Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and happy holidays to everybody this week! I will be lighting my Christmas candle on Thursday and my wish will be for everybody to have graduated from this board by this time next year!
Congratulations to any BFP's this week and hugs to anybody who needs one.
Welcome to newbie
@SummerBrooke13, and congratulations
@BrightenMySky for your BFP!!!
How is everybody doing?
BFP HALL OF FAME:
stac12679: dx: Bilateral tubal blockage treatment: mini IVF
tripplek1988: dx: PCOS treatment: Clomid
KidShrink: dx:Immature follies, thin lining treatment: Femara/Ovidrel/Prometrieum
krbjoy: dx: unexplained, low AMH, fibroids treatment:Lupron, Follistim, Menopur + trigger
AdorkablePixie: dx: Hpyothalmic amenorrhea treatment: Menopur, Ovidrel, IUI
kistra: dx: MFI treatment: Clomid, Ovidrel, IUI
mylienc: dx:low follicle count treatment: Clomid + Novarel
CopperLane: dx: PCOS treatment: natural BFP before taking Clomid
Alyeena dx: PCOS + MFI treatment: modified IVF + ISCI
AL_TwinCities: dx: Unknown treatment: continued temping
riveridgional: dx: Unexplained, hypothyroidism, suspected ovulatory dysfunction treatment: injectibles
Aera11: dx:mild PCOS treatment: Clomid
BrightenMySky dx: MFI treatment: Clomid+IUI
PAGING:
@kristylang ; dx:Low counts/quality treatment: Clomid+IUI
@starlitfae dx:Unexplained, thyroid treatment: Synthroid, femara, trigger+IUI
@mandasand: dx: low AMH treatment:IVF
@jnissa: dx: DOR treatment: IVF
@J_k4ever05 ; dx: PCOS + MFI (morph) treatment: benched/getting healthy
@BlissfulWifey: dx: Anovulatory: Progesterone + trigger
@SandyBrook: dx: irregular bleeding treatment: testing phase
@AndieB83: dx:unexplained treatment: Clomid/IUI
@Cupcakegal930: dx: MFI: count and motility treatment: IVF+ISCI
@graphicgranite: dx: Possible PCOS treatment: Clomid + testing
@eekers: Unexplained treatment:Femara, Ovidrel, Prometrium
@amazeballz: DX: pcos treatment: TBD
@mmkipper: dx: MFI/motility treatment: Clomid + IUI
@ACleanLife24: dx: PCOS, MCTD and IBS: treatment: testing phase
@Mando15: dx: PCOS treatment: Clomid + IUI
@Inge Molon: dx: PCOS treatment: Letrozole + Ovidrel
@AshleySchulte87: dx: PCOS, Premature ovarian failure treatment:Clomid
@clt2pwm11: dx:anovulatory PCOS treatment: Provera + Clomid
@linne23 dx: PCOS treatment: Clomid + trigger
@ceclarlinetlo: DX: septate uterus and PCOS Treatment: hysteroscopic resection; low carb diet, exercise, myo inositol
@babyexpress: dx: unexplained treatment: Clomid + IUI
@GoatSnakeMouse: dx: MFI treatment:waiting for RE
@Osteoblastic: dx:Irregular cycles, unofficial pCOS treatment: Getting healthy
@smfeuro: dx: Unexplained and RPL treatment: Clomid + Ovidrel
@Drove2u: dx:unexplained treatment: IUI
@LauraNick2010: dx:unexplained treatment: Provera + Clomid
@yellingbanana: dx: PCOS treatment: Letrozole, metformin, trigger, TI
@twomommiestobe: dx: annovulatory/pcos and DW-endometriosis treatment: reciprocal IVF
@turtle148: dx: LPD treatment: Clomid + progesterone
@kaitlink33: dx: PCOS treatment: Letrozole, dexamethasone, and injectable meds+ provera
@Whiggrrl65: dx: PCOS treatment: Letrozole and Ovidrel + IUI
@gardeniagirlknits: dx: hypothyroidism & thyroid cancer dx: synthroid, thyroidectomy
@roosh1982: dx: Unexplained infertility treatment: Femara, estrace + trigger
@rachlee2010: dx: DOR treatment: IUI
@jclaire2: dx: Unexplained Infertility & hypothyroid treatment: Letrozole, trigger shot, IUI and progesterone
@tiffany929: dx: Endo treatment: Lupron injects
@hrenee721: dx: MFI treatment: Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI
@mackenzie07: dx: Endo + PCOS treatment: Provera, metformin, possible IVF
@lily55d: dx: Endo + PCOS treatment: metformin, Femara and progesterone.
