Any SMEPers!!!! 43 Testers! 22 BFP!!!!

[krystinab]

Jess/dove- I'm a newbie but totally respect your relationship with all these ladies and respect your ttc journey, so it doesn't bother me at all.

Krystina-nothing exciting with me! Dh comes back tomorrow! Yay. Re appt isn't til march 6-dying to get answers sooner though and have been calling to get an earlier appt but nothing yet. Next cycle starts end of next week. So I'm hoping we can do it naturally this cycle-but dont want to get my hopes up. I'm anxious to see how your IUi goes (but hoping you don't have to have it of course!!). I'm actually hoping the re says that's what we need and we can get started right away! This waiting is killing me!! Lol how are you feeling?!

I am happy you O'd too...hoping your P levels are good! Since you got all of your testing done the RE should be able to get right to what ever treatment yall decide on. FX...I was reading your signature and we've both been trying since 2011...it has to be our year! I am feeling great....just hoping AF shows up on time...I am trying to get myself psyched up for these shots...I am soo scared of needles...I DONT even plan on getting a epidural...

 

[Sunny skies]

Krystina, I don't like the idea of shots either. Would you do it yourself or does the RE do it?
I hope it is our year!

 

[krystinab]

Krystina, I don't like the idea of shots either. Would you do it yourself or does the RE do it?
I hope it is our year!

I have to do it for about 8 days in a row...DH said he will not be doing them for me...

 

[Sunny skies]

Krystina, I don't like the idea of shots either. Would you do it yourself or does the RE do it?
I hope it is our year!

I have to do it for about 8 days in a row...DH said he will not be doing them for me...

That sucks... But it will be worth it!

 

[stacergirl]

Kristyna-do you have to do them yourselves? As in your re won't? Or are you just doing it so your re doesn't have to?

 

[krystinab]

Kristyna-do you have to do them yourselves? As in your re won't? Or are you just doing it so your re doesn't have to?

No girl, my RE WONT do them...ugh...I watchd a video online on how to do them myself. They also have "practice needles" that are supposed to help but there is no needle so its like me poking myself with an empty siringe...I think I am just going to close my eyes, count to 10 and stick myself.

 

[stacergirl]

BEST OF LUCK with that krystina!! Wow! You're brave, I'm not sure I would agree to that. Dh would definitely have to do it for me!

 

[BamBamsMaMa]

Kristina - I am with you. I hate needles. I don't know how I would ever be able to do it to myself. Please let me know how it goes because it sure looks like I am going down that road too.

Sunny - Every month I do and time everything perfectly and that's what's so frustrating.

AFM - I have had on and off cramping the last few days. Temp is definitely dropping. I had some spotting yesterday and then some this morning again. But now the spotting and cramping is completely gone. Wtf? My longest LP is 13 days and I am at 13 DPO today. I think AF will get me later today so not getting my hopes up at all. Maybe Clomid is messing with my cycle since I heard it can lengthen LP? Sigh!

Update: AF is here. F**king A!

 

[Tasha S.]

Stacer-So happy your DH is coming back today!!!!! YAYYYY!!!!!! I'm sure it's a very exciting time for both of you!! You two have yourselves a very good reunion! xoxoxo

 

[MandaAnda]

Hi, all. We're SMEP'ing this cycle for the first time. We have a little boy who'll be 3 soon and conceived in August just before DH went to the Falklands for four months. I had a terrible prognosis on my 12 week scan and lost my Lucy to Turner syndrome at 13+5. My first period came just after Christmas, and DH returned home right as it finished. FF put us in the "high" category for last cycle (same BD pattern as when we conceived in August), but BFN. So, we're SMEP'ing this month but on odd days since DH was on a 24 hour shift yesterday and will be tomorrow. I'm CD15 and have a nearly positive OPK that I'm sure will be positive tomorrow or the next day.

Fingers and toes crossed!

 

[Tasha S.]

Welcome here Manda!! I'm sorry about your loss! Wow. My 17-year-old sister has Turner Syndrome, hearing about your story just reminds me how lucky I am to have her as a sister. I know it's extremely rare that TS girls are able to make it to full term. All the best! I hope SMEP works for you!

May-Darn it! I'm so sorry about AF!

Krys and Stacer: Sorry you'll have to do needles! Eeek! Where do you have to insert them?? Arms?

 

[Sunny skies]

Welcome Mandy and sorry for your loss. Wishing you luck with SMEP.

May, I'm so sorry the witch didn't stay away I really was hoping this was your month.

AFM, in the TWW,nothing to report. At least my second week I'll be on my cruise. Just hope I get good news when I go for my review Thursday with the RE. Last thing I need is stress on my vacation. I'll have to avoid drinking just in case which I'm ok with but don't know how I can do this without friends being suspicious.

Hope everyone 's had a great weekend.

 

[stacergirl]

Welcome manda. Sorry for your loss! Best of luck to you with smep.

May- soooooooo sorry! Ugh what a bummer! Do you have any new plans for this cycle? Are they upping your dose? Did they tell you anything more?

Sunny-hope you get good news on thursday and that you really enjoy your cruise!! Just order mix drinks without the alcohol! It's so funny that our friends think its their right to now whether we're drinking or not! But I'm sure I do the same thing! Lol try not to stress on your cruise!

Tasha-im not sure if I'll have to do the injections or not, but there's no way I'm doing them myself! I can't even watch when someone does them for me! Lol I'm glad spotting is gone and your doing good! Gosh what a great way to start the first day of the new year with a BFp. But you definitely deserved it!!

