Almost 44 final ttc journey -- buddies needed : )

[TTC74]

Still forging ahead. Currently 7 DPO.

 

[Oasis717]

Goodluck!!! We have completely stopped trying now, officially, cheering you ladies on xx

 

[mitchnorm]

Goodluck!!! We have completely stopped trying now, officially, cheering you ladies on xx

Oasis...that must have been a hard decision to make eh. I keep thinking that we are so happy with our little girl...very lucky at my age to have one and she's now 4 and will be off to school in 3 months so getting some 'life back' but......what if....I can't shake the feeling

I think I'm just a control freak who is determined that it will happen.

 

[Oasis717]

It kind of happened gradually tbh I think after 2.5 years of trying and the only thing to come out of it is 8 losses I've finally accepted my time has passed, it is sad but at the same time I'm a bit relieved to stop thinking of TTC all the time and just get on with life. If I stop for too long and think about the losses or what could of been id get so sad so I try and just not think too much and carry on. Concentrating on loosing weight and getting me back xxxx

 

[lunamoona]

Hello ladiies, I'm still here, still chowing down the supplements, and still nothing happening. Not a sniff of a second line, no dodgy tests, no evaps. I'm 13 dpo, have slight spotting ahead of AF due in a couple of days.

As you can see from my chart we put in a supreme effort this cycle but nothing happening, just wish I could see what was going on in there! I should probably give up as I'm 47 next month but just can't, I'm not ready.

 

[Sophie2015]

Can I join? I'm 43. Started trying for my first at 41. I've had 2 mmc's, a third loss at 15 weeks, and just this week a chemical pregnancy. We've been seeing an RE for a little over a year now. My husband nor myself have any health or fertility issues. I'm just "old". We haven't tried IVF but used IUI with Femara for the 3rd pregnancy. And this week's chemical was the result of my first injectibles cycle with IUI. I've taken DHEA, CoQ10, you name it. It's assumed my eggs are just poor quality although my FSH and AMH numbers aren't terrible.
Anyway. Thanks for listening. Even as I type this it feels so overwhelming. I just want one perfect little baby. Time is ticking away and it appears it might not be meant to be.
Good luck to you all.

 

[TTC74]

I was sure that I had a BFP today. Sure of it. So, I went for a blood test. Hcg -3. I'm so disappointed and crushed.

 

[Sophie2015]

TTC74 I'm "late" to this party but wanted to say I'm so very sorry and I understand. I had a beta yesterday and it was 7. I just KNEW this was gonna be my sticky bean. 😕

 

[TTC74]

2 IC tests look pos this morning. Plus, I'll be triphasic if my temp stays up tomorrow. Maybe I just went in too early? Hcg has to start somewhere, right?

 

[Sophie2015]

TTC what cycle day are you? If IC tests are positive your beta should be higher than 3. Are you on progesterone or anything? FX for you!!

 

[TTC74]

I am not taking progesterone. I am trying to get some, though, from the RE. I am 11 DPO, and the ICs weren't positive yesterday. They are 10 miu ICs that I've found to be very sensitive. So, I'm guessing I may be 6-10 hcg today. I don't know. I took multiple ICs and Wodfos this morning, though (sick I know), and they were all positive - albeit light.

 

[Sophie2015]

You are SUPER early still! I see your BFP line too. Why did you even have a beta drawn so early? I'd wait about 3 days and have another beta but it looks promising to me.

 

[TTC74]

I want to get some progesterone supplementation due to my prior losses and low post-O temps. They wanted to do the beta first. Since they haven't called in the script still (due to the "negative" beta), I called them today to beg them for one. I want to do everything I can to give this LO a fighting chance.

 

[Sophie2015]

How frustrating for you! My RE starts P4 3 days after OV. It can't hurt even if it might not help. However if your chart is triphasic it sounds like your P4 level might be just fine. When is your next beta?

 

[TTC74]

Scheduled for Tuesday. I'm hoping that they will either call in the script without one or get me in for another one today, though. After all, it must be at the very least above 5 to be turning all of these tests positive, right? I've taken a wondfo, a 10 miu IC, and a FRER all with faint (but obvious) second lines.

 

[Sophie2015]

I would think your beta would be higher with faintly positive tests. I've just had my first chemical pregnancy. Last week my Wondfos was faintly positive as were my FRER. I think I took 8 tests total over 4 days all w similar lines. They weren't darkening so I knew something was wrong. But my beta on Monday with those faint tests was 25 by Wednesday my tests were still faint and beta was 7. So your beta might not be much higher but I'd say it's def higher than 3. And you are sooo early. I was 4.2 weeks when my first beta was drawn. Please keep me posted. I'll be starting another injectible cycle as soon as AF arrives from this chemical. Always good to have someone to chat with.

 

[TTC74]

Today's test.

 

[Sophie2015]

I see it! And those faint lines are hard to photograph. I'm guessing a FRER would be darker. Do you have one of those?

 

[Sophie2015]

This was my faint Wondfos after my beta of 25 but before my beta of 7. Yours has to be higher than 3. And this was my test at 4.3 weeks.

 

[TTC74]

My FRER was very faint.