It seems a lot of us could use a distraction and those 2WWs are perfect for hobbies! What is your go-to distraction when you need something to take your mind of things? What do you make time for because you enjoy it so much?
When I just need a distraction because I'm sick or sad, I watch TV, surf the internet, or take a drive and listen to music. If I'm REALLY down, nothing helps me more than a snuggle with my corgi and a nap with some classical music playing.
My favorite hobby to make time for is writing. I am almost halfway through my first full length novel (fiction). I have written countless short stories and personal expression pieces since I was seven years old.
What about you?
Love 2010 | Marriage 2011 | TTC #1 since 2012 PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole
First off, HOLY CRAP, you've got a corgi!!! We have had corgis for years and just love them Post a pic sometime if you can!
I have really enjoyed reading again. It is like a little escape and I get to think about the book and that story instead of my own for a while. I am also crafty so really enjoy making cards and projects.
Trying to have baby #1 since April 2013
DH SA March,May 2014 - Low motility and shape issues. On vitamins per RE to help
Me testing April 3, 2014 - FSH and LH good, HSG showed blocked right tube
April 29, 2014 - First RE appt., right tube needs to be removed and possibly left also if
it's bad too. RE suggests going straight to IVF
June 4, 2014 - LAP/HSC and unexpected endo. removed but tubes got to stay!
June 13, 2014 - Post-Op appointment. We decide where to go next since main issue
is MFI influenced. Trying naturally until decision... Repeat SA in September. Aiming for IUI #1 November 2014.
I read a lot! I like going for drives too and I also watch a lot of tv. When I get around to it I like to do crafts too like cross stitching or crocheting. Probably the thing take takes up lost of my time is playing games on my phone lol... I have tons of "with friends" games going (words, scramble, chess, etc) and am also obsessed with word base.
Me: 32 DH: 33 Married: March 2004
July 2006: started TTC 2008: HSG (normal), couple rounds of clomid through gyno 2008 - 2010:dragging my feet out of fear and procrastination October 2010: first consultation with RE, dx PCOS and fibroids (DH slightly low count/motility) Oct. 2010 - Dec. 2012: In DENIAL! avoided the issuebecause I was scared of surgery January 2013: returned to RE, fibroids grew significantly February 2013: second HSG, fibroids pushed on tubes which blocked them somewhat March 2013: MRI to determine what type of surgery may be necessary July 29, 2013: fibroids (5) removed via robotic laparascopy August 2013 - Nov 2013 : benched due to recent surgery
IUI #1, Dec. 24, 2013, BFN
IUI #2, Jan. 25, 2014, BFN IUI #3, Feb. 25, 2014BFN IUI #4 canceled due to lack of response to letrozole IUI #4.1April 28, 2014, BFN May 16, 2014:wtf consult, start prepping for IVF in June and add injects for one last IUI in the meantime IUI #5 started letrozole and bravelle but canceled after HSG led to new diagnosis May 21, 2014: third HSG, tubes blocked, one at the beginning, one hydrosalpinx??
June 11, 2014: consult, approved to move on to IVF because the hydro is not completely blockedtherefore allowing fluid to move through slowly rather than backwards IVF #1 August 8, 2014 - 3dt of 2 embryos, BFN September 17, 2014 - 4th HSG, the right tube is very patent (open!!) dye went straight through this time. Weird! October 2, 2014 - started metformin treatment November 14, 2014 - blood work, brought A1C down from 5.8 to 5.5 November 26, 2014 - RE finally back from vaca and reviewed my chart, no more IVFs for rest of calendar year December 1, 2014 - Right after Thanksgiving, I called a new clinic and got in right away! Plan for IVF December 17, 2014 - ER! 29 retrieved (!!), 16 mature, all 16 fertilized (ICSI) IVF #2 December 20, 2014 - 3dt of 3 embryos, BFN
Married on October 20, 2012. Began trying in January 2013. RE appointment & testing December 2013 - February 2014= Unexplained IF, possible endometriosis IUI#1- March 22 (100mg clomid, 75 mg of Bravelle, Ovidrel trigger) = BFP!!!
