~~~~APRIL 2011 INFERTILITY ONE THREAD!!!~~~~ - Page 6

[renavoo]

Hi Ladies!

Zanelee, I just wanted to let you know that i absolutely understand the horror of having bad acne. My mom had bad acne and she passed this down to my brother and me! But here's my thing...I feel like you've taken so many drugs that maybe you should give your body a rest from any more treatment. When I was younger, I had a really bad fever due to an unknown origin. For months, the physicians kept giving me treatment after treatment to control the fever but after a couple of weeks of any treatment, the fever would return. Well, one day, I stopped everything but the tylenol as needed to control the fever...my fever started to retreat and after a year of being drugged up the wazoo, my fever finally stopped without any therapy. One of my doctors later said that perhaps I was over drugged and my body just had a bad reaction to having so many drugs in my system. That's why I'm wondering if you don't take anything too serious for a while, if things will get better? Obviously, physicians are trained for this so they know best. But it may be something to consider!

Tantylynn, be positive! I just know that O is going to happen for you soon!!

Brichole, I hope everything is ok where you are. You and your family are in my thoughts...i can't believe how bad the weather has been and I'm hoping that things get better for you guys soon!!

MonkeyScience, don't feel bad!! Even if you guys BDed a couple of days before O, there is still a good chance! After all, the sperm lives for up to 3 days! Just be positive and hopefully you will get a BFP this month!!

AFM, nothing really to report. 10DPO and now I'm itching to test. I'm starting to get a little more crampy but that could be because of an impending AF. Who knows! I don't intend to actually test until Sunday, though. I really want to just give it enough time so I know have a better feeling for whether i should trust the test or not. I'm trying not to test TOO late because I don't want to continue taking progesterone if it's unnecessary! And, I'm worried the prometrium may delay my AF. Oh well! These are the trials we have to go through!

[Sweet.Bee]

renavoo, you're so positive! It's great! I admit I often get grumpy about the TTC journey, but I wish I could be more like you. What things did you do for this cycle? I only did cranberry juice and pilates (I'm still waiting for my appointment with the RE to get testing/treatments), so I'm not sure if my chances are any higher than any other cycle. I did ovulate much earlier (CD16 vs ~CD24), though, so I guess that's something at least. 

Anyway, good luck to you! You must be so anxious to test this late in your cycle.

[gozal]

Brichole - Oh no! How frightening! I am so happy to hear that you and your family are safe. Thinking of you and all others in the region and hoping you get your electricity and other essential services back as soon as possible.

Monkeyscience, I read the abstract of a medical study online (I didn't bookmark, though, so now I can't link) that timed average ovulation time post-hcg trigger to be 41.5 hours. Maybe others will have more knowledge about this than I do, but I understand that most IUIs are scheduled for 36 hours post-trigger, as are egg retrievals, so I assume that most REs feel confident waiting that long. If that is the case, it means you certainly had time to try once more - hoping that is the case for you!! I know ovulation pain can be imprecise, but I can tell you that mine started distinctly about 38 hours after the shot. I very often feel ovulation so I'm familiar with the feeling. This time, it was definitely among the most obvious ovulation pain I've experienced, so that is why I feel relatively confident about knowing the timing.

Renavoo, SweetBee is right, you have such a wonderful outlook. Fingers crossed that you totally need that progesterone!

SweetBee, o at cd16 sounds very promising! How many dpo are you? How much longer do you have to wait to see the RE? (Sorry if you already said and I missed it.)

AFM, nothing new. I've tentatively decided to wait and test fifteen days post-trigger, 13dpo (10 May) if I don't have a beta scheduled before then (or my RE tells me I can confidently test earlier). Thank you for helping me figure out how to count dpo! It was too late for me to order internet cheapie tests (why I didn't before, I don't know, trying to be optimistic I guess) so I won't really know when the rHCG leaves my system. Blah. I managed to go for at least 6 hours yesterday without thinking "Am I pregnant?" and now I am back to obsessing.

