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Calling all TTCAL Ladies!

Newbies, Lurkers, Grads, Vets .... WHO IS HERE!!!!!

Tell Us your

Name:
Age:
How many Angels:
How long have you been trying:

and a little about your journey here!

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Name: Katie & DH is Matt
Age: 23 DH is 25
How many Angels: 7 precious angels above
How long have you been trying: 30 months

and a little about your journey here!
DH and I got married in August 2008 and started trying right away. We found out we were expecting in October and December 15, 2008 we lost our baby boy. Continued trying and had another loss May 2009. Had 2 chemicals after that. Found out I had PCOS & Endo and had a Laproscopy/HSG/and endo removal July 2, 2010. Lost my twins 9-7-10. And another loss at 10-2-10. We are currently trying with Soy/Extra Folic Acid/Progesterone after O/And Metformin for PCOS.So as you can see our journey has already had many ups and down and we have only been married 2 1/2 years. We pulled through everything and are pushing forward and praying for our rainbow baby..

[onedaysoon]

Name: Charlene
Age: 31
How many Angels: 1
How long have you been trying: got our BFP first cycle trying after m/c .... was 2 months trying with our angel and 3 months with DD

and a little about your journey here!
My journey here started with my BFP October 4th and the bleeding that started November 9th. We had a complete loss in ER with some pretty bad hemorrhaging. Dr. gave us the green light on Dec 20th to continue TTC and now we're cautiously expecting #2 again. I'm still on the edge with anxiety and fear, and I continue to come around TTCAL because the girls here are great!

[StaceygirlPa]

Name: Stacey Dh is Bill
Age: 41 and 39
[B]How many Angels:[B] 3
How long have you been trying: We have been trying for almost 3 years

and a little about your journey here! We were told because of my PCOS that it would be hard to get pregnant on our own. We had IUI done in June. We got pregrant with our first IUI. Sadly this would also be our first m/c. We lost our little peanut in July. I had a d/c done in August with complications. Was told we had to wait because of the complications. We got the green light. I took soy in November and found out we were pregnant in December. We lost that baby one week after we found out. Then we had a chemical in Jan. I can't believe our due date in March is coming up and we aren't pregrant.

[MeganMomof5]

Name: Megan
Age: 31
How many Angels: 3
How long have you been trying: 3 years in March

and a little about your journey here!

I got pregnant June 2009...In July 2009 I found out I had thyroid cancer, I think I was around 11 weeks into my pregnancy...September 23, 2009 I had surgery to remove my thyroid...I was 19 weeks 3 days into my pregnancy...2 weeks later I went to my OB and found out my baby girl Ella was no longer alive...I was induced a week later and she was bornstill on October 14, 2009...I got pregnant soon after, found out in Jan 2010...at almost 15 weeks (April 2nd), just 10 days after my last OB appointment and ultrasound, i went back into the office and again my baby no longer had a heartbeat....I had a D&C on April 6, 2010...I had complications after, and on hemorrhaged and ended up in the hospital on May 8th for another D&C and blood transfuisons (I know now, that I shouldn't of had another D&C, but it worked and it stopped my bleeding)...I got pregnant again and found out on June 24th...My first cycle trying!!! it was unexpected...On July 21st, I had an ultrasound, it showed a baby with a heartbeat...Everything looked good!...Then the next day while blow drying my hair, I started to bleed, ALOT...Went to the hospital, and found out I had a hemorrhage behind the placenta (SCH)...I was put on bedrest for the next couple weeks, but I ended up miscarrying on August 3rd at home...I had the same complications after this miscarriage as I did in the one before...This time I did not hemorrhage...I bled a lot, and for a long time...I took a TTC break for testing and started to try again in October.

[Shadeauxe]

Name: Courtney
Age: 38
How many Angels: 1
How long have you been trying: 1 year (halfheartedly) before loss, a couple of weeks after loss (MC in December)

[ohnicole]

Name: Nicole
Age: 27
How many Angels: 1
How long have you been trying: Almost 2 years

and a little about your journey My DH and I started TTC in April 2009. We got pg in July 2009, but miscarried at 12 weeks in September 2009. Since then we have been actively TTC without another BFP. We have been doing fertility treatments since August, and we are in the middle of our first IUI cycle.

[Mommy2AandM]

Name: Lydia
Age: 31
How many Angels: 1
How long have you been trying: This is our first month of TTC since our loss in October

[Erin84]

Name: Erin
Age: 26
How many Angels: One, beautiful Drew. 10/22/10/ - 10/27/10
How long have you been trying: This is our second cycle since Drew was born.

I got off the birth control pill in February 2009. March 2010 we got Drew's BFP. He was born, there were catastrophic cord complications, and he passed away in my arms five days later. We're trying to give Drew an "Irish Twin" down here on Earth

[Brooke16]

Name: Brooke
Age: 24
How many Angels:1
How long have you been trying: We'll start trying again when AF returns. Both babies only took one month of trying, so hopefully we'll get pregnant soon after AF returns and it will stick.

[Pitridge]

Name: Patty
Age: 33
How many Angels:1
How long have you been trying: We started in summer 2007, got pg in Dec 2007, M/c at 10. Got Pg with DS, June 2008. We have been TTC #2 since Aug.

[*SamF*]

Name: Sam, DH is Jim
Age: 40 and 41
How many Angels: 6
How long have you been trying: This time since July, so 7 months with 2 losses.

and a little about your journey here! SHort version- had three losses in 6 months, had surgery for a cyst, and did fertility treatments. Got pregnant with twins, lost one at 7.5 weeks, gave birth to my awesome DS in January 2010. Started TTC again in July and have had to losses since.

[skittle2011]

Name: Steph
Age: 35
Angels: 1
Trying: This is our 5 cycle since our loss in October. Either way it could be our last. Kind of sad, but I have been Peeing on more sticks for the past 8 years then you would find in a black forest . Whether it was trying or for prevention - charting has been my method. I often hold back from opportunities because I think "I will pregnant then - so I can't do XYZ". OR "I'll have three kids by then and won't be able to afford XYZ". For myself and my family, I feel like I need to start planning life to live with the blessings that I have. So Disney - here we come!!!

[missy123]

Name: Missy
Age: 41 (42 in April) DH is 32
Angels: 4
Journey here: I first got pregnant in October of 2008. At that time my husband and I were just "hanging out" and not even boyfriend/girlfriend at the time. I told him I was pregnant and we even tossed around the idea of terminating the pregnancy as we had no long term commitment to each other but decided against that and I would raise the baby and he would help out with money. I ended up with my first loss 2 days later. I was heartbroken. 1 month later we became a couple and talked about trying for a baby in the summer. It just hurts to type all of this right now as it is over 2 years later and I sit here with 4 losses. I did get the guy though, or should I say he won the grand prize - me!

[swild19]

Name: Sarah
Age: 31
How many angels: 1
How long have you been trying: next cycle will be the first after loss

and a little about your journey here! Got pregnant second month trying in October 2010, found out I had a blighted ovum in December 2010 and had a D&C on the 13th. We were told to wait 3 months so we are trying next cycle. Hope to have as much luck getting pregnant this time but with better results.

[MountainMomma]

Name: Stephanie
Age: 30
How many angels: 8 all lost before 8 weeks.
How long have you been trying: 5 years on the 2nd of next month. This is cycle #60.

[RoadToDallas]

Name:Fania
Age:20
How many Angels:2
How long have you been trying:about a year

and a little about your journey here!

after a chemical and a lost at 7 weeks im so happy to say im finally on my way to having my baby boy. im about 25 weeks now and he is healthy! Cannot wait till MAY!

[TnPhotoMama81]

Name: Melissa
Age: 29
How many angels: 1 - lost at 9 weeks, stopped growing at 7.5
How long have you been trying: m/c was in April 2010 and we got our BFP Jan 10, 2011

[luvmykids623]

Name: Lori
Age: 30
How many Angels: 3
How long have you been trying: We've been TTC take home baby #3 for 7 months

and a little about your journey here!
We started TTC our first baby in July 2005. I got my very first bfp on DH's birthday- 7/22. Unfortunately that baby turned out to be my first loss on 8/12/05. We were told to wait 3 months to try again, so I did and was miserable the whole time. We started ttc again in October 2005 and got pregnant with DS. He was born 7/12/06. We started trying for #2 in July 2007 and got pregnant right away. I lost that little one on 8/27/07. I decided not to wait at all and tried before my first cycle returned. We were lucky and got pregnant with DD right away. She was born 5/12/08. This time around we started ttc July 2010. We conceived on DH's birthday- 7/22. All of my betas came back great and were doubling perfectly, which had been my first indication something was wrong with my last 2 losses. I thought that maybe, just maybe I wouldn't have another loss. I went in at 6w and the baby was measuring less than 5w. They diagnosed me with a vanishing twin and subchorionic hematoma. I went in at 8w and the baby was measuring 6w with a hearbeat of 103. I knew my dates, and tried to convince myself that since the hematoma was shrinking my body was just focusing on healing the bleed and not so much the growth of the baby. I went in at 9w and the baby's heart had stopped beating. I had to go in at 11w (9/21/10) for a d&c, because my body was not understanding that something was wrong. I got my first af after the d&c on November 1st. We got a BFN our first cycle, second, and now our third cycle TTC after the d&c. I'm currently 13dpo and I've been getting BFNs since 8dpo. I'm positive I'm out. I've made an appt with my dr, because I'm wondering if the d&c has affected my fertility somehow. I need some answers.

[cheryl22]

Name: Cheryl DF is Bryan
Age: 22
Angles:1
How long have you been trying: We are ntnp
My Journey
Bryan and i have been together for 6 years. We have one ds Nathan 12-22-08, We found out 12-1-10 we where expecting after ntnp for 1 cycle. we lost are angle at 9weeks i found out Jan-10 had a d&c the next day. we havent started to ttc yet we where told to wait. we are going to start ntnp in april. Are wedding is set for june 11 2011.