I feel really bad for saying this but sometimes when SO's baby nephew comes over (like today), I get jealous watching SO play with him. It's so cute and he's so good with kids. I just wish we had one of our own.
Innocent question here -- what makes someone a regular? I know @MrsDho11 sai ~12 posts.
Edit bc mobile bump is annoying
I don't know. I can't answer that question. I'm certainly not one. There are names that I recognize when I see them and remember things that they've said on other posts. It doesn't mean someone else is any less recognizable they just maybe didn't share something that stuck with me personally. Again.... I've only been around a short time.
This is a good question.
Mama to two perfect little girls. Lucy 07-13-11 Violet 03-13-14 Conceived #3 since September 2015 11-25-15 twelve week loss 07-21-16 ten week loss 10-03-16 5 week loss TTC again soon!
Innocent question here -- what makes someone a regular? I know @MrsDho11 sai ~12 posts.
Edit bc mobile bump is annoying
I'd say a couple weeks of actively participating, but others have different thoughts, which is why we moved away from regulars having their own threads to just in the TWW. It becomes too difficult to define "regular" since everyone's idea is different.
Pretty much this. With maybe the caveat of actually having had exchanges with people? Like if all you do is walk into the TWW, fill out the form, and never actually have a conversation with anyone... you're not a regular.
Me: 30 DH: 32 ~~ TTC #1: Sep 2015 ~~ BFP: Mar 2016 ~~ Daughter: Nov 2016 TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
Innocent question here -- what makes someone a regular? I know @MrsDho11 sai ~12 posts.
Edit bc mobile bump is annoying
I'd say a couple weeks of actively participating, but others have different thoughts, which is why we moved away from regulars having their own threads to just in the TWW. It becomes too difficult to define "regular" since everyone's idea is different.
Pretty much this. With maybe the caveat of actually having had exchanges with people? Like if all you do is walk into the TWW, fill out the form, and never actually have a conversation with anyone... you're not a regular.
Though to be fair, no one will ever live up to the tagging legend
I would agree with @MrsDho11. Interacting with other members, participating in threads besides WTO/TWW, and generally engaging with the community for at least a couple of weeks has one on track for being a "regular". At least at that point you've become recognizable, and I think that's what counts in the BFP announcement conversation.
*This is just my opinion. I've been here for 5+ months, and sometimes I'm not even sure if I count as a "regular"... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Innocent question here -- what makes someone a regular? I know @MrsDho11 sai ~12 posts.
Edit bc mobile bump is annoying
I'd say a couple weeks of actively participating, but others have different thoughts, which is why we moved away from regulars having their own threads to just in the TWW. It becomes too difficult to define "regular" since everyone's idea is different.
Pretty much this. With maybe the caveat of actually having had exchanges with people? Like if all you do is walk into the TWW, fill out the form, and never actually have a conversation with anyone... you're not a regular.
Though to be fair, no one will ever live up to the tagging legend
LOL, if you mean me, then
I definitely don't expect anyone to put in that much 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
I didn't mean for my little fit of jealousy today to provoke so much conversation lol. But I think this is good too, because in all honesty I haven't been on the site long either. A month I think, possibly longer. But I really try to interact as much as possible, and not just talk/rant about myself. Which makes me fully agree with @MissAmeliaPond
*Insert head nodding in agreement gif that I can't post because I'm on mobile and mobile never lets me gif for some reason run on sentence*
Also, I believe I mentioned in the Post your March Siggy here thread, I now check TB way more often than any other of my social media accounts. So....you guys are stuck with me until I get that BFP. Which I will totally post about in TWW.
I just want to say that I love this community and all the support you ladies offer!!
Me: 28 DH: 29 Married: August 2014 TTC #1 Since March 2015 Diagnosed with PCOS March 2016 SA results normal April 2016 3 rounds clomid + trigger + TI = BFN 3 rounds clomid + trigger + IUI = BFN Uterine polyp removed July 2017 Round 1 IVF January 2018
I feel like if you're participating on TTGP for the first time any day after your O day, which you confirmed with your period tracker app, you should politely wait until CD1 to participate. I actually have really strong feelings on this.
