Today I'm thankful I live in a neighbourhood that rallies around and helps each other. There was a hate crime committed against a gay man (not violent against him, luckily) who lives here and the neighbourhood association immediately organized a Pride event to uplift. I'm feeding the farmers today before the market starts and I had planned to bring rainbow cupcakes anyway, as it's Pride month, but now it feels like even more of a stand than it always was for me.
Renee, 34 + Devon, 29 married 08/13 TTC 09/15 *TW Loss mentioned* BFP 12/15/15 EDD: 08/26/16 MMC discovered 1/25/16 at 9 +3 TTCAL 3/2016 Acupuncture 11/16 Dx December 2016: unexplained January 2017: 50 mg Clomid + TI = BFP #2 01/30/17 Please be a sticky baby! EDD: 10/15/17 Measuring ahead! 10/12/17 Ambrose born on his due date!
@reneeannemm Those cupcakes look amazing! What a great neighborhood response to a horrible situation. Lucky people to have you be a part of the community!
Today I am thankful for modern science, which is hopefully going to make me a baby.
Bagel with cream cheese after fasting from dinner last night.
Good health insurance that makes the emotional trauma of infertility/TTCAL easier to bear.
Today I am thankful for the beautiful weather we have been having lately. Im trying to enjoy the simple things - riding around with my windows down and the radio on and enjoying the beautiful flowers that are in bloom.
Married 06.21.14 / TTC since 11.15 / BFP 01.03.2016 / MMC 6w5d D&C 02.2016 // BFP 05.06.16 / natural MC 05.12.16 Benched 06.2016-08.2016 / TTC again 09.2016! On a diet. Cranky. BFP 10.02.2016 / NT scan at 12w looked normal / Anatomy scan at 20w everything ok Team blue! / EDD June 11th 2017 DAVID ROGER was born on May 23rd at 37 weeks.
Architect, Peruvian living in Chile. I love art, opera and good chocolate. Started PhD studies in Architecture on 2017. Fur mom of a rescued miniature poodle called Luke Skywalker.
@BornReady Hooray for modern medicine! All good vibes I can muster being sent your way.
Holy moly - a farmer offered me a job working with his son at prestigious restaurant. I was so super nervous sending all this food with no meat to farmers, but they were so grateful and I'm just all Obviously I cook for my friends all the time, but I haven't taken it public in so long. I suffer from a lot of really serious self doubt and self hatred, so putting myself out there was a big thing.
Renee, 34 + Devon, 29 married 08/13 TTC 09/15 *TW Loss mentioned* BFP 12/15/15 EDD: 08/26/16 MMC discovered 1/25/16 at 9 +3 TTCAL 3/2016 Acupuncture 11/16 Dx December 2016: unexplained January 2017: 50 mg Clomid + TI = BFP #2 01/30/17 Please be a sticky baby! EDD: 10/15/17 Measuring ahead! 10/12/17 Ambrose born on his due date!
@reneeannemm those cupcakes are BOMB! I have a sugar problem I am so glad your kind efforts were so well received!
@BornReady I can't even imagine doing any of this without insurance...I don't know how people do it.
Today, I am thankful for my essential oils. All this Clomid gives me bad hormone headaches and I don't want to take any motrin, so the oils help relieve the pain.
Our realtor. We started our adventure of house hunting today and she is super quirky, but upbeat and knowledgeable. We used her a few years ago and now we're back it.
DH's optimism. I am more realistic about life/things in general, but today when we were in a house he said, "this could be a great nursery". My eyes welled up but I felt happy...if he has faith this will happen, then I can too.
Today I am thankful for: My hanging flower baskets. I have been in a funk and just got around to filling them with flowers yesterday. Walking downstairs this morning and seeing them hanging off my front porch made me smile.
Summer reading books. I love some mindless beach reading. Even though it's usually when I'm in bed around midnight.
My window fan. No air conditioning, but I put the window fan in last night and slept so much better.
@BornReady I know we've talked about summer reading but some of the suggestions just seemed too heavy for me. Sometimes (most times actually) I just want mindless reading. Any suggestions?
Ooh I loved The Happiness Project! I actually sat down and made a list of things that would make me happier when I was done!
Today its super hard to think of things I'm thankful for because I'm really struggling to think I'm in yet another anovulatory cycle with no chance of a BFP BUT... Im very thankful for having you all to vent to instead of feeling like I have to hold it all in and driving myself crazy. I'm thankful for good friends who send just because cards so I get something in the mail besides bills. And I'm thankful for infertilty humor that can make you smile even in the midst of this frickin shitty situation. These made me giggle this morning...
