@eggplantface Yah the IUI procedure is super simple and quick, just insert the catheter and go... unless they can't get the catheter through your cervix and they have to grab your cervix with a tenaculum. If that ever happens your DH needs to get you an extra special treat, because it hurts like a MoFo
*TW*
TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
CS/Q:. So today I noticed that my temperature fell significantly compared to the first few days of my cycle. Today is the first day where I didn't have AF (just very light spotting). Is it normal to run warmer during AF? (**Sorry if this is a repeat question. I searched past posts for awhile and could not find anything recent about it**)
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? I'm a terrible standardized test taker so I didn't do so well on the SATs. Because of this I didn't get into my top choice college. At the time, I was pretty upset, but in hindsight it all worked out, because I wouldn't have met DH if I had gone to my top college.
@laeberge3 I'm so sorry for your loss, but glad it brought YH and you closer.
@Kiki75 The Harry Potter themed diaper wreath sounds so adorable! Such a great idea!
@rainbowturtles Sorry to hear about your flea problem! When our lab got fleas it was such a pain to get rid of! Thankfully he was only a puppy at the time, because if he got them now, repeatedly bathing a 90 lb dog would not be fun...
R/R: I was able to get my house clean and a workout in the morning.
CS/Q:. No questions or chart stalk needed.
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
I had tried to get into the Navy right after I met DH. My eye exam wasn't good and the doc didn't sign a medical waiver for me. I was really disappointed, but it gave me the crazy life I have now.
@BertieMeetsGertie - Correct. I go to bed at different times and get up at dfifferent time depending on if I'm off the next day or what time I start work. I hope CD12 was it for me but we'll see. Yay for an amazing evaluation for you too!
@NYTino24 - Up late lol. Sorry about the possible UTI
@motherhubbard19 - I was terrified that they did that but I'm glad they did.
@lulu1180@beachbunnyxo123@rainbowturtles - I am thinking about temping next cycle but I am not sure how accurate the temps would be due to my work schedule. I would have to make an effort to go to bed and get up around the same time every day. Bed should be easy but the getting up might be harder due to start times for work. I have not been checking CM / CP because I gave up the first time I tried because I felt like an idiot and like I didn't know what I was doing.
@abjm0325 - no reason other than this is my 1st month using OPKs and I took a second OPK 4 hours after I got my + one and it was negative. And with this being my 1st month with OPKs I didn't know if it was a false positive or early O, etc. so like @wabash15 suggested, I am going to continue testing to see what happens.
@LadyMillil - I like the idea of a gift for yourself. I personally would treat myself to a mini spa day - manicure, massage, etc
@laurad75 - hope the time passes quickly until you see DH
@jacksonbears - Sorry about the surprise BFP - they're never fun
@mrs35 - I want to use that name now outside of the TB community haha
@RunRestRepeat - Unless it was a pretty good flow, I'd count today as CD1.
@darkrose88 ya I'm not sure how much she weighs, but she's a big girl lol
The other two are little but they seem flea-less (I bathed them the first time and gave them a flea treatment). But every time one of them scratches I'm losing my mind
@wabash15 omg imagining something grabbing my cervix
@SaphireSweetie88 Yes, just keep taking OPKs and checking CM, if you can. It could have been a surge that didn't result in ovulation; when it happened to me I knew it was false because my CM was still dry.
@JuneRoseRuby I've had weird temp fluctuations during AF that I attribute to the progesterone working its way out of my system or other factors affecting it, like bad sleep or a cold. It's likely a one-off temp.
@Mrs_JP I don't think you should worry about the heaviness/lightness of your period, but do be sure you're counting your actual flow as your period and not just heavy spotting. I spot pretty heavily (bright red) the day before full flow and I used to count that as CD1, but it's not. Think about if it's really "flowing" out of you. And if it is flowing and it's light, then count yourself lucky! You could also ask your doc about it if you make it to the 1 year mark and do a fertility consult, in case there is a lining issue for him/her to look into.
@littlebug2010 Yes, preseed is great! A little goes a long way.
@RunRestRepeat My RE says only full flow before 5pm should be counted for that day, so yeah, I'd say today is CD1. My husband says shit like that all the time, "hey, you still have me, that's good, right?" Definitely throat-punch worthy.
