TTCAL Check in : Week of June 6th

BornReady · June 2016

1. Introduce yourself (if you're new):

2. Status (WTO, TWW, Benched, etc.):

3. Rants/raves:

4. GTKY: What's your favorite dish to bring to a pot luck gathering? Extra points for recipe links!

BornReady · June 2016

2. Status (WTO, TWW, Benched, etc.): TWW

3. Rants/raves: Tomorrow is my due date. I sort of want to cry. I just can't believe it. I've been thinking how I've been dreading this day for so long and here it is and I'm wondering when does this feeling of mental mathematics/date calculations end? Like will I always be thinking, "I would have" or wondering about what in my mind "should" have been? I'm exhausted by it and just want to go back to my life before all of this infertility/loss business.

::::::TW child mentioned::::::

OK, so another question. I've been invited to an event this upcoming weekend with my Aunt and cousin this weekend. We both have children the same age and the event is geared towards stuff they would like. Downside, my cousin in pregnant and due in October (I haven't seen her since she's been pregnant we live far away). I thought I was going to be fine with it, but today I am just sad and emotional. When I told DH about it, he was like, "are you sure that's something you really want to do" and I started crying. Ugh, how do you balance this stuff? I find I'm OK with babies, but older kids and pregnant women make me so bummed.

Wow, sorry to be such a downer! My rave is that it is perfect dog walking weather this morning warm, but with a nice breeze. Thanks everyone for listening!

4. GTKY: What's your favorite dish to bring to a pot luck gathering? Extra points for recipe links!
I've made this torta a few times and it was a big hit.

Also, these brownie bars are my favorite.

silentP · June 2016

Morning, everyone! Hope you all have a good week. I'm sorry you're having a rough time right now @bornready. My second due date is approaching and I keep thinking I should have a 4 month old OR be really pregnant right now. It sucks. And I am still very raw around pregnant women, so I know how you feel. I say continue to do what you need to do.

1.) I'm not new but I feel I've been bad at checking in/responding to people here lately. I've had two MMCs last year and we are trying again but sort of half-heartedly right now.

2.) WTO. Should be in a few days.

3.) I'm feeling pretty okay lately and looking forward to a big trip to visit family and friends next month.

4.) I love making desserts, but I made this last night and it's really yummy and seems like something sort of different to bring.

https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/crunchy-asian-ramen-noodle-salad/

SnobunnieMel · June 2016

@BornReady I am so sorry that the event falls on same week as your due date. We will all be thinking about you tomorrow. Honestly there is nothing wrong with not going to an event if you know it will be a trigger for you. And you should not have to explain yourself to them or apologize for that. What we have all been through changes us, and we don't have to justify the way we make it through each day. Even if it means avoiding people or things.

2. Status (WTO, TWW, Benched, etc.): TWW

3. Rants/raves: slowest. Two. Weeks. Ever.

4. GTKY: What's your favorite dish to bring to a pot luck gathering? Extra points for recipe links!

i love to bake so I always bring something sweet and then I love this avocado, cucumber, tomato feta salad I make

MooFish2364 · June 2016

@BornReady I'm sorry about your due date tomorrow. I'm dreading mine and I still have a few months. I just never expected this to take so long and to be so difficult. I will be thinking of you.

@silentP a trip sounds nice! My birthday is next week and DH keeps asking me what I want. I told him I just want to get away. I don't care if we only go about an hour away as long as it's a change of scenery and I don't have to work.

@SnobunnieMel that salad sounds yummy and refreshing!

Spartanrd4 · June 2016

2. Status (WTO, TWW, Benched, etc.): WTO- CD 14. Going to start OPKs this week and continuing the EOD routine until for sure temp rise.

3. Rants/raves: No real rants/raves right now- Did a lot of yard work and cleaning yesterday and looking forward to a friend coming to visit from out of town who recently moved away. I overheard my co-worker talking about having her Anatomy scan today and it kinda gut punched me. Ugh- I hope one day that I will have a healthy rainbow baby and get to that point.