@BornReady@MooFish2364 _ I love Elin Hildebrand for a light summer read. I just started her latest book Here's to Us. I am also on the waiting list for Emily Giffin's latest book - I love all of her books as well. Rereading the Happiness Project is a good idea- could probably use that right now. @soontobemommahowe - Im sorry for the anovulatory cycle!
Im thankful for the long weekend coming up. This has been a busy, stressful week at work and I could use the break!
It's a long weekend in Canada! An extra day with my sweetie pie!
New friends! We're having the owners of the cafe/bookstore downstairs over for a bbq-taco party tonight. On that note, thankful for TACOS the best food ever.
It's my husband's birthday today and I'm thankful he didn't care I got my days of the week messed up and we're able to do the birthday things tomorrow on the holiday.
A bit petty, but I'm thankful for Fact Magazine bringing me all the latest news on the music I care about. Clams Casino has a new album soon and I'm SO EXCITED !!
Renee, 34 + Devon, 29 married 08/13 TTC 09/15 *TW Loss mentioned* BFP 12/15/15 EDD: 08/26/16 MMC discovered 1/25/16 at 9 +3 TTCAL 3/2016 Acupuncture 11/16 Dx December 2016: unexplained January 2017: 50 mg Clomid + TI = BFP #2 01/30/17 Please be a sticky baby! EDD: 10/15/17 Measuring ahead! 10/12/17 Ambrose born on his due date!
OK, thankful for @AliciaGooseand @dubcompanion talking so much about Harvest Moon that I finally tried it after DH trying to convince me for ages to do so! I'm just starting Story of Seasons. I can dig my heels in a bit sometimes. <- understatement
Thankful for DH putting up with my unreasonable grump yesterday and being a trooper through SMEP. Damn it we are due for some fun sex soon.
Rain! I love the rain and we're in a major drought so the sound of those drops is particularly soothing.
You. All of you.
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Renee, 34 + Devon, 29 married 08/13 TTC 09/15 *TW Loss mentioned* BFP 12/15/15 EDD: 08/26/16 MMC discovered 1/25/16 at 9 +3 TTCAL 3/2016 Acupuncture 11/16 Dx December 2016: unexplained January 2017: 50 mg Clomid + TI = BFP #2 01/30/17 Please be a sticky baby! EDD: 10/15/17 Measuring ahead! 10/12/17 Ambrose born on his due date!
@reneeannemm Yay, I'm so glad you gave Harvest Moon a real chance! I'm still playing it and have promised @AliciaGoose to keep her updated on my progress! And now I expect you two to geek out on here so I have an outlet for my HM love.
PS: If a TTCAL Grad thread is started on here, you could have one of the GTKY questions be about video gaming. That'll definitely blow it up!
This is the first thankful Thursday I am participating in, so I feel I first want to give a shout out to all of you amazing ladies. I am so incredibly thankful to have you to lean on during this journey.
@reneeannemm@dubcompanion I am thankful that conversation started because it reinvigorated my interest in playing again. I had actually been in a bit of a video game slump when we first had that conversation. But then I busted Story of Seasons out and started fresh.
I'm also really glad you are both enjoying it! I figured you would based on the other games you both played. But Harvest Moon is definitely an acquired taste so I never know for sure what someone might think!
Also today I am thankful that DH and I are still children at heart. We have been walking and driving all over the place today to play Pokemon Go and i t's the most fun we've had in a long time!
@AliciaGoose I want to try out Pokémon Go!! I keep hearing so many great things about it. One of our friends bruised himself when he wasn't watching where he was going while playing it in the park and walked straight into a tree. He said it was totally worth it though!
I am not a big gamer but one of the little girls I coached got me hooked on farm heroes for an entire season, I think that may have been the least productive year of my life, lol. So addicting!!
Today I'm thankful for finding a new OB who can get me in for an appt in just two more weeks! Probably time for a dreaded convo...August marks a year trying to conceive post MC I can't even believe it.
Which leads me to the next thing I'm thankful for...gluten free, dairy free muddy buddies. They almost fit in my diet but they have sugar of course. They only contain one of the four things I'm not supposed to have so I'm taking that as a win.
And lastly I'm thankful for a date tonight with co-workers from 6 years ago. A random reunion at the Cheesecake Factory
I am so thankful for this group, you guys have helped me than you'll ever know. thank you.
i am also thankful to my DH. He is just the best and I love him so much, even when he annoys me. I'm not thankful that he asks me everyday if I feel pregnant though lol...men.
