I really kinda want to do acupuncture for a couple of cycles to see if it helps. I know some of the ladies who got BFPs over the last couple of cycles were doing acupuncture the cycle they finally got their BFP. I mean sure they probably would have gotten the BFP anyhow but still. I don't think I can possibility justify the cost of acupuncture to DH though. We have a community acupuncture center that charges only about $20-40 per session but apparently they want to see you something like once a week to do fertility acupuncture. So even at $20 a session that is $80 a month. Which isn't terrible but is kinda a lot to spend on something DH thinks is total crunchy nonsense.
Okay that is the backstory. Here is the confession: I'm seriously considering doing acupuncture anyhow, scheduling the appointments while DH is gone to work and just paying in cash. He doesn't need to know that I'm spending $80/month on crunchy nonsense. And what if it works?!
Me: 28 Husband: 31 TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016 Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
I really kinda want to do acupuncture for a couple of cycles to see if it helps. I know some of the ladies who got BFPs over the last couple of cycles were doing acupuncture the cycle they finally got their BFP. I mean sure they probably would have gotten the BFP anyhow but still. I don't think I can possibility justify the cost of acupuncture to DH though. We have a community acupuncture center that charges only about $20-40 per session but apparently they want to see you something like once a week to do fertility acupuncture. So even at $20 a session that is $80 a month. Which isn't terrible but is kinda a lot to spend on something DH thinks is total crunchy nonsense.
Okay that is the backstory. Here is the confession: I'm seriously considering doing acupuncture anyhow, scheduling the appointments while DH is gone to work and just paying in cash. He doesn't need to know that I'm spending $80/month on crunchy nonsense. And what if it works?!
@NamelessAria - I had pretty much an identical conversation with my DH. He thinks it's crunchy nonsense too, but he said I could do whatever I want. But we have spent so much health savings money I had set aside in the last 3 weeks on DH's shingles episode with accompanying expensive medication, plus DH and DS being sick. I haven't even called yet to get pricing but even the idea that I would have to schedule appts would require DH to buck up and watch DS which is hard to do cuz he is still sick. But I think I want to do it!
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
I have completely, 100% given into my symptom spotting craziness and will be absolutely crushed when I get another BFN. I am usually pretty level headed and generally pessimistic during the TWW, but all that is out the window. I have been SO adamant about it even my husband is convinced. I have decided to embrace it for the next week or so and allow myself to daydream about "what if". I will deal with the aftermath of my thinking next week, I'm sure.
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
I really kinda want to do acupuncture for a couple of cycles to see if it helps. I know some of the ladies who got BFPs over the last couple of cycles were doing acupuncture the cycle they finally got their BFP. I mean sure they probably would have gotten the BFP anyhow but still. I don't think I can possibility justify the cost of acupuncture to DH though. We have a community acupuncture center that charges only about $20-40 per session but apparently they want to see you something like once a week to do fertility acupuncture. So even at $20 a session that is $80 a month. Which isn't terrible but is kinda a lot to spend on something DH thinks is total crunchy nonsense.
Okay that is the backstory. Here is the confession: I'm seriously considering doing acupuncture anyhow, scheduling the appointments while DH is gone to work and just paying in cash. He doesn't need to know that I'm spending $80/month on crunchy nonsense. And what if it works?!
I'm currently booking an appointment. If it gives you peace of mind to try it, then I say, "Go for it." FX that it helps both of us this month!
@NamelessAria I really want to try acupuncture, too. I think $20/session is amazing! At the place closest to me, it's $80/session and I have no idea how many times they would want to see me in a cycle to make a difference, but I'm sure it will add up quick. DH didn't necessarily call it crunchy nonsense, haha, but he did kind of roll his eyes when I mentioned it to him, but then again he does that mostly anytime I bring up some new thing I want to try related to TTC.
I guess to make this kind of a FFFC, the main (read: only) reason I want to try it is 100% based on the anecdotal evidence seen here on TTGP. I feel like everyone who started acupuncture last month got a BFP.
