Sticking Together Until We All Get BFP's!!!!

[aidensmommy1]

I started my new bcp pack 6 days ago and yesterday I had some break through bleeding from it. Ive been spotting almost a whole month now and today its back to spotting. I guess its not uncommon to spot and have break through bleeding while on BCP preparing for IVF because obv the uterus may still have some shedding to do, u know? At first I was really worried that something wasn't right but I'm calm about it now I'm very anxious & excited but nervous about injections starting soon. Once I start the meds, the retrival will be here, followed by hopefully a veryyy successful one & only transfer. FX soo tight!!!

 

[mdscpa]

I'm really getting excited and anxious about your IVF journey Mary.... Sorry i couldn't help much about IVF but honestly we were supposed to ask about it after our 2 unsuccessful clomid cycles. We thought that it's our only option. FX for a

 

[aidensmommy1]

I'm really getting excited and anxious about your IVF journey Mary.... Sorry i couldn't help much about IVF but honestly we were supposed to ask about it after our 2 unsuccessful clomid cycles. We thought that it's our only option. FX for a

its ok and I'm glad u didn't need to turn to IVF! Its sooo much work between all the appts and such!! Besides, there's plenty of info online and my RE is really good so I *think* I have all the help needed in that area...You & all the other ladies are the best just by giving me your support Thats more then enough help in my eyes!

 

[froggyfrog]

I think waiting for your ivf is worse than the tww, for me!! Probably doesn't seem that long for you with all of the appointments! I haven't actually started temping just yet, I'm waiting for af to show

 

[froggyfrog]

I started to opk this past cycle, but ran out of opks, and instead of going to buy more I just said oh well, so I'm not sure when I oed. Today is cd 32, the longest cycle I have ever had was 38. I'm pretty tempted to test, but the practical part of me says to just wait!

 

[starryjune]

June, maybe u did O yest! Ur temp certainly went back up. FX super tight for it to keep going tomorrow! U could even be oing today. I sometimes would O after I saw a dip & then a rise the next day, sometimes the rise after my dip is my true O day. FX for u!

Yes, after another big rise today, I am hopeful I did O, but I am pretty sure if I did it was the end of Monday or Tuesday, because I pretty much always O the second day of +OPK. My OPK is still pretty dark but not positive anymore, since Tues. afternoon. I can't believe how huge the drop AND rise is - this is a new thing plus being delayed ovulation. And NO real physical symptoms since around the time of hopefully O - usually I feel pretty crappy the day of/after. No sore boobs yet, either. Buuuuut, the big sign that I Oed is that beginning Tuesday, my CM went from abundent and wet/slippery to much less and creamy - now it's a lot but it's super creamy. That always happens after O is complete. FX for the temps to stay up and for crosshairs by the weekend. I just want to go away for my writing/rest retreat and not think about this crap for a few days. I will keep temping, but will not wake up so early and will note whatever time I do take it, to keep a general pattern in tact. I'm feeling SO relieved right now. I don't even care so much about if this is a BFP cycle, I doubt it is because I am just so used to BFNs, but to know I Oed will give me tremendous peace of mind. I've been paranoid that I am pre-menopausal already or have majorly whacked out hormones (which may still be the case, but I do want to keep ovulating, dammit)!

 

[aidensmommy1]

June, nice rise! FX for a sticky bean! Even if u did O yest, thats two days before O and thats actually the best day for conception to occur since it gives the swimmers time to get to ur tubes and nourish themselves in there before fertilization, u know? So whether it was yest or Wednesday, ur def covered bding wise . My opks were usually right on, I always oed the day OF my first positive opk but every few months id get a few positives. I think those were the months when my body tried and then went on to O a couple days later, u know? Anyway, my fingers are crossed for u!!!!

 

[aidensmommy1]

I think waiting for your ivf is worse than the tww, for me!! Probably doesn't seem that long for you with all of the appointments! I haven't actually started temping just yet, I'm waiting for af to show

Lol right?! It def has been quite a wait but as u said, all the appts and just staying busy with moving and everything has DEF been helping time pass, alot!

Idk why, I thought u were temping! Silly me! And no waiting for AF to show.... better stay in hiding for a very happy & healthy 9 months!! FX FX FX!!!!

 

[aidensmommy1]

Yay June, 3dpo CH's! I'm very excited to see how this cycle goes for u! Fxxxxxxxxx!!!!

 

[WunnaBubba2]

Hi ladies, sorry for being so half ass lately and a bit absent. I come and check up on you ladies every day but work is hectic and when I get home I am exhausted.

Heading into 3rd tri tomorrow and the energy increase they speak of in 2nd tri never came

I hope you are all doing well still

Froggy, I hope af hasn't showed yet?!

Mary, I'm very excited for you. All the confirmations you are getting like when meds will be available, injection classes etc must make it all the more real. I hope you only need 1 cycle.
Are you and dh okay now with donor sperm?

 

[froggyfrog]

Yep she showed. Only spotting now, but she will be in full force by this afternoon!

 

[froggyfrog]

I took my first temp this morning. I made of voice recording of dh saying wake up and temp. And set it as my alarm to go off when his does. I'm not sure how well temping will work for me since I am such a light sleeper. Everything wakes me up!

