New TTC Thread

[WDWAurora]

I'm sorry Kurby. I had a time where I never got a positive pregnancy test, but I went like 11 weeks with no period (even with all my issues that's WAY long for me) and when I did finally get it (with medical assistance) it was clot city. I feel comfortable that was a miscarriage, but was never diagnosed or anything. I understand the confusion, especially since you don't have real proof of anything. Take some Midol and rest if you can-those were the only things that helped me much at all for a few days.

vettechick-aren't they weird? I stayed frustrated with those dumb things because they never made any sense! That's why I loved the clearblue easy monitor! It never helped me, but it occasionally gave me reassurance.

skuttle-Thanks for making me feel like I'm not crazy about this nurse. I would have said something to her today, but I barely saw her. Interesting about your dosage. I bet they monitor you a lot more carefully this time.

I went back in this morning. My ultrasound showed somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 follicles, but they were so small it was hard to tell. My estrogen has come up, but is still somewhat low. I'm continuing on the higher dosage for now. Friday I add in ganirelix. Saturday I go back in for an ultrasound and estrogen check. We'll see!

 

[Kurby]

I had a chemical pregnancy. I found out I was pg on a Tuesday and on Friday I started cramping, and basically had the worst period of my life. On Monday I tested again and it was negative. Could this have happened to you?

what's a chemical pregnancy?

i don't even know if i had a m/c of if the "clots" were just that - they were huge though and have been coming for the past 2 or 3 days now

 

[D&DDisney]

As for being negative and feeling anger. I have had some very nasty feelings towards some people. I even hated Angelina Jolie at the time because she was pregnant with her twins. I could have punched her. I wanted to run up to pregnant women in the grocery store and tell them how lucky they were. I wanted others to feel my pain. That took a long time to go away. I isolated myself from a lot of people and insulated myself with understanding friends and family. People and places were divided into "safe" and "not safe". eg. it took me a long time to be able to go into Toys R Us because there was baby stuff there. It wasn't "safe".

I have felt the same way. Couldn't have said it better myself.
Even today after 1 adoption and 1 birth, Mother's Day is still so very painful and hearing of someone's pregnancy (those never feeling infertility) is very painful. My DH asked me why I still can't enjoy Mother's Day and I guess its because the pain is still there and I can't get pregnant again. I enjoy it a little for the sake of my boys (which I am VERY thankful for) but still that pain and anger is right there.

Aurora - I agree that receptionist was out of line. How rude!!!! I hope your appointment goes well tomorrow.

Chloe - We'll all be with you in spirit as you go through this. Just cry when you need to and don't worry about anyone at the dr office or hospital. This is a huge thing you are going through and more painful (mentally) that anyone can imagine.

Kurby - It does sound like a chemical.

 

[Kurby]

I'm sorry Kurby. I had a time where I never got a positive pregnancy test, but I went like 11 weeks with no period (even with all my issues that's WAY long for me) and when I did finally get it (with medical assistance) it was clot city. I feel comfortable that was a miscarriage, but was never diagnosed or anything. I understand the confusion, especially since you don't have real proof of anything. Take some Midol and rest if you can-those were the only things that helped me much at all for a few days.!

i've gone 11 months without an af and everyone thought i was pg but i knew i wasn't for some reason going 2 3 4 6 months without one has become normal for me.

when i m/ced 7 years ago i didn't know i was pg until the day. i was so sick, so much in pain, and clots clots clots only to find out it was more than clots.

i don't have the pain i did back then which makes me think maybe not a m/c but all the clots are similiar so i dont know.

i'm sad either way

 

[soontobewed07]

Kurby- I just went thru all of this. The Doctor assumes I have miscarried in the last year, but I just thought it was a heavy AF. I just had to go thru a D&C for Polyps found and thickening in my uterus. I was bleeding so badly I would almost pass out. Large Clots etc... Call your OB and make an appointment to get seen. I had to go on BC to control the bleeding 2 sonohystograms and then the D&C last Friday. CALL PLEASE

For those of you who have had a D&C when did the bleeding stop? Mine has stopped and started again. I think I maybe doing too much and I have an appointment on Tuesday or maybe AF came to visit?

Chloe- The D&C was not bad the sugery part the emotional part not so great and I didn't have a miscarriage. I will warn you your hormones are going to go crazy. Also call your Doc and have them prescribe something to help relax you before surgery like ativan. It will help get you in there without losing it and make things easier emotionally for you.

 

[skuttle]

Kurby, I'm so sorry. I've had two chemical pregnancies. A chemical pregnancy is the term used for a very early miscarriage..before you'd be able to see a heartbeat. Before all of my procedures, I'm always asked how many pregnancies I've had and how many babies. Originally I was saying three pregnancies and one baby. However, several of the nurses had no idea what I was talking about when I would say two were chemical pregnancies. So I just stopped counting those because I hate having to explain it.

Vettechick...How fast were your OPK's shipped? I'm thinking of ordering some because they are much cheaper than even the cheap ones I normally buy at Wal-Mart, but I"m not sure if I'd get them in time.

Courtney...Do you have any idea when they are hoping to do egg retrieval?

 

[WDWAurora]

I'm thinking it will be on Wednesday. I'll do the trigger Monday night at the time they tell me, and then 36 hrs later...knock me out! We'll see after Saturday's visit (and maybe a few other ones!)

 

[skuttle]

Oh Courtney, how exciting!! How long between retrieval and transfer? That's what it's called when they put the fertilized eggs back in, right?

 

[D&DDisney]

I'm thinking it will be on Wednesday. I'll do the trigger Monday night at the time they tell me, and then 36 hrs later...knock me out! We'll see after Saturday's visit (and maybe a few other ones!)

