. I will be cautiously optimistic for a good outcome! Good luck tomorrow and let me know how it turns out!

lurking...Mara, I really hope this helps everything settle down so that little boy can finally have a calm safe life with people that love him. It has to be so frustrating, but it sounds like they are going to hang themselves. I've been following you on the boards and thinking about all you gals.

Good news, but hesitant to say it's over quite yet. BIL and the mother ended up in the hospital on Friday morning. They were so high (on what, I don't know) that they could barely stay conscious. Needless to say, they did not make their meeting that afternoon with DHHS.

They're going to start filling out the paperwork to file with the court for termination of parental rights. I don't know how long of a process it will be, but we'll still have to go to court and whatnot. Hopefully it's a smooth process...well, as smooth as these things go anyway. No more visitations! We don't have to drive down there every other weekend anymore!!!!! IF they do any visitations between now and when we go to court, they have to come to us and the visit needs to be supervised by a DHHS worker. It's about time we got some good news!!!!! Like say, though, it's not over until it's over. The judge could always decide against the Department, though I doubt that happens very often. The Guardian Ad Litem is 100% on our side, so we're hoping for the best.

On the baby front...we're still going to keep trying. It's been almost two years. We don't know when or if we'll ever get pregnant, and I'm not willing to start at square one a few years down the road. If we have two very young kids at the same time, I'm completely okay with that. We'll find a way to make it work financially. Money's really the only terrifying part. Today is CD7. I'm taking Femara again this cycle. Speaking of Femara...my pharmacy told me this weekend when I picked up the prescription that they only price match two times, so next time it would cost me $230 . I told them thanks for their help thus far, but I'd be using a different pharmacy from now on then because it's only $8.99 elsewhere! Ugh! It's such a pain to get things transferred, but definitely worth the money to do it!

Well that is some good news! It is about time that something goes your way! Keep me posted on what happens.

Today is CD 8 and this is where the fun begins. It is weird I haven't had to really use OPKs for about 6 months so I am really not sure I even remember what to do!

That sucks about your pharmacy though! It is a pain in the ass to change pharmacies, but in the end it will all work out! glad to hear you are going to keep trying. I agree money is the only thing that scares me too! There is someone on a different board that was talking about getting a boob job if they didn't get a baby! I just thought...really?!? I don't think the girl liked what I told her, but oh well!

That's funny. I always have seen body modification like that to be completely materialistic. I'm not small chested...at all...so, maybe I just don't understand. Tattoos, ear piercings, fine. Boob jobs, nose jobs, face lifts, etc. are completely vain in my book. Unless you're a breast cancer survivor or need some other form of reconstructive surgery, it just seems so shallow.

If we don't get a baby out of this we'll save for another adoption. I want at least two. DH said he doesn't want any more than two. I told him he had better start talking to his swimmers then. I want at least one little girl! If I get a boy the first time around I'd want to try again for a girl. I don't think I want more than three, though.

I agree about those types of things being materialistic! I have friends who are big chested and complain about it all the time! They have a hard time finding clothes that work etc. I guess I don't have to tell you that though!

You know DH and I haven't really talked much beyond what we are doing right now. We have talked about if we would adopt or not and we will, but I guess we are in the moment right now. What happens later is later!