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Re: TWW Friday 2/22
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD/DPO: 26/11
Timing: -1, O, +1
Typical LP length: 10-11
Testing: Another BFN. Expecting AF today or tomorrow.
R/R: It's Friday! I am surprised I am still here but happy that at least my cycle and LP are normal length unlike last month. At this point I will be okay with AF showing up so I can get my drink on this weekend, this TWW has been a mindf***. I got staffed on a new big project at work for 4-6 weeks so at least my work stress is somewhat lifted for the short term.
CS/Q:
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
Month/Cycle: 18/18
CD/DPO: 4dp5dt
Timing: Excellent, as it was IVF
Typical LP length: Will be a full 14 days
Testing: Beta is on 2/27
R/R: I'm sure you're all riveted by my daily cleaning updates, but last night I went to the Container Store and spent $150 on an Elfa drawer system for the bathroom closet - Everything is now neatly organized in there, and tonight I'm hitting the drawers. I also had MH order a carpet squeegee so I can really get all of the dog fur out of the baseboards this weekend. I'm really fun right now, guys.
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
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: 2/2
CD/DPO: 20/5
Timing: O
Typical LP length: Unsure
Testing: 10 dpo
R/R: I was able to help my mom figure some things out last night in regards to her finances/housing and she is in a much better place, so my stress levels are much better today! I love my mom so much and sometimes it seems like our roles reverse, where I am the mom/caretaker and it can be hard when I can't help her like I want to. But things are looking up and she has a good plan in place now so yay for that! Also, I've been wanting to get back into journaling and I found this journaling/planner subscription called Silk & Sonder. It is a bit pricey ($20/month for a monthly journal/planner) but they are so pretty and have cool habit trackers and things! I'm excited to try it out
CS/Q: None.
@legallykate sorry for BFN but glad you have some work for now at least! Also, I can't remember, but did you recently come off of BCPs? This is my 2nd cycle off of them and the first I had a super short LP length, thinking it was probably just my cycle regulating itself still.
@mvt2003 I've heard great things about the container store! We went to Walmart a month or so ago and bought a ton of containers to do the same thing. Felt so good to do that!
@mvt2003 the container store is amazing and magical! i just always find myself comparing to other stores trying to find the same things for cheaper.
@legallykate regulating is great! and so are weekend drinks!
Month/Cycle: 2/1
CD/DPO: 17/2
Timing: -1
Typical LP length: 14
Testing: waiting 2 weeks
R/R: mvt has me thinking, i really want to get to work on organizing my home office. its turned into a storage area and while i dont necessarily need it as a workspace, i have been putting off organizing for a while. whenever anything important comes in the mail, i toss it on top of the desk and now i have piles of papers to file away, the closet is stuffed haphazardly with serving dishes and entertaining pieces and i store pet supplies in there too. maybe i will be motivated this weekend to at least get started!
CS/Q: none
@bserena So glad things are better and less stressful with your mom, it sounds like she is lucky to have you!
@asf0613 Your home office sounds like mine, it is also full of random non-office stuff and drives me nuts.
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
CD/DPO: 28/10
Timing: -4, -2, -1, 0
Typical LP Length: 12 days
Testing: Nope. No point
R/R: Happy Friday Ladies!! So my employee review went good yesterday and I still have a job 😆 My Boss said I have grown and learned heaps and bounds last year and she’s seen me do greet things. She says she thinks I still haven’t shown all my true potential and wants to work towards that. There are things I still need to work on and improve which is normal and I have some goals this month to work on so overall it was a good review.
Rant: I hate my body! I want a new one. I wish we would just buy new ones on eBay or amazon or something 😂
I started spotting brownish stuff most of all yesterday at work and then it went away all night. Woke up this am and wiped again and there it was so I’m assuming AF will be coming any time now even though she’s not supposed to come till next Monday. It’s weird and confusing for me cause I NEVER spot ever before my periods and now here I am 3-4 days before and it’s happening so I don’t get it. I’ve spotted more this month then I ever have in 20 years lol. I knew this cycle wasn’t going to be it for me anyways as I Od really late but still, it still makes me sad and disappointed 😞 I just want AF to show up so I can forget this cycle and move along.
