Hellobee Boards

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC?
-since May 2011
What are your plans for this cycle?
-IVF
How is your attitude/outlook?
-I'm excited!
What have you struggled with most this week?
-Patience. I'm not starting Lupron for a week and a half. I'm ready now!
What is your diagnosis?
-MF
It's August! What is the most exciting upcoming event for this month?
-definitely the IVF cycle!

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

Since August 2011/ 1 week into cycle 25

What are your plans for this cycle?

We are taking this cycle off from treatment (aside from the normal Metformin, supplements, and acupuncture). I made an appointment with RE for Sept. 9th. I want to just go in and re-evaluate before trying another IUI.

How is your attitude/outlook?

I have been a little on the down/negative since our 2nd failed IUI.

What have you struggled with most this week?

I have been better this week than I was last week about the IUI not working, but I am still struggling with it. I am just worried that nothign is going to work for us.

What is your diagnosis?

PCOS

It's August! What is the most exciting upcoming event for this month?

Well this is more what I am looking forward to in September, but my dad just asked if I wanted to go to Seattle with him in Sept. So, I'm going! It will be a nice little getaway. I won't see him too much, but I'm excited to get away and a have chance to see a new place.

@PastaAndPotato: hey I missed you!
@Leialou: ahh exciting!!
@Mrs. Polish: omg your final hearing, you must be thrilled that it'll be official and done

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC?
Since April 2012

What are your plans for this cycle?
Currently 3dpo from my first IUI

How is your attitude/outlook?
Hopeful. I feel like I'm doing everything I can to help myself be successful.

What have you struggled with most this week?
Well, the IUI was super painful (tricky cervix), the progesterone suppositories are so gross, and now I found out my dog has fleas, which is the most stressful part of my week.

What is your diagnosis?
Unexplained.

It's August! What is the most exciting upcoming event for this month?
Hmm... I guess my first ever beta on the 12th? And hopefully good news

@Sunshine1810: Yay for a vacation! I live in Seattle, so let me know if you need any recommendations of things to do/food to eat

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC? Cycle 21

What are your plans for this cycle? With a BFN again today at 13 DPO, I am just ready for AF to show so that we can move on. This is also the longest cycle I have had at 27 days, which is really a good thing, but I am just ready to move on since I really don't think I am PG.

How is your attitude/outlook? Anxious

What have you struggled with most this week? This was the final stretch of my TWW and so the hopeful waiting, early POASing, sadness for BFNs, and now just feeling ready to move on. Such a rollercoaster of a week.

What is your diagnosis? Age, little bit of everything.

It's August! What is the most exciting upcoming event for this month? We will be doing all the prep steps for IVF in September!!! ETA: In August we will do our prep steps and actually start our IVF cycle at the beginning of Sept. I am so eager to do something that has a better chance of success!

@Mrs. Polish: Yay for the final hearing and for back to school for your brothers!!! Best wishes at the hearing! I also want to thank you for keeping us going with new threads each week!!! And for your posts on IF on the blog!

@PastaAndPotato: I am so sorry to hear about your BFN on the FET. I was wondering about you recently. Do you have any more frozen embryos? So sorry to hear about your house, I hope that the rest of the work progresses quickly!

@Leialou: Yay for IVF!!!!!!!!!

@Sunshine1810: I think it is wise to meet with your RE and discuss options. I always felt like we kept doing the same things each month until I asked about other options. Hopefully your consultation will provide some good info on how to proceed.

@Shutterbug: I am so hopeful for your first-ever beta!

@Mrs.Someone: How are you doing? Thinking of you. Hugs!

@Happygal: I hope the Femara does the trick! What type of business are you starting? Good luck with it!!!

@Sunshine1810: i'm sorry you're feeling down, and get it 100% - this "break" has really worn on me because i feel like we're loosing precious time, although i know that realistically its better to take our time and pace ourselves - the second bfn really got me, too, because i was convinced that we had done everything "right" and it still didn't work. it's been really helpful for me to see the other women who have gone through a few bfns before getting the BFP, and seeing that there were other people in the same boat who made it to the other side

@Shutterbug: thank you - missed you too! and how exciting is your first beta on the 12th?! sending all manner of good thoughts and vibes your way, lady!

