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[Taurus8484]

So Friday could be an implant dip..........oooohhhhhh......how you havent tested yet I'll never know........you are much stronger than me

We never planned to find out with our son, but at the 20 week scan I couldnt resist.

We are going to stay Team Yellow with this one. Its our last and I figure if its a boy, then I dont need any clothes. If its a girl, well I have a few netural things from my son and she can wear boy clothes at home. No one going to see her and too expensive to buy whole new wardrobe.

Yes Book/Rain - what are you going to do??

 

[GalvanBaby]

I agree with Taurus, Terri! I bet Thursday was implantation. You are so strong!!! I would have started testing the day after ET. LOL

Taurus, you are stronger than me. When I got the + HPT last month, I checked when 17 weeks would be to get a private scan to find out the sex. Plus, I planned on getting the Harmony test just for the gender. LOL

AFM, I went to the dr today to check on the tumor because I have been cramping like O pains. Well, it is O pains. The tumor hasn't grown any, but I have 2 23mm follies ready to bust anytime. Do you know how hard it is not to BD!! GRR This will be my last chance to get pregnant on my own with my own eggs, but can't. It so sucks!

 

[kfs1]

Galvan - Obviously your health has to come first but that just really stinks. I'm sorry that you have to be dealing with this. When are you heading tot he states?

Had my scan this morning. Once again, 1 follie is much larger than the others so we have to move forward with the IUI with just the 1. My Dr. said "Obviously Clomid isn't working for you so I wouldn't recommend this as a treatment option going forward. Do you still want to do the IUI?" WTF. She's counting me out for this month already in her mind! Grrrrr. Anyway, I am going to do it. Trigger tonight at 11 p.m. (So late!)

 

[terripeachy]

Galvan-So sorry you have two great follies ready to go and nothing around to fertilize them because of your stupid cyst. That is really a pain...literally.

My hubs has taken to calling the embryos, 'the bros.' I ate two eggs this morning and was REALLY full and he said 'Well, the bros probably don't like egg yolks, just like their pops.' He's silly. I told him, 'When I asked them, they said they liked eggs.' HA!!HA!!

 

[kfs1]

Haha - Terri. Your DH is too cute.

 

[terripeachy]

He definitely has his moments!

 

[GalvanBaby]

I am leaving this weekend. The good thing is that I will only be an hour from OH, so I will come down constntly. LOL

 

[MommytoLBG]

Good morning girls!

Taurus ~ I was sick like that with my little guy. Except it lasted the entire pregnancy. Got a tad better third tri but sick most mornings. Ugh. With both girls I was nauseous every day but hit or miss actually throwing up. And then nothing by second tri. So girl maybe??

Terri ~ love the hubbies remarks! fxd crossed! And you are strong I would be testing too!

Galvan ~ that just plain sucks but your health is more important.

kfs ~ sorry about the insensitive doc. Fxd for you!

Everyone else hi!

Afm...just waiting for AF to leave so we can start again.

 

[Rainshiny]

Haha, Terri I was secretly calling my embryos peanut butter and jelly, hoping they'd stick. No shame in that!
Did you end up with any frosties?

I would want to know the gender. My sister will get a surprise- she is team yellow. For adoption, we'd take either! Faster that way. Our social worker is on vacay, so we are taking cheesy pics and writing our letter. Fun times.

Oh yeah, the doc said he doesn't believe in immune implantation dysfunction- he thinks the embryos were too old. Gee, only from 2007! Gee 2, wish he'd said so 6 thousand dollars ago. Sigh, win some lose some. I figure I'm due for a win any day now!! An each of you too! We deserve good news, darnit. 😝😝😝

 

[terripeachy]

I like pb & j. That's really cute. I didn't end up having any frosties, unfortunately. I'm feeling good with this cycle so I hope I don't need them.

I agree with you on taking any child for adoption. Things are getting so exciting!

What is up with terrible doctors today? I'm sorry yours have you bad embryos. I've always heard that freezing and thawing doesn't affect them.

 

[Rainshiny]

KFs- sorry for your news. Maybe injectables would be better?

Galvan- you can't stim one more time and retrieve some eggs before surgery? Just my thought.

 

[kfs1]

IUI #2 completed. My RE was a bit more positive this time around. She said "some" of the sperm are motile and moving in a forward direction and then she said "It only takes one!" Anyway, BDing tonight and then so begins yet another looooong TWW. In the meantime, we're going to try to schedule my DHs varicocele surgery, hoping that it won't conflict with his knee surgery. Too many surgeries!

 

[terripeachy]

Glad the doctor was a little more positive today. What is wrong with her? She really is not very nice.

Good luck getting the surgeries scheduled pronto! So when does he start his new gig?

Bookwrmgal-It's been a while...is everything ok?

