@fitlady21 I use wondfos with fmu or smu because I drink so much water throughout the day. The first few months I did them at lunch and I never got a positive I had to go by when it was the darkest and it was a pain.
Me: 31 Husby: 36 Married May 2014 TTC # 2 Since December 2021 Baby girl W born 2/2021 Our journey so far... (tw loss & infertility)
Diagnosis: Poor Egg Quality Working with an RE since March 2016 2 failed TI cycles 3 failed IUI cycles
IVF Feb - April 2017 23 eggs collected, 20 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI, 4 day 3 blasts, 3 day 5 blasts, 1 PGS normal Transferred 1 PGS normal embryo 4.12.17 BFP 4.21.17 MMC due to small gestational sac 6.8.17
Our adoption journey: 12.25.18 Agency picked and apps submitted! 5.1.19 Adoption on hold so we can buy a house! 1.1.20 Homestudy process started 3.14.20 First social worker visit 5.25.20 Homestudy Approved & Submitted to Agency
6.1.20 Surprise! Positive pregnancy test! Healthy baby girl born 2/10/2021
WAYDTGKU: prenatal+DHA, temping once AF makes her departure, sex
R/R/CS: I'm still sick today but going to work.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? I had an above the ears Amish boy haircut around age 8...with bangs. Wish I had a picture. My mom called it a "stylish bob".
R/R/CS: I swear every time I read PNV under WAYDTGKU I think "Penis in Vagina" and then "Yep, sounds about right."
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? The worst was when I was having some problems pulling out too much hair in middle school (it was a nervous habit), so my mom took me to some chain to "fix it". The first try was a very s***ty very of The Rachel, the second try looked like this, but shorter. So it was all chopped off Bieber short, with the top part of the crown really short so you can put a ton of hairspray on it and curl it and have it stick up like a comb. Just awful. I have Glamour Shots with this haircut What's weird is I noticed a LOT of salon workers were still wearing this style well into the new millennium.
@PeggyOlsonFTW - Cracking up at your perm comment! We have a family photo from 1987ish - my mom, her sisters, me and my sister, all of our female cousins have that tight poodle perm. There are no words.
@Kirby1220 - Right after this monstrosity I let my hair grow out and got bangs, and went through a whole Sun-In phase for a couple years. Looking at the pictures now it was so uneven and brassy, but the boys finally started to notice me so I consider it a win!
Me: 36 | DH 35, Married 2007
TTC #1 June 2015 April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal June 2016 - HSG clear *TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16 BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17 DS - 12/9/17 TTC #2 December 2018 BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19 DD - 11/1/19 My Chart
R/R/CS: I am starting my third week of the 21 day fix. I have lost 5 lbs which is less than I was hoping, but still a good start. I am hopeful that by the time I do get knocked up, I will be back to my pre-pregnancy weight.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? I used to get my hair permed. It was awful. I dont know why my mom let that happen.
@MRSCORKER My cycle twin!!! I'm so bummed you have to TTA this cycle tho!
@furbabymom2007 Thanks! Ya, I will try not to worry too much about "perfection" cos my charts are definitely clear and easy enough to read that I'm not so worried. I actually did use a tampon yesterday, so I'm sure whatever I'm doing can't be so far off. ;)
@kbear117 I guess it's actually spelled Creichton https://www.creightonmodel.com/ or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creighton_Model_FertilityCare_System When they were teaching it to us, it was really just and intro and then they offered for couples to sign up for the one-on-one training and all the tracking materials, but we didn't do that. So long story short, you use stickers, white, green or red to very simply chart CM. I think some of the stickers then also have babies on them (or maybe numbers or something) to indicate FW!? I thought it was cute but had already figured I would start BBT charting, which wasn't costing me anything but a $6 thermometer, soo... I think point being though that even just spotting would get a red sticker.
@PrettyPalomino I hope your eye is okay. I agree with PP that it's probably still a little early and you could very welly just be experiencing some residual swelling as part of the healing process. Did the doctor tell you already they might need to redo it??
@PrimRoseMama Thank you! I am basically dying over here bleeding my guts out at my desk while DH runs out to pick up pizza. There's a guy installing our new garage door and our helper doing something or other so I cannot abandon my station! Arggghhhh!
@kfair001 He is my little hot waterbottle on my lap today! Finally doing something to pull his weight around here ;) <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/e1/jcavvejx3otz.jpg" alt="" height="579" width="434">
WAYDTGKU: AF is gone so EOD starts today...hopefully (read below)
R/R/CS: DH has been out of town for 8 days. The first 5 were for work, then he came home for a couple of hours and drove straight to our cabin in Maine for a guy's weekend. I've been super depressed all week about AF and not having him here wasn't helping. He started out the weekend super sweet and it was going great until he flipped a switch yesterday and made me feel like crap all day. Its a long story but basically he said he was coming home early (his idea, not mine at all), making me feel all special and loved just to turn around and say he would rather stay, making me feel unimportant and tossed aside. I wish he would have just told me he missed me was looking forward to seeing me tonight instead. Then he proceeded to ignore me the entire remainder of the day/night by leaving his phone in his truck the entire time. Anyways, needless to say I feel pretty crummy and am not looking forward to him coming home. Phew! Sorry for the book, had to get it off my chest though. Am I over-reacting?? Maybe I am, it wouldn't be the first time!!
