TTTC Check In 11-25-19

2dogsmom · November 2019

Happy Monday & Happy Thanksgiving to people in the US celebrating it this week.
Please double-check your name and confirm your Dx & Rx.

QOTW: In the spirit of Thanksgiving, what is something you are especially thankful for?

Any Rants/Raves from this past week? Tell us about it!

2019 BFP Hall of Fame:
prpl11butterfly: dx: RPL rx: TI with progesterone
cigaline: Dx: unexplained/MFI Rx: IUI
sincethelastday: dx: unexplained Rx: IUI
optimisim3: Dx: endometriosis, Hashi’s, possibly adenomyosis Rx: IUI
littleredm: Dx: endometriosis and unexplained Rx: IVF
nancinator: Dx: unexplained Rx: IVF
ceauth: Dx: Borderline PCOS, unexplained Rx: medicated IUI
To be added to our Hall of Fame, please let us know when you are comfortable with us doing so!

PAGING:

@inthewoods23 - dx:unexplained. Rx: IVF

@chiblackhawkie - rx: IUI

@blackrose-9 - Dx: PCOS Rx: Femara

@hithertorue - Dx: Low AMH/MFI, unexplained Rx: IVF

@2dogsmom - Dx: ovulation dysfunction Rx: IUI, clomid, trigger shot

@sara_tory: Dx: PCOS, endometriosis, adenomyosis Rx: IUI

@ase33 - Dx: PCOS, complex endometrial hyperplasia, amenorrhea Rx: Femara + TI

@olivklau - Dx: unexplained Rx: IUI

@knockupthestock - Dx: PCOS Rx: Letrozole, dexa, Clomid, trigger, progesterone, and TI.

@b_1029 - Dx: unexplained Rx: IUI

@meri-mac -Dx: Unexplained sub-fertility, Rx: IVF

@amgpg25 -Dx: Insulin Tolerance, Rx Clomid & IUI

2dogsmom · November 2019

@knockupthestock and @b_1029 let us know when you are ready to be moved up to the hall of fame section.

inthewoods23 · November 2019

QOTW: In the spirit of Thanksgiving, what is something you are especially thankful for?
For me I'm just thankful we've been able to afford all this treatment without having to pause due to finances. Also thankful to have DH in my life.

Nothing new with me besides getting my meds delivered today. Start that all up again next week. I bet December is just going to FLLLLLY. And before I know it, it will be biopsy time!

FX so hard for myself that there's no delay and we can go straight into the next FET come AF in January!!

meri-mac · November 2019

QOTW: In the spirit of Thanksgiving, what is something you are especially thankful for?
DH and yarn. It sounds silly, but knitting has really helped to give me something else to focus on besides IVF. DH has been a rock as always. I hope we have good news tomorrow. He will make an excellent Batdad.

Beta is tomorrow. Not much else to say except I really need to get moving on my Christmas knitting. It doesn't take too long once I start, but I actually need to start

2dogsmom · November 2019

@meri-mac FX so hard for you tomorrow!!

@inthewoods23 I really hope your timing works out! Jan will be here soon, because you are right December will fly by!

AFM: just waiting for AF (probably still two weeks) so I can start the next cycle but enjoying a short vacation with my hubby. Even drinking alcohol & coffee, which is nice after so many months without.

QOTW: thankful that my hubby and I are able to travel/vacation as much as we do (& thankful for him of course) Also very thankful for my pets, they help keep me going.

b_1029 · November 2019

@2dogsmom hey! Thanks for thinking of me. I think I’m ready ❤️

I’m still lurking you guys and hoping for good news for @meri-mac today! Hope the rest of you are doing well!!!

Also @knockupthestock:

I saw your post last week and i am so dang excited for you! Congratulations!!!

hithertorue · November 2019

Hey ladies,

@inthewoods23 FX hard for you too. No delays and a quick fly through December for you.

@meri-mac good luck with your beta today! FX for you. You should share some pics of your knitting after you're done! I'd love to learn to knit.

@2dogsmom good for you having a nice break! Vacationing somewhere fun?

AFM trucking along on the IVF. CD11 today. The med protocol I'm on I think goes a bit longer so I'm not even sure what to expect for timing for ER. Just trying not to think too hard on it or stress. So far 6 growing and 19 antral follies. Estrogen is a bit low but we will see what happens this week.

QOTW: by far my biggest blessing is my hubby. He's my rock. Had to be said. 2nd to that, maybe my dog. She's been giving me a reason to keep my energy up lately. I get home from work and force myself to go on a big long walk and I feel so much more energized when I get back.

inthewoods23 · November 2019

@hithertorue you gotta take it day by day 🙂 what is your med protocol? I think I only stimmed for 9 days for my ER.

hithertorue · November 2019

@inthewoods23 thanks for the support. ugh! I did what I said I wasn't going to do which was to check my labs on the portal we have access to. My estrogen level actually went down from yesterday's 1320 to 1280 tody. For 7 maturing that is low... now my wheels are spinning plus I find these stims make me pretty moody which is not helping in this situation.

