This check in is for anyone on this board to participate in and will occur every Wednesday. If you are new here and haven't made a separate intro on the main board please do so before checking in so we can "meet" you! It's easy to do just click the new discussion button in the top right and post away.
1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.
2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?
3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?
4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test?
5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)
QOTW: Since i am late for the checkin -- how about fun plans for the weekend?
Me (42) w/ partner for 16+ years
TTC #1: 11/2012 - 9/2013; 6/2014 - present
Follistim + TI (3x): All BFNs
Follistim + IUI (1x): BFN
IVF #1: 17 retrieved,15 fertilized, Day 3: 15, Day 5/6: 3 biopsied
I keep waiting for someone else to post first ha ha ha... but I guess Ill do it
Rita from Santa Cruz CA
TTC #2 for a year and a half, 1 CP and 2 MC's.... AND a BFP yesterday at 10 DPO! I posted in the TWW thread but I know not everyone will look there... so OMG yay! But also super nervous because of my last three losses.
This last cycle I quit coffee for the entire cycle, added Maca to my diet, drank pomegranate juice and fertility tea, took COQ10 supplements, and of course the daily prenatal.
Im 11 DPO, I will have Betas done on MWF next week to see if my levels are rising appropriately. I have an ultrasound scheduled for April 7 when I should be 7W3D. Thats the part that has me nervous since it was at the ultrasounds the last 2 times that we realized we realized the baby wasn't developing properly so Im dying to see a strong heartbeat this time.
Feeling hopeful! If I make it through the weekend I can rule out a CP. Then its just tracking my HCG until the ultrasound. I may go a little crazy during that wait. Its seriously a month away, ugggggggghhhhhh.
Weekend plans include swimming lessons for DD and ordering take out for dinner ha ha. I cooked last weekend so I'm taking this weekend off
@rspalding001 - I pretty much take every weekend off re: cooking. lol We're terrible with eating out a lot on the weekends...lunch, dinner, you name it.
Jenn from PA
TTC#1 on and off since 9/2014
I'm taking prenatals, monitoring CM.
Possibly 1 DPO.
This is the most hopeful I've been in a while because it's the most we've been BDing and also H is initiating and taking charge of it, rather than it all falling on me. I have my first RE appointment on Wednesday so I'm hopeful for that as well.
Tomorrow H and I are taking his mom shopping. I do enjoy hanging out with her but it gets very tiring because she has to look at everything in the store it seems. Other plans include some spring cleaning I think...mainly cleaning the carpets now that the puppy is house-trained.
2. TTC #5 (#1 for fiancé) since 8/2014 (recurrent loss)
3. Prenatals, Vit. D, omega-3's, CoQ10, calcium/magnesium/zinc, opk's, preseed, Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet (it's been almost 4 weeks now), lots of stretching and some yoga poses, Epsom salt baths, castor oil packs up to ovulation for myself and fiancé.
4. Cd 6. Last cycle was only 25 days, so I have no idea when I'll O. Gonna start opk's on Sunday.
5. It will be interesting to see how this month goes. I don't expect to magically conceive, I guess now that we're going on 13mo since the last time I conceived I'm feeling like until I get to a dr to get my hormones in check, I'm kind of out of the game. Currently I do not have the insurance I need to see the naturopath or RE, so we are talking about eloping in the next few weeks, if only just to have our marriage documented with the state, and then keep it to ourselves until we have our actual wedding. I don't know. I have mixed feelings about that. Part of me secretly hopes I get pg without any need for having to force nuptials at such a stressful time. We've really been through it lately with my man's health.
QOTW: No real plans for this weekend, I need new makeup so maybe a mall trip with one of my childhood besties that happened to move out here a little after I did I could use some girl time.
We are in the thick of buying and selling a house and I have been sick for the last two days. I'm not really hopeful about this cycle due to stress levels and my not sleeping well the last two nights. Plus I'm to the point where I'm sure something is wrong with one of us. My SO was supposed to have a SA done last week, but with all the house stuff that has been delayed.
This is my weekend on at work, but I'm debating calling in. So I will either be working all weekend or sleeping. Ha.
