This is a day overdue, so I dated it yesterday so future threads wouldn't get thrown off. I want updates, ladies!
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Hope you have a relatively typical O day, ironbaby
I'm CD6 in my third medicated TI cycle/first Femara cycle. So far no noticeable side effects, which has been nice. On Clomid I had the same O day as usual, but I'm going to start OPKs way early just in case Femara changes things up.
QOTW: I joined TD in November 2014 and started TTC about a month before the exodus, so I followed everyone over here. I had a different screen name on TD though.
Good luck to both of you guys! I'm mobile and to lazy to tag.
I *think* I might be miraculously getting my period, so if/when that happens, we'll do a round of treatment. Since I've already used 3 doses of Clomid, I'm going to ask about switching to Femara/letrozole. We're more comfortable doing that than continuing on with the riskier drug right now.
QOTW: What brought you to TCF? The inevitable and mighty destruction of the Bump's [then current] community. I was a regular poster for about half a year before shit hit the fan. Watching it all descend into madness and chaos was amusing and terrifying in equal parts. Plus, many of my friends got banned, so I needed to move to talk to them again. ;)
Post by mustloveerica on Jul 19, 2016 9:11:55 GMT -5
Hi ladies! Had my FET lining check today. Lining was 10.6 tri layer so we will start PIO. I'm pretty freaked out by the PIO needles so I hope it goes well. Looks like transfer day will be the 27th!!!
QOTW: I was a regular poster on The Dump since June 14. So I just made the move over here with everyone else. Every now and the I lurk over there and it is a hot mess. It's a board of idiots these days. Although I'm happy to age made the move over here it saddens me that I'm still on GKU more than two years after the start.
Eeek exciting teachermomtobe ! Glad Femara seems to be treating you well daisy818 Rama hope your period is really coming!
I'm still waiting for AF, but I had a temp drop today and feeling like it could be today...would be my longest cycle to date and just enough to bump me to push me to paying two months of cobra instead of one because I need to keep that insurance that already has the approval and it looks now like my ER/ET will be first week in September. Thanks again, body. I know in the grand scheme of things, it's minor but man is it annoying. QOTW: I was mostly a lurker on TD but liked the people most who seemed to be heading here, so I followed and started participating more, too!
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!
Hi! I'm in the waiting room at monitoring apt #3. Egg retrieval will happen later this week. I can't believe it's here!!!
ETA: today's measurements. R 17,13,13,15,14,19,20 L 18,14,14,14,13,16,16,15,
QOTW: I was a pretty regular poster on GBCN and watched the implosion of the bump. I needed a community of women going through TTC. So I'm hanging out here now.
Last Edit: Jul 19, 2016 10:01:38 GMT -5 by JustJudy
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 ladies! Nothing super exciting going on with me. I'm on CD11 and my temp dropped below coverline this morning so I'm sure I'll get my period within the next day or so. Then I hit 3 years since we officially started TTC. It's been a fucked up three years to say the least, but I'm still here. Still holding on to a little bit of hope that I'll see those two lines someday. Crazier things have happened and I'm not giving up just yet.
QOTW: I was on TD for about a year before the exodus. I followed everyone here and never looked back.
Last Edit: Jul 19, 2016 9:40:47 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
Rama, FX that your period is really coming! I understand mixing in a Femara round or two after several Clomid rounds, even if Clomid didn't give you bad side effects.
jennykat, so excited to see PUPO next to your picture FX so hard for you!!
Oh @yaga, huge hugs - glad you are okay from the car accident, but ugh, that sucks about your new car! And I'm so sorry about the poorly timed text from your BIL, but that's great that your tubes are clear!
