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GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs?
Me: 33 | DH: 34
TTC #1 Oct 2015
BFP Mar 26, 2016 - DD born Nov 2016

TTC #2 since Mar 2017
DX: MF June 2019, varicocele embolization Jan 2020, good improvement (14 mil, low motility)
IUI#1 Aug 2020 - BFN
IVF #1 Dec 2020 (ICSI) - ER, freeze-all - 15 retrieved, 15 mature, 15 fertilized. 4 embryos frozen, all day 5 blasts!
FET #1 Feb 2021 - BFN
FET #2 Apr 2021 - BFP 5DP5DT!! Beta #1 13DP5DT (17DPO) = HcG 1,238. Beta #2 17DP5DT (21DPO) = HcG 8,269
Re: TWW Tuesday
CD/DPO: 26/11
Timing: -4, -2, -1
Testing: Every day. BFN again and slight temp drop, so no more POAS for me.
R/R/CS: It's not over until AF shows but I feel pretty certain she will show up. Which means I CAN DRINK ON XMAS! And I can get my laser eye surgery! Trying to trick myself into thinking this is a goooood thing.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? Personally I do find the BFP announcers to be a little tactless but I have a real distaste for people who don't care to understand basic physiology in relation to TTC, like the "my nipples tell me I'm ovulating" type.
TTC #2 since Mar 2017
DX: MF June 2019, varicocele embolization Jan 2020, good improvement (14 mil, low motility)
IUI#1 Aug 2020 - BFN
IVF #1 Dec 2020 (ICSI) - ER, freeze-all - 15 retrieved, 15 mature, 15 fertilized. 4 embryos frozen, all day 5 blasts!
FET #1 Feb 2021 - BFN
FET #2 Apr 2021 - BFP 5DP5DT!! Beta #1 13DP5DT (17DPO) = HcG 1,238. Beta #2 17DP5DT (21DPO) = HcG 8,269
CD/DPO: 21/7
Timing: -5, -3, -2, 0
Testing: Friday - 10 DPO
R/R/CS: My temps are increasing, which is good, but for some reason I'm already disappointed this cycle. I have no reason to be yet, I just am.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? Drive-by BFPs. I'm sick of all the BFP announcements. On FB, the drive-by's here, co-workers... I think the symptom spotters aren't much better but the gifs and snark that follows are always amazing!
CD/DPO: 27/10
Timing: -3, -2, 0, +1
Testing: if my temp stays high, 12dpo
R/R/CS: my temp shot back up??? I didn't temp yesterday because I was upset with my two temp drops. Someone give me some science because I don't know what to think right now. The unicorns and rainbows are on the way. I should remind myself that last cycle that bitch AF showed up without a temp drop warning. ETA my LP is usually 10-11 days
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? What annoys me more is the drive bys!!! Seriously...you've been reading a lot on TB but you flash your BFP in our face? No ma'am.
edited because I can't read and to add stuff and birch =\= bitch
CD/DPO: 24/9
Timing: -2 ,0 ,+1
Testing: in a day or two
R/R/CS: I had a dream I got my BFP.... I could have lived without that.....
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs?
BFP, easily.
CD/DPO: 20/7
Timing: -4, +2
Testing: Christmas morning if no AF
R/R/CS: Finally got some CH! I was so excited this morning because my chart looks like crap. I was sick, and then DH was sick this cycle so our timing is bleh and my temps were nuts, but FF seems to think I O'd CD 13. We will see!
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs?
Symptom spotting. Maybe it's because I'm early in my TTC journey or maybe it's because I work in L&D, but other people being pregs doesn't bother me quite as much. Symptom spotting makes me nuts though and makes me go, "oh I have that, too..."
CD/DPO: 41/10
Timing: -5,-3,+1
Testing: I caved and tested today. BFN.
