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1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
3.
What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility
specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping?
Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?
4.
Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when
will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your
2ww?
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
QOTW: What was your first car?
Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.
Me: 37
DH: 45
BFP #1 3/19/14 EDD 11/29/14 MMC D&C 4/24/14
BFP #2 12/4/14 Beta #1 218 at 12dpo Beta #2 1055 at 16dpo
Saw heartbeat 12/29. Please be a rainbow.

All welcome
Re: TTC>35 weekly check-in 7/30
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
tlc from Louisiana
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? TTC #1 since march with 1 loss
3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE? temping and charting
4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
WTO, CD 4 here.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
I feel like we are out before we start. I am headed home tomorrow but leave again on CD 16. Before my loss I O'd between CD 16 and 19 but since I haven't O'd till CD 22 and 25 so unless my body goes back to pre loss timing we won't have any chance. I talked to my H about that and when to see a RE and he was pretty surprised. I guess he figures that since we got pregnant once it will happen again and he doesn't seem worried at all but wants to give it some time but not a lot more time. I am vacillating between being irritated and envious that he isn't worried/stressed like I am. My current plan is to call in Oct to make an appt for november if not pregnant before then.
Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.
@Jimbobcooter and @BeckyP005 for cracking me up yesterday. I really hope this donor is the one and you can get on with this cycle.
QOTW: My first car was a 1986 ford escort exp (a sporty 2 seater version). It had an oil leak so every other time I got gas I would put in a quart of oil!
DH: 45
BFP #1 3/19/14 EDD 11/29/14 MMC D&C 4/24/14
BFP #2 12/4/14 Beta #1 218 at 12dpo Beta #2 1055 at 16dpo
Saw heartbeat 12/29. Please be a rainbow.
All welcome
2. TTC#1 since Jan 2014
3. Priming for IVF#1 next cycle
4. Waiting for AF
5. Excited for it to be over to start IVF
QOTW: What was your first car?
Me: 43, DOR FI: 44, SA normal
TTC Since Nov 2013
01/2014: Meeting with RE to discuss options
02/2014: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
03/2014: on the bench
05/2014: meeting with RE to discuss Donor IVF options
09/2014 - IVF#1 - converted to IUI - BFN
Austrogermokee from Maryland.
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?
4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
QOTW: What was your first car?
2. TTC#1 since August 2013 but only temping/timing since December 2013. This is our 7th cycle of actually timing it with sex. I'm weekly acupuncture, daily Arvigo maya massage, some ayurvedic herbs and prenatals. Cut out coffee and minimal alcohol.
3. I've hit a new place, ladies - got all my results from the RE yesterday and generally feel really positive. I have endometriosis which has gunked up my right tube so only my left is open. The RE said my left might be gunky too but my egg reserve is good so I can give it a few more months of trying before laproscopic surgery to remove the endo & open tubes. And if that doesn't work then move to IVF. DH sperm are great which is a relief. And out of the 130 genetic test markers I only had ONE positive - something about bad eyesight. My uterus looks good and has no polyps.
4. I'm on CD14 today and my left O is gearing up to ovulate tomorrow says the RE. He could see it yesterday in the saline sonogram. The nurse said many people get pregnant after the saline b/c it clears out the pathways. AND ladies I finally have eggwhite CM this cycle. So we are BDing finally.
5. Really hopeful. Now that I know only my left side is open, I know only half my cycles are chances. So since my left side is gearing up, this cycle is a possibility!
QOTW: It was my dad's old Toyota station wagon, I think a Corolla 1989. Was great. I sold it to get some cash to move to New Zealand, though, back in 2000, and when there I had a teeny tiny 4 gear Toyota Starlett. Very cute and I bought it at an auction for like $300. Drove on the left out of the auction lot - very exciting!
2. TTC #2 since January
3. Had first IUI last week
4. I'm 6 dpiui and just tested out the trigger shot this morning. I have sore breasts, more so than usual. I guess more than one egg = more than the usual amount of progesterone.
