LTTTC #1 w/pcos - Buddies?

[karenh]

Natashaa1: Yay for your kitchen almost being done, that is so exciting! I hope this IUI works for you and you don’t have to go through IVF. Enjoy your month off in the mean time.

Pinksprinkles: I am glad you are feeling so good about your decision I really hope you get your BFP.

MrsChaffin: I hope AF stays away for you

AFM: Beta is down to 33.66. I was hoping to be over with as is seems AF should be here any day, but I have another test in a week. Hopefully that will be the last. : )

 

[MrsChaffin]

Well, AF decided to string me along by showing up two days late I got so excited even though I was getting bfns. Oh well, it's sad but I'm past the point of being super upset about it since it happens every month... This will be going in to our twelfth month of TTC; I never thought we'd have to try so hard for so long. But, I've got my prescription at a higher dose and I'll be starting a day sooner this cycle so here's to hoping for a November baby!

Hope you all are doing well, Karen when is your *hopefully* last beta? Do you even need one if AF shows?

 

[TTCabundle]

Hi everyone :wave:
Could I join you? Me and OH have been LTTTC#1 for 2 and a half years. I was diagnosed with PCOS but without cysts.
We recently got a BFP but found out we lost the pregnancy 3 days ago at my 12 week scan, so now we are back to square one!
x

 

[pinksprinkles]

MrsChaffin- Aw, hunny. I'm sorry. I know what you mean about getting strung along. When I started taking fertility meds, my LP got extended by two days. Needless to say, I really thought it might be happening. Not. I have a feeling I'm not going to be getting any good news this cycle, so here's to the two of us making next cycle awesome and productive!

TTCabundle- So sorry for your loss! I can't imagine how hard that must be. Of course you are welcome to join. Come right in.

karenh- I really hope you get that good news next week. What day do you go in for your next test?

AFM- I have come to the conclusion I'm out this cycle. I still feel great about our decision this month, but I just have this very intuitive feeling that this just isn't our month.

 

[karenh]

MrsChaffin: Sorry AF showed up. I hope this new dose is just what you need.

TTCabundle: Welcome to the group! I am sorry you have to join us. I am so sorry for your loss. I know how devastating that is. I got my BFP Jan 2 but it was ectopic so now I am waiting for my HCG to go back down after methotrexate. We are here for you.

Pink: Sorry you are feeling out. This process is so hard.

AFM: My next blood test is tomorrow. I am really hoping it will be down to zero. I have had some weird bleeding so I am hoping that is a good sign. Either way we can’t try again until April due to the Methotrexate anyway. I just want to be done with the tests and get to my little mandatory break.

 

[MrsChaffin]

TTC - welcome! I'm sorry for your loss any updates for this current cycle?

Pink - how are you? Has AF come yet, or have you tested??

Karen - anxious to know how your appointment went today

AFM - well I was able to get a much better job, I start on the 25th! Thanks for the support ladies I am on cd4 right now, day two of my letrozole. I'll be calling my dr later today to schedule a cd11 ultrasound. Fx'd this cycle is it!

 

[pinksprinkles]

MrsChaffin- Congrats on the new job! What will you be doing?

karenh- How did the blood draw go? Good news?

AFM- AF should be here soon. BFN on 14dpo with temperature falling. DH and I have decided to stop treatment for a while to let my body recuperate while we save up for IVF. I've been too sick the last few cycles to take any more meds for a couple months. I know I'm not going to O naturally, but I think I'm okay with that. If I do O, we will of course do another IUI, but I'm not going to stress on it. We've been working on getting our house ready to sell and we're in the final phases of getting it ready to be put on the market. I'm going to focus on that for now.

 

[karenh]

MrsChaffin: I am glad you found a job so fast! Good luck, I hope you love it. What will you be doing?

Pink: Sorry for your BFN. I hope focusing on getting your house ready to sell can help you find some repreive from all this TTC stress.

AFM: HCG went from 33.66 to 12.8. I was really not happy because I am just so tired of going in every week for a blood test, that I feel is really for no reason. Once we get down to 0 nothing will change. However, since it isn't down AGAIN I have to go back next Tuesday and shell out an unneccesary $81. Sorry guys, just in a really bad mood.

 

[pinksprinkles]

karenh- Vent away hun. I know this has got to be driving you crazy having to pay to get poked with needles every week. Percentage wise, that's a pretty good drop though, so I bet next week will be the last. When are you going to be able to get back to TTC again? Or do you have to wait until you get to 0 to even get a plan from your doc?

 

[karenh]

karenh- Vent away hun. I know this has got to be driving you crazy having to pay to get poked with needles every week. Percentage wise, that's a pretty good drop though, so I bet next week will be the last. When are you going to be able to get back to TTC again? Or do you have to wait until you get to 0 to even get a plan from your doc?

So I know with the metho you have to wait at least two months from the shot to ttc again so they have told my we need to use condoms for now. I think once I am back down to zero we will get more detail. I think the dr wants to put me on the pill because he mentioned that in the middle of january when we all thought I would be at zero, but he hasn't mentioned it since and he changes from appointment to appointment a lot.

