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  • @laurad75 @Bababatty @Becky012016

    thank you for the suggestions!! I will definitely start writing down questions. And I'm glad to know there are others who had clear test results but still have trouble conceiving. Hoping he has a plan of action when we meet with him next week!
    DH: 31, Me: 27
    Married May 2014
    TTC #1: May 2015
    September 2016-December 2016: Met with RE, fertility testing, diagnosis of tubal scarring, and plan of IVF
    *TW in spoiler boxes*
    Surprise! Unexpected BFP 2/22/17 just when we were about to start fertility treatment!
    Pregnancy Ticker


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  • edited December 2016
    @mrsdaddario my temp gets low like that right before O and I have similar OPK patterns too. I'd say the next day or two could be O day!

    Eta wording
  • @Daisy621 FX for your this IUI!!!
    Together 2007 | Married 2011 | Me: 36 | DH: 38
    Adopted Furbaby: 2014
    TTC#1 : 1/2016 | IUI #2 - BFP 12/24/16 -- born 9/8/17
    TTC#2: 11/2019 | Dx DOR (AMH 0.3), AMA
    IUI #2 - BFP 7/1/20 -- EDD 3/14/21
  • @daisy621 welcome back and fx that this is your cycle. I know that feeling where it seems like it will never happen, hopefully that will change!
    *TW*
    TTC 1/2012
    Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
    6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
    TTC #3 5/2016
    Restarted Fertility tx
    IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17

  • @TravelingCouple  GL.  FX it is an easy procedure for you.  :)
    History and blog link in spoiler
    2016 - dx with super low ovarian reserve; failed cycle with clomid, failed IUI, 
    2017 - egg retrieval #1 - 3 eggs, 0 embryos appropriate for transfer; ER #2 2 eggs, 0 embryos on day 3; ER #3 1 egg 0 embryos
    moved to donor egg in summer 2017; 35 eggs retrieved; 19 fertilized; 9 total embryos
    Fresh transfer Dec 2017= BFP!  baby boy born 8/22/18

    May 2019 - surprise natural pregnancy ended in MC
    Nov 2019 FET; MC at 9 weeks
    May 2020 FET; BFN
    July 2020 FET; CP treated with methotrexate
    Oct 2020 BFP! 

    Take a look at my blog


  • @travelingcouple GL! it will go great, keep us updated.
    *TW*
    TTC 1/2012
    Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
    6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
    TTC #3 5/2016
    Restarted Fertility tx
    IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17

  • @mokay19 Ahhhh!!!! I just saw your update on the Grad thread!!! So happy for you girl! Congratulations!!
  • I feel like I belong here right now more than in the WTO/TWW threads. 
    I haven't ovulated since July (based on OPKs) and my cycle was 92 and recently 48 days long.  I had my annual back in September with blood work and everything came back "normal and it was probably just a wonky cycle" and that I should call if they stayed irregular. I made an appointment for next week which would have been CD 55ish but today is now CD1. Should I cancel and schedule again if this cycle is irregular/anovulatory or should I just keep the appointment? What would you do if you were in my shoes? 
  • Just wanted to pop in and let you know I'm thinking of you ladies.  

    @Becky012016 I agree with @laurad75

    GL today @TravelingCouple !

  •  @laurad75; and @antoto; Thanks for the advice! I'll just call and see what they suggest. 
  • @travelingcouple I'm so glad today went well and that you have a good plan moving forward! I second @ladymillil pantyliners are the way to go. I did progesterone suppositories and they were messy. Thankfully I did not have a ton Of side effects.
    *TW*
    TTC 1/2012
    Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
    6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
    TTC #3 5/2016
    Restarted Fertility tx
    IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17

  • @TravelingCouple I'm so glad you had a great appointment with this RE! She sounds amazing.  I don't have any experience with progesterone supplementation but I hope it helps lengthen your LP!  
    Together 2007 | Married 2011 | Me: 36 | DH: 38
    Adopted Furbaby: 2014
    TTC#1 : 1/2016 | IUI #2 - BFP 12/24/16 -- born 9/8/17
    TTC#2: 11/2019 | Dx DOR (AMH 0.3), AMA
    IUI #2 - BFP 7/1/20 -- EDD 3/14/21
  • Thank you @LadyMillil @wabash15 and @juliebeannn, panty liners - got it!
  • @travelingcouple Hooray! I'm so happy your appointment went well! 
  • edited December 2016
    @TravelingCouple I'm so happy to hear that you had a good experience!  Just something to potentially consider with the bloodwork - My charts ALWAYS showed that I Oed and bloodwork and ultrasound showed that I actually hadn't. Maybe yours are perfect and it's okay, but I just wanted to offer that up. Glad you found an RE that really listens to you - I feel like that can be really rare!

