Trying to Get Pregnant
gingermama29
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WTO Tuesday 12/3
gingermama29
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Re: WTO Tuesday 12/3
CD: 33
WAYDTGKU: prenatals and temping but otherwise NTNP for a bit.
R/R: one rehearsal down, one to go. My students are in good shape for their concert though, which is good. I popped over to Verizon after school yesterday to see what sort of deals they had going and ended up trading in my phone and changing my plan to unlimited. It took close to an hour but I'm very happy with my new phone.
CS/Q: temp is down today so here I stay.
CD: 9
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPK, maca.
R/R: Not a lot going on today. I need to clean up after the last week and busy weekend. I’m also trying to eat healthier and lose a few pounds, so I’m not looking forward to meal prepping a whole weeks worth of healthy meals for my grocery list. 😂
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@gingermama29 So awesome that your students are ready for their performance. That has to make you feel amazing. And yay for new phone!! What did you get? Did Verizon charge you more for the unlimited? Hoping you get some clarity on your cycle.
@photographerwife Ugh, I feel ya... I really need to get on track with eating better. Do you meal prep one day for the entire week? Or just plan your healthy meals and buy everything for them?
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD: 13
WAYDTGKU: Less stress, fertility vitamins, track cm, EODish
R/R: So lazy today... Haven't been sleeping well lately and having super weird dreams the last week or so. I think I just need to get back on track with eating better and working out. This holiday and prep has thrown me all out of whack... then this snowstorm, ugh. I picked up Wendy's on my drive home yesterday because I was starving and wanted something dirty lol
CS/Q: nope
Dating 4/2008
Married 6/2016
TTC #1 9/2019
BFP 12/13/2019!
EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
@photographerwife I hear you on meal prepping. I have definitely been noticing my weight creep up and I need to go on a diet. I know a lot of what is holding me back is how much I do not want to meal prep healthy meals. It's so much easier to just eat crap. Good on you for making the effort even though it sucks!
@ziggymama06 lol I'm loving the picture you painted of your Wendy's trip.
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, checking CM, PNV, baby aspirin, CoQ10
R/R: I kinda took a step back from the forums and all things TTC for a bit there. I mean it isn't like I can influence things in the TWW anyhow. I was getting a bit more obsessive than is perhaps healthy for me. I noticed a definite uptick in anxiety and insomnia along with just more general negative feelings surrounding TTC. I feel like the break did me good so I'm hopefully good to jump back in with a better state of mind.
TTC#1: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
@photographerwife - I loathe meal prep haha I did it once and never again! I don't like eating food that's more than a day old. I just make enough at dinner for 4 people, so that we can eat leftovers for lunch the next day.
@ziggymama06 - Yummm! My dirty meal is taco bell! (It's my husband's too and we actually ate that for dinner the day after our wedding haha)
Month/Cycle: 17
CD: 2!
WAYDTGKU: IVF - first frozen transfer
R/R: Finally started AF yesterday afternoon! My husband is a lineman, so whenever it storms he's away at work.. so I'm left on my own during snow storms. Woke up bright an early to clear the driveway this morning and the [insert cuss word here] snowblower wouldn't work so I had to shovel our 150' long driveway myself. I whined and cursed the whole time and told DH we're moving to South Carolina.
CS/Q: nope, I stopped charting for now.
@photographerwife I also need to get my butt in gear and lose some weight. Meal planning helps so much though even if it is a pain.
@ziggymama06 DH brought home Taco Bell yesterday, so I hear ya.
@NamelessAria glad to see you back but I definitely understand your reasons for stepping away. TTC is such a mind game.
@feather_heather glad AF showed up when you were hoping. Ugh sorry about the snowblower not working. That's the worst! How much snow do you have?
@feather_heather Ohhhh Taco Bell... haven't had that in foreverrrrr!! Yayyyy for AF actually cooperating!! OMG Sorry you had to shovel your entire driveway alone! Yikes, I would have given up! You go girl!
@gingermama29 How are you liking the S10? What did you have before? I have the S9 for close to two years. Hubs has the S8 with a cracked screen lol... contemplating getting the 10 now with a good deal, or waiting for the 11 early next year. Not sure if hubs phone will make it that long... OMG another Taco Bell fan... I haven't had that in so longgggg!
Dating 4/2008
Married 6/2016
TTC #1 9/2019
BFP 12/13/2019!
EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
CD: 18
WAYDTGKU: temping, OPKS, prenatal, Ubiquinol, women’s sense pcos, PMs SAP, trying to determine what my CM is lol
R/R: My family doctor has referred to to an OB yay! Initially he wasn’t going to until we’ve been trying for atleast a year but with my new PCOS diagnosis I was like okay cmon and he was like okay lol
CS/Q: thinking O is right around the corner! It’d be lovely if my new supplements helped me to O even a day or two earlier than normal so Fx!
