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TTGP Grad Thread -- week of Sept 26
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Hope the Great Pee of 2016 gives us lots of BFP ladies!! Starting this early just for you all!! xoxo
Congrats to any TTGP grads this week, our fingers are crossed!
This thread has mild restrictions - thread is primarily BFP announcements but does allow for direct questions or lengthy/personalized congrats in the comments. Use the "Love It" button to indicate "congrats!", "H&H 9 months!", "I was hoping this was your month!" and other short&sweet notes. Questions as well as longer personal congratulatory notes can be posted in the thread.
Regular board rules apply - this is not the place to ask if you are pregnant based off your symptoms or for second opinions on your tests. We do invite you to contribute in the daily TWW and WTO threads and discussions. This community gives back tenfold what you put into it!
When you see somebody who has possibly violated a guideline of this thread, please quote the section of these guidelines and include a callout to the poster, but keep snark to a minimum as these rules can be subject to opinion. If you have a post called out, please edit your offending post to add a note that you've been made aware of the rule and will keep it in mind in the future (if you are being asked to change wording due to unintentionally offensive phrasing, please remove that part of your post with a note of "EDIT: Removed offensive phrasing). Remember: this thread is not a tribunal. Continued arguments and defenses about a post have no place here and are considered off-topic. If you would like to make an argument for or against a rule, please create or update a META thread to discuss.
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If you are a contributing member with a BFP this week, please share your success with us here!
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CD/DPO of first BFP?
How many months/cycles had you been TTGP?
What were you doing TGKU?
How was your timing?
What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)?
How are you going to/did you tell your partner?
Anything else to add?
This thread has mild restrictions - thread is primarily BFP announcements but does allow for direct questions or lengthy/personalized congrats in the comments. Use the "Love It" button to indicate "congrats!", "H&H 9 months!", "I was hoping this was your month!" and other short&sweet notes. Questions as well as longer personal congratulatory notes can be posted in the thread.
Regular board rules apply - this is not the place to ask if you are pregnant based off your symptoms or for second opinions on your tests. We do invite you to contribute in the daily TWW and WTO threads and discussions. This community gives back tenfold what you put into it!
When you see somebody who has possibly violated a guideline of this thread, please quote the section of these guidelines and include a callout to the poster, but keep snark to a minimum as these rules can be subject to opinion. If you have a post called out, please edit your offending post to add a note that you've been made aware of the rule and will keep it in mind in the future (if you are being asked to change wording due to unintentionally offensive phrasing, please remove that part of your post with a note of "EDIT: Removed offensive phrasing). Remember: this thread is not a tribunal. Continued arguments and defenses about a post have no place here and are considered off-topic. If you would like to make an argument for or against a rule, please create or update a META thread to discuss.
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If you are a contributing member with a BFP this week, please share your success with us here!
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CD/DPO of first BFP?
How many months/cycles had you been TTGP?
What were you doing TGKU?
How was your timing?
What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)?
How are you going to/did you tell your partner?
Anything else to add?
Re: TTGP Grad Thread -- week of Sept 26
EDD: March 24, 2018 - angel baby at 21 weeks
How many months/cycles had you been TTGP? 4/4
What were you doing TGKU? Astroglide TTC lube, OPKs, PNVs, RX Vitamin D, B6, B Complex and CoQ10 for the last two months, temping, charting, and tracking CM. I O'd 3 days earlier than usual this month and last cycle my LP lengthened a bit.
How was your timing? -5, -3, -2, -1
What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)? I had a dip at 7DPO, but my temps have been wonky ever since. Still above coverline, but nothing to make me think I was heading to a BFP. I started spotting a little yesterday, the watery pink-brown kind so I was certain I was out and moped around. I'm still spotting brown today. I temped this morning, and it was still high, so I went for it. I used a wondfo and thought I was seeing things...tiniest little squinter. I ripped open another Wondfo and saw another squinter. Dipped a digital ClearBlue, and I got an error. Dipped a second ClearBlue and was shocked to see Pregnant 1-2 weeks.
