Any other DISers trying to concieve? Reread OP for the QOTD!

[exwdwcm]

i could test tomorrow. Tomorrow is CD25 (when AF has showed the past 4 months). and it will be 14 days past the IUI, really 15 if you count the day of the IUI. I always o early on meds, so the IUI was on CD11.

i can't bring myself to test. after seeing a BFN for so long, i can't bear it. i'll wait out the weekend and see if AF shows today, tomorrow or Sunday. If not, i'll test Monday am or sunday night maybe. i am a little crampy, so i fear AF is coming, but i've felt crampy the whole 2WW. thanks for your thoughts.

 

[mtakac]

I hope no one minds if I join in the discussion. I was really excited to find this thread. I've only skimmed it so far but I look forward to reading the entire thing!

I am currently charting my temps and am reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility. I went off my birth control pills 10/29 and have had regular cycles since.

I am wondering if anyone had any problems with yeast infections? I haven't had one for at least a decade and really hadn't given any thought to the hormonal changes that would occur when I stopped my pills. I bought a one-day treatment and am wondering if I should notice an immediate improvement or if it should take a few days? I have not called my doctor yet because it's not so bad and I thought she'd just tell me to go to the drugstore anyway. Does eating yogurt really help? Thanks!

 

[AllyandJack]

Michelle, I wanted to pop in and wish you the best of luck. I hope you get a BFP when you test. If you need anything in the way of IVF information or anything else, you can e-mail me through my profile here. I hope you don't need it, but if you do, I'm here for you!

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Michelle - hang in there! Hope you get the BFP this month and all the questions and worries about IVF and adoption will disappear! DH has said that there's no way he's going to invest money in IVF if we don't get BFP "the natural way" (his words). So I can see there's going to be a lot of very difficult conversations if I don't get preg in the next 6 - 12 mo.

Carla, I just love seeing that baby countdown in your siggy!

Welcome, mtakac! I had a few yeast infections a couple years ago, and found that when I used the one-day treatments the symptoms would go away within 48 hours. I went in to my dr. the one time the symptoms didn't disappear that quickly and got a pill that solved the problem.

Just two days left until I test...I'm going crazy waiting!! My temps are still above the coverline, but I have hardly any PMS symptoms, which is really unusual for me. So confused...so impatient...so going crazy! DH wants to book our trip this week, but I told him we have to wait until we know if it's a BFP or BFN this month before we can pick the date. That just flipped him out - poor guy just doesn't have any idea how it all works.

 

[DisneyDreamer8]

I hope no one minds if I join in the discussion. I was really excited to find this thread. I've only skimmed it so far but I look forward to reading the entire thing!

I am currently charting my temps and am reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility. I went off my birth control pills 10/29 and have had regular cycles since.

I am wondering if anyone had any problems with yeast infections? I haven't had one for at least a decade and really hadn't given any thought to the hormonal changes that would occur when I stopped my pills. I bought a one-day treatment and am wondering if I should notice an immediate improvement or if it should take a few days? I have not called my doctor yet because it's not so bad and I thought she'd just tell me to go to the drugstore anyway. Does eating yogurt really help? Thanks!

I didn't get a yeast infection when I came off BCP (I just had withdrawl symptoms). But I have had about 4 in the last 10 years. I was told by my Dr. that if I catch it early then a 1 or 3 day treatment would be fine (but to come in if it didn't go away within 5 days) but I usually just used the 7 day treatment just to be sure.

As for yogurt...I found that it helped me keep from getting them if I was under alot of stress (which was usually when I would get them). They won't help cure it.

Hope that helped!!!

 

[DisneyDreamer8]

i could test tomorrow. Tomorrow is CD25 (when AF has showed the past 4 months). and it will be 14 days past the IUI, really 15 if you count the day of the IUI. I always o early on meds, so the IUI was on CD11.

i can't bring myself to test. after seeing a BFN for so long, i can't bear it. i'll wait out the weekend and see if AF shows today, tomorrow or Sunday. If not, i'll test Monday am or sunday night maybe. i am a little crampy, so i fear AF is coming, but i've felt crampy the whole 2WW. thanks for your thoughts.

Michelle-I REALLY hope this round works for you. I am keeping you in my thoughts!!!! Hang in there!!!!

 

[exwdwcm]

Carla, great to see you post- i can't believe you are 17weeks, how exciting! are you still sick? I will definitely ask you questions on IVF come next week if we don't get a BFP. I think it will be our next step.

