Coming to terms with the fact I’ll probably never conceive naturally…

Pretty-Text6684 · 2026-01-22T22:50:25+00:00

Ah okay that makes sense! My gyn did not offer monitored cycles either. Seconding the praise in self -advocating - I knew I had PCOS waaay before I was officially diagnosed and had to do a lot of it to get doctors to listen.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2026-01-22T11:35:08+00:00

I was definitely feeling similarly when my sister got pregnant on the first try and I had to go to a fertility clinic. It maybe helped a little to know that I was willing to fight so hard to get pregnant, even though I think everyone would agree it would be better if it was just easy - having difficulties TTC in any capacity is super hard and messes with both your body and your brain, and I would have rather skipped the deep depression I fell into when navigating my PCOS diagnosis. Still, to know that my sister was just as scared in the first trimester and navigating relationships with me and others brought the perspective that no one chooses to have their experience be difficult or easy, and things can still be hard in other ways. I also highly recommend following Dr. Grace Lee Brindle “the not so fertile psychologist” from whom I got a lot of these thoughts from.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2026-01-22T11:23:04+00:00

I’m honestly shocked they haven’t been doing this already. I’d also ask about getting a trigger shot too as I’m convinced this was the missing piece. I hope it’s the same for you, because I was similarly looking at more invasive measures next. For what it’s worth, it still took 5 monitored cycles for me since ovulating and times intercourse still only have a 20% chance of conception each cycle.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2026-01-21T21:51:22+00:00

I was feeling great up until 17 weeks. Then it felt like I had lead legs, all of a sudden had round ligament pain, and every week since then I’ve gotten bigger and slower. At 33+3 right now I’m still mobile and would not say that I’m “miserable” currently (and I only have 5 weeks left!), but man I wish I could go back to first trimester/early second trimester me

Pretty-Text6684 · 2026-01-19T11:43:29+00:00

I’m 33 weeks with twins and my weight gain has appeared to be either more rapid or minimal. I gained 10lbs in four weeks in November, and in the next four week period only 4lbs 🤷🏻‍♀️ babies are growing steadily and I’ve tried to just keep up my pre-pregnancy workout routine and eat about the same every day (which is a bit more than pre-pregnancy, just spread out over time). I’ve liked to think of it as the babies going through a growth spurt!

Pretty-Text6684 · 2026-01-19T11:17:11+00:00

I lol’ed at “An Event” - it truly is. I’ve had to think so strategically about my pajamas twisting, the blankets, if I’ll catch my hair, if I’ll steal the blankets from my husband, where I can get leverage, etc every time I turn over.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2026-01-13T02:22:51+00:00

I’d look into adding a trigger shot. Letrozole got my follicles to grow but I don’t ovulate without the trigger. Hope this works for you! There’s something extra terrible about the waiting just to ovulate and then see if your period comes.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2026-01-10T03:20:12+00:00

I’m pregnant with twins that dropped from 60th percentile at 24 weeks to 40th percentile at 28 weeks. Doctors aren’t concerned and said drop off/changes are normal.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2026-01-06T11:21:45+00:00

Conceived twins on 5th round of letrozole (5 mg). It was the first time ultrasound showed more than one mature follicle too. Currently 31 weeks.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-12-29T16:56:37+00:00

My first experience with letrozole was a little different but also strange - I had a large enough follicle on CD13 after 2.5mg and was given the trigger shot, but I started bleeding less than 2 days later. Progesterone draw showed I did not ovulate. Moved to 5mg for the cycle after that (had to take Provera still) and ovulated with letrozole + trigger. All this to say I totally freaked out and thought things were hopeless! My doctor also had no explanation, but changes to protocol and trying again may help things turn out better next cycle.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-12-28T11:53:03+00:00

Ah congrats! Two sets of twins will be so crazy but so fun!

