TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

[steph1607]

Thanks Sunny, blood test was earlier on this afternoon so hopefully I can phone the fertility clinic by the weekend for the outcome

 

[babylights]

jmack yay! Really hoping this is our last tww for a long 9+ month time!!

sunny thanks for the info! I'll def look into that, I'd read that a lot of ppl go the fertility tourism route but thought it sounded super stressful, but you've definitely piqued my interest so I'm going to look into it more closely. I know IVF is super invasive but absent the huge financial factor I really can't see too many arguments against it if it's just not happening naturally.

 

[jmack54]

Ugh you guys I'm having some lower abdominal pain, especially on my lower right side. I set up an appt w my OBGYN tomorrow because I'm feeling a little off today. Thinking I might have an infection or something!

 

[babylights]

Oh no jmack, hope it's not anything serious!

 

[jmack54]

Thanks girl ill keep you posted. It's actually kind of gone now... hmmm

 

[babylights]

Do you think it's your follicles starting to get going? Bc I had that a couple days ago and it's now gone. But I think I'm really sensitive to my body.

 

[jmack54]

Maybe? I've never felt that before! I agree w you though I think I'm super perceptive and probably hypersensitive to everything going on w my body right now...

 

[babylights]

Yup and timing-wise it makes sense...

 

[SunnyBe]

Good luck tomorrow jmack. I hope the doc will give you some answers.

 

[jmack54]

Thanks for the support girls. The pain is mostly on my right flank- kind of like a stitch pain. It comes and goes and isn't horribly painful. But I figure going to the doctor won't hurt anything and Just to be safe

Babylights- what do you feel when you feel your follicles start to get going?

 

[SunnyBe]

Any updates jmack?

Steph: wow that's a long time to wait for results to come in. I was thinking it'd be more like a 24 hour thing like most other blood tests! How are you feeling?

Babylights: yeah it's very invasive and I never expected to even think about doing any kind of assisted reproductive therapy, but here we are. If things aren't just happening naturally...
Take a look at Reprofit, Zlin and IVF Cube. These are some of the big names out there, although I know that there are over 30 clinics in the country. Most (all?) centers have international coordinators who are there just for foreigners to help set things up.

 

[babylights]

Mine is on my left side, right on my pubic bone and a little above, and went from a stitch to an ache to little flutter/bubble feelings? Then yesterday I had a huge increase in cm, a migraine...I think any change in my hormones affects me like crazy. yay.

What time is your appointment? Good luck and keep us posted!

sunny I think I'd always feared that I'd be in this boat so I feel very matter of fact about it, it's weird. I def hope we both don't need it though! I did some digging around and it looks like Spain (and a bunch of other countries) has a similar set-up as well, so it seems there are a lot of options out there. Speaking of options, we've put ourselves on some waitlists and I think our plan is to have multiple consultations to get a feel for where we are. After doing some research, I was so relieved that my AMH actually is super encouraging and as you said, FSH is less reliable. Do you have a deadline in mind when you'll start looking into things more?

 

[steph1607]

Sunny, they say it usually takes 2-3 working days for the clinic to receive the results. I'm hoping to know by the weekend. Although I reckon it's going to be a no O situation!

 

[jmack54]

Hey girls- I am feeling pretty much normal today. Some tenderness where the pain was yesterday but no more pain. I think I'm going to go just to be safe. My appt is in about 3 hours so I will keep you posted after I go!

 

[jmack54]

Ok I just got back from the doctors office. The good news is she didn't seem too concerned and there was no vaginal infection or anything like that so nothing will prevent us from BD'ing this weekend for O time! YAY! I am so relieved.

Negative pregnancy test (urine sample).

They are also sending my urine sample in for testing to see if I have a UTI or kidney infection or anything developing. But she said she wasn't too concerned based on how mild my pain was and the location that it's in. It isn't my liver, appendix, ovaries, etc. So that's good! I feel better even just having gone

We also discussed TTC and she said it's fine if I have 24 day cycles as long as they are regular (which they are) and it's fine to have short/light periods as long as they are regular as well (which they have been but this last cycle was a little shorter than normal). She wasn't concerned. She also said it is not yet O time based on CM that she observed when she did a vaginal exam so I'm not ovulating yet so that's good

Thanks for the support girlies! DH was happy to hear we can try again this weekend and that nothing is wrong it the babymaking areas LOL

 

[SunnyBe]

Glad to hear that jmack! It nice to get that reassurance that it wasn't something serious.

 

[babylights]

I'm so glad you got the all clear jmack! You actually inspired me to make an appointment to get checked out too, just in case 🙂

 

[jmack54]

Thanks girls!! I'm still having the tenderness and pinching on my right side but now that I went to the doctor I'm not stressing about it

How are you girls doing?? I appreciate all the love!

 

[AmberR]

Glad to hear it is nothing serious Jmack!

 

[jmack54]

Thanks Amber!! How are you doing? Any new updates?