Can I join you ladies?

[HCas]

Woot got the newest blood work back. I'm ovulatory. This is from Monday so I should actually be o'ing today or tomorrow. So there's a chance for this cycle!

 

[KatO79]

Woot got the newest blood work back. I'm ovulatory. This is from Monday so I should actually be o'ing today or tomorrow. So there's a chance for this cycle!

Yay for Oing Get BDing and good luck

I expect to O on Monday

 

[HCas]

Exciting!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. Woke up to a uti so i was just kinda miserable all day.

 

[KatO79]

Exciting!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. Woke up to a uti so i was just kinda miserable all day.

Aww hope you soon get rid of it, I hate UTI

I didn't post much myself yesterday since we had our Christmas luncheon and were busy with all our guests

 

[deafgal01]

UTI sucks... Hope it gets better soon for you.

Christmas feasts are fun!!!!!

 

[KatO79]

UTI sucks... Hope it gets better soon for you.

Christmas feasts are fun!!!!!

It was pretty fun except for the unfortunate incident that you have read from the other thread. I'll just post it Again so HCas can see what I mean:

Had the Christmas luncheon last night and DH's friend's girlfriend was annoying She asked how the baby making was going so I told her the truth that it was going badly and we'd be starting IUI next month. She gave me the "just relax and it'll happen" mantra and then said I'm also having problems because I was on the pill for 9-10 years and it's messed up my cycles. I explained to her that my cycles are regular and my RE got my hormones tested and all is normal plus that I'm Oing every month. But she kept saying the problem is also because I've been on the pill too long and she's sure it messed up my body, like she didn't hear a word I was telling her I gave up and started talking about something else but wow, why she refused to listen is beyond me My only guess is she thinks she knows it all because she has 2 children and feels like she's an expert in getting pregnant and refuses to believe my body is fine because if it was, I'd be pregnant a long time ago So regretting I told her last year we started TTCing

 

[HCas]

All better... for the most part.

So how are your holidays going? I start the celebrations tonight at my mom's Christmas party, but I'm only really looking forward to tomorrow night when me and Roger can have a couple's Christmas.

 

[deafgal01]

Going pretty good. Going out for dinner with mil tonight before the church service. Then tomorrow christmas with my family at mammaw's. Friday I think we'll be at my fil for the day. After that, I hope our christmas celebrations will end. We'll see...

On the bad side, I gained like 5 to 10 lbs over the past week. I think I foresee going on a healthy kick in the very very near future- like add in exercise and eat healthier/appropriate portion sizes meals.

 

[KatO79]

Was at my mother's today with DH and it went ok. We were first by my in-law's to drop off presents and take some with us. In Denmark we open our presents on the 24th after having Christmas dinner of duck (or goose or pork roast), red cabbage, gravy and potatoes I'm a pescetarian so I ate mock duck which tastes great when prepared on a pan Also got some sauce made without duck fat that I could eat

We'll have a break the 25th and the 26th will be going to my in-law's for a family Christmas luncheon.

So now we need to find out where to go for New Year's We have gotten a couple of invitations so now need to decide. It's been our childless friends and relatives inviting of course

 

[deafgal01]

Kat- sounds like yours has been good so far.

I didn't get any presents to open tonight. We're back home after the dinner with mil and watching Ziggy's Gift. We're going to the late service at church (11 pm) and then tomorrow we'll head off to Mammaw's for lunch and the afternoon. Friday we'll be doing lunch with mil and opening gifts at her house, and then I assume dinner with fil and opening gifts over there too.

On the other hand, my brother's already started his Christmas over in Japan. He likes the shirt I got him.

 

[KatO79]

Yes it has

Got some nice presents. From my oldest BIL + his kids I got nice high-top slippers, from my mother got a cashmere cardigan plus a fancy gray sweatshirt with rhinestones, from my MIL+FIL I got nice beads and stuff to make earrings and some really nice white on-ear headphones from DH

DH and I also got gifts that were for both of us:

"A Game of Thrones" board game plus fancy pot holders and 1 dishcloth from DH's grandmother

8 nice porcelain droplet-formed bowls with a gasburner (good for making creme brulee) from my mother.

I got DH a shaving brush holder in metal plus a plastic transport tube for his shaving brush when he takes it with him on trips. He got a sweater plus colorful socks plus whisky glasses from my mother, granite cubes for cooling e.g. whisky and a book from his big brother plus his kids and a shirt from his parents.

We're missing our gifts from my youngest BIL and his girlfriend but they weren't there when we picked up the gifts so we'll be getting those tomorrow at the family luncheon.

 

[HCas]

My Christmas was interesting. Christmas Eve we spent time with my mom's side of the family and officially announced adopting and continuing TTcing which was met with bad attitudes. All I heard the rest of the night was "Can you handle two?" from my cousins, one which only has a son and the other who hates kids. I pretty much shut them up with "Can you even handle one?" though. Today I spent the day at my step's dad's with his side of the family which was much better.

They were all excited about the news both ways and I even got a special prayer for two healthy babies in 2015. After that I came home and cooked dinner for me and Roger and we enjoyed a couple's holiday followed by a Studio Ghibli movie. The only bad part about the day was my sore throat. Otherwise it was great. I even got to see my second cousin who I haven't seen since he was born!

Now we're trying to think of what to do for New Years since Roger works on the 1st. I think we're gonna go see a movie or something.

