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

[Hopeful2014]

@newbie2013 I'm sorry about your husband. I know it must be hard on both of you. I hope he gets it all sorted soon. Will he see someone to talk about it?

@ClandestineTX It's like the dogs want you to love them more. They definitely like more attention. Fingers crossed for early ovulation!

@ProfWife Okay-so I saw your positives marked on the mymonthlycycles chart (I still log in there occasionally) and I rushed here to read what you said! I am SOOOOO excited for you! I can't wait to follow your pregnancy. Keep us updated and let me know if/when you want me to add you to the pregnancy thread.

Fingers crossed for us all!!

 

[ClandestineTX]

YAY!!! ProfWife!!! FX for tomorrow's beta, what DPO was the first one? Anything >50 on 14 DPO is a super good sign, so 90-something by the time they are checking is absolutely wonderful!

FINALLY, BTW, because we are so overdue for a BFP on this thread.
Now if the rest of us LTTCers can jump on that train!

AFM... CD 13. My OPKs have been almost stark white negatives until this morning, not positive yet, but about halfway there. And I've had super CM for 2-3 days and woke up feeling like my ovaries are swollen, so still KMFX this is a normal length cycle with a legit chance of a BFP.

How is everyone else doing?

 

[ProfWife]

Clande - that's a good sign (I hated the marble-y feeling of swollen ovaries).

I was only 13dpo when I tested at 93.9. When I go in tomorrow, I'll be 15dpo.

I think I had my first glimpse of morning sickness (today begins "week 5" by lmp, week 3 by ovulation date). Just a little nausea. I'm glad I'm home for another few hours before I have to head out to the school and teach a flag routine.

@Hopeful - I forgot you were over there, too! Do you still post your chart?

Thanks for the encouragement everyone. Praying tomorrow's test goes well so we can move past the first milestone and then wait for the next one (early ultrasound #1 with the RE).

 

[kksy9b]

Such a great sign with a high beta so early! Thinking of you and wishing you the best with your next beta draw. Nausea is a great sign that your LO is snuggling in there nice and tight! I found that always having a small snack on hand (fruit, crackers etc) and drinking a lot of water helped ease it some.

 

[ProfWife]

Beta #2 - 210! Progesterone is 32.6. We're scheduled for ultrasound #1 on October 14. It seems so far away.


I want to take a chance to thank everyone in here. You ladies have been rocks for me as we started this journey. I was to the point of giving up so many times, but you talked me back down and walked alongside me. I don't think I could have done this without you all in my corner. I know a lot can still happen, and I'm going to need the counsel of all those who have done this before. Thank you so much for just being you!

 

[ClandestineTX]

Those numbers are FABULOUS. KMFX for smooth sailing from here!

 

[kksy9b]

Wonderful news!!!

 

[Gkmk]

Congrats profwife, hope you have a happy and healthy pregnancy. Sorry for being a silent stalker but it makes me very happy to see the B&B lttc people I know conceive. In the end, it looks like you guys had a sperm and egg meeting issue and not quality issues. You made me feel positive about lttc and iui as 10/2012 is around the time I had started ttc as well.

 

[ClandestineTX]

Quick update here, CD 15, day 2 of +OPK and definite Mittelschmerz a happening. Thank goodness Femara still works, despite the changes to my meds, because if I had another super long cycle, I just don't know what I would do.

In other news, I got bored at work and decided to check in on friends and family whose posts I elect not to see regularly on Facebook. My cousin, who is about 3 months older than me and has too many issues to post here is due in Feb. with her fourth child. I accepted responsibility for my poor decision making in seeing how people were doing while at work and forgave myself with half a bottle of Moscato.

Hope you all (especially ProfWife!) are doing well!

 

[newbie2013]

Wow! Great numbers profwife! I hope the time until the first scan passes quickly. Fxed for you.

Clande, I know how you feel. I do that kind of thing regularly. I did, however, notice that more of my friends are posting about infertility including a lovely post about why you should think twice about asking couples when they're going to have a baby, or a second one. I'll try to find it.

Afm, our long weekend by the beach was called off early because my husband's uncle passed away. Dh drive almost 1000km (don't know how many miles that is) in two days on terrible coastal roads. He wouldn't let me drive. I was hoping we'd have time to relax and start discussions about what happened when he had his really bad period there almost a month ago. Unfortunately there are still things we need to work out and his uncle's passing won't help his mental state. He feel guilty about not spending more time with his uncle before he died. I almost feel like our relationship is in a holding pattern, just going through the motions while we wait for dh to feel better. wow - what a downer... sorry. I'll try to be more positive next time.

