New TTC Thread

[DMickey28]

Amy - I am sorry AF was late ... that sucks. Have you looked into any herbal/natural remedies? After 10 cycles TTC#2 I was interested in Clomid but scared of it at the same time. My cycles were fairly regular, though shorter than before DS, and I appeared to be ovulating and my basic bloodwork was ok. My thought was maybe my ovulation wasn't strong enough ... I took Soy Isoflavones which is supposed to mimic Clomid but not as strong. I believe I took it CD 4-8 ... honestly I can't remember now, I think I split the difference between cd3-7 and cd5-9!! I had a few hot flashes but nothing crazy ... it seemed to have worked. I had been taking different vitamins and herbal teas leading up to that but I really think it was the soy that made a difference.

I know you guys hate hearing the stories about TCOYF or other 'remedies' but sometimes I think it's helful to hear other stories. If not, tell me to pound sand. I wish you guys nothing but luck and even though I don't know the struggle to the extent of some of you I have had my share of struggles and losses as well. 10 cycles isn't much, I know, compared to some but it's tough when you are in it.

 

[D&DDisney]

irisbud - I so hate it when AF comes late. It's not nice to tease TTC'ers.

allie_to_you - That is fantastic news about your foster child!! I really hope it all goes well and that he becomes a permanent part of your family.

I want to wish everyone here a wonderful TG!!!! Eat a lot of yams as they have the properties of estrogen in them! Maybe we can get some after TG babies??? Now that would be something to be thankful for!!!!

 

[soontobewed07]

Happy Thanksgiving all. It seems no luck here either. I was on at 13mm today and I am on day 14. I was so down in the dumps I cried the entire way home from Boston. So I go back Monday for another US but they think this cycle was a waste and will up the clomid next time. They told us to still BD and then we can go from there.

So I am done for now and won't start trying again until March

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Sorry Irisbud, I know it's frustrating. I agree with you D&D, it's not nice to tease TTC'ers with a late AF, not nice at all.

I'm so sorry soontobewed you did not get the results you hoped for today. There's still a chance the follicle will grow to a perfect size by Monday. My doctor doesn't seem to care about the cycle day, he goes stictly by follicle size and blood levels then triggers.

I got all my prescriptions filled today getting ready for when mean ol AF shows up and it's back down to TTC business. I start acupuncture next week and am hoping for a holiday miracle in December.

Happy Thanksgiving ladies!!!!!!!

 

[skuttle]

allie...Congratulations!! I hope everything works out!

Chloe...Bummer about your office. I suppose they deserve their holiday, too. Thanks also for the encouragement! I need all that I can get right now.

Iris...I think you've mentioned that you've had some blood work done. What about your DH? Has your DH been tested at all? Have you had an HSG? I don't remember if you've mentioned that before or not. There are several things you can look into before trying meds. I was lucky and all of the meds I've tried so far, I haven't really had any side effects. I do know what you mean, though. Even after TTC for over 3 years, I'm still not 100% sure I want to move forward with the injectables, which is why I'm taking some time off from TTC. Going to try the old fashioned way for a while.

Soontobewed...Sorry about your scan. My first Clomid/IUI cycle, I didn't get a good follicle until my 3rd scan, which was CD 17!! Don't give up yet!

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! Good luck to those of you that brave the Black Friday crowds! We venture out to get our Christmas tree, but that's about it!

 

[esbrick]

Hi everyone!

Good news ~ Thanksgiving was lovely and we had a great time.

Bad news ~ AF came yesterday. I'm off tomorrow morning for my 1st round of blood tests. I was ok until I started to write this email.

Gotta cowboy up cause it's gonna be a long road ahead and no use getting upset at the unknown. . . yep easier said then done unfortunately. . .

Take care ladies

 

[soontobewed07]

esbrick- I am sorry AF came, but very glad you had a nice holiday.

We celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday since DH had to work a 24 on Thursday. It was great except my mom told everyone we are TTC. I was trying to keep it a secret so I didn't have to deal with all of the questions etc...

I went in for my 3rd scan in 3 weeks and it looks like I O'd which is not good because they are thinking I only had one follicle and it was about 17mm in size assuming it grew the way it should.

Now it's a wait and see. I am thinking AF will arrive in 2 weeks

So a break it will be and a well needed and deserved one at that.

 

[D&DDisney]

Hi everyone!

Good news ~ Thanksgiving was lovely and we had a great time.

