Weekly Check-In (2/16/15)

[RM80]

Until we have a larger membership, we've decided to try having one weekly check-in for everyone on the board whether you're planning to TTC, actively TTC, pregnant, parenting, preparing for fostering/adoption, exploring your options, or taking a permanent or temporary break from the baby-making world.

Tell us where you are, milestones, big deals, small wins, gripes, whatever you want!

QOTW: Inspired by my lack of love for my job lately... If you could start a new business or switch careers completely what would you do?  OR If you love your job and would never switch what makes you love it??  For the fun of it, lets pretend money is no object and it's OK if your new career isn't very profitable!


*** Disclaimer for the thread: While we grow, if you ever want a separate check-in, then PLEASE just ask, happy to separate!! I know that there are times when TTC that can be rough to read the pregnancy/parenting posts so I want to be respectful if people want some separation. Feel free to PM me directly if you want me to just start one or start one if your comfy doing so! Also, if you have a BFP, please create a new thread to announce so we can all celebrate with you and so that no one having a tough time TTC is surprised by an unexpected new BFP here. Let’s face it, a BFP deserves its own announcement anyway!***

[RM80]

TTC- I'm on CD6 today, day 4 of Femara. Had my CD3 u/s Friday, all looked good apparently, go back on 2/23 for my next u/s, guessing IUI day will be 25th if all looks good.

QOTW: I really, REALLY want to own a B&B or mini boutique hotel type place, that's my ultimate dream. I know I would work about 100x harder and make about 100x less, but I don't care! One day! Ideally located on the beach or in key west! Anyone have $3.2M they want to loan me?? www.bedandbreakfast.com/innsforsale/fl-key-west-6057.html

[wittyandwaiting]

Good Morning All!

TTC - Just in from the RE's office this morning; I've got two juicy follicles and awesome estrogen levels so we triggered this morning for an IUI tomorrow. (Fingers Crossed)

C made an excellent observation: You know who runs the world these days (at least for us) - Follicles! We had a little dance party in the car to this replacing the word girls with follicles, it was nice to have some TTC humour.

ETA: (we must have been posting at the same time) Happy to hear that all looked good RM80! I'm sending you all sorts of awesome egg making mojo. 

QOTW: Yikes! This is tough. I'd love to be a writer or a high school guidance counsellor or a professional pep talker. TBH though, I love my current job but would love it more if there was less paperwork; I get to help others in a really tangible way, it's pretty warm and fuzzy.

[healz413]

We're 10w6d today. Our ultrasound last week went well and we have another one at 12w1d.

This Saturday I had a mini scare. When I was putting in my progesterone suppository, I noticed that I had a small amount of old brown blood. I know that old blood is nothing to worry about, but I also know that old blood can precede new blood. I've had no more bleeding (old or otherwise) since then. So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

QOTW: I don't know the answer to this. I really do think that I want to be a professor. Right now the process of finishing my PhD, publishing, and getting a tenure-track job seems really, really overwhelming.

[mahler5]

RM80-- good luck this cycle! fx for you.  A BB sounds really nice.  We could all come stay there sometime


This is sarahtrpt from other board.  I'm still getting used to this format.  I accidentally pressed something typing and now I have a different window to type in with more editing/font options.  My goal is to get my pic up on my user profile today!

it snowed 3 inches last night and is still going.  We haven't had much snow this year so it's nice but I wish it was warmer.  I'm hoping to take C out in the snow later if it warms up a bit!

c is doing great.  She is walking a ton and even running for short bursts.  She loves carrying stuff while she is walking , or drinking her sippy cup.  It's like she wants to practice doing everything while walking.  It's pretty cute.  She even draped a towel over her head and was walking and ran into the wall. Not so cute.   She was fine.  I guess she will have to learn you shouldn't do that.  She is also throwing things on the ground now (not just dropping them).  And she is learning the meaning of more words.  She will point to my belly button when I ask her where it is.   She loves belly buttons and buttons in general.  I try to get her to point to my nose but she doesn't do it most of the time. She definitely has selective memory right now and really focuses in on things that interest her and ignores the rest.

as far as TTC I'm just waiting for AF.  I only completely stopped BF a week ago so it may take awhile but I swear I've had PMS symptoms for two weeks now.  It's probably just my body getting used to different hormone levels after stopping BF. 

