TTC After a Loss

TTCAL week of 1/22

1. Introduce yourself (if new)
2. Status?
3. Rants/Raves:
4. GTKY: What is your favorite bingeworthy Netflix show (or cable if you don't have Netflix)?
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Re: TTCAL week of 1/22

  • 1. Ttc since 1/17. CP 3/17. NMC 9/17.
    2. WTO. CD 17. Got my peak OPK today. Woo!
    3. Rave: looking forward to a friend's wedding this weekend!
    Rant: Noticed a lump on my breast on Friday, so going to get that checked out this afternoon. Probably nothing but none the less, cue all the anxiety. (My grandmother had a complete mastectomy due to very aggressive breast cancer.)
    4. We just watched the 100 and we loved it! Now we're watching Stranger Things and I'm a big fan so far.
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  • 1. Not new. TTC since 2/16, MC 5/16. 
    2. TWW, CD 23 (~9 dpo)
    3. Rave: Actually got all the chores done that I was planning to this weekend!
    Rant: I feel so hormonal today, it’s really bad. I escalated an argument about tax preparation (lol) with DH and I feel like a jerk. Sometimes I really miss being on bcp- I try not to use hormones as an excuse but sometimes they really take me for a ride. 
    4. Hmm I really liked American Vandal, Stranger Things, and The Good Place on Netflix. American Vandal had a surprising amount of heart and great acting for its silly premise. 
  • 1. Not new - 3 early losses in 2017.
    2. TWW, 10dpo
    3. Rant: I’ve been spotting since 8dpo and I have no idea why. My CD21 progesterone was higher than its ever been, and I don’t normally spot this early (6 days before AF is due). Rave: Since I’m a furloughed government worker I plan to get so many things done around the house today!
    4. I love Stranger Things and I’m currently watching Grey’s Anatomy because I never got into it but I love Shonda Rhimes. 

    @Kath525 I just found lumps in both of my breasts and my Dr thinks they’re harmless fibroids but is sending me for a mammogram just in case. FX it’s just weird, but normal, breast tissue for both of us!
    @lin0442 I feel you on the hormone roller coaster. Sometimes it’s just out of your control!
  • 1. Status? CD 18. WTO.
    3. Rants/Raves: 
    Shutdown day. Been at work for 5 hours... who knows when we'll leave.
    4. GTKY: What is your favorite bingeworthy Netflix show (or cable if you don't have Netflix)?
    Um, I liked The 100. Also, Supernatural!

    MC #1: D&C Oct 23, 2015 (7.5 weeks)
    MC #2: July 1, 2016 (5.5 weeks)
    MC #3: October 17, 2016 (CP)
    RE #1: RPL testing November 2016-January 2017
    MC #4: Feb. 28, 2017 (CP)
    RE #2: Additional RPL testing March-November 2017
    MC #5: January 2019 (6.5 weeks)

    RE #3: More testing 2023. 
    Egg Retrieval Sept/Oct 2023, 2 good embryos after PGT-A testing.
    Surgery for endometriosis January 2024
    Lupron Depo March 2024.  Benched 3 months.

    FET #1: June 3, 2024 (failed)

    Lupron Depo June 2024. Benched 3 months again before next FET.

    FET #2: September 2024 (failed)

    FET #3: December 2024 (failed)

    #BitterHagPartyOf1

  • 2. Waiting for u/s to assess lining on Jan 27th. If OK, FET 5 days later.
    3. 
    I have a migraine today. And my back hurts. I hate being on estrogen. Trying to shove two of the TINIEST little pills up your vag twice a day and getting them to actually stay there is a huge PITA. 
    4. 
    I'm currently binge watching season 7 of Shameless. I'm also going to start watching season 4 of Grace and Frankie on the weekend.

