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WTO Thursday 11/21
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Re: WTO Thursday 11/21
CD: 17
WAYDTGKU: BBT, tracking in FF, OPKs, etc etc...
R/R: ummm it’s Friday eve? Lol that’s all I got today.
CS/Q: what is happening with my chart, you guys. I’m on cd17 and FF is still suggesting I’m in my FW. I got a positive OPK 4 days ago so that seems unlikely, but I guess my temp didn’t jump enough this morning to register as possible ovulation? I’m annoyed.
Month/Cycle: 28/24
CD: 16
WAYDTGKU: PNV, vitamins and other meds, BCP, biposy on lining, then FET
R/R: I was exhausted from my work trip yesterday. Went to a tradeshow for a day. Chicago traffic is the woooooorst. Also DH comes home this afternoon so I'm very excited to go pick him up!!
CS/Q: nope
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
@inthewoods23 yay for getting to see YH tonight! Hope you get some recovery time from your work trip.
Month/Cycle: 5/4
CD: 21
WAYDTGKU: prenatals and temping but otherwise NTNP for a bit.
R/R: yesterday was exactly what I needed and I'm really glad I took the day. I got a lot done but still took time to veg out and watch some Disney+. Jumping back into the rest of this week and looking forward to the weekend! My concert is somehow already 2 weeks away, which is insane!
CS/Q: nope
Edited for autocorrect
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: Temping until O is confirmed, OPks, PNV, Ubiquinol, Balance supplement
R/R: I’m doing really good these past few Days! Getting up at 5 am, working out or doing yoga or Pilates every morning, eating healthy, going to bed early, meditating every day to be in a good headspace etc and DH and I are getting along well which is great! Ever since I’ve started this new supplant I’ve noticed a great change in my mood! I think m thorn ones are finally levelling out (just based on my symptoms)!
CS/Q: not yet
@kmalls anything happen to have maybe disrupted your temp?
@inthewoods23 yay for your husbands return! Just in time for O day soon hopefully!
@gingermama29 Ou what concert!
CD: 1 *womp womp* wasted a perfectly good HPT this morning before I realized AF had arrived.
WAYDTGKU: Clomid, OPKs, I'm going to try temping this month because I never got a +OPK last month
R/R: I'm trying to look on the bright side: I don't have to worry about dodging questions about why I'm not drinking over the holidays.
CS/Q: Nope
Me: 35 DH: 34
Married: April 2014
DS born 9/16
TTC #2 since December 2018
BFP 8/19 MMC 10/19
BFP 5/20 MC 6/20
@gingermama29 ahh school concerts. Good times!
@dawn_tay the recommendation is always to start based on the earliest CD you've O'ed. I think generally you want to test a week before expected ovulation? Maybe? This is also a good question for our questions thread so you can see what everyone else does for the OPKs!
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
CD: 18
WAYDTGKU: Letrozole, Metformin, prenatal, Conceive Plus, HIO at least EOD, re-starting OPK’s this cycle, temping/tracking with FF, and progesterone after O.
R/R: I feel like today or tomorrow is going to be O day...we’ll see though! I am so ready for the weekend...we have family staying with us tomorrow and Saturday, so I really hope O happens today!
CS/Q: None.
@kmalls yay for Friday Eve!! I agree with everyone else, seems like O was yesterday and you should get CH’s in a couple days.
@inthewoods23 glad YH gets back tonight! Sorry for your WTF post...that’s annoying not being kept informed about family things!
@gingermama29 I’m so glad you had such a good day off yesterday!! Hope the rest of the week goes well and that you feel prepared for your concert coming up!
@dawn_tay good for you on getting into a positive routine! I’m the same...ovulation is somewhat unpredictable for me, so I started OPK’s on CD9 this month. It was definitely too early, but at least I shouldn’t have missed it that way.
@mamasloth so sorry for CD1, but good job on looking at the bright side!
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, OPKs, seeing RE tomorrow for the first time - thank you ladies for all your encouraging comments about that! I will keep you posted.
R/R: I've been using the Clear Blue Advanced Digital OPKs for the past 3 cycles and normally have gotten a flashing smiley by cycle day 10...still just a blank circle today so really hoping to see a flashing smile tomorrow! I'm trying so hard not to overthink every small change cycle to cycle and blaming myself (was it the 3rd glass of wine I had with dinner over the weekend? or too much coffee?) but I do certainly feel better and more calm when I'm being as absolutely healthy as I can so I'm on a health kick for now
CS/Q: don't chart
@inthewoods23 exciting you get to see DH this afternoon!
