tww for April -May

Hi ladies,
   I am starting my ttw today and trying to find  a post for us to connect with each other.

[selaiwa]

Today is Day 1 in my tww.I will test on May 9th .Hopefully it will be a great Mother's Day!!
   Sticky Baby Dust to us all!!

[docsaf]

My IUI is scheduled for tomorrow so I'm right behind you. I am definitely going to release 2 follies - hopefully 1 other too. This is our 3rd IUI - the first round on injectbles. Tomorrow will be CD10 - the follies grew so quickly this time. I feel like I just ended the last round. Did you have an IUI or IVF? SSBD to you!

[zmoore]

Hi started my ttw monday... I will test on the 10th... Mothers day!    

[zmoore]

also I had IUI this past Monday.... wishing everyone lots of blessings !

[selaiwa]

Hi Ladies,
     I only did clomid this month days 3-7 and actually ovulated on my own.I will test on  Mother's Day also!!   Let's post our results that morning. Sticky baby Dust to you!!!*************************************

[selaiwa]

Btw I am 43  and DH is 39. We have 2 boys 9 & 13 y/o. ttc again after 3 miscarriages. This time I will be taking progesterone supplements if I get a BFP.

[zmoore]

my fingers are crossed and silent prayers are going up..... we have been trying 3 years, no children together, I have a 13 year old from a previous relationship.....I am trying to stay calm and not obsess about this but it is sooo hard.  i had the HSG test done last week and both tubes are nice and open, cervix looked great according to doc and we did Femara day 3-7. 2 nice follicles one on the right and one on the left, DH was 15 million post wash for the IUI.  sooooo, I guess the rest is up to the Man upstairs.....Also we did the progestrone patch for 3 days to thicken my lining.....now its just a waiting game.....

[AndreaG]

I am also in the TWW...testing on May 7!

[nickieb85]

I am 3 dpo I will be testing too but I am not sure if I ovulated myself bc my doc wouldn't do a blood test for me today....So testing should be interesting....

[anetski]

Can I join you guys,

I am on 1st Clomid cycle (taken day 3-7) and on day 15 of my cycle so far. My AF should be due 15May so will probably test a few times before if I can't help myself. Otherwise testing will be 17th if AF hasen't arrived.

Man I hope this is the one for us all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[YogaChick]

Hi!  I'm so glad to "see" you all!  I am absolutely climbing the walls, it's never been this bad.  I had a two 5-day blasts transferred on Monday and if I had a pee stick in the house I would have used it by now.  I'm forcing myself to wait until Sunday which would be the same as 12dpo.  My RE is cruel, making me wait until May 10th for a beta.  I'll never make it at this point.  It's really hard knowing that they were alive when the went in & now, as the RE says, the just have to "stick and grow" -- sounds so simple... even mold can do it!  Come on babies!!

docsaf-- best wishes tomorrow!!

zmoore-- congrats on surviving the HSG & getting good results!  That's big news!  BTW- I got a BFP my first cycle after the HSG (unmedicated IUI).. I think there is some validity to the theory that pregnancy rates increase after the procedure.

Everyone else-- let me know if you find a distraction that works! And lots of good luck to you all!

[zmoore]

Distraction is a very good word... i keep telling myself over and over this has to work this time BUT then DH attempts to calm me down.....

[selaiwa]

Good morning Ladies.
  Well, it's only day 2 in my tww.To help me pass the time away I am going to plant some flowers.I thought that it seemed appropriate since I am hoping that I have a little implantation this week also! I think that I will pick 1 perennial that is different from the others to mark conception " just in case." I am still planning to test on Mother's Day.
                     Sticky Baby Dust to us all !

[docsaf]

Yesterday I had my IUI and I think it went well. My RE has been positive for each of them (this is my 3rd) but said that this month my numbers are better - 2 good follies, my estradiol is high, etc. He almost canceled the IUI at the beginning of the week b\c I responded too well to the injectables - I had 5 good sized follicles about the same size. His policy is not to do the IUI if there are more than 4, and 4 is considered borderline. He is concerned about multiples. He gave us a lot of articles on selective reduction if pg with 3+ - he wanted to know before he proceeded what we would do. It was an emotional week and filled with a lot of waiting, watching, and talking. My RE decreased the dosage and then I coasted the last couple of days. he thinks I ended up releasing 2, an 80% chance I released 1 other, and then a 30% chance I released 2 others. After not getting pg for many months, I told him I doubt that all of the eggs would get fertilized in the same month. And it's hard to picture that we would have the problem of "too many" instead of "none".  

Planting flowers sounds like a good idea. I always try to find a project to keep me busy at least a few days during the 2ww. I was hoping to do some planting this weekend too but it looks like it is going to rain all weekend, so I'll have to find an indoor project. Anyone have suggestions for another distraction?

SSBD!

[nickieb85]

I am dpo 5 I think if it is that I actually ovulated on my own and I woke up with a cold this morning! Perfect timing!

[zmoore]

sorry to hear about your cold...*****....5 dpo too so the wait continues!

[selaiwa]

To Nickieb85- I hope that you feel better. Just take care of yourself.

To everyone- 3 Dpo and I am  still cramping . I decided the hell with planting today.I am going to get alot of videos and be a couch potato. Maybe this weekend if I feel  better I will.
  This is my first month on clomid and I really didn't know what to expect. I ovulate on my own but my Dr. put me on it to help my progesterone levels. Is anyone else  cramping in tww? I have cramps on both sides.

