F.A.I.T.H. (Forsaking all, I trust Him)

[im_mi]

Im sorry it looks like she's on her way, willy I'm so glad you and your DH talked about everything and prayed together. this experience WILL make you stronger, it sounds like neither of you are willing to let the stress of TTC come between you both or between you and God. With a new cycle comes new hope

 

[Dipar_Butt3]

Willy,

Happy Birthday to you! I'm with you. I'm learning to worship and praise and thank GOD with everything and things that he doesn't give me at the point when i'm expecting!! He's like where is your faith(asking me) so i'm going though a TEST with him. And now i'm determind to pass it!

Your day is coming. When you see your bfp. On GOD's time. I use to get upset when i saw AF. Now when she comes, it's like he coming to clean house! That is what the broom for, to clean house. She comes like>> to clean the house and then after she turns to>> for the next chance of bfp.


Mrskc- NO i haven't test because of the weather..The snow..And i didn't get a chance to buy my hpt yet. So hopefully i'll get it either on Sunday or Monday. I want to make sure AF is gone for good and not just late like the last time. Yes today she is due! So i'm going to hold out!!

 

[Rdy2BaMom]

Sorry I'm late. . .Happy birthday Willy!! j

I will post more later girls.. but just wanted to let you know that my FIL's tests came back good. The cancer has not spread (praise God!) but since his levels are increasing so quickly, they want to start him on treatment very soon. Be back after dinner w/ my hubby!!

 

[mrskcbrown]

@rdy2bamom: Im glad your FIL is doing well! God is good. I see your ticker, have you tested?

 

[somedaymama]

sooo...my RE appt was today!

first things first: I ended up only having to pay $155; the visit wasn't as expensive as they told me. that was good news.

I actually liked the doctor, I was afraid he would be intimidating and wouldn't listen. He answered all of our questions really well. Here are the options he gave us:

DH is going to have a semen analysis done first of all. This way, if he does have any issues, he will get those fixed before I start any fertility medicine so we are both "ready to go" at the same time. DH was very happy to here that he can produce his "sample" at home and take it over to their office...although the doctor did tell him they have 3-D entertainment in their special rooms. I told DH he should have asked if he got 3-D glasses to wear.

They offered to test my tubes to check for any blockages. They inject a dye in and look at my tubes. He said this test is uncomfortable but simple. I decided to hold off on this because it appears my tubes are open since I did get pregnant earlier this year. If I don't get a BFP after 3 months on fertility meds, they will do this test before continuing with the meds.

As I suspected they would, they brought up PCOS. Pretty much the only symptom I have of PCOS is irregular periods/ovulation. I don't have excess hair growth, acne, and I'm not overweight. They are doing a PCOS test anyway that checks lots of different hormone levels, adrenal glands, and other stuff I can't remember. A lady I know who has gone through a few years of fertility treatments said I should expect them to take about 1/3 of my blood volume for the tests they will do. I'm not sure if she was exaggerating. I'm also having them test me for Celiac's Disease and thyroid problems.

so, fertility medication:

They gave me two options to start with. First, Clomid, as I expected. This medicine induces ovulation, but he did say it can be harder to predict ovulation because Clomid can give false positives or false negatives on OPKs. That's okay. It just means lots of BD'ing. He said that this is the cheaper, more hands off approach. It also might take a little longer than the next option.

The next option was injectible fertility medicine. With this, they would teach me how to give myself a shot so that I could perfectly time when I want to ovulate. They do ultrasounds, I forget how often, and I inject the medicine depending on when I want to ovulate. So if I want to BD on Tuseday night at 10:00, I time my injection accordingly. He called this the more "scientific" option.

Of course we'll wait to see how the test results come back, but most likely I am going to go with the Clomid for a few reasons. Since my insurance isn't covering any of this, cheaper is better. We are young and really do have plenty of time. Even though we want a baby NOW, at 21 and 23 I don't think we need to jump hard-core into fertility treatments. Also, the scientific way isn't how I want to have a baby. I really want to be as natural as possible. I was hoping to avoid medication if possible, but it looks like it will be the best way to induce ovulation.

Oh, one more thing I forgot to mention. The doctor was talking about infertility rates and how often it takes couples to get pregnant. He said that most couples take 1 year to get pregnant, and really I haven't been actually trying for a year. DH said I looked like I was going to punch him at this point. Finally he explained that I haven't had a year's worth of eggs to work with - most people have 12 months, 12 eggs, but I've had 15 months and maybe 3 or 4 eggs. (I had just finished telling him how I never got a positive on OPKs.)

