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CS/Q:
GTKY: What is your favourite thing to get or give on Valentines Day?
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Re: TWW Tues 2/13
Month/Cycle: 14/5
Cycle Day/DPO: 33/3
Timing: Great! -4, -3, -2, -1, +1
Typical LP length: 14-15
Testing: 10 dpo because I have a doctor's appointment that day
R/R: Nothing to rant about. So happy to be in my first tww since October. FF moved my CH to where I thought they should be, so all is well. Now let's hope I stay sane!
CS/Q:
GTKY: Any type of dark chocolate is always welcomed! I try to give loved ones one little sweet treat and one small non food item.
Month/Cycle: 9/8 (1benched AL)
Cycle Day/DPO: 19/6
Timing: great
Typical LP length: 11 days or maybe more.
Testing: Sunday, or Monday if I'm feeling patient.
R/R: Rant: My electric blanket broke last night!
GTKY: We don't really do much for Valentine's day, but if I had to choose a gift for myself, it would be swedish fish! MH loves dark chocolate so that's what I would get him.
DD1: 8/2014
TTC #2: 6/2017
BFP 8/3/2017 | CP 8/4
BFP 10/16/2017 | CP 10/21
BFP 12/18/2017 | CP 12/28
BFP 2/15/2018 | EDD: November 2nd | It's a girl!
DD2: 10/2018
@offtoneverland That's a bummer about the blanket. Hope you get a new one soon!
@meladams10 So sorry. Hugs!
Month/Cycle: 1/1
Cycle Day/DPO: 19/7
Timing: Good
Typical LP length: 15-16
Testing: My horoscope this week said I would have something revealed on Valentines day so I should totally test then right?? No but I really want to try to wait until at least the weekend.
R/R: Rant: The TWW is hard enough as it is, nevermind having MH ask me "how are baby things going?" Rave: I sold some more wedding goodies, so if all goes well with my two meetings tonight then I will have most of it gone and just have little things left!
CS/Q:
GTKY: What is your favourite thing to get or give on Valentines Day? We don't really so Valentine's day. I am happy with a card and a small thing of candy. I usually do the same for MH.
Married 10/28/17
Our TTC Journey
Team Green turned Team Blue 10/15/18
TTC #2 January '21
BFP June '21
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C July '21
Jan '22 - started IF testing
BFP Jan '22
MMC/Blighted Ovum that led to D&C Feb '22
BFP May '22
@offtoneverland Sorry for the broken blanket! What a bummer.
@meladams10 *hugs* Sorry for cd 1.
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Month/Cycle: 12/12
Cycle Day/DPO: 21/9
Timing: all the days
Typical LP length: 13 days
Testing: Not unless AF is late
R/R: I decided to sleep in and go to work late this morning, so that was nice. I do have to get my butt over there for a meeting with a student in an hour though, and I am not looking forward to this meeting. I agreed to work with this student on a research project, and the student is NOT holding up their end of the agreement at all. I need to be more selective in who I work with!
CS/Q: Nope
GTKY: What is your favourite thing to get or give on Valentines Day? MH and I don't celebrat Valentine's. I usually buy chocolate on sale the next day.
Cycle Day/DPO: 23/9
Timing: pretty good
Typical LP length: 13-14 days
Testing: BFN today but I know it was too early to test.
R/R: Rant: Is it Friday yet this week is just dragging on at work. Rave: No boss in the office today!
CS/Q: temps are still high so I'm hopefull
GTKY: What is your favorite thing to get or give on Valentines Day? The last few years my husband has sent shari's berries to the office so I am hoping he sends them again this year. He once tried to send flowers but it ended up being a mess. They arrived at the end of the day, they had obviously not been cut or trimmed and instead of a dozen there were only 11 and a balloon. He was so pissed off he actually waited on hold for over an hour to complain to 1-800 flowers. Photo in the spoiler because I don't think my explanation does it justice. I ended up throwing away half the green and spending over 30 minutes to make it decent. Honestly my favorite flowers are the $5 ones from the grocery store.
Cycle Day/DPO: 21/6
Timing: pretty good
Typical LP length: 12
Testing: Only if AF doesn't show
R/R: No real rant. Just trying to keep positive. My fiance isn't the most sexual of men so it can be difficult to come up with ways to get him in the mood other than lingerie. Any tips would be appreciated.
CS/Q:
GTKY: I do love getting flowers. My fiance tends to buy something pretty unusual which I like. I love to give him something he has talked about wanting recently. It makes me feel good when I see his reaction.
Cycle Day/DPO: 17/1
Timing: -5, -3, IUI on 0 and on 0 on our own
Typical LP length: varies with treatment
Testing: WFAF. I don't think I will do the beta either this time.
R/R: I feel a little down about our timing. We've never gotten anything beyond "Good" and we made a considerable effort this time even. I'm hopeful though because we've done better than we have since trying with communication and making the effort in the intimacy department. So if this cycle doesn't work, at least we have grown and have the opportunity to take that into the next. It's not like I can tell MH that we still had only good timing even with all of the extra effort we made.
