@clover28 we just recently bought a new mattress and it was the best decision ever! I felt really old being super excited about it too but prior to buying the new one we were still sleeping on my old mattres from college! It was definitely time!
I'm on call for work tomorrow, boo. We need to move our bed to the "guest room" this weekend. That room is supposed to be the nursery eventually......but for now it's going to be a guest room since there ain't no baby and we have guests coming to stay with us this summer. On a positive note, we get our new tempurpedic bed on Tuesday woohoo!
@MamaMunn Mostly what everyone else said about pre-approval and make sure you get a realtor for you. Our pmi was only about $100/month. We refinanced a couple years ago and it was dropped since our house went up in value. Decide what specifics are imperative to you and I reccomended you don't look at anything over your budget. It hurts to say no.
Make sure you like your realtor. At the end of every house you look at and say what you liked and didn't like about it to your realtor. It will help them find others you're looking for.
Also remember your house insurance. They will add that to your mortgage. The first year you'll likely have to make a lump sum payment at the end because they didn't collect enough for it. They pay every 6 months, and the first couple payments your monthly payments will change too as they rework it.
@clover28 We got us a new mattress for Christmas. So freaking happy. We had them deliver it later as we were doing work in our bedroom. I talked about it for a couple weeks before because I was so excited. I completely get you.
Also I explained to my friends last year I was truly an adult. When you start explaining you got your dream refrigerator and how pretty your washer/dryer are, you've become a complete adult. It should make me sad how happy I am to see that blue glow when I wash laundry. But there you are
@MamaMunn USDA is another option too, with 0% down. When comparing USDA and FHA before buying our home last year, the monthly payments were about the same but for FHA we would've needed over $12,000 down. For us the first step was finding a mortgage agent and getting educated on all the financing options and what we could get approved for. From there find a real estate agent, ours wouldn't show us any homes until she had our pre-approval letter in hand and spoke to our mortgage agent. Best of luck!
@cabu14 your earlier question might have already been answered in which case this post is redundant, but in case you or anyone else wants another opinion in terms of "what is a contributing member?", I think a contributing member would have both quantity and quality posts:
Quantity: have been around (more than lurking) longer than the TWW of the BFP (preferably longer than the cycle of the BFP) - last time this question was brought up, a minimum of ~dozen posts was mentioned
Quality: has responded to other members to offer support and not JUST posted either on TWW, WTO, other daily threads (or, dare I say it, on the AW threads they started themselves) and not bothered to read or respond to the other members and what's been said in the other parts of the daily threads (incl. TWW and WTO).
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 I think there is also something called being prequalified for a loan too, which we did before we actually got preapproved. Our preapproval had a time limit on it where we would have had to get another one if we didn't find a house within that time frame. (NBD to get another preapproval, but it hits your credit again if that is a bad thing for you.) By being prequalified, we knew the price range we should be looking at and we could look for as long as we wanted without worrying if the approval would expire. Also realize that realtors, inspectors, pest management people, and investors often have relationships where the recommend each other to clients (sometimes I think even pay each other for referrals.) We got burned on a house inspection because we took our realtor's suggestion and he was an idiot. Ask your friends/relatives/coworkers for suggestions instead!
Thanks everyone for the advice! House buying seems so intimidating, it's great to know where to start and some things to watch out for.
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
@cabu14 Yes I'm over here wondering the same thing? At first I was like...asswipe?...No that can't be right hahaha
@MamaMunn That is such a good question, and I'm going to creep on all the responses you get!! We are currently living in a "module home", aka a nice 3 bedroom trailer on a piece of property behind DH's moms house. DH is perfectly content with staying here until his mom is ready to "swap houses". She has an 18 room, old farm house, which yes is completely gorgeous and drool worthy. However, I would never be able to feel like it was MY home. Especially if we swap and she's still living so close, what are the chances I could completely redo their family home to my standards without getting pushback you know? So I subscribe to all of the local realty companies and Zillow, and always have an eye out for what's for sale around us lol. Can't hurt to dream!
@aammyy33 DH had a king sized pillow top when I met him. I remember thinking that is was the biggest bed I'd ever seen in my life! Now I literally cannot imagine sleeping in anything else. When we have slept in doubles or queens since, it feels claustrophobic AF lol.
@mrsdaddario AssWipe would be a good one too though :P
ETA: if you didn't see @Mylitta 's response, the real acronym is Attention Whore (just posting something to get attention, not really to contribute to the community)
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
@mrsdaddario Yep, I'm all safe and it's gorgeous outside today. There was some damage south of me. At least one house and some barns destroyed that I know of. Today, there's not a cloud in the sky. Oklahoma weather is funny that way.
