Weekly check-in - Oct 14

dolphin012

This check in is for anyone on this board to participate in and will occur every Wednesday. If you are new here and haven't made a separate intro on the main board please do so before checking in so we can "meet" you! It's easy to do just click the new discussion button in the top right and post away. 

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? 

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

QOTW: If you had to choose.... Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas..what is your favorite and why?

PattersRN

1. PattersRN, OR
2. Second month of trying this go-around, tried unsuccessfully several years ago for 8 months with ex-husband. TTC #1
3. Temping, OPKs, Pregnitude
4. I think I ovulated yesterday
5. Hopeful, but I'm settling in with the fact that this may take awhile.
6. It's a tie between thanksgiving and Christmas, I'm not a huge Halloween person. I love being able to get together with family, have time away from work, and eat food.

thistle8677

1. thistle8677 in Oregon

2. TTC #5 (#1 for fiancé) actively since August 2014. Recurrent loss.

3. Charting/temping, prenatals, coq10, liquid fish oil, mucinex, green tea, maya abdominal massage (self administered), swimming, positive thought (trying that one really hard right now.)

4. 9dpo today. Temp drop & BFN.


5. I have no feelings about TTC right now. I'm numb from this month.

*living child mentioned
QOTW: Halloween Has always been a favorite and is one of my dd's birthday, so that's special for sure.
I do love Thanksgiving equally. Something about staying home and cooking a feast and taking the time to connect with your loved ones. (I do however feel like it's an insulting holiday to Native Americans.)
*so much for the positive thoughts I'm slipping down the rabbit hole :-S

Whiggrrl65

1. Whiggrll65 from East Coast

2. TTC #1 since August 2014

3. Looks like I'll be starting back up with injectibles this cycle (Bravelle). If no cysts, we are going full steam ahead with 5th IUI cycle. If this doesn't work, I am taking a break over the holidays and will switch doctors next year.

4. Looks like AF is here so CD 1.

5. I am trying to get my head straight to try and stay positive. But I'm so hormonal right now and I really think it has to do with all the damn drugs I've been putting in my body since May. I truly need a break but hoping this next cycle works so I don't need to take a break. Also looking into acupuncture which I think I might start doing.

QOTW: it's a tie between thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving was my late father's favorite holiday so I really enjoy the day and try to honor him. But Christmas is just so fun and festive. I love them both.

agriffin92013

Amanda from South Carolina

TTC #1 over 2 yrs

Last IUI.  Took the last of femara yesterday

I'm on CD 8 go monday for follicle scan

Not sure how I feel about this cycle.  This is the last IUI and unless the Dr will let us go back to meds and TI it will be the end. 

QOTW: I would have to say Thanksgiving.  We started a new tradition 2 years ago that we go camping Thanksgiving weekend

jilligan14

1. Jill from NC

2. TTC #1, not preventing since 11/12, actively trying since 8/14 (two losses in 2014)

3. OPKs (Wondfo), temping, prenatals, evening primrose oil, CoQ10, probiotics, Vit D, fish oil, Myo-inositol, D-Chiro-Inositol, cayenne, flaxseed oil, Vitex & licorice (CD3-9). Also some nasty herbal concoction twice a day from the acupuncturist. Still going strong with the no carb/no sweets diet. Just started cabergoline to bring down my high prolactin levels.

4. CD18, still waiting to O...

5. This is my last natural cycle before moving on to Letrozole (Femara) and the trigger shot (Ovidrel). I'm nervous about attempting a medicated cycle but am so tired of all this waiting and O'ing so late (my RE says that O'ing late means poor egg quality - not sure if that's true or not but I definitely would like to O earlier). The Wondfo line was getting close this morning and I really hope I get a +OPK either tomorrow or Friday morning because I really can't take the OPK tests camping (there will only be those tiny, smelly, crammed port-a-potties and I refuse to try to pee on a stick or a cup in them and wait a full 5 minutes for the test to register). If I don't get a +OPK by Friday, then H and I will have to find some way to get a BD in over the weekend since we're sharing a big tent with 3 other people. Either a private car trip to "town" for supplies (aka doing it in the car somewhere in the woods like teenagers) or having everyone go off on a hike and staying behind (which might be way more suspicious). We're going to be in the mountains too, which means it's going to be VERY cold (which I assume will mess with my temps?). Oh, and there's explaining the whole process of temping to everyone too (and I wake up early to do it, so am afraid everyone will be mad at the beeping). Maybe I should just skip on temping as well? H and I could bring a separate tent, but we've already planned on all being together and my 14-year-old second cousin is coming along too and I really don't want to disappoint her by sleeping in a separate tent. #TTCstruggles