@Pepper16 Yes, fallback rise! I forgot that existed. I was going to say anovulatory.
@darkrose88 My temps fluctuate a bit during my period and hover between pre- and post-O levels. I attribute it to the progesterone leaving the building, or other factors like bad sleep or a cold. A one-off temp isn't cause for alarm.
Me: late 30s | H: early 30s TTC #1 since April 2015 RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016 IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal Polyp removed May 2017 FET May 2017 - BFP! Baby boy born 2/2/18
@RunRestRepeat I got it after a run in May. It was in a tube as a sample and so I have been looking for it ever since. I finally saw it in the store for the first time this week! It's like an amazing sunblocky peanut creamy butter. It's wild.
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@rainbowturtles I saw you are taking maca root too. How long have you been taking it? I'm heading into my second month. The two weeks leading up to FW I put it in my morning sham and I make these fertility balls and my husband eat one or two per day. How are you using it?
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
Thanks everyone!! I'm just now checking in and there are SO MANY posts... you'll have to accept my love-tits as comments today. I'll be better, I promise!!
Me: 31 DH: 32 Dating since: 11/17/2001 Married: 9/26/2009 TTC: June 2016
@rainbowturtles she is such a beautiful dog! but I can totally see why you wouldn't want to pick her up with your back problems.
@eggplantface okay, good to know. this is my first cycle temping and I just was surprised by the drop as my other temps were pretty consistent. I do have issues sleeping, so that could always explain it...
CS/Q: I go for my annual GYN appointment in a few weeks and I want to talk to him about getting pregnant after an ectopic and when I should worry, but I suck at those conversations. I may be the most awkward person alive.
GTKY: More things than I can remember I'm sure. I always try to remind myself that I would not be the same without my life experiences, both the good and the bad. The most obvious one is probably when I got dumped in college by a guy I thought I would marry. I met my H about 6 months later.
Me: 32 DH: 36 Married 5/08 BFP #1: 1/27/13 DS #1 born 10/16/13 BFP #2: 1/20/16, ectopic discovered 1/23/16 Surgery 1/23/16 to remove ruptured tube TTCAL 3/16 BFP #3: 3/24/17 EDD 12/5/17 DS #2 born 12/11/17
@rainbowturtles I saw you are taking maca root too. How long have you been taking it? I'm heading into my second month. The two weeks leading up to FW I put it in my morning sham and I make these fertility balls and my husband eat one or two per day. How are you using it?
@Saralee797 here is the balls I make https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/no-bake-energy-bites/ but I sub out coconut flakes and I add in maca root, I eyeball maybe a tablespoon or two, and I also put in a gob of poppy seeds because poppy seeds are supposed to increase sperm production.
My morning shakes have half a banana, spinach, almond milk, chia seeds, maca root, poppy seeds (because I bought a 5lb bag and now have no idea what to do with them so I put them in everything-I'm never going to pass a drug test with all the poppy seeds I'm eating!) flax seed, one scoop of chocolate protein, cinnamon (because its also one of nature's magical curers) and a glob of peanut butter.
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@JuneRoseRuby Oooo! Fertility/energy balls, what a great idea! I was going to beg DH to put maca in his hot chocolate during my FW but energy ball might be an easier sell lol I'm going to Pinterest some recipes! I actually have been taking maca on and off for years. I first tried it when one of the medications I was on gave me hot flashes and I was surprised that it not only helped with that but also seemed to make my periods a lot less painful/less symptomatic etc. AND increased my libido lol...gave me crazy sex dreams I try to switch up the type I take each time I buy it now and some of the effects have definitely lessened but I do seem to notice a difference if I stop taking it for a length of time so I figure I'll keep taking it. But ya, since the libido effects were quite immediate for me in the beginning, I'm hoping it might give DH a boost, too! His libido is fine but he's not also awesome at finishing. The one cycle where I put it in his smoothie, we BD'd ED for 7 days except for one. Whereas sometimes I'm lucky if I can get EOD out of him FX!
