Early 30's TTC #1

[MrsPTTC]

Yep arrived tonight! First time in a while I've not cried. I think I've resigned myself to needing IUI TBH! x

 

[rosababy]

Thanks MrsP. We sorted it out in the end with lots of hugs - we then got stuck into watching the Superbowl and all was good with the world. AF arrived yet?

Glad you sorted everything out. Great game, huh?! I even won $30 on the superbowl bets!! I NEVER win those kinds of things!

Yep arrived tonight! First time in a while I've not cried. I think I've resigned myself to needing IUI TBH! x

Sorry about af, but glad to hear you're not upset about it. Hopefully an IUI will be all it takes! :happdance:

 

[Regalpeas]

Mrsmax glad things are better with you and DH. Emotions are high while Oing. Also, add my dh to the "in the morning crew". lol It;s like he's ready for sex every other day but during O he wants to do something crazy lol. I don't think he likes to perform under pressure. So sometimes I don't remind him that I have a positive opk. Things go better that way. However, if I think we're going to miss the fertile period I get so upset. It's a give and take. All this to say that what you are going through is normal. I try not to count TTC rifts as arguments because most times neither one of us are thinking reasonably.

Sorry MrsPttc that AF arrived, but then happy all the same. I remember having a period like that too where it was late, but no BFP. I was so happy when she finally arrived, because then I knew everything was okay. It's all about perspective.


Rosa, congrats on the $30. This is the first Superbowl I didn't watch in like 20 years. lol I boycotted for Puppybowl highlights. lol Now I'm online trying to see the commercials.

 

[Soleil Breeze]

Was a bit busy the past few days, but all is well. MrsPTTC, I can't wait for you to get this show rolling! IUI is no big deal at all. And, by the way, yeah, your DH IS a wimp. The crap we have to go through, he/they can listen to our "period is coming" complaints. Hmph. Oh, and MrsMax, DH deserved a hit upside the head! In all fairness, did you tell him before he went out that it was O time and impt. that you guys BDed? If you did, a hit upside the head indeed! Even if you didn't, I would have probably done what you did and went for a drive, too.

So we went out to watch the Superbowl game. We were the only two Patriot fans in the entire place. We got evil glares when we cheered for them. I was called "obnoxious"!! I didn't care I kept cheering on my team.

I am on lupron right now. Freaked out the first night and couldn't give myself the shot. The next day I found out that DH would be going away and that I had to do it myself soon anyway. So, jabbing away I am. I've only bruised once. And it is not my favorite thing to do. I can't imagine what it's going to be like when I am doing three injections in a day!

Just waiting on AF, ladies. Then I can finally leave this long-ass IVF "prep" month.

xx

 

[rosababy]

SB, a hint: pinch yourself a few times to numb the area a little and then grab a larger area that you're going to jab. Also, I've found that if I tense my abs, it hurts less. I figured that out because I found that it hurt less when I did my own jabs than when dh did it. We figured it was because I was more afraid and tense when I had to do it myself.

 

[mrsmax]

Hello everyone :wave: Just got back from the acupuncturist and feel great. She is really pleased with how I am progressing and she says my chart is great this month and shows a very strong youthful (!) ovulation. Bring on the

Rosa/Soleil - we loved the game. It was brilliant and worth staying up until 3am to watch the end. Soleil - sorry you got picked on. I was supporting the Patriots too - I think Rosa is a Giants fan though so watch out...!

Mrs - sorry that AF arrived, but good for you for not crying. I dont cry anymore either - just kind of expect it. Almost pleased cause then I can get on to next cycle

Regal - thanks. I know emotions are high - such a nightmare. Lukcily we moe on from "arguments" quite qucikly. Soleil- we have a strange system where I put a cross on the calender for days that we need to DTD. We did this so I dont have to say "hey hon lets have sex I'm ovukating". There was an X on the clander for Saturday so he should have known - but he claimed that he didnt realise some X's were more important than others :doh: Maybe we should put O day as a red cross!!!!

Soleil - bet you cant wait for thsi bit to be over and to start upregging or whatever it is called! I have one week until Af and tghen I get to ring the clinic. Howvere, have to wiat 21 dyas after that to start downregging - so quite far behind you I think

 

[mrsmax]

I have truely terrible typing skills!!!!

 

[Soleil Breeze]

So I'm worried about Rosa and olive, and hoping she gives us an update soon. She had to leave work because of cramps today. I am hoping it is from the cyst that she had. I know I had God-awful cramps with mine. everything is fine.

What else? Oh, MrsMax, yes, you need to put a big red cross on the anticipated O day. Or, better yet, put a naked photo of you (or anything else that will grab his attention - a photo of a rugby next to a beer?!) and see if that will grab his attention and etch O day in his mind!

AFM, I should be spotting by now. But, of course, I'm not. My last period was on Jan. 3rd. This is one long-ass cycle...

xx

 

[rosababy]

Baby is fine. I'm in awful awful pain from this damn cyst. Doc thinks it's rupturing and it's quite large now. Please pray for me. pain meds are not working.