TW*** Child and loss mentioned Married 10/12 DS 11/14 Ectopic 2/16 PCOS/Ovulation Dysfunction 11/16 IUI x 3- BFN Laparoscopy 3/17 Endo and tubal damage IVF- 4/17- 40 eggs retrieved, 10 blasts, 7 pgs tested embryos FET- 6/17- BFP! Due Feb 15, 2017
@SoonToBeMommaHowe- Im sorry for the anniversary that is coming up in August. Hopefully this new OB will be able to help! Those muddy buddies look delish though! And have fun tonight - I love the Cheesecake Factory!
Im thankful for my DH he is always so understanding about my general craziness in regards to ttcal. He never complains when I want to BD at odd times ( we work opposite shifts so finding time to BD can be hard.) He is so calm and zen about this process and just has unwavering faith that it will happen when the time is right.
@brooklyngirl18 - yay for supportive DHs! Gotta love men though they really are so clueless about what women go through sometimes! lol
Ooooo! Gluten-free; pass 'em around @SoonToBeMommaHowe ! Those do look yummers! I tend to be more of a savoury lover but I'll try anything gluten-free that I didn't make (I love cooking but it can be tiring ALLLL the time )
I'm thankful to even be tiptoeing away from the bench to dunk my toe in TTCAL lol
I'm thankful for David's Tea (but defs should have bought more teas! Next time!)
I'm thankful our propane tank got installed at the new house! It's not cold yet (tho today is definitely rainy and chilly) but I was NOT looking forward to having to build fires to heat the place all fall/winter long (in Canada lol)
I'm thankful DH will be back tomorrow and is hopefully still on the NTNP train! Fx!
And as always I'm thankful for you ladies and this safe space. I had a really hard weekend and you definitely helped me make it through
Today I am thankful for... Good thrift shops. I got a bag full of great items the other day and just was going through them to wash, psyched that I got a bag of great quality stuff for so little. It's amazing what people get rid of, but I love that things get new life through thrift shops.
People that love me. I have been having such a hard time lately and having people check in on me via phone, email, text etc. really remind me that we aren't in this by ourselves.
Being open about the infertility process and the positive response from people. I took the summer off of my private practice to focus on IVF and getting pregnant and have been open with some colleagues when they've asked why. Seeing the compassion from these people and hearing that they are sending me positive thoughts, energy, love, prayers etc. has been so heartwarming.
I'm thankful for summertime and the positive effect sunshine-y days have on my mental health. I had for horrible anxiety/depression for months after my last loss. This time I seem to be cruising along pretty well. Granted, I haven't gotten AF yet so who knows what that bitch will do to my emotions. But right now, I'm ok,
I have to say, even tho I'm not super hopeful for this cycle, that I am SUPER thankful we are finally moving forward with our TTC plan
I'm thankful our renos are coming together and I'm not AS worried about not having room for everything in my kitchen! Also kind of awesome we agree on paint colors, which can give me a project while DH is away in case I do get that BFN.
I'm thankful for David's Tea...can't get enough lol
I'm thankful there's a place for me to hike literally in my backyard! I try to go a little farther each time; it's quite steep. (Also thankful for my walking poles DH got for me---they help!). Check out these views:
Today I'm thankful for confirmation that I did in fact ovulate! A dear friends wedding that I'm in on Saturday! And getting to see my roommate from college who lives 600 miles away from me on Sunday!
and very thankful for the charting gurus who have helped put my mind at ease this week!
DH - 34, Me - 32 Married 7/13 TTC #1 since 10/13 BFP 2/4/15, MC twin boys at 18w3d 5/15 IUI #1 2/25/16
Ideas, quotes, self-talk that help me find some peace in this journey.
My new fitbit that gives me a nice distraction/something new to fixate on.
Reminders to practice gratitude and not regret from random people. I was speaking with this lady at the beach yesterday and she started talking about her gratitude and how she would suffer so much if she focused on the bad parts of her past or what "should" be. She was a total stranger, but was saying exactly what I needed to hear yesterday.
@BornReady I'm so obsessed with my Fitbit! It's just a great distraction. Plus in a little competitive sometimes and it's fun to challenge my friends and coworkers.
Today I am very thankful for the life I live and the privlidges that come with living in a 1st world country. I thought my keurig quit on me this morning which led to quite the panic. Then I realized, I was anxious about not being able to have coffee -it's not even necessary for actual living! How crazy is that! So many people all over the world don't even have safe drinking water and regular meals, let alone a cup of coffee. (Although Id be ignorant to say that poverty and lack of access to fresh water and food isn't an issue here in Canada for so many people).
