TTC After a Loss

TTCAL Check-In Week of 6/19

We must be busy ladies!!
1. Introduce yourself (say, "heyyyyy")
2. Status?
3. R/R?
4. GTKY: what's the most dangerous thing you've ever done? 
Me: 39 DH: 39
CP 1/25/16 4.5 weeks, developed Graves' disease
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Re: TTCAL Check-In Week of 6/19

  • 1. Hello and welcome to TTCAL! I'm Amber. After 7 month bench and missing 2 cycles, I think we're around cycle 8 TTCAL (TTCAL FER LIFE ha ha *pumps fist*)
    2. TWW. Testing around Thursday but timing was so crappy. -3 and premature stop at -1. Again, im SO jealous of you ladies that can do that EOD 10-20 thing.
    3. Oh God. Just let me get through my boards next Monday. Need all the positive vibes I can get! If I pass I'm good for 10 years. Been studying since March, oi!
    4. Hang gliding in Rio de Janiero! 
    Me: 39 DH: 39
    CP 1/25/16 4.5 weeks, developed Graves' disease
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  • @amberruka - GOOD LUCK!!! You got this lady!

    1. Hello! I'm Laura. Lost a baby at 13 weeks in March 16. Got pregnant in Oct 16. Lost that baby at 16 weeks in Jan 17. Fun times.. NOT! Currently cycle 5 TTCAL

    2. TWW, but just barely 1-2 dpo. We DTD for 10 days straight, missed Saturday (which was likely O -1 - great!) and are starting a new streak. just trying to keep the fire alive.

    3. Its freaking HOT here. And we don't have AC. 

    4. Does TTCAL count? If not, I'm not very dangerous... I did learn to mountain bike this April
    **** TW - kids and loss mentioned ****
    ~~ married 8.11.07
    ~~ DD1 1.16.11 ~~ DD2 1.3.14 ~~
    ~~ BFP3 12.22.15 MMC 2.29.16 @ 13 weeks ~~
    ~~ 2 D&Cs (3.1.16 and 3.10.16) for MMC
    ~~ BFP4 10.27.16  MMC 1.23.17 @ 16 weeks ~~ D&E 1.26.17 ~~
  • Hi all, I'm Melissa. MC in March at 7w4d. 1st pregnancy, 1st loss. Taking it day by day.

    2nd cycle after MC and hopefully off the bench. OB said to wait 2 cycles so I should be ready to go but I'm CD4 and passing big clots. So I'd like to chat with my OB just to make sure that's normal (as if any of this is normal!!!) And if he gives the go ahead, I'm ready and raring to go.

    Just returned from amazing weekend away with friends. Great weather, fun times and loads of mountain biking. @ladipale congrats on taking up the sport! I love it and love seeing other women take up the sport. I hope the crashes are minimal!

    Hmm, most dangerous thing... I've done some pretty silly and dangerous things but I like to think I'm smarter than that now. Hehe. I've gone tubing down rapids, a king swing (like a bungee jump but you swing rather than free fall), cliff jumping, and I guess some people might say my mountain biking but I'm usually in control :) 
  • 1. Introduce yourself 
    Hey! I'm Jenn.  ****TW***** I had a healthy 1st pregnancy and son is almost 2 ****end TW**** got pregnant again about 7 months later and at 10 weeks there was no heartbeat. 7 months later another MC at 8 weeks but only measured 5w4d

    2. Status? TWW  Wednesday would be 6 days before missed AF but I'm trying to wait until Saturday to test
    this was our 2nd cycle of IUI

    3. R/R? I don't really have one right now 

    4. GTKY: what's the most dangerous thing you've ever done? I'm not a very dangerous person either except what I do for a living lol so I carry weapon (law enforcement) I also have rode a motorcycle.  I wanted to learn to ride by myself but once I got pregnant DH got rid of bike said he too many important people counting on him so he gave it up.  I no longer want to learn either. 

