Queer Conceptions: February 2013 - Page 14

[bigfoot]

Granite!!!!! That is excellent news! Can't wait to see some pics of the next ones.

[mrsandmrs]

GRANITE!

[sotohana]

Granite!!!!! That is soooo exciting!!!!!!!! Fingers and toes and everything else crossed for you!!!

[escher]

Granite!!!! HOORAY!!!!! So exciting!

KWPX:

Lizbian: I'm sorry. What's the reason for doing just one more try before IVF? I bet you've said before, but I can't remember.

Twomommyfamily: Congratulations on your insem! I'm sorry that it was tricky. It sounds like you had good timing!

Hi to everyone else!

AFM: Day 3 FSH looks normal (7.6), estrogen a big below normal (21.5) but doc says it is fine. So that's good!

[Twomommyfamily]

Granite! I knew you would have first timer's luck!!!!!

[lea2012]

Granite – so exciting! Looking forward to seeing what happens with your next test!

KWPX – I’ll be curious to see what happens for you! I hope your symptoms are a good sign and not just from sneaky progesterone.

Lizbian – I can’t believe what you had to go through to send your tank back. Sorry about the BFN – are you definitely out this month? When will you try again? I wonder if we’ll be on (nearly) the same schedule again next month. (I’ll insem on 3/4 and/or 3/5, depending on my travel schedule.)

Fmorris – sounds like things are moving right along. Isn’t it a strange feeling to be anxious AF to come? I remember thinking a couple months ago, when I was hoping for my cycles to get back to some sort of normal how contrary that wish is to how I usually feel about it.

Good luck in your two week waits twommmyfamily, justanotherjenny, and Friederike!

Soto – I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for your column!

AFM – I’m getting a little crazed trying to figure out the timing for my potential travel for next month’s insem, which is right around the corner. I cannot find a sub for the class I teach on Tuesday afternoons (Tuesday, 3/5 would be CD 14, which is the day I usually get opk+ and I think is the ideal day to try the insem), so I’m not sure what to do. I have come up with a lot of possible options, but I’m not sure which is most practical. I really don’t want to skip a month, but all the stressing about it probably isn’t helping at all. I’m kind of mad at the progesterone for making me feel so crappy and then not lengthening my lp at all. Just trying to remember that learning to let go of control of the timing is part of this process.

[KWPX2]

 YAY GRANITE!!!  What positively exciting news! I do hope that line just gets darker and darker! Enjoy your rest and get plenty of it!

Twomommy - Welcome to the next round! 

MRS/MRS and Sphinxy Thanks for the chat up. I keep feeling like I am just over reacting to the same twinges and stuff I reacted to last time. It is a humbling experience this TTC... one thinks one KNOWS ones body, but I know I am still just reading the owners manual. Thirsty....two mornings I have had cotton mouth. I actually said this am "I used to think it was the wine that made me so dry mouthed in the morning..."  (which obviously wasn't the case last night)  I suppose it could be one of those vague signs but I suspect it was the pork shoulder confit (which was really tasty but I lost interest after a few bites).  I did eat like a champ for lunch today though.  I seem to have moments when if I thought about it for a second I could wretch and puke. But over all I seem to have no real nausea. I attribute just about everything to the fact that I am full of estrogen and progesterone.  I will keep cataloging the symptoms I guess and wait patiently to test a few more days down the road. Reading what granite has written about how she has felt makes me think that given my relatively normal energy level I'm not preggy just hormonal. 

AFM, I'd love some chart feedback if you care to take a look.... http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3fb031

[lisedea]

Threadcrashing!

Congrats Granite! I still lurk...and kinda had a feeling from that chart of yours... Hope that line gets darker!

KWPX2--Did you change your ovulation day? It looks to me like you ovulated on CD14.

[mrsandmrs]

your temps look good. progesterone does elevate your temps, but clearly it is working for you! i will say that when my extreme thirst started, i was like "i must have eaten something so salty yesterday" and then it kept happening. so..... just write everything down. if it is not preggo symptoms, at least you will have a record of what happened with those hormones in the past. but i have to say, it sounds promising and your temps look great! 

