Felt like giving up, Got new hope!!

[xanzaba]

Things here are good, no news is good news. I have another appointment next Wednesday where they will date the pregnancy. But with the OPKs and tracking my temps, I'm pretty sure about the timing.

Morning sickness was pretty bad, but yesterday I had some relief. It made me a bit nervous, but I know the symptoms come and go and come back again. I'm eating like a monster- trying to choose healthy options so my weight doesn't go out of control. Last time I gained a bunch of weight and never really lost it. I haven't gained weight yet (it's normal) but if I'm not careful I'll have issues.

 

[Leetie13]

Ttc - sorry you're still in limbo

Xan - I'm glad you got some morning sickness relief. Does your doctor's office offer to do any sort of genetic testing through blood, like the materni21 or harmony test?



Afm - things here are good. I'm on cd 10, if I remember I'll start opks in a couple days just to see what they look like.

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Xan - glad u got some relief from the MS. Hopefully things continue to go well, you are in my prayers for a sticky bean this time. We andie eating healthy too. Trying to drop some of this holiday weight.

Leetie - This is another no med cycle? Fx you O and get that bfp!!

AFM - I've had an interesting few days. I was just going to count the dark opks as O but then yesterday I had tons of cm so I took a opk and it was pretty dark too ugh. And on top of that. I went to the dr yesterday and I have a ruptured eardrum. So she said that explains all the pain, dizziness and fuzzy vision. I'm on augmentin for 10 days twice a day so hopefully I feel better soon.

 

[xanzaba]

I just scheduled my genetic screening for February 16th. I'll have an answer and be able to put that worry out of my mind.

Next week I'll be 8 weeks and I have my dating scan- where they measure the fetus and the amniotic sac!

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

How exciting! Praying everything goes well this time around!

 

[Leetie13]

Xan - praying all goes well at your appointment and the genetic screening.

 

[xanzaba]

Thanks, Ladies. How are the OPKs coming?

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Hi ladies!
Im in the dreaded tww. We got a lot of bd in but my opks were all over the place so not sure exactly when I O'd to know if we did it on time lol. My boobs hurt so bad so I don't doubt that I O'd tho. So I've decided I will test next Friday. Fx. How are you ladies doing?

 

[Leetie13]

Xan - hope your appointment went well.

Ttc - Yay for O even though you don't know exactly when it's ok lol. How are you feeling? Did your sore throat finally go away?


Afm - not sure really, my opks were really light and yesterday there was barely anything there at all. But you all know how those things are for me so I will wait and see what my temps do. I'll do another opk today just to see what it's like.

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Leetie unfortunately no. Between my throat and my eardrum I'm a mess. The cold and my eardrum have kept me on meds so I've slept often, now my back is messed up from laying so much lol. You would think I'm 90! Hopefully the opks get darker. I am growing to hate them lol.

 

[xanzaba]

Hi ladies!

Leetie, hope O is right around the corner.

TTC- feel better, that sounds painful.

I just got over a cold. The good news was I had no MS while I was sick, but then I began to worry that I had no symptoms. This whole pregnancy thing is weird, and now the morning sickness is back and I wish it weren't!

The appointment went well. Bubs is measuring a couple of days ahead, which makes sense according to my calculations since I O'ed on the 13th. Strong heartbeat of 168 beats per minute. No sign of a blood clot as of yet, so fingers crossed. 3 1/2 more weeks until we have the genetic screening

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Thats good news Xan!! Hoping everything continues to go smoothly. If not envious of the morning sickness but I would take it if it meant baby!!

AFM - my best friend's 15 year old daughter just found out she's having a boy. Then the friend that I was worried about because she was drinking and taking pills is due this week. I don't know how many dpo I am. I can't shake this cold. I have a Dr appt today for my back and hopefully more meds to help with the congestion and swollen throat. One hit after another but it will be ok. Just giving it to God and trusting Him during this process.

 

[Leetie13]

Xan - So happy your appointment went well. Sorry the ms seems to have found you, hopefully it doesn't last long.


Ttc - I'm so sorry you're still not feeling well. I really hope the meds kick in and you get better soon.


Afm - I haven't done any more opks because I thought maybe I did O but it seems I haven't. So I'm just waiting it out and watching my temps. My appointment with the new fertility specialist is next Tuesday and I'm getting nervous. I'm don't know why really, I just have a fear that they're going to tell me they can't do anything for me. Which is a bit irrational, there should be no reason they can't help. I'm just not a fan of new things or places but I'm sure it will be fine.