@calfherder: dx: MFI treatment: IUI then IVF
@Tawnie2929: dx: testing
@lablover78: dx: unexplained/irregular cycles/PCOS treatment: acupuncture & herbs
@erica0901: dx: Unexplained treatment:Letrozole, Ovidrel, IUI and progesterone suppositories.
@agriffin92013: dx: Unexplained treatment: IUI+femara
@JamieL31210: dx: unexplained treatment: clomid
@hrenee721: dx: MFI treatment: IUI, then IVF if no luck
@vssbrm: dx: Minor Vercosis, morphology, high prolactin treatment: Clomid + IUI + ovidrel + prolactin meds
@Praying4ayear dx: unknown treatment: OPKs and temping
@mackenzie07 dx: PCOS and Endo treatment: Clomid
@TryingforaTRbaby dx: Hughes Syndrome, immature eggs dx: Clomid + novarel
@LauraNick2010 dx: not tested treatment: Clomid
@benten24 dx: irregular cycles, not tested yet
@ahende04 dx: anovulatory, treatment: in testing
@emgem819 dx: PCOS, treatment: provera, femara + Bravelle
@amyac15 dx: Increased prolactin, treatment: Parlodel
@wifeinraleigh28 dx: MFI treatment: Clomid (DH) + TI
@WA85: dx: Endo + Fibroids treatment: Clomid
@MrsB627: dx PCOS+kidney disease treatment: Clomid
@Plainjanie: dx: in testing
@katehutsen: dx: MFI treatment: Clomid, IUI with DS
@Soon2bemissG: dx: PCOS treatment: Metformin + provera
@taragust dx: MFI treatment: IUI
@iloverocksalot dx: high FSH, MFI treatment: DHEA+ Clomid+IUI
@severmilli12 dx: in testing phase
@ErinJoshua2011 dx: anovulation/amenorrhea treatment: clomid + prometrium
@nberth dx: PCOS treatment: Provera + Clomid
@kerismatic dx: PCOS treatment: Metformin
@Curry78 dx: PCOs w/anovulation treatment: Letrozole, Dexamethasone, Menopur, and Ovidrel
@Linsay ; dx: Unexplained treatment: clomid
@MrsAlyssaT dx: One tubal blockage, low motility and Graves disease (hyperthyroidism) treatment: thyroid medication, IF testing
@vnegron87: dx PCOS treatment: Clomid, trigger, donor sperm
@MorganL925: dx possible MFI treatment: Clomid for DH, + IF testing
@xtceyzz: dx: LPD treatment: Clomid
@MrsB627: dx: PCOS + Kidney Disease treatment: Clomid (going into testing)
@kwetsell dx: anovulation, very low progesterone, endometriosis and adenomyosis treatment: Clomid
@SummerBrooke13 dx: testing for congenital adrenal hyperplasia treatment: metformin
NEWCOMERS:
To be added to the Weekly Checkin, please answer the following:
1. How long have you been TTC?
2. What is your diagnosis?
3. What is your current treatment plan?Question of the Week: What are your plans for the year end holidays?
Re: TTTC Checkin 12/21/2015
QOTW: We are spending Christmas Day with DH family and on the 27th we will see mine.