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? After DS was born I got an awful pixie cut. The pictures make me shudder!
@PrettyPalomino - DH had Laser Eye Surgery last month and both of his eyes were very blurry for a week. Then they started getting better and better. He has his month follow up tomorrow. After the first week and a half he said he doesn't think it would even possible for them to get any better but they just continue to get better and better and better. Give it time, he says it's the best thing he's ever done! Good Luck!
Okay good to know! Going to try to have some patience here. The only scary thing is that I look at $$$'s all day on spreadsheets so hopefully I don't mess anything up due to poor vision hah. My week follow up is Thursday. So glad he can see better than he'd imagined!
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
WAYDTGKTFU: PNVs, BBT, CM, CP, OPKs, hopefully EOD
R/R/CS: Nada
GTKY: The only regrettable style that I recall is when I was a preteen/teen and had bangs, which my mom invariably curled under for special occasions (read Easter, Christmas, family portraits, etc.). Otherwise, I've pretty much had the same hairstyle since I was 17 or so.
I've got a question...
So this is my first month using OPKs. My obgyn wants me to start using them on cd:14 even though the earliest I've ever ovulated was on day 24. Do I test twice a day or just once a day? In the morning or evening?
@fitlady21: I started mine on CD14 because that's what my CNM recommended. I don't think I've ever ovulated before CD20. I've started testing 3 times a day, but I have yet to see even close to +OPK. When it doubt keep peeing on the sticks.
R/R/CS: I'm just over here being miserable while I wait to see if I'll ovulate this cycle. Completely regretting my decision to stop temping for a cycle. My uterus is being a total dick this cycle and I'm ready to move onto the next one. GET IT TOGETHER, UTE. On the bright side, H pointed out recently that he actually likes this whole "making a baby sex" thing because it's a fun challenge. So that was unexpected and adorable.
GTKY: A horrible reminder showed up on my TimeHop recently. I dyed my hair (at home, natch) this dark auburn color. I thought I looked SO good but it totally fried my hair. And I have fair skin with olive skin tones so I had no business in that red anyway. It was NOT cute.
R/R/CS: My bra is currently stabbing me in the heart and my sinuses are bothering me. UGH.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? I went through a phase when I was younger when I would wear my hair in a skin-tight pony tail and I cut my own bangs that were always hanging in my eyes. That happened to be my look when I got my first driver's license. I had to stare at that hot mess for 5 years.
@PrimRoseMama Everytime I see your siggy, I get irrationally jealous that you're still breastfeeding! DS self-weaned at 17 months and I almost cried. I miss that connection with him. And thanks for the condolences. He's cutting two of his two year molars and I think he's coming down with a cold, so I'm expecting tonight to be rough too!
@teamginger13 I am so sorry about this fiasco you are going through. Hopefully the RE will be able to help you figure out what's going on. Until then, as hard as it is, try to relax and take extra care of yourself. <<hugs>>
@Marley629 What tea did you get?
@tamalahoops I hate it too! I have resigned myself to just looking at it if I want to read up but I don't even bother trying to respond. If it let's me LOVE anything, then I feel like I'm winning.
@DCHokiemom Yay! 5 lbs is a great start! 6 lbs in 3 weeks is averaging 2 lbs/week which it totally awesome and healthy, too! Can you do another 21 day fix back to back if you are enjoying it?
R/R/CS: I'm so jealous of all my friends who have the day off including DH.
GTKY: All these responses remind me of the campfire scene in Troop Beverly Hills. Ya know, when they're telling ghost stories and the mom shares about the incident at the hair salon? And they all let out blood curdling screams! Anybody? Man, I loved that movie! Anywho, I've done a bit of hair modeling and so I've naturally had some very questionable styles/coloring from electric orange to those horrible low-lights from 2005. But my worst was from Vidal Sassoon in London. They gave me an asymmetrical bob: one-side was buzz-cut short, the other - chin-length. It was cute and edgy in London, but when I returned home (to my very red state), all my friends giggled. Somehow, I still managed to to land a boyfriend with that haircut, but even he referred to it as my "special mullet tail." Before returning to school, I chopped off my "tail", though that wasn't a huge improvement. I still see women from time to time with that style and shudder/cringe. I'm pretty sure the only people that can pull that off are punk rockers and motorcycle chicks. (Confession: I still use Sun-In!)
Me - 33 DH - 30 Married May 2015 TTC #1 since January 2016 BFP 03/14/16 EDD 11/22/16
@whiska Our "PNV" will have to wait till next week to start!!! ;) ;) That's basically the main thing I'm doing to conceive. lol
@LizaKate1213 Sorry you're feeling so down. That does sound like a bit of a mind-f like, "I'm coming back early, coming back early.... Just kidding not coming back early." :( Boys are dumb.
@Linnea625 FX for that O!!!
@LittleMissTimeLord I'm sorry your ute is the twatwaffle. :p But at least DH is a sweetie, so that's not so bad! ;)
@PrimRoseMama Everytime I see your siggy, I get irrationally jealous that you're still breastfeeding! DS self-weaned at 17 months and I almost cried. I miss that connection with him. And thanks for the condolences. He's cutting two of his two year molars and I think he's coming down with a cold, so I'm expecting tonight to be rough too!
