Trying to Get Pregnant

WTO Wed 1/3

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GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? 
*TW*
Me: 38 DH: 41
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19

Re: WTO Wed 1/3

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  • @catlady2015 way to be rocking the gym. I have to get my ass back there tomorrow and I'm dreading it.

    Month/Cycle: 1/2

    CD: 2 (booo)

    WAYDTGKU: PNV's, charting. 

    R/R: I'm so swamped at work right now and my boss is being an asshat and I'm just trying to make it past my 3 months so he can't just let me go for no reason. 

    C/S: nothinggg to see here!

    GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card?  oohh.. Probably Nordstrom (designer clothes and purses and shoes - yes please! I have expensive taste.)
  • @catlady2015 You go! Can you share some of your fitness motivation with the rest of us?! @kristah2 I love that you use your picture for your profile. I haven't seen too many on here. I'm new here, so I don't know the norm? Hopefully your boss can ease up! It gets hard to bite your tongue after too long! Good Morning Ladies! Happy Hump Day! CD: 15 WAYDTGKU: FF, OPK, HIO every other day R/R: Rant: I saw something that recommended only thinking about TTC for 20 minutes each day to prevent stressing too much about it. WTF. I guess I'm obsessed then. Rave: We're halfway through the work week already, yay! GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? Kirkland's! I love all things home decor (:
  • @josie12367 my love tit is a huge hug. Sending peace and love to your family in this time. 
  • @josie12367 I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother. and how are you still in WTO?! I've left and come back already. comee  on body! Do your thing!

    @meladams10 Thanks! It was pretty common when I started here a couple years ago! Plus - any excuse to show off your wedding dress right ;) 

  • josie12367josie12367 member
    edited January 2018
    @spottedginger Thank you so much...My heart hurts :(

    @kristah2 Thank you...I'm usually here for at least two of everyone's else's cycles before I ovulate. It's depressing. I don't see it happening this cycle either. I'm stressed out to the max now, and about to travel :/ 
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  • @josie12367 I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother. You will be in my thoughts!
    @kristah2 Absolutely! I love your dress too, so pretty! 
    @LJMoon6 I'm glad you're following up with a cardiologist. You can never be too careful, especially when it comes to your heart! I will be thinking of you and definitely keep us updated.
  • Month/Cycle: Can I just start over fresh at 1/1? Ugh. Technically 7/5 (I think) with a loss and a benched cycle

    CD: 4

    WAYDTGKU: OPKs and CM - Will possibly add temping next cycle

    R/R: No rants today. I'm feeling so much more positive about this whole TTGP process since AF started. I know it might take a few months, but I'm just excited to be doing something!

    C/S: Nope

    GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? Target. They have everything I need!
  • @kobrien827 I agree! My trouble is trying to figure out how to do that! Also, I love Express! 
  • jayliijaylii member
    edited January 2018
    Month/Cycle: 7/7

    CD: 20

    WAYDTGKU: PNV, CM, OPKs, HIO, RRLT

    R/R: Finally got a positive on my cheapies and a CBAD yesterday. Hoping we can HIO again tonight, but geez am I having a tired day. My delayed O has been so weird this month, but there is a silver lining. I thought we would be benched for January because MH has on overseas work trip. Thanks to delayed O this cycle we won't be benched! But of course we may be benched in Feb due to another work trip. 

    C/S: None

    GTKY: World Market. Love everything in that store. 

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  • @josie12367 - So sorry about your grandma. Huge hugs. 
    @meladams10 - definitely obsessed, too. :( I forgot about Kirkland's! They have some super cute stuff!
    @Krista2 - sorry about CD2. Your boss sounds like a mondo jerk. how much longer until you're out of the "fire for no reason" zone? 
    @LJMoon6 - glad to hear you got the EKG done, and better to be seen by a cardiologist who can help manage things IF there's an issue. Also, totally did the headphone thing myself. Once I forgot my tennis shoes. My bluetooth headphones were dead this morning, thank goodness I had my wired set floating in my purse! I wouldn't have lasted ten minutes without music. My gym is part of the hospital rehab center and they don't really play music, so you can't even count on the facility jams to distract you. 
    @kobrien827 - yay for getting back to the gym yesterday! Keep it up! OT is awesome, but so is sleep. Sorry about the early day. 
    @jaylii - yay for not being benched! AND for positive OPK!
    *TW*
    Me: 38 DH: 41
    Married: 2016
    BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
    BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
  • @catlady2015 I feel ya on wanting to go to cozy town. It's just been ridiculously cold. 
    @kristah2 Love Nordstrom too!
    @meladams10 I've never heard of Kirkland's but just looked it up and their stuff looks nice! There's one about 45 mins from where I live. May need to check it out.
    @josie12367 Really sorry to hear about your Grandmother. I hope that you can talk to her on the phone (even if she can't respond) or get back in time to say good bye in person.
    TW: Critically ill/death mentioned
    I experienced similar when my Grandmother passed. I was living overseas and flew back to the States. My Uncle drove me an hour to the hospital and she passed about 30 minutes after me and my family arrived at her bedside.
    @LJMoon6 Sorry to hear that the EKG was abnormal. FX for the cardiologist visit. I agree that it's great that you advocated for yourself. It often is hard to do so!
    @kobrien827 Oh man, I'd be so annoyed if my husband was trying to talk to me about his work day at 3 am! 
    @acciocoffee Glad to hear you're off the bench. I totally understand that it feels good to be doing something for TTC!
  • @catlady2015 What day did you get married in April 2016?

