3. Hoping my 1st period post surgery comes at it's regularly scheduled time so that we can get back to trying. DH is just happy that my "restrictions" are lifted as of Thursday of this week. Lol. He's been deprived to too long.
4. I pretty much only drink water. But a Diet Coke every now and again is a nice treat.
1. Where are you in your journey? TTCing since Oct'12, 3 losses, CD18
2. Testing this week? Just OPKs waiting to O
3. Thoughts? Vents? The baby explosion has now happened on my FB. Most of these babies are the second or third so I'm getting lapped (twice). A lot of them I am really close to and I am happy for their families, but I'm also sad for me.
Props to my mom for calling me after my niece was born yesterday to check up on me. She knew that it was hard for me. I will say that my niece is a doll and I love her every little bit, but I would love to give DD a little brother or sister.
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)? Favorite non alcoholic: sweet tea Favorite alcoholic: cherry whiskey sour
1. Where are you in your journey? CD2. Dammit. TTC since Sept. 2014.
2. Testing this week? Nope.
3. Thoughts? Vents? I'm just annoyed. I know we haven't been trying that long, but it seems like forever. When I went in for my annual a few weeks ago, the NP that sees me expressed concern over my LP length. It was shorter than she told me it should be again this month, so I called. She ordered blood work for 7DPO and a SA for DH. She was really snippy with me and that gets on my fucking nerves. I get that I'm a head case, but this is a mindfuck.
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)? Cider. (Non: Water? or I guess Pamplemousse (Grapefruit) La Croix)
3. Thoughts? Vents? Not sure. Trying to breath and relax. Urologist said things can happen quickly after the procedure...or they can take a while. I can't decide if that has taken the pressure off or what. Regardless, we will keep trying. There is so much conflicting information on the internet regarding FW sex and MF. My doctor and his Urologist have said different things. Then some girls I've emailed about it said their DH's number actually got BETTER with more frequency. It's super confusing. I think we're going the EOD route as best as we can with DH's work trip to St. Louis that starts this weekend.
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)? Water, Chai Tea (Decaf), and red wine! (Shiraz if you have it!)
I am feeling so conflicted. My close friend is getting married abroad in December. I so want to be able to go, but I also really really hope I can't because I will have a baby or be very pregnant.
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)?
I am not huge on drinks. Pinot noir for wine and ginger ale for non-alcoholic.
I haven't posted much over here, but I was hoping to join in more if that's ok.
1. Where are you in your journey? We've been trying since last June. One miscarriage back in January. Technically we are supposed to be avoiding this month according to my OB, but in reality we aren't using protection, but not having much sex either. I'm on CD20, but due to a death in the family I stopped doing opks and charting last week so I have no idea if I've ovulated or not.
2. Testing this week? nope
3. Thoughts? Vents? I've struggled a lot with whether we really needed to avoid for 3 months after the miscarriage like my doctor said. Part of me wants to just go for it anyway, but then I'm worried that I will get pregnant and lose it and it will set back getting a baby even further. Which is kind of ridiculous since I've gone so many months without getting pregnant, why would it happen this time? Next month my OB has ordered various bloodwork for me, so I almost feel like I should wait and let that happen, just so we have more info. I don't know.
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)? Coke. or wine.
Post by EllenGriswold on Mar 10, 2015 10:29:16 GMT -5
1. Where are you in your journey? TTC since Nov. 2013; CD 24, 8 dpo/dpiui
2. Testing this week? I will probably start testing tomorrow or Thursday. I know it's too early but this is the first time I've felt like I actually had a chance in about six months.
3. Thoughts? Vents? I really hope this IUI worked, but so far I'm not having any symptoms or temps to make me think it did. We'll see, I'm still hopeful. The anniversary of my mc is next week 3/17, so it would be really nice if I got a bfp before then. If bfn, I expect next week to be a shit show.
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)? Probably half sweet/half unsweet tea. As far as alcoholic, maybe champagne, or a really cold, delicious beer.
1. Cycle 18, CD 19 2. Not testing 3. We had terrible timing this month I think, so I guess we'll shoot (heh) to do better next month. 4. Hmm...I do love lemonade.
No. I'm pretty sure I didn't ovulate this cycle so I don't see any point.
3. Thoughts? Vents?
I'm a little frustrated this cycle but am trying to look on the bright side. I need to lose some weight so I am looking at this as an opportunity to do that.
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)?
I pretty much only drink water, coffee, and tea. I used to be obsessed with diet coke but gave it up a few years ago. I treat myself to one every couple of months.
3. Thoughts? Vents? I know I'm very new to this but I don't know how many no BCP periods I can take: I'm on the verge of tears most of the day and snap at the first opportunity
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)? Wine and water.
