Getting to know you all!

hazel_eyes · January 2010

Well I am kinda new to this board so I wanted to introduce myself and get to know you all.. so here goes.
Name: Katie
Age: 37
Time TTC: this time 2 3/4 years
Any Children: 1 Son Joshua 4
Region where you live: Oklahoma
Hobbies: Golf, Basketball, Cooking, Yoga
Job: Verizon (Optical and Wave Circuit Designer)
Fertility issues if any: Level 2 Endo, DOR, aged/small Ovaries
Anything else you would like to add....

Big Smile

taratru · January 2010

Name: Tara

Age: 35

Time TTC: this round - 11 months

children: two girls - Megan (12) and Ryan (5)

Hobbies: running, reading, photography

Job: High school English teacher

Fertility issues: umm...I'm fertile. I just can't seem to *stay* knocked up - see siggy.

ETA: I live in Colorado.

shyntrue · January 2010

Name: Laura
Age: 41, almost 42

Time TTC: 1yr 3 mos
Any Children: no Sad

Region where you live: Ohio

Hobbies: reading, animals, football...
Job: Was in HR for 15 yrs, got laid off in May
Fertility issues if any: Intermittant Ovarian Failure (I can go for MONTHS without ovuating) & only 1 ovary.

MarriedaSportsNut · January 2010

Great idea! Hi everyone!

Name: Jill
Age: 39
Time TTC: 2 years (since we got married)
Any Children: None
Region where you live: West Coast
Hobbies: Photography, reading, decorating
Job: Software
Fertility issues if any: Poor responder, blocked tubes--the perfect storm of infertility!

LizzyB11 · January 2010

Name: Liz
Age: 38
Time TTC: 16 months
Any Children: 2 stepdaughters (9 & 11)
Region where you live: Indiana

Hobbies: Golf, Reading, Crochet
Job: 3rd GraddeTeacher
Fertility issues if any: Ovulatory Dysfunction-I've taken femara for the past 4 months with no success. Moving on to another plan next cycle. DH had slightly low motility in 3/09. Waiting on latest SA results.

chickaboo1974 · January 2010

Name: Courtney
Age: 35
Time TTC: 1 1/2 years
Any Children: no kids
Region where you live: Chicago suburbs
Hobbies: knitting, card making, gardening
Job: before I left my job I was a Volunteer Coordinator for a Hospice
Fertility issues: I have PCOS and DH's SA was "less than stellar" We have started cycling for IVF.

DivaNerd · January 2010

Age: 34 in 14 days
Time TTC: a year or so
Any Children: none
Region where you live: Northeast
Hobbies: Reading, Tennis
Job: Consultant and EMBA student
Fertility issues if any: still doing initial work up-HSG revealed a blocked ovary and issue w/ uterus f/u with RE doc in 12 days
I wish you ladies all the best

kikibird · January 2010

Name: Erica (Kiki)
Age: 39
Time TTC: not yet... will start in April after our wedding
Any Children: none
Region where you live: Northern NJ
Hobbies: computer gaming, NFL football (watching), reading (now)/writing (hopefully) historical fiction, would like to do yoga regularly
Job: art collection manager at a museum
Fertility issues if any: don't know yet, but AMA definitely
Anything else you would like to add....getting married April 24, so in the thick of wedding planning, my FI and I met 7 1/2 years ago and finally had our "sh!t or get off the pot moment" this past May. And looking forward to joining this amazing group of women!

teachinbr · January 2010

Name: Linda

Age: 36

Time TTC: 8 months

children: son (2 1/2 yrs old)

Hobbies: need one!

Job: 1st grade teacher

Fertility issues: was able to get pregnant easily, just not stay pregnant (2 miscarriages). Now experiencing cycles that continue to get shorter.

MAH123 · January 2010

Age: 36
Time TTC: this time 6/07 (took 4yrs with DD)
Any Children: DD (3yo)
Region where you live: Tennessee
Hobbies: Reading and exercising
Job: Research Coordinator (CCNS)
Fertility issues if any: unexplained infertility

redsoxbono · January 2010

Age: 39
Time TTC: started 10/09
Any Children: no
Region where you live: Boston area
Hobbies: reading, cooking
Job: my full time job is a middle school teacher, my second job is tutoring kids with reading disabilities
Fertility issues if any: DES daughter (shortened cervix, scarring, etc.) hopefully going to an RE soon to see what else is going on. . .

ToshaGirl · January 2010

Age: 38
Time TTC: Off b/c not preventing since Mar /08. "Really trying" since Dec/08. M/c Aug/09, IUI #4 Jan /09.
Any Children: no.
Region where you live: Western Canada.
Hobbies: skiing, running, tennis, golf, entertaining, blogging, chart reading, charity work, eating french fries on the weekends.
Job: CEO, communications/pr firm.