    @juliebeannn Hugs, always. Can't wait for your updates!
  • @antoto Oh wow I've never heard of that before! My OB did take BW on 2DPO last cycle that did confirm I ovulated according to when my chart said. Hopefully that isn't a one off thing! Whenever I've had BW done, it does line up with my charts. I like to avoid it if I can, but the RE did say it's the most accurate way of pin pointing exactly the level of progesterone, etc. She said they would still take my betas regardless when/if I do get a positive test. 
  • @antoto Oh wow I've never heard of that before! My OB did take BW on 2DPO last cycle that did confirm I ovulated according to when my chart said. Hopefully that isn't a one off thing! Whenever I've had BW done, it does line up with my charts. I like to avoid it if I can, but the RE did say it's the most accurate way of pin pointing exactly the level of progesterone, etc. She said they would still take my betas regardless when/if I do get a positive test. 
    OH that's good then - I'm sure you're in the clear :)  Bloodwork suuuuucks.
  • @juliebeannn sorry its only one follie but that is all you need and that lining is AMAZING! girl I never had a lining like that, i'm a little jelly. GL and Fx for you

    @virginiaham welcome, I'm sorry you find yourself here. I was a very long time lurker (started lurking oct15) so I remember you from when you were more active earlier. GL with this cycle 
    *TW*
    TTC 1/2012
    Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
    6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
    TTC #3 5/2016
    Restarted Fertility tx
    IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17

  • @virginiaham - Hi VirginiaHam. I'm glad you jumped in. Good luck with this cycle, I hope to hear good news from you!
    TTC #1 since September 2014
    Diagnoses: RPL, Endometriosis, MFI (count, morph, DNI, DNAS, multiple bilateral subclinical varicoceles), low progesterone
    Check out my Infertility blog 
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    Loss History (TW):
    BFP: 3 May 2015, loss confirmed 4 June 2015
    BFP: 15 August 2015, loss confirmed 23 August 2015
    BFP: 16 November 2015, loss confirmed 22 November 2015
    BFP: 18 July 2016, loss confirmed same day
    BFP: 04 March 2018, loss confirmed 23 March 2018
    BFP: 12 June 2018, TWINS; D&C 06 July 2018
    TTC History (TW):
    3 losses in 2015
    Met with OBGYN in January 2016
    Me: all clear, H: OAT
    November 2016: HSG = All Clear!
    January 2017: H tested again,  High DNA fragmentation and stainability
    February 2017: Clomid + TI + Progesterone = BFN
    March 2017: Clomid + HCG + IUI + Progesterone = SA/wash: zero count on attempt #1, <1,000 on attempt #2= BFN
    Varicocele Embolization- 5 May 17
    December 2017 SA: Zero improvement after embolization
    January IVF- 25 retrieved, 11 mature, 8 fertilized, 3 frozen day fives (3AA, 3AA, 3AA), 1 frozen day 6 (5BB), 1 frozen day 7 (3CC)
    Three PGS normal (3AA, 3AA, 5BB), one inconclusive (3AA)
    FET #1: 27 February 2018, 3AA & 5BB, one stuck! BFP 04 March 2018.... Loss confirmed 23 March 2018
    May 2018: SHG/SIS = all clear "beautiful uterus"
    FET #2: 04 June 2018, 3AA PGS normal embryo, 3AA PGS hatching inconclusive embryo. 
    BFP: 12 June 2018, EDD 20 February 2019
    Ultrasound, 25 June 2018: There are two
    Lost Baby A 02 July 2018
    Baby B not growing, D&C 06 July 2018
    Laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, chromotubation: 23 July 2018: blocked right tube, heavily inflamed, covered in endo. Removed right tube. Removed more endo from uterus, tubes, ovaries. Endo remains on bladder and bowel. 
    Next Up:
    TTC Naturally, possibly IUIs for remainder of 2018. 
    ER#2 ~Jan 2019
            

  • @virginiaham sorry you're here but welcome!
  • Hey there @virginiaham! I hope femara + monitoring does the trick for you!!!
    Together 2007 | Married 2011 | Me: 36 | DH: 38
    Adopted Furbaby: 2014
    TTC#1 : 1/2016 | IUI #2 - BFP 12/24/16 -- born 9/8/17
    TTC#2: 11/2019 | Dx DOR (AMH 0.3), AMA
    IUI #2 - BFP 7/1/20 -- EDD 3/14/21
  • hartmichhartmich member
    edited December 2016
    @antoto I just read your comment about BBT falsely showing ovulation... I just heard from my doc this week that I most likely have PCOS and from my highly scientific googling, the issue is commonly lack of ovulation. But I have been confirming ovulation with temping... or so I thought. Were your cycles long or anything else odd to indicate an issue?



