Newbie Intro Thread - Week of 4/17

Pinky917

Welcome!

Please read The Ultimate TTGP Guide pinned at the top of the board. It's full of information about TTGP, and about our community here on TB.

Once you feel comfortable, feel free to jump in to any of our daily/weekly threads to start participating in the community.

Please introduce yourselves, and share as much or as little as you are comfortable with. 

Ages (you and SO): 

How many months have you been TTC? 

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? 

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.)

yfr23

Hey yall!! Im new to the Bump and thought Id introduce myself!

Ages (you and SO): me 38, hubs 48

How many months have you been TTC? Just got my Mirena removed today!

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? Old-fashioned way

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.)

I have 2 kids. My son is 10, and my daughter is 8. Hubs and I have always talked about having at least 3, but never pursued it til now! We arent getting any younger, so we had better get this show on the road!! 

I enjoy watching collegiate athletics.

Are there other 35+ on here? I checked out the 35+ board, but it doesnt seem to be as active. I look forward to chatting with yall as I begin this journey. It's like we're starting over!

msmeeseeks

Hi @yfr23! Welcome!
My sister and I are close to 7 years apart, and I loved having the gap. Plus, my parents loved having a built-in babysitter later on! 

estellegetty

Ages (you and SO): 

32, H is 33.

How many months have you been TTC? We are going to start trying for our second baby now. We have a seven month old baby girl. I'm still Breast feeding so I haven't had my period back yet. It took us a long time to get pregnant the first time so we aren't wasting any time this go around! 

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? 

It's hard bc of the no period thing. I have a doctor appointment on June 8th (earliest I could get) to discuss our options. 

We didn't expect it to take so long to have our first daughter. We eventually did IVF, but we were diagnosed with unexplained infertility and our doctor has suggested that we try the old fashion way for up to a year before considering IVF again. 

JuliaGoolia719

Ages (you and SO): I'm 33 and DH is 32

How many months have you been TTC? its been 2.5 years, at first we thought it was just that I travel a lot for work and our timing was off, but after running ALL the tests and trying things like Femara and TI we started seeing a RE.

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? we're actually doing our first round of IVF/FET, we transferred our first frozen embryo today.

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.)
DH and I met at a friends wedding in 2006, got married in 2009.  No kids yet, but we do have a wonderful fur kid named Isaac that I rescued when I was working Hurricane Isaac in 2012. Hes a chow/schitzu (sp?)/mini poodle mix and is just adorable.
I'm a catastrophe adjster for an insurance company (I travel 23 days a month on average and climb on roofs to look for storm damage) DH is a restaurant manager.  Free time I'm usually watching Netflix, reading or trying to get to the gym (although IF treatments make that harder bc all the hormones are jacking with my energy levels!

msmeeseeks

Wow, @JuliaGoolia719, what a great rescue story. I'm glad that you and Isaac found each other!

JuliaGoolia719

msmeeseeks  thank you!  I think its a fun story too!  He literally trotted up to my car when I was at an inspection my first day of claims for that trip and I just melted!

sunniegrly

Ages (you and SO): I'm 31; he's 30. 

How many months have you been TTC? 74 days, so 2 months plus a bit

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? OPKs (until it became clear my body was doing something wacky), temping (until the time change messed me up badly), checking CM, on day 7 of a 10 day course of Provera to bring on AF so we can do some tests and see why my body isn't working normally (no AF for 74 days, no BFP)

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) No kids yet. I have a 10-yr-old schnoodle who I adore. I'm a lawyer - mostly estate planning, successions, succession litigation, corporate stuff. I love knitting and cross stitching, drawing, painting, reading sci-fi and fantasy, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and shopping. I don't like cooking, but I like eating, so I cook. I used to have a veggie garden but gave it up this year because we're TTC and live in an area where garden = mosquitoes = Zika risk.

@JuliaGoolia719 - I love that you rescued a hurricane dog. I got caught in a hurricane once. Scary stuff. We were eating potato chips for days. When a single Mexican restaurant opened and started serving fajitas, I swear they were the best things I've ever eaten. Kudos to you for going into disaster areas. You're a brave lady!

Edited to correct typos. I like drawing not "drama wing," although DH would prob say I like drama  Also edited to remove personally-identifying info.

ChloandCoco

Hi everyone! I introduced myself back in January, but my DH and I weren't quite ready to TTC until now so I've been hanging out on the BOTB board. So here's another intro so I can start participating in the daily threads!

Ages (you and SO): I'm 29, DH is 30

How many months have you been TTC? This is our first month TTC.

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? PNV, OPKs, preseed (when needed), no alcohol, and trying to limit my caffeine. 

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) I work as an analyst for a startup company and my hobbies include reading, cooking, and gardening. 

DH and I have a 20 month old DD, and I was fairly active on her BMB. We also have a 5 year old corgi.

