GTKY

Rawr08 · December 2011

Since have have a lot of ladies moving over here, I thought this would be good.

Name

Location

Meaning behind your SN

Age

DH/SO's Age

Time married (or together if not married)

Any kids?

Tell us about your furbabies

Time TTC

Time spent on TTCAL

Current plan of attack (for TTC)

The short version of your story

(Feel free to add a question if you like)

Rawr08 · December 2011

Name Rawr

Location WA state

Meaning behind your SN DH used to say "Rawr" instead of ILY

Age 28

DH/SO's Age 28

Time married (or together if not married) 15 months

Any kids? None, just my angle

Tell us about your furbabies 3 cats, all rescued. They are super cute, and super expensive

Time TTC With DH 17 months

Time spent on TTCAL I was active for about a year before I moved over here

Current plan of attack (for TTC) Headed to another RE on Wednesday

The short version of your story I got KU by my exhusband after 8 months, I knew I was going to miscarry. Nobody believed me. Lost my angle at 7W5D. Divorced my husband and have moved onto bigger and better things. (he has since had a son )

Carolee · December 2011

Good idea!!

Rawr08:

Name: Carolee

Location: California

Meaning behind your SN: It's my name. Apparently I lack creativity (and internet smarts)

Age: 30

DH/SO's Age: 29

Time married (or together if not married): 7.5 years married, together for 11.5 years

Any kids?: None living

Tell us about your furbabies: 2 cats and a dog...all rescues

Time TTC: 29 cycles

Time spent on TTCAL: 13 months on TTCAL, and I think almost 6 months here

Current plan of attack (for TTC): IVF. Egg retrieval is scheduled for Tuesday!!!

The short version of your story: It took 13 cycles and clomid to get pregnant with our son, Eliott. He passed away at 37 weeks for unknown reasons when his heart stopped. He was born on 8-13-10. We started TTC again in November 2010, and started clomid right away with the OB. OB referred us to an RE in February, when we found out DH has severe MFI (only 1-2 percent normal sperm). RE said our best shot was IVF with ICSI, but we decided to try IUIs first since the insurance covered those and not IVF. We had success on our 3rd IUI, but it was a chemical pregnancy. We also had a surprise natural BFP the cycle after our loss, but it too ended in a chemical pregnancy. We tried one more IUI in October, which failed. So then we made the decision to move on to IVF. I'm in the middle of my cycle now.

(Feel free to add a question if you like)

crystalknpp · December 2011

Name-Crystal

Location- New Jersey

Meaning behind your SN- My name

Age-25

DH/SO's Age- 25

Time married (or together if not married) Married almost 3yrs together almost 8

Any kids? 4 angel babies

Tell us about your furbabies- I have 2 dogs that are spoiled rotten. One puggle named Darla and a Golden Retriever that my husband named Kramer!

Time TTC-2yrs & 4 months

Time spent on TTCAL- Since Oct 2009 so about 2yrs 2 months

Current plan of attack (for TTC) In the middle of our 2nd IVF cycle...ER tentatively for 12/12

The short version of your story- DH and I started TTC Aug 2009 and found out we were KU in Sep 2009. Oct 2009 I was rushed to the ER and had emergency surgery because of an ectopic pregnancy and internal bleeding in my abdomen and spent a week in the hospital. TTCAL Jan 2010..KU in 3/10 which resulted in a CP. Got KU again on Valentines day 2011 and discovered missed miscarriage at 12wks 4 days (DH's birthday) and had D&C 2 days later. Found out the baby was a little girl and we named her Hope. IVF #1 Aug 2011 and BFP Sept 2011 but discovered ectopic and treated with 2 rounds of Methotrexate. (Sorry I tried to keep it short!)

buckeyebaby814 · December 2011

Name- Jen

Location- Ohio

Meaning behind your SN- I love OSU Buckeyes football, I want a baby and I was married on 8/14... buckeye+baby+814

Age- 29

DH/SO's Age- 28

Time married (or together if not married)- 1 year 4 months

Any kids? no, just 3 angel babies

Tell us about your furbabies- We have a 3y/o Jack Russell named Brutus the Buckeye and a 1.5 y/o German Sheppard mix named Woody Hayes (a former OSU head football coach)

Time TTC- Since our wedding night!

