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@mrs.jumprope: That sounds so frustrating. I hope you get some good news from your OB and allergist. When I was younger we had to find new homes for our dogs do to my brothers allergies so I know how difficult it is to lose your pets. He also had asthma.

@mrs.polish: Thanks again for starting this thread:)

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC? This is our 13th or 14th cycle
What are your plans for this cycle? I took clomid days 3-7 this cycle and finally got a positive on an OPK! waiting to see if blood work says I actually ovulated
How is your attitude/outlook? Outlook at this point is pretty bad. POAS at 9 dpo and got a BFN. Feeling pretty down and waiting for AF to show.
What have you struggled with most this week? Besides not getting my BFP. I have really struggled with feeling out of place with my friends. My friends fall into two categories single or married with brand new babies. Neither of these groups really get what I am going through and I just feel like I am growing apart from them. Obviously the new moms are the hardest because they really need a person they can share the highs and lows of motherhood with and right now I am not that person.
What is your diagnosis? no diagnosis yet. DH wants to try one more cycle with Clomid and then we are going to go to RE.
What is your favorite color?Blue

@Mrs. Jump Rope: Wait...weren't you going to do the really fast version of the shots?

@spaniellove: see I'm being sad and stabby and not clarifying

Our REs office has a policy that you do not need to repeat any testing if you return to their office within 2 years of the birth of your child. That means we have until October 2013 to resume treatments without having to repeat testing.

If the pulmicort doesn't work for me, and I have to switch back to advair, I simply can't get pregnant this year. And, there's no guarantee the shots will work for me. If they do work, I'll have to repeat fertility testing anyway, which will delay our TTC process. If the shots don't work, I'm back to square one.

I was told today I'm considered high risk for an asthma/pregnany combo. My asthma really is that bad. I feel all Steve Urkle over here.

@Mrs. Jump Rope: Oh my goodness...I'll be crossing my fingers for you. Have you gotten a second opinion from another allergist who will talk to you about all the risks and what they really mean for TTC? I'm on an antiseizure med that I can't go off or even taper down, but it's category D, and my neurologist has been so helpful about giving it to me straight instead of "don't TTC on this med". She helped make a plan for when I get pregnant (which will be high-risk too) and explained what I can do to mitigate the risk. I was wondering if a good allergist who has some knowledge of women's health could do something like that for you?

@Mrs. Jump Rope: I'm so sorry to hear about your issues with asthma and the medications! I'll cross my fingers that the pulmicort works for you!

@Mrs. Jump Rope: oh gosh, that's so frustrating!! I like the image of you transforming into Stefan though

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC? Cycle 13

What are your plans for this cycle? Hope I'm one of the lucky ones who gets KU right after an HSG (doubt it)

How is your attitude/outlook? I keep going back and forth between sad that we'll probably have to go through IVF, and relieved that there's at least something to identify and solve (and that IVF is covered by insurance)

What have you struggled with most this week? Finding out DH has low morphology and our best bet is probably IVF with ICSI

What is your diagnosis? Nothing official yet, but I have a short LP (10 days) and DH has low morphology (3%; strict). Our RE follow up is on 4/24

What is your favorite color? Green

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC? 25

What are your plans for this cycle? Staying casual! (I keep thinking of that Friends episode where Monica's trying to sound "breezy" in her phone message to Richard. You can't be breezy if you have to SAY you're breezy! That's us this month...)

How is your attitude/outlook? I have a good outlook this week. The sun's out and I feel like I'm finally past the winter depression, which helps a lot. And I've been working out daily this week which I'm excited about!

What have you struggled with most this week? Trying not to symptom spot too bad, as I'm halfway through my TWW. I'm hoping to maybe not POAS at all this month (if I can resist) so I can stop wasting tests.

What is your diagnosis? My dr. believes it's endo, but without a lap I can't really be certain. No intentions to do a lap at this point though.

What is your favorite color? Purple!

@spaniellove: Interesting about your LP. Mine is 14-16 days but I start cramping usually around 9 or 10DPO but for some reason my RE refuses to test my progesterone even though I have asked about it a number of times. I'm going to insist that they do this for my current cycle.
I'm glad you were able to come up with a treatment plan with the new RE. FX that they will be able to get you your BFP

@ineebee: Good luck today. Who knows maybe you test line was lighter because of the concentration of the dye. Keep positive!

@Mrs. Polish: Thanks for starting this thread. I hope that the BCP is able to help you get everything regulated.

