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TTC After a Loss
lms1981
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Intro (Again)
lms1981
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I believe i intro'd here awhile back but was not very active and haven't been on here for months. Quick background:
- Began TTC last July, BFP after one month of TTC (shocked!)
- MC at 8 weeks
- Began seeing a new OBGYN at the end of the year who tested my thyroid and results came back with high TSH and sent to endocrinologist
- Started both a T3 and T4 thyroid med, TSH level after couple months down to 1.5
- Getting tested again next week. Assuming I am still under 2.5 on my TSH, we are cleared to TTC ... Pretty much a year exactly from when we started.
I am half excited and half terrified to start to TTC again. The last year has been a tough one but I think I am finally emotionally ready to start again. Hopefully we will have an easy time getting pregnant again but know to manage my expectations.
I'm wondering what all you would recommend doing to prepare to TTC? I take my thyroid meds (one of which I will have to get off when I get pregnant again), prenatal with DHA, B12 and D3. Any other recommendations? I track my cycle through Ovia (have since January) and am pretty regular at 27-28 days. I have not tried temping or OPKs as I am regular and seem to have a good idea of when I ovulate (EWCM, cramping, day 14-16 is when we conceived last time) but may venture into it if I don't get pregnant quickly. Anything else you all recommend?
Thanks for reading ... Hoping to learn a lot!
- Began TTC last July, BFP after one month of TTC (shocked!)
- MC at 8 weeks
- Began seeing a new OBGYN at the end of the year who tested my thyroid and results came back with high TSH and sent to endocrinologist
- Started both a T3 and T4 thyroid med, TSH level after couple months down to 1.5
- Getting tested again next week. Assuming I am still under 2.5 on my TSH, we are cleared to TTC ... Pretty much a year exactly from when we started.
I am half excited and half terrified to start to TTC again. The last year has been a tough one but I think I am finally emotionally ready to start again. Hopefully we will have an easy time getting pregnant again but know to manage my expectations.
I'm wondering what all you would recommend doing to prepare to TTC? I take my thyroid meds (one of which I will have to get off when I get pregnant again), prenatal with DHA, B12 and D3. Any other recommendations? I track my cycle through Ovia (have since January) and am pretty regular at 27-28 days. I have not tried temping or OPKs as I am regular and seem to have a good idea of when I ovulate (EWCM, cramping, day 14-16 is when we conceived last time) but may venture into it if I don't get pregnant quickly. Anything else you all recommend?
Thanks for reading ... Hoping to learn a lot!
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Re: Intro (Again)
I'll start out with saying that you shouldn't assume you're O'ing. Even if you think you know your body, it's a crazy thing and can throw you curve balls. The best way to know is to chart/opks. I don't chart, but I use digital opks and my last cycle was monitored with u/s so I knew. Lots of women on the board chart, and swear by it. Only you will know when you're ready to TTC again.
Also, when you get the time could you change your avatar to something so we can identify you by that?
Good luck, and check out the blog and sticky on the main board. They're both full of great info.
Me 34 DH 31, Together since 2003, Married August 20, 2011, TTC since May 2013
BFP #1 August 24, 2013! MMC discovered Oct. 3, 2013, D&C Oct. 4, 2013
BFP #2 December 17, 2013! MMC discovered Jan. 28, 2014, D&C Jan. 30, 2014
Testing done: male with complete Trisomy 16, not hereditary. Tested me for clotting disorders, all normal.
Feb. 2014 all clear again to TTC! Will start progesterone supplementation with the next BFP just in case. Oct. 2014 more testing just because, thyroid and autoimmune panels = normal. Diagnostic U/S = no abnormalities. Will keep trying for 3-6 more months, doctor still optimistic!
BFP #3 December 11, 2014! Beta #1 14DPO = 122.4 Beta #2 17DPO = 296.8 Please stick little one and be our Rainbow!
Perfect little heartbeat of 156 seen 1/7/15
***Everybody Welcomed***
EDD 8/21/2015 Team Green!
August 2015 Siggy Challenge: Favorite mean girl from a movie or show: Kathy Bates in "Misery"I just started temping this cycle, I never did it before, figured I knew my cycle well enough and honestly told myself it wouldn't be worth it bc it takes a few months to see a pattern and I hoped I'd get pg quickly. Now I'm wishing I had started back in Dec when we started trying again. So I hope your stay here is short but I'd recommend just starting now
PgAL welcome
Married 6/11/2011
Me & Hubby: 34
TTC journey started 12/2012
BFP #1 6/5/2013, MC confirmed 6/26/2013 @ 7 wks
BFP#2 8/25/2013 MC confirmed 10/16/2013 @ 12 wks (D&C 10/18)
Diagnosis: unexplained RPL, unexplained IF.
Also have hypothyroidism
Started TTC again 12/2013
IUI#1:Clomid CD 3-7, Trigger'ed CD 12. IUI CD 14. BFN
IUI #2:Letrozole CD 3 - 7, Follistim CD 9, Trigger CD 10, IUI CD12. BFN
Current plan: IVF with PGD. Antagonist - Vivelle Protocal. Stim start 12/1. ER 12/14.
http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/502498
My Ovulation Chart
As for preparation, stretching?
Dx: Me: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss; DH: Low Morphology (2%)
BFP#1: MC 3/1/11 at 6w1d - EDD 10/21/11
BFP#3: MC 2/8/14 at 4w5d - EDD 10/13/14
BFP#6: CP 11/6/14 at 4w2d - EDD 7/14/15
IVF #1 with ICSI & PGS: May/June 2015, ER 6/3/15, 17R/17M/15F
IVF #2 with ICSI & PGS: July 2015, ER 7/16/15, 16R/11M/9F
PGS results = 6 normal embryos (4 boys, 2 girls)
FET 9/23/15 = BFFN
TTC #1 since January 2013
BFP #1: April 5, 2013; EDD December 11, 2013; Missed M/C May 15, 2013
BFP #2: February 17, 2014; EDD October 30, 2014; M/C March 15, 2014
BFP #3: August 1, 2014; EDD April 14, 2015 - Praying for our RAINBOW!