I love Christmas! Especially when we can be somewhere where it snows. All the food, the people, the presents, I love it all.

Good luck everyone! I'll be without internet from Friday-Monday so I really hope there are some BFP's waiting for me when I get back!

happyktmom

1. happyktmom from VA

2. TTC#2 since 4/14

3. This month has just been PNV's, CoQ10 for myself and DH, Metformin, TI, temping and charting.  I did my Progesterone reset for 2 months and think that's why I gained over 10lbs!!  So PIZZZZED  I also stopped taking Vitex as that was a side effect as well.

4. CD13.  So far everything is going splendid!  BD CD10 and CD12 - going to keep going every other day as long as I can.  Travelling CD15-19 and will be sharing a room with DD so I'm hoping to O soon!!

5. I'm really curious to see if my special progesterone reset plan worked. I've been feeling lots of pangs and twangs in my lower abdomen and thinking I'm revving up to ovulate any moment now.  I try to be super in tune with my body.  I am definitely getting anxious.  We have already said if it doesn't happen this cycle, I will try Femara for 2 or 3 cycles and then we're NTNP. 

QOTW: Gosh, I love all but I would definitely have to say Christmas.  Everything about Christmas - family, relaxing with family, FOOD, presents, FOOD!!! HAHA

Piperella

1. Laura from Virginia 

2. TTC #1 for over 6 years.

3. Well I did 100mg of Clomid and was going to do IUI.  IUI is now cancelled due to cornual polyp in right tube. RE suggested we move to IVF next month.  I'm still using the clear blue digital monitor to track peak in LH. 

4. CD9 waiting to ovulate...  2 follicles on left side were 12mm and 14mm today. 

5. Well I've given up this cycle, so I'm concentrating all efforts in preparing for IVF next cycle.  Don't get me wrong ladies, I was sad and angry, but am feeling hopeful now with IVF.  I like being hopeful.

QOTW: Why such difficult questions, haha!  I like Halloween because DH and I both dress up, we dress up our dogs, and we all sit outside on our porch waiting for trick or treaters.  This year I'm going as Disgust from Inside Out and DH is Captain America.  Not sure what the dogs will be yet.  I love Thanksgiving and Christmas because of being able to spend time with family, but love seeing little kids all dressed up on Halloween.

emsmama15

1. Heather, MN

2. TTC #2 for 17 months

3. All the supplements (CoQ10, Myo-inositol, PNV, Herbs from acupuncturist, 6 grams/day Fish oil, B-complex, Vit D), Acupuncture, Reiki, Mayan Abdominal Massage self-care.  I was going to do a vaginal steam, but I was out of town, so I think I may do it prior to next cycle!  Losing 9 more pounds, hopefully!  Oh, and we're just trying the old fashioned way - last shot before I start BCPs for IVF #1.  

4. CD13, WTO.  If it's going to happen on time, it'll happen this weekend or Monday.  If not, I have to take Provera to induce AF in order to start BCPs.  

5. Not very hopeful but it's always possible!  I'm focusing more on weight loss right now.  

I LOVE Christmas.  It's my favorite.  Probably because my birthday is in December too, so I just love the whole season.  I love decorating and seeing family and buying presents.    

bgf1

1. Barb, ON, Canada 2.TTC number 3 for 12 months 3. Prenatals and charting, and dropping to one cup of coffee/day 4. 2WW, would like to not test but will likely test the morning of Day 30, as we are headed to a Halloween party that night 5. After feeling convinced that this was the month the last two months, trying to let go of any expectations this time around. 6. In recent years Christmas but I've always loved Halloween

pumaprnc7

1. Esmith, KY

2. TTC #1 since 2010

3. Femara, Gonal-F, and Ovidrel trigger

4. Waiting for AF, just had BFN on first IUI

5. Not sure, I'm tired of always being disappointed at BFNs, But hopeful still!

I love all three, they mean family, fun and warmth to me.  If I have to choose I'd say Thanksgiving just because its the only time the extended family still attempts to get together. 

