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Month/Cycle:
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WAYDTGKU:
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CS/Q:
Re: WTO Monday 7/22
Month/Cycle: 8/9
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPKs, tracking CM
R/R: My only rant is that it is Monday already! Lots of raves. We had a great weekend. We went to the drive in on Saturday and saw the lion king. I know there is a lot of hate about it online but I loved it! I want to try to get some morning BD in this cycle but we get up so early already. DH is off today so we took advantage since we had extra time. Probably too early in my cycle to even count but it still makes me feel like we are doing something different!
CS/Q: That Sunday temp is so low. I’ve never had a temp that low.
Month/Cycle: 7/5/3 AL
CD: 18
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, CM, FF, PNV, folic acid, HIO EOD
R/R: With the extreme heat last week, FF gave me CH on Wednesday. So I moved to TWW only to get a peak reading and +OPK yesterday 🤦🏼♀️ So it’s O day today! Lol, but I’ll wait for CH to move over.
Kind of crabby this morning! I started weight watchers last week to lose about 25 pounds, and I weighed myself this morning and I’ve gained a half a pound! What?! I’m so mad! Ugh!
CS/Q: temp drop told me O day is today and wasn’t yesterday. Let’s keep this good timing train going! April 2020 or bust!
@ejoseph16 happy O day! Isn’t being a woman wonderful? DH could eat healthy for a week and lose 5# and I either wouldn’t lose any or gain. It makes no sense. Can’t wat to join the April BMB with you!!! Your timing looks great!
Month/Cycle: 20/22
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: letrozole, don’t know if I should do anything else?
R/R: I was pretty bummed to get AF this weekend in the middle of a shit storm so I didn’t really have a second to grieve. I guess it’s really happening, we officially can’t get KU without help. I just hope this does the trick- also I just realized I should be starting it today so I’m hoping I don’t have a ton of side effects. We move offices today so I’m hopeful that our new floor will be nicer than the last 2- at the very least, at least the skeleton crew who’s continuing to work in the office and not moving to full time WFH will all be sitting together. I know this is probably shocking but my coworker who’s never there is moving to full time WFH.
CS/Q: I’ll probably post this in the IF thread too but if you’ve taken clomid or letrozole and were monitored, did you still do OPKs / BBT?
Edited- grammar is hard while you’re still laying in bed
Month/Cycle: 12/4 AL
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: PNV, BBT (trying a new Bluetooth one this month), FF, OPKs, Softcups, trying to drink more water, trying not to lose my mind.
R/R: Fridge is broken again. I feel numb to bad things that keep happening at this point. Decided to just move everything back into the spare, leave an annoyed message with the appliance repair company, and just go enjoy my weekend anyway. We spent just about the whole thing on the lake. The beach at my parents' condo association has a big tree that provides shade, and with a bit of a breeze by the water, it made the scorching heat bearable. We went out on the boat and jumped off that a bunch, too. So great weekend, but then I slept like crap last night... probably didn't fall asleep until 1 and then didn't get up for my walk at 5 as a result. My new Ninja coffee bar came and I. AM. IN. LOVE. Seriously. So far I've only made a cappuccino, cold brew, and regular coffee, but OMG it's so good. I bought some decaf coffee for it just so I can play with all the things and not drink too much caffeine, haha. My MIL is staying with us this weekend and I am so full of dread. I know she's going to harass us about having a baby and I might just snap with everything going on in our lives right now. That was a roller coaster of rants and raves, hah.
CS/Q: Nope.
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
Month/Cycle: 2nd
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: sex EOD, OPks, vitamins, exercise
R/R: my parents and I got in a fight over the weekend and it really bothered me
CS/Q: got a positive OPK today, so I'll probably only stick over here another day or 2
@ejoseph16 So sorry about the slight gain, but I always found after a bad week on WW, I would usually have a really good week the next. I hope it was just some water retention. Was it super hot where you are?
@b_1029 Big hugs, friend. I'm so sorry about AF, but I hope this little bit of help is all you need to do the trick!
