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!
I just got my hopes up that we would be seeing an RE before January. He had $0 deductible plan. It sucks because I am still looking for a job, and will have to finagle my way back on Cobra. Yuck.
I know that feel. After grad school it took me six months to find a job. When I finally did, it was with a contractor who botched a bunch of documentation for our deliverables and lost the contract four months after I started, and I got all of the Cobra info in the mail when they let us all go.
Congrats, Muggy! If you're up for it, I'd love to see a main board post for you. I definitely side with the others here, you deserve to get all the squees from everyone!
AFM, intro'd on 3T/IF last week when I was flipping my shit about Ovidrel. It's weird and hard phasing into using a board other than TTGP/GKU.
MrRama wanted me to test my trigger out, so that's been an experience. I think I'm going to call my RE today to see what she wants to do; if she wants me to get bloodwork again or not. A part of me is convinced it also didn't work. Basically, I'm just hinging on getting my period in about a week, because the thought of being pregnant seems like such a fantasy.
I'm on my third medicated cycle. I go to the RE on Wednesday for a follicle check and we're going to talk about doing an IUI. So, I may be doing my first one at the end of the week.
I don't like Mondays because by the end of the weekend my house is normally trashed and it takes awhile to get it back in shape.
Waiting to hear back from the new RE. I've sent the paperwork in but they need to get our medical records and then review that before we set up an appointment. I don't feel like the answer is going to be any different about IVF. Depending on the chances/risks but more likely than not we will not be perusing that route as hard as that is to say and take in.
We have to let my IL's know due to us being in their house (which they want us to take over but still have a lot of their items in there) and things need to be put in storage and they need to be ready if/when we foster/adopt.
There may not be 9 months to get ready for a child with fostering-we also need to do a home study, etc.
We have to get this hashed out about what their prior actions and words have done to us and if they can't get on board then we will have to be looking for somewhere else to live and cut the toxic out of our lives.
They have put a lot of pressure on us to have kids and have told/asked many people of when are they going to be grandparents? H and I need a book on how to have sex so they can be grandparents. H and I are too old, etc. She has also said to H's brothers that about adopting "Don't you want any of your own children?"
H has always been second best to his brother and we don't need our kids to go through the same thing especially if we foster and adopt and that comment really struck a nerve then and it continues to strike a nerve now.
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Two very big middle fingers for your ILs right now. I want to punch them all in the teeth. I'm so sorry you and your husband have to deal with that horseshit. Hopefully it's not for very much longer. *Hugs*
butlerfan - hugeeee hugs lady. You and your husband need to do what is right for the two of you and your parents and inlaws can suck it. Maybe they need a book on staying out of your business.
HSG is officially Thursday at 7:30. And they're coding it to be covered my insurance so it's only $115 out of pocket. I'm probably going to hug my GYN.
butlerfan - hugeeee hugs lady. You and your husband need to do what is right for the two of you and your parents and inlaws can suck it. Maybe they need a book on staying out of your business.
To the bolded: I literally laughed out loud at my desk!
butlerfan - hugeeee hugs lady. You and your husband need to do what is right for the two of you and your parents and inlaws can suck it. Maybe they need a book on staying out of your business.
Yeah when I finally opened up to my mom about all this and told her some of the comments that MIL has made she stated it is no one's business but ours when and if and how we have kids.
At least she is supportive and stated that if we adopt that those are your kids and she was appalled at the comments.
ETA: Well Christmas and her birthday are coming up maybe I should send her a book on that.
Last Edit: Nov 9, 2015 12:29:47 GMT -5 by butlerfan
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HSG is officially Thursday at 7:30. And they're coding it to be covered my insurance so it's only $115 out of pocket. I'm probably going to hug my GYN.
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Hi ladies. I hope you don't mind if I jump in here. I have unfortunately reached a point where I can't deny it anymore. We are dealing with IF.
So... hi! I'm Achromia. My story is basically: DH and I are 30 and almost-32, have been TTC since July 2014 with no luck. We started seeing an RE in late August, underwent testing, and recently learned I have a submucosal fibroid that is maybe squishing my uterus. Other than that we are unexplained. I'm going for an SHG tomorrow to check it out, and we'll either be cleared for IUI or I'll have to have it removed. We'll have some tough decisions to make after that, potentially, because of timing concerns with my job, so I'm just anxious to have more information.
I hope everyone had a good weekend!
Oh! And QOTW: Mondays suck because I have a standing 8am meeting every Monday morning, so I have to be up early and always on time - no easing into the week. Boooooo.