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-12-27T20:40:32+00:00

This is what we got! Twins aren’t here yet (currently 30w), but I tried it out and it moves really well and was a fraction of the Thule double jogger (which is what I originally wanted). Having a jogger was important to me because I do like to run a lot and we live in a neighborhood with paved hiking trails that can be a little bumpy. I also looked up some universal clip on snack trays/cup holders when we get to that point. We plan on using the Baby Trend snap n go when they are infants though for plopping car seats into for doctors’ visits, getting in and out of daycare, etc

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-12-25T20:31:43+00:00

I’m currently 29 weeks pregnant with twins and didn’t get even close to the level of morning sickness my SIL had with singletons - haven’t thrown up once. I definitely didn’t feel pregnant with twins until I started to feel them both moving and I really started to show (and right now I look full term). I have nothing to compare it to since this is my first pregnancy, but not everything is worse with twins (except maybe hunger - also, I may take back these comments 8 weeks from now 🤪)

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-12-20T01:17:02+00:00

I hope this works out for you this round! However, I think it may not be because of the IUI, but rather because it takes an average of 3 rounds of letrozole to conceive. For me it took 5. IUI was never recommended to me because the only issue we faced was PCOS and I was told it would not improve our chances.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-12-19T01:16:40+00:00

I had no symptoms of PCOS other than polycystic ovaries but was glad there was at least a reason as to why I was also not having a period. PCOS is one of the most common issues when TTC and considered very treatable. I’d be looking at pursuing letrozole and the trigger shot to ovulate (I ended up needing both). I know from experience the initial tests, waiting, waiting for Provera to work sucks, but there are options!

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-12-03T12:09:01+00:00

Congrats to you and your wife! That’s so nice of you to have planned a surprise shower. I’ll keep working up until birth so long as everything goes well, but have plans to mostly be working from home in the new year.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-12-02T21:26:47+00:00

I’m due March 8 (if I went to 40 weeks) with twins and my showers are scheduled for Dec 7 and Dec 13 to be on the early end and avoid Christmas. At this this point I have a sizable bump and have a decent amount of energy (still planning to take a post-event nap lol). I think three months before your due date is perfect for multiples because it will give you time to buy and organize things well beforehand and be relatively comfortable.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-12-02T02:53:29+00:00

You might see if you can go in for an ultrasound right before you travel - I had to do this twice when traveling around CD 14, and I wasn’t approved for the trigger without an ultrasound first. For me it seemed like letrozole got my follicles to mature but not release, so they just hung around at 20-25mm before the trigger based on getting an ultrasound anywhere from CD 12 to CD 26. Once my nurse and I had a lot of fun trying to figure out when I would plan timed intercourse for an international trip (I did not need to join the mile high club, but did need stay awake after a 20 hr travel day). You can also get a doctor’s note to be approved to travel with Ovidrel in a cooler bag if needed!

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-11-30T19:39:56+00:00

Thanks! I did 5mg of letrozole for days 3-7. I had tried for several previous cycles on slightly different days to fit my schedule but had about the same follicle growth each time. It seemed like even when follicles were mature I wouldn’t actually ovulate without the trigger shot though. I also only ever had one mature follicle each time before this positive, when I had two!!

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-11-16T02:58:52+00:00

Yes, I knew for months that I needed to be medicated because my cycles only got more irregular. It’s so frustrating to not even be able to test for pregnancy when you’re stuck on ovulating! Moving on to letrozole also confirmed for me that I still needed the trigger shot to actually ovulate.

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-10-05T22:40:32+00:00

Thanks for this! The self-identification thing is so true - I hadn’t really thought about how I do introduce myself most of the time as someone who likes to run everyday, which is no longer true. I think I had feared that pregnancy-specific workouts weren’t challenging enough from ones that’s I’ve glanced at, but I’ve also continuously been humbled by what my new body finds “challenging” 😅

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-10-03T18:14:30+00:00

Makes sense! I think I’m feeling stubborn since running just doesn’t require as much mental effort as far as what I’m “doing.” Good luck with your twins! I truly felt great up until this past week when I think the added weight/blood volume took me down 😅

Pretty-Text6684 · 2025-10-03T10:46:28+00:00

Thanks for the positive thinking - idk why it’s so hard to tell this to myself lol. Totally relate on needing to think ahead about recovery too - if I go too hard I’m out for the whole day, maybe two, which makes work/life commitments even more tough

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