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

[Hopeful2014]

@ClandestineTX Thanks. I definitely appreciate having you ladies to talk to about everything. I completely understand not being able to fully celebrate until I'm holding a living baby as well. I plan to celebrate and enjoy each bit without trying to worry myself too much (as I felt I did in the first place) but I know I'll have many goal posts to reach. We had some of that arctic weather here for a bit too. We are actually having some 40-50 F days currently that we are loving. We can have long outside walks with the pup again. I wish it would stay this warm until spring actually comes.

@ProfWife I'm so excited for you and I really hope this helps. I have a good feeling about it. Keep us updated!!

@newbie2013 I hope af didn't come.

@Lazydaisys How are you? I'm so excited for you and waiting for good updates as well!


AFM I'm CD 14 and expect that ovulation is near or already here. I'm hoping that it's not delayed this month, but signs are telling me it won't be so far. CM and timing has been great so far. I'm excited to hear all the updates from you all and hope that we all get to celebrate BFPs this month! Fall babies would be awesome!

 

[ClandestineTX]

@Hopeful: my FX are crossed for you!!!!

I'm 3 DPO, says FF. I believe it, because I had ovulation pains that day (Friday) as well. Coverage was as good as it was going to get, too much real life to try more than necessary at this point. Not complaining, real life is really good right now.

IF this cycle worked, my EDD would be days before my 3rd wedding and STC anniversary. I could totally live with that. I'm not sure I have any optimism left though, just feel like I'm taking all the meds, keeping our bases covered at appropriate times, and keeping myself focused on my non-STC life as it may be all I have left in a few months (less than 3 now). Time suddenly moves faster, now that I have a countdown going on!

I hope you all are well and your bases covered!

 

[newbie2013]

Af came. cd2. not surprised at all. feeling resigned to the fact tthat it isn't going to happen naturally and now trying to decide If Iui is what we want.

Hope you guys are all having great months!

 

[ProfWife]

Newbie - I've had a few friends successfully do IUI and are pregnant now. Even though you go clinical with methods, it doesn't mean that it's not "natural" - it's still your egg and his sperm - still a natural occurrence, and you still get to carry the little one and feel the kicks and flips. I know none of us think we'll be there, but in the end - I've decided the method isn't as important as the outcome.

Clandestine and Hopeful - fingers crossed we all have great news this month!

AFM - temp rise occurred this morning. If the Ovidrel worked properly, I should have ovulated between 8 am and 8 pm on Sunday. Makes sense that the temp spike would have happened this morning.

So, we'll probably go one more night, just in case, and then go back to whenever we'd like to BD since it won't matter at that point. Progesterone test on Friday morning...we'll see what the numbers say about how successful the medications worked to help me ovulate.

 

[ClandestineTX]

FX ProfWife!

 

[Lazydaisys]

Transfers a 5 day blastocyst today. In the two week wait.... Again.
Hope everybody is doing ok xxx

 

[ClandestineTX]

FX for you!!!

I'm 6 DPO and thankfully, so busy I almost don't even know what's going on TWW-wise!

 

[momwithbabies]

Lazydaisys: Keeping my fingers crossed!

ProfWife: I hope the meds work! Good luck tomorrow!

Clandestine: Glad your bases are covered. All that's left to do is wait, but I'm glad you are able to not solely focus on it. I thought of you last week because I was teaching some students how to use context clues to figure out a word. Well, it just so happens that "clandestine" came up in a sentence!!! I've never came across the word, except on here of course. It gave me a giggle!

Hopeful: Hope your CM continued to be good...my favorite time of the month, lol!

Newbie: I hate that AF is visiting. I agree with ProfWife that IUI is still pretty natural...if only my husband would believe that as well!

AFM, this month is a bust for me. I feel AF is on her way. My boobs have been hurting so freaking bad!!! I've had all of the other wonderful symptoms of PMS as well. So basically, I'm on an emotional roller coaster right now with cramping, headaches, yelling (lots of yelling), crying, and eating everything in sight. I'm hoping she gets here soon because I leave for a conference this Sunday and won't be back until Friday. I want to be able to suffer at my house, lol! It's my first trip without my family, so I'm a little nervous. But I guess I need to put on my big girl pants and suck it up!

 

[ClandestineTX]

@momwithbabies: all of those symptoms could go either way, FX your gut doesn't know what it's talking about a you get a break from periods for 9 whole months!


And I have a weirdly large vocabulary, always have. I was an early reader and then a bookworm until I started graduate school. Even people with PhDs tease me about my conversational use of obscure words!

 

[ProfWife]

@Clandestine - I love obscure words (I told you guys I was an English teacher, right?). Hubs and I both were bookworms and often use those obscure words in our normal conversations. I love it

Okay - Test results are in....21.6 for progesterone level. The nurse said that was a really good number (I haven't had a chance to look it up yet) and that it suggests I did actually ovulate.