Time spent on TTCAL- I believe I intro'd in mid-to-late January this year

Current plan of attack (for TTC)- Not sure yet. I've not been restricted to TTA, but DH and I agree it may be best to wait until after I get RPL done sometime this month. My post-op appointment with my RE is Wednesday and we will discuss RPL at this time.

The short version of your story- I'm a talker, so nothing for me is ever short Wink . Basically, I've had three early losses (have not made it past 6w3d), went through testing (low morph, short LPs) to find that we're 'ok'. I use that term loosely because I still feel my 9 day (unmedicated) LPs are an issue.

CashewsMommy · December 2011

Name Stephanie

Location Upstate NY

Meaning behind your SN We nicknamed Aurora Cashew before we knew she was Aurora. My original SN had my last name in it, so I changed.

Age 30

DH/SO's Age 30

Time married (or together if not married) Dating for 10 years, married for 5

Any kids? Step-son, he'll be 12 soon. And 2 angel babies.

Tell us about your furbabies 2 cats and a dog! Raccoon we got from a mall pet store. Teddy we got from the humane society. Bianca we got from a breeder.

Time TTC We started TTC from August - November for the first 2 years of our marriage. In May 2009, we said screw it to my job and TTC full time. We were pregnant in September. Since Aurora. We started TTC in June 2010.... and are still at it.

Time spent on TTCAL Since June 2010

Current plan of attack (for TTC) Charting and OPKs only right now. Will probably start meds up again and an IUI in March.

The short version of your story It's pretty much all in there above. We found out we lost Aurora at our 35w appointment, and delivered her that same day. TTC was difficult with some hell cycles. Had BFP #2 in February, but found out we were losing that one on the 3rd beta draw. And here we are, still TTC and nothing.

cmumama · December 2011

Great idea...thanks!

Name: cmumama

Location: Michigan

Meaning behind your SN: I went to Central Michigan University and I'm a mama

Age: 33

DH/SO's Age: 34

Time married (or together if not married): Married 5, together for 9.

Any kids? 1 DS who turned 2 on Thanksgiving.

Tell us about your furbabies: 3 cats (1 from humane society and other was rescue) and a dog (rescue). Love them all so much!

Time TTC: TTC #2 since Oct 2010.

Time spent on TTCAL: Since Jan 2011

Current plan of attack (for TTC): trying on our own for 2 more cycles and then going back to dr for next steps (probably clomid)

The short version of your story: Got last BFP on 11/26/10. Started spotting a week later (on my birthday). Naturally miscarried about a week after that. Have been TTCAL ever since with no luck. cd3 b/w was normal. HSG done in nov 2011 was normal. DH SA came back borderline, but my dr isn't convinced that DH is the reason we're not getting pregnant.

ufsandra85 · December 2011

Name Sandra

Location Groton, CT

Meaning behind your SN I went to UF (university of FL), my name is Sandra and I was born in 85

Age 26

DH/SO's Age 34

Time married (or together if not married) 2 years

Any kids? nope, we have 2 furbabies named alli and gator though

Tell us about your furbabies they are the loves of my life, they are 2 english bulldogs, and are super snuggly and wonderful

Time TTC 2 years

Time spent on TTCAL april 7, so 8 months

Current plan of attack (for TTC) tomorrow I get my SHG, we are taking this month off so that they can do all of the recurrent miscarriage testing then back to clomid, if that doesnt work we are going onto iui

The short version of your story i have a mullerian anomaly, specifically a septate uterus, I was misdiagnosed with 2 uteri, told i would probably have a hard time getting pregnant. year and a half of trying i got pregnant the day of my first re appointment, had a "greys anatomy" type pregnancy, 2 babies, each concieved at different times, one in each side of uterus. lost the babies, went on to have 2 surgeries to reconstruct my uterus and remove polyps, got pregnant 2 more times, lost both babies, now going through all the recurrent miscarriage stuff

ala_1220 · December 2011

Name: Allyson

Location: Houston

Meaning behind your SN: same SN since "the knot" days...my maiden initials and birthday

Age: will be 38 in 16 days

DH/SO's Age: 34, 35 in june

Time married (or together if not married): 5 1/2 years

Any kids? No

Tell us about your furbabies: one cat named Chloe

Time TTC: almost 3 years

Time spent on TTCAL: think I joined summer of 2010

Current plan of attack (for TTC): I have a post-op appt this week or next, where we will begin the IVF process.

ala_1220 · December 2011

I left our our story: Found our during my first pregnancy I had an abnormal uterus and fibroids. Then with blood work with NT scan found out our baby had very high percentage of having Down Syndrome and/or Spina Bifida. When we went in for an amnio to find out for sure, we found our baby no longer had heart beat, October 2009.

