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baby4us
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #15 on: 09/07/05, 16:20 » |
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Hi everyone.. I was just reading through this post and it is so fun to find out who is who!
I am 37, Hubby is 38.. we live outside of Toronto, Canada... in the boonies on a small farm.. well.. if you call two dogs (Border Collie x's and a cat.. a farm!) But we love fixing up this old house.. sailing and riding our motorcycle -- the dogs take turns in the side car!
I have my own marketing and communications consulting company and I feel so lucky to be able to work from home, especially during all of these treatments, etc. Hubby is with a Financial firm.
We love to go cycling and hiking with the dogs.. and of course we are out sailing almost every weekend in the summer. And we love to ski (both cross country and downhill once the winter settles in!)But we too are home bodies and love to sip a glass of red wine out back on the hill, cook some wonderful meals and just enjoy each other. So I hope we don't sound too boring!
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37 yrs. old, DH is 39 -- TTC for a year and a half.. One blocked tube. Completed two IUI's (both on 1050 iu's of Gonal-F). BFP Sept. 28. Annabel born on June 7th - 1 day after my official due date!!
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #16 on: 09/07/05, 18:20 » |
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thanks to everyone for their stories. it's neat getting to know you better. (now i just have to keep everyone's story matched with their correct name in my head. lol.)
as for me, i'm 32 until next wednesday. my dh just turned 34 in july. we've been married nine years, and knew each other for at least two before that. (i can't believe it's been over a decade! it seems so short a time.)
we have one dog, pandora, and two cats, digit and founder. we had a husky named shamus, but he got lymphoma and had to be put down last year on the day after my birthday. (i'm going for my u/s tomorrow morning to kick off my frozen cycle, so let's hope this birthday is much better.)
i work in a hospital in upstate new york with cancer patients and with the women's & children's services. it gives me so much hope to see the miracles in labor and delivery and the nicu every day.
i grew up in alabama though. (btw my family is fine.) dh grew up in virginia, which is where we met at the birthday party of a mutual friend.
for fun, i watch movies (love that escape!), read, or do crafts. right now, i'm teaching myself to crochet. i'm making baby blankets of hope. i also like to sing and act, but i haven't done much of either one of those lately. and i've written poems for as long as i can remember. (my first one was about the dentist.)
i also enjoy going to church and hanging out with my pastor. she's really cool.
i guess that's the pertinent stuff about me.
thanks for this thread.
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #17 on: 09/07/05, 19:28 » |
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Great stories.
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Forty Four years old, hubby is 52 married 4 years, TTC 4 years with this hubby, 14 years with first hubby, One adopted daughter, 2nd ivf done, 1st one pg with m/c, second no pg. Uses egg Donor. PG with twins on 3rd IVF mc twins on 8/25/05
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #18 on: 09/07/05, 19:49 » |
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Hi all,
I too think this is a great idea. There isn't too much to tell about me. I am 32 dh is 37 we have been married 4 years we live in Hope Mills, NC. I was married for 8 1/2 years previously and have four beautiful daughters with the ex jerk ranging in age from 14 down to 9.
My husband and I have been fortunate to have children in our life but long to do it together from the start. We also have a ward, a beautiful headstrong 17 yr old girl who is the daughter of my bestfriend. So my poor husband lives in a house with 6 women....LOL
I am a licensed hair dresser, after getting bored w ith that I joined the Army and met my Mr. Right on a deployment to Bosnia. Currently I am a full time mom and college student. I should graduate in March 2006 with a B.S. in management.
We also have three mastiffs, 2 English Mastiffs and 1 Bull mastiff. That ladies is my life. Hope I didn't bore you to tears.
I truly do not know what I would do without the support of you ladies. Sometimes I do not even post, just read and it makes me feel better. I no longer feel alone in this.
