@lund I always want to like spaghetti squash but every time I try it, I think it's awful. I prefer zoodles!
@laeberge3 I think it's amazing you feel closer to your H. I think right now, H & I are still processing some grief but I am so thankful at how we've handled the situation and been able to lean on each other.
@laurad75 I think I would have had a heart attack if my venue closed for my wedding. I'm glad it all worked out for you!
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU:
R/R:
CS/Q: I am pretty sure the answer is no, but are there are any vitamins/supplements/etc that can shorten your FP? I'm tired of waiting so long to O haha.
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? This is bad, but I really can't think of anything. Truly, I have been really lucky overall in my life and things have worked out well for the most part. I have minor examples - put a bid on a house that got rejected and ended up with a better house.... didn't get hired for a job, but then they called back later to offer a better one... but none of these seem as life-changing as the stories you ladies all have!
@leilac The sauce is my dads recipe that he has been working on for years. His uncle used to make it but passed away when my dad was in his teens, and he never wrote the recipe down. When DH and I got married he asked for the recipe and started to learn to make it. All I know about the cooking process (im not a cook, more a baker) is that its a bunch of tomatoes and spices at first, and its cooked in a crock pot. At the end of day 2 you put in the meatballs and sausage. By the time it is done its super dark red and thick. The photo below shows the whole meal, stuffed cheesy bread (I made that) and the spaghetti. **sorry the picture is huge**
BFP: 5/30/16 and MC on 7/6/16 BFP: 12/4/16 Due 8/8/17 -- Its a boy! Born 8/14/17 BFP: 5/19/19 and MC on 5/27/19 BFP: 6/24/19, MC on 7/24/19 BFP: 10/24, no heartbeat on 11/27, D&C 12/2 Officially diagnosed with Secondary infertility and recurrent miscarriage IVF started Feb 2020 retrieval and PGT testing: 18 retrieved, 17 mature, 16 fertilized, 9 to blast, 8 PGT normal. Transfer #1: June 14, 2020
Mommy to a super cute havanesse puppy and baby boy!
@hartmich I prefer zoodles too, but a friend of mine gave me a couple spaghetti squash from his garden. It was also nice to not have to spiralize 6 zucchini lol. Although I don't recommend overcooked spaghetti squash mush
sorry for CD 1 @RunRestRepeat I have had two cycles in a row that were longer than average and it really messed with my head. Put me into a bad space, but I feel like after AF leaves, I get ramped up and ready for a new FW and TWW. Have a glass of wine and a bowl of ice cream!
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@leilac thanks! @lulu1180 If I could I would! We love to have people over!
**TW Loss/pregnancy mentioned** Married: 7/21/12
BFP: 5/30/16 and MC on 7/6/16 BFP: 12/4/16 Due 8/8/17 -- Its a boy! Born 8/14/17 BFP: 5/19/19 and MC on 5/27/19 BFP: 6/24/19, MC on 7/24/19 BFP: 10/24, no heartbeat on 11/27, D&C 12/2 Officially diagnosed with Secondary infertility and recurrent miscarriage IVF started Feb 2020 retrieval and PGT testing: 18 retrieved, 17 mature, 16 fertilized, 9 to blast, 8 PGT normal. Transfer #1: June 14, 2020
Mommy to a super cute havanesse puppy and baby boy!
@Mrs_Jp I often have super light periods where I basically spot for 3-4 days but then other cycles I have a more moderate flow and super duper crampy. No idea what it means and it doesn't seem to correlate with anything.
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@Mrs_Jp AF has always been fairly light for me. On BCP it was about 3 days of light to medium flow and one day of spotting. Now it's sometimes as little as 2 days of flow. I asked something similar once and was told by someone that their OB said it doesn't affect your chances of getting pregnant
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Me: 38 DH: 38 Married 6/11/16 TTC Since 6/2016 12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal 3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve 8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC 7/2018 Clomid+IUI 11/2018 Letrozole+TI 12/2018 Letrozole+IUI 2/2019 NTNP 5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? Bad breakup right before LSAT prep > bombed the LSAT > didn't get into the school I wanted > was going to trash that career plan > went anyway/my mom made me > did awesome > Bad breakup #2/ dodged a major bullet > my H
@SaphireSweetie88 that was me! It showed me how to see the funny in all the horrible gross TTC stuff we do. @NYTino24 I usually have O pain for several days before O. Its like a short tight cramp on one side. That's how I would descrive it anyway @littlebug2010 OMG that looks amazing. I want it now! I agree that is how sauce is best... when cooked FOR EV ER! @hartmich Girl if you find those supplements let me know.