 

[Jrepp]

Yay Chelsea! I'm excite to see what happens

 

[WunnaBubba2]

Argh FFS!!!!! I wish she would have stayed away!!! Sorry she came

Looking at the glass half full I'm excited too to see how temping goes and to stalk your chart

 

[aidensmommy1]

I took my first temp this morning. I made of voice recording of dh saying wake up and temp. And set it as my alarm to go off when his does. I'm not sure how well temping will work for me since I am such a light sleeper. Everything wakes me up!

yay!!! Now I get to stalk ur temps! woohoo! I think temping will work great for u! And I def recommend vaginally. It'll make more stable temps for u . I have a good feeling this will help u! This is ur first time temping since TTC correct? Soo excited! I'm also mad at AF as well!!! Hopefully this will be the last one for a long time! FX!

I start temping again in about 5-10 days. I figured ill start about 5-10 days before the lupron injections start. I am beyond excited at this point! I really hope it works! We're hoping we can freeze at least a few embryos so that IF this round happens to fail, we can do an immediate FET cycle. I really hope it just works the first time tho, of course! Dh and I both are soo anxious for this, in a good way . Its all becoming so real now that its getting closer. Only 6 wks and im PRAYING I will be announcing our BFP to u ladies . FX sooo extremely tight!! With all the out of pocket expenses that ended up popping up, its making me think more about "what if this doesn't work?!"...Its been harder knowing we are putting a big chunk of savings into this now because of the price of donor sperm and needing to purchase 2 vials. I'm hoping we only need 1 of the vials tho cuz then we can donate the other to a couple/woman who can't afford it, u know? But yea, its alot of money to put up without a guarantee but its a risk we're def willing to take. We just need to keep praying!! Sry for rambling on. I'm in like complete manic mode about the IVF today. Its really hitting me .
Oh I also started folic acid yest. I saw a med specialist due to my anxiety meds and that all went great, no issues, but he did recommend 400-800mgs of folic acid/day. He said women in their 20's have the highest risk of birth defects so the folic acid can help prevent issues, as most of u know, but I had no clue that women in their 20's had the highest % rates for birth defect. Its scary but its also low odds of defects for each single person at the same time, is what he said. I thought 18yrs and under was the highest percentage but I guess not. Anyway, I wanted to share that cuz he told me to tell all of my baby friends and to get everyone on it! Lol.

GOOD LUCK LADIES!!!!

 

[froggyfrog]

I actually temper when we very first started ttc. I had no idea what I was doing at that point and didn't have any kind of app or anything to track it. I just would write it down in a notebook that I kept next to my bed. Now that I have ff I can actually see it in chart form which is exciting. I would forget a lot though, so I just stopped and relied solely on opks until we hit our 2 year mark and started seeing a specialist. At that point they would monitor me.

 

[starryjune]

Yay June, 3dpo CH's! I'm very excited to see how this cycle goes for u! Fxxxxxxxxx!!!!

Thanks - I am feeling pretty excited about this cycle, too. I feel like everything is stronger somehow, with O being later, OPKs being so dark and for 48 hours, and the huge bbt dip and rise. FX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also have no physical feelings like usual right after O. I start the pms stuff like 10 days before AF, so maybe it'll kick in this weekend, but for now, no sore boobs, no cramps, no nothing except mega creamy CM which is also characteristic post-O. I am so glad I am taking a long weekend away, starting on this happy, relieved note!

 

[aidensmommy1]

Chelsea, Your right, FF will definitely help u grately compared to charting on paper...it takes alot of the guess work out. I'm excited to stalk ur TWW temps!!!

June, it does sound like u had a nice strong O and anything different FOR YOU can alwayyss be a good sign Def FX super tight!

 

[aidensmommy1]

So last night dh and I were looking at some donors on the California cyro site and we found a few anonymous donors we would like to choose from. I'm pretty lost on how to order it and all that so I'm waiting until Monday to talk to my REs nurse and figure out how my donor b/w came back, since they partially base matching us up on the b/w. Then hopefully after I get those results, she'll be able to tell me when & how to order the vials. The place they're coming from is only about an hr drive from here so I want to see if I can pick it up and drop it off to my REs office myself, rather then spend the $200 for them to deliver. I guess I'll see what they say Monday. One of the donors it said is a look-a-like of "Joey Lawrence" and dh shares alot of features with him so we're going to ask to look further into that donor, as well as the other two that caught our eye.

I wish all of us ladies were in the same town right now. Itd help time fly by soo much quicker if we could all stay busy, having fun together . I'm getting overly anxious! PLEASE WORK, IVF, PLEASE WORK! FX!
Oh yeah, I'm going to ask my doctor what he thinks of PGS because the embryologist then can test our embies and tell us if it'll have problems implanting or what not. With the slim amount of time we have, we have been thinking alot about PGS. Now I'm just hoping my clinic does it. Again, we'll see what they say on Monday. I just need to think positive! At first I was like "yea! I'll def be pregnant by april/may!" but now I feel like "Pleaseee just let this work for us!!!" FX FX FX FX FX!

Lots of luck and dust to all of you!!

 

[aidensmommy1]

I just realized, my transfer is scheduled to be done the day before mothers day! (as long as its a 5 day transfer, as we hope.) I'm going to take the day before mothers day as a good sign...lol