pomelo / 5041 posts
@sweetooth: That's exactly what my RE did too..12 dpo blood test. We chose not to test either in the meantime. I hope it works for you too!
honeydew / 7916 posts
@marionberry: Next time around I'm not testing out the trigger or POAS at all, just waiting for the beta. @sweetooth Fingers crossed for you!
pomelo / 5041 posts
@spaniellove: It's hard to do but I figured it was better than waiting to see the trigger test out and then anxiously waiting everyday to see if it came back. Plus temping helped give me that answer anyway.
nectarine / 2705 posts
@Mrs.Someone: Here's a link to a great website to help you out! http://glutenfreegirl.com/ I hope the month flies by
@marionberry: I hope it does too! I have to admit - this second week of waiting is MUCH harder than the first. I think I might go crazy this weekend! Did you get the answers to your bloodwork right away? Or was it still the afternoon before you knew the results?
@spaniellove: Thank you! I haven't checked in on your other thread. How are things going? Have you started the IVF process?
honeydew / 7916 posts
@marionberry: I'm not going to bother to temp since the progesterone will probably keep it artificially high, but I would like to be able to keep my hopes up until AF comes or I get a negative beta, if that happens. It was awful losing hope so early on and then getting AF early.
@sweetooth: I have a cycle off but they are keeping me busy with phone calls and paperwork and whatnot! My meds are arriving today and tomorrow I'm doing a trial transfer so they can figure out how far into my uterus they should transfer the embabies And I'm in the middle of the first of two rounds of antibiotics. Next week I'm rewarding myself with a massage! She's supposed to be really great with mother massage and works at a yoga studio that offers interesting classes...they're a bit too far for me to do classes regularly, but I want to check them out because they do occasional workshops on cloth diapering, family yoga, etc.
nectarine / 2705 posts
@Mrs.Someone: I'm not gluten free, but I have several friends who are. I think it would provide challenging for me in the kitchen, but if I needed to for my health, I'd be up for the challenge.
@spaniellove: You do sound busy with preparations and with pampering! A massage sounds heavenly! Nice find with the workshop location - interesting topics too. My yoga class is far, but worth the journey. However, if it wasn't offered on a Sunday, I wouldn't even think about it.
pomelo / 5041 posts
@sweetooth: I had my blood taken at 7:45 each time and got results somewhere between 10:30-11:30am so it wasn't too bad. It probably depends on if they're running the labs internally or having to send them out. It was a hard wait for us too in the TWW but I can warn you, it's nothing compared to the 2.5 week wait I'm doing now before the ultrasound.
@spaniellove: That makes sense. I forgot about the progesterone, since I didn't take any. Well then it sounds like an easy 2 weeks of trying to keep yourself busy and then just wait for the blood test or urine test right?! hehe. Keeping busy is honestly key. Sitting around at home waiting sucks, plus then you're tempted to POAS early.
kiwi / 526 posts
For those of you who have used Clomid, did you find that it gave you multiple days of positive OPKs? I was so excited with my early positive on CD16... but it's STAYED positive ever since, and I'm confused.
I usually keep testing to confirm the surge is gone, and in the past I've always gotten a negative just 6 hours after the positive. So to be on CD18 now and still getting positives morning, noon, and night is totally driving me crazy!
pomelo / 5041 posts
@alie: Not sure if it's clomid related. I've had many cycles where I got positive opk's for more than one day. But what I do know is that you always mark the LH surge from the first positive OPK regardless and according to the CBEFM ovulation occurs usually the day after the positive OPK. So get to BD'ing!
kiwi / 526 posts
@marionberry: Oh, don't worry - we're already on top of that I'm just starting to wonder when we can take a break! ha. Thank you though!
pear / 1786 posts
Hi ladies! Sorry I have been MIA for a couple of days, I need to catch up! I have been struggling with insurance approval on my Menopur and that has taken up all my spare time (and some that I didn't have to spare). I am so glad I get some coverage of my meds but I think they must intentionally make it difficult. I had to borrow two boxes of meds from my RE just to make it through until I was approved. Then ins. wouldn't approve as many vials as my RE wanted. They said we can submit my ultrasound results that I get tomorrow and they may approve more but it would not get here in time because of the weekend. I finally just decided to order a box of Menopur and pay out of pocket so that I would be sure to have enough meds to get me through until Monday. I am soooo very grateful I have some coverage but the bureaucracy is ridiculous! Sorry I had to vent, I don't mean to sound ungrateful. The hours I wasted this week on the phone will make me that much more appreciative for our (eventual) baby!
apricot / 452 posts
@kentuckygirl: You are so lucky that they are covering some it of! My insurance doesn't cover the menopur since it is an IVF drug and they do not cover IVF. I had to pay out of pocket and that stuff is expensive! Sor sorry you had to battle with them!
