Post by oneslybookworm on Sept 16, 2014 11:32:05 GMT -5
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? - cycle 18, CD 12
2. Are you testing this week? - just OPKs
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? - I'm surrounded by everyone's pregnancy announcements. I've also started researching insurance coverage for fertility treatments. I'm excited for my friends but incredibly bummed for myself.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? - Verona Italy, had prosciutto and melon salad and a salad caprese! Delicious!!
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 5, CD 31, 12 dpo.
2. Are you testing this week? Not anymore.
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? I'm really starting to think there's something wrong with me. H's SA came back fine, and my hormone levels came back fine, but I'm still scared. I think it might have to do with my weight so I'm going to get my ass back to the gym.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? Duck something (not l'orange) with garlic mashed potatoes and a trio of chocolate gelatos in Paris about 100 metres down from the Arc de Triomphe.
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? TTC since feb. 1st cycle TTCAL. CD 27 9dpo.
2. Are you testing this week? I'll try to hold out until Friday or Saturday. I'm not really feeling any symptoms though, so who knows.
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? Visited my friend in the hospital on Sunday after she had her baby on Saturday. It was harder for me than I thought it would be, but also have me hope that it could be my turn soon.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? Paris, last summer. A small bistro called l'affriolle. Modern styling, but big enough servings. Every single bite was just amazing!
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? TTC since Nov 2013, cycle #3 on Clomid, CD 3
2. Are you testing this week? Nope.
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? Going for follow up appointment with RE next Monday. Will have the HSS then too.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? At a small restaurant in a vineyard in Provence this Summer. The food was just delicious! Zucchini soup with truffles and smoked duck, tuna with sauce vanille (my DH balked when he first heard it as he thought of canned tuna with custard but this was nothing like that) and beetroot risotto, local cheese and then an assortment of desserts including a divine rosemary creme brulee. All served with plenty of their own wine. And best of all it was cheap - €36 for four courses plus wine.
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? TTCAL and TTC#2, CD 21, 5DPO
2. Are you testing this week? Nope
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? I finally I have my RE appt Thursday. Feeling anxious about it. I guess because it's an unknown territory.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? Really anything my mom cooks. My dad caught fish the morning we were visting and she cooked them up for dinner that night. There's just something about fresh fish and a home cooked meal.
3. First month charting, was actually able to confirm O, so that's cool I guess. Coupled with OPKs we had great timing. I've also been reading TCOYF so that's been enlightening.
4. Best meal? Oh goodness. Um, we ate at some French place in San Fran that had the best risotto I've ever eaten, so let's go with that for now.
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 10 CD28 Going to get blood work tomorrow to confirm bfn and then I can stop progesterone and onto cycle #11
2. Are you testing this week? no
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? no, just can't believe we're close to the one year mark.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? hmm to hard to choose. But sunday I had the most awesome grilled cheese at a seafood festival. It was with creamy crab, jersey tomato and green chiles. Heaven
Post by sparrowgreen on Sept 16, 2014 13:24:59 GMT -5
Joining in again; do I need to do an official intro post?
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 3; CD12
2. Are you testing this week? nope
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? Probably going to start OPKs today or tomorrow based on my chart.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? I don't know that I could pick just one, but one of the best ever was fresh-caught (by us) grilled salmon, some sort of potatoes, some sort of green bean casserole with walnuts and feta, and homemade Derby pie eaten on the deck of a cabin by a lake in Tobermory, Canada. I was with my then-boyfriend's family and it was one of those meals that just stands out to me as especially delicious.
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 2, CD 21, 5DPO
2. Are you testing this week? Let's see if I can hold out and not test on Sunday (10DPO).
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? This cycle would also be ideal for me, since I'm in school. Also I started breaking out and my right nipple hurts. But my temperature dipped down this morning, and I have no idea what this all means. This whole thing is a mind fuck.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? Hmmm, one time driving to visit friends in Chicago, we got stuck in traffic and arrived ridiculously hungry. That Chicago style deep dish pizza we ordered was the best food ever at that point.
