TTTC Checkin 01/31/2017

GoldenKeys

Hey Everyone,

Congrats to any new BFP's and hugs to anybody who needs one.

FX and prayers for @Worldtravler0522, hoping for the best for you...

Welcome @MJDsquared to the board.

What's going on this week?

2017 BFP Hall Fame 

Waiting for our first BFP...

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
@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, fibroid  Rx: Surgery + TI
@jojomama25: dx: MFI Rx: supplements + TI
@JRB3: dx: PCOS Rx: Clomid
@Kay6519: dx: PCOS rx: testing
@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 PCOS, 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: possible PCOS, MTHFR gene, slight MFI Rx: trying to regulate hormones naturally
@SoonToBeMommaHowe: dx: Unexplained Rx: Letrozole + IUI
@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:Clomid + IUI, acupuncture, supplements
@Labluver2 dx: testing
@avocuddle dx: testing
@laurad75 dx: possible DOR  Rx: IVF
@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
@RunsUponATime: dx: in testing Rx: Clomid
@whenwillieversleep: dx:low progesterone Rx: Testing, suppositories
@MountainLady: dx: Unexplained, Rx: Letrozole
@lindybird: dx: low hormone levels Rx: homeopathic treatments
@Kim41313: dx: MFI Rx: waiting for testing
@pawcall: dx: MFI(morph) + testing Rx: unmedicated IUI
@MJDsquared : dx: PCOS Rx:Letrozole

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: If you HAD to change your first name, what would you change it to?   Bonus question:  Time for updates on all of our fur babies! How are the pets doing?

kaitlink33

My midcycle scan is tomorrow so hoping for some good news. Im hoping it quits all this snow bs for my 2.5 hour drive tomorrow. 

QOTW: not sure but I hate my name so I'd love to change it but never will. My fur babies are doing pretty good, just as lazy as ever hahah

pawcall

Testing is done for us, I think.  My STP went great, my tubes are clear, so really all we've found is the morph.

We went ahead with the unmedicated IUI on 1/28 - the timing was good, I definitely ovulated later that day.  It was my first IUI, and I was surprised that it was fairly painful and I bled quite a bit.  Even now, I'm sore on that side.

This week, I try to pretend I'm not dying of impatience.  I see my doc on Friday to have my progesterone checked, but last cycle's midcycle progesterone looked good, so i'm not expecting anything bad.  Just a waiting game until I can test on 2/11.

Emotionally, this is hard.  Harder than I thought it would be.  My fiance is really sure that it worked, but I'm feeling a lot more negative about it, so his excitement and hopefulness is just making me angry, which is totally unfair to him.

QOTW: If you HAD to change your first name, what would you change it to?  I actually LOVE my name (Caroline), so this would be hard!  I'll settle for changing my last name, which is currently my ex's, and I'm looking forward to making it my fiance's ;-) 

Bonus question:  Time for updates on all of our fur babies! How are the pets doing? Ugh.  This is heartbreaking.  I have two kitties, who I've had since I graduated college a thousand years ago (2005), and I currently need to rehome them.  My fiance and I bought a new house (settlement in March), and he's so severely allergic he has to limit his time in my house - he can't sleep over or even stay long, because his breathing is pretty badly impacted after a couple of hours.  I've always given the side eye to people who say they're rehoming animals because they're allergic - I'm allergic to them too, but it's hives, not breathing.  But I know that if he lived with them, no exaggeration, I think he'd die.  Heartbreaking because I love them dearly and have had them forever, but doubly heartbreaking because my 6yo adores them and will be so, so sad.

kaitlink33

@pawcall glad all your testing didn't show anything else and that you were able to do your IUI. Fx that it took and you'll get to graduate soon!

laurad75

@kaitlink33 GL with the scan

@pawcall That's so sad that you will have to rehome the cats.  Do you have a plan for them.  

I am on Day 5 of stims and went in for bw and u/s this morning.  The nurse will call me with the results this afternoon and instructions for changing any meds.  There was nothing measurable on the u/s which I know isn't any reason to panic this early but I was bummed out.  

QOTW - I like my name (Laura) and its fitting but if it was going to be something else I would have loved a family name.  There was a Sarah Jane on my Mom's side going way back that went by Sa Ja (say jay) and I always thought that was pretty.  

Bonus - Oh my dog.  She is fine but such a pain.  The poor thing suffers from anxiety if she is home alone and she can't relax.  It's heart breaking but H says I can't quit my job to be a Stay At Home Dog Mom so we have a walker come every day to occupy her.  All of our money goes to fertility and keeping my dog happy.  