Oh, and as for me, I add the maca to my matcha tea in the mornings I take it all cycle long because I do feel like it helps regulate cycles
@rainbowturtles H has no idea that they are fertility balls! I just keep that secret to myself! He just loves them though so its super easy to trick him into it! Yes libido effects are on point! I stopped taking it last time after my FW just because I wasn't sure if i had been tested during pregnancy. There was some scary notice on my packaging that said some studies in California noted that there were issues during pregnancy taking it. I never saw anything about that in my research before taking it though. So I was really surprised when I saw it on the package after getting it in the mail. But all of the other things it can help with-anxiety, depression, regulating cycles, getting KU... I'm going to keep trying it until my current bag of it is gone! And I'll keep secretly feeding it to my husband!
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@JuneRoseRuby ya I'll probably have a harder time convincing him he has to make them last for five days (as long as I don't call them fertility balls, of course lol....why are men so difficult?! If someone tells me it's good for fertility I'd be like GIVE ME ALL OF IT!!!! )
eta: there probably aren't any studies on it for pregnancy so I'd definitely stop if I'm lucky enough to get KU
I also finally just bought preeseed since everyone was talking about it yesterday and told my H I got special sex lube because I am doing all the things to get KU! He just rolled his eyes and walked away!
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@JuneRoseRuby ya I'll probably have a harder time convincing him he has to make them last for five days (as long as I don't call them fertility balls, of course lol....why are men so difficult?! If someone tells me it's good for fertility I'd be like GIVE ME ALL OF IT!!!! )
eta: there probably aren't any studies on it for pregnancy so I'd definitely stop if I'm lucky enough to get KU
A million times YES!!!! I think men have a general tendency to believe that there's nothing wrong with their "boys" so why would they need anything to increase fertility? Ugh, men.
Me: 31 DH: 32 Dating since: 11/17/2001 Married: 9/26/2009 TTC: June 2016
@SaphireSweetie88 I temp at 430am everyday, with my eyes closed, chart my temp and go back to sleep. Just make sure you get 3 hours of sleep in before you temp
@SaphireSweetie88 Just like @beachbunnyxo123 said you only need 3 hours of sleep before temping and should temp at about the same time every day. You just set an alarm, wake up, temp and go back to sleep. Also I know that checking CM and CP can seem a bit weird and awkward at first but I find it very empowering to know what is going on with my body. It might take some time to figure it all out but I think it's worth it in the end. Have you read TCOYF?
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Me: 38 DH: 38 Married 6/11/16 TTC Since 6/2016 12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal 3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve 8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC 7/2018 Clomid+IUI 11/2018 Letrozole+TI 12/2018 Letrozole+IUI 2/2019 NTNP 5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
I wanted to get back to everyone but today got insane both at work and at home. I'm already behind the 8-ball on that shower I'm hosting this weekend and one of the friends who was going to stay the night on Saturday and I was planning on having until about 6:00 on Saturday to get cubic ish done, just texted to ask if it would be cool if she came tomorrow night also. FFfffffffffffff. No. But yes. I'm just going to tell her that she's welcome to stay but I'm not going to be much fun and to be prepared to see behind the scenes at the sausage factory. But part of what I hate is that then people feel like they have to help. GAH! Plus I have a haircut tomorrow afternoon I had forgotten about. And in my head I just hear my nagging voice lecturing me about how I shouldn't have procrastinated so much so I'd be prepared for the unexpected. I already decided I'm not doing the German potato salad I had planned and to forget the friggin crudites. You want vegetables? You can get them any other part of the day outside of the time you're at this shower, suckers!
THANK YOU to everyone for being so sweet today and this whole week. It's been a tough one for me and your support has meant a LOT.
Me: 34 DH: 38 Married: June 2011 TTC since Feb 2016 BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16 BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
@beachbunnyxo123@lulu1180 - I didn't realize you only need 3 hours of sleep before temping. Even with my work schedule I think I can find a time that I would be able to do that I have a copy of TCOYF but sadly haven't had much luck with reading it. What type of thermometer do you use when you temp? If I am going to start temping next cycle, I should get ready for it.
