TTC thread take 2

[cc1013]

Had my cd12 u/s yesterday and had 2 follicles measuring at 14 so taking bravelle for a few more days then go back Thurs for a followup u/s and hopefully both will be at 18 then I should be able to trigger this weekend while vacationing at Disneyland and have some extra fun to boot.

Found out this weekend from my MIL that my unwed, unemployed, who has a new boyfriend every 2 weeks, who has been drinking heavily since turning 21 in December sister-in-law is 10 weeks pregnant. Sometimes life seems so unfair. I am glad I don't live near her.

I hope you have a fantastic trip!

I understand your feelings about your SIL. It definitely seems unfair sometimes. What's worse is when you see people not appreciating the miracle that they've been given. Ugh!

 

[cc1013]

The insurance coverage can be just ridiculous! I still don't understand how they determine which conditions will be covered. It definitely comes down to finances, but come on! Infertility is common, we're not talking some exotic disease or treatment through clinical trials. Makes me so mad!

On the news this week, I saw that many companies are now beginning to offer insurance coverage for gender reassignment surgery for transsexuals. Really? I'm not saying that shouldn't be covered, but that before infertility? Makes no sense to me.

We are very fortunate to have HMOs in Illinois where employers are required to offer infertility coverage. Many employers are getting around that by discontinuing their HMO offering and providing a self-insured PPO. My husband's company did this a few years ago and I wouldn't be shocked if my employer did the same. We are trying to get as many treatments as possible in before 4/1/2012, which is when our coverage may change. I really feel for all of you that are covering treatments out of pocket. Something just isn't right with our system!

 

[tinytreasures]

We don't have any insurance coverage for infertility.

Did anyone see this "TV anchor reveals heartbreak of infertility" on the today show?

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/41755675#41755675

 

[DisneyElite4]

Ugh. I don't care what the doctor says, I know something is wrong with me. I started spotting today and I am only 8 dpo. That is way too soon. I have been able to keep the spotting at bay for the past few months because I have been taking progesterone supplements, but that wasn't getting me pregnant and only making me extremely irritable. I wanted to try a month without them to see if I would be magically fixed - yea right. I am always holding out hope that my body will just wake up and do what it is supposed to be doing, but that hasn't happened yet!

Thanks for letting me vent. This whole thing stresses me out. How can my tests all be normal, but yet here I am still not pregnant and spotting at 8 dpo?

In happier news, I am taking a mini vacation with my husband soon to get away from all this stress. We are going to San Antonio to relax and just enjoy each other, sit by a pool all day and shop and eat all night. I hope all of you heading off to vacations soon have a great time! And those of you struggling with insurance woes, I wish you did not have to go through that.

 

[Falltime]

Back from the RE's office, I have 2 mature follicles. One on the left measuring 20 and one on the right measuring 21. So I trigger tonight and also leave for Disneyland tonight then tomorrow it's BD time! That's worth giving up some park time for!!!

 

[shruley]

Back from the RE's office, I have 2 mature follicles. One on the left measuring 20 and one on the right measuring 21. So I trigger tonight and also leave for Disneyland tonight then tomorrow it's BD time! That's worth giving up some park time for!!!

Have fun!!! Sounds like a great vacation!

 

[cherbear]

We don't have any insurance coverage for infertility.

Did anyone see this "TV anchor reveals heartbreak of infertility" on the today show?

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/41755675#41755675

no but I am going to watch right now!

Back from the RE's office, I have 2 mature follicles. One on the left measuring 20 and one on the right measuring 21. So I trigger tonight and also leave for Disneyland tonight then tomorrow it's BD time! That's worth giving up some park time for!!!

just ask your hubby for a fastpass!! (it always worked with mine LOL)

 

[joanne312]

Back from the RE's office, I have 2 mature follicles. One on the left measuring 20 and one on the right measuring 21. So I trigger tonight and also leave for Disneyland tonight then tomorrow it's BD time! That's worth giving up some park time for!!!

