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WTO Tuesday 8/31
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Re: WTO Tuesday 8/31
Month/Cycle: 10/10
CD: 21
WAYDTGKU: bbt, cm, opks, cinnamon, metformin for me, vit e and c for him
R/R: feeling mostly better today. ended up with a low-grade fever pretty much all day yesterday, achy as heck, so apparently I picked up an actual stomach bug somewhere and it wasn't just lactose intolerance
. Had to miss my morning class which sucks because it was the first one with actual content, but I should be able to go to my other class at least.
CS/Q: chart's all a mess now since my system decided to get sick RIGHT at ovulation. Hopefully I still ovulated.
Month/Cycle: 1/2
CD: 4
WAYDTGKU: AF should be on her way out soon.
R/R: our vacation is over and yet the drive home seems to stretch on forever. how is it that 10hrs on the way there seems manageable but in the way back we have to stop overnight and just can’t seem to get home?
CS/Q: none at the moment
@hgsurvivor the dreariness of returning to the every day grind will do that!
Month/Cycle: 19/17
CD: 23
WAYDTGKU: DTD + OPKs + about 2 dozen supplements and vitamins for me; about ~10 for MH
R/R: I recently joined a Hashimoto's TTC/pregnancy group on FB and it's been such a great source of information. I am really hoping that working with a functional medicine doctor will yield improvements that will enable us to have a successful transfer in the new year. It kind of sucks that I didn't find out about this sooner (opted to trust a Western doctor who told my Hashimoto's isn't the reason I'm not KU'ed), but can't go through life having regrets. I have to keep on reminding myself that I'm in this new phase of the journey now, and I can only do what's best for now / future.
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
Month/Cycle: 3/4— this is what I’ve been putting but I think I’m 3(until tomorrow) months and 3 cycles AL. So tomorrow I’m putting 4/3AL.
CD: 8
WAYDTGKU: opks & bbt
R/R: I was up at 2:30am and my temp was higher than it should have been this morning. ugh. My charts already looking screwy as f. I spent the morning cleaning and finally sat down for lunch and dumped my entire rice bowl on the floor. Not my day. Also for anyone who read last week mh said it was chicken wing and bj day, he totally made it up. 🤣🤣 and it worked for him… 🙃
CS/Q:
@hgsurvivor boo end of vacation. I think the drive home feels longer because you don't have fun vacation at the end of it.
@acleverusername yay more resources! I hope this new direction yields fast results for you. I always feel slightly weird having the sentiment of "I hope we don't see you in this group soon!"
@paytonpedro oh no, I hate days where all those little things go wrong. Blugh. Hope it improves for you.
@hgsurvivor Hope you had a nice time on your vacation!
@acleverusername I’m glad you find a FB group that’s helping you. It sucks how hard it is to get proper healthcare, but hopefully having that community is empowering you.
@paytonpedro my chart has been a mess this cycle. I didn’t even bother putting in my temp from my night of awful sleep over the weekend. Also I’ve been thinking about chicken wings since that post last week haha!
Month/Cycle: 4/4
CD: 16
WAYDTGKU: bbt, opk, cm
R/R: Found out today the temporary office trailer also has an ant problem
It’s going to be a long four months in this thing! My boss declared today he’s renting us a golf cart because we’re so far from the plant now lol
CS/Q: I can’t believe it’s already CD16. DH comes back from his trip on Thursday, so hoping O waits a couple more days. I’m on day two of EWCM. Looks like from last cycle my body has fertile cm for three days so if this is the successful O attempt then he might not be back in time. If he misses the window by a day I swear to goodness...
Month/Cycle: 6 years (I'll restart the count when we do our IUI cycle soon)
CD: 3
WAYDTGKU: BBT, CM
R/R: Just had a consultation at our fertility clinic, so I'm excited to get started. Unfortunately we couldn't do anything this cycle. The doctor wanted me to come in for a hysteroscopy next week, but I'm out of town, so we have to wait until next cycle for that, which kind of sucks.
CS/Q: Too early in the cycle for anything interesting in my chart.