Newbie Intro Thread w/o 8/13

thegirlwhowaited_ · August 2018

Please read The Ultimate TTGP Guide pinned at the top of the board
(https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12685680/the-ultimate-ttgp-guide-newbies-read-this-first/p1). It's full of information about TTGP and about our community here on The Bump.
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Please introduce yourself and share as much or as little as you are comfortable with. Once you're ready, feel free to jump into any of our daily/weekly threads to start participating in the community!

Ages (you and SO):

How many months have you been TTC?:

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?:

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.):

jhems776 · August 2018

TWs: Kid and previous pregnancy

Ages (you and SO): Mid-thirties

How many months have you been TTC?: 2

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: OPKs only right now. TW previous pregnancy: I did temping for about 5 months while ttc#1 and it synced up to OPKs so I stopped. I don’t think I’ll do temping again for a while.

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): TW Kids/Previous pregnancy –

This is my second time around in TTGP, some things seem the same and others a bit different, sorry if I take a minute to get the TWs right, no spoiler boxes before. It was great to have a community to talk and learn about TTC, it seems to be all I think about time. I have one son, he is almost two. Not to many hobbies nowadays but I’m a bit of wine enthusiast and loved non-traditional board games. I moved from our hometown about five years ago and where I live now still doesn’t quite feel like home. I am a data analyst; I do secondary data analysis on medical claims files.

heml · August 2018

Ages (you and SO): 33 and (almost) 35

How many months have you been TTC?: not preventing for a year, really TTC 2 months

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: Using Ovia and FF to track period, used OPKs this last cycle, plan to start temping next cycle if current one is unsuccessful

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): TTC our first. I’m a government attorney and my husband works in finance. We love traveling and good food & wine. Looking forward to being a part of this community!

tamalahoops · August 2018

@knottie4a8ff8eebacffe0e

Welcome! Its helpful to log into the knot and change your username so we can recognize your name and get to know you! If you've already done this and it's just not showing, try logging out of the knot and logging back in

heml · August 2018

Thank you @tamalahoops! Took some troubleshooting but did it. My newbie is clearly showing

oreomama2013 · August 2018

Hi everyone!

Ages (you and SO): 40 and 41

How many months have you been TTC?: Almost 3 years

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: OPK/tracking for a year, 6 IUIs for the 2nd year, this is IVF year - 3 down. Will be having my 4th retrieval this Sept.

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): Fur mama, love to travel, and looking forward to learning more on this site.

ottergirl81 · August 2018

Hello everyone,

Ages (you and SO): 37 and 28

How many months have you been TTC?: In our first month.

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: Keeping track of fertile days on a period app.

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): 10 month old DD who was born at 25 weeks, corrected age of almost 7 months (Freaked out about conceiving again, but want lots of children.) Fur mom to a 3 year old corgi/terrier cross.

Forgive me for not using abbreviations, I will figure them out as time goes on.

suzycupcake · August 2018

@rspurlock813

riri111 · August 2018

Ages (you and SO): 33 and 35

How many months have you been TTC?: 6 total but this is our first cycle back after *TW* an ectopic

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: OPKs and checking CM to estimate fertile days, using FF to track it all, BDing goal of all fertile days

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): We have a 2 year old. My husband and I are both in corporate finance/business development. We’re excited to grow our family and I joined TB community because the TTC process has felt somewhat isolating after our loss earlier this year. I’m excited to get to know you ladies!

LivingLaVidaGinger · August 2018

Hi everyone! Long time bumpie and former F17 here! I took quite the hiatus after DD was born but now we are ready to start ttc for #2!

I have been off bcps for about 2 months and we have been ttc since my cycle came back about a month ago. It took a little while to get DD here so we understand that it can take a while and we’re realistically optimistic!

The goal is to BD every other fertile day at least and cervical checks as well as OPKs and tracking with FF.

I am a SAHM to our 18m/o daughter. We have a dog and she is dd’s best friend. DH is a mechanical engineer and we both enjoy hiking, traveling and binge watching tv series when the baby is in bed.
*TW* we had two losses in the 2 years it took to get DD here so I am nervous to begin this new ttc journey but I am also very excited to get to know you ladies, I’ve alwahs had a place in my heart for the Bump community.

mamanbebe · August 2018

Welcome, @LivingLaVidaGinger and good luck on your TTC journey

What are you binge-watching these days?

LivingLaVidaGinger · August 2018

mamanbebe said:

Welcome, @LivingLaVidaGinger and good luck on your TTC journey What are you binge-watching these days?

Thank you! It was Handmaid’s Tale but we finished that one and now we’re binging GOT because I have never seen it! I’m always open to new tv suggestions though!

amc772 · August 2018

Ages (you and SO): Me 30, Hubs 30

How many months have you been TTC?: 4 months TTC#1

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: OPKs, charting temp with FF, prenatal vitamins and vitamin C to hopefully extend my short luteal phase (8 days). DH doesn't want to schedule BDing so I keep it to myself and he goes with it.

