R/R/CS: my chart is crazy this month! A few days ago I had a drop intemp thinking it was O and got crosshairs! Then three high temps and when I entered that I finally had a +OPK, the crosshairs went away! Then this morning was a huge drop in temp. Don't know what's going on now
GTKY: Best travel story! I don't really have a best travel story but I am at a cabin right now with great friends and it has been an a amazing weekend! Full of fun and great food. We even found water balloons and all the girls threw them from the balcony at the guys while they were playing beer pong! Not ready to go back home yet
R/R/CS: I haven't worked in 7 weeks because I was doing physical therapy for a work-related back injury and today is my first day back. I'm a nurse, and I haven't actually had my own patients since July when the injury occurred (I was on light duty until I started PT). I'm so nervous. I keep reminding myself that I've been doing this for three years and it will all come back to me, but I know time management is going to be a little tough for a few weeks and I'm not looking forward to being constantly behind. Blah.
GTKY: Hmm...I'm not sure that I've had anything particularly interesting happen while traveling. I encountered the actor Dominic West having a beer by himself in a pub in a teeny tiny (population 500) village in Ireland. We exchanged smiles but I was too surprised to say anything. It was weird. My DH and I are flying out next week to spend two weeks in Cambodia and Vietnam. I'll work on creating some good travel story experiences there
Me: 29, DH: 29 Married 9/27/14 TTC #1 since 8/15/15 BFP: 1/2/16, EDD 9/13/16 - MMC 2/10/16 BFP: 3/17, EDD 11/23/16 November 2016 April Siggy Challenge - April Showers
R/R/CS: I got SUCH a nice rise in temp yesterday I was 1000000000% sure I O'd on Friday, but my temp is back down to normal today. I think I'm going to temp vaginally next cycle cause I sleep with my mouth open and my chart looks ugly (maybe its unrelated, but it certainly couldn't hurt), Anyway, my cycles average 29-30 days but I'll have the occasional long one, so I guess this is gonna be that, which is torture. Still haven't turned an OPK and my CM has basically disappeared so just all around bummed about this cycle.
GTKY: Best travel story! I went on a 6 week cross country tour when I was 15. We went from NJ to California and back which was an awesome experience!
R/R/CS: nothing TTC related. I really enjoyed being outside yesterday for the first time since December. Spring can't get here soon enough. I feel like this winter has been very verrrryyyyyyyy long.
GTKY: Best travel story! When I first graduated from college I had a job that allowed me to travel internationally. I had a conference in Ireland so a few college friends flew over there with me and we spent the week prior to my conference driving around the Irish coast, stopping in all these little towns and eating at hole in wall pubs. It was probably the most fun I have ever had on a trip.
Me: 34 DH: 36 TTC#2 September 2015 DD #1 born July 2014 Clomid 50 mg x2 months- no ovulation Clomid 100mg x 2 months- confirmed ovulation first month, BFN
brady0517 Sorry your chart is giving you so much trouble. Just curious, when did you start your OPKs? You could have O'd earlier and just had another LH surge. FX for your stats to get themselves figured out.
zrain Don't be nervous. I'm sure you'll do great. it'll come back to you in no time.
MrsDramaK i'm sorry that your cycle is being weird this time around. I often had 30 day cycles, and didn't O until CD 19 or 20. This is actually one of the first cycles that my O date seems to make any sense.
Month/Cycle: 1/1 TTCAL
CD: 15
WAYDTGKTFU: BBT, CM, CP, BD, OPKs, Prenatal, Aspirin Regiment
R/R/CS: So for once my chart is actually looking really good. Positive OPK yesterday, nice temperature drop this morning. Only thing is yesterday, FF gave me today as my O day which makes perfect sense with everything today yet when I entered my data, FF took it away. Guess it doesn't like that I didn't put in text book high, soft, and open. Things may change later today.
GTKY: Best travel story! It's not really a story, but I think my coolest travel experience was when I went to China. We went to Hong Kong for a week, then took a 30hr train ride through Shanghai to Beijing. So we saw Victoria Peak, the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. One of the coolest experiences of my life.
R/R/CS: Rave - heard back from the acupuncturist on my OPK question, so I have a plan on those and don't have to stress about that anymore. Rant - I'm heading down to LA on Tuesday for a mid-week visit to meet my niece for the first time and I'm all sniffly right now! I think it's just allergies, but still!
GTKY: I have a few of these, but we'll go with the most recent. This summer we went to Alaska with some of my family, and we included a day trip to Katmai. It's basically THE place to go and see photos of bears catching salmon that are jumping out of the water. We saw lots of bears doing that, but we also came across a momma bear and her cubs walking between places. We had to back down the road and actually go off trail and into a meadow to get away from her! Everything was fine, but I could never see a bear again for the rest of my life and be perfectly fine with it!
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: I think I may have ovulated yesterday ..which would be earlier than norm for me but I guess not out of the realm of possibilities. I really just hate opks lol. CBAD peak positive, yesterday am- wondfo's who I normally trust more were clear negatives both times taking yesterday but I got a temp rise this morning. We will continue to HIO but I think our timing stinks if I really did O yesterday.
GTKY: Best travel story! I don't get to travel much for my college graduation (which I realize now writing this was almost 12 years ago- that's crazy) I went to Punta Cana with a bunch of my girlfriends. We had a blast before entering into the real world
@nwegman7878 I don't even track cp anymore. It seems to me that it's position changes from before ipee to after I pee!
Month/Cycle: 6/6
WAYDTGKTFU: waiting for fertile window next weekend
R/R/CS: sorry I've been not posting. Ive been kind off depressed about cycle 6, which is dumb Because I never really had a sir the first tree cycles after my period returned. (First was annovulatory, next two had 9 day luteal phases) I've decided to snap myself out of it!!
GTKY: Best travel story! Once in college my friend and I took a road trip from dc to key West for new years eve with nothing but a Hyundai accent, several gallons of water, two boxes of Kashi cereal and 500 dollars. How did we sleep? By folding down the back seats and lying with our heads on the seat and our get in the trunk. Looking back I still think what we're we thinking?? But it was a blast.
@zrain good luck on your first day back! I'm sure you'll be great!
Month/Cycle: 7/7, 1/1 post-lap
CD: 8
WAYDTGKTFU: benched until my follow-up appt, then all the things.
R/R/CS: I'm concerned that I might O before the doctor unbenches me. I usually O around CD 25-30, which wouldn't be a problem, but last cycle FF gave me CHs at CD 16. I thought they were wrong because I didn't see a clear shift, but then my LP is 12 days, and AF showed up right on time according to FF. All of that to say that I really don't want to O early again this cycle!
GTKY: I haven't traveled nearly as much as I would like, but I'll have to say the time I was in northern France. We spent a day at Normandy, and standing on the cliff and then on the beach was almost surreal. It's so beautiful there, in such stark contrast to the battle that was fought there. It's an experience I'll never forget.
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
@mrsdramak and @longlivereginathose road trips sound amazing! I've always wanted to see more of the US in an epic road trip.
@mrsdho11 wow, that bear story is crazy! How cool! But also I'll bet hour adrenaline was rushing like crazy.
@marley629 I'm guessing there is a good chance O is still coming. Are you checking CM? If you haven't seen fertile CM yet you probably still have time before O. You did have a temp spoke but it is still similar to your other pre-O temps.
Well ladies I am off the bench and ready to re-join these threads. Mixed feelings but I'm glad to be moving forward.
Month/Cycle: 21 months, but cycle 2 after second loss. Man that's depressing.
CD: 6
WAYDTGKTFU: TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) - acupuncture, herbs, supplements, food therapy. I'll start checking CM and CP and using OPKs around CD10. And having the sex.
