New Here - First Post! :)
pekaboosmiles
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Hello everyone!
I have been lurking for a couple days, anxiously waiting for the opportunity to introduce myself. This seems like such a supportive community and I’m excited to be a part of it!
I’m 35 (will be 36 in December) and DH is 34 (will be 35 in December). We’ve been together for 5 years (married for two) - and we’ve always known we wanted to start a family someday. We’ve literally been talking about it since our 3rd date! That's normal, right?! Haha. We had originally planned to start trying immediately after the wedding, but so much started to happen - his grandfather passed away, his father had a heart transplant, and then he got laid off at work - there was so much stress that it just felt like it wasn’t the right time. I’ve always been a worrier, and eventually, I started getting freaked out that our chance may be slipping away. This summer, after talking it over, DH and I decided that while life isn’t perfect right now, we didn’t want to wait any longer to start trying.
So we've been TTC for about 2 months now with no luck. I’ve been using an OPK, but last month all I got was the flashing smiley face - what’s up with that?! I’ve recently decided to start temping as well (I ordered a basal thermometer on Thursday) - so we will see how that goes. To be honest, I’m a little overwhelmed, it seems so confusing.
Like I said, I’m a worrier so I’m really looking forward to getting to know people on here and to be able to chat about all of this.
I hope this into message is okay - I tried learning the lingo before posting, but that list is LONG! Haha. Hope to talk to all of you soon!
Re: New Here - First Post! :)
Also, my H and I talked about having kids on our first date. Haha we had both dated so much we knew not to waste our time and got all of the "big" topics out of the way right away: family, money, politics, religion, health.
Good luck!
Married 5/30/15
TTC #1 June 2015
BFP #1 9/28/15, EDD 6/10/16. DS born 5/23/16!
TTC #2 May 2017
BFP #2 m/c 11/18/17 5w5d
BFP #3 12/17/17 EDD 8/25/18. It's a boy!
San Diego, CA
TTC #1 since June 2015
Prior D&C due to blighted ovum 2003
Anyway. Good luck and welcome to the board. This is a great and really supportive group. It's great to have a place in the world where there is no such thing as "obsessing too much" or "TMI." Everything is fair game!
San Diego, CA
TTC #1 since June 2015
Prior D&C due to blighted ovum 2003
Being a worrier myself, I found reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility really interesting and eye opening. I learned lots of things I didn't know and knowledge helps me worry less. I don't like OPKs because, on their own, they don't do much for me. They show a surge in LH, but that can happen multiple times a cycle. I pretty much rely on temping and charting to know what's going on in my body. It's been good, because I found out that I ovulate later than I thought!
Anyways ... I'm chatty this morning. Just felt like sharing a bit of my experience. Welcome and good luck!!
You get the hang of OPKs in time. When you're getting close to when you think you'll be surging, you might want to use them 2-3 times a day, because the peak surge doesn't happen for very long. I also strongly encourage temping, because that tells you so much about your body.
7 IUIs, 7 BFNs.
2 IVF attempts, both cancelled and converted to IUI, both BFNs.
Decided that my tired old ovaries are ready to retire.
Next step- reciprocal IVF, using my wife's eggs, my uterus!
fresh 5 day transfer (2 embryos) 4/17/17- BFP!
Identical twins "due" 1/2/17 (but anticipated arrival sometime December)