@baileygomez Sorry you had a rough night and morning. The only thing I can suggest right now is maybe surprise him with sex tonight and wear something a little suggestive. After this, I would suggest having a conversation with your DH about how much he wants to know. Mine likes to know when my FW is and when we need to HIO so that he can mentally prepare himself if he is too tired to typically perform.
"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
R/R: Woohoo for Friday! Tomorrow's going to be a fun but busy day So excited for Thanksgiving next week too.
CS/Q: Lots of ups and downs and large temp variations. Still no O in sight
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? Tomorrow I'm doing a vendor event for my business, Then Sunday I have a party and then a 2nd birthday party for one of DS' closest little buds.
@littlebug2010 I'm surprised you haven't gotten CH -- it must be because of the CM, but I always continue to get fertile CM after O (as did you, two cycles ago) so I don't think that's too weird. Looking at your past coverlines, they're quite variable so it's harder to extrapolate, but I would not be surprised if you get CH soon.
@wabash15 I can't believe it's snowing already by you! Brr!
@JulesDP Glad I wasn't the only one crying this morning! And yes, it's going to be freaking cold on Sunday night! I'm hoping the guys think it will be like playing at GB and play a lot better! @ColoradoHiker awe, happy birthday to you DS! Have fun at the party! @lulu1180 enjoy the birthday lunch! @adirat the Redskins have a 0-7 record for prime time games, so I hope they continue their losing streak!
Me: 31 DH: 32 Dating since: 11/17/2001 Married: 9/26/2009 TTC: June 2016
@JulesDP@BertieMeetsGertie I actually love when Lambeau games are cold because most other teams are not prepared for it. I'll take any advantage we can get! Good to know about Washington's prime time losing streak. I hope that continues too!
(Also, how does Washington keep that racial slur as a name? Ugh)
@baileygomez Thats frustrating. We had one of those days on Wednesday night. Maybe if you manually get him started, and just start HIO when he's closer to finishing it will help the problem. I've done that a couple of times when we've gone back to back to back. Also helps speed the process. We had a talk yesterday about TTC sex not being glamours, passionate, fun sex (when he couldn't finish he said it wasn't fun and there was too much pressure). For a week of the month, it will be chore like, and it's *hopefully* a small period in time, and we just need to do what we need to do. It seemed to really click because he said he wanted to redeem himself from the night before right after our talk, and he did.
@adirat I just did a bit of investigating with FF and added in some of my normal post O temps, and it gave me cross hairs for today. Though Im still convinced that I Od yesterday. But I am shocked as you are that I didnt get them yet. Thanks for the CS!
**TW Loss/pregnancy mentioned** Married: 7/21/12
BFP: 5/30/16 and MC on 7/6/16 BFP: 12/4/16 Due 8/8/17 -- Its a boy! Born 8/14/17 BFP: 5/19/19 and MC on 5/27/19 BFP: 6/24/19, MC on 7/24/19 BFP: 10/24, no heartbeat on 11/27, D&C 12/2 Officially diagnosed with Secondary infertility and recurrent miscarriage IVF started Feb 2020 retrieval and PGT testing: 18 retrieved, 17 mature, 16 fertilized, 9 to blast, 8 PGT normal. Transfer #1: June 14, 2020
Mommy to a super cute havanesse puppy and baby boy!
@adirat FX that the MRI either shows nothing major, or something very easy to fix! Hopefully you'll get some peace of mind either way.
@JulesDP Have fun with your BFF! And, I hope your TTC conversation goes smoothly, and that she can get to a place where she is genuinely happy for you. It's tough when friends are in very different places in life.
@hupp0013 & @ChefRamsay my DH bagged a deer last weekend.... and he's STILL butchering and cutting up the meat lol. It's his first time doing it, so he's learning by trial and error. Luckily he'll be making jerky out of a lot of it, otherwise I'm sure we'd run out of uses for it. One can only eat deer meat for so long...