R/R/CS: Doing all of this again is not something I want, but we want to be parents so here we are. We had an infertility consult appointment this past week, since it took us 15 months to conceive the pregnancy we just lost. The nurse was intrigued by the fact that we got pregnant the cycle I started acupuncture, and suggested we give it a few cycles of trying naturally with TCM before starting infertility testing. So we'll give it 3 cycles to see what happens! I'm keeping my fingers crossed the acupuncture works again, but am keeping my expectations low. I would be shocked if we were pregnant within 3 cycles.
GTKY: Best travel story!
DH and I loved in a treehouse in the jungle of Costa Rica last February for 2 weeks. Kinkajous would play on our roof at night, we had a huge tarantula that lived in a hole at the base of a tree next to the steps to go up to our place, and we would watch toucans across from the porch of our treehouse (which was 90' off the ground) in the afternoons. We were ready to move there!
me 30; DH 35 TTC since May 2014. Aug 2014 BFP, EDD April 22, 2015. Low progesterone, started suppositories. Loss at 5w6d. Nov 19, 2015 BFP at 13 dpo, EDD July 29, 2016. MMC discovered 12/29 (9+4). Natural miscarriage 1/16 (12+1). AMH results 0.42, 1.2; FSH 12.1, AFC 10, dx DOR. RPL testing results normal. Nurse recommended progesterone suppositories in TWW. Clomid + trigger + TI cycle August 2016 - failed. Thin lining. Femara + trigger + TI cycle December 2016 - failed. Thin lining. Short LP (8 days). Acupuncture & Chinese herbs starting January 2017, lengthened LP to 10 days
I lived in Tokyo with my parents for a while in college. My older brothers came over to visit for a week - which happened to be St. Patrick's Day. People were buying us drinks all night, my brother was behind the bars mixing drinks like he was Tom Cruise in Cocktail. We got LOADED, confused, and lost since I was the only one who could navigate the subways and speak a little Japanese and I couldn't see straight. We got home around 4 am only to be locked out of our apartment. The three of us slept in the hall of our apartment building. Luckily it was a very nice apartment building, because we were assed out. Anything could have happened.
@MrsDho11 that is so cool/scary!! We just watched Bears last weekend, was it the beach in that movie??
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD: 11
WAYDTGKTFU: BBT, CM, OPKs, CBFM, PNV
R/R/CS: I was worried about finding friends here. Last night we hung out with our new couple BFFs and all is well.
GTKY: Best travel story! OMG y'all I feel like I need to go Moth with this one.
We were at a hotel in rural India and saw lights/heard music at a home nearby. Everyone wanted to go to bed except for 3 of us so we walked over to investigate through a dark field, ran into a drunk uncle who was trying to pee in privacy, and were immediately invited into the party with loud, proud announcement. As soon as we show up, the young girls pulled us over to the dance floor so we danced with them, and shortly after the old ladies kicked a few of the younger women out of their chairs around the dance floor and had us sit with them. We spoke no Hindi and only one young guy there spoke a bit of English so it took us awhile to figure out what was going on there. The young guy kept bringing people to introduce to us, saying, "This is the brother!" Or, "This is the mother!"
It turns out we had just crashed a WEDDING, and we had become the guests of honor. It was night 2 of the celebration, which is the henna party. Eventually the bride's family pulled us over to see the bride who was sitting on the ground actively having henna applied by two girls. She was young and beautiful and looked so nervous. The mob cleared a path in the crowd watching her and had us sit RIGHT NEXT to her, then they all started taking pictures of us. We tried to tell her congratulations (and also sorry for stealing the spotlight, but I don't think she minded). Eventually we wound up inside the home, sitting on plastic chairs that had been procured from other sitters, having Indian milk tea and food brought to us. We said a prayer of blessing over the family and the young couple and made our exit shortly after that. Still to this day I am in awe of their hospitality to us. It was far better than celebrity status...we felt like prodigal children being enveloped back into our family. If you ever get a chance to crash a wedding in India, do it!
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
***Lurking from TWW*** @virginiaham Love that story! I have a story kind of like that, except we crashed...a funeral. Aaaah. It was in Romania. And it was basically a big party with lots of homemade vodka. So bizarre!
R/R/CS Well I had my temp spike today, but I also drank last night, so I'm not positive I can trust it. I had some pretty sharp cramp-like o-pains and FF gave me crosshairs on CD17 last month, so I'm apt to believe it. But I also mouth breathe and I have been sleeping horribly, so I'm not gonna stop BDing until it's been up for another 3 days.
GTKY: I met Brad Pitt in the beach in Santa Monica in 1994 when I was 14 on vacation with my family. It was during Legends of the Fall days and he was scraggly,so my mom didn't know who he was and didn't want a 30 year guy who looked like a bum talking to her 14 year old daughter. I didn't even realize who he was- he just walked up to me and asked how the water was. Later on, we saw some girls running up to get his autograph and someone filled us in.
R/R/CS: my body has decided that my first medicated cycle is the perfect time to illustrate "you're regular until you're not" which was making me question if AF was really here on Friday because I need to start Clomid on CD3
GTKY: Best travel story! We went on a cruise for our honeymoon. One of the places we stopped at was in Greenland. It was awesome just being there. The cruise ship had an out door hot tub so we went hot tubbing surrounded by icebergs as the ship left Greenland.
@virginiaham - no, it's a river + waterfall and salmon season has just started when we got there. I think our count for the day was about seventeen bears we saw. I'm too lazy to search through the dozens of pics I have at the moment to find one where the bear actually caught the fish, but rest assured it happened countless times.
WAYDTGKTFU: BBT (with my brand spankin' new Mabis this cycle!), BD probably every other day closer to O. CM tracking and other such things, pre-seed, etc.
R/R/CS: I am seriously enjoying this spring-like weather. It's amazing!!
GTKY: Too many stories to list!! I have been so fortunate to travel to many places and have some cool experiences in my life so far. My top faves would be my college orchestra trip to Austria, my week long solo service trip to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation last summer, meeting Jason Segel on a work trip, Hawaii to visit a friend in college, and all my awesome memories from attending summer camp in Vermont as a teen and then working for many years at a summer camp in Michigan. *edit: DUH also my amazing Disney World honeymoon*
TTC January 2016 BFP May 17, 2016 DS born January 31st, 2017: Rory "Mac" MacKinnon
WAYDTGKTFU: PNV+DHA, Vit C, HIO & temping/charting once AF leaves...
R/R/CS: Weekends are just way too short...
GTKY: When I was in college, I went on a spring trip with students from my major to Prague. One of our professors is Czech, so we had a built in tour guide. When we arrived, they told us that we had to find our way to our professor's parent's bar & pub for free dinner and drinks. They gave us clues, but it wasn't an easy task. Who lets 25ish college students loose in a foreign country to get on the subway, multiple busses, etc. to find a hole in the wall bar in the Czech Republic countryside?!?! ...but we did end up finding it! On the flight home, we would have been routed to North Carolina (were supposed to be landing @ JFK), but the plane didn't have enough fuel. We landed at JFK in the middle of a huge ice storm (we were watching the ice accumulate on the wings as we decended). When we got into the airport, it was totally deserted. No hotels available in NY, so had to stay a ways away on NJ. Still no flights the next day, so the college sent a charter bus to pick us up and drive back.
@zrain; please keep us posted on your cambodia/vietnam travel stories, i'm sure it will be an incredible trip!
@MrsDho11; FX for just allergies, traveling while under the weather is the worst!
