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Re: WTO Friday 9/28
Month/Cycle: 13
R/R: Rant: No rants today! Rave: It's Friyay! My DH and I are going to a dinner and a movie tonight so I'm excited about that!
CS/Q: I've actually not been temping. I think I'm going to skip it this cycle as it stresses me out too much.
Anyone else have any any tips for Fitbit and resting heart rate?
DD: Aug '16
10/2017: Twins confirmed with TTTS at 22 weeks.
10/10/17 Twin B passed after in utero surgery
11/2/17 Twin A & B born
11/26/17: Twin A passed after 24 days fighting in the NICU
Benched 6 months
BFP: 6/28/18 MC:7/16/18 BO
BFP: 10/2/18 EDD 6/15/18
R/R: Rant - I was going to take the month off from temping and I didn't, now I'm hooked for this cycle and it's stressing me out again! When will I learn my lesson? Rave - I'm dying my hair purple-red on Sunday and I'm very excited but very nervous... it's a drastic change for me (my hair is dark blonde/golden brown) and my eyebrows are really light so I'm afraid I'm going to look dumb! Better learn how to do my brows, huh?
CS/Q: None
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, OPKs, CM
R/R: Concert tonight! Oktoberfest tomorrow! Life is good, ya’ll! Enjoy your weekends ladies!!
CS/Q: Nada
@crookshanks10 Enjoy your date night! We haven’t been to the movies in over 1.5 years! Honestly, I don’t even know what movies are out now...
@riff323 Wow, that sounds like a huge color change! I’m so excited for you! I did platinum blonde back in the day and had so much fun with it! I’m super boring with my hair now.
Month/Cycle: 6/6
R/R: It's Friday! October is already around the corner, crazy.
CS/Q: We gave it our all. Now we wait.
10/2018: MFI (2 SA under 9 million/ml)
11/2018: HSG shows right Fallopian tube slightly damaged
1/2019: Husband diagnosed with grade 3 varicocele
4/05/2019: varicocele repair surgery
6/13/2019: BFP!!! EDD: 2/22/2020
7/18/2019: Total Motile Count at 3 months post surgery = 51 millions!! (number must be >20 millions to conceive naturally).
TTC #2
9/07/2021: BFP - CP: 9/10/2021
10/07/2021: BFP - CP: 10/23/2021
12/23/2021: BFP! EDD: 08/31/2022
@rikiteacup fingers crossed for you!
@riff323 I loved it so much!! It is just way too expensive to keep up with (and takes a lot of time and effort). My shampoo and conditioner were like $35 each! It was ridiculous. Maybe someday I’ll go back to it. Also - you’re never too old! I used to ride on the train with a very nice older lady (almost retirement age) and her hair was pink! I loved it!
@lillywonderland Thank you! Sounds like you have a fun weekend ahead too! What kind of concert are you going to tonight?
@rikiteacup FX for you!
@crookshanks10 I love everything that Kevin Hart does! He just makes me laugh soooo much! Tell us how you liked it!
@riff323 I'm so jealous about your big hair change! I've had bright red hair and purple hair and I loved both of them!! I had to go to a slightly more "natural" color with my new position at work but I WILL get back to purple. Even when it starts to fade, it turns into a beautiful lavender color. Le sigh.
@rikiteacup You guys really did give it all you had! Good luck and I hope never to see you hear again (in a nice way, of course!)
@lillywonderland It sounds like you have the perfect weekend lined up! Enjoy every minute! :-)
R/R: F-R-I-D-A-Y!!! I can't wait to go to Target after work to snag a plaid shirt I've been eyeing, and then take a nap, and then drink prosecco, and then go apple picking tomorrow! :-)
10/2018: MFI (2 SA under 9 million/ml)
11/2018: HSG shows right Fallopian tube slightly damaged
1/2019: Husband diagnosed with grade 3 varicocele
4/05/2019: varicocele repair surgery
6/13/2019: BFP!!! EDD: 2/22/2020
7/18/2019: Total Motile Count at 3 months post surgery = 51 millions!! (number must be >20 millions to conceive naturally).