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
DH just heated up some pizza for breakfast and it smells. So. Good. But, I'm too tired/lazy to get up and do it for myself so I've been mentally willing DH to make some for me. It's not working. The force is not strong with this one.
I just did this to DH! In my defense, he was still in bed when I heated mine up. That and he expects me to wait on him too damn much so I generally refuse. (Thanks MIL!)
***qbf***
So this. And I feel like it's gotten out of control since I've been a SAHW. Ive been slowly working on this though. Like today he learned where I keep the dish towels. This is gonna take a while...
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.
I just need to have a mini vent session for my weekend random. Today we met my BIL and his GF for lunch because they were visiting from out of state. They surprised us with a pregnancy announcement when we got there. I was totally caught off gaurd. All I could do was stare at the card. Dh said my face turned bright red and he knew I was struggling. It took all i had not to burst into tears. I feel terrible because I really am happy for them but it was like a huge punch to the stomach. Ugh.
Oh... Man that's rough. I am super sorry you had to deal with that. **hugs**
Eta... When I found out my sil and bil were expecting their second (it was over the phone, we live across the country) I literally walked away and out the door and continued to just walk and sniffle/hold back tears for something like three Miles. When I got back home I cried myself to sleep. Just sharing so that you know your reaction wasn't weird and doesn't make you bad or anything. It really is hard.
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.
I really love this board and whether I'm here 1 month or 13 (I don't know why that's the number that came to mind) I greatly appreciate the support, humor, intelligence, and tough love that is offered every day. You all are so smart, kind, funny, and awesome!
I know this is the randoms thread but that still felt weird. My emotions are all over the place (as I'm sure many understand) and I'm just so immensely grateful to have a place where I can feel like I'm not BSC (even if I kinda am). So cue the cheesy.
Who else remembers Rainbow Chip frosting? They got rid of it years ago and tried replacing it with a woefully inadequate substitute of vanilla frosting with sprinkle mix-ins. I may or may not be eating this with a spoon
You have no idea how jealous I am right now. Hands down my favorite frosting and it's nowhere to be found in my city (or other large cities in the state). I just ordered some on Amazon! 3 days until this amazing tub of magic can be mine.
I didn't mean for my little fit of jealousy today to provoke so much conversation lol. But I think this is good too, because in all honesty I haven't been on the site long either. A month I think, possibly longer. But I really try to interact as much as possible, and not just talk/rant about myself. Which makes me fully agree with @MissAmeliaPond
*Insert head nodding in agreement gif that I can't post because I'm on mobile and mobile never lets me gif for some reason run on sentence*
Also, I believe I mentioned in the Post your March Siggy here thread, I now check TB way more often than any other of my social media accounts. So....you guys are stuck with me until I get that BFP. Which I will totally post about in TWW.
YES! It is good...because I have been thinking about all this stuff recently, and I actually thought about asking it in a WTO/TWW thread....but I didn't want to bring it up if no one else was thinking about it...so thank you for letting me ask my question
I hope that by jumping on your small convo and asking a question that kept it going didn't make you (or anyone else who was talking) feel awkward or guilty...that was NOT my intention. As I said, I'm still new, only TTC for 5 months (off BCP for 5 months, so you could hardly even say really TTC for 5 months since it takes a bit to get back to normal after that...) and I STILL feel a twinge of jealousy for other people's BFPs if their counter says anything less than or equal to mine...and that's including the intellectual knowledge that 5 months is not long...but the head and heart aren't always in synch, hence the bitter-sweetness of other BFPs I can imagine that the bitter-sweet mix changes (as to how bitter or how sweet it is) as more cycles go by, so I was not intending on making anyone feel guilty or uncomfotable about having bitter-sweet feelings about other BFPs...it's all natural
AND: thank you for your responses and spin off question/answers They were all really helpful to me
ETA: bolded the main point in case people don't want to read my long-windedness
TTGP history (*TW*):
Started TTC Oct 2015 BFP #1 June 2016: EDD 16 March 2017, MC July 2016 Re-started TTC Aug 2016 Started IF testing Nov 2016 Spontaneous BFP #2 January 2017: Rainbow Baby Boy September 2017 BFP #3 November 2018: Baby #2 expected August 2019
@MamaMunn Sorry you had to go through that. You're kind of my hero for posting though. I had almost the exact same experience today and wanted to vent but worried how it might come across. I'm not sure it ever gets easier. And I can't get to congratulating her because it happened against her doctors advice (and I'm jealous that it's not me).