DS: June 2008 Married: July 2015 BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
@NamelessAria I really want to try acupuncture, too. I think $20/session is amazing! At the place closest to me, it's $80/session and I have no idea how many times they would want to see me in a cycle to make a difference, but I'm sure it will add up quick. DH didn't necessarily call it crunchy nonsense, haha, but he did kind of roll his eyes when I mentioned it to him, but then again he does that mostly anytime I bring up some new thing I want to try related to TTC.
I guess to make this kind of a FFFC, the main (read: only) reason I want to try it is 100% based on the anecdotal evidence seen here on TTGP. I feel like everyone who started acupuncture last month got a BFP.
Ditto! You are not the only one! It's worth a shot!
@NamelessAria I hear you on the acupuncture! I've been considering it too for that reason.
Also I hid a salon service on Tuesday from the hubster by paying in cash. It's legit.
I've been thinking about my house and the fact that we have people coming over, and I have a few confessions. Before people come over, I often shove dirty dishes into a cabinet or the oven so I can take care of other things. I also hide our trashy magazines and leave out the ones that make us look intelligent. They don't need to know I read Us Weekly.
Also I can't remember the last time I clipped my fingernails. I chew them and it's awful. I'm always filing down the edges that I've ruined.
Me - 30 DH - 36 Married 10/12/13 TTC #1 since 10/15 Chart!
My FFFC is that, when the TTGP board is in a lull and there aren't many new posts, I go over the the BMBs and lurk around. Some days, I don't even check TTGP until late, but I'm on the BMB daily. It's been torture lately, though...
My FFFC is that, when the TTGP board is in a lull and there aren't many new posts, I go over the the BMBs and lurk around. Some days, I don't even check TTGP until late, but I'm on the BMB daily. It's been torture lately, though...
@BerkeBaby - I did that with Oct and it was such a torture to get the BFN and not join! Truly though, the BMBs have a greater variety of stuff to talk about!
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
My FFFC is that, when the TTGP board is in a lull and there aren't many new posts, I go over the the BMBs and lurk around. Some days, I don't even check TTGP until late, but I'm on the BMB daily. It's been torture lately, though...
Oh, I do this all the time, too. Yesterday I was thinking how it was kind of a boring week here with maybe only one BFP? But then I went and lurked on December and saw a couple that weren't announced.
DS: June 2008 Married: July 2015 BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
EXCEPT, my FFFC is that I'm superstitious about lurking the BMB that I would potentially be on if I get KU that cycle. For example, this month, I haven't even peeked at Dec16. I feel like it's a jinx. Not that I'm superstitious.
Me: 28 | DH: 31 Together since 2006 | Married May 2015 TTC #1 since November 2015 BFP 5/17/16 | EDD 1/27/17 | Born 2/4/17
@NamelessAria the gif was necessary! I actually forwarded it to my husband - we send each other cute gifs throughout the day and I think I'm winning so far, although he did hit back with this - we love corgis.
Me - 30 DH - 36 Married 10/12/13 TTC #1 since 10/15 Chart!
My FFFC is that, when the TTGP board is in a lull and there aren't many new posts, I go over the the BMBs and lurk around. Some days, I don't even check TTGP until late, but I'm on the BMB daily. It's been torture lately, though...
Yup! I do this all the time. I think it's harder to lurk the BMB that would be 'yours' if you got your BFP in a given cycle than the others though. But I lurk them all. They just have so many interesting things to discuss. And the birth announcements literally melt my heart and torture me all at once. One month did a take home outfit board that I was obsessed with checking. And I'm a fan of the ultrasound boards. Ok, I'm a fan of it all.
@Lecool- I haven't looked at the Nov16 or the Dec16 boards. I've only been looking at Oct16 and earlier. Hopefully I haven't jinxed myself? I really want to go look at the Dec16 boards, after what @sldp123said about unannounced BFPs, but I will wait. lol! I'm pretty superstitious, too! I will start to allow myself to look at the Nov16 boards, but only because the possibility of a Nov EDD has passed. lol!
