TTC2.0 CD13 and CD16 update

Soooo, things have changed! On CD13, I went in for my ultrasound and blood work. Ultrasound showed the follicle on my right hadn't grown, but all of the sudden there was a follicle on the left measuring at 13mm. Lining was around 8.3mm. The doctor said, okay maybe this is the follicle that  will be dominant (referring to my left one). She called me later that day and my estrogen rose to 73.5 from 29. Okay, we're going somewhere!

CD15-Last night I decided to take an OPK around 8:30. Most of the time, I don't bother taking them until the mornings. Of course the ones I'm using have been all weird and blotchy, but it looked positive or almost positive. I start freaking out, of course.

CD16-I wake up and take an OPK. VERY positive. Go in at 7:15am and tell the doctor I tested positive with the OPK this morning. She checks my follicles. The one on the right is 19.5! The one on the left.... is gone... or at least we think it's gone. She had a hard time seeing anything on the left. OH! and my lining was 10mm!! omg! I went home to trigger right after the appointment and scheduled the IUI for tomorrow morning at 7:30. Of course, now I'm freaking out that I'll miss ovulation! Waiting for the doctor to call me with my levels, which should be in about 2 hours!!

Blood Levels

E2 190
LH 68

TTC2.0 IUI#3 CD12 Third time is not the charm...

So yesterday was CD12. My son and I went in for our appointment and were SO happy because the Doctor that helped us get pregnant with Liam was there to do my ultrasound. I had not seen him since I was 8 weeks pregnant! Immediately, I knew this was good luck. The ultrasound went GREAT. 8.6mm lining (Holy cow! My lining has NEVER been that big) and 1 lead follicle at 15mm. There were 3-4 others on the right side around 7-8mm. I was hoping for more, but I'm totally fine with these odds. Left the appointment super happy and they told me to come back Friday and I'd likely trigger that night for a Sunday IUI. GREAT! These appointments have been on all of my days off, which has been fantastic! Later that afternoon, I get a call from a nurse saying that my E2 levels are at 29.4, which means my body isn't reacting to the medicine like it should. She said it was very strange especially since my E2 levels were at 40 on CD3 and the fact that I had a mature follicle... I'm still going in tomorrow where they'll do another ultrasound and recheck my blood work. She said "I'm hoping it's lab error." I really hope so too. Otherwise, this cycle will be cancelled... We will be taking a break for a month too if this cycle is cancelled because we don't want a Christmas baby. :( Needless to say, my day was crushed at 4PM yesterday..

BLOOD LEVELS:

        E2 Level:       29.4

        LH Level:       8.69

        P4 Level:       <0.20

BFN! Onto IUI#3 for TTC2.0-UPDATED

So we tested last Wednesday when I was 13dpiui. It was definitely a stark white! Of course I was upset, but we knew this was a bad cycle.

Onto the next cycle. We're doing L.etro.zole this time starting today, CD4 through CD8. I'm hoping I react well to these meds. Here is the info so far:

IUI#3
CD4-5 follicles right, 4 follicles left. Will update with blood work later.

BLOOD LEVELS: E2 Level: 41.2 HCG Level: <1.00 FSH Level: 3.37 LH Level: 5.30 P4 Level: 0.535 TSH Level: 2.07

TTC2.0 IUI#2

So we triggered on CD18. I really didn't like the idea of not having another ultrasound that morning. I was left with the fact that the follicle was 16.5mm the day before and my lining was 8mm. So I have hopes that it grew to at least 18.5-19mm and that my lining grew to 9-10mm. But of course, I'll never know. I was also not crazy about the fact that my E2 level was only at 167 the day before trigger.

Day of IUI, we go in and everything is good, except... the sperm count.. We only had a total motile of 11.1 million. Last IUI was 28.5 million. We actually paid for the high motility on this vial and everything. It was 46 total motile before wash. It really decreased. The vial we got was from 2016. The vial with last cycle was 2013. Guess it's normal for the motility to decrease as the donor ages. Needless to say, with all of the above info, we are not feeling optimistic at all. Going in on Thursday for progesterone blood work and then next Thursday for beta. We'll probably test next Wednesday. I will probably have a glass of wine for Super Bowl this Sunday because our home town team, the Eagles, are playing! And I HAVE to celebrate.. right?!

