March...Hoping for some Irish luck to bring us little Charms

[misaacs117]

It's quiet here today.

So I just received my email from my doctors office going over things about my upcoming surgery and they attached some pamphlets for me. I guess I will be having a laparoscopy and a hysteroscopy. Which I did not know. They said they would get me fixed up and they were not lying. But I am really scared. I just wish I did not have to do this or go through this. Makes me upset that I have to, really. I am at work right now and I just want to cry. Why can't I be a normal women and get pregnant on my/our own? I keep thinking this is a natural thing that our bodies are supposed to do. So why is it so difficult?! I'm not saying I think it should be easy but I keep thinking that trying to have a baby should be easier than this.

I had a lap 3 weeks ago and while it was nerve-racking and scary it was the best thing to ever happen to me! My tubes were stuck together with so much endometriosis and it was stuck to my bladder and colon. I also had adhesions outside and inside my right tube. My DR is hopeful for our future and TTC. I should be ovulating next week and am very nervous to get back to trying. I know what you mean. He made me feel so hopeful but what if we still have problems.

I am so nervous and when I scheduled it I thought I would have enough time to come to terms with it but it is less than a week away and I am still not really prepared. And DH wont be able to come because he has to work. I would feel so much better if he was there. His work can sometimes be so stupid. When we did IUI last time he asked for a half a day and you would have thought he was asking off for an entire month. I am going to push more today for him to try and get the day off.
I am really glad that everything is fixed with you! Hope this month is a BFP for you! Are you taking any meds or trying naturally?

 

[beaglemom]

My monitor started asking for tests yesterday & today it came up with a high. I was hoping it wouldn't ask for anything until at least cd 10. I have just enough tests to get me to cd 18 I think & that is typically when I O. I plan to go to the store today or this weekend & buy the digital opks. I will probably start testing with those on cd 10.

Oh & after an evening of just laying on the couch, I feel much better today. That acupunture really messed me up. But I don't think it was a bad thing. I think it is just the process of getting my body in a better place.

 

[savvysaver]

I do feel a bit better about my temps...I was reading on how sometimes you get a fallback temp. It happens around 2-3dpo. Possibly why my temp was so low a few days ago.

 

[floridasian]

beaglemom - thanks for the bath salt tips. I plan to start taking baths again next cycle. I actually have a whirlpool tub but we had some plumbing issue with that bathroom and by just cleaning it before using it last time I flooded our basement so I haven't been able to get a bath in there. I ended it taking a bath in my tiny bath tub that I couldn't submerge my entire body in - either my legs had to be out or my entire upper torso had to stick out and I'm only 5 ft tall! Regarding keeping ttc a secret - most people think we never want kids so after a few years they stop asking. I usually keep it to myself when it comes to strangers so it hasn't been that big of a deal. I do have some nosy co-workers that like to press on the issue but since I only see them once a month I manage to dodge the bullet quite well, although it's starting to get hard to make excuses to delay my trips to the office. My trips to the home office is an entire week long at a time which is just not possible right now with my weekly or more often doctor's visit, let alone possibly missing the fertile window and such!

Savvy - looks like your temps are staying up. Hope you get your crosshairs soon!

misaacs - your chart is looking great! I really hope this is it for you. My SIL is a Christmas baby and I think it's really great for her that she always get to celebrate her birthday with all the family members around. She gets double the presents too which is another plus! When do you plan to test?

Also, if your DH is not going to the surgery with you, are you going to have another person there with you? When I was scheduled to have my hysteroscopy I was told I needed someone to drive me home since I would be put under. Just something to think about (hopefully you won't need it!)

Suzy - some people get their progesterone checked at 7 DPO. It's also called a Day 21 test if low progesterone is suspected. If your post-o temps are low/rocky, or if you constantly spot in your LP, or if your LP is short (less than 11 days) then it's probably a good idea to get it tested because those are possible signs of low progesterone.

I don't have an appointment set up currently for a repeat hCG this Monday. Doc wants me to call to schedule the SHG and repeat hCG when AF arrives which would be today or tomorrow.

 

[beaglemom]

Savvy - glad your temps are making more sense.

I just called the RE & scheduled an appointment. The crazy thing was she was able to get me in on Tues. But I said I was doing another IUI. So we have an appt for the 17th of April. Let's just hope I don't need it. That will be CD 28 for me. If I have a neg hpt & no AF yet, maybe they will do a blood test for me.

