Topic: Laurie's Plan

I will be having my first Dr. assisted IUI in 3 days and I am getting very excited.  I know the odds are less than 20% per cycle, but I am hoping this will be the cycle that sticks.

I started using my OPK's today and right now I have only the faintest line. I am however starting to get a little CM.  I will be testing for ovulation about 3 times a day until the big day.  I am due to ovulate on Thursday and strangly enough I have Thursday off work, so I really hope that I get a positive OPK on Wednesday. 

The clinic wants me to call in at lunch time the day of the Positive OPK to Scheduale the insemination for 12 noon the next day.   What happends if I don't get my Positive until wednesday night?  So many little things to worry about.  I will be very happy when I get that smiley face and can make some concrete plans.

I would really like a BFP this cycle as my sister had a baby boy 2 months ago and it would be really cool if they could be best friends and go to school together. smile

Here's hoping for lots of sticky baby dust for me.

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Re: Laurie's Plan

Waiting for a positive OPK is so frustrating. I know I am not due to surge until Wednesday, but every time I test and only see a faint line I get discouraged and worried that I will never get a positive OPK.  On the positive side I felt a few ovary twinges, which I think is a good sign.  I still don't have a whole lot of CM though. Technically it doesn't mater since I am doing a Dr. assisted IUI, its a nice sign that Ovulation is on its way.  I wish the next 2 days would fly by. smile

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Well it's Jan 26th and I am officially one day passed ovulation, I hope.  I used 21 OPk tests this month and still didn't get a positive when I ran out.  I had to rely solely on my bodies signals to decide when to go to the Doctors for my insemination.  On Saturday I woke up and had lots of egg white CM and pains in my side.  I decided to go for broke and hope that I would be surging that day and ovulating on Sunday so I went ahead and scheduled my Dr. appointment.

I still had lots of CM on Sunday morning when I woke up and spent the 1 1/2 drive to Moncton, praying that I would ovulate that day or at least some time in the 24 hours after insemination.  The doctors office advised that I should have a full bladder for the procedure as it flattens the uterus and makes the cervix easier to see.  I had to pee like a race horse for about half an hour before I even got to the doctors office.   

When I arrived I found out it was going to be an hour before the IUI as they had two IVF patients ahead of me. BOO HOO  I had to pee so bad, the nurse advised I just go to the bathroom and relieve a little of the pressure. It is so hard to stop peeing when you have a full bladder once you have started. LOL.  I had to relieve the pressure 3 times before my appointment. 

All in all I would have to say it was a great day.  The procedure cost $100.00 less than I thought it would.  My brother, whom I am very grateful for drove me to  Moncton and back, a four hour round trip, with less than 24 hours notice.  The weather was sunny, so the drive was pleasant and my sperm ended up having 5.5 million healthy swimmers.

I am really hoping this is the cycle. My only concern is it is only 12 days from when my period should start, which gives me only a 12 day lutine phase this month. I am due for my period on February 6th, but the doctor has a blood test scheduled for the 9th. 

The doctor said if the blood test is positive I will come in for my first ultrasound two weeks after that.  I really can't imagine having an ultra sound just 30 days from now and seeing a baby.

Please God, Please, Bless This Union Of Egg and Sperm And Give Me The Baby I Have Dreamed Of For So Long.

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Well, this is my fourth try and I am not sure how I feel. I want to be positive and hopeful, but I also don't want to get my hopes up only to have them dashed 12 days from now. Like usual I had a hard time telling if my opk was positive or not. In deciding to AI I basically went with my expected "O" date and "O" pains.  It may seem silly but I also prayed to "God" to give me a sign telling me when to inseminate and I think I got one.  It might just be wishful thinking on my part but I went with it. 

On Saturday I was having "O" pain and after I prayed for a sign what do I see on TV, but the opening credits for "Look Who's Talking".  The very beginning shows an egg being released from the ovary and shows it floating down the fallopian tubes. Usually I would have been asleep by the time that show came on, but I stayed up to watch the "The Secret Garden".

