Still At It

[Scooter]

This thread is for people who have been TTC for an extended period of time (6 months or more) and/or for those with known/diagnosed infertility issues. The and/or is the important statement here. ;) We welcome you to join whether you're trying to conceive for the first time, already have children, have suffered miscarriages, you're seeking treatment or not.


For non-members:
We always welcome supporters and cheerleaders! Please understand that this is our own safe place to discuss infertility and our feelings about it, and keep your comments supportive and on-topic. Thank you!

Table of Contents for Page 1:
Post 1: Members (part I)
Post 2: Members (part II)
Post 3: Members who are expecting
Post 4: Members' BABIES! (part I)
Post 5: Resources (including HPT Sensitivity Comparison)
Post 6: Links to old threads, recent congrats & condolences


So, without further ado...

Still At It...Membershttp://www.webmuseum.com/blove/ttc.gif
in alphabetical order by user name

ag05
Me: 32
DH: 30
Married 5/01
TTC since 1/04
prescribed Clomid 50 mg 5/04 due to irregular cycles
Clomid 100 mg 6/04
Clomid 150 mg 7/04
Clomid 150 8/04 - pregnant
11/04- missed miscarriage w/ D&C (13 weeks)
Clomid 150 mg 2/05 - pregnant
2/05 - miscarriage (6 weeks)
Started seeing RE 5/05
RPL test results so far - abnormal MTHFR (folic acid prescribed)
IUI/Femara 5 mg/Trigger cycle planned 8/05.
Currently taking more tests!

Baby Lust
Me: Amanda (22)
DH: Shane (27)
Married: 10/19/02
TTC: 3/04
Charting: 6/04
SA: High count, low motility
Clomid: 50mg April, May ; 100mg June
Chemical Pregnancy: June
FF Chart (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/Shanes_Angel)

bunky
Me: 30
DH: 31
Married: 10/02
TTC: since 09/04
Off BCP: since 03/04
Charting: since 02/05
Irregular cycles
12/04: CD 3 bloodwork showed slightly elevated LH
05/05: DH's SA normal
06/05: HSG showed left tube blocked, bicornuate uterus
05/05: Clomid 50mg - ovulated on CD 16
06/05: Clomid 100mg and possible IUI
07/05: First RE appt
FF Chart (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/91107/)

DallasLady
Me - Giovanna (25)
DH - Tony (39)
Married - 9/01
Charting - 11/2002
TTC - 1/2005
Issues - Low sperm concentration (11mil/ml) and low morphology (6% Kruger)

ds2003
Me: 27
DH: 31
Married since: 11/08/03
Off BCP: 12/03
TTC since: 6/04
Charting since: 7/04
Known issues: dx PCOS 7/04, annovulatory
Test results: DH's SA-normal; HSG 1/14/05-normal;
-->Ovarian Drilling 5/20/05- I'm finally ovulating
3 failed Clomid cycles before Ovarian Drilling (50, 100, 150 mg)
Meds: Currently taking 1500mg Metformin and 5mg Femara/letrazole
FF Chart (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/ds2003)

Freckles
WC Name: ilovepac
ME: 29
DH: 36
Married since: 2/1/03
Off BCP since: Never really on BCPs
TTC since: 6/04
Charting since: 9/04
Known issues/test results:Too many issues to list here, but suffice to say I am taking a drug cocktail of clomid 100 mg, progesterone, and estrogen.

gator97
Me: Kristen (30)
DH: Peter (30)
Married since: 11/06/04
Off BCP since: 12/04
TTC since: 2/05
Known issues/test results: dx stage 2-3 endometriosis/adenomyosis 8/05

gigglespca
Me: 36
DH: 40
Married 10/01
TTC since 1/02
prescribed Clomid 50 mg 1/05 by obgyn then went to RE for fear of cysts
Clomid 50 mg 1/05
Clomid 50 mg 2/05 - pregnant
4/05- missed miscarriage w/ D&E (12 weeks)
6/05 Trying again! Clomid 50 mg
RE appt 7/1/05 17mm follicle on left side no trigger shot due to size
Currently on 200 mg of prometrium orally twice a day after ovulation

Happy1
Me: Nikki
DH: Tim
Married: June 8, 2002
Forever in our hearts: Jacob John born and died 10/6/03 at 35 weeks due to genetic issues.
TTC #2 since: January 2004
Known Fertility Issues: DH has an extremely low sperm count which we just found out about a month ago. He has seen a Urologist but there are no physical signs that would explain the decrease.

Jennylou
Me: Jenny
DH: Sean
Married: 9/20/03
PCOS
Forever in our hearts, DS Andrew Wyatt 5/20-5/22/05
TTC #2 with clomid

jlp
Me: 31
DH: 40
Married: 01/04
TTC: since 07/04
Off BCP: since 03/04
Diagnosed with PCOS: 10/04
Irregular cycles, multiple cysts
04/05: Clomid 150mg - small follies/O on CD21 - failed
05/05: Clomid 200mg - 3 large follies/HCG shot on CD 18 - failed
06/05: Clomid 200mg - 2 medium follies/repeat U/S 7/1 - HCG shot

julesp313
Me: 33
DH: 38
Married: March 2003
Charting: September 2003
TTC: December 2004
Issues: None known

KaliLily
Me: 32
DH: 32
Married: 8/16/97
TTC #1: On Prometrium now to induce period, will begin Clomid 100mg on CD5
Issues: PCOS (Diagnosed 1996)

Karlatta
Me: Karla, 25
DH: Scott, 26
Married: 6/8/2002
TTC: July 2003
PCOS, Metformin
10/04 - Letrozole
11/04 - Letrozole, IUI - Pregnant!
Miscarriage 1/05
05/05 - Letrozole, IUI
06/05 - Estrogen/Progesterone
07/05 - Letrozole
08/05 - Letrozole

Kemorr
Me: 29
DH: 31
Married: 1/5/2002
TTC: September 2004
known issues: short LP, spotting, low forward progression, low morphology. HSG normal, day 3 bloodwork normal, 7 DPO progesterone normal except for most recent cycle - slightly low.
Clomid 50 mg 4/05 - BFN, Clomid 50 mg with IUI, trigger and progesterone 6/05 - BFN
7/2005 Clomid, HCG trigger and IUI - BFN
8/2005 - chemical pregnancy

kischer

knoelani
Me: K / 28
DH: B / 33
TTC: 12-2001
Dx: Late ovulation, PCO w/ 80% of symptoms of PCOS, SA issues
1-05: 50 mg Clomid
1-28-5: HSG, all clear
2-05: 100mg Clomid, 1500 mg Metformin
3-05: 100 mg Clomid, 1500 mg Metformin
4-05- DH SA poor results, clomid break, still taking 1500 mg Met
5-6-5: DH SA & urologist appointment: A okay, could be improved slightly with lifestyle changes
6-16-05: 1st RE appointment
7-05: 100mg Clomid, 1st IUI

La_bride_2004
me: 32
DH: 36
TTC since Feb 04
HSG, all tests normal
Dx: male factor, poor SCSA
CC1, 3 IUI's- all BFN
IVF #1 Dec 04: OHSS/biochem/m/c
FET#1 June 05: biochem/m/c
Aug 2005- varicocele repair surgery for DH
Status: waiting to TTC in 6 months or whenever we get a good SCSA!

Marteneym
Me: 22
DH: 27
Married since: 10/4/03
Off BCP since: 9/04
SWH since: 10/04
TTC since: 12/04
Fertility Blend cycles 4,5,6
Known issues/test results: Delayed Ovulation
9/05 Clomid 50mg

MrsSmith
we're both 25
Married: 3/2003
Issues: PCOS, random cycle lengths and no ovulation
TTC: we never officially started, but we've never prevented either
RE visit: 6/2005 - PCOS, suggested Provera and Clomid

Nigellas
Me: Kerry
DH: Chris
Married: 8.7.01
TTC: Off and on since 2001.
4 miscarriages (11 wks, 19 wks, 6 wks and 12 wks)
RE is stumped – unexplained RPL.
Currently on Femarra and Prometrium.

ocgatita
Me: Judy
DH: Edward
Married: 4/04
TTC #1 since: 6/04
Known Fertility Issues: None, will seek medical intervention if we haven't conceived by early next year.

paisleydays
Me: Amy (34)
DH: Andy (32)
Married: 7.02
TTC: 1.04
Charting: 1.046.05 1st meet w/RE
6.05 SA=low count, low motility
6.05 3rd day BW=High FSH
Currently doing acupuncture & looking for a new RE

*~*~*~BABYDUST*~*~*

[Scooter]

Members (continued)

pocket
Me: Pocket, 33
DH: Pita, 30
Married: 8/23/03
TTC: Begin Clomid 50mg August
Issues: PCOS, Hypothyroid

shouldaeloped
me: Heather, 32
DH: Neal, 34
Married: 10/19/02
TTC: 10/04
2 miscarriages: 1st 1/05 at 12w2d, natural and 2nd 5/05 at 9w2d, d&c
currently waiting for cycles to get back to normal and testing to be completed to try again. bloodwork and SHG scheduled for 7/8/05

Stephanie
Me: Stephanie, 25
DH: Brian, 29
Married: 10/6/01
TTC: 3/04
Known issues: None, that we know of yet. Varicocele possible.
SA to be done in the next month. Cycles returning to normal
after BCP.

suzfuzsunflower
Me: 23
DH: 23
Married: 08/09/2003
TTC: March 2005
Charting: March 2005
Known Issues: I am not ovulating, and not getting EWCM. Not sure why, though.

Suzlywoozly
Me: Sue/27 DH: Jeff/31
Married: 6/15/02
TTC: 10/02
10/02: 1st Lap-Found ovarian cysts and endo
4/04: Started Progesterone supplements and 25 mg clomid
8/04: 50mg clomid - Had no follicles
9/04: 100mg clomid - Had 2 follicles and 1st failed IUI
10/04: 100mg clomid - Had 1 follicle and 2nd failed IUI
11/04: No clomid due to 2 ovarian cysts. Started Metformin 1500mg/day
12/04: No clomid due to "large mass" and ovarian cyst on left ovary.
Surgery the second week of January.
m/c 6/05
IVF 8/05-9/05

thedoorchick (jasonsbride on the WC)
Me: Emily (35)
DH: Jason (31)
Married: 1/19/02
TTC: 11/02 to 3/03, then 12/04 (took a hiatus due to jobs, etc).
Charting: 7/02
SA: High count and motility, low morphology (1%)
M/C: 5/03, 3/05, 4/05

TravelGirl
Me - 34
DH - 34
Married - 7/01
Son - 8/03
TTC - 5/2004
Charting - 11/2004
IF issues - None that we know of.


Taking a Break

bottleored
Me: Caroline (38)
DH: Paul (42)
Married: 10.03
TTC: 1.04
Charting: 3.04
Uterine Polyp: 5.04 (D&C, hysteroscopy)
SA normal, b/w normal
9.04 - 5.05: 6 rounds Clomid
10.04: HSG - left tube blocked
1.05: Tubal recanalization - left tube unblocked!
1.05, 2.05: very low HCG results, discovered antibody issue
6.05, 8.05: injectibles (and low dose HCG), blood thinner, progesterone
BFP 8.29.05 m/c 9/05
FF Chart (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/44b0a)

hangin'in
Me: Jen (39)
DH: Ron (27)
Married: 10-03
TTC: 10-03
Dx: High FSH in May 04 (13.25) Given Donor Egg speech by RE. FSH retested in February, numbers came back in normal range. Did 1 month of accupuncture in March.
IUI 2/05, failed
IUI 4/30/05, 2failed
IUI 6/05 failed
the Dr. really only recommends Donor Eggs at this time, and DH and I aren't ready to do that.

la_bride_2004
me: 32
DH: 36
TTC since Feb 04
HSG, all tests normal
Dx: male factor, poor SCSA
CC1, 3 IUI's- all BFN
IVF #1 Dec 04: OHSS/biochem/m/c
FET#1 June 05: biochem/m/c
Aug 2005- varicocele repair surgery for DH
Status: waiting to TTC in 6 months or whenever we get a good SCSA!

