Anonymous wrote:Some boards have a "Random Thoughts" thread. Where you can post your miscellaneous thoughts on TTC. Maybe we could do that?

I'll start. Here's an example.

I just had my IUI on Monday, and Dr. A at CFA was as gentle as a bulldozer. That speculum was a MF!

Now somebody help me through this 2ww!

Back on the TWW again. IUI #3 (Done on Xmas eve.)

Hope everyone is doing well.
Trying to stay positive - waiting for this cycle to start to I have one more cycle before starting BCP.
However, trying even more to keep to myself after two workers announced that their wives are pregnant (one 8 weeks, one 12 weeks, [but he told us at 10 weeks]) and then everyone sharing about Princess Kate - I mean, give her time to at least breathe!
I feel very uncomfortable knowing about such early pregnancies - I'm sure a lot of it is the whole old Jewish lady in me, where we don't tell people this early....and the whole "well isn't it nice that someone like Jessica Simpson can sneeze and get knocked up again? Yet I have to go through this BS?"

Ugh

That said, I'm looking for IVF book recommendations to learn more - but wondering if that's a bad idea and I should just let my doctor do his thing.

I'm in the tww now as well. Beta is on the 9th. It's our third ivf. Trying to stay busy and do some holiday decorating and shopping over the next week, but it's nerve racking!

Good luck to all in the tww. I know it's especially difficult at this time of year too.

TWW here. I'm now 8dp5dt and I'm terrified to test myself. If I'm not pregnant, I'd rather just be blissfully ignorant for another few days until I go in for my beta. This was our last IVF attempt and although I knew in my mind that failing was a strong possibility, I'm just not sure I'm ready for the reality of being out of this game. <sigh>

I went to fill my scrips for the BCP and Doxy. The pharmacist leans in and says, "the doxy counters the birth control, so you could become pregnant."

IF ONLY, lady, if only.

11/28/2012 00:20 Here. 7 more days, but I don't think this is my month either. Even though me and DH got it in plenty, I just don't feel it.

Good luck to all of us.

TWW here too. To be honest, I don't think this is the month for me, because DH had to go out of town for a family emergency at just the wrong time. But...I've already resigned myself and will spend the next couple weeks focusing on job/grad school applications. Got to move my life forward in some way, if not motherhood...

Also, one little rant: if I had a dollar for every person who announced their pregnancy on Facebook within the past few months, I'm sure I'd have close to 50 bucks right about now...

Yes, TWW here. I'm currently researching various B&Bs for next weekend, because if we fail this one (#3), I'm going to need to get away, preferably somewhere with easy access to wine.

ha ha -- No, I like your story PP. You need to find humor in here somewhere. My spouse likes to use Foursquare to "check in" at places, and I've often thought that if he had checked in every time we went to the clinic (which he doesn't), he would surely be Mayor by now, and they'd be obligated to give us some perk, like maybe a free IVF cycle?

^^ chances not changes

This is too random for anything but this thread but how sad is it that I made my SO buy us some lottery tickets (for this currently hyped up jackpot) thinking it would be really nice to just -- without thought or concern -- plop down the money for a couple rounds of IVF (only later fantasizing about going anywhere I wanted for that IVF and only much later realizing while my pregnancy changes seem like a crap shoot my lottery chances make those pregnancy changes look really really good)

At myself right now.

Back on the TWW. Anybody else?

Good Luck PPs, this indeed is a struggle. Hopefully this holiday season will bring us all some joy.

Hug to you pp. You have a great attitude. Praying you will get your baby soon whatver you decide to do. There can be great relief in letting go.... I just had my beta test this am. I am 10:29 from above. I didnt pos this time and the peace i felt these last 2 weeks witbout daily monitoring and us has been nice. Really nice. I just wish all of us peace and joy this holiday season!