@SuperKristy85 congrats! H&H 9 months to you, and FX for a sticky baby! Other posters who got PGAL have mentioned staying away from the BMBs for a while if you're feeling nervous - I intend to do the same if/when I ever get KU again!
@MRSCORKER, dude, don't apologize. You don't need to refrain from expressing your thoughts/concerns about something just because some "mama bear" jumped down your throat for a completely innocent post. I have a kid and I don't assume to feel more for my child than any women would feel for a potential baby they might be carrying. That response was total BS and I think it's rude as hell to come back to the TTC board to throw your pregnancy and newfound insight to motherhood in everyone else's face.
@MRSCORKER - please don't censor what you have to say! We are here for support; we have all I am sure for lack of a better phrase, sounded like a broken record at one point or another. That's going to happen when a group is so focused on one topic
R/R/CS: I've been having some weird light brown spotting for a couple days. I've never in my life had spotting and it's scaring the crap out of me. Of course, the interwebs has diagnosed me with cancer of the everything. I'm just trying to be logical and remain calm until my annual next month.
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? Fall, for sure. The clothes, the smells, the colors, the weather... it's just the one for me!
@Thea519 Try not to worry too much about the spotting. I never had any spotting at all until recently. It freaked me out at first too and now it's my "new normal". Bodies are weird.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
@JamieK1882 I'm sorry about your TTC stress with DH I'm having a tough time with my DH as well. He won't even try if he's not mentally into it, which happened during my FW. It's a major source of stress for me right now and I can empathize with you. Creepy internet hugs. I'm glad he made you feel better this morning though
@mrscorker Please don't censure yourself. Hope this doesn't come across as awful but it comforts me to hear about other people's stress/concerns/fears. It helps me to put my own stress into perspective.
@RatParade Your R/R/CS made me lol. I was totally just thinking the same thing! I have to pee too but this space heater at my desk is heavenly and it's so cold.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
@MRSCORKER as many a previous poster has suggested: You support everyone here on the regular and it is appreciated. I don't think that anything irks me more in this social media age than "mommy shaming". The suggestion that you wouldn't or don't care about the well being of your future unborn child is abhorrent and absolutely ludicrous.
Month/cycle: 8/8
CD/DPO: 17/3
timing: -2 and O x2
testing plans: none til it gets closer to time
R/R/CS: for rant-see above and also I ovulated earlier this month than the last two months per my chart. Wonder if I'll have an ultra short cycle. FF seems to think so. Rave- we got the results for DH SA and they were normal. So relieved.
GTKY: summer is my favorite. I do not like winter at all. I like fall bc I like football and tailgating, and Spring bc of flowers and it's starting to get warm.
@MrsCorker, I second @SuperKristy85...maybe you can find some travel insurance that would ease your and your DH mind and eliminate any financial loss if you do get a BFP this cycle. Or maybe you can get your OB to write you a doctor's note to show the cruise line too support your plea for credit towards a cruise later on? Finally, don't feel the need to censor yourself either...you've given plenty of support here on this board, and you deserve to feel supported in turn.
@jamiek1882...so sorry that you and DH are going through a stressful TTC patch. (((Hugs)))
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD/DPO: 25/11 (or 12)
Timing: -5, -3, -1, 0 (or -4, -2, 0, +1)
Testing: Trying to hold off until next Monday (DPO 15/16)
R/R/CS: My post O temps have been crazy these past several days. It jumped really high the first 3 days and has been rockily maintaining a middle ground ever since. It doesn't make me feel overly hopeful for this cycle, but for now, I'm going to chalk it up to traveling.
GTKY: I really love the spring because everything feels bright/new/clean again. Summers here are too hot, and we don't really have a fall (it typically lasts a few weeks) and winter is a complete bust (drizzly and dark).
@JamieK1882 I'm so sorry. I've been there before. It sounds like you're doing everything you can do. Sometimes it feels like DHs can be such big babies sometimes. They certainly don't intend to. Maybe because their technical contribution is only a whopping __ minutes they just psych themselves out. It's all in their head space. We don't need mind blowing novel-worthy marathon sex to conceive (though it's appreciated), just a quicky will do. I'd wish they'd get that.
