Two Ladies Trying to Make a Baby

Eryka and Maggie's TTC journey. Check out our youtube! www.youtube.com/user/Airuhkaaa

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[dishycrafts]

please protect him at all cost presidency will absolutely take its toll on him but he’s prepared to give it up to genuinely help other people protect this cinamon roll

[seattlebaby23]

😍😍😍😍

[seattlebaby23]

Failed first try

Well I'm almost positive that I am not pregnant. This cycle has been so odd straight from the start. Af came today, I think, after two days of on and off brown spotting. I was not expecting af till Tues, so I thought I could be having implantation bleeding, but I don't think that's what's going on as of today. I'm bleeding like the start of af so idk. I guess I shouldn't have put so much hope and energy into the first try as it was highly unlikely it would happen. Sigh... We aren't going to try again till Jan because we just bought a house and money is hemorrhaging everywhere lol. Oh well. Jan it is!

[seattlebaby23]

8-9dpo

Today er yesterday as of 24 min ago, was 8dpo. We inseminated last Friday, and up until now I was having what some might call early pg symptoms. I was having cramping for 3-4 days post insem, which was abnormal for me in the middle of my cycle. If I do have ovulation pain, it's a sharp pain that lasts for a few seconds then nothing- so this was different. Then my boobs got a bit sore at 7dpo. Which quickly disappeared today. Also, I have been very tired the last two days with weird dreams since 3dpo. However, all of these things can be linked to other things happening in my life. I tested yesterday because we had a pregnancy test lying around (I feel myself becoming a poas addict) and bfn. I knew it was too early, so I was hardly discouraged. I will test again next Friday which will be 5 days before my missed period, and hopefully some good news, or, at least, some positive signs of pg. I'm still taking vitex, omega 3, and vit D, but I've added ultra cal night to the mix as recommended by a doc friend. Baby dust to those needing it!!! Maggie

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[seattlebaby23]

My fav season 😍

[seattlebaby23]

First cycle insemination

Hello all! This next cycle we will be inseminating frozen sperm via ici or artificial insemination. I should start this next one in a day or two. Well, actually, I was expecting af yesterday, but I have absolutely NO signs of af coming anytime soon. Sigh. I'm worried because the last three months of tracking have been perfect and normal cycles, and I've been able to predict the exact day I get af. But this current cycle is still dragging on, much to my chagrin. Why is it that when you need your cycle to do its best, it completely fucks with you??? I am also worried because despite losing 15 lbs, All of this tells me I'm still showing signs of PCOS. I'm 5'6 weighing 155... (Is that too heavy?) I've had a long luteal phase this cycle, 20 days to be exact, and it keeps getting longer. Hopefully af gives me a surprise and shows up today... We're giving it three cycles at home and then off to fertility doc. Despite all of this worry, we are so excited to be able to try our first insem! It feels very real now, and that positivity is outweighing most of my anxiety! Ta for now Maggie :)

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Insemination! And marriage :)

We got married almost two weeks ago! Feels like yesterday. It was a whirlwind of people and food and stress and tourist-y fun! We did it though, and we are officially, OFFICIALLY married. The ceremony was beautiful and extremely special for both of us. It was held at a conservatory with the most beautiful flowers. Just our closest friends and family were there; it was very intimate. I started crying uncontrollably as soon as I walked down the aisle, and I'm definitely not a crier :) I am so in love with my wife, she's perfect. In other news... Today is day 1 of my cycle. This marks the third month of normal cycles. I've been on Vitex Berry for a month or so, I believe. I also started acupuncture this past Saturday and plan on going every week. We are going to the fertility clinic on the 8th. I'm not sure if we will be able to inseminate this cycle, although I'm really hoping we get to. We are going straight to IUI so we have better chances. All of the tests including the ultrasounds will be $2400. This also includes three cycles of IUI. If we get pregnant before the second or third IUI, we get a little money back, which is awesome! We know this process can be extremely long and difficult, so we are preparing ourselves. Ta for now ☺️ Maggie

[seattlebaby23]

I've lost some weight!

Yay!!! I've lost over 12 lbs, but the best news is that my last two cycles have been completely regular!!! I've just got a positive opk today, so we are going to be checking my cervix over the next 24-36 hours. We'll be looking for change in fluid as well as in the os. By this time next month we will be at the fertility doc, so hopefully when they run tests, they'll give us the okay to do our own insemination. That's obviously the best outcome we could hope for, but if they still want to do all the hormones, we are prepared for that too. We are getting married next wed, so look for a long image post on here ha!

[seattlebaby23]

Wedding Bells

Next month is our wedding!!! Yay! We are ready for it to be over haha. So much stress and so much MONEY. We both said that if we had to do it over again we would skip the ceremony and put the money into baby making. Speaking of baby making... We originally had an appointment with the Seattle Reproductive Medicine and apparently their reviews are really bad. So we cancelled that and emailed a new clinic with rave reviews. So much for our gyno giving us a good rec 😑 We have already picked out our donor, however we also found out that the sperm bank, xytex, has a huge lawsuit against them for not fact checking their donors. So now we are worried about the donors authenticity. Ughhhhhhh. What do you guys think? Should we completely ditch Xytex?? Other than those things, everything is going great, ha. Once the wedding is over, we will immediately start the process with IUI. Hopefully next month we will have a new update video with our wedding and basically what I've written here, for those who don't have tumblr. Until next time... ✌️

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A hero

[seattlebaby23]

Dreams

I keep having dreams that I do not know how to hold my baby. 😳😩

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Update :)

Hi all! We went to the gyno last week, which I think I mentioned in the last post. The test results of the ob panel came back and my hormone levels are conducive with PCOS. So at least we know for sure now. Also, my vitamin D levels are low... Surprise surprise lol. We are going to the fertility doc next week which is going to cost us $300, as it is not covered by insurance. Then I think we are going to cool it for a little while because our wedding ceremony is becoming increasingly more expensive and wife is very stressed about it. 😔 We're thinking first insemination will be late August to early September. I'm also really focusing on my diet and exercise in hopes that as my weight goes down, the PCOS might go away. I'm doing aerial silks with aerial conditioning every week and it is kicking my ass! But absolutely love it and would recommend to everyone! All for now -M

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[seattlebaby23]

Yep.

[rhymewithrachel]

i’m a mess.

so this painting

has been going viral all over the web, especially after therealbanksy tweeted it.  it’s project i did for school and i’ve been completely discredited. if you see it, please know that the artist is Rachel Matile.

thank you so much.

The original is here:http://rhymewithrachel.tumblr.com/post/102581429518/a-wip-from-today-image-on-the-right-is-negative