31, CD5 Need a buddy

Lol...I haven't started sitting on towels yet, but I have been very worried about it. I will probably start in the next week or two. I definitely want to put some sort of protection down on our new mattress!

We are going to call her Evelyn Rose. We both like classic/old fashioned sounding names, and my husband fell in love with the name Evelyn when I mentioned it. Any name I suggested after that just wouldn't do for him. Neither name really has any family connection or meaning, we just liked them. :)
 
That is a beautiful name Native. I really like the old fashioned ones as well =) Both of those are actually on my list of favourites for a girl
 
Thank you, Foosh and Mrs. B! :)

How is everyone (those that are still around) feeling today? For a change, I have a bit of energy (seriously yawned right as I typed that, lol) and I'm not struggling to get through the day.
 
Sorry I have not written much...my days and evenings have been incredibly busy!

Lilfoosh- thanks for the advice.....2nd round on Clomid will hopefully do the trick!

Native- Love the name!!! Beautiful.....I am tired already and I am only 28 weeks....I take it it will get worse! Hopefully you get to rest when you get home.

Nothing too much going on in my corner...same old stuff, like I said, just busy. This time of year is always crazy!
 
Ladies, I have to share a funny story with you. I was at the supermarket to day getting a sandwich from the deli for lunch. This is the conversation that occurred between the lady cashier and me while checking out:

Cashier: Did you find everything okay?
Me: Yes, thank you.
Cashier: (Very obviously looking at my gigantic belly) What are you having?
Me: A turkey sub.

I quickly realized she was asking about the baby, lol. We had a nice long laugh over that one. I told her I clearly have lunch on my brain!
 
That's funny Native! Thank you for sharing.

I have been super busy as well, sorry I haven't been on in almost 5 days =(

Hopefully things calm down a bit. Next weekend DH and I have the night away, we are both looking forward to that very much.

Tomorrow is my last day of pills (rd 2), so fingers crossed for that. I am so pessimistic about the whole thing at this point though. I just want this cycle to be over so we can try something new. All of our test results came back normal... 13 heartbreaking cycles have made me a little jaded, but "normal" is not what I wanted to hear. If there is nothing broken there is nothing to fix and no real explanation for why we haven't conceived yet.

Enough of being a downer! How is everyone else feeling today??
 
No, doc said because we know I am ovulating, if by the end of the second round it hasn't worked they will be doing a lap & dye. As far as I know it is an outpatient procedure, they push dye through your ovaries and it makes them widen/stretch open. We will see....
 
Good Morning Everyone! How are you all doing? It was nice to catch up on all of your posts. It appears that everyone is doing well.

As for me....It has sure been hectic around here. I started a new job as you know but in my same field of work. We are also planning for a move as of June 1st...I wish there were more hours in the day!

I stopped charting because my thermometer stopped working. I have been trying to not overthink anything this cycle, but today marks CD 31. We will see what happens.

Well I should get going, but I will continue to check in. :)
 
Hi Clandara! Good to hear from you. I hope with all the hectic stuff you are still enjoying everything!

I have had a rough couple of days. We decided to go to the Zoo on Sunday but while we were walking around I started to feel terrible, so we went home. That night I couldn't sleep, I was in so much pain. In the morning DH took me to the hospital and it turned out I had some internal bleeding. I had multiple cysts on both of my ovaries, the u/s tech said "tons" and one of them was bleeding, which is where the pain was coming from. I had something similar a few years ago, but this seemed worse. Anyway, thanks Clomid... I was out of commission for 2 days. Today is better but not great. The ob/gyn that consulted on my case at the hospital got me all depressed too because she said that based on the description from the tech (who admittedly wasn't looking at the size of the follies, especially not in regards to fertility) the 100 mg of Clomid wasn't enough to give me eggs large enough to conceive! Afterwards though I reviewed the report and the numbers were listed in cm, not the usually mm, so I think she may have overlooked that. It was very depressing to hear her say that, especially because I haven't had an issue with ovulating prior to the Clomid and Clomid is supposed to make it better... She started talking about IUI and IVF, which was scary because she said IUI usually costs $1000 per injection and IVF is about $10,000 per cycle. She also said, "obviously, there are steps in between, but just so you know the IUI and IVF options are available"... Thanks! Just what I wanted to hear, she didn't ask me about my history at all or even if I had ever been pregnant before.

Also, during the 8- 9 hours I was there, I saw a woman having a miscarriage at 14 weeks, a teen who still lived at home who was about 5 months along and I ended up sitting next to a woman who was just told she was 7 weeks and a couple of days and the baby's HB was very strong (she asked specifically about the HB, like she was in shock, it made me think she has had multiple miscarriages). I really wanted to say congratulations and hug that last one, but I wasn't entirely sure she was happy as she burst into tears and I just couldn't tell.

Anyway, I am back at work today, and DH and I have that romantic getaway on Friday, so we are going to go along with the cycle as we would have before that doc said anything. The scan showed my uterus and endometruim were good and like I said there were multiple cysts/follies on each ovary of varying sizes, so I think I will choose to remain positive about the cycle and go with the plan my doc outlined if it turns out the Clomid just didn't work for us at all.

How is everyone else holding up?
 
Wow, Lilfoosh- that is a lot to take in! I am wonder how much knowledge the tech has, maybe bring up some of what she said at your next doctor's appt? I am assuming she is not a fertility specialist. Typically techs (in my experience) do not talk about that stuff or give medical advice. What happens now that you have the cysts? Do they go away on their own?


