TTC check in

[changedname]

Happy Monday girls!

Hope you are doing ok and looking forward to a 4 day week for those that have one!

1) What's your status?

2) Anything coming up this week that we need to know to send good thoughts your way?

3) QOTW TTC related - Have you thought about what kind of mom you will be (or are for those with kids) eg: attachment parenting, cloth diapering etc.

[changedname]

1) What's your status?  CD 34, desperate for af to come so I can start stims for ivf. I go in tomorrow for another check up and hope I get the ok.

2) Anything coming up this week that we need to know to send good thoughts your way? Check up tomorrow and hopefully starting Gonal F.

3) QOTW TTC related - Have you thought about what kind of mom you will be (or are for those with kids) eg: attachment parenting, cloth diapering etc.  I would like to use a baby carrier instead of those huge car seat things that my sils carry everywhere but will still use a stroller too.  I will definitely try cloth diapering but won't kill myself over it.

[lola]

1) What's your status? CD8. Having sex every day for the next week.

2) Anything coming up this week that we need to know to send good thoughts your way? Well, I'm in my fertile window (lol, that just sounds so weird to me!) and I'm really hoping that this is the cycle. But, nothing new there really.

3)
QOTW TTC related - Have you thought about what kind of mom you will be
(or are for those with kids) eg: attachment parenting, cloth diapering
etc. Oh God, I think about shit all the time. I think I'll at least attempt to BF, I don't think I'll CD, and I'm going to try really really hard to be a super relaxed and earthy mom. I'm not really relaxed about anything though, so....

[G22]

1. CD 15

2. My ultrasound last week showed my cyst is gone! Yay! No surgery in my future right now. I'm getting my prolactin rechecked Wed to see if its still elevated. Other than that, I'm waiting for for my new cycle to start. Next cycle might be a go for IUI finally.

3. I wouldn't mind trying cloth diapering but my H is weirded out by that so no clue if we will yet. Other than that, I really haven't thought about it. I've done enough cart before that horse stuff that I'll figure that out once I actually get knocked up.

[changedname]

G22 - great news about the cyst being gone!! Hopefully IUI is it for you!

[discogranny]

1) I guess I am in the 2WW. I mean if you have zero hope of anything happening at the 2 week mark are you really waiting for anything?

2) Not really, but I'd like to ask you guys a question. I was supposed to attend two baby showers this weekend. One was the girl who got pregnant when my first injects IUI failed, the other, the cousin that is not sure of the paternity of her child. I chose to attend neither for my mental health. Yes, this makes me bitch bitter IF lady, I'm cool with that. That being said, I'd like to send them each a gift. How should I word the FB message asking for their addresses? Is something like this okay, or too short sounding? "I'm sorry to have missed your shower this weekend. It looked great from the pictures posted. Could you please send me your address for a gift?"

3) I honestly think I am going to be really strict on my kids. I tend to be more strict with my niece when she comes over than her parents are and sometimes I think she might think I am kind of mean because of it. She keeps begging to come over and spend the night though, so maybe not? Haha!

[G22]

discogranny that sounds just fine to me. I wasn't able to go to my BFF's baby shower this weekend and I shot her a text asking for her address. Then I mailed her a box of gifts and let it be a surprise when it got to her house.

[changedname]

discogranny - yeah that sounds fine - no need to gush if you are not feeling it. Is there anyone else you get can get their address from? (host of showers)?

[lola]

That's great news Gumby! Keep us posted.

Disco - that sounds great. You also maybe could check out their registries? I think they usually have a "Ship To" address on them, or if you order from the store online you could probably have it shipped right to them.

[jewel]

Happy Monday girls!

Hope you are doing ok and looking forward to a 4 day week for those that have one!

1) What's your status? TTC since Oct 2011. 12 dpo with IUI #1. Tested negative today, so odds are pretty good that this cycle was a bust.

2) Anything coming up this week that we need to know to send good thoughts your way? I'd love for a late BFP, but otherwise I'll start meds for IUI #2 in a week or so.

3) QOTW TTC related - Have you thought about what kind of mom you will be (or are for those with kids) eg: attachment parenting, cloth diapering etc. I don't have any kids yet, but I tend to be a more laid back person, in general. I don't think I'll go extreme in any direction. Who knows though!

