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Hey guys!!! Cd 5 today. It has been so nice not temping in the morning. I can't wait until next weekend. My 2nd iui should be then. I hope it works this time around. How is everyone? Baby - I can't believe you are 17 1/2 weeks already and know the sex. Congrats on the little girl. I hope the 2nd time works for me too. I am so taking it easy next weekend. I am not doing anything but laying down and relaxing. SaintRose - Good to hear from you. The baby shower was tough but thank god I had the iui the friday before so that helped a little bit. Now the baby will be here any day. I know that will be tough but I just need to stay positive. Newmommy - You got a bd in on your o day so keep your fingers crossed. If this cycle doesn't work will you do iui next cycle. How is the clomid? It helped get you to o sooner. Yeah!! Diem - Good luck with the hsg. If this cycle doesn't work I will have to do that again. This time they will give me pain killers through an iv incase there is a blockage they will try to push out whatever is blocking. I just hope it doesn't come to that. Lucky - I am doing great. Ready for my next iui for next weekend. Good luck with the new job. I hope you get it. Good luck with the ivf next cycle. I hope it works the first time for you. TWhit - Insurance companies are such scams. You should move to CT. This state is so expensive to live in but they really look out for us here in CT. In 2005 they made it a mandate that insurance companies need to cover 100% of the first 3 cycles up to $50,000 for infertility. I am very thankful that I am still covered under my dads insurance as well as mine. Both companies are part of the mandate. Every state should have it. Its just not fair. Is there anyway they can prescribe you clomid to help ovulate? I never had u/s done while on it just b/w. I don't see why your doctor couldn't do that. I hope everything works out for you. Bina good luck with this ivf. Looks like we will find out around the same time. I guess I should work. ~~~~~LOTS OF STICKY BABY DUST~~~~~~

Hi guys, K8 that's what I did with my IUI. I would go back home and just lay there and move slowly when I need to get up. Better safe than sorry. Yesterday for the first time I went shopping!!!! I was so scared of doing it before so I just didn't think about it. OMG!!!! It was so overwhelming. I had to run to the bathroom several times to cry. I was soooo happy. I couldn't believe I was actually shopping for MY baby. I have gone shopping there for so many other people so yesterday was kinda surreal. I kept thinking that you guys will have the same reaction when it's your turn. It's an amazing feeling!!! I can't wait to have you guys sharing these moments with me and one another soon. I wanna spread lots of sticky baby dust to you all and tons of luck this cycle. TWith116, my insurance didn't cover my treatment either. What I did was get a credit card that gave me one year of 0% APR and I paid everything with that. The office helped me with the injectable meds so I only paid for the femara $70 and ovidrel $50. The whole IUI in my clinic costs 1300 per try and I did 2, not counting the several lab exams, HCG, hysterosonogram, and doctor's visit. I'm still paying my debt slowly, but it was very worth it. Check it out! Maybe you can do the same, girl! Take care!!!

OK, Who here gets acupunture? I am considering it but found out it could cost $75 a pop. What do you all pay? How often do you go? Does your doc know you do it?

Diem - I am going to call around for acupuncture too. There is a dr. minutes from my work. I need something to destress myself.

$85 a visit is what I pay for acupuncture. I am hoping it will be worth it. Babybaby- You are so very lucky and i sincerely believe that you know that. Thanks for keeping in touch. Yes friend it is your turn and I pray with all my heart that we too will be able to experience all the "firsts" that you are. I told my family I won't speak for days if this IVF doesn't work because I'll be too busy throwing up from disgusted that we will be out $8,900. I am trying to stay positive but this is truely a test. I never dreamed I would have to pay someone to get my pg. Anyway babydust to all. I'm just tired of being in the waiting room for my child.

I'm getting bitchy because #1 it's testing time next week. #2 We are paying for the IVF tomorrow. #3 I am scared of all the unknowns. Put all that together and you get one bitchy girl. Sorry just need to vent and now I'm going to watch Grey's Anatomy. No news about the job.

Hi guys. Just a quick update. I'm packing to go home to Jersey tomorrow. I have a bridal shower on Saturday for a wedding that I'm in. Yes, IVf round 2 will be a regular cycle, not FET b/c I have no embies frozen. We used all 3 last time. I went for my 3rd acupuncture today. I think I fell asleep. I don't really feel different from it, but I'm hoping it will help. My initial consult was $70 and each session after is $45. I've been going twice a week until it gets to ER and ET then we'll time it between those procedures. Baby, we are hoping to get where you are so soon. We need some more positive's here to give us hope. Lucky-keep on venting girl. We need you to be stress free for this cycle. I'm sorry you have to pay the money for IVF. I really hope all you need is one! Oh one more thing on the acupuncture...my clinic definitely encourages it. I will try to do it if you can...it can't hurt. Welll, I will pop in this weekend. BABYDUST!!!!

