@beachbunnyxo123 Congrats on the new puppy !!! Poms are adorable!! My suggestion is to crate. I'm a groomer and I always find crating is a life saver for my clients. They really start to enjoy their crates and it becomes their happy place !! I recommend plastic instead of wire and I don't recommend crating as a form of punishment. Good luck
@Sailing_Mama Hope your appointment makes you feel better!!
@Stargazer1lily I meant to ask you the other day when we both had snow on the same day if you are in Canada also ??
Me 27 DF 44 TTC post VR Sept 21/16 SA 6 weeks post op 50.7 mil count 40% motility
P&G today, loved tited! Paying for my weekend fun with a growing to-do list at work.
Month/Cycle: 19/19
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: started temping again today, meeting with RE tomorrow, researching the h-e-doublehockeysticks out of unexplained infertility (podcasts, books, online), planning on lots of fun this week for FW
R/R: its Monday, going to tackle this week with workouts, zen and optimism.
CS/Q: only have one dot, but it was in line with what I usually get pre-o
GTKY: Do you brown bag your lunch or buy something? What do you usually have? Usually I bring leftovers or a salad if I am in the office. At home I just munch on whatever is in the fridge. Recently I haven't been as healthy, this ttc emotional rollercoaster is invading my good habits.
Sorry for the followup post- I got struck by the downgrade bug (-2), anyone have the cheat sheet on how to get rid of it? I remember seeing posts about it a few weeks ago.
@flashley-2 way to go! And then you get to treat yourself with a fun weekend after the BW! @KariAnn323 hope you're hosting went well, props for the meal planning! @purplg8r I would've been the same way with all those mosquitoes! For some reason I'm always the first one to get bit. @JJMNO1616 "official" welcome @SoldiersMom I agree with what others said, temps seem to match up with Saturday, but I'm still relatively new to temping @Avrilmai It's hard to say, open temps always seem to make it more difficult for FF to determine, FX either way! @RVAmom315 Keep up the good work! Always nice to have that feeling with pants @ramzlau-2 Pass me your zen please!
Month/Cycle: 10/13
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: waiting for AF to leave, then all the things
R/R: Took a bit of a break over the weekend, but still lurked. While I was super super excited and happy for all the grads, my BFN Friday, followed 20 min later by AF stung all the more. Add to it a 1st birthday party for a friends kid, and it made for a tough weekend. But it's a new week and I'm trying to do better about worrying less and being more positive! Sitting out on my deck on this sunny and mid 70s day on my half day from work!
CS/Q: Usually take a break from temping during AF, so nope
GTKY: Do you brown bag your lunch or buy something? What do you usually have? Usually I'll pack lunch. DH and I try to cook a few big meals each week so that we have leftovers to take to work for lunch.
R/R: Yesterday was a cold, rainy, perfect-to-binge-a-new-show day. Someone here recommended The White Queen (I can't remember who it was, but thank you!) and I'm loving it... except this woman is turning into a Duggar with how many kids she's popping out. She also does some sort of magic, and I'm considering doing it too since it seems to work for her and maybe it'll help me get KU too. *total sarcasm in case anyone was wondering*
CS/Q: nah
GTKY: Do you brown bag your lunch or buy something? What do you usually have? It really depends on the day. I'm able to go home for lunch, so I can eat there, but occasionally I get into the bad habit of buying lunch because sometimes it just sounds so much better than leftovers.
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@flashley-2 way to go for conquering your fear of needles!!! And yay for getting the bw over with and celebrating with a night out afterwards!
@LoveInDC oh man, do you think you should see a doctor to rule out bronchitis or pneumonia???
@purplg8r ew, mosquitos in the house are the worst! Nothing like a bunch of tiny vampires flying around waiting to give you an itchy bump.
@SoldiersMom *cocks head* what's EPO? Man, I sit out of TTGP for 2 cycles and now I don't know what stuff is LOL
@Avrilmai it's SO nice when your work environment and coworkers support healthy habits. It makes such a big difference!
@RVAmom315 congrats on looser pants! Keep up the great work!
@beachbunnyxo123 aw congrats on the new puppy! I'm lucky that I live so close to work and can go home for lunch and let my dog out. He used to be fine in the house for 8 hours, but now that he's older his bladder can't hold it for that long. How old is your puppy right now? They say that they can only hold their bladder for as many hours as months they are old. That sentence sounds weird, but essentially if he's 3 months old, he can only hold his bladder for 3 hours. Have you thought about pee pads or hiring a dog walker?
@Sailing_Mama sorry for the crappy night of sleep, but I'm glad you can get in to see your chiropractor!
@pebbledam I'm jealous you have a cleaning lady! I'm holding out hope that DH will cave and let us hire one if I ever get KU.
