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Re: TWW Thursday 8/10
Month/cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: 23/6
Timing: lots
Typical LP Length: don't know yet... FX I'll never know
Testing: 10dpo sooo Monday
R/R: why do I have to actually work instead of bump?! These all day meetings are killer (although at the same time they keep me busy and are keeping the TWW moving). Good thing I fly back home this evening! I'll be back to my regularly scheduled bumping program!
CS/Q: stalk away... these last 3 days waking up in a hotel have been my highest temps yet. Wonder if they'll drop or stay high.
That there's really only a few days each cycle that you can catch that little egg!!! TV makes it look so easy
Month/cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 27/8
Timing: -4, -2
Typical LP Length: ? 8-12?
Testing: Not yet, I feel like I have AF symptoms coming on so I probably won't test.
R/R: Ugh so many rants today but on the positive side, I see some of my oldest friends tomorrow and then TW*? have a "sleepover" with the boy I nannied right out of college. I haven't seen him since my wedding and I can't wait. *TW?
CS/Q:
GTKY: I thought the LP was ALWAYS 14 days, for everyone. Turns out it's not.
Month/cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 18/6
Timing: -3, O, +1
Typical LP Length: 13
Testing: Nope
R/R: Meh....I am still a little miffed on my yesterdays rant so we are going to look at the silver lining here and go the sun is shinning!
CS/Q:
GTKY: What was the most surprising thing you learned when TTC that you didn't know before?
Honestly, I think it would have to be the whole CM situation. Who knew! And then the BBT as well. Clearly I was clueless all these years and I can guarantee its not something my mother would know either. Our bodies are amazing!
Good morning!
Month/cycle: 4/4
CD/DPO: 21/5?
Timing: FF gives me dotted CHs, so I'm not 100%, but: -2, 0, -1
Typical LP Length: 11-13ish
Testing: no plans
R/R: Morning run! Love starting the morning looking at all of the stars in the sky and then finishing the run just as the world starts to light up.
I have a dinner meeting this evening at a restaurant. I hope there are some healthy options to choose from as I've been trying to stay on track. (Does anyone else look online menus before going to eat somewhere, particularly when someone else selects the restaurant?)
CS/Q: not at this time
GTKY: What was the most surprising thing you learned when TTC that you didn't know before?
I really did not know a lot about TTC/charting your cycle at all before reading a book about it. The health ed classes were useless!
@nitnat007 Yes, the BBT one is pretty crazy too! Bodies are cool.
@dukestar5 I often check out the menu beforehand. I admittedly will eat before I go to a restaurant if it doesn't have anything I like/can eat that's substantial and then will just order a salad while there. And I agree, health ed classes were useless. But I wonder how many of those teachers even knew this stuff?
@SkilledSailor I am sorry you have those symptoms. (I got pre-AF symptoms so early last time too...around 8/9dpo...it was annoying to have them so early and then get AF. I was bummed for about a week...waiting and knowing it was coming). FX AF stays away! Enjoy your visit with your old friend and have fun at the "sleepover!"
@nitnat007 ((Hugs)) And agreed. I knew very little about CM and how it changes over the course of the cycle.
</p><p>CD/DPO: 21/5</p><p>Timing: N/A</p><p>Typical LP Length: 14 days</p><p>Testing: N/A. Will call the pharmacy again today to check on the lupron and verify how many days ahead I should call in the low dose hcg...</p><p>R/R: DH learned that if something were to happen to him (heaven forbid), legal custody and control of his samples goes to me. He was like, when did that happen?" LOL (when I picked up the media containers for his samples) "Welcome to the future!" :D was his response. </p><p>In other news, we are now calling it, "cajone juice."
</p><p>CS/Q: Nope.</p><p>GTKY: I would say the CM is a big one that made me kind of sad bc all those teen years, I thought my body was just weird or something wrong with me, and didn't understand that there was a pattetn/reason behind how it was changing throughout the month...</p><p>*grammar twitchy</p>
@cards10 - OMG yes! They do make it seem so easy! I watching The Walking Dead and think how are they getting pregnant!
@nitnat007 - Agree! I didn't even know about CM & BBT! Crazy!
@dukestar5 - Totally useless!
@BussinessWife - Your r/r made me laugh! hahaha!
