Any ideas?!?

KMBullis · October 2017

Hi my name is Katlyn I'm 26 years old, my partner is 27 years old.

We have been trying to get pregnant for 6 months now. I took my IUD out in march of this year and started trying to get pregnant in May so it's been 6 months now and no luck...

TTGP: We have been having a lot of sex and I have been tracking my ovulation on the shine app.
I haven't wanted to get into temperature taking because I feel it would stress me out even more and I haven't invested in ovulation test.

I have been taking a prenatal vitamin since January and my periods are extremely regular there for my ovulation should be extremely regular.

Any suggestions? Thoughts?

comealongponds · October 2017

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AlohaKumu · October 2017

Yes, I have some ideas. Read the newbie guide and participate in the weekly forums for questions like this instead of clogging up the main board because you can't be bothered to read instructions.

[Deleted User] · October 2017

@comealongponds !!!!! I wish I could see your siggy on mobile!!! (((Hugs))) nice to see you pop up ;)

@Alohakumu let's talk about our ideas:

DH and I have different ideas about how we should arrange the furniture and set up the spare/guestroom, should the event arise we need a nursery/playroom/guestroom set up. ❤ But how fun to start to have conversations about that stuff finally!

I had the idea to host an after Thanksgiving dinner, the Sunday after. I even took Monday off work to clean up after company. ;) We really want to make our place feel like a family home and destination where people will visit over the holidays - Or any time! So right now the plan is to get the house in order, paint the dining room, and feed whoever decides to to show up that day. Even if we have to break out folding chairs and all the rest, just throw the party and let the rest sort itself out. But ppl will never come if we don't make a point to break the ice somehow. :/

We are talking about some ideas for how to eventually transition me out of this new corporate job and back to the house, making 100% our own income again. It's challenging bc of course my Manager loves me and wants me to stay and move up the corporate ladder - which was never my intention when I started. And meanwhile DH wants me to come back home full-time, but there's tradeoffs with that too. So it's a bit of a rock and a hard place - if I don't cut hours, I won't have the time to start working on the next venture. But if I do cut hours, that will basically max out my potential on the lowest rung, since I'm pretty sure I'd need to stay at 40 hours to advance...

I have some ideas about how I can get crafty and make our family holiday gifts this year, instead of spending so much $$$! We were thinking canned homemade jams or cranberry sauce etc, eventually one of these days my Ukrainian Easter eggs and/or Christmas ornaments. I have even seen fun ways to make holiday snowglobes with a mason jar, maybe for the kids!!!

So these are just some of my ideas...
Anyone else have any suggestions? Thoughts?
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petethecat · October 2017

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kiwi2628 · October 2017

@BusinessWife I mean thats hard...you describe what your H wants and what your manager wants, but what do you want? I mean, ultimately, thats the most important contribution to you decision because you are the one that has to live with it. Since there are pros and cons to both choices, you have to decide which pros or cons are more important, and what would make you happier in the end. Honestly...I love pro/con lists. Thats my idea on the situation.

adirat · October 2017

It's really rainy here today. Anyone have ideas on what we should do? I was thinking of making oatmeal cookies (but like, super high protein ones so I can stay on my FET health kick) and watching a creepy movie. Suggestions?

@businesswife I agree with @kiwi2628 -- what do you want? Love your homemade Christmas gifts idea!

@kbamomma33 I see you and I love it.

comealongponds · October 2017

@BusinessWife

madspunk · October 2017

@businesswife I love @kiwi2628's response on this - most important is what you want! Also, sounds like a fun Thanksgiving weekend!

@adirat Definitely watch a creepy movie. Under big comfortable blankets, while sipping a nice, hot drink. Eat all the protein.

[Deleted User] · October 2017

@kbamomma33 ❤❤❤❤❤

@kiwi2628 @adirat. Yeah, that really is the kicker, isn't it? I feel like I need to stay the course for now, and have given myself the freedom to see how I feel as we go along. If hopefully this first nugget sticks, then the truth is we wouldn't have any other IVF based costs for a while. Storage fees due in a year, next FET cycle whenever, but if all goes well, we feel like there's no reason any other standard type of health insurance would be fine (like what we had before we switched for ivf) because all insurance covers babies, L&D, normal healthcare etc. I am at this job for the IVF coverage specifically. So if God willing our retrieval are done, we have discussed that we would be fine paying for storage and transfer cycles OOP. We have definitely gotten our money's worth out of this coverage so far!

So that's a factor to weigh, how important specifically the ice coverage will be to us moving forward, and that remains to be seen. Apart from that, my time at home is priceless. Eventually my time with the babies, the young kids as they grow up, you can never get that time back. And right now I feel like I might rather re-enter the workforce down the road when they are more school age, assuming we found a school we were comfortable with, or else go all in with the homeschooling and WFH. That was always my plan. Never in a million years did I picture myself climbing the ladder of corporate finance. Lol I mean really, totally not me. Not that I couldn't DO it, and love it and thrive if that were the case, but in a way I almost see that as another type of plan B if God forbid DH were not in the picture and I had to find a way to provide for my family on my own...
But I mean, I say that now, fully realising that who knows how I will feel once we are actually in it, doing it, living it.

