CHECK IN 12/31

CML11

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1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.


2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?


3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?


4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?



Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.

CML11

1 CML11 from NH

2. How long have you been TTC?

TTC # 1 Since Feb 2013,
seeing an RE since Feb 2014 with 1 loss

3. What are you doing this cycle?

IVF injections Gonal F and Lupron 2x/day, Exercise, pre-natals, Vitamin D, Ubiquinol, acupuncture, organic pomegranate juice and eating healthy. Eliminated caffeine, alcohol, herbal teas, and as nitrate free as possible

4. Where are you in your cycle?
CD11, I haven retrieval set for 1//3 (Saturday!)

5. How do you feel about this cycle?
So far I seem to be responding to the MicroFlare protocol. So over this IVF crap! I'm excited for it to be over

QOTW:
In New England it's tradition to eat Chinese food. I have no idea why or when it started, but the good places will be on a 4+ hour wait. We will put our name in for take out several days prior to get a dinner pick up time.

wannabmama23

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
Wannabmama23 MA

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? TTC #1, about 5 mo


3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? Just the basics, temping.


4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
WTO

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
I'm determined to make this cycle one where if we don't get KU, it's not for lack of trying!! My FW is right now through the weekend, probably, so I'm jumping DH as much as possible ha!

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?
@CML11‌ I didn't know the Chinese food thing was a NE tradition! I moved here about 5 years ago and just thought my friends who usually host got it bc it was easy...but now I've learned that everyone does it! We are putting in our order now!

Usually my friends have a little NYE party but they are out if town this year, so it will just be DH and I on the couch with the puppies this year (which sounds heavenly)!


Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.

boymamaco

I don't usually check in here but should start as id like to be more active here. My attendance is spotty at best!

1. Lucyspeople , CO


2. TTC#2 4 months


3. Charting, temping, opks. Trying to finish all requirements for the RE.


4. Waiting to O (cd12)

5. This will be our last cycle on our own so hopeful but just want to get the timing right so that I can know we gave it our all.

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?
None! Staying in and having friends over. Should be a mellow night.

meredithcarole

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
Meredith from FL

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC #1 since November 2013.  One loss in March.

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? 
I am temping/charting to get back into the swing of things.  

Funny side note, the dog has learned that the beep from my thermometer means I'm awake so now every morning as soon as it beeps she jumps up to snuggle with me.

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
CD 13, so waiting to O.  I am benched though and am not even released for general "sexual activity" poet-surgery until this weekend so there will be no 2WW for a couple of months.  

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
I have egg white mucus in abundance (yep, you wanted to know that didn't you) which is kind of a piss off because I haven't had it like this since June.

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?

Drinking bubbly of some sort at midnight is about it.  I got a bunch of snacky foods (making spinach dip, put together an antipasto plate, making wings, and chocolate chip orange cookies) so we can pig out.  It's just H and I tonight.  

kindershlitz

1. Kindershlitz/MI
2. TTC #2 this will be 17 or 18 cycle? I'm starting to lose track
3. Everything will be in new year full swing next week. Follow up with E, then follow up with RE, appt for IUI 'practice run' to get measurements and injection 'class'. Not sure which of those I'm dreading more.
4. CD 8. This will be our last cycle natural try before procedure it looks like
5. Haha. Right now trying to schedule DH's work trip to India around fertile times.
QOTW. No traditions or plans. I don't remember the last time I was up until midnight- pretty much super lame. But I love the Rose Parade and football this week/weekend

Shout outs to everyone for 2015 BFPs!

dolphin012

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.

Dolphin012 from California

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?

TTC #1 since november 2012 (although only about 15 cycles)


3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? 

We are trying naturally this cycle due to the holidays. Decided to focus on family and holiday activities this time. We have a consult with a new RE at a better clinic next tuesday. 

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?

2ww - 6dpo. Don't test when trying naturally. 

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)

Always hopeful.... 

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?

No, not a big NYE person. However, i do love New Year's day and love to go on a nice long run. 

Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.