@babymish I had a very similar dream before H proposed, and the ring was AWFUL (and he was so proud that he picked it out). I woke up in a panic trying to figure out how to tactfully get a different ring!!
I hope the dream means good things are to come for you!
Thats so strange!! Haha, maybe the dreams are onto something. Do you remember what the ring was like?
In my dream mine had quiet a lot going on....it had tiny little black gems mixed in with small diamonds. It was so strange, SO was so pleased as he thought it was "unique". It certainly was that.
I have a "unique" ring!!! H designed it himself after combining literally everything I said I liked. His good intentions and how proud he was of it helped a bit in growing to love it. It definitely needed some time though. Haha.
In response to the bfp announcements; I feel like if you're in your first cycle, it's okay to announce but like others said only if you have been INTERACTIVE with others on the site. If you've posted 3 times in tww and nowhere else, you probably don't need to post your bfp. But if you're in your first cycle and participated in numerous threads and offered support in whatever fashion you can, I have no problem with a bfp.
TTC1: May 2015
Primary IF May 2016; Failed HSG; Scheduled Lap Sept. 2016
@Lulucooks I really hope that you will let us all know if and when you get your BFP. I totally get why you don't participate in WTO/TWW much. I have been skipping a lot of days because I really don't have anything interesting to say everyday, and it also helps me obsess less when I don't keep track of the days so much - and I have only been at this 6 months. I can't speak for everyone but you still participate regularly on the board outside of WTO/TWW and I would not think twice if you jumped in TWW and announced your BFP. Well, other than being super excited. You, of all people, could totally start a thread for the announcement but I know that's a UO.
@mamamunn I am so sorry! I hate that you had to go through that! I hope you're okay and feeling somewhat better this morning.
Not anywhere close to your story, but I was at a wedding shower for a friend yesterday, and another friend asked if we got a dog because we weren't having kids yet. Ugh...I just gritted my teeth and said yes because it seemed like the only polite thing to do in the moment. (In her defense, she definitely meant well and was just talking about how cute my dog is.)
ETA: @Lulucooks I totally get not participating in the daily threads, but I do hope you'll let us all know if and when you get a BFP!
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
2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy 6 rounds of clomid 5 rounds of iui Several HSG's sprinkled throughout the years to up my chances of a BFP Several dilation of cervix because they suspect the scar tissue is hindering it from fully opening (partially adds to the severe cramps all month) IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide ER 12/1/2016
ER-Retrieved 22 eggs 10 fertilized 4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls FET 1/10/2017 Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017 FET estimated end of Feb, beginning of March
@Winnie81 - hold the phone. Is there somewhere we can see notifications in the app?
please share if there is. After my serious lapse in WTF Wednesday, I would love to find out how to see notifications on/in/from the app.
Sorry I think I gave the wrong impression...I'm going on 2 hours of sleep with no coffee
I get the notification pop up on my screen when someone tags me, or if I "star" a thread. Otherwise I don't think there is a notification hub for mobile.
2 Laps and 1 Abdominal Myomectomy 6 rounds of clomid 5 rounds of iui Several HSG's sprinkled throughout the years to up my chances of a BFP Several dilation of cervix because they suspect the scar tissue is hindering it from fully opening (partially adds to the severe cramps all month) IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide ER 12/1/2016
ER-Retrieved 22 eggs 10 fertilized 4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls FET 1/10/2017 Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017 FET estimated end of Feb, beginning of March
Embarrassing moment: I actually don't like bumping on my computer because I haven't been able to figure it out yet. Even when I know I have notifications I can't find where they're located. All of the threads look as if I haven't read them and I can't tell if there's anything new. I've been almost solely mobile bumping. Everytime I go on my computer I hope to have some computer bumping revelation and it for all make sense to me, but it hasn't yet!
