ANYONE TTTC IN HOUSTON

AngelaParish · August 2010

Hey ladies. Anyone else in Houston TTTC. I could really use a gal pal to exchange info with. This is such a lonely road. And it would be nice to compare some data.

Mrsfitzgerald · August 2010

Hey! my name is amy and i'm TTC #2.

Quizzle · August 2010

We have a few folks on the board who have had TTTC. My daughter is the result of IVF #1... we tried for two and a half years.

Cajun_gal · August 2010

I've been there. It's awful. DS is a result of IVF after trying for 2 years. Praying you get your successful BFP soon!

jen5-03 · August 2010

Both of my kids are the result of injectibles and IUI. There's quite a few of us that have been to fertility specialists.

mom2ll · August 2010

We tried for 2 years and finally got pg with the help of a RE. We won't talk about #2.

genmalone · August 2010

Hi! My name is Emily. It would be great to know someone else in Houston having the same issues.

AngelaParish · August 2010

Hi Emily! Great to meet you. Wish it was under different circumstances. My husband and I ave been trying since November. I am about to start my 3rd round of clomid...just waiting for AF to arrive. She was due yesterday.....but I have taken 3 tests all BFN. I am in Siser in Law hell. Mine is pregant and going to deliver in October (right around my wedding anniversary. great). Her shower is in two weeks and I am trying to figure out how to not go without upsetting anyone. I'd love to know more about you.

houstonkdw · August 2010

AngelaParish:
Hi Emily! Great to meet you. Wish it was under different circumstances. My husband and I ave been trying since November. I am about to start my 3rd round of clomid...just waiting for AF to arrive. She was due yesterday.....but I have taken 3 tests all BFN. I am in Siser in Law hell. Mine is pregant and going to deliver in October (right around my wedding anniversary. great). Her shower is in two weeks and I am trying to figure out how to not go without upsetting anyone. I'd love to know more about you.

Just butting in but why would you not go to her shower?

Quizzle · August 2010

houstonkdw:
AngelaParish:
Hi Emily! Great to meet you. Wish it was under different circumstances. My husband and I ave been trying since November. I am about to start my 3rd round of clomid...just waiting for AF to arrive. She was due yesterday.....but I have taken 3 tests all BFN. I am in Siser in Law hell. Mine is pregant and going to deliver in October (right around my wedding anniversary. great). Her shower is in two weeks and I am trying to figure out how to not go without upsetting anyone. I'd love to know more about you.
Just butting in but why would you not go to her shower?

Not to speak for the OP, but I know when we were going through IF hell, we were avoiding baby showers and baby talk on a regular basis. It was just that hard -- especially when it was the people who you knew had hardly tried at all, when you're taking drugs and seeing negative after negative. I pretty clearly remember getting what was obviously an invitation one time while in the depths of it, and before I even opened it, I said to my husband 'If this is another f-ing baby shower invitation we are not going.' We would spend parties circulating and avoiding baby talk (hard when you're the only childless couple there!)

It's not that you're not happy for them, but you feel sorrier for you, and sometimes finding an excuse to skip those events and just send a gift is less painful.

Angela, FWIW, my luteal phase was always two days longer on clomid, so my cycles were always a couple of days longer than I'd have expected based on when I ovulated. It sucks. Clomid likes to mess with your mind (my first cycle on it, I even had the perfect triphasic chart... it looked exactly like my picture-perfect BFP cycle that I m/c from.)

houstonkdw · August 2010

Quizzle:
houstonkdw:
AngelaParish:
Hi Emily! Great to meet you. Wish it was under different circumstances. My husband and I ave been trying since November. I am about to start my 3rd round of clomid...just waiting for AF to arrive. She was due yesterday.....but I have taken 3 tests all BFN. I am in Siser in Law hell. Mine is pregant and going to deliver in October (right around my wedding anniversary. great). Her shower is in two weeks and I am trying to figure out how to not go without upsetting anyone. I'd love to know more about you.
Just butting in but why would you not go to her shower?

Not to speak for the OP, but I know when we were going through IF hell, we were avoiding baby showers and baby talk on a regular basis. It was just that hard -- especially when it was the people who you knew had hardly tried at all, when you're taking drugs and seeing negative after negative. I pretty clearly remember getting what was obviously an invitation one time while in the depths of it, and before I even opened it, I said to my husband 'If this is another f-ing baby shower invitation we are not going.' We would spend parties circulating and avoiding baby talk (hard when you're the only childless couple there!)
It's not that you're not happy for them, but you feel sorrier for you, and sometimes finding an excuse to skip those events and just send a gift is less painful.

