TTC #1 in our 30's - Feb 2011 - Who doesn't like Bajingo Juice? - Page 3

[Bel718]

Bootsvalentine - I wish there was something I could say to make you feel better.  When you go to your doctor with concerns and questions and feel like those things weren't addressed it's frustrating.  I definitely recommend going to an OB/GYN.  Does your insurance require a referral to see specialists?  I would usually get my annual at my regular doctor, but decided that I should go to an OB/GYN once I decided I would try TTC.  When I went the first time, I was only 3 months into TTC so they didn't really seem concerned.  When I went back and mentioned the 12 month mark was approaching, I felt like they addressed my concerns more and gave me a plan.  Your cycles sounds like they are as reliable as mine are - I'm with you!  Keep with the OPK's...my co-worker didn't chart and got her BFP without charting.  No worries!  (Sending you a hug!)

Taxlady - haha  Maybe I need to get some Audit Reports? Hope you are feeling better.  (& thats exactly why I want to be a cat sometimes...just lazy!) 

Hope all the BJ Ladies are doing well!  Baby Dust to all!

AMF - CD19, no O detected yet and today is the 10th day afer Clomid.  Needless to say tears are flowing when I sit and think about it although I know it can take longer to O even with the meds.  I guess I am just impatient.  I keep telling myself I wish I knew then what I know know...hindsight is 20/20...never thought this would take over a year.

Edit - missed ya ValH!  Thank you!  I hope so too!  Hope you are feeling fantabulous!  :-)  (MDC icons aren't working for me for some reason.)  Yes - I would only want to be a house cat owned by an owner that spoils!

Thanks Living Sky!

[LivingSky]

Okay again just popping in quick! Sorry!

ValH: I was in to see my accountant yesterday and he and his wife just had twins. They didn't find out it was twins until 26 weeks When I had my 12 week ultrasound we asked about twins, and the tech said "Well I can only see one right now, but at this point, that doesn't really mean there isn't a second one hiding". So don't rule it out

Hykue: I don't suppose you're looking for another dog are you? I have a wonderful pyrenese/border collie/golden retriver that needs a new home. I keep meaning to post her on kijiji but I think I keep "forgetting" because I don't really want her to leave But I have 4 neighbours that live really close, and unfortunatelly she has decided she lives at whichever house she feels like. I'm worried one of the neighbours will shoot her And I feel bad keeping her locked up all the time.

Bel: Hoping for a positive OPK for you soon!

crisitinimartini: Like Val, cramping was my only sign the month I got pregnant. No sore boobs, no nausea, none of the "symptoms" I had previous months. And it was definitely a bit different than AF cramps.

boots: Sorry your doctor wasn't helpful I'd agree with Val and Taxlady, find an ob/gyn that you're really comfortable with and try that route.

Taxlady: Okay I've marked down your prediction Anatomy scan will be end of Feb/beginning of March so by then we should know if you're right!

birdie.lee: I hope the elimination diet helps your migraines. I get them sometimes too and they're just so incredibly debilitating. My mother gets them worse than I do and she really can't even move until it subsides. Thankfully I haven't had one since I got pregnant, which is good because I can't take my normal migraine meds!

[Taxlady]

Bel718  don't cry.. you will O!  Sending positive thoughts to you!

OMG.. LIvingsky.. I hope you can find a loving home for the doggy.  You and Hykue are so cool with the farms and land and all!  

As for disagreeing with me VALH.. LOL.. you are right.. I just really had a amazing experience with the woman doctor I saw after my last OB/GYN was a weird man.  BUT - that does not mean all men OB's are weird.    I've been a bit perturbed with my DH the last few days.. he's been sort of oblivious to all I have going on and seemingly selfish to me.  Maybe that's why I threw all MEN under the bus. 

WHO'S WITH ME??  

TGIF!

[catheleni]

AF showed up yesterday and I am super bummed. For real. Don't know what all the nausea is about, and it wasn't my imagination. Super bummed.

