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Mrs.AmyDylan
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Monday GTKY - summer fun edition!
Mrs.AmyDylan
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PB! Hope I'm not stepping on your toes!
So the weather is heating up by me (we are forecast for 102) and it makes me think about summer!
What are your average summer temps?
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation?
Do you consider yourself a beach person?
Do you know how to swim?
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer?
TTC Since 3/2010
Me-36, Unexplained Infertility, DH-35, all clear
Clomid 50mg 12/2011 = BFN
Clomid 100mg 1/2012 = BFN, with Cyst
IVF #1 Lupron/Menopur/Gonal-f/HCG Trigger
ER 4/19/12 = 11 retrieved, 6 fertilized,
ET 4/22/12 = 2 transfered (day 3), remaining 3 weren't good enough to freeze
Beta 5/3 = BFP, 87 Beta #2 5/7 560.9 Beta #3 5/9 1376.5 First u/s One Baby, 125bpm!
Second u/s, 176bmp! Kicked over to the OB by the RE at 8w. Team Green!!
Me-36, Unexplained Infertility, DH-35, all clear
Clomid 50mg 12/2011 = BFN
Clomid 100mg 1/2012 = BFN, with Cyst
IVF #1 Lupron/Menopur/Gonal-f/HCG Trigger
ER 4/19/12 = 11 retrieved, 6 fertilized,
ET 4/22/12 = 2 transfered (day 3), remaining 3 weren't good enough to freeze
Beta 5/3 = BFP, 87 Beta #2 5/7 560.9 Beta #3 5/9 1376.5 First u/s One Baby, 125bpm!
Second u/s, 176bmp! Kicked over to the OB by the RE at 8w. Team Green!!
Baby girl J arrived two weeks early! Born into water, med-free. Hooray for Team Pink!
TTC #2 - back to the RE, treatment started 12/2014.
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Re: Monday GTKY - summer fun edition!
What are your average summer temps? 80s, but much cooler in the evenings, we don't have humidity w/o precipitation.
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation? We will travel if we are invited somewhere, but really we have learned that no where is nicer than Portland in the summer.
Do you consider yourself a beach person? Not in the traditional sense.
My dad surfed the Oregon Coast, so I grew up spending weekends at the beach, but we were usually fully clothed and often in a windbreaker. I am definitely not a sit on the beach and sunbathe sort of person.
Do you know how to swim? Yes
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer? Maternity! I gave up the two piece swim suit about 10 yrs ago. The more coverage from the sun the better.
What are your average summer temps?
100-115
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation?
We don't do summer vacations right now. For awhile we did a week at the lake with DHs family, but the kids/cousins are all older and not interested. I work a ton in the summer, so we do fall/spring vacations.
Do you consider yourself a beach person?
Yes! Absolutely!
Do you know how to swim?
Yes, quite well.
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer?
I'm a bit obsessive about sun since it is so sunny here and I work outside. I'm usually wearing a long sleeve swim shirt and swim tights over my suit (so usually just a speedo).
Me-36, Unexplained Infertility, DH-35, all clear
Clomid 50mg 12/2011 = BFN
Clomid 100mg 1/2012 = BFN, with Cyst
IVF #1 Lupron/Menopur/Gonal-f/HCG Trigger
ER 4/19/12 = 11 retrieved, 6 fertilized,
ET 4/22/12 = 2 transfered (day 3), remaining 3 weren't good enough to freeze
Beta 5/3 = BFP, 87 Beta #2 5/7 560.9 Beta #3 5/9 1376.5 First u/s One Baby, 125bpm!
Second u/s, 176bmp! Kicked over to the OB by the RE at 8w. Team Green!!
What are your average summer temps?
Eh. I'd say mid-80's. But we live in crappy Wisconsin so "summer" doesn't always mean much. It can be 60 one day and 90 the next.
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation?
After my family sold their lake home we started renting a couple of cabins all in a row on the same lake every year for a month. DH and I have never gone up for that long, but would usually go for a week. Now that we have the kids we have gone for two to three nights, although this summer we may only go for one night since our daughter does NOT do well sleeping anywhere other than her own bed.
