R/R: Rave - Just had another ultrasound with my RE and it showed I am currently free of cysts, so that is great news. He recommended 2 more cycles of trying before Clomid/IUI combo. Coming to grips with it and feeling a bit more at ease and a little more excited. RANT - My office is currently 86 degrees b/c they refuse to put the AC on. I am going to pass out and I am pissy. F today. Rant over.
GTKY: What is your favorite/best childhood memory? Hmm this is tough. Probably would have to say block parties (I grew up in Philly). I loved the dancing late into the night, all the food, family and friends, swimming. OR camping. I love camping and those family trips were always a blast
@JJMNO1616 I will preface and say that my temp never went up THAT much (never a true spike imo) but I would notice O pain (not every cycle, but some) and the temp usually slightly increased that day for me
@kiwi2628 best of luck with your HSG tomorrow!! What time is your appointment?
@sailing_mama camping yes!! The rockies sound much better than camping in PA though ahah
@soldiersmom haha your vacation road trip sounds awesome!! Definitely take all of selfies
@ugusta108 I totally understand how you feel and have been right there with you. I totally understand the pressures of work. DH is on trial and even though I am sure this is FW he just wasn't up for it, but I have to tell myself to be understanding and not force him to feel like he must. Ugghh stupid life obligations. How about we just get to go to an island and lounge there and do it like bunnies with pina coladas in our hands until we get our BFPs haha.
@lulu1180 haha omg playing barbies, yes!! I was totally obsessed haha. And I definitely had to be the mom when playing barbie house ha
WAYDTGKU: everything other then temping because I am awful at remembering to take my temperature before getting up in the morning
R/R: I have been sick since last Thursday and I am so sick of coughing and the sore throat, I am ready to be better so that I am good to go when I finally get a positive OPK
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: What is your favorite/best childhood memory? playing at my best friends house , she had a huge pond at her house and we use to take her row boat out and catch frogs and salamanders , and in the winter we would go ice skating
@gusgus14 vets bills are awful! hope your day gets better
@darkrose88 oh no ! that sounds awful hopefully you can get the smell and stains out
@soldiersmom South Carolina sounds fun, My Aunt and Grandma live in Lexington SC
@GG620 My one friend and I would spend hours setting up a barbie "house" with things we could find around the house. Like a couch made out of a washcloth and beds made out of a towel. I think all of my old barbie stuff was given to one of my nieces but I don't remember now. *sigh* why can't life be that simple again??
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Me: 38 DH: 38 Married 6/11/16 TTC Since 6/2016 12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal 3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve 8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC 7/2018 Clomid+IUI 11/2018 Letrozole+TI 12/2018 Letrozole+IUI 2/2019 NTNP 5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
@Sailing_Mama that was my second session but it's been about 6 months since my last one.
It was a little crazy though because she was telling me when she was around the chakra above my uterus a little girl ran by her and told her her name was Aphrodite. Well... literally on Saturday H asked me if we were lucky enough to have a baby and it was a girl, could we name her Aphrodite. Mind blown.
Sorry it has been a while. Crazy at work last week, and I am only mobile at night and it is a pain to reply on there.
Month/Cycle: 7
CD: 16
WAYDTGKU: OPK, Temping, FF
R/R: I have had 6 High days on my OPKs, so getting anxious to just get my Peak. It was beautiful this past weekend, and I went to the botanical gardens with two of my friends and had a great time just talking.
CS/Q:
GTKY: What is your favorite/best childhood memory? Sitting on the trunk of my parents car with them and my siblings looking at the constellations during the summer.
@JJMNO1616 I do notice what I believe to be O pain, but I only started temping so I cannot be 100% sure. But it was after I received a Peak fertility reading from OPKs. @kiwi2628 Hope today is going quickly for you! FX @50wife First off thanks for your insight last week. I was absent the rest of the week and didnt get to say thanks. And I also hope I can make amazing memories for my kid(s). Just something they will cherish as I have my childhood. @avrilmai My husband watches soccer matches every Saturday and Sunday morning. I used to love it before our son since I could then sleep in @beachbunnyxo123 We had a few beautiful days here as well, but it was raining and cold this morning. I love the warm weather as I feel more productive! Bring on summer. @EmilyLove25 have fun at the play tonight! @soralk sorry you are having to deal with insurance issues. Hopefully everything gets straightened out soon. @Stargazer1lily Wow, 20k steps!! That is amazing. I have a hard time getting to 10k. @soldiersmom Have fun on your vacation! @pinky917 Grandparent's houses are always full of so many fun things as kid. I love that your grandma gave you items you didn't want. @darkrose88 Your H is so sweet! I love little things like that. @aliw220 I feel your pain about the internal struggle. My mom stayed home for the early part of my life and then she worked nights so was still home with use during the day (when she wasn't sleeping) It was so nice to make extra memories that way. I wish I could stay home and do that too, but like you, know that I am setting our family up for what we want to do in teh long run. @kmalls that sounds like amazing summers you had growing up. @Augusta108 I am sorry you are having a bad day. I hope things become clear in your cycle soon! @gusgus14 I just got my letter through that my dogs need their check up and vaccinations, I dont want to think how much it will cost. They are so expensive, but so worth it. @lulu1180 that is amazing that your company does that! They are saying that more people are looking for great culture in a company now just as much as good benefits. @GG620 happy to hear you dont have any cysts! And my office is always cold, so I currently have a blanket on.
