GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? I love vanilla ice cream and barbecue sauce. It becomes barbecue ice cream basically. Yum.
Sorry for the BFN's today. Hugs to all that need one
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: 20/7
Timing: -4, O
Testing: I keep saying this Saturday at 11DPO, but I may cave on Friday. That is if I don't see any spotting before then.
R/R/CS: The girls have been super sore yesterday and today.. which is usually always PMS signs for me. But I couldn't help but get right on google! UGH. Staaahp with the BSC.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? I don't think anything really out of the ordinary?
R/R/CS: Temps still looking good. Not too much else to report except that I got a pimple on my chin this morning that I immediately thought could be an early symptom (I rarely break out). Totally BSC. I have dinner plans tonight and I'm hoping that I can build up enough willpower to keep my drinking to a minimum so I can rely on tomorrow's temp.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? I don't think I do too many weird combos, but maybe greek yogurt with Dash? It makes an unexpectedly great and simple dip!
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
Testing: pos opks on cd 12-14. Neg opks & bfn yesterday
R/R/CS: I'm falling behind on charting since we're so busy. Packed way too much into the next few months. Honeymoon next week, just put in an offer on our first house, rental lease up in may...eek! But it's kept my mind off ttc! Fx we'll get the house, move in and bam bfp? Literally just sitting by the phone, supposed to hear if offer is accepted today!
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? pickles and peanut butter. not dipped or anything but i have to have them together. It's kinda like a sweet and salty. the ku jokes are endless of course I will also eat ketchup on anything...and by itself *edited for house desperation
testing: waiting for AF which should be here tomorrow. I only have 1 FRER and I don't want to waste it. So if I don't get AF I probably won't even test till like 15DPO even though my LP is usually 11 days. And honestly I just don't want to see another BFN after 2 years of them. I'd rather just get my period.
R/R/CS: just wondering, Do you have to have high temps or an incline in temps to get a BFP? Because my chart is making a perfect little decline. I haven't had a major drop to show AF is coming because it's already so low. Here's my chart. I discarded yesterday's temp because I woke up sweating and it was really hot in the house.
GTKY: I'm really funny about food so I don't eat strange things often. So my mild version of this is that I always toast my sandwich bread. With PB&J, regular sandwiches, everything. Also I like to put my chips in my sandwiches instead of eating them on the side.
@SandwichLover sour patch and popcorn sounds tasty to me!
@JediAlly85 sorry the recent BFNs have you in a funk. It is definitely hard not to get your hopes up. I felt some of that creeping up on me this morning
& I did my best to try to knock it back so I wouldn’t be heartbroken if I have
another BFN this cycle. FX for you. Those tests were early!
@kellybean1988 I wish I had your lack of BSC will power today & I
am only 1 day ahead of you. Also I haven’t
had any sort of chicken nugget/finger dipped in honey in AGES. That sounds really good right now & I can
get behind the notion of mixing it with ketchup. I’ll have to try it.
@ladystinson Sorry you’re not
feeling well & I hope DS isn’t coming down with the same. Feel better soon.
@Mlight28 I can tell you that at one of my US at the RE they didn’t
confirm the O with visualization, it was the labs that confirmed O! Things change dramatically at O. Even if it was CD22 they will be able to
confirm it.
@hupp0013 we’re DPO cycle buddies.
I don’t think I am going to be able to hold out until Monday to test.
@PrettyPalomino I have never heard this face breakout on the side of
O. I can say this cycle I know I o’d
from both sides and have unpleasantness on both sides of my face. I wish I knew if I had anything right focused
last month.
@MrsDho11 I also try to convince myself of failure every day to keep
the expectations low & the BSC at bay.
Yay for not peeing on things!
@Sparty18 Ruffles dipped in ketchup doesn’t sound weird to me at all.
@atcwag FX for you!! Also – “hot
milk” made me shudder a little LOL.
@juliehollz13 I was thinking the same thing about the LP. I feel gaseous, fat, bloated and overall meh. I really can’t eat eggs without hot sauce on
them.
@sLass42 FX your offer on the house is accepted! That is super
exciting. Have fun on your honeymoon!
@CajunSnowWhite89 I don’t like sandwhiches not on toasted bread
either. DH thinks I am nutty.