ShelbyMay
Me: 25
DH: 27
Married: 05/17/2003
TTC: 2/05
Charting: 9/04
Known Issues: Possible semen allergy; antibodies could be inhibiting sperm

tigerest
Me-28
DH-29
Married 7/6/02
Off BCP 7/03 (started charting 11/03)
Early M/C - 1/04
10/04 - DH's SA Normal
1/14/05 - Laparoscopy and Chromotubation = Both tubes blocked
2/15/05 - HSG confirms both tubes blocked
4/15/05 - Laparoscopy #2 a success! Both tubes surgically repaired.
Continuous Acupuncture
TTC again in June! :D

[Scooter]

http://home.hot.rr.com/lizandrob/smilie_file/smilie_preggo1.gifMEMBERS EXPECTING:
in order by due date and color coded by sex where known

February 2006

angelgirl8
me: angelgirl8 27 dh: also 27
married: 7.6.03
ttc: 1.04
testing: cd3 and 7dpo blood tests fairly normal
5.04: SA normal
9.04: HSG-tubes clear
9.04, 10.04, 11.04: clomid, IUI, trigger, progesterone
12.04: gonal-f 150iu, IUI, trigger, progesterone
3.04: IVF#1 (all but 1 of the 22 fertilized eggs multinucleated and fragmented; transferred 1 4-celled embryo on day 3)
5.04: IVF#2; added metformin: PREGNANT 6/05!!!!
TWINS!! tentatively due 2/12/06

Christy559
Me: Amanda (26)
DH: Matt (29)
Married: 6/29/02
Off BCP 1/03
TTC: 9/03
FF Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/3d9f6)
PREGNANT 6/05!!!!
Due 2/06

March 2006

amychris03
Me: Amy (29) DH: Chris (34)
TTC: Since 9/03
Diagnosed with PCOS: May 04, currently taking Metformin
Injectables cycle # 1- 8/04: Follistim was a success! ended in an Ectopic PG
Laparoscopy 2/24/05 revealed lack of musculature around tubes
IVF #1 6/15/05
PREGNANT 7/05!!!!
Due 3/22/06

heidi0622
Name: Heidi - 29
DH: Mike - 29
Married: 6/22/02
TTC: March '04, Charting: June '04
Known issues: m/c 10/04 at 5.5 weeks, saline U/S normal, bw normal, SA excellent, unexplained IF
Treatments: Started 50mg Clomid 06/05
PREGNANT 7/05!!!!
Due 3/22/06

April 2006

Kopper
Me: Katie (26)
DH: John (28)
Married: 9/21/02
TTC: 7/04
Charting: 03/04
6/05 3rd day BW normal
6/05 HSG all clear
6/05 SA normal count and motility, low morphology
Starting IUI next cycle
FF Chart (http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/9e5e6)
PREGNANT 7/05!!!!
Due 4/6/2006

amygrrl
me: amy (35)
dh: dan (33)
dd: ~avery elizabeth~ born still on June 3, 2005 at 27 wks from possible cord accident (we love you, baby girl!)
frozen embries: 3 on ice from our round with Avery
TTC since: March 2003
Treatments: 6 failed rounds of Clomid. 1 successful IVF producing Avery
PREGNANT 8/5/05!!!! our miracle baby!
EDD: 4/18/2006

jrsygirl
Me: Holly (31)
DH: Brian (32)
Married:September 2002
TTC: 9/04
M/C: 12/04
7/05 injectibles and IUI
PREGNANT 8/18/05!!!!
EDD 4/28/2006

Scooter
Me: 29, DH: 32
married: 8/01
m/c 8/02 at 5.5weeks
TTC since 4/03, charting since 9/02
Unexplained IF, uterine polyps removed 6/04
8/04 failed 50mg clomid cycle
10/04 & 11/04 failed clomid 100mg & progesterone
1/05 new RE, suspects immunological issues, began baby aspirin and Folgard
2 more cycles clomid (100mg) + IUI = failed
started accupuncture
2 cycles letrozole (2.5mg) +IUI + progesterone = failed
7/05 bravelle (1.5 amps) + IUI + progesterone = success!
FF Chart (http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/18494)
PREGNANT 8/18/05!!!!
EDD 4/29/2006

May 2006


catJennifer
Me: Jennifer (29)
DH: 30
Married: 10/26/02
TTC: 4/04
Charting: 10/04
Stats: PCOS, elevated prolactin
Meds: Dostinex, Metformin XR 2000mg
5/04: SA normal
10/04: HSG normal
10/04, 11/04, 12/04: 50 mg Clomid
3/05: 100 mg Clomid + IUI
4/05: Femara
8/05: Follistim, trigger, progesterone
PREGNANT 9/6/05!!!!
EDD: 5/16/06

[Scooter]

http://circles2.fertilityfriend.com/Circles/images/smiles/icon_baby_boy.gifBABIES!!http://circles2.fertilityfriend.com/Circles/images/smiles/icon_baby_girl.gif
in order by birth and color coded by sex

Akire
Me: Erika - 34 DH: Jeff - 37
Off BCP: 7/03
TTC: 7/03
Charting: 8/03
HSG: 5/04 - One clear tube
BFP 11/04!! - EDD 8/6/05
Sydney Allyn 8/07/05 @ 3:23pm, 8lbs 8oz, 21.5in

amygrrl
me: amy (35)
dh: dan (33)
TTC since: March 2003
Treatments: 6 failed rounds of Clomid. 1 successful IVF
Avery Elizabeth born still on June 3, 2005 at 27 weeks from possible cord accident (we love you, baby girl!)

Jennylou
Me: jenny
DH: Sean
Married: 9/20/03
PCOS
50 mg clomid and 1500 mg glucaphage
Forever in our hearts, DS
Andrew Wyatt 5/20-5/22/05

Carissa (Crosew on WC)
Me: Carissa (25) DH: Eric (25)
TTC: Since 3/03
Diagnosed with PCOS and low progesterone.
Clomid, Metformin, prometrium and trigger shot
BFP 3/04, M/C 4.04
BFP 9/04!!! - EDD 5/25/05
Grace Elizabeth 5/15/05

[Scooter]

Abbreviations and acronyms
List of TTC & IF acronyms written out (http://womens-place.com/ttc/ttcacronyms.php)

HPT Sensitivity Comparison Charts
Fertility Plus (http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hpt.html)
Pee On A Stick (http://www.peeonastick.com/hpts.html)
Mama's Ark (http://www.mamasark.com/hpt.htm)
Baby Hopes (http://www.babyhopes.com/pregnancy-test-sensitivity.html) (they've checked with the manufacturers to verify the numbers)
Remember, the hCG starts at 1 at implantation and increases as time goes on, so the smaller amount of hCG it measures, the more sensitive the test is!

Books
Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler, MPH (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060937645/qid=1041654042/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/104-0287896-1655948?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

The Fertility Sourcebook by M. Sara Rosenthal, PHD (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0737303808/qid=1042220393/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-0287896-1655948?v=glance&s=books)

Healing the Infertile Family by Gay Becker (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0520211804/qid=1125724439/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-5989308-5276662?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

Inconceivable by Ben Elton (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385334656/qid=1041659461/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/104-0287896-1655948?v=glance&s=books)
The movie "Maybe Baby" (below) is based on this book

Inconceivable: A Woman's Triumph Over Despair and Statistics
by Julia Indichova (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0767908201/qid=1059292613/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-2812959-1358247?v=glance&s=books)

The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant & Prevent Miscarriage by Fern Reiss (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1893290395/qid=1059292976/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-2812959-1358247?v=glance&s=books)

Conquering Infertility: Dr. Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing
Fertility & Coping with Infertility by Alice Domar, Phd (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670031550/qid=1059293116/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/103-2812959-1358247)


Girlfriend to Girlfriend: A Fertility Companion by Kristen Magnacca (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1588202135/qid=1082306449/sr=8-2/ref=pd_ka_2/104-9895052-8814318?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

Great List of books for Infertility (http://www.ein.org/infertility/books.htm)
Includes these and more!!


Movies
Maybe Baby (2001) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000062XKW/qid=1041654127/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_4/104-0287896-1655948?v=glance&s=video&n=507846)

She's Having A Baby (1988) (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6300988996/qid%3D1041654195/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/104-0287896-1655948)

Websites (by subject)

Charting
Ovusoft aka TCOYF (http://www.ovusoft.com/)
The site for Toni Weschler's book which includes message boards, chat and cycle galleries which are very helpful.

Fertility Friend (www.fertilityfriend.com)
A free charting site which includes a lot of information and cycle galleries.

Local Support
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association (http://www.resolve.org/main/national/chapters/resolvenearyou.jsp?name=chapters)
Nation-wide referrals to local support groups and therapists.

The American Infertility Association (http://www.americaninfertility.org)
Lots of information and support, including message boards and chat rooms.

Financial Concerns
ARC: Advanced Reproductive Care (http://www.arcfertility.com/)
information on financing infertility treatments

Family Fee Plan (http://www.amerifee.com/fertility-financing/index.asp)
information on financing infertility treatments

State Insurance Requirements (http://www.resolve.org/main/national/advocacy/insurance/index.jsp?name=advocacy&tag=insurance)
Links from the Resolve site about insurance & laws.

Inciid's Insurance pages (http://www.inciid.org/index.php)
Click through menu on right for more financial topics and the insurance forum.

General TTC
Trying To Conceive.com (http://www.tryingtoconceive.com/)
All things TTC! Lots of info as well as a place to buy herbal therapies for
conceiving.

Baby Med (http://www.babymed.com/)
Tons of information. Everything from Chinese gender charts to an FAQ section on pretty much any TTC question you could have.

Baby Hopes (http://www.babyhopes.com)
Baby makin' supplies!

OBGYN.net (http://www.obgyn.net/)
Lots of general info on women's health. They also have doctors on line who
answer questions.

Infertility Sites
INCIID (http://www.inciid.org/)
Pronounced "inside". (The International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination)
Excellent national resource.

Resolve (http://www.resolve.org)
Wonderful site with lots of infertility information and support.

I dream of baby (http://www.idreamofbaby.com/fertility.php)
Learn the basics of fertility issues here. This site also has a great message
board community!

Fertility
Plus.org’s list of female hormone levels (http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/hormonelevels.html#female)
Starting your fertility work-up? Check out this site to see a list of the
commonly tested female hormone levels, the function of each hormone, and the normal levels of each hormone.

Shared Journey (http://www.sharedjourney.com)
Shared Journey is dedicated to providing quality information on topics such as
infertility, miscarriage, surrogacy, pregnancy after infertility, living
child-free, and adoption. Our information is supplied by well noted Reproductive
Endocrinologist's, Psychologists, Adoption professionals and links through
various sites.

FertileHeart (http://www.fertileheart.com)
A community of people exploring holistic approaches to fertility. A site by
author Julia Indichova (see books above)

Specific IF Issues
Soul Cysters (http://www.soulcysters.com)
PCOS site with lots of support and info

Dr. Beer (http://www.repro-med.net)
Reproductive Immunology information, including lists of tests, pricing, local referrals

Reproductive Immunology Support (http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/immunologysupport/)
Yahoo group for RI patients, tons of info and articles

Info for Family and Friends
Empty Arms (http://www.vocalicious.com/empty_arms/empty_arms_mod.html)
This is a great video so they can understand what you're going through. (And get out your kleenex!)