 

[mrsmax]

Rosa masses of hugs. As if you didn't suffer enough to get preggo, now you have to suffer through it. X

 

[pink80]

Massive Rosa xx

 

[Soleil Breeze]

Rosa, this SUCKS. I mean, this sucks INCREDIBLY. I feel your pain, and I know me saying this doesn't make anything better. I had a cyst burst on me way back when I was 19, third worst experience of my life. When I came off the BCP in 2009, I developed a cyst on each ovary. Couldn't walk; could barely move. Wanted to die.

You are going through excruciating pain right now, hon, and I am so, so sorry. Freaking injectible meds. I know those meds. help us get pregnant, but they also make our ovaries freak out. Lord.

Why? Why must this be added on top of what you have already gone through?

You can't let it burst though. That would do way to much damage to olive, I think. Unfortunately, heat works really well (e.g. an electric blanket on Hell-temperature high), but you can't use it. Too hot for baby.

Damn. So sorry, Rosa.

Praying; feverishly. Much love to baby bean.

 

[hakunamatata]

Rosa

 

[MrsPTTC]

Sorry about your cyst Rosa .

Hakuna, just noticed you're having a girl! .

x

 

[mrsmax]

Hello ladies - Happy Valentine's Day. Hope you men have spoilt you/are going to spoil you.

What's everyone up to? The thread has been quiet for a few days. AFM, I'm nearing the dreaded AF day, but least this one I get to call the clinic and get the ball rollling on my cyle (Fxd!)

 

[MrsPTTC]

Hi mrsmax, I know very quiet. Happy V day! DH & I are having a candlelit dinner & some wine in the house tonight, we don't go out as its either too busy, more expensive or poor service (in our experience anyway.) Have you any plans for tonight?

Good for you on looking forward to your next cycle for your IVF! I'm quite looking forward to my next FS appt when the 6 cycles of clomid are finished. And boy will I be glad to get off the clomid, its making me nasty, short tempered with DH, giving me spots, & the other night I got hot flashes which was a first x

 

[pink80]

Happy Valentines Day ladies

MrsMax well done on feeling positive

MrsPTTC - you're Valentines night sounds perfect Hope the clomid gives you a bfp, to make these side effects worthwhile

Afm - nothing to report really, I'm 10dpo - tested bfn this morning, so just waiting for af now. It was only our first month of trying since our last MC and even then we only managed to DTD once. As for Valentines, we don't really celebrate it although we did have a nice romantic meal on Saturday. Tonight we are just getting fish and chips and watching a movie

 

[mrsmax]

MrsP and Pink - your evenings sound lovely. We usually opt for the M&S deal, but tonight we are going out! Not that romantic though as there are 4 couples all going. Could be fun and I get to break my fertility diet for the night and have cheese!!! No wine though - not going to go that crazy

Pink - you are being very cool about things too. Least you are on track to start TTc again

Just told one of my very best friends about my TTc journey! I was a wimp and did it by email. She was the one who got pregnant by mistake (happy about it though) and smoked during her pregnancy. she emailed me about catching up and I thought, hell why not tell her! I didnt go in to much detials just that we had been TTc for a couple of years and onto IVF next. Least the ice is broekn - everytime I try to tell her on the phone (we live in different towns) she starts talking about her baby or one of our other pregnant friends or something and I dont want to sound like a killjoy. Will be interesting to see how she responds.

Had accupuntcure this morning. She thinks there is a good chance I am pregnant this cycle would be awesome, but I dont believe it.

MrsP - this is my seocnd month on Clomid and it definietly makes me ratty!! No hot flsuhes yet though thank goodness.

 

[mrsmax]

seriously - i need to learn how to type!!

 

[rosababy]

Thanks, SB. Yes, the pain was pretty much like you described it. I'm just wondering why it's not going away. The pain is MUCH better, but it's lingering, and I'm on pretty high pain meds. The doc said bursting cysts would not hurt the baby, though, so I'm not worried about that. Just more pain. Thank you for praying for me.

MrsP, so you have to do 6 more cycles of clomid before you can do anything else?? Oh wait. I just read it. So you're done after this cycle and can move on to a new plan? Remind me...

Pink, 10 dpo is still pretty early. Fish and chips and a movie sounds perfect.

Mrsmax, your night sounds FUN! Have some cheese...live a little. I'm off cheese until I can poo. Good for you for telling your friend about ttc. Hopefully it won't be awkward for you anymore and she might be more empathetic. Kind of exciting about what your acupuncturist said...you never know!

seriously - i need to learn how to type!!

Don't you read it as you type it??

Afm, I'm doing okay. Still on oral pain meds just about every 4 hours. Trying to make it longer than 4 hours to start to wean off, but the pain is so intense when it comes. At least this particular med actually takes the pain away now. At first, it didn't do a thing. Even morphine didn't do anything. Just something else that I can't remember the name of, but it knocked me on my ass. Took the pain away though. At least the pain is diminished now so that I can be home and off the IV. Just taking one day at a time.