Post by easilyunamused on May 2, 2016 9:52:19 GMT -5
This check-in is meant for anyone on GKU who has hit the 1 year mark of TTC (6 months if you’re over 35), has an infertility diagnosis, or is going through IF testing/treatment. It is meant to be a place for people to share and ask any questions who might not participate on 3T/IF and who would like the company of others going through the same experiences.
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Hi all! I've been bad about remembering to check in lately. I'm just starting my TWW for Cycle 4 with the RE, and (I think) I've decided that, if this cycle is a bust and DH is on board, I want to push up starting meds from July to this next cycle. I have zero faith in my body working on its own at this point, and DH and I are not getting any younger. I think I'll ask to try Femara, as I'm just nervous about all the side effects with Clomid (my RE said he uses both).
QOTW: Probably cinnamon sugar French toast and crispy bacon. Maybe throw in a fresh hot biscuit too.
Hi all. I'm 11DPO, still early but I did test this morning and got a BFN. Also am trying to keep a migraine away, that is my biggest pre-period sign so I'm pretty sure I'm out.
If this round is a bust we'll move on to IVF but in CA so it will likely be July before we can even start that process.
QOTW: I'm a good old scrambled eggs, potatoes, and bacon kind of girl.
Me: 31 Wife: 30. Legally married 2008, thanks CA! TTC #1 since 11/14 using donor sperm. IUIs Jan-Aug 2015 BFN Sept & OCT 2015 added Femara. BFN Saw RE December 2015. IUI with Clomid & Trigger Jan 2016 BFN IUI #13 with Follistim April 2016 BFFN IVF #1 July 2016. 14R, 10F, 6 Day 5 embryos. 4 PGS normal embabies!
Hey franz. Finally started Provera on Friday, thanks to some encouragement from some goods friends of mine. :) Three days down and we'll be ready to start treatment again with next cycle.
QOTW:What is your ideal breakfast? Do I get to have the ideal stomach capacity, wallet, time, and appetite, too? I love breakfast foods. There is almost nothing I won't eat. My ideal would be everything.
I'm heading to the RE on Thursday. Got a lot to talk to her about. I started OPKs last week and temping to try to figure out what's going on with my body and it looks like I maybe ovulated yesterday, but not sure what my body's doing really. I still need my hsg and maybe more blood work before we can do IVF again but I also want to see what she thinks about this last cycle and what we might change or whatever whenever I can actually get back to it.
QOTW: oh man, it depends on my mood. I love waffles or pancakes and bacon...but also egg and cheese breakfast sandwiches. And hash browns... And occasionally...good old biscuits and gravy!
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
daisy818 good luck with this cycle and coming up with a plan with RE that you are comfortable with JustJudy sorry about the BFN Rama good luck with treatment! wannabmama I hope your RE can give some insight to last cycle
AFM, I am kind of a mess right now. I haven't updated here at all in a while because work has been SO crazy. Which is not helping my stress levels. Between work and IF I am a wreck.
This cycle just got cancelled by my RE due to over-response to clomid. I am so disappointed but also so thankful that I am being monitored. I know there has been discussion about monitoring on clomid and I just want to say that after my experience I think it is sooo important.
I went in on CD10 with a 14mm and a 17mm follicle and a bunch of other smaller ones. They actually told me to trigger the next day because "usually" follicles grow 1mm a day. Due to the fact on a natural cycle I didn't ovulate a full week after having a 17mm follicle I asked them to come in for the US to confirm the next day.
CD11 I had a 14,16,18,19 and a BUNCH of smaller ones. The past two cycles I haven't ovulated until 3 days after the trigger shot giving a lot of time for the other follicles to grow (especially considering my 14 on CD10 went to 18 in one day) So scary.
So my RE is going to try femara next cycle instead of clomid since apparently my body responds too severely with the clomid. The cancelled cycle coupled with my BFF having her baby this weekend and another friend's baby shower has been a rough rough weekend...
Post by thelittleredm on May 2, 2016 12:30:03 GMT -5
Nothing much happening here. H still hasn't scheduled an SA and he's supposed to call the doctor's office again today. I'm feeling weirdly hopeful this cycle given we have crappy timing.
QOTW: I don't eat a lot of breakfast but I'm always down for a breakfast burrito or eggs benedict or country fried steak. Mmmm Or fruit crepes.
daisy818, My dad used to make us cinnamon sugar french toast all the time! So good. Rama, Good luck with the new meds! wannabmama, I hope you guys are able to get a good plan on place for your next IVF. jense927, Big big big hugs lady ozgal, No advice but your breakfast of choice sounds awesome.