    @amberruka  you will do well on boards! Hang gliding has always looked interested and probably something I would have tried when younger

    @ladipale  where do you live without AC? I can't imagine being in the summer heat without it 



  • @Mack2342 - I live in Northern CA. The Bay Area. usually the heat is tolerable- no humidity, peaks at 4:00 pm and typical high in summer is in mid 80s. We only see triple digits a handful of days a year. The Pacific Ocean provides nice relief! Just a little further inland most people have AC. It's going to be one of my first big home improvements but we need new windows first!
    **** TW - kids and loss mentioned ****
    ~~ married 8.11.07
    ~~ DD1 1.16.11 ~~ DD2 1.3.14 ~~
    ~~ BFP3 12.22.15 MMC 2.29.16 @ 13 weeks ~~
    ~~ 2 D&Cs (3.1.16 and 3.10.16) for MMC
    ~~ BFP4 10.27.16  MMC 1.23.17 @ 16 weeks ~~ D&E 1.26.17 ~~
  • @ladipale I used to live in AZ and was much more tolerable of the heat when I was younger.  I'm not a fan of triple digits any more lol.  I live in OH and AC has been on since early May maybe even a few days in April.  I hope you get a break from heat soon
  • 1. Introduce yourself (say, "heyyyyy") I'm Jennifer. I've had 4 MC in the past year and a half. Currently benched during my second set of RPL testing while I drop 21 lbs. to have a progesterone biopsy. Hoping to TTCAL again around September.

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    2. Status? Benched. CD 15. Should O this weekend.

    3. R/R? We're leaving tomorrow for SIL wedding this weekend so I may not be on as much. I'm hoping it will go well. I'm in a much better mindset and am looking forward to some fun activities. However, the twat that got KU with her BF and brought the newborn to the bridal shower will be there with baby in toe. But, I think this will go better since it will be a bigger crowd, DH will be there, and I can just ignore her.

    4. GTKY: what's the most dangerous thing you've ever done? I'm not sure. Probably some questionable decisions I've made while travelling.  I kissed the Blarney Stone, which was sorta terrifying. 

    amberruka Good luck with the Boards!

    MC #1: D&C Oct 23, 2015 (7.5 weeks)
    MC #2: July 1, 2016 (5.5 weeks)
    MC #3: October 17, 2016 (CP)
    RE #1: RPL testing November 2016-January 2017
    MC #4: Feb. 28, 2017 (CP)
    RE #2: Additional RPL testing March-November 2017
    MC #5: January 2019 (6.5 weeks)

    RE #3: More testing 2023. 
    Egg Retrieval Sept/Oct 2023, 2 good embryos after PGT-A testing.
    Surgery for endometriosis January 2024
    Lupron Depo March 2024.  Benched 3 months.

    FET #1: June 3, 2024 (failed)

    Lupron Depo June 2024. Benched 3 months again before next FET.

    FET #2: September 2024 (failed)

    FET #3: December 2024 (failed)

    #BitterHagPartyOf1

  • SP128SP128 member
    @amberruka go get 'em girl!! You will do fabulous. 

    @ladipale we just ac put in last fall. Used it during our heat wave a couple of weeks ago. I admit that we put it on during the day for princess puppy!

    @mack2342  you could've been the hot mama riding. You could ride to work packing heat. It would make for a good photo op at least :smile:

    @dpjennifer twats with babies are the worst. Actually they tie with fertile twats

    1.  Been here forever and a day. Mmc 10/2016. Ttc since may 2016

    2. Still waiting for science to do its thang.  Egg retrieval should be later this week. 

    3. No fail. My mother thinks it's acceptable to tell me to have children at the cemetery. She has no shame. My aunt volunteered my mother to quit her job to watch the baby if I'm worried about child care. Both said my cousin and his wife had a kid fast. I told them it's easy with welfare and not having to pay for anything. They of course denied they are on any assistance. Oh ok. My aunt said that I should be able to afford kids. My mother was ever so helpful to remind me that I'm 36 and if I don't have kids soon I'll be infertile and can't have any. Thanks. A. Fucking. Bunch 

    4. Hiked up a glacier in Alaska. What was I thinking? Beautiful but still 
    ***TW***
    Me: 36  DH:35
    Married: 7/10/2016
    TTC#1 - May 2016
    BFP 9/6/2016 - Missed MC 10/20/2016  
    BFP 5/5/2017  - CP
    IVF #1 - June 2017  - Transferred 1 fresh 4 AA embryo.  7/9 Beta #1 - 161 
    <3 Adam <3 Born on 3/18/18




     
  • @sp128. I hope egg retrieval goes well and they are able to get a bunch!  I feel like I have been on this board forever too!  I've been here since September with MC in august 2016. I can't believe it's coming up on a year. I'm sorry your mom says such horrible things.  You are one strong lady to deal with that regularly! 