    @kath525 I found multiple lumps on my right breast about 8 years ago. My doctor said they felt like cysts but of course sent me for the full work out. Turns out, I have a few cysts and one fibroid. I usually only feel them toward the end of my luteal phase right before AF comes but they were pretty quiet for years until starting IF treatments and pumping myself full of hormones again. Ouch! Hope it's nothing serious and you've just acquired a new cyst friend to carry around with you ;) 
    Me: 35 I DH: 38
    *TW loss and children mentioned*
    DD:2006 | Dx: Unexplained Secondary Infertility | DS: 2011

    TFAS since 2012

    Oct 16: Spontaneous BFP | m/c @ 9w1d (massive SCH) | D&C
    Apr 17: IUI #1 = BFN
    May 17: IUI #2 = BFN
    Jun 17: IUI #3 = Late BFP (18 DPO) | NMC 17Jul17 @ ~6w
    Aug 17: IUI #4 = Cancelled due to premature ovulation | TI = BFN
    Sep 17: IUI #5 = Cancelled due to overstimulation (10+ follies)
    Nov 17: IVF #1 = Cancelled due to non-IF related health issue | TI = BFN
    Dec 17: IVF #1 = Puregon 200, Menopur 75, Orgalutran, Suprefact trigger due to OHSS risk | 22R, 18M, 16F, 10B frozen  
    Feb 18: FET #1 (medicated) = BFN
    Mar 18: FET #2 (natural cycle) = CP (beta 1: 54; beta 2: 0)
    Apr 18: FET #3 (natural cycle) = cancelled due to missed ovulation
    Apr 18: FET #3 (natural cycle) = BFP! Beta 1: 201  Beta 2: 585 Beta 3: 3254 Beta 4: 9715 U/S 19May - one bean measuring on track with a HB of 125!
    EDD: 07Jan2019 Team Green
    My Rainbow Baby Boy born 03Jan2019 <3 

  • so did the govt officially shut down?  I'm surprised!

    1 - TWW AF will start this next weekend

    I already have taught 2 lessons today.  First lesson for a 4 yo violinist.  He was so adorbs with his tiny violin.  His dad is taking lessons too.  I have 5 more to teach tonight.  We got our DD a hamster yesterday and he's pretty cute.  He was in her bedroom last night and guess somehow the cage opened and he got out.  She came in crying saying she couldn't find him.  DH found him in her bedroom thank god.  We have 2 dogs 1 of which would just like to kill him I'm sure.

    GTKY - we loved stanger things and breaking bad.  we have watched the crown but it always makes me so sleepy so we can't binge watch it much.  currently binging shameless.
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  • CD5, follow up with OB coming up on Friday after hysteroscopy
    Fighting a sore throat. I always seem to get sick after flying anywhere
    On season 5 of Shameless, so darn good

    @Kath525 fingers crossed for you and hope it's nothing to be worried about

  • 2. Status?WTO. stArted femara this weekend and will gonal f in a couple days then US on the 29th to determine when to trigger for IUI

    3. Rants/Raves: It’s Monday and I hate them.  While the rest of my fed friends on here have the day off. I’m working 

    4. GTKY: What is your favorite bingeworthy Netflix show (or cable if you don't have Netflix)?my DH usually finds something for us to watch but hasn’t.  I’m not much into TV 

    @Kath525 I hope it turns out to be nothing.  I had to have biopsy last fall and it was nothing but very scary 
  • 2. Waiting for AF after MC on 12/15
    3. Rant: Called the docotor and she said to wait for one AF before TTC. I am tired of waiting. I am turning into a real grump. I feel helpless. Rave: Our weather has taken a turn for warmer temps and that makes me much happier! 
    4. I love This Is Us. I watch it every Tuesday!  I don't have Netflix currently, but when I did it was Parenthood. 
    Me: 30 DH: 35
    Married 12/2014
    TTC#1: 4/2017

  • 1. Introduce yourself (if new)
    ttc since may 17, mmc 11/17 
    2. Status?
    WTO CD4 first cycle ttc after d&c
    3. Rants/Raves:
    rant- it's summer here and air con just really is not cutting it at work. Between the humidity and my cramping I am pretty grumpy.
    rave - saw some friends from high school over the weekend and aside from dodging the million questions about when I'm planning to have a baby, it was actually really nice to catch up.
    4. GTKY: What is your favorite bingeworthy Netflix show (or cable if you don't have Netflix)?
    at the moment bingeing Peaky Blinders then finding this english show called a league of their own on youtube for when we want something lighter 
  • 2. Status? Waiting, waiting, waiting... CD 22 wto. 

