@SpongeWorthy how close to a positive do your OPKs look? In my last cycle I think they turned pretty quickly after being pretty light for a few days
*TW* History:
Me: 34 DH: 36 | Together since 2007 | Married July 2016
TTC #1 since 7.2017 Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3| all BFN IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name" RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer 2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20 Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21 Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023 Consultation with RI | 6.6.23 Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56 Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox Repeat labs in 8 weeks Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues TTC put on pause
@inthewoods23 The one last night was the closest to being positive. I've taken two today and they were both lighter. It's my first cycle with them, so I'm still trying to figure out when is the best time of day to test. I had been using FMU, but it seems like those are the lightest.
Me: 31 DH: 31 DS born 6/2017, became a heart angel 8/2018 CP 3/2019
@inthewoods23 Forgive my vulgar language, but your coworker is a dick.
@rikiteacup Wahoo for crappy coworker leaving you!
@elle-0409 Have fun picking up YH at the airport! 😜 Do what you need to do to get it done!!
@brookert615 Have fun writing and scheduling all those reviews! Lol. Throw in some weird words to see if anyone notices. Like maybe bacon? “Your work needs more bacon” 🤣
@SpongeWorthy Baaaaah humbug. Cars suck. I really dislike them all. And driving. Why oh why haven’t they made automatic cars like those nifty ones in Minority Report. I need one of those...like yesterday.
@misshelen86 CLEAN IT UP, GIRL!! I like to listen to Mary Poppins’s “Spoonful of Sugar” when I clean. Makes me feel so productive!! Good luck with SMEP’ing!!
@stephanie123456 I was literally in the same position two years ago. Our site was shutting down and we all knew that eventually we would not have jobs, but it is so hard not knowing when. Things always have a way of working themselves out, and everyone I used to work with have all found new jobs. I think the toughest part about being laid off was knowing that your work family wasn’t going to be together again. It’s so hard (emotionally) leaving when it’s not your choice.
@SpongeWorthy For OPKs, they recommend a few hours after you wake up to late afternoon/evening. Around mid cycle, I try to do 2 per day because sometimes my surge is short - one late am and one late afternoon. I got two very close to positives over the weekend, and I think my surge may have been overnight. Now, mine are getting much lighter. It’s such a finicky thing, but it’s good for another option. If you got a close to positive and then got lighter, you may have surged overnight. I’d keep testing until you get sustained higher temps though. Good luck!
@riff323 I give you so much credit for running a 10K in the cold and icy weather. @cpiper39 welcome back! Glad you had a nice time on your girls' trip. @jennifer_louise woohoo for +OPKs! Sorry you're not feeling well, though. @lillywonderland glad to see you over here and off the bench! @nomangos23 it looks like you are totally going to make this cycle your b!sh. @lcking82 fx that your timing will be better than predicted! @inthewoods23 that is so lousy of your coworker to do that! @rikiteacup so happy you got good results on your ultrasound! Good luck on Wednesday. @elle-0409 hooray for O! Now go seduce your DH! @brookert615 I'm so sorry that you're back here for CD1. @SpongeWorthy that sucks about our car. Not a fun way to start the week! @misshelen86 welcome aboard the SMEP train. I decided to try it this cycle too, I think it might give me some peace of mind about timing. @stephanie123456 I'm so sorry about the work situation. I've been there, it's very scary. I hope things get better soon and you won't have to worry.
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: Prenatal vitamins, Fertility Friend, temping, HIO, OPKs, red raspberry leaf tea, trying SMEP because why not?
R/R: Counting down the days until Thanksgiving break! I also made it through science class today without giggling when I talked about Uranus. Small victories, people.
CS/Q: My temps have gone up the last two mornings, which had me all paranoid that I am about to O, (even though it's CD10 and I usually O much later) despite a negative OPK and no EWCM. Last cycle my temps were a mountain range before O, so I need to calm the heck down. And I told myself I wanted to be chill this cycle.
@stephanie123456 That’s so stressful dealing with the uncertainty going on at work.
@emeraldduchess Yay for joining the SMEP club! LOL I don’t think I could have kept a straight face talking about Uranus.
