R/R: SO excited it is Friday! Ready for the pumpkin patch this weekend!
CS/Q:
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? DH said it to me about a month after being together.. we got engaged QUICK. Literally 2 months later. I truly believe in soul mates & am confident he is mine. We will have our big "wedding" 1 year from our first kiss- NYE.
R/R: Hey all I’m back after a bump break while I was WTO. I just had TTC on the brain all the time and needed to chill! Hope you all have been doing well! I'm glad to be back in the tww
CS/Q: temps have been up and down this cycle so I don't know what to make of them. But FF gave me solid crosshairs this morning for a CD12 ovulation. Last 2 cycles I got a peak opk on CD11 and ovulated on CD13. This time around I did have some serious O cramps and pain on CD12 so I'm gonna go with it.
GTKY: How soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
We were in high school and my DH said I love you to me first, after 2.5 months of dating. I actually didn't say it back which is kinda sad now if I think about it lol. I was definitely surprised he said it. I can't remember when I did tell him I love you too, I want to say it was a couple months later.
Timing: I think our timing was great. BD EOD at least.
Testing: Holding off for at least 9 more days but who am I kidding.
R/R: Its Fridaaayy !!!!
CS/Q: None
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? I can't really remember how long it took. DH said it first. We had a thing where we use to say "Like you!". One night I said like you and he said I more than like you. That went on for a couple of weeks and then he finally said I love you. He has been my best friend since day 1 !
Me 27 DF 44 TTC post VR Sept 21/16 SA 6 weeks post op 50.7 mil count 40% motility
Testing: this morning. BFN as expected. Bring on happy hour.
R/R: The worst thing happened this morning. My BBT alarm is set to my morning workout time but I was out late last night and knew I wasnt going to have an AM workout. So I did my early temp and went back to sleep for an hour. I knew I was testing this morning because of happy hour and DH has an appointment with his GP who has been vocal about him getting an SA (DH is a type 1 diabetic with neuro side effects/celiac/MS not ruled out) SO I reset the alarm to sleep in and in that time had a VIVID dream I had a BFP that was realistic- it was a squinter. To the point where I woke up excited to tell DH..... Made the (honestly expected) BFN that much harder
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? I said it first, it kind of slipped out and probably too soon- a few months into dating buttttt I guess it all worked out.
Me: 32, DH: 31 Together: 11/2008, married: 3/2014 DH: Type 1 Diabetes, (dx 4/15) Celiac Disease (dx 11/14), Treatment induced Neuropathy of Diabetes (dx 7/15) DH SA: 11/16: low count and low motility DH SA: 12/16: borderline low, count and motility 1/20/17: BFP, 1/24/17: CP 5/17:low AMH (0.89) 6/17: first IUI cycle, 50 mg clomid + ovidrel + IUI: 2 follies, BFN (count 58 million, 97% motility) 7/17: second IUI, 2.5 letrozole, OPK, IUI: 1 follie, BFN (count 9.5 million swimming- dont know percentage) 8/17: third IUI, 5.0 letrozole,
R/R: Its Friyay!!! I am hanging out tonight with my best friend and having a wine and cheese night. Saturday I get glorious alone time, and Sunday we are going to a corn maze and pumpkin picking and carving and having an epic fall day and I am so excited for this weekend!
CS/Q: Nada!
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
We were in high school, so back then you started saying after like a week of 'dating', so yea, probably a week. I have no idea who said it first since back then you said 'love you!' to your friends as you were leaving to class, hanging up the phone, leaving a party soooooo yea. Not much meaning attached back then, lol.
CD/DPO: 17/I think O was yesterday or now, hopefully I'm in the right place.
Timing: About EOD
Testing: not even going to think about it right now
R/R: woke up not feeling too hot. Hoping it's just allergies and being worn out!
CS/Q: n/a
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
I think about 6 months after we met. He said it first - I was helping to cook dinner for his sister who was having a rough time with life and he said it while I was stirring mashed potatoes .
R/R: The ILs arrive tonight . There goes anything enjoyable for my weekend until they leave.
CS/Q: None
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? I said it first. We had met in June, started dating in August, and I said it in September. We were long distance (Georgia vs Iowa) and I was visiting him. I had this super strong feeling of not wanting to leave to go back to Georgia so I busted it out. He said it right back.
***TW in Siggy*** Me: 34 / DH: 33 Married: Nov 2011 TTC #1: Jan 2013, BFP Sept 2013, DD: June 2014 TTC #2: Aug 2016, BFP Nov 2016, DS: August 2017
Testing: Ideally I would wait for AF, but I'll need to test next weekend (10 DPO) for Halloween Party reasons
R/R: IT'S FRIYAY!
CS/Q: nope!
GTKY: This is where being HS Sweethearts is kinda lame. I don't really have (or can't remember) any of the cute "first stories." Looking forward to reading everyone's though!
@WillRunForWine21 I had a test dream last night too !!!! I took 3 FRER and a cheapie. All were very positive. I woke up ecstatic and then realized it was a dream
Me 27 DF 44 TTC post VR Sept 21/16 SA 6 weeks post op 50.7 mil count 40% motility
R/R: So my BSC SS is getting slightly ridiculous now! Got a little cramping going on (possibly 8 or 9 DPO?!) so naturally I'm totes KTFU! I also dreamt about seeing a positive test the other night, so again I'm totally KU of course! Just. Stop. Already.
