TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

[SunnyBe]

Amber, that's pretty good news! Will you start tracking again?

Dream, yay for getting EWCM! The only thing that matters with the OPK's is that you see a clear shift from the days before. Your baseline LH can fluctuate a bit from cycle to cycle

Tb, ahhh pictures please

 

[Dream143r]

Blazing positive at 7pm.

Party Time.

 

[steph1607]

Hello again girls!

TWW people, what's happening??? Been a few days since you said about your test TB, anything more to report?

Sunny, how're you IVF plans coming along?

AFM, Hubby and I have just got back from a last minute pre-IVF trip to beautiful North Devon. A week of hiking, cycling, swimming in the (very cold) sea, and gorgeous scenery!

So my stomach is almost permanently in knots at the moment! A few weeks ago we got our dates. We go in this Friday afternoon for a long old appointment. We have our Treatment Information Appointment, which I'm guessing will be in depth information about the medications, scans, what to do, what not to do, blah blah blah. Hubby has his blood tests. And then I get the really fun part - a Saline Infusion Sonogram and a Pipelle Procedure. Both sound grim! Got to take painkillers beforehand and antibiotics afterwards.

Not sure yet, when I will start stabbing myself with needles, but I'm assuming sometime over the next couple of weeks. They have scheduled the egg retrieval for the 24th November, based on the follicle growth response of the average Joe (or Jane), but of course that could be subject to change if I respond poorly.

So, all in all I'm terrifed

 

[Dream143r]

Oh Steph, you must have so many emotions to shuffle through right now but I'm so excited for you. The Saline Infusion Sonogram sounds a lot like a sonohysterogram if not the same thing... I did one earlier this month. It wasn't toooo bad but the catheter def was painful coming out. Quick but painful.

I've been absolutely awful with my temps this cycle. Honestly I could just throw them all away. They range from 5am to 7:30am. So they're completely unreliable. For me I find to get reliable temps I need to stay withing a 1/2 hour window. 1 hour tops. So this 2.5 hour range that I have going on this cycle is horrible.

That being said. I'm pretty sure I'm 1dpo today. We'll see if/when FF gives me some crosshairs.

I'm going to do my 7dpo bloodwork next Monday. Which will actually be 8dpo but the lab by my house isn't open Sundays I don't think. I should probably check to make sure.

After that I plan to start testing on Tuesday at 9dpo. FX

 

[SunnyBe]

Hi all, hope you had a great weekend!

Steph, very exciting! I'll be a week or two behind you I think. Good luck with the pipelle and sonohysterogram! Curious to hear more about your protocol, like what kind of meds you'll be taking and for how long etc. I'll be starting mine on the second day of my next period, which should be about a month or so from now. Before that, I still have to get one more ultrasound done to check for cysts/polyps etc.

Dream, 8 DPO is absolutely fine They just want to check and see if you ovulated by measuring the amount of progesterone.

Tb, any updates?

 

[steph1607]

Thank you Dream and Sunny

Sunny, that will be lovely if we are only a couple of weeks apart. I am also very curious about my protocol! I'm still on the pill at the moment so I guess they will tell me on Friday when to stop that. The lady I am donating to isn't on the pill so they are syncing me up to her. She had to phone on the first day of her October period which was a few weeks ago, and that's how they have worked out these rough dates.

Dream I think the SIS will be the same as the procedure you had. Sounds very similar to the HSG so I'm sure I'll survive! I wouldn't worry too much about your temps Dream, I think it's much more important to sleep how your body wants to than to focus on waking up to take a reading. Everything crossed for you.

 

[tbfromlv]

Nothing to report yet. I guess whatever glimmer I thought I saw was just hopes lol I'm not worried yet. Its 11 dpo. This cycle I did not do the progesterone suppositories, but my acupuncturist did have me using natural progesterone cream. I haven't started spotting, which is great considering every cycle before the progesterone, I would start spotting exactly a week before AF. FX'd

Steph- I can understand that stress! But it's all for good! You are going to get a beautiful baby (or two) out of all this. I know things seem scary, and sometimes they are, but then they will be over. I'm really excited for you!

Sunny- when will you start retrieval?

Dream- Can't wait for testing!

 

[Dream143r]

Well FF seems to think I O'd on Saturday, it felt like Sunday to me but oh well. Crosshairs for me today.

