State of the Ute 1.20.2015

[oneslybookworm]

1. Where are you in your journey?

2. Are you testing this week? 

3.  Any thoughts, vents, etc.?

4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites?

[oneslybookworm]

Jan 20, 2015 10:15:02 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

1. Where are you in your journey? - cycle 24, CD12

2. Are you testing this week? - just OPKs, waiting for a positive.  I've had 3 days of "high fertility", but no peak yet.

3.  Any thoughts, vents, etc.? - I'd better get a peak reading soon! 

4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites? - Girl:  Elizabeth, Charlotte, Juliette.   Boy:  James, Liam, Andrew, Thomas (MN)

[swiftlyirun]

1. Where are you in your journey? Cycle 11, 9 DPO

2. Are you testing this week? Maybe, trying to wait until next week...

3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.? I was supposed to have my 21 day test (insulin and progesterone levels) on Sat, but clearly the doc isn't open Sat. I meant to take care of this yesterday but my doctor is a good hour and a half from my office (in traffic) so I just planned to go to a Quest location near me- guess what, no appointments. So, I ended up at my doctor this morning on CD24, 9 DPO for my test...interested to see what happens. 

I wish I could have a doctor closer (luckily my current one who I LOVE, is only 20ish min from my house- just far from work) but no one near us, or alteast in between work and home has new patient appointments for months. Unless of course, your pregnant. Well friends, therein lies the problem. Hmpf. 

4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites? I really like Barrett- it's a family name, but I'm really leery of the possible nicknames...

[Deleted]

1. Where are you in your journey? - Cycle 2, CD 6

2. Are you testing this week? - I'll start OPKs this weekend.

3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.? - I started temping again this cycle and have slept terribly the last two nights. I've been waking up every 2 hours so it's been hard to get a good read. Also, the new thermometer I bought doesn't light up like my last one, which makes it hard to see if it's working at 5am.

4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites? Boy - Luca, Dominick, James. Girl - Violet, Stella, Guilia. Our boy middle name will be Jack and our girl middle name will be Robin.

[MrsMB]

1. Where are you in your journey?
Cycle 15, CD9


2. Are you testing this week?
Because I ovulate anywhere from CD12-14, I'll start OPK's tomorrow.


3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.?
Proud of my DH working in our FW during one of his biggest work events of the year. I've also got his Urology appointment booked for Feb. 9th. I'm anxious about that a little...but just trying to relax and pray.  It was the earliest we could get with our work schedules. It also happens to be a few days after we find out if this cycle was successful. 


4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites?
Kate & Mason are my top two favorites. I know they have been popular, but that's not as big of a factor for me. 

[ouokie]

1. Where are you in your journey? TTCA3L since Oct '12, CD 13

2. Are you testing this week? Nope

3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.? Finally got good new from my RE this morning. Everything has seemed to pass and looking really good. My HCG levels have been dropping really quickly. After my levels drop then we will discuss doing work up to see why I am having reoccurring miscarriages.

4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites? Samuel and Clara

[raangoli]

1. TTCAL Cycle 3, CD 24, 6 DPO

2. Nope. And not this cycle at all. Sigh.

3. I am scared that it will either take forever for a BFP or that if/when it happens, I will have another m/c. I suppose those are both "normal" fears.

4. Since we have a super Italian last name, I'd like to stick with an Indian first name for our hypothetical child. Other than that, I haven't really thought much about it.

[Deleted]

1. Cycle 17, CD 8
2. Not testing
3. No thoughts
4. For boys, I used to love the name Joshua but now I don't. I have no idea what other boy names I like. For girls I like Madeline, Laura, Felicity, Catherine, and Matilda.

[cgpm]

1. Cycle 17, cd 29

2. Not unless I'm late, which is unlikely.

3. Just waiting for AF, which is due by Thursday. I have a diagnostic surgery scheduled for the end of February.

4. For girls I like Chelsea or Maggie. I don't really have any top boy names right now.

[Koala]

1. Where are you in your journey?
TTC since Feb 2014, TTCAL Cycle 6 CD16

2. Are you testing this week?
OPKs.  Wondering why I haven't gotten a positive yet?  I got one on CD 14 last cycle and 15 the cycle before that.  Hmm. 

3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.?
Wondering why I haven't gotten a positive OPK yet? I got one on CD 14 last cycle and 15 the cycle before that. Hmm. Maybe tomorrow?  


4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites?
Honestly, we haven't really talked about it much lately.  We have never really been able to come up with boy names we like.  I like Clare and Molly for girl names. 

[Mushe]

1. Where are you in your journey?
TTC #2 since 3/2014. 2 losses. CD15, 1DPO.

2. Are you testing this week?
Nope, just entering the TWW.

3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.?
I'm feeling really glad that my testing is out of the way. My HSG was Friday, and was NBD at all, thank god. H has to get a repeat SA, the poor guy. We had great timing this cycle too, so who knows. My RE apt is basically during FW next month.

