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Ok, so now I am freaked out that 6 days worth of shots and going unmonitored is really too many. I made a post about how long other girls go (thanks Lynn for answering again!) and the other two that responded both said they dont go that long and neither does Lynn. I just dont want to go through all of this for nothing this month if I miss my O. I know its supposed to be timed by the RE with the trigger, but what if by the time they scan me on Tuesday its too late and I already ovulated. That will really be depressing and I will be pissed at my RE. I think at this point I am more concerned about that then getting over stimmed. I wish I knew how long it took others who are taking the same medication as I am to O just to get an idea. I doubt they can get me in on Monday, and then I will feel stupid if I am not even ready to O yet. It seems to early in my cycle, I dont think I ever O'd on cd 9 in my life which is what I will be on Tuesday morning when I see the RE, but then again I have never been on this medication. UGHHHHHHHHH. I need to relax, at least for now there is nothing I can do. If I didnt O on my own, I guess I wouldnt be that concerned, but usually I do. Thanks for listening/reading. Posting made me more anxious so I gotta take a break.

CC...I know this is a silly suggestion...have you googeld your medication? I am going to explain my medication and maybe you can call and ask your RE on Monday instead of going crazy. Here it goes: I took follistim AQ (600iu) injections. I took 125cc on cd 3, cd 4, cd 5, cd 6. I then went to RE for b/w and u/s to check levels and follie sizes. I waited for a phone call and got does size again. I took 125cc for cd 7, cd 8, cd 9 and cd 10. On cd 11, I went to RE for b/w and u/s. Was told to do trigger on cd 12 at 10:00pm and went to RE again on cd 14 for IUI. My understanding is...you do not O on your own when doing injections. Most Gonal-F medications need a trigger to O. I asked my RE about missing the O and he said I would never O without the trigger shot. I guess my suggestion would maybe call and speak with a phone nurse and ask if your medication is like that. I am going to google your medictiona dn see if I can find anything for you. I do knwo you need to RELAX....so this works. Lori, Are you sure waiting until AF is enough time to get call in and medication? How is everything going for eveyone else?

Lynn - That is a good question about being able to get the medication on time. I didn't even think about it. Oh well, not much I can do about it seeing that AF is due tomorrow anyway. If it so happens that I can't get the meds in time, DH and I will just have to go natural for the month. CC - if you are worried about Oing too soon, just bd tonight for good measure. It will be good for your DH's swimmers anyway. According to my RE he wants us to bd between 3 - 5 days before an IUI (perferably 3), I guess it makes for a "fresher" or "newer" sample. Hope that makes sense. Hope you can Relax some and that the pain goes away quickly for you!

Oh, and the baby powder smell is gone. And we don't have any baby products or other products in the house with that odor. So, I just don't know what it was.

Lori...you are correct in the RE's wanting a "fresher" sample. We were told not to BD within 2 days of IUI. Now seeing we will be doing BDing and no IUI, it won't make a difference. CC....I have googled and googled looking for anything about Oing or needing a trigger shot to O. I cannot find anything. I vote a call to doctor on Monday morning as they open.

Thanks for googling Lynn, I did the same thing and wasnt able to find anything either. I am going to call the office in the morning tomorrow. No use in worrying about it now. My dh told me the medication has gone to my brain, and that my RE knows what she is doing. He is probably right but I will call for peace of mind. Whats worse is a miscalculated how many days of injections I was doing before seeing the RE. Its actually 7 and not 6. We started last Tuesday and I thought we started Wednesday. We are bd'ing either way but the bd'ing isnt going to get me pregnant I dont think. I think we at least need the help of the IUI. (But Lori you are right, you dont want to go to long w/o bd'ing, less debris in the sperm). Lynn, what you said made sense and made me feel better. I didnt know that you shouldnt O on the injections w/o the trigger. That is something I will ask tomorrow when I call. I also read last night in my book the RE's office gave me that having abnormal amounts of extra discharge is NORMAL while on the medication so that could explain my ewcm so early that I am having. Oh well-enough about that! How is everyone doing today and what about the AF ladies in waiting ?!

Well, AF has arrived as predicted. Just some brown spotting (TMI). But, I am sure she is here. On to the next cycle! Not much else going on. How is everybody else doing?

Hey girls....Let the injections begin..... Well, just as expected...AF arrived this afternoon. My lower back hurt real bad last night and sleeping so I figured she was arriving. I am going to call RE in the morning and get my protocol for the injections. I am figuring a Friday or Saturday morning appointment for b/w and u/s. So, now we are just waiting for Lori??? D...how is your knee? Tracy, is your niece still visiting you? jcr, how are you feeling? CC, how is your belly feeling? check back later.

Lori/Lynn, sorry about AF's for you both. I was hoping again that one of us would be joing jcr. Are we ready for a new thread then since we all have gotten af ?Lori, when will you be seeing your RE ? Lynn, are you excited to start ? I am excited for us all. I havent felt well all day, my stomach is bloated, sore, and bruised. Im ready for the IUI and to stop the shots. Nervous to see how many follicles I have (I hope at least 3)..Going to my sister in laws for dinner so I might be done for the night. Enjoy your last little bit of the weekend!

HI ladies. Sorry that af has shown but good luck on your new month. I can see lots of bfp's coming. I have to make this quick but I just wanted to let you all know I am alive. I was in really bad shape with the knee and the cortisone shot. high fever for like 2 days. So today dh got home from baseball and told me some stuff. His cousin is pregnant with their 3rd child. a guy on his baseball team is pregnant with their 3rd child. I didn't want to hear this. At the same time I am happy for them all but i really couldn't handle that today. We are going away in 2 weeks to visit his family and one of his cousins and his wife just had a baby girl at the beginning of april. I am so not looking forward to going. I am hoping my knee will give me an excuse to be honest. I am happy for all of them but i am so down.. I hope everyone is well. I am sorry I haven't been around. it just hasn't been the best couple days and I am sure they will not be getting better. I need to shedule the mri and go from there. The shot has not worked (only made me sick). ttfn. BELLYRUBS & BABYDUST!!!!!!!!

CC, I am so ready for a new post. It is so hard to wait for this one to load. I am going on last time I did injections which I began on cd 3 (which would be Tuesday). I would go for b/w adn u/s on Friday or Saturday. I am calling RE at 8:30am and see what to do. I will be stopping at Wal-Greens to get prenantal refill and follistim. I believe I will even get my Hcg trigger shot while I am there. One stop shopping. CC, I am so sorry to hear you are bruised and hurting. I know that got to be no fun. Lori, are you calling first thing in the morning to let them know you began? Make sure you let them know you had some borwn spotting today if you do not see a full blown AF. It was kind of different for me. I saw some AF on toilet paper and next time I went, she was here in full....no playing tricks like she usually does. Well, hope this is a good month for us all and we can go on a different thread with jcr. Tracy, only 3 more days until your appointment. Make sure you ask if you can do a cycle of something with him this month. D, I am sorry to hear so many are pregnant around you. Your turn will come. Get your knee fixed so you can carry a baby. EMM, what is ahppening with you? I'll post tomorrow and let you know what is happening.

Lynn - Yes, I am going to call the RE first thing in the morning to see what exactly will be going on for this cycle. This AF is totally different from any I have had. TMI coming up.... I had brownish spotting when it first started, then it has only been either the brownish spotting or a very light pinkish - red watery spotting. Nothing full blown yet. I have had no cramps at all, which is totally weird for me. We shall see what the morning brings. CC - I hope that you have some good follies and that you can be done with shots for this cycle! D - I know how you are feeling having so many preggos around. I have them too. And what makes it worse is that they are all young enough to be my kids. Sometimes it makes me wonder "what the hell am I thinking trying to have a baby!" Tracy - How are you doing? EMM - How are you? We haven't heard from Lulu since she said she had pneumonia, I hope she is alright!! Good night everybody!

Ok, so I spoke to soon last night. AF IS here this morning. So, lets get started with the injectables!! Not much else going on. How is everybody else doing?

Hey girls. Sorry I've been distant. Still have niece here, but dropping her off at my mom's in a bit. They are flying to Indy together today. "D"--you know what helped me with this whole baby thing?? I immersed myself in babies and embraced my situation to a point that I now have more hope than I ever thought I would have. While I was working a Pottery Barn, I was depressed and felt sorry for myself, but since I've moved to Pottery Barn Kids/Baby, my life has changed for the better and I can finally see myself as a mother. I am allowing myself to dream and hope. I look forward to all that baby dust rubbing off on me at work. It's an energy thing. Well, it appears that everyone is now on AF or already had it. I am on CD3 and thank god I remembered to set my monitor before it was too late. Lynn, I have been doing a little reading about IVF too so I can be loaded with info when we go into this appointment. Thanks for the tips on what to ask and stuff; I'm so curious as to what the doc is going to say his interpretation of my file is and how DH's sperm look to him. I got a bill yesterday for my HSG and DH was pissed that it cost so much because he sees all these tests as just another way for docs to make money and as hocus pocus crap. That is why he is going with me, I'm tired of him complaining about everything. Well, I will get back on this evening and finish what I've started. Sorry about the AF's, but I'm not sorry if it means moving on to better things.

Hi everybody! I have some possible news to share. I got a call from our caseworker today. We may be getting a little one. He just turned two. He does have some developmental delays, and seems to be functioning at the level of about 10 months. The one thing that does concern me is that the caseworker mentioned possible fragile X as a diagnosis. Strange thing about that is that just a couple of weeks ago I was reading about Fragile X. But, I can't remember too much about it. I will have to google it again. Of course there will be pre-placement visits before we agree to pursue adoption. We have to make our decision as to whether or not we want to move ahead with this by tomorrow and they are having the placement meeting on Wednesday, so we will know as early as that! I haven't even talked to DH about it yet, but I am thinking that maybe this is my calling??? Well I will let you know what DH and I decide for sure. Check back later.

One more thing. Our caseworker also told me that she heard through the grape vine that our adoptive daughter's biological father had passed away. That is so sad, he is the one person that our daughter was hoping to reconnect with when she turned 18. If she hears this news it is REALLY going to add to her emotional problems! Well, enough said. Check in later.