SoonToBeMommaHowe

@pawcall I'm sorry about your kitties, that must be so tough. 

Unexplained, TTC after loss since 8/15

First IUI scheduled for next month. Once AF shows up I'll start Letrozole and hopefully that does the trick. We've done two TI cycles with Letrozole with no luck but hopefully third time is the charm.

I'm with others and love my name, Julia. I loved Jules as my nickname. There's honestly no way I'd change it. 

My furbaby was "interviewed" last week to be a foster brother for a pup at the shelter where I volunteer and he failed. Womp womp. He's just so dang hyper
But this is his sad/bored face

hoffmanr7

@Pawcall I am glad your tests went well, but am sorry to hear about your kitties.  I would be heartbroken as well if I had to give mine up.
@kaitlink33 GL on your scan
@SoonToBeMommaHowe Awwwww, sad/bored face.  So cute.

DH and I have agreed on IUI this next cycle, so not it is just a waiting game for AF to come and to start my Letrozole.  Of course, AF is due to show up this weekend when DH and I will be in Wisconsin Dells with my family.  "You're going to a waterpark? Sounds like the perfect time to pop up!" *eye roll*

QOTW: I'm not sure what I would rename myself...Rebecca (Becky for short) just seems to fit my personality, but I have always loved the name Abigail or Madelyn.

QOTW Bonus: Fur babies are doing well.  Both our lab and our cat will be 10 this year!  Our lab has been having more problems with her hips, which is to be expected considering how much strain she has put on them over the years with hunting.  I have also nicknamed her my 'lumpy lab' because in the last year she has really developed a LOT of bumpy fatty deposits (we've even had a couple of the larger ones checked by the vet who assured us its just fat deposits so far).  My cat still isn't really showing his age much. We just put a new bird feeder by our living room window and he is loving it.

The closest they ever get to each other....a squirrel outside the window

limeburst

@pawcall FX for your IUI this month! I totally get what you're saying about DH being full of hope and having none at all yourself. 

@laurad75 that sounds like my mom's dog, she is a nervous wreck and has serious separation anxiety. We have taken her on vacation before with us and have had the hotel staff call my mom because the dog is the room screaming and disturbing other guests. 


Well today is CD 2 for me. At least my expectations were low this time so I think I handled it well (I didn't cry which is an improvement from last month).

I had a follow up with my OBGYN this morning to talk about my ultrasound results. I have a good sized cervical polyp that will need to be removed via outpatient surgery. She told me that it's possible that it is blocking my cervix so that nothing can get through. So between that and my husband's MFI I can't help but feel like many months have been wasted TTC when the odds are stacked against us. Once it is removed we will need to abstain for 4 weeks so it cal heal. So I guess we will be benched for a while. I'm trying to get it scheduled ASAP, so that by the time we meet with the RE we will be off the bench and ready to go with his recommendations. 

Sorry for the dear diary post. I am feeling a little down today.

QOTW: If I HAD to chance my name I would change it to Amelia, which I think is so pretty. Also, I've been told I look like an "Amy" so I think it would fit me.

Bonus Question: my doggo is good! We have had him for about a week now, and we love him so much. He has certainly been a nice and happy distraction from TTC. We have been trying to find toys he can't chew through (he's an 80lb golden retriever). Anyone have any recommendations? 

whenwillieversleep

Im bummed out this week. I just got done with all my fertility screening tests this month and they found that one of my tubes was partially blocked although they don't believe it to be a true blockage which is good news. And husband's morphology was 4% and they want it at 5%. So he got some vitamins and they said it should take three months for the vitamins to make a difference. So they gave me option of Clomid with trigger and IUI but not until husband has been on vitamins for at least a month. AF should arrive this week and I already feel horrible period cramps so not getting my hopes up for this cycle even though I was hoping the HSG could have helped. Just depressed because after this cycle we aren't doing any kind of intervention , just trying naturally like always and have to wait until Mid March to do the IUI. I'm getting antsy and frustrated and depressed and angry and I hate pregnant people. Lol. Not really. But it's hard to like them right now.

I don't think I would change my name. If anything maybe change it to Brianna, my middle name. And my 2 dogs are starting to get old and not able to hold their pee as long, which is frustrating because I want/need to replace my floors now.

limeburst

@whenwillieversleep hugs to you! I feel ya girl! There were approximately 89382973 pregnant women in my doctors office today and I was like "is this some kind of cruel joke??" I think I was literally the only non pregnant person there. 

pawcall

@laurad75 - We're still working on the plan.  I can't just bring them to a shelter - at their age, it's a death sentence, I just can't do it.  FI knows someone who rescues cats, so we're hopeful that he can take in two more if we don't find someone else.  It really would be ideal to have someone we know and can visit.  I wish my ex would step up and take them, which would un-break 6's little heart.

