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

[TinkerChelle]

Allison, I am full of bruises, too. My veins are always difficult for the nurses to locate. OUCH!

Michelle, Hope you are feeling okay. Amemic from the pregnancy? What do they do for that just up your dosage of iron in your vitamin? Hang in there!

Kristy, I DO NOT think you are over reacting. I would make an appiontment with your current doctor for when he or she returns and maybe also try to find a new one. Then you have an appointment if your search isn't satisfactory. Again, sorry this happened to you!!!

Took test last night (CD28) and it was BFN. Very crampy yesterday and this morning....just waiting for the old hag to actually show her face. BOO HOO!

 

[2bemarried]

Oh Chelle I'm sorry you got a bfn Don't give up yet though.

Allison sorry you're all bruised. The nurses have to use my right arm all the time. They just can't get anything from the left.

Derek and I had a talk last night. Well...I cried and he talked. I've been keep a lot of pain and anger couped up. I didn't want to bother him with it. I think it helped to get it out last night.
I also managed to talk to another doctor this morning. She's filling in while my doc is out of town. I explained my aggravation and she understood. We discussed next steps. I still have to meet with my primary doc next week but at least I know we can try again.

thanks everyone for letting me vent yesterday.

 

[momsully]

Kristy - Sorry about your doc. I am glad you and your DH were able to talk. Good luck with the next steps.

Chelle - Still chanting for you. Don't give up yet.

Allison - Have you heard from the doctor yet?

 

[TinkerChelle]

Kristy, I am glad you had a good talk with DH. My partner and I had a very productive talk re: ttcing this weekend and we both feel more positive about our current decisions. Communication is key! I tend to forget that we are in this "together" because it is my body. I am a selfish girl sometimes!

I hope your next cycle is the one you have been waiting for, Kristy. Glad you were able to speak with a doctor today.

 

[KristineN]

Chelle...so sorry about the BFN. Doing a whole lot of chanting that next month you will get your BFP!!!!

Kristy...wishing you tons of luck for your next cyle!

I wasn't supposed to get a call with an update...but I couldn't stop myself from calling anyway....the nurse told me that they weren't checking them today since they were doing so well, and they don't like to disturb them if they don't have to. I was tempted to say "couldn't you just take a quick peak" but with my luck they would drop the dish!!

 

[stitchntiggertoo]

Kristy- Vent away when ever you need to! I amd glad you and youe DH were able to talk about everything-hopefully it helped. It's also great that you able to speak with some one in the office and get some answers.

KristinN- You make me laugh only because that would be me too. Patience is not a virtue and if it wasn't for bad luck I would have no luck at all! So asking them to check on a day that they don't and everything is going so well too obviously they would have ended up on the floor.

 

[skuttle]

Kristy, I'm so glad that you were able to talk to a doctor today. I'm sure that helped a bit. It's great, too, that you were able to talk things out with your DH. Getting things out in the open really does help a lot.

Chelle...I'm sorry you received another BFN.

Momsully...I haven't heard from my dr yet. The paperwork I received when I went in on Saturday said my dr would receive the results in 2-4 days. Since I did the testing on a Saturday, I assume no one really looked at anything until Monday at the earliest. So I'm not expecting to hear from my dr until the end of the week at best.

allison

 

[helenabear]

Kristy, I am glad you finally talked to someone. What I don't get is why the nurse said for you to call back the next day to make an appt? Do they only do them in the morning? Glad you and Derek were able to talk... I know that can really help.

Chelle, sorry about the BFN

Allison, I hope you hear from the doc soon. Hopefully they sent the blood off first thing so you won't have to wait until Friday.

Kristine, I am very excited for you! I do hope your little embryos are growing nicely

 

[2bemarried]

Elaine the office closes at 4 and I talked to the nurse around 4:20. I called the office this morning after my chat with the doc and made an appt for next Tuesday at 10am.

 

[skuttle]

You know, I'm SO tired of all of the waiting that goes along with TTC! It makes me want to pull my hair out! I think the waiting is what drives me crazy and makes me feel sometimes like my life is just on hold. Waiting for the next appt, waiting to O, waiting through the 2ww, waiting for test results, waiting for the dr to call...ugh!

 

[mla2177]

I feel the same way you do Skuttle!!!!!! I am not a patient person to begin with, so TTC for 14 months has been torture. I really have my life on hold though. My DH is a state trooper and has been going through the hiring process for the FBI. He is in the final stages (this has been a 3 year process), so I'm waiting on that too! My house has been on the market for 13months now with over 60 showings, and not one offer!!!!!!! I just keep praying something has to give sooner or later. The only thing that has been keeping my spirits up has been planning my Disney trip. We leave on Sept 6th, and I just can't wait!!!!!

 

[TinkerChelle]

You know, I'm SO tired of all of the waiting that goes along with TTC! It makes me want to pull my hair out! I think the waiting is what drives me crazy and makes me feel sometimes like my life is just on hold. Waiting for the next appt, waiting to O, waiting through the 2ww, waiting for test results, waiting for the dr to call...ugh!