He did tell me that if I take Clomid not to bother with BBT. He said they're useless. I don't know if the Clomid interferes with temps, or if he thinks they are useless because they don't show ovulation until afterwards, or if it is just because he is a doctor and temp charting isn't scientific enough for him. In any case, I'm planning to keep up with it. It's worth it to me to know what is going on with my cycle. Especially since OPKs can give false readings with Clomid, I'll want to know for sure when I ovulated.

I am finally feeling like I might get a baby soon!

Sorry for the crazy long message.

Thanks for the support and prayers girls. You're the best.

 

[TaeBoMama]

Hi Somedaymama!

Happy to hear your appointment went well. I know you'll get your BFP!

Gotta run!

 

[Rdy2BaMom]

Okay. . back from dinner. . .soooo yummy!! Anyway. . how is everyone doing?? I am pretty good. I'm more than glad that it is the weekend. Work has been awful this week and I am ready for a couple of days off. Thanks so much ladies for the prayers for my FIL, he is relieved that things are "okay" other than having cancer. But so far it is treatable without surgery which is good. I firmly believe that surgery should be the very last option when it comes to cancer.

Well. . . as you can see. . . AF still hasn't showed up. I am trying really hard not to get my hopes up, but it is really hard. I was gonna wait until the 11th to test, but I just can't!!! So. . . I will be testing in the morning if AF doesn't show up before then Pray for me ladies!!

Someday-It sounds like your appt went very well!! I am so happy that you feel like you are making some progress now.

Dipar-How are you hon?? Enjoying the cold weather?? I hope you get a chance to test soon! Things are good here for me. It's really cold here too, at least for this area. It is suppose to get down to 10 degrees tonight!! Brrrrrrrrr.

Willy- Sorry to hear about the BFN dear. But you're not out until AF show's up!! Glad to hear that you and DH had such a good chat, I am sure it was well needed.

Well. . I hope everyone is doing well. I will be sure to let you know about my hpt tomorrow.

 

[Dipar_Butt3]

Okay. . back from dinner. . .soooo yummy!! Anyway. . how is everyone doing?? I am pretty good. I'm more than glad that it is the weekend. Work has been awful this week and I am ready for a couple of days off. Thanks so much ladies for the prayers for my FIL, he is relieved that things are "okay" other than having cancer. But so far it is treatable without surgery which is good. I firmly believe that surgery should be the very last option when it comes to cancer.

Well. . . as you can see. . . AF still hasn't showed up. I am trying really hard not to get my hopes up, but it is really hard. I was gonna wait until the 11th to test, but I just can't!!! So. . . I will be testing in the morning if AF doesn't show up before then Pray for me ladies!!

Someday-It sounds like your appt went very well!! I am so happy that you feel like you are making some progress now.

Dipar-How are you hon?? Enjoying the cold weather?? I hope you get a chance to test soon! Things are good here for me. It's really cold here too, at least for this area. It is suppose to get down to 10 degrees tonight!! Brrrrrrrrr.

Willy- Sorry to hear about the BFN dear. But you're not out until AF show's up!! Glad to hear that you and DH had such a good chat, I am sure it was well needed.

Well. . I hope everyone is doing well. I will be sure to let you know about my hpt tomorrow.

Rdy2,

I'm glad to see you back on I'm doing way much better now. And going out of town yesterday morning help a lot. We went to Olive Garden for dinner(which was nice) and then we went to a pet store to see puppies. I love puppies. I want one, but my goodness they are so much money $1600.00 for a pup!!

So far no sign of AF. So i'm going to test on Sunday if she stays away! And also the weather been crazy. I can't stand winter. All of this snow and -12 weather and wind chill is to much!!! But it to shall pass! I know that cold air from Canada is coming all the way down there in the south! Ga, Fl and some other states are getting the hit!

I'm glad your FIL is getting better to. GOD is good Rdy!

 

[somedaymama]

I'm glad to hear AF is staying away for you ladies! I hope you get your very soon!

Rdy2, thanks for sharing the good news about your FIL. I'll be praying that the cancer treatments work quickly.

My chest is really sore. I'm only 9 dpo so I don't think it can't be a sign (especially since my BD was very poorly planned this month), but it's still unusual. My DH said it's because my bra was on too tight.

