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TTC after 35
boymamaco
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GTKY - random questions just for fun
boymamaco
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in TTC after 35
Seems there are lots of newbies around AND the board is more active, which are both great things. So I thought I'd send out a GTKY thread...
Where are you from originally, and where do you live now?
What do you do for work? For fun?
How long have you been married?
How long have you been trying?
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances?
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Re: GTKY - random questions just for fun
Where are you from originally, and where do you live now? Originally from California but I live in Colorado now.
What do you do for work? For fun? I'm in software sales. It's a pretty high stress job so I don't think I'll go back after we have a child, but I'd like to continue working in something so I'll need to be creative. For fun? I love to be active - skiing during the winter, triathlons, hiking and backpacking during the summers. It's odd that I have a desk job given how much I like to be moving around.
How long have you been married? 2 years and 8 months
How long have you been trying? On/off since September of 2009. We had some health issues that side tracked our trying for awhile. So we've been trying now for about 11 cycles, just not consequtive.
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances? Acupuncture!
Where are you from originally, and where do you live now?
Long Island, NY ... Queens, NY ...
What do you do for work? For fun?
I'm an epidemiologist with CDC, I'm assigned to the STD program at the NYC dept. of health ... for fun, I like to travel as much as possible.
How long have you been married?
6 years ... this may we have been together for 10
How long have you been trying?
on the 19th cycle
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances?
acupuncture
Where are you from originally, and where do you live now?
Originally from Florida and I'm still here
What do you do for work? For fun?
I am a pediatric emergency room nurse, for fun I LOVE the beach!
How long have you been married? 2nd marriage, 3 years this May
How long have you been trying? TTC for 1 year
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances? I don't think we're going to "try" anymore, it's too stressful, so if it happens, it happens.
Originally from Athens, now live in the outer suburbs of Atlanta.
I'm a pediatric nurse practitioner in a private practice, and for fun I play tennis 2-3 times a week and I absolutely LOVE to read (mostly fiction).
We've been married for 12 years, together for almost 20
Trying for 13 months.
I'm on a different dosage of my thyroid medication this cycle, so I am hoping that that *might* make a difference. I also ordered some Clear Blue digital OPKs and some PreSeed. We'll see. . .
Where are you from originally, and where do you live now?
VA, outside of DC from birth until graduating college. I've been living in Denver the past 11 years
What do you do for work? For fun?
I am a purchasing agent for architecture firms/designers. Hopefully will have a job in Interior Design when the economy gets better
How long have you been married?
June 2009
How long have you been trying?
September 2010
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances?
Started using CBEFM this cycle as well as Pre Seed. Had my CD3 bloodwork also done this cycle & waiting on the results. DH is having his SA done next week.
PAIF and SAIF welcome. IVF questions welcome, too.
Where are you from originally, and where do you live now? Originally from the Tampa Bay area in FL, and I currently live near West Palm Beach , FL.
What do you do for work? For fun? I'm unemployed. For fun I like to read, play with my dogs and spend time with my husband.
How long have you been married? Almost one year! However, we have known each other for over 10 years. We were just friends for long time, and then we started dating about 5 years ago.
How long have you been trying? Since late June/July 2010.
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances? Maybe to just be better at charting. I started to chart right after we started officially TTC, but I gave up on it because I found it too stressful. Then due to some family situations that came up combined with the holidays I never really got back into it fully. So I have been trying to be more diligent with charting and temping this cycle.
What do you do for work? For fun? I am a developmental biologist (postdoc) for work (anyone want to hire me for a permanent position? I am now looking...). For fun, I like to ride my bike, ski, eat/cook yummy food, and knit.
How long have you been married? Almost 6 years, but I have been with my husband for about 12 years
How long have you been trying? This will be my 11th cycle trying for #1.
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances? This is the second cycle after HSG, so that should be a plus, but I don't think I am going to be really given a fighting chance until I have a lap surgery on April 1st--so I feel like I am in a holding pattern until then. The cycle before the lap (next one) I won't get to try since I will be taking BCP.
