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Forum Post: May 2013 - TTC
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Forum Post: May 2013 - TTC
Thanks Kar, I'm going to test again later today. I got, what I've read online, are typical signs you are ovulating or getting ready to ovulate and I got a negative this morning which I was surprised a more »
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Forum Post: May 2013 - TTC
When should you be testing with opks? My RE doctor told me FMU but I've read online it should be during the day.
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Forum Post: Baby names
We have one named picked already, a boy's name. Well, you know our first names and how similar our initials are so the name have picked out has the same first initials as us and the middle starts with more »
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Forum Post: May 2013 - TTC
Well...we're going to try things on our own. IVF was a bust and we don't want to take out a loan to pay for it. My RE doctor told us if we get pg on our own, they'll be able to test for my mutation bu more »
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Forum Post: APRIL 2013 TTC
KMMZ-they rejected us a second time. According to my RE's office, the next step would be appealing to the state. This just isn't worth going that high up, if technically, I don't have an IF issues. I' more »
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Forum Post: APRIL 2013 TTC
KMMZ- they rejected us a second time. The next step would be appealing to the state which we don't want to do because this isn't something that is worth appealing to the state on. So I'm going to my d more »
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Forum Post: APRIL 2013 TTC
I just submitted my appeal letter to my insurance company. I ended up writing how much is suck dealing with this disorder on a daily basis and we want to avoid my complications or worse for them. Hopi more »
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Forum Post: March 2013 TTC
Anyone have to write the insurance company an appeal letter for coverage? They came back and said since we're both healthy, they'll cover my PGD but not IVF until we've been "trying" for a year. DH & more »
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Forum Post: March 2013 TTC
Sounds smart WPP! I woke up thinking I could just drive myself to the train station and quickly realized 15-20 mins before I wanted to leave that, no it would probably be a better idea if DH drove me more »
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Forum Post: February 2013 TTC
So I got some good news from the RE doc. I made DH come in with me this time so he could hear what they had to say too. The doc wants to me start all our tests sooner rather than later. Aparently even more »
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Forum Post: February 2013 TTC
WPP! So happy for you! We'll sorta celebrate this next week. I got my report back from my visit with the genetics doctor. This isn't the results of my test, just the overall evaluation of my visit wit more »
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Forum Post: February 2013 TTC
I was suppose to have another appointment with the RE doctor tomorrow but I just rescheduled it with the storm coming. If I have to work, I'm not going to want to walk over in the middle of a storm an more »
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Forum Post: January 2013 TTC
So last night I came home and told DH "I'm maxing out our deductible right away this year" The primary genetics test they are doing on me cost about 2k. Thankfully my geneticist told me if for some re more »
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Forum Post: January 2013 TTC
I have my meeting with a geneticist on Friday and then I have to meet with an RE again. When I meet with RE again will depend on how fast the testing goes for my markers. It's been years since I met w more »
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Forum Post: December 2012 TTC
Not much, I started taking a prenatal and I've been trying to drink more water and less soda (not completely cutting it out though).
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Forum Post: December 2012 TTC
Good to know, thanks Whirled!
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Forum Post: December 2012 TTC
Chiclet-we aren't have trouble (although neither one of has been test yet to see that everything works). I posted this last month but we're doing IVF with PGD because I've got some genetic stuff I am more »
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Forum Post: December 2012 TTC
In response to WhirledPeasPlease's comment: Northern, I hope your doctor lets you start soon. A year??? Why a year? They may need proof of having trouble TTC before letting me to IVF and since I'm sti more »
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Forum Post: December 2012 TTC
According to my RE doc, insurance will either let us start soon on the hormones (once they test us individually to make sure everything works) or I have us wait a year. They think insurance might cove more »
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Forum Post: November 2012 TTC
Thanksgiving was good, DH having a small family when it comes to the holidays because we just take his parents with us to my parents. Had to work Black Friday so my shoping was just stoping by Target more »
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Forum Post: November 2012 TTC
Hi whirled. Miss you so we do need to get together soon. my DH actually mentioned contacting yours about going to a concert. As far as the PGD i don't know what it actually stands for but it genetic t more »
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Forum Post: November 2012 TTC
Well, we've started the baby steps (I guess) on TTC. Because of a genetic disorder I have that I don't wish to pass on my my children, we're opting for IVF with PGD. Last year, I met with a bunch of n more »
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Forum Post: For those who remember me...big milestone!
ash, you aren't a bad mom. My mom and I were the same way when I was in college. The first few days everything was fine but towards the end of my winter break and summer break we both were looking for more »
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Forum Post: Daycare costs
All good things to consider. Although our monthly take-out/entertainment budget is $75 which isn't a huge expense but again, something to consider. My DH does go out quite often for lunch so as a trad more »
I finally got a positive surge in the morning on Friday and it was still positive in the afternoon. This is the first month I used them so now I have an idea of around when to start using them.