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WTO Thursday 2/23
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Where are all my morning bumpies this am??
Month/Cycle:
CD:
WAYDTGKU:
R/R:
CS/Q:
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
Re: WTO Thursday 2/23
Month/Cycle: 4/3
CD: 37
WAYDTGKU: Waiting for AF, HIO for funsies and false hope.
R/R: Today is the day of ushering dogs around and meetings meetings meetings at work. FX I don't accidently forget something.
CS/Q: At a certain point, the uterine lining is too old/thick to reasonably sustain pregnancy right? Because I think I've hit that point even if I get a miracle O.
GTKY: Oh geez don't crucify me. We go by a magic system called "We make enough, we can make it work." I mean, we save up for big things (like our wedding) by putting x in the savings each month. We keep track of how much our bills are and when they're due. But other than that? We kinda just fudge it and figure it out.
TTC #1 November 2016
50mg Clomid June 2017
BFP June, 21 2017 | EDD March 4, 2018
CD: 11
We work on a semi-budget. We put money into our 401ks, a short-term savings account and stocks every single month before anything else. We have about 6 months worth of living expenses saved up, with the goal of having 1 years worth in the next year. We also max out our IRAs every year. We do take out of our ST-savings sometimes for house stuff, but thats the purpose of it. We make a $1600 payment each month to my student loans (BAHAHAHA and it barely makes a dent). On the first of the month we make our mortgage payment, electric, water and cars. After that, any money left over we don't budget (which is why its a semi-budget). We buy what we want, when we want- within reason. Some months we end up with quite a bit of money left over in our checking account, some months we over-spend because of vacations or dates or whatever, but overall it evens out. We are very lucky to do well financially and have minimal monetary stress, but we try to make smart decisions in case anything ever happened.WAYDTGKU: HIO, OPKS, Acupuncture
R/R: I got a + OPK this AM, I have EWCM for days, and my first acupuncture session is today so yay! Feeling good juju vibes.
CS/Q:
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
Month/Cycle: 8
CD: 20
WAYDTGKU: just waiting right now. Still taking my pnv
R/R: My rant today is about my MIL. I can't. Every time she talks to my husband anymore she mentions daycare. We have NO OTHER CHOICE. Just stop. It's none of your business what we do with our child while we work. NONE. Any other day I'm ok with it. Do I wish I could be a SAHM? Of course, but it just wouldn't work for us. So instead I go to work knowing I can build a savings account for all of us and I make myself feel better that way. I got upset last night that once again he told me she brought it up, but I'm overreacting apparently. So I hate my husband today too
CS/Q:
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
i move money into savings randomly. Right now we're saving for a house. So most of my bonus went, our tax refund will go into savings but we don't have a monthly budget. We aren't necessarily living paycheck to paycheck, but I also don't just go and spend whatever I want.
If we have some extra money left right before we get another paycheck I'll move some into our savings and some into our son's account.
That sounds crappy written out but it works. We have a savings account!
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: PNV, vitamin D, fish oil, CoQ10, baby aspirin after O, pineapple core days 1-5 after O, fertility foods, RRL tea, green tea, BBT, CBDAs & Wondfos, Preseed, GDTPT
R/R: We had a spectacularly crazy dinner for H's birthday last night with his divorced parents. It would swing from them picking at each other to her telling him he should retire so the can go travel. It was nuts.
CS/Q: Nope
GTKY: I might come back and add more later but for now, yes we budget. I run the finances and I put together a budget based on a reliable income level. I'm salaried but H isn't. It's more detailed than most with categories for car repairs, insurance, house maintenance, etc. I use an envelope-style budgeting app called "Goodbudget." When H bought his house in 2007, they talked him into an 80/20 loan where 20% is at a higher interest rate. 8.7% for 20% of a house!!! So that has been our focus for the last few years. We finally got that paid off so the new focus is killing my student loans (his are already paid off). So pretty much all of my profit share, bonuses, tax returns, and pay he makes in a month above the budget goes to that. We should be done in about 6 months. Then we can save up to remodel our super dated house!
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
Month/Cycle: 6/6
CD: 17
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, OPKs, HIO EOD, CM
R/R: Ugh day 5 of flashy smiley face, I usually get them for several days so this isn't out of the norm, but it's still aggravating. Rave: Stayed home from work today so puppy snuggles!