My level when we first started TTC was 7.6 (somewhere between 8-10dpo). When I was on progesterone supplements (suppositories) about 6 months later, I was at 19.1. So, I'm thinking 21.6 without progesterone supplements is a great thing. Praying it worked and that we'll see a BFP soon. I tested today (5 dpo/7days post trigger) to see if it was out of my system yet. The line is REALLY faint. Which means when I test next week, I should be able to really trust whether or not it's real. Crossing my fingers and toes! No testing for me until Wednesday next week at the EARLIEST (Thursday if I can hold off long enough).

 

[Lazydaisys]

Fingers crossed for you prowife xx

 

[ClandestineTX]

@Profwife, that is a really great number!

 

[momwithbabies]

ProfWife: Wishing, praying, and hoping!!!

AF showed up yesterday. She's being pretty brutal! I'm on the couch with my heating pad and drugs, lol. I'm hoping she will be nicer tomorrow when I leave.

 

[ClandestineTX]

@momwithbabies: sorry she's being such a beast, I hope it clears out soon.

Nothing going on here, 8 DPO and just feel like this going nowhere.

 

[Hopeful2014]

@ClandestineTX Thanks! My fingers are crossed for you! I hope it does work this time and you get to celebrate your anniversary as three (or more?!).

@newbie2013 I'm sorry. It's unfair that you have to feel this way. I wish that it would happen for you. I know that you will come to the decision that is right for you and that you will succeed whether it comes naturally or after iui.

@ProfWife I agree; the method isn't as important as the outcome. The only feelings left after the baby is here will be happiness that we all did everything we could to get it here. I'm excited about your progesterone level. Fingers, toes, and everything else crossed!

@Lazydaisys I'm excited and soooo hopeful for you!!

@momwithbabies Ovulation time is probably my favorite part as well. Except when I'm not sure if it is delayed. This month was back on track and easier. I'm sorry about af. I hope it's easier on you and not too bad on your trip. I always want to stay home and suffer it out here.


AFM I'm 6 dpo and waiting patiently and hopefully and nervously. I'll test if and/or when I get a strong feeling about it or if af is late. Timing and cm was great. We'll just have to wait... I hope some magical and highly scientific stuff is going on for all of us right now. Fingers crossed for all. I'm eager to hear some good news.

 

[ProfWife]

@ Hopeful - keeping things crossed for you as well!

I'm sitting at 8dpo (10dp trigger) - Took an hpt over the weekend - negative. (That's actually a good thing - means if I get a positive I can trust it's not the trigger shot.)

My temp went up to 98.82 this morning. So far, the temps are clustered. I'm hoping that means I'm making a better lining and had better eggs formed.

Praying for all of us!

 

[newbie2013]

Oooooo... fingers crossed Profwife. I can't wait for another bfp from our group.

I'm doing ok. We didn't do iui this round because of family commitments, but dh is again determined to try It naturally. I know It It's a feeble attempt but I'm happy to encourage him!! I'm around cd9 or 10, so hitting critical timing.

In other news, my faculty has approved my PhD application and now we're just waiting on the university giving their stamp of approval. Also, my principal told me outright that she's grooming me to take over from her when she leaves (beauty of two year contacts in International teaching may mean that's sooner rather than later!). Exciting times professionally.

 

[ClandestineTX]

FX for you Hopeful and ProfWife!

Fantastic news on the PhD application, newbie! My professional things going well are the only things that keep me sane these days.

AFM... it's only 11 DPO, but I'm wagering this cycle is a bust. My estradiol the first day of my positive OPK was only 148.1 and it should be at least 150 for a spontaneous cycle and usually at least 200-600 for a stimulated one. I would be freaking out that the Femara wasn't high enough, except we found out that my ability to make cortisol had improved and I ended up with a slightly high level, meaning I was being over-medicated. And high cortisol can inhibit everything ovulation-wise... so I have probably been infertile since the level starting going up (was normal right after the MC, so sometime since end of Sept). I had a rough go of it yesterday, when I found out the number of the estradiol, but have already starting weaning off half the supplemental hydrocortisone and will re-test it in another week or so to see if the level is OK now. It's just frustrating and I feel like it doesn't matter what I do, this is just not meant to be. I apologize for how down that sounds, I'm more OK with it than it seems today. I was really defeated yesterday, but good night's sleep seems to have helped.

 

[ProfWife]

Sleep is good...it's the human equivalent to restarting the computer.

I hope that you get some news about your body trying to do what it should be doing naturally.


Thanks for the positive vibes my way...not sure what this will hold, but I'm praying for the best.

 

[lesh07]

Hi ladies well I am still hovering around. After our loss in dec 13' We have yet to conceive again! We are coming up to 2 years ttc in april. Good luck ladies. Xx