The One Year Strong Ladies!

[sparklebunny]

OMG.....Erica i'm so sorry. I was following all the updates on your facebook status. I thought everything was ok.

 

[wannabeprego]

Everyone please keep me and my hubby in your thoughts. Baggins passed away today on the way to the vet for an emergency visit. He was 7 months old. We are burying him under his favorite tree wrapped in his favorite blanket with his favorite fish squeaky toy. We are going to miss him so much and I cant believe he is gone already.

Awwwww, ohh, no!!! I am so sorry to hear that hun.... Awww, the poor puppy, He was such a cute sweet little guy too..... My heart goes out to you and DH, I know pets are like a part of the family and this must be very hard on the two of you....

 

[Spunky]

Everyone please keep me and my hubby in your thoughts. Baggins passed away today on the way to the vet for an emergency visit. He was 7 months old. We are burying him under his favorite tree wrapped in his favorite blanket with his favorite fish squeaky toy. We are going to miss him so much and I cant believe he is gone already.

I can't imagine losing one of my dogs. My thoughts are with you and your family.

 

[Spunky]

lol spunky and i would rather have a little one! at least until it's out! i don't fancy pushing a 10 lb + baby out of my poor little hoo ha.

LOL, poor little hoo ha!!! I just try to think that bigger may be healthier than worrying that baby isn't growing enough... I'm trying to look on the bright side! Cause trust me hearing 95% in head and being almost a lb bigger than the average at this point has me plenty worried!

 

[NJAngelAPN]

Erica, I'm sorry about Mr Baggins! Do they know what happened?

 

[NJAngelAPN]

So went to the specialist today, and went over ALL the results.

1. As we know, DH is all good (yes, millions and millions of sperm, all moving, all normal, whatever). 120 million sperm (anything over 20 million is good), 78% motility (anything over 40% is good) and 14% normal (14% and up is good).
2. My hormones are all good. FSH is 5 (should be less than 10), prolactin is normal, testosterone normal; I may be hypothyroid, they took more blood tonight to check that.
3. Ultrasound showed 5 follicles - greater than 4 is good.
4. Cervical mucous is hostile (only seeing 2 sperm per high powered field as opposed to 20 or better).
5. And endometrial biopsy showed I have a luteal phase defect. Did the biopsy on day 24, but it looked like day 19 or 20.
Sooooo....when we put it all together...
DH is not an issue. Hormones and ultrasound show good egg quality. Cervical issue means that no matter how good my eggs or his are, we aren't connecting. Luteal phase defect (LPD) means that implantation is NOT happening.
Plan is - next cycle, I call them on CD1. Then I go in for bloodwork and ultrasound on CD3 to check number of follicles, hormone levels. Clomid will be from CD3-CD7 to increase egg quality and progesterone production (this will also help with luteal phase). Another ultrasound and bloodwork CD12. That's to see how big the follicles are, and the MD can figure out when I'll be "ripe". This follows with an HCG injection to induce ovulation, and then IUI. That bypasses the cervical issue.
The doc says he will do this a total of three to four cycles. This is because statistically, if something is going to work, it works within the first few cycles. If not, then we reassess, and figure out what to do next. We don't have to do them all in a row, I can skip cycles if I want (i.e., June is no good, we'll be on vacation, whatever...)

I'm very excited, because this means we have a PLAN.
Fingers crossed for a this summer!

 

[Spunky]

Lindsay - That's awesome that you know what the problems are and that your eggs and his sperm are good (so you don't need donors! That would make me a little sadder, but I would do what's needed for a baby)! A plan is awesome!! Fingers crossed for a baby!!

 

[NJAngelAPN]

Thanks, Chelsea! I feel so much better now. DH and I were laughing that here we spent the last six years "wasting" birth control, and I didn't need it. Then he laughed that it's a good thing he didn't sleep around with his "millions and millions" of sperm. He's such a geek. At least my RE (reproductive endocrinologist) is a good guy and respectful. One of my coworkers is seeing a guy who actually HIGH FIVED her husband in regards to his "awesome" sperm count. Yes, it's kinda funny when you think about it, but if that were me, and we hadn't been getting pregnant?? What a low blow. I think I may have reconsidered doctors at that point.
Plus, this guy gets us in and out of the office SO FAST I LOVE IT. Appointment at 530, we got there at 520, and we were out by 550. That was going over all the results, bullshitting about Ancestry.com (DH had to ask if twins in the family and using Clomid increased your chances of twins - he REALLY wants twins), and getting blood drawn again.
I think I'm happier now than I have been in months! Huge weight lifted. Whew! Okay, I'm done being a geek.

 

[wannabeprego]

So went to the specialist today, and went over ALL the results.