@ramzlau-2 if you PM the bump admin and let them know you want the -2 removed, and your original name back they should be able to make the change. @justkeepswimming8 what bbt are you using? @icecubeinthedesert I'm sorry you're having such a tough time right now. While temping can be annoying at times it has really helped me. @supercoolstephy most ladies that are charting wait until they get the CH, but like @JJMNO1616 said, it's totally up to you @sjb2215 hope your week is much better than your weekend, sounds like your day is a great way to start the week!
Thanks for all of the feedback ladies, I truly appreciate it.
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"
@beachbunnyxo123 Poms are so cute!!! We litterbox trained our puppy. But before then, we crated her in a big crate with food on one side & a puppy pad on the other, a tshirt that smelled like us & blankets in the middle (and I did what @flashley-2 said. We never used it for punishment--only when leaving. I never crate Bella now (we always leave the crate door open) but when we come home, she's often in her crate, or she'll go in there when we're just laying on the couch. )
@JennyColada yay for a new car! What kind did you get?
@purplg8r 4 door pepper white Mini Cooper (upgrade from 2 door chili red, my lease was up). This car is more "baby friendly" with the 4 doors so I'm hoping that we can put that to use soon.
WARDTGKU: nothing right now. I think this cycle we are going to try the EOD. I did temping and I didn't like the extra stress. I might do OPKs, not sure though.
R/R: rave: it seems that AF is on her ugly way out Rant. I dunno, nothing I guess
CS/Q: after loss my periods are so messed up. They average 25 days but used to be 28. My LP is so short. 10ish days. I'll have to bring it to my doctor's attention soon
GTKY: Do you brown bag your lunch or buy something? What do you usually have? I am a stay at home mom so I guess it's all brown bag and I usually have leftovers
Baby #1: BFP on 10/12/2011, EDD 6/24/2012
Born: 6/16/2012 Boy!
Baby #2: BFP on 11/11/2016, EDD 7/25/2017 - MC 1/2/2017
@purplg8r Mosquitoes are the worst! I hate trying to sleep and having them buzz around your head. FX you get all of them out. @Cricket648 FX your car isn't too expensive @JJMNO1616 So excited for you! @SolidiersMom I think I remember someone saying EPO can cause uterine contractions so it's not suggested for after O. @AvrilMai FX you haven't O'd yet! @RVAmom315 So jealous of Sushi Wednesday! @beachbunnyxo123 Squee! New puppy! We have a 15 lbs puggle and we crate her all day long. It's a crate made for like 70 lbs dogs so she has plenty of room. Once in awhile we have issues we accidents but not usually. I agree with PPs put pee pads in the crate until you know. @justkeepswimming8 Yay for HIO! @mschanandlerbong1214 FX O holds off until YH is back! @supercoolstephy I've had fake out peak OPKs so usually I stay in WTO until I get CHs @Ramzlau-2 FX your RE appt goes well! @sjb2215 Hugs! 100% with you, as happy as I am for all of the people who graduated last week it was still kind of a punch in the gut
@lund I'm on antibiotics now and gradually getting better. It just feels like every day it's something else. It was losing my voice. Then my voice was coming back, but my throat killed. Then my throat started feeling better, but a cough popped up. Luckily now everything is better except the cough, and even that is starting to fade. It's just ridiculous! I guess that's what I get for now being sick for the last 8+ years *shrug*
Me: 23 | DH: 30
Married November 2016 TTC #1 November 2016
Dx Anovulatory/NIR PCOS April 2017 50mg Clomid June 2017 BFP June, 21 2017 | EDD March 4, 2018
@JennyColada, love the idea of the bibimbap for lunch! Now that you've said it, I don't know why I haven't tried it myself!
@pebbledam, I've temped every cycle TTC so far, and for about 6 months before that, but it's just such a pain. I've finally figured out how to narrow it down by CM and OPK, but now I don't want to be off and take progesterone if it's only a false surge. But maybe I won't do OPKs this cycle either.
@lund, if you can figure out how that magic works, pass the secrets our way!
Me: 30 | DH: 31 Met: August 2006 Married: July 2012 TTC #1 since June 2016
Re: WTO 4/24
@KariAnn323
@LoveInDC Ugh, sorry your having a tough time shaking your illness. Booo.
@JJMNO1616 Yay ! Welcome to the other side !!
@beachbunnyxo123 Congrats on the new puppy !!! Poms are adorable!! My suggestion is to crate. I'm a groomer and I always find crating is a life saver for my clients. They really start to enjoy their crates and it becomes their happy place !! I recommend plastic instead of wire and I don't recommend crating as a form of punishment. Good luck
@Sailing_Mama Hope your appointment makes you feel better!!
