Queer TTC February 2009 - Page 5

[carmen358]

Good luck, pookafaye!

I insem'd again last night. Temp is still down today though...cd22. Wondering what the heck is going on with my body. I'm either going crazy with stress the last 2 months or my body is completely changing. Am giving up with the insem'ing for this cycle regardless. KD has a bad cold and I feel bad dragging him over here. I guess I'll just have to wait and see if I actually O at all and hope it's in the next day or so, so that we catch the egg.

[katharinerose]

Go pookafaye! Let us know how it goes.

carmen Here's ovulation dust Let's hope it works. And remember, fresh sperm can live for up to 5 days, so you have a few days. My guess? it's probably the stress.

I jut figured out that you can watch the PBS Nova "Life's Greatest Miracle" (that would be the updated version of The Miracle of Life we all watched in middle school health class) on their website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/miracle/program.html Very fun for my geeky "what exactly is going on RIGHT NOW" phase.

[FtMPapa]

Hang in there, Carmen!

I say sit it out for a few days, give KD a few days to recoup, and if you get any more EWCM, go for it.



I'm already bored of waiting - my first 2ww this cycle should end on Wednesday. Today CD 34!

I wish I had a more textbook 28 day cycle sometimes. I cannot plan on being definitely out of the 2/3ww until the 18th, which is cycle day 44.

[indigoscot]

papa, ugh! i know what you mean about waiting. our 2ww to get started in january has turned into a 2 month wait and perhaps longer.

afu, i am battling a nasty head cold that our son passed along. i may work from hom tomorrow if i still feel blah. dp and a friend of ours spent the day building the play set we got for free. it has a slide, a lower and upper fort - the upper fort has a roof, monkey bars and 3 swings! it's about 80% done.

g

[katharinerose]

I'm only 6 DPO. It's really still too early for me to have any symptoms, right?

• Last night the 3-day past date milk smelled terrible (I can normally do milk for weeks after the date!)
• I've got a kind of metallic taste going on all the time since last night - like I have a bit of the old metal gum wrapper in my mouth.
• I'm feeling a little nauseous this morning and more so after I brushed my teeth - the toothpaste I use every morning seemed way chemically and faux-sweetened. Blech.

So, yes. I'm officially going nuts. I haven't told DW these things because at this point she's more emotionally invested in the potential baby than I am. She'll definitely take it harder if I'm not actually pregnant. And I just don't want to her hopes up and then it turns out to be me being hyperaware or anything that could possible be a sign!

[FtMPapa]

Oooh! Those sound like good signs, Kat!

I'm over watching signs - done, done, done. My only sign is some sort of full-moon induced sleeplessness in my dog, which means that I am also being kept up. Between the two feet of brilliant white snow in our yard, plus the gigantic full moon, it was practically daylight out there at midnight last night. And again at 2:30 AM. And again at 3:20. And again at 4:20.

So, I woke up nauseated this morning, but I'm chalking it up to not getting enough sleep. The dog is now sleeping on the couch, the contented sleep of a beast who kept the whole house up all night.

[carmen358]

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone.

Katherine, those definitely sounds like great pregnancy signs, even if it is a bit early, you never know!

Looking forward to the result of Wednesday's test, papa

Afm, my temp went up this morning so I'm hoping I O'd yesterday. Would be good timing for the insems but still later in my cycle than I'd like to see. I think it's safe to say I'm waiting to know regardless if I'm sure I O'd or not. KD's supplies sure went down in quantity the 3rd time around, I wonder if him getting sick with a cold affects that. It only takes one swimmer though right?

[pookafaye]

I'm making myself so crazy over this... As far as I can tell I surged on Sat night - but my Doctors office only takes called in the morning and so I waited to call. When you call they schedule your IUI for the next day. All of these delays make me think I missed the surge.

I just called them and of course got bounced back to the nurses VM and have no idea if I'll get a call back before my appt in 1 1/2 hrs. I don't know if this cycle is just totally wasted - if the sperm has already been defrosted and so it might as well be used (I assume that refreezing is not an option) or if I'm secretly Oing while I type and it's just that the surge has begun to taper off.

I think I'm way to obsessive to get through this with my sanity in tact

I'm still hopeful for all of you though!

ETA: My chart

[lexbeach]

Originally Posted by pookafaye

I'm making myself so crazy over this... As far as I can tell I surged on Sat night - but my Doctors office only takes called in the morning and so I waited to call. When you call they schedule your IUI for the next day. All of these delays make me think I missed the surge.

I just called them and of course got bounced back to the nurses VM and have no idea if I'll get a call back before my appt in 1 1/2 hrs. I don't know if this cycle is just totally wasted - if the sperm has already been defrosted and so it might as well be used (I assume that refreezing is not an option) or if I'm secretly Oing while I type and it's just that the surge has begun to taper off.

I think I'm way to obsessive to get through this with my sanity in tact

I'm still hopeful for all of you though!

ETA: My chart

Doing the IUI 36 hours post surge sounds like perfect timing to me . If you were going to do TWO IUIs, then I would suggest doing one 12 hours post surge, and the second 36 hours post-surge. But with only one IUI, doing it 36 hours after you first get the positive OPK is ideal.

