****3/22/2016 WEEKLY CHECK-IN****

[wirt2cute]

Status:




What are you doing this month?




Where are you at in your journey?




What is your mood?




QOTW: What’s the best food you’ve ever eaten?

[wirt2cute]

Status: Breaking

What are you doing this month? Hanging out

Where are you at in your journey? H and I had a real discussion last night about the possibility of starting TTC at the beginning of the summer. We both want to be realistic about our relationship and where we stand so we are tentatively thinking about possibly trying at the beginning of the summer.

What is your mood? Rushed!! I have so much to do before I go to Texas for an entire week. My intensive class is going on next week and I just feel like I have so much to do just to make sure the boys are set while I am gone. So I have been making list galore, and I just feel so unprepared.


QOTW: What’s the best food you’ve ever eaten? I was at the Washington airport and I picked up a spinach quiche from one of the vendors. I got on the plane and starting eating and I literally had an OMG moment. It was the best tasting quiche I have ever had. That was 6 years ago and I still remember the taste and the goodness of that quiche. The eggs, cheese, spinach, and mushrooms all together was amazing.

[wannabmama]

wirt2cute that's funny that an airport meal was so memorable...fun thing from an unexpected source!
Status: TTC #1
What are you doing this month? IVF #1
Where are you at in your journey? ER tomorrow!
What is your mood? I got suddenly sick yesterday and it's making me really worried about what impact it may have on the retrieval. I haven't been feeling stressed but now I am. I took the day off work to just rest and relax and heal today, I hope it works.
QOTW: such a hard question! I think my mom's leg of lamb. I've tried replicating it but she does it best.

[tiresiastheblond]

wirt2cute, Thanks for the checkin, and yay for what sounds like a great talk with your husband! What class are you taking?

Status: TTC #2 for 2 years


What are you doing this month? Prepping for FET (Gobs of vitamins and fish oil, a few other supplements, magnesium to calm my nerves, lots of exercise, 1200 calorie/60 carb mostly paleo diet. Fun stuff). Monitoring appointment is tomorrow, and I start meds if things look good.


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


What is your mood? Pretty good, and less focused on TTC per se. One positive about all this is that it's gotten me serious about my health in general, and I feel much better. I would never have known I had issues to work on if I hadn't been tested because of that last loss, so win?


QOTW: What’s the best food you’ve ever eaten?
It's hard to separate the food from the experience! I'm going to say the gelato I ate so much of on our honeymoon in Italy and Slovenia, because it's such a nice memory.

[tiresiastheblond]

Good luck tomorrow, wannabmama ! I hope your day off is relaxing!

[summergirl1211]

wirt2cute, thanks for the check-in! And thanks for the Chris O'Donnell/LL Cool J GIF. I love them. I'm glad to hear you and your H are tentatively setting a timeline for TTC again. That makes me so happy for you.

Good luck tomorrow wannabmama! I hope your rest today makes you feel better and the ER goes smoothly.

Good luck tiresiastheblond! I'm glad that you can see the positive out of such a trying journey. My fingers are always crossed for you.


Status: TFAS


What are you doing this month? Clomid, monitoring, PNV and TI


Where are you at in your journey? CD26, 9DPO


What is your mood? Pretty good. Not looking forward to the snow storm that's coming tomorrow and am just willing the last few days of this cycle to pass quickly so that we can hopefully have a better chance next cycle with IUI.


QOTW: What’s the best food you’ve ever eaten? That's tough. I had an amazing steak with bacon-wrapped shrimp at Emeril's restaurant a few years ago. Everything about it was to die for. My second choice would be the soft eggs and lobster bruschetta I've had at a local restaurant here. It's amazing.

[wirt2cute]

wannabmama, I hope you feel better soon, I have everything crossed for your ER tomorrow. I agree the airport is not the norm for a best food choice.

tiresiastheblond, I am taking a Philosophy and Education course to finish up my masters. I hope next week will be fun, especially meeting new classmates. Glad to here you are getting healthier and good luck at your monitoring appointment.

@usernameedit, I'm so sorry about your loss ((hugs)).

summergirl1211, good luck this cycle, hopefully the snow storm will not be too bad.

[beachdreamer]

wirt2cute, glad you and your H had a good talk and that you are thinking about TTC again.
wannabmama, Good luck with your ER tomorrow. I hope you are feeling better.
tiresiastheblond, always have my fingers crossed for you. I'm glad you are feeling healthier overall.
@usernameedit, I'm sorry about your loss.
summergirl1211, I'll be hoping for CD1 for you so that you can get moving with IUI. And stay away snow!!

Status: TTC #2

What are you doing this month? PNVs, OPKs, testing

Where are you at in your journey? Cycle 7, CD9

What is your mood? It's alright. Glad we are testing. HSG today was uncomfortable for a moment but wasn't bad at all. No issues in either uterus or tubes. CD3 bloodwork was fine. H has his SA today so we'll see what that says; then CD 21 bloodwork. We are benched for 24 hours so we'll be cutting it close with O timing, but if this cycle doesn't work out, I'm ok with being benched to hopefully get answers and a gameplan. This respiratory virus seems to be on its way out too....finally. So that's another good thing.

QOTW: What’s the best food you’ve ever eaten? When our office closed two years ago, the "higher ups" treated us to dinner at a really nice steakhouse. Seriously THE best steak I have ever had!! It was worth the $50 price tag and then some. My friend and I were so embarrassed that one of the girls asked for steak sauce. Even if that was acceptable at a place like that, the steak didn't need it. I am glad I wasn't the one picking up the check, but I definitely would go again for a special occasion. The food was so good!!

[river]

I got a kick out of the airport quiche being so good wirt2cute. GL getting everything set for your trip!
wannabmama, I hope everything goes smoothly with the retrieval tomorrow.
tiresiastheblond, finding out about unrelated health issues is a mixed blessing, for sure.
@usernameedit, so sorry for your loss.
summergirl1211, I hope the snow and your last few CDs pass quickly!
beachdreamer, being benched to gather all of the info is as good a reason as any. I hope results continue to be good.

What are you doing this month? IUI #1, today is CD11. My OPK has negative every day in 2016 so I'm very curious to see what my BW looks like tomorrow.

Where are you at in your journey? IUI #1. We began seeing the RE in November.

What is your mood? I'm good most days. Annoyed at the headaches that come with the injectables, but they're manageable.

QOTW: What’s the best food you’ve ever eaten? This is hard, I love food... I have two experiences, at opposite ends of the spectrum. One is a meal in New Orleans - a cold Abita and gumbo at a dive bar; the other is a spinach gnocchi dish at one of the best Italian restaurants in Philadelphia.

[bazinga]

wirt2cute, thank you for the check in. And I'm happy for you that you keep working things out with YH.

wannabmama, I hope you had some wonderful day. Good luck tomorrow, i'll be thinking good thoughts for you.

tiresiastheblond, I hope your appointment goes well tomorrow.

@usernameedit,I wish MH could cook like yours!

summergirl1211, I hope the storm passes quickly. Brrr. And good luck this cycle, or moving on to the next.

beachdreamer, I'm glad your tests are looking good and hope that continues to be the case and you come up with a plan. I'm in a similar place bit threes been no mention of CD21 blood work. What does that test for?

river, good luck with your first IUI.

AFM...
Status: TFAS

What are you doing this month? Lots of acronyms

Where are you in your journey? Cycle 7AL, 5 DPO

What's your mood? OK, but getting impatient to have some answers and/or a plan. My u/s last week all looked normal which is good so we'll go ahead with SA and HSG next. I'm just waiting for the order to be approved for my HSG before I can schedule but the timing is making me anxious. Assuming AF arrives at the end of next week, with the length of my periods and a trip planned for my birthday the following weekend, there's only a couple of days that would work and still allow us to HIO pre-O next cycle...

QOTW: I have two very memorable meals, but I remember the restaurants and experience more so than the food (which I recall as being amazing but don't remember the details). The first was a meal at a very fancy restaurant on the royal mile in Edinburgh after graduation - I think a mushroom ravioli featured. The second was when I met with a collaborator in Rome and they took us to an amazing restaurant for a 5 course meal. They chose everything for us and everything was glorious. Best Tiramisu. Ever.

[beachdreamer]

bazinga, CD21 blood work checks progesterone levels.

I guess I was wrong about my CD3 blood work, too. The OB just called me. She said while the numbers were in a "normal" range for the lab and most people, they weren't what they like to see for someone trying to get pregnant?? Example: my thyroid was 3.2, which is considered normal, but for trying to get pregnant they want it at a 2 max. And my AMH was low, but it wasn't showing in the online results since that was an outside lab. Long story short, things are crappier than they seemed at first, and now I'm crying. So stupid I know…just tired and emotional.

[summergirl1211]

Mar 23, 2016 12:47:15 GMT -5 beachdreamer said:

bazinga , CD21 blood work checks progesterone levels.

