******2/24/16 Weekly Check-In*******

[wirt2cute]

I hope y'all don't mind me starting? So not TTC but I missed talking with you ladies. 

Happy Wednesday!!!!

Status:



What are you doing this month?




Where are you at in your journey?




What is your mood?



QOTW: Are you a planner, how do you keep up with your daily life? 

[wirt2cute]

Status: TTC Break


What are you doing this month? Nothing


Where are you at in your journey?

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H and I have been doing weekly counseling sessions and so far things to see to be looking up. So far we have had 6 session and I like our counselor. Being able to talk about everything has made this easier in our lack of communication. We will get on each other nerves but now when he does something I don't want to hit him with a frying pan. We have discussed everything including TTC and we both think that in due time we would be open to trying again. This past valentines day was the first time in a while that we "cuddled" which was really nice.

What is your mood? I missed you ladies and having that interaction, so I hope you don't mind if I just hang around these here parts.



QOTW: Are you a planner, how do you keep up with your daily life? I have to plan everything. I bought an awesome planner and I love it but I also have my work planner. I wish I could just have one, but there are so many things for work that I have to keep up with and I end up transferring information between both planners.

[wannabmama]

Hi wirt2cute nice to see you around these parts!

Status: TTC
What are you doing this month? Pretty much just sex, and charting stuff.
Where are you at in your journey? I thought I'd O'ed yesterday but my temp wasn't really up today. Hopefully tomorrow it will rise...
What is your mood? Zen...we are starting IVF next cycle so I'm pretty much just focused on that.
QOTW: I'm sort of a planner...I keep up with most things in my head, I have a weird empty that is good with dates...though I'm getting worse in my old age! I do have s pretty planner that I like but haven't totally started using for everything yet. I'm working on it! I used to use an awesome app with H to keep him up to date but that app changed and he started not looking at it anyway, so I gave up on that, ha!

[summergirl1211]

Thanks for the check-in wirt2cute, you're always welcome here! I'm glad counseling is going well and you're both happy about where you're at and where you're going. Sending you so many hugs.


Good luck this week ladies!


Status: TFAS


What are you doing this month? Just burned the bench so we HIO during my FW and am taking PNV. Our last natural cycle before we move to meds.


Where are you at in your journey? Cycle 7, CD31, 11DPO Spotting started this morning, right on schedule. I was excited about being back to TTC this month but am not surprised nothing worked.


What is your mood? Okay. Just ready to get the medicated cycles going. I've had the meds waiting at my house for over a month now so it'll be good to finally put them to use!


QOTW: Are you a planner, how do you keep up with your daily life? My work calendar keeps me on schedule during the week but otherwise we have a white board on our frig for anything important. Otherwise my H is more organized than I am so I expect him to keep me on track. Mostly everything is just rattling around in my brain.

[wirt2cute]

wannabmama, hopefully you will O really soon and you can see that temp rise.

summergirl1211, YAY for burning that bench!!!! Have fun!!!!

[tiresiastheblond]

summergirl1211, Yay for burning the bench! I hope this cycle is the one!
wannabmama, Welcome to the world of IVF. I really hope your cycle is successful!
wirt2cute, Welcome back!!!! I'm so glad the counseling is helping!

Status: Still TTC #2


What are you doing this month? ?
The in-depth immunological panel the RPL specialist ordered came back basically normal, so I'm trying to decide between transferring my remaining embryo with my old RE, then cycling again with the new one if necessary, or doing a mock cycle with an ERA and EIP (tests of endometrial receptivity and immunology) and transferring/cycling again after clear results or treatment of anything they discovered. The uncertainty is because going ahead with the mock cycle would push my next potential retrieval out to summer at least, and I'm dubious about the likelihood of these tests finding anything treatable versus the likelihood that my reserve will diminish significantly in that time. Ugh, always the decisions.

Where are you at in your journey? 2 years, 3 IUIs, 3 IVFs, 3 losses.



