Newbie Intros w/o 10/26

fitzfizz

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). 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.)

mouseymotherpucker

Ages (you and SO):
I’m 34 & dh is 33

How many months have you been TTC?:
Just starting out, pulled the goalie this past Wednesday (Mirena removed).  Currently on CD4

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?:
HIO, pnv, OPKs, bbt/learning how to chart on FF.

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.):

I’ve been lurking hard over the last week.  I was a member of the March12 boards back in the day under a different username, but don’t have access to that email anymore so new account it is!  I have an 8yo boy, and have been married to dh for 5 years next week.  Dh is an awesome stepdad to our ds.  We live in MA with our 2 doggos (10yr old Australian Cattle Dog and 5yr old Rhodesian Ridgeback).  Little man plays hockey, so we usually spend our time at the rink during most of the year, or on the pond in the winter.  I’m team manager, so I spend a lot of my nights crafting misc. shirts/gifts/water bottles for the kids on the team with my Cricut, or baking them all snacks and treats.  I’m an avid runner and triathlete (I’m slow, but I always finish!), though I have really only been running and cycling over this past year since I’m not feeling the shared pool at the gym for training.  Dh works outside the house, and thanks to COVID I currently WFH (and also kind of teach since little man is fully remote for school).  Dh has been wanting to try for the past few years, but I’ve had some job shifts and it just didn’t make sense with insurance. I’m really happy with the company I’m at now, and have been with them a year now so it seems like time to start trying.  I’ve never planned a pregnancy before, so this board has already been super awesome and helpful! I’m am rooting for everyone here and looking forward to getting to know you all! 

PS, sorry. sometimes I ramble

fitzfizz

@grizzlymama86 Welcome! I also love my cricut and spend too much time with it. Feel free to post any creations on the baking/cooking/crafting thread! 

emeraldcity1214

@grizzlymama86 welcome! I hope your stay is short. I have a silhouette and love it. My craft room is currently a disaster. I haven’t unpacked much since we moved.  

mamabear67

Ages (you and SO): 30 and 36

How many months have you been TTC?: Starting this month

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: 

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.) Was a member back in 2013/2014.  Have a 7 year old girl Ella, 6 year old boy Dominic, a dog named olive.  I am a dental assistant .  My husband and I just celebrated our 10 year anniversary and I recently just told him I think we should have another baby....it shocked him but he is excited as well.   We are taking our time and just seeing what happens the next few months.  The new year if nothing happens by then I will start OPKs and temping.

I am very excited and terrified at the same time .
I am very happy to be back in the bump, I met so many great women's back in 13/14 and I still stay in touch with some of them today so I hope we can do the same!

acleverusername

Welcome @grizzlymama86 & @mamabear67! Hopefully your stay(s) with us will be short but very sweet. 

daisy528

@grizzlymama86 MA mama here too!🙋🏼‍♀️ Welcome, and I hope your stay here is short and sweet. 

@mamabear67 welcome back to TB! Hope your stay here is enjoyable and short!

emeraldcity1214

@mamabear67 I was here back in 2013/2014 too. I still text several of the ladies and I actually moved near one about 18 months. I hope your stay is short! 

kiki047

Well it has been a hot minute since I first intro'd here but seeing as there's been quite a bit of board turnaround lately, I'm going to re-intro for everyone else's benefit. 

Ages (you and SO): Me: 34, MH: 37 

How many months have you been TTC?: 34 months, or since Dec 2017 

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: Full TTC history is in my siggie, but we now have to make the hard choice of transferring our last remaining PGT-A frozen embryo or throwing ourselves into another, more aggressive, retrieval cycle with hopes of banking a few more. *TW* First FET did not take, 2nd has now resulted in a MMC between 7w and 9w. 

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): No kids yet, two cats and a dog that we share custody of with MH's ex-wife (don't get me started, I'm sure you'll hear a lot more about this in the future). I work in finance, MH is an accountant working in senior care. We love to travel (pre-covid, that is), golf, cook/eat, play in the garden and spend time with family (also pre-covid). 

TTGP has been my home since May 2017 and while I'm devastated that I find myself back here so soon, I also know that I've met some of my closest friends and confidantes through this site and I am forever grateful for the support. I may pop in and out over the next few weeks while we deal with the physical aspect of this MC but I'll be around. 

keikilove

@kiki047 I am so sorry for your loss and that you are back with us.💔 I mean, you know we love you but this is the saddest reason to reunite here.😢 Sending you virtual hugs & lots of positive energy for the choices you have ahead.💗💗💗

emeraldcity1214

@kiki047 I’m so sorry you find yourself here again. Sending you so many hugs. ❤️

ashaislurking

*lurking*

@kiki047 I'm so sorry you're back here again. Sending you lots of gentle hugs and so much love!

chindimples04

@kiki047 😭😭😭 I am so sorry for your loss. 💔 Take as much time as you need. 

asf0613

@kiki047💔💔💔

acleverusername

@kiki047 my heart is breaking for you, friend. 😭💔😭💔😭💔

optimisticoctopus

@kiki047 sending hugs your way ❤️ I’m so sorry that you’re finding yourself back here so soon. 

feather_heather

@kiki047 - I’m so sorry for your loss 💔

galentine

Oh no, @kiki047. I'm so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you, friend. ❤

gingermama29

@kiki047 I'm so sorry for your loss.  Sending hugs and thinking of you.

canucklehead123

@kiki047 so sorry for your loss 

serendipity_5

Ages (you and SO): 
35 for both 

How many months have you been TTC?: 
19

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: 
 Currently waiting for an appointment with a surgeon to have a hysteroscopy done under general. Recent sonohystogram showed a blocked left tube due to scar tissue (they think). 

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.)
I am from Canada, I have a 5yr old son and I work in dental admin. Had a near death experience delivering my son and it’s taken some time to come around to TTC again, husband works out of town quite often so it’s taking us awhile to get pregnant. Finally ready for help and just started at a fertility clinic, with an Unexplained Infertility diagnosis. 

 @daisy528 I’m here

keikilove

@serendipity_5 Welcome! Sounds like you already have a friend here.😊 It also sounds like you’ve had quite a challenging time with TTC. Feel free to join us in the IF Testing & Treatment thread for more support going through infertility stuff. 

daisy528

Glad you are here @serendipity_5! 😊

misshelen86

@kiki047 I’m so sorry for your loss friend  Sending you so many hugs 

emeraldcity1214

@serendipity_5 Welcome! 

serendipity_5

Yes @keikilove We met on the bump like 5yrs ago when we were TTC our first time around. 

It was a struggle then and it’s a struggle now, I have low expectations. If the hysteroscopy goes well next step for us will be an IUI 

daisy528

@kiki047 so sorry for your loss lady💕

acleverusername

@serendipity_5 Welcome back! I hope you'll find a supportive community in us. We (unfortunately) have an active IF (infertility) thread, so feel free to join us there. Oh, and where in Canada are you? (I'm from Canada, currently living in San Francisco; we have a bunch of Canadians active on the board now.)