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Month/Cycle:
CD:
WAYDTGKU:
R/R:
CS/Q: -
GTKY: What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?
Re: WTO Monday 04/09
CD: ? 1st cycle post nexplanon
WAYDTGKU: pnv, bbt
R/R: I started having some CM over the weekend. I’d classify it as creamy, but I’m at least glad to have some secondary signs to follow.
CS/Q: -
GTKY: What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?
Oh geez, 40 minutes is a long time and I hate public speaking...
Maybe the importance of removing obstacles for military spouse employment? It’s something I’ve had to deal with for years and am very passionate about. It also intersects with feminism and accommodations for working moms.
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, CM, PN
R/R: Nothing much going on. I need to buy more OPK's soon...fertile week starts CD 11. Going shopping with my mom today! That's fun.
CS/Q: - None
GTKY: What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Probably all that Dave Ramsey teaches about money. Or all about different kinds of pets!
Met: 2005 | Started Dating: 2009 | Married: 2013
Surprise Pregnancy #3; BFP: 01.11.2020; Due Date: September 19, 2021
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: BBT/charting, OPK, coq10 and think we are going to try SMEP (unbeknownst to DH lol)
R/R: Just so tired today. I don't think there will be enough coffee to save me (and I have unlimited supply at work....). Training tomorow and just hoping I feel better. No raves.
CS/Q: - nothin
GTKY: What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Probably beekeeping. I mean, my hive failed but I did learn a lot with that.
@meggyme I never really thought about the difficulty you'd face finding employment but now, I can totally see it.
I’ve been lucky and able to turn my numerous jobs into a positive (I have a variety of experience in my field that I’ve been able to market myself with) but currently I’m overqualified for my job and I know MANY people that have given up on job hunting because of the constant moving.
Having skills and being marketable is a huge plus. It's tough to find good jobs and I can see how it's easy to stop when your constantly being looked over because of the likelihood of being "short term". And having to start on the bottom all over again..... ugh that would drive me crazy.
@meggyme - yay for CM! that's usually a big clue for me that something's coming. I just track the CM i can see when wiping, so for me to see it (even creamy) is a good hint that I'm starting to get ready for O. I never thought about how hard it would be for you to find work, either! I'm glad that you've been able to find employment. Are you happy with your job?
@prpl11butterfly - enjoy your coffee, I hope it helps. And sorry about CD3 - ouch.
@Whitmore1027 - i'd come to the animal OR finance talk. Have fun shopping with your mom today!
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: pnv, charting, temping, OPK's, B complex, CoQ10, fertility testing, supplemental progesterone after O.
R/R: going to pick up my supplemental progesterone today. A little scared about how gross the suppositories might be, but definitely a necessary evil. Still a low on the CBAD today, it usually would have turned to high today, but i haven't seen watery CM either, so I guess my body's taking its sweet time to prep this month.
CS/Q: - nope
GTKY: What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Finding reliable health information online.
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, CM, CoQ10
R/R: Rant: I'm in the worst mood today. I've been really sick all weekend, but decided to come to work because I really want to save my PTO. This is week 2 of having 8 house guests stay with us. I'm slowly losing my mind. I love them, but I can't wait until they leave.
Rave: We got 4 baby chicks and they have been so much fun. We can't wait to get fresh eggs every day. The only hard part has been keeping my obsessed dog away from them!
CS/Q: I started using the wondfo OPKs this month. I thought I had a positive yesterday, but took a digital to confirm and it was negative. The lines looked equally dark on the wondfo. Does it have to be darker than the control line to be a true positive?
GTKY: What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? I would politely decline
@meri-mac I just took a small break from TB and it felt really good. I hope you find some peace with it.
@meggyme Welcome to the dailies!
DS: March 2014
DD: May 2015
BFP: 12/24/17 CP: 1/2/18 @ 4w 3d
BFP: 1/26/18 CP: 2/2/18 @ 4w 4d
BFP: 5/16/18 MMC: 6/15/18 @ 7w 5d
BFP: 9/25/18! EDD: 6/9/19 TEAM GREEN
@Whitmore1027 I have heard so much about his finance method. I need to look into this.
@catlady2015 health info on the web is scary. It seems no matter what the condition, Google can convince you that your dying.
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: everything
R/R: we started building our pond with a waterfall over the weekend. We probably built the thing up and tore it down 10+ times. We came up with a new game plan at dinner though. It's been a lot trickier then we both thought it would be. This is H's second build though. He made one at our last house but it wasn't as complicated. Our yard looks scaaaaary right now I think that was both a rant and rave.