TTC #2
9/07/2021: BFP - CP: 9/10/2021
10/07/2021: BFP - CP: 10/23/2021
12/23/2021: BFP! EDD: 08/31/2022
@literatureandink Your weekend sounds fab. There's nothing to "go picking" down here in the south but I've always wanted to. Heck, I'll pick anything.. Strawberries, blueberries, apples.. The only thing we get to pick down here is tomatoes off our tomato plants and that's not that much fun
@kiki047 @meatballs37 I have an apple watch.. Do you just plug in the resting heart rate when you make up? Like meatballs, I don't often see much variance.
Month/Cycle: 11
R/R: I'm crossing everything that BW comes back by Monday and everything is normal so we can try again this cycle. I would say I'm not getting my hopes up... But I'm totally getting my hopes up.
I'm also in the market to buy a new car and am being very picky about what I want, which makes it EXTREMELY hard to find something
CS/Q: First day testing with OPKs and of course negative. I'm hoping for a CD 14/15 OV this month vs 18/19 but trying to remind myself that because I didn't get a + OPK today doesn't mean I'm going to ovulate late again.
Month/Cycle: Who knows anymore
R/R: Finally going apple picking this weekend! We’ve been living in the south for so long, I’ve missed fall so much! Finally a little more north so we can do all the fall things again, although we have to drive 2 hours to find an orchard...
Also, waiting on my referral to a fertility specialist is painful. Why must everything move so slowly.
CS/Q: I started temping this cycle. I’m having trouble remembering to do it.
@kbrown2385 I am going to check it out on YouTube when I eat my lunch!! What testing are you starting with?
@riff323 Ooooh that sounds like such a fun color combination. I'm always so jealous of people who dye their hair cool colors. I'm too chicken. I'm sure it'll look really awesome!
@literatureandink Happy Friday! Apple picking sounds like a lot of fun. Are you going to bake anything with the apples you pick?
@kbrown2385 Hope you have a fun time apple picking! I live in the south and still waiting for it to actually feel like fall here....It probably won't until mid to end October. I'm the worst about remembering to temp too but I'm going to try really hard this month because it really does help me pin point ovulation.
Month/Cycle: 8/10
R/R: I got an email the other day telling me that my results for day 3 testing are normal which is a huge relief. We are getting my husband's blood tests and SA results on 10/10 at our consultation and I guess they will go into more detail about my results as well. I have no idea why they refuse to give results for my husband over the phone but the wait is DRIVING ME INSANE.
Happy that it's Friday and looking forward to the weekend.
CS/Q: Won't post until later in the cycle.
@rikiteacup yeah, you pretty much have to stop washing your hair. This is what I'm least looking forward to! Luckily I have thick, curly hair that doesn't ever look greasy (even if it feels dirty).
@nomangos23 my friend has a 4 Runner and he loves it! I have a RAV4 and I love it. Toyota is great!
@kbrown2385 enjoy apple picking! Sorry for having to wait for a referral.
@littleredm thank you! I'm sorry you're waiting for test results - waiting is so hard.
@literatureandink Apple picking sounds like so much fun! What a great fall weekend!
@nomangos23 We’re planning on getting the 4Runner soon-ish. My FIL has one now - it is great! We are big fans of Toyota!
@literatureandink the celebrity workouts are my favorite! I cry from laughing so hard! I hoping to get full fertility testing done as well as genetic testing on both myself and dh.
@rikiteacup Y’all has great timing, FX crossed for you as you move over to the TWW thread.
@nomangos23 I don’t know much about the 4Runner. I have the Lexus RX350, and I love it. I’m actually leasing a used one so it ended up being cheaper than anything else I looked at. I had no idea they would lease certified used/preowns but they do.
R/R: Rant: The Kavanaugh hearings. That’s all I better say lest this be a 3 page diatribe! Rave: MH gets home today so looking forward to a relaxing weekend watch college football and HIO.