@NamelessAria welcomes back! I totally feel ya with how these forums can be amazing on one hand and then also make you sad and anxious on the other!
Month/Cycle: 16/16
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: IVF coming right up!
R/R: I'm so happy I'm feeling even slightly better today. I hate being sick, and with my boss's health issues, it's now more important than ever that I stay out of the office when I'm not well. It means I still work regardless though! I'm pounding fluids, and hoping to be better tomorrow!
I had my annual GYN exam today, so that was fun
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
@photographerwife ha why is healthy eating so hardddd?!?!
@ziggymama06 yummmm on Wendy's! My go-to cheat meal would definitely be McD's though! I love those fries!
@NamelessAria Good for you for taking some space for you! I think the TWW is the hardest part of TTC, honestly. Sending you good thoughts for this cycle!
@feather_heather I'm with you on SC! How much did you end up with? Bummer about the snowblower! Our last house had a huge 4-car driveway, and shoveling that was a beast. Before MH moved in there, and I was alone for it, I cried while shoveling it more than once!
@tryingktogku Glad you got a referral!!
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
@tryingktogku yay for the OB referral! Yes, I've had many anovulatory cycles. Yay for PCOS. I actually thought I was having one last cycle but O'd really late (CD 40). But my weight has climbed back up within 10 lbs of where I was a few years ago when I was not having cycles so I need to refocus on weight loss again. That helped regulate my cycles and PCOS symptoms.
@mvt2003 thanks friend. Glad to have you back in the dailies! Hope you continue feeling better!
@NamelessAria Im glad youre feeling well enough to come back. TTC can definitely take a lot out of you. I really try to not get overly "into" it but i always really get in my feelings, especially around AF, or when i see announcements. I agree that its easier and funner to eat crap. I don't meal prep at the beginning of the week, i just buy what i need and make food the day of, or the night before if its for lunch!
@feather_heather I don't really like old food either, I cook the day of! I can't imagine doing it ahead of time for the whole week! SO much work! did AF line up well for your party? shoveling snow sounds awful!!
@gingermama29 the holidays are the worst for losing weight!
@mvt2003 that sounds tough, working and being sick sucks! I hope you feel 100% soon!
@mvt2003 Ugh, hate being sick too! Glad you are feeling a bit better today... Sorry you can't really take time off to actually rest.
@gingermama29 Great that it's a smooth transition to your new phone. I really hate learning to use a new phone. Even sometimes after a big update I get annoyed lol. Uh oh that new Taco Bell sounds dangerous hahaha
Dating 4/2008
Married 6/2016
TTC #1 9/2019
BFP 12/13/2019!
EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
@photographerwife As draining as it is, a meal-prepped refrigerator is SUCH a nice feeling. What are your go-tos for lunches? I always struggle there.
@ziggymama06 I almost forget about Wendy's sometimes, but we got it on our trip home on Sunday and it was delicious. Disappointing fries, though, lol.
@NamelessAria Glad you are experimenting with what works for you in these forums and what doesn't - I think that's healthy, and glad to see you here for the present!
@feather_heather I adore Taco Bell, but it is also consistently the only food that gives me stomach aches (let's be honest here -- really, really terrible gas pains). Worth it, though. The location between me and the airport recently stopped carrying the double decker taco and it was a dark, dark day.
@tryingktogku Interesting that your doctor was hesitant until now to send you to an OB (vs. an RE, where I know they can be more hesitant with the referrals). I'm showing my newness here, but do you live outside the States? Or your PCP just feels very comfortable with gynecology? Regardless, yay for the referral and you hopefully getting more information and guidance!
@mvt2003 Hope you continue on the mend.
@gingermama29 well I know it’s hard trying to loose weight going into the holiday season so hopefully you can be as healthy as you can through it!
Dating 4/2008
Married 6/2016
TTC #1 9/2019
BFP 12/13/2019!
EDD 8/27/2020 Baby Girl
CD: 14
WAYDTGKU: PNVs, BBT, OPKs, BD EOD, avoiding sugar/dairy/caffeine for the most part
R/R: Got a positive OPK yesterday (which never happens, I'm delighted) and a BD in last night, so I'm now just hoping for a temp rise so we can stop doing it (only kind of kidding on that one). I took a little time today to map out what needs to be done for the end of year work-wise, and it feels doable and like Christmas break is in sight. I have this Thursday off just because, and I think I'm going to take myself to a matinee and to get my nails done. Anyone see anything good recently?
CS/Q: OK, how do you ladies post your charts in the spoiler? I've been just copy pasting the image from FF, and I can see it fine here on my desktop, but I tried to view on mobile yesterday and just got a blank. Any tricks? I feel like I used to know how to do this but couldn't find instructions in the pinned announcement threads or casually searching the forums.