TTTC Checkin 12/27/2016

GoldenKeys

Hey Everyone,

As we close out this year, I wanted to take a moment to wish everybody a fabulous holiday season, and a much better 2017 than 2016 ever was.  My hope and prayer is that we will all find complete success with our treatment plans and can launch into the 1st Tri boards with great joy and wisdom to share to the new women who will find us in the next 12 months.

Happy New Year... Let's all resolve to practice the best self-care in 2017!  

How is everybody doing?

2016 BFP HALL OF FAME:

stac12679: dx: Bilateral tubal blockage  Rx: mini IVF
tripplek1988: dx: PCOS  Rx: Clomid
KidShrink: dx:Immature follies, thin lining   Rx: Femara/Ovidrel/Prometrieum
krbjoy: dx: unexplained, low AMH, fibroids  Rx:Lupron, Follistim, Menopur + trigger
AdorkablePixie: dx: Hpyothalmic amenorrhea   Rx: Menopur, Ovidrel, IUI
kistra: dx: MFI  Rx: Clomid, Ovidrel, IUI
mylienc: dx:low follicle count  Rx: Clomid + Novarel
CopperLane:  dx: PCOS  Rx: natural BFP before taking Clomid
Alyeena dx: PCOS + MFI  Rx: modified IVF + ISCI
riveridgional: dx: Unexplained, hypothyroidism, suspected ovulatory dysfunction  Rx: injectibles
Aera11: dx:mild PCOS Rx: Clomid
BrightenMySky dx: MFI  Rx: Clomid+IUI
turtle148: dx: LPD  Rx: Clomid + progesterone
vnegron87: dx PCOS  Rx: Clomid, trigger, donor sperm
MrsB627: dx PCOS+kidney disease Rx: Clomid + Metformin
LGW2015 dx: possible MFI  Rx: Clomid
lily55d dx: Endo + PCOS Rx: metformin, Femara and progesterone.
BlissfulWifey: dx: Anovulatory: Rx: Clomid + Progesterone + trigger
MorganL925: dx MFI Rx:  femera, HCG trigger + IUI + progesterone
ShallowSeas dx: Unexplained Infertility  Rx: Letrozole + TI
twomommiestobe:  dx: annovulatory/pcos and DW-endometriosis Rx: reciprocal IVF
22mango22: BFP during testing
NordyMN89 dx: unexplained infertility, possibly PCOS Rx: letrazole + IUI
graphicgranite: dx: Possible PCOS Rx: Clomid + testing
benten24 dx: irregular cycles, spontaneous BFP during testing phase
erica0901: dx: Unexplained  Rx:IVF (spontanteous BFP after 5 unsuccessful IUI's)
yellingbanana: dx: PCOS  Rx: Letrozole, metformin, trigger, TI
LGW2015 dx: PCOS Rx: Clomid
Malone24 dx: uterine polyp, LPD, possible non-PCOS polycystic ovaries  Rx: HCG
babyexpress: dx: unexplained  Rx: Clomid + IUI (bfp on a break)
Drove2u: dx:unexplained  Rx: IVF
ceclarlinetlo: DX: septate uterus and PCOS   Rx: hysteroscopic resection; low carb diet, exercise,
myoinositol
JDW0325 dx: Unexplained Rx: Femara + trigger + IUI
Tulips29 dx: PCOS Rx: IVF
mackenzie07: dx: Endo + PCOS  Rx: Provera, metformin, possible IVF
echo+november: dx: PCOS Rx: Letrozole, trigger
Ducks&Cats: dx: PCOS Rx: Clomid
GoatSnakeMouse: dx: MFI
Soon2bemissG: dx: PCOS  Rx: Metformin + provera
MrsB627: dx: PCOS + Kidney Disease Rx: Clomid (going into testing)
ale9687 dx: Anovulation  Rx: Provera, estrogil, Clomid, trigger + IUI
linzylemonz365: dx: PCOS, Rx: Clomid
kayla1232: dx endo Rx: surgery + TI
mrswifeytoad: dx: anovulatory PCOS Rx:metformin
clt2pwm11: dx:anovulatory PCOS  Rx: letrozole + trigger + iui
StephyM89 dx: anovulatory PCOS Rx Provera, Femara/Gonal-F injections, IUI and Progesterone
SummerBrooke13 dx:anovulation, amenorrhea, congenital adrenal hyperplasia  Rx: metformin
wifeinraleigh28 dx: MFI  Rx: IVF, ISCI
saphiresweetie88 dx:irregular periods
Megzb510: dx: potential blocked tube Rx: IVF