Post by easilyunamused on May 2, 2016 12:37:31 GMT -5
daisy818 , I'm impressed you have been as patient as you have been with waiting a few cycles before going medicated. I personally have not had a lot of side effects with clomid, but what one are you worried about?
Rama , Yay! I am so happy you are ready to get back into treatment. Good luck!
wannabmama , good luck with the RE and starting a new cycle. Hopefully you can get a good game plan ready.
jense927 , holy crap those grew fast! And yes, perfect reason you should be monitored. Sorry for the rough week. I hope this next cycle with fermera goes much smoother.
ozgal , welcome! You can shoot cateyes a PM with your info and she can add you to the formal check-in.I am sorry for your BFN. I am not sure why your RE wanted you to do an unmedicated IUI and now a medicated TI cycle. Maybe another lady here who knows more can answer that. But for me, I want to stack the deck in my favor with IF, so I would push to do the IUI with the medicated cycle. Do they want you to also do a trigger shot, or will you track your O with opks?
Post by easilyunamused on May 2, 2016 12:42:52 GMT -5
AFM, IUI # 2 is on the books. It was a rocky start today, and MHs numbers were less than 5 million. I don't get it. When H has his SA, the RE said all looked just fine. But with last cycle only being 10 mil, and this cycle 5 mil, I feel like that is very low.
My body decided to actually work with me though. When I went in for CD12 monitoring, I was ready to trigger with one follicle at 23. SO now I wait. If this cycle is a bust, we will talk to the RE. I'm not ready to go into IVF yet, so I don't know what will happen.
QOTW: I love breakfast foods! I have a good biscuits and gravy recipe that I like to make.
Post by thechickencoop on May 2, 2016 12:43:19 GMT -5
Hiiii! I'll have to tag when I get home later!
We got some lab results back - everything so far was normal but my prolactin, which was slightly elevated at 31 (I think she said their range was <28). We're still waiting on all of the rest of the RPL testing, chromosomal tests, etc.
I'm getting a repeat prolactin and a progesterone on Friday at 7 DPO (fasting...ugggghhh s/o breakfast foods!!!) so we'll hopefully have some more answers then.
I was going to schedule my endo biopsy for this cycle too but decided to wait til next one just to see what our bloodwork says (just...Ya know...to break up our coinsurance a bit) but H thought I was crazy so I might still do that.
QOTW: Gimmie all.the.breakfast food. I love everything. Heavy, light, Nomnomnom.
Post by hydrangea1019 on May 2, 2016 13:02:37 GMT -5
daisy818 GL with developing a plan with your RE! Rama GL with upcoming treatment jense927 it's frustrating about the over response, but such a good thing you're being monitored and safe!
Hey all. I'm here still waiting out this cycle. DH 2nd SA is tomorrow. I'm eager to hear about the results since his first was pretty low after 2 days of abstinence.
I've basically been offered a new job and most likely I'll take it. But this will most likely put us on hold for treatment as I'll need to build up my time again. However with this new job, the cost of treatment and potentially IVF would be less of a burden.
QOTW: probably a big ol' country breakfast: biscuits and gravy, bacon, sausage, waffles... Mmmmmm (this is clearly not eaten on a daily basis lol)
{Click here to see more.} daisy818 starting meds sounds like a great step to move to next, I hope your doc is on board with that to up your chances! JustJudy FX that it's just early!! The TWW sucks so bad. Rama yay for getting to start next cycle again!! My hopes are so high for you! wannabmama I hope you can see what your body is up to, and that your doctor has some good insight on the protocol for IVF #2 jense927 Ughhh I'm so sorry for the cancellation. Monitoring is oh-so good for catching the over response but it still sucks to be out this cycle for the IUI. ozgal welcome! but sorry you find yourself here. I understand wanting to utilize Clomid cycles to get the best chances with IUI since you can only use it so many times, although I'm not experienced in either Clomid or IUI. I hope your doctor listens to your concern and you both agree to the course that makes you excited and hopeful! thelittleredm it'd be awesome if this cycle was a success, my hope is up with yours! Either way, I hope your H's SA can happen soon. easilyunamused I hope those numbers are all it takes so you don't have to move to IVF! It's hard to wonder why the counts change so much, that's stressful. thechickencoop that's a lot of testing, I hope that your results reveal only easily treatable things! hydrangea1019 congrats on the new job and it potentially helping pay for any IF treatment! FX for YH's SA to be reassuring. ugaqueencity Glad you are getting to have a plan to move forward with!
AFM: I've been in a dark place the past couple of weeks, not just for IF reasons -- thankfully I've started seeing a therapist who I think is a great fit for me, so I think she will help me work through some of my tough feelings. So I dropped the ball a lot on pushing myself to start testing and such.
