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CD 1 for me urgh!!!!

 

[Mrs.Stinski]

Well now Im all kinds of confused. I havent had a cycle since October which is why I am on prometrium to bring on a cycle. I have been on 400mg since Monday. I spotted some on Thursday and a little on Friday. Yesterday morning was a full flow, clots and all. Yesterday afternoon around 3 I noticed that it had stopped....just stopped. Hasnt come back since. Im cramping a little now so Im thinking its going to come back today, but do I still count yesterday as CD 1? Stupid cycles. Im gonna call my doc tomorrow to see what he thinks because I could prob go days with bleeding some and stopping, for some reason my body likes to do that, but I thought with being on the prometrium that it wouldnt be like that. Grr!!

 

[courtneycvt12]

well the dreaded tww is here for me ladies...i also get to look forward to progesterone suppositories...yay me. jan 30th i go in for my pg test. i don't even want to get my hopes up because i know how hard the fall is. it really stinks. this should be an exciting time and i want to feel hopeful and excited but i just can't get back on that rollercoaster ride

 

[LolaM]

well the dreaded tww is here for me ladies...i also get to look forward to progesterone suppositories...yay me. jan 30th i go in for my pg test. i don't even want to get my hopes up because i know how hard the fall is. it really stinks. this should be an exciting time and i want to feel hopeful and excited but i just can't get back on that rollercoaster ride

you have an appt for a preg test already? why have they scheduled that already?

 

[courtneycvt12]

i don't know, that's just what they do. you don't go in for a pg test after two weeks? what do you do, just wait for af?

 

[MKHewson]

I am entering the 2 nd week of my tww...I have a stupid cold. Just found out good friends are expecting their second baby this summer, they were so kind and gentle telling us. Makes you appreciate good friends and how they want to protect you from hurt. I kinda feel lucky this month though....lets hope I guess LOL. I hope you ladies had a wonderful weekend, I am sitting have a glass of red wine ( just a tiny one LOL) and watching the Golden Globes.

 

[LolaM]

i don't know, that's just what they do. you don't go in for a pg test after two weeks? what do you do, just wait for af?

yeah...I wouldnt go in for a test unless i was late Im also unmonitored. I talked to the nurse and she said if the dr wanted to seee me he would phone me but i havent heard anything, so im assuming he wants me to go unmonitored because the dr has to order the blood work and follicle studies so i guess since it worked im on my own

 

[LolaM]

I am entering the 2 nd week of my tww...I have a stupid cold. Just found out good friends are expecting their second baby this summer, they were so kind and gentle telling us. Makes you appreciate good friends and how they want to protect you from hurt. I kinda feel lucky this month though....lets hope I guess LOL. I hope you ladies had a wonderful weekend, I am sitting have a glass of red wine ( just a tiny one LOL) and watching the Golden Globes.

I try not to think about the TWW. My sich is different than yours though, my follicles are the right size, im ovulating and my progesterone is right so i just try to remember that now that things are right and correct, it is going to take some time, i have decided that since i am on the right track, I wont count the last year of TTC because really, it doesnt count, does it? It does break my heart htat my friends are getting preg, having babies and those babies are almost 3 months old, in the time that i have been TTC...
It seems like this cycle is going very fast, its almost time to POAS and again.
I attempted to clean up my spare room today. All I managed to do was move stuff around, its still a mess in there, its our junk room and my insensative husband told me i should just let it be a junk room until we actualy have a baby! The bastaaaad!

 

[MrsCompass]

Hi Ladies - I've been very busy this weekend and I'm not caught up with everyone just yet. Just stopping by to say hello

AFM - This cycle is not looking promising ... huge temp drop at 10DPO. Dr's appointment today at 12:30pm to go through our next step. *sigh*

 

[Cridge]

mrscompass - how long is your typical LP? I big drop at 10dpo could be implantation! I hope your dr appointment goes well. It's all so hard!

MK - I'm jealous that you're entering your 2nd week! Why is it that the 2ww goes by sooo slllooooww! I hope this is your lucky month!

courtney - GL with the 2ww! I'm only 4dpo, so I'm right there with ya. The last 4 days haven't been too bad though. AF should be here for me on the 29th, so we can wait it out together.

afm - I can't remember what I've told you girls... Next cycle we're moving on to gonal-f and will be doing 3 cycles of that before giving up ttc for good. So although I'm still a very little hopeful for this cycle (only bd'd once during ewcm), I'm anxious to move on to next cycle.