Month/Cycle: 1/1 ttcal
CD/DPO: 25/7
Timing: -3, -2, O
Testing Plans: ICs starting Friday
R/R/CS: Yesterday looked so promising with a triphasic temp spike, if I drew a second cover line, today's temp would've been right on it, so now I'm not so sure. Chart vanity.
GTKY: Summer, because... Camping Season! We go up to the mountains and lakes a lot. Camping means I can be a hippie guilt-free. No bra, flowy skirts, and a bandana in my hair doesn't get me side-eyed. Stupid society, gotta wear a stupid bra and wash my stupid hair, so only the flowy skirts make it in my normal getup.
Testing Plans: Just waiting for AF to arrive or tomorrow if she doesn't show up today.
R/R/CS: I haven't tested since my BFN on Monday and AF was supposed to start yesterday or today and nothing yet. No cramps, no headache, nothing. I'm guessing she is on her way but I usually get my period in the morning of the day it starts. My Temp had also dropped the last 2 days. Anyway, I'm sure I'll be in WTO tomorrow. If not, I'll test in the morning.
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? Fall!! I love pumpkins and football!!
About me: TTC#1: October 2015 dx: PCOS & MFI IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP July 2016: Blighted Ovum IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN FET February 2017 ~BFN IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17 Team Blue X 2!
@RatParade Your R/R/CS made me lol. I was totally just thinking the same thing! I have to pee too but this space heater at my desk is heavenly and it's so cold.
@SuperKristy85 congrats! H&H 9 months to you, and FX for a sticky baby! Other posters who got PGAL have mentioned staying away from the BMBs for a while if you're feeling nervous - I intend to do the same if/when I ever get KU again!
Thats a great idea, I think I will do that. thanks!
@SuperKristy85 Congratulations! @JamieK1882 Oh boy, do I know how you feel on almost all counts. We had some anxiety issues this cycle, I had a major emotional breakdown re: TTC this cycle, and I have a similar relationship with my mother. I sort of want to talk to her about TTC, but that would never ever happen.
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: 26/11
Timing: -2, -1, 0, +1
Testing Plans: Hadn't POAS since my first cycle, but a friend gave me an extra and in a moment of weakness yesterday morning I used it (10DPO). BFN, but I still have hope. AF due on Saturday.
R/R/CS: I haven't participated in the TWW board yet this cycle because I had a total breakdown around my O day, including a small fight with DH, and needed to just stop thinking so much about TTC. However, as I'm getting further along in the cycle I am becoming BSC again... someone above mentioned "you should see my google history" -- yeah, I'm right there. *Deep breaths. Put down the googler.*
GTKY: Spring and fall! I love mild temperatures, and think both seasons are just beautiful.
So after expecting to Bump all afternoon I somehow (how?!?!) ended up in straight meetings for the last 4.5 hours of the day. As such, I'm now on my phone and can't keep track of everyone. But I do want to say just a few things.
@JamieK1882 I'm so sorry you're having such a rough time. I totally thought of you when I started the thread like, well now Jamie won't have to start it again. I'm sorry you needed to vent so badly. I'm just gonna send some hugs. And some more hugs.
@MRSCORKER don't you worry your pretty little head about zika-stressing it up in here. You do what you need, we got ya. Now, out on a totally random limb - if you can't get reimbursed or postpone the cruise (should it be necessary) can you gift it to someone? Like, "Hey Mom and Dad! You know that awesome cruise we were gonna go on but can't now that I'm pregnant with your grandchild? How about you two go and enjoy yourselves in our place?" Because someone should get to enjoy it, right? That'd be bullshit if it was all paid up and then you couldn't transfer the name on the booking or something. Anyway, just a thought.
Also, I am SO surprised at the GTKY result. I mean, I love fall, but I didn't expect it to be this popular. Fall wins!