What is your mood? Tired.



QOTW: Are you a planner, how do you keep up with your daily life?
Not really. I wish I were better able to think strategically as far as the big things are concerned, but just keeping track of daily stuff by memory seems to work fine.

[sleepymonkey]

I am so sorry I have been slacking this week on the check-ins, ladies. I decided I needed a few days to step back from thinking about TTC (other than taking this damn letrozole) so I haven't been around much.
Thanks for the starting, wirt2cute! It's wonderful to see you around here! I am so glad that counseling is going well for you and YH.
wannabmama, So many good thoughts for a successful first IVF cycle next month!
summergirl1211, What meds does the RE have you taking for your first cycle? Are you doing IUI or just going with TI to start?
tiresiastheblond, I hope you can come to a decision you're comfortable with soon. I always have my FX for you!

Status: TTC#2


What are you doing this month? Letrozole, trigger shot and IUI#1


Where are you at in your journey? Cycle 10, CD 6


What is your mood? Hopeful that IUI will be the answer but also trying to mentally prepare for the likelihood that it will not work.


QOTW: Are you a planner, how do you keep up with your daily life? I am a planner, which drives MH crazy (he is a more spur of the moment kind of person.) I like to have a plan and know what I'm doing and when. Luckily I have a really great memory so once I have a plan, it stays put in my head. Usually.

[wirt2cute]

tiresiastheblond, . Glad you panel came back normal, I hope you guys are able to come up with a good decision and plan.

sleepymonkey, all things crossed for your IUI this cycle!

When it comes to planning my memory sucks, I have to put pretty much everything on either my planner, phone calendar, or work calendar. My fridge also has a calendar that I write on. I also put a lot of stuff on post-its.

[summergirl1211]

sleepymonkey, I'll be on Clomid, trigger shot, and Prometrium. No IUI yet, we're going to give this trio a shot over the next 3 cycles and then reevaluate. The biggest problem I have is I only have one fallopian tube, so we need to make sure I ovulate on the correct side each time!

[bazinga]

Great to see you back wirt2cute, I'm glad the counseling is helping.

wannabmama, I really hope your plan can stay on track.

summergirl1211, yay for burning the bench!

tiresiastheblond, those are some difficult decisions indeed, I hope you find the right option soon.

sleepymonkey,I have everything crossed for your first IUI.

Status: TFAS

What are you doing this month? PNV, CM, BBT,HIO...

Where are you in your journey? Currently in the TWW of cycle 6AL.

What's your mood? I'm feeling calmer this TWW (so far) than I have since my loss. I think having an appointment with my OBGYN learned for next week to discuss what next, if needed, is helping.

QOTW: I'm super organized in my work life and plan and remember everything. I don't know why but that doesn't apply in my home life where I'm much less organized and more forgetful. This is a constant cause of frustration for MH. Definitely something I need to work on...

[fishchicks]

sleepymonkey Good luck with your IUI!
summergirl1211 Woo-hoo for being off the bench. Enjoy it!
bazinga Calmer is great. I hope your conversation with your OB gives you some answers or next steps that help.
Hugs to you wirt2cute. I"m really glad counseling is helping. I hope things keep improving.

As for me, status is TTC#1.

What am I doing? PNV, CM, BBT, Pom, Opks.

Where am I? Depending on how I count day 1, I think I'm about CD 8 of cycle 1 after missed mc.

Mood? Doing much better. I'm getting back to a place where I can be excited about TTC, and also excited about all the things I can do if I'm not pregnant.

QOTW: I'm a planner, and I want things done as far in advance as possible. DH is a go with the flow kind of guy. I try to track everything in a shared calendar that's online, and I try not to push DH on things I don't have to. For example, he wants to travel to Japan this July. I want to have flights and hotels booked and vacation time approved already, but since it's his trip that he's planning, I'm trying not to push.

