WTDS 8/3

[cheshie6]

gooselover2012, Yay for the O
mosdub, FX for a period.
Ray, that job sounds fun!
ugaqueencity, hopefully you'll get CHs soon.
moleymole, congrats on burning the bench!

Numbers: Cd 29; DPO9

Circumstances: DH (who is home now) will most likely be back at work before my next green week. He didn't make it home in time for my last FW.

R/R/NFNSQ: I'm super excited, my niece and nephew will be up in NH with us for a week. We are going down on Friday to pick them up. They didn't have a good time last week with their other grandma (not my mom) in VA, so my sister called me to mostly complain and warn me that my niece might be on edge. Other Grandma is nothing like myself or my mom. My mom will play with them, swim with them, find a park, library, etc. I have trips to the ocean, Boston, children's museums, all planned. Other Grandma wants them but doesn't plan for them, or seem to pay much attention to them. She got a 1 room condo in VA and they had to sleep with one of 3 full grown women. While at a pool, Other Grandma asked niece to watch nephew in the water while she took a phone call. (This makes me cringe as I'm a lifeguard and used to be a swim coach) Niece is 8 and nephew is 6!?! Why ask to have them if you didn't make time or space for them? My poor sister is so distraught and doesn't know whether to tell BIL or not, which may cause another fight. Or if she should just say no next year when Other Grandma asks for them. Other grandma took them last year and kept telling them about Virginia beach, and told them she was taking them to the beach. When they got there, they never went to the beach. So my sister was double checking that I still wanted them and if I had things for them to do.

GTKY- What is your favorite genre of book or TV show to watch?? Book: YA and Romance are tied. TV show: I love many genres and I couldn't pick one! Usually my new favorites end up cancelled after one season (*sniffle* firefly)

[gabride2010]

gooselover2012 Yay for O!
mosdub I hope you get your period soon!
moleymole Yay for burning the bench! Good luck TTC!
cheshie6 I hope H is home for your FW soon!

ETF: tags

[cheshie6]

Aug 3, 2015 18:58:44 GMT -5 gabride2010 said:

gooselover2012 Yay for O!
mosdub I hope you get your period soon!
cheshie6 Yay for burning the bench! Good luck TTC!

Thanks- but moleymole burned the bench.  DH and I won't be in sync till September. 

[gabride2010]

Aug 3, 2015 19:04:02 GMT -5 cheshie6 said:

Aug 3, 2015 18:58:44 GMT -5 gabride2010 said:

gooselover2012 Yay for O!
mosdub I hope you get your period soon!
cheshie6 Yay for burning the bench! Good luck TTC!

Thanks- but moleymole burned the bench.  DH and I won't be in sync till September. 

Oops! I realized this and edited my post...but you're too fast for me! I hope September hurries up!

[teachermomtobe]

So my doctor just sent me a message. She said my test results came back and "everything is normal". If I continue to have irregular cycles she said to contact her again and she will refer me to a specialist. I'm having mixed feelings about it. I'm definitely happy to know that nothing is obviously going on but it's frustrating to just keep waiting and part of me hopes she dug deep enough. I also wish I saw my actual results but then I'd just Dr. Google everything and probably drive myself crazy. I get hopeful each month that maybe this month my body will be normal so right now I'm optimistic, or trying to be. We'll see.

[gabride2010]

Aug 3, 2015 19:20:57 GMT -5 teachermomtobe said:

So my doctor just sent me a message. She said my test results came back and "everything is normal". If I continue to have irregular cycles she said to contact her again and she will refer me to a specialist. I'm having mixed feelings about it. I'm definitely happy to know that nothing is obviously going on but it's frustrating to just keep waiting and part of me hopes she dug deep enough. I also wish I saw my actual results but then I'd just Dr. Google everything and probably drive myself crazy. I get hopeful each month that maybe this month my body will be normal so right now I'm optimistic, or trying to be. We'll see.

Big hugs! I hope your cycles regulate soon!

[dashook]

Congrats moleymole and GL!!!
cheshie6 FX you and YH can sync up this cycle!
teachermomtobe I can completely understand how you are feeling. Glad to know that everything is okay but that doesn't exactly = a plan, and waiting is so hard ((hugs))

[nuggetrn]

penguin129, Hope your levels come back good after today!!


teachermomtobe, I am glad you got your blood work done and I am sorry that it wasn't definitive. Do you have access to an online portal? That is something you could ask a receptionist about and they could get you set up so you can look at your results for yourself.


mosdub, HOORAY!! For a period!!! I so so hope it is for real!


gooselover2012, Woo for CD26 ovulation!! I hope August 19th comes quick for you!