Angela, FWIW, my luteal phase was always two days longer on clomid, so my cycles were always a couple of days longer than I'd have expected based on when I ovulated. It sucks. Clomid likes to mess with your mind (my first cycle on it, I even had the perfect triphasic chart... it looked exactly like my picture-perfect BFP cycle that I m/c from.)

I understand. I imagine it's is an extremely emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausting process to go through. I myself did not have issues with getting pregnant but my sister did for 3 years until they decided to adopt (baby is coming in October.....woo hoo)!

I guess I just wonder what would happen if the shoe was on the other foot. For all the baby showers you decided not to attend did you invite, expect, and want them at yours when you got pregnant to celebrate? I know, things are always easier said than done

genmalone · August 2010

I've only been TTC since 2/10 but only had 1 cycle after going off BCP. I was just diagnosed with PCOS a few weeks ago. I start my 1st cycle with Clomid this week.

I understand why you wouldn't want to go. I, personally, would end up going anyway. I'm a sucker! I would just be miserable during the shower and cry the whole way home.

My DH & I had a party on Saturday night and one of our friends told me she's preggo. She got married in April and is 1 week from the end of her 1st tri. Are you kidding me??? I'm sure if she had any idea what was going on with me she wouldn't of chosen my party to announce her pregnancy. I tried to not let that ruin my evening. I ended up drinking too much and having a meltdown after everyone left. My poor hubby! I am so very happy for her but it still burns a little (okay, a lot).

bluefluff · August 2010

Hi there! My name's Jenn. We have been TTC for about a year now. For us it's MFI, and we're just getting started on our way down the TTTC path. I would love to get to know someone in the area who is also having issues.

jen5-03 · August 2010

houstonkdw:
Quizzle:
houstonkdw:
AngelaParish:

Hi Emily! Great to meet you. Wish it was under different circumstances. My husband and I ave been trying since November. I am about to start my 3rd round of clomid...just waiting for AF to arrive. She was due yesterday.....but I have taken 3 tests all BFN. I am in Siser in Law hell. Mine is pregant and going to deliver in October (right around my wedding anniversary. great). Her shower is in two weeks and I am trying to figure out how to not go without upsetting anyone. I'd love to know more about you.

Just butting in but why would you not go to her shower?

Not to speak for the OP, but I know when we were going through IF hell, we were avoiding baby showers and baby talk on a regular basis. It was just that hard -- especially when it was the people who you knew had hardly tried at all, when you're taking drugs and seeing negative after negative. I pretty clearly remember getting what was obviously an invitation one time while in the depths of it, and before I even opened it, I said to my husband 'If this is another f-ing baby shower invitation we are not going.' We would spend parties circulating and avoiding baby talk (hard when you're the only childless couple there!)

It's not that you're not happy for them, but you feel sorrier for you, and sometimes finding an excuse to skip those events and just send a gift is less painful.

Angela, FWIW, my luteal phase was always two days longer on clomid, so my cycles were always a couple of days longer than I'd have expected based on when I ovulated. It sucks. Clomid likes to mess with your mind (my first cycle on it, I even had the perfect triphasic chart... it looked exactly like my picture-perfect BFP cycle that I m/c from.)

I understand. I imagine it's is an extremely emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausting process to go through. I myself did not have issues with getting pregnant but my sister did for 3 years until they decided to adopt (baby is coming in October.....woo hoo)!

I guess I just wonder what would happen if the shoe was on the other foot. For all the baby showers you decided not to attend did you invite, expect, and want them at yours when you got pregnant to celebrate? I know, things are always easier said than done

I never expect anyone to attend a party. You invite them and they may choose not to attend for a million different reasons. I assume just because I declined their invitation they will not "retaliate" and decline mine.

Besides, if you knew that attending your shower was going to cause someone distress, would you want them to go?

I went to all 3 of my BFF's showers. Yes THREE. And I cried before, during, and after all of them. I don't think anyone knew I was crying in the bathroom, but I'm sure they wondered why I was taking so long in there. My BFF found out years later that they had upset me and was pissed at me for attending her showers. I sucked it up and went to them because she wanted me there and she's practically my sister. I would not do that for anyone else.

houstonkdw · August 2010

jen5/03:
houstonkdw:
Quizzle:
houstonkdw:
AngelaParish:

Hi Emily! Great to meet you. Wish it was under different circumstances. My husband and I ave been trying since November. I am about to start my 3rd round of clomid...just waiting for AF to arrive. She was due yesterday.....but I have taken 3 tests all BFN. I am in Siser in Law hell. Mine is pregant and going to deliver in October (right around my wedding anniversary. great). Her shower is in two weeks and I am trying to figure out how to not go without upsetting anyone. I'd love to know more about you.

