GKU Informal IF check-in 11/14

[ceejay]

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.

If you have any questions about participating, please send amberr a PRIVATE MESSAGE. Otherwise, please share you info and jump on in!!!! This will be posted every Monday. If you have any suggestions or would like something added, please feel free to post.


QOTW - What is something you're looking forward to this week?

[ironbaby]

Nothing new. Waiting for ultrasound Friday to check follicle growth. Probably IUI on Sunday.

QOTW: honestly, not much of anything I am looking forward to this week. The weekend??

[cjchio]

Double post

[cjchio]

ironbaby I hope you guys can do the IUI sunday!

aiting to schedule my ultrasound. I thought CD 1 was coming because I had spotting,but nothing.


QOTW. Notm uch this week. I need to pack to go back to Ohio for Thanksgiving.

[razzy]

Hi! New here!

We have a 14 month old who we conceived with 5mg femara + ovidrel + TI. We are now on our second medicated cycle to try for #2!

First cycle we did 7.5mg femara + ovidrel + ti and got a BFN.

This cycle we are doing 7.5mg + ovidrel + iui. I'm on cd 13 and had my first follicle check yesterday and I had one measuring 14mm so I am to kee using opks and if I get a positive - go in - otherwise I will call wed for my trigger time then go in Friday for my iui. I'm excited and nervous!

ironbaby cycle buddies! Fx for you!

QOTW: I'm looking forward to the iui!

[daisy818]

I'm CD7 for yet another Femara + TI cycle. This time I'm adding in some new supplements that are supposed to help with endo. We shall see I guess.

QOTW: Yeah, I got nothin'. After a four day weekend I'm just trying to stay motivated through 5 straight days of work

[butlerfan]

Just to post it here as well....our license came in the mail on Saturday so I was excited to get that. We meet with our social worker assigned to us tomorrow to do a "get to know you" meeting and show him the house. Shouldn't be more then an hour but then we set up to sign off for prudent parenting and I think figure out schedules with him. So I'm looking forward to meeting him for longer than the 5 minutes we saw him at our foster care recognition dinner.

So that is what I'm looking forward to the most this week. Also, it's opening deer hunting weekend this coming weekend and H is looking forward to that and I'm looking forward to hanging out with everyone (the girls all go to the house where they hunt and hang out). And then my in-laws will be here starting Sunday-Friday morning so please pray that we get everything done on the list and no blow ups!

[butlerfan]

ironbaby hope you can do the IUI on Sunday-I would think doing it on the weekend is easier than during the work week.

cjchio, have fun for Thanksgiving. Packing is a pain though.

razzy welcome

daisy818 good luck!

[razzy]

butlerfan congrats on getting the license!

daisy818 good luck!!

[daisy818]

butlerfan, congrats on being officially licensed!!

[cjchio]

butlerfan congrats on your receiving license!!!!

[Rama]

Congrats, butlerfan! Fx next week goes smoothly!

AFM, been having some x_x cramps since yesterday and wondering if it means anything. There's no way to know short of going to the doctor, so hopefully it's a good thing and not a cyst. Guess I'll find out when I do or don't ovulate/get my period at the beginning of next month.

I'm looking forward to Friday! Because Pokémon and birthday!

[Deleted]

Congrats butlerfan!

Afm, ff had a freak out this weekend thinking that I od, but it was wrong. I'm hoping that I either o this week or not until after DH gets home from his work trip on the 27th.

Qotw, I'm not really looking forward to too much this week. DH leaves for a work trip early Friday morning, so I'm just enjoying time with him before he leaves.

[BurritosAtEveryMeal]

butlerfan congrats! That's exciting news!

Nothing happening here. Just waiting for CD1 and for these next 2 cycles to be over so we can get this show on the road.

QOTW- I'm not looking forward to anything in particular this week, but can't believe thanksgiving is SO soon! Eek!

[bex15]

Congratulations butlerfan!

I'm getting excited that my first RE appointment is only a month away now, I feel like it can't get here soon enough.

QOTW - my vacation

[thechickencoop]

Good luck this week ironbaby, grow follie, grow!

Welcome razzy! Good luck this week too! Will your RE do another u/s before your trigger though?

butlerfan YYYYYAAAASSSSSDSDDSSS! I don't even have any more gifs for you. I really hope the clean out with the ILs goes well. 

What CD are you Rama? What the hell's going on wi th your ute ? 

[thechickencoop]

AFM I'm just sitting here at 9 dpo twiddling my thumbs. I thiiiiiink I'll test tomorrow maybe . ...I have some cheapies and I just really enjoy peeing on things still. 

I have a lot mostly forgiven H for the great car fight. He bought it. There's nothing that can be done now. I did; however, tell him he could go live in it last week and then he apologized and was acting mushy. Still doesn't make up for acting so selfish.

Also my department manager just randomly up and quit last week, no notice, left us in a fucking lurch, then posted about it on FB (she's friends with some other coworkers) about how she couldn't stand our director, he was such a micromanager, so glad to be free of him!! She might be unemployed for a few months but that's better than shan working for such an ass!

Um, yea no. way to leave your department in shit. I completely lost all respect for her. So my head has been spinning at work which has been a nice distraction at least.

QOTW kinda looking forward to testing....we'll see I spose.

[Rama]

Nov 14, 2016 19:37:39 GMT -5 thechickencoop said:

What CD are you Rama? What the hell's going on wi th your ute ? 

CD8. Your answer to the second question is as good as mine.

[razzy]

thechickencoop good luck with testing .. I have a history of being a pee pusher so I say go for it!!

@samrs22 I hope you get the job and the decision is easy for you to make !

