New TTC Thread

[D&DDisney]

There is going to be a next time right girls?

Definitely!
You hang in there. We are here for you.

 

[WDWAurora]

I'm so sorry KiKi.

 

[skuttle]

Aw Kiki, I'm so very sorry. How awful to have to go through that on vacation.

After my second chemical pregnancy, my doctor told me that the next time I get a BFP, to go in immediately for blood work. I would think that next time you get a BFP, you probably should do the same to get whatever help you may need.

Again, Kiki, I am just so sorry.

 

[momsully]

D&D - Just wanted to say happy birthday and have a great trip!

 

[D&DDisney]

Thanks Momsully!

I'm so excited right now I can barely function!

 

[Tosha]

My name is Tosha. I am the Proud mother of 5 awesome children. After the birth of my last child, 3 1/2 years ago, I made my lifes biggest mistake, and that's getting a tubal ligation. I was tired ( had 3 kids in 3 1/2 years!) and listened to everyone tell me how 5 was too many.

I now disagree....5 is a lot, but only too many if you can't take care of them and love them like they need and deserve. Dh and I are in the begining stages of TTCing with IVF. We are ecstatic We are not telling friends and family until after a viable pregnancy is confirmed. We don't need anyone's negativity in the process.

So we had our initial appointment with the RE and we LOVE her! She told us IVF is the way to go vs. tubal reversal. She said TR is a MAJOR surgery with no garauntee that it will work, but given my history and my age the IVF has a 60% chance for me. So we will see

I had my saline ultrasound last Thursday which found a polyp, so I will have to have that removed first before proceeding with treatment. My appt. To have the consult about the polyp removal is Jan.7, so I will know when it will be removed then. For now, research research and MORE research!

 

[D&DDisney]

Welcome Tosha!
Our motto here is... We're so glad to have you, but we hope your stay is short. (And that's a good thing )
We are all in different stages of TTC and we are here when you need support.
to you!!!!

 

[Tosha]

Thank you!

 

[skuttle]

Courtney, any news?

 

[WDWAurora]

BFN the other day. I prob need to go in for a blood test. I tested at 11dpo, so I'm not sure if that was too early. I've been playing phone tag with the doc's office. I don't know what to think.

 

[skuttle]

Aw, Courtney, I'm sorry. Maybe you just tested too early!

So, DH has an appt!!!! We've been so busy with the trip and Christmas that he just called today and the earliest appt is in late January. But, it's better than nothing! He took the earliest appt they had, even though that meant the appt is in the middle of the day and at the office in the city. The satellite office in our town didn't have an opening until July because the Dr he'd need to see only comes once per month! He'll have to miss school, but he said "I have to get this done so I took what they had." He didn't sound aggravated by it at all. He actually sounded happy to have the appt made. I am SO excited that we're finally getting around to this. At least with the appt in late January, I don't have to try to find the time during the holidays to pick up a copy of his test results. That can now wait until after the holidays.

And who knows, maybe we'll have some Christmas magic and get a BFP that sticks!!

I hope all of you are doing well. Is everyone done with their shopping? We have a few things left to get for family members, and I have to load up the digital picture frames we bought for our parents. Other than that we are pretty much done. The family members we normally see for Christmas doesn't include my cousins that always ask the "when are you having another baby" question so we shouldn't have to deal with that. My friends came over last weekend for our get together. I'm ashamed to stay I still don't feel 100% like myself around my BFF and her new baby. I still haven't held him and he'll be a year old in February! Isn't that awful!

 

[WDWAurora]

I'm pretty sure AF will be here before my Monday appointment for a blood test, but I could be wrong.

Allison-I'm so glad he's going! The time between now and then will fly by.

I understand about the baby. I hold my nieces (June and October) quite a bit, but I didn't hold the first one in the hospital at all. With the October baby, I really have a hard time giving her back. I want to just kidnap her and forget the whole thing.

We're nearly done shopping. Hopefully we can finish up tonight and tomorrow.

 

[D&DDisney]

Just checking in for good news. Hope there's some soon.

Our trip was FANTASTIC! Temps in 80s and sunny every day. Wish I was back there.

Fingers crossed for some Christmas magic.

 

[momsully]

Courtney -

Allison - That is awesome that your DH set up his appointment. I know how hard it was for him to agree to go so I am glad you are making progress. Hopefully you get some postive news.

