Me: 36 | DH: 35 | Married: 9.17.16
Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
Babies on the Brain
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What are you dreading?
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week?
Random thoughts?
Weekly Chat - 10/15
dreamscapes_
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What are you looking forward to this week?
What are you dreading?
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week?
Random thoughts?
GTKY: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
Re: Weekly Chat - 10/15
What are you dreading?
DH and DS have been sick and today I’m feeling lousy
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week?
Survival lol
Random thoughts?
Under an hour including shower. Shower takes about 30 I like long showers. Then a blow dry and throw on B.B. cream and mascara I’m done. Now if I’m wrangling my toddler add 30-45 minutes
HX
DSD: 17
DS: 4(Nov'14)
MMC:8/17
MMC: 1/18
BFP: 2/7/19 EDD:10/16/19
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What are you looking forward to this week? We're having dinner with some friends tomorrow night and then hanging out with them at a park on Tuesday. Should be fun! I'm also seeing my pain doctor tomorrow and will be asking him if there's any point in continuing the medications when I seem to get no relief from them except being put to sleep, especially with TTC.
What are you dreading? See my "general update" below.
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week? I have to make sure that I do our laundry at some point, otherwise I have no clean clothes for work.
Random thoughts? Stress is fun! Not really.
GTKY: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? I tend to shower before bed so that I don't have to deal with it in the morning, and I also make sure that my clothes and stuff are ready to go, especially when I have to be up early. So usually less than half an hour. DH takes a lot longer than I do.
Just as a general update, I got a phone call from my foot doctor's office first thing Thursday morning (when I was working, of course, and had no signal because my attraction is a dead zone) and they left a voice mail that I wasn't notified about until nearly 6pm. They "needed" me to call ASAP to schedule an appointment so I could go over the results with the doctor. So... Not sure what's going on. I called them on Friday morning and made an appointment for first thing tomorrow morning. I had a panic attack on Thursday night because every other scan or test I've had over the last year and a half, if the results were normal, they said so on the voice mail if they left a message. Since they didn't say that this time, I'm trying not to worry. I'll update tomorrow after the appointment.
Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
@dreamscapes_ FX that it's something small! Good luck today!
Looking forward to: not much really...
Dreading: well...I got a speeding ticket a while back and thought I had to pay it by this Friday, turns out it was due last Friday. So I'm going there today to try and out and get out of going to court...I really don't want to go to court...
Goals: umm...not spend money. We have no extra money to be spending, at all. The next two weeks are gonna suck...
R/R none
GTKY: depends. If I shower/wash my hair, at least an hour and a half. If I don't wash my hair, about 45 mins.
DS2 due 12/12/18
@kindbytealikat Kids' choir concerts are so cute. Enjoy!
@dreamscapes_ Keeping you in my thoughts today. You'll have answers so soon, but remember in the meantime that people are really sucky at voicemail and it could mean nothing. Doctor's offices just don't think about the effect that comments like 'ASAP' (combined with very little other info) can have on a person. Hoping for good news and some answers.
What are you looking forward to this week? Silly and a small thing, but I collected enough stars for a Starbucks reward and am looking forward to spending it on something 'fancy' I usually wouldn't pay for (in $ or calories), like a PSL or seasonal mocha. Makes Monday a little less dreary.
What are you dreading? DH's grandmother passed away over the weekend. It wasn't unexpected and the family's all ok, but the funeral's taking a toll on them all and means DH will be gone for a couple days this week.
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week? @dreamscapes_ has inspired me, and my goal is now to lay out clothes the night before every day this week!
Random thoughts? Fall is HERE! Saturday was likely our last 90 degree day of the year, a cold front blew through last night and I'm wearing a sweater today. We made it.
GTKY: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? My entire weekday morning routine takes about two hours BUT most of that is non-primping time
@emiliadkay Sorry for your family's loss.
What are you looking forward to this week? Tomorrow is mine and DH's anniversary! We went out to dinner a couple of weeks ago and we have this trip to Scotland coming up so we're not doing gifts or going out but we're going to cook a nice dinner at home together tomorrow night.
What are you dreading? I don't think I'm dreading anything!
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week? More exercise!
