Anyone TTC #1 and 30 or older?

[Gagrlinpitt]

Thanks ladies. It's been pretty hard but I'm sure it'll get easier. For now I'm just trying to recoup, take some time to myself, and continue to work on losing weight. I know when we are meant to have a baby we will.

 

[Angel5000]

Jezika - Yes! 2 weeks. I can't wait!

Gagrl - we've been chatting so you know my support. Just And Jezika is so right, it's a great sign that you know that you can conceive. Enjoy your month off TTC. Take some time for yourself, relax, and drink some wine.

 

[MissDoc]

GaGrl, I'm really very sorry to hear your news. What a rough month-- such a high high and such a terrible low. I hope this next month brings some rest and relaxation and peace. I don't know if it helps (I have never gotten a BFP) to know that at least you can conceive. Your body can make it that far, so it's awesome. That may not be helpful to you, but I was thinking on my drive in to work this morning that I wish I could just conceive, even if it's a chemical or mc, just so that I could know that I can, as I have so much working against me fertility wise. I'm sure if I were going through it though I may not feel that way and would just be devastated. I'm really sorry for your loss and I'll hope that you catch the next egg you try for.

 

[Angel5000]

I think we've decided on a fun idea for how to "reveal" gender to our family/friends that aren't around. When we did our initial announcement we used a picture of a onesie that says "Player 3 has entered the game" with 2 XBox controllers (one black and one pink ) and a little wii controller with the cord "attached" to the pink xbox controller. (with the writing coming to a hospital near you, January 2017).

So I saw a video online this weekend of a family that wrapped up a controller that was either pink or blue and gave it to their daughters to open on video and they opened the present and the color of the controller told them what their new little sibling was going to be. I think I want to do the same thing but since we don't have kids we'll use my niece. She's 5 and knows I'm pregnant and is very interested in the baby. She's constantly asking how long before it gets out of my tummy. Then we will video it and send it to my mom, or friends, or post to FB or whatever we decide to do.

 

[star_e]

had an appointment today. finally seeing some growth. i have about 8 follies ranging from 12-14mm. so still underdeveloped, but a big improvement. my e2 is at about 1000. lining still 10. i started taking ganrilex (to prevent ovulation) and am being kept on the same fsh dose (150 iu) until my next appointment (wednesday). i tried to get some estimate as to when ER wil be and they said probably monday. i'm going to be taking ganrilex for the next five days. that injection really stings. here's to hoping that things keep progressing.

good luck to everyone this cycle and hope things keep progressing nicely for the ladies with sticky beans

 

[Aphy]

Such a cute idea Angel! Family are going to love it!

Yay star! You have growth! That's excellent news!

FF finally put O as having happened on Saturday. I don't see how since OPK was negative Saturday evening and only got positive on Sunday? Hope FF is wrong cause if it isn't,we probably missed it 😔

 

[MissDoc]

That sounds like a really cute idea, Angel. I bet the fam will love it!

Star, yay for growth! Slowly but surely. I hope this cycle is it for you.

Aphy, hopefully FF is wrong. It would be unusual to get the positive OPK after o had passed.


AFM, I think FF WAS wrong for my o date and I likely o'd earlier than it says (initially it had me at an earlier date and later adjusted it to day 15). But I'm having mild cramping and a big temp drop today, and a hint of pink tinge in the CM, all of which are my standard cycle ending symptoms... so I'm certain AF is on her way. Ready to get it over with and get on to the next cycle. Hope this one passes quickly. My fertility clinic appt is scheduled for the 23rd, which will fall around my next fertile window (somewhere between CD 10 and CD 14 depending on when I start my period). This next cycle may be my last "natural" try before starting intervention, so here's to hoping my body decides to get pg naturally without making us spend a zillion dollars on treatments!

 

[Angel5000]

I have a teacher leadership conference this week. LONG DAYS. I'm exhausted. However, today during one of the conferences I think I started to feel baby moving for first time!!! I have a lot of intestinal issues so I am used to odd twinges in my abdomen, but this was a fluttery/twinge/poke combination feeling. And it was consistently in the same place every few minutes for about two hours! I'm thinking it was baby. At least that's what I'm going with.


Star -- Glad to hear ou've got some growth! That's great.


Aphy - Sometimes FF is off, my BFP cycle FF put my O date two days later than it actually happened and I know what day I ovulated because my doctor confirmed Ovulation through ultrasound so FF could be accurate. Especially if you had a negative OPK Saturday. Good luck!

 

[star_e]

Aphy gluck! It's really hard not knowing. But FF does make mistakes. So hopefully you got it. Fx for you!

Miss doc- I hope you are in w a chance the natural way. Fx. If not, glad you have your appointment and you can set out a path to get that bfp. Fx u get it naturally though!

Angel - so exciting you felt the baby! How are you doing? Do I have ms or super tired?

