GTKY: When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time? Lately it's been calligraphy. I am making our holiday cards by hand this year and I'm adding this to my list of tasks that wind up super relaxing to me (chopping veggies is on that list.... I'm weird).
me . late 30's | h . early 40's | < 3 . 2013
*siggy warning*
ttc#1 . jul 2015
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016 BFP . jan 2017 DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018 mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019 RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019 surprise BFP . aug 2019 DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023 ttc #3 . feb 2023 mmc . apr 2023 mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024 dx elevated nk cells tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025 BFP . mar 2025
@MrsDho11 thanks for the splurging back up! Sometimes you just need to. lol. What kind of tea do you like? I just bought some new hot chocolate that is delicious, but I love tea, as well!
@KDHB13 I would probably go with FF, too, based on your CM and CP data after CD 17. I'll be interested to see what your temp does tomorrow. FX!
@virginiaham I think calligraphy is the coolest thing! I wish I could do it. And making cards by hand...those are going to be amazing!
Me: 26, H: 28
Married since 2012
TTC #1 since July 2015 **TW**
Laparoscopy and Endometriosis dx February 2016
HSG and SA all clear! September 2016 Testing with RE October 2016 BFP 11/5/2016 ~ EDD 7/19/2016
WAYDTGKU: temping, OPKs, PNV, preseed, continuing with sex ED for the next few days
R/R/CS: Just you know, waiting to O.
GTKY: When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time? (other than spend time on TB :P ) Usually waste time on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest.
DS: June 2008 Married: July 2015 BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
WAYDTGKU: Femara day 2, charting. Back to temping tomorrow. DH comes home this weekend.
R/R/CS: I've decided to start journaling. I'm hoping it will help me through this process, and it might be something cool for my potential little one to have- the journey it took to create him/her.
GTKY: When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time? (other than spend time on TB :P ) Watch TV and lounge with the animals.
Honorable mentions: Biggest IF support sister, sweetest bumpie, most genuine, LFAFer you'd most like to visit, great things come in small packages, pocket sized babe
@pretzel2plus1 - the better question would be what kind of tea don't I like! (Earl grey is the only I can think of... Or super flowery ones in general). The one I bought that was most exciting was a new cinnamon chai-- delicious! *goes to fix a cup*.
Me: 30 DH: 32 ~~ TTC #1: Sep 2015 ~~ BFP: Mar 2016 ~~ Daughter: Nov 2016 TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
@pretzel2plus1 Ahhh thanks for the boost!! I am pretty new to calligraphy so they are not perfect at all, but my H keeps telling me that homemade cards aren't supposed to be perfect. So I'll mail out my occasionally wonky font and sometimes crooked embossing and hope my recipients feel the love!
@hunnybunny17 I love your idea of journaling your process! Do you mind sharing the format you'll do?? (Like, writing a note every day in a particular notebook/journal, etc.). I started writing short letters to my husband before I met him and on our wedding day I gifted him with that small stack of handwritten letters. I've thought about doing something similar for future LO.
@DumbledoresArmy you go girl, french horn is my absolute fave sound!
me . late 30's | h . early 40's | < 3 . 2013
*siggy warning*
ttc#1 . jul 2015
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016 BFP . jan 2017 DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018 mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019 RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019 surprise BFP . aug 2019 DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023 ttc #3 . feb 2023 mmc . apr 2023 mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024 dx elevated nk cells tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025 BFP . mar 2025
@virginiaham Sure. I have a large journal. It's not a designated TTC/pregnancy/infertility journal; it's just
something I picked up at Walmart in the office supplies section. I
originally purchased it to use the pages as stationary for
writing letters to my best friend, but she got a new phone and texts
now.
I skipped the first couple pages before I started my journaling. I'm saving the cover page for after I give birth (the "This journal belongs to:" where I'll write LO's name and a quick note). The first real page I think I'm going to document my timeline- monitoring/treatments, details, testing, cycles, etc. I just jumped right in writing, but made it feel like a beginning by starting out saying this cycle is my first real shot at getting KU. On each new page/entry I'm writing the date (left corner) and what CD (right corner) on the first line. Then I write down what I'm doing that day, what I'm going through, how I feel, whatever I think I need to say. I won't do it every day. I will skip days, maybe multiple days at a time. There isn't always something to say. Some days I'll write 2-3 pages, and some I won't even fill 1.