That movie Me Before You is a big tear jerker like I thought it would be- I found my self sobbing at the end and DH looking at me like I was a crazy person. It did feel good to have a big cry and I liked the movie a lot.

4. GTKY: What's your favorite dish to bring to a pot luck gathering? Extra points for recipe links! I love dips so I usually make guacamole or something with cheese lol. I do love a good salad or pasta salad...my mom taught me her secret tuna macaroni salad recipe (I will tell you all the secret is a small amount of bbq sauce with the mayo to give it some zip).

I also love to bake so sometimes I'll bring a dessert. I get all my recipes from Sally's Baking Addiction. She is the best!

Spartanrd4 · June 2016

@BornReady I am sorry about your due date coming up

Hugs to you and strength to make it though such a hard day.

roper2617 · June 2016

2. TWW, CD 25. Tomorrow is when AF is expected. We shall see.

3. Rave: I applied for a new (temporary) position at work and I believe I got the job. (Oh hey seniority!) Anyways, my work is pretty taxing sometimes (and also SO rewarding), and I am looking forwards to a change of pace for a bit.
Rant: DH and I set a new wedding date (we cancelled the last one because I found out we were expecting and then DH was laid off). Anyway DH is working again so we have set a new date(I know, all this seems like a huge rave). EXCEPT now DH is saying he wants to elope and have a small intimate gathering when we return. Which is all fine and dandy except just close family would be 66 people and he even thinks that's too big. Our original wedding guest list is 110. Anyways it's frustrating because he can't make up his mind!

4. Honestly I think I bring something different every time. It depends on the season/reason really. One time for New Years we forgot to make something for the pot luck so we brought a bag of McDonalds. It was a huge hit lol!

@BornReady you'll be in my thoughts tomorrow. Friday was my due date and I made sure to allow myself time to cry and grieve. I also wonder when this counting will end. I was hoping to feel closure and move on, and now I find myself wondering how the anniversary of the actual miscarriage will go (which isn't until November). My cousin and I were supposed to be 6 weeks apart. It was really tough seeing her pregnancy progress and to be honest I have distanced myself from her with this pregnancy. Part of me feels bad, with her first pregnancy I was over visiting her abs the baby once/month (they live out of town), this new baby was born in April and I've only seen him once.
We were invited to DHs cousins kids first birthday party on Saturday, but I declined to go because it was too close to what was supposed to have been my due date. I'm sorry that your event falls so close to your due date, remember to take care of yourself and do whatever you need to do for you.

lilylover27 · June 2016

@bornready so sorry about the upcoming due date, I am sure that is tough. I hope you can find some peace tomorrow. If you decide to go to the party I hope it is not too hard on you! That is a difficult situation.

@snobunniemel that salad sounds delicious!

@spartanrd4 I just bought the book Me Before You and refuse to see the movie until after I read it! I did hear it is a tear jerker though! We can always use a good cry!

1. Introduce yourself (if you're new):
Not new but took the last week off the board. Just needed a little internet break! Quick re-intro: First pregnancy and then a MMC at 8 weeks detected at 12 weeks. Cytotec taken for MMC.

2. Status (WTO, TWW, Benched, etc.): Benched for two cycles, recommended by the OB, half way through (even though we are technically NTNP).

3. Rants/raves: We have a wedding to go to at the end of July in Florida and initially I was looking forward to it and now I just don't want to go. I am not sure why but the past month I have been dreading it. We have no way out either as DH is the best man and I am one of the MOH. DH thinks I will want to go when it is closer but I am not sure.

4. GTKY: What's your favorite dish to bring to a pot luck gathering? Extra points for recipe links! You know I have never been to a pot luck! My favorite dish that I have brought to a party so far though is Buffalo Chicken Meatballs! They are always a big hit! Also they are done in the slow cooker so very easy!

https://damndelicious.net/2014/04/30/slow-cooker-buffalo-chicken-meatballs/

MooFish2364 · June 2016

2. Status: TWW but slight temp drop tells me I'll probably be moving to WTO in the next day or so.

3. Rants/raves: so bummed that I'm returning to the TWW. I don't usually believe all of the crazy things my mom says but she has been telling me since like November that she has a feeling that May would be my month. Well this was my last cycle where I ovulated in May and I'm likely not KU. for some reason I actually started to believe that she had some kind of crazy mom intuition or something.