So around 12:30 I was stumbling around in my room trying not to make to much noise as I got my supplies together.  For try number four I used the instead cup and raw egg whites. I warmed the egg white to room temperature and defrosted my vial.  I put maybe a table spoon of egg white in the instead cup and then dumped in the sperm. It kind of felt like I was making a sperm omlette. LOL 

For some reason getting the instead cup in this time wasn't as easy, probably because I was stressed and worried about spilling.  I did attempt an the big "O", but once again stress kinda interfered. Instead I did Kegel exercises, not as enjoyable as "O" , but hopefully did the job.

TWW Symtomes/Updates

April 19th - 1dpo - Sticky CM/ cloudy in color
April 20th - 2dpo - Sticky/creamy Cm and a bit of Nausea
April 21st - 3dpo- Sticky/creamy CM and Nausea again
April 22nd - 4dpo- Lotiony CM - felt very tired all day
April 23rd - 5dpo- Dry CM - felt very tired all day
April 24th - 6dpo- Dry CM - had cramps and sharp pains in my uterus.(Implantation?)
April 25th - 7dpo- Dry CM/ Nothing else worth mentioning
April 26th - 8dpo- Dry CM/ Took HPT negative of course.
April 27th - 9dpo- Dry CM/ Felt a little nausea this morning getting ready for work.
April 28th - 10dpo- Feeling wet but no CM/Very intense Headache/constipation
April 29th - 11dpo- Yellow/Green CM/constipation/ AF cramps
April 30th - 12dpo- AF cramps/ BFN on HPT/Nausea/Gas
May 1st  - 13dpo- Lost 2.5 pound over night. Always a sign of AF.
May 2nd  - 14dpo- Lost 2.0 pounds over night/Gas/Congestion/Very small dot of      / Yellowish green egg white CM
May 3rd - 15dpo- Thin sticky cm, with slight discoloration.
May 4th - 16dpo-  Negative HPT, AF Arrived

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Re: Laurie's Plan

This is my fifth time trying to conceive.  I am using a new donor so that give me a little hope since the last one didn't seem to be doing the trick.

I AI at 9:30pm on May 17th using the instead cup and eggwhites. There was some spillage when inserting the cup, but I am hoping it was all eggwhite and not the swimmers. I made sure to have the Big "o" and now I am just going to hope and pray that I ovulate before 9pm on May 18th.

My goal this month is to try and stay away from the forum and internet during the TWW in the hopes that it will go faster if I am not checking on things every day.

May 19th - I think this cycle might be a bust. Today when I went to the bathroom I notices EWCM indicative of ovulation today, which is 36 hours past insemination. Why, oh why, is it so hard to get the timing right.

I really hope I have super sperm that can live up to 48 hours from defrost. Its not likely though.

May 23 - After 5 days of EWCM, today I am having what feel like "o" pains in my left side. My period is due in 8 days, how could I possibly be ovulating?

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Re: Laurie's Plan

Well I am on my 6th try at the stork race and I am hoping this will be the one that sticks.  I was just adding up how much money I have spent in the last 8 months trying to conceive and it adds up to about $4000 dollars. Wow.

July 16 - Right now I am on Cycle day 14 and just waiting on a positive OPK.

July 18 - Still no positive Opk and lucky me I have run out again.  I think that I have discovered something though.  It looks as if I might have a 11-12 lutein phase.  Which would indicate that I have been insemination on the wrong day.

I kind of suspected that I have been jumping the gun, but it is so hard waiting for ovulation when you have a tank of swimmers in the house.  Every little twinge makes you think its time.
Since I am out of opks I am going to have to figure out the timing from my body.  I do know that I won't be ovulating today as I had a negative opk yesterday a 3pm.

So the plan is to keep watching my CM and be aware of any "O" pains.  If I don't get some indication I will go head and inseminate on Sunday evening as that would we around 12 days from my next period.

July 20- Well I gave in an inseminated Sunday morning rather than Sunday night but over all I feel comfortable with my chances this cycle.  I am due to get my period on July 31st so if I don't have my period by Aug 1st I will test.  I am determined not to test before then because it is just to disappointing to get a negative too many times.

July 24- Well I am officially 33 year old. where did the time go? Any way so far the only symptom I had was a little nausea yesterday evening.  I also feel really tired today even though i had about 8 hours sleep last night. I am picked up a 2 pack of HPT's today so I am keeping my fingers crossed for the next 7 days.:D

July 25- I am thinking of adding another symptom to my TWW.  For the past two days I have been extremely emotional and weepy. I don't really know if this is a symptom of pregnancy or depression, as I suffer from it occasionally I am going to be hopeful and assume it is caused from pregnancy hormones for now.