Month/Cycle: 14/3 TTA2L
CD/DPO: 19/6
Timing: -5, -3, -1, 0
Testing Plans: Saturday @10dpo. Not sure how I am going to feel about BFNs. I suspect that DH will egg me on to start by the weekend though.
GTKY: I am also a big fan of sweet & salty. When I was a kid I used to love eating Doritos and chocolate cupcakes at the same time. I would totally do this right now if I had them in front of me. In high school I once ate vanilla ice cream with Lucky Charms as a topping. I remembering it being really good.
CD/DPO: CD 26/ probably around 5 or 6 dpo -I haven't temped these last few months because of all our tests etc and my husbands really low SA
Timing: Bad timing this month, my husband had a SA right around ovulation
Testing: I probably won't this month unless I miss AF
R/R/CS: We just got home from an appointment with the RE and she is very excited that my DH second SA was back into normal range on all fronts which is SUPER exciting seeing the first one was really bleak!! I was grinning all morning. However I am now officially diagnosed with PCOS so I will likely start Clomid next cycle and see if we can do it on our own without IUI.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? I like mayo on french fries, it's not THAT weird but some people look at my funny when I ask for a side of mayo.
You know that PCOS is reversible? Please consider changing your diet and doing research on what actually causes PCOS before you jump on the Clomid train.
Testing Plans: Saturday, 11DPO when AF is expected
R/R/CS: So far still holding out on POAS, and only feeling mildly BSC. But tomorrow is the dreaded 8 DPO, when it seems to really set in. Trying so hard not to SS, but, and I should be a potential **TMI Warning** here, earlier I saw a little blood and thought, "ooh...could it be implantation bleeding?!?" Then I realized that I'm a total tool, and that I shaved my lady bits this morning with a new razor and apparently had a couple of small cuts. *Head palm*. GTKY: I love putting tons of mayo on my grilled cheese sandwiches. This is totally normal and expected in my family, but I've gotten some looks for it all right.
Me: 45 OH: 42 Beloved SS: born 12/2011 TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016 **TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW** August 2016 - dx with DOR Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T May 2017 - began freezing sperm June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks
@JustBored10 - I have never heard of it being reversed, just managed. Lots of women with PCOS get pregnant successfully but that doesn't mean they don't have PCOS anymore. I am interested to hear what type of information you have.
I have been formally diagnosed through ultrasound and it has to do with my ovaries, my hormones are relatively normal, my blood tests were all normal, my weight is average, so I don't have many of the regular PCOS symptoms other than irregular cycles and anovulatory cycles. I don't need to lose weight and my diet is fairly healthy and I get a ton of sleep. I have heard those being the main ways to manage PCOS but they aren't really relevant for me.
I want to get pregnant ASAP, and Clomid seems like a great way to jump start it. I am apprehensive about Clomid as I am any type of pharmaceutical but I will continue to weigh pros and cons and for me if the pros are stronger its what I will choose to do.
TTC is a really personal journey, and most of us are here for advice and support, so it is important to allow everyone to journey through TTC in their own way. No one makes a decision without carefully considering all their options.
I would just like to add that Clomid cycles should be monitored properly with bloodwork & USs. Also, many women don't know that Clomid has a maximum number of cycles it should be prescribed for. With that said, @sarahmsoda stated that she's been TTGP for a year without success, so the RE was the next step and, if monitored properly, I don't think it's "jumping on the Clomid train". ....but then again, I've never had to seek infertility counseling, so what do I know....
@atcwag - Yeah it will be monitored with an ultrasound on day 10... I have a lot of faith in my RE and her clinic. We have been actively trying for 16 months, and NTNP even longer than that. I am not 100% sure I will even start Clomid right away, I might give it a cycle or two of temping again and timing and then see what happens. I don't like the idea that you can only be on it a short amount of time, so ideally I would love to conceive first without it. But if its takes Clomid for me to conceive it would be worth any of the risks.
I appreciate these boards for the advice... it never hurts to hear others experiences and learn from others research and trial and error as well. Even if I don't always agree with the advice it is still nice to be able to share our experiences.