[YogaChick]

Hi -- anyone feeling anything yet?  I'm 10dp faux ovulation and think every little twinge is a sign!  RE is making me wait another week before my beta which is just nuts... I'm stopping by the drug store tomorrow so I can POAS Sunday AM!

[docsaf]

Good luck YogaChick!  why make you wait until 5\10? That seems like a long wait. I hope you get a BFP! I have bought so many pg tests - all BFNs - that in Dec I told myself when they ran out, I would not buy anymore. Last month was my and my DH's anniversary and I thought it would be a nice gift for us so I bought a 5 pack, and then got 2 free when I ordered stuff online. I have 6 left - I won't buy anymore after this. I might wait until I get a positive beta test to take one - I want to see a BFP! I am only 2dpo - too soon for me to feel anything.

I am 3dpiui and I have SB. I know it is too soon for pg signs, so maybe it is the progesterone? I took prometrium last month - no symptoms. This is my 1st month taking the prog suppositories. Anyone else taking prog sup have symptoms? it's also the 1st month I took follistim, so maybe it is a side effect of that?

I hope you all found good distractions! SSBD!

[zmoore]

My daughter and I did the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 5k walk today...took my mind off things for a few hours and I got to spend great quality time with my 12 year old.....great distraction!  6 dpo! wait continues....

[anetski]

OK I  am 2DPO and now just waiting a week before the obsessing about pregnancy signs starts again.

All my friends are having their second baby and they all got pregnant their first go. I just want to be able to take a pregnancy test like everyone else and actually see the 2 lines BFP instead of a blood test.

I am glad I have started to track BBT and CM etc. as with first baby for more than a year and a half did not try this and I feel like I am getting to know my cycle much better.

Hope it works though.

[anetski]

oh and I am cramping both sides today. Yesterday it was only left side so I guess I ovulated from the left. in a few days I will start checking for implantation spotting.

Have any of you that have been pregnant ever had that?

[YogaChick]

Hey anetski-- I actually had spotting on the day of my beta-- I hadn't heard from the Dr. when it started so I thought it was signs of AF... I called them in a bit of a panic and they told me I had a BFP.  My obnoxiously fertile sis-in-law also had implantation bleeding (while visiting me, of course) maybe 5-ish days before she called to tell us the news.

Docsaf-- I've been on a few rounds of the suppositories and my bbs are always the first to know.  It was interesting being on them 5 days before the embryo transfer this cycle -- I knew everything I was feeling = progesterone since there weren't any potentially fertilized eggs in me yet!  

Lots of luck ladies!  Don't expect news from me tomorrow, I don't have any high expectations for this one... a week from now will be the real news.

[Sazy26]

I'm also in 2ww, I get too nervous to POAS though. My cycles are pretty regular but not to the day.. so I'll prob just see how I go after Mothers Day....

SSBD to you all ;)

[Nia528]

Hi!! I just had my 2nd iui may 2nd and now in the 2ww. With my first iui I almost drove myself crazy in the tww but this time I going to try to just be normal and do my usual stuff and work around the house and keep busy and maybe it will go faster. Doc said everything was and went perfect so hopefully it will work.  I don't have to do any blood work since my progesterone was great the last time(a 35).  So all we have to do is wait. Wish us luck and say plenty of prayers and I wish everyone of you the best of luck and prayers!!!!!!

[anetski]

Nia527- Best of luck! Hope it works.

To be honest I reckon this website makes me worse at thinking about it all. I can't stop going online. Several times a day I am on. I think my DH think I am a little nuts. But it also ,makes me feel better that I am not the only one trying and not the only one getting "upset" with fertile friends (this girl gets pregnant first go every time) saying that I should do it naturally. Well I would if I could. So annoying.

It is just nice to read about how you are all going and get support from eachother.

[nina2249]

I'm 3DPO I'll be testing in a week. wish everyone baby dust this month..

[anetski]

nina2249-can you test that early? I thought the earliest was 5 days prior to AF due?

[zmoore]

I am 6 dpiui and I am really feeling the signs I feel when AF shows up..so maybe IUI didnt work....Im not testing until Mothers day unless AF shows her face first.... :(

[selaiwa]

Hello and welcome,
      Many Ladies start testing hpt with first reponse early test as early as 10 dpo. Implantation usually occurs within 6-12 days. As soon as this happens Hcg is released into the body so it is possible to get a positive result .Check out the website peeonastick.com. It shows alot of different hpt tests accuracy levels. Also it shows how some people even test for pregnancy using  ovulation tests. My friend used a dollar store pregnancy test and it actually detected  a positive result at 10 days.She is now almost 7 weeks prenant.
     I took clomid this month also day 3-7. today I am 5 dpo.I plan on testing Mother's Day but I might go out and buy some Dollar Store tests to play around with starting Friday morning. I am charting  my bbt also.
*******************************************Baby Dust***********************************************

[anetski]

Ok I will have to test then too.

Can I ask since you were on clomid as well how did the days prior to ovulation feel like and the day you ovulated. I was extremely sore. Feel a bit nervous with the thought of upping the intake to 100mg if this cycle doesn't work.

