Hey girl! I didnt know you posted anything new. It didnt show up. I know we talk on here all the time but I wanted to tell you that this should be your month. Hell it has to be since we are not getting any younger...;) Also, I didnt know you husband had a tumor. Maybe you did tell me but with old age I forget.. ha ha
tracyg
Member for 2 months
My journey trying to conceive #4
October 31, 2008
Hi everyone! I have posted several questions but thought I would actually write about my journey since I have really learned alot and have felt more positive from reading some of the other jouneys. So here goes:
My DH and I are both trying to conceive baby #4. We have 2 kids from my first marriage, Zach age 16 and Holly age 13. We have 1 son together, Grayson who is 3. Grayson was indeed an "OOPS" baby as my hubby was told his boys are slow swimmers! This was during his first marriage. His ex and him could not conceive a child.
We got pregnant in Oct or Nov of 2004 and in Dec suffered a misscarriage. It was a huge shock getting pregnant! We weren't trying to conceive as we both thought it wouldn't happen. But in Feb 2005 we were PG again and Little G was born in Nov 2005!! What a joy he is to us. Especially to his Dad, as my hubby thought he would never have a child of his own. He is an awesome Dad to G and to Zach and Holly, whom he loves very much. I am very blessed.
Here is where my journey goes downhill...in Sept of 2007, DH tells me he wants to have another baby. I was surprised but totally excited to have another. I really though we were done. We had given away all of our infant things! So, we started trying...PG in January, but lost the baby. PG again in April and lost that baby too. As of yet, we have not got pregnant. I just finished my 3rd round of Clomid. DH had a SA done and as we already knew, he has a low sperm count and the boys are still slow! DH has a tumor on his pituitary gland and is on meds for it. As of last MRI it is gone! Which is AWESOME!!! He uses testosterone gel daily as part of his treatment. We are now making an appt to see a urologist. Hopefully this can help. I was diagnosed in May 2008 w/hypothyroid which is now under contol. Hopefully we will get a BFP soon. Thanks for taking the time to read and I wish everyone MUCH babydust!!!
My DH and I are both trying to conceive baby #4. We have 2 kids from my first marriage, Zach age 16 and Holly age 13. We have 1 son together, Grayson who is 3. Grayson was indeed an "OOPS" baby as my hubby was told his boys are slow swimmers! This was during his first marriage. His ex and him could not conceive a child.
We got pregnant in Oct or Nov of 2004 and in Dec suffered a misscarriage. It was a huge shock getting pregnant! We weren't trying to conceive as we both thought it wouldn't happen. But in Feb 2005 we were PG again and Little G was born in Nov 2005!! What a joy he is to us. Especially to his Dad, as my hubby thought he would never have a child of his own. He is an awesome Dad to G and to Zach and Holly, whom he loves very much. I am very blessed.
Here is where my journey goes downhill...in Sept of 2007, DH tells me he wants to have another baby. I was surprised but totally excited to have another. I really though we were done. We had given away all of our infant things! So, we started trying...PG in January, but lost the baby. PG again in April and lost that baby too. As of yet, we have not got pregnant. I just finished my 3rd round of Clomid. DH had a SA done and as we already knew, he has a low sperm count and the boys are still slow! DH has a tumor on his pituitary gland and is on meds for it. As of last MRI it is gone! Which is AWESOME!!! He uses testosterone gel daily as part of his treatment. We are now making an appt to see a urologist. Hopefully this can help. I was diagnosed in May 2008 w/hypothyroid which is now under contol. Hopefully we will get a BFP soon. Thanks for taking the time to read and I wish everyone MUCH babydust!!!
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DAMMIT girl! I hate that! Why is it so hard to resist the urge to test?? Don't beat yourself up about it. I swore up and down I wasn't going to test till after 12DPO, but I did today anyway. 8DPO and in the evening. BFN...not even a faint line. Oh well......It will happen for you! I know it will...gonna send you an email.
im still going to wait till Monday to test. I dont want to know if i am or not. in the past i wasnt afraid to test but for the last two month i am scared of the pots (pee on the stick) Oh well, time will come and time will tell.. im 9dpo so i will be 11dpo Monday and it should show up a little if i am but again i may not be.
Hi Angie~ I gotta figure out why my chart addy I posted just shows the wheel. My temp rose this am...I am constantly searching out fertility friends other charts and comparing mine. But I know it really dosen't matter becuase we are all so different. Today is 9DPO for me also. I broke down and took a test last night and of course it was negative...I knew it would be. I am just gonna wait it out. Would rather see AF than another negative. I am due Fri...we will see how my will power is! I hope all of us have a blessed Thanksgiving by getting a BFP!
