TTGP Grad Thread Week of 7/03

pebbledam

If you are a contributing member with a BFP this week, please share your success with us here!  

How do you know if you're a contributing member?
1. Ask your heart.
2. Do these people know you? Will they be happy about your pregnancy? 
3. Have you offered support to others or have you just blasted your own info out there?
4. Really, if you're a 1/1 or a 2/2 and it's not like you were around when you were benched or prior to TTC, maybe just move on. Even if you have participated daily for a month and offered tons of support. Sometimes the silence is kindest. Those of us who lurk BMBs, we'll see your intro and PM/comment/love tit.
5. Again, take a moment and step away from your excitement and ask your heart if posting would be potentially hurtful. 
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This thread has mild restrictions - thread is primarily BFP announcements but doesn't allow for direct questions or lengthy/personalized congrats in the comments. Use the "Love It" button, "congrats!", "H&H 9 months!", "I was hoping this was your month!" and other short & sweet notes. 

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CD/DPO of first BFP?

How many months/cycles had you been TTGP?

What did your chart look like?

What were you doing TGKU?

How was your timing?

What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)?

How are you going to/did you tell your partner?

Anything else to add?

kiki75

CD/DPO of first BFP? 23/10

How many months/cycles had you been TTGP? 16/16 

What did your chart look like? I finally dropped temping this cycle because the medicine was running the show. In some ways I still regretted it, though, like when I had a freakout that maybe the trigger hadn't worked and I hadn't O'ed. But the progesterone would have skewed that anyways so it wouldn't have mattered anyhow. 

What were you doing TGKU? 100 mg Clomid days 3-7, 150 iu Gonal-F on day 9, Ovidrel, IUI, 100 mg progesterone 2x/day, Cabergoline to lower elevated prolactin. Plus the vitamins and the Preseed and pomegranate juice and pineapple and regular GDTPT and all the things. 

How was your timing? -5, -3, IUI on O, +1

What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)? I haven't had much in the way of symptoms. Breast tenderness usually shows up at 4 DPO, this time it didn't until 9 DPO (leaving me Googling "Ovidrel trigger but no ovulation"). Around 7 DPO, I started having this kind of mild headache that would be fine if I was sitting still but if I stood up or bent down, it would be a weird whooshy throbbing. And no clue on what CM was really doing due to the progesterone suppository factor. So, I'm pretty worthless as far as fodder for symptom spotting goes. Except for one time that I sneezed and thought that I had a ute twinge like I had when I was KU before. And I definitely started crying at something stupid while watching Alone.

How are you going to/did you tell your partner? I got a super squinter in the evening of 10DPO. (I had my days mixed up and thought that was the night I was supposed to take Cabergoline, which you shouldn't take while pregnant.) But I convinced myself that I had been wrong about the trigger being out of my system. So I took another in the morning of 11 DPO and used the one FRER I had left. It had a faint but definite line that certainly wasn't trigger. I had bought a onesie that is a depiction of our town a little while back. It's I think 18 mo so it's not tiny. When I got the squinter the night before, I had stashed it in the bathroom. I woke up at 4 the next morning and tested. When I got back in bed, I tucked it under my pillow. When H finally woke up around 5:45 I asked if he was awake for good. He said he probably was so I pulled the onesie out and handed it to him and said it was for him. He unrolled it and stared at it a minute. Finally he asked, "Is this for a baby?" Pause "Is there a baby?!??!!!" Then I cried. He's pretty excited. 

We did tell my parents and sister once we heard back about the second beta. We live pretty far away from them so it was nice to do it in person. *TW* Plus I felt like it was pretty crappy the first time to tell my mom and sisters all at once that I was pregnant and had lost it. Like dumping the sadness on them with none of the fun part.

Anything else to add?
*TW* I'm having a hard time with this one. I had decided last night that my boobs aren't as sore so it's only a matter of time before I lose another pregnancy. For now, it seems like I'm going through the motions but I won't really believe it until we see a heartbeat.
Beta #1 at 12 DPO was 47
Beta #2 at 14 DPO was 114 
Ultrasound will be the week of the 17th. 

Leaving TTGP is so bittersweet. (But I still really hope I don't come back for at least a year. And that when I do, everyone is a stranger or TFAS.) I'm really going to miss you guys. I am so thankful to have had you through this. Smart, funny, loyal, helpful, kind... I have been so blown away by everything you have done and are doing to try to build your families. I'm inspired by your strength. I'm so appreciate all of you who have shared this with me and have been there on my worst days to commiserate with me, let me wallow, and then pick me up, brush me off, and get me back in the game. 

Cheers to you. 


For now, I'll be lurking, love titting, and keeping my fingers crossed so hard for you guys. 

KristoKekerooni

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Hollyyyyy

Yayayayayaya congratulations!!!!!! @kiki75
  

kiwi2628

I'm not crying. 

doula-mama

@kiki75 Woooohoooo!!!! That's amazing news!!!! So many congratulations for you!

looeeze

I was wondering where you went!!! Congrats!!!!!! We'll miss you here a ton. 

Pinky917

YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!! So many congratulations @kiki75!!!!

pebbledam

@kiki75 - I'm sooo happy for you. Today you are pregnant and that is something to celebrate! I hope the PGAL brain lessens and you start to really feel pregnant soon. You will be missed here! So many hugs!! Congrats!

RVAmom315

Yes yes yes a million times YES!!!! I was waiting for this! Congrats @kiki75!!!!

zamoraspin

@kiki75 I am so over the moon happy for you! 

I'm sorry PGAL brain is trying to take over, your betas are great and I have my fx for your take-home rainbow baby. 

lund

This is amazing news @kiki75!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats and sending so many good vibes for a super sticky bean and H&H 9 months!!!

ajsanders-2

@kiki75 - Congratulations!! Super exciting!! H&H 9 months!!  