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Month/cycle: 3/3
CD/DPO: 24/9
Timing: -4, -3, -2, -1, 0
Typical LP Length: 14
Testing: The 16th...if I make it that long...haha
R/R: Rant - I hate that work has been so busy, and I am not able to check up on TB! Ugh! Rave: DH job interview went well, so hoping to hear something soon for that.
CS/Q: https://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/696fdc/
CS away, I don't have any questions as of yet...but you know it changes day by day.
GTKY: What was the most surprising thing you learned when TTC that you didn't know before? That everyone is totally different when it comes to TTC. It is not an easy process, and there are many, many ladies & gents to struggle with this process. I've also learned to take people's ideas with a gain of salt. Since we are all so different not everything works for everyone.
DD: 07/19/18
EDD: 06/22/22
Month/cycle: 7/6
CD/DPO: 24/???
Timing: "...She bangs, she bangs, oh baby when she moves, she moves, I go crazy 'cause she looks like a flower, but she stings like a bee, like every girl in history..."
Typical LP Length: 11ish?
Testing:
R/R: rant - I have a itch in the middle of my back. It's annoying. rave - DH was an excellent "house wife" yesterday, he did laundry including all the pillowcases & sheets, cleaned the kitchen, vacuumed, took his uncle to a dr appt, did most of dinner, and then we got to bang. Maybe we should rethink this baby idea... I've got it gooood lmao. JK I totes want a little copy of him to corrupt and teach stuff to.
CS/Q:
GTKY: What was the most surprising thing you learned when TTC that you didn't know before?
How long it can take, how damn difficult it is, how stressful it can be, how many things can affect your fertility, the fact that you really are only fertile during a fairly narrow window of time, how much I'm starting to hate "fertile myrtle's", how annoyed I am for the amount of $ I've spent on BC for the past 12 years, the fact that if this information was available when I was in school either they totally didn't get into it or I was too dense to pay attention, how easy some people have it and they don't even realize it... essentially everything. Now I'm sad. Ima go drink my coffee, take my pnv's, and sacrifice the fly I just killed to Freyja.
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@cards10 GL with the rest of your meetings! Hope you have an uneventful flight home.
@skilledsailor Sorry you have so many rants today
I hope you have a blast with your friends tomorrow.
@nitnat007 I love your silver lining, unforunately here it is not shining. It is raining lmao
@dukestar5 Hope your meeting this evening goes well! If it's a restraunt I've never been to before and it isn't obvious what type of cuisine it is I'll look for a menu online
@businesswife LMAO "cajone juice"
ETA Tags
@ajsanders-2 work being busy sucks, hopefully your days are going by quickly at least
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LO arrived 11/9/2018! We have a baby!
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Me: 33 | DH: 41
Married: March 2016
TTC #1/IUD out January 2017
PCOS dx January 2018
Medicated cycle 2.5mg Letrozole CD3-7 February 2018
BFP 3/10/2018!
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@cards10 Sounds like a long week for you, glad you'll have a breather soon.
@nitnat007 I agree the temp shift thing is cool!
@skilledsailor Sorry you are WFAF.
@dukestar5 Same as @skilledsailor - I check the menu beforehand. Great job on the run!
@businesswife That is so funny YH just realized you are his sperm heir. Getting so excited for you moving forward soon!
Month/cycle: 2/2 AL
CD/DPO: 23/9
Timing: Good
Typical LP Length: 13
Testing: Saturday (11 dpo)
R/R: It's raining here today and I'd like to stay home and watch The Great British Baking Show all day.
CS/Q: Nope. Open circle this morning was early temp because our senior dog woke me up to get under the covers, lol.
GTKY: What was the most surprising thing you learned when TTC that you didn't know before? I agree with others - CM is very interesting to learn about. Like @BusinessWife I always just thought my body was doing something weird until I learned what it was.
@cards10 FX for the rest of the meetings. Glad that you get to fly home tonight and sleep in your own bed!
@Skilledsailor Really hope that AF stays away for you. And have fun with the sleepover. I think that is really neat that you are still in touch and spend time together.