[changedname]

jewel - you are not out til AF shows - fx crossed for you. Are you going in for a beta?
Will you jump right into iui #2 otherwise?

[discogranny]

Mar 25, 2013 11:17:24 GMT -5 lola said:

That's great news Gumby! Keep us posted.

Disco - that sounds great. You also maybe could check out their registries? I think they usually have a "Ship To" address on them, or if you order from the store online you could probably have it shipped right to them.

I tried that first, but they have both moved in the last 30 days so I was worried about it being wrong. I just sent short and sweet messages. Thanks ladies, showers are such a weird area for me these days.

[jewel]

Mar 25, 2013 11:40:16 GMT -5 changedname said:

jewel - you are not out til AF shows - fx crossed for you. Are you going in for a beta?
Will you jump right into iui #2 otherwise?

Thanks I got a positive on 12dpo with my last pg, so that seems to be my personal (not totally rational) standard. I know it's possible to get it later, it's just not likely. No betas either. The doctor said I could come in for a urine test if I don't get my period when it's due, but I have plenty at home to use.

We'll move on to IUI #2 immediately if this one doesn't work. I haven't seen or heard anything negative about back to back IUIs yet, so we'll probably do 5 in a row, before moving on to IVF. My IUIs are partially covered and inexpensive, so I want to give it to best shot.

[mae141]

Mar 25, 2013 10:25:07 GMT -5 lola said:

1) What's your status? CD8. Having sex every day for the next week.

Hopefully you're not still sore from yoga class!

[mae141]

1) What's your status? Day 10 of stims. Nurse gave me my Ganirelix while at my monitoring appointment this morning and I'm so bruised up she couldn't even find a good spot to do it. My side effects have only been bloating and loss of appetite. I only have a total of 6 follies though so I guess that's why I'm not too bad. 

2) Anything coming up this week that we need to know to send good thoughts your way? Retrieval Wednesday! I am so scared that this whole thing is not going to work. 

3) QOTW TTC related - Have you thought about what kind of mom you will be (or are for those with kids) eg: attachment parenting, cloth diapering etc. I do not want to cloth diaper, I know that! I'll probably make my own baby food- I'm a little obsessed with reading labels and only eating real food. 

[lola]

Good luck this week mae141!!!!

[lola]

Mar 25, 2013 13:18:35 GMT -5 mae141 said:

Mar 25, 2013 10:25:07 GMT -5 lola said:

1) What's your status? CD8. Having sex every day for the next week.

Hopefully you're not still sore from yoga class!

Ohmygod no kidding! lol.

[G22]

Thanks ladies. I'm crossing my fingers and praying no more hurdles pop up between now and next cycle to stop us from moving forward!

Good luck mae141!

[changedname]

good luck mae141! Glad to hear you havent had many symptoms with the stims! Even with just 3 mature on my IUI with injects, I could hardly walk and had terrible back pain. I also looked about 7 months pregnant and none of my clothes fit me. This happened after about 7 days of stims.
Today I went to Target to get a bella band so I can wear my jeans once I start stims.. hopefully I will get to use it when I get pg too!

[pamela]

Status: I think I'm 3dpo, but need another temp tomorrow to confirm because the first high one was a bad temp thanks to DS joining us in bed. 

Upcoming: Nothing in particular.  I've had 2 of my infusion treatments so far and well timed sex this month so hopefully I'll see a bfp since getting ku hasn't been the problem in the past.

QOTW: We do CD at home (did at daycare too when he was in the infant room). I BF/pumped at work until about 8 months, then had to start supplementing, which I was a bit torn about.  We're pretty laid back though, no real schedules, we do spank when warranted (mostly count to 3).  He's in a daycare center, not so much by choice as necessity as long as I stay working because we don't have a lot of good options here.  He eats what we eat, but I don't know that it was really BLW.  No formal linear introduction of foods.  No baby sign language. 

[discogranny]

Mar 25, 2013 14:01:46 GMT -5 changedname said:

good luck mae141! Glad to hear you havent had many symptoms with the stims! Even with just 3 mature on my IUI with injects, I could hardly walk and had terrible back pain. I also looked about 7 months pregnant and none of my clothes fit me. This happened after about 7 days of stims.
Today I went to Target to get a bella band so I can wear my jeans once I start stims.. hopefully I will get to use it when I get pg too!