@kellbell, I love historical fiction! I think Georgia starts school wayyyy too early, lol. That seems strange to me. No schools in our area have started.


Ray, Yay yay for your new position!! I hope your house sells quick! Do you have plans for after this house sells? Sorry if I have missed this somewhere.


ugaqueencity, Good luck with the increased dose!! Hope you start feeling better on it sooner rather than later.


dashook, Big big ((hugs)). I hope you are able to transition to your new job smoothly and with very little guilt about losing a little time with your DS!


Welcome melody330!!!


bl1210, Fx your period starts and you won't have to take provera again. I am sorry for the BFN but I am so happy that you ovulated! 

[mosdub]

gooselover2012 my cycles were fairly regular but my LPs ranged from 9-14 days sometimes. It makes it frustrating for POAS but I think it's still relatively normal to have an LP that fluctuates a bit.

teachermomtobe sorry for the mixed emotions, it's understandable to be relieved and frustrated with that information!

[nuggetrn]

I pushed create post too early but this might actually be ok anyway since I am catching up with so many of you!!

moleymole, WOOOOOOOO!!! So happy you have burned the bench!! Feel free to stick around a bit if you need to! I know it can be hard to separate yourself completely from home right away (lol). No one here is kicking you out!!

gabride2010, Go get your BBT woman!! Lol

cheshie6, Ugh, your poor niece and nephew. It sounds like they will have so much fun with you!!

gooselover2012, mosdub, - I agree that I think LPs are supposed to stay basically consistent, but I also know that there can be outliers. And with your situation mosdub your body may still be changing and readjusting so you never know. My LPs seems to be right around 11 days but I have a 15 day one that I don't really believe. I don't have too any to go off of so I dunno.

[Ray]

nuggetrn, We plan to move into military housing. It will save us over $600/month in living costs. Our options were keep our 4bed 2bath with room for kids but not have kids to put in it or downsize to a smaller house but have the extra coin to afford a kid more comfortably. It would be amazing if it sold right away but more realistically it will probably be next spring/summer before anything happens. The market is pretty slow here.

[nuggetrn]

Numbers: CD29

Cricumstances: PCOS, Currently TTA, NTNP in September!

R/R/NFNSQ: Next month is the month!! I can't help but feel right now though that that means not a lot at all if I am taking so long to ovulate. Obviously people get pregnant with PCOS all the time, but I think that the reality that this might not be a walk in the park is starting to hit me sort of hard. I am trying so hard not to be negative about things before we even get started, but that is sometimes easier said than done.

GTKY- What is your favorite genre of book or TV show to watch?? Genre of book - crime or something historical. TV show definitely crime like Bones, CSI, etc...

[nuggetrn]

Aug 3, 2015 21:39:38 GMT -5 Ray said:

nuggetrn, We plan to move into military housing. It will save us over $600/month in living costs. Our options were keep our 4bed 2bath with room for kids but not have kids to put in it or downsize to a smaller house but have the extra coin to afford a kid more comfortably. It would be amazing if it sold right away but more realistically it will probably be next spring/summer before anything happens. The market is pretty slow here.

Awesome that you will be able to save so much! Fx that it sells sooner than that!

[penguin129]

I'm so excited there are so many of you burning the bench or getting ready to burn the bench in the next month or so!!!!! September was originally our date to start TFAS, but things aren't lined up so....Best of luck to all of you.


Also thanks for the well wishes on the blood draw this morning. It went well and wasn't too bad. The nurse left a message in my chart with the PA I see to call me when the results come in to let me know what they are and what to do with my meds. If I keep having to get my blood checked every 6 weeks there are only 2 more times before we start TFAS. Bright side

[penguin129]

I also have a Question... How exactly do you describe NTNP??? I am thinking of doing a cycle of NTNP in October before we really start. Would it just mean not charting any signs: temp, opk, CM, etc and not consulting FF?

