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@sweetooth: Oh, no. That would totally bum me out if my 'recipe of success' didn't work for LO #2. Eeek!

Are you going to stick to IUIs for now?

@alohaorchid: Glad things are moving forward for you. Maybe your OB/GYN didn't want to diagnose you, yet, with PCOS since you are going to a fertility clinic. The fertility clinic could probably run a bunch of test to confirm that you have PCOS.

I have PCOS but from first glance my first clinic didn't think I had it. My second clinic was the one that did some more tests to see I had a mild case of it.

@LindsayInNY:

@bluestriped bee: My doctor said he will diagnose me, I just need to get these tests done first. Once I've been diagnosed he said I have a choice to stay with him for treatment or be referred to a gnyo or fertility specialist. The only reason it wasn't diagnosed a year ago was because I didn't go through all of the testing required. Once I get these tests we'll have a better idea of if I have it or not. I'll probably find out in about a month..

@sweetooth: I can't have milk at all. I just stick to soy or almond milk. I can take pills to allow me to have it once in a while but I fortunately don't like milk so I don't bother. I do take pills if I want to have cheese though. I can have certain cheeses without a reaction (swiss, goat, some hard cheeses) but if I want a cheesy or creamy pasta or something, I take the pills.

@bluestriped bee: That is so exciting that your IVF cycle is so close! How did you feel when you saw all of the meds?

@LindsayInNY: fx for you for this cycle!

@LindsayInNY: Your strategy sounds good. I'm hoping it works!

CD3 here. DH and I had a long talk after last cycle didn't work. He thinks we jumped the gun on femara, particularly since I had a lot of side effects, and the ovarian cancer risks, I am still way too stressed, etc. He thinks we should try a more eastern medicine approach. I had read Making Babies a while ago, and they advocate a 3 month trial of their program which is customized to your own issues, which sounds reasonable. I was reading one of the Amazon reviews, which said they were using it to prepare for an IVF cycle, and then got pregnant while using it. I have my annual exam with a new doctor next week, and barring any brilliant ideas from her, I think we are going to try doing their plan. For my mental health, I am considering this a 3 month "break" to get my body in better health, and trying to assume we will need femara after this is over, but figure this will give us the best chance. The plan includes a healthier diet, less stress, eating warmer foods and fewer raw foods, less sugar and soy, more sleep, fertility massage, royal jelly, red raspberry leaf tea, etc. I really hope this works though!

As for ice cream: coffee, black raspberry chip, salty carmel, anything chocolate.

@PurplePumps: just a crazy thought, b/c I know you usually ovulate later, but were you testing/charting like, 10+ days ago? Is it possible you ovulated early? I know in my cycle after my IUIs I ovulated like, 6 days earlier than I ever had before. Although after my 2 IVFs I ovulate later than I used to. To answer the question, I normally only spot around ovulate (0-1DPO or so) and a couple days before my period. They could test your estrogen and progesterone to see where your levels are, but I don't know what it would tell them, other than if you've ovulated yet or not. Can't hurt though!

@Shutterbug: Wow, you have an amazing memory! I had to go back and check, but yeah, you're right, I started temping on CD15. My temps are still very low, lower than my previous cycles (96.6-.9 vs 97.5ish) and I've never O'd before CD18 non medicated which is why I started on 15 again. I'm pretty sure I didn't miss it. I never spot before AF either, it just starts full force. I guess it's not really worth going in if they are just going to chalk it up to hormone fluctuations.

Though something else weird happen that CD13, way TMI alert:
I was showering and just cleaning *up there* a little like I normally do during a shower. Nothing unusual, just some creamy/thick whiteish-cream CM. I cleaned out a few globs and that was it. But then after I got out of the shower and dried off, I went to get dressed and felt something drip, looked down,and there was blood running down my thigh. I hopped right back into the shower and went to clean again and sure enough, there was quite a bit of blood, just liquidy blood, no CM or anything like that. So I tried to just clean up again, and then got a small bloody thick glob, not CM like, it didnt break apart but was more jello like. After I seemed to clean most of it up, I went to bed, and that was it. No hint of blood or anything the next morning so I didn't think much of it.

Hi Ladies, Good luck to all of you. Just let me know if this is a question for another thread. I'm a first time IVFer. I went in for my first ultra sound and blood work today, trying for baby #2. I'm 42, so I'm pretty worried about my ability to conceive. This is all new to me since my DD was conceived naturally when I was 40. They are starting me on birth control now. I felt like the nurse was talking very fast and not explaining the entire process very well. Why do I need to take birth control for awhile before they begin to stimulate me. has anyone else been through this?

@MrsMed: The birth control is so that your follicles are "resting" and can all be stimulated at the same time (without influence from your own hormones, if that makes sense). I'd love to hear the rest of your story. Come join us over on the IVF thread any time!

@Shutterbug: Wow, I had no idea it would have such long term effects. Ugh, as if my cycles weren't long and wonky enough before all this!