PAGING:

@Bababatty: dx:Low Motility  Rx: Letrozole + trigger + IUI
@BecauseLove dx: amenorrhea, PCOS  Rx: IVF
@blessedmomma88: dx: PCOS, anovulation Rx: Clomid, Metformin
@ChristinaV2015: dx: blocked tubes, PCOS, endo + MFI  Rx: lap, OPKs + TI
@CrunchyBaby2: dx: Unexplained Rx: Clomid
@eadams08: dx: PCOS Rx: Clomid
@emgem819 dx: PCOS, Rx: provera, femara + Bravelle
@harleyquinn0621: dx:unexplained IF Rx: IUI
@hoffmanr7: dx: unexplained Rx: Clomid + Estradiol
@iloverocksalot dx:High FSH/PCOS/Auto-Immunity, DH low morphology, Rx: DHEA + Microdose Lupron +
IVF/ICSI
@Jaje09182010: dx: Unexplained Rx: Clomid w/IUI
@jmr1515: dx: Mild MFI/morph  Rx: Clomid
@jojomama25: dx: MFI Rx: supplements + TI
@JRB3: dx: PCOS Rx: Clomid
@Kay6519: dx: PCOS rx: testing
@kem0514: dx: MFI, anovulatory PCOS, possible blocked tube  Rx: Clomid & Ovidrel
@lablover78: dx: unexplained/irreg and MTHFR
@mackenzie07 dx: PCOS and Endo  Rx: metformin, letrozole, ovidrel
@madasm0530 dx: PCOS Rx: Provera+Femara+IUI
@MamaMunn: dx: PCOS Rx: Clomid 100mg + Ovidrel + TI
@mandasand: dx: low AMH  Rx:IVF (Lupron, Menopur + Follistim)
@MandyBeeSLP: dx: low progesterone, borderline PCOS, vitamin D insufficiency Rx: metformin
@meli123k: dx unexplained  Rx:  IVF + ICSI
@Mlight28: dx Unexplained Rx: Clomid
@MrsM00re87: dx: DOR, low morph Rx: Femara + TI
@MrsMcMilkshakes: dx: cysts, testing
@MurphyGrace dx: Unexplained Rx:  Letrozole + Menopur injections + Ovidrel+ IUI
@Mythril: dx: PCOS (anovulatory) Rx:levothyroxine to lower TSH
@NikkiPSU: Unexplained Rx: TI
@Plainjanie: DX- mild MFI. Rx- Monitored cycle with TI.
@pretzel2plus1: dx: Endometriosis Rx: laparascopy
@rachlee2010: dx: DOR Rx: IUI
@ReesaAnne16: dx: MFI, high DNA fragmentation  Rx: Letrozole+ IUI
@Samanthaarielxo dx: anovulation Rx: still in testing
@sarah0985: dx: PCOS, possible blocked tubes Rx: Lap
@seethosestars:  Dx: low AFC + MFI and Rx: letrozole + testing
@SM746830: dx: PCOS, blocked tubes Rx: Surgery, Clomid
@smokinangel: dx:possible PCOS, possible MFI Rx: Letrozole + IUI
@SoonToBeMommaHowe: dx: Unexplained Rx: waiting for testing
@Starlight811 dx: DOR Rx:  Menopur + Gonal F + Ovidrel + Progesterone suppositories + IUI
@starlitfae dx: MFI & balanced translocation, thyroid  Rx: ivf with pgd testing
@vssbrm: dx: Minor Vercosis, morphology, high prolactin  Rx: Clomid + IUI + ovidrel + prolactin meds
@Mrs.RedHead dx: Unexplained Rx: Testing with RE
@PoeMasque dx: unexplained Rx: unmedicated IUI, acupuncture, supplements
@Labluver2 dx: testing
@avocuddle dx: testing
@laurad75 dx: possible DOR  Rx: IUI + trigger + acupuncture
@Worldtravler0522 dx: PCOS/Unexplained Rx: IVF
@funkykey dx: unexplained Rx: Clomid + IUI
@kmallery08 dx: unexplained Rx:Clomid, GonalF, Trigger Shot, IUI and Progesterone
@greenange dx: anovulatory PCOS w/insulin resistance Rx: Metformin, Letrozole, trigger + TI
@KariShoe dx: Unexplained Rx: Preparing for testing
@kaitlink33 dx: IR pcos Rx: Femara + trigger + TI
@Spaniard: dx: unexplained Rx: Clomid + IUI
@notamyrtle: dx: unexplained Rx: IUI + injects
@BunnyW23: dx: vasectomy (reversal) Rx: IUI
@kyersten: dx: Scar tissue Rx: IVF




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?