When dh and I started with the RE in August we decided, of cource because we didn't think it would take this long, that we would try three maybe four IUIs and then take a break until after our cruise in April. That would mean taking the first four months of the year off. As the third IUI in November didn't work we debated wether to do one in December or not, and also we were talking with the RE about moving to IVF if this one didn't work. We prayed about it and felt as though we should do the IUI but we weren't sure about IVF however we had forgotten about our break. Everything looked great. What would you know, we got pregnant. Well, since it was an ectopic we now are required to take the break we had originally planned. It has been three and a half weeks since I took the methotrexate. Technicly since it is taking so long for my numbers to come down, I think by the time they do I would only need to sit out one cycle. That would put us in the throw of things while we are on our cruise though I think, so we will probably wait until we get back to try again. In Jan when we saw out DR he said since this one technicle worked and I am responding well to the Femara then we should try 4 more IUIs before moving to IVF. This is all out of pocket so IVF is really not an option right now, so at least we have the option for IUIs still.

Gosh, sorry for that long story with to much detail, but there you have it.

 

[MrsChaffin]

Pink - I'm sorry for the bfn glad you have a project to keep your mind off of things.

Karen - I'm sorry your numbers aren't down to zero I hate getting poked, especially for no reason! When hubby and I went on our cruise in November, we took a break the month before and the month of. Just enjoy the stress free vacation is my recommendation - I needed it (as I'm sure you do )!

AFM - I got hired by Ivars, I'll be the banquet and suites manager at Cheney Baseball Stadium! I start Monday. I'm a little nervous because its mug bigger than any job Ive ever had. It should be a good challenge and a nice distraction during our TWW I am on cd6, day 4 of letrozole. Going in Wednesday for a follie ultrasound check, I so hope this is our cycle..

 

[TTCabundle]

Hey everyone :wave:
How are you all doing today? I'm so sick of waiting for my next "normal" cycle so we can try again, and it's only been a week and a half, arghh.

 

[Natashaa1]

Hey ladies how is everyone doing? Cd33 for me and patiently waiting for AF to show so we can start round 2 of IUI no signs yet and I totally took last month of no charting so no idea when she might show!!

 

[pinksprinkles]

I'm doing alright. DH and I have been working on fundraising the past week. $510 so far. Still a long way to go to $4600, but I'm feeling positive.

Natashaa1- Hope you've had a good month off, hun!

 

[karenh]

I am good, I have a cold so I am trying to get over that. My sis went off birth control this month so it is only a matter of time. Tuesday my HSD went down to 7.91. Pretty much just trying to live life. Our Vacation is in 33 days!

 

[Natashaa1]

Hi Karen hope you have a lovely holiday! I was looking at booking a holiday on Friday I think a break could be just what me and my DH need!!

 

[Natashaa1]

Hiya, AF showed with the worst cramping ever, it made me feel so sick I didn't know what to do!! But I've scheduled my 10 scan and so start the clomid tomorrow!! Fingers crossed this works but just in case were going to an open evening at a different clinic as the ivf success rates of where I'm being treated are poor so will ask to transfer if we have to have ivf.

 

[karenh]

Hiya, AF showed with the worst cramping ever, it made me feel so sick I didn't know what to do!! But I've scheduled my 10 scan and so start the clomid tomorrow!! Fingers crossed this works but just in case were going to an open evening at a different clinic as the ivf success rates of where I'm being treated are poor so will ask to transfer if we have to have ivf.

Holidays are so worth it and an important part of this. I beleive we all need to take holidays to stay sane.

I hope this works and you won't have to worry about IVF.

 

[MrsChaffin]

Hi ladies hope everyone is doing well. Well I finally O'd at a fairly normal time in my cycle! Not ideal, but cd17 isn't as bad as last month (cd26!). I went in for an u/s on day 12 and she could only find one of my ovaries which had three follies all under 8mm, so I'm assuming it was the ovary she couldn't find that had the dominant follie. I'm happy that I did O because it was sounding like this was going to be another cycle like last month; but I'm also nervous because she said if we don't conceive this cycle she's going to send us to the Seattle fertility specialist... I really hope we did this month because I'm not sure I want to go any farther than this (medication)... All the IUI and IVF stuff just seems so intrusive and I feel like it would take all the intimacy out of making a baby.. But we'll see, I may change my story if this cycle doesn't work. We only bd'd on the two days before O and I feel like that's gonna cut our chances down. I sure hope not!

 

[MandaC]

Hello Girls

I am fairly new here just wondering if I can join.
My DH and I have been trying for almost a year for #3. I also have PCOS and was able to concieve my 2 daughters the 1st month on Fermera. I tried 8 months this time on it and nothing so we moved to IUI with injections. The first month was cancelled due to high LH levels so this month we were put on Puregon and a LH blocker. I finally got 1 follie 10mm on CD17 but went back CD19 and it hadnt changed. Has anyone had super slow growing follies before and can give me a little pep talk. I am feeling like this whole month is going to be a bust.
Thank you and look forward to chatting with you girls