Ah, and DH is home now... to be continued... lol

@adirat those cookies sound like just the thing for a rainy day! Which we have here, too, btw. Care to post the recipe??? ❤

AlohaKumu · October 2017

@BusinessWife So many ideas to choose from! (I hear you with all your options though. In a few months, we'll be moving across the country, starting new jobs, and hopefully totally KTFU. It's really a lot to consider!) I love doing a Thanksgiving meal and I miss my huge table that's in storage for the next few months. As long as you feel up to the post-party and feel that it will energize you, go for it! (I would throw dinner parties every night if I could. Hee hee.) For the job idea--if it wasn't your intent to do the corporate thing, then maybe ask your heart if it really wants to change that course. I like @kiwi2628's suggestion to do the pro/con list. I've made the decision that I'll be a SAHM for at least a year if all of this works, but it's such a personal decision. Your Christmas ideas sound so cute! I'm hoping that next Christmas will bring lots of changes and I'll finally be able to go all-out with decorations.
@adirat If coloring is your thing, I love coloring on rainy days! That's usually my go-to idea when I don't want to head outside.

LadyMillil · October 2017

@adirat I vote for making cookies. Trying replacing half the butter with peanut butter or add some nuts

Any ideas on how much Halloween candy is too much to eat? We don't get trick or treaters so it doesn't need to last until Halloween

[Deleted User] · October 2017

@LadyMillil. I thinking you get one or two of those fun size bags, you should be okay? We got our candy way early lol a bag each of mini twix, Reese pumpkins, kit kat, Butterfinger and pumpkin kisses. And a smaller bag of mini Reese cups. That all lasted us a while, having given some away in a couple care packages. My vote is for pick your two (or three???) fave things and that ought to be plenty for you to enjoy over the next few weeks, plus have some in case a kid shows up at your door.

But as to how much is too much? No such thing, imho. If you wait til after and it goes on sale, no reason you can't stock up and throw some in the freezer??? Lol and i mean really, how many bags did I just tell tou we bought??? 5 or 6??? Lol I say you only live once! Hahaha

srscott3 · October 2017

I'm a complete lurker...but any ideas on what I should be for Halloween? Or what I should name my puppy? Or what I should get my mom for Christmas?

OP,

comealongponds · October 2017

@srscott3 Puppy. Puppy. Puppy.

jsnakehole · October 2017

Don't get me started on Halloween candy! I'm making goodie bags for my class and I think I've eaten more candy than I've put in the bags.

[Deleted User] · October 2017

@srscott3 1. Alice in Wonderland? 2. Matilda! Or if it's a boy puppy.... Rupert? 3. Pandora charm bracelet. Just ideas ;)

kiki75 · October 2017

My current idea is that if the airplane doesn't have 11/22/63, I'll watch a Mr. Robot and then the first episode of the new season of Stranger Things. I also brought this bomb coconut curry popcorn. I have an idea I'll polish it off.

OP, it's clear you know what you should be doing. Best idea: do it.

ETA: Then again, there's always BSF.

LadyMillil · October 2017

@BusinessWife I was more concerned about how many I should have in 1 sitting

but my logic is the more I eat now the sooner it's gone and I'll be healthier again

Jyoung327 · October 2017

@adirat Im a little late to the party but hopefully you still have time to enjoy cookies and watching the new season of stranger things (stoked I saw someone else mention it) OR if you want the scariest movie IMO, watch Trick R' Treat and never sleep again.

starla · October 2017

@KMBullis How long is a piece of string?

jrm_14 · October 2017

@starla - are you measuring the string while it lays out flat or is laying in the shape of a circle? Are you measuring from beginning to end or end to beginning? So many details I need to know to have an idea of how long the string is.

@LadyMillil. It is only too much Halloween candy if you 100# drain your bank account buying only candy or you fill an entire trash can full of only wrappers (in one sitting.

Any one one have any idea where the tie to my robe is hiding? Or when my bronchitis will completely clear? So far I’ve tried the following: antibiotics, Nebulizer, inhaler, OTC meds, diffuser, humidifier, vaporub, steam showers, honey, hot teas, and cough drops. Any other thoughts?

offtoneverland · October 2017

@jrm_14 Have you tried putting onions in your socks? Or is it garlic? That's one of the weirder home remedies I've heard of. I think I'd rather be horribly sick than walk around smelling like onions/garlic. And boy would that put a damper on TTC! Hope you feel better soon.

[Deleted User] · October 2017

@LadyMillil I like the way you think! I think as long as you don't go into an actual medical sugar coma, you should be good. :)

wishiwaspreggo · October 2017

@jrm_14 - bronchitis is one of the worst common bugs to get because there's literally nothing you can do about it except wait for it to go away. What works best for me is not medicating during the day and taking a nighttime cold medicine when I go to bed. That way I spend the day coughing up the bad stuff and getting it out of me but get the peace to sleep at night with the meds.

I wonder if drug manufacturers know how much money I'd be willing to pay for a vaccine or cure for the common cold and bronchitis... I always get one awful cold every year that morphs into a bronchitis from Hell and it knocks me on my ass for a solid month. It ruins every aspect of my life for 4-6 weeks. Bleh.

Hopefully your body is more cooperative than mind and you have a speedy recovery!

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