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TTC #1- Looking for buddies!
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steph1607
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Ahhh Dream, thinking of you today - how exciting. Hope the trigger went well 
TB, I'm so sorry, this kind of stress is not what you need right now. I didn't have GA for my retrieval, it was like a 90% sedation or something (can't remember the exact terminology they used), but maybe that will be an option for you too?
Amber, thanks as always for making us all hungry with your Mac & Cheese baby!
Sunny, I am well thank you! Had a few down moments recently, but generally feeling great. We have gorgeous weather here at the moment which definitely helps. And of course the country was overcome with wedding fever! I was working a shift at the hospice on Saturday morning and we had bunting and flags up, cupcakes, chocolate and sherry for our patients, masks of the royal family - and we managed to get some of our patients into the lounge so we could all watch together. Such a lovely experience!
Can't believe you can find out so soon whether you are having a boy or a girl - what do you think it might be??
TB, I'm so sorry, this kind of stress is not what you need right now. I didn't have GA for my retrieval, it was like a 90% sedation or something (can't remember the exact terminology they used), but maybe that will be an option for you too?
Amber, thanks as always for making us all hungry with your Mac & Cheese baby!
Sunny, I am well thank you! Had a few down moments recently, but generally feeling great. We have gorgeous weather here at the moment which definitely helps. And of course the country was overcome with wedding fever! I was working a shift at the hospice on Saturday morning and we had bunting and flags up, cupcakes, chocolate and sherry for our patients, masks of the royal family - and we managed to get some of our patients into the lounge so we could all watch together. Such a lovely experience!
Can't believe you can find out so soon whether you are having a boy or a girl - what do you think it might be??
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Steph that sounds wonderful. I saw clips of the wedding and Meghan just looked stunning!
The clinic emailed and said forget about it and we can just repeat it out there. She also said to schedule my scan for Wednesday since I’m traveling Thursday. Phew! Now I can finally relax! Nothing about this situation has stressed me until these weird hiccups!
Dream- so excited for your IUI! I have my FXd for you!!
Amber what’s next for you?
Sarah- how’s your cycle going?
Sunny I’m still just so over the moon happy for you
The clinic emailed and said forget about it and we can just repeat it out there. She also said to schedule my scan for Wednesday since I’m traveling Thursday. Phew! Now I can finally relax! Nothing about this situation has stressed me until these weird hiccups!
Dream- so excited for your IUI! I have my FXd for you!!
Amber what’s next for you?
Sarah- how’s your cycle going?
Sunny I’m still just so over the moon happy for you
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I'm glad everything seems to fall into place Tb. It's those little stressors that can make this journey a whole lot more uncomfortable. I can't believe you'll leave in just a few days 
Dream, IUI day woohooo!!! How did the Ovidrel shot go? You must be so excited right now. Just a few more hours!
Steph, that sounds absolutely wonderful. I saw parts of the beautiful wedding, so cool
No idea if I'm leaning boy or girl actually. It all didn't even feel real until yesterday lol.
Dream, IUI day woohooo!!! How did the Ovidrel shot go? You must be so excited right now. Just a few more hours!
Steph, that sounds absolutely wonderful. I saw parts of the beautiful wedding, so cool
No idea if I'm leaning boy or girl actually. It all didn't even feel real until yesterday lol.
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Sorry for the long post.... just copying from my journal instead of rewriting it. lol
Procedure went well, the docs at the clinic are on rotation so it wasn't my doc that did the insemination. However the doctor who did it was absolutely fabulous she walked me through every step and was cheering me on.
DH couldn't be there cause he had work. We're just coming off a long weekend so it's a hard day to take off.
My lining at yesterday's scan was 7mm, she said they wanted me to reach that by today so I'm ahead of schedule which is great. She also said my estrogen levels were good as well.
Post wash our sperm count was 34.5 million. The doc said they hope for at least 5 million for a good chance of success so we were doing fabulous in that department.
The actual insem was a little tricky. Every time someone goes up in my box they mention how tricky it is to find my cervix. (it's high and forward towards my bladder instead of back towards my rectum) So she used a different catheter then normal, once that was more curved she said for better entry. Everything was painless until I got a sharp jab that made me flinch, she said normally I wouldn't have felt anything but because of the curved catheter she's guess the may have tapped the wall of my uterus but it didn't affect the insem, everything still got in there. Now it's the waiting game.
I got a progesterone prescription. Prometrium 100mg, 2 vaginal suppositories at morning and at night. Not looking forward to this, how does this even work? There's no applicator so the nurse told me I just have to use my fingers. Okie Dokie. Cost was $116, I tried to submit a claim to my benefits program online (like I do everything else) but they said they don't accept online forms for this med so I'll have to mail in a paper copy. We'll see if/what I'll get reimbursed. We also have no idea if the iui procedure itself is covered either. So we're just going to submit the claim and see what happens. Cost for the procedure was $500.
