TTCA 35 WEEKLY CHECKIN 3/26/18

ndz2018

Status (WTO/TWW/Benched/in process of testing or treatment): 

CD, CD/DPO (if applicable):

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?):

Rants/Raves:

Questions for the group:

GTKY: What make and model was your first car?

What are you thankful for this week?

ndz2018

Status (WTO/TWW/Benched/in process of testing or treatment):  FET 4/10

CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): CD7

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?): Prenatals, Vit D,C and ubiquinol 

Rants/Raves: UGH I have A damn stye in my eye!!! I’m so annoyed! I’ve been putting warm compresses and tea bags on it all weekend. They really are a pain in the ass!

Questions for the group: 

GTKY: What make and model was your first car?  1998 VW Cabrio convertible!! It was a Manual transmission with roll windows and manual drop top roof! I LOVED THAT CAR!!

What are you thankful for this week? Thankful for my awesome OH who, even when I have awful mood swings, will try and make whatever is bothering me better. 

Mack2342

Status (WTO/TWW/Benched/in process of testing or treatment): WTO IUI scheduled for Wednesday.  Just had US and 4 follicles all measuring good. 

CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): CD 10

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?):
IUI took femara and gonal f.  Ovidrel tonight.  Also take prenatal, coq10 and DHEA

Rants/Raves: hate Monday’s.  

Questions for the group:

GTKY: What make and model was your first car? Buick century bought it myself when I was 18.  Only had it a couple of months when my sister blew the engine.  

What are you thankful for this week? 4 follicles 

Mack2342

@ndz2018 good luck in the 10th!  I always wanted that car when I was a teen but never had one 

Momifbysea

Status (WTO/TWW/Benched/in process of testing or treatment): hanging out til May with y’all, waiting for FET

CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): CD10

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?): vitamin d, prenatal, CoQ10, trying to eat healthy but failing when it comes to chocolate!

Rants/Raves: rainy Monday and woke up with a headache.

Questions for the group: Prepping for FET folks, are you still off of caffeine? What about wine? I’ve been having both lately since my FET is so far out, don’t know when I should cut those.

GTKY: What make and model was your first car? A 1996 Mitsubishi Mirage, and hated it. It was cheap because the color was seafoam green and they needed to move it off the lot. Two years later got my 1998 Toyota 4Runner and loved her!!! My family had to have an intervention with me in 2014 to get me to part with that car due to them wanting something safer and more reliable for DD lol.

What are you thankful for this week? We had friends from Iowa (they’re almost out parents age and kind of adopted us when we moved to Iowa 3 years ago) down for dinner last night and had a great evening! I made a homemade yellow curry paste (first time ever, even got my dried Thai chili’s from the oriental  market, again first time) for chicken and potato curry and then a chocolate mousse with Grand Marnier for dessert. Turned out great!

ndz2018

@Momifbysea Girl you’ve got till May!! Drink away! I plan on having a few drinks this fri for Hs birthday, I figure the embryo isn’t in my YET! So I’ll enjoy his birthday celebration. As for caffiene I stick to one cup of coffee a day but been on a Lipton tea kick lately. 

ndz2018

Mack2342 said:

@ndz2018 good luck in the 10th!  I always wanted that car when I was a teen but never had one 

It was the best car ever!! Man we had some good times in that car! Oh BTW I HATE MONDAYS TOO 

kristimh80

@mandymack Best of luck to you for this Wednesday!!

@ndz2018 YAY you'll be exactly a week after me!  

Status (WTO/TWW/Benched/in process of testing or treatment): FET April 3rd

CD, CD/DPO (if applicable):CD14

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?): Estrace, PIO, PNV, Folate, Vit D, Kelp

Rants/Raves: My husband gave me a slight cold this weekend. But excited after today appt. Lining is almost at an 11 and FET is next Tuesday...eek!

GTKY: What make and model was your first car? Chrysler Lebaron Convertible. Red with a white top...was so much fun. 

What are you thankful for this week? Having a good support system during this crazy time.

Momifbysea

@kristimh80 OMG 1 week from tomorrow?!?!? Getting so excited for you!

ChasingTheDog

Status: eternal 2ww.... trying real hard not to start peeing on tests 

CD, CD/DPO: 7 dpo

What are you doing this cycle? vitamins 

Rants/Raves: the 2ww is the worst. 