I'll try and comment more later but jeez soo many posts already!
Thanks, @leilac, @hartmich, and @JuneRoseRuby! At least now I can participate in a happy hour with my other Girls on the Run coaches tonight, so all is not lost. Plus, I have some really, really good bourbon at home that I was sad to miss out on. Might just drown my sorrows this weekend!
And thanks, @motherhubbard19! I knew you could all relate and am so grateful for the support here. I can only hope I am helping others a fraction of the amount I feel I've been helped. Honestly, one of the major things keeping me out of a total funk right now is that at least I can participate here for at least another month. Silver linings, right?
@RunRestRepeat I was sad about AF this cycle too, but I am going sky diving for the first time this weekend so that is keeping my spirits up! Get at that bourbon, girl!
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
R/R: Rant: At least I saw this coming so it wasn't like a sucker punch. It's been pouring for days and it's all dark and gloomy and I'm giving all of you 'too hot' people major side-eye. It's raining so hard that my wipers were going as fast as possible and it wasn't enough. It's hideous and I'm over it. And I'm too busy this week to do my usual treat my self wallowing of drinking and sitting around watching crap TV. Someone please bring back The Soup!
Rave: The diaper wreath that I'm making for my friend is turning out really cute. It's Harry Potter themed and I got the cutest Folkman's snowy owl puppet for it. I just need his perch stick to finish drying so I can do final assembly. (It's all mossy and stuff. Thanks, rain.)
GTKY: I applied for Teach For America and really wanted to do it. But I know they make some hiring choices I seriously question. I've seen total jerk wads get in and awesome people get turned away. I was devastated when I was rejected. But I now know that I probably would have broken up with MH and I would have been getting out and looking for work at the very bottom of the recession. So I wouldn't have MH or the job I've been at for 9 years now.
edit: typo
Me: 34 DH: 38 Married: June 2011 TTC since Feb 2016 BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16 BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
@leilac@laeberge3 I came off BC just about a year ago. This super
light business started about 3 months ago or 3 cycles ago. My temp is dropping
when it starts so I’m assuming it is AF and not just spotting.
@lulu1180 That is good to know. This is all new to me in the
last 3 months. I was on BC for a very long time and never had anything near
this light. I even remember the days pre BC and they were light but nothing
this light.
@Mrs_Jp I don't know that I can be much help as this is only my first cycle post BC but AF showed within a day or two of stopping it and it was very light and only 2 days. Now she won't show back up! When I was on BC they were very light for only a few days. Before starting BC it varied. Sometimes it was light and others it was like world ending. I don't think you have anything to be worried about.
@JuneRoseRuby Wow, skydiving sounds awesome! Definitely on my bucket list. Have fun!!!
@Kiki75 Boo for CD1. I'm way too busy until the weekend, but I plan on parking my ass in front of the TV, preferably with a drink, as soon as I get home on Friday. It'll be an added bonus that DH will be working late and I can watch anything I want!
R/R: had a long day traveling last night didn't get here until 1230am which is 330am where I live! Trying to adjust to the jet lag! Got a positive OPK yesterday had a high temp this morning but it could also be from the time change so I'm going to see if the next few days of temps are high too.
CS/Q: none
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? Yeah that's happened a lot for me. I always try to find the silver lining in things that happen that can't be changed to help have a more positive outlook
@RunRestRepeat Boo for you, too. Awesome day for a BFP drive-by. And I missed even snarking her.
Thank you you to everyone who stepped in and took care of business!
TW - On top of it all, I got an email about a new test result in MyChart. Which was weird because I don't have any recent tests. So I checked it to see what was up. Oh, just finally posted my first TV US results. Two months later and by some sick twist of fate, it happens today. F-ing awesome.