QOTW-- I would love to play in the NY Phil or another world renowned orchestra.  I'm not even close to good enough to play in any professional orchestra.  And I would probably be so stressed out knowing I wasn't good enough.  I would be constantly worried I was out of tune etc but hypothetically if I could be that good I would love to do that!

[pandd]

We finished our foster care application/homestudy/etc a couple of weeks ago, then got a call that a new regulation means we have to redo our DANGED fingerprinting. We scrambled to do that last week, but still don't know how long it will be before we are considered active.
We are going to hold off on doing a FET until summer sometime, and still aren't sure who we will have try to carry. healz413 - I love reading about your pregnancy, since it sounds like we had similarly horrible experiences. Hoping to have some similar success in the future.

QOTW - I love my job, but if I had to choose a different one, I would also really enjoy being an engineer.

[amberreva]

38w1d here. OMG I could be responsible for another human being any day now. Nothing new to report just waiting for something to happen. I am hoping not to go past my due date. For the most part I am still feeling pretty good minus a lot of pressure and heartburn. Have my weekly appointment on Wednesday and think I am going to ask for a cervix check to see if anything is happening down there.

QOTW: For the most part I like my job and can't complain. I enjoy working with the general public (minus the germs while pregnant) and like that I am not setting behind a desk all day. Only thing I wish is that I was paid enough to afford to go to part time so I can be a partial SHAM. If R were to answer this question she would say open a bar which is a dream of hers.

Good luck to all of those currently TTC or in the 2ww.

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

39+6. waiting... waiting...waiting... no "signs" and getting annoyed walking into work every day to be asked "are you still here" etc. sick of feeling bad about not practicing hypnobabies enough. sick of my parents bugging me. sick of everyone else bugging me. starting to hear it on facebook too (WTF).
amberreva i had mine checked just for the hell of it at 38+2 and was 1cm. i didnt want to check again at 39+2 but the dr did (she was going on vaca)... still 1cm. it actually made me sad more than helped!

QOTW: i would keep my job but try to work from home and/or traveling sounds good to me!

[RM80]

Oh my gosh amberreva you are SOOOOOO close! I can't wait for you to meet your LO & of course to see pictures. I can only imagine what a ball of emotions you will all go through meeting B's sibling. Thinking of you and sending lots of good vibes!

[RM80]

@ 2mrsks (mrs&mrsk), you are so close too! We're gearing up for a babypolloza here! Sending lots of good energy your way too! Keep us posted!

[wittyandwaiting]

Feb 16, 2015 9:28:54 GMT -5 RM80 said:

@ 2mrsks (mrs&mrsk), you are so close too! We're gearing up for a babypolloza here! Sending lots of good energy your way too! Keep us posted!

I misread that as Baby-Poo-Loza and totally laughed out loud!


2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) - DS13 was born at exactly 40 weeks and I had no signs until that day; even now he is known for being very punctual. 


I can't wait to meet all these new babies! 

[shemarie82]

Nothing new here with TTC or with the Fostering crap. Feels like hurry up and wait on both accounts. We see our new RE next month, right now, that feels like it might as well be a year from now. We have made some final decisions on how the foster room will be set up, eventually. Being that we have already done all of our part for licensing, the wait is driving me crazy. I feel like if the room is complete, my patience will be even shorter with our SW. We leave for Vegas at the end of the week, hopefully once we get back, there will be some movement from the SW.

QOTW: I really like my job, and am pretty content. If I could do anything without money being a factor, I would stay home and volunteer for a few years. But only if it would also not hurt my chances of returning to a competitive career when I was ready.

[healz413]

Feb 16, 2015 9:01:14 GMT -5 pandd said:

We finished our foster care application/homestudy/etc a couple of weeks ago, then got a call that a new regulation means we have to redo our DANGED fingerprinting. We scrambled to do that last week, but still don't know how long it will be before we are considered active.
We are going to hold off on doing a FET until summer sometime, and still aren't sure who we will have try to carry. healz413 - I love reading about your pregnancy, since it sounds like we had similarly horrible experiences. Hoping to have some similar success in the future.

QOTW - I love my job, but if I had to choose a different one, I would also really enjoy being an engineer.

I also hope that your FET this summer is successful! And I hope that all your scrambling for new fingerprinting will pay off soon.

[shemarie82]

Feb 16, 2015 9:01:14 GMT -5 pandd said:

We finished our foster care application/homestudy/etc a couple of weeks ago, then got a call that a new regulation means we have to redo our DANGED fingerprinting. We scrambled to do that last week, but still don't know how long it will be before we are considered active. 

