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How long have you been TTC? It feels like forever. I'm on my first medicated cycle this month.

High and low of the week:
High: c is talking up a storm & is so much fun right now!
Low: I have the beginning stages of overstimulation & had to stop taking clomid mid-cycle.

Favorite way to start the day:
Coffee. Lots and lots of coffee.

Do you remember your dreams?
Yes!

What are you thankful for?
My family.

Any new TTC developments/updates?
I have the beginning stages of ovarian hyperstimulation & my RE had me quit taking Clomid on day 6 of my 10 day cycle. I may or may not O this month, but I was given the ok to TTC this month. I have an appointment early next month to discuss further options.

I haven't taken clomid since Tuesday. I didn't realize how awful I actually felt until I started to feel better

How long have you been TTC? Since January 2012

High and low of the week: The high was our FET on Monday. The low was when the FET was delayed by an hour and I had to wait with a full bladder. That was horrible.

Favorite way to start the day: When I am able to have a lazy morning and not wake up to the alarm or one of the animals waking me up.

Do you remember your dreams? Sometimes.

What are you thankful for? My DH. He is my rock. I can't imagine going through all of this with anyone else.

Any new TTC developments/updates? We had our FET on Monday. Now I am in the dreaded TWW. I am trying not to over analyze every little twinge and ache, but that is so hard.

@Mrs. Polish: The diet is often prescribed for IBS patients, the general idea is to limit fructose and sugars. Overall, it ends up being Paleo +. DH leaves the house at 7:15 and I like to have breakfast with him, so yea, we're up pretty early! If I didn't wake up with him I would never get anything done since the morning is my most productive time.

@Shutterbug: 40 so far! Kindof crazy

@LovelyPlum: Whoa, do you wake up super disturbed from dreams like that? I hope you feel better soon!

Both diets are GF. The old one was based on a food sensitivities blood test with gave me a list of things to avoid. The new one is based on fructose/sugar amounts. The interesting thing is that some of the things I was eating more of on the old diet are no-nos on the new one, so I'm hoping that makes a difference. Also, some of my higher-sensitive foods also showed up on the new diet. The biggest bummer is that now I have to limit dairy, but I can add back in a few things I missed too. Still trying to get a grasp on it all!

How long have you been TTC? Almost 2yrs.

High and low of the week: High: being in sunny Florida for vacation. Low: thinking AF is on her way.

Favorite way to start the day: Getting up early and enjoying coffee.

Do you remember your dreams? Sometimes! Usually the strange ones.

What are you thankful for? My husband!

Any new TTC developments/updates? Nothing yet!

How long have you been TTC?
--15 months

High and low of the week:
--High: looking into IVF and the costs
--Low: seeing how much we'll have to pay

Favorite way to start the day:
--snuggling with my dog

Do you remember your dreams?
-- not usually

What are you thankful for?
--That our finances turned around and helped afford things we didn't think we could.

Any new TTC developments/updates?
Meeting with the RE on Monday and she'll give us what our upcoming steps are. Will she approve IVF? I'm excited about TTC again!!

How long have you been TTC?
A yearish.

High and low of the week:
High--really having fun with my students. Low--just lacking hope.

Favorite way to start the day:
We let my dog up for about 15 minutes and all have a snuggle. Really sweet. Then it's coffee time and checking on my favorite news and blog sites!

Do you remember your dreams?
Sometimes. I went through a phase of recording them, and I became better at remembering.

What are you thankful for?
My general good health. Even with my blood sugar concerns, I'm grateful to generally be healthy.

Any new TTC developments/updates?
Just waiting to ovulate! I was pretty sure I would get a positive OPK today, but no luck. I held that Wondfo out and studied it, but had to admit it was a negative.

@mrs. polish: so strange that bcp affected your dreams! I wonder why....

@mrs. jump rope: I'm eager to see if you will ovulate! When do you go for a check-in?

@mrs. someone: have you officially started the diet? How are you handling all those Etsy orders?

@shutterbug: let me know if you're more aware of ovulating on Femara. I certainly am!

@justdarling: what types of pets do you have? I'm grateful when my dog lets us sleep in, too! Do you have anything that would be good at keeping you busy during hell week(s), aka, the TWW?

@mrs bunchy: I think you're in my least favorite part of my cycle--pretty sure you're not pregnant, and just waiting for you period. Where were you in Florida? I'm always collecting ideas for vacations.

@Alie: that dream sound Alice in Wonderland trippy! Has your husband had low counts before?

@Bluestriped Bee: yeah for dog snuggles! Why would you doctor possibly not approve IVF? I'm glad things are looking up for you.

@Lovelyplum: wild dreams! Maybe it's the pregnancy.

How long have you been TTC?
-2.5 years

High and low of the week:
-Low: getting sick at a football game
-High: bruch with family

Favorite way to start the day:
-laying in bed for a half hour before getting up

Do you remember your dreams?
-yes. I have weird dreams.

What are you thankful for?
-My DH!

Any new TTC developments/updates?
-Nothing new. I'm waiting on AF to start so I can start BCP in preparation for a FET cycle.

How long have you been TTC? 1.5 years

High and low of the week: High: seeing my family this past weekend. And also seeing some of my kids from my last job, they were trying to get me to come back, so cute!
Low: starting AF on Sunday.