We did end up getting a 31M sample which the NP said is incredible. He's all excited about that. I didn't have the heart to tell him that we got 28 last time it didn't work and also that more doesn't mean we get a higher chance than someone who had a smaller sample. The Nurse Practitioner looked at us when the procedure was done and said, "Have intercourse tonight and tomorrow morning". MH looked at me when we left and was like, "Is she freaking serious? Who has sex that close together? What planet does she live on?"
I'm trying very hard to be optimistic about this. This moment right now is hard.
CS/Q: No
GTKY: What is your favourite thing to get or give on Valentines Day? I'm not really a holiday person or a forced merriment type of girl, but this year, I did get some cologne for MH as well as I got some lingerie that he will like.
My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
Back on Levothyroxine
FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt,
1st Beta on 7dpt 93
2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!
TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule.
Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF
IUI
IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine
IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
@josie12367 yayyy. Happy for you!!!!
Month/Cycle: 7/7
Cycle Day/DPO: 42/?16
Timing: not good at all, -5
Typical LP length: 12
Testing: tested with Frer 2 days ago. BFN
R/R: i dont know whats up with AF. Ive never had such a long cycle. Longest before this was exactly a year ago, 38 days. Had some pink watery discharge after BD last night and really expected AF to show up today but nothing. Rave: going to miami tom. Sunny warm days here i come! Although would have loved to have gone after AF was done and gone but oh well....
GTKY: What is your favourite thing to get or give on Valentines Day? The cheesy red roses
Cycle Day/DPO: 19/6
Timing: not nearly as great as I'd like
Typical LP length: 13 days
Testing: trying not to test until 2/21 and only if AF doesn't make an appearance.
R/R: Rant: it's insanely humid (100% humidity) here and I haven't slept in 3 days for more than a couple hours at a time. Mood swings are making me think I should test although I know it's too early and I need to calm the farm. Rave: just bought some amazing carbon fiber knitting needles from overseas and I'm having a blast playing with them. About to start a beanie but waiting for my Valentines Day present from DH (see below)
GTKY: What is your favourite thing to get or give on Valentines Day? I love doing the quirky gifts. This year DH's ordered some Harry Potter stitch markers for my knitting from etsy and I got him a handcrafted dice box for his DnD dice set. We really suck at surprises though so we told each other ages ago what we're giving. He has DnD on Thursday just so he can use his new box.
Cycle Day/DPO:26/8
Timing: -3,-1,0,+2
Typical LP length: 15-17 days
Testing: Monday if AF doesn't turn up
R/R: Hot humid and there is supposed to be another storm next week. Also have a cold which has given me a headache, so feeling just great today. On the bright side I went through all the charting rubbish with my DH last night and he wasn't a total arse and actually listened to me.
CS/Q: Temps staying high for now.
GTKY: What is your favourite thing to get or give on Valentines Day? Don't celebrate it, but forgot about pancake tuesday so we might do that for dinner tonight (its Wednesday here)
@offtoneverland Testing the same, I am hoping I can hold off till monday but we will see how crazy I am feeling on sunday morn@melrrr
@meladams10 Sorry, FX for next time.
@darkstar42 What is it you do if you don't mind me asking. I deffo don't miss working on projects with others from my Uni days. THere was always one in every group that did nothing.
@meri-mac Can't say I have been particularly romantic lately, I mainly just tell him when we are doing it. And then continue to do it after O'ing so he doesnt think I am using him for his body
@suzycupcake It can be so hard to stay positive FX it happens for you soon.
@nasah15 enjoy your holiday!
@mrsduddles Humidity is awful where I am it has got to a point where everything just feels damp.
@darkstar42 It's soooo good to be on the daily with you again! I feel like it's been forever. That stinks about the student who's not pulling his weight on the research project. Hope the meeting went well!
@suzycupcake I'm so sorry you're feeling down about your timing. I so hope the timing was perfect and that things will work out for you. That's too funny about YH being so excited about his sperm sample.
@lokibear89 I'll try and hold off on testing until Monday with you! Well, maybe I can test on Sunday since that's technically Monday in your time zone.
DD1: 8/2014
TTC #2: 6/2017
BFP 8/3/2017 | CP 8/4
BFP 10/16/2017 | CP 10/21
BFP 12/18/2017 | CP 12/28
BFP 2/15/2018 | EDD: November 2nd | It's a girl!
DD2: 10/2018
Month/Cycle: 8/7
Cycle Day/DPO: 26/6
Timing: -1
Typical LP length: 13
Testing: Next week. I hope. Maybe this weekend.
R/R: Rant: My husband and I do a bunch of random jobs for work (property managers/assistants/nannies, etc), and tomorrow HAPPENS to be a day my boss has his children, and so we have to make their Valentine's dinner. We'll do our thing on Thursday, I guess, but it is what it is. Not a big deal, I know, but I didn't realize until the other day, and had to re-schedule everything. Rave: I volunteer at a cat/dog rescue, and convinced my boss to adopt a cat from my rescue, which is really exciting!
CS/Q:
GTKY: What is your favourite thing to get or give on Valentines Day? My husband takes me out to a fancy restaurant every year! And he never chooses wrong, since I make the reservation!
Rave: I get to leave work early today and I have Monday off. Video games, here I come.