Early 30's TTC #1

[MrsPTTC]

Mrsmax it could go both ways I guess, how amazing would it be to get a BFP on xmas day?! I forgot to ask, how come you were in the north east on sat?

Rosa that is fab news!

Regal, I've never heard of that procedure before, is that used to see if your cm is compatible with the sperm? That's what really frightens me, what if we're not compatible?

AFM temp rise this morning & slept a bit better. Spotting still there but I'm testing again Saturday if doesn't arrive. I have 53 points on the FF pregnancy estimated but I'm sure that means nothing!

xx

 

[MrsPTTC]

Pink - I have just seen your post & had a quick read of your journal as I'm on my phone. I'm so sorry for your losses hun xx

 

[rosababy]

Just done some calculations and this AF is due on DH's birthday and the next one on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day. How crappy will that be (unless it is BFP in which case - best present ever...). Sigh.

I keep staring at those baby pictures. Hope the visualistion is working!!

My beta will probably be the 23rd of December, so I feel your pain. It's either going to be the worst Christmas ever or the best.

Post coital is when they take a sample of your CM 2-8hrs after you have sex to see how the sperm are doing in the CM. If count is low or if there are anti sperm antibodies you'll get a negative which means they saw either no sperm at all or the sperm they see are all dead.

Sorry about your bad test results hun. Maybe an IUI would help with this? That way, the don't have to travel through the cm. And I feel the same way you do with the emotions about getting pregnant. It's exhausting and depressing, isn't it? We'll get there.

 

[Crumbs]

Regalpeas rosababy MrsPTTC mrsmax hopefulmama2b Pink

 

[readyORnot]

^^WSS^^

 

[Soleil Breeze]

So I'm in a good mood! The doctor's office called and said that my fasting prolactin level was perfectly normal! Whooo hoooo! So when I get a positive this weekend, I can go in for an IUI! I have never been so happy to meet that plastic tube. I thought that this cycle was going to be out.

Regal - thanks for the info. on the post-coital test. I have always wondered if I have killer CM, and that's why we can't get pregnant. Our doc. said not to bother with the test (but I really want to know!) and that's why we went straight to IUI. So did you have anti-sperm antibodies present or no? Oh, and about that "normal" comment, girl, I think that a lot. Normal people (i.e., not ME) get pregnant.

Readyornot - I cannot remember if I said it yet, but CONGRATS!!! Sticky dust galore to you!!

Rosa - please let's hurry up and join a pregnancy thread! This HAS been too long already!! Grrrr.

MrsPTTC - I hope that your behind is joining a pregnancy thread any day now! I am sending out all the good wishes in the world for you to be pregnant. Remember, you're not out until the red lady sings. So keep up the PMA! One question for you, though, have you asked your doctor about the side effects of being on clomid for so long? e.g. a thin lining? Just wondering. Mine basically made out like I shouldn't be on it for too many months...

Girls, have a great weekend! I will be going in for an insem - I know it!! Praying, praying, praying that this one works out! Third time's a charm!!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Yay for the IUI Soleil!! Brilliant news! Keep us updated!

The Dr didn't say anything about any side affects of Clomid in the long term. But when I went for my U/S's she said I had beautiful thick lining! So why haven't I got a ? Still no AF but BIG temp dip today . The spotting is still there but just tinted CM and I can't feel any AF signs yet as all I can feel is cramping due to what I think is a bad case of wind! I felt like I was dying last night, it was horrid and I was getting no sympathy from DH. I've taken tests every day as I got some cheapies & BFN. Expecting to fly in tomorrow or Sunday.

Does anyone use a CBFM? I'm thinking of getting one but dont want to waste my time if they're no better than OPK's... I'm DEFINITELY not temping next month, please stop me!

xx

 

[mrsmax]

MrsPTTC - step away from the themometer

I have one more day that I am allowed to temp and then I will put it away (hopefully for a year)

 

[readyORnot]

my fingers are crossed for everyone! Loving the PMA in here!

 

[MsJMouse]

Good luck with the IUI this week Soliel.

Sorry to see AF arrived MrsPTTC. Hopefully it will be a different story at the end of the coming cycle.

RegalPeas - so what is the next step if another PK comes back negative??

Pink -

Rosa and MrsMax - if I don't get a bfp this month, it is likely that AF will be due just after xmas next month as well.

Hopeful - I didn't agree with FF cause the post o temps were too low (36.30-36.40) and when i compared the temps with previous months (generally above 36.50) it was obvious that it looked wrong. I think I will o in the next few days and then the temps will jump up properly if that makes sense.

Hope you are all having a great weekend.

 

[MrsPTTC]

flew in yesterday but I'm fine now after a few tears.

Thanks mrsmax, keep telling me that!

Thanks msjmouse.

If I'm not pg this new cycle then I would potentially be ovulating over Xmas, lots of Xmas sex ha ha! x

 

[mrsmax]

MrsPTTC - I O'd Christmas Eve last year Makes for an interesting Christmas with the in laws!!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Ha ha! I won't have that problem thank god!! x

 

[readyORnot]

flew in yesterday but I'm fine now after a few tears.

