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Month/Cycle:
CD:
WAYDTGKU:
R/R:
CS/Q:
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself?
R/R: Non TTC related, but its super hot here today. It isn't even June and we are already set to get a lot of 100 degree days. Every summer I'm like why do I live here??
CS/Q: I think today has a REALLY good chance of being O day. I had positive cheapie OPKs yesterday. Today I woke up and my nipples are really sensitive/hurting (which has been my big O sign in the past). I swear if I don't get an increased temp tomorrow I will cry. I have all the signs of it happening, but am still afraid it won't actually happen.
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? I think I have good intuition. Usually when I follow it, it seems like I make the right choices.
R/R: our organization was picked as outstanding business of the year for our involvement with our state’s Special Olympics games, so I get to declare the games open tomorrow! I’ve been volunteering and a clinical director for them for years and I’ve always wanted to do that. So fun!
CS/Q: obviously nothing to see this month yet
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? Dedication and reliability. When I say I am going to do something, I do. At times this can be to a fault but I like that I can be counted on.
@sparklingdiamond We got really hot here, very quickly. We are in the 90s though, not 100s. (And I prefer heat to cold so I don’t mind it!) Where do you live?
@quidditchcapn1120 I'm sorry about CD 1, but congratulations on the award! That is fantastic!
Month/Cycle: 16/14
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: HIO - difficult with the heat
R/R: All the difficult clients came out this week. Everyone is telling me it is because of the full moon. I blame the heat. Yet another week I want to be done. It doesn't help that the financial stress is kicking in. Just want to be married and have everything settle down. Rave: Almost Friday. It will be quieter in the office tomorrow. Hopefully, I won't feel like I'm drowning in work. It isn't true, but I feel that way. Sun is shining and I can't wait until 5pm when I can lay on my deck.
CS/Q: -
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? My sense of humour. I have gotten through some tough spots by learning to laugh. I think that is a lesson reinforced by Anne of Green Gables.
@sparklingdiamond Send some of that heat here!! Although it is pretty warm, I will always welcome more. FX that you get that spike tomorrow.
@quidditchcapn1120 Sorry for CD1. That is really awesome about the award though. Really neat.
@meri-mac Hey CD Buddy! Bring on 5pm. I am totally with you with this week. Stick me with a fork, I am done! Glad all those clients are gone though. Enjoy your sunny evening.
Month/Cycle: 12/13 (4 benched)
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: hio, opk, pnv, all the supplements, acupuncture
R/R: Pretty sure that either today or tomorrow is O day. I should be able to confirm once I get home and take another OPK. Judging by the sudden cramps I am experiencing, I would say its today. Hopefully H is up for another round tonight.
CS/Q:
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? Hmmm.....I don't know really. I am very empathetic and caring.
R/R: Finally got the SA results back. The results couldn’t have been better which is equal parts awesome and frustrating.
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: What is your favourite thing about yourself? I'd say my empathy. My H always jokes that I was born with "too many empathies" but in reality it's a big part of who I am and I choose to embrace it.
@meri-mac enjoy the sun! Sunbathing is an awesome hobby that I never have time for anymore. And also, the humidity and mosquitos here are brutal.
@Sparty18 I hope the rest of your testing can begin to provide some answers.
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: pnv, bbt, cm, start opk’s tomorrow.
R/R: rant- I spent all day waiting in a government office to get me new work ID. Rave- I got a good long way into my book I’m reading with TB Book Club.
CS/Q: Does it matter if you do OPK’s with FMU? I feel like I remember it being recommended that you not use fmu.
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? I like to think of myself as a kind person. I also think I’m pretty intelligent.
DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
@nitnat007 I've never had a CD buddy I feel special. I had some strong cramping earlier in the week so I seduced my fiance. And by seduced I mean looked so sad that he felt obligated to HIO. My app says that I am supposed to O tomorrow. Fx for you!
@Sparty18 Yay for good SA results. At least this is one more thing to cross off the list
@meggyme I am praying there is a breathe of wind at my place to keep the black flies away. What book are you reading (sorry if someone asked this already) ?
Month/Cycle: 2/3 on our own before we do treatment again
CD: 2
WAYDTGKU: Nothing yet.
R/R: Busy again, sorry ladies for not participating much
CS/Q: Nothing to see yet
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? My hair. It's really long. It's wavy and curly, but not so much that I can't easily blow dry it to make it straight. It does whatever I want it to do.
People think we become mothers when we give birth but the truth is we become mothers the moment we start calling our babies to us in our thoughts, dreams and prayers. Some paths are short and some are so long that you can easily forget where you were headed.
How I feel all of the time. My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
IVF 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
@meri-mac I’m reading All the Light I Cannot See. It’s a WW2 historical fiction.
