MAY we all be blessed with baby! May 2013 and beyond (BFFs Seeking BFPs)

[newbie2013]

Oh LD, I'm so sorry! I guess that means your transfer has been cancelled?

Afm, cd 20th or so. had good timing so on the wait.

Hope all are having a good weekend... I'm going to a baby shower... but she's been trying for 6-7 years with several miscarriages so I'm happy for her.

 

[ProfWife]

Newbie - I find it easier to do showers and such for the ones who know the struggle. It's not as hard because they know what it's like. I'm throwing a shower in a few week for one of the 1st timers (you know the "I guess we'll give it a shot this cycle" who get pregnant and then falsely believe how easy it is). I'm glad she'll never need to go through the heartache, but I'm still sad that it's not my shower. I was late that same cycle but ended up not being pregnant.

AFM - 9dpo today. I'll test tomorrow. (I tested last night around midnight, but it was negative...evap pink on it this morning when I took out the trash. At least I'll know where the line SHOULD now.).

 

[momwithbabies]

Lazydaisies: I'm so sorry to hear that...thinking of you.

Newbie: Good luck this cycle and playing the waiting game. I agree the showers aren't as painful when you know someone has been trying hard forever.

ProfWife: How's your school year? I can't believe it's almost November. I have a great group of kids, and I'm feeling blessed to teach in a different environment. I needed a change. I hope you and your husband are doing well. I'm also hoping you get a BFP this cycle.

Hopeful: How are you doing?

AFM, not much to report. Have had a house full of sickness this week. I missed one day of work, and now I feel so far behind. I've been kind of in a sad mood lately, but I'm trying to shake it off (geez, Taylor Swift just popped into my mind). I'm glad Halloween is around the corner to brighten my mood a bit. I love the candy, pumpkin carving, and my kids are going to be ninjas. And Halloween is on a Friday...yay!!! The middle school where I teach is having a Halloween dance this Thursday, my kids have a Trunk-or-Treat to go to on that same night, and of course Halloween trick-or-treating. I think I'm a kid at heart, lol! Anybody have cool plans for Halloween?

 

[ProfWife]

Our plans involve hiding out in the woods with our LifeGroup from church. (I really don't like camping...especially since I will likely be on AF at that point! Yuck!)

Well, this year has been...interesting. We had a teacher quit first day of pre-planning, so I took on the class of the same grade I was supposed to teach with her. We found a replacement who couldn't come until Labor Day. She arrived, I taught the class for an additional 2 weeks to close out a unit, then I turned them over to her and took my study hall back. I was named final editor for the yearbook...and apparently every other document from our school.

Two weeks ago I became department chair (according to the principal, ours was "too overwhelmed"...yeah...cause life is a peach for me, too...especially right now). Then I was called upon to be a reviewer for next year's handbook (which I have to have completed in a week and a half).

Plus, I haven't even STARTED work on our creative writing magazine this year.

So...I'm exhausted! Oy. I love the fact that they trust in me and my credentials, but at this point there's no way I'm going to get pregnant if stress is the culprit. I'm pretty livid since about 80% of what was listed above was NOT my wish nor was it something I could decline.




MWB - Is your Halloween Dance a costume/masquerade type deal? Sounds awesome! My MS didn't do any true dances. The one they had was incredibly lame. Our Homecoming Dance is tonight. I'm (thankfully) not a chaperone. I just got back from the store and haven't even taken a shower yet. LOL

 

[Hopeful2014]

@Lazydaisys Fingers crossed for great news Monday.

@ClandestineTX I feel like you deserve it to work out before your deadline too. I really hope it does. I agree; we all deserve healthy babies. I think about each one of you all the time and wish for us all to get our forever babies. I'll be optimistic for you.

@newbie2013 My fingers are crossed for you! I hope it's not long until you can have your own shower. Perhaps baby is snuggling in right now!! I hope so!

@ProfWife Doesn't camping always come around af time?! I hope af is not here for you and that you see two lines today!! Congrats on becoming department chair! That does seem like a lot to do. I hope it's not too stressful on you. I fully understand "being asked" to do something and how you can't decline. I hope you can get some help occasionally.

