I thought I'd say hello I'm 35 and DH is 41. I'm still on my first cycle of trying after coming off BCP. It's been pretty frustrating trying to figure things out. I just wanted to say hello!
Welcome. Yes, give your body a chance to adjust to not having the added hormones. My cycles took about 6 months to become regular. It is a crazy road trying to conceive. But being here makes it a little more bearable. Good luck to you.
Welcome! I started here a few months ago just off BC and knew nothing. I've learned a lot about how all this works and the ladies on this board are great! Good luck to you!
Welcome! My body was pretty crazy for at least 4-5 months coming off birth control. During that time, I used OPKs and temped and charted and learned as much as I could about how my body was working!! Good luck to you!
*** Child & current pregnancy mentioned ***
Me - 41 (PCOS), Hubby - 43 (healthy)
7/2013 - Sweet baby girl born (Clomid + TI)
3/2014 - TTC #2, return to RE 7/2014
12/2015: IVF #1 transferred two great looking embryos - BFP!
First ultrasound: TWO beautiful little heartbeats!!
Harmony: negative; level 2: babies look great and are boy/girl!
Welcome. Mine is still crazy. Hope all goes well for you and you adjust quickly!
me:41 dh:43
Off Mirena Nov 2013, On Nuvaring end of Jan, Back off Sept 2014. Never ending cycle starting end of Sept...
11/14 Provera failed... cycle continues
12/14 High FSH (57 "midcycle") OBGYN had no clue... about anything
01/15 More lab results coming back from RE. U/S showed small (1")cyst on left ovary, thin lining, and couldn't locate right ovary so possibly straight to DE and IVF
Occassionally mess with the chart below to see "what if" and learn (not to make it pretty but because FF stays drunk with me).
@vh2014 thank you, how long have you been off of BCP for?
Which time? LOL. This time about 4 months. I was on Mirena for 10 years and came off last November. We got engaged Christmas eve and in January I found a dress so I went back on Nuvaring so I could wear it at our wedding in August. I have been off since then, but this cycle has been ongoing since Sept 25th. It's a really fun chart... I was not temping in the beginning to "keep away the stress", then started. The blank spots are a trip to Las Vegas where I was jet lagged, drinking, and not really sleeping and the other is when my OB/GYN gave me Provera to try and jump start things. It's been about 4 months but you'll notice the last week or so is evening out nicely. I'm about to post seperately about that but the moral of the story is... Temping has kept me sane. It's really let me see what's been going on and through an OB/GYN that well... let's say I'm not planning on going back to.
ETA: wear not where... Grammar police in me had to fix it.
me:41 dh:43
Off Mirena Nov 2013, On Nuvaring end of Jan, Back off Sept 2014. Never ending cycle starting end of Sept...
11/14 Provera failed... cycle continues
12/14 High FSH (57 "midcycle") OBGYN had no clue... about anything
01/15 More lab results coming back from RE. U/S showed small (1")cyst on left ovary, thin lining, and couldn't locate right ovary so possibly straight to DE and IVF
Occassionally mess with the chart below to see "what if" and learn (not to make it pretty but because FF stays drunk with me).
Peaseblossom55 PS- I looked at your chart. Looks like a post BCP chart to me. Check out the search feature on FF, it will let you choose only charts post BCP and will let you see others in your same situation. Helped me relax a bit.
me:41 dh:43
Off Mirena Nov 2013, On Nuvaring end of Jan, Back off Sept 2014. Never ending cycle starting end of Sept...
11/14 Provera failed... cycle continues
12/14 High FSH (57 "midcycle") OBGYN had no clue... about anything
01/15 More lab results coming back from RE. U/S showed small (1")cyst on left ovary, thin lining, and couldn't locate right ovary so possibly straight to DE and IVF
Occassionally mess with the chart below to see "what if" and learn (not to make it pretty but because FF stays drunk with me).
@vh2014 thank you, how long have you been off of BCP for?
Which time? LOL. This time about 4 months. I was on Mirena for 10 years and came off last November. We got engaged Christmas eve and in January I found a dress so I went back on Nuvaring so I could where it at our wedding in August. I have been off since then, but this cycle has been ongoing since Sept 25th. It's a really fun chart... I was not temping in the beginning to "keep away the stress", then started. The blank spots are a trip to Las Vegas where I was jet lagged, drinking, and not really sleeping and the other is when my OB/GYN gave me Provera to try and jump start things. It's been about 4 months but you'll notice the last week or so is evening out nicely. I'm about to post seperately about that but the moral of the story is... Temping has kept me sane. It's really let me see what's been going on and through an OB/GYN that well... let's say I'm not planning on going back to.
wow I hope your charts and temps continue to even out and make more sense over time!!! Lots of luck to you!
Welcome, I went off of BCP in September and my temps are really jaggy too. At least you can still see a clear temp shirt pre and post O so that's good. Good luck!
Me: 37
DH: 35
Married: 9/26/2011
Hormones: All normal except AMH: Sept 2014 .022, Jan 2015 .05
@Peaseblossom55 welcome and best of luck! What helped me most when I started all of this was the Book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility". 100% worth it to get and read... You will be an expert in no time!!
Married April 13, 2013
TTC #1
38 years old
1st BFP 11/11/14 (EDD 7/24/14)
1st loss 12/22/14
Off Loestrin FE 24 since 6/9/14
Irregular, short LP, low progesterone
Diagnosed with PCOS Feb 2015
Started IVF April 2014
1st retrieval May 2015 - 30 retrieved, 29 fertilized, 1 normal
2nd retrieval June 2015 - 27 retrieved, 22 fertiziled, 1 normal
Re: Intro
Yes, give your body a chance to adjust to not having the added hormones. My cycles took about 6 months to become regular.
It is a crazy road trying to conceive. But being here makes it a little more bearable.
Good luck to you.
Me:39, DH:40
DD born 8/96, DS born 8/04
TTC#3
NTNP since 2006, active trying 1/13
Natural M/C 3/13 at 7 weeks
CP 2/14
All welcome
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@vh2014 thank you, how long have you been off of BCP for?
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Married April 13, 2013
ALL WELCOME
Thanks everyone for the good luck!!!
@mcodea88 Thanks I have the book and read it back in Sept/Oct I keep going back to it every once in awhile it's a great book!
Me: 41, DH: 45
DD, 6/15/2013
TTC #2 beginning January 2014
AMH 1.05; FSH range 7-11
July 2014: IUI #1. Follistim + Pregnyl. 2 follicles--BFN
September 2014: IUI #2. Follistim + Pregnyl + Ganirelix + Crinone. 4(?) follicles--BFN
October 2014: IUI #3. More Follistim + More Ganirelix + Pregnyl + Crinone. 4 follicles--BFP! Beta #1=10 Beta #2=33 Beta #3=97 Beta #4=158. M/C 11/1/14
December 2014: IVF #1. Microdose Lupron protocol. 9R, 9M, 9F. 3 5-day blasts transferred 12/15. BFFN.
August 2015: IVF #3. 14R, 13M, 11F. Froze 5 blasts for CCS testing. 3 normals. FET planned for 10/2015.
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BFP- 10-16-14 EDD 6/13/15: MC 12-1-14
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