CS/Q: Nah.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? It was DH who said it first! We'd only been seeing other for a month or two. I was getting on a train back home after one of our dates, and just as the doors were closing, he shouted "I love you"! I just smiled and blew him a kiss back. He knew I'd had my heart broken badly before by an ex, so I was very cautious about showing my own feelings, so he wasn't upset I hadn't said it back. I knew I loved him, and I told him so not that long after that.
Testing: I forgot this morning! so I guess tomorrow. ETA: q: If I wanted to test before date night tonight, how long do you think I would need to hold my pee to approximate FMU? I mean realistically I never make it through the night anyway!
R/R: DH has a phone interview at 10am! He currently works night/weekend shift, so fingers crossed it's good pay and benefits! (I worry he would do anything to get off night shift!)
CS/Q: Big dip in temp today, but I did temp an hour early.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? It was about a month and he said it first. I felt like he had been dancing around saying it, so I responded "I know!" Mind you, I was 31, not a teenager!
Highly monitored internet and no cell service in the office, so I'm postin' and ghostin' while I'm workin'
I did not post yesterday because I didn't think anyone would appreciate my mood, but just dropping in to say that CD1 showed bright and early this morning, and now I get to call my Dr's office and figure out if I need to reschedule this afternoon's appt. I saw that coming a mile away... Off to TTA land I go with my case of wine.
@JulesDP I am with you on the HS sweetheart thing! We do have a lot of cutesy stories but some are just lame to people's who started dating as adult
**ETA** @zwink1I am so sorry about CD1. Treat yourself today! ((creepy internet hugs))
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD/DPO: 21/9
Timing: -4,-3,-2,-1,O
Testing: I should test tomorrow morning cause I will be drinking all day Saturday but I am starting to get the tell tale signs of impending AF so idk if its even worth it
R/R: I think my BSC is starting to get balanced out by my cynicism. I had a huge temp drop yesterday (8 DPO)and it shot back up this morning. Then when I went to the bathroom to pee I noticed my CM had a brownish splotch in it. If this had happened two- three months ago I would have been all "omgee totes KTFU! Its implantation bleeding!!" But now I am all "I'm out. AF is on the horizon." I used to be such a painfully optimistic human being. Not so much anymore.
CS/Q: Nah, no need
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? DH and I have known each other our entire lives so I guess 16-ish years after knowing each other haha We had been dating a few months and he was the first to say it. A few months later he made sure that I understood he didn't just love me, that he was IN LOVE with me. It was sweet.
Have to post and ghost for now because we're short one person today so I've taken on part of their workload. But I will return later!
Month/Cycle: 3/2
CD/DPO: 24/5
Timing: -3, -1 (pleased with my timing considering I had no idea when to expect O)
Testing: Holding out for 12DPO. Keeping the BSC at bay. For now...
R/R: It's FRIDAY YALL. DH and I have a fun weekend planned so I'm really excited to spend time with him and spend time enjoying the Fall weather. We're staying in a B&B and probably going to a pumpkin patch/farmers market. Also, our favorite show on TV right now is The Walking Dead, and the season premiere is on Sunday, so we're obviously super pumped for that.
CS/Q: not today!
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? This is actually a funny part of our relationship. My DH and I have known each other since middle school, and even dated in high school on and off. Well in high school, the first time he said "I love you" we were at the mall sitting on a bench and I was actually super distracted at the time, so without thinking I just responded with "you too". Then INSTANTLY regretted it. Cue panic mode when he turned to me and said "what?" And I felt too guilty taking it back so I was just like "yeah, I love you too." Not that I didn't mean it, I just hadn't planned on saying it so mindlessly.
R/R: It's the weekend! H and I are heading out of town for the weekend. We will be crossing the border (I'm Canadian), and I'm very much looking forward to going to Target! (We used to have it, but it didn't last long here. Wasn't really comparable to the US targets, esp price wise).
CS/Q: --
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? 6 months, and I said it first.
Testing: Sunday 12dpo. I am SO close!! I keep peeing before I can test in the morning so then I can just be like "oh well have to wait now"
R/R: mid trip to Asheville and so excited because it will actually feel like fall there!!
CS/Q: none
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
hmm so we met and worked together while he was dating someone else and very long story short by the time we got together we had known each other 6 months and also known we liked each other before we even got together officially so it was only a few weeks maybe even just 1.5 before he said it and I did as well.
@zwink1 So sorry about CD 1. Take care of yourself today.
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: CD 23 / 8 DPO
Timing: -4, -3, -2, -1
Testing: 13dpo
R/R: My temps took a big dive yesterday, so the BSC came out in full force as I tried to convince myself that what's definitelty just an estrogen surge was an ~*~implantation dip~*~. Now it's 8dpo and my temps went down a little more. Jokes on me. They'll probably go back up because this is what my cycle does every time, and it won't mean anything, but I'm just angry at myself for letting the crazy crawl out from the box I try to keep it in.
CS/Q:
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
This is such a nice question after my chart angst. MH and I were seniors in college when we started dating, and we had job offers in two different states, so we had a lot of conversations around whether this relationship could/should even get off the ground. During one of them, I asked how he was feeling about me to get a good picture of what was going on and he said he loved me :') I ended up letting the job offer I had go to move across the country with him. We're about five years away from that conversation now, so I think it's working out!