My confession is that as much as I want to go over to the BMBs, I just can't bring myself to. I would love to tell you it's because it would be too upsetting when I get a BFN later in my cycle. That is probably true, but the real reason is that I am so superstitious that I'm afraid every time I look forward to where I want to be, the universe laughs and laughs and no BFP for me. That merely reading the BMBs will have an effect on whether I get a BFP or not.
Bonus confession: when I read WAYDTGKU in WTO, and people (including me!) put PNV, I know it's for pre-natal vitamins, but I still read it as P in V, and I laugh like a twelve year old boy.
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
My confession is that as much as I want to go over to the BMBs, I just can't bring myself to. I would love to tell you it's because it would be too upsetting when I get a BFN later in my cycle. That is probably true, but the real reason is that I am so superstitious that I'm afraid every time I look forward to where I want to be, the universe laughs and laughs and no BFP for me. That merely reading the BMBs will have an effect on whether I get a BFP or not.
Bonus confession: when I read WAYDTGKU in WTO, and people (including me!) put PNV, I know it's for pre-natal vitamins, but I still read it as P in V, and I laugh like a twelve year old boy.
To part #1: I do the same thing! Every time I talk to DH I make sure to say "if we're lucky enough to get pregnant". I refuse to accept it as a given and use the word "when". BMBs I'm ok with though.
To part #2: yup. I do the same thing. I actually thought that's what it meant when I first started lurking.
@lecool and @BerkeBaby, oh holy crap, I'm not alone. I posted mine, then refreshed, and there you both were. I love your logic about looking at earlier months, and I wish I were that brave and sane. But nope!
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
My FFFC is that, when the TTGP board is in a lull and there aren't many new posts, I go over the the BMBs and lurk around. Some days, I don't even check TTGP until late, but I'm on the BMB daily. It's been torture lately, though...
@NamelessAria I really want to try acupuncture, too. I think $20/session is amazing! At the place closest to me, it's $80/session and I have no idea how many times they would want to see me in a cycle to make a difference, but I'm sure it will add up quick. DH didn't necessarily call it crunchy nonsense, haha, but he did kind of roll his eyes when I mentioned it to him, but then again he does that mostly anytime I bring up some new thing I want to try related to TTC.
I guess to make this kind of a FFFC, the main (read: only) reason I want to try it is 100% based on the anecdotal evidence seen here on TTGP. I feel like everyone who started acupuncture last month got a BFP.
Ditto! You are not the only one! It's worth a shot!
Not to be a Debbie downer.... but not everyone having acupuncture got pregnant. This stung a little thought I know it's unintentional.
I think it's best to go into it with realistic expectations.
@NamelessAria I really want to try acupuncture, too. I think $20/session is amazing! At the place closest to me, it's $80/session and I have no idea how many times they would want to see me in a cycle to make a difference, but I'm sure it will add up quick. DH didn't necessarily call it crunchy nonsense, haha, but he did kind of roll his eyes when I mentioned it to him, but then again he does that mostly anytime I bring up some new thing I want to try related to TTC.
I guess to make this kind of a FFFC, the main (read: only) reason I want to try it is 100% based on the anecdotal evidence seen here on TTGP. I feel like everyone who started acupuncture last month got a BFP.
Ditto! You are not the only one! It's worth a shot!
Not to be a Debbie downer.... but not everyone having acupuncture got pregnant. This stung a little thought I know it's unintentional.
I think it's best to go into it with realistic expectations.
Oh no! I'm so sorry @babymish! I didn't mean to be insensitive! Thank you for your input. I will try to take this all with a grain of salt. Again, I'm sorry.
I agree that you need to go into acupuncture with realistic expectations. I didn't start acupuncture this cycle with the expectation that I will get pregnant after one cycle. I started with the expectation that my cycles will be more regular over time. Did I think this would happen the first cycle? No. Am I getting my hopes up that my next cycle will be just like this one and I will ovulate on CD 13 instead of CD 23? No. I know it can take some time. Am I pleased with my results so far? Absolutely! I think what has really helped me is knowing my diagnosis and changing my diet to support my diagnosis.