Right now I'm taking a class, but I have gotten back into a crochet project I started several months ago, and when I get really upset, I usually go for a walk or go work out. I just can't sit at home when I start getting upset dwelling on all of this stuff.
Me: 30, PCOS-non IR, Annovulatory; DH: 31, SA normal
Testing Completed! HSG Clear, Ovarian Reserve score 17, Elevated Testosterone, everything else normal so far
I sign up for way too many things than I should. I'm working on a side project in fitness/technology with a friend. We have a site and an app. I signed up for this code jam this past weekend that went 8am-11pm because I'm a crazy person. I like networking. I also volunteer to teach html classes to young girls.
When I'm not doing that? Pilates, reading, beer drinking, swearing, sleeping.
"It's, not, where you are, it's where you're going, And it's, not, about the things you've done, it's what you're doing, now" TTC Journey Began 8/12 BFP #1 11/9/12, MMC/D&C 12/21/12 @ 9w2d, EDD 7/24/13 SAs: 2%-3% Morph - RE Official Diagnosis Unexplained BFN = IUI #1 (Clomid) | IUI #2 (Letrozole) BFP #2 4/19/14 = IUI #3 (Letrozole) Expecting Our Elf 12/27/14 ~All Welcome~
Wow many of you are so well-rounded and healthy, LOL! In good weather I love to garden, take leisurely walks, bike to the zoo or a picnic. But given that we just got snow again today, currently I pretty much stay at home and stew in the 2WW.
During summer break (I'm a teacher), I am able to keep the house clean and so make sure to invite various relatives and church friends over regularly for tea or games. Planning for a little visit and making nice snacks is good for occupying my mind.
January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs
I love to read. It's my favorite thing to do. We also just moved so we have been busy painting, decorating, working in the yard and organizing. I'm def. not doing laundry lol. I would also love to learn to be a better cook.
@bunnyberry are you in Ohio bc we just got a couple inches of snow last night lol & it was 79 on Sunday! Crazy!!
****siggy warning****
Me 29/ DH 28 DH- MFI (low count, 2-3% morph) IUI #1 January - Clomid, Ovidrel: BFN IUI #2 February - Letrozole, Follistim, Ovidrel: BFP 1st beta-25, 2nd beta-56, 3rd beta-45, miscarriage IUI #3 April - CD3 U/S 4-10. Letrozole, Follistim, Ovidrel CD11 - Cancelled.. TI w/5 follicles-BFN IUI #3.1 May - CD3 U/S 5-6, Follistim start 5-11 thru 5-17, u/s 5-18 3 mature w/ a close 4th, IUI 5-20 - BFP! Beta #1 12dpo - 164 & progesterone - 89!, Beta #2 16 dpo - 1189, 5w3d - u/s shows TWINS! 6/19- u/s showed heartbeats! Baby A 111 & Baby B 118, both measuring 6w1d 7/3- Baby A hb 170, Baby B hb 166 - both measuring perfect. 7/18 - Baby A 165, Baby B 171 - both measuring right on track & moving all around!
@missem15 Not Ohio but East coast. I warned DH all along that the 70s temps would not last, but somehow he was still so shocked by snow and lows in the teens! It was nice to wear flip flops for a weekend, though.
January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs
I read a lot, probably about an hour or more depending on the day. During slow times at work I'm able to pick up a book. I also make most of my food from scratch so I love looking up and making new healthy yummy recipes. I've also just got into gardening, I'm still new and pretty clueless but I'm learning.
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TTC #1 since January 2012 Dx: Unexplained infertility & hypothyroidism 8/13 BFP! EDD: April 25, 2014
I read a lot, garden, and who doesn't love a little retail therapy.
Now that the weather is starting to look a little better (um wtf was with the snow last night) we have a mustang that we take to car shows and cruises, so there's that to look forward to.
