No testing this week. I should O today or tomorrow, I've been on the new thyroid meds for a few days now and I'm finishing up the herbs my acupuncturist gave me. I saw her this morning for a fertility session and she said my body is almost ready and she thinks if not this cycle, the next one. Which, I hate to get my hopes up but she's eerily good at reading me. I had my HSG/saline sono last week and everything looks clear so that's good news. If we don't conceive this cycle the plan is to go in for CD3 blood work and then blood work right around O to check my thyroid again and my progesterone to see if I really have low progesterone or if it's been low in the past because my body recognized the pregnancy wouldn't stick.
We're building a retaining wall and I flip flop between excited and want to stab my husband because we're doing it all ourselves.
No testing this week. Follow up appt with RE tomorrow now that we've redone all my testing and gotten DH's SA results back. Looks like we have male and female factor. We'll decide on a plan of action.
So mad at neighbors - they decided to cut grass yesterday morning at 7 AM. Um that's way to early and there's laws that says not before 8 on a weekend.
Post by seeyalater52 on May 7, 2018 13:59:13 GMT -5
I haven’t decided exactly when to test yet. 6dpIUI today so no real good options. I’ll be traveling this weekend without my wife so my best options are either Friday (10dpIUI) which feels too early, or Monday a week from today (13dpIUI which feels excruciatingly far away. Having mother’s day this weekend is really messing me up and it feels like time is standing still.
I am, however, excited about the weather getting nicer. It’s finally spring in New England! My wife and I went out on a little exploring trip of our “new” (as of a year ago) state and it was a nice distraction.
I haven’t decided exactly when to test yet. 6dpIUI today so no real good options. I’ll be traveling this weekend without my wife so my best options are either Friday (10dpIUI) which feels too early, or Monday a week from today (13dpIUI which feels excruciatingly far away. Having mother’s day this weekend is really messing me up and it feels like time is standing still.
I am, however, excited about the weather getting nicer. It’s finally spring in New England! My wife and I went out on a little exploring trip of our “new” (as of a year ago) state and it was a nice distraction.
Post by compassrose on May 7, 2018 21:02:05 GMT -5
I’m going back on BC this week in prep for a septum surgery (I hope) this month—meeting with a new obgyn next Monday. And maybe for IVF ER next month?? I’m waiting on a new job offer so everything may be up in the air soon (we’d move to a new city and have IF insurance!).
Today I am sad about Mother's Day coming up. I need to go get my own mom a card and it's going to suck.
This. Every day this week sucks, really. I can’t even talk about it without crying. I told my own moms I want to drink and watch crappy tv, and they want me to come to their house for it. But it’s a terrible way to celebrate them. So I need a better plan.
I had egg retrieval today, which went pretty smoothly. Easier than I anticipated. We ended up with 10, which is a great number for me. We saw 9 bigger follicles on the US yesterday, and my antral follicle count was 8. So I'm happy with that number.
Now the waiting game to see how many fertilize w ICSI. I'm sitting here with a heating pad watching HGTV for the foreseeable future.
ETA: I swear the nurse said no alcohol until I get my next period. I'm REALLLY hoping I misheard her & will confirm when I talk to the nurse tomorrow. I didn't drink while stimming & I have been looking forward to a much needed glass of wine.
I would wait until period, tbh. It's probably because I am so high risk for ohss, but I drink nothing but Gatorade between ER and period/beta. At 10 eggs you're probably not at risk but that's my experience.
Today I am sad about Mother's Day coming up. I need to go get my own mom a card and it's going to suck.
I made my husband pick up a card when he got one for his mom. He didn't pick one I would have picked, but it was worth not spending the mental energy on it. I told him I needed him to do it because I just couldn't this year.
A friend (who is pregnant) also wants to take me out for my birthday this weekend. Sunday brunch would have been convenient, but there's no way I can go out with so many other people celebrating mothers day, or have servers ask me if I'm celebrating, so we're going out Saturday night.
We transferred our 2 non-concurrent embryos last Tuesday. My blood test is Thursday, but I might POAS tomorrow because 1) tomorrow is my birthday and birthdays are hard these days (along with New Years Eve - another year without a baby) and 2) even if it's negative, I can still hold onto hope for another day until the doctor confirms I'm not pregnant. If by some miracle it's positive, well, it's my birthday!
We transferred our 2 non-concurrent embryos last Tuesday. My blood test is Thursday, but I might POAS tomorrow because 1) tomorrow is my birthday and birthdays are hard these days (along with New Years Eve - another year without a baby) and 2) even if it's negative, I can still hold onto hope for another day until the doctor confirms I'm not pregnant. If by some miracle it's positive, well, it's my birthday!
Oh! And my insurance expires August 1. It's been paying for all our IVF and will likely pay for one more stim cycle, so hopefully that one's a winner. BUT my husband is getting a new job (already signed the contract and putting in his notice tomorrow) and it looks like his new insurance will pay for 80% of up to 2 IVF cycles, which is a HUGE help! Its much more than we expected.
Oh! And my insurance expires August 1. It's been paying for all our IVF and will likely pay for one more stim cycle, so hopefully that one's a winner. BUT my husband is getting a new job (already signed the contract and putting in his notice tomorrow) and it looks like his new insurance will pay for 80% of up to 2 IVF cycles, which is a HUGE help! Its much more than we expected.
This is great news! Unexpected or better than expected insurance coverage is like winning the lottery, truly. I’m glad this gives you additional avenues to try, although I hope you won’t need them.
Today I am sad about Mother's Day coming up. I need to go get my own mom a card and it's going to suck.
I made my husband pick up a card when he got one for his mom. He didn't pick one I would have picked, but it was worth not spending the mental energy on it. I told him I needed him to do it because I just couldn't this year.
A friend (who is pregnant) also wants to take me out for my birthday this weekend. Sunday brunch would have been convenient, but there's no way I can go out with so many other people celebrating mothers day, or have servers ask me if I'm celebrating, so we're going out Saturday night.
Last year I had (no joke) two people wish me happy Mother's day. I'm not sure if it's because I'm in the south and so many can't imagine a woman my age NOT being a mother, but you can be for damned sure I'm not leaving the house on Sunday.
Ditto the Mothers Day sentiments. My mother passed when I was young, and miscarriage #1 would have been due this month. It makes for a doubly crappy time.
I'm sorry. My mom lost her mom a few years ago and I know she is also struggling.
OMG. I got a positive this morning. I'm in total shock.
Of course, now my mind flashes to whether its a chemical pregnancy, then viability, then amniocentesis since it was nonconcurrent. There's also a remote possibility that both embryos made it, but don't let me scare myself, here.
Blood test tomorrow will be good, emotionally, because I'll get my actual HCG number (and this was a FET, so I haven't been using any HCG shots that would be in my system). I told my husband, "If it comes back at, like, a 6 it won't be viable. Last time I was at 18 and they weren't thrilled, and they turned out to be right." He said, "It definitely won't be a 6 because that wouldn't have shown up on a home test." And he's right. Last time I was pregnant I didn't even take a home test until after they did my blood test because I was so sure the transfer didn't work.
I made my husband pick up a card when he got one for his mom. He didn't pick one I would have picked, but it was worth not spending the mental energy on it. I told him I needed him to do it because I just couldn't this year.
A friend (who is pregnant) also wants to take me out for my birthday this weekend. Sunday brunch would have been convenient, but there's no way I can go out with so many other people celebrating mothers day, or have servers ask me if I'm celebrating, so we're going out Saturday night.
Last year I had (no joke) two people wish me happy Mother's day. I'm not sure if it's because I'm in the south and so many can't imagine a woman my age NOT being a mother, but you can be for damned sure I'm not leaving the house on Sunday.
Since my birthday is sometimes ON Mothers Day I've gone out with my husband (maybe even when we were just dating) and had people ask if we were celebrating it. :/ Thankfully that was before we started trying. I'm sorry.
OMG. I got a positive this morning. I'm in total shock.
Of course, now my mind flashes to whether its a chemical pregnancy, then viability, then amniocentesis since it was nonconcurrent. There's also a remote possibility that both embryos made it, but don't let me scare myself, here.
Blood test tomorrow will be good, emotionally, because I'll get my actual HCG number (and this was a FET, so I haven't been using any HCG shots that would be in my system). I told my husband, "If it comes back at, like, a 6 it won't be viable. Last time I was at 18 and they weren't thrilled, and they turned out to be right." He said, "It definitely won't be a 6 because that wouldn't have shown up on a home test." And he's right. Last time I was pregnant I didn't even take a home test until after they did my blood test because I was so sure the transfer didn't work.
YAY! Congrats! FX for a good #! AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
We got an update from the nurse on yesterday's ER. So 10 retrieved, 6 were mature, and all 6 fertilized by ICSI. Now we wait until Monday to see how many make it to blast. We are freezing/doing PGS so no transfer this cycle. These are going to be 5 VEEERRRYYYY long days.
Congrats, that is great! Sounds like good quality eggs! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. My RE said they usually expect about 40% to make it if that helps.