Me: 35 DH: 35 TTC since 9/2018
Dx: MFI 10/19- First RE visit 2/20- DH had surgery for bilateral varicoceles 7/20- IUI with 5 mg letrozole- BFN 9/20- IVF. 9 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 7 blasts, 4 PGT-A normal 11/20- Mock transfer/ERA 12/20- FET #1- transferred one 4AB- BFN 3/21- FET #2- transferred one 3AB- BFP! Due Dec 2021 12/21- Baby girl born!
Re: WTO Monday 11/19
TTC #1 since 7.2017
Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3 | all BFN
IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20
Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22
DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023
Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
Repeat labs in 8 weeks
Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues
TTC put on pause
CP 3/2019
@rikiteacup Wahoo for crappy coworker leaving you!
@elle-0409 Have fun picking up YH at the airport! 😜 Do what you need to do to get it done!!
@brookert615 Have fun writing and scheduling all those reviews! Lol. Throw in some weird words to see if anyone notices. Like maybe bacon? “Your work needs more bacon” 🤣
@SpongeWorthy Baaaaah humbug. Cars suck. I really dislike them all. And driving. Why oh why haven’t they made automatic cars like those nifty ones in Minority Report. I need one of those...like yesterday.
@misshelen86 CLEAN IT UP, GIRL!! I like to listen to Mary Poppins’s “Spoonful of Sugar” when I clean. Makes me feel so productive!! Good luck with SMEP’ing!!
@stephanie123456 I was literally in the same position two years ago. Our site was shutting down and we all knew that eventually we would not have jobs, but it is so hard not knowing when. Things always have a way of working themselves out, and everyone I used to work with have all found new jobs. I think the toughest part about being laid off was knowing that your work family wasn’t going to be together again. It’s so hard (emotionally) leaving when it’s not your choice.
@kiki047 I see you! 😉
@SpongeWorthy For OPKs, they recommend a few hours after you wake up to late afternoon/evening. Around mid cycle, I try to do 2 per day because sometimes my surge is short - one late am and one late afternoon. I got two very close to positives over the weekend, and I think my surge may have been overnight. Now, mine are getting much lighter. It’s such a finicky thing, but it’s good for another option. If you got a close to positive and then got lighter, you may have surged overnight. I’d keep testing until you get sustained higher temps though. Good luck!
@riff323 I give you so much credit for running a 10K in the cold and icy weather.
@cpiper39 welcome back! Glad you had a nice time on your girls' trip.
@jennifer_louise woohoo for +OPKs! Sorry you're not feeling well, though.
@lillywonderland glad to see you over here and off the bench!
@nomangos23 it looks like you are totally going to make this cycle your b!sh.
@lcking82 fx that your timing will be better than predicted!
@inthewoods23 that is so lousy of your coworker to do that!
@rikiteacup so happy you got good results on your ultrasound! Good luck on Wednesday.
@elle-0409 hooray for O! Now go seduce your DH!
@brookert615 I'm so sorry that you're back here for CD1.
@SpongeWorthy that sucks about our car. Not a fun way to start the week!
@misshelen86 welcome aboard the SMEP train. I decided to try it this cycle too, I think it might give me some peace of mind about timing.
@stephanie123456 I'm so sorry about the work situation. I've been there, it's very scary. I hope things get better soon and you won't have to worry.
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: Prenatal vitamins, Fertility Friend, temping, HIO, OPKs, red raspberry leaf tea, trying SMEP because why not?
R/R: Counting down the days until Thanksgiving break! I also made it through science class today without giggling when I talked about Uranus. Small victories, people.
CS/Q: My temps have gone up the last two mornings, which had me all paranoid that I am about to O, (even though it's CD10 and I usually O much later) despite a negative OPK and no EWCM. Last cycle my temps were a mountain range before O, so I need to calm the heck down. And I told myself I wanted to be chill this cycle.
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
@emeraldduchess Yay for joining the SMEP club! LOL I don’t think I could have kept a straight face talking about Uranus.
TTC since 9/2018
10/19- First RE visit
2/20- DH had surgery for bilateral varicoceles
7/20- IUI with 5 mg letrozole- BFN
9/20- IVF. 9 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 7 blasts, 4 PGT-A normal
11/20- Mock transfer/ERA
12/20- FET #1- transferred one 4AB- BFN
3/21- FET #2- transferred one 3AB- BFP! Due Dec 2021
12/21- Baby girl born!