Questions for the group: 

GTKY: What make and model was your first car? oh lord lol a Chevy minivan... it was blue white and rust. At one point it wouldn’t go in reverse so my dad would push me down the driveway and I could only park where I was able to pull through the parking spots

mich_elle

Status (WTO/TWW/Benched/in process of testing or treatment): TWW (IVF May)

CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): CD22/4DPO

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?): prenatal vit, Vit D, CoQ10

Rants/Raves: Not TTC related: We do Easter with DH side so we'll be heading over to my S-I-L's house that day. My sister will be in FL with her in-laws so my dad had no-one to celebrate the holiday with. He's been with his gf for like 15 years but no-one in the family likes her. She manipulates him and he, apparently, is very easily swayed. I only keep in touch bc I want to have a relationship with him & want him to have one with my DS. Twice over the years things have gotten heated between her & I and they've broken up. They've broken up several other times too. He doesn't really seem that happy and we don't know what he sees in her. Over the summer, she told some lies about my grandmother and now his sister, my aunt, won't have them over for Easter with their mom bc she can't stand her. His gf was hinting that I should ask my S-I-L if they could come too. I mean, yeah, it's fine-it's super casual, buffet, lots of people eating at all different times & it's nice for my dad to hang with my in-laws bc they rarely get a chance to do so. BUT, I'm hearing now that my aunt called him the other day and ripped him a new one and told him exactly what she thought of his gf and why they weren't invited to her house for the holiday. Ugh, my grandmother is 95 yo, how many more Easters does she have left? And to not be invited to spend it with her??? Shit. I feel like I'm kind of in the middle here & it sucks. Thanks for reading and sorry for being Debbie Downer.

Questions for the group: since we're bumped until May, I'm all out of things to ask...for now!

GTKY: What make and model was your first car? Geo Storm! I thought I was hot shit it that, driving stick all over the place! LOL.

What are you thankful for this week? That it looks like there is NO snow in the forecast!

kristimh80

@mich_elle So sorry you're having to deal with all this craziness with the family. Your aunt said her peace, so that is a weight off your shoulders to deal with. Maybe you can see your dad afterwards and maybe have a small after-Easter thing with them? I know the girlfriend wouldn't be fun to deal with, but least you can say you tried We have to go my husbands uncles house for Easter. Usually it's ok, but most of the time his son's wife blows up and has a fit. So I'm always awaiting some drama as well!

mich_elle

@ndz2018 ouch! my husband has one a few months ago and it's back. The eye dr. gave him a rx for it so maybe you could get one too? Feel better! And I heart your first car!!!

@Mack2342 GL this week!! FX for you!

@Momifbysea I'm waiting for May too although I'm doing IVF. That dinner sounds amazing and happy you had a great time!

@kristimh80 yuck and feel better!

@ChasingTheDog OMG! I actually LOL'd at your description of your 1st car! Ha! We've come a long way, baby!

I forgot to add that, whenever I've been really busy and not able to check TB every day, when I do finally get the chance, I'm like, "What are my girls up to?" So yeah, you all are "My Girls"!

Mack2342

@kristimh80 good luck with FET! 

@ChasingTheDog hold out as long as you can.  FX    

@mich_elle sorry about all the drama with family.  We always have drama with DHs side around the holidays and it’s annoying 

ndz2018

@mich_elle This isn’t my first rodeo with the stye! Evil lil suckers!! Tea bags 3x a day usually will drain them but this one is super uncomfortable that I may Pop over to the Dr tomorrow. Sorry about he family drama .. it’s always something around the holidays! 

@ChasingTheDog Kinda love your minivan story 

@Mack2342 FX for your IUI! 4 follicles sounds like a good chance to me!

@kristimh80 AHHHHH time is flying!! Can’t believe you’re FET is next week already!! YAY!

kristimh80

@ndz2018 I'm still in denial! lol I think DH wants me to be jumping from the ceiling, but I'm going into this cautiously optimistic. Figure I'll be this way till 12 weeks mark when I can breathe! I can't believe we ended up a week apart...that part makes me really excited!!  

MsFixit

Status (WTO/TWW/Benched/in process of testing or treatment): TWW

CD, CD/DPO (if applicable): CD19

What are you doing this cycle? (Testing? Treatment? Vitamins/supplements?):  This is our first IUI with the RE.  FX!

