TTC #1- Looking for buddies!

[SunnyBe]

Hahahaha Steph!!! I read your "newest addition to the family" post before logging in so couldn't see the picture. Did not expect to see a snowman lol He's a cutie though So cool to "meet" you!

How are you doing? How's the bloating? I look like I'm 4 months pregnant and can't find my abs anymore. Really hope it goes away soon (and then slowly builds up over 9-months!)

Tb, sounds like a great plan! They'll also be able to see how your lining is doing on CD 10. Mine was measured on 7, 10, 12 and 14 and it didn't really change much so it should be relatively stable. But in case it's not thick enough yet, there's always the effect of estrogen which will thicken it up. Really have high hopes for you this cycle. Stay warm!!!!

Hi Amber, Blo and Dream. Hope you had a great weekend!

Today is transfer day (if all goes well). Sooooo nervous!!!

 

[steph1607]

Hahah sorry Sunny, did you think a genuine Christmas miracle had occurred?

I'm doing really well thanks, just on our way to the clinic now for a follow up. Stomach is back to normal flatness (is that a word?) now- I actually look skinnier than before because I'm losing all my muscle from this inactivity, but that will come back when I get back on the track. My period came on Saturday which they said would be like a reset button in terms of the OHSS so that's good.

Sorry that you're so bloated- are you uncomfortable with it? No sickness, right?

Everything is crossed for you today love, let's get this Frugalcrib baby made

 

[tbfromlv]

Sunny- so excited for you! Is this what they call PUPO?

Steph- so glad all the swelling has gone down. What are your next steps?

I accidentally started the femera on Cd 4 instead of 5.. so I hope that doesn’t mess anything up!

 

[Dream143r]

TB - Amber - Have I mentioned how giddy it makes me that we are completely synced up? Now let's sync our O's and BFPs too! heehee wouldn't that be something?

Sunny - sending nothing but positive vibes your way today.

Steph - I too was reading before I was signed in and couldn't see your pic at first. I thought you got a dog or something. So I totally laughed out loud when I saw the snowman! You look well, glad you're doing much better.

Well CD6 over here. I was spotting CD 4 & 5 but that seems to be done with now. Going to start my OPKs on Saturday on CD11. This move is beginning to feel real. about 80% of our house is packed and we get the keys to the new place on Friday. Wooo hooo. Sorry I feel like I may talk about this too much and it's not TTC related. We're just really excited cause it's our first home together. When we got married DH just moved in with me into my place. 4 more sleeps.

 

[AmberR]

Sunny- hope everything went well!

Steph- that is a pretty impressive snowman! I don't particularly like snow, but it is fun to play in sometimes!

Dream- I know! And tb you are on the same CD too!

Still some spotting for me, but AF should be over after today. I probably won't use OPKs until CD 13 or so since I never get a + before CD 15.

 

[tbfromlv]

Dream- I love that our cycles are synced too! I’m getting the Ovidrel shot this cycle so I might have some idea when O will be when I have my follicle study on Friday.

Also feel free to discuss things other than TTC, we are more than that lol. I did the same thing in August.. so strange but so much fun moving somewhere new!

 

[tbfromlv]

Sunny I saw your blog post! Yay for the transfer! What is it, 8 days that they say to test? I’m so excited for you!

 

[Bloblo]

Hi ladies, i haven't logged in for a while now - just had the craziest week and weekend... Generally all is well, and i made it to 10dpo without testing - a new record!
I will not have another appointment with my fertility doc before Feb, will keep in mind all of your advice for then - i really should be more assertive when it comes to testing my hormones etc.
I haven't had a chance to read through all of the posts, just wanted to check in - how is everyone else doing?

 

[steph1607]

Hey Blo! Good crazy or bad crazy? Hope all is okay. Yes do be assertive when it comes to asking for tests. Definitely easier said than done, and I am terrible for it, but I guess sometimes it’s just got to be done! Which country are you in? Not sure if you’ve said before and I’ve missed it.

Sunny, congrats on being PUPO!! How long are you staying in Prague for?

AFM, getting itchy feet now- looking forward to going back to work next week and being able to train again in the new year!

 

[tbfromlv]

Blo- I would be as assertive as possible. I went to my doctor the 2nd cycle TTC because I was having strange cycles. She didn’t seem to be worried about it and told me to keep trying. But I pushed and she said “well I guess we can schedule you for an ultrasound..” like it was a waste of time. They found a large endometrioma overtaking my left ovary! After waiting another two months I had a follow up scan to determine if it would need to be removed and it did. So June I had it removed and they also found a polyp blocking my right tube (didn’t show up on an ultrasound) and lots of endo (never had symptoms at that point) but had I not pushed, I might still be sitting here twiddling my thumbs and just now getting help at the one year mark. Granted I’m not pg yet but since the surgery I’ve been pg twice, now we are just looking at other potential issues. Good luck- you are your best advocate!

Steph I bet you are ready to get back to some normalcy! It’s been quite a bumpy road lately. So glad you’re doing better.

 

[SunnyBe]

Hi girls!

