May the Luck of the Irish bring us all MARCH BFPS!

[Mdc]

Spud, yes the high school lectures still in the back of my head 'if you look at a penis too close it will get you knocked up'. Geez, I still got scared a year ago because I accidentally missed 3 days of BCP and thought 'oh know I could get pregnant' and I am a pharmacist. Trust me they did not teach me how hard it would be in pharmacy school to get knocked up. Especially at my 'advanced maternal age'. Geez!

August, sorry about the BDing schedule but all the technology throws us a loop sometime. Still FX'd for you. I can only imagine how ready most of us are for spring. I grew up in the Midwest and HATE snow and cold weather. Funny I used to remember when the temp would hit 60F and I would wear shorts. Now being used to warm weather 60F is coat and scarf weather. Ha!

Lanfear, glad for your OPK to be positive and GL!

I have a question for the group. I scheduled my HSG for Friday (ummm...yikes). I have heard some thoughts from both camps. Some say no biggie and other say wholly &:$*#% it hurt. I am trying to just focus on the big picture, but would really like to know your thoughts if you did one. I do know it hurts worse if I have a blocked tube, but just trying to be prepared. Although big picture I guess there may be a increased shot of a BFP, so no pain no gain right? LOL.

 

[MeganS0326]

Mdc - re hsg, I had one. It was not pleasant but not unbearable either. It was really quick so I think that helped. I did not have any blockages. Yay for increased chances of BFP

Lanfear - yay for positive OPK

Afm, day two of flashy smiley! Please god let me be O'ing!!

Sorry if any of thos sounds silly. Had a bottle of wine with dinner tonight. He he he

 

[penelopejones]

Mdc - I just had an HSG last week. It was no big deal. There was slight cramping but nothing more than your average AF pains. We are right there with you - DH did his SA on Monday and we are just waiting for his results.

 

[Vonn]

Re the HSG, I had one done a couple months ago. It hurt more than I thought it would (not like regular AF cramps for me), BUT, the pain only lasted for like a minute. I was all clear, no blockages. Good luck, it's good information so well worth it!

 

[Mdc]

Thank you everyone for the information about your HSG experiences.

Megan, GL with the flashy smileys and happy BD! Are you using the advanced CB OPK sticks? Just curious because I got some weird results last month (eg really early O), but it could be my crazy cycle. Btw, wine is not a bad thing!

Penelope, glad the HSG went well! That seems to be the consensus from the group so I feel so much better! Hope your SA comes out well. It was not the DH's shining moment to have to do this (but he is a good trooper for helping the cause). I think he may suspect it is him because a good friend had the same issue. But who knows, and I kept saying there we a lot of options and we are being proactive. Stranger things have happened.

Vonn, thanks for the affirmation. I feel like I am prepared, but as you said even if it hurts it is over quickly. Even though I am a wuss about pain somehow I feel it is all worth it.

Afm, luckily my e2 and FSH are normal. Just waiting in the others. Good news is a pesky business trip right around o was cancelled. So hopefully it will be a BD week after the HSG. Silly question the hospital did not offer an answer for...how many days after an HSG can you BD? It is scheduled for cd7 to maximize our changes.

GL to anyone that I missed.

 

[penelopejones]

I don't see any reason why you'd have to wait to BD after an HSG. They didn't tell me anything about that.

We got DH's sperm analysis results back and they were abnormal for motility, morphology, and concentration. But DH was sick last week and thinks that might be part of it. We can't remember if we BD'd within the 5 days before (which is what they recommend), so it could have been old sperm in there. The doctor wants to repeat the test, so I hope the results will be better. HOWEVER, it does actually give me some peace of mind because it might explain why we haven't had success so far...

 

[Mdc]

Penelope, thanks for the info and it would make sense about you DH's SA. Hopefully the repeat will be better! I did not think about that. I know they told DH to 'hold' for a couple days, but I know we did not BD for longer because I was waiting to hear about the HSG and we were still exhausted from last months marathon.

 

[AugustBride6]

Penelope....sorry the SA didn't turn out as you hoped but I'm glad you are getting some answers. When is the next SA? Did the doctor discuss your options? for you!

 

[Spudtastic]

Spud, yes the high school lectures still in the back of my head 'if you look at a penis too close it will get you knocked up'. Geez, I still got scared a year ago because I accidentally missed 3 days of BCP and thought 'oh know I could get pregnant' and I am a pharmacist. Trust me they did not teach me how hard it would be in pharmacy school to get knocked up. Especially at my 'advanced maternal age.

