TFAS Check-in 1/26

[penguin129]

This Check-in is for anyone actively trying to conceive a sibling or planning to TFAS in the upcoming months.


Age of LO(s):



Circumstances:



Cycle/Month:



CD/DPO:



RRCS:



GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc.

[penguin129]

Age of LO(s): 2 1/2

Circumstances: getting ready for TFAS cycle 1 (waiting to see what the doctors say)

Cycle/Month: see above

CD/DPO: 2

RRCS: I can't/couldn't sleep. I slept 1 1/2 hours. I'm hoping to be able to sleep 2ish more hours at least. If I can get my brain to stop churning thoughts.

GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc. Right now in the town house I have a very small area on the one side of the living room set aside for DD's toys. One of the things I love about the 2/1 house we are looking at is that there is even more space off the kitchen to put her toys. I love that I could have a playroom other than the bedroom.

[jense927]

Age of LO(s): 2

Circumstances: TFAS w RE

Cycle/Month: 11/13

CD/DPO: 9

RRCS: Had CD3 bloodwork and DH SA last week. Both looked normal as far as I could tell. My SHG is this Friday. I am nervous. Then will meet with RE at the end of February. So things are moving kind of slowly. I have been so lazy with temping too. I need to step it up. Trying the wondfo O strips this cycle (instead of smileys $$$). All these cycles of trying and it adds up!

GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? We have no toys in his bedroom. It is too far away from the rest of the house and he is too young to play there by himself. Right now we have his toys in our great room. So on one half of the room we have our furniture and the TV and the other half is all his toys. It intrudes on the adult feel of the room but it is nice to have everything in one place at the same time. We have so many toys that we also started putting some in the basement. It is finished with a futon, tv, and elliptical down there so we could potentially work out while he plays. Haven't attempted that yet.

[sanibel21]

Age of LO(s): almost 22 months



Circumstances: tfas



Cycle/Month: 1



CD/DPO: CD 7



RRCS: I had an epiphany this past weekend that I've been really letting DD run the show. I stay home with her Monday-Thursday. And I've been kind of miserable. It's been like parenting out of fear of temper tantrums and her hating me. Which is not how it should be. So I've been trying to take back my power and my sanity. It's been hard. Now I feel crazy for wanting another one when I feel like I still have no idea what I'm doing with the one I have.



GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc.
We are on two floors and spend most of our time downstairs. Our living room is longish so in one corner we have a couple bookcases with cubbies for small toys. But we have a dollhouse, trampoline, box of blocks along the wall of the rest of the living room. The whole room turns into a disaster daily. We also have a toy kitchen in our real kitchen.

[littlelion]

Age of LO(s): DS, 13 mo

Circumstances: MTHFR, AMA and TFAS

Cycle/Month: 2AL 

CD/DPO: CD 17 maybe 1 DPO

RRCS:
We co-sleep and our video monitor broke last week. DH SAH but isn't one to try to transition the baby over to the crib. So that means I get to do it. And I want to try first with naps not bedtime, so that means I have to wait until the weekends. Which hasn't happened for one reason another. I am making it my goal for this weekend though. And bracing myself for tears. His and mine!

GTKY- Designated probably the living room area in the basement. It has cubbies full of toys and a little table with chairs and a bookshelf. I had that room set up before DS was born. It was for my nieces and nephews. DS rarely plays down there. Mostly he plays in our living room on the the mainfloor. But the toys reach all the rooms in the house including the bathroom!

[littlelion]

penguin129, GL with a nap my friend
jense927, GL with all the testing. I was tempted to buy the smiling faces test this week since I was at the store but whoa that is a lot of $$$
sanibel21, I know what you mean. Last night DS kept getting mad when we wouldn't give him something and I would concede just so I could get some time to eat dinner. And then I thought that's probably not a good idea. GL getting the power back!

[ellabee]

Age of LO(s): 22 months on Thursday.

Circumstances: TTC#2

Cycle/Month: 7/8/2AL

CD/DPO:24/5? I think FF is wrong though...maybe 3 or 4 dpo actually.