DP is going to get his stuff checked out, but health is an issue with him.  When we started dating, he was getting sick. After a long and pretty scary illness, he was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, and it sucks.  He's been in a kind of remission for the last 2 years, but I think we both worry that something else is wrong. 

My bloodwork-FSH, etc. that my ob/gyn did came back fine about 6 mos. ago. 

On that note, Boots,  I think it's very important to have doctors that you are comfortable with, and who work with you.  I sought out my GP and OB/GYN first based on the fact that they were women and part of my insurance network, but I was also lucky.  If they had made me feel bad or dismissed my issues, I would have changed doctors.  If you don't feel you are getting answers and if your doctor makes you feel bad for trusting your instincts, he may not be the one for you.  I think doctors should match your personality, just like mates and friends.

cristinimartini and ramzubo, welcome!  ramzubo, love those natural ears on your great dane!

Hykue, no biggie.  In retrospect, you were right.  I've had hard months, for sure.  This month has been the hardest because I truly was nauseous and still am.  I get where you're coming from, totally. 

ValH, taxlady, this talk of twins gets me excited!  That's my fantasy wish, boy/girl twins! My DP is a twin, and my half-sister has twins.  I know it would be tons of work, but when I'm struggling to get #1, 2 sounds like heaven! Go twins!

Everyone, when it comes to charting, am I the only one who is hesitant?  I kept a beginning one for 2 cycles, now I just chart BD and AF and O.  All the temperature-taking....and analyzing....is there anyone else who isn't too into it? Or is it a must?

[Taxlady]

HI Catheleni -  You know many doctors disregard temping as unnecessary.  Most ladies do it to help them time BD'ing better.  But the OPK's and CM are also really good indicators and BD'ing never hurts....  I AM REALLY SORRY YOU GOT AF!  IT is such a bummer!!    We have all been exactly where you are!  I understand completely the scariness of health problems.  I have an autoimmune disorder and every time I have tests run for ANYTHING I feel like I have to hold my breath and wait for the shoe to drop and the phone to ring with some other bad news. 

Please hand in there today.. luckily you have another month to try!  (ok, I know that is no consolation right now.)
 

[Bel718]

Thank you all very much for the positive thoughts, and !  You guys rock!  Maybe the Arc is helping in my direction because I got my smiley face!   Now I am feeling a bit ... I know you ladies know the ups and downs of this TTC thing...  whew.  Now to work on getting a BFP.

TaxLady - I love DH more than anything but sometimes   (Although I know I can drive him pretty nuts...haha)  I must admit I am pretty lucky with my male OB/GYN though....so far so good. 

YES - T.G.I.F.!!!!!!!!!!

It gets pretty quiet on the weekends - hope you ladies have a wonderful one!

Edit:  Sorry ladies...I try not too post too much at work but still get interrupted while trying and then I miss some of you!

 Cathleni.  There isn't much I say that will make you feel better.  You will get that eggie soon.   for you and that DH is in great health.  As for charting, at first I wasn't into it really at all but my cycles were crazy so its helped me realize my O and confirm what the OPKs were saying...  I didn't chart, accurately anyway, at all really for the first 9 months.  You can get a BFP without charting/temping - I admit it is a bit tedious.  There are plenty of ladies that don't temp and get BFPs...my friend I mentioned got hers without temping, just OPKs and BDing. 

[catheleni]

taxlady, thank you so much.  This gets really lonely in my non-online world.  Every single one of my friends and co-workers that wants to have kids has them, some 3 and 4, and many are done.  It is really hard, and what you said touched me and made me feel all emotional. 

I DO believe that next month is brand-new, it's just such a hard 2ww, and especially right before AF is due....it's just torture. 

Bel718, yay for smiley face!  That's the first step, right? 