CS/Q: This is just my 2nd month BBTing but I’m already trying to find temp patterns to predict my ovulation. I realize that’s not exactly how it works but it’s fun for me. I’m going to predict my O day as CD14 based on some temp patterns, so we’ll see what OPKs and FF say!
@littleredm Welcome back, it's nice to see you on here again! Hoping all of your tests results come back normal.
@crookshanks10 Everything is crossed for you this IUI cycle friend
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
@nomangos23 @meatballs37 I use an app called AutoSleep to track my movement because I toss and turn so much. It takes RHR readings so I use that number, which seems a lot more accurate than what the Apple health app gives me. I was recording both at one point and my sleep app almost exactly correlates with my BBT but apple’s readings were off. I don’t think I’m the norm so I can’t really comment on what it’s supposed to look like but based on my readings I think RHR should follow a similar pattern to bbt.
@littleredm welcome back! Keeping FX for YH’s results. So glad yours were good news so far. My first RE appt is 10/12 so we can be on pins and needles together.
@literatureandink PROSECCO. YES!!!
@nomangos23 love Toyota in general. I have a Lexus CT200h hatchback right now (that I won in a raffle, not my first choice for cars) but had a Lexus RX400h before that, and will be getting a Toyota RAV4 (if/)when it’s time to upgrade to make room for a car seat.
TTC History:
Me: 36 MH: 39, TTC since Dec 2017
Aug '18: PCOS dx
Nov '18: MH SA - 19mil
Dec '18-Mar '19: Letrozole + TI - all BFN
Apr '19: Letrozole + TI, - BFN. Repeat SA (27mil) & DNA fragmentation test (17%)
Aug '19: Letrozole + HCG trigger + IUI + prog supp - BFN (MH: 16mil)
Sep '19: 2nd IUI, same protocol - BFN (MH: 16mil)
Dec '19: IVF #1 w/ICSI, PGT. 5 retrieved, 4 fertilized, 3 blasts, 3 PGT-A normal.
Mar '20: FET #1, perfect 5AA blast transferred. BFN.
Sept '20: FET #2, 5BB tsf. 9/18/20 BFP!! EDD: 5/27/21. MMC 11w
Feb ‘21: FET #3, last 6BB blast transferred. BFP, EDD 11/2/21. MC 5w3d.
May '21: IVF #2 w/ICSI, PGT. 8R, 7M, 6F, 6 blasts - 3AB, 3AB, 3BB, 4BB, 5BB, 6BA. Fresh tsf 5/13/21 - BFN.
June '21: PGT-A results = 3 abnormal, 1 low level mosaic. Referred to new REI, had consult with 2nd RE in between.
Sept '21: RPL, immune testing normal
Oct '21: IVF #3 w/IMSI, PGT. 33R, 26M, 23F, 9 blasts (7 day 6, 2 day 7). PGT-A = 5 normal, 1 mosaic
Dec '21: Positive for endometritis, RX Flagyl & Keflex
Jan '22: FET #5 - Kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol incl. PRP, intralipids, prednisone, medrol, nivestym, fragmin - CP
Feb '22: FET #6 - Kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol w/higher doses of pred & fragmin - BFN
Mar '22: Mock cycle for ERA - cancelled, repeat endometrial biopsy instead. Still positive for endometritis. RX ciprofloxacin & amoxicillin.
Apr '22: IVF #4 w/IMSI, PGT. 28R, 23M, 16F, 11 blasts. PGT-A = 6 normal.
June '22: FET #7 - Microdose lupron downreg w/kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol - double embryo transfer. BFN.
July '22: FET #8 - Mini stim w/Puregon + trigger, kitchen sink immune/RIF protocol. BFN.
Sep '22: Taking a break
Dec '22: Attempted abdominal myomectomy, fibroid too close to cervix and major blood vessels. Wasn't removed.
Feb '23: FET #9 - Modified natural w/baby asp, HCG trigger, PIO, PRP, Medrol, HCG wash, embryo glue - BFP!! EDD 11/11/23
@kiki047 Thank you. FX for your first RE appointment too. Keep me updated on how it goes! You too @literatureandink!