WTDS....Oct 5

[hurricanerek]

Ray, I'm sorry you didn't get any clear answers from those tests.
bl1210, stay safe down there! I'm praying that your state gets power and water back soon! Is your property okay?
notagoddess, welcome! You're a brave woman to TTA just by charting. I don't have that type of confidence in my body; we use condoms always.
penguin129, so great about the insurance! Besides the TTC advantages, I'm sure you feel better knowing that your health will be insured too!
mosdub, I hope this is it for you! Keep us updated on your results! BTW, I'm obsessed with that pin given your circumstances.

ASM
Numbers: CD 16, 3 DPO

Circumstances: TFAS in December

Rants/Raves/No Flame No Shame Question: I'm so ready for December to be here. At the same time, I was really hoping that DD would be STTN by the time I got pregnant again because I know I will need more sleep than I get right now. It's almost enough of a reason to postpone TTC, even though that's the last thing I want to do right now. I haven't mentioned my feelings to DH because I'm trying to ignore them. I'm hoping that we can wean her MOTN in the next 2 months.

GTKY: What is your favourite "fancy" and your favourite "no1curr" articles of clothing and why do you love them?
I have this awesome "fancy" dress that I got from Target a few years back that is super flattering and modest, so is great for church but also anything else. My favorite "no1curr" items are my slippers. I have so many and I wear them all regularly throughout the fall, winter + spring. I can't stand having cold feet.

[penguin129]

hurricanerek DD is 27 months and I'm still having issues with her getting up for drinks in the MOTN. You could wait, but you never know what is going to happen. Remember there's still 9 months after you do get pregnant that your DD could start STTN. That's what I keep telling myself anyway.

[hurricanerek]

Oct 5, 2015 19:16:35 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

hurricanerek DD is 27 months and I'm still having issues with her getting up for drinks in the MOTN. You could wait, but you never know what is going to happen. Remember there's still 9 months after you do get pregnant that your DD could start STTN. That's what I keep telling myself anyway.

Thanks penguin129. You're totally right and I needed to hear that.

[penguin129]

Oct 5, 2015 19:17:38 GMT -5 hurricanerek said:

Oct 5, 2015 19:16:35 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

hurricanerek DD is 27 months and I'm still having issues with her getting up for drinks in the MOTN. You could wait, but you never know what is going to happen. Remember there's still 9 months after you do get pregnant that your DD could start STTN. That's what I keep telling myself anyway.

Thanks penguin129. You're totally right and I needed to hear that.

Anytime! LOL!

[teachermomtobe]

Ray, Thanks for starting this week! Glad things are good with the u/s and b/w. Would you consider going to the OBGYN appt and sharing your concerns about Clomid there since it was your family doctor who said the OBGYN would do that and not the OBGYN herself?
acorn99, hope you get some answers at your annual
bl1210, glad things looked good and nothing should impact TTC! Also, T&P for SC
mosdub, I have everything crossed over here for you!

Numbers: CD 26, Cycle 5 Month 9 since stopping BCP

Circumstances: irregular, anovulatory cycles

Rants/Raves/No Flame No Shame Question: Just waiting for our RE appt next week. I turned 30 last week and had some feels about it since I thought I'd be pregnant by the time I hit the big 3-0 but I wasn't as sad as I thought I'd be.

GTKY: What is your favourite "fancy" and your favourite "no1curr" articles of clothing and why do you love them?
Fancy: A navy blue dress that I got at Kohl's because it fits so well. I have perfect heels to wear to make it look fancier with some pearls and some flats I wear when I want to look dressy but not enough for heels. It fits many occasions!
No1curr: My current outfit...yoga pants, t-shirt, old sweatshirt, no bra....the reason I love them should be self explanatory

[gabride2010]

teachermomtobe Happy belated birthday! I hope your RE appt goes well next week.

[dashook]

Hello ladies!! I have to PNR tonight but I'm love titting you all and will check in with actual responses tomorrow! In the meantime, thought I'd let you know that "Fancy" is now in my head (thanks Ray lol)

[penguin129]

teachermomtobe Sorry about your turning 30 feelz.

[Ray]

teachermomtobe - yes I suppose I should still go. She might have her own ideas. I think really it was a knee-jerk reaction to hear clomid+no RE = RUN!! Lol we'll see what happens. If she bring it up also I can start looking for other opinions through specialists maybe.

[littlelion]

Numbers:n/a

Circumstances:
TFAS Dec. I am seeing my RE at the end of Oct and hope to start actively trying come December. My issue is maintaining a pregnancy. The RE hasn't diagnosed me with anything specific (I do have an MTHFR diagnosis though) but prescribes all the meds that can help.  Some may not agree with that type of approach, but it did work for my 4th pregnancy so I thought I would try one more time. 