 

[MKHewson]

Hi Ladies - I've been very busy this weekend and I'm not caught up with everyone just yet. Just stopping by to say hello

AFM - This cycle is not looking promising ... huge temp drop at 10DPO. Dr's appointment today at 12:30pm to go through our next step. *sigh*

Hey Mrs C I hope you had a great weekend,,... keep us posted on the Drs advice

 

[MKHewson]

mrscompass - how long is your typical LP? I big drop at 10dpo could be implantation! I hope your dr appointment goes well. It's all so hard!

MK - I'm jealous that you're entering your 2nd week! Why is it that the 2ww goes by sooo slllooooww! I hope this is your lucky month!

courtney - GL with the 2ww! I'm only 4dpo, so I'm right there with ya. The last 4 days haven't been too bad though. AF should be here for me on the 29th, so we can wait it out together.

afm - I can't remember what I've told you girls... Next cycle we're moving on to gonal-f and will be doing 3 cycles of that before giving up ttc for good. So although I'm still a very little hopeful for this cycle (only bd'd once during ewcm), I'm anxious to move on to next cycle.

I am optimistic this cycle I guess we will wait and see, I will test around the 23rd. But I will likely just wait till I am few days late before wasting a pee test. I am cheap LOL

 

[LolaM]

Time to start OPKs. CD 10 and i got some faint lines...not positive but not HAIL NO! I am feeling some cramping on my right side again but im not sure if thats O pains or

 

[s08]

mrscompass - how long is your typical LP? I big drop at 10dpo could be implantation! I hope your dr appointment goes well. It's all so hard!

MK - I'm jealous that you're entering your 2nd week! Why is it that the 2ww goes by sooo slllooooww! I hope this is your lucky month!

courtney - GL with the 2ww! I'm only 4dpo, so I'm right there with ya. The last 4 days haven't been too bad though. AF should be here for me on the 29th, so we can wait it out together.

afm - I can't remember what I've told you girls... Next cycle we're moving on to gonal-f and will be doing 3 cycles of that before giving up ttc for good. So although I'm still a very little hopeful for this cycle (only bd'd once during ewcm), I'm anxious to move on to next cycle.

Cringe, what do they think the gonal-f will do? I hope that's not a dumb question. Good luck making it through the tww!

AFM, I had a teeny-tiny bit of spotting this morning at 12dpiui, so I'm assuming af is on her way. It's super early, as last month my luteal phase was 16 days, but oh well. I guess it will stop me from testing tomorrow morning.

 

[LolaM]

AFM, I had a teeny-tiny bit of spotting this morning at 12dpiui, so I'm assuming af is on her way. It's super early, as last month my luteal phase was 16 days, but oh well. I guess it will stop me from testing tomorrow morning.

 

[MrsCompass]

Thanks Ladies!!! I am still waiting for the Doctor as I type this on my mobile phone.

@Cridge: I usually have 12LP Days. I hope it is implantation but not feeling it ...

MK - I will write more later. My BlackbeRy is sooooo slow.

 

[MrsCompass]

:wave: Hi Everyone! :wave:

Some exciting stuff going on in here ... I'm going to try and update our board tonight. It's going to be hard but I'll try.

Saw my Gyne/FS today. She's happy that I'm responding well with Letrozole and we both agreed that we're going to try IUI next cycle. But I have to really work and check my finances first. Doctor wants to do a back-to-back insemination ($600.00), plus Letrozole ($46.00), plus HCG Trigger Shot ($86.00). I wasn't prepared for the $600.00. I was ready for the 1 insemination, which would only cost $375.00. I asked her how she felt about just doing 1 and she said it would give me a better and higher chances of conceiving than not doing 1. So, for me my dilemma is, 1 insemination or back to back insemination. We will do one or the other. So, that's my next step.

Update about this cycle. I'm on 10DPO. I mentioned earlier that my temp took a big dip this morning which made me feel that I'm out this month. Cridge mentioned that it might be an implantation dip. I asked the Doctor, and she said, chances are, it's too late for implantation dip.

