Weekly checkin - June 24

dolphin012 · June 2015

This check in is for anyone on this board to participate in and will occur every Wednesday. If you are new here and haven't made a separate intro on the main board please do so before checking in so we can "meet" you! It's easy to do just click the new discussion button in the top right and post away.

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test?

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)

QOTW: What is a fun activity/hobby that you and your partner like to do together?

Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.

Carazona5 · June 2015

1. Your Name or Screen Name Caroline from Arizona

2. How long have you been TTC? This is the third month. TTC #1

3. What are you doing this cycle? I've been on prenatals for a month and a half, fertility diet, no caffeine, OPKs, and BD of course

4. Where are you in your cycle? Waiting to O, CD11

5. How do you feel about this cycle? More hopeful than last cycle but starting to get discouraged already at how I'm not one of these "first try!" People I keep knowing or hearing about

QOTW: What is a fun activity/hobby that you and your partner like to do together? We love working on projects for our house right now. On weekends we tend to geek out at Home Depot and come up with things we can do. Our house isn't a fixer upper or anything but we just love doing small projects to make things nicer or creative looking and doing a lot of work on the back yard at the moment too - starting a small garden which I've never done so we'll see! We also love going to the movies or making popcorn and having at home movie nights

Shout out to @dolphin012 and her 7 little embryos! Come on guys, you can do it!

Goldsgirl9 · June 2015

1. Your Name - Goldsgirl9, FL

2. How long have you been TTC? - TTC #2 since Dec.

3. What are you doing this cycle? - Working with an RE this cycle after back to back mc this year.

4. Where are you in your cycle? - Just got AF today and very excited about it since I feel like I have a starting point to start tracking again. Also going through more tests this week and next with RE.

5. How do you feel about this cycle? - Happy to be back on track but sitting out this cycle and next per OB. Not sure what RE will want to do once we receive results.

QOTW: What is a fun activity/hobby that you and your partner like to do together? - We enjoy anything active or playing in the yard with our toddler and dogs.

suziq1978 · June 2015

1. suziq1978, central IL

2. ttc #4, I think this is cycle 11 maybe 12

3. temping and charting

4. waiting to o, cd 3 ugghh

5. well, this is the last cycle for me. h gave me until my birthday which is July 15. i'm not holding my breath but it would be nice for it to happen now.

QOTW: What is a fun activity/hobby that you and your partner like to do together?

We just started buying old wood furniture to upcycle. We're really excited about it. Can't wait to get our first piece done.

Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.

carrieandr · June 2015

1. Carrie from Florida

2. TTC #1 since January, 3rd post-D&C cycle

3. Charting/temping, opk

4. Waiting to O, CD10

5. I normally start getting flashing smileys on CD8 and O on day 10. Just blank circles so far. I'm trying to tell myself it's good that I'm not ovulating so early. But I'll be anxious until I have my first confirmed O since the D&C.

QOTW: We live on a big river, so we go kayaking sometimes. But it's quite a workout to keep up with DH. And we work on renovating our house, but that's hard work, too. My favorite things to do with DH are watching a movie together in bed and traveling.

efhoping2010 · June 2015

efhoping2010/WY

IVF/ICSI/MESA #4 but FET 2 with 2 CCS Normal Blasts, the first at the big clinic.

Please see history for the details

Last bcp was Sunday 6/21 and AF showed on 6/23 so I start vivelle estrogen patches and reduce Lupron to 5iu on 6/25 and first bloodwork on Wednesday 7/01.

Waiting to hear back from my nurse if I can move up my FET date at all.

QOTW: DH and I work in the same field so we help each other with work a lot, we also cook together, and play videogames together.

jilligan14 · June 2015

1. Jill from NC

2. TTC #1, not preventing since Nov. 2012, actively trying since 8/14

3. charting/temping, OPKs, vitamins, healthy eating, all that natural stuff :-)

4. Currently in 2WW (CD28, 8dpo). I'm trying so hard to exercise will power and to not pee on any sticks this early. It's tough, so very tough. I'm hoping to make it to Sunday, which will be 12dpo. But every morning I'm tempted to whip out the sticks...

5. I'm seriously all over the place. Totally blue and hopeless one minute, then thinking "Hmmm, maybe" the next. My temps have finally settled a bit in the med-high range. Honestly, I just don't feel pregnant at all. But who knows? Life is full of surprises...

