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TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

Dream I haven’t really been taking my temp. Got sick of analyzing my chart lol. I took it yesterday just to see. But I’m also taking progesterone. I won’t quit taking the progesterone until I’m ready to start my cycle.

One more cycle then right?
 
I do see it Tb, but I agree that it doesn't look good for 15 DPO. I'd still give it a day or two before stopping progesterone though, you never know!

Tell me about your protocol. What meds will you be taking? For how long?

Dream, you gotta be kidding me right? That's ages from now. So sorry you have to wait that long. Can you call them and ask if they can let you know if someone cancels? Hope your DH's SA comes back great after the supplements!

Speaking of waiting forever... I called my OBGYN today to see if they can move my scan up a week, but they can't. I scheduled my 10 week ultrasound a couple of weeks ago, but they couldn't do it until the 21st of May, which is actually my 11th week.

I asked if this was going to be a nuchal translucency ultrasound (where they measure the fluid around the baby's neck to check for anomalies) but the receptionist had no idea what I was talking about... It's commonly done between week 11 and 13.

A nurse called me back and said the scan is just a quick one to confirm pregnancy. After the first scan there will be blood tests a week or so later, and an anatomy scan at week 24-28! Never heard of it being done that late.

I like my OB so don't really want to switch, but pff...! We will opt in for the non invasive prenatal testing that checks the DNA of the baby through your own blood and will find out the risk of Down's and other stuff that way. It will also tell you the sex of the baby, so we don't have to wait until the end of the second trimester to find out. Still not sure if I like the whole laid back approach for my first pregnancy.
 
Sunny I’m going to keep taking the progesterone until about May 12 so I can control my cycle.. I don’t feel like going to birth control for a week!

My protocol is
Gonal F 900 day 2-10
Orgalutran(aka Ganirelix) day 7-10
Clexane (because of recurrent early loss) daily post ER
Cyclogest (progesterone) post egg retrieval
This is all with a trigger day of cd 11, ER cd 13 and ET on cd 18.. those I actually laughed at though! They didn’t give me anything specific for my lining which I thought was odd but I know my doctor will if it doesn’t grow like it should.

Sunny that does all seem like a long wait! My doctor (the only thing I like about her office) is they have a confirmation ultrasound between 7-9 weeks. How are you feeling by the way?
 
So glad you finally got your protocol. How much Gonal-F are you supposed to take every day? I ended up on 150 for 12 days (=exactly 900 IU's, two pens). Was happy I didn't need to purchase another pen, although they do sell them in 300 or 600 IU's too.

I'm sure they'll give you something for your lining if it stays low. If they start off with that, it could interfere with your follicle growth so there's a bit of a balance.

I feel fine. Just very, very tired and I feel a bit quesy every now and then. Hormones (birth control pills, IVF meds) never bothered me so I'm hoping that's why.
 
tb - I guess when you put it that way, yes it is just one more cycle. That makes me feel a bit better. Looking ahead on my calendar if we don't get pregnant this cycle. June 7th I'll be about 13 or 14DPO on that cycle.

Thanks Sunny, his secretary really is a sweetheart but he's rated the #2 RE in our province so I guess I should just expect that hes pretty booked up. sigh. She said if someone cancels she will let us know but I'm sure there's an order to that...DH is not looking forward to the SA he's already panicking. He doesn't like the pressure of it all. FX the results are good. I don't even want to mention to him how much more dumps in cups he will have to do if we do any treatments like IUI or IVF. I'll just keep him focused on 1 cup at a time. heehee

Sunny - My mind would explode waiting until that late to find out the gender.
 
Dream that’s great that you have such a highly ranked doctor. I giggled at your “one cup at a time” comment!

Sunny I’m not entirely sure? On my prescription it says I need 3 900iui pens and on my protocol sheet it has the number 225 in each box.. would That be 225iui a day?
 
