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CS/Q:
GTKY: What is one little known fact about you?
Re: WTO Friday 10/30
Month/Cycle: 3/3
CD: 17
WAYDTGKU: FF, bbt, OPKs, prenatals, HIO
R/R: I got up WAY too early this morning and could not fall back to sleep. I hate when that happens. But, it’s Friday!
CS/Q: When I took my bbt this morning, it dipped even lower than yesterday (97.16*). Frustrated, I grabbed my old thermometer and popped it in. Well, that one read 97.91*. Which would you go by? I have noticed the last few days my new thermometer reads my temp VERY quickly suddenly, so it makes me think something is up with it? The temp spike makes sense looking at my chart (spoiler), so I am tempted to just stick with that.
ETA: just did an extremely scientific experiment (lol) where I temped with both thermometers at the same time. I got the same reading from both. Now I don’t know if the first reading was right or the second reading. Ugh. This cycle which started off with such a pretty chart is starting to annoy me.
GTKY: little known fact about me? I once at an entire Grande Meal (10 tacos, 5 hard and 5 soft plus a drink) at Taco Bell in one sitting while in college. I felt pretty accomplished afterwards😂
Month/Cycle: 10/4 AL
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: BBT, OPKs
R/R: I am determined that today is going to be a better day. We have power and internet back after the hurricane, and no one I know had any major damage. Only one more day of work then it is the weekend!
CS/Q: No chart, just a gif
GTKY: What is one little known fact about you? I can see the images in magic eye’s really easily. Also I had fun this morning going through a google image search finding one I liked.
@Daisy528 that happened last cycle with me. I did switch halfway through but took my temps for that month as a wash.
@fitzfizz I see pretty colors. Will you tell us later what the image should be?
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 1
WAYDTGKU: HIO, PNV, Temps
R/R: Is CD 1 a rant!? Had the grand plan to float in the pool with my new book but I woke up and it's chilly out so Im thinking today will be a Netflix/Hulu day.
CS/Q:
GTKY: What is one little known fact about you? I'm actually pretty thoughtful and do meaningful gestures. I'm coined "the Ice Princess" by my family and friends because I tend to be pretty dry and cut throat and don't show a lot of emotion.
ETA: fixed tags
@fitzfizz glad to hear everything has settled down after the hurricane! I also can’t see anything in the one you posted so you’ll have to enlighten us later!
@And846 sorry about CD 1 but a Netflix/Hulu day sounds good!
Month/Cycle: 1/1
CD: 28
WAYDTGKU: PNV, OPK, HIO
R/R: I managed to sleep in this morning which was nice but my husband ran off to do some errands when we were supposed to carve pumpkins this morning. Hopefully he’ll be back in time to do it before I have to head into work.
CS/Q:
GTKY: What is one little known fact about you?
It’s not exactly little known but my go to ice breaker fun fact is that my high school mascot was a pretzel 🥨. You can eat us but you can’t beat us!
Month/Cycle: 5/5
CD: 5
WAYDTGKU: hio pnv ff cm
R/R: it’s Friday so that’s my rave. My rant is that I’m selling my house and the original purchase agreement had a date of 10/31 but the buyers said the bank messed up something, so the closing date is now pushed back. That means I have to pay another months mortgage.
CS/Q: my thermometer came yesterday but I haven’t taken it out of the box yet
GTKY: What is one little known fact about you? I pretty much never talked in school as a kid due to shyness. I’ve overcome a lot of it, but I’m still an introvert at heart.
@pharmd93 that’s amazing! 🥨
@And846 MH is much more emotional than me and openly told me in the beginning of our relationship that his Love Language was physical touch (cuddles, hugs), which is not me at all! I’m more Acts of Service.
@daisy528 that’s pretty impressive, I’m sure along with feeling accomplished you probably felt some other type of way... 💩🤣 Reminds me of the time I ate 2 Big Macs in less than 5 minutes. I have hypoglycemia and was crashing hard and so shaky, and I was like 17 lol
@fitzfizz glad to hear all is well after the hurricane. I also cannot see anything in your picture lol
@and846 lol. Float in the pool. That would be nice! It snowed here today. We won’t see a pool for another 7/8 months 😩 unless we got to an indoor water park or hotel lol
@pharmd93 love it!! 🥨
@emmylou78 I got a new thermometer and I’m eagerly awaiting it’s arrival just got a notification from amazon that my delivery date got pushed back 😑
Month/Cycle: 2
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: bbt
R/R: super excited about Halloween tomorrow, it’s my favorite. I’m totally dressing up for work and didn’t mention it to my boss at all 🤣🤣 So it will be fun when I see him in a full witch outfit 🤣🤣🤣 But to be fair it’s just an empire black cotton dress so I can take the hat off if he’s really against it.