    3. Rants/Raves: 
    I know I’m not alone in this group with this feeling, but I’m just so sick of waiting all the time. I’m CD 22 and still waiting to ovulate, and I have nothing I can do right now except wait. We were BD every day or every other day last week when I was hoping it was FW, but DH went away for a work trip on Saturday morning and won’t be back until late tomorrow. I was really hoping to have ovulated before he left, but now I’m just feeling like I’m out for this cycle already. My RE wanted us to try naturally for two cycles before trying any medication, but I’m considering asking her if we could try something after this one, since it seems like my cycles don’t naturally want to get back to normal ovulation patterns. 

    4. GTKY: What is your favorite bingeworthy Netflix show (or cable if you don't have Netflix)?
    We’ve been on a Netflix binge lately, though our “bingeing” is more like an episode a night spread out over weeks. We loved Ozark, the Crown, and now we’re watchjng Black Mirror. Next might have to be stranger things after hearing so much good stuff about it! 
  • Hit post before replying to everyone else...

    @Kath525 I’m going to a wedding this weekend too! Hope the lump is nothing serious!

    @lin0442 I hate those hormonal days too, and I feel bad for my DH when it happens. Sometimes you just can’t control it though. 

    @cassafrass15 I’m jealous of your time to get stuff done!

    @tosh24 ugh that doesn’t really sound like fun (the pills), but hopefully it will all be worth it!!

    @vlagrl29 hopefully your dogs don’t get the hamster ever. I love those little furry guys. 

    @40momma I feel the same about flying.. all those germs circulating around. I’m flying this weekend so I’m hoping I can escape getting sick. 

    @Mack2342 sorry you’re working despite the shutdown. Fx for you this cycle! 

    @MicahDahn I feel you on the waiting (see my rant above). It all sucks :neutral:
  • 2. Status? CD 23 (2dpo)
    3. Rant: I am already having AF symptoms and I am only 2dpo. I'm sitting here cramping and sore and AF is almost 2 weeks away still. Not cool.
    Rave: I'm ordering myself a new ice cream scoop off Amazon! It's the kind that actually makes nice round scoops which makes me happy. I used to work at an ice cream shop and I've always wanted to get a better scoop, but DH wouldn't let me. 
    4. GTKY: What is your favorite binge-worthy Netflix show (or cable if you don't have Netflix)? The Office, Parks & Rec, Friends. I also really loved Revenge and I am still bitter that Psych is no longer on Netflix. That show is hilarious. 
  • @dpjennifer Um, I love Supernatural. It’s my guilty pleasure - guilty, because DH makes fun of me so hard for watching it so I can only watch it when he’s not around. 

    @tosh24@40momma and @vlagrl29 DH and I have been watching Shameless for years now and it only gets better with each new season (in fact, the current season might be my fave overall). Brilliant and hilarious show!
  • 1. Newbie here. MC last week at week 5, it was my first pregnancy.
    2.
    Waiting for my first post-mc AF before getting on the TTC train. OB said it would take approx 4-6 weeks, so I'll be over in the corner twiddling thumbs.
    3. Rant: 
    My favorite coworker got a new job today! It'll be so sad at work without her! Rave: Today felt like spring. I know it probably won't last, but I forgot what sunshine was for a bit there. 
    4. Oh gosh, I've binged more Netflix shows than I want to admit. Narrowing it down to actual Netflix productions, Orange is the New Black and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt are up there. Oh and BoJack Horseman. And Stranger Things of course! Gah I can't choose. Also I watch too much tv. 
    DS born 2/18/2019
    DD born 4/1/2023
    Baby #3 EDD 11/21/2024
  • 1. New. MC on 12/29
    2. Status: waiting for AF to come back after MC
    3. Rants: Monday’s are rough and I feel like I’ve been through the ringer. 
    Rave: the weather is nicer than normal
    4. We have watched every episode of Dealiest Catch. 
  • 1. Introduce yourself (if new) new this month, mmc/bo sept 2017
    2. Status? 
    Benched by myself because I’m nuts while we wait for more answers/to implement some changes 
    3. Rants/Raves: 
    Rant - The weather again UGGGH.  Sleet and snow in the a.m.  Hoping there’s school; I don’t want to have regular ed go until July.
    Rave - RE appt tomorrow holycrap it’s almost here.  Been waiting about six weeks for it.  Had a meltdown with the money situation with our house... I don’t know how we’ll pay for any of this after people screwed us over into needing to basically rebuild our home... moneys gone.  Other people’s mistakes messing with my family unless SOMETHING can be awarded back to us.  Such a crappy feeling but I’m trying to be hopeful for tomorrow!  (Did I just rant my rave?  Yeah.  Welp.  Merp.)
    4. GTKY: What is your favorite bingeworthy Netflix show (or cable if you don't have Netflix)?
    Shameless! 