Dream, poor DH! I'm sure it's improved in the last 6 month. Hopefully that'll be the end of any cup deposits needed :D

Tb, yeah that's 225 IU a day. That means you'll also have enough meds to last you 12 full stim days if needed (225*12=2700, so 3 pens of 900 IU's). Are you going to order everything online? Or just the first 1 or 2 to save some money?
 
I’d like to only order some at a time, I’m just worried if I didn’t, that I would need more and not have it. Everything post egg retrieval I will get at their pharmacy, but of course all that is pretty inexpensive anyway :haha: I will need to order at least one of them tomorrow so I can for sure get them on time. I hope my little cysts won’t cause any problems with getting started. I feel like it’s happening so quick!
 
Happy Friday

CD21-4DPO - Too early to have very much going on. Hope you ladies have a lovely day and a great weekend!
 
Tb, how did today's test look? Any progression at all? Still hoping there's a chance.

Keep in mind that you do pay for shipping (some websites charge a flat fee of $25, others $80+!), so it may be cheaper to order more than one to save a bit of money.

Have a great weekend everyone!!
 
Random question, but do any of you ladies spot red during ovulation. Once every like 3 months I'll have spotting and some minor cramps between periods and I don't have any temperature spikes, but I honestly think my temp is way out of whack. I'm waking up at a temp of 96.4 :/
 
Well ladies my tests started getting much darker, but then today I started bleeding, even on my progesterone. I didn’t really have any hope but it still makes me sad. I know there isn’t a lot of science behind embryogule but I’m going to pay the extra $150 to add it anyway. I need any help I can get involving implantation. My body is trying so hard to become pregnant.. sigh

Bree I’ve only spotted once around ovulation last year but it was also when Ovulation failed. I hear some women will spot around Ovulation once in a while. This cycle I spotted about 4 days after Ovulation. As for your temps- do you temp orally? If you do, you may have to lay there with your mouth closed for a few minutes before temping or temp a few times to get a more accurate reading.
 
Yes I do orally. I will definitely start doing that. Thank you
 
Amber, it’s a substance that can be added during your egg transfer in a fresh or frozen cycle that can potentially help with implantation. The official science studies are still inconclusive essentially but from everything I’ve read, it’s most beneficial to those with implantation issues (like me!) since it’s not a costly upgrade, and I have such a history of implantation failure, I’m going to give it a shot.
 
Oh interesting! It's amazing the things that they can do. I really hope it is successful for you, tb!

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! My dear grandma passed away recently and we had her memorial service yesterday. It was a lovely service. Then today was my 30th birthday! We had a wonderful breakfast with 20 some of my family members and then met up with our long time friends for a light lunch this afternoon. I was so exhausted that I then took a nap. It was an uneventful, but lovely birthday.
 
Thanks!

Happy birthday Amber! That does sound wonderful! I have a pretty big family too. Are you feeling those kicks for sure now?
 
Yes, I am feeling definite kicks just in the last couple days. It is such a wonderful feeling, and so strange at the same time!
 
Happy birthday Amber!! So sorry to hear about your grandma. Glad you had a wonderful memorial service for her. It seems that death and birthdays often coincide, bittersweet. How did it go with your blood tests?

Tb, did the bleeding turn into AF? It's hard for the lining to keep up on just progesterone, so it's not strange at all! Will you start BCP's? I completely get what you're saying about Embryoglye. There's still not a lot of research showing that it works, but of all the add-ons, it's definitely the most promising.

Dream, 7 DPO, how are you feeling? Really hope this will be the one :)

AFM, added a ticker today. It's kinda scary but I do want to start enjoying this pregnancy a little bit.
 
Yes it’s definitely AF now. My temp is falling too. I checked today just to see. Just sucks. I emailed my doctor that’s doing my ultrasounds if I could have BCP to time my traveling right. I only need it for a little under a week. But if my breakthrough bleed/af after that comes too late, I’ll not be able to start ivf until after the wedding lol. I have a 5 day window that af can start in.

Dream when will you start testing??

Sunny I think you deserve to start enjoying it! I want some m&ms now lol!
 

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