BFP1 12/24/14 - EDD 09/07/15 (D/C 8w1d)
BFP2 6/12/15 - EDD 2/22/16 (D/C 10w3d)
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Diagnoses and Treatments
PCOS (myo-inositol, excercize)
Indeterminant levels of APS IgM antibodies (baby aspirin)
Sub-septate uterus (hysteroscopic septoplasty 12/18/15)
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BFP3 05/02/16 EDD 01/09/17 DS born 01/05/17
BFP4 01/28/19 EDD 10/?/19 🤞🙏
We host parties for the holidays for our family so the next two weeks will hopefully go quickly!
I'm CD14 right now and taking OPKs (still have yet to see a positive this month... last night and this morning I saw a very faint second line and I'm hoping it will darken soon). I plan to start temping next month for more accuracy there. We're BD'ing EOD right now, hoping it's my fertile window, and also hoping that the clomid is working, though I know it is still early. DH gets his next SA on 1/28 to see if there's any improvement, but we were warned it could take up to 6 months.
@ceclarlinetlo - I'm glad your recovery has been smooth! I hope you have success (meaning a BFP) now in 2016!
QOTW: We are Jewish but still love to celebrate Christmas (even though we don't celebrate the reason for the season...) We are going to a close friend's Christmas Eve dinner party and then seeing a movie with some other friends on Christmas Day (movie has yet to be decided). On NYE DH and I have plans to see Star Wars again (it was AWESOME), and then I don't know what! I'm hoping we make it to midnight this year (last year we didn't... we're morning people)!
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
We spend Christmas with my family. DH's family doesn't really celebrate (weird, I know).
@ceclarlinetlo Hoping you have a quick and painless recovery!
@wifeinraleigh28 FX that the meds work and he has a great follow up next month!
TTC #1 off and on since 2010
11/15 - Clomid + TI = BFN
12/15 - Clomid + TI = BFN
1/16 - Clomid + IUI = BFN
2/16 - Clomid + IUI = BFN
4/16 - Follistim + IUI = BFN
5/16 - 11/16 - Life / WTFing / Pity Party / Saving $
1/17 - IVF #1 (Fresh Transfer / 6 frosties) = BFN
3/17 - FET.... BFP! EDD 11/29
Good Morning Everybody!
We are preparing for DH's first appointment with the urologist tomorrow afternoon. I'm both excited and nervous for that. I worry that there is nothing they can do to improve count and morphology. Other than that we are trying our hardest to relax over the next month or so and not do a whole lot of thinking about TTC. I put my natural path appointments on hold and we are going to just concentrate on enjoying the season!
QOTF: My MIL is coming for dinner on Christmas Eve and will sleep over as she heads to my BIL's place Christmas morning to watch his Children open gifts. Christmas day is my FIL's 60th birthday so we are doing a bday party that day for him. And boxing day we are heading to the Dominican with my fam jam!! My dad is sick so my parents are taking all of us on a vacation to spend some time together. I am excited to just get away and enjoy each others company!
Me: 30 DH: 33
Married: February 15, 2013
TCC: October 2013
MFI- low count/morphology
May / June 2016- Monitored cycle and TI- BFN
June / July 2016- Gonal-F + IUI #1- BFN
August 2016- Gonal-F + IUI #2-
QOTW: DH plays at our church's Christmas Eve Service then afterwards we are coming home, lighting a fire in the fireplace and baking Christmas cookies while watching Christmas movies
RE appt 12/2015
CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent
Dx: Unexplained Infertility
February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6
BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16
It's a girl!
Isla Quinn born 10/29/16 at 38w5d via C/S
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TFAS March 2018
RE consultation 8/2/18
Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19
It's a girl!
Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
QOTW: spending Christmas with my family in jersey, going to mountain house for a few days with DH and then Connecticut for New Years to a friends house. I know it's ok to drink during TWW and I have been but this time I'm going to try real hard not to. Lol and it is hard during Christmas and New Years. After New Years we are going to Seattle and will see a bunch of friends. If it's a bfn I will be partying it up there since I think we will have to take January off then since I won't be able to get in for my baseline appt while in Seattle.
QOTW: I'm Jewish so we celebrate Christmas by going out to a movie and eating chinese food
TTC #2 starting 9/2019
BFP 7/13/2020!
Due 3/18/2021
TTC #1 since 2/2015
Diagnosis: Unexplained Infertility 9/2015
Moving to IVF with ICSI and PGS 5/2016-6/2016 Just kidding, BFP 4/4/2016!
Spencer Elliott born 12/7/2016
So we had our visit with the RE today, and we since DH's counts have been too low for IUI to be effective we are being referred for IVF! (@GoldenKeys can you update my treatment stuff on the list?) I am so excited. DH is doing bloodwork tomorrow, and I am doing bloodwork and testing next cycle. So now we get to figure out how to finance it and everything, but it finally feels like we are getting something done!
QotW - my sister is getting into town in a few hours, so we get to spend the holidays together (@wifeinraleigh28 we are Jewish also, but we always did Christmas... my mom grew up feeling left out, and she didn't want us to feel that way)
TTC since 2011
@BrightenMySky Congrats!
Qotw: We are actually having Christmas tomorrow. Dh goes back to work on Thursday for the next five nights so we decided earlier was better. I would never be able to cook Christmas dinner between when he wakes up and leaves for work. News years I will also be alone because dh is working that night as well.
@Plainjanie My mom's birthday is on Christmas day.
@Drove2u - Those are fantastic numbers!! That gives you the best chances of success of anyone, so hopefully this will be it for you. Keeping my fingers crossed! I truly believe that decreasing stress as much as possible can help with conception so I hope for a very stress-free 2ww for you!
@erica0901 - Good luck with your 2ww!! We will probably have Chinese food on Christmas too. One of our local Chinese restaurants actually donates a bunch of money every Christmas to our local JCC as a thank you for giving them so much business on Christmas
@starlitfae - Congrats on moving forward with IVF! It really does give you your best chances when you're struggling with sperm issues so I hope that this new plan will give you your little miracle(s). I personally know 3 couples who had success this way, and all of them have perfectly healthy twins!
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
*Update - BFN but onwards we go to keep trying!
Hope everyone has a great holiday and new year! Here's to all of us getting BFP's in 2016!!
*Edited for update
Stepdaughter will be with us Chrismas eve/Christmas morning this year so we will open gifts first thing. Then going to spend the rest of the weekend relaxing.
Good luck to everyone in their TWW.
We're just waiting. I plan on watching movies and eating lasagna for Christmas.
DX - MFI Antibodies, High DNA fragmentation
IUI #1 November 2015 - 0% Motility
IVF #2 May 2016 - (FAIL/25 eggs, 1 5BB xx, PGS abnormal)
Celebrating Christmas with family.....Hosting NYC house party with friends and their kiddos!
Sending well wishes to everyone. Holidays can be tough. I'm starting in a new department at my company in the new year, leaving my team of 3+ years. I think coming in to a sweet card signed by my boss and coworkers plus other stuff is making me a little blue this morning. It doesn't help that it's going to be 80 degrees here today and tomorrow so it totally doesn't feel like Christmas.
@Plainjanie let us know how the appointment goes. We're dealing with MFI and unfortunately, after Clomid, DH's numbers dropped below 5mil. and the stupid clinic that did the testing doesn't so any further counts if the total is below 5mil. We don't even know the actual count. So his urologist stopped the Clomid since it's not working for the purpose he intended (it did help his T level a lot) and he's going to retest at another clinic next month.
@wifeinraleigh28 I didn't know your DH was on androgel. I bet you guys are successful once he gets it totally out of his system. I think I've read it can take up to a year but most everyone reverts to normal fertility numbers afterward. I think it's great that he's feeling good on the Clomid. Although it hugely increased DH's T count (it went from mid 250s to around 1,100) he never really felt any different. Which was a bummer.