[selaiwa]

I had cramping with a normal period. Since taking clomid I  have been cramping on and off. It got pretty bad around ovulation.I swear it felt like I released a good dozen eggs! HA HA!  LOL  Now I haven't been cramping so much. It is so much better. Hopefully this month will work out for us and we won't have to go to 100 mg.I ovulated with 50 mg so I know that it worked but I never had EW mucus.I'm just keeping my fingers crossed XX.

[selaiwa]

How are you doing? I was wondering if you tested yet. Please keep us all posted!.  How many dpo are you?   ************************** Sticky baby Dust !!! **********************

[nina2249]

Yes i usually test 9 or 10 days past my ovulation. By then hcg is in the system and its 5 days before my next period.

[sharonnd]

Hi ladies,

I'm new here and began my 2ww on 5/2. I've been having bad cramps since ER on 4/30. Whenever I move around too much (i.e, walking, bumps in the car, etc), I have pain. It is hard to describe, but it feels like pressure and pulling. Does that make sense?

We did a 2 day transfer because my DH sperm were not moving. They did ICSI, but they don't know why they weren't moving (they were alive).

So, it's 3dp2det (is that right? :) 3 days after a 2-day ET) and my cramps and emotions are still crazy.

Help!

[Sri83]

Hello ladies,
I had my internet down, so i could not post immediately, i got my IUI(3rd after my lap on feb16, for both tube blocked at the beginning and had that pco),,iam with you,,,I got my IUI done on CD18( i think it is bad,,,) and this is my d23,,
May God bless us all with t lovely BFP:) this cylce...

[selaiwa]

Congratulations on your BFP!!!!! Sorry I missed your post. That is great news!! I wish you the best and keep in touch. Stick and grow!

[selaiwa]

How is everyone doing this morning?
  Well today I am 7dpo. I have some cramps today. They are not on the sides but more by the uterus.It sort of feels like mentrual cramps. I am not due for AF for 7 more days.My cm is cloudy and I have some breast tenderness.Is anyone else having these same symptoms?
   Oh yeah, I have gained about 3 lbs from the clomid this month! I have gained 5 lbs over the last 6 months since ttc.That really stinks because  Summers coming and I live on the lake.My Dh"s family comes over every weekend and I am definately not bikini ready!! One more thing to deal with I guess.
  I want to welcome Sri83 and Sharonnd!!
**********************************Sticky Baby Dust !!!!!************************************

[anetski]

What.... Clomid makes you put on weight???????????????? I did say to my hubby last night that I am hungry all the time. I eat my dinner and then I am still hungry. Is this the clomid.

I am 5dpo today and still have cramping on the sides from ovulation. I am not looking forward to the next 9 days checking and feeling what my body is doing and analysing everything. I have had some bad twinges on the left side of my ovary and made myself think it was implantation pain. Is there such a thing? hahaha :))) silly me.

Anyone else get pain  on one side right after ovulation? It must be where you ovulated from right?

Going to the chinese doctor/acupuncture in 20 days time. Hope it will need to cancel that appointment though.

Can I ask is everyone still excersicing? I am so nervous of jumping around or lifting weights just incase I am pregnant.

[MiracleOfLife]

Girls, I am 7 dpo - will test on 12th. I am not going too crazy yet but I know 3-4 days before AF are terrible so I am planning shopping trips etc. for that time to keep me distracted... Talking about distractions - I guess it all depends on what you enjoy. I personally found that listening to dance music helps me a lot, especially old good songs of the 80's :)
TTC for about 15 months. Don't have a lot of hopes for this cycle, but we never know.
Ladies, I know it is hard when we get another AF, but just remember that life is beautiful - focus on those things that are great around us. I always try to stay positive and believe that BFP is just around the corner!!!

[YogaChick]

Hi-- anyone POAS?  It must be getting close for some of you.  I had success 11/12 dpo (it was technically 7dp5dfet).  My beta was 60 the next day so I was barely within range for the First Response test but it worked.  I'm looking for good news on this thread so keep us posted!  

If it helps, my gums around my front teeth have been feeling funny since the day before I tested and I had some scary cramping with the tiniest bit of spotting, on the day I tested. I thought my bbs were the first sign with my last BFP and they are just barely sensitive and huge from the progesterone.  Otherwise, I'm not noticing anything.

Sticky baby dust and lots and lots of luck!  Please let this be the last 2ww of the year for all of us!

[anetski]

Hi

Sorry about this question but was the spotting brownish or just normal color?

[docsaf]

Congratulations Yogachick!

Tomorrow I will be halfway done my 2ww. it has gone really slowly this time.I'm busy at work and I have lots to do, but everytime I look at the clock, it hasn't moved much.

selaiwa - I'm jealous you have only gained 5 lbs. I've gained about 15 since I started TTC. I decreased the intensity of my exercise routine and changed my diet to help make me more fertile. After a year, I haven't been pg once and I've gained 15 lbs. In addition, in the past week, either the follistim or the prog sup have made me feet swell. I'm going on vacation the first week in June and not feeling very attractive at all these days.

anetski - I'm still exercising, but not as much as I do before my IUI. I only exercise for 35 minutes and I run at my warm-up pace the entire time. My RE assured me that my routine is not so intense that it would hurt my chances. Since I've been running for years, my body is used to it. How did you find your acupunturist? Did you look for one that specializes in infertility trt?

