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WTO Wednesday 11/7
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Re: WTO Wednesday 11/7
CD: 33
WAYDTGKU: PNV, BBT, CM, HIO
R/R: Ready for DH to be done with these long evening shifts. He works from 7-4, comes home and works on the shed, then goes back in for another 4 hours. I enjoy having the tv to myself, but I get lonely without him. Just another 1.5 weeks!
Also, what's up with TB these days. Can't they fix the images??
CS/Q: Started spotting yesterday, yay! Hoping I can call today CD1 soon and put cycle #6 in the books.
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 16
WAYDTGKU: Metformin (for PCOS), Armour Thyroid (for Hashimoto's), PNVs, Vitamin C & D, Kelp, Calcium, OPKs, Temping
R/R: I found a WASP crawling on my laundry that I just did last night. I sucked him up with a vacuum but now I'm all itchy thinking about it! In better news - I have made some bomb dinners this week!
CS/Q: Temp just dipped. This isn't good timing on this cycle since DH is sick and I think I had an earlier O than usual (possibly today?) depending on tomorrow's temp.
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
@marebear15 I feel your pain with missing DH. Hopefully the time goes fast and you guys can get back to normal.
Month/Cycle: 24/benched pending testing
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: temping, testing, metformin
R/R: Rant: I realized this morning we just hit 2 years of trying
Rave: I’m really looking forward to the weekend! We got free tickets to Disney on ice and DH has Monday off. We’ve all been so busy the ost couple of weeks that it will be nice to relax this weekend.
CS/Q: none
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As for the dinners I got all of this meat on special so I've been doing a lot of one pan meals in the oven! We have had marinated rosemary london broil with veggies, salsa chicken bake, honey lime chicken and veggies and I need to figure out what I'm doing with the other london broil. It's making things so easy because I'm used to cooking a bunch of different things at the same time!
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
@marebear15 yay for CD1 soon! hope this is the one!
@brookert615 ugh this cold/flu season definitely complicates the HIO thing! Maybe you can work your wiles on him?
Month /cycle: 6. Womp, Womp.
CD:1
WAYDTGKU: All the usuals and avoiding coffee and sugar. But not today. Today's my cheat day (see CD1 above)
R/R: I didn't cry this time. Is that normal? I feel....defeated? Unsurprised? One bright spot is that I have my annual OB checkup in early December and I can mention my situation and see what she thinks about Trying a bit longer vs testing and/or referring me to an RE.
@marebear15 Sorry you are feeling lonely, what's he up to in the shed? Hope you can plan something to look forward to with the hubby!
@brookert615 Your dinners sound amazing especially the rosemary! FX your timing works out, hope it isn't stressing you out too much.
@kbrown2385 Sorry to hear about your milestone but I'm glad you have weekend plans and relaxation to look forward to.
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: Temping, CM, supplements, healthy diet
R/R: I found out yesterday my hair dresser resigned… I have been growing my hair out for 14 months and planned to donate it and go back to a short haircut, so I'm stressed about finding someone new and them screwing it up. There is a cold pressed juicery walking distance from my hotel so I am excited for fancy juice for breakfast!
CS/Q: Not today
EEK! A wasp? That would make me not want to wear any of those clothes unless shaking them all out.
Also, I hope your peak hangs on for a few more days so you can get some BDing in.
@kbrown2385 - Two years?? I'm so sorry hun. Hope you get some answers from this testing.
@jennifer_louise - Ugh, I'm sorry for the 1/2 year mark. That one was hard for me. Are you over 35? They might let you start testing before the 12 month mark if you are.
@jennifer_louise enjoy your cheat day! It’s hard being in limbo, not knowing where to go from here. Hopefully your ob can help you with what direction to take.
@queenie_b finding a new stylist is my nightmare. Hopefully you’re able to find someone easily.
I'm sorry you have to find a new hair stylist. I've never found one I loved, so I started cutting my own hair about a year ago.
@queenie_b Thank you!!! Good luck finding someone new to do your hair - that's always stressful! And YUM for cold pressed juices!
@marebear15 Totally understandable! And yes I kept shaking them - should've just rewashed them LOL.
@kbrown2385 Make it and let us know how you like it! London broils are the best because they are literally so easy to make and come out wonderfully!
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
https://spicysouthernkitchen.com/grilled-london-broil/
Me and bees of any kind do not get along. I would've flipped!
@kbrown2385 I'm so sorry you're facing this challenge. I had a friend who was trying for 2.5 yr before receiving a miracle so don't give up! We are all here rooting for you! For dinner, soups are great this time of year, plus you can cook them in the crock pot! Pot roast, butternut squash soup, breakfast for dinner is a fav! Bake chicken breasts with bacon crumbles, broccoli and cheese on top for a simple twist to baked chicken. Pulled bbq chicken, chicken enchiladas. Ohhh and then there's this recipe for mango chicken that is amazing on sandwiches, tacos, or salads. We don't like half the ingredients but somehow love the finished product!!
https://www.thechunkychef.com/mango-pineapple-crockpot-chicken-tacos/
@queenie521 I decided if I can meet my short term weight loss goal by thanksgiving that I will get my hair done. I can never find a stylist I like so it's always a struggle to trust someone with coloring my hair for the first time!
Month/Cycle: 5/4
CD: 2? See below
WAYDTGKU: PNV , BBT ,opk
R/R: so AF started to show up late Monday night...so I figured yesterday she would be here full blast. Nope. Came, then left. She's back today. I'm so frustrated with my body right now. I've never had awful pms but this cycle and last was brutal and I'm in an awful mood. It doesn't help that DH informed me that his work is making him do 3 out of town travels in 2019 and planning them is a struggle. Plan them too early, it could interfere with ttc. Plan them too late and what if we are knocked up and it's close to the due date. So, I'm just irritated in general.