We just got notified that our training policies have been updated with new regulations as well. Blah!

[amberreva]

2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) you are getting so close!! I can't wait to hear your birth story. I have been getting so emotional reading them lately. When will they start to discuss induction with you? I am curious as to when this conversation will be brought up if things don't progress naturally.

[RM80]

Fingers crossed healz413 that the old blood was just that, really old and nothing to worry about- I can only imagine the panic if must have given you and M!

wittyandwaiting, really, really, really hoping this is the last IUI for you! Bring on the TTW!

pandd, hope the second fingerprinting goes quick so you can be active soon!!

mahler5, how exciting, TTC #2 soon! FX for an AF soon!

[RM80]

Feb 16, 2015 10:04:06 GMT -5 shemarie82 said:

Feb 16, 2015 9:01:14 GMT -5 pandd said:

We finished our foster care application/homestudy/etc a couple of weeks ago, then got a call that a new regulation means we have to redo our DANGED fingerprinting. We scrambled to do that last week, but still don't know how long it will be before we are considered active. 

We just got notified that our training policies have been updated with new regulations as well. Blah!

I just love that there are two folks pursuing foster care right now on our little board! Makes my heart swell!

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

amberreva my doctor discussed it at 39w+2 but mostly because she is going on vacation this week and wont be there for my 40+2 appt. i am set up for NST on thursday @ the 40+2 then "they" will decide whether to induce on 2/23 (i am against it- preferring to wait until 3/2 if necessary). my dr only works @ the hospital on mondays.

ETA- i havent read any birth stories yet (didnt want to cloud my hypnobabies mindset) so im not sure what they should include. I'll have to read some before posting! 

[bmorecharming]

I'm typically a very active person (hardly home) and while I've been enjoying the opportunity to be a homebody, I'm going a little stir crazy with the broken leg. I can't wait to be out of this cast and this weather. 3 more (loooong) weeks....

QOTW: I really love my company and will hopefully move into another part of it soon since I'm pretty bored with what I'm doing, but my long term dream is having my own diner and occasionally making cakes.

[mrsnorris]

Not much new to report on the parenting front. DD1 is having a hard time the past few weeks- just generally in a funk and making bad choices (not catastrophically bad, just annoyingly bad). So that's getting wearing. There's some family drama going on (non-immediate family) which is making this harder, too, and I think is affecting DD1. LO is a joy- rolling all over the place and just more and more grown up every day! She's not enjoying teething, but otherwise I can't complain! Reading about you ladies who are about to meet your new squishes is giving me baby fever. I can't believe how much LO has changed in 5.5 months and I can't believe that she's almost six months already! Time flies! It makes me want all the babies! Too bad we're old and don't have enough money to raise eleventy billion kids, let alone help them through college!

My perfect job- well, I loved teaching. But the political stuff (both school/workplace politics and governmental politics) were a problem. Also, the lack of funding where it was needed, some of the parents being unreasonable and crazy and the pointless paperwork was also not awesome. But the part where you're in the classroom with the kids is amazing! If I could do absolutely anything I'd open my own private K-12 school and accept students without regard to income and have tuition on a sliding scale so that I could have a good mix of income/background. Then I'd be able to work with kids in an environment where people who don't know what they're talking about aren't telling me how to do my job. I could hire amazing people and pay them what they're worth and have state of the art facilities. Obviously this is completely outside the realm of possibility but it's my dream. Realistically, I'd love to work part-time in a setting where I could teach while still having lots of time home with my LOs and where the work environment is good and gives teachers respect and a reasonable amount of autonomy. That still may be a pipe dream.

[lilzeezee]

31 weeks, today. Feeling mostly good, but my sciatica is a pain in the ass! I had two herniated discs before I got pregnant, so it was only a matter of time. Hoping to get in to physical therapy in the next week or so to get some relief. It's really awesome feeling her move around so much, though! That part is still an amazing thing to experience.

I love my job (elementary music teacher). If I could do something else, I'm not sure what it would be! Something not as physically exhausting, but also not a desk job. Maybe a yoga instructor? Florist? Massage therapist? Photographer? I'm not especially good at those things, though, so I best just stick with music teacher.

[esquette]

Nothing new in TTC land. Gonna go on amazon and order my BBT thermometer tomorrow, I think. I'm curious to start temping and charting more than my occasional CM observations and period start/end dates. TMI? Whatevs.