CS/Q: Nothing today
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
We sort of budget. We have a budget, but I'm too much of a procrastinator to actually track it through out the month. We used to go over the budget all the time so I looked over the past months to see what was going on. Turned out that we were going way over on our personal spending. Now we each get a cash allowance for the month. This helps a lot since most of the other bills are consistent (mortgage, student loan, car loan, etc). Right now we're trying to pay off DH's car loan. We should be able to pay it off in the next couple months which would be a little under 2 years early!
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
@50wife that's so annoying! Tell you MIL if she's so concerned she's welcome to watch the kid for you for free
Month/Cycle:
CD: 21?
WAYDTGKU FET
R/R: TODAY IS THE DAY!!! Except it's not until 3:15...so I'm going to barre this am then taking a walk with a friend so I don't go completely crazy waiting!
CS/Q:
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
We put money into our 401k, invest some, and add to the girls' college fund. Other than that no real budget
Oh and she's offered to have us pay them instead of a daycare. This is what I'm working with...
ETA: they live an hour away so it wouldn't work anyway
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: doesn't matter
R/R: Performance issues continue. We're going to try again today since it's the last day before we leave for Florida. As some have suggested, I am not mentioning FW ever again. If he can't finish today, I guess I'll just comment/lurk until AF. Grr.
CS/Q: I really don't like this different brand of OPKs I ordered. Might make a trip to Walgreens because I feel like my second line should be there even if it's just faint.
GTKY: Right now we are both working on paying down debt while keeping a little in savings. Once debts are paid down, we should be able to bring our separate accounts because I like the independence. We decide who pays which bills. We don't really have a monthly budget, per se, but bills come first!
Eta because apostrophes matter
DSS born 01/2016
TTC since 01/2017
Letrozole + TI = BFP 01/30/2018 | EDD 10/11/2018
Month/Cycle:9/11
CD:2
WAYDTGKU: waiting for AF to leave, natural cycle, HSG on monday
R/R: its thursday and we are supposed to get a massive snow storm... I like snow and all but after the roads are plowed....
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want. We put together a budget every year and are generally good about sticking to it. slight problem was we were getting a little bit of money from DH's grandmothers estate, it was not supposed to be factored into the budget but it did so we spent more than we ment to last year, which was fine because we had the money, we just don't have that extra this year so we have to cut back. Plus it means if we end up with #3 DH will have to become a SAHD and a minivan (I'm with you @heatherdubrow my heart dies a little, though I am oddly excited about the extra room).
@loveinDc your lining doesn't really get "old" and we have had some very Late O members get their BFP so don't count yourself out. I think the hardest part is keeping up with good timing when your O is so late
@kiwi2628 I feel you on those student loan payments. it is ridiculous!
@50wife if she's not going to help out she should keep her mouth shut!
@kiki75 glad you survived dinner. Thats like my family.... its crazyness
@heatherdubrow just because I can't say it enough... HOORAY for TODAY!!! I'm doing a little happy/stick emby stick dance for you!
@dragonette505 congrats on moving over!
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
@dragonette505 good luck in TWW hope you don't have to come back here!
@Kiki75 that sounds like an interesting dinner to observe
@morado23 sorry about the issues. I hope you have better luck today
@50Wife ugh, sorry about the MIL I like heatherdubrow's suggestion
Month/Cycle: 4/5
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: bbt, pnv, hio (trying for EOD)
R/R: Rant: work has been so busy these last few days I haven't been able to Bump at all...not even mobile. I tried to get on at the gym after work the other day, but found it hard to read and walk at the same time...lol. Rave: it's my Birthday, so I'm working a half day today and then headed off for a weekend getaway. Just me, the DH and the dogs. so looking forward to it.
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
like many and we don't have a specific budget. We have a joint account and each have individual accounts. the majority of our income goes in to the joint account and we use it to pay monthly bills, dates, etc. We each have an individual accounts that we use personal spending (lunches out, gifts for each other etc.) In general we typically buy what we need and anything out of the ordinary we discuss. Right now, saving in general and saving for, hopefully, a baby at some point.
Edit: well that's awkward...thanks @Sailing_Mama and @LoveInDC trying to fix that chart issue! I am apparently technologically challenged when it comes to posting my chart. I can't seem to figure it out!
2nd edit: to,FX, add chart. Thanks for the help! Hopefully it's not too big.
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks,
some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
Month/Cycle: 5/6 4TTCAL
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: PNV, baby aspirin, pom juice and everything else during FW
R/R:
Rave: We are going to help build a home for a family in need today! So excited for it.