Honorable mentions: Biggest IF support sister, sweetest bumpie, most genuine, LFAFer you'd most like to visit, great things come in small packages, pocket sized babe
@MrsDho11 that's such a good idea, I don't know why I've never thought to do that! Also, I could just hide the one I have, but knowing me I would still forget to put it on my bedside table at night.
@Bookhousegirl - oh good. For some reason I was worried about how that would be taken when I suggested it. Definitely didn't want you to think I was telling you how to deal with your kid or something, it just seemed like a possible solution! Hopefully he doesn't start moving the new one if you get one.
Me: 30 DH: 32 ~~ TTC #1: Sep 2015 ~~ BFP: Mar 2016 ~~ Daughter: Nov 2016 TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
R/R/CS: This month is driving me crazy. Just when I think I'm done with AF I start bleeding again. My body has been so weird since my loss and TTC again. Or maybe it's not and I just think it is because I'm paying extra attention to it? Either way. Driving me crazy.
GTKY: I'm lazy. I love to watch TV when I have spare time.
Re: WTO Sunday
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: on the sidelines until CD13ish
R/R/CS: Nothin today.
GTKY: When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time? Lately it's been calligraphy. I am making our holiday cards by hand this year and I'm adding this to my list of tasks that wind up super relaxing to me (chopping veggies is on that list.... I'm weird).
*siggy warning*
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016
BFP . jan 2017
DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018
mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019
RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019
surprise BFP . aug 2019
DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023
ttc #3 . feb 2023
mmc . apr 2023
mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024
dx elevated nk cells
tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025
BFP . mar 2025
**TW**
Testing with RE October 2016
BFP 11/5/2016 ~ EDD 7/19/2016
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: temping, OPKs, PNV, preseed, continuing with sex ED for the next few days
R/R/CS: Just you know, waiting to O.
GTKY: When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time? (other than spend time on TB :P ) Usually waste time on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest.
Married: July 2015
BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
Watch TV and lounge with the animals.
3/2015: Start TTC
8/2015: PCOS Dx
4/2016: BFP, Loss (4+5)
2/2017: BFP
Honorable mentions: Biggest IF support sister, sweetest bumpie, most genuine, LFAFer you'd most like to visit, great things come in small packages, pocket sized babe
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
@hunnybunny17 I love your idea of journaling your process! Do you mind sharing the format you'll do?? (Like, writing a note every day in a particular notebook/journal, etc.). I started writing short letters to my husband before I met him and on our wedding day I gifted him with that small stack of handwritten letters. I've thought about doing something similar for future LO.
@DumbledoresArmy you go girl, french horn is my absolute fave sound!
*siggy warning*
mmc . mar 2016
dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016
BFP . jan 2017
DD . oct 2017
ntnp #2 . summer 2018
mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019
RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019
surprise BFP . aug 2019
DS . may 2020
dx Hashimoto's 2023
ttc #3 . feb 2023
mmc . apr 2023
mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024
dx elevated nk cells
tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025
BFP . mar 2025
I skipped the first couple pages before I started my journaling. I'm saving the cover page for after I give birth (the "This journal belongs to:" where I'll write LO's name and a quick note). The first real page I think I'm going to document my timeline- monitoring/treatments, details, testing, cycles, etc. I just jumped right in writing, but made it feel like a beginning by starting out saying this cycle is my first real shot at getting KU. On each new page/entry I'm writing the date (left corner) and what CD (right corner) on the first line. Then I write down what I'm doing that day, what I'm going through, how I feel, whatever I think I need to say. I won't do it every day. I will skip days, maybe multiple days at a time. There isn't always something to say. Some days I'll write 2-3 pages, and some I won't even fill 1.
3/2015: Start TTC
8/2015: PCOS Dx
4/2016: BFP, Loss (4+5)
2/2017: BFP
Honorable mentions: Biggest IF support sister, sweetest bumpie, most genuine, LFAFer you'd most like to visit, great things come in small packages, pocket sized babe
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
Month/Cycle: 5/4
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: BD EOD when we get the chance.
R/R/CS: This month is driving me crazy. Just when I think I'm done with AF I start bleeding again. My body has been so weird since my loss and TTC again. Or maybe it's not and I just think it is because I'm paying extra attention to it? Either way. Driving me crazy.
GTKY: I'm lazy. I love to watch TV when I have spare time.