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@mrs bunchy: yay!! Congrats! So exciting
@bluestriped bee: I think I would wait for her to tell you when she is ready. With her history of mc maybe she isn't ready to tell anyone yet. If the situation were reversed would you be ok with her finding out from the internet and then telling you before you're ready? I know you have good intentions, but I think if I were in that situation I would like to tell people when I'm ready. You also know your sister and I don't, so you know best how she would handle something like this.
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I had my ultrasound today and I'm starting to get a bit frustrated with my doctor's office. I feel like no one reads my chart before talking to me on the phone or in person. When I got there the ultrasound tech said "soo why are you here today?" Um, wouldn't that be in my chart? Just a little peeved. I didn't get to see anything or get any info yet. My consultation is next week so I'll have to just wait patiently.
I am about to O though so DH and I are trying to hit EOD starting day 11 and have done well so far. I never hold much hope each month, but ya never know!
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@Boopers: So through my forum stalking, I know she told my older sister. Which I'm not mad about. It's understandable. My other sister is like a second mother to us and if you knew my older sister, you can't really keep secrets from her.
Do you still think I should not say anything?
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@bluestriped bee: Hmm...I hadn't thought about this, but @Boopers: has a very good point. Does your sister have children already? If not (and even if she did), she may feel quite guarded about this pregnancy...and it might be best to respect her privacy. If you do send something, maybe it would be best to keep it short and fairly positive-- say that you are happy for her and want to support her, but sometimes it's very hard...or something like that? As @Boopers: said, only you know your sister well enough to guess how she might be responding to this pregnancy (with its attendant risks) and how she might respond to your disclosure.
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@Boopers: I know that feeling. What is the matter with these people, anyway?!?
to you this cycle and for your RE appt!
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@FliegepilzHut: Oh, ok. Yeah, this is my sister's first. I guess from my forum stalking, she said she was trying to figure out how to tell me about her pregnancy. I thought letting her know might take the pressure off her shoulders. Instead of worrying about how to tell me, she can concentrate on this pregnancy. Reduce her stress is what I was coming from. (Especially from her history of m/c. Not that I think it will cause a m/c but anything helps, right?) Also, I'm a little selfish in that it gets me in the mindset to talk about her pregnancy and not wait for her to tell me. Like if she told me 2 weeks from now right around when POAS and if I have a BFN, I will probably not react so well. Guess I was thinking in my clear and rather positive mood now, that it might be better. (I'm selfish again admitting that.) I don't want her to see my bad IF side, but I can see how that info is her info to share.
We are close. She's the only person who knows the IUI process and she is the only one who will ask me how my last IUI was and what CD I'm on. So I guess I thought we were always close. Now I live far away so naturally she saw my family this holiday weekend and must have slipped and told my sister.
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@bluestriped bee: I'll send you the frers! Just wall me your address and I will get to the post office this week
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@bhbee: Thank you!
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@bluestriped bee: Sorry... There may not be an easy way around this... How many weeks would she be right now? Obviously a single m/c sucks and certainly the worrying that comes with one or more m/c sucks...and I can only imagine how painful recurrent m/c must be.
Maybe the compromise would be waiting until she's cleared the 1st trimester? Or rehearsing what to say or how to preempt her in person once the time comes? Or what if you were to reach out to your older sister, to gauge how your younger sister is holding up?
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@FliegepilzHut: She is 6 weeks now. Ok, I'll hold off on telling her.
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@bluestriped bee: I don't know, I have no experience with m/c's (or sisters, for that matter) but seeing as how she knows (or knew) that you were friends on FF, and that she put her positive on her chart, and that you have inside info that she wants to tell you and has already told your other sister, I say go ahead and tell her you know. If it were me though I would just keep it simple, saying something like 'so remember how we're following each other on FF? I saw that you're pregnant and I wanted to tell you that I know and i'm so happy for you' then give her a chance to respond, at which point you could bring up the IF stuff. In my opinion, since you already know that she's trying to tell you, there's no harm in fessing up that you know already. I wouldn't tell her any of the other stuff you found out, just that you saw her positive on her chart.
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@Shutterbug: Thanks! Great advice. I like that a lot. Still going to think about it some. Maybe sleep on it.
I, also, have never had a m/c so I don't really know either.
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@bluestriped bee: I don't know if I have any other advice for you
I just wanted to say I'm sorry you're in this situation. I also get your point about maybe saying something right now since your reaction might be more positive than two weeks from now. I totally get how you might not be feeling so happy/upbeat if you get a bfn Do you guys chat on the phone very often? Maybe if you initiated a phone call it might naturally come up sooner rather than later? Good luck with whatever you decide to do. I can't imagine how hard it would be to have a prego sister. I was so upset and jealous when my SIL was pregnant (after only 2 months of trying mind you)! Ugh...IF is so unfair!