@PeggyOlsonFTW : SUPER HUGE HUGS! Breast feeding was a heart breaking experience for me with DD the first time around. Like, I struggled and slaved. At 4 months I said "fuck it" for my mental health and really hers too. We just struggled and cried and had so much anxiety surrounding feedings that it was miserable. So going to formula was amazing for us.
DS has nursed like a champ from the moment he popped out and it has been such an amazing relationship. DD and I have our own amazing relationship too, but BF for DS has been so much easier and rewarding. That's part of the reason I'm in no hurry to wean. Even if it means that it takes a long time to get pregnant with my third. I consider it worth it to go until he's ready to wean. I'll be honest and say I'm not ready to stop either, but if DS self-weaned tomorrow I would have my Weaning Depression and do my best to get on with life. I feel for you though because I think if he stopped before I was ready for him to that I would feel the same.
Does my signature bother you? Real talk: I don't want to hurt people with it. I'm proud of my BF journey but I think (just like my TTC and pregnancy history) that sometimes you just get hit with dumb luck and things work. So I'm proud in that I enjoy it and its a special thing for me-- but not proud in that I think I'm better than FF moms or moms that choose to wean earlier. I hope that makes sense?
Anywho, thank you for the response here. I know what its like to have the infant/toddler who is sicker than a dog and you KNOW that the night is going to just suck so much ass. Molars are the god damned devil and a cold on top of it is not cool. Here's to hoping you don't catch the cold and that whatever sleep you get is restful.
WAYDTGKU: Right now, just temping. Will start OPKs probably at CD 10 even though I have never O'ed earlier than CD 18. I don't know what my body will do this cycle.
R/R/CS: OMG non-TTC related rant: my dog is having her AF. It is a gross state of affairs because she has digestive issues when AFing. I woke up this morning to dog barf city and then worse. I had to shampoo the carpets and wash her crate in the back yard. And it's cold. I am super annoyed with DH because he insisted that we wait until the dog is 18 months to spay her. He has done the research and determined that waiting will lower her risk of hip dysplasia (it's common in her breed). Considering he made this decision I feel that he should be the one shampooing dog diarrhea thankyouverymuch. He is making up for it by very sweetly making DS watch the MLK I Have a Dream speech with him (and getting all teary about it).
GTKY: Um, my mom forced me to have short bowl haircuts throughout childhood. It was really quite unfortunate. I also had a perm in fifth grade. Then in college I had a very short hair phase, which was a terrible look for me. A TERRIBLE look.
@LittleMissTimeLordI'm sorry your ute is being a dick. Kind of an interesting visual. : @MRSCORKER I'm sorry you have to TTA this cycle! I bet the trip will be so much fun though.
@Marley629I feel you on the kid in the bed thing. My DS is almost 7 and he still sometimes crawls into bed with us. I can get him back into his own bed easily, but it still interrupts things.
@tamalahoopsI'm with you on the app hate. I am almost always on the app, and I've had to learn to copy every post before trying to post it, because 9/10 times it says, "you don't have permission to do that" and I have to refresh the page five times before it works.
@teamginger13I hope you get some answers soon and that you don't have to wait too long. I know how frustrating waiting can be.
@strickland8052I think the line has to be as dark or darker to be positive. That being said, you could totally ovulate without having a positive OPK.
Thanks @PrimRoseMama! And no, your siggy doesn't bother me at all! I think it's awesome you're still breastfeeding!
ETA: I'm not even that crunchy, but I'm probably the crunchiest of my mom friends - vegetarian, cloth diapering, reusable paper towels, composting, extended rear-facing, extended breastfeeding, non-sleep training - so it's nice to see someone who shares some similar views on "crunchy" topics.
@PrimRoseMama -BFing here too. My son turned 2 in October. We've had quite the journey including a 3 week hospital stay with IV nutrition via picc line which had me as an EPer for 6 weeks. I had pain for over a year. Sucked, but I'm so proud of us!!!
WAYDTGKU: Eerrrrrthang, I even bought a pineapple.
R/R/CS: Pretty sure O is today. I had another smiley this morning but the line on the wondfo wasnt as dark and I just took another test (6pm) and it was as negative as they come. Also my mouth got much warmer inside this afternoon, I wonder if anyone else noticed this? In the TWW my breath is much hotter. Also had a temp dip so hoping I havent just made myself look like a twat and I get a temp spike tomorrow.
On another note - I got a new phone today and switched from iPhone to android. I feel so strange and slightly uneasy but excited and scared all at the same time!
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle?
I had my hair cut into a bob with a fringe and I just looked like a boy (when I was a kid/early teen) it was supposed to look like the model in the picture of the hair magazine but mine didnt look sexy at all, just boring and boy like.
Aw, thanks, @PrimRoseMama! My old SN from The Knot was too close to my real name, so I took the opportunity to have a little fun word play with a new one. Helps me remember to stay positive!
Your SN doesn't bother me at all! And thanks for the response to my question. I think I'm going to test one a day until cd20 then start testing twice a day until I get a positive opk.
WAYDTGKU: nada. TTC has been stressful to a point where DH says he's not even sure if he wants kids anymore. So sporadic BD.....which has been very infrequent lately.
R/R/CS: For the first time in as long as I can remember I got my period after 29 days! The shortest cycle I ever had was 35 days. So happy!
