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TWW Saturday
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GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
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GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
TTC #2- November 2015
Re: TWW Saturday
CD/DPO: 35/11
Timing: good
Testing Plans: BFNs all day long
R/R/CS: another BFN this morning which was pretty disappointing. I got my BFP w/DD at 11 DPO (like a legit positive, not a squinter), so in my head I have sort of convinced myself that if I didn't get a positive by today, the month was a wash. I know every pregnancy is different, but it ain't lookin' good!
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job? I am an IT recruiter for a large internet advertising/branding company. It's boring as hell. If DH made enough that I didn't have to work, I would go back to school for nursing. I have always wanted to be in medicine.
CD/DPO:21/8
Timing: -4,-3,-2,-1,0,+1
Testing Plans: starting in 4 days. Wondfo's to start, digital to confirm if we get a positive
R/R/CS:I finally have crosshairs! I was sick for two days & didn't temp so my chart could be incorrect but just seeing them is encouraging & makes me happy
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I'm a stay at home mom right now. Just finished all my pre reqs and got my acceptance letter for the nursing program starting in sept 2017. I want to work in addiction recovery. I was in the Air Force and that's where I met my husband & learned a lot about myself so I wouldn't go back and change anything.
CD/DPO: 22/9
Timing: -2, 1
Testing Plans: BFN this morning.
R/R/CS: temp dipped a little this morning. Still above cover line though. how does one share their chart? Or if this is already explained somewhere can you point me in the right direction please
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I am a manager for a healthcare consulting company - contracted by hospitals to run their financial assistance departments. I also bartend two nights a week to help pay for my ginormous student loan debts
@DCHokiemom I'm sorry about your BFN
Edited to include second part of GTKY question
DX Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Factor V Leiden Mutation, Secondary Infertility
MFI (SA #1Count 11mill, Motility: 18%, Morphology: 1%)
AMH .328 | FSH 13.2
Month/Cycle: 2/1
CD/DPO: 26/11 (approx.)
Timing: -3, -2, 0 (based on approx. O date) and EOD before and after just in case.
Testing Plans: BFNs Might just wait until after expected AF. I'm driving myself insane over here.
R/R/CS: I have cramps and I want them to go away.
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I am a stay at home mom. I studied Photography, but do not do anything with it. I keep busy when DS is in school with my own little projects, although you can't call them "work" in the traditional sense. More like dreams. I am also on the HOA and THAT sure feels like what I do for a living some days.
If I could do it all over again, I would be a screenwriter and a children's author.
Edited because "I would study I would be" is gross.
CD/DPO: 20/4
Timing: -5,-4,-2,-1, 0, 1
Testing Plans: hopefully 12dpo....
R/R/CS: happy to get ch and officially be in tww. Great timing this month. Yesterday we got invited for a quick weekend trip to vegas in March. Of course we are going, but if I get ktfu this month I have a feeling vegas won't be quite the same!
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I am a property manager for a highrise building and a townhome community.
If I could go back I would have stayed in the Army.
Me: 31 DH: 36
Married since 11/25/2013
#1 (bio) born 01/18/2006
#2 (bio) born 09/08/2008
#3 (step) born 02/17/2009
#4 (our 1st together) EDD 09/09/2017
@Marley629 If you're on your phone, I usually just screenshot my chart and attach from the button above the text editor. I think you'll have to post again because, unless something has changed recently, you can't edit your original response to include a picture.
Month/Cycle: 6/5
CD/DPO: 35/5
Timing: -1, O
Testing Plans: I would love to hold out until AF is due, but I'll be happy if I can make myself wait until 10-11 DPO.
R/R/CS: Tonight is date night! We got several gifts cards for Christmas, so we're going to pick one and go out tonight.
GTKY: I'm in banking operations for a small community bank, and I really do love my job.
If I could start over, my dream job would be a statistical consultant or an editor/reviewer for statistical journals. (Both would be in my degree field.) They're not completely out of reach, really, but I'm not currently working in a purely mathematical field.
**TW**
Testing with RE October 2016
BFP 11/5/2016 ~ EDD 7/19/2016
CD/DPO: 22/6
Timing: -5,-4,-3,-2,+1,+2
Testing Plans: Jan 16th, as long as these mugs I ordered arrive in time... and AF doesn't arrive and I can hold out...
