Hello Ladies, I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. Sending lots of love to you all!
***BFP Warning Below Personal Messages***
This is the weekly check-in for TTCALers who are also dealing with infertility. If you'd like to join us please feel free to intro with your diagnosis and history. We've had a few extra challenges thrown at us, ladies. Come here for snuggles from people who get what you're dealing with.
Fill us in, along with any other updates or vents you need to get out, TTCAL or NonTTCAL related.
If you get a BFP, please PM me and let me know. I try to lurk on PgAL often, but sometimes it’s tough. If we haven’t heard from you in a few weeks please come back in with an update; or are new and want to join please post a brief intro with your DX and current/future treatment plans an I’ll add you to next week’s check in!
@alicia_r1 How are you feeling Hun? Are you going to test or wait until beta? Keeping everything crossed so tightly for you.
@beckynsean11 How is your 2WW going Hun? Hopefully you are having fun in the sunshine and it is passing quickly.
@Frenchteachermama Did you start your testosterone patch on Thursday? Hopefully no side effects so far! How did pricing the meds go? Hopefully it was in line with what you were expecting.
@ky29 How are you doing in the 2ww? I hope you are keeping busy and distracted. Have you and YH discussed when do start IVF protocol between August or September anymore?
@Lesliem0901 Have you gotten any more insight on the CCS testing? I hope you are able to come to a decision easily on what is best for you and YH in this process.
@Lundlebean How did your ultrasound go this morning? Hopefully everything is moving right along for your natural FET cycle.
@MBJune How is your 2ww going? Doing anything fun to keep distracted?
@O2girl How are you doing Hun? Are you getting any more ideas when your FET will be?
@Rachaeleigh I hope you are feeling a little bit less sore from working out! How is your 2ww going, less stressful on a NTNP cycle?
@RedheadRunning How is the start of your cycle going? When do you usually O? Have you had any monitoring lately?
@Rocks526 I was thinking of you and your LO on Thursday. Did you and YH do anything special? How is the 2WW going?
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Congratulations
to @kflynn81!!! Wishing you a very boring and healthy 9 months on PgAL
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QOTW: It’s hard to believe it is already the last weekend in July! What has been the best memory of your summer so far?
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FX for those who are currently cycling; ((hugs)) to those who need them this week! :x
ETA: Spacing
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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Re: *~*~* IF Check-In *~*~* 7/26/14
No, I'm still pretty sore. I might have strained something in my hamstring, it was really tender today.
Things were less stressful this month with NTNP until I started peeing on wondfos and straining and pretending to see squinters (which I absolutely do not think are really there)
Eta: congrats @kflynn81 !!! Ahhhh!!!
4 Losses (2003, 2008, Apr 2012, & Oct 2012)
All RPL and IF testing with multiple REs = normal
5 IUIs = BFN
All AL are welcome

Aww ((hugs)) it's amazing how many ways you can hold a hpt to the light in hopes of seeing any hint of a line. I am still keeping my fx for you. I hope your mind eases up on you.
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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I have monitoring Wed so it'll be interesting to see what's going on. Looking forward to the long weekend ahead, I'll be away so I'll probably post check in Friday instead.
((Hugs)) ladies!
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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Glad you're feeling calm. GL at your monitoring appt!
4 Losses (2003, 2008, Apr 2012, & Oct 2012)
All RPL and IF testing with multiple REs = normal
5 IUIs = BFN
All AL are welcome

9/2010 SA=Normal 9/10 HSG Dx Both tubes dilated; Rx bilateral salpingectomy & IVF; 9/2010-12/2012 Financial break
1/2013 Bilateral Salpingectomy 5/2013 Recent SA shows borderline morphology
5/2013 IVF w/ ICSI #1 6/25/13 ER=11R 9M 9F 6/28/13 3dt of 2 embies (8B & 6A-); no frosties: BFN
My 2ww is going by soo slowly! To fulfill my need to poas I did so after I'd been awake for like 5 hours and drank a pot of coffee....stark white. I'm only 10dpiui and slowing losing faith in this cycle. Now I will wait until Wednesday morning, only time will tell.
