emilie, I do have OPKs but I have never detected my surge. I gave up using those, but I might just use one tomorrow and see what it does.
Up until lately I could never get a positive OPK. But since IUIs are very time sensitive I have found that testing 4 or 5 times a day I can catch it. Last time I caught my surge at 8:00pm. You may just need to play around with time. I never have anything more than a shadow with SMU.
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Today was my last BCP in prep for my first IVF. I'm ready to get this fucking thing going. H and I decided to move forward without getting confirmation that my ute infection is gone, my RE said it was rare that the first round of antibiotics didn't take care of it, so that helps.
H will be deployed the day before ER but I'm taking comfort in the fact that my mom bought a last minute plane ticket to spend the week post ER with me. It's not ideal, but I'm glad to have my mom.
IUI 1-3 BFN IVF #1 - Oct '15 - 10R, 3M, 0F IVF #2 - August 16 - 12R, 11M, 5F. 1 to transfer and 2 to freeze - BFP!! - MMC caught at 7w5d FET #1 - 1/26 - BFP, due 10/14
Today was my last BCP in prep for my first IVF. I'm ready to get this fucking thing going. H and I decided to move forward without getting confirmation that my ute infection is gone, my RE said it was rare that the first round of antibiotics didn't take care of it, so that helps.
H will be deployed the day before ER but I'm taking comfort in the fact that my mom bought a last minute plane ticket to spend the week post ER with me. It's not ideal, but I'm glad to have my mom.
Stims start Friday!
Good luck! And yay for mom coming to be with you. They can be so comforting:)
Today was my last BCP in prep for my first IVF. I'm ready to get this fucking thing going. H and I decided to move forward without getting confirmation that my ute infection is gone, my RE said it was rare that the first round of antibiotics didn't take care of it, so that helps.
H will be deployed the day before ER but I'm taking comfort in the fact that my mom bought a last minute plane ticket to spend the week post ER with me. It's not ideal, but I'm glad to have my mom.
Engaged May 2003 Married June 2005 TTC #1 since October 2014 H-1% morph, low motility, low count Me-.1 AMH levels, low AFC, DOR/POI, perimenopause Foster Care journey begins March 2016-licensed 11/7/16 Foster parents to A & J 1/31/17 www.fertilityfriend.com/home/5525ef
emilie, I do have OPKs but I have never detected my surge. I gave up using those, but I might just use one tomorrow and see what it does.
Up until lately I could never get a positive OPK. But since IUIs are very time sensitive I have found that testing 4 or 5 times a day I can catch it. Last time I caught my surge at 8:00pm. You may just need to play around with time. I never have anything more than a shadow with SMU.
That is a good idea. If I am being truthful with myself, I can say that I was very sporadic with my testing. If I do end up going with IUIs I need to get in the habit of testing more to catch that surge. Thanks mustloveerica!
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
Up until lately I could never get a positive OPK. But since IUIs are very time sensitive I have found that testing 4 or 5 times a day I can catch it. Last time I caught my surge at 8:00pm. You may just need to play around with time. I never have anything more than a shadow with SMU.
That is a good idea. If I am being truthful with myself, I can say that I was very sporadic with my testing. If I do end up going with IUIs I need to get in the habit of testing more to catch that surge. Thanks mustloveerica!
You might try different brands too. I can never get a positive wondfo, but last cycle I "splurged" on the Target brand pee on ones and just used FMU and got a positive. And I didn't have to take them to work, which is a win.
Hi guise! I am on CD 8 of Cycle 19, month 15?(I can't count). I've been in pain pretty much for the past 9 days. I'm also having a fantastic prolonged IBS flare up. Who knows if they are related or not?
I'm still looking for a job; however, i'm now on H's insurance and he wants me to start making doctor's appointments for everything possible because he has $0 deductible. If it turns out that he has decent IF coverage we will make an appointment with an RE in the next few weeks. If it's crap coverage then we will wait until I get insurance through an employer.