I am thankful that I discovered early morning workouts are keeping my sadness and frustrations at bay. I'd wake up full of anxiety and sadness so I decided maybe I needed a distraction instead of getting lost in my emotions so I switched up my workout routine to 6am as opposed to the evenings and I absolutely love it. I feel so much more energized and positive. Little changes can make a big difference.
****TW: Pregnancy,
loss and children mentioned****
Me (39) DH (40)
From my first marriage DD: 03/04 CP:01/06 DS:12/06
DH- no kids
******************
TTC: since 2/15, RE Consult 9/15
IUI #1 10/15: Letrozole = BFN
IUI #2 11/15: Letrozole + trigger = BFN
1/08/16: Surprise- BFP!! 2/16/16: MMC @10w
2days, D&C: 2/17/16
TTCAL: May 2016
IUI #3 5/27/16: Letrozole+trigger=BFN
IUI #4 06/24/16: 7.5mg Letrozole+trigger= BFN
IUI#5 08/24/16 Menopur+trigger = BFN
IUI #6 09/19/16 5 mg Letrozole +Menopur + Trigger=
BFN
**10/2016: No more medicated cycles, TTCAL on our
own** 12/03/16: BFP!! EDD: 08/12/17 It's a girl!! Eleni was born on 8/14/17!!
Today I'm thankful for my job. It's been 2 months since my last loss and though I took 2 weeks off, they've taken it so easy on me this summer. I've slacked off real good the last 6 weeks, so I'm vowing to step up my game and finally finish the projects that I've put off because I was suffering from so much anxiety that I could not concentrate. I'm really lucky that I get to work with amazingly smart people and for an amazing cause.
Sometimes, it's easy to forget how good I have it after 10 years in the same position, particularly my health insurance. All I have to do is look at my 2 bills from the REs office which add up to $1500 and see my portion is only $30 to know that I have it so good. My BFF is undergoing her second FET of a PGS embryo (she has a 15 month old son) and has had to pay out of pocket for surgery to remove polyps and then surgery to remove scar tissue caused by the first surgery. And since she is going to an RE in Colorado she also has to pay for travel and expenses. They've wracked up a ton of debt this time around and I feel terrible that not only has she had the physical and emotional stress, but also the financial stress. It's just not fair.
@roxgibbons go you! Yes, I have to get motivated to get back into my workout routine. I was in beast mode in May and fell out of it. Now I'm feeling sluggish and sad. What workouts are you doing?
Me:35, DH 37 ~ Married July 2014 ttc July 2015 ~ bfp Nov 2015 (cp) bfp Dec 2015 ~ (tfmr 17wk, March 2016, genetic disease) ttcal May 2016
Happy thursday! today I am thankful for my health and my family's health. DS has hand foot and mouth virus (after having an ear infection and allergic reactions to antibiotics) and my husband seems to have caught some variation of it and is laid up with a high fever. It puts in perspective how important our health is and I'm thankful that these things are few and far between.
TW*** Child and loss mentioned Married 10/12 DS 11/14 Ectopic 2/16 PCOS/Ovulation Dysfunction 11/16 IUI x 3- BFN Laparoscopy 3/17 Endo and tubal damage IVF- 4/17- 40 eggs retrieved, 10 blasts, 7 pgs tested embryos FET- 6/17- BFP! Due Feb 15, 2017
@brooklyngirl18 We recently had a hand foot and mouth outbreak at our daycare, but luckily didn't get infected. Sorry, you are dealing with it. You are so right, health is so important.
@chloe97 I hear you on the health insurance. I am 100% covered for infertility, so all I've paid is office visit co-pays and for PGS. I sometimes forget when I"m in my "woe is me" mindset that things could be so much more complicated than they are. My sister in law has a friend who through building her family with IVF spent over $40K for each of her 2 children when all was said and done.
@BornReady I'm glad you weren't affected, it's a miserable virus. DS doesn't go to daycare, my mom and mil alternate babysitting, so I'm not sure where he picked it up but what can you do.
TW*** Child and loss mentioned Married 10/12 DS 11/14 Ectopic 2/16 PCOS/Ovulation Dysfunction 11/16 IUI x 3- BFN Laparoscopy 3/17 Endo and tubal damage IVF- 4/17- 40 eggs retrieved, 10 blasts, 7 pgs tested embryos FET- 6/17- BFP! Due Feb 15, 2017
@brooklyngirl18 my niece just got this too and she stays home with my SIL. I told my SIL she probably got it at the park- either way it's miserable. I hope your family is in the men's soon
@bornready and @chloe97 although my health insurance won't cover IVF, our coverage for IUIs and other IF meds and procedures etc are 50% covered which is amazing. So we've been lucky thus far- hoping to get creative with some finances and at least be able to do 1 round of IVF if we decide that's the route we want to go.