Me: 34 DH: 38 Married: June 2011 TTC since Feb 2016 BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16 BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@kiki75 My H got rejected from TFA too. And I know I'm biased but he is an amazing teacher. AMAZING. He's on his 5th year and his principal is already talking about administration, etc etc. I remember he was soooo upset but got into a similar program that's specific to our city, so it all worked out.
@Kiki75 Yeah, definitely not the day for that drive-by (not that any day is). Creepy internet hugs to you. Oh, and maybe this: Or maybe this if it's more your thing:
WAYDTGKU: BBT, PNV, DHA, Maca, green tea, feminine balance tea, wishing I could stuff some of DH's sperm in the freezer since he's always OOT
R/R: I took a little break from Bumping and temping because I'm trying (TRYING) to take a more relaxed approach/not think about it so much. I even thought I could trick myself into thinking I'd be okay if DH was gone for most of my FW again but that was when he was actually supposed to be in town. So when he called last night saying he'd be home Friday but probably have to leave again on Sunday for a couple of days, the denial no longer worked It's also hard that there's 60 posts by 10am I don't like just posting without interacting.
Also, one of our dogs has a flea allergy and we've already bathed her, washed all sheets and blankets, put medicine on her neck, had to shave some of her fur off because she chewed herself to the point of bleeding, but a stupid cone so she can't bite, given another bath....and then this morning I found another effing flea on her before I'd even had my morning tea so back to the tub we went! I have connective tissue disorder and degenerative disc so I have a really bad back and bathing her is killer....I don't know how much she weighs but lifting her in and then the bending over. Ugh. I feel sorry for her but also for me today lol
CS/Q:. Nope
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? Not that I can think of right now, though I can usually eventually see some good in most situations. The only ones that are standing out in my head right now are relationships ending that at the time I thought was devastating but that ultimately led me to the love of my life
@mrs35 HAHAHA @lulu1180 I'm so glad to hear about your evening with DH!! @Mrs_Jp My periods are usually pretty light: just two days of tampons (1 or 2 light/regular) then a day of spotting. But I've head that it's still a "real period" as long as there's enough blood to fill one tampon. @RunRestRepeat@Kiki75So sorry about CD1 - sending creepy internet hugs your way and hope there's lots of wine and chocolate already nearby!
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 18
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, BBT/CP/CM charting, OPKs, HIO EOD
R/R: Rave: My wondofos finally arrived from amazon yesterday! Rant: I have peed on WAAYYYY too many of them and all negative. Although maybe the slightly line is darker this morning? And as a prime example of how sanity has officially left the building, I also used an HPT "just in case". That's right, folks. An actual HPT. I haven't even ovulated yet. The BSC has taken over. We're officially in the danger zone.
GTKU: After I graduated college I moved to the UK, but couldn't get a job in the 6 months I tried. Over the Christmas holidays I came home and had coffee with an old friend who offered to get me an interview at her company nearby. Well, I got the job, met an amazing co-worker for whom I transferred to an office across the country and who is now, yes, you guessed it, my DH (I normally don't use the "D", but this story makes me mushy...).
Me: 28 I MH: 27 Married August 2016 TTC #1 September 2016 BFP 10/31/16 EDD 7/16/17
@rainbowturtles Do you have any pet stores near you? The Pet Supplies Plus by us has a dog wash with an elevated sink where you can wash your pup. It is about $10 per wash or you can get a card that's 5 washes for $25 (includes soap and a dryer). It might be easier on your back.
@Pepper16 Were the lines on the OPKs darkening before your wondfos came? Also, did you check if FF gives you CHs with another high temp? It's possible you may have O'd on CD16 with a fallback rise today. But if the OPKs were still stark white before then, you may not have O'd yet.
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Me: 38 DH: 38 Married 6/11/16 TTC Since 6/2016 12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal 3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve 8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC 7/2018 Clomid+IUI 11/2018 Letrozole+TI 12/2018 Letrozole+IUI 2/2019 NTNP 5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
@lulu1180 Thank you! The fake high temp!! I knew there was something I was forgetting!! Genius. Yes, a high temp tomorrow gives me (dotted line) CHs for CD16. And yes, there was a second line all during the days leading up to the CD16 (just not as dark as control) - WHY IS THAT THE DAY I RAN OUT?!? How. Why. And, perhaps most importantly in hindsight: what is wrong with me that I didn't just suck it up and buy the expensive ones??