ETA: I suck at tagging. You know I love all of you. I also constantly forget the question of the week too. I really wanted to be a pediatrician. My 5th grade yearbook even says so. Unfortunately, I struggled through Anatomy in high school and that was pretty much the end of that dream.
cateyes - Thanks for starting. Hope everything goes well getting your nieces settled in. mustloveerica - FX for you this cycle. I just ordered some CoQ10 for MH as well after getting our MFI diagnosis. Hopefully it will help at least a little bit... mrsjene - yay for insurance approval after all the drama last week! goldenlove3 - FX for you! Sometimes its good to feel hopeful. wannabmama - FX for your first IUI! Hope you're able to have the IUI earlier than Friday. youdontsay - Hope YH's urologist appointment goes well. rooskie - that's great that your GYN can do some of your testing. FX it will all be covered by insurance! I've also heard that zinc can been helpful for men. I bought some for MH but he is terrible about taking pills so he only took it for a few weeks... butlerfan - hugs to you and YH, and best of luck as you think through what would be the best option for your family. MH and I are in a similar spot... deciding if we would be okay with only having children through adoption or if we want to try to have a biological child through IVF. It's a big decision. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions about foster care and please join us on the Adoption and Fostering board if you would like to! getzystark - best of luck with the physical and getting started with the study! emilie - Yay for IUI #1 next month! Excited for you and FX! ****** - glad CD1 finally showed up without needing Provera! dke2010 - Like others have said, I would go with IUI if money is no issue. Might as well give the sperm a little extra help. snakefisherbub - huge hugs!!! Cythe- GL with IVF #1! That's great that your mom can be there with you for ER.
We're hanging out in a TTA cycle which has been a nice break from TTC stress. H has a repeat SA this week and a urologist appointment next Monday. I'm anxious to see the results of the SA, and I'm hoping for at least 1-2% morphology because then we can feel like we have a very small chance on natural cycles rather than having 0% chance. We are still coming to terms with the idea that IVF will likely be the only way we could have a biological child. And we have to decide if we want to devote the time and money to do IVF, or if we want to only grow our family through fostering and adoption. We've decided to hold off on IVF at least until the new year, so we have some time to think through everything.
QOTW: When I was younger, I wanted to be a teacher, then an interior decorator, then an architect, then a doctor, then a scientist. (I changed my mind every couple years) I'm a scientist now, so I knew what I wanted to be since part way through high school.
ceejay hugs to you. I read your post before the spoilers and thought it sounded similar to us...then I read the spoiler and laughed that you thought the same thing. IF sucks but its great we have this online place to discuss/cry/scream/etc about it.
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IUI 1-3 BFN IVF #1 - Oct '15 - 10R, 3M, 0F IVF #2 - August 16 - 12R, 11M, 5F. 1 to transfer and 2 to freeze - BFP!! - MMC caught at 7w5d FET #1 - 1/26 - BFP, due 10/14
Hey ladies. Sorry I'm late. I wanted to wait until after my appointment today.
Also, I will come back later to love tit and comment, but I have only a 10 min break in my 14 hour day and I need some advice.
This has been my first cycle on letrozole (femara). I'm on CD 12 and went for a date with the dildo-cam today to see how things went. Lining is 9 and one good follicle on the left measuring 19mm. I have never had a problem ovulating on my own in the years I've been monitoring. The doc says that if I don't get a +OPK by Wednesday morning, I need to call and do ovidrel Wednesday night and then IUI on Friday morning. I tried to ask how necessary this is since I ovulate on my own usually between days 12-16. I was pressed for time and all she would say is that we can't wait for day 16. WHY?? Sensing my hesitation to just say yes to more drugs, she said that we could also do the trigger on Thursday night and IUI on Saturday.
This is my first time with fertility drugs of any kind, so I don't know what to think. What if I do the shot on Wednesday night, but my body ovulates on its own on Thursday... but then I don't have IUI until Friday. Could this happen? Would it mean I miss my window? Is ovidrel helpful for people in my position who ovulate fine on their own? Why would she say that we can't wait for me to ovulate if it doesn't happen by day 16?
Knowing that I had to rush back to work and didn't have the time to really pick her brain, I knew I could ask those of you who have much more experience than I do.