Me:35 | DH: 32 Married: 06-2024 TTC #1: Since November 2015 Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016 due to previous issues. ***TW*** BFP: 11/4/2016 BFP: 07/17/2024
@SaphireSweetie88 most people use a Mabis thermometer and TBH I have terrible sleeps and most of the time lately I was waking up around 3/330am and a lot of times getting up to pee and then going back to bed and taking my temp when the alarm went off at 530 and I still had a very pretty chart last cycle. Strangely, I've found that taking your temp at the same time matters more than how much sleep you've had before it *shrug* I don't know if that works for everyone but I know I'm not the only one to say that on here. I just know it's definitely worth a shot because I always feel so much better knowing when/that I have ovulated! Especially because my other signs don't always line up (I tend to get ewcm on cd10 and 11 but don't O until cd14/15). Good luck!
@JuneRoseRuby All bets are off for most women temp-wise during, right before, and right after AF. Some people have more predictable patterns, but I've seen a lot of charts with "Rocky Mountain" temps in the beginning. @LuND I feel some sort of weird reproductive area stuff going on through much of my cycle. My ovulation days are all over the place and someone suggested that maybe I have big follicles that I can feel maturing? I don't know if that's possible. I'm wondering if what I'm feeling now is a UTI or almost ovulation because even though it is super early, my OPKs are almost positive, CP is now high and soft, and I have WCM. Maybe what I'm feeling is intense O stuff and not a UTI. I am confused since it's only CD9. Temps will tell! PS let me know if you talk to your doc and get an answer.
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
@JuneRoseRuby@rainbowturtles whoa guys!! You just blew my mind about this maca stuff. It's probably the only thing I haven't tried so why the hell not? Guess I'll be placing an Amazon order tonight. I'm running low on wondfos anyway.
@Saralee797 hey why not?! It's not super expensive and that and glutamine are the only two supplements I ever really recommend to others (glutamine isn't for TTC tho lol). Fwiw, I don't like Vega brand, and I prefer powder to the pills. I switch between Organika, which is a golden maca, and Organic Traditions Macaccino, which is a blend of black maca, raw cacao, vanilla, and coconut palm sugar because I like the benefits of the black maca (only slightly different), but the taste can be awful on its own lol (but is pleasant in this blend)
@SaphireSweetie88 I live in Canada so I got my BBT thermometer at Shoppers Drugmart and I believe it was around $10/15? I don't even know the brand. The Mabis is under $20CDN but I think most of the American ladies got theirs for closer to $10, and most get theirs off Amazon
Also, @Saralee797 my friend asked her RE if it would help her fertility and he said sure why not. It's only antioxidants so that made me feel like I also got the docs orders that it was okay to take for fertility. But look it up, it's got crazy awesome benefits.
32 years old (both H and I) Dating 7/2008 Married 7/2014 H Type I Diabetic TTC 1/2016
12/2016
mental break from TTC-NTNP
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL) 1/17/2017
SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility) 1/18/2017
STP tubes clear 2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements 6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility 7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm) 8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup 9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze 9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid 9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@rainbowturtles I was thinking powder for smoothies yea. I can manage to put some strong tasting stuff in my green smoothie and still make it taste good. I'm hooked on tumeric. It's a giant bag so I've been finding things to put it in. Like @JuneRoseRuby with her poppy seeds!
Took a bump break for a few months but need to vent to people who understand. Had a crampy couple of TTC weeks
Month/Cycle: 10/12
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: all the usual stuff, had some testing (all things seem good with me) but not taking anything other than vitamins at this point.
R/R: so we've been trying for a while and literally everyone has gotten pregnant around me during this time. 2 close friends. 2 people at work. 2 friends wives. My cousin. Like more ppl in my circle then have been preggers in the last 5 yrs. Last week my brother told me he accidently got his new gf pregnant (he has a 15 month old from another baby momma). Then on the same day one of my friends texts me to tell me his wife was pregnant. Then tonight I had to live through a baby shower where (because it was all friends and no family - so a room full of 25-35 yr old women) there were 2 new babies and FIVE pregnant women out of 20 girls. Who were all talking about how easy it was to get pregnant. 1st try. Blah blah. I wasn't feeling overly upset about it taking so long for us but today I'm just sad.
CS/Q: not sure what this means? Been a couple of months and I'm outta the loop.
