I went to my appointment with an OB to explain my test results. It was kind of a weird appointment. I’ve never met this doctor, so I don’t have any established relationship with him. I typically see a midwife with the practice, but she didn’t want to see me since she doesn’t know much about infertility. Grrr…. So, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The doctor was very nice. He basically said that the midwife might have jumped the gun a bit. He isn’t really concerned about me at this point. He didn’t want to start me on medication until we got a SA for DH. DH isn’t ready for that at this point. The doctor didn’t say anything about doing an ultrasound. He wants to redo the progesterone test and look at a variety of other hormones and go from there. It was so different from what the nurse said. It makes me wonder how qualified the nurse is to be the fertility nurse for the practice. He said that I can take my BBT if I want, but I should not feel like I have to. It made me feel a little less stressed about TTC. I’ve only been TTC for three months, so I was so upset with the nurse’s reaction to my test results. The doctor made me feel like I was functioning appropriately in terms of TTC. I think I will do acupuncture for one more cycle, and then see what 2009 has in store for my DH and me.
AF arrived this morning. Well, this was my longest cycle since I had my IUD removed. Bodies are so mysterious in the way that they function. My LP was 12, which was good, but it is possible that I ovulated later than I thought… so my LP could still be 10. I’m not going to think about it tonight. I’m going to try to be nice to myself. I’m going to paint my nails, buy the clothes I’ve been saving in my shopping cart, and read a good book. Today was the first snow storm of the season. I think that I will play some Christmas music. I feel like it might be good for me to take December off TTC. I’ve been so stressed for the passed three months! It’s no wonder that I didn’t get pregnant yet!
I can hardly believe that I am at 12 dpo with no AF in sight! Two BFN are not allowing me to think I’m pregnant. I’m thinking that I ovulated later than FF is showing. I could have ovulated two days later, so I’m going to assume that AF will find me tonight or tomorrow…
I can’t help but think it would be amusing to be pregnant after the nurse told me I didn’t ovulate. I’m a little ticked at this nurse at the moment. When I first called to question my short LP, I asked her if this could be because of the IUD. She said no since I’ve had 4 cycles since it was removed. Ok. I asked her the same question yesterday, and she said yes. What? I’m irritated that she left my results and possible treatment options on an answering machine message and then I couldn’t get in touch with anyone to talk about it. The nurse’s message said talk to the midwife, the midwife’s message said talk to a doctor, and the next appointment isn’t until next week! She kept using the word “infertility” which really bothered me. I’ve only been TTC for 3 cycles- couldn’t we use a different word?
In summary, I’m waiting for AF. I’m trying not to think I’m pregnant because I’ll feel really stupid when AF does show. I think I ovulated later, so that would explain why my progesterone was so low. I’m switching OB’s.
I was secretly hoping this was my month. I still don’t have AF, but my progesterone results are a terrible 5.9. The nurse left this information on my answering machine. She said she didn’t even think that I ovulated. I cried. What a terrible message to get. I’ve been trying to get someone on the phone all day long to answer all my questions with no success. My midwife left a message to make an appointment with a doctor at the practice. So I set that up for next week. At least it’s only next week! I should have AF by then…
I don’t know about this not ovulating business. I know my progesterone is low because I’ve been getting AF early (8-10dpo), but I’m pretty sure I ovulate. I have fertile CM, positive OPK, a sustain temperature shift, sore BB, and mild cramping. I guess all this can happen without ovulating, but then I seriously doubt the benefits of taking your temperature each morning. The nurse said something on the answering machine about doing an ultrasound of my ovaries to see if I’m ovulating. I guess that will give us an answer. I’m hoping my appointment next week is informative and my doctor is supportive.
I know low progesterone is fixable, but I still feel so sad about the whole thing. I was worried there might be a problem, and now there’s a problem. I hope this isn’t a case of self-fulfilling prophecy.
I just want AF to get here so I can stop hoping for a BFP and move on to the next cycle.
Ugh!
something to happen! I’m at 9 dpo. I was so happy to make it through the weekend without AF. I’ve made it past 8 dpo, which is how far I got last cycle. Tomorrow is 10 dpo, and that’s how long my LP was for my first cycle. That’s the low end of the normal range for the LP (10-16 dpo). I’m trying to keep busy so that I don’t get to obsessed with what is going to happen. I have so many questions and no answers at the moment- Will I have a normal LP? Will I get my BFP!?! Will my progesterone results be normal? Will I need supplements? Will I M/C? I’m waiting- ho hum.
I had my blood drawn on Friday (6dpo) to test my progesterone. They said I’d have my results today- no such luck! I called this morning, and they weren’t back yet. I called at 3:50 pm, and they were closed already! Luck was not on my side today- more waiting! Hopefully, I will get the results tomorrow. I am interested in my levels. I did so well not worrying about it over the weekend. I hope they are normal…
I feel AF is on her way. I keep checking… and… waiting.
Here I am in my 3rd TWW. Only 40% of healthy couples get pregnant in the first 3 months of trying, so I don’t know if I should be optimistic about this month or not. I guess I’m 40% optimistic and 60% pessimistic. I know that we timed BD every other day during my fertile period, and we happen to BD the morning of ovulation. I feel pretty confident that I did all that I could to conceive this month. Now, I know my hormones could be screwy, so I’m looking into that. I’m afraid that I secretly have my hopes up high for this month because it only takes my older sister about 3 months to conceive. But, we’re completely different, so I’m trying to look forward to trying again next cycle. Trick psychology… maybe it’ll work… At least, with a short LP, I don’t have too long to wait for AF to start.
I can’t believe it’s CD 20 already. Where did the past 20 days go? TTC has this weird time warp effect. Some days I feel like life is going by so slow, and then there are times when I can’t believe how fast time goes by. I can’t believe it’s November already. Before I know it, it’ll be time for the holidays.
I ovulated on CD 19 for the past two cycles, so I was convinced that would be the case this month. I was so bummed when my OPK was negative. But, today it was positive. So, on Monday I’ll call the doctor to have my hormones checked at 7 dpo.
I like the idea of the OPK. How great to be able to predict something while TTC. It seems like so much is up in the air and left to fate. But, they actually cause a lot of stress for me. I think it’s the psychological effect of POAS and getting a negative result. It’s like getting a BFN each time. I’m not sure if I will keep using them since they cause so much stress for me. I already have a general idea when I ovulate because of CM and past cycles. We BD every other day during that time. So, in the event that I get a BFN this month, I think my plan of attack is to use CM and BBT to figure out my fertile time.
TTC has totally changed the things that I get excited about. I’m about 5 days away from when I ovulated in the past two cycles, and today I did a “happy dance” in the bathroom when I found EWCM. My DH gave me a high five, but I know he thinks I’ve lost my mind. We’re going to try to BD every other day this cycle. That seemed to work better for us. My DH very involved in this year’s presidential race, and we were joking about how neat is would be to conceive on Election Day!
I have my fingers and toes crossed that this is my month. It only took my sister 3 months to conceive each of her 3 kids, so I feel a little unspoken pressure. My family doesn’t know we are trying yet, but they still feel a need to ask me if I’m pregnant all the time. It’s so irritating and frustrating. I guess that’s why I’ve been so stressed about TTC so soon in the journey.