Thanks mrsmax, keep telling me that!

Thanks msjmouse.

If I'm not pg this new cycle then I would potentially be ovulating over Xmas, lots of Xmas sex ha ha! x

sorry about AF, but maybe a pre-Christmas BFP? Otherwise Christmas sex sounds fun!

 

[Soleil Breeze]

why WOULD anything go normally? I mean, CD 16, one WOULD think I would have a +OPK by today. April [my first round of clomid and when I got pregnant], I had a + on CD 13. September was the second round of clomid. Had a + on CD 14. October [my second IUI], I had a + on CD 15. So, call me crazy, but I thought 'It's probably coming today. It's CD 16 after all.' NOTHING. Did I miss the surge?! This is so saddening. I do not understand why I am progressively O-ing later and later if I'm taking the same amount of clomid?!

Sometimes I just hate my body. But I know it would control itself better if it could.

Girls, if I don't get a +OPK tomorrow, this cycle is out. We missed the surge.

MrsPTTC -

I'll keep you all updated.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Soleil don't lose hope hun! I'm sure I read on a thread someone thought they were out as they didnt ovulate until cd21 on clomid & their Dr said it was too late but they got a BFP! Anything can delay ovulation, are you stressed at all? Hope you get your + & you get your iui hun x

 

[Regalpeas]

Regal, I've never heard of that procedure before, is that used to see if your cm is compatible with the sperm? That's what really frightens me, what if we're not compatible?

I know who knew so much could go wrong.

Sorry about your bad test results hun. Maybe an IUI would help with this? That way, the don't have to travel through the cm. And I feel the same way you do with the emotions about getting pregnant. It's exhausting and depressing, isn't it? We'll get there.

Thanks. We will! The nurse spoke to me about IUI. She said DH and I will at least need that. However, the doctor hasn't said anything to me about it. So I'm just holding out for official information.

Regal - thanks for the info. on the post-coital test. I have always wondered if I have killer CM, and that's why we can't get pregnant. Our doc. said not to bother with the test (but I really want to know!) and that's why we went straight to IUI. So did you have anti-sperm antibodies present or no? Oh, and about that "normal" comment, girl, I think that a lot. Normal people (i.e., not ME) get pregnant.

Thanks for the support. I felt bad thinking that way. There were no sperm present at all. The nurse concluded that this was yet another confirmation of dh's low sperm count. She wanted to take another to be sure but was unable to.

RegalPeas - so what is the next step if another PK comes back negative??

Next they plan to test my progesterone levels. DH needs to get another SA, but why? We pretty much know his count is low. So he and I decided he would go straight to a urologist.
The nurse is basically say with count as low as his we will need IUI. I'm just waiting for the dr to confirm this or---not.

flew in yesterday but I'm fine now after a few tears.

Thanks mrsmax, keep telling me that!

Thanks msjmouse.

If I'm not pg this new cycle then I would potentially be ovulating over Xmas, lots of Xmas sex ha ha! x

Sorry about the witch! FX FX hope next time around is it for you!

why WOULD anything go normally? I mean, CD 16, one WOULD think I would have a +OPK by today. April [my first round of clomid and when I got pregnant], I had a + on CD 13. September was the second round of clomid. Had a + on CD 14. October [my second IUI], I had a + on CD 15. So, call me crazy, but I thought 'It's probably coming today. It's CD 16 after all.' NOTHING. Did I miss the surge?! This is so saddening. I do not understand why I am progressively O-ing later and later if I'm taking the same amount of clomid?!

Sometimes I just hate my body. But I know it would control itself better if it could.

Girls, if I don't get a +OPK tomorrow, this cycle is out. We missed the surge.

I hope everything went well with you. FX FX FX!!!




To everyone else and ! Hope everyone's having a great weekend.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Next they plan to test my progesterone levels. DH needs to get another SA, but why? We pretty much know his count is low. So he and I decided he would go straight to a urologist.
The nurse is basically say with count as low as his we will need IUI. I'm just waiting for the dr to confirm this or---not.

We got told this too Regal even though my DH's was really good, he said if can go up it can go down! So we'll be doing another SA when we're off at xmas, just to put my mind at rest. Apparently they always ask for it to be done twice x

 

[hopefulmama2b]

MrsPTTC- so sorry that your first clomid cycle didn't work. I know you're disapointed. I hope this next cycle is it for you.

Soliel- How frustrating. I hope you got your positive and it worked out. Question for you...do you go in day after pos. opk or day of?

AFM: IUI this morning. I'm not sure if we did it on the right day though. I think it should've been tomorrow. RE said today. Who knows.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Thanks Hopeful! I've emailed my FS about my spotting and my periods seem to be a bit lighter as I don't want to leave it another 5 months without pushing it. He's asked me to go in at the end of the month, just waiting for an appointment. I thought he was just going to tell me I'm stupid and to stop worrying, so maybe he has some concerns (or wants to slap me in the face in person for being such a worrier ).

I'm sure your IUI will be fine hopeful, is this the first cycle? GL! x