BFP #1 1/4/14 | Diagnosed with Trisomy 13 at 12 weeks 3/6/14 | MMC 3/21/14 | D&C 3/24/14
BFP #2 7/1/14 | DS born March 2015 BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
@lulu1180@GG620 My childhood best friend and I used to play Barbies all the time too! She had this really high bed, so we would set up the 'house' underneath and play all weekend!
@MrsMiller8588@kiwi2628@EmilyLove25 We are going to try and clean them first. Thankfully we have a carpet cleaner so we are going to spot treat and then go over the carpet with the cleaner a few times. If that doesn't work... well, we will be replacing the carpet because I just can't!
@MrsMiller8588 Oh man, that story about the cat poop! That is SO gross! I'm so glad we didn't find random turds as well.
@EmilyLove25 I've never tried Nature's Miracle but we will give it a shot! We have pets too, so it is always handy to have carpet cleaner around. And yes, the gray looks WAY better.
@Pinky917 How weird is that! I've never heard of stains just reappearing. I hope our stains will go away too, because replacing carpet can get expensive.
@JJMNO1616 We didn't notice the smell at all when looking at houses! I actually think the dog may have been locked up in the room while they were moving furniture and stress peed. And the current owners didn't have time to really clean it. Because I don't think anyone could have spent a long period of time in that room without noticing the smell... It was very intense.
@AliW220 I hope nothing is wrong with my fitbit. I normally jog for an hour and that gives me 10k steps or I walk while watching t.v. @GG620@5099peperk@SoldiersMom Thanks!!
@Stargazer1lily oh I don't think it's yours at all! it's probably the way I use mine... I very rarely just walk, jog, or run. I'm always carrying something, laundry baskets, stuff to go between different floors of the house putting things away. And outside it's usually sticks cleaning up the yard, tools out to the garden, so i think that really messes up my tracker because it doesn't see the right type of movement. I would love to get 20k steps but I struggle putting exercise at the top of my never ending to do list
Me: 29 DH: 33 Married April 1st 2017 DS #1: May 2009 DS #2: Jan 2012
Thanks to all for the support after my rough morning, I really appreciate being able to post here where people understand how I'm feeling. It makes me feel a lot less isolated! DH and I have talked some about both being disappointed with timing this cycle, I just try to spare him the actual tears because I know he's such a people pleaser that he'll really take it hard if he sees me that upset. I find it tricky sometimes to find the spot where I'm being honest about my feelings but not putting any more pressure on him than he already puts on himself.
@JJMNO1616, sorry about the early wake-up call! My best friend is in a different time zone and I always have to remind myself not to text too early. I thought I experienced some O pain yesterday for the first time, but I haven't seen the temp rise yet so I'm not sure if that was really it or if I was just reading too much into a twinge.
@kiwi2628, I always thought multi-family vacations would be so fun!
@Avrilmai, relaxing and catching up on Netflix sounds nice! Anything in particular you plan to watch?
@EmilyLove25, I hope the play tonight is great! What are you seeing?
@MrsMiller8588, good hair days are always worth celebrating!
@SoraLk, I have a coworker who occasionally stops by to give me a Kit Kat. Alas, not today when I really needed some chocolate!
@SoldiersMom, I hope you and your husband have a great time in South Carolina and that all your fun selfie/Instagram ideas turn out just the way you hope!
@Pinky917, I love the Bingo story! It reminds me of an elementary school teacher I had who also ran an antique store. He'd buy lots of cheap stuff while he was stocking his store and then set up "auctions" for us where we could bid using points we had earned by reading books. We would get so excited about the silliest things! (And I still have some of the "treasures" I won!)