Me: 26 DH: 26 and 10 days fewer Married 6/15 TTC #1: NTNP March 2016 TTC July 2016, September 2016- Let's Get This Party Charted
@JulesDP@shstephenson I think the HS sweethearts this is so
cute!!! I can’t even imagine knowing someone for so long and growing together
like you have. Don’t short change yourselves, I’m reading these stories with a
big sappy grin on my face.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did
you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
DH is a fan of the big
gesture so I knew he was thinking it, but he saved it for a special time. He
planned a date for us where we went to the Signature Lounge in the Hancock
building, dinner at a tapas place that is still one of our favorites and then
we took a boat cruise on the Lake for the Navy Pier fireworks. He said it
during the fireworks. I knew it was coming and said it right back.
Sorry to everyone with BFN and CD1 Enjoy something really great to drink!
Month/Cycle: 3/3 ttcal
CD/DPO: 17/3 according to FF but I think its 2
Timing: according to my thoughts on O date, -4, -2, -1, 0
Testing: I will hold out until AF doesnt show this time!
R/R: Traffic has been the worst this week! It was awful today and its always good on Friday! UGh I hate it! I get to see my parents tomorrow! We are going to see the Titanic Exhibit in Portland ME tomorrow! Carving Pumpkins either tonight or Sunday too!
Rant: **TW pregnancy mentioned**The BSC has already hit! I hate Orange Juice, with a passion! But when I was KU earlier this year, it was the only thing I really craved. Well yesterday and again today, I had a craving for OJ again! It is not even possible that this is a sign, but my BSC is telling me otherwise! **end tw**
CS/Q: Nope
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? We started dating really young (he was 14 and I was 16) So I think it was probably like a week in, becuase we didnt know any better. But there are a few times in my head where each time it just felt more real. After our first kiss (about 2 months in, we were young! and we were each others first kiss). When I graduated from HS, when he moved to college, I could go on and on! We truly grew together!
**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!
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? ive always been one to lead with my heart and ask questions later lol so we said I love you really fast (maybe after a couple months). I can't remember who said it first, probably me. We got married 8 months after meeting, and I love him more and more every day. We've been together for four years
@WillRunForWine21 Sorry for the BFN and cruel dream. :-( @LadyMoo Aww, your GTKY is straight out of a movie! So sweet. @zwink1 I'm so sorry, sending lots of hugs your way. Be kind to yourself this weekend. I think I'm right behind you, so we can drink a glass of wine whatever the Internet equivalent of together is...
Month/Cycle: 14 / 12
CD/DPO: 28 / 14dpiui
Timing: -1, IUI@O, +1
Testing: Not supposed to test until 16dpiui per RE's orders. That's Sunday. Today I think AF is likely to start before then even though I'm on progesterone...
R/R: ***TW previous pregnancies mentioned*** So before my two pregnancies, the only really identifiable early symptom that I had that wasn't also something that happened now and then premenstrually was super early waking. Like waking up at 4:45 AM (long before the alarm was supposed to ring) so wide awake that I'd get out of bed and putter around the dark, quiet house by myself. This whole long year that we've been trying again, that has never happened -- so I've always known to expect BFNs and AF. This morning I woke up wide awake before the alarm, and I lay in bed so excited and savoring the hope... and then I got out of bed and checked the time and realized that DH had accidentally set the alarm for 6:30 instead of 5:30! No wonder I woke up before the alarm - my brain was trying to tell me we were all going to be late for school/work. By the time I'd been out of bed for 2 minutes I had realized that my boobs (which have been crazy progesterone-sore for days) are barely sore now, and I have very pre-AF-like back cramps that seem different than the progesterone-side-effect front cramps I've had for a week. Ugh. Life just had to set up that little torture of the "early" waking to rub it in. I just want to curl up and cry now. ***End TW***
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? I don't quite remember! We started dating late spring of freshman year of college, then kinda broke up for the summer, got back together in the fall of sophomore year when we were back on campus... and he said it first sometime late that fall? But it was so long ago, and I knew it anyway by the time he got up the guts to say it, that I really don't remember it that clearly. It was obvious we were sticking together before the actual words.
@GlitterFish FMU is to make sure it's not diluted with water. If you get up to pee at 4am, don't have any water, then pee again at 8am, I think you're still fine to call that FMU because there's been no additional fluids to dilute it. BSC option: test both
@JAM85 Your story sounds like Jim and Pam from the Office
Month/Cycle: 4/4 post-myomectomy
CD/DPO: 15/1
Timing: -2, IUI on O
Testing: Beta is 11/4. I may test at home that morning just so I'm not anxious about the result. Any earlier and I risk a false positive from the trigger.
R/R: Progesterone suppositories are gross. I feel like I'm using Monistat. Like, WITH the actual yeast infection because all the squidgy-ness is making me kind of itchy. At least it's Friday.
CS/Q:
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? This is controversial. My husband is partial to saying to me "I love you to death, but if you ever [blank] we'd have a problem" with something like "do heroin" in there. So before we said any formal "I love you" he would use this phrase, so after about 4 months I said "You keep saying you love me to death, does that mean you actually love me?" and he said something like "I don't know, do you love me?" Which is a typical response when he doesn't want to admit something. I still made him say it first. Not very romantic, is it?
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
Testing: Not sure yet. The reasonable part
of my brain wants to wait until AF is late. I’m not sure that idea’s going to
stand come next weekend.
R/R: I didn’t have to work yesterday, which
was fantastic because I didn’t sleep well. Also, I’m excited for the nice
weather this weekend. I’m not sure what H and I are planning to do yet, but
hopefully whatever it is involves being outside.
