Waiting to Do Something ***6/22/15***

[Andrea]

 The Waiting to Do Somethingthread is posted once a week (usually on Mondays) for those of us that experience long, extended cycles. Whether it's medicated cycles, long (45ish+ days) cycles, postpartum/breastfeeding, TTA, on the bench, or something else, this is the place we gather throughout the week to discuss and vent about our slightly unique situation.





Numbers:



Circumstances:



Rants/Raves/NFNSQ:



GTKY: Favorite childhood memory from the summer.

[Andrea]

I didn't see this yet, so I thought I would start it. I miss you all and I want to hang out in my WTDS bubble.

[Andrea]

Numbers: Cycle 6, Month 7, CD 22



Circumstances: PCOS, provera, metformin



Rants/Raves/NFNSQ: My ovaries are assholes. Starting medicated TI next cycle.



GTKY: Favorite childhood memory from the summer.

We rented a house at Oak Island each summer for 2 weeks. It was glorious. My parents were happy and laid back, and we had no schedules. I was blissfully happy those summers.

[acorn99]

Numbers:cycle2 month3 CD41
Circumstances: long irregular cycles
R/R/N: I still haven't ovulated this cycle, and I am pretty sure I'm not going to. Now, I must just wait it out until I can have provera. I am feeling really down about this. I have always ovulated after provera, but I just don't get why I don't without it.
GTKY: my grandparents had a cottage on one of the Finger Lakes and we spent a ton of time there during the summers, so I have so many amazing memories of being there. It's hard to pick just one.

[TheEleventhHour]

Hi Andrea! You can always hang with us. Sorry your ovaries are being assholes.

acorn99 Sorry about no O! Hopefully you don't have to wait too long to jump start your cycle.

Numbers: Cycle 5, CD4

Circumstances: TTA

Rants/Raves/NFNSQ: Ugh, my period is so fucking heavy. It is awful! And of course it starts the week when I have to be packing and getting my shit together for moving. I just want to sit and eat carbs. 

GTKY: Favorite childhood memory from the summer. We would go to Mount Washington in New Hampshire every August. I loved it so much. We are going to start doing that this summer with DS to keep the tradition going.

[TheEleventhHour]

gooselover2012 FX for you!

[Andrea]

Jun 22, 2015 9:06:43 GMT -5 acorn99 said:

Numbers:cycle2 month3 CD41
Circumstances: long irregular cycles
R/R/N: I still haven't ovulated this cycle, and I am pretty sure I'm not going to. Now, I must just wait it out until I can have provera. I am feeling really down about this. I have always ovulated after provera, but I just don't get why I don't without it.
GTKY: my grandparents had a cottage on one of the Finger Lakes and we spent a ton of time there during the summers, so I have so many amazing memories of being there. It's hard to pick just one.

Ohhh that cottage at the lake sounds lovely!

What do you mean you ovulate after provera? Provera is synthetic progesterone, so it helps the body shed the lining of the uterus.

[TheEleventhHour]

Jun 22, 2015 9:16:31 GMT -5 Andrea said:

Jun 22, 2015 9:06:43 GMT -5 acorn99 said:

Numbers:cycle2 month3 CD41
Circumstances: long irregular cycles
R/R/N: I still haven't ovulated this cycle, and I am pretty sure I'm not going to. Now, I must just wait it out until I can have provera. I am feeling really down about this. I have always ovulated after provera, but I just don't get why I don't without it.
GTKY: my grandparents had a cottage on one of the Finger Lakes and we spent a ton of time there during the summers, so I have so many amazing memories of being there. It's hard to pick just one.

Ohhh that cottage at the lake sounds lovely!

What do you mean you ovulate after provera? Provera is synthetic progesterone, so it helps the body shed the lining of the uterus.

I think she means in cycles started with Provera she has ovulated. I don't know much about the drug but I would imagine that just might be coincidence? 

[Andrea]

gooselover2012, TheEleventhHour, I can't quit you.