CS/Q: hmm..still some spotting for AF if I (tmi) wipe higher up in my vagina. Really confused, it doesnt show up on a panty liner and it's not brown...it's bright pink. Not sure what's going on.
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
I LOVE finances! We don't have a strict spending budget monthly, but we have preset savings, 401k, IRA and emergency savings amounts. We also evaluate individual purchases to make sure they align with our values and are a reasonable price.
We just hit our goal of 6 months of expenses in emergency savings, so working toward 1 year. Our other goals are to pay our mortgage off in 15 years (have a 20 year mortgage), have an option of retiring at 55 and starting a 529 at some point.
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: PNV, BBT, CM, OPK, HIO
R/R: Rant:I meant to start OPK today but completely forgot. I usually don't O until CD 16 so I'm ok, but I can't believe I forgot. I should have put them in my line of sight before I went to bed last night.
Rave: I didn't make it to the gym like I wanted while H was away. I was super lazy, but I did have a girl's night with a friend. We went to see Fifty Shades Darker. While it is definitely not as Oscar contender by any stretch, I thought it was an improvement on the first. And somehow Jamie Dornan got even better looking. Also, Miranda Lambert concert tonight!! Finally!
CS/Q:
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
I am a budgeting queen. I actually do a weekly budget and I have a an outline budget for every week through the end of 2017 already drawn up. We aren't saving for anything in particular right now, but we do have some big ticket items that we need to pay off within the financing limits. Also, we spent 18 months saving every penny for our wedding so we didn't put much money into long term savings during that time, so we are also focusing on building that up. I just like knowing exactly how much I need to put towards bills, gas, groceries each week and seeing how much I can use for "pleasure" money.
Married: 9/2016
TTC # 1: 11/2016
BFP: 5/2017
Baby Boy: 1/2018
Link to FF Charts
Month/Cycle: 11/11, 1AL
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: PNV, BBT, OPK, EOD and whatever crazy thing google tells me works.
R/R: I got the green light to keep trying this cycle so I don't have to wait!
CS/Q: My chart is the ugliest thing in the word. Not only did my temps not drop but now I have a cold so my temps are just super crazy. Of course I'm not sleeping good because of it either. I'm tempted to just do OPK's this month. But haven't decide yet.
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
We use to do a monthly budget. We don't really do one anymore since our monthly costs are pretty much the same every month. Retirement, bills, mortgage, DD college fund etc. We also have 4 months of living expense in savings and I would love more but student loans. We try to put as much money left over at the end of the month towards our school loans so we can get those paid off faster.
SUCH GOOD LUCK TO YOU @heatherdubrow!!!!!
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
@kiwi2628 Sounds like this could be O day!!
@50Wife Sorry your MIL is being that way - and that your H isn't being supportive of you... I mean, is she offering to pay your salary so you can be a STHM?
@Kiki75 Oh yikes - was it at least entertaining crazy, or just uncomfortable?
@KariAnn323 It gets hard waiting, doesn't it?
@heatherdubrow Yay!! Today is your day!! So excited for you - GL girl!
@dragonette505 GL in TWW - don't come back!
@morado23 Aww sorry to hear about the issues - FX he rallies tonight
@wabash15 Maybe you'll get a snow day tomorrow??
Month/Cycle 5/4
CD 21
WAYDTGKU: PNV, herbs, teas, myo-inositol, acupuncture, BBT/CM charting, OPKs and HIO almost ED right now
R/R DH's phone got smashed... I thought that might mean that I would upgrade and he'd take my own, but we just found out that our plan (a corporate plan through my old job) is so good we have to buy any phone outright. I just can't imagine spending almost 1000 on a new phone, so not sure what we will do. Right now, he's going to use mine and I'll just use my work cell, but I can't put all the apps (i.e. TB app) on it
CS/Q nope - still waiting and hoping today is the day
GTKY We are in a slightly less typical situation - we own our home (our boat), and pay moorage quarterly. Own the car, and are saving money for boat repairs and building a tiny house. So we save and work towards things, but don't budget for bills or anything.
ETA: @Avrilmai Happy Birthday! For your CS though - it seems like you used a link that shows the viewer's chart - maybe use a screenshot?
@dragonfly87 Have fun today!
@SoldiersMom Sounds like a great lazy day
@mispanda Glad you got the green light for this cycle
@heatherdubrow good luck today!!!
Month/Cycle: 15/15
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: bbt, OPK, pnv, preseed, evening primrose oil
R/R: went to the movies with my mom to see La La Land last night! The movie was great and it was nice to have a girls night.