Fertility issues if any: AMA and MFI.

DinaLINY · January 2010

Name: Dina
Age: 40
Time TTC: no BC since April 2006
Any Children: no
Region where you live: Long Island, NY
Hobbies: reading, baking, crocheting
Job: Marketing in the tech industry
Fertility issues if any: not diagnosed with anything. I am currently in the 2WW of an IVF cycle. my beta is in 4 days and I am scared to death!

hollymichael · January 2010

Name: Holly
Age: 38
Time TTC: Since 1/09
Any Children: None
Region where you live: Chicago
Hobbies: Reading, gardening, traveling, working out
Job: Real estate agent
Fertility issues if any: High FSH, Some MFI

lsugirljen · January 2010

Name: Jen

Age: 35
Time TTC: Not again until at least March, m/c 12/09

Any Children: None

Region where you live: Louisiana

Hobbies: Scrapbooking, reading,

Job: Extension Agent (4-H)

Fertility issues if any: None that we know of

bcn68 · January 2010

Name: Belinda

Age: 41

Time TTC#2: 1 yr.

Any Children: 1 Daughter, Julia (4 in March)

Region: Southern California

Hobbies: Shopping:) Spending time with my DH and DD.

Job: Financial Services Industry

Fertility Issues: Getting PG just not sticking. In the 2wk waiting period. Mett with and RE, taking baby aspirin and progesterone suppositories.

LisaMarie95 · January 2010

Name: Lisa Marie
Age: 40
Time TTC: 2 1/2 years
Any Children: None yet
Region where you live: Rhode Island
Hobbies: Cooking, reading, needlepoint, watching movies
Job: Reading Coach/Specialist for the Providence Public Schools
Fertility issues if any: MFI

Babsie7 · January 2010

Age: 36
Time TTC: since 8/07
Any Children: None :-(
Region where you live: California
Hobbies: Reading, running, hiking, and scrapbooking
Job: 7th grade history teacher
Fertility issues if any: DH: MFI (low motility, and count), Me: Moderate endo

CharBart · January 2010

Name: Char
Age: 40
Time TTC: since 9/08...1 IVF - CP 1 FET - m/c
Any Children: no
Region where you live: New Mexico
Hobbies: reading, movies, football
Job: Retail
Fertility issues if any: me/High FSH = moldy eggs DH/slightly low morph

hazel_eyes · January 2010

WOW it is so nice to meet everyone.. Hoping that we are all successful this year in getting our BFP wishes.

Kristiep1971 · January 2010

Name: Kristie

Age: 28

Time TTC: since I got married last May

Any Children: No

Region Where You Live: Central NJ

Hobbies: Reading, Decorating, Bike Riding, going to Yankee games

Job: Ernst & Young Financial Management Analyst

Fertility Issues: It seems I can get pregnant just can't stay that way. RE found MTHFR and low thyroid on meds for both.

ToshaGirl · January 2010

Kristiep1971:

Name: Kristie

Age: 28

Time TTC: since I got married last May

Any Children: No

Region Where You Live: Central NJ

Hobbies: Reading, Decorating, Bike Riding, going to Yankee games

Job: Ernst & Young Financial Management Analyst

Fertility Issues: It seems I can get pregnant just can't stay that way. RE found MTHFR and low thyroid on meds for both.

Lol, did you shave 10 years off?

smb1974 · January 2010

I know I am late to the party, but.....

Name: Sarah
Age: 35
Time TTC: 7 months
Any Children: no children
Region where you live: Ohio
Hobbies: Baking, reading, yoga
Job: Director at marketing research firm
Fertility issues if any: LPD - just finished first round of Clomid on Thursday.

panda246 · January 2010

hazel_eyes:

Name: ANG
Age: Hanging on to 39
Time TTC: Since 3/08
Any Children: Nope - 2 Furrbabies
Region where you live: Central PA
Hobbies: Volleyball, Working out, Gardening, Playing the piano
Job: Contract Surety Bond Underwriter
Fertility issues if any: Hydrosalpinx - right tube & Old Lady Ovaries

mamabears · January 2010

Hi. This is the first time I am posting on this board. I have spent some time on TTSAL, but I am thinking although I have experienced a loss, this may be a better place for me, so......

Name: Gena (Jenna)

Age: 37 (38 on March 2)

Time TTC: 17 month, but I am starting to lose count

Any Children: None, just my cat Remi

Region where I live: Centrel New Jersey

Hobbie: Reading, Footballl, shopping, job

Job: Hairstylist

Fertility Issues: PCO found during intial fertility check, so as of now "unexplained" infertlity, but I can get pregnant. Going to RE on the 25 to see if we can get more aswers.

Nice to meet all of you!