Went through many tests to find out for sure if I had a bicornuate or septate uterus. Had septate uterus and had corrective surgery, June 2010

Got pregnant again a couple months after surgery, but my Betas never really doubled and the pregnancy was deemed non-viable...had D&C November 2010.

Been trying since cleared from D&C...a year. Had HSG, which showed blocked tubes. Then had laparoscopic surgery a few weeks ago to find out for sure what was going on. Lots of scar tissue and unable to unblock tubes.....IVF here we come!!!

cutebride73 · December 2011

Name: cutebride73

Location: PA

Meaning behind your SN: none, I just picked it as my log-in for the knot. I never went on message boards then though and didn't realize it would be my name for that when I started posting on tb. I was too lazy to change it in the beginning and then I got so many posts i didn't want to - lol.

Age: 38

DH/SO's Age: 41

Time married (or together if not married): A little over 2 1/2 years

Any kids? 4 angel babies and I have a DD from a previous relationship a loooong time ago, she just turned 21 years old.

Tell us about your furbabies: When DH and I met he had 2 cats and a dog and I had 2 cats - so we had 5 animals when we got together. His one cat passed away unexpectadly a year ago today (poor little Nala) - she had kidney failure. So we have DH's 20 year old black cat Kramer - he walks around the house carrying a cloth belt that is his lovey and he talks to it. I have my 2 cats - big, orange tabby Milo and a little black cat with white on her chest and face named Pumpkin. Then of course, there is Cody the super awesome chihuahua in my siggy.

Time TTC: 29 months. Ugh - that sounds like a long time.

Time spent on TTCAL: I started on TTCAL after my 2nd loss in April 2010. I think I started posting in May or JuneThen I began moving over here October 2010, then I had my 3rd pregnancy and loss and really came over here after that.

Current plan of attack (for TTC): We have doen 4 IUI's (2 last fall and 2 this fall) and 2 IVF's in between. I am not feeling real confident about the current one and we will most likely do another. My RE had me do unmedicated ones to not stress my ovaries, but I am going to ask about doing an injects + IUI cycle. They also said they would give me a discounted IVF cycle, so I need to find out how much of a discount they are willing to give me and then we'll go from there.

The short version of your story: We started TTC on our honeymoon, 2 1/2 months after our wedding. After 6 months b/c of ages we started with a RE. Amazingly, or so we thought, we got pregnant that 7th month. I had a c/p and then had testing with the RE. Everything came back okay and we got pregnant on our own that next month. I made it to just under 8 weeks and at the 2nd u/s there was no heart beat. I had a d&c and had the baby tested, it was Trisomy 16 and the baby was a little girl.

I think the RE thought it would just be a matter of time again, but it wasn't. We tried a clomid cycle, I didn't respond. We did 2 unmedicated IUI's and that's when she realized that DH had MFI - his SA's before were from another lab at a hospital. Anyway, we got lucky on the 2nd one, but it was another c/p. We had the repeated loss panel and discovered I had one copy of factor v leiden, and then went to a hemotologist and found another clotting issue, but neither of them necessarily caused my two c/p's.

We did an IVF and it went badly - only 5 eggs retrieved and onyl 1 fertilized normally (even with ICSI). Transferred that embryo - turned out to be grade A, but it didn't take. Did another IVF and got 6 eggs, all fertilized and we transferred 3 grade A embies. Got lucky again, but it was another c/p. That's where things stand today.

butterfly843 · December 2011

Name Jenn

Location NY

Meaning behind your SN I've always love butterflies and the numbers represent my bday

Age 31

DH/SO's Age 33

Time married (or together if not married) Married 8.5 years

Any kids? no, just our angel babies

Tell us about your furbabies we have a spoiled dog named Princess

Time TTC started trying as soon as we got married

Time spent on TTCAL about 2 years

Current plan of attack (for TTC) no plan right now, just trying on our own and may do another IVF cycle next year. We were going to adopt but got run around from agency we were interested in and the other local agencies want 40,000+.