Testing Plans: 17DPO or so when my period is late. At least, that's the plan. I may have willpower fail before then.
R/R/CS: So my first two post-O temps were unusually high. I never get that much of a temp spike. And then there was a huge dip today. I'm really worried that I didn't really O and in a few days FF will take away my CHs.
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? Fall is my favorite.
Me: 28 Husband: 31 TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016 Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Also, this roundup post isn't going to include everyone. I suck! Sometimes I just don't really know what to say. So if you got left out just know that I'm wishing you all the best I just didn't know what to say other than that I'm wishing you well!
@Paturkey Yeah if your uterus isn't vibrating I'd say totes not KTFU. UNLESS your cat has been extra cuddly or your dog is sniffing you more? Because everyone knows those are sure signs of being KTFU. Also, have your friends insisted that you're totes KTFU because that's a pretty good indicator also. But on a serious note, your post made me laugh so thank you for that!
@JamieK1882 I'm sorry that you're having a bad day. And I'm sorry to hear about your DH's struggles. I just had the first real TTC fight with my DH a couple of days ago over TTC sex. Basically the same sort of situation: he finds scheduled TTC sex in the fertile window to be stressful. And it's giving him a lot of anxiety. He isn't having trouble finishing because his problem is more having trouble starting. His suggestion to me was to find a way to make TTC sex feel more "organic, like sex should be." I haven't exactly figured out how to do that yet. But I know how you're feeling and I empathize. Lots of creepy internet hugs. I've played with the idea next FW of just telling DH that I'm in the mood and he can either join me or I'll... "take care of it myself" with some "alone time." I always have an insanely high sex drive during my FW so at least if I didn't get TTC sex I'd get some temporary relief from all the sexual frustration of the high sex drived paired with no sex. But I'm hoping "I'm really in the mood" would be "more organic" than "hey my pee stick told me I'll probably ovulate soon so we should have sex." Very alluring, I know.
@Marley629 Sorry about the cold. Hopefully you feel better soon!
@GreatGigInTheWomb This whole thing you're talking about where you go straight to the bathroom and pee in the morning before you give in to temptation to test: I've totally done that. I feel your pain. But you can do! You have the willpower!
@DCHokieMom Ugh ambigious O dates are terrible. I had to go through that a couple of cycles ago and it made the TWW (which ended up being the 3WW so thank you FF for that) feel like it lasted FOREVER. I've rarely been so happy to have my period finally show up. I was just terrified by what would have been 25ish DPO according to the original O date FF gave me (AKA actually 16DPO) that it was wrong AGAIN and I'd be waiting another however many days.
@DiFazette911 Your R/R/CS made me laugh. That is me every cycle. 1-6DPO I'm fine and I'm all "this is going to be the cycle I don't go BSC! Look how good I'm doing so far!" Then 7DPO is so-so. By 8-10DPO the BSC is really firmly set in and I'm just a crazy lady for the rest of the TWW. But right now I'm only 3DPO so this is totes the cycle where I break the, well, cycle. (yeah right!)
@MRSCORKER Here's to hoping you are not KTFU this cycle? It feels so weird even typing that. But I know that would take away all the stress of what to do about the cruise and let you enjoy your vacation.
@virginiaham ahhh! I'd forgotten about the whole Vday thing. Okay now I must change my testing plans to allow a "cheat day" on Vday. Because, ya know, I totally gotta test just in case! Nothing starts Vday out right like crushing disappointment.
@SuperKristy85 Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months.
@rkstro2 Sounds like it will be a short cycle. Also yay for the good SA results.
@Lizzie5831 "Chart vanity" I like it! I feel like a lot of my obsessing over my chart is over things that in the end don't mean much. Chart vanity is a pretty perfect way to describ it.
Me: 28 Husband: 31 TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016 Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Thank you so much for all of the support ladies. It makes me feel better knowing I'm not the only one who has stressed about this component of TTC before.