Dx: PCOS/Unexplained
July '13 - Mar '14 - Letrozole and TI - BFN
April '14 - HSG - All clear - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFP
May '14 - Miscarriage 5w 3d
July '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFN
Aug '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFN
Sept '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFP
Beta 1 - 87 Beta 2 - 193 Beta 3 - 441
SA - All good
ALL Welcome
I hope everything clarifies soon for you with this cycle and they catch your O at the right time.
Your backyard work sounds great!! Hopefully it's done soon.
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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big (((hugs))) I really hope it was just early. I'm still keeping everything crossed for you. I hope you find ways to stay distracted from now until Wednesday.
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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I'm glad you are feeling a bit better. EDDs are really tough.
I also don't blame you for wanting to wait to test. I am keeping everything crossed for you. ((Hugs))
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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I'm so sorry you have been struggling Hun, sending so many (((hugs))) your way. I have found counselling very helpful. I found a psychologist who specializes in infertility using the psychology today site (you can search your area and select areas they specialize in).
it's so hard to have the reminder how infested our husbands are in this! and how hurt they also are when cycles are a bust. I am keeping everything crossed for you ((hugs)).
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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big (((hugs))) I really hope it was just early. I'm still keeping everything crossed for you. I hope you find ways to stay distracted from now until Wednesday.
Thanks!! All of you ladies make things easier to deal with!
Dx: PCOS/Unexplained
July '13 - Mar '14 - Letrozole and TI - BFN
April '14 - HSG - All clear - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFP
May '14 - Miscarriage 5w 3d
July '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFN
Aug '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFN
Sept '14 - Letrozole, Trigger and IUI - BFP
Beta 1 - 87 Beta 2 - 193 Beta 3 - 441
SA - All good
ALL Welcome
TTC #3 since June 2013
BFP #1 7/21/2013--EDD 3/30/14--D&C 9/24/13
BFP #2 1/28/14--MC 2/7/14
IUI #1 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #2 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
IUI #3 5mg Femara + trigger = BFN
Thank you for the check-in, @TVLily. Glad the yoga is helping.
I have decided to not move forward with CCS testing for my first IVF. My insurance only partially covers two procedures. If I was to do any pre-genetic testing, the FET would count as the second procedure. If IVF#1 doesn't work out, I'll do CCS for #2.
Congrats @kflynn81!! So happy for you.
@beckynsean11 - Big hugs to you...
@Frenchteachermama - Awesome news on the meds coverage! I'm working with Mandell's right now but I might need to switch over.
QOTW: I haven't really enjoyed the summer yet...I'm hoping in August to spend a weekend with my BFF from college.
TTC#1 since June 2012
Dx: Unexplained Infertility / AMA
BFP after 4th IUI cycle with Gonal F + Ovidrel on March 2014 | EDD 12/7/14 | MMC on 4/14/14
IUI#5 with Gonal F and Ovidrel trigger on 6/6 - BFN
On to IVF #1 with a new RE. Started Gonal F and Menopur on 8/15. Added Ganirelix on 8/24. Trigger on 8/26 for ER on 8/28. 8R 7M 3F. Transferred all 3 on 8/31. BFP on 9/11 | EDD 5/20/15 - Beta #1: 56.7. Beta #2: 97. Beta #3: 1148. Beta #4: 3559. Beta #4: 7678. MMC confirmed on 10/13. D&C on 10/14 at 9w. Confirmed male with Trisomy 14.
On to IVF #2 in March. CCS Testing on 2 embies. No go. Waiting to start IVF #3 in July. Surprise BFP on 6/14! EDD - 2/20/16 - Beta #1: 121.4. Beta #2: 236.4. Beta #3: 2014.
