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

[momwithbabies]

Yes, the commercialism of Christmas is out of control! I love Christmas, but I hate the crowds and money wasted. I do enjoy the food, family, and fun. I missed my family this Thanksgiving, and even though they brought the food over to our house, it wasn't the same. I'm thinking of having them over this coming weekend for a "make-up" Thanksgiving. I won't do turkey, though. Maybe tacos or something, idk.

We got our tree up on Friday, mainly because there was nothing else to do. I love decorating, but I hate how it creates more mess to clean up. It looks like Christmas threw up all over my living room, lol!

Newbie: Good luck on the ferning. I know nothing about it, but I hope it's the ticket!

I hope everyone has a good week!

 

[ProfWife]

momwithbabies - The first Thanksgiving my hubs and I had was spent on our honeymoon in the Florida Keys. Most places were shut down where we were for Thanksgiving. So, we had tacos in the condo. So, Thanksgiving tacos aren't bad at all. :-D

BTW - Thanksgiving in a wrap... Get pre-prepared heat/warm turkey cutlets (Hormel), make some StoveTop Turkey Stuffing, warm a jar of gravy, and open a can of whole cranberries. Use a tortilla wrap - layer turkey, stuffing, gravy, and cranberry sauce - wrap and eat. Easy way to have Thanksgiving (or leftovers) any time of year.

 

[Hopeful2014]

@newbie2013 Good luck with your final grades and registering for graduation!! I love your thankful list. I constantly wish for all of us to get our forever babies soon. Good luck with the ferning.

@KatyW I was thinking of you the other day. It's so nice to hear from you. Thank you so much for saying a prayer for me. I really appreciate it.

@ClandestineTX I've protected myself a bit this year from many things. I know they all care about us, but I'm not ready to hear "the wrong things". We did see my in-laws and my nieces so that was nice. I hope you had a nice time with your family. A text would be an easier answer and not as annoying as af. I'm waiting to test until af is expected, but I totally understand wanting to test! I had a cleaning day on Friday.

@melann13 I know the feeling of almost reaching completion is so exciting. Good luck!

@Lazydaisys I'm thinking of you and really hope it happens before the next transfer.

@ProfWife I saw a former student with her baby not too long ago. I ask myself "what if I started when I was younger, what if we just got married before finishing our degrees and tried, would that have made a difference, would that have at least offered more time to work on it if I still had complications?". Ugh. None of us are to blame. I have hopes for both of us. I like the Thanksgiving in a wrap idea.

@momwithbabies I bought my nieces and nephews clothes and accessories online. I wanted to finish it and also wanted to spare myself actually having to go look around in the store. I don't know that I'm ready for that yet. We will probably pick up a few toys as well. We have gift cards for the in-laws. I think we're almost finished. I hope you don't get sick!! I hate the waiting when you know everyone else has it. The holidays always mean food, family, and fun to me too. I hope you have a great "make-up" Thanksgiving and/or a great Christmas.

AFM I'm 9 dpo and waiting. I am monitoring signs and temps, but won't test until 11-12 dpo if my temps stay high. I hope we're all about to enter a new year with new opportunities and renewed hope.

 

[ClandestineTX]

I'm a day behind you, Hopeful, 9 DPO today here.

And I LOVE thanksgiving. I'm also a huge proponent of both family and gratitude, so combining both of those (with turkey and other wonderful eats) is about as good as it gets for me!

 

[ProfWife]

CD1 - Cycle 27...Hopefully AF will place nice with me this month.

 

[pathos]

We don't celebrate Christmas, we are not Christians. I really like the spirit, the atmosphere and the cinnamon and clover smell. It makes people smile in this cold weather and it makes me feel warm. I also don't get all that santa, angel crap they sell, and the shopping frenzy along with it. I am happy that baby will be born in a happy month. He is due tomorrow but probably he will be fashionably late.

 

[kksy9b]

Hi ladies! I'm still following all of you, just don't post much, and hope you are all doing well and that this year or next will bring each of you your BFP!

Pathos- wow! I can't believe you are due already!! How are you feeling? I hope your LO comes soon for you- hang in there- you are in the home stretch now!

Hopeful- wishing you all the very very best this cycle. You have been the glue to these threads and I know we will all rejoice when you get your BFP

We are all doing well over here. I try not to update too much about Charles because I know it can be hard to read for some.So instead I'll just tell you what is going on with me and DH. We are really excited because we are getting ready to list our house for sale in January!! Once we sell, we will move into a rental while we either build or start looking for our next house. We won't know until January if we can build and have no idea how long ours will take to sell. So we are taking it one step at a time rather than try for contingent contracts or risk having 2 mortgages at once. We have been here for 8 years in February and it's time for a bigger place. We are hoping to be in the new house this time next year and will then start talking about TTC #2!

In any case, hope you all are well and I can't wait to celebrate the babies I know are coming for you all

 

[Lazydaisys]

Love the idea of christmas throwing up all over the living room!