SSBD to everyone! Good luck this month!

[anetski]

dogsaf- I am in Australia and watched a programme called from here to maternity hosted by Nicole Kidman's sister and there was a lady there that had had very bad endometriosis for years and the doc had told her the chances of conceiving were small so she went to this lady and took chinese herbs for almost a year and conceived naturally.

Anyway she has more than 20 years of experience in treating women with fertility problems so I can't wait to go. But I hope I don't have to. My AF is due 15th and my app is the 25th.

I will excersice normally next cycle if it doesn't happen this month. I don't run due to bad knees but just do weights mainly like pump classes so that is not too bad.

I am cramping badly on the left side today 6dpo. Auch.And my temp has gone down a notch but still higher than before and during ovulation so that is still good right?

Good luck.

[selaiwa]

OMG!!!  CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BFP!!! I JUST WENT TO THE OTHER TWW AND SAW YOUR POST. THAT IS GREAT NEWS AND I WISH YOU THE BEST. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND NO HEAVY LIFTING!!!
     STICK AND GROW LITTLE BEAN!!!!

[selaiwa]

My temps rose today! I feel really bloated  but otherwise pretty good. I have been having some SHARP uterine pain that comes and goes. The best way to describe it is like a small shock or a spark. Is anyone else feeling this?do you know if it could be implantation? 3 more days to go before Mother's Day testing!!
                **************************** Baby Dust***************************

[anetski]

Selaiwa- I guess it could be. Fingers crossed it is!!!

My temp took a small dive of 0.09 but it is still up from after ovulation. I hope it goes back up again. I don't think this is the month for me.:(
Craming has almost stopped now 7dpo and I just feel a little tension in my tummy.

[mamom15]

I have been reading your posts and I do run a lot and do a lot of boot camp classes.  My doc has aksed me to be on the elliptical max.30 mins (I used to run 5 mi. daily) and no boot camp or any high impact classes.  I have started doing wiegghts on my own.  It is so hard.  

Anetski, don't feel bad.  I am sure it will be fine and this is your month. Last month my temp was high and nothing happened.  I still have cramping on the left side which is kinda travelling down the front of my legs to my knees.  I am doing accu too.  I did not have ewcm but I used pre seed.  So I am keeping my fingers crossed.  If not next month is IVF.  Which I really don't want to.  Stay positive and everything will be fine

    

[mom_of1]

Hi.
looks like i will be joiing alot of u ladies in the awful 2ww...my O day was may 2nd.
my huband and i have been trying for baby #2 for over a year now. i hope thi is the month we have all been praying for!

[mom_of1]

sorry about the spelling ladies i was in a hurry to type for some reason!

have any of you had symptoms yet?

i have been cramping since O day!

[luckycharm09]

Hi every one
I am new to this forum and am undergoing IVF for the first time. My embryo transfer is on the tuesday. I really, really want this to work ( don't we all). I have been through artificial insemination for the last year. Have tried getting pregnant for almost 4 years now. And am pretty desperate. I am 32. Hubby is 41. They haven't found any reasons for the infertility.
Good luck to every one around here. May we all get a positive BFP soon.

[sharonnd]

Hi ladies,

This 2ww is very slooooooow! I almost feel happy to have my OHSS pain and discomfort to distract me! That's saying something, right!? It makes me feel like I'm actually "doing something" to be going to the doctor's office to be monitored! I have until Thursday to wait...and I go back and forth thinking...."I think I'm pg," and "oh man, I'm not sure"...

I really enjoy being part of this community though! It helps to "talk" about it online!

[selaiwa]

I agree with sharonnd. This wait is killing me!! I can't wait to test on Mother's Day.I went to the $ store and bought a pregnancy test.I am going to test tomarrow morning with it.I am saving my frer hpt for Mother's Day.I will only be 11 dpo tomarrow so I don't know if it will pick up anything so soon but I heard that it was a good test from peeonastick.com. I am planting some flowers tomarrow to keep me occupied till then.
**************************************Baby Dust**************************************

[anetski]

oh I can test tuesday but not sure if I want too.

my tummy is feeling funny like it has some tension. I hate this. Now I will get my hopes up when there probably is nothing. I have had heaps of CM since O day which is now 8dpo. My temp went back up 0.07 so happy about that. And every night I felt like peeing all the time.

Selaiwa- I am keeping my fingers crossed for you.

good luck every one.

[sharonnd]

ladies,

For any of you who have had OHSS pain...those of you whose pain went away...did any of you get a BFP? Or do you know of anyone in that position?

It's been 6 days since my ET and I feel like I'm going to explode, though I feel like I have more energy that I did before. I like that the pain is not getting worse, but does that mean that I wont get a BFP?

Hope you're all doing well. Hang in there!!!

[selaiwa]

I am feeling the same way as you .I have lots of cm and I am peeing all the time too! Sometimes I wake up at 2:00 am and have too go.My cramping has pretty much went away though,thank goodness. I hope that this is a good sign.
  Baby dust to us all !!!!!!

