My New Year's Resolution: Get pregnant. Anyone else? SIX BFPs so far!!!

[Elphabaa77]

Well it bothers me that it has changed slowly gotten shorter and shorter !!!

My last blood test was 7dpo and they just told me it was Normal no Explanation... That makes me mad I really think I need to find a different FS!!
But since I started yesterday I need to go CD3 AGAIN Tom so guess ill look to change after those days .... I just don't want to start Clomid if it's not needed!!

Elphabaa according to FF I ovulated CD13 so that would put my luteal phase only 12 days which is a Lil short!!!
I always got a +OPK on CD10 but my temp would never drop for 3 days which makes me wonder if I surged way early than O since my hormone levels are a Lil low maybe the OPK was reading it wrong??!!??!
After taking Vitex last month the + OPK was morning of O in my opinion if not the next day according to FF!!?!!!

I've been told that when U O early the eggs might not be mature enough and when Ur luteal Phase is short that interferes W implantation!!??!!?
Either way a short cycle seems to be an issue but nobody wants to tell me so

DH goes to the Uroligist today so we will see maybe its ALL his fault JK!!

Well I have not read a lot about follicular phase issues, but I am sure the info is out there. Maybe I should read up on it? It appears for me that even though it takes 25 days for me to ovulate, I am still producing small, immature eggs. So it really could go both ways. Longer is not necessarily better. However, the research is definitely out there about the luteal phase being too short. If yours is only 12 days, it could be okay, but it may not be. My luteal phase is almost always 12 days, but sometimes it is only 10 or 11. I had my 7 dpo bloodwork this cycle and my progesterone was only 7.5 and it should be at least 10. So I have a progesterone problem (aka luteal phase defect) which if I even were able to conceive, I would more than likely miscarry unless we 'fix' the progesterone problem. Clomid is supposed to help with that so we are upping my dose next month.

Have you had 7 dpo bloodwork done? (also known as CD21 test, but since I have a longer cycle I just call it 7 dpo test) If so, what was your number? If you haven't had it done, you may want to ask your FS about it! It can tell you a lot. If they won't do it, then I agree... time to find a new specialist!

 

[Vikinglass]

Hi Everyone, I'm new to this forum, just signed up after been googling for information for the last two weeks.
I'm 42 and we recently decided to "give it a go" this month - I bought a clearblue fertility monitor and took it from there, just realizing things are not that easy lol!
I ovulated on day 17, "felt pregnant" every day, on DPO 10 (this Tuesday) I saw a few drops of red blood when wiping and though wow IB, on DPO 11 (yesterday) I had a temp drop and in the evening tummy cramp and heavy red bleeding which has continued today, so, by reading lots of post it sounds like I'm now having my period :/

 

[Sis4Us]

Elphabaa ... Yes I had it done last week they told me Mon it was NORMAL didn't give me any Numbers which I hate !!! I go back Tom for another CD3 test so I WILL get a copy!!
I'm so sick of people saying I'm (NORMAL) just cuz of a Number when I went to the Thyroid Dr she said that my Numbers are minimal for my Age... Not all Drs look at everything just the number and that's why so many of us are Classified as UNEXPLAINED INFERTILITY!!

If we didn't have sites like this A lot of women would still be in the DARK nope:

I'm not saying that I know for sure what's wrong W me besides the whole Crazy Factor
I was just wondering if it was at all possible to get a +OPK that many days early

Well the Uroligst gave us a few answers says DH beans are swollen which can kill off sperm count.... He says he needs to have a release everyday for a week the wait 2 days and go do a sperm count!! I think he just wants to get LOTS Of Free Nooky!! :wink:

We will see its girl time for me but of course NOT my fertile time ... We R on Track just slow rolling!!!

 

[Sis4Us]

Viking ... Yes sounds like the has showed!!!

 

[Elphabaa77]

Welcome Viking!

Sis- My OBGYN doesn't seem to give me a lot of numbers either. Well, her 'nurse' doesn't since it is her nurse I deal with mostly at this point. She did give me the progesterone number at least.

If you feel like your current specialist isn't doing everything they can, you really should find a new one! I mean, after all... you are probably paying for most of this out of your own pocket! You deserve to know you are getting your money's worth, and your questions deserve to be answered!!!

On a side note, slightly hilarious about your hubby's 'beans' being swollen and him needing a release every day for a week! My hubby would probably be in flipping heaven if a doctor told him that! He has a MUCH higher sex drive than I do. Honestly though, we can't have sex 2 days in a row very often. Or at least within 12 hours (like at night and the next morning) . He can't 'finish' if we have sex too frequently. It's a bummer.

 

[Sis4Us]

Ohhhhh i know my Hubby has a much higher Sex Drive Also.... That's why I truly wonder if the Dr even said those things!!!

As for the FS I'm going to go to my Blood draw Tom and see what they say then if I still feel uneasy I'll look elsewhere!!!
I think all my supplements and Armour thyroid are working CD3 and I still have a Lil flow Ive only been having one day of Lil flow and spotting .... I know it's sounds crazy to want to have flow but at least my cycle is normalizing on that part which has to be a good thing!!!

 

[SweetMel]

Hi Viking

Sis, poor hubby and his swollen beans.

AFM, I can't take this uncomfortable feeling. My back is killing me, I have cramps, and it is worse than when Af comes. I have felt like this for days.

 

[Sis4Us]

Sweet... FX it's a good sign and not AF or anything else!!

AFM... Just got back from the FS and I'm so depressed they took like a 101 vials of blood and did my ultrasound which didnt go so Well!!
It looks like I might have some issues w my uterus wall and I have a Huge Cyst on my Left ovary... I was suppose to start Clomid Tom but they won't give it to me now because of the Cyst!!!
I'm so Frustrated and Upset!!!