Just a note for all dealing with OPK's and members new on here:  it really does make a difference if you don't drink lots of fluids and wait 4 hours before you pee!  I think I wasn't heeding these directions and I bet that's why I wasn't quite getting my + OPK for such a while!  Now that I have figured this out.....perhaps this will make a difference!?  Also, I used Clear Blue this time, not First Response.  Who knows.  I'll be doing it again this month!

[Bel718]

Thank you Cathleni!  I figured I need to stop editting and add another post.  2ww are never fun...I just try so hard to ignore it (who can though, really?).  But yes - new cycle = new chance at BFP!       

I agree with you on the OPKs.  I try to drink fluids to help with CM, but then worry about missing + OPK.  Today I pretty much didn't drink anything until around the time I was going to take the test. Thanks for the tip!

[cristinimartini]

Dropping in before my late Friday 3 hour meeting (who does that?! seriously...)...

I didn't have a chance to read everyone's status, but I saw that cathelini just had a date with the witch. I'm so sorry babe, I know it's frustrating.  It's funny how we spent SO many years going to the bathroom HOPING we'd see red, and now we're praying we don't! They never teach you this stuff in school...just that if you have sex, you'll get pregnant! Not that easy Sister...

Speaking of running to the bathroom, this may sound totally off the wall, but I've noticed for the past couple of days that my urine smells funny. I don't usually notice things like that, but whoa! Today I was like 'get me out of this stall!' that's how blaring it was. I haven't gone to the bathroom since, but whoa! And I drink nothing but water all day.

Also, I considered NOT temping anymore because it doesn't really matter the temperature, right? I mean if there's something there, there's something there. I can't will it or wish it no matter how hard I try. The problem is, I feel like I NEED to temp. Like I'll miss something important. I really wish my thermometer would break so I can't temp LOL...Especially during this two week hellish wait.

Bel, since I'm new at this, I'm unfamiliar with the Clomid experience. Do you start taking it at a certain point in your cycle? Can your body still "gear up to O" and then stress and stuff delay it, even with medication? Are you seeing fertile CM while on it? My one friend isn't medicating yet, but she doesn't O until sometime between CD19-CD24 and then her LP is 9 days. She just bought Vitex in the hopes that will regulate things...can you try something like that? (Sorry if this is something you've already talked about...I feel like the new kid on the playground hahaha )

We recently moved and I don't have a OB/GYN yet around here. I've called 4 places and no one was accepting new patients until November at the earliest! Hope an ovary doesn't fall out of my pocketbook!! It'll be hard to find a doc to put her back...grrr...

So after my temp drop yesterday, it went back up to almost where it was the day before...that's new!

Ok, well that's all I can get in before my 2pm meeting...hope they have donuts in there!! I'm starrrrving!!!!!

I'm sure I'll be reading this weekend, but I wish all you ladies TONS of luck and baby dust!!!! Thank you for all your advice so far! Glad to know I'm in great company... <3

[Gemini13]

Hello all... I'm new here, and just thought I'd say hello.  I'm 35, and literally just had my IUD removed this morning... so I haven't actually started TTC yet, but the time will be ripe in about two weeks!  I'm sure I'll be spending every spare moment till then researching do's and don'ts, information on nutrition, OBs/Midwives, and so forth... lol  Best of luck to everyone!

[Calycanth]

Hi everyone!  Sorry it's been a couple of days...needed a break. I know you all understand!

First, Boots, I am so sorry things didn't go better with your GP.    I know you were wary about talking to him in the first place, and his dismissal of your concerns SUCKS.  I agree with the others that you might want to start looking for an OB/GYN.  I've never had a GP I really liked, but I've been lucky with gynecologists, both male and female.  Actually, the only one I've ever been uncomfortable with is the midwife I currently see, but I'm going to give her another chance before I start looking for someone else.  Here's another  for you.

