TTC Check-In

ball.and.chain

How's it going?

QOTD: What's one thing you've done in the last week that you are proud of?

ball.and.chain

I STOPPED BLEEDING!!!!!  I cannot overstate how happy I am about this.  It doesn't actually get me any closer to the next transfer, but it makes the m/c feel more "over" -- I don't have to be reminded every.freaking.time I go to the bathroom.

Now that it's finally January, my follow-up appointment with the OB and my FET consult with my RE feel a little closer. I'm just crossing my fingers and toes that my cycle doesn't completely wonk out -- if it doesn't, I should get a period in 1-3 weeks. And then again 4-5 weeks after that. And THEN it's go time. Feels like an eternity.

QOTD: I've been on an eating binge since the m/c, with extra special help from the holidays, and my wife and I swore we'd start eating healthier on the 2nd. This morning I weighed myself (+5 lbs since the last time I weighed myself, +16 since I started IVF, +35ish since I started TTC -- ouch), logged into my WW account, recorded my weight, adjusted my goal from "maintain" to "lose weight," and tracked everything I am eating today. It's a small step but I already feel like I've gained a little bit of control. Now if I can only resist all the candy that's still hanging around my house and office...

Manada

Morning all,

I am doing okay. I had a nightmare about the fertility clinic last night in which I had basically every diagnostic procedure on the menu done in the same appointment. That sucked, but I was relieved to wake up.

Waiting for my period now, it should come this week sometime... Also just remembered I need to order our sperm this week as well.

QOTW: I have been sick all week, so I am not especially proud of much, but I did get to some work yesterday, which was good!

KezziRiv

I had my 1st IUI yesterday and we are pretty damn excited. everything looked great ( thick lining, 2 eggs, 4X the amount of sperm we needed and it was FAST! all 3+). I ovulated around 9 and had the procedure at 11 so I'm feeling good about it and hoping for the best.  

 

I'm not sure I am particularly proud of anything from the last week. I just started a new job and am feeling pretty good about handling the bazillion details that comes with it.

 

 

mollykelley

Hi all,

I am still in bed and don't want to get up for work after 10 days off! We went for a hike yesterday in beautiful Big Sur and are planning on camping this weekend with new gear from Christmas.

TTC: status quo for now. IUI 6 will be femara w trigger and progesterone. This is the last one. Other options to come if it is a fail. But I'm setting my mind on IUI 6 as the winner!

I'm proud of myself for not crying when I got an hcg of a whopping 2 yesterday. K and I made jokes and laughed in the car and went for a hike and picnic. I was sad but didn't let it ruin my day.