R/R/CS: This is my first time <del class="Delete">posting</del> trying to post from my phone, and it's a little annoying. it keeps saying I, "don't have permission to do that," as I type, even though I'm logged in. Weird. After all that, I still had to email my post to myself and copy/paste it at the computer.
Question: Does anyone else have trouble like that with posting via the phone ap? Even now at the computer, none of my gif's will paste, either, today...? Extra weird....
Rave: My little pack of snappi's came in yesterday, and DH's daddy books came after he was already home from work, but I still managed to nonchalantly bring the box upstairs without him noticing! ;)
GTKY: DH and I are business owners, so I stay home and basically do that, plus I'm a classical singer. So I hope we can get the business to the point I can have more time for singing, child-rearing, and traveling for singing once they are old enough. That's my dream right there.
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD/DPO: 32/12
Timing: All the days
Testing Plans: BFN this morning. I'm two days late bc I have a 9-day LP. I tested today because I have no AF symptoms and my temp rose this am. No luck. Might test tomorrow or wait for 14 DPO. Having a short LP is a bitch for figuring out when to test. I mean, *I'm* two days late, but still two days before the "typical" AF date. Ugh.
R/R/CS: See above. I'm bummed about the BFN but as DH keeps reminding me, I'm not out til AF (he actually said "Aunt Flow" - my bumping is getting in his head). My temps keep rising (now that I'm over my jet lag) and I got my positive with DS at 16 DPO so there's still hope.
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I'm a geologist. I like it. I have taught university in the past and hopefully will again in a couple years (I currently have a research position). If I went back I might do Engineering, Architecture, Physics, Linguistics or Genetics. But then again, I still could. My dad had lots of different jobs growing up so I've never felt like the only thing I can be is a geologist, even though I've been employed as one for nine years now (and started studying it 17 years ago. Yeesh. I'm old).
Also ETA: my BFN was on a straight FRER, FWIW. Just mentioning that as the crappy curved FRER discussion continues.
CD/DPO: 28/8
Timing: -2,0
Testing Plans: Hoping to hold out until Thursday if AF doesn't show.
R/R/CS: I had a little too much to drink last night, my head is less than pleased with that choice right now. On the upside though, DH made me breakfast
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I'm a special education teacher in a middle school. This has been so rough year. If I could start over, I'd really enjoy being a physical therapist.
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD/DPO: 27/15 WTF!?!?
Timing: freakin perfection
Testing Plans: just waiting on AF at this point, who would have thought I would be impatient about starting my period while ttc
R/R/CS:
Rant: Ummmmmm, Gandolf? I would like to get this new cycle rockin over here! I was looking at my chart thinking maybe FF got my ch wrong but that not it at all, on the longest lp I have had and none of my usual signs of AF despite temp drop and BFNs so just annoyed at this point.
Rave: this is the first month where I have seen DH take active interest in if I had tested/results and showed disappointment. I know he's always been just as in this as me, but this was the first month where it felt like it wasn't just me feeling the let down. I think he thought that this would be our month too, since it was our 6th cycle.
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I'm a parole officer. I love what I do, it's constantly changing and very rarely is it boring. My only complaint is being one of the only females in the building. It took a lot longer to "prove myself" than I think it should have and I still get comments from parolees that I don't "look like" an officer. Yep I do my make up and my hair and I can still flip and cuff you!
When I was young and stupid I decided to put off going to law school and I regret it now. Any law school is at least an hour away so I couldn't do it now without leaving my job, which isn't an option. Oh well, maybe if we win the lottery I can do it haha
**Question in R/R/CS**
Month/Cycle: 5/4 (1 NTNP, 2 TTCAL)
CD/DPO: 21/5
Timing: -5,-4,-2,-1,O
Testing Plans: Friday at 11 DPO, unless I cave nand make a dollar store run.
R/R/CS: I have a sore throat for the second day in a row. No other cold symptoms **knock on wood**. I went to bed late last night but temped in my normal window after less than 3 hours of sleep. The temp was way high. I went back to sleep for an hour and half and woke up and temped again and the temp was much more "normal" for me so I logged that one and marked it sleep deprived. Do you guys think that's the best way to go? I know this question gets asked a lot, sorry.
