**This is a thread that welcomes all regardless of where they are at in their TTC journeys. Please be mindful of topics that are discussed that could be hurtful to those going through tough times. Mention of children or pregnancies of others should have a TW (trigger warning) and be in a spoiler if possible, and only be mentioned if it is extremely pertinent to the conversation. Thanks for keeping this a safe place for us all to engage!**
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Re: WTO WEDNESDAY 5/26
Happy hump day!
Month/Cycle: 3
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, BBT, CM
R/R: MH decided to get up and run so he could be back in time before I left for my 6 am gym class. Maybe not the right move, we’re both dead, but with it being so hot/humid here it’s definitely better for him to do it in the morning. But I’m not willing to go to the gym after work so I guess if we both want to exercise, this is how we’ll have to do it 🥴
CS/Q: starting bbt tomorrow. No Q’s
@b_1029 I'm the total opposite when it comes to exercising. Granted, I'm only walking for exercise at this point, but I like doing it after work. I find it stress-relieving after a long day! (It's at that point where I live when it's getting hot, though, although not so much humid.)
Month/Cycle: 2
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: BBT, Charting, OPK
R/R: I like when my husband helps out around the house. I work a "hybrid" schedule, so I work from home some days, work at the office some days, but I do most of the stuff around the house. He did the laundry last night after dinner, but always leaves it half-done. I never say anything to him, just finish it up for him, but I always try to appreciate when he does help out, because he works so hard at his job. Basically, I'm trying not to be nitpicky.
CS/Q: Had a random temperature spike this morning, but I think it's either due to the fact I was moving around a lot last night and got up to use the bathroom at 2:00 this morning, or I'm curious if it's from my first vaccine dose, which I got on Monday.
(Hoping I did the spoiler right!)
@b_1029 Way to go getting exercise in this morning!
@awello It’s so hard sometimes to appreciate the effort and not fuss about what’s left undone. Good for you!
Month/Cycle: 2/3
CD: 2
WAYDTGKU: Vitamins, OPKs
R/R: The fence installers came a day early and got almost the entire thing put up yesterday! It makes me feel old to be this excited about a new fence, lol. My rant today is that I’m making a fancy cake for a friend’s birthday this weekend and I’m having trouble finding one of the ingredients in nearby grocery stores. I may have to order online, which is annoying.
CS/Q: Nope
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@awello that would drive me nuts! DH for the most part remembers his laundry, but then it's always left in the dryer that I eventually have to shove into a basket so I can dry my clothes. I can't even tell you the last time he actually hung all his clothes in his closet. Currently there are.... 4? baskets of his clean clothes taking up space in our laundry room. It's maddening.
Also hello fellow competitive swimmers! I only did it in high school. Butterfly was the death of me, why did I have to be so good at it I was a terrible breaststroker.
@abjm0325 it's the little things in life that make us adults excited haha. Even the littlest home improvement project makes my heart giddy. New kitchen faucet? I was probably near tears when DH installed it. I could finally fit our large pot underneath for rinsing. It was the greatest feeling.
Month/Cycle: 7 AL
CD: 4 (shoutout to my cycle buddy @b_1029!)
WAYDTGKU: bbt, opks, gluten and dairy free diet, should probably also cut out as much sugar as possible, CM, reading "is your body baby friendly"
R/R: not much going on here... it's a beautiful day today. High of 72 or something. Better open the windows at some point to let some fresh air in. AF should be on her way out at some point today, possibly tomorrow. Woot.
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 | 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
@b_1029 you're a stronger person than I am, to get up that early lol
@awello is it warm where you are? That could factor in too. I know it's been pretty hot where I live.
@abjm0325 wooo fence! And boo difficult ingredient! I kind of want cake now, but it's already almost 80 degrees here and not even 11am yet, so maybe I'll have DH get something at the store today.
@inthewoods23 having the windows open is so nice. We had to turn on the ac over the weekend, but went back to windows yesterday and Monday, and I'm hoping to avoid it today.
Month/Cycle: 7/7
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: bbt, cm, opks, cinnamon supplements
R/R: I really wish I could figure out what's going on with my back. Sitting for a bit makes it hurt. It hurts when I get up if I sleep in bed. But walking around helps, and sleeping on the couch lets me wake up with no pain. I slept on the couch last night so my back feels okay, and I'm trying a heat pad immediately to see if that helps fend it off.
CS/Q: FF still on drugs, maybe a lower temp tomorrow will fix it, I dunno. I think I'll start OPKs this afternoon, so I'm 95% sure if and when I get a positive one, it'll reconfigure the CH.
(edit to add reply. also, words are hard.)
@fantasyflyte yeah, it's starting to get warm here!
@inthewoods23 oh man I couldn’t do fly to save my life, the only reason I was decent at IM was because it was the first stroke and I was fresh off the blocks lol. That sounds like amazing weather, enjoy! It’s allegedly only 79 here but it’s so humid it feels like a million degrees.
@fantasyflyte I just trick my body into moving before I’m awake to fight it. I’m sorry about your back, not sure what happened but I hope it feels better soon.
@awello butterfly was my best stroke besides freestyle so I always died during those sets of practice Meanwhile I felt everyone getting to do breast or backstroke had it easier. I have scoliosis too so butterfly was likely also just aggravating my back a bit. Funny how my leg/arm coordination was so good with butterfly but coordination for breaststroke made me slow AF.
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
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 Haha, that new kitchen faucet sounds life-changing!
@fantasyflyte It is always a good day for cake. Always. Hope your back feels better soon!
@b_1029 I’m obsessed with making Milk Bar cakes which take me days to construct because of the steps involved and because I’m slow. This one will be a chocolate malt marshmallow monstrosity.
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: OPK
R/R: I have been so busy the last couple of weeks that I have not had time to be checking in on these discussions like I would like too - but busy has been good because it is helping my impatient self to not sit & impatiently wait for ovulation to happen. I am hoping I can keep myself busy during the TWW after I ovulate this time because last time I was way too obsessive & not busy enough to keep my mind off of it.
CS/Q: I went to see a new OBGYN on friday because I was unhappy with my other one - this one seemed great so hopefully it will work out - also it is closer to home so that is a plus. Just curious, how are you all deciding on where you want to give birth at when it comes your time? I am already thinking ahead (assuming/hoping I can get pregnant) & even though I live in a rural area, we have a lot of options within 45 minutes of us. Is it too early to be thinking about these things?
***TW*** Mental health talk
I asked a friend for a recommendation besides the hospital my RE is out of and ended up choosing the practice she goes to. I didn't have a great experience with my RE when it came to the ultrasounds (some reviews will say her bedside manner isn't great. She is caring and wants to get us all pregnant but the reviews aren't totally wrong). So when I started having more significant bleeding I called the OB about it instead of the RE and was scheduled to come in around 2pm. I hadn't even had my initial intake appointment with the OB but I got to meet with one of the nurses and an ultrasound tech to confirm I had miscarried (my bleeding started in the morning and by lunch the MC happened so it turned into an appointment to confirm if anything was left in my uterus). My initial intake appointment was kept to use as the follow up post-MC to meet with the OB for the first time. So now should I get KU again I will just call them right away and not go through my RE.
And FWIW I am such a planner that of course something like where I would deliver was already on my mind. In the same vein, I basically already knew what style of wedding dress I wanted from watching shows so many years prior to getting married. It was just a matter of finding the one that I liked best. I think it's totally normal to have some idea on that kind of stuff before you even need it. A current example for me is that I'm already thinking about what I need to pack for or summer vacation that isn't until mid July
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