4. I don't know if I really have a favorite dish to bring. I don't like brining or making the same things frequently so I usually look for things I haven't made before/recently. I like to bring different types of pasta salads loaded with veggies!

dubcompanion · June 2016

2. Status (WTO, TWW, Benched, etc.): TWW

3. Rants/raves:
A rave is spending time with friends at a grill-out. One of them started discussing her MMC, and I decided to tell her about mine in December. We shared our stories and discussed our TTCAL experiences. It feels great knowing I've got someone I can relate to IRL. Though we have differing insecurities (i.e. She had a healthy baby; why can't she have another one? And mine with, Will I ever have a healthy baby?), we can still empathize equally with one another.

4. GTKY: What's your favorite dish to bring to a pot luck gathering? Extra points for recipe links!

Oh man, I love cooking, but I cop out for pot luck gatherings. A lot of it is due to my insecurities in being a cook, particularly for big crowds. I think this stems from a time in high school when I went all out for an international dish event for class, and only 1 person out of 35 tried my dish. I'd spent much of the evening before prepping the chicken, and my mom helped out with the brining, seasoning, and sautéing. Guess what were the most sought after foods? Simple cream desserts and salad dishes. Silly insecurity to have more than 10 years later in a very different setting ( I just need to make a pot of chili or something, not a foreign, ethnic dish), but it's nonetheless stayed with me.

I was actually so insecure about it, that I didn't want to bring home a largely still full baked dish, so I threw out the entire thing (including the baking pan) before I went home that day.

Sorry, didn't mean to go all Degrassi on you guys...

TL;DR - I bring a bag of chips and salsa to potlucks, because those don't discourage my cooking skills.

catiecatp · June 2016

2. status - TWW - CD 26, 12-13DPO - testing plans set for Friday I think... But I alternate between hopeful (temperatures are better yesterday and today) and not hopeful because it will hurt to be disappointed again (a bit of cramps yesterday).

3. Rants - DH seems to think that our problem is largely up to me to fix though he agrees I didn't create it myself. And when I talk about our problem, even when we don't end up arguing, I feel nauseated and have digestive issues. I just can't seem to feel happy right now and I should - I have a job offer for a great position in Texas, though nothing is in writing yet, but I don't think it will fall through unless we decline (still need to see the benefits information) because I was the only one they invited for a second interview.

Rant/Rave - I'm really not sure what this one is - but I'm simultaneously excited and scared of this job.

4. But on the whole, I get uncomfortable at potlucks because the risk of eating gluten and getting sick is so high. When DH has a work potluck, my favourite dish is a no bake cheesecake that is delicious and I always have people ask me for the recipe. I'm trying to attach a PDF to this post. It can be made in multiple flavours (our favourites are nutella, orange or strawberry (use a daiquiri mix - the frozen juice variety)).

BornReady · June 2016

@catiecatp Your chart is looking great!! And could you have possibly had the mythical implantation spotting?!?! Can't wait to see how this goes on Friday.

dubcompanion · June 2016

@BornReady Hugs to you for this upcoming week. I'm right there with you about wishing things were back to before all the loss and trouble conceiving. I try to remind myself that one day, 10 or 20 years later, this period of time will be just a rough bend in the road of life. (But I know that doesn't quell the pains of today.) I wish I could offer wiser words. Just know we're thinking of you and fully support you.

@roper2617 - Good luck on the nuptials planning.

It's always such an adventure, lol.

@lilylover27 @silentPThanks for sharing recipes! I'll have to try them out. They look delicious!

catiecatp · June 2016

@bornready - that was the crazy I was thinking of too because I had implantation bleeding with my first pregnancy (though heavier I think). So much love and support sent your way with your upcoming EDD and the week in general. I'm currently ignoring that I will start my new job the day before my EDD so there will be no hibernating...