[Scooter]

Welcome to a BRAND SPANKING NEW Still At It thread on our new message boards! Let's all pray that this new thread will mark the beginning of an unprecedented amount of fertility on the board...


In this thread we have sent a hearty congratulations to these happy members!!:
Christy559, amychris, heidi0622, Kopper, amygrrl, jrsygirl, Scooter, catJennifer

Our condolences to:
Suzlywoozly, bottleored

We welcomed these new members:
Freckles, ocgatita, Happy1, Stephanie, Nigellas, jlp, ds2005, shouldaeloped, paisleydays, ag05, KaliLily, gigglespca, Kemorr, Kopper, TravelGirl, DallasLady, pocket, julesp313, jrsygirl, thedoorchick, marteneym, la_bride_2004, gator97, ShelbyMay

Members we'd like to hear updates from:
previous members who are expecting or had their babies! Let us put you back in the stats!

[Suzlywoozly]

Hey Scooter- Thanks for starting up the new thread over here. I'm disappointed with the new WC format too! I hope you don't mind if I post over here or lurk still since we are still in the unknown whether this is a viable pregnancy. I go to the Dr. tomorrow morning and hopefully I will have some better answers.

[Freckles]

I wasn't a member of the WC Group---mostly because I have always tended to be very private with our TTC journey. I tend to be very sensitive about it at times, but this sounds like the perfect safe spot to share all my thoughts.

Copy & Pasted from the other TTC thread:
WC Name: ilovepac
ME: 29
DH: 36
Married since: 2/1/03
Off BCP since: Never really on BCPs
TTC since: 6/04
Charting since: 9/04
Known issues/test results:Too many issues to list here, but suffice to say I am taking a drug cocktail of clomid 100 mg, progesterone, and estrogen.
Current status: Waiting to test...

I'm sure I will have much more to share in the near future. Thanks for starting this here!

*Babydust to all*

[Scooter]

Sue! The first visitor! :D Of course you can stay over here. I totally agree with what everyone wrote to you in your FP thread--your numbers are jus on the lower end of normal. Everything could be completely fine. But at the same time I totally understand wanting to be cautious at this point. And for the record, since the IF experience is so different than other pregnancies, a lot of the pg SAIers come back and post throughout their pregnancy. So don't feel like you're going to be kicked out, ok? Thinking good thoughts for you.

[Scooter]

Freckles, whoops, I missed you! Welcome to SAI, I'm glad you feel safer here & can join. Hopefully you'll find this thread as supportive as our WC one was. :) Oh, and in your stats when you say "too many to list here"--that may be true for the charting thread, but not here. It's nice to scroll through the stats and see what you have in common with others, so you know who's on a similar path.

[Suzlywoozly]

Thanks Scooter! I know that maybe it's the hormones getting the best of me, but I can't stop thinking that this is too good to be true! Thank god my Mom worked with my Dr... It's nice that she can call and raise hell for me! :D They didn't even question it and offered an appt. first thing on Monday morning. It put my mind at ease a bit but I still am worrying like crazy. I know my numbers are on the low end but isn't it that they aren't doubling fast enough? I thought that the numbers can be low but have to be doubling every 48-72 hrs :confused:. I hope that made sense because god knows I'm confused! How are you doing? I'm sorry that AF found her way to you. I still want to get together and catch up with you sometime soon. I totally understand if you don't want to be around some crazy hormonal person right now!

Alright I have to go find Jeff... He is suppose to be putting in a closet organizer for me! Who knows if that project will ever get done :rolleyes:

[jennylou]

Hi ladies! :)

Are we in the right spot here, or should we be in All things Family section, under TTC? Just checking, I'm not sure how many will find us over here. They have a TTC w/charting and a reg. TTC thread set up there now. Of course, I'll go where ever you guys go!

We'll be joining back in probably in late August or September for another go 'round. I won't be going back to the RE at this point, because the OB/GYN that I stumbled into at almost 30 weeks pregnant works with infertility patients. I'm pretty sure she's just clomid and all that jazz. But, that's all it took last time, so we are hopeful that clomid will work again. If not, we'll head back to the city and the RE.

I'm not sure if you want my stats now, or if you just want me to wait, but I'll be the official cheerleader for now.

Suzy - I hope your numbers keep rising and this is a viable pregnancy for you.

Freckles - Welcome to the group. You'll find this group of ladies to be a great source of support.

[Scooter]

Sue, yeah, I'd probably be thinking the same things you are right now! I think most SAIers have spent their first few months (usually more like 9 mos) worrying it's too good to be true. The double every 72 hrs thing is just a basic rule of thumb I think, it's not really exact. That's what happened to Amygrrl, when she got pg she was sure she was going to miscarry because the betas weren't rising "fast enough" but after a slow start things became "normal".

Jenny, yeah, I was trying to figure that out, too. I read a few threads before deciding here. Basically, Kaite wrote that she's not sure what will be the best place, so start group threads here and then they can always be moved later. So I thought the TTC & TTA threads would be over here, too. ?? :confused: I'll post int he FP forum with a link just in case anyone's lost.

[Scooter]

Pointless update: while I was creating this thread they were starting the sub-forums over in ATF (that's All Things Family ;) ). I posted asking this to be moved over to the TTC section. So if you come back and we're not here, you'll know where to find us!

[jennylou]

Looks like we're all moved into the new spot!

Thanks for setting this up scooter. :)

[jennylou]

Just a note - the link for the thread of abbreviations no longer works.

[knoelani]

I think I did this right... Hi ladies!

Scooter~ Thanks for setting this up. The new WC boards just didn't do it for me...hopefully we'll be able to continue this wonderful community here

Suzly~ I wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you. I hope all is well, that your numbers are good, and I'm sending you the strongest best sticky vibes I can!

Freckles~ Hi, welcome!

Jenny~ Hi, hope all is well with you!

Nothing really to report, I just wanted to make sure I joined. AF should be here in the next two days. Figures, I have a final on Tuesday and that's when she's due! We need to both have our infectuous disease screening done next week, I'll start the clomid again, and we'll do our 1st IUI in the next couple of weeks.

~ On a side techinacal note, how do you link to other things in your signature like LJ, FF, etc?

Hope everyone has a great week!

[jennylou]

knoelani - I have my good days and bad days. Thanks for sending good thoughts. :) In order to set up your siggie, I'm pretty sure that you use the same img tags that you would on the wc. Or for the links you can use this code:

[*url=htttp//:livejournal.com]My livejournal[/url] At least, I think that's the code!

[Scooter]

Knoelani, great to see you! you've been added to the stats. Good luck with this next cycle! Are you definitely sure about AF coming in the next few days? Jenny's right about the code, although I think it needs the www. part in there, too. It's the sae code as on the old WC.

Jenny, thanks! I'm working on cleaning up the whole thread, I just reorganized the entire resources post since it was jsut all ove the place and hard to find anything. I haven't tried quite ALL the links yet, so I appreciate the input. :)

Oh, and Sue, forgot to say it earlier, but of course I want to hagn out with you, hormones and all! Like I can talk, after being on hormones for the last 10 months??

[Suzlywoozly]

Jenny- Thanks for the well wishes! I hope everything gets back on track for you when you go back to the RE.

Knoelani- Thank you, too! Yeah for your 1st IUI! I hope it is a succ :D ess

Scooter- Your hormones can't nearly be as bad as mine! :rolleyes: I nearly grew fangs at Jeff today and burst into tears over cleaning up the guest bedroom. Can't wait to see ya soon!

Freckles- Welcome to the group! :D

As for me, I'm still freaking out. It didn't help that some of our friends stopped by unannounced at 8:00 tonight. The house was still totally torn up from us working on the remodel. I can't stand the wife and her bratty kid. It's too bad we are the Godparents to the youngest son. My stomach is absolutely killing me with nerves. I have no idea why my nerves are getting the best of me. It's not like I've never been to the gyno before. Sh*t it should be like home there by now. I'll be back to give an update in the mornig after my appt.

[bottleored]

Ok - I give. I was trying to give the WC a chance to work stuff out (because I've been there 3 years), but since everyone shifted over here I guess it's time.

Thanks Scooter for starting us up! You can add my stats.

I'll be back later ....

[jennylou]

Welcome bottleored. Glad to see a few more migrating over this way.

[amychris03]

Im here! :) You can add my stats!

--
Quick update on me! We are probably looking
at trigger tomorrow, retrieval on Thursday, and
transfer on Monday (the 4th of July, that has to
be lucky right?). I can't wait! The anticipation
of it all is killing me!

Good to see everyone making there way over
here, will be back later!

[jennylou]

Amy - Glad to see you over here. Good luck with the trigger, retrievel and transfer.

[amychris03]

Thanks Jenny ! Its a bit nerve racking when
I actually sit down and think about it!!! Hopefully
all will go well and it will be a piece of cake!

[jennylou]

amy - I'm sure it is nerve wracking! Hopefully, it'll all go smoothly for you.

[tigerest]

Ok, I followed you guys over here.

So is this thread a little more private than WC? I don't think I totally understand.

Mexico was awesome, had such a great time. Drank way too much! :/ Now I gearing up to O. Hopefully, all is good and we'll catch a good one this time! ;)

Amy - Good luck this week!!!!

I'll be back later....

[jennylou]

tiger - glad you had a good time in Mexico! These boards really aren't any more private than the wc. But they are easier on the eyes to read. :)

[Scooter]

Oh good, more people are finding their way over! :D Welcome, Amy, Caroline, and Tiger!


A couple updating/mod questions for you:

Knoelani, would you like to update your stats on how the urology appt went, and what your current protocol/plan is?

Jenny, would you like to be added back to the "sitting out a few rounds" category? And also, I would like to update your stats, but I'm not sure what you'd like it to say about Andrew. I was planning to leave you down in the baby section and up on the roster at the same time. Let me know, there's no rush.

for the whole group, I'm looking over the long long list of babies born, and I'm wondering what you think of it? There is so much info there, and a lot of people never come back to update us on the baby's birth/due date/etc. :( Do you find the info useful or would you like it to be edited down a bit to take up less room? It's kind of a happy problem to have, really. It just takes up the majority of the first page, and sometimes I know we're not always in the mood to click on a thread and have to scroll through a million baby details.

[jennylou]

scooter - Since we're at a new site, why don't we take the info down and start again? If people come in to update, then you can just add them back into the babies section?

As for my stats:

Jennylou
Me: jenny
DH: Sean
Married: 9/20/03
PCOS
Forever in our hearts, DS Andrew Wyatt 5/20-5/22/05
TTC #2: Sometime later this year

[Scooter]

That sounds like a good idea. I was going to start posting members expecting, but it felt wrong to post their info on another website, KWIM? We'll just start fresh. Do you want to put anything like 50mg clomid in your stats in the baby section? I was thinking just in case someone else with PCOS is curious how you were able to conceive, it could be helpful.

[Suzlywoozly]

Just got back from the Dr. It was a loooong morning! At first they were not going to do an u/s just a consult with the Dr. He first asks why I am there because he just reviewed my labs and everything looked fine. I told him about his biatch physician assistant and the hell she has put me through the last 2 weeks. He said not to worry about the doubling time as long as the numbers are rising and there is no bleeding. He then decided to do an u/s and said he didn't think he would see anything yet. He doesn't think it's ectopic and there was something very small that could be the beginnings of the sac in my uterus :D Lining looked good and something about the corpus leutem looked good as well. I had another HCG done today and I go back next Tuesday for another u/s.

