June...here we come!!!

[ERosePW]

Yay, beaglemom, great news!! Sounds like you guys feel really optimistic about the IUIs, so I'm glad you're feeling so positive!! Still time for a BFP this cycle though.

 

[beaglemom]

Im nervous and on edge right now....

CD 15 and 16 I had a little amount of EWCM. So im wondering if metformin is working. I hate having PCOS and not know if I am ovulating

CD 18 today and still beding too..

I think continuing the BD is a good idea. You could probably go every other day or every 3rd day. But if you are not sure if you O'd, I would just keep it up if you are able to without causing too much stress.

 

[amygrrrango]

Im nervous and on edge right now....

CD 15 and 16 I had a little amount of EWCM. So im wondering if metformin is working. I hate having PCOS and not know if I am ovulating

CD 18 today and still beding too..

Are you using OPKs or temping to help determine O?

 

[veralynn124]

This month, I am just using femara...but I have decided to not test with opks. Just plan to BD every other day from CD 10 to about CD 20. This is my no stress month! Then next month IUI #5. If that doesn't take, then IUI #6 or IVF. I have a dr appt on the 16th to discuss it.

We have had a few from our group & we need A LOT MORE! By the end of the summer, our spring babies will be on their way!!!

New to this forum and would also love to join. Been struggling for about a year now with getting my cycles regular. Started OPK this month but no luck so far.

 

[SarahLou372]

OPK'S im using at the moment but I keep forgetting to take them work with me so I miss some days....

And the same with temping I kept forgetting and only did it for one day! Feeling to down

 

[beaglemom]

Vera, welcome!

SarahLou - try putting some of the opks in your purse in the evening so you always have some. I also put some in my bathroom in a little personal bag...everyone will just think they are femanine products. But you could very well be missing the surge if you do not test 2-3 times a day.

 

[amygrrrango]

OPK'S im using at the moment but I keep forgetting to take them work with me so I miss some days....

And the same with temping I kept forgetting and only did it for one day! Feeling to down

Aww, don't feel badly! It's a lot to do and keep track of. Agree, keep a few in your purse so that you always have them.

The few times that I have ovulated in the past year, I've been able to catch my surge by only testing with FMU, but everyone is different.

Don't get discouraged, you may just O later than you thought you might.

 

[ERosePW]

OPK'S im using at the moment but I keep forgetting to take them work with me so I miss some days....

And the same with temping I kept forgetting and only did it for one day! Feeling to down

Sorry you're feeling down, SarahLou. With PCOS, temping might be really good for you since I've heard PCOS can give false pos OPKs. Although a temp chart doesn't tell you until after the fact, but it would at least confirm that the OPK was a true positive. I dont have experience with it, but I have heard that happening. Yours may not be severe enough though. Have you ever gotten false pos OPKs before?

If you forget to take them to work, don't even worry about it. I usually test with FMU, and then I test again sometime after work. I never missed my surge as long as I tested a.m. and p.m. Everyone is different though. Chin up, girly!

 

[ERosePW]

New to this forum and would also love to join. Been struggling for about a year now with getting my cycles regular. Started OPK this month but no luck so far.

Welcome Vera! GL to you, and hope you get a pos OPK soon! What CD are you?

 

[ERosePW]

So I had a temp spike today went from 98.14 to 98.49 but had a - test yesterday. I'm so confused because I am supposed to start tomorrow so I figured my temp would be going down not up. Guess I will see if af comes tomorrow.

Michelle, I still have hope for you this cycle... your chart looks great, and your temps are staying up. No reason to give up just yet!!

Regarding your other post, I'm sorry you get that comment from people about "You're young, its gonna happen". While I'm SURE they are right (it WILL happen!), it does take a toll on someone who wants a baby as badly as we all do, no matter what your age is. When you decide you're ready to be a mom, you're ready to be a mom! And it becomes practically all we think about. I got a lot of "Just stop trying, and it will happen." Drives me freakin nuts, lol. Just know that you have us to talk to any time, and we ALL understand!

 

[beaglemom]

Yeh my dr went in to the age thing with me yesterday. I am not fighting the biological clock, I am fighting the issues that I know we have. If I were just starting out, I would go a year or 2 no worries...but I KNOW we have an issue, so I don't want to keep this fight going for years!

I think I may be out. It is very strange though. I had some intense cramping earlier...but it was short. Then nothing all day...not even any spotting really. But just now I went & it was bright red, but nothing on the liner. Usually I feel really bad before the red even shows...as a warning sort of. So I guess I will see how the flow is. But I am sure this is it...maybe just the femara making it different. I also usually start with more of a watery, rust color...not bright red. And again, awful cramping. I have had weird food things today too. Have you ever had a food craving sort of brush by you really fast then over with? Not like you had to have it, but more like you smelled it out of nowhere? I had one today for fried chicken & one for a banana sandwhich. The banana was the weird one...that isn't even something I like to eat. But this sort of thing happens to me sometimes anyways.