    @Kath525 Hoping all goes well for you!

    @MicahDahn  Oh goodness I remember that frustration waiting afterwards.  It’s so hard.  Four months later and still waiting to get back into the game and it doesn’t get much easier.  It’s so frustrating to feel like you don’t know and understand what is happening with your own body.  


  • @cassafrass15 FX that it's implantation bleeding!
    @vlagrl29 glad you found the hamster!! We had 2 hamsters growing up that we just adored.
    @MicahDahn I LOVE This Is Us!
    @ccvslp good luck at your RE appointment today!


    AFM: got checked out yesterday. Obgyn thinks it's just cyst on my breast but getting an ultrasound Thursday to confirm. She also got me an ultrasound for my uterus at the same time, which I've been putting off. So here's my question. She said to do this and then maybe another test to check my fallopian tubes are clear and get DHs swimmers checked out. After that she'd refer me to an RE. But the thing is since we're trying for our 3rd kid, DH is very against us using meds to get pregnant. So is there any point to going to an RE? (I know I should ask my OBGYN this as well)
  • 1. New, mmc about a year ago. First cycle ttc again. 

    2. Status- we decided to just NTNP for this first cycle, but now of course I'm going crazy wondering when/if I'll O. 

    3. Rant- we are trying to buy a house and there is seriously barely anything on the market here right now and I'm starting to get really frustrated! Really hoping the spring market picks up in the next couple of weeks. 
    Rave- I'm looking forward to a girls weekend out of town! 

    4. I watch way too much Netflix, but some of my favorites are shameless, OITNB, Jane the Virgin, and I just got done watching Shes Gotta Have it, which was pretty good! 
    BFP #1: due 6/17/2013, DD born 6/25/13
    BFP #2: due 6/30/2017, MMC found 12/7/2016
    BFP #3: due 10/21/2018 
  • Mack2342 Ugh, I didn’t have the day off. I’m ‘non-essential’ but spent 5.5 hours at work, twiddling my thumbs, just to sign shut down papers. JUST to have to come back in today to start back up again. Waste of my time!

    MicahDahn  You should be getting close to AF, right? Or is your doctor telling you to wait past the next AF? Just calm down and remember it’s not a race. Waiting one cycle is not the end of all things. Use the time to get yourself physically, emotionally, and mentally ready to TTCAL.

    pumpkinpancake What day do you normally O? I don’t O until around CD 20 (or later) usually anyway, so my whole life is waiting…

    acciocoffee Yay for a nice ice cream scoop!  Sometimes it’s the little things.

    Kath525 It depends on your situation. I’d guess you either don’t have one of the ‘standard’ problems of RPL that are ‘fixable’ (genetic differences between you and DH, need progesterone, need baby aspirin, etc.) since you’ve had 2 successful kids. Any chance one of your previous kids caused an issue in your uterus or whatnot? 

    MC #1: D&C Oct 23, 2015 (7.5 weeks)
    MC #2: July 1, 2016 (5.5 weeks)
    MC #3: October 17, 2016 (CP)
    RE #1: RPL testing November 2016-January 2017
    MC #4: Feb. 28, 2017 (CP)
    RE #2: Additional RPL testing March-November 2017
    MC #5: January 2019 (6.5 weeks)

    RE #3: More testing 2023. 
    Egg Retrieval Sept/Oct 2023, 2 good embryos after PGT-A testing.
    Surgery for endometriosis January 2024
    Lupron Depo March 2024.  Benched 3 months.

    FET #1: June 3, 2024 (failed)

    Lupron Depo June 2024. Benched 3 months again before next FET.

