R/R: My legs are so sore from my workout yesterday and I have to do cardio today OR I get a nasty strength/cardio combo tomorrow. If I can suck it up, I get just strength training tomorrow. But for the life of me, I just want to channel @jrm_14 and go to cozy town today.
C/S: nope
GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? Oh, lots of places. Probably Macy's for clothes, but I love furniture and would love to go nuts in a place like nebraska furniture mart (we don't have one here, but I used to live in Omaha and LOVED it - my sister and I would go on afternoons and just window shop for fun).
@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 (:
WAYDTGKU: Vitamins, EOD HIO (trying to at least), charting all the things
R/R: Such a rough day....going back to the states unexpectedly on Saturday. Update from yesterday: DH and I are good...we get over things fast. I told him I was mad and why...he apologized, and that was that.
TW: Critically ill/death mentioned
My grandmother is in the hospital. She is on life support...And I don't think I'm going to make it back in time. I've never really known my other grandma, and she's been there for me my whole life cheering me on. Our family's rock. I'm just beside myself with thinking we might lose her, and i didn't get to say goodbye
C/S: Nope
GTKY: Probably Pier 1, Pottery Barn, or Hardware Restoration
@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
@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
R/R: So I got my EKG done last night (last week during my annual my doc
heard a paradoxical split S2 so she wanted me to come back). She praised me for
sending her a follow up message because she hadn’t remembered correctly when
the split S2 is normal vs abnormal. That
really reassured me that I should listen to my gut and advocate for myself
more. Well the EKG was abnormal… I have
a short PR. If I didn’t have the
fluttering and she didn’t hear the split the short PR wouldn’t be a big
deal. But I have 3 signs that something
is going on with my heart so she wants me to see a cardiologist. She admits that she might be making a mound
out of a mole hill (which I’m glad she is, I’d rather be checked out than
dismissed). I didn’t freak out when she
told me like I thought I was going to. I
think my major freak out was last week.
I’ve also been able to do a shit ton of research which always calms me
down. I like to know what to expect. But
of course I couldn’t sleep last night. I’ve literally been awake since 1am this
morning…
C/S: I turned an OPK yesterday… It surprised me. I didn’t have any EWCM leading up like I
usually do (although I will admit that I am a little distracted). I figured my stress would have delayed O not
brought it sooner. Since I’m not temping
I won’t be able to confirm it.
GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? It would probably be REI. I love camping, biking, hiking, kayaking …
etc. Everything there is just way too
expensive.
@catlady2015 I wish I had you dedication to
working out. Yesterday I walked over to
the gym on my lunch break with full intentions of using the elliptical. But
when I got there I realized I forgot my head phones so I sat in the sauna
instead lol.
@kristah2 I had a bad experience with Nordstrom
rack… I bought 3 shirts, a jacket, and some shoes. I loved all of them in the
store. I got home and tried them on
again (it’s what I always do after going shopping cause I’m just too damn
excited) and I hated every single one. I have no idea what happened lol.
@josie12367 I’m so sorry to hear this. You gave me chills just reading it. FX you can make it there in time.
*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!
@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.
@catlady2015 Love your motivation for the gym! I'm starting back up and holy moly I am sore from yesterday! Keep up the great work!! @kristah2 Sorry your boss sucks. Definitely worked for some like him in the past and it just makes you not want to go to work everyday. @meladams10 I like that, only thinking about TTC for a limited amount of time per day. Some days it is overwhelming. @josie12367 I am SO sorry to hear about your grandma. I am praying that you make it to see her. @LJMoon6 I was thinking about you and wondering when you would have your EKG done. It is refreshing to hear a doctor trying to be safe than sorry as most I have come to encounter usually dismiss things. Do you know when youll go see the cardiologist?
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: bbt (when I remember), cm, opk, pnv, hio, preseed
R/R: Rant: DH got home from work at 330am last night/this morning which I never mind since its hella OT but he likes to destress and talk about his day as I'm half asleep. It always seems to happen on my early days so I had to be up in 2 hours argh. Rave: Short work week!
C/S: I am going to hang out here one more day since I believe I O'd on Monday. Ive been a little lax with temping so FF is saying I O'd on 12/30 with a huge temp spike. I dont think happened since I turned opk positive on 12/31 afternoon.
GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? Id say Express or Nordstrom/Nordstrom Rack.
TTC journey in spoiler
Me: 29 | DH: 31 Married: 08/2016 TTC: 10/2017 IUI #1-3 BFN IVF 11/2018- 23 eggs retrieved, 16 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI with 7 embryos making it to freeze FET #1 02/2019 BFN FET #2 4/19 BFP!!!!! EDD 1/4/20
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!
