TFAS Check-in - 2/9

[smallpotato]

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


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GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday?

[sanibel21]

Thabks smallpotato for starting!


Age of LO(s): 22 months


Circumstances: tfas


Cycle/Month: 1


CD/DPO: 21/9


RRCS: I let a difficult week with a few nights away with DD get in my head during fertile week. I wasn't in the mood to HIO, tracking everything went out the window, and I thought again how stupid I am for wanting to add another child when I get so frustrated parenting DD already. Then her older cousin came over during the weekend and seeing her with another kid made my heart melt. She needs a sibling!!


GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you frequented as a child that you hope to take LO to someday?
Just Disney. I can't wait until she's old enough to not be too scared but just young enough to still find it all magical.
There was one other place we went every year. I'll go to the area but I don't really have a desire to recreate it or anything. It's probably just because my parents are divorced. No biggie.

[ladytiffany24]

Age of LO(s): 19 months


Circumstances: TFAS since November 2015


Cycle/Month: 4/4


CD/DPO: CD12


RRCS: We're going to give Preseed a try this cycle.


GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you frequented as a child that you hope to take LO to someday?
Sadly, we didn't do many vacations growing up because my parents just didn't have the money. I want to be able to take my kids on at least 1 yearly vacation (and a couple smaller ones). I definitely know we'll be doing Disney once they're old enough. DH and I have talked about wanting to do all of the national parks throughout their childhood as well.

[smallpotato]

Age of LO(s): 3.5


Circumstances: TFAS


Cycle/Month: 1/1


CD/DPO: 19/5


RRCS: Hanging out in the TWW.


GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday?

I changed "frequented" to "visited" in the OP. Most of my vacations as a kid were to visit my dad and his family in southern California. I am looking forward to taking DS to Disneyland and the other southern CA sights someday, as well as visiting my family that still lives out there and in Arizona. Other than that, we didn't take any long vacation with my mom because of money. My mom used to take us on day trips to Maine and NH, which I also hope to do with DS.

[smallpotato]

sanibel21 , I often wonder about adding another when we have a bad day/week with DS. Hugs for solidarity. I melt when I watch him with other kids, especially my nephew who is 10 months old.

ladytiffany24 , the national park idea sounds great! Another place to take DS to is the Grand Canyon. We went 5 years ago, and it was one of the most breathtaking sights. That will definitely be an older kid trip; we want them to really appreciate it.

We took DS to Disney World in October 2014, when he was 26 months old. He absolutely loved it. He would get so excited meeting the characters that he would throw himself on the ground. It was adorable.

[pivot]

Age of LO(s): 17 months

Circumstances: Trying for # 2

Cycle/Month: 2/2

CD/DPO: 19

RRCS: My body is confused.  

GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday? A Disney cruise! That was my absolute favorite vacation as a kid. We also frequented Florida (mainly Ft. Lauderdale & Sanibel Island). We once did a vacation where we started in Ft. Lauderdale for a few days and then drove across the Everglades to Sanibel for a few days. Probably my second favorite vacation - the Everglades were so much fun to see! I would like to recreate that one too.

[cheezee]

Thanks for starting smallpotato!

Age of LO(s): 4

Circumstances: MFI - last SA in December was good.

Cycle/Month: 9/10

CD/DPO: CD21

RRCS: I'm so over this cycle. I have no clue when I'll O now. DH and I decided we'll just wait and see if I get a positive OPK or if I start to get a lot of EWCM again cause we can't keep HIO. Every time my body does something stupid I freak out a bit...with MFI already against us the first 8 cycles we were trying I just want my ovaries to behave!

GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday? We would always go to my grandmas farm in Wisconsin every summer. DD has been up there with us once and we're going again this summer. It's just a nice place to relax and be with family.

[penguin129]

Age of LO(s): 2 yrs 7 months


Circumstances: TFAS w. Hypothyroidism


Cycle/Month: 1


CD/DPO: 16


RRCS: Pretty sure I O'd on CD 12. 1 more high temp will confirm. That means we only hit O as CD 12 was the very first day in my predicted FW


GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday?
I don't have a vacation spot in mind. My parents took us on one big trip when we entered Kindergarten. We went to Canada for me and North Carolina for my brother. I would love to do that with DD, take a big trip when she enters school.

[jubilantsquirrel]

Age of LO(s): 22 Months


Cycle/Month: 4/4


CD/DPO: 26


RRCS: Nothing I didn't already vent about in WTO.


GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday?

When I was younger we used to go camping a lot at this one camp ground. We would go all the way to the far end of the lake where there was a little alcove. It was great because it was always empty so we always had this little section of the lake to ourselves. That was in a different state, so I probably won't be able to take DS there, but I'd love to be able to take him camping.

[cheezee]

smallpotato we were at Disney in October of 2014 too! I felt like such a goof but when we walked into MK and DD was so excited and I was just taking it all in...my sappy butt started crying! Its just the happiest place on earth dang it! I can't wait to go back. We are hoping to do a disney cruise next pivot! I hear they are wonderful!