Me: 39 SO: 36
Dx: low progesterone, possible DOR - officially "unexplained"
TTC#1 since November 2015 9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN 10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN 1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018 May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
I was in the TWW last week, and got a BFP! So I'm hopeful that @rspalding001 and I are both going to have little ones come November. I had a miscarriage between my girls, so I'm now just trying to calmly(!!) wait until ultrasound time to see how things are going in there.
I wasn't sure about posting on here after only being here 3 months, but some other ladies convinced me I should share. Thank you guys so much for being here and supportive over the last couple of months! Hopefully there will be lots more movement over to the pregnant > 35 board!
Yay @MollySm!!!! so happy to hear, congrats!! T&P for a happy smooth 9 months! Keep us updated
Last time I checked in, I was still benched and waiting for 2nd normal AF before I could get back in TTC game. AF arrived couple days ago, so now WTO. Hearing the BFP successes keeps me positive
Re: Weekly checkin in March 11
Rita from Santa Cruz CA
Weekend plans include swimming lessons for DD and ordering take out for dinner ha ha. I cooked last weekend so I'm taking this weekend off
Jenn from PA
TTC#1 on and off since 9/2014
I'm taking prenatals, monitoring CM.
Possibly 1 DPO.
This is the most hopeful I've been in a while because it's the most we've been BDing and also H is initiating and taking charge of it, rather than it all falling on me. I have my first RE appointment on Wednesday so I'm hopeful for that as well.
Tomorrow H and I are taking his mom shopping. I do enjoy hanging out with her but it gets very tiring because she has to look at everything in the store it seems. Other plans include some spring cleaning I think...mainly cleaning the carpets now that the puppy is house-trained.
Husband: 40
TTC#1 since 9/2014
Unexplained Infertility - Trying naturally
2. TTC #5 (#1 for fiancé) since 8/2014 (recurrent loss)
3. Prenatals, Vit. D, omega-3's, CoQ10, calcium/magnesium/zinc, opk's, preseed, Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) diet (it's been almost 4 weeks now), lots of stretching and some yoga poses, Epsom salt baths, castor oil packs up to ovulation for myself and fiancé.
4. Cd 6. Last cycle was only 25 days, so I have no idea when I'll O. Gonna start opk's on Sunday.
5. It will be interesting to see how this month goes. I don't expect to magically conceive, I guess now that we're going on 13mo since the last time I conceived I'm feeling like until I get to a dr to get my hormones in check, I'm kind of out of the game. Currently I do not have the insurance I need to see the naturopath or RE, so we are talking about eloping in the next few weeks, if only just to have our marriage documented with the state, and then keep it to ourselves until we have our actual wedding. I don't know. I have mixed feelings about that. Part of me secretly hopes I get pg without any need for having to force nuptials at such a stressful time. We've really been through it lately with my man's health.
QOTW: No real plans for this weekend, I need new makeup so maybe a mall trip with one of my childhood besties that happened to move out here a little after I did
I could use some girl time.
Looking forward to beta updates!
TTC#1 since November 2015
prenatals, BD every other day from CD 8-18
I'm on CD 14
We are in the thick of buying and selling a house and I have been sick for the last two days. I'm not really hopeful about this cycle due to stress levels and my not sleeping well the last two nights. Plus I'm to the point where I'm sure something is wrong with one of us. My SO was supposed to have a SA done last week, but with all the house stuff that has been delayed.
This is my weekend on at work, but I'm debating calling in. So I will either be working all weekend or sleeping. Ha.
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
I was in the TWW last week, and got a BFP! So I'm hopeful that @rspalding001 and I are both going to have little ones come November. I had a miscarriage between my girls, so I'm now just trying to calmly(!!) wait until ultrasound time to see how things are going in there.
I wasn't sure about posting on here after only being here 3 months, but some other ladies convinced me I should share. Thank you guys so much for being here and supportive over the last couple of months! Hopefully there will be lots more movement over to the pregnant > 35 board!
BFP 3.8.16 EDD 11.20.16
That's WONDERFUL news!!!
Best of luck and here's to a H&H9m!!!
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
Yay @MollySm!!!! so happy to hear, congrats!! T&P for a happy smooth 9 months! Keep us updated
Last time I checked in, I was still benched and waiting for 2nd normal AF before I could get back in TTC game. AF arrived couple days ago, so now WTO. Hearing the BFP successes keeps me positive