I go in tomorrow to see if I have any good follicles and if so then I will get an injection to induce ovulation and then do our first IUI... :/ wish today would go fast!!! Ill let you guys know tomorrow what we find out
The more I hear about your doctor the more I dislike her. I am so, so, so glad you are switching to someone else. The woman you are seeing now sounds like a complete LOON. Your GP should be able to get you a referral to an actual RE if your OB/Gyn refuses to do it. At this point, I am astounded she is still refusing to get you the help you need. There are words for people like that- one's that I'm not going to post on a forum.
talk to a doctor about it...there are so many things out there that you need to avoid and stuff when ttc and pregnant its crazy! :/
Pink- I'm unsure of this cycle...I got a little cramping like my follicles were maybe growing...but I haven't had much...so we will see. My appt is 11:45... so I hope we get good news :/
GOOD luck Sugar!!!!
Ms monty - ive been drinking coffee this cycle and last cycle...only in the beginning though...once I did my ultrasound on Cd 14 I stopped...incase I did end up pregnant...I heard it can increase your chance of miscarriages...but idk...a girl at work smokes and drinks pop and she almost had a miscarriage but still does it...so idk..some ppl it may effect them more. Some coffee shouldnt hurt while ttc...but when pregnant I would probably try to quit
mrs.monty- I am so jealous of your low costs! I sure wish it was like that here! This next cycle is going to be even more expensive because of the new year, so insurance doesn't cover anything until I pay my $500 out-of-pocket deductible. Blah.
As far as coffee goes, I'm not sure. I don't drink caffeine so it hasn't come up with my RE. I'm pretty sure you are supposed to avoid it if you are able. I drink decaf tea, and I think that might have a little bit of caffeine in it, but not enough to bother my caffeine allergy and my RE didn't say anything about it when I wrote it on my intake papers.
. I go and have blood test for Progesterone on Thursday next week to see if I o'ed, but I already know that I did night before last. (lots of signs - EWCM, Low cervix) I am able to test on 26th January which is Australia day here. so here is hoping, I am aiming for a stress free caffine free 2ww! I can now cross everything! 
Pink- I'm unsure of this cycle...I got a little cramping like my follicles were maybe growing...but I haven't had much...so we will see. My appt is 11:45... so I hope we get good news :/
GOOD luck Sugar!!!!
Ms monty - ive been drinking coffee this cycle and last cycle...only in the beginning though...once I did my ultrasound on Cd 14 I stopped...incase I did end up pregnant...I heard it can increase your chance of miscarriages...but idk...a girl at work smokes and drinks pop and she almost had a miscarriage but still does it...so idk..some ppl it may effect them more. Some coffee shouldnt hurt while ttc...but when pregnant I would probably try to quit
I know I commented to the nurse at the fertility centre that I wonder how there can be women who abuse substances etc and still get pregnant (and sometimes doent even want it) and get pregnant without any thought at all, and yet there are women out there who want it and can not acheive it for no real good reason? She agreed and stated thst there is no rhyme or reason, all we can do is give the best chances by eliminating anything that could be a barrier. I also heard that about caffine, it can cause that, because it increases your hear rate. so anyway i have decided to go onto 1 decaf a day and green tea instead.
mrs.monty- I am so jealous of your low costs! I sure wish it was like that here! This next cycle is going to be even more expensive because of the new year, so insurance doesn't cover anything until I pay my $500 out-of-pocket deductible. Blah.
As far as coffee goes, I'm not sure. I don't drink caffeine so it hasn't come up with my RE. I'm pretty sure you are supposed to avoid it if you are able. I drink decaf tea, and I think that might have a little bit of caffeine in it, but not enough to bother my caffeine allergy and my RE didn't say anything about it when I wrote it on my intake papers.
Thanks Pink, I think for the sake of a couple of weeks I will avoid caffenated coffee (decaf should be OK yeah?) I want to give it the best shot I can!
Karen, I hope this dr appt is productive and you can workout a plan that gets you your BFP and stickky beanie!
well, I am now hopefully waiting for my BFP?!?!?!?
Hi ladies, is it ok if I join you? We've been ttc since sept 2011, diagnosed PCOS last year. I've been on 1000mg metformin since last summer and DH has his SA booked for 21st jan. I've been told to expect another appointment with fs in February to find out his results and see what they are going to do next. Had my HSG end of last year and that was all normal
pvsmith12- Happy anniversary!!! I hope you and your DH have an absolutely lovely day!
AFM: DH and I have been talking about it and I think we will be doing an at-home IUI either this next cycle or the one after. All the supplies are available online and the local sperm bank will do the sperm wash for us. It fits in better with how we feel about the situation, and as long as everything is sterilized and properly cleansed, the risk of infection is no higher than in the doctor's office. (I've been researching, an apparently home IUI's are very common! I had no idea!)
Plus, it means that insurance will continue to pay 60% of my monitoring/trigger/consults/etc. If the doctor does an IUI, insurance will stop paying for any of it and it would raise our costs from $300-$500 a cycle to $1600 to $2200 a cycle after the cost of IUI is added in. (I think that is totally stupid, but it is what they do.) We can do the IUI's ourselves MUCH cheaper and then we don't have to worry about our insurance company screwing us over. Total per cycle would probably be around $600-$800. So a savings of at least $1000.
