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Post by orangehibiscus on Mar 24, 2018 8:43:52 GMT -6
Thank you! How are you doing? I’m doing ok. Just woke up from a nap (we’re on vacation in Vegas for our 13th anniversary/H’s b-day). Looking forward to Sunday’s bloodwork & Monday’s appt with OB nurse. Yay for a nap. Happy Anniversary and Happy Birthday to your H. FX for awesome blood work on Sunday and a good appointment on Monday!
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Post by librariangirl on Mar 24, 2018 11:25:02 GMT -6
I’m doing ok. Just woke up from a nap (we’re on vacation in Vegas for our 13th anniversary/H’s b-day). Looking forward to Sunday’s bloodwork & Monday’s appt with OB nurse. I know so many people in Vegas this weekend! Must be a spring break thing. How’s the weather? We’ve been here since Wednesday, and it’s been cloudy and rainy most of the time around 70 (and by rainy, I mean a lite drizzle of rain throughout the day😂). We had one great day of 74 and sunny though!
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Post by charliefox on Mar 25, 2018 12:27:21 GMT -6
Ultrasound tomorrow and I'm not feeling hopeful that I'll have a good size follicle. Usually by this time in my cycle I have EWCM and my OPKs are getting darker but so far neither of those are happening. H took off tomorrow and tues (he needs to use up vacation time anyway) just so he'd be available for all these appointments and I'm stressing that we're going to have to push back to another day or something.
Why is this ish so stressful?!
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Post by orangehibiscus on Mar 25, 2018 14:14:09 GMT -6
LT for commiseration charliefox. I hope you have a good US tomorrow with great follicles! I don’t usually have EWCM I’m medicated cycles, and I think it’s because the meds are pushing my body before I’m “ready” if that makes any sense. In natural cycles, I do get EWCM, but it’s not until later because I O late naturally. IF sucks! Hugs!
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Post by librariangirl on Mar 25, 2018 19:15:20 GMT -6
Hey ladies! This will probably be my last post here, but I’ll definitely still lurk to support you all.
TW
I got my betas back, and it jumped to 2,190 - that’s a doubling time of 33hrs! I’m so thrilled!
END TW
I’m hoping all of you ladies join me soon, and I’ll keep all of you in my thoughts. 💕
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Post by orangehibiscus on Mar 25, 2018 19:58:05 GMT -6
That is amazing librariangirl! Congratulations! I’m so happy for you!
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Post by hoosiermama76 on Mar 25, 2018 21:49:44 GMT -6
I’m sitting this cycle out and cancelled my IUI. I have recently found out my marriage is really struggling, and I discovered my DH has a drinking problem and therefore a telling the truth problem. Too much going on emotionally to put myself through another month. Plus, I probably should have taken a month off after a year of back to back IVF!!!! I need to get tuned into my life again and let this rest for a little while until my marriage is back in shape or until I am solidly on my own. Knowing that we will only try IUI and then go to embryo adoption makes me a little more relieved, as I am in no hurry with adopting an embryo, and I am also wanting to give myself three full months on COQ10. I will be cheering you all on this month. Also lurking...I’m so sorry hoosiermama76. This process is so so brutal and it’s easy to get caught up in needing to get to the next cycle as soon as possible but the times I’ve felt the best have been my break cycles / times. With everything work, marriage, well being. I hope the break does you well and you can figure out more clearly what you want your path to be. ((Hugs)) jense927, thanks for the words of encouragement.
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Post by obscureference on Mar 26, 2018 6:41:11 GMT -6
charliefox I’m sitting waiting for my ultrasound and feeling the same way. I’ve never seen such light OPKs. I don’t want to do a million appointments either!
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Post by obscureference on Mar 26, 2018 9:27:27 GMT -6
Well apparently I was worried for nothing. I have 4(!!!) “good sized” follicles all on my left side. Triggering tonight. Of course MH is sick with some stomach bug that’s been bouncing around our house for the last week. Hopefully we can get it done!
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Post by Bluebird on Mar 26, 2018 9:38:25 GMT -6
So excited for you librariangirl! I'm also really thrilled to see an IUI success since I've had several friends tell me we should just skip IUI and go straight to IVF. FX IUI works for us too though.
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Post by librariangirl on Mar 26, 2018 10:09:10 GMT -6
Well apparently I was worried for nothing. I have 4(!!!) “good sized” follicles all on my left side. Triggering tonight. Of course MH is sick with some stomach bug that’s been bouncing around our house for the last week. Hopefully we can get it done! Yay for good follies!! 4 is AWESOME! I hope your H feels better soon! Fx this is your cycle!!
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Post by obscureference on Mar 26, 2018 10:46:24 GMT -6
Bluebird I can’t remember what your diagnosis is, but lots of women have success with IUI! FX for you!
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Post by charliefox on Mar 26, 2018 10:48:12 GMT -6
obscureference, that's AMAZING! Looks like the Femara worked it's magic AFM, I have an 11 and a 15 so I have to go back on Wed. FX I don't O before then and that I get to trigger Wed night.