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@winter_wonder: Thank you! IF really does suck! It complicates things so much and I hate it.
I love my sister but if she were to call me or text me after a BFN, I think I would just cry. I probably wouldn't answer the phone in fear of what she could be calling about.
So my sisters and I (including my brother) pretty much only text each other. We only 'see' each other when I travel home 2 times a year. I guess I could say we aren't big talkers. My older sister does call me now and then to talk to me. This same sister is someone who could talk your ear off. (This sister is not the pregnant one.) So, we are fairly independent and always have been. Ha.
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@bluestriped bee: I was thinking about this today but didn't know what to suggest. I really like what @Shutterbug: suggested and hopefully it will be well received
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@Kelli_Deluxe: @FliegepilzHut: @bluestriped bee: Thanks, DH and I don't really want to start with the newer clinic just yet. We'll go through one more round of clomid IUI with our current RE and then revisit having to go to the clinic closer to work (it's 20 minutes away from work vs an hr and a half). I'm waiting for an acupuncturist to get back to me so I can discuss what they can provide if I were to take a break from the RE. I was checking those prices and its about $150 for the initial consult and 20 min acupuncture session. Unfortunately, TCM is not covered by my insurance.
@MrsWin: I have the option to go straight to IVF if I'd like to. Unfortunately, that's not covered by my insurance so we'd have to have the 15k-20k up front and we'd be switching REs to a completely different hospital than the one we're currently at. I know DH and I will be ok with paying that, but its the time constant monitoring appointments and work conflict that makes it difficult. Right now, labs are free, IUI is only $10 and u/s are free.
@Kelli_Deluxe: those pictures are gorgeous!
@bluestriped bee: Since you are carefully thinking about how best to approach your sister about her news, I definitely think that is a caring gesture and definitely not selfish. I also like @shutterbug: suggestion. I do hope you get your BFP soon though so you can share being pregnant together.
@mrs bunchy: HSG only cycle?? Ooo, you give me hope! That HCG number sounds awesome! Lots of doubling and sticky thoughts!
@Boopers: I'm sorry you had a crummy ultrasound session. I hope your RE consult goes well!
@bhbee: I'm so happy you no longer need all your wondfos! I hope you're all settled in with your move.
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@lazypanda: FX for your Clomid/IUI cycle! (Love that your insurance covers so much of your IF treatment! I just wish it would cover acupuncture/TCM as well...)
@bluestriped bee: Sorry if I sounded overly negative! I second what @lazypanda: said-- as long as you are careful to look at things from her perspective, it'll turn out right!
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FliegepilzHut: ER on 6/29, 17 eggs!, 14 embryos!, POAS 7/15
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LindsayInNY: TTC "unmedicated" cycle
lazypanda: HSG, unmedicated cycle 7/22? Treatments/Tests/Appointments
alohaorchid: new RE appt in June
MrsWin: baseline u/s on 7/6, start stims on 7/11
Jenn23: IVF in late July
Mrs. Bunchy: HSG 6/18--> done & good info obtained
Boopers: 7/8 u/s and WTF consult 7/15
CupQuakeWalk: starting month 1 of new plan - Synthroid, clomid, estrogen, monitoring and TI
GreenThumb: IVF transfer 7/15
Shutterbug: waiting for results
Just_Ju: moving onto IVF in the fall (yay insurance!)
Macintosh: IVF consult on 7/9
TTCbabyP: 2nd round of clomid
babycanuck: starting daily u/s monitoring week of 7/7
Robyn_ZA: lap on 7/16, IVF consult 7/29
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@FliegepilzHut: I started with 150mg of clomid which yields 2 follicles.
@babycanuck: I hope the daily ultrasounds are going well.Sorry if I've missed anyone else, this flipping back and forth between the pages is time consuming.
I'm not entirely sure but I may be entering the TWW now. Sorry if TMI, but for the past few days I've had copious EWCM and now its gone. For the past 6 months, it was the RE who told me when I ovulated and when I can POAS. So weird to be back to that first year of TTC where I would constantly question when I ovulated and when I could test. My RE wants me to take a progesterone test on CD28 and if I don't get AF by CD35, he wants me to start provera to induce my period and start the clomid IUI cycle.
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@lazypanda: thanks!
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@bluestriped bee: I think it's great that your sister is thinking of you. And everything you're saying proves that you care about her too. I think it's nice of you to think about the stress it might cause her to share this news with you. Especially after she experienced a m/c. I know it may seem selfish - but thinking about your state of mind when you get your IUI results is just the way it is in the land of IF.
I'd keep it short and simple like @Shutterbug: said. But I would also say something about where you're at in the process - if you want to share that with her. So maybe:
So remember how we're following each other on FF? I saw that you're pregnant and I wanted to tell you that I know and I'm so happy for you.