AliW220

@yfr23 Glad to have another mama with older kids on here!! I'm nervous about the age gap, my oldest is 8. But I think the gap isn't something to NOT go ahead and have the third we've wanted, ya know? I had my mirena taken out about 2 months ago, and just had my first real AF last week. I was surprised (and frustrated) it took that long to have hormones stabilize.

sunniegrly

@Aliw220 - My mom is 1 of 9 kids (Catholic family....) and the youngest siblings have always had great relationships with the oldest. There was even less competition between those siblings because they were always at different stages of life. Don't worry about it too much. And I feel you on the the frustration with the post-birth control hormones. 

kmalls

Hey @yfr23! I'm 35 and my husband is also 48. Like you we're trying for a third, though our kids are pretty young. Happy to see you here! 

mmccorm2014

Hello everyone! I am 28 & my husband is 34. This is our second month TTC. I am a teacher & the hubby is in sales. I stopped taking BC at the start of the year. This will be our first child. We currently only have furbabies, two dogs and a cat.

Avrilmai

@sunniegrly ha. drawing, I read drama wing and thought it was some new kind of theater i had never heard of. Lol. Welcome! 

@ChloandCoco welcome back

JuliaGoolia719

@sunniegrly I can't imagine having to live through the disaster!  I come in right after its over and only have to stay for a few weeks at least.

ladybugsamom

Ages (you and SO):  I'm 34, DH is 47

How many months have you been TTC? This is our first month TTC #4

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? Charting and BD often

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) DH and I have 3 kids (DS, 10; DD, 9; DS, 4). He also has two adult kids (25 and 21) from his first marriage.  We have a chocolate brown Cocker Spaniel named Romeo.  He's 10 and such a fun part of our family.   I work as a health insurance broker and DH is a driver.  I lovvve to sleep! LOL  I also love to read, watch movies, and lurk social media for fun.

I look forward to getting to know each of you better!

vflux33

yfr23   
Smallinetta   
JuliaGoolia719  
@sunniegrly   
ChloandCoco   
MicahDahn

Welcome! All this week's newbies who introduced themselves in the appropriate place deserve a special shout out today. We look forward to getting to know you.

 

eta to fix spacing

yfr23

@kmalls and @AliW220 nice to meet yall!! Let us AMAs stick together!

kymamabird

Hi! Just joined. For some reason it's not posting my entire response

kymamabird

Whooooops! Thanks!! Sorry. Let's try this again..

Ages (you and SO): I am 25 and DH is 27!

How many months have you been TTC? This will be our third month.

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? Just purchased a CBFM and will start using it this cycle. So far we haven't really been "trying", just not preventing. It took us 11 months to conceive our DD (using opks, pressed, no alcohol or caffeine) so we're expecting the same for #2. 

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) I'm  a SAHM to a beautiful 5 month old baby girl. She is our first and we are ready for #2! We want all of our kiddos to be close in age. My DH will be a first year resident physician starting in July of this year. We are high school sweethearts and have been together for 10 years!  As far as hobbies go I love lifting weights, cooking, movies, yoga, traveling, and being outdoors. 

snowhite91

Finally out of posting probation! Ugh! I typed a whole intro and my phone only posted the first sentence!!! What I had said was, I am 25, SO 31. We were not actively TTC when we had a pregnancy "scare" and we were both really let down when we found out it was a false alarm so we realized we were ready!  I am currently on cycle day 77 as I have yet to see AF but can rule out pregnancy due to blood test and US.  So I am starting week 2 of my TWW to start provera to bring on AF so we can get to our second month TTC! We work at the same company, where we met, but in different offices.  We have a 3 YO and are in the process of shopping for our first home! Exciting days ahead, and I can't wait to get to know each of you on this journey! 

LoveInDC

Hi @kymamabird! It looks like you're on mobile and trying to use your phone's emojis in your intro. Unfortunately, they don't work on TB and just cut your post off from that point forward. Whomp. You can use the emjois in the app if you like! And once TB gets their butts in gear to fix mobile images, you can add internet memes and gifs to your posts too Happy bumping!

sunniegrly

@snowhite91 - I'm in literally the exact same boat as you minus a few days. CD 75, on my 8th day of a 10 day course of Provera. Looks like AF is joining me this evening (yay!) Never thought I'd be so excited to see her haha. Keep me updated with your status!!

snowhite91

@sunniegrly that is crazy! I have searched the internet far and wide and have not found much of anything solid that explains it! It was the first month we stopped being safe and this happens! What are the chances.. I was SO sure this was it. Just can't wait to start the Provera and get this show on the road! 

sunniegrly

@snowhite91 - I'm trying to do a happy medium of research. Too little and I feel like I know nothing, too much and I start diagnosing myself with fertility problems I may not even have. Were you just coming off the BCP when this happened? I came off the pill and just never got AF. From my doc and internet research I've gathered that hormonal contraception can suppress your body's ability to produce hormones even once you get off of it and that could cause amenorrhea. I'm hoping that's what's going on with me and that it can be reversed. But then there's the possibility it could be caused by an underlying problem, which has me terrified and longing for the sweet relief of the anti-anxiety meds I can't take while TTC.

pebbledam

@sunniegrly - I don't know what kind of anxiety meds you were on, but most are class C and you can talk to your doctor or OB about whether or not staying on the meds is better than going off of them. I personally am choosing to stay on mine during TTC, but it's a personal decision. Saying that you are choosing to stop taking your anxiety medicine is different than saying you can't, if that makes sense. 