@virginiaham; wow! that is a hell of a story! one of my old work bff is indian & had a traditional 3 day indian celebration- from the photos it was absolutely gorgeous, i'm sure the one you "crashed" was as well
WAYDTGKU: BBT, FF, PNV,+DHA BD ED/EOD, NO BOOZE (DAMN YOU WHOLE30! LOL)
R/R/CS: AHHH!!!!! 1st day of work tomorrow, kinda freaking out, nervous/anxious/excited. Feeling blessed that DH & I get to carpool because we're both working downtown within 2 blocks of each other so that means future lunch dates yay! But ugh, I've really enjoyed my "temporary housewife" status these past 8weeks, hoping I can maintain some of the things I've been doing such as cleaning the house during the week (a little a day) so we can enjoy our weekends & baking occasionally (HA! I know this won't happen, I rarely bake as it is, once I'm back @ work I know that will be the 1st to go) Yoga & of course THE BUMP! DH starts 30mins before me in the mornings so I'm planning to take those 30 mins before I start to get my Bump time in!
GTKY: Part of my undergraduate degree (International Studies: Human Rights) requirement was studying abroad. I chose to spend my junior year abroad in London. It was, hands down, the absolute best year of my life, I met incredible people (one of which I'm still BFF with 10 years later) traveled across Europe (on the cheap1) and fell in love with a city that still holds my heart. Of course of course DH has my heartie FOREVER & I love him to bits, but London will always hold a piece of me. DH & I spent a week there (followed by a week in Paris) on our honeymoon last year & he fell in love as well (SUCCESS!!!!) we already can't wait to go back, I love that now we can share my favorite city & continue to make new memories there together.
ME: 31 | DH: 31
Married: April 2015
TTC (BBT & FF) #1: April 2015 (Off BC: January 2015)
@MrsDho11; FX for just allergies, traveling while under the weather is the worst!
@thefarmerswife0411 - thanks! I've never been an allergies person until the last couple years (when we moved to this part of the Bay Area), which is odd. But I'm non-stuffy now, which is a vast improvement!
Me: 30 DH: 32 ~~ TTC #1: Sep 2015 ~~ BFP: Mar 2016 ~~ Daughter: Nov 2016 TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
@brady0517 - it could just be that your body geared up to O, but you didn’t, and now you’re getting ready to O for realsies. HIO just in case. Also, you attached pic of your calendar, not your chart, so not much we can CS with there!
@zrain - I hope the day goes well! And I’m glad that you’re, presumably, feeling better. PT is hard, but good for you!
@MrsDramaK - Sorry that you’re having to deal with a long cycle. *hugs*
@nwegman7878 - FX that your chart stays pretty and things change later today.
@Marley629 - OPKs can be quite confusing. Forest, not trees. FX that the timing works out this cycle (either that the timing you have is enough or that you didn’t really O early, I guess)
@longliveregina - no need to apologize, and I kind of understand. I roll into month 6 tomorrow, which is being a huge mental block and downer for me. *hugs*
@virginiaham - So glad you’re finding friends— that’s so difficult to do as adults! And wow to that story!
@chloe97 - FX for high temps to confirm O! Definitely keep HIO if you can!
@LadyMillil - FX that your body somehow makes things clear for you today?
@kellybean1988 - woohoo for new thermometer! FX that it tracks well for you this cycle. Also, I don’t think I did a big response yesterday, so I’m assuming I missed saying sorry for CD1. *hugs*
@atcwag - trial by fire, huh? Sounds a bit scary, but like it probably helped you in the long run! (I’m a fan of do-learn)
R/R/CS: third day in a row of crappy temping. Uuggghhhh.
GTKY: Best travel story! first... Will post the Photos from yesterday on tomorrow mornings wto, just woke up and am about to check out what we got. Super excited!
Now, travel story: Well... It's definitely not the coolest place we've been or the most flawless Trip, that I remember most vividly and find ourselves retelling and laughing about.. It's the stupid stuff we get ourselves into while backpacking for sure! For example... One time, we were told that the bridge we were Going to be crossing was "a little sketch". When a legit rock climber who looks like he's been lost in the wilderness for weeks and reeks of pot tells you that the bridge ahead is "a little sketch", what he means to say is "you will probably die". Lol. The bridge was NOT a bridge. It was... A thin log. Not like a log bridge that was man made... But literally just a log. We had our dog with us who was terrified so we had to carry her across. Top ten Scariest moment for sure. Then there was a freak snowstorm that night, we hunkered down and made that, decided to turn back.. So by now the "bridge" is covered in ice. And we had to cross it obviously. Like... This is how you end up dying in the mountains... Seriously. Then there was another time when DH spilled beef pho in his tent... I wont even get into how that happened... Lol, We totally know better than eating in our tents. But anyway... We had to pack out in the middle of the night, smelling like walking dinner for some scary animal. All my other faves include poor planning and "on a whim" trips where we end up sleeping in the jeep on top of camera equipment boxes and what not. More times than I'd care to admit. We head out into the middle of nowhere often, and hotels and campsites are not always available.
@mrsdramak I could never turn a wondfo, and I know a lot of folks here don't like them, and they are a little pricey, but I Iove my clear blue easy digis. I like how it has the flashing smiley so that I can just calm down a bit and trust more that it IS coming, that I will ovulate soon. As opposed to seeing start white and getting into my own head.
@zrain I hope you start feeling a bit more. Comfortable at work soon
@longliveregina I think those trips make some of the bestmemories
@MrsDho11 what an amazing trip!! We are saving up for Alaska in our travel fund, it's our dream trip. What would you say are your top three in Alaska? Cool Picture!!
@AL_TwinCities sending positive thoughts your way, I'm sorry for what you've gone through and for your losses. Hugs!! On another note... That tree house!!! Amazing!!
@LadyMillil what a neat thing to get to do! What makes you question when you started?
Married May 2014 TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016 Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos Total Thyroidectomy October 2015 Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015 CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
WAYDTGKTFU: all the usual things, plus adding EPO (but for now, just waiting for AF to leave)
R/R/CS: AF showed up earlier than expected this cycle! Ugghh! Although I'm not exactly pleased about that, since I've found that finding the silver lining is the only way for me to get through this process sanely, I'll say that I am happy that I'm dealing with AF now rather than on the beach in a few days when I'm on vacation in Turks and Caicos! I mean, bathroom trips in a bathing suit can be hard enough without also having your period! LOL. And, now I can freely dream about my first (and second...) pina colada....yummmm.
GTKY: Best travel story! Oooh, this is a tough one. I guess I'll have to go with the time DH (then just my BF) and I traveled to Peru and decided to be adventurous by spending the night with an indigenous family - they lived on an island about an hour from the mainland and it was like traveling back in time! They prepared us a home cooked meal - we ate the meal in their kitchen, which was kind of like a hut. Then we slept in a a tree house (basically) and had a bucket for a bathroom! It was absolutely freezing so we had to snuggle all night. The next morning, the family gave us a parting gift of handmade winter hats. Super fun and unique experience. I don't know what's better - that, or the time I unexpectedly ended up on stage with Digital Underground in a Vegas penthouse for my bachelorette party! Totally different but also super memorable!
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Me: 36 | DH: 34 Married: May 2008 TTC #1 since August 2015 FET #1: November 4, 2016 BFP: November 13, 2016 EDD: July 25, 2017
@LadyMillil what a neat thing to get to do! What makes you question when you started?
I have LP bleeding every cycle - not enough to fill a tampon, but a panty liner isn't good enough to prevent bloody accidents. It can be difficult to determine the difference between "normal" bleeding and full red flow, so I rely on a combination of temps, AF symptoms and change in the bleeding to determine CD1. I had full red flow Friday (needed a tampon) and my temp and symptoms lined up for AF, but I only had blood when I wiped yesterday, and just minimal spotting so far today. I looked over my old charts and this has happened once before.