Acupuncture has also helped me with my stress levels which is an added bonus for me.
If you are able, give it a try. Just know that it may take time to see results.
About me: TTC#1: October 2015 dx: PCOS & MFI IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP July 2016: Blighted Ovum IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN FET February 2017 ~BFN IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17 Team Blue X 2!
@babymish I'm sorry! I know you said you know it was unintentional, but I really am sorry if my comment stung. It was an exaggeration for sure because I know that's obviously not the case or else there would be no need for REs, etc. Thank you for the reality check, and again I'm sorry to have been insensitive.
DS: June 2008 Married: July 2015 BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
I've been thinking about posting this one for a while, but I've been to nervous to post it. And let me preface this by saying: I think the 'eff your beauty standards' (Tess Holiday) movement is fantastic and empowering.
However
FFFC: I think being morbidly obese and 1) not thinking it effects other people is bull 2) is scary unhealthy 3) Is not okay just because you're confident with yourself.
I am in no way shape or form saying morbidly obese people shouldn't be confident of themselves. I would NEVER bully/make fun of/ or be insensitive to that. EVER. I have always had weight issues my entire life and I truly get it. What I'm saying is, I think sometimes it sends the wrong message. As in, I think the message of be confident in yourself and accepting of everyone should be the only message. But in my opinion some people take that as, well I can be morbidly obese and continue to disregard my health because I'm confident and happy. I feel like it's genuinely a disease. No one is telling alcoholics or drug addicts to 'eff your health standards'.
Am I totally off base here? I feel like an asshole even typing it out and I hope you guys understand where I'm coming from.
@BerkeBaby I don't know how you do it! I am by nature so jealous that it is really difficult for me to go to the BMBs. I resisted for a while, decided to check it out a week or so, and proceeded to have a REALLY bad day. Like an existential crisis bad day. All I can think about is how all these other people are moving on to a really fun and exciting time in their life and I'm over here like
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
@BerkeBaby I don't know how you do it! I am by nature so jealous that it is really difficult for me to go to the BMBs. I resisted for a while, decided to check it out a week or so, and proceeded to have a REALLY bad day. Like an existential crisis bad day. All I can think about is how all these other people are moving on to a really fun and exciting time in their life and I'm over here like
I think I'm living vicariously through each and every one of them. I must also be a glutton for punishment. When I'm energized and excited about TTC, it's no big deal. But on bad TTC days (like I've had for a while), it does hurt, so I stop. I think I'm mostly just crazy...
I recently started lurking BMBs. I've even taken a peek at the December board. It may sound totally hokey and ultimately I am well aware that the only way this happens is if sperm meets egg in some fashion, not if I wish, pray, meditate, drink tea, get poked with needles, visualize, stand on my head, etc. but it makes me feel better to imagine a future where I'm KU this month. And I'll throw a pity party if AF comes and then get right back on the optimism train the next month. I guess I've just been to such dark corners of my mind I thought I'd never escape from that I'd rather just fill that space with sunshine. Even if it's crunchy, unscientific sunshine. This is by no means to say that everyone should feel this way or that there's anything wrong with being cautious with emotions. I'm still pretty early in the process and may get to a place later where I'm feeling completely different.
And with that my confession is that I have fallen into a death spiral of looking at pregnancy announcement videos. I've seen some super cute ones and gotten some really great ideas. I do need to stop now though since DH is on his way home from work and will not whatsoever understand me weeping in the middle of the day over people telling other people about what's going on in their uterus.
