@MamaCoffin So sorry for your losses. It is amazing and encouraging knowing that you still have that will in you to try and with such a great attitude. I wish you all the best this time around! Also with you on the ignorance thing.
@vflux33 In the same boat as you right now. I am thinking I am out but also unsure when my first AF is going to arrive off BC so may have been testing early too. I looked at my test for at least 10 minutes yesterday hoping to see a faint line, it wasn't even close hah. Wishing you different results in a few days if AF is no show!
@felix08 No, not temping... I know, I should and I might buy one soon. I know everyone here is very much into temping and I get why and that it may lessen anxiety for some people... But been wavering on it because the times I wake up in the morning vary a lot due to years of sleep problems and I'm worried that will screw it up. Also my sister tried temping when she was TTC and it gave her panic attacks and she says it "ruined the experience" for her and that OPKs were good enough. I have been using the CBA 2 month OPK and it gave me 3 days "high" fertility before "peak". I only took it once a day with FMU so could have had O that day, late the day before or the day after, which is why I am saying I am either 14, 15, or 16 DPO. Again I know this is a very pro-temping community and not knocking it at all and may do it in the future but I haven't been stalling out of ignorance just for those reasons I stated above.
Thanks everyone! I certainly recognize a lot of you but I see some new faces as well! I'm sorry so many of you are still here.
Mama to two perfect little girls. Lucy 07-13-11 Violet 03-13-14 Conceived #3 since September 2015 11-25-15 twelve week loss 07-21-16 ten week loss 10-03-16 5 week loss TTC again soon!
@GlitterFish I went to a tattoo studio, be the girl who did mine specializes in cosmetic make-up and is a former MUA. They do fade a lot after this first appointment, or at least in my case they did. My price included a free touch-up within the first six months.
@GlitterFish I went to a tattoo studio, be the girl who did mine specializes in cosmetic make-up and is a former MUA. They do fade a lot after this first appointment, or at least in my case they did. My price included a free touch-up within the first six months.
Ugh. This is my ultimate dream (as far as my physical self is concerned). Are you still loving your results? I'd love to see your before and after. My brows might actually be my biggest pet peeve now that you've brought it up.
Mama to two perfect little girls. Lucy 07-13-11 Violet 03-13-14 Conceived #3 since September 2015 11-25-15 twelve week loss 07-21-16 ten week loss 10-03-16 5 week loss TTC again soon!
@MamaCoffin Welcome back! I know how incredibly difficult everything was for you and I really hope that you're able to get your take-home baby. So you're just giving it one more cycle? Sorry if I read that wrong. I'm sorry that you have to be back here but glad to see you back also. I was worried about you after everything but it seems like you're doing well, all things considered.
Me: 28 Husband: 31 TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016 Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
@MamaCoffin Welcome back! I know how incredibly difficult everything was for you and I really hope that you're able to get your take-home baby. So you're just giving it one more cycle? Sorry if I read that wrong. I'm sorry that you have to be back here but glad to see you back also. I was worried about you after everything but it seems like you're doing well, all things considered.
Oh no! Not just one more cycle. One more pregnancy. If it doesn't stick we'll let it go. Exploring fertility isn't going to be an option for us.
And thank you. I hate that you're still here but it's nice to see your name!
ETA: Getting pregnant seems to be fairly easy for us. It's the staying pregnant part. I realize there's no guarantee that we'll get pregnant again in a timely manner. If we don't conceive after a certain amount of time I'm sure we'll sit down and discuss that. But again we're wiling to try 1 more time at the risk of loss without treatment. Here's to hoping.
Mama to two perfect little girls. Lucy 07-13-11 Violet 03-13-14 Conceived #3 since September 2015 11-25-15 twelve week loss 07-21-16 ten week loss 10-03-16 5 week loss TTC again soon!
R/R: I was hoping I'd stop having cramping, pelvic pain and sore ovaries after ovulation but no. I'm still very uncomfortable. Hopefully that will sort itself out soon. Bright side is since I'm only 4DPO and it's been going on since O I know it isn't mean anything in terms of whether I'm pregnant. So at least my brain can't be a scumbag like "Cramping? Maybe pregnant!" Instead it's more like "Sore ovaries, pelvic pain and cramping? How sure are you that you ovulated?"
