Early 30's TTC #1

[hopefulmama2b]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have been waiting for this a loooooooonnnnnggg time!! You deserve it, sister!! And you thought all the timing was off. What wonderful news. Soak it all in and congrats to you and hubby both!! Wishing you a happy and healthy 9 months!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!

 

[SMFirst]

Soleil!!

 

[rosababy]

SOLEIL!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!! I'm so happy for you!!!!!

 

[sarah10380]

yay soleil!!! i'm so happy for you!!!!!

 

[Soleil Breeze]

xx

It still hasn't quite sunk in. The doc's office called me up a moment ago. My thyroid levels are elevated and they want to put me on synthroid. Apparently if you have hypothyroidism it's not good for the baby and you stand a higher risk of miscarriage.

Hell, no. I ain't waited this long to lose no baby to an underactive thyroid! So I'm going to pick up the med. manana. All else is great - progesterone, "pregnancy levels" (whatever that means!), etc. Back in for a blood test on Tues.

Rosa - I hope you get a gigantic BFP tonight, honey!
Hemmysgirl - don't let the PCOS diagnosis get you down. The fertility doc. told me last year that I might have a *mild* case and see what a great combo clomid and IUI was for me!

I'm still in disbelief.

 

[rosababy]

Negative. Oh well. Round 3 of clomid starts tonight. I'm not really surprised, but there was a very small part of me that was like well maybe...

 

[SMFirst]

sorry Rosa

 

[hopefulmama2b]

Rosa

 

[sarah10380]

i'm sorry rosa!
it will happen for you!!!!

 

[Birdie Dorf]

Congrats Soleil and sorry Rosa. We'll all get there eventually. Just takes too darn long.
But we can relish in Soleil's good news, there's hope! Cheers to you and best of luck!

 

[Crumbs]

Congratulations Soleil!!!! Wishing you a healthy 9 months and a very smooth pregnancy! You're the first person to get a in our little group since I joined ... you give me hope!

How long have you been TTC and is this your first IUI? How long were you on clomid for? I was a little wary about getting one even if the nurse I'd spoken to talked as if it's a normal progression, but if it's what needs to be done ...

 

[rosababy]

Soleil, I was just about to ask the same question that Crumbs asked. I had forgotten you did an IUI. First cycle on clomid, right? How many mg? What did the IUI feel like? What was the reason the doc said for the IUI...my doc has me trying 5 cycles of clomid and nothing else and to come back to him if it doesn't work in that time. Meanwhile, I made an appt for an RE on May 18. I'm 32, ttc for a year. I am NOT just going to sit around and wait.

 

[Crumbs]

Crumbs, thanks for the info. Did your dh go with you? What test will you have done first, and when? How will they check for endo?

The first test is for DH's sometime this week. Then when I'm CD21, I'm up for a blood test to check my progesterone on May 14th. Then whenever I'm at CD3 again, I have another test for TSH (thyroid test) and FSH (to test my ovarian reserves?). The nurse says she'll try to have us seen soon because everyone will be on summer vacation (the whole country practically shuts down during summer here) and it'll be hard to get anything done then ... so it's either before or after summer.

As for checking out if I have endo, I have no clue. But I guess that will come up depending on our results. We haven't met with a doctor yet, just an initial consultation with a nurse. She was really helpful and happy, she made it seem less scary.

How many cycles of clomid have you been on? Will you be up for an IUI soon as well? I know I said this already but I'm Fxing for you!

 

[rosababy]

How many cycles of clomid have you been on? Will you be up for an IUI soon as well? I know I said this already but I'm Fxing for you!

