May BFP - roll up roll up!!

[hollyw79]

Lol~ totally counterproductive but it's honest

 

[MRS_HJO]

I don't think of it as pessimism, I just like to think of it as reality. I don't want to get my hopes up, just so they can be crushed again!

 

[Neversaynever]

Can I just give you all some please?

This 2WW is really hard and we all want the BFP, symptom spot and count ourselves out but it is all totally normal.

I really wish that we all got our BFP's together as you are all so supportive. Come on ladies, we can do this together

XxX

 

[Hanskiz]

Can I just give you all some please?

This 2WW is really hard and we all want the BFP, symptom spot and count ourselves out but it is all totally normal.

I really wish that we all got our BFP's together as you are all so supportive. Come on ladies, we can do this together

XxX

Thank you for that Neversaynever.

I felt really weepy and hopeless on my way home today (then nearly cycled into a parked car so had to pull myself together) and have been feeling 'out' all day. Need to get a grip and remember I'm only 5dpo and just because I had implantation bleeding at 5dpo LAST time doesn't mean I will have it THIS time! Also just because I have no real symptoms doesn't mean I'm not pregnant.

Well all need to stick with the principle of 'Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise' (Thank you Holly)!!

 

[JPARR01]

I got my fingers crossed for you ladies!!!!

 

[CRC25]

I'd be excited too! I have no fertility issues myself- the only problem was my DH's sperm which at this point is MUCH MUCH MUCH better. BUT, I still want the fertility treatment bc it should help me get to that goal much quicker.. My OB is who we saw in Jan (he is a fertility specialist too- but limited) suggested the Clomid and IUI after seeing DH's Sperm Analysis. I was perfectly fine- was given CLomid to just improve the odds. The IUI and Clomid DID work the 1st try- but alas- the mc I'm seeing an actual Fertility Specialist now and he switched me to Femara~ which I am very happy about. I did well with the Femara .. I produced FOUR follicles but only 2 were ready @ the time of the IUI so I have 2 eggs floating around in there- or I did- who knows if one or both got fertilized! PRAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope your appointment goes well and that they are super proactive. My OB and the FS were and I reallllllly appreciated it. I see all the time how docs tell women to just come back later- and um HELLO, I'm here bc I want HELP~ not to be told to come back[/QUOTE]

So I called insurance today and of course the specialist is in the network but my dh insurance does not cover infertility... so I called f/s and the receptionist said that insurance does cover most of the testing to determine if there is a problem.... so im excited about that! I read alot online and everyone has recomended Femera over Clomid like you and also the IUI. so im going to talk to the dr. and see they are options for me. I hope they let me get started right away!!! and yah that you might have not just one eggy but two eggys!! thats something to smile about!!! Af hasnt arrived yet but is due today.... had some light spotting for 2 days but other than that a little light cramping.... :/ At this point im for her to arrive so I can get started on the next step of this journey! Im really interested in having lots of blood work done to check on levels of hormones and make sure everything is in top shape and for sure want to have the semen analysis!!!! so went to the vitamin store today and I got Zinc, Folic Acid, Pycnogenol, and the Omega!!! Im getting him already to go! Af bring it on Im ready this time! haha... So how are you feeling? what day are you at since the IUI?

 

[hollyw79]

Can I just give you all some please?

This 2WW is really hard and we all want the BFP, symptom spot and count ourselves out but it is all totally normal.

I really wish that we all got our BFP's together as you are all so supportive. Come on ladies, we can do this together

XxX

Thank you for that Neversaynever.

I felt really weepy and hopeless on my way home today (then nearly cycled into a parked car so had to pull myself together) and have been feeling 'out' all day. Need to get a grip and remember I'm only 5dpo and just because I had implantation bleeding at 5dpo LAST time doesn't mean I will have it THIS time! Also just because I have no real symptoms doesn't mean I'm not pregnant.

Well all need to stick with the principle of 'Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise' (Thank you Holly)!!

I need to paste this on every mirror and door in the house to remind myself!

 

[Hanskiz]

I need to paste this on every mirror and door in the house to remind myself!

I might actually do that!!! Keep that PMA going strong... it's so easy to lose hope.

I'm back to symptom spotting tonight... anyone got any odd ones to share??

 

[hollyw79]

CRC-

Well, that's good that most of the testing will be covered. IUI isn't that expensive- both times it only cost me about $250 (not counting the u/s) but relatively cheap in the scheme of things. Who wouldn't pay $250 to get preggo??

And Femara is for sure MY first choice.. I'd push for it.. but sometimes you just have to let the doc do it how they want to do it. I'm pretty sure they'll let you start right away- no reason not to unless there is some sort of red flag in your blood work but it's unlikely.

Hopefully AF comes for you at the right time to get everything started this month! And that's awesome about getting the vitamins! They can only HELP and keep the in tip top shape and healthy! Better odds! Plus~ it will give you peace of mind with having your blood work done so that's a good thing too!

 

[hollyw79]

I need to paste this on every mirror and door in the house to remind myself!

I might actually do that!!! Keep that PMA going strong... it's so easy to lose hope.

I'm back to symptom spotting tonight... anyone got any odd ones to share??

Odds: Odds are 10 in 10 that Hanskiz is going to get preggo with triplets

Shoot- I'd be ok with that right now!

 

[Hanskiz]

Odds: Odds are 10 in 10 that Hanskiz is going to get preggo with triplets

Shoot- I'd be ok with that right now!

Triplets!!!! IMAGINE!!! Much as I would love to have lots of babies, I think triplets would probably kill me!

