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@JimBobCooter Best wishes for all to go beautifully during and after transfer!!!
NAME/SCREEN NAME & LOCATION Kelley in Georgia
TTC#_6____ since ____April_____
CYCLE DAY 15dpo no blood yet, but temp drop should see flow today
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS CYCLE? (natural, meds, IVF, special tricks, etc)
HOW ARE YOU FEELING? meh... crampy/bloated, yucky
QOTW: Because I got out of bed this morning at 5:20 for who knows what good reason...... What time do you normally, get up? Do you have a morning routine or do you jump up and run right out the door? Weekdays up at 6am out of the house by 6:40 at the latest, typically 6:30ish. Quick coffee, dress, smear make-up on, brush hair, go. I am quick to dress I shower before bed to save time
Weekends, sleep as late as lo will allow! Coffee, moment of prayer and playtime before weekend chores stary
#3 for me and #1 for him 1st cycle after 9 month break
Cd1.. for real this time and finally! Should have been and thought it was last Monday but glad to finally get this show on the road.
Newlyweds so busy making sure there is plenty of opportunity this month.
Qotw: between 540 and 6. Take dh to commute and then to work myself. Definitely do as little as possible before that. On weekends between 8 and 10... that's catch up time, I love my sleep. Then breakfast together. Sometimes a little TV then whatever the day asks.
My Ovulation Chart
Sian from SE PA
TTC#1 since beginning of the year
CD #16
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS CYCLE? IVF#1
HOW ARE YOU FEELING? Fed up but trying to keep my spirits up. My RE is supportive of following this IVF through to the end, even with only 1.5 follicles; but one of the other REs did my u/s this morning and isn't as supportive. I get that this is a real long shot, but I feel that if I don't follow it through I'll always wonder "what-if".
QOTW: Normally I get up around 6:00, and leave about 7:00. However, this sucky week I have been up by 5:00 to get to my monitoring appointments by 7:00, to get to work by 8:00.
I'm adding in a vent section right now, because I am seriously frustrated. Just got the follow up call from this morning's monitoring appointment. I'm getting pushed back another day for the retrieval. I should be happy because I think my RE is giving the 2nd egg a chance to mature, but I'm sick of having to go back to the pharmacy to get more meds. I've been there 3-4 times this week (2x yesterday). And because I'm going to the Phillies game tonight I brought the HCG trigger shot, with me and not my folllistim pen - so I have to go back home to get that. BTW - home is 1/2 hour the opposite way from Philly. A Sunday retrieval was perfect for us, now with it being Monday, we have to cancel all of our morning patient appointments and get me a sub in the office for the afternoon. Okay - thanks for letting me vent!
Me: 43, DOR FI: 44, SA normal
TTC Since Nov 2013
01/2014: Meeting with RE to discuss options
02/2014: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
03/2014: on the bench
05/2014: meeting with RE to discuss Donor IVF options
09/2014 - IVF#1 - converted to IUI - BFN
Me: 43, DOR FI: 44, SA normal
TTC Since Nov 2013
01/2014: Meeting with RE to discuss options
02/2014: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
03/2014: on the bench
05/2014: meeting with RE to discuss Donor IVF options
09/2014 - IVF#1 - converted to IUI - BFN
@JimBobCooter, I'm sorry about your week. That sounds hellish! Very best of luck tomorrow--we'll all be thinking about you!
@Kelley72, I'm sorry about impending AF and not feeling good. I hope you have a good weekend anyway.
@vh2014, Yay for getting started! Good luck!
NAME/SCREEN NAME & LOCATION Davie813, Chicago
TTC#_2____ since ____January____
CYCLE DAY 8 dpo. (I guess. FF was saying nine, but after consultation with RE yesterday, I overrode it to correlate with timing of trigger shot.)
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS CYCLE? (natural, meds, IVF, special tricks, etc)
IUI #2 last week.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I really, really feel like I'm about to get my period. The RE is optimistic about this cycle, but I'm just not. No symptoms other than cramping here and there and twinges in my ovaries.