@Mylitta and @SienaC I want to go to your guys' events! It actually turned out to be pretty fun. The escape room was fun and then we all went and ate/ drank at a local sports bar.
Ah guys this thread is so useful! DH and I are starting the process soon too and as first time home buyers I know we have a lot of options but there's surprisingly little information online that's concise about the topic. Thanks @MamaMunn for bringing it up! And thanks to everyone who contributed. The responses were super helpful.
@MollyandD glad to hear it steered clear of you! The weather where I live can change drastically very quickly too, but luckily we don't really get tornadoes! That sounds terrifying!
@PepperAT glad to hear you had fun at your event! The escape room sounds like fun!
@mrsdaddario a king size pillowtop sounds amazing! We've never had a king size bed but I want one!
@MamaMunn it sounds like you got some great advice already but I just wanted to add that the worst part of our home buying experience was that it realtor didn't really do any of the legwork or listen to our feedback. He was literally just there to open the doors for us. We had to find all of the houses to look at ourselves and make the showings work with his schedule. On the rare occasion that our realtor did send us new houses they would never fit with what we told him we wanted. We told him we wanted a house and he would send us townhouses. We said it had to have an attached garage and he would send us something with a detached carport. It was really annoying!
@AliciaGoose @mamamunn On top of the great advice everybody else has given, I highly suggest checking out some nonprofits in your area. There will probably be one or more with a housing focus or a specific housing program. They'll usually have a considerable amount of information regarding the best banks & mortgages in your area, as well as special federal, state, and city grants available for your situation. Don't be intimidated if you're not part of their target demographic (for instance, if it's an Asian-American focus and you're Latino), they'll tell you up front if it's an exclusive service or program (and most NPOs are not exclusive, just targeted).
I also wanted to jump on @SienaC 's comment: Please don't be afraid to fire your realtor, loan officer, or anybody providing a service to you in the process! Everybody should be fighting to make this process go smoothly - on both the seller's and the buyer's sides. We fired our loan officer after the assessment (they estimated the value of the house at half of the worth and refused to get a second opinion, this was actually strike three for the loan officer messing up). Thanks to our realtor's connections, we were able to get a new bank and close the deal. If it doesn't feel 100%, don't commit!
@leekat14 Do you feel 'pressured' sometimes to be doing something amazing and active and productive outside when it's nice out? It's the one big issue with me in summer. Sometimes I just want to curl up with a blanket in my cool, dark basement and watch Netflix okay? But super outdoorsy people are like 'But it's so nice out! You should be gardening/riding a bike/going to a park/playing a sport/doing yard work!'.
So much for mattress shopping... Woke up this morning with a terribly painful sore throat and rash on my stomach. Ended up testing positive for strep.. Here's to hoping these antibiotics clear this up soon, because this sucks.
@MelissaM090 I always feel bad, especially when H suggests something for me to do while he is gone. Today maybe I feel worse because tomorrow it will rain anyway. I actually got a ton of stuff done so I feel like I'm less stressed, if I spent my day outside I wouldn't have gotten anything done!
@clover28 oh man! That's awful - I had strep a few years ago not fun. Take it easy for sure!! I thought I could still work from home and totally wound up getting more sick! I hope you feel better soon!
Me: 31 | Husband: 32 Married: September 2014! TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
So my sister has numerous kids.. the youngest being 3yo. She always tells me she has kept all their baby clothes so that she can hand them down to me. Today she had my husband come pick up the boxes because they were cluttering up her bedroom and I was happy to take them off her hands. I am now (hopefully not for long) benched.. and I am having the hardest time not going through the 6 boxes of baby stuff and sorting it.. I did not see this feeling coming but its like all I want to do.. but I am not going to do this because its BSC and it will just make me sad that I can't even try right now and that I am not KTFU. I just wasn't expecting to want to organize.. calling it the need to nest. I also am going to confess.. the probably biggest reason I am not going through the boxes is because I am benched due to back issues and it would be extremely painful lol.. but the rest of it is true too haha.
Me: 31 | Husband: 32 Married: September 2014! TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
@linzrunz We are getting ready to get our house ready to put on the market and its a little overwhelming for me.
@MamaMunn We put 5% down on our first house and are looking at putting about 20% down if we buy a house we're looking at now. I think the biggest thing to remember is not to rush the process.
@clover28@aammyy33 our bed/mattress we bought after we got married is one of my favorite purchases to date.
@mrsdaddario We live in a "modular home" in my dad's front yard. We are actually talking about buying his house right now.
We are taking it easy this weekend. Today, DH and I took our DDs out for lunch and then spent all afternoon in the pool. Tomorrow, I've got to clean, groccery shop and meal prep.
