Hello all,
Sorry for the delay on this week's check in. I'm battling the flu and sleeping all day. I'll combine the updates next week.
How is everybody doing?

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
Re: TTTC quick check in - 10/19/2016
Went in for my HSG today have a cyst causing particial blockage. Meet with my RE on the 31 to go over everything and what the next step is
Guessing I will have to have it removed.
Not much going on for me. Just in the TWW and trying to get through the work week without losing my mind. It's going by so slow this week. Ug.
TTC #1 Since: April 2015
Unexplained Infertility
Cycle 1&2 : Clomid 50mg- BFN
Cycle 3: Letrozole 2.5mg- BFN
Cycle 4: Letrozole 5mg- BFN
Cycle 5: HSG-normal
Clomid 100mg+ Estrace- BFN
Cycle 6: Letrozole 5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progestrone- BFN
Cycle 7: Letrozole 5mg, Cyst found during follicle check
Cycle 8: Birth control to treat left ovary cyst
Cycle 9: Letrozole 7.5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
Cycle 10: Letrozole 7.5mg, 2 Cysts found during follicle check
Cycle 11: Clomid 100mg+Estradiol+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
Cycle 12: Clomid 100mg- BFN
Cycle 13-16: Natural attempts while awaiting IVF
Cycle 14: IVF-BFN
@labluver2 I'm sorry to hear about the cyst and that you'll likely need surgery. I'm glad it sounds like something they can fix.
Nothing much going on for me. 8DPIUI, just hoping that if AF shows, she holds off until after my half-marathon this weekend. I have never successfully exercised on CD1. Oh the cramps! Meanwhile, I keep poking my boobs to see if they're sore, which actually just makes them sore. Must stop.
@Labluver2 hope the appointment with the RE goes well - sorry to hear about the cyst and the blockage but hopefully they can get rid of it an open that tube up!
@hoffmanr7 yay for the TWW and work crawling.. ha.
@Bababatty I am never good for exercise on CD1 either!
I need a serious chart-stalk! I took letrozole CD3-7. I got a dark but not positive OPK on the 12th (marked it with a HIGH even though it wasn't an advanced monitor). I also had cramps that day but it was the day after my HSG so there's that. I then proceeded to have a climb in my temps but with no EWCM and negative OPKs until the 15th! I'm worried that FF won't have any idea when I O'd because of all these conflicting signs. Any advice or interpretation is welcome! Sorry if the image is huge.
Married since 2011
TTC since Oct 2014
DOR + MFI
3 failed IUIs; IVF August 2017
TWW over here. Beta on Saturday & I'm wedding dress shopping for my friend all day so I think I'm going to shut my ringer off and wait until we are done shopping so I don't ruin her day if it's a negative. Will they leave this info on my voicemail?
No Folic acid/pharmaceuticals/supplements (too many to list- private message me if interested), IVIL infusion
@Labluver2 - Sorry to hear about the surgery. FX the wait for your RE appointment goes quick and FX for a quick recovery.
@hoffmanr7 - FX for your TWW
@Bababatty - FX AF hold off. I am good for nothing activity wise on CD1
@seethosestars - Wish I could give you input but I;m not great at reading the charts
As for me, I am hanging out on the WTO thread because I don't know if I should move to TWW. I was going to move to TWW because I got a positive OPK on CD12 (today is CD 14) when I tested at 5 pm but then when I tried testing again that night I got a negative OPK so I am not sure if I botched the 2nd test / got a false positive / OR if I have a super short surge. So I am testing once a day now to see if I get another positive OPK.
I put why I am confused as a spoiler if you want to read about it:
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
*trigger warning*
I have an ultrasound in the morning...I'm so nervous about it, we're hoping to hear the heartbeat. I still just don't feel pregnant...can't get my hopes up! I did order a maternity shirt which was a way bigger ordeal for me than it should have been, haha.
@GoldenKeys FEEL BETTER!!!!!!!!!! I know it's gross but I swear by a clove of raw garlic in a spoonful of raw honey!!!!!!!!! And lots of ACV!
@lablover78 they always ask me if they can leave the results on my voicemail, just ask whoever draws your blood! FX!!!!!!!!
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
@seethosestars that is a tough chart for sure. You have fertile signs all over the place but the don't seem to matchup with each other.
good luck at your ultrasound @BWhitta!
im currently sitting at 4dpo. We ended up having -3, -2 & -1 for timing so we did what we could and now we wait! I gave up temping as soon as I got my CHs. It makes me so anxious I can't sleep and then I over analyze my chart constantly for 2 weeks, I'm over it. So test day will be 10/29 and until then I'm just gonna treat my body as if I'm KU, can't hurt right.