IVF #1 ET 1 d3 embryo 10/30/11 BFP
3 Embryos frozen (1 d5, 2 d6)
DS born 07/29/12
FET #1 ET 1 d5 embryo 02/10/15 BFN
FET #2 1 d6 embryo didn't survive thaw, transferred last d6. CP
Where are you from originally, and where do you live now? Originally Long Island, NY, now Rhode Island
What do you do for work? For fun? I am an attorney in a private firm. Fun? I'm having a hard time with "fun" right now as I'd rather stay home.. Sort of depressed I guess. In better times we socialize with friends, go to Cape Cod on summer weekends as DH's parents live there, work-out, shop and finish decorating my new house.
How long have you been married? 8 months, together for 4 yrs
How long have you been trying? 7 months
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances? We started treatments this cycle. Doing an medicated IUI.
TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
DE IVF #3 1/14 ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d
DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!
K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
http://waitingforraintostop.wordpress.com
Where are you from originally, and where do you live now? Grew up in Philly and its suburbs, and now I live in North Jersey just outside NYC.
What do you do for work? I do market research for a major corporation. For fun? I love to read, travel, and go out to dinner with friends.
How long have you been married? 9 1/2 months.
How long have you been trying? 9 1/12 months
I'm on cycle 11.
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances? We're meeting with our RE on Monday to review our test results, so next cycle we may do IUI or even IVF depending on what she says. If we try naturally next cycle the only thing we might do is try a different position, we've tried everything else.
TTC #1 since 4/10, Dx: MFI IVF planned for April/May
Where are you from originally, and where do you live now? Grew up in NJ and currently live in NYC
What do you do for work? For fun? I'm a social worker who works with older adults. Love walking around the city, trying new places to eat & traveling when we can.
How long have you been married? Married for 3 years in April. Together for a total of 6.
How long have you been trying? We are on Cycle #9. Had a CP in July and since then no luck. Saw the RE in Jan. and are undergoing all of the testing. CD 3, HSG look good so far. Had borderline TSH (for fertility purposes) so I started a low dose of synthroid. DH has SA scheduled.
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances? Going to try Pre-Seed. We are trying naturally for this cycle & next while we wait to complete testing & then explore what our options are. Initially RE was leaning towards Clomid/Ovidrel IUI but we will see.
Where are you from originally, and where do you live now? Born and raised in Cleveland. Moved to Florida and Indiana for awhile, but am now living in glorious Cleveland once again.
What do you do for work? For fun? I'm a nurse practitioner in internal medicine. For fun, I enjoy reading, cooking, exercising, hanging out with DH. How long have you been married? Married for 6 months. Together since Aug., 2008.
How long have you been trying? Since 08/2010.
What's the one thing you want to try different this/next cycle to increase your chances? This is my first cycle on Clomid 50mg. The plan is to try this dose x 3 cycles, then move on to either a higher dose or IVF w/ ICSI. I just started the ClearBlue digital OPKs which I like better than the cheapies...don't know if it'll help or not, but they're easier to read.
Endometriosis, s/p lap 2009
Behcet's disease, s/p partial vulvectomy 2010
Started bromocriptine to lower prolactin level 2010
Clear HSG 11/2010
DH morphology = 4, rest of SA looked good 01/2011
02/2011 First Clomid 50mg cycle
BFP 03/02/2011
No heartbeat at 10w5d 04/18/2011; D&C 04/23/2011
07/2011 Second Clomid 50mg cycle, BFN
08/2011 Third Clomid 50mg cycle, BFN
10/2011 First Clomid 100mg cycle with Ovidrel trigger = BFN
11/2011 Second Clomid 100mg cycle with Ovidrel trigger = BFN
12/2011 Third Clomid 100mg cycle with Ovidrel trigger = BFFN
01/2012 Fourth Clomid 100mg cycle with Ovidrel trigger = ?
DS born via unplanned C-section at 40w6d