QOTW: Outside of graduating from TTTC, what are you hoping for in 2017?

Mythril

QOTW: Outside of graduating from TTTC, what are you hoping for in 2017?
Finding a house that I can make a home, and going to college in the fall.

funkykey

CD 7 here, clomid complete. I had a great, wonderful, warm Christmas and spent lots of time with my family and a very sweet DH, who gave me basically the perfect gift... except in addition to his gift, on Christmas Day, I also got a yeast infection, which was awful and I became stressed about (think: "what if it ruins the IUI?!") Word to the wise - it's not an issue, treat the infection (I had a couple of conversations with a doctor and pharmacist to check, though).

Outside of graduating T-TTC, in 2017 I'm hoping to get all the permits we need to move forward with our home renovation. And I hope they aren't too expensive - we have spent the last two months of 2016 in a permitting quagmire.

MrsM00re87

1) how long have you been TTC? 
4 very long years 

2) what is your diagnosis?
DOR, PCOS... 

3) what is your current treatment plan? 
Femara and TI. 

What am I hoping for in 2017? 
Im hoping to do some house renovations and do some traveling, perhaps make it a babymoon... that's the dream. 

kaitlink33

Finally have an appt with my new RE for the 6th of January so I'm hoping that goes well (I have a feeling they're going to insist on iui at this point and H will not be happy due to money factors) I'm just trying to make it until then to get things going again. 

QOTW: hoping to get most of the renovations on our house finished, we've been going room by room and I hate how cluttered and disorganized my house feels since we've been moving everything from room to room. Also, hoping to be able to start school up again in the fall once everything is settled.

hoffmanr7

Soooooo tired from the holidays.  We had a nice time but trying to squeeze both our families into 4 days, plus trying to make time for friends who are in town that we don't normally get a chance to see has left me exhausted.

DH and I are still enjoying our break from TTC.  I am starting to feel more myself.  DH and I had a moment about a week ago where he wanted to have a little sexy fun time and I was just so tired I didn't feel like it.  He ended up making the comment that he wished I was in the mood the same time he is (although sometimes it feels like he is ALWAYS in the mood which is exhausting).  After I told him that we had only been on a break for a week or so and that it might take me more than a week (eye roll) to get my groove back after having all those meds messing with my hormones, he seemed to get it.  

QOTW: Outside of graduating from TTTC, what are you hoping for in 2017? 
I honestly can't think of anything for myself that I am hoping for in 2017...job and all that is good. However, I have a very dear friend who has been working on getting her citizenship (she's canadian, living in the US) for over 3 years.  Due to various complications, this has been a very long, stressful, and expensive process.  She finally got everything she needed and applied for DACA, but now our new president elect has screwed that over, so they are now looking at trying a new route.  So my hope for 2017 is that she sees some progress and can make some giant leaps forward in her immigration so she can get on with her life and have that worry off her back.

RunsUponATime

Hello, I'm new around here.  My very good friend has been posting around these boards for a while and recommended I look around.  

1.  How long have you been TTC?  1 year

2.  What is your diagnosis?  None yet, hopefully we'll get some more info soon.

3.  What is your current treatment plan?  If everything looks ok on the SA, then we'll start with Clomid.




QOTW: Outside of graduating from TTTC, what are you hoping for in 2017?  Honestly, I'm thrilled with the way my life is going otherwise.  Hopefully we can save some money and visit more out of town friends in the coming year.  

halfanewt

Hope everyone can destress from the holiday so far and have a relaxing start to the new year! 

Would love a chart stalk if you're so inclined

QOTW: travel or language, definitely! 