Have fun! Lots of baby dust to you!

We don't have any insurance coverage for infertility.

Did anyone see this "TV anchor reveals heartbreak of infertility" on the today show?

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/261848...55675#41755675

It is great to see people in the public eye coming out about infertility. Giuliana and Bill I thought was great to really bring some attention to this problem. I was watching Oprah the other day and Celine Dion was on with her new twins. She said she had 6 IVF treatments until she had success. I know money is not an issue but the heartache of 5 failed IVFs is just awful... whether you are famous or not. I hope that there continues to be news clips like this and celebrities coming out talking about infertility.

 

[cherbear]

We don't have any insurance coverage for infertility.

Did anyone see this "TV anchor reveals heartbreak of infertility" on the today show?

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/41755675#41755675

thank you so much for sharing. That was wonderful to watch. I like when infertility is shown in its true light.

I laughed when the host said "women can get together for coffee and talk about your infertility" I thought "we're not supposed to have coffee"

And then that reminded me of a scene in the movie "Waitress". She's actually pregnant and her dr is into her so he asks her out for coffee and she says "I can't HAVE coffee, it's on the bad food list, what kind of doctor ARE you?!!"

 

[cherbear]

Have fun! Lots of baby dust to you!




It is great to see people in the public eye coming out about infertility. Giuliana and Bill I thought was great to really bring some attention to this problem. I was watching Oprah the other day and Celine Dion was on with her new twins. She said she had 6 IVF treatments until she had success. I know money is not an issue but the heartache of 5 failed IVFs is just awful... whether you are famous or not. I hope that there continues to be news clips like this and celebrities coming out talking about infertility.

yes I heard about that. I think it's just wonderful and I hope that means we are moving in the direction of Infertility being talked about more and more.

Has it always been an "occasional" media topic and I just haven't noticed because I wasn't trying until the past couple years??

 

[cc1013]

Hi ladies!
Hope everyone is doing well!

I'm just spent today.....I started BCP last Monday as we prep for IVF and these pills seem to be affecting me a lot. I'm very lethargic and emotional. Kind of weepy sometimes and then very easily annoyed. I can't attach it to anything other than the BCP, but the crazy thing is that I didn't have this strong of a reaction the last two Clomid cyles with trigger shots, although the first cycle was rough. Ugh....I hate not feeling like myself. I guess I'll be more than happy to feel odd if it's for a BFP, but for now, I just feel gross. Okay, done whining......

I'm going for a consult on acupuncture tonight and will let you know how that goes. I'm still leery of it, but figure it can't hurt my chances.

 

[cherbear]

Hi ladies!
Hope everyone is doing well!

I'm just spent today.....I started BCP last Monday as we prep for IVF and these pills seem to be affecting me a lot. I'm very lethargic and emotional. Kind of weepy sometimes and then very easily annoyed. I can't attach it to anything other than the BCP, but the crazy thing is that I didn't have this strong of a reaction the last two Clomid cyles with trigger shots, although the first cycle was rough. Ugh....I hate not feeling like myself. I guess I'll be more than happy to feel odd if it's for a BFP, but for now, I just feel gross. Okay, done whining......

I'm going for a consult on acupuncture tonight and will let you know how that goes. I'm still leery of it, but figure it can't hurt my chances.

ugh, I once was on a bcp pill that made me feel reallllly super emotional -- it was actually the GENERIC version of the one I had always taken. Soon as I got the pharmacy to correct the issue and give me the brand name again, I was fine. My DH (then DF) forced me to bring the rest of the pack (after about a week) back up to the Walmart pharmacy and make them exchange it. (I called them first) It is a funny story actually, he actually drew me a picture of him--as a stick figure-- throwing my birth control in the toilet, and wrote me a note that it is making me crazy. He left the note by my pillow and I called him immediately when I woke up and saw it, and told him that I can't just stop a pack in the middle because it would totally screw me up (at that time, not knowing about the whole infertility issue). And he told me where the pack was hidden....he didn't really flush them down the toilet.