I had asked if the nurse could talk to the doctor and do a mini check in with me tomorrow on what the doctor thinks thus far. So I'm really hoping for some concrete feedback and not purely wishywashy "wait and see".

My med protocol was Letrozole CD4-8, Gonal-F starting CD4 at 300IU and lowering once there was some solid growth. Reduced Gonal-F to 262.5 and started Cetrotide on CD9. Continuing and potentially lowering Gonal-F further as things progress. Trigger will be Lupron. We started CD4 bc they had too many IVF starts around the same time so they staggered some of us to CD4 start.

knockupthestock · November 2019

@2dogsmom i plan to stick around for at least a few more weeks! hope your vacation is lovely!

@inthewoods23 glad you're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! FX for you as well that everything goes well and you'll be looking at a FET in January!

@meri-mac how'd your beta go? been thinking about you!!!

@b_1029 thank you!! i hope everything goes well for you and that i'll see you on some other boards!

@hithertorue sorry to hear about your estrogen being low

hopefully the conversation with the doctor will be helpful!! i loathe the "wait and see" stuff....it is so hard! you are a champ for dealing with all of those meds.

AFM:

had my first ultrasound today and i'm measuring at about 5 weeks and 6 days, which is less than i thought - we were thinking 6 weeks and 5 days. so there wasn't a ton to see on the US, but we could see the gestational sac, yolk sac, and a tiny little baby growing in there (about 0.3cm long, so really tiny). no heartbeat yet. we go in again next monday and hopefully we will see more then. my hormones have been craaaaazzzyy so im hoping i can survive the next 5 days with the in-laws.

QOTW: my husband for sure. other than him, im especially grateful for caffeine free coke and chili's crispy honey chipotle chicken (can you tell im hungry? hahaha). im also grateful for my friends and my church. and for you ladies!

meri-mac · November 2019

@knockupthestock **TW**

Beta was positive I have posted an intro in the July 2020 board as I am due on July 31st, 2020. First milestone is the u/s on December 19th. I know I can make

2dogsmom · November 2019

@meri-mac

Congrats on your beta! That’s fantastic news!! Let me know when you feel comfortable graduation and I’ll move your name up, but feel free to stick around a while if you’d like. So very exciting!

@hithertorue Hang in there with the meds! Sorry to hear about the lower estrogen but hopefully they are monitoring and can supplement it if needed. I hope your doctor can meet with you or even message with you to help give you more concrete info.

Good luck and keep us posted.

And yes, we are somewhere fun right now — staying right on the edge of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Today we head into the swamp! We booked this trip in September when we had our failed IUI cycle — I told my hubby I needed something to focus on besides all the fertility stuff, so trip planning has been helping me. Short trip — just 4 days, we fly back to CA tomorrow to spend thanksgiving with his family, but still fun. We both love to travel (we spent our honeymoon in Africa) so any little trip to somewhere we have never been is a real treat!

hithertorue · November 2019

@meri-mac @knockupthestock @b_1029

I'm so excited for all of you. Giving us all hope! Hope all continues to go great! I have been stalking the pregnant after infertility board so if you wind up there I'll be following along haha

@2dogsmom so fun!! Frog legs? Gumbo? Jambalaya? I can't think of anything else bayou related! Hehehe Hope it was a great trip! Certainly sounds like it.

Wishing all our American ladies a Happy Thanksgiving! Safe travels if you're flying/driving. And good luck dealing with the extended famjam. Haha.

AFM e2 jumped big time today so we are back on track. Tomorrow is most likely going to be last day of stims and trigger for saturday retrieval but the dr wanted to see and confirm. So happy for a win at last. Now to pray for good eggs and embryos.

inthewoods23 · November 2019

@hithertorue yay good news! What a relief that your levels jumped! GL!

amgpg25 · November 2019

@meri-mac, @knockupthestock and @b_1029

Congratulations!!! So happy for you and best wishes for a safe and healthy pregnancy.

amgpg25 · November 2019

@2dogsmom: Your trip sounds lovely. Hope you had fun in the swamps.
@inthewoods23 : you are right about December. It is going to fly. Pamper yourself and relax for Jan 2020. FX for you.
@hithertorue : I am so glad things are looking up. Hope things progress positively.