@JuneRoseRuby LOL at "magical unicorn essential oils"
@baileygomez don't fret - it's VERY common for DHs to have performance issues related to TTC. My DH did the same thing our 2nd cycle, but now he seems to have gotten his proverbial shit together lol. It's generally not necessary before TTC for guys to finish, so there's no pressure. But during TTC, men have to finish, and that pressure is new. I'd say try to make it fun, and gauge how much information your DH needs. My DH does best when I don't give him details and just initiate BD. It's more work for us, but if the alternative is no baby batter.... then we do what we have to do!
@laurad75 GL with your half marathon! You already have my respect just for signing up for it!
@KhRun17 OMG, that's ridiculous. It sounds like they're 9 and have a secret club up in the neighbor's tree house. ________________
Month/Cycle: 4/5
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: the usual. Will start HIO in a few days. POAS this morning just to ease my mind that my body isn't throwing in a random early O. I don't think an OPK can look more negative than the one I got this morning lol.
R/R: YAY FRIDAY! Also, this is my last free weekend before our Dickens Festival starts, along with the other general holiday madness. At least it will hopefully make the TWW go by quickly and without a lot of chance to dwell on SS.
Oh! And I've been listening to Expecting Better (as recommended by @adirat), and I'm loving it! I'm very analytical, so its right up my alley.
CS/Q: I got nothin' (but see GTKY if you have LOs - not TTC related)
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? Might drive to town to do a little shopping. ***Possible TW*** I'm trying to put together a little gift basket to send to my friend who gave birth 6 days ago. If any ladies with LOs want to chime in on useful things to send to her, that would be great! ***End TW***
lulu1180 and @Ohemgee Thanks for the responses and insights. I am hoping this was just a fluke start to our TTC. We are probably out for this cycle and I have accepted that. Which I guess gives me some internal piece. I am not religious, but I do not believe things happen for a reason and when the time is right. Hopefully our time will come.
When we can try again, I will try to be more relaxed, share less and have fun.
@baileygomez I believe the same thing but it's sometimes tough to remember especially when you want something like this so bad! Also, don't count yourself completely out yet. If you got -3 timing, that's still pretty good. I've seen someone with only -3 still get a bfp. But I still hope you're able to get things done tonight!
"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
@JuneRoseRuby Sorry you have to wait so long for another appointment!
@KhRun17 I would be pretty pissed too. It just seems so silly since I know they really aren't doing a damn thing that needs to be so secretive.
Month/Cycle: 6/7
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: temping, vitamins, CM/CP, OPKs
R/R: Well, apparently DH has decided that our new holiday tradition will be to gut a room in our house the week before we have people over for Thanksgiving.....
CS/Q: No real question, but I feel like I have been a temping failure so far this cycle. I keep waking up about an hour before normal, and it is throwing me off. Hopefully it is still early enough that I have a chance to get my shit together.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? Food shopping for Thanksgiving and cleaning up after DH's demolition...awesome...
lulu1180 I am glad we got -3 in, and hope we can try again tonight, but as I said....I will leave it up to DH if he wants to try.
In all fairness, I basically jumped him the second he got home last night. I was excited, I think I might have scared him a little
LuND: yeah, I am hoping that going forward we can be more relaxed about it. I am such a type A person that I feel more comfortable and calm when I track things and feel like there is some control. But DH is the opposite. He likes to go with the flow and not be so obsessed with things. So it's a balancing act.
@laurad75 thank you for sharing your perspective and your advice. Proceeding with patience and sensitivity is my game plan! @JuneRoseRuby Well said! I totally agree about 30's being a difficult time to connect with your friends. I've found that I don't have much in common with many of my college friends anymore. @luND thank you! I know she'll get to that place eventually. I just don't want her to be sad.
Me: 32 H: 32 Married: October 2009 TTC#1: August 2016
@Ohemgee Thanks for the info on slow rises - I feel like I should go back and reread some of TCOYF
@adirat GL with the MRI on Sunday - just focus on your breathing and you should be fine. Also, since it's pelvic, hopefully you will have your head/shoulders outside of the machine. I had to get one done on my brain for migraines and it was pretty intense but still manageable.
@KhRun17 Ugh - I'd be super annoyed too. What did he say when you told him you would have said no if you knew it meant keeping secrets?