July 26 - I am not sure if this is a symptom of my period or pregnancy, but today my CM is very Yellow/Green like right before I get my period and my   bb's  are feeling full and sensitive.  It's a little early for my period as it is not due until Friday. So I am starting to feel a little hopeful.

July 27 - Ok, I may be imagining it but I thing my bb's have some new veins that I have never seen before. I have never had blue veins showing before and in all the times I have TTC they have never been one of my symptoms. I am starting to hope and I am scared to do that as getting a BFN always hurts more when you do.

July 28- Well I gave in and tested at 10 dpo, BFN as usual. sad I have one more test so I will save it for Saturday if I don't get AF by then.

I just went to the bathroom and there was the familiar tint to my CM that I get right before AF. At only 10 dpo it looks like I am out yet again.  I wish I could say it was implantation bleeding but I am also having AF like cramps.  I guess its better this way, at least now I am not going to spend the next 3 days filled with hope.

July 29- cm still has a greenish brown tint and smells kind of metalic same as it always does just before my period.  I am pretty sure I am out. AF will likely arrive tomorrow if not sooner. Looks like I failed for the 6th time. sad

July 30 - According to my chart I should get my period today. I don' t think I have any hope left for this cycle since I am having AF cramps and spotting. I am now trying to think how hard I am going to have to scrimp and save to try again next month. Trying to have a baby as a single woman is just so expensive. I am really kind of envious of all the couple out there who have the support of a partner and a second income to help.

July 31- So this is the official first day of my cycle, if I get AF today. I am really scared. I so don't want her to show up. I am having AF cramps but I am trying to stay positive by tellling myself that they can also be a pregnancy symptom. If I don't get AF today I will probably test tomorrow.  I will be 14 dpo then, or I might chicken out and wait till Sunday.  "Oh, please God hear my prayer and let there be a healthy baby in there."

2:30- Still no sign of AF, except for cramping that is. I am praying ever hour or so that this is it.  Hope is such a scary thing.

August 1- Well I did a HPT and it was negative. If I had my timing right today should be 14dpo and according to the test I had a 99% chance of testing positive if pregnant. All I got was one very stark line, there was not ever a shadow of a second line.  I think I am officially giving up on this cycle. There is no sign of AF yet but I have been know to have a really long cycle from time to time. Time to start planning try #7.:(

August 2- The end has come and her name is Aunt Flo.  I am officially out for this cycle. Now moving on to cycle number 7.

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Re: Laurie's Plan

August 2- Day 1 (Spotting)

Today is the first day of my cycle and I will be taking 125 mg of Vitamin B6 starting today and changing my donor to 3139.  He is 6'4 has thick wavy brown hair and Blue/Gray eyes. He also has 27 known pregnancies to his name so  I know he is a proven breeder LOL.

I am also going to try to say this little mantra/prayer to my self everyday to keep my self positive.  smile

This months the month, my eggs will grow,
This months the month, the smiley will show.
This months the month, the sperm will know where to go.
This months the month, I will get that pregnant Glow.
This months the month, the lining will be thick.
This months the month, that will do the trick.
This months the month, the timing will be great.
This months the month, my period will be late.

August 3- Day 2  (Streaking)

Well yesterday I was feeling a bit depressed, I guess that a normal reaction to finding out that your not pregnant for the 6 time. I also tend to be a bit emotional the first day or two of my cycle so I am going to try to think more positive today. August I going to be my month and that is what I will be telling myself for the next 30 days.

I have also decided to take 25mg of Clomid cycle days 3-6. I know its not a lot, but I can barely tolerate the side effects of a higher dose and it might be just enough to give my ovaries a kick in the pants.LOL

August 4- Day 3 ? (Heavy Flow)

Ok, I am not sure what day I am on.  I think today might be the day I should consider day one as the two days prior to this were mostly spotting. The TP would get stained but not the pad.  I really      not knowing what day to start counting. I wanted to start the Clomid on day 3 which is today, but if day 3 is supposed to be full flow than maybe I should wait till Thursday.