    FET #2: September 2024 (failed)

    FET #3: December 2024 (failed)

    #BitterHagPartyOf1

  • @dpjennifer so far the ones I’ve been tracking recently have been CD 22, 29, 26 and 22, so it varies a little but always seems to be late. It seemed like it was getting more normal, but then I think my second loss screwed it up again and here I am still waiting. 
  • vlagrl29vlagrl29 member
    edited January 2018
    @kath525 - that's a tricky one cause if all your stuff checks out fine then the next step would be treatments but because you've had 2 losses then I think it could be beneficial.  Have you had any loss testing done?  I'm guessing your tubes are fine because you are getting pregnant and his sperm is fine too.
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  • @vlagrl29 No we didn't have any loss testing done. I was naive and dumb with my first loss so I never actually went to the dr when it happened. So since it wasnt "documented" insurance doesnt count it as a loss. So insurance wouldn't pay for any RPL testing after my second loss, so I didn't even ask. If it were just up to me I'd be taking whatever treatments the RE suggested but since it's not just my baby, I'll respect DHs wishes as well. It's an ongoing discussion.

    *Tw living children mentioned...
    @dpjennifer that's kinda what has me frustrated. We had no issues with my first two. We got pregnant the first month we tried with both of them and had no issues while pregnant. Now it's been over a year with 2 miscarriages and it's been 5 months since my last mc. Maybe we were just EXTREMELY lucky the first two times or maybe something has changed... Idk. The joys of secondary infertility i guess. Idk if maybe the RE would run any tests or have any ideas that my OBGYN hasn't. 
  • @dpjennifer sucks you had to go in yesterday to sign a piece of paper only to return to work today.  
  • 1. Introduce yourself (if new) Not new, three first tri losses, no living children
    2. Status? 
    TWW, 4dpo today
    3. Rants/Raves: 
    I'm feeling my hopes are up a lot and I'm of course worried I'm going to be disappointed. 
    4. GTKY: What is your favorite bingeworthy Netflix show (or cable if you don't have Netflix)? 
    Hmm. I watch too much tv, but if you've never seen Game of Thrones and House of Cards those are some of my very favorites of all time. 
  • tosh24tosh24 member
    edited January 2018
    @kath525 (sorry in advance for the novel) I've been in your same shoes. It's a lot to wrap your brain around to seek treatments when you already have two children you conceived on your own. DH was adamant about not doing treatments. Four and a half years of TTC later, my first loss really slapped us in the face. It was like, "well, shit, we actually do really want another" and then we were forced to come to terms with the fact that medical intervention may be the only way to do that. DH was extremely hesitant. He is easily stressed, easily overwhelmed, and does not at all do well with being pushed. I started off just letting DH know that I wanted a "check-up" with a doctor to make sure there wasn't something wrong that could be easily fixed so we weren't wasting our time and energy. There was no requirement to do any treatments just because I went for the appointment. He agreed. I made an appointment with an RE just for baseline testing (and a SA for DH) and asked DH to come to the follow-up so that he could hear the RE's opinion first hand. We took a few months off after the follow-up and just let everything sink in. It was maybe a month before I broached the subject again. With the RE's recommendation, we decided to pursue treatments and gave it about 3 months before we would sit down and re-evaluate. I think having a "re-evaluate" timeline really helped DH not get too overwhelmed thinking that things were going to spiral out of control. The other thing we talked about was that DH wanted another child but was also just as happy with our two, whereas I felt a much more intense "need" for another. He thought about it and said that if he was going to be happy either way, his hesitations about treatments shouldn't be the thing that prevents me from trying for another since that would be unfair in a way and he didn't want it to become a source of resentment. It's a long, tough conversation to have but I really hope you can come up with a plan that you are both comfortable with! 