Omigod you guys. I feel like I just discovered the root of (most) of our problems. DH is taking Paxil, and from what I'm reading, it can affect sperm quality as well as make it difficult to climax. I'm so mad at myself for not thinking of this sooner (I'm a pharmacist for goodness sakes!). Just talked to DH and he agreed to taper off for next month's TTC (don't worry-MD approved taper and discontinuation of med).
@JamieK1882 So glad you've found a possible cause and way forward! My H was on a blood pressure medicine that gave him issues in the "ready to party" department. His doctor switched him to something else and it was like night and day! Keeping my FX for you!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
@MRSCORKER I understood what you meant in your original post, and I know that you are in no way going to be irresponsible. This Zika virus is a mess, and scary, and totally unfair.
Married 2011
TTC #1 since April 2015
Fur child: One awesome Golden Retriever IUI August 2016 : Cancelled due to polyp September 2016: Polyp removal/hysteroscopy October 2016: IUI #1- BFN November 2016: IUI #2- BFN December 2016: IUI #3 - BFN January/February 2017 - IVF + ICSI + PGD March 2017 - FET
R/R/CS: Still waiting for the Dr. to get back to us about the DNA fragmentation results. Who just sends results but doesn't interpret them? The nurse made it sounds like our results were pretty typical and nothing to worry about, but I really want to know what the point of a test is if getting a highly abnormal result isn't a big deal?
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? With how cold and long our winter is feeling I'm voting for spring! Soon, I can get all my garden seedlings growing, and look forward to summer
Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
TTC #1 since June 2015 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
R/R/CS: I will not symptom spot! I will not sympt... Was that a twinge in my uterus!?
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? winter! I love winter! But I'm in Australia so our winter is still quite warm, compared to the snow most of the US gets.
ETA I can't count CD's whoops
Me - 22 | DH - 32 | Married - 24 May 2014 DS - January 2014
TTC#2 - December 2015
BFP - 6 March 2016 | MC Confirmed - 21 March 2016 TTCAL | April 2016 CP | June 2016 CP | July 2016
R/R/CS: DH went to get a physical and we were hoping for a referral to a urologist for an SA... but they wouldn't even do it! They said that in our health system they like to have the obgyn play quarterback and make calls on the whole process! I know this is impatience talking, but I really wanted to get this done to just know something, anything, concrete about the state of our fertility. About the only thing we do know is that we're having sex at about the right time and I'm pretty sure I'm ovulating (based on bbt, but I'm not even sure I trust that anymore). I've basically got this cycle and one more (est O date March 2) and then I meet with my obgyn March 27 to talk about next steps. I didn't really think it would ever take this long and I really hoped that appointment would turn into something different...
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? Spring for those two glorious weeks where everything - the trees, daffodils, tulips - are in bloom. I feel happier and lighter than I do all year. It's pure joy. Summer for day-to-day happiness - reading on my porch in the early evening, impromptu walks with DH at midnight, dinners on patios, sleeping with the windows open, outdoor happy hours, dresses and skirts and sandals. I can't wait!
Me: 36 | DH 35, Married 2007
TTC #1 June 2015 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
Testing Plans: still attempting to hold out until Saturday (AF), but the will is weakening...
R/R/CS: This is so mean, but I feel like DH wanting me to test is actually motivating me not to test. Mean right? I'm such an ass.
Plus, I can't gif from mobile and it's driving me insane! Any other time I can but of course when a really good opportunity comes along for some really great Gifs, I can't perform. Le sigh
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? Fall, and I've robbed myself of the cool crisp air, sweater weather, and just overall "spirit" of fall by moving from the Midwest to Florida. Still worth it though to not have to deal with the subzero temps and overall drawn out drabness that is winter.
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? Spring for those two glorious weeks where everything - the trees, daffodils, tulips - are in bloom. I feel happier and lighter than I do all year. It's pure joy. Summer for day-to-day happiness - reading on my porch in the early evening, impromptu walks with DH at midnight, dinners on patios, sleeping with the windows open, outdoor happy hours, dresses and skirts and sandals. I can't wait!