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? I'm not sure. I think some of my bad boy choices lead me to pick my husband who is the opposite.
#1 EDD 01/10/19; Team Green! TTC #1 since 01/16; Unexplained IF; Low AMH; Conceived naturally Married 11/12; Dating 05/05 Me: 36 DH: 37
@kiwielopingbride Sorry you're dealing with that. It is always like a slap in the face when something is easy for others and not you. Don't blame yourself. Check out what others are doing in the WAYDTGKU. Have you made an RE appointment? If you are nearing a year of TTC, I would talk to your doc and do it early in case there is a waiting period before you can get in.
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
I also finally just bought preeseed since everyone was talking about it yesterday and told my H I got special sex lube because I am doing all the things to get KU! He just rolled his eyes and walked away!
Ha, make him watch season 1 episode 6 of "does this baby make me look fat" on youtube. Hilarious. My DH enjoyed it (and it's informative).
Re: WTO Thursday 10/20
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: BBT, PNV, DHA, HIO
R/R: So glad tomorrow is Friday!!!
CS/Q:. So today I noticed that my temperature fell significantly compared to the first few days of my cycle. Today is the first day where I didn't have AF (just very light spotting). Is it normal to run warmer during AF? (**Sorry if this is a repeat question. I searched past posts for awhile and could not find anything recent about it**)
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
I'm a terrible standardized test taker so I didn't do so well on the SATs. Because of this I didn't get into my top choice college. At the time, I was pretty upset, but in hindsight it all worked out, because I wouldn't have met DH if I had gone to my top college.
@laeberge3 I'm so sorry for your loss, but glad it brought YH and you closer.
@Kiki75 The Harry Potter themed diaper wreath sounds so adorable! Such a great idea!
@rainbowturtles Sorry to hear about your flea problem! When our lab got fleas it was such a pain to get rid of! Thankfully he was only a puppy at the time, because if he got them now, repeatedly bathing a 90 lb dog would not be fun...
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: HIO, PNVS, OPKS, temping, checking CM
R/R: I was able to get my house clean and a workout in the morning.
CS/Q:. No questions or chart stalk needed.
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
I had tried to get into the Navy right after I met DH. My eye exam wasn't good and the doc didn't sign a medical waiver for me. I was really disappointed, but it gave me the crazy life I have now.
DD 1 10/2012
CP 9/2013
DD 2 6/2014
CP 3/2016
BFP 12/8/2016
@NYTino24 - Up late lol. Sorry about the possible UTI
@motherhubbard19 - I was terrified that they did that but I'm glad they did.
@PleaseSendPicklesNow - Sorry for having a hard time sleeping.
@TinyTurtle - Yes you must watch them I think @JuneRoseRuby can attest to how awesome they are
@lulu1180 @beachbunnyxo123 @rainbowturtles - I am thinking about temping next cycle but I am not sure how accurate the temps would be due to my work schedule. I would have to make an effort to go to bed and get up around the same time every day. Bed should be easy but the getting up might be harder due to start times for work. I have not been checking CM / CP because I gave up the first time I tried because I felt like an idiot and like I didn't know what I was doing.
@abjm0325 - no reason other than this is my 1st month using OPKs and I took a second OPK 4 hours after I got my + one and it was negative. And with this being my 1st month with OPKs I didn't know if it was a false positive or early O, etc. so like @wabash15 suggested, I am going to continue testing to see what happens.
@LadyMillil - I like the idea of a gift for yourself. I personally would treat myself to a mini spa day - manicure, massage, etc
@laurad75 - hope the time passes quickly until you see DH
@jacksonbears - Sorry about the surprise BFP - they're never fun
@mrs35 - I want to use that name now outside of the TB community haha
@RunRestRepeat - Unless it was a pretty good flow, I'd count today as CD1.
@littlebug2010 - YUM
@Saralee797 - Yes! I think that's why I found them hilarious and DH didn't get it. He chuckled a couple times but that was it.
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
The other two are little but they seem flea-less (I bathed them the first time and gave them a flea treatment). But every time one of them scratches I'm losing my mind
@wabash15 omg imagining something grabbing my cervix
@JuneRoseRuby I've had weird temp fluctuations during AF that I attribute to the progesterone working its way out of my system or other factors affecting it, like bad sleep or a cold. It's likely a one-off temp.
