Early 30's TTC #1

[mrsmax]

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.

Officially 12 months (but actually 10). They said that is not long. I am having a HSG in the next couple of months - but only as I begged them for it. Very frustrating

Weird no AF. Hope you find out what that is all about.

 

[kcali]

Hi Soliel - I check back now and then to see how you girls are doing! This is great news. Congrats!!!!

 

[Soleil Breeze]

Hi, girls. I guess I should be changing to another group, but I really don't want to [sigh]. I think I'm hesitating to make the "move" because it doesn't seem real. How do you go this long and pretty much decide it won't be happening and then, wha-boom, you're pregnant? It's so very, very odd. I keep feeling like AF is coming; literally (mild cramps on and off).

Anyway, to answer Rosa and Crumb's questions about clomid and IUI. Yes, this was my first cycle on 50 mg of clomid. I think I took it CDs 5-9. It produced a follicle on each ovary. This was also our first try at an IUI. Considering the doc. had told us it would increase our chances from 5% to 15/18% - I'd say DH and I sure were lucky!

Rosa, you really need to be assertive. If you keep taking clomid, it could thin your lining. I don't understand why you were put on it for so many months without an IUI combo? You're hubby's SA was good, though, right? Maybe that's why they didn't suggest IUI. ?? On your May 18 appt., I would let the doc. know that you want that to be the next step (provided, of course, you don't get pregnant this cycle! It could happen!).

Been taking the synthroid meds. since Saturday. Hopefully the bloodwork tomorrow reveals that everything is A-ok. I am trying to be positive, but there's this gnawing thought at the back of my head that I shouldn't get too excited yet. Not to be a downer.

Praying for baby blessings for everyone.

 

[rosababy]

Rosa, you really need to be assertive. If you keep taking clomid, it could thin your lining. I don't understand why you were put on it for so many months without an IUI combo? You're hubby's SA was good, though, right? Maybe that's why they didn't suggest IUI. ?? On your May 18 appt., I would let the doc. know that you want that to be the next step (provided, of course, you don't get pregnant this cycle! It could happen!).

Soleil, please don't leave us! You can still be on this thread with us. We love you! I know I need to be more assertive. At least I made an RE appt for this month. That makes me feel better. I won't know if I'm pregnant by then, I'll be right at the beginning of my LP. I will definitely suggest an IUI. My dh's sperm are NOT perfect. Big count, but low low morphology and not that great of motility either. I would think we'd be a good candidate for an IUI, actually. My doc called today and said it's only good to be on clomid for a few cycles, because it does thin out your lining. He said 2 more cycles and come back to him. I'm thinking why can't I just do an IUI now while I'm still ON the clomid?! I will definitely say it to the RE.

I'm so happy for you! I'm sure the bloods will be just perfect. Who knows...you might even have twins in there!

 

[Regalpeas]

OMG!!!! SOLEIL is PREGGERS!!!!?????


CONGRATS!!!!

I need to read back. I've been gone too long. This makes me very happy and very excited.

happy and healthy all the way through.

 

[hopefulmama2b]

KCali! How have you been doing? Keep us updated!

Soleil- You definitely have to stick around. I don't like when people scatter after their . Stay in touch, friend.

Piccolo? Arianne? How are you ladies?

MrsMax- sorry to hear you are so frustrated. I know we all go through periods of ups and downs. Glad to hear you stood firm and are at least getting the HSG. Good luck!

MsJ- How have you been? How's hubby's job?

AFM- we plan to give it a good go this month despite the fact that I still have a pos pregnancy test. I'm not sure I'll ovulate, but just in case we will try.

 

[mrsmax]

Hi Hopeful - def give it a try. You never know, you could get lucky this month!!

And hi Kcali - we miss you. Hope pregancy is treating you well. Do keep dropping in to say hi

 

[Soleil Breeze]

So the nurse has me worried, and I'm not sure if I should be. She says that my hcg levels did not rise "as much as expected." The progesterone is fine (20). She says they like to see hcg increase by 65% between tests or, at the very least 50%. Now my levels didn't increase by 65%, but - because she freaked me out - I went online to all these hcg calculators and my levels are doubling every 2 days, which is perfectly normal. I may not be on the high or mid-range end of things, but I'm in the range! I was 36 on Friday and 103 ....oh, sh**. Excuse my language, I just realized that I miscalculated. I thought today was Monday (car got stolen last night, things have been crazy). Damn it. It's taken almost three days to double instead of 2. I have to go back in on Thursday for the next blood test, instead of waiting a week.

If I had a gnawing thought in the back of my head before, it is slowly becoming all-encompassing. Loooooooord. This is out of my hands. All I can do is pray that my "normal" is a low hcg and that everything will be okay. Dang it, man.