Amy- Good luck to you. I hope the transfer is a success :D

[jennylou]

Scooter - Sure you can add the 50 mg clomid, as well as 1500 mg glucaphage to my stats.

Suzly - Sounds like a much better report from your Dr. :)

[ocgatita]

I just wanted to see if I could join your thread. I followed a little bit over on the WC but it just seemed to intimidating to post since your threads were so long. Here are my stats:

Me: Judy
Husband: Edward
Married: April 2004
TTC #1 since: June 2004
Known Fertility Issues: None, will seek medical intervention if we haven't conceived by early next year.

Here's to BFP's all around :)

[knoelani]

Ok, I promised myself since I was getting a clean break from WC, I would NOT spend all my time here during the day when I should be working! :rolleyes:

Scooter~ Thanks again for setting all this up. I agree with starting fresh...if people move over or join and want their old info, we can always add it. As far as my stats, I updated them on the "old" place, but I'm not sure if you saw that.

Here's the update:
DH SA & urologist appointment: A okay, could be improved slightly with lifestyle changes
6-16-05: 1st RE appointment
7-05: 100mg Clomid, 1st IUI

Suzly~ I am so happy that your appointment went well! Yay for good news!

Bottleored~ Hi! I'm glad you moved over :)

amychris~ glad you moved over too! Good luck with your retrieval and transfer!

tiger~ Sounds like your trip was great, glad you had a good time in Mexico. I'm glad you moved over here too!

Welcome ocgatita !

I'm so pleased that people are moving here and that we can continue to support and cheer for each other.

AF should be here Wed, and then we get to start our first IUI cycle. As much as I wish we didn't have to do this, I'm a little excited about moving on.

Hope everyone has a good evening!

[knoelani]

Oh, btw jenny thanks for the tips on linking in my sig...maybe one of these days I'll actually attempt to do it! I want one of those cute little picture things too, perferably of my doggies, but I can't figure that out either.

[Scooter]

Amy, here's to a painless trigger tomorrow and an easy retrieval of tons of high quality eggs on Thursday! :)

Sue, YAY, I knew things sounded like they were going ok! That is very encouraging news!

Judy, Welcome! Glad you decided to join us! A fresh thread always draws in more people than a longer thread, not sure why that is. Maybe I should add some encouragement in the 1st post?? Your stats are updated, I hope you have a short but supportive stay with us. :D

Knoelani, sorry, I didn't see the update over "there." That place is so terrible I can barely stand to go check it. It gives me a headache. Thanks for reposting, I've updated you. To put up an avatar (the pic by your name), make sure you have a pic of your doggies saved on your computer. It has to be 90x90 pixels, so check the size to make sure it fits. It also has to be a .jpg I think--I know it can't be a .bmp. Then come here, and click on "User CP" on the toolbar above, and then "Edit Avatar" on the left. If it's on a website, enter the url, or if it's saved on your computer click browse and find the right file. Click "save changes" and you'll have an avatar!

[Happy1]

Thank you for bringing this over. I'd like to join if I could please. Here are my stats:

Me: Nikki
Husband: Tim
Married: June 8, 2002
Forver in our hearts: Jacob John born and died October 6, 2003 at 35 weeks due to genetic issues.
TTC #2 since: January 2004
Known Fertility Issues: DH has an extremely low sperm count which we just found out about a month ago. He has seen a Urologist but there are no physical signs that would explain the decrease.

Good luck to everyone here!

Nikki :D

[jennylou]

judy - welcome!

knoelani - no problem, if you want to link your FF chart (or whatever) you can drop me a PM with the info, and I can give you the exact code that you could post in your siggie.

Happy - Welcome. I've been lurking in your NW journal recently. Your positive attitude is amazing. I wish the two of you all the best in your journey to have another baby.

[Akire]

Hello Ladies!

Just wanted to pop in & say that I'm still cheering for us! I'm not sure what you'll decide about posting expecting mom's but wanted to give my stats just in case:

Akire
Me: Erika - 34
DH: Jeff - 37
Off BCP: 7/03
TTC: 7/03
Charting: 8/03
HSG: 5/04 - One clear tube
PREGNANT 11/2004!!!! Sydney Allyn due August 6th, 2005

[bottleored]

Morning ladies!

amychris good luck with the trigger and transfer!

tigerest welcome to the CC side! Glad you had a nice trip to Mexico.

jennylou yes, these boards are even easier to read than the 'old' WC. The posts always seemed to be 'smooshed' into the middle. A lot of times I'd just read the 'printable version'!

scooter I think starting fresh is a great idea. No offense to those who have come and gone! Maybe you could put a note in that post that says something about former members who would like their stats included? That way if they are checking the thread, they can give their info.

suzly glad you got good results. Keeping my fingers crossed for your sticky baby!

Welcome Judy and Nikki!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I just love all these colors! And I have to get my post count up so I become "Way Too Cool".

CD8 here. Non-medicated cycle because of 2 cysts. Hoping for my typical 32+ cycle so we can do injectibles next cycle when we get back from Hawaii. Will start the BD-ing next week, just practicing this week ;)

[bottleored]

Cross-posted with Erika - Thanks for popping in and updating your stats!

[ocgatita]

Aww, thanks for the welcome Bottleored, Knoelani and JennyLou and thanks for updating the stats Scooter......So AF just came and went so I am basically on CD 4. I will try to figure out how to link my chart on here so we can all help obsess over it ;) Take care ladies and I hope you all have a great day

[angelgirl8]

i haven't gotten a chance to read this at all, but i wanted to post and say i'm here.

i will always read along and root for everyone and be here to answer questions because this thread was amazingly helpful for me!

[Stephanie]

Hi everyone! If possible, I would love to join you. I lurked like no other over at wc and kept telling myself that I would join one of the charting threads or pop in on some gossip. Of course, I always felt like the party had started and I was arriving late! :)

I am really glad that this board got started and that I have a chance to begin fresh with everyone. I looked at the ttc with charting thread, but I honestly don't know if I could be a part of it. Since I'm being all honest and everything, let me just say, I know that it will be hard seeing people only try for a month or so and get what I have wanted so badly. I was in a group on another board for fireman's wives and, well, I finally quietly stopped posting because every single one of them got pregnant and I hadn't. The last baby was born a couple of months ago and while I was so happy for them, it was also a reminder as to how long I had been trying without any luck.

Anyway, if I could introduce myself:
Me: Stephanie, 25 DH: Brian, 29
Married: October 6, 2001
TTC: 3/04
Known issues: None, that we know of yet. Varicocele possible.
SA to be done in the next month. Cycles returning to normal
after BCP.
Here's to lucky cycle #10 ;)

[bunky]

Hi everyone. I found my way over here from the thread on WC. Thanks for starting this up, Scooter! Please add me to the roster.

Sorry no time for shout outs... I am kinda freaking out and need some advice! I have my first RE appt scheduled for July 15. I called today to add my name to the cancelation list and it turns out that I can move my appt to tomorrow! That is so soon... and I can't decide if it will be a good thing for me to move the appt. Tomorrow I will be 11DPO (on a Clomid cycle with my OB/GYN) but my chances of being pg this cycle are slim since I ovulated from the side where I have a blocked fallopian tube.

My question is if I go to the RE tomorrow would I be able to start treatment with him my next cycle? My LP is about 14 days on Clomid so CD 1 would be July 3.... putting CD 3 a week after the RE appt. Would a week be enough time for the RE to do any additional tests and be ready to start me on injectables (which I think is my next step)? How soon after seeing your RE for the first time did you begin treatment?

I appreciate any advice any of you have for me. :)

FYI: I posted this in Family Planning on WC too but I am not sure how many of you visit there anymore so I wanted to post here too.

[jennylou]

Glad to see so many have made it over here. :)

bunky - I posted a reply to you over in FP at wc. The simple answer is it will probably depend upon your RE as well as what tests/diagnosis you've already had. Good luck if you go tomorrow. Could you always do another round of clomid if the timing isn't right?

akire and angelgirl8 - welcome and I don't know that I speak for everyone, but it's always good to have some grad support here. :)

Stephanie - welcome.

[knoelani]

Welcome Stephanie!

Thanks again Scooter & Jenny for helping me with all my technological challenges! I think I got the picture right, it's a little fuzzy, but you get the general idea.

[angelgirl8]

bunky...i agree with jennylou. i saw my RE for the first time at the beginning of a cycle and he wanted me to just do one more natural cycle and some testing before we started anything. but depending on what you've done, your doctor may have different plans. good luck!

scooter...thanks for moving me, my dear! my tentative due date is february 12th (or 8th), i have no idea, but it's definitely february. also, i didn't end up doing luveris the last round of IVF so if you want to remove that you can. i won't be able to answer questions about it!

[Scooter]

Welcome to Nikki and Stephanie! Good to see you, Bunky!

Erika, Thanks for updating us!

Angel & Sue, I added you both back in--do either of you have an EDD yet?

Judy, on FF, log in and click on "Sharing" in the toolbar on the top. Select "homepage setup" At the top it will give you your homepage address (post it here & I'll add it to your stats). Going down the page, you can type in a message, add a ticker, whatever. Then go to "published charts." You can click on at least two from "available charts," depending on if you're a free or VIP user, and those will be the ones displayed on your homepage. I think you just click on "save settings" to start your homepage--haven't done it in a few years so I don't know, they may have a button that says "generate homepage" still? Anyway, you have to do that before other people can see your homepage.

[Scooter]

Knoelani, you're welcome :) Always glad to see more cute doggies!

Angel, thanks! You're too fast for me--wait a minute, are you reading my mind AGAIN???

[angelgirl8]

scooter...we cross-posted! i have a tentative EDD (is that redundant?) it's 2/12/06. i think.

[Suzlywoozly]

Scooter- No EDD yet :( Based on LMP it should be february 8th, but based on conception and hcg levels it's probably February 20th. I should know more by next weeks u/s.

"Hi" to everyone else. I'm running out the door to hunt down a cheesesteak :p. I'm going to turn into the goodyear blimp if I don't slow down. Be back later for some s/o's.

[Suzlywoozly]

Oh yeah, Scooter- TODAY is the day to check your mailbox finally!! :D

[amychris03]

Welcome Freckles, Judy, Nikki, and Stephanie (and anyone else I
may have forgotten!

tigerest
Glad you had a good time in Mexico! Good luck this cycle!

Scooter
The retrieval is at 2:45am tonight! :eek: Im hoping DH
will be able to assist me without passing out, this will
be the first intramuscular one so we will see!

Suzlywoozly
Glad to hear things went well at the drs office and he
isn't concerned about your numbers! Keep us posted!

knoelani
Good luck this cycle with your IUI! Its always exciting
for me to change protocols too, because I have renewed
hope!

bottleored
Have fun practicing ;)

bunky
It took me two cycles- One whole cycle of tests
(bloodwork, ultrasounds on certain days, HSG, SA
for DH etc), and then the next cycle we started
injectables.

---
Im done stimming! I do my HCG trigger tonight at
2:45am :eek: and then have my retrieval at
2:45 pm on Thursday and the transfer on Sunday!

[ocgatita]

for all your help! Here is the home page to my chart if you want to include it on the first page. I will try to put it in my signiture at some point as well.

http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/5517b

Hope that works, if not, let me know :)

Thanks again!

[jlp]

Please add me to the list.

jlp
Me: 31
DH: 40
Married: 01/04
TTC: since 07/04
Off BCP: since 03/04
Diagnosed with PCOS: 10/04
Irregular cycles, multiple cysts
04/05: Clomid 150mg - small follies/O on CD21 - NO PG
05/05: Clomid 200mg - 3 large follies/HCG shot on CD 18 - NO PG
06/05: Clomid 200mg - 2 medium follies/repeat U/S 7/1 - HCG shot

*******************************

I'm trying to stay positive, but at this point I'm getting very discouraged. Hopefully we all can help eachother through this.