LaRita~ How are you?? Hanging in there? This has GOT to be it for you!!! What happened to us in April w/ our miscarriages that has made us not be able to conceive again? I KNOW we will but why does it take so long? I shouldn't whine cuz there are lots of other women who have been TTC 3 times as long as I have. It's hard not to be so absorbed by it all!
LaRita~ How are you?? Hanging in there? This has GOT to be it for you!!! What happened to us in April w/ our miscarriages that has made us not be able to conceive again? I KNOW we will but why does it take so long? I shouldn't whine cuz there are lots of other women who have been TTC 3 times as long as I have. It's hard not to be so absorbed by it all!
Well i am still waiting till tomorrow to test. Should I or just wait till Thursday or Friday to see if AF comes? Depend on how i feel tomorrow i guess. i will be 11dpo tomorrow according to fertilityfriend.com chart. Would it be too soon to test? I will try if i dont forget to POAS..ha ha like i will forget...
I wish I had good advice for you! I am also 11DPO tomorrow. I took a Dollar Tree HPT this am and negative so I am scared to take another! I like to think it would be too soon but I have seen many charts where girls have gotten BFP as early as 8DPO!!! How lucky! My advice is to wait till Thursday...BUT I know how darn hard that is. DO you have any symptoms of pregnancy yet?
Hi Tracy,
I have no symptom of pregnancy, be nice if i did. I am just tired, but i think its because my husband snored like a pig last night. I had to elbow him a few times to get him roll over or stop. My tept is still elevated. I heard the dollar brand is not as effected to test early during pregnancy, only if you missed your period. So i would not rely on the dollar brand. I dont think they work as well the name brand. I could be wrong, but who knows. Wish you luck.. Well i did forget to test this am not intentionally but i did ha ha...
I have no symptom of pregnancy, be nice if i did. I am just tired, but i think its because my husband snored like a pig last night. I had to elbow him a few times to get him roll over or stop. My tept is still elevated. I heard the dollar brand is not as effected to test early during pregnancy, only if you missed your period. So i would not rely on the dollar brand. I dont think they work as well the name brand. I could be wrong, but who knows. Wish you luck.. Well i did forget to test this am not intentionally but i did ha ha...
Hello ladies. Today I am 13dpo and scared to take a test. I did however go and look for one yesterday (dollar store) and everyone is sold out. I hate to spend alot of money on test just to see a BFN. God I hate that. SO I am suppose to get AF tomorrow. I may get a test tonight and hope it comes out BFP. Good luck ladies with yours and please wish me luck with mine. Tracy.. Anything new? Angie any symptoms?
i have no symptoms :( but i did felt this needle poking on my right side that lasted a few sec then its gone. I did spot after intercourse yesterday after i wipped but that was it. I dont know i dont think i am so i am going to wait it out till af comes.. i need to stop worring because it is not going to get me anywhere quicker so I just need to let it be. Yep its easy said than done but can it be done and hard to say????
Hi girls! I have heard that about the dollar store brands. I have one test that I got online.BUT I am NOT testing! I want to but I just can't. LaRita any signs of AF?? I am soooo keeping my fingers crossed and praying big time for you!! Angie same for you and I for this Friday! I think that is when you had said AF was due for you. My temp is still elevated. Was in the 98's yesterday, but today dropped to 97.62..hope that's not a bad sign. I really don't have any symptoms either. Usually before AF comes I am nauseated and smells make me wanan throw up, but I haven't really had that this time. Hope that's not a sign of low progesterone. I have heard it is common to spot after intercourse. I wouldn't worry too much on that. Ok LaRita...info ASAP!
Well Tracy and Angie I got home from work and went to the bathroom since I didnt go in almost 5 hours. So when I went I noticed some slight bleeding. So of course I was pi$$ed. And now when I wipe it comes a little more. So I guess AF is showing her ugly face. UGHHHHH! But we did break down and bought some ovulation tracker sticks by answer. They have 20 in them. So ladies I need advice as to when to start these things. So since I am out the ball is in your court ladies. Come on... Someone bring in that homerun!
I would suggest to start taking them on cd10 or 11 depending if you are an early ovulater. If you normally ovualte cd 14 i would start on cd 12.. I normall start on cd 10 because it veries with them meds i am taking. Last month i ovulated right on cd 14, i test postive on cd12 so i dont know what to say about you because i dont know how long your cycle is..
Oh LaRita I am so sorry! I really felt for sure this was your month. DAMN! WHY is this so hard?? I will be 13DPO tomorrow. I am sure AF will show up Friday. I'm really ok with it because I know I am nt PG and as soon as AF comes the sooner she will go and we can start over...AGAIN! I agree with Angie...sounds like good days to start testing. Are you gonna do the Clomid again?