I'm hoping maybe that story made you laugh.

I can't wait to hear what you think of the acupuncture, since I will likely be doing it too! I hope it's good for you

 

[cc1013]

ugh, I once was on a bcp pill that made me feel reallllly super emotional -- it was actually the GENERIC version of the one I had always taken. Soon as I got the pharmacy to correct the issue and give me the brand name again, I was fine. My DH (then DF) forced me to bring the rest of the pack (after about a week) back up to the Walmart pharmacy and make them exchange it. (I called them first) It is a funny story actually, he actually drew me a picture of him--as a stick figure-- throwing my birth control in the toilet, and wrote me a note that it is making me crazy. He left the note by my pillow and I called him immediately when I woke up and saw it, and told him that I can't just stop a pack in the middle because it would totally screw me up (at that time, not knowing about the whole infertility issue). And he told me where the pack was hidden....he didn't really flush them down the toilet.

I'm hoping maybe that story made you laugh.

I can't wait to hear what you think of the acupuncture, since I will likely be doing it too! I hope it's good for you

Cheri - That story completely cracked me up. The image of you waking up to a drawn picture of your DH throwing the pills in the toilet is hilarious! I'm glad to hear I'm not alone in the BCP madness, but sorry you had to deal with it too! Thanks for the laugh!

Acupuncture went well. I definitely felt very relaxed afterwards. She suggested that I go weekly, but DH and I are going out of town next week, so we scheduled another appointment for soon after we get back. A few interesting things my acupuncturist suggested:

-She would rather I drink a six-pack of beer before having a Diet Coke. She insisted the Diet drinks are awful for you in general and horrible with TTC. I rarely drink them, but she was super passionate about it.

-With endo, she suggested never using tampons while on AF. I thought that was interesting. Something about tampons not allowing the system to fully cleanse itself. I'm not sure how I feel about that one and will probably follow-up with my RE.

So overall, I enjoyed it. We spent about 30 minutes going over my history and then another 45 or so with the actual acupuncture. She put 15 needles in total. 1 in my forehead, 1 in each foot, 1 in each hand, 3 in each leg and 4 in my lower abdomen. The only one that kind of hurt was on my forehead. She mentioned the possibility of using herbs too, but said she would like to hold off for now. It was pretty interesting.

 

[cherbear]

Cheri - That story completely cracked me up. The image of you waking up to a drawn picture of your DH throwing the pills in the toilet is hilarious! I'm glad to hear I'm not alone in the BCP madness, but sorry you had to deal with it too! Thanks for the laugh!

Acupuncture went well. I definitely felt very relaxed afterwards. She suggested that I go weekly, but DH and I are going out of town next week, so we scheduled another appointment for soon after we get back. A few interesting things my acupuncturist suggested:

-She would rather I drink a six-pack of beer before having a Diet Coke. She insisted the Diet drinks are awful for you in general and horrible with TTC. I rarely drink them, but she was super passionate about it.

-With endo, she suggested never using tampons while on AF. I thought that was interesting. Something about tampons not allowing the system to fully cleanse itself. I'm not sure how I feel about that one and will probably follow-up with my RE.

So overall, I enjoyed it. We spent about 30 minutes going over my history and then another 45 or so with the actual acupuncture. She put 15 needles in total. 1 in my forehead, 1 in each foot, 1 in each hand, 3 in each leg and 4 in my lower abdomen. The only one that kind of hurt was on my forehead. She mentioned the possibility of using herbs too, but said she would like to hold off for now. It was pretty interesting.

thanks for sharing!! I'm glad it was relaxing. That is great news!

So you just got permission to drink a 6 pack of beer?? I really can't stand diet coke to be honest. If I'm on a diet it's water or crystal light. When I drink coke its "all or nothing" for me. Ie. regular coke. So I reward myself with one every now and then. (for a while I was drinking way too much of them but I'm on a diet counting down to IVF in a couple months)

My dr said NO to the herbs. She knew that the acupuncturist might suggest it, but she doesn't want me on anything.

