Status of the perpetually empty ute

[mae141]

Feb 11, 2013 20:02:40 GMT -5 changedname said:

Feb 11, 2013 20:01:31 GMT -5 mae141 said:

Fx that there aren't any cysts! I'm waiting for AF, too (14 dpiui), so if I go forward with IVF now then we might be buddies!

Ooh, have you tested yet? Are you going in for a beta? GL!

I tested first thing this morning. No dice. Pretty much cried all day, lol. 

[Deleted]

Feb 11, 2013 9:24:41 GMT -5 changedname said:

Hey girls - our first check in!

1) Where are you in your treatments/cycles/all that jazz?  I don't even count, we have 0 chance of conceiving, we started in June 2011.

2) Any updates this week or upcoming appointments you want to share? RE tomorrow to discuss our options - DS or Adoption.

3) QOTW - have you told anyone IRL that you are tttc? Our parents, a few friends and a few people at work. 

[changedname]

Feb 11, 2013 20:08:11 GMT -5 mae141 said:

Feb 11, 2013 20:02:40 GMT -5 changedname said:

Ooh, have you tested yet? Are you going in for a beta? GL!

I tested first thing this morning. No dice. Pretty much cried all day, lol. 

  Oh fuck. That was me after my 3rd IUI too. Honestly I was a wreck, the worst was I got af 5 mins before going in to acupuncture and on fucking 11dpo so I didn't even have a few days of ooh maybe it worked and testing.  I spent the whole acu session staring at the ceiling bawling. The poor little acu guy didn't know what to say and his English is brutal anyway. I felt bad because it was like I had let him down.  You just feel so invested in it and knowing the next step is probably ivf doesn't help. It must be even worse for you because IUI did work once for you. Hugs! Feel free to vent to us, we all get it this board.

[lola]

Feb 11, 2013 9:24:41 GMT -5 changedname said:

Hey girls - our first check in!

1) Where are you in your treatments/cycles/all that jazz? CD 15, 5 DPO. I have no idea what cycle this is. It's my second cycle of charting because my doctor's office asked for three months of charting before my next appointment.

2) Any updates this week or upcoming appointments you want to share? I Od at CD 10, which seems early and is freaking me out. That's annoying. Assuming that my cycle is still 28 days, that's EIGHTEEN DAYS of waiting. That's way more than the two week window. Ugh.

3) QOTW - have you told anyone IRL that you are tttc?Yup, a lot of people. At first I wanted to be all silent about it, but I'm the kind of person that talks about everything going on in my life, so keeping quiet didn't work out for me. lol. I don't really mind that people know though, and I feel like I have gotten so much support from my family and friends which has been nice.

[changedname]

Feb 11, 2013 21:04:14 GMT -5 lola said:

Feb 11, 2013 9:24:41 GMT -5 changedname said:

Hey girls - our first check in!

1) Where are you in your treatments/cycles/all that jazz? CD 15, 5 DPO. I have no idea what cycle this is. It's my second cycle of charting because my doctor's office asked for three months of charting before my next appointment.

2) Any updates this week or upcoming appointments you want to share? I Od at CD 10, which seems early and is freaking me out. That's annoying. Assuming that my cycle is still 28 days, that's EIGHTEEN DAYS of waiting. That's way more than the two week window. Ugh.

3) QOTW - have you told anyone IRL that you are tttc?Yup, a lot of people. At first I wanted to be all silent about it, but I'm the kind of person that talks about everything going on in my life, so keeping quiet didn't work out for me. lol. I don't really mind that people know though, and I feel like I have gotten so much support from my family and friends which has been nice.

Lola, even if you o'd on CD 10 you should still be expecting AF around 14dpo. That's how it works I believe. You can have variation on the CD 1-0 part but most cycles have a 14 day (roughly) luteal phase. So around cd 24-26 you should be expecting AF/BFP 

[Deleted]

1) Where are you in your treatments/cycles/all that jazz? Age 36. HSG (normal); SA (slow but great counts); testosterone/thyroid test (normal). Off BCP since October 2010. TTC actively for about a year. CD3 - started first cycle of clomid today.