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
Month/Cycle: 12/11/1st cycle AL#2
CD:19
WAYDTGKU: Prenatal vitamins, Fertility Friend, temping, OPKs, observing CM, progesterone post-O
R/R: The 100+ weather has broken and we're back to 80s. Despite the heat, DH and I rallied to HIO twice over the weekend. Today I have to catch up on some housework (too hot the last few days), run to the craft store (yay!), and try to finish my book before I have to return it to the library. Busy day!
CS/Q: FF gave me dotted crosshairs this AM but I am pretty sure the higher temps were due to the heatwave and no AC in the bedroom. I didn't have EWCM and yesterday's OPKs looked positive or close to it. Once I put in a +OPK the crosshairs went away. FF, take a damn seat. I know my body!
@Kathryn0903 I'm sorry about the fight with your parents. I hope you can resolve it soon!
@shamrocandroll WTF to your refrigerator?! Glad that you love your new coffee maker, though! There's a silver lining. Jealous of your weekend at the lake! My dream is to buy a home on a lake someday. Even if I never swim in it, just to sit on the back porch and look out at the water...heaven!
@b_1029 so sorry about AF. All the hugs to you and good luck with the letrozole. April BMB or Bust!
@ejoseph16 Happy O Day! Great job with timing. I had a feeling FF was wrong (it did the same thing to me)! I hope the KU Fairy visits us all and we flood the April 2020 board!
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
@Kathryn0903 sorry about your fight with your parents. I’ll be moving over to TWW in the next few days as well... see you there!
@emeraldduchess oh, FF... those dotted crosshairs! Mine disappeared literally the next day. 🤣😂 I showed MH the peak reading on my expensive OPK, and he’s been all about HIO! Hahaha! This is the first month he has been excited about knowing where I am in my cycle. I’ll take it! Onward to April 2020! (I must say, I’m impressed at how positive we have all stayed, lol)
Well, here I am... No BFP for me. Will be back for tags, since pretty much the only thing keeping me together is that I get to participate in this community.
Month/Cycle: 11/11
CD:4
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, BBT, PNVs, going to try SMEP this cycle
R/R: We basically hid inside the house, the heat index was dangerously high this weekend. I went to the grocery store at one point and the entire city looked like the Walking Dead - no one around, roads empty, shopping carts everywhere. I did get a good amount of knitting done though - I'll post a pic in the crafting thread - and we finished Veronica Mars Season 4. Any other VMars fans? I NEED to discuss with someone!
CS/Q: Nope, my chart makes me sad right now lol.
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
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
@ejoseph16 I hope your next week on WW gives you much better results! Tell your body it's going in the wrong direction
@b_1029 sorry for AF. On the plus side, you won't have to see your annoying coworker right? FX you're like me and have no problems with letrozole. I never felt any different when I was taking it.
@shamrocandroll WTF with your fridge. But lake time and Ninja coffee bar 👌 much better
@emeraldduchess I can't even imagine the stickiness during your HIO sessions 😅
Month/Cycle: 25/23
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: FET in September
R/R: weekend was not long enough in my opinion 😆 finally did laundry for the first time after being back from vacation. Ugh lol. On the plus side, DH worked on fixing the wall for our IKEA TV stand that mounts to the wall. It's been months since we first noticed it was nearly falling off. We finally purchased a new sound system since the old one is like.... 8 years old or something. We'll be mounting the TV stand in a much more secure way this time. For some reason the IKEA cabinet had 4 mounting points that didn't align with what the typical stud spacing is so we had it originally mounted with only drywall screws. The screws were fine and did their job, but the drywall itself failed. It will be nice to have that fixed and we should have our outdoor patio furniture in about a week 😁
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
@bows22 - I love the drive in! Glad you had fun and enjoyed the Lion King...I do hope the ones around here start playing some non kids movies at some point this summer!
@ejoseph16 - Great that you can get some more timing in! Sorry about the scale putting you in a bad mood! Hopefully it just still has to catch up to your new diet, that seems to happen to SO a lot when he goes on one...
@b_1029 - I'm so sorry about AF. FX letrozole does the trick!!!
@shamrocandroll - Ugh so sorry about the fridge, but glad you just dealt with it quickly and refused to let it ruin your weekend! Maybe the universe just wants to get a rise out of you and will move on to someone else far far away now that you were just like "WHATEVER." Good luck with your MIL this weekend!
@kathryn0903 - sorry about the fight with your parents!