1. As we know, DH is all good (yes, millions and millions of sperm, all moving, all normal, whatever). 120 million sperm (anything over 20 million is good), 78% motility (anything over 40% is good) and 14% normal (14% and up is good).
2. My hormones are all good. FSH is 5 (should be less than 10), prolactin is normal, testosterone normal; I may be hypothyroid, they took more blood tonight to check that.
3. Ultrasound showed 5 follicles - greater than 4 is good.
4. Cervical mucous is hostile (only seeing 2 sperm per high powered field as opposed to 20 or better).
5. And endometrial biopsy showed I have a luteal phase defect. Did the biopsy on day 24, but it looked like day 19 or 20.
Sooooo....when we put it all together...
DH is not an issue. Hormones and ultrasound show good egg quality. Cervical issue means that no matter how good my eggs or his are, we aren't connecting. Luteal phase defect (LPD) means that implantation is NOT happening.
Plan is - next cycle, I call them on CD1. Then I go in for bloodwork and ultrasound on CD3 to check number of follicles, hormone levels. Clomid will be from CD3-CD7 to increase egg quality and progesterone production (this will also help with luteal phase). Another ultrasound and bloodwork CD12. That's to see how big the follicles are, and the MD can figure out when I'll be "ripe". This follows with an HCG injection to induce ovulation, and then IUI. That bypasses the cervical issue.
The doc says he will do this a total of three to four cycles. This is because statistically, if something is going to work, it works within the first few cycles. If not, then we reassess, and figure out what to do next. We don't have to do them all in a row, I can skip cycles if I want (i.e., June is no good, we'll be on vacation, whatever...)

I'm very excited, because this means we have a PLAN.
Fingers crossed for a this summer!

NJ, I am glad that DH has plenty of strong and that you have healthy eggs with good quality, and that you now have a plan in place. Your DR sounds really great!!...I will keep my fingers crossed that you hopefully get pregnant soon with the clomid and HCG combo....Good luck and baby dust hun!!!

 

[NJAngelAPN]

My RE is fabulous. I told my boss (who is my second husband, and is TOTALLY supportive of me, and his sister-in-law just had a baby last Friday which was seven years in the making) that I may end up seeing this MD just as often as my husband. Looks like weekly visits once we get on cycle. CD3, CD12, whenever we do the IUI, etc. My favorite part is really how soon we get in and out. I can't keep babbling about it, because I know you usually wait for hours in any doctor's office...I just figured a fertility MD would be ten times worse.

 

[HappiestMom]

I totally feel/look preggie now!!! heading the library to get out of the house..

 

[busymommy]

you look great Erica! i love the pics!!!!!!!!!!! i also say Girl btw

 

[sparklebunny]

Hi ladies! :wave:
How is everyone doing? My ms is terrible. I have felt nauseous all day for the last couple of days and lemon and ginger tea is all that seems to be helping It's all for the good of LO though so i'm not going to complain too much....just can't wait to get out of this part of being pg!

NJ, good to hear from you! It's been a while! I'm glad to hear progress is being made with the tests. I have my FX'd for you. X

Mrs J that's a serious bump! Brilliant! I've started getting a few strange looks at work as well because it's number two and all the muscles have just popped back out again! So i too am sporting a little bumpy!

 

[NJAngelAPN]

Thanks, sparkle. Glad to hear that things are going well with you!

 

[DaretoDream]

mrsj- what happened to baggins?

 

[IMPPEARL]

Hi everyone.

MrsJ. What a cute little bump!

Sparkle. I hear ya on the feeling sick. I find peppermint helps also.

It's funny cuz I don't look prego yet. But I was shopping with my dh the other day and we ran into a friend of his and his wife. Apparently his wife asked if I was pregnant! Something about my hips? My dh told a little whit lie and said no as we are not ready to tell people yet. But I couldn't believe she knoticed! It's my first so I may be a little bloated but defiantly not bump yet. Weird.

Anyway hope all is well with everyone!

 

[sparklebunny]

AAahh Peppermint....may have to give that a try

 

[HappiestMom]

mrsj- what happened to baggins?

Sorry ladies but I really am not ready to talk about it ...we are both still in shock and both still trying to accept what happened...I had to get out of the house last night and I came back and hubby was laying on the couch crying...when Im ready I promise I'll let you know but its going to be a while...if Busy gets on and would like to tell you then thats fine but I really cant type it out myself right now.....

 

[busymommy]

he was vomitting and having blood in his poopy, and it was getting more frequent so they called the animal hospital. they said they are taking emergencies, but when they got there they said we are too busy and turned them away. he passed away in the car on the way to a different hospital. they think maybe he had internal bleeding but not sure from what. it is very sad. Baggins was like their little baby boy =( im so sorry Erica!!! xoxoxo

 

[sparklebunny]

Awww... that's awful sorry xx