~The Benched Check-In~ May 15th 2014

SweetieShellieH

~ Welcome to "The Bench" ~

A place for those of us who have to delay IF treatments, for whatever reason! 

If you've been benched - come on over, have a seat, there's plenty of room 

Last Week's Benchies

@FutureMrsBaldwin2012

@kushie77   

@SweetieShellieH 

@GinnyJones82   

@jesswein9  

@CaterinaC

@MrsWaffles

* Update us on how you're doing this week *

Newly Benched?

1. What brings you over to the bench? 

2. How long will you be staying with us?

3. How do you feel about being benched?

QOTW: Any plans for the summer??

SweetieShellieH

I got no real updates other then AF started (boo!). Still got a while to go before our appointment.

QOTW: With our future treatment plans up in the air, ain't got the time or money to go anywhere! We'll probably do a couple of little things, like go to the zoo, the aquarium and the fair. Nothing too exciting.

jesswein9

Nothing new here.

This summer we are taking a week long trip to sunset beach, nc with family which should be really fun. We also plan on doing a few long weekend trips to OC,MD since we have a free place to stay whenever we want there. I'm all about the beach in the summer, so whenever I can get there that's where I'll be : )

kushie77

Therapy session next week. Still making donor sperm decisions. Otherwise nothing new

QOTW: does new siding on the house count? Otherwise I got nothing. School sucks all my pto time

FutureMrsBaldwin2012

Off of the bench! Beginning femera/ TI cycles for the summer. If we aren't successful by September we will consider IVF. Hopefully I won't be back on the bench, but anything is possible when dealing with IF.

Our summer plans include a trip with my family up north for a week, and doing some work on our house.

Sigh202

Finally ovulated and starting meds next weekend. Hopefully I stay off the bench this time. QOTW: our summer will be focused on this cycle but hopefully we will take a weekend here and there for something fun. I'm also trying to run as much as I can, while I can!

KimL725

I guess I'm officially on the bench.  I haven't responded to femara or clomid, and now my RE is looking a bit closer at my initial bloodwork.  I had a really high 17-OHP which means I might not have PCOS, it might be CAH instead.  So I have to wait a month to get in with an endocrinologist to see if that's what the problem is, then go back to the RE to develop a plan.  So at least 6 weeks until we can get back into things.  On one hand I'm happy to not have to start my day with the dildo cam 3 days a week for a while.  On the other I am frustrated and wish I could be doing something.

QOTW: We have a family vacation planned to go to outer banks, NC.  Pretty excited about it.

emwaiting

Newly Benched?--Yes newly benched.  We were blessed with our DS last Aug after having to do IVF.  Our doctors said our best chances to conceive without IVF was to try right away so that is what we did.  We did 5 months of timed intercourse and 2 rounds of IUI and all BFNs. 

1. What brings you over to the bench? After 2 IUIs we have decided that IVF is most likely what we will need again. 

2. How long will you be staying with us?  My husband is a farmer so we are going to wait and see what this years crops do for us and then go from there.  If IVF wasn't so expensive it wouldn't be so up in the air but have to see what is best for us financially.

3. How do you feel about being benched?  I think the worst part of it is the fact that the hope that we could do this without IVF seems to have been taken away from us again.  Our DS is an amazingly easy baby so that is why we decided to go for it right away.  On the positive side we will get more time to just focus on him and enjoy every little second of him.  Who knows maybe we will be one of those that it happens to when we aren't "trying" but not holding my breath on that.  My husband loves that we won't be on as much of a schedule and that I won't be stressing about living my life in 2 week increments. 

Good luck to everyone!

Mommalawyer

I'm still benched. CD29 for me, anxiously awaiting the dot so I can get things rolling again. This feels like it has taken FOREVER.

babycakestx

I've been on the bench since April....self imposed. After finding out I had practically no insurance coverage had to regroup. Thanks to these boards realized my hubby's small business could qualify for health coverage. Yeah. . May 1st the new health plan in effect with infertility coverage. AF done and hystereoscopy done yesterday. 

 Hoping to cycle in June. The bench wasn't fun, but worth the better ins & hopefully lower costs. Plus I've been doing acupuncture. 

 QOTW: Hmm..we had a very active ski season. No big plans for summer. Maybe a big family trip to Park City, UT or Florida.