June III Chatty Thread

[BabyDust]

Hematite,

Thanks for the information. I'm not using any information as of yet so we'll see...this is my first cycle and I'm still a novice at the whole thing. Thanks for the update. I'll keep that in mind. didn't know about the cold medicine affecting things, but now I do...and trust me, I'm feeling that today with it.

[BabyDust]

I said I wasn't using any "information" when I mean to say medication...whoops...trying to type fast at work so boss man doesn't see

[lindseyry]

I think youre always going to find "research" studies to indicate good and bad in everything. I think anyone who choses to self medicate needs to research and be aware of the pros and cons. I spoke with my ob while ttc and he assured me there was no danger in taking either. The biggest issue I had was a lack of ew. I took robi and my ew increased by leaps and bounds! But each to their own, totally.

[BabyDust]

Yeah, I can see that...everyone has their own methods and their own signs... My cervix is really far back and I'm starting to get a little crampy...I'm holding my pee in so I can concentrate it enough to POS later this afternoon and see if I surged. It was negative this morning, but studies have also said that women tend to surge in the afternoon so who knows...I'm doing it three times today and probably three times tomorrow to make sure I catch it at it's earliest...why miss 6 hours of test time if I don't have to...

[hematite153]

Yes, that was the point I was trying to make. Check things out for yourself and decide whether or not it's right for you.

[BabyDust]

HELP!!! If I'm starting to feel crampy on my right side which normally would feel like midlesmertz (sp?) but I haven't surged yet, what's happening?! I don't get it...of course I think I read the back of my of OPK kits and it said exp May 2007 who knows if it's expired...I jsut bought them!!!

[BabyDust]

That's nice...just asked my DP to check the box on the OPK that she bought for me (she brought a different brand because it was cheaper and I told her that right now is NOT a place to save money...) and it turns out they were EXPIRED!!! Not just by a month but by a YEAR!!! That could explain the results... she's on her way out to get my original brand (Clear Blue Easy) to make sure I can test tonight and catch it. Does the LH stay in your system until your period? What if I surged this morning...would it still be there tonight?

[BabyDust]

But I'm feeling crampy on one side and now I'm worried that I might have missed it UGH!!!

[hematite153]

Sorry, BabyDust I can't really help.

Everyone's surge is different. Some people slowly rise and then get a big jump, some people stay low and have a quick mega surge. Some people have a prolonged surge. Etc.

The OPK sticks (and we only used ClearBlueEasy) didn't work for me. We were told that we'd only have to test once per day and we'd catch it. But, after missing it completely, I learned to test twice a day and just barely caught it. So, we switched to bloodwork monitoring (much clearer than sticks that are just looking for you to go above a certain level), but, even then I was hard to read and they'd say, "I don't think you're going to ovulate" then call a few hours later to say that I had already surged. So, I quickly moved up to bloodwork and u/s.

Other people have had great success with the sticks at home.

Good luck!

[BabyDust]

Hematite,
It's amazing how different everyone's bodies are... I haven't surged yet and i'm not planning to this weekend...i'll test again this afternoon and again tonight but I'm not holding my breath. went to the reg. doctor today and I have a sinus infection and bronchitis so now I'm on antibiotics... Oh well...if it happens earlier next week then great, if not then off to next month....

Good luck to everyone else who is trying this week and this month. I hope you all get your BFPs!!!!!

[Amigone]

OMG I want to POAS so bad. But I don't want to see a BFN.

Tomorrow is two weeks since the inseminations. So it's still early. And my cycle is irregular so who knows when I'm supposed to bleed.

[hematite153]

Good luck Amigone!

I started bleeding yesterday--through the progesterone supplements again.

Argh!

We get such exciting news with the embryos and then I don't get pregnant.

[LauraH]

Are any of you doing IVF or are you all doing IUI?
I'm asking because we are meeting with the clinic on Wednesday to find out when I can start my IVF cycle and I am already starting to freak out about the progesterone shots. I wish I wasn't so anxious about them! It should be a little easier for me because I gave them to my DP for weeks and I saw that they weren't that bad, but I can't stop thinking about them



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[hematite153]

Laura -- I'm glad you've got your meeting set up.

I've done 2 IVF rounds now (and we have 2 frozen embryos and an agreement that we'd do 3 rounds before giving up so I'll do it again). But, I've taken progesterone in vaginal suppositories rather than shots. I was told that the suppositories have progesterone suspended in peanut oil, so, you can't take them if you have peanut (or other nut) allergies. Also, they've had me start the supplements with egg retrieval and then test my blood levels at embryo transfer. Basically it's a test to see if my body is absorbing the progesterone; if I were below a certain level they would switch me to the shots.

So, you might get lucky and avoid the shots.

(On the other hand, I'm allergic to penicillin so they gave me antibiotic shots and IV antibiotics before egg retrieval.)

[2moms2be]

Oh Hematite! Are you spotting or bleeding? I hope that its just you are one of those women that bleed in the first monh of pregnancy. When do you get your beta?

[hematite153]

I'm bleeding--definitely more than spotting. My beta is scheduled for Wed morning and I keep trying to hang onto the thin thread of hope that it feels like I'm bleeding a bit less than last time. But, it's pretty heavy.

[2moms2be]

Did you call your RE and tell them you are bleeding? Im for you.

[hematite153]

Originally Posted by 2moms2be Did you call your RE and tell them you are bleeding? Im for you.

No, I didn't call. Last time we called and they said there wasn't anything they could do until the beta date and that I should keep taking the progesterone and wait. So, I just assumed I'd get the same response this time.

But, I plan to bring it up at our follow-up appointment July 15th and ask if there is something else we can do so that I won't have breakthrough bleeding.

[starztt]

hey guys- have any of you heard from rabbit... she was suposed to have her follow up last friday and i know she was freaking out.. just wanted to know if she was okay...

[hematite153]

No--that's a good point.

Rabbit & md, are you out there? We're thinking about you.