5. Not sure. Everyone says IUI is a waste of time at my age, so I went in with very modest expectations. What I'm really feeling is completely sick of TTC and ready to get on with the rest of my life.
6. I don't remember the make and model, but it was pale green and had an automatic transmission (since it took me forever to learn how to drive a stick). I called it Georgia, just because the name seemed to suit it.
Me: 41, DH: 45
DD, 6/15/2013
TTC #2 beginning January 2014
AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
July 2014: IUI #1. Follistim + Pregnyl. 2 follicles--BFN
September 2014: IUI #2. Follistim + Pregnyl + Ganirelix + Crinone. 4(?) follicles--BFN
October 2014: IUI #3. More Follistim + More Ganirelix + Pregnyl + Crinone. 4 follicles--BFP! Beta #1=10 Beta #2=33 Beta #3=97 Beta #4=158. M/C 11/1/14
December 2014: IVF #1. Microdose Lupron protocol. 9R, 9M, 9F. 3 5-day blasts transferred 12/15. BFFN.
August 2015: IVF #3. 14R, 13M, 11F. Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing. 3 normals. FET planned for 10/2015.
My Ovulation Chart
1. Kelley in Georgia
2. my #6, 2nd with dh, C4
3. On our own, I chart using temp, cp, cm
4. Cycle day 6 so doing nothing, feeling nothing right now
@tlc35 Hope you don't have to make that fall RE apt...
@JimBobCooter Hopeful for good doner news!
@SillySally24 Wow not long now...
@Austrogermokee hope this is your cycle!
@Radiantly Hop to humping lady!
@Davie813 When will you test/ get betas drawn? Best wishes!
QOTW: What was your first car? Oh it was so ugly! but it ran, A Nissan Sentra white with ugly brown/I wouldn't even call it tan interior
Meredith from FL
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC #1, take 2, since June
3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?
I am going to do OPKs this month. I have no idea when I am Oing since my loss. I suspect now it is much later than before (which was CD14). I am going to start temping next month if this cycle is not successful, but I may take a break and have them remove my fibroids. The paranoid side of me thinks maybe that will help.
4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
I am CD8, so I am waiting to O.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Kind of anxious. I thought we had good timing last month and nothing happened. We'll see how this goes.
QOTW: What was your first car?
I drove my mother's old 1989 Ford Taurus in high school. I totaled it my senior year. The first car I bought was a 1989 Ford Probe. It was a money pit. The A/C never worked right and I lived in Texas. I spent way too much money on that thing.
Feel free to add any vents or shout outs. @tlc35 I was really hoping last month would send both of us to PGAL, but maybe it will be this month instead
My Ovulation Chart
jgalassi from NC
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
Will start TTC #2 in August after AF.
3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?
Just had IUD removed, so we'll start the BD in August and take it from there.
4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
I'm set to have AF during the first full week of August or so.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
I've heard anecdotally that women are extremely fertile after IUD removal. I haven't looked for actual statistics, but I'd love to have an anecdote of my own to add! So, fingers crossed that a BFP is in our near future!!!
QOTW: What was your first car?
Me: 41, DH: 45
DD, 6/15/2013
TTC #2 beginning January 2014
AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
July 2014: IUI #1. Follistim + Pregnyl. 2 follicles--BFN
September 2014: IUI #2. Follistim + Pregnyl + Ganirelix + Crinone. 4(?) follicles--BFN
October 2014: IUI #3. More Follistim + More Ganirelix + Pregnyl + Crinone. 4 follicles--BFP! Beta #1=10 Beta #2=33 Beta #3=97 Beta #4=158. M/C 11/1/14
December 2014: IVF #1. Microdose Lupron protocol. 9R, 9M, 9F. 3 5-day blasts transferred 12/15. BFFN.
August 2015: IVF #3. 14R, 13M, 11F. Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing. 3 normals. FET planned for 10/2015.
My Ovulation Chart
BFP- 10-16-14 EDD 6/13/15: MC 12-1-14
@JimBobCooter @SillySally24 FX that everything works out for your upcoming procedures.