And just to sandwich this post:

Great news about your + opk Clande! Can't wait to hear how you progress profwife!

 

[ProfWife]

Gkmk - our doc had advised that we skip iui and go straight to ivf. He was convinced that an iui wouldn't boost our chances enough to account for the cost of 3-4 of them only to then do ivf since both are out of pocket for us.

I didn't feel right just going straight to ivf...so we agreed to do a few...apparently that was all it needed!


Clandestine - I hope your positive opk leads to another positive test in a few weeks!

 

[ClandestineTX]

Newbie: I hope you and DH have a break from all this soon, does feel like one thing after another sometimes.

ProfWife: Hope you are passing the time well! How are you feeling?

We did a 5k yesterday and are lazily recovering today. Not sure if my abdominal discomfort is leftover from ovulation or angry lower abs! Trying to stay busy this TWW, especially because after this cycle, we are officially at the 3 year mark, which is just depressing.

 

[Lazydaisys]

Wow prowife!!! Such lovely news. I'm at 39 weeks now and must say that first scan was a strange wait with a mixture of being nervous and excited! Hope it goes fast for you. Hope it's this start of a bundle Bfps on this thread.

I did 3 iuis before 3 ivfs. ( one fresh two frozen) I'm still glad I did the iuis as I learnt a lot about my cycles and what medication would work. Also the iuis prepared me mentally for ivf as it wasn't a huge step after the iuis.

Totally understand the mental health issues. Infertility alongside is a terrible mix. Me and my husband separated for two months of my pregnancy, he's back home and we are trying to move forward and have a fresh start but it's still difficult.

Here's to more excitement on this thread xxx

 

[ProfWife]

Found my distraction. Dad's in the icu on a resirator, sedated, with a severe form of pneumonia. We're awaiting test results. I had to hold my mom while they resuscitated him yesterday afternoon. We thought he was gone....just quit breathing during transport to icu from telemetry. They got him back withing 5 minutes, but it felt like an eternity. She was so distraught asking me what she was going to do without him. I've never seen her like that before. Broke my heart.

Prayers for a fast response to the mess so we can extubate him would be great....and for rest for me, my sisters and my mom.

 

[ClandestineTX]

Oh, no! KMFX for an accurate assessment and treatment for him! [Dear Universe, this is NOT what I meant by "I hope you are passing the time well." XOXO]

 

[ProfWife]

He's stable. They're doing a bronchioscope in the morning to help pull the infection out. Then it will be slowly waking him and hoping they can extubate without complications. We'll know more tomorrow.

 

[kksy9b]

 

[Hopeful2014]

I've had a couple of months of ups and downs. We found out we were pregnant in August. I was so excited, but unsure of how to handle it and discuss it with others until everything was confirmed. All was going well until last Friday (9 weeks, 1 day). I noticed some brown spotting. We already had a planned early ultrasound for that day so we went in assuming the worst. The baby stopped growing at 8 weeks, 2 days. Of course you can imagine our grief. The women were upset at the office because they remember us and our struggle. They suggested a d&c so I didn't have to pass it naturally. However, it all started on Sunday morning. The d&c was scheduled for today, but they gave me an ultrasound to see if anything was left. Luckily my body passed everything and I didn't have to have the procedure. I go back in a week to discuss and have a follow up appointment. We're coping. We knew the risks and planned in case later issues popped up, but we also knew that this was possible as it's common. We'll take a few months off to let me heal and then see where we will go from there. I imagine we'll try again, but it's getting pretty hard because we don't know what to expect next. I know this is common and everything, but it's so much more tragic after what had already happened. We're looking forward to having an easier end of the year, celebrating the holidays, and participating in other aspects of life that we have slightly put on hold due to all the ttc things. I'll still be here to cheer on all of you. Let's hope the universe has bigger and better plans for all of us.

 

[newbie2013]

Praying for you both profwife and hopeful. Sending you hugs from afar in these difficult times.

 

[kksy9b]

Oh hopeful, my heart goes out to you and your husband. It is an unimaginable loss after all you have been through. I pray you and your husband find peace and clarity during this time.