TTC#2 and SO EXCITED! join me

[IsaacRalph]

Tried to upload scan pic but picture too large! It's defo real banana I'm in total shock but very happy x

 

[MamaMac123]

OMG!!!!!!!!

So...I'll be PMing you my address so you can ship one of those extra babes over to me! Lol

Seriously, that is soooooooo amazing!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!! So excited for you! And so exciting to get twins in our little group! With Banana and I seeing fertility docs who knows, might get another set eventually!

Would love to see the scan if you can post it!!!!!! Soooooooo exciting!!!!!!!!

 

[MamaMac123]

So update on me, def appears I ovulated which is great! Yay! But the last few weeks I've been having some weird symptoms. My memory is getting horrific. I've forgotten apts, activities, scheduled dinners, etc. I've been exhausted and over slept my alarm multiple times. I wake up with my heart racing. I'm not sleeping well. I'm depressed and withdrawn. My sex drive has dropped, when I'm driving I constantly forget where I'm going, my brain can't focus and I feel like I've got ADD, Im getting headaches a lot, I go to put something away in the bathroom and find it two hours later in the kitchen pantry. On their own they're all pretty minor and normal sounding from time which is what I've been telling myself but it's all happened a lot and really fast. So last night after flat out forgetting yet another apt I decided to google. I put in some of the symptoms and the first thing that pops up is a thyroid issue. My doc just started me on a thyroid med 2 months ago to help with fertility. He said my thyroid was only slightly below where it should be and my normal doc wouldn't put me on a med for it but he said it could affect fertility. So I went to the clinic last night and the clinic doc thinks my thyroid is now out of wack due to the medicine. He said it would have taken 4-6 weeks to start seeing the symptoms and that is dead on with what's happened. So now I have to stop taking that med for the time being. I went to my fertility doc this am and they took blood to check my thyroid levels. Then I have to meet with the doc on Monday. Might just be he needs to adjust the dose lower or something or might have to stop all together. Ugh! My hope is all this won't affect my TWW and possibilities of getting pregnant this cycle. Blah. At least I know there's a reason for my recent stupid!

 

[banana07]

Hey mama

I had all those things a few months back in May I think, Doc put it down to anxiety and depression prescribed me some light diazepam for 1 week then a rescue dose for if and when I need it and I was 100% again after a couple of weeks. But saying that I do have a thyroid issue mine is apparently overactive which doesn't affect fertility but I have zero symptoms i.e I'm not super duper skinny much to my disgust!! Doc said I'm aclinical or something like that means all my bloods say I am but I don't have one single symptom. I told him I would like the dramatic weight loss symptom but he assured me it would be accompanied by excessive sweating, hyper activeness, insomnia, hair loss etc... I still said I'd take it!!
Seriously what are the chances less then 1 in 10 people with an overactive thyroid don't have dramatic weight loss - fml!!! Why I am always in the minority!!!

Seriously tho Issac - I cannot believe that. Myself and DH actually talked about last night if the doc would let us put in 2 eggs during ivf would we do it, I did ask him at the initial appointment and he said not at our age they wouldn't normally but I don't know if that was an outright no we wouldn't or we wouldn't normally but can if you want type of no! I think we would like 2 eggs put back in if possible, it would increase our chances of just one of them surviving or best case scenario we would get two babies which I would love now based on all the lost time. I think I'm the youngest in here but I really wanted to be finished by time I was 30 so twins and one more straight after would be needed to fulfil that!!!!

So Mama when will you have results back on your thyroid???

 

[MamaMac123]

I should know what's going on by Monday when I see my doc. They did the blood work on their office so they'll have the results in time.

Yeah seriously! The doc asked me last night if I'd lost weight recently because the overactive thyroid could do that. Naturally the answer is no. Headaches, memory loss an sleep deprivation sure....weight loss, no!

 

[IsaacRalph]

Hope this comes out well!
Thanks so much girls can't quite believe it all atm. Been trying for so long just for one and we are now pregnant with 2, wow! Have another scan of Tuesday got to keep an eye on the little one but both had heartbeats!
Mama- could the symptoms your feeling be from the progesterone perhaps? Seen as you haven't ovulated since April your body is probably sensitive to it?

 

[IsaacRalph]

Here goes!

 

[MamaMac123]

Soooooo exciting!!!!

It's possible it could be the progesterone. Will know better on Monday with the blood test results

 

[HappyCpl]

OMG!!! Issac!!! I'm soooooo excited for you!!! I can't believe out of all the BFP's this is the first set of twins for this group. Praying both babies are healthy and you have an easy flawless pregnancy. This def changes your game which I'm hoping means more scans of those little beauties. Are you hoping for 2 girls, 2 boys, or one of each?

Mama, I hope you find out something soon. Your temps look beautiful

 

[IsaacRalph]

Hey mama

I had all those things a few months back in May I think, Doc put it down to anxiety and depression prescribed me some light diazepam for 1 week then a rescue dose for if and when I need it and I was 100% again after a couple of weeks. But saying that I do have a thyroid issue mine is apparently overactive which doesn't affect fertility but I have zero symptoms i.e I'm not super duper skinny much to my disgust!! Doc said I'm aclinical or something like that means all my bloods say I am but I don't have one single symptom. I told him I would like the dramatic weight loss symptom but he assured me it would be accompanied by excessive sweating, hyper activeness, insomnia, hair loss etc... I still said I'd take it!!
Seriously what are the chances less then 1 in 10 people with an overactive thyroid don't have dramatic weight loss - fml!!! Why I am always in the minority!!!

