TTC Check-In (September 21st)

[mahler5]

Tell us where you are at in your TTC journeys. Any questions or concerns?

QOTW: Do you like your RE (Or OB if they are helping you conceive)? What do you like or not like about him or her?
Or if you are not using one, what information sources do you find most helpful for TTC?

***please refrain from posting BFPs here. Please start a new thread for that.

[JustJudy]

Jinx! I'll delete mine.

[mahler5]

Sorry @justjudy! I'm always hesitant to start threads for that reason! Please feel free to add your QOTW too! Maybe variety would be good.

[JustJudy]

It's CD 8, I'm done with the Femara, and now we wait for a smiley face OPK. J likely can't make it to our IUI appointment because she can't get off work this weekend. It's the first time I'd be going alone. I'm going to order two vials though so we can do one at home and if this is our month then we can at least pretend it was the at home ICI that did it.

QOTW: I like my OB very much, mostly because she supports me in whatever I want to do. Including trying med free for a while.

[klake42]

I'm CD 4, and just had my baseline ultrasound and got my meds lined up. I'm a touch late starting the femara, but that's how it works-- my cycle likes to start Friday afternoon, after the clinic closes.

This will be IUI #6. If it doesn't work, we'll discuss IVF.

I like my RE pretty well, especially what she does to keep costs down. She's also very encouraging, and I just like her as a person. I think she'll encourage us to keep trying with IUIs before jumping to IVF, even though IVF is clearly the bread and butter of this clinic. I appreciate that she's focusing on us, not on profit.

[kona]

DW had the ultrasound to look for polyps (she had a few removed before we got preggers with O) and all looked good this time. IUI would be Fri except they didn't see a large enough follicle. So we are going to make sure she is ovulating this month. I'm dreading the forced weaning of O if it comes to that. We are really just trying to take it one step at a time right now.

It's also a little surreal to be back at square one again with TTC.

QOTW: we do like our RE. It's actually a really nice office. My only complaint is that they rarely run on time. But I guess that's most medical offices. There was a bit of staff turn over since we were last in frequently but still was nice to see some familiar faces.

[rikkiandjulie]

DW is currently on CD4, her period came the minute she missed her evening progesterone after BETA on 9/17. We are continuing with Femera, Metformin, Progesterone, but we are upping her dosage of Follistim by 25. Our RE said that everything has been perfect every single time, and that it is just a matter of timing, or potentially DWs body not "getting along" with our donor. The RE suggested that DW start temping to see if she is Oing sooner after the trigger than thought, or to see if she is already starting to surge at the time of the trigger. IVF was briefly mentioned starting in January, but DW said that I would be trying before IVF. So I assume DW will continue with IUIs til May. We will be swapping donors once these three vials are depleted, NEXT cycle we may do a B2B IUI, but our RE isn't keen on the idea as our numbers have been great, and B2B isn't shown to increase odds, just waste money usually.

We love the whole team at the hospital. They all work together and have access to our file so any day you could see anyone of them, but we love them all! Two of the three have been awarded Dr. Of the year several times, and another was recognized by time magazine as best dr. So that is always reassuring!!

[dannigirl]

CD11 here. Just got back from the follicle tracking appt.
I've never had a tech tell me anything during the ultrasounds, but this time I had the actually Dr doing it. He was having issues getting a good view of my left side, and was pushing at my stomach and all that during the TV ultrasound. He told me why he was pushing around and all that, and said it was okay if he couldn't get a really good pic because I have a couple good sized follicles on the right. So that was nice to hear.
Now I wait to hear from my RE on my trigger timing and when we get to head to Saskatoon.

QOTW: I really like my RE and all the NP's that work at the clinic. They are nice and helpful all the time. I don't know how many times I've emailed Jackie, our NP, with a million questions. Always super supportive.

[kekaellypula]

I guess today would be CD4 for me. The NP called me today after ultrasound and blood and told me to start on follistim tonight. Next appt to check levels is on Thursday.

We sorta like our RE but don't like the Nurse assigned to us. We liked the nurse who is the patient educator though. Everyone else at the clinic is nice.

