Weekly Check-In 3/8/16****

[wirt2cute]

Status:




What are you doing this month?




Where are you at in your journey?




What is your mood?


QOTW: Because I just left the grocery store at 7:45 in the morning with a crap load of nothing, tell me how you grocery shop? Do you create list, do menu shopping, shop only once a month, tell me what you do? 

[wirt2cute]

Status: Break



What are you doing this month? Chilling


Where are you at in your journey? Right now just chilling. I did my first acupuncture session and it was amazing. It was so relaxing and calming. She put pins in my feet, leg, head, face, arms, and hands. After all the pins were placed I actually fell asleep. She my pulse was slippery or something to that nature so she did something for that. I have my second session this week.



What is your mood? I am an a great mood today.


QOTW: Because I just left the grocery store at 7:45 in the morning with a crap load of nothing, tell me how you grocery shop? Do you create list, do menu shopping, shop only once a month, tell me what you do?
I try to do grocery list but I never get it done. Normally I just roam through the store grabbing stuff. I need to do better in that department.

[sleepymonkey]

Status: TTC #2


What are you doing this month? Just waiting to see if IUI#1 was successful.


Where are you at in your journey? CD19/8DPO Cycle 10


What is your mood? Work has gotten a lot busier so I have had a lot less time to obsess about TTC, which has been kind of nice. MH and I were going to take the next cycle off because we wanted to avoid the potential of having another holiday time baby but we agreed that we can't afford to take any time off. July is coming fast and I'm still planning on holding to that month as the end of actively TTC.


QOTW: Because I just left the grocery store at 7:45 in the morning with a crap load of nothing, tell me how you grocery shop? Do you create list, do menu shopping, shop only once a month, tell me what you do? I shop weekly, although I always end up having to go back to the store for a few items at least once during the week. I make a list and try to stick to it as much as possible, though I do get a few unplanned things as well. I don't really meal plan but I try to make sure I have a few things in mind for what we're going to make during the week. I often do the bulk of my grocery shopping at SuperTarget (I love the Cartwheel app) but I hate their produce so I always go to Publix for produce and Boar's Head deli meat (DD won't eat much meat but will eat Boar's Head ham or chicken.)

[wannabmama]

Status: TTC #1

What are you doing this month? IVF #1

Where are you at in your journey? CD1


What is your mood? Anxious, excited, cautiously hopeful


QOTW: Because I just left the grocery store at 7:45 in the morning with a crap load of nothing, tell me how you grocery shop? Do you create list, do menu shopping, shop only once a month, tell me what you do?
We do hello fresh so that takes care of three meals a week, which has cut way down on our grocery shopping. I usually go each day of the weekend and just get stuff for those days on those trips and we do something easy for Monday, which I pick up on my Sunday trip. We usually get take out or eat out one night a week. I love the grocery store and it's less than a mile from our house so it's easy to do a bunch of short/quick trips, otherwise we end up with spoilage if we get too much at one time.

[tiresiastheblond]

wirt2cute , I'm glad you're chilling and enjoying the acupuncture.
sleepymonkey , FX the IUI worked!

Status: TTC #2




What are you doing this month? Preparing for April FET. I'm still on my low carb diet, and I've gotten MUCH better about exercising. I finally started adding weight training to the cardio (for the first time since 2012, although I used to be religious about it) and feel soooo much better. I've also started metformin for my crazy glucose, and it seems to be helping.




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




What is your mood? Pretty good.


QOTW: Because I just left the grocery store at 7:45 in the morning with a crap load of nothing, tell me how you grocery shop? Do you create list, do menu shopping, shop only once a month, tell me what you do? I pick up DH at the train station on Friday nights after work, and we do the grocery shopping on the way home so we don't have to deal with it during the weekend. We do make a list of everything we'll need during the week, which includes menu planning, but we also just make sure we walk down every aisle so that if we've left something off the list, we'll see it. It works pretty well.

[summergirl1211]

Status: TFAS


What are you doing this month? Clomid, monitoring, trigger, PNV and TI


Where are you at in your journey? Cycle 8, CD12


What is your mood? Disappointed today. Just had my 3rd u/s of the cycle and while Clomid got things going, it doesn't even look like I'm going to ovulate this month, let alone ovulate on my "good" side. While I knew this was a possibility, seeing the truth on the u/s screen just makes it that much worse. The NP and I talked about IVF since we have a huge deductible and throwing almost $500 at every u/s is pretty painful until we hit our deductible. However, my H isn't on board with IVF right now, or ever, so we'll just continue with this process for now and hope it works. I just feel like everyone is getting pregnant lately.


QOTW: Because I just left the grocery store at 7:45 in the morning with a crap load of nothing, tell me how you grocery shop? Do you create list, do menu shopping, shop only once a month, tell me what you do? We definitely create a list, both of randoms and meal planning stuff. Usually we shop every Saturday (and sometimes Sunday) and try to get what we need for the week. Weeknights are too busy for shopping except for emergency stuff, so we try to stock up on the weekends if we can.