 

[SMFirst]

Soleil - I hate that the nurses etc say stuff like that - everyone is different, and I think the fact that your levels are rising at all is a very good sign.. But just keep reminding youself that, as you say, it is out of your hands and stressing won't do any good anyway.

hopeful - best of luck trying.. I just looked back at two girls on here who had MC's around the same time as me, and they started really TTC again straight away and both are pregnant again.. (it made me feel a little sorry for myself seeing that but oh well)

 

[rosababy]

Soleil, try not to let her words bother you. Sometimes I just don't think medical professionals know how much their words worry us! I feel like it's so insensitive sometimes! Yes, it may not be a big deal to YOU, but it is to US!!!
i'm SURE it'll be fine.

Hopeful, definitely try! You never know!

 

[hopefulmama2b]

Soliel- Just wait to see what the next one says. Yes, it's true that as a general rule they should double every 48 hours, however, there are many instances where they don't quite hit that so don't be worried just yet. I hope Thursday brings you a good high number. A friend of mine had a mc so her next pg they tested betas and told her that her numbers aren't doubling so basically told her to wait for the mc to happen. Well, 9 months later she has a beautiful healthy boy to show for it! Sending lots of positive thought and sticky dust your way!

 

[hopefulmama2b]

Soleil - I hate that the nurses etc say stuff like that - everyone is different, and I think the fact that your levels are rising at all is a very good sign.. But just keep reminding youself that, as you say, it is out of your hands and stressing won't do any good anyway.

hopeful - best of luck trying.. I just looked back at two girls on here who had MC's around the same time as me, and they started really TTC again straight away and both are pregnant again.. (it made me feel a little sorry for myself seeing that but oh well)

I know it is frustrating. My freaking mc was FEBRUARY 19 and I still have a positive pregnancy test. It just irritates the hell out of me. It's MAY, my god. I'm hoping that I ovulate! Waiting on a positive opk now...

 

[Soleil Breeze]

Much love to you hopeful and Susan - and to the rest of you girls.

Thanks for the encouragement. I really need it.

 

[MsJMouse]

Soleil - as hopeful says wait to see what your next results say. Maybe you are a bit slower to start with and then boom all of a sudden they speed up. Everyone is different so what is normal for one is not for another. My friend has really high hcg and they thought that she was having twins but it just turns out that the high hcg is her normal and not cause of twins (she gets the crappiness of 9 months of morning sickness instead of two babies) and then other people have low hcg and end up with perfectly healthy babies. Truely everyone's body works the same but slightly different.

Hopeful: that your levels are going down slowly. FX'd you ovulate this month.

Things are pretty boring here for me. DH is loving his job and has already been told that he is doing the same workload as staff who have been there for years despite only being in his third week. Maybe they might decrease the length of his probation?? That would be nice.

Still haven't managed to get a new battery or a new thermometer so I can temp and just can't be bothered to OPK so I am just guessing at when I am likely to ovulate this month. Things are really busy at work at the moment so I think we are more NTNP this month than really working at it. Though I am sure DH would be more than willing to "practice" some more.

 

[mrsmax]

Soleil As everyone has said, I'm sure it will be fine but huge hugs until then.

MrsMouse - good attitude. NTNP and thinking about work - I wish I could be so positive.

My AF arrived this am - not surprised as temp dropped yesterday. Going into my 12th Month ttc. GRRRRRRRR I feel like it will never ever happen - at least not naturally.

 

[rosababy]

Mrsmax, I'm so sorry af came. I'm also on my 12th month of ttc. It sucks.

Question: do you think it's better to everyday during the fertile period or every other day? Doc says every other day is fine, but I'm not sure.

 

[hopefulmama2b]

Mrax- sorry to hear AF came.

Rosa- the last time we got pregnant and this month we are trying the sperm meets egg plan- so every other day til pos opk then day of pos and next 2 days in a row. I think the general consensus is every other day is fine, but I like the smep.

 

[rosababy]

Thanks, hopeful. We've tried that in the past, but it was pre-clomid. Maybe we'll try it again.

 

[SMFirst]

Rosa - I really think you should only BD every other day, because if you are BD'ing every day starting before you ovulate, by the time the egg comes you DH won't have any sperm left!!

I hope that we'll be able to at least BD every other day - many days my DH is just too tired, or worse - gets distracted by the TV until it's too late to BD.. We've had a talk about this though...

 

[hopefulmama2b]

Rosa- I really like this thread because it shows you what has actually worked for people:

https://www.babyandbump.com/pregnancy-first-trimester/437933-days-did-u-dtd-get-ur-bfp.html

Susan- we've had those discussions before as well. I'm hoping that's behind us now as I haven't been turned down yet...emphasis as "yet"