@dubcompanion - that is what I try to remember with many things in life - this is just a phase in life that for better or for worse will change.

lilylover27 · June 2016

Wanted to add another rant today, so our OB suggest two cycles to wait as is standard with them she said. Well I have completed one cycle and we did not BD that entire time. This cycle we have been bad and BD without protection, DH said of it happened it happened. Well my chart originally said I ovulated early around Memorial Day weekend, which I am attributing the temp fluctuations to being sunburned and restless sleep. The next couple of days took my crosshairs away with temps. Now FF is saying I ovulated on the 2nd, who knows if it accurate. Now I am worried because of course we BD the night before without any protection so there is that possibility. Now I know the wait time after a mc varies depending on your doctor but I am so paranoid because it was 2 cycles. Anyway I am also like wow this may be perfect because FF is predicting AF on the 16th. Our 5 year wedding anniversary is on the 18th so of course I go right to thinking how perfect it would be! Ugh sorry for the craziness here just needed to share this with someone! Anyone else ever get this dang crazy, like thinking well it is an important date so naturally something good just happen? Lol

dubcompanion · June 2016

@lilylover27 - Honestly, ever since starting to TTCAL, I have found a reason to be KU-ed that cycle!

Be it "we conceived on DH's b-day" or "we conceived on Mother's Day", etc. This cycle is aimed for being pregnant the month of our original EDD, quickening on our 11th year dating anniversary, and 3rd tri beginning on our 5th wedding anniversary. SO MUCH. Which means it probably will not happen, because last cycle's would have lined up with some cool events too.

I don't mean to be a party pooper!! Just wanted to share my seemingly constant reassurance that stars must be aligning somehow, all in accordance to my womb.

Also, I worked with 2 OBs during my MMC (one reg and the one who performed my D&C). One said to wait 1 cycle, the other said to wait 2. Guess what, we followed the quicker route. Nothing obviously came of either cycle, but there are definitely OBs out there that, ruling out medical/health complications, say waiting only 1 cycle is fine.

Edited to clarify: We'd conceive in May and be pregnant in June. If not KU'ed this cycle, we'd aim to conceive in June.

rainbowturtles · June 2016

@BornReady thinking of you for your upcoming EDD and for the potentially triggering party

@catiecatp are you celiac, too?

Great recipes, everyone!

2. Status: TTA/benched for 3 more months, CD12

3. Rant/Rave: not much, really. We keep going to ikea for these kitchen renos and for whatever reason there's always a ton of pregnant women there shopping with their partners or family and it just makes me jealous. I seriously just want to start trying already!!!

Hopefully moving within the next two weeks so that's overwhelming and sort of feel like I'll be moving into chaos because the kitchen won't be actually finished yet. Plus DH is likely going to be away for 10 days the day after we move in lol It will all work out okay, I'm just easily overwhelmed lately.

4. GTKY: I haven't been to many potlucks because of celiac disease but I'd probably make a quinoa salad or something

brooklyngirl18 · June 2016

@BornReady I'm sorry about your due date, hugs. As for the party,
I think you need to take care of yourself and if you don't feel up to it, then don't go, no shame in that.
@roper2617 I hope SO makes up his mind about your wedding date/guest list and you can finalize your plans, how exciting!!
@catiecatp it seems a little unfair that you are expected to fix the problem when it wasn't just you who created it. I hope you and dh can find a solution that works for both of you.
@lilylover27 I get your anxiety but many drs don't adhere to the 2 cycle timeframe so I don't think you have anything to be overly worried about. FX!

status- TWW 6DPO, 2nd cycle.
rave- i got a raise and promotion at work. i've been very unhappy for the past few months and this kind of helps make me feel better.
potluck- i went to culinary school about 6 years ago and love cooking but I don't work in the culinary field. I tend to bring desserts like cheesecake or carrot cake.

iceandsnowflakes29 · June 2016

I'm on CD 7. Just taking daily OPKS and watching my CM.

Rant. WTO sucks. that is all.

Potluck: This type of thing really isn't my cup of tea. I usually buy a shrimp cocktail platter from the store or make something easy like pasta salad. I don't really get jazzed with cooking and cooking and the kitchen in general is DH's jurisdiction.

