Newbie Intro Thread W/O 3/5

AdorkablePixie

I didn't see one posted and wanted to introduce myself, I hope it's okay.

Please read The Ultimate TTGP Guide pinned at the top of the board (https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12685680/the-ultimate-ttgp-guide-newbies-read-this-first/p1). It's full of information about TTGP and about our community here on TB.

Please introduce yourself and share as much or as little as you are comfortable with. Once you're ready, feel free to jump into any of our daily/weekly threads to start participating in the community.

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.)

AdorkablePixie

Ages (you and SO): Me: 31 SO: 29

How many months have you been TTC? Since my CP in December (first time ovulating PP)

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? Temping, checking CM, OPKS, lots of BDing

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) I am an accountant and love my job. Mom to two fur babies and my 21 month old son. I love running and exercising in general. I do them both a lot. I like to read, catch up on Netflix shows, visit with friends, see my mom, and of course hangout with my family! I cloth diaper my son and am currently working on having him weaned from breastfeeding by the time he is two.

lurvleybunchococonuts

@AdorkablePixie Props on jumping in and starting the weekly newbie thread!  I it when TTGP newbs demonstrate the ability to read/lurk/and follow rules of the board   I restores my faith in humanity You have no idea (or maybe you do depending on how long you've lurked) how many drive-by/non-lurking individuals post and then get mad when we point them in the right direction Anywho... welcome!  I hope your stay here is short and I'm so sorry to hear about the recent CP.  What kind of fur babies do you have? Doggos? Cats? One of each?

AdorkablePixie

@lurvleybunchococonuts I have noticed the drive-bys. We had then when I was TTC before and PG and it's just a tad annoying. lol I have two dogs - both cocker spaniels! Do you have any fur babies?

lurvleybunchococonuts

@AdorkablePixie yep two cats and a kitten!  One of which that thinks it's a dog   my dumb dumb kitties

wishiwaspreggo

Hi @AdorkablePixie! Were you on TB when you were TTC your first? Just curious because I was a reg back then before the Mass Exodus

Are you gonna see an RE for your next cycle? I was checking out your siggy. Sorry about your CP I'm currently in the midst of a Gonal-F cycle myself. 100 iu per night over 5 nights and follie scan on Sunday! I'm anxious to see how I'm doing so far. Last time I did this I had 2 follicles so I'm hoping for similar results.

crookshanks10

@AdorkablePixie Welcome! Sorry to hear about your CP  

clbness

@AdorkablePixie **waving big** fellow May16er here too.  Haven't seen you in a while.

ETA: I'm so sorry for your CP.  Gosh, I got excited to see your name and forgot to finish typing.

AdorkablePixie

@lurvleybunchococonuts Aww Cute! I had a cat that acted like a dog. She was awesome.

@meladams10 Thank you!

@wishiwaspreggo I was here when TTC my first. I probably won't be seeing an RE for my next cycle as I'm still BF. They won't see me until we are done. So we will see what happens. Our current insurance has pretty crappy coverage and doesn't help with most stuff, so we will probably have to wait until I can change insurance next year. My issue was hypothalamic amenorrhea, though, so I may not *fingers crossed* need to see an RE this tim.

@clbness Hi!!!! I saw your name and I was like I KNOW HER! lol

Kabazaba

@AdorkablePixie I am so sorry for your CP. Just coming off a MMC myself and Thanks for starting this thread, and I love your name! I also like running (though I am super slow), reading, and Netflix are the best ways to unwind!

Ages (you and SO): I'm 33, and DH is 38.

How many months have you been TTC? Since Oct 2017, TW loss 

with a MMC in the interim - D&C Feb 26 at 10 weeks

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? I'm not avoiding sex but not actively trying this cycle.

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) I am a family lawyer, which I usually love but TW loss

has been a particularly hard job the week after my first pregnancy and MMC (dealing with everyone else's kids and their constant Qs about why I was out of the office for - gasp - 2 days). 

DH and I have a perfect mutt pup who makes me smile every day. We are both big nerds and love movies (Moviepass is the best invention ever), enjoy cooking (belong to a meat CSA and a veggie CSA), and travel whenever we have the time and money available (which is not as often as we would like).

AdorkablePixie

@Kabazaba I am so sorry for your loss! I hope you get your rainbow soon.

prpl11butterfly

I don't actually think I've "officially" intro'd...

Ages (you and SO): I am 31, DH will be 34 next month

How many months have you been TTC? Since Aug 2017 **TW, with 1 loss**

MMC identified 2/28 at 11+3 followed by d&e on 3/1 

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? Benched until Thur post op. After that, so long as DR okays, I've convinced DH to NTNP until I get a period then we will start activity trying again. I will use OPK and BBT

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) I work for a car dealership and am a wannabe beekeeper (my bees died as soon as winter hit as they were already struggling). Tw*children mentioned 

We have 1 DS who is 2.5yo and have been raising our 9yo neice since she was 2.5yo. We are currently trying to adopt her but her mother is fighting us.

AdorkablePixie

@prpl11butterfy Oh no, I am sorry your bees died! That's interesting. Did you ever get much/any honey?

I am so sorry for your loss.

prpl11butterfly

@AdorkablePixie I may have honey I can take but we keep getting buried in snow so I haven't tried to get out there. This was my first go at it and I'm taking this year off due to my hive being too close to the construction for the addition we are planning.

AdorkablePixie

@prpl11butterfly That's still so cool!

projectalice

Ages (you and SO):  I'm 33, husband is 31

How many months have you been TTC? Just starting again soon (just had a loss). 

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)? No birth control and see what happens

AdorkablePixie

@projectalice Welcome. I am sorry for your loss.

projectalice

@adorkablepixie thank you. For some reason some of my posts are in bold... Still trying to get the hang of the forum I guess!

jassisag

Hi! I'm 29 years old and ttc from past few months. I'm a freelance writer and my husband is 33 years old. I had a miscarriage last year and now I'm again on it.  I'm using Ela fertility app and opks to stay on the right track and hoping that things will work soon. 

meggyme

@jassisag welcome. You’ll probably want to review the newbie thread. It’s common courtesy here to put a trigger warning (TW) before mentioning miscarriages and other sensitive topics, like previous pregnancies, living children, etc.

suzycupcake

@meggyme I don't know why but I smell app promotion. 

@jassisag