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

[ClandestineTX]

@Hopeful: Thyroid information (see Recommendation #2, TSH less than 2.50 for 1st trimester, also for TTC): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472679/

Had "official" BFN blood test this morning. I actually hate waiting for them to call and tell me what I already know. Having a consult with RE tomorrow around lunchtime to discuss the plan for the next cycle.

 

[newbie2013]

Hi ladies... 5DPIUI and feeling quite unmotivated to do anything. All I want to do is sit on the couch and watch TV (quite unlike me). I think the meds are causing me to be fatigued. While we were in the waiting room for my iui, I told dh that I wanted to take a break from all this and wait to see what happens naturally. We're leaving for home on Wednesday, but dh won't be with me (he has family there too), so he won't be with me when af is due. And we won't be together for most of the time before ovulation. I won't be taking meds, so this next cycle will be a natural one. My doc wants dh to have a more detailed SA if this iui doesn't work, so we'll be able to do that when we get back - if we choose to. This waiting is really annoying.

 

[ClandestineTX]

I hate waiting, too! But for me, it's waiting to ovulate/ monitoring, etc. that goes with it. I handle the TWW much better these days. I hope this IUI takes and you don't need another cycle, natural or otherwise!

 

[newbie2013]

Are you doing another cycle with the same protocol?

 

[ClandestineTX]

Similar protocol... starting at 75 IU Gonal-F daily, instead of 50 IU. It's weird the first FSH-IUI I ovulated on CD 12 after 9 days of 50 IU injections, and this last time was CD 21 after 19 days (with a dose increase on CD 10 from 50 to 75 IU). I have no idea what to expect this time at all, my first blood work monitoring appointment isn't until this Friday (CD 7). KMFX for sure, the end of this cycle will be the 1 year mark of my BFP cycle last year and my birthday - I would really appreciate an end to this madness, that's really all I want this year!


When do you go in for testing/ are you testing at home?

 

[newbie2013]

Gosh, I'm thinking of you Clande! I'm so sorry about the BFN. Sucks. I hope the change up of meds helps you this cycle.

Since I'll be in a different country to my clinic, I'm testing at home initially (no date yet, but I'll try to hold out until 3rd July (about 16DPIUI) because it will be difficult for me to do it before then as I'll be travelling with my mum. I also have the appointment with my GP on the 3rd, so if I get a positive HPT, I can ask her to send me for BW.

 

[ClandestineTX]

I am KMFX for you!

 

[ProfWife]

Well. Reporting in a negative at 14dpo for the 33rd cycle.

Same time that sank in I got an update from my friend who got pregnant about the same time we started trying in 2012...she's pregnant with #2. Well...there's another person I'll get to watch go through (and complain) about all the stages of pregnancy and give birth, likely without me ever getting to hear a heartbeat of my own.

I'm ready to go back to bed and pretend this day never happened.

 

[ClandestineTX]

I'm sorry, ProfWife. It never does get easier. I have a friend who also announced today - she's pregnant with #3, tried for less than 6 months. I am happy she doesn't know what this is like, but I also just don't know what it's going to take or if I'm up for whatever that may be. Tomorrow is another day for both of us

 

[momwithbabies]

I'm thinking of both of you ladies, today.

Got my second AF since my miscarriage yesterday. I hurt so badly today that I can hardly move and feel nauseated. I'm taking Tramadol (sp?) but it's not helping at the moment. The heating pad is my best friend today, along with my dachshund. I hate when this happens. It is debilitating.

 

[ProfWife]

Momwithbabies - I wish you weren't having to go through that (emotionally or physically).

I actually started having a much better day after I posted. I gave myself some time to mope - that post was at the end of that time. Then I had to do something. I rolled change at the house ($43 worth!), put it in our account, got a scrapbook so I could split our wedding album in two (been wanting to do that for YEARS since the wedding scrapbook was started to fall apart) and treated myself to a coke that actually had MY name on it for a change. I picked up my husband early from work (he can't drive yet, still recovering from ankle surgery) and made some kick butt pork chops for dinner. Today, I treated myself to a pedicure and lunch with the girls from church followed by a nice nap.

I'm feeling a bit better...but still waiting on AF to show.