[penguin129]

Aug 3, 2015 22:23:54 GMT -5 ugaqueencity said:

Aug 3, 2015 22:20:15 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

I also have a Question... How exactly do you describe NTNP??? I am thinking of doing a cycle of NTNP in October before we really start. Would it just mean not charting any signs: temp, opk, CM, etc and not consulting FF?

I think it depends on each person, but I considered us NTNP when I stopped taking BC and we weren't using condoms but I wasn't temping/using opks/tracking cycles/etc

I figure it would vary from person to person. Thanks for your thoughts!

[bazinga]

penguin129, Thanks for starting this week. Fingers crossed for good test results.
teachermomtobe, Sorry your test results are frustrating.
mosdub, I really hope this is CD1 for you.
moleymole, congrats on burning the bench!
gooselover2012,fingers crossed for you.
Ruca,have a great wedding weekend with your DH. That sounds like fun. We really didn't take advantage of recent visitors who could have stayed home with DD while we went out or away...

Numbers: TFAS, Cycle 1 AL (CD8)
Circumstances: Benched until September
R/R/NFNSQ: My rant is work related - I really should have tried to catch up on lots of writing and e-mails over the weekend. I didn't and so this week is going to be even more crazy than usual... However, the reason I didn't work is we was too busy planning some fun trips for the Fall. I'm so looking forward to them!
GTKY- What is your favorite genre of book or TV show to watch?? I usually prefer crime/ thriller books - a good mystery with some suspense thrown in to keep me on the edge of my seat (but hopefully not awake at night!). Similar for TV although I'll give most things a chance.

[nuggetrn]

Aug 3, 2015 22:20:15 GMT -5 penguin129 said:

I also have a Question... How exactly do you describe NTNP??? I am thinking of doing a cycle of NTNP in October before we really start. Would it just mean not charting any signs: temp, opk, CM, etc and not consulting FF?

I plan on continuing to take my temp, and I might check CM occasionally (but I frquently forget to do that now). I won't be doing anymore OPKs after this cycle. I want to know when I ovulated after the fact but I don't really need to try and pinpoint my fertile week. We'll just have sex when we want to as opposed to trying for ED or EOD like most do prior to ovulation.

[acorn99]

gooselover2012, I hope your chart continues to look good
Ray enjoy your time with your H!
ugaqueencity, FX your CHs show up soon!
melody330, welcome! I think bunnyfungo would be a good person to talk to about tandem BFing, if I remember correctly.
bl1210 I hope AF shows up her own for you!
moleymole, congratulations on your bench burning, good luck!
cheshie6, I hope you enjoy your trip!

[teachermomtobe]

I got my actual blood results this morning through the online portal. My estradiol is lower than the range from the lab and from everything I've seen online. I'm thinking of asking my doctor if that's really not a concern.

My results for anyone who knows anything:
Estradiol: 18 (range 27-122)
TSH: 1.09 (range .28-4.10)
FSH: 5.67 (range 3.85-8.78)
LH: 9.60 (range 2.12-10.89)
Prolactin: 5.31 (range 2.8-29.2)

[bl1210]

GUISE!!!! CD 1 came today and lines up with a 13 day LP. I'm hoping that means I for sure ovulated and I'm having my first AF on my own in 11 months!! I like to think that my new dosage of metformin is helping!

nuggetrn, remind me of your PCOS treatment, are you on Metformin?

teachermomtobe, did they test your testosterone levels?

moleymole, YAY!! Burn bench, burn!!

ugaqueencity, hopefully you adjust soon! I thankfully handled 500mg X2/day, but this third dose gives me a run for my money if I eat something loaded with carbs.

mosdub, FX for you!!

[teachermomtobe]

bl1210, No, they did not test testosterone levels

[bl1210]

Ladies, please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that should've been part of the work up since you have long anovulatory cycles. teachermomtobe

[bl1210]

Aug 4, 2015 8:13:45 GMT -5 ugaqueencity said:

Aug 4, 2015 8:10:00 GMT -5 bl1210 said:

Ladies, please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that should've been part of the work up since you have long anovulatory cycles. teachermomtobe

That's what I was thinking too. I know personally, my high testosterone levels were a major factor in my PCOS diagnosis

Although mine weren't crazy high, they were outside the normal range.  Since it's a two out of three diagnoses, the high testosterone and the US confirmed mine. 