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Post by Bluebird on Mar 26, 2018 11:58:52 GMT -6
Bluebird I can’t remember what your diagnosis is, but lots of women have success with IUI! FX for you! Thank you! Unexplained secondary infertility is my diagnosis, likely just age as a contributing factor (I'll be 36 this summer). Hope your H can stay healthy enough for your timing this cycle! Get the man some Pepto and tell him to hold it together!
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Post by thechickencoop on Mar 26, 2018 19:21:27 GMT -6
Bluebird I can’t remember what your diagnosis is, but lots of women have success with IUI! FX for you! Thank you! Unexplained secondary infertility is my diagnosis, likely just age as a contributing factor (I'll be 36 this summer). Hope your H can stay healthy enough for your timing this cycle! Get the man some Pepto and tell him to hold it together! TW Same diagnosis here, unexplained secondary IF, RPL. We did 3 IUIs and have a 6 month old DS from lucky number 3. FWIW my RE had me on like a "mini" type cycle - just 2 days of low-dose Clomid, then trigger, IUI.
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Post by orangehibiscus on Mar 26, 2018 20:39:30 GMT -6
Yay for 4 follicles obscureference! That is so awesome. I hope you have mature follicles when you go back for another US charliefox! I hope IUI works for you Bluebird!
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Post by obscureference on Mar 27, 2018 12:37:17 GMT -6
I’m supposed to stop OPKs after I trigger, right? Won’t the trigger make the OPKs positive? Trying to decide if I’m continuing them or not.
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Post by librariangirl on Mar 27, 2018 15:23:00 GMT -6
I’m supposed to stop OPKs after I trigger, right? Won’t the trigger make the OPKs positive? Trying to decide if I’m continuing them or not. Yeah, you’ll want to stop after you trigger. Are you going to test out your trigger, or are you going to have betas done later?
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Post by obscureference on Mar 27, 2018 15:35:17 GMT -6
librariangirl I am not going to test it out. I am actually averse to peeing on things lol. They don’t do betas until I have a positive test but I am good at waiting it out (famous last words). I also don’t keep a stash of hpts. We’ll see how I do with this strategy this cycle. I may have to change it up next time lol!
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Post by librariangirl on Mar 27, 2018 15:36:35 GMT -6
librariangirl I am not going to test it out. I am actually averse to peeing on things lol. They don’t do betas until I have a positive test but I am good at waiting it out (famous last words). I also don’t keep a stash of hpts. We’ll see how I do with this strategy this cycle. I may have to change it up next time lol! Lol! I don’t like peeing on things either, but I’m the person who just HAS to know. 😂 I have everything crossed for you!
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Post by charliefox on Mar 27, 2018 15:41:20 GMT -6
So I got a +OPK this morning and the clinic had me come in for a u/s this afternoon. My lil follicle grew from 15 to 20 today! I just did my trigger shot (and feel like I might pass out from the adrenaline - lol) and our first IUI is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
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Post by obscureference on Mar 27, 2018 16:46:20 GMT -6
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Post by orangehibiscus on Mar 27, 2018 18:30:40 GMT -6
Yes, stop OPKs obscureference. The trigger will make it +. I’m team pee on everything, so I’m no help there! I have everything crossed for you when you do test! Yay for your follicle charliefox! I hope IUI goes well. AFM... I took my last BCP last Friday, and I’m still waiting on CD1. I am starting to have pink/brown CM, so there’s that. It’s ironic because they had me stop BCP on Friday to avoid CD1 starting on a Friday. At this rate, CD1 might fall on Friday...LOL!
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Post by charliefox on Mar 27, 2018 18:42:46 GMT -6
orangehibiscus, if I've learned anything through all this it's that our bodies almost never play by the rules! Hope AF shows soon!
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Post by orangehibiscus on Mar 27, 2018 22:36:48 GMT -6
orangehibiscus, if I've learned anything through all this it's that our bodies almost never play by the rules! Hope AF shows soon! I know right?!?! Thanks!
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Post by charliefox on Mar 28, 2018 15:10:38 GMT -6
I’m sitting here killing time after dropping off the goods and waiting for my IUI appointment. I had to come to my RE’s other clinic and it’s far away, good news is I found a coffee shop out here in the middle of Mormon-ville, bad news is my kindle died.
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Post by sammysam on Mar 28, 2018 16:41:57 GMT -6
charliefox So exciting! What time is your appointment? ETA I thought I was posting in a different thread...but I lurk here too. Didn't mean to intrude!
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Post by charliefox on Mar 28, 2018 17:54:07 GMT -6
charliefox So exciting! What time is your appointment? ETA I thought I was posting in a different thread...but I lurk here too. Didn't mean to intrude! No worries you can go here too I'm home now, everything went well and H's sperm numbers were great! Now we just wait and wait and wait
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Post by sammysam on Mar 28, 2018 20:51:37 GMT -6
charliefox Oooh! I'm so glad it went well. I have everything crossed for you!
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Post by Bluebird on Mar 28, 2018 20:53:44 GMT -6
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