Tough Second

[Scooter]

Cr8zy, thanks for the comment about the blog--I really did work hard on it and it was emotional for me to write (as you guys know) so it's nice to hear someone read it and liked it in all the commotion that day. :)

Kemorr, Oh you're giving me hope! I'm really glad to hear the SHG wasn't bad--if the cervix stretches out more easily maybe having baby #2 will also be easier! Here's hoping! ;) Good luck with your consult this week, hopefully you'll get going with the real meds soon and stop the BCPs!

Pookie, That's great, congrats on getting an interview! What's the grad program subject (if you don't mind me asking)? Grad school is such an exciting, big step. :) As to your question about trying this month...Ha, me personally? I'd go for it, because I know the chances would be slim. Seriously though, no matter who you are your chances are pretty low even with perfect timing & EWCM, and you don't know how the interview is going to go, etc. That's just how I'd see it, though. ;) Good luck, you keep getting stuck with difficult decisions!!


So AF came today. No surprise, because my temp dropped yesterday and bottomed out this morning. I was bummed yesterday, but was doing ok today. Of course, between DD screaming most of the day because her molars are coming in and having killer cramps, I don't think I had time to be really depressed. I did go get a new haircut, which cheered me up.

On Thurs I'll go in for cd3 b/w and tomorrow I'm calling the RE because I have to make my HSG appt for next week. YIKES!!! Not looking forward to that!

[Pookie]

Scooter I'm trying to get into a program to be a PA. It was such a hard decision, so we ended up going for the "pull and pray" (sorry if tmi). I figure that way if it's meant to be, it will or if not that's actually ok this month. I'm glad we ended up going with that decision since I now have an interview at another school as well. I'm still waiting to hear from the other schools I applied to.
Sorry about AF. How did the b/w go?

We still have our RE consult scheduled for Tuesday. At this point I think we're going to see what our options are and then tenatively plan the HSG for January and the IUI for February after we see how school plays out. I also want to talk to the RE about how postponing #2 and 3 will be since we could end up putting babies on hold until I'm about 32. Since I had IF in my 20's, I'm concerned what that will mean for trying later.

[jennylou]

Well, I think it's time for me to join up. I feel like most around these parts know our story by now, but the brief run down is I have PCOS.

I've been having cycles since November (exactly 12 weeks PP). Despite what they say about AF staying away while BFing, the opposite has been true for me. I'm cycling in normal time frames (where I never did before). We've been not preventing since DD was born. Actively tried in July, using OPKs. And I actually ovulated. In August, I had to go OOT for a funeral and thought I'd miss our window. Didn't chart, didn't use OPKs. Turns out, my cycle was the longest it's been PP. :( Now I'm thinking that my cycles are going wonky again. AF finally started today.

I'm definitely charting this cycle and using OPKs. I think I'm going to call and ask the OB about Metformin. I asked my LC and she told me it's in the safest category for BFing moms. Since DD is 13 months now, I worry about my cycles starting to get wonky as she nurses less (which I don't think has happened at this point). Hopefully, the Met will help. If not (or if they won't prescribe it to me) I'll start actively weaning after the holidays and head back down the clomid route.

I'd love a post with stats scooter. I recognize many from ttc#1 and ttc#2, but would love to keep everybody straight. :)

[kemorr]

Scooter - Sorry about AF.

Well, I take my last BCP today and took my first injection of lupron. I totally had to work myself up for the injection and just tell myself not to be so wussy and just do it. This time feels so different from last time. Last IVF, I was coming off of 7 failed IUI cycles, so the injections were second nature and I was a lot more "into" it. Now IVF is totally at the back of my mind - my DD keeps me pretty occupied! This will probably change once I start the stims and have to go and get dildo cams and blood tests every day or so! The plan is that I call with my period then go in for day 3 blood work and then will start stims on day 7-10 or so, taking Lupron the whole time. Sounds like fun!

[Scooter]

OK, I've set up another thread. It's nothing elaborate, there's only 4 of us right now that are posting regularly. But we can continue our discussion over there. I didn't even make a threadmistress account for it, I'm just using my own for now.

Come on over! :)

New Thread (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1503089)