Rants/Raves/No Flame No Shame Question:
I am trying not to think about what happened and why (always the "why me").  Work hasn't been a good distraction but as time goes by I'll move on. I'm going on 5 yrs dedicated to trying to create my family, the family I had envisioned. I want to be ok with accepting my family as it is and loving/living each moment with them. 


GTKY: I love my "fancy" black dress. It's simple and probably conservative but it makes me look good and feel put together. The "no1curr" clothes are my pj's, I have gowns and fleece pants which are comfy and freeing. And I put them on the minute I walk into the house. 

[penguin129]

So many hugs to you littlelion. Lt for gtky.

[dashook]

Hugs, littlelion. I really hope the RE can help. I think your attitude is amazing, but that doesn't mean it's easy to maintain.

Numbers: 9 months PP this Thursday (!)

Circumstances: Still BFing my little guy and waiting for AF to return. NTNP in the meantime.

R/R/NFNSQ: I'm starting to get a bit anxious because mentally we are ready to TFAS but physically we're clearly not there yet. **loss mentioned in spoiler**

SPOILER: Click to show

And for whatever reason, I'm starting to get myself freaked out over the possibility that I could have another loss(es) once we start trying again. Like, it's hitting me that the fact that I had one healthy baby doesn't mean that I'm in the clear going forward. The rational part of my brain tells the other part to STFU because it's stupid to worry over something that a) I can't control and b) isn't even applicable yet, but then the stupid brain is like, "yeah but you shouldn't get your hopes up so it's good to manage expectations early!" and they sit there and argue until I realize I sound like a crazy person and shut them off.

GTKY: I don't have a lot of fancy stuff really. One of the nicest things I own is this gold collar necklace with a diamond and onyx slide. It was my aunt's and she left it to me in her will. She was a super-fancy lady and I think of her whenever I wear it
My favorite no1curr item are my black yoga pants. They have the foldover waistband so they are flattering yet still very comfy.

[penguin129]

dashook Many hugs to you as well. It is hard to keep our minds from racing. For me TFAS is already going to be different than the first because I didn't have a thyroid problem then. I am super nervous about how it will impact getting pregnant and the pregnancy. I understand what you are going through. LT for GTKY.

[littlelion]

Ray sorry you haven’t found your answers and that you had to start taking the Prestiq (hope that it helps more than it makes you sick)
acorn99 GL talking to your dr later this month
bl1210 T&P for you and the whole state, stay safe!
notagoddess FX you get the job and have faith that things will work out
penguin129 yay for insurance! It’s a nice change from the usual bad insurance stories
mosdub hope you got your single digit results! I’ll have to check back to see an update
gabride2010,FX you “O”
hurricanerek GL night weaning! I am supposed to attempt that myself. That and breaking the cosleeping habit.
teachermomtobe GL with your RE appt. I am having similar emotions. I’ll be turning 40 Oct 30th, and that’s when I have my RE appt. Did not expect to be doing all this in my 40’s. My DH is younger so he’s still talking about a couple more kids  I think one more pregnancy is all I can handle.
dashook so sorry you're head is conflicted. keep telling the negative voice to STFU. GL to you. Are you planning on stopping BF'ing at 1 yo?

[notagoddess]

So many hugs dashook and littlelion.

[Ray]

hugs ladies that need them. TTC can certainly be a mind fuck

[dashook]

Oct 6, 2015 8:41:41 GMT -5 littlelion said:

dashook so sorry you're head is conflicted. keep telling the negative voice to STFU. GL to you. Are you planning on stopping BF'ing at 1 yo?

I keep going back and forth on this.  I have every intention of making it to one year, and with that milestone fast approaching (seriously, how did our babies suddenly get so big?!) it seems more achievable than ever.  BFing is going really well and we both love it.  I feel torn between continuing for as long as he wants (up to 2 years, even), and weaning him early in the beginning of next year so that my body can get back to normal.  

I wish I could find a middle ground (i.e., partial weaning) but honestly I don't know if that will be enough to kickstart my cycle again, since he's been STTN for over 2 months and I'm nursing him a lot less these days (though I'm still pumping at work), yet no changes.  I guess I could give it a try, though, and maybe cut out a pumping session once he hits a year.  

[nuggetrn]

Numbers: CD43

Circumstances: PCOS, NTNP

Rants/Raves/NSNFQ: Today is our anniversary! We are going out to dinner and I was trying to surprise DH with a hotel room so that we could spend the night there instead of at home with my parents... Well I booked it online and turns out I am the biggest idiot on the planet because I somehow booked it for the 27th instead of for tonight. That's what get for doing it right at the end of work and being in a hurry. I have no clue how I managed that. Then I was just like, Oh well.... we will just go together in 3 weeks. Just realized he is more than likely going to be on third shift in 3 weeks. He is training at his new job right now so he is on first. Dang it.