GTKY: I work in college admissions. My bachelors degree is in voice performance so if I could go back I would probably go to grad school for that instead of getting my Masters in education. I ended up not liking teaching but if I could pursue my childhood dream of being an opera singer, I would. I could still do it as a "hobby" and sing at weddings and such for extra cash but I'm very "all or nothing". If I'm not going to be Renee Flemming, touring the world and singing at the met, Im not singing at all. It's stupid, I know. I'm not normal in my head.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
@MRSCORKER Okay, this is starting to get weird. Not only are we cycle twins, but I have my Bachelors in Voice (I did History and Theory instead of Perf cos I was young I guess), and my Masters in Education, I did later through alternate route! I also sing through Church, weddings etc, but I have a teacher I need to get back to and I had been singing a couple smaller roles/covers in NY before we moved away a couple years ago. Hoping to find that perfect balance of mommy-opera-singer.... somehow... SMALL WORLD!!! But I know what you mean about you're Renee Fleming or nothing, and that is something I have to combat in my head All. The. Time. Like no, actually, singing at home and learning your rep, seeing your teacher and listening to/watching operas on demand at home, getting into the City again to attend live etc. is all worthwhile... and perfect exposure for the FC'ren, too! ;)
Month/Cycle: 7/7
CD/DPO: 31/15
Timing: All except -3
Testing Plans: BFNs everywhere
R/R/CS: WHY AM I STILL HERE??? My LP is 13-14 days with a temp dip on CD 13. Here I am on CD15 with no sign of AF or a temp dip. I've used up all of my FRERs and they are all BFNs. I don't like this at all.
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job? I'm a nurse. I would still have been a nurse but probably not in psych. Maybe I'd torture myself with maternity...
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
CD/DPO: 21/6
Timing: -4,-1
Testing Plans: 1/16
R/R/CS: So yesterday I went to the dollar store and had planned to buy some cheapies but they were each in a kind of big box, and I thought okay if I bring these (even just 3-5) home DH will think I'm crazy. Gonna keep holding out tho I have Fridays off so I'm pretty sure I'll cave then. Had major neck pain yesterday for most of the day and night. It started after I was hunching over a paper cutter for about 10 mins or so. Symptom by coincidence in my opinion.
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I work at home as a team manager for a large tech company. I really love it so I think if I could start over I'd probably just have taken more initiative to climb the corp ladder sooner and been one level higher by now.
Edited to add GTKY section that got removed when I hit publish.
Married: 10/29/09
DD born: 11/30/10
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD/DPO: 29/14
Timing: -5, -3, O
Testing Plans: Undecided
R/R/CS: My temp went up ever so slightly, but I took it about an hour earlier than usual after struggling to go to sleep at all. Between my snoring husband, my 3 year old's sleep habits (he's started sneaking into our bed around midnight or so), and wondering what my temp would be this morning, it just wasn't happening. We're going to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch though...bring on the Buffalo Blasts.
GTKY: I'm currently a SAHM, but I would like to go back to school to study either psychology or possibly communication disorders/speech-language pathology. It would basically be starting over though, so it's not very practical.
DH: 36⎹ Me: 36
CD/DPO: 31/12
Timing: 0, +1
Testing: Jan 13
R/R/CS: I haven't started spotting yet, so that's a good sign. My temp hasn't started going down either. But I know neither of those mean much. My LP is usually 15 days, so I'm not getting my hopes up yet. AF is due Wed.
GTKY: I'm a records clerk for our city and I love it. It is the best job I've ever had. If I had to do it over again, I would do everything the same except I wouldn't get my massage therapy license. I was a massage therapist for about 6 months then I moved to a different state and I let my license expire.
CD/DPO: 26/9
Timing: -2, 0
Testing Plans: Friday!
R/R/CS: Rave: My temp legit went up today so that was nice to see (I never do it but I used an adjuster the last 4 days because wake-up times were all over the place). Rant: I'm at my favorite cafe for breakfast and there's a window where you can watch the bakers work. Just noticed my favorite baker to watch is like 5-6 mos pregnant. I just can't get away from it, sigh.
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I've been working on getting into med school for a while now, so to help my app I'm working in psychiatric clinical research. I'm most interested in neuro-related fields or pediatrics. The days I shadowed a PICU Intensivist and regular pediatrician were some of the best of my life. Made me so excited for my future career! I just wish I would have realized and started the whole process sooner.
