Queer Conceptions - August 2012

[pokeyAC]

WELCOME TO AUGUST!!  Let's make some spring babies!

PLEASE PUT YOUR UPDATES IN BOLD!

Waiting to O 

*SanDiego78

*invitnconceptn

*hoping2bmoms

*Tandy401

*easttowest

*outdoorsy

Waiting to Know... Braving the 2WW 

*lisedea

*sotohana

*Wishin'&hopin'

Working on IVF 

*kgulbransen

Taking a Break/Figuring Things Out/Waiting to be Ready 

*MonkCP

*fmorris28

*lovestreet13

*HeatherandKim

*pokeyAC

*erinTNgirl

*cordelia15

*JustAnotherJenny

*mandalin79

*Photo Girl

*2justicemamas

*twinkleeyes

*justrose13 & JenMostOften 

*Granite

*MrsPP 

*wannabmomkt

*gloomcookie

*rs11

*Amt1015

*darthtunaqueen

*mrsandmrs

*esenbee2

*TineyDreams

*Gellybeangrl 

2012 Graduates! 

August *thenewzero *KnittingTigers*TaraL

July *Cananny

May *mtnlisa 

April *nosreves 

March *SkyandTru *JuneBug

February *MidwifeStephPDX  *SouthernBelle24 

January *Planet  *Dandylez

2011 Graduates! 

December * DesertSunsets 
November * Aljm41910
October * Vienna79 * KSDoulaMama *Pleasantlyfurious *SwtRainbowBrite * Go_Vegan 
September * Smilingsara * Ad Astra  * Mumquest 
August *Prettyisa
July * Onemommyonemama  * Southern Fried Karma
June * CrystalPerez * Qmama42 
May * KellySF 
April * want2bmumx2  * Indigoscot & DP 
March * Graceie  * Seraf * 2ezforyou  *Mommy55 
February * Escher 10/24/11 *SharriKitColorado* DAWNMP1
January * Starling&diesel 10/2/11

 

2010 Graduates!

November * Mizyellow 7/25/11 * AmyPDX 7/30/11 * AmandaHope 8/3/11 * Cejae 7/4/11
September * Solejean 5/19/11 * Painefaria 6/5/11
August * Bttrflygypsy 4/10/11 * 2happymamas 4/15/11 * LibraryLady 4/15/11
July * Beastie 3/21/11 * Gumshoegirl007 4/2/11 * Wehrli 4/1/11
June * Coco & DP 2/14/11
May * Burg 2/4/11 * Korey 2/1/11
April * Calimeow * Mtnlisa * Kimlyn32
February * Mistral * Quasar & smartycat * Monarchgrrl * Erthe_mama & DP
January * Lyndzies * FtMpapa

 

2009 Graduates!

December* Osker * Megan sacha * Mkpgoddess
October * JJNoho * Mommies 2 Be * Megincl & Ktcl
September * Elismum1908 * KSDoulaMama * Pleasantlyfurious
August * Chicagoml * Wishin'&hopin'
July * Hbog
May * Indigoscot's dp
April * Kelmendi * KJM * Whoabethy * Carmen
March * Scalpel * Katwomyn4
February * Deny_zoo29
January * Jodybird511

[pokeyAC]

Welcome to the August-ish thread!  Let me know if you need to be moved by posting it in Bold letters.

Thank you and to all for a positive month!

[lisedea]

Thank you for starting a new thread! Hope you have the threadkeeper's luck!

[darthtunaqueen]

Thanks for the new thread, Pokey!!

DW and I have a pre-op appointment on August 8th.  Also, one of my co-workers who is one of the most selfish and lazy people I have ever met (also totally inconsiderate) posted her positive pregnancy test on Facebook (actually her NEW husband, posted it and tagged her).  She got pregnant on her honeymoon (being a good Christian girl who never had sex before marriage).  I was given the heads up by one of my fellow co-workers who is struggling with TTC.  Now I get to listen to this crazy woman whine about being pregnant for the next 8 months.  The good thing is that she'll be on mat leave for a year after that.  

Whose had fibroid surgery, what was the recoup time like?  DW is going back to school in September to finish a couple of courses, and doesn't want to have surgery during midterms in case it interferes with her ability to deal with school (she has to take stats and calculus, and she's cleared her fall schedule SPECIFICALLY to do these courses and do them well).  

[twinkleeyes]

Hey August :)

Im just waitin on AF so I can begin monitoring my full cycle from day 1, its great to be on board this post because we're kinda keeping this all quiet from our friends so its great to be able to talk openly about everything! Looking forward to watching everyone's stories unfold :)

[JustAnotherJenny]

Pokey: Thanks for the new thread!!  Can you please move me to "Waiting to Know"?

