GP Getting to Know You

[Jalapeñomel]

1. Almost 38
2. Have a 3 yo, took 2 years to conceive, working on a second.
3. 2
3. ML, MMM & CE&P
4. People falling down
5. No idea
6. Take all my friends and family on vacation
7. Depends on the time of year and how I'm feeling! Right now, I'd like to live a little closer to family.

[estrellita]

I might be lurking around here so I might as well fill this out

Age: 29 (30 in March!)
TTC history: We started TTC #1 in July 2013, after 11 cycles of trying (12 total) I got pregnant with our son. Now we're officially no longer preventing but not exactly "actively" TTC, as in I'm not temping or anything but after tracking for almost a year I have a good idea of my cycles, lol.
Desired family size: Have 1 (will be 2 in Feb), would like 1, maybe 2 more.
What other boards do you visit on GBCN? WC, CE&P, MMM
What are your hobbies? Photography, crocheting, reading, camping, hiking, board games, video games
What makes you laugh the hardest? Animals and kids doing funny/cute things
Who would you want to play you in a movie? Chyler Leigh is the celebrity I've discovered I look most like, so maybe her? Otherwise I love Felicia Day too!
What would you do if you won the lottery? Pay off all our loans, move to a better area closer to my family, travel
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Costa Rica or maybe Ireland
Feel free to share anything else you want us to know! We also have 2 cats, I'm surrounded by boys!

ETA update: BFP 4/8/17 on cycle 4

[sarapocalypse]

Been lurking a bit but now DH and I are jumping into this TTC journey, so figured I'd jump in here now!


Age: 28 (29 next month)

TTC history: Just started TTC #1 in December 2016

Desired family size: 2 or 3

What other boards do you visit on GBCN? MM and ML, though not a very active poster on either.

What are your hobbies? Watching TV, home brewing, reading

What makes you laugh the hardest? DH for sure!

Who would you want to play you in a movie? Tatiana Maslany from Orphan Black!

What would you do if you won the lottery? Pay off house and cars and travel

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? I love where we live, but wish family was a little closer (we're about 4 hours away from everyone). If I had to move though, I'd choose Scotland!

[nellgirl]

Age: 37
TTC history: we have one daughter who is nearly 11 months, took nearly a year to conceive
Desired family size: 2 (my husband says 3, though)
What other boards do you visit on GBCN? Lurk (and very occasionally post) on MMM, home and garden, ML
What are your hobbies? Walking the dog and cooking. Is Netflix a hobby?
What makes you laugh the hardest? Autocorrect fails
Who would you want to play you in a movie? Lisa Kudrow, but that may be because I'm currently rewatching Friends and we're both blonde.
What would you do if you won the lottery? I'd spend my time in a small village in the south of France
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? South of France or where I actually live
Feel free to share anything else you want us to know!


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[larzhope]

Age: 30
TTC history: Just started TTC #1 in December
Desired family size: 1 and we'll see how it goes
What other boards do you visit on GBCN? Lurk on ML, MM, MM moms, don't post a ton
What are your hobbies? working out, interior design, house projects
What makes you laugh the hardest? My DH and our crazy dogs
Who would you want to play you in a movie? I have no idea!
What would you do if you won the lottery? pay off my house and travel
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? I'm actually pretty content where I am
Feel free to share anything else you want us to know!

[lobster]

Age: 29 (30 in less than 2 weeks)

TTC history: Started trying to conceive in March 2015. Went to Fertility specialist at about the 14 month mark. They lost/messed up my husband's semen specimen. Then stopped doing send outs from their office and every where they referred us to required a new office visit. So, I'm just dragging my feet because I'm annoyed about starting all over again. And just still conflicted on if I even want to do any IUI/IVF type procedures.

Desired family size: 2-3

What other boards do you visit on GBCN? Lurk/Infrequent poster on ML, CEP, Disney, and TTTC

What are your hobbies? Crocheting, Watching TV

What makes you laugh the hardest? People animals falling.

Who would you want to play you in a movie? Oh man, I don't know. How about Melissa McCarthy.

What would you do if you won the lottery? Pay off student loans and mortgage. Probably give some money to my Mom. Then travel the world!

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? I'm pretty happy with where I live. But I'd definitely like to visit, well, pretty much anywhere.

[Waffles]

Age: 39

TTC history: Started TTC in November 2014. BFP #1 Feb 2015, MMC @ 8 weeks May 2015. Took a break, started TTC again December 2015, BFP #2 February 2016, miscarriage @ 7 weeks May 2016. BFP #3 December 2016, MMC @ 9 weeks January 2017.

Desired family size: we really would love 2 kids.

What other boards do you visit on GBCN? ML, travel, IL, CE&P, S&B and TTTC

What are your hobbies? Reading, traveling, eating out. Going to the gym, swimming.

What makes you laugh the hardest? My H.

Who would you want to play you in a movie? The internet once told me this (very flattering!) picture of me looked like Jessica Biel, so why not?

What would you do if you won the lottery? Travel. And quit my job.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Italy maybe? Or the South of France.

[Jalapeñomel]

Jan 23, 2017 7:47:06 GMT -5 Waffles said:

Age: 39

TTC history: Started TTC in November 2014. BFP #1 Feb 2015, MMC @ 8 weeks May 2015. Took a break, started TTC again December 2015, BFP #2 February 2016, miscarriage @ 7 weeks May 2016. BFP #3 December 2016, MMC @ 9 weeks January 2017.

Desired family size: we really would love 2 kids.

What other boards do you visit on GBCN? ML, travel, IL, CE&P, S&B and TTTC

What are your hobbies? Reading, traveling, eating out. Going to the gym, swimming.

What makes you laugh the hardest? My H.

Who would you want to play you in a movie? The internet once told me this (very flattering!) picture of me looked like Jessica Biel, so why not?

What would you do if you won the lottery? Travel. And quit my job.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Italy maybe? Or the South of France.

I'm so sorry for your losses.  I hope your stay here is a short one. 

[aba]

I wanted to do an intro, so I figured this would be a good place to start!

Age:
29
TTC history:
Just started!
Desired family size:
1, maybe 2
What other boards do you visit on GBCN?
ML, but not regularly 
What are your hobbies?
Reading, cooking, going to the beach
What makes you laugh the hardest?
"My" kids! I work as a behavior analyst and have some amazing kiddos I work with.
Who would you want to play you in a movie?
Hmm...not sure.
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Move to the mountains and work in a small coffee shop!
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
Blue Ridge, Ga

[somersault72]

Age: 35

TTC history: I have an 8yo DS. I just got remarried last month and I had my Mirena removed 1/19, so this is TTC 2, Cycle 1

Desired family size: DH is 44 (and has a teenage daughter), so this next kiddo will most likely be it.

What other boards do you visit on GBCN? ML, CEP, MM Moms, Disney

What are your hobbies? Reading, shopping, going to plays/musicals.

What makes you laugh the hardest? That's tough, it takes very little to make me laugh.

Who would you want to play you in a movie? Kristen Wiig

What would you do if you won the lottery? Buy a house on the beach.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? I love where I live now, but I'd want a second house on the beach.

[cubbybear]

I'm a newbie who usually lurks on CEP, but I started lurking around here a bit so I figured I'd jump in  


Age: 27



TTC history: Just started TTC #1 in December


Desired family size: 2 kids max


What other boards do you visit on GBCN? I generally lurk on CEP and occasionally glance at ML if I'm really bored


What are your hobbies? Reading, scrapbooking, doing pilates, baking


What makes you laugh the hardest? Hmm...IDK really, but I find laughter contagious so if other people are laughing really hard usually I will too


Who would you want to play you in a movie? Emma Watson


What would you do if you won the lottery? Pay off all my student loans, buy a house on the beach, and travel a lot


If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Anywhere on a beach!

[onthemove]

Age: 31 
TTC history: TTC#1, IUD out mid-Jan
Desired family size: 2 children

What other boards do you visit on GBCN? I lurk heavily on CEP, MM and a little H&F 
What are your hobbies? Working out, although the past year-18mths this has diminished. I am doing a round of Whole30 to try and get back onto the wellness track.

What makes you laugh the hardest? Frankie & Grace (Netflix, Season 3) had me laughing a ton yesterday 
Who would you want to play you in a movie? I have no idea....a movie of me would not be very interesting! 
What would you do if you won the lottery? Quit my job, go on a 6 mth travel adventure (while still TTC), then move to San Francisco, and buy a house in Tahoe for skiing.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? See above

[Deleted]

Age: 29 (but I'll be 30 in about a month)

TTC history:  We're just starting TTC #1.

Desired family size:  Probably 2

What other boards do you visit on GBCN?: ML and NaNoWriMo

What are your hobbies?: Irish dance, playing handbells, writing, reading...I like doing some crafts, but usually forget how much I like doing crafts in between projects.  I also have mad skills at binge watching shows on Netflix.

What makes you laugh the hardest?: Other than funny books or videos, my DH.

Who would you want to play you in a movie?:  I have no idea.  Allison Janney, maybe?

What would you do if you won the lottery?:  Pay off our mortgage, buy a new car, and take a trip to Europe.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?:  I honestly really love where I live (Columbus, Ohio).  Most of my close family and friends are here, and I'm less likely to be killed by a natural disaster.  But if I had to choose a different place, maybe Chicago.

[tiffbabey]

Age: 30

TTC history: I have a son who will be three on the 27th. I got pregnant with him in the first cycle after birth control. I got my nexplanon out March 2016, but then we decided to wait. So I wasn't on birth control but also not really trying for the last year. This is our first cycle purposefully trying.

Desired family size: 2

Other boards: mostly mm moms, but read others as well

Laugh the hardest: my son and my husband

Won the lottery: probably quit my job to stay home with kids, buy
bigger house

Live anywhere in the world: probably Hawaii

[njw]

Age: 34

TTC history: I have a son who is 8 and a daughter who is 6. I got pregnant on the first month of trying with both. I assumed it'd be the same if we ever tried again, but now nearly 10 years after trying the first time, we have not had success yet. It's only been 3 months though, so I'm hopeful it will happen soon.

Desired family size: 3. If we had more money and space I'd probably say 4.

What other boards do you visit on GBCN? I have a smaller board with a lot of women I got to know on The Bump WAY back in the day when I was on there while pregnant with my first child.

What are your hobbies? I'm athletic. I like to run and play soccer. I enjoy watching my kids play sports. I love to cook but I hate to clean.

What makes you laugh the hardest? Being with my friends from high school. My kids.

Who would you want to play you in a movie? Reese Witherspoon. Love her.

What would you do if you won the lottery? Pay off my student loans and buy a bigger house.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? I like living in New England because of the history and seasons. BUT, Hawaii might be nice too.

Feel free to share anything else you want us to know!
I'm just hoping to find some support here since I don't have many people to speak to about TTC IRL.

[seeyalater52]

Tell us a little bit about yourself!

Age:

30

TTC history:

We tried at home for a long time and are now gearing up for our first IUIs. We are a same-sex couple and donor sperm is expensive so we are currently saving up for treatments and trying to figure out what's up with my wonky cycles before pulling the trigger on anything.

Desired family size:

1 kid, 1 dog

What other boards do you visit on GBCN?

I mostly hang out on Politics and Current Events where I talk a lot about my nerdy health care job and federal policy. Also visit TTTC a lot since we'll be doing IUI and potentially other treatments so there is a wealth of knowledge and things to learn.

What are your hobbies?

My job, which I love. Hanging out with my wife and our dog. Watching trash TV.

What makes you laugh the hardest?

Our dog. I love him! He is little and looks like an old man and he's the most entertaining and loving little guy.

Who would you want to play you in a movie?

Katie Holmes? That might be overly ambitious.

What would you do if you won the lottery?

Probably pony up to have the two kids we'd have if finances were no issue. But they are.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

I like generally living in the northeast US but someplace where the winters suck less and where there are beaches.

Feel free to share anything else you want us to know!

I'm clearly a crazy dog lady, as evidenced by my post!

[melsamoony]

Age: 31

TTC history: Just starting TTC #2. I have a 3 year old son

Desired family size:2.....maybe 3 but probably 2

What other boards do you visit on GBCN? I havent posted as much as I used to because life is crazy but I used to post on MMM and WC. I lurk on ML.

What are your hobbies? Dancing, reading...used to scuba dive and golf but havent had the time since DS was born

What makes you laugh the hardest? Physical commedy.

Who would you want to play you in a movie? Anyone who can sing because I wish I could....maybe Lea Michele

What would you do if you won the lottery? I would buy a single family house, put money away for college, take a few awesome vacations to good scuba diving locales, and continue working 1/2 days a week.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Bonaire. You can literally walk into the ocean and scuba dive.

Feel free to share anything else you want us to know.

[tacom]

Tell us a little bit about yourself!

Age: 27
TTC history: none! We are newbies preparing to TTC this fall
Desired family size: 1? 2? 3? It totally depends - I want to see how we do with one (plus our two dogs!) and finances will also be a factor.

What other boards do you visit on GBCN? MM, ML, makeup

What are your hobbies? Traveling to new places, trying new restaurants, drinking wine (ha), taking our dogs to the dog park, basically living at the seaport


What makes you laugh the hardest?
My mom can drive me crazy but sometimes she can be hilarious when she does not at all try to be.

Who would you want to play you in a movie?
Amy poehler

What would you do if you won the lottery?
Keep working!! Use the cash as security for us, my siblings & my mom

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? We are in NYC and liking it for now but are considering some places in SoCal when we look 5+ years out.

My Q:
Does anyone have any advice for preparing to TTC?

Today I saw my derm and she wrote me an rx for a pregnancy friendly acne med and referred me to a high risk OB since I'm on a biologic / TNF inhibitor. I've started taking prenatal and have appointments lined up with my GYN, PCP and GI. We booked a last hurrah trip to Turks and Caicos for next month. Anything else??

[Jalapeñomel]

tacom which borough are you in? I gave birth in NYC, and my hospital experience was great (and single rooms!).

[tacom]

Aug 7, 2017 18:25:37 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

tacom which borough are you in? I gave birth in NYC, and my hospital experience was great (and single rooms!).

We are in Manhattan (seaport district). I work for a hospital so my insurance makes it hard to hospital shop, but I'd love to hear your experience!

I've only ever been hospitalized once (for bowel surgery) and that was in Chicago (Northwestern Memorial). I was shocked by how many people we squeeze into a hospital room here in NYC

[katespade]

I just realized that I never did this. Better late than never!

Age:
29.

TTC history:
TTC #1 since May.

Desired family size:
For me, two. For H, as many as possible.

What other boards do you visit on GBCN?
WC.

What are your hobbies?
Archery. Yoga. Reading.

What makes you laugh the hardest?
Definitely my dogs. They are so ridiculous and I love it.

Who would you want to play you in a movie?
Anna Kendrick.

What would you do if you won the lottery?
Quit my job, for sure. Pay off our debts. Remodel the house. Retire early.

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
This is probably a really lame answer, but I actually love where I live now. Oregon is great.

Feel free to share anything else you want us to know!
Among other chronic health issues, I have a history of severely irregular cycles, I'm naturally missing my left ovary, and my doctors have decided I most likely have endometriosis but have not confirmed the diagnosis.

[jennistarr1]

Jun 19, 2016 8:20:32 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

Age: 37

TTC history: 2 MC, 1 daughter

Desired family size: 2

What other boards do you visit on GBCN? Married Life, MM Moms

What are your hobbies? Concerts, I'm in Grad School

What makes you laugh the hardest? Two year old tantrums

Who would you want to play you in a movie? Some say I look like Val

What would you do if you won the lottery? Spend a third, save a third, pay bills with a third

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Probably right in here in Baltimore, or some other fun US city like Charleston

[scsarah]

Hi! I'm joining in

Age: 37 (will be 38 in December)
TTC history: TTC DS was pretty quick, once I finished my dissertation. We're now TTC #2...I just got my IUD out yesterday.
Desired family size: 2 kids
What other boards do you visit on GBCN? I lurk. Mostly MM Moms, Money Matters, Married Life and CE&P. A lot of the time I am quiet because my views have already been represented...and I'm very much an introvert, plus I don't like being socially awkward. So I just hang around quietly in the background.
What are your hobbies? Reading is the easiest right now. I also cross stitch and bake.
What makes you laugh the hardest? DH. He gets me, which I love. DS comes a close second, although he also sometimes exasperates me.
Who would you want to play you in a movie? Allyson Hannigan.
What would you do if you won the lottery? We have a whole plan. Use some to pay off our house, and fully fund tuition for DS and Hypothetical Second Child. We'd both still like to work/give back somehow. We'd also set aside some for a foundation; we have lots of friends who are in the arts and could use money to further their career goals, and I'd like to help with that. Maybe buy a compound somewhere for our friends to hang out?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Los Angeles - where I do now. Although somewhere in Europe is a close second.

[gigem]

Hi! I'm new!
Age: 35 in 1 month
TTC history: TTC for DD was 14 months, I was living in a country where I couldn't receive regular care from an ob/gyn so we did not have an intervention. Once I moved countries and finally started seeing an ob we did a few blood work tests and an u/s to check for follicles and then when I ovulated that month I got pregnant which was a relief. TTC#2 was fast, we started early wondering if it would take awhile like DD but thankfully it wasn't the case.
Desired family size: 3 kids
What other boards do you visit on GBCN? MMM, Travel, International Living which is a bit quiet. I used to post more on H&F but I only work out at home so my workouts always seemed so boring and repetitive haha.
What are your hobbies? Fitness/working out, knitting, baking
What makes you laugh the hardest? TV shows (Catastrophe right now) and my kids when they say/do silly things although that usually goes from funny to a bit too crazy really fast. Also twitter haha
Who would you want to play you in a movie? Gina Rodriguez (i watched deep water horizon last night and i LOVE jane the virgin)
What would you do if you wont the lottery? There's a school in Zambia that we visited last year and I felt connected with the people volunteering to make it good learning environment so I'd make a large donation to them and get them lots and lots of books and uniforms and to provide school breakfast and lunches.I love my job so I'd keep working a bit but retire early and move somewhere beautiful in Africa (we currently live in Africa) where I could do a lot of running and volunteering.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? Cape Town/Western Cape, Dar es Salaam, Nairobi or in Colombia where my mother is from. Maybe Buenos Aires or Bariloche

