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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 is the best vacation you have been on?
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.
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. tlc
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 and doing initial testing with the RE.
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? Waiting to O. I am currently CD 15 and no +OPK yet, hopefully tomorrow. Monday I had and U/S bloodwork and post coital test. I saw H's sperm swimming around on the microscope slide which was pretty cool. Based on the labs and the 16 mm follie he thought I would O within the next 3-4 day. I go back tomorrow for another u/s and more labs. Hopefully my LH will be surging tomorrow.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) Pretty hopeful for the HSG BFP but trying not to get too excited
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? H and I went to Paris and London when we were dating and it was a great trip, but I also loved Puerto Rico this spring.
We are talking about doing a christmas break trip since I am boycotting all the usual Holiday stuff this year so I need ideas! We don't like the "sit on the beach" trip since we both get bored of that quickly.
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.
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. Davie813, Chicago
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? TTC #2 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? 1st IVF scheduled for December
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? Still taking BCPs--stopping them and starting Lupron next week.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) Much calmer than before. Still a little bit uncomfortable with the idea of IVF, but less overwhelmed about the practicalities. I'm trying to manage my expectations so I won't be too crushed if it doesn't work.
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? I always say this, but my honeymoon. Being a newlywed is fun, Slovenia is beautiful, the neighborhood in Venice where we stayed for a few days on our way there is actually my mental happy place when things suck...best trip ever!
Feel
free to add any vents or shout outs. Welcome back, @KateLouise; hugs to @cml11, @phibner, @stemi, and anyone else who needs them; and welcome to all the new folks!
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Me: 41, DH: 45 DD, 6/15/2013 TTC #2 beginning January 2014 AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
3. Temping/Charting 4. 9 DPO. I have been really crampy, but the crumpy is more in the upper stomach by the ribs which I think may be from all the coughing, but that could just be wishful thinking.
5. Back and forth. Woohoo, using FF chart overly, I realized that my post O temps on all my previous cycles have been below the temp range on my pregnancy cycle. This is the first cycle where they are in the same range, so I am hoping my body was still recovering from my MC and as so hopefully from here on it I will just need good timing. I had another major temperature dive today, so I am probably out if it doesn't rise. The bad thing is that unless FF got my O dates wrong the last 2 cycles, my LP dropping to 10 or 11 days.
QOTW: Honeymoon trip to Italy. A 2 week inclusive tour of Italy, including, Capri, Sorrento, Rome, Pompeii, Assissi, Venice, Milan, Verona, Tuscany area, and Florence. Best part is we got DD out of it.
Hugs to @Radiantly for having temps that won't match an HPT and @stemi for CD1 and a stressful time.
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. WinoGrrl - WI
2. How long have you been TTC?
TTC#1 cycle 4
3. What are you doing this cycle? Charting/Temping/OPKs
4. Where are you in your cycle?
CD22 No crosshairs in FF yet but after the positive OPK/CM and a temp rise this morning I'm going to say I O'd in the last day or so.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? Weird. this is a weird, weird cycle. I'm not holding out a whole lot of hope for a BFP this month but I'm not devastated about it either. I'm mostly curious to see what else happens with temps and how long my LP ends up being before CD1
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? Toss up between our delayed honeymoon in Hawaii this June and my month long trip to Australia/New Zealand. Hawaii was gorgeous - we got tons of scuba, hiking and general activity in plus it was the honeymoon which is fun all on its own. Aus/NZ was an amazing trip and I would love to go back some day with DH (I went with my mom/aunt) and explore even more.
Welcome all the newbies!!! Shout out to everyone in the TWW and thanks to all the ladies talking some sense into me yesterday/today
@tlc35 I agree Costa Rica is a wonderful place if you like to "go" on your vacation
Best wishes to those in 2wwk! Hope we see lots of BFP's in the weeks to come!
1. Kelley in freezing Georgia 2. 7 cycle for #2 with dh my 6th 3. Chart, sex pretty straightforward 4. Cd21 think I O'd yesterday will see what temps do 5. I'm a little aggravated by my seemingly now new normal of O'ing a little later
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? Probably the first trip dh and I took together, we went to the beach and it was so relaxing and just perfect weather. We layed out, relaxed, went to dinner, I read a lot and lots of great sex (it was without kids and early in our courtship so...)
