1. My gas fireplace 2. My garage, so I don't have to scrape snow off my car 3. Cheese 4. Great coworkers, who make work enjoyable 5. Netflix 6. Cozy slippers 7. Snuggles from my puppy 8. Living nearby my family, where we can help out when needed 9. My H, his cute butt, and his superior cooking skills 10. This place, where I've learned so much about TTC and made new friends!
1. Snow days! (Or in my case today, a cold/ice day) 2. Wine 3. Banana bread 4. Hot cocoa 5. My DH, who is an all-around good guy. Sometimes I only see the flaws, but I am trying to get better. 6. My close relationship with my mom 7. My mutt who is currently resting her head on my foot and snoozing away 8. Working in a close-knit school community 9. Sharpie pens 10. Pretty scarves
1. The relationship I have with my husband 2. Online shopping 3. Netflix 4. That days are getting longer 5. Delicious food 6. My job 7. That we didn’t have damage when our pipes froze 8. That I found this board 9. Having more than one pair of pants that fits and does not have holes 10. Being able to keep in touch with friends who don’t live close
1. Wine 2. Cheese 3. Avocado. I ate a delicious avocado toast this morning. 4. MH 5. That we have a home to go to during this very cold weather. 6. Lemon in my tea or water. 7. An office to hide in while I am bumping. 8. My close girlfriends who are like my sisters. 9. Oreo cookies. Ate an oreo (okay, 4) last night for the first time in forever. 10. Dinner that's already in the crock pot!
1. Sleep 2. Coffee 3. Scrambled eggs with cheese 4. Fresh blueberries and Greek yogurt with almond butter (delicious) 5. My older sister being super supportive of my journey 6. This group, obvi. I’ve learned so much and love all the support. 7. Orbit bubblemint gum 8. Aldi 9. Schitt’s Creek 10. Turmeric tea
1. DH and his hard work making jokes to make me laugh and feel better 2. Discovering that you can buy a container of just the mini marshmallows that are in Swiss Miss hot chocolate - they call them marshmallow bits! 3. Copying @creamcheeseplease with avocado because YUM 4. Inheriting my mom and grandma's cooking skills. Made an awesome chicken soup last night! 5. This board (a given) 6. Modern medicine (thank God for IF treatments!) 7. Our health insurance. As our claims from the IUI stuff gets slowly approved, I'm finding out that a cycle of IUI isn't costing us an arm and a leg and now I feel less bitter about having to pay money to make a baby. 8. My new desk and chair at home so I can be closer to DH while he works on things 9. IKEA (where said desk and chair are from) 10. My big U shaped body pillow that DH and I cuddle in. I think it's actually been helping me sleep better lately!
I'm adding an 11th thing... And that's having a snow blower cuz it sounds like we're gonna need it again tonight with the snow we're getting this afternoon!
@kbrown2385 I love Schitt's Creek! I love how Alexis says "David!" all the time lol
*TW* History:
Me: 34 DH: 36 | Together since 2007 | Married July 2016
TTC #1 since 7.2017 Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3| all BFN IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name" RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer 2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20 Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21 Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023 Consultation with RI | 6.6.23 Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56 Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox Repeat labs in 8 weeks Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues TTC put on pause
1. The snowstorm this weekend so i could have a sleepover and take cute pictures in the snow with my friend to help my self esteem. 2. For the friend mentioned who I met just 7 months ago but has turned into a great friend and shown me reason to trust her in a short amount of time 3. Wine 4.my dog. She is literally my best friend. 5. My husband. I am so hard on him lately (i don't handle stress well) and he just keeps loving me 6.cheese. 7. My subaru. Ive gotten in some pretty bad situation since the snowstorm and its gotten me everywhere safely. 8.God 9. Heat in this cold weather 10. My family especially my mom has been so sweet the past couple days.
Re: Ten Things Tuesday 1/22
2. My garage, so I don't have to scrape snow off my car
3. Cheese
4. Great coworkers, who make work enjoyable
5. Netflix
6. Cozy slippers
7. Snuggles from my puppy
8. Living nearby my family, where we can help out when needed
9. My H, his cute butt, and his superior cooking skills
10. This place, where I've learned so much about TTC and made new friends!
2. Wine
3. Banana bread
4. Hot cocoa
5. My DH, who is an all-around good guy. Sometimes I only see the flaws, but I am trying to get better.
6. My close relationship with my mom
7. My mutt who is currently resting her head on my foot and snoozing away
8. Working in a close-knit school community
9. Sharpie pens
10. Pretty scarves
2. Online shopping
3. Netflix
4. That days are getting longer
5. Delicious food
6. My job
7. That we didn’t have damage when our pipes froze
8. That I found this board
9. Having more than one pair of pants that fits and does not have holes
10. Being able to keep in touch with friends who don’t live close
2. Cheese
3. Avocado. I ate a delicious avocado toast this morning.
4. MH
5. That we have a home to go to during this very cold weather.
6. Lemon in my tea or water.
7. An office to hide in while I am bumping.
8. My close girlfriends who are like my sisters.
9. Oreo cookies. Ate an oreo (okay, 4) last night for the first time in forever.
10. Dinner that's already in the crock pot!
2. Coffee
3. Scrambled eggs with cheese
4. Fresh blueberries and Greek yogurt with almond butter (delicious)
5. My older sister being super supportive of my journey
6. This group, obvi. I’ve learned so much and love all the support.
7. Orbit bubblemint gum
8. Aldi
9. Schitt’s Creek
10. Turmeric tea
2. Discovering that you can buy a container of just the mini marshmallows that are in Swiss Miss hot chocolate - they call them marshmallow bits!
3. Copying @creamcheeseplease with avocado because YUM
4. Inheriting my mom and grandma's cooking skills. Made an awesome chicken soup last night!
5. This board (a given)
6. Modern medicine (thank God for IF treatments!)
7. Our health insurance. As our claims from the IUI stuff gets slowly approved, I'm finding out that a cycle of IUI isn't costing us an arm and a leg and now I feel less bitter about having to pay money to make a baby.
8. My new desk and chair at home so I can be closer to DH while he works on things
9. IKEA (where said desk and chair are from)
10. My big U shaped body pillow that DH and I cuddle in. I think it's actually been helping me sleep better lately!
I'm adding an 11th thing... And that's having a snow blower cuz it sounds like we're gonna need it again tonight with the snow we're getting this afternoon!
@kbrown2385 I love Schitt's Creek! I love how Alexis says "David!" all the time lol
TTC #1 since 7.2017
Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3 | all BFN
IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20
Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22
DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023
Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
Repeat labs in 8 weeks
Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues
TTC put on pause
2. For the friend mentioned who I met just 7 months ago but has turned into a great friend and shown me reason to trust her in a short amount of time
3. Wine
4.my dog. She is literally my best friend.
5. My husband. I am so hard on him lately (i don't handle stress well) and he just keeps loving me
6.cheese.
7. My subaru. Ive gotten in some pretty bad situation since the snowstorm and its gotten me everywhere safely.
8.God
9. Heat in this cold weather
10. My family especially my mom has been so sweet the past couple days.