LGBT Parenting

GTKY: Roll Call!!

edited October 2014 in LGBT Parenting
There are lots of new people and I know I've missed some intros and (sorry!) keep confusing who's who. Plus, always good to get refreshed on the "old timers" data. Take a moment to share (of course skipping or being purposely vague to your comfort level):

1. Screen name/real name
2. Are you TTC, pregnant or parenting (or a combo)?
3. What is your job?
4. Where do you live?
5. How old are you?
6. About your SO (if you are coupled): First initial/name, age, job
7. How long have you been together?
8. LO(s)? Age, initial/name, sex
9. Pets? Species/name(s)/age
10. Tell us one interesting or differentiating tidbit about you!
Optional: PIP!

Lil'mamaz was born on Aug 21, 2014! She's PERFECT!

It's been a long road to here...
Me (43) and J (45) - same sex couple. And we don't feel 40+!
June'12 - First RE Visit
Sept. '12 - Tubes removed
Dec. '12 - Donor Egg/Donor Sperm IVF Cycle - 4 good embies!
Dec. '12 - Fresh transfer, BFP! EDD 8/29/13
Mar. '13 - Missed m/c at 16w1d, baby boy stopped growing at 15w4d
Loss due to umbilical cord clot...baby was perfect. :(
Jul '13 - FET#1 - c/p
Sept. '13 - FET#2 - BFN
Dec.' 2, 2013 - FET#3 with our last chance embie - BFP!!!
Dec' 26, 2013 - hb!!
EDD 8/20/14 with a baby girl!
Little S was born on 8/21/14 - 8lb, 14 oz and 20 inches long.
We live in Seattle and used SRM for our donor egg IVF cycle


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  • 1. Screen name/real name  jazibel/J
    2. Are you TTC, pregnant or parenting (or a combo)? Parenting 
    3. What is your job? SAHM, but I graduated with my MBA in May and as a very recent development I am in the process of launching a catering business with another friend.
    4. Where do you live? San Francisco Bay Area
    5. How old are you? 37
    6. About your SO (if you are coupled): First initial/name, age, job   Married to E, 36, IT Systems Administrator for a Software Co.
    7. How long have you been together? Lived together 14.5 years, Wedding Ceremony 10 years ago, Legally married 12/2013.
    8. LO(s)? Age, initial/name, sex  Kaden 27 months (boy); Owen 5 months (boy).
    9. Pets? Species/name(s)/age None at this time
    10. Tell us one interesting or differentiating tidbit about you!  I earned a Masters in Women's Spirituality from a College in San Francisco in my mid-20's.


  • Himee33Himee33 member
    edited October 2014
    1. Himee33/Jaime 
    2. TTC
    3. Nanny/House Manager
    4. Evanston, Illinois
    5. 34
    6. Lauren, 28, Security Operation Specialist for Walgreens Corporate, but preparing to take her LSAT in February. 
    7. It will be 3 years in January, and we just celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary on September 24th.
    8. Not yet, but hopefully soon!
    9. Yorkie, Milly, She's 2
    10. I'm a bit of a germaphobe. I think I've gotten better over the years. I just have issues with random weird things. L still makes fun of me because I won't let her drink out of my cup or water bottle. I always tell her not to put her mouth on it. Shes like "I just don't get it! We kiss!" Haha I'm weird :)

    ME-34  DW-28
    Together since 1-2012
    Married 9-24-2013
    Started TTC with RE January 2014.
    Open donor sperm

    IUI #1 (1-31-14) Clomid + HCG Trigger=BFN
    IUI #2 (2-27-14) Gonal F + HCG trigger=BFN Benched for 2 weeks due to cysts. Placed on BCP
    IUI #3 (4-7-14) Gonal F + HCG trigger=BFN Benched for 3 weeks due to 6 cysts. Placed on BCP

    IVF#1 Lupron 10iu, Menopur 150iu, Gonal F 400iu, HCG trigger
    ER#1 (6-3-14) 9 Eggs, 8 Fertilized, 
    ET#1 (6-8-14) 2 Day 5 Blastocysts transferred
    6-20-14 BFP 12dp5dt Beta 114.9
                          15dp5dt Beta 365
    Low progesterone start PIO/Crinone
    6-23-14 Ultrasound shows no sac. Beta dropped. Chemical.
    IVF#2 Menopur 150iu, Gonal F450iu, Ganirelix, Lupron trigger
    ER#2 8-13-14 7 Eggs, 3 Fertilized and frozen
    FET scheduled for 10-11-14
    FET Canceled due to thin lining

    IVF #2  Fresh Cycle Scheduled for December 2014


  • 1. Screen name/real name
    Michmoms

    2. Are you TTC, pregnant or parenting (or a combo)
    Pregnant and parenting. I am pregnant with our third child, my wife carried our two older children.

