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Month/Cycle:
CD:
WAYDTGKU:
R/R:
CS/Q:
Re: WTO Friday 4/12
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: Prenatal vitamins, Fertility Friend, temping, OPKs, HIO, fertility tea, cutting down on alcohol and generally making healthy choices.
R/R: My class is off the wall. I don't know who needs vacation more, them or me! I'm meeting two of my friends for dinner tonight and I can't wait! I just hope I can stay awake because I am exhausted.
CS/Q: I posted in the questions thread about having 4 days of + OPKs but no other strong signs of O. I took 2 temps this morning because my thermometer seems to be favoring 97.18. Not sure which temp to use, so I put a screenshot of my chart with both. 🤷♀️ Feeling like a total newb this month.
Month/Cycle: 8/8
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: Ava, CM, OPK, acupuncture
R/R: Almost time to go home. Work has been busy so I’m looking forward to getting to bed. Also rave: I have the weekend off!
cs/q: nope
TTC since 9/2018
10/19- First RE visit
2/20- DH had surgery for bilateral varicoceles
7/20- IUI with 5 mg letrozole- BFN
9/20- IVF. 9 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 7 blasts, 4 PGT-A normal
11/20- Mock transfer/ERA
12/20- FET #1- transferred one 4AB- BFN
3/21- FET #2- transferred one 3AB- BFP! Due Dec 2021
12/21- Baby girl born!
TTC since 9/2018
10/19- First RE visit
2/20- DH had surgery for bilateral varicoceles
7/20- IUI with 5 mg letrozole- BFN
9/20- IVF. 9 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 7 blasts, 4 PGT-A normal
11/20- Mock transfer/ERA
12/20- FET #1- transferred one 4AB- BFN
3/21- FET #2- transferred one 3AB- BFP! Due Dec 2021
12/21- Baby girl born!
Yes, it's the last day before vacation, thank goodness!!
@misshelen86 enjoy your weekend off & get some sleep!!
Month/Cycle: 10
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: RE appt today to check the ute & bloodwork before deciding
R/R: beautiful weather this weekend - which means ripping more ish out of the back yard and planting more grass!! Gotta layer more sunscreen than last time tho haha
CS/Q: not yet
married 11.1.14
ttc #1 since 5.18
bfp 12.22.18 letrozole + progesterone
d&e due to trisomy 13/hydrops at 15wks
bfp 7.21.19 letrozole + IUI
little girl A born 3.26.20
Month/Cycle: 3
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: CM, CP, RHR, OPK, BBT, FF, Premom, Green Tea, PNV, HIO as much as we can in FW
R/R: I had some weird spotting yesterday, hoping that was nothing. I don’t think I’m anywhere near O yet (I had a 8 days of EWCM last cycle but OPKs have not gotten darker over the last couple of days) but just hoping it's not this weekend because of having people at my house.
Thanks for the tips on taking my temp yesterday ladies. I’m just gonna stick with a time and mark it as sleep deprived if I feel like waking up could have affected it.
CS/Q: not today
@emeraldduchess – sorry your class is being crazy, hopefully things calm down for you. That’s annoying about your thermometer and OPKs but I have no advice for you, sorry!
@misshelen86 – enjoy your weekend!
@chichiphin – GL with your RE appointment and getting stuff done in your yard this weekend.
Married: August 2014
TTC #1: February 2017 - BFP 7/28/17; EDD 4/8/18; DD born 4/7/18
TTC #2: February 2019
@emeraldduchess I vote the adult always needs the vacation lol. Your chart is very perplexing and I definitely think being able to post your OPKs would be helpful and maybe give you peace of mind!
@chichiphin good luck at your RE appointment! Hope everything looks good.
Month/Cycle: 22/21
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: IVF, PNV, Vitamin D, BCP for 3 weeks (I think)
R/R: RE appointment this morning is just sent lab work and getting my IVF calendar. Yay! I have no idea how soon they expect me to order all the meds, but I definitely still need to research options. It's hard when you don't know what you'll be taking or how much and how long! I tried putting in some of the common meds in my "price a medication" tool my prescription insurance has. I probably didn't do numbers right but everything was showing up as like $1k+ for 10 days of stims. Why is this shit not cheap? Plenty of people do IVF! Oh well... *All hail our best egg of HSA dollars*
CS/Q: nah, although I'm so curious to temp being on the BCP just to see what it looks like.
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 ended due to filing divorce
**New relationship starting May 2024**
Surprise BFP!! | 9.7.25 | EDD 5.11.26
@chichiphin Enjoy the lovely weather!
@justkeepswimming8 Hope O holds off until you don’t have company! Always super awkward, but doesn’t stop me!
@inthewoods23 GL at your appointment! I hope the meds doesn’t cost as much as you are estimating.