Hope everyone has a happy new year!

vh2014

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
vh2014

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
since Nov 2013 #1 for him #3 for me

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? 
Vitex, CoQ10, Prenatals, Vitamin D... Charting, OPK 

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
CD 97, possibly (though doubtedly 8DPO) BFN this morning so DH wouldn't be concerned about me drinking tonight so nope, no symptoms.  Happily on Day 8 of negative OPKs and temps leveling out so thinking I am really waiting to O not past O... but hard to tell since hormones were out of whack and temps were all over the place so no idea what coverline would have been. 
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)

Hopeful to get things on track again.  Seeing an RE on the 15th.. looking forward to that, but a little anxious to. 

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?  nope.  We've been doing small groups of friends for the last several years. Has been awesome.

KirstenAlecia

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.

Kirsten from CA


2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?

Way over a year of trying but not charting........3 years NPNT

#2 for me #1 of H


3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? 

If I could find my BBT I would start getting in the habit of tempting...grrr. Taking Prenatals and Vitamin D


4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?

MC is still wreaking havoc on my body.......still bleeding.....REALLY REALLY ready for that to be done. 

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Benched to Im oblivious. 

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?

Normally the whole Family hangs out at my In-Laws house and we play games and have fun and there is plenty of drinking. We all spend the night there and then spend New Years Day recovering, napping, watching movies and snacking on all kinds of yummy stuff my MIL prepares.....this year is the first year its not happening. We will probably go to friends house for a bit but get home before midnight and keep it low key. 



Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.

CML11

@wannabmama23‌ lol, I don't know how it started, but it's the only region that seems to all participate and keep this going. I'm trying to convince MH that we should do PF Changs because it's my favorite and amazing!

wannabmama23

@CML11‌ we ordered at 4pm and the estimated delivery is 9:30...luckily we made nacho snack to tide us over!

suziq1978

1.  suziq1978, central il

2.  ttc#4, 4th cycle

3.  temping and charting

4.  2ww, 6 dpo, trying not to symptom spot

5.  hopeful.  our timing was pretty good this cycle

no nye traditions.  dh had to work til midnight so i hung out at my parents.

hoping everyone has success in the new year!!

Ally1177

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.

Ally - New York 

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?

TTC #1 since January 2014

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? 

Wonfo OPK, temping, just bought Pre-Seed

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww? 

Waiting to O

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)

I'm hopeful if I can get my DH to freaking do the deed...UGH...add frustrated to how I feel!

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?

I love staying in and watching Anderson Cooper & Kathy Griffin. It doesn't matter what kind of horrible day I'm having, Anderson Cooper's giggle can cure it!

Astoria1587

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
Astoria1587, WA


2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
Ttc #2, 6 months

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? OpKs for us.

4. In the 2ww

5. The whole house just got a cold so I feel very negative right now.

5. We have this tradition of writing down in a journal what we think will happen in the new year and then we go back and see how many we get right. We usually only write things we are pretty sure are going to happen. Amazingly we always get more wrong than right.

flyliceandcoffee

A day late, but oh well

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
flyliceandcoffee - CO

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC#2 since June, 1 loss

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? 
Just keeping track of all the things, as usual

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
Waiting for AF to take a hike. Today is CD5 so I'll start opks again soon.

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)

No strong feelings one way or another. After what was mostly likely a chemical pregnancy last cycle, I'm a little disappointed and kind of nervous that it won't actually happen for us.

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?

Heh, we used to go to home to Hawaii, go out to dinner with my parents and my aunty and uncle, and then go to my friends house to play fireworks. But these last two years, our new tradition is pass out somewhere around 10 and sleep right on through midnight. hahahaha. We're lame now.

Just wanted to say thanks to all of you and good luck for the new year. I have high hopes for all of us this year.

@CML11, I had never realized Chinese food was such a big NYE thing on the mainland until last night. We actually picked up Chinese food because it sounded good and that was the most crowded I've EVER seen our local Chinese food joint. Usually there's 1-2 people in there when we go get our food. Last night the entire place (it's not very big) was packed with like 20 people waiting to order. 

nd613

1. Nicole from New York 

2. TTC #1 since May 2014. 

3. We are in the care of an RE and doing our first IUI this month.

 

4. Finished 5 days of Letrozole and monitored yesterday (day 8-- RE office closed for NYD and last month I o'ed early so they brought me in early this time). Had two 14mm follies (still trying to figure out what all of this means). Going back tomorrow for more monitoring and hopefully, they will trigger me and IUI happens on Saturday. 