I guess I was wrong about my CD3 blood work, too. The OB just called me. She said while the numbers were in a "normal" range for the lab and most people, they weren't what they like to see for someone trying to get pregnant?? Example: my thyroid was 3.2, which is considered normal, but for trying to get pregnant they want it at a 2 max. And my AMH was low, but it wasn't showing in the online results since that was an outside lab. Long story short, things are crappier than they seemed at first, and now I'm crying. So stupid I know…just tired and emotional.

beachdreamer , I'm sorry you're so stressed. What was your AMH level? I also had elevated thyroid levels (mine was 4.2) and was put on the lowest dose of Levothyroxine. My RE wanted my number to be below 3 even though ideal for most docs is under 2. The medication does take some time to kick in (I've heard standard response is about 6 weeks). Sometimes I feel like the OB's throw their hands up in the air if your hormones are even off slightly, whereas a RE has a better understanding of what options you have even if you're slightly outside of normal ranges. Did your OB have any suggestions for you? Hugs girl. 

[beachdreamer]

Good luck, @usernameedit. The TWW is such a mind game. May the next 10 days go quickly for you.

summergirl1211, I don't know the actual AMH number since it was through a different lab and didn't show in my online chart. The OB just said "low. " I will know the actual number this afternoon or tomorrow when I pick up a copy of the report from their office. She said we could try thyroid meds first but that would be a slower process or we could consult with the RE (the one I saw yesterday for HSG and H went to for SA) to be more aggressive. She said with our ages, she would recommend the RE route if we really wanted a 2nd baby. She said that is RE's specialty and they have better options (even before getting to IVF) than just the basic things (Clomid) the OB office does. I think I'm going to wait on CD21 results then schedule that appointment. I don't want to do it before because then we won't have 100% of the tests in. I just want to have the full picture if we're coming up with a game plan.

[wirt2cute]

wannabmama, FX for a great ER today!!!!!

[wannabmama]

Mar 23, 2016 14:54:31 GMT -5 wirt2cute said:

wannabmama, FX for a great ER today!!!!!

Thanks! I'm recovering now. The procedure went fine. Only five eggs retrieved, though. So a little disappointing. But, I hope we get T least a few to fertilize. FX!

[summergirl1211]

Mar 23, 2016 14:14:34 GMT -5 beachdreamer said:

Good luck, @usernameedit . The TWW is such a mind game. May the next 10 days go quickly for you.

summergirl1211 , I don't know the actual AMH number since it was through a different lab and didn't show in my online chart. The OB just said "low. " I will know the actual number this afternoon or tomorrow when I pick up a copy of the report from their office. She said we could try thyroid meds first but that would be a slower process or we could consult with the RE (the one I saw yesterday for HSG and H went to for SA) to be more aggressive. She said with our ages, she would recommend the RE route if we really wanted a 2nd baby. She said that is RE's specialty and they have better options (even before getting to IVF) than just the basic things (Clomid) the OB office does. I think I'm going to wait on CD21 results then schedule that appointment. I don't want to do it before because then we won't have 100% of the tests in. I just want to have the full picture if we're coming up with a game plan.

Good luck. Thyroid stuff is so weird. My PCP doesn't even treat thyroid stuff unless the number is over 5, but she understood why my RE wanted to have it closer to "normal" range for TTC stuff. So if you do see a RE they might have different requirements than your OB would for future treatment plans. Something to keep in mind though- many RE offices book quite a ways out, especially for new patients. If you're thinking that might be the route you take you might want to call now and set something up. 

[beachdreamer]

summergirl1211, I got my report this afternoon. AMH was .56.

[bazinga]

Hugs to you beachdreamer, I'm so sorry the news today wasn't what you expected.

Glad your procedure went well wannabmama. FX for you!

[summergirl1211]

Mar 23, 2016 20:33:50 GMT -5 beachdreamer said:

summergirl1211 , I got my report this afternoon. AMH was .56.

Hugs beachdreamer. Hopefully between your OB and your RE you'll have a good plan in place. I'm thinking of you!

[wirt2cute]

((Hugs)) beachdreamer,

wannabmama, FX you have a great report.

[tiresiastheblond]

beachdreamer, I'm sorry you got disappointing news. Hugs. I hope controlling the thyroid will make a big difference, and I've seen people on these boards have success with lower amh than yours. The nice people on the DOR checkin on 3T/IF might be able to give you some good information. I also agree with the suggestion to make the RE apt as soon as possible. Did your RE refer you to someone, or do you need to find one?

[tiresiastheblond]

wannabmama, FX for a great report today!