Catheleni, sorry about AF!  The longer we've been TTC, the harder it's gotten deal with her when she shows up.  It does seem like getting pregnant is SO EASY for everyone else, doesn't it?  A couple DH and I are friends with are about to have a baby - literally any minute now, they're already a week overdue.  They got pregnant (unplanned) not long after I had my miscarriage.  They posted something about it on Facebook this morning, and my DH said, "Wow, it's going to be any day now!  They must be so excited!"  Instead of feeling excited and happy for them, I just felt sorry for myself.  I hate being that way, but it is what it is.  Also, regarding temping, I've been doing it since August and I'm thinking about quitting.  My temps seem to coincide really well with OPKs, so I might just use those from now on, or stop temping midway through my cycle, once O is confirmed.  Like Cristinimartini, temping during the 2WW drives me bonkers!  I wake up every morning afraid of what the thermometer might say.

Bel, I'm so glad you got your smiley!!!  

LivingSky, I hope you can find a home for your pup!  Our family dog growing up was a Great Pyrenees.  Such good dogs!

Taxlady, TGIF indeed!  This week has been insane.  I'm with Hykue, I don't think you at all resembled the Stay-Puft marshmallow man in the picture you posted.  All I saw was a pretty lady with nice hair!

Birdie, you inspired me to get a Diva Cup.  I ordered one last week and it came in the mail yesterday!  It's my February consolation prize - if I don't get a BFP this month, at least I get to try out my new-fangled lady-gadget. 

Hykue, several years ago I attended a workshop where we did guided meditations (I'm not really into meditation, but I have a friend who is a shaman and I am into her, so I went).  One of the meditations we did was a journey to find our spirit animal.  Mine was a polar bear, so I think if I were an animal, that's what I'd be.

 to our new BJC members and anyone I've missed!

Nothing exciting going on here.  I'm on CD8 and still bumming about not getting a BFP last cycle.  Seriously, I need to move on.  DH thoroughly enjoyed last month's BD sessions and asked this morning if it was time to try again yet, LOL.  I have an appointment to see my midwife about my spotting issues on 2/14 (yay, Valentine's Day!  nothing says romance like a pelvic exam!), which is also most likely the day I will O.  I feel kind of bad for my midwife - between DH's contributions, my PreSeed, and the Mucinex, things are liable to be pretty gooey in there.  I wonder if I should warn her.

[Shellhawk]

Hi everyone, Hope you have a great weekend!!    Super Bowl    (during the Rio cartoon movie commercial they'll give an Angry Birds code to open a secret level!!)

By the way, when my sister in law wrote "Where's that baby?" in November on my facebook, she meant my cousin who was due in November and doesn't have a facebook.  All my friends assumed she meant me, but she was asking about my cousin...      Guess I'm very sensitive, and she doesn't know what it's like since she has never mc.  Anyway, thanks for all the thoughts. 

Jolly - That is wild!  The co-housing!  You must be a much easier person to get along with than I am, and like being around people.  I cannot imagine!  lol  I lived alone for 7 years (until last year) and loved it, so I'm a weirdo that way.        That would be really cute if you did a big bean dip and put the sliced olives on it (cut them in half ) and make sure to have it covered with foil or something opaque before the big reveal!!  How exciting!    That's a really cute idea about the I  Grandma frame!!

Catheleni - That's hysterical about the dogs!  I totally got the mental image! lol 

OMG, you guys, no wonder there were hardly any posts, duh!!  It's Feb.  Bet I have about 5 pages to read then I'll respond to everyone!!   Happy Weekend!

[Bel718]

cristinimartini - wow!  Someone who obviously wants everyone to NOT be focused on meeting topics.  Awful...  Great that you drink water all day...I hate that it causes frequent restroom trips though.  Not sure what funny smelling urine can mean.  I know that heightened sensitivity to smells can be a good sign.    As for Clomid, yes.  My cycles were long so my OB/GYN told me to take it CD5 to 9.  (Some women take it CD3 to 7, etc) It triggers ovulation, but I was on the phone with a fertility clinic (for work, not me!) and the nurse said they give an injection in addition to clomid to cause ovulation.  So I guess it might not always work. It's ok - I remember how fun recess used to be, but new kids make it more fun.   A friend recommended Vitex to me and I took it for about a month and a half.  The reason I stopped is b/c my dr. decided to start me on progesterone to trigger AF.  I think the Vitex helped though I can't say for sure.  AF came before I finished the progesterone.  I was surprised when she came before CD85+.  I'm sorry   November?