I had bloodwork last week...which reminds me I need to call my Dr to make sure they sent the results. And I had my HSG yesterday. As suspected, they saw nothing unusual, my uterus and everything else looks exactly as it should. I have to admit it was pretty painful for the 30 seconds the dye was administered but luckily I had no cramping afterward. I have the follow up with our RE next week on the 30th, which is nice because DH is actually off work next week and can attend the appointment with me. We did get a new puppy over the weekend, so that's been a great distraction.
I haven't done any medicated cycles, nor done much research on medications. I know the RE said she'd want to do medicated just to increase chances when doing IUI. Does any one have any advice on questions I should ask or things I should research? I really trust the RE and our center is famous for the first US IVF baby, so it's a good center, I just want to know as much as possible. I know that Clomid has a max amount for women? Like 6 doses or something?
Baby A (via IUI due to MFI): Sep 2016 born at 35+6
@turtle148 Does your mom enjoy sharing Christmas day with her birthday? My FIL hates it. So this year, because it's a big one, we are just doing a birthday party. No Christmas involved.
@wifeinraleigh28 @morganL925 The appointment went well I think. The doctor was very friendly. A really loud talker though. I'm sure I jumped every time he started a new sentence! lol. But he asked me to step out of the room and felt DH up a bit. DH said he 'squeezed his tubes'. He wrote a requisition for blood work to check his hormone levels and also a requisition for another SA in February. He did say that his count is not horribly low and he has seen a lot of couples get pregnant with those numbers. So that did make me feel a little better (whether he was just being nice or not.)
He did write a script for Clomid but was very up in the air about it. Said it doesn't really work, no one really knows. He also didn't know a whole lot of info about the actual medication. The doctor said any side effect you got, no matter the size, just stop. Clomid essentially so ineffective for men that it wouldn't be worth continuing to take it. But I connected with my Pharmacy friend this morning and after talking to DH we decided to hold off until at least the new year. It costs an arm and a leg for 1 months supply. My pharmacy friend is going to do some research for us and we will revisit come January.
Still up in the air...but I feel like we are moving forward.
Merry Christmas Everyone and Happy New Years. And I hope those who don't celebrate Christmas have a wonderful season full of family love and friends!
Me: 30 DH: 33
Married: February 15, 2013
TCC: October 2013
MFI- low count/morphology
May / June 2016- Monitored cycle and TI- BFN
June / July 2016- Gonal-F + IUI #1- BFN
August 2016- Gonal-F + IUI #2-
Baby A (via IUI due to MFI): Sep 2016 born at 35+6
As far as doing medicated cycles, it is definitely recommended when you're dealing with MFI of any kind. My RE put me right on injectables (follistim) for our IUI cycle because he said they are twice as effective as the orals, and don't have the negative side effects that clomid does (thinned uterine lining). I would just make sure you ask your RE what he/she is recommending as far as medications and their reasoning behind it. I found myself very confused for awhile because I didn't ask those questions, but it made perfect sense once my RE explained why. Unfortunately we weren't successful with our IUI even with 4+ mature follicles. But I'm guessing our chances were much higher than they would have been otherwise with only 7 million motile sperm (post wash).
@Plainjanie - I hope you are able to get pregnant with your numbers! Our urologist had me leave the room so he could feel up my DH too! I guess he was doing a testicle check. Then he had DH do blood work. And yeah, clomid really hasn't been researched much for its effects on men, and it only seems to increase sperm count in a select few. I think it's only real benefit they know of currently is increasing T levels, but if that's not the issue you're dealing with I can certainly understand why the urologist doesn't want to prescribe it. Right now we're pretty happy with the recommendation for clomid because it's completely free for us through our insurance. I wonder if it will be different if your friend checks what your insurance covers? It sounds like you might not need anything though, which is awesome!