[tantylynn]

We are literally about to walk out the door for a weekend away (for the long weekend here in Aus). Unfortunately I haven't had a positive OPK so I'm probably going to O while we're travelling, staying in the same tiny place with all the in-laws *sigh*. I'll see you all in a few days! Good luck this weekend! x

[brichole1214]

Hi ladies! I have water and electricity back at my house now but we are still running off generator power at Redstone Arsenal where i work...they have gotten some of the buildings up and running with power here but the power keeps going out and the generators are the only thing helping us along.  It's so sad to see all of the distruction that occured with the tornados.  I'm trying to gather all the things i can from my house to carry to others who need help.  We will have to find a grocery store soon because we are running low on formula and diapers for little emma, but we will have the stuff we need soon i hope! Thank you for all of the thoughts.  We didn't lose anyone in any of mine and dh's families but my cousin's girlfriend's cousin and his girlfriend were killed in the Tuscaloosa tornado.  This is all just sad and trying, but everyone is doing a great job of coming together to help each other out.  I am greatful and blessed that our new home was not damaged either.  This will probably push our closing on our house back by a few days maybe even a couple of weeks...but it's okay...we're just worried about our neighbors.  I hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend!

eta:  Gozal: My trigger was out of my system by 7 or 8 dp trigger and i got a BFP on a FRER on 10dp trigger! Then got "PREGNANT" on a CBE DIGI on 11 dp trigger!  I hope that you get your bfp this month!!! G/L!! 

And I hope that everyone else in your wait get your BFP!!!!

[renavoo]

Brichole, I hope all is going well. You're amazingly positive. I know everyone is watching the news in horror. I watched a news show this morning and saw some of the destruction around the area. I'm so sad that so many people died in this tragedy. I'm happy that you and your close family are doing ok though.

Ladies, thank for saying I have a positive, cheerful outlook! haha sometimes I don't feel like i have one at all; there are days that I get sad that I'm not pregnant and some days I even get angry. I just hate not knowing what is wrong! But generally, I try to be positive because I know that I have so much in my life that many others don't. I know that I'm really lucky! And also, i get to talk to you guys! That always makes my day.

Tantylynn, I guess you'll be practicing quiet BD ;o) haha that should be fun. But seriously, I hope that if you don't have the opportunity to BD, that ovulation holds off for just a few more days!!

Sweet Bee, YAH to the earlier ovulation! I actually didn't take any prescription drugs before i ovulated...this was my month off. I did take mucinex starting a few days before ovulation to get good EWCM. That's about it. You know, when I used to have really long cycles, I started a vitamin regimen that included vitamin D, vit C and vit B6 on top of my prenatal. After i took that, my cycles started getting shorter. The cycle before clomid, I ovulated at day 16 but I had a short luteal phase. This cycle, without any help, I ovulated on day 14 and it's 12dpo so my cycle seems pretty healthy. I'm not sure if it's the vitamins or if it was my body regulating from taking birth control pills. I took BCPs for 7-8 years and if it was my body regulating, it took 1.5 years (!) to get normal after BCPs!!! I will never take those again! But again, the vitamins probably helped- my internist said that my vit D levels were way too low and i saw a clinical study that demonstrated that more infertile women had low vitamin D levels. That's my long way of asking whether you're taking supplemental vitamins! I was told the prenatals may not have enough of some of the major vitamins.

Gozal, come obsess with me! I'm going to test tomorrow, which will be 13dpo and I'm using an internet cheapie first too. As for not ordering the internet opks, I'm totally with you! I've run out but I'm loathe to buy anymore because I think that means I've accepted failure. I've decided to buy them tomorrow if I get a BFN. So, fingers crossed for a BFP for both of us!!! :o)

So i have some breast tenderness and some light cramps and bloating, which is consistent with my period and with pregnancy. Darn Mother Nature that makes these symptoms so similar! haha. Therefore, I'm keeping an eye on my temperature and if it drops tomorrow, then I'll know that this month was a big bust. Usually my temp takes a couple of days to go down so I see a smaller drop the day before my period. If I see that tomorrow, I won't test and I'll just wait for my AF. If I do not see a drop, I'll test. haha i have it all planned out.

;o)

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT DAY!!

[brichole1214]

Thank you renavoo!  It is hard  to be so excited about having power now because there are so many people who have lost so much!  It's so sad to see it!   My dh is gathering stuff from our packing that we don't really need and we're taking it to the next county over tonight or tomorrow to help some of those people who are in need.  It's amazing how fast we've all pulled together here in alabama...and it's even more amazing how those from other states who are helping with getting our power back and running.  There are still HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS who don't have power and there are still several missing in areas...but everyone is doing what they can to help.  I just pray that everyone can stay calm and keep working together!

[renavoo]

Brichole, you and your family are wonderful! Please let us know if you need anything! I can mail stuff from here if you can't find something where you are!!!

Just so you know, tested this morning and a BFN. Oh well, on to next month!