@Stargazer1lily I meant to ask you the other day when we both had snow on the same day if you are in Canada also ??
Me 27
DF 44
TTC post VR Sept 21/16
SA 6 weeks post op 50.7 mil count 40% motility
Month/Cycle: 19/19
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: started temping again today, meeting with RE tomorrow, researching the h-e-doublehockeysticks out of unexplained infertility (podcasts, books, online), planning on lots of fun this week for FW
R/R: its Monday, going to tackle this week with workouts, zen and optimism.
CS/Q: only have one dot, but it was in line with what I usually get pre-o
GTKY: Do you brown bag your lunch or buy something? What do you usually have?
Usually I bring leftovers or a salad if I am in the office. At home I just munch on whatever is in the fridge. Recently I haven't been as healthy, this ttc emotional rollercoaster is invading my good habits.
Edited: can't spell "one" today
@KariAnn323 hope you're hosting went well, props for the meal planning!
@purplg8r I would've been the same way with all those mosquitoes! For some reason I'm always the first one to get bit.
@JJMNO1616 "official" welcome
@SoldiersMom I agree with what others said, temps seem to match up with Saturday, but I'm still relatively new to temping
@Avrilmai It's hard to say, open temps always seem to make it more difficult for FF to determine, FX either way!
@RVAmom315 Keep up the good work! Always nice to have that feeling with pants
@ramzlau-2 Pass me your zen please!
Month/Cycle: 10/13
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: waiting for AF to leave, then all the things
R/R: Took a bit of a break over the weekend, but still lurked. While I was super super excited and happy for all the grads, my BFN Friday, followed 20 min later by AF stung all the more. Add to it a 1st birthday party for a friends kid, and it made for a tough weekend. But it's a new week and I'm trying to do better about worrying less and being more positive! Sitting out on my deck on this sunny and mid 70s day on my half day from work!
CS/Q: Usually take a break from temping during AF, so nope
GTKY: Do you brown bag your lunch or buy something? What do you usually have?
Usually I'll pack lunch. DH and I try to cook a few big meals each week so that we have leftovers to take to work for lunch.
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: the usual stuff and just started POAS.
R/R: Yesterday was a cold, rainy, perfect-to-binge-a-new-show day. Someone here recommended The White Queen (I can't remember who it was, but thank you!) and I'm loving it... except this woman is turning into a Duggar with how many kids she's popping out. She also does some sort of magic, and I'm considering doing it too since it seems to work for her and maybe it'll help me get KU too. *total sarcasm in case anyone was wondering*
CS/Q: nah
GTKY: Do you brown bag your lunch or buy something? What do you usually have? It really depends on the day. I'm able to go home for lunch, so I can eat there, but occasionally I get into the bad habit of buying lunch because sometimes it just sounds so much better than leftovers.
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@flashley-2 way to go for conquering your fear of needles!!! And yay for getting the bw over with and celebrating with a night out afterwards!
@LoveInDC oh man, do you think you should see a doctor to rule out bronchitis or pneumonia???
@purplg8r ew, mosquitos in the house are the worst! Nothing like a bunch of tiny vampires flying around waiting to give you an itchy bump.
@JJMNO1616 YAY FOR FINALLY TTC!!! Congrats girl!
@SoldiersMom *cocks head* what's EPO? Man, I sit out of TTGP for 2 cycles and now I don't know what stuff is LOL
@Avrilmai it's SO nice when your work environment and coworkers support healthy habits. It makes such a big difference!
@RVAmom315 congrats on looser pants! Keep up the great work!
@beachbunnyxo123 aw congrats on the new puppy! I'm lucky that I live so close to work and can go home for lunch and let my dog out. He used to be fine in the house for 8 hours, but now that he's older his bladder can't hold it for that long. How old is your puppy right now? They say that they can only hold their bladder for as many hours as months they are old. That sentence sounds weird, but essentially if he's 3 months old, he can only hold his bladder for 3 hours. Have you thought about pee pads or hiring a dog walker?
@Sailing_Mama sorry for the crappy night of sleep, but I'm glad you can get in to see your chiropractor!
@pebbledam I'm jealous you have a cleaning lady! I'm holding out hope that DH will cave and let us hire one if I ever get KU.
@justkeepswimming8 great job at sneaking some BD in!
@icecubeinthedesert sorry for the crummy mood - I feel ya today.
@JennyColada just FYI most OBs recommend that you take PNVs while TTC.
ETA didn't hit refresh before I posted:
@sjb2215 hug girl. I'm totally with you on the grad thread. 100% super happy for them, but also super sad for me.
@ramzlau-2 You can message the bump admin and ask them to fix your screen name. It takes a couple days, but they'll take care of it!
