2IF WEEKLY UPDATE

KC1212 · October 2013

Please provide a brief history and your current cycle status.

Me: 4 years MFI and natural surprise DS.

Currently: I'm on my 5th cycle TTC # 2. As of right now, I am not pursing western treatment. I am doing Traditional Chinese Medicine (herbs) and Acupuncture. I'm currently on CD 10. I'm hoping I O earlier in my cycle this time because my acupuncturist is working towards a shorter and more "textbook" cycle length. My last one was 37 days long.

QsOTW:

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents)

Yes, but, I didn't always. My MIL has what I call a "strong personality" but, now we get along quite well. Early in my marriage we did not.

2.) What was your wedding like?

A fairy-tale! LOL. We had a Catholic wedding at a big cathedral. I wore my mother's wedding dress that my Grandmother made. My something borrowed was a bracelet, my dress was my something old and I wore a blue garter. I did not have any bridesmaids/flower girls, etc. Bridesmaids = Drama in my opinion. My flowers were a cascading bouquet of large white magnolias and I did not have a DJ but, I did have a string trio playing classical music. It was very traditional.

3.) Will you do a vowel renewal? Yes, I want Elvis to do it though.

4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting?

Yes, sadly, a victim of both primary and secondary IF I still watch that darn show. Its like a crazy soap opera for me. The third duggar daughter is "courting" which means a wedding soon. Damn junk reality television.

5.) Do you believe in the paranormal?

Yes, I believe in everything except the Easter Bunny.

6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter? No. But, I watch alot of TV about it.

7.) Purple or Green?

Purple

8.) What color is your computer/laptop? Silver and Black

9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? Yes, I loved it. I felt very "beautiful", I definitely had the glow.

freakyfast · October 2013

Me: Currently on CD 14, had egg retrieval yesterday. Now we just wait to see how they grow. Waiting for AF then will schedule surgery for tubal removal.

DS was a surprise from a long ago previous relationship.

QsOTW:

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents) Yes, very much so. They are great!
2.) What was your wedding like? It was pretty awesome. It was at The Chapel of Red Rocks. We married there because we met at a concert at Red Rocks. Our reception was in downtown Denver. And was a GREAT party. It was perfect for us.
3.) Will you do a vowel renewal? Yes, I want to I was thinking maybe throwing a shindig too every 5 years.
4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting? No. I don't know what that is.
5.) Do you believe in the paranormal? Yes
6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter? Yes, too much to type here
7.) Purple or Green? Purple
8.) What color is your computer/laptop? Black
9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? Yes, even though I was super scared. I hope to feel that way again.

+SouthernMomma+ · October 2013

Please provide a brief history and your current cycle status.

Me: .2 MC, 1 DD natural surprise, 2 MC's after .. Unexplained 2IF as of right now.

Currently: CD 21 waiting to O

QsOTW:

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents)

My father inlaw, Yes! He's down to earth, and stays out of our business. My Mother inlaw, wheeew, She doesn't know her place and ive had to put her in it more than once. She interferes and meddles in our personal business. Im not having that crap!

2.) What was your wedding like?

Wonderful and eventful !! We had our wedding on a beautiful piece of property next to the Suwanee River in FL. It was beautiful, BUT... The ring barriers tux was MIA, My husbands grandfather accidently stuck his elbow in our cake, 1 of my bridesmaids fainted, (she was newly pregnant and the heat had gotten to her, Luckily my dad caught her and put her in a chair.) and the chain of events just kept going from there. lol, We ended up with some funny memories though, so I don't mind :-)

3.) Will you do a vowel renewal?

     Oh lord no!! After how stressful my wedding planning was, F that! Lol.

4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting?

     I catch shows here and there, But i don't watch it religiously.

5.) Do you believe in the paranormal?

    ehh...

6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter?

Negative.

7.) Purple or Green?

Green

8.) What color is your computer/laptop?

Silver and black

9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around?