Afm-survived retrieval. I have a low pain threshold so felt very uncomfortable after ER ( egg retrieval). They had to give me some extra pain meds via IV after the procedure. Took about another hour for the pain to be something Tylenol could manage. They got 22 eggs. That's a lot, but doc said there is an inverse relationship between quantity and quality. So the coming days will tell us more. We decided to do FET ( frozen embryo transfer ) next month bc doc does not subscribe to the theory of aggressive hormone supplementation with Lupron trigger. Which I have heard for those using Lupron as a trigger is pretty important to do in order to create the right hormonal environment for implantation. So it does not make sense for me to do a fresh transfer without the hormone support. I'll have to wait it out. Give my body some time to rest. I'm totally wiped out. Apparently they had to give me more than the usual anesthesia bc I kept moving about. So I'm just really tired.

 

[Aphy]

So glad you survived it. With 22 eggs, its almost sure that some of those are viable! I think the FET route makes much more sense considering the situation. To think, you might be pregnant next month!!! I hope you start feeling yourself again very soon!

 

[Jezika]

Star_e - I see you asked back on the previous page how I am (aww). I'm good, thanks. Just buried in thesis stuff still and wondering how I'll survive the next 4ish months with a bump that already looks 7 months along. The egg transfer sounds a little hellish, but now you're one important step closer, yay! Despite the quality/quantity thing, I hope there's at least one goodie in there. It's also probably a good idea to rest and let your body recharge too after going through so much. What does the rest of the timeline look like for you?

MissDoc - FX that this cycle will be the one! You wouldn't be the first to have it happen straight before starting interventions.

Aphy - your chart is looking great! When are you thinking of testing?

Angel - that's totally how my movements started, but maybe around 16/17 weeks, and then gradually got more and more pronounced. I wasn't 100% certain it was baby at the beginning either. Now it's like my belly's a tumble dryer and some days I'm scared she's actually going to bust out of me since I see her protruding through my belly and squirming around(!!)

 

[Aphy]

Thanks Jezika! I will probably o my test around Friday/Saturday when I am hopefully 12/13/14dpo depending on which day I O'd (I don't agree with FF regarding O day - got my +OPK on the Sunday evening yet FF says I O'd the Saturday)

I am so grateful to hear of you doing your thesis while pregnant! I'm going to hopefully be in a similar boat next year 😂

 

[Jezika]

Oh cool! What program are you/will you be in?

 

[Aphy]

PhD in Clinical Psychology. Getting ready to submit protocol to committee in October and then the hard work starts which I am dreading. The idea of ttc/being pregnant while dealing with that is really daunting

 

[star_e]

jezika - being pregnant and doing all that sounds difficult indeed. so glad you are getting through it. one day at a time. but i cant imagine how hard it is, at least on some days. i hope you are not dealing with m/s on top of that. good luck and wishing you well.

afm - i found out today that out of the 22, 20 were mature and 17 fertilized. next update from the clinic will be on thursday where we find out the day 3 number. then the real test will be how many we have by day 5. so lots more to wait on. my fx.

 

[Jezika]

Star_e - those are great numbers, no!?

Aphy - forgive me if we've had this convo before (my memory sucks) but I start my PhD in Clinical Psychology next month (it's a combined MA/PhD program so I just did my MA over the past two years). If you're already submitting your protocol, it sounds like you're a year or so ahead of me? And definitely more since I'll be taking 9-12 months off when baby comes! Either way, I'm sure you'll be fine, as long as you have supportive faculty. There are probably about 6-7 women in our doctoral program who've had kids and they've made it work.

 

[Aphy]

They don't offer joint programs here, wish they did cause that would have made so much more sense and saved a lot of time. As for the supportive faculty part...not so much :/

Star, that's excellent news! Sounds really positive that by day 5 there are some that are all ready for you!

 

[Angel5000]

Tomorrow is my anatomy scan! So excited, but also nervous that they'll find something wrong. Trying to stay optimistic.

On other news, now that my appetite is mostly back I've gained 7 lbs in the last 7 days. I know that gaining weight is a necessary part of pregnancy but I doubt that 7 lbs in a week is considered healthy. DH and I decided to add evening walks to our day to help a little, and I am back to the gym again (it's been 10 days since I was last there thanks to busy schedules). I always feel better after the gym so it's good for my depression too.


Star - the egg retrieval sounds horrible. but a good number of eggs sounds great! Hopefully you'll be pregnant soon!

Jezika - I haven't felt baby much since that first few times. Could be I just don't notice, not sure. But we get our scan tomorrow so that makes me happy and I can see baby again. I can't wait until I'm where you're at and can see him/her moving around!

 

[Leanettc47yrs]

I am 37, and we have been trying for 7 yrs. many mc and no doctor knows why =(

 

[Angel5000]

I am 37, and we have been trying for 7 yrs. many mc and no doctor knows why =(

Welcome! I'm so sorry to hear about your MC's. What sort of tests have they run? Also, have you been tested for the MTHFR gene? Certain strands of the gene can cause more miscarriages. I have the mild version that is considered "not a risk" but several women have found that this could have been their cause. Also have you had hormones checked, etc?