CS/Q: Nope
GTKY: What's your biggest pet peeve? Oh this is a tough one. There are so many little things that just drive me crazy. One that comes up a lot around the house is that my husband loves to leave things that don't belong there in walkways. It's like he was carrying something and while he was walking down the hall or whatever just decided to put it down. And then later I'm not expecting there to be a random thing in a walkway so I'm not looking where I'm going and trip on it. How hard is it to just not leave things in a walkway? If you have to leave your suitcase downstairs in some random place can it at least be out of way? Is that asking for too much? Don't be a manchild.
The other one that comes up a lot that drives me crazy is my husband's idea of "doing the dishes" is to squirt and ungodly amount of dish soup over everything, fill all the bowls, glasses, etc with water, move them all to one side of the sink in some mountain of precariously perched dishes and then just... leave them. The dishwasher is right there. It's right there! If you're going to move the dishes why not move them to the dishwasher!? And surprise surprise because he does this we've started having serious problems with silverware and pots/pans rusting. I keep asking him to stop but he refuses. I went out of town to visit family for a week awhile back and I can only assume whatever silverware, pots and pans he used while I was gone sat in water all week. When I came home I had to throw away at least 2 pans because they were hopelessly rusted. Please, DH, for the love of God, just stop.
Another one that drives me bonkers is my husband will be in a terrible mood all weekend and eventually it'll start to rub off on me. I'll say something snappy and he'll do the whole "whoa, calm down." and it just sends me into an instant rage. Like, I'm sorry you don't get to be a jerk all weekend who freaks out over every tiny little thing and then tell me that I need to calm down the first time I seem annoyed. How about you calm down and keep your advice to yourself till you do?
Me: 28 Husband: 31 TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016 Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
@MamaCoffin Oh good! I was worried you meant one cycle and I'm like "but.. that's not very long at all. " I mean hopefully it will only take you one cycle to get pregnant with your take-home baby. But, you know. It's going to be nice having you back.
Me: 28 Husband: 31 TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016 Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
@GeorgiaWife6912 Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I think don't a flashing smiley on the CBAD is the same as a positive opk. I don't think it counts as a positive until you get a solid smiley, or a "peak". The CBAD's claim to fame is that it also takes estrogen into account in order to give you more "fertile" days, but I'm pretty sure the LH surge is what gives you a "peak" instead of just "high" fertility. I didn't do well with CBADs for the past cycles because I would get "high" fertility (flashing smiley) for like a week straight, and only one of the three months I used them did I get the solid smiley (i also used them for a month before officially ttc because I thought it was going to help me figure out my cycles. That was the only month I got a peak lol). The wondfo's were clearer for me in that regard because I got obvious positives this month without the tease of the flashing smiley @MamaCoffin , welcome back! (from another former lurker) I hope your stay is short and you get your take-home baby @NamelessAria , my husband is the same way!! He'll be in a pissy mood ALL DAY and the moment I get annoyed back it's like I'm some wild banshee overreacting while he's been a saint all night. And then I want to strangle him lol
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 24/8
Timing: -5, -3, -1, +1
Testing: Friday or saturday
R/R: I've been sleeping so much it's awesome! It's like i'm catching up on all the sleep I lost over the past three months. Yesterday I took a mid-morning nap AND an afternoon nap.
CS/Q: Haven't been temping while i'm away from home so nothing to see here... just doing my best not to symptom spot
GTKY: What's your biggest pet peeve? I hate being interrupted. Like I will literally just shut my mouth and walk away because clearly if you're interrupting me you don't care at all about what I have to say and just want to hear yourself talk!
TTC history in spoiler
Me: 31 Him: 37 Married: Oct 2015 Baby G born June 2017 TTC#2: July 2018 BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19 BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
@Aurora1973 Girl, get that long LP! I know you can do it!
Month/Cycle: 9/9 ttcal
CD/DPO: 26/6
Timing: -2, 0, 1
Testing: 10dpo if my damn LP will cooperate.
R/R: I'm in full BSC event planning mode with a major fundraiser coming up in two weeks. It makes my days go by super quick but I'm so busy that I can't play on TB or FB chat with my IRL frands. Responsibilities, amiright?
CS/Q: I'm still having normal person temps like...well, a normal person.
GTKY: What's your biggest pet peeve? HAHAHA there is no biggest, there is just all the things that unnerve me! I'm Type A OCD so...in choosing one, I would say not putting things back where they belong. Everything lives in it's place. Put it back.