****SIGGY WARNING****
Hashimoto's with irregular cycles DH- 37 Severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia
TTC since May 2012
HSG- all clear
March 2014 - RE appt. April 2014- Saline sono all's good, terrible SA results - 8 sperm found all abnormal May 2014- Fert Urology- Bilateral varicoceles, recommend Donor Sperm
In my spare time which seems really limited these days I like reading, baking & cooking, getting crafty, hiking and biking. I took on hosting Easter this year so I would have something else to focus on besides TTC, so planning the menu, decor and spring cleaning my house has been my most recent distraction
*** SIGGY WARNING ***
Happily Married Since 10.2006 • TTC since 07.2012
HSG Good & SA mostly Normal • DX lean PCOS
MAR - NOV 2013 • 5 Cycles Clomid + TI = 2 Late O's/BFN & 3 Big Fat FAILS
DEC 2013 - FEB 2014 • IUI #1-3 • Femara 5mg + Trigger = 3 BFNs
Embroidery
is my favourite hobby but pretty much anything DIY I will try at
least once. I wish I could read but when I am really unhappy I just
can't get into it.
If
I really need to just forget the world awhile the sims 3 always
helps.
Is browsing charts on fertility Friend not an acceptable hobby? no?
I also play with my puppy when it's nice out, cook, and find weird nitpicky things to clean in my house. Like the doors. You never know how dirty they are until you start to clean!
Wow, so many of you read! I need to pick that up again. In additional to watching movies and reality t.v., I love to workout and take Zumba and Yoga classes and lift weights. Although, I have to be careful about not over doing it. Additionally, I love to hang out with friends and family and go out to eat or go shopping and walk around fancy places like Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and places in Orange County CA and look at all of the glamorous purses, shoes, etc.
Me:30 (anovulatory and mild endometriosis) DH: 33 No issues Married 7/15/12 Began TTC 3/2013 First appointment with RE 7/2013 8/2013 benched w/ cyst 9/2013 100mg clomid w/ menopur/cancelled due to 15+ foll. 10/2013 25 mg. clomid w/trigger shot/2 foll. canceled IUI 11/2013 benched w/cyst 12/2013 25 mg. clomid w/trigger shot and IUI 3 foll. BFN 1/2014 25 mg. clomid w/ trigger shot and IUI 2 foll. BFN 2/2014 took off-too emotionally drained 3/2014 25 mg. clomid w/ trigger shot and IUI 2 foll. BFN 4/2014 injectibles w/ trigger and prog. inserts 2 foll. BFP!!! 4/21/14 Beta #1 715 (18 dpo)
My favorite hobby to make time for is writing. I am almost halfway through my first full length novel (fiction). I have written countless short stories and personal expression pieces since I was seven years old.
What about you?
This is SO awesome! That's a huge undertaking - wishing you the perseverance to get that completed!
I'm in the final stages on finishing up a nonfiction book and have lined up a "hybrid" publisher... it's so exciting but scary. I love writing, but fiction is not my strength.
Me-37, DH-38
Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012
Baby Boy born June 1, 2015
He settles her in her home as a happy mother of children, praise the Lord! (Psalms 113:9)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understand, will guard your heart and mind in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:7)
Another reader here...I also love be outside, especially with the nice weather. I love to run, walk, and hike. We live a across the road from a park, so on a nice day I will take my book over and find a nice quiet place near the pond and read. Birding is another fun hobby of mine. If I'm sad though my distraction is definitely a movie or T.V. I also tend to be a bit a workaholic recently because it keeps my mind busy.
Me (29): Hashimoto's, CD3/7DPO bloodwork & ultrasound normal, HSG & SHG(x2) all clear DH (29): SA Perfect TTC Since Jan '13, First RE Appt Jan '14 DX: Unspecified Ovarian Dysfunction, Long Cycles May '13 BFP, C/P 4w3d Apr '14: 50mg clomid + ovidrel + B2B IUI #1=BFP, Natural M/C 6.5wks
Aug '14: 50mg clomid + ovidrel + B2B IUI #2=BFN Oct '14: 100mg clomid + ovidrel + IUI#3 =BFN Nov 14: 100mg clomid + ovidrel + B2B IUI#4=slow response, bad lining, cancelled FU with RE, more bloodwork: Anticardiolipin + Dec 14: 5mg Letrozole+baby aspirin +ovidrel + B2B IUI#4.1=BFFN Jan '15: 5mg Letrozole +baby aspirin + ovidrel +B2B IUI #5= BFP!!