I have a job I love, except for the hours. I wish it started and ended later. Sleeping in would be glorious. Someday, if Sweetie can find a job she loves that will pay most of the bills (what with the science-y PhD she's getting and all), I think I'd love to go back and get a degree to become a professional therapist. Maybe an MSW? I'd love to set my own hours and help people in a context outside of the classroom. That's the dream right now. Oh! I'd also love to become fluent in ASL. I know a little and I love it. LOVE IT. So, there's that too.

[kona]

Olivia is 6.5 months. She is able to 'crawl' looks more like the inch-worm on our hard words floors as of this week. It's really cute. She's doing great wtih BLW and is actually eating some of the food now. Other than not sleeping as well as I would like, she's really fun to be with now. I'm still enjoying babywearing and would wear her all the time if I could!

QOTW: It might sound weird but I would be a professional triathlete. I love everything about triathlon and I seriously miss focusing on my workouts since Olivia has been born. I don't really hate my current jobs. If I only had to work one of them, it might be ok but the pay is not sufficient to support our family currently and meet all of our financial goals.

[cetcar]

This is our first cycle of actively trying. I had my day 3/4 ultrasound and blood work on Monday. Things looked good so I started taking 50mg of Clomid. The pharmacist said most normally start with 1 pill daily but I'm taking 2. I'll take it for 5 days and then go in for an ultrasound on Monday and based on how things look, they'll either do the trigger shot that day or Tuesday. Then the IUI's will be the two days following the trigger.

On Thursday I'm picking up the sperm from the bank and dropping it off at our REs office. Then taking the canister back to the bank. It'll be a full day of driving- each spot is like an hour apart without traffic.

They got the results back from my 2hr glucose test. Our coordinator needed to talk to the doctor about it and I haven't heard anything yet. But it ended up being drink the sugary drink and then my blood was drawn every hour for 2hrs. It wasn't they bad, expect I can be a tough draw. At hour 1, it took them 4 pricks and a new person to finally get it. I think I also get nervous and feed off of the energy/vibe of the person doing it.

Not sure what to expect. Any advice for this period or leading up to and after the IUIs? I'm a runner but the Doctor didn't recommend running while on Clomid because of the impact so I've been playing it safe and taking a break.

We'll see what happens

As for my career, I work for a consulting company now. It's totally different than what I've done before but I'm enjoying it. I also recently became a certified personal trainer and have been practicing by training my partner. I have a masters in landscape architecture which I don't use much. Still figuring out what lights my fire, but I would like to grow my personal training business and take more classes/get more certificates in the field. My partner is more focused, she's an aviation attorney.

[shemarie82]

Feb 18, 2015 10:02:30 GMT -5 cetcar said:

This is our first cycle of actively trying. I had my day 3/4 ultrasound and blood work on Monday. Things looked good so I started taking 50mg of Clomid. The pharmacist said most normally start with 1 pill daily but I'm taking 2. I'll take it for 5 days and then go in for an ultrasound on Monday and based on how things look, they'll either do the trigger shot that day or Tuesday. Then the IUI's will be the two days following the trigger.

Good luck with your IUIs!

[wittyandwaiting]

cetcar - fingers crossed that this is your cycle and that you're IUI goes well! I don't have any real pre or post IUI tips besides take it easy, eat well, get lots of rest and try not to stress out too much. I've started acupuncture the cycle based on feedback from others.

[twotxmommies]

17 weeks 1 day...had a Dr. Apt and ultrasound yesterday. baby is measuring 6" and about 7oz, so we are right on track. it was amazing to see him actually looking like a baby and not a gummy bear anymore! He is perfect and is moving around so much. I have gained 8lbs already and am not totally sure how, so more walking and exercise for me. Our nurse gave us an extra heartbeat Doppler to take home that they just had lying around (she is awesome). We love being able to listen to the heartbeat at home in between apts... that month stretch can be so hard!!!

a few of you are getting crazy close... could be any day now!! can not wait for those updates:)

[Deleted]

So many so close! Good vibes to all. Its freaking cold here. Can I just complain about the cold? WTF. The groundhog lied. Makes taking care of outdooor animals a pain. DS hit his head, and got a "mouse" or shiner under his eye. Cried and cried. Freaked me out, but nothing that some love and ice pack couldnt control. I would be a painter/artmaker I guess. Or a book cover designer. All I can do is complain about the weather. Sorry