AlohaKumu

@kiki75 AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Yes, yes, yes!!!!!!!!

I'm so happy for you! Have an awesome, fantastic, H&H 9 months! I can't wait to see updates!

zwink1

Stfu, CONGRATULATIONS @kiki75!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

beary67

I am so freaking happy for you!  I've been checking the IF thread daily for an update!  Your appointment during the week of the 17th is going to be perfect!  Congratulations, love!!!!  

MJDsquared

**Lurking**

@kiki75 Oh man, that made me cry! So so happy for you! Hoping for a suuuuper smooth 9 months!

WillRunForWine21

@kiki75 this is AMAZING news! I hope you have a happy and healthy 9 months. Today you are pregnant. All good vibes for a super sticky bean

BertieMeetsGertie

@kiki75 holy shit, girl!! I'm SO excited for you!! you are pregnant today, so celebrate!! I hope your next 9 months is super boring and yonly have a positive pregnancy experience. 

purplg8r

@kiki75 YES!!!!!!   I am so freaking happy for you!!!   Wishing you a very H&H 9!!!!

Avrilmai

@kiki75 So so so excited for you! A million congratulations!!!!!  Here's to a happy,healthy, sticky 9mos. 

50Wife

@kiki75 yaaaaaayyyy congrats!!!!!!!! Enjoy every second and have a very happy and healthy 9 months! 

lulu1180

@kiki75 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Seeing you post here makes me so damn happy!!  Remember that today, you are pregnant, so enjoy it and I truly hope you have the most amazing (and boring) 9 months in the history of ever!

ChloandCoco

@kiki75 Congratulations!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy for you!!

vflux33

@kiki75 I had a good feeling about you and so glad to hear this news!!! CONGRATULATIONS!

adirat

@kiki75 I'm so thrilled for you. It has been such a rollercoaster and I know seeing those betas must be a huge relief. I have faith that everything will look beautiful for you from here on out to your take-home baby. Congrats friend

becausescience

Congratulations!!!

dukestar5

Yay @kiki75!!! So, so, so thrilled for you!  Please come back and update us every once in awhile. Much love and praying for a happy, healthy 9 months!

saralee797-2

Yayyyyy @kiki75 I am so damn happy for you! We will miss you lots!!

wabash15

@kiki75 congratulations!!! This is amazing news and I am so damn happy for you. I hope this is the stickiest bean and a boring pregnancy. I know how hard that wait for the first US is so if that PGAL brain is getting to you and you need anything feel free to PM me. 

shortstack930

@kiki75 YES!!!!!!!! I am so happy for you!!!!!

muggle621

@kiki75 Congrats!!!! 

eggplantface

@kiki75 This totally made my day!!! I'm so freaking excited for you!!

TravelingCouple

YAYYYYYYYY @kiki75 I'm so excited for you!!



That's me, knocking you over. Dang, I will miss you around here so much. But I am praying for the stickiest of beans and a very boring but lovely 9 months. CONGRATS!!

labgrand2012

@kiki75 congratulations!!! I am so happy for you. 

JNCPro3130

Congratulations!!! H&H 9 months!! 

[Deleted User]

@kiki75. What can I say.  Legit happy tears for you love.

beachbunnyxo123

@kiki75 yayyy!!! Congrats!!! So very excited for you

hedgepig

@kiki75 What wonderful news! So excited for you!

vflux33

CD/DPO of first BFP? Faint BFP night of CD 26/10 DPO. I questioned whether I had correctly tested out the trigger, but it got a lot darker over a few days and started to feel more real. Beta today was 730, which my RE said might mean multiples and I don’t need another beta. Soooo I guess the Clomid worked?!

How many months/cycles had you been TTGP? 16 months /13 cycles

What did your chart look like? It was a medicated IUI cycle so I didn’t temp consistently.

What were you doing TGKU? Sex, temping, CM, IUI CD 16, 100 Mg Clomid CD 3-7, HCG Pregnyl trigger CD 14, PNVs, (with L-5 Methyltetrahydrofolate from L-5 Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid for MTHFR), N-Acetyl-L-Cyesteine, pineapple core, baby aspirin, magic (JK?), “just relaxing” (JK, JK), Inositol, Green tea, RRLT, acupuncture, and Pom juice.

How was your timing? -3, IUI, O IUI, +1

What symptoms did you have, if any (CS & CD breakdowns welcome)? Honestly, nothing inconsistent with pre AF. 

How are you going to/did you tell your partner? With zero fanfare. I had all these cute ideas tentatively planned a year ago, but it didn’t happen. We were thinking of opening a bottle of wine because I was annoyed about the PCOS/ prior misdiagnosis and upcoming restrictive diet I learned of earlier that same day. I tested “just in case” before opening the wine and told MH on the phone while he was stuck in traffic.

Anything else to add? I feel very, very, lucky to have had success with my first medicated IUI cycle. I was completely expecting to have 2-4 failed IUIs and then go on to IVF. I am still in shock.

You guys have given me so much support through the ups and downs of TTC, and I totally care about you even though you’re *technically internet strangers. I won’t miss TTC, but I will miss TTGP a lot. This is cheesy, but I for real think TTGP changed my personality for the better and made me more attentive to other people’s emotions (and also dramatically improved my gif skills). I really appreciate that, and all of you! I can’t wait to see all your grad posts!

There’s still time for more of you to graduate and join me and other recent grads in what will clearly be an, er, interesting BMB. So get on over there! (Please, seriously, we might need reinforcements.)

looeeze

@vflux33 I can't stop grinning!!!!!!!