    Question: I have been off BC since May of this year. The past 2 months I have had cramps, from light to medium pain. I'm also pretty sure I have ovulation pain, so I basically have cramping at least 2-3 times per week all month. Has anyone had experience with this? I'm just hoping nothing's wrong.
  • @jaylii Congratulations on a positive OPK! Sounds like this is a good month for you with YH being home now too! I highly suggest visiting Kirkland's. They have really cute decor especially in the fall/winter months! :)
  • @kobrien827 luckily I don't work in the same office as him so at least I don't have to see him everyday.
    @catlady2015 Just need to make it until Feb 1st! Probably not a bad thing I didn't get a BFP this month because now if I get a BFP this month it should be around then and he can't fire me for being pregnant.. he is that type. 
    @meladams10 I am very crampy! 
  • @meladams10 - april 2 was our wedding day. Did you marry that month, too? 
    *TW*
    Me: 38 DH: 41
    Married: 2016
    BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
    BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
  • @kristah2 Okay.. maybe it's just normal for us. Yikes! I guess I never realized BC could help so much with cramps?
    @catlady2015 April 16th was our wedding day!!
  • Month/Cycle: 16/20

    CD: 2

    WAYDTGKU: IVF #2! Stims start tonight

    R/R: super cramps today, but at least its my day off!

    C/S:

    GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? 

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  • @meladams10 my thoughts too. But I'm assuming it's because you wouldn't ovulate, right? So those pesky cramps mid month wouldn't be there. 
  • @kristah2 That's what I'm thinking! The plus is that I'm hoping since I do have them, it means I am at least ovulating? Being a woman sucks sometimes! 
  • Month/Cycle: 11/11

    CD: 7

    WAYDTGKU: medicated IUI cycle

    R/R: Just getting errands and a bit of work done today. It's so nice to not be super stressed and busy with work. I can't find my ear muffs, so I decided to crochet myself an ear warmer/headband thingie. It turned out cute, and I'm going to sew fleece into it as a lining today. I decided I need to develop more craft/cooking hobbies to help distract from ttc, so this is the first step!

    C/S: Nothing to see.

    GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? If online stores count, probably Modcloth.

    Be back for tags in a bit!
  • @josie12367 - I'm so sorry about your grandmother.  My best friend is going through the same thing.  She was able to Skype with her grandmother though. Is that something that someone could help her do so you could at least see/talk to her?

    Month/Cycle:5/3 (1 loss in Nov,  Dec benched)

    CD: 5

    WAYDTGKU: practice HIO & pnv

    R/R: Rant: this house stuff is seriously stressing me out.  We found a new construction but it won't be done until middle of Feb. Now we have to see if the new owners will agree to a rent back. Or we have to go stay with my parents for a couple weeks.  My only concern is that if construction is delayed then we'll be in the same place we are now and I don't want to risk losing the sale and DH is adamant that we don't move twice.  It's stressing me out how stubborn he's being. 
    Rave: I am happy to be moving into a new house.  This house is consuming my life.  

    C/S: nothing to see

    GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? 
    Costco!  I feel like I do that right now anyway.  If it was a free for all definitely Target.  
  • @emmasemm - Is it a motivation issue OR do you feel that you're not as effective working out on your own? I've been working with a trainer a couple times a week to make sure I am doing things safely and that's really helped me not get bored AND keeps me accountable. They've devised a few programs for me that are challenging and push me while keeping my limitations (previous elbow surgery) in mind. Strength training is pretty easy to fit in, but I find cardio pretty boring and that's been a challenge for me. 

    One of my old trainers recommended this site for cardio-based workouts: fitnessblender.com. You can use workouts OR programs, and filter by type, time you have, equipment available, etc. This has helped when I am in a treadmill/elliptical rut. 

    Also used Sworkit (app) to help pick moves for strength training when I was working on my own. You can make a custom workout OR say, I want an arm day and it'll demo the moves, count time, and give audio commands to move to the next. 