  •  Thank you ladies  <3<3
    me . late 30's | h . early 40's | < 3 . 2013

    *siggy warning*

    ttc#1 . jul 2015
    mmc . mar 2016
    dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
    tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016
    BFP .  jan 2017
    DD .  oct 2017

    ntnp #2 . summer 2018
    mmc x2 . sep 2018 & may 2019
    RE workup, dx MTHFR mutation, ultimately unexplained . summer 2019
    surprise BFP .  aug 2019
    DS .  may 2020

    dx Hashimoto's 2023
    ttc #3 . feb 2023
    mmc . apr 2023
    mmc x3 . mar/jul/aug 2024
    dx elevated nk cells
    tx ovasitol, levothyroxine, baby aspirin, LP progesterone, lovenox, prednisone, femara + ti . jan 2025
    BFP . mar 2025

  • edited December 2016
    hartmich said:
    @antoto I just read your comment about BBT falsely showing ovulation... I just heard from my doc this week that I most likely have PCOS and from my highly scientific googling, the issue is commonly lack of ovulation. But I have been confirming ovulation with temping... or so I thought. Were your cycles long or anything else odd to indicate an issue?
    @hartmich
    Shit girl I am so sorry about your potential diagnosis.  Yes, if you have PCOS you can have false LH surges that cause your chart to look like you ovulated.  My cycles were never long and I always got my period.  And yet I wasn't ovulating.  So many hugs coming your way.  Please, please feel free to ask as many questions as you can think of.  ETA - the only weird symptom I ever had was spotting for a long time before my period would start.  Sometimes I would spot for a whole week before my period actually started.
  • @antoto thanks  <3 I'm still processing it and my doc wants to talk in person after my HSG, but she said she will likely be referring me to the fertility specialist in the practice. It's quite ironic that I just got the darkest opk I've ever gotten this afternoon. 



  • hartmich said:
    @antoto thanks  <3 I'm still processing it and my doc wants to talk in person after my HSG, but she said she will likely be referring me to the fertility specialist in the practice. It's quite ironic that I just got the darkest opk I've ever gotten this afternoon. 
    Fucking OPKs.  I always turned them dark every single month.  My first month of testing I went in for an ultrasound the day I got a super positive OPK.  The ultrasound showed ZERO mature follicles - just dozens and dozens of cysts.  That was a rough day.  I kept temping and sure enough my temp shot up the next day and made it look like I ovulated.  You think you know what's happening in your body and then suddenly you realize you were completely wrong and your body was lying to you.  TCOYF does not prepare you for this shit.  I'm here whenever you need someone to talk to <3
  • Ugh @antoto and @hartmich that is just awful, a serious mind fuck. Ok I am doing a bit of second guessing myself now then... Even though I've done the BW.
  • antoto said:
    hartmich said:
    @antoto thanks  <3 I'm still processing it and my doc wants to talk in person after my HSG, but she said she will likely be referring me to the fertility specialist in the practice. It's quite ironic that I just got the darkest opk I've ever gotten this afternoon. 
    Fucking OPKs.  I always turned them dark every single month.  My first month of testing I went in for an ultrasound the day I got a super positive OPK.  The ultrasound showed ZERO mature follicles - just dozens and dozens of cysts.  That was a rough day.  I kept temping and sure enough my temp shot up the next day and made it look like I ovulated.  You think you know what's happening in your body and then suddenly you realize you were completely wrong and your body was lying to you.  TCOYF does not prepare you for this shit.  I'm here whenever you need someone to talk to <3
    What a mind fuck.  Like, you do all this work and put the effort in to learn what you're body's doing and it goes and trolls you.  What the actual fuck.  Just makes me mad.  So sorry ladies @hartmich @antoto
    Together 2007 | Married 2011 | Me: 36 | DH: 38
    Adopted Furbaby: 2014
    TTC#1 : 1/2016 | IUI #2 - BFP 12/24/16 -- born 9/8/17
    TTC#2: 11/2019 | Dx DOR (AMH 0.3), AMA
    IUI #2 - BFP 7/1/20 -- EDD 3/14/21
  • @antoto thanks girl. I'm sure I'll have millions of questions soon as we get further into this. 



  • @hartmich I'm so sorry it looks like you have PCOS, hugs lady
    *TW*
    TTC 1/2012
    Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
    6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
    TTC #3 5/2016
    Restarted Fertility tx
    IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17

  • @VirginiaHam Welcome! I'm sorry you have to be on this thread. Good luck with your treatment.

    @antoto You just completely blew my mind. I'm so sorry that happened to you. Definitely not prepared for the idea that the charts could be lying. That's so frustrating! 

    @hartmich I'm so sorry about your potential diagnosis. :-(

    @juliebeannn Sorry your follie growth wasn't better, but here's hoping these IUIs work. Good luck!
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