CS/Q: nothing to show yet...
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
CD: 17
WAYDTGKU: pnv, bbt, opk, cm, pre-seed, CoQ10, more water, etc
@kbrown2385 So sorry that you’re dealing with that “milestone.” Hoping that testing provides some clarity and peace for you.
@jennifer_louise Very sorry to see you here, ENJOY this cheat day.
@littleredm Salted Caramel Apple cider sounds freaking amazing.
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 18
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, CM, PNV, EPO, crossing my fingers that MH is in town during FWs
R/R: Loved seeing the increase in women elected. Preaching to the choir here, but women get things done! Rant: I have tennis class tonight and it looks like it’s goimg to rain AGAIN. The last 3 classes have been cancelled because of rain. How am I going to become Serena Williams if classes keep getting cancelled?!
CS/Q: I think I Oed yesterday. Stopped OPKs because MH went out of town again yesterday morning so “what’s done is done” HA.
@heml tennis class sounds like fun! I love playing but am horrible. I may have to look into joining one.
@littleredm salted caramel apple cider? Ummm...I need some haha.
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: PNV, Vit D, Vit C, COQ10, BBT, OPK and hopefully get to HIO this month
R/R: I'm WFH today, so i'm bumping from my desktop...such a huge difference. Although it looks as though the July 19 BMB board is finally up so i might not actually get much work done today *dirty lurker here*. Also it's CD3, and again, no migraine this month. I'm taking that as a really good sign that whatever was causing those migraines is working itself out.
CS/Q: nothing to see here yet
CD:16
WAYDTGKU: pnv, vit d, coq10, temping, opk, cm, bd obvs
R/R: I am in that funny time where I am not sure if I am ovulating at this very moment and it is stressing me out. I wish I was.one of those people who can feel it but no such luck.
CS/Q: nowt
@marebear15 agree tb mobile is a wee bit of a mess.
@jennifer_louise I have had that feeling before like you just get sick of being disappointed. Fx you get a referral (or get KU)
@queenie_b hope you get a new hairdresser, I have been floating around hairdressers trying to find one I like for way too long now
@montee1917 I may or may not be going over to peek at said board imagining who I may be stuck with
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
@marebear15 C'mooonnn AF, enough is enough. Sorry this cycle was a bust, hopefully it's over soon and you can start fresh.
@brookert615 OMG MF found a HUGE wasp crawling in our walk-in closet last week. We don't know where it came from, it's in the middle of the house with no outside windows. He tried to kill it and it crawled in the smallest crack in the floor where the door jamb meets the baseboard. That reminds me, I still need to drown that hole in bug spray. Ugggghhh. I'm still shaking out everything I put on just in case there's something else hiding.
@kbrown2385 I'm sorry that even has to be a milestone. Glad you're moving forward with an RE soon! I hope they can help find some answers. Disney on Ice sounds great, would love to go someday.
@jennifer_louise *hugs* I'm sorry for CD1. Enjoy your cheat day, savour all the treats. And don't let the guilt get to you tomorrow either. I feel like calling it a 'cheat' day has such a negative connotation. It isn't cheating, you're not married to your diet. It's a lifestyle choice and today you're choosing sweets and coffee because they're delicious and make you feel good. Ain't nothing wrong with that!
@queenie_b enjoy your juice! That sounds delicious. Sorry about your hairdresser though. I have serious trust issues so I'll be really lost if/when my girl ever leaves my salon (again - she's done it once before but came back. I didn't get my hair cut for 3 years lol).
@nightdreamr13 damnit AF, if it isn't bad enough she has to show up like that but then why does she have to be such a biatch about it? Sorry, friend. I hope you can figure out a schedule for YH's work travel that doesn't interfere too much with TTC. I'm doing the same thing trying to work out our schedule for next year. MF's family is planning a reunion in June, and he's going away at the end of June and wanted me to go with him and I kept telling him, what if we're KU and I'm due in ____? Obviously that didn't happen so I can go, but now I'm super bitter about it cuz I'm still not KU. SIGH.
@littleredm mmmmm that apple cider sounds sooo good. And hope you have a nice night with your Mom! FX for O soon!!!
@heml did you find out if your class is rained out yet? That sucks.
@montee1917 that's good your migraine hasn't come back this month. Hope that's a good sign!
@lokibear89 I'm definitely not one of those people that can feel it either. Or else I think every little pop or twinge or spasm is O... I'm so bad with SS.
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
* edited because you’re not your.
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
Diagnosed with PCOS & Hashimoto's
@kbrown2385 Hope this RE gives you some answers.
@queenie_b condolences on your plight for a new hairdresser. Stinks when you lose a good one and have to take risks to replace them.
@nightdreamr13 Tough situation with your husbands work schedule. Hope you guys are able to figure it out with minimal interruption to ttc/etc.
@heml Yes to all the new women elected yesterday! Only thing that kept me sane from the day/evening.
@lokibear89 Fun fact, I can only feel ovulation from my left side. So I’m half with you there.
@kiki047 Hope you were able to shake off the funk this evening.
Month/Cycle: 1/2
CD: 2
WAYDTGKU: BBT, HIO, PNV, CM
R/R: CD 2 is my worst day. And I want to sleep but can’t because I’m uncomfortable. So, I’m here posting and catching up.
CS/Q: - -