5. I am happy that we are finally able to get an IUI in and we are slightly more educated on the timing of things. Keeping my fingers crossed. 

QOTW: Usually we go out for NYE but decided to stay at home this year. One of my single friends came over and hung out with us. Fun night.

emsmama15

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
Heather, MN

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
Stopped breastfeeding in March, started TTC#2 in July when period returned.  Had some delays and bumps in the road so we're on our 3rd medicated cycle.

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? 
Femara CD3-7, Menopur CD9, Ovidrel trigger CD10, IUI #1 (yikes!) CD12 (TOMORROW)!!

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
CD11, Waiting to O, triggered last night!

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
I'm eternally hopeful.  I feel like 2015 is our year!!  I just can't imagine we're not going to get pregnant soon.  I'm feeling good about moving on to IUI because my hubby was having some issues with the prescribed sex.  I feel so bad for him, but his frustration wasn't helping my attitude either.  With my diagnosis and no known MFI, IUI will only increase our odds a few percentage points, but I think it's helped to take the pressure off my hubby, so I'm all for it.  

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?

We usually order food from a restaurant (Indian last night) - since our daughter was born, at least (used to go out) so it's a little special but we don't usually make it to midnight.    We're lame too, @flyliceandcoffee!!

@nd613, I'm having my first IUI tomorrow!!  Fingers crossed for beginner's luck for both of us!!

dukegirlsc

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. jksaintsing SC


2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? TTC 4 months 1 loss


3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? Letrozole, Gonal-F, Pregnyl trigger and IUI


4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww? CD 10 monitoring u/s and labs tomorrow

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) I'm hopeful but after last month I'm very anxious as well

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions? I'm a little late for this, lately at our house it has been college football on New Year's Eve, we didn't even have drinks this year!



Best of luck to everyone, especially @nd613 and @emsmama15‌ on your IUI's...hopefully I'm right behind you! And also I conceived on my first IUI so beginners luck happens!!

sonpetitlapin

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.

Melissa Fl

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?

Cycle 5 for our #1

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? 

Good ole BD and hope timing will be decent this cycle.

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?

Waiting for O.  I should be O mid next week.  Right in the middle of intense Year End close.  So I am not sure if I will have the energy for timing.  

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)

See above.  Not o hopeful.

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?

Last couple years had sucked due to major life changing events.  This year it was the start to a new tradition. Bringing it in with my partner in crime, best friend, and love of my life.  It was nice, we went to friends and then hit the casino for a couple of hours.


Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.

@CML11 Good luck this weekend with the retrieval. 

bookworm40

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.

cupcakegal930 (Joanne), Long Island


2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC#1 for a year this month

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? 
Seeing an RE, IUI#1 was on 12/23

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
VERY end of 2WW CD 30, 11dpIUI

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)

Was feeling hopeful but now I'm just feeling my PMS symptoms with a few new bonus symptoms thrown in the mix! 

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?

None at all... we spent it at my cousins.. was in bed by 12:20 

CML11

@sonpetitlapin‌ thanks! I'm so anxious about it!
I love casinos! Roulette is my game!

kelley72

I'm  going freestyle, hope it doesn't bother anyone too much!

Kelley in GA

ttc #2 with dh, my 6  I'm in my 9th cycle

have no clue where I am in cycle... it's kind of funny, don't know if I've O'd or not due to NTNP this current cycle and still not sure what we will do next, no plans for RE intervention (due to finances not desire)

We had Chinese takeout on the 31st too. 

Best wishes to those with upcoming apts and procedures!  Here's to hoping this board is empty this year... or at least we have all moved on!

 @Cupcakegal930  When will you test/ have beta draw?

@cml11 Best wishes for Saturday!!  @emsmamma15  Hope all went/goes swimmingly today!

bookworm40

@kelley72 RE said to come in on the 6th if no AF before than, it's due to arrive tomorrow so if nothing than I will test myself tomorrow morning.. 

sonpetitlapin

@CML11 I am sure it will go great!  