@dukestar5 Loving your rave! Its just a beautiful time of day. I love being up that early too and starting your day out right. And I absolutely stalk the menu when I go to somewhere new. Just to have an idea of what I am getting myself into lol
@BusinessWife Totally taking notes from you right now! LMAO "cajone juice"
@ajsanders-2 That is so great about YH interview. When do you hear anything back?
@lurvleybunchofcoconuts Agreed, it is kinda sad, this hole process. How we are made to feel so fragile and exposed to it our entire lives when it really such an involved and complicated process. Fertile Mertiles be gone! Get back to me on the sacrifice part. I am sure I can find a few things to throw out to Freyja too.
Month/cycle: 2/1
CD/DPO: 23/9
Timing: O (IUI)
Typical LP Length: 13
Testing + R/R: getting BFNs, because I am impatient and testing earier than I should, and didnt help that I forgot to eat something when I took my PNV and meds yesterday morning, and got super nauseous.... I burst my own bubble on that one...
CS/Q: none
GTKY: What was the most surprising thing you learned when TTC that you didn't know before?
How involved the AMFI process is (same sex conception).
TTC since May 2017, first cycle (medicated) with IUI August 2017 using SD
@nitnat007 lmao, I'll keep you posted. Bunsen burner fly cremation in the name of a Nordic fertility deity will totally will get me KTFU right?
@futbol0401 ugh, I feel you girl! More times than I'd like to count I'll be all "why do I feel ill, omg I'm totes KU!" but in reality it's "hey stupid, you just took your PNVs and all you ate was toast two hours ago."
ETA: words
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LO arrived 11/9/2018! We have a baby!
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Me: 33 | DH: 41
Married: March 2016
TTC #1/IUD out January 2017
PCOS dx January 2018
Medicated cycle 2.5mg Letrozole CD3-7 February 2018
BFP 3/10/2018!
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@SkilledSailor enjoy your friend time!
@nitnat007 our bodies are amazing
@dukestar5 Yes--online menus are essential, also it helps me save time because I end up chatting too much and forgetting to review the menu.
@BusinessWife Yes it's frustrating they don't teach about that stuff because i honestly thought i was abnormal as well with the CM discharge.
@ajsanders-2 yes, why does work have to take up so much time.
@lurvleybunchococonuts oh Mark Anthony
@zamora_spin oooo...that sounds like a lovely day.
@futbol0401 i'm sorry for the BFN
Cycle:13
CD/DPO:22/1 (since i'm not charting, i'm really estimating based on last month's OPK so it's just a guess but it's what i'll use for tracking this month)
Timing:-5 ,-1,0 and hopefully a +1 tonight (maybe i should have stayed in WTO until tomorrow but i was jealous of everyone moving over here to TWW)
Typical LP Length: 12ish i think
Testing: no
R/R:Last night's BD was challenging, I have allergies and was taking OTC drug and it totally dried me out!! and then of course it couldn't be quick which would have been more comfortable. I normally don't have an issue so i don't have any preseed and didn't want to use anything else. I didn't take anything today and i'm going to down water like crazy just to get one more time in since i'm not sure about my O day.
CS/Q: I'm thinking about changing my screenname--i'm still fairly new but do you think it'd be weird?
GTKY: What was the most surprising thing you learned when TTC that you didn't know before? everything people have said so far. Plus how many little sperms go inside you on average--i don't like to think about that part it kinda grosses me out...
@lurvleybunchococonuts Is Freyja a fertility goddess? My kitty's name is Freya (no j). I offer her up tasty raw cat food and a billion supplements daily, that has to mean something.
@Steph5454 Ugh! That sounds like a really difficult BD session! I'm so sorry. I hope this is your cycle, but if it isn't I def recommend having pre-seed on hand for exactly the reason you describe. When we started ttc this spring I avoided my allergy meds (I just take OTC) for the reason you described in between the end of AF and O day. I relied heavily on tylenol and a neti pot. I am not recommending going that extreme as it could make you more prone to sinus infection to skip the meds, but my allergies let up once it gets hot here so for me it was doable. You could also try adding green tea if you don't use that already and some people have success with Robitussin/Mucinex (there is a particular kind I am forgetting which it is but the internet will tell you) to try to replenish the CM.