4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites?
Allison or Joshua.

[HoneySpider]

1. Where are you in your journey?
TTC since Jan 2012, Cycle 22 TTCAL, CD22, 6DPO


2. Are you testing this week?
Nope, there is 0% chance since we had to abstain for my surgery


3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.?
Surgery is scheduled for Feb 5 which means we are out next cycle too since I won't be cleared for sex in time. Boo. But I'm looking forward to getting it over with.


4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites?
IDK, I haven't thought about it at all recently

[bcv513]

1. Where are you in your journey? TTC since January 2014. TTCAL Cycle 3




2. Are you testing this week? Nope. We had bad timing, so I'm not hopeful.




3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.? I told H that yesterday and Sunday were the best days this cycle. Both days he had excuses why he didn't want to try. I'm so frustrated and I feel like he's blaming me for the m/c.




4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites? My top two have always been Caroline and Patrick. Lately, I've been liking Amelia and Audrey too

[callmehales]

1. Where are you in your journey? cycle 16, CD 9

2. Are you testing this week? started OPKs this morning, we'll start BD tomorrow

3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.? my mom doesn't know we're TTC, and i go back and forth between keeping her in the dark and telling her so she doesn't think i'm still on BC.  i'm also thankful she barely mentioned her coworker's daughter who announced last week, because i'm not sure i could have held my tongue and not told her that it's awesome for her, but i cried the whole way home the day i found out.

4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites? girls: Maura, Lucinda (nn Lindy) boys: Conor, Oliver

[callmehales]

Jan 20, 2015 12:53:43 GMT -5 bcv513 said:

3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.? I told H that yesterday and Sunday were the best days this cycle. Both days he had excuses why he didn't want to try. I'm so frustrated and I feel like he's blaming me for the m/c.

::hugs:: he might also be scared of another m/c, and this is his way of dealing.  i know my DH internalizes things a lot more than i do.

[bcv513]

Jan 20, 2015 13:07:50 GMT -5 callmehales said:

Jan 20, 2015 12:53:43 GMT -5 bcv513 said:

3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.? I told H that yesterday and Sunday were the best days this cycle. Both days he had excuses why he didn't want to try. I'm so frustrated and I feel like he's blaming me for the m/c.

::hugs:: he might also be scared of another m/c, and this is his way of dealing.  i know my DH internalizes things a lot more than i do.

Thank you. I'm sure you're right. I'm hypersensitive to it because I'm blaming myself too

[callmehales]

Jan 20, 2015 14:04:23 GMT -5 bcv513 said:

Jan 20, 2015 13:07:50 GMT -5 callmehales said:

::hugs:: he might also be scared of another m/c, and this is his way of dealing.  i know my DH internalizes things a lot more than i do.

Thank you. I'm sure you're right. I'm hypersensitive to it because I'm blaming myself too

don't blame yourself, shitty things happen for no reason at all ALL THE TIME.  i'm so sorry you're having to deal with this.

[belle55]

Jan 20, 2015 10:15:02 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

1. Where are you in your journey?

2. Are you testing this week? 

3.  Any thoughts, vents, etc.?

4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites?

1. TTC since Nov '13, TTCAL Cycle 4, CD14

2. OPKs

3. I am thrown for a loop a bit because I got a + OPK on CD 13...and I typically O on day 16-18! Wtf? I am glad I started testing early enough to catch it and we have decent timing so far thankfully. Still waiting for a temp rise. So weird though.

4. Girl - Macy (spelling undecided) Boy - Chase. I also like Brooks but haven't convinced H of that one yet.

[daisy]

1. Where are you in your journey? Cycle 7, 8 DPO

2. Are you testing this week? Friday at the earliest

3.  Any thoughts, vents, etc.? I don't know if it's because I expected to be pg by now or what but I'm not feeling very hopeful at all. We had great timing this cycle but my normal 2WW crazies aren't even on my mind.

4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites? We have names for a boy and girl picked out already. My 2nd choice girl name is Ellie (maybe as a KK for Eleanor). I also love the name Jackson for a boy.

[EllenGriswold]

1. Where are you in your journey?
TTC since Nov. 2013, CD 15

2. Are you testing this week?
OPKs for the next couple days

3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.?
SO FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW - This was supposed to be our first IUI cycle but I'm about 90% sure I ovulated yesterday and we missed it! So angry! I have never ovulated earlier than CD 16, usually CD 18/19 so CD 14 is not supposed to happen! And what makes it so much worse is the reason we missed it is because we were out of town this weekend visiting BIL and SIL and their new baby. So I'm just thinking, "Great, I'm happy you have a kid but this stupid trip just ruined my chances of getting pregnant this month, thanks." We did have sex this weekend so I guess there's a chance, but I'm not optimistic. And to make things worse, I've been sick yesterday and today so I can't even completely rely on my temps because they are all sorts of wonky.