I hope you do too! That thing saved my life once the pregnancy bloat started.

[berbles]

1) What's your status?

Still in a weird place.  According to FF (which is based on my pre-surgery cycles) I could be Oing this week.  I'm not sure if I want to pull out the OPKs to verify or just not care for one more cycle.  It WOULD be just my luck to get knocked up this month; when I'm not really paying attention to my cycle, haven't had the post-surgical test (because I screwed up on which CD I was supposed to have it), and would result in a December baby.  *-)  I should probably ask H how he feels about it/how closely he thinks we should be monitoring/TTA/TTC.

2) Anything coming up this week that we need to know to send good thoughts your way?

Nah.

3) QOTW TTC related - Have you thought about what kind of mom you will be (or are for those with kids) eg: attachment parenting, cloth diapering etc.

I want to be laid back.  I know I will be the stricter of the two of us, but I do want to be a fun parent.  My mom was not really a fun mom and I noticed, even as a young kid.

[ilovecandy]

1) What's your status?
CD30 AF is suppose to show up anyday now. Just got back from my annual and according to doctor everything looks fine, my results from my pap should be in in a week but i expect it to be normal.
2) Anything coming up this week that we need to know to send good thoughts your way?
Ummm no just busy. H's parents come Saturday.
3) QOTW TTC related - Have you thought about what kind of mom you will be (or are for those with kids) eg: attachment parenting, cloth diapering etc.
I would like to cloth diaper, and do some baby wearing but that is about it. I imagine we would be fairl relax parents with simple rules but who knows?

ETA: There is a post on gp i saw in passing that is really on my nerves and i am trying really hard to let it go because I know they are going through the ttc experience too even if it hasn't been as long. 

[KaraOrNot]

1)  CD 1.  I think this sums it up pretty well...



2)  I finally talked to my doctor and everything looked good in my labs and ultrasound.  I am going to talk to H tonight and if he is on board, we may do IUI this cycle.  Holy fuck.  

3)  I want to be a good mom, lol.  I know virtually nothing about kids, so it is hard to say specific things I want to do.  I am pretty sure I want to BF and maybe try baby wearing.  I go back and forth on cloth diapers.  

[changedname]

KaraOrNot = good luck on your IUI! Most everything I know about kids is from pinterest or MMM so i'm not exactly an expert myself!

[degal99]

1) What's your status? CD47.  Which means I skipped this month and have no idea when I would naturally have another period.

2) Anything coming up this week that we need to know to send good thoughts your way? E-mailed my RE (well, my "coordinator") and since I'm past CD40 they want me to have lab work done before they do anything else.  I was actually enjoying not getting stuck every few days!

3) QOTW TTC related - Have you thought about what kind of mom you will be (or are for those with kids) eg: attachment parenting, cloth diapering etc. I think I'll be fairly crunchy.  Not too crunchy, but longer breastfeeding, baby wearing, limited co-sleeping.

[degal99]

Good luck mae141 and KaraOrNot!

[BNL2]

1) I don't even know what CD I'm on. Since we had to cancel our IUI this cycle I've been ignoring my chart.

2) Nothing this week.

3) I plan to cloth diaper and baby-wear but I'm a no on co-sleeping. I would love to SAH for a year but it's probably won't be in the budget. I don't know what kind of mom that makes me. I have a background in behaviorism and a big part of my job is assisting teachers in changing challenging behaviors so I'm interested in seeing what kind of disciplinarian I will be. In my head I want to believe that I'll be ready for anything and have a thoughtful, researched based plan for every situation. But I'll probably be a crazy lady with hellions I can't control.

[KaraOrNot]

Dang. H just reminded me that we will be out of town on the days I would most likely have the IUI. I'll double check my clinic, but I bet we will have to put it off until next month.

[discogranny]

Mar 25, 2013 21:19:44 GMT -5 KaraOrNot said:

Dang. H just reminded me that we will be out of town on the days I would most likely have the IUI. I'll double check my clinic, but I bet we will have to put it off until next month.

Ugh, I hate when that happens. I hope you are able to make it work. If not, are you at least traveling somewhere fun?