@Kim41313 - I'm so sorry about those results, but I guess on the bright side, there's a chance that that's been your problem, and resolving it will help?  Being benched is heartbreaking though - I hope the time passes quickly.

@whenwillieversleep - interesting about the morph - our RE says they want it at at least 4%, which is pretty unattainable for us since FI's comes in at less than 1%. They aren't doing anything for him though, he just said that he didn't think morph was the reason for the issue, and we're ok to proceed using the sperm.  What kind of vitamins is he on?  The whole morph thing blows my mind, because the "normal" number is already so low.  They just expect 95-96% to be malformed?  Crazy!

Worldtravler0522

TW

OMG y'all miracles happen! My beta was 424 so I went up 80%!! We go back Monday for our first ultrasound and next beta.  Thank you for the kind thoughts and prayers and crossed fingers.  I will officially leave once we make it past next week if that's ok with everyone? 

funkykey

@Worldtravler0522 - OMG!!! Great news! Keeping FX for you! It is my most sincere hope that you leave here soon - shut the door and never come back! Hahahaha! Can't wait for you to get outta here! 

@pawcall - oh man re: cats. The blows. But sounds like you've kept them as long as you can. Good luck!

@Kim41313 - FX that after your 4 weeks of recovery, you get KU-ed! I hope the polyp is the problem! When our dog was a chewer (he's kind of past that now), I liked the kong toys. A kong with frozen peanut butter inside = his greatest joy.

@whenwillieversleep - FX that the vitamins work!

We are in week 1 of TWW after IUI#1 on Sunday. DH is convinced it's going to work, me less so, but this TWW seems to be dragging extra. 

The other day, our dog licked our cat's face. He'd been lying on the bed with DH, and she came over to see what he was up to, and he just licked her. She didn't love it, but wasn't angry either, more like: "God, my annoying kid brother". The two of them make me laugh - he is goofy, she is plotting. 

MJDsquared

@whenwillieversleep & @Kim41313 I feel like the world just taunts you with pregnant people everywhere! When I was leaving the gym last night, there was a super pregnant woman working out with a personal trainer, then I went into the locker room and a newly pregnant woman was talking to her friend about how weird it was to call the doctor when she got a positive HPT.

@Worldtravler0522 So happy for you!!!

And FX and hugs to anyone who needs it!

So I received tons of advice to go see an RE right away, but I'm sticking with my OB for these next two cycles. I know it's probably going to be fruitless and I'll end up in the RE's office in about three months anyway, but that's kind of a blessing because we really couldn't afford an RE visit/testing right now (nothing IF-related is covered under my insurance plan). So I am going to be saving money like crazy these next few months!

I just started Provera last night to make AF show her face. This cycle I am going to start temping and checking CM too, since a few people mentioned that OPKs don't always work with PCOS. I'll be taking Letrozole to attempt to spur ovulation.

Worldtravler0522

@funkykey no offense but I want to run as far as I can from this place haha. There have been too many times I thought I was gone and back I came. I told my RE the other day that if I promise to come back and visit can we just make this transfer work?  Please.  

@MJDsquared thank you!! I hope AF shows her ugly face for you soon.  

kaitlink33

@Worldtravler0522 yay! I've been waiting all day to hear how it went! I'm glad the spotting seemed to be a fluke.

hoffmanr7

@Worldtravler0522 HURRAY!!! So glad to hear that awesome number!

funkykey

@Worldtravler0522 - absolutely no offense taken! Hahaha! Get out and stay out!

Bababatty

@pawcall I am so, so sorry about your kitties! We got our cat from the ASPCA because her previous owner had to rehome her, it seems not of her own volition. They told us the previous owner had been really sad to give her up. I hope you're able to find a good home for them, or that your ex steps in and takes them. Creepy internet hugs to you.

@SoontobeMommaHowe I'm sorry your fur baby bombed the interview. Was it just for that one dog, or can he not be a foster brother to any from that shelter?

@hoffmanr7 Yay! I'm glad you're back in the game. Good luck with the IUI!

@kim41313 I'm sorry about your polyp. I know how frustrating it is to feel like you've been wasting your time. I hope your surgery goes well and it solves the issue. Best of luck, and creepy internet hugs to you, too!

@whenwillieversleep I'm sorry you're having such a rough week. It's really hard being in limbo; we've been doing it for what seems like six months but is probably closer to three with DH on clomid. I hope this next month goes by super fast for you!