[MiracleOfLife]

10 dpo... Feel like AF will be coming :(
I just wish I could stop obsessing about this... Had a very stressful day at work and now back to 2ww misery... I try not to talk to DH about this, I don't think he would be particulary interested in all the cramps I had and the way my boobs felt. So keeping it all to myself is hard so thanks for listening!
BTW last cycle I had a chemical pregnancy and 2 most prominent symptoms for me were that boobs started to get sore 3dpo (versus usual 7 dpo) and cramps were going on and off all the time, not like AF cramps. I really hope you ladies will get those BFPs this month!
Can wait to hear great news on Mother's Day!

[mrs_hynes]

Hello everyone,

i am in 2ww I am 9 dpo ...pretty ovulation was wed april 29...but might have o'd on the 30 b/c ovaries still felt 'heavy' like they do with clomid...i had a huge dip at 6dpo and then a huge spike 7dpo and my temps have stay there..for three days which is a good sign.. as long as they stay that way b/c my temps usually start to drop off like 9 or 10 dpo..

all the best for testing..baby dust, i will test on the 13th...and maybe even before, I can't resist!!

[anetski]

Before I found this site I thought I was gonna go nuts and I was the only one being silly obsessing about all the little signs the body is giving me.

So good to have this "place" to get all my thoughts out there. Makes me feel better.

Thank you

[selaiwa]

Today I took a hpt and it was a BFN at 11 dpo.My temps have dropped some also.We'll see tomarrow if they drop again. My coverline is 97.14. Fingers are crossed that implantation was late and it was too early to test. Good luck ladies!

[mrs_hynes]

Good luck Selaiwa!! I would like to test tomorrow...which would be 11dpo for me. but i just can't help myself!! i am have a lot of nausea today so i hope i'm not coming down with something..

Hope you get your bfp!! when do your temps start to drop...?

[selaiwa]

Click on my name and review my ov chart.Tell me what you think.

[juniorlayla]

Hi everyone, I am in 2ww (4dpo). My husband and I have been TTC for 18 months. Went to the doctors but she cannot do any tests or refer us to a fertility clinic until we have been TTC to over 2 years which is really upsetting. She looked at my charts (i have been tracking my BBT for the last 12 cycles) and she said everything looks normal!!! I am thinking of getting the tests done privately because I dont want to wait another 6 months to find out something is wrong. I am glad i found this website. Good luck to everybody during the 2ww - i really hope this is our month x

[anetski]

HI all

Any results from the ladies who were testing???

Selaiwa - your temp is still higher than before O right? So still a chance. How are you feeling otherwise?

My temp went up again this morning but this is how it works when I take temp. My son wakes me up and wants his dummy several times a night so when I take my temp it is always an hour or a little less since I have been out of bed, put his dummy in and gone back to bed. It should still be an ok temp right as I do the same every day?
Note...I have a sore throat today so may be that. I don't rely much on the temp though but I don't want it to go lower than before O. My tummy is bloated but I think it is AF craming that is about to start. arhhhhhhhhh

Good luck everyone. Hope to hear a few BFP from you all.

[mom_of1]

well ladies im 7dpo now and cramps are still here off and on...i have been so hot
that i feel like it 100 degrees inside my house even with the ac blasting...when i was pregnant with my son it was the same way...i froze my DH out i kept the ac at 60.3.
i sure hope i am pregnant this month, i trust GOD and i know that when the time is right he will bless all of us!  ************BABY DUST************** to all of you ladies!!!!

maybe this is our month! pray hard and believe in the lord and i have a feeling we will all get pregnant soon!

[mrs_hynes]

Looks like you temps are still far from a cover line area so still looks hopeful. I have changed my O day b/c FF so I guess I will be 10 dpo tomorrow..

baby dust!!

[mrs_hynes]

I am hoping my temps stay up for tomorrow...please stalk my chart and let me know what you think...

[selaiwa]

BFN Today at 12 dpo.My temps rose up a little though.

[sharonnd]

Ladies,

I was feeling much better with my OHSS symptoms..bloating, no energy, pain...and still feeling good, but now I'm hugely bloated again.

When I went to RE yesterday and told her I'm feeling better, she said that when OHSS gets better, they start thinking that pregnancy may not happen, but that it's not absolute.

So, I'm bloated again, does anyone know what this means? My pg test is on Thurs...

[mrs_hynes]

Hello everyone,

Selaiwa, your chart looks good still, and your temp went back up!! that's good news. I couldn't help myself today and tested even though I know it is too early!! oh well. my temps are still up.

Sharond, Sorry for my ignorance, I don't know what OHSS is and I'm not entirely should what you are talking about but wish you the best of luck!!

[mom_of1]

well i was weak and took a hpt today at 8dpo it was a BFN! but im still not giving up hope yet because i know it was too early to test...but for some reason i feel like AF is coming! which will probley be pretty ruff being as i have not seen AF since jan.10th!!! im still praying for you ladies!!!!

[anetski]

Hi

I am 10dpo and my temp went down today by 0.14 but it is still up from O so still hoping.
At 3 am I got myself convinced that I was pregnant. Felt really tight in my tummy but then cramping started so got that thought out again quickly.

I can test tomorrow right at 11dpo?

[mrs_hynes]

Hey there,

I am also 10dpo today, and i could resist and tested today!! I think I am going to try and hold off until 12 dpo. Let us know how you make out tomorrow. Hope for a sticky bfp!! I always think i'm having symptoms. Although i've had a bad weekend and I had some heartburn, nausea and constipation (TMI, I know) this weekend. It has been a rough one. Hopefully this is our month!!!