D&D - Glad you had a great trip. Did you camp?

Well AF started yesterday (Merry Christmas!) so it is on to 2009. I am really thinking it is time to give up this quest but I just can't say I am done. The finality of actually saying it scares me.

We have three big trips planned in 2009 but I would gladly trade one for a baby! We are going to Mexico in March (traded our DVC and using FF miles for tickets so a paid for trip is always awesome!). I am then taking my two nieces for their first ever trip to Disney for a week in June. DSIL and DBIL don't want to go so I am taking them with my boys. Could be a crazy week! Then my parents are taking us on a Disney Cruise in the fall for the big 40!

I hope everyone had a great holiday! Let's start the new year with some good news!

 

[WDWAurora]

I'm with you, momsully. Out for getting pregnant this year. AF showed last Saturday, so my pregnancy blood test turned into another baseline ultrasound appointment. Unfortunately, things went further south from there. For the first time since I've been doing these ultrasounds, I had cysts. I have to take this month off, and since I have irregular periods, the doctor put me on BCP. Talk about a downer right before Christmas. I called DH just bawling and I felt so guilty because he was on his way to take a test for work (he did pass, so I didn't screw him up, thank goodness). I could hardly work the rest of the day. The only good thing is that the new doctor did this ultrasound and my last baseline, and I actually like him. If I were to have to switch from mine for some reason, I definitely like him enough. He was so worried about me. I must have looked awful. The lady at the checkout just kept asking me if I was ok. I made it out of the front door before losing it. Ugh.

Between that and the endless drama with DH's family, I am spent. I did get to spend our first Christmas with my parents in the whole time we've been married (3 Christmases with his family), so that was nice. We also found out that DH passed his professional engineering exam, which is terrific. He thought he failed since it was only his first try, and most people fail at least once. He's officially an engineer, even though he's been one for about 5 years now.

It's so hard sitting out a month!

 

[D&DDisney]

Sorry to hear all the bad news!
Can't say I have any good news to share either. Doesn't look like we came home w/ a souvenir. No happy b-day or Merry Christmas present here.

Momsully - We had a fantastic time at WDW. We did not camp cause I got a great rate on site. Strangely enough, WDW is the only place we have not camped. I want to some day - only not in the heat of summer.

Here's to MAGIC in 2009!

 

[skuttle]

I sure hope 2009 is better for all of us! We've been TTC #2 for 2 1/2 years now. Ugh! Never would I have imagined it would take us this long! I'm looking forward to DH having his appt in mid-January, and then we can figure out what our next step may be. I'm ready to know if it's time for us to give up or if there are other options we can try. Since I've had 2 chemical pregnancies, I'm hoping that means we do still have some hope!

I did officially book our cruise for our 10th anniversary in 2010! It's our first trip on DCL, and actually our first cruise ever. We are SO excited, yet overwhelmed at the same time because we don't know much about DCL!

 

[D&DDisney]

Well, if 2009 doesn't bring some magic I don't know what I'll do.
I'm so upset this time around. Good ol' AF came with a vengence yesterday. Was sure we'd bring home some Disney magic, but I guess that's just for other people.
Then to top off my mood....
Just found out that an old friend of mine (also 40) is pregnant - AGAIN - with #3. This is the 2nd one in less than 2 yrs so she had to be 38 when she got pregnant w/ the other. How come some women get more fertile as they age while others get less??????????? How does that work. Heck, she even looks older than I do. Doesn't that count for something???? Just soooo not fair!!!!

 

[Todd&Copper]

Hi, hope I can hang out here for a while. My DH and I are actively TTC [finally]. I am 34, I'll be 35 in Jan. He was ready a couple of years ago, but I wasn't, then I've been ready for about a year now, and he wasn't. Finally, we are on the same page and ready to stop "practicing" and start making a baby.

RIght now, we are not using any treatments or drugs or anything. My OB/GYN said to schedule a visit with her if we can't conceive for half a year, despite trying.

Based on my fertility chart, I believe I was ovulating on Xmas or the day after, so we did it a few times this past weekend and now the waiting game begins.

 

[D&DDisney]

Welcome Todd&Copper! Glad to have ya but hope your stay is short.

Keep us posted!