30 something and TTC #1 for a year

[MrsPTTC]

Aleja I'm keeping everything crossed that it sticks Hun! AF & BFP's can be pretty similar so here's hoping you have good news on Monday I have to say I imagine your IVF 2ww is a heck of a lot more frustrating than ours when you are PUPO! x

 

[snowflakes120]

Aleja - Best of luck testing Mon. I hope that the herbs she gave me gives me lots of CM - I have always seriously lacked in that dept - its the main reason why I am getting the IUI. I am totally hating work too - just us 3 girls and the 2 of them are PG! Blah!

Brassy - Awesome that you had a great vaca!

MrsP - Loving the scan! Hooray for arms and legs to swim around in your belly!

Broody - Best of luck these next few weeks. I personally would prolly take the time off - I'm super cautious and like things in place for the "just in case" situations! If you don't need it - relax!

AF arrived for me today. Boooo! I go to the RE 1st thing tomorrow AM to get the estrogen bloods and the ultrasound to make sure that the stupid cyst is gone. It better be - I am beyond ready to start the IUI process!!

 

[MrsG2010]

Hi girls. Sorry I've been MIA. I'm all caught up and hoping the best for each of you. As for me, AF arrived today after a natural
Cycle. We're going to try iui again, I just don't know if it'll
Be this cycle. So anyway, start of cycle #20.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Snowflakes & MrsG, sorry AF got you FX'd for next cycle.

Nice to see you back MrsG.

Snowflakes, have you tried drinking grapefruit juice to improve your cm? Or pre-seed/conceive plus lubricant? I also had a cm issue.

x

 

[MrsPTTC]

Lime today, eek! x

 

[GettingBroody]

MrsG - so sorry that af showed How are you doing?

Snowflake - to you too. How did you get on at the FS?

MrsP - Happy Lime Week!!!

Aleja - not long to go now. Sending buckets of

Afm, nothing much to report. Just sticking needles in myself every evening and waiting for my scan on Thurs!

 

[MrsG2010]

Thanks for support. I wasn't expecting anything else. I
Don't think I'll ever have children.

 

[brassy]

Hi ladies...
MrsG, I am really sorry you are feeling down. I wish I could say something to make you feel better. I am feeling down myself today too. I got AF in the morning, a couple of days early...I had a mini meltdown in the morning. Both me and DH where disappointed. This cycle we relaxed, bded a lot didn't think a lot about ttc, and still nothing...

We are still in the cottage and we had visitors this weekend, our best friends and their two years old son. They know our struggles, and they struggled themselves for about three years before having their son. We had a great time, but at times I couldn't help thinking about what we are missing on when I looked at the three of them. We have spend all this money we had saved with DH to fix this place and have worked a lot to make it beautiful. What's the point if we aren't ever going to have children? We have a big garden, but what's the point if we don't have a child to play in it?

Sorry about moaning ladies, it's just one of these days...

 

[MrsPTTC]

Aw ladies I know exactly how you feel, dh & I thought it was never gonna happen, especially after so many failed rounds of clomid. But I got there, 22 months & 8 clomid cycles... All I can recommend is relaxing (as crappy as it sounds I used to HATE people saying that) I'm sure it worked & maybe our time was just right

Aleja good luck for testing tomorrow, I'm routing for you!

x

 

[GettingBroody]

Good luck today Aleja!!! Fx'd!!

MrsG & Brassy - so sorry you are both feeling down. I know nothing I can say will help much so just sending lots of hugs and you know where we are if ye need to rant...

 

[snowflakes120]

Thinking of you Aleja! Update when you can!

MrsG & Brassy - HOpe you had great weekend to bring your spirits up. I know I def have lots of hard days where it's difficult to be positive.

Broody - How's the injections going so far?

Mrs P - Yeah for lime!!

I went to the RE office on Friday. I am all good to go. Cyst was there but was smaller and my estrogen levels came back great so we are doing the IUI with Femara, Ovidrel and Progesterone. I am quite excited! I really hope it works! I am kinda annoyed today because I was doing some research about Femara and the TCM that the acupuncturist gave me to take and it seems that the herb counteracts the Femara. Ugh. I hope it doesn't effect it all too much. I took a dose this AM and won't be taking anymore. I go to see my Acupuncture tonight so I will be telling her tonight that I don't want to do any herbs anymore. Totally my fault for not looking things up before starting them 5 days ago.