[sleepymonkey]

I'm sorry about the disappointing u/s, summergirl1211.

[tiresiastheblond]

I'm sorry, summergirl1211. I'm also sorry you and YH aren't on the same page. What are his objections to IVF?

[summergirl1211]

Mar 8, 2016 13:55:31 GMT -5 tiresiastheblond said:

I'm sorry, summergirl1211 . I'm also sorry you and YH aren't on the same page. What are his objections to IVF?

tiresiastheblond , thanks. Honestly we haven't really talked about IVF much because we keep hoping that something else less expensive/invasive would work first. We had a convo via text this morning and he said he'd rather adopt than do IVF. He didn't really give any reason and I didn't ask him to elaborate since I'd rather talk in person. We definitely need to talk it through more, but it isn't covered by insurance and we just started with medicated cycles, so we'd exhaust other options first anyway. 

[bazinga]

wirt2cute,great to hear you're doing well

sleepymonkey,FX for you, I hope the IUI worked!

summergirl1211, sorry for the disappointing news at your u/s.


Status: TFAS

What are you doing this month? The usual + started testing with my OBGYN.

Where are you at in your journey? Cycle 7 AL, WTO

What is your mood? Good, I'm happy (you know what I mean, right?) to have started testing. So far my CD3 blood work looked good with all levels in the normal range (I didn't get details over the phone) with the exception of low vitamin D so I need to add extra. Although I'm still waiting for the AMH results in the next couple of days. U/S is scheduled for this time next week and we'll do SA and HSG next cycle if everything checks out there.

QOTW: Because I just left the grocery store at 7:45 in the morning with a crap load of nothing, tell me how you grocery shop? Do you create list, do menu shopping, shop only once a month, tell me what you do?
We typically fill the freezer with a variety of meat and fish at costco every 2-3 months then mostly shop for fruit/veggies and other ingredients based off a list and around a meal plan. Not that we always stick to it, but we try not to waste too much and will cook for the freezer if we end up with lots that might spoil...

[fishchicks]

wirt2cute The relaxation aspect of your acupuncture sounds great. I really wonder if the "down" time is part of the benefit.

sleepymonkey My fingers are crossed that your IUI turns out to do the trick. I'll be waiting for good news from you soon!

tiresiastheblond It's great that you're feeling better with your routine. I hope it pays off in other ways, too.

summergirl1211 Wow, that's a tough conversation to have. I think you're wise to wait for face to face, but I hope the less invasive options do the trick.

Status: CD19/3DPO

What are you doing this month? OPKs, BBT, PNV, all the sex, and Pom.

Where are you at in your journey? TTC #1, Cycle 1 after loss. This will mark six months, which is nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it's been a rocky six months.

What is your mood? Good. I"m finally over the flu and feeling human again. Had a great night out with my coworkers and am optimistic that whatever happens will be ok.

QOTW: A few years ago I looked at how much money we were spending on food, and how much was going bad, and realized that I felt sick with the waste. Now I meal plan, so I go to the store with a list of everything I need to make all the meals for the week. I account for eating out, so I don't overbuy. My grocery bills have dropped by several hundred bucks a month and I rarely let food spoil any more, which makes me really happy. The downside is that it can be boring, eating the same thing all week.

[sleepymonkey]

fishchicks, It makes me sick to think of all the food we waste. I go through my pantry every few months and have to throw out so much stuff that has expired. I always have such good intentions and plan meals for the week, taking in to account that we eat out on Friday night, but then we almost always end up doing take out one or 2 other nights as well. I'm perfectly fine eating the same thing all week but I need quick and easy meals that I can make in 20 minutes or I will make excuses why I don't have time to cook.

[fishchicks]

Mar 9, 2016 8:41:42 GMT -5 sleepymonkey said:

fishchicks, It makes me sick to think of all the food we waste. I go through my pantry every few months and have to throw out so much stuff that has expired. I always have such good intentions and plan meals for the week, taking in to account that we eat out on Friday night, but then we almost always end up doing take out one or 2 other nights as well. I'm perfectly fine eating the same thing all week but I need quick and easy meals that I can make in 20 minutes or I will make excuses why I don't have time to cook.

Can you do batch cooking on the weekend so you don't have to spend more than 20 minutes during the week? That's the only approach that works for me. The other thing I do is to skip shopping for a week every few months and force myself to eat from the pantry and freezer. I save time by skipping the store, so I can put more toward cooking.

[wirt2cute]

sleepymonkey , FX for you this cycle and I understand about not wanting to lose any time. Even though we are on a much needed break, I can't stop thinking about all the time that is passing. I know it is to make things better but dang I just makes me sad. 

wannabmama ,  Praying that IVF #1 is a awesome success! I have always wondered about Hello Fresh? 


tiresiastheblond , FX for your FET in April!!! I wish I could get H to grocery shop with me, his attention span is not that long. 


summergirl1211 , ((hugs)) for your u/s. 


bazinga , glad that your bw came back normal, good luck with your other testing. 

fishchicks , I think we waste a crap load of money with all the stuff we throw away. Glad you are feeling better after the flu. 

