TTC Questions

Dear Julz

Im on cycle day 29, and this is my first combination cycle - fertomid and gonal F injections.
My question is, can the combination make my cycle longer than usual. My cycles are between 26-28 days but mainly 28 days - never longer than 28 days. Quantitative HCG says im not pregnant and prog test says I did O.

Is it normal for one's cycle to be messed up ?

Thanx in advance for your help.

Hapi

Hi Julz

How are you doing? Enjoying the new job I hope?

I have a question regarding temping. Do you know if your body temperature goes up from your BBT when you get up in the morning, or down?

In other words if I get up go to the loo and brush my teeth and then take my temp, it's obviously not my BASAL body temperature anymore, but will it be higher or lower than what my BBT was going to be?

Does that make sense?

Klippie, I just wanted to give you some more hope!!!
A friend of mine had a 2% chance of conception and her DH 1%.

They did all the treatments etc and they never conceived.
They fostered 2 kids, but the older one starting making weird accusations and the kids were taken away.

Anyway, long story short, they decided to put it in God's hands and they conceived without any assistance and have a happy and healthy child now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So there is hope FX for you!!!

Thanks so much Lalie & Julz

Had a call from Dr this afternoon. According to my bloods yesterday, I will O tonight. (yes, I know, according to my bloods of Friday, I O'ed on Friday!)

So I was in PnP, which prevented me from asking all the questions which I would have. I asked if I could call her tonight, and she said its fine. Which I have decided not to do. So tonight we will not ask questions, we will BD, and hope and pray for that 6% to outdo the rest!

Hi there

Wow laliek can take over here as she really summed it up so well. Thanks laliek

This isn't an exact science klippie even when they use fertomid for iui which is fine etc, but it can mean that they miss ovulation. especially if this is your first medicated cycle. Also know that even with 6% morph. there is still a chance without AI or IUI.

I know that we would have prog tested day 7 but I am sure they have their reason for doing it on day 3 and it is good to ask such things.

You can release more than one egg but they would release within 24 hours of each other.

I am really sorry that your IUI was cancelled. I wish you all the very best for the next one. xx

Klippie - ek is so jammer om te hoor van jou hartseer. ((hugs)). Ai jong, die hele IUI en TTC ding is maar vrek moeilik.

Julz gaan jou beslis beter antwoorde kan gee as ek maar ek wil vir jou se (omdat ek al self deur twee IUI's is)

Ek is nie seker hoekom dr progesteroon toets doen op 3DPO nie want normaal weg is dit 7dpo? Sy sal jou dalk die beste antwoorde kan gee. Onthou, met IUI's is dit 'n groot gamble - ek het op my eerste IUI ook voor die tyd ge O so die dag wat inseminasie plaasgevind het was dit basies te laat. Die volgende keer het ek na inseminasie geO. Dis baie moeilik vir die Dr's om te bepaal wat jou liggaam gaan doen en met IUI het jy nes met 'n natuurlike siklus, net 25% kans op sukses per siklus. Onthou jou liggaam moet gewoond raak aan al die drugs en meds, dis soos 'n groot skok vir jou liggaam!

Al wat ek kan se is dat Fertomid jou definitief, nes Clomid vir my, vroeer kan laat O en dit is moontlik dat jy meer as een keer kan O met 'n medicated cycle, maar gewoonlik is dit net die dominant follicle wat release.

Onthou ook net dat met 6% morfologie jy nogsteeds kans staan om te conceive natuurlik - onder 5% is gewoonlik die groter probleem. As jou DH se count hoog is, sy motiliteit nie 'n probleem is nie en die lewensvatbaarheid van die sperms goed is dan staan jy nogsteeds 'n baie goeie kans. Jou FS wil miskien alle moontlikhede uitskakel want onthou wat het met Paisley gebeur? Hulle het eers met IUI uitgevind sy het lutheal phase probleme so ek is seker jou dokter wil alles toets.

As ek jou raad kan gee, die beste raad wat ek gekry het met hierdie IUI's en dit later besef het, as jy nou elke liewe ding gaan begin question en wonder hoekom dit gebeur of hoekom dat gebeur dan stres jy jouself net erger op en met die volgende IUI is jy so gestres dat dit nie goed is vir jou nie! Ek weet dit is vrek moeilik want ek was daar en na 'n week se getjank en stres dat ek nie 3de IUI wil doen nie want ons sal elkgeval IVF moet doen ens ens, het ek uiteindelik besef dokters kan ook net soveel doen en ek moet dit vat soos wat dit kom.

Baie sterkte ek weet waardeur jy gaan en ek hoop jy kry meer gemoedsrus Woensdag xxx

Julz, please help because I'm having a nervous breakdown!

This may be long - sorry. On Friday, we had our 2nd IUI cancelled. The reason - Friday was CD 12. I went for bloods on CD10, again CD12 (Friday) and was supposed to go Saturday (CD13). The doc would let me know when to trigger, and IUI was then to take place Sunday (CD14) or today (CD15). I'm a clockwork 28 day cycle. So on Friday afternoon I get a call from dr - my levels have dropped (or risen - can't remember) (which basically means that I ovulated on Friday). Which is way too early, cause I was on CD12 (but have taken Fertomid day 3-7 and Gonal F (day 4,6,8,10). So too late to arrange IUI then, Dr prescribed BD for Friday Eve. Dr asked me to do Progrestorne test this morning, which I did. Now they just phoned and said count was very low (but I'm 3dpo) - I think she said 3.8. So she requested LH and E2 tests again.....we are waiting for the results.

My questions are:
1 Can fertomid cause early ovulation
2. Is is possible to ovulate more than once per cycle i.e. on CD12 and onwards (CD 10 sonar showed 4 follies)
3. Why is progrestorne test done today - 3 dpo?

I think I am upset, because if I did O more than once, we could have done IUI still, because BD is not going to do the trick - I think not with 6% morphology.

O please, even if you can just answer one of the questions for me. I'm seeing dr again Wednesday - she's going to do a sonar, but can't wait that long to put my mind at ease.