Post by easilyunamused on Feb 22, 2016 9:49:09 GMT -5
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Post by easilyunamused on Feb 22, 2016 9:56:38 GMT -5
Hi ladies. I hope it's ok that I started this today. My morning is off to a rocky start.
Last Thursday I had my final consult. Diagnosed with unexplained infertility. I have mixed feeling about that obviously. On Friday, I had an iui consult over the phone with a nurse and we talked about my situation and she specifically told me to ask for her when calling since she knows what my issues are. Well today is CD1, and I try to call her. The woman who answered the phone said that that nurse no longer works there as of last week (?) and the new nurse won't be in until 8am. Great.
Specifically I'm worried because H has a small bacterial infection in his sperm, no big deal. Needs to take anibotics for 10 days. The re nor the nurse said nothing about not being able to go forward wth this first IUI because of it. So I'm trying to get confirmation of that before I schedule cd 3 blood work.
Tl;dr I'm worried my IUI won't happen this cycle and my nurse isn't working at my REs office anymore and I'm stressed and emotional too early in the morning.
Post by bellefontaine on Feb 22, 2016 10:02:14 GMT -5
Just sitting here at 7dpiui. For the first time ever there aren't even any tests in the house to tempt me this week. So I might actually make it to beta without poas as planned. Our anniversary is tomorrow and we are planning a little trip to the beach. I'm really looking forward to that for a distraction from all this.
QOTW: Anne of Green Gables! I can watch it over and over. The scenery is just beautiful. I hope to visit Prince Edward Island someday.
Good luck bellefontaine !!!! You are my hero, no poas before betas ?! easilyunamused Thank you for starting! Try not to stress, I know it's hard. They should get back to you within a couple hours and even if you have to run through your history you should be able to get your answer (hopefully a green light).
We had CD12 monitoring Friday, 3 follies all 24mm and my RE said my lining looked great (I did see the triple stripe) but it was only 7.something and I thought it's supposed to be at least 9ish? I took estrace one cycle and asked him if I should be taking that and he insisted it looked good and I do trust him so I should relax with that worry. We had our second round of back to back IUIs on Sat and Sun, now the fun TWW. Betas are March 7.
ETA QOTW: I have a few, I'm a big movie gal - The Notebook obvs, Memoirs of a Geisha, Grease, Dirty Dancing, Wedding Crashers, Bridesmaids, Garden State, oh boy I could go on but I'll stop.. I'm not playing the game right.
Post by peaseblossom55 on Feb 22, 2016 10:39:40 GMT -5
So today is day 5 for the embryos, they didn't biopsy for PGS today, not enough cells. So hopefully tomorrow there will be enough cells to do the biopsy. The lab said they are slow growers which may mean they might not make it. I really just want to cry
So today is day 5 for the embryos, they didn't biopsy for PGS today, not enough cells. So hopefully tomorrow there will be enough cells to do the biopsy. The lab said they are slow growers which may mean they might not make it. I really just want to cry
QOTW: The Princess Bride
Its ok to cry peaseblossom55 but do not lose hope, please?? ANYTHING is possible.
So today is day 5 for the embryos, they didn't biopsy for PGS today, not enough cells. So hopefully tomorrow there will be enough cells to do the biopsy. The lab said they are slow growers which may mean they might not make it. I really just want to cry
QOTW: The Princess Bride
Its ok to cry peaseblossom55 but do not lose hope, please?? ANYTHING is possible.
Thank you. I'm trying to be positive, but it seems like nothing is working out right with this at all.
Its ok to cry peaseblossom55 but do not lose hope, please?? ANYTHING is possible.
Thank you. I'm trying to be positive, but it seems like nothing is working out right with this at all.
Nothing has worked out right up to this point but things change - all the time, it's the only truth in life. I will still keep my everything crossed, even when you feel knocked down there are others fighting for it for you.