R/R/CS: I had the most long and vivid dream that I had a BFP last night. I think that's why I couldn't hold out anymore on testing. I woke up and was convinced I was preg. Now that I've let the testing beast out, I'll prolly POAS daily til AF.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? OOh love this question. I am entertained by the symptom spotters cuz the symptoms are increasingly bizarre and all over the place. Tingly nipples, gurgling uteruses, extreme bowel movements are real symptoms that people tell a group of Internet strangers (cuz it's not like they are actual participants on the board). Boggles my mind. But drive by BFP with trite "words of wisdom" or humblebrags about their extreme fertility annoy me so much. Go share that on the Glow community cuz I hear they love that unicorn and rainbows crap. I thoroughly enjoy the flurry of gifs that gets unleashed upon them.
DS: 5 years old
TTC #2 since August 2015
July 2016: Testing cycle with 100 mg Clomid = BFN
August 2016: 50 mg Clomid + IUI = BFN
October 2016: IVF#1 - 13 retrieved / 12 mature / 9 fertilized / 2 blasts
November 2016: FET#1 = chemical
January 2017: FET#2 = chemical
March 2017: IVF#2 - 18 retrieved / 18 mature / 16 fertilized / 5 blasts
May 24, 2017: FET#4 - BFP! - Beta #1 151 - Beta #2 503 - Due date 2/9/18
CD/DPO: 18/7
Timing: -1, 0 (maybe)
Testing: BFN today, but duh
R/R/CS: *Question* I randomly woke up at 5:20, so I took my temp - 97.77. I just laid there until the alarm went off at 6 and then temped again - 98.33. I should use the first temp, right?
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? I think the symptom spotters because they're more likely to obnoxiously argue over it, whereas the drive-bys post and ghost (I love that term).
CD/DPO: 24/9
Timing: O
Testing: BFN this morning. As @Megzb510 said, now that I've gone down the POAS rabbit hole, I'll probably test every day until at least 13 DPO. I might stop when I go through my cheapies, not sure I want to waste my digis.
R/R/CS: After my very minimal temp dip yesterday, I got a spike this morning, highest my temp has been so far. I guess that gave me a case of speshul snowflake syndrome and prompted me to test at 9 DPO. *face palm*
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs?
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
CD/DPO: 25/3 or 4
Timing: -2,-1 or -1,0
Testing: I'm thinking Christmas Eve. I don't think I want a bfn on Christmas Day but can handle it the day before. Will be a little tricky since we'll be at my in-laws.
R/R/CS: after tip-toeing in yesterday I'm more confident today. FF gave me crosshairs after this morning's temp. I'm a little rejuvenated because this means that I accurately interpreted my secondary fertility signs over the weekend. I thought I ovulated Thursday or Friday fertility friend is giving me crosshairs for Saturday so not too bad! The timing I have listed above reference is ovulation or Friday or Saturday just in case my temping was off.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs?
Probably the drive-by BFP but to be honest I usually ignore all of it. Most of the time the OP never even comes back to respond so I figure why waste my energy? And, if they do respond, the drama ensues and I'm entertained!
While I do ignore most drive-bys there have been a few where I've just stared at my screen mouth open and said, "....girl wut?!"
NTNP: May 2015
TTC #1: late August 2015
PCOS Dx: January 2016, starting Femara Feb 2016
BFP: 2/29/16 - Happy Leap Day!
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD/DPO: 27/14
Timing: -4,-3,-1,0
Testing: haha I said the 19th, then I said tomorrow, but I woke up today to another higher temp and I had a few crampy feelings yesterday (was hoping it was just gas) and I realized that if AF showed up I'd loose it. My chart looked so good and I thought a BFN would be better then all of a sudden AF. And holy shit it was a BFP... I didn't even cry (H did) I think I'm still in shock and will have this dumbass look on my face all day!
R/R/CS: within minutes of seeing the BFP I started panicking that it was a blue dye test and it was Inaccurate. I have wondfos coming tonight but should I get a digital at this point?
This board is amazing! I had no idea it would take 6 months and I would have completely lost it if I hadn't came here to be educated and share in laughs and frustrations! I hope you all get your BFP soon!
