Post by ThankfulSnail on Jul 19, 2016 11:35:31 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 1/1
CD: 7
What are you doing to GKU? PNV, BBT, EOD probably starting today, OPKs starting maybe today, maybe in a few days.
RRCS: Not sure when to start EOD. I have 5 recorded cycles and ovulated CD 16 on all of them but I know that's still not a ton of data to work with. I am lazy and kind of want to wait until CD 11 but I know that could be too late, which would be a bummer.
GTKY: You're going to be stranded on a deserted island... You can bring 1 person and 1 object. Who & What do you choose? 1 person would be DD. The object would be my Kindle (so long as I had an internet connection somehow in this fantasy) so we could still veg out.
Post by teachermomtobe on Jul 19, 2016 11:50:26 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 10
CD: 10
What are you doing to GKU? IVF
RRCS: Hoping to trigger tonight.
GTKY: You're going to be stranded on a deserted island... You can bring 1 person and 1 object. Who & What do you choose? I'd bring DH because he is makes me laugh, keeps me calm, and is a logical thinker. 1 object...hmmmm. A book?
Post by bradysalon on Jul 19, 2016 12:06:47 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: ... TTA maybe.. Maybe not- see below
CD: 6
What are you doing to GKU? Bbt... And nothing else at the moment.
**TW- child and IF mentioned** RRCS: I am really conflicted right now and in a really weird situation. DS is 9 months and DH is pushing to start TFAS because he's 13 years older and wants to have kids ASAP. Well my sister is struggling with IF. She is currently pregnant but the doctors believe she will lose the baby. She has been doing IUI but her RE wants her to consider IVF and we have talked about me donating eggs and eventually if it came to it, being a surrogate. DH is on board, as long as it doesn't affect my fertility or our family planning. I was so excited that my sister was pregnant and finally told DH that we could start trying. Now that my sister may lose the baby she wants to talk egg donation. My sister is 36, she has been ttgp for 3 years now. I want this for her so much I want to donate eggs but I know DH won't be on board because that will delay us and I can't do that to him. I just hear the pain in my sisters voice and I want her to have a child so badly.
Eta- I don't know a lot about IUI or IVF or egg donation so I need to do some research to see if my fears and information about it all is correct.
GTKY: You're going to be stranded on a deserted island... You can bring 1 person and 1 object. Who & What do you choose? My sister (sorry DH) because she is basically katniss from hunger games and would keep me alive. I would bring a knife.
What are you doing to GKU? Just remembering to take PNVs.
RRCS: Not much going on at the moment.
GTKY: You're going to be stranded on a deserted island... You can bring 1 person and 1 object. Who & What do you choose? I would bring a knife because it seems like an essential survival tool and bring H to use it (oh and because I love him).
What are you doing to GKU? just gearing up. Starting OPKs, sex, BBT, checking CM
RRCS: I hate being in a natural cycle right now.
GTKY: You're going to be stranded on a deserted island... You can bring 1 person and 1 object. Who & What do you choose? H. He is my rock and my best friend. Do I want to get off the island? If so, a sat phone. If not, a machete.
Post by teachermomtobe on Jul 19, 2016 12:17:20 GMT -5
bradysalon, sorry you're in a tough situation. I don't have a sister so I can't comment on the bond that you and your sister may have. Personally I'd go ahead with TTC my own kid. You don't know if your sister will lose the baby and if she does you don't know when she'll be cleared to TTC again. There are so many unknowns in this situation. I think what you want to do for your sister is amazing but I also think your H's opinions should be considered too. I think starting to research is a good idea but I wouldn't start making promises to anyone just yet. Just my 2 cents.
bradysalon, sorry you're in a tough situation. I don't have a sister so I can't comment on the bond that you and your sister may have. Personally I'd go ahead with TTC my own kid. You don't know if your sister will lose the baby and if she does you don't know when she'll be cleared to TTC again. There are so many unknowns in this situation. I think what you want to do for your sister is amazing but I also think your H's opinions should be considered too. I think starting to research is a good idea but I wouldn't start making promises to anyone just yet. Just my 2 cents.