H this past week has felt a little more emotional about us not getting pregnant yet and expressed great interest in starting the testing process, which was encouraging for me to take some steps. With him being even more on board and supportive, I think it'll be easier to make appointments because it's not totally self-motivated.
I emailed my insurance company today to ask if I need a referral from a gyno (who I need to see anyway just because it's that time of year) to get testing covered. I thought about calling them being faster, but I figure having something in writing can't hurt with the mess that insurance can be! When they answer back, I'm definitely scheduling something with a gynecologist (I switched insurance so I need a new one) but depending on their answer, I may also go ahead and schedule an appointment with the RE office that I am leaning towards. I'm thankful that our metro area has quite a few that people have very positive things to say about!
TL;DR -- struggling with life but should know what my next step is hopefully by tomorrow!
QOTW: What is your ideal breakfast? I loooove huevos rancheros. Everything good about breakfast -- cheesy, carb-filled, spicy, comforting. I add sliced avocado. Yum!
Just started the TWW of our last cycle before heading down the IUI route, and if hitting O plus all five days before O doesn't do the trick, then yes, I think we are doing the right thing. Also starting progesterone this time. Hope it helps!
My mom was in town this weekend and started telling me about my cousin having trouble TTGP and started dropping words like "motality" and "ovarian cysts." I stopped her and asked her how she knows all this. Apparently it went through three degrees of people passing the info along prefaced by, "don't tell anyone but..." Ugh. This is why I keep my mouth shut. Do not want to be gossiped down the family tree.
Ideal breakfast: Mexican breakfast! All the green chilies, cheese, eggs. Mmmmm.
easilyunamused, I'm mainly concerned with the risk of decreasing cervical fluid with Clomid - frankly, I don't track it because I already have trouble noticing any, so I worry that I just don't have all that much to lose. If we were doing IUIs and bypassing all of that, I'd be less concerned with the Clomid.
daisy818, FX this cycle is if for you but if not, glad you feel ready to move forward to meds. JustJudy, I hope you're not out! What state do you live in? Why IVF in CA? Rama, Yay! Glad you are feeling ready to start treatment with your next cycle. Also, I would eat all the breakfast foods too. jense927, So many hugs for the rough week. So glad you were being monitored! ozgal, Welcome, sorry you find yourself in this check-in. So sorry for the BFN. I also would find it odd that once you've gone to IUI that they then want to go backwards and try just Clomid. An IUI isn't *that* much more work than a monitored Clomid cycle so I'm not sure why they don't want to try it especially since they felt it may have benefited you last cycle to do the IUI. Did you ask? easilyunamused, FX this IUI works for you! Your H's numbers are a bit low. It may be worth asking again specifically about the numbers. It does only take 1 though! hydrangea1019, Congrats on the new job and that it would make IF treatments less of a burden! ohinvrtedworld, *hugs* Glad your H is getting more on board with testing siouxsieq, Wow! Can't believe your mom knew ALL the details! We are out with our family but keep it very vague about specific issues beyond we are seeing a specialist and it's not working so far.
AFM: 9dpo over here. I have betas on Thursday and I had DH hide my pregnancy tests. I am going beta or bust for the first time! I had a break down yesterday because at this point in my cycle I always feel like it just hasn't worked. Also, my grandmother pulled the "I will never live to see any great grandchildren" card on the phone yesterday which didn't help. If this cycle doesn't work we will do 1 more Femara/IUI and then have an IVF Consult at the end of May and *hopefully* start IVF by end of June.
QOTW: All of the breakfast foods. I'd love good French Toast with a side of bacon and sausage.
daisy818 Good luck to you this cycle! JustJudy Sorry about the BFN. Rama Yay! Glad you're moving forward! wannabmama Good luck with the RE on Thursday! jense927 Ugh, I'm sorry you over responded and that your cycle got cancelled. But glad you had monitoring done to catch that! Hopefully the femara works out better for you next time. ozgal Welcome! I'm sorry for the BFN and that you're going through IF. I agree that your doctor's protocol seems a little backwards. From what I've seen, most people do medicated TI then move onto medicated IUIs. I've heard of people doing non medicated IUIs, but I feel like if you're already doing the IUI then you might as well increase your chances with medication, especially if you're OOP. easilyunamused Sorry about YH's numbers but it only takes one, right? FX for you! thechickencoop Good luck with the rest of your bloodwork! hydrangea1019 Good luck with YH's SA! Also, congrats on the new job! Hopefully it doesn't hold up your treatments for too long. ugaqueencity Yay for moving forward! Good luck with the process! ohinvrtedworld I'm sorry you're having a rough time but glad to hear you're seeing a therapist that you like. I've been struggling a lot lately too so I can definitely relate. I'm also glad to hear how supportive your husband is being! That's awesome and can make this whole process a little easier. I don't know how your insurance works but I can log onto my insurance's website and check my policy to see if I need a referral for a specialist or not. Yours might be the same! Also, just to give you a heads up, some RE's have a long wait time for new patients. I think I had to wait over a month to get in with my RE.