@gardeniagirlknits - sorry for the crappy temping! That was me last cycle, and I'm really hoping this cycle goes better. Anyway, it's frustrating, so *hugs*. Also, totally agree with what you told @MrsDramaK about OPKs. So, for Alaska, we went with family and did basically a land tour with a private tour guide. So she had a van and drove us around Alaska for two weeks. It was great! Feel free to PM me if you want more detailed info on the trip, or even the tour company's name-- I would highly recommend them. Here's my top 3 though:
Kennicott (and specifically the place we stayed and hiking out onto Root Glacier while we were there)
Denali - A) Denali ATV - really fun riding, great guides, and BEAUTIFUL scenery. B ) Denali National Park - it's a trying day... LONG hours on a bus, but you do see a lot of beautiful sights and wildlife. And we were lucky enough to get to see Denali. We got out and had lunch and hiked at the Ranger station we stopped at for the day, and it was wonderful.
Talkeetna - It was a wonderful little Alaska town. The rest of the group (except for my two year old niece, the tour guide, and I) went on a bush plane ride to land on a glacier which they would all highly recommend to you. I didn't go because I get airsick and knew I was going to get to walk on a glacier later. Instead, I strapped my niece on my back and walked around Talkeetna. It's adorable, and we met their Mayor, Stubbs. Anyway, it was quaint, but great souvenir shopping and just a good, relaxing time!
Me: 30 DH: 32 ~~ TTC #1: Sep 2015 ~~ BFP: Mar 2016 ~~ Daughter: Nov 2016 TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
@AL_TwinCities It was an awesome trip and I am definitely glad I had the opportunity to do it!
@cjt121413 + @MrsDho11 Thanks for your support!! This charting is taking some getting used to.
@gardeniagirlknits I am actually using the Clear Blue, and I've been getting flashing smileys since CD 11, so according to the instruction packet it's CD 22 and I should just quit peeing on them and cut my losses.
WAYDTGKU: (copy & paste) Temp, CM, CP, POAS OPK, Saliva OPK, extra folic acid, PNV+DHA gummies, Cal/Mag/Zinc, SAD lamp to increase FSH & LH, Guaifenesin. DH is taking multivitamin, folic acid & zinc. We plan to HIO 2-a-day in FW.
R/R/CS: Weird low grade fever is gone! We also started HIO ED yesterday and will step up to 2-a-days Tuesday I think. H is down with making sure there's zero second-guessing timing this month since his count is good. Last month's wasn't bad at -3, -2, and O... but that wasn't awesome for us either as far as our TTC history goes. It's like he's more determined this go around and offended it didn't work last cycle. I'm going to soak up all this gung-ho-ness of his now before it gets old for both of us in a few months.
GTKY: My best travel memories aren't the interesting ones. It's the road trips with H where we get to have all the conversations we don't normally have where we learn new things about each other despite being together 13 years.
Tw loss mentioned @GhanimaAtrei My H is the same way about getting offended that it didn't work last cycle! We got KU-d with our loss right away, so he's pretty confident in his "swimmers". He was also telling me something about getting a "good shot" in on Friday. I didn't know this was a thing, but he says that if he stops right before ejaculating that he gets more ammunition, so to speak. I have no idea if this is true, but he swears by it.
@mrsdramak I'm also using the CBE OPK and all I've gotten are flashing smileys since I started using on Cd 15. WONDFOS have not turned positive yet either. Now that I think I've ovulated, I'm looking for the line to lighten back up, but that hasn't happened either. We're just going to keep HIO until I get the 3rd temp rise day.
@AL_TwinCities Fx for acupuncture working again for you guys. I just had my 6th treatment and I feel like it's not working to balance my hormones at all. I've been having hormone- related migraines during my high estrogen days and sleep issues since my MC. Though if I get KU-d this cycle I will believe it! I feel like I pay too much money per treatment to not be getting results (I go to a super yuppie fertility acupuncture clinic). Do you think the herbs work well for you and would/did you take them during pregnancy?
@chloe97 I didn't realize that. I'll have to ask H about it. I do know for a fact that if your H travels out of town for a bit, when he returns his sperm count in his first ejaculate triples. It's insurance for if you were unfaithful while he was away. I think I read it in Satoshi Kanasawa's Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters or David M. Buss' The Dangerous Passion. Both are evolutionary psychologists and would've referenced the study name. I was trying to find the actual study but the first hit was an article about having sex twice in an hour triples male fertility, so you know I HAVE to jet to read that! (ETA: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3340440/Having-sex-twice-hour-make-men-fertile.html )
But moral of the story is short business trips just before the fertile window are good!
WAYDTGKTFU: Still with the green tea and I'm going to break down and start temping and using OPKs.
R/R/CS: I thought my period was ending but last night it really came on in full force. I used my dachshund as a heating pad (I highly recommend).
GTKY: Best travel story! I was seven months pregnant with our son and traveling down I5 to Cali for our baby moon. It was like 2AM and all of a sudden my DH swerved and then I felt a huge thud. Apparently he had tried to go around a black bear that was in the middle of the road but the bear turned back and ran into us. We were hit by a bear. I've never been able to look at Pooh the same.
@chloe97 I didn't take herbs while pregnant - my acupuncturist didn't prescribe any then. I'm on different mixtures depending on what is going on - one mixture to help me regulate after my loss, a different one during AF to help everything clean out, and I will likely be on a different one entirely when gearing up to O. I am also eating differently to follow her recommendations and am trying to follow other lifestyle recommendations like light exercise and getting good sleep. Every week we re-evaluate everything based on how I'm feeling and where I am in my cycle, and make tweaks accordingly.
me 30; DH 35 TTC since May 2014. Aug 2014 BFP, EDD April 22, 2015. Low progesterone, started suppositories. Loss at 5w6d. Nov 19, 2015 BFP at 13 dpo, EDD July 29, 2016. MMC discovered 12/29 (9+4). Natural miscarriage 1/16 (12+1). AMH results 0.42, 1.2; FSH 12.1, AFC 10, dx DOR. RPL testing results normal. Nurse recommended progesterone suppositories in TWW. Clomid + trigger + TI cycle August 2016 - failed. Thin lining. Femara + trigger + TI cycle December 2016 - failed. Thin lining. Short LP (8 days). Acupuncture & Chinese herbs starting January 2017, lengthened LP to 10 days
@LadyMillil what a neat thing to get to do! What makes you question when you started?
I have LP bleeding every cycle - not enough to fill a tampon, but a panty liner isn't good enough to prevent bloody accidents. It can be difficult to determine the difference between "normal" bleeding and full red flow, so I rely on a combination of temps, AF symptoms and change in the bleeding to determine CD1. I had full red flow Friday (needed a tampon) and my temp and symptoms lined up for AF, but I only had blood when I wiped yesterday, and just minimal spotting so far today. I looked over my old charts and this has happened once before.
Oh, I see! That would make it tricky. I wish I had Advice for this! I've had super short periods before with only one day of flow... But it didn't start back up again.. So that WAS my cycle, not lp bleeding. Good luck! I'd say give your doc a call but it's Sunday... Hmm. Frustrating. *hugs*
Married May 2014 TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016 Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos Total Thyroidectomy October 2015 Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015 CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
WAYDTGKTFU: Mainly temping and doing the dirty dirty
R/R/CS: So as I've said before, this is my first cycle temping.. and I accidentally got up and showered before I remembered to take my temperature this morning. Bummer. Now I took it, big spike, but should I track it or will that totally mess everything up, am I better off skipping?
GTKY: Best travel story!
