TTGP w/o Dec 16

aisleofviewtwo

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WAYDTGKU (BD/TI/IVF/FET/Benched/etc.):

WTO/TWW:

Timing/CS:

How are things going? Any questions?:

R/R:

pinkkillersheep

WAYDTGKU (BD/TI/IVF/FET/Benched/etc.):

BD

WTO/TWW:

TWW ~7 dpo

Timing/CS:

-4, -3, -1

How are things going? Any questions?:
Just hanging out in pre-test anxiety land

R/R:
Rant - Super annoyed that this cold is still in full swing. I’ve barely slept for the last five nights. I really thought I’d kick it over the weekend but no such luck. I hope I’m at least healthy enough to go to our office holiday dinner on Thursday.

Rave - Let’s see…well despite not feeling great this weekend I still made it productive by sorting out clothes for donation, finishing my laundry, and cleaning all the expired things out of the pantry. For a brief time it’ll look nice and organized 🤩

aisleofviewtwo

@pinkkillersheep I'm so sorry your cold has been so stubborn! That really sucks. Though it def makes the fact that you got so much house organizing done over the weekend. I'm in awe—and hopefully inspired—by your productivity. I did finally clean out the fridge last evening, which was v satisfying, but my to-do list before family arrives for the holidays is scary long at the moment.

WAYDTGKU (BD/TI/IVF/FET/Benched/etc.): FET, briefly benched to line up timing

WTO/TWW: WTO

How are things going? Any questions?: Back at CD1, so going on birth control through the holidays. My nurse did kindly inquire whether they'd let me do one last cycle on my timing, but that got nixed by the clinic. Le sigh. Transfer cycles are set to start the week of January 6, so just crossing fingers for good follicle suppression with a solid 2.5-3 weeks on OCPs.

R/R: I guess it's nice I get to drink freely during the Christmas festivities?

peppyj9

@pinkkillersheep sorry you're cold is hanging around but awesome you managed to get so much done! I got about half of what I wanted done finished this last weekend, but feeling less stressed. The waiting to test period always feels so long 😪

@aisleofviewtwo sorry you weren't able to do one last cycle on your timing. It must be so frustrating to be Benched, but, definitely enjoy drinking during the holiday festivities! Live it up, I say!


WAYDTGKU (BD/TI/IVF/FET/Benched/etc.): BD/TI

WTO/TWW: TWW- currently 8 DPO. I'm really hoping to give my husband a positive pee stick for Christmas 😅

Timing/CS: -2, -1 and +1

How are things going? Any questions?: things are going the same, just waiting it out

R/R: does anyone else fall into the downward spiral of "if we get this person a gift, then we have to get that person a gift" and before you know it your gift list is way too long. The longer the list the less each gift has to be ya know? And what about delivery drivers and the like? Lately social media has me feeling like I need to be leaving out expensive snacks and drinks for them. I know it's just for the views but based on comments etc I'm wondering if this is the new norm? And also, teacher gifts. My son goes to preschool and has one main teacher but the school has 5 teachers and technically they all take care of him. But am I really gifting 5 teachers and what's appropriate? I'll figure it all out, just kind of venting that while I love gifting, I'm starting to feel pressure to be gifting everyone in my community and I am pretty sure it's all because of social media influence 😅 maybe I just need to step away from the doom scrolling. So many videos of people gifting teachers Stanley's filled with expensive toiletries and chocolates. Like that's not normal, right? Who has that kind of money 😂 

pinkkillersheep

@aisleofviewtwo Hopefully your to do list becomes manageable. I always start out with fifty million things before deciding to scale back to the absolute basics so I don’t lose my mind. 

 @peppyj9 Our daycare has room parents who coordinate the teacher gifts. It ends up sing about $20 per person per teacher plus a smaller contribution for the late day staff. I also think the trend of doing things for delivery drivers is nice in theory and too complicated in practice. Like honestly just pay them more for doing critical holiday work. 