I was in depression city this morning, but now I'm feeling a bit better. I'm looking forward to my bestie's bday party on Saturday, and that's about it. Well, then it will be next week and then I can finally find out if this process worked. fxfx for me. *groan*

 

[KBrain3377]

Hi kfs - I had the same issues when I was going thru IUIs in 2012 for ttc#1. I did a few cycles of Chlomid, then moved on to injectibles. I kept having the same issue as it sounds like you're having - my lead follicle would stifle the development/maturation of the other multiple follicles, so for my IUI#3 we didn;t even proceed with it, since my RE said "you have one large follicle so it's like you didn't even stim at all - so there's no point in doing the IUI." I then started researching an IVF protocol called estrogen stimming, and how well that worked for older women with the same issues as me. My RE didn't believe that it can work for me, and had never tried it with an IUI, so I pretty much freelanced. Based on my research (and my bff is a chemist), I took estrodial that I already had, at the end of the cycle, from DPO 10 to 13, and continued it to CD 3 of the new cycle. Then on CD3 I started Femara as per usual, CD3 - CD8. That cycle is the one we conceived on - I had the strongest OV I ever recorded, the line came up super dark super fast! I think that taking the estrogen at the end of the previous cycle and into the beginning of the new cycle prevented the lead follicle from getting way ahead of the other ones, and preventing them from developing. From a chemical standpoint, it makes sense since taking the estrogen during the estrogen-dominant phase of your cycle allows for more follicles to develop evenly. In any case, it worked, and I really believe it's what made the difference for me. I'm going to try the same thing the next cycle for ttc#2. Just wanted to share. Oh and my FE was amazed and has now started to try the same protocol with some of his patients. Good luck!!

 

[kfs1]

Thanks for sharing your story kbrain. Can you explain what your RE meant by "you have one large follicle so it's like you didn't even stim at all"?

 

[somedayisnow]

kbrain- Sometimes I swear we women should get honorary medical degrees. We will research, wade through anecdotal evidence, and use plain ole' intuition to get pregnant and to heal ourselves when needed. Doctors don't know everything and I'm pleasantly surprised that your RE (although after the fact) is using the same protocol for his patients.

terri- I have everything crossed for you. I'm talking fingers (which makes it kinda hard to type), toes, legs, arms, and even eyes which is making things interesting.

kfs1- When I first met my RE I told him that I didn't need someone to lie to me and only tell me what I wanted to hear but I needed him to be positive at the very least. Keep all doom and gloom away from me. Hopefully, this cycle will be the one to get you your BFP.

afm - My surgery is tentatively set for September 26th. The doctor I wanted to do the surgery is booked through November and I can't and don't want to wait that long. This new doctor is supposedly very good and has been my second choice all along. I meet with him on September 2nd for a consult. I just want to get the ball rolling so I can start actually TTCing.

 

[KBrain3377]

Thanks for sharing your story kbrain. Can you explain what your RE meant by "you have one large follicle so it's like you didn't even stim at all"?

Well what I think he meant is that the goal of the Chlomid or injectibles (stimming =stimulations in IVF speak) is to get multiple follicles, not just one. If you ovulate yourself, which I do, then you get one follicle every month anyway. He meant that since I only had one that month, it was not worth doing the IUI (and spending $$ on it). This was true for us since we had no male factors to consider, but if you have sperm count or mobility issues then an IUI would help even with just one follicle.

 

[Bookwrmgal]

Hi ladies!

Galvan - hope all is going smoothly with the move.

Kfs- glad your RE was more positive. Got my fingers crossed for you.

Someday - the surgery is going to come so soon. Glad your fill in Dr is good.

Terri- how are you and the bros feeling today? enjoy the party tomorrow!

Hi to everyone else

AFM- I am a bit of a depressed wreck today. Pink spotting is back again and heavier than it had been but not flowing at least. Got some mild cramping on my right side, including some wicked lower back/bum pain on the same side. And I might have the beginnings of a uti. Symptoms have been much less this week except today the nausea is back. I don't go back to the OB until 9/2. I ordered a doppler today to calm me down between appointments. I called the nurse who doesn't think I should be too concerned unless it gets heavier or if it's still there on Monday.
It's been a really stressful week at work and we were supposed to go to Babies R Us tomorrow to start researching things but now I don't know if that would jinx things. *sigh* I hate feeling like this

 

[terripeachy]

Bookwrmgal-I'm glad you ordered a Doppler to calm your mind about everything. Don't get discouraged when you get it though because some people have trouble finding the right spot for the heartbeat, so if you're not feeling patient, wait until the next day to start using it. sorry you're feeling so down. Maybe the librarian will call you this afternoon and offer you the job! When are they supposed to let you know? going to Babies R Us will probably make you feel better. Retail therapy never hurts. Yeah!

The 'bros and I are feeling fine. I was telling my best friend today that not feeling nothing is so weird because we (avid TTC'ers) are constantly trying to feel something and it just doesn't really happen like that. So.....I will continue waiting for two more days. My bloodwork is next Wednesday. sprinkling on myself before hubs comes home. hee hee.

 

[GalvanBaby]

Hi everyone!!!

Terri, I am praying so hard for you! You are super strong to hold out on testing! Sending tons of baby dust and BFP dust your way!

AFM, my health insurance goes in effect Sept 1st, so I will go to the dr the first week of September. I hope to have this out by the end of September. Then, we will start looking into our IVF options. No stimming right now, not enough money to even try it at this moment. Plus, I don't want to risk anything that can make this thing grow.