SLGILL1978

Slgill - Kansas

TTC #2 - September was our first month to start consistently trying. Since January we were hit and miss some months

Used and Ovulation kit and/or tracker this month

I'm just waiting.... I ovulate two weeks ago, aunt flo is not due for another week

Anxious, not sure what to expect

*Thanksgiving - every year our family goes to my mom's. It's the only time of the year when a majority of the entire family is together. We stuff ourselves silly and catch up. My mom, cousins, aunts do some Black Friday shopping as well. It's become a tradition. 

ladeuce13

1. ladeuce13 (formerly kaydeeaye) from BC, Canada

2. TTC#1 for 13 months

3. Charting/temping, cm, cp, HIO EOD, acupuncture, did blood work this month, so far, normal

4. Pretty sure I'm 3DPO, but need to confirm that

5. Not sure how I feel . .  .our timing has been good but I'm tired of getting my hopes up. I guess we'll see in a few weeks.

QOTW: If you had to choose....  Halloween, Thanksgiving, or Christmas..what is your favorite and why?

As much as I love Christmas, I'd have to pick Thanksgiving because of spending time with family, and it's so much less commercial (I'm in Canada, so Black Friday doesn't enter into it)

Jenniferk08

1- Jennifer from NY
2- TTC #2 for a year now.
3- OPK, charting.
4- cd 6.
5- I'm giving up on hope right now. I really thought last month was promising.

QOTW- this is a tough one. I love all three. Halloween for the costumes and my love of horror. Thanksgiving because of the good food and family. Christmas the lights and the kindness.
I can't pick one.

1inthehopper

1inthehopper

TTC #2- 3rd cycle

Prenatals, OPKs

CD #14-WTO. After much debate and fretting I have benched myself for the month. My parents booked a Disney cruise for hubby, DD and myself for Dec, booked before we decided to try for #2. If I had gotten pregnant the first 2 cycles I would have been in 2nd tri at cruise time (can't cruise if 24 weeks or more) If I get pregnant this month though I'd be 9-10 weeks on the cruise. I am prone to motion sickness and had horrible morning sickness with DD until few weeks into 2nd tri... So after discussing risks, options with my dr last week decided to take a break this month. This is a really special trip for my parents and my DD and I want to be able to have the experience with her. Just uneasy though still thinking hey I'm not 24 and have all the time in the world anymore. Will decide whether or not to try next month or not- if I got pregnant then I'd only be 5-6 weeks on cruise hopefully before morning sickness would kick in. We will see. Anyway, now strangely enough I'm still doing OPKs not only to keep tracking my cycles but to not get pregnant this month....seems bizarre after trying for couple months.

Love Thanksgiving for the food and family and it just seems less stressful than Christmas for some reason- plus 4 day weekend

dolphin012

dolphin012 from CA

ttc #1 for a while

Preparing for FET in november. Currently on OCPs; start leuprolide acetate tomorrow. 

Hopeful for our transfer. Although still a little ways off, so also enjoying a little bit of break from all the ttc stress while in the ovary suppression stage. 

Thanksgiving is my fav from a pure holiday perspective. However, Christmas is when my whole family gathers and we have a lot of traditions around christmas. So from that perspective it is my favorite. 

@jilligan14 -- have a great camping trip and fun in the woods!    

@emsmama15 - hoping you O this weekend. 

I am taking a small vacation this weekend into next week, too. I will be out of internet range so wishing everyone luck over the next few days and hoping to return to a bfp or two! Check-in next wednesday will likely be on the later side after i get home. Have a great weekend everyone!!