That is amazing about the meds!!! So great when someone helps you like that to ease some of the strain. That is so exciting everything is falling so well into place and you have tentative dates.
Your street sounds wonderful! Reminds me of my street growing up, lots of great memories.
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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Seeing college friends is always fun!!
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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Thanks for the checkin @TVLily ... And a big TP to the bump for having some technical issues I'm not willing to frustrate myself with today
Big congrats to @kflynn81 H&H to you sweet lady!
AFM:
"@O2girl How are you doing Hun? Are you getting any more ideas when your FET will be?"
I'm doing pretty good I think. The Lupron is in full swing and the add back therapy the RE put me on IS NOT WORKING. So I have been super moody, crampy, hot, headachy, nauseous, over all pissy.... And did I mention moody? I'm pretty sure MH isn't more annoying than usual...... but he sure seems more annoying. Poor guy.
No new news on the FET front. I'm expecting that the next FET will be in October; But that may get moved up...fx anyway.
((((Hugs)))) to anyone who needs them
DX: Adenomyosis, Compounded MTHFR, PAI-1 4G variant
DH: 34
MFI due to Testicular Cancer
Married March 2012
IVF w/ICSI #1
10 little polar bears
FET #1 with 2 polar bears ~Nov 6, 2013 BFN
FET # 2 with 2 more polar bears ~March 19, 2014 BFP!!!
Beta 1= 276
Beta 2= 662
4/19/14 ~ baby A became an angel
5/02/14 ~ baby B became an angel
5/3/14 ~ D&C
FET #3 with 1 male polar bear ~October 3, 2014
October 13, 2014 ~ BFN
Fur Children: Memphis 3y, Dutch 3y, Marcel 2y, Meadow 1y
January 2015 Siggy Challenge TTCAL
Animals Interacting with Snow
@TVLily- Thanks for running the check in. I just started yoga not that long ago and love it so far.
@Racheleigh OMG, I was doing that with the stupid wondfo's my last IUI...I was driving myself crazy.
congrats @kflynn81 H&H 9 months!!!!
nervous for beta tomorrow, trying to enjoy today since it's my birthday, but I haven't been feeling like celebrating at all for the past week. Maybe I'll make up for it if it stays nice this week and telework from the pool on base.
We really haven't had much where we got to do anything this summer. My parents came out at the end of spring so that was great, we were supposed to go to OC MD in early July but IVF #1 canceled that trip..looks like now we are considering going to Virginia Beach in Sept to see Brad Paisley and since I've never been down there, I'm excited to go. Now to stop waiting on our friends to confirm they are going and just book our room while we can.
Me: 34, DH: 32
TTC Since September 2012
Dx-PCOS, Anovulation, highly irregular cycles
March 2013 Comid 50 mg+ TI #1: BFN
April 2013 Clomid mg + TI #2: BFN
IVM#1 Aug 2012: BFN
20 FEB 2014: CP
IUI #1 Clomid 100mg 24 FEB 2014: BFN
IUI #2 Clomid 100mg 21 MAR 2014: BFN
IUI#3 Follistim & trigger 21 May 2014: BFN
IVF #1 Follistim & Menopur: 14R, 9M, 7F, transfered 2 day 3 8 cell embies
Beta #1: 7/30: 41 Beta #2 8/1: 96 Beta #3 8/4: 796 EDD:4/9/15



All WelcomeEDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
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I am keeping everything crossed so tight for your beta tomorrow and sending many +++++ vibes your way.
I saw Brad Paisley in concert a few years ago and looooves it!! But I may be partial as he is one of my favs.
EDD 5/2/14, NMC 9/11/13
EDD 10/15/14, CP 2/8/14
IF Diagnosis: PCOS, MFI
Current Cycle: 5 mg Femara/1000mg Metformin + TI = BFP, EDD 4/23/15 Please be our RAINBOW
**ALL AL/IF Welcome**
My Chart