Taking the Scenic Route...to a BFP - Page 105

[indie1976]

oh, sila. no o and still ewcm? so frustrating. i'm proud of you and dh for keeping up with the bd'ing though! i often wonder if that is why dh and i haven't been successful... we are such quiters. we definitely don't have the stamina and fortitude that most of you guys do!

jpack - wow about the cyst. i've had one ovarian cyst rupture (that i am aware of) it was when i was like 19 and i went to the ER because it was so painful (i was also freaked out because i had no idea where the pain was coming from). what did you learn from dr. google? would a cyst interfere with getting pregnant? very interesting. i forgot, do you have an option to do letrozole?

[SKJ2011]

Jpack - are they not having you trigger? I asked my RE about ULFS or whatever it's called and he said that's why they always trigger with hcg. I have had so many great cycles that haven't worked out. I hate not knowing why. So, when do you start the clomid?

Sila - I'm with you on the December baby thing too. We are going to miss a September baby b/c of this m/c. I'd be down with an October or early November baby, but after that, I feel like I'd want to wait until January. DH's bday is 1/1 and it sucks for him. I mean, he doesn't care, but it would suck for a kid. Of course I don't want to give up even a single try. Ugh. I say go for the injectibles. WIth your history of delayed ovulation, I feel like the injectibles could be your silver bullet. Sorry O is hiding out somewhere. That would drive me mad.

Indie - Thanks for the supplements list. Why does she recommend the vitamin E and how much? That is the only thing I'm not taking. I do drink Almond milk, which has loads of vitamin E, but I'm sure way less than a supplement. That is so AWESOME that the nurse is great too and that they are prescribing prometrium. I'm just so happy for you and I really think this is the tipping point!

AFM - Bleeding has slowed down to nearly nothing. I hope this isn't prolonged, but at least I'm not gushing anymore. Sorry for the TMI. I started up weight watchers again today b/c my fat jeans are getting tight. I figure if I'm not knocked up, I might as well try to drop 5+ pounds. I always worry about my weight interfering with TTC, but I figure 5 pounds can't have that much of an impact, right? Otherwise, just knitting and crocheting my way to Christmas. I have so much to get done, I'm kinda freaking out.

[SilaMarila]

jpack - I would ask more questions if you are skeptical, but as far as I know cysts like that are pretty common. I think you would be fine to start Clomid since it appears to have already ruptured. 

Indie - Thanks  It's most likely due to how stubborn I am. I must win at everything. No quitting here. When/if I finally ovulate, I was thinking of doing the same and calling in for progesterone. Now I'm thinking maybe it's just too late. My egg will be retarded and my lining will be getting old. We'll see.

SKJ - My first m/c was going to be a March baby and Pisces like myself and I was so excited. This last one was going to be an end of May/beginning of June baby. I imagined both of those times being perfect. My DS is Nov. 7th. I mean just think how you are freaking out about about how much you have to get done now and imagine that plus being 9 months pregnant (possibly with multiples!). It scares me. I mean, I know this baby will join our family at just the right time, so I'm not missing a try either. Glad the gushing has stopped! Good luck with the weight loss. If you really want to do it, you will. I've been thinking the same, if I'm not pregnant and I'm not even getting chances to be pregnant, then I'm going to take care of myself and at least feel sexy!

AFM - Seriously guys, all I want is a chance. I don't necessarily even want to be pregnant at this point. I just want to know that there is a chance I could be and that if I'm not we can try again in to weeks vs. 2 months waiting to ovulate. I need to go finish Christmas projects and wrap...

[bebelove]

I've been reading along and sorry I haven't posted! It's been a little nuts lately.

Really quick just wanted to say - Indie, so happy you have a great new RE!!! How perfect! You are so getting your BFP soon, no matter which route you go. I love the IUI actually. I say give her a shot to do some magic!

Sila, the month I got my BFP I didn't O until CD32. Hang in there and as exhausting as it is, just keep BDing!

[indie1976]

how is everyone today?

toothfairy - you've been quiet (and probably busy) how are things?

shell - any new conclusions about next steps?

sherry - how are things in the mountain home?

chrissy - where are you at cycle wise?

lucille - how are you?

msd - ??

bebe - good to hear from you! thanks for your vote of confidence! always appreciated :) your little ticker on your siggy is moving along quite nicely... there MUST be a belly shot coming soon... right???

gtree - hope you are enjoying the holidays!

sila - again, SO IMPRESSED. i love that bebe chimed in with her cd 32 ovulation... i was trying to remember what day she ended up ovulating on... so we will keep the hope alive for you! i'm a march baby myself. my bday is the 26th and i guess that makes me an aries but i feel like aries descriptions do not fit me AT ALL. but i guess i'm also on the cusp of pisces and that seems to fit me much better... i don't know much about astrology but it always bugged me that my personality description just didn't line up... anyway, i second or third your thoughts on a december baby. i would obviously take one in a heartbeat but that would be the last month i would actually choose. just seems like december babies get robbed.