@DarkRose88, yay for sweet husbands! Sorry about the super stained carpet, though, that's pretty gross!
@lulu1180, the ball game sounds nice! I used to go to a lot of the university games in town and it was always a fun time just sitting outside and watching something so slow-paced unfold.
@GG620, OMG, I would weep in an 86 degree office. I get cranky when it gets past 75 indoors. I like your idea of the TTGP island with pina coladas and lots of time to relax and, er, properly focus! Let's make it happen!
@Dilynne, so, are you sold on the name Aphrodite now? That is a cool story!
OMG you ladies are awesome! I just got done reading all the posts and they have filled my heart.
m/c 6/6
cd 7 af has officially left!
waydtgku bbt, pnv, cm bumping uglies when we get a chance
r/r Rave the Gala was a blast on Saturday! Everything went as planned. Today I had to support another facility 2 hours away, but it turned out to be great and I even had time to go dress shopping for Easter before I had to pick up my DD.
cs/q
gtky Oh summers growing up were always the best. Swimming in the creek and catching crawdads, fishing with my grandfather, riding horses, and to top summers off we always went on a family vacation somewhere new.
@SoldiersMom@Sailing_Mama@augusta108 my Netflix game is all over the place. I started watching The Crown about Queen Elizabeth II early years. I'm about 4 episodes in, they're long. I'm also watching Scrubs for the 37th time and I'm also going through Gilmore Girls for the first time because I'm about 15 years behind.
@5099peperk my H is glued to the TV every Saturday morning too. It's a perk bc he makes us breakfast while the prematch show Is on. Does you H follow a specific team?
@Augusta108 so glad to hear you're feeling better. This is an amazing group of ladies that will help to pick you up when you're down and bring you back to when you get a little to far in with SS/BSC.
TTC#1 10/2016 TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each. BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021 planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks, some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
R/R: *TW* my bff is scheduled for her c-section on Monday so we had our last solo girls night out for a while (she has a 4 year old but her hubby is awesome about staying home sometimes so we can go out). We got mani/pedis, dinner and ice cream. I realized today that I'm about to b really lonely. H works evenings/nights so we'd head out several times a week with her munchkin or solo but she's not going to be to do that with a newborn ** end TW
CS/Q:
GTKY: What is your favorite/best childhood memory? All the vacations my family and I took. We always went somewhere fun on spring & summer breaks.
@Avrilmai My husband supports Aston Villa. It has been a bit different this year since they are not longer in the Premier League, but we still watch all those games as well. Who does your husband support?
BFP #1 1/4/14 | Diagnosed with Trisomy 13 at 12 weeks 3/6/14 | MMC 3/21/14 | D&C 3/24/14
BFP #2 7/1/14 | DS born March 2015 BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
@purplg8r I am sorry you are going to be feeling lonely. That is never fun. Would you ever take her munchkin out on your own? That would help you and give her a bit of break as well.
BFP #1 1/4/14 | Diagnosed with Trisomy 13 at 12 weeks 3/6/14 | MMC 3/21/14 | D&C 3/24/14
BFP #2 7/1/14 | DS born March 2015 BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
@5099peperk he's an Everton supporter. I don't know what he would do if his team got relegated. He also watches the UEFA champions league and some of the German league games and now we're getting in to World Cup qualifying.
TTC#1 10/2016 TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each. BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021 planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks, some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
@Avrilmai I agree with @Sailing_Mama I really enjoyed The Crown a whole lot more than I thought I would!!! Also, I unfortunately did not win anything in the raffle
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Me: 38 DH: 38 Married 6/11/16 TTC Since 6/2016 12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal 3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve 8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC 7/2018 Clomid+IUI 11/2018 Letrozole+TI 12/2018 Letrozole+IUI 2/2019 NTNP 5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
Re: WTO Tuesday 4/11
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, OPKs, cm, extra folic acid
R/R: Rave - Just had another ultrasound with my RE and it showed I am currently free of cysts, so that is great news. He recommended 2 more cycles of trying before Clomid/IUI combo. Coming to grips with it and feeling a bit more at ease and a little more excited. RANT - My office is currently 86 degrees b/c they refuse to put the AC on. I am going to pass out and I am pissy. F today. Rant over.
GTKY: What is your favorite/best childhood memory? Hmm this is tough. Probably would have to say block parties (I grew up in Philly). I loved the dancing late into the night, all the food, family and friends, swimming. OR camping. I love camping and those family trips were always a blast
@JJMNO1616 I will preface and say that my temp never went up THAT much (never a true spike imo) but I would notice O pain (not every cycle, but some) and the temp usually slightly increased that day for me
@kiwi2628 best of luck with your HSG tomorrow!! What time is your appointment?