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): I work as a physical therapist and DH is an engineer. We have 1 fur baby who is 3 years old. I joined the bump community a month or so ago but I have been mostly lurking until now. We both like to play rec sports and binge on TV. @LivingLaVidaGinger we also love the handmaids tale.

TW

TW: I have a lot of co-workers around the same age and it seems like everyone is KU and talking about how easy it was for them and how fast it happened etc. I'm happy for them but it's hard being around it all day when it's not happening for me as soon as I'd like.

suzycupcake · August 2018

@LivingLaVidaGinger omg you are GOTTING! Yassssss! Also, check out Vikings.

suzycupcake · August 2018

@tamalahoops ygpm

LivingLaVidaGinger · August 2018

@suzycupcake yassss girl! We watched three episodes in a row and I was like WTFFFFFFF at the end of every one.

kindbytealikat · August 2018

@jhems776 what are some of the non-traditional games you like
@riri111 if you haven't yet you should come join us in th TTCAL thread, it's a weekly thread for those with Loss

jhems776 · August 2018

@kindbytealikat I like Dominion, Puerto Rico, Settlers of Catan, Acquire, and Ticket to Ride. We have so many board games, before moving a long time ago now we had Friday night wine and game night with my hometown group of friends.

harrierwife · August 2018

suzycupcake said:

@LivingLaVidaGinger omg you are GOTTING! Yassssss! Also, check out Vikings.

Seconding this suggestion!

tamalahoops · August 2018

@jhems776 I thought @kindbytealikat had asked you what non traditional names you liked and it took me longer than I care to admit to realize I misread. I was like dang gurl those really are non traditional names.

dpjennifer · August 2018

jhems776 We need to become board game friends. LOL. I love ALL of those games, except for Acquire which I don't know if I like because I've never played it!

meatballs37 · August 2018

@ottergirl81

welcome! We had a 25 weeker in the NICU as well.

*TW*

But sadly he passed away after 26 days. Micro-preemies in the NICU are such little fighters! Do they know why your little girl was born so early? How long was her stay there?

I am sure the anxiety of the NICU is in the back of your mind TTC this time. I swear I still hear the alarms late at night.

Hoping this next time is smooth sailing for you!

violetj7 · August 2018

Hi All! So thankful for this site and all the great advice I've been reading so far.

Ages (you and SO): 33 & 36

How many months have you been TTC?: just starting out

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: Went off the birth control pill, planning to start BBT, & reading a gazillion articles online

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): No kids yet. Big thanks to everybody who has shared so much here - your stories have already had an impact on me!

babylawyer · August 2018

Ages (you and SO): 28, 29

How many months have you been TTC?: About to start

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: Quit the pill, taking prenatal vites, consulting with an OB, getting in annual medical/dental appointments, and starting to educate myself about conception.

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): Two cats, two dogs. Public interest lawyer. I love literary fiction and the literary scene generally. Writing. Visiting art museums. Been getting into skydiving lately, with some tandem jumps and early cert coursework. Gonna have to press pause on that soon, but hopefully not for good. Looking forward to exploring this board and learning about our journey ahead!

kindbytealikat · August 2018

@jhems776 we own all those games except aquire. We’ve got all the dominion expansion except Guilds. We’ve recently gotten into the games Clank, Teraforming Mars and Pandemic

antera23 · August 2018

Ages (you and SO): I am 32, SO is 39

How many months have you been TTC?: *TW* We were not using BC for 7 months and actively trying for 3 months. I got my BFP 6/9, diagnosed MMC on 7/24 at 9 weeks 4 days (their numbers. 11 weeks 4 days by my numbers). The baby didn’t develop past 6 weeks and 4 days. I chose to have a natural miscarriage and had the baby at the ER on 6/27 and had to have a follow up D&D on 8/2. I miscounted and we were sexually active during my fertile days. So we are back on the TTC wagon!

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: I am tracking my ovulation. It started out more as a way to see if my body was getting back to normal. Turns out... it is!

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): I am a home visitor for an Early Head Start program and a CASA. My passion is helping kids and making the world a better place I love to travel! But I am satisfied dedicating the rest of my life to raising babies. I’ve been enough places, lol. Now I just need the babies!

Hi all! I’m looking forward to getting to know you

suzycupcake · August 2018

Welcome @antera23 I'm very sorry for your loss. There's a ttcal thread here that you might like to join. The ladies there are extremely supportive

taylorsmall29 · August 2018

Ages (you and SO): 25 & 24

How many months have you been TTC?: >1 Month

What are you doing to get knocked up (WAYDTGKU)?: Tracking ovulation, taking prenatal vitamins, changing our eating habits and cutting out alcohol.

Tell us about yourself! (Kids, pets, job, hobbies, etc.): No kids yet! We have three cats and one dog. My husband is a welder in our area, I work for a privately owned food flavoring manufacturer and commute to work. While I'm more of a indoor person, my husband plays softball in a league.

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