 

[Dipar_Butt3]

I'm glad to hear AF is staying away for you ladies! I hope you get your very soon!

Rdy2, thanks for sharing the good news about your FIL. I'll be praying that the cancer treatments work quickly.

My chest is really sore. I'm only 9 dpo so I don't think it can't be a sign (especially since my BD was very poorly planned this month), but it's still unusual. My DH said it's because my bra was on too tight.

We wouldn't know until you take that hpt ha Someday? We got to be positive and also "realistic"! I don't like to make people get their hopes up for nothing. But i'm still having faith for you bfp someday!

 

[mommahawk]

but I have a very sensitive tummy...Panera makes me run to the bathroom as does a list of about 15 other chains.

anyway, I've had ATROCIOUS yeast infections for my whole life. always told by mult gynos that it is b/c I'm a dancer and wear tights a lot. yada yada. but then for three months this summer it was so horrible that over the counter didn't help. so gyno did tests and they come back with that. I took antibiotics (hate all drugs - yet I take them more than anyone it seems) and it cleared up. hasn't returned yet. thank Jesus. I just pray it stays clear. But in the meantime, I try not to eat much yeast or sugar since that propagates yeast overgrowth.

Hi Willy,

I know this is a little late to the game, but I've been thinking about it for a while and decided to mention it...

Have you been tested for gluten-intolerance? We are all gluten-intolerant here (we found out after my son was diagnosed with Celiac Disease), and anything bread, pasta, etc...made us sick...just a thought...

As far as the yeast infections go, that used to be me!!! And one time my sister and I were on vacation together and she started her period unexpectedly, so I offered her my supplies and she said she couldn't use them because she's allergic. I thought, 'wha?!?'
Anyway, so we got to talking and I figured out after trial and error that I was allergic to the pantiliners I was using!!! I thought I was just really sensitive and everytime my dh and I I'd get a yeast infection. No, it was because I would put a pantiliner on after every time!! Anyway, once I stopped using certain brands (Always, Equate), I was fine. In fact, I haven't gotten another one in a year and a half!!! Kotex works for both my sister and I...anyway, an easy try that I thought I might put out there...

Anyway, have you tested again, or has AF showed up?

@Someday...thanks for giving us the details of your visit! When you mentioned you were being tested for Celiac, it got me thinking about Willy again. I'm a big advocate of getting tested for Celiac if you're having trouble getting pregnant, because researchers estimate that 97% of people in the US who have Celiac/gluten-intolerance haven't been diagnosed yet, and Celiac can definitely cause infertility if one is not following a GF diet. Here's a quote I found from an RN:
"In Italy, any woman who has no reason not to get pregnant and can't is screened for Celiac Disease and it's being found that infertility and/or women who can't maintain their pregnancies have Celiac Disease at LEAST 5 to 10 times higher than the rest of the population." Italy is really ahead of the game as far as Celiac screening is concerned, but it's something I encourage people to think about and talk with their doctor about when they are having problems!

I'm so glad that it didn't cost as much as you thought!! And I like you're thinking on the whole issue and the way you're approaching it...very smart, IMHO.

How's everyone else doing this weekend? It's been a little quiet. I hope everyone is staying warm...hopefully this is our last super cold day.

Oh, I almost forgot...I'm on CD 27, and expected AF to start either yesterday or today, according to my previous LPs, but nothing yet...I've got massive discharge, so I keep thinking she's come! Probably soon, but if she doesn't show up tomorrow morning (she usually flies in first thing in the morning) then I might POAS before church. Even if she does come, the great news is that I will have had a "normal" cycle, like before I had children, thanks to the B-vits, I guess. O on day 14 and a 28 day cycle....man, it's been a long time since I've seen that and only 2 months on the B-vits! I'll keep you posted...

 

[mrskcbrown]

@Rdy2bamom: I hope this is it for you! Get your hopes up, its ok!
@Dipar: Good luck with testing!

As for me, I am still having little amounts of blood in my nose, off and on sore bb's, woke up with a headache, and now nausea but I might be hungry. Im still not looking into it, I have until next sunday to test so who knows!!!

GL to you all!

 

[somedaymama]

mommahawk - some doctors say that everyone with unexplained infertility should be tested for Celiac's because so many people are undiagnosed. I'm not saying that willynilly is infertile by any means, but it sure wouldn't hurt to get tested!