    3. What is your job? Science Professor

    4. Where do you live? Michigan

    5. How old are you? Late 30s

    6. About your SO (if you are coupled): First initial/name, age, job
    S is a teacher and in her 40s

    7. How long have you been together?
    A long time!

    8. LO(s)? Age, initial/name, sex
    We have two girls age 15 and 10.

    9. Pets? Species/name(s)/age
    We have a dog, three cats, a rabbit, and fish.

    10. Tell us one interesting or differentiating tidbit about you!
    I love to cook and entertain. We throw large dinner parties at our house about once a month so I can get my fix!

  • 1. Screen name/real name Twochickshavinachick
    2. Are you TTC, pregnant or parenting (or a combo)? 28 weeks Pregnant
    3. What is your job? Team Leader (general dogsbody) in a convenience store
    4. Where do you live? England, UK
    5. How old are you? 29
    6. About your SO (if you are coupled): First initial/name, age, job   A is 36 and works in hotel services for the local health authority.
    7. How long have you been together? 5 years (and before that, a year whilst I was in uni)
    8. LO(s)? Age, initial/name, sex   N/A
    9. Pets? Species/name(s)/age  N/A
    10. Tell us one interesting or differentiating tidbit about you! I love to write fiction and I have entered (and won) NaNoWriMo for several years, writing 50,000+ word novels in 30 days.

  • 2momsinCA2momsinCA member
    edited October 2014
    1. 2momsinCA/A
    2. Parenting
    3. I am a credentialed special education teacher but I work for a state run agency that does developmental and psycho-educational testing and diagnosis.
    4. We live in Southern CA
    5. I am 35
    6. My SO is K, she is 32, and is a special education teacher (but SAHM for the coming year)
    7. We have been together 6 years
    8. We have 4 month old twin boys who were born prematurely at 28 weeks gestation. They are now doing extremely well!
    9. We have 2 dogs, ages 3 and 4 both small terrier mix mutts.
    10. We have just decided to make a big move out of southern CA next year and now we are a bit obsessed with planning our next steps.

    A & K, married 7/1/13.

    After 10 months of ttc via medicated IUIs and two early losses, we finally got our boys- Perfect premie twins born 5/27/14.

     

     

  • 1. 2Brides
    2. Parenting
    3. Social Worker
    4. DC Metro
    5. 40y
    6. 52y, government consultant
    7. 14y - ceremony was 11.5y ago
    8. C&G 8y old fraternal twin boys
    9. 2 cats (12y old.)
    10. Tell us one interesting or differentiating tidbit about you!
    Lilypie Kids Birthday tickers
  • edited October 2014
    JGY said:

    I very rarely post pics of myself here, so I'll probably DD this later.  But it's been fun to reminisce for a minute.  Also, it cracks me up that while I really like this photo, it's not at all flattering (i'm in the green shorts):

    Maybe not the best of your face but your leg muscles are bad ass!

    ETA: I hope that doesn't sound offensive in regard to your face but I have seen a few pics of you by now and don't think this is a very accurate representation of what you look like.  Action shots from sporting events rarely are!  We have some doozies of my wife, who was a soccer goalie.
    Married my wife 8/2007 ~ TTC #1 since 7/2011
    9 IUIs = 9 BFNs
    IVF October 2012: 22 eggs retrieved, 17 fertilized, 5 frozen
    ET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Blighted ovum discovered at 7w5d; D&E
    FET #1: 1 blast = BFP; Missed m/c discovered at 9w5d; D&E
    Karyotyping: normal ~ RPL Testing: normal ~ Hysteroscopy: normal
    FET #2: 1 blast transferred 10/25; BFP 10/31!
    EDD 7/13/14 ~ Induced at 37w4d due to pre-eclampsia ~ Born on 6/28/14
    *Everyone welcome*

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  • JGYJGY member
    JGY said:

    I very rarely post pics of myself here, so I'll probably DD this later.  But it's been fun to reminisce for a minute.  Also, it cracks me up that while I really like this photo, it's not at all flattering (i'm in the green shorts):

    Maybe not the best of your face but your leg muscles are bad ass!