Waiting stinks!! I agree with you 100% My partner and I had a conversation recently that we need to start focusing on other parts of our life as well. This should be a joyous, loving experience..after all we are trying to create a new life! Why should it be toruture? We have decided that next cycle we will "try" (try being the keyword!) to focus on all the positives in our life instead of the fact we are waiting...for this or waiting for that...

Ironic statement: I am still waiting for AF. Hopefully she will come today, so we can move on. I refuse to take another pregnancy test! Why can't I just accept the damn BFN!!! I think I will re-read the paragraph above that I wrote!

Have a great day ladies!

Thinking about your happy eggs Kristine! Good Luck!

 

[KristineN]

Speaking of waiting...I am sitting here waiting for "the call" hopefully with a transfer time, and an embryo status report. It is taking all the strength I have NOT to call. Have I told you guys recently I HATE WAITING!!

 

[Tasha+Scott]

I am at school but I have a few minutes. I have a question for all you temping/charting pros out there.

I am planning to start temping next cycle because I feel certain that I am not going to get a BFP this time around. The timing just wasn't that great, I don't think. The possibility is just really slim and I just don't think it happened. So, anyway, I bought a basal body temp. thermometer the other day and I have taken my temp. the past 2 days (just to practice and get into the habit). I am on CD20 right now and I *think* I'm about 5-6 dpo.

I also have signed up for fertilityfriend.com and have been having them send the daily lessons. From what I understand so far (and forgive me, I'm new to this and have never temped at all till now) your temp. goes up after ovulation. It only stays up if you are pregnant; otherwise, it goes back down.

So if my temp. is only 97.53 and 97.54 the past 2 days that would be a strong indicator that I am NOT pregnant this cycle, right? My temp would be higher if I were? Am I understanding this correctly? Like I said, I am only practicing right now but I am nearly a week past ovulation and my temps aren't too high so I'm assuming I'm probably not pregnant, which isn't at all surprising and I'm okay with that this month (though next month I know I would be very disappointed since we will be trying!!). What is your take on this? TIA!

 

[KristineN]

wish I could help you...but I have never charted. I have read about it...but I don't want to give you false advice. Sending good thoughts your way!

 

[helenabear]

I am so with you all on the waiting. That part is KILLER! I think the whole TTC and pregnancy spectrum is all about waiting. Waiting for the right day, waiting to find out if you are pregnant. Waiting on AF. Waiting for help/advice from doctors. Waiting on drugs & procedures. Then if you do get pregnant the waiting starts all over. The horrid 12 weeks wait to make sure the baby will have a fighting chance of making it... then waiting and waiting and waiting. I'm nearly run out of patience due to the last 2 years

Tasha, honestly it would be impossible to tell you what that temp means w/o knowing what your average daily temp normally is (does that make sense?) For me I am usually (unless I have a cold spell where my body temp drops 1-2 degrees) about 97.1 in the morning and 97.9 at night. When I was pregnant that jumped to 98.1-98.6. Just tossing that out there as a personal experience. However, it doesn't answer your question that much does it?

 

[2bemarried]

OMG I'm with you all...waiting sucks!!!

I feel like most of our life is spent waiting. When we're kids we can't wait to be grown-ups. Then we can't wait to get a good job. Then we can't wait to get married. Then we can't wait to be parents....

It's never ending!!!!

Right now I'm waiting for 5pm so I can go home

 

[KristineN]

Just got word...transfer will be at 10:40 tomorrow morning. No report on the embryos. I got the "we don't want to disturb them" speech. DARN DARN DARN. I may go crazy!!

I am trying to calm my nerves now!

 

[helenabear]

Kristine, pardon me for smiling at that, but I am sure your embryos are doing fine. I can't even imagine how nerve wracking this is. I will definitely be thinking lots of good thoughts for you tomorrow

Oh and Kristy, I amidt I didn't realize a doc office would have nurses there but no people to schedule at the same time. We have an answering service for after hours, but if I want to talk to a nurse in the office, I have to do it during office hours. Does that make sense? So if the nurses are there, the scheduling people are there. That and our nurses are the ones who can schedule for you as well. I've had two nurses I've talked to (in person and on hte phone) schedule for me.

 

[Tasha+Scott]

Actually, Elaine, that does kind of help. I guess I am doing the dreaded just WAITING too then since I just started temping yesterday and don't know what my normal temp. would be for the most part. I am also sick right now and not really sure if that would make much difference or not. I am so ready for the 24th so that I will either hopefully get AF or a BFP, though I am still not holding my breath for the BFP at all really.

Kristy~ Yeah, and the waiting doesn't stop after you have kids either. You wait for them to start sleeping through the night, you wait for them to walk and talk, and currently I am waiting till my dd is 100% ready to be pottytrained. She does go potty but is nowhere near consistent and only interested about 30% of the time so it's going to be a while I think. It's definitely a never ending cycle.

ETA: That's great news about the transfer, Kristine! I am so excited for you!!!