Eta - except the grill. I love to grill. DH doesn't do the grilling.

lilylover27 · June 2016

@dubcompanion at least I am not the only one with this neurotic tendency! Ha that makes me feel better! You think I would have lost it because last time we had our first ultrasound on DH birthday but then the day before my SIL birthday we found out about our MMC.

Just going to try not to think about it too much! Even though I am sure if it doesn't happen this cycle next cycle I will be like oh we can conceive at our best friends wedding, etc etc on and on!

I cannot share this with DH becaue he thinks it's ridiculous and I have to agree it is but I can't help it! Thanks for sharing!

BornReady · June 2016

@dubcompanion I had a similar experience in high school and I am also still traumatized! Amazing how those little experiences get carried along into adulthood. I once had a boy I liked in 6th grade tell me I always wear "earth tones" and I was so mortified as any middle schooler might be. I still think of it sometimes when getting dressed for work. Thanks a lot middle school boy!

dubcompanion · June 2016

@iceandsnowflakes29 I love summer precisely for the grill. I don't grill, so that means anyone who does it for me automatically gets a piece of my heart.

@brooklyngirl18 Congrats on the promotion!

@lilylover27 Nope, you're definitely not alone! I could see why it's ridiculous, but I think that's how we stay positive. For me, reasons to keep trying are more important than the risk of being disappointed at seeing AF.

@BornReady Thanks for sharing your story! I teach middle school, and those kids are a hoot.

I've been told I wear the same shirt a lot, and it's been pointed out when my eye makeup is smudged! As an adult, I'm like, "Meh." But it would mortify me if I were 12! I usually take the moment to laugh it off, though I will also calmly tell them that unless it's something super embarrassing, to probably not mention these things to peers (particularly lady peers). I do what I can to not have another adolescent scarred!

catiecatp · June 2016

@rainbowturtles - unofficially celiac - my blood test came back negative and therefore I had to wait 6-8 months for a biopsy. I went off of gluten knowing that if it came back negative it didn't tell us anything - it came back negative. But the 2 half-siblings who have been tested are positive (the third thinks that it is a psychosomatic... he's a freakin' doctor (psychiatrist) and seems to have a mental block) - and it seems to come from our mother (shared parent) because she has at least 1 cousin diagnosed. The most parsimonious explanation is that I have celiac disease - but my GP didn't agree so I'm officially IBS with gluten sensitivity - my current GP agrees with me but can't officially put it on paper because of the test results. I've been gluten free for so long (summer 2008) that I don't know what I'd do if I could eat it again - at this point I have a food aversion (even walking by Subway makes me gag a little) and it has become a way of life.

@brooklyngirl18 - yep - unfair. but he doesn't see it that way and maintains that he's only holding me responsible for recent issues not the ones accumulated in the past 9 years where he didn't say anything...

Spartanrd4 · June 2016

@iceandsnowflakes29 I hate WTO too...just waiting, for something to happen! Especially because my 2 cycles post loss were weird so now I don't know really when I'm going to O.

rainbowturtles · June 2016

@catiecatp Ahhh yes, I see. So yes, you have celiac disease lol Stupid tests that require you to be on gluten for them to be accurate, even if it's slowly killing you *eyeroll* I'm happy to have the official diagnosis but I'd eat gluten in a second if I was able! If there's ever a cure I'd be all about it lol I hate hate hate having to eat gluten free!

iceandsnowflakes29 · June 2016

@Spartanrd4 exactly. I'm taking OPKS 2x a day and debating on starting to HIO soon but, last time we HIO all month long we burned ourselves out on sex big time. Even my husband was wore out and he's usually a really good trooper with scheduled baby makin' sex.

And here's my thoughts on WTO: at least in the 2ww there's a CHANCE of being pregnant. Whereas right now it's not even a possibility.

Wishilivedinflorida · June 2016

@bornready I'm sorry about the EDD. Sending hugs. I hear you on pregnant ladies, I have recognized I just can't be around them now if I can help it. It probably won't get better until I'm pregnant again. Also, nothing wrong with earth tones! (I'm a pretty much black/white/gray kind of chick, myself.)