    Edit* words
    Me: 35 I DH: 38
    *TW loss and children mentioned*
    DD:2006 | Dx: Unexplained Secondary Infertility | DS: 2011

    TFAS since 2012

    Oct 16: Spontaneous BFP | m/c @ 9w1d (massive SCH) | D&C
    Apr 17: IUI #1 = BFN
    May 17: IUI #2 = BFN
    Jun 17: IUI #3 = Late BFP (18 DPO) | NMC 17Jul17 @ ~6w
    Aug 17: IUI #4 = Cancelled due to premature ovulation | TI = BFN
    Sep 17: IUI #5 = Cancelled due to overstimulation (10+ follies)
    Nov 17: IVF #1 = Cancelled due to non-IF related health issue | TI = BFN
    Dec 17: IVF #1 = Puregon 200, Menopur 75, Orgalutran, Suprefact trigger due to OHSS risk | 22R, 18M, 16F, 10B frozen  
    Feb 18: FET #1 (medicated) = BFN
    Mar 18: FET #2 (natural cycle) = CP (beta 1: 54; beta 2: 0)
    Apr 18: FET #3 (natural cycle) = cancelled due to missed ovulation
    Apr 18: FET #3 (natural cycle) = BFP! Beta 1: 201  Beta 2: 585 Beta 3: 3254 Beta 4: 9715 U/S 19May - one bean measuring on track with a HB of 125!
    EDD: 07Jan2019 Team Green
    My Rainbow Baby Boy born 03Jan2019 <3 

  • @kath525 we also conceived DD really easy - it only took 1 month but was almost 7 years ago so I think now that we are older it's just taking longer.  I'm the one in our relationship that doesn't want treatments.  DH would do whatever I wanted to do so it always feels like this is based on what I'm feeling.  We have both talked and agreed that we'd be fine with 1 kid.  For me - it's important to not be on a crazy roller coaster ride too long because I feel it gets in the way of how I really want to enjoy every day life.  So it's been a challenge on my mindfulness but I'm working on it.  I'm becoming more open to trying something different and letting go of some control.  Basically allowing myself to be a little bit vunerable again and trying to not think of all the negatives that could happen.  For me it's 1 month at a time lol.  I'll be starting clomid after AF comes and if it works well with my body I'll stay on it - if not I'll try femara.  We have a dollar amount limit set since it's all out of pocket for us and once we reach that we will stop.  It's also important for me to not get sucked in to so many rounds of treatments and go thru another emotional roller coaster.  I think I might feel different if the doctors could actually find something in my to fix but they can't.

    I feel a deep sense of peace about it all oddly enough and everything always works out in the end even if it's not how we envisioned it would be.
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  • @tosh24 Talk about same shoes. That all sounds extremely familiar. DH has said he's happy either way, with just the 2 we have or with another one, whereas I really don't feel our family is complete yet. And I think my feelings became even stronger with each BFP. I also told DH I just wanted to make sure everything was working the way it's supposed to. So that's kinda were we're at now. I think how you handled it is a good approach. Especially having DH come to the follow up. So I'm leaning toward at least making an appointment with the RE and hearing what he has to say. Thanks for the ideas and support!
  • @vlagrl29 I am hoping that with this testing they'll find something super easy to fix... But my obgyn doesn't think that will be the case, which is frustrating. I think part of my stress is that  I wanted my kids really close together in age. My siblings and I are all 5 years apart and so i wanted a smaller age gap between my kids. As the months tick by that gap gets larger. So I know I am putting extra pressure on myself and that's not helping anything. I'm working on letting that go so that I don't feel like a crazy person every day and don't miss out the "now", like you said.
    I hope that clomid works for you!
  • @kath525 - my pg with DD was horrid and she was a strong willed toddler so there was no way I was going to TTC any sooner than we did for #2.  I always thought a 5-6 year age gap would be great for us.  Right now we are looking at least 7 years and that's if I conceive by May.  Then it would be 8 years.  Not what I wanted but I don't stress about it.  When we first started TTC #2 I did stress about it putting pressure on myself to provide a sibling for her when in fact it wouldn't matter when it happened she would love a baby whenever.  I'm an only child and so is DH and we were fine.  That's why we know she will be too.
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  • @vlagrl29 obviously there's no right or wrong family, but generally we do start this journey with ideas of what our family will look like. So I've been letting go of what I thought my "dream" family would like and am trying to focus on what I do have while ttc.
  • @Kath525 I just wanted to chime in to say that even from a non-TTC perspective, I think going to see the RE would be helpful. I saw my RE for the first time last month, and after doing a whole bunch of testing that the OB normally doesn’t do, she found two things that even if I weren’t TTC, I’d want to know about for my own personal health, so it could be beneficial to you aside from helping you get (and stay) pregnant.  

