LTTTC #1 w/pcos - Buddies?

[sugarpi24]

Well the IUI went very well. I was so concerned about hubbies sperm that the night before my nerves were going crazy...but it turns out they did an mini SA before they inserted into me and he had 122 million sperm AFTER the wash and they increased his motility to 68% after the wash...she they said his sperms looked normal yayyy!! This was my first IUI so I didn't know exactly what to expect but it wasn't bad had some cramping but not as bad as the HSG...so they said to act like I'm pregnant from here on out unless af shows...cuz they are considering me pregnant til we find out otherwise. So yayyy! Hopefully it worked this time! They told us to BD last night ...today and for the next 5 days every other day. I was freaking out the night before my IUI about his sperm..and just getting scared and nervous about having a baby...like all the "what ifs " :/ it feels so close to happening!! I hope this is the year we all get BFPs!!! come on 2013!! Be nice to us TTC'ers!

 

[pinksprinkles]

sugarpi24- Ooooo... I am excited for you! I'm very glad the IUI went well. It is nice to hear so many positive things about the procedure and it not being too bad. DH and I decided we are definitely doing our home IUI this month, so though I am a teeny bit nervous, I am very happy and excited! I hope to hear about you getting a BFP in the coming weeks!

 

[sugarpi24]

Thanks pink! When are you doing your IUI? Do you have a day yet that your going to?

 

[pinksprinkles]

sugarpi24- Not yet. Right now I am awaiting AF so I can start my Femara. The Clomid causes an extra long LP for me; last month I didn't get AF until 18dpo. My temp has finally begun to drop, today was 15dpo, so I will definitely be heading to the RE by the end of the week. Of course, since I'm switching meds, I have no idea when I'll O this next cycle- or if it will even work. It's all up in the air right now. I sure don't think the Clomid is the way for me though, so I'm glad for the change.

 

[sugarpi24]

Oh okay. I hope the femera works better for you I actually started on my own last cycle and it was a normal cycle!! Only 30 days...so I was happy. Are they going to do an u/s on cd14 to check your follicles once you start to make sure femera is working?

 

[karenh]

pink: I am glad you get to switch to femara. I like it a whole lot better than Clomid. I really hope it works for you.

I had my beta on Friday to see if the HCG was out of my system but I am still at 19 so I couldn't start the Femara. I have another test this Friday to keep checking that my numbers are going down. Today is the long awaited talk with my RE to set a plan, and now that we had a misscarriage we have even more to talk about. I hope it goes well. I always seem to clam up when talking with Drs.

 

[Natashaa1]

Hey ladies, can I join. We've been TTC for 2.5years I was diagnosed with PCOS about 3 months after coming off BCP. This morning we had our first attempt at IUI so I'm praying for a BFP this month

 

[poetinmyheart]

Hi all I am also LTTTC #1 with PCOS. They did not find any cysts on me. But I have many of the other symptoms. My hormone imbalance is in elevated testosterone levels. I am taking 2000mg of Metformin per day.

I am on my first cycle of Clomid (100mg) days 3-7 and I am on CD10 now. I have an U/S on Thursday and may be doing a trigger shot if things look good.

 

[Natashaa1]

Good luck poet, have you had any clomid side effects?

 

[karenh]

My appointment went well I guess. Dr went right in thinking we were there to talk about the miscarriage. I am not stupid. I know that at 4.5 weeks you can’t tell why it happened and there was nothing I could do to prevent it. Yes, I know that 15% of know pregnancies and close to 50% of actual pregnancies end in miscarriage. I wasn’t there for consoling! I am past it. We set this appointment up a month ago to set up a plan on where to go from here and go over my HSG results. I had to remind him of that. Ugh, stupid doctors. So, looks like as soon as the numbers are negative he wants to put me on birth control for a month. Then he wants to do a Sonohysterogram but he thinks it will come back normal. Then he thinks we will get pregnant doing 2-3 more IUIs with Letrozol. So here is to another 4 months of what the last four months looked like. It feels like we are starting all over. At least we have a plan.

 

[karenh]

Welcome Natasha and Poetinmyhear. I hope your IUIs work!

 

[Natashaa1]

Thanks Karen, I always feel better when I have a plan. I'm sorry for you loss and hope you get that BFP soon.

 

[karenh]

Thanks. The nurse called yesterday afternoon and said my beta went up from 19.14 to 20.89. Weird. Dr now wants to do an ultrasound Friday to make sure everything is ok, and they are even more concerned that it might be ectopic. I haven’t had any pain though so I guess I am just waiting it out. I have stopped bleeding. It is kind of nerve-racking not knowing what is going on, and now I am scared that I am going to lose a tube or something and have to go straight for IVF, which we can’t afford. Ugh! Sorry, I have anxiety and it isn’t being nice this morning.

 

[poetinmyheart]

Good luck poet, have you had any clomid side effects?

Hot flashes are the only side effect I've really noticed, thankfully.

Edit to add - I've been having insomnia as well. Did not know that was a possible side effect of Clomid until I looked it up today

 

[Natashaa1]

Thanks. The nurse called yesterday afternoon and said my beta went up from 19.14 to 20.89. Weird. Dr now wants to do an ultrasound Friday to make sure everything is ok, and they are even more concerned that it might be ectopic. I haven’t had any pain though so I guess I am just waiting it out. I have stopped bleeding. It is kind of nerve-racking not knowing what is going on, and now I am scared that I am going to lose a tube or something and have to go straight for IVF, which we can’t afford. Ugh! Sorry, I have anxiety and it isn’t being nice this morning.