Elphabaa .... Got a copy of my bloodwork Yea Normal my butt!!!
My Prog. Is 7 and my AMH is 1.2 Prolactin 11
Glad my Thyroid Dr is doing something she gave me a RX Mon so I have Prog. Capsules waiting for me to Ovulate!!!

I just really can't believe how stupid some Drs are .... If U research how to eliminate Cyst it says by Leveling out the hormones most of all Prog. Arggghhgg

 

[Butterfly67]

Sis in a way it is good that they have found this as now they can treat it and get you on track for getting your bfp

 

[Sis4Us]

Treat It????
They haven't done anything to Treat anything they keep telling me my numbers are good!!!
The only reason I know my Numbers aren't GOOD is from BNB and Google

At least I have 1 Dr trying to help me .... Just makes me MAD that it's not the FS... The one that should be helping!!!
I will do all my testing because my Copay will cover it but Im not giving Her anything else until they prove they know what they are doing!!!

I think the Cyst Ruptured last night I came home and put a Heating pad on that side and last night got a few drops of water pink tissuie stuff when I wiped (tmi)
Why It couldn't do it a day before so I could start Clomid IDK story of my life

Hope Everyone has a Great Weekend!!!!

 

[Butterfly67]

So what are they going to do if they won't give you clomid because of the cyst - just wait for it to disappear on it's own?!

 

[Sis4Us]

That's what I'm saying .... What now?? I was so looking forward to this month being OUR Month!!!
I wondering if I should just take a 1/2 dose of the Prog. Every other day until I O???
Trying to sway pink and I'm told Prog. Is the best way but mine is Low

I'm just so frustrated at this point !!!!

 

[pbl_ge]

Hi Ladies! Sorry I’ve been AWOL. I have not been a very positive person lately, so I didn’t want to bring the thread down. I’m feeling much better now, though. I just started a new cycle. Lots of my academic friends have told me that the best time to have a baby is in January: you pretty much have to take the spring semester off, then it’s the summer, so you end up with about 8 months home with your little one. Anyway, this month would mean a January baby for me, so FX!!!

Sis, so sorry about the bad FS visit! Did you ask them specifically about the progesterone? It does seem like you’d want to stop everything for a few weeks until the cyst is sorted out. I’ve heard of people taking BC to shrink them. I hope that it resolves quickly!

The bit about swollen beans is HIGH-LAR-I-OUS!!!

Elphaba, sorry about AF. Looks like we’re both CD2. Wanna race to O? Since you’re on the higher dose of clomid, I hope it happens much sooner for you! Have you talked to your doc about your prog test, or just the harebrained nurse?

Viking, welcome! Did AF come?

Sweetmel, how are you doing? Those sounded like good symptoms! You haven’t updated your journal!

Hope everyone’s doing well. It’s still only April, so we have LOTS of time in 2013 to make this thing happen!

 

[Sis4Us]

Pbl.... Afraid to take the pill I know it will keep them under control that's why I use to take Depo to keep them away!!!
But when we TTC DS it took us exactly 6mos after BCP... I'm afraid I don't have 6mos

The FS isn't even the one that gave me the Prog. My Thyroid Dr did ... So I didn't say anything just took my crap and Ran
I've asked people in Ingender what they think and I will Call my Thyroid Dr Mon and ask her too!!!

I'm just frustrated I will probably O in a week and really need everything sorted out!!
I have to go Mon for a Smear and she wants me to do the HSG but I'm afraid it will mess up my PH and I really don't want to take more antibiotics since I just took 2 cycles a few weeks ago

 

[twiggers]

x

 

[SweetMel]

I know I haven't updated my journal. I've been busy. Today is OH birthday. He is the big 2 5. he acts like an old man though, always taking naps and such.

I'm still having symptoms but I don't feel quite as uncomfortable as I did. I do feel like something is swollen in my pelvis. OH asked me if I wanted some cranberry pills but I said no not yet. I don't think it's my urinary tract. Sometimes I'll have a mild or dull cramp on either side like twinges. I keep waking up with heartburn. I have for three days in a row. I'm also super hungry. I eat and two hours later I want to eat again. since I start keeping track of my cycles really closely, they have been all completely different. They don't repeat at all. So I never know what they will be like.

 

[Milty]

Well I came in and said hi a couple months ago. Amazed that I had missed this thread since Jan. and then promptly took some time off.

So I guess hello again...I love this thread...and now have even more to catch up on.

Sis I had two cyst last summer and my doc gave me high doses of Progestrone to shrink them. This a bit more than double what I take during my LP.

 

[Sis4Us]

Milty.... Thanks for the input and Hello Again!!!!
Yea she prescribed me 50mg twice daily after O but I was wondering if I can take just the 1 since my Prog. Is low anyway until
I'm so inpatient so I'm not going to lie I took one yesterday and upped my Armour a 1/4 a grain this AM u can tell I did something my temp was almost Normal today

Just hope I didn't mess up my O really hoping all these hormones give me a boost this Month D day in 1wk or Should I say O day!!!!

Twiggers.... GL W a new Cycle!!!!! FX

Sweet..... FX U get ur

 

[Milty]

Well your Progestrone count is usually less than 1 before O anyway. When progestrone is present then your overies relax and dont grow folicles. So taking some now may mess up your O.

 

[Sis4Us]

When U took it for the cyst Did it mess W your Ovulation?? I've read that a lot of women take it to sway for Pink before O!!! A lot of women over do it and mess up there ovulation but if it's mild or your Prog. Is low already it seems to be OK!!

I have to go to the FS In the AM for my smear then I'll call my Thyroid Dr and ask... Trying to keep my temps in the 97s usually before O mine are in the 96s