That would also make sense since CM seems to be drying up (even though I never got EWCM, sorry for TMI). Ok, well, I'll see what happens with my temp tomorrow. Than you again!!
Me: 28 I MH: 27 Married August 2016 TTC #1 September 2016 BFP 10/31/16 EDD 7/16/17
@littlebug so sweet your DH made you special sauce @RunRestRepeat sorry AF showed up! creepy internet hugs. If it started full force last night I would count yesterday as CD1 @lund glad you figured out the horse industry wasn't for you and your in a happier place now @leilac congrats on a +OPK @kiki75 sorry for CD1. be good to yourself @rainbowturtles flea tick allergies suck. sorry you have to deal with that. It's nice to see your face around here.
*TW*
TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@SaphireSweetie88 have you considered tracking CP/CM if you're unable to temp? It's a little tricky at first but can sometimes help
@TinyTurtle my H has done the money freakout before, too, but that's exactly how I feel...poor people have babies all the time lol You just make it work
@lulu1180 that's an interesting thought actually but I'm not sure. I could call but also the closest place that I think might offer that is about a 45min drive away lol Might not be worth it unless I'm already going out, but I'll keep it in mind!
@motherhubbard19 that honestly made me laugh out loud thanks for that!!!
@wabash15 thank you!! I do miss everyone! And I honestly didn't know a flea allergy existed. This girl is part Husky and has so much hair that we didn't realize what was going on at first so I feel shitty about that. DH is a forestry engineer and often takes her with him so she's out in the woods soooo much (obviously she's staying in for the most part now). At the beginning of the season she came home with 14 ticks on her one day!!! It was horrendous
I honestly tried to go through and read everyone's and reply but my muscles are literally shaking me I should probably eat something lol Internet hugs all around!
R/R: IUI was this morning! I'll make the same joke I made to my friends: Took all of two minutes. Not unlike the regular way. And with Clomid giving me overnight hot flashes and Ovidrel making me nauseated, just wondering what fresh hell is in store with Prometrium. They didn't ultrasound me this morning so I asked if they just assume I ovulated 36 hours after the trigger, and the doc said it's "highly likely" I did, so I'll go to TWW tomorrow.
CS/Q:
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? When I was in 8th grade I applied for the local magnet science and technology school, mainly because my brother went there and I thought that was just the "next step" for someone in GT classes. I ended up not getting in and was bummed about it, thinking I was a failure or not as smart as I was expected to be. I went to the neighborhood high school instead, and it was the best thing I could have done. I hated science and math, and my classes would have been pretty much nothing but science and math, so going to a school that allowed me to pursue English, languages, and music was better suited. And I ended up at the same college as my brother anyway.
Me: late 30s | H: early 30s TTC #1 since April 2015 RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016 IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal Polyp removed May 2017 FET May 2017 - BFP! Baby boy born 2/2/18
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@eggplantface I literally lol'd at your joke. Wondering, does it feel the same as an HSG? I figure the process is similar? I had some pain with my HSG and the doc commented that the opening to my cervix was small (thanks doc) but I figure it should be more open around O time which should equal less pain. Regardless, glad it went smoothly for you and I really hope you get awesome results!!
2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 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!
@eggplantface I literally lol'd at your joke. Wondering, does it feel the same as an HSG? I figure the process is similar? I had some pain with my HSG and the doc commented that the opening to my cervix was small (thanks doc) but I figure it should be more open around O time which should equal less pain. Regardless, glad it went smoothly for you and I really hope you get awesome results!!
For me, yes, felt the same, but I also didn't have any pain/cramps for my HSG. I'm one of the lucky ones. He commented my cervix was wide open. My cervix has no shame. But really, it looked like they use the same equipment, just insert a different liquid.
Oh, and:
Me: late 30s | H: early 30s TTC #1 since April 2015 RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016 IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal Polyp removed May 2017 FET May 2017 - BFP! Baby boy born 2/2/18
Re: WTO Thursday 10/20
@lund I always want to like spaghetti squash but every time I try it, I think it's awful. I prefer zoodles!