ETA Uh, NO with the yoga pants post. You killed the nopetopus. I hope you feel bad.
Formerly ahrains Me:
42 | DH: 45 TTC since Dec. 2014 BFP #1 Oct. 2015 | MC Nov. 2015 Sept. 2016: FSH, AMH, E2, TSH, etc. all normal. | Oct. 2016: HSG all clear! |
Nov. 2016: Hysteroscopy & H's SA both great results Dec. 2016 - Follistim + TI BFP #2 12/25/16 | Natural MC 2/13/17 | False BFP leads to D&C 4/20/17 | Emergency D&C + hysteroscopy 5/16/17 The road probably ends here
@ferrell2B I sympathize with you and roomie. Mine drives me crazy some days. But the extra help with rent is nice... @swanbrooner My DH always sets his dishes, and work food containers, in the sink without rinsing. Not only does the food get stuck but it smells so bad! So frustrating. @BMPNAB I have a fellow POAS lover, yay! I have resided myself to the fact that in all likelihood I will do it every day until AF comes. @mamacoffin welcome, sorry for your losses though. @namelessaria my DH also loves to have a crabby attitude, then blame me for it when I get snarky back. Men. @manillabar I envy your naps.
@vflux33 It's the worst. I was trying to explain to DH when he got home from work and he's just like well stop trying to guess and go to doctor. I then had to explain to him that there's no test that would tell the doctor if the spotting was AF or implantation bleeding. He was so frustrated, the poor guy really has no idea what we're getting into.
@GlitterFish I curiously have been looking into microblading lately. I had no idea what it was until recently I saw some girls on Instagram who had amazing looking eyebrows after getting it done. Good luck at your appointment for it and I'm sure they will look great!
@krisnicole23 I only heard about it myself a few days ago! I can't even recall how!! lol Probably one of those facebook ads that comes straight from your mind, ya know? Thanks for the luck too!
Highly monitored internet and no cell service in the office, so I'm postin' and ghostin' while I'm workin'
@felix08, @bumpybump I am on strike from folding H's laundry. He lives out of laundry baskets, so I really don't see the point in wasting my time at this point. So what I mean is, I feel your pain!
@sevenn & @khrun17, sorry for cycle day 1 While AF, shockingly, hasn't totally showed yet (which would be why I'm still posting here), I am all but certain that I'll be seeing her w/in the next 24 hours and will be joining you in WTO shortly.
Month/Cycle: 11/9
CD/DPO: 38/12
Timing: -3, +2
Testing: Haven't and won't, unless, by some shock of surprise AF doesn't appear.
R/R: **TW** Ugh, my co-worker found out she's having a boy today, and I found out a couple that we're close with are expecting, so it's been a great baby day for everyone over here...except me and MH. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for the co-worker and truly thrilled for our friends. TTC was not easy for either couple, and I'm very happy that things are working out for them. I'm just pre-AF moody and having a crappy, depressive day and this did not help my mental state.
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: What's your biggest pet peeve? Currently, I'd have to say people not putting the toilet lid down. Perhaps it's just because this is freshest in my mind. My mother and sister NEVER put the lid back down (thank goodness MH always does) so I'm not sure where exactly this peeve of mine came from, but I cannot stand it. Also, since we've moved closer to my sister, this has been a more frequent occurrence - which is why it's fresh in my mind.
ETA: Why I tagged bumpybump and felix08 - I feel like I've edited more than posted lately...I clearly fail at this so far this week.
I had some watery cm last night and as soon as I put that in, FF took away my crosshairs. My temp was WAY low this morning, which also confirms what I suspected... I have not O'd yet! So... back to WTO I go!
Re: TWW Tuesday
Also with you on the ignorance thing.
@vflux33 In the same boat as you right now. I am thinking I am out but also unsure when my first AF is going to arrive off BC so may have been testing early too. I looked at my test for at least 10 minutes yesterday hoping to see a faint line, it wasn't even close hah. Wishing you different results in a few days if AF is no show!
Lucy 07-13-11
Violet 03-13-14
Conceived #3 since September 2015
11-25-15 twelve week loss
07-21-16 ten week loss
10-03-16 5 week loss
TTC again soon!
@Mamacoffin I've seen your posts back when I was lurking. Welcome back.
@aurora1973 FX for your LP and acupuncture!
