@KariAnn323 It's a little funny you should mention x-wing, becasue MH was just talking about how he thinks he chose the "wrong" Star Wars game. He chose Armada a while ago, but now it seems like x-wing is way more popular.
I'll join the Wives of Nerds support group (for people who are also a tad nerdy themselves). My husband is also really into Magic: the Gathering. We've had a card table set up in our living room for weeks now that has very carefully sorted stacks of cards on it...having to maneuver around it is driving me crazy but he was so happy after sorting them all out that I can't bring myself to grump at him.
Besides, if I do, he might say something about my giant stack of library books near the door!
@msmeeseeks DH and I started Handmaid's Tale. I didn't really think much about it because I love Alexis Bledel and I heard it was really good. But now that I'm watching it, the IF stuff is hitting super close to home. I'll probably have to take breaks when I'm in a bad place TTC.
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
@msmeeseeks, DH and I watched the first episode of Handmaid's Tale last week. It was good but very intense, as you'd expect. I think we'll continue watching but it definitely wasn't one we were tempted to binge. One episode at a time is plenty.
My Hulu first love right now is Harlots. That one I did binge! And now I watch the new ones the day they come out, which is pretty rare for me.
We are Zika-free over here! October is usually pretty nice, although sometimes it can be the start of our rainy season.
Me: 35 DH: 28 TTC since June 2016 Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016 AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017 Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017 October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total) Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen 12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP 2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone Abnormal SIS Oct 2018 Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis. 12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN Our journey has come to an end.
@sunniegrly@AlohaKumu no zika, but it's more than a 6-hour flight from NY unfortunately, which given how much time DH can realistically take off work just doesn't make sense. It's on my list when (please let it be a when lol) we move back to CA.
@LoveInDC, @Cricket648, @Augusta108 - I'm really loving The Handmaid's Tale so far. It's one of my favorite novels (I'm really into dystopian literature), and I feel like they are telling the story well. But it is very heavy, it was a good move for them to release one episode at a time. It's interesting how differently I see the subject matter now than when I first read it 15 years ago. Also, Alexis Bledel and Elisabeth Moss and Samira Wiley are great.
@KariAnn323@Cricket648@pebbledam@Augusta108 I would like to join your nerd wives group. I am certainly at least a little nerdy. DH does 40k, D&D (in many variations), and also collects waaaay too much nerd stuff. Our finished basement is covered in autographs, dragon statues, paintings with fairies in them, and swords. Plus he has a very realistic Darth Vader costume he sometimes wears at cons.
Despite anyone's political preferences, I think we can all agree that this picture is adorable/hilarious.
Me: 35 DH: 28 TTC since June 2016 Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016 AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017 Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017 October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total) Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen 12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP 2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone Abnormal SIS Oct 2018 Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis. 12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN Our journey has come to an end.
@msmeeseeks DH and I started Handmaid's Tale. I didn't really think much about it because I love Alexis Bledel and I heard it was really good. But now that I'm watching it, the IF stuff is hitting super close to home. I'll probably have to take breaks when I'm in a bad place TTC.
I was going to watch it and my mom told me not to for this reason. So off the queue it goes.
Anyone watch Preacher on Hulu? We just finished the first season and I was on the fence at first but toward the end of the season got really into it.
@msmeeseeks DH and I started Handmaid's Tale. I didn't really think much about it because I love Alexis Bledel and I heard it was really good. But now that I'm watching it, the IF stuff is hitting super close to home. I'll probably have to take breaks when I'm in a bad place TTC.
I was going to watch it and my mom told me not to for this reason. So off the queue it goes.
Anyone watch Preacher on Hulu? We just finished the first season and I was on the fence at first but toward the end of the season got really into it.
Yeah huge TW for anyone not familiar with the story - infertility is a huge part of it. And so far they are pretty much portraying all the IF women like frigid bitches. Maybe they will change that, but we'll see.
That being said, if you can separate yourself from that particular aspect, the show is wonderfully acted, directed, scripted, and produced. Definitely one of the best new shows I've seen in a while.
@msmeeseeks DH and I started Handmaid's Tale. I didn't really think much about it because I love Alexis Bledel and I heard it was really good. But now that I'm watching it, the IF stuff is hitting super close to home. I'll probably have to take breaks when I'm in a bad place TTC.
I was going to watch it and my mom told me not to for this reason. So off the queue it goes.
Anyone watch Preacher on Hulu? We just finished the first season and I was on the fence at first but toward the end of the season got really into it.
Yeah huge TW for anyone not familiar with the story - infertility is a huge part of it. And so far they are pretty much portraying all the IF women like frigid bitches. Maybe they will change that, but we'll see.
That being said, if you can separate yourself from that particular aspect, the show is wonderfully acted, directed, scripted, and produced. Definitely one of the best new shows I've seen in a while.
