LTTTC #1 - Support Group *Please share your story

[Myshelsong]

I have no follicle limits. Last time I had four!

Started Gonal f today, fingers crossed I get some nice big follicles again.

 

[KatO79]

I have no follicle limits. Last time I had four!

Started Gonal f today, fingers crossed I get some nice big follicles again.

Wow, so you could in theory have 10 follies and they'd still do the IUI? My previous clinic wouldn't due to the even higher risk of conceiving triplets or more.

Hope your injection went smoothly and that you get some great eggs this time!

 

[KatO79]

AFM finally got my letter today My 8 week scan is set for March 2nd at 9:00 AM

 

[swimmyj1]

Our clinic had a max of 3 for an iui.
KatO can't wait for your scan!!

 

[KatO79]

Our clinic had a max of 3 for an iui.
KatO can't wait for your scan!!

Yep just like my previous clinic, 3 follies max!

Thanks swimmy I do admit though that I still fear m/c at this stage It's so crazy, you worry and go through a lot to get pregnant and then when it finally does happen, you have other worries, especially in 1st tri I think I'll relax more if everything looks good at that scan, although I probably won't be almost fully relaxed until I've hit 12-13 weeks

 

[DBZ34]

My first clinic had a 5-6 follies limit. I had four or five that time and would have had twins if that pregnancy would have worked out. My new clinic hasn't told me a limit, but since I'm using femara and not clomid, it hasn't been an issue. I only seem to get two good follies with femara.

I hear the worries never end, Kat. It especially hard if you've had a loss before. But after 12 weeks, I heard there are all sorts of new worries, like who to tell and how, will they open their legs so you can know the sex...then there's what position are they in, head down or breach, and what type of delivery to have...then when they're born you have a whole new set of worries. I'm so excited for you though. Are you going to find out the sex when the time comes?

 

[swimmyj1]

Kat I would like to tell you it gets better around 12-13 weeks but in my case it hasn't lol if anything i think my worry has gotten worse. still worry to mc, about telling everyone, finding out the gender or not, what to buy, what not to buy, how we are gonna pay for everything sense my DH quit. And the hormones don't help. I cried for hours today over the most random things and I'm not a crier totally had my DH freaked hahaha.

DBZ - do you find the side effects are less with femara? i've heard people like it more

 

[DBZ34]

I didn't have too many side effects with Clomid, so I didn't really notice a difference. Although, I was probably less emotional on Femara than Clomid. But, I wish I got more follies on femara...

 

[KatO79]

I hear the worries never end, Kat. It especially hard if you've had a loss before. But after 12 weeks, I heard there are all sorts of new worries, like who to tell and how, will they open their legs so you can know the sex...then there's what position are they in, head down or breach, and what type of delivery to have...then when they're born you have a whole new set of worries. I'm so excited for you though. Are you going to find out the sex when the time comes?

Well both sets of parents already know so after we hit the 12-13 mark we feel more confident to tell everyone else in DH's family (as I've been ostracised from my siblings and cousin so won't be telling them anything!). I don't think we'll be elaborate about it, we'll just tell them.

DH and I agreed a long time ago we'd be Team Yellow all the way.

Kat I would like to tell you it gets better around 12-13 weeks but in my case it hasn't lol if anything i think my worry has gotten worse. still worry to mc, about telling everyone, finding out the gender or not, what to buy, what not to buy, how we are gonna pay for everything sense my DH quit. And the hormones don't help. I cried for hours today over the most random things and I'm not a crier totally had my DH freaked hahaha.

It is otherwise my understanding that the risk of mc after 12 weeks is about 1-3% or so which is why people choose to tell after that. At only 5 soon 6 weeks, my risk of mc is currently around 10-20% or so which is what has me worried. I've also heard that if all looks good at the 8 week scan, the risk of mc goes down to 5% which means in my case I will be less worried. DH and I have no gender worries as we're going to be Team Yellow all the way, something we decided a long time ago. Also there will be no stress in telling people as the parents already know (since they knew when I was going in for my beta) and we're only missing the rest of DH's family (since my siblings and cousin want nothing to do with me so they don't need to know anything). As for what to buy or not we'll be waiting until we're closer to my due date before buying anything and will take it from there so not majorly worried about that.

I do understand your financial concern though. Maybe you did mention it but why did he quit? If you hold a baby shower then you'll be getting some of what you need in gifts

 

[KatO79]

So how is everyone doing these days

AFM heard from my cousin suddenly via FB She just wrote something like "Hope you're doing well" and that's it. Don't know if I even want to bother responding. About 8 months ago she wrote me a similiar message, I wrote I was doing fine without any details at all and she didn't answer. I don't know if she's fishing for info for my narcissistic siblings or what So odd because she only writes, never asking if we should meet up for e.g. a cup of coffee or luch or whatever so it's not like she's interested in having much of a relationship.