Babydust to us all,
Sylvia
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32 yr old with 36 yr old dh been married 4 years, I. First IVFw/ICSI scheduled January 2006..... BFP on Feb 6, 2006. Due October 14th...It's TWINS!!!!! Babies arrived 14 weeks premature, boy 1lb 11 ounces and girl 1 lb 9 ounces
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #19 on: 09/07/05, 20:36 » |
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oh sylvia! i'm soooooo jealous. i moved here to the cold northeast from nc and i miss it terribly! i can't wait to get back to my roots down south (and nc would be my state of choice at this point.) please take in the sights and sounds for me. tell north carolina i miss her and i'm coming home again as soon as i can.
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sorry for the lunatic rant. it's just so hard being a southerner in new york. they don't understand that temps in the 40s in september are odd. i guess that's fodder for some other board "misplaced southerners" or something. :-)
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #20 on: 09/07/05, 22:34 » |
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PJ,
I understand, I have been a military wife and or a soldier since I turned 18 and have lived in the Southeast since.
Ex was from New York and I hated it, I grew up in Arkansas(no Clinton cracks please!)
My husband and I just had a very relaxing beautiful weekend in Wilmington, NC. We just walked alot looked at historic houses went to the cotton exchange and enjoyed the beauty and grace of it all. Hope you get home soon.
Best to everyone,
Sylvia
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32 yr old with 36 yr old dh been married 4 years, I. First IVFw/ICSI scheduled January 2006..... BFP on Feb 6, 2006. Due October 14th...It's TWINS!!!!! Babies arrived 14 weeks premature, boy 1lb 11 ounces and girl 1 lb 9 ounces
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #21 on: 10/09/05, 18:36 » |
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Great Idea! 
This site has been very helpful and very encouraging!!
I am 33 DH 34 one amazing son 5 1/2 - that we are blessed with.
Secondary infertility for us - male factor and tubal factor for me - its amazing that we have our little guy!! Still TTC for #2 - Started shots today which made us both SO excited - 1st IVF for us!!
I am a Certified Massage Therapist doing Theraputic Massage at a Chiropractors office and love every minute of making others feel better! No stress involved in my job its a wonderful thing! 
Thanks for all the encouragement - This is the best site I have been on - I have stopped going to all others! You guys are all supportive no matter your own situations - that is amazing!
Thanks for all the positive & kind words!
Chrisy
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33yrs - hubby 34 - married 9yrs - son 5 1/2 - TTC#2 for 3.5 yrs -
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #22 on: 10/14/05, 15:45 » |
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Hey everyone-
For some reason I can't sign in, but my screen name is really SHANSY.
How cool to see what everyone is all about! I am 29 and DH will be 29 in a couple of months. TTC for 2 1/2 years. 2 failed IUI's, going for 3rd in November.
I am an Elementary teacher. I have taught 3rd, 4th, and 2nd grade. This year I decided to try a new job- I am a Literacy Coach for an Elementary building. I work with the teachers on training them the best practices on how to teach children how to read. I love it. It allows me to go into all of the classrooms, work with the students, and share my ideas with the teachers. Eventually though (maybe in a couple of years),I will go back into the classroom as a regular teacher.
My DH is an engineer. We live in Michigan. We have a house- it is our first. We like working on it and we would like to move in a year or so. We have 2 cats- Murphy and Bandit. I've had Murphy since I was 13 years-old. She has hyperthyroid so I give her meds 2 times a day. (The cat and I have something in common-always on medicine! ) Bandit is 1 1/2 years-old and he is quite a handful! He loves to race around the house and jump on poor old Murphy.
I have a large family-most live close by. We see each other at least once a week. I have about 5 friends that I have known since elementary school and 7 that I have met later on in life.
I enjoy reading, painting, playing the piano, teaching, and watching movies.
I will keep everyone in my prayers- babydust to all!
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #23 on: 10/16/05, 07:03 » |
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It is really nice reading these stories and getting to know everyone a little more!