I had a hard time "enjoying" it, in fear of having another MC... But it was definitely an easy

pregnancy, and i cant complain.

kndeckar · October 2013

DD #1 conceived after 8 months & 3 chemical pregnancies. TTC #2 for 11 months with no BFP. All b/w tests have been normal so far. My HCG is scheduled for next week!!
1.) Yes I do. We have very very different views on almost everything. They are uneducated, working-class people with very conservative views while I am a very liberal social worker with a masters degree. But we get along for the most part and have learned to enjoy each other's company.
2.) In one word I would describe our wedding as FUN! It was a summer wedding with bright yellow & lime green colors (I used lemons & limes in the decorations). It was a large wedding since it was in our hometown where we both grew up. We had 7 bridesmaids & 7 groomsmen. It was the most fun I've ever had!!
3.) I would love to! If we have the money then maybe on our 10 year anniversary...on a beach somewhere...ahh...
4.) Um..no way.
5.) Not really.
6.) No.
7.) Purple
8.) Silver & black
9.) Loved every minute of it. I was less moody and hormonal then than I am now. I felt like I looked great & I felt great. I was never really that sick even in 1st tri. And my water broke at 38 weeks so I never really had the whole "I'm just ready for this to be over" feeling. I want to be pregnant again so badly...

uagirl · October 2013

Me: M/C 4/09, BFP 11/09, DD born 8/10, TTC #2 since summer 2012.

Currently: Waiting for AF. Appointment w/ OB scheduled for next week to talk and start testing.

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents) Depends on the day of the week. Some days they aren't so bad. Some days I wish we lived 1000 miles away and not 1.
2.) What was your wedding like? We got married on the beach in June. It was hot, but so perfect for us.
3.) Will you do a vowel renewal? Maybe
4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting? Sometimes. The evangelical Christian in me wants to tell people we aren't all that crazy.
5.) Do you believe in the paranormal? Undecided.
6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter?
7.) Purple or Green? Purple
8.) What color is your computer/laptop? Silver
9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? For the most part, yes. I was terrified of another m/c and spend the first 20 weeks in fear.

Gator_Bride07 · October 2013

DD4 conceived naturally on 1st try. Currently on cycle #12 of TTC #2. CD 4.
I'm on my 4th month of Clomid 100mg, also using PreSeed, AND going to try the Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor for the 1st time.
I won't answer the Q's this time bc my iPad removes all formatting which makes me have to use HTML code throughout my response. I'm too lazy for it at the moment.

KC1212 · October 2013

Gator_Bride07 said:

DD4 conceived naturally on 1st try. Currently on cycle #12 of TTC #2. CD 4.
I'm on my 4th month of Clomid 100mg, also using PreSeed, AND going to try the Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor for the 1st time.
I won't answer the Q's this time bc my iPad removes all formatting which makes me have to use HTML code throughout my response. I'm too lazy for it at the moment.

sorry about all the crazy questions

AlmostWright · October 2013

Me: DS1 conceived naturally in about 6 months. TTC#2 almost 3 years. Tube with a hydro removed earlier this year, and I do have hypothyroid that was controlled but has been off lately. Otherwise unexplained.

Currently: 9 dpo of IUI#1 on 25mg clomid, trigger, and progesterone. I can't decide when to test. Beta is 10/15.

QsOTW:

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents) Yes. Although we are different, they are very kind. We live pretty far away so only see them a few times a year.

2.) What was your wedding like? It was a great day! We had so much fun, and I think our guests did too. I would love to wear my dress again.

3.) Will you do a vowel renewal? Maybe? We honeymooned in Maui and really want to go back so maybe would do something there.

4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting? Yes. I think they are a very interesting family, and I also like junk reality tv.

5.) Do you believe in the paranormal? No

6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter?

7.) Purple or Green? Purple

8.) What color is your computer/laptop? Silver

9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? Once the morning sickness was gone, I really did. I felt like I was doing something important!

roughkat · October 2013

DS conceived naturally after 8 cycles. On cycle 22 ttc #2. Unexplained 2IF. On a break cycle due to cysts and upcoming foot surgery. But I went to an infertility yoga class tonight, it was amazing! I highly recommend it to everyone. Much more meditation that yoga, which was so what I needed.

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents) MIL is nice. She's got some mental health issues which are difficult but she's super sweet and loves DS more than anything. FIL and step-MIL are crazy. Thank God they live thousands of miles away.

2.) What was your wedding like? Perfect. Beautiful weather, very low stress day, family, friends, food, drinks, dancing...we're not religious at all so my brother (with whom we're both very close) got ordained online and married us. We have relatives in Alabama and they love to say that it's not them but their northern relatives where the brother married the sister!

3.) Will you do a vowel renewal? Probably not, but things could change.

4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting? Nope.

5.) Do you believe in the paranormal? No

6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter?

7.) Purple or Green? Purple

8.) What color is your computer/laptop? Silver

9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? I had such an easy pregnancy, but I missed all of the things I couldn't do (waterskiing, downhill skiing, contact sports, drinking (haha))...I feel like I took for granted how good I had it and I would be so much more appreciative this time around.

ally510 · October 2013

Me: DD conceived the first month we tried. After I stopped nursing, we tried again and conceived again. That pregnancy ended in a mc at 15 weeks the day before last Thanksgiving. We've been trying since. Dx: Unexplained secondary IF

Currently: I'm on my 8th day of stims for my first IVF cycle. It's looking like my retrieval will be Sunday/Monday

QsOTW:

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents)

MH's father died before met. I don't care for his mom. We are polar opposites in almost every way imaginable. My DD will be 2 next week and he's seen her twice.