Seriously tho Issac - I cannot believe that. Myself and DH actually talked about last night if the doc would let us put in 2 eggs during ivf would we do it, I did ask him at the initial appointment and he said not at our age they wouldn't normally but I don't know if that was an outright no we wouldn't or we wouldn't normally but can if you want type of no! I think we would like 2 eggs put back in if possible, it would increase our chances of just one of them surviving or best case scenario we would get two babies which I would love now based on all the lost time. I think I'm the youngest in here but I really wanted to be finished by time I was 30 so twins and one more straight after would be needed to fulfil that!!!!

So Mama when will you have results back on your thyroid???

Hey banana I think the putting 2 embies is possibly your choice if your paying for private treatment, we would've defo put 2 back if we needed ivf! I think it also depends on whether it's day 3 transfer or day5 blastocyst transfer! They say the day 5 transfers are most successful so that needs to be considered. You are very young sp they may not be too keen on putting 2 back but hey they're not paying for the treatment you are and if it increases your chances why not?Don't get me wrong carrying 2 babies is a daunting process but lots of women do it successfully! If all goes well with these 2 I will never have to go through this stress and turmoil of ttc ever again cuz we got a double whammy! Early days yet and one baby a little smaller than the other so we'll see but I already love my babies so so much x

 

[IsaacRalph]

OMG!!! Issac!!! I'm soooooo excited for you!!! I can't believe out of all the BFP's this is the first set of twins for this group. Praying both babies are healthy and you have an easy flawless pregnancy. This def changes your game which I'm hoping means more scans of those little beauties. Are you hoping for 2 girls, 2 boys, or one of each?

Mama, I hope you find out something soon. Your temps look beautiful

Thanks happy can't believe it so so happy! Yeah I'll be under consultant led care and yes more scans etc. We wasn't going to find out the sexes but kinda changes things now as we need to get prepared! Don't mind though really but would be nice if there was a girl in there.

 

[HappyCpl]

Could you imagine 2 girls? Your little man would be so protective. But if there was one of each, she would have 2 brothers to protect her and your little guy would have a brother too.

 

[MamaMac123]

Or you'll end up with a house of boys! Haha
I would totally find out the sex. I'm way too impatient for the surprise lol

 

[HappyCpl]

Mama when are you going to test?? I'm counting down the days!

 

[MamaMac123]

Next Saturday I've got the countdown in my signature

 

[MamaMac123]

Banana where are you in your cycle??? You're in TWW right or am I remembering wrong? You'll be testing before me I think

 

[elt1013]

OMG Isaac...that's amazing! Huge CONGRATULATIONS!!! You can do it, as you are a strong woman just like everyone in here to go through all of this. Your hardwork paid off and you got your wish X2, lol!

Banana- all of that sounds aweful, but will so be worth it if it works and you won't know if it will, unless you try. You are doing everything you can...it's just a matter of time (hopefully more sooner than later).

Mama- yay for crosshairs! I am waiting for all of your BFPs! You all deserve it so much!

Happy- how's everything going with the you and the babe?

afm- My boy is doing great and we are cherishing every moment of him being so little as I know it won't last long!

 

[IsaacRalph]

Thanks girls its still just sinking in but I feel so rough I know it's real now! Keep looking at my scan pic thinking I'm dreaming but I'm not. Can't wait to get through this worrisome ill stage and find out what flavours we're having! Elt I bet your enjoying your little boy, enjoy every second as we know how quick thru grow. My little man is 3 om the 18th can't believe how quickly 3 years has gone.

 

[MamaMac123]

Morning ladies,

So over the weekend my temp dipped. I wasn't super concerned since my sleep and wake up times are different on the weekend but today it was still down low. it's still above the control line but I'm worried so many low temps in a row is a bad sign.

Got the fertility doc today to find out what's the story with my thyroid. Hope it's nothing major and just needs a med adjustment or something.

How was all your weekends?

 

[MamaMac123]

Doc went fine. He says my thyroid looks a-okay so I guess I'm just naturally getting dumber! Or maybe it's a sign the meds are really working and I'm just not used to all these hormone surges. Who knows!

Anyway, did my day 28 bloods and doc told me as long as the meds are working to keep with it for the next 6 months and come back if I'm not pregnant by then. Feel a bit annoyed as that's what the last doc did with the clomid, but as long as the Femara doesn't stop working I guess that's fine and if it does stop I feel pretty confident this doc will see me sooner than later. So I guess we'll see.

I'm symptom spotting today despite my better judgement! I swear it's impossible not to! Had some light cramping this afternoon and some low back pain. I've been exhausted. Had heartburn bad the past few days and my boob are killing me but that's all pretty typical of 2ww so prob no biggie. The cramping and low back pain are new for me for 2ww. Usually don't cramp until AF is about to arrive so hoping my LP hasn't shortened on this med.

Quiet in here today...hope you're all well