Hey everyone, I've been waiting for this just to weigh in... at the finish line of 2WW and nothing.
TTC1 since Aug 2013 but only temping since January 2014
Natural trying still, 1 more month before i inquire to the RE about lapro for my tube
14DPO and bloated/crampy, but no temp drop!
Hopeful but also confused because with my natural herbs and extra vitamins since Labor day, last month I O'ed super late (day 24) and had a LP of only 9. This month I O'ed on day 18 which is more normal for me, but a 14 day luteal phase is long for me -- I'm all over the place!
My favorite vacation - hard to choose as there have been so many and I love to travel!
- Scotland road trip Loch Lomond to Isle of Skye
- Honeymoon in Panama
- Canoe camping in Maine
- Kauai, Hawaii
TTC#1 since Aug 2013, I'm 37, DH 41.
Maya Arvigo Abdominal massage (daily self care), plus TTC meditations.
I'm very sensitive to diet (gluten, avoid processed foods) and environment. Have a history of inflammation and tendinitis before going off gluten in 2009.
July 2014 - RE Visit #1: Eggs look good, Endometrioma on R ovary, HSG showed blocked R tube close to ovary. DH SA normal
DX: Endometriosis probably the IF cause and gunking up tubes. Since egg reserve is high, RE says I can wait a couple months and then get laproscopic surgery to remove endo & clear tube. If that doesn't help then move to IVF.
Dec 2014 - Saw new RE - does not recommend surgery on tube as it isn't likely to help. Doubts I have endometriosis. My endometrioma shrunk to neglible size (yay!)
3. See how it goes. Need to really start researching and understanding BBT vaginally
4. CD28 TWW Should be expecting AF by Sunday.
5. Meh Not getting any hopes up. "Phantom symptoms" are just that at this point for me. But here it goes: Sore, tingly, heavy breast. Headaches. Today Fatigue is very bad i just want to curl up in bed and sleep. Lower back is hurting, but I have previous back surgery so could be that or weather.
No exciting vacations. Best one was the one to Indiana Lake when I was younger and the Cherokee Mountains when I was a young adult.
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. Stemi in VA
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? TTC#1 since August
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/CM/OPK's
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? Spotting started today, by this evening, full-blown AF.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) Unsure about our plans for future cycles...
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? Our Honeymoon on Bald Head Island was perfect-- off season, so it felt like we had the pristine island to ourselves. No cars-- rode bikes/golf carts/walked. Tons of wildlife to see. It was perfect for us! Second best, Brazil-- when I was 15.
Feel free to add any vents or shout outs. Many many thanks to all you lovely ladies for you support, advice, and encouragement! It has been really helpful and I really appreciate it☺️
3.
What are you doing this cycle? Charting/temping/used OPKs this month.
4.
Where are you in your cycle? 2WW...7 dpo.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? I'm pretty hopeful about this cycle. It's a pretty chart even though that means nothing as far as whether or not I'm pregnant. I had blood drawn today and will again 9dpo to test thyroid, vitamin D, progesterone, and estrogen levels to see if we can balance out my short luteal phases and see what is going on if we don't get pregnant this cycle.
QOTW: My honeymoon to Jamaica was great but also a trip I took to Rome in college was amazing as well. Rome, Florence, and Assisi to be exact. Italy is wonderful and I can still taste the pizza and gelatto.
Good luck to everyone! Sending positive thoughts your way!
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. flyliceandcoffee - CO
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? TTC #2 since June, 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? just keeping track of all the things
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 12 today. temps jumped up this morning though so I'm guessing I ovulated yesterday.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) We shall see. We did, for the first time in what I believe is years, dtd two days in a row so if I did O yesterday that would mean we hit -2 and -1 which is kind of a miracle in my little bubble of a world.
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? We don't do a whole lot of vacation traveling unfortunately. I'm thinking the best "trip" we've taken was our 10 day road trip to Colorado when we moved here from California. We could've done it in 2 days if we just went through Nevada and Utah, but we instead went from SF through Yosemite, down to LA, over to the Grand Canyon via route 66, up to Utah, through all but one national park there, and then into CO.
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. vh2014 Virginia 2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? Since last Nov with a 9 month break in the middle. #3 for me, #1 for him 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 OPK if we can ever get it going....