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? I bleached my hair with out of the box kit (my hair is dark brown) and it turned green. Lol.
Met DH - 9/2003
Dating - 9/18/2012
Married - 8/16/2014
NTNP - 7/2014-5/2015
TTC #1 - 5/2015 (CP October @ 4w2d)
*PCOS/Hypothyroid/Ectopic Kidney/High DHEA-S* HSG - All clear, ectopic kidney didn't affect uterus (yay!) CT Adrenal Scan - no tumors! SA - sperm count excellent, 2% Morphology March/April IUI scheduled - surprise BFP w/ help of Progesterone - 3/18/2016 Beta #1 @ 11dpo - 45.7 #2 @ 14dpo - 163 #3 @ 18dpo - 997 #4 @ 21dpo - 3799 EDD 12/1 based on O, 11/28 per Ob/Gyn (but he's wrong lol).
R/R/CS: ok my temp spiked yesterday so I thought I ovulated. But this morning it went down a little bit. Is this normal, does anyone know what this means? I also have been having very mild cramps which I never noticed having before ttc.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? My mom used to cut my hair when I was young, sometimes it was uneven! lol
WTO problems: I just surprisingly turned an OPK! I've never had one this early (and I realize it could mean nothing, but when in doubt, HIO, right?) so I just spent 20 minutes doing my hair and makeup the way DH likes it even though I'm only going to the grocery store later.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? @SweetiePateetie I had the asymmetrical haircut too!! I was probably in 3rd grade and it was the worst! I have no clue why my mom thought that would be a good idea.
About me: TTC#1: October 2015 dx: PCOS & MFI IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP July 2016: Blighted Ovum IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN FET February 2017 ~BFN IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17 Team Blue X 2!
WAYDTGKU: temping, PNV, sex, OPKs, calling my doctor soon
R/R/CS: just annoyed that my body isn't doing anything... I stopped my birth control in September to give myself 3 months before TTC and now I'm in the fifth month off birth control and I haven't ovulated or gotten a period without Provera. Ugh!
GTKY: I've had several... My mom cutting my bangs when I was young was bad but I think my bob in grade school was the worst. I have super thick hair so I call it my "yield sign" haircut since it would be a big triangle. And to top it off, I had to wear prescription goggles to play sports so it was icing on the cake!
R/R/CS: I forgot to mention yesterday that I finally remembered to take advantage of the follicular phase and bleached my "mustache" LOL! It's honestly not noticeable to anyone besides me because I look at myself 2 inches away from the mirror, but I feel better knowing it's bleached. Ha.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? Umm, I had a really bad haircut freshman year of college because I decided to just tell the girl I wanted layers and let her do her thing. Big mistake. It ended up being more like stair case chops than layers. I wore my hair in a pony tail until it grew back out.
R/R/CS: Just waiting on one more high temp to confirm O...
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? Ohh man... any time I had blunt bangs, and also when I was like 13 my mom took me to this awful hairstylist. Naturally, my hair is an ash blond, and she took me to get it highlighted. The dude bleached all of my hair without toning it, and then gave me the most choppy, awfully-layered cut ever. It was awful.
DD born PPROM preemie at 36 weeks on 10/1/17 after over a year TI, then 3 failed IUIs, and finally a successful IVF FET.
Due with #2 5/2/19 after HIO once in my FW, because apparently that's how life works now. Team Blue!
Pitching in here, because APPARENTLY I'm not officially in the TWW until I've had three high temperatures. (Sorry. N00b move. But I really do think I O'd yesterday.)
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 16
WAYDTGKU: PNV's and letting DH take it easy after last week's flurry of BD'ing.
R/R/CS: Happy to see that temp spike this morning. Also, I've been taking rx-strength ibuprofen for tooth pain following a root canal retreatment. I really didn't want to be on it, because (and I think I said this yesterday, so sorry for repeating myself) I read it can mess with implantation. But! Today I haven't taken any. Hooray!
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? Ugh. My years-long bowl cut I got because I wanted to be JUST LIKE my big sister.
Me: 31 | DH: 31
Together since 2003 | Married 2010 TTC #1 January 2016 BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016 Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018 BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
<span class="vanilla-mention-@">@PeggyOlsonFTW </span><span class="vanilla-mention-@">@PrimRoseMama </span>@atcwag I am planning to exclusively breastfeed at least the 6 months if possible, and see how we do, hoping not to need formula, but I understand everyone's journey is different. I also hope to find a great LC to help through those difficult times, too, because I think it really is that important.
I never knew about extended-rear-facing. Are there any that work with the whole stroller/travel combo? I really wanted the KeyFit30, which claims to fit a child only up to 30 lbs, the stroller claims to go up to 50 lbs, as does the jogger, from 6 mos-50lbs. Does that sound okay, and then from 30+ I'd just have to have a different car seat and swap the child into the stroller. I've never had a kid before, so I'm still trying to figure out some of these logistic things. Maybe even PM me if this seems like not a super WTO-friendly topic? I dunno. Or like with sleep-training, which seems crazy to me, apparently various levels of co-sleeping are even considered controversial, but I also heard that it's safe, (as long as the adult bedding is appropriate), and really that's the point if you are BF that the child can reach a nipple any time without disturbing everyone's night too much. Ammiright? we have a mini-crib in mind that we would start out possibly strapping to the side of the bed like a co-sleeper and then eventually putting up the 4th wall and pushing it against the very nearby wall maybe, (like arms length away), and/or switching to the toddler bed. idk
@BusinessWife I bought Moontime Tea Feetility blend? Lol I'm just gonna give it a go and see. What kind do you use? I also have been drinking green tea but I'll stop that after a positive opk based on the convos yesterday. Ps I am a huge proponent of extended rear facing. DS is almost 2.5 and still rear facing. My goal is a minimum of age 3 but will keep it going until he hits the limits.