First cycle on vitamins geared towards the MTHFR gene and it's doing interesting things to my temps (or it's the cold. Who knows). Got sick middle of last week (that's the massive spike - I think) and was lazy about OPKs over the holiday. Body seems to think O-day was the 24th (almost + OPK on the 23rd and usual secondary symptoms) while FF gives the 20th. Any ideas? 

ETA - chart is the 2nd image, my rationale is the first. Spoilers are cool! 

Worldtravler0522

AF showed up yesterday so I have my baseline appointment tomorrow!  When I called my RE yesterday I found out my crappy nurse is no longer with them, thank you Jesus!!!  This makes me so happy because I wanted to ask for a new nurse because she was terrible but I couldn't muster the courage to do so.  My guess is we will have our next transfer around the middle to end of January. I'm super excited to move forward but I'm terrified of what could happen.  Hoping our third time is the charm.    

In 2017 I'm hoping DH and I get to take a trip!  We had to cancel our trip in 2016 because of the miscarriage so we are overdue for sometime away from reality.  The plan is maybe taking a trip out to Seattle and Vancouver sometime in May.  

laurad75

Hi everyone!  I hope you are all surviving the holidays as best you can.  Welcome to the new folks. 

AF arrived this morning and I wasn't even certain I had O'd so that was an unfortunate surprise.  This will be my first IVF cycle so I start bc tonight and then stims in a couple of weeks.  I'm equal parts excited, nervous and heartbroken.  Pretty standard, right?  

QOTW: Outside of graduating from TTTC, what are you hoping for in 2017? I would like to feel more confident and content at my job.  Right now I seem pretty motivated so hopefully that carries into the new year.  

Worldtravler0522

@laurad75 everything you are feeling going into IVF is perfectly normal!  Good luck with the stims and I hope you guys get lots of good quality eggs  

PoeMasque

@funkykey yay for end of year yeast infections! I was right there with you. Must be all the holiday sweets throwing off the pH balance down there

Currently waiting for AF on Jan 7, then we can start our first and only round of clomid for a medicated IUI before moving onto IVF (suppression for Feb, then ER/transfer in March). I got my AMH back yesterday (2.46....they said that was normal, but seems kind of low to me) and still have to do CD21 progesterone on Jan 3. Four of my coworkers have done IVF with our clinic, so I feel like the little sister being welcomed into the "big girls" club at work. It's comforting and odd. 

We had friends announce their pregnancy tonight and I felt terrible because I got several "how are you holding up" questions about it. We've been really open about our struggle and our friends all know that this couple wasn't even thinking about kids until months after we started TTC. Now I feel bad that it's maybe put a damper on our friend's pregnancy announcement.  

@GoldenKeys can you change my Tx to Clomid + IUI? We are still unexplained IF. 

QOTW: my non-TTC goals are really just to continue to learn to be a better nurse and person in general. I'm so lucky my job requires training in mindfulness, ways to combat structural racism, and even learning infant cues/parenting skills! My hope is that funding for my job continues and I get to continue to help others improve the lives of their children through parenting skills and better nutrition. 

kem0514

I have been out of touch from this board for a little while, things got bad but then very very good.

On 10/27/16 we finally got our BFP. currently 13w

BenJay

@kem0514 - Congrats!

I feel like my luck was insane yesterday. I'm not supertitous but I had amazing bargain shopping luck (including finding two bras in my size at Nordstrom Rack - that NEVER happens). Every store I went to, I found what I wanted. Did I shift the natural order of things?

I also had a pleasant follicular ultrasound even though I got a male tech (he had the hardest time finding a female chaperone) and I got the great news that our IUI is scheduled for 01/02. I don't have to miss any work for this treatment. Love it! Our post-IUI brunch place will be open. I also didn't have to rush across town late last night to get my trigger. Instead, hubs and I are going to get lunch and make a date of it.

QOTW: Well, whether or not I get a BFP, the TTC journey will be over in June. We'll reassess but we decided "no heroic measures". I was thinking yesterday that I have three nieces that will need to go to college. At least I can be the benevolent crazy Auntie who travels a lot.

I'd like to do some work on myself, continue to address my anxiety issues. Be more calm and content. Stuff like that.

Happy New Year to you all!

funkykey

@kem0514 - congratulations! 
@BenJay - sounds like the stars are aligning nicely! FX for your next IUI! I am hoping it works, but if not, sounds like you have a solid back-up plan.

