Our TTC Journey
Pre-TTC: BC pills since age 13, due to heavy and crippling periods with no regularity.
Oct 2008: Stopped BC pill. Began piling on weight, cystic acne, body hair, and cycles of 120+ days.
Apr 2010: Diagnosed with PCOS. Metformin 1000mg.
Dec 2010: Began NTNT - cycles continued to be irregular.
Apr 2011: Metformin increased to 1500mg. Began taking prenatal vitamins & Vitex.
Jun 2011: Our wedding day! :)
Sep 2011: Referred to first RE. Metformin increased to 2000mg. Diagnosed with annovulation.
Oct 2011: Clomid 25mg. No O. Progesterone required to induce AF.
Dec 2011: Clomid 50mg. No O. Progesterone required to induce AF.
Jan 2012: Clomid 100mg. O! BFN.
Feb 2012: Met with new RE. Male issues as well as resistsance to Clomid - referral to IVF clinic.
Feb 2012: HyCoSy/HSG - tubes clear.
Feb 2012: Clomid 100mg. O! BFN.
Mar 2012: Began IVF #1 down regulation. On BC pill.
Apr 4, 2012: AF arrives - begin sniffing Synarel twice daily
Apr 12, 2012: Begin daily Puregon injections
Apr 18, 2012: Blood test #1
Apr 20, 2012: Blood test #2
Apr 23, 2012: Blood test #3 & follicle ultrasoundContact Me
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Speaking Too Soon… CD14
Last night (CD13) I took another OPK test. Compared to the afternoon’s stick, I noticed a tiny {if very faint} second line – something I’ve never noticed before. Here’s what it looked like. I got a bit excited, but slept … Continue reading
Posted in Clearblue Fertility Monitor, Emotions, OPK, THE BIG O
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What to do?
I wish I had good news, that I’d ovulated, or was close to ovulating. Unfortunately, I don’t. We’re on CD19, no signs, 10 days of ‘high’ readings on the Fertility Monitor, all creamy CM, and the usual up/down erratic BBT … Continue reading
De. Ja. Vu.
It is CD13. I have no signs of O. Four days of high readings, four days of negative OPK’s. I just have this feeling that once again, Clomid isn’t going to make me ovulate this month. Time will tell.
Posted in Annovulation, Clearblue Fertility Monitor, Clomid, Emotions, TTC
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If You’ve Got Nothing Nice to Say..
.. is it worth blogging? Sometimes I wonder if it’s even worth having this blog when all I seem to talk about are the negative aspects. I was so positive at the beginning of this cycle, positive that the Clomid … Continue reading
Posted in Annovulation, Clearblue Fertility Monitor, Emotions, OPK, Waiting = evil
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High-Four!
Alright, I’ll admit it, my enthusiasm has waned a bit. I assumed that having a high reading on the CB Fertility Monitor would mean a peak would follow soon after and that maybe, just maybe, I’d ovulate this month after … Continue reading
Posted in Annovulation, Clearblue Fertility Monitor, Emotions, TTC, Waiting = evil
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Whoa Nelly!
CD 21. I have been using my new Clearblue Fertility Monitor this past few days – which isn’t recommended midway through a cycle, but damnit, I wanted to test it out. (For those wondering, I’ll just be doing a hard … Continue reading
Posted in Annovulation, Charting, Clearblue Fertility Monitor, OPK, TTC, Waiting = evil
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