@Winnie81 - hold the phone. Is there somewhere we can see notifications in the app?
please share if there is. After my serious lapse in WTF Wednesday, I would love to find out how to see notifications on/in/from the app.
Sorry I think I gave the wrong impression...I'm going on 2 hours of sleep with no coffee
I get the notification pop up on my screen when someone tags me, or if I "star" a thread. Otherwise I don't think there is a notification hub for mobile.
I get notifications if I start a thread only when I'm in the app and someone replies on it. But I start daily threads like WTO or WTF/UO/FFFC so it's not like they are "my" notifications of someone love titting me. I also only get notifications while I'm in the app at the time someone tags me.
Me: 33 DH: 31 DS: 5 years old TTC #2 since August 2015 July 2016: Testing cycle with 100 mg Clomid = BFN August 2016: 50 mg Clomid + IUI = BFN October 2016: IVF#1 - 13 retrieved / 12 mature / 9 fertilized / 2 blasts November 2016: FET#1 = chemical January 2017: FET#2 = chemical March 2017: IVF#2 - 18 retrieved / 18 mature / 16 fertilized / 5 blasts
April 24, 2017: FET#3 - BFN May 24, 2017: FET#4 - BFP! - Beta #1 151 - Beta #2 503 - Due date 2/9/18
@Winnie81 - hold the phone. Is there somewhere we can see notifications in the app?
please share if there is. After my serious lapse in WTF Wednesday, I would love to find out how to see notifications on/in/from the app.
Sorry I think I gave the wrong impression...I'm going on 2 hours of sleep with no coffee
I get the notification pop up on my screen when someone tags me, or if I "star" a thread. Otherwise I don't think there is a notification hub for mobile.
Ah, okay. I definitely thought you were referring to the notification count in the upper right on the computer and then the page you can get to from there listing all your notifications!
Me: 30 DH: 32 ~~ TTC #1: Sep 2015 ~~ BFP: Mar 2016 ~~ Daughter: Nov 2016 TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
@MamaMunn - ugh I am so sorry. That is the worst. I have several coworkers/friends who are pregnant right now and I can't even deal with the baby shower invites I get via email (one of their mothers keeps sending out "contribute to the meal train" emails so I keep thinking/hoping I'm done hearing about it and then there it is again). I can't imagine a surprise announcement in my face.
@Lulucooks - I'm with you on not participating in the daily WTO/TWW threads. I did it in the fall for one month and I was seriously losing my mind thinking I should be testing every second. It was not healthy. I try to check in other places, but have actually been actively avoiding WTO/TWW so I stay sane.
@Megzb510 - I LOVE Rainbow chip frosting. Amazing.
I don't have anything fun to share this weekend other than that I need to do laundry, but our apartment building has a shared laundry in the basement and the guy that lives next door to me is currently doing his laundry SO SLOWLY (like, moves it an hour after it's done) but I had a bad interaction with him once when he claimed I was hogging the laundry all day (umm, I was, but I had a lot of laundry to do, and at least I change my load when it's done) so I try to avoid taking his stuff out, because I feel like he has it in for me or something. Sorry, bad story.
@MamaMunn - That really sucks. I'm so sorry you had to deal with that. I'm right there with you. My cousin texted me a few weeks ago to tell us all she's pregnant. I want to be so happy for her, but I can't help feeling a little jealous. I cried that night.
@BerkeBaby it does really suck! I think mostly because they are younger than us and it was an accident. I hope I can shake the jealousy and show them I'm actually excited!
Me: 28 DH: 29 Married: August 2014 TTC #1 Since March 2015 Diagnosed with PCOS March 2016 SA results normal April 2016 3 rounds clomid + trigger + TI = BFN 3 rounds clomid + trigger + IUI = BFN Uterine polyp removed July 2017 Round 1 IVF January 2018
Question: What vitamins do you all take? I'm a vegetarian and my blood work looks great, but my doctor recommended I add calcium, D and CoQ-10 in addition to my (vegetarian) prenatal. Was just curious if you gals had any thoughts or if anyone else out there is a vegetarian....
(apologies if there's a thread out there already for this... but it's random, so it works, right?!)