Now I feel all nervous inside. I just hope I don't have to go. But the lady I spoke with was super nice so I feel really good about the place I will have to go.

 

[floridasian]

I skipped ob/gyn and went straight to a RE. I hadn't seen an ob in years and never been to one since we moved here so I decided if I was going to see a new doctor I might as well just to straight to a RE. I'm so glad I did. I didn't need a referral either and they were able to schedule me in within 2-3 weeks as a new patient. Best decision ever!

 

[beaglemom]

I skipped ob/gyn and went straight to a RE. I hadn't seen an ob in years and never been to one since we moved here so I decided if I was going to see a new doctor I might as well just to straight to a RE. I'm so glad I did. I didn't need a referral either and they were able to schedule me in within 2-3 weeks as a new patient. Best decision ever!

Getting help has always made me nervous. I am happy I started out with my gyno. But I have also been seeing her annually since 2007. So I am comfortable with her. I also think I needed to be eased into the RE. Ever since getting back in to trying, I have learned way more than I knew 10 years ago. I am not as nervous about IVF, I am more aware of issues surrounding adoption, & I just think I feel more secure in the steps I am taking. If I had gone straight to an RE, I may have been pushed in to things more aggressively based on my past history & I just don't think I would have been ready for that. My husband was also just getting used to the idea of kids again, so I didn't want him overwhelmed.

Another jinx on my part this cycle is the Christmas baby. If I get pregnant with this IUI, I will be due around Christmas Day. I am a tax finatic & I think that if I am due that late, I will be guranteed to have a stubborn baby born after the new year & of course means no deduction for 2014. I also have my HSA balance looming over my head. I am hoping I can deplete that or I lose it. I was just thinking this whole time I would deliver in 2014 so I had no worries about if I hit the max or not.

 

[savvysaver]

Depending on what happens this cycle and what my progesterone test numbers come back at. I am thinking of transferring to a RE or specialist next cycle. I might give my doctor a chance for April depending on the progesterone test. I am tired of wasting time, next month will be 1 year ttc and I think it is a good idea for some other tests to be run.

 

[misaacs117]

floridasian
My step mom will be taking me and taking care of me afterwards until DH gets off work. Surgery is this Thursday at 12. Takes about an hour for surgery and recovery. So I think I am looking at like 2-2:30 to be released. And dh usually gets off at 3ish. Then he will take over from there. I will be testing the 31st which will be 13dpo if I still don't start by the 2nd of April I will test that day which will be 15dpo for me. Maybe I will do day 13, 14, and 15.

 

[moni77]

AF finally arrived yesterday so when I went in for blood and scans today I was totally expecting a cyst and having to wait a cycle but NO CYST!!! Right into IUI #4. I am taking this as a sign for good things acoming!! Starting clomid tonight and scan next Thursday at cd8 to see where we are at.

FXed for xmas babies for us all!

 

[Suzy18]

Savvy - glad your temps are making more sense.

I just called the RE & scheduled an appointment. The crazy thing was she was able to get me in on Tues. But I said I was doing another IUI. So we have an appt for the 17th of April. Let's just hope I don't need it. That will be CD 28 for me. If I have a neg hpt & no AF yet, maybe they will do a blood test for me.

Now I feel all nervous inside. I just hope I don't have to go. But the lady I spoke with was super nice so I feel really good about the place I will have to go.

Can someone tell me what "RE" means? Still haven't figured it out.

I am now DPO 6 or 7. Weird dream last night and the last 2 nights I dreamt about BFP's. In my dream I was already PG. Also woke up at 6am with af sympton again. It felt like my uterus contracting. But then it disappeared again. It's a long TWW!
Me and DH just bought a new house so now I can focus on that as well. I'm going to prepare my nest

 

[misaacs117]

Savvy - glad your temps are making more sense.

I just called the RE & scheduled an appointment. The crazy thing was she was able to get me in on Tues. But I said I was doing another IUI. So we have an appt for the 17th of April. Let's just hope I don't need it. That will be CD 28 for me. If I have a neg hpt & no AF yet, maybe they will do a blood test for me.

Now I feel all nervous inside. I just hope I don't have to go. But the lady I spoke with was super nice so I feel really good about the place I will have to go.