Random thoughts? I forgot to to cut and file my finger nails this weekend and they're really grossing me out today. I can't stand them long when their unpainted, and I never paint them anymore bc I also cant stand when the polish starts to chip. I don't have time to take care of them. It might be a bit of a weird OCD thing.
HX
DSD: 17
DS: 4(Nov'14)
MMC:8/17
MMC: 1/18
BFP: 2/7/19 EDD:10/16/19
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What are you dreading? Focusing on work this week with an impending move AND having two projects on deadline this week. I will be working so much in order to take 3 days off next week and meet my deadline.
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week? I just want to stay sane this week. Is that so much to ask?
Random thoughts? We will be TTC once we get moved! So this is my last cycle before we can start trying!!!
@kindbytealikat - I hope your family's feeling better, and you're not getting sick!
@dreamscapes_ - oh no! Fingers crossed everything's OK.
@CecilB93 - oh no about the ticket! Hope you got out of court.
@emiliadkay - yay for starbucks rewards! Hope you got something yummy. Sorry about YH's grandmother.
@KFrob - happy anniversary tomorrow! How many years have you been married now? So jealous of your upcoming trip to Scotland!
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
@KFrob Happy anniversary!! So with you on the fingernail thing. I hate the way uncut fingernails feel on a keyboard, so much so that I have an emergency set of fingernail clippers in my desk drawer.
@catlady2015 Good luck with the move! I'm officially jealous of your work from home life. Do you have a home office/desk/designated area that makes it feel like you're still "going to work"? Or will you in the NEW HOUSE (yay!) ?
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
Hi ladies, I intro'd this morning so I'm jumping in!
@kindbytealikat - I like your weekly goal! Hope you feel better soon.
@dreamscapes_ - hope everything is ok. I hate waiting for results like that.
@CecilB93 - good luck. I work at a law firm but work in an area that never goes to court.
@emiliadkay - sorry for your loss.
@KFrob - happy anniversary! I love staying in and cooking together.
@catlady2015 - congrats to your H on the new job! Sounds like a busy time coming up!
What are you dreading? My car was stolen while working out at the gym a couple weeks ago, we're still trying to pick a new vehicle to buy and dealing with the other stolen items in the car (double stroller, my ID, SIN, work info etc...)
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week? I need to tackle the mountain of folding piling up. I've been putting off a lot around the house because of the theft. It's easy to start feeling sorry for yourself.
Random thoughts? Just happy to be here and join the community!
H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
@catlady2015 Welcome back - I don't think I was here when you were here before. You guys have a lot going on! Good luck with the move and all of your work projects!
@emiliadkay So sorry for your family's loss. The cool weather finally made it to us here too, it was warm yesterday (up to about 80 I think) and then today it never got above 65
@kindbytealikat Hope you're not getting sick. Enjoy the concert!
@KFrob Happy anniversary!!
@CecilB93 Good luck with the ticket. If you can go ahead and pay it off they should let you out of the court date I would think.
@dreamscapes_ Hopefully by now you have talked with your doctor and gotten some answers. Give us an update when you can - I'll be thinking of you!
What are you looking forward to this week? This weekend I am attending my last wedding of this super. long. wedding season. Finally!! After this weekend, we have no more traveling, no more big plans until the holidays.
What are you dreading? Nothing really, just a normal week for the most part.
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week? Keep on improving as far as exercise goes (I finally did a little better last week, yay) and getting some house chores done.
Random thoughts? Our camping trip this weekend was super fun, and I even slept pretty well considering it was on the ground haha. We went kayaking which was awesome but I forgot how sore it makes me! My arms were dead for the rest of the day after.
GTKY: How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? From the time I wake up until the time I get in the car is just over an hour. That includes time for breakfast, making my lunch, wrangling animals, and trying to make myself presentable.
Edited to fix horrible formatting, wtf are you doing TB
@mermaidca Apart from the violation of having your car stolen, having to replace everything is so inconvenient!
What are you dreading?
Idk, with the run of bad health we've been having at my house I hope it's turning a corner and that there is nothing left to dread. I guess I'm dreading the state fair ending. I'm afraid we won't get to go again.
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week?
Just survive. Sleep more? I'm so worn out.
Random thoughts?
I give myself an hour to get both myself and DS ready, but if it's just me, I can be out the door in 15 minutes!