@suzycupcake I’m jealous of your hair. I have similar wavy/curly hair but it never seems to want to do either in a cute, easy to style way. I keep thinking of doing one of the no shampoo routines to see if that helps, but I can’t stand my hair being oily.
DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
Re: WTO Thursday 5/31
CD: 27
WAYDTGKU: Acupuncture, BBT, PCOS diet, supplements
R/R: Non TTC related, but its super hot here today. It isn't even June and we are already set to get a lot of 100 degree days. Every summer I'm like why do I live here??
CS/Q: I think today has a REALLY good chance of being O day. I had positive cheapie OPKs yesterday. Today I woke up and my nipples are really sensitive/hurting (which has been my big O sign in the past). I swear if I don't get an increased temp tomorrow I will cry. I have all the signs of it happening, but am still afraid it won't actually happen.
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? I think I have good intuition. Usually when I follow it, it seems like I make the right choices.
CD: 1
WAYDTGKU: pnv, b-complex vitamins, bbt, cm, opks
R/R: our organization was picked as outstanding business of the year for our involvement with our state’s Special Olympics games, so I get to declare the games open tomorrow! I’ve been volunteering and a clinical director for them for years and I’ve always wanted to do that. So fun!
CS/Q: obviously nothing to see this month yet
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself?
Dedication and reliability. When I say I am going to do something, I do. At times this can be to a fault but I like that I can be counted on.
@quidditchcapn1120 I'm sorry about CD 1, but congratulations on the award! That is fantastic!
Month/Cycle: 16/14
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: HIO - difficult with the heat
R/R: All the difficult clients came out this week. Everyone is telling me it is because of the full moon. I blame the heat. Yet another week I want to be done. It doesn't help that the financial stress is kicking in. Just want to be married and have everything settle down. Rave: Almost Friday. It will be quieter in the office tomorrow. Hopefully, I won't feel like I'm drowning in work. It isn't true, but I feel that way. Sun is shining and I can't wait until 5pm when I can lay on my deck.
CS/Q: -
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? My sense of humour. I have gotten through some tough spots by learning to laugh. I think that is a lesson reinforced by Anne of Green Gables.
@quidditchcapn1120 Sorry for CD1. That is really awesome about the award though. Really neat.
@meri-mac Hey CD Buddy! Bring on 5pm. I am totally with you with this week. Stick me with a fork, I am done!
Glad all those clients are gone though. Enjoy your sunny evening.
Month/Cycle: 12/13 (4 benched)
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: hio, opk, pnv, all the supplements, acupuncture
R/R: Pretty sure that either today or tomorrow is O day. I should be able to confirm once I get home and take another OPK. Judging by the sudden cramps I am experiencing, I would say its today. Hopefully H is up for another round tonight.
CS/Q:
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? Hmmm.....I don't know really. I am very empathetic and caring.
Month/Cycle: 7/8
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: All the things. SHG tomorrow.
R/R: Finally got the SA results back. The results couldn’t have been better which is equal parts awesome and frustrating.
CS/Q: Nope.
GTKY: What is your favourite thing about yourself? I'd say my empathy. My H always jokes that I was born with "too many empathies" but in reality it's a big part of who I am and I choose to embrace it.
@meri-mac Ugh I'm sorry. I hate difficult clients.
@nitnat007 Yay for O day!
@Sparty18 That is good that everything came back good, but I can see how it is frustrating too
@nitnat007 @sparklingdiamond I hope your temps jump tomorrow.
@meri-mac enjoy the sun! Sunbathing is an awesome hobby that I never have time for anymore. And also, the humidity and mosquitos here are brutal.
@Sparty18 I hope the rest of your testing can begin to provide some answers.
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: pnv, bbt, cm, start opk’s tomorrow.
R/R: rant- I spent all day waiting in a government office to get me new work ID. Rave- I got a good long way into my book I’m reading with TB Book Club.
CS/Q: Does it matter if you do OPK’s with FMU? I feel like I remember it being recommended that you not use fmu.
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? I like to think of myself as a kind person. I also think I’m pretty intelligent.
@Sparty18 Yay for good SA results. At least this is one more thing to cross off the list
@meggyme I am praying there is a breathe of wind at my place to keep the black flies away. What book are you reading (sorry if someone asked this already) ?
CD: 2
WAYDTGKU: Nothing yet.
R/R: Busy again, sorry ladies for not participating much
CS/Q: Nothing to see yet
GTKY : What is your favourite thing about yourself? My hair. It's really long. It's wavy and curly, but not so much that I can't easily blow dry it to make it straight. It does whatever I want it to do.
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
@suzycupcake I’m jealous of your hair. I have similar wavy/curly hair but it never seems to want to do either in a cute, easy to style way. I keep thinking of doing one of the no shampoo routines to see if that helps, but I can’t stand my hair being oily.