@stardust317It's definitely a crazy process. We want it on market asap, and I think we just decided to redo the kitchen cabinets last minute. Ugh! It'll help it sell faster, but I'm so ready to just list it and see how it goes. Good luck with yours! I hope it sells fast.
Married 07.21.07 DS#1 01.23.09 DS#2 08.01.11 TTC#3 08.31.15 Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy/HSG 05.16.17 Hysteroscopy 10.04.17 10.05.17 Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy/HSG 01.10.19 Left tube removed dx: Endometriosis, Adenomyosis BC: February-October 2019 TTA: November-December 2019 NTNP: January 2020!
Sorry I don't have much to contribute to the house buying convo (student loans, ugg...) BUT since I've been a bit of a debbie downer the last few months, I just wanted to share about all the awesome things that made me feel happy this weekend.
The farmer's market has started up in our area, so I went this morning with a friend and got my favorite Mojito Mint for my herb container garden (It is the best for lemonade/limeade and well.. Mojitos!) We also got coffee, and homemade scones, and some deliciously fresh spinach. It was just a delight to be outside, with a friend and enjoying a very Iconic summer activity in our area.
On my way home, I noticed a neighbor was having some landscaping done and there was a huge pile of new bricks with a free sign out in front of their yard. OK, so free bricks may not be exciting for most of you, BUT I have a big veggie garden, and lots of perennial beds. I was just thinking about buying a few bricks to edge around my new raspberry garden, and here they were! for Free! Now I can edge several of my gardens which previously just had cheaper fencing to keep my dog/our-neighbors-lawn-mower, out.
In the afternoon, I had a horseback riding lesson, (which, I have to say that nothing has been better for relieving the stress of our TTC struggles than riding). The horse I've been riding is very sweet, and today my lesson was extra long (2+hours). My instructor must have known that I needed to work off some stress. I also got to do some cantering for the first time in many years, and it was exhilarating. I never feel more alive than when I'm riding.
So there... A day of things that make me feel alive; friends, good food, the outdoors, gardening, and horses. 11 months of TTC has been rough for me, so it feels good, to feel alive again.
Me 34 DH 36 Married since July 2010 MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
TTC #1 since June 2015 Aug 2016 - May 2017 6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved. Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature 5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP! May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
TTC #2 since July 2019 July 2019 - FET - BFN Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
@ReesaAnne16 horses are great for the soul, when I'm stressed or angry, nothing makes me feel better faster than just sitting in the paddock watching the horses.
Me - 22 | DH - 32 | Married - 24 May 2014 DS - January 2014
TTC#2 - December 2015
BFP - 6 March 2016 | MC Confirmed - 21 March 2016 TTCAL | April 2016 CP | June 2016 CP | July 2016
@MelissaM090 my husband is very outdoorsy and is always trying to get me to garden or whatnot. I'm just sitting there like I'm an indoor girl. Don't make me go outside.
So much for mattress shopping... Woke up this morning with a terribly painful sore throat and rash on my stomach. Ended up testing positive for strep.. Here's to hoping these antibiotics clear this up soon, because this sucks.
Ahh I just got that it sucks. Remember something my doctor told me that I never thought of, throw away your old tooth brush and anything else's that touches your mouth. Or your reinfect yourself. I had to get rid of my favorite chapstick and lipstick
@clover28 Hope you feel better soon!! @ReesaAnne16 So glad you had a lovely, contented day! Sounds awesome!
Today I woke up at 4:00am because of the jet lag. But really I feel like, jet push?... naturally a morning person and I can't sleep in if I've had enough. And I've been at Starbucks since 5:30 to kill time.
Today we are going to do as little as possible - catch up on GOT, unpack suitcases and do laundry, organize our vacation pics and mementos/souvenirs. I might cook or bake if I feel like it. Something aggressively American like meatloaf or BBQ with apple pie haha.
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
@clover28 I had strep about a month ago, and the good news is that the antibiotics started working for me almost immediately! I hope it's the same for you!
I poured boiling water over my toothbrush every time I used it for while I was on the antibiotics and then when I was about to go off the antibiotics (a few days after I stopped having any symptoms) I completely replaced the toothbrush. I didn't even think of lipchap or lip gloss I didn't reinfect myself, fortunately, but I should have thought of that ::sunglasses:
I wonder if just cutting the top off would be "good enough" or if the bacteria would go all the way in for lip chap and lip stick :S Better safe than sorry, I guess
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 everyone has given great advice. Find a team of people you trust including a knowledgeable attorney. Our team made the buying and selling process so much easier.