[nuggetrn]

Aug 4, 2015 8:10:00 GMT -5 bl1210 said:

Ladies, please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that should've been part of the work up since you have long anovulatory cycles. teachermomtobe

teachermomtobe
I agree that it seems like a few more things should have been tested. Like testosterone and blood sugar. My OB also tested 17-hydroxyprogesterone which is apparently something else that causes issues similar to PCOS but it treated a little differently.

Do you have any physical manifestations of PCOS?

I am uncomfortable with your OB saying these long cycles are a-ok and just leaving you in limbo after testing 5 things.

[nuggetrn]

Also bl1210 I am on 1000mg of metformin a day a spironolactone which is just supposed to help with the extra hair from the testosterone, lol. I love admitting to taking this because of hairiness... Haha.

I have been on those for About 3 weeks now. So just waiting for results. I know things won't happen immediately but September is coming so fast and I wish they did, lol. I am in a funk that I am working on pulling myself out of.

[Deleted]

yay moleymole, Best wishes!

Agree with pp's teachermomtobe, I'd ask about checking testosterone levels it is a factor with Pcos diagnosis/treatment, etc. Low E2 is a concern, it is one factor but an important one.

penguin129, I consider us ntnp. I do not temp or chart cp, cf or use opk's. I do (because I'm alive!), notice my cf. We have intercourse as time permits/we want.

[bl1210]

Aug 4, 2015 8:24:41 GMT -5 nuggetrn said:

Also bl1210 I am on 1000mg of metformin a day a spironolactone which is just supposed to help with the extra hair from the testosterone, lol. I love admitting to taking this because of hairiness... Haha.

I have been on those for About 3 weeks now. So just waiting for results. I know things won't happen immediately but September is coming so fast and I wish they did, lol. I am in a funk that I am working on pulling myself out of.

This is the worst. Thankfully my hair stylist is the best and she told me to come in any time, no appt needed for a wax.

I know different people respond differently to metformin.  I think I waited too long before I called my doctor.  I hadn't made any progress in 5 months on 1000mg.  Be an advocate for your self and call your doctor if you aren't seeing changes in about 3 months or so.  After being on this new dose for a month, I have already noticed a little weight loss, I ovulated, and the hair growth has slowed!  My doctor wanted to just throw clomid at me at my annual appointment next month, and I knew that wasn't the answer just yet.  

[nuggetrn]

Aug 4, 2015 8:32:27 GMT -5 bl1210 said:

Aug 4, 2015 8:24:41 GMT -5 nuggetrn said:

Also bl1210 I am on 1000mg of metformin a day a spironolactone which is just supposed to help with the extra hair from the testosterone, lol. I love admitting to taking this because of hairiness... Haha.

I have been on those for About 3 weeks now. So just waiting for results. I know things won't happen immediately but September is coming so fast and I wish they did, lol. I am in a funk that I am working on pulling myself out of.

This is the worst. Thankfully my hair stylist is the best and she told me to come in any time, no appt needed for a wax.

I know different people respond differently to metformin.  I think I waited too long before I called my doctor.  I hadn't made any progress in 5 months on 1000mg.  Be an advocate for your self and call your doctor if you aren't seeing changes in about 3 months or so.  After being on this new dose for a month, I have already noticed a little weight loss, I ovulated, and the hair growth has slowed!  My doctor wanted to just throw clomid at me at my annual appointment next month, and I knew that wasn't the answer just yet.  

Yea, I was planning on giving this does 3 months to see what happened. So just doing the whole waiting thing right now! And hoping.

I was thankful that my OB didn't even mention Clomid to me at my appt. Granted he knew I wasn't ready to start trying for a few months so that changes things. The most he said was that there are other drugs that could be used down the line...

Like I said, I need to just stop being negative before we even get started because I have zero clue about what the future might hold and it does me no good to dwell on things that might not even happen. I am being proactive with these changes right now and I just need to be happy with that.

[teachermomtobe]

Thanks so much for all your responses! As far as PCOS symptoms I have hair growth but it's very blonde and looks like a lot peach fuzz so I don't know if that really counts and of course the irregular cycles. I don't have weight problems, if anything I'm on the low end of average for weight. I assume I'd have to wait for CD3 again for testosterone testing? I will send my doctor a message this afternoon asking why the low estradiol was not a concern for her and if testosterone testing would be appropriate.