Can someone tell me what "RE" means? Still haven't figured it out.

I am now DPO 6 or 7. Weird dream last night and the last 2 nights I dreamt about BFP's. In my dream I was already PG. Also woke up at 6am with af sympton again. It felt like my uterus contracting. But then it disappeared again. It's a long TWW!
Me and DH just bought a new house so now I can focus on that as well. I'm going to prepare my nest

RE means reproductive endocrinologist. Basically a fertility specialist. They do more than a regular gyno

 

[ERosePW]

WARNING - SUPER LONG, SORRY!

Hi girls! My insanely busy time at work is officially over for at least this quarter, so I'm hoping to be back on B&B more again. I missed a LOT here, so I only read the most recent posts, but I at least know the latest on everyone, so I am caught up with you gals!

AFM, not so great... I knew my chart was weird this whole time, and even at the end, my temps dropped for 5-6 days (earlier than ever). And then on Tues night, I started getting some AWFUL pain in my lower right abdomen, and lower right back. Still there on Wed, and got worse while at work. It was so bad, I could barely sit up straight in my chair, and it was a totally unfamiliar pain too, so I was starting to worry that it could be my appendix. My mgr finally forced me to go to the ER. They did a pelvic exam and felt inflammation on my right side, so they did an u/s, and I have a HUGE cyst on my right ovary. The doc said to get into my OB the next day to determine treatment options, but she thought it would most likely require surgery. I asked her if I could wait to see my OB on Mon after work calms down, and she said no. Apparently, it was so bad and so huge, it could even cause my ovary to FLIP, and cause a torsion. Anyway, they did give me strong pain meds. And I called my OB the next day (Thurs). He didn’t even need to see me, he just took one look at the u/s report and scheduled me for surgery for Mon morning! I'm pretty upset about it. I was supposed to see an RE finally on Mon, which I was excited about, but I had to reschedule so i can have the surgery. My new appt w/ the RE is April 9th, so not bad, but I just wanted to get in at the beginning of a new cycle. Anyway, luckily, its just a laparascopy and not full blown surgery. He's just going to drain it. Since I'm TTC, he wants to get rid of it in as least invasive way as possible. No cutting, and no risk of scar tissue. I’m guessing he’s going to say this was from the clomid. I’ll be seeing the RE after this, so I’ll tell him what happened, and see what he thinks. Maybe Femara doesn’t carry the same kind of risks...? Does anyone know? Another weird thing about this cycle is that it was 25 days. In the whole time I've been charting, I have had ONE 24 day cycle, but other than that, never shorter than 27 days, and usually a bit longer than that even. Especially on clomid! I can't believe i had a 25 day cycle on clomid. AF showed last night.

Moni, since you have some experience with cysts, I thought I'd ask you a couple of questions... were any of yours bad enough to need surgery? Or did you just wait for them to go away? I’m a bit upset, because I don’t know if this lap means I’ll have to take time off from TTC, but I’m hoping it will just be maybe one cycle at the maximum.

 

[beaglemom]

Moni - sorry about the negative, but glad no delays for the next cycle.

Suzy - Some of us also say FS for fertility specialist.

Erin - What a crazy cycle! Maybe the cyst caused the short cycle ??? Not sure. I guess this is one of the risks of us using clomid unmonitored. I am not sure about femera, but I think it is less risky & less side effects. I hope the later appt with the RE does not delay you too much.

I had a crazy dream last night. Basically my boss's wife was pregnant & I hooked up with Matt Damon or Ben Affleck. A lot of other weird stuff. So strange. But I think the hook up was because yesterday I had cm & some lower cramps. I told my husband & he was not real keen on the idea of sex. I was pretty pissed about it. I usually only have sex dreams around O. So I really hope I am not going to O early. I have started the opks early to be sure. I took one last night & this morning...still need to do another one. I have been pretty lazy today & have not been off the couch since I got up.

Oh & I bought digital opks to use as well. I am using up the cheap ones before I open the box. The store also had some opks on clearance...normally $13 on clearance for $7...plus I had a $1 coupon for each. So I couldn't pass it up. My luck, I won't even need them...let's cross our fingers

 

[savvysaver]

I missed a lot in the last 12 hours!

Moni, I am sorry AF showed but I am glad you are on your way to cycle #4! Fx'd for a bfp this time!