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did
you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? I love this
question! H said it first. It was our freshman year of college, and we had been
dating for a little over 3 months. I was nervous about where our relationship
was going because we knew that we’d be entering a long-distance relationship
for the summer, so hearing it was music to my ears. He was a little bit tipsy,
so I told him that I loved him, too, but asked him to say it again when he was
completely sober. He woke me up at 3 AM once the alcohol wore off to tell me J.
@shstephenson My excitement about testing has gone way down too, which is kind of nice. First 2 cycles I was BSC and thought by 2 DPO I was def KTFU which drove me crazy!
@spk112 That's super sweet about your DH! He sounds like a romantic
Month/Cycle: 2/3
CD/DPO: 18/5
Timing: -2, -1
Testing: Next weekend (FF wants me to test on Oct 29th)
R/R: I have random back pain and it's been pretty good since switching jobs (less time in my feet). But I slept weird and my back is so painful today! It feels like my kidneys are trying to claw their way out of my back
CS/Q: Nada. Temp was down yesterday and up today. Last cycle's chart was a beaut, this cycle looks awful. Not holding out a lot of hope for this one.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? Oh man, haha!! Memories I told DH first, probably around 6 months into dating. I thought about it for a loooong time. We had hung out all evening and when I went to leave I said, "I love you". It felt like my heart was going to leap out of my chest! DH responded with, "Uh, I'm not ready for that". I drove home a sobbing mess! I respect him for it now and also know now that he's a slow moving guy with major life decisions. But man did that hurt! I actually don't even remember when he finally said I love you. However, I'm pretty sure I knew when I said I love you that he felt it then - he just wasnt ready to say it
I'm still hanging out on the WTO thread (at least for a couple more days) but I wanted to stop by and say I wish everyone in the TWW the best of luck and I will have my fingers crossed for all of you!
Me:28 | DH: 28 Married: 07-2014 TTC #1: Since November 2015 Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016 due to previous issues. ***TW*** BFP: 11/4/2016 *TW*
@zwink1 oh no, so sorry for cd1! I'm on mobile so I can't gif but hugs to you
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: 27/11
Timing -4, -2, -1
R/R: I didn't get to post yesterday because it was a long annoying day and I was exhausted and passed out early. I agreed to work tomorrow to cover for a colleague but now I'm not looking forward to the extra 12 hour shift to this horrendous work week. And my period is due Sunday so I imagine I'll be cranky and crampy tomorrow. At least she'll cover a call for me later so im holding on to that delayed gratification
CS/Q: nope, avoided tww temping/charting after confirming O
GTKY: he said it first after a few weeks, I don't think it was a full month and I know he was trying to get me to say it first but then after having dinner with his parents he finally just blurted it out!
TTC history in spoiler
Me: 31 Him: 37 Married: Oct 2015 Baby G born June 2017 TTC#2: July 2018 BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19 BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
Thank you for the hugs and support ladies. I didn't bother telling work that my appointment had been rescheduled because I felt like crampy garbage anyway, so I went home early and am enjoying a glass lot of wine.
@BaileyM321- While I would love to have an internet together glass of wine with you, I 1) sincerely hope you don't join me, and 2) if you do, wish it weren't under these circumstances!
@shstephenson Yes! You get it! I wouldn't change our story for anything. But when I hear awesome first date stories I just laugh -- I'm sure our first date was going to see a movie (probably not even rated R) and his parents had to drive us @swimsister That's so sweet - thank you! @spk112 Your "I love you" story is adorable and made me smile! @tripledaggerWed95976 I'm sorry that you missed FW because of being so sick. I hope you're back to feeling 100% again. @bramblerose don't sweat it; I spend the majority of my days trying to keep my crazy in the box that I keep it in! I'm rarely successful. @kiwi2628 wine + cheese + BFFs = the best nights ever. Enjoy!!
Me: 32 H: 32 Married: October 2009 TTC#1: August 2016
Testing: I've already test twice (waaaay too early) and both were BFN but my partner is bringing home some tests tonight. Fingers crossed for tomorrow morning but if another BFN I'm waiting till the Saturday after (which I should be doing anyway)
R/R: I feel really crappy and bloated and hormonal out of the wazoo and I feel like I have no outlet for all of my feeelz. My sis is starting to TTC this month so I've been the been there done that voice of reason and compassion as she goes through all of the BSC in full force. She knows there's a decent chance I could be pregnant too (although I downplayed it, since this is the only month we're willing to try---which is a whole 'NOTHER level of stress) and hasn't once asked how I'm doing. Which is fine, whatever. But then I reached out to another friend who's waiting for a couple more months before TTC and she tells me she's a week late (while on an IUD and after a lot of emotional upheavals) and manages to turn it all to her. (BTW friend tested and got a BFN after we talked). So I'm ranting here because my partner is great but possibly a little tired of me saying "you just need to be a girlfriend right now and listen to my crazy". blarrrgh
CS/Q:
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? He said it first, but only because I held out until he was ready. It was about eight months after we started dating, which made sense since both of us had just been in emotionally vulnerable spots before meeting and weren't looking for something serious (side note: I literally told my friend after a month of dating that I liked him, but I didn't see him being someone I'd ever marry. Seven years later and we're still not married, but we are committed lifers). Anyway we were laying in bed cuddling before falling asleep and I said "Are you ever going to say it?" to which he responded a bit indignantly "I was just about to!". I'm not a patient person (thus two tests 7dpo).