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? Waiting for AF after Provera. CD55 though since OB/GYN didn't make me wait until CD60 because I was already in there for my annual visit. 5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) Excited... but irritated because I was hoping AF would show quickly so we could get moving QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
I don't know. We've been a lot of places. Probably my honeymoon though, just because I didn't expect to be so happy and giddy - we'd been together for YEARS but I was.
GL to everyone this week. Lots of new "faces"... for those I missed your intro- WELCOME!
me:41 dh:43
Off Mirena Nov 2013, On Nuvaring end of Jan, Back off Sept 2014. Never ending cycle starting end of Sept...
11/14 Provera failed... cycle continues
12/14 High FSH (57 "midcycle") OBGYN had no clue... about anything
01/15 More lab results coming back from RE. U/S showed small (1")cyst on left ovary, thin lining, and couldn't locate right ovary so possibly straight to DE and IVF
Occassionally mess with the chart below to see "what if" and learn (not to make it pretty but because FF stays drunk with me).
@kelley72 yeah I did a digital yesterday and a FRER This morning. Both BFNs
TTC#1 since Aug 2013, I'm 37, DH 41.
Maya Arvigo Abdominal massage (daily self care), plus TTC meditations.
I'm very sensitive to diet (gluten, avoid processed foods) and environment. Have a history of inflammation and tendinitis before going off gluten in 2009.
July 2014 - RE Visit #1: Eggs look good, Endometrioma on R ovary, HSG showed blocked R tube close to ovary. DH SA normal
DX: Endometriosis probably the IF cause and gunking up tubes. Since egg reserve is high, RE says I can wait a couple months and then get laproscopic surgery to remove endo & clear tube. If that doesn't help then move to IVF.
Dec 2014 - Saw new RE - does not recommend surgery on tube as it isn't likely to help. Doubts I have endometriosis. My endometrioma shrunk to neglible size (yay!)
@kelley72 (and others who have mentioned it) I love Costa Rica!!
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. Wannabmama23 from MA
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? TTC #1 , 4 months
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
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? In 2WW, 10dpo
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) was excited and hopeful but today started getting pms symptoms and my temp dropped a bit, of course pms symptoms are same as pregnancy and one temp is nothing...but I just have a feeling AF will be appearing this weekend. Sigh. I really wanted it to happen this month, a lot. But, not much I can do about it now...
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? I've been very lucky with travel and have had so many great experiences...but this year I got engaged in Hawaii and went to St. John for the honeymoon...so either of those are definitely tops!!
Eta: thinking of the CD1s and others out this cycle. Hoping for some holiday surprises in the next few months!
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. Heather, MN (Brrr...)
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? TTC #2, since March, with a 2 month break.
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? Working with RE, Femara d3-7, Ovidrel trigger, TI, acupuncture, vaginal progesterone (awesome).
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. Beta scheduled for Friday. BFN today at 10 DPO, need to call the RE office - if I get a negative HPT on Friday, a beta seems rather pointless, doesn't it?
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) Less hopeful after my negative HPT today. Feeling down. Already looking ahead and trying to figure out if I should stop my progesterone tomorrow so I can get CD1 at a good time with the holiday next week. My RE's office is closed on Thanksgiving.
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? Took a two week trip to Hawaii (did a cruise of all the islands) and then on to Fiji (beautiful, but the plane ride was awful).
Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.
@WinoGrrl, happy to hear your temp went up today and I didn't lead you totally astray! Shout out to everyone in their 2WW.
*** Child & current pregnancy mentioned ***
Me - 41 (PCOS), Hubby - 43 (healthy)
7/2013 - Sweet baby girl born (Clomid + TI)
3/2014 - TTC #2, return to RE 7/2014
12/2015: IVF #1 transferred two great looking embryos - BFP!
First ultrasound: TWO beautiful little heartbeats!!
Harmony: negative; level 2: babies look great and are boy/girl!
2. TTC #3 for me, #1 for DH with one loss in September
3. The usual. Charting/temping, lots of BDing
4. CD1.
=((
5. We had such good timing this month, I was sure it was the right time. Today I am full of gloom and doom. Ask me next week, when the optimism shows up again.
