TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

[SunnyBe]

Any updates Steph?

 

[steph1607]

Hey girls, doctor phoned a little while ago. HCG levels have dropped significantly so they’re confident it’s not ectopic. Bleeding has started again today so hopefully a scan next week will show that I don’t need any type of intervention.

How’s everyone else??

 

[SunnyBe]

That's good (in however much a situation like this can ever be described as "good"). I hope your body will take care of the rest so that you won't need a D&C. Hope you and your DH support each other well during these tough times and get out even stronger.

Not much going on over here. AF came a couple of days ago (as did Dream's, looking at the chart, so sorry hun! Sucks that you have to wait that long for your appointment to get the monitoring set up, but hope this cycle will be the one and you won't need to go to your appointment!).

 

[tbfromlv]

Steph, I’m sorry. considering the situation, I’m glad that it’s looking like your body will take care of it.

Sunny, dream sorry about AF.

Amber- 13 weeks and a scoop of ice cream! So sweet.

Afm- I haven’t temped at all, although it’s so early in this cycle it doesn’t really matter much. I kind of like not thinking about it. I might start back up after we get back from Vegas this weekend. My little brother is getting married. We had DHs SA done today, still waiting on results. Hopefully today!

So I was randomly thinking about this last night... since the surgery last summer, I have gotten pregnant every time I ovulate from my left side... but my left side is the one with the cyst..there’s nothing for me to speculate about it really but just an interesting thought... meet with the doc next week.

 

[SunnyBe]

That is very interesting Tb! I wonder if it's just a coincidence or if there's more to it. Have fun at the wedding!!!

 

[tbfromlv]

You know at this point I’m over analyzing everything lol

SA came back normal. 119 mil for the count, 86% motility and 86% morphology guess it’s just me!

Also the doctors office called and they had some cancellations for tomorrow, so I will be going in the morning to discuss this cyst further. I’m glad to be going on vacation with a little more information. Good or bad, I feel better knowing.

 

[SunnyBe]

That's great Tb!! One less thing to worry about. Good luck with your appointment today

 

[tbfromlv]

Well doctor said no surgery and I’m free to proceed with treatments but also wants to know how the recurrent miscarriage tests turn out. He said they might consider a saline ultrasound but doesn’t think it will be necessary. He also said “you have a whole host of problems!” Lol but totally not in a mean way, just kind of acknowledging that this has been a tough process. He was really personable. So at this point I guess we will continue to act as though we are going to Greece this summer unless those tests tell us otherwise.

 

[AmberR]

Tb- good news about the SA. Hope the other testing can give you some answers. Glad it sounds like you have a good doctor.

Steph- hope you don't need any interventions. Thinking of you

 

[Dream143r]

Well CD3. Here we go again. Cycle 12, our last chance at conceiving within a year of trying. #nopressure. My temp finally dropped this more to normal preO range. No big plans for this cycle. I'm just going to continue eating healthy and working out. Just trying to make my body the best version of itself in preparation for housing human life lol. I've stalled a bit with my weightloss still at 14lbs down but at least I'm not gaining. I'm also doing some weightlifting so I could be gaining muscle and that's why the scale isn't really reflecting a loss.

Steph - hope you're feeling alright

TB - Glad those SA results are looking good.

 

[SunnyBe]

Awesome job on the weight loss Dream. That's really something to be proud of

Tb, glad the doctor's visit went great. Hope you'll have fun back home!

Amber, your ice cream scoop made me hungry for ice cream lol

 

[Dream143r]

Happy Monday Team!

How's everyone doing?

CD6 - just waiting to O.

 

[steph1607]

Happy New Week everyone!

Doing okay over here, I heard my husband on the phone to his mum saying that we're both doing better than we would have thought Annoyingly, my back went into proper spasm over the weekend (I have scoliosis) so I'm in a fair bit of pain now. My one silver lining last week was that I would be able to play in my university reunion rugby match this weekend, but now it looks like I can't even do that. So a little pissed off really! But in other news, we spent a small fortune on a wonderful new bed yesterday and have both managed to get some annual leave approved for end of June/beginning July so we are going to book ourselves a lovely little holiday.

Hope everyone else is okay. Fingers so tightly crossed that this will be your month Dream and you won't be hitting the one year mark.

 

[SunnyBe]

Hi girls

Glad to hear you're doing well psychologically but it sucks that your back is acting up! Sounds really uncomfortable. Is there anything you can do about it? Or is just taking it easy for awhile? Guess that new bed comes in handy Do you guys know where you're going on your trip?

Dream, I agree with Steph, really hope you don't hit that ugly 1-year mark! Are you trying anything different this month?