Married: 2/1/2012
TTC #1 since August 2016
DH SA Dec 2016: Low count (11.7 mil total motile), 5% morphology, 73% motility
Blood work June 2017: AMH 1.1 (ugh), FSH 8.4, LH: 5.2, estradiol 28 pg/ML, progesterone 7.4
HSG July 2017: tubes clear
BFP 7/24/17 - EDD 4/5/2018
@justkeepswimming8 what bbt are you using?
@icecubeinthedesert I'm sorry you're having such a tough time right now. While temping can be annoying at times it has really helped me.
@supercoolstephy most ladies that are charting wait until they get the CH, but like @JJMNO1616 said, it's totally up to you
@sjb2215 hope your week is much better than your weekend, sounds like your day is a great way to start the week!
Thanks for all of the feedback ladies, I truly appreciate it.
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"
@Cricket648 @Avrilmai luckily I didn't see any upstairs where our room is
@beachbunnyxo123 Poms are so cute!!! We litterbox trained our puppy. But before then, we crated her in a big crate with food on one side & a puppy pad on the other, a tshirt that smelled like us & blankets in the middle (and I did what @flashley-2 said. We never used it for punishment--only when leaving. I never crate Bella now (we always leave the crate door open) but when we come home, she's often in her crate, or she'll go in there when we're just laying on the couch. )
@JennyColada yay for a new car! What kind did you get?
@supercoolstephy if I'm temping, I stay here until I get CH
@ramzlau-2 good luck at your RE appt tomorrow
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@ramzlau-2 GL at the RE tomorrow!
@sjb2215 Sorry your weekend was rough. Hugs!
Married: 10/2013
TTC #1 Since: 02/2017
TTC #2 - August 2016
MFI
IUI #1-3 BFN
BFP 4/21/18 MMC 6/11/18
Baby #1: BFP on 10/12/2011, EDD 6/24/2012 Born: 6/16/2012 Boy!
Baby #2: BFP on 11/11/2016, EDD 7/25/2017 - MC 1/2/2017
@Cricket648 FX your car isn't too expensive
@JJMNO1616 So excited for you!
@SolidiersMom I think I remember someone saying EPO can cause uterine contractions so it's not suggested for after O.
@AvrilMai FX you haven't O'd yet!
@RVAmom315 So jealous of Sushi Wednesday!
@beachbunnyxo123 Squee! New puppy! We have a 15 lbs puggle and we crate her all day long. It's a crate made for like 70 lbs dogs so she has plenty of room. Once in awhile we have issues we accidents but not usually. I agree with PPs put pee pads in the crate until you know.
@justkeepswimming8 Yay for HIO!
@mschanandlerbong1214 FX O holds off until YH is back!
@supercoolstephy I've had fake out peak OPKs so usually I stay in WTO until I get CHs
@Ramzlau-2 FX your RE appt goes well!
@sjb2215 Hugs! 100% with you, as happy as I am for all of the people who graduated last week it was still kind of a punch in the gut
Dating: 2/2007 Married: 4/2011
TTC #1: 9/2016
*TW*
BFP #2: 3/9/2017 - CP: 3/10/2017
08/2017: DH's SA = normal
08/2017: Low progesterone (4.6) all other BW normal
11/2017: HSG Clear; Pelvic Ultrasound Normal; and AMH, FSH, and Estradiol normal
12/2017: 1,000mg Metformin
12/2017: 50mg Clomid + TI = BFN
01/2018: 100mg Clomid + TI = BFN
01/2018: RE Consult
03/2018: 5mg Letrozole + 50 units Gonal-F + 500 μg Ovidrel + IUI = BFP #3: 4/1/2018 - CP: 4/4/2018
04/2018: 5mg Letrozole + Gonal-F + Ovidrel + IUI = BFP #4: 5/2/18
TTC #1 November 2016
50mg Clomid June 2017
BFP June, 21 2017 | EDD March 4, 2018
@pebbledam, I've temped every cycle TTC so far, and for about 6 months before that, but it's just such a pain. I've finally figured out how to narrow it down by CM and OPK, but now I don't want to be off and take progesterone if it's only a false surge. But maybe I won't do OPKs this cycle either.
@lund, if you can figure out how that magic works, pass the secrets our way!
Me: 30 | DH: 31
Met: August 2006
Married: July 2012
TTC #1 since June 2016
***TW***
BFP: 7/12/16 | MC: 9/12/16
BFP: 1/18/17 | MMC: 2/13/17
BFP: 10/7/17 | EDD: 6/21/17
MTHFR: homozygous A1298C
Married: 9/2016
TTC # 1: 11/2016
BFP: 5/2017
Baby Boy: 1/2018
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