AFM: my ultrasound was on 22nd Nov, CD11. They found one 18 by 22 mm follicle and did the HCG shot later that day. My iui was on Sunday morning, 24th Nov cd13. I have been having cramps, hot flashes, sleeping a lot more and I do find myself getting angry in the mornings for trivial things!! On the upside this tww has been so far easier on me than last month. I am more relaxed, since I more or less know what to expect and I am not over thinking every twinge. With my DH in town and the holidays we are taking time to just relax, watch movies and eat good food. My progesterone check is on Monday. FX.

QOTW: I am thankful for my family, understanding and caring parents, in-laws, siblings and DH. I moved earlier this year from one state to another from a job I hated to a job I love, I am thankful for the opportunity and all the new experiences. I am thankful for feeling satisfied with my life at this time so that I can give all my positive energy to my treatments.

Happy belated thanksgiving giving to everyone who celebrates it. Though we don’t, I like the spirit of it.

2dogsmom · November 2019

@hithertorue woohoo! I am so glad you got some good news! FX ER goes well and you end up with lots of healthy embryos. Are you doing the ER today? Thinking about.

@amgpg25 glad this round is a bit easier for you. FX for Monday! Sounds like a nice chance to pass the TWW!

AFM We flew straight to my hubby’s family for the holiday— his mom’s side multiple people (including his mom) made comments about “it will be so nice when you have a baby”.... ugh! Seeing his dad’s side today, they have 2 new babies on that side so we will see how it goes. Trying to just ignore it all.

inthewoods23 · November 2019

@2dogsmom in my experience with my niece yesterday, everybody will be enamored with the new baby. Everybody will want to hold them, play with them, etc. Nobody has said anything to us about having kids. I've made a few comments like "when we have kids" or "I want (this) when we have a kid". I think it helps give the hint that it's in the works and people don't need to ask us about it. YMMV though 🤷‍♀️

hithertorue · November 2019

Thanks for the positive vibes this week ladies! Was busy crazy finish to the week.

@amgpg25 will have my fingers crossed for you on Monday! I found the subsequent IUI's for me got a bit easier too. FX FX FX

@2dogsmom sorry to hear you had to field all the questions. The absolute worst! Hope today's get together is better and like @inthewoods23 says the baby will pull the attention, even if it will be hard to be around them.

AFM we triggered Thurs night and did ER this morning. Wasn't bad at all. I was anxious last night thinking about it. Our clinic does awake sedation, pretty good stuff lol.

Anyway... We got 5 eggs. They were doing ICSI this afternoon and we find out how many fertilized successfully tomorrow morning. Tuesday we find out how many made it to Day 3 and then find out Thurs/Fri about how many made it to biopsy for testing and freezing. I'm super worried we didn't get enough to make it through all these stages but trying to keep the worry stamped down. We can't control it now.

inthewoods23 · November 2019

@hithertorue FX they all grow well! Hopefully with ICSI you get them all to fertilize! Just be prepared though that most embryos grow pretty well to day 3 but getting to day 5 is where the results drop off.

2dogsmom · December 2019

@hithertorue FX they all grow well!! I’m sure it’s very stressful but like you said out of your control & you’ve already overcome so many set backs, you must be due for a win! I’m assuming you’re doing a FET no fresh transfer, so try to enjoy the break from meds and whatnot until you start back up.

Thanks @hithertorue & @inthewoods23 re family .... today wasn’t too bad, though they kept shoving the baby at us and then saying things like “that’s a good look for you” and hubby’s mom kept pointing out “look how great he is with baby, he will be such a good dad” etc. which was okay I guess but still not really what I wanted to be talking about. She knows we are trying but doesn’t know details.

inthewoods23 · December 2019

@2dogsmom sorry to hear they kept shoving the baby at you. If people were going to make comments I guess that would be the least bit insulting to have to deal with. Cuz then you can just be short with a "yeah" or "I hope so".

I always wondered if my family thought something was up because after my niece was born, he did not want to hold her or play with her because it was a difficult thing for him to do when he wants one of his own and is having a hard time getting that. Idk if it actually helps to show interest in other babies because then it helps mask the fact that you're struggling to have your own baby.

knockupthestock · December 2019

@2dogsmom are you and YH okay? I saw that there was a shooting in New Orleans and was worried about you. Hope you're okay!!!!

2dogsmom · December 2019

@knockupthestock yes we are totally safe thank you so much for asking!! We are home already, but it’s crazy because we were staying just 2 blocks from where it happened. We were never out that late at night though — I think we are too old for that kind of partying LOL. But yes thanks for asking!!

@inthewoods23 I totally get why your hubby wouldn’t want to interact that much with a baby — I go in waves. Sometimes I’m happy to hold them sometimes I don’t really want to. But yeah, it wasn’t too hard to deal with but I would have definitely preferred they not do it. Holidays are hard.

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