I Cba but hopefully this feeling will lift. Ttc has really changed me into a bitter, miserable, jealous, hateful person. I use to be so happy and rarely jealous just happy with whatever I had.

I Work at a Christian church school so christmas is quite big so there's no escaping it. I'm not religious but my family are Christians so I have been brought up with Christians values and went to church as a child. We are putting on a nativity next week, choir visits, christingle service, church visits and the Christmas trees are up. The children are very giddy about the parties, christmas fair and of course the special visitor.
There's only one thing I want for children's and thats the obvious.

I'm on cd 13 and no sign of ovulation.

Im hoping for bfps for all the lovely ladies still waiting for their babies on this thread, it's been a long while since May 2013 and most of us were trying before that. X

 

[gabbygabz]

Hi ladies. Just wanted to pop back in here after a loooong absence to say hello and that while I'm not as active as I once was, I am definitely stalking and following and rooting for all of you! The quick update on us is that after 6 IUIs (thanks for the crazy rules insurance) we were successful in our first IVF and are expecting twins in May '15. I know it's been a long road for all of us and I just wanted to say that I'm thinking of you all often and hoping you're well.

 

[ProfWife]

Congratulations!! A double blessing!

 

[ALiKO]

hey guys! i hope everyone has been doing well
Congratz gabygabz! H&H9M!
any day now eh pathos! i wish you a safe speedy delivery!

this is literally my 1st time on in months so i feel a bit bashful

 

[pathos]

congrats gabbygabz! yay =))

( i am still pregnant and ready to explode at the next person who asks if i haven't gave birth yet?)

 

[Hopeful2014]

@ClandestineTX I have always loved the holiday season. Thanksgiving was my favorite because it was about food and family more than what people expect and gifts.

@ProfWife I really hope this is THE cycle. I hope we are blessed this season.

@pathos Good luck!

@kksy9b Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Have you started looking at homes that are available yet or will you wait until you sell your home? January is fast approaching! I remember looking for homes. It's such a fun experience. Good luck! Post about Charles in the parenting thread. I'm sure some would love to read about him.

@Lazydaisys I hope you enjoy all of the Christmas and holiday events. I'm hoping for BFPs and forever babies all around.

@gabbygabz It's nice to hear from you. Thanks for the update and congratulations! That's amazing. I'll update the front. Do you want me to add you to the BFP thread for ladies from the group? The link is in my signature.

@ALiKO It's nice to hear from you.


AFM I'm CD 5 and waiting. There's not much to report yet. I'm looking forward to this cycle and feel positive about it. I am happy to hear from so many of you. I look forward to the holiday season, although it's a bit bittersweet for me. I hope that next year brings happiness and blessings for us all.

 

[ClandestineTX]

CD 3 here. Doc approved increasing my Femara from 5.0 to 7.5 mg for the next three cycles to see if there would be any improvement... so... still hanging in here. Even though all I really want to do is quit and be done forever.

 

[ProfWife]

@Hopeful - I'm 3 days ahead of you. Guess we're cycle buddies this go around! ;-) Wish this season was different for you. Praying for you.

@Clandestine - Hope the upping of dosage brings you a little one - and that if it doesn't you and your hubs can discuss the benefits of maybe taking a break for the time being and refocusing on your own lives apart from fertility.

 

[kksy9b]

Thanks Hopeful- we have had the moving itch for the last couple years and have been looking online/driving through neighborhoods for a long time. Right now there are 4 houses on the market we are interested in but won't walk through them until our place sells. I am just really hoping that it sells quickly and we don't lose all the options!

 

[ClandestineTX]

@ProfWife: we've had that discussion and decided we are done as of April, no matter how it turns out (see ticker below). We have too many other things we want to do with our lives to carry on with STC indefinitely, so we set a deadline. If we can't get a viable pregnancy by then, we will simply move on from this. I am honestly in limbo professionally, hesitant to push for certain opportunities because a baby would throw a wrench in things. I have a comfortable enough position for the moment, but by this coming summer, I need to be able to plan my life.

 

[pathos]

i m in love with my son who is now 3 days old

 

[ProfWife]

Congrats Pathos!

@Clandestine - Does that mean you guys would go back to actively preventing or just that you would not be seeking any treatments, timing, etc? Just wondering as I've heard a lot of people say they were going to stop TTC/STC and I've just been curious what that means to different people.

 

[momwithbabies]

Yay, Pathos!!! Congratulations! I hope you are both doing well, and I hope you are taking it easy.

AFM: I think I'm having some O pain and EWCM, so I'm hoping this cycle won't be as long as the last one. Still no shopping done, and 6 1/2 days left before Christmas break!!!! Woohoo!!! I can do this, lol! The students already have holiday break on their minds, but I have tons to cram in for this unit. I am keeping them busy, for sure!