The short version of your story We have unexplained infertility, had issues finding a dr to do some testing at first because we lived in Vegas when we first started trying and they were having a big health care issues with malpractice lawsuits and ob's weren't really taking new patients. I kept getting told to relax and I was young. Took a few years after we moved back to NY to find a dr who ran some tests and sent us to an RE. Did 3 IUI's that were unsuccessful, first IVF didn't work, second IVF resulted in our twins that we lost at 19 weeks due to an incompetent cervix and infection. Third IVF was an early loss. We did get pg on our own this year, but it was ectopic and I had emergency surgery. I didn't even know I was pg till I was in the hospital, also found out after a short time my tube rubtured and my dr said if it took longer for them to discover it or me to go to the hospital I could've died. After I lost my twins I switched dr's and so much happier that I switched.

csquared426 · December 2011

Name: Carrie

Location: Northern NJ (originally from RI)

Meaning behind your SN: When I got married, my initials became CC - hence C squared. I got married on April 26 - 426

Age: 35 1/2

DH/SO's Age: 35 - 36 in February

Time married (or together if not married): 8 1/2 years

Any kids?: none

Tell us about your furbabies: 15 1/2 yer old ornery, fat cat name Bud, but we never call him that - usually we call him Tubson

Time TTC: Coming up on 3 years in January

Time spent on TTCAL: 2 1/2 years

Current plan of attack (for TTC): IVF at the end of Juanuary (gulp!)

The short version of your story: 2 m/c's in '09, 2 CP's in '10, 2 CP's in '11

Laurakat81 · December 2011

Since have have a lot of ladies moving over here, I thought this would be good.

Name: Kat or Katharine (not Laura as my sn suggests)

Location: Louisiana

Meaning behind your SN: 1st name is Laura, middle name is Katharine, born in 1981. Really creative thinking!

Age: 30

DH/SO's Age: 30

Time married (or together if not married): 2+ years

Any kids? None with us

Tell us about your fur babies: Oh! You shouldn't have asked because I loooove them all so much. First we have Bijou, our 9 yo cranky, jealous, pit mix who cannot stand for the other dogs to get any attention from HER humans. Then we have Marshall, our 9 yo regular ol' fat orange tabby . But he is such a sweetie! Then comes Simon, my 2 yo purebred Snowshoe cat ( yes, I'm usually all for rescues for I figure if I have this many pets I'm aloud one or two purebreds!). He is the coolest cat! Then came Colston, our 1yo chocolate lab who truly is my baby even though he's a daddy's boy. That boy helped me through my 2nd loss. I have a very special bond with him! Then we have Liam, a stray kitten I found at school. My cousin took him initially but he's a very social little guy and we are taking him back because he's miserable being alone in her apartment all day. And last we have 6 mo Tucker, a tiny terrier mix who I also found abandoned at my school. We are currently looking for him a forever home!

Time TTC: 2+ years

Time spent on TTCAL: almost 2 years

Current plan of attack (for TTC): IUI next month!

The short version of your story: it doesn't get any shorter than my siggy! (Feel free to add a question if you like)

kate6267 · December 2011

Name Kat

Location WI

Meaning behind your SN nick name and anniversary

Age27

DH/SO's Age 28

Time married (or together if not married) 1 and a half married together for 6

Any kids? Emily

Tell us about your furbabies: we have Henry the dumb orange tabby, Rutiger the fat white cat and borris the sweet black purr box. they are all from the humane society.

Time TTC since june of 2010

Time spent on TTCAL: since mid February of this year

Current plan of attack (for TTC) am on progesterone to make my period come then we will start trying again on the next cycle.

The short version of your story: we found out we were pregnant with our daugther Emily in October of 2010 in February 2011 we found out Emily was not compatible with life. We continued with the pregnancy in hopes that htey were wrong. Unfortunately they were not and she passed away and was born at 21 weeks and 4 days we later found out that she had a rare genetic condition that you can live with but she had all of the dangerous symptoms of it. we started trying again in march... got a bfp the first cycle it was a c.p. No luck again until august and then we lost that baby on september 27. I am still waiting for my period and then one more cycle and we willb e back to trying again.

mork · December 2011

Good idea Rawr!