April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal
June 2016 - HSG clear
*TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16
BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17
DS - 12/9/17
TTC #2 December 2018
BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19
DD - 11/1/19
My Chart
CD/DPO:24/11
Timing: EOD
Testing Plans: BFN today, I have 1 test left to use tomorrow, and then I'm done and just waiting for AF on Wed. I'm kinda bummed, I bought the Wondfo 50opks and 20hpts pack from amazon, thinking "this will be PLENTY" well 5 months later...
R/R/CS: Seriously though, 3rd night in a row of very vivid BFP dreams. I can manage to not get my hopes up in real life, but so frustrated that I can't control these dreams that are tantalizing me.
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I'm a vet, I'm not sure I would do it again if I could go back, mostly because of the crippling student debt. I wish I would have went to school for graphic design, or just tried to start a family sooner and be a SAHM. We could have a paid off house by now... instead of a degree....
Sorry for all the other BFN's ladies, not a good month for us I guess.
MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
Aug 2016 - May 2017 6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN
April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo
June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved.
Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature
5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP!
May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
TTC #2 since July 2019
July 2019 - FET - BFN
Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues
Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy
July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
@stephaniebuzzella congrats on being accepted into a nursing program!
@businesswife my app always tells me that too, they really need to fix it!
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD/DPO: 26/10
Timing: -4, -3, -2, +1
Testing Plans: BFN this morning, going to test every morning until AF's arrival (should be Monday)
R/R/CS: My mom asked me at dinner last night if I was wearing a super padded bra (I have small boobs, so I have to rely on bras to help me out) because my boobs looked big, but I actually had a bra on with very little paddding. Thanks for making me SS, mom!
GTKY: I'm a dental assistant, but I want to go back to school for dental hygiene in a year or two. I just wish I would have realized sooner that I love dentistry. I either would have gone straight for hygiene instead of changing my major around for five years, or maybe even tried to go to dental school.
Me: 25 - DH: 30
**TW: Loss mentioned**
@whiska I know what you mean about not being able to get away from it. I love the TTGP graduates check in but seeing some ladies from my previous BMB made me feel so frustrated that I'm back to square one. Also, I got my hair done the other day and literally every other woman in there was KU. The whole salon was talking about pregnancy and babies. Meanwhile, my stylist just had an ectopic and I just had a CP so we were both pretty annoyed.
@shaami1986 @Paturkey @LizaKate1213 What is with the extended LPs?! I'm so sorry for that frustration. Is Mercury in retrograde or something? I don't totally know what that means but I like to blame everything on it.
@H4aPartyof5 I know the feeling like it's too late feeling. If I wanted to change my career path I would have to go back to school and I can't afford the degrees I have! It's great that you're a SAHM though. My job provides the benefits so that basically locks me to my desk for the foreseeable future. If we could swing it, I would be a SAHM in a heart beat!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
CD/DPO: 32/12
Timing: -4, -2, O
Testing Plans: Tested this morning and BFN, of course. Going to try to resume gathering the the willpower to wait for AF.
R/R/CS: @DCHokiemom I know exactly what you mean with the whole "last time I had a positive by now so I must be out." I got a positive, light but definitely there and not a squinter, at 10DPO last time and now 12DPO and nothing. Not even an evap or an indent just a plain BFN. I'm feeling very out. I'm ready for AF to show up and put me out of my waiting misery.
GTKY: I don't know about this dream job thing. I suspect everything sounds better when you're not having to get up and do it everyday. I know nursing did.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
Month/Cycle: 4/4 (9/10 after everything's said and done)
CD/DPO: 19/7
Timing: -1, 0, +1
Testing Plans: not till the 21st
R/R/CS: I got my crosshairs at 3 dpo and all my typical o signs, but yesterday my temp has gone up again. I was surprised an checked my other charts, but it seems that only happened once before and it just went up and up to af came.
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I teach second grade. I love teaching, it was always what I wanted to do. I am starting to get burnt out from the urban setting, but I feel like these little guys need me.
I would probably be a teacher again, I would like to write children's books, but nothing is stopping me from doing that now. But sahm has always been on the top of my list.
@ReesaAnne16 I had to buy my second pack of the 50LH/20HCG for this cycle and it was definitely a bummer! Also blitzed through my FRERs last cycle because I was SO SURE everything was going to wrap up perfectly and I wouldn't need to buy anymore tests. pft. Sorry you might be facing a reorder as well
April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal
June 2016 - HSG clear
*TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16
BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17
DS - 12/9/17
TTC #2 December 2018
BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19
DD - 11/1/19
My Chart
DH: 36⎹ Me: 36
****lurking from Sept 2016*****
Sorry to all the BFN's today, big hugs and wine for you!!