Question: What vitamins do you all take? I'm a vegetarian and my blood work looks great, but my doctor recommended I add calcium, D and CoQ-10 in addition to my (vegetarian) prenatal. Was just curious if you gals had any thoughts or if anyone else out there is a vegetarian....
(apologies if there's a thread out there already for this... but it's random, so it works, right?!)
I seem to recall in one of the most recent prenatal threads (cause it does come up often) someone said something about prenatal's and being a vegetarian. If you use the search feature I'm sure you will find it. I can't recall the specifics and I'm not vegetarian so I have no personal advice. Sorry!
@mamamunn that is a nightmare! I am afraid the same thing will happen with my SIL. She got engaged 3 weeks after I did and it was awful.. Im now afraid it will happen to us with a baby and so we are ttc secretly. I feel awful for feeling this way but it would kill me.
That is basically whats happening to me right now, except its a childhood friend in my case. Shes only 20 and I'm 23. She ended up moving back in with her parents because of bad financial planning and timing on their part. My fiance and I had been together for twice as long as she and hers had been when they decided to make their wedding the week before us. Now she's just entered her 2nd trimester (got KU about 9 months after getting married) and I feel like shouting "Its not your turn yet!" but I know I'm being horrible and petty. I feel bad for feeling this way, but knowing they didn't wait and kind of messed up their financial life validates me feelings quite a bit.
Previously PaukMeKiande
Surprise BFP/MC February 2011 BFP May 16th 2016
EDD January 25 2017 DD born January 30 2017 Surprise BFP/MC April 2017
That is basically whats happening to me right now, except its a childhood friend in my case. Shes only 20 and I'm 23. She ended up moving back in with her parents because of bad financial planning and timing on their part. My fiance and I had been together for twice as long as she and hers had been when they decided to make their wedding the week before us. Now she's just entered her 2nd trimester (got KU about 9 months after getting married) and I feel like shouting "Its not your turn yet!" but I know I'm being horrible and petty. I feel bad for feeling this way, but knowing they didn't wait and kind of messed up their financial life validates me feelings quite a bit.
This statement really bothers me. It doesn't matter when someone else decides to have a baby. Unless you are supporting them it is really none of your say. Just because they decided to 'check the boxes' in a different order than you doesn't mean that they messed anything up, just that they have different priorities than you did.
Formerly known as Kate08young August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Me: 28 H: 24 Married: 7/22/14 Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017. Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
@MrsDho11 & @MissAmeliaPond - I keep skipping yalls posts because I haven't seen any of the 2nd season and now I want to binge watch it today because I have a cold and for a BFN and all I want is smoothies and the 1950s. (I would say milkshakes but dairy makes me puke. wah wah.) Also I took German for a year in high school and we all loved Schnappi. I'll be singing it all day now...
@khbear@MrsDho11 &@MissAmeliaPond I've wanted to start watching Agent Carter but haven't yet (just got done binging the first two series of Orphan Black). Do you know if all of season 1 available to stream anywhere yet or would I have to bite the bullet and buy it?
Me: 28 | Partner: 31 Married since 2014 TTC #1 since 02/2016
MissAmeliaPond said:
@Jerlilu DH and I just started Orphan Black!!! We just finished S1E3, so shhhhh!! It's soooo good so far.
I'm not sure where Agent Carter is available for streaming; we watched season 1 live when it was on TV last year. Maybe @MrsDho11 would know better?
Oh man, if you made it past the first two episodes (always weak for any show, but I actually hated the pilot of Orphan Black the first time I saw it. Had to wait a year and retry), you're in for a treat! The lead actress is phenomenal and there are some crazy plot points. Give me a holler anytime you want to be like, "WHAAAAAT" and I'll be all, "I KNOW, RIIIIIGHT?"
Me: 28 | Partner: 31 Married since 2014 TTC #1 since 02/2016
Re: Weekend Randoms
This is a good question.
Lucy 07-13-11
Violet 03-13-14
Conceived #3 since September 2015
11-25-15 twelve week loss
07-21-16 ten week loss
10-03-16 5 week loss
TTC again soon!
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
*This is just my opinion. I've been here for 5+ months, and sometimes I'm not even sure if I count as a "regular"...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I definitely don't expect anyone to put in that much time!
