The Beanstalkers (formally ttc buddy?)

[kasigirl]

Hello!

All is well here! Had another Dr's appt last week and am now 70% effaced and 3 cm dilated. So things are progressing nicely!

How is everyone else doing?

 

[raelynn]

Wow, Kasi! It's going to be any day now! Good luck!

I'm finding it hard to be patient knowing we're going to be starting our IVF work soon. I can't wait. I'm scared of the injectables and such but I'm just so ready to have a baby!

 

[Chatnoir]

Feel like I'm losing it! Blew at hubby again this morning and getting teary on train to work! AF is due tomorrow and have had nothing but PMT sypmtoms so I have no doubt I will out this month

 

[Lisa92881]

Wow Kasi so soon!! Good luck!!

Rae I don't blame you! You will do great though and it will all be worth it!!

Chat I hope not! I felt like AF was coming too, so you never know.

 

[Chatnoir]

Dont think there is much hope for me... Been cramping and VERY lightly spotting today thankfully I am off work tomorrow so I can mope at home eating my weight in chocolate.

 

[raelynn]

Sorry Chat. I know each cycle is hard but hopefully our BFP is coming soon!!

Lisa, your little one is already at a peach! How exciting!

 

[Lisa92881]

Chat. The posts you girls write truly make my heart ache, I know how badly you want it, and how long you've been waiting. I wish there was something I could do to help.

Rae - I know, crazy right?!

 

[KendraNoell]

Kasi how exciting! My last appt I was 1cm dilated which was over a week ago and I don't have another appt until Thursday so we shall see if there has been a change!

 

[mk8]

Good luck kasi!

 

[Chatnoir]

Thanks Lisa xx

Found this one hard, think I am just so tired of putting on a brave face! Have a family event on friday and am now dreading it as no doubt people will ask the dreaded question! Not long to go till my FS appointment so just waiting for that. Have a few things to look forward to in may and June so just trying to think about that.

Glad kasi and kendra are doing well and look forward to some baby pics!!

X x x

 

[mk8]

Good luck with fri and the appointment chat! What kind of additional tests will u ask for?

 

[Chatnoir]

i dont know...it hadn't occured to me that I would get a choice? And if I do I wouldn't know what to ask for!
I would rather try some fertility drugs before going for anything like IVF but i suppose it depends on what the problem is? I am pretty clueless as to what to expect but just cant wait to get started!
Today I have been looking at the Duofertility monitor, but gonna wait to see what the FS says before spending £500!

 

[CaliGirl35]

Kasi and Kendra- I can't believe its already almost that time for you both!!! I can't wait to see pictures, and I hope you both have a smooth L&D!!

mk- how are you doing?

chat- I too would wait to buy anything... once they put you on the meds they monitor you so much, you don't need to waste your $ on that.. I hope you fs appt goes well, you get good answers and can move forward right away! fx for you!!

Rae- don't be scared or nervous about the injectables... lay on the floor if you get to have it in your butt, and have hubby do it for you.. just remember to take a deep breath and remind yourself of the love to come from them soon!!! When does this all begin for you- should be anytime now?!

How is everyone feeling?

 

[raelynn]

Cali - I'm starting my birth control round as soon as AF shows. So that could be whenever. I only get one injection in the butt (the trigger shot) and I think I'm more scared of that one since hubby will have to do it and he's a bigger chicken around needles than I am!

Chat - I would definitely wait. I bought a bunch of stuff before we went to the fertility specialist and I haven't used any of it. You normally won't have to ask for the tests. They should have a checklist of tests they want to run. I had all of mine done already before I saw ours but they were: HSG (to check tubes) CD 3 and CD 21 blood test and ultrasound (to test hormone levels and follicles) they didn't record a follicle count when they did my CD 3 ultrasound so I had to have that done a second time, SA for hubby. Once they have all the results, they sit you down and discuss options. They most likely will not jump you right to IVF. They believe in 'less before more', meaning they'll try less invasive procedures first. For us, no sperm pretty much skipped us over all the lesser treatments and right to IVF since no amount of fertility drugs or IUI would work without sperm. Good Luck!!

MK - Are you waiting to see the fertility specialist too?

