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Post by charliefox on Jan 11, 2019 17:35:25 GMT -6
Time for a new thread? Anyone here?
This is a combined TTC thread for EVERYONE currently TTC. Whether you're a first timer, a many timer, or an old timer come on in and pass the time as we struggle through WTO and the dreaded TWW.
As this is a combined thread there will be talk of LC, losses, and IF struggles. If any of these are hard for you please just let us know in your first post and I'm sure the lovely ladies on here will be happy to add TWs to accommodate.
Feel free to add a little intro to help us get to know you better;)
Please come join us!
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Timing:
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Post by charliefox on Jan 11, 2019 17:38:58 GMT -6
We still haven't had time to discuss our plans moving forward (since we're our of embryos). H has been studying for a big test at work (which he passed yesterday) and today he left for a drill weekend so maybe we'll talk next week? lol.
Month/Cycle: 29
Timing: -2, -3
CD/DPO: 17/-1
Symptoms: n/a
RRCS: Just using OPKs this cycle, had a positive this morning so assuming O is tomorrow-ish. Not many signs leading up to today (finally EWCM and a +OPK!) and since H left town today I was worried we'd be out this cycle but looks like we're still in it.
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Post by peggyhill on Jan 12, 2019 3:04:37 GMT -6
I’m here! Month/Cycle:4 Timing: -2, that’s it because of work schedules 🙁 CD/DPO: 25/-5 Symptoms: Some bloating and cramping, lord knows that’s vague though RRCS: We has pretty good timing this month, but due to a history of not getting pregnant and H’s age, I’m having bloodwork and diagnostics done. First bw showed elevated prolactin, so we’ll see what comes of the second blood draw. Hopefully it was just stress, just waking up and ovulating the day before. charliefox , glad you’re still in it this cycle! Time constraints are something I’m all too familiar with, I work swing shift and my husband works mornings. We can’t always make the timing perfect because if it
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Post by fikafairy on Jan 12, 2019 8:35:07 GMT -6
what's RRCS stand for?
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Post by Yogurt on Jan 12, 2019 8:37:50 GMT -6
Lurking. peggyhill high prolactin was the culprit for me. Good luck and I hope you can resolve the issue easily.
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Post by letthewookieewin on Jan 12, 2019 9:15:18 GMT -6
Month/Cycle: 1/1
Timing: n/a
CD/DPO: CD29
Symptoms: just some CM getting my hopes up
RRCS: Still WTO. I've got both PCOS and post-Mirena hormonal weirdness working against me and I should just be thankful I'm probably not in for the 150+ day cycles I used to get.
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Post by letthewookieewin on Jan 12, 2019 9:48:02 GMT -6
+1 here to work schedules making it difficult to find time together. MH and I have worked opposite or almost opposite shifts for most of our marriage and we haven't even had the same weekend together since he started at his current job. charliefox Glad to see you're still in! FX for a productive talk once you're both able to sit down and do it. peggyhill Good luck with the next round of bloodwork!
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Post by peggyhill on Jan 12, 2019 11:53:45 GMT -6
Lurking. peggyhill high prolactin was the culprit for me. Good luck and I hope you can resolve the issue easily. What was your range if you don’t mind my asking? The range listed was 3-30, and I was 31. How did they treat you?
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Post by Yogurt on Jan 12, 2019 11:59:35 GMT -6
Lurking. peggyhill high prolactin was the culprit for me. Good luck and I hope you can resolve the issue easily. What was your range if you don’t mind my asking? The range listed was 3-30, and I was 31. How did they treat you? Mine was 50.8 TW, child, loss, pregnancy mentioned My issue was the prolactin, but it was because I was nursing my 2 year old. I weaned beginning in September and got pregnant my December cycle. Lost it, got pregnant my March cycle, lost it in April. Pregnant in July and I am 29 weeks pregnant. I truly hope there is an easy way to fix it for you and all your issues can be out behind you.
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Post by stayingblonde on Jan 12, 2019 12:15:50 GMT -6
Month/Cycle: I don't remember when we started, but it's been well over a year now. The weight loss challenge at my gym is about to start up, and I remember last year telling myself that I would sign up if I didn't get pg in Jan. I just had that same convo with myself this past week (and just signed up again). Diagnosed with PCOS in the spring, loss over the summer, due date for that loss coming up and feeling lots of feelings, trying to keep a positive attitude, blah blah blah.
Timing: n/a
CD/DPO: CD6
Symptoms: Frustration? LOL
RRCS: I said I was going to talk to my dr if this past cycle wasn't successful, so I need to make an appt to go in.
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Post by stayingblonde on Jan 12, 2019 12:18:44 GMT -6
letthewookieewin 150+ day cycles?! Woof. I was recently diagnosed with PCOS, but I'm feeling lucky that my cycles are clockwork regular. That would drive me completely mad. Good luck!