@ReesaAnne16 sounds like a great day, I love farmers' markets.
Yesterday we had a housewarming party and dh's grandma's 100th birthday. Today we're just relaxing.
Re: Weekend Randoms
Me: 26 Hubs: 28
Married: 6/6/15
Baby Girl: 3/22/2017
Make sure you like your realtor. At the end of every house you look at and say what you liked and didn't like about it to your realtor. It will help them find others you're looking for.
Also remember your house insurance. They will add that to your mortgage. The first year you'll likely have to make a lump sum payment at the end because they didn't collect enough for it. They pay every 6 months, and the first couple payments your monthly payments will change too as they rework it.
Also I explained to my friends last year I was truly an adult. When you start explaining you got your dream refrigerator and how pretty your washer/dryer are, you've become a complete adult. It should make me sad how happy I am to see that blue glow when I wash laundry. But there you are
Quantity: have been around (more than lurking) longer than the TWW of the BFP (preferably longer than the cycle of the BFP) - last time this question was brought up, a minimum of ~dozen posts was mentioned
Quality: has responded to other members to offer support and not JUST posted either on TWW, WTO, other daily threads (or, dare I say it, on the AW threads they started themselves) and not bothered to read or respond to the other members and what's been said in the other parts of the daily threads (incl. TWW and WTO).
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
By being prequalified, we knew the price range we should be looking at and we could look for as long as we wanted without worrying if the approval would expire.
Also realize that realtors, inspectors, pest management people, and investors often have relationships where the recommend each other to clients (sometimes I think even pay each other for referrals.) We got burned on a house inspection because we took our realtor's suggestion and he was an idiot. Ask your friends/relatives/coworkers for suggestions instead!
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
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
Essentially just trying to spotlight themselves
Eta:explanation - it looked so rude without one.
@MamaMunn That is such a good question, and I'm going to creep on all the responses you get!! We are currently living in a "module home", aka a nice 3 bedroom trailer on a piece of property behind DH's moms house. DH is perfectly content with staying here until his mom is ready to "swap houses". She has an 18 room, old farm house, which yes is completely gorgeous and drool worthy. However, I would never be able to feel like it was MY home. Especially if we swap and she's still living so close, what are the chances I could
completely redo their family home to my standards without getting pushback you know? So I subscribe to all of the local realty companies and Zillow, and always have an eye out for what's for sale around us lol. Can't hurt to dream!
@aammyy33 DH had a king sized pillow top when I met him. I remember thinking that is was the biggest bed I'd ever seen in my life! Now I literally cannot imagine sleeping in anything else. When we have slept in doubles or queens since, it feels claustrophobic AF lol.
@clover28Have fun shopping for the new mattress!
@MollyandD How did you make out last night?! Did the tornadoes steer clear of you?!
ETA: if you didn't see @Mylitta 's response, the real acronym is Attention Whore (just posting something to get attention, not really to contribute to the community)
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
10/2/10
Me:29 H: 31
TTC#1: Aug 2015
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/5e3072
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
Married: November 2015
TTC#1: January 2016
BFP: 5/02/16 - MC: 5/27/16
@PepperAT glad to hear you had fun at your event! The escape room sounds like fun!
@mrsdaddario a king size pillowtop sounds amazing! We've never had a king size bed but I want one!
@MamaMunn it sounds like you got some great advice already but I just wanted to add that the worst part of our home buying experience was that it realtor didn't really do any of the legwork or listen to our feedback. He was literally just there to open the doors for us. We had to find all of the houses to look at ourselves and make the showings work with his schedule. On the rare occasion that our realtor did send us new houses they would never fit with what we told him we wanted. We told him we wanted a house and he would send us townhouses. We said it had to have an attached garage and he would send us something with a detached carport. It was really annoying!
Me: 26 Hubs: 28
Married: 6/6/15
Baby Girl: 3/22/2017
@mamamunn
On top of the great advice everybody else has given, I highly suggest checking out some nonprofits in your area. There will probably be one or more with a housing focus or a specific housing program. They'll usually have a considerable amount of information regarding the best banks & mortgages in your area, as well as special federal, state, and city grants available for your situation. Don't be intimidated if you're not part of their target demographic (for instance, if it's an Asian-American focus and you're Latino), they'll tell you up front if it's an exclusive service or program (and most NPOs are not exclusive, just targeted).
I also wanted to jump on @SienaC 's comment: Please don't be afraid to fire your realtor, loan officer, or anybody providing a service to you in the process! Everybody should be fighting to make this process go smoothly - on both the seller's and the buyer's sides. We fired our loan officer after the assessment (they estimated the value of the house at half of the worth and refused to get a second opinion, this was actually strike three for the loan officer messing up). Thanks to our realtor's connections, we were able to get a new bank and close the deal. If it doesn't feel 100%, don't commit!