2.) What was your wedding like?

Which one? I'll try to make this brief: MH was diagnosed w/ lymphoma 3 months before our wedding date. Given he was facing 6 months of chemo, we cancelled our wedding. We got married by the same priest in the same church we intended, only it was just the 2 of us and our immediate families. A month after he finished his treatment, we had a do-over. Same priest, same church, but this time it was full. Our reception was at a country club in my home town. It was so much fun, we had so much to celebrate.

3.) Will you do a vow renewal? We already did (see above)

4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting?

Nope, I've never seen it.

5.) Do you believe in the paranormal?

Not really

6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter?

7.) Purple or Green?

Depends on my mood...today green

8.) What color is your computer/laptop? White (macbook)

9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? Yes, I loved it. I thought I'd hate it because I really hate feeling fat. However, I was in awe of my body...the way it just knew what to do. In many ways it helped me make peace with the demons I had regarding my body.

roughkat · October 2013

@kndeckar - I'm an MSW too! What kind of social work do you do?

Jen071407 · October 2013

DDs each conceived 2nd cycle of trying. TTC#3 since Oct. 2011. BFP 7/2013 that ended in a mmc at 7wks. Dx is unexplained, but it comes down to weak ovulation.

Currently: A whopping 2dpo/2diui of our 4th IUI, 2nd with this med combo. Doing everything and anything I can to stay positive and not let negative thoughts lurk in. DH and I have a long weekend away this weekend, then a family vacation with my mom to Disney World next weekend. SO thankful for the distractions during this 2ww!

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents) Yes, they are really wonderful. However, MIL does drive me (and DH) batty at times with being over-dramatic.
2.) What was your wedding like? Perfect! We had an outdoor wedding on a beautiful July day. We were married a year after graduating college, so looking back we invited a lot of friends we haven't stayed in touch with and probably wouldn't invite today, but it sure made for quite the party

People still talk about our wedding being one of the most fun they've been to, which I think is awesome!

3.) Will you do a vowel renewal? Haven't really thought about it, but I do think it would be a cool thing to do as a destination somewhere.

4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting? Meh. I'll read the yahoo articles but that's about it.

5.) Do you believe in the paranormal? I like how @TicketTuesday phrased it - I like to think lost loved ones are watching over us and "checking in" every now and then.

6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter? Nope

7.) Purple or Green? Purple is my fave

8.) What color is your computer/laptop? Black laptop

9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? First time I loved every second. Second time I loved it, but was more uncomfortable so I'm sure I complained more. I'd give anything to be uncomfortable again!

TeAmoMiAmor · October 2013

Me: Currently on CD 22, first cycle on clomid 50mg days 3-7. P4 came back pretty high but trying not to let that get my hopes up. It was good to have a positive response but we are DX unexplained so ovulating isn't really my issue. Just waiting till next week to see what happens. First medicated cycle (we are on cycle 17)

DS was a surprise while actively trying to avoid. We had sex 1 time without a condom and a big surprise....if only it could still be so easy.

QsOTW:

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents) I like them a lot better now that we live a few States away instead of 20mins away. They are a little over barring and a bit judgmental. But we get a long a lot better now that we only see them once or twice a year.
2.) What was your wedding like? It was awesome, exactly how we pictured it. The week leading up they kept calling for rain and it was raining all day the day before and supposed to rain on the day of (we had an outdoor ceremony) but it ended up being sunny and beautiful - I think it was sign

We kept it very intimate just close friends and family. My FIL performed the ceremony, my brother and his wife did the music for us. It was perfect. We were married at a conservatory so we had the ceremony outside and then the reception inside this large greenhouse surrounded by all this natural beauty.
3.) Will you do a vowel renewal? Yes, but not until we are married for like 20 years - I would love to do it in Hawaii surrounded by all our kids
4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting? Used to, but not anymore - it kinda creeps me out
5.) Do you believe in the paranormal? Yes
6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter? I've had dreams of family members that have past on were I feel like they were reaching out to me. Like I had a dream of my Aunt who past away from breast cancer before DS was born and I had dream in which she saw him and told me that I was doing a good job - I'm pretty sure she was actually reaching through.
7.) Purple or Green? Green
8.) What color is your computer/laptop? Black
9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? Yes, I had a super easy pregnancy the first time, but sometimes it feels like so long ago I can't remember what it was like. Hopefully I'll know again some day.

cerad5 · October 2013

Please provide a brief history and your current cycle status.