Post by callmehales on Mar 10, 2015 11:04:10 GMT -5
1. Where are you in your journey? Cycle 18, CD6
2. Testing this week? does my scheduled HSG friday count? cuz i've got that AND a monitoring US that morning. took my first dose of clomid this AM....and realized my doc never actually told me whether we're doing TI or IUI. maybe they're waiting for DH's SA to come back?
3. Thoughts? Vents? i'm glad to be DOING something as far as TTC, but i'm also REALLY scared. because right now i'm not willing to do IVF, so if these protocols don't work...i might not ever have bio kids. and the reality of that is kind of freaking me out.
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)? booze - beam and ginger ale with a splash of lime, ALL. DAY. then red wine. non is cherry coke zero.
Post by HoneySpider on Mar 10, 2015 11:41:25 GMT -5
GL to everyone doing IUI or other treatment!
1. Where are you in your journey? TTC #1 since Jan 2012, Cycle 23 (I think) TTCAL, CD17
2. Testing this week? Just OPKs, which are not anywhere close to positive when they should be....guess the estrogen pills are messing with my cycle I think they are also messing with me emotionally so I will be glad when I can stop them.
3. Thoughts? Vents? Just continue to be in a holding pattern. Ready for next week (HSG & hysteroscopy) to be over with so we know what's next.
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)? Alcoholic: Blue Moon with a lemon, non-alcoholic: Mint Snapple, which I haven't been able to find in YEARS
3. Thoughts? Vents? Mentioned this in my intro post, but my one year anniversary of the loss of our baby is coming up in two weeks. In some ways, it seems like there's no way it's been that long. In other ways, it seems like forever since I was pregnant.
My vent is that I'm tired of hearing about other people's happy pregnancies. I was visiting my parents yesterday and there was a story on TV about some celebrities who were pregnant and they were saying how it's the most amazing thing and it doesn't matter how "fat" you feel, you still look beautiful. My dad commented that a pregnant woman is beautiful and that it's amazing what their body can do, yadda, yadda, yadda....Took every bit of restraint to not say, "Well, I wouldn't know what it's like!"
4. Favorite drink (alcoholic or non)? Love me some Pepsi or Mountain Dew. I'm not much of a drinker which drives my ILs nuts!
1. Where are you in your journey? Cycle 5, CD 31, 9 DPO.
2. Testing this week? Yes. BFNs on 8 and 9 DPO, but still in it.
3. Thoughts? Vents? I'm having trouble with the fact that spring is coming, and all my favorite stuff to do is kind of iffy with pregnancy. Backpacking? Eh, not sure how I'd feel being out in the back country! Racing triathlons? Eh, not sure about bike racing when pg. So I have no real plans, and that makes me feel really unmotivated and down. I wish I could just know that it'll happen soon(ish) or it's not going to happen at all w/o intervention, so I know whether to invest myself in another season. I just want to know what to throw my time/attention/body/energy into! I am having a lot of trouble not being outright jealous of Calvin, who has signed up for a tri in June and has the season open to whatever he wants to do. There are no constraints on his body during this period of uncertainty, whereas mine could change tomorrow--or might not change in the foreseeable future at all.
I also get really frustrated when I hear people who are often younger than me get all upset about "ugh, I am so upset, I really thought I'd be pregnant by [age]" when that age is like 5 years younger than I am. I know everyone's journey is their own, and maybe they're 28 and frustrated because they've been trying since they were 26... but listening to people whine about the fact of not being pregnant by 28 (or 29, 30, 31, 32...) gets on my 33 year old not-yet-pregnant nerves.
Post by EllenGriswold on Mar 10, 2015 15:46:20 GMT -5
Susie and HoneySpider I'm one of those younger women (I promise I don't say, "I can't believe I'm not pregnant yet") and what drives me crazy is people saying things like "oh, you're young, you have time, don't worry about it!," or "oh, you're young, it will be easy!" And I get that they don't know my story, but it isn't so easy for some people. So what I'm really trying to say is I am generally annoyed at pretty much any comment about mine or other people's fertility.
3. Thoughts? Vents? I know I'm very new to this but I don't know how many no BCP periods I can take: I'm on the verge of tears most of the day and snap at the first opportunity
I hear you. I spent so many years on BCPs that when I went off them to TTC it was a rude awakening. Oh! This is what ovulation (that I used BCP's to prevent for the last decade) feels like! It really freaking hurts! Well that sucks!
For as many times as I hear women say "my body can't handle hormonal BC" or similar, I sort of feel the opposite.
3. Thoughts? Vents? I know I'm very new to this but I don't know how many no BCP periods I can take: I'm on the verge of tears most of the day and snap at the first opportunity
I feel you. It took my mom 2 years to get pregnant with me. I am dying at envisioning 2 years on my period. I really, really miss BCP. I miss my stable moods, the unrestricted diet, my clear skin...