AFM, not much going on. We had a seemingly small plumbing issue that turned out the be a not-so-small plumbing issue. Luckily we found a really great and honest plumber who lives right around the block and charged us far less than what we were afraid of. Yay for small wins

 

[steph1607]

Sadly, other than taking anti-spasmodics, anti-inflammatories and pain relief, it's just a case of waiting for it to get better. I'm kind of used to it, but it hasn't been this bad for a few years. Everything has to come along at once doesn't it! We're not sure exactly where we will be going yet, going to do some more hunting today. Mediterranean I reckon so maybe Balearic islands, Greece, Cyprus- that sort of thing. Will be motivation to get back into pre-fertility treatment shape!

Eurgh, plumbing issue sounds like a bit of a nightmare, glad you got it sorted (and for a good price!). What are your plans for the next few months?

 

[Dream143r]

Not doing much differently this cycle. Just continuing to workout and eat right. I'll wait and see how it goes, but will use preseed if I don't see any or a lot of CM. Going to start my OPKs this Saturday at CD11.

I completely understand excitement for small wins Sunny. We are in the process of finishing our basement. It's been 3 months for an easy 6-8 week job. Contractors are the worst!

Steph that sounds wonderful. I'm a little jealous.

 

[tbfromlv]

Hey girls! Had so much fun back home in Vegas. I got to show DH the "real Vegas" way off the strip where I grew up. It was also fun to catch up with my oldest friends and family I don't get to see as often. We stayed with my cousin who is my age and we literally grew up together until I moved away at 21. It was very nice to just hang out. My other cousin who is about two years younger than me told us that she and her DH started trying for kids about October. I feel bad because both of us (my cousin I stayed with) went on about how difficult it was for her (it took her right to the year mark) and me. I think we meant to be a source of comfort and "you're not alone" but thinking back on it, I really hope we didn't scare her.
Sunny- I want you to know that you are having a ripple effect with your IVF tourism stuff. I am so not a private person so I talk about going to Greece and such with a lot of people. I have had 3 separate people tell me now that they had friends who are struggling or their only option is IVF but cost has been stopping them, and they have told them about IVF abroad and they too are looking into it. I thought it was pretty neat and I thought you'd like to know that you are helping a lot of other people. Also, a side note, your blog popped up on pinterest when I was searching about IVF abroad so I am confident you are helping many more couples than you might think.

Steph- so sorry to hear about your back, that cannot be comfortable. I hope the pain eases soon! Sounds like you have some fun to look forward to. If you go to Greece, we may be there at the same time!

Dream, I really hope this is it for you! Dh and I want to add a gabled front porch to our house, but we would be doing it completely ourselves, (with help from family and friends we know that are handy) so I am a little nervous! We have an unfinished basement as well, but right now we are keeping it that way and it is our gym. lol

Amber, CT how are you girls doing?

Oh and I got my blood redrawn for thyriod- My TSH is not 0.88, so I might have to skip a day or two on my meds to keep it close to 1. T4 and T3 are both great and T4 much better.

 

[AmberR]

Tb- so glad you had a great visit back home! When I was TTC it was always reassuring to hear other stories to know that I wasn't the only one who didn't get pregnant right away. I'd bet your cousin was appreciative of that!

Dream- gotta love home improvement projects. We tore or master bathroom apart probably 3 years ago and have never gotten around to finishing it.
We are hoping to get it done by the end of summer!

Steph- sorry about the back pain! Hope it goes away soon!

Sunny- glad you were able to get your plumbing fixed for a reasonable price. Our furnace just went out so we found a guy who runs a small business and he quoted us half the price as what a big company quoted! So the replacement cost will only be half of our savings instead of all of it. And we will be getting central AC installed, that will be so nice this summer!

Other than home improvements and clean up nothing is really new with me! It was a beautiful sunny day yesterday so I was able to get some yard work done which I love doing! Tomorrow I will be 14 weeks... second trimester! I seriously can't believe it. My next appointment will be the following Wednesday! I am hoping we will then be able to schedule our anatomy scan!

 

[Dream143r]

TB - that's awesome, glad you had a nice trip.

Wow Amber 14 weeks! time is flying. I dunno what it is with your ticker, your baby always looks so delicious. lol

 

[SunnyBe]

Hope you'll feel better soon Steph! Sounds like a wonderful trip, have fun planning

Dream, hahaha I agree. Amber's baby always makes me hungry lol. Hope the basement stuff wraps up soon!

Tb, ahh it sounds like you had a great time back home! I'm sure there's much more to LV than just the strip. We've been there a couple of times and loved checking out things like Red Rock Canyon. So close, yet feels like you're in a completely different world.

Glad you're spreading the IVF-tourism-word lol. I got a couple of really touching emails from people who thought they could never afford IVF and came across the blog to find out they could. Even my own clinic found us lol. They just send me a bunch of coupons that I can share with the readers, so cool.

Amber, it really helps to shop around! We found our guy through recommendations on Nextdoor, which is like a facebook for your specific neighborhood. Love that site. I can't believe you're 14 weeks as of today! Only 182 more days to go