[KWPX2]

Thanks gang. I will keep cataloging MRS.

Lise I did change my O date to coincide with the trigger and insem. FF actually had me down for O on CD 12. It looks difficult to pin down with the temp drop the day after iui. I also wasn't able to temp on CD 13 at my normal time so I wasn't confident in its accuracy.

[lizbian]

granite yay!!!!! that's so exciting, finger crossed it all proves to be a BFP for you.

escher thanks! We're only trying once more because the chances of us conceiving with ICI is so low compared to IVF. The cost of 3 home insems is the same as one lot of IVF so we thought we'd give it a go and if not we'll try the higher percentage route rather than keep on trying with a fairly low success rate. I also have PCOS and am unmedicated (hard to get medicated over here with my situation) so wanting to increase chances as much as possible.

Everyone else thanks - no AF yet but have all the symptoms, due tomorrow/Monday so we'll have confirmation then. I am happy with everything we did, the only thing I would change is not being quite so sick. I know it's not supposed to matter but I can't help think that my body trying to fight the fever means it probably shuts most other functions down. Fingers crossed for next time though.

[lizbian]

lea I think we'll be a little behind you - if all goes to plan probably the 10th/11th I think. In the TWW at the same time though!

[fmorris28]

Lizbian, Sorry about the BFN. Good luck with the next cycle. Hopefully that'll be your BFP! I usually have that response lol. I've played tennis competetive for 17 years and mye metabolism has NOT slowed at all. Gaining is one of mye biggest challenges! To gain 2 lbs a week I would need to eat around 2500 calories! I'm trying though!

Friederike, AF is super inconsiderate! I hope she comes asap as well. The tea I'm drinking has Chastberry(Vitex), Red Raspberry Leaf, Green Tea, Ladies Mantle, Nettle Leaf, and Peppermint. Its the Fertilitea. I enjoy it! Its so hard to gain weight for meeh, skip a meal and I lose a pound!

Granite, Heyyyyy not toooo bad!!!!!! Are you gonna do a digital anytime soon!? I looked at your chart and your temps seem like they're staying elevated. FX!!! x

KWPX, Well your temps are still up there too! Looking a bit like Granite's chart! FX for you!

Lea, I'm trying not to think about it and worry bc that'll make it late too lol I do wish mye cycle lengths would be a bit more consistent. oh well, i'll roll with it!

AFM, prenatals, tea, and waiting for af...STILL!

[lisedea]

Originally Posted by KWPX2 

Thanks gang. I will keep cataloging MRS.

Lise I did change my O date to coincide with the trigger and insem. FF actually had me down for O on CD 12. It looks difficult to pin down with the temp drop the day after iui. I also wasn't able to temp on CD 13 at my normal time so I wasn't confident in its accuracy.

Mine always dropped the day of O--and it looks like yours did as well last month. Did you have an u/s that verified your ovulation? Not that one day makes a huge difference....just curious.

[granite]

Hey all, thanks so much! I just did another internet cheapie strip, and there's a definite second line now! So we're going to skip buying a digital, and wait until Tuesday's blood test for a more sure result... Though to be honest, I'll probably test again with a cheapie (several times) before then, heh heh. 

Lizbian, I'm sorry for your BFN, but at least you'll get to have that drink in Manchester, like you said... I hope your last at-home try is the ticket for you!

KWXP, your symptoms sound promising! Though as a foodie myself, I am so sorry for these particular symptoms for you right now! In May, I'm going on a trip down to Portland (OR) specifically to eat from the fancy food carts there, and am fervently hoping this pregnancy is real and sticks so that that I'm in the second tri by then and ready to chow down. I'm also hearing you on the anxiety/elation... I'm already planning on booking an appt with my therapist for after Tuesday's blood test. Your chart looks great, BTW... I think lisedea may be right though, about O on CD14. And I'm super-impressed by your tracking of *everything*! Wish I'd done that. I started light cramping on the Wednesday evening after my IUI on Tuesday morning, and they've continued pretty much ever since. Same with my tits being sore. Oh, and also I got all teary a couple days ago from an old Scottish folk song that came on the radio. So silly, but true! FX for you!

fmorris, I've read and reread your comment re: "open enrollment" and finally hafta confess that I have no idea what that means. Help a Canuck out? Where did you enroll, and why was it "open"?

