The Waiting Game

I have to imagine that waiting for CD1 is not going to be as difficult as waiting for other tests and drugs to start mid-cycle .. but that's where we are. Provera is finished and now, we wait.

CD1 and CD3 are the next big days but they could start in a week or tomorrow. We will see!

Abbrevs

After my last post I realized that I talk in abbreviations and some may not be obvious.

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2WW - Two-week wait until time to take pregnancy test (approximately 14 days after ovulation)

a
AF - Aunt Flo (menstruation)

b
BBT - Basal Body Temperature
BD - Big Deed (baby making sex)
BFN or BF0 - Big Fat Negative (home pregnancy test result)
BFP - Big Fat Positive (home pregnancy test result)
BIL - Brother-in-Law
BW or B/W - Blood Work

c
CD - Cycle day
CM - Cervical Mucus


d
D&C - Dilation & Curettage
DPO - Days past ovulation

e
E2 - Estradiol
EDD - Estimated Due Date
EPT - Early Pregnancy Test
ER - Emergency Room
EWCM - Egg White Cervical Mucus

f
FMU - First morning urine
FP - Follicular Phase
FRER - First Response Early Response
FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone

h
HCG - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HPT - Home Pregnancy Test
HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy
HSC - Hysteroscopy
HSG - Hysterosalpingogram

i
IB - Implantation Bleeding
IF - Infertility
IR- Insulin Resistant
IUI - Intra-uterine Insemination
IVF - In Vitro Fertilization

k
KU- Knocked Up  

l
LAP - Laparoscopy
LH - Luteinizing Hormone
LMP - Last Menstrual Period
LP - Luteal phase
LPD - Luteal Phase Defect

m
MC - Miscarriage
MS - Morning Sickness


o
O - Ovulation
OB - Obstetrician
OB/GYN - Obstetrician/Gynecologist
OPK - Ovulation Predictor Kit
OPT - Ovulation Predictor Test
OTC - Over-the-counter
OV - Ovulation

p
P4 - Progesterone
PCO, PCOD - Polycystic Ovary Disease
PCOS (POS) - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PG - Pregnancy or Pregnant
PM- Private Message
PMS - Premenstrual Syndrome 
PNV - Prenatal vitamin
POAS - Pee On A Stick

r
RE - Reproductive Endocrinologist

s
S/A - Sperm/semen analysis

t
TI - Timed Intercourse
TRH - Thyroid Releasing Hormone
TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTC - Trying To Conceive

u
US or u/s - Ultrasound
UTI - Urinary Tract Infection

WE HAVE A PLAN!!!

I have never been more excited about a doctor appointment in my life. After waiting for what felt like forever Phil and I had an appointment with a RE! After my last appointment with my OB I was desperately hoping that she would listen to my concerns and say all the right things. Phil even said if she didn't hear me out he was going to get up and leave.. We had these concerns for no reason because we loooved our RE, the clinic, the nursing staff.. EVERYTHING. I couldn't believe it.

The Plan: I am started on 10 days of provera to start AF. On CD3 I'm going back in for a fasting blood draw and an ultrasound. On CD12 I will go back for another ultrasound and then we'll start Clomid - 50mg at first. We are going to do that + and Ovidrel shot and IUI (inter uterine insemination).

Philly will also have to have his dudes checked out. I will do an HSG and have all my levels checked.

I can't believe this is our plan...

Our RE told us that she gave us a 40% chance of being pregnant within THREE MONTHS. THREE!

I will do my best to keep this updated as we continue on this journey.



xo - Amanda