Newbie Intros w/o 8/19

b_1029

Welcome, new members! 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 The Bump. Please introduce yourself and share as much (or as little) as you would like. Once you're ready, feel free to jump into any of our daily/weekly threads to participate 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.):

alauren63

Hello! I am 36 SO is 38

we have been TTC for 3 months

I am using opk and a cycle app on my phone.

we have a Boston terrier, Dexter and a cat named Joey. I am a school social worker, so I spend my days with children and I am often dealing with very stressful situations. However, I’ve been off all summer so that it has been very relaxing!

inthewoods23

@alauren63 welcome! Bless you for being a social worker. It takes a special kind of person to handle those situations!

alauren63

Thank you! So for clarification, do I post only in here?

inthewoods23

Nope! Feel free to join in and post in the other daily threads! This one is just for your introduction.

mindyb2019

Hello @alauren63 and welcome! 😀 happy to have you here. I’m newer myself too and have been confused on where to post too lol everyone is great here. I have a cat too and I’m 36 like you 👍 lucky ducky that you get to be off all summer. Jealous lol 

alauren63

Glad to hear I’m not alone on figuring this out. I was starting to feel stupid..haha

Is your cat crazy? Mine goes outside and he brought a bunny home last week..so gross!

mvt2003

Welcome @alauren63 ! I love Boston terriers! (Kind of have to, I'm from Boston! ) Feel free to join us in the daily threads - the main two are WTO and TWW, depending on what part of your cycle you're currently in! Also, please feel free to ask us any questions about the set-up of the board, we're happy to help! We're very much a community, and are here to help out newer community members as they navigate the board! 

mindyb2019

@alauren63 your def not alone. Don’t feel stupid. Trust me I have felt the same way at times haha 😆 everyone is here to help so don’t be shy to ask lots of questions if you don’t know. My cat can be crazy at times yes lol inside though. He’s an indoor cat. Not as crazy as yours though.Never had any bunny brought home lol. Gross 😕

knottie4fb0de13892d613c

Hey @alauren63! And hey everyone else! Here is my intro!

Im 32, SO is 45

We have been TTC for a year, naturally except since June when my dr (probably not anymore) put me on Clomid. Also using OPKs.

I’m a healthcare representative, I have one son, from a previous relationship he’s 7. I have a toy poodle Kiki, I’m a very friendly, outgoing and sometimes not intentionally a wee bit selfish...

Im sorry girls for my previous post, not so much for posting my question, but for responding the way that I did to the responses that I received. I didn’t understand the nature of the group and therefore didn’t understand why everyone was coming at me that way. I now see there is a group in the community for everyone in every stage. This is my intro not my formal apology ladies! Stay tuned for that. Lol! 

shamrocandroll

Hi @knottie4fb0de13892d613c.  Thanks for doing a formal intro.  It looks like your username is still not updating.  Here is the instructions on how to do it.  If you're able, try to do it from a computer, and not mobile.  Until you change it to something more unique, it will be really difficult for other people to tag and interact with you.  

How to change your username: log in to TheKnot, hover over My Knot, and click Account Settings. Then, log back out and log into The Bump.  If you are having issues doing it that way, you can email community@thebump.com and ask them to change your username. Give them a few suggestions just in case your top choice is taken. It may take up to 24 hours for the name to update.

ETA more detailed instructions

knottie4fb0de13892d613c

@shamrocandroll do I need to make a new login for the knot or will it be the same login info?

m6agua

@knottie4fb0de13892d613c Welcome! Don't worry so much about the post, a lot of regulars start off the same way you did, but we all learn. As you get more involved in the threads you will quickly see that this community is amazing. I hope your stay here is short. Did your OB ask your SO to get a sperm analysis before putting you on Clomid? Health care still has a long way to come and still is a bit sexist, they always seem to look at everything for the female before even thinking it could be the male.

shamrocandroll

@knottie4fb0de13892d613c Nope, just log in with the same login info and go to your account settings and change it there.  Then make sure you log out.  For some reason it doesn't seem to kick in until you log out.  Then you use the same login for The Bump and log back in.  I hope it works for you!

saladflambe

Hello hello! 

Ages (you and SO): I'm 32; my husband is 36

How many months have you been TTC?: Just started this month

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: As this is month #1, super casual - just guesstimating ovulation & trying every other day during that window. First day of my last period was August 10, so that should put me at roughly cycle day 11 today. So we're hitting days 10, 12, 14, and 16 at least this month most likely & we'll see from there. 

