Anyone else starting Femara or Clomid today (10/8)?

[Kat S]

Shiseru, I think you should do it if the outcome would affect whether or not you would end a pregnancy if he/she had Downs. It's a lot to handle and isn't something everyone is in a situation to handle. I'm not sure what I would do myself!! Good luck deciding!

Sis, how did your scan go yesterday? Can't wait to hear!

AFM, today is CD 11 and my Clear Blue Digital Ovulation monitor gave me "flashing smiley" today. That means I'm at "high fertility," and in a day or so will be at "peak fertility". So tonight it's a-go!! So nervous and excited to try on our own again after a year of the fertility specialist, drugs, and IUIs.

https://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk/pcs/aplus/graph_large.gif

 

[Sis4Us]

My scan went Ok one Dollie was up to 18mm the other down to 15mm

I triggers this am and went for IUI!!!

Update!!!

Well I'm home from the IUI things didn't go very well his count after wash was only 1mil!!

His SA was 115mil so that's a big change we didn't BD yesterday so I was confused at those numbers!!! Well when I called DH to tell him and say I have no clue why it's so low he said cuz I've been releasing everyday like I was told!!!
WHAT!!!!
Not the day B4 a IUI OMG I could kill him!!!

Leave it to a Man to confuse everything they are told!!!

 

[Kat S]

Oh no, Sis!!! They have one damn job....grrr.

Similar thing happened to me when we got surprised by an early ovulation, st I feel your pain.

 

[PDubs10612]

There's nothing worse that that...much like when I look to DH for BDing and he looks at me and says "too late".,...ARE YOU INSANE?! THOSE SPERMS ARE MINE!

 

[pbl_ge]

I gave OH a lecture about this yesterday. He has strict orders to follow during the fertile window.

BUT I haven't confirmed that he actually UNDERSTOOD his orders!

 

[Sis4Us]

Correct mine had orders and mixed them all up he said u said it needs to be fresh!!!
Fresh yes but dang not that fresh!!!!

 

[Kat S]

Last night was our first try using sterile cups and a 10ml needleless syringe for insemination. I was super nervous I would screw it up, but it went perfectly! I used Preseed about 30 min before, he brought me The Goods in a sterile cup, I sucked 'em into the sterile syringe (BUT I couldn't get all the bubbles out. I tapped and tried like the website said, but a bunch remained. Oh well. I don't think it's a big deal.), then I injected and lay in bed for about 30 min with my hips elevated on a pillow. Then we went to sleep. I didn't use the Softcup afterwards because I was afraid some swimmers would get caught outside the cup and get blocked from going on their journey to the egg! Nothing seemed to leak out anyway, so it's fine.

I was afraid I would have a short ovulation period because of my age. I expected one day of High-fertility "blinking" smiley and one day of "peak" smiley, but this morning I got a second day of blinking smiley like the graph shows! I think that's good news I was reading the thread called "At-home Artificial Insemination - HOW TO and success stories" here on Baby+Bump, and most women said they had success when the inseminated 2 days before O, so if I get a "peak" smiley tomorrow, that's perfect.

Man, that thread has my hopes up. I know this can work, but I have to remember I don't have a lot of viable eggs, and I might not drop one this time. I wish I didn't get my hopes up so much and could just relax. However, I'm just so excited to try without the fertility doc and pray it works this month at home. It would be so great to call them and say "I'm pregnant without your help!"

 

[Sis4Us]

Kat hope u get a Peak soon..... I got 8 Flashin smileys w that darn thing so keep doing the insemination until u do get a peak just incase!!! GL

 

[pbl_ge]

Good luck Kat!

I finally got a + on my OPK, so this cycle seems to be going somewhere at last! We're trying the old fashion way this month , but I don't have a lot of faith that it will work. I'm just happy to have a clearer idea of when the IVF will start!