I know that it can feel totally crazy-making to wait until all of your "O" symptoms are pretty much gone before you insem., but that's actually exactly as it should be. Your "O" symptoms are there to tell you when you should be adding fresh sperm so that it has time to travel through your cervix and get into your uterus in time for the egg. But if you put the thawed-sperm in your uterus right when you have all your fertile signs, it would be way too early since you'd be bypassing the "journey through the cervix," and thawed sperm doesn't live nearly as long.

No worries. You're golden.



Lex

[carmen358]

Originally Posted by pookafaye

I'm making myself so crazy over this... As far as I can tell I surged on Sat night - but my Doctors office only takes called in the morning and so I waited to call. When you call they schedule your IUI for the next day. All of these delays make me think I missed the surge.

I just called them and of course got bounced back to the nurses VM and have no idea if I'll get a call back before my appt in 1 1/2 hrs. I don't know if this cycle is just totally wasted - if the sperm has already been defrosted and so it might as well be used (I assume that refreezing is not an option) or if I'm secretly Oing while I type and it's just that the surge has begun to taper off.

I think I'm way to obsessive to get through this with my sanity in tact

I'm still hopeful for all of you though!

ETA: My chart

I don't know much about using thawed sperm but I'm sure what Lex said is great guidance.

I think even if a person isn't obsessive before TTC then it can definitely bring that on! Try to hang in there (and I'll try and take that advice too ) and be confident that you're doing everything you can at the right time

[lemurmommies]

Originally Posted by FtMPapa

I wish I had a more textbook 28 day cycle sometimes. I cannot plan on being definitely out of the 2/3ww until the 18th, which is cycle day 44.

Wowzers, that must be hard to deal with. I think I'd go a little batty. Kudos to you for sticking with it and seeming so darn calm all the time!

Kat - those seem like great symptoms. IMO, there's no reason why you shouldn't be feeling something at 6DPO. Sure, some people don't. But when I got pregnant with E, I just knew I was pregnant at about 4DPO. I knew. And I was right. With Noelle it was a lot vaguer. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

As for us, we did our first of 4 insems this morning. I'm thinking it's unlikely that I'll O before Wednesday, but since I don't temp or use OPK and go solely off cycle days, we're doing days 12-15 to try and cover our bases. I hope this works!

[jodybird511]

Lemur--Good luck with the insems and enduring the 2ww! My fingers are crossed that you guys get lucky!

Kat--I agree--I don't think 6dpo is necessarily too early. I knew for sure at 7dpo when I started cramping. In fact, I was so sure that I wasn't even deterred by the the BFNs at 10 dpo and 11dpo! Hope what you're feeling is real!!!!

[indigoscot]

wow, lots of excitement on the thread today! kat, those symptoms sound promising!

lemur, good luck!

pookafaye, i agree with lex. sounds like good timing, so try to relax.

afu, we have dp's procedure scheduled for friday morning. here's hoping the surgery is smooth and she'll be polyp free AND we'll be one more step closer to ttc #2.

g

[FtMPapa]

Carmen - YAY! The full moon, perhaps???

Pookafaye - WHAT LEX SAID. Totally.

Me - cramps in my tummy just a little bit, tiny ones.

Testing in two days!!!

[pookafaye]

Thank you guys for the encouragement - my Dr talked me off of my proverbial ledge. She confirmed that there was still plenty of mucus and that it was the thinner type she likes to see for an IUI - she also said my cervix was wide open - so here's crossing fingers

There were great #s on the sperm too - 65 million with 42% motility after thaw I've recently found 2 people using the same donor and they've also remarked on his great numbers.

Indigo: I'm sending good vibes for Fri's procedure

Lemur: Yay for the TWW!

Katherine: Lots of good baby vibes your way - I think those symptoms are awesome

Papa - I'm very excited for you - this has got to be your month

[pleasantlyfurious]

pookafaye - glad you are feeling better about your timing - I think it's right on, too.

katherinerose - very promising symptoms!!!

Angela - hahahaha. Oh man. Maybe I'll try just that.

AFM - Tested this morning - which I guess would be the evening of 12 DPO at home and am staring at another BFN. I know I could still hold a glimmer of hope - but I'm pretty bummed. Especially since with my last pregnancy I had a 10 DPO positive. But alas. Such is life. We are out of money so it's especially sad - but we are going to re-evaluate our free sperm options and pray that I ovulate w/o clomid and try to get in some free tries. We'll see.

[FtMPapa]

PF - ain't over 'til it's over, and it ain't over yet. Hang in there, your BFP might be a few days away.



C'mon, someone has gotta get a BFP this month!!!!

[osker]

Hello there! Can I cautiously jump in over here??

We've been on a ttc break for seven months (yikes!) and just today DW started her period, we are officially waiting to O! Wow! YAY! I'm so excited!

[erthe_mama]

Hellooo...

Sorry I've been MIA for a while, but my partner and I split up, so I'm not going to be ttc for a while. I still have that baby itch, but it just doesn't feel right to start ttc any time soon, you know? It's just too weird right now. Plus, it turns out that my KD uses drugs. *sigh* Also I'm not sure whether the Vitex is working properly... Maybe it will just take me a while to regulate. My first Vitex cycle was 28 days, but then this second one was 40. There's just too many signs against me for ttc at the moment.

What's a mama to do?

[carmen358]

Papa, I was wondering about the full moon too! Could have been the difference...who knows.

Wow, lots going on right now! I'm excited about everyone in the 2WW!! I agree, we need a BFP this month!!

Welcome back, osker!

erthe_mama, sorry about your break-up and about the bad KD news That would be distressing to find out!