@SandwichLover sorry about the BFN yesterday and the temp dip this AM. Keeping my fingers crossed for you! @Jedially85 sorry about the rough couple of days. I hope this is your cycle and AF stays away @Kellybeans66 good for you that you have been able to keep the BSC away. Any tips @ladystinson Sorry you and DS are sick. I hope you both feel better soon! @mlight28 I would call it CD 22 but that dip is super close to your cover line so maybe not? @hupp0013 be strong and hold out, you can do it! I have wondfos burning a hole in my closet and I think that's why I keep testing even though I know its super early @beff12 sorry about the BFN this am. @PrettyPalomino that stinks about your timing but hopefully you will still land a BFP @zoey0819 that stinks about your temp drop and impending AF @MrsDho11 woohoo for not peeing on anything this morning! @Sparty18 FX that your next week flies by @atcwag Yay for high temps! fingers crossed for no temp dip @juliehollz13 I literally LOL'd at your R/R/CS @britters314 sorry about your BFN FX for next time you test! @Berkebaby sorry about the comment from you MIL that's the worst. @20T sorry about the BFN @virginiaham keeping my FX that AF does not show up @kfair001 mmm now I want FF and a frosty ha @ladymillil that actually doesn't sound that strange. I may have to give fried chicken and honey a try @mtvkv5 sorry about your rally race. FX for you @TotororyInLove sorry about your BFN @juliebeannn hope you feel better soon! @dogmomwantinghuman sorry about CD1 @whiska we are a pb and pancake house too! its the best @sarahmsoda bummer on the bad timing but FX you still get your BFP
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD/DPO: 24/9
Timing: -1, 0
Testing: BFN on wondfo and FRER this am with FMU. I'm going to try my absolute hardest to not test again until Saturday. FF says AF is due Sunday so if I get a BFN on Saturday I'm pretty sure I am definitely out.
R/R/CS: Still SS'ing like crazy. It helped a little that I worked today so I was able to focus on other things. As I am typing this I have to run down the street to go pick up my dog that wandered out of the yard. Sorry about anyone I forgot to tag.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? I could eat pickles with just about anything and everything. Other than that I can't think of anything overly peculiar.
CD/DPO: CD 26/ probably around 5 or 6 dpo -I haven't temped these last few months because of all our tests etc and my husbands really low SA
Timing: Bad timing this month, my husband had a SA right around ovulation
Testing: I probably won't this month unless I miss AF
R/R/CS: We just got home from an appointment with the RE and she is very excited that my DH second SA was back into normal range on all fronts which is SUPER exciting seeing the first one was really bleak!! I was grinning all morning. However I am now officially diagnosed with PCOS so I will likely start Clomid next cycle and see if we can do it on our own without IUI.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? I like mayo on french fries, it's not THAT weird but some people look at my funny when I ask for a side of mayo.
You know that PCOS is reversible? Please consider changing your diet and doing research on what actually causes PCOS before you jump on the Clomid train.
**lurking for BFPs**
@justbored10 PCOS is the leading cause of infertility. If it were as simple as making some diet and lifestyle changes then this wouldn't be the case. Sure, for some women, it can be managed without much intervention, but this is not always the case. Please don't spread this nonsense on this board and do not make anyone feel guilty for taking (or considering to take) fertility meds (when all the necessary monitoring and tests are performed).
@kfair001 I don't think it looks like it's favoring temps. I believe favoring temps would be if they were all the same.
@atcwag I was doing the same thing where I didn't hear the beep but saw a temp. I started checking the time before and after. The days I wasn't hearing a beep turns out I was sleeping through it. Oops!
Month/Cycle: 6/6 (11/12 in all)
CD/DPO: 22/4
Timing: -5,-4,-2,-1,+1
Testing: none yet
R/R/CS: Had to take DH to the airport this morning, which means I had to wake up at 3 am! Then had to go in and teach for 8 hours. I'm going home and sitting/sleeping on the couch.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? I like Fritos scoops with chunky applesauce. I also get judged for kit-kats in peanut butter.
Soooo... I may not have peed on anything this morning, but after continued SS I broke down and peed in a cup and dipped a Wondfo this afternoon. Thought I might see a line, so I dipped a FRER while shaking a ton. That definitely had a line so I went to the store and bought more things to pee on, and... a lot of disbelief and shaking later, they all (exact number undisclosed to hide my BSC) were BFPs. I you all, and hope that I'll be able to stalk you and see a bunch more BFPs to follow!