skj - what's the status today? has bleeding just slowed or stopped altogether? are you still cramping? good luck on ww! i know how those 5lbs totally makes a difference in state of mind... so, she didn't write down the doasage for vitamin E. i looked it up and it appears you can't really overdose on Vit E but it does act as a blood thinner of sorts so you have to keep that in mind if on baby aspirin or the like. i also read it's very rare to be defiicent in vitamin e... so anyway, not sure if any of that is helpful. now a question for you: myoinositol. i've yet to find anything in that acutally says myoinositol on the label... everything is just inositol... is it the same thing? i'm confused.

for anyone who is not covered by infertility insurance - the new doc told me to look up Compassionate Care by Merck. I haven't done it yet but i knew what she was talking about immediately because my parents got assistance from them (as in free for a year!) for a very expensive drug when my father had heart surgery. apparently they also offer assitance with injectables! thought i would throw that out there in case anyone wants to google it... couldn't hurt and free injectables would be a-mazing.

afm - i think i must really be cd 7 and not cd 5 today since fertile cm is starting to show up... so i will start opks tomorrow so i can know when/if i O and when to start progesterone. ugh. opks stress me out because i'm always afraid of confirming anovulatory cycles. i get worked up every time i use them.

[SKJ2011]

Just have a sec...

Indie - http://www.jarrow.com/product/113/Inositol See the label - it says myoinositol.

[indie1976]

thanks, skj. still confused though because the ingriedent is just inositol? i know i saw some inositols that had other ingredients so i'm wondering if myo somehow means inositol only?

[SKJ2011]

I think a lot of manufacturers use a different kind of inositol. THe jarrows says Myoinositol on the front of the bottle. That's the only one I can find that mentions it.

[toothfairy2be]

Every time I come on to post I get distracted by something and then run out of time! We are heading out soon but I have so much I wanted to touch on...

indie- I wish I could've expressed earlier how excited I am that things went well with the new doc. She sounds amazing and exactly what you needed in this process. What a relief. Also, I can see both points on trying IUI again. It will give them a better idea of your egg response and if it does work than you save a ton from IVF. Also, you never know about future fertility. I can understand wanting something stowed away for later but at the same time there is no guarantee you will get any frosties even doing IVF so... I think it is worth a shot, especially since it won't interfere with your start date of doing IVF in February. Question... after writing that it occured to me... can you still do estrogen priming at the tail end of an IUI cycle to prep for an IVF cycle should your IUI not work? In regards to myoinositol, I used the Jarrows as well when I was using it.

SKJ & Indie- I am SO jealous that you get to meet up next month. Not fair!

SKJ- Hopefully the bleeding has slowed and your HCG has gone down so you are good to go for the rest of your testing. Looks like both you and indie found a few of the good doctors out there. Good luck losing that 5 lbs... after so many months trying to gain weight I have being on BCPs and then Lupron... I'm frightened looking at the scale.

Sila- That damn egg. It could still be a baby... you just need to O so you can have a chance. I've said it before but you really impress me with sticking to every other day BDing... dedication. 

bebe- Hows the little girl doing? 

gtree- I'm getting there... so excited.

jpack- Another month of clomid is better than nothing. Hopefully the doctor will have some other ideas when you go in. Have fun at your party!!

AFM- Tonight is the night! Technically I didn't get the OK from my doctor but I never really asked. My monitoring is Monday with is CD5 (after 4 days of meds). Hoping this goes fast! Right now I'm just super hungry all the time. My mom comes tonight and I'm off work until next Thursday. Everyone will be glad to miss me on my worst hormone days! I'll try to do better about checking in. It is so crazy this time of year. We have so much wrapping to do still.

[sherryvhkb]

Quick...wrapping...packing...driving to nyc in Am....in a blizzard!!!! Jeeze

Indie, what a relief...i am so thankful for your new doc. And i love the plan.

Tf. Head em up...move em out!!! Woo hoo...so excited

Shell...howareya?

Everyone!!!

Hey!

Following....dh is way mad at me b/c rsnovation costs ran over...after he added a bunch of stuff....sooooo....ugh. I put in a bamboo ceiling in hisoffice

Baby is good...but i still ache shen i tame him out

[sherryvhkb]

Ooops.....

When i take him out and people think he is mine...or when dh comes and we are home with him....

I am hoping to have some posting time when i get to the city....

Take care all, i wanna go to Chi town!!!!!

[SilaMarila]

Bebe - Thanks, that gives me hope. Today is day 32 so maybe it's my lucky day. We conceived once with a CD45 O, but that didn't work out...

Indie - Haha well, I do think that people on the cusp can go either way. My birthday is the 6th :) I don't necessarily "believe" in astrology, but I really think there is something to be said about the similarities in people within specific times/months. Both my sister in law and I swore we would never have Scorpio babies and guess what we have lol. December babies totally get jipped! Still, if someone is handing out free December babies, I'm first in line. Good luck with the opks. They don't even work for me...