BenJay

@funkykey - I got a little stressed tonight that our IUI wouldn't happen tomorrow as planned: it started snowing tonight and it was *dumping*. I panicked because I live in a part of the world that can't handle snow. (I grew up in Alaska, so my snow driving is like woah)

So maybe my luck is running out... 

funkykey

Ah! Keeping my FX for good roads tomorrow! Or at least good enough that they won't close your clinic! 

funkykey

I didn't mention - I had a BSC moment this morning. I locked myself in the bathroom to do OPKs, and one of the clearblue ones kept giving me problems - maybe I accidentally got the monitor wet last time, or something.

Anyway, there I was, with a cup of my own urine, surrounded by three different brands of OPKs, and I started crying because one of the three wasn't working. I must have been in there for 15 minutes, just waiting for the different tests and for the one's error to resolve.

Last night, at a NYE party, I listened to 2 pregnant women talk about their unborn children, and how they were so surprised to get pregnant so fast: "we just stopped not trying". (I was like: "Well, there you go. Birth control works." Neither of them have any idea that we are going through this.)

Staring at the one broken OPK this morning, I thought: "How is this my life?" and just felt so alone. DH heard me cry and then dragged me out for brunch to a vegetarian restaurant that I love but he hates ("it has sh*tty ketchup" - he says, because they make their own ketchup, or: "Beet bacon is not as good as real bacon." ). I stopped crying after we left the house, but man... Some days, this journey is harder than others!

@Worldtravler0522 - we are in the Pacific Northwest! If you do plan a trip, I am happy to provide restaurant recommendations/travel tips!

@laurad75 - I am keeping my FX for you!!

@PoeMasque - I don't think you put a damper on their announcement, but even if you did, meh. One of my sisters is pregnant with her third, and when she told my aunt, my aunt said "congratulations!" and then turned to me - while my sister was right next to us! - squeezed my leg, and said: "it will be your time soon." I immediately started to cry (she hit me at a vulnerable moment), which definitely stole my sister's thunder. But I don't think my sister cared - she was like: "I am so happy to be pregnant again! And I am so excited for you to get pregnant soon! It will happen!" She was very gracious. I think more people should realize that when they get pregnant easily, they are lucky. I dunno - I mean, I can see why you'd worry about that, especially if you're a considerate individual, but as an outsider, I don't think you should. The friends (I hope!) will be generous and humble!

BenJay

@funkykey - I cried at your OPK and listening to pregnant women. Yaaaay hormones. *Hug* I'm so with you. Oh, the journey...

harleyquinn0621

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hey everyone...it's been awhile since I've been here and I see a lot of new names  so just briefly, last I was here was in Sept 2016, I had just met with my new RE and she pretty much said we could do IUIs, but she would suggest IVF, and even with that only gave me about a 40% chance. Since we can't afford IVF we decided we would try IUIs with injectables.....however I had a lot of travel plans between Oct- Nov and then there was the holidays so we decided we would take a break and start the IUIs In January 2017. However this morning I took a HPT and I got a BFP.....8 HPTs later and I finally believed it haha.....I need to make an appointment with my OBGYN, and I know how easily this could turn out to be a nonviable pregnancy but I'm being cautiously optimistic and will hang out here until it appears this little one will stick 

hope everyone  had amazing holidays and I'm excited to be back here 

GoldenKeys

Congratulations and a healthy 9mos for your BFP's 
harleyquinn0621  and @kem0514!  What great news... I'm so glad for you both! 

Please know that a great place for you moving forward would be the Pregnant after IF board, where you can give & seek support from women in the same happy (and scary) situation that you are in... Some of us will be board-stalking you to see how you are doing. :-)

ETA:  The first line of this post should read: "Congratulations and a healthy 9mos for your BFP's".... I have no idea why it keeps cutting that part off.

Worldtravler0522

@funkykey oooh good to know! I will bug you if we decide to go.  

PoeMasque

@funkykey we are in the PNW too! @Worldtravler0522 we aren't in Seattle, but if you head south I can give you an insider scoop on Portland  

funkykey

@harleyquinn0621 - that is crazy! In the best way- great news! Congratulations!!

hoffmanr7

@kem0514 and @harleyquinn0621 Congrats! So happy to hear about your BFPs!!

Worldtravler0522

@PoeMasque I'm thinking about Portland so I might be bugging you soon for ideas.  I'm tossing around the idea of Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland because I'm ambitious.