Rants/Raves:  I have no patience this evening.  Feeling rather bitchy... for no apparent reason.  So, I guess my rant is that I'm aggravated that I'm bitchy? LOL!  Although I am rather perturbed to have received a bill in the mail from ReproSource for labwork, because apparently they will only accept payment with bank account information on an unsecure site.  Seems sketchy, so I'm asking the nurse about it before I pay it.  However, one day closer to the end of TWW

Questions for the group: The doctor said to test at home in 2 weeks after IUI, which was on the 20th.  So, am I right to say I test on 4/03?  That would be CD27.  Has anyone tested sooner?  Also, when doing IUI and calculating DPO, would you just start with the day after the trigger shot?  

GTKY: What make and model was your first car?  Toyota Corolla, used, like a '88 I think.  It looked like a box on wheels, considering car design has become so sleek in the years since.  

What are you thankful for this week?  I'm thankful for DH.  He is so good to me! 

This is my first check in with this group, so please bare with me if this isn't the appropriate time/place to mention this stuff.  I did the trigger shot on 3/19 (CD12) after US showed a 17mm on right and 19mm on left.  We did the IUI on 3/20.  DH sperm sample looked pretty good (104 million), taking Progesterone nightly during the TWW, so I'm hopeful this will work.  I'm trying not to analyse things (fatigue, oh and did I mention my recent attitude?), but the TWW sucks!  I just wanna know already.

Momifbysea

Quick rant...soooo tired. Husband snoring. Insomnia sucks!!!!!

Mack2342

@MsFixit my RE tells me to test on 15 DPO.  I typically count day of IUI as day one.  Who am I kidding though.....I usually test and 9DPO to make sure trigger shot is out of system and then test multiple times in between lol.  I have zero control.  I buy cheap tests and test with those until 13 or 14 DPO then I use a FRER so I can know if I need to stop progesterone 

ndz2018

@MsFixit Absolutely it’s appropriate! Remind me again is this your first IUI? 

@Momifbysea Insomnia is the worst. My h doesn’t snore he sleeps like an angel actually but on Sunday I literally didn’t sleep at all!!! It was awful! I usually go on the couch when that happens and put a documentary on , something monotone ... usually it’ll put me right to sleep but not Sunday night. Worst was I had To get up at 530 to get ready for work and go to my monitoring appointment. 

@kristimh80 I know I feel the same way.. cautiously optimistic. There’s always a chance something could happen but nothing wrong with being hopeful! 

ChasingTheDog

Rant: I think I just started my stupid period a friggin week early. I writing a strongly worded letter. So flipping frustrating 

Momifbysea

Thanks for reading...I’m fueling with a Starbucks. Moved to the couch and was up until 2:40 on my phone reading fertility journal articles and success stories then up at 5. Sucks!!!

kristimh80

@Momifbysea Ugh, that's the worst! I always move to the guest bedroom when my husband is snoring bad. Luckily, usually my dogs kick him out of bed most night so it's not an issue.

@MsFixit Sounds about right timing wise to me. I always tested before my beta just so was prepared either way. 

Momifbysea

@kristimh80 haha I’m laughing out loud picturing your dogs kicking him out of bed!

part of my lack of sleep is a bit of anxiousness, both about the pio shots, but more in the near future being nervous about the needle biopsy I have to get in my thyroid next week. I know with IF I’ve been through a lot but come on, who wants to take a needle to the neck? Not my idea of fun ugh!

MsFixit

@Mack2342 That makes me feel so much better, because I'm not sure I'll make it without doing some premature testing! LOL!

@ndz2018 This is my second IUI.  The first one was over a year ago with my OB/GYN and I got in a wreck the next day, so I put it off for a while.  I was kinda hoping it would just happen in the time between, trying to be patient.  Finally I decided I had been patient enough and that we just needed to see an RE.

Thank you all for the encouragement and support! 

kristimh80

@Momifbysea LOL My one will sit on the side of the bed and bark at him to get out! Poor you!! I can't imagine a needle to the neck....eek! We deal with enough needles, muchless adding that to it  

Mack2342

@MsFixit we gotta do something while we wait! GL 

ndz2018

@momifbysea Will you out for the thyroid procedure? 

vlagrl29

sorry for the delay.  quick update on me and I will read this entire thread later and reply to you all.  Thanks for listening in advance.