[wannabmama]

wirt2cute we really like hello fresh...it's just nice to have the dinner decision made for us three nights a week and I'd say 90% of the meals have bee really good and the other 10% are just a little "blah." But...that's better than my cooking probably, ha. We also spend less on food bc there's no waste and we eat out way less bc it's already there waiting for us. The meals take 30-40mins usually but are simple and kind of fun. I'm a fan. I can send you free code to try it out if you're every interested, PM me.

[vh2014]

Status: TTC #1 for DH, #3 for me

What are you doing this month? Lots of supplements, still temping, actually tracking again, and need to call the Dr for the followup on the U/S for my cyst.

Where are you at in your journey? Waiting to O... or something... 2 high temps in a row but high before and CM doesn't match this time so who knows....

What is your mood? I'm busy now and I've been putting off the followup. I was pretty excited AF showed after another super long cycle (more than likely caused by the cyst) but now I guess it's time to figure it out again.. It was nice to know what was going on and there was a possibility for a brief second. Kind of on the fence about where this journey is going. One day I'm like, "oh, we'll just see what happens and it will happen" the next I'm like, "we should pursue adoption", the next I just think it will never happen and I should accept that and let go.


QOTW: Because I just left the grocery store at 7:45 in the morning with a crap load of nothing, tell me how you grocery shop? Do you create list, do menu shopping, shop only once a month, tell me what you do? All of the above. LOL. I don't like grocery shopping but I go through phases. Lately it's been run in after work and grab what I want to make for dinner- or better yet DH does. I'm working on losing some weight now so this week I'll probably plan a menu and make a list this week. And the farmer's market should be open again. LOVE LOVE LOVE the farmer's market.

[hammysmommy]

Hi again :-)

I've been lurking and keeping fingers and toes crossed for you all.  It was becoming too emotionally draining for me to check in weekly - every week drew me closer to the possibility of being OAD.    I don't know where we are right now - I'm not ready to be OAD, but it may be out of our hands.

Status: CD2. Basically out until after F/U with RE 4/4 (no letrozole means no ovulation for me this month).

What are you doing this month? Wasting some quality TTC time while waiting for RE appointment next month.

Where are you at in your journey? Unknown.  If the RE appt goes okay, all I'm hoping for is that he'll let me do a few more
cycles of letrozole & TI - but if he wants another full workup
first, then I think we're OAD due to $$ and time.  The tests wouldn't be
done until May as I'll need a provera withdrawal cycle to be able to test on specific cycle days.  Which I estimate puts the next possible time to get letrozole at midJune (after another provera bleed), which gives me about 2/3 cycles at most before September (the date I have stuck in my head as my end of the TTC road).


What is your mood?   Tearful, sad, disappointed, dejected.  My being "broken" is all I can think of, and that's horrible, because I should be happy to have been blessed with one LO.

QOTW: I try to do one weekly trip on Sat/Sunday to ensure fairly balanced meals for DSD and G throughout the week, but we often make last minute trips to the store because we forgot something (and then forgot it that time too so we'll go again the next day).  Wish we were better at meal planning.

[summergirl1211]

Hugs hammysmommy. I hope everything goes well with your RE appointment and he lets you try a few more cycles as you currently are. And I totally understand the being "broken" feeling. It's hard to understand why it's so easy for many women and others struggle. I'm hoping for peace for you no matter what happens.

[fishchicks]

I"m so sorry hammysmommy. I really wish you the best of outcomes from your RE appointment. You'll definitely be in my thoughts.

[bazinga]

So many hugs to you hammysmommy. I hope your RE appointment goes well.

[wannabmama]

hammysmommy sending you good thoughts and hugs. It's such a frustrating and sad process when something so important won't work right and is pretty much out of our hands. I hope your RE appt goes well and you and YH can settle on the best plan and find peace with whatever your decision is. Take care of yourself.

[vh2014]

@hammusmommy. So sorry you are dealing with all of this. Hugs.

[tiresiastheblond]

hammysmommy,I'm sorry you're having such a hard time. Hugs.

[sleepymonkey]

Hugs, hammysmommy. I totally understand feeling broken and being up against a deadline. Mine is July so only 4 more cycles before I admit defeat.

[caer]

Sending you big hugs hammysmommy and sleepymonkey.

[caer]

I haven't checked in but wanted to say I have Blue Apron meals to give away if anyone wants one! It's a full week (3 nights of meals) for free. We do either Blue Apron, Hello Fresh or Plated almost every week and I can't say enough good stuff about them. PM me if anyone wants a free week!

ETA: I just checked and I also have free Plated weeks. I've been sitting on these forever so if anyone (lurkers included) wants one, please PM me!

[wannabmama]

caer we love hello fresh; we loved blue apron too but had problems with the delivery so we use hello fresh now and love it! It helps us so much with meal planning.

[wirt2cute]

wannabmama,I know I am days late, but thank you for the review. I will def be checking out the website. My only think is my picky 6 year old. I will pm you if I have any questions.