 

[cupcakesarah]

MrsG and Brassy I do feel the same unfortunately. Af showed for me yesterday, wasn't expecting it that early (4 days early) but I wasn't expecting to be pregnant either o I'm not too bad. I'm disappointed in myself trying to think what my life will be like without children when I don't know that I can't get pregnant, however nor do I know that I can. So the second round of IUI has started expecting my drugs delivery tomorrow and start injecting tomorrow night. Need to call clinic in the morning to find out when to one for my first scan and bloods. I think it will be next Monday which is my 1st day back at work after the summer holls which is rather awkward.

Anyway need to get back into my positive mode, snap out of it! I'm never going to get preggers if I don't believe it.

Good luck ladies, we will all get there. X

 

[brassy]

Hi girls...

Cupcake, sorry your are feeling down, too...I got AF a few days early like you..My cycles were much better before starting ttc...Anyways, you are right we need to be positive to get that positive...I wish you the best of luck with the 2nd round of iui!
Best of luck to you, too, snowflakes!

Aleja, I will be checking as often as I can. I hope to hear some good news from you soon!

AFM, I called my dr this morning. I will be having the hysteroscopy and D&C sometime next week. I want this polyp out asap! I will have to stay in the hospital one night. So, that means that probably I will have to the off the first days I am supposed to start in my new school. I wouldn't like to tell them what exactly I will be doing, but I don't think that I can avoid it. One part of me is getting a bit worried about the procedure, but another part of me is feeling quite excited that I will get rid of that polyp soon.

I hope everyone else is doing well!

 

[aleja]

hello my dear ladies,
thank you for all your well wishes. I am sorry that I haven't logged in for a few days. I really just needed to chillax for a couple of days...I got another Big fat nothing yesterday on my beta test.
my AF pains got worse and worse over the last few days so I was feeling like it hadn't worked but then I was thinking maybe it did as I know lots of bfp's start off like pms symptoms. And the big kick in the guts is that I still haven't got the witch!!! so she came to ruin my party but doesn't even bother turning up!!!

MrsG and cupcake welcome back. It is such a shame we are all feeling under the weather now but I am joining your pity party unfortunately. I feel exactly the same - that it will never happen so DH and I should get used to the idea of me, him + furball

Broody and snowflakes -it's all systems go now..it is very exciting having a new cycle starting. Keep up the good spirits as I really think it makes a big difference having a positive attitude.

Brassy,when do you go in for your surgery? I wish you will with that. Yes get rid of the culprit polyp so you can move on and get started! I am thinking that maybe I need a laparoscopy or hystercopy too....i don't know why exactly but maybe I have Endo or something ...maybe that is why these little embies aren't sticking??!! ahh who knows

 

[brassy]

Aww, Aleja, I am really-really sorry that it didn't work...Maybe the dr can give you some reasons for it not working? But you have always more embies waiting for you, don't you?
My dr believes that for ivf to work is both a matter of luck and time, who knows?

I don't know yet the exact date of the surgery, will know towards the end of the week, but it has to be sometime next week...

 

[MrsPTTC]

So sorry Aleja don't really know what to say x

 

[snowflakes120]

I am so very sorry for the BFN Aleja. I am very hopeful for you!! If you feel you might have Endo, I would bring it up the Dr. - it will at least put your mind at ease. Ya know??!! I hope you are doing something for yourself this week! Sex & shopping (not at the same time!!) always bring on AF for me!

 

[mk8]

Hi Aleja, I'm so sorry that it didn't work out for you this cycle. Whatever you do, pls keep the faith that it will happen!

After a cycle doesn't work, is it nOrmal to meet with your fs to discuss why it may not have worked? You were on clomid right? Perhaps the lining was too thin? You also tried acupuncture right? Erm, may do some yoga to relax? Hope you find done answers. If it helps, my friends bro and sis in law tried many ivf cycles with no luck then eventually got their gorgeous twin girls!

Everybody else- hello! I'm on a train and on my silly little phone so can't message properly right now but will do so later.

X

 

[GettingBroody]

Aleja, I am totally gutted for you I can only imagine how you must be feeling. Have you more frosties left? xx

 

[aleja]

Thanks gals, yes I so believe it now.. IvF is all about luck and time and a whole lot of patience
broody I really hope you are one of the lucky ones that gets preggers first go x
I have 3 embryos left so I think I will try one more clomid cycle and go back to FS after this. I will hit him up for more tests and party tricks

Mk, I am on clomid but my lining was fine I think 9mm
I have no idea why it doesn't always work. The implantation part is still a natural process so the doctors can't say why some embies stick and others don't

Brassy let us know how your surgery goes x