Ok I think I moved everyone around correctly, but please let me know if you're not in the right place.
2happymamas I wouldn't stress too much at all till you see the next results. My RE actually let me do a second beta when my HCG was 3. something, just to be extra extra sure. I would also suggest increasing your thyroid meds, and possibly switching to a natural thyroid like Armour. Do you know if your hypothyroid is from auto-immune like hashimotos? If you go to yahoogroups and look up naturalthyroidhormones there is a great group there and they have a lot of experience dealing with doctors and test results and can give great advice.
Scarlett I'm so excited your timing is going to work out!! It's great you're feeling so relaxed, especially with all the extra stress. I agree with the other ladies on timing, though I haven't worked with frozen myself.
Escher I would absolutely try other RE's. Also, I'm sorry for not remembering all the details, but can you tell me a little more about your insurance and what your TTC needs are? Does your insurance require referrals to see specialists? I went and got a lot of my own testing done, mostly coded for painful periods and hypothyroid. I've had my thyroid including antibodies and reverse t3 checked, all my hormones, and glucose and c-peptide for insulin resistance. That all uncovered a lot of issues. I also went to a hematologist and had a ton of blood clotting tests run. For your IUI if you need meds and monitoring, often OBGYNs are comfortable with ordering the low level meds like femara and clomid, and doing ultrasounds. Otherwise ICI sounds like it could be a good option, though I understand your reasons for liking your current bank. I agree also that sticking with this clinic while you decide could be a good decision so you don't have to sit out a cycle.
Beastie it's great to see you back!! I'm so glad things are going great so far, and I know your next ultrasound will continue that trend.
Gelly I'm sorry things are so stressy for you. I totally understand. I think you could be making a good decision taking a little break and letting your system relax and start fresh.
About homebirth - it may depend on your midwife what they will transfer you or send you to a hospital for. There are a lot of midwives here who will deliver breach or twins (possibly even triplets) at home. There are also gentle techniques for turning a breach into the right position.
Maxk I'm sorry you're having to stick with the itchy progesterone! I have heard that it can be an allergy to peanut oil? Maybe there are some types that aren't horribly expensive but use sesame oil or something instead?
Speaking of which, I probably won't be using my current midwife for birthing, even though I do like her. She's been awesome about ordering tests and stuff, plus she had her son through KD, so she really knows the whole process. But she totally flipped out on me for taking clomid. I understand there are risks, but I still feel it's the right choice. Especially considering I've taken it for two cycles now and not gotten pregnant AT ALL! I mean even if I'm popping a ton of eggs, what are the chances that they ALL get fertilized and then ALL implant? From what I've read, the incidence of higher order multiples is *very* small, and even the chance of twins is only raised like 5% or something. But she was all "If you have triplets you WILL have a hospital birth, and end up with a C-section and babies in the NICU!!!" Which yeah, of course there's a chance of that, and of course that's an outcome I'd like to avoid. But I don't believe that *has* to happen with triplets, or that it can't happen with a singleton. But really, I hardly think after 2 cycles of not getting pregnant at all, that I'm somehow going to have 6 babies implant!
In other news, I think we may be sitting this cycle out. We were able to reach our friend last night, woot! It sounds like he has scheduling issues but not any other concerns. I was happy that he said "I don't want to set exact dates and flake, so I'm not going to make a commitment til I know I can keep it". That makes me feel a lot more confident. It looks like we will hopefully have things figured out in the next week or so, but it looks like he may not be able to get time off work soon. So we may be going down to Orange County! Or figuring out having it shipped possibly. And we still have our current donor as a fallback. I think this could be really good for my system too, since it'll give me a month off the clomid. Maybe my lining and cm can recover a little. And I think a Cancer might have a little easier time in our family than a Gemini, so that could work too hehe.
2happymamas I wouldn't stress too much at all till you see the next results. My RE actually let me do a second beta when my HCG was 3. something, just to be extra extra sure. I would also suggest increasing your thyroid meds, and possibly switching to a natural thyroid like Armour. Do you know if your hypothyroid is from auto-immune like hashimotos? If you go to yahoogroups and look up naturalthyroidhormones there is a great group there and they have a lot of experience dealing with doctors and test results and can give great advice.
Scarlett I'm so excited your timing is going to work out!! It's great you're feeling so relaxed, especially with all the extra stress. I agree with the other ladies on timing, though I haven't worked with frozen myself.
Escher I would absolutely try other RE's. Also, I'm sorry for not remembering all the details, but can you tell me a little more about your insurance and what your TTC needs are? Does your insurance require referrals to see specialists? I went and got a lot of my own testing done, mostly coded for painful periods and hypothyroid. I've had my thyroid including antibodies and reverse t3 checked, all my hormones, and glucose and c-peptide for insulin resistance. That all uncovered a lot of issues. I also went to a hematologist and had a ton of blood clotting tests run. For your IUI if you need meds and monitoring, often OBGYNs are comfortable with ordering the low level meds like femara and clomid, and doing ultrasounds. Otherwise ICI sounds like it could be a good option, though I understand your reasons for liking your current bank. I agree also that sticking with this clinic while you decide could be a good decision so you don't have to sit out a cycle.
Beastie it's great to see you back!! I'm so glad things are going great so far, and I know your next ultrasound will continue that trend.
Gelly I'm sorry things are so stressy for you. I totally understand. I think you could be making a good decision taking a little break and letting your system relax and start fresh.
About homebirth - it may depend on your midwife what they will transfer you or send you to a hospital for. There are a lot of midwives here who will deliver breach or twins (possibly even triplets) at home. There are also gentle techniques for turning a breach into the right position.
Maxk I'm sorry you're having to stick with the itchy progesterone! I have heard that it can be an allergy to peanut oil? Maybe there are some types that aren't horribly expensive but use sesame oil or something instead?
Speaking of which, I probably won't be using my current midwife for birthing, even though I do like her. She's been awesome about ordering tests and stuff, plus she had her son through KD, so she really knows the whole process. But she totally flipped out on me for taking clomid. I understand there are risks, but I still feel it's the right choice. Especially considering I've taken it for two cycles now and not gotten pregnant AT ALL! I mean even if I'm popping a ton of eggs, what are the chances that they ALL get fertilized and then ALL implant? From what I've read, the incidence of higher order multiples is *very* small, and even the chance of twins is only raised like 5% or something. But she was all "If you have triplets you WILL have a hospital birth, and end up with a C-section and babies in the NICU!!!" Which yeah, of course there's a chance of that, and of course that's an outcome I'd like to avoid. But I don't believe that *has* to happen with triplets, or that it can't happen with a singleton. But really, I hardly think after 2 cycles of not getting pregnant at all, that I'm somehow going to have 6 babies implant!
In other news, I think we may be sitting this cycle out. We were able to reach our friend last night, woot! It sounds like he has scheduling issues but not any other concerns. I was happy that he said "I don't want to set exact dates and flake, so I'm not going to make a commitment til I know I can keep it". That makes me feel a lot more confident. It looks like we will hopefully have things figured out in the next week or so, but it looks like he may not be able to get time off work soon. So we may be going down to Orange County! Or figuring out having it shipped possibly. And we still have our current donor as a fallback. I think this could be really good for my system too, since it'll give me a month off the clomid. Maybe my lining and cm can recover a little. And I think a Cancer might have a little easier time in our family than a Gemini, so that could work too hehe.
hugs to you.
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