That is crazy!  I'm sure your ovaries will stay in there, there has to be somewhere accepting new patients. 

Welcome Gemini!

Calycanth - I'm there with you.  My friend just posted that she is pregnant with number 3 - she got pregnant while breastfeeding.  Yep.  Another 'unplanned'.  I am happy for her, but there's the flip side where I have a mini pity party. Glad you are going to your midwife and hope she doesn't mess up her second chance.  Sounds romantic!

 

[ValH]

Taxlady – I’m with you on being perturbed with DH.  Yesterday we could hardly say three words to each other without getting in an argument.  Some days are just like that, I guess!  And I still swear that men get PMS-y type mood swings, just not as often as women.  Edit - Make that two days in a row that we can't speak without arguing.  So frustrating!  Ugh.

Cathelini – Hugs for AF showing!  I hope your DPs health check comes back with great results.  As for the temp taking, I took a break from it in the TTC process.  I charted for a few months, quit for a few months, but then my cycles started getting funky (a lot of spotting) so I started charting again.  None of the doctors I’ve seen ever want to look at my charts, so I think it’s more for my own knowledge and peace of mind that I kept doing it. 

Bel – Yay for the positive OPK!!!  Hope you have a fun weekend trying to catch that eggie!  Also, I was wondering, did your doctor do any blood work on you during the first cycle of Clomid?  Some doctors do just to confirm that you did actually O and to make sure you don’t need a higher dose.  I had also heard of some women needing a trigger shot to actually O.

Cristini – Wow, a late Friday meeting does suck!  And good luck with finding a doctor before November, that is a long time to wait!

Welcome, Gemini!  Good luck as you get started on your TTC journey!

Caly – I think all of us understand needing a break – we’ve all been there!  But it’s great that DH is excited about getting started again this cycle!  At least if he’s initiating, it takes some of the pressure off of you.

So I just found out my SIL (the one who announced her pregnancy the week before I found out) is having twins – identical twins!  So, taxlady, maybe those twins you were getting the vibe for where my SILs, not mine.  J

[birdie.lee]

Bel!  You got a smiley face!    So happy for you!!!  Go lasso the eggie!  

Taxi ~ Oh, the dreaded elimination diet.  And that is really what it is, although I am feeling more positive about it today.  It is truly out of desperation for migraine relief, and I would not undertake it if I felt there was any other way around it.  I am taking this weekend to figure out what I actually can eat and then go from there.  Thankfully I have a supportive DH.  The muscle testing sounds interesting...  And on the lines of thinking positively, I shouldn't call it a diet, I should call it a new way of eating   And I'm thinking about you today getting your new meds, I hope they help you to feel hale and healthy and ready to be pregnant soon! 

Val ~ Oh so sorry you used to get cluster headaches!  That's awesome you don't get them anymore (knock on wood).

Cristini ~ That's so cool your DH made you and your online friends a new forum.  And your chart is looking awesome!

Hykue ~ Cheers to you about doing the elimination diet for you and your DH.  Is the book you got Heal Your Headache?  One of the things to avoid is onions...but thankfully shallots, leeks, and green onions are okay!  Hmm, and if I were to be an animal, I think I would want to be a mermaid in the Caribbean.  Ok, so that's not a real animal.  Uh, then somebody's pet, probably not a cat though.

Boots ~    That's totally lame about your doctor.  I'm sorry you had a disappointing appointment.  I don't have any advice on who to see, but I do hope you find someone that will be more helpful!

Livingsky ~ Thanks for the positive thoughts about the new diet/migraine stuff.  I too hope that pregnancy will help me avoid them and not make them worse.