QOTW: Disney. It's such a magical place, and really makes everyone who's there feel good. I want to go back before the kids are too old to want to go with us (although I'd totally go without them too, but want one more family trip before they bail on the old folks!)
Shout out and fingers crossed for the ladies still in the 2WW. I'm hoping to see some BFPs in the coming days!
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. WVaRN fro WV
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? TTC since July 2014, #2 for me #3 for DH, #1 together.
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? Only 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? CD 14 for me Think I O'd yesterday will have to temp a few more days to see if I get cross hairs.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) Don't feel to good. I had a horrible long work week and me and DH were on opposite schedules so only got to BD 1 day in the fertile window. I know it just takes one time but not to hopeful.
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
I think my best vacation I have been on is the last one I went on with my family. My parents rented a house at the beach and myself and my 2 sisters and all our family went. They do it every year but I have had to work the last 3 years and have missed out.
Off Topic vent about this week. Had a horrible week. My paternal grandfather went missing at the beginning of the week. He is in his mid 70's very active and usually healthy (except for his diabetes) He left his house around 1 pm to go to the pharmacy to pick up his meds. My blind uncle lives with him and she said Papaw was acting a little funny before he left the house. My Uncle was going to go with him but by the time my Uncle got his coat and shoes on Papaw had left the house. This was unusual for him he always takes my Uncle everywhere with him. When dark came and Papaw had not made it home yet my uncle called my dad. We started calling around looking for him. He never made it to the pharmacy. We looked for hours. We live in rural WV, so there are a lot of places he could have ended up. We were terrified this was not going to end well. We have a huge family so we all split up and started searching river banks and hollows for him or his truck. We posted it to face book as bad as we hated to, we just wanted to get the word out. Around 10pm my mom got a call at my parents house. A man had seen it on facebook and said a hospital had called his house asking for my dad. He told them he had the wrong number but he knew how to get a hold of us. The man called mom and gave her a phone number for a hospital. The hospital was 3 hours away from Papaw's house. He had go confused and just kept driving until he his a power pole. They estimate that he was going about 50 mph when he hit it. The Ambulance took him to a small hospital and my dad went to get him. He was medically cleared. They said he was ok. Fast forward to 2 days later he started having more difficulty breathing. Dad took him to big hospital. Papaw had 3 broken ribs and a punctured lung. The other hospital missed it. The big hospital told us that he may loose his lung because the blood that was in the lung was old blood and they didn't know if they could get it to re-inflate. He also had a small hemorrhagic stroke, which explains where the confusion came from. They put a chest tube in his lung and thankfully it re-inflated. He is still in pain, but the confusion is going away. Our next step is to put him in a temporary rehab hospital to try to get him walking again.
Sorry for rambling, and thanks to anyone who reads this whole mess. lol.
creamcheese17 I have MTHFR and so does both of my sisters. My OB just said for me to take Baby Aspirin when TTC but I think I need to talk to a high risk OB if I ever do get a BFP. My one sister had to take blood thinner shots her entire pregnancies. If your sis has it you may want to make sure they test you for it also.
@wvarn I'm so sorry about your grandpa. I hope he heals quickly-- very frustrating the first hospital missed the rib injury. Will keep you in my thoughts. Hugs.
@wvarn so scary! I hope he has a fast and speedy recovery. What a good samaritan that gave the right number. I miss that about my town... it used to be a small town when I was growing up, but not anymore.
me:41 dh:43
Off Mirena Nov 2013, On Nuvaring end of Jan, Back off Sept 2014. Never ending cycle starting end of Sept...
11/14 Provera failed... cycle continues
12/14 High FSH (57 "midcycle") OBGYN had no clue... about anything
01/15 More lab results coming back from RE. U/S showed small (1")cyst on left ovary, thin lining, and couldn't locate right ovary so possibly straight to DE and IVF
Occassionally mess with the chart below to see "what if" and learn (not to make it pretty but because FF stays drunk with me).
3. Temping and charting. Was going to buy some opk's but I didn't.
4. Waiting to O, cd 8
5. Hopeful and anxious. Would love to have a BFP by Christmas but really trying not to get my hopes up. Each cycle that goes by means I am closer to my deadline.
