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Month/Cycle:
CD:
WAYDTGKU:
R/R:
CS/Q:
Re: WTO Thursday 7/18
Month/Cycle: 8/9
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: BBT, sex EOD, tracking CM
R/R: Not much, it’s my Friday and I’m excited for the weekend. We don’t have any plans on Saturday and are trying to think of something fun to do, but the weather forecast limits our options. I know whatever we decide will be fun so I’m looking forward to it! Edit for words
CS/Q: Just one dot so far
Month/Cycle: 25/22
CD: 28
WAYDTGKU: FET in September
R/R: I had a pregnancy dream again! I peed on 3 brands of sticks and they were all positive. I took a picture of the sticks on the bathroom counter and sent it to my friend with the message "what the hell is this?". What the hell brain you know this isn't possible having been on BC all month. Sooo weird.
CS/Q: nah
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
@inthewoods23 dreams like that just make you not want to wake up, am I right?! Lol.
Month/Cycle: 7/5/3 AL
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, FF, CM, PNV, folic acid, HIO EOD
R/R: MH goes back to work today!!! Yay! He had 2 days of vacation this week. We were supposed to go on a day trip yesterday, but the rain cancelled our hiking plans.
Nothing exciting happening. TB is acting weird lately on mobile, so if I disappear I’m sorry! I’m not sure why it’s so weird, but I have to log in anytime I want to comment. Annoying!
CS/Q: Still no sign of O yet... except my EWCM. But my low OPK tells me it may be my first batch before the real deal.
Good morning, ladies!
Month/Cycle: 12/11/1st cycle AL#2
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: Prenatal vitamins, Fertility Friend, temping, OPKs, observing CM, whatever the RE tells me to do
R/R: Follow up with the RE this afternoon to discuss our first round of testing, my losses, and where to go next.
I had the most WTF TTC dream...I was at the RE's for IUI...and THEY USED THE WRONG SPERM. 😱 It took me a few seconds after waking up to realize it was a dream. Brain, quit messing with me!!
CS/Q: I think it's going to be a while before O, folks.
@ejoseph16 right? I'm hoping this is a foreshadowing of what's to come soon!
The funny thing too is that one of the tests was one I've never bought before. I think it was either the dollar store or Walmart brand. It was pink! So it was just like, why do I have this in this dream?
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
@inthewoods23 I hope your dream was foreshadowing what's to come in September!!
@ejoseph16 enjoy having the house to yourself. Not going to lie, I like that DH is working part time a few days a week this summer so I can have a break from the TV being tuned to soccer and ESPN!
Month/Cycle: 12/4 AL
CD: 1
WAYDTGKU: Currently nothing, but plan this month is PNV, FF, BBT, OPKs, Pre-Seed, Softcups, SMEP/EOD, and it's time for me to call my OB and start talking about and RE and/or testing. I may also steal a play from @brookert615 and try Mucinex maybe? Also going to bite the bullet (or not bite the BBT?) and try temping vaginally.
R/R: Not doing awesome this morning. I woke up with back pains so bad I thought I had tweaked something in my sleep. Got up to go to the bathroom, and realized it was from AF cramps. I texted my walking buddy that I was going to have to skip our walk today because I wasn't very okay mentally or physically. I didn't expect it to hit me this hard. I'm giving myself a day to wallow and then back on the positive thoughts bandwagon. With everything going on in our lives right now, I know if I don't focus on the positive, I'll go into a dark place and I don't want that, obviously. I need to call my OB today at some point as well. It's time to make a plan. Also, my walking buddy is going to be missing just over 3 weeks of walking, and I won't go by myself that early in the morning, so I need to come up with a new exercise plan. If I take 3 weeks off from walking (which doubles as our therapy session), then I'll just binge eat white cheddar Cheez-It Grooves and turn into Jabba the Hut. I might start up Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred again. I always had pretty good results with that.
CS/Q: Taking a few days off from temping for AF.
