Krissy-I understand about wanting to maximize maternity leave and what it is like to not have family close by to help. 3 months isn't too bad, all you can do is try your best and hope it works out. And moving 31weeks PG was not fun, but definitely better than with a newborn! Moving just sucks period though, lol.

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Cassie--You said you are doing the HCG shot this time--how does that work? You do that with clomid? Sorry, Im just curious and I dont understand it

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Krissy - I took 100 mg of Clomid CD 4-8 and tomorrow I go for an ultrasound/follie study. They will see how many mature follies I have and decide what day I need to give myself the shot. The shot will then make all the mature follies release their eggs... I am kind of hoping for more than one, just to increase my chances of ONE of them fertalizing and say I have two and they both fertilize...so be it.

My dh's cousin has been ttc for probably 8 years now...she went to the doctor for a bad sinus infection....SHE'S PG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Wow--8 whole years! That is a long time--was she doing IVF or anything? Amazing--I dont even know them but I am so happy for them!

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They were not very open with it all, I am not sure how far they went. I know they did meds and procedures and all that but I don't know which ones. I am extremely happy for them. They truely deserve it!

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posted this in the IF thread too...

Well it’s looking like no eggies this month…another cyst 30mm on the left ovary! They will call and confirm that this evening once my blood work results come back. She said he would probably put me on injectables since I am getting a cyst while on clomid. That would cost us like 1,000 to 1,500$ though…so looks like we might be trying on our own…We’ll see. I will talk to them more about some other options...and for now I just hang on to my shot. He had me on 100mg of clomid, but the 6 months I took 50 mg with my GYN I never got a cyst. I am going to see if he will let me do a cycle on 50mg before trying the injectables.

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Im sorry Cassie. That sucks. Can you do the HCG shot with the 50 mg of clomid?

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Yes I would be able to use the HCG shot w/ just 50mg. I guess I am still praying she calls and says it's not a cyst and I can do the shot...this is just so frustrating. I am going to sit down and talk to dh and see what he wants to do. We got our tax refund already and dh is getting a $6,000 bonus in April, but we like to keep that in our savings...

It will work out all as God has it planned I am sure. I will focus on what I do have already and try to take this with a grain of salt, but its hard when you are dumping so much money into it and not getting the right results.

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Cassie- ughh, sorry you didn't get better results. The worst part of IF is the not knowing if/when anything will actually happen! I know how hard it is to stay positive, but it sounds like you are doing a good job of thinking positively. Sending good news vibes your way ~~~~~~~

BTW, love your new profile pic. Isn't she just a SASSY one????

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Thanks Jo...Sassy...YEAH that's her! LOL!!!

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Oh Cassie, that just sucks about the cyst Maybe going back to 50mg of clomid would be better for you since you know your body does well on that and you won't have to hopefully deal with all these cysts? And I'm sure the financial part makes it all the more frustrating.

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ok...I am posting in 2 places here...

Bina they called me back yesterday and told me my numbers looked really good, to go ahead and do 5000 IU of the HCG shot.

The shot was not bad. My ex coworker told me it hurt her like a B! The needle that you used to give it was tiny. The one that you mixed it with was BIG, maybe she used the wrong one. I talked Clint into giving it to me. I didn't even feel it go in. LOL!! I got it in my stomach...lots of fatty tissue there to not feel it. The area feels really bruised, but is only a little red/pink on the surface. So...12 hrs later and I did my first HPT! LOL!! GUESS WHAT, I got a BFP!!! LOLOLOL!!!!



Hopefully there will be a TON more of those to come (REAL ONES)!!!

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WOOHOO Cassie!! For a second I got confused and thought it was a REAL BFP! But hopefully in 2weeks you will be getting one

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LOL! Yeah hopefully a REAL one in two weeks

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Cassie- we will be 2WW buddies. I got a + opk yesterday so we shall see....I wanna see more + tests, even if they are induced by the HCG shot!!!

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I just took one...I forgot about it though...the one from yesterday was pretty light....

YAY for a + OPK Jo!

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Oooh, my fingers are crossed for you both!
Cassie--Im so glad they allowed you to do it; was there not really a cyst afterall?
Jo--Yay for positive opk! Was your previous issue that you did not ovulate? I cannot remember, but either way it is good news! Ill be thinking of you for the next 2weeks~

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Krissy- we were lumped into the "unexplained IF" club. I ovulate on my own and DH's boys are all good, strong and move in the correct direction. For whatever reason the clomid must have helped us conceive. I do have low progesterone, though and clomid helps that. I did not take clomid this month either so we'll see how our timing was.

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Jo - You definitely got the bd in!

I'll join you guys in the tww club, three's a charm right?

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Good luck, Mary

Jo--Can't you just take progesterone? Or does that not work that way? I like your new ticker--it will make it easy for me to follow along with your wait!

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