DH and I always did a big summer vacation every year before we had kids as well, but not anymore. Oh well
Do you consider yourself a beach person?
Um. YES.
Do you know how to swim?
Lifeguarded through high school and college
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer?
Well I was all prepared to rock my two pieces again but if I stay pregnant I'll probably sport my maternity suit. Or maybe I'll just let it all hang out in my two piece ... I've thought about it. I love showing off my pregnant belly
What are your average summer temps?
90's - 100's and 100% humidity, yuck
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation?
MH and I used to go to Mexico twice a year. IF treatments has definitely ended that. I want to take E and go to Mexico this summer, but MH doesn't think it's a good idea.
Do you consider yourself a beach person?
I love to relax on the beach and read a book. I am terrified of water and will not actually get in.
Do you know how to swim?
I do.
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer?
Oh jeez, I hadn't even thought about that. I was so caught up in how cute E's bathing suit is, I forgot about me.
IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
beta #2 11/28 = 2055
Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012!
Surprise, our 2nd daughter P was born 5/22/14!
What are your average summer temps? In Massachusetts - probably in the 80's
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation? Yes - we do a week in New Hampshire with my family and a week on Cape Cod with DH's family. Both are traditional - my family used to go to NH every summer growing up and DH's used to go to the Cape. Before LOs, we still did these vacations, but others as well - we loved flying to tropical destinations and having drinks on the beach, in the pool bar, etc. We haven't done that since we have had children!
Do you consider yourself a beach person? Not really - I prefer going to the beach at a resort where they have umbrellas and chairs all set up and will bring me drinks. I burn easily, so I need the shade. Going to the beach feels like such a chore, and I worry that I will get burned the whole time I am there. And now I worry that the kids will burn too!
Do you know how to swim? Yes
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer? Probably a tankini with a long sleeved rash guard/swim shirt. As I said, I am terrified of burning and skin cancer! The long sleeved swim shirt makes me feel safer
What are your average summer temps?
100s
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation?
We don't do traditional days long vacations, DH is an A/C tech so it's his busy time. We usually make it to the coast a few times though. We won't change anything about where we go with DS. We are firm believers in your life doesn't have to stop just because you have a baby so he will go with us like we normally would travel.
Do you consider yourself a beach person?
Definitely. We haven't been in so long though, I need some beach time!
Do you know how to swim?
Well enough
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer?
I usually don't do bathing suits when at the beach but in a pool I do long tops and skirt bottoms. Tanks and shorts are good enough for me at the beach since we mainly fish the entire time.
TTC #1 since 3/2011
DX: anovulatory and severe MFI
DH is a testicular cancer survivor
IVF#1 w/ICSI lupron, gonal f, ovidrel
ER 6/15/12 6R 6M 6F! ET 6/20/12
Beta #1: 154 Beta #2: 509 Beta #3: 7326
Baby Boy born 3/1/2013
TTC#2: 6/2014 all testing came back normal
IVF#2 (#1 for LO#2) 9/2014 - 17R 10M 10F 4 blasts frozen on day 6.
FET #1 10/15/14 - Beta #1: 216 Beta #2: 823
Baby Boy born 7/10/2015
What are your average summer temps?
80-90
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation?
We usually go away to someplace warm in the winter, so not usually do we vacation in the summer. We may join family in Lake George for a weekend this summer. We love adults only, all-inclusive type vacations, so that will have to change!
Do you consider yourself a beach person?
I don't like 'going to' the beach but if I'm at a resort with nice beach chairs and umbrellas and someone to bring me drinks, I love the beach!!
Do you know how to swim?
yup.
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer?
Tankini for me this year. I got some stretch marks on my lower belly the last two weeks of my pregnancy and linea nigra showed up after she was born :-(
Me:34 Type 1 Diabetes, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Hypothyroid DH:35 Perfect
DX: Unexplained IF
Many IUI's with various meds all BFFN
IVF #1 11/11 canceled due to OHSS
IVF #2 Feb/March 2012 ET of 2 on day 3 4/7 BFP! 5/1 u/s blighted ovum
IVF #3 July 2012 ET of 3 on day 3 7/24 BFP!
