TTCA Check In-2/2/17

[kensie5226]

dp21

nikiswimr

It's getting pretty light around here. How's everyone holding up? Since this check-in is bi-weekly I am going to start posting and OPP on the week that I don't post the check-in.

QOTW: Have you ever seen an actual groundhog?

[kensie5226]

I'm on my last day of Letrozole and I'll do Gonal-F on Saturday, monitoring on Monday and based on how my ovaries feel I'll probably trigger fairly soon after monitoring. MH's SA came back and his count and motility still look just barely normal, but his morph went from 2% to 1% so slightly lower than last time we tried. Still hoping my ovaries and eggs can make up the difference!

QOTW: Yep, we have one that lives under our porch. Coincidentally it's likely the reason we had a rodent/snake problem this spring......

[dp21]

Yikes, coming up soon!!!!

I am still waiting on CD1. I start a spot last night, literally one haha. I thought for sure coming today but nope, not here yet.

[nikiswimr]

kensie5226 I'm excited you're finally cycling! Hope things look great on Monday. And I'm all for the OPP. Now that we're back on the TTC train all the old IF feelings are back. Crazy because I have an awesome daughter, but there you are. Out of curiosity how do groundhogs play into the rodent/snake situation?

dp21 hoping CD1 comes quickly for you! What's the game plan after that?

[nikiswimr]

AFM, FET is officially pushed back til May. Hanging out having all the unprotected sex until then. We night weaned and I was curious if I'd get my cycle back but nothing regular. Of course I rarely ovulated pre-BF so not expecting any miracles. MH dropped off a sperm sample in case the FET doesn't work and we need to do a fresh cycle. So I'm just waiting. Story of my life.

[turquoisequeen]

Feb 2, 2017 14:36:55 GMT -5 nikiswimr said:

AFM, FET is officially pushed back til May. Hanging out having all the unprotected sex until then. We night weaned and I was curious if I'd get my cycle back but nothing regular. Of course I rarely ovulated pre-BF so not expecting any miracles. MH dropped off a sperm sample in case the FET doesn't work and we need to do a fresh cycle. So I'm just waiting. Story of my life.

Lurking.... I didn't get my cycle back until 3 weeks after stopping bfing completely. And I had night weaned already and then took 5 weeks to drop remaining feeds so basically 8 weeks from dropping the first feed. So there could still be hope you get your cycle!

[dp21]

nikiswimr,

My game plan:
1) Start birth control and repeat scope/endometrial scratch
2) Start meds for FET transfer (our last frozen embryo from IVF #3). Not genetically tested.
3) Then they plan to start lovenox if I have a positive pregnancy test

Usually with night weaning you should get your cycle back. My cycle came back on my daughter's first birthday!

So today, another day of spotting, come on period!!!!!

[nikiswimr]

dp21 we're also planning on transferring our (only) frozen embryo that isn't genetically tested. I have some feels about that, and we were originally going to do a fresh cycle and send everything for PGD, then transfer. But then we decided to just cross all the things and do the FET but now I'm wavering. Maybe I should just suck it up and do another fresh cycle.

[dp21]

nikiswimr, for me the FET is so much easier (no injections), faster, and way way cheaper. I'd personally lean towards FET. Ours is 1500 (with some discount lol) vs. 12K for fresh cycle. Plus you are paying storage fee on frozen as well. I like the idea of giving our embryo it's chance and I really hope this one is the one and our family will be complete. I really don't want to go through a 4th IVF cycle. We didn't genetically test because the cost was more than transferring our two embryos. It didn't make sense. Also under our insurance we get 3 transfers per live birth. It sounded like a ton at first!

Warning**********
This journey to TTC#2 has been a pain in the ass and horrible. I got pregnant first try with IVF #1. Now we have had two fresh IVFs failures, 1 FET pregnancy that ended in MC and it's 9 freaking months later.......................
*****************************************************************

So for me, 2 IVF failures used up 2 of 3 chances. The FET would have used our last try but we paid OOP and will do so for this next FET as well saving the last covered IVF for last hurrah. I'm praying praying praying this is the one for our take home baby and we can be done. Never thought I'd be in my shoes today. Can't predict anything is what I've learned. Never imagined I'd go through 3 IVFs and a FET and not have my complete family.

[kensie5226]

nikiswimr, the groundhog dug a hole under our porch and we're pretty sure that's how the mice were getting in. The fact that the mice were in our house was the driving factor for the snakes to come in and eat them. The snakes were coming through tiny unsealed parts of the foundation though. Oh lord I am so glad we solved that problem.

[nikiswimr]

Feb 3, 2017 11:32:02 GMT -5 kensie5226 said:

nikiswimr, the groundhog dug a hole under our porch and we're pretty sure that's how the mice were getting in. The fact that the mice were in our house was the driving factor for the snakes to come in and eat them. The snakes were coming through tiny unsealed parts of the foundation though. Oh lord I am so glad we solved that problem.

Well that's horrifying! I'm glad that's over!

[nikiswimr]

dp21 everything crossed for you this cycle lady

[shytimes]

kensie5226 SNAKES?! IN. YOUR. HOUSE?!

ETA: shouldn't surprise anyone I'm a dirty lurker and couldn't contain my horror of the snake-ness.

[kensie5226]

Feb 3, 2017 20:58:50 GMT -5 shytimes said:

kensie5226 SNAKES?! IN. YOUR. HOUSE?!

ETA: shouldn't surprise anyone I'm a dirty lurker and couldn't contain my horror of the snake-ness.

Oh yeah I actually took a photo of the one I found IN MY WALL. It was literally coming out of my wall. It was a horror-fest for a few months. I never knew what I was going to get in the laundry room.

[kensie5226]

Trigger tonight, IUI scheduled for Wed.

[shytimes]

kensie5226 you are made of strong stuff, lady. I would have just worn dirty clothes.

Good luck with the IUI!

[kensie5226]

shytimes, I even trapped and released them.