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WTO Tues 9/17
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Re: WTO Tues 9/17
Month/Cycle: 8/6
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: PNV, CM, OPK, BBT, HIO EOD, D3, CoQ10, drinking more water
R/R: I fly out this afternoon for a quick work trip (just 2 nights) in Denver. My temp is up this morning so I am pretty sure I Od. I actually think it was more likely Sunday than yesterday based on other symptoms (CM and OPK), but we got one more HIO in last night. I get back late Thursday (11pm) and I think we are leaving again Friday to spend the weekend in MN. So I get one short night in my bed for the next 6 nights... this always happens that my work trips stack on top of personal trips!
CS/Q:
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: OPK, BBT
R/R: oh man I suuucked at the gym today. Feel kinda weak. I'm telling myself it's bc of where I'm at in my cycle, but I haaate weak lifting days. BoooOooOoo.
CS/Q: my chart finally got itself together and made the 2am outlier an arrow and all the rest dots vs. the other way around. Thank you, FF
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
@millpe Three cheers for O!!!! Hope you have a good work trip!!
Month/Cycle: 13/13
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: PNV, OPK, BBT, Pre-Seed, among other things.
R/R: I got fed up yesterday and called my doctor, I have an early morning appt tomorrow to discuss why I can't seem to get KU. I assume I will be starting IF testing soon. I'm sad that I'm at this point, anxious about getting answers (and the possibility of getting none), and at the same time I just can't continue to live like this. I cry a lot, I have a difficult time being around my friends because I feel so left behind, and I spend my life living in two week intervals. Even MH thinks it's time.
On a happier note, I did manage to get my butt out of bed this morning and run, which was much appreciated by my mental health. My legs however were super tight, so I'll need to work on that problem next.
CS/Q: Nope
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
@millpe glad you O’d before your trip! Safe travels!
@saladflambe I hate that feeling. Nothing worse than going to the gym and feeling like crap! At least you went which is more than I can say for myself lately.
Month/Cycle: 4/3
CD: 15
WAYDTGKU: OPK, prenatals, HIO
R/R: these long cycles annoy me. OPKs haven’t even started to darken. FF isn’t even predicting O until CD26. Sigh.
CS/Q: nothing yet, will likely start temping next month!
@chaos-and-coffee
I'm sorry you're dealing with long cycles
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
@saladflambe AF always does a number on my body so I’m sure that’s it, but I know it sucks.
@mvt2003 so many hugs to you, friend. I’m glad you are going to get some answers and that your H is on the same page. I can’t wait to hear about your appointment tomorrow ❤️
@chaos-and-coffee the waiting is so hard! I hope you get darker OPKs soon
Month/Cycle: 10/11
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPKs, tracking CM
R/R: I couldn’t fall asleep last night so was exhausted this morning and slept in. I hate running late. (I say this after driving out of my way to Dunkin Donuts versus Starbucks because it felt like a vanilla chai kind of morning) I have “to do” lists at work for every day this week and I got nothing done from yesterday’s list, but everything from today’s list! I was trying to guess when things would become urgent and clearly I guessed 100% wrong but I just went with it and had a productive day. Now to tackle yesterday’s list 😆
CS/Q: looks like it’s going to be another messy chart. There must be something about my comforter that makes me extra warm down there (vaginal temper haha) because every time I use it I have a temp jumpMonth/Cycle: 12/9 (AL)
CD: 44
WAYDTGKU: as soon as AF arrives we'll be doing 7.5 of letrozole, Trigger and IUI - in addition to the usual preseed, PNV, CM and EOD.
R/R: Went in for my blood work this morning - I'll get the call this afternoon which should tell us exactly what's going. I have a feeling AF is going to arrive today or tomorrow though. I started spotting last night a little bit and then a little again this morning and I'm bloated soooo she'll probably arrive today. We shall see though.
CS/Q:
@millpe safe travels to Denver, friend! I'm really really glad your trip didn't mess up your timing with O and that's awesome you got another HIO in last night!
@saladflambe but you still made it to the gym so you get major props for that!!
@mvt2003 I'm here for you girl! I felt all the same things when I called to set up my appointment with the RE but honestly - I felt like a weight had been lifted the second I left there. It felt really nice to have someone else in my corner and someone else do the planning for me. That was a few months ago, of course, but it takes time to get all the testing done and results back and now I'm just begging for AF to arrive so we can actually do this medicated/IUI cycle right. I think you'll feel a lot better once you have your meeting and get the ball rolling. But know that everything you are feeling is 100% valid. Love ya, my friend!!