Lucy 07-13-11
Violet 03-13-14
Conceived #3 since September 2015
11-25-15 twelve week loss
07-21-16 ten week loss
10-03-16 5 week loss
TTC again soon!
Married: October 2014
TTC#1:May 2016
BFP: 11/16/16 EDD: 7/30/17
4 fur babies
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
And thank you. I hate that you're still here but it's nice to see your name!
ETA: Getting pregnant seems to be fairly easy for us. It's the staying pregnant part. I realize there's no guarantee that we'll get pregnant again in a timely manner. If we don't conceive after a certain amount of time I'm sure we'll sit down and discuss that. But again we're wiling to try 1 more time at the risk of loss without treatment. Here's to hoping.
Lucy 07-13-11
Violet 03-13-14
Conceived #3 since September 2015
11-25-15 twelve week loss
07-21-16 ten week loss
10-03-16 5 week loss
TTC again soon!
CD/DPO: 19/4
Timing: -4, -1, O
Testing: 8DPO onward probably.
R/R: I was hoping I'd stop having cramping, pelvic pain and sore ovaries after ovulation but no. I'm still very uncomfortable. Hopefully that will sort itself out soon. Bright side is since I'm only 4DPO and it's been going on since O I know it isn't mean anything in terms of whether I'm pregnant. So at least my brain can't be a scumbag like "Cramping? Maybe pregnant!" Instead it's more like "Sore ovaries, pelvic pain and cramping? How sure are you that you ovulated?"
CS/Q: Nope
GTKY: What's your biggest pet peeve? Oh this is a tough one. There are so many little things that just drive me crazy. One that comes up a lot around the house is that my husband loves to leave things that don't belong there in walkways. It's like he was carrying something and while he was walking down the hall or whatever just decided to put it down. And then later I'm not expecting there to be a random thing in a walkway so I'm not looking where I'm going and trip on it. How hard is it to just not leave things in a walkway? If you have to leave your suitcase downstairs in some random place can it at least be out of way? Is that asking for too much? Don't be a manchild.
The other one that comes up a lot that drives me crazy is my husband's idea of "doing the dishes" is to squirt and ungodly amount of dish soup over everything, fill all the bowls, glasses, etc with water, move them all to one side of the sink in some mountain of precariously perched dishes and then just... leave them. The dishwasher is right there. It's right there! If you're going to move the dishes why not move them to the dishwasher!? And surprise surprise because he does this we've started having serious problems with silverware and pots/pans rusting. I keep asking him to stop but he refuses. I went out of town to visit family for a week awhile back and I can only assume whatever silverware, pots and pans he used while I was gone sat in water all week. When I came home I had to throw away at least 2 pans because they were hopelessly rusted. Please, DH, for the love of God, just stop.
Another one that drives me bonkers is my husband will be in a terrible mood all weekend and eventually it'll start to rub off on me. I'll say something snappy and he'll do the whole "whoa, calm down." and it just sends me into an instant rage. Like, I'm sorry you don't get to be a jerk all weekend who freaks out over every tiny little thing and then tell me that I need to calm down the first time I seem annoyed. How about you calm down and keep your advice to yourself till you do?
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
@MamaCoffin , welcome back! (from another former lurker) I hope your stay is short and you get your take-home baby
@NamelessAria , my husband is the same way!! He'll be in a pissy mood ALL DAY and the moment I get annoyed back it's like I'm some wild banshee overreacting while he's been a saint all night. And then I want to strangle him lol
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 24/8
Timing: -5, -3, -1, +1
Testing: Friday or saturday
R/R: I've been sleeping so much it's awesome! It's like i'm catching up on all the sleep I lost over the past three months. Yesterday I took a mid-morning nap AND an afternoon nap.
CS/Q: Haven't been temping while i'm away from home so nothing to see here... just doing my best not to symptom spot
GTKY: What's your biggest pet peeve? I hate being interrupted. Like I will literally just shut my mouth and walk away because clearly if you're interrupting me you don't care at all about what I have to say and just want to hear yourself talk!
Married: Oct 2015
Baby G born June 2017
TTC#2: July 2018
BFP #2: 2/6/19 MC 3/14/19
BFP#3 from IUI #2: 6/30/20 EDD 3/9/21
@Aurora1973 Girl, get that long LP! I know you can do it!
