Did I O?

So the trigger is supposed to make me ovulate, right? Well my temps show no sign of it yet. It's making me a little nuts. I'm trying not to put too much thought into it. My temperatures have pretty much stayed consistently flat since the trigger, and I'm worried because I haven't seen the spike as of today. It's been 3 days since my trigger, and the trigger usually works within 36 hours from what I've read. I really haven't read anything online of someone NOT ovulating with a trigger... considering it's supposed to MAKE you ovulate.  The HCG is still showing up on my OPKs, so I know it's definitely still in my system. I'm just hoping the meds are what's affecting my temps. We BDed over the weekend and now I'm wondering if we should continue until I see the spike.



My Ovulation Chart

That's what's going on in my head today. No new symptoms... same old, same old. Food for thought...

I'm Officially Fertile!

Let the BD commence!  DH and I are so stoked to see where this month takes us.  OPK was positive last night, but of course this is due to the trigger.  That was the first time I got two definate lines.  It was so amazing to see, I've never seen the test line so dark.  LOL.  EWCM is still present and I even showed it to DH, which may have been TMI, but he needs to know what's going on in my body.  Now that I know I have 2 follies, it makes this even more exciting!

I was on the PAIF boards last night, and I saw one of the gals is pregnant with twins after going through her second medicated cycle.  Her BFP resulted from Clomid + Trigger + TI.  The same protocol we're on now.  That made my night :)  To make it even better, I found out she was team purple... pink + blue  = purple.  Get it?  I told DH about it and that made him super happy.  So our TI schedule is as follow:  24, 32 and 38 hrs after injection.  Yep, hubby will be wore out.  LOL.

I did notice some side effect symptoms from the trigger last night.  Weird sensations in my pelvic area and a little pain (ovulation pain?).  I was reading that sometimes women experience pregnancy-like symptoms after getting the trigger, so maybe that was what I was feeling.  BBTs are still low, but I'm hoping for a spike and high temps afterwards ;)  Until then, I will begin the prometrium on Monday, and can't test until the 26th.

That's all for today.  I'm wearing my lucky socks again.  Stick babies, stick.

Update - CD 15

2:30 pm
So here I am sitting in the waiting room, waiting on them to call me in for the u/s.  DH is here with me playing games on his phone or something like that.  I'm nervous and my plantar fascitis is giving me problems today.  I hope this right now is the pit of my day.
Last night and this morning I have had EWCM.  So now I have my hopes up.  Still no positive OPK, but this afternoon's test was the darkest I've seen it.  Today is CD 15 and fifteen is my lucky number.  I'm wearing "lucky" socks and I feel good.  Are my hopes too high?  I hope not.

2:40pm
There's another pt here, sitting next to me, with a newborn in a stroller.  Stay calm, Mely.  I guess that's the price u pay coming to an OB/Gyn.  What's taking so long? My appt was at 2pm.

3:00 pm
Just got done with u/s.  Waiting on doc to follow-up.  DH was there to hold my hand.  Measurements looked good, but then again I may be mistaken like last time.  She measured my endometrium, my uterus, my ovaries and my follicles.  "Numbers look promising don't they?" I ask DH.  He tells me he didn't know what the heck he was even looking at.  LOL.  I'm hoping for 2 good follies, but one would do just fine.

3:30 pm
Just got called in for my appt with doc.  Waiting in exam room.  Will post a quick video in a bit. FX!

(sorry video is sideways)

4:00 pm
Still waiting on doc..... I'm going stir crazy and I'm starving :(

4:30 pm
It's a go! Doc just walked in not even spending FIVE minutes with us. "We're gonna go ahead and release it. Then u and ur husband are going to do ur business tomorrow night and the following night. Ur gonna wear him out. But he's a lucky man to be married to such a beautiful woman." Then walks out. No other info.

4:35 pm
Injection done :)  In my right hip.  It stings a little.  They want me to wait 10 min more to make sure I don't have an allergic reaction to the meds. I ask nurse if I can get a little more information on my measurments so that I can journal about it.  She says the other nurse will come in a bit to answer my questions.

 

4:55 pm

Doc comes in instead.  I ask him about my measurments.  He says "2".  Umm, hello?  Two what?  Turns out I actually have 2 mature follicles!  They both measure 2 cm (20 mm) which is awesome!  One on the left AND one on the right!  My endometrium lining is 8 mm, also great!  "What about the prometrium?  When do I start taking that?"  I ask him.  "Monday" he says.  Again I ask him about TI.  Yes, tomorrow and the day after.  Don't do anything tonight.  "Put it in the bank.  Save it for tomorrow," he says.  That was pretty much all for our visit today.  As I was checking out, I saw my superbill had ICD 9 code 626.4, which I looked up.

