TTCAL check-in

shandorfml2

Welcome to TTCAL CheckIn!

I hope I can find you all well and positive this week! Please don't be shy in asking the PGAL/PAL ladies questions if you have them.

Where are you in your TTCAL journey?

Do you have any relevant appointments upcoming?

QOTW: If you are having TTTC have you discussed how long you will try? (naturally, with help,) have you thought about adoption?
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?           

shandorfml2

Hi ladies!

Where are you in your TTCAL journey? FF says 6dpo  but I think I'm 7 dpo

Do you have any relevant appointments upcoming? Nope. Will call OB if I don't get KU this cycle

QOTW: If you are having TTTC have you discussed how long you will try? (naturally, with help,) have you thought about adoption?
We haven't talked about a time frame...it would be a while. We've only lost our daughter, but I know I couldn't go through that again. If I had a mc it would be hard but I think I'd keep trying. We've talked about adoption and will probably do that after we have a few biological
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?   I feel good about this cycle...hoping this is it

schulme2

@shandorfml2‌ Praying that this is it for you too!!

MCH77

TTCAL Journey: 1st cycle trying after loss in Jan. I will POAS tomorrow (Sunday) at 9dpo. I don't think I've ever gotten a BFP until 10 or 11 days.

Appointments: nope

If I'm not pg by the end of the summer I will call my dr to talk about meds. We do not have any plans to adopt.

jonahsma

Good luck @shandorfml2 & @ MCH77 !

GymSpaz26

Where are you in your TTCAL journey? We've been waiting since I had our son by C-section in October. DH is ready to start trying on this next cycle which should start in a week or so. I'm suddenly having cold feet though. I'm not sure why though. I don't feel like it is fear, but I'm not sure. In some ways I think maybe because I've really been focusing on getting healthy emotionally and physically and obviously getting pregnant will throw all of that out of whack again... But yet I'm longing to have another baby. My cycles are really long though, so if we wait out another one it will be at least the beginning of June, if not later before the next one. When I think of that, I think "let's just get this show on the road!"... Conflicted... I guess I've got a couple weeks still to decide for this cycle.

Do you have any relevant appointments upcoming? No

QOTW: If you are having TTTC have you discussed how long you will try? (naturally, with help,) have you thought about adoption? It took us well over a year to get pregnant with our son. I have talked some with my midwife, but I think we definitely won't wait too long to go back in and talk more if we have trouble again. 

Adoption, I hope and pray we will have more biological kids. But we also want to adopt. (Have wanted to long before ttc the first time.) It just hasn't been the right time yet. We hope to adopt from the foster care system in the future. I think we would pursue adoption eventually either way.

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? Just going back and forth over continuing to wait or not. I feel a little crazy sometimes. One day is a huge YES... the next day, a bit of a no.

kflynn81

Where are you in your TTCAL journey? definitely cd18 , not sure about the OPKs I took so while its possible I'm also 7-8dpo, probably not likely.

Do you have any relevant appointments upcoming? I have ANOTHER beta a week from Tuesdya. Its still not at zero like they want it to be so I have to go back.

QOTW: If you are having TTTC have you discussed how long you will try? (naturally, with help,) have you thought about adoption? We've been under the care of an RE since October 2011 and now that I've actually gotten pregnant and know that it can work for us, plus we have 4 frozen embryos, I'm not content in stopping to have our own bio baby just yet. I suppose if I had another pregnancy end so awfully we'd probably consider surrogacy first over adoption.

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?   Oh just that stupid non-negative beta of mine. Never ever did I think I'd see the day I was wishing for <1 that I had gotten from my first 4 IVF cycles.

schulme2

Where are you in your TTCAL journey? CD 36 just waiting for AF to show up. I don't want her to but know that it will.

Do you have any relevant appointments upcoming? Finally made an appt. with an RE. I kept telling myself "just wait and see if this time works" and the I obviously keep putting it off. So, April 30th hoping to get a plan!

QOTW: If you are having TTTC have you discussed how long you will try? (naturally, with help,) have you thought about adoption? We're still in our 20s and I will try until I feel like our family is done. I can't say complete because it will never be complete without Mary. Haven't ruled out adoption but still want more biological children.
Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? I hate that this has to be so difficult. I feel like EVERYONE else gets pregnant whenever they want (or don't even want) and then there's us... . Trying so hard to stay positive and not stress.

nohalo21

Where are you in your TTCAL journey?

Awaiting the all clear from the doc. OB says to try whenever but waiting to see what the MFM has to say.

Do you have any relevant appointments upcoming?
MFM preconception consult on Wednesday. I hope this puts DH's mind at ease. He is scared of moving forward. Once we get the MFM plan, my RE said to call him to schedule a consult.