[sleepymonkey]

summergirl1211, that sounds like a good plan. Hopefully there will be no need to reevaluate it!

[wannabmama]

fishchicks I've had to learn to sit on my hands and zipper my mouth and let MH plan things sometimes...even though the whole time I'm just thinking "you're doing it wrong!" (Or at least way more last minute/hap hazard than I would do.) it's a challenge...but now he asks me for help since he's had some not to perfectly, ha.

[wirt2cute]

bazinga, FX for you this cycle!!!

fishchicks, I understand about the planning process. If I could have my calendar set for the year that would be fine with me.

[vh2014]

wirt2cute, Good to see you back, TTC or not.

Status: TTC #3 for me, #1 for DH
What are you doing this month? Probably same supplements as last month. Follow up U/S at some point for cyst
Where are you at in your journey? CD1. At least I O'ed again.
What is your mood? Eh. A little bummed since our timing was miraculously perfect. DH needs to get tested or we need to take another approach that it doesn't matter. I get the cyst rechecked so I'm going to try to time the appointment for additional benefits (lining, follicles ) since RE basically said DE. DH and I need to have a good long talk.



QOTW: Are you a planner, how do you keep up with your daily life? I am a planner but not a plan follower LOL. I love to make plans and budgets and lists and spreadsheets. Once they are done I generally don't look at them again. They are more tools for me to wrap my head around what's going on than an actual working document.

[vh2014]

tiresiastheblond, Tough choices. Good luck. I guess the question I would ask is- if they find something, is there anything they can do to help, and if so, would it hurt to do some of those things this round without the testing?

[Tiger]

tiresiastheblond - Seriously with all of the decisions, right?

summergirl1211 - Yay for burning the bench. I hate that freaking bench (oh wait, I'm technically still sitting on it right now).

What are you doing this month?
NTNP. CD12

Where are you at in your journey?
Cycle 45. Four IUIs, all BFN. Starting IVF #1 in mid-April.

What is your mood?
Excited. Talked to the nurse at our new clinic today and it went great. HSG will be next month, then start EPP when my cycle starts in mid-April. I also found a local (35 mins away) monitoring clinic, so I don't have to go live in NY for three weeks.

QOTW: Are you a planner, how do you keep up with your daily life?
Oh yes, I'm a planner. I have a lot in my head, but I also utilize reminders in google calendar and MS Outlook very often. I also have a IRL planner that I love to write things down in.

[fishchicks]

vh2014 I hope your DH can get on board with testing. It's such a sensitive subject, but it's hard when we are role models for testing and doing what's needed to maximize our chances, and they're not as willing to do so.

Tiger Great news on finding a local clinic. I can't imagine the added stress of having to live somewhere else, so I'm really happy for you. Fingers crossed for a great IVF outcome.

[vh2014]

Feb 26, 2016 7:30:52 GMT -5 fishchicks said:

vh2014 I hope your DH can get on board with testing. It's such a sensitive subject, but it's hard when we are role models for testing and doing what's needed to maximize our chances, and they're not as willing to do so.

Tiger Great news on finding a local clinic. I can't imagine the added stress of having to live somewhere else, so I'm really happy for you. Fingers crossed for a great IVF outcome.

In fairness to DH... in over 2 years of TTC it hasn't mattered yet. It's been all me.... we thought DE were our only option because I wasn't ovulating anymore... and then I did... and then they cycles were long... and then the cyst.  So there have only been a few times where it's been likely because timing has been hard (but fortunately activity has been good enough to be "lucky" hehe).

Anyway... we did start the conversation last night.  Having my niece over and seeing how good he was with her was a great opening.  That and AF because he was feeling extra cuddly. LOL. I still have the follow up to make sure the cyst is gone and if so we'll go from there. Any ART we get will be DE IVF unless I can find an RE willing to give OE a shot.... but if we can get me back on track we'll try to HIO for a little longer... but if we go that route he'll need to test so I know there is at least possibility there.