I didn't know I would be terrified and excited all at the same time. I can see from the all the posts on this thread that this is an emotional roller coaster ride. My partner and started our journey in August. Like I did with my last pregnancy, I began tracking my cycles using the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor. Unlike OPK's the monitor tracks your whole cycle and gives you low, medium,high, and ovulation days. As you begin to use the monitor, it learns your cycle and begins to track even better. However, this time around, and nine years later, I never received any high or medium days.
So, I called my OBGYN and she ran all the full panel of tests. My cd 23 progesterone test came back at 5.6 which explains why the monitor was not able to track any high days or Ovulation. I have a good egg reserve and my FSH was great. I also had a ultrasound to rule out anything physiological and a very small cyst was found on one of my ovaries.
The plan is to start Clomid after the cyst is gone. My ultrasound, which will tell me if the cyst is gone, is tomorrow. If it's gone. We'll start the Clomid in Feb. and inseminate. If it's not, we'll wait.
I am so nervous! This time around we are buying sperm and that makes me nervous. Last time I didn't do a lot of research and just used the monitor for three weeks. The first time I O'd we inseminated with a known donor and then I was. Simple. I have a handsome eight year old to prove it.
I have read a lot of post on this thread. Is there anyone else buying donor sperm? If so, could you give me some advice about how you time your purchase with your cycle?
Thanks for listening (reading). I am glad I found a place to share my worries and ask questions. We are not telling but a handful of people we are going to start trying and do not have anyone to ask the "logistical" questions to.
Thanks for the advice LesbianMystiq!I didn't know I would be terrified and excited all at the same time. I can see from the all the posts on this thread that this is an emotional roller coaster ride. My partner and started our journey in August. Like I did with my last pregnancy, I began tracking my cycles using the Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor. Unlike OPK's the monitor tracks your whole cycle and gives you low, medium,high, and ovulation days. As you begin to use the monitor, it learns your cycle and begins to track even better. However, this time around, and nine years later, I never received any high or medium days.
So, I called my OBGYN and she ran all the full panel of tests. My cd 23 progesterone test came back at 5.6 which explains why the monitor was not able to track any high days or Ovulation. I have a good egg reserve and my FSH was great. I also had a ultrasound to rule out anything physiological and a very small cyst was found on one of my ovaries.
The plan is to start Clomid after the cyst is gone. My ultrasound, which will tell me if the cyst is gone, is tomorrow. If it's gone. We'll start the Clomid in Feb. and inseminate. If it's not, we'll wait.
I am so nervous! This time around we are buying sperm and that makes me nervous. Last time I didn't do a lot of research and just used the monitor for three weeks. The first time I O'd we inseminated with a known donor and then I was
I have read a lot of post on this thread. Is there anyone else buying donor sperm? If so, could you give me some advice about how you time your purchase with your cycle?
Thanks for listening (reading). I am glad I found a place to share my worries and ask questions. We are not telling but a handful of people we are going to start trying and do not have anyone to ask the "logistical" questions to.
Welcome HP123--
I am buying donor sperm this coming cycle, 3 vials to be exact. I wait until after the first day of my cycle to contemplate buying it. I have an iphone app ("get pregnant") that shows me my high fertile days and with that knowledge I'll have my vials at least 2 days before that. The tank is only good for 7 days so I have to be mindful of that.
Mummylou123-It is a lot, but that's a good thing! We don't have that option, so we REALLY have to make sure we time it just right! I would love to have the option to inseminate that much if needed
Mwaah-do you get the smiley the same day you ovulate? Just curious. I have been getting my + the day of ovulation (with wondfo strips) and we wouldn't insem until that night, so I'm afraid that would be too late. I am using the Clearblue digital this cycle in addition to the wondfo and I am going to test and extra time later in the evening, so I'm hoping to get a smiley the day before I O so we might be able to get an insem in a little earlier too. I'm sure I'm just over-thinking it, I just want it to work!
from WTC to TTC today. My ultra sound went as well as a vaginal untrasound can be expected. I know the cyst is still there. I do not have confirmation from my OBGYN yet, but I did ask the Technician, knowing she could not really tell me, and she said "the one thing I can say is whatever was there last time is smaller than it was" I know this is good news. I am trying to look at it positively.
from WTC to TTC today. My ultra sound went as well as a vaginal untrasound can be expected. I know the cyst is still there. I do not have confirmation from my OBGYN yet, but I did ask the Technician, knowing she could not really tell me, and she said "the one thing I can say is whatever was there last time is smaller than it was" I know this is good news. I am trying to look at it positively.
That is definitely good news no matter what the OB says...I hope you get the go ahead very soon!
Amen to that!from WTC to TTC today. My ultra sound went as well as a vaginal untrasound can be expected. I know the cyst is still there. I do not have confirmation from my OBGYN yet, but I did ask the Technician, knowing she could not really tell me, and she said "the one thing I can say is whatever was there last time is smaller than it was" I know this is good news. I am trying to look at it positively.
That is definitely good news no matter what the OB says...I hope you get the go ahead very soon!
This whole process is a roller coaster ride!
