TTC Check in 2/22

[JustJudy]

It's that time again! What's up this week? Give us all the details.

QOTW: I'm re-watching Lost so inspired by that: If you were stranded on an island and you had a choice, what three items would you not want to live without?

[JustJudy]

Waiting for CD1. I was hoping it would be today, but now I'm thinking it may be tomorrow. I've never wanted my period to show up so badly in my life, lol. Once it does decide to arrive I'll have my CD 3 ultrasound and as long as i have no cysts I can start the injectables!

QOTW: A comfy pair of pants, a good hat, and a magical ipod full of my favorite music with a battery that never dies

[serpentine85]

Just hopping in, as we are almost there. Hope it's OK?

Looking forward to this journey and hope all is well with everyone.

I've just hit cd 2 and this is the last cycle before we start actively ttc#2. It's so exciting but at the same time so frustrating.

QOTW (after family) I would want a good book, something to hang for shade (I can't take the heat) and battery operated radio.

[bmorecharming]

CD1 came on Saturday for my wife. This is our last "practice" cycle before attempting our first insem next month.

Yesterday my bestie called me as she was leaving her mom's house and said that she had dropped a hint to her that my wife and I were planning to ask her brother to be our donor (actually we have already asked him and he accepted, but we were planning to wait to tell her) and she was excited. We thought she would probably be happy, but knowing that she will be makes this much easier.

If we're successful, we're ecstatic that our child will have 3 awesome grandmothers

3 desert island items (I'm assuming I can't count my wife?): my phone with magical island wifi and never-ending battery life - and this is only so I can google things like "which kinds of mushrooms will kill me" and "does pee really cure jellyfish bites", a machete and a flint. I'm a logical Capricorn, what can I say?

[kekaellypula]

6dpiui... so just waiting

QOTW: desalination kit, hatchet, boonie hat

[lv2016]

We had our second attempt at IUI on Thursday, the 18th. So, we've just begun the two-week wait until V tests on March 3rd.

QOTW: I also plan to have magic WiFi and magic endless battery life on my island so that I can bring my phone to access photos of my wife, pets and family as well as music, news and books. I would also have an endless supply of Champagne. Finally, I would bring a blanket.

[keba]

Whew, rough start to the week with work stuff and a dead car battery this morning. TTC news is all good though:

We're on day 7 of injectibles and had a scan this morning showing 22 eggs simmering in there. Moodiness is certainly on the rise, which is apparently a good thing since it means estrogen is also on the rise. (I'll just keep reminding myself of that when ms. snippy is stomping around. ) Egg retrieval should be sometime around Sun-Tues.

QOTW: An RV, a never-ending book, and coffee And running water please. I'm so not the survivalist type...

[JustJudy]

keba, 22, nice! Grow follies grow!

[JustJudy]

I still have not started my period. Damn it! Come on body, you're killing me!

[rikkiandjulie]

I am waiting to ovulate, last cycle it was very early. I thought it'd be early again due to the Femera, but it doesn't look that way. I just can't surge in sat/sun as Fedex can't ship those days. I'm getting nervous I may have to sit this one out again too.

I contacted our local donor about donating this weekend if needed, and I haven't heard.

[JustJudy]

I'm just going to keep whining, ignore me.

Omg, I'm now officially 4 days late. #|$@*¥$%!!!!!! I'm not pregnant and now I'm just pissed. This is the longest cycle I've had in 3 years of charting.

[lv2016]

I'm really sorry, @justjudy

[rikkiandjulie]

So nervous about tomorrow's appointment. I usually get an OPK progression to positive, but this week I've had some darkish lines, some livht lines, and some barely visible lines. It's just so weird, I'm worried something is wrong, my ovaries feel crampy like they did during my fertile week the last few cycles on Letrazole, but this is weird.

I O on my own CD21/22. My first cycle with Letrazole was CD 19/20, last cycle was CD 15/16, and now today I am CD 17 and nothing.

My cervix is so high I can't feel it, and I have next to no CM.

I guess tomorrow appointment will be good as it'll be my first ever ultrasound. So they can check for scarring, cysts, fibroids, see if there is probable cause for an HSG at this point. I am just terrified of bad news.

[lv2016]

Good luck, rikkiandjulie, let us know how everything went! Fingers crossed for you!

[rikkiandjulie]

I have surgery on 3/25 to remove 2 uterine polyps. The dr is almost nearly positive that they are benign due to my age, and having no other symptoms of polyps. I would have never known. He believe this to be what caused my CP. Hopefully, the procedure goes routinely, and conception is faster after.

I got the IVF packet today though.

[kona]

rikkiandjulie good luck with the surgery. I know that not everyone's story is the same but we tried for 3 years TTC. We had a CP with our first IUI and then found polyps. They were removed and we were pregnant with our next IUI. Fingers crossed things go as smoothly for you.

Try to be kind to yourself.