TTC 2.0 CD15 and CD17-UPDATE

So, we went to the RE on Saturday morning and finally my follicle is growing. there was 1 at 13mm and lining at 6mm. Went again this morning on CD17 and the follicle was 16.5mm and my lining was 8mm! My lining has NEVER been that good. Waiting on blood work to come back and they will call me. HOPEFULLY I'm not close to ovulation because we obviously want that follicle to grow. I'm definitely disappointed that I only have 1 good follicle. I've never had this issue with Clomid before. I've always had 2 good follicles. But I'm hoping with 1 good follicle and a thick lining, things will go well.

IUI#2 so far
CD4-12 follicles on the right, 6 on the left. Thyroid levels came back at 1.24!
CD11-All follicles about 10 or under. Looks like 3 main ones so far. lining at 5.5. The only good thing about this is that my lining still has time to grow. Have to go back on Thursday! E2 was 47.6
CD13-Follicles around the same size. Still about 3 main ones. Lining still at 5.5. Will update with E2 levels later. E2 levels up to 122! She said that's good and to come in on Saturday. Hoping my wife and son will be my good luck charms since my wife can finally come to an appointment!
CD15-1 lead follicle around 13. Lining 6. E2 level actually dropped to 102. I assume that's because all the other follicles stopped growing and left only the lead follicle.
CD17-1 lead follicle still around 16.5 on right. A lot of small ones 7-8mm on the left. lining is 8!!! Will update with levels later! E2 Level 167. Triggering tomorrow night on CD 18. IUI on CD 20. This is by far the LATEST IUI ever.... We're not feeling optimistic about this round.

TTC2.0 CD13 UPDATE!

Back to the RE this morning and my lining is STILL 5.5 and my follicles barely grew. UGH! I'm definitely getting discouraged but have to remind myself that my normal cycles are 37+ days long. I was just hoping for SOME growth and definitely wanted a good lining. So, depending on how the blood work comes back today, I'm either going in on Saturday, CD 15 OR Monday, CD 17. Going to find some Pom juice at lunch time and hope that helps. Really hoping this cycle isn't a bust :(

IUI#2 so far
CD4-12 follicles on the right, 6 on the left. Thyroid levels came back at 1.24!
CD11-All follicles about 10 or under. Looks like 3 main ones so far. lining at 5.5. The only good thing about this is that my lining still has time to grow. Have to go back on Thursday! E2 was 47.6
CD13-Follicles around the same size. Still about 3 main ones. Lining still at 5.5. Will update with E2 levels later. E2 levels up to 122! She said that's good and to come in on Saturday. Hoping my wife and son will be my good luck charms since my wife can finally come to an appointment! 

TTC2.0

Well, I've definitely been slacking in the blogging department. I'll have to do a whole "where are we now" post, but for now... TTC2.0! Our first IUI was a bust. I forgot how awful it feels to get a BFN. Especially since EVERYTHING seemed to be perfect. I had a follicle of 22 and a 15. My lining was 7.7. Although low, it's the highest it's ever been for me. Sperm count was great as well. That was our last vial that we purchased when trying to get pregnant the first time. LUCKILY, although our donor is retired, there are still over 100 vials available and only for sibling births. So, onto IUI #2! Today is CD11 of IUI#2 and things are already different. Here are some comparisons:

IUI#1
CD4-Baseline ultrasound showed 10 follicles on the left, 8 follicles on the right. Thyroid levels came back elevated at 4.04. They were fine the month before.
CD11-3 Follicles at 18, 13, 13. Lining at 5.5 Thyroid levels still high. prescribed synthroid
CD12-4 Follicles at 22, 15, 13. Lining at 7.7---Triggered that night E2 was 413
CD14-Total motile 28.5 million lots of cramping afterwards. I definitely ovulated right after the IUI
CD25-11dpo. It was New Year's Day so we tested hoping to start the year right! BFN

IUI#2 so far
CD4-12 follicles on the right, 6 on the left. Thyroid levels came back at 1.24!
CD11-Today... All follicles about 10 or under. Looks like 3 main ones so far. lining at 5.5. The only good thing about this is that my lining still has time to grow. Have to go back on Thursday! E2 was 47.6
Hoping for a Saturday IUI. That would be lovely. Even Sunday would be fine too. This cycle, I've been drinking Red Raspberry Leaf tea to thicken my lining. My lining is SO thin! It was 6 when I had my son though! If this cycle doesn't work, we're probably taking a break for a bit because we really don't want a november-january baby.

I'll try to keep this updated as we go through TTC2.0!