 Looks like this will not be my cycle. I’m a couple negative tests deep and not holding out much hope about it being early. I’m going with the same reasoning of “At least I can drink for the holidays”.

peppyj9

@pinkkillersheep that's nice that there's a room coordinator to do the gifts. I ended up doing Christmas cards with a $20 in each, $50 in the main teacher's card and I feel like that was good enough. I saw a lot of cute ideas for gifts but also saw so many threads about teachers really just wanting cash or gift cards since a lot of them spend their own money for class supplies anyway. No more mugs, hand creams, etc. So I went with that. 

Also, I'm probably out this cycle too. I took a test today and it was negative. I'm 10dpo so I'm still trying to hold out hope that it's early, but also part of me knows that at 10dpo I probably would've gotten a squinter.

ferret22

WAYDTGKU (BD/TI/IVF/FET/Benched/etc.): TI

WTO/TWW: TWW

Timing/CS: +0 (I think this is how I write ovulation day?)

How are things going? Any questions?: No idea, I hope our timing was good but it's really hard to track. My LH didn't peak as high as normal and I got caught off guard when it dropped again. My CM has been unpredictable too, none of it seems to be matching up with a "normal" cycle lately. 

R/R: Rave: I'm taking some time off for the holidays and visiting a friend with my family, it's very nice. 

Sorry to hear about the colds and negative tests. I hope you all have happy holidays. 

britters314

WAYDTGKU (BD/TI/IVF/FET/Benched/etc.): BD

WTO/TWW: WTO

Timing/CS: 

How are things going? Any questions?: *TW MC* So we decided we couldn’t pass up the possibility of increased fertility that can happen after a MC. So we’ll give it a few cycles of trying naturally. When we found out about the MC, I didn’t think I’d be ready to try again this soon (or ever), but after it was all over I felt much better emotionally. Also my libido has been super high so I think my body wants to be pregnant again. It looks like I’ll O soon based on CM, but I also still have hcg in my system, so idk

R/R: It’s supposed to rain here on Christmas and I’m really not happy about it. I miss the white Christmases we had when I was a kid 

lilswed

WAYDTGKU (BD/TI/IVF/FET/Benched/etc.):
BD/opk

WTO/TWW: TWW 

Timing/CS: -5, -2, 0

How are things going? Any questions?:

R/R: trigger warning- miscarriage- anxiety..
I so deeply want a last baby. It took us 1 year to get pregnant with our first, she had lots of complications, we had 5 years of trying and two miscarriages before having our second. To be honest I’m afraid to take the test and start the cycle of getting a negative and feeling depressed and anxious or getting a positive and worrying about if it will last. I know that hope outweighed the fear when I told my husband I was ready to try - but goodness, reality came crashing in hard today.

To all of you on this journey - you are so courageous. 

lilswed

BFN - here’s to drinking and eating cheese

peppyj9

@aisleofviewtwo good luck with the increased fertility! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 we're getting rain instead of snow as well for Christmas.

@lilswed I totally understand the anxiety of both a negative and a positive. Sorry you had a BFN, but glad you're able to enjoy drinking and eating cheese through the remainder of the holiday.

I'm officially out as AF arrived yesterday 😒 I already knew I was but her arrival still feels disappointing. But, this holiday I'll also be drinking and eating cheese and some sushi for good measure 😝 Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄 

pinkkillersheep

@lilswed Sorry to hear your BFN. Drinks all around for us. Sending you holiday wishes. I’m sure this time is tough.
@peppyj9 We’re on almost the same timing. AF started Christmas Eve for me. At least I can feel less guilty for the obscene amount of extra strength cold medicine I’ve been taking the last few weeks.
@britters314 Thinking of you this cycle.

I hope all of you ladies are having a wonderful holiday season. Glad to be sharing this journey with you ❤️ 

ferret22

Oh man, not symptom spotting is hard. I'm in that TWW and driving myself crazy. I think I felt this way last time I had a period too, but why do the symptoms have to be so similar? 😂

ferret22

Damn, Aunt Flo strikes again. It's funny not funny how much my body can trick me into being hopeful. 😂😭🤣🤦

pinkkillersheep

@ferret22 Ah bummer. I did the same thing even after swearing I was going to be chill.