I haven't been around much either. I'm having a hard time lately. I found out yesterday that this is the second cycle in a row that I did not ovulate! Ovulation was the one thing we could count on before, but apparently not any more! My body is no longer responding to femara. The good news is that my cyst seems to be resolving itself. That means that I don't need to go on birth control next month and we can most likely proceed with the menopur injections. I am having a hard time accepting that another cycle is canceled. I am trying my best to look foward to next month.
honeydew / 7916 posts
@kentuckygirl: I'm sorry you're going through all of that! But I am also jealous you have any insurance coverage. Menopur is by far my most expensive med and it really does cost an arm and a leg to pay for it out of pocket.
Today was my trial transfer, which was supposed to be as quick and painless as an IUI, but wasn't exactly. But it's the LAST thing I had to do before starting IVF, so now all I have to do is wait for AF!
pomelo / 5041 posts
@kentuckygirl: I'm sorry you're having to deal with it, but glad that at least some of the cost is covered for you. Our insurance covered absolutely nothing, not even my bloodwork.
@justdarling: I'm so sorry to hear about your lack of ovulation. That has got to be hard! Is there another drug they're thinking of trying? What are the next steps if drugs don't work?
@spaniellove: How exciting! I can't wait for your IVF! What do they do in a trial transfer? Was it that much more painful than IUI? I found my IUI pain free.
apricot / 452 posts
@spaniellove: Sorry to hear that IVF was not painless. I didn't feel a thing with my IUIs so I would thing that IVF would be similar. At least you are one step closer!
@marionberry: I am going to be on menopur injections and femara next cycle. This combo is supposed to work better than just femara alone. Now I am waiting for CD 1 so we can get on with this. I go in for an ultrasound on CD 1 to make sure that the cyst is completely gone. As of yesterday it was a lot smaller so hopefully it will be gone. I am so tired of ultrasounds (or as I like to call it, the vag cam). I swear my doc is down there more than my husband is at this point!
pomelo / 5041 posts
@justdarling: That's good to hear. Hopefully this combo works great for you. I hated cd3 ultrasound because it was like, pull out your tampon and now have someone look in your crotch. Totally weird. The other one I didn't mind as much. But it is weird as you all sit around and watch pictures coming out of your crotch, lol.
pomelo / 5228 posts
Happy Friday! How is everyone doing?
@kentuckygirl: boo for bureaucracy... It sure sounds like a PITA now, but it will be worth it in the end!
@spaniellove: sorry to hear the trial wasn't as easy as expected Hopefully the real thing is better!
@justdarling: ugh, sorry to hear that you had to cancel the cycle! I know its frustrating to be excited for the month just to have to stop. You can join me in looking forward to February
I'm so looking forward for the time to pass, since we ended up having to take this month off. I'm in the process of detoxing for MTHFR and trying to be gluten-free. So far, I've been more tired and have had some instances of just feeling off. I imagine its just the detox, though I'm hoping my body gets used to it soon! Also, the GF thing isn't too bad so far, but we haven't gone out for a meal or hung out with friends yet... Really I'm just hoping the time flies between now and mid-February when we can get the show back on the road
honeydew / 7916 posts
@justdarling: Oh it does get awkward with the u/s! Although I think I didn't know what awkward was until yesterday when he was down there for an eternity, trying all the different catheters. At least with the wand everyone's looking at the screen. Do you happen to know why they're keeping Femara in the rotation if you're not responding to it anymore? I hope this combination works much better for you!
@Mrs.Someone: Hopefully this phase will pass and you'll eventually start feeling great when it's all out of your system! I think a lot of restaurants have gluten-free menus so it might be worthwhile to look for blogs/sites that list restaurants with GF dishes or menus? Before I got my food allergies figured out I had to go GF for a while because my gastroenterologist tested me for celiac and the results were messed up so he thought I might have it. He wanted me to repeat the test, but I never bothered to go back because the waiting room for the lab was full of sick people. The only advice I can offer is to stay away from the commercial gluten-free food if possible...it's expensive and fattening!
nectarine / 2705 posts
@kentuckygirl: Sorry to hear about the insurance issues. Glad to hear that you have coverage! But it would be nice if it didn't add stress to a process that doesn't need any help in that category.
@justdarling: A little good news, a little not as good news. It's a seesaw, isn't it? Or a rollercoaster I hope that your break is short and you're back into it before you know it. And your comment about the vag cam made me laugh Thanks I basically have to not think about it when it's happening and just focus on the screen.