For now though, I am just trying to not stress about the rest of this cycle. I know there is always a chance for that BFP up until the moment AF shows, but this cycle has just felt so very wrong from the beginning. I can't put my finger on it, but I've just felt like something is very off. It's an odd feeling, and it's only exacerbated by my complete lack of any symptoms what-so-ever. I think I may have mentioned this before, but I normally have SEVERE PMDD, and this month my bb's aren't even sore and I've yet to have even a single mood swing. I tell you, there is something off about this. Totally and completely OFF.
Not that I dislike being totally symptom free- this is amazingly wonderful in many regards- but it is still wrong and not how my body is supposed to be behaving. I'm wondering if the trigger shot may have had something to do with it?
If you get out this cycle I really hope the IUI works for you. Lets hope that the last round of Femara is the miracle round and it results in a SUPER STICKY BEAN!! xoxoHi ladies, is it ok if I join you? We've been ttc since sept 2011, diagnosed PCOS last year. I've been on 1000mg metformin since last summer and DH has his SA booked for 21st jan. I've been told to expect another appointment with fs in February to find out his results and see what they are going to do next. Had my HSG end of last year and that was all normal
We have come to the agreement that PCOS = 
. How do you find the Met? I am on 1500mg (when I remember to take it), and found the nausea terrible! My ObGyn (the useless one who only cared about using up her script pad as quick as she could) gave me a script for Diclectin to offset that nausea, which is one thing she did I was actually thankful for.
Hi ladies, is it ok if I join you? We've been ttc since sept 2011, diagnosed PCOS last year. I've been on 1000mg metformin since last summer and DH has his SA booked for 21st jan. I've been told to expect another appointment with fs in February to find out his results and see what they are going to do next. Had my HSG end of last year and that was all normal
Hey Nexis! You are more than welcome to join us.
FX'd your DH's SA goes well! When DH & I first started going to the quack he got a SA and it came back low - although she later told me that she didn't really know what she was looking for. She was just given a sheet with what the numbers were supposed to look like & DH's didn't match. Yay on the good HSG though!!
Hi ladies, is it ok if I join you? We've been ttc since sept 2011, diagnosed PCOS last year. I've been on 1000mg metformin since last summer and DH has his SA booked for 21st jan. I've been told to expect another appointment with fs in February to find out his results and see what they are going to do next. Had my HSG end of last year and that was all normal
Hey Nexis! You are more than welcome to join us.
FX'd your DH's SA goes well! When DH & I first started going to the quack he got a SA and it came back low - although she later told me that she didn't really know what she was looking for. She was just given a sheet with what the numbers were supposed to look like & DH's didn't match. Yay on the good HSG though!!
I haven't had any bad side effects from the met, it's really lowered my appetite and has also massively affected my cycles. I don't know yet if I've started to ovulate on my own but it's regulated them (they're all in my sig).
AFM: It's friday. I have (once we hit 5 bells) the next 2 days off of work with the intention of cleaning the living room and getting the master bedroom ready for painting/flooring. That and I have a pile of books that I have to read and review. I am trying to take the "Life is beautiful" stance and enjoy it as much as I can... even with the pain of infertility in my life.
That is one of the worst parts I think! I haven't had any bad side effects from the met, it's really lowered my appetite and has also massively affected my cycles. I don't know yet if I've started to ovulate on my own but it's regulated them (they're all in my sig).
, which might be part to do with the awful nausea. The change in your cycles are amazing. I am going to have to start setting alarms in my phone to remind myself to take it consistantly!
Hi ladies, is it ok if I join you? We've been ttc since sept 2011, diagnosed PCOS last year. I've been on 1000mg metformin since last summer and DH has his SA booked for 21st jan. I've been told to expect another appointment with fs in February to find out his results and see what they are going to do next. Had my HSG end of last year and that was all normal
Hey Nexis! You are more than welcome to join us.
FX'd your DH's SA goes well! When DH & I first started going to the quack he got a SA and it came back low - although she later told me that she didn't really know what she was looking for. She was just given a sheet with what the numbers were supposed to look like & DH's didn't match. Yay on the good HSG though!!
I haven't had any bad side effects from the met, it's really lowered my appetite and has also massively affected my cycles. I don't know yet if I've started to ovulate on my own but it's regulated them (they're all in my sig).
That is all from the MET? I am on 1500mg and I haven't noticed it do a single thing for me except keep me in the bathroom. I have been on it for over a year. My cycles didn't straighten out until the Femara and Ovidrel. I am glad it is working for you!
Glad to hear the Metformin has been helpful for you. I just started on it last month. It's definitely thrown me for a loop, lots of changes in appetite, mood, etc. Still waiting for things to settle a bit. I'm starting a meal delivery plan next month, so hopefully that will help me figure things out. I know this has been a really rough couple weeks for you. I'm keeping you in my thoughts. 
