TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

[Dream143r]

Amber - looks like our cycles are pretty close.

I'm CD8 today, expect to O CD17-19 but without OPKs or temping I won't be able to pinpoint O day this cycle.

 

[SunnyBe]

Ahh thanks Steph, I'll have my next diary post up tomorrow Yes, the first part of our flights are booked but will wait with the flights to Prague after AF starts.
I'm sure you'll do great mixing the Cetrotide. Just a few more days until your next scan! Have they told you how many follicles are growing in each ovary? And do you know if your trigger shot will be with hCG (like Ovidrel, Pregnyl or similar) or with something like Lupron? They'll probably take extra precautions because of your PCOS to prevent OHSS.

Dream, CoQ10 is great. My DH also uses it, in addition to a couple others, including Selenium. It takes about 3 months for sperm to mature and regenerate though, so the effects aren't instant. Good luck at the acupuncturist tomorrow, hope you'll find it relaxing!

Amber, I see a temp recording for today! Even if you don't do it at exactly the same time everyday (or skip a day), I think it'll still give you an idea if your cycle is back to normal. Hope you'll only have to do it for just one month

 

[tbfromlv]

My follow up scan is just whenever I start AF. That is why I want to go ahead and take the provera this week, because you have to take it for 7-10 days, then within the following 10 days AF should come.. so that is potentially 20 more days (hopefully less). I told myself that if I didn't Ovulate by CD 21 (which is in like 1 or 2 days) then I should go ahead and just take the Provera. Otherwise I'm in for one of my LOOOOOONNNNNNGGG cycles.

Sunny- I was so impressed with your blog! It is so well written and looks great! And I cannot believe it is here already!

Steph- Sorry for the tiredness but I am glad youre taking it all like a champ! You are getting so close too! Do you think you will have a lot of mature eggs or just a bunch of follicles and some eggs? I know it is hard to say, but I didn't know if there was a common trend with that.

Dream- I think you will really enjoy the acupuncture! Mine tells me to sleep during (which seems like it would be difficult but I ALWAYS am able to fall asleep lol) supposedly it helps?

Amber- So glad you are at least back to being able to TTC. I don't think any of us enjoy temping, so I totally get it. I wish things were easy- Regular 28 day cycle, O on CD 14 and just make sure to BD on and around those dates and BINGO preggers. lol Ahh what a dream But I hope your cycle is at the very least semi-regular!

 

[steph1607]

TB, I don't blame you for wanting to take the Provera if you haven't ovulated within the next couple of days. I know how horrible just waiting around for things to happen is.

I'm not sure what I'll be triggering with yet- not sure if that's a case of I haven't asked yet, or whether they don't know until I'm ready. I had at least 10 in my right, and at least 20 in my left, and that was after 4 injections TB, that's a very good question and to be honest I'm not sure, but they were pretty confident that they would get a lot of eggs.

Amber, glad to see you're back to it now

 

[tbfromlv]

So funny thing.. I just got EWCM.. lol the day I decided I was going to get provera. I should get a positive opk tonight or tomorrow if I am really going to ovulate. My body was like “no! Wait! Here you go!” Ha.

 

[Dream143r]

lol TB - its a sign, this is your month! FX

 

[SunnyBe]

Thanks Tb So next time I take forever to ovulate, I should probably just tell my body that I'll be taking Provera lol!! I second Dream and hope this is a sign

Steph, oh my, that's a lot I'm sure they'll be able to get a few good ones out of there. People with PCOS generally have the best IVF prognosis so I'm cautiously optimistic!

AFM, look at my ticker ladies... it's been exactly 1 year since we started TTC. Can't believe it's been a year, but at the same time it feels like I've had millions of TWW's.

 

[steph1607]

Doesn't really warrant a congratulations.... but congratulations on hitting the year 1 mark, Sunny year 2 will be our year!

Ah TB, what are the chances!! Now go and get busy!

 

[Dream143r]

Well I really enjoyed my acupuncture appointment today. Booked again for next week. It was very relaxing and I'm looking forward to next week. NBR but our house is listed now and on the market so I can relax a little there. Getting it ready was so much work. My ND wants me to do cardio 3x week to get the blood flowing. sigh. really? Doesn't everyone hate cardio.

 

[steph1607]

Glad to hear you enjoyed the acupuncture and house things are moving along Dream. I've always been a runner, so I can't relate there, but is it all types of cardio you dislike? Is there anything you and hubby could do together to make it less painless?

 

[tbfromlv]

Positive opk today! Sheesh my body is weird but I’ll take it lol Dream- I hate cardio too even though I was a runner and soccer player my whole life. Now I’m much more into weight lifting but DH and I do HIIT instead of any straight running and such. In terms of cardio, it’s the best for fat loss/muscle maintenance and you only do it for about 15 minutes.

Acupuncture today, just in time.

Sunny-we officially started TTC a year ago in two weeks. I’m right behind ya!

 

[SunnyBe]

Steph, thanks I guess lol On to year 2!

