TTC #1 Hopeful and Obsessed! lol

[puma1986]

Belle: Holy cow man. Seriously. These emotions are going to get the best of us! I'm sure it's just our hormones throwing everything out of wack. I feel a bit better about the ovulating thing now. Thank you

Star: LOL! Aweeeeeee. I really hope all of these insane signs are your BFP! They all sound so hopeful!

AFM: AF has arrived. Now officially Into cycle 8. Sigh.

 

[StarGazerRose]

Puma: Well at least AF gives a sign that you have another chance!

Yeah I hope I get to see something out of all this craziness!
I'm being crazy and following along with the "THE BIG THREAD OF EARLY PREGNANCY SYMPTOMS"
Cause what a better way to symptom spot than read other's symptoms?!

(and try to get work done)

 

[greenarcher]

Belle - how did the presentation go?? At least you had a reason to be emotional

Star - All of your stories and signs make me think you're going to be the BFP that Puma predicted! That would be amazing after 2 years!

Puma - mother F*CKER. I'm so sorry AF came. That was really soon. How long is your LP usually?

You guys, my friend lost her two transplanted embryos. She had negative tests this morning, even after yesterday's test was darker than the first. That was their last try for IVF. I'm heartbroken for her. I don't want to get pregnant this cycle any more. I want to be able to commiserate with her for a few months, drowning our sorrows in booze.

 

[BelleNuit]

Puma so sorry to hear about AF! Argh! So angry for you!!

Green what happened to your friend is so devastating. That's my worst fear. You get to a point where you can no longer try and you have to accept life as it is. I'm glad she has a good friend like you there for her!

My presentation went well. It was nerve wracking because I didn't have any tech support and it was a video conference! Ugh! Lol. Got through it though. Now I just have to get through Friday. I'm being interviewed for a video production on the role of Occupational Therapy in mental health. I was supposed to have questions ahead of time, but that never manifested. Not looking forward to it. I cannot wait for the weekend!

 

[greenarcher]

It's not that she can't try anymore, it's that she is so sick of the hormones and putting her life on hold for IVF. They agreed this would be their last go. They're blessed to have fertility treatments covered by insurance, but I can't imagine putting life on hold for 3-5 years of fertility treatments!

Glad to hear presentation went well! Sucks you have ANOTHER one to deal with!

I'm looking forward to checking out OH's baby juice under the scope tonight I'm genuinely concerned about it, so it will either confirm my fears or wipe them away! Then it's time to look at me, and maybe make another appt with my gyn.

 

[StarGazerRose]

Awe Green ... I'm about to be in tears ... So not fair! I'm glad that she has a friend like you to give her the shoulder she needs!

Guys I hope so! I can't wait til Sunday!!!! Urgh I might test tomorrow... just cause I can!
Feeling all sorts of weird today ...
Ack after a TINY little 6oz cup of water, cause nothing else tastes right ... and I gotta pee again!!! I never pee this much at work -- i'm lucky if I pee at all at work normally. This makes 4 times!!! >,<

 

[BelleNuit]

Have fun with your science experiments tonight Green!

I can definitely see where your friend is coming from. There are a lot of factors that impact when you stop trying IVF, finances are a factor for some, but the emotional toll it takes is a big one. It hasn't even been a year for me and already I feel like I've lost a piece of my life to TTC. I can't imagine trying for several years. Going through treatments would only exacerbate that experience I think

 

[greenarcher]

Star - TOTALLY TEST TOMORROW! WE NEED SOME LINES TO SQUINT AT!

 

[StarGazerRose]

Alright, I'll put it on the counter before bed... and Hide it from DH cause I told him I was gonna wait til Sunday.

 

[greenarcher]

YAY! I'm a bad influence!

I'm going to test Saturday morning (8 DPO) because I'm going to a BBQ where there is going to be alcohol. Pretty sure I'll abstain anyways, but we'll see!

 

[sil]

Thanks for letting me join ladies and thank you for the warm welcome. I am hoping for a girl since I have two wonderful ds already and DH has wanted a girl both times but I would be completely happy with either gender as long as baby is healthy. The longer cycles are definitely frustrating. I'm on cd10 now and have started ovulation tests but i doubt it will be positive for awhile. Hoping the vitex helps. I bought a bbt to start temping this cycle as I usually only use opk but it didn't arrive until cd5 and I had a cold with fever on cd6-9 so I think I I will just wait until next cycle and only use opk again this cycle.

Star- test!!! I want to squint! Symptoms sound good!

Green- I've never even thought of looking at it under the microscope. What is it you look for? So sorry for your friends loss. How heartbreaking

Belle- so glad your presentation went well. Are you an OT? Sorry, I'm new to the group so still getting to know everyone and what they do.

Puma- so sorry about af. Fingers crossed for this month!

 

[StarGazerRose]

YAY! I'm a bad influence!

 

[BelleNuit]

Woot! Can't wait to see your test results Green & Star!

Good to see you again Sil. Hope you get lucky and get what you want!

I'm an OT working in pediatric mental health. So I see a lot of kids growing up in tough family situations who have all sorts of traumatic histories. It definitely makes TTC difficult because I see all the worst case scenarios. I know I would be a good mother and I can't seem to make that work to have even 1

 

[StarGazerRose]

Belle

Ya'll are making me super excited about this ... *wiggles in seat*

 

[greenarcher]

Sil,

I think you should start temping now anyways. Since you still probably have 4-7 says until ovulation, you'll still get a good baseline!

 

[StarGazerRose]

Now I think I'm just peeing cause I drank water all day ...

 

[StarGazerRose]

So i'm like really jittery/antsy/constantly wanting to be moving.... Any one heard about that? Or am I just psyching myself up for tomorrow's test???
I wanna say that I felt this way earlier in the day and had Zero sugar (only half a can of MtD, which I had to toss the rest )
Got home and was searching for something to nibble on: Chips, String Cheese, Honey Bunn (not feeling that was a good choice now...) But now hubby is hungry so I threw in a pizza.
He thinks i'm going nuts cause I came over and whispered in his ear, kinda just "playing around" rubbing my hand on his leg while i talk to him....Being chatty and silly.

Idk ... just feel like >>>

 

[BelleNuit]

Ugh, I'm having the worst acne breakout today, and of course I have to go on camera in 2 days. Thank god for cover-up.

Friggen hormones, just make me breakout

 

[greenarcher]

Star - that would certainly be an unusual symptom, but enjoy it while you feel awesome!

Belle - of course. Of-freaking-course. I'm blessed with freckles so most of my breakouts just blend in with the rest of my spots. WHy are you going on camera?

You guys, I think I broke my toe coming out of the shower... it HURTS, and is bruised and swollen :/

Also, I'm still waiting on a "sample" from OH! He's not feeling it (yea I wouldn't be either in his shoes), so who knows when I'll get a chance to collect :/

 

[greenarcher]

Owwww!