@teamginger13 I am so sorry about this fiasco you are going through. Hopefully the RE will be able to help you figure out what's going on. Until then, as hard as it is, try to relax and take extra care of yourself. <<hugs>>
@tamalahoops I hate it too! I have resigned myself to just looking at it if I want to read up but I don't even bother trying to respond. If it let's me LOVE anything, then I feel like I'm winning.
@DCHokiemom Yay! 5 lbs is a great start! 6 lbs in 3 weeks is averaging 2 lbs/week which it totally awesome and healthy, too! Can you do another 21 day fix back to back if you are enjoying it?
Yes, I am going to keep at it until I lose all the weight I want, then switch to maintenance mode. For my next fix I am going to focus more on the workouts. I have worked out this time around, but not like the program calls for.
@Marley629@BusinessWife I'm thinking of trying a tea but it scares me that I'll mess something up instead of help it! Have you read into it?
@MissAmeliaPond I feel ya. I shave or wax mine. I'm Italian decent and look it if you catch my drift. Awesome thick wavy hair on my head, super thick dark eyelashes...... And I need to get my eyebrows and upper lip taken care of on a regular basis.
It's for the bromelain it containes. Aparently it can help with implantation. I have done very minimal research into this but they had pineapples at the garage (so random) so naturally I took it as a sign and nabbed one.
Re: WTO Monday
Married May 2014
TTC # 2 Since December 2021
Baby girl W born 2/2021
Our journey so far...
(tw loss & infertility)
Working with an RE since March 2016
2 failed TI cycles
3 failed IUI cycles
IVF Feb - April 2017
23 eggs collected, 20 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI, 4 day 3 blasts, 3 day 5 blasts, 1 PGS normal
Transferred 1 PGS normal embryo 4.12.17
BFP 4.21.17
MMC due to small gestational sac 6.8.17
Our adoption journey:
12.25.18 Agency picked and apps submitted!
5.1.19 Adoption on hold so we can buy a house!
1.1.20 Homestudy process started
3.14.20 First social worker visit
5.25.20 Homestudy Approved & Submitted to Agency
6.1.20 Surprise! Positive pregnancy test!
Healthy baby girl born 2/10/2021
CD: 2
WAYDTGKU: prenatal+DHA, temping once AF makes her departure, sex
R/R/CS: I'm still sick today but going to work.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? I had an above the ears Amish boy haircut around age 8...with bangs. Wish I had a picture. My mom called it a "stylish bob".
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: waiting...
R/R/CS: I swear every time I read PNV under WAYDTGKU I think "Penis in Vagina" and then "Yep, sounds about right."
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle?
The worst was when I was having some problems pulling out too much hair in middle school (it was a nervous habit), so my mom took me to some chain to "fix it". The first try was a very s***ty very of The Rachel, the second try looked like this, but shorter.
So it was all chopped off Bieber short, with the top part of the crown really short so you can put a ton of hairspray on it and curl it and have it stick up like a comb. Just awful. I have Glamour Shots with this haircut
@PeggyOlsonFTW - Cracking up at your perm comment! We have a family photo from 1987ish - my mom, her sisters, me and my sister, all of our female cousins have that tight poodle perm. There are no words.
@Kirby1220 - Right after this monstrosity I let my hair grow out and got bangs, and went through a whole Sun-In phase for a couple years. Looking at the pictures now it was so uneven and brassy, but the boys finally started to notice me so I consider it a win!
April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal
June 2016 - HSG clear
*TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16
BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17
DS - 12/9/17
TTC #2 December 2018
BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19
DD - 11/1/19
My Chart
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: all the things
R/R/CS: Oh, just the usual...waiting sucks.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle?
Every single one before the CHI iron was invented. I've done suprisingly well since then.
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: clomid
R/R/CS: I am starting my third week of the 21 day fix. I have lost 5 lbs which is less than I was hoping, but still a good start. I am hopeful that by the time I do get knocked up, I will be back to my pre-pregnancy weight.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? I used to get my hair permed. It was awful. I dont know why my mom let that happen.
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: nothing anymore apparently (DH is wiped out lol)
R/R/CS: according to cm and opks, O should have been yesterday. But no major temp shift this morning, so I dunno...
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle?
I got a perm in the 7th grade which I almost instantly regretted. I was actually mad at my mom for letting me do it haha.
TTC since January 2015
3/15/2015 BFP!
4/15/2015 MMC
2/25/2016 BFP! Hoping for the best!