I am currently waiting to find out the results from my latest IUI and I hope that we can share this experience of pregnancy together.
I don't know...something like that? That way she knows where you're at too. I feel like that's what my sister wasn't aware of, because I hadn't told her. And then she broke my heart by sharing her pregnancy news right at a seriously fragile time in my infertility journey. And I was a wreck.
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@GreenThumb: Next week!!! I'll be sending good thoughts your way for a successful FET
@Boopers: Ugh, I totally know what you mean. It's exhausting to always be on top of it yourself when you feel like the doctor's office has it all written down right there, and they should be right in step with you. // Hold on to your hope! It's one of the best life preservers in the ocean of infertility.
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@sweetooth: Thanks!
I like that, too. So positive that my IUI will work, too! It's hard to remember that when a little bit of doubt is starting to creep into my mind. Thanks I needed that boost of encouragement! Positive thoughts, positive thoughts.
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@bluestriped bee: I like @sweetooth: idea, it might help break that wall!
I think there are 2 reasons she isn't saying anything to you, either she is affraid to hurt you or she is waiting until a safer point in her pregnancy becaubecause of her m/c
But since you are friends on FF I think that is a good ice breaker, who knows she might be praying for you to say it hoping you sae FF!
She is your sister only you know how to go about it with her.
I'm thinking it might be your time too! Best of luck to you and I'm. Praying in my lurking I see your BFP :))))))
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Ok progesterone users...
Crinone-totally sick!! How long after do I need to lay down after putting in the gel- or does it even matter?
Working all day together and I swear each time I pee those dried up progesterone balls are everywhere. Ack!
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@mrs bunchy: I never lied down after putting in crinone. That stuff is remarkably good at staying put (unlike Endometrin, which melts into liquid and comes out in gushes, ick) My one piece of crinone advice is to (sorry, so gross) clean it out every 2-3 days because you can get a build up of residue up there, which can cause the new stuff not to absorb as well (I think).
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@FaithFertility: Thank you! Good point! Yeah, she is at 6 weeks, maybe it is a bit early. Not sure what I'm going to do yet.
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@mrs bunchy: ughhhh that stuff is gross, I too never layed down, it will come out but I promise it does its job, maybe wear a panty liner I did because some days well......lol
Also I agree with@shutterbug clean it out a bit, or even ask your RE/OB when you go in for check ups....I stopped crinone at 10 weeks and at my 12weeks apt the mid wife was doing some cleaning......ughhhh soooooo gross!!!!!!!!
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@FaithFertility: Oh, I think you meant to @reply @Shutterbug: .
I don't have any experience with progesterone. Hope you guys figure something out.
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@FaithFertility: haha !! I keep doing "checks" to make sure AF isn't just hiding in there and it is gross how that stuff builds up. Were you only using once a day ?
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@bluestriped bee: ughhh sorry Yes on my phone
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@Shutterbug: thanks for the info!! Will def be taking a shower in the am to give her a good cleaning.
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@FaithFertility: Haha. It's okay.
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@mrs bunchy: haha yeah, of course shower, but I meant more like how you check for AF, sweep around to get those leftover globs out. UGGGHHH isn't IF glamorous?
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@mrs bunchy: Yep, in the morning, I'd suggest night, but DH was on a weird shift then and got off at midnight and would come home well happy to see me..at times...lol sorry TMI but I didn't want it to interfer..lol
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@Shutterbug: haha of course!! Maybe I just need one of those attachments that go on the shower- like a wand. Lmao.
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@FaithFertility: haha I will start doing them at night!!
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@mrs bunchy: I used it at night, right before going to bed! I wore a pad once I realized how much of it leaked out in gobs. So icky! Do you know how long you will have to use the Crinone?
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@Jenn23: no clue- just got a positive yesterday with labs redrawn Friday. We aren't sure if I have low progesterone- but since I have recurrent m/c we are covering all bases. My guess is 10 weeks. fx all is good Friday. Freaking myself out.
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@bluestriped bee: Good luck! I also really like how @sweetooth worded things
Here's hoping that you can share the joys of pregnancy together !
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@winter_wonder: I saw your other post and thought I would say, yay for completing your HSG and I do hope your first IUI yields great results!
Alright ladies, so I guess I was wrong about being in the TWW now…For the first time on an unmedicated cycle, I got a blazing positive OPK. The past 2 days, it looked like I had a positive OPK, but this morning, the test line showed up so much quicker than the control line!
Maybe the compromise would be waiting until she's cleared the 1st trimester? Or rehearsing what to say or how to preempt her in person once the time comes? Or what if you were to reach out to your older sister, to gauge how your younger sister is holding up?
I just wanted to say I'm sorry you're in this situation. I also get your point about maybe saying something right now since your reaction might be more positive than two weeks from now. I totally get how you might not be feeling so happy/upbeat if you get a bfn 
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