How are you going to/did you tell your partner? He is still asleep! He has told me he wouldn't want to know before going to work, so I'll tell him this afternoon. I have had a Dad coffee cup hiding in my underwear drawer for months now. I think I will package it up with a Dad Hacks book and put it the mailbox with a letter from "baby".
Anything else to add?
HOLY SHIT. I am in shock right now. I thought I'd be crying or screaming, but I just haven't processed that this is real. I was really sure I was out and testing was a Hail Mary. Also, this would not have happened without my Bump knowledge. There's no way I would've caught early O without knowing what the signs are.
I am so thankful to this board and the friendships I've made over the past 4 months. TTC can be so stressful, sad, and isolating...and this board eases a lot of that.
Can't wait to see more today!!!
TTC #2 - August 2016
MFI
IUI #1-3 BFN
BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18
Also looking forward to seeing more BFPs today!!
How many months/cycles had you been TTGP? 2/2
What were you doing TGKU? BBT, CM, HIO, PNV
How was your timing? -4, -2, O
What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)? I had spotting at 7 DPO so I thought my LP was shortening and assumed AF was on the way. But the spotting turned into creamy CM and AF never came yesterday when it was due.
How are you going to/did you tell your partner? While my husband was in the shower I grabbed the test and our dog's "Big Sister" shirt. We used our dog to announce to our family with our son but she sadly passed away a year ago. I knew my husband would love including her in this announcement. He was shocked and really happy.
Anything else to add?
I want to thank this community for continuing to be so amazing in the dissemination of CORRECT ttc information. I am really hoping for more Great Pee Party bfps and am rooting for every person on this board. Thank you for taking me in and being so kind with answering my questions and CS.
Me: 33 DH: 33
Married: 6.9.12
DS born: 4.9.14
DD born 7.27.17
@MotherofDragons YES!!!! I have thought this was your month since you asked for a CS! (I still think you O'd earlier than FF thinks and you have a triphasic chart lol)
All right pee party!
Married: October 2014
TTC#1:May 2016
BFP: 11/16/16 EDD: 7/30/17
4 fur babies
Today is making me so happy! Keep em coming!
TTC #2 - August 2016
MFI
IUI #1-3 BFN
BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18
BFP #2: 4.14.16 CP: 4.17.16
BFP #3: 6.10.2016 CP: 6.17.16
RE appt: 6.27.2016- saline sono all clear
Progenity: + carrier Tay-Sachs, Gaucher's, hemachromatosis. DH: carrier Alpha 1 anti-trypsin
PCOS, hypothyroid, MTHFR, hx of LEEP in 2006
Clomid + TI Cycle #1: 50mg Trigger 8.24.2016- BFN
Clomid 75mg + IUI#1 9.25.2016- BFP #4 10/6
Beta #1 15 Beta #2 38 Beta #3- 71 beta #4 171 Beta # 5- 21 Natural MC 10/21
HSG- clear
IVF Jan 2017
Egg Retrieval 1.22.17: 32 eggs retrieved,29 mature, 24 fertilized, 14 to blastocyst for biopsy
PGS results: 4 PGS normal 2 XX, 2 XY
FET: 3.13.2017 for 2 PGS embryos
Beta#1: 3.24.2017......... 78; Beta # 2 241; Beta #3 4198
Baby BOY due 11.29.2017
DD 1 10/2012
CP 9/2013
DD 2 6/2014
CP 3/2016
BFP 12/8/2016
Married: June 2015
TTC #1: June 2016
BFP: 11-24-16 ~ EDD 8-9-17
IT'S A BOY!
2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP! baby boy born 8/22/18
May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
May 2020 FET; BFN
July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
Oct 2020 BFP!