I always try to find something to look forward to with each cycle if we were to get pregnant that cycle...for the upcoming one, we'd probably find out the day before or the day we leave to go meet his parents in North Florida for a track meet his dad is in. Which means we'd get to tell them AND my parents in person on the same day. I'd be over the moon if we could do that. So, praying extra hard that we get a little sunshine to close out this stormy season this go around. ;-)

 

[momwithbabies]

Thanks, ProfWife! I'm 100% in favor of mope time! I think we all need it. And being with friends always makes me feel better, too! That's cool all the stuff you got done. I've got some projects I'd like to tackle as well.

I'm feeling much better than I was this weekend. That pain is crazy and usually lasts a day or two. Any American ladies have plans for the 4th? Not much going on around my house.

 

[newbie2013]

Your positivity gives me inspiration. Every time I read a post, I think if they can go through this, then so can I.

CD2 for me after a 25 day cycle (O/IUI day 13, so 12 day LP).. I am disappointed, but realistic. DH's sample wasn't great. He wants to do the more detailed computer SA when we get back home. I've left that totally in his hands. I'm going to visit my doc (in my home country) on Friday, but she's just a GP, so probably won't have any clue about the HSG that I'll be showing her. I doubt I'll have time to see a specialist now. I might try to get an appointment booked with one for next week and get the referral from her on Friday. They are hard to get into. This cycle is an "off" cycle since I'm not where I live and don't have access to the drugs and monitoring that I need. We'll try on our own when we get home but it is too hard when staying with people.

Hoping for better luck in the August cycle...

 

[ClandestineTX]

to everyone. I had a huge meltdown last weekend, but seem to be better emotionally despite FSH/IUI going super slow again. CD 11 scan showed 7 medium-sized follicles (between 6-10 mm), but nothing dominant yet. Doc has increased FSH and I have to go back on Friday for another scan. Very blah about all this right now, grateful for work. I envy the projects ProfWife has going on, can't remember the last time I gave myself enough time off for one!

 

[ProfWife]

Do you have time off accumulated? Take a couple days for yourself when you get a small lull. Even a couple days can really help.

I'm back home after my cd3 scan. Lining 5.5, a few follicles starting to form...and a small bubble of fluid. I had a large pocket of fluid last month, too. They said it was due to excess estrogen last month. This month, though, they wanted me to do a beta test to see if something else is going on. I'm now obsessing looking over ultrasounds that looked like mine...blood flow, too...oh goodness...I hate obsessing.

My period has been wonky...started a day late, moderate flow with clots for 1 day, light flow with clots for 1, barely spotting today. My lining was 10.5 when I triggered. I am just beside myself with what is going on...

I'm going to get groceries to try to focus on something else for a while.

 

[ProfWife]

Negative (as expected). I go back on my protocol tonight.

They are having me come in a day early for my follicle scan though. They don't like seeing the follicles at 20+ every time I go in. So, they want to start moving it forward to get better tracking.

 

[ClandestineTX]

I'm taking a full week off at the end of next month to travel, but I love my work and there isn't anyone that can cover my job for a prolonged absence this time of year.

My RE does blood work scans on CD 2-3, then blood work CD 7, then blood work and scans every 2-3 days until a follicle is > 16 mm, then daily until ovulation. I would be a lot more uncomfortable not knowing what was going on. Tomorrow is CD 14, I promise to be happy with whatever is on the scan, provided there is at least one follicle emerging as a dominant one.

 

[ProfWife]

Hopefully that week of travel will give you something to look forward to.

We aren't checked so closely. I just do letrozole CD3-7, one appointment on CD2/3 to get a baseline scan for cysts, antral follicles, and uterine lining. Then I go back on CD11/12 for a follow-up scan to see if there's a dominant follicle around 16-18mm and tell me when to trigger... then it's all the bd-ing we can do for 3 days.

 

[ClandestineTX]

I think it's because I'm on the FSH injections, as far as why I'm watched so closely... have to go back tomorrow... really hoping for a dominant follicle.

 

[ProfWife]

I'll be sending some good thoughts and prayers your way today. I go in on Wednesday.

I did some research on mistimed hcg injections and found there is a very narrow window when it's even effective. If they do it too early, maturation doesn't complete (immature egg released) if the egg is over-developed, proper meiosis may not occur. My doc's request for me to come in earlier makes me think maybe we've been triggering a bit too late and the hcg isn't doing it's job properly.

It's fascinating how all of this comes down to a matter of hours for a proper window and how so many little, tiny issues can prevent conception altogether - - - and these are things that nothing (diet, exercise, caffeine, alcohol, etc) necessarily can affect directly.

I found this article interesting...
https://haveababy.com/fertility-inf...t-wrong-timing-dosage-and-type-of-hcg-trigger