4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites?
I have a ton, but I think we are sort of set on Evelyn for a girl, and August for a boy.

[kellikans]

1. Cycle 15, cd24, 9dpo

2. May test on Sunday if AF hasn't shown up. Although we probably have to put my oldest pup to sleep this weekend and not sure I want to deal with a BFN (or a BFP for that matter) on top of losing her.

3. This is our last cycle before going to IUI + injectables. And DH may have to be out of town if I ovulate on schedule. Which would really suck to have to postpone a month.

4. Emilia Harper for a girl, James (middle name TBD) for a boy.

[MrsMB]

EllenGriswold So very sorry Hoping there's still a good chance from this weekend!

[Mushe]

Oh, EllenGriswold, I am so sorry! That's so frustrating.

bcv513 huge hugs! Please don't blame yourself. Shitty things like MCs happen to the best of us. It's not your fault at all.

[Mushe]

kellikans I am so sorry about your pup! It's such a blow, when they're at that point.

[EllenGriswold]

Thanks MrsMB and Mushe, I know one month isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but going from excited and optimistic about the IUI and that we were both on the same page about treatment and moving forward, to missing O and just being stuck waiting another month was sort of a punch in the gut. And I know my emotions are more raw than normal because of the baby visit this weekend, but this entire process is really starting to wear on me.


bcv513 You can't blame yourself, unfortunately, shit like that does just happen and it just sucks. My advice, talk to your husband, just get everything out on the table about how you are feeling and how you are reading his feelings, etc. Because it is easy to assume you know what he is feeling and then you come to resent that, even though it may not be there at all.

[Mushe]

Jan 20, 2015 15:43:34 GMT -5 EllenGriswold said:

Thanks MrsMB and Mushe, I know one month isn't a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but going from excited and optimistic about the IUI and that we were both on the same page about treatment and moving forward, to missing O and just being stuck waiting another month was sort of a punch in the gut. And I know my emotions are more raw than normal because of the baby visit this weekend, but this entire process is really starting to wear on me.


bcv513 You can't blame yourself, unfortunately, shit like that does just happen and it just sucks. My advice, talk to your husband, just get everything out on the table about how you are feeling and how you are reading his feelings, etc. Because it is easy to assume you know what he is feeling and then you come to resent that, even though it may not be there at all.

It totally makes sense.  It's an emotional investment, I'm sure, getting yourself geared up for IUI. 

[HoneySpider]

bcv513 Please don't blame yourself! There is nothing you did to cause the mc and nothing you could have done to prevent it.

kellikans sorry about your pup

[ginkgoleaf]

1. TTC #2 since August 2013. First cycle of IVF, transferred 2 3-day embryos today.

2. No, but I'll schedule a beta for next Friday. Not sure if I'll test before then or not.

3. Feeling a bit hopeful this month. If it doesn't work, we have to do one more IUI before our new insurance will cover part of another ivf.

4. For a boy, probably Owen, not sure of middle name but likely a family name. For a girl, maybe Avery or Sydney, probably Joy as a middle name (also family name). DS is J.ack.son R.ee.d, middle also a family name.

[mskitkat]

kellikans I'm so sorry about your dog.
bcv513 You can't play that game. It's too impossible to control everything. It's not your fault.

1. Where are you in your journey? C6, CD17


2. Are you testing this week? Entering the 2ww, but our timing sucked this month. I'm not too hopeful.


3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.? My cousin just had the "first great-grandchild." I'm thrilled to death for her, but ngl, it stung a bit when my grandma posted that. She made a super cute baby though.


4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites? Clara Elizabeth nn Clarabeth is set for a girl. For a boy, I've got Ethan James, but I'm not sold on it. I really love Lincoln, but DH nixed it.

[brewco]

1. Where are you in your journey? Started trying January/February 2014, CD15


2. Are you testing this week? Nope


3. Any thoughts, vents, etc.? Nothing really. I feel like I O'd this week even without temping or OPK but no sex until after my doctors appointment tomorrow. I am not getting my hopes up for this cycle even though I tend to O late in my cycle.


4. Haven't done a baby name one lately...what are your current favorites? Girl: Lauren or Gabriella Boy: Rory or Rowan. H wants a boy name with the same initials as him, his dad & grandpa. R boy names are hard, but we found these 2 that we can agree on.


Edit to say:
kellikans- I am sorry about your sweet pup!
bcv513 - Hugs to you! Know that it is not your fault about your m/c. Sorry your H is struggling too.