Just got back late last night from the cottage. I had friends come down from Ottawa for the weekend. It was beautiful and H-O-T all weekend.
We had a great time. Tried wakeboarding behind our Sea Doo - ugh. Looks like so far the only thing I'll be doing behind our Sea Doo is skiing. Now my arms (forearms especially) are killing me.
Got a little tipsy on Saturday night for the first time in MONTHS. Didn't enjoy it so much the next day!
Crappy part - had to listen to my mom and my friend lecture me on what I should and should not do when it comes to TTC.
This is my friend who just went through her 3rd m/c a week before me. "Stop charting" (for the record - they never have charted) and I even got the classic: "As soon as you stop trying, it will just happen!" from both of them, and my friend added: "The last time I got pregnant was the first month I didn't count any days, I just said fvck it - and it worked!".
I just shot back with the fact that I don't have a difficult time getting pregnant, it's staying pregnant that is my problem. Tried to explain to my friend that counting days to predict O is based on assumptions, where as charting is based on basic science. Forget it, I gave up and just let what they were saying go...

Clearly this is the only place where I can discuss TTC efforts without being told that basic charting is unnecessary.
Re: My weekend
Dx: MFI- 3% morph
IUIs: Gonal-F + Ovidrel + b2b IUI= BFNs
IVF with ICSI= BFP! EDD 11/25/11
3/18- Beta #1 452! 3/20- Beta #2 1,026!! 3/27- First u/s- TWINS!
Our twin boys arrived at 36w5d due to IUGR and a growth discordance
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
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TTC #1 since 6.10
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This. Yesterday my mom said, "You're not still doing that temperature thing, are you?" I lied and said no.
BFP - December 31, 2009
18 week ultrasound showed BOY, but several complications. No heartbeat at 19w4d. Stillborn on April 21, 2010
Started seeing an RE December, 2010: 6 failed IUIs, 1 failed IVF
September, 2011: FET, transferred one 3-day embryo = BFP on our anniversary! 6w5d baby measured behind with a low heartbeat (84bpm). 7w5d no heartbeat, no baby in sac. D&C November, 2011.
November, 2011 - March 2012: BREAK. Started gluten-free in February, 2012.
March, 2012: FET, transferred one blast = BFP! Beta #1 = 240, Beta #2 = 550
Why are people so against charting?? I don't understand. I love it now and will continue charting to help concieve #2 also! If i ever get that far.
But i agree... nobody else but us understands. I let a lot go in one ear and out the other all the time.
Aurora Rose born sleeping at 35w on 4-21-10
BFP#2 {Almond} - 2.1.11 EDD 10.12.11 C/P 2.11.11
Duh! Cuz it means that storks don't really bring babies!

I charted TTA for a number of years and was given the "you know what you call people who do natural family planning?" joke by several people (some of who are doctor friends). As if there isn't science behind charting at all. Ridiculous.
I think it goes back to how we've been programmed to believe that our bodies are capable of very little without medical intervention. Once we "know" something about them, people think it's like black magic or something, because we can't possibly know anything about our bodies/cycles without someone with an MD telling us.
/hijak
I'm glad you were able to let it go in one ear and out the other, though. I'm so frustrated for you. Glad you're here
((HUGS))
bfp 01/23/10 m/c 12w1d 03/14/10 EDD 09/24/10
bfp 07/20/10 m/c 5w1d 07/25/10
bfp 11/19/10 Born 07/24/11 via C/S
My Forever Sister From Another Mister~CashewsMommy!!
Smile and nod. Repeat.
grrr, I had to deal w/that too this weekend. Saturday night my friend/coworker decided to give me TTC advice. Serious FH family. 2 kids, 2 yrs. Well John tells me to just "have sex every night" and just go to sleep after. And I'll get pregnant. NO problem. Riiiiiight. Then he tells me I'm pressuring DH...FFS STFU!