Married 7/13
TTC #1 since 10/13
BFP 2/4/15, MC twin boys at 18w3d 5/15
IUI #1 2/25/16
@lablover78 I hope we can stop compulsively bruising our boobs. :-) Good luck with your beta!
@SaphireSweetie Maybe you started surging after your test on CD11, which could explain the negative after the positive on CD12? I think if you did surge on CD11/12 your timing would be ok. Are you confirming with temps? I can't remember.
@BWitta Good luck with the u/s! So happy for you!
@soontobemommahowe Great timing! Good luck with your TWW!
FX for your US @BWhitta!
so sorry to hear you're sick @GoldenKeys
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
I am not confirming with temping since I'm not 100% sure how that works (please don't laugh). I have thought about it though but haven't started
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
@Labluver2 - Sorry to hear about the cyst. Hope the RE gives you good news on treatment.
@Bababatty - OMG, I do that too! Glad I'm not the only one that does the "boob check".
Good thoughts to everyone in the TWW! CD 26 for me. I'm away on a long weekend with DH celebrating our second anniversary. Hiking, beer tasting, and hot tubbing will distract me.
DH - low motility
Rx: Levothyroxine, misc supplements
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
@Labluver2 Sorry to hear about the cyst, hoping your upcoming RE visit goes well and has a good plan for next steps!
@hoffmanr7 Hope the rest of the tww goes by quickly for you!
@Bababatty Good luck with your half-marathon!! Glad to hear I'm not the only one who keeps poking their boobs :P
@lablover78 FX for good news today. My nurse will leave me a voicemail with the news when I can't pick up.
@seethosestars I'm not so good at interpreting the charts either, but wishing you good luck this cycle!
@SaphireSweetie88 I always had trouble pinpointing using the OPK's too. Good luck!!
@BWhitta FX that Tues goes well and you can hear that little heart beating!
@SoonToBeMommaHowe Good luck! I also gave up temping a few months back, one less thing to worry about...
@PoeMasque Good luck this cycle! I'm also currently enjoying the icky progesterone :P
@BenJay Sounds like a great weekend, hope you have lots of fun and a lovely anniversary!
I'm 10 days past transfer, and I have my beta on Tuesday.
**tw**
I broke down and took a hpt yesterday. It showed two lines and I could hardly believe it. Never seen anything except stark white, so I was expecting to be heartbroken again. I took another this morning and it's still showing positive. I'm feeling excited but scared something will still go wrong. I guess everyone has those fears though, especially going through infertility. Trying to enjoy the feelings of hope and happiness and praying things continue to go well and show good numbers Tuesday. Thanks to everyone for helping me realize I'm not alone in this journey and continuing to be a source of comfort and understanding.
Married June 2012
TTC #1 since Oct 2014
March 2016: IUI#1 w/ Clomid, Ovidrel, Progesterone, Estradiol - BFN
April-May 2016: treatment on hold due to bad thyroid levels, adjusted meds
June 2016: IUI#2 w/ Clomid, Ovidrel, Progesterone, Estradiol - BFN
July 13th: IVF consult
August 2016: IUI#3 w/ Femara, Ovidrel, Progresterone - BFN
Sept/Oct 2016: IVF + ICSI
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
Past Treatment: Clomid + Metformin x 3 BFN
Letrozole 5 mg + Trigger shot + IUI = BFP!
Beta confirmed 8/22
EDD 5/1/17
Married 7/13
TTC #1 since 10/13
BFP 2/4/15, MC twin boys at 18w3d 5/15
IUI #1 2/25/16
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
(Thank you for the anniversary wishes!)
DH - low motility
Rx: Levothyroxine, misc supplements
TTC #1 Since: April 2015
Unexplained Infertility
Cycle 1&2 : Clomid 50mg- BFN
Cycle 3: Letrozole 2.5mg- BFN
Cycle 4: Letrozole 5mg- BFN
Cycle 5: HSG-normal
Clomid 100mg+ Estrace- BFN
Cycle 6: Letrozole 5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progestrone- BFN
Cycle 7: Letrozole 5mg, Cyst found during follicle check
Cycle 8: Birth control to treat left ovary cyst
Cycle 9: Letrozole 7.5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
Cycle 10: Letrozole 7.5mg, 2 Cysts found during follicle check
Cycle 11: Clomid 100mg+Estradiol+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
Cycle 12: Clomid 100mg- BFN
Cycle 13-16: Natural attempts while awaiting IVF
Cycle 14: IVF-BFN
I got to see the sweetest little blinking light on my ultrasound this morning! So sad that my husband had to leave town for work but they let me video it so I could show him! So, I'm 7 weeks, due June 16th, and my RE discharged me and transferred me to my OB. I still can't believe this is happening and I don't think I'll truly relax until this baby is in my arms, but I am finally starting to feel cautiously excited.