@futbol0401 - Hey, another same-sex couple! Hello
My DW is getting her first IUI today. Hopefully it will be her only. However, like you, I learned the hard way how complicated and difficult donor sperm conception can be. I carried our first baby and when I had my first IUI I was really excited because I thought it would work instantly. They tell you in high school that if there's even a drop of semen anywhere NEAR your lady parts you WILL get pregnant. Nope. Nope nope nope.
Anyway... I'm right here with ya. 9 DP IUI is pretty early still so hang in there and test again in a few days. Fingers crossed for you!!!
And indeed, I was very surprised to learn that the egg has such a short lifespan. When you're told you can get pregnant even when you're on your period you're lead to believe the egg hangs around for days and the sperm can live for weeks in your uterus. Definitely not the case.
@futbol0401 PNV's kill my belly. I take them at night and it works out well.
You amaze me with your morning run! And like @skilledsailor and @Zamora_spin, I absolutely menu stalk online before I go out to eat. And then pretend to look at the menu when so I don't look crazy for already knowing before opening the menu.
@Zamora_spin I'm off to google that baking show. I love cooking/baking shows! Is it on Netflix? My kitten loves to get under the covers, much to MH's dismay. Does your dog sleep with you?
@lurvleybunchococonuts. Per usual, your humor made me giggle. MH is a great house-wife when he does those things. I'm glad to hear yours did something super nice! My BIL said to my sister once about wanting a kid to teach to do the dishes, etc ha. (not meant to be hurtful to anyone- he was joking.)
@ajsanders-2 I'm with you and @cards10 Work has been busy this week. I'm in a satellite office this afternoon with my boss' boss, so I know I'll have on my A-game. FX your DH hears good news about the job! Is it in the same career field he is currently working?
@businesswife Your humor about certain things is very lightening! Sending good thoughts everything with the meds and IVF cycle goes WONDERFUL.
@dukestar5 I see the stars when I get up to pee at night
@nitnat007 Yay for sun! Did your mom ever teach your anything about your reproductive parts?
@skilledsailor What are your plans with your friends?
@wishiwaspreggo GL to your DW today!
@steph5454 I hope your allergies straighten up so you don't have to keep dealing with that. I take allergy medicine year round, and use green tea to help. I second @Zamora_spin on the mucinex, if need be.
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Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD/DPO: 21/5
Timing: -3, 0 (I was wrong, I had been writing -2. I actually looked in FF today to see)
Typical LP: 12 last cycle
R/R: My parents came into town last night! I had extra time this morning to spend with my dad before I had to go to work, so that was super enjoyable. We drank coffee & talked. They're leaving today to go to a nearby town to sightsee & will be back tomorrow for the weekend.
I O'd pretty late for me, so I'll have the shortest LP or the longest cycle I've had in the last year. I hear the Jeopardy theme song playing in my head waiting to find out which one it will be.
CS/Q: Nada.
GTKY: I came into this pretty knowledgeable. My older sis encouraged me to read TCOYF about a decade ago. One of my friends is a Creighton practitioner, and I had picked up things from her prior to TTC. My ma never really had "the talk" with me, though was a FACS teacher, so I knew a lot about reproduction. I guess I didn't expect how hard it would be to not tell people we are TTC. I also knew logically it would take time to TTC, though didn't fully expect the rollercoaster of emotions this early on in the process. I didn't expect to second guess myself and my chronic disease so much with TTC and wanting to stop and look into adoption instead one moment and the next being 100% determined to stick to naturally TTC first. I did learn about follicle development recently, which was new and interesting!
ETA: I also learned the egg is the size of a grain of sand. I knew it was small, but I was thinking it was slightly larger!
A sorry for the novel!
Edit: the words.
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LO arrived 11/9/2018! We have a baby!
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Me: 33 | DH: 41
Married: March 2016
TTC #1/IUD out January 2017
PCOS dx January 2018
Medicated cycle 2.5mg Letrozole CD3-7 February 2018
BFP 3/10/2018!
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@lurvleybunchococonuts. Still thinking about you & wishing your peace with your friend's recent passing.
@BusinessWife Your IVF is getting so close! So exciting! Also, you and your DH's interactions always sound so cute.
@ajsanders-2 FX your DH gets the job!
@lurvleybunchococonuts Um..Can you please have your H come train mine? Like seriously.
