Beta testing - week of March 6th

laurenlalap

I don't think there's already a group for this week, unless I missed it.

Welcome everyone newly in the 2ww! 

This cycle was a natural cycle for us - we took a break from IUI and medication. I think I'm 2DPO, and I plan to test around 11DPO.

Happy Saturday! : )

tvh1982

Hi! Welcome to the 2WW of absolute agony.
I have another 11 to go of my 16days (yes 16, not 14!) and it's driving me nuts.
Hope you have more patience than I do!

teamginger13

Hi! I am 2dpiui and should be testing 3/10! Hopefully I can hold out that long. 

ZoeFer

Hello dear ladies , may i join you even though i am totally confused about my cycle this time? We had another Letrozole+TI cycle, unmonitored. I think I am 2DPO but honestly i am not sure because i started to have tender breasts already so maybe it was earlier than that and i missed it. I will have progesterone test next week. Even though i tell myself that i am not hopeful this time and i won't be too sad with BFN , i know it s not totally honest. 
Anyways, i am happy to wait through this tww with you all!! I hope to see lots of BFPs in the thread.

tvh1982

You are most welcome @zoefer and let us hope you were spot on with your cycle and am creating live right now

Definitely hope this post gives as all BFP, as we are entering Spring everything starts growing, so should our bellies!

dreamcatch-her

Hello ladies! I'm back on the fertility train again after my second miscarriage (BO) this past November. After the long roller coaster of emotions for about two months, it's nice to finally have something to look forward to. We actually get to try again. ☺️ We are doing a hybrid cycle of femara and Gonal F, starting this week with 3 mature follies. 

I'll be testing the 12th.
Good luck ladies! Hoping this is our month. 

ZoeFer

@alqizwik I was following your posts in November and December. I am so sorry for your losses. I was wondering how you were doing. I am happy to hear that you are feeling well and ready to get back to TTC. I wish you the best.
@tvh82 thank you very much for the good wishes !

dreamcatch-her

Thanks @ZoeFer it's great to see you here again. I appreciate the support. Praying you get your BFP this cycle. It's probably better that you don't know the exact day, so you don't have to fight yourself not to test early!! GL!!  

ZoeFer

@alqizwik exactly I have no idea when I should test. I am going to have my progesterone test on Thursday, and it might help me to know what is going on. I feel like this cycle will be much shorter than my other letrozole cycles(31-33 days), I am afraid that AF is on its way. But that means that I could start my IUI cycle soon. I am trying to stay positive. 

LizzieJ13

I missed this thread and started a new one so going to consolidate here -- I'm testing on the 12th, on the later end of this week. This is my 3rd cycle of Letrozole, Ovidrel, and TI, with Prometrium added this cycle. GL everyone!

msirni0

Hey everyone! I'm in the TWW of my first IUI cycle. Previously I did 3 months 50mg Clomid with no luck, and just switched to an RE. I did 50mg Clomid 5-9, ovidrel, IUI on 2/21, and Prometrium (yuck). Beta is March 7, trying to hold out and not test before then. GL everyone! Hoping to see lots of good news next week!

msirni0

Previous post edited for a typo (forgot to add this at the end of post)

tvh1982

Hello ladies, let's keep our fingers crossed for us for the next week!

How do you all stay sain? I'm slowly wanting to kill someone, you know, just to be busy...

ZoeFer

@tvh1982 LOL so funny! please dont kill anyone You are almost there, I am so excited for your results.

Last weekend i found myself surrounded with babies and pregnant women (i didnt know that when DH`s friend invited us for a small gathering). It was not so fun to listen how their skin is too itchy and the creams they need to use, all the complaints and how they make the baby move in the womb etc. I totally understand why they talk about these, it is too much change in their bodies but it was not so fun for me.

Could you ladies please tell me if this is so weird? I would love to talk/communicate with my RE almost everyday if it was possible. I try to think of a reason to email him and then I do not send an email of course because it would be insane. But talking to him, to a nurse or even the financial person from the clinic gives me a sense of relief as if this helps me to feel control. I cannot explain this to myself really. I guess it is very hard for me not doing anything and just sit and wait. 

msirni0

@tvh1982 Too funny! Staying sane at work right now is tough bc I don't have a lot of work to do right now so I can't stay as busy. Outside of work I've been full on hippy trying to stay relaxed (yoga, meditating, relaxing music, the whole 9 yards), but it's helped! Fx for you!!

rchef21

I'll be testing next week!  I did Letrozole + Ovidrel and now Prometrium.  Hoping for a BFP next week!  Good luck to you all!

tvh1982

I like the hippy approach @msirni0!
That might be a better way to go  

Understand the whole 'wanting to stay connected to the clinic bit @zoefer, that is your way to 'keep control' so perfectly normal in an imperfect world. 
We have all those checkups the first two weeks and then suddenly we are left on our own. 
Just don't really mail him all the time..you know it's difficult to get a follow up when there's a restraining order  

Im sorry, I'm like in a 'make no sense mood' and 'joke about it all' as I am so ridiculous tired. 

LizzieJ13

@msirni0 I have the opposite problem, I'm super busy at work right now but for the past couple days I've been using Google and these boards to procrastinate!  Let's see, today I've already Googled the topic of "how many rounds of letrozole did it take?" to no end and gone down the rabbit hole of all the links that brought up... now I'm behind on my actual work!

msirni0

How is everyone feeling today as we are getting closer to betas?? 

ZoeFer

I always start the cycle with excitement, hope and almost enthusiasm . But by the last week of TWW, I loose all of these good feelings. At the moment I just want to crawl under the blanket and stay there until someone can tell me if I am pregnant or not. 

LizzieJ13

I'm "looking forward" to my progesterone test tomorrow to break up the TWW at the 1/2 way point. Anyone know what a good number would be? This is my first time getting tested which kind of annoys me since one would think it'd happen in the first 2 cycles? I feel kind of blah at this point. Sometimes I get excited about the possibility that everything worked this time, but overall I feel like it's another negative and I'm kind of looking forward to the next cycle...

eh3473

Joining in... This is our third round within one year. This one is a FET and the beta is scheduled for March 9th. 

I'm running low on positive thoughts but still trying to stay hopeful.

laurenlalap

ZoeFer said:

I always start the cycle with excitement, hope and almost enthusiasm . But by the last week of TWW, I loose all of these good feelings. At the moment I just want to crawl under the blanket and stay there until someone can tell me if I am pregnant or not. 

Oh god this me to a T!

teamginger13

@lizziej13 my progesterone draw was today and it was 30 which my RE said was really good. I think at my office they consider anything above 10 is good. Good luck with yours!

dreamcatch-her

I'm definitely hitting the point where I need to distract myself. So many negative thoughts, but I'm trying my best to stay hopeful. I keep comparing my symptoms to other cycles, and I need to not do that, for my own well being.
Hope the TWW is going smoothly for the rest of you ladies. Try to stay sane  

vssbrm

Just lurking here, I wanted to wish everyone luck - I am thinking positive thoughts for you all! 

msirni0

Caved and tested this morning (12dpiui, 14dpt). BFN. I thought I saw a squinter of a line, but when I looked again a few min later I didn't see anything, so I think I was making it up in my head and seeing what I wanted to see the first time. A little bummed, but I know its still early, and at least I know my trigger is tested out. I may test again on Sunday or just wait till my beta on Monday. Hope everyone is staying sane today! Weekend is almost here! Anybody have anything fun planned for the weekend?

LizzieJ13

@msirni0 Yes, fortunately we have a ton to do this weekend, including hosting 35 people for a family lunch on Sunday, so it should fly by (not what I usually want to happen with a weekend!). And next week is crazy at work plus it's my husband's birthday, so as far as TWWs go, this one shouldn't be too bad. How about you?

tvh1982

Always a good thing to have those weekends full booked! 

AFM, I had a faint line on my HPT yesterday (which I thought I just made up in my head) and another one this morning. Got a second opinion from my colleague and she saw it too.
So now I'm just hoping it really is there and that I don't wake up. 
Am 11dp5dt and have my beta on Wednesday.

vssbrm

@tvh1982 congrats!!!!! That is so exciting! Can't wait to read what Wednesday brings!!

rchef21

Well....... I tested last night again..... With those pg test strips from early pregnancy website...  I tested twice last night, both had a very dark line on top and then a very faint line on the bottom... I showed my DH, he agreed a line is a line!  This morning, I tested with the same brand.... No line....

Just ran to Target and got a Clear Blue Easy......  BFP!!!!!!  OMG! Cannot believe it still!  I'm VERY early, can't believe it showed up already! Was going to wait until Sunday, but was going to have a few drinks tonight and thought I should test.  Glad I did!  

FX to you all!! 

Congrats @tvh1982

msirni0

@tvh1982 and @rchef21 sounds like great news for both of you!! Congrats!

Lin&say

I'm kind of lurking but not really since I test the 6th haha. I see some familiar faces from last month so my fingers are crossed for you all! 

@tvh1982 ahhh I'm so excited for you! Please keep us posted! 

@rchef21 Congrats!  

tvh1982

Fantastic news @rchef21! Great way to start the weekend

ZoeFer

@tvh1982 and @rchef21 Amazing news ladies, I am so happy and excited for you . Please keep us posted with your beta results !!! 
I hope you bring luck to this board Is anyone testing over the weekend ? 

LizzieJ13

@rchef21 and @tvh1982 WOW that's great news! Keep us posted!

ZoeFer

Maybe TW:
My head is spinning now, I came home and I got so encouraged with your BFPs ladies and decided to test. And for the first time I saw this very faint second line. I think I am 10dpo. I was going to go to the clinic to get my progesterone tested tomorrow anyway, I will ask them to test for pregnancy I hope that it is not false positive .

tvh1982

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you @zoefer! That would be wonderful news.
Keep us posted!

dreamcatch-her

@msirni0 good luck! It's very possible you're just too early to tell. Hoping for some good news come Monday. Keep us posted
@vssbrm  @lin&say welcome!! 

@tvh1982 @rchef21 @ZoeFer congrats on the lines ladies!! So happy for you ladies and hoping for even more positive news to come this week. Enjoy your weekends!!

msirni0

@ZoeFer that's exciting! FX for you!!

last night I had one of those vivid positive pregnancy test dreams, woke up, and tested again....another BFN. Have a feeling I'm out this month.

ZoeFer

Thank you very much ladies @alqizwik @tvh1982 @msirni0 . I went to Walgreens and got a FRER last night and it was a definite second line. We are on our way to the clinic, I hope they do the beta test today.
I am sorry for the BFN @msirni0 , I hope it is just early for you. FX.
@alqizwik How are you doing today ? When are you testing ? FX for good results !