June 30-Somethings TTC #1 - Page 6

[TickleToes]

It rained on my wedding day... but it was beautiful. I walked down the aisle into a sea of colorful umbrellas and the rain stopped just as I reached the front. Here we are just after our kiss... I think that our faces would have broken if we smiled any bigger!

As for me...

OMG... I am feeling really hopeful! I am one day late and my temp spiked back UP this morning! AF could still show, but so far I have no sign of her. I've had a few crampy twinges, but they don't feel like menstrual cramps and really seem to be related to gas. My boobs are a bit sore, but I've tried not to put too much stock in that... they've been unreliable indicators since my miscarriage. The only other possible symptoms I have is that I've been passing out cold for several hours rather than catnapping each afternoon and that I've gotten up to pee in the middle of the night twice this week and I rarely do that. I just bought two tests... I'm going to try my best to wait until tomorrow morning to use one. I really don't want to be let down, but I'm having a hard time staying calm about it too.

PLEASE stalk my chart and tell me what you think! http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/Tickletoes

I got through the baby shower much better than I thought I would. It helped that my temp was nice and high that morning. The shower was for four couples from work... they all got pregnant around the same time. My boss is freaked out by all the maternity leave substitute teachers she has had to figure out... we are a tiny school. The shower was nice, I am genuinely happy for all of them... I did get a little choked up at one point during a blessing way ceremony, but it wasn't directly stemming from sadness on my part. At least, I don't think it was... all I was thinking around that time is "Wow... there is some good juju here!"

My summer session started up yesterday. I've got a really sweet group for the next two months.

[TickleToes]

Rosie - Your profile pic reminded me of these shots I took while on holiday in the mountains a few years ago!

[krunchyk]

Thanks!

[Ramzubo]

Tickle: Looks very very promising

[Calycanth]

Fly-by-posting!  Sorry for the lack of personals, but I am exhausted.  I worked 12 hours today and now I'm doing laundry and sorting through camping gear.  I'm trying to figure out what I can take on the plane (thank goodness Southwest still allows two free checked bags).  Tomorrow morning I'm off to California.  Yay!

Rosie and Cath, I'm sorry about the SA confusion.  I hope you get things figured out.  There's got to be website that explains this stuff in detail.  DH is going to try to get a referral (or lab order, or whatever a guy needs to get an SA) when we get back to Toledo, so I may need to draw upon your collective wisdom sometime soon.

TickleToes, that chart is looking pretty darn good...I might have to pop in before I leave tomorrow so I can congratulate you. 

 to everyone!

xoxo,

Caly

[RosieL]

hokie - Are the herbs mixed by your acupuncturist, or are they something you can name/buy elsewhere? If I start spotting before day 10 this month I think I might start self-supplementing for that. How did you find your acupuncturist? I peeked at your chart…looks like you're not far out of range of when you O'd last month, so should be any day now? :)

Taxi - How did the emboss come out? Did you check yesterday? How many will you transfer? 

Caly - I think your profilt pic is flattering too, BTW. Playing poker? Have an awesome trip tomorrow!

Jen - I hope that GSB finds you soon, if not already. 

lilac - Yay for getting things in the ground! You'll have to share pictures as they grow. I love watching gardens progress. And a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Val - Looking at your ticker…you must be showing!

Ram - Yay for the all-clear but HUH? How come you passed out???

Krunchy - Any updates? How's it going? You joined at a bustling time. :)

Catheleni - wWhat does the acupuncturist say about your DH's SA? If it's not too expensive, I'm starting to think maybe DH should go to one. 

TT - I can't help but get excited about your chart, and I'm so eagerly awaiting todays temp. :D That pic looks like it came right from the set I took in my front yard! If it weren't for their super ouch spikes I'd let a lot more thistle grow. The birds and the bees both LOVE it. And I need more bees! (They're not doing their job pollinating my squash). The moth/butterfly shot is really cool. 

Ok, I think I'm all caught up! AFM, I'm yo-yoing on my emotions. I blurted the SA results out to a professor (female, never had kids, but encourages all the married PhD students to do it NOW, so I suspect something's up), and not feel so stupid I did that. She called me about 10 minutes after I got the results so I was still kinda dazed. Then had dinner with a male professor and two male colleagues and sat tight all night with that information. I'm quite the sharer, so keeping quiet about what seems in my head to be huge news is tough! lol it's terrible haha. I got home last night to DH sleeping in bed, so the doggies and I kicked back with some internet funnies, Daily Show, a glass of a good red zin, and relaxed. I think I'm feeling better.

 

[lilacvioletiris]

Tickle Toes, do I see what I think I see?  http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/Tickletoes I was just reading the thread and clicked on your chart!  I can't wait to hear from you!

[iixivboots]

OMG! I sure see something too, Lilac!  We're waiting, Jessy!

Edit: With all this talk of SA, that reminds me that we still haven't done ours. :( He took some of his swim team to the lab, but we have lost the doctor's order and so it was useless. I guess I need to stop by the gyno office today.

AFM, my period is finally over. I need to get some gentler iron supplements, any recs?

Ladies, I am confused, I guess my gyno just wants us to keep trying and to see the SA results, she had my GP put me on metformin and didn't tell me when to come back.

How long do the SA results usually take?

Edit #2: Cross posted! SOOOO cute, CONGRATS TICKLETOES!

YOUR BFP DANCE TEAM! :)

[TickleToes]

Gotta run to work... wanted to post this quickly!!!!

[hokievol]

Hooray Tickle!!!  That's so exciting!     Oh, and I just love that wedding picture!!! 

Rosie- the acupuncturist mixes the herbs for me and they change weekly.  I tried Western herbs (vitex, etc) for a few months and they didn't help much.  Our local birthing center where I plan to go recommended her to me.  I called to ask if they had any good OB recommendations for help with this, and they said they actually refer to her first.  When I asked a doctor friend of mine, he said the local fertility treatment place refers for acupuncture first, also.  She has me on a different diet: no sugar, no dairy, and no "cold" foods, which is a Traditional Chinese Medicine thing, cold/cool/neutral/warm/hot foods.  That's a piece I don't fully understand right now, but she gave me a list.  I can't say for absolute certain yet that it's working, my chart is different this month but that could be because I was traveling.  The actual needles are not very painful at all.  You can feel them, but they don't hurt a lot.....way less than the blood draw I had yesterday.  So time will tell. 

Off for an exciting day at work....then to a local building supply warehouse to pick out sinks and cabinets.  We're renovating.  Oy. 

[lilacvioletiris]

Congrats Tickletoes!    Such exciting news!  Love the POAS picture!

[ValH]

TickleToes - OMG!!!   CONGRATS!!!!!!  I love the pic of the HPT.  Oh, you just made my morning, I literally can't stop smiling for you.  I'm so happy for you and your DH!!!  Yay!!!!!!!

Rosie and Cath -  for the SA results.  But, as I've always said before, knowledge is power!  Now you just need to find a doctor that can give you some meaning to those results, and give you some suggestions on what to do next.  I'm hoping both of you will find some good answers soon to put you on the right path. 

Rosie - As for me showing... kind of, but not really.  Strangers could still just think I have a belly, and people that don't know me well could assume I'm just gaining weight.  i have had one stranger ask me when I'm due (just this week), so I was pretty happy about that.  I guess I'm so tall and have such a long torso, the little one has a lot of room to hide! 

Hi to everyone else, and HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

[Ramzubo]

    Congrats Tickle!!!!!       

[RosieL]

YAY TICKLETOES! 

Congratulations!

[catheleni]

Tickletoes, CONGRATULATIONS!

I got all teary-eyed looking at your picture!!!!

[jenmegc]

Congratulations Tickletoes!!!!! How exciting!!!!

[catheleni]

Hey guys,

the whole SA thing is very confusing. Rosie, I'm glad you like to research stuff!  I am going to go read your post on infertility in detail.  I cannot believe it is so hodge-podge with the doctors...I went to a RE clinic for the SA but my gyno gave me the results...not very cohesive and I am not happy about it!

Caly,Boots, Val, thanks for the support about the SA.  Definitely something good to do, and knowledge helps. 

Hokie, my practitioner also gave me herbs...have to ask if they should change next week-she made a custom mix to help with my anxiety.

And TT, I never quite got why acupuncture could work...because, how would that make any sense from an evolutionary standpoint?  Like, the human body needs to be poked with needles to work?  BUT then I realized that studies and anecdotes and thousands of years probably have something behind them....

Anyway, to all.

[Taxlady]

CONGRATULATIONS, TT! 

Good work!  I'm sooo happy for you!!  It must have been all of that excellent baby mojo at the 4x baby shower that you so elegantly survived!  I'm soo soo happy!  What a wonderful way to start a Friday.  

I did not call about the embryo report yesterday, I just don't want to know how many have not made it.  Too much stress, I know that on Sunday there will be at least one and that's all we need you know?  DH has permission to call because he seems to want to know, so I told him, don't tell me you called unless you have to tell me excellent news.  If there is more than one, then we'll put two (which is pretty standard for age 35).  Last time we put in 3 because it ups the chances by 10%.  

About the SA.. my husband was told to get the cell phone OUT OF HIS POCKET stat.  That there has been an increase in MFI recently because cell phones are sending out such high frequency waves.  Now, I'm not sure if it has helped, because we don't ask for the report after fertilization, but it does not hurt to be cautious.  My husband would have his phone in one pocket and his itouch in the other.

Pitch, I'm really disappointed to hear that you do not have a vinegar closet.  Of course I have one, it's right next to the bbq sauce closet which is next to the the souffle pan cabinet and crafting aisle at Michaels.  Of course, the scrapbooking den is out in the barn with the Alpacas.  Now I must go do my yoga before I make blueberry strussel waffles for my DH but before I can do that I need to speak to snoop about those pot brownies.. I'll need to relax this weekend.  

HAVE A SAFE TRIP CALY!!  

Happy Birthday, Lilac (sorry I'm late)

I noticed one pregnant lady is still in the TTC list, please just let me know when you're ready to move to the short list.  

Hooray for Friday and Hooray for TT!!

Edited by Taxlady - 6/10/11 at 7:28am

[Calycanth]

 TickleToes!  Congratulations!  SO HAPPY FOR YOU! 

[catheleni]

LOL Taxi! 

And I think you're wise to only need to hear good news. 

Love you and thinking of you!