Oh no that is strange and I can imagine how worried you must be!! I hope you get some answers on Friday and that it's not bad news. Try not to stress too much x

 

[karenh]

Thanks. The nurse called yesterday afternoon and said my beta went up from 19.14 to 20.89. Weird. Dr now wants to do an ultrasound Friday to make sure everything is ok, and they are even more concerned that it might be ectopic. I haven’t had any pain though so I guess I am just waiting it out. I have stopped bleeding. It is kind of nerve-racking not knowing what is going on, and now I am scared that I am going to lose a tube or something and have to go straight for IVF, which we can’t afford. Ugh! Sorry, I have anxiety and it isn’t being nice this morning.

Oh no that is strange and I can imagine how worried you must be!! I hope you get some answers on Friday and that it's not bad news. Try not to stress too much x

Thank you! For some reason I am unnaturally calm. Although I keep thinking tomorrow is Friday. It can't come soon enough.

 

[pvsmith12]

pvsmith12- Have you asked about getting on the extended release Metformin? I was getting sick on the 3x a day 500mg pill, so they switched me over to extended release. Haven't been sick since. May be worth a go?

It might be something to look into... especially since I can almost never remember to take all 3 of the met pills. lol. I will have to keep that in mind for when I go in to see the Gyno.

Hey ladies, can I join. We've been TTC for 2.5years I was diagnosed with PCOS about 3 months after coming off BCP. This morning we had our first attempt at IUI so I'm praying for a BFP this month

Hey Natasha! Hopefully you IUI works for you and you get your BFP this cycle!!

Hi all I am also LTTTC #1 with PCOS. They did not find any cysts on me. But I have many of the other symptoms. My hormone imbalance is in elevated testosterone levels. I am taking 2000mg of Metformin per day.

I am on my first cycle of Clomid (100mg) days 3-7 and I am on CD10 now. I have an U/S on Thursday and may be doing a trigger shot if things look good.

Hey Poet! I was diagnosed with PCOS even though I have no cysts... which really confused me, but it is what it is. The only complaint I have with clomid is the dreaded hot flashes!! They were horrible. lol. Although I always liked to remind myself that it would be worth it in the end! Good luck with the u/s!! Hopefully things go smoothly for you.

My appointment went well I guess. Dr went right in thinking we were there to talk about the miscarriage. I am not stupid. I know that at 4.5 weeks you can’t tell why it happened and there was nothing I could do to prevent it. Yes, I know that 15% of know pregnancies and close to 50% of actual pregnancies end in miscarriage. I wasn’t there for consoling! I am past it. We set this appointment up a month ago to set up a plan on where to go from here and go over my HSG results. I had to remind him of that. Ugh, stupid doctors. So, looks like as soon as the numbers are negative he wants to put me on birth control for a month. Then he wants to do a Sonohysterogram but he thinks it will come back normal. Then he thinks we will get pregnant doing 2-3 more IUIs with Letrozol. So here is to another 4 months of what the last four months looked like. It feels like we are starting all over. At least we have a plan.

Awe Karen! I am so sorry that you pretty well have to start over again! That would be really hard. I will pray that everything is fine with your tubes and that it's nothing to be worried about. I hope the Drs can get you some solid answers soon!

AFM: Sorry for the hiatus... Just been in a real funk kind of mood the past week. :/ I feel bad for the Hubs since he has to deal with it. I know it's not his fault I am in this mood, but he always ends up getting the hot end of this stick. Luckily he loves the crap right out of me and deals with it.

Fam Dr is going to refer me to a new Gyno, she agreed that the other one was... not up to par. lol. She also told me that my real mother had an issue with the lining on her ovaries where they were too thick. She had some kind of procedure done and BOOM... she had at 6 kids with some m/cs. Fx'd that my issue is something fixable like that!

 

[karenh]

AFM: Sorry for the hiatus... Just been in a real funk kind of mood the past week. :/ I feel bad for the Hubs since he has to deal with it. I know it's not his fault I am in this mood, but he always ends up getting the hot end of this stick. Luckily he loves the crap right out of me and deals with it.

Fam Dr is going to refer me to a new Gyno, she agreed that the other one was... not up to par. lol. She also told me that my real mother had an issue with the lining on her ovaries where they were too thick. She had some kind of procedure done and BOOM... she had at 6 kids with some m/cs. Fx'd that my issue is something fixable like that!

Yay! I am glad you are getting a referal. I hope you are able to get some answers now. When is your appointment?

 

[pvsmith12]

Have to wait on the call from the ObGyn's office to book an appointment.

 

[poetinmyheart]

Well, I am out this month. I had my follicular ultrasound and there were no follicles... nothing, and she said there was no fluid or anything to indicate that I might have already ovulated :'( I am so upset... I know it's my first Clomid cycle (100mg 3-7), but with that and starting the Metformin in December I thought I'd have at least a chance this month.

I go back on Wednesday to discuss what to do next. Nurse said Dr. might want to try 150mgs or switch to Femara and that we could always discuss using injectibles too.