CS/Q: nope
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
We're on a tight budget right now because I'm only working two nights a week so that I can stay home with DD the rest of the week. We also just bought a house and moved out of state a year and a half ago so we're still adjusting to all of the financial obligations associated with that. I just write all the bills on a huge calendar and figure it out that way. We have a decent amount in savings that we don't touch, we both have 401k, DH has a pension, and I have an IRA from my previous job. I have a life insurance policy for DD that I put money into each month and is basically her savings for college. We're focusing on paying off our debt right now (credit cards we charged moving expenses on, car loan, student loans) so any extra we have is going towards that. What makes it super frustrating is that DH only gets paid once a month!
Married 07/2012
DD born 07/2014
DD2 born 10/2018
DS born 10/2022
IF history:
TTC #2 since January 2016
June-Aug 2017: 3 IUIs w/Clomid = BFN
Sept 2017: Dx w/Endometriosis
Oct 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
Nov 2017: IUI w/Letrozole = BFN
Dec 2017: pre-IVF testing
Jan-Feb 2018: IVF--17 eggs retrieved, 13 fertilized, 9 frozen and 1 transferred on 2/10 = BFP on 2/19!!! EDD 10/29/2018
FET Oct 2021: BFP on 10/31! MC at 5 weeks
FET Feb 2022: BFP on 2/15! EDD 10/29/22
ETA: Update your post with a screenshot or a link to your charting homepage. Right now, it just reflects our charts back to us.
TTC #1 November 2016
50mg Clomid June 2017
BFP June, 21 2017 | EDD March 4, 2018
OMG! Why am I so nervous!! lol... GL!!!!
@kiwi2628 enjoy your acupuncture today!
@50wife sorry your MIL is being so intrusive about things!! As great as it would be to be a SAHM things are different nowadays with women in the workforce!
@Kiki75 ugh sorry that dinner went that way!!
@kariann323 fx for O soon!
@heatherdubrow yayyy good luck today so excited for you!!
@wabash15 be safe with the snow and driving! Fx for a snow day tomorrow for you!
@morado23 sorry for the stress with the FW. Is there anything to spice things up tonight to help like toys or something that's not typical? Not to be TMI but I've been feeling so robotic with sex EOD so I just ordered a new vibrator because ist just felt forced lately for me and DH. Anyhow sorry to hear maybe next time if he doesn't know he won't feel as much pressure
Month/Cycle: 14/14 3AL
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: sex EOD, OPKs, CM, preseed
R/R: so i bought POM juice but I hate how sweet it is. I was eating Pom seeds last cycle but I couldn't find them this time. I'm really looking forward to my RE appointment on 3/13 can't come soon enough!!
CS/Q: none
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
so I don't do anything fancy with finances I've just always made it a point to not overspend to pay my bills in full on time every month and I always put money aside each month for savings. DH is self employed so I really need to look into IRAs I have a 401k through work but we will need to set something up for him and for me too
TTC #1 November 2016
50mg Clomid June 2017
BFP June, 21 2017 | EDD March 4, 2018
TTC#1 10/2016
TTC/IF:included medicated cycles, IUIs and 2 rounds of IVF with 1 embryo each.
BFP finally in 12/2018
TTC#2 06/2021
planning FET
"Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks,
some doors are open, some roads are blocked"
TTC #1 November 2016
50mg Clomid June 2017
BFP June, 21 2017 | EDD March 4, 2018
ill be back to update after my appointment this afternoon!
CD:1
WAYDTGKU: bbt,cm,pnv,hio
R/R: Just when I thought I should be in tww AF showed up. Thanks Irregular period.
CS/Q:
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
I saved up for a PS4 just before Christmas (sorry gaming nerd here) other then that thinking about saving for a new camera.
@morado23 sorry for the performance issues. Hopefully holding back on the info will help that
@Sailing_Mama My guess is O will actually be tomorrow or the day after since I still have EWCM and usually that dries up the day of O, but hoping its 2 days from now because then my timing would be clutch
@beachbunnyxo123 Pom juice is the worst! Sorry you couldnt find any seeds. And yay for an RE soon!
CD: 3 gag
WAYDTGKU: All the stuff
R/R: Off early today. Yay !!! Heading to the gym and then snowshoeing tonight with my lovely DF.
CS/Q:
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
We actually have been talking about this lately. We need a budget because we have been slammed with over $20,000 in bills in the last 6 months. I love my house and wouldn't let it go for the world but we should have looked at the work that needed to be done to the property. $10,000 driveway, $6000 tractor, $1200 tractor repairs, $5000 vasectomy reversal....
