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daisy0322
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TFAS WO 5/31
daisy0322
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**This is a check-in for those with babies/children at home. Please be mindful that the discussion of living children in the WTO/TWW threads is prohibited unless extremely pertinent to your current cycle.**
***If you are having a hard day Re: TTC or TTCAL, please note that this thread will discuss living children and/or issues specifically dealing with parenting and/or babies. Previous pregnancy, or labor & delivery experiences may also be mentioned. Please lurk at your own discretion.***
What number are you trying for?
Month/Cycle?
WAYDTGKU:
WTO/TWW?
Ages of other child(ren)?
Any thoughts about this cycle?
Any questions?
Rant/Rave?
GTKY: what’s your favorite self care activity since having kids?
Month/Cycle?
WAYDTGKU:
WTO/TWW?
Ages of other child(ren)?
Any thoughts about this cycle?
Any questions?
Rant/Rave?
GTKY: what’s your favorite self care activity since having kids?
Re: TFAS WO 5/31
What number are you trying for? 2
Month/Cycle? Cycle 34
WAYDTGKU: Nada
WTO/TWW? Benched
Ages of other child(ren)? 3.5
Any thoughts about this cycle? Trying not to kill everyone with my BCP hormones
Any questions? Nope
Rant/Rave/Brag: We went and saw my friend who had a baby during covid for the first time and DD was obsessed with the baby. My friend has an older kid who kept saying “this is my baby” so I was just waiting for DD to start saying she wanted a baby but thank goodness nothing yet. It’s really nice that it hasn’t occurred to her yet that having a baby brother/sister is something that should be happening for her. On another note, my birthday is this weekend and she is so excited but also so jealous that it isn’t hers. I keep telling her we can share my birthday but I don’t think she’s convinced yet 😂
GTKY: what’s your favorite self care activity since having kids? Pedicures for sure, but last night it was DH’s turn to put DD to bed and I watched A Million Little Things while eating leftover queso and it was amazing.
What number are you trying for? 2
Month/Cycle? 5/4
WAYDTGKU: Mira/Letrozole
WTO/TWW? WTO
Ages of other child(ren)? 20 months
Any thoughts about this cycle? Most certainly a bust. I don't ovulate on my own. I was finally able to pick up my letrozole yesterday (CD 6/was supposed to take it on CD3-7). I did decide to take it yesterday and will tonight because I'm crazy (feel free to judge me). I don't want to take it past day 7 though bc I don't want to have a marathon cycle. So we'll see what happens.
Any questions? Nada
Rant/Rave? I'm just super tired this week. We had a busy busy holiday weekend and then today I had a reunion with my high school best friends and their kids. It was a blast but I am ready for some down time.
GTKY: what’s your favorite self care activity since having kids?
I take a lot of baths now. I started taking them postpartum to help with my tear and realized it is nice little space to decompress away from DD. I'm actually in the bath now lol.
@kgg2241 sorry for the delay in getting letrozole
What number are you trying for? 2
Month/Cycle? 3
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, BBT, CM
WTO/TWW? WTO
Ages of other child(ren)? ~11m
Any thoughts about this cycle? Nah not really. Not feeling hopeful but I almost never do 🤷🏼♀️
Any questions? Has anyone struggled with feeling super low after weaning? The last time I pumped was about 2 weeks ago and I’ve felt so down. Hardly showered, not taking care of myself, not really talking to anyone..I’m not sure if I’m just randomly going through an episode or if it’s related. It doesn’t help I have some other stuff going on too
Rant/Rave? Basically what’s in my question. DD is sick and we’ve kept her out of daycare this week. My MIL took her to the doctor even though I don’t necessarily think she had to go. It’s hard to find the balance since I obviously want her to be healthy but also don’t think we need to rush to the doctor every time she has a cough and stuffy nose.