Post by snakefisherbub on Feb 22, 2016 11:19:02 GMT -5
I'm actually super early this morning! Wooo, haha. I don't know why because I have no updates. Still waiting, still haven't been to the doctor. My only news is just sad stuff. On Saturday is a year ago when I had my miscarriage. Unbelievable. I can't believe it's been that long and I can't believe I haven't been pregnant since.
On a lighter note we bought a new tv and I'm waiting for it to be delivered today!
So today is day 5 for the embryos, they didn't biopsy for PGS today, not enough cells. So hopefully tomorrow there will be enough cells to do the biopsy. The lab said they are slow growers which may mean they might not make it. I really just want to cry
QOTW: The Princess Bride
Hopefully they are just taking their time so that they turn out perfectly. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.
IUI was this morning. We triggered 2 eggs yesterday (20 and 14-the 14 may or may not be mature, but there is a chance). The IUI was disappointing. 3 million was the count. That's it. The nurse says she has seen it work so low, but I have been around long enough to know they want it higher (and ours are normally over 20 million). So now we wait. Hopefully, by some miracle, one guy can find at least one of the eggs (and hopefully both eggs are good, mature, and release). I am just really not feeling the hope today.
So today is day 5 for the embryos, they didn't biopsy for PGS today, not enough cells. So hopefully tomorrow there will be enough cells to do the biopsy. The lab said they are slow growers which may mean they might not make it. I really just want to cry
QOTW: The Princess Bride
Hopefully they are just taking their time so that they turn out perfectly. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.
So today is day 5 for the embryos, they didn't biopsy for PGS today, not enough cells. So hopefully tomorrow there will be enough cells to do the biopsy. The lab said they are slow growers which may mean they might not make it. I really just want to cry
QOTW: The Princess Bride
Crossing everything for you that they are just slow growers and tomorrow will bring you good news!
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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
easilyunamused, I hope you can stick with IUI this cycle. bellefontaine, good luck with your betas!! cateyes, that is a bummer that the count was unusually low, FX that one of them makes it! peaseblossom55, FX that they are just slow growers that need time!
I finally got my period! With spotting at 7 DPO I pretty much knew I was out a week before my period was due. Some days the spotting would get heavy and TMI...I would see red blood while using the bathroom. So I called TWICE figuring it was CD1 only to have to cancel. Friday was the real deal so I went in on Sunday for CD3 ultrasound and will go back next Sunday for a CD10 ultrasound. I really only had 1.5 days of real flow though now back to spotting. I am thinking I should bring this up to the nurse or doctor since every cycle I am spotting more and more.
Now I am worried because we have a ski trip planned on Mar 4-6 which would fall right around when I normally ovulate. I don't know what will happen if they want an ultrasound during that time. I would have to cancel the cycle? I have a lot of long weekend trips coming up and am now nervous about timing everything....
{Spoiler - Click to see more.}easilyunamused, I'm sorry the RE's office didn't keep you informed of what was going on with their nursing staff. That is really frustrating, but I hope that you can proceed with IUI this cycle anyway. bellefontaine, I'm having the to-POAS or not-to-POAS debate too. However, I have a bunch of tests in the house, so I'm probably more likely to cave. GL to you! kleigh, FX for you! I know how hard it can be not to second-guess everything - I'm guilty of it all the time. Let's just hope your RE is brilliant and totally right and your triple-stripe lining was great. peaseblossom55, thinking of you and hoping that your embies make it. Even growing slow, they have a chance, right? snakefisherbub, all the hugs. Sad anniversaries suck. I hope the new TV provides a welcome distraction. cateyes, sorry that the post-wash numbers weren't as high as you'd hoped. Still, though, you had one or two good follicles and it does only take one sperm and one egg. I'm still pulling for you! jense927, Sorry for all the fake-out spotting. I have no experience with this, so I have no idea what to suggest, but bringing it up to the nurse/doc couldn't hurt. I hope your RE's office can work around your ski trip this cycle!
