---- 2IF Weekly Check-in (Dec 15) ----

sailorgal

Cycle Status:

QOTW: What are your resolutions or goals or hopes for 2015?

BookishMomma

Cycle status: CD6. AF is still in town. 

QOTW: What are your resolutions or goals or hopes for 2015? To get and, more importantly, STAY pregnant. Also to light a fire under my ass re: the book I'm working on that's due to my editor in 2015.

fuzzbumble

Waiting for period to start bcps

Goals for 2015: Have a healthy baby, transition DD to kindergarten (omg )

MoFree

I'm still on hold until my appointment with a new RE next month.
Resolutions and Goals: My #1 goal is to have another baby. Failing that, I hope to find some peace in being a family of three. I am also resolving to finish my grad school applications, to find something positive and to make some time for myself every day.

jen4ny

CD 10 of natural cycle. Going to schedule hysteroscopy to remove uterine polyp in Jan. Will start bcps next CD1 for this procedure. I know it is done all the time but it seems so counterproductive to me to start the bcp. 

My goals/hopesfor 2015- get pregnant, and start working out again. I have been such a slacker in the exercise department and I know it would help some of my stress if I started again. 

Frenchteachermama

CD 11. Follow up appt with RE scheduled for 1/5. Going to call practice this week to try to get a Feb FET plan.

QOTW: I'm with @BookishMomma‌ on getting pregnant and staying pregnant in 2015. Praying surgery solved the strange fluid problem and I can move forward. I would also like to not have a muffin top and be able to close my jeans without the help of a rubber band.

Jodee37

BookishMomma said:

Also to light a fire under my ass re: the book I'm working on that's due to my editor in 2015.

i JUST NOW figured out your sn. 

embarrassed it took me that long. just figured you loved to read. LOL. apparently i didn't take into account the multiple typewriters. DERP.

Jodee37

kikimo327 said:

or goals or hopes for 2015?  My goals are to finish my book, to get a contract for it (it's a boring academic book @bookishmomma). 

WAIT.. do we have TWO authors here?? #2IFischockfullofsmarties

Jodee37

CD: 5DPO. IVF cycle starts when AF rears her ugly Christmas head.

QOTW: my number one goal is to not drop out of school this year. it's been a big stressor on my life and juggling FT work and school and family and blah blah blah is fucking hard. there have been a handful of times i've told myself "fuck it" and wanted to quit. but looking back i'm 1/3 way done already, so i need to plod along. i just have ZERO motivation.

oh and have a baby. duh.

BookishMomma

Jodee37 said:

kikimo327 said:

or goals or hopes for 2015?  My goals are to finish my book, to get a contract for it (it's a boring academic book @bookishmomma). 

WAIT.. do we have TWO authors here?? #2IFischockfullofsmarties

@Jodee37 - @kikimo327 writes academic stuff. I make up stories in my head (novels). She's smart, I'm possibly crazy.

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ellebelle2384

Cycle Status: CD 4.  Meeting with RE on Wednesday to discuss IVF with PGD.  I'm going to ask for a HSG for sure since I've had some weird spotting throughout my cycles lately.  I'm also going to ask his opinion on one cycle of Femara to try and make a stronger O and then progesterone supplementation but I'm not sure if that will help for our case, just figure I have to ask since everything is totally OOP.

QOTW: My New Years resolution last year was to have a baby and that failed miserably so this year I just want to try and find peace with our TTC journey, no matter where it leads.

annibes

After O of last break/natural cycle before we try IUI.

Goals: Remodel the 2nd very dated bathroom so we can sell this place and get into our forever house. We said we would be here for maybe 5 years. December 31st will mark 8 years.

I'd like to get back to the envelope system for our money this year. Groceries, fun money, restaurant money, etc. I feel like we did really well on that and as soon as we got ahead, we gave it up and went back to old habits (except I rarely pick up coffee and a bagel for breakfast anymore, so I guess I picked up a good habit from it).

And of course, a baby. Everything else is negotiable, Santa.

pettycrocker

Cycle #WGAF. 

I am resolving to no longer hyper focus on TTC. I am resolving to "just relax and it'll happen". I am resolving to just live life in the present. 3+ years was long enough to spend obsessing on giving my kid a sibling. Now I am just going to obsess on making my kid laugh, and painting her toes whenever she asks. 

ellebelle2384

potatocastillo said:

I am resolving to no longer hyper focus on TTC. I am resolving to "just relax and it'll happen". I am resolving to just live life in the present. 3+ years was long enough to spend obsessing on giving my kid a sibling. Now I am just going to obsess on making my kid laugh, and painting her toes whenever she asks. 

((Hugs)) lady.  I love the bolded part.

lilmac2929

@potatocastillo‌ I think thats an awesome resolution. @ellebelle2384‌ I love the idea of finding peace.