I'm getting tested because of my family history. My grandma has it, we think my dad has it (he has bad problems with his stomach), my nephew has it (well, probably...he has the genetic markers but since he is already on a gluten-free diet, the only test is very invasive and they don't want to put him through that. If he gets the tinest bit of gluten, like the time my sister accidently used a vanilla extract that wasn't gluten free, he is in pain for days and just cries and cries. He is 18 months.)

My sister had extremely irregular periods, she would go 8 weeks or so without a period. After she started a gluten free diet (their whole family eats gluten free because the baby is SO sensitive), her periods went completely normal and she now ovulates every month. She has been pushing me to get tested or try a GF diet. I'm waiting to try the diet until after I get tested.

mrskcbrown, it's sounding good!!

 

[mommahawk]

FX'd for you, Mrs. Brown!!

I also forgot to mention about my chart...the last two days I'm not too sure that my temps are that accurate...that's why I haven't gotten about my temps staying up...I just cannot sleep!! I keep waking up every 45 minutes to an hour all.night.long. and it's really frustrating!! I don't know if it's because I'm anxious about temping or what, but ARRGGHHHH! So, I've just recorded whatever temp I got at whichever time I woke up and decided to test...completely arbitrary!!!!

 

[somedaymama]

I guess all you can do is wait! It is really frustrating to not be able to sleep well. I was like that my first couple months with temping. I would be half asleep worried that I was tossing and turning too much and worried that I would mess up my temperature. I hope it gets better for you!!

 

[mommahawk]

mommahawk - some doctors say that everyone with unexplained infertility should be tested for Celiac's because so many people are undiagnosed. I'm not saying that willynilly is infertile by any means, but it sure wouldn't hurt to get tested!

I'm getting tested because of my family history. My grandma has it, we think my dad has it (he has bad problems with his stomach), my nephew has it (well, probably...he has the genetic markers but since he is already on a gluten-free diet, the only test is very invasive and they don't want to put him through that. If he gets the tinest bit of gluten, like the time my sister accidently used a vanilla extract that wasn't gluten free, he is in pain for days and just cries and cries. He is 18 months.)

My sister had extremely irregular periods, she would go 8 weeks or so without a period. After she started a gluten free diet (their whole family eats gluten free because the baby is SO sensitive), her periods went completely normal and she now ovulates every month. She has been pushing me to get tested or try a GF diet. I'm waiting to try the diet until after I get tested.

FX'd that you can find out what (if) something's wrong, and get it corrected pronto!!!

The GF diet is not necessarily fun, but it's much better than the alternative!! I've had three family members die from intestinal lymphoma, probably from undiagnosed Celiac, as that side of the family has "can't eat bread" as they say, but they any kind of advice or suggestions from me...
As for me, it cleared up many confusing issues...constant fever blisters, ganglion cysts in my wrists, oscillating between constipation/diarrhea, unexplained weight loss, sleeping up to 14 hours a day, no energy, etc., etc., etc...

Nearly four years on the diet and it's just a way of life now! And we feel healthier for it!

 

[somedaymama]

As for me, it cleared up many confusing issues...constant fever blisters, ganglion cysts in my wrists, oscillating between constipation/diarrhea, unexplained weight loss, sleeping up to 14 hours a day, no energy, etc., etc., etc...

Very interesting. My sister had a ganglion cyst a few years ago, and she said the same thing about the sleeping/energy. Since eating GF, she has needed way less sleep than before, and has so much more energy.

 

[pigginteacher]

welcome, pigginteacher! Congrats on your recent BFP! Do they have reason to think your pregnancy is ectopic? I'll be praying for you.

I was diagnosed with blocked tubes in nov, so chances of ectopic are higher, but im believing Gods promises for a healthy full term baby x

 

[mrskcbrown]

welcome, pigginteacher! Congrats on your recent BFP! Do they have reason to think your pregnancy is ectopic? I'll be praying for you.

I was diagnosed with blocked tubes in nov, so chances of ectopic are higher, but im believing Gods promises for a healthy full term baby x

Im praying for you as well!

 

[Rdy2BaMom]

Well. . . AF showed up this morning. . . . . but at least I didn't waste a hpt!! See, always a good side to everything, right?? Anyway, I'm fine with it, not too emotional about it this month. I'll just keep praying and I know my prayers will be answered at the right time. Off to bed for me ladies, sorry to keep it short. Have a blessed night everyone!!