Take a look at my blog
Me: 42 | DH: 45
TTC since Dec. 2014
BFP #1 Oct. 2015 | MC Nov. 2015
Sept. 2016: FSH, AMH, E2, TSH, etc. all normal. | Oct. 2016: HSG all clear! | Nov. 2016: Hysteroscopy & H's SA both great results
Dec. 2016 - Follistim + TI
BFP #2 12/25/16 | Natural MC 2/13/17 | False BFP leads to D&C 4/20/17 | Emergency D&C + hysteroscopy 5/16/17
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
Beloved SS: born 12/2011
TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016
**TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW**
August 2016 - dx with DOR
Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T
May 2017 - began freezing sperm
June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T
July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba
July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
Beloved SS: born 12/2011
TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016
**TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW**
August 2016 - dx with DOR
Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T
May 2017 - began freezing sperm
June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T
July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba
July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks
CD/DPO of first BFP? 9DPO. Nothing that morning really but there was a line when I tested before bed. But it was super faint and I wasn't 100% sure it was pink. First lines where I could look at them and think "Oh yeah! That's pink!" was 10DPO in the morning. 11DPO today and the Wondfo from this morning has darkened nicely since yesterday.
Update: beta came back from this morning (11DPO): 23. Definitely pregnant.
How many months/cycles had you been TTGP? I started TTC in January 2015. I didn't start temping, charting, using OPKs and such till August 2015 though. So I've been TTC in general about 20 months (16 cycles) and "actively" TTC for 13 months and 12 cycles.
What were you doing TGKU? Temping, charting, OPKs, checking CM/cervix, sex when possible while fertile. I was also taking: CoQ10, baby aspirin and Clomid 50mg.
I also did a massive diet overhaul after I found out I'm homozygous for MTHFR. I eliminated everything with folic acid from my diet. And I switched from a prenatal with folic acid to a prenatal with L-methylfolate. I also started doing electrolytes in the morning with the folate because I just felt a lot better doing it that way and I started taking liposomal glutathione every other day since my doctor suggested it to support methylation. No idea if any of that helped in terms of TTC but it did make me feel a lot better in general health terms.
How was your timing? -4, -1, O.
What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)? I didn't really have much out of the ordinary, honestly. I had a little cramping starting around 7DPO but I always have cramping during the luteal phase on and off. I had a lot of my typical PMS symptoms. PMS for me is mostly that I'm super cranky and emotional. I'm hungry all the time and just want to eat everything. And my face breaks out. So when I realized the morning of 9DPO that I was super cranky, really hungry and my face was broken out I was like "oh great.... this is what always happens for PMS." I even called my mother to cancel the trip we had planned for next month because when I schedule it a couple of months ago I didn't realize it was going to fall in my projected fertile window for October. I felt really out and was sure I'd need to be here for fertility treatments in October.
How are you going to/did you tell your partner? This is really lame guys. I'm sorry. After 6 losses all the magic of announcing to my husband is gone. We're both just terrified of another loss. So basically my announcement to him went like this: I peed on a stick. I saw a super faint pink line but decided I wasn't 100% sure I trusted myself. I put it in a little ziploc bag so he didn't have to touch something I've peed on, took it downstairs and said "Hey, do you want to play a game with me?" and he gave me a questioning look and was like ".....sure?" so I said "OK! Great! Here, look at this and tell me if you see a faint second pink line." I handed him the test. He took it over by the light to get a better look. He spent a minute sorta turning it this way and that and really squinting at it and then announced "Yeah babe. That's a second pink line!"
Anything else to add? You guys are amazing. The ladies from TTGP, those here and those who have moved on, have helped me so much through this absolute nightmare of infertility and RPL. You've been the people I turn to for support when I had no idea how I would possibly keep going and keep trying to have my take-home baby. You've encouraged me on the impossibly hard days. You've been the lights in the darkness of loss. You've made me laugh with your wit and snark. You've made me smile with your compassion. I really hope that all the newer ladies here get to experience all the wonderful things I did in my time here. But as much as I love you ladies I hope to not be back anytime soon except to lurk and lovetit.
I wish all the best for each of you. I hope you all get your BFPs for your take-home babies soon. Hopefully many of you will join me over on the June 2017 BMB.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
<img alt="" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/ta/tftqhbe1svub.gif">
I know this has kind of been a nightmare at times... (now I'm legit crying lol) Just know that you deserve to enjoy all the baby bliss, and we'll be praying SO SO HARD!!! For that sticky lil peanut! Squeeeeeee!!!
GL to you, as well as @swanbrooner and @MotherofDragons and all the lovely ladies over at June 2017!!!!
*edited typo
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility