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@bluestriped bee: I hope that Maui air does the trick for you!

@spaniellove: Somehow I disappeared off of graduates, lol.

@spaniellove: Also, I believe that MK0180 had an etopic m/c

@spaniellove: Thanks for keeping it all together! You rock!

I had my appointment this morning. Once again, they could only find 5 antral follicles, but at least today I got a doctor who commented that there were probably smaller ones they couldn't see. I'm going to start my injections tomorrow instead of today, but I was kind of mortified when they told me I'd be starting on 225iu Menopur and 225iu Bravelle (so 3 vials each). Besides the fact that I didn't order enough Menopur, that's twice as much as last time. The IVF coordinator definitely told me my numbers from my IUI cycle were decent IVF numbers, and I remember my E2 more than doubling every other day so I'm worried about OHSS at this dosage.

@marionberry: Hopefully they will...I remember last time they had to cut my dosage in half when they realized my E2 was tripling between appointments.

I just got a call from the nurse at my RE's office. My husband had blood work on the 31st to check for chromosome abnormalities and the results came back normal! Now I'm having blood drawn on Monday to make sure I'm still immune to measles. That will be followed by another blood draw on CD 2 or 3 to check my hormones again. It's been a year since I had that done. Then I'll be going for an HSG about a week after that.

So I woke up wondering when Infertility awareness month was and found this page. BTW, it's April.

http://awomanwithoutchildren.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/infertility-awareness-month/

I love the YouTube video. It's great.

Wanted to share this with you guys.

Just got the results from my Day 12 b/w & u/s after 50mg Clomid day 3-7, and I thought that I'd either get the green light or the red light for our timed intercourse this cycle. But they told me that I have some follicles that are not quite mature enough yet, and my estrogen level is 218 and LH is 6.7-something and lining is 6.3 and to come back again on Monday morning (CD14) for yet another round of b/w and u/s.

Is this typical? This is my first round of infertility treatment, and I knew I'd be coming into the RE's office frequently, but twice in three days? I love my RE and all the nurses, and I trust them and believe I'm in the best hands, but I'd be interested to know others' experiences. Thanks!

@Marionberry: Thanks! 2mm a day, huh? That's fascinating! I didn't know that.

@spaniellove: Hope everything is going well with your injections and that you have been able to discuss your OHSS concerns with your nurse or doctor.

@Leialou: Yay for normal results! Glad to hear things continue to progress for you

@bluestriped bee: Thank you for sharing Hope all is well in Maui!

@ineebee: Good luck today! I hope there has been some great progress with your follicle size. I have heard from others that when you go in for monitoring and things aren't quite where they need to be, that they have you return 2 or more days after.

@ineebee: Yay for triggering! Are you guys doing timed intercourse? I'm not sure if you know, but O generally happens 36 hours after trigger. Assuming the egg lasts for 12 hours, I always figure that gives us a 48 hour window for bd-ing from the time of trigger. Did you decide if you're going to tet out the trigger or just wait for the blood test?

@ineebee: I'm glad you are able to trigger!

@MrsCB: Yep! We're doing timed intercourse. My nurse gave me a sheet that pretty much gave us a BD schedule. Tonight: must. Tomorrow: optional. Wednesday: must, in the AM (!). Considering that it's really difficult to get DH up in the morning at ALL, it's gonna be a challenge getting him in the mood at 6:30am. =\

And I decided to wait for the blood test. I don't have any cheapie HPTs, so I'll just let my insurance cover the blood test and be done with it!

@Leialou: Yikes, thats a lot of blood! For the cd3 blood testing, I think they took 5 vials. I get close to passing out every time. What helps me is to lie down, have a full belly (when allowed!), and bring a granola bar just in case. Cold water helps right afterwards too.

As for me, I'm in the "waiting to O" game. I definitely prefer the TWW! O should happen next weekend, yay.

@ineebee: Yay for good dreams and a trigger shot!

@Leialou: Fasting blood draws are the hardest. That is a lot of blood though! Glad they were able to give you the care and attention you needed to recuperate afterwards. If it's not a fasting blood draw, be sure to drink fluids before going in. It helps the blood flow.

@Mrs.Someone: I'm halfway through the TWW, I think all waiting is hard. I wish those of us that have a hard time conceiving could have a speedier process

@Mrs.VW: Those feelings you described sound so familiar. I don't know if you have looked into the Circle + Bloom meditations, or if you're into that kind of thing, but they have been helping me manage the stress of all of this. I've only been doing them for a week, but I really enjoy them. Good luck today! So happy for you that you could get in so quickly!

@Leialou: That is a lot of blood! The only time I think I've had more than 1 vial was when we did genetic testing, or something similar to that, so you probably won't have to go through this again. But I've heard that drinking lots of water the day before and then another bottle of water an hour before helps a lot. Hope you're recovering well!

@Mrs.VW: That first appointment is exciting and nerve-wracking! Maybe consult appointments are always kind of exciting/scary. I second @sweetooth's suggestion about Circle+Bloom...I've been doing it for months now and although I can never seem to stay awake through the meditations they are definitely relaxing.

@spaniellove: I had my eye on the Circle + Bloom meditations after you spoke of them. Then I decided to jump in last week after my second IUI. I laughed when you said you can't seem to stay awake through them. Last night was the first time I did one with my husband lying beside me and I snored myself awake Obviously, I didn't make it through that one, but I like to think I was just that relaxed!

@sweetooth: Ya my DH was sick so we couldn't bd at all in the days before or after our IUI. We did finally bd once like 3 days after the iui but that was it for pretty much the whole cycle. So I am truly proof that it only takes one sperm and one egg. I hope that same "bad luck" turns out to be good luck for you guys!

@spaniellove: The second part is where I started this month. But I think the reason why I fall asleep is that the more I get into each consecutive day, the quicker I can fall into that relaxed state. I can only imagine how relaxed I might be when I do it from the beginning! Maybe I need to try doing them in the morning...