QOTW: If you are having TTTC have you discussed how long you will try? (naturally, with help,) have you thought about adoption?

The plan was to start injectibles in January. Surprisingly I became pregnant in Nov. Personally I would like to start med cycles in the summer. My cycles are wacky due to PCOS. I feel like it will give us an advantage as to when I will O, not be stressed (as much), and offer extra monitoring. My husband is not so sure. He loves the RE. I'm hoping he comes around once we have our consult. 

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?   

I am all for trying again but having sex is the hurdle for me. I need to overcome this.

stefuge

***pregnancy test mentioned - not positive***


So, we technically are not TTCAL yet, not on doctors orders, but more for personal reasons, but I had an interesting moment this past week when I realized that I definitely do want to try again. So, my cycle this month has been weird. I've always had a very regular 28 day cycle, ovulate between days 14-16, and this month I am now on day 22 and still haven't seen a temp rise. So while talking to an IRL friend who is also TTC she asked if I could be pregnant. I totally didn't think so, AF had showed the cycle before right on time and normal, but you know, it could happen. So I took a test on Friday, just to be sure. And, it was weird. While waiting for the test, I was half hoping it would be positive and half hoping it wouldn't. I know we want to wait until August before trying, but it made me realize that if it had been positive I would have been so excited. So, yeah, that was good. Looking forward to joining you ladies soon (although hopefully by then you all will be PGAL and won't be here anymore anyway!).

bunnybun4

where are you in your ttcal journey? cd12 cycle 3 AL

do you have any relevant appts. upcoming?I had a montitoring US this morning that went really well.  everything is looking really good this cycle so I am happy.

QOTW:we've never really put a time frame on it...we've had two early losses after our late loss and I would think we still have a bunch of tries left in us.  Each loss is so different so I really don't know how I will feel until it happens.  Hopefully this will be it.  I wouldn't completely rule out adoption but I just think we have a lot more bridges we could cross before we go that route.

open topic:what's on your mind this week?  I feel like I am in a really good place right now.  for some reason I feel good about this cycle and not as stressed.  I also saw two bunnies this weekend (one on a run and the bunny didn't run away even though I was passing it on the street).  I am just so ready for a rainbow.

shandorfml2

good luck everyone!

MCH77

((BFP Warning))

Ladies... I got a BFP yesterday and today (9DPO/10DPO).  I'm in shock, I've had 3 losses, so I scared this could end up being my 4th.  I actually feel very guilty abut posting this here, as I know many of you ladies have been trying for a long time.  I will still be posting on this board for support (give/receive) and waiting for your BFP.  Thank you for all your support.  xoxoxo

erinel

MCH77 !  FX you have a sticky baby in there!

erinel

Where are you in your TTCAL journey? CD 10, first cycle after loss of my son

Do you have any relevant appointments upcoming? No.  Will go to my OB/GYN to get on Clomid if no success after three cycles

QOTW: If you are having TTTC have you discussed how long you will try? (naturally, with help,) have you thought about adoption? We will try for three cycles, then get help.  I have severe endometriosis, so time is of the essence.  We will try whatever it takes to get pregnant again, but hopefully little or no intervention is necessary.  Last time it took one year to get pregnant, but only one cycle on Clomid.  We have discussed adoption, but still haven't decided how we feel about it. 

 Open Topic. What is on your mind this week? I can't wait to be pregnant again.  I finally finished my first PP period, and am hopeful that we will get pregnant again quickly.  It has been less than two months since we lost Q, but I like the idea that he is going to help pick out a little brother or sister.

I'm afraid that when we do get pregnant again people will think I'm "fixed" and will start to forget about Q.  From the people I have talked to about it, though, no one seems to think that way, so I'm hoping that's true of everyone.

shandorfml2

Yay @MCH77‌ !!!! So hapoy for you. Im resustibg the urge. Tomorrow would be 9/10dpo for me. I didnt get a pos though until 13dpo with my daughter. Ill try and wait a bit more. Well see

Jellybean71514

Congrats @MCH77‌ ! That's wonderful news xo

diamante1181

Today is CD1, and will be starting injects in a few days. I'm nervous, yet at the same time I feel as though I'm just going through the motions. Idk why, perhaps because I already know the things that could happen, and the worst-case scenarios. I'm afraid to feel hope now, I suppose.

I have approx. 21K left for my max IF coverage, and I hope I won't get close to using it all before I get pregnant. Now I will be oop for my meds, and if this doesn't work I will have to wait to save up $ for the meds in future attempts.

Nothing really on my mind, just trying to get through this cycle.