****TW: Pregnancy,
loss and children mentioned****
Me (39) DH (40)
From my first marriage DD: 03/04 CP:01/06 DS:12/06
DH- no kids
******************
TTC: since 2/15, RE Consult 9/15
IUI #1 10/15: Letrozole = BFN
IUI #2 11/15: Letrozole + trigger = BFN
1/08/16: Surprise- BFP!! 2/16/16: MMC @10w
2days, D&C: 2/17/16
TTCAL: May 2016
IUI #3 5/27/16: Letrozole+trigger=BFN
IUI #4 06/24/16: 7.5mg Letrozole+trigger= BFN
IUI#5 08/24/16 Menopur+trigger = BFN
IUI #6 09/19/16 5 mg Letrozole +Menopur + Trigger=
BFN
**10/2016: No more medicated cycles, TTCAL on our
own** 12/03/16: BFP!! EDD: 08/12/17 It's a girl!! Eleni was born on 8/14/17!!
Hi Ladies! Today I'm thankful for understanding friends. I text my friend that told me she was pregnant after one BD and told her I just needed some space because I wasn't in a great spot emotionally/mentally right now and she was very understanding and sweet and encouraged me to take as much time as I needed. Granted it took her 2.5 hrs to text me back and I was freaking out the entire time, but I'll still take it.
And thankful for for you guys! I've had to do a ton of venting and question asking this cycle and everyone has been great.
DH - 34, Me - 32 Married 7/13 TTC #1 since 10/13 BFP 2/4/15, MC twin boys at 18w3d 5/15 IUI #1 2/25/16
Re: {{{Thankful Thursday}}}
TTC 09/15
*TW Loss mentioned*
BFP 12/15/15 EDD: 08/26/16
MMC discovered 1/25/16 at 9 +3
TTCAL 3/2016
Acupuncture 11/16
Dx December 2016: unexplained
January 2017: 50 mg Clomid + TI =
BFP #2 01/30/17 Please be a sticky baby!
EDD: 10/15/17 Measuring ahead! 10/12/17
Ambrose born on his due date!
Today I am thankful for modern science, which is hopefully going to make me a baby.
Bagel with cream cheese after fasting from dinner last night.
Good health insurance that makes the emotional trauma of infertility/TTCAL easier to bear.
Lots of love to you all today as usual!
BFP 01.03.2016 / MMC 6w5d D&C 02.2016 // BFP 05.06.16 / natural MC 05.12.16
Benched 06.2016-08.2016 / TTC again 09.2016! On a diet. Cranky.
BFP 10.02.2016 / NT scan at 12w looked normal / Anatomy scan at 20w everything ok
Team blue! / EDD June 11th 2017
DAVID ROGER was born on May 23rd at 37 weeks.
Architect, Peruvian living in Chile. I love art, opera and good chocolate.
Started PhD studies in Architecture on 2017.
Fur mom of a rescued miniature poodle called Luke Skywalker.
@BornReady Hooray for modern medicine! All good vibes I can muster being sent your way.
Holy moly - a farmer offered me a job working with his son at prestigious restaurant. I was so super nervous sending all this food with no meat to farmers, but they were so grateful and I'm just all
TTC 09/15
*TW Loss mentioned*
BFP 12/15/15 EDD: 08/26/16
MMC discovered 1/25/16 at 9 +3
TTCAL 3/2016
Acupuncture 11/16
Dx December 2016: unexplained
January 2017: 50 mg Clomid + TI =
BFP #2 01/30/17 Please be a sticky baby!
EDD: 10/15/17 Measuring ahead! 10/12/17
Ambrose born on his due date!
ttc July 2015 ~ bfp Nov 2015 (cp)
bfp Dec 2015 ~ (tfmr 17wk, March 2016, genetic disease)
ttcal May 2016
Today I am thankful for:
My hanging flower baskets. I have been in a funk and just got around to filling them with flowers yesterday. Walking downstairs this morning and seeing them hanging off my front porch made me smile.
Summer reading books. I love some mindless beach reading. Even though it's usually when I'm in bed around midnight.
My window fan. No air conditioning, but I put the window fan in last night and slept so much better.
I also like Elin Hillenbrand books for my summer reading type stuff.
Have you ever read "The Happiness Project". It's an easy read, not a novel, but I loved it.
Today its super hard to think of things I'm thankful for because I'm really struggling to think I'm in yet another anovulatory cycle with no chance of a BFP
BUT...