Post by callmehales on Sept 16, 2014 13:59:42 GMT -5
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 10, CD9
2. Are you testing this week? just OPKs!
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? i had a super realistic dream last night that i came home and my friend was all "i had your baby for you, he's in the bathtub!". and i didn't think this was weird at all, and went and got him and spent the rest of the day doing normal things, except i was lugging him around awkwardly and BFing. SO. BIZARRE.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? i honestly have no idea. i love food, so most of it is pretty great to me =)
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 4 TTCAL, CD13.
2. Are you testing this week? OPKs - today's was starting to get darker, so hopefully I'll O before I leave Thursday morning!
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? Nah. I've been lazy about temping. Too much alarm snoozing.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? I can't pick only one! I love to eat, and cook. One that sticks out was an amazing multi-course meal at a fancy Italian restaurant in SF that was a company holiday celebration, using aged balsamic vinegar that the restaurant bought from my employer.
Love of my life baby boy born 11/11. One and done not by choice; 3 years of TTC yielded 4 MMC and 2 CPs, through 4 IUIs and 2 IVFs. Focusing on making the world a better place instead...and running.
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 8 CD 9
2. Are you testing this week? Nope
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? I gave up temping this month. It's been a mix of freeing and annoying
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? When we were on vacation in San Diego, we found this tiny little restaurant. We were still on East Coast time, so we were the only people in the restaurant. It was fantastic
Post by tiptoetulips on Sept 16, 2014 16:01:33 GMT -5
1. Ttc since June '13 cd 32 10dpo. 2. Ehhhh on the fence. We only got o-3 or 0-2 so not likely. If no period I'll test Saturday. 3. Yay for a normal length cycle. 4. Oh gosh I have no idea! I'm sure something involving crab legs!
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 4? 5? I can't remember. The beginning of the school year is killing my brain.
2. Are you testing this week? Fingers crossed. 5 days until CD1, I'm cramping a bit but I'm trying to stay optimistic.
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? I just feel like I got PG faster with DD and am afraid I won't be able to get PG again. I don't know why...
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? Hmmmm. Lamb at the Four Seasons in NYC. We even had their cotton candy after desert.
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? I'm really starting to think there's something wrong with me. H's SA came back fine, and my hormone levels came back fine, but I'm still scared. I think it might have to do with my weight so I'm going to get my ass back to the gym.
I know its hard every month as you go along but remember that it can take perfectly healthy couples up to a year to conceive. It's great that you got good results back on your hormones and your DHs SA as well. Those are good things you can think about:)
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 9, CD 5
2. Are you testing this week? Nope!
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? Nothing new. I looked at when I typical O and I will be in town this cycle which is great. I can't believe the good luck we have had with timing considering my travel schedule overall. We have been really lucky.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? I am not sure? I had this amazing gnocchi in Johannesburg South Africa about 10 years ago and its still sticking with me so it must have been pretty amazing. So I pick that.
1. Ttc #2 since September 2013. Currently cd 9, just finished taking clomid last night. Monitoring appt on Thursday. I'm guessing we'll prob do IUI #4 this weekend.
2. Nope, I'm barely even temping.
3. DS keeps saying he wants me to have twins - a boy and a girl. I'm hoping he can see the future!
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? I'm really starting to think there's something wrong with me. H's SA came back fine, and my hormone levels came back fine, but I'm still scared. I think it might have to do with my weight so I'm going to get my ass back to the gym.
I know its hard every month as you go along but remember that it can take perfectly healthy couples up to a year to conceive. It's great that you got good results back on your hormones and your DHs SA as well. Those are good things you can think about:)
I know, H reminded me of that too. I'm just really bummed out, and every month it doesn't makes my fear more and more real.