2) Any updates this week or upcoming appointments you want to share? N/A

3) QOTW - have you told anyone IRL that you are tttc? Yes. A few of my close friends, my DH's sisters/nieces, and a few people at work that I'm quite comfortable with (came up in general conversation). I do not see this as something to be shy about - I'll talk about it if asked.

[lola]

Feb 11, 2013 21:07:45 GMT -5 changedname said:

Feb 11, 2013 21:04:14 GMT -5 lola said:

lol.

I'm traveling for business next week, so wonderful.

My cycles are between 26 and 29 days so this makes sense, but still it stinks!

WAIT. This does not make sense. Now FF is telling me (I wasn't paying attention!) that my cycle is going to be 23 days! That is so short! I haven't had a cycle that short since January 2011 when I started tracking these things!

[pamela]

1) AF started today on CD 27. Short LP still there. We didn't have decently timed sex this month so I didn't waste money on taking the progesteroone. I am still taking my daily aspirin though because it helps my periods be easier to pass anyway. Will try for better timing this month and hopefully we'll have some more info by then.

2) I was expecting follow up from my last round of blood work (natural killer cells and anti-phosolipid antibody panel), but I didn't consider that this is Mardi Gras week so I may not hear back for another couple of days because this region basically shuts down. So impatient.

3) Yes, some people IRL know. Definitely the coworkers in the group i just left. They've known about the miscarriages. And my best friend is also in that group and she knows all the details. Also, a lot of the women in my family know in part because of m/c, in part because I needed their history as part of my dx process. And my last ob that I loved also treated 2 of my aunt and one of their SILs.

[KaraOrNot]

1) Where are you in your treatments/cycles/all that jazz? This is month 18. CD 18, maybe 4 DPO? FF has given me 3 different O days this month.

2) Any updates this week or upcoming appointments you want to share? I mentioned this in a randoms thread, but the new RE is recommending IUI instead of going to IVF right away. I have to redo my blood work, so I am just waiting for AF.

3) QOTW - have you told anyone IRL that you are tttc? Nobody knows.

[sonrisa]

1) Over a year of trying for #2. Miscarriage in December. First cycle trying again. 6 dpo.

2) We have been scheduled to see the RE since late September pending completion of my blood work and SA. I did my part in early October. Still waiting on DH.

3) Some friends know about the miscarriage. I haven't gone into other details yet.

[aliciar6]

1) on day 27 of my cycle and according to the chart 3-6 DPO (I coincentally started temping the day I got a + OPK) and since my cycles are so long I'm only on #3.
2) nothing really going on this week besides more waiting and counting days past when I supposedly ovulated
3) haven't said we are having touble, just that it's taking a while and I need to chart for a few more months to see what my body is doing.

[anonymess]

Late to the thread, but here goes:

1) Where are you in your treatments/cycles/all that jazz?

CD 19

2) Any updates this week or upcoming appointments you want to share?

Appt on 2/25 to get HSG results & go over all bloodwork results. On a positive note, remember that $272 I was pissed about having to pay in my intro post? Well when I called to get a detailed bill for my flexcard, the billing dept said I shouldn't have paid & refunded it all back to my flexcard.

3) QOTW - have you told anyone IRL that you are tttc?

Yes, I told my cousin (who I'm very close with) first. She is due with her first (after a miscarriage last year) in April. I decided to tell my mom before my first infertility visit in January. I don't really discuss many personal things with her but since my cousin's pregnancy was bringing my sadness to the surface, I figured it was best to come clean. She told me she & my dad went through 3 cycles of IUI after I was born & she lost her second baby at 7 mos pg. I had NO idea they had gone through any IF treatment & this would have been the late 70s or early 80s I guess.

[Deleted]

@annonymess, your mom's story made me tear up. Life can be so unfair.