    @dpjennifer. I hope you enjoy the wedding and can avoid the twat!  
  • 1.  Hi, I'm new (made a formal intro post last week).  Short story is that I miscarried at 18 weeks on 6/5, found no heartbeat on U/S four days prior.  Was scheduled for a D&C, but my body started labor naturally the day before and our baby boy was delivered quickly and naturally within a couple hours.  I just received the results from chromosomal testing this morning which confirmed Trisomy 18. I definitely felt a sense of relief and some closure upon hearing the diagnosis, just knowing that it was crappy luck and there wasn't really anything I could do to prevent or correct it.

    2.  Benched temporarily while I wait to get my cycle back.  Today was the first morning with negative urine hCG, my postpartum bleeding has stopped, and I'm starting to feel signs of ovulation ramp-up (wetter quality CM, etc), so I'm hopeful I'll ovulate soon-ish and see AF a couple of weeks after that.  We're planning to wait another full normal cycle after that before we start to TTC, so hopefully August?

    3.  My MIL has hardly acknowledged the death of our baby.  I wouldn't say we're super duper close (we're just extremely different people and also live on opposite sides of the country), but we've always been friendly and civil and have never had any arguments or falling-outs.  She sent me one text message ELEVEN DAYS after the delivery, saying that she was glad to hear I didn't need the D&C, and then just went on to say how busy she's been the past few weeks, and talking about her upcoming travel plans (that have nothing to do with me).  Basically all the sentimentality and tenderness you'd give if you'd heard somebody had experienced a bad toothache but was luckily able to avoid a root canal.  Other people have sent wonderful messages, flowers, cards, etc, etc.  She's normally very motherly and I'm just really confused and hurt by how much she seems to be treating our loss like it's no big deal.  I've never felt fully embraced by my husband's family in the 9 years we've been married, and this definitely isn't helping!

    4. I'm not much of a danger-seeker. I did go cliff jumping once (about 40 feet) into dark water to impress a boy.  I was 17...oof.
  • @rosemaryandthyme - I am so sorry to hear how your MIL has not been sympathetic. I've noticed people really handle the news of MC very differently. People you thought might be extremely sensitive and compassionate sometimes shy away, and almost complete strangers sometimes pour their hearts out to you and offer the best shoulder to cry on. It's the weirdest roller coaster and so hard to make sense of. I'm not saying she's right or ok to act that way, it's still wrong in my eyes but I realize know that so many people just don't understand. 
  • @40momma I think you're absolutely right...it's been really interesting to see the differences in how people have reacted and differences in how they've offered support (or lack thereof).  I'm sure it comes as no surprise to anybody on this board, but in general I've found that people are pretty lacking in knowing how to support someone during a trauma like this!
  • @amberruka you got this!!

    @ladipale when we were in the bay last week, the weather was so chilly! Everybody in Cali must be dealing with this heat wave.

    @40momma sorry for the weird bleeding. I've come to learn my new normal is abnormal, womp womp.

    @Mack2342 fx so hard for you!!

    @dpjennifer good luck at sil wedding!

    @rosemaryandthyme I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm glad the results have given you some closure. Also I'm sorry about your mil, my in-laws still haven't said a word to me about the loss. No sorry, no hug, nothing. I'm sure it's just because they don't want to say the wrong thing, but my baby being ignored drives me nuts!