I'm sorry you have to join us. I had a submucsoal fibroid too. I had to have mine removed via Laparoscopy. Don't know if I can answer any questions but feel free to ask if you want to!
Hi ladies. I hope you don't mind if I jump in here. I have unfortunately reached a point where I can't deny it anymore. We are dealing with IF.
So... hi! I'm Achromia. My story is basically: DH and I are 30 and almost-32, have been TTC since July 2014 with no luck. We started seeing an RE in late August, underwent testing, and recently learned I have a submucosal fibroid that is maybe squishing my uterus. Other than that we are unexplained. I'm going for an SHG tomorrow to check it out, and we'll either be cleared for IUI or I'll have to have it removed. We'll have some tough decisions to make after that, potentially, because of timing concerns with my job, so I'm just anxious to have more information.
I hope everyone had a good weekend!
Oh! And QOTW: Mondays suck because I have a standing 8am meeting every Monday morning, so I have to be up early and always on time - no easing into the week. Boooooo.
I'm sorry you have to join us. I had a submucsoal fibroid too. I had to have mine removed via Laparoscopy. Don't know if I can answer any questions but feel free to ask if you want to!
Aw, thank you! Once I know whether it's got to come out, I may very well have some questions.
As far as IVF our insurance covers nothing for it so if we choose to take that risk we are all OOP for everything. I hope this time works for you though.
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As far as IVF our insurance covers nothing for it so if we choose to take that risk we are all OOP for everything. I hope this time works for you though.
I couldn't even imagine paying for everything OOP, sorry you have to go through that. It's very selfish of me to not think of others who don't have coverage.
youdontsay, because we are military we are 100% OOP for everything so yes, I know what this anxiety you speak of is! Its a scary thing when you think about how much money it really is. FX that this one is it though and you wont need to think about it.
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
thanks for starting Cythe! sorry for the allergic reaction and the less-than-expected follie count. achromia sorry you find yourself here. good luck with the SHG and hope you are able to set up a plan from there! youdontsay hope your Lupron period shows up soon wannabmama hope the week goes by quickly for you! mrsjene sorry this round has been tough, and I hope those follies get their act together and start growing! pippacricket yeah it's a natural cycle, but fx anyway! rooskie good luck with the HSG. just take a few Advil beforehand and you should be fine! hope YH gets better results the second time around. goldenlove3 here's more hugs in addition to the hugs from the 3T IUI check-in daisy818 I'm sorry you're having issues. Best of luck with the lap. @wallflwr926 sorry your insurance is in flux. and day 9 is super early, WTF? mugster so happy for you and Lil Muggy! kaliRN best of luck with the weight loss! lilsneezy isn't unexplained fun? and so cool that you own a tattoo shop! Rama I've got everything crossed for you! dke2010 best of luck at your appointment this week! butlerfan I'm so sorry you have to deal with that. I hope you can get into a less toxic environment - no one, going through IF or not, needs to hear those kind of things. snakefisherbub hugs back at you!
AFM, I'm on day 5 of Follistim and go in for my first monitoring appointment tomorrow. The Follistim shots are easy and aside from a little bloating I don't have any side effects yet, so I'm pretty happy. Hope this works!
As far as IVF our insurance covers nothing for it so if we choose to take that risk we are all OOP for everything. I hope this time works for you though.
I couldn't even imagine paying for everything OOP, sorry you have to go through that. It's very selfish of me to not think of others who don't have coverage.
It's not selfish at all. Hell I wish all companies did.
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youdontsay I really hope you get a cupcake daily!! You definitely deserve it. And I have all the anxiety all the time about IVF. I am so incredibly grateful to be in this study but if it doesn't work, everything is on us. I'm so scared it wont work. I've spent SO much trying working on being positive for once, and I KNOW I'll be a mess if it doesn't work.
wannabmama, I'm sorry you dread Mondays, that sucks.
pippacricket woohoo for starting meds soon! We're going to be cycling close together because I'm 10/11 dpo too.
@rooksie sorry for the poor SA results. Yay for the low cost HSG!! I remember crying when I found out my first TI cycle meds were paid for by insurance.
AFM, I had my screening physical exam on Friday for the study and passed, which we knew I would since my AMH is in the range they want. I was told I'm like Mary Poppins, perfectly perfect to which I replied "except I can't get pregnant." I made it awkward. I can't help it.