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
*Insert head nodding in agreement gif that I can't post because I'm on mobile and mobile never lets me gif for some reason run on sentence*
Also, I believe I mentioned in the Post your March Siggy here thread, I now check TB way more often than any other of my social media accounts. So....you guys are stuck with me until I get that BFP. Which I will totally post about in TWW.
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
Me: 28 DH: 29
Married: August 2014
TTC #1 Since March 2015
Diagnosed with PCOS March 2016
SA results normal April 2016
3 rounds clomid + trigger + TI = BFN
3 rounds clomid + trigger + IUI = BFN
Uterine polyp removed July 2017
Round 1 IVF January 2018
*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
When in doubt, always post in TWW. Let folks tell you to make a BFP announcement thread. At least that's how it use to be.
LFAF February Siggy Challenge - "Favorite TV/Movie Couple"
DD: 10/17/13
TTC#2 Actively: 10/14, NTNP: 01/14
Left-Sided Hydrosalpinx (cause: genetic abnormality, TREATED 11/16)
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/396b04
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.
Eta... When I found out my sil and bil were expecting their second (it was over the phone, we live across the country) I literally walked away and out the door and continued to just walk and sniffle/hold back tears for something like three Miles. When I got back home I cried myself to sleep. Just sharing so that you know your reaction wasn't weird and doesn't make you bad or anything. It really is hard.
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.
I know this is the randoms thread but that still felt weird. My emotions are all over the place (as I'm sure many understand) and I'm just so immensely grateful to have a place where I can feel like I'm not BSC (even if I kinda am). So cue the cheesy.
I hope that by jumping on your small convo and asking a question that kept it going didn't make you (or anyone else who was talking) feel awkward or guilty...that was NOT my intention. As I said, I'm still new, only TTC for 5 months (off BCP for 5 months, so you could hardly even say really TTC for 5 months since it takes a bit to get back to normal after that...) and I STILL feel a twinge of jealousy for other people's BFPs if their counter says anything less than or equal to mine...and that's including the intellectual knowledge that 5 months is not long...but the head and heart aren't always in synch, hence the bitter-sweetness of other BFPs
AND: thank you for your responses and spin off question/answers
ETA: bolded the main point in case people don't want to read my long-windedness
BFP #1 June 2016: EDD 16 March 2017, MC July 2016
Re-started TTC Aug 2016
Started IF testing Nov 2016
Spontaneous BFP #2 January 2017: Rainbow Baby Boy September 2017
BFP #3 November 2018: Baby #2 expected August 2019
And I can't get to congratulating her because it happened against her doctors advice (and I'm jealous that it's not me).
edit: because grammar is hard after midnight
In response to the bfp announcements;
I feel like if you're in your first cycle, it's okay to announce but like others said only if you have been INTERACTIVE with others on the site. If you've posted 3 times in tww and nowhere else, you probably don't need to post your bfp.
But if you're in your first cycle and participated in numerous threads and offered support in whatever fashion you can, I have no problem with a bfp.
Not anywhere close to your story, but I was at a wedding shower for a friend yesterday, and another friend asked if we got a dog because we weren't having kids yet. Ugh...I just gritted my teeth and said yes because it seemed like the only polite thing to do in the moment. (In her defense, she definitely meant well and was just talking about how cute my dog is.)
ETA: @Lulucooks I totally get not participating in the daily threads, but I do hope you'll let us all know if and when you get a BFP!
**TW**
Testing with RE October 2016
BFP 11/5/2016 ~ EDD 7/19/2016
Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued)
6 rounds of clomid
5 rounds of iui
Several HSG's sprinkled throughout the years to up my chances of a BFP
Several dilation of cervix because they suspect the scar tissue is hindering it from fully opening (partially adds to the severe cramps all month)
IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide
ER 12/1/2016
4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls
FET 1/10/2017
Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017
FET estimated end of Feb, beginning of March
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
Formerly known as Kate08young
August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Married: 7/22/14
Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms
Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms
TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017.
Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
I get the notification pop up on my screen when someone tags me, or if I "star" a thread. Otherwise I don't think there is a notification hub for mobile.