 

[Kat S]

Kat hope u get a Peak soon..... I got 8 Flashin smileys w that darn thing so keep doing the insemination until u do get a peak just incase!!! GL

8?? Good lord! How long was your cycle that month? Were you testing twice a day or once a day? Man, I only have 7 sticks left for the holder, so I'd better get a "peak" before I run out. But good to know it might "flash smiley" for much longer than I knew. I was so thrilled it did it twice as I was convinced I'd get only once.

 

[Kat S]

PBL, I love having all these OPK buddies! So glad you got a "+"!! Go get that egg!!

 

[Sis4Us]

Went for IUI number 2 this AM and the numbers where a Lil better so FX it will work out!!!

 

[Kat S]

Oh Sis, that's great to hear!! I hope this is the one for you!!!

 

[Kat S]

Hi, guys! CD 14 and I got my SOLID SMILEY today!! Yay!!

But I'm confused because the internet cheapie shows no ovulation at all. ?????

See a photo here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/14941369@N07/9619200037/lightbox/

Hrm, maybe it's because the CB is much more sensitive and picked up the LH serge before the IC? I'll test again to night with an IC and hopefully by then it's picking it up.

We did our crazy science experiment last night, as we call it, so my bases are covered so far. We'll do it again on Friday ...or should we do it Thursday morning? He needs time to recharge the swimmers or the quality/quantity sucks.

This morning I woke up from a dream in which I was 11 weeks pregnant.

 

[Sis4Us]

What did the lines look like on the stick of the CB test!!!

This is what happened to me I didn't get a solid smiley until I started my P it was all kinda crazy!!!
Way after ovulation!!
Have u gotten a Line on the IC at all yet??

 

[Kat S]

What did the lines look like on the stick of the CB test!!!

This is what happened to me I didn't get a solid smiley until I started my P it was all kinda crazy!!!
Way after ovulation!!
Have u gotten a Line on the IC at all yet??

I posted a link to a photo of my IC. you can pop back up to my other post and click on it.

I didn't look at the lines on the CB because I was told those lines pretty much don't matter. Not sure why!! Other ladies said they never match when the solid smiley shows so it doesn't mean anything.

 

[Kat S]

I'm assuming the IC isn't sensitive enough to catch the beginning of the LH serge like the CB is. I'm hoping the IC gets dark tonight or tomorrow!

 

[pbl_ge]

Kat, you DEFINITELY have to keep using the ICs--in the name of SCIENCE! That's very strange that they don't match. Were you using the ICs in the days before? If so, were they all negative? Most people here have huge problems with the digis. I use the ICs and have very reliable results. Perhaps not everyone does? Do you temp, too, so that you'll be able to know when O actually occurred?

I think yesterday was O day, although FF wanted to put me at 3 dpo bc my temp was a bit higher the yesterday and the day before. I guess now I'm in the TWW. I'm not even a little bit hopeful for this month; just excited for it to be over so I can begin the IVF!

 

[Kat S]

Kat, you DEFINITELY have to keep using the ICs--in the name of SCIENCE! That's very strange that they don't match. Were you using the ICs in the days before? If so, were they all negative? Most people here have huge problems with the digis. I use the ICs and have very reliable results. Perhaps not everyone does? Do you temp, too, so that you'll be able to know when O actually occurred?

I think yesterday was O day, although FF wanted to put me at 3 dpo bc my temp was a bit higher the yesterday and the day before. I guess now I'm in the TWW. I'm not even a little bit hopeful for this month; just excited for it to be over so I can begin the IVF!

I can't temp because I'm interrupted each morning when I wake by my very affectionate cat. Her "good morning" routine would cause my temp to spike.

Yes, I have been using ICs every morning along with the CB. I wanted to see what the IC looked like when I got my solid smiley. The second line was VERY light. It was very light the other mornings, too. Hopefully it'll show dark tonight or tomorrow or I'll wonder WTH??

 

[shiseru]

the cycle I got pregnant, the IC did show lines but was not as dark as the control line, and got lighter the next day. I ran out of the clearblue OPK so did not use any and I thought i missed my O or it got somehow screwed up.

I always use the clearblue smiley, no guessing and straight forward. I took BBT as well, so usually after the first smiley, I get my ovulation after 36 hours.