MAY we all be blessed with baby! May 2013 and beyond (BFFs Seeking BFPs)

[ProfWife]

I'm on CD 4 of Cycle 32. I started my letrozole yesterday. I'll go in next Wednesday morning for my ultrasound and estradiol test to see when I'll do my trigger. Then it's BD extravaganza.

That's about all we're doing right now.

 

[newbie2013]

I'm on cd27. Just waiting for af to arrive so I can buy my meds for next cycle's iui. Dh isn't feeling great so looking for things to do to cheer him up this weekend.

 

[ClandestineTX]

FX for you, ProfWife! I find that I'm more stressed out waiting to O, than after the fact. I hope things work well (and quickly) for you!

@newbie: I hope he feels better soon! I've been dealing with allergies or a minor cold (still not sure which) and it sucks!

 

[newbie2013]

Cd1. I had a 28 day cycle!! So happy about that. starting clomid tomorrow cd2-6, then injections for 5 days. Dh has agreed to go with it this Cycle regardless of whether I get the promotion or not! Super happy.

 

[momwithbabies]

Good luck, Profwife! Hoping this cycle is the one you.

Newbie: 28 days is awesome for a cycle!!! It's nice to be in the "normal" range, right?

 

[ClandestineTX]

Best of luck, newbie! I hope the cycle goes smoothly for you!

 

[momwithbabies]

Clandestine: Hope you are feeling better and can enjoy the weekend. Texas has had some scary weather lately.

AFM: I am 4 weeks past starting bleeding with my miscarriage. No AF. Two weeks ago my levels were in the 200's. I went in yesterday to get more blood drawn, so I'm hoping they are back to normal. It's weird wanting AF to come, but I want to go back to "normal."

I still can't have sex for another two weeks...husband has been going crazy, but I personally kind of dread it. I don't know, but I feel disconnected from him lately. I'm still grieving, and anytime I want to say how I feel, he dismisses me and changes the subject quickly. Or when I'm talking about it, he fills in my words for me. Idk, it probably seems like nothing because I can't quite describe it. I guess I'll talk to him about it.

His mother wants to do a Mother's Day dinner tonight at her house. I don't want to go...I just want to chill and not have to be "on." I will end up going because he'll get mad at me if I don't. Sigh.

 

[newbie2013]

There is a certain irony about starting fertility medication for the first time ever on mother's day... Praying it is a good omen.

Thinking of you all.

 

[kksy9b]

Beat of luck newbie with the new fertility meds

 

[newbie2013]

Thanks! They aren't new, I've just never taken any before. Still haven't bought the expensive injections. hopefully I will tomorrow or the next day. Fingers crossed

 

[pathos]

Hopeful, you are... meh, i am wordless. Strength is something else but you have this spiritual and mental wisdom i admire. I can only imagine the wound that aches in you and I am very sorry for it.

Profwife, so true and so unfair. Accepting that some people struggle for things they wanna have was very struggling for me.

I cannot log in as much as i want, but especially today, I thought all about you/us. I just wanted say hi!

 

[ClandestineTX]

@momwithbabies: I hope your levels have dropped. I remember feeling like it was never going to go away and still having a beta level kept me from moving on until it was gone. FX for you.

@newbie: FX for your MD start! For me, the injections just weren't a huge deal. They were only a bit more expensive, because my RX insurance covered about 80% of the cost of them. I hope the oral meds work for you and you never have to go that route, though, as all the monitoring is less convenient than simply popping a pill at home.

 

[newbie2013]

He's got me on both. Clomid from day 2-5 then some injections from 5-10. Can't remember the name off hand. Don't get me wrong, medicine here is cheaper than other places, but my insurance doesn't cover any of it because it is fertility treatment.

 

[Hopeful2014]

@newbie2013 I'm sorry that you're dealing with the career vs family issue. I completely understand that. That was an issue for me for years. I say do what you want and what feels right. WHEN you get pregnant you can figure it all out. Everything will work out. I hope we can celebrate your promotion and your BFP!!

@ClandestineTX How's everything going at this point? How are you feeling about the process?

@ProfWife We're nearly cycle buddies. Fingers crossed for BD extravaganza.

@momwithbabies I hope af comes quickly. I understand wanting to get back to a normal cycle.

@pathos Thank you. I really appreciate that.


AFM I appreciated having you ladies over the past two years. You've all been kind and good friends throughout the journey. I'm still hopeful for us all. I definitely didn't know what this thread would be when I started it, but I'm grateful that each of you has joined me on it and continue to stick around. I'm on CD 12. There's a lot of BD and finger crossing over here. I know all the teachers must be getting excited for summer break, right?

 

[newbie2013]

My plans are on hold for now. Dh is having terrible trouble with his family and is very depressed to the point that he went to a doc. I didn't finish the clomid and didn't but the injections. We won't do the iui this cycle. I'm ok with that of it means he feels better. After 3 years, what's another month...

 

[ClandestineTX]

FSH/IUI #1 is a confirmed bust this morning, but at least I can stop the progesterone suppositories now. We are having a consult with Doc on Monday morning to talk about the cycle and find out what he recommends. From what I can tell, one follicle and spontaneous LH surge with ovulation on CD 12 PM with IUI on CD 12 AM and CD 13 PM is about the best we could do, but it also looks like I'm responding to the meds (was only on 50 IU FSH daily) and my lining was up to 7 mm by ovulation, which is huge for me as it was only 4.9 mm when I was pregnant last year. I expect he will tell us to try FSH/IUI some more. Expected CD 1 is Sunday or Monday, but at least I know for sure it's coming and have no lingering hope - that's definitely an improvement over previous cycles! And I can drink all weekend!

 

[ClandestineTX]

@newbie: I'm sorry your plans are delayed, but very good for DH to ask for help and be receptive to it. I hope his depression lifts soon and you can try again.

 

[newbie2013]

I'm sorry your cycle was a bust, clande. Hope this next one is better.

I have a question. As a newbie to meds and stopping halfway through, should I still go to my doc to check follicle growth? I took clomid for 5 days only, starting from cd2. Any thoughts?

 

[ProfWife]

I'd just call the doc and let them know you're canceling the cycle, that you took clomid but will not be completing the protocol and ask what they would prefer you do. Since you aren't doing the iui and didn't do the injections, my guess is they'll just have you come back when you're ready to start your next cycle of meds and have you do a baseline u/s.

 

[ClandestineTX]

I haven't cancelled a cycle, but agree with ProfWife's $0.02.


My consult this AM went as well, the cycle was perfect according to RE - going to try another exactly like it, if that doesn't work, he wants to try a tiny dose increase and stick with IUIs. He said he doesn't want to increase the dose at this point "because that's where twins, triplets, and quadruplets come from" We have the best possible odds for IUI, which puts us at 20-25% success per cycle, which is what normally fertile couples have for a normal cycle, according to RE... so we're going to stick with it for the moment.