@JuneRoseRuby GL on the craft shows! I have one today and one tomorrow myself
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: BBT/CM charting, herbs, PNV, green tea, will be starting OPKs next week
R/R: I took today off so I had another short week, and am doing two craft shows this weekend (so I probably won't be able to bump again until Sunday ). Also, watched the fall finale of Grey's Anatomy last night, and can't believe it's two months until the next episode!
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: Pretty much just the two craft shows (today/tomorrow) then resting and catching up on errands/laundry/etc. on Sunday.
@Pinky917 My H does the same thing! It is usually two weeks before guests come and he decides we need to revamp something. We are in a sprint now to finish cabinets before guests come Wednesday! Ugh. @Sailing_Mama GL at your craft show too!
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
R/R: DD woke up at 3am again, and then at 6am.. 6am is when I normally temp, but my temp this morning was super low.. and Oing on CD 11 would be strange for me, since my cycles are normally around 30 days. So I don't know if it was a junky reading, or if I'm Oing, but I had sex this morning just in case.
CS/Q: thoughts on if this looks too low to be an O temp dip? I haven't really relearned how to do this, last time I temped was 3 years ago.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? im taking DD to Great Wolf Lodge with my bestie. It's an indoor water park.. should be fun.
R/R: most mornings I have to choose between bumping and putting on makeup. I have a giant zit this week so makeup wins. Probably going to be posting and ghosting.
CS/Q: none.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans?
Ugh... I have to go to a rehearsal on Saturday and a wedding on Sunday. My DH is the best man. Not looking forward to it at all. Mostly because the bride and groom and super unprepared and it's going to be a gong show.
@baileygomez - I feel for ya! DH had some trouble finishing occasionally for a month or two too. I found that the less I talk about TTC before O, the better our chances. As much as it sucks, that's the best way to avoid performance anxiety/stress that I've found... @LuND@adirat@wabash15@pinky917 - yep, it's exactly like they have a 9yo's club house and have a "no girls allowed" sign on the door. And it is a Catholic organization, so it's not like anything nefarious is going on, it's just so annoying that all he'll say is I can't tell you. What am I going to do with your boys club info? I just want to know what you did. Ugh. @sailing_mama - he just said it's not a big deal, he made vows to keep it a secret. I told him "yeah, well there's some other vows you've made that are kinda important too." rolled over in bed and went to sleep. Also - We just got direct tv, so we're catching up on the new season of Greys! That's part of my weekend plans probably. I'm only onto episode 4. @pinky917 - GL with your last minute demolition. My dad has a way of doing that too... right before my brothers HS grad party, my dad decided it was a good time to finish the un-finished porch. He put pine on all the walls, and put heated flooring, and tiles in the week before the grad party. The tiles are slightly textured, and he hadn't done it before, so the way he put grout on caused a big mess and we all spent the week scrubbing, trying chemicals, etc. to get it off. It's awesome now, but was maybe poor timing.
R/R: MH dropped a trip and is now planning to join me for part of my business trip. It'll lose us some pay but it'll be fun and it might give us a shot this cycle since I'm also probably going to swap Thanksgiving for Christmas (my parents live 13 hours--on good roads--away) this year so I'll be home with MH then, too. In all, we'll miss two days of theoretical FW. It would be really nice if O day hadn't ranged from 15-19 over the time we've been trying.
CS/Q: Dang it. I actually did have a question but I can't think of it now.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? We are taking our dog and going to the coast. There's a brewery across the street from the hotel and right on the ocean. We'll meet up with some friends there for a day or so and just putz around.
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
KhRun17: Yeah, I think I might just take that approach. Or see if we can do an EOD plan for most of the month. Then maybe it won't feel like so much pressure.
I also think job stress may be a factor. He has been tired, cranky and stressed about a few work things this week...so the timing was a disaster.
@JuneRoseRuby@KhRun17 Ugh, I'm glad I am not the only one. Once DH gets an idea in his head there is no stopping him. This year is at least better than last year though. Last year it started with "I am just going to pull the shower stall out of the bathroom", and the next thing I knew it was down to the studs. And that was in our main bathroom, so everyone who was over for dinner had to go through our bedroom to use the master bathroom.