I'm a little sad today but it is what it is. Trying to stay positive and hope for more luck next month. DH is getting the results from his second sperm analysis tomorrow so hopefully that gives us some answers as well.

Enjoy the last day before the work week begins again!!

:o)

[Sweet.Bee]

renavoo, so sorry. Good luck with the test results.

Regarding vitamins, I've been taking a B-complex vitamin since before we started TTC.

[gozal]

Oh, Renavoo, I'm so sorry. I am fiercely hoping for you that the next cycle is your BFP! And that you get more answers from DH's test. Also, your sunniness and positivity are infectious so thanks for sharing - I can always use a little more!

Brichole, just wanted to echo what Renavoo said - if there is anything at all that you need and can't access, please let us know, I'll be happy to put anything in the mail to you. 

AFM, I was supposed to go for progesterone b/w this morning but I wasn't able to have anyone to stay with DS, so I will have to go tomorrow. (They said it was fine and not to worry.) I am 7 dp-trigger and 5dpo and wishing my local dollar store carried hpts! Can't wait to hear tomorrow when to come in for the beta!

[gozal]

Okay, just discovered Amazon carries Wondfo cheapies and a 50-pack is arriving at my house tomorrow. Now I'll be able to confirm when the hcg from the trigger is out of my system. Phew! I guess I should go back to work now, huh?

[LuluRoo]

Renavoo - So sorry that this wasn't your month.  No matter how we prepare ourselves, it is always disappointing.  I'm thinking about you. 

Sweetbea - What's the latest with you?  I'm thinking if you O'd on easter you should be about 9 dpo, right?  How you feeling?

Brichole - Thinking about you and your community!  Please let us know if there is anything we can send to you - food, bottled water, batteries, etc.

Tantylynn - Hope you "o'd" and got in some BDing, despite the in-laws being in such close proximity!

Gozal - Good luck!  And good find on Amazon!

AFM - I'm 5 days post-Clomid and should be "O-ing" anytime now.  I just took an OPK (my first!) The line was very, very faint, so I'll just keep testing until I get a positive.  My FIL is in town for the week, but our bedroom is way upstairs so I don't really mind. 

On an unrelated note, I just got back into town after spending a weekend with my sister.  We are VERY close and are best friends.  Her marriage is failing and I think they're going to file for divorce.  I am just so so sad.  I love her and by BIL both so much.  They got married pretty young (20 and 21) and are now in their earlier 30s and having a very hard time connecting with each other as the people they are now.  They are both such amazing people.  My heart just breaks for them.  I've been having a very hard time being there for her and being supportive because a very selfish part of me keeps thinking "No! Not now! My life is finally going well and you're screwing it up!"  Ugh.  I just keep telling that little voice to shut up but I feel like I need to tell someone.  So I'm telling you guys.  And I already feel better.  Thanks!

[renavoo]

Gozal, I just bought the tests as well! haha I use them all the time and this way, I don't really worry about how much I spend because it's so cheap!

Thanks everyone for the nice wishes. I'm fine now :o) Back to my cheery self. We're going to close on our apartment today so I'm very excited to do that. I'm waiting patiently for AF to show up. Having some cramps today so it'll probably be soon. 14DPO , temperature still high but honestly, it's difficult to tell because I've been dealing with some major insomnia!

DH got his tests back as well and he said that the doctor said that everything is great on his side so it's back to something being wrong with me :o( Oh well. haha we'll find out what the heck is wrong sometime soon enough, I'm sure!

Gozal, good luck with your test tomorrow!! I hope everything turns out well!!

LuLuRoo, I'm so sorry for your SIL and BIL. It really is so sad when two people break up, especially when it's two people that you love so much. And I know you feel selfish but I don't think you are at all!! I just think that you really need some positivity now and having two people you care about break up does dampen the positivity a little. I hope everything gets worked out and that they find some peace and remember the reasons they fell in love before. That way, even if they don't stay together, the breakup is without venom anyway. BIG HUGS!!!

[Sweet.Bee]

gozal, sounds like you're all set! How long after the HPTs go negative will you test again? I'm always so torn about testing because I want to know, but I can't bear to see a negative.

LuluRoo, sorry to hear about your sister. Good luck for a speedy ovulation! As for your question, yes, I'm 9DPO today. I don't feel anything at all except sensitive breasts, but I've had that since just before O, so I'm not counting it. I am trying not to get my hopes up too much, but I always do then feel really sad when it doesn't work. I have a nice, early ovulation on my side this time, which makes it harder not to hope.