So I'm waiting on CD1 which is a little tricky because my body has been weird lately. It'll show anywhere from Friday to Sunday which of course is the weekend of my BIL's wedding. Which has been hard because it's always the BIL and SIL show anytime we go over to my ILs and I swear no one will care if this IVF shit works or not. I can GUARANTEE my SIL will be right on my coat tails. It's stupid to be upset about it, but I am. I feel like so much has been stolen from me due to IVF and it's getting stolen yet again by stupid family members. WAH WAH WAH. Okay vent over.
QOTW: Monday sucks cuz Monday. I usually have zero motivation, and Mondays are my heaviest patient days, so I spend a lot of time wishing the day would be OVER. Like right now.
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Post by babycowbell on Nov 9, 2015 16:03:22 GMT -5
Hugs to everyone who needs them this week. I'm always here silently cheering for everyone
AFM I actually have a slight update. We've officially decided to do IVF! We'll try to start in January but I still need to call RE about scheduling. It feels like progress to have a specific month in mind. Now I just need to find a credit card with the best rewards so I can try to at least get a free flight out of this OOP IVF. I'm excited to finally have a plan...or at least the start of a plan. But for now. I'm on cycle 29 I think...natural cycle, no expectations.
After almost three years of TTC, IVF #1 = Menopur + Follistim + other stuff. Retrieved 14, 12 mature, 7 fertilized, only 1 (6AA) made it to day 5 blast. BFP! DD born 12-10-2016
Hugs to everyone who needs them this week. I'm always here silently cheering for everyone
AFM I actually have a slight update. We've officially decided to do IVF! We'll try to start in January but I still need to call RE about scheduling. It feels like progress to have a specific month in mind. Now I just need to find a credit card with the best rewards so I can try to at least get a free flight out of this OOP IVF. I'm excited to finally have a plan...or at least the start of a plan. But for now. I'm on cycle 29 I think...natural cycle, no expectations.
babycowbell check out The Poin.ts G.uy blog and also Ne.rd Wall.et. They are both great sites that compare reward credit cards, annual fees, APRs, etc.
Update: So I checked my online medical record thing and saw that my "CD3" blood work only tested my Prolactin and TSH. I emailed my RE and requested additional blood work to check my E2, FSH, LH, TSH, and AMH (which I thought was pretty standard as far as testing goes). My RE responds with "Is there a reason for the blood work?" Umm, wut? I told her I wanted some insight into my egg quality and ovarian reserve. I'm not crazy, right? These are all standard tests when you see an RE? I just don't get how she can be so quick to DX me with unexplained when there's other testing that can be done.
TTC #1 since August 2013 DX: Endo November 2014: Hysteroscopy, D&C June - September 2015: Clomid + Novarel + IUI #1-3 January 2017: Laparoscopy - endo removed
Hi ladies! I am too exhausted to tag everyone tonight but I read everyone's updates and passed out my love tits and hopefully I'll have time and energy to tag and comment tomorrow.
AFM, we finally have a plan in place for what we want to do going forward. Well, I have a plan and when I shared my ideas with H, he said "ok, sure."
H saw a urologist today and the appointment went really well. The urologist specializes in MFI so everything he said was very helpful, and I think it was good for H to learn more about MFI for himself. He had his blood drawn and they'll check his hormone levels and see if anything is off there. Assuming everything is ok, H will take CoQ10 and possibly another fertility vitamin for a while to see if that makes a difference, and we'll continue trying naturally until summer 2016. If we're still not KU, we'll go right to IVF, since IUI's are unlikely to work with MFI. I'm not as nervous about IVF as I was initially, and I appreciate having time to really get used to the idea before we start the IVF process.
QOTW - Mondays suck for a variety of reasons. They usually suck for me because I try to do way too many things over the weekend, and then I'm exhausted and wish I had a second weekend to relax. But I don't because then it's Monday and I'm back at work and exhausted.
Update: So I checked my online medical record thing and saw that my "CD3" blood work only tested my Prolactin and TSH. I emailed my RE and requested additional blood work to check my E2, FSH, LH, TSH, and AMH (which I thought was pretty standard as far as testing goes). My RE responds with "Is there a reason for the blood work?" Umm, wut? I told her I wanted some insight into my egg quality and ovarian reserve. I'm not crazy, right? These are all standard tests when you see an RE? I just don't get how she can be so quick to DX me with unexplained when there's other testing that can be done.
Um yeah, not crazy. These are all standard CD 3 tests that even my military RE (who, if there is a doc that's going to skimp on something, its going to be a military doc) insisted on.
I'm really sorry your clinic is doing this, it makes it hard to trust they know what they're doing!
Andplusalso the two tests they DID do, aren't even specifically related to the female reproductive organs. Wtf.
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
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