State of the Ute 8.19.2014

[mskitkat]

1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 1, CD 10


2. Are you testing this week? No.


3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? I'm going to second the whole TTC emotions suck. Do I hope I get a bfp this month and be sad I can't drink on my vacation in October? But if I get a bfn, how on earth am I going to follow my strict lactose free diet when I can't communicate with people? I've also already started panicking that when I look around my office building, I have absolutely no idea where there would be a safe and private place to pump.

4. Favorite piece of clothing? My purple maxi dress. It's the most comfortable thing ever. I wish I could live in it.

[MrsH2010]

1. Where are you in your TTC Journey?
Cycle 5 CD 23

2. Are you testing this week?
Tested yesterday and today and got super super faint shadows of a line. I would think they were evaps because they are so faint and look colorless but got them on both Wondfos and FRER so not sure. DH was able to see them as well. I didn't temp or use OPKs this cycle so I don't know how many DPO I am. I guess I will just keep testing and wait and see.


3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share?


4. Favorite piece of clothing?
I can't choose just one favorite. I love INC jeans and target tanks. I have also been living in maxi skirts and dresses this summer.

[ginkgoleaf]

oooooh MrsH2010, keep us posted! FX for you.

[starburst604]

Aug 20, 2014 11:40:38 GMT -5 mskitkat said:

1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 1, CD 10


2. Are you testing this week? No.


3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? I'm going to second the whole TTC emotions suck. Do I hope I get a bfp this month and be sad I can't drink on my vacation in October? But if I get a bfn, how on earth am I going to follow my strict lactose free diet when I can't communicate with people? I've also already started panicking that when I look around my office building, I have absolutely no idea where there would be a safe and private place to pump.

4. Favorite piece of clothing? My purple maxi dress. It's the most comfortable thing ever. I wish I could live in it.

I have read your #3 over and over, and can't make sense of the BFN part. How do BFN, lactose free, and not being able to communicate tie into each other?

Anyway...

Where are you in your TTC Journey? Not sure what cycle, almost at a year now.


2. Are you testing this week? No.


3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? Had my second ultrasound/bloodwork for my IUI cycle today. Nurse called and said it looks like I'm on the right dosage of injectables. Follicles are growing and hormone levels are good. Go back again Friday for another u/s and more blood. Really hoping the IUI itself doesn't run into our Labor Day plans.

4. Favorite piece of clothing? Yoga pants. I'd like to just live in them.

[mskitkat]

Aug 20, 2014 16:55:30 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

Aug 20, 2014 11:40:38 GMT -5 mskitkat said:

1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 1, CD 10


2. Are you testing this week? No.


3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? I'm going to second the whole TTC emotions suck. Do I hope I get a bfp this month and be sad I can't drink on my vacation in October? But if I get a bfn, how on earth am I going to follow my strict lactose free diet when I can't communicate with people? I've also already started panicking that when I look around my office building, I have absolutely no idea where there would be a safe and private place to pump.

4. Favorite piece of clothing? My purple maxi dress. It's the most comfortable thing ever. I wish I could live in it.

I have read your #3 over and over, and can't make sense of the BFN part. How do BFN, lactose free, and not being able to communicate tie into each other?

lol, it means I shouldn't post before coffee. I'm sorry. That was a jumble of things that were keeping me up all night.

I have a weird endo symptom where on the pill, I can have lactose just fine. Off the pill, I become EXTREMELY lactose sensitive the week before and week of my period. Very bad things happen. My vacation is to the non-touristy part of Honduras where not many people speak English, and I don't speak Spanish (my sister I'm going with is conversational, but not completely fluent). I tried to time the vacation to when it shouldn't be, like, hospitalization if I accidentally eat something that contains dairy, but I'm not particularly regular off the pill.  The trip is really a terrible idea for a lot of reasons, but it's also extremely important I go.

[awick14]

1. TTA CD6

2. No

3. Not much going on here today.

4. My yoga pants

[laurie12820]

1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 2 CD25


2. Are you testing this week? Possibly!


3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? Nope


4. Favorite piece of clothing? Any of my nautical stuff. I'm on a nautical kick!

[grover]

1. Cycle 16, CD 31, I think 14 dpo.
2. only if AF doesn't show. My longest LP is 15 days, and my longest cycle was 36 days.
3. Trying not to get my hopes up. I go into every 2ww trying not to feel hopeful because it ten is so depressing when it doesn't result in a bfp. Of course, back to feeling hopeful since my "normal" pms symptoms are not here.
4. anything that is not a work clothing item. I like comfy.

[vanillahip]

Cycle 327359 (it feels like), 12dpo, bfn

Bfn bfn bfn. Always with the bfn

I have mixed feelings on the bfn. We're buying a house (closing date TBD in the next 1-3 weeks) that I'll be fixing up pretty much solo (lol my husband is not allowed to touch my power tools without supervision) so I guess it's "ok" that I don't have to be super extra careful about stripping paint etc? But I've already done all the research / found the products and PPO to make my projects pregnancy safe so... Whatever. New house is so rad. I wish I could be happier but this week is kind of killing me. (Omfg mortgage people!! 7 yrs ago they took my w2s and bank statements and gave me a loan, now I have to give signed letters stating why I loaned little Timmy $5 in the 6th grade etc etc etc on and on. Way to "help the market bounce back" you freaking idiots in the mortgage industry!) /wall of words

I'm obsessed with this striped handkerchief hem dress I bought on Maui that shows off my back tattoos but hides my pooch lol! And my high waisted, rolled hem skinny jeans from ON? And the grandpa-est of all grandpa cabled cardigans from H&M. I like clothes, I could go on and on

[MrsH2010]

Aug 20, 2014 16:34:16 GMT -5 ginkgoleaf said:

oooooh MrsH2010, keep us posted! FX for you.

Thanks! Tested again this morning with a Wondfo and it was only slightly, slightly darker. Still a squinter and you wouldn't be able to see it unless you were really looking for it. The only other test I had was a CB digi and stupid me took it even though I was fully aware there was no way it would be a bfp with that light of a wondfo. Needless to say, BFN on digi.  It's still early. I'm on CD 24 and my cycles have been 27-31 days so still holding out hope this turns into something.

[ginkgoleaf]

U/S and bloodworm today. I have 18.5 and a 19.5mm follicles (one on each side). Trigger shot tonight, then IUI #3 on Saturday morning.

[MrsH2010]

Good luck ginkgoleaf!

[MrsH2010]

I'm so frustrated. Lines never got darker than a shadow over the last 4 days. I'm just done testing, still not expecting AF for a few days but I know if this was anything the lines would at least be noticeable by now. At least I can look forward to riding all the rides at Disneyland in a couple weeks. I wanted this more though .

[ginkgoleaf]

I'm so sorry, MrsH2010. Not that you really want to hear it, but it may have been a CP - same thing happened with me when testing one cycle. Betas confirmed I was pregnant, then not. I hope it's just too early for you, though. You're not out till you're out, you know!