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? At first neither but as time went on the drive by BFPs for sure.
Me - 33; DH - 33Dating 1/18/06
Married 9/21/13
BFP #1 12/15/15 - C Born 8/27/16
BFP #2 1/10/20 - EDD 9/8/20
CD/DPO: 40/9
Timing: Decent
Testing: Friday, DPO12
R/R/CS: Just waiting.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? Drive-by BFPs are just boring and irrelevant to me but drive-by symptom spotters at least have the potential to be entertaining.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
DD 10/4/02
DS due 9/28/16
DS: 5 years old
TTC #2 since August 2015
July 2016: Testing cycle with 100 mg Clomid = BFN
August 2016: 50 mg Clomid + IUI = BFN
October 2016: IVF#1 - 13 retrieved / 12 mature / 9 fertilized / 2 blasts
November 2016: FET#1 = chemical
January 2017: FET#2 = chemical
March 2017: IVF#2 - 18 retrieved / 18 mature / 16 fertilized / 5 blasts
May 24, 2017: FET#4 - BFP! - Beta #1 151 - Beta #2 503 - Due date 2/9/18
Month/Cycle: 7/7
CD/DPO: 28/11
Timing: -5, -3, -2, -1, +1
Testing: BFN today, let's be real I will prob POAS every day from here on in
R/R/CS: was so unbelievably nauseas today (tmi coming) and was dry heaving this morning. I never get sick so it was bizarre. Obviously it can't be a symptom since my test was negative but I just thought it was random.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? Drive bys for sure
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 23/6
Timing: -4, -2, 0
Testing: watching temps, but I finally found some $.88 cheapies at Wal-Mart so now they are sitting on my dresser taunting me...
R/R/CS: Another very low temp today. Still above cover line, but wtf? So weird to have such low temps half way through LP. I read on FF that estrogen could be the culprit. I also woke up freezing because DH had turned the fan on high, but who knows. This part of TWW is the worst. I can't symptom spot, over analyze my chart, or pee on things yet.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? I like the entertainment on both accounts, but of course BFPs will become more annoying the longer it takes to get my own.
CD/DPO: 28/13
Timing: -2, +1
Testing: tested 3x this past week including this am- BFN- i'll probably stop now until AF.
R/R/CS: I would like AF to come already so i can get going on ovulating
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? DRIVE BY BFPs hands down.
Month/Cycle: 9
CD/DPO: 25/5
Timing: -5,-4,-3,-1,+1
Testing: 12 dpo
R/R/CS: Chart looks fine so far. DH is cute in asking if my temp is still high every morning. Every morning I tell him yes, but that either way it should still be high right now. Not sure he gets it, but he does get excited every morning that I tell him yes.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs?
I particularly dislike the combo "I have this ridiculous symptom" + "OMG, I just tested and it was positive!"
Rare, but the worst.
Between the two, BFP is way more annoying. SS gives me a chance to polish my gif game.
IUI August 2016 : Cancelled due to polyp
September 2016: Polyp removal/hysteroscopy
October 2016: IUI #1- BFN
November 2016: IUI #2- BFN
December 2016: IUI #3 - BFN
January/February 2017 - IVF + ICSI + PGD
March 2017 - FET
Me: 30 | DH: 34 | DSS: 14 | DS: 4
PG #2, EDD 10/12/2023
Month/Cycle: 4
CD/DPO: 25/9
Timing: -5, -4, -1, +1
Testing: BFN today and yesterday. I KNOW it's rare to get a bfp this early but I'm still unreasonably bummed.
R/R/CS: I had my hopes up really high for this cycle. I think this is going to be the first one I'll be really upset about.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? BFPs, especially with the "omg don't lose hope your baby is coming" nonsense. The symptom spotting is mostly entertaining, especially the ones that have zero idea how their bodies actually work.
TTC #2 since Mar 2017
DX: MF June 2019, varicocele embolization Jan 2020, good improvement (14 mil, low motility)
IUI#1 Aug 2020 - BFN
IVF #1 Dec 2020 (ICSI) - ER, freeze-all - 15 retrieved, 15 mature, 15 fertilized. 4 embryos frozen, all day 5 blasts!