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.
@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!
@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!
@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!!
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.
@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.
@catlady2015 I think I need to get back into regular workouts again, not just for my physical health but mental health too. I used to do 4-5 days a week of cross fit, but I’m banned because of my rheumatoid arthritis :-( And just normal gym workouts alone don’t cut it for me. Any ideas appreciated.
@kristah2 How long have you got until the end of your three months?
@meladams10 yup, 20 minutes a day is totally unreasonable unless you’re some kind of zombie lol
@josie12367 oh hun, that’s a really crappy situation - that she’s so sick and that you’re far away.
TW death
I know what this feels like and long haul flights when someone is critically ill are bloody awful. My grandmother was found collapsed at home when I was living in China and I took the first flight home that day, but it was a 17 hour round trip and 13 hours in the air not knowing if she would still be there or not was the longest flight ever. Keeping you in my thoughts.
@ljmoon6 I’m amazed how calm you seem. I hope you can see the cardiologist fast so you can pinpoint the problem and get it sorted.
Month/Cycle: 34/32
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: IVF#3 and see yesterday for a full list of other things!
R/R: Rave - I came home early from work and DH and I are cooking together the meal we had planned for New Years Eve. So far it’s awesome and nice to spend time together. DH is the clear boss in the kitchen so I just have to do as I’m told and hold things, pass things and be his assistant, for which I get kisses ;-) Also Had first monitoring appointment today and I have two follies at 11mm. This is exactly what I asked my ovaries for. So I should be really happy. No single dominant follie. Two growing nicely together. Rant - But in actual fact I left the appointment feeling really despondent and was close to tears all day. It’s so hard not to think how this might all get cancelled again. And how many times we might have to do this to have any chance of success. But I’m trying to pull myself out of it and am asking my ovaries very very nicely if they can please keep growing these two so that at next monitoring on Monday they have grown big and strong enough that we can trigger on Monday or Tuesday night for retrieval on Weds/Thurs morning. Come on ovaries, you can do it.
C/S: Nope
GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? I have maxed out my credit cards in the past at horsey shops. Several times. My horses have bigger wardrobes than me!
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
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
@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.
@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.
@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.
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
@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
@acciocoffee hold on to that feeling of hopefulness!
@jaylii that’s good news on not being benched this cycle!
@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
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
@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.
@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!
Update from me! Our offer was accepted! It is new construction and we offered full price but we wanted them to include air conditioning. They agreed!! Which means we can spend that money on upgrades instead! I'm so happy! We get to pick out all the finishes in the next week. I am really surprised we ended up with a brand new house. I'm really happy and excited. Now we need to fill that house with squishy babies lol
Re: WTO Wed 1/3
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: PNV, OPK's, charting, temping
R/R: My legs are so sore from my workout yesterday and I have to do cardio today OR I get a nasty strength/cardio combo tomorrow. If I can suck it up, I get just strength training tomorrow. But for the life of me, I just want to channel @jrm_14 and go to cozy town today.
C/S: nope
GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? Oh, lots of places. Probably Macy's for clothes, but I love furniture and would love to go nuts in a place like nebraska furniture mart (we don't have one here, but I used to live in Omaha and LOVED it - my sister and I would go on afternoons and just window shop for fun).
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
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.)
CD: 37
WAYDTGKU: Vitamins, EOD HIO (trying to at least), charting all the things
R/R: Such a rough day....going back to the states unexpectedly on Saturday. Update from yesterday: DH and I are good...we get over things fast. I told him I was mad and why...he apologized, and that was that.
TW: Critically ill/death mentioned
C/S: Nope
GTKY: Probably Pier 1, Pottery Barn, or Hardware Restoration
@meladams10 Thanks! It was pretty common when I started here a couple years ago! Plus - any excuse to show off your wedding dress right
@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
Month/Cycle: 6/6 (+3 ntnp)
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: PNV, charting cm, OPKs
R/R: So I got my EKG done last night (last week during my annual my doc heard a paradoxical split S2 so she wanted me to come back). She praised me for sending her a follow up message because she hadn’t remembered correctly when the split S2 is normal vs abnormal. That really reassured me that I should listen to my gut and advocate for myself more. Well the EKG was abnormal… I have a short PR. If I didn’t have the fluttering and she didn’t hear the split the short PR wouldn’t be a big deal. But I have 3 signs that something is going on with my heart so she wants me to see a cardiologist. She admits that she might be making a mound out of a mole hill (which I’m glad she is, I’d rather be checked out than dismissed). I didn’t freak out when she told me like I thought I was going to. I think my major freak out was last week. I’ve also been able to do a shit ton of research which always calms me down. I like to know what to expect. But of course I couldn’t sleep last night. I’ve literally been awake since 1am this morning…
C/S: I turned an OPK yesterday… It surprised me. I didn’t have any EWCM leading up like I usually do (although I will admit that I am a little distracted). I figured my stress would have delayed O not brought it sooner. Since I’m not temping I won’t be able to confirm it.
GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? It would probably be REI. I love camping, biking, hiking, kayaking … etc. Everything there is just way too expensive.
@catlady2015 I wish I had you dedication to working out. Yesterday I walked over to the gym on my lunch break with full intentions of using the elliptical. But when I got there I realized I forgot my head phones so I sat in the sauna instead lol.
@kristah2 I had a bad experience with Nordstrom rack… I bought 3 shirts, a jacket, and some shoes. I loved all of them in the store. I got home and tried them on again (it’s what I always do after going shopping cause I’m just too damn excited) and I hated every single one. I have no idea what happened lol.
@josie12367 I’m so sorry to hear this. You gave me chills just reading it. FX you can make it there in time.
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
@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.
@kristah2 Sorry your boss sucks. Definitely worked for some like him in the past and it just makes you not want to go to work everyday.
@meladams10 I like that, only thinking about TTC for a limited amount of time per day. Some days it is overwhelming.
@josie12367 I am SO sorry to hear about your grandma. I am praying that you make it to see her.
@LJMoon6 I was thinking about you and wondering when you would have your EKG done. It is refreshing to hear a doctor trying to be safe than sorry as most I have come to encounter usually dismiss things. Do you know when youll go see the cardiologist?
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: bbt (when I remember), cm, opk, pnv, hio, preseed
R/R: Rant: DH got home from work at 330am last night/this morning which I never mind since its hella OT but he likes to destress and talk about his day as I'm half asleep. It always seems to happen on my early days so I had to be up in 2 hours argh. Rave: Short work week!
C/S: I am going to hang out here one more day since I believe I O'd on Monday. Ive been a little lax with temping so FF is saying I O'd on 12/30 with a huge temp spike. I dont think happened since I turned opk positive on 12/31 afternoon.
GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? Id say Express or Nordstrom/Nordstrom Rack.
Married: 08/2016
TTC: 10/2017
IUI #1-3 BFN
IVF 11/2018- 23 eggs retrieved, 16 mature, 14 fertilized with ICSI with 7 embryos making it to freeze
FET #1 02/2019 BFN
FET #2 4/19 BFP!!!!! EDD 1/4/20
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!
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.
Edited to add content.
@meladams10 - definitely obsessed, too.
@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!
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
@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!
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.
@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!
Married: 2016
BFP #1 4/23/18, blighted ovum 5/29/18
BFP#2 7/14/18, DS 4/5/19
@catlady2015 April 16th was our wedding day!!
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?
Alexander McQueen flagship store in Manhattan
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!
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.
@kristah2 How long have you got until the end of your three months?
@meladams10 yup, 20 minutes a day is totally unreasonable unless you’re some kind of zombie lol
@josie12367 oh hun, that’s a really crappy situation - that she’s so sick and that you’re far away.
TW death
@ljmoon6 I’m amazed how calm you seem. I hope you can see the cardiologist fast so you can pinpoint the problem and get it sorted.
Month/Cycle: 34/32
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: IVF#3 and see yesterday for a full list of other things!
R/R: Rave - I came home early from work and DH and I are cooking together the meal we had planned for New Years Eve. So far it’s awesome and nice to spend time together. DH is the clear boss in the kitchen so I just have to do as I’m told and hold things, pass things and be his assistant, for which I get kisses ;-)
Also Had first monitoring appointment today and I have two follies at 11mm. This is exactly what I asked my ovaries for. So I should be really happy. No single dominant follie. Two growing nicely together.
Rant - But in actual fact I left the appointment feeling really despondent and was close to tears all day. It’s so hard not to think how this might all get cancelled again. And how many times we might have to do this to have any chance of success.
But I’m trying to pull myself out of it and am asking my ovaries very very nicely if they can please keep growing these two so that at next monitoring on Monday they have grown big and strong enough that we can trigger on Monday or Tuesday night for retrieval on Weds/Thurs morning. Come on ovaries, you can do it.
C/S: Nope
GTKY: At which store would you max out your credit card? I have maxed out my credit cards in the past at horsey shops. Several times. My horses have bigger wardrobes than me!
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
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
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
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
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!
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.
@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!!
@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.
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
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
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
Fav Quote: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return
@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.
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