    1. Introduce yourself. Hi! Not new, I have a 2 year old ds, had a natural MC 12/25/16 at 9w2d.

    2. Status? CD 1, but tta

    3. R/R? It is hot hot hot over here. We're running the a.c. like crazy and not looking forward to the electric bill, but when it's 113, you don't have a choice, am I right?! Funny story, yesterday I was chillin in the kiddie pool with ds and he pooped. Not cool man! Lol

    4. GTKY: what's the most dangerous thing you've ever done? Umm, confession, I'm super boring. I can't even think of anything remotely dangerous.
  • @pumpkin0913 That is so nuts that your in-laws haven't said anything to you...like straight up bonkers!  Sheesh...reading about others' stories and I'm seeing in-law ignoring is relatively common.  I mean, it was their grandchild for crying out loud!  We're going to visit them for a week later in the summer and I'm already dreading that "elephant in the room" feeling....oh, I'm sorry, is my life trauma making you feel awkward?  
  • @Mack2342 Oooooo...best of luck in waiting over the next few days!  Hope to see good news soon!
  •  1. Introduce yourself (say, "heyyyyy")
    Hi. I'm new here. My name is also Laura and *TW* I have an almost 2 year old *End TW*. I had a natural miscarriage on 2 June between 5 and 6 weeks. 

    2. Status?
    First Cycle after loss. I'm in the TWW and not sure how I feel about it. We did all the days. **TW** It took me 17 months of trying over two and half years to get pregnant the first time and another 15 months the second time so POAS is hard for me anyway. **End TW**

    3. R/R?
    Rant: My crazy aunt sent both me and my parents a sympathy card so that was a little unexpected. I think it kind of upset my mom. Also, my in laws aren't really inclusive ((right there with you @rosemary&thyme)) and **TW** we kind of had a crappy exchange after the ER confirmed I was actively miscarrying. I sent them both, separately a text saying "There's no baby" and my SIL responded to a group message that my MIL had sent earlier about how the painter just finished painting their upstairs ((Such an odd thing to send when she knew we were in the middle of ER appointments checking HCG levels to confirm or not a miscarriage)). She basically said "Laura said no baby. Seems kind of harsh but I guess she's upset." It did not help my day so I got to cry some more in a hot hospital parking lot. I finally responded and said "I'm sorry that my words weren't right. I'll try to find better ones." **End TW** My SIL was really apologetic but this is typical of our relationship, unfortunately, and so I'm not looking forward to their visit in August or meeting them for a weekend when I go home next month either. 

    4. GTKY: what's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
    Umm... on purpose?? I'm pretty boring. I rode on a motorcycle once and went Snowboarding once?? :D Oh and on our honeymoon I let DH rent a car and drive all over Gran Canaria--and some of those "roads" were dirt and rock tracks! 
    Not on purpose?? I visited Prague with DH and some friends and when the light turns for pedestrians there, it starts a countdown like in the States. Except there, it's a countdown until it's safe to walk again. We were already in the street and this metro train almost hit me, but my friend shoved me pretty hard. Ha. That was exciting. #foreigntraveladventures
  • @amberruka sending all the positive vibes your way!!

    @ladipale cool name! Also, it was 117' here today--like walking in an oven. And I do have AC. But DH and I spent the first three years of our marriage in the UK, where there is no AC and they don't believe in ceiling fans. It was decent most of the year ((between 50-70)), but the first two weeks of every July was 80-100'. Ugh. So brutal. One year I was wearing jeans and a hoodie and a decently thick jacket one week ((it was 50)), and the next week I was in a tank and shorts. Haha. 

    @SP128 wow. Just wow. You have much more grace than I do. I'm sorry your mom is so difficult. 

    @rosemary&thyme Sending good vibes your way. I'm so glad that you feel like you have some closure. ❤ Also, your MIL sucks. I hope, for your sake that she has a huge case of the "I don't know what to say"s or that she's avoiding the subject because she understands all too well. **TW** My mother fell at 8 months pregnant and ended up going into labor with a stillborn daughter a few days later. She knew that she had no heartbeat after the fall. My parents never really talked about it--even really to each other--but did mention it when I was pregnant with my DS. Both my parents have told me separately that they wish they had named my sister--my mom has even had a name all these years. I hope you find the best way to grieve. **End TW**