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Post by peggyhill on Jan 12, 2019 12:19:47 GMT -6
What was your range if you don’t mind my asking? The range listed was 3-30, and I was 31. How did they treat you? Mine was 50.8 TW, child, loss, pregnancy mentioned My issue was the prolactin, but it was because I was nursing my 2 year old. I weaned beginning in September and got pregnant my December cycle. Lost it, got pregnant my March cycle, lost it in April. Pregnant in July and I am 29 weeks pregnant. I truly hope there is an easy way to fix it for you and all your issues can be out behind you. Thank you, I’m hoping it was borderline due to outside circumstances. Congratulations on being 29 weeks, that’s wonderful! Hope you have an uneventful rest of you pregnancy!
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Post by letthewookieewin on Jan 12, 2019 13:05:41 GMT -6
letthewookieewin 150+ day cycles?! Woof. I was recently diagnosed with PCOS, but I'm feeling lucky that my cycles are clockwork regular. That would drive me completely mad. Good luck! Thanks! To make it even worse, those long cycles came with super long periods. I assume there's something more going on, but I was diagnosed at 16, my mom wasn't very up front with information, and I'm not sure I can afford to go through more testing for it. Good luck to you too! Making that appointment is the hard part, but you'll be glad you did it once you do.
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Post by charliefox on Jan 13, 2019 0:02:11 GMT -6
peggyhill, I had borderline prolactin levels but they had dropped by the next draw. I didn't do much research into it, but thryoid levels and prolactin can be linked and that may have been part of my issue. Especially with TTC make sure you have your thyroid checked. FX your levels are normal at the next draw! fikafairy, Rants Raves Chart Stalks letthewookieewin, FX for O soon! stayingblonde, facing loss dates & loss EDDs is horrible. Thinking of you.
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Post by peggyhill on Jan 13, 2019 3:12:19 GMT -6
peggyhill , I had borderline prolactin levels but they had dropped by the next draw. I didn't do much research into it, but thryoid levels and prolactin can be linked and that may have been part of my issue. Especially with TTC make sure you have your thyroid checked. FX your levels are normal at the next draw! fikafairy , Rants Raves Chart Stalks letthewookieewin , FX for O soon! stayingblonde , facing loss dates & loss EDDs is horrible. Thinking of you. My thyroid is within normal limits, so here’s hoping for normal levels! Thank you for the fx!
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Post by ironcorgi on Jan 13, 2019 14:01:46 GMT -6
I go here now! I'm a lurker/occasional poster. We have decided if we were going to try for another, it better be now because of the age difference between DD and the potential new LO.
Month/Cycle: 1/1
Timing: -3,-1,0
CD/DPO: CD18
Symptoms: ovulation symptoms, mostly occasional cramping.
RRCS: I'm a little worried that I havent predicted my ovulation day correctly. My periods range between 29-32 days and I sometimes feel ovulation symptoms for almost a week. Today is day 2 of ovulation symptoms.
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Post by doodlemommy on Jan 13, 2019 17:55:53 GMT -6
New here! I have a 4 yo DD (Sept 2014), 1 yo DS (Oct 2017) and we are just starting ttc #3 (our last).
Month/Cycle: 1/1
Timing: ?? I’m still BFing DS twice a day and my cycles are wonky, I have only had 4 periods since DS. They are irregular in length from 30-40 days so who knows. We stopped using condoms this month on CD 20. That could be good timing in a long cycle or missed the window for a shorter cycle. We weren’t really trying for good timing yet this month anyways so 🤷♀️
CD/DPO: CD 32. If AF doesn’t show up in a day or two I’ll test
Symptoms: I am extremely tired but my DS is teething and not sleeping well. My boobs are sore today but really that could be pre AF too
RRCS: I don’t know what this means...!
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Post by letthewookieewin on Jan 13, 2019 18:06:17 GMT -6
ironcorgi Welcome! We're basically in the same boat--at this point there will be at least five years between DS and another LO and we finally decided it was time to just go for it. doodlemommy Hi! *waves* It's nice to "see" someone familiar in these parts.
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Post by ironcorgi on Jan 13, 2019 18:19:45 GMT -6
ironcorgi Welcome! We're basically in the same boat--at this point there will be at least five years between DS and another LO and we finally decided it was time to just go for it. doodlemommy Hi! *waves* It's nice to "see" someone familiar in these parts. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who will have two so far apart! We were one and done, but a few years ago decided we wanted another at a future date. Now I'm nervous that we have waited so long.