Imarriedgrumpy- good luck on testing- so are you testing Sunday then. sounds promising so far! I was worried about the IVF conversation too- i figured DH would be ok w/ it and he was....but then i worried about my grandpa being okay with it, since he offered to pay for IVF. I am not sure if he completely knows what it is, but he is very conservative and might have an issue with it if he knew the details. i don't know, he obviously just wants us to be happy and didn't need to know details- just that he could possibly help us have a family and family is important to him. I bet you will get your BFP and not even have to think about the IVF conversation! good luck.

still feeling yucky right now. i really think it is cramping for PMS. ugh.

 

[exwdwcm]

Rebecca, thanks for the thoughts!!! and i agree on the yogurt, i think it helps

i might break down and test tonight....i just am stressing myself out too much and making myself sick i think. at least if it is a BFN, i can deal with it and move on, instead of wondering and stressing. we will see tonight i guess. what do you guys think?

 

[kellyf2626]

Michelle....just popping in to say that I am praying for you and sending lots of hugs and support.

 

[helenabear]

I've been dealing with a bad sinus headache and stomach issues... of course DH asked if I was pregant... I rolled my eyes at him

However, I saw your post Michelle, and I am thinking such good thoughts for you. Let us know how it goes

Kelly, I absolutely love that siggy... from teh baby rolling around to the "Stick, baby stick" pic

 

[kellyf2626]

Kelly, I absolutely love that siggy... from teh baby rolling around to the "Stick, baby stick" pic

Thanks Elaine ....hope you are feeling better soon.

 

[exwdwcm]

i am just getting so down and starting to wonder if God just doesn't want me to have children of my own.

testing this am....it was negative and had some brown blood this am....very little, but i am pretty sure it is AF on her way. i am sure she will show in full force later today. i just am at the end of my rope and have lost faith that this will ever happen for us. i've tried everything but IVF....i've responded well to everything and no one can tell us what the problem might be. at least if we knew, but not having a reason is even worse, cuz there is no way to attack it if you don't know the problem. so this really really sucks. almost 2 years TTC, almost a year of it it on medication.

4 failed months on clomid
clear HSG
2 good S/A
2 failed IUIs with clomid
LAP
2 failed IUIs with injectables....

it just sucks. i guess i'll call monday to set a consult with the RE to discuss IVF. i don't see a reason to try another IUI unless he thinks he can adjust something to make a difference this time. i am very scared knowing we might only be able to do one IVF and then we are done. unless grandpa decides to pay for more. we'll have to try and adopt or something after that. please keep me in your prayers that IVF will work for us. i am guessing we won't start the process until february since i'll have to get money from my grandpa first to start it. and i hate the thought of having to call him for help too.

the only thing i can say, is while this is hard for me, i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. i hope the rest of you have a much easier journey and at least someone has the hope that i don't.

ugh..............

i think it is time to drink heavily tonight at a party i am going to. at least maybe the cowboys will win tonight to cheer me up.

 

[DisneyDreamer8]

Michelle I'm so sorry



Please don't give up hope.

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Michelle - Sorry to hear about the spotting and BFN this morning. That just stinks!! Sending lots of thoughts and hopes and hugs your way today...


Every morning I've been holding my breath as I temp, hoping to see that temp still raised. And so far, it's still above the coverline, and I'm still hoping... one day to go until test day... this is the closest I've come to making a test day yet. Usually AF shows up between 9 or 10 DPO, and today is 11 DPO. DH and I decided to trust FF on the test day, so I'll test tomorrow and then every other day until AF or a BFP. I swear I'm going to go crazy with waiting!

I'm so torn between hoping and not wanting to get my hopes up. We've had 4 months of TTC where I KNOW we BD on all the right days and AF still showed up, so part of me thinks "why should this month be any different?" (and we had 3 months where I don't think we got the timing right.) And then I start thinking about how we'd tell our family and friends, and my birthday is next week and what a great birthday present it would be to have a BFP, and I can't help but hope...

 

[poohluvrs]

i am just getting so down and starting to wonder if God just doesn't want me to have children of my own.

testing this am....it was negative and had some brown blood this am....very little, but i am pretty sure it is AF on her way. i am sure she will show in full force later today. i just am at the end of my rope and have lost faith that this will ever happen for us. i've tried everything but IVF....i've responded well to everything and no one can tell us what the problem might be. at least if we knew, but not having a reason is even worse, cuz there is no way to attack it if you don't know the problem. so this really really sucks. almost 2 years TTC, almost a year of it it on medication.