I will try to sneak peeks throughout the day when I have some stolen moments.
I was in a very similar situation, @daikoku. I ovulate just fine on my own and didn't want to use ovidrel. Too many interventions!!!
I had two follicles - one at 21 mm and one at 19 mm. They ran bloodwork to determine if I was having an LH surge on my own. I also do not use OPKs. I was not so they had me trigger that night. I wasn't thrilled but it helped time the IUI really well.
I asked my RE why ovidrel when I ovulate just fine and he said it was merely for good timing purposes. He also said that boost of hCG can help a very early pregnancy.
Soo. I'm like you and I did it even though I didn't want to. But, I had a very well timed IUI (judging by the intense ovulation pain).
{Click here to see more.} cateyes, how exciting! Thank you for setting up the check in! mustloveerica, hugs. I hope you get some answers from the uro. mrsjene, woohoo! Glad you got approved for #2 and get to move on! Evelyn3, fx the not looking at anything was all you needed? wannabmama, ugh, I hate how things always end up being on the worst day! youdontsay, I hope the uro has info for you guys. rooskie, I'm glad the ball is rolling, good luck at your RE appointment. easilyunamused, sorry you're regretting not temping and that your RE appointment is so far away. It'll be here soon! butlerfan, I'm glad you were able to talk to your pastor, it sounds like she was very helpful, even if you can't make a decision now. getzystark, good luck on your pre-study physical. Bet it feels great to get things started! emilie, woohoo for IUI #1! dke2010, I agree with others. If money is no issue, I'd go with the IUI. snakefisherbub, big big hugs to you. Cythe I'm glad your mom could be with you! @wallieflowers booooo for pain, but yes for $0 deductible! ceejay, I too know the relaxation of a TTA cycle. I am glad you guys are taking time to think of everything.
AFM, just trucking along while TTA. I am coming to terms that we may not try for another few months. I promised my students I would take them to Japan next summer and I can't really be 7-9 months pregnant for that. Plus, even though I truly want a baby at anytime of the year by now, September would really be the worst month for me. Anyway, at this point I have no reason to cancel the trip so I might as well go through with it. I'm sad, but not too sad. For some reason, I just feel like it's going to be okay.
Medically, I still feel unwell so this is another great reason to TTA. I saw the neurologist last week and she doesn't think my problems are neurological so that's good. Now I'm going to the cardiologist next week, so I hope we can get some answers on that front too.
QOTW: I wanted to be a princess for a long time until I found out it wasn't exactly an occupation. Then I wanted to be a teacher. (Which I am!) It's funny, when I played school as a kid, I always hoped my friends would get something wrong so I could correct their paper (what a jerk I was haha). Now I hate that I have to grade papers and I get sad when the kids get things wrong!
Thanks for that question Daikoku and answer joy. I was wondering the same thing. I O between 18-20 usually and don't seem to have any problem Oing so was curious why the trigger was necessary. I figured it was to get good timing. I'm guessing they tell me to have sex trigger night on the off chance I would've O'ed without the trigger on that day or the next one, before IUI day?
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
Post by goldenlove3 on Nov 3, 2015 14:08:36 GMT -5
Daikoku maybe they are worried that your follie will get too big if you wait for day 16. I think they can grow 1-3mm a day so it could potentially be over 30 if you wait.
I'm not sure about ovulating on your own after trigger but if your OPK is negative Wednesday, that would hopefully mean you haven't had an LH surge yet. Since ovulation usually happens 24-36 hours after an LH surge, that would still put you at ovulation on Friday if you did surge on Thursday.
Does this make any sense? I hope my math is right.
I have always ovulated on my own but still used Ovidrel for all my IUIs.
Daikoku I have always ovulated on my own and used Ovidrel on my IUI
I was on Femara CD 2-6, went in CD9 for ultrasound, and had about three follies, measuring around 18-20mm, they had me trigger evening of CD10 and I went back in for IUI on morning CD12
On my own I normally ovulate around CD14-15
Seemingly same reason for mine, for better timing.
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