On the road again graduates

[Left wonderin]

Hi everyone its been too long since I caught up with you all . Hope you are all doing well I think about you all often and wonder what your all up to ? I miss chatting to you ladies .
Life is plodding along here , and between work and Sean and four crazy dogs is hectic lol...
I've been diagnosed with Graves so my thyroid problem was not pregnancy related . Still WTT under doctors orders errrrrrrr , have to wait till my levels are where they should be . They are responding to the meds and heading in the right direction so hopefully my wait won't be too much longer .

Would love to hear how you are all doing ?
My love to all xxxxx

 

[Topanga053]

Hi! :wave:

I miss you ladies too! I hate that this thread has been so inactive recently! We should chat more!!

So sorry to hear about your thyroid and that you're still stuck WTT. Fingers crossed the meds help!!!

Afm, we're in the TWW of our 7th cycle. No rush either way, so it's very laid back, which is nice.

How is everyone else??

 

[skyesmom]

Girls!!! missed you all soooooo much!!!

Left, sorry to hear you're still on hold with TTC but glad they found the underlying cause so that you can at least get a proper treatment and get on with the BFP business!

speaking of which, no news for me on this field at all, no baby yet but the relationship between OH and me is going absolutely great and i've even managed to get to the point to DTD WITHOUT thinking in which phase of my cycle i am in, if i'm ovulating or not and just enjoy it! love to ya all!!

 

[Left wonderin]

Awh hi girls so great to hear from you both !!! And so quickly ! Topanga your right we need to chat more often how is Lauren ? Is she getting big ? How are you finding balancing work n home ? Its busy eh ? Lol.....

So are you both on board actively TTC ? Or NTNP ? Eeeek hope you have som e news for us soon .... Ding ding round 2

I'm so hoping I'm back to base line soon ... Next. Appointment with endo 11th of May so preventing till then at least .

Skye so good to hear from you xxxxxxx I'm so delighted to hear everything with OH going well and OMG can't imagine getting back to that place again ..... Not over thinking things ... Must be nice place to be . Means you will get an even bigger SUPRISE one of theses days


I often think of CARY and wonder how she is doing ? Anyone keep in touch with her ?
Sean turned 1 two weeks ago can't quite believe it !!!! He is turning more and more into a little boy every day. Here he is

 

[Left wonderin]

Please keep in touch ladies I love hearing from you !! Lets breath new life into this thread

 

[Topanga053]

Left, Sean is adorable!!! I will try to remember to post a new picture of Lauren later when I'm not on my phone.

Skye- that must be so nice for you to be able to DTD and just enjoy it!!! Still crossing my fingers for some good news soon!!!

I wonder how Cary and the others are doing as well. I hope everyone is well.

Yes, balancing life is hard sometimes. Lauren is growing like a weed. She's 13 months, but not standing up alone or walking alone yet. She's trying to figure out how to stand up alone and it's ADORABLE.

We're a combo of NTNP/TTC still. No OPKs, etc, but we're timing DTD even more now. DH has even started asking whether I'm a "fertile turtle" (his new favorite phrase lol) and whether we should DTD. He gets nervous about #2, but he really wants a sibling for LO. We haven't talked too much about how long we're going to try, so for now we're just kind of coasting along. But I don't see us trying forever either, if it doesn't happen. I'm still considering trying to do a surrogacy and I worry about getting too old since I'm already in my late 20s. I worry that if we TTC for years that by the time I'm ready to do the surrogacy (if I decide to do it) that I'll be too old and no one will want me!

 

[skyesmom]

Topanga!!! i don't understand how anyone could ever say NO to someone so selfless to offer their body for surrogacy!! that is the most selfless thing one can ever do for a couple and the baby, so unless there is some weird law prohibiting you from doing that, i think you don't need to worry and add that additional pressure on you!

i find it SO amazing and you have my uttermost respect for wanting it!

 

[Topanga053]

Thanks hun!! I hope I have the courage to do it when the time comes. For now, it's just an idea for the future. We'll see what happens!!

Left, any updates on whether the meds are working??

Afm, today is CD31, so I tested this morning and BFN. As usual, I have such mixed feelings. Waiting for AF to start anytime this week and then on to cycle #8. Part of me thinks I should be temping, etc, since I'm not sure where in my cycle I'm ovulating after LO's birth, but then I don't think it's worth it, since I don't think we'd seek fertility treatments at this point and we're really DTD enough to cover all of our bases. I'm starting to give a little more thought to how long I want to TTC/NTNP this time around. Originally, I had thought about doing it until this August (not sure why... lol August just felt like a good time) and then re-assessing how we both felt. That still sounds pretty good to me, so I think that's my tentative plan for now.