@jgalassi I hope August is your month and you get to be a quick BFP after IUD removal statistic @meredithnicole I hope they are able to help with your fibroids.
1. Lisa, TX
2. On hold post D&C
3. Spotting is almost finished. Will be NTNP once we get the all clear from doctor mid August.
@Davie813 I also learned to drive with a standard transmission. My first car was an 84 Audi. It was 12 yrs old by the time I got it. I loved it. If I ever win the lottery an Audi will be one of my first purchases. Those are great cars.
Big hugs to @TAT2MAMI. Sorry about the BFN.
Me 36 DH 39
BFP 11/28/14 ~ MMC 12/29/14
TTCAL Siggy Challenge
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
Paige from PA
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
#1 since January
3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?
2ww IUI #2 taking progesterone
4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
5dpiui
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Not so hopeful. idk why tho since everything about this round is different (follie number and size plus O CD)
QOTW: What was your first car?
1980 Chevy Chevette black and gold
TTC #1 with IUI and donor sperm
First IUI May, 2014, Clomid + Trigger = BFN
Second IUI July, 2014, Clomid + Trigger = BFN
Third IUI Dec, 2014, Femara + Follistim + Trigger = BFN
Fourth IUI Feb 2015, Femara + Follistim + Trigger = C/P
I didn't mean to be a downer. It's a combination of trying to manage my expectations and having a truly craptastic week. >:P If your RE believes it's likely to work for you, it probably is. Good luck! :-bd
Me: 41, DH: 45
DD, 6/15/2013
TTC #2 beginning January 2014
AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
July 2014: IUI #1. Follistim + Pregnyl. 2 follicles--BFN
September 2014: IUI #2. Follistim + Pregnyl + Ganirelix + Crinone. 4(?) follicles--BFN
October 2014: IUI #3. More Follistim + More Ganirelix + Pregnyl + Crinone. 4 follicles--BFP! Beta #1=10 Beta #2=33 Beta #3=97 Beta #4=158. M/C 11/1/14
December 2014: IVF #1. Microdose Lupron protocol. 9R, 9M, 9F. 3 5-day blasts transferred 12/15. BFFN.
August 2015: IVF #3. 14R, 13M, 11F. Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing. 3 normals. FET planned for 10/2015.
My Ovulation Chart
TTC #1 with IUI and donor sperm
First IUI May, 2014, Clomid + Trigger = BFN
Second IUI July, 2014, Clomid + Trigger = BFN
Third IUI Dec, 2014, Femara + Follistim + Trigger = BFN
Fourth IUI Feb 2015, Femara + Follistim + Trigger = C/P
• now somewhere where the love flows •
1. TAT2MAMI (Rosie) from Northern Cal.
2. TTC #2 since March/April 2014
3. My DH said that if it doesn't happen this month we should go see our doctors and I agree. I don't want to wait another month to be referred. Is rather go have my OB check me out first. I should have done that from the beginning and now I'm kicking myself.
I did get a basal thermometer so I plan on starting that and actively using the OPK's.
4. I am CD 26 with phantom symptoms galore! Cramping. Achey breast. Mild nausea here and there. A bit of fatigue. But.. I poas today and got a bfn. AF is due to arrive on the next couple of days.
5. Not feeling good about this cycle at all!! Pretty bummed out actually.
QOTW: What was your first car?
Oh man! A 1982 Honda Civic. It cost $200!!! My dad had it repainted this aqua teal color and batta bing! Like new! LoL
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?
We just started meds for our first IVF cycle.
4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
Day 6 of since I started meds. Follicles are still small or meds were adjusted again today. BW & US again on Friday.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
I feel really good about the cycle. After 6 failed IUI attempts I aam hoping that this is it.
@tlc35: I hope that you are able to catch at least one day in your FW this month.
@JimBobCooter: I really hope that your donor passes, smooth sailing!
@SillySally24: So excited for your IVF. Please keep us updated.
@Austrogermokee: I’ve never taken fertility meds, but I can imagine that misery that they heap upon an already stressful experience. I hope that you receive your BFP soon.