So I traveled out west with a friend of mine *at the time* and we went to a glorified petting zoo. We had been looking for a certain animal. We happened to find a llama or something wandering around. Knowing they spit on people, she dared me to pet it, taking the dare I tried.. but it seemed pretty pissed about my approach.. so I backed out with no shame. She.. having to prove her abilities were better than mine.. attempted to pet it. Now I've already pissed it off, so this was a ballsy move. Of course it spit on her straight away. So FUNNY! OMG I died for a split second before I realized how angry my friend was.. she was fuming.. I could barely stop laughing.. but I did as soon as I realized that anger was directed at me. She was so mad that he spit on her.. she was going to have to throw away her brand new hoody because the spit smelled so bad blah blah.. and all of it was my fault. I never even once dared her back to try to pet it, she did that all on her own because I couldn't do it.. She did not talk to me for hours. That was the day I realized she did not have what it takes to be my best friend. It should have been the highlight of our trip.. but instead it was the turning point as she was moody the rest of the week.
Me: 31 | Husband: 32 Married: September 2014! TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
WAYDTGKTFU: Did clomid 5-9 but didn't ovulate, so nothing right now.
R/R/CS: Sad that the 50mg clomid didn't get me to ovulate this cycle. Doc said to make an appointment after 30 days if I didn't ovulate or get AF so that's what I'm going to do. FF got cross hairs once but the very next temp it said oops, never mind. That was a little heart breaking.
GTKY:I don't really have a particularly good travel story. When I was 19 I went and lived in Hove, England for 6 weeks with my friend. We went to see Paris, France while I was there. That was the best vacation I ever took, though it was complicated.
Husband & I married May 26th, 2012
Me 28 Him 28
TTC #1 since January 1st 2016
Anovulatory with PCOS Clomid 50;100;150;200: No O TSH 3.75 Put on 50mg levothyroxine 1500 MG Metformin 7.5 MG Letrozole: No Follicles 9 MG Letrozole: 21mm Follicle no pregnancy 4 cycles at 9 MG Letrozole, No pregnancy
@LoulieFace Yikes! Why are people so weird and illogical?
I ask my self this more and more every day. I mean she even got mad at me because when we got to our hotel & checked in, I wanted to take my bags inside before we went to dinner.. you know so my computer and everything wasn't in the car... took just one minute to dump my suitcase in the room.. but she kept rolling her eyes, arguing and being huffy. I could go on and on.
Some people are crazy!
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Me: 31 | Husband: 32 Married: September 2014! TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
@LoulieFace I would have been laughing my butt off at myself! A little embarrassed but I would get over it. LOL. There are some uptight people in the world.
Husband & I married May 26th, 2012
Me 28 Him 28
TTC #1 since January 1st 2016
Anovulatory with PCOS Clomid 50;100;150;200: No O TSH 3.75 Put on 50mg levothyroxine 1500 MG Metformin 7.5 MG Letrozole: No Follicles 9 MG Letrozole: 21mm Follicle no pregnancy 4 cycles at 9 MG Letrozole, No pregnancy
Re: WTO Sunday
CD: 16
WAYDTGKTFU: bd, temp, opk
R/R/CS: my chart is crazy this month! A few days ago I had a drop intemp thinking it was O and got crosshairs! Then three high temps and when I entered that I finally had a +OPK, the crosshairs went away! Then this morning was a huge drop in temp. Don't know what's going on now
GTKY: Best travel story!
I don't really have a best travel story but I am at a cabin right now with great friends and it has been an a amazing weekend! Full of fun and great food. We even found water balloons and all the girls threw them from the balcony at the guys while they were playing beer pong! Not ready to go back home yet
CD: 12
WAYDTGKTFU: BBT, CM, CP, OPK, EPO, acupuncture
R/R/CS: I haven't worked in 7 weeks because I was doing physical therapy for a work-related back injury and today is my first day back. I'm a nurse, and I haven't actually had my own patients since July when the injury occurred (I was on light duty until I started PT). I'm so nervous. I keep reminding myself that I've been doing this for three years and it will all come back to me, but I know time management is going to be a little tough for a few weeks and I'm not looking forward to being constantly behind. Blah.
GTKY: Hmm...I'm not sure that I've had anything particularly interesting happen while traveling. I encountered the actor Dominic West having a beer by himself in a pub in a teeny tiny (population 500) village in Ireland. We exchanged smiles but I was too surprised to say anything. It was weird. My DH and I are flying out next week to spend two weeks in Cambodia and Vietnam. I'll work on creating some good travel story experiences there
Married 9/27/14
TTC #1 since 8/15/15
BFP: 1/2/16, EDD 9/13/16 - MMC 2/10/16
BFP: 3/17, EDD 11/23/16
November 2016 April Siggy Challenge - April Showers
CD: 21
WAYDTGKTFU: OPKs, BBT, PNV, Pre-Seed, BD ED
R/R/CS: I got SUCH a nice rise in temp yesterday I was 1000000000% sure I O'd on Friday, but my temp is back down to normal today. I think I'm going to temp vaginally next cycle cause I sleep with my mouth open and my chart looks ugly (maybe its unrelated, but it certainly couldn't hurt), Anyway, my cycles average 29-30 days but I'll have the occasional long one, so I guess this is gonna be that, which is torture. Still haven't turned an OPK and my CM has basically disappeared so just all around bummed about this cycle.
GTKY: Best travel story! I went on a 6 week cross country tour when I was 15. We went from NJ to California and back which was an awesome experience!
TTC since January 2016
BFP - 3/12/16 - MC 4/5/16
BFP - 6/11/16
CD: 3
R/R/CS: nothing TTC related. I really enjoyed being outside yesterday for the first time since December. Spring can't get here soon enough. I feel like this winter has been very verrrryyyyyyyy long.
GTKY: Best travel story! When I first graduated from college I had a job that allowed me to travel internationally. I had a conference in Ireland so a few college friends flew over there with me and we spent the week prior to my conference driving around the Irish coast, stopping in all these little towns and eating at hole in wall pubs. It was probably the most fun I have ever had on a trip.
TTC#2 September 2015
DD #1 born July 2014
Clomid 50 mg x2 months- no ovulation
Clomid 100mg x 2 months- confirmed ovulation first month, BFN
zrain Don't be nervous. I'm sure you'll do great. it'll come back to you in no time.
MrsDramaK i'm sorry that your cycle is being weird this time around. I often had 30 day cycles, and didn't O until CD 19 or 20. This is actually one of the first cycles that my O date seems to make any sense.
Month/Cycle: 1/1 TTCAL
CD: 15
WAYDTGKTFU: BBT, CM, CP, BD, OPKs, Prenatal, Aspirin Regiment
R/R/CS: So for once my chart is actually looking really good. Positive OPK yesterday, nice temperature drop this morning. Only thing is yesterday, FF gave me today as my O day which makes perfect sense with everything today yet when I entered my data, FF took it away. Guess it doesn't like that I didn't put in text book high, soft, and open. Things may change later today.
GTKY: Best travel story!
It's not really a story, but I think my coolest travel experience was when I went to China. We went to Hong Kong for a week, then took a 30hr train ride through Shanghai to Beijing. So we saw Victoria Peak, the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. One of the coolest experiences of my life.
Previously nweg...7878
CD: 8
WAYDTGKTFU: the usual + acupuncture
R/R/CS: Rave - heard back from the acupuncturist on my OPK question, so I have a plan on those and don't have to stress about that anymore. Rant - I'm heading down to LA on Tuesday for a mid-week visit to meet my niece for the first time and I'm all sniffly right now! I think it's just allergies, but still!
GTKY: I have a few of these, but we'll go with the most recent. This summer we went to Alaska with some of my family, and we included a day trip to Katmai. It's basically THE place to go and see photos of bears catching salmon that are jumping out of the water. We saw lots of bears doing that, but we also came across a momma bear and her cubs walking between places. We had to back down the road and actually go off trail and into a meadow to get away from her! Everything was fine, but I could never see a bear again for the rest of my life and be perfectly fine with it!