I am 35 soon to be 36 on Oct 24th, I am on my 2nd marriage to my soul mate whom I met a year after my divorce, first husband always thought the grass was greener on the other side, the sad thing was he had a little girl 14 months when we met, around 3 she started calling me mom and to this day she still does.( she's 14 now ) she lives out of state, but we talk and write all the time. I miss and love her dearly. It was painful leaving her in my divorce. I have been through alot in the last 12 years, I have had major back surgery, 3 knee surgeries that resulted in my knee-cap being removed, and had a scare with cancer! I was blessed meeting my current husband and he is the love of my life. I am a dental assitant and my husband drives for UPs we have 1 dog and 2 cats that are like my kids!
It was hard when we decided to start a family that it just didnt' happen and I was afraid it wasn't meant to happen, I was diagnosed with homo MTHFR and Factor II and through lovenox twice a day I am currently pregnant with my 4th after 3 miscarriages I have made it to 15 weeks!! I am worried all the time, I wanted it so bad I am afraid it will be taken away!
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35 yrs old, dh is 38,married for 5 years on May 20th. have been ttc for 3 years, 3 miscarriages diagnosed with homo MTHFR and factor II mutation, trying on our own, did have one IUI but failed. BFP 7-21 05
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #24 on: 04/21/06, 20:43 » |
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Hi all
I just joined and thought I would post here. I am 40yrs old dh is almost 30 yrs old. Been together for 11 yrs, been married for almost 5yrs. I have 2 children, my daughter is 22yrs and my son is 17yrs. We live in Oregon, run our own business of design/manufacturing performance parts for cars. My dh also has a full time job, so we don't see each other to much.. Enjoy watching movies, watching dh racing his car at the drag races, going to my sons track meets/football games.. We have 3 puppies, Max (he is german shepard/lab mix), Kodi ( he is husky/lab mix), and Zander (he was suppose to be german shepard/lab mix, but isn't, not sure what he is). We are going thru our 2nd IVF.. transfered 5 on day 5. Crossing our fingers.. I go in Wednesday April 26,06 and find out...I hate this waiting game we have to play..
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« Reply #25 on: 05/17/06, 23:46 » |
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I am new to the boards also. I decided to join because all of you are so positive. I am twenty eight and work at a department store while waiting to get pregnant. I have a very supportive husband who i have been with for eleven years this Saturday. My husband has been with Hooters for a very long time. I love The orange county house wives. They should do another season. It's too bad that Lori was dating slade while Joe was seperated from him, friends don't do that!!
I have no children but have been pregnant before, I'm just waiting for a normal pregnancy. I have been taking ovulex for a month or so now, along with a organic diet. hopefully it will work. If I don't ever have a baby God has another plan for me. There are many children out there looking for a someone to love them.
All of you ladies are very supportive with each other it makes me feel that there is hope.
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #26 on: 05/25/06, 12:07 » |
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Hi all! I just found this place this week, so I'm new!
I'm 31, and dh is 34. We've known each other since the 9th grade! But we both married other people and didn't really get "together" until 2000. Come November, we'll have been married for 5 years =) I absolutely love him with all my heart, and I swear he's my soulmate. We both laugh and think that it was just meant for us to be together.
In marrying him, I gained 2 beautiful daughters.. one is 12 and the other 10. I love them so much and feel so blessed to have them in my life. I figure through all my praying for children, God did bless me with them =)
We live in Virginia, out in the country. I'm a stay at home mom, and dh works for Dominion Power. His schedule is neat because he works a couple of days, then has a couple off. During the summer, we take off in our RV and go camping everytime he's off.
As for pets, we've got 4 dogs. Jake is a bull mastiff, and he's a giant baby. Then there's Mimi, Harley, and Toby.. our miniature pinschers. They're some funny characters. Recently we had 2 litters of puppies.. so right now I've got 8 more itty bitty min pins running around everywhere, lol! (Anyone wanna buy one! ROFL!!)