Just butting in but why would you not go to her shower?

Not to speak for the OP, but I know when we were going through IF hell, we were avoiding baby showers and baby talk on a regular basis. It was just that hard -- especially when it was the people who you knew had hardly tried at all, when you're taking drugs and seeing negative after negative. I pretty clearly remember getting what was obviously an invitation one time while in the depths of it, and before I even opened it, I said to my husband 'If this is another f-ing baby shower invitation we are not going.' We would spend parties circulating and avoiding baby talk (hard when you're the only childless couple there!)

It's not that you're not happy for them, but you feel sorrier for you, and sometimes finding an excuse to skip those events and just send a gift is less painful.

Angela, FWIW, my luteal phase was always two days longer on clomid, so my cycles were always a couple of days longer than I'd have expected based on when I ovulated. It sucks. Clomid likes to mess with your mind (my first cycle on it, I even had the perfect triphasic chart... it looked exactly like my picture-perfect BFP cycle that I m/c from.)

I understand. I imagine it's is an extremely emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausting process to go through. I myself did not have issues with getting pregnant but my sister did for 3 years until they decided to adopt (baby is coming in October.....woo hoo)!

I guess I just wonder what would happen if the shoe was on the other foot. For all the baby showers you decided not to attend did you invite, expect, and want them at yours when you got pregnant to celebrate? I know, things are always easier said than done

I never expect anyone to attend a party. You invite them and they may choose not to attend for a million different reasons. I assume just because I declined their invitation they will not "retaliate" and decline mine.

Besides, if you knew that attending your shower was going to cause someone distress, would you want them to go?

I went to all 3 of my BFF's showers. Yes THREE. And I cried before, during, and after all of them. I don't think anyone knew I was crying in the bathroom, but I'm sure they wondered why I was taking so long in there. My BFF found out years later that they had upset me and was pissed at me for attending her showers. I sucked it up and went to them because she wanted me there and she's practically my sister. I would not do that for anyone else.

All right, all right. Simmer down. Maybe adding the word "expect" into my question was wrong. I based my question off of experiences known to me. MY BFF and sister both went through difficulties getting pregnant (my sister will never even have a child of her own). She has probably been to 12+showers and even hosted close to 5 or 6. I know her thought process was always I am going to want them there for me when my special time comes whenever that may be. That is all...

genmalone · August 2010

The whole TTTC thing is really complicated. Having a Dr tell you and your husband that you will probably never conceive naturally is hard to take. I had been really positive until then. I'm an emotional wreck this week but hopefully its temporary.

Anyway, nice to meet you Angela, Amy, & Jenn.

Also, thanks for everyone's imput. I love the pics of all the babies. I look forward to adding mine. Crossing my fingers that it's soon!

erica_kaspar · August 2010

genmalone:
The whole TTTC thing is really complicated. Having a Dr tell you and your husband that you will probably never conceive naturally is hard to take. I had been really positive until then. I'm an emotional wreck this week but hopefully its temporary.

Anyway, nice to meet you Angela, Amy, & Jenn.

Also, thanks for everyone's imput. I love the pics of all the babies. I look forward to adding mine. Crossing my fingers that it's soon!

Good luck to you. My journey is in my blog below and there are lot of girls on there struggling with IF. Its a good blog to read. We were successful after 2 rounds of clomid and TI. I had luteal phase defect and didn't produce a strong enough egg according to my RE.

genmalone · August 2010

erica_kaspar:
genmalone:

The whole TTTC thing is really complicated. Having a Dr tell you and your husband that you will probably never conceive naturally is hard to take. I had been really positive until then. I'm an emotional wreck this week but hopefully its temporary.

Anyway, nice to meet you Angela, Amy, & Jenn.

Also, thanks for everyone's imput. I love the pics of all the babies. I look forward to adding mine. Crossing my fingers that it's soon!

Good luck to you. My journey is in my blog below and there are lot of girls on there struggling with IF. Its a good blog to read. We were successful after 2 rounds of clomid and TI. I had luteal phase defect and didn't produce a strong enough egg according to my RE.

Congratulations! And thanks for the encouragement.

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