Me: TTC#2 Since 5/2012. PCOS Dx 2/2013. On Metformin 500mg 3x/day.

Currently: CD31, waiting for freaking AF so we can get our first medicated cycle plus HSG done. Will be doing Clomid/Estradiol, US on CD 12 to check follies and having timed intercourse.

QsOTW:

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents)

I love my FIL. My MIL is a little much at times and says mean things to me. Like "a daughter is your friend for life, a son is your friend until he finds a wife". Super sweet.

2.) What was your wedding like?

Perfection. Our 5 year anniversary is next week in fact. I love October and it always makes me think of what a wonderful day it was. Traditional Catholic church wedding, fun reception where we danced and celebrated with our family and friends. A few minor things went wrong but I didn't care a bit.

3.) Will you do a vowel renewal? We have talked about doing it for ten years maybe.

4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting?

I used to watch it a lot. We ditched cable though so I have to wait until next season to get this season on Netflix

5.) Do you believe in the paranormal?

Yes and no. I sincerely believe I have been contacted by dead relatives through dreams or just little signs.

6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter? Wait, does paranormal mean aliens? Having a dumb day.

7.) Purple or Green?

Purple

8.) What color is your computer/laptop? Silver

9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? Mostly yes. At the time I was working in the hospital and 12 hour shifts were NOT kind to pregnant feet. I loved feeling DD kick around. The last two weeks I was on bedrest and pretty miserable. But other than that it was enjoyable.

gmc222 · October 2013

After a year of trying, DD was conceived with our first IUI. We are on month 16 TTC #2 and I am no-so-patiently waiting for my beta following our first IVF.

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents) Oy...where to begin. MIL and FIL got divorced 30+ years ago and my MIL has been very bitter ever since. She's just generally a negative person who is unhappy with her life but refuses to do anything about it. Since DD came along she has become laser focused on her so sometimes we need to set boundaries. FIL was remarried 25 years ago to someone who is way better suited for him, and although DH didn't see a lot of his dad growing up, we are seeing them more and more and it's nice.

2.) What was your wedding like? We just celebrated our 4th anniversary on 10/3! We got married at a beautiful country club with 150 guests. My hope for a beautiful outdoor fall wedding was ruined by terrential downpours, but it was of course still a great day.

3.) Will you do a vowel renewal? Haven't thought about it? Probably not.

4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting? I've seen it once or twice but that's it.

5.) Do you believe in the paranormal? Maybe a little?

6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter? No

7.) Purple or Green? It's a toss up, those are my two fav colors!

8.) What color is your computer/laptop? Black

9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? Yes! Who doesn't love an excuse to wear stretchy pants 24/7! I actually loved it more than I thought I would and had a fairly easy 9 months.

cerad5 · October 2013

gmc222 said:

After a year of trying, DD was conceived with our first IUI. We are on month 16 TTC #2 and I am no-so-patiently waiting for my beta following our first IVF.

1.) Do you like your In-Laws? (or SO's parents) Oy...where to begin. MIL and FIL got divorced 30+ years ago and my MIL has been very bitter ever since. She's just generally a negative person who is unhappy with her life but refuses to do anything about it. Since DD came along she has become laser focused on her so sometimes we need to set boundaries. FIL was remarried 25 years ago to someone who is way better suited for him, and although DH didn't see a lot of his dad growing up, we are seeing them more and more and it's nice.

2.) What was your wedding like? We just celebrated our 4th anniversary on 10/3! We got married at a beautiful country club with 150 guests. My hope for a beautiful outdoor fall wedding was ruined by terrential downpours, but it was of course still a great day.

3.) Will you do a vowel renewal? Haven't thought about it? Probably not.

4.) Do you watch or keep up with 19 Kids and Counting? I've seen it once or twice but that's it.

5.) Do you believe in the paranormal? Maybe a little?

6.) If yes to above, have you ever had an encounter? No

7.) Purple or Green? It's a toss up, those are my two fav colors!

8.) What color is your computer/laptop? Black

9.) Did you like being pregnant the first time around? Yes! Who doesn't love an excuse to wear stretchy pants 24/7! I actually loved it more than I thought I would and had a fairly easy 9 months.

How could I forget maternity pants! That was also one of my favorite parts. I told DH that when I get pg again I am switching to maternity clothes right away. No need to deal with the 1st tri bloat in pants that have buttons!

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