Me: 28 & Partner: 32 | Married 2014
BFP 7/29 EDD 4/11
Me: 26 Hubs: 28
Married: 6/6/15
Baby Girl: 3/22/2017
DH: 33
Married: October 2015
TTC #1: October 2015
EDD #1: June/July 2017
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
Me: 31 | Husband: 32
Married: September 2014!
TTC #1: January 2016 BFP 5/16/16 Quinn Born 1/27/17
@MamaMunn We put 5% down on our first house and are looking at putting about 20% down if we buy a house we're looking at now. I think the biggest thing to remember is not to rush the process.
@clover28 @aammyy33 our bed/mattress we bought after we got married is one of my favorite purchases to date.
@mrsdaddario We live in a "modular home" in my dad's front yard. We are actually talking about buying his house right now.
We are taking it easy this weekend. Today, DH and I took our DDs out for lunch and then spent all afternoon in the pool. Tomorrow, I've got to clean, groccery shop and meal prep.
Married 07.21.07
DS#1 01.23.09
DS#2 08.01.11
TTC#3 08.31.15
Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy/HSG 05.16.17
Hysteroscopy 10.04.17 10.05.17
Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy/HSG 01.10.19
Left tube removed
dx: Endometriosis, Adenomyosis
BC: February-October 2019
TTA: November-December 2019
NTNP: January 2020!
BUT since I've been a bit of a debbie downer the last few months, I just wanted to share about all the awesome things that made me feel happy this weekend.
The farmer's market has started up in our area, so I went this morning with a friend and got my favorite Mojito Mint for my herb container garden (It is the best for lemonade/limeade and well.. Mojitos!) We also got coffee, and homemade scones, and some deliciously fresh spinach. It was just a delight to be outside, with a friend and enjoying a very Iconic summer activity in our area.
On my way home, I noticed a neighbor was having some landscaping done and there was a huge pile of new bricks with a free sign out in front of their yard. OK, so free bricks may not be exciting for most of you, BUT I have a big veggie garden, and lots of perennial beds. I was just thinking about buying a few bricks to edge around my new raspberry garden, and here they were! for Free! Now I can edge several of my gardens which previously just had cheaper fencing to keep my dog/our-neighbors-lawn-mower, out.
In the afternoon, I had a horseback riding lesson, (which, I have to say that nothing has been better for relieving the stress of our TTC struggles than riding). The horse I've been riding is very sweet, and today my lesson was extra long (2+hours). My instructor must have known that I needed to work off some stress. I also got to do some cantering for the first time in many years, and it was exhilarating. I never feel more alive than when I'm riding.
So there... A day of things that make me feel alive; friends, good food, the outdoors, gardening, and horses.
11 months of TTC has been rough for me, so it feels good, to feel alive again.
MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
Aug 2016 - May 2017 6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN
April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo
June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved.
Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature
5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP!
May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
TTC #2 since July 2019
July 2019 - FET - BFN
Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues
Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy
July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy
DS - January 2014
TTCAL | April 2016
CP | June 2016
CP | July 2016
**TW**
Testing with RE October 2016
BFP 11/5/2016 ~ EDD 7/19/2016
@clover28 I hope you feel better soon.
Me: 32 DH: 31
TTC #1: January 2008
Surprise BFP: November 2009
CP: September 2016
Married to my Soul Mate since 09/06/09
@ReesaAnne16 So glad you had a lovely, contented day! Sounds awesome!
Today I woke up at 4:00am because of the jet lag. But really I feel like, jet push?... naturally a morning person and I can't sleep in if I've had enough. And I've been at Starbucks since 5:30 to kill time.
Today we are going to do as little as possible - catch up on GOT, unpack suitcases and do laundry, organize our vacation pics and mementos/souvenirs. I might cook or bake if I feel like it. Something aggressively American like meatloaf or BBQ with apple pie haha.
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
I poured boiling water over my toothbrush every time I used it for while I was on the antibiotics and then when I was about to go off the antibiotics (a few days after I stopped having any symptoms) I completely replaced the toothbrush. I didn't even think of lipchap or lip gloss I didn't reinfect myself, fortunately, but I should have thought of that ::sunglasses:
I wonder if just cutting the top off would be "good enough" or if the bacteria would go all the way in for lip chap and lip stick :S Better safe than sorry, I guess
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
@ReesaAnne16 sounds like a great day, I love farmers' markets.
Yesterday we had a housewarming party and dh's grandma's 100th birthday. Today we're just relaxing.