    @pumpkin0913 A, I can't believe that your ILs are so rude/ignorant. I'm sorry. Also, it is 117' over here so I feel you. I can't believe you were out in the kiddie pool when it's that hot! We've had to keep DS locked inside and I've bribed him with bath paints because ughhh. It's like being in an oven. 
  • pghrenpghren member
    1. MC Oct 16 @ 9 weeks MC (documented a MC not CP thanks to understanding helpful midwives) Dec 16 at 5 weeks Benched Jan-Mar 17 TTCAL again since May (though DH is not a huge fan of the timing right now) 

    2. TWW 3dpo so at the very beginning of the wait

    3. I am back in school for post-bac pre-med, and this summer I'm retaking math classes. It seems I've forgotten everything from high school and am still just as prone to silly mistakes. 

    4. Backcountry skiing or my new sport, Rugby, that I took up while benched and will seriously miss when I can't play a contact sport anymore

  • 1. Hi! I'm new here, I had an EP suspected 5/16, never confirmed until it ruptured via tubal abortion 5/30. 
    2. Benched for two cycles. My levels are almost zero, so I'm HOPING I ovulate soon. 
    3. *TW* I'm keeping busy with my almost 2yo son that is dead set on potty training but refuses to go potty if I suggest it- it has to be on his terms. It's going to be a looooooong week! *end TW*
    4. Skydiving probably, although jet skiing was equally terrifying! I would totally do it again! 
  • 1. Not new but for the new folks DH and I are going on almost 2 years for TTC with a missed m/c in December of 2015. Had surgery 2 weeks ago and was diagnosed with stage 1 endometriosis (which was removed). 

    2. CD 3 

    3.  Found out at my post-op visit that my RE did a D&C. I was not happy about it. I already had one and didn't want to risk having any issues with scarring. But I guess it's too late now. Just counting down the time until we meet with the RE at the end of July to talk about our next steps, which will probably be fertility meds of some sort (not sure what though as I ovulate on my own). 

    4. Probably scuba diving even though I don't think it's dangerous, I guess other people do. I also went zip lining in the rainforest in Costa Rica and some were up about 100-200 feet in the air. It was really awesome! 
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  •  @MooFish2364. FWIW I ovulate on my own but am taking femara to increase the amount of eggs each month to hopefully get a healthy egg.  It can be taken with times intercourse or with IUI process. It's my understanding clomid can do the same but sometimes doesn't work for some women 
  • @rosemaryandthyme - glad you got a diagnosis. I hoped and wished for that after both my 2nd tri losses, honestly. It is absolutley amazing to me how people respond to the loss of a baby in utero. I am seriously considering writing a book. Its as if since we never held the baby it wasn't a real person or something. I'm not sure....

    @pumpkin0913 - where in CA do you live? Central Valley area? I do NOT miss the multiple days over 100 - we lived in Sacramento for 10 years. Trade off to the no AC though.

    @mdfarmchick - thanks for joining us here. sorry you have to. hope your stay is SHORT. 117* - YIKES!

    @allowachick - my DH was a rugby player! High school ,college and post college too. he gave it up when he became an attorney and thought it would look bad to show up to court with black eyes!

    @MooFish2364 - I"m hoping the removal of the endo will be the jump start you need! I know how you feel about scarring - its scary to not be able to see whats happening in uterus. I had 3 D&E procedures in a 11 month period (but got pregnant after the first 2) but I'm terrified I'm dealing with scaring now. How will I even know?
    **** TW - kids and loss mentioned ****
    ~~ married 8.11.07
    ~~ DD1 1.16.11 ~~ DD2 1.3.14 ~~
    ~~ BFP3 12.22.15 MMC 2.29.16 @ 13 weeks ~~
    ~~ 2 D&Cs (3.1.16 and 3.10.16) for MMC
    ~~ BFP4 10.27.16  MMC 1.23.17 @ 16 weeks ~~ D&E 1.26.17 ~~
  • @Mack2342 thanks! I thought that might be the case but wasn't sure. I haven't researched any fertility meds yet. I'm waiting to see what my RE thinks so I can focus my research. I did see that some people think that femera is better for ladies who have/had endo than clomid. I'm curious to see what he recommends. I hate taking meds so I'm thinking abut trying on our own for a month or two but don't want to wait too long and I'm already 34. 