Me: 30 DH: 32 ~~ TTC #1: Sep 2015 ~~ BFP: Mar 2016 ~~ Daughter: Nov 2016 TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
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
@MrsDho11 Oh My GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so freakin excited for you I couldn't even tag you properly the first time. So happy for you!!! Happy & Healthy 9 months!!!!
ETA And f**k yeah you're going to be missed!
Me: 36 | DH 35, Married 2007
TTC #1 June 2015 April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal June 2016 - HSG clear *TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16 BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17 DS - 12/9/17 TTC #2 December 2018 BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19 DD - 11/1/19 My Chart
***Lurking from WTO*** @MrsDho11 OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!! SO thrilled for you!! Happy and healthy 9 months to you! You will be missed around these parts!
@MrsDho11 Congratulations! I'm so very excited for you! Wishing you a h&h 9 months with a beautiful, healty take-home baby at the end of it.
ETA: We're really going to miss you but I certainly don't want you to need to come back for at least 9 months. Ya know, except to get your snark fix. And grad check-ins! Because we'll definitely want to know how you're doing.
Me: 28 Husband: 31 TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016 Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
R/R/CS: I haven't been feeling that great since I accidentally flared my IC. I decided I'd take some of my "as needed" medication but I can't take it while pregnant. So even know I pretty much already knew I wasn't I decided to test just to be sure before taking meds. BFN so I went and took things. I left the test out on the bathroom cabinet because my cat distracted me before I thought to throw it away. Anyhow, I go back in the bathroom later to pee and see it sitting there so, obviously being a crazy lady, I have to look at it again. There is definitely a super, super faint line on there and it 100% showed up outside the time limit and is definitely, absolutely grey. So 100% an evap/indent. I confess that even though I'd already seen the BFN and already knew even before testing that I wouldn't be KU this month I still cried after seeing the evap. I guess it was one of those "I've been wanting to see a line so badly and I finally do and it's definitely, without a doubt, just an evap. Why can't I just have a baby?!"
I clearly can't handle seeing BFNs this cycle so I'm just waiting for AF now that I know I can take my meds without worrying.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? DH makes fun of me for the nutella toast I make with cream cheese. I think that is fairly normal though. I can't really think of anything else at the moment.
Me: 28 Husband: 31 TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016 Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Congratulations @MrsDho11!! I'm pretty sure you were the first person to respond to me, and I know you'll be missed. But I'm so happy for you!! Happy and healthy 9 months to you!!
Me: 45 OH: 42 Beloved SS: born 12/2011 TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016 **TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW** August 2016 - dx with DOR Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T May 2017 - began freezing sperm June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks
Hugs @NamelessAria . I totally know where you're coming from on the line thing. I realized this week that ttc has become so far removed from an actual pregnancy or hell, raising a child; everything for me has become focused on just seeing a second line. This morning I went back to look at one of my Wondfos from a few days ago and there was an evap line... had a similar reaction. ETA and testing this morning I was like, I'd give anything for even a false positive right now!
Me: 36 | DH 35, Married 2007
TTC #1 June 2015 April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal June 2016 - HSG clear *TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16 BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17 DS - 12/9/17 TTC #2 December 2018 BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19 DD - 11/1/19 My Chart
Re: TWW Tuesday
Sorry for the BFN's today. Hugs to all that need one
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: 20/7
Timing: -4, O
Testing: I keep saying this Saturday at 11DPO, but I may cave on Friday. That is if I don't see any spotting before then.
R/R/CS: The girls have been super sore yesterday and today.. which is usually always PMS signs for me. But I couldn't help but get right on google! UGH. Staaahp with the BSC.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? I don't think anything really out of the ordinary?
Me: 25 | Him: 31
Married: September 2014
DSS Born 2/2/08
TTC our 1st since December 2015
BFP 3/18/16 - EDD 12/1/16
Proud Parents of a 5 year old Miniature Dachshund
@dogmomwantinghuman - sorry for CD1!
Month/Cycle: 7/7
CD/DPO: 24/7
Timing: -2, -3, -4
Testing: sometime after 10DPO
R/R/CS: Temps still looking good. Not too much else to report except that I got a pimple on my chin this morning that I immediately thought could be an early symptom (I rarely break out). Totally BSC. I have dinner plans tonight and I'm hoping that I can build up enough willpower to keep my drinking to a minimum so I can rely on tomorrow's temp.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? I don't think I do too many weird combos, but maybe greek yogurt with Dash? It makes an unexpectedly great and simple dip!
