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Angelkitty, your visit sounds like it went well. So I bet you will "start" in late February or March with a game plan right? The next month, when they check your hormone levels, (is he also checking your tubes/uterus for polyps with the saline or iodine test? Also, is your husband getting his sperm analysis then?) So I assume the month after that, the ttc show gets on the road. Do you really think he will let you bipass IUIs and go straight to IVF? Although I can see "why" you would want to do that, but wouldn't you also want to see if maybe you just needed "a little help" first...maybe do a round of clomid or injectionables with an IUI before going for the big one? In retrospect, i personally wouldn't have changed a darn thing with the way I did it, with three rounds of clomid and the IUIs, because now I know for sure that seriously, it was not ever going to happen naturally. I felt going to IVF secure that I did all I could and now I should let the big guys take over for me. What are you thinking?

Hi Ladies!!!!! Angel- def. with you . Excited that the appt went well and that you like the docs. It is so important to feel comfortable. Linds so glad to hear that you are doing well. Pls let us know when and where you post those pics..Sorry I have been mia..just been busy. Today is CD1 for me. Big bust last month. Oh well onto the next. Where's JB????

Hey lInds, lyric. Lyric sorry to hear cd1...hugs. whats the next step? Linds glad to hear you are well..hugs. JB is off somewhere in some step of her process. I beleive the ER has been done. probably resting. anyhow, sleep tight xox

Thanks Lovemy3-next step is 100mg of clomid for one month then I am off to an RE. DH just finished all his testing a week ago and we are still waiting for the results. I am praying he is all healthy. I am still young, 30, so the docs are taking things so slowly which drives me crazy at times. I kick myself for waiting the year before going to my OBGYN. This is my 18th or 19 cycle w/ no luck :( but my day is coming. It is for all of us who are waiting patiently, LOL. for our BFP's. How are all the ladies doing today? TINK, Lovemy, angel, linds, JB Where are you???

Hi there ladies, dh and I are in Nashville for the weekend. It is nice here but I am ready to get home. Lyric - I am sorry about this being cycle day 1....now we can just look forward to you going forward with the clomid. Moving forward is good. Let me know how your DH's testing goes. Lovemy3, how are ya? Tink, Linds, how's it going? Linds, I think dh and I will try one round of clomind and IUI but that is it. Yes, the doc is ok w/ us getting aggresive...as he put it it really has not been just 18 mos of us trying to get pregnant.....since we did not use birth control other than the rhythm method since we got married 3 yrs ago he said it had really been three years we had been trying instead of the 18 mos. When af comes - probably on Monday I will go in for testing on wed and we will go from there. Have a good one.

Hey there. CD29 for me, tested BFN.. Thinking its still early with O around 20-22. I'll give it another few days. How are you guys?

Good onring everyone. JB...how are things going? Linds...Any MS yet? TInk, Lyric, Angelkitty anything exciting going on? CD30 for me. Didn't bother taking another test, just waitin it out.

Hit here ladies...hope all is well. Happy Monday!!! Is that legal to even say? :o) Love, I think maybe it is too early for you to test espeically since in the past didn't you say you got several negative with hpt's? I think youi should definitely give it some time. I think I am seeing signs of AF...not sure....I have had some cramping...she is due today. I am actually excited for her to get here so I can get on with my testing and see if there are any hormone issues or endo. Now don't get me wrong - if I could be pg that would excite me even more - a whole lot more but at least with getting af and going to be tested I will be moving on. How are you Lyric? When are you starting the 100 mg of clomid? Did your dh get his results back yet? Linds, how are you girl? JB, Tink how goes it? Y'all have a happy day. Hugs and tons of prayers for Jan/Feb to be months of happy healthy pregnant ladies on the 2ww thread!!!!!!! :o)

Hi angelkitty, I see why your doctor would let you guys get aggressive. Everyone knows the rhythm method has a 20% success rate...and a larger failure rate. I hope that all you will need is a round of clomid and and IUI and it happens...and you won't need to take drastic measures. I'm feeling ok. No morning sickness. I actually have to go to the OBGYN today at 5:30 for my 8-week exam. I talked to the nurse last Friday afternoon and she told me that the doctor was looking at the last three ultrasounds I had and that they realized I am measuring about 11-days behind in growth. I guess they tabulate the IVF cycle different...they count back 14 days from HCG shot and that adds two weeks to the cycle (even though I triggered on cd 10 and didn't get my period until Nov. 28,) their guesstimation wheel says I was supposed to be 7.5 weeks last wednesday, and I just started to see the heartbeat and only measured at 6 weeks and 1 day. So I am kind of nervous, especially since the doctor called me back and said she was concerned. All I've been doing all weekend is walking around "worried" and thinking about all i went through and then to think that something is wrong, I just want to freak out. So, maybe my OBGYN will give me an earlier update before my RE's 4th ultrasound on Wednesday. I hope the heartbeat is stronger and the baby grew super speed since last Wednesday. Please pray for me you guys.