@mermaidca sorry about the car! I feel like replacing everything in it is almost as bad as the car itself
@diaphena glad you had fun camping!
Thank you everyone for the anniversary wishes!
What are you dreading?
Work
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week?
Catch up on sleep
Random thoughts?
What are you dreading?
Also kind of dreading the new job. Won't be allowed to wear jeans at all. *womp womp*
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week?
Finish the cleaning and organizing I've started. Get better at taking my vitamins!
Random thoughts?
About 60 minutes. I usually shower for 30 minutes, then pack my lunch while I have a towel on my head soaking the water out of my hair. The last 20 minutes is getting ready - deodorant, getting dressed, brushing my teeth/hair.
my daughter's 6th birthday this Saturday and her "cupcakes and ice cream" themed party in Sunday.
What are you dreading?
working while having shit to get done before the party.
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week?
I want to lower my expectations of myself. My daughter's birthday parties have always been planned for months. This year we decided last minute to do a party. So I need to just breathe and keep calm and recognize that it will not be like her past parties.
Random thoughts?
So... Yeah. Not as bad as I was afraid of, but still not a quick fix.
Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
ETA tag
H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
@mermaidca omg! I can't imagine having my car stolen! I hope insurance is helping to pay for the things you lost, I'm sure it sucks having to get all that stuff "back" though. Good luck. And welcome!
@lemondrop28 yay for no more Mirena!!
@kimberbeep as much as I think I want to work at home, I could never do it because of all the reasons you listed, hahaha.
Managed to pay my ticket and get out of court! AND the cashier at the courthouse said my ticket was misprinted and it was $60 less than I thought!! Woop woop!!
DS2 due 12/12/18
@dreamscapes_ I’m sorry you are in pain. I hope the orthotics help. It’s usually used in joints, but I know a lot of people that have had success with cortisone injections also. Maybe that would be another pre-surgery option to manage the pain.
@dreamscapes_ - at least they figured out WHAT was going on!! FX the orthotics will help you. They definitely aren't fun, but I hope they bring you some relief and you don't need surgery.
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
@CecilB93 Honestly, I'd rather sleep until 6 than get up at 5 to shower, get clothes and lunch together, do hair/makeup/etc. I'm fairly low maintenance about certain things, so I actually cut my hair short so that I don't have to worry about ponytails or anything, and I never wear makeup to work because I work in a stupidly hot fake rainforest. I leave the house around 6:30-6:45 to start work at 8:15, but I also leave early to make sure I get a good parking spot. I'm glad the speeding ticket worked out! Good luck with the no-spend goal! We'll have to see how my foot works out. He said that it's not a bony bridge, as far as he can tell (I didn't have the MRI disc, but he said that if it was bony, it would have shown up on the X-ray).
@emiliadkay Not the best news, but still better than I was dreading! My condolences for DH on his grandmother's passing. Even when you know it's coming, it's not an easy thing. What did you end up getting at Starbucks?
@KFrob Thank you! Happy anniversary today! I hope you guys have a lovely day, even if all you do is have dinner at home
@kindbytealikat Thank you!
@catlady2015 I've missed you! Hopefully the move will go smoothly for you guys. That's awesome that it doesn't take you a lot of time to get ready for work. The podiatrist wants $80 for the orthotics, but I just found the same exact ones on Amazon for $20, so I'm tempted to just get them from there instead. I don't know if they'll do anything this time around, but we'll see.
@mermaidca Welcome aboard! I'm sorry that your car got stolen, along with everything in it! We'll have to see what happens with my foot. I had orthotics last year, when I first saw a podiatrist about it (this has been ongoing for YEARS), but they didn't do anything for me. So... We'll see what happens.
@diaphena I actually saw the doctor around 9am yesterday, so yes, I definitely had answers, I was just not at home and able to post, lol. I don't like mobile bumping when it's a lengthy post because my phone freaks out sometimes. I'm glad your camping trip was fun! Yay for the last wedding of the season! What sort of plans do you guys have for the holidays?
@lalala2004 It's a weird deal. Could be surgical, could not be. So we'll see what happens. Movies for mental breaks are wonderful! When I was in high school, one of my teachers always showed movies in the last week of the semester because he was just as exhausted as we were. What are you guys going as for Halloween?