Favorite way to start the day: a cup of coffee and some tv

Do you remember your dreams? Sometimes

What are you thankful for? My family and husband. They are so wonderful.

Any new TTC developments/updates? I may have some IF coverage on my work insurance but I am waiting for HR to confirm. I think at the very least they cover diagnostics which would be awesome. Also DH had a conversation with his boss about being home during fertile weeks, I'm sure it was awkward but he will not be traveling during that time of the month lol.

@Happygal: oh really? I've never felt O before so now I'm interested!
@MrsTal: that's great about insurance!! And I can only imagine how awkward your DH must have felt saying 'fertile' to his boss. Hopefully he found another way to word it, lol!

@just_ju: good luck! I hope you can get a plan together that you both feel good about.

How long have you been TTC?
I'm waiting to start my first IVF cycle.

High and low of the week:
High - DH called my cell phone while I was at yoga and left me the sweetest message! He said he loved me and missed me and I started weeping in my car
Low - DH has incontinence issue and this week his catheters and diapers have been leaking all over the place. I have done so much laundry and cleaned up so much pee this week.

Favorite way to start the day:
Coffee and corn flakes.

Do you remember your dreams?
All the time, and I have really weird ones. I blame it on a medication I'm taking.

What are you thankful for?
I am so thankful that I get to see/hug/kiss/talk to my DH every day. I have to remind myself sometimes that I'm lucky that he is able to do as much as he is.

Any new TTC developments/updates?
DH has a follow up with the urologist next week and we are planning to to testicular sperm extraction. His test results came back with low testosterone and high FSH, which can be an indicator of low sperm count. I'm not sure if they will try to medicate him for this or not.

I'm doing fine after my septum surgery, so now we are just waiting for DH's sperm so we can start an IVF cycle.

@Shutterbug: he didn't use fertile window. It was more along the lines of "So ummm, the wife and I are trying to have a baby and so uhhh, I need to be home at certain times, if you get what I mean." At least that's what he told me. Lol

@Happygal: I work for a library system, the kids were at my old branch. I was all over the place there, helping with homework, programming, etc. I don't get to do that as much at my new branch.

How long have you been TTC?: Almost 2 yrs
High and low of the week?: Low, was sitting at a 4 yr old bday party watching kiddos play and wishing we had a LO
High: was spending a nice romantic Saturday with DH
Favorite way to start the day?: With coffee in bed!
Do you remember your dreams?: Sometimes
What are you thankful for?: So many things! :)))
New TCC developments/updates?: Yes, peovera worked FINNALY got AF today, so I will be seeing RE day 3 Tuesday for scan and hopefully be able to start clomid and do iui#2 :)))

@Happygal: I have no idea. I'm hoping the RE will approve IVF. I guess I'm being cautious just in case they say no, like they want to try more IUIs or something. I think after my second unsuccessful IUI, I was asking the dr why it wasn't working and she gave me some response that she doesn't think I should be having trouble. Guess I was frustrated that she wasn't running more tests to determine why my two IUIs didn't work. Maybe it's the unexplained IF diagnosis where she can't run any other tests. I wanted answers and at that point, she could have made up a test and it would have comforted me a little. Then again, I'm probably not the best IF patient. I took a lot of breaks during the process. Right after the HSG, we took at 3 month break. Then had two IUIs and 2 IUIs were cancelled because of enlarged ovaries. Then we took another break.

Also, it's been a year since my last HSG, maybe they want to do it again. I've only had bloodwork done once when I had my HSG last year. Oh, also, they realized the OPKs don't exactly work for me (or maybe I suck at taking them) so they said my next cycle would include doing ultrasounds to see when I ovulate. Oh, temping and charting doesn't give me a pattern, either. Maybe all these failed tests are trying to tell me there is something wrong with me. LOL!

@Happygal: I miss working with the kids so much. But I'm hoping to move into youth services eventually, just have to wait for a position to open up.

So late to the game this week!

As of last month we were trying for 1 year and 9 months.

High: Going to the world's oldest vegetarian restaurant for dinner on Friday night. And lunch on Saturday!

Low: Being nervous about my pregnancy.

Favorite way to start the day: Coffee, TV, Internet!

Do you remember your dreams? Sometimes. Been having some crazy ones lately!

What are you thankful for? Right now I'm so thankful that I get to go to the US for 3 weeks, starting next week!

Any new TTC developments/updates? Had my first U/S today. I'm either 5w 6d, or 6w. Nothing exciting happened, or was seen. (Which I think/hope is normal. This was my earliest U/S ever.) I go back next Monday and hopefully there will be more to see then.

Interesting tid-bit, according to Ramzi's method, this pregnancy is a girl, which I had a feeling it was almost right from my BFP. No idea why I thought that, just did! We shall see.

@spaniellove: Nope, no b/w other than when I first came in. I was sorta wondering why I didn't have blood draws like you all did. As for changing clinic, this clinic is pretty highly rated. There is another clinic in town that does not have good reviews in terms of service. Success rate is good but I heard that you feel like a number at that office. I would have to find one outside of the city which could complicate things with work.

I'm seeing the RE today to go over my records and get a plan in place. I'll ask them about getting blood work for the next cycle. It's too late for an IVF cycle so my next cycle will most likely be an IUI. Also, I'll have to see if I change doctors when I get transferred to IVF. They have a IVF specialist on their website.