Father, in the name of Jesus, I come to you and ask you to bless Linds and her little baby with complete and total health. I pray that her baby has grown supernaturally since the last appointment and that the little heart beat is beating just as you designed it to beat. Lord, I ask you to give Linds peace and comfort until this next appt. Let us all be reminded that you are in control of this entire universe and you created that baby she is carrying. God I ask for protection for Linds' baby and to protect Linds'. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Linds, I will be thinking of you today and praying for you. Post as soon as you can.

Thanks so much for that angelkitty. I feel like to cry and I can't because I am at work and need to keep my compusure. I actually cried last Friday night and then told myself to stop because I can't allow myself to be upset put my body through shaking and etc. when I don't know for sure anything. Basically, the doctor said that it is very bad and that I should prepare for a m/c, But I still hope God has mercy on my baby and lets the little one continue. Going through IVF leaves you so vulnerable in a lot of ways, we're so dependent upon the doctor's and the progesterone drugs, suppositories, etc. that it really takes away from the naturalness of it all. I only hope that this little guy defys all the odds and continues to grow and the heartbeat gets stronger. I'm sorry ladies about my doom and gloom here today, I hope I am not wrecking this positive thread. Thank god though I have somewhere to release my emotions...my poor DH too, he's so sad, but he said he will go to the doctor's tonight with me, so I know I am not alone in this.

Linds, you are not alone. And neither is your DH....my DH and I will both be praying for you today and praying for your baby!!! Linds, please do me a favor - DO NOT at any point today think about a m/c. I know the thoughts are going to come (I would be stupid to think they would not) but when those thoughts come reject them immediately. I do not care if you have to do it a hundred million times just keep rejecting the thought!! Just keep confessing that there will be no m/c. Say it 10 billion times if you have to but keep confessing that your child is healthy and has a strong heartbeat. Will you do that for me? I know it sounds weird to do that but I believe there is power in the spoken word - God says it in the Bible and I have to believe that every word He says is true and I know I do not have the option of believing little pieces of the Bible here and there. it is all or nothing. I am going for all. Linds, I do not know the outcome of this situation but I know that prayer does work. I will keep praying for you girl.

Alright Linds...Another prayer warrior on the case. All Angelkitty says is true, all about spoken word. I will be praying for you all day as well. Hold on sweetie. All things are possible with God. God knows. Big hugs to you and your dh. We are here for you and pls know that we are praying for you and your baby. Hugs.

Thanks guys. I have faith, a deep faith. But when the doctor says "It doesn't look good," those words are piercing. I just read on the internet that the amount of growth the embryo/fetus undergoes depends on its gestational age. Between six weeks and seven weeks of age, the embryo triples in size. From six to eight weeks it grows about five times bigger. Between seven and eight weeks, however, it grows about 1.6 times its size. I hope this little guy nearly tripled since last Wednesday, that would give me better hope too. I'll write in tonight to let you know how tonight's doctor's visit goes. Thanks again so much for your reassuring words and wisdom. I really needed this.

We're here Linds giving you big hugs. I'll check back tonight. xoxo

Linds- try not to stress- you are defniitely in my thoughts and prayers. please keep us posted on your appt! Angelkitty- glad you got your appt in. I would give IUI a try once or twice at least. I gave it four attempts. keep in mind, you can try IUI with clomid, but then also with injectables- it really makes a difference- something to think about. I did 4 mos clomid and timed bd, then 2 IUIs with clomid, then 2 IUIs with injectables.....and a lap. now onto IVF. i don't regret trying all of that- it helped the RE know how i was responding to meds and shots....so now going into IVF, they have a better idea of what doses to give me etc. I think my history of doing the IUIs will help better tailor my IVF protocol for me. Lovemy three- hope you are doing well!! Lyric, sorry about AF- just pick your chin up and focus on the future. what did you do this cycle, i forgot- just clomid? best of luck to you guys. i start my lupron shots tonight. i go in for my u/s next week and start my stim shots next week for the IVF. i am very excited, but very scared. since this is out of pocket for us (with grandpa's help), i just worry if it is a BFN, i don't konw what we will be able to do or try next. it could be the end of the line. or mean years of saving up for adoption. we'll see. i just stress myself out about. i do have acupuncture this friday to help me relax! lol