Month/Cycle: 9/9 ttcal
CD/DPO: 26/6
Timing: -2, 0, 1
Testing: 10dpo if my damn LP will cooperate.
R/R: I'm in full BSC event planning mode with a major fundraiser coming up in two weeks. It makes my days go by super quick but I'm so busy that I can't play on TB or FB chat with my IRL frands. Responsibilities, amiright?
CS/Q: I'm still having normal person temps like...well, a normal person.
GTKY: What's your biggest pet peeve? HAHAHA there is no biggest, there is just all the things that unnerve me! I'm Type A OCD so...in choosing one, I would say not putting things back where they belong. Everything lives in it's place. Put it back.
ETA Uh, NO with the yoga pants post. You killed the nopetopus. I hope you feel bad.
Me: 42 | DH: 45
TTC since Dec. 2014
BFP #1 Oct. 2015 | MC Nov. 2015
Sept. 2016: FSH, AMH, E2, TSH, etc. all normal. | Oct. 2016: HSG all clear! | Nov. 2016: Hysteroscopy & H's SA both great results
Dec. 2016 - Follistim + TI
BFP #2 12/25/16 | Natural MC 2/13/17 | False BFP leads to D&C 4/20/17 | Emergency D&C + hysteroscopy 5/16/17
@swanbrooner My DH always sets his dishes, and work food containers, in the sink without rinsing. Not only does the food get stuck but it smells so bad! So frustrating.
@BMPNAB I have a fellow POAS lover, yay! I have resided myself to the fact that in all likelihood I will do it every day until AF comes.
@mamacoffin welcome, sorry for your losses though.
@namelessaria my DH also loves to have a crabby attitude, then blame me for it when I get snarky back. Men.
@manillabar I envy your naps.
Dating: 2/2007 Married: 4/2011
TTC #1: 9/2016
*TW*
BFP #2: 3/9/2017 - CP: 3/10/2017
08/2017: DH's SA = normal
08/2017: Low progesterone (4.6) all other BW normal
11/2017: HSG Clear; Pelvic Ultrasound Normal; and AMH, FSH, and Estradiol normal
12/2017: 1,000mg Metformin
12/2017: 50mg Clomid + TI = BFN
01/2018: 100mg Clomid + TI = BFN
01/2018: RE Consult
03/2018: 5mg Letrozole + 50 units Gonal-F + 500 μg Ovidrel + IUI = BFP #3: 4/1/2018 - CP: 4/4/2018
04/2018: 5mg Letrozole + Gonal-F + Ovidrel + IUI = BFP #4: 5/2/18
Probably one of those facebook ads that comes straight from your mind, ya know?
Thanks for the luck too!
Highly monitored internet and no cell service in the office, so I'm postin' and ghostin' while I'm workin'
@felix08, @bumpybump I am on strike from folding H's laundry. He lives out of laundry baskets, so I really don't see the point in wasting my time at this point. So what I mean is, I feel your pain!
@JAM85 - Happy Anniversary!
@sevenn & @khrun17, sorry for cycle day 1
Month/Cycle: 11/9
CD/DPO: 38/12
Timing: -3, +2
Testing: Haven't and won't, unless, by some shock of surprise AF doesn't appear.
R/R: **TW** Ugh, my co-worker found out she's having a boy today, and I found out a couple that we're close with are expecting, so it's been a great baby day for everyone over here...except me and MH. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for the co-worker and truly thrilled for our friends. TTC was not easy for either couple, and I'm very happy that things are working out for them. I'm just pre-AF moody and having a crappy, depressive day and this did not help my mental state.
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: What's your biggest pet peeve? Currently, I'd have to say people not putting the toilet lid down. Perhaps it's just because this is freshest in my mind. My mother and sister NEVER put the lid back down (thank goodness MH always does) so I'm not sure where exactly this peeve of mine came from, but I cannot stand it. Also, since we've moved closer to my sister, this has been a more frequent occurrence - which is why it's fresh in my mind.
ETA: Why I tagged bumpybump and felix08 - I feel like I've edited more than posted lately...I clearly fail at this so far this week.
I had some watery cm last night and as soon as I put that in, FF took away my crosshairs. My temp was WAY low this morning, which also confirms what I suspected... I have not O'd yet! So... back to WTO I go!
Me: 33 DH: 33
Married: 6.9.12
DS born: 4.9.14
DD born 7.27.17