@heatherdubrow GOOD LUCK !!!! We are all thinking of you !!
@kiwi2628 Enjoy your appointment!!!
@kiki75 lol that does sound like a crazy supper.
@wabash15 Stay safe and warm. Hopefully you won't get slammed with too much snow.
@dragonfly87 I love that your building a house for someone in need.
Me 27
DF 44
TTC post VR Sept 21/16
SA 6 weeks post op 50.7 mil count 40% motility
CD: 2
WAYDTGKU: hio after af leaves, pnv, etc
R/R: apparantly you're supposed to quit your job to go through IF treatments. My RE makes everything so damn hard with being specific with who they want u/s done by. The places nearest to me only had an 11am appt today and of course I work so they wanted me to drive the 2.5 hours to pittsburgh tomorrow which I can't because I work and they give me such attitude every time. Like I'm sorry that I have to work too? Thankfully I have the printed orders and told them I couldn't get in today and they said they'd let me go to another facility thats not in their network. So I have to do that today, but I was all ready to have to skip this cycle.
CS/Q:
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want. We don't do a budget per se because DH doesn't stick to it, but I keep track of the bills and I have two savings accounts I have money from each check put into and just designate it toward big stuff. I also keep envelopes that I put a little money into here and there for other designated things we're saving for like new appliances and furniture.
@kiwi2628 It's really wonderful you and your DH are able to not stress about money, looks like that $1600/month paid off
@50wife I hate that. There is no right or wrong decision with being a SAHM or a working mom. They are both great choices and different things work for different people. It doesn't mean you love your children any more or less, it means you are making the decision that is right for your family. I've always said I don't want to be a SAHM because I don't think I'm patient enough and my child would deserve better than that and I think that's a great thing for me to know! Though who knows, I might want to stop working once I actually have a child and that would be great too if we could afford it! Don't feel down about it, even if your MIL is being annoying. Maybe she should live near you guys and take care of him if she hates daycare so much!
@heatherdubrow SO EXCITING! Yay!! Will be stalking to hear how it went!
@dragonette505 GL in TWW!
@dragonfly87 That's so amazing! Enjoy building the house!
@SoldiersMom I'm impressed with your budgeting skills! Can't believe you already have weekly drafts for the whole year
@Avrilmai Happy Birthday!
@stargazer>lily Sorry for CD1
@FLAshley snowshoeing sounds so fun! What a sweet date idea!
@kaitlink33 Sorry for all the IF scheduling annoyance
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: TCOYF, PNV, DTD
R/R: Rave: DH was a trooper and we DTD last night even though he didn't want to. Rant: *TMI* He had a hard time with it and that's the first time that's ever happened to us. It was awkward and weird and made me feel unattractive even though I know that's not what it was, it's just because we've been DTD so much and he was a tad stressy last night. Eventually happened though! Also potential TW? I had a horrible dream last night that I had ridiculous vaginal bleeding and no one knew what was wrong with me but in my dream I was like I'm totally KTFU. Like I wasn't scared, just sort of alarmed and waiting for someone to tell me I was pregnant. I CANT DEAL WITH DREAMS LIKE THIS, BODY, STOP!
CS/Q:
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
DH uses Mint to track, though I think he's a bit generous with our budget levels. I'm the one who is mostly crazy about the bank account. Our bank allows you to split up your savings into up to 25 different savings accounts which really helps us visually. We have a baby account, a house down payment account, a moving to England account, and a general savings account as well as our checking. Our baby account is pretty much set, but we add here and there if we have extra just in case/to have additional money for daycare (if I want to/have to keep working). We'll be adding a new savings account soon for a new car (DH wants to pay it all upfront instead of monthly payments so that's a bit trickier). We've got some stocks and things that DH takes care of and each have our 401ks. DH also has some money form grandparents but we don't even think about it because we've assigned that to a house down payment. Other than that if one of us really wants something (within reason) we will get it.
@kiwi2628 Yay for a +OPK!
@50Wife Sorry about your MIL. There's no way that if/when our time comes we will be able to afford to have one of us stay home. I hope no one pesters us about it.
@Kiki75 Wait, she wants to travel with her ex-husband?
@KariAnn323 I once got 9 days of flashing smilies in a row. The medical assistant told me to use digital OPKs (I hadn't been previously) because they were more reliable, then that happens and she told me they weren't reliable with PCOS and to use non-digital. I was so mad.
