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1 week away... (Recommend your destress techniques!)

ShaylizShayliz member
in Trouble TTC

.. from another medicated cycle if I stay true to a 14 day LP!

Why the eff am I scared? Scared IUI #2 will be a bust? Scared IUI #2 will work? Scared I won't ovulate from the right? Bitter about having to take Clomid again when I'm already a raging b!tch lately and really thought I'd have kid(s) by 25?! 

I need to calm down. Suggest your favorite relaxation techniques...  I have a staycation planned with the husband for Valentine's Day/my birthday (lunch at Fogo de Chao, a night in a grand suite with a whirlpool and fireplace with fondue dessert & champagne in room, breakfast the next morning and a massage in the afternoon) but I need some ideas for relaxing prior to that or else the masseuse will have her work cut out for her with my stress.. 

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  • ukcats27ukcats27 member

    Recently I've become obsessed with Pinterest and DYI projects.  Whenever I'm working on my crafts it really gets my mind off things.  Your staycation sounds like its going to be amazing. I hope you have a great time! 

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  • sarah_e87sarah_e87
    I'm really fond of yoga as far as stress relief and relaxation goes. DIY projects can also be a distraction.
    Me: 25
    Dx PCOS (June 2006, re-confirmed March 2012), Anemia (May 2010-Still fighting to correct it), Fibromyalgia (May 2011)
    Initial b/w - normal
    HSG (March 2012) revealed right tube open and looking great. Left tube deformed with hydrosalpinx.
    Lap (April 2012) Removal of left fallopian tube. Right tube open and viable, but "rather enlarged." NO evidence of endometriosis...Uterus looks beautiful and "very capable" of carrying a pregnancy!
    October 2012 - Clomid 50mg + trigger + IUI = BFN
    With all factors taken into account, RE is recommending IVF. Planning on moving forward with treatment as a single woman using DS by Summer 2013.
    After 17 months of trying, Surprise BFP #1 2.15.2008 | EDD 8.7.2008 | Lost 2.16.2008
    After 2 more years of trying, Surprise BFP #2 1.29.2012 | EDD 9.11.2012 | Lost 1.29.2012
    Surprise BFP #3 3.27.2012 | EDD 12/2/2012 | Lost 4.1.2012
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  • amd1982amd1982 member
    Acupuncture! see if there are any community acupuncture clinics in your area. It's a fairly inexpensive ($25-30) way to relax, keep the blood moving, and take an hour for yourself. I love it....very relaxing and I take a mini-nap. GL Shay!
    TTC #1 Since January 2011 Dx: PCOS and Anovulatory April 2012 BFP! Beta 1 5/22 - 1,000+ Beta 2 5/24 - 3,009 1st u/s 6/5 - TWINS!!! A/S Reveals we are Team PURPLE!!! Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker image image image  12/27 - surprise BFP - due August 2014
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  • ShaylizShayliz member

    DIY projects are a really good idea.. I need to just give into Pinterest. I joined after months of peer pressure and pinned a few things the first day then stopped. I do want to learn how to make my own reusable K-Cups, maybe I'll get a start on that and find some spring door decoration to make. 

    Acupuncture scares the crap out of me!

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    imageShayliz:

    DIY projects are a really good idea.. I need to just give into Pinterest. I joined after months of peer pressure and pinned a few things the first day then stopped. I do want to learn how to make my own reusable K-Cups, maybe I'll get a start on that and find some spring door decoration to make. 

    Acupuncture scares the crap out of me!


    DIY projects really help me! I definitely feel a sense of calm in having control over making something (also baking). I think that's what sucks most with IF... Feeling like you're not in control. Hope you have a peaceful few weeks!
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  • katieworekkatieworek member
    imageukcats27:

    Recently I've become obsessed with Pinterest and DYI projects.  Whenever I'm working on my crafts it really gets my mind off things.  Your staycation sounds like its going to be amazing. I hope you have a great time! 

    This!  Between the DIY projects and new recipes, I can usually relax doing something I enjoy.

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  • lincoln79lincoln79 member

    no good thoughts here, i have the same need!

    i am at cd6 and gearing up for iui #1

    i am going to try to sing/play lots of hymns this week. it calms my spirit. i am loving all the suggestions! 

    TTC #1 since 12/2010 DH: MFI, cancer survivor Me: Resected septate uterus, lap treated mild endo, tubes open, ovulate on own, autoimmune disease 3 Failed IUI's (2/2012, 4/2012, 6/2012) 
    IVF #1 August 2012. BFP! Beta #1 56.7 Beta #2 150 One baby, one heartbeat on 9/20/12! no h/b @7w6d. dandc @8w0d, 
    FET #1 December 2012, BFN
    FET #2 February 2013, no embies survived thaw
    IVF #2, BFP #2, Loss #2 March 2013, Scar tissue discovered, RPL testing,
    IVF #3, BFP #3, Loss #3 (twins) September 2013
    Hostile ute, moving onto Gestational Carrier!

    GC/FET #1 of 1 5AA blast and 1 compacted blast, February 2014, BFP #4 on 3/1/2014!
    6w u/s 1 bean with h/b of 145 bpm, 8w u/s 187 bpm
    EDD 11/7/14. Please, please, please stick little one!

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  • buckeyebaby814buckeyebaby814 member
    Do you like to read?  Sometimes it's difficult for me to just destress but once I pick a book I feel 100x better!  Also, I agree that Pinterest is a fun stress reliever.  I look for lesson ideas on it as well as craft and home projects.  Your staycation sound amazing!

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  • NotGabberNotGabber member
    imageShayliz:

    DIY projects are a really good idea.. I need to just give into Pinterest. I joined after months of peer pressure and pinned a few things the first day then stopped. I do want to learn how to make my own reusable K-Cups, maybe I'll get a start on that and find some spring door decoration to make. 

    Acupuncture scares the crap out of me!

    Butting in here because I'm stalking you, and well, I have no filter.

    Hi Shay! Miss you. 

    I think you should give acupuncture a go. I have known many needle-phobic people who have done it, and they all loved it. I have not met a single person who has regretted having acupuncture. Some people say they don't feel like it does anything, but even those neutral people don't have bad things to say about it. That coupled with the few studies that show that it may increase your odds should make it an easy sell.  

    Also, Fogo de Chao is yum. But I load up on that cheesy bread stuff they bring out, and regret it every time.

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  • buckeyebaby814buckeyebaby814 member
    imageShayliz:

    DIY projects are a really good idea.. I need to just give into Pinterest. I joined after months of peer pressure and pinned a few things the first day then stopped. I do want to learn how to make my own reusable K-Cups, maybe I'll get a start on that and find some spring door decoration to make. 

    Acupuncture scares the crap out of me!

    Are you near anyone who offer laser acu?  That's what I do (I also do not like needles).  I like it so far, even if it has zero effect on my TTC'ing I feel much more energized afterwards Smile 


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