[KR]

Age of LO(s): 19 months

Circumstances: TFAS

Cycle/Month: 4/6 (2 AL)

CD/DPO: cd 9

RRCS: I am mobile and can't tag easily, so bear with me. sanibel21 my LO has taken to holding dolls and saying "baby" makes me wish so hard we had one to give him!

GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday? My parents used to rent a cottage in a lake for a week every summer. I absolutely loved it. My dream would be to own a cottage but I don't know if that's in our financial future. We will also plan a big trip to Disney once we are done having kids and they are older than 3 or 4.

[smallpotato]

Feb 9, 2016 12:16:40 GMT -5 cheezee said:

smallpotato we were at Disney in October of 2014 too! I felt like such a goof but when we walked into MK and DD was so excited and I was just taking it all in...my sappy butt started crying! Its just the happiest place on earth dang it! I can't wait to go back. We are hoping to do a disney cruise next pivot ! I hear they are wonderful!

cheezee, I teared up I don't know how many times while we were there. Disney is one of my favorite places, and seeing it through his eyes was indescribable. After the trip, he kept asking to watch videos of rides, some that he wasn't even big enough to ride! I can't wait to take him to Disneyland, because he loves Cars and will flip when we bring him to the Cars Land there.

pivot, we're thinking about a Disney cruise someday too. MH and I were supposed to go to the Everglades as a post-cruise excursion back in November, but it got cancelled due to low reservations. It's on my list of places I want to see.

penguin129, that big trip idea is so cool! Did you get to choose the location?

jubilantsquirrel, MH is big on camping (I am not). He used to go camping every year with his parents, and I know he wants to do the same with DS.

[sleepymonkey]

Age of LO(s): 2


Circumstances: I'm old


Cycle/Month: 9


CD/DPO: 18/6


RRCS: This next week is going to be so long waiting to see if our first medicated cycle worked


GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday? My favorite vacations when I was young were the 2 times we visited Disney World. We stayed at one of the resorts and it was great. We lived in NY at the time so it was a big deal to go. But now I live 45 minutes from Disney World so it is not that big of a deal for most kids here. It makes me sad that a trip to Disney will not be nearly as special to DD as it was to me as a child and it is really just a day trip for us. I do look forward to taking her to Washington DC when she's old enough to appreciate it. That was probably my second favorite trip as a child after Disney.

[Deleted]

Age of LO(s): 5, almost 3


Circumstances: TTC AMA


Cycle/Month: 1AL (total 5 months I think)


CD/DPO: 16 / maybe 1? Not sure


RRCS: meh. I'm trying not to obsess over TTC. Also why the F is there no chocolate in my house?!


GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday? Disney is the obvious. I didn't really travel much as a kid.

[sleepymonkey]

pivot, I have lived in Florida since I was 12 and have never been to the Everglades. MH and I always say we want to go but we just never have.

[penguin129]

smallpotato I'm pretty sure my parents chose them. We didn't really know about that many places when we were 5.

[BabyStandish]

Age of LO(s): 13 months


Circumstances: NTNP, NO PP AF yet due to BF'ing


Cycle/Month: n/a


CD/DPO:


RRCS: I'm becoming strangely okay with my body not getting with the program yet. I love breastfeeding and I know getting KU can hurt your supply and you have to work pretty hard to keep it up. And thinking about that started stressing me out. So I've stopped trying to reduce DS's feedings and have been just totally chill about this whole situation. Yes, I would LOVE to get pregnant, but I also don't want to rush anything. Also, I talked with a friend who said once she stopped marathon training after having her kid her cycle came back almost immediately so after my next race in a couple weeks I'm going to try that out and see if that does anything. Or at least drop down my training to a half-marathon schedule.


GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday? I would love to take him to Austria to ski when he gets older. We lived in Germany for a few years growing up and that was one of my favorite vacations.

[Hooper88]

Age of LO(s): 20 months


Circumstances:


Cycle/Month: 6/5


CD/DPO: CD 3


RRCS: Miserable because on top of having my period I have an awful cold.


GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday?

We just took DS to Disney for a short trip last week and he absolutely loved it. We have a longer trip planned for October because we had so much fun and it just wasn't enough time. The LOs are free to get into the parks until the age of 3 so we figured we might as well take advantage of that one more time! Disney is one of my favorite places and was definitely my favorite vacation spot as a child.

[ourcrazynavylife]

Age of LO(s): 13.5 months

Circumstances: TFAS next month!!!

Cycle/Month: Cycle 2/Month 3

CD/DPO: CD16

RRCS: really really hoping I O soon. We're only trying in March & April then back to TTA so it'll be nice for more than one shot.

GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday?
I've never been but I dream of taking her to Africa on a Safari. I've been talking about it since before she was born.
If we were going somewhere I've been. I'd like to take her to Pigeon Forge / Dollywood in Tennessee. I had so much fun there as a kid.

