Hellobee Boards

@Sams Mom: Lol. You updated the board for @SweetCaroline before I could. Thank you.

@Kaohinani: Will we get a live feed from your U/S?

@Kaohinani: Just to clarify - I meant a view of the screen. (And didn't mean to offend.)

@Kaohinani: I'm glad - it's difficult sometimes to read people only by written text.
And I wasn't even teasing. Your excitement is just contagious!

@fuzzypeaches: Thanks for your response. Hopefully the progesterone helps this time. Have your losses been at different times/weeks or have they been at a similar week each time? That's so hard that genetically things have seemed normal. It makes sense then that IVF with PGD wouldn't be an option to consider necessarily.
My losses have either been early or a blighted ovum (MMC). All of our testing has been normal, except that I had a high AMH. So between that and the type of losses, our RE thinks that I just have bad eggs (essentially). I also had low vitamind D, so I've been on a supplement for that for several months and my levels are up to just about normal. For our last loss, I did baby aspirin and progesterone, but only after 14dpo after my beta showed low progesterone.
This time, I did Femara with trigger and then progesterone starting at 2/3 dpo. I only ended up with one mature follicle, so we'll see. My beta is 2/11, but I think I'll test a week from Saturday, which would be 13 days after the trigger. I think after one more loss, we'll either stop or do IVF with PGD.
p.s. @Kaohinani: I messed up my date. it's actually 2/11.

@Sams Mom: Thank you!

Whew, I have to catch up with what I missed!

@Kaohinani: I hope the US went well today! You've got lots of us invested in hearing about it!

@creativemomma15: It will be tomorrow (8 am) but thank you SO much for the well-wishes! I will update tomorrow.
Also, YAY for your blazing positive OPKs ... onto the TWW.

@Sams Mom: Nothing yet... U/S will be tomorrow. (I am still super excited though as I want to see if the Follistim is doing what I need it to! 🤞) I have had clients this morning so I haven't been on too much. Thank you for updating Chuckles' POAS date.

@Sams Mom: It is okay, I thought today was Friday as well when I first woke. Not working at the university is messing me ALL up ... My days are a blur of training, children, physician appointments, and all things TTC! 🤯🤣

I am so glad everything is awesome with your friend's pregnancy. I love good news like that!

@Kaohinani: LOL! I'm losing my mind!

@Clementine12: Thank you! I'm glad to read that you have been able to keep busy with work and keep your mind off of the TWW. To respond- This cycle, I will have to test out my trigger OR start at testing 12 dpo.
I haven't decided yet. My beta will be between 14 and 16 dpo. Normally, IF I do test, I do so at 8 dpo (since I know it will be a BFN) and again after 12 dpo. Of course, I have been prodded to test (my DH and old bestie) at 10 and 11 dpo. Always a BFN, though. 🤦‍♀️ I always set my POAS date for the day of expected AF.
I am putting a lot of hope and faith that this cycle MAY be better than all the past ones.

U/S RESULTS:

I may be reacting TOO WELL on 75-IU Follistim.
I had a 5-day AF (longest in years) and 2 days spotting. Even with the extended AF, my uterine lining looks "beautiful" (according to the nurse) and has 3 layers of striations (ooh, cushy! 🤣).
Right now, I have FIVE follicles all between 12 and 14.9. She is concerned if we maintain my current dose then trigger, I may OV all of them (Quints, anyone?! 🤪) so we may have to lower the dose on meds. They will call me later after receiving Estrodril (E2) levels and reviewing my U/S results a bit further. I may trigger early next week! ..
Eeeek, SO exciting!

As for my TV U/S itself, I have affixed a LABELED picture collage (for @Paranundrum: and @Sams Mom:'s viewing pleasure. 🤣)

@Sams Mom: I know, seriously, huh?! 🤣 That and things people have peed on (OPKs and HPTs)!!!
FIVE follicles so close in size is a bit scary. (I hope the RE doesn't cancel my cycle! 🥺) I couldn't handle quintuplets (although it is under a 1.6% chance) ... I wouldn't mind twins, though. It would be a "BOGO" bonus!

@Autumnmama79: Thank you! (It was exciting to see how well the follies are reacting to my Follistim injections.) Happy Friday to you as well!

@Kaohinani: Oh no! Wishing you lots of luck that decreasing your meds helps!

@Kaohinani: Sending and positive thoughts your way!

@Kaohinani: wow did I miss some big updates. Btw, not sure if I ever mentioned, but I teach an ultrasound course, so looking at USs is my jam. Like, I’m such a geek I got excited to see one while on vacation.

I guess the good news it you are a responded to follistim. Some women take it and get nearly nothing going on. I know it’s so frustrating though the thought of cancelling this cycle. Let’s just hope everyone behaves.

AFM, still in Greece - not temping but did bring some OPks with me which I haven’t used yet. rE put the ban ‍♂️ on BDing until the 6th anyway since I had that hysteroscopy. My sex life barely has a pulse as-is, and now here I am in Greece in a villa on the Mediterranean and not allowed to “enjoy” things. I may say fuck it.

Pictures from today...

@Sams Mom: Infection supposedly. “Nothing in the vagina for 14 days.”