Hellobee Boards

Good idea! Should it be monthly though? Not sure if I'll have updates every week Anyway, here's mine

What cycle are you on? 13
What are your plans for this cycle? Doing all my initial testing with the RE (U/S, BW, HSG, SA)
How is your attitude/outlook? Hopeful! For the first time in a long time. All my tests have come back good so far, all we have left is DH's SA.
What have you struggled with most this week? Stressing over the HSG. I had a meltdown with DH last night about not feeling supported, so that was rough too, but we're on the same page now.
Diagnosis: Nothing yet, but I have a short LP (10 days) and low CD21 progesterone

@Mrs. Polish: good point! Especially since the IF support thread is crazy long

@Shutterbug: I'm not completely current with everyone, so, if I'm asking a stupid/already covered question, please forgive me!
Is it an upcoming HSG you're nervous about?

@Shutterbug: Glad to hear it! Sometimes the leading up to something can be much worse than the actual event.

@Mrs. Polish: Thank you! And thanks for creating this thread : )

I love this idea! Thank you for starting this!

What cycle are you on? I'm not sure how to count!
What are your plans for this cycle? I'm on BCP to regulate my periods & on prenatals so we can start a cycle of Clomid in the near future.
How is your attitude/outlook? Hopeful
What have you struggled with most this week? Twinges of jealousy (several more pregnancy announcements on facebook) and nervousness (I'll be blogging about that soon!)

Hi everyone, I am new! I am starting my first IUI this week.

What cycle are you on? 1st IUI
What are your plans for this cycle? Just going through the motions, taking Clomid Days 3-7, start Follistim injections tomorrow (every other day), and have an ultrasound scheduled Monday to see how things look. Will do the Ovidrel trigger once everything looks good.
How is your attitude/outlook? Very excited and happy!
What have you struggled with most this week? Not struggling with anything really, just trying to remain positive and think good, happy thoughts. This is my first IUI so I am just hopeful it works the first time.
Diagnosis: HA (no natural period since 2009), doctors cannot get me to ovulate. That's why we are starting the fertility medications.

@Mrs. Polish: Thank you so much!!

@hanaleilove: yay welcome!

@Mrs. Jump Rope: glad to see you on here! Do you have to start over with the RE or no?

@twodoghouse: Thank you! I have borderline high prolactin I think... RE didn't mention it, but it was on the high end of the range. I also have (had, I'm medicated now) high TSH, which I think can elevate prolactin (or vice versa?) I'm glad you decided to wait on IVF until after your big trip - it'll mean more wine and relaxation for you

@hanaleilove: Can I ask what HA is?

@LMOG47: good luck tomorrow - keeping all fingers and toes crossed over here for you, too.

What cycle are you on? 18th TTC, 1st IVF

What are your plans for this cycle? 1st cycle of IVF - will prob be starting stims tomorrow or saturday

How is your attitude/outlook? feeling pretty good - cautiously optimistic

What have you struggled with most this week? dealing with insurance/pharmacy - there was a wicked disconnect between what everyone was doing, so getting it ironed out was a mess.

Diagnosis: severe MF

@spaniellove: Hypothalamic amenorrhea. They can't figure out why my brain doesn't transmit the signal to ovulate. My Hormone levels are all normal, I'm at a healthy weight, I don't exercise excessively anymore. I think it came on a couple of a years ago when I was going to the gym everyday and running a lot, while also monitoring everything I ate...not healthy at all! But once I was diagnosed in 2010, I stopped all of the obsessive behavior, gained some weight, and my periods just never came back.

Love this idea:) I think I can stay on top of this thread.
What cycle are you on? I think this is our 14th cycle
What are your plans for this cycle? I am currently 4 dpo on my first round of climid.
How is your attitude/outlook? My attitude is pretty good. I got my first ever positive on an OPK so that makes me feel really optimistic about this cycle. Well cautiously optimistic.

What have you struggled with most this week? Side effects I think from the clomid. I have been having headaches and an upset stomach.

Diagnosis: unknown for now. My blood work came back normal, but because I was having trouble getting a positive opk my OB wanted me to try clomid. Plan is to try it for a few months and if no dice go to RE.

What cycle are you on? 15 or 16? I can't remember...
What are your plans for this cycle? Waiting for AF to arrive so we can move forward with IUI! This was our 3rd clomid cycle, and I'm not expecting it to work.
How is your attitude/outlook? Meh.
What have you struggled with most this week? Patience! I am "late" based on my opk date this cycle, and it's super annoying.

-What cycle are you on? I think I'm on 11 or 12, but had cycles where DH couldn't perform. So definitely missed out on those cycles. I have been trying since Nov of 2010 with a couple breaks.
-What are your plans for this cycle? Taking a TTC break to concentrate on job hunting and coping with IF.
-How is your attitude/outlook? Crappy. I haven't been coping with IF really well. I really don't think we will ever have kids naturally. When and if I get a new job and move, I think we should go ahead and start the adoption process. I am feeling a little bit better that if we go the adoption route at least we will be parents at some point.
-What have you struggled with most this week? The fear that I won't have kids naturally or our own biological kids.
-Diagnosis: Unknown. My tests are normal (HSG, bloodwork, ultrasound). DH has had history of low morphology but IUIs processing is good/ great. He also has difficulties performing so we can't just BD like normal. IUI is probably the best chance for us... without breaking the bank.

@PastaAndPotato: Seeing him in a few days! Not sure if I'll end up cycling with him, as it sounds like it's an unpleasant experience. But at least it'll be a second opinion. Excited for you to start stims!

@anonysquire: Yes, definitely take them with food! Sorry, I just realized how I wrote that before was a little unclear. Here's exactly what I did (and I definitely had some stomach issues the first few weeks, but nothing horrific, and it's since subsided).

1st week: 500mg with breakfast each day
2nd week: 500 mg with breakfast and another 500mg with dinner each day
3rd week: 500mg with breakfast, 500mg with lunch, and 500mg with dinner each day.

I had a rough time adjusting to the 3rd week (I think there were two nights where I threw up - not fun), so we switched it to 500mg with breakfast and 1000mg with dinner, and it was much better.

My doctor also said if I wanted to go longer than a week before bumping up to the next level at any point, it was fine, just to pay attention to how my body is responding and go from there.

I hope that helps!