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
@zrain good luck on your first day back
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 10
WAYDTGKTFU: all things
R/R/CS: I think I may have ovulated yesterday ..which would be earlier than norm for me but I guess not out of the realm of possibilities. I really just hate opks lol. CBAD peak positive, yesterday am- wondfo's who I normally trust more were clear negatives both times taking yesterday but I got a temp rise this morning. We will continue to HIO but I think our timing stinks if I really did O yesterday.
GTKY: Best travel story! I don't get to travel much for my college graduation (which I realize now writing this was almost 12 years ago- that's crazy) I went to Punta Cana with a bunch of my girlfriends. We had a blast before entering into the real world
im mobile so I apologize if chart is huge
DX Diminished Ovarian Reserve, Factor V Leiden Mutation, Secondary Infertility
MFI (SA #1Count 11mill, Motility: 18%, Morphology: 1%)
AMH .328 | FSH 13.2
@nwegman7878 I don't even track cp anymore. It seems to me that it's position changes from before ipee to after I pee!
Month/Cycle: 6/6
WAYDTGKTFU: waiting for fertile window next weekend
R/R/CS: sorry I've been not posting. Ive been kind off depressed about cycle 6, which is dumb Because I never really had a sir the first tree cycles after my period returned. (First was annovulatory, next two had 9 day luteal phases) I've decided to snap myself out of it!!
GTKY: Best travel story! Once in college my friend and I took a road trip from dc to key West for new years eve with nothing but a Hyundai accent, several gallons of water, two boxes of Kashi cereal and 500 dollars. How did we sleep? By folding down the back seats and lying with our heads on the seat and our get in the trunk. Looking back I still think what we're we thinking?? But it was a blast.
Month/Cycle: 7/7, 1/1 post-lap
CD: 8
WAYDTGKTFU: benched until my follow-up appt, then all the things.
R/R/CS: I'm concerned that I might O before the doctor unbenches me. I usually O around CD 25-30, which wouldn't be a problem, but last cycle FF gave me CHs at CD 16. I thought they were wrong because I didn't see a clear shift, but then my LP is 12 days, and AF showed up right on time according to FF. All of that to say that I really don't want to O early again this cycle!
GTKY: I haven't traveled nearly as much as I would like, but I'll have to say the time I was in northern France. We spent a day at Normandy, and standing on the cliff and then on the beach was almost surreal. It's so beautiful there, in such stark contrast to the battle that was fought there. It's an experience I'll never forget.
**TW**
Testing with RE October 2016
BFP 11/5/2016 ~ EDD 7/19/2016
CD: 6
WAYDTGKTFU: TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) - acupuncture, herbs, supplements, food therapy. I'll start checking CM and CP and using OPKs around CD10. And having the sex.
R/R/CS: Doing all of this again is not something I want, but we want to be parents so here we are. We had an infertility consult appointment this past week, since it took us 15 months to conceive the pregnancy we just lost. The nurse was intrigued by the fact that we got pregnant the cycle I started acupuncture, and suggested we give it a few cycles of trying naturally with TCM before starting infertility testing. So we'll give it 3 cycles to see what happens! I'm keeping my fingers crossed the acupuncture works again, but am keeping my expectations low. I would be shocked if we were pregnant within 3 cycles.
GTKY: Best travel story!
TTC since May 2014.
Aug 2014 BFP, EDD April 22, 2015. Low progesterone, started suppositories. Loss at 5w6d.
Nov 19, 2015 BFP at 13 dpo, EDD July 29, 2016. MMC discovered 12/29 (9+4). Natural miscarriage 1/16 (12+1).
AMH results 0.42, 1.2; FSH 12.1, AFC 10, dx DOR.
RPL testing results normal. Nurse recommended progesterone suppositories in TWW.
Clomid + trigger + TI cycle August 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
Femara + trigger + TI cycle December 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
Short LP (8 days).
Acupuncture & Chinese herbs starting January 2017, lengthened LP to 10 days
Summer 2016 LFAF awards:
Winter 2016/2017 LFAF awards:
CD: 16
R/R/CS: waiting for my CH now
GTKY: Best travel story!
I lived in Tokyo with my parents for a while in college. My older brothers came over to visit for a week - which happened to be St. Patrick's Day. People were buying us drinks all night, my brother was behind the bars mixing drinks like he was Tom Cruise in Cocktail. We got LOADED, confused, and lost since I was the only one who could navigate the subways and speak a little Japanese and I couldn't see straight. We got home around 4 am only to be locked out of our apartment. The three of us slept in the hall of our apartment building. Luckily it was a very nice apartment building, because we were assed out. Anything could have happened.
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD: 11
WAYDTGKTFU: BBT, CM, OPKs, CBFM, PNV
R/R/CS: I was worried about finding friends here. Last night we hung out with our new couple BFFs and all is well.
GTKY: Best travel story! OMG y'all I feel like I need to go Moth with this one.
We were at a hotel in rural India and saw lights/heard music at a home nearby. Everyone wanted to go to bed except for 3 of us so we walked over to investigate through a dark field, ran into a drunk uncle who was trying to pee in privacy, and were immediately invited into the party with loud, proud announcement. As soon as we show up, the young girls pulled us over to the dance floor so we danced with them, and shortly after the old ladies kicked a few of the younger women out of their chairs around the dance floor and had us sit with them. We spoke no Hindi and only one young guy there spoke a bit of English so it took us awhile to figure out what was going on there. The young guy kept bringing people to introduce to us, saying, "This is the brother!" Or, "This is the mother!"
It turns out we had just crashed a WEDDING, and we had become the guests of honor. It was night 2 of the celebration, which is the henna party. Eventually the bride's family pulled us over to see the bride who was sitting on the ground actively having henna applied by two girls. She was young and beautiful and looked so nervous. The mob cleared a path in the crowd watching her and had us sit RIGHT NEXT to her, then they all started taking pictures of us. We tried to tell her congratulations (and also sorry for stealing the spotlight, but I don't think she minded). Eventually we wound up inside the home, sitting on plastic chairs that had been procured from other sitters, having Indian milk tea and food brought to us. We said a prayer of blessing over the family and the young couple and made our exit shortly after that. Still to this day I am in awe of their hospitality to us. It was far better than celebrity status...we felt like prodigal children being enveloped back into our family. If you ever get a chance to crash a wedding in India, do it!
*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
@AL_TwinCities welcome back. I truly hope this time around is 100% better than the past.
@zrain good luck. You got this!
@MrsdramaK I'm sorry you're bummed about this cycle. I relate. I hope you get solid CH soon.
@Marley629 I think it's a little early to say.
@longliveregina I'm sorry you're bummed. It's not dumb. It's totally understandable to get bummed every once in a while.
I'll post my WTO later....right now I'm running late for church and chilling in my PJ'S on TTGP lol
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
@virginiaham Love that story! I have a story kind of like that, except we crashed...a funeral. Aaaah. It was in Romania. And it was basically a big party with lots of homemade vodka. So bizarre!
eta @AL_TwinCities I hope this is a much better round of TTC for you. So glad to hear you have a plan in place. I'm rooting for you!
*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
WAYDTGKFU: Everything + BD 2 times a day
R/R/CS Well I had my temp spike today, but I also drank last night, so I'm not positive I can trust it. I had some pretty sharp cramp-like o-pains and FF gave me crosshairs on CD17 last month, so I'm apt to believe it. But I also mouth breathe and I have been sleeping horribly, so I'm not gonna stop BDing until it's been up for another 3 days.
GTKY: I met Brad Pitt in the beach in Santa Monica in 1994 when I was 14 on vacation with my family. It was during Legends of the Fall days and he was scraggly,so my mom didn't know who he was and didn't want a 30 year guy who looked like a bum talking to her 14 year old daughter. I didn't even realize who he was- he just walked up to me and asked how the water was. Later on, we saw some girls running up to get his autograph and someone filled us in.
