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IrisPetals
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Hi there, newbie intro
IrisPetals
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I'm Tiffiny, hitting 30 in Nov, DH will be a young 26 in Aug. Got married 2/14/2014, but been together 4 yrs. We've both always wanted kids, but were initially waiting til our 1yr anniversary for babies. However, shortly after the wedding I started seeing babies & pregnant women EVERYWHERE. It was making me so distraught I'd burst out in tears. I'm a massage therapist & I do prenatal massage, so it's really hard to swallow those tears while you're working on a pregnant lady. We had a good talk & decided, what the hell, no more waiting. Our finances aren't the best, but stable enough. We live in a small 1bdrm apt, but I've already been in nesting mode to make room. We're keeping TTC hush - some of our family are judgmental & love to tell us what they think is best for us (wait a few years, what's the rush, you're too young, etc. you get what I mean)
So here I am. Joining this board b/c I'm looking for support & people in the TTC process as well. I'm actually on another website too, but their TTC board gets alot of those annoying "am I pregnant" "I'm feeling this symptom, I must be pregnant" type of crap. The ones that you want to yell "it's F-ing progesterone, look it up!". Which brings me to say, I will not be one of those newbies asking all the annoying basic "google it" type of questions. I've been lurking a bit & I see you ladies get annoyed by those. I am huge on researching things myself, I've already looked over the newbie blog. So if I do ask a question, it's because I legitimately don't know/can't find a good enough answer. Also, I'm a talker, so I might post just to talk more than ask questions - I hope that's ok.
Oh yeah, so about my journey:
TTC#1. Went off BC in April. Been lucky to have regular length of cycles so far, although AF herself has been short & light. I've read that's normal post-BC, so I'm not freaking out. Cycle #1, +opk cd17, cycle #2 +opk cd13, and cycle #3 I'm currently on cd8. I'm not temping yet, so I have no clue if I'm actually ovulating. BC had me vaginally dry all the time, so I've been taking FertileCM supplement & I'm now getting EWCM for the 1st time in years! I'm also taking GNC green prenatals & DHA 600. I also take B6 100 during TWW - I either experience low progesterone or just really sensitive to the symptoms. But I feel if all during TWW, I'm talking the cramps, bloating, gassy, headaches, fatigue, mid-cycle bleeding, etc. All of it. So last cycle was 1st time taking B6, & it actually calmed down alot of those symptoms. I'm overweight, so I understand that might have an affect on my fertility. I do watch my portion/calorie intake, & try to exercise 2/3x a week. I had my annual back in Dec, & I'm pretty healthy. Blood pressure, heart rate, blood sugar, cholesterol, etc, all of it perfect ranges. Doctor was actually surprised my weight seemed to have no effect on my health, so I'm hoping my weight wont create fertility issues. We shall see.
Anyways, sorry this is so long, I told you I'm a talker haha. Thanks in advance for any advice/support you ladies offer.
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Re: Hi there, newbie intro
Proudly on the dark side
3 failed IUI cycles
Oct '15 - IVF 1 - 10R, 3M, 0F
Sept '16 - IVF - 12R, 11M, 5F and 3 perfect day 5 blasts - MMC 7w5d
Jan '17 - FET 1 - BFP, EDD 10/14
Definitely check it out. I started taking cd6 in my 2nd cycle, & at first it didn't seem to do anything, until boom all the sudden I notice ewcm, same day I got +opk too. It stuck around for only 2 days, then showed up again in TWW. But I read that's due to a secondary estrogen surge. Already cd8 of cycle 3, I just got some more ewcm, but mostly creamy. So it's definitely working.
DD: 10 (born August 2004)
Married 03/01/14
TTC#2
BFP: 05/17/2014 EDD: 1/25/15 MMC: 06/30/2014