Fur-children: 3 dogs + 2 cats (all rescued)
6 rounds of clomid
5 rounds of iui
Several HSG's sprinkled throughout the years to up my chances of a BFP
Several dilation of cervix because they suspect the scar tissue is hindering it from fully opening (partially adds to the severe cramps all month)
IVF #1 Gonal F, Menopur and Cetrotide
ER 12/1/2016
4/4 day 5 embryos were normal for PGS!!! 2 boys/2 girls
FET 1/10/2017
Gallbladder surgery 1/10/2017
FET estimated end of Feb, beginning of March
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
DS: 5 years old
TTC #2 since August 2015
July 2016: Testing cycle with 100 mg Clomid = BFN
August 2016: 50 mg Clomid + IUI = BFN
October 2016: IVF#1 - 13 retrieved / 12 mature / 9 fertilized / 2 blasts
November 2016: FET#1 = chemical
January 2017: FET#2 = chemical
March 2017: IVF#2 - 18 retrieved / 18 mature / 16 fertilized / 5 blasts
May 24, 2017: FET#4 - BFP! - Beta #1 151 - Beta #2 503 - Due date 2/9/18
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
@Lulucooks - I'm with you on not participating in the daily WTO/TWW threads. I did it in the fall for one month and I was seriously losing my mind thinking I should be testing every second. It was not healthy. I try to check in other places, but have actually been actively avoiding WTO/TWW so I stay sane.
@Megzb510 - I LOVE Rainbow chip frosting. Amazing.
I don't have anything fun to share this weekend other than that I need to do laundry, but our apartment building has a shared laundry in the basement and the guy that lives next door to me is currently doing his laundry SO SLOWLY (like, moves it an hour after it's done) but I had a bad interaction with him once when he claimed I was hogging the laundry all day (umm, I was, but I had a lot of laundry to do, and at least I change my load when it's done) so I try to avoid taking his stuff out, because I feel like he has it in for me or something. Sorry, bad story.
Me: 28 DH: 29
Married: August 2014
TTC #1 Since March 2015
Diagnosed with PCOS March 2016
SA results normal April 2016
3 rounds clomid + trigger + TI = BFN
3 rounds clomid + trigger + IUI = BFN
Uterine polyp removed July 2017
Round 1 IVF January 2018
What vitamins do you all take? I'm a vegetarian and my blood work looks great, but my doctor recommended I add calcium, D and CoQ-10 in addition to my (vegetarian) prenatal. Was just curious if you gals had any thoughts or if anyone else out there is a vegetarian....
(apologies if there's a thread out there already for this... but it's random, so it works, right?!)
BFP May 16th 2016
DD born January 30 2017
Surprise BFP/MC April 2017
Formerly known as Kate08young
August '18 Siggy April Showers:
Married: 7/22/14
Baby L: 8/4/2015 August 2015 Moms
Baby E: 11/18/2016 December 2016 Moms
TTC #3 08/2017 BFP 11/27/2017.
Twin B lost 11/22/2017, Twin A doing well.
I've wanted to start watching Agent Carter but haven't yet (just got done binging the first two series of Orphan Black). Do you know if all of season 1 available to stream anywhere yet or would I have to bite the bullet and buy it?
Me: 28 | Partner: 31
Married since 2014
TTC #1 since 02/2016
I'm not sure where Agent Carter is available for streaming; we watched season 1 live when it was on TV last year. Maybe @MrsDho11 would know better?
I wasn't sure if I should've said anything at all!
DS - January 2014
TTCAL | April 2016
CP | June 2016
CP | July 2016
I'm not sure where Agent Carter is available for streaming; we watched season 1 live when it was on TV last year. Maybe @MrsDho11 would know better? Oh man, if you made it past the first two episodes (always weak for any show, but I actually hated the pilot of Orphan Black the first time I saw it. Had to wait a year and retry), you're in for a treat! The lead actress is phenomenal and there are some crazy plot points. Give me a holler anytime you want to be like, "WHAAAAAT" and I'll be all, "I KNOW, RIIIIIGHT?"
Me: 28 | Partner: 31
Married since 2014
TTC #1 since 02/2016