 

[PeterPanWendy]

Hey ladies! It's been a few days, but here's my update!

8dpo today. 21 day bloods yesterday confirmed ovulation!! This is my first chance at pregnancy in months!!! I'm going to test on Sunday (that will be 13dpo).

My bbs have been sore since ovulation. It started on the sides (a good sign of OV) and now they're also sore in my cleavage area, at the top on the insides if that makes sense.

 

[KatO79]

Hey ladies! It's been a few days, but here's my update!

8dpo today. 21 day bloods yesterday confirmed ovulation!! This is my first chance at pregnancy in months!!! I'm going to test on Sunday (that will be 13dpo).

My bbs have been sore since ovulation. It started on the sides (a good sign of OV) and now they're also sore in my cleavage area, at the top on the insides if that makes sense.

Great news Wendy FXed you get your BFP

 

[Myshelsong]

That's awesome, good for you and ovulating!

AFM I am 3dpiui and super crazy nervous and emotional which is normal for me.
Hope this one works!

 

[swimmyj1]

Wendy - fingers crossed!

Myshelsong - I hope this iui worked! Good luck

 

[KatO79]

FXed for you Myshel

AFM apparently my narcissistic mother is pushing DH for us to visit soon She had more teeth removed (she had some removed around the same time I got my BFP) and is going a bit pathetic it seems -_- I just don't want to deal with her, especially if she's going to continue ignoring my pregnancy. I truely think she's doing this to upstage me now, she never could stand me getting attention. I think just about every birthday I've had in the recent years she's made herself the center of attention, including by her not being there because she suddenly decided DH and I were seeing more of his family than her (my birthday falls in the same 3 month period as most of DH's family which she knows so why we see his family so much during those months).

On a more positive note we've gotten our loan in order with the bank so now we're good to go with the house which we'll be taking over April 1st. We'll have to get the bathroom fixed up though so will be getting it done during the 2 week overlap we have between the new house and the apartment we're renting. DH's parents have still not found a buyer although they were close as someone bid on it and agreed to a price but later retracted it to buy another apartment that's actually close to this one. In Denmark nothing is binding until you've signed papers, don't know if that's how it is elsewhere But it does making moving difficult as we can't have stacks of moving boxes here since everything needs to be kept nice for potential buyers that want to see the apartment.

 

[DBZ34]

Wendy - I know exactly what you mean. I've got similar boob soreness this cycle. Good luck!! I hope it's a great sign for both of us! Keep us updated!

Myshel - I'm hoing so hard that this is it for you! Keeping my fingers crossed!

Kat- Great to hear that you've got things sorted out with the bank and can move forward with the house stuff you want to get done. Too bad you can't get everything boxed up like you want to, but hopefully they'll find renters soon.

 

[KatO79]

Kat- Great to hear that you've got things sorted out with the bank and can move forward with the house stuff you want to get done. Too bad you can't get everything boxed up like you want to, but hopefully they'll find renters soon.

They're not looking for renters, they want to sell the apartment because they can make lots of money on it now. Well them and the couple they're friends with since they also own it. I just wish they waited with putting it for sale until we'd moved out because it's going to be a pain with the move. We'll basically have to box stuff up shortly before the actual move because as said, we can't have boxes sitting around the apartment if any potential buyers want to come by and look. I just don't know how that's going to work. We need to move stuff over a few days because we have so much stuff and the drive to our new house takes 1½ hours each way.

 

[Myshelsong]

DBZ34 - Hey hun it feels like forever. How is this cycle going?

 

[Peanutorjelly]

Hi hope you don't mind if I join been reading a few of your posts and everyone seems so friendly background been TTC for a while I don't ovulate or have periods so lots of tests and diff meds had couple of cycles with gonal f but very little response then took a break and had cycle with menopur and luverus -56 days later had my trigger shot tww ended with AF appearing 🙁 Back today and have developed a cyst so not sure what the future holds.

 

[Myshelsong]

Hi Peanut, so sorry to hear about your stuggle.
I know this is personal, but do you have a diagnosis yet?
Not ovulating must be really hard on you, especially when the medication isn't doing what you want it to do.
Feel free to vent, cry, scream about your struggle here, we are hear to listen.

Peterman, any new symptoms that you are spotting before you these this weekend? I try not to symptom spot and get my hopes up but it is sooo hard!

AFM it is my in laws birthday this weekend so I just finished a cake (and sucking on the frosting bag) and I am going nuts. So hungry this week, but it could be because I have had some chocolate
. I was completely sugar free since the new year and now that I am adding it back in, I am starving!