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spartandawgspartandawg member
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My DH and I were married in 8/13.  I and 41.5 (those half-years seem to matter when you are ama) and have never been pregnant or had a child.  We have been working with an RE since 9/14 and have had one unsuccessful round of IUI.  I am in the dreaded TWW from our second IUI (6 days pIUI) and am making myself crazy so I tripped over to these boards and wanted to introduce myself.  Hi!
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  • suziq1978suziq1978 member
    Welcome and good luck!
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  • flyliceandcoffeeflyliceandcoffee member
    welcome and good luck!
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  • WinoGrrlWinoGrrl member
    welcome and good luck!
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  • spartandawgspartandawg member
    I am truly surprised at how stressful and emotional all of this has been.  I really thought I had accepted my childless fate but since we have started this it has been a roller coaster of appointments, blood draws, hormones, peeing on a stick (am I the only one that does the pee pee dance trying to get the stupid thing out of the package so I can pee on it).  It will be good to have some people to talk to.

    Next step after this IUI is IVF which is a little scary.
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  • MsJazzy73MsJazzy73 member
    Welcome and good luck! I hope this IUI is the one!!!
                                     *******SIGGY WARNING/Chlidren mentioned***********

                                                         ME: 41 ----- DH: 43
                                                       MARRIED: 5/3/14
                                                   DS,17   DD,16   DD,12   DS,10
                                                               TR: 4-2-12
                                             TTC our 1st love child! No luck so far! 
                                    
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  • URMySunshine77URMySunshine77 member
    Welcome and good luck to you. 

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  • Davie813Davie813 member
    Welcome.  I hope your IUI worked, but if not, IVF is really--a lot like IUI, actually.  At least if your IUI included injectables.  Good luck!
    *****Signature/Ticker Warning******

    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.
    April 2015: IVF #2.  Microdose Lupron protocol.  16R, 15M, 12F. Transferred 2 5-day blasts 4/12 and froze 4--BFP!  M/C 5/25/15
    August 2015: IVF #3.  14R, 13M, 11F.  Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing.  3 normals.  FET planned for 10/2015.



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  • hooligans4hooligans4 member
    Welcome.
    To avoid the pee dance just keep those little plastic cups in the bathroom. Just pee in the cup then dip at your leisure.
    Good luck to you.

      Me:39, DH:40

    DD born 8/96, DS born 8/04

    TTC#3

    NTNP since 2006, active trying 1/13

    Natural M/C 3/13 at 7 weeks

    CP 2/14

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  • rspalding001rspalding001 member
    Welcome and good luck!
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  • URMySunshine77URMySunshine77 member
    hooligans4 said:
    Welcome. To avoid the pee dance just keep those little plastic cups in the bathroom. Just pee in the cup then dip at your leisure. Good luck to you.
    Are you using Wondfo OPKs @spartandawg? Some people (especially at the office) just pee in the Wondfo bag to dip. Of course, I would probably end up peeing all over my hand.

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  • bookworm40bookworm40 member
    welcome and good luck!  
    Me: 40  
    TTC #1: 3 years
    Me: Type II Diabetic
    Started with RE 11/2014
    Going through IUI with Donor Sperm


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  • CML11CML11 member
    Welcome :)
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  • emsmama15emsmama15 member
    Welcome and good luck!!  I hope your IUI was successful! :)
    *** Child & current pregnancy mentioned ***
    Me - 41 (PCOS), Hubby - 43 (healthy)
    7/2013 - Sweet baby girl born (Clomid + TI)
    3/2014 - TTC #2, return to RE 7/2014
    12/2015: IVF #1 transferred two great looking embryos - BFP!
    First ultrasound: TWO beautiful little heartbeats!!
    Harmony: negative; level 2: babies look great and are boy/girl! :) 
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  • RadiantlyRadiantly member
    Welcome! and good luck! Glad you found us :)
    TTC#1 since Aug 2013, I'm 37, DH 41.  
    Maya Arvigo Abdominal massage (daily self care), plus TTC meditations.
    I'm very sensitive to diet (gluten, avoid processed foods) and environment. Have a history of inflammation and tendinitis before going off gluten in 2009.  
    July 2014 - RE Visit #1: Eggs look good, Endometrioma on R ovary, HSG showed blocked R tube close to ovary. DH SA normal 
    DX: Endometriosis probably the IF cause and gunking up tubes.  Since egg reserve is high, RE says I can wait a couple months and then get laproscopic surgery to remove endo & clear tube.  If that doesn't help then move to IVF. 
    Dec 2014 - Saw new RE - does not recommend surgery on tube as it isn't likely to help.  Doubts I have endometriosis.  My endometrioma shrunk to neglible size (yay!) 
    Seriously considering IVF in March/April
    12/17/14 - Natural BFP! 
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  • MySallyGirlMySallyGirl member
    Welcome to the board!
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  • Nikolie93Nikolie93 member
    Welcome to the board and I have my FX for you!

