TFAS 1/30

[kensie5226]

Ooh can I start this today?

This check-in is for those of us who are or will be trying for a sibling.

Age of LO(s): 15 months

Month/Cycle: 7/7, first medicated cycle.

CD/DPO: Day four

RRCS: I'm on day 2 of meds for IUI and damn do I not miss them. So annoying. But, this is our best chance at #2.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? A ton of people. I have made many friends on line and been part of a internet community in the past. At one point my family thought it was weird, but since I've made so many amazing friends this way they don't say anything anymore.

[Deleted]

Age of LO(s): DS 4yr old

Month/Cycle: 18 /10

CD/DPO: 2

RRCS: I started an herbal supplement suggested by my acupuncturist last night. Does anyone have any experience with "nourish essence" ?

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think?
My DH knows, and he thought it was a little strange at first. But now he is also a member of a message board (a local one for home brewers), so he kind of gets it now.

[obscurereference]

Age of LO(s): 4, 2, 13 months

Month/Cycle: 7/7 still? This cycle seems never ending!

CD/DPO: 27/9

RRCS: I am apparently getting a cold. The baby has also come down with something so that's super fun. She is screaming about everything. I also am the worst symptom spotter ever. I wish I could just ignore the TWW because it makes me crazy!

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? My H and sort of my mom. My mom is skeptical of everything so her opinion doesn't count . H likes hearing stories lol.

[cnf2013]

Age of LO(s): 14.5 months

Month/Cycle: 2/2 (1AL)

CD/DPO: 18/2

RRCS: just happy I had a normal cycle.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? My H and one of my closest friends who I recently told should join. H doesn't totally get it, but I go on gtg's with my TK anniversary board gals a lot, so he's fine example with it.

[sammysam]

Age of LO(s):3 year old DD
Month/Cycle:1/1
CD/DPO:15/4
RRCS:Because I O'd early and I feel like we didn't hit enough days leading up to O I'm not super optimistic.
GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? I mention it to SO, my mom and my sister in passing. I don't think any of them care all that much about it one way or another.

[beefinch]

Age of LO(s): DS is 20 months

Month/Cycle: Month 6 / Cycle 2

CD/DPO: CD2

RRCS: Bummed that we didn't conceive last O, back to peeing on all the OPKs, and temping and try and catch O since no idea when I ovulate, hoping that I have a shorter cycle (last one was 44 days) also my LP was short (10 days) so gotta keep an eye on that next time, but I'm sure it's still my cycle getting back to 'normal'

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think?
DH, that's pretty much it, my best friends aren't very Internet savvy, and have never needed a place to vent with TTC as they both got pregnant (both got 2 kids) within months, so they don't know how frustrating it is and they don't understand some of the things I say. 1 of them literally didn't know what ovulation was, and I was so dumbfounded how they managed to conceive 2 kids. "We just had sex" was her answer... it's okay for some lol!!

[frecklesnbrains]

Age of LO(s): 8 months

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD/DPO: CD20/4-5DPO but I didn't formally chart this cycle so that's my best guess

RRCS: Missed the fertile window due to the stomach flu for my DH and my LO last week. Boo. But this is still my first postpartum cycle so I'm just trying to get my bearings and figure out my body again so I'm not disappointed.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? DH knows that I have an online "trying to conceive group" that turned into an online "mom's group" but he doesn't know the TCF site specifically. I also haven't told him that I rejoined the TTC group already. It's our little secret. Tee hee hee. DH does some online forums, a few of his best friends are people he knows online, and we met online too, so it's all a totally normal part of our lives.

[emmaswan]

Can I jump in here? I've so missed being on TCF and well, we're TFAS. I didn't realize this board was here, thought I was gonna have to go back to TD...
I was a semi-regular on OAD, but FI (soon to be DH) and I are TTC so I guess I belong here now.

Age of LO(s): 8 years (will be 9 in May)

Month/Cycle: 1/1

CD/DPO: 23/5

RRCS: Help a sister out...what does this mean?

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? Nobody FI knows I go to a pregnancy/baby message board but that's about it.

[obscurereference]

emmaswan Rants, raves, and chart stalks. Welcome!

[emmaswan]

Thanks obscurereference !

Now if I can just remember how to go and update my signature...

[izz67]

Age of LO(s): 18 months

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: 4/-

RRCS: Still taking TFAS slow, no tempting or anything yet.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? Just MH, he doesn't know TCF by name he calls it "checking the boards."