 

[SunnyBe]

Tb, I've been meaning to ask you... how horrible and messy are those progesterone suppositories exactly? I'll have to use them 6 times a day for up to 8 weeks (if pregnant, otherwise 2); 2 in the morning, 2 in the afternoon and 2 at night. Really not looking forward to it.

Great news that you haven't been spotting! We're due for another BFP in this thread and I hope you'll lead us off!

I'm not sure when I'll be scheduled for retrieval. It really depends on when I ovulate this cycle and when AF shows up. I soooo hope it won't be another one of those 35+ day cycles, ugh! Retrieval will be after about 12-13 days of injections (so ~ CD14) and, with this being a fresh cycle, the transfer will be 5 days later. That being said, a lot of people don't even make it to transfer day due to cycle cancellations (low number of follicles, OHSS) or because the eggs didn't fertilize, or because the embryos didn't make it to day 5. Lots of stuff that needs to go right. So who knows if I'll even make it that far. There's only one way to find out though

Ct, did you have your scan yet? I can't wait to hear what it'll be

Steph, so you'll know more this Friday? Good luck! I really hope we'll be bump buddies soon

Dream, yay for CHs!

 

[steph1607]

I second what Sunny asked about the suppositories!

Sunny, you're doing IVF in Prague right?! Or is it all done at a distance?!

Yep, all will be revealed in a few days time... hubby has got this thing about me only eating organic foods now! Silly man.

 

[SunnyBe]

Yup, it'll be in Prague! So we need to book our tickets ASAP once I know when I can expect AF. My DH and I are planning to start a blog with all our medical-tourism-related-stuff. Think it'll be beneficial for me to use as an outlet during treatment and hope it might be of help to other couples who are looking for treatment overseas.

I'll keep you girls posted once we go live

 

[tbfromlv]

They are pretty messy. I only had to take one and I’d take it at night before bed. But I always had to wear a panty liner to bed. It created a little bit of discharge throughout the day, but if you’re doing it multiple times a day, you’ll probably want to have a panty liner in all the time.

I started spotting today. At first just barely but then after BM it was more. Not enough to call CD 1 but it looks like I’m out. I have never had this short of an LP so I wonder if maybe I actually Od the day before FF says. I guess I’ll be moving on to my first monitored cycle on Femera. I’ll keep you all posted on any change lol or just updates.

I hope you both don’t experience too many/any hurdles with the retrieval’s and transfers. Y’all have been through enough!

 

[Dream143r]

Well FF moved my crosshairs from Sat to Sun (where I thought they should have been anyways). So I'm 3dpo (again) today.

 

[SunnyBe]

Hmm I hope it's implantation bleeding Tb, your chart still looks good! Any line progress?

 

[steph1607]

Your chart is still looking lovely TB. I hope to hear today that the spotting was short lived.

Has everything been smooth with work Sunny, having to book time off when you are unsure of dates and things?

A blog is a great idea, I will definitely be following along!

We have some forms to fill in before Friday - one gives us the option of writing a "goodwill message" to any future children that may be born as a result of my donation. I definitely want to write something, but I am struggling with how to word it.

 

[Dream143r]

Oh I love the idea of a 'goodwill message'. That sounds so sweet.

TB - spotting stopped right? Say yes.

 

[tbfromlv]

Spotting is happening a little today still, but only sometimes when I wipe and it’s been brown. On the IC test yesterday was stark white but today there was a miniature glimmer lol so I guess I’ll try again tomorrow. I’m not feeling hopeful, it’s probably just pre-Af Spottingg but, we will see for sure soon.

Steph I think that’s a wonderful idea. I can imagine that being a little difficult to write. I hope you can find those perfect words!

 

[tbfromlv]

So I looked at my test from this morning and there was a line, right where I thought I saw one. I was sure it was an evap (even though I’ve never had one on these tests) so I dropped water on the tip and after washing away the pee some, the line was there and actually more visible? Idk if that’s a legit thing or not so I’m not really getting my hopes up, but it did make me a little optimistic lol

 

[tbfromlv]

Oh jk CD 1. Ugh

 

[Dream143r]

Awwww dammit! I guess we were hoping for a long shot TB, with your DH having been away.

4dpo for me today. Temp seems to be on the rise. That's good I suppose. Wait wait wait wait wait.