Post by teachermomtobe on Jul 19, 2016 10:43:44 GMT -5
@yaga, Glad you're okay from the accident but that must have been scary! And boo about the BIL text. Glad to hear you have a treatment plan and hopefully your shingles clear up soon! lilsneezy, *hugs* JustJudy, your follicles are looking great! wannabmama, bodies are assholes. End of story. daisy818, glad the Femara is going well so far. I liked it much better than Clomid. mustloveerica, Yay for getting a transfer date! Rama, Hope your period comes soon.
teachermomtobe - YAY! Good luck with triggering and your upcoming ER!
ironbaby - thanks for starting! FX for a normal cycle and O timing.
daisy818 - Good luck this cycle! Yay for less/no side effects with Femara!! I've been having a good response (follicle wise) to Clomid so I'm hesitant to switch, but the idea of no side effects on Femara sounds very nice...
Rama - FX your period starts soon so that you can get started with your next treatment cycle.
mustloveerica - Good luck with the PIO! FX they won't be as scary as they look!
wannabmama - Ugh, sorry your body is not cooperating! Maybe your next cycle will be short to get you back on track.
JustJudy - good luck with ER this week! Those sound like great follicle sizes!
lilsneezy - hugs for hitting 3 years and impending CD1.
@yaga - Big hugs! That sounds like a crazy and stressful week. I'm glad you and your H are okay from the car accident!
Hi friends. Nothing much is going on here. I'm on CD8 of a natural cycle because we'll be out of town this weekend during my FW. We'll probably do IUI #3 next month. We're approaching 2 years of TTC, and I'm starting to come to grips with the idea that I might never have a biological child. I know it's still possible for us, but H and I aren't sure if we want to do IVF (we definitely would not if we get to adopt our current foster sons), and we can only do so many IUIs. As someone who has always wanted to adopt, I'm mostly okay with not having biological children, but I have always wanted to experience pregnancy too, and it's weird to think that it might never happen. We're also feeling on edge lately because we don't know if/when we might get our foster sons' biological baby brother/sister... it's stressful that we could get a call at any time asking us to take in this new baby whenever it arrives. Just a lot of thoughts going through my head lately...
QOTW: I started lurking on TD in Sept/Oct 2014, right when we started TTC, but I was too shy to ever post anything. I watched the mass exodus happen and followed everyone over here, and finally decided to start posting in Feb 2015.
Post by teachermomtobe on Jul 19, 2016 11:09:21 GMT -5
♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪, my trigger is SubQ thankfully! ceejay, I think I missed something...so your foster sons' bio mom is definitely pregnant? Last I remembered it was just speculation. Any idea how far along she is?
Post by ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ on Jul 19, 2016 11:12:28 GMT -5
AFM
I had my egg retrieval yesterday. I'm a little sore still, but it wasn't too bad. Very glad I was under!
24 eggs were aspirated. 12 were fully mature, 6 were immature, and 6 were in between.
They ICSI'd the 12 FM ones, and did regular insemination for the other 12.
Of all of those, 15 were normally fertilized! Since we have a decent number, they are going to take them to Day 5 stage. It is expected that the numbers will drop, but will yield a greater chance of success. So I am thrilled!
As of now, ET is scheduled for Saturday. My RE is concerned about my lining, though. I start Crinone tonight, and have a ultrasound on Friday to see if it has improved. I also have to weigh myself each day and take a measurement around my waist. If I gain too much weight or inches, they might call it off to avoid OHSS. Worst case scenario, we'll freeze them all and try again in September.
QOTW: I used The Knot for wedding planning, so when we decided to start trying, I knew The Bump existed. So I started posting, and was not diggin' the vibe. Luckily someone sent me a PM and told me about this place! So I peace'd out real quick.
ceejay , I think I missed something...so your foster sons' bio mom is definitely pregnant? Last I remembered it was just speculation. Any idea how far along she is?
Well, almost definitely. We still don't have 100% confirmation, but this is typical in open foster care cases... bio moms often try to hide pregnancies in the hopes that the new baby won't also be taken into foster care. But we've heard from multiple sources that she definitely looks and acts pregnant. We're guessing she's ~6-8 months along. And we don't know for sure if the new baby will come into foster care or not, but if he/she does, we would be asked first to take the baby in and we're planning to say yes.