@morado23 Sorry about the performance issues.
@Avrilmai Happy birthday! And your budgeting sounds pretty much 100% like what we do.
@dragonfly87 That sounds like an awesome experience! Have fun today!
@SoldiersMom I read all the 50 Shades books in 2012 but haven't seen either movie!
@mispanda I'm glad you got the green light!
@Sailing_Mama Bummer about the phone situation.
@shortstack930 I love a girls night, especially with my mom
@beachbunnyxo123 I hope time flies to March 13th for you!
@FLAshley Have fun today! I've never been snowshoeing, but I've heard it's a great workout!
@kaitlink33 Ugh, I'm sorry about the scheduling nightmares.
@DuchessOfCambridge I'm glad you were successful despite the issues (I didn't know how to word that! ha).
Month/Cycle: 11 / 8 (?)
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, PNV, HIO, CM
R/R: My temp went up this morning! No crosshairs yet, but hoping that's a good sign for me... Another rave is that I got my Girl Scout cookie fix this week and my MIL is coming tonight (I'm lucky that I love my in-laws!).
CS/Q:
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
We don't have much of a system. We have a joint account where most money goes but we still have our own accounts too. I'll make small purchases for myself from my own account, but anything big/abnormal we talk about. Although I started moving money to savings this month just in case for possible future RE expenses. (DH prefers to just have 'cushion' in our normal checking account that grows each month, but I really want to see the money add up in a savings account.)
DD - 12/28/17
TTC #2 3/2019
BFP 5/2019 || MC - D&C 5/2019
BFP 2/2020 || EDD 10/10/2020
@MJDsquared Yum to the girl scout cookie fix! I totally need to buy some. I'm craving some Thins Mints.
@kaitlink33 sorry to hear about your RE putting you through the hoops! but I'm glad you got it all worked out and you're still in this cycle.
@FLAshley Wow I hadn't really thought about all the expenses that could come from owning a home. We should probably start saving up some money to account for all those unexpected costs, like buying a lawnmower, new furniture, etc.
@stargazer>lilly That was me last month... I thought I was going into TWW and AF started
Month/Cycle: 2/3, 1/1 AL
CD:10
WAYDTGKU: HIO, PNV, CP, CM, BBT
R/R: Rave - I can not wait for the weekend! I'm getting drinks with some girls from my gym and then just relaxing... after a crazy busy weekend last weekend and feeling stressed out over the house buying, I'm seriously in need of a good girl's night and a relaxing weekend!
CS/Q: nope!
GTKY: Let's talk finances. Do you work on a monthly budget, use a program to track finances? Are you saving up for something special right now? Feel free to share as much or as little as you want.
We sort of budget. We have a joint account, and personal accounts. I keep track of how money is spent from my account and the joint accounts. My husband doesn't do anything with his account. We are trying not to overspend as we are closing on our house (FX) next month. I do use an online program to keep track of mine & the joint accounts. I have a Roth IRA and 401k, but my husband doesn't as he is self employed, so that's something we need to look into. That's pretty much it.
@DuchessOfCambridge I use Mint too! I love how you can create a bunch of categories and sift through oodles of data. It's also nice to see balances of all our accounts (credit card, 401K, mortgage etc)
@kaitlink33 That's so obnoxious. I don't understand how they don't take those kinds of things into consideration. People obviously have to work.
@FLAshley It's crazy how quickly it all add up. We have some big repairs that need to be done but we can only do so much at once
@stargazer>lily I just got my PS4 a few months ago - I love it!
@heatherdubrow We're all anxiously awaiting an update! Hope all goes smooth
@SoldiersMom I do all of our budgeting but I'm not quite that organized. Nice job on the weekly effort!
@dragonfly87 Congrats on hitting the 6 month mark. That's really impressive
DD - 12/28/17
TTC #2 3/2019
BFP 5/2019 || MC - D&C 5/2019
BFP 2/2020 || EDD 10/10/2020
@morado23 Sorry about the performance issues
@dragonfly87 Have fun at Habitat for Humanity! The end of my flow is usually pink too. I've never worried to much about it
@SoldiersMom Have fun at the concert, I love Miranda Lambert!
@kaitlink33 I'm sorry you're having issues with doctor's appointments.
@DuchessOfCambridge *Hugs* I swear TTC HIO is the worst. It's fun for the like the first month, and then it turns super forced. *TMI* I've started sending DH dirty text messages on the days we need to HIO. It helps
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