@Radiantly: I always love your positivity. I hope the laparoscopic surgery isn’t needed and this month is the one!
@Davie813: My heart hurts to see you so down.
@kelley72: I am going to send you a PM tonight.
@meredithcarole: Good luck in this fertile window. OPKs are a godsend. Do you think that you would start at CD10?
@jgalassi: I’m glad that you could join us and good luck in August!
@KirstenAlecia: You are so zen not to test. I’d be a basketcase by now.
@lcwed: I hope this statement makes sense. I wish you weren’t here but I’m also glad to see your presence.
@efhoping2010: Hopefully you can find the right window of time to talk to your DH.
@thirtyninetoforty: Keep positive!
@aswedishbee: Hug to you. I hope that your next cycle can get your TTC process going.
@TAT2MAMI: It could still be early to test if you don’t know your O date. Don’t give up!
@mmerckle: Good luck with this IVF!!
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1. URMySunshine77 from Northern California.
2. TTC#2 for five months.
3. EOD sex during fertile window, charting, temping, OPKs, acupuncture 1x or 2x a month, decaf green tea before O, prenatals, avoiding alcohol.
4. I’m at 8DPO. I hope to test at 12DPO because my LP is usually 11 or 12 days. My phantom symptoms include vivid dreams, nipple sensitivity (now gone away), emotional, anxious, and irritable at times, bloated, skin break out, heartburn sometimes. This is starting to feel more and more like PMS.
5. I go back and forth. This month is the first month that we had good timing. That gives me a little extra glimmer. Also, I think that DH understands the importance of ED or EOD now.
I want to send a shout out to @hooligans4. I hope that you’re doing OK.
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." - Eleanor Roosevelt
2. TTC #1 since June 2013
3. Starting to try to chart.
4. Currently in TWW...I think either 7 or 9 days past O
Phantom symptoms.....slightly nuseous....but on antibiotics that may be the cause
5. Hopeful....this is the first cycle in a few months I feel like we have a decent chance....but I have been convincing myself it will happen so I will be very sad when I realize its not true. These boards are trouble though....I never felt the need to POAS except one time when I was 10 days late.....this month I am having a hard time waiting
First car....silver mercury topaz named Sammy.
My Ovulation Chart
2. TTC #1 since Jan 2012
3. just charting/temping
4. CD 3
5. Not hopeful - DH is going to be out of town the next couple weeks. So after a busy summer, we'll actually have to make some effort in September
Me: 41, DH: 45
DD, 6/15/2013
TTC #2 beginning January 2014
AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
July 2014: IUI #1. Follistim + Pregnyl. 2 follicles--BFN
September 2014: IUI #2. Follistim + Pregnyl + Ganirelix + Crinone. 4(?) follicles--BFN
October 2014: IUI #3. More Follistim + More Ganirelix + Pregnyl + Crinone. 4 follicles--BFP! Beta #1=10 Beta #2=33 Beta #3=97 Beta #4=158. M/C 11/1/14
December 2014: IVF #1. Microdose Lupron protocol. 9R, 9M, 9F. 3 5-day blasts transferred 12/15. BFFN.
August 2015: IVF #3. 14R, 13M, 11F. Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing. 3 normals. FET planned for 10/2015.
My Ovulation Chart
1) Margaret from Michigan
2) TTC#1 since June 2012, one loss
3) Priming for IVF #1
4) CD14
5) I feel old, overweight and worn down. I wish I was in a better place both mentally and physically, but I'm not. Over 2 years of TTC is just getting to me, and turning 42 in September is not helping. On a brighter note, I had my saline sonogram. Everything looked good. I have one fibroid, but they said it wasn't in the way.
Shout out to @URMySunshine77. You are always so kind!
QOTW: An 88 Toyota Corolla Station Wagon with Grateful Dead stickers. I hated that car, especially when I had to drive it out to Colorado. I never thought it would make it up the mountain passes.