    Hahaha.  Thanks.  I'm a lot smaller these days.  :( 

    It's easier to find pants that fit, but I miss being/feeling strong.

    Married to my amazing wife 6/12/10 
    TTC since 6/11
    Unmedicated IUI #1 - 6/28/11 - BFN
    Unmedicated IUI #2 - 7/25/11 - BFN
    Robotic Myomectomy (Fibroid Surgery) - 11/15/11
    Unmedicated IUI #3 - 4/24/12 - BFN 
    Progesterone Supported Leuteal Phase IUI #4 - 6/21/12 - BFP!!
    Baby Boy G Born 3/24/13

    On to #2, are we crazy?
    IUI #1 - 11/28/14 - BFP!  Beta #1 (11DPO) 34, Beta #2 (13DPO) 101, Beta #3 (20DPO) 3043
    Ultrasound at 6w4d shows a single, fluttering heartbeat.  Say hello to Sticky Ricki!

     

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  • 1. Screen name/real name
    SDfonz619/Britney

    2. Are you TTC, pregnant or parenting (or a combo)?
    TTC

    3. What is your job?
    Procurement, forecast management and planning

    4. Where do you live?
    Sunny San Diego

    5. How old are you?
    33

    6. About your SO (if you are coupled): First initial/name, age, job
    M, 33 and she is a Logistics Manager

    7. How long have you been together?
    A little over two years

    8. LO(s)? Age, initial/name, sex
    n/a

    9. Pets? Species/name(s)/age
    Two dogs; Aussie Mix/Jack/11yrs & Aussie/Kya/8mths.  Five cats; Pookie/12yrs, Mama/12yrs, Sasha/12yrs, Nahla/8yrs and Frankie/8yrs.

    10. Tell us one interesting or differentiating tidbit about you!
    I am an interesting combination of Spanish and Japanese. 
    "S15 January Siggy Challange - Happy Dance"
    Jimmy Fallon Dance

    Married: 10/4/2013
    TTC Since September 2014
    BFP 11/30/2014 ~ EDD 8/13/2015 ~ CP 12/5/2014
    BFP #2 12/30/2014 ~ EDD 9/13/2015 Stick bean stick!
  • 1. Redrockmama/Heidi

    2. Parenting

    3. Program manager for a nonprofit

    4. Salt lake city, UT

    5. 31 (32 on Halloween)

    6. Jamie, 29 (on Friday), executive director at a nonprofit

    7. Together for 6 years, ceremony 4 years ago and legally married last December

    8. Matthijs (pronounced ma tice) 16 weeks old, 4 months on the 19th

    9. Two dogs, Xena a Boston terrier mix 3ish and Wunbi a mutt of some kind, 5ish

    10. I am an artist and have painted murals all over the city we live in.


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  • 1. Screen name/real name: 
    Calsurb/Callie
    2. Are you TTC, pregnant or parenting (or a combo)?
    Pregnant! Hollla! Due June 4, 2015
    3. What is your job?
    I work in guest services for a big retreat center
    4. Where do you live?
    Hanover Park, IL
    5. How old are you?
    35
    6. About your SO (if you are coupled): First initial/name, age, job
    CJ/33/Psychotherapist
    7. How long have you been together?
    4 years, married for 1.5 years
    8. LO(s)? Age, initial/name, sex
    None yet!
    9. Pets? Species/name(s)/age
    Eli is the pitbull. Paige is the spaniel mix. 
    10. Tell us one interesting or differentiating tidbit about you!
    10 years ago I lived in the really dangerous part of Nigeria (you remember the Chibok girls who were kidnapped this spring?) for 3 years. I worked in a local high school teaching lit and English. Fun times!
    Optional: PIP!
  • Sorry this took so long to write. Finally have the time to:

    1. Screen name/real name
    Babyimp/ V

    2. Are you TTC, pregnant or parenting (or a combo)?
    TCC

    3. What is your job?
    Social Worker

    4. Where do you live?
    NYC

    5. How old are you?
    38 this Sunday

    6. About your SO (if you are coupled): First initial/name, age, job
    J/36,grad student

    7. How long have you been together?
    8 years married

    8. LO(s)? Age, initial/name, sex
    Waiting for the day

    9. Pets? Species/name(s)/age
    Boarder collie/luca/13
    Domestic black cat/shadow/15
    Tabby/LILO/14

    10. Tell us one interesting or differentiating tidbit about you!
    I speak 4 languages and am a beginner in 2

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