Hey, girls! K8, I'm not positive that I o'd on Monday or Sunday. I put the override in for Monday, which is 48 hrs. after trigger. The only catch is, my trigger was at noon Saturday, so I could have already o'd by the time we BD'd Monday. I think the egg lives about 6 hrs or so after o, so I think we were still okay. Clomid was just fine. I could feel something going on in there, but no real side effects this time around. cd19 seems to be my "normal" o-time from now on. It's when I o'd last cycle on my own, and now this cycle with trigger. I'm still not positive about IUI next cycle. I'd like to---I still need to ask my doc what she thinks. I know she wanted up to 3 cycles of Clomid/trigger, but she's pretty good about doing IUI's if patients want to. It's just nice to know that the swimmers really got to where they need to go, huh? I think it would be less stress on us making sure to time it right which will definitely be nice. This cycle was pretty stressful for both of us. Baby, it's so awesome that you are still so sincerely thankful of your little miracle. We'll all get there soon---thanks for still being so supportive of everyone! Diem, our docs are definitely for doing accupuncture if you want. We have someone who comes to our office to do retrievals/transfers, and we send tons of referrals to her. So I get mine for free, which is so awesome of her!!! Lucky, hang in there!!! I know you have so much going on right now, and that IVF is such a huge step. You are on your way to getting your little miracle. Just believe in that. And vent all you need to to us. You know we're always here for you. Those unknowns can haunt you---(I know that you know that I know!). You are doing the right thing for you. Pretty soon, it will be someone else in that waiting room, waiting to see your little one! Bina, congrats on getting started with those shots---you're a pro now, huh? I'm leaving town tomorrow too. DH races again. It help keep my mind off of the 2ww. Next Monday is my test day if AF doesn't show next Saturday or Sunday. I have accupuncture tomorrow---can't wait! I almost fell asleep last time too. Tomorrow, I have to get in the car and drive 2 1/2 hours right after my session---hope I can stay awake! TWhit, I feel much better--thanks for asking! I sincerely hope that you are able to find a way to continue your plan. I think that you can always contest an insurance denial---maybe they'll reconsider??? I don't know---insurance definitely sucks, but they can always surprise you and say yes. Don't give up yet!!! HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!!

Hey guys! I am so excited. I was able to schedule two acupuncture sessions next week before my iui and one on the following monday after my iui. I can't wait. Diem - The place I am going to cost $65 a session which isn't too bad. I hope this helps destress my body. I sure do need it.

UGH Mother's Day! Why don't people recognize that I AM a mother. My babies are just up in heaven. I feel so unappreciated. I think my dh is getting tired of my crying. Not his fault really. It just happens so often. I have decided not to go to my in-laws for mother's day because my sis-in-law will be there with her newborn. I'm tired of feeling pain. SOOO TIRED OF PAIN!!!!!!!!!! When will it ever end???????

Diem I completely understand. I came home and just wailed because I HATE mothers day. All the girls in the office were talking about what they were going to do with their babies. I love my mom to pieces but I HATE the holiday. It is so excruciating. Yes you are a mother by every definition in the book. Your angels are smiling down upon you. If you need to cry we can log on and cry together. Seriously. Nothing I do makes me feel better. Today I had to settle up with the RE's office. God did it suck. I am so bitter about it. We had to put it on a credit card. All $9,800 of it. When I called to take care of this they told me they are required to collect an extra thousand dollars for assisted hatching. total bullshit. I am 32 years old and more then likely don't even need it. They did it with women who are 35 and over. I guess apparently people weren't paying when they tried to collect it after the procedure. We get it back if we don't need it. I am just ill about the financial aspect of all of this. All of my friends will be celebrating mothers day with their children or soon to be children and I will be empty on that day.

Hey Lucky! I'm sorry you feel like I do. Sorry you have such a bill!!!!!! However, I'm so glad to have you all. You are the only ones that know howI feel. It sucks to have so much in common with you. Our hearts are sooooo much like mother's it's crazy! We have so much love inside jus waiting to give to our little ones. WHY can't god just give us the little ones that we deserve already??

Thanks Diem. I appreciate your kind words. I am thankful that we have one another too. Just wish we had first, second and third trimester in common. Well I'm all cried out and need to go to sleep.

Ok...so today is a better day then yesterday was. I needed to have a good cry. Can anyone relate? Tomorrow DH & I are not going to church. Too painful. Instead we will sleep in and relax. I don't want to subject myself to all the moms that will have beautiful children hugging on them. I'll sit this one out. How is everyone this weekend? Check in with a quick post. I am waiting for AF any day now.

hey all, nothing new here, still trying to do some research on out next move. I am just so lost on where to go, I hated this doctor from the begining they arent even willing to give us advice on what to do next. I hear you Lucky and Diem about Mothers Day, it totally sucks a big one! I think i might order some Clomid online im so desperate!!!

Hi Twhit -- Isn't it crazy how insurance companies won't pay for fertility treatment so we are forced to try things without Dr's monitoring us. I am so sorry about your insurance. What about treating the PCOS? Will your insurance cover treating that? The reason I ask is because come carriers will cover things that effect your cycle such as endo like I have. It makes my periods super painful. What if you talked to the Dr. and asked that they code things for treating PCOS? I know there is no cure for it just like the endo that I have but are you able to manage it and still be covered? Is surgery an option? For me my Dr. agreed to surgery because I was having painful periods. Maybe if you complain about the PCOS messing with your cycle they can treat your symptoms with Clomid and code it as irregular periods. Switch Doc's and tell them that you are having issues with your periods and would like help getting things working better. Believe it or not there are Doc's out there that hate insurance companies and will code things as irregular cycle instead of infertility. Ask your girlfriends who they go to or who they have heard is good to work with for OB/GYN care. I wish you the best.