@mrsdaddario I don't think you're off base. I'm guilty of hiding behind lots of excuses for my obesity. I'm told I 'carry it well'. Friends don't believe it when I tell them my weight. My own husband, who has followed my weight struggles for years and sees me naked on a regular basis, thinks I weigh 30lbs less than I do. I feel confident. I feel pretty. I'm a bit afraid of restricting food, counting calories, and exercising hard because of prior experiences - I tend to get obsessive and unhealthy about it. That all makes it easy for me to not do anything.
I'm comfortable with myself because the other option leads down dark roads for me. I think that, like alcoholism or drug addiction, you have to want to change.. Personally, I'm working on changing. I've been focusing on how I feel rather than the scale or how I look. When I'm running and lifting and eating well, I feel good. I like gaining muscle definiton. I like feeling that my body has a purpose other than sitting in my desk chair. I like being reminded of how fantastic our bodies actually are and what they can do.
I think the body positivity movement is great. Very few bodies fit the 'perfect' mold and it's lovely to be reminded that beauty comes in all forms. But I do think there should also be equal emphasis on overall health.
Me - 30 DH - 36 Married 10/12/13 TTC #1 since 10/15 Chart!
I am obsessed with watching live pregnancy tests on YouTube. Why do I do this to myself? Also today in church there were 3 pregnant girls in the aisle beside me all within my line of sight.....the one girl has a 2 year old and a 1 year old standing with her and also is rubbing her pregnant belly and I got so mad....so jealous and upset towards her...like why can she just pop them out like it's nothing... and I pretty much started bawling. Then I felt bad. Why can't I just be happy for others? It's not her fault...why does she deserve for me to be like that to her? I just felt horrible.
Me: 27 // DH: 30 Married 05/21/2011 TTC Since Feb 2016 RE: Dec 2016 Dx: PCOS 5 rounds of Letrozole 5mg + Ovidrel + TI BFP!!!! June 2017 // EDD: 04/01/2018 IT'S A BOY!
@mrsdaddario I don't think it's messed up for you to have these thoughts. I think where it gets into shaky territory is when someone feels like they can determine what's healthy for someone else. Most of the people I know who would likely fall into the "morbidly obese" category care a lot about their health and are active in improving it but as they move through the world people make a lot of assumptions about them being unhealthy. I also feel like the message in the movement, which is everyone has the right to love and be confident in themselves, should be separated from how some people may choose to take it. Health and beauty are two totally different things, I think. Saying eff your beauty standards is demanding that bigger bodies be seen as beautiful too which I think is different than saying eff caring about being healthy.
I def lurk the BMB boards, I love to torture myself. And the 1st trimester. And Attachment Parenting. OK, I LURK THEM ALL. I also follow a lot of doulas and home birth people on IG. I may have to stop that soon, its pretty brutal.
My fffc is that I am secretly watching Revenge on my ipad under the edge of my cubicle while I do work. My office is very empty and its making the day go by faster.
@BerkeBaby I love the idea of living vicariously! That is a really good way to think about it.
@meilay I definitely get your desire to stay positive and sunny. There is a reason I don't watch a lot of dramatic or sad movies anymore, or why I don't snark on other people or put sarcastic things on facebook. I don't want to add to the negativity of the world. And ah, I loooooved surprise pregnancy announcements. There was one night a few summers ago I swear I stayed up until the sun came up and watched every single one on YouTube! Those are really fun and I got a few good ideas. I always picture telling my inlaws with the giant wrapped box of balloons, and then when they open it at the bottom of the balloon string is the sonogram pic. So hokey but I love it!
My favorite now are surprise puppy or kitten gift videos. Those make me so freakin happy!
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: FFFC
Okay that is the backstory. Here is the confession: I'm seriously considering doing acupuncture anyhow, scheduling the appointments while DH is gone to work and just paying in cash. He doesn't need to know that I'm spending $80/month on crunchy nonsense. And what if it works?!
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
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 September 2015
DD #1 born July 2014
Clomid 50 mg x2 months- no ovulation
Clomid 100mg x 2 months- confirmed ovulation first month, BFN
I guess to make this kind of a FFFC, the main (read: only) reason I want to try it is 100% based on the anecdotal evidence seen here on TTGP. I feel like everyone who started acupuncture last month got a BFP.