    @ladipale I don't know how you would know unless you had a u/s or hysteroscopy. I did ask when I had my HSG I felt it would show scaring and he said it should but didn't see any in my case. Since I just had a hysteroscopy I know that I didn't before hand. Luckily my RE said my uterus looked great. So that's a relief. 
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  • pghrenpghren member
    @ladipale yeah black eyes in court might not go over so well 
  • @ladipale thanks for the welcome. 
  • @mdfarmchick  Solidarity on the less-than-stellar in-laws front!!  The cynical side of me tends to think that my MIL has been MIA because her daughter (my SIL) is also expecting a baby, and so she's just like "eh, oh well...I've got another (better) grandkid on the way so whatevs".  I hope that's not true...sometimes I tend to assume the worst about people, which I'm working on.  I hope your visits with your in-laws go smoother than expected this summer!

    @allowachick  Good luck with your TWW!  I hope there's happy news at the end :)

    @MooFish2364  I would not be happy about a D&C being done without my knowledge/consent, either :(  I'm sorry that happened to you.  

    @ladipale  Oh, that really sucks that they weren't able to give a diagnosis for your babies...I'm so sorry, that must be really hard.  A small part of me still feels a little guilty since Trisomy risk increases with age...like I messed up for trying to get pregnant "at my age" (almost 35)...which is stupid and non-sensical, I know.  But wow, the doctors really do keep bringing it up.  Like I'm a walking time-bomb or something.  I'd totally read your book about how other people deal with the news of pregnancy loss...so far I'm not impressed with many!  What's crazy is that my in-laws are very religious and very pro-life, and so I'm particularly surprised by their non-reaction, seeing as how they very passionately believe that babies yet to be born are just that...real babies.  They are so confusing...
  • @rosemaryandthyme - if you don't mind me asking - where do you live? I'm 36 and my OB and everyone I ecounter keep telling me I'm young! But I think part of that is where I live in Silicon Valley. People are having babies much later!
    **** TW - kids and loss mentioned ****
    ~~ married 8.11.07
    ~~ DD1 1.16.11 ~~ DD2 1.3.14 ~~
    ~~ BFP3 12.22.15 MMC 2.29.16 @ 13 weeks ~~
    ~~ 2 D&Cs (3.1.16 and 3.10.16) for MMC
    ~~ BFP4 10.27.16  MMC 1.23.17 @ 16 weeks ~~ D&E 1.26.17 ~~
  • @ladipale Haha, I predictably live in the southeast (Appalachia area)...the land of super conservative medical opinions and the expectation that by 35 I should already have had a million children.
  • rklinge0rklinge0 member
    edited June 2017
    I'll chime in @rosemaryandthyme 80 percent of chromosomal abnormalities pregnancies happen to women under 35. My living child has t21, I had her at 28. 
    ETA: I am just mentioning this so you don't blame yourself. Most of the time it's just a fluke and there was nothing you could do. 
  • @rosemary&thyme I would like to reassure you that that is not the case with your ILs. But after my ILs found out that my SIL was pregnant with her third last year, they stopped making any plans to visit us. Predictably, their third was "finally" a boy so we don't even have the only grandson thing going for us. When they come out in August with SIL and family, it will be the first time they've visited in over a year and a half. What does your DH think of their non-reaction??

