u/BiblioBlonde

Me (31F) and my husband (36M) are pregnant with our first child. I am 7 weeks and some change along. We are so happy. I have PCOS and struggled to get pregnant. We were able to get pregnant on the third round of letrozole. This baby has been wanted, prayed for, wished for, and hoped for. For years. I want to share this exciting news with our families. I am an only child so this will be my parents’ first grandchild. My parents and my husband’s parents are good and present parts of our lives. However, both sets of parents are very religious. We have political differences too. Our plan is to get the NIPT test and, hopefully, it will come back low risk. If it is, then our plan is to share with them about the baby. If the NIPT is not normal, we would elect for an amnio and if a chromosomal abnormality is confirmed, would likely opt for termination. That will be devastating, but I don’t want my baby to suffer through a horrible chromosomal disability, and we don’t have the ability or resources to care for a special needs child with that kind of serious disability. However, I am mourning not being able to share this pregnancy with who is supposed to be one of our support systems. My mom has mentioned that she believes abortion is always wrong and you should always let the baby be born, even if not compatible with life. I completely disagree. To me, this means she’s not going to be a person that I can share this pregnancy with any time soon. I’m tempted to tell no one until after the anatomy scan. But it’s so sad. All of this feels me with joy and excitement, but also lots of anxiety about this pregnancy. I have friends that would be supportive of me, no matter what. But I’m grappling with whether those friends should know before our families. How long should I wait? Any comments of care, support, or similar situation would be appreciated 💕

I started letrozole two months ago. This is my second cycle. I have PCOS and my main issue seems to be regular ovulation. Yearly without intervention I may ovulate about 4 times. I took provera to induce a cycle in Feb/March and then started my first try with letrozole.

My doctor started me on 2.5 mg and I took it from day 3-7 of my cycle. Cycle 1 I ovulated on 2.5 mg on day 19. The ovulation seemed good. My BBT temps were significantly higher (around .8 degrees above baseline) until they fell around day 13 and I started a period. Cycle 1 progestone blood test value was 10.1, which confirmed ovulation. We BD on the days we were supposed to, so it just didn't work, which is a bummer. This cycle also on 2.5 mg, I didn't ovulate until day 21. I didn't do a confirmatory blood test this month, but I got positive LH strips around 7PM on day 20. My temps have been slightly elevated since (like .4 degrees increased), but not the same difference as cycle one.

A few questions. I would like to go two 5mg of letrozole. These cycles are so long and I want to ovulate a little earlier. Also, I'm using Mira Ultra wants (that track Estrogen, LH, FSH, and progesterone) and my FSH values are pretty low throughout, which I think means that they aren't getting boosted as well as they could be with a higher dose. Is that an unreasonable ask? Anyone else have a situation similar?

Second question, I'd like to have a hysterosalpingogram done to make sure my tubes are unblocked. My mom had this issue in addition to PCOS and I want to make sure I don't have this problem too. Anyone else able to get this ordered through their OB/GYN? I really don't want to have to go to a fertility clinic if I don't have to because going through her is cheaper.