@futbol0401 Yes, I feel you on the symptoms spotting train today.
@jrm_14 We were going to go to the pool, but if it rains we'll just get lunch somewhere. That's fun to have your parents in town! Will you be doing anything with them when they get back from the little town?
Hi guys, Just spend way too much time on the Ava review so have to P&G but I'll be back later to comment.
Month/cycle: 5/3
CD/DPO: 28/6
Timing: -3,-2
Typical LP Length: 11 days
Testing: Monday
R/R: Rant - is it just me or are the randos coming out the last few days?
CS/Q:
GTKY: What was the most surprising thing you learned when TTC that you didn't know before? I remember in college wondering what the heck that snot coming from my vaginal was but being too frightened to ask.
Married DH: 2013
DD: Dec 2015
BFP 8/14/17 --> Due 4/27/2018
@jrm_14 - It will be in his same field of industrial engineering, but he'll actually be getting paid as an engineer should! At his current jobs now he does what he's supposed to be doing, but not getting what he should be getting paid at. Since the company he works for doesn't want to add the title of engineer on to his job description.
DD: 07/19/18
EDD: 06/22/22
@jrm_14 oh yes green tea, drinking now! i don't usually have bad allergies so they are basically gone now thank goodness. sometimes they just seem to flair up randomly.
@lurvleybunchococonuts oh man--i know i should have googled before responding. Yes of course Ricky Martin!
Thanks for the name change tips, hope to do that later this evening.
@nitnat007 Hello DPO twin!
@dukestar5 Oh I totally look at menus beforehand. Usually I know what I'm getting before I even show up at the restaurant.
@BusinessWife Cajone Juice.
@ajsanders-2 Yes, I agree completely. What works for one person, may not work for another.
@lurvleybunchococonuts Preach girl. My mom made me believe in high school that if I looked at penis I'd be pregnant. Nope.
@futbol0401 So temping to temp early, I'm even debating at doing it monday (10 dpo) because I know it's still early. But I'll probably cave.
@Steph5454 Totally change your username if you want to! I changed to this name from the one I had previously. But I might put "Previously Steph5454" at the top of your daily posts for a few days so we remember.
@wishiwaspreggo FX for you guys!
@jrm_14 The egg is the size of a grain of sand? I actually thought it was smaller. That's crazy.
Married DH: 2013
DD: Dec 2015
BFP 8/14/17 --> Due 4/27/2018
Month/cycle: 1/1
CD/DPO: 31/11
Timing: -5, -3, -2, -1, O, +1, +2
Typical LP Length: 14-16
Testing: bfn so far, if AF doesn't show up today I'll test tomorrow
R/R: Nothing exciting
CS/Q: Nothing this week, I was trying to just go with the flow and relax this time while TTC, but I think I'll start charting next month. All the uncertainty makes less relaxed and stressed.
GTKY: What was the most surprising thing you learned when TTC that you didn't know before?
I knew the whole system is complicated (we studied the FP and LP in nursing school), but until I started trying I couldn't appreciate how complicated and amazing our bodies are.
@zamora_spin It's not raining here and I'd still live to stay home and watch The Great British Bake Off all day!
@jrm_14 it's wonderful, but definitely not as active as a Gordon Ramsey show. I compare it to drinking an amazing cup of tea. One thing that makes me laugh is tha Americans have a hard time wrapping their head around there being no prize money. American: "What do they win?" Brit: "A cake plate." American: "Ok, but really, how much money do they win?" Brit: "None"
***TW Living child and loss mentioned***
13 March 2017: Loss at 4+6
@fishsticks-n-custard THANK YOU for the Ava review, it is HUGELY appreciated
@zamora_spin I am so envious of your animal situation. We only have one dog and he is banished to his own room to sleep.
@jrm_14 I am laughing at your jeopardy theme song reference, that is exactly how I feel most of my cycle when trying to interpret pretty much anything! I didn't realize you got to work out of satellite offices, do you like that? I feel like I would love a little change in scenery!
@lurvleybunchococonuts I'm just glad that you have what sounds like a worthy DH. You deserve a good one!
@Steph5454 oye, dryness is the worst, I'm so sorry you didn't have any pre-seed handy and that you're dealing with allergies. So hard to power through those moments.