@furbabymom2007 Thanks! Ya, I will try not to worry too much about "perfection" cos my charts are definitely clear and easy enough to read that I'm not so worried. I actually did use a tampon yesterday, so I'm sure whatever I'm doing can't be so far off. ;)
@kbear117 I guess it's actually spelled Creichton https://www.creightonmodel.com/ or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creighton_Model_FertilityCare_System When they were teaching it to us, it was really just and intro and then they offered for couples to sign up for the one-on-one training and all the tracking materials, but we didn't do that. So long story short, you use stickers, white, green or red to very simply chart CM. I think some of the stickers then also have babies on them (or maybe numbers or something) to indicate FW!? I thought it was cute but had already figured I would start BBT charting, which wasn't costing me anything but a $6 thermometer, soo... I think point being though that even just spotting would get a red sticker.
@PrettyPalomino I hope your eye is okay. I agree with PP that it's probably still a little early and you could very welly just be experiencing some residual swelling as part of the healing process. Did the doctor tell you already they might need to redo it??
@PrimRoseMama Thank you! I am basically dying over here bleeding my guts out at my desk while DH runs out to pick up pizza. There's a guy installing our new garage door and our helper doing something or other so I cannot abandon my station! Arggghhhh!
@kfair001 He is my little hot waterbottle on my lap today! Finally doing something to pull his weight around here ;)
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<p><span>Me: 32 | DH: 39
Married: May 30, 2015
TTC #1 since October 2015
one adorable malti-poo fur-baby</span>
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CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: AF is gone so EOD starts today...hopefully (read below)
R/R/CS: DH has been out of town for 8 days. The first 5 were for work, then he came home for a couple of hours and drove straight to our cabin in Maine for a guy's weekend. I've been super depressed all week about AF and not having him here wasn't helping. He started out the weekend super sweet and it was going great until he flipped a switch yesterday and made me feel like crap all day. Its a long story but basically he said he was coming home early (his idea, not mine at all), making me feel all special and loved just to turn around and say he would rather stay, making me feel unimportant and tossed aside. I wish he would have just told me he missed me was looking forward to seeing me tonight instead. Then he proceeded to ignore me the entire remainder of the day/night by leaving his phone in his truck the entire time. Anyways, needless to say I feel pretty crummy and am not looking forward to him coming home. Phew! Sorry for the book, had to get it off my chest though. Am I over-reacting?? Maybe I am, it wouldn't be the first time!!
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? After DS was born I got an awful pixie cut. The pictures make me shudder!
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: 9
WAYDTGKTFU: PNVs, BBT, CM, CP, OPKs, hopefully EOD
R/R/CS: Nada
GTKY: The only regrettable style that I recall is when I was a preteen/teen and had bangs, which my mom invariably curled under for special occasions (read Easter, Christmas, family portraits, etc.). Otherwise, I've pretty much had the same hairstyle since I was 17 or so.
DH: 36⎹ Me: 36
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CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, CM, HIO EOD, OPKs
R/R/CS: My bra is currently stabbing me in the heart and my sinuses are bothering me. UGH.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? I went through a phase when I was younger when I would wear my hair in a skin-tight pony tail and I cut my own bangs that were always hanging in my eyes. That happened to be my look when I got my first driver's license. I had to stare at that hot mess for 5 years.
Me: 25 | Him: 31
Married: September 2014
DSS Born 2/2/08
TTC our 1st since December 2015
BFP 3/18/16 - EDD 12/1/16
Proud Parents of a 5 year old Miniature Dachshund
LFAF April Siggy: TV/Movie BFFs
BFP #4 1/2016, DD born 10/2016
@Marley629 What tea did you get?
@tamalahoops I hate it too! I have resigned myself to just looking at it if I want to read up but I don't even bother trying to respond. If it let's me LOVE anything, then I feel like I'm winning.
@DCHokiemom Yay! 5 lbs is a great start! 6 lbs in 3 weeks is averaging 2 lbs/week which it totally awesome and healthy, too! Can you do another 21 day fix back to back if you are enjoying it?
CD: 3
WAYFTGKU: PVN, waiting for AF to finish
R/R/CS: I'm so jealous of all my friends who have the day off including DH.
GTKY: All these responses remind me of the campfire scene in Troop Beverly Hills. Ya know, when they're telling ghost stories and the mom shares about the incident at the hair salon? And they all let out blood curdling screams! Anybody? Man, I loved that movie! Anywho, I've done a bit of hair modeling and so I've naturally had some very questionable styles/coloring from electric orange to those horrible low-lights from 2005. But my worst was from Vidal Sassoon in London. They gave me an asymmetrical bob: one-side was buzz-cut short, the other - chin-length. It was cute and edgy in London, but when I returned home (to my very red state), all my friends giggled. Somehow, I still managed to to land a boyfriend with that haircut, but even he referred to it as my "special mullet tail." Before returning to school, I chopped off my "tail", though that wasn't a huge improvement. I still see women from time to time with that style and shudder/cringe. I'm pretty sure the only people that can pull that off are punk rockers and motorcycle chicks. (Confession: I still use Sun-In!)
Me - 33 DH - 30
Married May 2015
TTC #1 since January 2016
BFP 03/14/16
EDD 11/22/16
@LizaKate1213 Sorry you're feeling so down. That does sound like a bit of a mind-f like, "I'm coming back early, coming back early.... Just kidding not coming back early." :( Boys are dumb.
@Linnea625 FX for that O!!!
