re: *OFFICIAL* Fertility Treatment Thread (Clomid, IVF, IUI)

Quoting [Mrs. C]:" <blockquote><b>Quoting brodyzmom:</b>" So... I started eating high protein/low carb ... [snip!] ... bad idea... disgusting! They told me to drink a lot of fluid with electrolytes too. I chugged Smart Water and diet Powerade."

Yeah, I need to get some of those too! I know I haven't even been deemed possibility of OHSS yet, but you can see why I'm antsy and trying to be as proactive as possible... I just know these are things that I can at least control, where as goofball ovaries, I cannot. lol

<blockquote><b>Quoting brodyzmom:</b>" Yeah, I need to get some of those too! I know I haven't even been deemed possibility of OHSS yet, but ... [snip!] ... as proactive as possible... I just know these are things that I can at least control, where as goofball ovaries, I cannot. lol"</blockquote>

I think you're being smart! It's good to stay on top of it. OHSS seems to be one of those things that can sneak up on you and get ugly quick. Better safe than sorry!

Quoting [Mrs. C]:" <blockquote><b>Quoting brodyzmom:</b>" Yeah, I need to get some of those too! I know ... [snip!] ... to stay on top of it. OHSS seems to be one of those things that can sneak up on you and get ugly quick. Better safe than sorry!"

It sure did with me last time. One minute I was completely fine, just a little bloated. The next...I was in the floor screaming in pain. And then it began...

I've been keeping up but I forgot where I left off last? Good luck to you ladies going in for IUI real soon. So exciting  WE have been incredibly busy. My son had his first research project due and he procrastinated a little so I spent the weekend and Monday/Tuesday helping him. We are also trying to finish up our bedroom. I just finished painting and my hubby is going to fix the floor and sand it down this weekend. Then we can move back in! yay  It won't be finished but good enough. I have an U/S tomorrow. My heart palpitations didn't come back. I really don't want to take femera again but we will see. My doc wants to do three rounds of femera then hsg then three rounds of femera with trigger and iui. He doesn't do anything beyond that since he is just an OB so after that I guess I'm SOL. I don't think I will go much farther. I might think about going to the new RE that is coming in to town supposedly in May. I'm having pain in my right and left ovary. More so my left. I'm curious to see what the ultrasound looks like tomorrow! Hopefully I can hop on here more now that things are slowing down. I miss you ladies 

Quoting brodyzmom:" Am I the only psycho who looks at maternity clothes ALL THE TIME and lusts?  "

I do! but I don't buy because I'm not convinced I will be pregnant again. I think I'm even more tempted by baby clothes lol! Because then I think well if I don't use it I know others that will have babies.

Quoting Dr.Clandestine:" Thanks everyone!, The doctor that saw me said birth control can make you periods really light to almost ... [snip!] ... in my face from the sinus infection, and infections themselves can make it higher, but I dont know how much it can affect it."

Hope things start looking up for you!  

Quoting brodyzmom:" OMG. Last night was CD7, and the first night of injections. My ovaries already feel like they're gonna explode. I hurt.  "

 

Quoting brodyzmom:" So... I started eating high protein/low carb yesterday trying to get ahead of any OHSS. It sucks. That is all."

My husband and I started a paleo diet. I love it now  Are you on pinterest at all? I have a lot of paleo recipes that are really good on there. I've never heard of it helping with OHSS??? What are you missing? I miss lattes lol. I'm not a huge fan of milk or cheese so that doesn't bother me. I made a ton of these muffins made of almond meal and coconut flour. They are really good!! They satisfy my bread cravings. My husband is dying for nachos lol. I don't have more energy but I feel better. I think I might have a sensitivity to milk. Every time I drank a latte I didn't feel good afterwards. So I guess it's for the better. I do plan on cheating with a big fatty cheese burger and fries sometime soon;)

Quoting Mrs.O♥:" <blockquote><b>Quoting brodyzmom:</b>" So... I started eating high protein/low carb ... [snip!] ... get ahead of any OHSS. It sucks. That is all."</blockquote> Good luck!!! I'm cutting out caffeine and its a bitch!!!!"

I don't think I will ever do that lol

Quoting LamenLaur:" Definitely did not expect to get the trigger shot in the ass lol! My biggest is 18mm so we scheduled the IUI for tomorrow morning!"

good luck!

Quoting brodyzmom:" That's my next goal. Baby steps. I already quit smoking in November, so I'm making progress."

I love smoking but I quite when I got pregnant when I got pregnant with my first. I have asthma and I had quit so I decided I wouldn't go back. Every once in awhile. I just miss the calming effect. ahhhhhhhhh

Quoting seattlemama3 *NMD*:" I love smoking but I quite when I got pregnant when I got pregnant with my first. I have asthma and I ... [snip!] ... I have asthma and I had quit so I decided I wouldn't go back. Every once in awhile. I just miss the calming effect. ahhhhhhhhh"

oh, I LOVE it too! I had 2 when I was in Nashville, but that's the ONLY 2 since the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I'm proud.  

Quoting seattlemama3 *NMD*:" My husband and I started a paleo diet. I love it now  Are you on pinterest at all? I have a lot of paleo ... [snip!] ... afterwards. So I guess it's for the better. I do plan on cheating with a big fatty cheese burger and fries sometime soon;) "

We've done paleo on and off lots of times. I'm not good at sticking to it long term though. I am on pinterest and would LOVE some recipes! I wouldn't say it actually helps with OHSS, but it would help with symptoms. In OHSS you get a lot of fluid leaking out in to the body (called third spacing). Protein helps keep the fluid from leaking out (long explanation), but this is why they sometimes give you albumin when you have severe OHSS. I miss...everything. I LOVE sweets. Could live on them, easily! I am still having a cup of coffee in the mornings (my small cheat) with hot chocolate and french vanilla creamer in it. It helps my cravings.

Quoting brodyzmom:" We've done paleo on and off lots of times. I'm not good at sticking to it long term though. I am on ... [snip!] ... a cup of coffee in the mornings (my small cheat) with hot chocolate and french vanilla creamer in it. It helps my cravings. "

These are the muffins I have been making. I love sweets also. I could live on donuts, muffins, cinnamon rolls mmmmmmmm. I made these also by replacing the banana with 1 cup apple sauce and adding apples. I'm going to do blueberries next. I still drink coffee I just use full fat coconut milk. It's surprisingly not much different than cream!
http://www.threedietsonedinner.com/2013/02/best-paleo-banana-bread-ever.html

Quoting seattlemama3 *NMD*:" These are the muffins I have been making. I love sweets also. I could live on donuts, muffins, cinnamon ... [snip!] ... It's surprisingly not much different than cream! http://www.threedietsonedinner.com/2013/02/best-paleo-banana-bread-ever.html"

Do you just pour it in a muffin pan instead of a loaf pan?

ETA: I started following you on pinterest!