Your description of summer has literally given me the warm fuzzies.
Me: 32 | DH: 36
Married June 2005
1/2016 - TTC#1
4/2017 - Initial RE visit, Dx: Severe MFI (Varicocele, 14% motility, 3% progression, but normal count)
7/2017 - Stage 3 endometriosis discovered during laparoscopic removal of ovarian cyst
9/27/2017 - BFP at 10dpo (cycle 22), baby boy due June 9, 2018
Re: TWW Wednesday
@MRSCORKER - please don't censor what you have to say! We are here for support; we have all I am sure for lack of a better phrase, sounded like a broken record at one point or another. That's going to happen when a group is so focused on one topic
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: 3/3
CD/DPO: 17/7ish
Timing: -3, -1, +1, +3
Testing Plans: None yet
R/R/CS: I've been having some weird light brown spotting for a couple days. I've never in my life had spotting and it's scaring the crap out of me. Of course, the interwebs has diagnosed me with cancer of the everything. I'm just trying to be logical and remain calm until my annual next month.
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? Fall, for sure. The clothes, the smells, the colors, the weather... it's just the one for me!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Me:31 H:31
DX: MFI - 1% Morph
12/16 -IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol w/ Lupron trigger
ER - 11 retrieved- 9 mature - 7 fertilized - 3 sent for PGS on day 5 - No normals (1 XXX Embryo - may use in future)
3/17 - IVF #2 - Antagonist Protocol w/ HCG trigger
ER- 13 retrieved - 11 mature - 8 fertilized - 2 sent for PGS on day 5 -2 Normal
FET #1 - 5/16/17 - BFP! - Beta #1 5/25 - 156 - Beta #2 5/30 - 2562 - Beta #3 6/1 - 5191!
@mrscorker Please don't censure yourself. Hope this doesn't come across as awful but it comforts me to hear about other people's stress/concerns/fears. It helps me to put my own stress into perspective.
@superkristy85 Congratulations!!
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD/DPO: 24/8
Timing: -4, -3, -2
Testing Plans: Next Wednesday if no AF
R/R/CS: I have to pee but I'm too lazy to get up. This is the kind of person I am.
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? I'm a summer girl - being warm is my life goal. But I love a good winter storm too.
Me: 32 | DH: 36
Married June 2005
1/2016 - TTC#1
4/2017 - Initial RE visit, Dx: Severe MFI (Varicocele, 14% motility, 3% progression, but normal count)
7/2017 - Stage 3 endometriosis discovered during laparoscopic removal of ovarian cyst
9/27/2017 - BFP at 10dpo (cycle 22), baby boy due June 9, 2018
congrats and H&H 9 to you @SuperKristy85
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
@MRSCORKER as many a previous poster has suggested: You support everyone here on the regular and it is appreciated. I don't think that anything irks me more in this social media age than "mommy shaming". The suggestion that you wouldn't or don't care about the well being of your future unborn child is abhorrent and absolutely ludicrous.
Month/cycle: 8/8
CD/DPO: 17/3
timing: -2 and O x2
testing plans: none til it gets closer to time
R/R/CS: for rant-see above and also I ovulated earlier this month than the last two months per my chart. Wonder if I'll have an ultra short cycle. FF seems to think so.
Rave- we got the results for DH SA and they were normal. So relieved.
GTKY: summer is my favorite. I do not like winter at all. I like fall bc I like football and tailgating, and Spring bc of flowers and it's starting to get warm.
@MrsCorker, I second @SuperKristy85...maybe you can find some travel insurance that would ease your and your DH mind and eliminate any financial loss if you do get a BFP this cycle. Or maybe you can get your OB to write you a doctor's note to show the cruise line too support your plea for credit towards a cruise later on? Finally, don't feel the need to censor yourself either...you've given plenty of support here on this board, and you deserve to feel supported in turn.