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): We have a 3-year-old daughter, so we are trying for #2 -- holy crap is it surreal to really say that! We've got 2 cats, we recently moved into our "Forever house," I'm a senior technical writer for a software company, aaand I'm a long-distance runner & I lift weights. I'm in a completely different position physically (& hopefully mentally) than I was when we got pregnant with our daughter, so this should be interesting!

mindyb2019

@saladflambe hello 👋 and welcome. Feel free to ask questions and join in on any of the other daily threads. Congrats on moving into your forever home. 🏡 That’s exciting! 😀 

saladflambe

Thank you @mindyb2019!

knottie4fb0de13892d613c

@m6agua no he didn’t! Said if I didn’t end up pregnant in 6 mos. they would then look at him. I hadn’t really thought about it but he should go ahead and have one so I can know if that could be part of the problem before blaming myself (which I know I shouldn’t anyway but it’s really hard not to.)

m6agua

Welcome back @saladflambe I remember you from last time.

saladflambe

Thanks @m6agua

jrouge12

@saladflambe Welcome back! I'm in the same boat as you, DD is the same age as yours and we're trying for #2! Hope your stay is short! 

@knottie4fb0de13892d613c Welcome! A lot of people make posting faux paste but the cool people stick around (but hopefully not for too long) and join in! 

@alauren63 Welcome! Glad the summer had been relaxing! 

knottie4fb0de13892d613c

@jrouge12 thank you!

saladflambe

Thanks @jrouge12!

ottergirl81

Welcome @alauren63 , @knottie4fb0de13892d613c , @saladflambe !
Oh and, really like the username @saladflambe 😉

litigatorgal

HI!  

This is my second cycle trying.  I had an early MC after the first one, so I'm scared and nervous. 

I'm 36, my SO is 37.  No kids.  We are both lawyers.

I am doing OPKs but not temping yet.  Had ovarian surgery a few months ago and so my cycles have been all wonky; now that they are settling down it might time for temping and FF!

tyrion_

@litigatorgal Are you Gator fan?! If you are, Go Gators! If not, that’s cool, welcome anyway 😂And if you are a fan, here you go. My current favorite picture. 

litigatorgal

Nope, not a gator fan, just a boring old lawyer, a litigator.  Not a scary litigator, though:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht1GCiLd7gg

keikilove

@tyrion_ Hahaha I wondered the same thing! I read her name as “Liti Gator Gal” like maybe it was a play on “little”. But then I realized she’s a lawyer so it’s “Litigator Gal”😂

Welcome @litigatorgal! I’m sorry for your previous loss. You may want to join the weekly TTCAL “TTC after loss” thread that’s within this TTGP board. Lots of support there for those of us who have suffered losses & are nervous about getting pregnant again.♥️

tyrion_

Why on earth did I think litigator was spelled litigater? My brain is failing me 😂

Great first impression over here, jeez. But come join us in TTCAL. The ladies in there are amazing, knowledgeable, and supportive. 

ruby696

@litigatorgal Hi, welcome, fellow lawyer here  *waives*  Definitely join the TTCAL board. We're a friendly bunch. 

Eta: spelling

ottergirl81

@litigatorgal Welcome to the boards! Sorry for your loss as already mentioned in TTGPAL. Hope your stay here is short😊

erevans1014

Age: 31 (both me and my husband)
Months: 4
WAYDTGKU: charting, OPKs

About me: I'm an Asst Principal for a middle school. My husband and I have been married for 3 years this fall. We have a daughter who will be 4 in December, 2 rescue dogs (Dane mix & a boxer mix), and a beta fish. I love to read, hike, and play board games with friends (and drink wine but that will have to stop obviously...)

erevans1014

@saladflambe we're in the same boat as you trying to conceive #2!! Good luck to you

erevans1014

@alauren63 I work in the school system too! I'm an AP at a middle school. Our school social worker does so much for us, so I wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for what you do for kids!

saladflambe

lol thanks @ottergirl81 All salads should really just be lit on fire, IMO

saladflambe

you as well @erevans1014!

JonathansMommi2010

Hello my name Is Megan 32 I have 1 adopted son named Hunter and i am currently ttc I have been on this board for 9 years.