Suzy, how are you feeling now? I am only 3dpo according to my chart and I already think this has been a long tww. Congrats on the new house!! My husband and I always wanted to design our own home, we recently started talking about it a few weeks ago but then started to lean towards one of the new developments they are building. Looking though a thousand different models and cities online has kept me busy but I was a bit disappointed since none of them were what I really wanted. Last night my husband was talking to our neighbor and he mentioned he was buying some land to build a new subdivision...right around where we were looking to move. I am so excited now at the possibility of getting our design and build our dream home!

Erin, I am so sorry! That is just terrible how bad you have been feeling and that you had a cyst that huge to require immediate surgery. I am glad you were able to reschedule your FS appointment. Hopefully getting your cyst drained and starting to see the FS you will get your sticky bfp very soon. My cycle has been a bit odd too, I had some pain in my lower right abdomen last Friday and Saturday and some sharp stabbing pains on Monday - I was hoping that meant I was ovulating but FF marked my O day as Wednesday. Good luck on Monday, please let us know how you are doing. Thinking of you and sending huge

Beaglemom, glad you got a deal on some opks! When are you thinking your IUI will be?

FBG and Allison...are you still out there? Hope you are doing well.

AFM, not much new here. My chart is saying I ovulated on Wednesday which has me a bit confused...I really thought it was Monday with those sharp pains. I am thinking about going Monday for the Progesterone labs, any opinions on my chart? Does anyone think I O'd on Wednesday? Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[misaacs117]

ERose
I have a surgery to drain a cyst. It had ruptured though. So glad that hasn't happened to you because it was the worst pain! Everyone says you recovery quickly but for like a week I felt like my belly button was going to explode. Don't know how else to describe it. Other then that I was fine. This was they day DH got home from Iraq btw and he was only home for 2 weeks and the doctors were like no intercourse for 2 weeks and I told them ok but not going to happen lol DH and I even went to Tennessee and walked around. I had to take a nap everyday though. The meds made me tired. And only 1 cycle off of TTC. That's what mine will be I go Thursday for mine.

Also, Femara/letrozol doesn't stimulate your ovaries like clomid. It just stops your body from taking on estrogen so then your body will produce FSH- Follicle-stimulating hormone. It will definitely help with cysts.

 

[beaglemom]

I am estimating based on the past 2 cycles my IUI will be around the 7th.

 

[Suzy18]

I missed a lot in the last 12 hours!

Suzy, how are you feeling now? I am only 3dpo according to my chart and I already think this has been a long tww. Congrats on the new house!! My husband and I always wanted to design our own home, we recently started talking about it a few weeks ago but then started to lean towards one of the new developments they are building. Looking though a thousand different models and cities online has kept me busy but I was a bit disappointed since none of them were what I really wanted. Last night my husband was talking to our neighbor and he mentioned he was buying some land to build a new subdivision...right around where we were looking to move. I am so excited now at the possibility of getting our design and build our dream home!

My cycle has been a bit odd too, I had some pain in my lower right abdomen last Friday and Saturday and some sharp stabbing pains on Monday - I was hoping that meant I was ovulating but FF marked my O day as Wednesday. Good luck on Monday, please let us know how you are doing. Thinking of you and sending huge

AFM, not much new here. My chart is saying I ovulated on Wednesday which has me a bit confused...I really thought it was Monday with those sharp pains. I am thinking about going Monday for the Progesterone labs, any opinions on my chart? Does anyone think I O'd on Wednesday? Thanks for any suggestions!

Reading your post left me worried. I had positive OPK's last Friday and Saturday and a negative on Sunday. And I had really sharp stabbing pains Fri and Sat. So I was convinced I O'd on Saturday. After Sunday I stopped using the OPK's. But I don't temp and now you've left me wondering. Could I have ovulated later? I hope not. Why would FF say you O'd Wednesday?

Good news on the house project! What's the design of your house like?