Afm-well I'm actually really excited that we were able to move our FS appt up to next Monday instead of waiting until March. I'm really hoping to get some answers. And if IUi is right for us im ready to get started! Dh returned on saturday which was nice. Nothing more to report until Af comes this week-at least I'll be able to determine if my lp was lengthened since we weren't able to ttc.

Renae-hoping your recovery is going well!

Snow/dove/Jessica-hope you ladies are doing well!

Krystina-you started ttc in 2011 as well? What month? This has got to be our year then!! I honestly thought ttc would be easy so I even held off for 5 months longer than I would've. What was I thinking?! Lol

 

[Jessica28]

I am still hanging on. Baby still shows no signs of coming anytime soon!
This mama sure is getting impatient.

 

[krystinab]

Morning Lovely ladies of SMEP!!

Stacegirl so exciting that your appointment got moved up! Cheers to finding out some good information and get that BFP! I started trying in April 2011.

Sunny where are you cruising too? A vacation sounds perfect right now!

Tasha hey lady how's to going? The needles go in your tummy...ouch!

Manda welcome! Sorry for your loss! Hope SMEP works for you!!

May I am pissed that bitch showed her face...was this your first round on clomid?

AFM I am feeling crampy! Super excited to get this treatment started...

 

[dove830]

It's so great to see so many ladies taking steps towards having a baby! I think it's so awesome that these options are available to us now. Imagine what TTC was like back when our own parents were trying

I'm super jealous of your cruise!!!

Jessica-has the dr discussed how far past your due date he/she will let you go? It's usually 2 weeks, so try thinking of it that way--within 11 days, you'll be holding your little one

Tasha--you're a prune!! How are you feeling? Is M/S still kicking your butt?

Army--I hope you're feeling better.

AFM--we're trucking right along. Time is still going by so slowly though! Because I'll be having a c-section, 19 weeks is the halfway point for me, and that will be on Thursday (Valentine's day!). M/S is mostly gone, although, there are still rough days. My back and feet are starting to feel it, when I'm at work. I assume I'll be going off early, since I spend 8 hours a day on my feet, on cement floors We still listen to the baby's heartbeat every night before bed, it's so reassuring. We find out the gender on FRIDAY!! SO excited for that! I want to start buying clothes and baby stuff. I also want to start working on a baby blanket, and need to know what colour yarn to get Getting ahead of myself, I know. I'm starting to get excited though. Bloods came back really well too. I scored "better than age" for things like down's and trisomy 13, etc. I think that really helped put my mind at ease. Getting past this week will be big, as this is the week that we found out last time that our son had passed. Next milestone is week 24 and V-Day! Hopefully then, I'll be able to fully exhale....sorry...didn't mean to write a novel, lol

 

[BamBamsMaMa]

Stacergirl - my gyno is pissing me off! I called her twice today to see if I have to up my Clomid dosage and I haven't heard back from her. I am supposed to take my first dose today at CD 3. The doctor is fantastic but her office staff is crap! I hate to change my doctor just because the staff is hard to deal with! It always takes me ages to get my test results or a call back! And in terms of moving forward, I initially wanted to see a RE right away but now I think I want to give myself till June. By then I would be trying for 16 months. I am just too stubborn for my own good and really want to get pregnancy naturally.

Kristina - This was the first Clomid cycle. I didn't get my P4 done because 7 DPO was on a Saturday and I had to work plus my gyno's office was closed and they never told me what to do! I am trying to reach my doctor to see if I should up my dosage for this month. Having a hard time getting in touch with my doctor and I have to take my first pill today. Any SX for you?? Hope you won't need the IUI! I am having a hard time coming into term that I will have to see a RE soon. DH and I have agreed to seeing one after June. But I really am bummed out that it still hasn't happened for us naturally yet.

 

[Jessica28]

Dove - The Doctor I saw last week said they usually induce at 41 weeks... which will be Saturday. OH has to go home on Saturday to work so I really want to know what's on the go before he goes back home. I guess I will try and hold out an extra 4 days if I have to so OH can make it back in again though not very convenient.

 

[Sunny skies]

Krystina, I'm going on an eastern carribean cruise leaving from miami. We hit st Thomas, st Martaan and the Bahamaus. I'm really excited and will be nice to leave the cold weather.

May, I would love to get pregnant naturally and probably would have waited longer to go to the Re if I didn't only have one tube. It sucks and DH is still hoping to do it naturally so I hope we don't need IUI or IVF in the end.

Dove, your almost there. Hope you can start enjoying your pregnancy and put the worries behind.

Stacer, I can't imagine how hard it is TTC when your DH is gone do often. Glad your appointment got moved up. Hope you can go ahead with IUI.

 

[stacergirl]

Dove-sounds so exciting over there! Any baby names picked out yet?

Jessica-really hope baby makes am appearance what your OH is there!!

May-lord I hate office staff! I was totally going to change my ob due to her office staff, but didn't bc now going to the re. Dont they realize every day matters when your ttc, inless youre in the tww!! Did you finally get in touch? Wishing you luck!

Sunny-thanks. It's really hard, he's gone about 4 times a year for 2 weeks at a time, but I prefer that over deployment-been there twice and don't wish it on anyone!! We're at the 21 month mark of ttc but I guess you can subtract 2-3 months for when dh was gone.

I really wish we could conceive naturally too, but I think Once you've gotten to a place where you realize it just might not happen that you kinda accept it and move forward. The funny thing is I've heard of so many people doing ivf first baby and then getting pregnant on their own after that-weird how that happens?! I really don't want to do ivf if we don't have to-I think I'll hold off on that as long as I can but IUI seems simple enough! I just don't want to have to go through surgery to get pregnant-kinda crazy.

Btw I've been to st Thomas and st John and LOVED it!! You're going to have a blast!!