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Where's my cycle buddies? :)
Hey girls!!! I hope you got my post on our other thread that i'm starting a new one for us! The other one was getting a little too long, plus now we're all in our 2ww! Yay!!!!
Hey girls! Just got home from work and wanted to check in on everybody!
mommyin09- Hey girl! No, i should't have worded it like that. You can produce more then 1 egg this time and still be on 50 mg. Look at me. The first time i was on 100 mg, i produced 2 eggs. And then this last time on 100mg, i produced 3 eggs. So, i think it just all depends on how your body reacts to clomid "faking" your body out thinking there's not enough hormones, so that's what kicks your ovaries into overdrive. Also, about your doctor saying something about there being little folicles in your left ovary, that's good! There's always little imature follicles in your ovaries, and as the time for ovulation draws nearer, then one side if not both, will produce mature follicles which will release the egg. In a non medicated cycle, both ovaries will compete against each other and the one that's more mature wins the race! But of course, in a medicated cycle, you can have numerous eggs b/c of the medicine faking your body out. And i'm sure that she meant iui, i don't think they would reccomend you to ivf first! I would hope not anyways! I would say iui is the next step if you don't conceive this cycle, or even the next. But hopefully you do and you don't have to worry about iui! Does your ob do the iui, or will you have to see an RE?
candie- I agree with arlotheslug. I think it's a good idea for him to see the urologist anyways. It's better to be safe then sorry! :) Plus, if it is something like arlotheslug said, then why not fix the problem now instead of trying a few more months with negative results. You know what i mean? Plus, a man's count, morphology, motility can all fluctuate so much! I would have him get it checked out. Let us know what you and dh decide to do!
vortex- Thanks girl! I'm so excited about my promotion. I don't actually start it until next tuesday, but i'm really looking forward to it! :) Good luck on your next clomid/iui round! I hope this is it for you! I hope you have a great birthday this friday! :)
mommyin09- Hey girl! No, i should't have worded it like that. You can produce more then 1 egg this time and still be on 50 mg. Look at me. The first time i was on 100 mg, i produced 2 eggs. And then this last time on 100mg, i produced 3 eggs. So, i think it just all depends on how your body reacts to clomid "faking" your body out thinking there's not enough hormones, so that's what kicks your ovaries into overdrive. Also, about your doctor saying something about there being little folicles in your left ovary, that's good! There's always little imature follicles in your ovaries, and as the time for ovulation draws nearer, then one side if not both, will produce mature follicles which will release the egg. In a non medicated cycle, both ovaries will compete against each other and the one that's more mature wins the race! But of course, in a medicated cycle, you can have numerous eggs b/c of the medicine faking your body out. And i'm sure that she meant iui, i don't think they would reccomend you to ivf first! I would hope not anyways! I would say iui is the next step if you don't conceive this cycle, or even the next. But hopefully you do and you don't have to worry about iui! Does your ob do the iui, or will you have to see an RE?
candie- I agree with arlotheslug. I think it's a good idea for him to see the urologist anyways. It's better to be safe then sorry! :) Plus, if it is something like arlotheslug said, then why not fix the problem now instead of trying a few more months with negative results. You know what i mean? Plus, a man's count, morphology, motility can all fluctuate so much! I would have him get it checked out. Let us know what you and dh decide to do!
vortex- Thanks girl! I'm so excited about my promotion. I don't actually start it until next tuesday, but i'm really looking forward to it! :) Good luck on your next clomid/iui round! I hope this is it for you! I hope you have a great birthday this friday! :)
Good evening Ladies. Sometimes I feel that our life is lot around waiting for something lately. Now I am waiting to start Clomid, then the u/s, then the +ve OPT, then the IUI, and then comes the bad one....2ww. But it is good that you gals are around that the wait doesn't seem bad.
Candie:
All the best on the Home buying.
Stacey:
When are you starting Clomid this cycle. I think I'll start on Thursday and go in for an u/s on CD10.
Arlotheslug:
Don't read too much about it on the net. If we read too much it scares you and make you stressed. All the best and Sticky baby dust for your IVF cycle.
Journey:
How did the u/s go today?
babynr:
Congrats on the doubling numbers. I'm very happy for you and Hope to join you soon, Me and all others.
dnikki:
Howz Femara? I heard that it does not have bad side effects like Clomid.
mommyin09:
Apart from sun burns, I see from the pictures that you had a nice time yesterday. Howz the mood swings on clomid going. Man, I have bad one's on Clomid and I try to fight for no reason with DH. Poor fellow, he understands that it is clomid and dont fall for it. Sometimes I cry for no reason. It is recommended to take it almost at the same time. I take it before going to bed, with some milk. Take it around 3:30 every day.
Luvkayln:
Congrats on the promotion.How are you doing on Clomid?
Candie:
All the best on the Home buying.
Stacey:
When are you starting Clomid this cycle. I think I'll start on Thursday and go in for an u/s on CD10.
