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I made the appt. with the genetic counselor and the RE (that's not till May) so we are moving forward. DH thinks we should wait to start anything (the ovum donation and ivf)....I don't mind waiting till August, but I don't want to wait a year.... How are you all doing?

M, good, I'm glad you're going to see a RE as well as the genetist. Sp? Sounds like you & your DH have a pretty good timeframe set up. When is your genetist appt? That's in a few weeks, right? I'm starting Clomid tomorrow & hopefully doing the IUI next weekend or early the following week. So other than that, nothing doing for me.

Hi, I have my first RE appt post BFP. This is my 5 week check. One week since my last appt. Last time I was pregnant, my progesterone dropped at this time, so I am nervous. I really just want to feel horrible physically, so I can sit back and not worry. Plus, all my family/friends ask how is the injectibles? Have you started? Of course, we are lying... I hate that but we have decided to hold on telling for a long while. Mega, good luck with the clomid. M, good on the RE. Don't hold off. The first month they will do a full reevaluation anyway before immediately jumping into anything. It takes a while to ready for IVF if that was the route. Good luck!

JenG--Thanks! Good luck with the RE appt. post-BFP. I hope your progest. levels stay up this time. Post back & let us know how it went when you feel like it. Those are little untruths you're telling people, not really lies per se & given what you've been through in the past it's totally understandable that you don't want to tell everyone right away. My good friend just got PG recently & she didn't tell anyone either til she was 11 weeks along. I totally understood, she had 2 previous blighted ovums. But fortunately things seem to be progressing pretty well for her, but she's still nervous even though she's around 17-18 weeks along now. Anyway, I'm sure your friends & family will be so excited when you do tell them the good news they won't care that you waited a little bit. And I'll continue to keep my fingers' & toes' crossed that this pregnancy is healthy & continues to be that way. If what I've read before is correct, typically m/s doesn't really show up til about 6 weeks, so hopefully you'll be vomiting over a toilet soon. Or whatever. Hang in there!

Hi Mega, Well we got some concerning news on Friday. My progesterone dropped to 9 from 26 and the HCG fell behind at 550. They were hoping for near 1000. So, they put me on prometrim (progesterone) and I have next appt this Wed. Crazy... Good way to put me in total worry mode. I think we are assuming the worse... but yet we hope.

Oh JenG I'm sorry. I'll be thinking about you & your baby and your appt. on Wed. I hope the progesterone supplements are able to pick those numbers way up. Hang in there. I'm sure the days leading up to your appt. will be stressful.

Sorry, I've been out for awhile. JenG, I hope that progesterone keeps your levels up and allow your lil peanut to keep growing. I'll be thinking of you. Hope your appointment goes well

JenG--how'd your appt. today go? Did they do another prog. level draw? Hey Mm, how are you holding up? When's your appt. with the genetist? That's coming up soon, right? Nothing new with me right now.

My appointment is tomorrow morning. I am doing ok. I still can't believe I was told I can't have a kid with my chromosomes and I'll have to get an ovary donor. Or adopt. We think the ovary donation would be the first choice since I would have the baby and nurse it (so know it had a good pregnancy and know all of the medical information from the ovary donar and my dh). I would like to get the RE's opinion and then start whatever the necessary steps are to go through with the recommendation, but dh thinks we should wait. But who knows, maybe by the time May (our appt. with the RE) rolls around DH might be ready to start the process (he's still thinking we should take a break for awhile to save money and get re-energized). Mega, where are you at with things? JenG, how did the appt go???

hey! the appt. went fine, we found out that if I were to hold on to a pregnancy the baby would probably be "normal" and that they would do testing at 10 weeks to make sure. So if I make it past 8 weeks the chances are good for a normal pregnancy. But I will probably have a lot of m/c's they told me cuz they don't know if all of my ovaries are affected with the bad strain of chromosomes. So that's why they did suggest ivf with another women's egg to avoid the chromosome problem. The genetic counselor recommended I go to an RE to get a 2nd opinion and get on a treatment/course of action to figure things out. So that's that and till my next appointment in a couple of months I think I'll just chill and focus on lots of around the house tasks I've been procrastinating! How are you guys doing?

Great, I'm glad things went better with this appt. for you, Mm. Sounds like you may even be able to have a biological child, am I reading that right? Well, I definitely think getting a 2nd opinion from the RE is a great idea. The break til that next appt. will actually probably do you pretty good. Well, I have my 4th IUI tomorrow. It'll be CD12, I've never been ready that fast before, so I'm excited about that. I definitely credit the surgery for that fast response. Still only 1 follie will be ovulated, but it was almost 19 mm yesterday AM at my appt. Have a great weekend. And I hope you still come back to this board from time to time even though you're on a break. Good luck!

Thanks, I will keep stopping by and see how you girls are doing!! :) Does the IUI hurt? The gen. counselor thought the RE might have me try getting pg. with my own eggs (with assistance from clomid or iui,injectibles). There is a chance we could have a biological child! Talk to you later!

Mm--Good morning! The IUI is a little crampy, that's it. Not bad at all. And sometimes it's not really crampy at all. My 1st & my 4th were the worst, the 2nd & 3rd didn't really hurt at all. And as soon as they remove the speculum, you're fine. Really, IUI's aren't invasive or anything. That would probably be a good thing to discuss with your RE. And they're a lot cheaper than IVF too. JenG, we're thinking about you. Hang in there.

Hi Mega. How are you doing? I've been reading the posts from time to time. My fingers are crossed for you. Things are going well for me. I'm 11w 4d. I can't wait to be thru the first trimester. I wonder what happened to KotKot? Take Care. I'm looking for your BFP!!

Lisa--that's wonderful news. Wow, 11 weeks. Is the time flying by? Thanks! I feel pretty confident that I'll have my BFP soon. This cycle has really been the smoothest ever for me & my DH gave the highest sample he's ever given for Sat's IUI so that gives me hope as well. Have a wonderful 2nd trimester. & post back and update us when you can. And I'll be sure to keep posting too, esp. when I get that BFP. I haven't heard from KotKot in ages, it doesn't appear that she's posted anywhere on this board for several months now. I hope she's okay.

Hi Guys, I am sorry it has been a while. I unfortunately lost the baby, again. This is my second miscarriage now. Not as devastated as last... it was only at 6 1/2 weeks. The first week looked good, like the last pregnancy, but then it took a downfall after that and couldn't recover. RE says to what one month and begin trying again. We really didn't gain solid info other than both pregnancies had good numbers at the start, so they are summing it up to Chromosone issues. My RE is hesitant to do the official miscarriage testing as it does see that we had good pregnancies that all of a sudden ended. So, I don't know what to do. Mm, I am sorry you are going through your issues. I am not sure what is easier... having a hurtle, knowing what it is and getting through it or have it all still chance and unknown. How many miscarriages did you have? Go to the RE that specializes in IVF and genetic issues. Mega, still thinking about you and hope that you get a BFP!