Re: GTKY: Favorite Hobby/Distraction
First off, HOLY CRAP, you've got a corgi!!! We have had corgis for years and just love them Post a pic sometime if you can!
I have really enjoyed reading again. It is like a little escape and I get to think about the book and that story instead of my own for a while. I am also crafty so really enjoy making cards and projects.
Trying to have baby #1 since April 2013
DH SA March,May 2014 - Low motility and shape issues. On vitamins per RE to help
Me testing April 3, 2014 - FSH and LH good, HSG showed blocked right tube
April 29, 2014 - First RE appt., right tube needs to be removed and possibly left also if
it's bad too. RE suggests going straight to IVF
June 4, 2014 - LAP/HSC and unexpected endo. removed but tubes got to stay!
June 13, 2014 - Post-Op appointment. We decide where to go next since main issue
is MFI influenced. Trying naturally until decision... Repeat SA in September. Aiming for IUI #1 November 2014.
I attached it for you anyway
PCOS | Anovulatory | Metformin + Letrozole
2008: HSG (normal), couple rounds of clomid through gyno
2008 - 2010: dragging my feet out of fear and procrastination
October 2010: first consultation with RE, dx PCOS and fibroids (DH slightly low count/motility)
Oct. 2010 - Dec. 2012: In DENIAL! avoided the issue because I was scared of surgery
January 2013: returned to RE, fibroids grew significantly
February 2013: second HSG, fibroids pushed on tubes which blocked them somewhat
March 2013: MRI to determine what type of surgery may be necessary
July 29, 2013: fibroids (5) removed via robotic laparascopy
August 2013 - Nov 2013 : benched due to recent surgery
IUI #3, Feb. 25, 2014 BFN
IUI #4 canceled due to lack of response to letrozole
IUI #4.1 April 28, 2014, BFN
May 16, 2014: wtf consult, start prepping for IVF in June and add injects for one last IUI in the meantime
IUI #5 started letrozole and bravelle but canceled after HSG led to new diagnosis
May 21, 2014: third HSG, tubes blocked, one at the beginning, one hydrosalpinx??
IVF #1 August 8, 2014 - 3dt of 2 embryos, BFN
September 17, 2014 - 4th HSG, the right tube is very patent (open!!) dye went straight through this time. Weird!
October 2, 2014 - started metformin treatment
November 14, 2014 - blood work, brought A1C down from 5.8 to 5.5
November 26, 2014 - RE finally back from vaca and reviewed my chart, no more IVFs for rest of calendar year
December 1, 2014 - Right after Thanksgiving, I called a new clinic and got in right away! Plan for IVF
December 17, 2014 - ER! 29 retrieved (!!), 16 mature, all 16 fertilized (ICSI)
IVF #2 December 20, 2014 - 3dt of 3 embryos, BFN
We are done with treatment unsuccessfully.
RE appointment & testing December 2013 - February 2014= Unexplained IF, possible endometriosis
IUI#1- March 22 (100mg clomid, 75 mg of Bravelle, Ovidrel trigger) = BFP!!!
Me 33, DH 37 -- TTC since Jan'12 -- Low AMH (0.78) & endo, SA w/ low motility
IUI's 1-3 = BFN, IVF converted to IUI 4/13 = BFN
IVF 1.2: 8R 6M 4F -- 2 blastocysts frozen, FET 8/15 = BFP!!
Beta #s = 445;1,098; 9,545 -- EDD 5/2 -- Team Pink!