Hey ladies I just wanted to pop in and say I'm keeping my fingers crossed for all of you right now
So much craziness this past week with being back to school after Fall break so I will try to be better about updating.
Got my CD21 progesterone levels back (even though I think I was only 5DPO) it showed that I did ovulate despite having polycystic ovaries! So I'm extremely thankful that I get to relax a bit and feel less shitty. If we hit the year mark and there is still no pregnancy then we will go back in for testing but for now I think we are good.
Re: TWW Friday 10/21
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 19/3
Timing: -3, -2, -1, O, +1
Testing: maybe 10/31.. if I can't be patient
R/R: SO excited it is Friday! Ready for the pumpkin patch this weekend!
CS/Q:
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? DH said it to me about a month after being together.. we got engaged QUICK. Literally 2 months later. I truly believe in soul mates & am confident he is mine. We will have our big "wedding" 1 year from our first kiss- NYE.
Married: June 2015
TTC #1: June 2016
BFP: 11-24-16 ~ EDD 8-9-17
IT'S A BOY!
CD/DPO: 20/
Timing: I think our timing was great. BD EOD at least.
Testing: Holding off for at least 9 more days but who am I kidding.
R/R: Its Fridaaayy !!!!
CS/Q: None
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
I can't really remember how long it took. DH said it first. We had a thing where we use to say "Like you!". One night I said like you and he said I more than like you. That went on for a couple of weeks and then he finally said I love you. He has been my best friend since day 1 !
Me 27 DF 44
TTC post VR Sept 21/16
SA 6 weeks post op 50.7 mil count 40% motility
CD/DPO: 26/10
Timing: -2, -1
Testing: this morning. BFN as expected. Bring on happy hour.
R/R: The worst thing happened this morning. My BBT alarm is set to my morning workout time but I was out late last night and knew I wasnt going to have an AM workout. So I did my early temp and went back to sleep for an hour. I knew I was testing this morning because of happy hour and DH has an appointment with his GP who has been vocal about him getting an SA (DH is a type 1 diabetic with neuro side effects/celiac/MS not ruled out) SO I reset the alarm to sleep in and in that time had a VIVID dream I had a BFP that was realistic- it was a squinter. To the point where I woke up excited to tell DH..... Made the (honestly expected) BFN that much harder
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? I said it first, it kind of slipped out and probably too soon- a few months into dating buttttt I guess it all worked out.
Together: 11/2008, married: 3/2014
DH: Type 1 Diabetes, (dx 4/15) Celiac Disease (dx 11/14), Treatment induced Neuropathy of Diabetes (dx 7/15)
DH SA: 11/16: low count and low motility
DH SA: 12/16: borderline low, count and motility
1/20/17: BFP, 1/24/17: CP
5/17:low AMH (0.89)
6/17: first IUI cycle, 50 mg clomid + ovidrel + IUI: 2 follies, BFN (count 58 million, 97% motility)
7/17: second IUI, 2.5 letrozole, OPK, IUI: 1 follie, BFN (count 9.5 million swimming- dont know percentage)
8/17: third IUI, 5.0 letrozole,
CD/DPO: 18/6
Timing: -4, -3, -2, -1, O, +1
Testing: Monday AM (9 DPO) for work reasons
R/R: Its Friyay!!! I am hanging out tonight with my best friend and having a wine and cheese night. Saturday I get glorious alone time, and Sunday we are going to a corn maze and pumpkin picking and carving and having an epic fall day and I am so excited for this weekend!
CS/Q: Nada!
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
We were in high school, so back then you started saying after like a week of 'dating', so yea, probably a week. I have no idea who said it first since back then you said 'love you!' to your friends as you were leaving to class, hanging up the phone, leaving a party soooooo yea. Not much meaning attached back then, lol.
CD/DPO: 17/I think O was yesterday or now, hopefully I'm in the right place.
Timing: About EOD
Testing: not even going to think about it right now
R/R: woke up not feeling too hot. Hoping it's just allergies and being worn out!
CS/Q: n/a
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
Married: 6/10/11
*TW BFP: 12/4/16 EDD: 8/12/17
CD/DPO: 24/8
Timing: -4, -2, -1
Testing: holding out
R/R: The ILs arrive tonight . There goes anything enjoyable for my weekend until they leave.
CS/Q: None
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
I said it first. We had met in June, started dating in August, and I said it in September. We were long distance (Georgia vs Iowa) and I was visiting him. I had this super strong feeling of not wanting to leave to go back to Georgia so I busted it out. He said it right back.
***TW in Siggy***
Me: 34 / DH: 33
Married: Nov 2011
TTC #1: Jan 2013, BFP Sept 2013, DD: June 2014
TTC #2: Aug 2016, BFP Nov 2016, DS: August 2017
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 18/3
Timing: -4,-2,-1,+1
Testing: Ideally I would wait for AF, but I'll need to test next weekend (10 DPO) for Halloween Party reasons
R/R: IT'S FRIYAY!
CS/Q: nope!
GTKY: This is where being HS Sweethearts is kinda lame. I don't really have (or can't remember) any of the cute "first stories." Looking forward to reading everyone's though!
@WillRunForWine21 sorry for the BFN -- enjoy happy hour though!