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
/loss mentioned/
TTC#1 July 2014
dx: MFI (morphology)
IUI #1 w/Clomid + Ovidrel Sept. 2015 ~ BFN
IUI #2 w/Clomid + Ovidrel Halloween 2015 ~ BFN
IUI #3 w/Clomid + Ovidrel Thanksgiving 2015 ~ BFP!!
hb 146 bpm at 7w5d
1/28/16 ~ began to say goodbye to our beautiful baby at 11w
d&c, followed by cytotec
TTCAL April 2016
IUI #4 w/Clomid + Ovidrel Apr. 2016 ~ BFN
IUI #5 w/Clomid + Ovidrel ~ CP
IUI#6 w/Clomid + Ovidrel ~ BFN
I'm new to this thread but wanted to share my story as well. DH and I have been trying to conceive for almost 1.5 years now. I have PCOS since I was young and have been on BC until about 2 years ago. I've been on clomid for about 7 months with no results and recently moved on to IUIs. I've been taking bravelle and most recently switched to gonal + metformin. Going in for my third IUI today so FX! It's been very stressful emotionally and I'm trying to relax because I know stress can affect me as well.
QOTW - were Jewish so our Christmas Eve was an outing to the movies. Last night on Christmas we ordered Chinese food and watched home alone movies
TTC - since 2014
7 rounds of Clomid - BFN
IUI #1 - October 2015 - BFN
IUI #2 - November 2015 - BFN
IUI #3 - December 2015 - BFN
IVF #1 - March 2016
Retrieval #1 - April 2016
FET #1 - May 2016 - BFP!!! DS - Born January 2017
Trying for baby #2...
FET #2 - January 2018 - BFN
No more embryos left; switched to a new RE
IVF/Retrieval #2 - January 2019
IVF/Retrieval #3 - March 2019
FET #3 - April 2019 - BFP!!! - DD: Born December 2019
Trying for baby #3...
FET #4 - October 2021 - BFP!!! - Due June 2022
Me: 34, DH: 38 ~ TTC since 2014
IUI #1-3 (Nov 2015, Feb 2016, May 2016) = BFNs
IVF ER (July 2016) = 7 PGS normal embryos
FET #1 (Sept 2016) = BFP! DD born 5/30/17
FET #2 (April 2019) = BFN
FET #3 (July 2019) = BFP! DS born 3/27/20
Morning ladies,
I'm a little late on this post, busy week!
It is now cycle day 50, last 2 periods in Oct. & Nov. were provera induced with no ovulations.
The 16th I had my first RE appointment. I am very happy with him. He determined I in fact do NOT ovulate on my own, even when a period is forced with medication like provera. We had an hour long consult and he had labs drawn in the office. I am still waiting on my AMH result to come back, very nervous about that. Did get my 17-Hydroxy Progesterone result, it is still over 450. (Normal is less than 70, so, that's just great). He has decided he does not want to treat me alone, and has referred me to a Medical Endocrinologist as well as a Genetic Counselor to determine treatment and severity. He also says he does not want to prescribe me Clomid without approval from the M.E. Basically, I will need to take steroid shots before and during the use of clomid if I want to get pregnant. If I don't use the steroids I can pass these issues on to my child if she is a girl, or a boy would simply be a carrier. However, if my husband is a carrier and we were to have a girl without using steroids to keep my levels in check, then she could basically come out with ambiguous genitalia. That's a very severe and rare possibility, but not one I am willing to chance, obviously. Still on Metformin, and now on Provera to get used to having periods and prevent build up in my uterus.
SO, now we wait on future appointments with an M.E. and a G.C. Feeling like all we are doing is waiting...
FX for better news in 2016 for everyone!!
QOTW: We had 6 Christmas parties, not including work ones! Other than Christmas, I surprised my mom by getting tickets to go see Wicked on New Years Eve! Looking forward to that!
Me: 23 DH: 30
TTC since May 2015
DX: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia causing
anovulation/amenorrhea.
BFP on 9/8/16 after cycle #9 of 16 months TTC!! 1st US 10/3
Currently: Very anxious!!
Married for 7 years, TTC for 4 years
dx: Diminished Ovarian Reserve
2 Clomid IUI's + 4 injectable IUI's= 5 BFNs and 1 mc