"It's, not, where you are, it's where you're going,
And it's, not, about the things you've done, it's what you're doing, now"
TTC Journey Began 8/12
BFP #1 11/9/12, MMC/D&C 12/21/12 @ 9w2d, EDD 7/24/13
SAs: 2%-3% Morph - RE Official Diagnosis Unexplained
BFN = IUI #1 (Clomid) | IUI #2 (Letrozole)
BFP #2 4/19/14 = IUI #3 (Letrozole)
Expecting Our Elf 12/27/14
~All Welcome~
Wow many of you are so well-rounded and healthy, LOL! In good weather I love to garden, take leisurely walks, bike to the zoo or a picnic. But given that we just got snow again today, currently I pretty much stay at home and stew in the 2WW.
During summer break (I'm a teacher), I am able to keep the house clean and so make sure to invite various relatives and church friends over regularly for tea or games. Planning for a little visit and making nice snacks is good for occupying my mind.
****siggy warning****
Me 29/ DH 28
DH- MFI (low count, 2-3% morph)
IUI #1 January - Clomid, Ovidrel: BFN
IUI #2 February - Letrozole, Follistim, Ovidrel: BFP 1st beta-25, 2nd beta-56, 3rd beta-45, miscarriage
IUI #3 April - CD3 U/S 4-10. Letrozole, Follistim, Ovidrel CD11 - Cancelled.. TI w/5 follicles-BFN
IUI #3.1 May - CD3 U/S 5-6, Follistim start 5-11 thru 5-17, u/s 5-18 3 mature w/ a close 4th, IUI 5-20 - BFP!
Beta #1 12dpo - 164 & progesterone - 89!, Beta #2 16 dpo - 1189, 5w3d - u/s shows TWINS!
6/19- u/s showed heartbeats! Baby A 111 & Baby B 118, both measuring 6w1d
7/3- Baby A hb 170, Baby B hb 166 - both measuring perfect.
7/18 - Baby A 165, Baby B 171 - both measuring right on track & moving all around!
8/13 BFP! EDD: April 25, 2014
TTC since May 2012
HSG- all clear
March 2014 - RE appt.
April 2014- Saline sono all's good, terrible SA results - 8 sperm found all abnormal
May 2014- Fert Urology- Bilateral varicoceles, recommend Donor Sperm
12/2014- Surprise natural BFP EDD 7/31/15 Plan: Starting foster to adoption, natural cycles
Embroidery is my favourite hobby but pretty much anything DIY I will try at least once. I wish I could read but when I am really unhappy I just can't get into it.
If I really need to just forget the world awhile the sims 3 always helps.
Married 7/15/12
Began TTC 3/2013
First appointment with RE 7/2013
8/2013 benched w/ cyst
9/2013 100mg clomid w/ menopur/cancelled due to 15+ foll.
10/2013 25 mg. clomid w/trigger shot/2 foll. canceled IUI
11/2013 benched w/cyst
12/2013 25 mg. clomid w/trigger shot and IUI 3 foll. BFN
1/2014 25 mg. clomid w/ trigger shot and IUI 2 foll. BFN
2/2014 took off-too emotionally drained
3/2014 25 mg. clomid w/ trigger shot and IUI 2 foll. BFN
4/2014 injectibles w/ trigger and prog. inserts 2 foll. BFP!!!
4/21/14 Beta #1 715 (18 dpo)
If I'm sad though my distraction is definitely a movie or T.V. I also tend to be a bit a workaholic recently because it keeps my mind busy.
DH (29): SA Perfect
TTC Since Jan '13, First RE Appt Jan '14
DX: Unspecified Ovarian Dysfunction, Long Cycles
May '13 BFP, C/P 4w3d
Apr '14: 50mg clomid + ovidrel + B2B IUI #1=BFP, Natural M/C 6.5wks
Oct '14: 100mg clomid + ovidrel + IUI#3 =BFN
Nov 14: 100mg clomid + ovidrel + B2B IUI#4=slow response, bad lining, cancelled
FU with RE, more bloodwork: Anticardiolipin +
Dec 14: 5mg Letrozole+baby aspirin +ovidrel + B2B IUI#4.1=BFFN
Jan '15: 5mg Letrozole +baby aspirin + ovidrel +B2B IUI #5= BFP!!