@laeberge3 I think it's amazing you feel closer to your H. I think right now, H & I are still processing some grief but I am so thankful at how we've handled the situation and been able to lean on each other.
@laurad75 I think I would have had a heart attack if my venue closed for my wedding. I'm glad it all worked out for you!
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU:
R/R:
CS/Q: I am pretty sure the answer is no, but are there are any vitamins/supplements/etc that can shorten your FP? I'm tired of waiting so long to O haha.
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
This is bad, but I really can't think of anything. Truly, I have been really lucky overall in my life and things have worked out well for the most part. I have minor examples - put a bid on a house that got rejected and ended up with a better house.... didn't get hired for a job, but then they called back later to offer a better one... but none of these seem as life-changing as the stories you ladies all have!
Married: 7/21/12
BFP: 12/4/16 Due 8/8/17 -- Its a boy! Born 8/14/17
BFP: 5/19/19 and MC on 5/27/19
BFP: 6/24/19, MC on 7/24/19
BFP: 10/24, no heartbeat on 11/27, D&C 12/2
Officially diagnosed with Secondary infertility and recurrent miscarriage
IVF started Feb 2020
retrieval and PGT testing: 18 retrieved, 17 mature, 16 fertilized, 9 to blast, 8 PGT normal.
Transfer #1: June 14, 2020
BFP #1: 5/16
MMC at 8 weeks: 6/16
BFP #2: 10/16
Sweet baby boy arrived 7/7/17!
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Married 6/11/16
TTC Since 6/2016
12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal
3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve
8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC
7/2018 Clomid+IUI
11/2018 Letrozole+TI
12/2018 Letrozole+IUI
2/2019 NTNP
5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
Married: 7/21/12
BFP: 12/4/16 Due 8/8/17 -- Its a boy! Born 8/14/17
BFP: 5/19/19 and MC on 5/27/19
BFP: 6/24/19, MC on 7/24/19
BFP: 10/24, no heartbeat on 11/27, D&C 12/2
Officially diagnosed with Secondary infertility and recurrent miscarriage
IVF started Feb 2020
retrieval and PGT testing: 18 retrieved, 17 mature, 16 fertilized, 9 to blast, 8 PGT normal.
Transfer #1: June 14, 2020
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Married 6/11/16
TTC Since 6/2016
12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal
3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve
8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC
7/2018 Clomid+IUI
11/2018 Letrozole+TI
12/2018 Letrozole+IUI
2/2019 NTNP
5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
CD: 17
WAYDTGKU: Doing the EOD thang.
R/R:
CS/Q: Nah.
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
Bad breakup right before LSAT prep > bombed the LSAT > didn't get into the school I wanted > was going to trash that career plan > went anyway/my mom made me > did awesome > Bad breakup #2/ dodged a major bullet > my H
@SaphireSweetie88 that was me! It showed me how to see the funny in all the horrible gross TTC stuff we do.
@NYTino24 I usually have O pain for several days before O. Its like a short tight cramp on one side. That's how I would descrive it anyway
@littlebug2010 OMG that looks amazing. I want it now! I agree that is how sauce is best... when cooked FOR EV ER!
@hartmich Girl if you find those supplements let me know.
I'll try and comment more later but jeez soo many posts already!
And thanks, @motherhubbard19! I knew you could all relate and am so grateful for the support here. I can only hope I am helping others a fraction of the amount I feel I've been helped. Honestly, one of the major things keeping me out of a total funk right now is that at least I can participate here for at least another month. Silver linings, right?
Dating: 12/21/2001
Married: 09/08/2012
BFP: 11/16/2016 EDD: 07/27/2017
Baby Fish born: 08/01/2017
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
Month/Cycle: 8, 1/2 TTCAL
CD: 1
WAYDTGKU:
R/R: Rant: At least I saw this coming so it wasn't like a sucker punch. It's been pouring for days and it's all dark and gloomy and I'm giving all of you 'too hot' people major side-eye.
Rave: The diaper wreath that I'm making for my friend is turning out really cute. It's Harry Potter themed and I got the cutest Folkman's snowy owl puppet for it. I just need his perch stick to finish drying so I can do final assembly. (It's all mossy and stuff. Thanks, rain.)