[mahler5]

We have our FET tomorrow. I have been feeling constipated from the progesterone I think. My RE changed my dose to an IM every night instead of every other with only one vaginal insert. I'm also tired and anxious. The anxiety really just hit me after work today. Hopefully it won't last. I really haven't been that anxious this cycle. But the hormones are definitely not helping.

Good luck tomorrow Stringy!

And good luck to everyone on the TWW and with stuff coming up.

QOTW: I selfishly picked this because if our last FET doesn't work we are considering switching REs. Especially if we end up doing IVF again with my eggs instead. It would mean driving 2 hours though. For IUIs I think we would stick with him for awhile at least. I don't hate him. I actually like him and the staff generally but I feel like they have dropped the ball on a few things. I don't think it would have increased our chances of getting pregnant but things could have gone a lot quicker and more smoothly.
But I guess I shouldn't be thinking about this now.

[kona]

mahler5 Stringy good luck with the FET!

[Stringy]

Sept 21, 2015 20:36:33 GMT -5 mahler5 said:

We have our FET tomorrow. I have been feeling constipated from the progesterone I think. My RE changed my dose to an IM every night instead of every other with only one vaginal insert. I'm also tired and anxious. The anxiety really just hit me after work today. Hopefully it won't last. I really haven't been that anxious this cycle. But the hormones are definitely not helping.

Good luck tomorrow Stringy!

And good luck to everyone on the TWW and with stuff coming up.

QOTW: I selfishly picked this because if our last FET doesn't work we are considering switching REs. Especially if we end up doing IVF again with my eggs instead. It would mean driving 2 hours though. For IUIs I think we would stick with him for awhile at least. I don't hate him. I actually like him and the staff generally but I feel like they have dropped the ball on a few things. I don't think it would have increased our chances of getting pregnant but things could have gone a lot quicker and more smoothly.
But I guess I shouldn't be thinking about this now.

Was just coming to wish you good luck too!!! Let's do this!

[dannigirl]

Woohoo!
Triggering tonight and IUI scheduled for Thursday before lunch! 36 hours after trigger just like our first time.
So many things are lining up like they did last year, so that's making us both very hopeful.

[esquette]

Nothing to report. Waiting for CD1. Fun times.

Good luck everybody this week!

[rikkiandjulie]

Fingers crossed for everyone. I am mildly annoyed with our RE. We won't run an HSG as she says that the ultrasounds would probably show "cause to have one". They are referring to scaring, ovarian cysts, having had an std or male partner. None of which DW has had, so I appreciate them saving us the money, and not creating more procedures that necessary for DW, I also "just want to be suuuure". But I'm really working on trusting our medical team. Our team of REs all firmly believe that up to this point it has been a timing issue. DW has started tracking her temp, to see if she starts to surge before the trigger, and to see when she actually ovulated with the trigger. Hopefully, this will make things easier to pinpoint time. The RE is 100% sure she is ovulating bc on the ultrasounds you can see residue left from where the egg left the the follicle. We have another ultrasound on Monday, and will most likely trigger Tuesday for Wednesday insem. Everything is the same this cycle, except we are doing 4 shots of 100/mil follistim vs 5 shots of 75.

[kona]

Good luck today dannigirl!

[dannigirl]

Thank you!!!!
Fingers are crossed. Waiting for the vial to thaw and we will be off to the races again!

[JustJudy]

GL dannigirl!

[dannigirl]

21 million! Best count we've had from our donor so far.
Come on little dudes, find that egg and make us Mama's!!

[humorme00]

We went in for our ivf scheduling meeting with the nurse on Wednesday. Shit is starting to get real. Especially after the pharmacy sent of the tally for all my drugs. It's way more doses and dollars than I had imagined. But, whatchagonnado. Oh- and we got super lucky with our donor. His new stock got released from quarantine so we didn't have to pick another donor!


QOTW: We love our RE. She has a very dry sense of humor and is always so hopeful that this time it will work.

Our previous doc - totally different story. Worst doctor ever. Like bring random drug reps in the room after you're in stirrups for an HSG - no intro-no asking permission- nothing. I can't believe we almost went back to her. Thank goodness my wife has more sense than I do and put the kibosh on that.