Bad news ~ AF came yesterday. I'm off tomorrow morning for my 1st round of blood tests. I was ok until I started to write this email.

Gotta cowboy up cause it's gonna be a long road ahead and no use getting upset at the unknown. . . yep easier said then done unfortunately. . .

Take care ladies

Oh E, I can feel your tears through the keyboard. Hang in there!

esbrick- I am sorry AF came, but very glad you had a nice holiday.

We celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday since DH had to work a 24 on Thursday. It was great except my mom told everyone we are TTC. I was trying to keep it a secret so I didn't have to deal with all of the questions etc...

I went in for my 3rd scan in 3 weeks and it looks like I O'd which is not good because they are thinking I only had one follicle and it was about 17mm in size assuming it grew the way it should.

Now it's a wait and see. I am thinking AF will arrive in 2 weeks

So a break it will be and a well needed and deserved one at that.

Here's hoping you are wrong about AF.

Thanksgiving was nice here too. I teared up big time when my son did the wishbone and wished for a baby sister/brother. I told him not to tell but he said, "Why not? I wish for it all the time and it never comes true any way."
OMG...How do you respond to that??? How can the fates deny a 7yr old a wish like that????

 

[skuttle]

E...Big for you!! I know this will sound strange, but I'm hoping your blood tests show something wrong that is the cause of your IF and can easily be fixed!! I know for me, having something to blame my failure on helped a lot!

D&D...My DS is 6 and also asks for a brother or sister regularly. It's SO hard knowing that you are doing everything you can and it's just not enough for some reason. I just tell my DS that we are trying to do that for him.

We had a nice, but busy, Thanksgiving. My cousin has a 8 year old DS. She just remarried and her husband has a 13 year old DD. She mentioned to me that her DS keeps asking for a baby brother or sister. She said she's been thinking about maybe having another baby so that they (her and her new DH) could have a child together. She's worried about the age gap. She also has irregular periods, so she's going through some testing for PCOS, was put on metformin, etc. It was nice to talk to her about my journey since I've really kept it all to myself when it comes to my family. But now I feel like I'm in a race. I keep thinking, I HAVE to get pregnant before her or I will lose my mind!! Ugh!

And, of course, ever since AF arrived last week, I've been wondering if I made the right decision to take a break instead of jumping right into injectables. I know I'd be wondering if I made the right decision if I did decide to do the injectables. That's just my nature, unfortunately!

 

[esbrick]

Thanks so much everyone!

soontobewed07 ~ that stinks about the scan. Grrrr.

Allison ~ I totally agree with you! I kinda hope they have something taht we can work with and that it's not just "one of those things". Having a more difinitive answer, no matter how terrible, is at least an answer.

D&DD ~ I'm lucky still that not to many people in DH's family know. Right now it is between my DSIL, my parents, my DH and me. My other BIL and SIL are going through some of their own stuff right now so they are in the dark. I kinda like it that way to be honest. I wish we understood more of why some things work and why some things don't. I'm hoping that everyones DSs and DD's get there wishes for New Years at this point!

How is it that you are good all morning and you roll your sleeve up and all of the sudden you feel the hotness in your eyes Sheesh I maintained which was good and the tech was nice so I joked around with him. I had the following: Estradiol test; FSH test; a cyctic fibrosis analysis and a Fragile X syndrome analysis. Then of course I googled everything to make sure I totally understood what they were testing. I understand so much I wish I didn't They said that I would get a call back this afternoon with results so I will just hurry up and wait!

 

[si-am]

Hey everyone! Got back from Disney on Sunday. Had a great time but the trip was just way too short!

Glad to see everyone here survived Thanksgiving-- having big family get-togethers is wonderful but does come with its share of drama and stress sometimes!

I had my follow-up appt with the RE this morning. All of my bloodwork (hormones, enzymes, thyroid, glucose/insulin, etc.) came back 100% normal. My ultrasound and FSH levels were also really good. So.... doc says I'm officially diagnosed with the dreaded unexplained infertility.

She says my numbers are really good and so I don't need to take drastic measures or do any aggressive treatments-- she said I should first do an HSG (which I've been dreading since my SHG was so incredibly painful and traumatic) and then we'll talk. She suggests moving on to IUI if the HSG doesn't show anything but I am fairly certain I'm not interested.

So.... I might be nearing the end of the road here with all this stuff. I don't even know if I want to do the HSG at this point! If I do, it will definitely be in January because I don't want to hassle with it during the holidays.

