Charlie B- i had the same thing, lasted about 3 weeks but then I had a totally normal cycle after. I was taking pregnancy tests to see if my body still had hcg. So frustrating. It is wonderful that you get a birth certificate, although I can't believe they mail it to you. In the US we don't get them.....I have a remembrance certificate. I really treasure it. Those out of the blue-shock you into sadness hard days will start eventually happening less often, but I think you can see in our posts they don't go away. I am thinking of you and this journey you are taking. It is the hardest thing I have ever done.

Crumpet- hmm you are really convincing me to opt for the stitch. They don't know what came first, I was only 2cm dilated when I came in, and I wasn't dilating much more very quickly, but it sounds like that might not be so crazy.The consensus is that an infection put me into labor, but did that come first and cause me to dilate? I had not had anyone monitoring my cervix or anything so I really could have been slightly dilated for weeks. Makes me wonder. My doctor has said he is going to watch closely starting early. I don't know if your OPK strips were the same as mine, but the ones I used said the directions were that a positive was a line as dark as or darker than the test line. Good luck with BD this week. Have fun!

for me- at home sick today. Caught a mild stomach bug. ick! Nice to hang out with my dogs and sleep. Guess that is why my temp is still up.

to you all!