Elaine, we can be nervous wrecks together. How's that?
Misery loves company. We'll just take it one week at a time together.
LisaB, good luck with your appointment today. That's a good number of follicles and they're all roughly the same size, which is great.
Becky, I love the name, too. You still have time to figure it out though. Put it on the list and see how it matches up with other names on the list. It must be amazing to feel the baby move. Maybe that's the start of the amnesia. I have IVF amnesia, so I presume pregnancy amnesia works the same way. You just keep your eye on the final result. At least the 2nd time you'll know, so maybe they can do something pro-active before it gets so bad and you get so sick.
RockerMom, If you TTC for a long time, you might have to open up and tell people to quit asking. If it happens right away, people will usually ask if you were trying - like it's any of their business.
lil mermaid, TWINS! Ha....DH keeps telling me it's "four boys". He's nuts. Ever since we watched Discovery Channel about the quads that were 2 sets of ID twins, DH is convinced we're going to have them split. Twins would be good. I think I've been through enough to get a 2 for 1.
I'm just so scared. Even though you have a child, the previous m/c must still be in your mind. How do you not let that consume you? I know so many things are different from my m/c cycle, but I'm always in a constant state of worry - feeling for cramps, searching for blood, etc.
Kelly, I echo everything Nicole said. The book is GREAT and a lot of doctors (not all, but all of mine have) will ask you to chart for a few months. So, you could be months ahead when you step into a doctor's office. I KNEW something was wrong. My cycles were long and I ovulated really late. Even when we timed it PERFECTLY, we still got BFNs. I was on day 45 of my cycle, so I called my GYN. That was my "in". If you have a diagnosed problem, you don't have to wait a year to seek treatment for insurance purposes. Something came back off in my blood work (my LH was elevated indicating a form of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome....I don't get cysts on my ovaries and I don't have any of the "classic" symptoms, but I had the long, irregular cycles and the elevated LH). I figured that, but I also KNEW there was a sperm problem, too. DH's test came back not right, too. So, that began the journey. I wouldn't go a year with irregular cycles because that is something your GYN needs to know about. But, if you have normal cycles, there's no reason to jump the gun thinking something is wrong. Charting is good to tell you how the timing is - that was my clue that something was up with either the sperm or my tubes. I leaned toward sperm because I wanted to spread the problem around a bit.
Welcome, CH! I think, as a group, we've been through ALL of it!
Julie, I use the Safe Fetus website (safefetus.com). It tells you the Class of drugs - OTC and prescription drugs. Everything in moderation. Everyone says tuna fish is bad, but I read Britney Spears ate tuna fish every single day. Caffeine? Bad? My good friend got pregnant with, delivered, and breast fed 2 healthy boys while drinking the biggest iced coffee they make (it's about 64oz) every single day. One thing I did read was things like Benadryl (decongestants) can dry up the fertile cervical fluid and, some studies show, can impact implantation. I don't know if it's true, but this last cycle I stopped taking Tylenol PM, which is safe in pregnancy so I always took it after my procedures, and I got a BFP. I don't know if that was the "magic" or not, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to try it for a cycle.
Lisa Loves Pooh....margaritas in the delivery room! I like it. Hey, it has to be healthier than some of the other pain meds they dole out and easier than an epidural. How about getting drunk right before the epidural? Your trip is coming up soon. You must be excited.
Syrreal, I had a beer and some wine during my 2ww. I figured if my cousin can get drunk and do heroin while pregnant and still deliver her son, I can have a beer.
Nicole, I was watching Desperate Housewives, too. I thought maybe the baby would be Asian and it would turn out that Gabby wasn't the mother, but the embryo switch thing.....well, let's just say it's something I always think about. If it happened, I would hope they would have brown hair and blue eyes so we'd just never know.
When do you expect to hear from the insurance company? I hope they make up their minds soon.
I took my final HPT this morning. It came up fast and it came up dark. I'm 13DPO, 10dp3dt. There is still some spotting, so I'm a little freaked about that, but I'm still pregnant it seems, so it doesn't appear to be an issue yet. I'm a wreck. My RE's service is still on, so I haven't been able to make the appointment. I could page her....maybe I'll page her later or just call tomorrow. I figure the longer I hold off, the longer the fantasy can keep going.
That really stinks. As Mn posted above, have you had any testing. Sometimes infertility problems can be very simple to fix. Sometimes they take longer. But for some of us, it is comforting and helpful to know that you are doing something, and to know that there is a professional helping you along.