[MiracleOfLife]

Has anybody else POAS yet?

[docsaf]

I took a hpt this morning and it was BFN. I'm still holding out hope since I'm only 10dpo. I told myself I wouldn't test, but I was cramping the last few days and since I never cramp at that time, I was hoping it was implantation cramps. I have not been cramping at all today so maybe I'm just hypersensitive to my body. If no AF, I go in for a beta test on Thurs. I'm staying positive. And not testing before then.

SSBD! Good luck to all.

[anetski]

I am going slowly insane. Want to test but holding out. If it doesn't happen this month I think I will get so upset. Will test tomorrow morning.
Good luck to all.

[mrs_hynes]

I am going totally nuts too! i swear i live for taking my temp and being worried if it is going to be up or down and should i test or not test? ahhhhhhhhhhh

good luck!!

[anetski]

I have so many AF cramps and that could mean either way. Good luck to you too.

[YogaChick]

Hi Everyone-- I was just checking in to see if there were any BFPs yet... my RE likes the $Store tests--- says they are just as good as the expensive ones so if you're tempted, that's a cheaper solution... ; )  I'm pulling for you all!!!

Sharoond-- the OHSS will get worse with implantation and better if nothing sticks.  I put on 19lbs in 10 days after my retrieval-- it was seriously horrible.  We didn't do a transfer because of it.  I can almost tell you the minute my hormones started falling on that 10th day... wow, the relief.  So, if you're still feeling horrible and your weight and stomach measurements are the same, I'd say it's a pretty good sign!  The down side is the OHSS may get worse for the next several weeks.  I have heard that it doesn't harm the baby though so don't worry about that.  Good luck & I hope you keep feeling rotten!! ; )

[sharonnd]

Haha! It's funny isn't it, that we want to feel rotten! Thanks for responding..

Yogachick, the weird thing is that right after my ER, the symptoms were horrible, and then a few days ago things got much better. Does OHSS come and go? Fingers crossed! Here's to miserable, but productive pain!

Mrs_hynes....thanks for responding. No worries that you aren't familiar with OHSS symptoms...I'm glad for your sake, actually, it's pretty bad! Here's a link that can describe it better than me...

http://www.dukehealth.org/HealthLibrary/CareGuides/fertility/diagnoses/ovarian_hyperstimulation_syndrome

Thanks for being there, ladies. Mom and sister are great, but there's only so much they wanna hear about this!

BFP's all around! May we all get good news!!! xoxo

[selaiwa]

13 dpo and another bfn.Temps are still up though.Cramping alot today.I think af is coming soon.

[Lilyb]

I had IUI on 05/01, so I am in TWW period. However, I am not sure how you ladies know exactly how many DPO you are. I guess I am confused, because when I took the Ovidrel shot I was not sure exactly when I ovulated. Do you assume the day og IUI as your ovulation day?
One more thing, I took the Ovidrel shod on 05/30 the night before the IUI procedure. I tested with OPK the following 3 days but didnt get a dark line. However on 3-4 days after the IUI, I detected my natural LH surge. I am curious to know if the ovidrel released the egg, why the natural LH surge then?

Thanks

[docsaf]

Lilyb - I assume that the day of my IUI was the day that I O'd. I got a trigger shot (not Ovidrel) the night before. I think most people O btn 24 and 48 hours after the trigger.

Selaiwa- there is hope unless AF comes. Don't give up hope yet - your temps are still high.

Yogachick - what $ stored carries the hpt? I checked the one near me and they weren't there. I'm not planning on buying any more (than the 5 I have in reserve), but you never know. I got mine off the internet and I question their reliability.

I hope everyone's 2ww is moving along. I have 3 days left and I'm practically counting the hours down...

[anetski]

HI

Well I will start over again soon. Took my temp this morning and it had dived to 36.31 and it has been on 36.50 up to 36.76. I am cramping alot and I think the AF is coming tomorrow which would make this a 28day cycle. Last month on no drugs was 30days. Does Clomid regulate your cycle to 28 days or just get you to ovulate?
This month on Clomid I used the saliva test for O and I was ferning which means O for 2 days (day 14 and 15) and hten I used the urine ones too which showed a positive LH surge on day 16 when I was not ferning anymore. I trust the urine ones more and also I was so sore on day 16 and the morning of day 17 I was extremely sore on left side only which indicated to me I had ovulated overnight. I did 2 urine tests (different brands) and both showed the LH so I was sure it was correct. So that means if AF comes tomorrow making it a 28 day cycle there has only been 12 days. Is that too short a time for an egg to implant? Could that be a problem?
I just want to be pregnant the natural way and not IVF this time. Plus I am scared IVF wont work this time (if we do it). Sorry to be doom and gloom this morning. Just upset and dissapointed but I will get over it by day 10 when I get excited about O again and then it all starts over.

I am hoping you all get BFP. I need some good stuff happening.

[mrs_hynes]

Hello ladies,

I got my CD 21 progesterone results today, it was 29. It has dropped alot since last cycle but still good and I have definately ovulated. I on 11 or 12 dpo (depending on which chart I look at), I still have high temps and my temps typically drop around 10 or 11 dpo. I felt really crappy the last few mornings!! I feel much better this afternoon, but very tired.

Let's hope my temps are still up tomorrow!!