Friederike, I'm doing my best to improve the stats on this month, okay? Because you're totally right, it's nuts that we've gotten to the 23rd of the month already without a BFP, especially with a month as short as February!

Great news on those blood test results, escher! Any idea yet if things will align to let this monitoring cycle turn into an insem cycle?

Hugs, lea... All that coordination sounds super-frustrating. Maybe your KD could try shipping it to you again, just so that you don't have to miss out on the chance?

AFM: Well, I'm still reeling from the positive test. Took advantage of the sunshine and went for a loooooong walk with the dog, ending up at the house of some friends who sadly weren't home... And I realized that I had no energy to walk the rest of the way back to my place. DP came and picked me up with the car, which was the sort of really nice thing she'd do even if I weren't potentially knocked-up, LOL. Other than that, I've spent the day laying on the bed, dozing and reading to take my mind off the anxiety/elation! I got through two entire books today, including The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, as recommended by Lizbian... Thanks, what a great book! (The other was Wild by Cheryl Strayed, which I also thoroughly enjoyed.)

Thank you again so much for all the well-wishes and FXs!!!

[KWPX2]

Lise, My RE does a US to check for follies and to direct when to trigger. So I had a US on Tuesday and there were three (I think) follies big enough to trigger. Based on my schedule we plotted when to trigger and I went in 38 hrs post trigger to insem in the 39th hour (Wednesday eve). No repeat US though. I have read that O happens 36-48 hrs post trigger. I suppose it is possible I didn't actually O until the following am but it would have been about 10 hrs post insem in that case and hopefully the swimmers were still moving along. The weird thing is that FF tried to plot my O on CD 12. It truly seems a little confusing to me given FF plotting one day, my body feeling like it was the next day and my temp looking like it was the third day. Couple that with the fact that we had a sub-standard sperm count in the sample and this will prove to be miraculous if we conceive!

[KWPX2]

Liz, very sorry about the impending AF. I couldn't agree with you more about being sick like that post insem. It plain can't be helpful!

For all the foodies....we are in Charleston, SC and have had the pleasure of dining at FIG, The MacIntosh, and Husk this week. It has been one delish thing after another. I'm still thinking about this incredible miso panna cotta with house made caramel and pickled blueberries on top. It was the perfect blend of sugary smooth rich creaminess with just enough tart from the blueberries to make your mouth not notice all the sugary rich creaminess. It was light and yummy and the miso was apparently just a stabilizer....no miso taste. I would have never put those three things together and thought it would make such a wonderful combination of flavors but gosh it worked well! I'm looking for the Tums tonight though...too much rich food this eve (I wasn't able to finish again. Lost interest half way through.)

[granite]

Wow, that sounds amazing... I made pickled blueberries for the first time this past summer and was totally surprised by how yummy they are... I can't even imagine the panna cotta!

[Friederike]

Granite - what great news. Fingers crossed that you can graduate next week after great blood test results!

[fmorris28]

Granite, boy do you have meeh on the edge of mye seat wondering for you! Nd as far as open enrollment..with health insurance they have a period once a year called "open enrollment." At that time you can add, delete, or modify your coverage. It usually lasts about a two week period. Once the time has passed you're no longer allowed to make changes (say if you get preggo, 3 weeks after and want to add short term disability) until open enrollment the following year. So you've got to make sure you have all the coverage you need while you can change it otherwise your out of luck until next year! I hate that policy though. I love the fact you walk to the friends and didn't want to walk back lol! Sounds much like meeh sometimes, and that was very sweet of DP to come to your rescue. Can't wait till your results!

KWPX2, Your post earlier made meeh so absolutely hungry! The way you described it had me picturing how wonderful it looked and tasted!

AFM, still hanging out waiting for AF. DP said to meeh shes ready for her LO to be here, and I just had to tell her alright hunny I'm just waiting on AF to show up whenever she plans to so we can get things kicked off!