AFM, I've been struggling a lot lately with anxiety and depression and I think my IF has a lot to do with it. I noticed it creeping up on me after my first IUI last summer and it has continually gotten worse. I feel like I let IF get the best of me and I hate that. I started acupuncture last week and I have a few more appointments set up so I'm hoping that will help relieve some stress. Still dragging my feet about setting up an appointment to see my RE. MH is going away in June during my FW (of course) so I think I'm going to wait until after he comes home to go back to treatments. I'm hoping having a plan will help me get out of this funk.
QOTW: Gimme all the breakfast foods! My favorite is over medium eggs, home fries and a side of toast! With coffee and OJ, of course.
TTC #1 since August 2013 DX: Endo November 2014: Hysteroscopy, D&C June - September 2015: Clomid + Novarel + IUI #1-3 January 2017: Laparoscopy - endo removed
teachermomtobe, We currently live in OR, but are moving back home to CA in a month to be closer to my mom who has terminal cancer. With the move and everything we'll take a break and find a new RE down there. Which sucks bc I love my current RE.
Me: 31 Wife: 30. Legally married 2008, thanks CA! TTC #1 since 11/14 using donor sperm. IUIs Jan-Aug 2015 BFN Sept & OCT 2015 added Femara. BFN Saw RE December 2015. IUI with Clomid & Trigger Jan 2016 BFN IUI #13 with Follistim April 2016 BFFN IVF #1 July 2016. 14R, 10F, 6 Day 5 embryos. 4 PGS normal embabies!
Just started the TWW of our last cycle before heading down the IUI route, and if hitting O plus all five days before O doesn't do the trick, then yes, I think we are doing the right thing. Also starting progesterone this time. Hope it helps!
My mom was in town this weekend and started telling me about my cousin having trouble TTGP and started dropping words like "motality" and "ovarian cysts." I stopped her and asked her how she knows all this. Apparently it went through three degrees of people passing the info along prefaced by, "don't tell anyone but..." Ugh. This is why I keep my mouth shut. Do not want to be gossiped down the family tree.
Ideal breakfast: Mexican breakfast! All the green chilies, cheese, eggs. Mmmmm.
This has been my experience anytime I've told anyone about my IF. Like, I'm so glad my struggles gives you all something to talk about. Assholes (talking about my friends, not your family!).
TTC #1 since August 2013 DX: Endo November 2014: Hysteroscopy, D&C June - September 2015: Clomid + Novarel + IUI #1-3 January 2017: Laparoscopy - endo removed
Someday I won't be mobile and will be able to tag everyone! Hopefully that will be tomorrow. Just know that I am watching and hoping for good news from each of you and wishing I could hhug those who need them-or at least show up with the alcohol/indulgence of your choice!!!!!
AFM- we are just here in a holding pattern. Got all my lab work back and no shocker, all checks out perfect, except the pregnancy test still says negative. I am on like a day 21 with no O insight, so I am guessing I know how the cycle is going to go. Whatever at this point. 34 days until our Consult and then we should be prepping to cycle! Also waiting for the lawyer paperwork to come back to sign. Mainly just chilling and half-ass temping to see if I may O on my own. [
ETA- Because AutoCorrect sucks and I never proofread before I hit reply.
ozgal Welcome! I'm sorry for the BFN and that you're going through IF. I agree that your doctor's protocol seems a little backwards. From what I've seen, most people do medicated TI then move onto medicated IUIs. I've heard of people doing non medicated IUIs, but I feel like if you're already doing the IUI then you might as well increase your chances with medication, especially if you're OOP.
Thank you for the welcome and the good thoughts. I'm going to harass my doctor into submission until I get my way. And yes, we are out of pocket. Also, I'm sorry you find yourself feeling so down. It's an awful feeling. Take care of yourself.
Thanks I don't see why he wouldn't agree to it, especially since you already did a medicated cycle. I think that should be your call. Good luck discussing it with your doctor!
(ETA: I was confused, I thought you already did a medicated cycle but I just re-read what you wrote. I still think adding meds to the IUI shouldn't be an issue. Some REs are just conservative!)