Healthy baby girl born at 36w4d on 3/9/13
TTC#3
IVF #5 June 2018- PGS planned, no surviving embryos
IVF #6 August 2018- ET of 2 on day 3 - Chemical pregnancy
IVF #7 August 2019-....?
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation? We go to Marthas Vineyard every summer and will do that as planned. We also have a lake trip planned with my family.
Do you consider yourself a beach person? Yes! my family has a house on the Cape, I grew up at the beach
Do you know how to swim? Yes! captain of my h.s. swim team many moons ago
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer? Im optimistic bikini! I'm 3 weeks pp and already lost all the baby weight, my middle is soft, but hoping to tone up by July 4th!
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? We do like to go to hawaii in sept. we were martied there 4 years ago this september and webt last year too. This year we werent plannin on it but my BFF is getting married there ao we are froced to go haha
Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation? No but it is more work at the beach because there is sand everywhere.
Do you consider yourself a beach person? i do like the beach but only in tropical climates where the water is warm
Do you know how to swim? Yes, I swam competively when I was younger but my DH does not.
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer? i hoping to get KU soon so maybe i might show a little but most likely a cute one piece.
What are your average summer temps? Last year was hot but normally 80s, I think. June can be cool yet though.
Do you do summer vacations? historically no b/c DH's job is usually busy in summer. this year he can finally take one - and might be changing jobs. We will try to do a long weekend or two.
Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation? We usually prefer winter escapes for long vacations anyhow so not really. But our plans will anything this summer will be within three hours driving distance.
Do you consider yourself a beach person? Nope.
Do you know how to swim? Kind of, not as well as I'd like. I can float.
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer? Something with a control panel in the tummy and a tshirt over it.
*Siggy Warning*
About me 2007: Started TTC. 2008: OB prescribed clomid, went to RE and was Dx with PCOS. 2009: IUI #1 w/follitsim and trigger = BFP. B/G Twins born at 33 weeks. 2012: TTC #3, Round 2 of Letrozole w/TI = BFP, missed m/c at 8 1/2 wks. Currently on the bench as we make plans for a new home. Anxious to start TTC #3 within the next year!
80's
Do you do summer vacations?
Yep! Vacations are must. We typically go around Memorial Day for our wedding anniversary.
If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time?
We try to go to a new spot each time but its almost sure to be a beach destination. My DH loves Hawaii so that's usually our backup spot.
Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation?
Not too much. We are pretty go with the flow parents.
Do you consider yourself a beach person?
Most definitely yes!
Do you know how to swim?
Yes. I grew up with a pool in my backyard so learning to swim was a priority. DH and I met on our high school swim team.
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer?
Last year I bought a one piece after feeling self conscious about my stretch marks. This year I'm braving a bikini after feeling like a mom frump! And I'm actually excited about this new swimsuit I found at VS.
You should most definitely go to Mexico this summer! We just booked our trip to Cabo.
What are your average summer temps?
90's to 100's and humid
Do you do summer vacations? If so, is it a traditional spot, or a new place every time? Has your LO changed your style of/ability to vacation?
We usually take a summer vacation, but not necessarily to the same place every year. We also usually take a couple of smaller "weekend" trips to more local places...and, yes, LO has definately changed our ability to vacation.
Do you consider yourself a beach person?
Yes, but I like lakes better beause of no salty/sticky feel. Unless the water is beautiful and clear, beaches are really NBD to us because we both grew up on the coast.
Do you know how to swim?
Yes.
What kind of bathing suit will you be sporting this summer?
A bikini in my pool because no one sees me but dh. I may end up with a one piece if we go somewhere.
2011: FSH 13.3 & E 99; AMH 0.54 2nd FSH 6.2 E 40's AFC: 8
BFP from Clomid/IUI ~ Pre-e and IUGR during pregnancy ~ DS born 9/4/12
Feb./March 2013: AMH less than 0.16 (undectable) and AFC = 4;
BFP from supps ~ DS#2 due May 2014
May 2014 January Siggy Challenge: