******Weekly Check-In 5/26/15******

[wirt2cute]

Morning ladies, 

Status:



What are you doing this month?



Where are you at in your journey?



What is your mood?



QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? 

[wirt2cute]

Status: TTC #3 CD 27/ 10 dpo


What are you doing this month? Letrozole, estrace, pnv, sex, opk, bbts


Where are you at in your journey? Currently I am still in the TWW just not feeling to hopeful about this cycle. H and I discussed IUI sooner if the medicated cycles are unsuccessful. I am in a weird place in my head right now and I am trying to shake the nagging disheartening feelings.


What is your mood? read above.


QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? H and I, along with another couple are doing a trip to Florida. We might do a weekend getaway later in the summer but that is undecided.

[summergirl1211]

Status: TTC #2, Cycle 1, CD22, 6DPO



What are you doing this month? OPK's, BBT, PNV



Where are you at in your journey? In the TWW, but we missed my FW. I was relying too much on my OPK's and never had a +. Plus my daughter was sick and my H and I weren't even in the same bedroom, so no BD for us.



What is your mood? Just waiting for this cycle to end since I know I'm out already. I don't think I'm going to do OPK's next month and just go off of BBT and CM.



QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? Just going to the cabin for the 4th of July and again later in the summer. Otherwise we're planning on Maui this fall.

[wannabmama]

TTC #1 for about 10mo now, one CP

I'm WTO, should O in the next couple days. Hoping to get some more BDing in! We've been on a tear...it's been fun but not helping with baby making if it's not in the FW. Gotta keep that spark!

Had a bunch of testing with RE and HSG. Most things seem ok so far, though it looks like AMH is low. I haven't met to discuss with RE yet so not sure what she'll say. I'm a little stressed about what the AMH level means, but trying to put it out of my mind until I meet with her. Otherwise just trying to stay positive and exude sex appeal for another week ha!

QOTW: we are going to a house with my parents in NH for 4th of July weekend and then going away just us (and dogs) to a cabin in Maine for Labor Day weekend. We kind of blew our vacation budget early this year...luckily we live in a pretty awesome place to hang around for the summer!

[mom2boxers]

Status: Cycle 2, CD7

What are you doing this month? BBT, OPKs, PNV, POM juice

Where are you at in your journey? TTC #2; Awaiting my FW and FX OPKs work for me this month. I do need to be more consistent with my temping. Crazy wake up times lately.

What is your mood? Excited.

QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? No vacations or special trips planned. Trying to pay off debt.

[PepperPottsJ]

Good morning!
Status:
TTC #1 Cycle 1 CD18/DPO3

What are you doing this month?
PNVs, OPKs, bbt, charting,

Where are you at in your journey?
1st TWW, and I felt horrible last week so BD only O+1. OPK never had a peak day, and 1st cycle off BCP I had 0 expectation of a 'normal' cycle based on my prior history

What is your mood?
Frustrated about FW timing and a bit scared... If what I had on Friday morning was related to ovulating, not excited for that pain again, and fx it wasn't a cyst

QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned?
We have an anniversary trip planned on August, 1st week to big sur and napa, 2nd week to Nantucket - MH is required to be out of the office for 10 consecutive business days every year. Huge perk in vaca planning

[lennonkdc]

Status: CD1; no idea what we're doing this month...






What are you doing this month?
Charting/Temping, PNVs






Where are you at in your journey?
After getting my hopes up last cycle, I feel like I'm back at square one with H. He's back to being totally freaked out about "trying" for a kid. He wants to 'see how he feels' in the moment, and then he'll decide if he feels like NTNP or if we're TTA. I just don't even know what to do with that right now...






What is your mood? Pass the vodka....







QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned?
We have nothing planned. We're thinking of taking a trip out to SD to visit BIL and niece, but I'd rather save our $$. 

[zombiesquad]

Status:

That's me burnin' ma bench today. Not quite a bench but you get my drift. CD 1 and ready to move on.

What are you doing this month? PNVs, temping and pulling the goalie.

Where are you at in your journey? I wasn't sure how long two benched cycles would take. I'm thrilled to be moving forward.

What is your mood? Happy but slightly miserable because of cramps.

QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? MH and I are heading to Chicago this weekend and we'll be in Colorado in August. That's all we have planned but we've done a lot of traveling this first half of the year so I'm ok with that.

[lennonkdc]

zombiesquad, yay for bench burning!!

[vh2014]

What are you doing this month? All kinds of craziness... PNV, Vit D, Cranberry, Some kind of herbs the Acupuncturist gave me, I was even on prednisone (but that was for poison ivy not TTC.... it does have benefits). Still doing acupuncture and all the sex we can get in.



Where are you at in your journey? I thought... ok.. and still think.. I'm in the TWW. I should be 9DPO if FF is correct. I dropped today so I'm in a little bit of a protective funk to keep from getting too disappointed.



What is your mood? Frustrated with the little temp drop. Pretty sure it was mouth breathing last night and it's not even close to the coverline but in over 200 days this was the best high temp run with no explanation so I'm hyper sensative. And of course today I'm feeling yucky for no reason.. but if I was sick it should be up not down. I'm so sick of this crap and having a why can't I just have a 28 day cycle with a perfect little shift or better yet just try a few months and have it happen. It's ok.. I'll be over it by tomorrow.




QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? No real plans. Just working on our "fixer upper" vacation house. We might take some long weekend trips too. Really enjoyed working around the house this weekend so I'm starting to like to be home and enjoy all the projects we've finished around there.

lennonkdc, here it is, just for you. You deserve it.

[tiresiastheblond]

Good luck, all, and hugs to those who need them

Status: ***loss mentioned*** I had been scheduled for a D&C Thursday but m/cd naturally yesterday. I've put in two calls to the OB today trying to find out if I should still come in as scheduled but have an ultrasound first to see if I still need it, if I should come in for u/s earlier in the week, if...In short, no idea what to do next. After last week's ultrasound nightmare, and now this, I am truly beginning to despise those people.

What are you doing this month? Waiting for HCG to drop, I imagine.

Where are you at in your journey? TTC #2 since Jan 14; just had 2nd IVF and 2nd loss. Planning on two freeze-all cycles followed by embryo biopsy and FET, possibly with new RE. Then again, finding a new RE is a whole other insurance headache that I don't even know how to start with. Grrr.

What is your mood? Testy.

QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? Nope. I've been feeling homesick, but DH and I have NO vacation time.

[wannabmama]

tiresiastheblond sending so many hugs. I'm so sorry you're going through all of that. Compounded by not liking your RE too really is a tricky spot. Take care of yourself.

[URMySunshine77]

Thanks, as always, for hosting wirt2cute! I'm sorry that you don't have a positive feeling about this month. I'm rooting so hard for your BFP. XO

lennonkdc, we've had cycles where DH flipped out and decided that he might want to stop TTC entirely during my FW. Those were such rough moments. I wish that I could give you a huge hug, and I hope that he finds his heart's desire soon. 

Congratulations on bench burning, zombiesquad!

I'm happy that you seem to be in the 2WW, vh2014!

tiresiastheblond, I'm so sad to see that you are still in limbo with your doctor's office. It's just not fair.

momtex and badwolf: how are you both doing? We've missed you.

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Status: TTC#2 for 15 months, 15 cycles (2 cycles benched)


What are you doing this month? EOD sex in the FW, temping, OPKs, acupuncture, Chinese herbs, DHA/EPA, ubiquinol, Stress-B Complex, prenatals, Vitamin D, probiotics

Question for those of you who take ubiquinol (or CoQ10). How many mg do you take? ETA: it looks like people on this site usually take 200-300 mg/day.


Where are you at in your journey? CD13. I traditionally ovulate on CD13, but I have a feeling that it will be CD15. To make matters complicated, I'm not sure that my OPKs are any good, so I am going to just monitor my CM. DH has been so great about scheduling sex this month, and I hope that tomorrow morning works out.


What is your mood? I feel positive right now.  I'm trying to avoid stress and have a good attitude. I've had a cold and then sinus infection for 4 weeks, so I'm excited to be getting well. We had a great and restful weekend as a family.


QOTW: DH and I might go to Denmark for a week. 

[EmsMama15]

lennonkdc, I'm so sorry your DH is being so wishy-washy. That's so hard! vh2014, glad you feel like you've ovulated! Good lord girl, I remember this cycle from back at the other place!

Status: TTC #2, 10 months with RE, benched for a few of those, one CP.

What are you doing this month? Most likely I'll be benched again for cysts.

Where are you at in your journey? CD1 strangely enough. My cycle of the many follies ends on day 19? WTF? My uterus is so screwed up. IF, I don't have a zillion cysts, I'd be doing IUI #5.2 with Gonal-F 175IU, acupuncture, CoQ10 ( URMySunshine77, I have to look at my bottle to tell you the dose. I got mine through my RE and it's one that's super-bioavailable, I guess so I'm not taking that much), Vit D, Vit E, Vit C, Omega 3s -- basically taking a handful of supplements every morning. I'm also actively trying to lose weight by eating WAY less sugar and carbs. I've lost 18 pounds so far. While this is really for in case we need IVF, I figure it can only help in my overall TTC efforts. Oh, and no caffeine, no alcohol, and no diet pop. Wow!! I sound like a barrel of fun, don't I!??

What is your mood? Confused about CD1, but resigned. I'll be VERY happy if I won't have to take a break, but I'm expecting it so I won't be surprised.

QOTW: A couple trips to our cabin are planned (July 4th and later in the summer). Nothing else really planned. I have a long weekend of vacation later in the summer so maybe we'll go to Chicago for the weekend or something.

[dream2be3]

Thanks for the check-in wirt2cute!

I wish it was easier to tag when mobile....since it's not, hugs to all of you that need them and I'm sorry you're going through a rough time right now.

AFM: I had the polyp in my uterus removed today. Everything went well and as long as my post-op looks good on Friday I will start stimming for IVF #1. I'm excited to finally be done with BCP's and moving forward.

QOTW: No vacation plans. We have a lake home so we spend pretty much every weekend there. DH and I have opposite busy seasons at work so it never seems to work out for us to actually go on a trip some where.

[jess9802]

Status:
TTA Cycle 2; as soon as my period starts we'll be TTC #2.






What are you doing this month?
Charting, prenatals






Where are you at in your journey?
Struggling a bit this week. DH was seriously ill over the weekend, and we're both very stressed out and reeling from it (he was in the hospital for three nights; developed sepsis from a perianal abscess and got very sick shortly after surgery). We have been fighting a lot the last couple of days. It's taking away a lot of the excitement I'd been feeling over having another baby. I have also been dealing with a lot of anxiety since this all went down.






What is your mood?
Stressed, exhausted, anxious.






QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? No plans and no trips. Just work.

[URMySunshine77]

jess9802: I am so sorry for your husband's sudden illness. I hope that he is healing quickly.

Do you have some babysitting help in town that would give you and YH some time to decompress together? I hope things get back to normal soon.

[jess9802]

May 26, 2015 22:56:47 GMT -5 URMySunshine77 said:

jess9802: I am so sorry for your husband's sudden illness. I hope that he is healing quickly.

Do you have some babysitting help in town that would give you and YH some time to decompress together? I hope things get back to normal soon.

Thanks. Between my SS, my parents, and his parents we are very lucky and have lots of childcare; we just don't take advantage very often outside of the workday. I think we're stressed out about this, money (hoping to buy a house this year), and dealing with a very stubborn and spirited three year old. It's a lot to take all at once!

[KirstenAlecia]

Status: Benched. We are buying plane tickets to Maui now.......so i can't get PG this next cycle.



What are you doing this month? Practicing! (temping/vit D/Prenatals)



Where are you at in your journey? CD2 and I HATE HATE HATE when AF comes ever since MC. I bleed so heavy you would swear i was bleeding to death......so much so that on the first 2 days its hard to leave the house.



What is your mood? Irritated......I hate AF but as far as being benched.....partially ok with it because my weight loss is going sloooooow. Even though i stay really strong with my diet



QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? Nothing this summer, but as i mentioned....Maui at the end of next Feb for H's brother. He is getting married there.

[wannabmama]

jess9802 sorry about all the stuff piling up and your husband's scary illness! I hope things quiet down for you!

KirstenAlecia I'm with you on weight loss struggles. I've been trying so hard to drop about 20lbs and it seems like no matter what I do the darn scale will not budge

[vh2014]

URMySunshine77, I think the answer is YES... finally. LOL I was taking CoQ10 at 300mg which is what I found seemed to be recommended on various other sites... but that was all Dr. Google. I stopped when I ran out after I started acupuncture. Not for any reason other than it was expensive and I didn't see any change for 4 months...

EmsMama15, Yep.... same cycle from TD. I actually had to split it in two because FF didn't like it once it got to a certain length (can't remember what that number was) Right now I'm watching with skepticiscm but I *think* we are there. Back up a bit today so hovering around 98, whch is too high for pre-O temps and mine have been down around 97.2 but I'd say averaging in the 97.4 - 97.5 range. Obviously some dips and spikes, but this is the first time I've had a sustained high temp with no explanation (they tried Provera and I did have a week where I was sick) Current temps are about what they were on Provera and since that's progesterone I'm going with that's what my body does on progesterone.... so FX that's what's causing the temps this time. 14 days would put AF on Sunday.... of course I have no idea what my actual luteal phase is anymore. Nauseous and STARVING again this morning even though I had cheese and crackers before bed last night. I think this used to be an AF sign... but I am soooooo symptom spotting for AF because it's been so long. LOL

jess9802, sorry to hear about your DH. Hope he feels better soon!

KirstenAlecia, I just picked up Pilates. I feel you on the weight. Since they thought the whole no cycle thing might be because of the quick weight loss and over exercising before I developed a phobia of exercise and packed on just about everything I lost at the begining of last year. I'm focused on maintaining until we get everything else straight. Then we will slowly and carefully let it fall off at a pound a week... unless of course there's a BFP involved. Then we'll see what the new plan will be.

[mom2boxers]

wannabmama, KirstenAlecia, - Have you ever tried Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred? I only did Level 1, but it really helped me get rid of the last of the baby weight plus some and you don't have to do crazy, complicated moves and it's only 25 minutes.

ETA: Also, Maui sounds fabulous KirstenAlecia. How long will you be staying?

[wannabmama]

vh2014 fx this is finally the end of the never ending cycle!!

mom2boxers I haven't tried that, I did try one of her older DVDs years ago and liked it...over time I feel like I've tried everything, but it's definitely been frustrating. Recently it's like nothing I do has any impact and that's just disheartening. I have to workout at 5:30am and only have about 30mins, so that's hard, too, my energy level is low then! I'll check out JM Shred!

I also want to try Barre. There's a studio opening near my office that I could maybe fit in in the am or midday...I'm useless after work and my commute is killing me!!

[badwolf]

May 26, 2015 16:21:24 GMT -5 URMySunshine77 said:

momtex and badwolf: how are you both doing? We've missed you.
 

Well hello there!  I check in on what's going on here regularly but don't post much because 1) I'm still trying to figure out all this new-fangled terminology and tracking (LOL) and 2) with DH being on nights we haven't made nearly as much progress TTC as I was hoping we would.  Stupid night shift is a real buzzkill. 

Thanks for asking about me though!

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wirt2cute, hope you are fantastically surprised this cycle!
summergirl1211, Maui this fall sounds fabulous!
mom2boxers, I hear you on the debt thing, ugh makes things a little boring
zombiesquad, love the burnin!
jess9802, hope your h continues to heal and your anxiety improves I can relate to that a lot
KirstenAlecia, Another maui bound.. sounds awesome
EmsMama15, hope things get straightened out for you, sorry last cycle ended as it did
dream2be3,hope all continues to progress smoothly for you!
URMySunshine77, just continued best wishes to one of the warmest/most sincere ladies here!

Status: cd11

What are you doing this month? chart temp and cp/cf

Where are you at in your journey? a million miles in

What is your mood? ok, not sure if I'm going to renew ff vip or just chart without vip function or not chart at all... I have 30 something days to figure it out though as that is when my membership expires. Of course my wish is to not need to chart after this cycle...

QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? Not this summer which sucks! Want to go to the beach but it will be next summer, we'll do a few weekend get aways but nothing major

[KirstenAlecia]

May 27, 2015 7:45:02 GMT -5 mom2boxers said:

wannabmama, KirstenAlecia, - Have you ever tried Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred? I only did Level 1, but it really helped me get rid of the last of the baby weight plus some and you don't have to do crazy, complicated moves and it's only 25 minutes.

ETA: Also, Maui sounds fabulous KirstenAlecia. How long will you be staying?

We will be in Maui I believe for 7 or 8 days. It hasn't been decided just yet. I just know he week that we are going
I have not tried the 30 day shred. I am about to restart this though:

www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/insanity.do

Im super pumped about this right now!!! I FINALLY feel ready to exercise. Im down 11 pounds as of this morning and I feel great!

[momtex]

Thank you for checking on me URMySunshine77! I felt like I needed to step away for a little while but I'm in a better place now and ready to jump back in.

Status: TTC #2

What are you doing this month? We're back at it. Took a total break and purposely didn't have sex during FW.

Where are you at in your journey? Coming to more peace with the fact that being one and done might not be such a bad thing after all. Some days I don't feel like our family is finished but other days I'm really thankful for what we have and try to embrace that.

What is your mood? Summer vacation starts next week so I'm pretty happy at the moment.

QOTW: What are your vacation plans for the summer, or do you have any special trips planned? We're going to Disneyland in a few weeks. I can not wait to see the magic through DD's eyes.

[wannabmama]

momtex MH and I were just talking last night about how much fun it would be to go to Disney with a LO! Hope you guys have a great time!!