@wabash15 I have trouble telling the difference between egg white and sticky. If it stretches well is it most likely egg white? Because if so, I think I've had fertile CM..
@peedy yah if it stretches at all and is watery to egg whiteish in consistency than than its fertile CM. Also generally watery or EWCM is clear but sticky or creamy CM can have cloudiness or color in it. Hooray for fertile CM! its time to
*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
@NYTino24 I totally agree that no one should be peeing on anything at odd hours of the morning. I don't want to be handling pee any time. Much less when I'm not awake and I'm clumsy and dumb!
@metrogirl I'm sorry for your TW in your chart. I'm not sure what to say about your temps. For me, if I wake up early and temp early, my temp is pretty much always lower than normal time. Sometimes if I have one of those days, I'll try a middle temp like 97.46. It looks like you have OPKs that support the CH but no EWCM so... that's a really long-winded way of saying I dunno, keep HIO until you have more data. If you're both in need of a break, I don't think that taking a day off would be a bad thing.
@FLAshley *TW* I know it can be hard but just keep reminding yourself that we do these things for friends. Heck, I threw a baby shower a few weeks ago. For friends who were going to do mine. It's worth it.
@adirat It's weird and hard to both hope that they won't find anything and that they will. FX you get some answers with easy solutions.
@baileygomez Maybe try a new position. There really isn't any specific need to stick to missionary for TTC so try something else that he likes.
@Pinky917 That sounds like an exciting new tradition!
@NYtino- the limo sounds like fun and it's something different! @FLAshley I hope you get some rest this weekend at least. @hupp0013 boo for sickness and I hope that your DD is feeling better soon. @Starla- yay for better OPK's and fx for earlier O! @adirat - I'll be thinking of you on Sunday. I've had a few MRI's and they're not bad, just loud like others have said. FX for quick and easy answers. @lulu1180 happy early birthday! @JuneRoseRuby I'm sorry for the change in appointments. So frustrating! We are in the same HIO over thanksgiving with family in the house situation but I'm sorta looking forward to the thrill of the sneak. @KhRun17 flaunting secrets is the worst! @Pinky917 I would kill DH if he tried to do that! @Sailing_Mama I've been so busy I totally forgot about Grays! I'll have to try to watch tonight!
Month/Cycle: 18/8
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: PNV, BBT, CM, ED during FW
R/R: Rave is also my GTKY- I can't remember the last time I had a girls night and DH is excited to stay in with DD for the night.
CS/Q: none yet. I just started temping this week and my temps all look around the same. I have a fairly regular and predictable cycle but I'm curious to see how O lines up with when I think I usually O.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? Going to a drag show tonight and I'm pretty excited to get out of the house! It's supposed to start snowing here on Sunday so I'm dreading that.
@adirat thanks for the insight, I feel like it probably was O but I'll keep the lower temp and keep HIO in case. Good luck on Sunday!
@lulu1180 I tried putting high temps for the next few days and it still doesn't give me CH, so I guess I'll keep HIO in case. Happy unbirthday!
@KhRun17 that's so annoying about your husband and his "secret society"
@wabash15 thanks for the CS. I can't believe you have snow already
@baileygomez sorry you're having a rough week, maybe YH will be feeling relaxed tonight because it's Friday and he'll be more into it
@kiki75 thank you! I tried a middle temp and it still didn't give CH so I'll just wait and see what happens the next few days. Your weekend sounds awesome!
@baileygomez I'm sorry this morning did not go better. I was going to suggest what @Ohemgee suggested. Maybe if you start out with a HJ or BJ(be aware, saliva is not very TTC friendly) then HIO when he is close to finishing it will go better.
**TW**
Me: 30 DH:30 Together 2003, Married 2011 DD: July 2005 BFP: 4/10/16, MC: 5/20/16 BFP: 1/10/17, DD2: Sep 2017
WAYDTGKU: nothing yet. mentally preparing for IF testing to start next monday, I guess...
