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Re: Introductions!
TLDR; human beings change their minds and make mistakes, but the internet is very unforgiving.
@morethanamama I’m thrilled for you that you are pregnant! I think the part you may be missing is that when you posted in the TWW that you have a 12 day LP and then continued to post on 13....14....15....16....17 DPO, it was like you were announcing your pregnancy every day. And then yes you stopped posting in the TWW but that almost made it more obvious that you were pregnant because you were still posting everywhere else. You asked where the October waiting room was and I linked it for you instead of saying any of the above, but then you still came back and posted a “don’t lose hope” story which comes off condescending when it is posted by someone who is KU.
I’m sorry that you were upset by @kpearse99’s post but if you knew her like we do, you would know that she in fact does not easily use words like “liar” and “shady”. Maybe it was an overreaction if you truly just made a typo by saying you tested at 12 dpo, but it’s hard for those of us who have been there for awhile to see people come and go so easily and seemingly take our support for granted. Maybe that makes us bitter, but TTGP has become a safe space for us and we are fiercely protective of it and the culture that was built there, even before our time.
Again I do wish you all the best and I just wanted to clarify how the past week or so has looked from our viewpoint.
Edit to remove extra word
Please don’t take my initial post out on @kmalls. You can’t blame her, because she knows that it is out of my norm to call anyone out like this. So naturally she knew something felt off.
Again, I am very happy for you and I hope this is really it for you. You deserve to be able to grow your family! I hope, so much, that I will be able to join you over here after my beta test so that we may continue to get to know one another.
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.
(I didn’t ovulate until CD16/17, so I might eventually measure a few days earlier.)
ETA - @NamelessAria and @AB518 I don't think I ever congratulated either of you! So happy for you, friends!
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.
Saturday I decided to test with a wondfo, but all of my wondfos ended up being invalid because there were no control lines. For some reason we then decided to buy Walgreens FRER and two of three were squinter positive. The next morning the third was obviously positive, but I didn't trust them and got a real FRER that was positive. Blood test Monday for HCG and progesterone confirmed. Due date based on LMP is 10/10, which also happens to be our wedding anniversary. I was temping sporadically so no clear temp shift for ovulation.
DD - 12/28/17
TTC #2 3/2019
BFP 5/2019 || MC - D&C 5/2019
BFP 2/2020 || EDD 10/10/2020
I‘m gonna miss y’all and the TTGP boards. I’ll still be lurking and crossing my fingers for everyone!
@MJDsquared CONGRATS!!!! I hope you have a H&H9
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
DD - 12/28/17
TTC #2 3/2019
BFP 5/2019 || MC - D&C 5/2019
BFP 2/2020 || EDD 10/10/2020
I will say I am awful at tracking, understanding some of the acronyms, etc. For example, "month/cycle": at first I thought they were all the same and put in 1/2 because it had been roughly 2 months since we actively started trying but I realized that's not what it meant so I went back to 1/1. I even put two different numbers in other sections, I am a space cadet. I had to go back to the rules a few times. Learning as I went, hoping I would not mess up too much because I already saw that reactions could get heated. I didn't think that at some point I would have to make sure everything matched correctly - from my point of view it was an honest mistake and it was never my intention that it would be taken as lying. Numbers can be important for those comparing journeys and potentially figuring out different approaches.
I am glad we were able to have an exchange. @bows22 believe it or not I was curious about what you guys were talking about so that's why I asked about that waiting room thread. I tend to not engage with the Peggys or what have you much because they are just trolls and trolls should not be fed, I don't have the mental bandwidth to let them have the best of me.... but sometimes a girl can still enjoy a good popcorn moment.
This turned into WAYYYY more words than I intended, and WAYYY more time than I have on my hands - it bugs me that I had to go into way more details that I anticipated and that this had to be part of my intro here but it felt important to share my side.
Sorry for hijacking the intro thread @October 2020 ladies, hopefully it can go back to regular programming. Best of luck to all the TTGP women, the month is not over so I hope to see more of you here soon (@singing_koala, huge congrats!).
DD - 12/28/17
TTC #2 3/2019
BFP 5/2019 || MC - D&C 5/2019
BFP 2/2020 || EDD 10/10/2020
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: January 2015- September 2016
Infertility, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Rainbow baby born June 6, 2017 ❤️
Baby #2 due June 12, 2018
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.
@kpearse99 I don't think you're allowed to post here this close to your beta results. I almost jumped out of my chair when I saw you'd posted! 😂
I'm going to make the 3rd Massachusetts member! My EDD is 10/7, and I'll be having my first appt on 2/24 because of a CP back in November.
I'm a middle school English teacher and my husband is a writer. We married back in July and have been trying ever since, so I am cautiously optimistic. My 1st DD is 8yo and this will be my DH's first child.
Glad to be on board, and many congratulations to all of you!
First time everything here 35 going on 36 years old- my husband and I were NOT trying as I'm in my 2nd year of veterinary school (not the most ideal timing)! But life does what it wants and here we are 🙂
My EDD is 10/8....I had been off birth control pills for almost 4 weeks and had an appointment to get an IUD put in, but started having some cramps the day before my appointment. I cancelled thinking my period was coming....4 days later it still hadn't. Tested positive almost immediately on the first test....and the subsequent 5 over the next 24 hours lol.
I'm pretty nervous about the time leading up to my first appointment- I feel pretty helpless. Both of my sister in laws had 2nd trimester complications/losses so I'm very anxious to see something and speak with a doctor! So far I'm feeling pretty good, short of a decreased appetite and REALLY sore boobs.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's journeys and love that this community is here!
DD - 12/28/17
TTC #2 3/2019
BFP 5/2019 || MC - D&C 5/2019
BFP 2/2020 || EDD 10/10/2020
It’s a bitch and I’ll be hoping for a full term pregnancy for you.
Married 6/15/13
BFP #1 5/8/16, EDD 12/31/16- DD born 9/10/16 at 24 weeks
~In our hearts forever~
BFP #2 10/14/17, EDD 7/1/18
I wasn't on the TTGP boards before this so I'm a stranger too, but I'm looking forward to hopefully getting to know everyone, you seem like a lovely group!
My EDD is 10/18, I'm a loss mom to a little girl stillborn last spring and I'm from Boulder CO. I'll try not to bore anyone too much with hippie conversation 😉
Good luck on your OB search. Finding a practitioner that gets you can be tricky.
First time mom here
Symptoms: honestly, no much for now except that my boobs are killing me