@Happygal: what kind of business are you starting?! that's incredibly exciting!

@kentuckygirl: ugh, i'm sorry about the bfn today

@Mrs. Polish: i just saw that your final hearing is coming up! congrats!

and, here's a pic of the house! (this is my first time trying to add a photo, so i hope it works haha)

@PastaAndPotato: Thanks, I'll be okay, I think I just need a breather. I completely get the feeling like we are wasting time, and I am struggling with that too. I just felt really drained emotionally this cycle, I think more so than any cycle yet and it scared me a little bit. I agree, I love seeing the positive stories, they give me hope! My friend from high school just found out that she is pregnant after her first round of IVF, she and her DH have been trying for over 6 years. That really gave me hope.

Your house looks like it's coming along! Glad you are getting closer to being able to start on the inside!

@pastaandpotato -- wow!

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC? 1yr+
What are your plans for this cycle? first cycle with RE - femara and ovidrel and timed bd
How is your attitude/outlook? ehh.. one day i'm hopeful and the next i'm crying so depends on the day. today feeling good after ultrasound with RE - 4 good-sized follicles!
What have you struggled with most this week? jealousy
What is your diagnosis? pcos, cervical stenosis due to leep procedure and dh low morphology
It's August! What is the most exciting upcoming event for this month? making the most of this cycle. also i am running a half marathon in vancouver with friends on the 10th!

@PastaAndPotato: WOW! I've never seen a house on jenga blocks before!

@Leialou: Good luck with IVF. I really hope we both finally get our BFPs!

@Sunshine1810: Have a great trip to Seattle. It is one of my favorite cities!

@Shutterbug: I'm sorry the IUI was painful. Hopefully this cycle is successful!

@Happygal: I've heard that a lot of people who were not successful with Clomid are successful with Femara. Good luck this cycle.

@kentuckygirl: I am so sorry about the BFN. A few of us are doing IVF right now so there is a lot of support.

@Mrs. Polish: Thanks for keeping this going and congrats on the final hearing! So exciting!

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC?
Since April 2012

What are your plans for this cycle?
Taking Estrace for the rest of this cycle then Ethinyl Estradiol for the first few days of next cycle and TI

How is your attitude/outlook?
Meh, trying not to think about IF still!

What have you struggled with most this week?
Things not related to IF

What is your diagnosis?
A little of everything but mostly DOR and MFI

It's August! What is the most exciting upcoming event for this month?
Is it bad that I don't know?

One more thing...I've been meaning to post these links in the hope that they'd help someone.

Miscarriage Research
https://sites.google.com/site/miscarriageresearch/home

Agate's guide to learning from your IVF cycle
http://www.fertilityfriends.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=283000.0
(I think this is useful for many IF ladies, not just those currently doing IVF)

@Mrs.Someone: Thank you!!

@spaniellove: Good to know! I think just going over everything and talking about the plan will help me deal with everything going forward.

@justdarling: Hindsight is always 50/50, but I'll never stop wishing I'd known to speak up when I realized one of my follicles was so much bigger than the rest. I assumed they'd cancel me if things didn't look good...I didn't know they'd let me go all the way to transfer and let me spend the $15k.

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC?
Since March '12

What are your plans for this cycle?
Taking a break for testing, consulting with RE

How is your attitude/outlook?
Blah. I was in a good mood this morning, but I didn't love the RE so I'm not too enthused at the moment.

What have you struggled with most this week?
Coming out of the closet so to speak... I told a close friend about our struggles yesterday because I wanted her to know I am sensitive to baby stuff. Also its rough when family members bug me about having kids (We don't plan on telling anyone but immediate family).

What is your diagnosis?
MTHFR, Hashimoto's, Autoimmune

It's August! What is the most exciting upcoming event for this month?
Heading to S. America at the end of the month to visit DH's family. I go back and forth between being excited and nervous about it, because of spending a lot of time with our niece and new nephew. Excited to see them, but its going to hard to be around them considering our issues. Also, I always get frustrated with the language issue (they all speak perfect English, just not all the time..)