[Andrea]

Jun 22, 2015 9:21:59 GMT -5 TheEleventhHour said:

Jun 22, 2015 9:16:31 GMT -5 Andrea said:

Ohhh that cottage at the lake sounds lovely!

What do you mean you ovulate after provera? Provera is synthetic progesterone, so it helps the body shed the lining of the uterus.

I think she means in cycles started with Provera she has ovulated. I don't know much about the drug but I would imagine that just might be coincidence? 

Got it. I have Monday brain.

[bl1210]

Numbers: Month 10/Cycle 6

Circumstances: PCOS; increased metformin to 500mg 3X day

Rants/Raves/NFNSQ: Increased dose has me feeling a bit off, I can't complain because if this works it is so worth it!

GTKY: Favorite childhood memory from the summer. My grandparents had a camper and we would spend a week at the beach with extended family. My brother and I were the only grandchildren that got to experience that. They bought a small house when we were a little older.

[ellabee]

Thanks for starting this Andrea.
acorn99, sorry for no O. Hugs.
Fx for you gooselover2012!
TheEleventhHour DH and I love Mt Washington. I can't wait to start bringing DD up there too!

Numbers: 15m post partum, CD 27/6 DPO
Circumstances: Was TTA until DD weans. She's down to 1 bedtime session per day. I think at the end of the month we'll offer a bottle every other night instead of the boob and see where that leaves us. NTNP as early as next month.

Rant:
DD brought home some stomach bug from daycare, so father's day ended up being a disaster for all 3 of us. One of those days where you just go through the motions trying to get by until bedtime. Ugh.

GTKY: Favorite childhood memory from the summer.
Camping in Maine. I love the smell of a campfire. S'mores mmmmm.

[acorn99]

Jun 22, 2015 9:21:59 GMT -5 TheEleventhHour said:

Jun 22, 2015 9:16:31 GMT -5 Andrea said:

Ohhh that cottage at the lake sounds lovely!

What do you mean you ovulate after provera? Provera is synthetic progesterone, so it helps the body shed the lining of the uterus.

I think she means in cycles started with Provera she has ovulated. I don't know much about the drug but I would imagine that just might be coincidence? 

Yes, that is what I meant. I don't think there is any correlation, but every time I have taken it, I ovulate the following cycle. 

[penguin129]

Numbers: Cycle 3/ Month 3 CD 7 (charting for practice)

Cicrucmstances: TTA until September's Cycle and TSH levels are stable

Rant/Rave/NFNSQ: I haven't gotten the best sleep the past week. I didn't temp during AF and was able to temp 1 day before my sleep got messed up. I totally missed the alarm or forgot to temp the other day. Oh well. I temped today. I have to go and get my TSH checked sometime this week. I hate the blood draws

GTKY Fav Summer Childhood Memory: Our vacation to North Carolina. We went to Asitique Island (pony island) and a lot of the light houses. We also went on a walk in the woods and started seeing all these signs for poisonous snakes and ran out. Oh and we started pulling out of a gift shop parking lot before my brother (in K) was in the car.

[Andrea]

Jun 22, 2015 9:35:00 GMT -5 acorn99 said:

Jun 22, 2015 9:21:59 GMT -5 TheEleventhHour said:

I think she means in cycles started with Provera she has ovulated. I don't know much about the drug but I would imagine that just might be coincidence? 

Yes, that is what I meant. I don't think there is any correlation, but every time I have taken it, I ovulate the following cycle. 

Got it. I am sorry that you are not seeing a pattern. Long cycles suck.

[penguin129]

Andrea Hi! Sorry your ovaries are not being nice to you.
acorn99 Sorry about not ovulating.
gooselover2012 FX for you in your 2WW.
TheEleventhHour Talk about bad timing for you heavy AF and packing. Hopefully it ends soon.
bl1210 Hopefully the increased dose works for you.
ellabee How exciting you could be NTNP next cycle!