Tb, so glad your body got the message!!! Now you just need to get pregnant this cycle so you'll still be within that 1 year of trying

Dream, what kind of activities do you like? Maybe you can try going out for a brisk walk every day, or biking? You're much more likely to keep at it if it's something you enjoy. Glad you liked the acupuncture. I'm not the biggest fan of needles so not sure if I'd find it relaxing haha.

AFM, just finishing up a couple of things at work/around the house and getting ready for our trip. Yay

 

[steph1607]

When do you fly Sunny?

Just read your latest post - I love the little timeline of events, complete with images. I especially love how your ultrasound picture makes it look like a lovely transabdominal ultrasound rather than those dildo cams they favour!

It was weird reading it actually, just like reading an account of my life right now.

This evening will mark my eighth day of stims and this morning was my fourth Cetrotide injection. Going for my next ultrasound in a couple of hours so fingers crossed things are progressing nicely. I've been finding that if I sit down for a while and then get up I spend the first 30 seconds bent over slightly while I wait for my ovaries to feel like they're falling back into place I've had a lot of concern at work that I've hurt my back...!

 

[tbfromlv]

I hope so Sunny! I had gobs of EWCM which NEVER happens so that’s a plus ha! Btw- the link in your signature doesn’t work. There’s https twice. So excited for your trip!!!

Steph- I can’t wait to hear what they say! Keep us posted!

 

[Mirra0406]

Hello, All!

I am new on here and have been following multiple forums looking for potential answers, and women in similar situations. I stopped my birthcontrol(Nuvaring) from being on it for 11Years, last month. I am 5 days late for my period. The past three weeks, I have been having what seem like “pregnancy symptoms”. Sore nipples(darker veins) as well as as they seem fuller, fatigue, frequent urination, as of now, a watery, milky CM. And today, I was crampy, and it felt as thought my period was going to start(felt wet down there) went to the bathroom and it was more CM. Took a pregnancy test this morning, and it was negative. I am assuming most of these symptoms might be my body trying to get back on track with a normal menstrual cycle...but is it possible that I may really be pregnant? Don’t want to get my hopes up, but I’ve never felt this way before OR missed a period.

 

[tbfromlv]

Hey Mirra! Going off of BCP can cause your cycle to be erratic as your hormones are adjusting. It could also be causing some of the symptoms you are experiencing. Did you have your period at all since coming off the BCP? Women after feel some of what you’re describing after they ovulate. Perhaps you recently ovulated.

 

[steph1607]

Hi and welcome, Mirra!

Like TB said, coming off birth control can do crazy things to your hormones so it would be difficult to know exactly what's going on at this early stage. Of course, you could be very lucky and get pregnant straight away! Keep us posted with how you get on.

Great temp rise TB!

Dream, Amber, how are you both doing?

Had my latest ultrasound on Friday- well over 40 follicles now so things are going a bit crazy. I have to go back tomorrow afternoon and they should be able to let me know whether retrieval will be Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Unfortunately, the doctor did say to me that if they retrieve over 30 eggs there is a good chance that transfer would be cancelled and they would have to do a freeze all. I know nothing is definite yet, but I have been feeling pretty deflated. I can't stand being in this limbo any longer, I just want to know one way or another what the outcome is. Hubby and I have decided that if this IVF cycle doesn't work, we are going to leave TTC for a while and I'm going to go back to uni in September and retrain as a nurse, and all this time I've thought that we would know by Christmas what's going to happen, but now it's looking very unlikely.

 

[tbfromlv]

Steph- why would they have to cancel? And how long would you have to wait to do the transfer? Would you just leave your eggs frozen while you’re back at school? I’m so sorry Steph! But like you said, it’s not definite.

 

[SunnyBe]

Ah Steph! On one hand you're probably really excited for you to have all these follicles, but on the other hand it sucks that you probably can't do a fresh cycle because of it. So sorry you're feeling this way dear. OHSS is a nasty thing though and you don't want to mess with that so I'm glad they're looking out for you.

If it comes to that, you probably already know that a frozen cycle is much, much easier on your body. Hope it won't conflict too much with your plans to go back to school though. Not knowing is the worst!

Oh and I laughed out loud when I saw your comment about the dildo cam. I just drafted a blog post about my ultrasound and how everyone always refers to it as the dildo cam lol.

Tb, you always get the most beautiful temp spikes! Fixed the link in my signature, thanks for letting me know.

Amber, Dream, how are things? I hope Ct is okay, haven't heard from her in awhile.

 

[AmberR]

Steph- so sorry! Hope you are able to get a game plan in place soon.

Sunny- love following your blog! It sure is amazing the difference in prices, I can't believe it!

Tb- nice temp spike! Fx'd this is your month!

Welcome Mirra! I agree with the advice the other ladies have given you. Coming off birth control can give you all sorts of symptoms. Have you tested again?

I got a positive OPK today! So will try to DTD the next 3 days and see what happens! Unfortunately still not having any fertile CM but I don't think I had any before either.