Angie how are you? Hows the chart? My temp dropped again this am. Not under the coverline but this is the third day in a row it has dropped so I'm sure AF is around the corner. Can you post your latest chart? It's all up to you now Angie! No pressure huh?? :)
Angie how are you? Hows the chart? My temp dropped again this am. Not under the coverline but this is the third day in a row it has dropped so I'm sure AF is around the corner. Can you post your latest chart? It's all up to you now Angie! No pressure huh?? :)
Ok girls... What is the news. Who is gonna be the preggo in this circle.. I need details..ha ha.. And I am with you starting again Tracy. Get AF out of the way so we can move on. You have to think positive when doing this or you will go MORE insane. SO Angie are ya?? Did you get thet beautiful BFP? And Tracy did you finally get a BFP or did AF come? And no, Iw ont be on the clomid this month either. I was talking to DH and I want to try another doctor. I want one that isnt just gonna say go on clomid and see you later. We dont have any RE's close by. Most that are around here are about 2 hours away. So I have to depend on an OB doctor. So if all fails this month I am going to a new doctor that hopefully will be more aggressive with me. Either they get that way or I do.. ha ha.. Take care ladies and keep me posted
LaRita you are always so upbeat and positive! I love that about you! I so agree to find a new Dr. who will be more aggresive. Also agree with us having to be more aggresive. Are some docs just lazy? Doing what they can to get by? I don't understand sometimes. I am sure they get burned out.
Angie I am sooo sorry AF showed up! We will have to keep up on the chart posting.
As for me...AF hasn't shown up yet. Sat. I will be 16DPO. I had AWFUL cramps and pressure down low. Kinda like bloating gas and constipation. I thought I saw a bit of pink when I wiped today, but hasn't been anymore since then. I am sure it is AF letting me know she is around the corner. My temp dropped a bit this am and I fully expect it to drop more tomorrow. My DH's SA came back for the 2nd time. Even LOWER sperm count but motility 10% better. I told him it was the keg of beer he tried to drink the night before the SA. SO, now we have to see a urologist who also treats male infertility. The only one in our town doesn't accept our insurance. $300 for the visit. ARGGHHH!!! This is really starting to get old. So now the hunt for the right doc who accepts our insurance. Insurance covers $5000 for infertility so I am NOT paying when I have insurance that will. Ok girls, I will let you know tomorrow that AF is here. Hang in there
Angie I am sooo sorry AF showed up! We will have to keep up on the chart posting.
As for me...AF hasn't shown up yet. Sat. I will be 16DPO. I had AWFUL cramps and pressure down low. Kinda like bloating gas and constipation. I thought I saw a bit of pink when I wiped today, but hasn't been anymore since then. I am sure it is AF letting me know she is around the corner. My temp dropped a bit this am and I fully expect it to drop more tomorrow. My DH's SA came back for the 2nd time. Even LOWER sperm count but motility 10% better. I told him it was the keg of beer he tried to drink the night before the SA. SO, now we have to see a urologist who also treats male infertility. The only one in our town doesn't accept our insurance. $300 for the visit. ARGGHHH!!! This is really starting to get old. So now the hunt for the right doc who accepts our insurance. Insurance covers $5000 for infertility so I am NOT paying when I have insurance that will. Ok girls, I will let you know tomorrow that AF is here. Hang in there
I am so sorry Angie that you got AF. She always shows up when we dont want her to. Vacations, that "special" night with the perfect man etc... So people are just so rude..ha ha.. Thank you Tracy for saying I am always upbeat. I just try and think what may lie ahead. My husband gets so angry with me because I am on here looking at this and looking at that. But like I explained to him. Knowing what is going on and what to look for keep me sane. Sometimes he just dont understand. I wish I could just not think about things and let well enough alone, but I cant. He knows that about me. He should understand. I really hope you dont get your AF Tracy. That would be great. So Angie is this your first try with clomid? And Tracy I didnt know your DH had another SA? And that is great that your insurance covers that much for infertility. We have blue shield and it dont cover anything. That really trips my trigger. But oh well. We will find a new doctor and hopefully ways around things. So we shall see. Keep me informed ladies.
i have taken clomid in the past but i dont like the side effect. but thats okay i will take it just to please my doctor. It just makes me have real bad hot flashes and i cant stand it. Well at least its winter and it is not like 90 some degerees outside so i think i can handle that hotflash due to it being winter and cold. I am just tired of all the drugs and just want to rest. He will put me on birthcontrol next month if i dont get preggo this month just to regulate my ovulation, i ovulate earlier than i should. but we will see and hope i will be able to do the IUI and bam and be over with it. I didnt realize how stress and hard this can be, almost like the world is going to end if i dont have what i want.
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