@futbol0401 I'm sorry about the early negative. Hoping for a better result asap for you, you've already been through plenty!
@ajsanders-2 AWESOME news on the good job interview, keeping everything crossed for you.
@BusinessWife LOL on the cojone juice, that's the perfect term for it. Who would have thought when we were being terrified of getting KU in high school that we would one day be thinking about preserving sperm rights as adults!
@dukestar5 LOVED the description of your run this morning. Those quiet moments when we do something for ourselves and are rewarded with a beautiful slice of nature. So cool!
@cards10 oh man, so feeling you on the work front. I know I just had a mini break, but i think I needed an extended absence from some of my colleagues. Hoping when you get home, things settle a bit.
@SkilledSailor oh my gosh, have fun with the sleep over, that sounds just lovely!
@nitnat007 I'm with you on the craziness of our bodies. It makes me wonder how if I do have a daughter, I will explain it. For sure my poor mom was in the dark.
Month/cycle: 7/5
CD/DPO: 28/12
Timing: -1,0
Typical LP Length: mystery
Testing: today: BFN
R/R: rant: does anyone ever see small children and feel completely bewildered how they came into existence now that you know how hard TTC can be? And I know for many who have children, they had a super hard road
CS/Q: temps still high so trying to hold out some hope, but I think I'll be getting AF soon
GTKY: Oh man, ALL OF IT. If I weren't so worried about conceiving, I would be so enthralled learning all of this and getting to enjoy everyone on here's wisdom and generosity with that wisdom. I really need to cultivate that @lurvleybunchococonuts spirit!!!
ETA: using words for clarity not disclarity...
@lurvleybunchococonuts coconut No kidding I have a fertility god carving in my office. Have had it for years before I started this journey so not sure she is doing her part in this deal? But prepared to sacrifice some rodents too if it will work. Especially ones that my cats bring home as offerings.
@jrm_14 Honestly I dont think I ever had the talk with my mom. I think I found out about how it all works from friends and possibly my older sister. She doesnt know that we are ttc but you better believe we will be sitting down and having this conversation once we get there lol. She says that they tried for years to have me so I am quite curious as to what methods they were using other than actually just doing the deed.
Really nice that you got some time with your dad. So special.
@futbol0401 Put me on that train too! But from now on I am just going to blame everything on my PNV. Ha!
@fishsticks-n-custard Yay DPO buddy!! There have been so many randos lately. That Ava one was shpecccal though! And great review on your part. Thanks for doing that.
@ajsanders-2 Oh how exciting. FX that you have something to celebrate!
@MrsBunz FX for testing tomorrow.
@stalkinghorse Sorry on the BFN today. And like you, I am not too sure how I would explain this journey either. Wait until they are old enough to give them TCOYF?? kidding!
@Steph5454 Definitely try Mucinex. It did wonders for me this cycle. FX your allergies go away soon.
@zamora_spin I am very jealous of your day! I love Ramsey too!
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LO arrived 11/9/2018! We have a baby!
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Me: 33 | DH: 41
Married: March 2016
TTC #1/IUD out January 2017
PCOS dx January 2018
Medicated cycle 2.5mg Letrozole CD3-7 February 2018
BFP 3/10/2018!
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@lee^2 It's so great coming home on days he cleaned
ETA: spelling
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LO arrived 11/9/2018! We have a baby!
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Me: 33 | DH: 41
Married: March 2016
TTC #1/IUD out January 2017
PCOS dx January 2018
Medicated cycle 2.5mg Letrozole CD3-7 February 2018
BFP 3/10/2018!
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Wow, I missed all the drive-by action. I had to go back and read it all. (Productivity at work down to zero)
@blackhottamales You changed your username! Had me confused for a hot minute. lol
@jrm_14 Your comment back to me made me laugh! Any time (even bathroom time) works for stargazing.
@fishsticks-n-custard Loved that meeting gif!
@MrsBunz Sorry about the BFN...FX that is still may be too early for you. If not, I do recommend charting. I think it will give you more peace of mind. I like having all of the data to review and analyze. (And I like being able to compare one month from another).
@stalkinghorse I love reading your comments. You are always so thoughtful. And yes, I completely agree on the wealth of information we have in this bumpie support group.