30 something and TTC #1 for a year

[GettingBroody]

Thanks Aleja. Are you going to give yourself a cycle off or go straight into another FET this month?

 

[cupcakesarah]

Aleja I'm sorry this cycle didn't work for you. When will you be able to try again with one of your emryo's?

 

[GettingBroody]

Just out of my down-reg scan. All good and starting stimms tonight

 

[brassy]

Good luck Broody!!!

 

[MrsG2010]

Good luck
Broody !! Hi to everyone !

 

[GettingBroody]

Thanks girls! Just gave myself first stimming injection...stings waaaaaaay more than the suppression one!

 

[aleja]

hi gals,
oh broody that's great news you are already onto the stims!!! it should all start happening quickly now so bums up and keep positive!
oh and you must be a jabbing expert by now, if not you will be very soon!

thanks cupcake, how are you going? when do you start the meds? I remember you said that you are picking them up.

i am going to start another FET straight away using clomid again. The natural FET cycles are pretty easy but it won't be fun seeing another bfn. I am expecting it though - i have even booked in a consultation with my FS at the end of the cycle to talk about what happens next.

 

[GettingBroody]

Try to stay positive hon!

 

[cupcakesarah]

Hi Aleja, Started injecting 3 nights ago, 1 injection of menopor each night. Hubby's getting good at doing them now, he's a pro which makes it easier as I'm terrified of needles. On Wednesday I return to the clinic for blood tests and scans every other day. I expect they'll do the IUI a week on Monday.

So does your fet start again this month/cycle? Hope it works or you, we all deserve a bfp

 

[GettingBroody]

How exciting Cupcake! How are you finding the menopur? Fairly stingy isn't it?! It's funny, I'm the total opposite to you! There's no way I'd let dh do my injections! Can't imagine it! I want to be in control of how much is gone in, how fast etc! Funny how different everyone reacts to things! Hope this IUI brings you your bfp! Won't be long now, hope the time passes quickly!

 

[aleja]

Hi ladies hope everyone is well
Broody And cupcake hope the jabs are going well x
Have you started the monitoring yet ?
Cupcake you are so right about us all deserving a bfp at the end of this. It's been a tiring road not sure how much I can take.
And just to rub some salt into my wounds, in the last week DH and I have received invites for two 1st birthday parties, a christening and baby shower ...

 

[GettingBroody]

Aw Aleja, I can imagine how hard those invites are Soon we'll all be sending out our own and these last few years will seem like a lifetime ago...

Afm, beginning to feel very crampy today They're just like my usual ov pains but I can only imagine they're going to get much worse since there's going to be so much growing going on in there! Going back for another scan on Thursday - looking forward to seeing what's going on!

 

[brassy]

Hello ladies...

Broody and cupcake, I hope you are doing well with the medication..
Aleja, I am really sorry, those kind of events make me upset, too. I have told DH that I am not going to go to anymore social events of these kind while we are still ttcing..A christening back in June gave me a bad anxiety attack. If you don't feel like going you can always find and excuse and send a present. We have to protect ourselves above all I think.

AFM, surgery is scheduled for Wednesday... very-very early in the morning. I will have some tests done first thing, and after we get the results he will first do the hysteroscopy. I will have general anaesthesia done. Depending on what he finds he will either perform operative hysteroscopy or D&C. If it's just the polyp he will do D&C. Dr says that it is going to be a piece of cake, but they always say so. After AF we can start trying again. If next cycle is unsuccessful we will start clomid. I feel better now that we have a plan.

I hope everyone else is doing well...

 

[GettingBroody]

Good luck tomor Brassy! I agree, I always feel better once there's a plan in place too Will u need time off work to recover from this surgery?

 

[brassy]

Thanks Broody! He said to take about 5 days off, just in case, although as far as I understood it's not always necessary. Since classes haven't still started and I will only have to go to school and not do anything particularly important, I told him that I will take these days off and go to work the day when classes start...

 

[aleja]

Hi girls
Broody I can't wait to hear how your US goes I bet you got some nice follies growing in there! Make sure you stay hydrated

Brassy best wishes for the D&C I hope it really is easy peasey for the FS .. Which of course it will be as he's probably done hundreds

How is everyone else ?

 

[MrsG2010]

aleja, so you're on an off cycle? when do you expect the new FET cycle to start?

cupcake, This is an IUI/inject cycle for you right? Is this your first IUI? DH numbers usually good? I wonder if injectibles would be right for me?

