*TTC my Rainbow Check-In*

Mrs Nice

Hello Ladies!

I am not currently TTC so this post is just for you! Any suggestions on questions/topics you would like to see posted is greatly appreciated! 

Your TTC journey thus far:

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?

I would like to sprinkle baby dust on all of you and wish you good luck this month!  

lrichmond86

Thanks for getting this started for us!!

This is the first cycle that we'll be ttc again.  I'm super nervous... nervous about trying, nervous about getting pregnant, nervous about NOT getting pregnant... just nervous.  I assume this is pretty normal given what we've all been through.  Any advice for someone just starting (like me) would be greatly appreciated!  

Love to you all, ladies!

ehlersm

I am in the same boat. This is our first cycle ttc and it can be nerve wracking! I just started the 2ww and hope I'll have the patience to get through it. There are so many things to worry about now that I didn't even consider before the boys were born.

Good luck to anyone trying for their rainbows!

BootsOrHearts

We are not officially TTC yet, but we're in the planning stages. I'm having surgery next week to remove uterine fibroids, then after 3 months to heal up we start TTC! I'm excited to start again, but not sure how it will go. I've only ever been pregnant once and it was the first month we really *seriously* tried so hopefully it won't take too long.

Good luck to all the ladies TTC this month! 

tuscanbride2007

My DH and I collectively decided that we wanted to have another baby, if we could. So basically we are not actively TTC, but not TTA either.

The thing that has been on my mind lately is the reactions of people (especially at work) if we do get pregnant. My close friends all know that another pregnancy is a possibility and are all supportive, but at work, it's a different story. I was very much under the delusion that Annabelle was my last child and was not going to get pregnant again. I made this very clear to everyone, so I have a feeling that there might be comments if we do end up pregnant again.

Good luck to everyone! I am rooting for you all!

medblais

Thank you Mrs Nice for getting this going!

I am also in my 1st cycle of TTC. I share those nervous feelings- nervous I will get pregnant, nervous I won't. I am scared of things I was too naive to know about last time I was pregnant. I got pregnant with Genevieve the first month we were trying, but I had just come off BCP. This time I have been all natural, so I don't know if my body will be as cooperative. My FW start this coming weekend, and includes a good amount of our vacation (which feels like it was meant to be?) and also includes the anniversary of my baby's death.  Lots of emotions and nerves.

On my mind: I was in the NICU this time last year. Sitting next to my baby's bed, grasping for any hope and feeling like I was drowning with every negative. Is this disrespectful to her memory that we are trying now? I feel guilty that we are trying to have another baby (who in no way could ever replace Genevieve) when a year ago we were losing her.

laurendSept05

This is our first month TTC as well - I agree with everyone else, very nervous about begining this process again.  We will be doing a FET.  Ironically, my CD1 for the FET ended up being the same date as my due date with Caleb, which was yesterday.  Seems kind of surreal, to be starting out on our new cycle trying for a rainbow baby on a day designated for Caleb.  But I'm chosing to look at it as a good thing, that he's always a part of us and our journey.  Had my first monitoring appointment this morning and just waiting for the blood work to come back before starting meds tonight.  I'll also get an estimated transfer date today too which is pretty cool.  Good luck to everyone!

philfemgal

This is also our first cycle of TTC to since we lost Alice five months ago.  We went round and round trying to decide when to try again.  I still don't really feel ready, but I don't think I ever will.  When I got my + OPK I cried, when we inseminated I cried.  Monday was Alice's due date--already a rough day--and when I took by bbt it had dropped below or almost below coverline after having risen substantially the two days before.  I freaked out worrying that I hadn't O'd even though I had all the usual fertility signs and a + OPK.  Turns out this is a normal pattern ("fallback") in which one temperature 2-3 days after ovulation falls to around coverline and then immediately goes back up and stays up.

Right now I am anxious to start testing.  I am also worried about every little (and big) thing that might possibly go wrong.  It seems so overwhelming to think if I am pregnant this cycle I will have to get through another 36-37 weeks after the + test with constant worry.  And if I'm not pregnant I will likely freak out and worry constantly that I will now have have trouble getting pregnant (I got pregnant last time on the first cycle).

whiteroses05

Mrs. Nice thank you for starting this it is good to see these posts up!!

Your TTC journey thus far:

My H and I are going to start tryin after my next cycle and our vacation. Like you all it comes with many mixed fillings. I carry alot of excitement mixed with the fears of what I was so nieve about last time. I also have the fears of the what if we can't get pregnant again. I have been having periods but I can't remember what my cycles were like to know if they are like a regulaur cycle. I sure I am fine and just reading to much into it. This is way however I am glad we are waiting until after vacation. I am using this time to see how my body is working again. I not charting per say but using a calendar to keep track of my cycles. This is what helped me last time and was less stressful. I hoping it works this time!!

Open Topic. What is on your mind this week?

This week I am just trying to focus on myself and also preparing to celebrate fathers day with my dad. We always have a big get together for my H's side and always feel like I don't get to spend enough time with mine. I also starting to think about our vacation and what I need to start getting together or go shopping for here soon. I just hope I will be able to enjoy this time with my husband before actively TTC. I do have a question for those actively TTC . How do you make sure to not make sex all about "Just having sex"?? I want to make sure it doesn't get stressful and tiring.

xxswebbxx

Thank you for getting this started for us!

We are currently TTA but are ready to TTC as soon as we get the green light. So far our OB said first we needed to wait for AF to come back & then we could go from there. Well that b!tch finally showed up 2 night ago! YAY! We have an appointment with the OB on Thursday. I can't wait!

GL to everyone TTC!