So Friday, Sunday and monday were what I consider good energy days and overall feeling like I was improving.  Well where I think I went wrong was taking that adapogen herb again on Friday every day but not anymore as of today.  Both today and yesterday I've been more tired and actually had more indigestion on Sunday and Monday than I normally have.  It actually woke me at 1am last night even though I had already taken a zantac prior to sleep.  So I'll see what happens today and tonight not being on it.

My Endo appt isn't until april 11th which is frustrating but what can you do.  My mom gave me an idea to call where I see our family doc and ask for an appt with an internal medicine doc which they have 2 of.  As they are more specialized than our family doc and at least I can see someone before the ENDO that may have something helpful to say or test for me.  So I see that doc this coming Monday afternoon and I'm going to see if DH can go with me in case I miss something to tell him.

I had asked my family doc about the nausea I get in the AM which honestly was so much better the 2 days prior to today   and they think because of the labs of the higher cortisol and because I was on the clomid which messed with my hormones they still think an ENDO is the best bet for now so I'll stick with that path.  I think at this point I'm going to stop seeing my naturopath and go with the specialist docs and hope they can figure something out and make me start to feel myself again.

ndz2018

@vlagrl29 That sounds super frustrating!! I really hope either coming off the herbs/supplements help and/or you get some answers soon!! 

Mack2342

@vlagrl29 I hope specialist figure something out

vlagrl29

@ndz2018 - Your FET is coming up!  How excited are you?  I haven't had any indigestion today as of yet so I'm thinking I'm going to stay of herbs for awhile.  My tummy is very picky what I put in it lately.  I pretty much am only taking my anxiety pills and the multi vitamin.  Ive cut way back.  While I do like my naturopath she is wanting me to take so many supplements, smoothies, cold pressed juices, apple cider vinegar, magnesium, detox tea - I just can't keep up with all that and since we have really good health insurance I think it's best I go to the "real" doctors now.  I do felt she has helped me though.

@mack2342 - yeah for 4 follicles again - hope this is your cycle

@momifbysea - I think you live closer to me and aren't you just sick of all the cloudy days?  I can't remember the last time we saw sun and the high on Easter - 37! What?!  I also hate insomnia.  If I can't sleep I'm useless the next day.  Last month I had 3 hours of sleep and had to teach - yeah! I had the hardest time even driving.

@kristimh80 - your FET is like next week!  GL!

@mich_elle - sorry about all that family drama - that's the worst!

@MsFixit - GL with your IUI and welcome!

kristimh80

@vlagrl29 Thank you!! Hope you get to feel back to normal once again!

vlagrl29

@kristimh80 - I have hopes I will.  I didn't take that herb at all yesterday and no crazy indigestion and the nausea wasn't as bad this morning although still there so I think in a couple days I should be back to where I was at on Monday with no nausea waking me up.  That was lovely.  Can't wait to see the internal med doc monday.

vlagrl29

I was teaching today and I have an older violin student in her early 80s and she knows I wasn't feeling well last time we spoke because I had to cancel lessons that day.  Well I filled her in on what has been going on the last 2 months and it felt really good to talk to her about it and she seemed so sweet and understanding and supportive.  That was so nice.

ndz2018

@vlagrl29 I’m getting excited!! Just a lot going on and now I feel Like im getting sick .. I’m hoping it’s allergies but I feel Soooo run down right now.

vlagrl29

@ndz2018 I had a little more energy today and we had a lot going on with egg hunts with DD. I literally brought a pillow with us and took a little nap in dhs car. After lunch it hits me every day. Then we colored eggs tonight. I still have to put her Easter basket together. So I'm hoping I didn't over do it today and feel it tomorrow. 

ndz2018

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Mack2342

Same to you @ndz2018

Momifbysea

@ndz2018 sorry for the super late reply - I was up in Iowa all last week and had the thyroid biopsy which was not fun, let me tell you! It was a shot of lidocaine in my neck which felt like a long bee sting but then I wasn't expecting that then the doctor said "now we're going to numb it more internally by where we will be" and that needle went deeper and sucked!!! Anyway, I'll get caught up reading these and check in for this week now that I'm back on.