R/R: I have hardly bled and it bothers me when that happens and it does on occasion... *TW* the last time I bled enough to call it CD1 and then immediately stopped, I was KU and it was implantation bleeding confirmed in hindsight, but I wasn't temping at the end of that cycle due to cross-timezone travel, so I don't know what my chart looked like. Based on my chart and my CP (low) I am 100% sure that is not the case this time, but I find myself thinking "what if?" occasionally, and then I remind myself: You just had a f&%#ing anovulatory cycle, there is no way you're KTFU, girl! blah.
CS/Q: it's boring right now.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? sleep, work, work, work, skype, work, sleep, church, work, work.. probably in those proportions
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
I just got a call from the radiology place about my Sunday MRI. Apparently my doctor's office never sent them the insurance authorization and has not responded to four calls this week, which means that I don't have authorization for the MRI, which means I have to reschedule it. For December 12.
I wanted to scream when I got this call. I didn't because I know it isn't the poor radiology receptionist's job, but what the actual fuck.
@Kiki75 My o has ranged from CD 15-24. I'd love 15-19!!
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*
@adirat Ugh, sorry about the fuckery. At least since they rescheduled your appt for a Monday you can take the train to the appt. Sorry, I know that's pretty lame, but I try to look for a silver lining. And good on you for not yelling at the poor receptionist .
*creepy Internet hugs*
**TW**
Me: 30 DH:30 Together 2003, Married 2011 DD: July 2005 BFP: 4/10/16, MC: 5/20/16 BFP: 1/10/17, DD2: Sep 2017
Re: WTO Friday 11/18
"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
@lulu1180 happy early birthday!
Month/Cycle: 12/13
CD: 17
WAYDTGKU: temping, OPK, pre-O herbs
R/R: Woohoo for Friday! Tomorrow's going to be a fun but busy day
CS/Q: Lots of ups and downs and large temp variations. Still no O in sight
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? Tomorrow I'm doing a vendor event for my business, Then Sunday I have a party and then a 2nd birthday party for one of DS' closest little buds.
@wabash15 I can't believe it's snowing already by you! Brr!
@ColoradoHiker awe, happy birthday to you DS! Have fun at the party!
@lulu1180 enjoy the birthday lunch!
@adirat the Redskins have a 0-7 record for prime time games, so I hope they continue their losing streak!
Dating since: 11/17/2001
Married: 9/26/2009
TTC: June 2016
EDD: 5/14/2018
I actually love when Lambeau games are cold because most other teams are not prepared for it. I'll take any advantage we can get! Good to know about Washington's prime time losing streak. I hope that continues too!
(Also, how does Washington keep that racial slur as a name? Ugh)
We had a talk yesterday about TTC sex not being glamours, passionate, fun sex (when he couldn't finish he said it wasn't fun and there was too much pressure). For a week of the month, it will be chore like, and it's *hopefully* a small period in time, and we just need to do what we need to do. It seemed to really click because he said he wanted to redeem himself from the night before right after our talk, and he did.
Married: 7/21/12
BFP: 12/4/16 Due 8/8/17 -- Its a boy! Born 8/14/17
BFP: 5/19/19 and MC on 5/27/19
BFP: 6/24/19, MC on 7/24/19
BFP: 10/24, no heartbeat on 11/27, D&C 12/2
Officially diagnosed with Secondary infertility and recurrent miscarriage
IVF started Feb 2020
retrieval and PGT testing: 18 retrieved, 17 mature, 16 fertilized, 9 to blast, 8 PGT normal.
Transfer #1: June 14, 2020
@lmmtravels what's a passion project?
@beachbunnyxo123 good luck in TWW! FX for you!
@hupp0013 so sorry DD1 is sick.
@adirat FX that the MRI either shows nothing major, or something very easy to fix! Hopefully you'll get some peace of mind either way.
@JulesDP Have fun with your BFF! And, I hope your TTC conversation goes smoothly, and that she can get to a place where she is genuinely happy for you. It's tough when friends are in very different places in life.