They don't have roulette at the casino in Tampa.  We have a little system that works pretty good with slots.  SO loves Black Jack.  I enjoy it as well.  I do real well with Baccarat.  I get a real good vibe on the cards and my percentage to win is very high. 

emsmama15

UPDATE on IUI #1:  It's done!  It went really well.  We had four potential follicles on last ultrasound which my RE NP was happy about - since I'm 40, she was completely comfortable with this, as was I.  My hubby's numbers were AWESOME this morning, even after doing it the old-fashioned way on Wednesday night (which also went well, unlike our recent attempts at baby making sex).  I'm cramping like crazy, so I'm assuming I'm ovulating.  My birthday is Dec 15th so I tend to use the numbers 1215 for a lot of things - my email address has this number set, other usernames, etc.  Today is 1-2-15, which I realized this morning - also made me feel good (silly, but whatever).  And my acupuncturist came in on her day off to give me a little implantation boost/anxiety decrease after my IUI - every little bit helps.

All in all, I'm just feeling really positive today!!  Now, the darn two week wait....

emsmama15

@CML11, good luck tomorrow!

dukegirlsc

@emsmama15, I'm so glad it went well today! We share a birthday and I love the way the numbers worked out for you (it never hurts!)

@CML11 good luck to you tomorrow!

I had my follow up today, 4 follicles over 11 (3 on the right, 1 on the left--it's should be the right ovary's turn this month) gonal-f injections this weekend (and acupuncture) and back in for u/s labs Monday morning! I'm hoping to hang onto the 3 on the right, my RE doesn't like to do IUI with more than 3 follicles (although I'd be totally ok with 4!)

Sorry for all the ()

Peaseblossom55

I also post on TTGP, so I hope it's ok to post here too if not. Please let me know!

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
Peaseblossom55 from NJ

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
since mid Nov TTC#1

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?

It's still my first cycle, first cycle off BCP. I'm charting/temp, using OPK's. 


4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?

CD47, not sure I even ovulated, I had 5 days straight of just spotting last weekend.

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) No clue none.  I just want to start a new cycle........

QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions? No we really don't I usually have to work NYE.

Teenie16

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
Christina in CA
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC #1 since December 2013
3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? 
Supposed to be doing IUI #1 this cycle. New Years might mess with the timing... I go in on Monday to see where we're at.... Fingers crossed I don't O first! 
4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
CD10... waiting to O
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Apprehensive.... I want to be hopeful
QOTW: Do you have any NYE traditions?

This is OUR 3rd and they've all been extremely different. 

1st was 3 parties and got home around 4am. Last year we went to Times Square in NYC and this year we stayed home and got Chinese take out and watched the ball drop on TV with our furry boys. Maybe someday we'll have a tradition. HAHA.

@emsmama15, Glad it went well today

@CML11, @nd613, @emsmama15 Fingers crossed for tomorrow

@Cupcakegal930 let us know what the test says tomorrow. FX

@dukegirlsc Fingers crossed for you too!

nd613

Thanks everyone for your good wishes! I triggered yesterday morning and the IUI was done this morning. DHs sample was great at 51 million. I had two mature follies, estrogen level of 491 and what the nurse described as a "really good lining". She was very optimistic about everything. 

It didn't hurt any more than a routine Pap smear and took only a couple minutes. Now I am just taking it easy for a couple days (had to cancel my HIIT class for tomorrow) which is not horrible since it is snowing here today. 

Let the TWW commence!

@emsmama glad everything went well for you!

@teenie15 and @dukegirlsc good luck on Monday! 

@cml11 hope everything went well today!! 

FX for everyone in TWW

URMySunshine77

1. URMySunshine77 from Northern California

2. TTC#2 for nine months, eight cycles

3. Temping, reduced caffeine, acupuncture sometimes, hopefully OPKs (Forgot to order more Wondfos while traveling. I'll have to see what they have at Walgreens this weekend.)

4. WTO. I expect to O on Thursday.

5. I feel hopeful; although, I'm kind of irritated that my FW wasn't during the holiday break. I think that DH is going to get hit hard with work and late nights this coming week.

(child mentioned below)

QOTW: We don't have any NYE traditions. This year DH and I took a quick trip (without the toddler) to Austin, TX. Drinking didn't really appeal to us that night, so we had a sushi dinner and watched the midnight fireworks from our hotel room. 

Good luck to everyone and extra fingers and toes crossed for all of you who just completed IUIs! Please keep us updated!