Im very thankful for having you all to vent to instead of feeling like I have to hold it all in and driving myself crazy.
I'm thankful for good friends who send just because cards so I get something in the mail besides bills.
And I'm thankful for infertilty humor that can make you smile even in the midst of this frickin shitty situation. These made me giggle this morning...
Married 7/13
TTC #1 since 10/13
BFP 2/4/15, MC twin boys at 18w3d 5/15
IUI #1 2/25/16
@soontobemommahowe - Im sorry for the anovulatory cycle!
Im thankful for the long weekend coming up. This has been a busy, stressful week at work and I could use the break!
It's a long weekend in Canada! An extra day with my sweetie pie!
New friends! We're having the owners of the cafe/bookstore downstairs over for a bbq-taco party tonight. On that note, thankful for TACOS the best food ever.
It's my husband's birthday today and I'm thankful he didn't care I got my days of the week messed up and we're able to do the birthday things tomorrow on the holiday.
A bit petty, but I'm thankful for Fact Magazine bringing me all the latest news on the music I care about. Clams Casino has a new album soon and I'm SO EXCITED !!
TTC 09/15
*TW Loss mentioned*
BFP 12/15/15 EDD: 08/26/16
MMC discovered 1/25/16 at 9 +3
TTCAL 3/2016
Acupuncture 11/16
Dx December 2016: unexplained
January 2017: 50 mg Clomid + TI =
BFP #2 01/30/17 Please be a sticky baby!
EDD: 10/15/17 Measuring ahead! 10/12/17
Ambrose born on his due date!
OK, thankful for @AliciaGooseand @dubcompanion talking so much about Harvest Moon that I finally tried it after DH trying to convince me for ages to do so! I'm just starting Story of Seasons. I can dig my heels in a bit sometimes. <- understatement
Thankful for DH putting up with my unreasonable grump yesterday and being a trooper through SMEP. Damn it we are due for some fun sex soon.
Rain! I love the rain and we're in a major drought so the sound of those drops is particularly soothing.
You. All of you.
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TTC 09/15
*TW Loss mentioned*
BFP 12/15/15 EDD: 08/26/16
MMC discovered 1/25/16 at 9 +3
TTCAL 3/2016
Acupuncture 11/16
Dx December 2016: unexplained
January 2017: 50 mg Clomid + TI =
BFP #2 01/30/17 Please be a sticky baby!
EDD: 10/15/17 Measuring ahead! 10/12/17
Ambrose born on his due date!
@reneeannemm Yay, I'm so glad you gave Harvest Moon a real chance! I'm still playing it and have promised @AliciaGoose to keep her updated on my progress! And now I expect you two to geek out on here so I have an outlet for my HM love.
PS: If a TTCAL Grad thread is started on here, you could have one of the GTKY questions be about video gaming. That'll definitely blow it up!
@reneeannemm @dubcompanion I am thankful that conversation started because it reinvigorated my interest in playing again. I had actually been in a bit of a video game slump when we first had that conversation. But then I busted Story of Seasons out and started fresh.
I'm also really glad you are both enjoying it! I figured you would based on the other games you both played. But Harvest Moon is definitely an acquired taste so I never know for sure what someone might think!
Also today I am thankful that DH and I are still children at heart. We have been walking and driving all over the place today to play Pokemon Go and i t's the most fun we've had in a long time!
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
@AliciaGoose I want to try out Pokémon Go!! I keep hearing so many great things about it. One of our friends bruised himself when he wasn't watching where he was going while playing it in the park and walked straight into a tree. He said it was totally worth it though!
Okay, sorry, I'll run out now
Today I'm thankful for finding a new OB who can get me in for an appt in just two more weeks! Probably time for a dreaded convo...August marks a year trying to conceive post MC
Which leads me to the next thing I'm thankful for...gluten free, dairy free muddy buddies. They almost fit in my diet but they have sugar of course. They only contain one of the four things I'm not supposed to have so I'm taking that as a win.
And lastly I'm thankful for a date tonight with co-workers from 6 years ago. A random reunion at the Cheesecake Factory
Don't these look delicious?!?
Married 7/13
TTC #1 since 10/13
BFP 2/4/15, MC twin boys at 18w3d 5/15
IUI #1 2/25/16
i am also thankful to my DH. He is just the best and I love him so much, even when he annoys me. I'm not thankful that he asks me everyday if I feel pregnant though lol...men.