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 yep... northwest Ohio, here! MH drives me nuts when he’s home. I take extra classes over the summer towards my masters, and he takes days off to be with me. But it always falls on days I have major assignments due, so I can’t just BS with him.
@emeraldduchess omg yes! ESPN, premiere league soccer, the Tour de France, South Park, king of the hill... family guy... shoot em up movies... I can’t anymore! I need some girly shows in my life! Lol
@inthewoods23 I mean... technically it's possible... but not very probable. Haha, stupid mindf*ck dreams. My brain loves to do that kind of thing to me, too.
@ejoseph16 TB mobile is THE WORST! It's always doing something screwy to me.
@emeraldduchess OMG that dream! WTF to your dream brain, too! GL at the RE! Keep us posted!
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
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
@bows22 I’m so glad you were able to temp. I hope that means you got to go to sleep early. Enjoy your weekend. I hope you find a fun indoor activity.
@inthewoods23 Sorry about the pregnancy dreams. I agree that it’s just your subconscious preparing for success in September.
@ejoseph16 Mobile TB is so frustrating. Enjoy your time alone. Sounds like a good break.
@emeraldduchess Good luck with the appointment. I hope it goes well and you get some helpful information for a good path forward. Also, that was a messed up dream. Sorry.
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
CD: 21
WAYDTGKU: BBT, CM, OPKs, Metformin, Clomid, etc.
R/R: No clear temp rise this morning, so sticking around and making sure to BD tonight too, just in case. I actually prefer for O to be today anyway, because the timing would be better. DH is out playing golf with my dad this morning. I’m hoping that goes well. They haven’t spent a lot of time alone together and the primary thing they have in common is me. But, I’m really glad DH is trying to bond with him some more.
CS/Q: Nope
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
@emeraldduchess ugh... I would kill him. We watched the USWNT in the World Cup, and we go to the international cup at the university of Michigan stadium every summer, but that’s my limit.
@mercury94 it’s nice that YH is golfing with your dad... that alone time will be good for them. MH wasn’t good with that alone time at first (I’m a daddy’s girl and he was intimidated by that), but now he loves it.
Dating Anniversary: 1999. Marriage Anniversary: 2001.
TTC #1 since 3/2019
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 - hope you find something fun to do for the weekend!
@inthewoods23 - well hopefully your dream was a preview of a couple months from now! Minus you not knowing what a HPT is
@ejoseph16 - regular TB was weird for me yesterday, I tried to love-tit something and it said "you have to be logged in to do that"....and I was very much logged in.
@emeraldduchess - OMG what an upsetting dream. Good luck at your appt! Let us know how it goes!
@shamrocandroll - I'm so sorry about CD1. Definitely take some time to wallow and take care of yourself!
Month/Cycle: 11/11
CD: 20
WAYDTGKU: OPK, CM, EODish, prenatals, shatavari, evening primrose oil, acupuncture, preseed, Ovia app
R/R: Still here and confused, I'm kinda mentally checked out b/c I still don't know if I'm even O'ing this month....I did take an OPK last night and it was "high" so maybe it will still happen. *shrug emoji* I'll just be here trying not to panic and trying to be positive about everyone else's cycles till I get some clarity! One plus is that SO has been up for HIO a good amount so if it does happen soon we have decent timing so far.
CS/Q: nope
Month/Cycle: 2nd
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: sex EOD, OPKs, vitamins, exercise
R/R: DH is stressed about ttgp. He told me he's having a hard time with sex because now it feels more like a chore. 😥
CS/Q: nope
Dating Anniversary: 1999. Marriage Anniversary: 2001.
TTC #1 since 3/2019
@whitealbum29 FX for O soon! Glad you're getting some good HIO in. That's never a bad thing!
@shamrocandroll All the hugs. Some months are harder than others. April BMB for sure! Also, FWIW, i know a lot of people like vaginal temping, but I tried it last month and didn't feel like it was any better, so I switched back this cycle.
@emeraldduchess Thinking about you and your appointment. Definitely update us when you can!
