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

Things are sounding great for your cycle, clande. Fingers crossed!!! I'm sorry about your friend's loss. It is very early for HELLP. I hope she's doing ok. I think a letter is a great way for you to express your support. It is tangible and she can keep it off she wants.

As for me, it is cd3. Started clomid yesterday and I've got the injections in my bag to start on Tuesday morning. I'll hopefully see the doc on Saturday or Sunday. If all good, I should have the iui a couple of days before we travel home for a couple of weeks. Would be great to get my bfp while I'm with my mum.
 
Have myself the first injection today - much easier than I thought it would be. Proud of my effort!
 
First one? LOL - I'm likely to do my 5th self-injection tomorrow evening...I have to psych myself up for it every time. ;-) I'm glad my protocol only has me doing one a month!
 
Yeah, we've been largely without medication so far because everything is working fine except my cm. Trying iui with meds this month. The injections are going well but dh is freaked out about it! He can't believe I'm sticking a needle in me!! Men could never do what we do!
 
I (thankfully) do not have an issue with needles, if I did before this cycle, I feel like 19 days of injections would have gotten me over it. I hope it is much more smooth for you ladies!

I'm somewhere around 6 DPO, not getting my hopes up, just trying to stay busy. Planning more trips abroad.
 
Wow! 19 days! 5 was enough for me! Cd10 and going for my ultrasound. Dh has agreed to come - minor miracle. Not sure he'll come inside but getting to the clinic is a small win! I'll take what I can get, really... Will keep you posted.
 
How'd your appointment go, newbie? Also, keep us posted on whether DH made it inside!


It's 10 DPO here and very BFN this morning on Wondfo (fairly certain trigger would still show up on OSOM, so I've temporarily given them up). And I'm trying to keep a 50,000 ft view of this situation - we are doing all the right things to make this work out, even if this cycle doesn't, we are still on the road to get us where we want to be. Official blood test Thursday AM and consult with RE Friday around lunchtime to talk next cycle. Our most recent consult he did say if this one didn't work, he would be willing to try increasing the dosage of the injectable medications.
 
Dh made it inside! I had a good response to the meds - 24mm,22mm, 21mm and a couple of smaller ones. Lining was only 6mm, which wasn't surprising since it was only day 10. Back in today for another us. Hopefully proceed with iui tomorrow.

Good luck clande. Keep us posted!
 
One super follicle and 2 decent ones... Trigger taken, iui tomorrow! Super nervous but excited. Just need to tell my boss I need to leave work early without telling her why!

Clande, I dreamed about reading a post announcing your bfp. So hope that comes true!
 
My cycle is a definite bust - 11 DPO and BFN on Wondfo and OSOM. I feel like the blood test tomorrow is just a formality, but know it's over.


@Newbie: You have an amazing response! My RE keeps the doses very low (is a low dose step up protocol), and tries to get only one follicle in cases like mine. And even then, I surge on my own before they even get 20 mm (last time was 19.5 mm and this time was 17.5 mm when I had my own surge). This is part of what I want to ask him about on Friday. It's just super frustrating at the moment. I hope to see news of your BFP soon (like 10 days to 2 weeks from now) :)
 
Waiting at the clinic. Dh is having trouble with his sample (oh no!). Hopefully he will have success soon. I am definitely ovulating, I've been feeling it for a couple of hours now. Fingers crossed dh can do the business and we'll be all set.
 
The sample wasn't great but good enough. Iui done, so now it is a waiting game...
 
@ClandestineTX Yay for the good lining and all of those stellar numbers! I'm sorry for your friend. HELLP is terrible. Did she also have preeclampsia? I've heard of cases at that point, but it's much more common after 20 weeks or later. I certainly know what it feels like to be in the "rare and unfortunate" category. The letter is a nice idea. It may be something that she treasures and returns to later. "we are doing all the right things to make this work out, even if this cycle doesn't, we are still on the road to get us where we want to be." - YES! That's the right attitude! I think that's true for all of us.

@newbie2013 I'm sorry you were sick. My husband had the flu a few weeks ago and it led to a cold. BDing was interesting. (He only had the cold at that point.) I'm excited for you! Good luck!!!

@momwithbabies It is hard being social sometimes. The wedding was nice, but we didn't sit with some of our friends. It's hard because some of them are pregnant. That's one reason I just wish I would get pregnant and have the baby already. I know I'll never feel "right" or "normal" about it, but it would really help if we had some things figured out already. You can talk to us here and I'm always willing to talk with you as well. I know it's hard when it seems everyone else is moving on. I had a seminar on argumentative writing once. I hope you enjoy the workshops. Congrats on your five year teaching pin!

@ProfWife I hope stepping away from teaching for a while helps with TTC and stress in general. I know it must have been tough with all the extra assignments you had over the last year. Have fun teaching the college class. I bet that will be interesting!

@Buttercup84 Hi. :hi:

@kksy9b Charles is getting bigger. :) I see you have a weight loss thread. I thought I'd suggest looking into a Fitbit. It's a wearable device that helps track exercise and calories. I've had one for over a year and it's been such an excellent tool.


AFM I'm at the beginning of my TWW. I had my annual physical last week. Everything looks much better. I was soooo relieved for her to tell me that based on everything I have ZERO risks for my general health and/or cardiovascular health. That's a relief after the state I was in last year. I know that everyone is not as fortunate with it. I did have a question about my TSH. It was 2.720. We didn't do the full panel for the T3, T4, and antibodies so I'm not sure if the TSH is too high. It's in the 'normal' range, but I've read that 1-2 is supposedly optimal for TTC. I called and I'm waiting to see what her opinion is on it and if I should get the whole panel done. I certainly want to fix this ahead of time if it's an issue. I worry that she might blow it off. Does anyone have any advice on it?
 
Hopeful- I'm so happy to hear that you have zero risks for the next pregnancy! I am sure it is a big weight off your shoulders.I don't have any advice with the TSH other than if it is something that makes you uncomfortable, even if your doctor says it is nothing to worry about, I would do the full panel. Better to do it and everything be okay than for it to be a source of stress and worry.

Thanks for the advice on the fitbit, I'm glad it's been so helpful for you! I'm down 36 lbs so far (16 from pregnancy+20 additional). I'm hoping to lose at least 14 more. I've been using myfitnesspal to help track calories. I'm thinking though of asking for a fitbit for Christmas to make sure I'm getting in enough steps over winter. It's been easier than expected so far, but I know it will plateau at some point :) And yes, Charles is getting so big, it takes me back sometimes when I see all the things he is learning
 
@kksy9b I'll still be high risk for the next pregnancy. It's just zero risk factors for general health issues or cardiovascular issues. Women who had preeclampsia tend to have higher risks for those issues developing later in life so I'm trying to exercise and stay as healthy as possible to ward off any issues in the future.

Congrats on losing 36 lbs so far! That's wonderful! I lost 24 lbs of water/preeclampsia weight in the first week after delivery and then lost 44 lbs over the following nine months. Myfitnesspal works with the Fitbit app and syncs information. I know a lot of people in those discussion forums talk about using myfitnesspal with it. It started to plateau for me when I was within the healthy weight range for my height. It's like my body knew it was almost there and slowed down. You'll get it!
 

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