GTKY: I applied for Teach For America and really wanted to do it. But I know they make some hiring choices I seriously question. I've seen total jerk wads get in and awesome people get turned away. I was devastated when I was rejected. But I now know that I probably would have broken up with MH and I would have been getting out and looking for work at the very bottom of the recession. So I wouldn't have MH or the job I've been at for 9 years now.
edit: typo
Married: June 2011
TTC since Feb 2016
BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16
BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP
BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
@leilac @laeberge3 I came off BC just about a year ago. This super light business started about 3 months ago or 3 cycles ago. My temp is dropping when it starts so I’m assuming it is AF and not just spotting.
@JuneRoseRuby Good to know that it’s not just me.
@lulu1180 That is good to know. This is all new to me in the last 3 months. I was on BC for a very long time and never had anything near this light. I even remember the days pre BC and they were light but nothing this light.
@Kiki75 Boo for CD1. I'm way too busy until the weekend, but I plan on parking my ass in front of the TV, preferably with a drink, as soon as I get home on Friday. It'll be an added bonus that DH will be working late and I can watch anything I want!
Dating: 12/21/2001
Married: 09/08/2012
BFP: 11/16/2016 EDD: 07/27/2017
Baby Fish born: 08/01/2017
@PleaseSendPicklesNow so sorry, creepy internet hugs!!!
@NYTino24 sorry things didn't go well last night. I usually get O pain on one side not always every month but most months
@geoorgiawife6912 ugh sorry AF is being brutal
@lulu1180 yay for making up and BD!
Month/Cycle: 9/9
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: all the things
R/R: had a long day traveling last night didn't get here until 1230am which is 330am where I live! Trying to adjust to the jet lag! Got a positive OPK yesterday had a high temp this morning but it could also be from the time change so I'm going to see if the next few days of temps are high too.
CS/Q: none
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
Yeah that's happened a lot for me. I always try to find the silver lining in things that happen that can't be changed to help have a more positive outlook
Thank you you to everyone who stepped in and took care of business!
TW - On top of it all, I got an email about a new test result in MyChart. Which was weird because I don't have any recent tests. So I checked it to see what was up. Oh, just finally posted my first TV US results. Two months later and by some sick twist of fate, it happens today. F-ing awesome.
Married: June 2011
TTC since Feb 2016
BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16
BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP
BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
Or maybe this if it's more your thing:
And thanks for the cat hug, @motherhubbard19!
Dating: 12/21/2001
Married: 09/08/2012
BFP: 11/16/2016 EDD: 07/27/2017
Baby Fish born: 08/01/2017
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: BBT, PNV, DHA, Maca, green tea, feminine balance tea, wishing I could stuff some of DH's sperm in the freezer since he's always OOT
R/R: I took a little break from Bumping and temping because I'm trying (TRYING) to take a more relaxed approach/not think about it so much. I even thought I could trick myself into thinking I'd be okay if DH was gone for most of my FW again but that was when he was actually supposed to be in town. So when he called last night saying he'd be home Friday but probably have to leave again on Sunday for a couple of days, the denial no longer worked
Also, one of our dogs has a flea allergy and we've already bathed her, washed all sheets and blankets, put medicine on her neck, had to shave some of her fur off because she chewed herself to the point of bleeding, but a stupid cone so she can't bite, given another bath....and then this morning I found another effing flea on her before I'd even had my morning tea so back to the tub we went! I have connective tissue disorder and degenerative disc so I have a really bad back and bathing her is killer....I don't know how much she weighs but lifting her in and then the bending over. Ugh. I feel sorry for her but also for me today lol
CS/Q:. Nope
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
Not that I can think of right now, though I can usually eventually see some good in most situations. The only ones that are standing out in my head right now are relationships ending that at the time I thought was devastating but that ultimately led me to the love of my life
@lulu1180 I'm so glad to hear about your evening with DH!!
@Mrs_Jp My periods are usually pretty light: just two days of tampons (1 or 2 light/regular) then a day of spotting. But I've head that it's still a "real period" as long as there's enough blood to fill one tampon.
@RunRestRepeat @Kiki75So sorry about CD1 - sending creepy internet hugs your way and hope there's lots of wine and chocolate already nearby!