Thanks for the info, Crumbs! I just started round 3 of clomid 100 mg last night. Sigh. I have no idea if I'll be up for an IUI anytime soon. I've officially been ttc a year, so I should hope so. Also, clomid has dried my cm, and my dh's sperm are not perfect, so I should think an IUI would be perfect for me. I'm seeing an RE on May 18, and I'll be sure to ask about this. I actually am kind of hoping to do an IUI soon, truth be told. I really hope that this RE does the whole work up on me. Scans to see follicles, uterine lining, blood tests, you name it. I'm DONE with the "let's wait and see" plan that everyone wants me to do. Enough!

Thanks for FX'ing for me. I'm FX'ing for you too! I can't believe everything shuts down for the summer over there! Do they all get summer breaks like teachers?! Nice! Sucks if you want to have something done though. I hope you get everything done before the summer vacays start. If not, plan a fab trip to somewhere tropical.

 

[mrsmax]

I'm trying to step back from everything at the mo and focus on other things, but I am checking in on you guys and....

CONGRATULATIONS SOLEIL!!!!!!! Yay, that givs us all hope. A very very huge sprinkle of sticky dust for you

and Rosa - I had a good feeling for you this month when I logged on and saw lots of posts I knew someone had got a BFP - sorry it wasn't you too

My AF due on Tuesday, but this is month 11 and I feel no hope whatsoever.

Spent last weekend with 5 of my best friends and hubbies - one pregnant and others all have kids. It wads hard and every day I hear of someone else falling - when will it be us??

xx

 

[finallyready]

I still check into this thread to see if there is any 'news' and thrilled to hear about your success Soliel!!! wishing you all the best! You deserve it

 

[Crumbs]

Rosa, vacation is 5 weeks here and after a long winter everyone seems to want to take them during the summer. It's a little weird to see most places shut down. Even the large companies have a hard time since most of their employees are off. DH is one of the few that takes vacays in the winter.

I vowed to shorten our winters as much as we can so we plan on taking vacays when it's freezing and enjoy the wonderfully long days of summer. I figured after the terrible winter we just had, it's our obligation to be able to enjoy summer! But that means we're not going anywhere tropical until next winter

Oh well, we're too busy gardening, painting, prepping for my Mom to visit anyway! ((And hopefully preggers, if I'm really, really lucky!!!))

Has come full-blown yet? Fx!

 

[MsJMouse]

Congratulations Soliel. Awesome news!!!!

Rosa - sorry to hear about your BFN. FX'd it happens this month. Weird that you had such a short AF.

 

[mrsmax]

How many cycles of clomid have you been on? Will you be up for an IUI soon as well? I know I said this already but I'm Fxing for you!

Thanks for the info, Crumbs! I just started round 3 of clomid 100 mg last night. Sigh. I have no idea if I'll be up for an IUI anytime soon. I've officially been ttc a year, so I should hope so. Also, clomid has dried my cm, and my dh's sperm are not perfect, so I should think an IUI would be perfect for me. I'm seeing an RE on May 18, and I'll be sure to ask about this. I actually am kind of hoping to do an IUI soon, truth be told. I really hope that this RE does the whole work up on me. Scans to see follicles, uterine lining, blood tests, you name it. I'm DONE with the "let's wait and see" plan that everyone wants me to do. Enough!

Thanks for FX'ing for me. I'm FX'ing for you too! I can't believe everything shuts down for the summer over there! Do they all get summer breaks like teachers?! Nice! Sucks if you want to have something done though. I hope you get everything done before the summer vacays start. If not, plan a fab trip to somewhere tropical.

Rosa - good luck with the appointment on 18th. Do let us know what tests they do - you may recall I had a FA appointment and was told "not to panic" and to wait longer. Have been ttc same time as you - so annoying. I have to wait until end August for next appointment. I know exactly what you mean by being done. Enough is enough - right!!

 

[rosababy]

Crumbs, no. AF never came full on. It's very strange. A girl on my clomid thread said she asked her doc about it thinning the lining and he said that it definitely can. I'm going to call my doctor today and ask what I can do about it.

mrsmax, i can't believe they turned you away and made you wait even longer! How long had you been ttc at that point? How frustrating.