Married 10/12
DS 11/14
Ectopic 2/16
PCOS/Ovulation Dysfunction 11/16
IUI x 3- BFN
Laparoscopy 3/17 Endo and tubal damage
IVF- 4/17- 40 eggs retrieved, 10 blasts, 7 pgs tested embryos
FET- 6/17- BFP!
Due Feb 15, 2017
Im thankful for my DH he is always so understanding about my general craziness in regards to ttcal. He never complains when I want to BD at odd times ( we work opposite shifts so finding time to BD can be hard.) He is so calm and zen about this process and just has unwavering faith that it will happen when the time is right.
@brooklyngirl18 - yay for supportive DHs! Gotta love men though they really are so clueless about what women go through sometimes! lol
I'm thankful to even be tiptoeing away from the bench to dunk my toe in TTCAL lol
I'm thankful for David's Tea (but defs should have bought more teas! Next time!)
I'm thankful our propane tank got installed at the new house! It's not cold yet (tho today is definitely rainy and chilly) but I was NOT looking forward to having to build fires to heat the place all fall/winter long (in Canada lol)
I'm thankful DH will be back tomorrow and is hopefully still on the NTNP train! Fx!
And as always I'm thankful for you ladies and this safe space. I had a really hard weekend and you definitely helped me make it through
Today I am thankful for...
Good thrift shops. I got a bag full of great items the other day and just was going through them to wash, psyched that I got a bag of great quality stuff for so little. It's amazing what people get rid of, but I love that things get new life through thrift shops.
People that love me. I have been having such a hard time lately and having people check in on me via phone, email, text etc. really remind me that we aren't in this by ourselves.
Being open about the infertility process and the positive response from people. I took the summer off of my private practice to focus on IVF and getting pregnant and have been open with some colleagues when they've asked why. Seeing the compassion from these people and hearing that they are sending me positive thoughts, energy, love, prayers etc. has been so heartwarming.
Warm weather and sunshine!
Have a great day everyone
I'm thankful our renos are coming together and I'm not AS worried about not having room for everything in my kitchen! Also kind of awesome we agree on paint colors, which can give me a project while DH is away in case I do get that BFN.
I'm thankful for David's Tea...can't get enough lol
I'm thankful there's a place for me to hike literally in my backyard! I try to go a little farther each time; it's quite steep. (Also thankful for my walking poles DH got for me---they help!). Check out these views:
Today I'm thankful for confirmation that I did in fact ovulate! A dear friends wedding that I'm in on Saturday! And getting to see my roommate from college who lives 600 miles away from me on Sunday!
and very thankful for the charting gurus who have helped put my mind at ease this week!
Married 7/13
TTC #1 since 10/13
BFP 2/4/15, MC twin boys at 18w3d 5/15
IUI #1 2/25/16
Me: 40, DH: 35 / Married: 2009; TTC #1: 2013
2013 - 2015: 5 pregnancies —> 5 miscarriages
TTCAL with RE (RPL specialist): February 2016
2016: 3 medicated TI cycles —> 3 medicated IUI cycles: All BFN
Donor Egg IVF Transfer: May 1, 2017
May 11, 2017: BFP!! Beta #1: 449.1, Beta #2: 844, Beta #3: 1714
EDD: 1/17/18, it's a GIRL!
E. L. A. born 12/7/2017
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
Today I am thankful for...
Dog walks that get me out in the sun.
Mornings at the beach before the crowds come in.
Ideas, quotes, self-talk that help me find some peace in this journey.
My new fitbit that gives me a nice distraction/something new to fixate on.
Reminders to practice gratitude and not regret from random people. I was speaking with this lady at the beach yesterday and she started talking about her gratitude and how she would suffer so much if she focused on the bad parts of her past or what "should" be. She was a total stranger, but was saying exactly what I needed to hear yesterday.
Today I am very thankful for the life I live and the privlidges that come with living in a 1st world country. I thought my keurig quit on me this morning which led to quite the panic. Then I realized, I was anxious about not being able to have coffee -it's not even necessary for actual living! How crazy is that! So many people all over the world don't even have safe drinking water and regular meals, let alone a cup of coffee. (Although Id be ignorant to say that poverty and lack of access to fresh water and food isn't an issue here in Canada for so many people).
Me: 26 DH: 28
TTC #1 since 06/2014
BFP #1 09/23/15. MMC discovered 11/24/2015
BFP #2 08/24/16 EDD 05/08/17
I am thankful that I discovered early morning workouts are keeping my sadness and frustrations at bay. I'd wake up full of anxiety and sadness so I decided maybe I needed a distraction instead of getting lost in my emotions so I switched up my workout routine to 6am as opposed to the evenings and I absolutely love it. I feel so much more energized and positive. Little changes can make a big difference.