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
Month/Cycle: 3
CD: 2
WAYDTGKTFU: BBT (with my brand spankin' new Mabis this cycle!), BD probably every other day closer to O. CM tracking and other such things, pre-seed, etc.
R/R/CS: I am seriously enjoying this spring-like weather. It's amazing!!
GTKY: Too many stories to list!! I have been so fortunate to travel to many places and have some cool experiences in my life so far. My top faves would be my college orchestra trip to Austria, my week long solo service trip to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation last summer, meeting Jason Segel on a work trip, Hawaii to visit a friend in college, and all my awesome memories from attending summer camp in Vermont as a teen and then working for many years at a summer camp in Michigan. *edit: DUH also my amazing Disney World honeymoon*
TTC January 2016
BFP May 17, 2016
DS born January 31st, 2017: Rory "Mac" MacKinnon
CD: 5
WAYDTGKTFU: PNV+DHA, Vit C, HIO & temping/charting once AF leaves...
R/R/CS: Weekends are just way too short...
GTKY:
When I was in college, I went on a spring trip with students from my major to Prague. One of our professors is Czech, so we had a built in tour guide.
When we arrived, they told us that we had to find our way to our professor's parent's bar & pub for free dinner and drinks. They gave us clues, but it wasn't an easy task. Who lets 25ish college students loose in a foreign country to get on the subway, multiple busses, etc. to find a hole in the wall bar in the Czech Republic countryside?!?! ...but we did end up finding it!
On the flight home, we would have been routed to North Carolina (were supposed to be landing @ JFK), but the plane didn't have enough fuel. We landed at JFK in the middle of a huge ice storm (we were watching the ice accumulate on the wings as we decended). When we got into the airport, it was totally deserted. No hotels available in NY, so had to stay a ways away on NJ. Still no flights the next day, so the college sent a charter bus to pick us up and drive back.
ETA: words are hard
@zrain; please keep us posted on your cambodia/vietnam travel stories, i'm sure it will be an incredible trip!
@MrsDho11; FX for just allergies, traveling while under the weather is the worst!
@virginiaham; wow! that is a hell of a story! one of my old work bff is indian & had a traditional 3 day indian celebration- from the photos it was absolutely gorgeous, i'm sure the one you "crashed" was as well
@AL_TwinCities; welcome back!
Month/Cycle: 10/10
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: BBT, FF, PNV,+DHA BD ED/EOD, NO BOOZE (DAMN YOU WHOLE30! LOL)
R/R/CS: AHHH!!!!! 1st day of work tomorrow, kinda freaking out, nervous/anxious/excited. Feeling blessed that DH & I get to carpool because we're both working downtown within 2 blocks of each other so that means future lunch dates yay! But ugh, I've really enjoyed my "temporary housewife" status these past 8weeks, hoping I can maintain some of the things I've been doing such as cleaning the house during the week (a little a day) so we can enjoy our weekends & baking occasionally (HA! I know this won't happen, I rarely bake as it is, once I'm back @ work I know that will be the 1st to go) Yoga & of course THE BUMP! DH starts 30mins before me in the mornings so I'm planning to take those 30 mins before I start to get my Bump time in!
GTKY: Part of my undergraduate degree (International Studies: Human Rights) requirement was studying abroad. I chose to spend my junior year abroad in London. It was, hands down, the absolute best year of my life, I met incredible people (one of which I'm still BFF with 10 years later) traveled across Europe (on the cheap1) and fell in love with a city that still holds my heart. Of course of course DH has my heartie FOREVER & I love him to bits, but London will always hold a piece of me. DH & I spent a week there (followed by a week in Paris) on our honeymoon last year & he fell in love as well (SUCCESS!!!!) we already can't wait to go back, I love that now we can share my favorite city & continue to make new memories there together.
ME: 31 | DH: 31
Married: April 2015
TTC (BBT & FF) #1: April 2015 (Off BC: January 2015)
Fur Baby: 1 English Mastiff (Rupert)
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
@brady0517 - it could just be that your body geared up to O, but you didn’t, and now you’re getting ready to O for realsies. HIO just in case. Also, you attached pic of your calendar, not your chart, so not much we can CS with there!
@zrain - I hope the day goes well! And I’m glad that you’re, presumably, feeling better. PT is hard, but good for you!
@MrsDramaK - Sorry that you’re having to deal with a long cycle.
*hugs*
@HurricaneAmelia - yay for fresh air!
@nwegman7878 - FX that your chart stays pretty and things change later today.
@Marley629 - OPKs can be quite confusing. Forest, not trees.
FX that the timing works out this cycle (either that the timing you have is enough or that you didn’t really O early, I guess)
@longliveregina - no need to apologize, and I kind of understand. I roll into month 6 tomorrow, which is being a huge mental block and downer for me. *hugs*
@pretzel2plus1 - FX for getting cleared before O!
@AL_TwinCities - FX that the acupuncture works for you again!
@DiFazette - FX for CH soon!
@virginiaham - So glad you’re finding friends— that’s so difficult to do as adults!
And wow to that story!
@chloe97 - FX for high temps to confirm O! Definitely keep HIO if you can!
@LadyMillil - FX that your body somehow makes things clear for you today?
@kellybean1988 - woohoo for new thermometer! FX that it tracks well for you this cycle. Also, I don’t think I did a big response yesterday, so I’m assuming I missed saying sorry for CD1. *hugs*
@atcwag - trial by fire, huh? Sounds a bit scary, but like it probably helped you in the long run! (I’m a fan of do-learn)
@thefarmerswife0411 - FX that your first day of work goes well!!!!!
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
CD: 9
WAYDTGKTFU: EOD, but, cm, pnv
R/R/CS: third day in a row of crappy temping. Uuggghhhh.
GTKY: Best travel story! first... Will post the Photos from yesterday on tomorrow mornings wto, just woke up and am about to check out what we got. Super excited!
Now, travel story: Well... It's definitely not the coolest place we've been or the most flawless Trip, that I remember most vividly and find ourselves retelling and laughing about.. It's the stupid stuff we get ourselves into while backpacking for sure! For example... One time, we were told that the bridge we were Going to be crossing was "a little sketch". When a legit rock climber who looks like he's been lost in the wilderness for weeks and reeks of pot tells you that the bridge ahead is "a little sketch", what he means to say is "you will probably die". Lol. The bridge was NOT a bridge. It was... A thin log. Not like a log bridge that was man made... But literally just a log. We had our dog with us who was terrified so we had to carry her across. Top ten Scariest moment for sure. Then there was a freak snowstorm that night, we hunkered down and made that, decided to turn back.. So by now the "bridge" is covered in ice. And we had to cross it obviously. Like... This is how you end up dying in the mountains... Seriously. Then there was another time when DH spilled beef pho in his tent... I wont even get into how that happened... Lol, We totally know better than eating in our tents. But anyway... We had to pack out in the middle of the night, smelling like walking dinner for some scary animal. All my other faves include poor planning and "on a whim" trips where we end up sleeping in the jeep on top of camera equipment boxes and what not. More times than I'd care to admit. We head out into the middle of nowhere often, and hotels and campsites are not always available.
@mrsdramak I could never turn a wondfo, and I know a lot of folks here don't like them, and they are a little pricey, but I Iove my clear blue easy digis. I like how it has the flashing smiley so that I can just calm down a bit and trust more that it IS coming, that I will ovulate soon. As opposed to seeing start white and getting into my own head.
@zrain I hope you start feeling a bit more. Comfortable at work soon
@longliveregina I think those trips make some of the best memories
@MrsDho11 what an amazing trip!! We are saving up for Alaska in our travel fund, it's our dream trip. What would you say are your top three in Alaska? Cool Picture!!