[RoLoMa]

Age of LO(s): 15 months

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD/DPO: 15/0

RRCS: I just just a positive/peak OPK this morning. We have had good timing and will have sex a couple more times but I am looking forward to getting into the 2ww. I don't have my hopes up for this cycle but will have our RE appoint in 10 days so I am ready for that.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? I don't hide it from anyone and mostly refer to it as my mom group. My H is/was a gamer and some of our very best friends have come from his internet life. No one has anything negative to say about it and H is all set to go to our BMB meet up if it works out for us to make it. We make trips to see our "internet" friends on a regular basis throughout the year.

[RoLoMa]

kensie5226, I hope I am not overstepping, but what meds are you taking for your IUI cycle? If you don't want to say, that's totally cool

I am curious because I took Femara and assume I will again once we get to a medicated cycle and I don't remember any side effects. But I feel like I remember you mentioning that you take, maybe, progesterone?

I am just always interested what path other REs take.

[andi]

Age of LO(s): 14 months

Month/Cycle: 7 (4AL)

CD/DPO: 1/- booooo

RRCS: I'm bummed about this last cycle. We had great timing but just bad luck I guess. I was thinking I was feeling some early pregnancy symptoms but apparently it's just the flu. Double bummer.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? My H does. He just calls them the mommy blogs. He's actually really supportive of them and encourages me to participate rather than just being a creepy stalker : )

[anothergreen237]

Age of LO(s): 2.5 years

Month/Cycle: 10/10

CD/DPO: 30/10

RRCS: We actually had great timing this month but I'm not feeling too confident... meeting with a RE next week assuming I'm not pregnant.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? Just DH because I just decided to stop lurking and start posting!

[scoutradley]

Age of LO(s): 3 and 21 months.

Month/Cycle: 3/4

CD/DPO: 23/9 (?)

RRCS: I am ready to start OPK's next month because I believe we may be missing ovulation. Also I really do not feel like it happened this month. I just have a feeling. We're in the TWW and I don't have that antsy to test feeling yet. I have 6 days left until AF is due so maybe it will hit though.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think?
My mom and H know about it but only as a "mom board" I'm on. I'm technically on three (unrelated) parenting groups on FB but I don't actually participate there. Mom and H probably think this is a FB group.

[missjenniebean]

Age of LO(s): 20 months

Month/Cycle: 2

CD/DPO: cd21

RRCS: so irritated for no reason, whyyy!?

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think?

My family, they don't seem to care.

[kensie5226]

Jan 30, 2017 17:25:38 GMT -5 RoLoMa said:

kensie5226, I hope I am not overstepping, but what meds are you taking for your IUI cycle? If you don't want to say, that's totally cool

I am curious because I took Femara and assume I will again once we get to a medicated cycle and I don't remember any side effects. But I feel like I remember you mentioning that you take, maybe, progesterone?

I am just always interested what path other REs take.

I have Femura (generic) day 3-7, Gonal-F day 9. Then I'll trigger with Ovidrel. I take progesterone throughout the 2ww. In my last cycle I took clomid and it thinned my lining so we had to add in estrogen.

[RoLoMa]

Jan 30, 2017 20:48:11 GMT -5 kensie5226 said:

Jan 30, 2017 17:25:38 GMT -5 RoLoMa said:

kensie5226, I hope I am not overstepping, but what meds are you taking for your IUI cycle? If you don't want to say, that's totally cool

I am curious because I took Femara and assume I will again once we get to a medicated cycle and I don't remember any side effects. But I feel like I remember you mentioning that you take, maybe, progesterone?

I am just always interested what path other REs take.

I have Femura (generic) day 3-7, Gonal-F day 9. Then I'll trigger with Ovidrel. I take progesterone throughout the 2ww. In my last cycle I took clomid and it thinned my lining so we had to add in estrogen.

Thanks for answering, I could see why you wouldn't like it! Fingers crossed you only have to do one cycle!!

[southernbelle]

Age of LO(s): 16m

Month/Cycle: 2/3

CD/DPO: CD14

RRCS:had a super random short cycle last cycle. So started temping this cycle and not confirmed O yet. Also been issuing opks since CD 5 due to last cycle being so wonky. All negative opks and no temp spoke yet. We shall see what happens. The last time I was temping was when I got pregnant with DD and O on CD 18 so hoping its coming soon.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? Just DH he thinks it's cool I have people to talk to that can directly relate to what's going on but we don't really ever talk about it.

[pismoduo]

I'mma hang out here, if that's cool. We're not actually trying yet, but I'm starting to track cycles again and all that jazz. For now I'm mostly tracking CM and periods, but in the next couple of months I'll probably start temping again.