CS/Q: -
GTKY: What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation?
Buying and selling a house. I learned so much from the process.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!Also your little chickys are suuuuuper cute
CD: 15 days past iud removal
WAYDTGKU: bd, bbt, pnv, cm, cp
R/R: I had a huge temp spike yesterday and remained high today. I woke up really late so my time was off yesterday but since it is high today I think I may have Od. Will know for sure tomorrow.
CS/Q: - fx for crosshairs tomorrow
GTKY: What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Yikes... This sounds horrible but I could give a presentation on photography. I am a maternity/ newborn photographer
@catlady2015 meh, I like my company and the people I work with, but the actual job feels like a step down instead of a step up toward my goal of being a supervisor. But people don’t want to hire someone to be a first time supervisor/manager without knowing they first. So constantly starting over at a new company makes it tough. I’m hoping to be able to stay with my current company for awhile, even if we move because they have offices in a lot of the places we could get orders to.
@eleven_ thanks! Your chickies are so cute and fluffy!
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
Chart in spoiler
DS: March 2014
DD: May 2015
BFP: 12/24/17 CP: 1/2/18 @ 4w 3d
BFP: 1/26/18 CP: 2/2/18 @ 4w 4d
BFP: 5/16/18 MMC: 6/15/18 @ 7w 5d
BFP: 9/25/18! EDD: 6/9/19 TEAM GREEN
I'm so happy to see how busy it is here today! Sorry, I'm trying really hard not to mass tag!
Month/Cycle: 12/13
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: sexing
R/R: I finally had my MRI this morning! I forgot how annoying they are. There was one point where it got so loud that it was shaking me so bad it almost felt like a massage lol. Now I have to wait till next month to see the neurologist (he’s booked that far out). I’m not too worried about it so I’m not stressing too much. We finally bought our plane tickets for our trip to Disney/Universal for next month! But AF is due the same day we leave… annoying
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Photolithography. I teach a 2 hour short course pretty much every week at work.
@meri-mac I’m sorry to see you go. I know exactly where you’re coming from though. I’ve gone back and forth on quitting TB because I’m getting too obsessed. I know my work performance is suffering. But I just can’t seem to stop! I need to find a good balance. Maybe set some rules for myself, like I’m only allowed on TB twice a day instead of every 10 min to see if someone else has posted lol. I hope you find a balance and come back soon.
@prpl11butterfly Sorry for CD3. I hate the days where coffee just isn’t enough. Hopefully your day goes by quickly and you can get to be early tonight! I have always wanted to try beekeeping! I wouldn’t be able to do it where I live now but it’s always been something on my bucket list to do someday. Do you plan on harvesting the honey?
@catlady2015 Have you gotten you test results back yet!? I don’t remember if you’ve update on this or not yet. Is your OB just assuming you have a progesterone issue and prescribing the supplements without the tests (because of your spotting, right?)? Is there any risks to that?
@eleven_ I’m so sorry for your bad mood. I couldn’t even imagine 8 people staying with us. I am such an introvert, even just the 2 people we had over yesterday was too much lol. When are they finally leaving? Years ago when we got a fish out dog was obsessed with it!!! She would not leave it alone. She likes to go fishing and goes nuts when you reel in a fish lol.
Married: 8/2015
TTC #1: 4/2017
Testing: HSG, U/S, BW, and DH's SA all normal
DX: Unexplained
8/2018: Clomid + TI = BFN
9/2018: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN
11/2018: Clomid + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
12/2018: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone \\ Cancelled due to cyst
1/2019: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD Sept 30th, 2019
10/7/2019: Healthy baby boy!
TTC #2: 12/2020
2/2021: Letrozole + TI = BFN
3/2021: Letrozole + TI = BFN
4/2021: Surprise! Natural BFP! \\ EDD Jan 6th, 2022 \\ Chemical, betas not rising
8/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
9/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
10/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
11/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD July 29th, 2022
@eleven_ OMG THEY ARE SO CUTE!!
@prpl11butterfly I definitely don't mind giving you info to get started! You can also watch his show on youtube. It's changed our lives for the absolute better! Feel free to DM me if you want some starting points!
@galactickates Ohhh Ponds are so fun! Are you going to get Koi to put in it? When we own a home, I would love to build a pond! (well...get H to do it hahaha).
@gorgeousariel FX for your crosshairs soon!