@laureneg14 don't come back here!
@stargazer1lily 20K steps is impressive!!
@sailing_mama camping yes!! The rockies sound much better than camping in PA though ahah
@soldiersmom haha your vacation road trip sounds awesome!! Definitely take all of selfies
@ugusta108 I totally understand how you feel and have been right there with you. I totally understand the pressures of work. DH is on trial and even though I am sure this is FW he just wasn't up for it, but I have to tell myself to be understanding and not force him to feel like he must. Ugghh stupid life obligations. How about we just get to go to an island and lounge there and do it like bunnies with pina coladas in our hands until we get our BFPs haha.
@lulu1180 haha omg playing barbies, yes!! I was totally obsessed haha. And I definitely had to be the mom when playing barbie house ha
[spoiler]
Me: 28 Him: 30
Married: 11/15/14
TTC: 02/2016
IF DX: MFI (low count & morphology) & mild PCOS
June 2016 BFP - MC @8w2d
August 2016 BFP - MC @6w1d
June 2017 - 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI = BFP 7/6/17!!
Beta #1 = 422 (14dpo), Beta #2 = 810, prog - 12.3 (16dpo), Beta #3 = 5023, prog - 18.9 (20dpo)
[/spoiler]
Month/Cycle:2/2
CD:7
WAYDTGKU: everything other then temping because I am awful at remembering to take my temperature before getting up in the morning
R/R: I have been sick since last Thursday and I am so sick of coughing and the sore throat, I am ready to be better so that I am good to go when I finally get a positive OPK
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: What is your favorite/best childhood memory? playing at my best friends house , she had a huge pond at her house and we use to take her row boat out and catch frogs and salamanders , and in the winter we would go ice skating
@gusgus14 vets bills are awful! hope your day gets better
@darkrose88 oh no ! that sounds awful hopefully you can get the smell and stains out
@soldiersmom South Carolina sounds fun, My Aunt and Grandma live in Lexington SC
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Married 6/11/16
TTC Since 6/2016
12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal
3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve
8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC
7/2018 Clomid+IUI
11/2018 Letrozole+TI
12/2018 Letrozole+IUI
2/2019 NTNP
5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
It was a little crazy though because she was telling me when she was around the chakra above my uterus a little girl ran by her and told her her name was Aphrodite. Well... literally on Saturday H asked me if we were lucky enough to have a baby and it was a girl, could we name her Aphrodite. Mind blown.
Married: 04/05/15
TTC since: 02/16/16
Month/Cycle: 7
CD: 16
WAYDTGKU: OPK, Temping, FF
R/R: I have had 6 High days on my OPKs, so getting anxious to just get my Peak. It was beautiful this past weekend, and I went to the botanical gardens with two of my friends and had a great time just talking.
CS/Q:
GTKY: What is your favorite/best childhood memory? Sitting on the trunk of my parents car with them and my siblings looking at the constellations during the summer.
@JJMNO1616 I do notice what I believe to be O pain, but I only started temping so I cannot be 100% sure. But it was after I received a Peak fertility reading from OPKs.
@kiwi2628 Hope today is going quickly for you! FX
@50wife First off thanks for your insight last week. I was absent the rest of the week and didnt get to say thanks. And I also hope I can make amazing memories for my kid(s). Just something they will cherish as I have my childhood.
@avrilmai My husband watches soccer matches every Saturday and Sunday morning. I used to love it before our son since I could then sleep in
@beachbunnyxo123 We had a few beautiful days here as well, but it was raining and cold this morning. I love the warm weather as I feel more productive! Bring on summer.
@EmilyLove25 have fun at the play tonight!
@soralk sorry you are having to deal with insurance issues. Hopefully everything gets straightened out soon.
@Stargazer1lily Wow, 20k steps!! That is amazing. I have a hard time getting to 10k.
@soldiersmom Have fun on your vacation!
@pinky917 Grandparent's houses are always full of so many fun things as kid. I love that your grandma gave you items you didn't want.
@darkrose88 Your H is so sweet! I love little things like that.
@aliw220 I feel your pain about the internal struggle. My mom stayed home for the early part of my life and then she worked nights so was still home with use during the day (when she wasn't sleeping) It was so nice to make extra memories that way. I wish I could stay home and do that too, but like you, know that I am setting our family up for what we want to do in teh long run.
@kmalls that sounds like amazing summers you had growing up.
