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Today's symptoms include lots of cramping and lower back discomfort. I have a weird taste in my mouth but it's slight and if not for the cramping I wouldn't notice anything different. The cramping is almost like a bad period but without any discharge. Beta is on Monday and I'm ready to find out what's going on. We decided to share news with parents once we hear back beta results, one way or another. Other than anxiety of will it/won't it I've been pretty calm and even keel. Very unlike the other two transfers where I was an emotional mess.

I took the day off work today to deal with the repairs. Oven guy came in the morning and oven is now working. Dishwasher guy came and said a part needs to be ordered. Now I'm just waiting for the AC guy to come which is supposed to be between 12 and 6 pm today. I hate feeling trapped at home and unable to run any errands, but if it gets the AC working again it's worth it. There's a bright side to it which is that I cleared out two closets and sorted a bunch of socks, throwing out any that didn't have a match.

I also took some time to spruce up the blog with a new template and an updated About page. Throughout the 2ww I've found that it was helpful to read other people's blogs and hear their symptoms, their progression, and their journey. I google a phrase or the day I'm up to and get a plethora of search results from blogs and message boards. Some blogs are years old and the posts are from 2015, 2013, and even earlier. Not only do I see the complete story of each cycle they post about, but in a lot of cases their journey has also progressed to the point where they were successful in having a baby and are no longer posting actively.

It reminded me that as much as I'm writing this blog for myself to be helpful now and as a comparison for future treatment, it may also be helpful for someone else down the line who discovers this during one of her searches. When I first started reading the blog community, I actively searched for other Jewish couples going through something similar and was surprised that there were so few. Either I couldn't find them because I wasn't searching the right terms or they don't blog as often. Regardless, it was the reason I named my blog what it is: Jewish IVF. Those were the terms I was searching for and didn't find any blogs remotely related so I started one. It's been incredibly helpful to me. If it helps anyone else in the future, all the better.

Four more days to beta.