@hupp0013 & @ChefRamsay my DH bagged a deer last weekend.... and he's STILL butchering and cutting up the meat lol. It's his first time doing it, so he's learning by trial and error. Luckily he'll be making jerky out of a lot of it, otherwise I'm sure we'd run out of uses for it. One can only eat deer meat for so long...
@JuneRoseRuby LOL at "magical unicorn essential oils"
@baileygomez don't fret - it's VERY common for DHs to have performance issues related to TTC. My DH did the same thing our 2nd cycle, but now he seems to have gotten his proverbial shit together lol. It's generally not necessary before TTC for guys to finish, so there's no pressure. But during TTC, men have to finish, and that pressure is new. I'd say try to make it fun, and gauge how much information your DH needs. My DH does best when I don't give him details and just initiate BD. It's more work for us, but if the alternative is no baby batter.... then we do what we have to do!
@laurad75 GL with your half marathon! You already have my respect just for signing up for it!
@KhRun17 OMG, that's ridiculous. It sounds like they're 9 and have a secret club up in the neighbor's tree house.
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Month/Cycle: 4/5
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: the usual. Will start HIO in a few days. POAS this morning just to ease my mind that my body isn't throwing in a random early O. I don't think an OPK can look more negative than the one I got this morning lol.
R/R: YAY FRIDAY!
Also, this is my last free weekend before our Dickens Festival starts, along with the other general holiday madness. At least it will hopefully make the TWW go by quickly and without a lot of chance to dwell on SS.
Oh! And I've been listening to Expecting Better (as recommended by @adirat), and I'm loving it! I'm very analytical, so its right up my alley.
CS/Q: I got nothin' (but see GTKY if you have LOs - not TTC related)
GTKY: What are your weekend plans?
Might drive to town to do a little shopping. ***Possible TW*** I'm trying to put together a little gift basket to send to my friend who gave birth 6 days ago. If any ladies with LOs want to chime in on useful things to send to her, that would be great! ***End TW***
*ETA more to R/R
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
When we can try again, I will try to be more relaxed, share less and have fun.
"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
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: temping, vitamins, CM/CP, OPKs
R/R: Well, apparently DH has decided that our new holiday tradition will be to gut a room in our house the week before we have people over for Thanksgiving.....
CS/Q: No real question, but I feel like I have been a temping failure so far this cycle. I keep waking up about an hour before normal, and it is throwing me off. Hopefully it is still early enough that I have a chance to get my shit together.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? Food shopping for Thanksgiving and cleaning up after DH's demolition...awesome...
Married 9/2015
TTC #1 6/2016
Dx Unexplained IF 6/2017
Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI 7/2017 - Cancelled (overstimulated)
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI #1 - BFN
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI #2 -BFN
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI#3 - BFP! EDD July 15 2018
Baby Girl H - July 22 2018
In all fairness, I basically jumped him the second he got home last night. I was excited, I think I might have scared him a little
LuND: yeah, I am hoping that going forward we can be more relaxed about it. I am such a type A person that I feel more comfortable and calm when I track things and feel like there is some control. But DH is the opposite. He likes to go with the flow and not be so obsessed with things. So it's a balancing act.
@JuneRoseRuby Well said! I totally agree about 30's being a difficult time to connect with your friends. I've found that I don't have much in common with many of my college friends anymore.
@luND thank you! I know she'll get to that place eventually. I just don't want her to be sad.
Married: October 2009
TTC#1: August 2016
DD Born 10/20/17
@lulu1180 Enjoy the early birthday celebrations!
@Ohemgee Thanks for the info on slow rises - I feel like I should go back and reread some of TCOYF
@adirat GL with the MRI on Sunday - just focus on your breathing and you should be fine. Also, since it's pelvic, hopefully you will have your head/shoulders outside of the machine. I had to get one done on my brain for migraines and it was pretty intense but still manageable.
@KhRun17 Ugh - I'd be super annoyed too. What did he say when you told him you would have said no if you knew it meant keeping secrets?