@AL_TwinCities sending positive thoughts your way, I'm sorry for what you've gone through and for your losses. Hugs!! On another note... That tree house!!! Amazing!!
@pretzel2plus1 fx you get cleared before O!!
@DiFazette what a crazy story!!! That's one you'll be shocking grandkids with when your a little old lady
@virginiaham I'm glad youve made New Friends!! Moving is hard!! I love your wedding crashing story!! That's hysterical!
@chloe97 cool celeb story!!
@LadyMillil what a neat thing to get to do! What makes you question when you started?
Married May 2014
TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016
Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos
Total Thyroidectomy October 2015
Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015
CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
CD: 1 :'(
WAYDTGKTFU: all the usual things, plus adding EPO (but for now, just waiting for AF to leave)
R/R/CS: AF showed up earlier than expected this cycle! Ugghh! Although I'm not exactly pleased about that, since I've found that finding the silver lining is the only way for me to get through this process sanely, I'll say that I am happy that I'm dealing with AF now rather than on the beach in a few days when I'm on vacation in Turks and Caicos! I mean, bathroom trips in a bathing suit can be hard enough without also having your period! LOL. And, now I can freely dream about my first (and second...) pina colada....yummmm.
GTKY: Best travel story! Oooh, this is a tough one. I guess I'll have to go with the time DH (then just my BF) and I traveled to Peru and decided to be adventurous by spending the night with an indigenous family - they lived on an island about an hour from the mainland and it was like traveling back in time! They prepared us a home cooked meal - we ate the meal in their kitchen, which was kind of like a hut. Then we slept in a a tree house (basically) and had a bucket for a bathroom! It was absolutely freezing so we had to snuggle all night. The next morning, the family gave us a parting gift of handmade winter hats. Super fun and unique experience. I don't know what's better - that, or the time I unexpectedly ended up on stage with Digital Underground in a Vegas penthouse for my bachelorette party! Totally different but also super memorable!
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Married: May 2008
TTC #1 since August 2015
FET #1: November 4, 2016
BFP: November 13, 2016
EDD: July 25, 2017
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
@cjt121413 + @MrsDho11 Thanks for your support!! This charting is taking some getting used to.
@gardeniagirlknits I am actually using the Clear Blue, and I've been getting flashing smileys since CD 11, so according to the instruction packet it's CD 22 and I should just quit peeing on them and cut my losses.
TTC since January 2016
BFP - 3/12/16 - MC 4/5/16
BFP - 6/11/16
@GhanimaAtrei My H is the same way about getting offended that it didn't work last cycle! We got KU-d with our loss right away, so he's pretty confident in his "swimmers". He was also telling me something about getting a "good shot" in on Friday. I didn't know this was a thing, but he says that if he stops right before ejaculating that he gets more ammunition, so to speak. I have no idea if this is true, but he swears by it.
@mrsdramak I'm also using the CBE OPK and all I've gotten are flashing smileys since I started using on Cd 15. WONDFOS have not turned positive yet either. Now that I think I've ovulated, I'm looking for the line to lighten back up, but that hasn't happened either. We're just going to keep HIO until I get the 3rd temp rise day.
@AL_TwinCities Fx for acupuncture working again for you guys. I just had my 6th treatment and I feel like it's not working to balance my hormones at all. I've been having hormone- related migraines during my high estrogen days and sleep issues since my MC. Though if I get KU-d this cycle I will believe it! I feel like I pay too much money per treatment to not be getting results (I go to a super yuppie fertility acupuncture clinic). Do you think the herbs work well for you and would/did you take them during pregnancy?
But moral of the story is short business trips just before the fertile window are good!
Month/Cycle:1/1
CD:3
WAYDTGKTFU: Still with the green tea and I'm going to break down and start temping and using OPKs.
R/R/CS: I thought my period was ending but last night it really came on in full force. I used my dachshund as a heating pad (I highly recommend).
GTKY: Best travel story!
I was seven months pregnant with our son and traveling down I5 to Cali for our baby moon. It was like 2AM and all of a sudden my DH swerved and then I felt a huge thud. Apparently he had tried to go around a black bear that was in the middle of the road but the bear turned back and ran into us. We were hit by a bear. I've never been able to look at Pooh the same.
TTC since May 2014.
Aug 2014 BFP, EDD April 22, 2015. Low progesterone, started suppositories. Loss at 5w6d.
Nov 19, 2015 BFP at 13 dpo, EDD July 29, 2016. MMC discovered 12/29 (9+4). Natural miscarriage 1/16 (12+1).
AMH results 0.42, 1.2; FSH 12.1, AFC 10, dx DOR.
RPL testing results normal. Nurse recommended progesterone suppositories in TWW.
Clomid + trigger + TI cycle August 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
Femara + trigger + TI cycle December 2016 - failed. Thin lining.
Short LP (8 days).
Acupuncture & Chinese herbs starting January 2017, lengthened LP to 10 days
Summer 2016 LFAF awards:
Winter 2016/2017 LFAF awards:
Married May 2014
TTC Nov 2014-Aug 2016
Aug 2015 Dx: Thyroid Cancer and Hashimotos
Total Thyroidectomy October 2015
Ovarian Cystectomy Nov 2015
CANCER FREE and resumed TTC Dec 2015.
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 9
WAYDTGKTFU: Mainly temping and doing the dirty dirty
R/R/CS: So as I've said before, this is my first cycle temping.. and I accidentally got up and showered before I remembered to take my temperature this morning. Bummer. Now I took it, big spike, but should I track it or will that totally mess everything up, am I better off skipping?
GTKY: Best travel story!
So I traveled out west with a friend of mine *at the time* and we went to a glorified petting zoo. We had been looking for a certain animal. We happened to find a llama or something wandering around. Knowing they spit on people, she dared me to pet it, taking the dare I tried.. but it seemed pretty pissed about my approach.. so I backed out with no shame. She.. having to prove her abilities were better than mine.. attempted to pet it. Now I've already pissed it off, so this was a ballsy move. Of course it spit on her straight away. So FUNNY! OMG I died for a split second before I realized how angry my friend was.. she was fuming.. I could barely stop laughing.. but I did as soon as I realized that anger was directed at me. She was so mad that he spit on her.. she was going to have to throw away her brand new hoody because the spit smelled so bad blah blah.. and all of it was my fault. I never even once dared her back to try to pet it, she did that all on her own because I couldn't do it.. She did not talk to me for hours. That was the day I realized she did not have what it takes to be my best friend. It should have been the highlight of our trip.. but instead it was the turning point as she was moody the rest of the week.
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
CD: 30
WAYDTGKTFU: Did clomid 5-9 but didn't ovulate, so nothing right now.
R/R/CS: Sad that the 50mg clomid didn't get me to ovulate this cycle. Doc said to make an appointment after 30 days if I didn't ovulate or get AF so that's what I'm going to do. FF got cross hairs once but the very next temp it said oops, never mind. That was a little heart breaking.
GTKY: I don't really have a particularly good travel story. When I was 19 I went and lived in Hove, England for 6 weeks with my friend. We went to see Paris, France while I was there. That was the best vacation I ever took, though it was complicated.
Clomid 50;100;150;200: No O
TSH 3.75 Put on 50mg levothyroxine
1500 MG Metformin
7.5 MG Letrozole: No Follicles
9 MG Letrozole: 21mm Follicle no pregnancy
4 cycles at 9 MG Letrozole, No pregnancy
Some people are crazy!
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Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
Clomid 50;100;150;200: No O
TSH 3.75 Put on 50mg levothyroxine
1500 MG Metformin
7.5 MG Letrozole: No Follicles
9 MG Letrozole: 21mm Follicle no pregnancy
4 cycles at 9 MG Letrozole, No pregnancy