Name: Mindy

Location: Phoenix area

Meaning behind your SN: mork & mindy! (But I'm not actually named after the show.)

Age: 32, for another month

DH/SO's Age: 35

Time married (or together if not married): 4 years, togetherish 12+

Any kids: just 4 angel babies

Tell us about your furbabies: 2 adorable lemon and white beagle puppies named Lemon and Ginger (ok, they're over a year old now and probably not actually puppies anymore, but I still treat them that way), and one super ugly but very good 11 year old chihuahua mix named Nacho that we took in from my mom last year.

Time TTC: 15 months

Time spent on TTCAL: since February, so 10 months

Current plan of attack (for TTC): just started TTC again after last loss, we're just doing charting and OPKs for now, but also have an RE appointment on the 20th to get more detailed testing done.

The short version of your story: natural m/c over 18 years ago, incomplete m/c plus two rounds of methotrexate in Feb (TTCAL helped me survive the very long and painful 13+ weeks it took for my HCG to drop), and a D&C at the end of July when my twins' hearts stopped beating.

jenn0021 · December 2011

Name Jennie

Location Ontario, Canada

Meaning behind your SN Jenn is my cool new nickname for the bump, I don't actually go by that in real life. 21 was my age when I made it and the 00 was because jenn21 was taken. I added the 00 to be cool like James Bond. Smile

Age 22

DH/SO's Age 26

Time married (or together if not married) Our 3rd anniversary is next week!

Any kids? Nope

Tell us about your furbabies We have a 7 month old black lab named Mia. She's a little nuts and likes to chew everything. But we still love her.

Time TTC We started TTC in June 2010

Time spent on TTCAL I joined last December so a year I guess.

Current plan of attack (for TTC) None, we are TTA right now due to health reasons. It is beyond frustrating and I just want to be better!

The short version of your story Started TTC in June 2010. Got pg our first cycle trying. Found out it was twins at 7 weeks but would most likely lose one. The 9 week ultrasound found out we had lost both. Waited 3 cycles and got pg again in January. Lost that baby in February at 8 weeks. We have been TTA ever since.

1220winterbride · December 2011

Name: Roberta

Location: orlando, FL

Meaning behind your SN: My wedding anniversary. it's from the Knot. (12/20)

Age: 39, yikes. advanced maternal age...

DH/SO's Age:49

Time married (or together if not married): almost 7 years

Any kids?not yet. DH has adult children from prev marriage so I'm not exactly the StepMOM.

Tell us about your furbabies: one perfect yellow lab, she's 14!!

Time TTC: less than one year.

Time spent on TTCAL: joined up last March

Current plan of attack (for TTC): maybe IUI after Christmas...

The short version of your story: not sure

1220winterbride · December 2011

jenek0213:

Name: Jen

Location: Montana

Meaning behind your SN: Its just my email. My nickname and part of my maiden name with my birthday. No really special meaning

Age: 30

DH/SO's Age: 28

Time married (or together if not married): 1 1/2 years

Any kids? No take home babies yet, 3 angel babies

Tell us about your furbabies: We own Slinky Sue, the wonder wiener. She is one of the sweetest and most likeable dogs you could ever meet. Slinks has been my best fur-friend for 9 years. She had to approve of DH before I could marry him.

Time TTC: 1 year+

Time spent on TTCAL: 8 months

Current plan of attack (for TTC): We're looking into IVF and PGD, meeting with specialist next week.

The short version of your story: We have 3 angel babies. M/c in January, June, and November. Did a lot of testing and finally a chromosomal screen which showed a balanced translocation. This has likely been the cause of all my m/c. Genetic specialist gave us a 40% chance of every having a successful pregnancy on our own. And part of that meant the chance of passing on the translocation. Since I wouldn't wish this m/c heartbreak on my child and DH also has a genetic disorder of the eyes that has a possibility of passing, we're most likely trying IVF and PGD.

Sorry, what is PGD?

vanessa lynne · December 2011

Name Vanessa

Location Massachusetts

Meaning behind your SN My name

Age 30

DH/SO's Age 26

Time married (or together if not married) Together 7 yrs 2 mths/Married 2 1/2 yrs

Any kids? Just my Angel Aidan in heaven.