I am really hoping for this month to work. I am not really sure if I ovulated for the past two months so I figure I am due. LOL

August 5 - Day 4  (Heavy Flow)

When I decided to TTC my  RE made me see a psychiatrist to discuss the ramifications of my decision.  During that appointment he made me commit to taking a break if it didn't happen after a certain amount of tries.  At that appointment I said I would take a break after 6 tries if it didn't work. This will be my 7 try and I think my last for at least a year.  I think I gave this my best effort but after August I need to focus on finishing my final 4 classes to complete my degree. I wish I could do them both at the same time but I just don't have the money.

I really, really hope this last attempt will work but if not I need to take a long break. I keep telling my self that I just turned 33 so taking a year off will only make me 34 when I try again so conceiving is still possible.

When it comes to this cycle I am going to take my first 25mg dose of clomid tonight before I go to bed. I am dreading it, but it will be worth it if it help me get a BFP for this cycle.

August 6 - Cycle Day 5 (Heavy Flow)

So I chickened out and did not take the Clomid last night. I know I will probably regret it but I just couldn't make my self take it.  I really hope the B6 does the job.

Last night I was talking to one of my friends that Knows that I am trying to conceive and I was telling her how expensive it is and she told me she her husbands cousin would like to help me have a baby. He actually helped someone else I know have one last year, so I know he is fertile. I really think using fresh sperm would help with some of my timing issues and it would be great to be able to use my money to take the Geography course I need.  My only issue is he is a natural supplier. Eww. tongue

August 7 - Cycle Day 6   (Medium-Heavy Flow)

So I have decided that I am going to pursue the fresh sperm route so I won't be ordering any sperm this month.  If that falls through I will just put off TTC for the next year and focus on me for a while. I really want a baby but maybe God wants me to wait until I am more financially secure.  I am going to accept whatever happen and just enjoy my nephews/Neices for a while.:)

August 8 - Cycle Day 7

Well my period is over. It is kind of weird I usually have 1-2 days of light spotting at the end but nothing.

August 9 - Cycle Day 8

Well had a great weekend camping with family. I am still hoping to TTC with fresh this month.

August 10 - Cycle Day 9

I am wondering when I should get my fresh donation. Aug 16 would be cycle day 14 and if I get it then and it lives 5-7 days in a woman's body I should be covered as long as I O within 5 days. I could get 2 donations but that we require doing the       twice which I would like to avoid.:rolleyes:

August 11-  Cycle Day 10

I have changed my mind again about the fresh sperm.  I decided to go with the frozen one more month. I will place my order in the morning and hopefully receive it by Friday.  I should ovulate on Sunday or Monday I hope.

August 12 - Cycle Day 11

Well I faxed my order in and now the wait begins for a positive opk.  Some times I really feel like I am wasting my money buying them when I almost never show a true positive but I feel like I should still use it just in case.LOL  I am picking up the OPK's tonight after work and will start testing tomorrow.  On a side note I think I might be getting a cold.  I really hope it doesn't interfer with ovulation.  Surely I am due.

August 13 - Cycle Day 12

I am really hoping my sperm shipment arrives today. I work 11-8:30 tomorrow and it will be really hard to leave work to go pick it up from the doctors office.  For the past 12 days I have been saying my little fertility mantra over and over to myself.  I even have it memorized. I really hope positive thinking will help me achieve my dream of being a mom.

According to NW ovulation calculator I will be ovulating Sunday or Monday I am praying to God I get a positive OPK by then.


August 15 - Cycle Day 14

I am on cycle day 14 and waiting on a positive OPK. The problem is that I am also tracking other signs of ovulation as well and my cervix is exhibiting all the SHOW symptoms.  I also am having extreme ovulation pain in my right side. My CM is stretch, but not clear.

The question is should I wait on the positive OPK, which I rarely ever get a clear positive on, or go by the other indicators?

This is my last try for the next year and I don't want to mess it up. I already did 2 OPK test today one at 7am and another at 12pm both negative. I think I will do one more at 9pm.  I will probably regret wasting so many in one day but I need to check.