Married: May 2008
TTC #1 since August 2015
FET #1: November 4, 2016
BFP: November 13, 2016
EDD: July 25, 2017
Month/Cycle:7/6
CD/DPO: 19/5
Timing: 0, +2
Testing: pos opks on cd 12-14. Neg opks & bfn yesterday
R/R/CS: I'm falling behind on charting since we're so busy. Packed way too much into the next few months. Honeymoon next week, just put in an offer on our first house, rental lease up in may...eek!
But it's kept my mind off ttc! Fx we'll get the house, move in and bam bfp?
Literally just sitting by the phone, supposed to hear if offer is accepted today!
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for?
pickles and peanut butter. not dipped or anything but i have to have them together. It's kinda like a sweet and salty. the ku jokes are endless of course
I will also eat ketchup on anything...and by itself
*edited for house desperation
My Personal, Frequently Changing Gif Party>>>
@sarahmsoda Congrats on on the good news with the SA. That's one less thing you'll have to stress about now!
@dogmomwantinghuman So sorry about CD1
Month/cycle: 33ish
cd/DPO: 26/11
timing: -5, -3, -1, +1
testing: waiting for AF which should be here tomorrow. I only have 1 FRER and I don't want to waste it. So if I don't get AF I probably won't even test till like 15DPO even though my LP is usually 11 days.
And honestly I just don't want to see another BFN after 2 years of them. I'd rather just get my period.
R/R/CS: just wondering, Do you have to have high temps or an incline in temps to get a BFP? Because my chart is making a perfect little decline. I haven't had a major drop to show AF is coming because it's already so low. Here's my chart. I discarded yesterday's temp because I woke up sweating and it was really hot in the house.
GTKY: I'm really funny about food so I don't eat strange things often. So my mild version of this is that I always toast my sandwich bread. With PB&J, regular sandwiches, everything. Also I like to put my chips in my sandwiches instead of eating them on the side.
Married May 2012
TTC#1 July 2013 - July 2015 (no success)
Again TTC#1: Dec 2015
First RE visit: Feb 2016
BFP: 9/16/16 EDD:5/26/17
@SandwichLover sour patch and popcorn sounds tasty to me!
@JediAlly85 sorry the recent BFNs have you in a funk. It is definitely hard not to get your hopes up. I felt some of that creeping up on me this morning & I did my best to try to knock it back so I wouldn’t be heartbroken if I have another BFN this cycle. FX for you. Those tests were early!
@kellybean1988 I wish I had your lack of BSC will power today & I am only 1 day ahead of you. Also I haven’t had any sort of chicken nugget/finger dipped in honey in AGES. That sounds really good right now & I can get behind the notion of mixing it with ketchup. I’ll have to try it.
@ladystinson Sorry you’re not feeling well & I hope DS isn’t coming down with the same. Feel better soon.
@Mlight28 I can tell you that at one of my US at the RE they didn’t confirm the O with visualization, it was the labs that confirmed O! Things change dramatically at O. Even if it was CD22 they will be able to confirm it.
@hupp0013 we’re DPO cycle buddies. I don’t think I am going to be able to hold out until Monday to test.
@beff12 sorry about the BFN.
@PrettyPalomino I have never heard this face breakout on the side of O. I can say this cycle I know I o’d from both sides and have unpleasantness on both sides of my face. I wish I knew if I had anything right focused last month.
@Zoey1019 Sorry about the temp drop.
@MrsDho11 I also try to convince myself of failure every day to keep the expectations low & the BSC at bay. Yay for not peeing on things!
@Sparty18 Ruffles dipped in ketchup doesn’t sound weird to me at all.
@atcwag FX for you!! Also – “hot milk” made me shudder a little LOL.
@juliehollz13 I was thinking the same thing about the LP. I feel gaseous, fat, bloated and overall meh. I really can’t eat eggs without hot sauce on them.
@britters314 Sorry about the confusing temps.
@BerkeBaby good luck with the CD3 testing. I hope it gives you some answers.
@20T Sorry about the BFN! Be kind to yourself.
@virginiaham FX so hard for you! Your willpower on testing is amazing.