Cath ~ So sorry that AF showed    As for your question, I didn't chart for a month or two when I was just frustrated with the whole charting thing, and it drove me crazy not knowing what was going on.  I suppose it would be different if I had been using the OPKs then.  Now I'm charting and OPKing!

Welcome Gemini!  

Hey Cal!  If you hadn't posted I was going to ask if you were doing okay.  I understand needing to take a little break.   It is hard when it doesn't happen for us right away.  I hold on to the statistic that there is a 20% chance every month, and that helps me feel better.  Yes, math can help this nerd feel better about not getting pregnant right away.  And fun, a Diva Cup!  I will warn you the first time I put it in was so effing uncomfortable and painful.  But then it got better and I don't notice it anymore, which is awesome.

Oh, DH just called this the 'baby making board', haha.  AFM, temp is still up in the 2WW, and that's what I'm doing, waiting!

[Calycanth]

LOL, Birdie - I saw your post and immediately went to the first page so I could chart stalk you, but there's no link!  Thwarted!  

[Taxlady]

Good Morning Weekend and "Baby Making Board".. I guess Hykue you must be the "Chairwoman of the Board".. pretty fancy title.  Too bad the pay isn't similar.  

Cathelini - I hope you feel better today.  Lots of women around me, old college and high school friends too are all on their 2nd, 3rd, or done.  BUT, I had a conversation with one of the HS friends who said to me while I was in Paris for the holiday, that she had never been to Europe.  She's pregnant with her 3rd currently and I thought, well, isn't that interesting.  Not having a baby yet has really afforded me some time to be me.. to travel and I know this wait must be part of the grand plan.  Um.. still, I know that no consolation prize.  

BEL718 - YEA for   and to you.  HAVE A FUN WEEKEND!!  

Cristinimartini - LOVE THE NAME!  Martini - I mean.. who doesn't love a martini?  Way more approachable that TAXlady.  LOL.   I have been saying the same thing you have forever.  FOREVER.. "OH come on period, please come.  Please, I don't want to be pregnant before my wedding.. etc.."  My DH was my high school sweetheart, (we got back together after 12 years) we WERE SO FRIGHTENED about getting pregnant, during my 20's I was SO careful and now.. I sometimes wonder if I convinced my body to infertile??  I think there has to be something in that.. our mind set is pretty powerful.  And let's talk about this NOVEMBER appointment.. um what??  That is almost as bad as the 3pm Friday meeting.   Do you have a 3pm Friday meeting every week?  

Caly - I'm glad you're back, you did an awesome job being threadqueen.. I mean it.  It a lot of work and a break is certainly warranted.  BUT I missed you anyway!   I would not warn the midwife, she's probably seen it all and I feel like you sort of want to see how she handles things.  I dunno.. GO TEAM MUCINEX!  and BD'ing is fun.  I'm glad you and DH had fun last month. It's true I read it on a Halmark card, "I love you more than a Pelvic Exam" 

Shell - Welcome to the Threads!  A new one starts every month..  I'm sensitive too, on FB I have blocked all friends pregnant.  Shhh.. don't tell them.  But I wrote on my wall about a bakery I really like that did a baby shower cake "for me", meaning for a party I hosted and I got like 20 hits about BABY SHOWER??  OMG.. shoot me.  

VALH - That is crazy about the twins.. but I was thinking more GIRL/BOY for you.  What a miracle if 4 babies are born into your family in one month??  And I think men have PMS 4 times a year, in fact, I think I read something about that on the INTERNET GUIDE TO EVERYTHING (and it's all true!)  After  and and  and to DH... I think he finally heard me  so maybe now we'll move on.  I hope today is better for you and your DH.. 

After the fight, we got the mail.. the SA results were in there.. DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNN.... "OPEN IT!!  I SAID"

The doctor hasn't called yet or anything so we just looked at the report because I asked the lab for a copy to be sent to us too.  SO I'm thinking the Dr. also got her report yesterday.  I'm no Dr. and I don't even play one on the MDC boards.. but as far as we can tell, it looks like DH is short staffed.  Operating at 50% power.  We're actually really happy because of two things..