GTKY: what’s your favorite self care activity since having kids? This question is making me realize I need to be better at self care because I really can’t think of anything. I guess going to target and meandering around by myself, but that was my favorite activity pre kids too haha
ETA- I wrote this while up In The middle of the night with my youngest so I apologize if I’m a little jumbled
@b_1029 I hope YD feels better! I was always bad about taking mine in to be checked when she had a cough. I couldn’t ever tell if she was “belly breathing” like they say to watch for. So I’m sure your doctor didn’t think anything of it but it’s kind of annoying that your MIL took her. I don’t remember feeling down after weaning but I did the most gradual weaning ever....however I do feel like I was in a funk for awhile after my 2nd shot. I’m not sure if it’s actually a thing or if it was just in my head. Just wanted to mention since I think you had yours recently too. Anyway I hope you start to feel better and you know where to find me if you need to talk ❤️
@bows22 DD told me she wanted a brother a couple months ago, but I don't think she actually understood what it meant, thankfully.
@b_1029 I didn't, but it wouldn't surprise me if people did due to the drop in hormones, etc. my cycles did change after I fully weaned, and while they did become more regular, they came with nasty migraines during my period, and those haven't gone away.
Semi-related, but I did have DMER every time I pumped... hormones are crazy.
What number are you trying for? 2
Month/Cycle? 3
WAYDTGKU: PNV, Proov, Mira, Mosie (if it arrives in time, I guess), Coq10, HIO
WTO/TWW? WTO
Ages of other child(ren)? Almost 11 months
Any thoughts about this cycle? Not yet, we will see if Mosie (at home insemination, just a fancy syringe basically) helps with performance anxiety issues
Any questions? Nope
Rant/Rave? Folks talking about baths make me sad. 😂 I looooooved Epsom salt baths while pregnant. But we only have one bath tub and I had the wise idea of putting those textured/scratchy non-slip stickers in ours so baby can crawl around without slipping. Works well for that purpose but they’re not comfortable for leisurely baths.
GTKY: what’s your favorite self care activity since having kids? I have a ColorStreet nails problem and change my nails probably weekly. I used to go to the salon for manicures pre-Covid but now I kinda prefer just these nail sticker things. My job is pretty conservative (attorney) so making my nails neon orange with leopard spots makes me feel like a renegade at the computer, even though nobody sees the nails because I’m still WFH. 🤷♀️😀
Month/Cycle? 4/2 2AL
WAYDTGKU: PNV OPK BBT EOD Conceive+ lube
WTO/TWW? Hopefully moving to WTO today these cramps are awful this month
Ages of other child(ren)? 1, 3
Any thoughts about this cycle? It’s a wash timing was great but I guess it wasn’t the right time. I have a close family friend who actually predicted my other pregnancies and I visited her last night to help out with something and she told me to just enjoy the summer because I’ll get pregnant late summer early fall and I need to enjoy this time with my kiddos. While she’s not normally wrong about things (it really is the craziest thing I’ve experienced she’s right like 80-90% of the time minimum) I hate to get my hopes up. Annnnd now that you all think I’m a crazy pants I’ll move on 🤣
Any questions? Not really
Rant/Rave? My anxiety has been God awful. I need to do something about it- but did I talk about it in therapy this week? No ma’am I just bitched about stupid stuff for an hour because I didn’t want to actually deal with it
because that’s what I do best!
GTKY: what’s your favorite self care activity since having kids? Working out but I’m awful at getting to the Y. They have a free child watch that the kids even love. Just packing everyone up and getting ready then worrying about if DS1 will remember to use the potty or if DS2 is okay then getting home doing naps showering etc it feels like a lot until I just do it then it’s fine. Shout out to you working moms btw! When I worked part time briefly we had a nanny because I couldn’t imagine getting everyone that scheduled you’re the real MVP.
@daisy0322 i dunno, as a working mom, I think being a SAHM is harder! Maybe it's just because I had the maternity leave from hell, but I was soooo ready to go back to work and not have anyone dependent on me 24/7. I'm the worst at coming up with fun, educational activities for DD, so I'm very thankful for daycare!
@Daisy22 I feel fine on it! I learned to take it at night so I basically sleep through the side affects. I know some people get headaches though. I'm sorry your anxiety has been up lately! That's rough.
@bows22 I spent way too long reading about different protocols last night. I think you're right. 6-10 shouldn't be a big deal since it is just one day off from the 5-9 protocol. I'll probably head over to the IF thread soon. I just feel like I don't have much to offer since I don't know anything about advanced treatments beyond Letrozole and trigger shots. (Edit to add that I could definitely offer support! That sounded jerky of me not to include that.)