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 18
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, BBT/CP/CM charting, OPKs, HIO EOD
R/R: Rave: My wondofos finally arrived from amazon yesterday! Rant: I have peed on WAAYYYY too many of them and all negative. Although maybe the slightly line is darker this morning? And as a prime example of how sanity has officially left the building, I also used an HPT "just in case". That's right, folks. An actual HPT. I haven't even ovulated yet. The BSC has taken over. We're officially in the danger zone.
CS/Q: What is happening. https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/67935d
GTKU: After I graduated college I moved to the UK, but couldn't get a job in the 6 months I tried. Over the Christmas holidays I came home and had coffee with an old friend who offered to get me an interview at her company nearby. Well, I got the job, met an amazing co-worker for whom I transferred to an office across the country and who is now, yes, you guessed it, my DH (I normally don't use the "D", but this story makes me mushy...).
Married August 2016
TTC #1 September 2016
BFP 10/31/16
EDD 7/16/17
@Pepper16 Were the lines on the OPKs darkening before your wondfos came? Also, did you check if FF gives you CHs with another high temp? It's possible you may have O'd on CD16 with a fallback rise today. But if the OPKs were still stark white before then, you may not have O'd yet.
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Married 6/11/16
TTC Since 6/2016
12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal
3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve
8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC
7/2018 Clomid+IUI
11/2018 Letrozole+TI
12/2018 Letrozole+IUI
2/2019 NTNP
5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
That would also make sense since CM seems to be drying up (even though I never got EWCM, sorry for TMI). Ok, well, I'll see what happens with my temp tomorrow. Than you again!!
Married August 2016
TTC #1 September 2016
BFP 10/31/16
EDD 7/16/17
@RunRestRepeat sorry AF showed up! creepy internet hugs. If it started full force last night I would count yesterday as CD1
@lund glad you figured out the horse industry wasn't for you and your in a happier place now
@leilac congrats on a +OPK
@kiki75 sorry for CD1. be good to yourself
@rainbowturtles flea tick allergies suck. sorry you have to deal with that. It's nice to see your face around here.
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@TinyTurtle my H has done the money freakout before, too, but that's exactly how I feel...poor people have babies all the time lol You just make it work
@lulu1180 that's an interesting thought actually but I'm not sure. I could call but also the closest place that I think might offer that is about a 45min drive away lol Might not be worth it unless I'm already going out, but I'll keep it in mind!
@motherhubbard19 that honestly made me laugh out loud
@wabash15 thank you!!
I honestly tried to go through and read everyone's and reply but my muscles are literally shaking me I should probably eat something lol
Internet hugs all around!
Month/Cycle: 4/4 post-myomectomy
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI this morning! + Prometrium starting tomorrow
R/R: IUI was this morning! I'll make the same joke I made to my friends: Took all of two minutes. Not unlike the regular way.
And with Clomid giving me overnight hot flashes and Ovidrel making me nauseated, just wondering what fresh hell is in store with Prometrium. They didn't ultrasound me this morning so I asked if they just assume I ovulated 36 hours after the trigger, and the doc said it's "highly likely" I did, so I'll go to TWW tomorrow.
CS/Q:
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
When I was in 8th grade I applied for the local magnet science and technology school, mainly because my brother went there and I thought that was just the "next step" for someone in GT classes. I ended up not getting in and was bummed about it, thinking I was a failure or not as smart as I was expected to be. I went to the neighborhood high school instead, and it was the best thing I could have done. I hated science and math, and my classes would have been pretty much nothing but science and math, so going to a school that allowed me to pursue English, languages, and music was better suited. And I ended up at the same college as my brother anyway.
TTC #1 since April 2015
RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016
IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN
IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal
Polyp removed May 2017
FET May 2017 - BFP!
Baby boy born 2/2/18
@eggplantface good luck with the IUI in TWW!
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
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
@JuneRoseRuby What? How have I never heard of that stuff?! Yum!
Dating: 12/21/2001
Married: 09/08/2012
BFP: 11/16/2016 EDD: 07/27/2017
Baby Fish born: 08/01/2017
Oh, and:
TTC #1 since April 2015
RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016
IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN
IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal
Polyp removed May 2017
FET May 2017 - BFP!
Baby boy born 2/2/18
Edit because gif problems lol