Married: July 2015
BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
Also I hid a salon service on Tuesday from the hubster by paying in cash. It's legit.
I've been thinking about my house and the fact that we have people coming over, and I have a few confessions. Before people come over, I often shove dirty dishes into a cabinet or the oven so I can take care of other things. I also hide our trashy magazines and leave out the ones that make us look intelligent. They don't need to know I read Us Weekly.
Also I can't remember the last time I clipped my fingernails. I chew them and it's awful. I'm always filing down the edges that I've ruined.
Married 10/12/13
TTC #1 since 10/15
Chart!
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
Me:31 H:31
DX: MFI - 1% Morph
12/16 -IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol w/ Lupron trigger
ER - 11 retrieved- 9 mature - 7 fertilized - 3 sent for PGS on day 5 - No normals (1 XXX Embryo - may use in future)
3/17 - IVF #2 - Antagonist Protocol w/ HCG trigger
ER- 13 retrieved - 11 mature - 8 fertilized - 2 sent for PGS on day 5 -2 Normal
FET #1 - 5/16/17 - BFP! - Beta #1 5/25 - 156 - Beta #2 5/30 - 2562 - Beta #3 6/1 - 5191!
I've already told DH that if I'm not pregnant by June I'm going to have an epic meltdown.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
Me:31 H:31
DX: MFI - 1% Morph
12/16 -IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol w/ Lupron trigger
ER - 11 retrieved- 9 mature - 7 fertilized - 3 sent for PGS on day 5 - No normals (1 XXX Embryo - may use in future)
3/17 - IVF #2 - Antagonist Protocol w/ HCG trigger
ER- 13 retrieved - 11 mature - 8 fertilized - 2 sent for PGS on day 5 -2 Normal
FET #1 - 5/16/17 - BFP! - Beta #1 5/25 - 156 - Beta #2 5/30 - 2562 - Beta #3 6/1 - 5191!
ETA: I was halfway just looking for an excuse to watch this gif for awhile.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
Married: July 2015
BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
EXCEPT, my FFFC is that I'm superstitious about lurking the BMB that I would potentially be on if I get KU that cycle. For example, this month, I haven't even peeked at Dec16. I feel like it's a jinx. Not that I'm superstitious.
Me: 28 | DH: 31
Together since 2006 | Married May 2015
TTC #1 since November 2015
BFP 5/17/16 | EDD 1/27/17 | Born 2/4/17
Married 10/12/13
TTC #1 since 10/15
Chart!
Me:31 H:31
DX: MFI - 1% Morph
12/16 -IVF #1 - Antagonist Protocol w/ Lupron trigger
ER - 11 retrieved- 9 mature - 7 fertilized - 3 sent for PGS on day 5 - No normals (1 XXX Embryo - may use in future)
3/17 - IVF #2 - Antagonist Protocol w/ HCG trigger
ER- 13 retrieved - 11 mature - 8 fertilized - 2 sent for PGS on day 5 -2 Normal
FET #1 - 5/16/17 - BFP! - Beta #1 5/25 - 156 - Beta #2 5/30 - 2562 - Beta #3 6/1 - 5191!
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
I'm also so relieved I'm not the only one! lol!
Bonus confession: when I read WAYDTGKU in WTO, and people (including me!) put PNV, I know it's for pre-natal vitamins, but I still read it as P in V, and I laugh like a twelve year old boy.
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
To part #2: yup. I do the same thing. I actually thought that's what it meant when I first started lurking.
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
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
TEAM: PINK!!
Not to be a Debbie downer.... but not everyone having acupuncture got pregnant. This stung a little thought I know it's unintentional.
I think it's best to go into it with realistic expectations.
TEAM: PINK!!
@NamelessAria That is my new favorite gif of all time.
I don't know if this is FFFC-worthy, but I'm having a hard time being optimistic about TTC at all.
then 3 failed IUIs, and finally a successful IVF FET.
