Testers,TTC&After Conception-Clomid,IUI,IVF,Femara -EVERYONE!!

[lilrojo]

Nope team yellow all the way!!

Grateful its okay to whine, no one will ever think less of you.. pregnancy is hard no matter how much you want your baby or long you have waited.. so if you have a complaint we all love ya

 

[Hopin4ABump]

Grateful OF COURSE you can whine! My goodness you're at that 'this is miserable' part of the pregnancy! LOL I know what you mean, you don't want to seem ungrateful. But you're not at all. You are awesome

Rojo...just checking

 

[Kins]

Hi all, So I went into today for the blood work and u/s I was a nervous wreck the whole time and as she was doing the u/s I felt like big follies kept popping up it was horrible BUT in the end she said there were only two ready and the rest she doesnt think would fertilize to cause multiple embryos!!! So i'm a go for ovidrel tonight!!

Should ovulate on Wednesday morning. I go in for blood work on Aug 6th. I am gonna try my best not to POAS till that morning. I am still so full of anxiety I could so use a cigarette. haha I havent smoked in 2 years since I started seeing the specialist.

Here are my numbers my doctor says "lining looks good" Rt ovary-sizes 18.85, 14.4, 13.3, 11.6, Left Ovary Sizes-19.47, 12.5, 11.7

SOOOOO my hope is at least one of the 18.85 or the 19.47 get fertilized. FINGERS CROSSED! At least its not the 17 size she wanted me to try ovidrel with yesterday. She said she doesnt think the 13 or 14 would get big enough to fertalize so I glad about that. I dont want to carry around 3 in my belly.

ANYWAY................. Im hoping for the best and will prob be a nervous wreck till I get an answer aug 6th.

 

[Beautifullei2]

Jenna - hahah my phone always wants to call Draven ...Driven ! I started adding in the names manually so my "smart phone" doesn't try correcting me Lol. I'm glad to hear that you don't have that long left .... It seems like y'all just moved in... Wahoo for the house though.... That's awesome & even better that its half of what your paying now. Dh & I want to get a house but we are still saving ..luckily the one we are renting isn't to bad but I swear it so expensive to live here. I was looking at apts the other day just to see what they would run & if they would be cheaper than our house & to accommodate us it was going to be about 1600 + a month. I was like sheesh Lol! So we are con a stay at our house for another year & see how it goes.

I still have yet to get my dress for my mom's wedding. She just wants her bridal party in black... So I'm on the hunt but still nothing I really like... Her colors are black, dark purple & silver. I can't wait though cause her & my dad divorced when I was 12 so I'm so happy to finally see her so much in love.

Ahhh the temping.... Hopin- I usually will o between CD 14-16 give or take but I'm hoping with me temping I can get a better reading of when I do O. I swear sometimes I feel like what's the point cause it still hasn't happened. I keep thinking something is wrong with me cause why else wouldn't it have happened yet. Blah!!!


Sorry for the Debbie downer mood Lol... It been getting to me lately & then DD left with her dad to Arizona & I miss her like crazy.

Hope everyone had a good Monday!!! With only 1 day off this week I'm actually full of energy

Sorry for the long rant haha

 

[lune_miel]

Smiley OPK today! Now waiting for DH to get home to see if we can BD once more for good measure... fxxxxd!

Go ahead and put me down for testing Aug 5. Altho I think we all need a "Cave date"

 

[ajd36]

I heart a Cave-Date idea!!!

Best of luck ladies!

I'm testing tomorrow morning but I'm feeling crampy now and like AF is knocking on my door...

 

[ajd36]

Now that I am home and watching the Bachelorette and enjoying a glass of wine I wanted to write about dating while TTC

My life was on right on track to being The Backup Plan #2..... for my first pregnancy I had my IUI on the birthday of this guy who shared my dad's bday and whom I had my first and only date with two days after the IUI!!!

The last guy I dated was a different story. I shared with him my plans in life, the two losses I had just endured and took a few months off from ttc to see where the relationship may go. I found out just how hard it was to just stop trying on something that my heart wanted more than I knew and so after two months and a very slow going relationship I decided to move forward again with the baby making plans. He had a hard time dealing with the whole situation and I completely understood his side of how hard it was....but my heart won out again and we ended things...twice!