Hope you're all doing well!!!

 

[Carybear]

HI Ladies!

Left Sean is gorgeous... Topanga would love to see a pic of Lauren.

Hi Skye!

I can't believe how long it has been.

I had a lot of symptoms this month but AF hit Friday night (2 days late)... It's been all over the place. I am exactly 28 days for 2 months and then I will be like 10 days late. Then exactly 28 and then 2-4 days late.

I've actually started temping this month. I want to go to a GYN and I feel like I need to have a couple months of temperatures.

It's hard to believe that your LO's are getting so big. The months keep passing and I wonder if I shouldn't just move on. But, I've never been a quitter... So... I keep on

Would be nice to see this thread alive again.

 

[Left wonderin]

Cary I'm so excited to hear from you delighted your not giving up !!!! So how long you gonna temp for before your appointment ? How is Sunday school work ? You still as busy as you ever where ? I love reconnecting with you ladies excited !!

 

[skyesmom]

Carey!! now i got such a HUGE smile all over my face just to hear from you! ))

sorry to hear your cycles are all over the place but maybe temping and a good GYN could help solve the mystery and so great to hear you haven't lost your spirit! how is your book going by the way?

i also can't believe how quick the time has gone and how big the rainbows on this thread are getting! it is such a joy to hear from all of you ladies!

OH and i are getting into the sporty spring mode again, jogging and cycling and yoga and stuff, juicing twice a day now (instead of our normal morning juice which was my personal routine OH used to laugh at until he dared to try some and now he's bugging me to peel the fruits every morning :doh: he used to despise any fresh plant food since he was a teen so this is a great accomplishment for me! ) ... we recon, being fitter can't harm the fertility... we're both pretty skinny but the plan is NOT to get underweight.. just catch some stamina back.

i was thinking of starting to temp again too, but we've (or better, i've!) just started enjoying sex again recently, without thinking of the baby outcome, so i'm holding off as it has been a part of my worst times and i kinda associate it to that still.

I miss Starry and Red and Rayray here! women, update!

 

[Topanga053]

I had a lot of symptoms this month but AF hit Friday night (2 days late)... It's been all over the place. I am exactly 28 days for 2 months and then I will be like 10 days late. Then exactly 28 and then 2-4 days late.

I've actually started temping this month. I want to go to a GYN and I feel like I need to have a couple months of temperatures.

...The months keep passing and I wonder if I shouldn't just move on. But, I've never been a quitter... So... I keep on

Would be nice to see this thread alive again.

Hi Cary!! So good to hear from you!! How's work and life going??

I'm so sorry to hear about AF being all over the place. Mine has never been entirely regular either, so I can sympathize with that. And I know it makes TTCAL all that more heartbreaking because you can't help but to get your hopes up when it's late. I am so sorry you're going through that. I think of you often and how much I admire your strength. I'm sure it's incredibly difficult, but I'm glad to hear you're not giving up. I hope your OB can give you some answers. Will you let us know how that goes?? How is the temping going so far?

i was thinking of starting to temp again too, but we've (or better, i've!) just started enjoying sex again recently, without thinking of the baby outcome, so i'm holding off as it has been a part of my worst times and i kinda associate it to that still.

I miss Starry and Red and Rayray here! women, update!

I don't blame you, Skye. Temping really can be difficult and definitely does NOT make it easy to disassociate sex from baby making! I give you credit for being there now... I'm still having a hard time doing that myself!! I think it's just one of the many ways the MC/TTCAL journey changes you.

And I agree--updates from the others!!! I hope they're still around and stalking occasionally. I miss everyone!!!

 

[Carybear]

Thanks ladies! It's good to be back. For a long time I had to distance myself from all things baby related. It was just too hard. But, I'm back and while I'm doing little things, I'm not killing myself when it comes to TTC.

This particular period has been the worst. It started Friday night and went all day Saturday. Then Sunday and yesterday there was just a spot or two. Today, a little more than a spot but not even enough to fill a pad.

It makes me wonder exactly what is going on. Im tired of going and hearing that everything is ok. So, I plan to write down everything for two or three months, temp for those months as well and then go to talk with the gyn. The problem is, I haven't found a good gyn. So I am still looking.

I just had my thyroid checked and while it is on the hyper end of normal, it is still normal. That is always a concern for me as I haven't been on meds since 2012. But, I haven't needed them. I was diagnosed with graves too Left... But I never did anything about it until I wanted to get pregnant.

So in the last two weeks I have been exhausted, and this past week I have woken up because I was burning up (We keep the air on 71 at night). Literally, I could wring out my shirt. This is so not like me. I'm not sure what menopause is like, but it does make me wonder. I'm 39 so that would be really early.

Anyway, I figure I will do the writing down and then share and see what the new gyn says. I will definitely let you know how it goes

 

[Left wonderin]

Cary if I was you I'd go get your thyroid levels checked again !! Your AF sounds EXACTLY like the ones I have had since they returned after Sean . Two days light then spotting two days then gone .i thought it was them just changed after pregnancy but its thyroid related . Also excessive sweating and over heating I hd too ... Classic symptoms !!!!! Bet if you think about it you have more ........ Increased appetite ? Any rashes ? ... Tingling in hands / fingers ... Difficulty sleeping ? ... There are soooo many !! Anxiety sense of dread . Heart palpatations ?
I went to the doc as my mum kept telling me she thought I was " going through the change" turns out not and its my thyroid . Graves is not curable and can reoccurs even after treatment . Worth getting checked I'd say

 

[Left wonderin]

Aparentyly your tsh can come back " normal " but you can still be over .... You aparently need to get them to check your " free t3 and t4 for an accurate result . I've been educating myself lol

 

[RedWylder]

Hey Ladies! Piper turns one tomorrow and I can hardly believe it. I've been so emotional about it. I'm so blessed but I don't want her to grow up yet every stage is so much fun. Anyways- yesterday was her Harry Potter birthday party. Here's a photo of her in her Hogwarts uniform and tutu.

 

[Left wonderin]

Awh Red ! She is beautiful !!! I know its so emotional isn't it . Every last Sean off formula now and about to take off running ! Hope she had a lovely day . Every time I hear her name I love it more any brother or sister for her soon lol

 

[skyesmom]

OMG Red!!! she is so so so cute!!! and they grow up so fast, too fast... no wonder the 1st birthday gets you emotional! and so glad to hear from you again!

Happy birthday Piper!!

 

[Topanga053]

Thanks ladies! It's good to be back. For a long time I had to distance myself from all things baby related. It was just too hard. But, I'm back and while I'm doing little things, I'm not killing myself when it comes to TTC.

This particular period has been the worst. It started Friday night and went all day Saturday. Then Sunday and yesterday there was just a spot or two. Today, a little more than a spot but not even enough to fill a pad.

It makes me wonder exactly what is going on. Im tired of going and hearing that everything is ok. So, I plan to write down everything for two or three months, temp for those months as well and then go to talk with the gyn. The problem is, I haven't found a good gyn. So I am still looking.

I just had my thyroid checked and while it is on the hyper end of normal, it is still normal. That is always a concern for me as I haven't been on meds since 2012. But, I haven't needed them. I was diagnosed with graves too Left... But I never did anything about it until I wanted to get pregnant.

So in the last two weeks I have been exhausted, and this past week I have woken up because I was burning up (We keep the air on 71 at night). Literally, I could wring out my shirt. This is so not like me. I'm not sure what menopause is like, but it does make me wonder. I'm 39 so that would be really early.

Anyway, I figure I will do the writing down and then share and see what the new gyn says. I will definitely let you know how it goes

Cary, I COMPLETELY understand you on needing a break. I'm glad you're back though and in good spirits! I constantly admire your strength.

I hope everything is normal and ok. Temping, while stressful sometimes, can definitely be HUGELY informative, so I hope that's helpful for you!! And my OB DEFINITELY took me very seriously when I went into her office with three months of charts! So it helps in that regard too!

Hey Ladies! Piper turns one tomorrow and I can hardly believe it. I've been so emotional about it. I'm so blessed but I don't want her to grow up yet every stage is so much fun. Anyways- yesterday was her Harry Potter birthday party. Here's a photo of her in her Hogwarts uniform and tutu.

Happy belated Piper!!! It flies by, doesn't it!?? She's adorable, Red!! Is she walking yet? Lauren just turned 14 months and is not the LEAST bit interested in walking on her own. She'll cruise, but that's it.

Awh Red ! She is beautiful !!! I know its so emotional isn't it . Every last Sean off formula now and about to take off running ! Hope she had a lovely day . Every time I hear her name I love it more any brother or sister for her soon lol

Left, OMG I was so HAPPY when Lauren was finally off formula!! It was the best day of my life to get to stop buying formula (it's so expensive!!) and start planning out meals for her!! Also, I LOVE that I don't have to worry about packing food when we travel, since she can now eat with us! SOO much easier!!!

 

[RedWylder]

Nope she's not walking. She cruises like a champ and I've caught her standing on her own a couple times but no interest in walking. Time really does fly. But no, no sibling planned. I just got my period back so that's something but I'm getting ready to go back to school and one baby is enough right now. But I've definitely got baby fever!