 

[hollyw79]

Odds: Odds are 10 in 10 that Hanskiz is going to get preggo with triplets

Shoot- I'd be ok with that right now!

Triplets!!!! IMAGINE!!! Much as I would love to have lots of babies, I think triplets would probably kill me!

What doesn't kill us makes us stronger

 

[hollyw79]

first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes triplets in the baby carriage

FOR HANSKIZ

 

[Hanskiz]

first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes triplets in the baby carriage

FOR HANSKIZ

Awww, thanks.

I DO want 4 kids... and I've got one already.....

Triplets. Triplets. Triplets.

What do we want? TRIPLETS! When do we want them? In 9 months!

 

[hollyw79]

YES! In 8 1/2 months to be specific!!!

Warrior ATTACK!

 

[CRC25]

CRC-

Well, that's good that most of the testing will be covered. IUI isn't that expensive- both times it only cost me about $250 (not counting the u/s) but relatively cheap in the scheme of things. Who wouldn't pay $250 to get preggo??

And Femara is for sure MY first choice.. I'd push for it.. but sometimes you just have to let the doc do it how they want to do it. I'm pretty sure they'll let you start right away- no reason not to unless there is some sort of red flag in your blood work but it's unlikely.

Hopefully AF comes for you at the right time to get everything started this month! And that's awesome about getting the vitamins! They can only HELP and keep the in tip top shape and healthy! Better odds! Plus~ it will give you peace of mind with having your blood work done so that's a good thing too!

yeah def. cant put a price on becoming preggo!! Im hoping af starts today or tom... so that I can have my blood work done on cd3 and go on from there.... I just hope that in my consultation tom that we can come up w/ an actual game plan and put it in to action... im going to express that we dont want to wait!!! and im going to ask for femera if my dh and I think that we should try meds... we are suppose to talk about it tonight... im a little nervous. I cant wait to hear what they have to say tom. but guess I have to wait for af and next bloodwork .... oh this is such a journey one day when we have our lil ones it would all be worth it!

 

[Hanskiz]

Regarding symptoms I just found this.....

After you ovulate, the ovarian follicle from which your egg came becomes a cyst called a corpus luteum. Its job is to manufacture hormones that keep a fertilized egg alive and healthy, and to cause your uterus to build up a thick, easily-penetrable lining for a blastocyst to burrow into. My experience is this:

IF you are fertile, you almost always have a corpus luteum form after ovulation.

The corpus luteum puts out these hormones whether or not an egg has been fertilized (it doesn't know; it doesn't care; it just does its job)

These hormones are what causes PMS.

The PHYSICAL symptoms of PMS mimic the symptoms of early pregnancy almost EXACTLY -- because they are the same hormones, with the exception of the HCG that is ONLY put out if you are pregnant.

I'm 6 DPO and have had a lot of these symptoms for the past 3 days. It is a sign of fertility -- it's a GOOD sign! But it's not proof of pregnancy -- only a positive urine or blood pregnancy test is. I have the headaches, the stuffiness, the achy abdomen, the temperature swings...all gifts of a functioning corpus luteum, which ONLY forms if an ovary has produced an egg.

So here's what you know: you HAVE produced an egg. Your hormones are functioning properly. This alone is reason for celebration (although I know you'd rather have a stiff shot of bourbon, three tylenol, half a pound of chocolate, and a nap!) And these things tell you that it COULD indeed be the month. They tell you that you have a 25% chance.

And that is ALL they tell you. The waiting is awful, I know, but remember; there's probably about half a million women going through it with you at any given time. Hang in there, sister, and I'll keep my fingers crossed and pray and send you baby dust if you'll do it for me

PS; the emotional symptoms of PMS come later, and are mostly caused by increased estrogen -- a breakdown-product of progesterone, which builds up just prior to menstruation.
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So, even if all these symptoms don't end in a BFP it is a good sign that we're all fertile and that (as she says) is definitely cause for celebration!!

Here's to being fertile!!

 

[hollyw79]

CRC-

Well, that's good that most of the testing will be covered. IUI isn't that expensive- both times it only cost me about $250 (not counting the u/s) but relatively cheap in the scheme of things. Who wouldn't pay $250 to get preggo??

And Femara is for sure MY first choice.. I'd push for it.. but sometimes you just have to let the doc do it how they want to do it. I'm pretty sure they'll let you start right away- no reason not to unless there is some sort of red flag in your blood work but it's unlikely.

Hopefully AF comes for you at the right time to get everything started this month! And that's awesome about getting the vitamins! They can only HELP and keep the in tip top shape and healthy! Better odds! Plus~ it will give you peace of mind with having your blood work done so that's a good thing too!

yeah def. cant put a price on becoming preggo!! Im hoping af starts today or tom... so that I can have my blood work done on cd3 and go on from there.... I just hope that in my consultation tom that we can come up w/ an actual game plan and put it in to action... im going to express that we dont want to wait!!! and im going to ask for femera if my dh and I think that we should try meds... we are suppose to talk about it tonight... im a little nervous. I cant wait to hear what they have to say tom. but guess I have to wait for af and next bloodwork .... oh this is such a journey one day when we have our lil ones it would all be worth it!

I;m positive you'll leave with a good game plan in place.. and they do talk to you about it and they do it for a living so you have smart people on your side helping you out!!!

 

[hollyw79]

Hanskiz~ GREAT post!!!!

 

[WoodyA]

Thanks for that hanskiz!!

Well I'm on nights blah
Got woken today by a pain on my left
Dtd when hubby got home

I hate waiting more than anything!!!!