Married: October 2009
TTC#1: August 2016
DD Born 10/20/17
Me 27 DF 44
TTC post VR Sept 21/16
SA 6 weeks post op 50.7 mil count 40% motility
R/R: So my BSC SS is getting slightly ridiculous now! Got a little cramping going on (possibly 8 or 9 DPO?!) so naturally I'm totes KTFU! I also dreamt about seeing a positive test the other night, so again I'm totally KU of course! Just. Stop. Already.
CS/Q: Nah.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? It was DH who said it first! We'd only been seeing other for a month or two.
I was getting on a train back home after one of our dates, and just as the doors were closing, he shouted "I love you"! I just smiled and blew him a kiss back. He knew I'd had my heart broken badly before by an ex, so I was very cautious about showing my own feelings, so he wasn't upset I hadn't said it back. I knew I loved him, and I told him so not that long after that.
*edited as I put the wrong CD in!
CD/DPO: 27/11
Timing: good
Testing: I forgot this morning! so I guess tomorrow.
ETA: q: If I wanted to test before date night tonight, how long do you think I would need to hold my pee to approximate FMU? I mean realistically I never make it through the night anyway!
R/R: DH has a phone interview at 10am! He currently works night/weekend shift, so fingers crossed it's good pay and benefits! (I worry he would do anything to get off night shift!)
CS/Q: Big dip in temp today, but I did temp an hour early.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? It was about a month and he said it first. I felt like he had been dancing around saying it, so I responded "I know!" Mind you, I was 31, not a teenager!
Highly monitored internet and no cell service in the office, so I'm postin' and ghostin' while I'm workin'
Edit - spelling
Highly monitored internet and no cell service in the office, so I'm postin' and ghostin' while I'm workin'
**ETA**
@zwink1I am so sorry about CD1. Treat yourself today! ((creepy internet hugs))
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD/DPO: 21/9
Timing: -4,-3,-2,-1,O
Testing: I should test tomorrow morning cause I will be drinking all day Saturday but I am starting to get the tell tale signs of impending AF so idk if its even worth it
R/R: I think my BSC is starting to get balanced out by my cynicism. I had a huge temp drop yesterday (8 DPO)and it shot back up this morning. Then when I went to the bathroom to pee I noticed my CM had a brownish splotch in it. If this had happened two- three months ago I would have been all "omgee totes KTFU! Its implantation bleeding!!" But now I am all "I'm out. AF is on the horizon." I used to be such a painfully optimistic human being. Not so much anymore.
CS/Q: Nah, no need
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
DH and I have known each other our entire lives so I guess 16-ish years after knowing each other haha We had been dating a few months and he was the first to say it. A few months later he made sure that I understood he didn't just love me, that he was IN LOVE with me. It was sweet.
Married: October 2014
TTC#1:May 2016
BFP: 11/16/16 EDD: 7/30/17
4 fur babies
Month/Cycle: 3/2
CD/DPO: 24/5
Timing: -3, -1 (pleased with my timing considering I had no idea when to expect O)
Testing: Holding out for 12DPO. Keeping the BSC at bay. For now...
R/R: It's FRIDAY YALL. DH and I have a fun weekend planned so I'm really excited to spend time with him and spend time enjoying the Fall weather. We're staying in a B&B and probably going to a pumpkin patch/farmers market. Also, our favorite show on TV right now is The Walking Dead, and the season premiere is on Sunday, so we're obviously super pumped for that.
CS/Q: not today!
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
This is actually a funny part of our relationship. My DH and I have known each other since middle school, and even dated in high school on and off. Well in high school, the first time he said "I love you" we were at the mall sitting on a bench and I was actually super distracted at the time, so without thinking I just responded with "you too". Then INSTANTLY regretted it. Cue panic mode when he turned to me and said "what?" And I felt too guilty taking it back so I was just like "yeah, I love you too." Not that I didn't mean it, I just hadn't planned on saying it so mindlessly.
CD/DPO: 22/5
Timing: -1, O
Testing: no plans
R/R: It's the weekend! H and I are heading out of town for the weekend. We will be crossing the border (I'm Canadian), and I'm very much looking forward to going to Target! (We used to have it, but it didn't last long here. Wasn't really comparable to the US targets, esp price wise).
CS/Q: --
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
6 months, and I said it first.
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD/DPO: 24/10
Timing: -4, -2, -1, 0
Testing: Sunday 12dpo. I am SO close!! I keep peeing before I can test in the morning so then I can just be like "oh well have to wait now"
R/R: mid trip to Asheville and so excited because it will actually feel like fall there!!
CS/Q: none
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
hmm so we met and worked together while he was dating someone else and very long story short by the time we got together we had known each other 6 months and also known we liked each other before we even got together officially so it was only a few weeks maybe even just 1.5 before he said it and I did as well.
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: CD 23 / 8 DPO
Timing: -4, -3, -2, -1
Testing: 13dpo
R/R: My temps took a big dive yesterday, so the BSC came out in full force as I tried to convince myself that what's definitelty just an estrogen surge was an ~*~implantation dip~*~. Now it's 8dpo and my temps went down a little more. Jokes on me. They'll probably go back up because this is what my cycle does every time, and it won't mean anything, but I'm just angry at myself for letting the crazy crawl out from the box I try to keep it in.
CS/Q:
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
This is such a nice question after my chart angst. MH and I were seniors in college when we started dating, and we had job offers in two different states, so we had a lot of conversations around whether this relationship could/should even get off the ground. During one of them, I asked how he was feeling about me to get a good picture of what was going on and he said he loved me :') I ended up letting the job offer I had go to move across the country with him. We're about five years away from that conversation now, so I think it's working out!