@silentP I've had a variation of that recipe and it's delish! Welcome back to these parts

Enjoy your trip!

@SnobunnieMel Hi, ovary twin! This IS the longest TWW ever, especially because my SS is ridiculous, even though I think our timing was suboptimal.

@Spartanrd4 I'm hoping to read the book before seeing the movie like @lilylover27! And the super secret to macaroni salad sounds yummy!

@lilylover27 I can relate to timing of things and thinking of "signs." Both of my pregnancies involved holiday-time for either EDD, conception, and/or the actual time of loss. I would love to celebrate Father's Day happily this year with DH because I don't want him to feel the sadness and emptiness I felt on Mother's Day.

@roper2617 Yay for a wedding date! I will say that if I could do it all over again, I would take the money we spent on the wedding and elope in a super gorgeous location with just me and DH. I did love our wedding, but we didn't really get a honeymoon because we had to pay for the wedding ourselves. Whatever you decide, make sure you are deciding based on what will make you both the most happy, not anyone else!

@moofish2364 Sorry about moving to WTO. I am a pasta salad fan as well!

@dubcompanion Your story made me so sad! I also get anxiety about cooking for crowds. DH will rave about something I make to friends and then I feel obligated to make it for them, and always wonder if they are just trying to be nice when they say they like it. I'm so weird! It's probably fine.

@catiecatp Still have everything crossed your temps stay up and you make it to test!

My heart is heavy for you @rainbowturtles because I love me some gluten! It would be a very tough lifestyle to maintain. I hope your kitchen is all spiffy and ready for your move soon!

@brooklyngirl18 Congrats on the promotion and raise! That's always such a good way to get a little boost in mood. I love to cook as well and sometimes wish I had gone to culinary school. Totally jealous.

@iceandsnowflakes29 WTO does suck. Actually, so does TWW. Time seems to crawl on both sides. Can we all just be pregnant right now? I try to grill but my DH is super particular about grilling so he does most of it. I get relegated to the kitchen mostly.

2. Status (WTO, TWW, Benched, etc.): TWW. 7dpo and starting to get all the crazies.

3. Rants/raves: I got approved for my second side job. I'm hoping to stash away for a rainy day/if I every have to "pay to have a baby," as DH and I sometimes say in scorn. I don't have any coverage if we ever need IVF, so I'm trying to be prepared in case we have a third loss. I'm also really excited about this extra job because it give me a lot more experience/marketability in my field and further learning/growth opportunities.

Also, it's a hockey night! Go Pens!

For a rant/confession: I really wrenched my neck somehow and it is really hurting. However, I refuse to go get examined/imaging/muscle relaxers because I *might* be KU. I may bump up my testing to 10dpo instead of 12-14 if it doesn't get better and I think I need something more than tylenol.

4. GTKY: What's your favorite dish to bring to a pot luck gathering? Extra points for recipe links! Strawberry jello pretzel salad! Sorry, no link, but there are recipes all over the internet for that one.

KarenBeth714 · June 2016

@BornReady So sorry that it's your due date.. you have every right to feel the way you feel and to grieve for your lo. I also haven't seen my cousin or her new baby ( he was born just one week after our loss) and I just feel that I can't see them now.

@roper2617 fx for that new job! Hope its not too stressful - as if ttc isn't enough stress !!
@catiecatp hope you got the new job! Just got for it!

@rainbowturtles It's a hard transition to gluten free - I know a few people to be diagnosed with this in the past few years. Good luck! It will get easier.

1. Introduce yourself (if you're new):
Hey, I'm Karen - it's my first month ttc since our 17 wk loss 2 months ago...

2. Status (WTO, TWW, Benched, etc.): TWW, 10 dpo. Been testing for a couple of days with bfn. But last time I didn't get a bfp until 13 dpo.. so still waiting..

3. Rants/raves: I just feel like I'm back in a time warp with this ttc business. Like, we just went through this. It's not fair. It's not easier the next time around either.

4. GTKY: What's your favorite dish to bring to a pot luck gathering? Extra points for recipe links! Love to cook!! Love to host!