@Mrs_JP I don't think you should worry about the heaviness/lightness of your period, but do be sure you're counting your actual flow as your period and not just heavy spotting. I spot pretty heavily (bright red) the day before full flow and I used to count that as CD1, but it's not. Think about if it's really "flowing" out of you. And if it is flowing and it's light, then count yourself lucky!
@littlebug2010 Yes, preseed is great! A little goes a long way.
@RunRestRepeat My RE says only full flow before 5pm should be counted for that day, so yeah, I'd say today is CD1. My husband says shit like that all the time, "hey, you still have me, that's good, right?" Definitely throat-punch worthy.
@Pepper16 Yes, fallback rise! I forgot that existed. I was going to say anovulatory.
@darkrose88 My temps fluctuate a bit during my period and hover between pre- and post-O levels. I attribute it to the progesterone leaving the building, or other factors like bad sleep or a cold. A one-off temp isn't cause for alarm.
TTC #1 since April 2015
RE Dx: Fibroids, surgery Jan 2016
IUI #1 and #2, Nov/Dec 2016, BFN
IVF March 2017: ER - 5R/3M/3F, 1 PGS normal
Polyp removed May 2017
FET May 2017 - BFP!
Baby boy born 2/2/18
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
I saw you are taking maca root too. How long have you been taking it? I'm heading into my second month. The two weeks leading up to FW I put it in my morning sham and I make these fertility balls and my husband eat one or two per day. How are you using it?
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
Dating since: 11/17/2001
Married: 9/26/2009
TTC: June 2016
EDD: 5/14/2018
@eggplantface okay, good to know. this is my first cycle temping and I just was surprised by the drop as my other temps were pretty consistent. I do have issues sleeping, so that could always explain it...
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, temping
R/R: Other than the usual TTC mind games nothing
CS/Q: I go for my annual GYN appointment in a few weeks and I want to talk to him about getting pregnant after an ectopic and when I should worry, but I suck at those conversations. I may be the most awkward person alive.
GTKY: More things than I can remember I'm sure. I always try to remind myself that I would not be the same without my life experiences, both the good and the bad. The most obvious one is probably when I got dumped in college by a guy I thought I would marry. I met my H about 6 months later.
Married 5/08
BFP #1: 1/27/13 DS #1 born 10/16/13
BFP #2: 1/20/16, ectopic discovered 1/23/16
Surgery 1/23/16 to remove ruptured tube
TTCAL 3/16
BFP #3: 3/24/17 EDD 12/5/17
DS #2 born 12/11/17
My morning shakes have half a banana, spinach, almond milk, chia seeds, maca root, poppy seeds (because I bought a 5lb bag and now have no idea what to do with them so I put them in everything-I'm never going to pass a drug test with all the poppy seeds I'm eating!) flax seed, one scoop of chocolate protein, cinnamon (because its also one of nature's magical curers) and a glob of peanut butter.
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
Oh, and as for me, I add the maca to my matcha tea in the mornings
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
eta: there probably aren't any studies on it for pregnancy so I'd definitely stop if I'm lucky enough to get KU
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
Dating since: 11/17/2001
Married: 9/26/2009
TTC: June 2016
EDD: 5/14/2018
@JuneRoseRuby I'll have to keep an eye out for it - that sounds like my heaven! Plus, DH doesn't like coconut, so it would be all mine!!!
Dating: 12/21/2001
Married: 09/08/2012
BFP: 11/16/2016 EDD: 07/27/2017
Baby Fish born: 08/01/2017
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Married 6/11/16
TTC Since 6/2016
12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal
3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve
8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC
7/2018 Clomid+IUI
11/2018 Letrozole+TI
12/2018 Letrozole+IUI
2/2019 NTNP
5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
THANK YOU to everyone for being so sweet today and this whole week. It's been a tough one for me and your support has meant a LOT.