Outdoorsy:  I hope we have a whole bunch of graduates this month!  Thanks for trying to raise everyone's spirits. 

twinkle:  I hope your AF pops in for a visit quickly so you can get the show on the road!

darthtunaqueen:  Sorry to hear about your co-worker -- those kinds of situations can be so frustrating.

lisadea: Thanks for the well wishes!  I'm only doing one IUI per cycle, so my clinic chooses to do it 12 hours post trigger to make sure the little guys are up there waiting so we don't miss the O.  I'm just hoping it's not too early. Does anyone remember how long they live post thaw? Normally, if you're doing more than one with fresh (free), they do it at 12, 24, and 36 hours post trigger with the hope you get them in on either side of the O.    It's mind boggling, really.

AFM: Things went well today, only mild cramping, but the nurse waited until it subsided before she released the swim team.  So far, amazingly, I have had no symptoms from either the clomid or the HCG.  One thing that I thought was really odd -- this morning I took a pregnancy test because I was planning to watch the trigger shot fade so I know when I can start looking obsessively for a true positive test -- and it was negative!?  Isn't that bizarre?  I'm going to test again tonight and tomorrow to see if it is just slow to get through my system.  I know it all went in!

A friend of mine is working on a photo documentary project about birth and all of the different ways people choose to birth and create their families.  I'm going to be taking part in her project (she will also be one of my birth doulas), so she came and took some photos today of our process.  She will also photograph our birth if we are lucky enough to get that far!

My post thaw numbers were 15million -- is that good?  The office said anything greater than 5 million and they are happy, but what's considered optimal? 

[thenewzero]

Hi all,

I made a brief appearance in June, but haven't posted since. I am on my TWW (Waiting to Know please!), second time around. About 6 days in now, and trying to stay positive! I am on progesterone suppositories, so am experience a variety of symptoms as a result. Trying not to read into anything I'm feeling. I should test on August 2nd - can't wait!

JustAnotherJenny - I tested for the false pos due to my trigger last cycle and only got a negative as well. This was on day 6 or so... Not sure what it means, it had me stumped as well. Also, I read up on how good the swimmers were post-thaw and got all kinds of different numbers. It seems that 24-48 for frozen swimmers is about right though.

Twinkleeyes - Good luck on your monitoring! It's always a good idea to be familiar with your cycle beforehand. I hope your stay here is short.

[lisedea]

Jenny--I guess I didn't know they did it that early after triggers--but I am a total newbie with this trigger thing. This is my first medicated cycle and all other cycles prior I always ovulated around 36 hours later--so I always went in for my insem between 6 hours on either side of the egg releasing (I always got an u/s because I REALLY wanted to know ). Glad everything seemed like it went well! Also, that is an okay sperm number---all it takes is one little guy---and when you are doing an IUI, I don't think numbers matter as much because they don't have as far to go. My donor's count this time around is in the 30 millions--I won't know exact numbers until Friday. In the past I have had numbers ranging from 25 million to 98 million (THAT was a crazy one!).

zero--Welcome back!

Triggering in an hour and a half! Yikes!

[JustAnotherJenny]

Zero:   That's interesting.  I tested again and I think there was the faintest of faint lines in bright sunlight.  LOL.  I'll keep at it. And report my findings as I go along.  This is my first cycle ever!  So, I have nothing to compare it to.  :-)  98 million is CRAZY!!!  I have the luck of knowing someone that conceived with this donor -- they gave me their leftovers, so I at least know they work and I got to see the results first hand!  :-) Babe is cute!!  My fingers are crossed for you that you get a BFP!!!  My test day is August 8.

Lisa: The trigger shot felt like NOTHING.  I didn't even know the needle went in.  Next time, I think I can actually stab myself since it doesn't even pinch.  Good luck!!!  Here's hoping we both have good luck and can break this streak and start a new streak of GRADUATES!!!

How do you all choose to handle information about your donors.  Do you let family members read profiles/see photos etc. or do you choose to keep it private?

[CascadiaMama]

@Darth - DP had fibroid surgery, and she had some gigantic ones. We insanely opted to do this when DS was five weeks old. She spent two nights in the hospital, then rested at home the rest of the week. I'd say she was at 80 percent by day 3 or 4. She had the whole month off for parental leave, and we were traveling across the country to visit family by week two. She wasn't 100 percent by then, but close (save for the incision - that took about two weeks of TLC). 

back to lurking... 

[cordelia15]

Hi pokey. Can you move me to waiting to O? I know this is not in bold but my computer won't let me change text for some reason.


Everyone else: good luck this month, waiting, trying, making, thinking, etc!