December is supposed to be happy, darnit!

 

[esbrick]

Hey everyone! Got back from Disney on Sunday. Had a great time but the trip was just way too short!

Glad to see everyone here survived Thanksgiving-- having big family get-togethers is wonderful but does come with its share of drama and stress sometimes!

I had my follow-up appt with the RE this morning. All of my bloodwork (hormones, enzymes, thyroid, glucose/insulin, etc.) came back 100% normal. My ultrasound and FSH levels were also really good. So.... doc says I'm officially diagnosed with the dreaded unexplained infertility.

She says my numbers are really good and so I don't need to take drastic measures or do any aggressive treatments-- she said I should first do an HSG (which I've been dreading since my SHG was so incredibly painful and traumatic) and then we'll talk. She suggests moving on to IUI if the HSG doesn't show anything but I am fairly certain I'm not interested.

So.... I might be nearing the end of the road here with all this stuff. I don't even know if I want to do the HSG at this point! If I do, it will definitely be in January because I don't want to hassle with it during the holidays.

December is supposed to be happy, darnit!

So glad you had a great time! The WDW commercial came on more then a few times during our TG break and I thought about you soaking up the magic!

OK numbers and tests came up clear so maybe there is something else to find in the HSG! Just maybe. I know you want to wait, HOWEVER, we are in December now which means that once January 2010 hits you will/may start your new insurance time period. I'm trying to remember your insurance situation, but I will tell you that my HSG was approx $1389 or so. Do to the fact that I have satisfied my deductible, i am only paying $81 out of pocket which is huge!!! I'm sorry honey and I know you want a break but I REALLY suggest that if your insurance will cover this go for it and get it over with! Although mine was uncomfortable (due to the fact I thought I was going to poo) it was not unbearable. You are a strong woman and you CAN do this and we are here for you!

E

 

[si-am]

So glad you had a great time! The WDW commercial came on more then a few times during our TG break and I thought about you soaking up the magic!

OK numbers and tests came up clear so maybe there is something else to find in the HSG! Just maybe. I know you want to wait, HOWEVER, we are in December now which means that once January 2010 hits you will/may start your new insurance time period. I'm trying to remember your insurance situation, but I will tell you that my HSG was approx $1389 or so. Do to the fact that I have satisfied my deductible, i am only paying $81 out of pocket which is huge!!! I'm sorry honey and I know you want a break but I REALLY suggest that if your insurance will cover this go for it and get it over with! Although mine was uncomfortable (due to the fact I thought I was going to poo) it was not unbearable. You are a strong woman and you CAN do this and we are here for you!

E

Thanks for the encouragement about the HSG! The pain of the SHG was just so terrible the very thought of going through it again makes me want to cry!

I don't have a deductible-- I have an HMO plan so the month I do it doesn't really matter. I have no idea if the HSG would even be covered. I guess I need to find out because if it's not, there's really no way we can afford a huge medical bill like that after just getting a new roof and a vacation!

 

[Alphabetsoup]

Hi all...I'm joining as my hubby and I plan to start ttc at the end of this month at WDW (it just seemed appropriate!)

A bit about me and why now...

I'm 36 (37 in July 2010). I have spent the last 10 years in graduate school and am on the job market looking for a university teaching gig (my current position ends in May). We haven't tried to get preggers before due to time, job issues (hubby was out of work for nearly a year when we first moved to the US), health issues, etc...

As for me, I have PCOS, high blood pressure and I'm classified as obese. Went for my physical recently and my gyno and GP are both okay with me getting preggers if I lose around 30 pounds as that should get my BP down a bit and I'll be able to switch over to a preg friendly BP med. On the plus side, some recent research has shown that the older a woman with PCOS gets, the easier she seems to get preggers...so there is some hope for me.

SO...hubby and I are eating much better and hitting the gym to try to get some weight off (both of us). I'm actually doing a medically supervised liquid diet at the moment...and plan to be reasonably good while at WDW later this month.

Our situation is further compounded by the fact that even if I find a teaching gig for next fall, I won't be covered under FMLA since I won't have been at that university for 12 months. I didn't tweak to this fact until last night and ended up crying myself to sleep over it. Told hubby about it this morning (he was upset that I didn't wake him up for cuddles...bless his lil cotton socks!). Part of why I was upset is that with my health, I have a pretty fair shot of having either (or both) pre-eclamsia and gestational diabetes...which could mean being put on bed rest.