Married: June 2011
TTC since Feb 2016
BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16
BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP
BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
@LuND I feel some sort of weird reproductive area stuff going on through much of my cycle. My ovulation days are all over the place and someone suggested that maybe I have big follicles that I can feel maturing? I don't know if that's possible. I'm wondering if what I'm feeling now is a UTI or almost ovulation because even though it is super early, my OPKs are almost positive, CP is now high and soft, and I have WCM. Maybe what I'm feeling is intense O stuff and not a UTI. I am confused since it's only CD9. Temps will tell! PS let me know if you talk to your doc and get an answer.
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
Thanks for the thermometer suggestion! How much did you pay for yours because a quick Google search is giving me different prices.
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
"It's time to try defying gravity."
Married 6/11/16
TTC Since 6/2016
12/2016 RE appt; 1/2017 SA & HSG results - all normal
3/2017 Dx Hyperprolactinemia; 5/2017 Prolactin levels normal; 8/2017 Low Ovarian Reserve
8/2017 TTA for personal reasons; 10/2017 NTNP; 12/2017 Re-start TTC
7/2018 Clomid+IUI
11/2018 Letrozole+TI
12/2018 Letrozole+IUI
2/2019 NTNP
5/2019 Stopping all TTC efforts; living Childfree
@SaphireSweetie88 I live in Canada so I got my BBT thermometer at Shoppers Drugmart and I believe it was around $10/15? I don't even know the brand. The Mabis is under $20CDN but I think most of the American ladies got theirs for closer to $10, and most get theirs off Amazon
edited for clarity
Dating 7/2008
Married 7/2014
H Type I Diabetic
TTC 1/2016
1/10/2017 initial appt with RE (all BW results WNL)
1/17/2017 SA DX Virtual Azoo (3 sperm 0%morph 0%motility)
1/18/2017 STP tubes clear
2/1/2017 initial appt with Urologist
2/15/2017 DX H Robertsonian Translocation
H is on clomid and Theralogix Supplements
6/26/17 repeat SA: 47 sperm 0% morph 13% motility
7/26/17 IVF Consult, repeat SA (4 sperm)
8/21/17 Starting IVF cycle with Donor Sperm backup
9/1/17 ER ICSI PGS: only 2 donor embryos made it to freeze
9/13/17 Started cycle for IUI with donor and clomid
9/27/17 IUI canceled for overstim
October Plan IUI with donor and low dose clomid
@lulu1180 - Thanks for the link
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
Month/Cycle: 10/12
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: all the usual stuff, had some testing (all things seem good with me) but not taking anything other than vitamins at this point.
R/R: so we've been trying for a while and literally everyone has gotten pregnant around me during this time. 2 close friends. 2 people at work. 2 friends wives. My cousin. Like more ppl in my circle then have been preggers in the last 5 yrs. Last week my brother told me he accidently got his new gf pregnant (he has a 15 month old from another baby momma). Then on the same day one of my friends texts me to tell me his wife was pregnant. Then tonight I had to live through a baby shower where (because it was all friends and no family - so a room full of 25-35 yr old women) there were 2 new babies and FIVE pregnant women out of 20 girls. Who were all talking about how easy it was to get pregnant. 1st try. Blah blah. I wasn't feeling overly upset about it taking so long for us but today I'm just sad.
CS/Q: not sure what this means? Been a couple of months and I'm outta the loop.
GTKU: Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best?
I'm not sure. I think some of my bad boy choices lead me to pick my husband who is the opposite.
TTC #1 since 01/16; Unexplained IF; Low AMH; Conceived naturally
Married 11/12; Dating 05/05
Me: 36 DH: 37
I am sorry it's been a crapy few weeks for you. Hugs and wine to you
Also, CS/Q = chart stalk and/or question
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
TTC #1 since 01/16; Unexplained IF; Low AMH; Conceived naturally
Married 11/12; Dating 05/05
Me: 36 DH: 37
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
Married: 2/1/2012
TTC #1 since August 2016
DH SA Dec 2016: Low count (11.7 mil total motile), 5% morphology, 73% motility
Blood work June 2017: AMH 1.1 (ugh), FSH 8.4, LH: 5.2, estradiol 28 pg/ML, progesterone 7.4
HSG July 2017: tubes clear
BFP 7/24/17 - EDD 4/5/2018