[anetski]

Hoping for you!! Someone has to get a BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MiracleOfLife]

Hey girls I am also expecting AF tomorrow... Of course she is not welcome, but what you gonna do??
Just wanted to thank you all for the support - it is priceless!
Let's stay positive and do the next tww together again!
I am still hoping somebody here will get a BFP!!!!

[anetski]

yes sorry hope I wasn't a downer for everyone. I am over it now. All accepted. Next cycle we are going to give it a better try!!!

[mntlvr]

How many thing the 4 hour wait is worse than the 2ww?!?!? this morning was my test. i did not break down and do HPT. I'm 11dp5dt - I'm expecting BFN but would be overjoyed with BFP. well, three more hours til I know. I will try one more fresh cycle and then a frozen one, but that is it

baby dust to all my 2ww buddies!

[selaiwa]

AF came today.I am taking a month off med's and I  am going to workout to lose the weight I gained  over the last few months.

[zmoore]

Hey ladies,

still nothin on my end.... I am about 15dpiui...yes I was suppose to go the docs for a BETA yesterday but decided not to.  I have been cramping like crazy today.  DH called RE today and nurse said I should have gotten my 2 days ago and my uterus may just be blah blah blah... dont know how much of that I actually believe but I said i was going to try and wait AF out a few more days and see if she comes. I did not to a HPT.....sooooo, that's my story so far...few details...had HSG last month, both tubes were nice and open...Femera  (D3-7) trigger shot IUI 15 million post wash 2 large follies one right one left......

[anetski]

mntlvr & zmoore - Fingers crossed!!!!!!  

My temp went up this morning but only to the temp which it started on after O.

No AF yet but probably coming day 30 instead.

I have made a decision not to do the Acupuncture after all. It is not an easy fix and I don't know if I can do it for months and months on end. I have made an appointment with my IVF doctor and will probably do that in a month or 2 depending on what he says. He recommended IVF first time as nothing hasppened naturally for years so why do I think it is different this time. I already feel more relaxed now knowing I will get help. Not sure if I should do another round of clomid. They make me feel so bad.

Anyway that is what I have decided. I hope to see some BFP soon.

Thanks for listening.

[mntlvr]

OMG, you know how I said earlier that the 4 hour wait is worse than the 2WW? well get this, later than expected i FINALLY get a call, I'm SUPER nervous, guess what? THE LAB LOST MY BLOOD SAMPLE!!!!!!!!!! My doc just called me around 5pm to let me know that they found it and i don't have to come in tomorrow to give another one but that it would be til tomorrow for me to know. what the!?!?!?!!? I actually started cracking up! this could only happen to me...

[mntlvr]

you can just do acupuncture during downregulation/stim like once a week, then right before retrieval then the day before and day after transfer. that should only be like 6-8 visits total. I don't know for IVF, but I had PCO all my life. I'd have like 3 to 5 periods a year. After acupuncture, i get a period every 28 days like clockwork. I'm a believer. I did it during my IVF cycle too and hoping it helped. It definitely brings blood/energy flow to the uterus (a heat source is used to amplify the needles in your abdomen). that helps your lining get ready for your little bean to nestle in. Hope this helps

[mom_of1]

tested again last night! i couldnt help myself because i kept having to pee so darn much which has been happening alot at night!!!!! anyway i got a BFN! which was no shock being as i was only 9dpo and it was still to early i will be testing again the 16th at 14dpo maybe my BFP will show up then!!!!!!
i pray we all get BFP's this month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*************baby dust**********

[luckycharm09]

Fingers crossed for a BFP for everyone.
This tww is killing me. I had my transfer yesterday ( 5 day blastocyst), I don't have any symptoms whatsoever and this is driving me nuts.
I don't know how I am going to get through this. I am constantly looking into how my tummy feels or how my bbs are. Nothing seems to be happening.
My doctor didnt give me any progesterone. I got 1500 of pregnyl two days before transfer and I am having my next shot today. That is supposed to trigger my body to produce more progesterone.
I just want some symptoms some pain implantation pain or bbs pain. We are a strange bunch wanting to feel pain.
But I have to do something to keep sane for the next two weeks.

Lots of Baby dust for every one.
Love u guys. I don't think anyone else can understand how we feel.

[zmoore]

AF came last night with a vengence...... so no BFP this month but the journey continues....maybe next month....lots of love and luck to everyone

[mntlvr]

One day after transfer not really enough time to feel anything. It implants from day 6-10 so it's possible you could feel something, but not likely. I will say that after my day 5 transfer which was on a Friday, i had implantation symptoms late monday to wednesday then on thursday everything went away. I was very nervous but I held out hope. But i just got my results and I'm BFP!. She said numbers were in the range of just one baby (I transferred 3 embryos). She also said it was a tad on the low side so I go tomorrow for my 2nd test - I'm praying this wasn't a chemical preganancy.

Hang in there, you have a while to go before you can know for sure if it took.

[sharonnd]

mntlvr - I love your positive outlook - I can't believe they lost your blood sample! That's actually ridiculous!

selaiwa - rock on! You take good care of yourself and lose that weight, and I'm sure you'll feel great soon. Keep the faith, ladies!

