JULY roll call

Name: Ashley
DH/SO: Brad
Location: North Carolina
Cycle #?: 2
Ttc baby #?: 1
Children (if any):
Furbabies: 4 cats and 2 dogs
Your ttc journey so far: We talked about having kids for years, but never really focused on it seriously until the beginning of the year we had a miscarriage. We have been together for 10 years and never tried to prevent it, so we took it as God had other plans for us. But seem those plans have changed and im ready to get my bfp!
Anything else you'd like to add: My cat just had kittens. Her first litter and she had 8 babies. Now to find them a good home in 4 weeks.

Name: Katie
DH/SO: Scott
Location: Charleston SC
Cycle #?: 6 actively trying 18 not preventing
Ttc baby #?: 1
Children (if any): Not yet
Furbabies: 2 Ducati and Bandit
Your ttc journey so far: Very Long very stressfull depressing at times.
Anything else you'd like to add: Keep your head up and keep your will strong!

Name:Kara
DH/SO:Jeff
Location:Indiana
Cycle #?:44
Ttc baby #?:1
Children (if any): none
Furbabies: Yoda, Leia and Shmi (dogs), Obi-Wan (cat), Bonnie and Clyde (raccoons)
Your ttc journey so far: It's been long and frustrating! After all the tests there is no reason DH and I haven't been pg. Just timing I guess. Trying a few new things this cycle and hopefully it helps.
Anything else you'd like to add: I'm so glad I found this awesome group of women to help me through this journey!!!

Name:Steph
DH/SO:Nick
Location: GA
Cycle #?:1st
Ttc baby #?: number 6 . But would be 12th pregnancy.
Children (if any):Eva 14,Jordan 9, Chris 8, Abbie 5, and angel son Joshua( 09/23/09-10/31/09)
Furbabies: Cosmo( 12), Buddah(2), Tisha(1yr and Buddahs sister), Zim(1yr and Tisha's brother), and last are Tisha's babies Blackberry and Possum(4wks old). We will be getting new homes to all the cats but the first 2 soon.
Your ttc journey so far: Even though we are on a break I am going to start counting now. We are using pull and pray so it could happen still. I am tracking my cycles but that is all for now.
Anything else you'd like to add:

Name: Angela

DH/SO: Josh

Location: Pennsylvania

Cycle #?: lost count, it's been almost 3 yrs

Ttc baby #?: 2

Children (if any):1 handsome 3yr ds

Furbabies: 1 Peach (a pomapoo pup)

Your ttc journey so far: Very long, exhausting and ended up going on break from meds this cycle until I see my OB for the next plan.

Anything else you'd like to add: This break turned out to be a miracle cycle. I O'd on my own for the first time in over 2 yrs so dh and I took advantage of the +opk I received the Fri before last. So we will see what happens next

Name: Kim - 28
DH/SO: Nick - 26
Location: Coastal NC
Cycle #?: 12 + 8 months before that of not preventing
Ttc baby #?: 1
Children (if any): Hopefully soon!!!
Furbabies: Payton (peek-a-poo) and Maggie (pit bull) - Both rescue doggies
Your ttc journey so far: Not at all what I expected it to be. I feel like I'm in some sort of parallel universe with surgeries and procedures and tests and doctors saying things like "cannot happen naturally", "will not happen at home", "IVF", etc.

Anything else you'd like to add: Trying so hard to relax, recover from fibroid myomectomy, be patient, get my mind and body and soul ready to accept the amazing gift of a baby, AND trying to stay positive, be happy, and know this WILL happen!

I could not have gotten through all of this without you amazing ladies!! Thank you for being so wonderful! Sending all my baby dust to you ladies again this month as I wait it out until August and hope for that May DDC

Name: Beach Blue

DH: Mr. Blue

Location: Eastern Shore

Cycle #?: 9

Ttc baby #?: 1

Children: FX one day

Furbabies: None

Your ttc journey so far: I never thought I would be TTCing for this long. All my married friends either already have children or are expecting, I always assumed I would be too. I have endometriosis and low progesterone, DH is just fine.

Anything else you'd like to add: Big thanks to the ladies on here, since we haven't shared with our family or friends that we are TTCing this is my only outlet. Hope to see all you wonderful ladies get BFPs soon.

Name: Tiffini

DH/SO: Jamie

Location: Eastern NC

Cycle #?: who knows....check out my ticker and youll see why i have NO clue!

Ttc baby #?: technically #1, but we have an angel

Children (if any):zip

Furbabies:3...chihuahua, daschund, chorkie

Your ttc journey so far: been ttc for about 6.5 years. we have one Angel in Heaven. Currently i am on 5 mg femara cd 3-7 and have had 1 failed IUI last month. no IUI this cycle due to dr being on vacay but we will be doing another if necessary in August.

Name:Sylvia
DH/SO:Raoul
Location:Europe
Cycle #?:whenever it happens it will be IUI cycle #5
Ttc baby #1 since 2010
Children (if any): none

Your ttc journey so far: It's been one surprise after another...first it was unexplained infertility, then 2 years ago surprise - Azoospermia, then TESE to look for sperm but there was none, then we moved on to IUI with donor sperm, got pg on the first try without drugs and had a m/c, then on try #3 had a missed miscarriage that ended in surgery in March of this year, then surprise the surgery found a polyp and a fibroid, then we were cleared for IVF which failed in April, then I took a time out and now have symptoms of Asherman's - scar tissue from the opearation in March so I'm going in again this month to have it checked out and removed if necessary before I can do another IUI with donor sperm.


Anything else you'd like to add: The journey no matter how long or uncertain has added strength to my relationship. We want a baby, but we want to be happy together more than anything. No matter what happens we have each other. I appreciate having this board and all the support of everyone here. Baby dust to everyone.

Name: Megan
DH/SO: Steve
Location: Ontario Canada
Cycle #?: 38 months
Ttc baby #?: 3
Children (if any): 2 boys, aged 8 and 3. 4 angels
Furbabies:1 furry Bernese Mountain Dog named Rudy
Your ttc journey so far: Long! We have been off and on ttc since late 2002 with breaks for pregnancy and baby. We are trying for one more to complete our family. We have had 4 losses while ttc, one of which was an ectopic pregnancy which resulted in me losing a tube.
Anything else you'd like to add: You ladies are great and so supportive. It is nice to be able to come and give or get support, cheerlead and compare crazy not-a-symptoms!

Name: Kara
DH/SO: Ben
Location: WI
Cycle #?: see ttc journey
Ttc baby #?: 4
Children (if any): 2 dd's 6 and 4, 1 ds 15 months
Furbabies: black lab
Your ttc journey so far: we are still in the thinking about ttc phase whether or not we were going to or not, as I am still bfing our ds 3-4 times a day and do not have my period back postpartum. However, I think I o'd this cycle and while we were using condoms it broke last Sunday the 24th. I didn't think much of it until 4-5 days later when I started "feeling pregnant", just like I did when I was pregnant with ds. Not sure if it's a fluke, maybe my AF is finally going to arrive and it's all in my head. Not sure if we're going to TTC if I'm not pregnant right now or wait but thought I'd post in here since I'm replying to some posts in case anyone was wondering.

Anything else you'd like to add: I loved this board when ttc ds and hope it's as supportive and there's as little drama as there was back then. I used to co-host the board and enjoyed everyone's input and thoughtfulness of everyone else!

Name: srn0311
DH/SO: B
Location: Nebraska
Cycle #?: 10 I think...
Ttc baby #?: 3
Children (if any): DD age 3, and DD age 2
Furbabies: none
Your ttc journey so far: Been trying since Sept 2011, and have had 2 chemical pregnancies. Went to my OB a few weeks ago and he said everything looks fine from the ultra sound, and the fact that I have had 2 normal, natural pregnancies before, that there is no reason I shouldn't have another normal healthy pregnancy. He wasn't aggressive on finding soluations because he said my problem isn't getting pregnant, its sustaining it, and there isn't a lot they can do with that. However, I am starting to feel very pessimestic, and wondering if I should give up hope and just be thankful for my two beautiful healthy girls. I really believe our destiny is decided long long before we are created, and mine was for me to have 2 daughters, back to back, and thats all.

Anything else you'd like to add: I am very appreciative of all you girls, and sharing your stories with me. Sometimes this website is the only thing that gets me through the day. While I am very sympathetic for the journies I have read on here, I can't help but feel a little more hopeful and relieved to find out I am not the only one. Thank you all for your openness and honesty.

Name:Cindy
DH:Will
Location:Windsor,Ontario, Canada
Cycle #?:12
Ttc baby #?:1st
Children (if any):not yet
Furbabies:Kobe 2 (Lhasa poo)
Your ttc journey so far:We have been not prevent for 9 years and started TTC last year are first real try we got pg with twins and had a mc at 9 weeks they never got heart beats and stopped growing around 6 weeks .... Since then we have been TTC and nothing the last few months have been really hard on DH coming up to our year mark so I have been on and off of bbz trying to not stress
Anything else you'd like to add:even when I'm not posting I'm always hear reading ur post .... This is the best group of ladies and I can't wait to see everybody get there bfp!!!!

Name: Faith
DH/SO: Jesse
Location: Arizona
Cycle #?: over 4 1/2 years!
Ttc baby #?: 1-2-3 (our first, my second, his third)
Children (if any): DS 3, DSD 16, DSS 19
Furbabies: 4 cats: Twitch, Bully, Kitten Dragon, Mystique
Your ttc journey so far: We have had 4 losses so far, as well as a abnormal cyst that grew so large inside my ovary that I lost my right ovary. Cycle before last my new OBGYN finallt tested my hormones and thyroid. Found my thyroid is low, and my hormones are off. We than lost insurance so have not been able to get further blood work into what is off and how much. We get insurance back on July 18th, so we will be getting the tests done. Since it has been such a long journey, DH is very back and forth. One day he says he'll quit trying this February, the next it's a year from figuring out what's wrong. However last night he said that he's willing to try until his 50th birthday, which gives me another 12 years, but I don't know if I can fight for that long!

Anything else you'd like to add: This board is the best! Even though I haven't been posting because we aren't really tracking anything right yet, I am here every single day. I can't wait to come back full time! This last cycle has been a bear, I feel like I'm just sitting on my hands doing nothing!! Much love and all my baby dust to all of you ladies!

Name: Marlo
DH/SO: Pat
Location: VT
Cycle #?: 0
Ttc baby #?: 3
Children (if any): I have a DS 3 and a DD 11 months, He has a DD 2 and another DD 1
Furbabies: 1 Kitten named "kitty cat" by my son, but SO and I decided his other name would be shadow lol
Your ttc journey so far: We will be starting our journey next week after I get the implanon out, since the pamphlet said we could get pregnant as early as a week after getting it out.
Anything else you'd like to add: We are only going to be trying until the end of september approx. I will be getting married September of 2013 so want to make sure I have a few months inbetween delivery and the wedding. If i dont get pregnant in the time frame we will be putting it on pause until a month before the wedding. I dont care about drinking and there wont be any bar anyway at our wedding because of too many children. I'm also going to ask the doctor to schedule me an U/S of my uterus, because both my babies have been born at 35 weeks, and all they know is either my uterus is heart shaped or has a septum or both. So i want to get a clearer picture of whats going on.

Name/Location: M& J in Washington/California
cycle # um.. 10? with 1 failed IVF
TTC #1
our journey has been long so I'll spare you the details. It boils down to J's vas reversal, my ovarian cyst surgeries when I was 10. Low sperms +very low egg supply= trouble in the TTC business.

Name: Stephanie
DH/SO: Ryan
Location: Colorado
Cycle #?: 31
Ttc baby #?: 1
Children (if any): None
Furbabies: 3 dogs
Your ttc journey so far: Too long, that's for sure. We've had 3 failed IUI's, currently trying naturally.
Anything else you'd like to add: I think this journey has gave us an outlook on life in itself, and when we do get pregnant- it will be that much more amazing! Thanks for all of your support, happy to have found this website!

Name: Kristine
DH/SO: Joey
Location: Ontario, Canada
Cycle #?: 3 years this month (with a 6mth break earlier this year)
Ttc baby #?: 1
Children (if any): 0
Furbabies: 0
Your ttc journey so far: We have had 2 M/C's so far, in the last year and a half I have not been able to get pregnant at all. This has been a very long journey for us and we are hoping after our break we will end up with a baby soon
Anything else you'd like to add: Thank you everyone for your support!

Name: Justine (21)

DH/SO: Mike (22)

Location: Michigan, soon to be Tennessee

Cycle #?: 9

Ttc baby #?: #2

Children (if any): We have 1 DS who is 2.

Furbabies: none.

Your ttc journey so far: It's been frustrating but expected. It took us 18 months to get pg the first time around and we're just reaching the half way point on that now. This is our 2nd month of just "not preventing" because temping and charting was making me a little crazy. I have a mild case of PCOS but I'm controlling it with diet and exercise and I'm finally starting to have regular cycles again. I'm just ready to have a baby in my belly again

Anything else you'd like to add: I want to say thank you to everyone here. I don't post much but whenever I do there is so much support.

Name:Tiffany (27)
DH/SO: Joe (53)
Location: Iowa
Cycle #?: 0
Ttc baby #?: Our 2nd. (My 2nd, his 5th)
Children (if any): 7 yr old DD, 13 month DD, he has 3 grown kids 2 DS, 1DD
Furbabies:3 two kitties and a dog
Your ttc journey so far: We just started TTC after having the paragard IUD out on June 25th. I had the IUD before our last DD and it took 4 months after having it removed to get pregnant. I'm also charting and temping to see if I ovulate when I think I do.
Anything else you'd like to add: I love babyzone and all the wonderful ladies! I have been a member since I was 16...(got pregnant because of my epilepsy meds cancelling out BC pill, and M/C). I was on babyzone for awhile when pregnant with DD 1, then stopped getting on because I didn't have the internet at home. But with DD2, I was an active member and will be with the 3rd! Hope everyone is supportive like they were last time around

Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:25 pm

Name: LaToya
DH/SO: Dwayne
Location: Florida
Cycle #?: 1
Ttc baby #?: 2
Children (if any): Faith
Furbabies:
Your ttc journey so far: 1 month
Anything else you'd like to add:

Name: Betsy
DH/SO: Josh
Location: Nebraska
Cycle #?: 2
Ttc baby #?: 1
Children (if any): not yet
Furbabies: two dogs, three cats, and one horse
Your ttc journey so far: My husband and I have been married three years and decided we were ready to try this year. I stopped the pill the end of May. The first cycle was pretty rough, finally ending a few days ago. I'm hoping now that I've had a real period, this next cycle will be smoother.
Anything else you'd like to add: I'm new here.

Name: Stephanie
DH/SO: S.
Location: Wisconsin
Cycle #?: 1st cycle after 2nd d&c (quickly approaching a year of ttc)
Ttc baby #?: #1
Children (if any): Not yet
Furbabies: 1 spoiled chocolate lab
Your ttc journey so far: 2 m/c's over the past 6 months...angel #1 due date is coming up in August, so that will be hard to face.
Anything else you'd like to add: Since the doctor recommended one more cycle before starting up again, I decided to sign up for the Chicago half marathon, which is on Sept 9. DH and I are also going on a hiking vacation to Colorado in August. So while we're on a brief hiatus, we're keeping busy.

Name:Marcia
DH/SO:Brian
Location:Vermont, USA
Cycle #?:Lost count and with irregular periods no way I can figure that out but it has been 5 years on this journey.
Ttc baby #?: Wanting #1
Children (if any): None yet
Furbabies: 2 kitties - Melanie and Fiddle Faddle

Your ttc journey so far:So far it has been a roller coaster with Doctors appointments and losing weight and irregular cycles with no explanation other than weight. Did 4 cycles on Clomid recently and while it helped me O, it made CM not fertile. Tried Preseed for 2 of those cycles. Currently am off of the clomid and have just started FertilAid to see if I O on my own (with FertilAid help) and will use the preseed too. My doctor seems to think the clomid may have helped to "restart" things and that maybe I won't need the clomid to O any more. Also, waiting on my response from the Fertility email Psychic! so we will see.

Anything else you'd like to add:I have a better attitude about this whole process. I am working on my garden, getting things done around the house and having fun with DH this summer with camping, kayaking, and hiking. I am also putting a lot more effort into being healthier with losing weight and eating better. It helps to give me something to look forward to and I was starting to feel like I was putting life on hold because of TTC for so long. So if it happens I will be shocked, thrilled, overwhelmed and so excited but if it doesn't I am not going to put my life on hold any more. I will be 30 in October and I want to live life and enjoy time with my DH. Also I think if we aren't PG by this time next year, then we will seriously look at options for adoption. I don't think we would be able to afford adopting an infant but there are plenty of older children that need adopting too. So who knows. We will see where life takes us and the path that God lays out for us.