We're back home Sooo glad to be back! There's nothing like sleeping in your own bed. I feel much better than I did just a couple of days ago. There's still lots of fluid so I still look >3 months pregnant but hope it'll subside soon. Not sure when I'll start testing. I don't want to get my hopes up by waiting too long to test (and thereby fooling yourself thinking you could be pregnant) but don't want to test too early either. Tips? The clinic says 2 weeks from transfer but that's just insane

Steph, I was definitely thinking a puppy or something like that haha. Did the snowman survive or has it been warmer the last couple of days? Happy to hear you're feeling well!!

Tb, any Femara side effects? Hope your scan goes well tomorrow. Did you get a follicle count on CD3 this cycle?

Amber, how are things? I see you're still temping, did you get used to it or is it still a drag?

Dream, oohh just one more day until you get keys to your new place Is it move in ready?

Blo, still haven't tested yet? Fx!

 

[Dream143r]

sunny - glad your back home safe and sound. hahaha waiting 2 weeks to test. Yes, that is completely insane! Maybe plan to wait 10 days? that leaves you room to actually start testing at 9 days... heehee

Yes. Keys tomorrow. Actual move date will be Sunday. We're having painters come in for the couple days. Praying it doesn't snow or isn't too cold on Sunday. This morning was -15C when I got in my car.

 

[tbfromlv]

Sunny- 2 weeks is forever, especially since it was a 5 day transfer. My friend who did IVF was told to wait 8 days (that would typically be roughly 13dpo) I say test this weekend. You are already “technically” 9 dpo today! I am sure you’re so happy to be back home! Glad things went smoothly for you!

Dream- so exciting! I hope the move date isn’t terribly cold for you! It’s been a rollercoaster here, one day freezing, the next day is spring weather!

I had one day of one of the worst headaches and a bit of hot flashes but nothing crazy. My ovaries are feeling a little sore so I hope it’s just doing it’s job! I did have a follicle count on Cd 3- same as last time approx 15 on the right and >25 on the left. I go for another scan tomorrow to see where it at. My ovidrel shot should arrive tomorrow too. My acupuncturist did some extra stuff to help with my lining so hopefully these are all the tricks I need!

 

[Dream143r]

My ND said she was getting good vibes at my appointment yesterday too. She left me a little longer than normal. She said my liver was looking good (how does she know, I don't know lol) I think when she checks my tongue. She was happy that the points inside my knees were bleeding. I'm just happy when shes happy lol.

 

[AmberR]

Sunny- yay, so glad you are back home and feeling better!! I think 10dpo is a reasonable time to start testing

Dream- hope moving goes smoothly! It will be nice to have everything freshly painted too! Glad your ND was getting good vibes at your appointment. It is fascinating to me!

Tb- sorry about the side effects, but hope they continue to me mild! Fx'd the extras your acupuncturist did will help with lining!

Afm- CD 9. Temping has finally become a habit. It's not so bad now, haha! I had some aches on my right side yesterday. I get them randomly always on the right side, but usually they are around O time or after. Not sure what that is all about!

 

[SunnyBe]

Amber, sounds like a great plan and glad to hear temping has become a habit.

Dream, hah I wish I could borrow some of that X-ray vision your ND has Wow it's colllldd over there. Hope it doesn't affect the move.

Tb, haha I know right? It's like some of those pregnancy test instructions telling you to wait a week after your missed period. Hello, have you ever met any of us on the TTC boards? LOL. Five-day transfers do take a bit longer to start producing hCG though (compared to 3 day transfers at least) so I'll give 'em that. Before starting all of this I figured 10 days passed transfer would be fine, but that means 7 days from now. Way too long, right?

 

[steph1607]

Sad news, my snowbaby passed.

Yay for being home Sunny. Testing in two weeks time is ridiculous and I don’t think you would really do that to us, would you???

TB, sorry to hear you’re having some side effects, but glad they’re not too debilitating.

Amber, well done for getting the hang of temping! I once tried for about 4 days and just gave up. At the time I didn’t know it was completely useless for me though! Hmmm, I guess the pain could be literally anything, but I’d like to think it was a follie growing big and juicy!

Dream, best of luck with the house move. How exciting just before Christmas! Haha I love the sound of your ND!! Great news about your liver - my blood results are still showing abnormal liver function so maybe you could ask her for some tips for me! My school friend once went to see someone like that (different title but I don’t recall what) as she had awful period pains when we were about 14. I remember her saying that the lady put her fingers on her wrist and told her that she had knots in her stomach! It made me laugh so much at the time, but she worked wonders for my friend!

 

[tbfromlv]

Had follicle study done. Largest one was 10mm so doctor was pretty disappointed and it’s putting me on 5 more days of a higher dose of letrozole and have another follicle study next Friday. Then she just casually said something about me having PCOS.. I was like what? Really? Why am I just now hearing this after all I’ve been doing with doctors and ultrasounds.. so there’s that. I didn’t expect to see much on this scan because I don’t usually ovulate near Cd 14 like the average Josephine but I guess it’s better than just sitting around wondering and waiting.

 

[SunnyBe]

Tb, hmm PCOS? Your AFC was very high so I guess the doctor based it mostly on that because I remember your hormone levels were great! Yeah it makes sense that the dominant follicle isn't that big yet as you usually ovulate a bit later in your cycle.

So glad there are ultrasounds though, so cool to find out exactly what's going on inside your body instead of just wonder.

 

[AmberR]

Tb- I hope by your next follicle study things are looking better!