Jen~

[Stephanie]

Jen
I agree completely with what you said. I haven't done much of my testing yet, but the best way to describe the way I feel would be discouraged. It's hard not to be when my husband's cousin got pregnant without trying. When she told me that they hadn't used anything and that they only had sex once that month, I had no reply and just stared at her. Are you kidding me? :rolleyes: And she follows that up with the question, "You guys are still trying, right?" No, we changed our minds. ;) She is getting married on Friday and while I'm happy for her, I'm bitter at the same time. My husband talked to her one night on the phone and the first thing she said after he asked how things were going was that she was fat. Someone, shoot me! She's no more than 110lbs. :p

Ah, I guess that needed to come out. Thanks, vent over. I'll try to catch up on some of the thread so that I can learn about a lot of what everyone is doing. I don't know much about the process of IVF, so I don't respond to some things, forgive me. I want to at least sound like I know what I'm talking about. :)

[Christy5599]

Hi ladies! I just wanted to stop into the new thread to tell you that I got my BFP today! It was an unmedicated cycle so the even better news is that we just had sex like normal people and I actually got pregnant! I'm just 4 weeks today and I have an u/s scheduled on 7/15. Please think sticky thoughts for us!

I'll check back in periodically to see how everyone is doing, as always I'm hoping the best for everyone, this is a long road. Take care!

[Baby Lust]

Hello everyone! I would like to join you all over here, if I could!

Here are my stats!
Me: Amanda (22)
DH: Shane (27)
Married: 10/19/02
TTC: 3/04
Charting: 6/04
SA: High count, low motility
Clomid: 50mg April, May ; 100mg June
Chemical Pregnancy: June
My chart: http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/Shanes_Angel

Thanks Scooter! :cool:

[Suzlywoozly]

I think things just from bad to worse... The dr called tonight and said I should expect to miscarry sometime this week, if not to come to my scheduled appointment next Tuesday and he will schedule a D&C. My hcg levels only went from 271 last Wednesday to 300 yesterday. He said there is almost no way this pregnancy will stick so I might as well terminate it now. I am absolutely devestated. I wish the bleeding would just start now so I can get this over with. What the hell did I do to deserve this? I don't know if I can go on dealing with all of this infertility crap. Sorry for being such a downer to the thread. I just needed to get this out to someone besides DH. Thanks for listening.

[Stephanie]

Congratulations Christy!!

I hope that you have a very happy and health nine months ahead of you!

:D

[Stephanie]

Sue~I posted and then saw that you had posted at the same time. I am so sorry! :( I can't even imagine how you feel. Don't worry about being a downer here. I think that everyone would agree when I say that the whole point of this is to be able to turn to other people. We are all here in the thread for the ups and downs and I know that there will be plenty of them. I don't know you (yet), but I'm definitely here to listen. Please keep us posted and I'll be thinking of you.

[jennylou]

So sorry suzly.

[Baby Lust]

Suzly, I'm so sorry to hear that. :( {{{HUGS}}} We are here for you.

[Suzlywoozly]

Jenny, Stephanie & Amanda- Thanks you guys are the greatest! I really appreciate all of your support right now. It's so hard to believe that this is really happening.

[Suzlywoozly]

Oh yeah, I forgot to ask... The dr. mentioned that my blood type RH negative. He said this may be the reason that I have had a hard time getting pregnant and why this one won't stick. Has anybody else heard about this or is RH negative. If so, did you ever get the shot to fix the problem?

The IL's just came over to bring DH dinner. They keep telling me that everything is fine and the dr. is just making a big production about this whole situation and not to worry about it. Easy for them to say! :mad: To make matters worse, DH's sister just had a baby two weeks ago and it feels like salt being rubbed in an open wound when MIL breaks out the photo album to show us pictures we have already seen :rolleyes: I feel like running away right now... maybe I'll get on a plane and go to Hawaii tomorrow :p Anybody want to join me?

[amygrrl]

ok... i finally found you guys... here are my stats

me: amy (35)
dh: dan (33)
TTC since: March 2003
Treatments: 6 failed rounds of Clomid. 1 successful IVF producing Avery Elizabeth born still on June 3, 2005 at 27 weeks from possible cord accident (we love you, baby girl!) along with 3 frozen blasts.
Status: July 25th - Meet with RE to discuss next steps. Possible fresh cycle in Sept/Oct. Meeting with Perinatologist to review Avery's case. Undergoing b/w for a variety of clotting disorders. Meeting with Cardiologist to change arythmia med. and praying for a brother or sister for Avery

[jennylou]

suzly - I am RH- and never heard that. I did get the shot for it, week 28 and then following delivery. But certainly not that early in my pregnancy. Had I had spotting, then I would have gotten it. I know what you mean about salt being rubbed in a wound. My youngest half sister just had a baby a week and a half ago. Hi, sorry, but I don't need every detail update.

amygrrl - glad you found us.

babylust and jlp - welcome!

christy - congrats.

[Christy5599]

I'm so sorry to hear your news Suzly, and it must be salt in the wound to see those photos.

Take care, we're all thinking of you.

[angelgirl8]

suzly...i'm so so sorry, sweetie.

[Nigellas]

Hey there... I've been eyeing this thread over at WC for sometime now, but wasn't sure if I fit in - RPL is such a weird infertility issue, and I know that some people don’t view it as infertility since I can actually get pregnant (I just can’t stay pregnant). Anyway… Here’s my stats, I’d like to hang out if that’s ok. :)

Me: Kerry
DH: Chris
Married: 8.7.01
TTC: Off and on since 2001.
4 miscarriages (11 wks, 19 wks, 6 wks and 12 wks)
RE is stumped – unexplained RPL.
Currently on Femarra and Prometrium.

[knoelani]

I'm hesitant to post both of these in the same thread...

Suzly~ I am so so sorry sweetie! My thoughts are with you and your dh and please don't feel bad about coming here. That's what we're here for. I wish I could help in other ways, but know we're all thinking of you.

Christy~ Congrats to you. I hope you have a wonderful, healthy, and happy 9 months.

Welcome to everyone else, I'll be back later to read in more detail.

[shouldaeloped]

it seems that everyone has left the wc and I gotta say, this is a great new place to be. I have had several M/C and find myself trying again. so I hope it's okay if I hang out here too.

me: Heather, 32
DH: Neal, 34
Married: 10/19/02
TTC: 10/04
2 miscarriages: 1st 01/05 at 12w2d, natural and 2nd 05/05 at 9w2d, d&c
currently waiting for cycles to get back to normal and testing to be completed to try again. bloodwork and SHG scheduled for 7/8/05

[bunky]

Welcome to ocgatita, Happy1, Stephanie, jlp, Baby_Lust, Nigellas, shouldaeloped!

Scooter - Thanks for adding me to the roster.

knoelani - Good luck with the IUI! I hope it does the trick. ;)

jennylou - Thank you again for your response. :)

angelgirl8 - I have had quite a few tests done already so I am hopeful that the RE won't need to do many more. Guess I will just need to wait and see! Patience is something that I don't have a lot of right now.

amychris03 - Thanks for sharing your experience. Good luck with your retrieval and transfer... you must be so excited!

Stephanie - I know what it is too feel discouraged about your own TTC struggles and be surrounded by people who seems to get pg the first time their husbands touch them. ;) feel free to vent away. We all understand and that is why we are here.

Christy5599 - Congratulations on your BFP!!! Happy and Healthy 9 months to you. :)

Suzywoozly - I am so so sorry this is happening to you. Please know that we are here to help you through this. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

amygrrl - Good to see you.

So I went ahead and changed my RE appt to today at 1:45pm. I am so excited! I have had a lot of tests done already by my GYN (CD 3 bloodwork, ultrasounds, 7DPO progesterone tests, and an HSG) so I am hoping that I won't have to wait too long before starting treatment with the RE. Even if I do have to sit out next cycle and have some more tests done it will be OK. I am just so happy to be starting down a more aggressive path and hope that I will finally get some more answers. Thanks for your support!

[karlatta]

Suzy - I'm so sorry about what you're going through.

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I finally made it over here. (I'm KarlaBell of the WC.) My stats:

Me: Karla, 25
DH: Scott, 26
Married: 6/8/2002
TTC: July 2003
PCOS, Metformin
10/04 - Letrozole
11/04 - Letrozole, IUI - Pregnant!
Miscarriage 1/05
05/05 - Letrozole, IUI
We have no idea what we're going to do next!

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Alright, so now my lengthy update. I can't remember if I already posted this at the other place, and it's down right now, so I can't check - sorry if I make you all suffer through this twice.

My June cycle got cancelled because my lining was too thin. I went on estrogen to increase it - it worked. My last u/s showed perfect lining. The RE also advised that we move to injectibles (Bravelle and Repronex) because I'm getting discouraged about this whole process and he thought that it would help if we really tried to increase our chances. DH and I initially agreed. But we've since thought about it, and now we're not sure where we stand. I cancelled the cycle and now we're just trying to decide what we want to do. We're not sure how comfortable we are with things like IUI's and injectibles right now (even though we've done them in the past), but we don't want to not have any intervention because I have such erratic ovulation (once a year). So we're at a total loss as to what kind of treatment we want to pursue. Sigh.

[tigerest]

Suzy - :( I am so sorry to hear your news. I was really pulling for you! I'll be thinking about you.

I am so behind in this thread! People are joining like crazy! I am so sorry to see so many women having to join. Wishing everyone the best!!!

Christy - Congrats!!!! Sending sticky vibes your way! Just imagine...getting pregnant the old fashion way! :p

I got a + OPK last night....both lines matched, but then this morning it was a blazing +. The test line was like 2 times darker than the control. So we threw in a BD just to make sure. But BOY I am in a lot of pain today. Started out as just some pain near my left ovary, but it kept getting worse, to the point it was difficult to move. I am all bloated too. This is a bit early for me to be ovulating, but is it possible I just O'ed? I guess we'll see with my temps....

[Suzlywoozly]

Thank you all for everything! I called the RE today to get his opinion on the situation and right away he said that there was no hope and he didn't understand why my OB doesn't end the pregnancy right now and why he would make me wait until next week. I asked the RE what he thought my options were and he said that he still thinks IVF is the only way for me to have a healthy pregnancy. That's just one more thing to add to my plate now... worrying about how we are going to pay for it. I never thought something could hurt so bad, this tops it all.

[Ole Miss Bride]

Suzlywoozly, I am so sorry you're going through this. I've been lurking around after you ever since you got your BFP, and I was just so disappointed to hear it turning out like this.

Love,
Betsy

[amygrrl]

suzy - i'm thinking about you...

[Suzlywoozly]

Betsy, Thank you so much! I hope everything is going well with you :)

Amy, Thank you too! How are things going for you? I hope they are starting to look up for you guys. :)

[Freckles]

Suzlywoozly I am so very sorry for what your are going through right now. {{{hugs}}}

I'm also sending out love & healing vibes to all those who have lost a baby.I cannot fathom the pain. :(

Edited to remove my TTC details due to leaving thread.