1) THERE ARE A FEW GOOD MEN!  And they seem to be good swimmers.. which is interesting because DH was an All American Swimmer back in the day. 

2) Now we have something to go forward from!  It's sort of like a piece of the puzzle.  Sure, now there is more to do, I expect the Dr. to call sometime next week and we'll go from there.

Now, I'm off to get the infusion... thank you for all the support.  I'll report back, but I think this is just a sit in the office with an IV for 3 hours and you're done sort of thing.  As far as I can research, I may not even feel any results for a while.  So this is my 0 week infusion, then I'll have one at 2 weeks and 6 weeks.  After that, every 8 weeks.  See ya'll later.  XOXOXO

OH and I'm temping again, because my Dr. likes charting and she's said "I know other doctor's disregard them, but I feel like it doesn't hurt and it's FREE".. so I that's why I'm doing it again.  

[LivingSky]

Just a quick pop in for Taxlady:
When my DH had his swimmers tested, we were told 50% motility is actually what they're hoping for. More than that is great, but that was te goal. My DH was at about 47% if I recall correctly.

Of more concern is the actual number of live sperm - if he doesn't have a lot fo sperm, and 50% of them are not working, then that can be rough. If his sperm counts are really high, then 50% of them is still a lot of good swimmers!

[LivingSky]

catheleni: No, charting definitely isn't required. But, it can be really helpful and informative. It really depends on how you feel about it. I was very resistant to starting to chart because I felt it would make me obsess about TTC even more than I already was. And in some ways it did - but it also gave me some sense of control over something that we really can't control. It also told me I really wasn't O'ing at all when I thought I was based on CM signs! I was not using OPKs though, so without charting I never would have caught an O except maybe by fluke.

So anyways, I'm a big proponent of charting because it really helped me! But I know it's not for everyone

[Bel718]

ValH - I have to agree with you.  And think most women do!  Men do suffer some type of Man Syndrome where they are extremely moody and argumentative.  Thank you, we are trying!  As for my 1st cycle of Clomid - he didn't do any testing, only the testing he did to check everything, which was normal.  He does refer out for infertility issues. If nothing happens this cycle then I will ask for Day 3 bloodwork coming up if I end up needing that referral.  I won't need to.  At that point when I went to see him AF was coming over 80 days apart so I think he figured cycles were still abnormal. I had kinda hoped he would have done more testing, but couldn't complain seeing as my cycles were still really off.  He did refer me to an endocrinologist since I have nodules on my thyroid to rule out that being a cause.  That doctor said I have PCOS indicators, but said I was already doing what he recommended (weight loss).  (18 lbs so far...I am plateau-ing - its so freakin' hard!)  But hey thats better than nothing!  When I talked to a lady that worked at a fertility clinic she said the same thing - they would give me the trigger shot in addition to Clomid right off the bat.  Again, .  So glad you are still here... but on the graduates list.  Don't twins run in families?????

Thanks birdie.lee!  That is so cute mine called it the 30's board just now....so cute.

Thanks TaxLady!  I have a funny Hallmark card - it was a card with a pair of cute, pink, lacy panties and the inside of the card read something like "being with you makes me feel things in all kinds of places" - I know I am severely messing it up but you catch my drift.  Thought it was the best card ever. (Yet, I got him another one...)  Glad you got the SA results back and that hes got All American Swimmers!  It does feel good to piece things together and get a whole picture. So glad for you.  I hope that your first infusion goes well!  that you get back to 100% soon.

AFM - DH thought he broke his foot and we spent the evening yesterday at an urgent care center.  I know its awful, but my first thought was 'really?'  I know awful, but I was hoping we could focus solely on TTC for the next few days.  Selfish, right?  Well, we managed anyway. (Again he is awesome about this...) And, its not broken thank goodness!