 

[Suzy18]

AFM, not so great... I knew my chart was weird this whole time, and even at the end, my temps dropped for 5-6 days (earlier than ever). And then on Tues night, I started getting some AWFUL pain in my lower right abdomen, and lower right back. Still there on Wed, and got worse while at work. It was so bad, I could barely sit up straight in my chair, and it was a totally unfamiliar pain too, so I was starting to worry that it could be my appendix. My mgr finally forced me to go to the ER. They did a pelvic exam and felt inflammation on my right side, so they did an u/s, and I have a HUGE cyst on my right ovary. The doc said to get into my OB the next day to determine treatment options, but she thought it would most likely require surgery. I asked her if I could wait to see my OB on Mon after work calms down, and she said no. Apparently, it was so bad and so huge, it could even cause my ovary to FLIP, and cause a torsion. Anyway, they did give me strong pain meds. And I called my OB the next day (Thurs). He didn’t even need to see me, he just took one look at the u/s report and scheduled me for surgery for Mon morning! I'm pretty upset about it. I was supposed to see an RE finally on Mon, which I was excited about, but I had to reschedule so i can have the surgery. My new appt w/ the RE is April 9th, so not bad, but I just wanted to get in at the beginning of a new cycle. Anyway, luckily, its just a laparascopy and not full blown surgery. He's just going to drain it. Since I'm TTC, he wants to get rid of it in as least invasive way as possible. No cutting, and no risk of scar tissue. I’m guessing he’s going to say this was from the clomid. I’ll be seeing the RE after this, so I’ll tell him what happened, and see what he thinks. Maybe Femara doesn’t carry the same kind of risks...? Does anyone know? Another weird thing about this cycle is that it was 25 days. In the whole time I've been charting, I have had ONE 24 day cycle, but other than that, never shorter than 27 days, and usually a bit longer than that even. Especially on clomid! I can't believe i had a 25 day cycle on clomid. AF showed last night.

Moni, since you have some experience with cysts, I thought I'd ask you a couple of questions... were any of yours bad enough to need surgery? Or did you just wait for them to go away? I’m a bit upset, because I don’t know if this lap means I’ll have to take time off from TTC, but I’m hoping it will just be maybe one cycle at the maximum.

Hi ERose, I've had quite a few cysts in the last couple of years. None of them were big enough for surgery but they also gave me excruciating pain. It was terrible. I was always given pain meds and in some cases BCP. If you don't ovulate, you can't get cysts. But of course that's not an option for either of us right now. It's normal to feel upset. I had my last cyst last month and as soon as I recognized the pain (during my TWW) I felt so sad... It was like mother nature was not letting me at least try to have a baby. I felt especially sad because the last time I had a cyst before that, I didn't get AF during 10 weeks! I was afraid it would be the same and I did not want to wait that long again. Luckily It was a 37 day cycle so not too bad. I can imagine you're a bit afraid of tomorrow but think that they will take care of the cyst right away and you don't have to wait it out like I did. Trust me, when I was waiting for the cyst to go away on its own, I almost begged for some type of medical intervention to take the cyst away. And it seems like you're doctor is really sensible, in using the least invasive way possible.
I'll send some good energy your way tomorrow!
Everything is going to be OK

 

[savvysaver]

Reading your post left me worried. I had positive OPK's last Friday and Saturday and a negative on Sunday. And I had really sharp stabbing pains Fri and Sat. So I was convinced I O'd on Saturday. After Sunday I stopped using the OPK's. But I don't temp and now you've left me wondering. Could I have ovulated later? I hope not. Why would FF say you O'd Wednesday?

Good news on the house project! What's the design of your house like?

I am sorry my post made you worry! Honestly I bet you did O last Saturday or Sunday at the very latest. They say 12-36 hours after your first positive opk. Plus your stabbing pains line up along with your opks. While on google I found that you can experience the O pain before, during or after ovulation...what I am thinking is that I had some pain before I ovulated and maybe my temps were not accurate due to mouth breathing or some other reason. If I play around with my temps FF adjusts my O day to either Monday or Tuesday. Right now I am trying to not pay too much attention to my chart...all I care about right now is a bfp at the end of this cycle!

I have always had a general plan for the design of my home, I am starting to tweak it and update different areas due to our interests changing over the years. The land isn't a done deal yet so I don't want to invest too much time into my grand plan but I know one way or another in the next 5 years we will figure out a way to get our dream home, our baby and live happily ever after! When are you moving? It will be nice that you can start fresh and decorate a nursery too! Is your new home in the same general area you live now? Ours would be about 20 minutes north of where we are now, that area is just beginning to build up slowly. Houses and baby talk make me so excited!!