Arlotheslug:
Don't read too much about it on the net. If we read too much it scares you and make you stressed. All the best and Sticky baby dust for your IVF cycle.
Journey:
How did the u/s go today?
babynr:
Congrats on the doubling numbers. I'm very happy for you and Hope to join you soon, Me and all others.
dnikki:
Howz Femara? I heard that it does not have bad side effects like Clomid.
mommyin09:
Apart from sun burns, I see from the pictures that you had a nice time yesterday. Howz the mood swings on clomid going. Man, I have bad one's on Clomid and I try to fight for no reason with DH. Poor fellow, he understands that it is clomid and dont fall for it. Sometimes I cry for no reason. It is recommended to take it almost at the same time. I take it before going to bed, with some milk. Take it around 3:30 every day.
Luvkayln:
Congrats on the promotion.How are you doing on Clomid?
journey: Good luck tomorrow ! :)
luvkayln: I responded to your note... I'm curious, though. Could I still have more than one follie this time on 50, even though I only had one last time?
luvkayln: I responded to your note... I'm curious, though. Could I still have more than one follie this time on 50, even though I only had one last time?
Hi, ladies. I'm back from my u/s. Everything looked good, so I started my clomid today, round two. I'm still on 50 mg. My doctor said I responded well to the 50 last time, so her practice is to do that again. Then if I don't get preg., she'll up the dosage & then if I still don't get preg., she'll refer me for IVF (That's what I thought she said, but now that I think about it, maybe she said IUI???) Anyway, I wasn't too worried about upping it, so I'm fine doing the 50 again. Do you know if you have to take it the same time every day? Last time I took it in the a.m., but this time 'cause of the time of my appt., I took it at 3:30. Should I take tomorrow's in the a.m. or just take them all around 3:30 ? Now, my doctor said something that confused me, but I didn't have a chance to bring it up later. She was looking at the left ovary & said there's follicles waiting to grow... or something like that. So, they're already there !? Maybe I misunderstood her ??
Candie: I'm sorry, I can't help with the S/A question, but I'm sure one of these ladies can. dh actually hasn't had his checked yet... I know ! We should have had it done long ago. Each cycle we time things better & think it's gonna work, so we just wait & see. I just bought a home test for him & said if it shows there's a problem, then we'll make an appt. If not, then we'll know he's okay. Does anyone have experience with the home tests?
Candie: I'm sorry, I can't help with the S/A question, but I'm sure one of these ladies can. dh actually hasn't had his checked yet... I know ! We should have had it done long ago. Each cycle we time things better & think it's gonna work, so we just wait & see. I just bought a home test for him & said if it shows there's a problem, then we'll make an appt. If not, then we'll know he's okay. Does anyone have experience with the home tests?
I do think it is a very good idea for him to go to a urologist. That can be a sign of a prostate infection (prostitious), which is VERY treatable, but can be very bad for fertility.
That is a pretty good motility (morphology?). Normal is considered 50% I think. This fluctuates a ton, though.
I would also get a reccomendation from your RE for a good urologist who knows how to deal with fertility junk. It is important!
Have a good night!
That is a pretty good motility (morphology?). Normal is considered 50% I think. This fluctuates a ton, though.
I would also get a reccomendation from your RE for a good urologist who knows how to deal with fertility junk. It is important!
Have a good night!
Hi everyone. I have a question for you. Luvkayln asked if my DH ever had a SA and I want to run something by you.
My DH did have a SA over a year ago and everything looked good except 2 things: morphology was only 40% and his white blood cell count was at 1 million. As far as the morph, my doctor felt it wasn't a problem since his overall count was really high, leaving us with lots of good ones. As far as the wbc count, I've read that this can be a sign of infection/inflammation and can interfere with the sperm being able to penetrate an egg, but again, my doc felt there weren't enough of those to cause a problem. Does anybody have any ideas/opinions/advice about this? My DH gave ourselves a deadline that if we don't get a BFP by the time we go on vacation in August, he's making an appt with a urologist to get another SA and a second opinion. Do you think that's a good idea?
Thanks ladies. You've all been wonderful and I'd really like to hear your thoughts on this.
My DH did have a SA over a year ago and everything looked good except 2 things: morphology was only 40% and his white blood cell count was at 1 million. As far as the morph, my doctor felt it wasn't a problem since his overall count was really high, leaving us with lots of good ones. As far as the wbc count, I've read that this can be a sign of infection/inflammation and can interfere with the sperm being able to penetrate an egg, but again, my doc felt there weren't enough of those to cause a problem. Does anybody have any ideas/opinions/advice about this? My DH gave ourselves a deadline that if we don't get a BFP by the time we go on vacation in August, he's making an appt with a urologist to get another SA and a second opinion. Do you think that's a good idea?
Thanks ladies. You've all been wonderful and I'd really like to hear your thoughts on this.
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