I'm 10 days post-IUI and just trying to be patient. IUI #2.1 actually went really well, for which I am grateful. I had three good-sized follies when I triggered, decent lining, and DH's post-wash numbers were a lot better than the first go-round. Who knows if it will make any difference, but it's allowing me to be hopeful.
Betas are scheduled for Friday, and I am wrestling with the decision of whether to go betas-or-bust. DH says to wait for betas, my brain says I have five tests sitting in a drawer at home and they aren't getting any better with age.
Post by wannabmama on Feb 22, 2016 14:33:50 GMT -5
jense927 I had to skip doing anything this last cycle bc we were out of town during my usual FW, it was a bummer. I think sometimes doc will let you get it done somewhere else if you can find a place...but it wouldn't work out for us. I hope the timing works out for you!
I'm just hanging around WTO (might be today) on my natural cycle...off to meet with the RE to get everything squared away for IVF next Monday and then it's really "on"...I'm nervous about that all but still have time to get used to it. QOTW: probably love actually, but I have a lot of close runners up kleigh you're the only other person I know who likes memoirs of a geisha like I do! I love that movie (and book).
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!
{Click here to see more.} easilyunamused, I'm sorry about the unexplained IF. I feel you there. Hopefully everyone gets their stuff together so you can get your IUI. I think it's okay if he has an infection since it's washed. bellefontaine, enjoy your trip to the beach. I've never watched Anne of Green Gables, only ever read, so I got to do that. kleigh, hope your lining was beautiful! FX! peaseblossom55, I'm so so sorry, hon. Big hugs. snakefisherbub, I'm sorry about you hitting this anniversary. Yay TV though! cateyes, I'm sorry about the low count. I just always tell myself, it only takes one. jense927, I hope your doctor answer your questions about have a light period. I don't know what I would do about the vacation though. achromia, fx this is your cycle!
AFM, sitting here 5 days past IUI. DH actual had "phenomenal" numbers at 340 million, but that just pisses me off because if they were so great I should be pregnant already, right? Also, same day that I had the IUI, I found out that I got into grad school for a creative writing MFA! So now I just have to see how busy I will be very soon. My program director told me not to write or read for the next month since I'll be doing a lot it starting March 28, so I'm just enjoying a lot of Fire Emblem right now.
QOTW: Movies I can watch and rewatch are: The Princess Bride, Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars series, Harry Potter series, Pride and Prejudice
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'm sorry for the diagnosis easilyunamused . Unexplained is so frustrating. Keep in mind that when you start treatment more answers can come to light. I hope YH's infection clears up soon. I might wait another cycle just to make sure everything with YH is in great shape. bellefontaine fx for you! enjoy vacation! kleigh I don't think a 7 is bad. Hope the TWW goes by quickly for you! peaseblossom55 fx for more growth tomorrow! snakefisherbub big hugs. cateyes hugs and fx for you. jense927 what treatment are you doing? trying to plan travel around IF sucks big time. achromia do beta or bust! you can do it! remember, POAS might just give you a squinter that could be a BFP or trigger, and that is way more frustrating then just waiting it out. GL! wannabmama good luck next week! setsuna17 congrats on getting in!!
AFM, IUI #3 was a bust. I have BW/US this week and a consult next week to figure out what comes next.
QOTW: my favorite movies are Back to the Future and Being John Malkovich.
Post by peaseblossom55 on Feb 22, 2016 14:53:19 GMT -5
emilie, I'm so sorry this iui was a bust. I hope you come up with a plan you feel comfortable with. setsuna17, congrats on getting into the MFA program snakefisherbub, I love that quote it's such a beautiful song.
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'm here. We have made the hard decision 9lots of crying and praying, etc) that there will be no IVF with donor eggs in our future. I'm keeping an eye on my cycles (or lack there of) and other symptoms to see if I am entering early menopause which could then require hormone replacement therapy. We have made an appointment to go to a monthly meeting to find out more about the fostering process in our area.
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
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