@gingermama29so glad you had such a great day! your upcoming concert sounds so fun! what age are the kids you teach?
@dawn_tay you are my inspiration for healthy living! good work! i typically start testing on CD7 or 8..I tend to have shorter cycles (about 26 days) and O around day 13 or so
@mamasloth good bright side!
@bluetickgal fx your O comes before your fam!!
CD: 2
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, BBT, OPKs, BD EOD, diet/exercise/etc.
R/R: DH and I have a date night tonight at the fancy tapas restaurant I've been wanting to try. We've been trying to make a point of going on date nights recently, but somehow end up getting into a tiff near the end of every one. Here's hoping we can keep it together.
CS/Q: nothing to see yet. I'm a mouth breather so I'll wait for AF to go before temping.
@kmalls What everyone else said. FF sure takes her sweet time.
@inthewoods23 Glad you're home - and that DH is headed that way!
@bluetickgal FX for O - also curious, what do you use to track your resting heart rate?
@dawn_tay I use the cheap OPKs and start reaaaally early - day 5. I have 25-27 day cycles, so that's a little silly, but the few extra dollars is worth the piece of mind for me.
@gladmamma Omg the flashing smiley...I had forgotten. I used the Clear Blue years ago and could never get that flashing smiley to go solid. I hate him, but I sure hope he shows up tomorrow for you
@mamasloth (First: hi, I'm new here) I could have written your post. Burned a FRER just before getting my period yesterday, and also adding back tempting this month because OPKs failed me (they usually do). I'm already dreading the well-meaning but unintentionally hurtful comments over Thanksgiving but, yes, we'll have wine to help us through.
@inthewoods23 sorry about the Chicago traffic. Hope you get some good resting after the work trip!
@bluetickgal hope you get the positive before fam comes!
@dawn_tay I started testing around CD8. Due to elevated prolactin, my cycle length can range from 26 to 36 days
@gladmamma hope you get the flashing smiley soon! Mine always goes straight to solid...
@mamasloth sorry for CD1...
@emiliadkay mouth breather here too! I gave up temping long time ago haha
Month/Cycle: 17
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: Clomid, IUI#2
R/R: Just waiting for next Tuesday's follicle check on CD10. I have been eating healthy recently, except yesterday I realized I had a regular latte... I asked for a decaf, but they gave me the regular. I googled a latte contains about 150mg caffeine. Guess it should be fine!
CS/Q: none
*TW*
Married: 09/16
TTC #1 08/18
~2019~
IUI #1 #2 #3 with letrozole cancelled
Natural cycle IUI #4 10/19 BFN
First RE visit 11/19
Clomid 50mg + IUI#5 11/19 BFN
Elevated prolactin dx confirmed 11/19
Clomid 50mg + IUI#6 cancelled
~2020~
IVF #1 ICSI+PGT-A 02/20
32R 19M 14F 7B 7 PGT-A normal
Hysteroscopy to remove polyps 3/20
FET 05/20 BFP! beta #1 9dp6dt 443.8; beta #2 11dp6dt 1212
Baby has a heartbeat! 6w5d HB 128
*TW*
Married: 09/16
TTC #1 08/18
~2019~
IUI #1 #2 #3 with letrozole cancelled
Natural cycle IUI #4 10/19 BFN
First RE visit 11/19
Clomid 50mg + IUI#5 11/19 BFN
Elevated prolactin dx confirmed 11/19
Clomid 50mg + IUI#6 cancelled
~2020~
IVF #1 ICSI+PGT-A 02/20
32R 19M 14F 7B 7 PGT-A normal
Hysteroscopy to remove polyps 3/20
FET 05/20 BFP! beta #1 9dp6dt 443.8; beta #2 11dp6dt 1212
Baby has a heartbeat! 6w5d HB 128
hadn't had much other that day! Hope you enjoyed it!
@gladmamma it's so hard not to play the blame game throughout each cycle. TTC messes with the mind so much!! I teach K - 6th grade but my choruses are 4th grade and combined 5th/6th grade.
@emiliadkay your date night sounds so fun!! There's a tapas place near us that is DH's and my favorite but it's pricy so we don't go more than once a year. Enjoy your date night!!
@pom9207 FX for good news at your follicle check!