@Augusta108 I am sorry you are having a bad day. I hope things become clear in your cycle soon!
@gusgus14 I just got my letter through that my dogs need their check up and vaccinations, I dont want to think how much it will cost. They are so expensive, but so worth it.
@lulu1180 that is amazing that your company does that! They are saying that more people are looking for great culture in a company now just as much as good benefits.
@GG620 happy to hear you dont have any cysts! And my office is always cold, so I currently have a blanket on.
BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
@Dilynne That's so weird - FX it's a sign!
BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
@MrsMiller8588 Oh man, that story about the cat poop! That is SO gross! I'm so glad we didn't find random turds as well.
@EmilyLove25 I've never tried Nature's Miracle but we will give it a shot! We have pets too, so it is always handy to have carpet cleaner around. And yes, the gray looks WAY better.
@Pinky917 How weird is that! I've never heard of stains just reappearing. I hope our stains will go away too, because replacing carpet can get expensive.
@JJMNO1616 We didn't notice the smell at all when looking at houses! I actually think the dog may have been locked up in the room while they were moving furniture and stress peed. And the current owners didn't have time to really clean it. Because I don't think anyone could have spent a long period of time in that room without noticing the smell... It was very intense.
@GG620 @5099peperk@SoldiersMom Thanks!!
I would love to get 20k steps but I struggle putting exercise at the top of my never ending to do list
Married April 1st 2017
DS #1: May 2009
DS #2: Jan 2012
m/c 6/6
cd 7 af has officially left!
waydtgku bbt, pnv, cm bumping uglies when we get a chance
r/r Rave the Gala was a blast on Saturday! Everything went as planned. Today I had to support another facility 2 hours away, but it turned out to be great and I even had time to go dress shopping for Easter before I had to pick up my DD.
cs/q
gtky Oh summers growing up were always the best. Swimming in the creek and catching crawdads, fishing with my grandfather, riding horses, and to top summers off we always went on a family vacation somewhere new.
@SoldiersMom @Sailing_Mama @augusta108 my Netflix game is all over the place. I started watching The Crown about Queen Elizabeth II early years. I'm about 4 episodes in, they're long. I'm also watching Scrubs for the 37th time and I'm also going through Gilmore Girls for the first time because I'm about 15 years behind.
@beachbunnyxo123 I hope your motivation lasted!
@EmilyLove25 I hope you enjoyed the play and your time with your mom
@SoraLk I so want to go to Germany! It's great that you got to spend time in your mom's home country
@darkrose88 that sounds awful. FX that the carpet cleaning works for you. Yikes!
@AliW220 hope you're feeling better tonight!
@lulu1180 those childhood memories sound like great times. Did you win anything in the raffle?
@GG620 great news about the cysts. But I would have to knife someone if my office was 86.
@Dilynne wow, just wow. That's so cool!
@5099peperk my H is glued to the TV every Saturday morning too. It's a perk bc he makes us breakfast while the prematch show Is on. Does you H follow a specific team?
@Augusta108 so glad to hear you're feeling better. This is an amazing group of ladies that will help to pick you up when you're down and bring you back to when you get a little to far in with SS/BSC.
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks,
some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
@kiwi2628 I hope your HSG goes well tomorrow!!
@EmilyLove25 what play did you see?
@SoldiersMom have fun on your road trip!!
@darkrose88 oh no! Are you going to replace the carpet?
@SoraLk I love that castle! It's so pretty & Walt Disney's inspiration for Cinderella's Castle!
@lulu1180 hey! Ya can't pass up free stuff!!
@GG620 yay for no more cysts!!! And that's too hot!!
@bean1818 I hope you feel better soon!
Month/Cycle: 9/6 (2/2 AL)
CD: 19
WAYDTGKU: benched
R/R: *TW* my bff is scheduled for her c-section on Monday so we had our last solo girls night out for a while (she has a 4 year old but her hubby is awesome about staying home sometimes so we can go out). We got mani/pedis, dinner and ice cream. I realized today that I'm about to b really lonely. H works evenings/nights so we'd head out several times a week with her munchkin or solo but she's not going to be to do that with a newborn ** end TW
CS/Q:
GTKY: What is your favorite/best childhood memory? All the vacations my family and I took. We always went somewhere fun on spring & summer breaks.
Eta: I wasn't done yet
BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks,
some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Married 6/11/16
TTC Since 6/2016
12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal
3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve
8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC
7/2018 Clomid+IUI
11/2018 Letrozole+TI
12/2018 Letrozole+IUI
2/2019 NTNP
5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree