Getting Pregnant
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So I know that most of you know each other really well, but for the sake of myself (and the other fairly new people), can we do a GTKY post??
Feel free to answer whichever questions you want!
Age:
Occupation:
Things you really like:
Pet peeves:
Any kids?
Pets:
What's your favorite tv show?
What's your favorite music?
What's your favorite book?

Katie, Jesse, and Breanna
We're getting married: March 1, 2014

Re: GTKY...
Age: 32
Occupation:High school English teacher
Things you really like:let's see... I love shopping for clothes, shoes, purses, makeup. I love playing with makeup. I've recently become obsessed with watching makeup tutorials on youtube.
Pet peeves:Rude people, people who can't drive (lol), when my fiancé puts his toothbrush into the toothbrush holder wet....
Any kids?One daughter, Breanna, 9 years old.
Pets:We have a dog, Marley
What's your favorite tv show?Definitely "The Big Bang Theory." And when it's on, I love "Big Brother."
What's your favorite music?Well, I love country music the most. Blake Shelton, George Strait, Jake Owen, Billy Currington... mmmm what's not to love, lol. But I also love Jack Johnson and music that sounds like that. I am also a tad obsessed with Britney Spears, lol. Don't judge me, lol.
What's your favorite book?Ok, let me just say I couldn't possibly begin to list all the books I love and why I love them. Reading is my passion, and that's why I'm an English teacher. I will have to say that one book I teach my students every year and I cry every single time because I identify with the main character so much is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. If you haven't read it, omg, you need to! It's absolutely poetic and musical the way it is written. And the main character's journey to find love and instead found herself, omg, I could go on and on....
A few other random facts: I have 9 tattoos, but they are all usually covered. I am a Taurus and pretty much fit the bill. I am a die hard LSU Tigers fan because I am not just a fan, I am an alumnus, lol. I love red velvet cake. M and Ms are my favorite candy. I could eat ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
What about you???
Katie, Jesse, and Breanna
We're getting married: March 1, 2014
Age: 30
Occupation: Gov't contractor
Things you really like: booze, hookers, and blow. Actually, only one of those things... you figure out which one
Pet peeves: Bad drivers.
Any kids? One. He's pretty badass.
Pets: One dog (Great Dane mix), 3 cats, and a turtle named Turtle
What's your favorite tv show? BBT or HIMYM
What's your favorite music? I like everything
What's your favorite book? I don't have a favorite.
Age: 27
Occupation: Teacher
Things you really like: Zumba, knitting, beer, reading
Pet peeves: Annoying people. Is that good enough? Ha!
Any kids? Angels
Pets: Fishy
What's your favorite tv show? Parks and Rec
What's your favorite music? Most anything
What's your favorite book? Narnia, or Harry Potter, or The Hobbit. Too hard to choose!
Married August 2009
3 years. 5 losses.
Our rainbow baby boy born 11.16.15
Age: Let's just say over 35, okay??
Occupation: Sales support and analysis
Things you really like: My DH, my puppies, beer, cheese and I also like hookers and blow. And meth, it makes my teeth look awesome
Pet peeves: Mouth breathers, people who mistreat their pets, people who don't return shopping carts and loud motorcycles
Any kids? I guess I have one angel baby
Pets: Two dogs, two cats
What's your favorite tv show? Shameless
What's your favorite music? Hipster nonsense
What's your favorite book? No way to just one. 1984, Lord of the Flies, Pillars of the Earth, The Red Tent, A Handmaid's Tale, The Glass Castle
"I DO NOT love that you think so many things revolve around you. I know you're bitter. I get it. But I'm over your feelings." The best person on the internet ever!
Age: 25
Occupation: Insurance Agent, and I also sell Tastefully Simple
Things you really like: Wine, landscaping, cooking, shopping.
Pet peeves: When people chew with their mouth open or chomp on their gum.
Any kids? Just the one brewing.
Pets: Collie named Sadie, and a very shy cat named Spooky
What's your favorite tv show? If I have to pick only 1, then it would be Criminal Minds.
What's your favorite music? I seriously like everything. Country, hip-hop, oldies, alternative, country, classical. It doesn't matter.
What's your favorite book? America Unchained by Dave Gorman. (I like British writing)
TTC since 1/13 DX:PCOS 5/13 (long, anovulatory cycles)

Clomid 50mg 9/13 = BFP! EDD 6/7/14 M/C 5w6d Found 11/4/13
1/14 PCOS / Gluten Free Diet to hopefully regulate my system.
Chemical Pregnancy 03/14
Surprise BFP 6/14, Beta #1: 126 Beta #2: 340 Stick baby, stick! EDD 2/17/15
Riley Elaine born 2/16/15
TTC 2.0 6/15
Chemical Pregnancy 9/15
Chemical Pregnancy 6/16
BFP 9/16 EDD 6/3/17
Beta #1: 145 Beta #2: 376 Beta #3: 2,225 Beta #4: 4,548
www.5yearstonever.blogspot.com
Occupation: optical tech/ real estate agent
Things you really like: cooking/baking, being crafty, good food/going out to eat, watching tv, going for day trips with DH
Pet peeves: coworkers who try to act like your boss, poor service at a restaurant, people who give away pets just b/c they get KU (or don't feel like dealing with the pet anymore), cruelty in general, bad grammar.
Any kids? One on the way
Pets: 3 annoying/wonderful cats. They're my buddies
What's your favorite tv show? That's hard... Breaking bad, game of thrones, glee (well, at least it was... I'm a little over it)... Recently I've really been liking the white queen and witches of east end
What's your favorite music? Alt mostly
What's your favorite book? Has to be Harry potter (all of them collectively)
...hello out there!
dx with anovulatory PCOS 2005
off bcp 11/11
a few rounds of clomid and femara... no response.
injectables/IUI 12/12... BFN
Feb 13 IVF cycle converted down to IUI due to low follicle response... BFFN
one last IVF attempt April/May 2013: 19 retrieved. 10 fertilized. 2 transferred in a 3dt. 4 frosties... BFP!!
EDD: 1/21/14... Induced early at 36+6. Our LO was born 12/30/13
Age: 29
Occupation: 8th grade English teacher
Things you really like: Shoes, wine, my job, my dogs, baking
Pet peeves: People who talk too much
Any kids?: Nope, that's why I'm here.
Pets: 2 dogs and a cat
What's your favorite tv show?: Of all time? Probably Friends. Right now? Big Bang Theory
What's your favorite music?: Whatever is on the radio, top 40
What's your favorite book?: I could go on and on and on. Harry Potter series has a special place in my heart, and I loved The Handmaid's Tale.
Age: 26
Occupation: Accountant
Things you really like:Elephants
Pet peeves: When people try to get on the elevator before letting people get off. When people don't use turn signals!
Any kids? We have one on the way and DH has a son
Pets: 3 dogs. 2 pugs and a boxer
What's your favorite tv show? Walking Dead and the Office
What's your favorite music? I like all different kinds
What's your favorite book? It's too hard to pick just one!
~TTC Buddies with akcrrr and amandaf6383~
Natural Cycle (8/7/13)- BFP! Beta #1 (9/10/13): 509 Progesterone: 18.64 Beta #2 (9/12/13): 1118
Married August 2009
3 years. 5 losses.
Our rainbow baby boy born 11.16.15
Age:
27
Occupation:
veterinarian
Things you really like:
reading
Pet peeves:
I have quite a few but I never think of them when someone asks. Currently FB posts with all # s makes me crazy
Any kids?
nope
Pets:
Titus (see siggy) a 9yr old hound mutt. And we are looking to adopt another.
What's your favorite tv show?
oooh Castle although I really love Big Bang Theory and Elementary
What's your favorite music?
I listen to almost anything and will bust out in song at almost any given time.
What's your favorite book? Oh to Choose that is so incredibly difficult. Harry potter series, Great Expectations and way to many more to list.
Age: 26
Occupation: Elementary General Music Teacher (currently teaching grades K-2, 3 and 5 but it changes every year)
Things you really like: Food, candy bars, music, playing tennis, Pirates baseball (my DH converted me), playing pool
Pet peeves: My SIL, haha
Any kids? Nope
Pets: 2 cats, Maddie and Minnie.
What's your favorite tv show? Current TV show is Big Bang Theory...I love re-runs of Saved by the Bell, Beverly Hills 90210, King of Queens, etc.
What's your favorite music? I listen to mostly Christian music (my favorites are Casting Crowns and Red), but I love Billy Joel and Dashboard Confessional too!
What's your favorite book? I honestly don't read as much as I should...I wish I had more time to read!
TTC #1 since July 2012
Cycles 1-9: BFN
Cycle 10: Surprise BFP on 10/17/2013!
EDD: June 25, 2014
Baby Girl born via induction June 26, 2014
My TTC Journey Blog
In Christ alone my hope is found. He is my LIGHT, my STRENGTH, and my SONG!
T-TTC since Dec 2008. PCOS/nonexistant cycles(anovulation) and endo. HSG in '10 revealed both tubes blocked. Lap surgery in Dec '10 to correct. Failed Clomid/IUI and injectable(Bravelle)/IUI cycles so far.
Age: 29
Occupation: Manager in the mortgage industry
Things you really like: Cats, food, candles, Halloween
Pet peeves: People who talk on their phones in restaurants
Any kids? Nope
Pets: Two wonderful kittys
What's your favorite tv show? For the last few years, The Walking Dead. Of all time, Roseanne.
What's your favorite music? Pink
What's your favorite book? Hmm, I enjoy 'light reads' so I'm going to go with "A Bend in the Road" by Nicholas Sparks
Occupation: mental health therapist
Things you really like: my dogs, DH, the Kentucky Wildcats, sports, reading, shopping, crafting
Pet peeves: bad drivers, rude people, people who play the system, coworkers who think they know everything but really don't know anything, rules that are in place for no reason
Any kids? Nope
Pets: 2 pug mixes, Cinnabun and Junebug
What's your favorite tv show? Criminal Minds
What's your favorite music? I like a lot of different stuff. It really depends on my mood
What's your favorite book? Jane Eyre
Cinnabun and Junebug say, "Go Wildcats!"
Age: 31
Occupation: Account Executive for a Silicon valley tech company
Things you really like: Gardening, outdoor activities, drinking beer and having dinner with friends
Pet peeves: It depends on the day
Pets: A fabulous cat
What's your favorite tv show? Currently, Scandal and Modern Family
What's your favorite book? I loved the Earth's Children sires, starting with Clan of the Cave Bear. Recently I read The Night Circus and that was really good.
Katie, Jesse, and Breanna
We're getting married: March 1, 2014
Occupation: Employment & Receuitment Administrator for a healthcare company
Things you really like: DH, shoes, red wine, Marilyn Monroe, girly things, purple, buttercream icing, anything with chocolate and peanut butter, trashy reality shows
Pet peeves: people who roll their eyes a lot, people who don't pick up their fee when they walk, rudeness (in general), people who from their responses before you get a chance to finish what you're saying
Any kids? A 12 yea old step son
Pets: a golden retriever, Gixxer, who I swear is half horse, and three cats (all DH's)
What's your favorite tv show? BBT, Glee, RHONJ, Face Off, 2 Broke Girls
What's your favorite music? 80's/90's hair metal (don't judge!). I listen to just about everything, including country, but that's my favorite.
What's your favorite book? I used to read a lot when I was younger, and unfortunately lost the love of it somewhere in high school, so I don't really have one.
Occupation: kinesiologist
Things you really like: wine
Pet peeves: lots
Any kids? 1 - Hudson 20 months
Pets: 1 boxer, 6yrs
What's your favorite tv show? Modern Family, Walking dead
What's your favorite music? Everything pretty much
What's your favorite book? The Birth House
TTC#1 July 2010 PCOS dx April 2011 DS born: February 21, 2012
TTC#2 June 2013 MMC Sept 2013 (partial molar), CP 02/2014 DS2 born: December 5, 2014
Occupation: I am a patient care technician at a dialysis center. Hopefully after tomorrow I will be a certified clinical hemodialysis technician. :-)
Things you really like: wine, PJ's, Lush, sleeping, starbucks.
Pet peeves: -
Any kids? Nope
Pets: Ginger, a 2 y/o mix, we were told Catahoula and boxer, but I don't know.
What's your favorite tv show? Big Brother
What's your favorite music? Mainly country, but I am ok with listening to anything.
What's your favorite book? Gone Girl
My Ovulation Chart

Age: 31
Occupation: pediatric physical therapist
Things you really like: soccer, skiing, knitting/crocheting, candy, wine
Pet peeves: people that can't merge, people who stop, cut you off in crowds etc.
Any kids? not yet
Pets: 1 dog, Gus, He's a boston terrier- cocker spaniel cross
What's your favorite tv show? Modern Family, Nashville
What's your favorite music? Country, Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band are among my favorites right now.
What's your favorite book? I don't know if I can pick one. I don't usually read anything too exciting.
Cycle 8,9,10 - 50mg Clomid - BFN
Age: 27
Occupation: I have an accounting degree, but I really do whatever I'm told. :shrugs:
Things you really like: Getting lost in a TV show, hanging around with H or my family or sometimes friends, lol.
Pet peeves: Really too much.
Any kids? Newp.
Pets: 2 cats, a guinea pig and some goldfish.
What's your favorite tv show? Can't pick!
What's your favorite music? 90's music, lol. Takes me back to a carefree time.
What's your favorite book? GoT series. Otherwise I don't really read. No attention span, and college sucked all the joy out of reading.
Age: 38
Occupation: policy analyst for the government
Things you really like: wine, crafting, reading, traveling, diamonds
Pet peeves: people who stand at a crosswalk and press the button more than once. It only needs to be pushed once!
Any kids? Only the four-legged variety
Pets: Boomer, a chocolate lab; Gaius, an orange cat; Fergus, a grey striped cat.
What's your favorite tv show? BBT, HIMYM, Mad Men
What's your favorite music? I like all kinds, but I'm also not really into music.
What's your favorite book? Brave New World, Handmaid's Tale, anything by Jhumpa Lahiri.
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TTC Since January 2011 - We have bad spermOccupation: Receptionist at a Cancer Center, but getting ready to find a new job.
Things you really like: The ocean, camping, being with DH, Christmas, chicken n' dumplings...
Pet peeves: Velcrow, inconsiderate a*holes, stupid drivers...
Any kids? One daughter, just under 2 weeks old.
Pets: 3 dogs (1.5 year old GSD mix, 3 year old Chihuahua mix, 4 year old Jack Russell mix)
What's your favorite tv show? Currently I am really enjoying SOA, Once Upon a Time, Grimm and Walking Dead.
What's your favorite music? Pretty much everything, depends on my mood.
What's your favorite book? I don't really read, but I did enjoy Time Travelers Wife and the Twilight series.
Age: 38 years young
Occupation: broadcast traffic admin by day, globe trotting dj by night
Things you really like: djing, traveling, making music, cooking, wine & beer
Pet peeves: people that can't drive (or park), there's more but that's just off the top of my head.
Any kids? no
Pets: no, but eventually would like to adopt a kitty
What's your favorite tv show? The Daily Show and pretty much anything on HGTV or Food Network.
What's your favorite music? techno. techno. techno. I listen to a bunch of other stuff too - rock, alternative, 80´s music, jazz...pretty much anything.
What's your favorite book? Harry Potter - entire series. I've been making more of an effort to read more though. Favorite book I've read more recently was Anthony Bordaine's Kitchen Confidential.
Occupation: evaluator at a drug and alcohol rehab
Things you really like: my cats, wine, food, learning
Pet peeves: willful ignorance and lack of compassion. Not surprisingly, they often go hand in hand.
Any kids? nope
Pets: 2 cats, Mittins and Steve
What's your favorite tv show? Dexter, Mad Men, That 70s Show, The League
What's your favorite music? DMB, Mumford, Dixie Chicks
What's your favorite book? Fiction: LOTR, Nonfiction: A People's History of the United States
Age: 25
Occupation: Grad Student
Things you really like: DH, our kitties, TV, baking, eating the things I bake
Pet peeves: bad grammar/spelling, open-mouthed chewing, mouth breathing
Any kids? nope
Pets: two cats, 2.5 and 3 years old
What's your favorite tv show? hmmm... that's tough. Lately, Modern Family or New Girl. OH! And HIMYM! All time, probably Dexter.
What's your favorite music? most pop and oldies, some country and rock. Music is a background for my life rather than a focus at any point in time.
What's your favorite book? I'm bad at picking favorites. I'm pretty lukewarm about most books I read, but I definitely liked Angels and Demons, and it's been a while but Perfume by Patrick Suskind was my favorite for a while.

"You know you're in love when you don't want to fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." - Dr. SeussAge: 24.
Occupation: Grad student.
Things you really like: College football, baking, alcohol, shopping, being lazy.
Pet peeves: Slow drivers.
Any kids? Nope.
Pets: None.
What's your favorite tv show? Friends, How I Met Your Mother.
What's your favorite music? Right now it's Imagine Dragons, or anything pop-like.
What's your favorite book? The Great Gatsby.
TTC 19 months ~Started RE in March 2014~
DH was not ready for IUI so we waited
~Started acupuncture in May 2014~
~~BFP 7/6/14~~~EDD 3/14/15~~It's a girl!!~~