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Post by letthewookieewin on Jan 13, 2019 19:00:13 GMT -6
ironcorgi Welcome! We're basically in the same boat--at this point there will be at least five years between DS and another LO and we finally decided it was time to just go for it. doodlemommy Hi! *waves* It's nice to "see" someone familiar in these parts. I'm so glad I'm not the only one who will have two so far apart! We were one and done, but a few years ago decided we wanted another at a future date. Now I'm nervous that we have waited so long. I spent a very long time on the fence about wanting another and then life got in the way for a while. In my experience, age difference seems irrelevant--MH is closer to his siblings who are between 9 and 18 years younger than him than I am to my brother who's only 3.5 years older than me.
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Post by fikafairy on Jan 13, 2019 19:02:43 GMT -6
ironcorgi and letthewookieewin, my DS and our next LC/LO will be at least 7 years apart. Not the original plan, but it is what it is. Our DD in between would have been 4 years younger than DS!
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Post by sharebear on Jan 14, 2019 8:06:31 GMT -6
Month/Cycle:3 years with periodic benching for non-reproductive health reasons, CP June, CP September
Timing:N/A
CD/DPO:1
Symptoms:Cramps
RRCS: The injectables cycle was canceled on Thursday due to overstimulation/too many follicles. And I got my period this morning. Our IVF consult is next week, but I called the office this morning to see if I can get any of the pre-testing done now while I have a fresh cycle. So I guess we will see? I also am thinking about timing because I know there is some activity restriction with IVF cycles and I'm currently training (or trying to train in between asthma attacks) for a half marathon that is in 5 weeks. So we will see!
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Post by doodlemommy on Jan 14, 2019 11:51:54 GMT -6
CD 33, no AF, negative test. Irregular periods can suck it. I’m not ready to wean DS (he is nursing 2x/day, my period came back when we dropped from 3-2 sessions), he is very attached to nursing and so am I. I just ordered a ton of ovulation test strips, I’m just going to have to track each cycle for O dates, can’t trust fertility friend’s predictions since my cycles are so all over the place
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Post by musicallyinclined on Jan 14, 2019 15:02:04 GMT -6
Month/Cycle: 3/3 2AL
Timing: I don't O for a while, do we are just waiting.
CD/DPO:6
Symptoms:
RRCS: DH and I are trying to decide if we want to wait another cycle to actively try or not. One doctor told us to wait at least two cycles after MC, but another (who is also my sister) told me we don't have to wait. So..... Also DH and I are garbage at remembering to use condoms.
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Post by sarahh on Jan 14, 2019 15:17:40 GMT -6
Month/Cycle: 10/11
Timing: n/a
CD/DPO: CD 10
Symptoms: n/a
RRCS: DH goes out of town for work from CD 15-21 so probably won't happen this cycle. Still trying to figure out if I want to start back on Femara next month or the month after. *TW - DH's two cousins are pregnant. One doesn't have custody of any of her 3 kids and is pregnant again. The other can't afford another kid. Hearing stuff like that puts me into a funk.
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Post by stayingblonde on Jan 14, 2019 15:49:55 GMT -6
sarahh That would put me in a major funk, too.
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Post by thinkchocolate05 on Jan 15, 2019 5:53:57 GMT -6
doodlemommy I have a 4 year old and 1 year old too (August 2017)! TW: prior loss and lc musicallyinclined So sorry for your loss. For what it's worth, I only waited one cycle after a d&c in 2017 to try again (d&c October, skip November, tried successfully December), and everything was fine, but I don't know if your doctor had a specific reason for specifying 2 cycles. Best of luck!
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Post by musicallyinclined on Jan 15, 2019 9:10:11 GMT -6
thinkchocolate05, she didn't really have a specific reason related to my loss. Just based on her own experience with loss. Thanks and best of luck to you too!
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Post by magaroni on Jan 20, 2019 7:26:38 GMT -6
New here am I’m just going to join in!
Month/Cycle: 2/2
Timing: -2, -1, O, 1
CD/DPO: 21/7 dpo
Symptoms: I started yesterday with some spotting and mild cramping.
RRCS: Not really sure why I am cramping and spotting already. Every time we start TTC my cycle goes all crazy...or maybe I just don’t pay close enough attention when we aren’t TTC.
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Post by ironcorgi on Jan 20, 2019 11:03:29 GMT -6
New here am I’m just going to join in! Month/Cycle: 2/2 Timing: -2, -1, O, 1 CD/DPO: 21/7 dpo Symptoms: I started yesterday with some spotting and mild cramping. RRCS: Not really sure why I am cramping and spotting already. Every time we start TTC my cycle goes all crazy...or maybe I just don’t pay close enough attention when we aren’t TTC. I'm cramping at an abnormal time as well. I started cramping yesterday at 5dpo. AF isnt supposed to come until the 27th.
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