@momwithbabies I'm glad that you're enjoying the change in environment this year. I believe that can make all the difference. You reminded me of the song. My husband and I have been singing it the last couple of days. I hope you have a great Halloween. I love the holidays. This year will be difficult for me. We are planning on taking my niece trick-or-treating, which will be a lot of fun.


AFM I'm CD 14. BD has been good so far. We were still debating on whether or not we would start trying at the beginning of the cycle, but we decided to go for it. We're fully trying and tracking everything, but I'm going to try to be somewhat relaxed about it for a while. I'm mainly watching cm to judge when ovulation might be. I imagine it will be CD 14-18 based on past cycles. I'm 6 lbs from my target weight. I'm feeling positive. I really hope I get a quick BFP and that all goes well.

 

[momwithbabies]

ProfWife: I can't believe they are throwing all of that on you! And I'm assuming they didn't raise your pay, and if they did, it's probably not worth all of the extra hours of work you're doing. Crazy! I hope you can get through it and not have too much stress. Our dance will be a costume party, but they said no masks. I think we should have done a masquerade party!!! I'm sort of afraid of the costumes some kids will wear. The dress code is still enforced, but you know how some people treat Halloween as a day to dress really inappropriate, lol! And I'm a prude at heart with things like that, especially with kids. Hopefully, it will be fun.

Hopeful: I'm glad to hear y'all are going for it! Congrats on being really close to your goal weight!! That's awesome! I know you've worked hard for this. Happy BDing, and I'm praying for you!

AFM, I have a horrible cramp in my left side that woke me up early this morning. It's around the place where I have my colon issues. I'm CD 16, so I'm not sure why I have this pain now. I usually get it on my period. Maybe it's something I ate? Idk, but I hope it goes away because tomorrow is a busy, busy day.

 

[ClandestineTX]

@Hopeful: FX for you, regardless of how you decide to proceed this cycle!

@ProfWife: psychological stress has been excluded as a cause of infertility, it's physical stress (including not eating and sleeping regularly) that jacks with fertility. "No" is also a powerful choice, use it when you feel you need to without guilt, because when you say "no" to something, you are also saying "yes" to yourself.

Best wishes to you Clandestine. My lab work has been a S--t show this week and I actually had to email my dept office and my upcoming job to find out what happens if I'm ABD at the end of the semester. Fortunately things have started to turn around but it's still going to be absolutely nuts to write and prepare to defend a dissertation in the next 6 weeks that I don't have all my data for yet. I don't even know if we'll find anything interesting!
Ugh. I'm sure having submitted the actual dissertation is a bit of a weight off. Congrats!

To be honest, I have been so busy I haven't had a chance to enjoy having it submitted. My defense is Thursday, I haven't stared my PPT. Thankfully, I have all my figures from the paper and have presented almost all of my data over the last four years, previously, so I'm shockingly not too worried about it at all.

I hope you get everything finished in time to defend this semester! I hated the trying to get out rush, I hope it's as smooth as it can be for you!

They said fibroid is stuck in the back walk, it's inoperable. Only way is to shrink in. Stop taking fertility drugs. Blah. X

How are they trying to shrink it?

Hope all are having a good weekend... I'm going to a baby shower... but she's been trying for 6-7 years with several miscarriages so I'm happy for her.

I also find it much easier to be supportive of people who tired. It makes me feel like a jerk, but it's just how I feel.

AFM, I have a horrible cramp in my left side that woke me up early this morning. It's around the place where I have my colon issues. I'm CD 16, so I'm not sure why I have this pain now. I usually get it on my period. Maybe it's something I ate? Idk, but I hope it goes away because tomorrow is a busy, busy day.

I have o-pains that are inside the hip bone, usually on the left... just sayin'

AFM... blazing OPK on Friday afternoon right before we left for the airport. Intentionally left OPKs at home, but took one when we got home last night and it was more blazing and still super positive this AM with FMU. My temps are still FP range, passed an actual glob of EWCM yesterday morning and had pretty strong O-pains last night between 5-6 PM and again between 1-2 AM this morning, like laid in bed wide awake wondering when it would stop so I could go back to sleep. Still FP temp this AM, so holding off on progesterone and baby aspirin at least until tonight or tomorrow morning. Bases are also fully covered, trying to keep this cycle factual and trying not to get emotionally invested. This cycle would be the most inconvenient of all we are willing to try, but would still take it with great happiness if it were to work out. So... FX and getting myself back to work!