@spaniellove: Sorry to hear that you experienced pain during your trial run. I recall having an antibiotic for the HSG that was supposed to help with pain, but maybe that's for pain afterwards. Bring on the AF! Sounds like you're all set and ready for IVF!
@Mrs.Someone: Happy Friday to you too! I bet the detox is hard. Glad to hear that you have been giving the gluten-free thing a try. I hope time flies for you - and at the same time I hope you enjoy each and every day too. I'm doing my best not to wish away time...even though the waiting really is the worst!
nectarine / 2705 posts
My bloodwork is on Monday AM to learn the results of my first IUI. I have a three-day weekend and I couldn't be happier. I'm just going to try and stay busy all day Monday after the bloodwork, and not listen to the voicemail until my husband comes home. Think I can make it??? I don't know. I'm surprised I haven't broken down and POAS. But I think I just want this to be positive SO badly, that I hope for really great news on Monday - and I don't want to ruin it with a stupid early pee stick. I'm trying to ignore the symptoms that feel like possible AF symptoms, because the progesterone is probably causing them. Sigh...is it Monday yet?
coconut / 8472 posts
LOL @ the vag cam comments. I had to have my millionth one today. I feel like I'm losing all sense of modesty, lol.
Today's CD13 for me, I took Femara on days 3-7. It looks like I'm making some progress, I have a 10mm follicle and an 11mm. I go back on Monday to see if they're getting bigger. It may not be stellar progress, but I'm coming along much more than I did with Clomid the last 2 cycles by CD13.
apricot / 452 posts
@Mrs.Someone: Hopefully February is a great month for both of us! My brithday is at the end of the month and I would really like to celebrate turning 35 with a BFP!
@spaniellove: I asked my doctor if I could stop taking the femara and she said to continue. She said that the injections will work together with the femara and I have better chances of ovulating if I take both of them. Who knows. I just have to trust her and go for it!
@sweetooth: Good luck on Monday!!! I can't believe you haven't broken down and POAS yet. You are so strong!
@MrsCB: That's great that you are making some progress with Femara. Hopefully that works for you!
honeydew / 7916 posts
@sweetooth: You can do it! What do you have planned to distract yourself? The progesterone does cause all kinds of confusing symptoms, so definitely ignore those symptoms! I'll have my fingers crossed for great results! Also...could I ask you to post the roll call again? I'm totally lost as to where everyone is and feel so bad.
pomelo / 5041 posts
@sweettooth: Best of luck in being able to hold off POAS. Also, there's no way I would be able to not pick up the phone when the nurse called. I wanted to know SO bad. Plus it was fun because then I actually got to go surprise DH with the news, which is something I was sure I wouldn't get to do.
pomelo / 5228 posts
@sweettooth: Wow, good for you for holding out! I really hope to see some good news for you on Monday. I don't think I would be able to hold on to a voicemail without listening to it!
@spaniellove: OMG I can't imagine having some male tech up in my business for that long! Maybe you can block it out Thanks for the advice on the GF foods. I've so far bought very little packaged stuff (we usually don't buy much). DH had a GF friend over this past weekend, so we already had some snacks in the house. Also, I somehow got lucky and the meals I planned for this week were already GF. I think I'm going to try to make a challah tonight too, hopefully its edible!
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
Ugh. My crappy mood continues.
I had a dream yesterday that I woke up from bed, POAS and got a BFP! I tried like 3 tests, even a digital. Then had started planning all of the other things.
Then reality comes into my dream and makes me realize, wait this is all a dream. I wake up IRL and POAS and its negative. Ugh, reality sucks!
Then last night, I realize that even though I'm on cycle 11/12 that my TTC/NTNT journey started 2 years and 2 months ago. I was only counting months where we BD'd and where I was in a TWW. Wow, that's why I'm so frustrated when I see friend get pregnant.
I mentioned most of this on the Unhappy thread but does anyone make deadline for yourself. Like I'll see a friend on FB get married and I think, 'ok, let's try to get pregnant before they do.' Of course, it doesn't happen. Every time it hurts.
So I don't want to say this on the main boards but I get a little sad and almost want to cry when I see any threads referring to when they want to try for #2. Ugh, I can't even get pregnant with #1.
I want to get set up an appt with a second fertility clinic but I haven't yet because I don't want to start the process over again. Will I have to have another HSG again? I'm not looking forward to it because I had some really bad pain post op.
Also, I kinda want to give my current dr another chance. Although, I'm afraid it's going to come out wrong and I'll just be complaining about things she's said to me. I need to be calm but this month is not a calm month for me.