QOTW:
On weekdays I get up at 7:30 or whenever DD wakes up, whichever comes first. I get myself (somewhat) ready, get DD ready, drop her off at daycare, and go to work, where I'm ashamed to admit I apply makeup and eat breakfast.
On weekends, everyone gets up when DD gets up (usually around 8). We usually cook some kind of fun breakfast before heading out to do whatever.
For the early risers, what time do you go to bed? We're lucky (and it's not common) to be there by 11:00.
ETA: I'm sorry, but for some reason @sillysally24's comment wasn't displaying when I wrote this. I'm sorry for all the hassle and really hope follicle #2 does its thing!
Also started messing around with the html to get rid of this weird giant font (can't change it the normal way), but decided I don't care that much.
Me: 41, DH: 45
DD, 6/15/2013
TTC #2 beginning January 2014
AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
July 2014: IUI #1. Follistim + Pregnyl. 2 follicles--BFN
September 2014: IUI #2. Follistim + Pregnyl + Ganirelix + Crinone. 4(?) follicles--BFN
October 2014: IUI #3. More Follistim + More Ganirelix + Pregnyl + Crinone. 4 follicles--BFP! Beta #1=10 Beta #2=33 Beta #3=97 Beta #4=158. M/C 11/1/14
December 2014: IVF #1. Microdose Lupron protocol. 9R, 9M, 9F. 3 5-day blasts transferred 12/15. BFFN.
August 2015: IVF #3. 14R, 13M, 11F. Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing. 3 normals. FET planned for 10/2015.
My Ovulation Chart
Me: 41, DH: 45
DD, 6/15/2013
TTC #2 beginning January 2014
AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
July 2014: IUI #1. Follistim + Pregnyl. 2 follicles--BFN
September 2014: IUI #2. Follistim + Pregnyl + Ganirelix + Crinone. 4(?) follicles--BFN
October 2014: IUI #3. More Follistim + More Ganirelix + Pregnyl + Crinone. 4 follicles--BFP! Beta #1=10 Beta #2=33 Beta #3=97 Beta #4=158. M/C 11/1/14
December 2014: IVF #1. Microdose Lupron protocol. 9R, 9M, 9F. 3 5-day blasts transferred 12/15. BFFN.
August 2015: IVF #3. 14R, 13M, 11F. Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing. 3 normals. FET planned for 10/2015.
My Ovulation Chart
TTC#__2__ since _February__
CD6
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS CYCLE?
Natural, heading to the OB/GYN Oct 14th to start trying to figure what's going on
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
Finally over my cold (kicked by butt last week) but having a lot of annoying anger over injustices in the world and in my life. Friends at work don't believe me that I'm pissed off because my affect is always so mellow but it's really been a pissed off week.
QOTW: I get up at 5 or 5:30 work days. If I'm lucky, I sleep until 7 on the week. I must brag that I actually slept and (almost) uninterrupted 9 hours of sleep last night! First time in three years I had a long night sleep. I enjoy reading the newspaper while drinking coffee in the morning. It's usually the only "me time" I ever get.
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." - Eleanor Roosevelt
Me: 43, DOR FI: 44, SA normal
TTC Since Nov 2013
01/2014: Meeting with RE to discuss options
02/2014: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
03/2014: on the bench
05/2014: meeting with RE to discuss Donor IVF options
09/2014 - IVF#1 - converted to IUI - BFN
Me: 41, DH: 45
DD, 6/15/2013
TTC #2 beginning January 2014
AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
July 2014: IUI #1. Follistim + Pregnyl. 2 follicles--BFN
September 2014: IUI #2. Follistim + Pregnyl + Ganirelix + Crinone. 4(?) follicles--BFN
October 2014: IUI #3. More Follistim + More Ganirelix + Pregnyl + Crinone. 4 follicles--BFP! Beta #1=10 Beta #2=33 Beta #3=97 Beta #4=158. M/C 11/1/14
December 2014: IVF #1. Microdose Lupron protocol. 9R, 9M, 9F. 3 5-day blasts transferred 12/15. BFFN.
August 2015: IVF #3. 14R, 13M, 11F. Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing. 3 normals. FET planned for 10/2015.