@jamiek1882...so sorry that you and DH are going through a stressful TTC patch. (((Hugs)))
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD/DPO: 25/11 (or 12)
Timing: -5, -3, -1, 0 (or -4, -2, 0, +1)
Testing: Trying to hold off until next Monday (DPO 15/16)
R/R/CS: My post O temps have been crazy these past several days. It jumped really high the first 3 days and has been rockily maintaining a middle ground ever since. It doesn't make me feel overly hopeful for this cycle, but for now, I'm going to chalk it up to traveling.
GTKY: I really love the spring because everything feels bright/new/clean again. Summers here are too hot, and we don't really have a fall (it typically lasts a few weeks) and winter is a complete bust (drizzly and dark).
DH: 36⎹ Me: 36
@JamieK1882 I'm so sorry. I've been there before. It sounds like you're doing everything you can do. Sometimes it feels like DHs can be such big babies sometimes. They certainly don't intend to. Maybe because their technical contribution is only a whopping __ minutes they just psych themselves out. It's all in their head space. We don't need mind blowing novel-worthy marathon sex to conceive (though it's appreciated), just a quicky will do. I'd wish they'd get that.
Month/Cycle: 1/1 ttcal
CD/DPO: 25/7
Timing: -3, -2, O
Testing Plans: ICs starting Friday
R/R/CS: Yesterday looked so promising with a triphasic temp spike, if I drew a second cover line, today's temp would've been right on it, so now I'm not so sure. Chart vanity.
GTKY: Summer, because... Camping Season! We go up to the mountains and lakes a lot. Camping means I can be a hippie guilt-free. No bra, flowy skirts, and a bandana in my hair doesn't get me side-eyed. Stupid society, gotta wear a stupid bra and wash my stupid hair, so only the flowy skirts make it in my normal getup.
CD/DPO: 31/13
Timing: -5, -3, -1, +1
Testing Plans: Just waiting for AF to arrive or tomorrow if she doesn't show up today.
R/R/CS: I haven't tested since my BFN on Monday and AF was supposed to start yesterday or today and nothing yet. No cramps, no headache, nothing. I'm guessing she is on her way but I usually get my period in the morning of the day it starts. My Temp had also dropped the last 2 days. Anyway, I'm sure I'll be in WTO tomorrow. If not, I'll test in the morning.
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? Fall!! I love pumpkins and football!!
TTC#1: October 2015
dx: PCOS & MFI
IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP
July 2016: Blighted Ovum
IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN
IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN
IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN
FET February 2017 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17
Team Blue X 2!
I am lurking from WTO... But this made me go "oh my god she KNOWS me"
i am am trying to decide if I can hold it long enough to just stop by the bathroom on the way to my next meeting... It's like a 30s walk otherwise lol
@JamieK1882 Oh boy, do I know how you feel on almost all counts. We had some anxiety issues this cycle, I had a major emotional breakdown re: TTC this cycle, and I have a similar relationship with my mother. I sort of want to talk to her about TTC, but that would never ever happen.
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: 26/11
Timing: -2, -1, 0, +1
Testing Plans: Hadn't POAS since my first cycle, but a friend gave me an extra and in a moment of weakness yesterday morning I used it (10DPO). BFN, but I still have hope. AF due on Saturday.
R/R/CS: I haven't participated in the TWW board yet this cycle because I had a total breakdown around my O day, including a small fight with DH, and needed to just stop thinking so much about TTC. However, as I'm getting further along in the cycle I am becoming BSC again... someone above mentioned "you should see my google history" -- yeah, I'm right there. *Deep breaths. Put down the googler.*
GTKY: Spring and fall! I love mild temperatures, and think both seasons are just beautiful.
@SuperKristy85 Yay! Congratulations and FX for you!!
@JamieK1882 I'm so sorry you're having such a rough time. I totally thought of you when I started the thread like, well now Jamie won't have to start it again. I'm sorry you needed to vent so badly. I'm just gonna send some hugs. And some more hugs.