Me (39) DH (40)
From my first marriage DD: 03/04 CP:01/06 DS:12/06
DH- no kids
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TTC: since 2/15, RE Consult 9/15
IUI #1 10/15: Letrozole = BFN
IUI #2 11/15: Letrozole + trigger = BFN
1/08/16: Surprise- BFP!! 2/16/16: MMC @10w 2days, D&C: 2/17/16
TTCAL: May 2016
IUI #3 5/27/16: Letrozole+trigger=BFN
IUI #4 06/24/16: 7.5mg Letrozole+trigger= BFN
IUI#5 08/24/16 Menopur+trigger = BFN
IUI #6 09/19/16 5 mg Letrozole +Menopur + Trigger= BFN
**10/2016: No more medicated cycles, TTCAL on our own**
12/03/16: BFP!! EDD: 08/12/17 It's a girl!!
Eleni was born on 8/14/17!!
Sometimes, it's easy to forget how good I have it after 10 years in the same position, particularly my health insurance. All I have to do is look at my 2 bills from the REs office which add up to $1500 and see my portion is only $30 to know that I have it so good. My BFF is undergoing her second FET of a PGS embryo (she has a 15 month old son) and has had to pay out of pocket for surgery to remove polyps and then surgery to remove scar tissue caused by the first surgery. And since she is going to an RE in Colorado she also has to pay for travel and expenses. They've wracked up a ton of debt this time around and I feel terrible that not only has she had the physical and emotional stress, but also the financial stress. It's just not fair.
ttc July 2015 ~ bfp Nov 2015 (cp)
bfp Dec 2015 ~ (tfmr 17wk, March 2016, genetic disease)
ttcal May 2016
ttc July 2015 ~ bfp Nov 2015 (cp)
bfp Dec 2015 ~ (tfmr 17wk, March 2016, genetic disease)
ttcal May 2016
today I am thankful for my health and my family's health. DS has hand foot and mouth virus (after having an ear infection and allergic reactions to antibiotics) and my husband seems to have caught some variation of it and is laid up with a high fever. It puts in perspective how important our health is and I'm thankful that these things are few and far between.
Married 10/12
DS 11/14
Ectopic 2/16
PCOS/Ovulation Dysfunction 11/16
IUI x 3- BFN
Laparoscopy 3/17 Endo and tubal damage
IVF- 4/17- 40 eggs retrieved, 10 blasts, 7 pgs tested embryos
FET- 6/17- BFP!
Due Feb 15, 2017
@chloe97 I hear you on the health insurance. I am 100% covered for infertility, so all I've paid is office visit co-pays and for PGS. I sometimes forget when I"m in my "woe is me" mindset that things could be so much more complicated than they are. My sister in law has a friend who through building her family with IVF spent over $40K for each of her 2 children when all was said and done.
Married 10/12
DS 11/14
Ectopic 2/16
PCOS/Ovulation Dysfunction 11/16
IUI x 3- BFN
Laparoscopy 3/17 Endo and tubal damage
IVF- 4/17- 40 eggs retrieved, 10 blasts, 7 pgs tested embryos
FET- 6/17- BFP!
Due Feb 15, 2017
@bornready and @chloe97 although my health insurance won't cover IVF, our coverage for IUIs and other IF meds and procedures etc are 50% covered which is amazing. So we've been lucky thus far- hoping to get creative with some finances and at least be able to do 1 round of IVF if we decide that's the route we want to go.
Me (39) DH (40)
From my first marriage DD: 03/04 CP:01/06 DS:12/06
DH- no kids
******************
TTC: since 2/15, RE Consult 9/15
IUI #1 10/15: Letrozole = BFN
IUI #2 11/15: Letrozole + trigger = BFN
1/08/16: Surprise- BFP!! 2/16/16: MMC @10w 2days, D&C: 2/17/16
TTCAL: May 2016
IUI #3 5/27/16: Letrozole+trigger=BFN
IUI #4 06/24/16: 7.5mg Letrozole+trigger= BFN
IUI#5 08/24/16 Menopur+trigger = BFN
IUI #6 09/19/16 5 mg Letrozole +Menopur + Trigger= BFN
**10/2016: No more medicated cycles, TTCAL on our own**
12/03/16: BFP!! EDD: 08/12/17 It's a girl!!
Eleni was born on 8/14/17!!
And thankful for for you guys! I've had to do a ton of venting and question asking this cycle and everyone has been great.
Married 7/13
TTC #1 since 10/13
BFP 2/4/15, MC twin boys at 18w3d 5/15
IUI #1 2/25/16