[JustAnotherJenny]

OMG!  How do you all do this over and over again.  It's been 24 hours and I'm going INSANE.  This is going to be the longest two weeks of my life!

I had no cramping yesterday after the initial little bit, but today I just feel pressure in my uterus, but no cramps per se.

Lisadea:  How did your trigger go??  You must be psyched for tomorrow!

[outdoorsy]

My last 36 hours:

- smiley opk yesterday morning

- smiley opk this morning

- ultrasound at RE this morning. Looks good, so I head to midwife for insem

- on the way, RE calls to say my bloodwork was bad, estrogen and progesterone too low, and she thinks that what the other RE who did the u/s thought was a big follicle is actually a leftover corpus luteum / "cyst" from a previous cycle.

- I turn around and drive the hour home with no insem

- another ultrasound scheduled for Sat

[JustAnotherJenny]

outdoorsy:  Oh, dear, HOW FRUSTRATING!!!!!!  Here's hoping the u/s on Saturday looks much better and that the blood work marries up!  So sorry, outdoorsy.  :-(

[twinkleeyes]

Oh my god AF is late...! This is confusing my cycle now because I had my dates all planned out, typical! Must be stressing myself out too much, though stopping smoking and changing my diet might have had an effect, I havent been near any sperm so I know its not that! This is mad because in a few months time I hope to be pleased at a late AF...! Oh well any day now I can begin my monitoring......

JustAnotherJenny: you are just a couple months ahead of me, Im excited to see how your TWW goes, since this is your first cycle, need to know what I have ahead of me!! :)

[twinkleeyes]

.... can anyone please explain the triggers thing to me?? Is this the signs of ovulation or is this something different? Im wanting to conceive as close to O as possible so this may be vital info for me!! thank you :)

[nosreves]

outdoorsy -- *hugs*  i'm sorry that you're going through this.  the good news is that you are with an RE now, and they should be able to sort through all of the weirdness and figure out what steps need to be taken to get you that BFP.  i know how much it sucks and how each setback feels like another kick in the gut, but it *will* happen for you.  hang in there, gal. 

twinkleeyes: hiya and welcome!  *waving from across the Channel*  a trigger is a shot of HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) that induces ovulation.  most woman ovulate approximately 36-40 hours after the trigger, so it's much easier to get the timing down for inseminations.  good luck!

Edited by nosreves - 7/26/12 at 12:21pm

[JustAnotherJenny]

twinkle:  The trigger is usually Ovidrel prefilled syringe of hcg (pregnancy hormone).  Based on what your follicles look like at u/s, and if your estradiol (estrogen) levels make sense for the number of mature follicles that they find, the RE will tell you to "trigger" IE, shoot yourself in the stomach with the shot at a certain time.  Depending on the protocol you are doing will depend on when your insem/IUI will be.  For me, my clinic does IUI 12 hours post trigger if only using one sample.  Some RE's like lisadea's,  do 36 hours post trigger shot.

It just gives a little more control -- though these medications very much confuse at home fertility monitors and opks.  The trigger shot if timed correctly should override any natural lh surge so that you don't ovulate too early.  (according to what i've read, if someone knows otherwise, please correct me!)

Does that explanation help at all?

[pokeyAC]

thenewzero - Good luck in the TWW!   Here's to a BFP! 

Outdoorsy - I'm so sorry!  That is very frustrating.  I hope you get some better news soon.  Try to take it easy and remain calm--breathe.  The good news is you didn't waste hundreds of dollars on sperm.

AFM - Today is CD1.  It came a little early, which is fine with me.  Let's get this show on the road!  Tomorrow I do my first blood test and ultrasound.  Then they give me the Femara prescription.  Then day 7 I start the Menopur and do more tests and ultrasounds.  The great thing about all the monitoring is that I don't have to do OPK's!  That's cool because they drive me crazy.  I'm excited to see how well the medicine works, but the fact that we're doing so much gets my hopes up even more than usual. I think if it doesn't work I'll be really disappointed because so much extra effort is going into it.  Oh well.  I am going to download a meditation/visualization that will, I hope, help me deal with the emotional turmoil.  I hope I can do yoga while on the medicine.

[cordelia15]

outdoorsy:  sorry that must be so frustrating

twinkleeyes:  don't stress too much about AF being late, you can still find when you O even with late AF. . you will be fine! 

justanotherjenny:  good luck to you. . hope the 2ww is stress free as possible and ends in a great BFP!!

I am currently stressed because I can't get the people from the donor delivery place to call me back so I can order the shipment kits and if I don't get it done tomorrow it will probably be too late!  Seriously this is what will hold me up?!  I can only find one other place that ships sperm overnight but they need a prescription and are more $. . seriously. why a prescription!  okay. . vent stress over. . carry on everyone!