Lesbian couples TTC

[jury3]

Good luck JandK!

AFM-I had an apt with my gyno today about my low progesterone. She looked at my charts and said it looks like I'm either Oing but not a strong O or maybe some months not actually Oing. She gave me 2 options; 1. See how it pans out or 2. Take clomid. So, I told her I would like to continue with the healthy eating/losing weight and taking supplements to see if it fixes the problem. If that doesn't work after a few months then I would consider clomid. She was optimistic about that option. She also said it was ok if I wanted to get my progesterone tested each month to see if it changes. So, that's the route we are going right now.

 

[LesCoupleTTC]

Hello ladies, I know its been awhile since Ive been here talking at least, because I am ALWAYS stalking the boards. I hope that everyone is in good spirits, and of course to everyone.

As for us? Hmmm, where to start? After suffering a chemical pregnancy and 2 painful miscarriages all back to back, I am NERVOUSLY excited to say that we recently got another BFP. In the past we have have lost them between 6 and 8 weeks, and right now we are 6 weeks 2 days. We already had one appointment and out hcg beta count has definitely went up, now we are waiting for out next appointment which is on Monday. Hopefully since we will be 6 weeks 5 days, we should be able to see and hear the heartbeat. The heatbeat is what scares me, because thats when we got the bad news last time. Sorry for being long winded, I just got soooo many thoughts running thru my head, and you ladies are always so encouraging!

 

[LeahMSta]

Hello ladies, I know its been awhile since Ive been here talking at least, because I am ALWAYS stalking the boards. I hope that everyone is in good spirits, and of course to everyone.

As for us? Hmmm, where to start? After suffering a chemical pregnancy and 2 painful miscarriages all back to back, I am NERVOUSLY excited to say that we recently got another BFP. In the past we have have lost them between 6 and 8 weeks, and right now we are 6 weeks 2 days. We already had one appointment and out hcg beta count has definitely went up, now we are waiting for out next appointment which is on Monday. Hopefully since we will be 6 weeks 5 days, we should be able to see and hear the heartbeat. The heatbeat is what scares me, because thats when we got the bad news last time. Sorry for being long winded, I just got soooo many thoughts running thru my head, and you ladies are always so encouraging!

welcome back and congratulations on your :BFP: I can definitely understand how scared and excited you must feel. I imagine that when we see our second line, we will not be able to breathe until after that 6 week ultrasound. Knowing that they are tucked in safe and thriving is the dream, right? I hope that you will keep us posted. I'll be sending buckets of super sticky baby dust flying your way!!!!

 

[IvynDianaNC]

Hi, my wife and I have been trying to conceive for over a year now. At first we tried At Home Insemination with fresh sperm. Then we tried At Home Insemination with frozen sperm from sperm bank. Then we actually NI with a donor. Nothing has worked. Now we have an appointment on June 10 with a Fertility Specialist, we want to try IUI. Does anyone have any success stories to share?

 

[jury3]

Welcome! I don't personally have a success story yet, but below is a thread with lots of them!

https://babyandbump.momtastic.com/a...-artificial-insemination-success-stories.html

 

[JandK]

We have been doing iui at home and got pregnant last month after several cycles. Lost it a few days later and now waiting to see if this cycle takes. Should know in 7 days

 

[IvynDianaNC]

JandK, I hope you have good news in 7 days, keep me posted! Question, have you ever been seen by a fertility specialist?

jury3, Thanks!

 

[gingmg]

Hi ladies, this is my first post here.
Jandk- how do you do IUI at home, how are you able to get past the cervix?
Ivyndiana- I do IUIs, but no success yet. My body just doesn't want to cooperate. But hopefully one of these times it will.

 

[IvynDianaNC]

welcome gingmg....How many iui's have you had so far?

 

[gingmg]

Too many..... This was number 7. I thought for sure I'd be fertile myrtle, turning out not to be the case. And its not the sperm, our donor has better than average numbers. It's me. I have one blocked tube, so half of our IUIs don't even count. Lucky number 7?!?!

 

[IvynDianaNC]

Did you find out from the Fertility specialist that you had a blocked tube? At least you know now. my wife has tried so many times at home with no success I'm wondering if there is something wrong. We go to the fertility specialist on June 10th.

 

[JandK]

Hi ladies, this is my first post here.
Jandk- how do you do IUI at home, how are you able to get past the cervix?
Ivyndiana- I do IUIs, but no success yet. My body just doesn't want to cooperate. But hopefully one of these times it will.

The sperm bank sells insemination kits that come with a speculum syringe and catheter. My wife does the IUI. She puts the catheter through the opening of my cervix. With the first IUI it took her a bit to find the cervix. We did our 8th IUI last wednesday and now she is an old pro. This is our last attempt. We have spent over 7k in the past 13 months. Even though my wife carries me on her insurance it doesnt pay for anything fertility related.

 

[IvynDianaNC]

JandK, that is awesome that your wife is able to put you on her insurance. My job won't allow it because it's not legal for same sex marriage in NC. I am hoping for good news from you next week!!

 

[gingmg]

Jandk- I'm sorry about your pregnancy that didn't stick. I hope this is your month. Trust me, I totally get the financial concerns. We could have bought a house by now but instead bought sperm and go to a clinic.

IvynDiana- Yes the clinic found it during my fertility workup. I had an HSG dye study, which showed my right tube is blocked. They said there is always a chance it is not really blocked and just was in spasm during the test, but there is no way to know for sure either way. Good luck at your appointment, it can feel better to know exactly what is going on so that you can find out how to fix it.

 

[JandK]

JandK, that is awesome that your wife is able to put you on her insurance. My job won't allow it because it's not legal for same sex marriage in NC. I am hoping for good news from you next week!!

Same sex marriage is not legal in Michigan either. But, her company insures domestic partners. So we showed proof of domestic partnership and got it notarized. Thats the best we can do for now until Michigan changes the state constitution.

 

[adroplet]

Same thing here in CA, my partner and i have each other as dependents on each of our insurance (Kaiser and Blue Shield) just by being registered domestc partners. Double insured, as Kaiser covers my IUIs and fertility meds and Blue Shield we use for everything else.

 

[LesCoupleTTC]

Just wanted to give a quick update on our situation. We went to the doctor on monday and we are def preggers. We were able to see the fetal pole, yolk sac, and hear the hearbeat which was strong at 142 BPM. From the measurements they also moved up our due date to January 5th! Although we are finally past the dreaded weeks that we lost our other angels, there is still that small piece of fear that looms overhead. Right now we are just taking things day by day.

Congrats to any BFPS, and to anyone trying soon

 

[day_dreamer]

Yay that's awesome news

 

[JandK]

Just wanted to give a quick update on our situation. We went to the doctor on monday and we are def preggers. We were able to see the fetal pole, yolk sac, and hear the hearbeat which was strong at 142 BPM. From the measurements they also moved up our due date to January 5th! Although we are finally past the dreaded weeks that we lost our other angels, there is still that small piece of fear that looms overhead. Right now we are just taking things day by day.

Congrats to any BFPS, and to anyone trying soon

Congrats

 

[gingmg]

Congrats!!