This is sooo exciting. Sending

 

[si-am]

Vettechick...How fast were your OPK's shipped? I'm thinking of ordering some because they are much cheaper than even the cheap ones I normally buy at Wal-Mart, but I"m not sure if I'd get them in time.

Do you have a Big Lots near you? They have 7 day ovulation kits sometimes for $6.50, which is a lot cheaper than anywhere else I've found, and they seem to work just fine. Our Dollar Store has single ovulation sticks for $1, so if you buy 7 of them, it's still cheaper than other places. I can't believe how crazy expensive ovulation kits are!! I don't use them regularly- I ovulate pretty regularly according to the tests but they're still not helping me get pg!

Aurora, how exciting! I hope it all goes well!!

I had some weird spotting last night and this morning. It's a week too early for AF, about a week past ovulation, so I have this small glimmer of hope that it's implantation spotting. But I have no other symptoms except vague cramps, so probably it's just AF coming super early, which happened a few months ago, too.

 

[vettechick99]

Vettechick...How fast were your OPK's shipped? I'm thinking of ordering some because they are much cheaper than even the cheap ones I normally buy at Wal-Mart, but I"m not sure if I'd get them in time.

It took about a week. I did pay for shipping, but the prices were great. 20 pg for $12 and 50 OPKs for $20. Total is was $38 which I thought was pretty good for 70 sticks of fun!

 

[KiKi Mouse]

i'm not sure but i think i had a miscarrage

i did an hpt which was neg but the last week it's been pretty painful and well what looks like very very large clots.

i had a m/c about 7 years ago but was 8 or 9 weeks along.

if this was a m/c the test came back neg only 3 weeks ago so i couldnt' have been that far along.

i'm confused

Kurby,

Sorry, I can't remember but are you on Clomid or anything?
I had crazy severe bleeding on Clomid cycles.

 

[KiKi Mouse]

Soontobewed,

After the D&C I believe I bled heavily but nothing crazy for a couple of days then over the course of a week it lightened. Af came a month after the D&C day. I was thankful at lease my body seemed to do something right for once.

 

[KiKi Mouse]

I had some weird spotting last night and this morning. It's a week too early for AF, about a week past ovulation, so I have this small glimmer of hope that it's implantation spotting. But I have no other symptoms except vague cramps, so probably it's just AF coming super early, which happened a few months ago, too.

I'm crossing everything I got it is implantation spotting!

 

[Kurby]

Kurby,

Sorry, I can't remember but are you on Clomid or anything?
I had crazy severe bleeding on Clomid cycles.

no i'm not on clomid - i was years ago but it didn't seem to do anything.

i am on metforium (sp) and dr said that it actually helps regulate af giving a better chance to ovulate.

i don't think i ovulate much - when i was on clomid for a year i didn't ovulate once.

 

[WDWAurora]

si-am: Hope it works!

Allison: Generally the transfer is 3-5 days after retrieval (I think your terms are right-those are what I use!). I'm not sure what makes the difference, but I think I'll be a 3 day (I think those are more common). This is all assuming that the follicles fertilize, grow, etc.

Tomorrow I add in ganirelix to my injections, which supposedly burns. FUN!! I had to have more Bravelle shipped since they changed my dosage, and I'll need one of those vials tomorrow night. It's being delivered tomorrow, which is stressful! We won't be home, so I'm having them send it without shipping confirmation and tracking it online all day. Hopefully it doesn't get too hot out there!!

Today was our 4th anniversary. We're going to spend tonight doing the same thing we did on our wedding night-watching Big Brother!

 

[vettechick99]

Today was our 4th anniversary. We're going to spend tonight doing the same thing we did on our wedding night-watching Big Brother!

 

[ORMom2Four]

(poking my head in to say Hi and introduce myself)

Hi everyone.

Dh and I are going to ttc again as soon as my next cycle begins. We know too much about ttc and pregnancy loss, having spent 9 years dealing with secondary IF, using injectables with an RE, and having just lost our 4th baby. (2 early m/c <chemical pregnancies>, one ectopic, and Jaren, lost due to an umbilical cord accident at 17 weeks)

Jaren & Jace (my 4yo) were both conceived using Clomid. I have a little trick that I think helped us conceive Jaren if anyone wants to hear it (involves using a Diva Cup & preseed at ovulation time). It might be too graphic to post. I'm open to sending PM's to anyone who wants to hear my crazy "trick" lol. We use OPK's from the Ebay seller early-pregnancy-tests, but don't really recommend their HPT's I love FRED--First Response Early Detection pg tests. It picked up my HCG level of 9 at 10dpo!

Anyway, just thought I'd peek in here and say "hi". Can't believe I'm going to be TTC again. I should be preparing for Jaren's birth but I'm hoping getting pregnant again will help heal my broken heart.

 

[skuttle]

Si-am...The OPKs I was using were the answer strips, I think they came 30 for $18. I also used the clear blue digital tests when I thought the cheapie strip were positive. I do have a big lots. However, that site that vettechick bought hers sells the A LOT cheaper! It's amazing! Also, I hope that spotting is a good sign!

Vettechick...Thanks! I did order some and they actually already shipped! Hopefully I'll get them in early next week.

Courtney...I"m so excited for you!! Do you have a 2ww after transfer? It seems like it would be less. Happy Anniversary, too!!

ORMom...Welcome to the TTC thread!! I am so sorry about Jaren. That must have been so difficult to go through and I'm sure it's still hard. I hope you have a quick and easy TTC journey this time around.

 

[WDWAurora]

Welcome ORMom. Sounds like things have been rough. Hopefully you won't be here long...we like to move people in and out!

Allison-Yep, still a 2ww, but it's from the date of retrieval.