QOTW: Took the kids to Pensacola, FL last summer. Rented a house on the beach. We all got sunburned and had a blast. DH and I met in college in Pensacola so it was fun to show the kids around town.
wvarn oh my goodness I am so sorry this is awful - what stress for everybody!! I am sending him light and blessings
TTC#1 since Aug 2013, I'm 37, DH 41.
Maya Arvigo Abdominal massage (daily self care), plus TTC meditations.
I'm very sensitive to diet (gluten, avoid processed foods) and environment. Have a history of inflammation and tendinitis before going off gluten in 2009.
July 2014 - RE Visit #1: Eggs look good, Endometrioma on R ovary, HSG showed blocked R tube close to ovary. DH SA normal
DX: Endometriosis probably the IF cause and gunking up tubes. Since egg reserve is high, RE says I can wait a couple months and then get laproscopic surgery to remove endo & clear tube. If that doesn't help then move to IVF.
Dec 2014 - Saw new RE - does not recommend surgery on tube as it isn't likely to help. Doubts I have endometriosis. My endometrioma shrunk to neglible size (yay!)
@wvarn oh wow, how scary. I hope he has a good recovery. Are you guys going to do anything now for his safety because of this incident? It is always hard because you don't want to take their away but don't want anything to happen to them. It was tough making those decisions for my grandmother when she got sick before she passed.
Thanks everyone for the T&Ps.
@sonpetitlapin I have 2 uncles and a cousin living with my Grandpa. The one is blind and has never lived away from home and the other is a worthless good for nothing slob. So I think my dad and other brothers are going to have a talk with worthless uncle to have him stay home more.
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from
Nicole from New York
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC#1 since May 2014
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?
Benched this month after RE did a hysteroscopy to remove fibroid.
First IUI with Femara and Ovridel (sp?)in upcoming 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?
1 more week till CD1
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Optimistic now that my fibroid is gone. Apparently I have been living with it since my teens. RE says I've basically had a natural IUD for my entire reproductive life and I wouldn't have been able to get or stay pregnant if I didn't have it removed. Happy to be rid of it so we can get down to business.
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
Tie: A week in Aruba after I finished Grad School and Paris/London Senior year in college.
Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.
Still a newbie but sending everyone good vibes for the week!
Nicole
NYC
39 y/o DH 45
Married in April 2014
TTC since May 2014
Oct 2014: RE Consultation
Nov 2014: Submucosal fibroid removed
Dec 2014: Letrozole CD 3-7. IUI canceled. BFN
Jan 2015: Letrozole CD 3-7. Ovridel HSG Trigger. IUI#1 BFN
@wvarn, I'm so sorry to hear this. How scary. I'm glad he's okay now. I hope your family can figure out a way for him to maintain his independence but still have some supervision (hopefully the "worthless" uncle will step up).
*** Child & current pregnancy mentioned ***
Me - 41 (PCOS), Hubby - 43 (healthy)
7/2013 - Sweet baby girl born (Clomid + TI)
3/2014 - TTC #2, return to RE 7/2014
12/2015: IVF #1 transferred two great looking embryos - BFP!
First ultrasound: TWO beautiful little heartbeats!!
Harmony: negative; level 2: babies look great and are boy/girl!
@wvarn good luck with the talk. If Uncle was worthless before the talk, he will be the same after. Sadly. When I moved down to Fl. Both my uncles lives in the same area as my grandmother. One didn't really talk to her and the other only when he had his hand out. She got really sick and they did nothing. I tried talking to them and pressing how things were and I needed help. (Single mom of three and taking care of a very ill grandmother while trying to gain employment) They didn't do crap. Not until she was on her death bed did they finally jump in.
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
PinkishRabbit from NM
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC#1 for a few months
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/temping & testing
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?
AF
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Trying to be hopeful again
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
Our honeymoon cruise to Alaska, hands down the best!
Re: TTC>35 weekly check-in 11/19
tlc
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 and doing initial testing with the RE.
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?
Waiting to O. I am currently CD 15 and no +OPK yet, hopefully tomorrow. Monday I had and U/S bloodwork and post coital test. I saw H's sperm swimming around on the microscope slide which was pretty cool. Based on the labs and the 16 mm follie he thought I would O within the next 3-4 day. I go back tomorrow for another u/s and more labs. Hopefully my LH will be surging tomorrow.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Pretty hopeful for the HSG BFP but trying not to get too excited
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
H and I went to Paris and London when we were dating and it was a great trip, but I also loved Puerto Rico this spring.