@worldtravler0522 EEEEEEEE!!!!! Yes!!!! I am so happy for you! I am praying this is your sticky bean!!!!

@funkykey Good luck with the TWW! I love your dog, BTW. That's the kind of thing I imagine happening if DH would let me get a dog. So cute!

AFM Entering the FW and I'm determined to get our timing right. I have all this hope that the clomid has improved DH's motility and we'll get KU on our own. He still needs to get an SA, but I'm kind of tired of waiting. I might ask him if we can just restart the IUIs next cycle if this one doesn't work. 

ETA QOTW I rather like my name, but if I had to change I'd probably switch to Anne (my middle name, but with the e added).  

Bonus Question: My kitty is a lumpy lump who lumps. But she's pretty darn cute!

Worldtravler0522

I forgot to answer the question of the week

I like my name so I don't think I'd change it.  As for fur babies my two kitties are doing well. I have a tuxedo and a ginger cat and they are fat and lazy.  Love working with them all day! 

seethosestars

Hey everyone, sorry I've been MIA.  Not much happening over here, DH and I were apart for my fertile period this month so I'm just waiting for it all to be over!  A bit frustrated with the waiting game at my RE office - we got our appointment to discuss next steps (ie. IUI) for the beginning of March.  Which realistically means we won't even be doing the IUI until April.  I feel like my biological clock is ticking away.

I always like the name Madeleine (or Maddy for short).  I don't have any fur babies (but I'm working on convincing my DH we should get some!)

BenJay

It was my 34th birthday yesterday, which actually did not involve any tears or denial. I had a great night out with DH. He didn't feel well enough to follow through on our "every other day/bases covered" love making, so I got to bed on time. Since OPKs don't work for me, I honestly don't know when I ovulate (I felt weird yesterday, so maybe it already happened.)

I think this is like a lot of things in DH's life, if he has to work hard at something, he reconsiders if he wants it. Now it's in his court and he hasn't been following through on exercise but he seems to be taking the supplements and Clomid. I'm sad that he's experiencing the frustration, the sense of uncertainty. But he's not really giving 100%. 

QOTW: I used to want to change my name to some Celtic sounding name. Something empowering and not American. I don't know why. 

And two furbabies, two Siamese tabby mixes named Waffles and Lefse. They're doing what they do. I recently got a Betta fish and named him Finn. He's very pretty.

BecauseLove

TW:

How long have you been TTC? 2014-2017

@BecauseLove dx: amenorrhea, PCOS  Rx: IVF

We are currently pregnant after doing our 1st IVF/FET January 9th with a CCS tested 5aa eggo. We are cautiously optimistic...and hopeful that things continue to progress in a healthy and viable way. We are having a 6 week US on Friday. Our Beta's were 91.1 and 215.6.  

Thank you for all the support you guys have provided even when I have come and gone from this board. 

QOTW: If you HAD to change your first name, what would you change it to?   Haha probably a bit like renaming a dog...I would want a name close to my name so I would remember to respond to it. So something that sounds similar. 

Bababatty

@BenJay Happy Birthday!! I've also had issues with DH not following through on everything, but at least it's just the vitamins and not the clomid, so i understand the frustration. I'm glad your DH is also taking his clomid dutifully. I reminded DH that while it seems like he has to do everything now, when we restart the IUIs it'll be back to everything in my court. Maybe that will help you, too. :-)

@BecauseLove CONGRATULATIONS!!!

BenJay

@Bababatty - Thanks! I was super glad that I could enjoy my day without thinking of my reproductive clock ticking.  

And OMG what is it with husbands not following through? It's over silly things sometimes too. I *think* he's taking his Clomid. But ultimately, he is the one that wanted kids really bad. He's only hurting his chances. 

@Worldtravler0522 and @BecauseLove - Lovely news!! So happy for you!

Worldtravler0522

@BenJay thanks! I hope you had a great birthday.  Sometimes a break for infertility can be nice for your mental health.  Hoping this is your year!  

PoeMasque

Ok the app is being dumb and keeps refusing to post my post!! Argh. 

@Worldtravler0522 yessssss!!!! This totally makes my day!!! I seriously jumped up and down when I read your numbers! Woot!! 

FX for everyone in the TWW....I don't know what it is about this month, it feels longer than usual!! Argh.

also - why does every guy think IUI is the golden ticket?! My SO is the same way, even after 2 failed IUIs he is always convinced it will work, no question about it. He gets mad if I even mention it not working. 

