Wednesday WTO
Aug 12, 2015 15:11:41 GMT -5
Post by aprilz81 on Aug 12, 2015 15:11:41 GMT -5
It has been a long time since I have participated in these threads, but the time has come. Previously I've been hanging out in WTDS and most recently in TTT/IVF.
Cycle/Month: Since I don't ovulate on my own I'm going to count this as Cycle 1, but this is month 10 off of birth control.
CD: CD8
What are you doing to GKU: Clomid (properly monitored by an RE), temping and considering OPK.
R/R/CS: This is my first medicated cycle (Clomid with TI) and last night was my last dose of Clomid. I've not had any side effects and I'm bouncing between "this is awesome" and "this isn't working". Up until this point I've not wanted to mess with OPK due to PCOS but I think I'm going to take the plunge and give it a shot. I want to try to make sure I don't ovulate before my monitoring appointment as I don't want a litter of babies.
GTKY: What’s the strangest date you’ve ever been on? Blind date (online dating site) at a TGIF. He wanted to meet at 6:00 and then seemed surprised that I wanted dinner. He hemmed and hawed for about 5 minutes over the bill before I finally offered to split the check. It was really awkward and there was no second date. lol
I still have one week to wait for my monitoring appointment. It is scheduled for CD15. I called to ask for an earlier appointment today and the nurse explained the reasoning for the date and then brushed off my concern that I might ovulate before the monitoring appointment and not know how well (or not) that I responded. We will be having plenty of sex so the OPK isn't so much for timing purposes as much as I want to be able to call in and say "hey my appointment isn't for x days but I just got a postiive OPK and I want to see how I responded before having unprotected sex".
The nurse said "don't worry" that there is "only" a 10% chance for twins so you'll be fine. I almost got snarky with her and said that twins run in my family so I already have an elevated chance of releasing multiple eggs if my ovaries ever get their act together. I kept my head and decided to trust the doctor and use OPK as a backup. If they don't work then it is only a little bit of money and if it does work, then yeah!
My AMH is high, I started out on a higher dose (100mg) of Clomid and a history of multiples in the family. While the risk may be low, I don't want to be blindsided by a high risk pregnancy that is already going to be classified as high risk due to AMA.