If I'm feeling healthy : Some type of salad like this. Love the fresh dressing..

https://minimalistbaker.com/mexican-quinoa-salad-with-orange-lime-dressing/

If I'm in the mood for a treat: My baked brie - can use raspberry or apricot jam as filling too...

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/baked_brie/

Ok, now I think I'll go stress eat!

fivetimesnoluck · June 2016

lilylover27 said:

Anyone else ever get this dang crazy, like thinking well it is an important date so naturally something good just happen? Lol

ALL.THE.TIME.
Despite the fact that it's never worked out. Not once in five pregnancies and several months of trying over the years.

CoonMom · June 2016

BornReady Huge hugs to you. I'll be thinking about you tomorrow. Take care of yourself.
roper2617 congrats on the new position!!
dubcompanion I'm glad you were able to share IRL with someone. Not that I'm happy either of you had MCs, but I had/have someone who struggled to get KU and it was great to be able to share the experience together. (She is due in Sept).

2. Status (WTO, TWW, Benched, etc.): TWW AF due any day

3. Rants/raves: Rave: I had a very productive weekend around the house. Rant: Still working 10 hour days and my coworkers think I don't do anything:(

4. GTKY: What's your favorite dish to bring to a pot luck gathering? Extra points for recipe links! I make a really good oreo cake. I just buy a white cake mix box then crush oreos, mixe them in, add a little more liquid (water or vinegar whatever the mix calls for) then bake. I tope with my favorite frosting and crushed oreos.

Edited to add comments.

fivetimesnoluck · June 2016

2: TWW at 5dpo based on trigger shot.
3: R/R - I had a great weekend, super busy but great. I've been distracted by my schedule so far during the TWW and I'd like to keep up that pace so my mind stays occupied!
4: GTYK - my favorite dish is bruschetta because I don't cook often or well and this is simple but also delicious! I don't use a recipe, but it's basically tomatoes, red onion, minced garlic, crumbled feta, cilantro, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. It's better if it sits for a couple hours before serving (overnight is even better!).

dubcompanion · June 2016

@Wishilivedinflorida Congrats on the side job!! Hope your neck feels better soon though.
I'm that way with friends too. At least in those instances, we're likely drinking, so everything tastes better anyway

@KarenBeth714 That baked brie looks amazing! And the recipe is so simple - omg, cue stress eating from my end also...

@CoonMom Thanks for the kind words! I'm not super close to this friend, but we're definitely rooting for each other now. She wants the two of us to get pregnant again at the same time. We then keeled over laughing, because we know how impossible it is to plan that! (Her cycles are way out of whack and has only had a total of 5 periods since her D&C last July.

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rainbowturtles · June 2016

@KarenBeth714 I was diagnosed about five years ago

I just don't think I'll ever not miss gluten lol I have dreams about it still, and I used to freak out because in my dream I'd remember I had celiac disease and then I'd be like "WHY DID I EAT THAT??!!" Now I've trained myself to just enjoy it in my dreams haha

allysondunn2 · June 2016

1: I'm Allyson. I had an early MC so we are back at it!
2: WTO CD 7
3: Rave- it felt so good to be back in the gym today after being away for a week and a half.
4: My favorite potluck dish is Frito salad.

Edited because TB ate my post.

roper2617 · June 2016

I am loving all these recipes! Yay for food!

Also little update: I officially got the job! Yay! I start my new position the first week of July. It's temporary until Decemeber (or sooner) but if it tanks then I just go back to my current job. Lol basically I applied for an experimental position. I'm really looking forward to it though.

@Wishilivedinflorida congrats on the side job

I'm actually willing to elope and do our honeymoon all in one, except I want a party of some sort when we got back. Im so surprised we can't get on the same page. We've been together 6.5 years and agree on just about everything else that is major. Oh well, one day we'll come to an agreement, I hope! Lol

KyCade3013 · June 2016

Well, I agree with just abut everyone on this thread.

@BornReady and all the other ladies who commented on their due dates coming up.. So is mine and it stinks! My friend was due a week after me and is having a pool party for her son's bday in 3 weeks... Fun times but at least I can go for a swim when I would have formally been 9 months.