YES. They pretty much portray (and exaggerate) all of the anger, desperation, and irrational jealousy while downplaying the sorrow and humanity of the IF women. I'm watching it like "I connect with her and get her, but I think they want me to blindly hate her and think she's a monster..."
It is beautifully made down to the soundtrack. They made some amazing casting and directing choices. Just make sure you know getting into it, the majority of the plot revolves around IF/pregnancy, and there are some pretty emotional scenes regarding loss and IF.
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
@antoto I totally agree - great show and the acting caliber is excellent.
It is definitely a show a lot of ladies on here/struggling with IF may want to avoid since the overall story line is that much of human kind has become infertile and the handful of women who can have children are basically enslaved to serve the leaders. The women who are not enslaved generally are complicit in the new regime and also happen to be infertile.
Watching the evening news and a local hospital had a record-breaking day: *TW They delivered 29 babies in 24 hours. TW* Maybe all of you should come to Omaha and we can chug all the water.
Me: 29 | DH: 29
Married 12/2016 DSS born 01/2016 TTC since 01/2017 Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
This is kind of a WTF Wednesday thing but it's not Wednesday so it's going here.
When I left the gym this morning there was a girl taking up the entire bench next to my locker. There were naked sweaty people all around her and she was sitting there eating egg salad.
Now if you are one of those people who likes egg salad, that's your right and I respect that. But note that a lot of people find egg salad super gross smelling. Also I don't get why anyone would eat anything in the gym locker room. If someone has to eat at the gym, there are benches near the front desk. Side benefit of using those are it doesn't come in the way of me getting my stuff out of my locker.
Ugh - another random WTF moment... today at lunch, there were four of us working on the crossword (we always do the NY Times puzzle in the lunch room). When we finished, the one guy (older) was like, "Well, this is a sign the times are changing" and then went on to clarify he meant "the three of you sitting there, none of you planning on having children". I blankly got up and walked away - I didn't know what to say! He didn't mean it in any sort of negative way, but I was like, I'm only 32, only been with the company four months, why the F would anyone assume that I didn't want kids??? Do I look barren??
@vflux33 that is so gross! I don't like egg salad, but the part that really grosses me out is the eating in the gym locker room.
@Sailing_Mama WTAF? Why would anyone say that, ever? Let alone to some one you don't really know. (Side note, I think it's awesome that you do the crossword at lunch as a Group. seems fun)
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"
@vflux33 - Who eats anything in the locker room? I thought it was weird when I saw a dude eating like, rice leftovers by the treadmills at my gym this week.
@Sailing_Mama - WTF!? I swear that some people literally don't think before garbage starts coming out of their mouths.
Me: 29 | DH: 29
Married 12/2016 DSS born 01/2016 TTC since 01/2017 Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
@vflux33 Locker room food? No thank you. Definitely not a fan of egg salad either.
@Sailing_Mama WTAF? And of course you can't call him out because you're relatively new and it would be "over reacting." But I wouldn't have to fight so hard not to call out that rudeness. Like excuse me? Do I know you? What do you know about my child bearing desires? And how is that any of your business?
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
@Sailing_Mama that's some sexist isht right there. Maybe it's the cinco de mayo talking but I think he meant, "Ohhhh ladies working... working ladies don't care about having families or they wouldn't be working!" Screw that guy.
@Sailing_Mama - In a similar vein, my mom had a PROFESSOR come up to her in law school and ask "Who will raise the children?" Um...yeah dude, she did. And is a total badass. She fed me a lot of Tyson chicken strips and Rice-A-Roni for dinner, but I lived. Men just need to learn to STFU sometimes.
@sunniegrly I know! I don't know if it makes it better or worse that I know he honestly didn't mean anything negative, and thought it was great that we were all progressive. And I know at least one of the others is child free, although I don't know if it was by choice or not; the other I'm not sure about her plans, but she's only 35 or so, so definitely not out of the game.
A distant relative who voted for Trump just posted on Facebook "I am what a pre-existing condition looks like." It took a lot of strength to not say anything.
@Sailing_Mama it IS worse. It's like, oh no, I love women, I just think you guys need extra special protections because you're very delicate and basically children who can't protect yourselves!
@augusta108, if you like Harlots and are looking for something to read, The Crimson Petal and the White is really good. It's dark, especially at the end, but it's one of my favorites. I think BBC did a mini-series of it as well.
@zwink1, thanks for the recommendation! I like pretty much anything about womens' lives in 18th-19th century London. I've heard of the book but I didn't know there was a mini-series of it. I'll have to look for both!