    Happy to answer questions!
    *TW*
    Me: 38 DH: 41
    Married: 2016
    BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
    BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
  • @catlady2015 Good for you for going to the gym! I need to start that habit back up, but I’ve been lazy.

    @kristah2 Sorry work is tough right now!

    @meladams10 I snorted at “only thinking about ttc for 20 minutes per day.” Ha. Not really an option, I think! I assume you’re saying you get cramps during AF and then O pain? That sounds pretty normal to me! Also, we have the same wedding day! Where were you married?

    @josie12367 I am so, so sorry to hear about your grandmother. Sending good thoughts to you and your family, and hoping that you get to be there with her. *hugs*

    @LJMoon6 I’m sorry that you have to see a cardiologist, but at the same time glad you have such an attentive doctor who is making sure you’re ok. Fx all turns out well.

    @kobrien827 Sorry you didn’t get much sleep!

    @acciocoffee Glad you’re feeling positive right now! Fx for you!

    @jaylii That’s good that you aren’t benched this cycle! Hopefully it’s your month, and you won’t have to worry about February timing.

    @kiwi2628 Yay for starting stims tonight! Hope it goes smoothly.

    @galactickates Hope everything works out with the new house/move!

    @emmasemm You and YH cooking together sounds so sweet. That’s great to hear that you have two follies growing at the same rate! I know that even good news can be stressful when dealing with IF though. It sometimes feels like it adds to the stress and pressure. I have everything crossed that these two follies hang in there and keep growing.

  • @catlady2015 Never heard of fitnessblender.com before. Thanks for the rec!
  • On mobile, so I won't do specific tags, but thank you all for your kind words, and support. I will look into video chatting with my dad once he's at the hospital...thank you for the idea @galactickates


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  • @darkstar42 That's awesome that you're crocheting! I'm with you with needing to find a hobby to keep from thinking about TTC 24/7! MH and I were married in Christiansburg, VA on a farm! What about you?!
    @galactickates Hang in there with the house situation! It will all be worth the craziness in the end
    @emmasemm I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks 20 minutes only is impossible! FX for your follies!!
  • @kobrien827 oh I feel you on DH wanting to talk whilst you’re half asleep - except mine likes to wake up at 5am and talk to me when I have my alarm set for 7am  :D

    @acciocoffee hold on to that feeling of hopefulness!

    @jaylii that’s good news on not being benched this cycle!

    @kiwi2628 woohoo for starting stims!

    @darkstar42 hey cycle buddy! I think you hit the nail on the head, that the “good” news hit me hard, funny how that works. DH was totally confused at why I sent him good news But was an emotional wreck. I could almost see a cartoon question mark over his head!

    @galactickates  I can sympathize with how all consuming buying a house is. Fx you find a solution.

    @catlady2015 thanks for such a thorough answer! I’ve always needed someone to hold me accountable - in the past I also had personal trainers at various times, but I have to find one I click with - as DH puts it I’m “very persuasive” and when training this means I can get myself out of just about anything ;-)
    Mix in long working hours, living in a country where English is not the native language, needing trainers with RA experience and stimming for IVF two weeks of every month the options are pretty limited. But most of all I need to stop making excuses.
    So number one on the job list for Saturday is to go in our attic and root through the box of cables to find the one for the electric bike. We have that, three gym balls, exercise bands, a selection of weights and medicine balls at home so no excuse not to do something really! 
    What I need is for a DH to start working out too, but with his new neck/shoulder injury that’s not going to be this month.
    And in the meantime I’m going to check out your recommendations. Thank you. 
    Me 43 DH 45
    Married 12/2016
    TTC #1 since 04/2015
    AMA, DOR (AMH 0.65, AFC 2-4) and autoimmune issues (RA, APS), low TSH, adenomyosis
    7 retrievals, 3 transfers
    Jun19 FET BFP, due date 7th March 2020, DD born Feb20
    Sep17 IVF1 - 1ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
    Nov17 IVF2 - 1ER, 0F
    Jan18 IVF3 - 3ER, 1F, 1ET, BFN
    Feb18 - second opinion and additional testing
    Apr18 IVF4 - cancelled (E2 too high)
    May/Jun18 IVF4 - 4ER, 0M, 1F, 1 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
    Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - 5 ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (not best quality)
    Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - 4ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen day 3 (good quality)
    Aug/Sep18 IVF7 - cancelled (cyst)
    Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - 3ER, 3M, 2F, 2 frozen Day 3 (excellent quality)
    Oct18 IVF8 - Cancelled (cyst and too low TSH)
    Oct18-Jan19 bringing TSH under control
    Feb19 ERA and hysteroscopy
    Mar19 Investigation for fibroid and adenomyosis
    Apr19 adenomyosis confirmed, polyps removed
    Jun19 FET after 2 months Lupron, autoimmune protocol, transferred two day 3 frozen embryos
    Sep17 - Pergoveris 10-17 Sep, Orgalutran 15-18 Sep, Ovitrelle 18 Sep, ER 20 Sep for 2 follies, 1 mature egg, fertilized, ET 1x 2d 4-cell embryo 22/09, 05/10 BFN
    Nov17 IVF2 - Pergoveris 2-14 Nov, Orgalutran 5-14 Nov, Ovitrelle 15 Nov, ER 17 Nov for 3 follies, 1 mature egg, did not fertilize
    Jan18 IVF3 - Pergoveris 30 Dec - 8 Jan, Orgalutran 5-8 Jan, Ovitrelle 9 Jan, ER 11 Jan 3 eggs, 2 mature, 1 fertilized, ET 1x 4d 12-cell embryo 15/01, 24/01 BFN
    May/Jun18 IVF4 - Rekovelle 25-29 May, Menogon 30May - 2Jun, Zomacton 25 27 29 31 May and 2Jun, Cetrotide 30May - 3Jun, Gonasi 3Jun, ER 5Jun 4 eggs, none mature, two matured overnight, 1 fertilized with ICSI, Frozen day 3 but not good quality
    Jun/Jul18 IVF5 - Rekovelle 21-24 June, Menogon 25Jun-3Jul, Puregon 4-5Jul, Zomacton 21 23 25 27 29 Jun, Cetrotide 25Jun-5Jul, Gonasi 6Jul, ER 8Jul 5 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 but not good quality
    Jul/Aug18 IVF6 - Rekovelle 26-29 Jul, Menogon 30Jul-7Aug, Buserelin 26Jul-7Aug, Zomacton 26 28 30 Jul 1 3 Aug, Gonasi 7Aug, ER 9Aug 4 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized (normal IVF), 2 frozen day 3 good quality
    Sep/Oct18 IVF7 - Menogon 19-30Sep, Buserelin 19-30Sep, Zomacton 19 21 23 25 27 Sep, Ovitrelle 1 Oct, ER 3 eggs, 3 mature, 2 fertilized with ICSI, 2 frozen day 3 excellent quality 