TTC#1 since June 2012
Dx: Unexplained Infertility / AMA
BFP after 4th IUI cycle with Gonal F + Ovidrel on March 2014 | EDD 12/7/14 | MMC on 4/14/14
IUI#5 with Gonal F and Ovidrel trigger on 6/6 - BFN
On to IVF #1 with a new RE. Started Gonal F and Menopur on 8/15. Added Ganirelix on 8/24. Trigger on 8/26 for ER on 8/28. 8R 7M 3F. Transferred all 3 on 8/31. BFP on 9/11 | EDD 5/20/15 - Beta #1: 56.7. Beta #2: 97. Beta #3: 1148. Beta #4: 3559. Beta #4: 7678. MMC confirmed on 10/13. D&C on 10/14 at 9w. Confirmed male with Trisomy 14.
On to IVF #2 in March. CCS Testing on 2 embies. No go. Waiting to start IVF #3 in July. Surprise BFP on 6/14! EDD - 2/20/16 - Beta #1: 121.4. Beta #2: 236.4. Beta #3: 2014.
Me: 43, DOR FI: 44, SA normal
TTC Since Nov 2013
01/2014: Meeting with RE to discuss options
02/2014: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
03/2014: on the bench
05/2014: meeting with RE to discuss Donor IVF options
09/2014 - IVF#1 - converted to IUI - BFN
BFP- 10-16-14 EDD 6/13/15: MC 12-1-14
@pinkishrabbit I lived in NM last year. I never saw many people from NM on the bump. Glad you are here.
Me 36 DH 39
BFP 11/28/14 ~ MMC 12/29/14
TTCAL Siggy Challenge
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
Carebear from BH
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC#2. 1 month
3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?
Charting with OPKs. I'll start temping on CD1. I didn't do it this month because I was skeptical that it will work since I don't get good sleep. But I'm convinced that it's worth it now!
4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
2WW. Been cramping & convinced period is coming for practically the whole two weeks.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Down.
QOTW: What was your first car?
Same as @tlc35 ford escort EXP! Loved that car!!!!
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?
4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test? Experiencing any weird "phantom" symptoms ladies in your 2ww?
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
QOTW: What was your first car?
First time TTC & after about 6 months, really starting to take it a bit more seriously. Not that I wasn't before, but the urge is growing stronger and I am definitely not getting any younger! All of this charting/temping/counting is a little overwhelming, but hopefully I'll get the hang of it soon!
TTC#1 since June 2012
Dx: Unexplained Infertility / AMA
BFP after 4th IUI cycle with Gonal F + Ovidrel on March 2014 | EDD 12/7/14 | MMC on 4/14/14
IUI#5 with Gonal F and Ovidrel trigger on 6/6 - BFN
On to IVF #1 with a new RE. Started Gonal F and Menopur on 8/15. Added Ganirelix on 8/24. Trigger on 8/26 for ER on 8/28. 8R 7M 3F. Transferred all 3 on 8/31. BFP on 9/11 | EDD 5/20/15 - Beta #1: 56.7. Beta #2: 97. Beta #3: 1148. Beta #4: 3559. Beta #4: 7678. MMC confirmed on 10/13. D&C on 10/14 at 9w. Confirmed male with Trisomy 14.
On to IVF #2 in March. CCS Testing on 2 embies. No go. Waiting to start IVF #3 in July. Surprise BFP on 6/14! EDD - 2/20/16 - Beta #1: 121.4. Beta #2: 236.4. Beta #3: 2014.
2. How long have you been TTC? TTC # 1 Since Feb 2013, seeing an RE since Feb 2014
3. What are you doing this cycle? IVF cycle, Progesterone injection and estrogen pills
4. Where are you in your cycle? Egg retrieval Tueday!!!!!!!
5. How do you feel about this cycle? Very anxious, nervous and hopeful
QOTW: What was your first car? 1984 Plymouth Reliant, it was 11 years old when my parents not it for $500. It was a death trap at times, but it built character. It was totaled after it broke down for the hundredth time and a snow plow crushed it. Insurance gave me $500.
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." - Eleanor Roosevelt