Sporty1216

Sporty1216 from NE

TTC #2 for 9 cycles

Continuing with prenatals & OPKs

CD 2. Still feeling sad that I wasn't pregnant. Again. But trying to move forward. Helped by the fact that I'm with all of my family in CA. But that's also hard because LO is having so much fun w his cousins it makes me want a sibling for him even more (if that's possible)!

Hopeful that this cycle will be the one--but also cautious about being TOO hopeful. Feeling a little in limbo.

Hate Halloween (sorry!) and love thanksgiving and Christmas. Hard to choose which one--love the time with family and all of the yummy side dishes!

carrieandr

Carrie from Florida

TTC #1 for over 9 months, MMC/D&E + chemical

Charting/temping

FF says I'm 4DPO.  If that's right, we had sex the morning after I ovulated.  I didn't have much of a temp increase around O, so it's hard to say which day it really was.  FF seems sure, though.  Solid crosshairs.  That's a huge bummer.

Obviously, I don't feel good about this cycle.  But DH seems to be past the worst of his illness and I'm hoping he's feeling up to some proper TTC next cycle.

QOTW: Christmas!!!!!!!  I love everything about it!!!!!!!

KLake42

Kathleen in GA

TTC #1, and this will be the 7th cycle

Medicated IUI, last time

CD2, just had my baseline ultrasound and I start femara tomorrow (and Gonal-F injections on days 6 and 8)

I'm excited to have a plan if this doesn't work.  This is my last IUI, and if negative, next cycle I'll take a bit of a break and get a saline sonohysterogram, see a counselor, and get financing in order for IVF.  I'll be gearing up for birth control/lupron at the end of December, and aiming for fresh transfer in January.  And if *that* doesn't work, then my wife and I will start syncing our cycles for partner IVF (she has younger, more supple ovaries than I do).

I'm encouraged about having a plan.  And we'll get to pay for my IVF by the end of the year, which will give us a boost on taxes.  And I feel good about my clinic and doctor.  So I'm feeling hopeful!  As for this cycle, I'm kind of afraid to count on IUI at this point (if it's going to work, it usually works by the 4th try, and this will be IUI #7), but I'm going to be hopeful, still.


Oh, and HALLOWEEN!!!!!  Because candy! And costumes! And haunted houses, which make me laugh like crazy, but they make my wife SCREAM which makes it even funnier!  And vampires and monsters and howling things!  No question, my favorite holiday of the year.

Mamafesto

Mamafesto from NE

TTC #2 since 2/15, cycle #3 post-MC

supplements, acupuncture, maya abdominal massage, CM

I think I'm 3dpo, but I didn't use OPKs this cycle and was much less obsessive about checking CM, CP so it's just a best guess

My plan this cycle has been to chill way the f--- out b/c I was starting to go to a really dark place over TTC. I've been much less obsessive about it and I feel good about that. We only managed to bd -4 and -2 b/c of family staying at our place, but my last bfp was on a cycle where we only bd'd -3, so there's still hope. If I'm not preggo this cycle, I'll be taking next cycle off since my partner and i are both out of town at conferences during my FW and I'll focus instead on some intensive maya abdominal massage to correct a retroverted uterus and take a much-needed mental health break.

QOTW - Thanksgiving - I love a holiday that is completely based around a large meal and family time. Oh, and we have a long-standing tradition of bloody marys on Thanksgiving morning. What' not to like?!?!

ArtlessIbex

1. Artlessibex from IL.

2. DH and I are trying for #2, and I'm on my 4th cycle temping. We've been sporadically trying for longer, but temping has really helped in that area. We have a DD who is almost 5, and he has three older teenagers with his first wife (and one brand new grandchild -eek!).

3. I temp, check CM, and chart. We just started using sperm-friendly lube since I don't get much CM. Cycles are regular and I ovulate well, so not seeking help yet.

4. 3 dpo today. I try not to test early, but I usually cave around 10 dpo.

5. I always feel ridiculously optimistic during the tww.

QOTW: I love LOVE Christmas! It's so exciting to me. DH thinks I'm a little nuts.

carrieandr

@ArtlessIbex, my DH thinks I'm a little nuts, too. I get excited about Christmas like a little kid.