@JuneRoseRuby GL on the craft shows! I have one today and one tomorrow myself
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: BBT/CM charting, herbs, PNV, green tea, will be starting OPKs next week
R/R: I took today off so I had another short week, and am doing two craft shows this weekend (so I probably won't be able to bump again until Sunday
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: Pretty much just the two craft shows (today/tomorrow) then resting and catching up on errands/laundry/etc. on Sunday.
@Sailing_Mama GL at your craft show too!
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
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: BBT, PNV, HIO
R/R: DD woke up at 3am again, and then at 6am.. 6am is when I normally temp, but my temp this morning was super low.. and Oing on CD 11 would be strange for me, since my cycles are normally around 30 days. So I don't know if it was a junky reading, or if I'm Oing, but I had sex this morning just in case.
CS/Q: thoughts on if this looks too low to be an O temp dip? I haven't really relearned how to do this, last time I temped was 3 years ago.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans?
im taking DD to Great Wolf Lodge with my bestie. It's an indoor water park.. should be fun.
ETA: I haven't turned an OPK positive yet.
@LuND @adirat @wabash15@pinky917 - yep, it's exactly like they have a 9yo's club house and have a "no girls allowed" sign on the door. And it is a Catholic organization, so it's not like anything nefarious is going on, it's just so annoying that all he'll say is I can't tell you. What am I going to do with your boys club info? I just want to know what you did. Ugh.
@sailing_mama - he just said it's not a big deal, he made vows to keep it a secret. I told him "yeah, well there's some other vows you've made that are kinda important too." rolled over in bed and went to sleep. Also - We just got direct tv, so we're catching up on the new season of Greys! That's part of my weekend plans probably. I'm only onto episode 4.
@pinky917 - GL with your last minute demolition. My dad has a way of doing that too... right before my brothers HS grad party, my dad decided it was a good time to finish the un-finished porch. He put pine on all the walls, and put heated flooring, and tiles in the week before the grad party. The tiles are slightly textured, and he hadn't done it before, so the way he put grout on caused a big mess and we all spent the week scrubbing, trying chemicals, etc. to get it off. It's awesome now, but was maybe poor timing.
edit: phrasing
Dating: 11/14/2010
Married: 10/18/2014
TTC April 2016
BFP: 5/12/2016 ~ MC: 5/25/2016
@dinosaur I love your bump vs makeup dilemma! well hopefully you can sit back and laugh if the wedding is a cluster.
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: 4
WAYDTGKU: meh
R/R: MH dropped a trip and is now planning to join me for part of my business trip. It'll lose us some pay but it'll be fun and it might give us a shot this cycle since I'm also probably going to swap Thanksgiving for Christmas (my parents live 13 hours--on good roads--away) this year so I'll be home with MH then, too. In all, we'll miss two days of theoretical FW. It would be really nice if O day hadn't ranged from 15-19 over the time we've been trying.
CS/Q: Dang it. I actually did have a question but I can't think of it now.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? We are taking our dog and going to the coast. There's a brewery across the street from the hotel and right on the ocean. We'll meet up with some friends there for a day or so and just putz around.
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
I also think job stress may be a factor. He has been tired, cranky and stressed about a few work things this week...so the timing was a disaster.
Married 9/2015
TTC #1 6/2016
Dx Unexplained IF 6/2017
Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI 7/2017 - Cancelled (overstimulated)
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI #1 - BFN
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI #2 -BFN
Letrozole + Ovidrel + IUI#3 - BFP! EDD July 15 2018
Baby Girl H - July 22 2018
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
"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
@metrogirl I'm sorry for your TW in your chart. I'm not sure what to say about your temps. For me, if I wake up early and temp early, my temp is pretty much always lower than normal time. Sometimes if I have one of those days, I'll try a middle temp like 97.46. It looks like you have OPKs that support the CH but no EWCM so... that's a really long-winded way of saying I dunno, keep HIO until you have more data. If you're both in need of a break, I don't think that taking a day off would be a bad thing.
@FLAshley *TW* I know it can be hard but just keep reminding yourself that we do these things for friends. Heck, I threw a baby shower a few weeks ago. For friends who were going to do mine. It's worth it.
