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TWW Monday 12/6

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  • emmylou1111emmylou1111 member
    Month/Cycle: 1/1

    CD/DPO: 22/8

    Timing: nearly EOD

    Typical LP length: unknown

    Testing: no

    Hi everyone! First month off BCP, first time TTC… first TWW! Going crazy! Does everyone get phantom early pregnancy symptoms on the first try or is it just me? I know I am almost certainly just being a hypochondriac and it is SO unlikely, but as hard as I’m trying to keep my expectations low, my hopes are sky high and I’m going to be crushed come my next visit from AF. Any mindset tips for a newbie? I want to stay positive but not expect something to happen anytime soon.
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  • bows22bows22 member
    @emmylou1111 welcome! I’ve been trying for 3 years so I can’t remember if I had phantom pregnancy symptoms on my first try. It can take a healthy couple up to a year to get pregnant so just try to be patient! 
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  • emmylou1111emmylou1111 member
    Thank you! I hope it happens for you soon! <3
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  • anniemarie887anniemarie887 member

    @bows22 i'm so glad you got it! i hope you love it, i have abandoned mine recently and i think my general moodiness is evidenced by my lack of exercise

    @emmylou1111 hi! do we have a newbie post, you should go intro yourself :)

    Month/Cycle: 13/4 AL

    CD/DPO: 20/3

    Timing: -2, O based on OPK O date, and a -1/O on FF/Ava bracelet where temps think i O'ed way earlier

    Typical LP length: 12-14 days

    Testing: *shrugs* unclear, we are supposed to go to NYC sunday, so maybe that morning? 

    R/R: we've hit the point at end of year where every week feels like a year on monday, but by friday it's like wtf just happened?! my adorable husband hardcore buddy the elf'ed the house this weekend, and i love him dearly for it. we finally got outdoor garland to do our portico and down the steps and i just love it <3 i am mildly starting to panic tho, because i've done zero christmas shopping. oops.

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  • optimistgardeneroptimistgardener member
    hey @emmylou1111 i just posted this week's newbie's thread so please drop on by and introduce yourself! welcome to the board and good luck with the tww.
    History
    I am doing this on my own. Left ovary and fallopian tube removed due to cyst/necrosis just after birth. Right ovary and tube still purport to function.
    Began TTC in Aug '18 @ age 35
    5 or 6 (or 7?!) cycles using frozen donor sperm, ICI. All BFN
    Mar-Jun '19 IUIs, all BFN
    Began process of referral for RE in spring of '19, blood tests confirm low AMH (.54) but all else is good.
    May '19 HSG shows open tube, but ultrasound suggests fibroids
    MRI in June '19 confirms two large fibroids, one growing through wall of uterus
    In June '19 I move from California to Oregon, disrupting my insurance, referrals, etc. 5 months spent piecing it all back together.
    Nov. '19 attempted myomectomy (vaginal approach) failed. 2nd surgery using laparoscopic method in Jan '20 is successful.
    April '20 --> June '20, natural IUIs, all BFN.
    July? saline ultrasound and bubble test demonstrate open tube
    July '20 clomid cycle cancelled for thin lining
    Aug-Oct, 3 femara cycles, all BFN
    RE referral. While waiting to set up an appointment Nov-Jan,I continue with natural cycles and ICI, using a known donor, BFN...
    Jan '21 more bloodwork, AMH is worse (.30), FSH high albeit not catastrophic at 13.2. hysteroscopy all good. "looks cozy!" says the RE.
    Feb '21, injectables (menopur, novarel), iui, BFN (doc said the frozen donor sperm sample had the "best numbers she'd ever seen!")
    Mar '21, injectables, iui cancelled due to lack of follicles, converted to at home-insem. BFN
    May '21, first IVF round cancelled due to cyst.
    July '21 IVF: standard antagonist. 225menupur/225gonal-f/cetrotide/5000u trigger, AFC 7; 6 days of stims. 8 eggs retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilize, 4 made it to blast. 3 are 4AB, 1 is 4BB. PGT-A results all abnormal.
    Oct '21 somewhat improved AMH (.51) and significantly improved FSH (8.9). Maybe it's all the pills I swallow.
    Dec -21, standard antagonist. 225menupur/225gonal-f/cetrotide/5000u trigger, AFC 5; 11 days of stims. retrieval yields 5, 4M, 2 reach day-6 blast (4AB & 4BB). 1 low-level mosaic (chr. 3 deletion), 1 complex abnormal.
    Feb '22 FET (low-level mosaic): CP.
    May '22 egg retrieval, lupron flare protocol. HGH priming for 1 month before stims; md lupron 20/20u daily; menopur 225, follistim 225, 10k trigger after 8 days of stims; AFC 10; 13 retrieved; 10 mature; 8 fertilized. All frozen at 2PN for later thaw, grow, and biopsy.
    July '22 egg retrieval same protocol: 9 days of stims; AFC 8; 10 retrieved, 8 mature, 4 fertilized and frozen.
    Sept '22 ER same protocol: AFC 10; 12 retrieved, 11 mature, 11 fertilized.
    From the 3 retrievals, 7 survived to day 5-6 blastocyst, from which I have 2 normal embryos!
    Jan 20, Fully medicated FET, baby aspirin, dexamethasone, acupuncture, and as much woo as I can stand (which isn't very much). BFN.
    July 23, Natural FET + baby aspirin. BFN.
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  • anniemarie887anniemarie887 member
    edited December 2021
    @optimistgardener you're a gem, thanks for starting that post
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  • abjm0325abjm0325 member
    @bows22 Yay for the new bike! It's always nice when exercise doesn't feel like a chore.
    @emmylou1111 Welcome! The problem is, most symptoms in the TWW that can indicate pregnancy can also indicate an impending AF.  Makes it a delightful mind game. :) Try to remember that this is a great chance to learn more about your body and your cycles even if you aren't immediately successful.
    @anniemarie887 Haha, I love that "buddy the elf'ed" is now a verb!

    Month/Cycle: 4/3 AL

    CD/DPO: 24/10

    Timing: good

    Typical LP length: 12ish

    Testing: 12/8

    R/R: Absolutely nothing going on to even pretend to SS, so I guess that's good? Doesn't make me feel super hopeful for this month though. In other news, it rained so hard last night that it woke me up multiple times. Very weird weather for December. 

    CS/Q: Nope

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  • bows22bows22 member
    @anniemarie887 +1 to Christmas shopping panic. I have some done, but not nearly enough. I’m so jealous that you are going to nyc! 

    @abjm0325 it’s raining here too, it does feel very odd. I hope the lack of symptoms is good news for you. 
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  • katriellekatrielle member
    Still WTO, but just lurking here.

    @emmylou1111
    Welcome! I'm a fellow newbie. This is my second month of trying. Hopefully you are one of the lucky ones that gets a BFP on their first cycle. I had phantom symptoms last month, so I get what you are talking about. But, I'm also not convinced it wasn't a chemical, so you never know. Just hang in there and don't get your hopes too high. Also, it's probably best not to be like me and test every single day during the TWW. I drove myself absolutely bonkers. Other than that, I don't feel qualified to give a lot of advice since I'm also just starting my TTC journey. Sending good thoughts your way, though.

    @anniemarie887
    I haven't even started on Christmas shopping either. We just put up the tree on Saturday, so I'm definitely feeling behind. I usually start decorating the beginning of November, but this is my first holiday being married and my husband is a hard-core believer in no Christmas till after Thanksgiving. 
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  • emmylou1111emmylou1111 member
    @katrielle thanks so much for the kind words! Best wishes to you also!
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