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*Benched Check-In*

.Mrs.Matt..Mrs.Matt. member
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~ Welcome to "The Bench" ~

A place for those of us who have to delay IF treatments, for whatever reason! If you've been responding to this check in already, just let us know how you are doing!


Newly Benched? Welcome! Here's some questions for you below

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: What does your favorite Friday night look like?
Married in 2006, TTC since Dec 2012
Unexplained IF, Hypothyroidism

IUI's 1 - 3: Femara + Ovidrel = BFN
IUI's 4 - 5: Femara + Gonal F + Ovidrel = BFN

IVF Jan 2015. 21R/18F/15 still growing on day 2
Transferred two beautiful embies on day 2, beta 1/29

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Re: *Benched Check-In*

  • BunnyBerryBunnyBerry member
    Just gettin comfy on our plush, relaxing little bench. Only part about being benched that bothers me lately is the surgery coming up. 

    QOTW: Game night with family and friends! My fav way to bring together loved ones, especially random groups who don't know each other, is an evening with snacks and all the board games out for the taking. Scrabble, Monopoly, Life, Jenga, Clue, Guess Who, Twister, Apples to Apples, Uno, Cranium, Scattergories, Boggle, Upwords, Taboo, Connect 4. 
    January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
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    Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs
    MFI (low everything) | Endo Stage 1 & Stenotic Cervix (treated) | PCO
    Married - July 2008 | Started TTC - Jan 2009 | RE Visit #1 - Mar 2014 
    IUI #1 ICI #1 - June | IUI #1.1 Laparoscopy - Aug
    IUIs #1.2, 2, 3 - Sept, Oct, Nov (Letrozole) - BFNs 
    IUI #4 - Dec (Bravelle) | IUI #5 - Dec/Jan (Bravelle) - 5 follies + TI - BFNs
    IUI #5.1 - Jan (Bravelle) Cancelled 
    Planning to start IVF in March!
    ***All Welcome***
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  • DharmaChickDharmaChick member
    edited July 2014
    I've been on a break this month due to a travel schedule that kept me and DH apart (and away from RE monitoring) during the middle of the cycle.  As I don't usually ovulate on my own, I have an appointment this Saturday to see if I've ovulated.  If not, I may start a round of Femara to prep for another IUI.

    At first, I was upset about being benched, but I've actually been fairly happy.  It's been nice to worry less about what I'm eating/drinking and scheduling around monitoring appointments.  I've also found that my libido and CM is much better without the meds :\"> plus it is nice to have sex just because I want to, not because it's on the calendar!!

    QOTW:  Going out with friends for dinner and drinks, then having them over at our place to play Cards Against Humanity or some other ridiculous game.
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    ME: 34, Atypical PCOS (lean, no O without meds) + unexplained; DH: 33, mildly low motility
    09/2012: Start TTC after stopping NuvaRing.  No cycles seemed to occur.
    01/2013 - 05/2013: Tried Provera to "jumpstart" cycles. No luck.
    12/2013-     01/2014: Clomid 50mg - no big follies, stepped to 100mg; One mature follie, Ovidrel (HCG trigger), IUI #1 completed - BFN
    02/2014: Clomid 100mg;     One mature follie, Ovidrel trigger, IUI #2 completed, Crinone - BFN
    03/2014: Clomid 100mg -     no big follies on 1st round, 2nd round prescribed; One mature follie, Ovidrel, IUI #3 completed, Crinone - BFN
    04/2014-05/2014: Letrozole 5mg + Ovidrel HG to prep for IUI #4 switched to TI, Crinone - BFN
    05/2014-06/2014: Letrozole 5mg; one mature follie,     Ovidrel, IUI #4.1 completed, Crinone - BFN
    07/2014-08/2014: Letrozole 5mg; one mature follie,     Ovidrel, IUI #5 completed, Crinone - BFN
    09/2014-10/2014: IVF Prep - Insurance requires IUI #6;     Letrozole 5mg - no big follies 1st round, 2nd round prescribed; IUI #6, Crinone - BFN
    11/2014: "Break" - Letrozole 5mg to cycle before prepping for IVF - successfully O'ed, but BFN
    12/2014: Extending 'break' one more Letrozole-only TI cycle for mental health break - BFN
    01/2015-    02/2015: Prep for IVF - BCP then Gonal-F, Ganirelex, Novarel trigger;  ER scheduled 2/11!
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    PAIF/SAIF Welcome.
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  • Tiko99Tiko99 member
    I'm benched this cycle due to a complete cluster-F from progesterone so it was BD fest the past week, literally. I have no idea when I ovulated (one test was ALMOST as dark as control Monday, but then the next day was faint) so I'm hoping I did in deed ovulate on my own, which I normally do. Since I have no idea when I ovulated the DH and I had sex EVERY night from July 15 to July 24. OMG I have never had so much sex, it was turning into a nightly chore. Fingers crossed all those swimmers were able to meet an EGG!

    A perfect Friday night would be a nice dinner and then playing cards, while watching TV and drinking wine. Yum!

    Me: 33, DH: 32

    TTC: 2 years
    Fertility blood tests all normal
    Tilted uterus
    3 day ultrasound 17 follicles
    HSG: 11/13/13- tubes open
    DH SA: SUPER sperm (145 million, 84% motility, 22% morphology)
    All infection disease and immunity blood tests NORMAL
    FIRST IUI May 2014: 100 mg Clomid days 5-9, third ultrasound CD 13 revealed four follicles 27, 24 and 20 and 13mm. Trigger shot May 28 with IUI May 29 and 30 (fingers crossed) - BFN started spotting 11DPO :(

    IUI #2 B2B 6/23 and 6/24, three mature eggs and 130 million sperm! FX this is the month!  BFN 7/8

    3rd cycle benched due to cysts - TI with OPK tests -  BFN

    3rd mediated cycle: Clomid+Trigger+TI  (three follies left side, one on right as usual....what the hell right ovary get it together and produce some damn follicles!) 7DPO progesterone level 43 with NO suppositories YAY for a natural strong ovulation. Beta canceled started spotting 13DPO - Third time is not a CHARM! 14 day cycle WTF! Everything looks normal - RE wants to start injectables next cycle so this cycle I'm benched

    Officially benched until March....but still plan on trying the baking soda douche due to my excessive and thick CM

    JANUARY SIGGY CHALLENGE...This is so me!

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    Love this man....he was so before his time in his thoughts and ideas about the world....been obsessed about him lately bringing it back to the early 90s.

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    Never thought I would like long hair....

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  • .Mrs.Matt..Mrs.Matt. member
    I forgot to add my own... geez. I'm getting excited to use Gonal F for this upcoming IUI, but I am not sure when I ovulated. Opk was positive a few days earlier than normal, but some signs are conflicting so I'm not sure! We didn't do a great job avoiding TTGP, but after reading up on MMR vaccine I'm not as worried about it as I was a few days ago. Hoping AF arrives in a couple/few days.

    Now we are sitting in our house waiting for my meds to arrive, wishing we could leave since our roof is being redone...

    QOTW: I love going downtown on Friday night for dinner, or during the summer we try to catch the sunset over the lake - beautiful!!


    Married in 2006, TTC since Dec 2012
    Unexplained IF, Hypothyroidism

    IUI's 1 - 3: Femara + Ovidrel = BFN
    IUI's 4 - 5: Femara + Gonal F + Ovidrel = BFN

    IVF Jan 2015. 21R/18F/15 still growing on day 2
    Transferred two beautiful embies on day 2, beta 1/29

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