Post by wannabmama on Jul 19, 2016 11:46:01 GMT -5
Yeah JustJudy !! Sometimes a little optimism is all we have lilsneezy @yaga holy hell girl...that's a lot going on to say the least!! I'm so glad you are ok from the accident!! Hope the shingles clears up and you're good to go on your treatment plan soon!! ceejay you have a lot of uncertainty going on, that must be tough. How long after s/he is born would you know about fostering situation? You guys are awesome for what you're doing! ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ that's so excellent!! Hope the lining improves and no OHSS so you can transfer now, but FET in Sept is a great back up plan!
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!
AFM: as I posted in the randoms yesterday....our initial meeting with our foster care licensing worker FINALLY happened yesterday. This is the 4th scheduled appointment and 2nd worker and we finally had it. She did call to say she was on her way but was stuck in traffic so would be late but was on her way. It went about 2-2.5 hours and we did more basic background information and get to know you talk. We did talk about the licensing process more, did a walk through of the house, more forms to fill out/read. We are going to have to do a water test and she will bring the form for that next time and we just need to get that scheduled after we have the form. There is about a $60 fee that once we are licensed and would renew the county pays for it but the initial time we have to.
We also have I believe most of the appointments set up (if we get sidetracked or things take longer for some reason we may need more appointments) and they are 2-3 weeks in between each one so right now we have appointments until October 11th set up. So this is going to be a few more months before we are licensed which is bittersweet for sure. I just want to be done and licensed so we can be ready for a placement but this also gives us more time to buy anything else we need, fix anything if needed, and finish some projects we didn't get done yet.
Also, I had my 3 month checkup with the menopause doctor and am now getting 90 day supply of my meds instead of having to go every month to get them. I still have just enough estrogen to cause some spotting and a light period but each month it is decreasing which is good. Since my body is an asshole it makes more sense to do this since there is 0% of us conceiving unless I have donor eggs so why should I then also be tortured when ever my period decides to show up on top of it. While I'm excited to do foster care and have a child(ren) in our lives it does still hurt (some days worse than others) that I can't experience pregnancy myself.
QOTW: I was a part of TD (and the knot and the nest-way back when...) for a couple months before shit hit the fan there and I followed everyone over. We have started TTC for a couple months before I found the message boards and joined over there and end of October marks 2 years of TTC. While I love this community over here it does make me sad that I will never graduate from GKU officially.
Engaged May 2003 Married June 2005 TTC #1 since October 2014 H-1% morph, low motility, low count Me-.1 AMH levels, low AFC, DOR/POI, perimenopause Foster Care journey begins March 2016-licensed 11/7/16 Foster parents to A & J 1/31/17 www.fertilityfriend.com/home/5525ef
wannabmama - we might know pretty quickly after the baby is born (within a day or two), if the mom delivers in our state (and doesn't try to sneak over a state border to deliver) and especially if there is any type of drug exposure for the baby at birth. If the baby is born drug exposed, s/he would immediately come into foster care, usually with an accelerated plan for adoption rather than reunification. But we might not know for a while. It's possible that they could take the baby home and then in a few months something could happen for that baby to be removed from their home and then s/he would come to us. SO MANY UNKNOWNS.
butlerfan - Big hugs. I'm so glad your licensing worker finally visited and that you have a schedule and things to work on for the next few months. We also had about 3-4 months from our first licensing worker visit until we were licensed. Hope the next few months go by quickly for you guys and that you don't have to wait too long for a placement. Have you thought yet about how many kids/what ages you are open for?
@yaga car accidents are always scary. Sorry about your car
ceejay I feel you on the pregnancy thing. So she is for sure pregnant? Did I miss hearing that? Never mind, I see you addressed this. So much uncertainty is never good....I hope you get some sort of news/answers soon.