I'm glad your holidays were good! So excited to start this new year with you guys ^^

 

[KatO79]

My Christmas was interesting. Christmas Eve we spent time with my mom's side of the family and officially announced adopting and continuing TTcing which was met with bad attitudes. All I heard the rest of the night was "Can you handle two?" from my cousins, one which only has a son and the other who hates kids. I pretty much shut them up with "Can you even handle one?" though. Today I spent the day at my step's dad's with his side of the family which was much better.

They were all excited about the news both ways and I even got a special prayer for two healthy babies in 2015. After that I came home and cooked dinner for me and Roger and we enjoyed a couple's holiday followed by a Studio Ghibli movie. The only bad part about the day was my sore throat. Otherwise it was great. I even got to see my second cousin who I haven't seen since he was born!

Now we're trying to think of what to do for New Years since Roger works on the 1st. I think we're gonna go see a movie or something.

I'm glad your holidays were good! So excited to start this new year with you guys ^^

Wow what's with your mom's side of the family I don't see how it's their business if you want 2 children You could try what I say to my mother when she's all "Having children is so hard, don't even have 1, it'll be the biggest mistake of your life", I just say "It won't be your problem so what's the issue?" You could also try saying in polite tones that it isn't any of their business, which it isn't. Glad that your step father's side of the family gave you a much better reaction

Yeah I can see it'd be hard to find something for New Year's if he has to work on the 1st I'd go the stay at home route also since I guess he'd go to bed shortly after midnight. You can't even have guests over because then you'd have to throw them out "early."

Same to you Here's hoping 2015 brings us our BFPs, sooner rather than later

 

[HCas]

My mom's family is.... special. They have this don't ask don't tell policy. As long as we look like the perfect family then no one will be upset. They believe if I adopt then have one of my own they won't look alike so people outside the family will know I adopted my bipolar sister's baby. Which that doesn't fit into a perfect family. My cousin Jessica denied me ttcing and my fertility problems outright at her wedding when one of the groom's family asked me about it and I answered truthfully. She told them I liked making up stories because at the time I was unwed.

I like my dad's side.... I like my dad and uncles from his side. They are awesome! They don't ask don't tell and don't judge. My dad judges actually but in that "critical but loving" kind of way where he means good and never goes to too far.


lol family right

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH speaking of 2015 babies. I was told between now and the first is when af should show. I already wanna test sooo bad. My boobs have been hurting and I've been feeling sick for a week. I don't like waiting.

 

[KatO79]

My mom's family is.... special. They have this don't ask don't tell policy. As long as we look like the perfect family then no one will be upset. They believe if I adopt then have one of my own they won't look alike so people outside the family will know I adopted my bipolar sister's baby. Which that doesn't fit into a perfect family. My cousin Jessica denied me ttcing and my fertility problems outright at her wedding when one of the groom's family asked me about it and I answered truthfully. She told them I liked making up stories because at the time I was unwed.

I like my dad's side.... I like my dad and uncles from his side. They are awesome! They don't ask don't tell and don't judge. My dad judges actually but in that "critical but loving" kind of way where he means good and never goes to too far.


lol family right

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH speaking of 2015 babies. I was told between now and the first is when af should show. I already wanna test sooo bad. My boobs have been hurting and I've been feeling sick for a week. I don't like waiting.

Hmmm perfect family image....are you sure some of your family might not have Narcissitic Personality Disorder to some degree? My mother and her sister have it in a really bad way (think they're on the more malignant end) and they're all about image.

You could try testing, do you know what dpo you are? I don't think very many ladies get a positive much before 9-10 dpo and many do first get their bfp after AF is late.

AFM I'm 5 dpo and not feeling much of anything I have a sneaking suspicion it's gonna be yet another bfn Thank God we'll be going through our 1st IUI next cycle as I can't take much more of this It's also all these fertile women annoying me with their "Just relax and it'll happen" advice when most know it's a myth. I was super relaxed the first 4-5 cycles and during our summer vacation yet no bfp came of any of it

 

[HCas]

Maybe who knows.

And I guess it didn't matter. Woke up today cramping really bad. What a way to start the day. AF hit hard this morning. Guess I was at the end of my ovulatory cycle when they told me about it. Today was my unlucky day.

Well at least next week I'll be starting the process for Fermera and all.

 

[KatO79]

Maybe who knows.

And I guess it didn't matter. Woke up today cramping really bad. What a way to start the day. AF hit hard this morning. Guess I was at the end of my ovulatory cycle when they told me about it. Today was my unlucky day.

Well at least next week I'll be starting the process for Fermera and all.

Aww sorry HCas that AF showed but it's good that you're now Oing

I'm feeling the same, this cycle is most likely going to be a wash but I'll be starting IUI next cycle so really happy about that Just wish the next 1½ weeks would hurry up already so I can see AF arrive and start IUI

 

[deafgal01]

So excited for you ladies to start your IUI cycles. It'll be hard waiting 2 weeks to see if it works for you but I'll be here rooting silently for your bfp!

 

[KatO79]

So excited for you ladies to start your IUI cycles. It'll be hard waiting 2 weeks to see if it works for you but I'll be here rooting silently for your bfp!

Thanks deafgal01

Worse, you'll be waiting almost 4 weeks for me since I will start with the hormones when AF arrives around January 6th

 

[deafgal01]

I can wait a month for you Kat. It'll come eventually!