@lilylover27 and everyone- totally do the same thing and every darn time I'm disappointed like how could this not have been fate? Then it wasn't. I'm going by it will happen when it is the worst possible timing- that's when it will.

Status: I'm pretty sure i ovulated today so I'll find out if this cycle was a bust right before we go on our first beach vacation of the summer... Whatever the outcome I will have that to look forward to at least!

rants: I have ovulation pain, it's really annoying to have and know it is likely for nothing, so thanks for rubbing it in body!

GTKY: hmmm potluck.. Well I've never been to one but if i did I'd bring mini cupcakes or sweet potato tartlets, they were a huge hit two thanksgivings ago and I just found the lost recipe two weeks ago.. Unless my hubby threw it out.

dubcompanion · June 2016

@KyCade3013 Knowing my life, things usually happen when they're not planned or shouldn't happen right then. Unfortunately, at this point, there can't ever be a bad time to get pregnant, which worries me - that means it'll never happen!

Trying to maintain a sense of humor though for the karma gods!

@roper2617 Congrats on the experimental job! Hope something comes of it, if nothing else but a nice pay check and good experience

@allysondunn2 Frito salad sounds yummy!

catiecatp · June 2016

I have a new and bigger rant - not TTC related - so skip if you want, I won't be offended. I'm so frustrated I could cry about job stuff.

Nearly everything I asked for in terms of negotiation has been denied - this wasn't a negotiation process at all, they just said "no" there was no "let me check". They're not giving me experience credit for the 24 courses I've taught (equivalent to 27 3 credit hour courses) because none of it was freakin' full time. I'm not asking for 4-5 years of credit, but if the teaching load is 10 per year I'd like at least 1 year credit... They can't even tell me whether the pay increase that has been approved for faculty will be applied to me (and at 7.1% it is a big increase - equivalent to 3-4 years of teaching...). I may have to increase my teaching load - or at least do something in the spring/summer next year to give us more of a buffer. No moving expenses and no wiggle room there - even though we're moving internationally and more than 2000 miles... The only thing that MIGHT be accommodated is in district tuition for DH at the college if he chooses to go back (and relative to international tuition that will make a difference).

Also - y'all's health coverage is also stupid expensive. I know that Canadian taxes pay for a lot of things that your health coverage then needs to cover. But to give you a perspective, to add me to DH's coverage right now we pay $350 (Canadian) for the year - we'll pay about that in American dollars per month for DH. Another motivator to get his own job with coverage... We'll also have to buy temporary coverage because there is no way I'm moving and not having coverage until after the first 60 days - especially not while TTC and possibly (hopefully) pregnant.

Oh and I found out a potential deal breaker - I won't have a contract before I move. My position will get board approval in July but the actual contract will get approval in August with everyone else's.

Sorry for the rant but I'm really frustrated and DH is at work (I texted him so when he has a break he'll find out).

brooklyngirl18 · June 2016

@catiecatp that's is totally unreasonable! I'm not familiar with the world of academia for a career so I don't know if that's normal or not but I would be super upset too. I'm sorry you're with all this on top of ttc. it's all so overwhelming.

dubcompanion · June 2016

@catiecatp Although I'm a teacher, I'm not at the collegiate level so unfortunately, I don't have much wisdom to offer.

The fact that they don't want to offer you experience credit for your past taught courses is super unfair. That sounds akin to me getting hired at a school district and put at base level for pay - essentially telling me that all my prior years of teaching were all for naught to them. I'd be pissed.

I also agree that our health coverage costs stink. I have never known any different, but I complain frequently how much better Canada has it. Additionally, not having board approval until after you've moved there is indeed a harrowing decision. Guh. I don't blame you at all for being extremely frustrated and I'm so sorry that you're having to go through so much stress. I do commend you for seeking out a new position that would be life-changing, should you choose to accept it. It shows how gutsy and ambitious you are as a person, and I admire that! Regardless of whether you choose to accept this position or not, this school sees you as a top choice and now it's just a matter of whether they are a top choice of yours.

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