5/3/2016 *** Weekly Check-In***

[wirt2cute]

Happy May Ladies!!!!!


Status:



What are you doing this month?



Where are you at in your journey?


What is your mood?


QOTW: What are you looking forward to this summer; do you have any big plans, vacations, anniversaries, anything?

[tiresiastheblond]

Thanks for the checkin, wirt2cute!

Status:
TTC #2


What are you doing this month?
FET #2 is scheduled for May 20. This seems really far away, since my lining is ready now (9.8 and trilaminar--yeah!). The RE says this is not a problem, so I'm trying not to stress.


Where are you at in your journey?
3 IUS, 3 IVFs, 3 losses.


What is your mood?
Pretty calm. Maybe the extra magnesium I'm taking is kicking in.


QOTW: What are you looking forward to this summer; do you have any big plans, vacations, anniversaries, anything?
I'm hoping to visit my family and go out to Yellowstone. We shall see.

[wirt2cute]

tiresiastheblond, Yay for an awesome lining, FX for your May 20th FET!!

Status: TTC #3


What are you doing this month? Folic, iron, pnv


Where are you at in your journey? Well after a lot of discussion this weekend we have decided to pull the band-aid and start trying this month. I don't think I am going to temp, but just try to hit the days during my fertile week.


What is your mood? Great day so far. Looking forward to the weekend.


QOTW: What are you looking forward to this summer; do you have any big plans, vacations, anniversaries, anything? I am taking a cruise in June with my mom, aunt, and some family friends. I am so looking forward to just hanging out and relaxing.

[caer]

tiresiastheblond - all the things crossed for you this month! I'm glad your lining looks great and hope it remains that way.

How exciting wirt2cute! FX for you!

[caer]

Status: Cycle 12 of TFAS (1 AL)

What are you doing this month? OPKs and the usual things. This will be cycle 1 of three natural cycles before we move onto medicated TI.

Where are you at in your journey? CD 1. We've officially burned the bench!

What is your mood? Ok. I'm happy to be TTC again!

QOTW: What are you looking forward to this summer; do you have any big plans, vacations, anniversaries, anything?
We just got back from a cruise on Sunday so that was our big vacation this year. But I am looking forward to my brother and niece visiting in June. And hoping for a quick visit to Maine in August.

[wannabmama]

Status: still waiting

What are you doing this month? I'm a broken record, ha...waiting. Going to RE Thurs. also taking every witch potion possible to improve egg quality before IVF #2

Where are you at in your journey? Maybe 2po

What is your mood? Anxious

QOTW: What are you looking forward to this summer; do you have any big plans, vacations, anniversaries, anything? We don't have much planned bc we are going to be broke with my job situation and bc it's hard to plan around doing IF treatments. We are going to a family reunion in July and then if my gma is up for it (she's 93) my mom and I are driving her out to her lake house...should be...interesting. I'm really hoping MH and I can go away one night somewhere local-ish around my bday and one around our anniversary.

[cali]

Status: TTC#1, cycle # one million (I honestly lost count, but I think it's somewhere near 20)



What are you doing this month? Natural cycles.



Where are you at in your journey? Waiting to start IVF in July. The waiting sucks but with my school schedule it's the only time I could realistically do it with all the appointments.


What is your mood? Happy because I just finished finals yesterday and now I gave a week and a half off and MH and I are headed to Cali for vacation on Saturday. I cannot wait!!


QOTW: What are you looking forward to this summer; do you have any big plans, vacations, anniversaries, anything? As I mentioned about we're going on vacation all of next week and doing IVF in July/August. Other than that just summer school.

[wannabmama]

I'm with you cali feeling like its cycle one million...It hard to remember a time I wasn't TTC.

[beachdreamer]

Status: TFAS


What are you doing this month? Supplements, supplements, supplements, PNVs, BBT, OPKs, sex.....right now just waiting


Where are you at in your journey? CD24, 12 DPO


What is your mood? A little irritated that AF is expected on Mother's Day. Otherwise, it's good. I finally got some electrical work completed that has been causing stress over the last couple of years. (Long story) So glad that is over with!! We also don't have any other appointments the rest of this week -- a very rare thing. I'm hoping to actually get some stuff accomplished around here.


QOTW: What are you looking forward to this summer; do you have any big plans, vacations, anniversaries, anything? It's not really summer but H and I just celebrated 10 years since our first date. I can't believe we have been together this long. The biggest thing I'm looking forward to this summer is moving to our new house!!! That will keep us plenty busy. We also are doing a few long weekend trips..all short drives.

[beachdreamer]

tiresiastheblond, hooray for an awesome lining! I hope the next couple of weeks pass as quickly as possible for you.

wirt2cute, glad you are trying again. Good luck!!

caer, yay for officially TTC. Good luck to you too!

wannabmama, sorry you are stuck in waiting. I hope your RE appointment tomorrow is helpful. What supplements do they have you taking? I am on some for egg quality too, so I'm curious if there's any I am not trying.

cali, where in CA are you going? I miss living there so much. We joke we can never go on vacation there because I wouldn't get back on the plane to come home. lol

[wannabmama]

beachdreamer my RE didn't suggest them, I am totally going rogue...
They did suggest CoQ10 so I've been taking that. Then also Royal jelly and maca...that's all I'm taking now...but I'm still researching others, ha. My doc isn't very pro-supplements and normally I'm not either but I'm willing to try anything now. What are you taking?

[beachdreamer]

wannabmama, this is what I'm taking. The RE listed them as Ovarian Health Supplements.

Inositol - 2 g twice daily
CoQ10 - 200 mg twice daily
Folic Acid - 1 mg once daily (in addition to PNV)
L-Arginine - 1000 mg twice daily

I was initially taking Melatonin (3 mg at bedtime), but have since stopped. It has been shown to be a good antioxidant for eggs retrieved for IVF, but for other cycles I guess it can stop ovulation. I didn't want to take the chance since I O pretty regularly so I stopped. She also recommends 50 mg of DHEA daily but the nurse told me don't bother starting it since I was already CD 9 and my next cycle is a treatment cycle.

I am also taking 81 mg aspirin daily, and 5000 IU Vitamin D weekly. I have heard good things about Royal Jelly; I need to get some of that.

[hooligans4]

beachdreamer, you may want to switch from CoQ10 to ubiquinol.
As we get older our bodies aren't always able to convert ubiquinone (CoQ10) into ubiquinol, which is the bio available form. It costs more but if it's going to easier for your body to use so to me it's worth it.

On a side note anyone taking a statin drug should be taking ubiquinol also.

[beachdreamer]

hooligans4, I asked the RE if there was a certain type and she said it didn't matter. But I was already taking the ubiquinol one anyway so I just stuck with it and upped the amount. I was taking one a day and now it's 4.