We had our consult this morning with the RE. Overall, I didn't really like her. She was very aloof and didn't seem too interested. Also she implied that my first m/c didn't really "count". Not a nice thing to say to someone who has just had a loss If we end up going back to the clinic, I think I'll ask to switch to the doc that did my HSG, I liked her a lot (she wasn't available for a while for this consult).

She basically said that what my ND has me on is a good treatment and wouldn't suggest anything other than more blood tests right now, including karyotyping. I was able to rule out a few things with the DNA testing we've already done though.

She also thought I should take progesterone in the LP, but I don't plan on doing that right now since my LP is 13 days with no spotting. Instead, I'll just continue testing at 12dpo and use P as soon as I get a BFP. She suggested doing a progesterone pool if I didn't want to take the P early (test on 3 days and average it).

Phew... Thats a long post Has anyone else had Karyotyping done?

I have a "Do Over"

What cycle are you on/how long have you been TTC? Now officially on Cycle 22. AF arrived today and I already called the clinic for an appointment!

What are your plans for this cycle? Prep steps for IVF!!! I go to my new RE on Tuesday for their IVF Education Day. I will get my treatment plan, have injections training, and DH will have a semen analysis.

How is your attitude/outlook? Excited! I have mourned the failure of my last IUI for the past two weeks really, as I didn't expect it to be successful. Now that I don't have to wait impatiently for AF, I am excited to move ahead to IVF!

What have you struggled with most this week? The rollercoaster of the TWW.

What is your diagnosis? Age, little bit of everything

It's August! What is the most exciting upcoming event for this month? Starting the prep steps for IVF. We will actually do the IVF with my next cycle in late August/early September.

@Sunshine1810: Yep, the plan is to switch if we go back to this clinic, but this was really just a "second opinion" appointment and I think we'll be sticking with the ND for now.

@Shutterbug: I actually have plenty of progesterone left over from my last pregnancy. I ordered it online before I knew of the m/c. Already talked to the ND about it, I'm to start taking it right away when I get another

@TheReelDeal: congrats on almost being done with grad school!!

@KentuckyGirl, @Leialou, @JustDarling--it's great you all have each other for support. I'll be watching carefully for updates, and I'm so glad you can cheer each other on as well!

@KentuckyGirl--hope you can get the anxiety level down. Have you done the Circle + Bloom exercises before? I haven't, but it does sound like they're helpful.

@PastaandPotato: what a crazy picture! I'm sorry--you've probably already shared this story, but where have you been staying all this time? I would be so eager to get my home back! We still rent, and I dream of having a place all of our own some day.

@LittleRedHairedGrl: we can compare our first time Femara experiences! And jealously is the worse. I feel lousy for having what feels like ugly thoughts, but it is so hard. I love the quote "jealousy is the thief of joy." So true. Are you feeling prepared for your race? I'm impressed! The most I've run is a 10K, and that about did me in.

@SpanielLove: your posts always lead me to google. I've looked up all sorts of meds and acronyms! I'm learning a lot through you. Let's help you think of something to be excited about for August....maybe a non-IF goal? I like setting purely happy goals, like trying out a new restaurant, seeing a movie, making an elaborate meal at home. And thanks for the Softcup heads-up; I used them once in college and had to talk myself out of panicking when it was stubborn and didn't want to come out. I don't know if they're really worth it, and it's certain to kill any kind of romantic mood.

@Mrs.Someone: where in South America? I've wanted to get there for some time, but have only traveled to Central America so far. I'm sorry you don't love the RE--she sounds not awesome. We can start a "we don't love our RE" club, but I guess that's a bit negative, huh....but it's true. I don't like mine all that much either! I've been jealous of your great sounding ND and wish there was someone like that for me to see.

@TheReelDeal: "I can't control if the sperm will meet the egg." Truth! A very good reminder. What are you studying in grad school? Will you have a celebration?

I'm starting my own tutoring business. I've dreamed about it for awhile (and talked about it, too), so I'm excited and nervous to step forward and finally try to make it happen!