TTC since 9/2018
10/19- First RE visit
2/20- DH had surgery for bilateral varicoceles
7/20- IUI with 5 mg letrozole- BFN
9/20- IVF. 9 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 7 blasts, 4 PGT-A normal
11/20- Mock transfer/ERA
12/20- FET #1- transferred one 4AB- BFN
3/21- FET #2- transferred one 3AB- BFP! Due Dec 2021
12/21- Baby girl born!
married 11.1.14
ttc #1 since 5.18
bfp 12.22.18 letrozole + progesterone
d&e due to trisomy 13/hydrops at 15wks
bfp 7.21.19 letrozole + IUI
little girl A born 3.26.20
Month/Cycle: 11/9
CD: 1
WAYDTGKU: haven’t decided entirely yet. At least Letrozole, OPK, and BBT. Need to be better about exercise, and cutting carbs. Considering some RRLT, inositol.
R/R: great work trip and home late tonight. Sad about this BFN, but I’ll be okay.
CS/Q: nothing to see yet.
@inthewoods23 good luck with finding the cheapest meds - I'm excited for this new journey!!
married 11.1.14
ttc #1 since 5.18
bfp 12.22.18 letrozole + progesterone
d&e due to trisomy 13/hydrops at 15wks
bfp 7.21.19 letrozole + IUI
little girl A born 3.26.20
@misshelen86 Have a great weekend! Do you switch back to sleeping nights when you have a free weekend?
@chichiphin I love doing yard projects! I hope you get lots done. Do you have patio furniture? This seems like a good weekend for drinks outside in the evening. *And yay that you got the green light this cycle!
@justkeepswimming8 That's weird about the spotting so early in your cycle. Do you usually get spotting around O?
@inthewoods23 I paid $1200 for stims and they sent a bunch of needles that you would use if you were mixing meds, but I'm not and I use the Follistim pen which has it's own needles. I'm sure they charged me for them and I'm feeling pretty bitter about it.
Month/Cycle: 19/11
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: All the things, plus Follistim, IUI and progesterone.
R/R: I'm off today and getting ready for a solo hike at one of our state parks. I think it will do wonders for my mental state.
CS/Q: Nope
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: BBT, FF, PNVs, HIO
R/R: Rant: Long day at work today and tomorrow, and I prob won't have time to bump.
Rave: Hoping to go out to eat tonight with my parents to celebrate DH's birthday next week.
CS/Q: Not much to see yet!
Married: 10.15.16
DS BD: 8.20.17
TTC #2 1.1.19
BFP #2 7.3.19
EDD #2 3.13.20
@chichiphin great update!
@justkeepswimming8 hope your peak hold's out a bit, I've had an aunt staying out my house all week and feel like this cycle was a waste now
@ruby696 enjoy the hike!
Month/Cycle: 11/1 AL?
CD:19
WAYDTGKU: prenatals/ supplements / acupuncture / BBT / CM tracking / OPK/ SMEP
R/R: Excited for the warm weather this weekend, I need to get some serious garden work done.
CS/Q: today I have definitely had a clear temp spike but no positive OPK, I did have a solid smiley yesterday (on cb advanced) but yesterday and today the regular CB Opks and wandfo's are not really that dark, I test twice a day so not sure what's up here.
@lcking82 ugh I'm so sorry about CD1. Safe travels home tonight
@c1kc1kpol1cn1k hope you can get a lot done in the garden!
married 11.1.14
ttc #1 since 5.18
bfp 12.22.18 letrozole + progesterone
d&e due to trisomy 13/hydrops at 15wks
bfp 7.21.19 letrozole + IUI
little girl A born 3.26.20
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: Sex EOD and tracking CM
R/R: DH came home yesterday and it coincided with the arrival of EWCM. Perfect! I ended up coming down with a stomach bug while he was gone that put a damper on my enjoyment of having the bed to myself and also will cause me to work all day tomorrow to catch up but on the positive side I am feeling better finally!
@emeraldduchess I agree with the others on no O yet but soon!
@lcking82 ugh, sorry about AF
@ruby696 your hike does sound so relaxing. Hope you are enjoying!
have a great weekend everyone!
@ruby696 I’ll go to bed a bit later but will probably sleep nights over the weekend since I’m off for a few. The rest of the time I’m on nights I only get 2 off so I’ll pretty much live on night mode because it’s hard flipping back and forth in such a short time. Enjoy your hike! That sounds heavenly!
@MrsVP614 Enjoy DH’s birthday dinner!
@c1kc1kpol1cn1k Not sure what’s up but maybe it will be more clear after a few more temps if they stay elevated or not? Have fun gardening!
@bows22 Glad you are feeling better!
TTC since 9/2018
10/19- First RE visit
2/20- DH had surgery for bilateral varicoceles
7/20- IUI with 5 mg letrozole- BFN
9/20- IVF. 9 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 7 blasts, 4 PGT-A normal
11/20- Mock transfer/ERA
12/20- FET #1- transferred one 4AB- BFN
3/21- FET #2- transferred one 3AB- BFP! Due Dec 2021
12/21- Baby girl born!
Married: August 2014
TTC #1: February 2017 - BFP 7/28/17; EDD 4/8/18; DD born 4/7/18
TTC #2: February 2019