I'm using my time before IVF to get used to a pretty strict healthy diet and exercise routine. Right now I'm also very low carb and low sugar to try and keep my PCOS symptoms under control but I'll most likely be adding carbs back in once I go onto the fertility meds since baby would need carbs. Also, I'll have to stop exercising at some point in the IVF process too (I forget exactly when the cut off point is). But, so far, so good! I'm alternating Pilates and training for a 5K. I told hubby by the time we go on our cruise I'll either have a bun in the oven or a hot body

 

[mk8]

Go Rae with your hot body! Hopefully a round belly will appear instead soon though- come on baby Rae!

I had my first fs appointment today girls. Went well. Chat- this is what happened in case you're curious about yours...
- got blood pressure checked, got weighed and measured in height. Highish blood pressure (maybe nervous or that I rushed there) and BMi healthy.
- met dr and nurse. Got asked routine questions about cycle length, bleed, family health history (cancer etc), if I have endo, pcos, if I've ever had an op or pid, if I smoke/drink. Similar family history and lifestyle qs to dh and also if he's ever had mumps or a hernia. How long we have been together, how long we have been trying.
- she ran through our test results (day 21 progesterone, pelvic scan, other bloods and sa).
- she did some swabs to check for chlamydia and gonnorhea and thrush. Also did a physical exam down there (ie hand up my wotsit and pressed my tummy).
- told her I'm on cycle 6 of clomid at 50mg. No monitoring. This really surprised her. She said the gp shouldn't have prescribed it for 6 months. Usually h might do 3 then if that doesn't work, up the dosage with monitoring. I did ask gp if I should be monitored and he said no as I appear to o on my own and clomid was just to increase chances because of the release of more eggs. Ideally, the doc said they should offer clomid.
- next steps- more tests:
A. Day 21 bloods again
B. day 2 fsh and lh (I had my previous ones on day 10 and doc said that gives false results)
C. Thyroid blood test
D. HIV, siphillis, rubella test
E. transvaginal ultrasound scan
F. Hsg done within 10 days of af. I'm to take antibiotics the day before for 7 days. This prevents infection. Did you ladies do this? They advised me to take paracetamol an hr before it and ibuprofen after.
I've got my ultrasound booked for second week of may. Bloodwork I can walk in. Hsg I need to ring on day 1 of af to see if they have any appointments. Wait list average 3 months.
- after all tests I go back to discuss. This has been booked for dec (!!!!) but they assure me that's to get me in the system and after all the tests, to ring them to bring my appt forward.

Hubby gets off Scott free. His sa is normal and there's no need to repeat. His count is good (35m) but doc hesitated over his motility and morphology: 56% and 7%. That said, she doesn't think that would stop conception. So all me!

 

[Chatnoir]

Wow that's alot! But glad u are in ur way! I was tempted to phone my FS to see if I could my appointment forward.... But feel a bit cheeky

 

[mk8]

I say go for it Chat! What do you have to lose? Are you going to a hospital for your FS appointment? Also, have you had all bloods and HSG done? Hubby's had SA right? Good luck!

 

[Lisa92881]

Sounds like a very productive appt Mk8!! Awesome!! I'm glad things are underway for you. For my HSG I didn't take antibiotics, but I've heard of girls who have, I think it depends on the dr and if you're more prone to vaginal infections. I took 3 Aleve an hour before and definitely think it helped with the pain, I had none! Your hubby's SA sounds great, I don't know why your dr would have hesitated. My hubby only had 3% and clearly that was enough. Looks like you'll be busy with all your testing and appts, but it will be absolutely worth it!! Good luck!!

Chat - I would, it can't hurt! Maybe just ask that they put you on a list to call in case they get a cancellation.

 

[raelynn]

I didn't take any antibiotics with my HSG either. I took ibuprofen before hand and only had some AF-like cramping as they were passing the catheter in. Other than that is was a piece of cake.

I forgot about the infectious disease testing. I've had so many blood tests lately they all seem to run together.

 

[Lisa92881]

Oh I forgot to add....go Rae! You're gonna be one hot mama-to-be!! That's great good for you. I have had no motivation to exercise and think I'm going to just cancel my gym membership now because I think it's only going to be downhill from here. Haha. Baby loooves carbs too! I'm just waiting for it to catch up with me, but so far I'm holding steady at 130lbs and I'm 13 weeks so I think that's pretty good! That's awesome about the 5k, my hubby has been running too and is doing one in I think May. When is your cruise and where are you going? I don't remember if you've told us already.