@meggyme As far as I have learned, you want to take it while still in bed, before you move around for the day. And try to have it within the same 30 minutes each day. So, mine is usually between 7am-7:30am that I temp before getting out of bed. Your 3am to 6am is a pretty big time frame. If you usually get up around 6am, try to temp at that time every morning.
Met: 2005 | Started Dating: 2009 | Married: 2013
Surprise Pregnancy #3; BFP: 01.11.2020; Due Date: September 19, 2021
@LJMoon6 I'm so jealous of your trip! Are you going to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter? That's a long time to wait to hear your results from the MRI. I'm glad you aren't stressing about it. I'm the biggest introvert as well so having them stay with us for so long has been mentally exhausting for me. I've been hanging out in my room a lot. They aren't leaving until Saturday
DS: March 2014
DD: May 2015
BFP: 12/24/17 CP: 1/2/18 @ 4w 3d
BFP: 1/26/18 CP: 2/2/18 @ 4w 4d
BFP: 5/16/18 MMC: 6/15/18 @ 7w 5d
BFP: 9/25/18! EDD: 6/9/19 TEAM GREEN
Met: 2005 | Started Dating: 2009 | Married: 2013
Surprise Pregnancy #3; BFP: 01.11.2020; Due Date: September 19, 2021
@catlady2015 which progesterone do you have? Just beware if it’s the pink tablets that you might get leakage and don’t be freaked out and think you’re bleeding as it comes back out quite red... and wear a party liner. Better still, ask to switch to crinone gel. It doesn’t leak, but TMI you have to “fish out” the gel from the day before prior to inserting the one for that day. Basically all vaginal suppositories are gross in one way or another!
Married 12/2016
TTC #1 since 04/2015
AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis
7 retrievals, 3 transfers
Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F
Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing
Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high)
May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality)
Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst)
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality)
Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH)
Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control
Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy
Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis
Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed
Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize
Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN
May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality
Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality
Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
Married: 8/2015
TTC #1: 4/2017
Testing: HSG, U/S, BW, and DH's SA all normal
DX: Unexplained
8/2018: Clomid + TI = BFN
9/2018: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN
11/2018: Clomid + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
12/2018: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone \\ Cancelled due to cyst
1/2019: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD Sept 30th, 2019
10/7/2019: Healthy baby boy!
TTC #2: 12/2020
2/2021: Letrozole + TI = BFN
3/2021: Letrozole + TI = BFN
4/2021: Surprise! Natural BFP! \\ EDD Jan 6th, 2022 \\ Chemical, betas not rising
8/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
9/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
10/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
11/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD July 29th, 2022
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: benched
R/R: I have no clue what is going on this cycle. I felt like I was ovulating, all signs said so, but no temp shift. I am not convinced that I didn't ovulate, because I have had poor sleep and stuff going on, so I don't feel my temps are accurate, we will see. Not ovulating yet gives me needed time to make next cycle work, but I worry if I start to ovulate and didn't. Non-ttc... rant - My boss is driving me insane, rave, she retires in about 1.5 months.
CS/Q: - none
GTKY: What could you give a 40-minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Autism spectrum disorder
@eleven_, aww your chicks are cute. Do you know what breed they are? My dog is obsessed with ours, and keeps waking me up to see them in the middle of night. I am pretty sure she wants to eat them though.
@LJMoon6, MRI's are terrible. Will you get your results without seeing the neurologist, or do you have to wait until the appointment for them?
DS: March 2014
DD: May 2015
BFP: 12/24/17 CP: 1/2/18 @ 4w 3d
BFP: 1/26/18 CP: 2/2/18 @ 4w 4d
BFP: 5/16/18 MMC: 6/15/18 @ 7w 5d
BFP: 9/25/18! EDD: 6/9/19 TEAM GREEN
Married: 8/2015
TTC #1: 4/2017
Testing: HSG, U/S, BW, and DH's SA all normal
DX: Unexplained
8/2018: Clomid + TI = BFN
9/2018: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN
11/2018: Clomid + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
12/2018: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone \\ Cancelled due to cyst
1/2019: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD Sept 30th, 2019
10/7/2019: Healthy baby boy!
TTC #2: 12/2020
2/2021: Letrozole + TI = BFN
3/2021: Letrozole + TI = BFN
4/2021: Surprise! Natural BFP! \\ EDD Jan 6th, 2022 \\ Chemical, betas not rising
8/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
9/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
10/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
11/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD July 29th, 2022