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WTO Wednesday 11/25
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Re: WTO Wednesday 11/25
Month/Cycle: 24/27
CD: 7
WAYDTGKU: OPKs, Tracking CM
R/R: I haven’t posted in a couple of days - I always get into a funk about TTC during AF and just haven’t wanted to think about it. But luckily I started the dailies today because that’s how I remembered it’s DH’s birthday 😬. I had already had a full convo with him about how I didn’t really sleep without remembering to wish him a happy birthday. I’m blaming the crappy sleep! Covid also makes birthdays so hard. I’m hoping to find something special for takeout tonight - our usual birthday restaurants are a little too far of a drive for takeout to still be good when we get home, and we aren’t comfortable at restaurants at this point. I’m going to go get a cookie cake for dessert which I know will be a happy surprise for him because he loves them and won’t be expecting it. His main gift is something that he asked for (some special whiskey glasses) and then I picked up a few alcohol-related items that he will hopefully like! Maybe we will even have non-TTC sex since AF is gone!
CS/Q:
Month/Cycle: 18/11
CD: 11
WAYDTGKU: Letrozole + TI, prenatals, temping, OPKs
R/R: Not much going on today. I'm off until Monday which is awesome! I've been pretty productive so far this morning. I have sweet potatoes baking in the oven so I can mash them for tomorrow and take one more thing off of the list to prep. I just finished making my pie crust dough and that's sitting in the fridge chilling. I'll be making my apple pie this afternoon. All in all, it should be a decent day.
CS/Q: starting OPKs today!
@gingermama29 your productivity is making me feel inadequate! LOL. Just kidding. Enjoy your day of cooking! I find cooking / prepping is so therapeutic. I usually put on an Egg Whisperer podcast while I do that so I'm also learning. I just finished prepping my turkey for brining so it's off to the fridge now to do its thing. I'm hoping I'll get around to getting the pie crust done later today.
Month/Cycle: 10/11
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: Clomid + Menopur + Trigger + IUI cycle; as usual, lots of vitamins and supplements for MH and I. I'm also going to do a bunch of blood tests this cycle to check for autoimmune conditions and anti-inflammatory markers.
R/R: My periods are so weird since starting medicated cycles. I had 1.5 days of really heavy (over)flow, and then today is barely a drip. I do enjoy the shorter periods, though I still end up spotting for 2-3 days after the last flow day.
I had both a therapist and a psychiatrist appointments this morning and boy, oh, boy... I'm really feeling significantly better than I did 2 months ago. We ended both appointments without booking a follow-up meeting, with the understanding that I can get in touch to book something. Psychiatrist is upping my dose of Escitalopram by 2.5mg, as I'm still having issues with sleep. I asked him about connection between REM sleep, and low testosterone and he said that it's the depression/anxiety that leads to poor REM sleep which in turn leads to low testosterone. That really explains why my testosterone went down between July and October. But hopefully I'm on my way up!
CS/Q: Nope
TTC#2
TTC #2 ... preparing as of March 2024
TTC #1
TTC #1 02/2020 - 07/2022
2009 | Dx PCOS; likely a misdiagnosis
07/14/20 | Dx Hashimoto's Thyroditis
07/21/20 | 1st RE appointment
07/2120 - 08/20/20 | so much testing; no signs of PCOS
08/20/20 | Dx Unexplained; AMA
09/08/20 | IUI #1 Clomid + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
09/30/20 | Urology consult; more testing required
10/2020 | Clomid + OPK + TI + Prometrium | BFN
10/26/2020 | Starting 2nd IUI cycle, with Letrazole and with a new RE / different clinic
11/03/2020 | New Dx "poor egg quality"; IUI cancelled in favor of Trigger + TI + Prometrium | BFN
11/26/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Menopur) + Trigger + Prometrium | BFN
12/20/2020 | Combo IUI (Clomid + Gonal-F) + Trigger | IUI Cancelled due to thin lining; TI only | BFN
01/14/2021 | Combo IUI (Letrazole + Menopur) + Trigger | BFN
02/06/2021 | Switched to a new RE (TEW) ; trying naturally until we complete additional testing
03/14/2021 | Hybrid Double IUI, with Zymot (Letrazole, Gonal-F) + Trigger + Endometrin | Ovulated 4 mature eggs but still a BFN ☹️
04/07/2021 | Natural cycle while we regroup | BFN
04/09/2021 | Employer announces fertility benefits starting 05/01/2021! | Search for a new doctor who accepts insurance
05/10/2021 | New RE consult & plan for IVF
05/13/2021 | Mid-luteal IVF cycle #1 interrupted; had to get cancer genetic screening done to make sure I didn't have the same SDHA gene mutation as MH.
06/10/2021 | Aygestin priming IVF cycle #1; opted to Cx after 9 days of stims since only 5-6/12 follicles responded
07/26/2021 | Attempt #2 at IVF cycle #1 (mid-luteal start): 8 retrieved, 8 MII, 6 fert (1 PN3), 3 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 3AA, 3AA, 6AB; 3 euploid
08/09/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC | Shockingly, a BFP! EDD: 5/25/202 | CP at 4w4d
09/23/2021 | IVF cycle #2 (mid-luteal start): 14 retrieved, 13 MII, 11 fert, 5 Day 5 & 6 blasts: 2 x 3AA, 2 x 3AB, 3BB; 2 euploid
11/12/2021 | IVF cycle #3 (mid-luteal start): cancelled due to ovaries being on vacation
12/20/2021 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + Pregmune Immunology Testing; BFN
01/22/2022 | Rest cycle / unmedicated TTC + understanding uncovered immunological issues; BFN
02/18/2022 | Mock transfer cycle! ERA, ReceptivaDx, EMMA/ALICE; start Prednisone to address NK activity
03/16/2022 | Final, "Hail Mary" super-ovulation + TI cycle before FET; BFP! EDD: 12/21/2022 | MMC 05/08/2022
05/20/2022 | D&C; recovering...
06/21/2022 | Trying naturally until October 2022
07/21/2022 | BFP! EDD 04/02/2023; 👦🏼 born on 4/5/2023
@acleverusername I'm glad you are feeling significantly better lately. I hope the medication adjustment helps with your sleep issues!
Month/Cycle: 2/2
CD: 18
WAYDTGKU: Temping with TD, tracking CM and CP
R/R: we are on the road today. I wish we could have made this drive when the leaves were changing. It would have been so beautiful.
CS/Q: I forgot to turn my TD on last night. 🙄 I didn’t realize it until I tried to sync it this morning. I was anxious to see if I got a shift. I guess I will have to wait until tomorrow. My CM has dried up and my CP is low. So everything is lining up with ovulation. I just need my temps to confirm it. If they don’t, I’m going to assume I’m having an anovulatory cycle unless I get peak fluid again. No chart to share because nothing has changed since yesterday since I didn’t get a temp this morning.
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