[Servilia]

hi Ladies
I know I'm not very active on this board but I have a question and I figured you all have the most experience with this kind of issue so I was hoping you might be able to help me. I'm almost at the end of my rope

I'm going through my first monitored cycle since May, which ended in a miscarriage in July.
I'm CD 13 and it's been an unmedicated cycle (except for estrace for my lining) and this morning my u/s showed a 24mm follie. I started my LH surge yesterday but it only really reached its peak this morning according to b/w so I figure I either Od today or will tomorrow. My b/w and u/s tomorrow morning will tell me that for sure. But my question is whether I should hold out any hope. In past cycles my RE didn't like my follies to get over 22mm before ovulation and said they might get overripe and decrease in quality once they get past that stage. Have your REs been concerned with this at all? I just don't know whether I should write off this cycle or what. I'm supposed to also use prog suppositories AND fragmin (injectible) in the TWW and I guess I wonder if I should even bother with that now. I plan to find out tomorrow whether my RE thinks I should still do fragmin but in the meantime I wanted your input on this big follie. I just feel so down like another cycle has gone to waste..

thanks

[kayakr]

I wouldn't waste this cycle if I were you. I had a 24mm follie before too and my re triggered me that day and becuase of my bloodwork showing I was starting to O I was ordered to bd that day and the next two days. Now I didn't get a bfp, but we have an age factor and male factor as well.

I wouldn't count this cycle out - I really wouldn't. YOu are depressed becuase you think you are already out this cycle before you've tried. I know how you feel cause I feel like that almost every cycle around O time if I can't BD exactly at the time I think we need to. It's a almost like a panic. I think if you give this cycle up that you will be more upset later then if you still try and it doesn't work.

I hope that helps and I am sorry you are almost at the end of your rope. Hopefully you will find strength to keep going so you can get your BFP.

[KMH]

I agree with Gretchen...this cycle is by no means a waste! Your follie may have been slightly larger that what your RE thinks is "ideal" but we have LOTS of babies on this board from circumstances that were less than ideal. If we all just quit our cycles when things weren't perfect, we'd never see BFPs!

I know it is frustrating when things don't go perfectly, but hang in there. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that your "overripe" follie turns out to be your BFP follie!

[Servilia]

Thanks so much for your input. I'm sorry for being a downer.
My u/s and bloodwork this morning showed that I Od sometime since yesterday morning. I ran into my RE while I was picking up my progesterone and managed to have a quick chat with her. From what I gather, she doesn't think that a 24mm follie is that bad as long as it's early in the cycle. When my follies were danger of getting too big in the past, it was always more towards CD15/16. So I'm still hopeful. I'll have to keep everything crossed and hope for the best. I have to start fragmin for the first time on Thursday.

[kayakr]

I hope you got lots of bding in. :-) good luck

[KMH]

You're not being a downer at all...you're just on the TTCMA roller coaster I hope it is just about your turn to get off this crazy ride!

[*Manda*]

I wouldn't count yourself out at all. My follies the past two cycles have both been bigger than 24MM and my doc hasn't seem bothered. Though, I haven't gotten a BFP yet it must be reasonably common for this to happen since mine has been on a medicated and non medicated cycle.

Wishing you all the luck in the world this cycle!

[L-SBB]

i hope you got a lot of BDing in already too! i agree with everyone else, definitely don't dump the cycle...Melissa's right that lots of non ideal circumstances still lead to a great result, and i hope that's true for you this cycle!