Easter Eggs, Easter Bunnies, and BFPs!-- April Testing Thread

[makiaaubrey]

he wont give me a trigger....and no mid cycle scan...being that its just my small town OB. i havnt had any scans.

 

[jjbubbles28]

April 11th , good luck!

 

[terripeachy]

I got my numbers back from the FS, and wouldn't you know (Kayotic, kfs1), my prolactin is the one that is a little high. She said that they worry if it's over 40, and mine is just slightly elevated at 28.4 (supposed to be <26), but I'm going to get a notice to take a retest. "no nipple stimulation, or drinking caffeine a day before." Good thing she told me. I would have been stimulating my nipples all day!

makia-Hope everything works out for you! I would be so nervous.

 

[Wish4another1]

Terri - you have me stimulating your nipples....

 

[Kayotic]

he wont give me a trigger....and no mid cycle scan...being that its just my small town OB. i havnt had any scans.

How do you jnow if the meds are working?
That's an awful lot of cash to spend on a iui and not even be sure you have mature eggs!

 

[terripeachy]

I was telling hubs about what the doctor said and then I remembered that we got jiggy with it the night before! I bet that's why my counts were high! Duh...hee hee.

makia-Please update us on whether you get your IUI today or not.

Kayotic-Are you still babysitting that cutie? How are you feeling?

 

[kfs1]

Terri - No nipple stimulation, huh? Too funny!!! So, I assume the rest of your numbers were OK then? Great news!!!

Well, either way, if they tested my prolactin levels, they're going to be off because I ate right before my test. Supposed to hear back today (yikes).

Makia - why won't he give you a trigger? (Sorry - I'm a bit lost).

 

[caz & bob]

Hiya girls Will be testing friday if no Af x x

 

[makiaaubrey]

he wont give me a trigger....and no mid cycle scan...being that its just my small town OB. i havnt had any scans.

How do you jnow if the meds are working?
That's an awful lot of cash to spend on a iui and not even be sure you have mature eggs!

i am not 100% sure lol he says since i have been charting for 18 months now and i usually O like clock work he didnt seem worried about it....it said for scans and triggers and all that i would have to go to a RE...nearest one i have found is over two hours away....and right now we just cant do that. plus i have no idea if my insurance would cover that. i know they are covering alot with the obgyn and half of the IUI.


The cheapie OPK is a hair darker then yesterday, and the clear blue easy advanced OPK I got a flashing smiley wich means high fertility this morning. It has 3 stages. Empty circle meaning not fertile (wich is what I got yesterday) a flashing smiley meaning high fertility (today) and a solid smiley meaning peak (positive) so since it was flashing this morning I'm going to take that as O is close and go ahead,with the IUI.....I just pray I'm right and the timing will be ok...... i will take another this afternoon before we go in... ob said the sperm should be good till sat....so..idk. im just hoping and praying here....so nervous and scared


terri- the nipple thing about made me spit my coffee all over my laptop hahaha

 

[terripeachy]

Yes, the rest of my numbers were in the good/fine range. Hubs made his appointment for the SA on 04/22. There's nothing the specialist can do during this cycle anyway because all of our test results aren't in, so the 22nd works out just fine. My fertile week is next week, so by Friday I should have O'd and he can take his 3-4 day break prior to his test. If this month isn't successful on our own, we'll get help for my May cycle.

makia-sorry! hee hee. I'm glad you had high fertility today. Phew! Did your hubs go for an SA? I hope they stick around until Saturday. fxfx

 

[Bookwrmgal]

No nipple stimulation made me laugh so hard. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't drink coffee and stimulate my nipples for a whole day.

Makia, fingers crossed for you!


AFM, the OPK indicates I O'd on the 2nd but my temps weren't consistent (bad sleep from sinus issues keeping me up). We like crazy all last week and last night just in case. I just had the HSG so I wanted to make sure I took advantage of the increased likelihood of fertility.
Things seem different this time. My temps have been consistently high for me lately and I've had CM every day - that's very unusual for me. Also, I am super unreasonably irritated with DH consistently the past few days.

DH has his SA on Friday and I have my appt with the new RE on Tuesday.

 

[terripeachy]

Bookwrmgal-That's great that you have been busy BD'ing and your temps look good. I hope you don't need to use the RE, but the appointment won't hurt.

 

[makiaaubrey]

Yes, the rest of my numbers were in the good/fine range. Hubs made his appointment for the SA on 04/22. There's nothing the specialist can do during this cycle anyway because all of our test results aren't in, so the 22nd works out just fine. My fertile week is next week, so by Friday I should have O'd and he can take his 3-4 day break prior to his test. If this month isn't successful on our own, we'll get help for my May cycle.

makia-sorry! hee hee. I'm glad you had high fertility today. Phew! Did your hubs go for an SA? I hope they stick around until Saturday. fxfx

ive been thinking about nipple stimulation all day and laughing out loud at random! went and had a pedicure this afternoon to kinda pamper myself before the colposcopy and IUI. so at least ill have pretty feet in the stirrups lmao

hubs had a SA last june. everything was on the low end of normal with increased visosity. still a little unsure what that means.

so yeah...we have to be there at 515 pm est time...ill try to jump on after we get home...im a little nervous about the colposcopy, worried its going to hurt

 

[makiaaubrey]

Now I'm really worried. ...TMI...
We just got the. "Sample" and its really small....and thick....maybe that's been part of the problem....idk. idk how much is enough &#55357;&#56862;&#55357;&#56862;&#55357;&#56862; on our way for the IUI if there's enough I guess

 

[terripeachy]

High viscosity means thick, like honey. Honey has a higher viscosity than water. Maybe he should try drinking more water. I really hope it all works out. It's 5:30, so I'm sure you'll be checking in very soon. fxfxfx. What did the OPK say this afternoon?

 

[makiaaubrey]

And I got to see John's swimmers under the microscope!

 

[makiaaubrey]

All he drinks is water....they said its just him.....

 

[makiaaubrey]

Im all done! Uterus feels angry but its done doc said it all looked good....fingets crossed

 

[Kayotic]

All he drinks is water....they said its just him.....

Guaifenesin will thin the semen. Google it
I would have him take 400mgs every 12 hours starting 3 days before you expect ovulation. You can take it in pill form (Dollar store has pills) or liquid form, like Mucinex or Robitussin. Just make sure Guaifenesin is the ONLY ingredient and it doesnt have decongestants or anything else in it.

 

[makiaaubrey]

T hats what. Ive been having him do the last few months &#55357;&#56832;&#55357;&#56832;