Due with #2 5/2/19 after HIO once in my FW,
because apparently that's how life works now. Team Blue!
I think acu practitioners say it takes on average 3 months for the acupuncture benefits to start kicking in
TEAM: PINK!!
Acupuncture has also helped me with my stress levels which is an added bonus for me.
If you are able, give it a try. Just know that it may take time to see results.
TTC#1: October 2015
dx: PCOS & MFI
IUI #1 w/Femara + Ovidrel June 2016 ~ BFP
July 2016: Blighted Ovum
IUI #2 w/Femara + Ovidrel September 2016 ~BFN
IUI #3 w/Femara + Ovidrel October 2016 ~BFN
IUI #4 w/Femara + Ovidrel November 2016 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI January 2017 ~BFN
FET February 2017 ~BFN
IVF with ICSI March 2017 ~BFP--Twins Due 12/8/17
Team Blue X 2!
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
Married: July 2015
BFP: 5/20/16 | EDD: 1/28/17 | Twin boys born 1/16/17
TEAM: PINK!!
However
FFFC: I think being morbidly obese and 1) not thinking it effects other people is bull 2) is scary unhealthy 3) Is not okay just because you're confident with yourself.
I am in no way shape or form saying morbidly obese people shouldn't be confident of themselves. I would NEVER bully/make fun of/ or be insensitive to that. EVER. I have always had weight issues my entire life and I truly get it. What I'm saying is, I think sometimes it sends the wrong message. As in, I think the message of be confident in yourself and accepting of everyone should be the only message. But in my opinion some people take that as, well I can be morbidly obese and continue to disregard my health because I'm confident and happy. I feel like it's genuinely a disease. No one is telling alcoholics or drug addicts to 'eff your health standards'.
Am I totally off base here? I feel like an asshole even typing it out and I hope you guys understand where I'm coming from.
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
And with that my confession is that I have fallen into a death spiral of looking at pregnancy announcement videos. I've seen some super cute ones and gotten some really great ideas. I do need to stop now though since DH is on his way home from work and will not whatsoever understand me weeping in the middle of the day over people telling other people about what's going on in their uterus.
I'm comfortable with myself because the other option leads down dark roads for me. I think that, like alcoholism or drug addiction, you have to want to change.. Personally, I'm working on changing. I've been focusing on how I feel rather than the scale or how I look. When I'm running and lifting and eating well, I feel good. I like gaining muscle definiton. I like feeling that my body has a purpose other than sitting in my desk chair. I like being reminded of how fantastic our bodies actually are and what they can do.
I think the body positivity movement is great. Very few bodies fit the 'perfect' mold and it's lovely to be reminded that beauty comes in all forms. But I do think there should also be equal emphasis on overall health.
Married 10/12/13
TTC #1 since 10/15
Chart!
Married 05/21/2011
TTC Since Feb 2016
RE: Dec 2016 Dx: PCOS
5 rounds of Letrozole 5mg + Ovidrel + TI
BFP!!!! June 2017 // EDD: 04/01/2018
IT'S A BOY!
I also follow a lot of doulas and home birth people on IG. I may have to stop that soon, its pretty brutal.
My fffc is that I am secretly watching Revenge on my ipad under the edge of my cubicle while I do work. My office is very empty and its making the day go by faster.
@meilay I definitely get your desire to stay positive and sunny. There is a reason I don't watch a lot of dramatic or sad movies anymore, or why I don't snark on other people or put sarcastic things on facebook. I don't want to add to the negativity of the world. And ah, I loooooved surprise pregnancy announcements. There was one night a few summers ago I swear I stayed up until the sun came up and watched every single one on YouTube! Those are really fun and I got a few good ideas. I always picture telling my inlaws with the giant wrapped box of balloons, and then when they open it at the bottom of the balloon string is the sonogram pic. So hokey but I love it!
My favorite now are surprise puppy or kitten gift videos. Those make me so freakin happy!
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