@kfair001 Fries in frosty is SOoooooo good.
@LadyMillil Sorry about the vag progesterone. I really hope you don’t need to add even more to the mix!
@mtvkv5 Sorry about the stress, confusion and having to cancel your race.
@TotororyInLove Sorry about the BFN & cycle confusion. BBQ ice cream sounds vile to me. Definitely an interesting one!
@juliebeannn Yay for CH & I hope you feel better soon!
@dogmomwantinghuman Sorry about CD1. Big hugs to you.
@whiska Sorry about the cycle confusion.
@sarahmsoda Awesome about the SA! FX clomid works for you.
@Shwee25 I’ve googled things for which I am not proud today too!
@SongbirdintheCity Sorry about the pimple. Hormones are a pain.
@sLass42 FX your offer on the house is accepted! That is super exciting. Have fun on your honeymoon!
@CajunSnowWhite89 I don’t like sandwhiches not on toasted bread either. DH thinks I am nutty.
Month/Cycle: 14/3 TTA2L
CD/DPO: 19/6
Timing: -5, -3, -1, 0
Testing Plans: Saturday @10dpo. Not sure how I am going to feel about BFNs. I suspect that DH will egg me on to start by the weekend though.
GTKY: I am also a big fan of sweet & salty. When I was a kid I used to love eating Doritos and chocolate cupcakes at the same time. I would totally do this right now if I had them in front of me. In high school I once ate vanilla ice cream with Lucky Charms as a topping. I remembering it being really good.
Me: 39 DH: 40
Married: 12/6/2014
BFP#2: 10/28/15 MC: 11/24/15
BFP#3: 3/20/16 MC: 4/26/16
BFP#4: 7/15/16 DD: 3/18/17
BFP#5: 5/1/18 EDD: 1/12/19
CD/DPO: 23/7
Timing: -5, -3, 0
Testing Plans: Saturday, 11DPO when AF is expected
R/R/CS: So far still holding out on POAS, and only feeling mildly BSC. But tomorrow is the dreaded 8 DPO, when it seems to really set in. Trying so hard not to SS, but, and I should be a potential **TMI Warning** here, earlier I saw a little blood and thought, "ooh...could it be implantation bleeding?!?" Then I realized that I'm a total tool, and that I shaved my lady bits this morning with a new razor and apparently had a couple of small cuts. *Head palm*.
GTKY: I love putting tons of mayo on my grilled cheese sandwiches. This is totally normal and expected in my family, but I've gotten some looks for it all right.
Beloved SS: born 12/2011
TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016
**TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW**
August 2016 - dx with DOR
Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T
May 2017 - began freezing sperm
June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T
July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba
July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks
I have been formally diagnosed through ultrasound and it has to do with my ovaries, my hormones are relatively normal, my blood tests were all normal, my weight is average, so I don't have many of the regular PCOS symptoms other than irregular cycles and anovulatory cycles. I don't need to lose weight and my diet is fairly healthy and I get a ton of sleep. I have heard those being the main ways to manage PCOS but they aren't really relevant for me.
I want to get pregnant ASAP, and Clomid seems like a great way to jump start it. I am apprehensive about Clomid as I am any type of pharmaceutical but I will continue to weigh pros and cons and for me if the pros are stronger its what I will choose to do.
TTC is a really personal journey, and most of us are here for advice and support, so it is important to allow everyone to journey through TTC in their own way. No one makes a decision without carefully considering all their options.
TTC January 2016
BFP May 17, 2016
DS born January 31st, 2017: Rory "Mac" MacKinnon
I appreciate these boards for the advice... it never hurts to hear others experiences and learn from others research and trial and error as well. Even if I don't always agree with the advice it is still nice to be able to share our experiences.
@Jedially85 sorry about the rough couple of days. I hope this is your cycle and AF stays away
@Kellybeans66 good for you that you have been able to keep the BSC away. Any tips
@ladystinson Sorry you and DS are sick. I hope you both feel better soon!
@mlight28 I would call it CD 22 but that dip is super close to your cover line so maybe not?
@hupp0013 be strong and hold out, you can do it! I have wondfos burning a hole in my closet and I think that's why I keep testing even though I know its super early
@beff12 sorry about the BFN this am.