RRCS: DD had the stomach bug from hell starting last thursday. Then DH and I got it this weekend. Nothing is worse than trying to take care of a sick toddler when you are also sick. To add to that, it got in the way of our FW this cycle. And, I had a fever around/on O, so FF is now only giving me dotted CHs. I'm pretty sure this cycle is shot.

GTKY- We have an area in the living room that we try to keep all her toys. She also has a toddler table with a bunch of toys in her bedroom too.

[lettricern]

Age of LO(s): DD is 2.5


Circumstances: TFAS

Cycle/Month: 1



CD/DPO:   I got my Mirena removed about 1.5 weeks ago. I'm not sure what my body is doing right now, since I've spotted and then had a little bit of EWCM
RRCS: Nada



GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc. DD plays in our living area. She likes to be near us, since we are often in the main living area doing something.

[ellabee]

sanibel21 - I think about the same thing with E all the time. I'm super good at being in tune with what she needs and can usually interpret her wants before we get to tantrum mode.....but I worry that me appeasing/catering to her all the time will create an attitude that she can get whatever she wants from me. I can already tell that she is more easy going with DH because she expects less from him. ::sigh::

[Deleted]

Age of LO(s): Almost 20 month old DS



Circumstances:PWAS!!!!!



Cycle/Month: 1/1



CD/DPO: 2 days since bfp



RRCS: I honestly can't believe we're pregnant!! Ive read many stories about people getting pregnant after 1 cycle, but was like yea whatever.



GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc.
One corner of the living room has his toys. When we redo our current office into his big boy room, some of his toys will move into there.

[ladytiffany24]

Age of LO(s): 18 months



Circumstances: TFAS since 11/2015



Cycle/Month: 3/3



CD/DPO: 27/11



RRCS: Nada



GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc.
We just recently moved everything into a spare office that is now DD's play room. Prior to that, everything was in the space between our family room and kitchen. It's much more ideal now because our house looks tidier and the playroom is on the main floor where we spend the majority of our time.

[britta]

Age of LO(s): 2 (27 months)

Circumstances: TFAS since July 2015

Cycle/Month: 6/7

CD/DPO: 11

RRCS: I posted this in WTO already, but I'm almost 100% certain DS has Hand, Foot, Mouth. Ugh. He had a slight fever yesterday evening and didn't want to eat dinner, but otherwise he's fine aside from the obvious sores. Is it bad that right now (because he doesn't seem to be super sick) I'm mostly frustrated because we're in a daycare pickle (in that he can't go) and trying to decide whose job is more *important* and can't call in. *siiiiiigh*

GTKY- We used to keep everything in the living room, but after his birthday and Christmas this year we've had an explosion of toys and I couldn't handle how cluttered it looks. We have a partially finished basement that we plan to use as a second living area but haven't done anything with yet, so all the big, loud toys go down there. DS is old enough to handle the stairs on his own so he goes down there whenever he feels like it. The upstairs living room now just houses quiet, productive toys (like puzzles and building blocks). His bedroom is strictly a quiet, bedtime place so there's no toys there, save for his stacks and stacks of books.

[sleepymonkey]

Congratulations, @snuff9861 !
I completely understand what you're going through, sanibel21 . MH and I were just talking this weekend about how we need to take back the power and teach DD that she isn't the boss. We do so much to avoid a crying fit (she doesn't really tantrum....yet) but we need to stop. She needs to learn not everything will always go her way and that's ok.

Age of LO(s): 2 (almost 25 months)


Circumstances: TTC#2, AMA, borderline-low AMH


Cycle/Month: 9


CD/DPO: 4


RRCS: We're doing our first medicated cycle this month - Femara and Ovidrel with TI.


GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc. We have a family room and a living room so the living room is where the majority of her toys are. But since we're in the family room most and it's right off the kitchen, she also has a "play corner" in the family room that she uses most often since she doesn't like  to play by herself much in the living room. Hopefully in a few years, she'll play more in the living room and we can take back the rest of the family room (and wall off the living room to hide the mess a bit).

