New gal introduction

OldNell · February 2015

Hey all. I've been lurking on and off for a while now. My husband and I married in January of 2014 and have been TTC since then. We are in Pennsylvania together now but were long-distance for the first 10 months of the marriage, so the trying was hit or miss until October. We're both 37.

I had my first appointment with the RE about a month ago and had a preliminary workup but won't be meeting with the doctor to go over the results until after my HSG on Tuesday. I was all over the place this month. I did OPKs but didn't temp consistently so I wasn't quite sure where I O'd (never had a positive OPK but had one fairly dark one and then didn't test again until 24 hours later so I'm guessing I missed the surge). Despite the temping and OPK fail, I had irrationally high hopes this month because we covered what would normally be our window better than any other month. I think I was also invested in this month because I was hoping to avoid more medical procedures and expense - we've had some unexpected medical bills these last few months for unrelated issues - and because I'm nervous about what I am going to hear from the RE. However, I am CD 25 (pretty consistently 26-27 day cycles) and my temp just dropped and have been cramping slightly yesterday and today. Looks like I'll be getting that HSG on Tuesday after all.

I was looking for a place to find information and support with a solid community and you ladies seem to have each other's backs in a really lovely way.

suziq1978 · February 2015

Welcome and good luck!

hooligans4 · February 2015

Welcome.
Good luck on yuesday

gfgrump · February 2015

welcome, I hope you get good news on Tuesday. It is frustrating when you get your hopes up and then they are dashed. I hope your stay here is short.

emsmama15 · February 2015

Welcome and good luck. I hope your HSG goes well and you get some answers from the RE.

rspalding001 · February 2015

Welcome & Good Luck!

URMySunshine77 · February 2015

Welcome! I am also 37. I hope that your stay here is short.

kindershlitz · February 2015

Welcome and good luck to you. I'm 37 too

2pupsnokids · February 2015

Welcome, I hope your stay here is short and sweet. I'm sorry you got your hopes up this month, we all know how that feels. HSG wasn't painful, but I took some aspirin before I went just in case. My doc said a lot of women are more fertile in the three months post HSG bc it clears any minor obstructions. Good luck and glad you introduced yourself!

TTC #1 for 21 Months
Husband: 41
Me: 36
3 failed IUIs
changed REs
1 failed IVF (chemical pregnancy)
13 5-day frozen embryos

rspalding001 · February 2015

Welcome & Good luck!

jilligan14 · February 2015

Welcome and good luck on your journey to motherhood!

OldNell · February 2015

Aaaaaand, we're at CD1 as of this morning. Thanks for the welcome, ladies. This has to be one of the few boards where a legitimately heartwarming greeting involves telling a new poster you hope they leave as soon as possible.