@PrettyPalomino that stinks about your timing but hopefully you will still land a BFP
@zoey0819 that stinks about your temp drop and impending AF
@MrsDho11 woohoo for not peeing on anything this morning!
@Sparty18 FX that your next week flies by
@atcwag Yay for high temps! fingers crossed for no temp dip
@juliehollz13 I literally LOL'd at your R/R/CS
@britters314 sorry about your BFN FX for next time you test!
@Berkebaby sorry about the comment from you MIL that's the worst.
@20T sorry about the BFN
@virginiaham keeping my FX that AF does not show up
@kfair001 mmm now I want FF and a frosty ha
@ladymillil that actually doesn't sound that strange. I may have to give fried chicken and honey a try
@mtvkv5 sorry about your rally race. FX for you
@TotororyInLove sorry about your BFN
@juliebeannn hope you feel better soon!
@dogmomwantinghuman sorry about CD1
@whiska we are a pb and pancake house too! its the best
@sarahmsoda bummer on the bad timing but FX you still get your BFP
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD/DPO: 24/9
Timing: -1, 0
Testing: BFN on wondfo and FRER this am with FMU. I'm going to try my absolute hardest to not test again until Saturday. FF says AF is due Sunday so if I get a BFN on Saturday I'm pretty sure I am definitely out.
R/R/CS: Still SS'ing like crazy. It helped a little that I worked today so I was able to focus on other things. As I am typing this I have to run down the street to go pick up my dog that wandered out of the yard. Sorry about anyone I forgot to tag.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for?
I could eat pickles with just about anything and everything. Other than that I can't think of anything overly peculiar.
sigh... needed more caffeine this morning, my bad lol!
ME: 31 | DH: 31
Married: April 2015
TTC (BBT & FF) #1: April 2015 (Off BC: January 2015)
Fur Baby: 1 English Mastiff (Rupert)
@justbored10
PCOS is the leading cause of infertility. If it were as simple as making some diet and lifestyle changes then this wouldn't be the case. Sure, for some women, it can be managed without much intervention, but this is not always the case. Please don't spread this nonsense on this board and do not make anyone feel guilty for taking (or considering to take) fertility meds (when all the necessary monitoring and tests are performed).
Me: Endo, PCOS, septated uterus (mostly removed)
DH: perfect
Started TTC in June 2011
Baby boy born 3/17/2014
@atcwag I was doing the same thing where I didn't hear the beep but saw a temp. I started checking the time before and after. The days I wasn't hearing a beep turns out I was sleeping through it. Oops!
Month/Cycle: 6/6 (11/12 in all)
CD/DPO: 22/4
Timing: -5,-4,-2,-1,+1
Testing: none yet
R/R/CS: Had to take DH to the airport this morning, which means I had to wake up at 3 am! Then had to go in and teach for 8 hours. I'm going home and sitting/sleeping on the couch.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for?
I like Fritos scoops with chunky applesauce. I also get judged for kit-kats in peanut butter.
Soooo... I may not have peed on anything this morning, but after continued SS I broke down and peed in a cup and dipped a Wondfo this afternoon. Thought I might see a line, so I dipped a FRER while shaking a ton. That definitely had a line so I went to the store and bought more things to pee on, and... a lot of disbelief and shaking later, they all (exact number undisclosed to hide my BSC) were BFPs. I
TTC #2: April 2018 ~~ BFP: May 2018 ~~ EDD: January 2019
OMGeeeeeeee @MrsDho11!!!!!!! I Am so over the moon happy for you!!!! I hope you have the happiest and healthiest 9 months!!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Married: July 2015
BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
Congratulations, @MrsDho11! I'm so happy for you!
TTC#1 - March 2013
BFP 8/9/13 - EDD 4/14/14 - DS born 4/23/14
TTC#2 November 2015
Dx: Secondary IF June 2016
Medicated IUI cycle#1- Clomid+IUI -1/15/17 -BFN
Break Mid 2017 - Resumed TTC December 2018
"She believed she could so she did..."
Medicated IUI cycle#2- Femara 5mg+IUI 12/22/18 - BFP 1/4/19 - MMC 2/1/19
Saline Sono 3/15/19 - All Clear!