@LittleMissTimeLord I'm sorry your ute is the twatwaffle. :p But at least DH is a sweetie, so that's not so bad! ;)
@PeggyOlsonFTW : SUPER HUGE HUGS! Breast feeding was a heart breaking experience for me with DD the first time around. Like, I struggled and slaved. At 4 months I said "fuck it" for my mental health and really hers too. We just struggled and cried and had so much anxiety surrounding feedings that it was miserable. So going to formula was amazing for us.
DS has nursed like a champ from the moment he popped out and it has been such an amazing relationship. DD and I have our own amazing relationship too, but BF for DS has been so much easier and rewarding. That's part of the reason I'm in no hurry to wean. Even if it means that it takes a long time to get pregnant with my third. I consider it worth it to go until he's ready to wean. I'll be honest and say I'm not ready to stop either, but if DS self-weaned tomorrow I would have my Weaning Depression and do my best to get on with life. I feel for you though because I think if he stopped before I was ready for him to that I would feel the same.
Does my signature bother you? Real talk: I don't want to hurt people with it. I'm proud of my BF journey but I think (just like my TTC and pregnancy history) that sometimes you just get hit with dumb luck and things work. So I'm proud in that I enjoy it and its a special thing for me-- but not proud in that I think I'm better than FF moms or moms that choose to wean earlier. I hope that makes sense?
Anywho, thank you for the response here. I know what its like to have the infant/toddler who is sicker than a dog and you KNOW that the night is going to just suck so much ass. Molars are the god damned devil and a cold on top of it is not cool. Here's to hoping you don't catch the cold and that whatever sleep you get is restful.
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CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: Right now, just temping. Will start OPKs probably at CD 10 even though I have never O'ed earlier than CD 18. I don't know what my body will do this cycle.
R/R/CS: OMG non-TTC related rant: my dog is having her AF. It is a gross state of affairs because she has digestive issues when AFing. I woke up this morning to dog barf city and then worse. I had to shampoo the carpets and wash her crate in the back yard. And it's cold. I am super annoyed with DH because he insisted that we wait until the dog is 18 months to spay her. He has done the research and determined that waiting will lower her risk of hip dysplasia (it's common in her breed). Considering he made this decision I feel that he should be the one shampooing dog diarrhea thankyouverymuch. He is making up for it by very sweetly making DS watch the MLK I Have a Dream speech with him (and getting all teary about it).
GTKY: Um, my mom forced me to have short bowl haircuts throughout childhood. It was really quite unfortunate. I also had a perm in fifth grade. Then in college I had a very short hair phase, which was a terrible look for me. A TERRIBLE look.
@MRSCORKER I'm sorry you have to TTA this cycle! I bet the trip will be so much fun though.
@Marley629I feel you on the kid in the bed thing. My DS is almost 7 and he still sometimes crawls into bed with us. I can get him back into his own bed easily, but it still interrupts things.
@tamalahoopsI'm with you on the app hate. I am almost always on the app, and I've had to learn to copy every post before trying to post it, because 9/10 times it says, "you don't have permission to do that" and I have to refresh the page five times before it works.
@teamginger13I hope you get some answers soon and that you don't have to wait too long. I know how frustrating waiting can be.
@strickland8052I think the line has to be as dark or darker to be positive. That being said, you could totally ovulate without having a positive OPK.
Me: 33 H: 36
Married: 12/14/13 DS: 1/29/09
BFP2: 10/9/15 MMC: 11/12/15
BFP3: 4/6/16 DD: 12/12/16
ETA: I'm not even that crunchy, but I'm probably the crunchiest of my mom friends - vegetarian, cloth diapering, reusable paper towels, composting, extended rear-facing, extended breastfeeding, non-sleep training - so it's nice to see someone who shares some similar views on "crunchy" topics.
LFAF April Siggy: TV/Movie BFFs
BFP #4 1/2016, DD born 10/2016
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: Eerrrrrthang, I even bought a pineapple.
R/R/CS: Pretty sure O is today. I had another smiley this morning but the line on the wondfo wasnt as dark and I just took another test (6pm) and it was as negative as they come. Also my mouth got much warmer inside this afternoon, I wonder if anyone else noticed this? In the TWW my breath is much hotter. Also had a temp dip so hoping I havent just made myself look like a twat and I get a temp spike tomorrow.
On another note - I got a new phone today and switched from iPhone to android. I feel so strange and slightly uneasy but excited and scared all at the same time!
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle?
I had my hair cut into a bob with a fringe and I just looked like a boy (when I was a kid/early teen) it was supposed to look like the model in the picture of the hair magazine but mine didnt look sexy at all, just boring and boy like.
TEAM: PINK!!
What's the pineapple for??
@PrimRoseMama
Your SN doesn't bother me at all! And thanks for the response to my question. I think I'm going to test one a day until cd20 then start testing twice a day until I get a positive opk.
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: nada. TTC has been stressful to a point where DH says he's not even sure if he wants kids anymore. So sporadic BD.....which has been very infrequent lately.
R/R/CS: For the first time in as long as I can remember I got my period after 29 days!
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? I bleached my hair with out of the box kit (my hair is dark brown) and it turned green. Lol.
HSG - All clear, ectopic kidney didn't affect uterus (yay!)
CT Adrenal Scan - no tumors!