@chaos-and-coffee I hear ya on the annoying long cycles!! I don't think I O'd until CD 32 this time around (if I even O'd at all)!
@bows22 I LOVE to-do lists!! I will even write something on my list that I just completed for the sheer fact of being able to cross it off in colored highlighter! Also - I get SO HOT at night, like WTH... I'm cold all day long but at night I get so hot that MH calls me an oven.
BFP: 10/27/2011 | EDD: 6/30/12
DS born 6/28/12 via C/S
TTC #2: September 2018
Me: 36 | DH: 39
Mirena removed 9/13/2018 after 6 years
BFP 11/11/2018 | MC @ 5.5 weeks on Thanksgiving
July 2019 - Diagnosed with Secondary Unexplained IF
August 2019 - 2.5 mg of Letrozole = Never Ovulated so Trigger and IUI were cancelled
9/30/2019 - IUI #1 (5 mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFP but Betas showed CP @ 4 weeks
10/28/2019 - IUI #2 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFN
11/25/2019 - IUI #3 (7.5mg of Letrozole, Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
12/24/2019 - IUI #4 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
1/24/2020 - IUI #5 (50mg of Clomid + Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN and an Ovarian Cyst
3/2/2020 - Taking a break to reset/NTNP
11/1/2020 - At peace with where things are in life and are no long actively TTC. Whatever happens will happen and it will all be okay.
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
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, maca, SMEP
R/R: I’m sorry that I had to bump and run yesterday, I had all intentions of having time to get back on here. I had a dentist appt yesterday morning and several errands after that. After I got home I nursed a huge migraine all afternoon. For everyone wondering, she DIDNT find “the dress” so I’m sure we’ll all have to do it again sometime soon. If I didn’t love her - and the groom so much I’d bail. Lol! Today starts SMEP, so I hope I don’t ovulate late like I did last month or it’s gonna be a loong FW. 😅
CS/Q: not much to see yet!
@millpe it sounds like you have good timing! FX for you! I hope you have a good trip!
@saladflambe I’m just impressed at anyone who hits the gym regularly. I hope you have a better session next time!
@mvt2003 I’m sorry that you are struggling lately. I’m glad that you decided to go ahead and see your RE. I hope you get answers soon!
@chaos-and-coffee that sounds frustrating.
I hope you o sooner!
@bows22 sorry you slept bad last night. I hate being late too, it always stresses me out. I went back to temping orally this month because my temps were all over the place last cycle!
@kpearse99 I hope you get some clarity soon. You’re seriously a trooper for dealing with all of this with grace!
@mvt2003 I'm so sorry you are at this point, but I'm glad your dr got you in so early. I'm a big proponent on making sure you get an SA ordered for YH right away too.
@chaos-and-coffee Are long cycles your norm?
@bows22 yay for a productive day yesterday! All my work lately is stop and go, so even though I'm making progress, nothing ever comes off.
@kpearse99 Of course AF would arrive just as you will get answers anyway. Still hoping you are a SS
@photographerwife I ended up P&G ing yesterday too, it happens. Sorry about the migraine!
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
CD: 44
WAYDTGTKU: Benched...SHG next cycle and will restart Letrozole & add in progesterone.
R/R: I’ve been busy so far this week, so it’s been going by fast! We are camping with my family Friday night, so I’m looking forward to that!! Should have a bit cooler weather by then, which is nice...I’m so ready for Fall! We are going on vacation to Hilton Head the first week of October so we’ll hopefully get one last taste of summer at the beach, and then give me everything Fall/pumpkin please!!
CS/Q: None.
@millpe hope you have safe travels and a good time while you are away! Yay for O happening before your trip!!
@saladflambe sorry your lifting wasn’t what you hoped for this morning! Yay for FF getting it’s act together with your temps though!
@mvt2003 so sorry you hit that point, but so glad you made the call and they got you in so quickly! Hope your appt. goes well and you get some next-steps that you feel good about!!
@chaos-and-coffee long cycles are definitely frustrating! Hope you get a positive OPK soon!
@bows22 hope you enjoyed your vanilla chai this morning and it gave you the energy you needed!! Haha, that’s funny about doing today’s to-do list yesterday...hope you can knock out yesterday’s list today!
@kpearse99 hope they get the BW results to you soon. That stinks if AF is showing up, but I’m sure you are ready to move on at this point! I still don’t have signs of AF, so we may not get to be CD buddies anymore! Although, June here we come, right?! ☺️
@photographerwife sorry for the busy day that ended with a migraine, hope you are feeling better today! Oh dear...hopefully the next dress excursion won’t take so long and she’ll find the one!!