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  • @meladams10 We got married in Sedona, AZ, in an orchard. :)
    @emmasemm *hugs* Nothing about this makes sense, least of all our emotional reactions. Feel all the feels.
  • @meladams10 Thank you!

    @kobrien827 I have only seen my new doc 3 times and so far I love her.  She spends so much time in the room with me (15 minutes minimum).  I also respect that she can admit when she’s wrong (she had originally said not to worry about the sound, that it was normal.  But then after I sent a follow up message asking for more information she admitted that she remembered wrong and wanted me to come back in). Then I also like that she’s not just guessing at what’s wrong with me and instead sending me to a specialist.  My appointment, the soonest I could get in, is next week Thursday (so long!)

    @jaylii Yay for a delayed O making the time just right!  Looks like we’re cycle buddies, I turned a test yesterday too (although I’m skeptical of it).

    @catlady2015 I work on a huge university campus and the athletic center is ginormous (4 floors!).  You would think that with all the young college students they would have music playing… but they don’t.

    @emmasemm I am definitely not calm lol.  It comes off in my writing but no, I’m not calm.  My mind is racing a mile a minute with the “what ifs”.  It consists of me wondering if we should be benched till we figure this out, will we get benched after my appointment, am I at a risk of sudden death, will I need to be on meds for the rest of my life, is my primary just nutty and being overly cautious, will I need to have open heart surgery, will a pregnancy make it worse… It goes on and on and on and on…

    @darkstar42 Thanks! I do really like my doc. Even though she’s not comfortable sending us to an RE yet she did say it’s reasonable for me to as for an SA for MH.

    *TW* TTC history
    Me:32 DH:31
    Married: 8/2015

    TTC #1: 4/2017
    Testing: HSG, U/S, BW, and DH's SA all normal
    DX: Unexplained
    8/2018: Clomid + TI = BFN
    9/2018: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN
    11/2018: Clomid + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
    12/2018: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone \\ Cancelled due to cyst
    1/2019: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD Sept 30th, 2019
    10/7/2019: Healthy baby boy!

    TTC #2: 12/2020
    2/2021: Letrozole + TI = BFN
    3/2021: Letrozole + TI = BFN
    4/2021: Surprise! Natural BFP! \\ EDD Jan 6th, 2022 \\ Chemical, betas not rising
    8/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
    9/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
    10/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFN
    11/2021: Letrozole + IUI + Progesterone = BFP! \\ EDD July 29th, 2022

  • @galactickates Congratulations!  That’s so exciting. 2018 must be your year!! (:
  • @meladams10 thanks!  I hope so!  I have a feeling this will be a good year for everyone. I like even years lol
  • @galactickates congrats!!! Amazing news!!!
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