Ttc?

drchickon · 02-17-2006, 10:03 PM

Is anyone here TTC? I have a limited amoutn of donor sperm available and you know, everything if still not working with the PCOS. So, i was wondering if anyone here is going through this and how you time your inseminations when things are rather unpredictable. Or just what your experiences in this area rea.

levacy · 03-16-2006, 01:02 AM

i hated ttc. i am married to a man but he is the son of a lesbian couple. i'm glad times have changed since then (somewhat). she had horrible care in the hospital when she was having him. only one nurse would help her and they became close friends. i just wanted to wish you luck. i know how frustrating it can be to not know if this time is the time you get a bfp. it can really be hard. hang in there hon.

drchickon · 03-16-2006, 02:28 AM

Levacy - thanks for the kind words!!!

The hardest part of this whole process for me is: you know if you O'd after the fact because your temps go up. But my cycles aren't normal and my OPKs are always negative. Always. So how the heck do I figure out when to order from the sperm bank and inseminate? Oy.

Anyway, I appreciate your response - and best of luck with your soon-to-be little one!!!!

levacy · 03-17-2006, 01:55 AM

i would just follow my gut i guess. it's gonna be tricky either way but you do have a time window (however small). i kinda get a little achy before af. i'm pretty sure i got pg then. my mother in law got lucky. i think they only tried once (turkey baster method "donated" by her partner's son) but she didn't have pcos (she passed away 5 yrs ago). i am forever grateful to her for giving me my best friend. anyhoo.... you will be a wonderful mommy, hang in there.

Artjax · 04-21-2006, 04:09 PM

Levacy - I'm queer and ttc as well....sounds like...perhaps you may not be ovulating?
It's so frustrating because we're PAYING money for the sperm, and it's expensive....my suggestion is to see a Reproductive Endocrinologist and have a fertility work up - this may save you time, money, and frustration in the long run.

Gemini1885 · 04-21-2006, 04:19 PM

Hi, My partner and I are TTC also. I am lucky that my insurance covers most of it and I go to a RE to have IUI done. I am in the TWW right now after my first try. Good Luck!!

Artjax · 04-21-2006, 08:32 PM

we're doing our first IUI in about 2 weeks. We're So excited!

drchickon · 04-24-2006, 09:26 AM

Good luck Gemini!

Artjax - I've been going to the fertility doc for a while, but I'm still not ovulating. I actually go back tomorrow and I'm finally going to start Clomid. I'm tired of waiting for my body to work. I tried metformin with no luck, I've lost a bunch of weight and that didn't help either. We will probably go to IUI in a few months if we haven't had success by that time. I suppose though it depends on whether or not I start ovulating!

Good luck with your IUI!

Gemini1885 · 04-24-2006, 10:44 PM

Thanks! I am using glucophage, clomid and then a trigger shot before i have the IUI done. I think I would be scared to try the insemination at home. I am sure i would do something wrong!

Artjax · 04-25-2006, 04:20 PM

We're doing IUI with trigger, too.....

I've been on Metformin for 6 months, and that has regulated my period pretty well, and I'm ovulating, so at least one thing is going right!

drchickon · 04-26-2006, 09:01 PM

Ok ladies, I'm still early in the process... what is the trigger I keep hearing people talk about?

My doc wants to make sure I am ovulating on Clomid before he will do IUI, so in the meantime, we are trying home insemination. This will be my first round of Clomid and he's starting me at 50 mg. I don't know what to expect, but I am just hopeful that it will work!

Artjax · 04-27-2006, 03:09 PM

A "trigger" is a shot that makes ovulation happen, w/in 24-36 hours. It narrows the window a bit, and makes it easier (i hope) to time insemination.

Gemini1885 · 05-05-2006, 07:44 PM

Well as of tomorrow I am going to be trying injectible medications. I had to go to a class yesterday on how to do the injections. I have to do that for 5 days before I go in for my ultrasound to see if it will help the eggs develop more than what they are on their own. Has anyone else here used Gonal F??

drchickon · 05-05-2006, 09:36 PM

Gemini - Good luck! I haven't gotten far enough along to go to injectibles. Today was my first day of my first cycle on Clomid so I still have a way to go before I will know if Clomid is going to work for me.

Good Luck!!!

Gemini1885 · 05-06-2006, 11:59 PM

Dr..are you using donor sperm?? If you go to the message board on the site for www.nwcryobank.com, they have alot of helpful information also. I go to both this website and that one since i am using donor sperm for my IUI. I have to start the injections tonight and i am dreading it!! Good luck with yours

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