My DH did my inject for me. I definitely couldn't do it for myself!

gettingbroody, good luck at the scan on Thursday... That's to count follicles?

brassy, 5 days off? wow. I hope the surgery goes well and your recovery is quick and easy.

mk, sarahrn, hope you are well.

everyone - im still sitting around in my second off cycle since the failed IUI#1. DH seems so focused on expenses. Which is understandable. I haven't added it up but with all the doctor appointments, etc. I've probably spent $2,000 + with no results. Frustrating. We live in a state that does not mandate infertility insurance coverage. However, his family lives in a state that does. And we've always had the debate about moving there. This gives us another reason. Of course, we'd have to get a job. Then get the insurance. Etc. Etc. He thinks any help is better than no help at all. However, that would take time and I dont want to stop with our out of pocket trying. But I do understand his nervousness of 3 IUIs costing $4,500 at least - and still having no success. And then having to go on to IVF. I know this is a common worry for all of us. Out of pocket $ or not.

It says you have to be trying for 2 years. Which will be us in a couple months. So that's not a worry. Though I did wonder - say you get pregnant and have a baby. Then you want another baby. Do you have to try again for 2 additional years?!

Anyway, Im hoping when this cycle is nearly over, I can get DH on board for another IUI try. I just wish I didnt have this awful feeling that IUIs wont work. I dont know why I feel this way. Probably my pessimistic nature! You guys probably dont remember, but my FS wants to drop me to 25mg of Clomid on the next cycle. I dont want to go backwards (in my head). So Im going to need to talk to them about that. I dont want to be any less aggressive.

Anyway, that's where I'm at. I think I'm around CD14 of this cycle. On normal cycles I dont ovulate until day 20-22 area. So I have a ways to go.

 

[snowflakes120]

Sounds like everyone is moving on quite nicely!

Good luck Brassy!

Aleja - I have a baby shower on Sat. I haven't RSVP'd. I don't want to go but I feel guilty and bad. I don't know what to do.

Mrs G - I understand completely about the money. I too live in a state that doesn't require fertility coverage. This one IUI will cost us about $1,200 OOP for us. I can see it adding up quickly. It's hard financially for us - hubby is still in school and only works part-time plus we pay cash for his tuition - we get no gov't assistance. I am so worked up about money - hubby also needed 4 new tires this weekend unexpectedly. Boo.

Well, I am CD13 had my Ultrasound today. I have 1 -22mm follicle & 1 - 14mm follicle. My lining was 8.9 - which I am so happy about. I am going to trigger tonight. IUI will be on Thursday sometime - they are calling me today with available times. I am feeling quite anxious about things. I am so afraid I am going to pop that 22mm follicle any second and then the IUI and money will all be a waste. I don't know if we are supposed to BD tomorrow or not (ya know to give hubby's swimmers time to recoup). They never told me. I had to ask how to do the injection - they never showed me. The RE nurse was less than helpful. She asked me "when I wanted to do the IUI". I said "I didn't know because I kinda figured that they would be telling me". I was taken quite aback when she asked. I felt like saying - you do this everyday, this is my 1st time!!" I don't know. I know IUI work when timing is perfect. I feel like our timing is way off this cycle bc of the stupid holiday yesterday. Anyways, I am less than optimistic and not so positive what so ever.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Hi everyone

Broody, good luck with the scan!

Brassy, GL with the op!

MrsG, it'll probably be totally different but here in the UK if we get help for baby #1 we wouldn't get any help at all for baby#1, only childless couples get help. Even if you didn't have a child together and the child was from a previous relationship and lives with their other parent, the NHS won't fund it. I find it completely unfair when one of the couple doesn't have a child, but I guess we are lucky we get help full stop!

GL with the IUI snowflake! I'm sure I've heard from other ladies on here they're told to BD the night before IUI? I guess just in case it pops early? You should ring your doc and find out.

Hi MK & Aleja!

1 more sleep until my dating scan and I'm crapping myself!

x

 

[snowflakes120]

Well, they told me to BD tonight and skip tomorrow to re-up hubby's swimmers. Hubby goes in 8am Thursday go give his goods and I go in at 10am for the IUI. I'm back to being excited.

Hooray for dating scan Mrs. P!!!!