I just realized I forgot to pack my thermometer 😳 so now I wont even get to confirm O!! Dang it.
TTC December 2016
BFP 2/28/17 // CP 3/1/17
MFI Diagnosis: Aug 2017
BFP 11/1/17 // DS born 6/18
TTC January 2019
BFP 3/21/19 // D&C (MMC) 5/8/19
@photographerwife oh my gosh I can’t believe the dress shopping isn’t over! If I were her I’d be over it! And I was thinking the same, I wonder if temping orally would be better for me since I’m not willing to give up my comforter
@millpe oh yes my to do list is kind of the same - crossing it “off” really just means putting the ball in someone else’s court for the most part. There is a deadline eventually but everything is annual so it starts back up shortly after. But I long for the like 2 weeks of the year when everything really is “done”! Haha
@bluetickgal oh camping sounds fun! In a tent or glamping? Or something in between?
@millpe Hope the trips go well! That's good that you got some timing in!
@saladflambe - Sorry you had a bad time at the gym! That is frustrating.
@mvt2003 - I'm so sorry, it is discouraging to get to the point where you feel like you can't DIY it! We're at the same place. I hope your doctor is helpful though and helps you to feel like you're getting some answers and making an action plan! Keep us posted on your appt!
@chaos-and-coffee Hopefully your OPKs start cooperating soon!
@bows22 good luck with yesterday's list!
@kpearse99 - haha I do the same thing with to-do lists! Or write down things that aren't really real tasks ("Have coffee") so I can make a check mark. I hope the doctor calls with some good info!
@photographerwife - so sorry about the migraine!
@bluetickgal - Early October at the beach sounds nice! Have fun camping!
Month/Cycle: 13/13
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: CM, prenatals, shatavari supplements, evening primrose oil, I think I've decided I'll add OPK's back in this cycle, and SA within a month.
R/R: SO casually invited his friend to Thanksgiving this morning. We're going to my brother's in Chicago and the whole family will be there...in general my family's attitude is that we like being hospitable and inviting people who don't have plans to Thanksgiving but this would entail his friend also traveling to Chicago and meeting us all there so then it's like my brother is hosting this person in his city?? During a weekend when we're also going to be celebrating my mom's birthday? I'm annoyed. He could have just checked with me. Honestly I've accidentally invited people to things before but only when the event is happening in the city where everyone involved is already there. Anyway let's hope the friend comes up with another plan, I just don't feel like dealing with it!
CS/Q: nope!
@bluetickgal you have so many fun things going on!!
AFM - okay - so here we go (and I have so many emotions right now so please help me process it all)
My blood work shows that I still did NOT O. Estrogen and Progesterone are both still very low. RE said we can treat today like its CD 4 and start the increased dose of letrozole. He originally told me 7.5 but the nurse on the phone just said 5 so she is confirming the dose with him and calling it into the pharmacy for me.
I go in next Wednesday for baseline testing - blood work and ultrasound - to see how everything looks and to see what my follies are doing.
One one side, I'm happy and relieved we can just call this cycle over and move on but on the other hand I'm bummed that I didn't O at all. And also just really really REALLY f'ing confused because why would my boobs have been tender these last few days, had some cramping and started spotting last night if AF isn't arriving? I asked her about the spotting and she said if it turns into a full flow I can call back (although they close in an hour so I'm not sure how that will work if I'm supposed to start the letrozole tonight) but that the doctor really thinks it's best to start the meds tonight and move on from this never ending cycle.
I really hope this plan works out - for at the very least the timing aspect so we can give the first IUI a shot and that it doesn't all fall apart again.
BFP: 10/27/2011 | EDD: 6/30/12
DS born 6/28/12 via C/S
TTC #2: September 2018
Me: 36 | DH: 39
Mirena removed 9/13/2018 after 6 years
BFP 11/11/2018 | MC @ 5.5 weeks on Thanksgiving
July 2019 - Diagnosed with Secondary Unexplained IF
August 2019 - 2.5 mg of Letrozole = Never Ovulated so Trigger and IUI were cancelled
9/30/2019 - IUI #1 (5 mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFP but Betas showed CP @ 4 weeks
10/28/2019 - IUI #2 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFN
11/25/2019 - IUI #3 (7.5mg of Letrozole, Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
12/24/2019 - IUI #4 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
1/24/2020 - IUI #5 (50mg of Clomid + Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN and an Ovarian Cyst
3/2/2020 - Taking a break to reset/NTNP
11/1/2020 - At peace with where things are in life and are no long actively TTC. Whatever happens will happen and it will all be okay.