FET #1 Feb 2021 - BFN
FET #2 Apr 2021 - BFP 5DP5DT!! Beta #1 13DP5DT (17DPO) = HcG 1,238. Beta #2 17DP5DT (21DPO) = HcG 8,269
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD/DPO: 26/15
Timing: -2 -1 1
Testing:Sunday if i can last that long
R/R/CS: I have this cold i cant get over and I don't have time to be sick with Christmas right around the corner
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? I still new here but I would say the BFPs The symptom spotters can be entertaining especially the GIFs that follow...
CD/DPO: 16/4
Timing: -3, -1, +1
Testing: 12/22 at 11 DPO if my LP lasts that long (which would be very good for me)
R/R/CS: FF thinks I belong here, though I am still not 100% convinced. But I'll go with it. Not feeling terribly optimistic for this month, but RE appts are scheduled for me and SA appt is being scheduled for DH today, all for January.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? Can I pick both? I guess the BFPs...at least the SSs can be entertaining threads.
CONGRATS @Bubblegum5586! H&H 9 to you!
Month/Cycle: 5/4
CD/DPO: 29/11
Timing: -1, O
Testing: I said I wasn't going to test, but my temps the last 3 mornings have just gone higher and higher. I had one last digi in my medicine cabinet, so just said "screw it, I'll test and get it out of my system". I set it down on the floor in front of me and started playing with my phone, and after only about 2 minutes, it came out with a positive! DH was in the bathroom upstairs and I just couldn't wait to tell him, so when he got out, I said, "Looks like we're getting an early Christmas present this year" and handed him the test. He is so excited!
R/R/CS: I haven't posted a whole lot in the past few weeks, but I can tell you that I think that this group of TTCers was so much more fun, sarcastic, and GIF-tastic than when I was on here trying with DD. You all are amazing and I will definitely be a dirty lurker to follow what is going on with everyone!!
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? The SS, but only when they are really out there (que: gurgling uterus)
Me: 28 DH: 33
DD: Born 7/30/13, 2 years old
TTC #2: August 2015
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 19/5
Timing:-3, -1, 0, +1
Testing: the 20th will be 10dpo
R/R/CS: DH and I made metal snowflake ornaments last night. Depending on if we get a BFP or not, they will get stamped Soon to be Grandma and Grandpa. We've made ornaments for our family almost every year, so it (hopefully) will be pretty fitting.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? BFP, Why would someone make an account and never post? Or did you just spend the whole 3 days thinking how we were going to say how excited we are for you??
TTC since 7/2015
BFP 12/24/2015 Miscarriage 3/4/2015 at 14 weeks
Baby Girl BFP 9/10/2016 EDD 5/23/17
Me: 30 | DH: 34 | DSS: 14 | DS: 4
PG #2, EDD 10/12/2023
CD/DPO: 16/2
Timing: -5, -2, O
Testing: 9 or 10dpo (probably 9dpo)
R/R/CS: I've gone and got my hopes up again. I was doing fine while WTO thinking it probably won't happen this cycle and just accepted that we will be trying IUI next cycle. But then I had a lot of EWCM on -1 and O and I had none the past two cycles. So that got my hopes up that this cycle might be different. And DH has been taking his vitamins (just a daily multi-vitamin) for a few weeks so I'm hoping that helps his count. Ugh, this is going to be a long TWW.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? Eh, neither get me riled up but I would have to say drive-by BFP's. I know people just get excited and want to tell EVERYONE but have a little awareness and sensitivity.