[amygrrl]

suzy - as much of a cliche as it is, we are taking it one day at a time. it's been very difficult... actually beyond difficult... and not a day goes by that we don't talk about avery or what she looked like or how it felt to hold her... since we know we want more children and need to move quickly b/c of age, we are doing everything we can to face our grief head on. we don't have the luxury to get stuck if that makes sense. so we have to just be willing to feel all the pain and work our way through it.

our big hurdle right now is that the nurse at the hospital where we delivered avery forgot to forward her autopsy orders to the lab, so they released her for cremation without the autopsy. this means we have a very incomplete picture as to why she died and what happened. the dr's are leaning towards cord accident, but it is VERY rare at 27 weeks. cord accidents in general are rare and only 5% of all cord accidents occur between 20-36 weeks so it's very important that we explore all possible causes.

tomorrow i'm going to have my b/w done for about a million clotting disorders just to rule that out. and we have a tentative appointment with the head of perinatology/ high risk ob at stanford set for Sept. 6th. he will be evaluating the pregnancy and avery's birth to see if he can confirm a cause of death. since we hope to start a cycle in mid sept, i'm hoping we can squeeze into his schedule a bit earlier. ideally before we meet with our RE, dr. lahti on july 25th. but as long as he looks at our file and can recommend any testing prior in the next month or so, that's all we will need. and then if we are blessed with another pregnancy, he will be our primary dr. and we will likely deliver at stanford.

anyway.... you can read more of this if you want by going to my LJ journal. i'm atendertrap over there.

[amygrrl]

i also wanted to add... IF ONLY I HAD HAD THIS MUCH CM LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS ON THE CLOMID! who knew that your body could make so much CM after having a baby???? for the last 2 weeks it's like i have the sniffles down there! :eek:

[Scooter]

OK, I'm going to attempt SO's....I apologize in advance in case I miss people.


Welcome to jlp, Kerry, and Heather! I hope you find the thread supportive and helpful.

And Welcome Back to Amy, Amanda, and Karla! Although I'm sorry any of you three have had to come back here at all. :( I wish each of you a much easier and more successful time of it on this go 'round.

Congratulations to Christy!! I hope you have a sticky healthy pregnancy!! That's great news. :) But wait just a second--having sex can cause a pregnancy??? I'm kind of in disbelief over here. Sorry, It hink that's just an old wives' tale. :p

Kerry and Heather, I'm sorry to hear of your losses. RPL is slightly different from what many of the people here are going through, but you are definitely not the only people here who've experienced that, or who've experienced the loss of a pregnancy or baby. I think we all suffer from the same grief of wanting a successful pregnancy and fears about the realistic part of that, so I hope you don't ever feel out of place here.

Sue, My heart just breaks for you! I can't believe you're going through this, it's just not fair after everything you've been through to get to this point. And then to have your Drs say something like that to you, I can't imagine how that must feel. You're sucha great person and deserve so much more than this, and I truly believe that one day you'll reap the rewards of that. I'm so sorry you have to deal with this. ((((hugs))))) Call me if you want to talk.

Betsy, hey you, good to see you over here! Do you want me to add your stats back in?

Tiger, good luck, those sound like great O signs!!

Karla, sorry you're in such limbo right now. I seem to remember you two were thinking about July being your last letrozole/IUI cycle before IVF. Is that still on the table or are you reconsidering the whole plan? Next month I'm stopping the letrozole and going on Bravelle, myself, before moving to IVF. Looks like we could be going along the same path.

Bunky, how did the RE appt go??

Freckles, wow, no wonder you didn't want all that in your stats on the Charting thread. Thanks for sharing your story with us! What shall I put in the stats for you? (I don't want to summarize wrong! ;)) One thing about the post-coital exam--it's not known for its reliability. We've had SEVERAL members here get pg the month of their postcoital exam, after getting devastating news about the results (all sperm dead, no chance getting pg w/o IUI or IVF). Are you seeing a regular ob/gyn or an RE? I find it interesting that they've kept you on that protocol for so long w/no luck, and then want to move on to trigger shots? Strikes me as odd, seems like usually they'd have moved on to trigger/IUIs by now. They don't like you to be on clomid for too long. Especially since clomid tends to dry up CM and cause problems that way and you already have issues with that. Do you mind me asking if you've thought about a 2nd opinion?

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Duh, so worried about shout outs I forgot to post an update. :rolleyes:
I've seen 4 Drs in the last 2 wks. I went to an Immunologist (rheumatologist) who was wonderful & so supportive about the IF stuff. She ran more immune tests and I get the results next week. With the Eastern route, I've given up on the herbs idea and am just doing full on accupuncture. I say that because this week we did about 30 needles, both front and back! My muscles were so sore afterwards I had to drink water all day & I felt like I'd had a workout!

I also met with the RE for a consultation, and we decided that I'm doing this current cycle of Letrozole and an IUI (with prog supps in the LP, yay), and then we'll do injectibles (Bravelle) & IUI next month. If neither of these two cycles work out then our lucky cycle #30 will be IVF. If that doesn't work, I go to Dr Beer for full immunology testing (possibly NKC is the problem) and treatment, and then come back for IVF #2 (hopefully a frozen cycle). Who knows what after that, I'm guessing adoption.

[Freckles]

Are you seeing a regular ob/gyn or an RE? I find it interesting that they've kept you on that protocol for so long w/no luck, and then want to move on to trigger shots? Strikes me as odd, seems like usually they'd have moved on to trigger/IUIs by now. They don't like you to be on clomid for too long.

Hey Scooter! I am seeing a RE. And I guess I should have explained myself better, I started with 50 mg of clomid for 2 cycles, and then took a break for 1 cycle, and then took 100 mg of clomid for 3 cycles, and have now just started a break, so even though it has been 8 months time----it has only been 5 cycles that included clomid. Does that make more sense? :)

Unfortunately, even with the progesterone my cycles are still very long. I am taking a break from everything of my own accord not at my doctor's wishes. They want to try the trigger shots next---I am waiting until after my cousin's wedding so I can be focused for the ultrasounds, which she said are needed to determine when to best time the shots? Does that make sense?

As for my stats----I have no idea??? We are on a break until September....

HTH. Sorry if I confused things with my last post. ;)

ETA: I will probably just be reading along to learn more from other's experiences until we start up again in September unless we get lucky and get pregnant during that time.

[karlatta]

Scooter - Thanks for the Welcome Back!

Karla, sorry you're in such limbo right now. I seem to remember you two were thinking about July being your last letrozole/IUI cycle before IVF. Is that still on the table or are you reconsidering the whole plan?

July is/was going to ge our last cycle before adoption. We're not sure where we stand on the timing of our "last cycle" anymore, but we're not planning on doing IVF.

[aprilshowers]

Suzlywoozly, I just wanted to express how sorry I am for you that you're going through this. It is absolutely heart-breaking. :( Please take care of yourself.

[jennylou]

i also wanted to add... IF ONLY I HAD HAD THIS MUCH CM LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS ON THE CLOMID! who knew that your body could make so much CM after having a baby???? for the last 2 weeks it's like i have the sniffles down there! :eek:

Snort...isn't that the truth!

Bunky - How did the RE appt go?

suzly - still thinking about you and sending good thoughts your way.

karlatta - I was thinking more about your situation, have you tried Fertility Blend? http://www.babybellyboutique.com/fertility_blend.htm It's even more natural than clomid. You could then just use the OPKs to see if you've ovulated. Just a thought...

scooter - Thinking good thoughts that this cycle works out for you. :)

So, my bil and sil came over last night. After 2.5 years, they are finally pregnant. I'm so happy for them, it's so easy to be happy for people who've really been through the ringer trying, you know? BIL just had surgery (I forget the name, something with a V...but THE surgery) and this was their first cycle trying after it. She's been on clomid as well. I'm just so thrilled for them. :)

[Suzlywoozly]

Jenny- Thanks again! Congratulations on becoming an aunt again. It's such a hard thing to sit back and see others so happy when they have something you don't have or grieving the lose of. I guess I'll be getting the injection for the RH negative thing next week when they do the D&C. I don't understand why they would give it now though.

aprilshowers - Thank you too! I hope everything is going well for you and that you have a very healthy & happy pregnancy.

Freckles - I don't think there is a way to measure how much someone is going through when we all have something different that is keeping us from that one thing we all long to have. Your situation is just as important as the rest of us in here. I hope you find the support you need... these ladies have been truly awesome every step of the way. Oh yeah... at least DH has strong swimmers :D

Amy - Wow, I can't believe that they never ordered an autopsy. I can't imagine the pain you and your husband have been through. I hope all goes well with all the dr's appointments and that they can give you some more answers. I will head over to LJ sometime today to check out your journal. Thanks for sharing! Yeah for lots of CM... maybe that will do the trick ;)

Scooter - Hey girl! Thank you so much for all of your support. You have no idea how much it means to me. I hope you know that I am always here for you as well :). I know that one day all of us are going to reap the rewards of having children, including you!!! Thank g*d you gave up on the herb thing... I can't even imagine having to drink that stuff. I'd be gagging all over the place. You definitely have willpower! Did you two decide which RE you are going to go to for the IVF? I might call you today just to talk.

Bunky - How did the RE appt. go? I hope everything is on track for you!

amychris- How did the transfer go today? I hope this is the cycle you have been waiting for :D

Sorry if I have missed anyone!

As for me, all I can do is sit and wait for something to happen or until my appt. on Tuesday. I called my OB this morning to see if they could just give me the injection to miscarry or schedule the D&C before the weekend. They said the Dr. is gone all day today and only in for a few hours tomorrow. It wouldn't be that bad if it wasn't a long holiday weekend and I know he is not on call this weekend. We are suppose to go to the IL's for a BBQ on Sunday. I don't know if I can face all of DH's family right now, especially since only his parents know what is going on. On top of that, I have not talked to or seen my SIL since the day she told me she was pregnant back in October. She just had the baby 2 1/2 weeks ago and I only have seen pictures of my niece. I don't know if I could go through all of that this weekend, especially when my FIL has a big mouth and always seems to make the worse comments at all the wrong times! Dh sugested we go down to Disneyland this weekend, but who the hell wants to go to Disneyland when they are waiting to miscarry :rolleyes:

[paisleydays]

Hi everyone. I was a lurker on WC, but figured I would finally join in over here.

My stats:
Me: Amy (34)
DH: Andy (32)
Married: 7.02
TTC: 1.04
Charting: 1.046.05 1st meet w/RE
6.05 SA=low count, low motility
6.05 3rd day BW=High FSH
Currently doing acupuncture & looking for a new RE


Basically our 1st RE told us that there was no way for us to get pg w/o IVF due to husband's motility, but no way that my FSH levels would allow a successful IVF. I've already gotten the speech that we should use donor eggs twice. After we get back from vacation we will start with a new RE who is more willing to work with our "special issues".

[amychris03]

Back from retrieval. All went well and they got
10 eggs, which I guess is good? I have no Idea what
is considered good to be honest. We will get a call
tomorrow to see how many fertilized and will do the
transfer on Sunday! Im off to lay down and rest, just
wanted to do a quick update.

[Baby Lust]

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome! It's kind of bittersweet... I am not happy that I have to be in the SAI thread, but I am so glad to be in such wonderful company!

Huge Congrats to Christy! :D

Angel, I know I have not had a chance to congratulate you and then I just saw that you are having twins!!! :eek: I am SO happy for you! Huge Congratulations! :D

Suzly, Thinking about you and sending many hugs!

Amy, That is great news! Hoping for tons of fertilization! :D

I am still waiting to O... I was hoping to O ealier this cycle since my Clomid Rx was upped and I took it earlier, but it looks like I am going to O on CD20 like I always do. :rolleyes: Oh well... I'm predictable and that gives me extra time to BD. :cool:

Hope everyone is well and having a good week!