On Friday I did get the business card of one my RE uses, so that's a step in the right direction.

 

[Kennywife]

Hey girls! Glad things are moving along.

I drink diet A&W. It's the bomb!

But you know, I've been introspective today. I was posed a question by a friend who asked me, "If I could go back and not be an Epileptic, would I?" My answer would surprise you.

No. Epilepsy has made me who I am. I have grown to appreciate people for who they are becuause of this disease. I I have learned to appreciate family and friends like you guys becuase of Epilepsy. This condition taught me to accept others no matter who they are and to enjoy the little things in life. It taught me to fight for all I believe in and to fight for everything I want. It taught me patience and sacrifice. It gave me the love of Disney; everytime things got tough...I'd watch a Disney movie. It taught me to love myself just the way I am. It took me years to realize that. Now, I want to pass on all I've learned to my future offspring. I just wanted to share that with you guys.

Gabbie

 

[shruley]

Cheri - That story completely cracked me up. The image of you waking up to a drawn picture of your DH throwing the pills in the toilet is hilarious! I'm glad to hear I'm not alone in the BCP madness, but sorry you had to deal with it too! Thanks for the laugh!

Acupuncture went well. I definitely felt very relaxed afterwards. She suggested that I go weekly, but DH and I are going out of town next week, so we scheduled another appointment for soon after we get back. A few interesting things my acupuncturist suggested:

-She would rather I drink a six-pack of beer before having a Diet Coke. She insisted the Diet drinks are awful for you in general and horrible with TTC. I rarely drink them, but she was super passionate about it.

-With endo, she suggested never using tampons while on AF. I thought that was interesting. Something about tampons not allowing the system to fully cleanse itself. I'm not sure how I feel about that one and will probably follow-up with my RE.

So overall, I enjoyed it. We spent about 30 minutes going over my history and then another 45 or so with the actual acupuncture. She put 15 needles in total. 1 in my forehead, 1 in each foot, 1 in each hand, 3 in each leg and 4 in my lower abdomen. The only one that kind of hurt was on my forehead. She mentioned the possibility of using herbs too, but said she would like to hold off for now. It was pretty interesting.

The sweetners in Diet drinks are supposed to be really bad for you, I think even mainstream medicine has done studies on it. I used to love Diet Coke, but I've tried to not drink it at all the last couple months, mostly water with an occasional Sprite (trying to do the no-caffine thing.) But LOL at saying she'd rather you drink a 6-pack! The tampon thing, I've read that in Chinese Medicine, the tampon thing they seem to think obstructs the flow of blood, so for certain TCM diagnoses (those having to do with "stagnant blood" they recommend not using tampons. Doesn't make sense to me, and I HATE pads, so I just can't go there!

 

[cherbear]

I also can't STAND pads!!! Ever since the day I discovered how to use a tampon (at 16 before going to a water park), I never looked back!

So I wanted to try out my new siggie. Notice anything??

yep, I am "coming out" on the DIS. No one I know IRL (who doesn't already know our struggles) is on here. I guess I just needed a ticker so I decided to make this one. TTC is, afterall, the only reason we haven't had a trip since 2009. Once we started treatments, we couldn't/can't afford Disney anymore.

 

[jenm2878]

We just got back from our 8 week ultrasound. There was a heartbeat last week, but the baby hasn't grown and they couldn't find a heartbeat. We're absolutely devestated. It's amazing how much I loved the little guy already. I just needed to share. I guess it's back to the beginning for us.

 

[si-am]

My RE was far more concerned about caffeine (and Ibuprofen of all things) than alcohol interfering with TTC.

I took that as a greenlight to drink.

 

[si-am]

We just got back from our 8 week ultrasound. There was a heartbeat last week, but the baby hasn't grown and they couldn't find a heartbeat. We're absolutely devestated. It's amazing how much I loved the little guy already. I just needed to share. I guess it's back to the beginning for us.

I am so sorry.