Oh, and the best part. I texted DH to let him know when it was done his response was "do you feel pregnant yet?". So cute. Only time will tell
Procedure went well, the docs at the clinic are on rotation so it wasn't my doc that did the insemination. However the doctor who did it was absolutely fabulous she walked me through every step and was cheering me on.
DH couldn't be there cause he had work. We're just coming off a long weekend so it's a hard day to take off.
My lining at yesterday's scan was 7mm, she said they wanted me to reach that by today so I'm ahead of schedule which is great. She also said my estrogen levels were good as well.
Post wash our sperm count was 34.5 million. The doc said they hope for at least 5 million for a good chance of success so we were doing fabulous in that department.
The actual insem was a little tricky. Every time someone goes up in my box they mention how tricky it is to find my cervix. (it's high and forward towards my bladder instead of back towards my rectum) So she used a different catheter then normal, once that was more curved she said for better entry. Everything was painless until I got a sharp jab that made me flinch, she said normally I wouldn't have felt anything but because of the curved catheter she's guess the may have tapped the wall of my uterus but it didn't affect the insem, everything still got in there. Now it's the waiting game.
I got a progesterone prescription. Prometrium 100mg, 2 vaginal suppositories at morning and at night. Not looking forward to this, how does this even work? There's no applicator so the nurse told me I just have to use my fingers. Okie Dokie. Cost was $116, I tried to submit a claim to my benefits program online (like I do everything else) but they said they don't accept online forms for this med so I'll have to mail in a paper copy. We'll see if/what I'll get reimbursed. We also have no idea if the iui procedure itself is covered either. So we're just going to submit the claim and see what happens. Cost for the procedure was $500.
Oh, and the best part. I texted DH to let him know when it was done his response was "do you feel pregnant yet?". So cute. Only time will tell
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Yay!! I am so hopeful for you!! That all sounds wonderful (minus that slight jab lol) so strange that your DH doesn’t have to be present to get pregnant huh?! 
The progesterone is what sunny and I have been talking about in regards to the red pills. HOPEFULLY your pharmacy uses the white ones and not the red ones. Either way, wear a panty liner because they are messy once they start dissolving!
The progesterone is what sunny and I have been talking about in regards to the red pills. HOPEFULLY your pharmacy uses the white ones and not the red ones. Either way, wear a panty liner because they are messy once they start dissolving!
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Steph- glad you are feeling better. The nice weather sure does make a difference I think!
Dream- how exciting!! So happy for you. That is so sweet what your DH said!
Tb- glad the EKG isn't a worry!
Afm- my midwife appt was today. I was worried because I had some very water discharge a few times today that felt like gushes when I stood up. They tested and said it was not amniotic fluid and my cervix is closed. Thank God for that! I was really worried to the point of crying this morning. I'm feeling much better now.
Dream- how exciting!! So happy for you. That is so sweet what your DH said!
Tb- glad the EKG isn't a worry!
Afm- my midwife appt was today. I was worried because I had some very water discharge a few times today that felt like gushes when I stood up. They tested and said it was not amniotic fluid and my cervix is closed. Thank God for that! I was really worried to the point of crying this morning. I'm feeling much better now.
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Ahhh Dream That's wonderful news. I'm so incredibly excited for you, just can't wait until we're all talking about pregnancy symptoms instead of infertility stuff. I hope the insurance company will take care of all the bills.
Tb, I think Prometrium is always white. It's just the generic version that one of the stupid pharmaceuticals decided on making red. Yeah, don't forget to ask your pharmacy about the (generic) white/yellow ones. There's no reason not to get those! Just 12 more days until I'm done with 'em
Amber, that sounds scary! So glad it turned out to be nothing. The worrying never stops, right?
That's wonderful news. I'm so incredibly excited for you, just can't wait until we're all talking about pregnancy symptoms instead of infertility stuff. I hope the insurance company will take care of all the bills. Tb, I think Prometrium is always white. It's just the generic version that one of the stupid pharmaceuticals decided on making red. Yeah, don't forget to ask your pharmacy about the (generic) white/yellow ones. There's no reason not to get those! Just 12 more days until I'm done with 'em
Amber, that sounds scary! So glad it turned out to be nothing. The worrying never stops, right?
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Tb, wow! Congrats on the lining and the number of follicles. Keep in mind that there is a possibility that because of all those follicles, they may recommend doing a freeze all instead of a fresh transfer. The risk of OHSS is increased quite a bit if you go over 25. You'll probably also have to trigger with a Lupron-like substance (don't remember what it was called in Czech) which definitely helps keep the odds of developing OHSS down. What size was the lead follicle?
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