Tubal Reversal ladies, just moved from WTT!!!

[LLawson]

Faith, was this just your first round of clomid? For some reason I was thinking you were already on your second like me? Most of the reports Ive seen show the most BFPs on the third cycle of clomid too for some reason? Maybe it takes your body that long to get used to it and reacts as it should? Not sure? I also have seen where alot of women get pregnant a month or so after their last round of clomid. Its such a "job" with all you have to do trying to conceive! My husband was like this is too much like work! Hes been such a good sport about it though! He started his fertilaid a few days ago and has fussed at me a few times for forgetting to give it to him! He has to be handed a pill to take, he will never remember on his own! Hes trying to learn everything, which is great cause I figured he would get to discouraged with it all! I wish we could just go back to being teenagers right now cause back then you had to try every way in the world to not get pregnant! LOL
Angie, so sorry for everything you are oing through but I have to say, you are a Trooper! Keep your head up and keep on going like you are! I admire that about you! Im not so sure I could handle going through everything you have.

 

[~Brandy~]

Hope everyone is well. I had a scan today and saw the babies which was amazing.. B was reaching over and touching A on the head and then A moved as close as she could to B... it was precious.

Saturday though I had shooting pains in my cervix area that reminded me of labor. well turns out it was false labor. But they found that it shortened my cervix to 2.3 and it needs to be over 3 for twins. They want to stitch my cervix closed now so I am waiting for a specialist to call me now and schedule that. Hoping this works and keeps the girls from showing too early

 

[LLawson]

Oh goodness Brandy! I hope this works for you. Ive heard of it but never actually knew anyone that had to have it done. When is your actual due date?

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Oh goodness, Brandy. I hope the cerclage keeps those two girls right where they need to stay for a good long while.

 

[~Brandy~]

LL- My 40w due date is 4/1 but with twins that’s never the case they are hoping for a date of March 4th or after that’s 36 weeks… But I have been informed that its normally more like 34-36 weeks so mid Feb-early March. I would like to get in another 20 weeks that’s going to be a long long time if they are having to sew them in already.

I am totally freaked out. I have an appt with the specialist tomorrow at 9am to see what all they recommend. At this point I will take 20weeks of bed rest if that works.

 

[GalvanBaby]

Brandy. I will be praying for you and the babies. I have a friend who had her cervix sowed at 11 weeks. She went on to deliver a fullterm healthy baby girl who is 16 now.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Well, I'm not gonna be too late. Spotting tonight and cramping something nasty. I bet I'm gonna have full-blown AF by the morning. I'm soooo glad I still have some percosets left over from surgery cuz the cramps are already killing me.

 

[LLawson]

Brandy, that was my next question, will they go ahead and put you on bedrest?

 

[~Brandy~]

I will find out tomorrow LL. Everything I have read sounds like there is a good chance of it. If so that's long time to be on bed rest.

 

[FaithHopeLove]

Brandy, so glad your dr is taking all precautions with you and your girls yes, bedrest for 20 weeks would not be what you had in mind with IVF but certainly so worth it I hope you have lots of help At least you don't have other little ones running around that need care Anxious to hear how your appt goes!

Brandi, good luck with AF...hopefully it won't be too bad.

Angie, how are you doing?

LLawson, to answer your questions...I technically am just finishing up my 2nd round of clomid...the first round I took in Aug 2012. I figured since it's been more than a year, I consider THIS cycle my first round At this point, I plan to do 3 new rounds and then see how dh and I are feeling about things at that point. We spend the winters in FL on business, but gives us the opportunity to be near the fertility clinic that did my TR. I'm *hoping* if it's meant to be, that we can coordinate appts for whatever the RE would recommend next..perhaps clomid & IUI. We have art shows booked every weekend (usually entails Thurs/Fri - Mon) so would have to see if the critical dates would fall at a time when we could be in the city where the clinic is Our life is full of traveling which makes it HARD to schedule consecutive months of appts
Are your temps still high?

Well, today is "15dpo" however, I have absolutely NO symptoms of AF. This whole TWW..not a sore (.)(.) in sight and no PMS headache which I ALWAYS have the day before AF. SO, my new thought is...I wonder if the horrible pains I had 11 days ago were actually O and not bursting cyst in that case, I'd be 11dpo today. My temp was down by another 1/10th degree this morning (but still well above cover), but could be due to getting up at 4:30am. ( fixing breakfast and helping hubby and son get loaded for a 2-day hunting expedition (..these crazy men! it's 27 degrees out..it snowed last night so hunting will be muddy/wet/cold..WHAT IS FUN ABOUT THAT?!) Anyway, praying they are safe

 

[brighteyez73]

Good morning Ladies,

Brandy, I am praying that everything is ok. I believe God has his hands on your babies and they will be fine.