@meggyme Sleep is wonderful! I've actually had cortisone injections for my back (degenerative disc disease, as well as herniation), which helped for about 24-48 hours and then wore off. I'm unfortunately a chronic pain patient, so I mention it fairly often, lol. We'll see what steps the podiatrist wants to take if the orthotics don't work, though.
@kimberbeep Thank you! What sort of work will you be doing for this job? That's sad that you can't wear jeans now.
@lemondrop28 Yay for your Mirena out! I hope the party goes well!
In non-foot, non-pain news, DH and I are going to Magic Kingdom and Epcot today for some fun. A couple friends of ours are meeting us after they get out of work. Should be a good time!
Diminished ovarian reserve
BFP: 4/14/2020 EDD: 12/20/2020
DS2 due 12/12/18
@lemondrop28 I heard cupcakes and ice cream so I'm not sure what else a party could need
@kimberbeep Congrats on the new job! I hope there are so many good things about it the lack of jeans doesn't even register after a while.
@meggyme hahaha "Work" should be my what are you dreading every week. I like my job but, even when there's nothing stressful or negative happening, I get the Sunday scaries hardcore.
@lalala2004 Robin is totally a costume worth repeating. Yay for accidental savings!
@diaphena I love those activities like kayaking, paddle boarding etc. that you don't realize are a serious workout until it's over and done with. Have fun at the wedding this weekend! Hope it's the best of the season!
@mermaidca That is a *lot* to deal with. (Especially when IDs are helpful in purchasing new cars, and cars are helpful to get to the DMV to replace an ID, and so on and so on...) Hang in there, and know there is no shame leaving the laundry until next week.
@dreamscapes_ I'm so glad to hear you got some answers about your foot! Sorry its not something that can be easily treated but at least now you have some options to make it better!
@CecilB93 High five on that ticket working out!
@KFrob - I do feel gross if I leave the house without showering. And I wash my hair everyday despite everyone always saying how bad it is for your hair. I have super thick long hair, and washing it every day gets all the loose hairs out. I am constantly clogging the shower drain even though I always use a strainer. If I skip a day... ugh... sooooooo much more hair in the shower!!
DS2 due 12/12/18
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
What are you looking forward to this week?
my girl and I are getting tattoos this friday! teeny little matching ones. we're very excited.
What are you dreading?
all of the prep work we need to do to be able to start ttc with our donor & how long we'll have to wait to be *actually* likely to get pregnant w/r/t my girl coming off BC and starting our treatment plan for her PCOS.
Have any goals/things you want to get accomplished this week?
My sculpture for my class has to make some SERIOUS progress this week.
Random thoughts?
*heavily* depends on the morning. under 20 minutes if I gotta book it, but my idea is a nice long couple hours to have a few cups of coffee and stare at the wall like a zombie until said coffee kicks in.
@KFrob gotcha, I've never had bed head that bad, just run the brush through and maybe a straightener if needed and I'm good, aside from the grease, lol.
DS2 due 12/12/18
Welcome @lionwholived ! I have a few tattoos, 2 of which are matching - one with my mom and one my sister. Good luck tomorrow with yours! This just makes me want another one, I find them so addicting! Haha.
It seems I really need to get on this dry shampoo train! I know about it, I've just never actually used any. My hair always ends up in a messy bun if it's clean or not. I hate my hair in my face.
H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
H: 36
L & N twin girls: 3yo. Born at 30 weeks. 2 month NICU stay
BFP Aug 2018: EDD April 2019
DS2 due 12/12/18
@mermaidca thanks! nice to meet you! with you on tattoos being addicting, every time one of my friends get one I start planning another, haha. Also, I second that you should try out dry shampoo. My hair looks straight up clean once I use it!
@meggyme I read your post to my GF and she thought it was SO cute and sweet! I hope y'all can come up with a design you both really like!
I'm very in the middle about meaning behind tattoos. Most of mine are really important to me, but there are some I want and one or two I have that are just silly little things.
@CecilB93 Thanks! That's suuuch a cute idea for tattoos, I bet they'll come out really cute!
Also seconding going to tattoo artist to have them design tattoos. That's their job! They're really good at it!