renavoo, how long is your LP usually?

[gozal]

Okay, back from progesterone b/w and I will only get a phone call if it's on the low side. No beta until 16dpo! I am so glad I ordered those hpts. No way would I make it another week and a half with my sanity intact (though AF should show up right at 14dpo if I'm not pg, anyway). SweetBee, I totally know what you mean about being torn. Once upon a time I was super nervous about false negs (and the emotionality of that)...but at this point, it doesn't faze me anymore. All those months of my OB claiming that everything was fine, I guess, and all that waiting responsibly for 14 days for no reason. So after I see the hpt go neg, I will just keep poas-ing away!

LuluRoo, my sister is my best friend, too. This must be so hard, and I'm so sorry to hear about it. I think your feelings are totally normal. You shouldn't feel badly about your feelings! We can't control how we feel, only how we act about it. It sounds like you were there for your sister, giving her love and support, and that is the best thing you could possibly do. Hope o is right around the corner for you. We had lots of family visiting right around , um, o time but it all worked out (discreetly and without embarrassment to anyone!), so it can definitely be done.

Renavoo, Yay for DH's tests coming back with good news! One less hurdle, a very good thing. And yay for an apartment of your very own! Btw, DH and I met in NYC. We lived there for a few years, then moved to Brklyn and then finally gave up and moved to the 'burbs. Not that I'm complaining, it's nice here, but I am getting antsy to move again...we'll see, it's job dependent.

[gozal]

Update: hpts arrived and I poas about 12 seconds later. Trigger is out of my system! Not even a faint test line at 8dp-trigger. I am so relieved to know.

[Kaydove]

I'll officially join in now that we're TTC again! Anybody know if we're going to have a May thread up soon? I'll repost there too. :)

Weekend Wrap-Up
Name: Kaydove
Age: 27
TTC #: 1, after 10.5 week loss in late Nov 2010
CD: Waiting for AF anytime between 5/4 and 5/7
DPO (if applicable):
Testing:
Trying Since: May 2010
Plan for this Cycle: Clomid 50 mg cd 3-7, Acupuncture
Link to Chart (if applicable):
Thoughts: Trying to not get stressed by doing yoga and listening to hypnosis for infertility. First Acupuncture appointment ever on this Saturday 5/7!
 

[Sweet.Bee]

Kaydove, welcome!

Ladies, I possibly had a very faint + HPT this morning at 10DPO. So light you really have to stare at it with sufficient light. I've only ever had completely white tests with this brand before, so I hope it's for real. Also, my pee didn't seem that dark either, maybe because I peed at 1:30 in the morning.

But then the tests are really sensitive (10mIU/ml), so shouldn't the line be dark already at 10DPO?

Feeling all jumpy waiting to test tomorrow! Ahhhhh!

[renavoo]

SweetBee, YAH!!!! I hope that you got a positive this morning!!!!!!

Gozal, the hcg always left my system by day 6 or so. It's almost time for O! Good luck!

AF is coming today (my temp dropped so I'm just waiiiiiting. I feel like i'm always waiting!) I'm getting my day three blood work on Friday or Sat (depending on how late it takes my AF to show. And then, I'm off to the races again! My luteal phase has gotten longer. Prior to clomid, it ranged from 9-14 (a couple of months, it was 9 days so I suspected i had a LPD). During clomid, it was 14-16. And this month, first month off clomid, it was 16 days. Such a weird body I have!

[gozal]

Hi Kaydove, welcome! I hope you'll share your experiences with acupuncture, something I would definitely consider, but haven't tried yet.

SweetBee, I think that is very promising! I don't think you should necessarily expect darker at 10dpo even with a 10 miu. Keep us posted!

Renavoo, I know the always-waiting feeling. Hoping AF hurries up so you can be on to the next cycle!

AFM...I got an evap on my hpt today (7dpo) which is making me slightly crazy. I checked yesterday's (yeah, I kept it for reference) and definitely no evap there. Good thing I got so many of those suckers, I'll just take another one in a few hours.

Also, my 6dpo progesterone came back 9 so my RE started me on progesterone suppositories, 100mg 2x/day. Anyone know what to think about a 9 at 6dpo on a natural cycle? They stressed that it was not a cause for worry, but you know how that goes. Also, does progesterone keep AF away even in the absence of pregnancy? I am feeling weird about not being able to count on my symptoms/sensations/temps (though grateful to have resources like the progesterone, of course). Thanks, guys!