CS/Q:
GTKY: What is one little known fact about you?
Little known..... this is a hard one. Especially because I’m new here lol. My sister and I made up our own language when we were little and we still know it and speak it. I did gymnastics for 16 years and can put my leg behind my head. I’ve seen inside both of my dogs... that’s a weird one right? Lol. I was a veterinary assistant before an injury and assisted in surgeries for both of them.
And I guess that’s 3 and I broke the rules 🤣🤣
TTC History
TTC#2
Mar 2024 | consult to get established with a new reproductive immunologist (Alan Beer Center)
Apr/May 2024 | required testing & waiting for a protocol
May 2024 | protocol given / decided to go back to my old reproductive immunologist, Dr. Jubiz
Jun / Jul 2024 | more testing, incl. SIS, ultrasound, and endometrial biopsy
Jul 2024 | Dx chronic endometritis; 14 days of 100mg of doxy given
Sep 2024 | Repeat endometrial biopsy; still + for chronic endometritis. 2 more antibiotics + an antiviral
Oct 2024 | Hysteroscopy turned polypectomy; endometriosis consult w/ specialist who confirmed high likelihood of endo based on symptoms and ultrasound; lots of blood tests ordered
Mar 2025 | Endo excision surgery. Stage 3 endo found! Recoveing
Apr 2025 | Planning transfer w/ RE & green light protocol w/ RI; target transfer July or August 2025
May 2025 | Surprise BFP! EDD 1/11/2026
TTC #1
TTC #1 02/2020 - 07/2022
2009 | Dx PCOS; likely a misdiagnosis
07/14/20 | Dx Hashimoto's Thyroditis
07/21/20 | 1st RE appointment
07/2120 - 08/20/20 | so much testing; no signs of PCOS
08/20/20 | Dx Unexplained; AMA
09/08/20 | IUI #1 Clomid + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
09/30/20 | Urology consult; more testing required
10/2020 | Clomid + OPK + TI + Prometrium | BFN
10/26/2020 | Starting 2nd IUI cycle, with Letrazole and with a new RE / different clinic
11/03/2020 | New Dx "poor egg quality"; IUI cancelled in favor of Trigger + TI + Prometrium | BFN
11/26/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Menopur) + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
12/20/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Gonal-F) + Trigger | IUI Cancelled due to thin lining; TI only | BFN
01/14/2021 | Combo IUI (Letrazole + Menopur) + Trigger | BFN
02/06/2021 | Switched to a new RE (TEW) ; trying naturally until we complete additional testing
03/14/2021 | Hybrid Double IUI, with Zymot (Letrazole, Gonal-F) + Trigger + Endometrin | Ovulated 4 mature eggs but still a BFN ☹️
04/07/2021 | Natural cycle while we regroup | BFN
04/09/2021 | Employer announces fertility benefits starting 05/01/2021! | Search for a new doctor who accepts insurance
05/10/2021 | New RE consult & plan for IVF
05/13/2021 | Mid-luteal IVF cycle #1 interrupted; had to get cancer genetic screening done to make sure I didn't have the same SDHA gene mutation as MH.
06/10/2021 | Aygestin priming IVF cycle #1; opted to Cx after 9 days of stims since only 5-6/12 follicles responded
07/26/2021 | Attempt #2 at IVF cycle #1 (mid-luteal start): 8 retrieved, 8 MII, 6 fert (1 PN3), 3 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 3AA, 3AA, 6AB; 3 euploid
08/09/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC | Shockingly, a BFP! EDD: 5/25/202 | CP at 4w4d
09/23/2021 | IVF cycle #2 (mid-luteal start): 14 retrieved, 13 MII, 11 fert, 5 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 2 x 3AA, 2 x 3AB, 3BB; 2 euploid
11/12/2021 | IVF cycle #3 (mid-luteal start): cancelled due to ovaries being on vacation
12/20/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + Pregmune Immunology Testing; BFN
01/22/2022 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + understanding uncovered immunological issues; BFN
02/18/2022 | Mock transfer cycle! ERA, ReceptivaDx, EMMA/ALICE; start Prednisone to address NK activity
03/16/2022 | Final, "Hail Mary" super-ovulation + TI cycle before FET; BFP! EDD: 12/21/2022 | MMC 05/08/2022
05/20/2022 | D&C; recovering...
06/21/2022 | Trying naturally until October 2022
07/21/2022 | BFP! EDD 04/02/2023; 👦🏼 born on 4/5/2023