Anyone TTC #1 and 30 or older?

[Angel5000]

Thanks Aphy! how are you doing this cycle? Any signs of O coming soon?

 

[star_e]

thanks aphy for the support.

angel - you are totally right. it takes time and i should be happy they are being cautious. im just scared b/c of the cost of ivf. it puts all this pressure on the cycle in a way that i had not experienced before. with your friend, how much time did she take off during the second transfer? you mentioned she went right back to a stressful job, meaning the day of the transfer or like, the next day?

 

[Etisgonnab]

Good luck with the scan star. I agree that they're taking it slow to figure out the dosage so you have a chance this cycle. Also probably not the worst idea to take a day or two off after the transfer to rest, keep your feet up and catch up on some Netflix

Angel: so exciting about the anatomy scan! Will you learn the sex?

 

[star_e]

Thanks for the support etis.

And angel what does the anatomy scan show? Good luck with it!

 

[Angel5000]

Star - My friend had a history of mcs and some other health issues, so with her second transfer she started to come back to work but had some bleeding (she had some other uterus issues) and so they put her on bed rest for almost the entire pregnancy. In terms of when she went back for the first, I don't remember how much time she took off, it was only a couple days I think and like I said she had additional problems on top of her inability to conceive. I didn't know all the details because she was a coworker and we chatted regularly but not enough for me to know all the details, at that point she had been dealing with infertility for 5+ years before she got to do IVF.

PS: My anatomy scan will be the 18th.


Etis - yes we will find out sex! DH wants to wait until birth, but there's no way I'm waiting that long so he agreed to find out. I told him he could wait but he figured that once people start finding out people wouldn't be able to keep it from him.

 

[Aphy]

Angel - no obvious signs of O as yet. Had some light twinges on/off in my left ovary region since yesterday afternoon but that could be anything. I am bad at distinguishing cm but i think its getting a little bit more but no creamy or ew as yet. With my luck I am probably going to O while I am in the bush this weekend...even though we have our own room, it still feels awkward doing the opk around others, let alone BD!

 

[Angel5000]

I completely understand that! Last July I was ovulating the weekend we were at a family reunion. My family reunion is done CAMPING. At least you'll have a room.

As for CM, you'll get better at distinguishing. It took me a few months to figure it out. I found that checking daily for a couple months let me finally get a decent idea of what was what and I could get a good feel for what to expect my body to do. It just takes time.

 

[Aphy]

You would seriously think with technology being so advanced they would have developed a better way for us to track all these things besides poas and analyzing our own body emissions!

 

[Angel5000]

You would seriously think with technology being so advanced they would have developed a better way for us to track all these things besides poas and analyzing our own body emissions!

 

[Aphy]

Right,so early morning start for our weekend away. Considering we were at friends last night (and wine was involved) I'm surprised I can keep my eyes open.

I still have the nagging left ovary sensitivity but OPK still negative at this stage. Hopefully that changes soon.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend 😘 Will try check in whenever I can

 

[Jezika]

Angel - I see the answer to my question on the other thread about finding out sex is on here. So you find out in less than two weeks!

Aphy - so true re: tech, though compared to even two decades ago, all these OPKs and other stuff are pretty advanced!

Etis - I can't remember if I already said this, but congrats!

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

I don't think I updated this thread, but It turned out this was a chemical pregnancy and I miscarried yesterday.

 

[Jezika]

Gag - I'm so, so sorry to hear that. How are you holding up? I know how emotionally devastating having a chemical pregnancy can be

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Gag - I'm so, so sorry to hear that. How are you holding up? I know how emotionally devastating having a chemical pregnancy can be

It's been rough, especially since this was my first bfp ever.. But I'm sure it'll get easier as time goes on.

 

[Jezika]

I feel you. My first BFP was a CP too and even though I knew CPs happened, I never thought it would actually happen. I think the hormones at the time made it worse, because even though I logically knew these early losses are really common and that my body was almost certainly doing a good thing by recognizing and expelling an embryo with major genetic problems, I still felt like my body had failed me, like I'd done something wrong and like it would never happen for me. My doctor at the time said, "hey, it's good to know that you can conceive!" and it didn't help at the time, but it is a good thing. The thought of TTCing again was really painful and stressful, so I was going to take a break, but by next O time I felt a lot better, and then BAM, another BFP. I've seen it happen this way a lot. I'm not sure if that gives you a little hope

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

I feel you. My first BFP was a CP too and even though I knew CPs happened, I never thought it would actually happen. I think the hormones at the time made it worse, because even though I logically knew these early losses are really common and that my body was almost certainly doing a good thing by recognizing and expelling an embryo with major genetic problems, I still felt like my body had failed me, like I'd done something wrong and like it would never happen for me. My doctor at the time said, "hey, it's good to know that you can conceive!" and it didn't help at the time, but it is a good thing. The thought of TTCing again was really painful and stressful, so I was going to take a break, but by next O time I felt a lot better, and then BAM, another BFP. I've seen it happen this way a lot. I'm not sure if that gives you a little hope

That gives me so much hope. Thank you so much

 

[star_e]

i am so so sorry gagrl. i hope you get your sticky bean this next cycle.

jezika - how are you doing?

angel- good luck with the scan!

afm - i had an appointment friday, still no growth. but my e2 level did go up from 81 to 200 and my lining got thicker - its now at 10. so it looks like we should see some growth soon. i’m no longer focusing on the number of follies i have b/c every time i go in they tell me a different number depending on who i see. they kept me on the same dose. I’m doing 150iu gonal-f. I started to feel cramps today. almost like AF cramps and some lower back pain. could be unrelated. i dont know. here's to hoping i'll see improvement on monday.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

I was instructed to wait one month and then we can try again.. I think emotionally that would be a very good thing as this hit me pretty hard.

 

[KatO79]

Gagrlinpitt I'm so sorry I had a CP during my 1st IVF and highly suspect I had one during my 7th natural cycle TTCing so know how much those stink. But as Jezika says, it shows that you can conceive so that's good news although I know that it may be hard for you to see the positive right now. Here's hoping your next cycle gives you a sticky, healthy embie

 

[Etisgonnab]

Oh gagirl I'm so sorry!