    @ladipale I will definitely buy your future book. :smile:
  • @rklinge0 Thank you!  That's really interesting, I'd never heard that stat before.  Honestly, I never gave much thought to being "older" until the docs kept bringing it up again and again and again. I'm just not a big believer in the notion that age *alone* increases risk. To their credit, they are all hi-risk OBs (not my providers for the pregnancy anyway...I was planning a homebirth with a licenced midwife, but was referred to the hi-risk group for the U/S because that's just the group that provides U/S to out-of-hospital birth folks), so I think they are just more focused on finding "risk" where there may or may not be any.  Thank you for the encouragement!
  • @mdfarmchick Well doesn't that just suck!  I think our inlaws could be pals, lol.  My husband is equally annoyed by their non resonse and finds it very strange.  He's very nonconfrontational, though, so he won't say anything to them about it.  I've asked him not to, anyway.  I feel like this is one of those moments where I get a chance to see their true colors, and it helps me to feel more at peace about my desire to pull away from them emotionally, which I've felt like doing for a while.  People are so weird.
  • @rosemaryandthyme well he did have it on my paperwork as a possibility, but I thought that he would only do a D&C if he had to remove my fibroid. But it turns out that my fibroid was really small and on the outside so he didn't remove it. Still not sure why he did a D&C. 
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  • @MooFish2364 Ugh, that sucks.  It's totally not okay for doctors to do anything like that without extremely good reason.  I hope you are able to get a satisfactory answer from him, and hope even more that you have a totally healthy recovery from it!
  • @rosemary&thyme I like how you phrased that... "I feel like this is one of those moments where I get a chance to see their true colors, and it helps me to feel more at peace about my desire to pull away from them emotionally, which I've felt like doing for a while." I'm going to do this too. 
  • @mdfarmchick  Toxic people can come in many less obvious forms...we don't have time for crap like this, and we don't need to feel bad about it, either.  So much solidarity!!
  • @amberruka GL on your boards! You'll crush them!

    @dpjennifer I'm sorry you've been through 4 mc, that is so rough. I hope your weekend goes smoothly. 

    @mdfarmchick I'm sorry you've had to deal with crappy reactions on top of a terrible situation. I kind of hate that you felt like you had to apologize to SIL for your wording, it was her that was out of line. I also have fx for you that you are able to get ku again quickly this time with a sticky bean. 

    @rosemaryandthyme I feel you on the 35+ thing. I turned 35 in Feb. MH and I were married within about 18 months of when we started dating but we both wanted to spend some time together married before we TTC so we started TTC two months before our second wedding anniversary. I was so blessed to get ku quickly, but then the mmc happened and at the appt with the dr he mentioned my age as an increased risk factor for mc (of course I already knew this), and I couldn't help but have some feels over that. I have been reading It Starts with the Egg and the microbiologist who wrote it said something I found really interesting - our eggs are actually not sitting there aging in our ovaries, they are basically in suspended animation until they start to mature before they are released (so they are getting ready for like 3-4 months). So really what is happening with fertility is that our bodies get less good at prepping those eggs, and there are studies showing that egg quality can potentially be improved. That idea gives me hope (that if I have an egg quality problem I can make them a bit better) and depresses me at the same time (like, if I can't have a successful pg I am somehow even more responsible than I would have thought). Idk, it's not like I could have moved up the timeline of meeting MH. 

    1. Introduce yourself (say, "heyyyyy") Hey guys, intro'd last week, went through mmc very recently. 
    2. Status? Benched for now but charting already. Could be tempted to get off the bench depending on how I feel when/if fw appears this cycle. 
    3. R/R? This is both a rant and rave - MH has finally gotten a fire under him that we need to reorganize the house a bit. My preference is that he goes through stuff and gets rid of things (I have spent a lot of time doing this with my own clothes, which I made a significant dent). He has stuff EVERYWHERE in the house. He is a gamer so our entire two car garage is also devoted to Warhammer figurines. His solution is that he is gong to reorganize but not really get rid of stuff. I'm just hoping we can somehow dispel some clutter. It's going to be a busy weekend trying to accomplish the bulk of this. 
    4. GTKY: what's the most dangerous thing you've ever done? Hmm, so I'm not a thrill seeker but I used to ride horses and when I was a teen I used to jump them out in fields, even when they were very green. Had a couple concussions over the course of my riding career.  
  • @justsuzie- hugs!!!  Since I've just lurked and decided to not give a crap anymore my overall happiness has really improved even DH has noticed.  For me I think it really helps to not be so eagle eye on my natural cycle.  I'm going to try and find you on IG - I have a lot of yoga photos on my profile.
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  • @justsuzie you will be missed around here, but I'm glad you and your therapist have a plan in motion. Best of luck to you :)
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