At this point, I'm looking towards the future, and not expecting a BFP tomorrow when I take my test. My OHSS is gone, and I feel normal again, and I'm feeling optimistic for the future. When the time is right, I'll be a mama. (I haven't posted in the last few days because I had not been feeling very positive at all, and didn't want to be a downer!)

BFPs all around!

[juniorlayla]

Hi everyone, at last got my BFP (faint line)!!!! I am so happy - i thought i was only 8dpo - but it must be more than that.... the only reason why i tested so early is because I was feeling faint and sick this morning and yesterday and Ive got so many tests. Seeing the doctor tomorrow to confirm. I hope everthing will be ok. I really wish the rest of you the best of luck and hope one day your dreams come true like mine, im off to POAS again because I really cant believe im pregnant x

[MiracleOfLife]

OMG!!!! Congratulations!!!
It really feels so good to see you girls getting BFP's this month!
I hope all of us will be able to share this excitement one day!

AF came yesterday, just like a swiss watch - exactly 14 dpo. Oh, well I took advantage of the situation and had a glass of Chardonnay :)
Actually excited that tww is over and I can relax for a couple of weeks... It is funny how you can always find something positive... SSBD!!!!!!!

[luckycharm09]

Thanks for ur post.
Congratulations on the positive pregnancy test to u as well as Juniorlayla! It is really exciting getting some positives around here.
SSBD to all of us.

[mom_of1]

Congrats to all the ladies that got their BFP's......maybe the rest of us will get ours soon!!!!.....i havent had hardley any symptoms* of pregnancy just really feel like AF is coming....which may be a good thing because usually i feel pregnant so i maybe preggo and if im not thats good too because that means my body is trying to get back to normal!
anyways trying to stay positive and i want all you ladies to stay that way too! the lord will bless all in good time!               xoxo.amber!

[anetski]

Yeahhh congratulations to the BFP ladies. So happy for you!!!

We will all get a BFP soon I am sure!!!!!! Expecting AF tomorrow morning myself. Next month it is then...... :)))

[mom_of1]

couldnt wait took at test @11dpo BFN! oh well its still early espically when i dont know when AF is gonna show being as i am so irregular! LMP was jan.10th didnt "O" until may2nd! does any one know when a HPT shud be able to tell me is i am preggo or not?

[docsaf]

I took a hpt 10dpiui and it was BFN. I went to the RE today (14dpiui) and it was positive. I have to go back next M, W, and F to make sure that the beta is increasing properly. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, saying lots of prayers, and doing what I think is right to keep this pg.

Everyone - stay positive! I was expecting bad news since my hpt was BFN. But unless AF comes or your beta is low, there is hope.

[anetski]

Congrats docsaf that is great news!!!

My AF hasn'r arrived. It always arrive as soon as I get out of bed but nothing yet but then it is only an hour after that now and I have heaps of cramps but then again this might be a 31 day cycle instead of 30

The girls that have been on Clomid did it change your cycle days????

Back to hoping again.

[anetski]

AF has just arrived. Bummer. :(

[mom_of1]

docsaf: congrats on the BFP i will keep my finger crossed xx!!!!!

anetski: sorry about AF arriving! maybe next cycle you will get that BFP!!!

test today @12 dpo and still BFN! i think all this stress that has been going on right now is messing me up so i doubt i am pregnant! if i havent got pregnant in over a year because of this stress then i know i am not now! i guess AF will show up when ever it feels like it like it has been it the past year and a half! LMP was jan 10th and befor that i cant even remember!!! so who knows when AF will come!~ sorry if i sound like a downer girls but i think i will be outta the ttc game for a few years!!!

[selaiwa]

After a long talk with DH we decided to give it are all for the next 3 months.I'm back in the game and going for it! I am going to exercise with my epliptical machine for 30 minutes 5 days a week no matter what.My Dr. changed my clomid days to 5-9.I have no idea why but wth I am willing to try anything.Has anyone else taken clomid days 5-9?

[mom_of1]

well AF showed sat.@ 14DPO!!!!! so i guess im outta the game for a while...i think i will try to focus on getting in shape! baby dust to all of you ******************* send BFP thoughts your way!!!!

[anetski]

We are doing clomid day 3-7 this cycle and if nothing sticks this month then we will probably do IVF depending on our doc offcourse. So hoping for a good month for us all.

happy training to the girls getting fit. :))

Will check in when I am in the TWW again. Good luck and have fun. :))))

[anetski]

Oh I have one question to the girls on CLOMID. When your AF arrives is it heavier than normal (meaning more blood and lumps too)?

Sorry about the grafics!

[selaiwa]

Yeah,I've noticed that also. When I take clomid my cycle is usually 2 days longer so my uterine lining  has built up more than usual.Also I notice that my period is a day more. My Dr. said that it would actually be better for implantation!
I hope that we have our BFP this month!!!

[anetski]

Thanks for your reply. Yes fingers crossed for this month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anetski]

hi

Are you on clomid again this month? Do you get weird pulse like headaches when on clomid and do you cramp aswell early in the cycle?

[selaiwa]

Hi,
  I am on 100 mg clomid days 5-9.Yesterday was the first time that I got a really bad headache.I took a couple of tylenol and it helped alot.Today I am cramping a little also. Last month I was cramping till cd 24 then it eased up. My Dr tolld me to only take Tylenol. Don't take Ibruprofen because it thins the lining.
  I am on cycle day 10.