Post by vanillahip on Sept 16, 2014 18:18:45 GMT -5
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Suuuuper busy and letting that keep TTC off my mind (I probably O'ed late last week)
2. Are you testing this week? Nope
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? Nope! My life currently revolves around the reno at our new house.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? I love food, and a few meals really stick out to me. Paella in Madrid about 100 years ago, a veggie and rice dish at a vegan Chinese place in Portland OR, a pulled pork sandwich at Slow's here in Detroit, a chicken wrap at our hotel on Zanzibar.... probably 4 or 5 others really stick out to me. Have I mentioned I love food? I really do
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? I think it's either cycle 9 or 10. CD 21, 6 DPO
2. Are you testing this week? not this week. I'm going to hold off until late next week.
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? So I called my dr today to find out what my next step is going to be if this cycle is a bust. I thought they had mentioned an RE at some point. I wanted to go ahead and get appointments scheduled since I know they can take awhile to get into and my H is leaving in Feb so I don't have much time. So the nurse checks with my Dr, calls me back and asks if I've been coming in for my CD21 bloodwork. I'm like "uh, no. Nobody ever told me I had to come in on CD 21." In my mind I'm like WTF? So of course today is CD21 and it's 4:15 pm so I can't make it down there in time for a blood draw today. She calls me back and tells me to come in Friday morning. And I still don't know what the next step is. I guess I'll find out more either when I go in on Friday or they call me with the results early next week.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? I'm super picky and we've never travelled anywhere amazing outside of the US. When I was at my work conference in San Diego I was treated to Nobu by my friend's management company. The chicken and the mushroom dishes they ordered were amazing. That's all I can come up with.
Post by konapoppy on Sept 16, 2014 19:44:44 GMT -5
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? About to start cycle 5 TTCAL.
2. Are you testing this week? Nope.temp is dipping and spotting. I assume CD1 will start in earnest tomorrow.
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? I had to skip a few days on this one, but looking forward to having a full chart next cycle. I am starting to get antsy.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? Mmm, I think the tasting menu at a French restaurant in Carmel. The ambiance is amazing, and the food is great too. Buy I still remember this amazing cannoli stand in Milan.
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? We've been not preventing, but not trying for about three months before trying. (I've been charting -temp, cm, opk)for five months before cycle one) Officially Cycle 2, CD 2.
2. Are you testing this week? I was three days early, so no more testing. Boo.
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? We went on vacation this past cycle and between temping, charting, and OPK, I thought this was it. Timing was perfect on all account for a Caribbean baby. But no dice. Womp. Womp.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? I can't really remember, but I love all food.
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 7, CD 6
2. Are you testing this week? Nope
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? Not really
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? Lots of great meals. My hubby went to culinary school and worked as a chef for 10 years so we eat very well. A recent favorite was a plough mans lunch at a winery in Australia. Very simple but tasty and awesome ambiance.
Post by kellikans on Sept 16, 2014 23:03:02 GMT -5
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? cycle 11, cd13
2. Are you testing this week? just OPK's
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? we went to a wedding this last weekend where two of my friends are pregnant. they sat there talking about it a lot of the time and it just depressed me. I ended up drinking way too much because I could. DH's SA results came back and everything looks normal. he's still waiting on his blood panel and has a follow-up with the urologist this Thursday.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? it's so hard to choose just one meal since we're kind of foodies and have a lot of great places in L.A. the post about Boston did make me think about a place called Giacomo's in the North End that was just absolutely amazing, though.
Post by aprilsails on Sept 17, 2014 6:14:14 GMT -5
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? Cycle 6 CD 6
2. Are you testing this week? No.
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? Nothing new. My cycle has been very regular which I am grateful for.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? Arctic Char at the Whalesbone, a local restaurant. It included cauliflower polenta and caramelized carrots and parsnips. I remember laughing because the whole plate was white and orange but it was absolutely divine.
1. Where are you in your TTC Journey? - cycle 12, CD 13
2. Are you testing this week? - OPKs
3. Any TTC Randoms/Stories/Charts to share? - I too have been surrounded by pregnancy announcements and new babies. I am trying to save up our $$$ as infertility treatment it turns out is not at all covered by our insurance. I am anxiously waiting for our appointment in one month with the RE and I just want to know WHAT is going on.
4. What was is the best meal you've ever had? - fresh squid ink pasta with shrimp and garlic from an italian restaurant in Providence. Mmmmm.