We are talking about doing a christmas break trip since I am boycotting all the usual Holiday stuff this year so I need ideas! We don't like the "sit on the beach" trip since we both get bored of that quickly.
Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.
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
Davie813, Chicago
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC #2 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?
1st IVF scheduled for December
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?
Still taking BCPs--stopping them and starting Lupron next week.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Much calmer than before. Still a little bit uncomfortable with the idea of IVF, but less overwhelmed about the practicalities. I'm trying to manage my expectations so I won't be too crushed if it doesn't work.
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
I always say this, but my honeymoon. Being a newlywed is fun, Slovenia is beautiful, the neighborhood in Venice where we stayed for a few days on our way there is actually my mental happy place when things suck...best trip ever!
Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.
Welcome back, @KateLouise; hugs to @cml11, @phibner, @stemi, and anyone else who needs them; and welcome to all the new folks!
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
2. TTC #2 since January with 1 loss
3. Temping/Charting
4. 9 DPO. I have been really crampy, but the crumpy is more in the upper stomach by the ribs which I think may be from all the coughing, but that could just be wishful thinking.
5. Back and forth. Woohoo, using FF chart overly, I realized that my post O temps on all my previous cycles have been below the temp range on my pregnancy cycle. This is the first cycle where they are in the same range, so I am hoping my body was still recovering from my MC and as so hopefully from here on it I will just need good timing. I had another major temperature dive today, so I am probably out if it doesn't rise. The bad thing is that unless FF got my O dates wrong the last 2 cycles, my LP dropping to 10 or 11 days.
QOTW: Honeymoon trip to Italy. A 2 week inclusive tour of Italy, including, Capri, Sorrento, Rome, Pompeii, Assissi, Venice, Milan, Verona, Tuscany area, and Florence. Best part is we got DD out of it.
Hugs to @Radiantly for having temps that won't match an HPT and @stemi for CD1 and a stressful time.
Me 36 DH 39
BFP 11/28/14 ~ MMC 12/29/14
TTCAL Siggy Challenge
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
WinoGrrl - WI
2. How long have you been TTC?
3. What are you doing this cycle? Charting/Temping/OPKs
5. How do you feel about this cycle? Weird. this is a weird, weird cycle. I'm not holding out a whole lot of hope for a BFP this month but I'm not devastated about it either. I'm mostly curious to see what else happens with temps and how long my LP ends up being before CD1
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? Toss up between our delayed honeymoon in Hawaii this June and my month long trip to Australia/New Zealand. Hawaii was gorgeous - we got tons of scuba, hiking and general activity in plus it was the honeymoon which is fun all on its own. Aus/NZ was an amazing trip and I would love to go back some day with DH (I went with my mom/aunt) and explore even more.
2. 7 cycle for #2 with dh my 6th
3. Chart, sex pretty straightforward
4. Cd21 think I O'd yesterday will see what temps do
5. I'm a little aggravated by my seemingly now new normal of O'ing a little later
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? Probably the first trip dh and I took together, we went to the beach and it was so relaxing and just perfect weather. We layed out, relaxed, went to dinner, I read a lot and lots of great sex (it was without kids and early in our courtship so...)
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
Stemi in VA
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC#1 since August
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/CM/OPK's
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?
Spotting started today, by this evening, full-blown AF.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Unsure about our plans for future cycles...
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
Our Honeymoon on Bald Head Island was perfect-- off season, so it felt like we had the pristine island to ourselves. No cars-- rode bikes/golf carts/walked. Tons of wildlife to see. It was perfect for us! Second best, Brazil-- when I was 15.
Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.
Many many thanks to all you lovely ladies for you support, advice, and encouragement! It has been really helpful and I really appreciate it☺️
Good luck to everyone in the TWW!!!
2. On cycle number 4 of TTC child #3.
3. What are you doing this cycle? Charting/temping/used OPKs this month.
4. Where are you in your cycle? 2WW...7 dpo.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? I'm pretty hopeful about this cycle. It's a pretty chart even though that means nothing as far as whether or not I'm pregnant. I had blood drawn today and will again 9dpo to test thyroid, vitamin D, progesterone, and estrogen levels to see if we can balance out my short luteal phases and see what is going on if we don't get pregnant this cycle.