    And I know how you feel about the age gap, but try not to let it stress you. I originally wanted my 2nd to be pretty close in age to DS, but as each month passes that I’m still not pregnant, I try to focus on the positives of how now DS will be more mature and able to understand what’s going on a bit better, and he’ll be able to help out a little more when baby does come. 

    AFM, I had sent a message yesterday to my RE to see her thoughts on moving up our plans to start a medicated cycle next cycle instead of trying naturally for two more, since my ovulation can’t seem to get on track on its own. She wrote back today to say she’s totally supportive of that if it’s what I want to do, so I think the plan is now to take letrozole with an ovidrel trigger shot to induce ovulation after a mid-cycle scan to make sure my follicles are mature. Still have to talk to DH when he gets back from his trip to make sure he’s on board too, but I’m finally feeling a slight glimmer of hope again. 
  • @pumpkinpancake thanks, and that's a good point about getting more information about personal health. Also, so glad you got your medicated cycle moved up!
  • 1. Introduce yourself (if new)

    MMC dx last month @ 9 weeks, follow up D&C

    2. Status?
    CD 14, positive OPK yesterday so pretty sure today is O day.  Hopefully my H is down for one more night of HIO.  

    3. Rants/Raves:

    Feeling all the feelings TTC my first cycle after loss.  I feel ready at the moment, but I’m not sure how the outcome of this cycle will affect me.  This TWW is going to be brutal. 

    4. GTKY: What is your favorite bingeworthy Netflix show (or cable if you don't have Netflix)?

    Currently Mindhunter on Netflix.  
    Me: 35  H: 35
    Married: 4/5/13

    "You know that place between sleep and awake, 
    that place where you can still remember dreaming?
    That's where I will always love you.  
    That's where I'll be waiting."
    ~Peter Pan 

    *TW*
    BFP #1: 11/12/12  EDD 7/25/13 Baby boy: 7/27/13
    BFP #2: 10/29/17   MMC dx @ 9 weeks
    BFP #3: 2/2/18 MC 2/7/18
    BFP #4: 3/2/18  MC 3/9/18
    RPL testing and hysteroscopy: all normal
    BFP #5: 4/1/18 MMC dx @ 14 weeks ----> genetically normal girl  :'(
    Hysteroscopy to remove scar tissue 9/28
    BFP #6 11/5/18 EDD 7/20/19  <3  Rainbow baby girl born 7/23/19 
    BFP #7 12/8/2021 EDD 8/22/2022 
  • @kath525 I just had an RE appointment yesterday. She recommended several tests, but no medication yet. I think it would be worth doing some of the testing just to make sure things are clear. My RE said there's a 99% chance that my results will all be normal, but she said it's good to check anyways. I'll put more details in my update below if you care to read it.
    @cassafrass15 I love Grey's Anatomy! I haven't watched the last few seasons though so I've been wanting to pick it up again. GL with your mammogram! Hope it's not too painful.
    @vlagrl29 That's awesome that you teach music! Sounds like a fun and rewarding job to teach music to kids. :)
    @MicahDahn I'm so sorry that you have to be benched for a cycle before trying again. Is there anything you could do that might take your mind off things? A good book or craft project or something? I hope the month goes by quickly for you.
    @pumpkinpancake I'm so sorry you're still wto! That must be incredibly frustrating. So glad your doctor is supportive of you starting a medicated cycle soon! Woo hoo!
    @ccvslp I'm so sorry you've been feeling so stressed out with your financial situation. That's awful that other people's mistakes caused you to deplete your savings. I hope your RE appointment went well and you can figure out some financial things for the future.