 

2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 626.4

Irregular menstrual cycle

• Deviations from the normal process; e.g. delayed, difficult, profuse, scanty, unusual bleeding, etc.
• Short description: Irregular menstruation.

Okay, so I guess they were using that to bill when I had insurance.  Either way, hubby and I are on cloud 9! We can't wait to see what this year will bring us.  And to think, my birthday is coming up in a few weeks.  Hopefully I will have even better things to celebrate.  BFP, BFP, BFP!!! Go Team ***! (Thanks L for helping me to coin the phrase) :)

Update Cycle #2

Today is CD13 and I just had a date with the vag cam.  DH was with me today, but the procedure was still uncomfortable.  Hubby is coming down with a cold of some sort, but I hope this doesn't inhibit our TI.  So I got the scan, then we had to wait nearly 45 min for my appt with Trudy.  She finally came to get us and tell us the news.  Basically, I don't have any mature follicles as of yet, but one has the potential to grow in the next couple of days.  On my right ovary, I only have one little bitty tiny follicle that measured 5mm.  Too small to do anything for this cycle.  On the left ovary, however, I have one that measured 14mm and that's the one she says can possibly grow bigger in the next few days.  So she wants me to schedule another u/s for Friday, which is in 2 days, to see if it has grown any bigger.  That will determine whether we trigger or wait until the next cycle.  I'm keeping my fingers and toes tightly crossed that it's the first.  This is the closest I've come so far.  We still discussed what our next step will be should I not get my BFP this cycle :(  I don't really want to think about it though.  Essentially, she will increase the Clomid to 100mg for five days and run the follicle search again.  I don't want to even think about moving forward with a 3rd cycle, because 1: that's already halfway to being done with using Clomid (it really only works within the first 6 cycles), 2: that's more money coming out of our pockets (we decided not to go with COBRA and so we're paying cash for everything), 3: that's waiting one more month (given I get AF on time) again.  So that is that.  I scheduled my scan for Friday afternoon, but this time I'm going to follow-up with the doc instead.  Hubby and I were talking about the appt afterwards and he's really hopeful this cycle.  I guess I'm just trying to be a realist and maybe I've been on the boards too long, but 14mm doesn't seem like that big a deal to me.  But I'm trying to stay optimistic.  DH says he's going to refer to it as "Lefty" in hopes of bringing some positive vibes to the situation.  If anything, he made me smile.

In other news, I start my new job tomorrow.  I'm excited about that.  Weather has been kinda crappy and I hate driving when it's ugly outside.  This new job is on the other side of town and I'm not looking forward to the drive.  That just means I'll have to leave extra early tomorrow morning.  Also, one of my old employers called me today.  She's having issues with the tech she has now and more than likely gonna let him go.  Guess who's coming to the rescue?  We haven't discussed employment details yet, but I'm pretty sure whatever happens, it'll be in my favor. This doctor and I have a very close comraderie and I'm sure she'll be happy to have me back on her staff.  So that's three PT jobs total and I'm working on getting 2 more, so hopefully that will keep us pretty comfortable, financially, in the meantime.  It's still not FT, but it's close and that's fine with me.  That's all for now.  I'll update on Friday.

Trigger Day!

So today is CD 14 and I'm scheduled for my follicle search and HCG injection this afternoon.  I'm super excited and nervous at the same time.

As for what's gone on the rest of this past week, my previous post said that I was anticipating a more positive OPK result on my next strip.  Didn't happen :(  So far everything has tested negative.  So on my FF chart I put the CD10 OPK as positive and hoping that either I ovulated that day (or in the 12 hrs following) or that I have yet to ovulate and the HCG will trigger O.  So far CD10 has been the most "positive" OPK I've had yet.  According to some users on thebump.com, meds will affect your temps and this may be why my temps have been zig-zaggy and all over the place (of course this is no different than before I started taking meds).  I will definately ask the doctor/tech whether they can tell if I ovulated or not. I'm keeping my FX that my follies will be big enough to trigger today.

On another note, I've started painting the nursery.  I have finished painting the trimming white and perhaps this weekend will start on the rest of the wall.  I'm painting it a pale yellow.  I also purchased my first set of brand new cloth diapers.  I found a website called diapersafari.com and they provide free shipping so I decided to buy some sale items.  I will get them in about a week.

Another thing that happenend this weekend, I was around two PG ladies at the same time. So I'm hoping I hijacked some of the PG hormones.  LOL.  I did the old trick of rubbing their bellies hoping that maybe it's contagious too.  Hahaha.

Anyways, will update on my appt. later.