Medicated IUI cycle#3- Femara 7.5mg+IUI 3/28/19-BFN
Medicated IUI cycle#4- Femara 5mg+Gonal F 50iu+IUI 4/27/19- BFP 5/11/19 - MMC 6/12/19 - D&C 6/14/19-
Incomplete M/C Repeat D&C - 7/3/19 -Testing concluded baby was genetically normal
Dx: Unexplained RPL July 2019 - Tested + as carrier for Usher Syndrome & Familial Mediterranean Fever
Saline Sono 8/7/19 - Mostly Clear! All systems go for IVF#1
But will need a repeat Saline Sono between ER and FET
IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol - 8/17/19
ER#1 8/27/19 - 12R, 6F, 4 biopsied+frozen! (3d5blasts + 1d6blast)- 2 PGS normal embabies!
Saline Sono 9/13/19 - All Clear! Onto FET Prep#1
FET#1 - 4AA -10/4/19 - BFP 10/14/19 - EDD - 6/21/20 -Beta#1-10dp5dt- 379 Beta#2-12dp5dt- 1007 Beta#3-14dp5dt- 2844
DD born 6/15/20
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
I'm so freakin excited for you I couldn't even tag you properly the first time. So happy for you!!! Happy & Healthy 9 months!!!!
ETA And f**k yeah you're going to be missed!
April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal
June 2016 - HSG clear
*TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16
BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17
DS - 12/9/17
TTC #2 December 2018
BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19
DD - 11/1/19
My Chart
@MrsDho11 OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!! SO thrilled for you!! Happy and healthy 9 months to you! You will be missed around these parts!
Dx: Both tubes blocked, PCOS, DOR, RPL
IVF Cycle #1 Dec. 2016 - 11R·11M·5F - Transferred 2 - BFP - Miscarriage - 0 Embryos Left
ETA: We're really going to miss you but I certainly don't want you to need to come back for at least 9 months. Ya know, except to get your snark fix. And grad check-ins! Because we'll definitely want to know how you're doing.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 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
Married May 2012
TTC#1 July 2013 - July 2015 (no success)
Again TTC#1: Dec 2015
First RE visit: Feb 2016
BFP: 9/16/16 EDD:5/26/17
CD/DPO: 31/9
Timing: -4
Testing: Waiting for AF.
R/R/CS: I haven't been feeling that great since I accidentally flared my IC. I decided I'd take some of my "as needed" medication but I can't take it while pregnant. So even know I pretty much already knew I wasn't I decided to test just to be sure before taking meds. BFN so I went and took things. I left the test out on the bathroom cabinet because my cat distracted me before I thought to throw it away. Anyhow, I go back in the bathroom later to pee and see it sitting there so, obviously being a crazy lady, I have to look at it again. There is definitely a super, super faint line on there and it 100% showed up outside the time limit and is definitely, absolutely grey. So 100% an evap/indent. I confess that even though I'd already seen the BFN and already knew even before testing that I wouldn't be KU this month I still cried after seeing the evap. I guess it was one of those "I've been wanting to see a line so badly and I finally do and it's definitely, without a doubt, just an evap. Why can't I just have a baby?!"
I clearly can't handle seeing BFNs this cycle so I'm just waiting for AF now that I know I can take my meds without worrying.
GTKY: What is one food combination you love but get strange looks for? DH makes fun of me for the nutella toast I make with cream cheese. I think that is fairly normal though. I can't really think of anything else at the moment.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
Beloved SS: born 12/2011
TTC my bio #1/our #2 since January 2016
**TW** June 2016 had CP **end TW**
August 2016 - dx with DOR
Somewhere in here received recommendation to do IVF with donor eggs, elected not to; OH dx with Low T
May 2017 - began freezing sperm
June 2017 - OH began treatment for Low T
July 2017 - began doing 1 IUI via a midwife and 1 at home insemination each cycle
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/6259ba
July 2018 - exhausted frozen sperm, officially NTNP since OH is probably shooting blanks
*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
Congratulations @MrsDho11 !!!!! I'm so happy for you! H&H 9!
DD born 7.27.2014
BFP 09.2015 - m/c 10.21.2015
April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal
June 2016 - HSG clear
*TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16
BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17
DS - 12/9/17
TTC #2 December 2018
BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19
DD - 11/1/19
My Chart
Congratulations @MrsDho11 !!! By all your R/R/CS' over the last few days I thought you had a really good chance!!! So happy for you! H&H 9!