As far as dating while TTC.....I wouldn't say I have been actively looking for the last year. I do have an online account that I check from time to time, when I'm home bored late at night and just curious. The grief therapist I saw after the two losses understood my actions to be very therapeutic in nature when I described how it was to date. For a few hours I got to share funny stories and laugh with someone whom had no idea of the losses I had endured... it was part of my way of coping alone with something that was tearing me up and I just needed to escape that world for a while. It really is hard to go through all of this alone sometimes.

I'm not sure how to handle my current situation I find myself in though. What happens if I get my BFP tomorrow? What if I don't? Do I stop trying again? Can I do that to myself again? In the back of my mind I have already been planning on how I was going to approach my next cycle I try. It really is a hard situation I find myself in.

I'm not sure I answered any questions that you ladies might have....please feel free to ask me anything, I am very open about everything with you guys. I have just as many questions about this whole process as anyone else. The one thing I never question is how much I want a little one in my life more than anything else ever.

 

[Kins]

Thank you for sharing Aj being new to the board I don't know everyone's backgrounds well and I was honestly confused. It must be hard for you. Only advise I can say is follow your heart and take it day by day. The right person will come into you life whether its a baby or an adult to continue your journey with

 

[Grateful365]

Rojo - Looking forward to your ultrasound today!!!

Hopin - You have an OB appointment today right? What time? Can't wait to hear what the doctor suggests and has to say.

Ajd - We are here for you girl. That is a hard decision to make...go with your heart and your gut feeling. I think our gut feeling is there for a reason and rarely ever wrong. Will be excited to hear how the next date goes!

Lune - Hooray to a smiley OPK!!!

Lei - Wow $1600 is a lot for an apartment. It must cost a lot more to live where you are - here a nice apartment is $600-1000 at the most. Glad you have the option to stay in your house for another year though. I'm glad your temping - keep it up!!! Your BFP will happen, try not to get discouraged with how long it is taking (ya right...I know.) but try to remember that the month you get your BFP is already written on the stars...so all you really have to do it wait....and not worry that it wont happen. If its in your best interest.....it WILL happen.

 

[lune_miel]

ajd - Follow your heart and the right man will understand. It must be hard going on this journey alone. Fx'd for testing!

I feel really good about this month

 

[Allika]

@Greetings from Napa Valley!!!!

 

[Jenna_KA]

Grateful: Do not feel bad for whining! How bad you wanted this is not measured by the pain and annoyances of the very end. I had a very rough end of my pregnancy and was whining nonstop. But that doesn't mean I'm any less grateful for Draven. We all understand it's grueling and all you want to do is meet him and kiss him Very soon sweetie we all can't wait to see his face.

Kins: Congrats on your US that sounds great! I think things are looking very good for you this month I have my FX for you.

Lei: Apartments are ridiculously expensive these days it's crazy. Houses are definitely MUCH cheaper! It does feel like we just moved in here because we practically did lol! Halloween weekend is when we moved in. There's no way we can stay here though as nice as it is. We're paying $1400 for rent alone. A black dress for the wedding should be fairly easy to find. Not to mention black is slimming and always looks good When you find one don't forget to share with us! When is the wedding? I'm glad that you're so happy for her. I don't really know what it's like, my parents are still together so I've never had to go through that. And don't feel bad about being down with the temping it's understandable. It's been a long time of TTC for you and I really feel your pain. Maybe it's time to look seriously in to the IUI?

Lune: Cave date is a great idea lol! I'm all for it!

AJD: I had cramps the whole week before my BFP, that means nothing I sooo can't wait for your test tomorrow!! Thank you for sharing your story I really do have a lot of respect for you for doing this. I can't imagine how hard it must be trying to make a baby on your own, not to mention having a hard time conceiving. I don't know what I would have done with out my OH. I'm glad you have us here for you. You have a lot of strength to go through this and that baby will have so much love for what you've gone through to create it. As for the dating, I like how you're going about it. Just keep it on the back-burner. Not really a top priority but if it happens, it happens. I feel it's important to be straight forward with your plans of making a family but that's just my opinion.