H and I do a lot of fun things together. I'm a dance teacher and he comes to one of my dance classes and we actually perform together (this year he was a dancing hippo from Fantasia and he even wore adorable hippo ears). We also like to hike, travel, make lots of food, watch movies and just be silly. He's out of town this week so I'm totally missing him and his fun energy :-(

Sending lots of positive vibes to @dolphin012 and her 7 embryos!!!

Good luck everyone! I really need to see someone posting a BFP announcement soon....

amimhof · June 2015

1. Amanda Marie from Maryland

2. TTC #1, 1st month

3. Just charting - and still trying to figure it out!

4. Waiting to O, I think.

5. This cycle I'm a mix.

QOTW: What is a fun activity/hobby that you and your partner like to do together?

Hubby and I bought a house a year ago. He's been in it for a year, I've been there about 9 months. So, we're doing lots of house stuff now. This season's project: landscape our hostile front "yard".

thistle8677 · June 2015

1. thistle8677 in Oregon

2. TTC#5 (#1 for SO); 3rd cycle post d&c (recurrent mc, been working on trying to have a baby since 9/2014)

3. opk's, charting temps, prenatals, gf, mostly dairy-free

4. TWW 8dpo, cd 21 (O'd earlier than usual this cycle, so not sure what's happening) Tested several times in the past couple of days (I have a problem), and all BFN

5. I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster of emotions and symptoms. Totally exhausted, MOODY, feel feverish and flu-like, and everything tastes wierd.

QOTW: We used to spend a lot of time drawing together, but since the miscarriages things have really changed. It seems like life has lost some of it's luster, I'm sad to say. We do enjoy documentaries, several reality tv shows, movies & laying around together. I think this summer will be more adventurous. It's hard in Oregon during the cold rainy season, you just want to stay inside a lot.

Knottie16743552 · June 2015

1. Knottie-something (Erin) from NJ

2. TTC #2 for me, #3 for DH and #1 together

3. Opk, charting, temping

4. CD9, AF was super short this month (4 days, not complaining) temp spiked this morning but no +opk so not sure what's going on

5. Feeling kinda meh this cycle.

QOTW: DH and I love going to b&bs when we can. We also like to go to yard sales and flea markets!

emsmama15 · June 2015

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.

Heather from MN

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?

TTC #2 for 13 months, 9 cycles actively trying, a few breaks for various reasons.

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?

Gonal-F 175 IU CD 3-7, ultrasound, trigger, IUI, progesterone supps. Continuing CoQ10, Vit C, Vit E, DHA, PNV, Vit D, no alcohol, limited caffeine, no diet pop, higher protein/lower carb diet, etc, etc.

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test?

CD4, WTO. If this cycle goes as previous ones do, I'd likely trigger next Tuesday and have IUI on Thursday, which happens to be my baby's 2nd birthday. Seems like a good omen.

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)

Pretty hopeful. I'm looking forward to my first IUI since the beginning of MARCH! I hope we can make some forward progress.

QOTW: What is a fun activity/hobby that you and your partner like to do together?

We like to go to movies, sporting events (I love baseball, he's a football guy, so we've learned to enjoy each other's sports), have BBQs, play "yard games" in our big backyard, take our daughter to the park.

Feel free to add any vents or shout outs.

I've already said it, but good luck tomorrow @dolphin012!! @suziq1978 - I hope you get a happy surprise!

ETA: Spaces because it was tough on the eyes without!

jilligan14 · June 2015

thistle8677 said:

Tested several times in the past couple of days (I have a problem), and all BFN

Don't worry. I peed on sooooo many sticks last cycle. It's so very tempting to start testing early. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for you!!

dolphin012 · June 2015

1. dolphin012 from CA

2. ttc #1 for a while

3. IVF

4. Day 3 transfer tomorrow!!!

5. I am moving on and being very hopeful for our 7 embryos.

QOTW: Our favorite activity together is hiking. Wish we had more time for it though!

@suzieq1978 -- I am pulling for you this cycle!!! (not that i wasn't before , but extra this time

@CarrieandRoy - living on a large river and kayaking -- sounds awesome!

@emsmama15 -- fx and excited for your IUI cycle!

@efhoping10 -- keep us posted on your FET schedule

and thanks to all sending good vibes towards our embryos

carrieandr · June 2015

@dolphin012, dolphins and manatees swim past our house.

Good luck with your transfer today!!!!

suziq1978 · June 2015

@emsmama15 @dolphin012 - thanks ladies! I'm really hoping this is my month.