AFM, 12DPO. Zero symptoms. BFN this morning. AF should arrive tonight or tomorrow.  The plan is for two more rounds of clomid + IUI, unless my CD3 scan shows a cyst, then I will just push for IVF in march. 

limeburst

@pawcall you are right, I keep trying to tell myself that. I am hoping once that thing is out of there we have some better luck  

@funkykey thanks for the suggestion, I will try that! FX your IUI did the trick this month!

@BenJay  happy birthday! My DH is the same way... he has been good about excercising and taking vitamins but I have really been encouraging him to get more sleep (most nights he comes to bed around 1 and gets about 6 hours of sleep). I have only read 1 study that says there is a link between sperm count and sleep but I feel like at this point he should be doing everything he can. It's definitely frustrating. 

@Worldtravler0522 and
@BecauseLove  yes! So excited for you! FX for sticky beans!! 

mountainlady

@Worldtravler0522 & @BecauseLove congratulations! It is really awesome to hear IF success stories - it CAN happen!

1.  How long have you been TTC? This is our 20th cycle.

2.  What is your diagnosis? Unexplained... tons of tests later everything looks fine.

3.  What is your current treatment plan? This month will be our first IUI, combined with Letrozole. Next month IVF.

QOTW: I love my name too, but for fun I'd try out a unisex name like Taylor... I bet some interesting situations arise!

No further babies for me... I'm allergic to them all! I love to play with other people's adorable animals but only with gloves on. God if I could have one it would be spoiled rotten!

Worldtravler0522

@PoeMasque thanks! We have a long way to go still but I'm hopeful this is it.  I'm sorry to hear AF showed up for you.  Good luck as you prep for IVF, feel free to reach out with any questions you may have about it. 

funkykey

@BecauseLove - congratulations!

greenange

Well we've been "benched" for this cycle too. I went in for a cycle day 12 ultrasound after starting a step up cycle from Clomid to Femara. Turns out I have a 3.5 centimeter cyst on my right ovary. The RE is pretty concerned about it and has decided to put me on birth control for the next 21 days in hopes that my body will absorb the cyst. 

@Worldtravler0522 so excited for you!

@pawcall I hope that you can find loving homes for your fur babies!

QOTW: If I absolutely had to change my first name (Angelica) I would change it to Angela because that's usually how it gets pronounced anyway. 

Bonus: Our fur babies are wonderful..and messy. Ha! We have a cat and a daschund puppy. They fight constantly but then I catch them sleeping together and cuddling. I couldn't ask for better or sweeter pets/tiny family members. 

hoffmanr7

Well, its official. DH and I are moving on to IUI.  AF started yesterday. Its another round of Letrozole, the IUI, and then vaginal progesterone supps (yeeeeah, * eye roll*). I have my first follie check set for the 10th.

 @GoldenKeys, could you please update me to Letrozol 5mg+trigger shot+IUI+Progesterone

halfanewt

@hoffmanr7 good luck with the IUI this cycle! 

Just did my 3 DPO blood work (finally). Hopefully it says something useful... in the meantime, I twiddle my thumbs. 

QOTW: I like my name, not many of us out there, but I've definitely thought about having a popular name from time to time, like Jenny or something  

Bonus question: I have one cat on a diet and he's hangry! The other has taken to hiding out of self-defense

Worldtravler0522

@greenange ahh I need to see pictures of this puppy!! 

Bababatty

@greenange I'm sorry your benched this cycle. I hope it helps you get rid of that cyst. 

@hoffmanr7 Good luck with the IUI cycle!

greenange

This is our little nugget. She weighs almost 6 pounds now. She was only 2 pounds when we got her! @Worldtravler0522
She was so tiny!

And this is our little cat that likes to pretend that she hates the puppy. 

Worldtravler0522

@greenange love them both! My mom has a long hair and I adore her. 

hoffmanr7

Having a rough time today....just feeling kind of down.  So I did what I normally do, went online for funny infertility memes (they always seem to make me feel a little better).  This one made me laugh so hard, I just had to share it.

Worldtravler0522

@hoffmanr7 I freaking love that one! I found one similar when I was about to get my egg retrieval and I laughed harder than I should have haha. 

PoeMasque

@hoffmanr7 that meme is TOO REAL!! Yikes! 

So quick update - even though I responded really well to clomid, we decided to jump right to IVF so that we can work with 36 year old eggs now and down the road instead of possibly getting KU on clomid and being stuck with IF and 40+ year old eggs down the road when we want another kid. Currently on BCPs, will start injections March 6th and cross our fingers for embryo transfer March 23.