Re: Weekday Randoms- It's Gonna Be MAY
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
DS1: 9.6.12**DS2: 12.22.14
CP1: 6/17 @4w4d
CP2: 9/17 @4w3d
CP3: 2/18 @5w
Rainbow Baby On Board
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DSS born 01/2016
TTC since 01/2017
Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
@pebbledam I *might* be a little nerdy myself
Married: 10/2013
TTC #1 Since: 02/2017
Besides, if I do, he might say something about my giant stack of library books near the door!
TTC #1 November 2016
50mg Clomid June 2017
BFP June, 21 2017 | EDD March 4, 2018
Married: 10/2013
TTC #1 Since: 02/2017
My Hulu first love right now is Harlots. That one I did binge! And now I watch the new ones the day they come out, which is pretty rare for me.
TTC since June 2016
Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016
AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017
Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017
October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total)
Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen
12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP
2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN
Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone
Abnormal SIS Oct 2018
Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis.
12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN
Our journey has come to an end.
Married: 2013
TTC #1: 2/2017
Dx: mild/borderline NIR PCOS
May TTGP Siggy Challenge - Awkward Prom Photos:
Despite anyone's political preferences, I think we can all agree that this picture is adorable/hilarious.
TTC since June 2016
Azoospermia diagnosis (zero count) Dec 2016
AZFc chromosome microdeletion discovery March 2017
Unsuccessful TESE for DH in August 2017
October 2017 IVF with donor sperm
29R, 24M, 16F, 2d5, 4d6 (6 embryos total)
Only 3 could have PGS. 2/3 normal. 5 embies frozen
12/15/17 FET #1 (1 embryo)--CP
2/7/17 FET #2 (2 embryos)--BFN
Chronic endometritis diagnosis May 2018
ERA Sept 2018--borderline receptive--12 more hours of progesterone
Abnormal SIS Oct 2018
Repeat hysteroscopy Nov 1. Treated recurring endometritis.
12/4/18 FET #3 (2 embryos)--BFN
Our journey has come to an end.
Anyone watch Preacher on Hulu? We just finished the first season and I was on the fence at first but toward the end of the season got really into it.
That being said, if you can separate yourself from that particular aspect, the show is wonderfully acted, directed, scripted, and produced. Definitely one of the best new shows I've seen in a while.
It is beautifully made down to the soundtrack. They made some amazing casting and directing choices. Just make sure you know getting into it, the majority of the plot revolves around IF/pregnancy, and there are some pretty emotional scenes regarding loss and IF.
TTC #1 November 2016
50mg Clomid June 2017
BFP June, 21 2017 | EDD March 4, 2018
It is definitely a show a lot of ladies on here/struggling with IF may want to avoid since the overall story line is that much of human kind has become infertile and the handful of women who can have children are basically enslaved to serve the leaders. The women who are not enslaved generally are complicit in the new regime and also happen to be infertile.
DSS born 01/2016
TTC since 01/2017
Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
When I left the gym this morning there was a girl taking up the entire bench next to my locker. There were naked sweaty people all around her and she was sitting there eating egg salad.
Now if you are one of those people who likes egg salad, that's your right and I respect that. But note that a lot of people find egg salad super gross smelling. Also I don't get why anyone would eat anything in the gym locker room. If someone has to eat at the gym, there are benches near the front desk. Side benefit of using those are it doesn't come in the way of me getting my stuff out of my locker.
@Sailing_Mama Da fak? I would have straight up asked why he assumes you don't want children. That's such a weird thing to say.
@Sailing_Mama WTAF? Why would anyone say that, ever? Let alone to some one you don't really know. (Side note, I think it's awesome that you do the crossword at lunch as a Group. seems fun)
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"
@Sailing_Mama - WTF!? I swear that some people literally don't think before garbage starts coming out of their mouths.
DSS born 01/2016
TTC since 01/2017
Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
@Sailing_Mama WTAF? And of course you can't call him out because you're relatively new and it would be "over reacting." But I wouldn't have to fight so hard not to call out that rudeness. Like excuse me? Do I know you? What do you know about my child bearing desires? And how is that any of your business?
TTC #1 November 2016
50mg Clomid June 2017
BFP June, 21 2017 | EDD March 4, 2018
@Sailing_Mama what a shitty rude thing to say to someone. Way to be a presumptuous assclown dude.
DS1: 9.6.12**DS2: 12.22.14
CP1: 6/17 @4w4d
CP2: 9/17 @4w3d
CP3: 2/18 @5w
Rainbow Baby On Board
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Right??? And since obviously no one at work knows we are TTC, it's not something I want to protest too loudly either... Sigh.
Married: 2013
TTC #1: 2/2017
Dx: mild/borderline NIR PCOS
May TTGP Siggy Challenge - Awkward Prom Photos:
#becarefulwhatyouwishfor #thebumpisbetterthanfacebook
DSS born 01/2016
TTC since 01/2017
Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
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