[nuggetrn]

Numbers: CD51

Circumstances: TTA for now. Long cycles

Rants/Raves/NFNSQ: I am sad today... and coming to terms with the fact that my body is screwy. FF had given me CHs and they got taken away this morning. I have EWCM again and an almost positive OPK. Same thing that I had before FF gave me CHs a week or so ago. I was all prepped to start my period and now I am pretty certain it's not happening. I have an OB appointment scheduled for 7/15. So we will see what happens there.

GTKY: Favorite childhood memory from the summer: I might come back to this later.

[dashook]

Hai Andrea! Thanks for starting.
acorn99, I'm sorry hun ((hugs))
gooselover2012, FX for you!!!
TheEleventhHour, packing sucks. Maybe get yourself some kickass carbs as a reward after you're done? I'm picturing donuts. Mmm, donuts.
bl1210, really hoping the increased dose works for you! Sorry you're feeling off though.
ellabee, sorry your weekend was marred by sickness. Hope you are all feeling better now!
penguin129, ugh blood draws are the actual worst.
nuggetrn, I'm so sorry your body is screwing with you. I hope you'll get some answers at your appointment in a few weeks.

[aprilz81]

Numbers: CD 21 and either 10/7 DPO, Cycle 4, Month 9

Circumstances: Non-IR PCOS, anovulatory cycles, 1000 mg Metformin

Rants/Raves/NFNSQ: I couldn't help myself and I tested this morning and it was a BFN (I'm okay with it, I just couldn't stand the suspense). If I ovulated this cycle I'm leaning towards it being on CD 14 instead of 11 (plus our timing is better if that is the case). I'm going to try my best to wait until Friday to test again. I start my new job on Monday so I'm okay with not getting pregnant this cycle, I'm just happy that Metformin may be all I need to ovulate!

GTKY: Favorite childhood memory from the summer. We had a pool and Mom was great about letting us have pool parties and dealing with the mess of water tracked everywhere, lots of hungry kids and the noise levels. We would have the whole softball team over sometimes after practice or games when we were in Little League and as we got over we had smaller parties with our friends.

[aprilz81]

Jun 22, 2015 9:21:59 GMT -5 TheEleventhHour said:

Jun 22, 2015 9:16:31 GMT -5 Andrea said:

Ohhh that cottage at the lake sounds lovely!

What do you mean you ovulate after provera? Provera is synthetic progesterone, so it helps the body shed the lining of the uterus.

I think she means in cycles started with Provera she has ovulated. I don't know much about the drug but I would imagine that just might be coincidence? 

Actually my RE said that sometimes Provera can signal your ovaries to start growing a follicle.  When I went for my internal ultrasound and first appointment he said that he would bring me in on CD3 (after Provera) to check for follicles and if I had one growing than we would just go with it.  If he didn't see anything we would start Clomid.  It doesn't always work, but sometimes it does trick your body into working normally.

[TheEleventhHour]

nuggetrn I am sorry you are feeling sad. I hope you can get some answers at your appointment next month.

penguin129 Sorry your sleep has been off!

[TheEleventhHour]

Jun 22, 2015 10:06:30 GMT -5 aprilz81 said:

Jun 22, 2015 9:21:59 GMT -5 TheEleventhHour said:

I think she means in cycles started with Provera she has ovulated. I don't know much about the drug but I would imagine that just might be coincidence? 

Actually my RE said that sometimes Provera can signal your ovaries to start growing a follicle.  When I went for my internal ultrasound and first appointment he said that he would bring me in on CD3 (after Provera) to check for follicles and if I had one growing than we would just go with it.  If he didn't see anything we would start Clomid.  It doesn't always work, but sometimes it does trick your body into working normally.

Interesting! Thanks for sharing that. The world of TTC is so much more complicated than anyone ever tells you in high school when it is all "Don't ever have sex! You will get pregnant immediately!" haha. 

[penguin129]

nuggetrn Sorry your body and FF can't get on the same page.I hope you appointment goes well. aprilz81 Congrats on the new job!
ugaqueencity Hi and Welcome!

[TheEleventhHour]

aprilz81 That is awesome that Metformin is helping you ovulate. Good luck starting your new job next week. So exciting!

ugaqueencity Hi there! Welcome to WTDS

[dashook]

Numbers: 5.5 months postpartum

Circumstances: PP and BF, still waiting on first PP cycle so we can make a decision about a timeframe for TFAS.