QE2 · January 2010

Name: ?Elizabeth
Age:? 39
Time TTC: ?2 years
Any Children: No
Region where you live: ?NJ
Hobbies: Traveling, reading, cooking, shopping, hiking
Job: ?SAHW (recreation therapist when working)
Fertility issues if any:??DOR, high FSH, hypothyroid, recurring polyps, poor responder, levo-rotated uterus, poor morph

09Bride03 · January 2010

Name: Lisa

Age: 35

Time TTC: 8 months

Children: Grant 8/04 Colin 9/06

Region: North Carolina

Hobbies: Cooking, reading, running, crafts

Job: NICU RN

Fertility Issues: I don't know yet. Sad Consulting with a RE asap.

joyfulnature · January 2010

Name: Kellie

Age: 40

Time TTC: A bit over a year.

Any Children: Two furry ones. A 16-year-old kitty and a 4-year-old pup.

Region: Mid-Atlantic

Hobbies: Gardening and preserving, hiking, crocheting, cooking, reading and lately, home improvement and home design.

Job: Freelance writer.

Fertility issues: In short, stale ovaries. (high FSH, etc.). DH has morph issues, but his numbers are extra good otherwise, so that might compensate.

JamieFL · January 2010

Name: Jamie

Age: 35

Children: One son, 16 months old

Time TTC#2: 8 months, with a few months of poor timing

Region where I live: West Coast of Central Florida

Hobbies: Cross stitching, hand quilting, crafts, photography

Job: SAHM

Fertility issues: Haven't been able to get pg after a cp in August. Now on Clomid, even though I O on my own. This is the second cycle on it, so we'll see. I want to see an RE in March if we're still struggling.

FrannyS · January 2010

Name: Fran
Age: 39 (40 in 2 weeks - eeek!)
Time TTC: almost 2 years - sadly longer than most of these responses Sad

Any Children: only dogs
Region where you live: PA/MD line
Hobbies: Sports - Football, Hockey; Reading; Animals, Scrapbooking
Job: Project Manager
Fertility issues: old eggs - that's it (high FSH)
Anything else you would like to add: I am a complete dog lover. I have two that I am devoted to (our kids) and I volunteer at our local animal shelter - walking dogs and participating in adoption and other events.

hazel_eyes · January 2010

FrannyS:
Name: Fran
Age: 39 (40 in 2 weeks - eeek!)
Time TTC: almost 2 years - sadly longer than most of these responses
Any Children: only dogs
Region where you live: PA/MD line
Hobbies: Sports - Football, Hockey; Reading; Animals, Scrapbooking
Job: Project Manager
Fertility issues: old eggs - that's it (high FSH)
Anything else you would like to add: I am a complete dog lover. I have two that I am devoted to (our kids) and I volunteer at our local animal shelter - walking dogs and participating in adoption and other events.

Fran.. I too have been trying for 2 3/4th years... I hate to say almost 3 so I use the 2 3/4 to make myself feel better. LOL
Welcome!!!

BirdieBrd · January 2010

Name: Birdie

Age: 37

Time TTC: 2 years 4 months.

Any Children: Nope. Wait does my husband count?? I'm kidding

Region where you live: Suburb 20 minutes outside of Detroit....GO LIONS Indifferent

Hobbies: Soon it will be redoing some things in our house, I also like photography (which I haven't done in a while), bird watching (I know call, lame), going to Dr's appt's (I've gone so many times, I think I it can be considered a hobbe, right?)

Job: SAHW *coughumemployedcough*. I will, hopefully, be starting school this Spring.

Fertility Issues: MTHFR, clotting issue, autoimmune disease, all of which will not prevent me from getting pregnant but may prevent from staying pregnant. The husband is fine.

twodaisies · January 2010

Name: Marci
Age: 38
Time TTC: Off bcp for a couple months but not really trying yet
Children: Only 4 furkids
Region where you live: Colorado
Hobbies: Reading, knitting, crafting, house decorating
Job: Attorney
Fertility issues if any: Unknown at this point

hav2run · January 2010

Name: Becky
Age: 40
Time TTC: 12 cycles this time. It took 23 cycles to get DD.
Any Children: Son-Jamie 19 years old, Daughter-Brenna almost 18 months
Region where you live: Ohio
Hobbies: Photography, sewing, traveling.
Job: Nurse Anesthetist
Fertility issues if any: Short and unpredictable LPs.

DMD1029 · January 2010

Sorry to be a late responder!

Age: 38

Time TTC: I think I've lost count...started in 7/07, so over 2 1/2 years (gulp!)
Any Children: None

Region where you live: Mid Atlantic
Hobbies: Right now, working out a lot; cooking
Job: Management/Government Affairs
Fertility issues if any: As my RE keeps telling me?I?m old?DOR; poor responder; borderline high FSH; my eggs apparently suck; some MFI
Anything else you would like to add.... Infertility sucks, but thank goodness for this board!

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