Last Edit: Jul 19, 2016 12:49:43 GMT -5 by butlerfan
Engaged May 2003 Married June 2005 TTC #1 since October 2014 H-1% morph, low motility, low count Me-.1 AMH levels, low AFC, DOR/POI, perimenopause Foster Care journey begins March 2016-licensed 11/7/16 Foster parents to A & J 1/31/17 www.fertilityfriend.com/home/5525ef
Post by teachermomtobe on Jul 19, 2016 13:00:39 GMT -5
butlerfan, Glad you were finally able to do your initial meeting and that things are moving along. I'm sure it sucks to have to keep waiting but at least you're on the right path. I hope time goes quickly for you.
wannabmama - we might know pretty quickly after the baby is born (within a day or two), if the mom delivers in our state (and doesn't try to sneak over a state border to deliver) and especially if there is any type of drug exposure for the baby at birth. If the baby is born drug exposed, s/he would immediately come into foster care, usually with an accelerated plan for adoption rather than reunification. But we might not know for a while. It's possible that they could take the baby home and then in a few months something could happen for that baby to be removed from their home and then s/he would come to us. SO MANY UNKNOWNS.
butlerfan - Big hugs. I'm so glad your licensing worker finally visited and that you have a schedule and things to work on for the next few months. We also had about 3-4 months from our first licensing worker visit until we were licensed. Hope the next few months go by quickly for you guys and that you don't have to wait too long for a placement. Have you thought yet about how many kids/what ages you are open for?
I figured it would take time as obviously every thing does and they want to make sure that this is a good fit for everyone-I get that 100%. We are just trying to be impatiently patient people and with all the turn over they had and the reschedules the 3-4 months that we have to wait now could have been close to done with out the delays so that makes it hard.
I'm sure it will go fast and they implied that it doesn't take long once you are licensed to get placement(s) assuming you are a good fit for who is available. (that sounds like I'm picking out a pet from the animal shelter....)
We want to be licensed for 0-4 male or female. Since we can't experience this ourselves we want to have the developmental years first. Currently we only have 1 bedroom available that could based on square footage be licensed for 3 kids (it would be tight to fit 3 but based on the rules....) but more realistically it would be licensed for 2. If by October, we have moved bedrooms around we would have 2 bedrooms and could do 4 in theory.
Engaged May 2003 Married June 2005 TTC #1 since October 2014 H-1% morph, low motility, low count Me-.1 AMH levels, low AFC, DOR/POI, perimenopause Foster Care journey begins March 2016-licensed 11/7/16 Foster parents to A & J 1/31/17 www.fertilityfriend.com/home/5525ef
Post by BurritosAtEveryMeal on Jul 19, 2016 15:23:24 GMT -5
teachermomtobe good luck with ER ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ glad ER looks good Other ladies, I am always mobile, so I do apologize for not having more tags. I usually have a mental list, then get to the last post and don't want to mis-tag.
AFM, Dr. Wants me to start Metformin because my glucose level is super high and he think it'll help with PCOS. He also wants me to start Femara and begin with IUI. My cycle is super long (not pregnant), so hopefully insurance can approve this and we get started ASAP once CD1 gets here. So waiting...as usual.
GTKY- I was on TB way back when and then was lurking right before the move to TCF. The move made me realize how much I needed online support! I'm glad we are here!
Post by kawaiikitsune on Jul 19, 2016 15:35:46 GMT -5
teachermomtobe FX for triggering and for this IVF cycle! ironbaby Thanks for starting! FX for Oing on time! daisy818 Yay for no bad side effects! Crossing all the things for you this cycle! Rama FX it is your period. Yay for starting treatment soon! mustloveerica Hooray for good lining! Hope the shots aren't too bad. wannabmama FX AF starts soon. GL with ER/ET! JustJudy GL with your ER! lilsneezy Next month makes three years for me too. So many hugs. @yaga Oh my goodness, so happy you were able to walk away with no serious injuries! Sorry about the shingles though and your BIL's announcement. FX the SA yields some good news. ceejay Huge hugs. ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ Yay, so many eggs! FX for good follies and that you're able to transfer this month! butlerfan So glad you were finally able to have the meeting. FX you get the final forms soon. BurritosAtEveryMeal Hopefully your insurance will approve the Metformin.
AFM, almost two weeks post-hysteroscopy/polypectomy. I'm about 15DPO but I'm assuming my cycle might be a little wonky for a month or so. Just waiting for my period.
QOTW - I was a member of TD and came over here after the exodus.
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