My Ovulation Chart
Me: 43, DOR FI: 44, SA normal
TTC Since Nov 2013
01/2014: Meeting with RE to discuss options
02/2014: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
03/2014: on the bench
05/2014: meeting with RE to discuss Donor IVF options
09/2014 - IVF#1 - converted to IUI - BFN
NAME/SCREEN NAME & LOCATION: lucyspeople/betsy and colorado
TTC#2 since - don't really have a started trying date; we just haven't used any protection since birth of LO#1. To say 14 months would be an exaggeration but yet not sure how to pick a date in between then and now. hmmm.....
CYCLE DAY: n/a still waiting on PP period
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS CYCLE?: acupuncture, starting supplements too
HOW ARE YOU FEELING? Like I'm ready to get the show on the road!
QOTW: We get up early! I'm usually up between 4:30-5:30, drink some coffee and go workout. LO has been getting up around then too, which sucks b/c that's "my time" for the day, and then SO and I end up negotiating who takes care of LO. But on the other hand he's super duper snuggly then so I secretly (or not so secretly) love it.
@jimbobcooter - where in CO are you? I'm in denver area. FX for your little embies to snuggle in for a loong stay.
@sillysally24 - best of luck. FX for you and the IUI. Big hugs for such a crappy week.
My Ovulation Chart
NAME/SCREEN NAME & LOCATION: pinotgirl, NJ
TTC# 2 since Sept 2013
CYCLE DAY 7
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS CYCLE? Non-medicated this time around. I think we're doing IVF either next cycle or the one after that.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING? Meh. I'm disappointed Clomid didn't work and I took it pretty badly. I'm in a better mental state now that it's been a week since BFN, but I'm a little over the whole TTC thing!
QOTW: I get up at the last minute possible! Usually anywhere from 7-7:30 during the work week. I'm so not a morning person!
Hello!
Would you add me please? I'm 41 and TTC for #1 with my new DH, 33. We're actually on hold right now after 2 cycles because he's in the UK and I'm in the US. Once I get my visa and move (hopefully 1st week of December), it's on like Donkey Kong.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING? Good, but then I'm not TTC - need to lose weight and cut my caffeine intake. I have been taking pre-natals and counting calories every day.
NAME/SCREEN NAME & LOCATION: momona1 - Georgia
TTC#_1_ since __June 2014__
CYCLE DAY: N/A
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS CYCLE? (natural, meds, IVF, special tricks, etc) We are hoping for a natural PG, but I need to meet with an RE once I get to the UK and on the NHS. I started meditating again and listening to binaural beats that are supposed to focus on fertility. Other than that, I still only go to the gym occasionally, so I need to step up my exercise.
QOTW: Because I got out of bed this morning at 5:20 for who knows what good reason...... What time do you normally, get up? Do you have a morning routine or do you jump up and run right out the door? I usually get up between 4am-6am. I have already quit working in order to get ready to move overseas, so there is no schedule to which I adhere. Days are spent going through my belongings and dividing them into give away/sell/keep piles (mostly give away), running errands and Skyping with DH. I have gotten up this early ever since I was in the Army. Once it's trained into you, it never leaves. I put my feet on the floor, get dressed and start moving.
Me: 43, DOR FI: 44, SA normal
TTC Since Nov 2013
01/2014: Meeting with RE to discuss options
02/2014: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
03/2014: on the bench
05/2014: meeting with RE to discuss Donor IVF options
09/2014 - IVF#1 - converted to IUI - BFN
Me: 43, DOR FI: 44, SA normal
TTC Since Nov 2013
01/2014: Meeting with RE to discuss options
02/2014: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
03/2014: on the bench
05/2014: meeting with RE to discuss Donor IVF options
09/2014 - IVF#1 - converted to IUI - BFN
Me: 43, DOR FI: 44, SA normal
TTC Since Nov 2013
01/2014: Meeting with RE to discuss options
02/2014: Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
03/2014: on the bench
05/2014: meeting with RE to discuss Donor IVF options
09/2014 - IVF#1 - converted to IUI - BFN