So, my Doctor's appt was for 12:30pm but by the time I actually saw the doctor, it was 2:30pm ... loooong wait. I got home at 5pm and wen to the bathroom to pee and I see dark brown spotting . I don't know what to think now ... could this be my implantation bleeding to go along with my implantation dip?

I'm not a spotter. I usually just get the witch full blown, no warning ... other than cramping 2 days before. So, if this is the witch, then, this is really new. I know it's different for everyone and each cycle is different ... I don't know what to think ... ... I'm just very very very anxious now. I just want to know one way or the other. I'm not testing until Thursday, Jan 19th. I'm doing a blood test at the Clinic.

 

[Cridge]

MrsC - great news! Yes, 10dpo is on the late side, but I disagree with your doc that it's too late for implantation. FX'd for tomorrow!! I can't wait to see your temp spike back up!!

I don't know what to tell you about the IUI. I don't really think they do much good unless there's a problem with DH's swimmers. If your dh is problem free, and you're worried about the $$, I personally, would just do 1. That's a tough decision!

s08 - hopefully af won't find you! fx'd! I have 16 day LP's as well when I ovulate properly. But I've had many medicated cycles where my LP is shorter due to poor ovulation. Were you monitored before ovulation? I can't recall if you were.

The gonal-f is pure FSH (follicle stimulating hormone). So it stimulates those follies to grow, grow, grow! Femara or clomid act with your estrogen making your body think you don't have any (or much), so it produces FSH to grow the follies which produce the estrogen...

I got pregnant on my first cycle of gonal-f over 10 years ago and haven't tried it since (for various reasons), but I feel like it's the drug my body actually needs and I have high hopes. We'll see. I'm not counting this cycle completely out yet, but not planning on a bfp either. Trying to be realistic.

 

[s08]

:wave: Hi Everyone! :wave:

Some exciting stuff going on in here ... I'm going to try and update our board tonight. It's going to be hard but I'll try.

Saw my Gyne/FS today. She's happy that I'm responding well with Letrozole and we both agreed that we're going to try IUI next cycle. But I have to really work and check my finances first. Doctor wants to do a back-to-back insemination ($600.00), plus Letrozole ($46.00), plus HCG Trigger Shot ($86.00). I wasn't prepared for the $600.00. I was ready for the 1 insemination, which would only cost $375.00. I asked her how she felt about just doing 1 and she said it would give me a better and higher chances of conceiving than not doing 1. So, for me my dilemma is, 1 insemination or back to back insemination. We will do one or the other. So, that's my next step.

Update about this cycle. I'm on 10DPO. I mentioned earlier that my temp took a big dip this morning which made me feel that I'm out this month. Cridge mentioned that it might be an implantation dip. I asked the Doctor, and she said, chances are, it's too late for implantation dip.

So, my Doctor's appt was for 12:30pm but by the time I actually saw the doctor, it was 2:30pm ... loooong wait. I got home at 5pm and wen to the bathroom to pee and I see dark brown spotting . I don't know what to think now ... could this be my implantation bleeding to go along with my implantation dip?

I'm not a spotter. I usually just get the witch full blown, no warning ... other than cramping 2 days before. So, if this is the witch, then, this is really new. I know it's different for everyone and each cycle is different ... I don't know what to think ... ... I'm just very very very anxious now. I just want to know one way or the other. I'm not testing until Thursday, Jan 19th. I'm doing a blood test at the Clinic.

Not sure about the back-to-back IUI. My RE only does one/month, as she doesn't think 2 increases the odds. So I'm sure if you can only afford one, it will still give you a good chance.

And I'm having the exact same spotting! And I'm not a spotter either. Its 12dpiui and probably 11 dpo and I had a little spotting today. I'm not expecting af until Friday, so not sure what to think either. I'm preparing myself for the witch, I suppose. Good luck!

 

[MrsCompass]

Hi S08 - The Witch is also due on Friday for me! Do you have any symptoms of AF coming? None for me.

I hope she stays away from the both of us and TTC fairy come to us!!!


Cridge & S08 - We do have swimmer count issues ... the count is on the low side but motility and morphology departments are great. I think we'll try with 1 to start. It will at least put the swimmers directly where they're supposed to go.