@bluetickgal have fun camping! I love camping... have all the s'mores for me! no, I take that back...I want s'mores for myself...
@photographerwife are you going to go to the next dress shopping hunt? Because it sounds like the 4th ring of hell to me...haha...I'm so lame.
@kpearse99 fingers, toes, ankles, all of the things crossed for this next cycle for you
@bows22 so thaaaat's why you're not the thread-poster this morning
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
@bows22 kind of in between...we will be in a tent (with an air mattress), but my parents and one brother have campers. Plus there is a bathhouse, so not really “roughing it”...I don’t think I could handle that!
@whitealbum29 thanks, we are definitely excited about it! May not be warm enough to get in the ocean, but I’m fine just lounging on the beach & by the pool! ☺️ Ugh, that’s definitely frustrating about the extra travel/Thanksgiving buddy! Like you said though, hopefully he’ll find others plans before then...there is still plenty of time!
@kpearse99 thanks...I realized we do have a lot coming up shortly when I was typing that this morning! Glad you have a plan going forward, but I get the confusion/uncertainty with it all!! It’s nice you can move on from this cycle finally though!! Hope the increased dose does the trick and you will get to do the IUI this cycle!
@saladflambe thanks! Haha, ok I won’t eat all the s’mores, but I’ll definitely enjoy the heck out of them! ☺️
BFP: 10/27/2011 | EDD: 6/30/12
DS born 6/28/12 via C/S
TTC #2: September 2018
Me: 36 | DH: 39
Mirena removed 9/13/2018 after 6 years
BFP 11/11/2018 | MC @ 5.5 weeks on Thanksgiving
July 2019 - Diagnosed with Secondary Unexplained IF
August 2019 - 2.5 mg of Letrozole = Never Ovulated so Trigger and IUI were cancelled
9/30/2019 - IUI #1 (5 mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFP but Betas showed CP @ 4 weeks
10/28/2019 - IUI #2 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFN
11/25/2019 - IUI #3 (7.5mg of Letrozole, Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
12/24/2019 - IUI #4 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
1/24/2020 - IUI #5 (50mg of Clomid + Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN and an Ovarian Cyst
3/2/2020 - Taking a break to reset/NTNP
11/1/2020 - At peace with where things are in life and are no long actively TTC. Whatever happens will happen and it will all be okay.
CD: 10
WAYDTGKU: BBT, tracking CF, using FF, OPKs, prenatals
R/R: Ooof this day got away from me. I realized I didn't even do my daily post. Nothing terribly exciting going on here. I did find out today that I'm finally getting a SMARTboard in my classroom (I've been asking every year since I started in my district 7 years ago). It'll be a hand-me-down from a classroom teacher getting an interactive flat panel but I'm thrilled to finally be getting any technology in my classroom.
CS/Q: nope. Thanks for the app recommendations yesterday. I ended up downloading premom.
@saladflambe sorry it wasn't a good day at the gym. That's a frustrating feeling.
@mvt2003 hugs to you. I'm sorry you're at that point but I'm glad you're taking those steps. I hope they have answers for you and can help!
@chaos-and-coffee I also have really long cycles so I definitely feel your pain. FF isn't predicting my O until CD 30 but I'm hoping it's wrong. My last several cycles have been 39-45 days (yay PCOS). Sorry you're also on the long cycle boat. I hope you O before FF thinks you will.
@bows22 sorry for crappy sleep but yay for a productive day, even if it wasn't the right day's to-do list.
@kpearse99 I totally understand the mixed emotions you're having. I'm glad you're getting to move on from this cycle. I know it's been super frustrating for you. FX for you that THIS is your cycle!
@photographerwife sorry you didn't the day with a migraine. Those are awful. FX for your O to happen when you're expecting!
@bluetickgal oh your weekend sounds fun. I love camping with fall weather. And Hilton Head in October sounds wonderful!
@whitealbum29 ooof that sounds so awkward. I hope he doesn't decide to take him up on it.
Hopefully I didn't forget anyone!
@gingermama29 that’s exciting about the smart board! And I am the same, if I don’t make my post before I get to work I feel like I can’t ever catch up.
https://www.hiltonheadoutfitters.com/news/blog/5-reasons-why-fall-better-hilton-head-island
@bows22 oh, thanks for sharing! That makes me even more excited! The smaller crowds thing was a big appeal for us going later! I’m gonna look up that live music too though!