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Month/Cycle:
CD:
WAYDTGKU:
R/R:
CS/Q:
Re: WTO Wednesday 6/26
Month/Cycle: 24/?
CD: 6
WAYDTGKU: BCP then FET, PNV, vit D
R/R: counting down the days to vacation next week. My coworker seemed to half-ass his job yesterday so that was annoying. Like... Probably didn't even send out 5 emails yesterday 😒 hope he gets a shock at his mid year review!
CS/Q: nope
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 indefinitely
@inthewoods23 I’d be going nuts if I were you. How does he get away with that?
Month/Cycle: 7/8
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: EOD, OPKs, tracking CM
R/R: Busy day again today. Lots of meetings and then a happy hour at the office of another company that is a referral source for our firm. There was a joke about me being KU during our meeting yesterday (hilarious) so I’m glad to get the chance to have a drink to dispel any doubt.
CS/Q:
Month/Cycle: 6/2 AL
CD: 26
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, PNV, CM, folic acid, HIO EOD
R/R: We hit our HIO wall yesterday. Probably should have HIO but we just weren’t feeling it. But timing has been great, so I’m not overly concerned.
Going to watch my nephews this morning! I love hanging out with them. 😊 watching them always makes me so excited for us to have kids of our own!
CS/Q: just waiting on those crosshairs! Hopefully tomorrow! Had some rough sleep last night, so my temp made sense
@bows22 ugh at the pregnancy humor. Hardy har har, folks 🙄
Month/Cycle: 2/2 AL
CD: 2
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, BBT, CM, HIO, PNV
R/R: My best friend is in town from California so I’m excited to have a fun distraction during this boring, useless part of my cycle.
And thanks to everyone for the OPK help yesterday! You guys are more wise than google.
CS/Q: None.
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 1
WAYDTGKU: starting opk’s This cycle
R/R: woke up to Aunt Flo... pretty disappointing....
CS/Q:
My boss is noticing things more now that I've accused my coworker of not doing anything for the first hour he's at work (I regret nothing!). Like one a day last week when I was answering a lot of the emails and our call volume was light, somehow for cases logged I had 6 and coworker had 17 and my boss was like, something ain't right here. Boss is learning that he might need to put the hammer down a bit more. Managing us is his first time managing people so I definitely give him credit for wanting to do it and understand that there's a lot of learning for him to do.
@ejoseph16 I'm traveling up to northern WI. A town called Three Lakes. It's a vacation I take with DH and his family every year.
@tyrion_ have fun with your friend in town! Sounds like a good distraction from AF
@mrswiswell sorry for CD1 😢
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 indefinitely
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 17
WAYDTGKU: opk, temp, healthier eating, pre natals
R/R: finally my peak on the opk and temp rise! Probably my latest O date ever! Interesting since my O pain I felt was a few days ago.
CS/Q: Nope!
Married: 08/04/12
DD: 6 years | Born: 03/28/13
DS: 1 Year I Born 10/15/17
Married: 08/04/12
DD: 6 years | Born: 03/28/13
DS: 1 Year I Born 10/15/17
@inthewoods23 Omg I am dying to hear how their review goes!
@bows22 Oh the WORST. I always feel like I have to have a drink in my hand at any social event now. I actually had a "friend" ask me if I was KU 2 years ago when I happened to have a soda in my hand at a party. She also publicly asked me if I'm planning to TTC at a fundraiser a couple of months ago when I was in the middle of a TWW. I straight up lied because I did NOT want to have that convo.
@ejoseph16 That's so fun, have an awesome time! Being an auntie is pretty great! I love hanging out with my niece and nephew, they're a riot.
@tyrion_ Hooray for fun distractions!!!! Have a great time!
@mrswiswell Sorry to see you in here!
Month/Cycle: 10/10
CD:4
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OKs, PNVs
R/R: I had a great tempo run last night, and tonight my husband lifts weights with his brother so I sit on the couch by myself and drink a glass of wine. It's pretty awesome.
IVF Cycle #1 February 2020 4 embryos frozen, 1 fresh transfer = CP
FET #1 Natural Cycle March 2020 CXL'd due to Covid-19
FET #1 Natural Cycle June 2020 - CP #2
FET #2 Natural Cycle July 2020 - BFP!!!!!! Beta #1 = 273
June Signature Challenge - Favorite TV Quotes
@tyrion_ have fun with your BFF! What do you guys have planned?
@mrswiswell I’m sorry for CD1. I hope you are able to do something to treat yourself today.
@inthewoods23 that’s good that at least someone is paying attention to him. I hate when people don’t do anything and stay under the radar about it. And also it makes you look better compared to him!
@kmornelas29 I've never been able to differentiate O pain from other pains. Was it you that wanted to a "how to make a spoiler" lesson?
@mrsiswell Sorry for CD1 =/
@tyrion_ Aw have fun w/ yr friend from CA! I agree, that's a good distraction!
@inthewoods23 Boo for yr coworker being a lazy lazeballs.