[jense927]

Age of LO(s): 2


Circumstances: TTC


Cycle/Month: 11/13


CD/DPO: 23/5


RRCS: Had the RE appointment and we came up with a good game plan. We are going to do monitoring this appointment until I get a big enough follicle and then do a trigger shot. If that does work it gets a little more complicated as the RE wanted me to meet with the MFM since my pregnancy with DS puts me at a 10% risk of placental issues she is reluctant to have me do any fertility treatments that have a higher chance of multiples since the risk of that will just compound with my already established risk. So it may be IVF, however there are risks associated with that as well. Which is why I am meeting with MFM. To discuss which risk is the path we want to take. Not really great news but I feel like they are proceeding with caution and in my best interest so that is good. SORRY for the novel!

GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday? All the places! We were lucky that we got to travel a bit when we were younger and I want to provide the same for my child(ren). Disney is definitely on the list but I would love to do a cruise or an all inclusive resort.

[jcrewgirl]

I don't know if it's appropriate, but I've participated the last 3 weeks on this thread. I've moved on to my BMB but wanted to stop in and say I'm rooting for all of you ladies. I'll be stalking this thread each week.

[Deleted]

Age of LO(s): 3 year old DS

Circumstances: TFAS with hypothyroidism

Cycle/Month: 4/7

CD/DPO: 22/wto

RRCS: ewcm!!!

GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday?
When I was in early elementary I lived in Germany. I would love to take DS to Europe when he's older.

[BabyStandish]

@sparky85 where abouts did you live? We lived in Oberusel and Volkenhausen.

[amparo1981]

Age of LO(s):2.5


Circumstances: wonky SA.


Cycle/Month:11


CD/DPO:9DPO


RRCS:can I get one day without someone I don't even see anymore sending me pregnancy announcements? one? also, putting ridiculously high hopes in this cycle. no reason why, just my stupid brain.


GTKY- I would love to show LO her grandparents' hometowns, and where her great-grandparents lived. Other than that, SO and I went hiking with a donkey in the French Cevennes 2012, and LOVED it. Cannot wait to take the kid along.

[ThankfulSnail]

Age of LO(s): 2

Circumstances: IUD now. Removal scheduled for 5/24/16 so I can qualify for FMLA at my new job. Will start TFAS first cycle after removal.

Cycle/Month: N/A

CD/DPO: N/A

RRCS: Random rant: DD has been sleeping so amazingly lately- like until at least 8 on weekends- that I worry I'm getting too spoiled and will be miserable when we have another baby. But by then the pendulum will probably have swung in the other direction and she'll be back to waking up at 4.

GTKY- Is there a vacation spot that you visited as a child that you hope to take LO to someday?
I went to Disney when I was 7 and would love to take my own kids there someday. I studied abroad in Vienna, Austria for a semester in college and while it wasn't a vacation as a kid, I would love to take my whole family there someday and show them where I lived and all the cool stuff.

[Deleted]

Feb 9, 2016 14:48:13 GMT -5 BabyStandish said:

@sparky85 where abouts did you live? We lived in Oberusel and Volkenhausen.

We lived in Meissenheim in baden-wurttemberg near the black forest. My dad was stationed at CFB Lahr.

[ThankfulSnail]

Feb 9, 2016 14:56:34 GMT -5 @sparky85 said:

Feb 9, 2016 14:48:13 GMT -5 BabyStandish said:

@sparky85 where abouts did you live? We lived in Oberusel and Volkenhausen.

We lived in Meissenheim in baden-wurttemberg near the black forest. My dad was stationed at CFB Lahr.

I spent a month in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg studying at the Goethe Institut before I went to Uni Wien. About 2 hours from the Black Forest. Small world!

[amandamh2]

Age of LO(s): 9.5 months

Circumstances: TFAS/NTNP, no PP AF due to BFing

Cycle/Month: ?/2

CD/DPO: unknown

RRCS: We've had a lot of family visiting lately and I have a trip home this weekend. As much as I'm enjoying getting to see people more than twice a year, I'm also kind of craving more time with just DH and DS. DH has been really busy at work and our family time is always shared with extended family. I'm glad we have a couple weeks to ourselves after this trip.

GTKY- I'm looking forward to taking LO to Banff/Jasper. Both DH and I went as kids and in high school and are excited to go again. It's beautiful there!

[littlelion]

Age of LO(s): 14 mo

Circumstances: MTHFR & AMA

Cycle/Month: 2 AL

CD/DPO: CD1 Boo

RRCS: My lower back felt on fire this past weekend. Made me think I was KU but no, just AF rearing her ugly head.

GTKY- Summer vacations were spent returning to my parents hometown in Mexico so I'd like to continue that with our family. My husband was born and raised in Mexico so we'll probably visit his town more often.  And, closer to home, we spent many a hot Saturday on Lake MI beaches and Santas Village (amusement park) so that is also a vacation tradition I'd like to keep going. I have no interest in Disneyland. 

[ThankfulSnail]

Sorry for CD1, littlelion