Oh, that reminds me I need to check my insurance for acupuncture and set up that appt.
Ugh, man, oh man. Why does god want my journey to be so hard? What is he waiting for?
Oh, so another thing that has popped in my head is wondering if I'm strong enough to have a baby or strong enough to go through the adoption process. I'm getting all emotional now. The adoption process might be really difficult on us if we have a contested adoption. Then being a parent is going even harder. Ugh, beginning to think that maybe I'm not strong enough mentally to have a child.
Anyway, thanks for listening.
pomelo / 5041 posts
@bluestriped bee: A new clinic shouldn't mean a redo of an HSG. Sometimes they'll redo SA's but that's about it as long as you have your records transferred. Feel free to have an honest conversation with your current RE, but be open to what she has to say too. We can sometimes try to become the clinicians, but we didn't go to school for 20 years, and they know what they're doing.
I also know how frustrating what you're going through is. Even now, when pregnant, I keep waiting for the bottom to fall out, because it was so hard just to get here. I can't make you feel better, but I can just say to have faith that one day you will have everything you want. It may not be on your time schedule but it will happen. And you are emotionally strong enough to have a child (whether naturally or through adoption). You've made it this far, which is farther than many people could emotionally handle. Can you try to find some things to keep you busy and/or relaxed? I think that may help keep your mind off of frustrations with TTC.
honeydew / 7916 posts
@bluestriped bee: Maybe I can help in some way with the clinic part...there were times when I had second (and third) thoughts about switching to a different clinic. It helps a lot to clarify your reasons for wanting to switch and figure out what exactly is not working for you and whether you think this is something can be improved by trying another clinic or by working on your self-advocacy skills. Is it that you want more detailed testing? You want to change your protocol? Do you want a more aggressive protocol? Or do you think you're just generally frustrated that things aren't happening yet?
pomelo / 5041 posts
@spaniellove: Good point!
I knew I wanted a doc who was going to do all of the tests and was intent on finding the solution/plan right away. Luckily for me, that's exactly what my RE did, but if he had wanted to go slow I would've needed to either object or switch doctors.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@marionberry: Thanks.
@spaniellove: That's a good point. I think I'm frustrated that it hasn't happened yet and my dr tells me that I still have plenty of time. She doesn't know that I'm going to try the adoption route after 3-4 IUIs. I'm rather annoyed she told me that I'm mostly the reason for not being pregnant not my husband who has some health issues. I only get to see her for about 5 min when I got my ultrasound. I need to schedule an appt so we can have a long talk about our future plans.
Then maybe I'll feel comfortable getting a second opinion.
honeydew / 7916 posts
@bluestriped bee: I used to get frustrated too that my doctor wouldn't talk about my dx or where we were going during my procedures. It seems like at some practices they prefer to do that at consults...if they stopped to chat with every patient, they'd get so behind and the waiting room would get full. It really sounds like you guys need to have a long talk with your dr to go over all of your results and find out what's behind her comments. Also, it would be good to lay out a plan. You don't have to go into detail about adoption, just say IVF is not part of your plan and you're paying for your IUIs out of pocket so you guys need to work out how many IUIs you're doing and the protocol you'll be using.
pomelo / 5041 posts
@spaniellove: Wouldn't it be crazy if you got preggo this cycle in between IUI and IVF? So excited for you to start your protocols! Can't wait for you to share in the fears and frustrations of pregnancy lol.
pear / 1786 posts
@justdarling: So very sorry that this cycle got cancelled. Hopefully the addition of Menopur next cycle leads to great things! I also didn't respond to Femara.
pear / 1786 posts
@spaniellove: So sorry your trial transfer wasn't fun. Hopefully they figured out how to ensure the real deal goes well, though!
pear / 1786 posts
@bluestriped bee: UGH! I've had the BFP dream also only to wake up and realize that it wasn't real. That's such a crushing feeling when you do realize it was just a dream. Hopefully you can schedule a meeting with your dr. and just talk about plans and clear up her comments. Hugs!
pear / 1786 posts
@Mrs.Someone: I hope your wait for the next cycle passes quickly! As hard as it was for me mentally to take a month off from TTC, I think it helped me emotionally. I hope your detox and GF diet do the trick and Feb. is your lucky month!
pear / 1786 posts
@MrsCB: So happy that the Femara is working!!!
@sweetooth: I am going to be stalking this thread tomorrow for news! What time do you go for bloodwork (sorry if you posted that earlier in the thread)?
@alie: How are you doing? Did your OPK finally turn negative?
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