Anyway, when I talked to him this afternoon he said "I've been thinking...women heavier than you get pregnant every day, why don't we just say to hell with the weight and try now? If you get pregnant at least you'll be covered under your current insurance for most of it...and while you might miss the first month of the fall 2010 semester, you could always ask the university to defer your start date until January 2011..."

So, we are currently 'negotiating' this whole thing, but it looks like, if I can get 15-20lbs off, we're going to start doing the BD the end of this month. And see what happens. The idea is to lose as much as I can, and get regular with my exercising (I walk or ride a bike, nothing crazy or really intense) and working to strengthen my core muscles.

As someone told me earlier today...baby and academic career 'planning' is pretty much an oxymoron -- neither thing can be planned for, no matter what you do.

And here I am...joining your party Today is a good day to do so I figure since I had my mirena coil removed in Nov. and today is the start of my first non-coiled AF in 3 years. So I'll start charting temps tomorrow morning as well and see how things go from there.

That's my story...

 

[si-am]

Welcome, alphabetsoup!

I don't have any advice for you regarding the medical issues, but as for FMLA, new job, etc.... one thing I've learned from my TTC adventure (which is now going on 3 years ) is that it's just not something you can plan for with any certainty. Some people are really lucky and think, "I'm going to have a summer baby," and BAM they do!

And others (like me) agonize over it, like "I don't want to be pg during this particular time, so I'm going to put it off," and then it just never happens anyway.

I say go for it, as long as you feel it's medically safe, and just let whatever happens happen!

Good luck, and I hope your stay here is a short one!

 

[esbrick]

Welcome alphabetsoup! I second that I hope your stay is a short one!

Today was a day! Work was crazy and they never called with my FSH test result and by the time I had time the office was closed. I left a message so hopefully they will call tomorrow. Sheesh!

DH's x-wife's dad passed away this am. I feel terrible for her and Meg. Meg's doing ok. Very huggy which is good with me.

Gonna be a long weekend.

Hope everyone is doing well!

E

 

[soontobewed07]

Welcome alphabetsoup! I second that I hope your stay is a short one!

Today was a day! Work was crazy and they never called with my FSH test result and by the time I had time the office was closed. I left a message so hopefully they will call tomorrow. Sheesh!

DH's x-wife's dad passed away this am. I feel terrible for her and Meg. Meg's doing ok. Very huggy which is good with me.


Gonna be a long weekend.

Hope everyone is doing well!

E

I am sorry for the loss,but glad Meg is huggy everyone needs a cuddle.

I am having the same problem they never call, but I am too busy that it is then too late to call. This is the part I hate

Welcome AlphabetSoup Hope your stay is short!

I was called Tuesday night by the RE assistant/US tech and she asked me to come in again Wed for ANOTHER scan I had just been on Monday and she didn't see anything not a single follicle so she did blood work and it was showing that I hadn't ovulated yet?
Well the scan yesterday didn't show anything either so she did more bloodwork and I am waiting to hear back. She assumes that this round of clomid didn't work and they are going to bump me to the highest dose.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Hi everyone. Went into the RE this morning for the starting sonogram/bloodwork and started the injections tonight. Supposedly everything looked okay today. Also went tonight for acupuncture for the first time, it didn't hurt a bit. Not sure it will help anything, but it's not supposed to hurt either so I figured I would give it a shot.

Hopefully everything will grow nicely, my next appointment is Monday morning.

Sorry Soontobewed, it's upsetting not knowing what's happening, and having to keep going in for more appointments is not pleasant.

As always, babydust to everyone.

 

[vettechick99]

Welcome alphabet!!

This is month 5 for us trying and I'm thinking (hoping!!!) it's a keeper. I'm only 11dpo but I've had so many pregnancy symptoms since 5dpo: my breasts are huge (at least one cup size), I get heartburn every time I lay down, I have the stretchy feelings in my belly, and I'm constipated. I felt the same way when I was pg with DD. But every day has been BFN for me, so I guess it's too early to detect my hcg. I'm dying to see that positive test even though I'm 99% sure I'm pregnant. So hold out hope for me pleeeease!

Good luck everyone!!

 

[chloelovesdisney]

Hi everyone. Hope you have all had a great weekend. Vettechick it sounds like good news.

Tomorrow I go back for a repeat sonogram/bloodwork. I'm hoping for some good news that I've had a decent response to the injections.