Thanks! Yeah- my sister knows that DHs opinion is going to be my biggest influencer right now. I hate to make my sister wait another year or more but unfortunately that's just the way it is. She wants to sit down and discuss this with our husbands and make a plan. I think they need time to save up so it may work out. Off to do some research on what this entails...
RRCS: So far so good re: side effects. Not missing the alternating rage and tears of Clomid last cycle!
GTKY: You're going to be stranded on a deserted island... You can bring 1 person and 1 object. Who & What do you choose? Definitely DH - I hate spending even a day apart from him. And a knife of his choosing - that man could probably build us a nice little house with just a knife.
GTKY: You're going to be stranded on a deserted island... You can bring 1 person and 1 object. Who & What do you choose? Can I exchange the object with another person? I really can't choose between dh and ds.
Post by ThankfulSnail on Jul 19, 2016 14:14:06 GMT -5
bradysalon, I have not been in your exact position, but I did research becoming a surrogate for my SIL who has secondary IF when I heard she was looking for a surrogate. My research indicated to me that I would not be a good candidate to be a surrogate because I am overweight, and also that they want you to be done with your own family before becoming a surrogate, since every pregnancy could potentially have complications which would cause it to be your last. I didn't talk to any doctors so I don't know if that would have actually prevented me from being accepted as a surrogate, but it was enough that I didn't want to offer it to my SIL only to be disappointed if I couldn't do it.
Here's what I will say: you are not the only person who could be a surrogate or donate eggs to your sister, although I understand if you'd be the preferred person. IMO, you should continue with your own family planning as you are now, as you never know if your sister will have a loss (and I so, so hope that she doesn't, how awful) or even how long it will be after that loss that it will be before she's ready to start talking egg donation or surrogacy. While I'm sure she would want you involved in that, I can't imagine she'd expect you to put your own family planning/expanding on hold for hers instead.
bradysalon, I have not been in your exact position, but I did research becoming a surrogate for my SIL who has secondary IF when I heard she was looking for a surrogate. My research indicated to me that I would not be a good candidate to be a surrogate because I am overweight, and also that they want you to be done with your own family before becoming a surrogate, since every pregnancy could potentially have complications which would cause it to be your last. I didn't talk to any doctors so I don't know if that would have actually prevented me from being accepted as a surrogate, but it was enough that I didn't want to offer it to my SIL only to be disappointed if I couldn't do it.
Here's what I will say: you are not the only person who could be a surrogate or donate eggs to your sister, although I understand if you'd be the preferred person. IMO, you should continue with your own family planning as you are now, as you never know if your sister will have a loss (and I so, so hope that she doesn't, how awful) or even how long it will be after that loss that it will be before she's ready to start talking egg donation or surrogacy. While I'm sure she would want you involved in that, I can't imagine she'd expect you to put your own family planning/expanding on hold for hers instead.
Huge hugs. What a tough situation to be in.
Thanks for this. I definitely would not surrogate until I am done with kids and we want 3 ideally so it would be a few years. As far as egg donation- that doesn't effect my fertility from what I've read but of course if I get pregnant, I can't donate eggs until I start O'ing again. My sister wouldn't expect me to put my own family planning on hold and I couldn't do that to DH so ultimately she would have to wait. Which I feel bad about. She's going to the doctor on Friday to see if the baby has grown at all but previous u/s have not given good news. She's going to talk to them about egg donation and if she needs wait time, assuming she will miscarry. Maybe a miracle will happen and the baby is fine.
Post by ourcrazynavylife on Jul 19, 2016 15:15:59 GMT -5
Cycle/Month: 6/8
CD: 14
What are you doing to GKU? Bbt, cm/cp, PNV, sex, random OPKs
RRCS: every time I start to get the hang of what my body is doing it switches things up on me. It looks like I might've already O'd (if I put dummy temps in for tomorrow I get CH). While I'm freaking ecstatic about O'ing that early. We didn't really bd much because everyone's sick. Fx and trying not to get too excited here.
GTKY: You're going to be stranded on a deserted island... You can bring 1 person and 1 object. Who & What do you choose?
Am I the worst person ever that DH & DD didn't even cross my mind to take with me?! Lol. I would probably take my BFF because she's a damn good nurse and creative. My item of choice would be a fire starter.
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