Me (32) Dx PCOS, DH (32) SA = Normal/mild morph issues
TTC#5 July 2017 - 3rd cycle TTC = BFP on 11/12/17 at 9dpo Beta #1 = 96 at 13dpo - Beta #2 = 207 at 15dpo
3 rounds of Clomid + TI and 3 rounds of 7.5 mg Femara + IUI before our BFP on 11/8/10 at 12dpiui
TTC #2 3rd cycle of Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 4 follies = BFP on 10/12/12
TTC#3 July 2014 - Metformin +TI = BFP at 9dpo - Twins, one baby lost at 5.5 weeks
Macy Annabelle born at 37w4d on 4/29/15. Diagnosed with Cri du Chat and passed away on 6/6/15. Forever in our hearts.
TTC#4 3rd cycle of Metformin + Femara 7.5mg+Ovidrel+TI = 3 follies = BFP on 12/24/16
CD/DPO: 29/11
Timing: -3, 0
Testing: yesterday with a blue dye test. Not sure if it was a BFN, a BFP squinter, or just a dye run because blue dye tests are shitty (I grabbed them by mistake). Testing with a digital tomorrow.
R/R/CS: Nothing today
GTKY: I find the drive by symptom spotters amusing because they are all "you guys are soooo mean, just tell me I'm pregnant!!!" The drive by BFPs are annoying as hell though because I honestly don't understand the motivation. What makes you think "Yay, I'm pregnant! I should go tell a bunch of chicks who aren't pregnant, but want to be that I have what they want, even though I've never once posted there before..."
CD/DPO: 29/11
Timing: 0, +1
Testing: BFN this morning. There's still hope right?
R/R/CS: I was pretty mad yesterday. No one knows we are TTC. Last week my 17 year old brother asked me for my amazon prime acct info so he could order something. I gave it to him.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? I have only been here a month. Drive by BFP's usually confuse me but then I wonder if maybe I just haven't been here long enough to know who they are!
Me: 31 DH: 36
Married since 11/25/2013
#1 (bio) born 01/18/2006
#2 (bio) born 09/08/2008
#3 (step) born 02/17/2009
#4 (our 1st together) EDD 09/09/2017
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
CD/DPO: 18/4
Timing: -3, -1
Testing: none -- waiting for AF which is due on Christmas day (great)
R/R/CS: We only half heartedly tried this cycle which is why our timing kinda blows. I think I have given up on the idea of getting pg naturally. Also, I had a CT scan last week (ordered by the rheumatologist) and the results came back and said I had cysts on my ovaries... I'm like wouldn't that have shown up on the million ultrasounds my RE did? I am very confused.
GTKY: What annoys you more? Drive-by symptom spotters or drive-by BFPs? Drive by BFP's for sure. Especially when they have been trying for 1 or 2 months.
Me 35, DH 37
Unexplained infertility and TTC since December 2014
February 2016 - May 2016: 3 IUI's -- all BFN
August 2016: IVF #1 (Lupron, Gonal F and Menopur) -- 12 retrieved, 9 fertilized, 3 frozen and 1 x day 5 hatching blast transferred -- BFN. Sent remaining 3 embryos for PGS testing -- 2 didn't survive thaw, 1 was abnormal.
February 2017: IVF #2 (Gonal F, Menopur, and Ganirelix) -- 12 retrieved, 6 fertilized, 3 sent for PGS testing and all were abnormal
March 2018: IVF #3 (Menopur, Follistim, Ganirelix and HGH) -- 14 retrieved, 12 fertilized, 4 sent for PGS testing, and 3 were PGS normal
May 2018: FET #1 -- BFN
August 2018: FET #2 -- BFP!!! healthy baby girl born May 2019!!
July 2020: FET #3 -- embyro did not survive thaw
September 2020 - IVF #4 (Menopur, Follistim, Ganirelix and HGH) -- 1 PGS normal
October 2020 - FET #4 -- BFN
January 2021 - IVF #5 (Menopur, Follistim, Ganirelix and HGH) -- 2 PGS normal
February 2021 - FET #5 - BFP!!! Due 11/6/2021
Me - 33; DH - 33Dating 1/18/06
Married 9/21/13
BFP #1 12/15/15 - C Born 8/27/16
BFP #2 1/10/20 - EDD 9/8/20