    1. Introduce yourself (if new): Been here for a few weeks. 3 CPs since August 2017. 1 
    2. Status? Starting testing with an RE! I had my first appointment yesterday and it went great. I'll be doing cd2-4 bloodwork and a baseline ultrasound as soon as AF starts. A few days later, I'll be doing an HSG. What I found the most interesting was that the RE said if you count CPs, approximately 50% of pregnancies end in miscarriages. I was really surprised to hear that as I never realized it was so high. She said she's pretty certain that all of our testing will come back normal *TW-kid* since we have a child already. *end TW* But she was totally supportive of starting some testing just in case anything comes back abnormal. On top of the testing mentioned above, MH and I both have some RPL blood work to do as well as karyotyping. AF should be here tomorrow probably, so I'm ready to get this show on the road! In the mean time, she said we can keep trying to get pregnant. 
    3. Rants/Raves: I'm excited to turn on my heated blanket in a few minutes and go to sleep. MH is playing video games so that means I can watch a cartoon while I'm falling asleep. That's one of my favorite things to do. 
    4. GTKY: What is your favorite bingeworthy Netflix show (or cable if you don't have Netflix)? Hmmm. We haven't found anything super bingeworthy lately, mostly because it's been hard to find time to watch TV after work. We've been watching The Ranch lately and really like it. 
    *TW*
    Me: 31 | DH: 33
    DD1: 8/2014  <3
    TTC #2: 6/2017
    BFP 8/3/2017 | CP 8/4
    BFP 10/16/2017 | CP 10/21
    BFP 12/18/2017 | CP 12/28
    BFP 2/15/2018 | EDD: November 2nd | It's a girl!
    DD2: 10/2018  <3
  • Watching the today show this morning and they interviewed the senator from IL that is disabled and struggoto get pregnant with both children but she is due with 2nd one and will be 50 when she gives birth.  Gives me hope! 
  • @Mack2342 I love seeing stories like that. Definitely gives a little more hope for all of us. 

    Question for those of you who have done medicated cycles with a trigger shot... what’s it like giving yourself the injection? Any negative effects usually from it? I’ve never had to do anything like that and that’s the only part of the plan that makes me a little nervous. 
  • @pumpkinpancake I have done the trigger shot and fertility meds in form of injections which I start tonight.  I usually don’t feel it.  The first time was a little hard for me to poke myself but I did it and then when it didn’t hurt it became no big deal.   My DH is a type 1 diabetic and gives shots multiple times a day so I couldn’t be a chicken   I have not had any side effects from any of them 
  • @pumpkinpancake It's really NBD at all. The anxiety about giving yourself the injection is worse than the injection itself. Promise! The trigger is a pretty painless injection too, not like some other fertility meds that burn and welt up or use a large needle. The needle is a pretty small gauge and the whole process is quick and fairly painless.  
    Me: 35 I DH: 38
    *TW loss and children mentioned*
    DD:2006 | Dx: Unexplained Secondary Infertility | DS: 2011

    TFAS since 2012

    Oct 16: Spontaneous BFP | m/c @ 9w1d (massive SCH) | D&C
    Apr 17: IUI #1 = BFN
    May 17: IUI #2 = BFN
    Jun 17: IUI #3 = Late BFP (18 DPO) | NMC 17Jul17 @ ~6w
    Aug 17: IUI #4 = Cancelled due to premature ovulation | TI = BFN
    Sep 17: IUI #5 = Cancelled due to overstimulation (10+ follies)
    Nov 17: IVF #1 = Cancelled due to non-IF related health issue | TI = BFN
    Dec 17: IVF #1 = Puregon 200, Menopur 75, Orgalutran, Suprefact trigger due to OHSS risk | 22R, 18M, 16F, 10B frozen  
    Feb 18: FET #1 (medicated) = BFN
    Mar 18: FET #2 (natural cycle) = CP (beta 1: 54; beta 2: 0)
    Apr 18: FET #3 (natural cycle) = cancelled due to missed ovulation
    Apr 18: FET #3 (natural cycle) = BFP! Beta 1: 201  Beta 2: 585 Beta 3: 3254 Beta 4: 9715 U/S 19May - one bean measuring on track with a HB of 125!
    EDD: 07Jan2019 Team Green
    My Rainbow Baby Boy born 03Jan2019 <3 

  • @coco2787 I'm in the TWW of my first cycle after loss and it's been pretty rough. Realistically, I know that I probably won't get PG the first cycle trying again, but I really want it to just work out for us right away. I think whatever happens will give me lots of feelings though. 
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