@Mrs. Jump Rope: I was following your other thread about the shots. So annoying that they didn't explain everything to you from the outset, especially since you explained that you wanted to TTC. FX for the Pulmicort working.

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC? CD7, Cycle 16
What are your plans for this cycle? Femera with Ovidril trigger and IUI
How is your attitude/outlook? Its ok right now actually. I have made my peace with trying another IUI this cycle and work is keeping me busy.
What have you struggled with most this week? My anger at the RE for letting me believe that IUI might actually work for us even though everything I have read/heard seems to contradict that.
What is your diagnosis? Endo and MFI - low count (although it has improved a lot since our initial SA, DH reduced his alcohol consumption)
What is your favorite color? Dark Purple

@Mrs.Someone: I hope this isn't a dumb question, but our furnace doesn't have a filter. Does this mean we can't attach an air purifier filter to it?

We're still researching an air purifier and hardwood floor options.

Hi Ladies - thought I'd post my stats for this month

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC? Well, I think it's 16? We've been trying since 10/11 and we got pregnant early January with IUI. Resulted in ectopic, however, so now I in the middle of my 2nd cycle post - surgery.

What are your plans for this cycle? Our original plan was to do clomid + IUI but that went out the window when I called the RE and surprise! I got to have another HSG!! Oh joy. It wasn't as bad as the first one I had, however, I was upset that we couldn't go forth with the original plan this month.

How is your attitude/outlook? Better than last week- I got my results yesterday from the HSG and both tubes are clear and open so that's a relief I know that with ectopic pregnancies it can really do a number on the tube if they can save it so I was very thankful that all looked good. So, come CD1 I can get back on clomid and we can do an IUI in May.

What have you struggled with most this week? being positive and hopeful, DH has been helpful in that dept - when I told him the results he thought it was excellent and excited that we can move forward. I'll have to take cues from him

What is your diagnosis? Unexplained - I have regular 28-29 day cycles, ovulate on my own and DH had semi-low motility but when we did our first IUI he had really good numbers. Who knows.

What is your favorite color? Purples and blues

@Mrs. Jump Rope: Oh how frustrating - I am sorry you have to go through this

@Shutterbug: We have a forced air furnace, but I'm going to double check with The Mister when he calls in a bit. Our furnace definite doesn't have something that most others do, and now I'm feeling stupid and wondering if it's something else! I'm going to ask

What cycle are you on- Cycle #15 or 16, I lost count but we’ve been TTC-ing since December 2011

What are your plans for this cycle-- Finally gave in to DH, and we started the clomid + IUI process

How is your attitude/outlook? - I'm still trying to remain positive but a little irritated because my RE offhandedly mentioned that my DH’s motility were slightly below average (Still good-but still below average, maybe because the sperm was technically "old" we had'nt bd'd for about a week and then some). They did mention that the with IUI its not an issue. BUT WHY ON EARTH DID YOU NOT SAY MORE ABOUT THIS BEFORE!!!!Maybe then we could have done something to improve his numbers on our own!!! ugh Sometimes i feel like these dr's are more about their pockets than their patients.

What have you struggled with most this week-Trying to decide if I want to tell DH or not about his motility percentage. It would kill him, maybe I should just keep it to myself, ignorance is bliss…

Diagnosis- Unexplained Infertility.

@ineebee: So sorry to hear it I was there too a few months ago. As much as it hurt, it was helpful to know that sperm and egg can meet up. Take care of yourself, and enjoy that cocktail!

@ineebee: So sorry it didn't work out this time. I love your spirit, get 2 expensive cocktails, you deserve it.

@ineebee: I am so sorry that it didn't work out. Sucks. Enjoy that cocktail, tho. xo

@Mrs. Polish: Thank you! Yeah - unexplained. bleh

@ineebee: I'm so sorry to hear that it turned out this way for you. Hope you find the world's best cocktail!

@Beetones: Ugh, I hate hearing that this happened to someone else. Our urologist didn't say anything about how long to abstain before the SA so DH didn't believe me when I told him it had to be 2-5 days. No surprise the 2 SAs that the urologist did had 10% motility...and he blamed DH's varicocele. And to think that he pushed surgery! It's sort of about the sperm being "old"...you end up with a greater percentage of them being dead and immotile, plus as they die off they release toxins that harm the good ones too. Is there a chance this will come up at the RE's office? It may be helpful for him to talk to you about it first and understand that it's most likely just from going too long without sex before the test.

@ineebee: So sorry to hear it Take care my love.