August 17 - Cycle Day 16

We I am still waiting for my postive OPK.  I will be using my last one today. So fingers crossed it will show a strong positive or at least some indication that it will be arriving in the next day or so.  It is so hard to wait on ovulation. I so badly want to open my tank and use the goods inside.  Its funny how some women get pregnant so easy, while others have to time thing just right. If I don't get a positive today then I am just going to do my insemination on Wednesday morning.  I have that day off so I can spend the whole day with my hips raised if I need to. Come on surge I am waiting for you. big_smile

August 18 - Cycle Day 17

Yesterday when I did my OPK it was barely viable, where as the day before it was much darker. So I decide to consider it a positive for the 16th.  I also noticed my cm changing so I decided to do my insemination last night at 12am, that would have made it 32 hours passed the positive opk.  I am a little scared that I may have missed ovulation as today I have barely any CM.  I guess I will have to wait the next 13 days to see.

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Re: Laurie's Plan

Well after having what could only be an anovular cycle in August with a 34 day cycle, I am on to try eight.

I got my period on the 5th of September and it was not spotting for 2 days but immediate flow that lasted 5 days, with no spotting at the end either.

I had an impacted tooth at this time as well and was on antibiotics for 10 days, starting on the 5th as well so I am wondering what impact the antibiotics had on my fertility.

This month I notice great CM and I am sure that I am going to ovulate on day 14 or 15 of this cycle.  I started using my OPK's yesterday and today the OPK shows as almost positive but not quite.

My only issue this cycle is that I didn't order my donor sample until Wednesday and there is a big possibility that it won't be here for Friday. I also am going to try a new donor that has just started with my bank.  He is 6'2 blond, with thick hair and blue green eyes.  I used my last donor 4 times without success so here is hoping my beach boy works out.


Sept 18th -  It looks as if I finally got a clear positive opk. Yeah, I finally passed a test, both lines developed at almost the exact same time and the test line is clearly darker. I also called my doctors office and my sperm arrived, so I will be picking it up after work.  Lucky for me they are opened from 7pm to 9pm as a walk in clinic tonight.

I think I will be inseminating tomorrow some time either before I leave for work at 8am or when I get home from work at 5 pm.  I only have one vial so i have to time it carefully.  I am really hoping my good luck holds out and I get my BFP this month.

Last month I was so sad about the BFN that I could hardly bare to be around my nephew. Just looking at him made me want to cry.

If I inseminate on the 19th then I will be testing on  Oct 3rd that would give me a June 12th due date.  Horray.

Sept 19th - I got a second day of Positive OPK today at 10 am so I am super excited about my timing this month.  I inseminated last night at 12 am so as long as I ovulate today or even tomorrow I might have a good chance.

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I am sitting a 5dpo and so far not one symptom. That not unusual this early in the game so I am not concerned yet. I have this secret hope that I will be one of the women who get implantation spotting early on and will have a positive HPT at 10dpo.  I know its not realistic but It would be awesome to not have to wait the full 14 days to find out if I was pregnant.

Like usual I am looking at the online pregnancy calendars trying to see what dates I could look forward to hearing the heartbeat, the first kick, first ultrasound if I were to be pregnant this cycle. Its a little pathetic I realize but it gives me hope and allows me to dream for a little while. smile

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Well I have officially lost track of how many times I have been trying to conceive.  I think I tried for a year using donor sperm and 6 months with my boyfriend and so far no luck. So today I am on cycle 15 I think. LOL

I got a positive smiley opk on the 15th of April did the BD on the 13, 14, 15,16 and 17th.  I think that should cover all the fertile dates my ovulation calculator gave me. I had quit a bit of CM on the 15th, but not nearly as much on the 16 even though I had O pains on both days. I am pretty sure I  O'd on the 16th. I am feeling happy just to have received the positive opk using only 2 test no less. LOL

I am pretty sure that I didn't ovulate last month because I had spotting for 3 days before my period actually showed up. My cycle was also 31 days as opposed to the usual 29 days and my bbs were not even sore. Also if I had ovulated I would have had a corpus luteum cyst producing progesterone, which would have kept me from spotting so soon before my period.

I should be testing on April 30th barring AF showing up early. I am really hoping for a swift TWW that ends with a BFP.  If I did conceive this cycle the baby would be due Jan 6, 2011.

Here's praying for a NewYears baby.  big_smile

April 17 - 1dpo CM wet and milky no longer EW.
April 18 - 2dpo only symptom is sensitive nips(which seems kinda early)

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