KLake42 · June 2015

1. Your Name or Screen Name (not full names) and State you are from.

Kathleen from GA

2. How long have you been TTC? Are you TTC #1,#2,#3, etc.?

TTC #1, nearing the end of third cycle.

3. What are you doing this cycle? Are you seeking help with a fertility specialist (RE)? If so, what stage are you in? Charting/temping? Testing? Medicated cycles? IUI? IVF? DE?

Medicated IUI with RE

4. Where are you in your cycle? (Waiting to O, 2WW etc) If in the 2ww when will you test?

TWW, 12DPO. Been peeing on a lot of sticks, all negative. I'm pretty sure this cycle is a bust, starting to feel the cramps of impending AF. "Official" pee stick day will be Saturday.

5. How do you feel about this cycle? (Are you hopeful, anxious... etc)

Depressed. I know that most people, if IUI will work, it will work the first few times. I'm expecting HSG test this next month, and might take the cycle off to get that and any other tests the doctor recommended, destress, try acupuncture, bump up the exercise that I can't do on femara (since it makes my joints ache), since lack of exercise is depressing me. Who knows, maybe the HSG will clear out the gunk in my tubes, and give me a better chance next time? If my RE says we've gotten to the point where IVF makes sense, we'll get my wife checked out, and consider either getting her pregnant or using partner IVF, if her ovaries are in better condition than mine (her egg, my basket).

Edited to add-- my wife and I love to hike together!

emsmama15 · June 2015

@KLake42, I'm actually really surprised your RE didn't do a HSG prior to doing IUI. What if your tubes ARE blocked? I hope they're not obviously, but maybe they just need the cobwebs swept away. My daughter was a first cycle post-HSG baby, so it does happen!! Good luck!

dolphin012 · June 2015

@KLake42 -- stay positive! You are only 3 months in and still have lots of reason to be optimistic!! I think its great you are being really proactive on the testing. I waited 6 months and wished i had started testing at around 3.

My transfer went well today!! All 7 embryos were good quality. They were 8-7 cells and mostly graded as 2s across the board. So so relieved. We transferred 5 and the remaining two met freeze criteria so we have a couple available for a futre FET if needed. Thanks for all the positive thoughts!!!

The technology they have is pretty cool, too. The video monitor in the procedure room showed the embryos magnified in the lab and then getting sucked up into the catheter. Shortly after the embryologist walked in with them. I have a photo, too, which is nice b/c my partner couldn't be there (since we live far away he returned back home/work after the retrieval). Cutest embryos on the block

jilligan14 · June 2015

@dolphin012 - so happy that things went so well!! So excited for your little embryos!!!

BulgariHeart · June 2015

1. BulgariHeart. Bicoastal.

2. Cycle #2 of TTC #1.

3. Charting/Temping, CM, OPKs, supplementation.

4. 1dpo

5. Extremely hopeful but dreading to look at my BBT for the next few days. My BBT is so straightforward and telling that if I see it drop starting at 12dpo I will know without a doubt that the cycle is a bust, and I won't even get to experience the fun of testing. I will cry and hope that my LP lasts at least another couple of days.

QOTW - We do everything together. We work, study, dance, sing, cook, shop, exercise, take walks, run errands, travel, play games and so on and on, together. These days that our schedules allow it, we're into enjoying our local park and going to our favourite lounge for a romantic evening.

efhoping2010 · June 2015

Update: AF arrived on 6/23 after BCP so it was CD 1.

My FET was moved up to 7/13!!!!!

I started vivelle patches yesterday and reduced my Lupron to 5iu.

First blood test on Wednesday.

I need to figure out if I am flying there or if I should drive, also I need to find out if DH is able to come.

efhoping2010 · June 2015

@dolphin012 hoping and praying this is it for you, all the best

KLake42 · June 2015

@emsmama15, we didn't do it at first because this was my first time ever trying to get pregnant. I didn't go to the RE because I was having trouble getting pregnant at home-- it's because I'm gay, and the at-home inseminations with donor sperm is actually illegal where I live, so I had to go to a doctor. I'm also self-pay, so they wanted to minimize costs for me.

But I'm also 38 (was 37 when I started) and tested low reserve, so the RE was the way to go (rather than trying to do it at home, ignoring the law). I'm hoping that there are no blockages, but maybe just a little gunk that needs to be cleaned out. I'm not looking forward to the procedure, but I know it can increase fertility a bit just to be flushed out, and I'll take that!

@dolphin012- Thank you! And I'm so happy to hear about your embryos!!

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