@MRSCORKER don't you worry your pretty little head about zika-stressing it up in here. You do what you need, we got ya. Now, out on a totally random limb - if you can't get reimbursed or postpone the cruise (should it be necessary) can you gift it to someone? Like, "Hey Mom and Dad! You know that awesome cruise we were gonna go on but can't now that I'm pregnant with your grandchild? How about you two go and enjoy yourselves in our place?" Because someone should get to enjoy it, right? That'd be bullshit if it was all paid up and then you couldn't transfer the name on the booking or something. Anyway, just a thought.
Also, I am SO surprised at the GTKY result. I mean, I love fall, but I didn't expect it to be this popular. Fall wins!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
CD/DPO: 22/3
Timing: -4, -2, -1, O
Testing Plans: 17DPO or so when my period is late. At least, that's the plan. I may have willpower fail before then.
R/R/CS: So my first two post-O temps were unusually high. I never get that much of a temp spike. And then there was a huge dip today. I'm really worried that I didn't really O and in a few days FF will take away my CHs.
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? Fall is my favorite.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
Also, this roundup post isn't going to include everyone. I suck! Sometimes I just don't really know what to say. So if you got left out just know that I'm wishing you all the best I just didn't know what to say other than that I'm wishing you well!
@Paturkey Yeah if your uterus isn't vibrating I'd say totes not KTFU. UNLESS your cat has been extra cuddly or your dog is sniffing you more? Because everyone knows those are sure signs of being KTFU. Also, have your friends insisted that you're totes KTFU because that's a pretty good indicator also. But on a serious note, your post made me laugh so thank you for that!
@JamieK1882 I'm sorry that you're having a bad day. And I'm sorry to hear about your DH's struggles. I just had the first real TTC fight with my DH a couple of days ago over TTC sex. Basically the same sort of situation: he finds scheduled TTC sex in the fertile window to be stressful. And it's giving him a lot of anxiety. He isn't having trouble finishing because his problem is more having trouble starting. His suggestion to me was to find a way to make TTC sex feel more "organic, like sex should be." I haven't exactly figured out how to do that yet. But I know how you're feeling and I empathize. Lots of creepy internet hugs. I've played with the idea next FW of just telling DH that I'm in the mood and he can either join me or I'll... "take care of it myself" with some "alone time." I always have an insanely high sex drive during my FW so at least if I didn't get TTC sex I'd get some temporary relief from all the sexual frustration of the high sex drived paired with no sex. But I'm hoping "I'm really in the mood" would be "more organic" than "hey my pee stick told me I'll probably ovulate soon so we should have sex." Very alluring, I know.
@Marley629 Sorry about the cold. Hopefully you feel better soon!
@GreatGigInTheWomb This whole thing you're talking about where you go straight to the bathroom and pee in the morning before you give in to temptation to test: I've totally done that. I feel your pain. But you can do! You have the willpower!
@DCHokieMom Ugh ambigious O dates are terrible. I had to go through that a couple of cycles ago and it made the TWW (which ended up being the 3WW so thank you FF for that) feel like it lasted FOREVER. I've rarely been so happy to have my period finally show up. I was just terrified by what would have been 25ish DPO according to the original O date FF gave me (AKA actually 16DPO) that it was wrong AGAIN and I'd be waiting another however many days.
@DiFazette911 Your R/R/CS made me laugh. That is me every cycle. 1-6DPO I'm fine and I'm all "this is going to be the cycle I don't go BSC! Look how good I'm doing so far!" Then 7DPO is so-so. By 8-10DPO the BSC is really firmly set in and I'm just a crazy lady for the rest of the TWW. But right now I'm only 3DPO so this is totes the cycle where I break the, well, cycle.
@MRSCORKER Here's to hoping you are not KTFU this cycle? It feels so weird even typing that. But I know that would take away all the stress of what to do about the cruise and let you enjoy your vacation.
@virginiaham ahhh! I'd forgotten about the whole Vday thing. Okay now I must change my testing plans to allow a "cheat day" on Vday. Because, ya know, I totally gotta test just in case! Nothing starts Vday out right like crushing disappointment.
@thefarmerswife0411 Congratulations on the job! That's so exciting!