I will just be happy to start & get this cycle going. I cannot even express how excited I am that my follistim dose is going up.

Oh & I don't know who else has trigger issues. I couldn't BD same night as trigger because that mixed with the follistim made me so uncomfortable. So my dr said to get a BD session in on CD 9 before my CD 10 scan.

Anyways...I just feel really good right now...even if AF is on the way.

 

[amygrrrango]

Yeh my dr went in to the age thing with me yesterday. I am not fighting the biological clock, I am fighting the issues that I know we have. If I were just starting out, I would go a year or 2 no worries...but I KNOW we have an issue, so I don't want to keep this fight going for years!

I think I may be out. It is very strange though. I had some intense cramping earlier...but it was short. Then nothing all day...not even any spotting really. But just now I went & it was bright red, but nothing on the liner. Usually I feel really bad before the red even shows...as a warning sort of. So I guess I will see how the flow is. But I am sure this is it...maybe just the femara making it different. I also usually start with more of a watery, rust color...not bright red. And again, awful cramping. I have had weird food things today too. Have you ever had a food craving sort of brush by you really fast then over with? Not like you had to have it, but more like you smelled it out of nowhere? I had one today for fried chicken & one for a banana sandwhich. The banana was the weird one...that isn't even something I like to eat. But this sort of thing happens to me sometimes anyways.

I will just be happy to start & get this cycle going. I cannot even express how excited I am that my follistim dose is going up.

Oh & I don't know who else has trigger issues. I couldn't BD same night as trigger because that mixed with the follistim made me so uncomfortable. So my dr said to get a BD session in on CD 9 before my CD 10 scan.

Anyways...I just feel really good right now...even if AF is on the way.

YAY for feeling good, you should!

 

[floridasian]

Thanks everyone - I'm feeling much better today. I told DH what happened after he came home last night and he gave me a big hug. Sometimes we bury these feelings and it comes back to bite you. I felt much better after we talked about it.

So I've decided to try the Soy Isoflavones from CD3-CD7 this cycle. Supposedly it's a milder/cheaper/OTC version of Clomid. Since I ovulated too early last cycle I thought adding more estrogen might help pushing it back this cycle. I heard many women had success with it so I think I'll give it a try before going back to the RE next cycle.

 

[beaglemom]

I change my counter for a new cycle...I had red blood yesterday & cramping so I figured today would be a full flow. Well I had a clear night & still nothing today. I am very confused...but am def clear a new cycle has not started yet. I did test with a cheap test today & got a negative. I think the femara is making my cycle weird.

 

[sarahok]

Sarah, I hope AF is treating you OK. I'm sorry this last cycle didn't work out for you. Remind me, when is your RE appt? Is that coming up, or not until July?

Hi Erin...you're so sweet to check in with everyone. Yeah I'm done w AF and just about to get started on the fun part of the cycle

Oh dear, I kept clicking of that smilie and thought it wasn't showing up but I guess it was!! Well I'll just leave them all I guess lol!

My RE appointment is a week from today...the 25th! I think it's pretty good timing because it will make this TWW less painful having that distraction. And we will be able to start a new cycle soon after to implement whatever plan we make!

Sorry it's looking like a no for you this cycle. While I wish it would happen for you ASAP, I do have to say I'm really looking forward to reading about your Ivf journey if you end up having to do it. You are always so thorough in your descriptions which is soo helpful for those of us who haven't been though what you're doing. Thanks!

 

[ERosePW]

Hi Sarah, thanks, you're sweet! Oh, and I'm def doing the IVF, I'm already just about finished with the first part of my treatment plan. My RE did a Lupron lead-in (instead of BCP), I'm going in for an endometrial biopsy today, and then should be starting the stimulation meds any time now. I'm hoping we are still on track for egg retrieval at the end of June, and then embryo transfer sometime in the first week of July! I'm very excited! Btw, I laughed with all the BD smileys! LOL!!

beaglemom, awesome that your spotting yesterday wasn't AF! Still holding out hope for you! Stay away, AF!!!! How exciting.

floridasian, glad you are feeling better. GL with the soy isoflavins, let us know how they work out, I'll be curious!