My goal is to find balance. Between two jobs (three is TTC counts and I feel like it should), I want to make more time or things that after like friends and family and deepen relationships. And to save enough money for adoption if that's where our journey takes us.

Oh and CD 18. Actually O'd on day 13 this month naturally! Boohyah!!

Davie813

Transferred 3 blasts yesterday.  The only one advanced enough to grade was a 3BB, so I wasn't feeling that optimistic, but the RE swears they look great and did modify the original plan (to transfer 4 because I'm so oooooooolllllld) accordingly.  I'm also waiting to hear back about whether they can freeze any of the other embryos...

If I don't have a baby this year, my goal is to finally lose the "baby weight" I put on with DD.  I seriously weigh the same now as I did the week before I delivered her.  Not acceptable.

I'd prefer to just go ahead and have the baby, though.

Flamingemu

Hi guys! I have been MIA because work sucks. 

Status: 10 days post Estrogen/Progesterone. STill nothing. I call my Doc on Friday. Seriously, not even a spot of blood. I hold my breath everytime I wipe. This is ridiculous. 

QOTW: Find some peace with myself. This was a bad year. I have been beat up at work. Beat up with this IF crap, injuries requiring a lack of movement making me gain weight. I just am in a bad place with everything right now. My job is ending on 12/31 and I have been active the past couple weeks. So my 'resolution' is to just keep moving and do it better. 

pdxveg

Cycle status: 10dpiui.  BFN this morning so I am pretty sure I'm out this cycle.  

potatocastillo said: I am resolving to no longer hyper focus on TTC. I am resolving to "just relax and it'll happen". I am resolving to just live life in the present. 3+ years was long enough to spend obsessing on giving my kid a sibling. Now I am just going to obsess on making my kid laugh, and painting her toes whenever she asks. 

This.  I need to figure out how to get there.  I feel like I have lost so much of my DD's childhood because I have been so preoccupied with having another.  I also am going to start running again.  I keep finding excuses like not wanting to start in the TWW and then being too depressed to start when CD1 comes.  

STL34

Cycle Status:  I am on BCPs in preparation of an FET in January (although it looks like transfer will actually be in February). 

QOTW:  If it was in my control, my goal would be to have a baby in 2015.  However, we have one embryo to transfer via FET and if it doesn't work I have to come to terms that we are one and done.  I don't know how to do that.  I also need to lose weight and figure out my my career goals going forward.

sept14

CD 7.  This cycle is au naturale.  We may be done.  I really don't want to throw in the towel, but at the same time there is no reason to just hand our money over to the RE when there are no different options available and the treatments we have been doing were not successful.  

My hope is the same as it has been for the last 3 years...  to provide a sibling to my DS.  My second hope/dream/resolution is to accept the things I cannot change.  I need to find a way of accepting that we will be a family of 3 and DS will be an only child.

Flamingemu

Update - no period after finishing my meds 2 weeks ago. I just scheduled a monitoring appt for the morning. Woopdiedoo. 

phishgirl29

CD 3. No IUI this cycle. Apparently it's a no-no to cycle on Christmas. No biggie, more booze on NYE. Resolution: I need to calm down more and not stress about a sibling. If I were happy with my body it would be a different story but I'm not. I'm at the point now where I'm debating in saving for a fresh cycle or a tummy tuck. Hard choices ahead...

efhoping2010

Cycle Status: No update, feeling down

QOTW: Get to CC*RM and get pregnant, turning 38 in a few months and concerned my AMH and FSH are even lower than in 2013 when last tested.  Pay off debt especially student loan debt.  Maybe get a puppy.  Save up to build/buy a house.

Davie813

4dp5dt of 3 blasts.  Trigger finally out of system.  Feeling very sure this cycle was a failure.  Also, we had nothing to freeze.  Blah.

pdxveg

It's officially CD 1 Today. Awesome.

Davie813

I'm sorry, @pdxveg.

ellebelle2384

I'm sorry @pdxveg‌

phishgirl29

I'm so sorry @pdxveg‌.

Jodee37

Hang in there @Davie813‌ ! It's hard to feel confident but those embies need you to root for them!

I'm so sorry @pdxveg‌

jen4ny

I'm sorry @pdxveg‌

CeCe8579

I'm on Cycle #31, CD2. Heading to my new RE on the 29th for another ultrasound to check lining and cysts, reviewing blook work and to discuss a new plan of action. EH's testosterone has gone up some with treatments. Still need it to go up more ideally. We are looking at at least 90 days for our approved foster/adoption licensure to be completed. We're trying to enjoy the holidays for now. I want to love this time of year again!

QOTW: Working to make my family bond stronger. Letting my DD follow her dream of taking both dance and cheer even if I go insane, haha! Going on more dates with my hubby, cuddling with my pups more and talking better care of myself in all ways! I also would love to have a baby, of course!

Here's to 2015!