@adirat It's weird and hard to both hope that they won't find anything and that they will. FX you get some answers with easy solutions.
@baileygomez Maybe try a new position. There really isn't any specific need to stick to missionary for TTC so try something else that he likes.
@Pinky917 That sounds like an exciting new tradition!
@Sailing_Mama Good luck at your craft shows!
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: 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
@FLAshley I hope you get some rest this weekend at least.
@hupp0013 boo for sickness and I hope that your DD is feeling better soon.
@Starla- yay for better OPK's and fx for earlier O!
@adirat - I'll be thinking of you on Sunday. I've had a few MRI's and they're not bad, just loud like others have said. FX for quick and easy answers.
@lulu1180 happy early birthday!
@JuneRoseRuby I'm sorry for the change in appointments. So frustrating! We are in the same HIO over thanksgiving with family in the house situation but I'm sorta looking forward to the thrill of the sneak.
@KhRun17 flaunting secrets is the worst!
@Pinky917 I would kill DH if he tried to do that!
@Sailing_Mama I've been so busy I totally forgot about Grays! I'll have to try to watch tonight!
Month/Cycle: 18/8
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: PNV, BBT, CM, ED during FW
R/R: Rave is also my GTKY- I can't remember the last time I had a girls night and DH is excited to stay in with DD for the night.
CS/Q: none yet. I just started temping this week and my temps all look around the same. I have a fairly regular and predictable cycle but I'm curious to see how O lines up with when I think I usually O.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? Going to a drag show tonight and I'm pretty excited to get out of the house! It's supposed to start snowing here on Sunday so I'm dreading that.
DD2 born 9/10/17
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
@Starla thanks!
@adirat thanks for the insight, I feel like it probably was O but I'll keep the lower temp and keep HIO in case. Good luck on Sunday!
@lulu1180 I tried putting high temps for the next few days and it still doesn't give me CH, so I guess I'll keep HIO in case. Happy unbirthday!
@KhRun17 that's so annoying about your husband and his "secret society"
@wabash15 thanks for the CS. I can't believe you have snow already
@baileygomez sorry you're having a rough week, maybe YH will be feeling relaxed tonight because it's Friday and he'll be more into it
@kiki75 thank you! I tried a middle temp and it still didn't give CH so I'll just wait and see what happens the next few days. Your weekend sounds awesome!
@Peedy Could be an O dip, could be a fluke. HIO until you know for sure.
@KhRun17 I am rolling my eyes reeeeeal hard at your husband.
Together 2003, Married 2011
DD: July 2005
BFP: 4/10/16, MC: 5/20/16
BFP: 1/10/17, DD2: Sep 2017
TTGP Dec '16 siggy challenge winner!
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: nothing yet. mentally preparing for IF testing to start next monday, I guess...
R/R: I have hardly bled and it bothers me when that happens and it does on occasion... *TW* the last time I bled enough to call it CD1 and then immediately stopped, I was KU and it was implantation bleeding confirmed in hindsight, but I wasn't temping at the end of that cycle due to cross-timezone travel, so I don't know what my chart looked like. Based on my chart and my CP (low) I am 100% sure that is not the case this time, but I find myself thinking "what if?" occasionally, and then I remind myself: You just had a f&%#ing anovulatory cycle, there is no way you're KTFU, girl! blah.
CS/Q: it's boring right now.
GTKY: What are your weekend plans? sleep, work, work, work, skype, work, sleep, church, work, work.. probably in those proportions
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
***TW in Siggy***
Me: 34 / DH: 33
Married: Nov 2011
TTC #1: Jan 2013, BFP Sept 2013, DD: June 2014
TTC #2: Aug 2016, BFP Nov 2016, DS: August 2017
I wanted to scream when I got this call. I didn't because I know it isn't the poor radiology receptionist's job, but what the actual fuck.
Ughhhhhh this is such a nightmare.
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
"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
*creepy Internet hugs*
Together 2003, Married 2011
DD: July 2005
BFP: 4/10/16, MC: 5/20/16
BFP: 1/10/17, DD2: Sep 2017
TTGP Dec '16 siggy challenge winner!