[amygrrl]

Amy - 10 is a great number! are you doing icsi or natural ivf?

to all the new folks welcome! may your stay be short and sweet.

more on amazing amounts of CM - really.... i don't think i've ever had this much mucos come out of my nose, much less my 'special place'... i'm sorry if i'm grossing anyone out but my dh is way over my amazing mucos, has deemed it beyond disgusting, and now refusing to talk to me about it anymore!

anyway, i followed up with stanford today and the coordinator called the dr's secretary and they were able to get us an appointment for July 14th with the head of perinatology. yeah! i'm very happy about that as i think it will give us some closure to learn more about what happened to avery. this will be the month of dr. appointments.... july 14-perinatologist, july 25th-RE, july 25th-baseline mammogram scheduled, and a trip to the cardiologist sometime in between.

[ocgatita]

I apologize if I miss anyone as I have been out of my office for two days and haven't checked in.

amygrrl: Great news on your Dr. appointments. I hope you find all the answers you need.

Babylust: Welcome to the thread and I hope you have a very short stay. Thanks for joining

amychris03: Sending prayers for success w/ your fertilization

paisleydays: Welcome.....Glad you found a new RE to work with. Here's hoping for a BFP for you and your hubby.

Suzlywoozly: :( I don't know what to say, I just want to send my thoughts and prayers your way and send many hugs.

jennylou: Congrats to your BIL & SIL. I totally agree that there is certain amount of extra joy when you hear someone is pregnant that has struggled w/ fertility. :D

karlatta: Good luck on your IUI cycle. I hope this is it for you guys

freckles: Hope you get a BFP before starting your trigger shots

Scooter: Sounds like you have a good plan in place. I sure hope that you get a BFP very soon and don't have to follow through w/ your plan. I have to say, I love your upbeat, positive attitude as I have seen you around the WC for quite some time. I hope that if our journey is as long as yours, I have your grace and patience to deal with it.

To everyone else, I am following along and wish you all the best and hope you all get your much deserved BFP's really really soon. My DH and I have only been TTC for 13 months but I cannot imagine what some of you couragous ladies have undergone in your hopes of having a child. I hope we can all be each other's support in this difficult road of TTC.

My DH and I have been thinking alot about our situation lately and I may be seeking medical intervention this summer rather than waiting until January of next year. For those of you that have seeked medical intervention, can you maybe tell me what to expect or what the process will most likely be like? I have Kaiser medical insurance and I am wondering if they will even allow us to seek intervention yet, is the 1 year mark still applicable for those under 30?

TIA for any feedback. Take care ladies :D

Judy

[jennylou]

ocgatita - The one year mark is certainly applicable for those under thirty with no known issues (some of us got to beat the clock b/c there was clearly issues earlier). That said, Scooter has experience with Kaiser specifically, so I think she may be best to tell you what to expect with them. I could tell you what to expect with a regular insurance plan that you pick the doctor, but I understand that Kaiser is a bit more unique. Typically though, you can expect to start a bunch of tests for you: CD 3 testing, ultrasounds, HSG, etc. For your DH, you can probably expect a SA.

[Nigellas]

Thanks for the welcome everyone. :)

Question
I've been taking Femara and then getting a trigger shot on day 12 for the last 2 cycles. I've noticed that one or the other seem to be killing my CM. Is this normal? I'm wondering if it's the trigger shot if I should just not get the shot next cycle... Whatcha think?

[bunky]

Hi everyone. Just a quick update on my RE appt. DH and I both really liked the RE. He was very friendly and caring and spent a lot of time with us. We were there for a little over 2 hours! He explained everything is great detail and we feel we have a better understanding of where we are. He did an ultrasound to look at my uterus and ovaries and agrees with my OB/GYN that I have a "touch" of PCOS. He ordered labs to check my insulin, glucose and some androgens. He wasn't concerned with my ovulatory problems or even my blocked tube. The main issue is my uterus. He couldn't tell from the ultrasound if it was bicornuate or septate so he ordered an MRI for next Friday. Once we know what we are dealing with uterus-wise we will decide where we go from here. He suggested a med-free cycle next month since our plan of action really depends on the MRI's findings. All in all I am very happy with the appt... although hearing him voice his concern over my uterus abnormality was somewhat upsetting. Please cross your fingers that the MRI shows that something can be done to correct the problem.

Have a great 4th of July weekend!

[Hangin'in]

Wow, 10 pages...

So good to see so many familiar faces... I have migrated myself!

Still rooting everyone on..

Congratulations Christy.

Suzly... so very sorry.

I'm still waiting on AF, I finished the provera 2 weeks ago. I haven't gone to the RE because I have made some peace with the fact that I have had my last assisted cycle, and with that peace there is some reserve about having to stick my feet back in those stirrups.

I'll be lurking. Scooter you can add my stats if you want, but since we are not doing medicated cycles any more, I don't think I should be in the "active" file!

[MtySheera]

I still follow this thread keeping my fingers crossed for all of you, since I once belonged to the SAI club.

ocgatita: I have Kaiser. I had been charting for a year before I went to see the RE, but the year was enough time for them. First I went to my ob/gyn and he had a few blood tests ran on me, and an SA for my DH. The results for me were good, but my DH's details weren't good at all. So my ob/gyn sent us to an RE. The RE was very impressed with the charting I had done. I showed her the website I used, www.fertilityfriend.com, so she could see all of the details of my cycles, which were regular. I had more blood work, and was put on 50mg of Clomid to test the quality of my eggs. I thought we'd be waiting a few months before doing an IUI, but when they did the ultra sound to check the size of the follicles, everything looked good, so as soon as I knew that I was ovulating (I had the clear blue ovulation monitor), my DH gave a sample, they did the wash, and we had our IUI. We were extremely lucky and got pregnant that first time.

So if you get a good doctor with Kaiser, things can move very quickly. Good luck!

[ds2003]

I would like to join.

ds2003
Me: 27
DH: 31
Married since: 11/08/03
Off BCP: 12/03
TTC since: 6/04
Charting since: 7/04
Known issues: dx PCOS 7/04, annovulatory
Test results: DH's SA is normal; HSG 1/14/05 - tubes are clear; Ovarian Drilling 5/20/05 - other than PCO everything is normal and tubes are still clear
Meds: 3 failed cycles of Clomid (50, 100, 150 mg); Currently only taking 1500mg Metformin

Link to my chart: http://www2.fertilityfriend.com/home/ds2003

[karlatta]

I FINALLY got to talk to the nurse at my RE's office - we've been playing phone tag all week.

We decided I would do Letrozole, with no trigger, and OPK's to see if I can ovulate on my own. I am really hoping that with the Letrozole and the Metformin that my body can kick it into gear and ovulate.

[Scooter]

Whew, this thread is moving so quickly, it's hard to keep up! Sorry in advance if I'm slow with updates. Real life keeps getting in the way. :rolleyes:

Welcome, Paisleydays and ds2003!

and Welcome Back, Hangin'in!

Freckles, yes, that makes so much more sense now! I was thinking you were on it continuously. I did 5 rounds of clomid, in 9 months, so I definitely get it. For now I'll just put you in the Taking a Break section. The reason they'd be doing ultrasounds to determine your trigger date is because the u/s shows how many and how big your follicles are. If they trigger before the follies are big enough, it won't work, because the eggs are not mature yet. So they have to make sure that you have at least one around 18mm before they give you the shot. And the shot is just to help ensure that you O.

Karla, oh that's right, sorry I got it mixed up. I just remembered that July was your last cycle of trying this way. Good luck with this cycle, I hope your ovaries are feeling more cooperative!

Sue, Thank you so much for teh card, that was so incredibly sweet of you!! I'm sorry I didn't call you back yet. DH & I had a big argument yesterday & I was feeling horribly unsociable. I don't know what it is about infertility--if it's the prolonged stress, the financial stress, the hormones--but we've had more arguing in this last year than the whole 9 before it!! :eek: Sorry you have to face the ILs this weekend--can you just stay home? I was really hoping the next time you went to Disneyland you'd be pg or have your baby. :(

Amychris, WOW, 9/10 eggs fertilized, that's great news!! :D

Amygrrl, your July is getting all booked up! I'm happy for you, I hope it means things move along & you get answers and plans and feel supported on the medical side of things.

Judy, aw thanks, that was nice of you to say. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not always positive--I've had months and months of being down, depressed, or angry. It just goes through phases. But at the same time, getting to this stage of IF has become easier. I think aftera while you start slowly coming to terms with it and having more good days than before. I do hope you never have to get to that stage, though! ;) The one year mark is good for anyone under 35, so that won't be a problem. As far as the Kaiser stuff, I sent you a PM.

Nigellas, I've never heard of the trigger shot effecting CM. :confused: I sure know that clomid does, though. And last month on Femara I didn't get my usual CM pattern around O, so maybe it has a similar effect??

bunky, sounds like you're happy with your RE! That's good news, and good luck with your MRI.

Jen, If you want me to, I'll put you in Taking a Break, but it does sound like you're not preventing, right? Want to update your stats?

MtySheera and Aprilshowers, would you like your info to be added back into the Babies and Expecting sections?

**********Updated to here**********

[ag05]

Can I join too? My stats are as follows:

Me: 32
DH: 30
Married 5/01
TTC since 1/04
prescribed Clomid 50 mg 5/04 due to irregular cycles
Clomid 100 mg 6/04
Clomid 150 mg 7/04
Clomid 150 8/04 - pregnant
11/04- missed miscarriage w/ D&C (13 weeks)
Clomid 150 mg 2/05 - pregnant
2/05 - miscarriage (6 weeks)
Started seeing RE 5/05
RPL test results so far - abnormal MTHFR (folic acid prescribed)
IUI/Femara 5 mg/Trigger cycle planned 8/05.
Currently taking more tests!

[karlatta]

Scooter - No worries. I know I've changed my mind a million times in the SAI threads. It's no wonder you got a little confused!

[Suzlywoozly]

Scooter - Don't even worry about it! I totally understand where you are coming from ;). I had to put my foot down with Jeff's mom tonight when she asked for the 100th time if we were coming over on Sunday. She "doesn't understand why we wouldn't want to see the baby" and "it's just not fair to Jeff to keep him from seeing her." At times like that I just have to walk away and shake my head!

Today has been another day from hell. I woke up to the worse cramps ever and some brown spotting. I called the dr and they told me to come in right away. Murphy's law would have it that there would be a waiting room full of pegnant women and newborn babies. I guess I should have expected that going into an OB's office. I think the receptionist could see the look of horror on my face and took me right into a room. The dr did an exam and an u/s and said I am in the very early stages of the miscarriage. He can't do a D&C until next Wednesday and he is not on call this weekend. He said if it turns to red flow and I can't handle going through it on my own to call the dr on call for him and request for the D&C to be done. I wonder what the likelyhood of a dr I have never met agreeing to do a D&C at the drop of the hat :rolleyes:. Who knows, if it really gets as bad as he says it will then I will just complain of severe abdominal pain and that may really get thi s guys attention.

Be back tomorrow for some s/o's. Hope everyone is doing well!

[Suzlywoozly]

I forgot to add... The dr gave me a prescription for the rho-gam which is the medication I need for the RH negative thing. He tells me that it's an injection and that I need to give it to myself tonight :eek:. First of all, I have never even given anyone an injection let alone myself one. Second of all, I had no idea how to do it. He tells me to give it in my thigh and he is sure I will figure it out on my own since I will have to do the injections when we start IVF. WTF???? DH takes the prescription to Safeway and they look at him like he is nuts. They called every pharmacy in 50 mile radius and not one pharmacy sells it. The only way to get it is through a dr or at the hospital. How am I suppose to find a dr that has it in their office on a Friday at 4:00 p.m. and at the beginning of a three day weekend when they tell me I have to have it within 72 hours! Finally we found a hospital that would sell us the injection and I took it to my mom to give it to me. Thank god for having a nurse in the family. That b*tch hurt!!! I guess I'd better get use to it since our next step is IVF.