Married 6/15
TTC #1: NTNP March 2016 TTC July 2016, September 2016-
Let's Get This Party Charted
@JulesDP @shstephenson I think the HS sweethearts this is so cute!!! I can’t even imagine knowing someone for so long and growing together like you have. Don’t short change yourselves, I’m reading these stories with a big sappy grin on my face.
@zwink1 Hugs for CD 1. Find some self-love today.
Month/Cycle: 7/7
CD/DPO: 19/4
Timing: -3, -2, -1, O
Testing: 12 DPO
R/R: Friiiiiiiiiiiiiiday!!!!!!!
CS/Q:
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
DH is a fan of the big gesture so I knew he was thinking it, but he saved it for a special time. He planned a date for us where we went to the Signature Lounge in the Hancock building, dinner at a tapas place that is still one of our favorites and then we took a boat cruise on the Lake for the Navy Pier fireworks. He said it during the fireworks. I knew it was coming and said it right back.
Sorry to everyone with BFN and CD1 Enjoy something really great to drink!
Month/Cycle: 3/3 ttcal
CD/DPO: 17/3 according to FF but I think its 2
Timing: according to my thoughts on O date, -4, -2, -1, 0
Testing: I will hold out until AF doesnt show this time!
R/R: Traffic has been the worst this week! It was awful today and its always good on Friday! UGh I hate it! I get to see my parents tomorrow! We are going to see the Titanic Exhibit in Portland ME tomorrow! Carving Pumpkins either tonight or Sunday too!
Rant: **TW pregnancy mentioned**The BSC has already hit! I hate Orange Juice, with a passion! But when I was KU earlier this year, it was the only thing I really craved. Well yesterday and again today, I had a craving for OJ again! It is not even possible that this is a sign, but my BSC is telling me otherwise! **end tw**
CS/Q: Nope
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
We started dating really young (he was 14 and I was 16) So I think it was probably like a week in, becuase we didnt know any better. But there are a few times in my head where each time it just felt more real. After our first kiss (about 2 months in, we were young! and we were each others first kiss). When I graduated from HS, when he moved to college, I could go on and on! We truly grew together!
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
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD/DPO: 18/5
Timing: missed it due to illness
Testing:
R/R:
CS/Q:
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
ive always been one to lead with my heart and ask questions later lol so we said I love you really fast (maybe after a couple months). I can't remember who said it first, probably me. We got married 8 months after meeting, and I love him more and more every day. We've been together for four years
@LadyMoo Aww, your GTKY is straight out of a movie! So sweet.
@zwink1 I'm so sorry, sending lots of hugs your way. Be kind to yourself this weekend. I think I'm right behind you, so we can drink a glass of wine whatever the Internet equivalent of together is...
Month/Cycle: 14 / 12
CD/DPO: 28 / 14dpiui
Timing: -1, IUI@O, +1
Testing: Not supposed to test until 16dpiui per RE's orders. That's Sunday. Today I think AF is likely to start before then even though I'm on progesterone...
R/R: ***TW previous pregnancies mentioned*** So before my two pregnancies, the only really identifiable early symptom that I had that wasn't also something that happened now and then premenstrually was super early waking. Like waking up at 4:45 AM (long before the alarm was supposed to ring) so wide awake that I'd get out of bed and putter around the dark, quiet house by myself. This whole long year that we've been trying again, that has never happened -- so I've always known to expect BFNs and AF. This morning I woke up wide awake before the alarm, and I lay in bed so excited and savoring the hope... and then I got out of bed and checked the time and realized that DH had accidentally set the alarm for 6:30 instead of 5:30! No wonder I woke up before the alarm - my brain was trying to tell me we were all going to be late for school/work. By the time I'd been out of bed for 2 minutes I had realized that my boobs (which have been crazy progesterone-sore for days) are barely sore now, and I have very pre-AF-like back cramps that seem different than the progesterone-side-effect front cramps I've had for a week. Ugh. Life just had to set up that little torture of the "early" waking to rub it in. I just want to curl up and cry now. ***End TW***
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? I don't quite remember! We started dating late spring of freshman year of college, then kinda broke up for the summer, got back together in the fall of sophomore year when we were back on campus... and he said it first sometime late that fall? But it was so long ago, and I knew it anyway by the time he got up the guts to say it, that I really don't remember it that clearly. It was obvious we were sticking together before the actual words.
@GlitterFish FMU is to make sure it's not diluted with water. If you get up to pee at 4am, don't have any water, then pee again at 8am, I think you're still fine to call that FMU because there's been no additional fluids to dilute it. BSC option: test both
@JAM85 Your story sounds like Jim and Pam from the Office
Month/Cycle: 4/4 post-myomectomy
CD/DPO: 15/1
Timing: -2, IUI on O
Testing: Beta is 11/4. I may test at home that morning just so I'm not anxious about the result. Any earlier and I risk a false positive from the trigger.
R/R: Progesterone suppositories are gross. I feel like I'm using Monistat. Like, WITH the actual yeast infection because all the squidgy-ness is making me kind of itchy. At least it's Friday.
CS/Q:
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
This is controversial. My husband is partial to saying to me "I love you to death, but if you ever [blank] we'd have a problem" with something like "do heroin" in there. So before we said any formal "I love you" he would use this phrase, so after about 4 months I said "You keep saying you love me to death, does that mean you actually love me?" and he said something like "I don't know, do you love me?" Which is a typical response when he doesn't want to admit something. I still made him say it first. Not very romantic, is it?