Age of LO: 4 months
Month/Cycle: 4 months pp, cycle 3
CD/DPO: CD16
RRCS: Surprisingly, both cycles that I've had since my first PP period were roughly a month. Prior to having K my cycles would range from 14 days to 45 days.
GTKY: H does, but that's about it I think. Although my friends surely see me liking TCF stuff on FB.

[pearlvirus]

Age of LO(s): 14 months and almost 3 years

Month/Cycle: TTA until spring

CD/DPO: cd25/? I just started temp tracking today so hopefully I can figure out where I'm at before it really matters! Also, has anyone used a bellabeat leaf's tracking? Would be so nice not to have to think about it, other than wearing the jewelry.

RRCS: I'm feeling stupidly competitive about TTC this time. I have a friend whose kids are both just a little older than each of mine, who is also going to TTC this year. I can't get it out of my mind that this time, I will get to do everything first. I want to tell myself to stfu but it only works for a minute 😕

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? My husband and I've occasionally mentioned things to a couple close friends, but we don't really talk about it directly.

[jax1182014]

Age of LO: 2 years
Month/Cycle: 17 cycle :/
CD: 1 :/
RRCS: I'm one step closer to seeing a RE. Waiting to hear back from them. Hopefully today
GTKY: my husband knows I have online mom friends from my BMB. That's about it

[babydsmama]

Age of LO(s): 20 months

Month/Cycle: 5/5

CD/DPO: 12DPO

RRCS: I've been peeing on everything to no avail. Still 2 more days until AF should show up so I'm trying to remain positive. 😕

GTKY: just DH! He calls it the Mama boards. 😊

[robotpcr]

Jan 31, 2017 0:22:54 GMT -5 pismoduo said:

I'mma hang out here, if that's cool. We're not actually trying yet, but I'm starting to track cycles again and all that jazz. For now I'm mostly tracking CM and periods, but in the next couple of months I'll probably start temping again.

Age of LO: 4 months
Month/Cycle: 4 months pp, cycle 3
CD/DPO: CD16
RRCS: Surprisingly, both cycles that I've had since my first PP period were roughly a month. Prior to having K my cycles would range from 14 days to 45 days.
GTKY: H does, but that's about it I think. Although my friends surely see me liking TCF stuff on FB.

My cycles also got so much more regular post-baby.  Pleasant surprise.

[ajetter]

Age of LO(s): 6,3, and 18 months

Month/Cycle: 1st cycle PL, TTA until AF

CD/DPO: 26/ not tracking anything, hope AF returns sooner rather than later.

RRCS: Had my D&C follow up today. That was anticlimactic. Basically pathology looked completely normal and no clue why the loss happened. Frustrating, but the bright side is that she said we could start trying after AF.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? DH knows that I look at 'baby message boards'. But that is about the extent of it IRL.

[ldubhawksfan]

Age of LO(s): 14.5 mo

Month/Cycle: -1 AL

CD/DPO: 25 or something. I'm thinking I o'd on cd 14, so we will see if AF shows up at the end of the week. I had some cramping already.

RRCS: none. Just waiting to burn the bench.

We planted a memorial tree for our 2 angels this weekend!!

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? No one knows specifics. Dh knows I participate in a board and I've mentioned forums to several friends for support with loss and IF.

[ldubhawksfan]

Jan 30, 2017 11:59:31 GMT -5 kensie5226 said:

Ooh can I start this today?

This check-in is for those of us who are or will be trying for a sibling.

Age of LO(s): 15 months

Month/Cycle: 7/7, first medicated cycle.

CD/DPO: Day four

RRCS: I'm on day 2 of meds for IUI and damn do I not miss them. So annoying. But, this is our best chance at #2.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? A ton of people. I have made many friends on line and been part of a internet community in the past. At one point my family thought it was weird, but since I've made so many amazing friends this way they don't say anything anymore.

. Good luck!! I have everything crossed for you!!

[teraiin]

Age of LO(s): almost 9 months

Month/Cycle: 2/2

CD/DPO: cd17

RRCS: we went back and forth on whether or not we are ttc or ntnp. We've decided we are more of less ttc. My cycles have always been super irregular anyway so it's not like we are expecting that I'll suddenly have a predictable cycle lol h keeps pointing out it took ten months for ds so he'd rather start sooner than later. I keep telling him that previous pregnancies don't determine future ones.

GTKY: Who IRL knows about your participation on TCF and what do they think? Just H really. He's been known to say "ask your friends about *insert topic*"

[obscurereference]

teraiin I'm your H! That's also my reasoning on starting TTC sooner rather than later. Hasn't failed me so far. Not sure if that's good or bad lol!