[amparo1981]

Age of LO(s):2.5

Circumstances:wonky SA

Cycle/Month:11

CD/DPO:10

RRCS:got nuthin

GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc.
DD has her toy kitchen, duplos, books and trampoline in the living room. Her bedroom has her dolls, art stuff, and shopping carts/tool bench/dress up corner. We try to keep things in their respective bins/corners/closets as much as possible, and having lids/doors helps a lot to keep things nominally organized. It also helps with the toy rotation principle (her bedroom closet is full of stuff she hasn't played with for months, so when it gets pulled out again she's occupied for a good 20 min).

[littlelion]

@snuff9861 congrats!

[penguin129]

Congrats @snuff9861!!!!

[judyblume14]

Age of LO(s): 16 months
Circumstances: TTC#2
Cycle/Month: 6/6
CD/DPO: 18/ maybe 1 or 2...waiting on CH
RRCS: I had a fever during my fertile window, so, blah. Also, my chart looks like the freaking rocky mountains.


GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc. We have some toys in her room, and just a few in our living room. But all bets are off right now while we're all snowed in!



sanibel21, I can totally relate. I've been working from home because of snow and sickness for the past 4 work days. I spend most of my time with my fingers crossed tighly and silently praying that DD doesn't turn into a monster. Because I either get really frustrated and try to be stern, or I completely give up and just let her do whatever the hell she wants...

[cheezee]

Age of LO(s): 4

Circumstances: MFI - last SA was good!

Cycle/Month: 9/10

CD/DPO: CD7

RRCS: Trying to chill out this cycle. All the TTC things are stressing me more than helping me I think.

GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc. We turned our formal dining room into a playroom. We have some ikea shelves that we turned into a bench/storage system. I like having a place to throw all her crap...there's too much of it!

[cheezee]

jense927 good luck with the SHG! I use the wondfo OPK's and the smiley faces just to confirm when I think a cheapie is positive. So I only use one or two a month. It just makes me feel better seeing a for sure positive rather than second guessing the lines.
sanibel21 I'm feeling the same way about letting DD run the show. Its so hard to just not give in to save everyone's sanity. DH is so bad about it. I feel like we're not on the same page sometimes and that sucks.
ellabee I'm thinking you O'd on CD21 or 22. And boo for the stomach bug!!
@snuff9861 congrats!!
britta sorry DS has HFM! Hope it clears up fast!
sleepymonkey everything crossed for you this cycle!!

[jubilantsquirrel]

Age of LO(s): 22 months

Cycle/Month: 4/3

CD/DPO: 12

RRCS: We're taking DS to get a hearing test done today. He's 22 months and still not talking. He does plenty of gibberish and makes eye contact like he's having a real conversation, but he still doesn't say any real words. Not a single one. The hearing test is the first step to being able to go through Early Intervention, so we'll see how today goes.

GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc.
We turned our back living room into a playroom. It's open to the kitchen with no way to block it off, but it's better than having all the toys in the front living room. We have a couch and TV back there too. DS's room is upstairs and small, so we don't keep any toys in there right now.

[penguin129]

Good luck jubilantsquirrel. I hope you can get some answers about your DS.

I have a question. Do your LO's clean up their toys on their own yet? What age did they start cleaning up?

[smallpotato]

penguin129, I have a hard time shutting my brain off sometimes too. I hope you get some rest today!
jense927, good luck on Friday!
sanibel21, hugs in solidarity. I have those feelings at least once a week when DS acts up. Tantrums also make my anxiety flare up, especially if he does it while we're out.
littlelion, good luck with the crib transition!
ellabee, hope you're all feeling better soon!
@snuff9861, congratulations!
britta, I hope DS feels better soon.


Age of LO(s): 3.5

Circumstances: TFAS

Cycle/Month: 1/1

CD/DPO: 5

RRCS: MH took DS to my in-laws for a few days, so I will have the house to myself! I anticipate watching lots of TV at night that is not Disney or Nick Jr., and going to bed early because I can. I guarantee that by tomorrow, I'll be ready for them to come home.

GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc.

Our house is not all that big, so all of his toys are in the living room. We have a small train table as well as some Ikea storage units for his books and cars. The only toys in his room are his stuffed animals that he sleeps with every night.

[smallpotato]

Good luck with the testing, jubilantsquirrel. I hope you can get some answers.

penguin129, usually if we ask DS to help us pick up toys, he will. It's only within the last few months that he does that, and it's not consistent. Most of the time he can't be bothered to stop playing long enough to clean up.

[jense927]

sanibel21, I totally get it too. It is so easy to fall into that. It makes life so much easier when everyone is happy and gets what they want! I have to force myself to avoid falling in that pattern.
@snuff9861, congrats!!!
jubilantsquirrel, good luck with the hearing test. I hope everything turns out okay.

[jubilantsquirrel]

Thanks penguin129!

DS doesn't really pick up his own toys. Sometimes he will pick up a few and put them away when he sees me doing it. Then he usually gets distracted by another toy he sees in the chest and takes out 10 more toys to get to it.

[KR]

Age of LO(s): 19 months

Circumstances: TFAS

Cycle/Month: 3 (1AL)

CD/DPO: 26/7

RRCS: I'm so eager for this 2 WW to move along and see if we are lucky! I'm in the slow process of weaning my son and it's going ok so far. I was totally dreading it because he seemed to start liking it too much. This morning we skipped that session and went straight down to breakfast and he didn't even ask for it. Let's hope the rest goes as smoothly.

GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc.
I wish we had a playroom but we have a small house. So we have a shelving unit in the living room with a bunch of toys and a playmat. There are some toys in the room but since we are usually downstairs most things are there.

[BabyStandish]

penguin129 hope you get some rest!
jense927 wondfos for the win! GL with testing!
sanibel21 I have those same thoughts often. I know we will find a way to manage, but it's hard to think about sometimes.
littlelion GL with the crib transition! We really need to do this sometime. But we are in the middle of de-popcorning our house and re-painting.
ellabee oof. I'm sorry about everyone getting sick. I hope everyone stays healthy for next cycle.
lettricern GL this cycle! That's great if your body is already set to go!
@snuff9861 OMG! Congrats!
ladytiffany24 ha! I'm sure if we had an office it would turn into DS's playroom too.
britta hope your LO feels better soon!
sleepymonkey GL this cycle!
amparo1981 GL this cycle!
judyblume14 sorry about the fever.
cheezee sorry TTC is stressing you out. It's definitely rough. I'm totally with you.
jubilantsquirrel hope you guys get some answers at the Dr.
smallpotato enjoy your time away from DS! that sounds lovely!

[BabyStandish]

Age of LO(s): 12.5 months

Circumstances: TFAS? BF'ing DS with no return of cycle yet

Cycle/Month: possible first pp cycle

CD/DPO: 5/6 days DPO

RRCS: I think I may have ovulated last Tuesday/Wednesday due to some EWCM and light cramping, but now I'm totally questioning it. Like is my body just screwing with me? I really hope I'm either KU or AF comes. I'm tired of being in limbo and I really can't wait to actually start TTC. I've been posting in TWW, but I have no idea if I belong there. I hate this. Vent over.

GTKY- Do you have a designated play area in your main living are or do you just keep toys in the bedroom? Tell me about your set-up etc.
We have a smaller house so most of LO's toys are in the living room, he does have some in his room too but he does most of his playing in the living room where I can see him. As he gets older more of his toys will go in his room and he can start playing in there.

[KR]

Congratulations @snuff9861 !!!!!

[KR]

BabyStandish I remember going through this before AF returned. I know for me, as soon as I might weaned it returned. Don't know if you are still feeding MOTN, but that might be something to consider of this doesn't turn into anything. I'll keep fingers crossed that this is actually it and you end up with a BFP!

britta I hate the game of, who's job is more important, who should take a sick day. My H travels too, so on those days it is obviously me. So I often feel like when he is in town it should be him. But that isn't fair either. Ugh.