    I will be 40 in June, just married a couple of years ago, and we are both childless. I was also thinking I'd be ok childless and feel the same stresses you do since we started trying shortly before we got married.

    I hope you find the board helpful *hug*
    I am not sure how to say this without getting a "solicitation" warning so I guess I just say that I am not longer active on THIS site. 



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  • thirtyninetofortythirtyninetoforty member
    welcome and good luck!
    41 & single; DX:  PCOS
    TTC #1 with IUI and donor sperm
    First IUI May, 2014, Clomid + Trigger = BFN
    Second IUI July, 2014, Clomid + Trigger = BFN
    Third IUI Dec, 2014, Femara + Follistim + Trigger = BFN
    Fourth IUI Feb 2015, Femara + Follistim + Trigger = C/P :(

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  • KateLouiseKateLouise member
    Welcome. I wish you every success on your journey, and in the meantime I hope you get all the support and encouragement you need here.
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  • Teenie16Teenie16 member
    Welcome and my fingers are crossed for this IUI is a success! I was just like you doing the pee pee dance till I designated one glass for this purpose. All well and good till my parents visited. Oops! I now hide my glass under the sink. 
    ****Loss Mentioned***
    Me: 41 Him: 41
    TTC since December 2013
    HSG 9/18/14 = Tubes open but T shaped uterus
    IUI #1... 1/6/2015 + 50mg Clomid = BFN
    IUI #2... 1/29 & 30/2015 + 50mg Clomid +Tigger +Progesterone = BFN
    3/14 BFFP! Natural w/acupuncture & herbs only
    EDD = 11/22/15;  No heartbeat = 7/21/15
    Cooper Midnight Johnson born sleeping 7/25/2015



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  • spartandawgspartandawg member
    I definitely need to get a pee cup for the bathroom.  Luckily it's an ensuite so we don't have to share and DH should have the sense God gave him not to use the cup for any other purpose!

    Thanks for all the welcomes and kind words.  Get to test next Friday!
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  • vh2014vh2014 member
    URMySunshine77 said:
    hooligans4 said:
    Welcome. To avoid the pee dance just keep those little plastic cups in the bathroom. Just pee in the cup then dip at your leisure. Good luck to you.
    Are you using Wondfo OPKs @spartandawg? Some people (especially at the office) just pee in the Wondfo bag to dip. Of course, I would probably end up peeing all over my hand.
    Sorry to threadjack... but this made me laugh out loud... literally.  Thank goodness I didn't have coffee in my mouth.  I'm lucky to avoid my hand in the morning with a cup, so trying to juggle a bag, in a bathroom stall, and the sticks... that takes talent.  And seriously- there are people that can successfully use a bag? I am in awe. 
    me:41   dh:43 
    Off Mirena Nov 2013, On Nuvaring end of Jan, Back off Sept 2014.  Never ending cycle starting end of Sept... 
    11/14 Provera failed... cycle continues 
    12/14 High FSH (57 "midcycle")  OBGYN had no clue... about anything 
    01/15 More lab results coming back from RE. U/S showed small (1")cyst on left ovary, thin lining, and couldn't locate right ovary so  possibly straight to DE and IVF 

    Occassionally mess with the chart below to see "what if" and learn (not to make it pretty but because FF stays drunk with me).  

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  • Nikolie93Nikolie93 member
    I am with you@vh2014! They were talking about this somewhere else and a few did use the bag. Hell no, I am a mess enough with the cup! 

    @spartandawg I still have FX for you! 
    I am not sure how to say this without getting a "solicitation" warning so I guess I just say that I am not longer active on THIS site. 



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