Tfairy - Thanks  Today is the day!! This is SO exciting! Can't wait to see how your first monitoring appt goes!

I hope the rest of you are busy preparing for Christmas!

AFM - Same. I had some sharp cramping this morning but I doubt it. DH came down with a bad cold so I'm not sure how good we'll be BDing the next couple days (because that's just gross). 

I forgot to mention it and wanted to share this story. My DH's best friend and his wife are also struggling with fertility. She has the same problem I do - rarely ovulating. More that a year ago now they had loss due to Trisomy 18. Since, they have been ttc for a yr without luck. I've never been that close to them/her but I've always wanted to be. Anyways, last month at a wedding we were both really drunk and infertility came up. Last weekend at her husband's 30th we started talking again (sober this time) and it was such a great experience for both of us just to talk about in person with someone that understands. We've been texting since and are planning to hang out and continue to support each other. It just feels really good. 

There is still this small part of me that fears she is going to move on and resolve without me. She's also doing only acupuncture right now and I swear it's working better for her than it is for me.  I'll be thrilled if they get a bfp, but mostly I know how scarred shitless they will be. I just hope we both get our babies. Soon.

[sherryvhkb]

Tap tap tap testing.....is it broken? I am stopped at page 70 for days now.....

[indie1976]

sherry! love seeing you! that would be difficult with everyone thinking baby boy is yours... but i know you are giving him mad love!

sila - didja O yet???

tf- so cannot wait to hear about monitoring tomorrow!! yippeee!

skj - can't wait to see you in person!

afm - cd 10. negative opk this am. waiting to O. getting prepared for christmas eve festivities.

[SilaMarila]

I did! I'm either 2-3dpo. Thank goodness.

[toothfairy2be]

Sila- finally!!! Now it just needs to fertilize, implant & STICK. Thats nice about connecting with someone in real life. It is hard because someone has to get pregnant first. My real life IF support group was 4 of us... I'm the only one left. It sucks...

SKJ- i'll be in Chicago in July, first time just warning you!

Indie- the dreaded wait to O... Hope the +OPK comes soon.

Sherry- hi sweets! Miss your face around here, dont see that handsome baby in the corner often enough. I'm sure it is hard when people think hes yours but it must be amazing to enjoy those baby snuggles. Areyou upstate for Christmas or in the city? I'll be upstate with my inlaws!

AFM- so the gonal f burns but I think its just cold. Last night I tried to warm it a little in my hands & it wasnt as bad. I'm visualizing lots of eggs for tomorrow. 18 is my hope. Hubby guessed 8 & when I said I wanted 18 he changed his guess to 21. He really has no idea how this works! We will see what they say in the morning. Today I'm still wrapping & getting an iphone (my christmas gift, since I have a crappy samsung). I should be eating better but instead I'm loving on chocolate ice cream... I've been eating guacamole every day though (gag).

[bebelove]

Sherry, are you on an iPad? Switch it from mobile to desktop version. That's the only way it works for me.

Toothfairy, can't wait to hear about your monitoring! Update when you know!!

Indie, hoping you O soon!!

We have DH's whole family here, so I am busy and exhausted. We left the zoo early to come home and rest! Baby girl is good and despite being so tired now, I am actually getting a bit more energy. 15 weeks as of yesterday! I was thinking of you all while I was at the zoo today, and I just know that each of you will have happy news to deliver soon! I can just feel it. Oh and our new baby niece is here--7 months--and she is just the sweetest, best baby on the planet. My SIL keeps telling me that her other two were not this way to avoid me having false hope that all babies are that good.

[sherryvhkb]

Hi all.
Happy christmas eve if thats your thing. I am in nyc for the holiday going back thursday to get ready for a house full starting friday.

Indie....almost O-ing....how'd that stocking stuffing go? Heeeheee

Tf....post....hourly....not to be creepy but i feel like i am in this with you.....wow! 18!!!! You one woman henhouse you!!!,

Shell...thinking of you...i hope you are hanging in there...and i concur with the reality check...i think we (or I) got to the. Feeling thst if we can just get to ivf, mentally, financially, spiritually then we have baby guarantee...not true...prayers for some peace and happiness in your direction.

Mchrissy?

Sila...cojld be a great new years eve!!!

Bebe...how is that strawberry girl....did you get her a pre first Christmas present...i have a feeling you are holding out on us in the shopping department...

Happy Holidays everyone!!!

[sherryvhkb]

Oh! And tf:
Equal parts avacado, sweet onion, tomato, chopped.....blend with lime juice and dill (i prefer dried here) eat with whole grain pita chips or crostini....love your avacado. Haha...

[Shell77]

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY WONDERFUL FRIENDS!!! Sorry i have been MIA .... I will be back soon... I just wanted to say Love you all!!