CS/Q: None
@asf0613 lol I have a desk in my office at home too that I just toss mail and papers onto as well. I really need to stop doing that and clean it all up.
@legallykate sorry for another BFN. Hopefully AF comes soon for you so you can move to the next cycle. Hugs.
@mvt2003 Honestly loving the cleaning updates. I need to get my organization back on track after finals! We just got a new bed frame and bedding set that I'm super excited to get inside and put together.
@bserena I'm glad the family stresses are getting better! There are times that I become my mom's caretaker because of her chronic medical problems and it can be so difficult. I can definitely empathize.
@asf0613 I don't have an office, but I have an area in my living room specifically for my coursework and I've also found my area becoming cluttered with mail and other various papers. The struggle to stay organized is real!
@mindyb2019 I'm glad the review went well and that they've recognized growth in the last year!
Month/Cycle: 3/3 (1 unbenched)
CD/DPO: 26/8
Timing: -3, -2, +1
Typical LP length: 14ish
Testing: Not sure. Trying to make it through the weekend at least.
R/R: One of my friends got me sucked back in to Grey's Anatomy so I've been binge watching that on study breaks. Honestly it's helping the TWW go by more smoothly which I'm thankful for.
CS/Q: Not posting my chart for a couple days at least. Had a temp drop this morning but a large number of things can cause fluctuations. Just going to wait it out.
Married: 10.2018
DS #1: 06.2014
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), Emergency C-Section
MC: 03.2017- 5 Weeks
Rainbow DS #2: 07.2018
HG, 19w Fetal Surgery, 24w PPROM, 33w Placental Abruption, Partial Uterine Rupture, Emergency C-Section
NICU, Chronic Kidney Disease
TTC #3: Medically Cleared 12.5.2019, had a bunch of problems and wonky cycles
BFP 10.13.2020 EDD: 6.26.2021
October 2020 TTGP Signature Challenge: Pets in Costumes
@legallykate Ha I'm still not done, I have to finish organizing the drawers!
@bserena I love the Container Store, even though IMO it's wildly overpriced. The only thing I think is actually worth the money is their Elfa line (when it's on sale a couple of times a year). The drawers are total game changers.
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
@ashaislurking LOVE Grey's. I haven't started watching the new season yet because I've been too busy, but I'll have to get on that soon!
@mindyb2019 yay for a good review! Glad to hear it went well.
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
@legallykate Yay welcome to the WTF body camp. Lol. Annoying isn’t it? I don’t think this spotting before AF is due sounds very promising to me lol I don’t know what’s going on but I don’t think it will be good news. It’s not a lot and it just spots and dribbles here and there. More of a pest than anything but ya still worries me a bit cause it never ever happens. I’ll just wait till AF shows her ugly head 😆
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
Me: 37, MH: 38; Married August 2017
TTC #1 October 2017: BFP on 12/1/2017, DD born 7/24/2018 @ 37+1 after induction due to preeclampsia
TTC #2 January 2020: AMA, dx with DOR in May 2020
IVF July 2020: 16 eggs retrieved, 14 mature, 12 fertilized, 3 blasts, 2 PGT-A normal
FET 10/7/20: BFP on 10/12/20!!! (EDD 6/25/21); First beta 10/16/20 (9dpt): 148; Second beta 10/19/20 (12dpt): 621; Third beta 10/26/20 (19dpt): 4732; Fourth (and final!) beta 11/2/20 (26 dpt): 22,000+
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
Essentially, the point where you really would have to worry would be if your LP is shorter than 8-9 days. Implantation happens around 8DPO, so as long as you get past that, you have a chance every cycle.
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