1) cycle 20ish, cd 21

2) FIL passed away last week, and it has made us face a whole host of hereditary issues we may run into. It is overwhelming and scary as hell, and not easy to be optimistic when everything is so emotional and sad.

3) a few close friends. I was hanging out with my SIL's last week, and we were talking about going off birth control and having babies. My SIL was proud to announce that she got KU 2 months after she went off BC (at this point I had been off for 4 months). They joked that I should be sure to let them know when we went off BC. I'm glad I had a margarita to help me laugh it off.

[genet313]

Also late to the thread, but:

1) Where are you in your treatments/cycles/all that jazz?

CD 3, got my period a few days early this month, joy!  And the past two months, I've started having pre-period spotting again, which totally sucks.  After my fibroid removal, it was supposed to have ended (and it did, until last month). So bummed about this.  On the plus side, I've stopped temping, almost stopped charting (I still use OPKs) and I stopped taking all the vitamins. I'm just so over all this crap, I just don't care anymore.

2) Any updates this week or upcoming appointments you want to share?

None, I just got a new job so we went on my DH's insurance and are waiting for insurance cards.  Once we get them, I will probably go onto IUI, but I might try to meet with another RE, I don't love mine.

3) QOTW - have you told anyone IRL that you are tttc?

Yes, a few friends.  2 of whom got pregnant the month after I told them about my M/C.  Our families know too, since we told them all I was pregnant.  I am glad I told a couple of friends, though not really thrilled about telling others.  

[rachelgreen]

1) Where are you in your treatments/cycles/all that jazz? Attempting to figure out when we're jumping back into the circus. Most likely late March/April-ish. I've already ordered the meds for this next cycle. This will be the last IUI attempt if we go that route. Or maybe we'll just bump it back further and do IVF. Technically this is CD13 so if I wanted to believe in all that "normal 28 day cycle" thing I guess tomorrow I should get on that Valentine's love boat...

2) Any updates this week or upcoming appointments you want to share? none scheduled

3) QOTW - have you told anyone IRL that you are tttc? Oh yeah. Everyone knows BUT we've been ttc for 5.5 years so it's no secret. Hasn't been in a long time either, lol. We're very, very open about our IF.

[anonymess]

Feb 13, 2013 21:49:04 GMT -5 @mrschicken said:

@annonymess, your mom's story made me tear up. Life can be so unfair.

1) cycle 20ish, cd 21

2) FIL passed away last week, and it has made us face a whole host of hereditary issues we may run into. It is overwhelming and scary as hell, and not easy to be optimistic when everything is so emotional and sad.

3) a few close friends. I was hanging out with my SIL's last week, and we were talking about going off birth control and having babies. My SIL was proud to announce that she got KU 2 months after she went off BC (at this point I had been off for 4 months). They joked that I should be sure to let them know when we went off BC. I'm glad I had a margarita to help me laugh it off.

Sorry to hear about your FIL (((hug)))

I should be clear - I knew about her losing my baby sis as I got older. It's actually quite a sad story including possible hospital negligence & she is still haunted by it 35+ years later. Makes my heart go out even more to those who go through a loss because I know what she still deals with.

[thatgirl2478]

Feb 11, 2013 9:24:41 GMT -5 changedname said:

Hey girls - our first check in!

1) Where are you in your treatments/cycles/all that jazz? cycle 13, cd 20 - no treatments yet - we'll see how this cycle goes

2) Any updates this week or upcoming appointments you want to share? Nope, had my HSG a week & a half ago, so hoping that cleared the way so to speak.

3) QOTW - have you told anyone IRL that you are tttc? Our parents and a few friends who won't blab.

[statlerwaldorf]

1) Where are you in your treatments/cycles/all that jazz? TTC#2 for 3 years. CD17. Signs are looking like I might ovulate this cycle.

2) Any updates this week or upcoming appointments you want to share?

3) QOTW - have you told anyone IRL that you are tttc? Yes. Our families know and many of our close friends. I feel better being able to talk about it. I don't talk specifics too much because I don't want the added pressure. Failed cycles are really hard on me and I don't like to talk about them.