Also I had a temp shift this morning that I am really hoping is me ovulating. Or it is just my body screwing with me. Yayyy.

GTKY: Favorite fancy I guess at the moment is a blue wrap dress that I have. One of the few things in my closet that is both nice and fits me in a flattering way. Favorite comfy item would have to be any soft pant, preferably long, with a hoodie.

[gabride2010]

Huge hugs dashook and littlelion!

nuggetrn Can you r/s the hotel for earlier? I really hope you O'd!!

[nuggetrn]

Oct 6, 2015 10:10:35 GMT -5 gabride2010 said:

Huge hugs dashook and littlelion!

nuggetrn Can you r/s the hotel for earlier? I really hope you O'd!!

I think that maybe I can move it to a weekend.... at least I hope they will let me. I think it sounds reasonable at least. It was a nonrefundable reservation, and the lady I talked to on the phone made it sound like if the hotel hadn't been full tonight they could have changed it. So I am hoping to be able to just move it to a weekend night so that both he and I will be able to go. Might be for the best anyway, because now we will both be able to sleep in and what not... enjoy the pool and the hot tub without having to worry about work in the morning.

It will all work out!! I just feel pretty dumb, lol.

[mosdub]

On lunch- got my new hCG number: 10! I'm happy with it. It follows the trend (30%drop every 2 weeks) so it's all good. Next draw is in 3-4 weeks, should be close to negative (under 5) by then.

[mosdub]

Thanks for all the love and good vibes- don't have time for tags right now but thank you. And love to those who need it today

[ameliabird]

Newbie here! HI GUYS!

Numbers: N/A

Circumstances: TTA until my body regulates from getting of BC and I lose a little bit of weight

Rants/Raves/No Flame No Shame Question: Hubby and I finally had a good conversation about being ready for #2. He said he just needs some time to get used to the idea. Well, buddy, you've got a couple weeks

GTKY: What is your favourite "fancy" and your favourite "no1curr" articles of clothing and why do you love them? I got a long maxi dress with pockets for a weddings in May and I wear it for most "fancy" occasions. Its so comfy!! I also still wear nursing tanks even though Ive been done nursing since May because they are so comfy and supportive!

[BabyStandish]

n00b here

Numbers: N/A

Circumstances: 9 month old boy who is BF'ing. Cycle hasn't returned. Waiting til Nov 1 to stop NOT trying to have a baby. I'm running a marathon Dec 6th so that's the main reason we are waiting another month. 

Rants/Raves/No Flame No Shame Question: I may or may not have listened to some Christmas music over the weekend

GTKY: What is your favourite "fancy" and your favourite "no1curr" articles of clothing and why do you love them?
My favorite fancy item is a backless black long dress I have. My no1curr is these Nike harlem type pants. Seriously the most comfortable thing ever.

[acorn99]

Happy anniversary nuggetrn! I hope your temp stays up!
mosdub, so happy to hear you are still going down!
Welcome ameliabird and BabyStandish!

[penguin129]

Woooo hooooo! mosdub

[dashook]

mosdub, yay! Drop, betas, drop!
Welcome, ameliabird and BabyStandish!

[bl1210]

Hugs and love to all who need them! I'm still mobile bc I'm home sick today. I have ready everyone's post!!

Our property is safe but we are anticipating the river near by to crest by Friday. This flood has really devastated our state and I hate to whine but the REs office is closed so I'm having trouble scheduling MH's SA for next week. His work schedule is crazy so we have a small window to get this done, and obviously we can't start clomid until this is completed.

[dashook]

Oct 6, 2015 15:17:01 GMT -5 bl1210 said:

Hugs and love to all who need them! I'm still mobile bc I'm home sick today. I have ready everyone's post!!

Our property is safe but we are anticipating the river near by to crest by Friday. This flood has really devastated our state and I hate to whine but the REs office is closed so I'm having trouble scheduling MH's SA for next week. His work schedule is crazy so we have a small window to get this done, and obviously we can't start clomid until this is completed.

Sorry to hear all of this, bl1210!

[sammysam]

gabride2010 I completely understand that feeling. Even though SO and I have been together almost 15 years we didn't even talk about TTC until I was 32. We agreed on a date but SO ended up pushing back our TTC date for 2 years...I felt like all I was doing was waiting. Now that we have DD we are still waiting for our new house which won't be ready for at least a year and because of work we won't be living with SO until we move into the new house. So I still feel most days like I am waiting for real life to begin. And if we TFAS in January then that becomes another thing we are waiting for.I don't think it's a feeling you can control. I think it's hard to be completely content when you feel pieces are missing. I wouldn't beat yourself up over it. I think that it takes time before you can truly feel like your life is what you want it to be...whether it matches the picture you have in your head now or not. If that makes sense.