Rants/Raves/NFNSQ: DH and I are supposed to be TTA until AF returns, but on Thursday he did a very NTNP move by not pulling out. So now I'm all kinds of nervous even though I really probably don't need to be, since I have no reason to believe I've ovulated or anything close since DS was born. And, while any pregnancy would be welcome to us at any time, this would feel a bit soon. Idk. Maybe I'll POAS sometime next week just to ease my mind.

GTKY: Favorite childhood memory from the summer. Every July we used to go on a day-long canoe trip on the Delaware River with my mom's best friend's entire extended family. I remember getting up before dawn to make the drive to the Delaware Water Gap, picnicking at lunch along the riverbanks, and swimming and catching tiny frogs with my "cousins" (what we have always called mom's BFF's kids even though we're not related).

[dashook]

Jun 22, 2015 10:18:00 GMT -5 TheEleventhHour said:

Jun 22, 2015 10:06:30 GMT -5 aprilz81 said:

Actually my RE said that sometimes Provera can signal your ovaries to start growing a follicle.  When I went for my internal ultrasound and first appointment he said that he would bring me in on CD3 (after Provera) to check for follicles and if I had one growing than we would just go with it.  If he didn't see anything we would start Clomid.  It doesn't always work, but sometimes it does trick your body into working normally.

Interesting! Thanks for sharing that. The world of TTC is so much more complicated than anyone ever tells you in high school when it is all "Don't ever have sex! You will get pregnant immediately!" haha. 

DH and I laugh about this all the time! We were so naive when we first started TTC, largely due to this exact heaping load of bullshit that had been hammered into us. 

I quite clearly remember, at Thanksgiving 2012, the two of us sitting in a bar in NYC, and me ordering juice because I "could be" KU.  El oh el. I had stopped taking BCP approximately 8 days earlier (after being on it for 9+ years) and we had had totally unprotected sex for the first time ever (gasp!) in the meantime...so OBVS this was a consideration.  I hadn't the faintest clue of how my body actually works.

Also, welcome ugaqueencity!

[Ruca]

Numbers: N/A

Circumstances: Even though baby fever hit DH hard, we discussed and think it's best to wait until September. I'm okay with that, I'm in a wedding in August and the only other wedding I've been in I was 6 months pregnant. So it will be fun to experience a wedding party non pregnant.

Rants/Raves/NFNSQ: MIL is watching DD this Thursday so DH and I can go see Jurassic Park, I'm pumped!

GTKY: Favorite childhood memory from the summer: No school, sleeping in late, and swimming in our pond almost everyday. Just the carefree mentality summer vacation brought as a youth. Such great memories

[penguin129]

dashook You should be fine if you weren't in your fertile week/not ovulating. At least I'm hoping. We did the same thing twice so far this cycle. I'm getting tired of Condoms.

Ruca September will be here soon!

[dashook]

Jun 22, 2015 10:46:21 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

dashook You should be fine if you weren't in your fertile week/not ovulating. At least I'm hoping. We did the same thing twice so far this cycle. I'm getting tired of Condoms.

Yeah, that's what I figured.  I really don't think my fertility has returned yet.  Also, condoms suck.  My H wouldn't even entertain that option haha!

[penguin129]

Jun 22, 2015 10:50:58 GMT -5 dashook said:

Jun 22, 2015 10:46:21 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

dashook You should be fine if you weren't in your fertile week/not ovulating. At least I'm hoping. We did the same thing twice so far this cycle. I'm getting tired of Condoms.

Yeah, that's what I figured.  I really don't think my fertility has returned yet.  Also, condoms suck.  My H wouldn't even entertain that option haha!

I was on BC pills. That is how we found out about my Hypothyroidism. I was having such bad side affects and thought I had PP depression. It turns out is was because I didn't know about my thyroid problems. DH and I decided after that we weren't going to have me go back on BC pills.