Last Edit: May 2, 2016 17:38:29 GMT -5 by lilsneezy
TTC #1 since August 2013 DX: Endo November 2014: Hysteroscopy, D&C June - September 2015: Clomid + Novarel + IUI #1-3 January 2017: Laparoscopy - endo removed
Post by easilyunamused on May 2, 2016 17:38:12 GMT -5
siouxsieq, I feel ya on being gossiped about. Definitelty a big reason we are keeping it to ourselves for now. FX you won't need an IUI cycle!
daisy818, ah! I have noticed that my CM isn't as apparent as before. I didn't realize that was a side effect.
ozgal, ok, now the unmedicated IUI makes more sense. There have been a few posters who just track O, and some who use a trigger. It shouldn't change much on clomid, so if your pretty regular then tracking O will work. My RE just added the trigger right away. Seems like most clinics have their own way of doing things.
teachermomtobe, I have everything crossed for you! Good luck on Thursday.
lilsneezy, hugs. Dealing with anxiety on top pf the stress with IF is not a fun combination. Hopefully acupuncture will help, and take your time making the appointment. You need to be mentally ready to get back into this.
{Click here to see more.} easilyunamused Thanks for starting! FX for you this cycle! daisy818 FX for this cycle! And hopefully your RE agrees to allow you the use of meds if it is unsuccessful. JustJudy So sorry for the bfn. So very sorry about your mom. FX your move to CA goes smoothly. Rama So happy your friends were able to convince you to start back up with treatment. wannabmama GL on Thursday! jense927 So many hugs. So sorry you had to cancel this cycle. ozgal Welcome. Sorry for the bfn. FX your RE will allow you to either combine the Clomid with IUI. thelittleredm Hopefully he can get his SA done soon. thechickencoop FX for answers from your repeat b/w. hydrangea1019 So glad that your new job will lessen the burden of IF costs, but sorry you will have to put treatment on hold. FX for better results from YH's repeat SA. ugaqueencity Sorry for no mature follies. GL with your hsg. ohinvrtedworld So happy that YH is more supportive about moving forward with treatment. FX you hear back from your insurance and can go ahead with scheduling an appointment with an RE. siouxsieq Crossing all the things for you this cycle! teachermomtobe GL with beta or bust! Crossing everything for you! So sorry your grandma said that, how awful. lilsneezy Huge hugs. IF is a bitch. Glad you have a plan in place. cateyes FX everything falls into place soon!
My RE wanted me to schedule my hysteroscopy on the 29th but obviously, we could not wrangle up three grand in a week's time. So I am patiently waiting until the 10th, when I see my gyn for my annual, to find out whether I can have the procedure done locally. I am currently on CD11. Still not temping or keeping much track of my cycles since I see no point really. Just so happy my records were finally sent and that we are inching forward to some sort of treatment.
QOTW - Either eggs over-easy with toast & bacon or French toast with lots of syrup and fresh fruit.
daisy818 - hope everything works out for you guys to start medicated cycles next month! JustJudy - Hugs. Sorry for the BFN. Rama - good luck with starting treatments next cycle! wannabmama - sorry your body is so confusing lately! Hope you can come up with a good plan with the RE this week. jense927 - sorry for the canceled cycles but good thing you were being monitored! ozgal - I would probably want to do a medicated IUI if I were you. I can see why your RE might want to do medicated TI (since an IUI might get canceled anyway if you overrespond), but you might as well plan to do a medicated IUI knowing you can do medicated TI as a back-up plan. easilyunamused - FX for IUI #2! Were those YH's numbers pre or post wash? If post wash, I don't think the numbers are all that low. hydrangea1019 - hope the repeat SA goes well and congrats on the new job! ohinvrtedworld - sorry things have been rough lately. I hope you are able to make some progress with the new therapist! kawaiikitsune - FX you can get your hysteroscopy scheduled locally for a more affordable price. Evelyn3 - good luck with your FET cycle!
I'm on CD9 of a natural cycle. I don't have high hopes, but we should be able to hit a day or two in my FW before I leave for my trip to ITALY! I'm really excited for the trip and hope it is a relaxing break from TTC. We'll plan to do IUI #2 next cycle.
QOTW: I love breakfast food! My perfect breakfast would be an omelet or breakfast skillet with a side of bacon and a side of pancakes with a cup of hot coffee with cream.
Post by kawaiikitsune on May 2, 2016 23:29:05 GMT -5
easilyunamused I'm hoping so. He has coded all of my other stuff (transvaginal, b/w, etc.) as heavy/irregular periods. I'm pretty sure he'd be able to do the hysteroscopy but with my luck, I'm not getting my hopes up.
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