Tell us about your furbabies We lost our cat Toby 4 moths ago. We currently have a Black Lab named Bella who is 16 months old.

Time TTC We started "really" trying March 2010

Time spent on TTCAL 9 months

Current plan of attack (for TTC) Praying right now! DH has 0%morph. Hoping for a Christmas miracle..then trying to meet with IF doctor and go from there.

The short version of your story Started "trying" to conceive March '10. Had a CP over the summer that I never told anyone about..didnt know what it was. Got my BFP Nov. 28th 2010. Spotted a lot through PG. Doc and her office blew me off. Told by u/s tech I had a short cervix on March 28th 2011 and saw NO DOCTOR. Went into labor March 29th 2011 around 3:30am. Delivered Aidan at 11:32am. DH watched him gasping for air while Doctor walked away and nurses did nothing. He flew to heaven at 12:56pm. My heart shattered.

delino · December 2011

Rawr08:

Name: delino

Location: Long Island

Meaning behind your SN: Part of first and last name...thought it flowed nicely

Age: 30

DH/SO's Age: 33

Time married (or together if not married): Married 4, together 11

Any kids?: 2 Angel Babies

Tell us about your furbabies: 2 of the cutest fluffiest furball kitties you have ever seen. They are 2 year old brothers that we got from a friend and are beyond spoiled because we love them to pieces!

Time TTC: technically trying since June (we were not using any protection for 2 years and decided in June to really give it a go)

Time spent on TTCAL: Since June

Current plan of attack (for TTC): We are TTA due to the methotrexate and likelihood of ectopic. My hcg is officially at 2 as of Saturday and I go to see an RE on 12/19 to discuss IVF.

The short version of your story: DH was always unsure about when he would be ready to have kids. In November I was "late" and we tested and got a BFN...I was very upset and that made him realize how important it was. In May I was "late" again, tested and got a BFN. What I thought was AF showed up a couple of days later and that month we decided to really try so I broke out the OPK's. To my suprise I got 7 days of positives and then a BFP. Turns out I was pg from May...deciding to try may have saved my life as the baby kept growing in my tube and would have ruptured since I had no idea I was pg....I could have bled to death. I had emergency surgery where my baby and tube were removed. September I got pg again and it was another ectopic. This time it was early and I was treated with Methotrexate in October. I thought for sure the first was a fluke...guess I was wrong...very wrong

millejj1 · December 2011

Name: millejj1

Location: Coastal GA

Meaning behind your SN: Nothing fancy, just an old email logon

Age: 30

DH/SO's Age: 29

Time married (or together if not married): Together for a little over 4 years, married for almost two

Any kids? Just our one angel baby

Tell us about your furbabies: I have a spoiled Rotten Jack Russel/Pit Mix named Guinness.

Time TTC: Our pregnancy was a surprise and I've been on the TTA bench since

Time spent on TTCAL: I introed around April of 2010 when we were trying to figure out what we wanted to do.

Current plan of attack (for TTC): Riding the TTA bench until possibly March and then going to "not avoid" for a bit to make sure we're both comfortable

The short version of your story: Surprise pregnancy that resulted in a mmc in February of 2010.

firefightersgal · December 2011

Name: Sylvia

Location: Kansas

Meaning behind your SN: My DH is a firefighter/EMT

Age: 28

DH/SO's Age: 29

Time married (or together if not married): Together: 11 years, Married: 6.5 years

Any kids? A five year old DD

Tell us about your furbabies: A yellow lab named Buddy and a cat named Meow

Time TTC: Three years

Time spent on TTCAL: 1.5 years.

Current plan of attack (for TTC): We've been planning to do a private adoption, but now is not the time. I will graduate a year from now, so we will approach the topic of adoption again then if we haven't gotten pregnant by then.

The short version of your story: Began TTC #2 in December 2008. Began Clomid in summer of 2009. BFP with Baby May 09/09/09. Lost Baby May on 10/14/2009 (my birthday). Continued to TTC until August 2010 when I was Dx'ed with Celiac disease. Went through foster/adopt classes in winter 2010, decided it wasn't for us. Have been not trying, but not preventing since then. Will ask for fertility help in March.

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