[thechickencoop]

Woohoo, go Mr. @samrs22!

[jense927]

ironbaby I hope those follies look good and you are good to go for the IUI Sunday.
cjchio, I hate that period of waiting for CD1 to come around when you need to plan an ultrasound around it. It stresses me out because I like to know when I'll be going in for the US and my body can't make up it's mind sometimes!
razzy welcome and good luck with the IUI!
daisy818 good luck with this cycle, I hope this it it!
butlerfan, glad to hear you finally got the license! Congrats!
Rama sorry to hear about the cramps I hope its nothing!
@sparky85 I hope your body holds off for your DH to get home!
thechickencoop, good luck testing tomorrow!! Sorry to hear about the department manager. That is shitty.

AFM nothing new to report here. We have the specialty US next Mon and we have the consultation with a IVF specialist on Dec 9th who will give us a second opinion about getting pregnant with the c-section scar and will also talk to us about the option of using a gestational carrier. So we are just gathering more information and hopefully will be closer to making a decision after the Dec 9th appointment.

QOTW: I am looking forward to dinner tonight with my parents and sister. We try to get together for dinner once a week.

[thechickencoop]

Womp womp it was a BFN. To be expected. I'm only about 10 dpo so I'll probably give it til....Thursday I guess and test again.

[wannabmama]

ironbaby good luck with the IUI this week!

welcome razzy good luck! Also, is that a doberman in your avatar? MH and I are considering one for our next dog!

bex15 enjoy vacation!

thechickencoop it's so funny, for awhile I was over peeing on things...and then all of a sudden, the urge has returned. I think on my next IVF I am going to test out the trigger...I would think I'd be over the urge by this point...but just like I can't stop temping, I can't stop peeing on things. I have everything crossed for you to get good news!! ETA: saw your update, boo! It is very early!

@samrs22 good for YH! That's a tough habit to kick for sure, I am glad he is working on it!

jense927 that's so great that you get together with family for dinner each week, I love traditions like that!

[ironbaby]

cjchio, I hope you have a good trip for Thanksgiving!

razzy, Welcome! Sorry if this has been answered, but will they do another ultrasound before IUI?

daisy818, we're on the same emotional wavelength right now.

butlerfan, YES!!!! I am so excited for you. I hope you get a placement soon.

Rama, I want to TP your ute. Get right!

@sparky85, I hope his trip doesn't interfere with timing. Enjoy this week with him!

BurritosAtEveryMeal, I hope you either don't need to wait 2 cycles or that they fly by for you. The waiting is the worst.

bex15, I hope this month flies by for you!

thechickencoop, I am still pissed at your H. Let him live in punishment a while longer.

@samrs22, sending your H strength and willpower. I hope he's able to quit for good.

jense927, I hate this whole situation for you, but I hope you get some good answers and can feel confident in moving forward with a plan you are comfortable with.

[wannabmama]

I am just waiting for AF, probably will come middle of next week. I started my estrogen patches two days ago in prep for IVF #3. I went in for my progesterone check on CD21 last Friday but the level wasn't right to show that I O'ed, but I think that I actually O'ed that day or the day before...luckily when I went back on Sunday, the level was high enough. I was worried there would be an issue and they wouldn't let me go forward. So, now I wait...

QOTW: I went to lunch with girlfriends yesterday and that was all I was really looking forward to this week and now it's over, ha! My dad is coming this weekend, though, so that will be fun to see him on Saturday.

[razzy]

****trigger warning - child mentioned****


ironbaby no they are not.. unless I get a positive opk.. I usually push for one but I didn't because last month my follie was at 13 on day 12 and 18 on day 15 and this time is was 14 on day 12. If this cycle doesn't work then I will definitely push for a second one next time but I'm going to see how this one goes.


wannabmama I hope AF comes soon so you can get the show on the road!
And yes it's a dobe! It was my first dog and also Hs first dog ever. He is seriously the best. We did get a pure bread (which was pricey) but with their history of being mean we didn't want some backyard breeder. We read a lot of books on them before deciding to get one and they really are a wonderful breed. He is also so good with our daughter.

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[bex15]

Crossing everything for you wannabmama!

[wannabmama]

Amazing razzy such a cute pup!! Both MH and I have had German Shepherds and now we have Catahoulas, so we know a bit about "difficult" breeds...but we did talk about whether we would get a pure breed for that reason (our 'houlas are rescues, but all of the GSDs were from reputable breeders for exactly the same reason you mention. It will be a few years until we are ready to get one, but they are gorgeous!

[razzy]

Nov 15, 2016 10:31:28 GMT -5 wannabmama said:

Amazing razzy such a cute pup!! Both MH and I have had German Shepherds and now we have Catahoulas, so we know a bit about "difficult" breeds...but we did talk about whether we would get a pure breed for that reason (our 'houlas are rescues, but all of the GSDs were from reputable breeders for exactly the same reason you mention. It will be a few years until we are ready to get one, but they are gorgeous!

Thank you!!

[easilyunamused]

ironbaby, fx for a smooth IUI!

cjchio come on cd1! I hate waiting for that.

@razzy, Welcome and good luck!

daisy818, I hope the supplements work

butlerfan, congrats! That's so exciting.

@rama, I hope you keep up the trend of normal cycles and not cysts!

@sparky85, I hated it when FF would fake me out. FX you O soon!

BurritosAtEveryMeal, I hope these cycles go quickly for you.

bex15, I hope you have a good first meeting with your RE!

thechickencoop, sorry for the bfn, fx it was too early.

@samrs22, good luck at the interview!

jense927, I love that you all get together once a week. Very cool!

@wannamama, All things are crossed for IVF #3!