In 2004, we decided to start TTC. I went to my doc, had all kinds of tests done, and was told that I had PCOS. I was given very little info, and had to do all my research online. (Thank goodness for the internet huh?) Later I went on a low carb diet, and went through several progesterone withdrawal tests to see if I'd have a cycle. No such luck. I did lose a little over 20 lbs though and had some light spotting, so I think at least my body was trying to do something.
It was an emotional roller coaster ride. I cry so easily anyway, so it was pretty bad at times. DH was so supportive, and still is. We both want to have a baby together, so badly. He's a great father, and just an all around good guy. We'd be so happy if it would happen, but at the same time.. we're happy with our family as it is too.
Anyway, we love watching movies. We've got over 300 dvd's that we've collected, LOL! I also love reading, spending loads of time doing things with my daughters, and gardening. I love to grow things and I love spring because it's when everything seems to literally come to life.
Of course, we love camping, boating and swimming. It's all we do during the summer.
My favorite tv shows are ER, Medium, and That 70's Show. So funny!
Ok so I've gone on long enough! It's nice to meet you all and I wish each and every one of you the best of luck in all of this.
Danielle~
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #27 on: 05/25/06, 14:28 » |
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Hi Danielle and all other ladies ttc!
Wanted to introduce myself too. I am 38 and my DH
is 38 we were born only 16 days apart
We have been married for 15 years this July. We have
a 9 year old son that is our everything. We have
been ttc a lil bro or sis for him for about 4 years.
I just had my 2nd IUI on 5/18 so keep us in your
prayers. It is so nice to know that we are not alone in
our venture and that there is lots of love and support
out there. Thanks to you all for your words of wisdom
and encouragement 
PS- Danielle sounds like you have a really great family
life! enjoy! the summer is coming in fast!
Shelly
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38 yrs old, DH 38 also, ttc for 4 yrs, 2 failed IUI, we have a 9 yr old son who wants a brother or siser ; - )
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #28 on: 05/25/06, 15:34 » |
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Hi all.
I too have recently found this site. I enjoy reading all the posts, getting new insight, meeting new people and most of all having someplace to get support from people who know exactly what you are going through.
I am 31 (32 in 3 days), dh is 33. We have know each other for 8 years, but recently got married in Oct of 2005. We have a little beagle (Izzy) who is our pride and joy.
For fun I enjoy spending time in my flower beds, reading, walking, motorcycle rides and most off all we love to spend time on our boat.
I have had 3 miscarriages, all of which were not planned pregnancies. 2 of the miscarriages I do not have the explanation. The last one in Dec was due to chromosome abmorality. (Trisomy 13) It was very hard on both my dh and myself. We were so excited to have a child and the loss hit very hard.
Since the last miscarriage they wanted to preform tests to see if they could get any insight into the other 2 miscarriages. We went for chromosome analysis, loads of bw as well as an hsg. They determined that I have a low estrogen problem that they believe may be speratic that is why I didn't have any trouble conceiving before. This month I began taking clomid and they monitored me closely with ultra sounds and bw on days 10, 11 and 12. Finally on day 12 they were happy with the follicle size and my estrogen, however I was not surging yet so I had to do an hcg shot to induce ovulation. Tomorrow I will be going from my preg test, however I am not very hopeful, I just have a very strong feeling it is a bfn. I am scared and also sad. I know it is just beginning for me and there are many women here who have been through years of ttc without luck, it is still not easy. I never (like many of you) thought in a million years I would have trouble conceiving.
I wish you all the best of luck and lots of baby dust to you all.
Melissa
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BFP 8/8/06 after 2nd cycle on Repronex injections. EDD 4/22/07!
Samantha Dale arrived on April 13 at 11:51pm. She weighed 6lbs 13oz and 20 1/2 inches long!
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Re:What are you like? What do you do?
« Reply #29 on: 05/25/06, 18:47 » |
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Hey Melissa!!
I just wanted to bump back in and say that I wish you good luck tomorrow with your test! Keep your chin up and keep your hope strong!
I will keep my fingers crossed and pray that you come back to tell us you got a +BFP+
Danielle~
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