@mokay19 that’s awesome you made a PP for your DH! ☺️ Glad it was a positive discussion too! Hopefully the medicated/unmonitored cycles work and an IVF loan won’t even have to happen!
@misshelen86 a spreadsheet is a great idea! My OB has a patient portal with all my results and pretty charts like @inthewoods23 mentioned. I’ve read reviews that say my RE is old school and still uses paper charts, so I doubt they have an online portal...I may be making a spreadsheet here soon too!
@inthewoods23 it's definitely not a pleasant feeling. Everything down below just feels...greasy? @mokay19 it doesn't have a specific name, it just says "progesterone suppositories" on the bag. I hope I am not starting too early. They said 3 days after my LH surge rather than 3dpo. I got my peak reading on Monday, so I started today. 🤞
Hey, does anyone have time use progesterone suppositories and injections? I'm doing both with my IVF cycle - seems like overkill, but better safe than sorry, I guess? I ordered my meds today - eek!
@ruby696 my clinic said that if we did IVF, I would do oral, suppositories, and PIO because your body isn't producing any progesterone and they need to make sure you have plenty for everything going on in there.
I have to sit/lie down for at least 30 minutes after putting in the progesterone. I'm so bored I'm shopping for kitchen towels on Amazon. Is this my life now??
I just have to share with some people that would appreciate this... I work at a family-owned manufacturing company. I am basically the only person younger than 50 in the office and 1 of 2 females (but, again, the other female is over 50). Our insurance covers nothing for infertility treatment currently. Each spring, our GM re-negotiates our company's insurance plan based on our last years performance of injuries on the manufacturing floor. I just sporadically decided to go talk to him about possibly adding infertility coverage to our plan or at least the option for individuals to add it. We had an AWESOME discussion about all the costs that have gone into our treatment this year and the amount that we're about to have to borrow in order to continue moving forward. He was so open to looking into it for the company! He basically said "it's something that has never come up before since we're all old men and aren't trying to have kids anymore" haha. The new plans don't go into affect until May, but at least I can be hopeful for a future with something available!
@mokay19 that's so great that he was so understanding!
*TW* History:
Me: 34 DH: 36 | Together since 2007 | Married July 2016
TTC #1 since 7.2017 Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3| all BFN IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name" RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer 2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20 Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21 Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023 Consultation with RI | 6.6.23 Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56 Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox Repeat labs in 8 weeks Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues TTC put on pause
My cardiologist referred me to Brigham Women's in Boston, after giving me the go-ahead to TTC. Is it bad I scheduled it out a few months hoping to avoid being benched again? Sorry not sorry.
@mokay19 look at you!!! I think it’s amazing you went and talked to him and I love how the conversation turned out for you!
@whatsbumpinpumpkin I don’t think it’s bad at all. You did what you felt you needed to do!
Our TTC Journey
TTC #1: May 2011 BFP: 10/27/2011 | EDD: 6/30/12 DS born 6/28/12 via C/S
TTC #2: September 2018 Me: 36 | DH: 39 Mirena removed 9/13/2018 after 6 years BFP 11/11/2018 | MC @ 5.5 weeks on Thanksgiving July 2019 - Diagnosed with Secondary Unexplained IF August 2019 - 2.5 mg of Letrozole = Never Ovulated so Trigger and IUI were cancelled 9/30/2019 - IUI #1 (5 mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFP but Betas showed CP @ 4 weeks 10/28/2019 - IUI #2 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFN 11/25/2019 - IUI #3 (7.5mg of Letrozole, Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN 12/24/2019 - IUI #4 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Crinone after IUI) = BFN 1/24/2020 - IUI #5 (50mg of Clomid + Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN and an Ovarian Cyst 3/2/2020 - Taking a break to reset/NTNP 11/1/2020 - At peace with where things are in life and are no long actively TTC. Whatever happens will happen and it will all be okay.
Re: IF Testing and Treatment w/o 7/22
@misshelen86 a spreadsheet is a great idea! My OB has a patient portal with all my results and pretty charts like @inthewoods23 mentioned. I’ve read reviews that say my RE is old school and still uses paper charts, so I doubt they have an online portal...I may be making a spreadsheet here soon too!
@mokay19 it doesn't have a specific name, it just says "progesterone suppositories" on the bag. I hope I am not starting too early. They said 3 days after my LH surge rather than 3dpo. I got my peak reading on Monday, so I started today. 🤞
Eta: words
@crookshanks10 Yes! It's like holy progesterone! 😂
I work at a family-owned manufacturing company. I am basically the only person younger than 50 in the office and 1 of 2 females (but, again, the other female is over 50). Our insurance covers nothing for infertility treatment currently. Each spring, our GM re-negotiates our company's insurance plan based on our last years performance of injuries on the manufacturing floor. I just sporadically decided to go talk to him about possibly adding infertility coverage to our plan or at least the option for individuals to add it. We had an AWESOME discussion about all the costs that have gone into our treatment this year and the amount that we're about to have to borrow in order to continue moving forward. He was so open to looking into it for the company! He basically said "it's something that has never come up before since we're all old men and aren't trying to have kids anymore" haha. The new plans don't go into affect until May, but at least I can be hopeful for a future with something available!
TTC #1 since 7.2017
Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies
IUI #1-3 | all BFN
IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20
Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy
DS born 7.19.22 after induction
TTC #2 begins 6.2023
Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
Repeat labs in 8 weeks
Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues
TTC put on pause
Sorry not sorry.
@whatsbumpinpumpkin I don’t think it’s bad at all. You did what you felt you needed to do!
BFP: 10/27/2011 | EDD: 6/30/12
DS born 6/28/12 via C/S
TTC #2: September 2018
Me: 36 | DH: 39
Mirena removed 9/13/2018 after 6 years
BFP 11/11/2018 | MC @ 5.5 weeks on Thanksgiving
July 2019 - Diagnosed with Secondary Unexplained IF
August 2019 - 2.5 mg of Letrozole = Never Ovulated so Trigger and IUI were cancelled
9/30/2019 - IUI #1 (5 mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFP but Betas showed CP @ 4 weeks
10/28/2019 - IUI #2 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Trigger) = BFN
11/25/2019 - IUI #3 (7.5mg of Letrozole, Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
12/24/2019 - IUI #4 (7.5mg of Letrozole + Crinone after IUI) = BFN
1/24/2020 - IUI #5 (50mg of Clomid + Trigger + Crinone after IUI) = BFN and an Ovarian Cyst
3/2/2020 - Taking a break to reset/NTNP
11/1/2020 - At peace with where things are in life and are no long actively TTC. Whatever happens will happen and it will all be okay.