sunniegrly

@pebbledam - I should have clarified. The med was Xanax, which is Class D, and my psychiatrist insisted that I stop taking it at least a month prior to TTC. I'm sure there are other meds out there where, in individual cases, the benefit to the mother outweighs the risk to the child (Prozac is one of those for me) but I don't think Xanax is one of those drugs in my particular case. I should've said I'm not comfortable taking it.

pebbledam

@sunniegrly - You are absolutely right. I have a prescription for Xanax myself and have stopped taking it during the TWW because of the risks. I only take Xanax on a as-needed basis. I take Effexor daily, which is class C. Thank you for clarifying! 

snowhite91

@sunniegrly I have heard that about the BCP.. however, I haven't taken any birth control in 6 years! I'm not sure what is going on exactly but I had crazy symptoms which seem to have subsided.  The dr is looking at PCOS as a possibility but I don't want to get worked up yet.. could just be a fluke cycle! 

supercoolstephy

Ages (you and SO): I'm 33 (34 in June), Fiance is 35.

How many months have you been TTC? First month trying without the IUD.

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? PVN, OPKs, Temping, CM, Progessence Plus Serum (Young Living Essential Oil), Guaifenesin (but I take that normally before TTC), and RRL tea while WTO.

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) We have a busy house. Haha. 12 year old soon to be Step Son who is with us every other week, a 1 year 5 month old, 3 cats, and 1 dog. I’m not a hobby person. I want to do things, and I buy the supplies to make the things, and then I either don’t do them or I start working on them and then stop because I’m not actually very good at crafting. Haha. Oh and the fiancé and I met while watching football at Buffalo Wild Wings.

supercoolstephy

double post. Sorry.

snowhite91

@sunniegrly did you have to wait the two weeks without doing the BD before you started Provera? Im wondering if all that is really necessary lol my SO gets grumpy  

snowhite91

@kymamabird hello!! I did the same damn thing! I typed a whole thought out intro and all it said was "finally out of posting probation" haha so now you all got the cliff notes version lol thanks for the info @LoveInDC I wouldn't have figured that one out!

*edited for typos 

sunniegrly

@snowhite91 - No. I wasn't having ANY signs of having ovulated and they did a beta hcg test that came back <1 before i started taking the Provera. MINE TOO. So grumpy haha

 

MotherofDachshunds

Hi everyone!  This is my first post to the community but looking forward to getting to know the ladies on here.

Ages (you and SO):  I'm 34, DH is 33 (will be 34 in June)

How many months have you been TTC? We have been TTC #1 for 4 months

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? Charting, CBAOPK

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) DH and I have 3 been married since 8/2011. I'm a physician and he is in oil and gas.  We have 3 adorable fur babies (2 dachshunds and a boxer/lab mix), and we enjoy cooking (and eating haha), gardening, and watching college football and NBA basketball.  I also enjoy yoga and reading.

SoldiersMom

@sunniegrly are you a heavy exerciser by any chance? The reason I ask, in late 2013, I stopped taking bcp (single AF and didn't need it) and I stopped getting my period. I went 8 months without a period. I was given meds to jump start it but they didn't work. After going through all the bloodwork, my GYN determined that I was working out so hard that my system had shut down. It can happen with bodybuilders or distance runners. This may not apply to you at all, but just wanted to put that out there. I ended up going back on the pill, by the suggestion of doc, and then swithced to Skyla IUD two months later. When I had it removed last year, I got my first period within two weeks. I'm still active, but at that point in my life I was doing Insanity in the morning then working out for another 2+ hrs after works Again, not sure if it applies to you, but could be something to look into. Good luck to you and all the other newbies!

sunniegrly

@soldiersmom - I do very light weight training 2x per week and walk at a moderate pace for about 30-45min 2-3x per week, so I doubt that's enough exercise to have stopped AF. It was a good thought, though!! My BMI is 23.4 so I'm on the upper end of the healthy BMI range (and this is the top weight I've ever been in my life, so I haven't lost a bunch of weight recently or anything). That's interesting that the exercise did that to you, though! 

SoldiersMom

@sunniegrly just a thought! I do hope you get some answers soon. 

1fish2fishredfish

Hey- O!

Ages (you and SO): 37 and 40

How many months have you been TTC? Tried this month.  Got period this morning.

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? Sex in fertility window. Peeing on lots of sticks. 

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) Married for 7.5 years, 4.5 year old DS, 2 Cats, Jill of all Trades (psychotherapist, group fitness instructor, LLR consultant), love working out and alone time.

snowhite91

Hiii @1fish2fishredfish !! I'm right with ya there on the sticks.  I've spent a small fortune throughout this 74 day cycle! 

agm687

Ages (you and SO): I'll be 30 soon and he's 32. 

How many months have you been TTC? This is our first month. 

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? Recently stopped birth control pill after last cycle. 

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) My husband and I have been married since January. I'm a step-mom to a set of 4 year old twins, who we have every other weekend. We have a dog, 2 cats, and 2 guinea pigs. I'm a special education teacher.