[Scooter]

ag05, welcome! I'm sorry to hear about your miscarriages. It's great that you're getting testing done, good luck in getting some answers! Can I ask what they put you on for increasing your folic acid? Is it just a straight folic acid supplement? I ask because my Dr put me on Folgard, and a couple others here are on it, too--I'm wondering if it's getting more common for Drs to suggest it lately.

Karla, I understand changing your mind--I don't know how many treatment plans we've changed through in the last year and a half ourselves. :rolleyes:

Sue, Your MIL pisses me off, I hope you don't mind me saying that. She's just one of those people who doesn't get IF and what it's like. I'm glad you put your foot down! You're haivng a horrible enough weekend, you don't need to be in an emotionally difficult situation in the middle of all this! So was that shot intramuscular? A few months ago at the REs they said "OK, go home and tomorrow give yourself a trigger shot in the leg or have your DH give you that shot in your hip." They didn't want me to do a subQ shot because some people get allergic reactions to it! I was terrified, I ended up driving all the way back down there the next day because DH & I were too scared to do the shot ourselves. I'm not looking forward to the progesterone shots for IVF!!! Maybe you'll just have to see your mom everyday during your 2ww! ;)

[jennylou]

suzly - You have to give the shot to yourself? WHAAAAAAAAAT? Um, when I have had these shots, I've had them at the hospital (even the 28 week one). They draw blood and then leave me waiting. They then take my blood and mix it with something and then inject it into me. Kind of creepy, but that's the way they explained that it worked. So, I'm confused as to why you didn't have that sort as well. Maybe there are different kinds? If so, I want the kind you have next time. The lab was so busy at the hospital when I got my 28 week one that I was there for about 4 hours!!!! When I was in the hospital, it didn't matter one bit that I had to wait, obviously, because I was busy with other things.

Your mil pisses me off too. :( I'm glad that the OBs office was sensitive to what you are going through. My OBs office is the same way. When I had to go in 4 days after Andrew died, they rushed me into an Exam room and then they let me leave via the back door. I think all OBs shouild be sensitive to these things.

[Suzlywoozly]

Scooter- I totally don't mind you saying that about my MIL! She has been pissing me off since the day I met her. I can't remember if I told you what happened when we told them that I was pregnant. She starts balling her head off and says " I don't want anymore grandchildren! I just can't handle this! I've had too much going on with the new baby being born this week... I just can't handle this!" I was ready to throw her out the front door! Then two minutes later while Jeff and I are trying to bask in our glory, she breaks out the photo album with pictures of SIL breastfeeding and giving birth! :eek: :eek: :eek: That was the last thing I had ever want to see and who the hell carries those pictures around in their purse to show people? Yes, the shot was intramuscular. It feels a lot better today. My Mom said to keep rubbing the injection site since the stuff was so thick and that is what causes the soreness. I would have done the same thing as you by taking the shot back to the dr to give to me but it has to be administered within 72 hours of the start of the miscarriage. Who knows what I would have done if I couldn't have found the stuff anywhere!

Jenny- Whoa, that kind of sounds scary about them mixing it with your blood! I would have freaked out if they made me play mad scientist on myself!! :eek: From what I read on the paperwork my mom filled out for me to return to the dr, there are two types of this rho-gram stuff. If you miscarry before 13 wks gestation, they give rho-gram mini (which is the one I got) or if the pregnancy is at or beyond 13 wks gestation the "full dose" is given. Maybe the full dose is given the way you had it!?! That's really nice about your OB's office. I think that they probably see enough of this bad stuff happening that they probably have a routine on handling it. Even the people that I was pissing because I was calling so much in the past few weeks, got rid of their attitudes yesterday! I think they finally got the picture that I wasn't over reacting and maybe, just maybe their physician's assistant is a moron!

I'd better go... I'm going to get a well deserved pedicure! :D God only knows I need one! DH told me I have alligator feet :o

[Hangin'in]

Scooter the only thing I would add to my stats is that the Dr. really only recommends Donor Eggs at this time, and DH and I aren't ready to do that.

[bottleored]

Happy July 4th everyone!

Congrats Christy!

hangin'in you will still remain 'active' in our minds! Best of luck with everything!

suzly I can't believe what people say sometimes. Your MIL is a piece of cake! Hope it gets better for you with the D&C. I can't even imagine the emotional rollercoaster you're on!

Welcome ag05 so sorry to hear about your m/cs! There are several ladies here who are working through similar issues. I'm sure we'll all be a source of support in one way or another.

karlatta fingers crossed for a spontaneous O!

Welcome ds2003 and Baby Lust! Familiar faces from the TTC w/charting thread!

bunky glad your RE appointment went well. I always feel like the more we know, the more we can try to fix! I know my RE was 'happy' with my b/w that indicated a possible clotting problem because it would be 'easy' to fix - relatively speaking. Hope all goes well with your MRI.

ocgatita I can't add anything else to all of the descriptions everyone else has posted about their RE appts. They always start out with 'standard' tests and then move on to specific ones based on those results.

amychris03 anxiously awaiting news of fertilization and transfer!

Welcome paisleydays! Sorry to hear about your test results. I know there are a few ladies out there with FSH issues and good information!

Scooter wow - you've got all the cycles planned out already! My RE seems to take one month at a time. Next cycle he's trying a different mixture of Gonal F and something else, based on how I reacted last cycle.

amygrrl wow - that nurse should be fired! Unbelievable! I hope all of your appointments are positive ones!

Welcome freckles! Wow - AF at 8? That must have been a surprise!

Welcome shouldaeloped! Sorry to hear about your m/cs. Hope your HSG goes well this week.

Welcome Nigellas! Just because you've gotten a BFP doesn't mean you're not "Still At It". Sorry to hear of your m/cs and you will be more than welcome here!

Welcome jlp and stephanie!

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CD14. Starting to BD for real. Hoping I don't O until at least Friday, though. 8 days till Hawaii. Trying not to obsess, trying to relax.

I was at a party yesterday with a friend who is pg with her 3rd child, due in 3 weeks. She was lamenting having a July baby (her 1st 2 were Apr/May). At some point said something about it 'taking so long to conceive this one' :rolleyes:. Gee, 3 months, huh? Apparently they were successful with the other 2 in the first month. After a few remarks back and forth (there were a few people around), I finally said 'well, sometimes things just don't work out like you plan'. What I should have said was 'I was hoping for a July 2004 baby' or 'good thing you don't have to wait 20 months like me'. I just feel like she should have known better. I'm 38 for g0d's sake! Sorry for the rant!

[Suzlywoozly]

Bottle- Thanks! MIL is definitely a piece of cake and then some ice cream on the side! :rolleyes: Yeah for Hawaii! I bet you will have the best time. It's my second favorite place in the world next to Disneyland :D !!!
I'm sorry about your friend being so unsensitive. Some people just don't get it!

I spent Saturday afternoon/evening in the emergency room. I couldn't take the pain anymore. I don't think I have even been in so much pain in my life! Turns out my body was trying to get rid of the pregnancy but it was stuck in my cervix. The on-call dr refused to do the D&C after he did the exam and saw what he thought was causing all the pain. They sent me home with some cr*ppy pain meds and Methergine. I'm still trying to figure out the methergine.... why would they give this medicine to somebody that is having a m/c when it causes strong uterine contractions but stops the bleeeding? Isn't that the whole point of the m/c is that it gets rid of everything in the uterus? Why would they want to stop it? I'm totally puzzled. I have to call my OB tomorrow to see what I do from here. I assume that he won't do the D&C on Wednesday now that the other dr decided against it.

Yesterday SUCKED! We stopped by the IL's so DH could say hi to his grandma. We called before to make sure that nobody would be there for their BBQ for a while. They said not for 2 hours. About 20 minutes into the visit, the doorbell rings. It was my SIL, BIL, nephew and newborn niece (who I had never seen). I wanted to run out the back door. I haven't seen these stupid people in almost 10 months why the hell would I want to see them at a time like this. First thing BIL does is sits down the carseat and takes the baby out to start passing around. Somebody just slit my arm open now and pour a gallon of salt on it puh-lease! :mad: I told DH that we needed to leave and they wouldn't even say goodbye to us. MIL, FIL & GIL follow us to the front door and I hear BIL & SIL in the kitchen saying "I don't understand what the big deal is... It's not like she was that far along!" I hate these people right now! I'm so tired but can't sleep and have been up the entire night. I thought the pain meds would help me sleep but I think they are having the opposite effect. Who knows what we are doing today, nothing can top the last two days! :rolleyes:

Hope everybody has a safe and happy 4th! :D

[Baby Lust]

Suzly, I am so sorry to hear how your weekend is going! :( I cannot believe BIL and SIL would say that! :mad: I'm sorry you had to hear that. :( I hope your OB can shine some light on the meds you received and I hope they make a decision soon on the D&C! I am thinking about you and sending prayers your way! {{HUGS}}

Bottleored, I'm sorry your friend didn't think before she spoke. :rolleyes: The willpower we gain from IF, huh? :cool: Hawaii sounds awesome! I am GREEN I tell you! GREEN! :p

[amychris03]

Oops- thanks for reminding me, bottleored.
I could have sworn I posted here, but I've been drugged
up and on bed rest so that's my excuse ;). The transfer
went well. Actually the dr says it went perfectly, which is
good to hear, but it makes me so hopeful and Im scared to
get hopeful and have it not work out. Anyways, 9 of the 10
fertilized, and 8 went on to "grow" if you will. So we
transferred two 8 cell, B++++ (she says she has only ever
given out one A because it is considered perfect and she doesnt
like to give that out) embryos and had 6 to freeze. Now we
wait until the 18th for the test!

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bottleored
So envious of you going to hawaii (even though I just went). I
just love it. Have fun BDing.

Suzlywoozly
I told you this over on the IVF thread, but ((hugs)).
You had a rough weekend girlie. Hang in there.

Karlatta
The Letrozole Metformin combo sounds worth a try! Let's
hope its just the combo you need.

Welcome to DS2003 and ag05 and paisleydays!

OK- I know I havent gotten to everyone, but I just looked at the clock
and realized I have to go shower for dinner! Hope everyone else is doing
well!!! :)

[ocgatita]

Replies: Sorry if I miss anyone :(

amychris03: Congrats on the successful transfer....praying all goes well :) Good Luck!
bottleored: Have a great time in Hawaii! Totally know what you mean about your friend! Sometimes its just so hard not to be pissed at people like that!
Suzlywoozly: So sorry about the rough time you are having. Hope everything gets better for you really soon.....we are all here for you.


Just found out today that my DH's cousin is pregnant w/ her third child. Of course she got pregnant relatively quickly.....I am happy for her and her husband despite the fact that they have a somewhat troubled marriage and I hope this baby will give them an incentive to work on their relationship, but at the same time I was a little bit emotional. Oh well, our time will come. Hope you ladies all have a nice week :)

[Nigellas]

Scooter- thanks for the femara info. :)

Suzly- Gosh, I’m so sorry you are going through this… And I can not believe – In fact I’m furious over how insensitive your SIL was. People can be such jerks sometimes.

[jennylou]

suzly - I can not believe your sil said that, it's rude and beyond insensitive.

amy - glad the transfer went well, I'll be hoping for a BFP announcement from you soon. :)

[Suzlywoozly]

Just wanted to say thanks again to EVERYONE for all of their support. It has really helped me get thorough this. I talked to my OB yesterday and he re-ran my HCG. It went from 263 in the emergency room on Saturday to 28 yesterday. He said by the end of the week the test should be completely negative :( He doesn't think I need the D&C now based on my numbers even though he insisted that I should be having a "normal or heavy period." I keep telling him that I have hardly had any bleeding and I'm still in a lot of pain. I stopped the methergine yesterday and h