4 failed months on clomid
clear HSG
2 good S/A
2 failed IUIs with clomid
LAP
2 failed IUIs with injectables....

it just sucks. i guess i'll call monday to set a consult with the RE to discuss IVF. i don't see a reason to try another IUI unless he thinks he can adjust something to make a difference this time. i am very scared knowing we might only be able to do one IVF and then we are done. unless grandpa decides to pay for more. we'll have to try and adopt or something after that. please keep me in your prayers that IVF will work for us. i am guessing we won't start the process until february since i'll have to get money from my grandpa first to start it. and i hate the thought of having to call him for help too.

the only thing i can say, is while this is hard for me, i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. i hope the rest of you have a much easier journey and at least someone has the hope that i don't.

ugh..............

i think it is time to drink heavily tonight at a party i am going to. at least maybe the cowboys will win tonight to cheer me up.

Im so sorry, I was there once & it was a real low in my life - I went through all that, then did 1 cycle of IVF, w/ 2 put back, & both stuck!

It was so frustrating to go through the almost year long process up to the decision for IVF, we never had a diagnosis so there was no medical reason for us not conceiving, it was entirely stress related Im positive, & the IUIs & keeping track of everything made me insane.

I was positive we'd never had kids, we started to seriously consider adoption which we would have both been happy w/ as well, I think part of knowing we'd have kids (even through adoption) made the future more bearable. But at the time I was a horrible person, I hated my friends and relatives w/ kids...I remember the anger. All I can write is be kind to yourself, take a step back, try to decompress, & go for the IVF.

Best of luck to you

 

[exwdwcm]

Thanks for the thoughts guys. i guess there is still a 1% chance that AF won't show. but i seriously doubt it. no more spotting, but still AF like cramping, so i am sure it will show up totally in a few hours.

i am feeling better since i posted before....took the dogs for a walk, got some crying out of the way and ready to move on.

Poohluvr- thanks for the support. i am so glad you got your BFP and two nonetheless....at 33 years old, i'd be thrilled with twins. DH would probably have a heart attack though. i want two and i don't want to have to go through all this again, so twins would be a blessing. how old are they now?i am not really angry with anyone with kids....it has been hard though. i can't blame them for what came easier to them. but i have been an emotional mess the last year with all the drugs. i thank God my DH has been so good about it....i feel like crap 75% of the time and he just lets me lie on the couch and do what i need to do when i don't feel well. at least we are lucky to have a strong enough marriage to make it through this. that is a blessing in itself.

Imarriedgrumpy- i am keep my hopes up for you- sounds very good so far! pleaes post when you test. i'll be praying for you. lots of baby dust coming your way i hope!

 

[lil mermaid]

Michelle,

I was so sorry to read your post I haven't been posting much, but have been lurking. I was so hoping that this would be it for you.

Your DH sounds wonderful.

Again - I am so sorry.

 

[DisneyGirl4188]

Michelle, I am so sorry.


For the past couple days I have been having brown spotting (a couple times there was a very small trace of red). I have been having some cramping too. AF isn't due until the 11th. I have never had this happen before AF so I don't know what to think. I did some reading online and answers ranged from AF could be starting, to implantation bleeding, to ectopic pregnancy (which of course is freaking me out). Did this happen with anyone else?

 

[LisaB]

i am so sorry about that Michelle but I know exactly how you feel. Check into IVF. I will keep you in my prayers

 

[exwdwcm]

Michelle, I am so sorry.


For the past couple days I have been having brown spotting (a couple times there was a very small trace of red). I have been having some cramping too. AF isn't due until the 11th. I have never had this happen before AF so I don't know what to think. I did some reading online and answers ranged from AF could be starting, to implantation bleeding, to ectopic pregnancy (which of course is freaking me out). Did this happen with anyone else?

Amber- not sure what it could be for me either....other than early AF. it's too late for implantation for me....i think that usually occurs between 7-11 DPO. when did you O? this is 14 days past for me. 15 if you count the day of the IUI. i have had no more spotting at all so far today. just the brown this morning- so it's very weird. i usually don't spot either-and this was very very light, but was something. i always just have the period come on full force, especially after a night of cramping like last night, it lasts 2 days usually, maybe 3 and is light, then gone- usually not this brown either. so who knows. maybe there is hope still, but with a negative test 14DPO, i am not counting on it. i am just assuming the BFN is right and AF will be here tonight or tomorrow.

good luck to you!

isn't it funny- on no other thread could we talk about brown spotting or cervical mucus so openly....lol

well about to watch the cowboys game then meet friends for dinner at an expensive steak house for their anniversary. she just m/c at 6 weeks, and had a D&C about 4 weeks ago.