I'm going to continue lurking here and praying for all of you to join us on the Pregnant after IF board SOON!!!!!!! Being a part of this community made the hardest year of my life so much easier...I will always have a special place in my heart for you all!!!
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
No Folic acid/pharmaceuticals/supplements (too many to list- private message me if interested), IVIL infusion
@lablover78 - Sorry to hear that. Hugs.
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
3 Losses, 8/16 11/16 and 6/2017
TTC #1 Since: April 2015
Unexplained Infertility
Cycle 1&2 : Clomid 50mg- BFN
Cycle 3: Letrozole 2.5mg- BFN
Cycle 4: Letrozole 5mg- BFN
Cycle 5: HSG-normal
Clomid 100mg+ Estrace- BFN
Cycle 6: Letrozole 5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progestrone- BFN
Cycle 7: Letrozole 5mg, Cyst found during follicle check
Cycle 8: Birth control to treat left ovary cyst
Cycle 9: Letrozole 7.5mg+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
Cycle 10: Letrozole 7.5mg, 2 Cysts found during follicle check
Cycle 11: Clomid 100mg+Estradiol+Trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone- BFN
Cycle 12: Clomid 100mg- BFN
Cycle 13-16: Natural attempts while awaiting IVF
Cycle 14: IVF-BFN
Married 7/13
TTC #1 since 10/13
BFP 2/4/15, MC twin boys at 18w3d 5/15
IUI #1 2/25/16
So IUI#2 was a bust. We now have to start down the IVF road.....we will only be able to afford one round and if that's not successful it will mean draining our savings for nothing, so today was a really rough day for both of us. There were tears for the first time in a year.....from both of us.
TTC#1 since November 2015
9/16/2016 IUI#1 - BFN
10/12/2016 IUI#2 - BFN
1/21/2017 Clomid/IUI#3 - BFN
March 2017 IVF: BFP! (beta#1 191, beta#2 378!) - it's a boy! DS born 12/6/2017
TTC #2 since July 2018
May 2019 IVF #2: BFP! (beta#1 346, beta#2 646) - vanishing twin at 8 weeks. Baby B still going strong - due 2/8/20!
@lablover78 So sorry about AF *hugs*
PoeMasque Very sorry to hear your IUI didn't work. Best of luck as you begin IVF, and FX for a very successful cycle!
**tw**
Thank you all so much for the kind words! I got my beta today and the numbers were good, so I'll be going in Thursday for more bw
Married June 2012
TTC #1 since Oct 2014
March 2016: IUI#1 w/ Clomid, Ovidrel, Progesterone, Estradiol - BFN
April-May 2016: treatment on hold due to bad thyroid levels, adjusted meds
June 2016: IUI#2 w/ Clomid, Ovidrel, Progesterone, Estradiol - BFN
July 13th: IVF consult
August 2016: IUI#3 w/ Femara, Ovidrel, Progresterone - BFN
Sept/Oct 2016: IVF + ICSI
I am sorry about CD1 and that IUI was a bust
Hopefully IVF will work for you. FX as tight as I can for you.
Married: 06-2024
TTC #1: Since November 2015
Restarted TTC "count" Oct. 2016
due to previous issues.
***TW***
BFP: 11/4/2016
BFP: 07/17/2024
Take time for yourself, you deserve some pampering this week. Thinking of you.
MFI (High DNA Fragmentation) & Mild endometriosis
Aug 2016 - May 2017 6 IUI's with letrozole - BFN
April 2017 - laparoscopy to remove mild endo
June 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU - Cancelled early ovulation, no eggs retrieved.
Aug/Sept 2017 - Mini IVF letrozole 12.5mg, Gonal-F 75IU, cetrotide - 13 eggs retrieved, 11 mature
5 eggs ICSI'd 6 eggs frozen - 1 day 5 blast transfered, 2 expanded blast frozen - BFP!
May 2018 - Baby girl born - Our Joy
TTC #2 since July 2019
July 2019 - FET - BFN
Jan 2020 - FET - canceled due to family health issues
Mar 2020 - FET - low beta - chemical pregnancy
July 2020 - ICSI'd remaining 6 eggs - 3 fertilized - 2 survived to early blast stage, transfered both - Chemical Pregnancy