I am doing okay- had another u/s today to have my cervix checked out. The doc was concerned with how low the baby already is (right on my pelvis/cervix) and my cervix was measuring at the the lowest end of what is considered normal. However, my cervix has not gotten any thinner, so he said to keep doing what I am doing and stay off my feet when I can.

I have to do the 3 hour gestational diabetes test in about week. I failed the one hour diabetic test....only by 5 points so I am hoping the lengthier test comes back normal. I am not overweight and I eat fairly healthy (except I admit I was having a dessert a day). So we shall see!!!!
 
I spoke to a u/s tech, he was shocked to hear I had an u/s 6 weeks ago that was clear and to be seeing so many large cysts/follies on Monday. When I mentioned the Cmlomid he apologized and said he hadn't actually reviewed my chart before starting, he just looked at the part that pertained to the u/s (i.e looking for appendicitis, even though I told all the docs and nurses that I have had a hemorrhagic cyst before). Anyway, then he said "well, it (the Clomid) worked". But that was all he said, then when he wrote up his report he put in measurements on 6 cysts/follies total, the 3 largest on each side but didn't give anything else because he wasn't checking for fertility purposes.

Then the lady, she was the ob/gyn on call at the hospital and she came in to consult before I could go home. She is the one who said it looked like it hadn't worked, but she also said I was on cd11 and I was on cd13, so after having thought about it I think I will pretty much ignore everything she said. She was also the one who brought up IUI and IVF, etc. I will mention what she said to my doc if this cycle doesn't work, but I was going to go in anyway, so we will see. Yes the cysts will probably go away on their own, even the pain goes away pretty quickly, it is just so terrible when it is at it's peak.

Good luck with the GD test! I hope you pass. I hated that test the orange drink made me feel nauseous on an empty stomach! How is your baby measuring height-wise? My DH and I are both relatively tall (my family is up to 6'5", I'm one of the shorties measuring in at 5'9"). DS is almost 3' already and he isn't even 2 (he is also in sz7/8 shoes)! Anyway, my doc was concerned he was low as well, DS had his toes up in my ribs and his head pressed on my cervix from pretty early on, but he was late. And his fav past time was punching me in the crotch (thanks love!). If doc says don't worry, try not to put too much thought into it. It is great that it hasn't thinned out too. 10 weeks to go! :hugs:
 
Clandara- For some reason I missed your post before! Glad to hear you are doing okay, even though it sounds like you have a lot going on right now!!!

Lilfoosh- Oh okay, well yeah, sometimes I find certain doctors confuse me more. Do you feel pretty comfortable with your normal doc? I trust my usual OBGYN, so I pretty much stick with what he says. So far I have not had a reason not too, but I tend to go to him if I need clarification. I am glad your cysts are likely to go away on their own- can that be troublesome when ttcing? Can it prevent conception?

Right now the baby is measuring 3.2 pounds and about 15 inches. I am 5'10" and my husband is 6'1". Otherwise, everyone else is pretty tall on both sides of the family. I completely understand the joy of getting hit in the crotch!!! lol It happens often!!!! I am trying not to worry too much....now I just want to get past the gestational diabetes test!!!
 
Morning!

Lilfoosh - Wow....that is really something that you went through all that. Usually technicians don't say too much as they have to have the doctor review the information first. How are you feeling today?

Lysh - How exciting to see that the baby is growing! I hope everything goes well with the testing.

Today is CD 33. I will be testing tomorrow if there is no change. :)
 
Good morning ladies!

Foosh- So sorry about your weekend. Hope you are feeling better. I know how painful those cysts can be.

Clandara- Good to hear from you! I've got my fingers crossed for you. Are you having any symptoms?

Lysh- So cool that you know what your LO is measuring! I haven't had any scans for measurement. So far they have only measured my belly, and last week she took a quick scan to make sure LO is head down.
 
Thanks ladies. I feel much better now. DH and I have our night away tonight. We just dropped DS off at daycare and my mum is all set to have a sleepover with him tonihgt. I'm excited and a little nervous.

Lysh I am comfortable with my doc, he was with me all through ttc#1 and that pregnancy. DH and I decided to ignore the other ob/gyn since she didn't know any of my history or really ask any questions.

Fingers crossed for you Clandara!!! I will be back on tomorrow evening looking for good news :hugs:
 
Alright, so today is CD 34. Since Monday I have had all different kinds of symptoms but the most unusual for me is the mood swings I experienced. I had mixed feelings about doing a test today. I have never gone longer then 31 day cycle. My husband and I want this so badly. I made the test today and got a bfn. So now I don't know what to think.
 
Hi Ladies :flower:

Clandara - Sorry for your test! How long are your cycles on average?

Foosh - Hope you had an amazing night away!!

Lysh - Sounds like I have got this all to come, I too am 5'10 and hubby is 6'3 :haha: I'm looking forward to the measurements on my 20 week scan to see how baby is shaping up!

Native - how you doing? I can only see your replies to others nothing about you :winkwink:

AFM - Waiting for my 20 week scan on the 21st. Little scared if I'm honest. My sister went into her 20 week scan thinking all was well and ended up having to abort her baby 2 weeks later (not by choice) :cry: the thought of anything being wrong petrifies me.

Yesterday I felt my bump looked like a bump when I was walking about... updated my avatar, I loved it! Doesn't look like that in anything but those jeans lol

Think we have settled on our pram too! So excited

I'm just willing this baby to start kicking me or even move about more so I can feel it! I felt it really early on and off, but rarely, now I cant remember the last time I felt movement :wacko: I know it can be as late as 24 weeks or something for your first can't it?
 

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