 

[xanzaba]

Leetie. I hope you find a good doctor and get some answers and your little sticky bean. I understand the fear, this whole process is scary from start to finish! But your last doc found meds that helped you O reliably, and IUI isn't that scary. And maybe they'll find another issue and it will help you.

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Leetie - I'm sure it will all go fine. Are you having to pay for the visit? At my dr appointment they told me that area is considered self referral so after a year I find out I could've called and went to see the dr without waiting on them.

AFM - so my dr appointment went ok. My ear is better but now I have sciatica from laying around with an earache. So I'm on low dose muscle relaxers but she couldn't give me pain meds because of trying to get pregnant. My dr ordered bed rest. I can't sit up or stand any length of time. I feel pretty useless lol. Poor DF tried to cook dinner 2 nights ago and to say the least we had rake out last night and probably again tonight lol. But he's catering to my every need. It's funny because I know I will be considered a high risk pregnancy so I wondered how that would work with him but he has been so wonderful so that eased any feelings I had about that.

 

[xanzaba]

TTC- hope you feel better soon. That sounds miserable.

AFM- I am so looking forward to the weekend, work has been crazy. I feel really tired, but I've been sleeping better (yesterday I slept until 6 and today I didn't have to go sleep on the couch!). And I've figure out how to get through the morning without feeling nauseated- I just have some cheese with toast instead of my usual jam. It's the little things that make the difference

I'm officially 9 weeks and I am at the stage where the symptoms are always there. I can't face the shower because my bb's are so sensitive, the nausea never really goes away, and I'm getting emotional at the silliest things. So I am pretty much always conscious of being pregnant, and looking forward to 2nd trimester when people say you get a bit of a break from the symptoms.

 

[TTC n Hopeful]

Yay! Glad you found what could help with ms! Hopefully you get a lot of rest this weekend.

Afm Im still not any better but hoping soon. I tested today and bfn. But who knows where Im at in my cycle. 13-20 dpo. So either Im 3 days early or 4 days late lol.

 

[xanzaba]

Hi Ladies, hope you don't mind a quick, self-indulgent panic. You ladies were all here with all of the drama with my last 2 pregnancies. And I can't think of anyone on earth that I feel more comfortable letting it all out with. DH knows the whole deal, but we are so busy being strong for each other that I don't want to have him start panicking just because I have a moment of weakness.

On the 16th I go in for the 1st trimester scan. That is where they first found out something was wrong with the last pregnancy. Now I'm obsessing over every little thing. The high hormone levels, my sudden lack of morning sickness, having people figure it out before I'm ready for them to and then maybe having to have an awkward conversation. I haven't told anyone except DH, my parents, and one co-worker for safety reasons at work. It feels pretty isolating, having to keep so much from everyone close to me, and having to be brave for the people I have told. I haven't been spending as much time with friends for fear they will figure things out.

I have a feeling that the next 2 weeks are going to be torture. I'll try to keep myself busy so I don't have time to obsess.

Anyway, thanks for listening. We've all been through so much together, I feel like we are sisters in some way. TTC- I hope you are feeling better and Leetie I'll be thinking of you Tuesday. Hopefully we'll all have some good news in the near future

 

[Leetie13]

Ttc - you poor thing, you're just having a rough time of it lately. I hope you get to feeling better soon!


Xan - I can only imagine the anxiety and stress you must be feeling. To have gone through what you have its natural to put guards up and be cautious of every little thing. I'm praying that everything will continue to go well for you and soon you will start to feel more confident in this pregnancy and start to enjoy it

 

[Leetie13]

Appointment went well. Everyone was really nice and we were in and out in probably 30 minutes. We are doing an iui this month. AF conveniently showed up this morning, so we get to start right away. She is increasing my femara I was on the lowest dose 2.5mg so I'll be doing 5mg days 3-7. Then on cd 12 I go in for bloodwork and an ultrasound to see if I have any follicles. If I do then I have to give my self a trigger shot called ovidrel (DH will be doing it for me) which forces your body to release the egg. 36 hours after the shot I go in for the iui. They take dh's "deposit" prepare it and put it in a catheter thing and insert the sperm directly into my cervix.

My insurance doesn't cover any of it. The ovidrel shot is $100.00 so with that, the ultrasound, bloodwork, and iui, it should be around $830.00. Unless I have to do more than one ultrasound which I hope I won't. I hope everything goes as it should and my body responds to everything well.


The doctor said I don't have to temp anymore since they will be monitoring me. I don't know if I will stop or not. I mean there's no point because they will know if I ovulate but I think I might stay at it this cycle. I will also do progesterone suppositories after ovulation too.

I think that's it. I'm excited to be doing something different but also nervous it won't go as planned. Fx and praying it does. Hope you ladies are well!!!