@emeraldduchess - that sounds like a nice day, enjoy the cooler weather!! It was such a relief this morning. And glad it won't mess with your temps anymore!
Month/Cycle: 11/11
CD: 24
WAYDTGKU: OPK, CM, prenatals, shatavari, evening primrose oil, preseed, Ovia app, acupuncture
R/R: Still here b/c I'm still not confident about O (usually day 19ish recently) but did just have EWCM from Thurs-Sunday and not what I'd call a peak OPK but they've been high the past couple days? I dunno, hopefully I'll get some clarity today. Anyway we had mostly a busy weekend hosting SO's friend and going to a fair/carnival yesterday followed by a super lazy Sunday afternoon holed up with our air conditioner and binging Beverly Hills 90210. We haven't done that in forever and it was my favorite part of the weekend!
CS/Q: This cycle is just one big ??? but not really!
@ejoseph16 So happy YH is feeling more participatory!!! Also, boo on the .5 gain, BUT that could be something to do with the heat, water consumption etc. too! I'm basically a professional WW member, happy to chat about it at any time.
@b_1029 so so sorry to see you here too! Sending you my thoughts!
@shamrocandroll are you freaking kidding about the fridge??? Good grief!!! This retrograde needs to GTFO now. Also, what thermometer did you get? I have a Femometer because I am completely incapable of reading a BBT thermometer at 6am in the dark with no glasses on.
@Kathryn0903 sorry about this weekend, FX for you and your + opk!
@emeraldduchess at "FF take a damn seat I know my body" omg dying! Also, what did you get at the craft store? I need to live vicariously right now because I have to actually finish a few projects before I can move on to anything else!
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
@inthewoods23 House stuff is so exciting! Yay for new patio furniture!!! (And a TV that won't fall!)
@whitealbum29 That sounds like a great weekend! Which 90210? Classic or reboot?
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
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
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@whitealbum29 sounds like you had a great weekend. Hope you get some clarity about where you are in your cycle soon!
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What blanket pattern are you making? Honestly, you can never have enough blankets!!!
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
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
ETA: Don't forget to post in the craft thread when you finish! Or show us pictures of it in progress.
@b_1029 I have done Clomid the last two cycles. I still did OPKs and temping. Even if I was being monitored as closely as you would for an IUI cycle, I’d probably temp out of habit at this point.
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Me 34 DH 34
PCOS
Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
And I agree everyone needs a squishy blanket! I'm loving stripes lately too, they're very popular right now!
I'm a sucker for sock yarn colorways and since I'm doing very small sizes it works out lol.
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
@emeraldduchess I don’t blame you for wanting to take a break from the lion king! And I agree that I am very impressed that you made HIO happen in the heat with no AC!
@mvt2003 oh no ☹️ I am so sorry to see you back here. As far as the drive in, ours is about 30 minutes away but we have been leaving after the first movie. So Saturday night we were home by midnight. Still not super early but not too bad!
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
@inthewoods23 post pics of your new furniture! I can’t wait to see it!
@whitealbum29 your 90210 binge sounds wonderful! I hope you get some OPK clarity today!
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
@ejoseph16 sorry about the half pound! Hoping its water retention or extra heavy clothes!
@b_1029 bad coworkers are the worst, im glad theyre moving!
@shamrocandroll Man! I want a ninja coffee bar!!! I hope you get your fridge fixed fast, so you can get back to making more cold brew! Also, im amazed that anyone would prefer a lake over the beach! We live near 5-6 lakes, so i guess you just want what youre not used to!
@Kathryn0903 Im sorry about the argument with your folks. I hope everything is okay now!
@emeraldduchess sounds like that was a particularly steamy session! lol
@mvt2003 sorry about no BFP..
@whitealbum29 Hoping you get some clarity with O!
@inthewoods23 Im glad you were able to fix the wall!
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
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: OPK, BBT, maca, prenatals.
R/R: We had a busy weekend with different events for friends, to come back to my house swarming with house flies! WTH I don't know what the deal is, or if its just this nasty, hot arkansas weather. I put out traps and am hoping to get rid of them all soon. Whenever im away from the house for any extended period things always pile up and get so chaotic... Going to fold like 5 loads of laundry now..
CS/Q:
editied for wording
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