 

[Lazydaisys]

They shrank it with steroids. My lining is much better its jumped up to 8.5. I'm over the moon and transfer of embryo is back on

 

[ProfWife]

@Clandestine - You defend THIS Thursday?! Whew girl...sending positive thoughts your way! I know that psychological stress is more of a correlation than a causation...and I'm working hard to be able to get 6+ hours of sleep a night. I'm trying to get back on my regimen of sleep and exercise. Neither is an easy fix at the moment. LOL - Can be said of all of us, right?

 

[ProfWife]

LazyDaisys - IT'S BACK ON??! When is the FET?? So excited that your body corrected itself once they treated the fibroid!! How many embryos are you going to transfer?

 

[momwithbabies]

Lazydaisies: Yay!!! I hope it all goes well!

 

[ClandestineTX]

YAY @Lazydasies! FX for your transfer!!! What a great lining, also!

@Profwife: THIS Thursday. And honestly I was more worried about getting Hubster to order cookies and what I am wearing and coordinating the out of town family than the actual defense. I am spending all day on my PPT, probably going to treat myself to a new outfit tonight or tomorrow afternoon. Just because

My exercise and diet were awesome until the pregnancy-related bleeding. I was scared that it would fall out of me if I moved too much (which I know is absurd and not in touch with reality, but that's just how I felt at the time), and by the time it was definitely over, I was writing my heart out, trying to get my dissertation done by the deadline. And in the less than two weeks since that, I've been busting my ass wrapping up other things and traveling, so still not so awesome on the exercise or eating. I keep promising myself that I will clean it up after my defense. Since I won't have much else to do, I'm confident I can get myself back on the wagon.

 

[Lazydaisys]

Thank you. The fibroid us still there but the increased tyroid meds and the steroids have certainly helped.
I've chosen to have just one put back as I was told, 2 will not increase my chances of pregnancy only increase my chances of multiples.

I have three so I'll put one back in this time. If this doesn't work I will put two back next time.

My fet is booked in for next Monday. I was so shocked at my appointment yesterday that I cried. I totally expected them to make me wait three months. X

 

[ClandestineTX]

That's such good news!!! Definitely keeping my FX for you!

 

[momwithbabies]

Clandestine: Yay for treating yourself! You've worked so hard!! Congratulations!

 

[momwithbabies]

Lasydaisies: It sounds like everything is coming together! Yay for good surprises!!! Fingers crossed and staying crossed!!!

 

[Hopeful2014]

@momwithbabies Thank you. I really appreciate it. Has the cramping stopped? Do you think you're past ovulation or could it have been related to that? How was the dance?

@ClandestineTX I hope your defense was great! When do you expect to hear back from the committee?

@Lazydaisys I'm so thrilled for you. Fingers crossed for a great transfer and a BFP!!!

@ProfWife I remember how hard it was to get enough sleep when teaching, coaching, and all the other extracurricular activities I was doing at the time. I hope you get a break soon. I also remember counting down to Thanksgiving and Christmas break.

@newbie2013 How are you?




Happy Halloween! My plans might have changed slightly. I think we're going grocery shopping and then to dinner with my husband's parents. I'm 4 dpo (Thursday) and waiting. Timing was great. I'm very curious to see what will happen. I almost feel the urge to test early, but I'll wait until af is expected. It's supposed to be much colder over the next couple days. I'm already ready for spring/summer again.

 

[newbie2013]

So, I thought af was starting yesterday with another awful 24 day cycle, because I passed a weird clot (tmi, I know). But since that yesterday morning, I've had nothing. Never done that before. It was kind of like jelly, a bit bigger than a us quarter, I guess. very strange. Anyway, still waiting for af to come full force. Maybe today.

Happy that you are all good. Happy Halloween!!

 

[ClandestineTX]

@newbie: I hope it sorts itself out soon!

@Hopeful: I "passed with distinction" it's the A+ equivalent and the highest honor awarded by the university. Just a small project to wrap up and the edits to my dissertation and I'll be not-that-kind-of-doctor

 

[newbie2013]

Clandestine, that's fantastic news!!!! congratulations! I'm really happy for you!!