@Shammi1986 @LizaKate1213 and @Paturkey- are you sure about your O dates? I had a few varying LP but it was by a day or two one way or the other ( a day earlier or a day longer) I'd read usually that is the most the LP will vary. can you share your charts?
@FrancesGrace630- FX for you!!
@ReesaAnne16- The dreams sound like the most evil form of torture.....I'm sorry!! Can you share your chart for a chart stalk?
@ReesaAnne16 - i too have been having very vivid dreams about a LO! why must dreams tease us!
Month/Cycle: 3/2
CD/DPO: 22/7
Timing: -4,-3,-1, +1
Testing Plans: I'm visiting my friend for her birthday on Wednesday so I will be testing starting at 10 DPO so I know if cocktails are on or off the menu.
R/R/CS: I took my first barre class this morning and I loved it! anyone else here into barre?
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I work for a startup. I love it and all the jobs that have brought me here. I wouldn't change a thing. If I didn't need a salary I would work for an island's tourism board or rescue cats.
(I'm still hoping 12 DPO is too early for me to test even though I'm late. FX).
Creepy internet hugs to all the ladies with BFNs
FX for all the ladies with awesome timing!
@Marley629 if you’re on mobile you can screen shot your chart, then add it by clicking the little paper with a folded corner on the text editor.
@BusinessWife I had that problem when I had Android, and I rarely posted via mobile.
Month/Cycle: 4/4 (1 NTNP)
CD/DPO: 21/3
Timing: -5, -2, 0
Testing Plans: 12DPO or longer
R/R/CS: It’s my birthday today and FF gave me CH! Nervous to be back in TTW after my CP last cycle…
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job? I am a permanency caseworker for child welfare and honestly I wouldn’t change that.
DS1 -- 9/30/2016
@MNturnsVA thank you!
ETA happy birthday @AmMcc12 !
@MNturnsVA Thanks for the CS and encouragement! I usually O anywhere from 14-19 so it was a day later than previous cycles, but totally within the realm of normal variation.
@mnturnsva, chart stalk away please! Does the O date look accurate?? Could it have been CD19 instead of CD16? (not sure if this is going to work but will try to attach chart)
My Ovulation Chart
Sorry for the BFN's everyone. I just caved and took one way too early & got one too. I hate when I do that. Why does my crazy brain need to pee on everything?!
CD/DPO: 23/8
Timing: 0, +1
Testing Plans: 1/16 if no AF or earlier if my chart starts looking promising
R/R/CS: I had a -.4 degree dip on my chart today still above the coverline. Post O temps have been pretty flat at 98.3-94 and this morning was 97.97. Coverline temp is 97.6. Im hoping it could be an implantation dip but also could be nothing at all. Trying not to focus on the single temps but waiting to see what happens in the big picture of it. Hoping to see temps go back up though!
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job? I work as an underwriter for a commercial insurance carrier. I basically analyze the risk of commercial insurance submissions to determine insurability and then determine proper pricing for the risk. It's kind of dry but I like the research and analysis aspect of it. I got my undergrad and graduate degree in business but originally started off as a elementary education major. Sometimes I wonder what it would have been like if I stuck it out with teaching.
Me: 32 DH: 30
Married since September 2015
TTC since September 2015
Diagnosis (October 2016): Unexplained Infertility
Protocol (November 2016): Clomid 100 mg & IUI
CD/DPO: 20/7
Timing: good
Testing Plans: First AF day unless I suddenly have drunkardly plans the day before or something - makes me feel better if I don't spend the whole time going "what if"
R/R/CS: went on a mini vacation to see my parents, not temping while I am here and loving it. I had planned to take next month off but now I may temp until confirmed O and then quit the rest of the cycle. I symptom spotted like a mad woman last month and it's no good. Now I'm on day 7 and doooont caaaaare, which is lovely feeling.
GTKY: What do you do for a living? What would you do if you could start all over and have your dream job?
I am a nurse and I love it. I don't picture myself as anything else. It's what I was made to do. I sometimes wonder where in nursing I want my career to grow, but that's all. I work in labor & delivery and it is a true joy.