@SuperKristy85 Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months.
@rkstro2 Sounds like it will be a short cycle. Also yay for the good SA results.
@Lizzie5831 "Chart vanity" I like it! I feel like a lot of my obsessing over my chart is over things that in the end don't mean much. Chart vanity is a pretty perfect way to describ it.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
Thank you so much for all of the support ladies. It makes me feel better knowing I'm not the only one who has stressed about this component of TTC before.
@ratparade
@h4apartyof5
@lizzie5831 (and yes I always say a quickie!! ugh!)
@yesouican
@paturkey
@namelessaria
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
IUI August 2016 : Cancelled due to polyp
September 2016: Polyp removal/hysteroscopy
October 2016: IUI #1- BFN
November 2016: IUI #2- BFN
December 2016: IUI #3 - BFN
January/February 2017 - IVF + ICSI + PGD
March 2017 - FET
CD/DPO:22/9
Timing: -3,-2,O
Testing Plans: tomorrow
R/R/CS: Still waiting for the Dr. to get back to us about the DNA fragmentation results. Who just sends results but doesn't interpret them? The nurse made it sounds like our results were pretty typical and nothing to worry about, but I really want to know what the point of a test is if getting a highly abnormal result isn't a big deal?
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall? With how cold and long our winter is feeling I'm voting for spring! Soon, I can get all my garden seedlings growing, and look forward to summer
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
CD/DPO: 20/5
Timing: -2 -1 0
Testing Plans: hanging out till at least 10dpo
R/R/CS: I will not symptom spot! I will not sympt... Was that a twinge in my uterus!?
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall?
winter! I love winter! But I'm in Australia so our winter is still quite warm, compared to the snow most of the US gets.
ETA I can't count CD's whoops
DS - January 2014
TTCAL | April 2016
CP | June 2016
CP | July 2016
CD/DPO: 21/4
Timing: -1, 0, +1
Testing Plans: 12 pdo
R/R/CS: DH went to get a physical and we were hoping for a referral to a urologist for an SA... but they wouldn't even do it! They said that in our health system they like to have the obgyn play quarterback and make calls on the whole process! I know this is impatience talking, but I really wanted to get this done to just know something, anything, concrete about the state of our fertility. About the only thing we do know is that we're having sex at about the right time and I'm pretty sure I'm ovulating (based on bbt, but I'm not even sure I trust that anymore). I've basically got this cycle and one more (est O date March 2) and then I meet with my obgyn March 27 to talk about next steps. I didn't really think it would ever take this long and I really hoped that appointment would turn into something different...
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall?
Spring for those two glorious weeks where everything - the trees, daffodils, tulips - are in bloom. I feel happier and lighter than I do all year. It's pure joy. Summer for day-to-day happiness - reading on my porch in the early evening, impromptu walks with DH at midnight, dinners on patios, sleeping with the windows open, outdoor happy hours, dresses and skirts and sandals. I can't wait!
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: 25/9
Timing: -4,-2, O
Testing Plans: still attempting to hold out until Saturday (AF), but the will is weakening...
R/R/CS: This is so mean, but I feel like DH wanting me to test is actually motivating me not to test. Mean right? I'm such an ass.
Plus, I can't gif from mobile and it's driving me insane! Any other time I can but of course when a really good opportunity comes along for some really great Gifs, I can't perform. Le sigh
GTKY: Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall?
Fall, and I've robbed myself of the cool crisp air, sweater weather, and just overall "spirit" of fall by moving from the Midwest to Florida. Still worth it though to not have to deal with the subzero temps and overall drawn out drabness that is winter.
Me: 32 | DH: 36
Married June 2005
1/2016 - TTC#1
4/2017 - Initial RE visit, Dx: Severe MFI (Varicocele, 14% motility, 3% progression, but normal count)
7/2017 - Stage 3 endometriosis discovered during laparoscopic removal of ovarian cyst
9/27/2017 - BFP at 10dpo (cycle 22), baby boy due June 9, 2018