I want to hear about momof1's wedding too! I really hope she shares pictures. And can I just say all you girls on team yellow are killing me! I'm sooo impatient.

AFM: Enjoying my day off today. I had scheduled an appointment yesterday for Draven because he has kind of a rash on the back of his head but canceled it first thing this morning (despite "getting in trouble" by the receptionist for not giving 24hr notice) because I felt like I was being paranoid. I do have an appointment at 3 today to go donate some blood. Looking forward to that

 

[ajd36]

Im out this month... stopping the progesterone today.

Enjoy wine country girl!!! I love it up there What wineries are you visiting?

 

[Kins]

Ugh so sorry AJ. But i do like what Grateful said.... your month/my month its already written in the stars we just have to get there. I just wish the road was shorter

 

[typeA TTC]

Monday they drew my blood and did an U/S to check the fluid on the back of the babus neck (or something like that) for downs, in two weeks they will do the othe part of the testing. I've never heard of them going through the belly button..... That sounds scary. :/
I thought I wanted to go team yellow, but I seriously don't know if I can wait much longer.

Jenna-I'm sorry about the situation you and your family are in. you are definitely in my prayers.

Grateful- time is flying!! Less than one month til your little boy is here!

Type A- I was so happy when I read your post about your most recent appointment!!

Good luck testers and everyone else happy Thursday!

I've never heard of that kind of testing through the belly button either. Ask them for the materniT21 test. That tells them for sure about downs and is just a blood test.

 

[typeA TTC]

Quick update: I'm fine and baby is fine but I got into a fender bender last weekend. Ugh. On top of that everything I volunteered to help people with before I was pregnant is happening in August so im busy after work doing my volunteer suff. Other than that life is happily boring!

I sent Jenna two pics!!

 

[typeA TTC]

Have we heard from momof1??? How is she??

 

[Hopin4ABump]

Ajd

Grateful I canceled my OB appt, thanks for asking though

@ everyone I did text momof1 earlier and said "Hope the wedding was perfect and I'm soooo sorry if I'm texting you while you're on your honeymoon. Eeryone on BnB is dying to hear ALL about your special day " Will let you know when i get response.

 

[Jenna_KA]

AJD: I'm sorry...


Here is TypeA's little boo baby at 11 weeks then 14 weeks. Forgive me if you've answered this already, but are you going to remain team yellow or are you going to find out??

 

[Beautifullei2]

Jenna holy cow thats a lot !!! Lol I got lucky on the house I found & only pay a little over 900 which has helped us to save big time. Dh really wants to conceive naturally & in all honesty its driving me crazy..trust me I want to go on with iui but he is not having it right now he. He says " oh my counts are good now, we don't need that"... I'm going to try & support him on this but if it still doesn't happen in a reasonable amount of time then I'm going forward with it & he will have to deal with it.
Yes black is very slimming so I love that part....I'm just being a procrastinator haha.

Aj

Typea- wahooo !!! Baby is growing wonderfully... I can't wait to hear what your having!!!


&&&&&& I can't wait to hear how momof1 wedding went!

Oh yeah... Jenna she is getting married the first week of sept... We actually have a wedding this weekend for my cousin... One on the 9th of next month.. Then Mario's sister gets married on the 17th of Aug & my moms on the 7th of sept.

Ohhh speaking of Mario's sister... I have a question...not sure if I asked already.

Long story short I don't get along with marios sister... I am a very blunt person & have no filter .. Well one day our daughters spent the night with Mario's sister & the next day we picked them up. Well maros sister was always telling me how much she hated his ex & blah blah..(they were together for almost 12 years off & on) we when I walked inside to get the kids stuff I hear his sister telling my step daughter "tell your mom to call me...I miss her & she's like a sister to me" so naturally I said something & pretty much confronted her about why is she acting two-faced & told her I could care less if she was friends with her...but it made me mad that she felt she had to fake hating her. Well back in April I bought tickets to a concert & it so happens to be on the day his sister is getting married. I really don't want to go the wedding but my husband wants to go for a bit before our concert.... Question... What would you all do??? I really don't like his sister & I'm sure she invited his ex.Blah!!!