FaithHopeLove, my fingers are crossed for you. Praying this is it.

 

[Jewels77]

Sorry, haven't been on here in a while.. I've read some of the posts.
Brandy, I'm keeping you and your little ones in my prayers.
So, my surgery was sep. 20th and that very day I started my cycle.. It was normal, 6 days.. So today I am on cd25.. Well, I started my opks on cd9 and got a positive on cd16, on cd17 it was negative. We'll I decided to do them everyday for the heck of it.. And on cd21, it was blazing positive and every day since then it doesn't matter when I test, they are always positive.. I got a yes from the one digital and smiley face on another day from the other digital.. My first response ones are darker than the control.. I'm going nuts.. I am now 9 dpo.. I have took a pregnancy test and it's negative. Anyone else ever hear about this. I could start my cycle anywhere from Friday to Sunday. Confused?!?

 

[LLawson]

Brandy,look at the bright side, youll have lots of time to chat with us if they put you on bed rest! I hope all goes well and will be thinking about you and those baby girls!
Faith, I hope this is your month I understand about the clomid now. From what Ive read, you can take up to 6 months at a time before having to take a break. I know all about the traveling....it makes everything hard! We dont do as much as we use to but our summer months we still have alot with the racing. We got asked to do another race this weekend in Missisippi. I hope my hubby decides not to go. I have a trip planned next week for a few days with some ladies so Im about traveled out at the moment.
Where are you located again? 27 is COLD!!! Its 72 here in Ky. today but we are supposed to get some storms later making it drop to the low 60s and I thought that was bad...I cant imagine 27 the Farmers Almanac is predicting a horrible winter, not looking forward to that. Although if its going to be cold, I would like snow to be on the ground!
Now afm, my temp is still up. It was 98.4 today. Nothing going on at all symptom wise today.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Jewels, I had my TR on September 24 and was due to AF on October 13. It didn't come that day but I had a blaring near positive OPK that day and just started AF yesterday. She's coming full on today and she's angry, lol.

Hope you get it all figured out.

 

[Jewels77]

I saw that Brandi.. It's weird.. The lines are darker than the control line and what really confuses me is the digitals coming up positive.. And we are talking 4 times a day they are like this for the past 5 days. I guess I'll find out soon.. I'll keep you updated.. If I get my cycle in the next few days, I probably won't trust opks ever again. I could maybe understand on a fluke getting one.. But we are talking over twenty in five days and four different types of opks.. Sorry I went on my rant, it's so confusing and frustrating.

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Well apparently our first cycle after reversal can be wonky. Mine was only a day late, but it's not over yet. We'll see if I O on time and such. Don't you love our bodies?

 

[Jewels77]

Haha Brandi!! Yes, they are wacky for sure! I would call the fertility doc who did my surgery but he would be upset to learn my husband and I bd'd 12 times seeing as he told me to wait.. Oops!

 

[BrandiCanucks]

Mine was upset that I only took 3 weeks off instead of 8 but as a single mom with three kids and no financial assistance from their father, 3 weeks was all I could afford. I work in a coffee shop so we're constantly moving and on our feet, and one of the duties (garbage run) requires lifting 20lbs worth of coffee grinds in garbage bags repeatedly, and throwing them into a dumpster. The whole run takes about 45 minutes. I'd say I'm about 90% recovered. Still having trouble with lifting things but otherwise, I'm pretty good. But my doctor was understanding of the situation too and wrote me on restrictions (no lifting) until November 19.

I'm surprised your doctor got upset about baby dancing. Mine said as soon as I feel ready, I can, and even ENCOURAGED me to try and get pregnant this month. He said just wait til your first period, try, and if you're not pregnant in November, we'll give you a dye test.

 

[Jewels77]

I totally understand Brandi. I had no choice taking off six weeks from work because I'm not allowed to work with restrictions. Luckily we do have some savings but it sucks to have to get into that. Yeah, his reasoning behind waiting was the chance of ectopic due to swelling still and being I have a history. But I took my chances..

 

[~Brandy~]

I saw the specialist today and my cervix has began to funnel and is shortening. They have to try to slow it down so they are going to do the cerclage tomorrow morning. They are admitting me to the hospital right now and then I will be there for 3 days for monitoring.

Taking my laptop for sure to keep up with everyone on BNB. I am so scared right now.