@ejoseph16 mobile TB is awful. That's part of my absence this week. DH says I shouldn't complain about a free app, but I'm still doing it!
@bows22 Let us know what fun thing you decide to do this weekend!
Month/Cycle: 6/7
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU:
R/R: Well I just came back from my HSG. I knew something was wrong when it got super painful, but my fears were confirmed when the dr told me one of my tubes is blocked. DH came with me to the appointment but wasn't allowed back for the test. When we got in the car, I broke down. I feel so guilty that my body is broken and causing us issues. He did his SA today too. We're going back for our comprehensive discussion in a few weeks. Until then, we'll just keep trying. I'm sorry to be such a downer, but I'm just really sad right now.
CS/Q: I feel awkward going to the IF testing/treatment post, especially since it's weekly and today is Thursday. But I also know I'll need to eventually migrate over there. I know some people participate in both. Should I wait until I get a diagnosis?
@inthewoods23 I hate those dreams! What a brain trick.
@ejoseph16 Sorry your plans were canceled! Hoping you O soon.
@emeraldduchess. Good luck at your appointment! What a weird dream. That would be terrifying.
@shamrocandroll. I am so sorry! Definitely let yourself wallow before snapping back. Always here if you want to talk. I will also help with the positivity train!
@mercury94 That’s awesome that DH and father went out together! I hope they had a good time.
@whitealbum29 hoping O comes soon!
@Kathryn0903. What everyone else said. I made the mistake of whether my husband know the first two cycles and he got super stressed out. I just make sure I initiate during FW.
I am so sorry I have been posting and then disappearing. I post in the morning typically and lately the days have gotten crazy!
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: HIO, prenatal, FF, observing CM
R/R: had a girls night last night which was much needed! When I got home DH and I were too tired to BD and just passed out. I’m a little bummed about that as O came this am. Hoping it is not too late tonight.
CS/Q:
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 Sept. 2013
DS1: Nov 11, 2016
MMC: 11/16/18 (9w6d)
CP: 2/3/19 (5w3d)
BFP! 8/24/19
DS2: May 10, 2020
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
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
@newmomtx06 I get it... I have a tendency to disappear in the afternoons as well. Especially during the school year. It’s much harder to post then! Get in that HIO today! It’s not too late! FX for you!
@bows22 Hopefully it wont be too hot! its like 90+ in arkansas right now. Im ready for fall!
@inthewoods23 I hate it when my subconscious plays evil tricks on me like that! SO sorry!
@ejoseph16 I hear you girl, MH just went back from a two week vacation. I miss him a bit, but its so nice to get back in my routine!
@emeraldduchess Jeez! That sounds like that show Jane the virgin! That would be awful!
@shamrocandroll Im so sorry:( Take some time for R&R, sending love.
@Kathryn0903 literally the worst thing about ttgp. >:(
@shoogapoff So sorry honey! Sending love to you too!
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: temping, OPK, prenatals, maca.
R/R: Nothing new! Just getting ready for a busy weekend. Trying not to die in this heat. This is our first month back TTGP and DH and I are both nervous and excited.
CS/Q: Nothing really, still just trying to get the hang of the boards, and lingo!
@photographerwife I think "try not to melt" is in all our weekend plans! (Where I am it's 70 right now but will be 100+ by Saturday. Thanks, New England.)
@newmomtx06 glad you enjoyed your girls' night! Those are the best.
@whitealbum29 ugh, I hate confusing cycles. Because ttc isn't enough of roller coaster already, right?
AFM, we had a good appointment at the RE. I posted more details in the IF thread. More in spoiler.
Edit: add spoiler.
@whitealbum29 oh that’s a good sign about the high reading. I hope O comes soon!
@shoogapoff oh I am so sorry about your HSG news. But thank goodness you had it done and now you know and can make a plan with your RE.
@newmomtx06 a girls night sounds so fun! I haven’t done anything like that in forever.
@photographerwife I hope your busy weekend is mostly indoors!