AFM, my bleeding seems light enough to go ahead w/ the appt today. It's mostly spotting, but a lot of spotting. But hey, she said "spotting or a very light bleed". I consider this a very, very light bleed I think. I asked what the endometrial biopsy is for. She said there have been higher success rates of implantation for IVF patients who have an endo biopsy... I guess scraping the endometrium (lord help me) causes some sort of repair reaction to occur, which triggers some growth hormones or cells or something, and makes the new lining that grows after that more receptive to an implanting embryo. Ok, cool. Scrape away then (lord help me again though). Also, they'll send the sample to pathology and check for something I think she referred to as endometritis (?), which is inflammation of the endometrium. That's a "just in case" kind of thing. They can treat that w/ antibiotics if necessary. I'm really dreading this and have heard that it really hurts. Ugh. But hey, all worth it in the end!

 

[floridasian]

Beaglemom - hoping that bleeding was not AF. But if it is, it sounds like your RE has a good plan for you and knows what she's doing.

Erin - so excited about your IVF. I want to hear all about it! It's a path that I have not allowed myself to be exposed to yet but I definitely want to learn about it so I'll be prepared if I have do it down the road. What's the purpose of the BCP (or Lupron in your case) in the IVF process? I read it on another board a while ago that they needed to be put on BCP for FET too and I was confused about that as well.

Sarah - more BD it is! And I totally get what you were saying about the RE's appointment distracting the TWW. I'm going back to my RE if this cycle doesn't work out so I'm treating this cycle like a free for all - I'm free to try or do anything, and if I mess it up, so be it because I'm going back to the RE anyway.

Since I don't know what this soy thing is going to do to me I've started testing for OPK today (negative thank God!) and I'm going for a different approach on the BD schedule too - every other day starting CD5 until confirmed O. Hopefully it'll push back my O but if not we've got it covered. Since my breakdown the other day I think DH is more receptive of me trying new things - including more BD!

 

[beaglemom]

Thanks, guys...I am trying to hold on to some hope...but also not trying to get all wrapped up in it. The thing that does suck a little is if today were CD 1, my IUI plan would have worked out perfectly with timing for my husband's work schedule. And I would have probably done IUI on a Sunday which works better for my schedule.

I still do not know what cycle length to expect...so not sure about testing. The cramping is random...so every time I feel it, I think well no test needed.

 

[ERosePW]

Erin - so excited about your IVF. I want to hear all about it! It's a path that I have not allowed myself to be exposed to yet but I definitely want to learn about it so I'll be prepared if I have do it down the road. What's the purpose of the BCP (or Lupron in your case) in the IVF process? I read it on another board a while ago that they needed to be put on BCP for FET too and I was confused about that as well.

Since I don't know what this soy thing is going to do to me I've started testing for OPK today (negative thank God!) and I'm going for a different approach on the BD schedule too - every other day starting CD5 until confirmed O. Hopefully it'll push back my O but if not we've got it covered. Since my breakdown the other day I think DH is more receptive of me trying new things - including more BD!

Thanks sweetie, its so nice having the support of girls who've been through this with me for a while now. Girls are put on BCP or Lupron in order to calm the ovaries down and get everything nice and chill in there. You're basically down-regulating them and giving them a little break. Plus, when it's time for stimulation meds to begin, then all the follies start growing at the same time, at hopefully the same pace, so that they'll get as many eggs retrieved as possible.

GL with the soy!! Very good idea on the BD schedule, you're bound to catch that eggie for sure!!

 

[ERosePW]

My appt went good. But the biopsy was SUPER uncomfortable and she even had to do it a 2nd time. Since I'm lightly bleeding today, she couldn't tell if she got enough tissue in the first sample, so she went in again. Ouchie. But each time was only for about 5 seconds, so its quick. Plus, she said doing it a 2nd time is even better, as it increases chances of a successful implantation even more. They also did an u/s to make sure the Lupron had down-regulated me enough, so while she was doing that, I asked the question "If you were to do an antral follie count right now, would you be able to tell how many eggs you might be able to get during egg retrieval?" And she was like "Sure, I can tell you right now!" It's looking good. 12 follies on my left, and 8 follies on my right, for a total of 20. On my 1st antral follie count (day3 before my first IUI), I had 16 which they said was really good. So I'm feeling real good about 20. Of course, she said they can't guarantee that they'll be able to successfully pull an egg out of all 20 of those follies, so she said to keep that in mind. But I was still happy to see my count had gone up.

So the plan is to start my STIM meds the morning after AF is over. She said my lining is still just a teensy bit thicker than she'd like to see it right before starting STIMs, but once AF is done, she feels like I'll be there. Today is so light now, that I would imagine tomorrow will be my last day, so I'll probably be starting those meds on Fri. Our original timeline has changed just slightly, to where I'll be doing ER around Jul 3rd, and transfer either July 6th or 8th.