QOTW: My honeymoon to Jamaica was great but also a trip I took to Rome in college was amazing as well. Rome, Florence, and Assisi to be exact. Italy is wonderful and I can still taste the pizza and gelatto.
Good luck to everyone! Sending positive thoughts your way!
flyliceandcoffee - CO
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC #2 since June, 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?
just keeping track of all the things
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 12 today. temps jumped up this morning though so I'm guessing I ovulated yesterday.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
We shall see. We did, for the first time in what I believe is years, dtd two days in a row so if I did O yesterday that would mean we hit -2 and -1 which is kind of a miracle in my little bubble of a world.
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
We don't do a whole lot of vacation traveling unfortunately. I'm thinking the best "trip" we've taken was our 10 day road trip to Colorado when we moved here from California. We could've done it in 2 days if we just went through Nevada and Utah, but we instead went from SF through Yosemite, down to LA, over to the Grand Canyon via route 66, up to Utah, through all but one national park there, and then into CO.
vh2014 Virginia
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
Since last Nov with a 9 month break in the middle. #3 for me, #1 for him
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 OPK if we can ever get it going....
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?
Waiting for AF after Provera. CD55 though since OB/GYN didn't make me wait until CD60 because I was already in there for my annual visit.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Excited... but irritated because I was hoping AF would show quickly so we could get moving
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
My Ovulation Chart
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from. Wannabmama23 from MA
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.? TTC #1 , 4 months
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
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? In 2WW, 10dpo
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc) was excited and hopeful but today started getting pms symptoms and my temp dropped a bit, of course pms symptoms are same as pregnancy and one temp is nothing...but I just have a feeling AF will be appearing this weekend. Sigh. I really wanted it to happen this month, a lot. But, not much I can do about it now...
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on? I've been very lucky with travel and have had so many great experiences...but this year I got engaged in Hawaii and went to St. John for the honeymoon...so either of those are definitely tops!!
Eta: thinking of the CD1s and others out this cycle. Hoping for some holiday surprises in the next few months!
Heather, MN (Brrr...)
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC #2, since March, with a 2 month break.
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?
Working with RE, Femara d3-7, Ovidrel trigger, TI, acupuncture, vaginal progesterone (awesome).
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. Beta scheduled for Friday. BFN today at 10 DPO, need to call the RE office - if I get a negative HPT on Friday, a beta seems rather pointless, doesn't it?
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Less hopeful after my negative HPT today. Feeling down. Already looking ahead and trying to figure out if I should stop my progesterone tomorrow so I can get CD1 at a good time with the holiday next week. My RE's office is closed on Thanksgiving.
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
Took a two week trip to Hawaii (did a cruise of all the islands) and then on to Fiji (beautiful, but the plane ride was awful).
Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.
WVaRN fro WV
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
TTC since July 2014, #2 for me #3 for DH, #1 together.
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?
Only 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?
CD 14 for me Think I O'd yesterday will have to temp a few more days to see if I get cross hairs.
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
Don't feel to good. I had a horrible long work week and me and DH were on opposite schedules so only got to BD 1 day in the fertile window. I know it just takes one time but not to hopeful.
QOTW: What is the best vacation you have been on?
My Ovulation Chart
2. TTC #4, cycle 3
3. Temping and charting. Was going to buy some opk's but I didn't.
4. Waiting to O, cd 8
5. Hopeful and anxious. Would love to have a BFP by Christmas but really trying not to get my hopes up. Each cycle that goes by means I am closer to my deadline.
QOTW: Took the kids to Pensacola, FL last summer. Rented a house on the beach. We all got sunburned and had a blast. DH and I met in college in Pensacola so it was fun to show the kids around town.
Me 36 DH 39
BFP 11/28/14 ~ MMC 12/29/14
TTCAL Siggy Challenge
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
2. TTC #2 for about 4-5 months
3. Still just taking it easy and hoping it works itself out
4. I should have ovulated this week so fingers crossed!
5. Hopefull about this cycle but husband had to go away for work for 3 days and worried it was during my good window.
QOTW: Bets vacation was honeymoon to Bora Bora :-) so much relaxing and fun in the sun and water, and BEST pineapple mojitos ever!