Month/Cycle: 9/5AL
CD: 12
WAYDTGKU: FF, OPK, BBT, CM, BD, PNV, COQ10, Probiotic, SMEP, RLT, GFJ, green tea, eating as clean/healthy as possible.
R/R: DH is taking a half day today so we can drop the doggies off at boarding together & drive to NOLA--we are staying w/ a friend so we can stay closer to the airport. We should be there in time to watch the end of the Phillies game! (She has a special MLB package & is from where I'm from originally.) My cousin's wedding (the reason we're flying out) & the trip will all hopefully take my mind off everything frustrating. My BFF lives in AC (where we'll be for the wedding) so I'm also psyched to see her! Finally, it's likely I'll O while we're away, so FX for that since BD at a hotel = fun.
CS/Q: turned the AC on in the middle of the night, popped it up a few notches so it was a warmer temp than usual, but still got this wicked low guy haha. My temps are gonna be all whack a n y w a y since we're traveling and I won't be able to temp right tomorrow since we have to get up mega-early for our flight! Like I keep saying, we'll just have to do a lot of BD. ^_~*
@inthewoods23 I've been in a similar work situation. Honestly, it led me to quit that job. And then the person who was slacking off got fired like 6 months later! It's miserable seeing someone be allowed to behave like that. It made me feel crazy every day. Hoping for positive resolution for you.
@mrswiswell Sorry for CD1. I hope it's your last for a while!
@ejoseph16 The HIO pressure is so real. I don't always give MH or myself enough grace when we hit that wall and just can't anymore. Yay for good timing anyway!
@tyrion_ Amen to WTO being the boring, useless part of the cycle! Glad you have a distraction!
@kagesstarshroom I love NOLA! Have fun!
Month/Cycle: 5/6
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: PNV, COQ10, GFJ, RLT, BBT, tracking CM, OPK
R/R: Work is still stressful, but I'm finding time today to post, so that's something!
Also, I'm covered in mosquito bites! Waaaaa! Apparently they love me, for whatever reason. It's pretty miserable, with how rainy it's been around here lately. Oh well.
CS/Q: Temps are still wonky. I'm not impressed with vaginal temping yet, though I am wondering if it's user-error somehow?
@shoogapoff is your blood type O+? Mine is and I remember reading somewhere that it can make you attract mosquitoes. I get a million bites too! I end up scratching them so much that I get lovely scabs all over my legs
@shoogapoff My temps were super steady last month--so much so I thought my BBT was broken, and all over the place this month--I temped half a cycle orally and then went vaginal and never went back. (lol)
*Edited typo
Married Sept. 2013
DS1: Nov 11, 2016
MMC: 11/16/18 (9w6d)
CP: 2/3/19 (5w3d)
BFP! 8/24/19
DS2: May 10, 2020
IVF Cycle #1 February 2020 4 embryos frozen, 1 fresh transfer = CP
FET #1 Natural Cycle March 2020 CXL'd due to Covid-19
FET #1 Natural Cycle June 2020 - CP #2
FET #2 Natural Cycle July 2020 - BFP!!!!!! Beta #1 = 273
June Signature Challenge - Favorite TV Quotes
@shamrocandroll I've seen that advertised. I might just have to get one! Thanks for the rec!
@shamrocandroll omg what is this Bug Bite Thing magic? I have been getting killed every day in the evening/night when I water plants/try to get the dogs to come inside (a-holes should just come when i call in the first place! but then again i was only out for 45 seconds last night & I had threeeee new bug bits from that adventure. YIKES.) I need this thing in my life!
Here's the website so you can read all about it, but you can also get it on Amazon for the same price, with Prime shipping (assuming you have Prime because who doesn't?)
https://www.bugbitething.com/
Married Sept. 2013
DS1: Nov 11, 2016
MMC: 11/16/18 (9w6d)
CP: 2/3/19 (5w3d)
BFP! 8/24/19
DS2: May 10, 2020
Married: 08/04/12
DD: 6 years | Born: 03/28/13
DS: 1 Year I Born 10/15/17
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 indefinitely
Married Sept. 2013
DS1: Nov 11, 2016
MMC: 11/16/18 (9w6d)
CP: 2/3/19 (5w3d)
BFP! 8/24/19
DS2: May 10, 2020
@bows22 trying to get together as much as possible. We’ve gotten together for dinner every night and tomorrow we are going to hang by the resort pool.
@kmornelas29 hope your temp keeps rising to confirm O
@mrswiswell Sorry for CD 1.
@kagesstarshroom Enjoy your NOLA trip! My best friend got married there and it is still my favorite wedding I’ve ever been to.
@shoogapoff I feel like this summer has been exceptionally rainy and buggy. And I’m ready for the bugs to return from the hell they crawled out from.
Edit: spelling
IVF Cycle #1 February 2020 4 embryos frozen, 1 fresh transfer = CP
FET #1 Natural Cycle March 2020 CXL'd due to Covid-19
FET #1 Natural Cycle June 2020 - CP #2
FET #2 Natural Cycle July 2020 - BFP!!!!!! Beta #1 = 273
June Signature Challenge - Favorite TV Quotes