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
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD/DPO: 18/3
Timing: -3, -1
Testing: Not sure yet. The reasonable part of my brain wants to wait until AF is late. I’m not sure that idea’s going to stand come next weekend.
R/R: I didn’t have to work yesterday, which was fantastic because I didn’t sleep well. Also, I’m excited for the nice weather this weekend. I’m not sure what H and I are planning to do yet, but hopefully whatever it is involves being outside.
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? I love this question! H said it first. It was our freshman year of college, and we had been dating for a little over 3 months. I was nervous about where our relationship was going because we knew that we’d be entering a long-distance relationship for the summer, so hearing it was music to my ears. He was a little bit tipsy, so I told him that I loved him, too, but asked him to say it again when he was completely sober. He woke me up at 3 AM once the alcohol wore off to tell me J.
@spk112 That's super sweet about your DH! He sounds like a romantic
Month/Cycle: 2/3
CD/DPO: 18/5
Timing: -2, -1
Testing: Next weekend (FF wants me to test on Oct 29th)
R/R: I have random back pain and it's been pretty good since switching jobs (less time in my feet). But I slept weird and my back is so painful today! It feels like my kidneys are trying to claw their way out of my back
CS/Q: Nada. Temp was down yesterday and up today. Last cycle's chart was a beaut, this cycle looks awful. Not holding out a lot of hope for this one.
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first?
Oh man, haha!! Memories I told DH first, probably around 6 months into dating. I thought about it for a loooong time. We had hung out all evening and when I went to leave I said, "I love you". It felt like my heart was going to leap out of my chest! DH responded with, "Uh, I'm not ready for that". I drove home a sobbing mess! I respect him for it now and also know now that he's a slow moving guy with major life decisions. But man did that hurt! I actually don't even remember when he finally said I love you. However, I'm pretty sure I knew when I said I love you that he felt it then - he just wasnt ready to say it
Married: 07-2014
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
*TW*
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: 27/11
Timing -4, -2, -1
R/R: I didn't get to post yesterday because it was a long annoying day and I was exhausted and passed out early. I agreed to work tomorrow to cover for a colleague but now I'm not looking forward to the extra 12 hour shift to this horrendous work week. And my period is due Sunday so I imagine I'll be cranky and crampy tomorrow. At least she'll cover a call for me later so im holding on to that delayed gratification
CS/Q: nope, avoided tww temping/charting after confirming O
GTKY: he said it first after a few weeks, I don't think it was a full month and I know he was trying to get me to say it first but then after having dinner with his parents he finally just blurted it out!
Married: Oct 2015
Baby G born June 2017
TTC#2: July 2018
BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19
BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
@BaileyM321- While I would love to have an internet together glass of wine with you, I 1) sincerely hope you don't join me, and 2) if you do, wish it weren't under these circumstances!
@swimsister That's so sweet - thank you!
@spk112 Your "I love you" story is adorable and made me smile!
@tripledaggerWed95976 I'm sorry that you missed FW because of being so sick. I hope you're back to feeling 100% again.
@bramblerose don't sweat it; I spend the majority of my days trying to keep my crazy in the box that I keep it in! I'm rarely successful.
@kiwi2628 wine + cheese + BFFs = the best nights ever. Enjoy!!
Married: October 2009
TTC#1: August 2016
DD Born 10/20/17
Timing: -5, -3,-2,-1,0,1
Testing: I've already test twice (waaaay too early) and both were BFN but my partner is bringing home some tests tonight. Fingers crossed for tomorrow morning but if another BFN I'm waiting till the Saturday after (which I should be doing anyway)
R/R: I feel really crappy and bloated and hormonal out of the wazoo and I feel like I have no outlet for all of my feeelz. My sis is starting to TTC this month so I've been the been there done that voice of reason and compassion as she goes through all of the BSC in full force. She knows there's a decent chance I could be pregnant too (although I downplayed it, since this is the only month we're willing to try---which is a whole 'NOTHER level of stress) and hasn't once asked how I'm doing. Which is fine, whatever. But then I reached out to another friend who's waiting for a couple more months before TTC and she tells me she's a week late (while on an IUD and after a lot of emotional upheavals) and manages to turn it all to her. (BTW friend tested and got a BFN after we talked). So I'm ranting here because my partner is great but possibly a little tired of me saying "you just need to be a girlfriend right now and listen to my crazy". blarrrgh
CS/Q:
GTKY: how soon after meeting your DH or SO, did you start saying "I love you"? Who said it first? He said it first, but only because I held out until he was ready. It was about eight months after we started dating, which made sense since both of us had just been in emotionally vulnerable spots before meeting and weren't looking for something serious (side note: I literally told my friend after a month of dating that I liked him, but I didn't see him being someone I'd ever marry. Seven years later and we're still not married, but we are committed lifers). Anyway we were laying in bed cuddling before falling asleep and I said "Are you ever going to say it?" to which he responded a bit indignantly "I was just about to!". I'm not a patient person (thus two tests 7dpo).
So much craziness this past week with being back to school after Fall break so I will try to be better about updating.
Got my CD21 progesterone levels back (even though I think I was only 5DPO) it showed that I did ovulate despite having polycystic ovaries! So I'm extremely thankful that I get to relax a bit and feel less shitty. If we hit the year mark and there is still no pregnancy then we will go back in for testing but for now I think we are good.