Omg they are great ones. The things they tell kids. I honestly can't remember any stories. I think they told us the truth With all the gory terrible details. Hmmmm was there a giving birth video that we had to watch at school too and that was enough to terrify me. Also I do remember the list of things we were told you could catch from sex 'herpes, warts, hiv, a baby. It was at the end of the list of stds and was made to sound really bad and scared us so much.
now I'm also of an advanced maternal age And really want a sibling for dd. We started trying before she was a year old. Now she is two.

 

[Spudtastic]

Penelope - good luck with that repeat test. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you.

 

[penelopejones]

Thanks for the support! I'm thinking DH may have some sperm issues, but since he was sick last week and we didn't BD within the 5 day window, maybe the next result will be a bit better. The good news is I think I'm O'ing today even though my cheapie OPKs don't say so---cervix and CM look good. So we will BD today and then maybe try to schedule the repeat SA for next week.

 

[penelopejones]

Penelope....sorry the SA didn't turn out as you hoped but I'm glad you are getting some answers. When is the next SA? Did the doctor discuss your options? for you!

We have to schedule the next test. Unfortunately we've had a bunch of snow days here in North Carolina and the whole town shuts down. Next week is when the clinic does all of their IUIs and stuff, so they said we probably couldn't get an appointment for SA, so it might be a couple of weeks. I want us to move ahead in the meantime, though, since DH and I are pretty set on just going for IVF.

 

[MeganS0326]

Happy Thursday, ladies!

Mdc - Yes, I'm using the clear blue advanced OPK's. I really shouldn't because I have PCOS and they only serve to confuse me more I think. Today is my 4th day of flashy smiley faces. I'm getting real sick of it, ready for the solid face already. I'm not sure how many more days in a row I can convince DH to BD. LOL Sorry you had confusing results on them too. As far as the HSG, I'm with Penelope, I don't think there is any reason not to BD after the procedure.

Penelope - Sorry about the SA results. My DH's results showed very low morphology. They recommended some supplements for him to improve it and they really worked. It was for sure vitamin C and then something else that I can't remember. If you would like I can look it up and let you know.

Spudtastic - Sorry it is taking so long to get a sibling for your DD. TTC over 35 is not for the faint of heart. LOL We've been trying for #2 since I got my first PP AF and DS is turning one next month. I was really hoping for irish twins.

 

[Gypsey4]

Hey Ladies! Hope everyone is doing well. Can you put me down to test March 22?

Not much going on here. I just had my cycle day 3 tests. I have most of the results but they haven't been interpreted for me yet. So of course I am looking on the internet and driving myself crazy. It seems like every site has a different threshold for what is considered normal...

No big plans for the weekend. It is sunny and beautiful here in California

 

[TTC74]

Hi ladies. I won't be testing until mid March - I'd say the March 13thish but given that it's Friday, the 13th I may avoid testing that day just in case.

Anyway, I thought I would join you all so that I can celebrate the March BFPs too!

 

[MeganS0326]

Welcome Gypsey4 and TTC74!! Wishing you both March BFP's!!

 

[Mdc]

Penelope, GL on the repeat SA and hoping for good news, and GL with BD! Just flew threw CLT today, and I haven't normally seen snow. Is it pretty unusual?

Megan, I did read about a lot of women getting an excessive amount of flashy smiley faces, but hopefully tomorrow it will be solid. I did order the regular CB opk, because I got weirded out last month because last month I had at least a 4 day LH surge. I didn't like that the advanced locks out for 72 hours after the LH surge is detected. I get most people o 12-36 or 48 hours later, but still made me wonder BC it detected the surge two days early for me last month. I will report on my experiment with both this month. If you could get the supplement list that your DH took I would like to know just in case ours comes back not so stellar.

Gypsey, good luck with the cd3 tests. I just did mine too.

TTC74 , good luck!

to everyone!

 

[penelopejones]

Penelope - Sorry about the SA results. My DH's results showed very low morphology. They recommended some supplements for him to improve it and they really worked. It was for sure vitamin C and then something else that I can't remember. If you would like I can look it up and let you know.

Please let me know what they were when you get a chance. The Doctor recommended CoQ10 and extra antioxidants in his diet. Will try for that.

We've been trying for #2 since I got my first PP AF and DS is turning one next month. I was really hoping for irish twins.

We've were hoping for the same. Well, maybe not Irish twins, but we started around 7 months after DD was born. Oh well. I've heard it is better to space them out a bit, healthwise.

 

[penelopejones]

Penelope, GL on the repeat SA and hoping for good news, and GL with BD! Just flew threw CLT today, and I haven't normally seen snow. Is it pretty unusual?

We usually get snow 1-3 times a year, I'd say. Usually one big storm and a couple of dustings.

 

[Spudtastic]

I've just had cd3 tests too (except I got them done on cd2. I've just googled them and I'm a bit nervous now.