SA - sperm count excellent, 2% Morphology
March/April IUI scheduled - surprise BFP w/ help of Progesterone - 3/18/2016
Beta #1 @ 11dpo - 45.7 #2 @ 14dpo - 163 #3 @ 18dpo - 997 #4 @ 21dpo - 3799
EDD 12/1 based on O, 11/28 per Ob/Gyn (but he's wrong lol).
*TEAM BLUE!*
Month/Cycle: 1
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: temp, cm, pnvs, hio
R/R/CS: ok my temp spiked yesterday so I thought I ovulated. But this morning it went down a little bit. Is this normal, does anyone know what this means? I also have been having very mild cramps which I never noticed having before ttc.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? My mom used to cut my hair when I was young, sometimes it was uneven!
LFAF April Siggy: TV/Movie BFFs
BFP #4 1/2016, DD born 10/2016
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: BBT, CM, OPKs
R/R/CS: enjoying a relaxing day off!
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? @SweetiePateetie I had the asymmetrical haircut too!! I was probably in 3rd grade and it was the worst! I have no clue why my mom thought that would be a good idea.
TTC#1: October 2015
dx: PCOS & MFI
IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP
July 2016: Blighted Ovum
IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN
IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN
IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN
FET February 2017 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17
Team Blue X 2!
CD: 46
WAYDTGKU: temping, PNV, sex, OPKs, calling my doctor soon
R/R/CS: just annoyed that my body isn't doing anything... I stopped my birth control in September to give myself 3 months before TTC and now I'm in the fifth month off birth control and I haven't ovulated or gotten a period without Provera. Ugh!
GTKY: I've had several... My mom cutting my bangs when I was young was bad but I think my bob in grade school was the worst. I have super thick hair so I call it my "yield sign" haircut since it would be a big triangle. And to top it off, I had to wear prescription goggles to play sports so it was icing on the cake!
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU:
R/R/CS: I forgot to mention yesterday that I finally remembered to take advantage of the follicular phase and bleached my "mustache" LOL! It's honestly not noticeable to anyone besides me because I look at myself 2 inches away from the mirror, but I feel better knowing it's bleached. Ha.
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? Umm, I had a really bad haircut freshman year of college because I decided to just tell the girl I wanted layers and let her do her thing. Big mistake. It ended up being more like stair case chops than layers. I wore my hair in a pony tail until it grew back out.
CD: 19
WAYDTGKU: PNV, Temping, OPK, HIO, PreSeed, which:
R/R/CS: Just waiting on one more high temp to confirm O...
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? Ohh man... any time I had blunt bangs, and also when I was like 13 my mom took me to this awful hairstylist. Naturally, my hair is an ash blond, and she took me to get it highlighted. The dude bleached all of my hair without toning it, and then gave me the most choppy, awfully-layered cut ever. It was awful.
then 3 failed IUIs, and finally a successful IVF FET.
Due with #2 5/2/19 after HIO once in my FW,
because apparently that's how life works now. Team Blue!
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 16
WAYDTGKU: PNV's and letting DH take it easy after last week's flurry of BD'ing.
R/R/CS: Happy to see that temp spike this morning. Also, I've been taking rx-strength ibuprofen for tooth pain following a root canal retreatment. I really didn't want to be on it, because (and I think I said this yesterday, so sorry for repeating myself) I read it can mess with implantation. But! Today I haven't taken any. Hooray!
GTKY: What was your most embarrassing hairstyle? Ugh. My years-long bowl cut I got because I wanted to be JUST LIKE my big sister.
TTC #1 January 2016
BFP April 18 2016 | EDD December 29, 2016
Welcome baby A! January 9, 2017
TTC#2 March 2018
BFP March 30, 2018 | EDD December 12, 2018
I never knew about extended-rear-facing. Are there any that work with the whole stroller/travel combo? I really wanted the KeyFit30, which claims to fit a child only up to 30 lbs, the stroller claims to go up to 50 lbs, as does the jogger, from 6 mos-50lbs. Does that sound okay, and then from 30+ I'd just have to have a different car seat and swap the child into the stroller. I've never had a kid before, so I'm still trying to figure out some of these logistic things. Maybe even PM me if this seems like not a super WTO-friendly topic? I dunno. Or like with sleep-training, which seems crazy to me, apparently various levels of co-sleeping are even considered controversial, but I also heard that it's safe, (as long as the adult bedding is appropriate), and really that's the point if you are BF that the child can reach a nipple any time without disturbing everyone's night too much. Ammiright? we have a mini-crib in mind that we would start out possibly strapping to the side of the bed like a co-sleeper and then eventually putting up the 4th wall and pushing it against the very nearby wall maybe, (like arms length away), and/or switching to the toddler bed. idk
LFAF April Siggy: TV/Movie BFFs
BFP #4 1/2016, DD born 10/2016
DX Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Factor V Leiden Mutation, Secondary Infertility
MFI (SA #1Count 11mill, Motility: 18%, Morphology: 1%)
AMH .328 | FSH 13.2
@MissAmeliaPond I feel ya. I shave or wax mine. I'm Italian decent and look it if you catch my drift. Awesome thick wavy hair on my head, super thick dark eyelashes...... And I need to get my eyebrows and upper lip taken care of on a regular basis.
TEAM: PINK!!