[angelinmind]

Age: 32
TTC history: 4 pregnancies, 2 live births;
Desired family size: 3
What other boards do you visit on GBCN? Lurk on Trouble in Paradise and Seattle
What are your hobbies? Reading; Hiking
What makes you laugh the hardest? watching some of the shenanigans that my kids do
Who would you want to play you in a movie? Sandra bullock
What would you do if you won the lottery? buy a house, pay off our cars and then invest
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? same state maybe a little more rural though

[W.T.Faulkner]

Age:. 29, H is 31
TTC history: Just starting TTC #1.
Desired family size:. We want 2.
What other boards do you visit on GBCN? Married Life and Current Events & Politics.
What are your hobbies? Reading, drinking (hopefully not for long, lol), rage-reading about politics, learning to cook
What makes you laugh the hardest?  My H and sister can make me die laughing really easily.
Who would you want to play you in a movie?  I have no idea!
What would you do if you won the lottery? Buy my ILs their dream house, pay for my FIL's medical care, start a scholarship fund for my students (I work at a high school), save some for us
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?  where I already live, actually -- it's always been home to me

[mookie]

Age: 37
TTC history: DD1 was stillborn at 23 weeks due to IC this past October. Now TTC 2 for one cycle so far. 
Desired family size: 2
What other boards do you visit on GBCN? ML
What are your hobbies? DIY, playing tennis, gym, SIMS, reading and lots and lots of tv!
What makes you laugh the hardest? Martin episodes, my nephews and my sisters. 
Who would you want to play you in a movie? Oh I haven't a clue. 
What would you do if you won the lottery? But lots of property in my favorite places around the globe and travel often. I'd also open businesses and donate money.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? NYC or The Bahamas.
Feel free to share anything else you want us to know! Glad to be joining this board. Looking forward to resource sharing and venting when the journey gets difficult! Good luck & blessings to everyone on their journey. 


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[katie80]

Age: 34
TTC history: DS born January 2015. About to start trying for #2, once I get up the nerve to get my IUD removed
Desired family size: 2
What other boards do you visit on GBCN? CEP & ML, mostly
What are your hobbies? Volunteering, cooking, reading, politics, trying new restaurants, hiking, music
What makes you laugh the hardest? My friends, and Stephen Colbert
Who would you want to play you in a movie? I have no idea. My cousin thinks I look like Anna Paquin (Is that who it is? Sookie from True Blood), but I've never seen it. I looked like Christina Ricci when we were both younger, but not so much anymore
What would you do if you won the lottery? Buy a vacation house, either move to a bigger home or build an addition, donate a lot
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? I actually love living where I do (Tennessee), but I wouldn't say no to vacation houses in a few places
Feel free to share anything else you want us to know! Ugh I am nervous to get back into this! Figured this was a good way to jump back into posting

[TBD]

Age: 37
TTC history: Miscarriage January 2013, DS November 2013, just withdrew protection for #2
Desired family size: 1-2
What other boards do you visit on GBCN? CEP (lurker only)
What are your hobbies? Knitting, going to museums, travel, cooking
What makes you laugh the hardest? My college girlfriends
Who would you want to play you in a movie? No idea
What would you do if you won the lottery? Travel a lot
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live? If the flight to get back to visit family weren't so long, I'd love New Zealand.
Feel free to share anything else you want us to know! I'm a bit conflicted about #2 - but I think we will come around quickly if I turn up pregnant. It would definitely throw my job situation into chaos, but I think I'm ready for a change. And at 37 and 38 we can't afford to put off the decision any longer.

[blt08]

Age:
30, DH is 35


TTC history:
Been TTC #2 since Dec 2016. We have a four year old DS. 


Desired family size:
We'd like to add one more kid but coming to terms to being done with just one. 


What other boards do you visit on GBCN?
Military Families. 


What are your hobbies?
I compete in powerlifting


What makes you laugh the hardest?
Puns


Who would you want to play you in a movie?
Emma Watson. Or Emma Stone. I love them both. 


What would you do if you won the lottery?
Adopt a baby, or a whole family, donate a lot. 


If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
Hawaii. 


Feel free to share anything else you want us to know!


I work as a Linux Server Engineer in the government realm. Former military, I've been out 4 years now. I was pretty regular on TN way back before the move over to GBCN and followed over here and then dropped off after a while. Back now. 






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