Wow it is so quiet in here!
Sara - hope things are going well for you xx
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Wow it is so quiet in here!
Sara - hope things are going well for you xx
I know so quiet in here
Just to update all we got a BFP on the 7/12 after a case of OHSS from our last EPU on 26/11 where we got 15 blasties. i am 5weeks 6 days today
Ive had a few days of spotting but my HCG have been coming back on track, then yesterday the bleeding started a lot heaver. Ive got another HCG bt today with my GP and will get the results later tis afternoon.
the thing is ive had no symptoms at all with this pg but HCG have been the best ever and P4 has been through the roof!last HCG at 25 dpo was 4960 and P4 was 1040 then cramping started that day followed by the bleeding and we are megga stressed in the household at the moment. we had a holiday booked for the new year but FS wont let me travel so DH is going alone as it is for a wedding OS, so i feel totally lost and alone.
We have our scan booked in for 4/1 if i make it to then without more bleeding and cramping. i seem to only get as far as 6 weeks and my world starts to crumble.
This was our last cycle trying and we are hoping to use our embies with a surro which we are going to start investigating in the new year, we have had an offer from two women one i am yet to meet so it is exciting, scary, but exciting. i dont want my heart broken any more or it will stop.
With christmas around the corner the clinics are winding up and my FS is away (typical) but i want to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday and best wishes for 2010
xx
Loula, thinking of yuo, and hope this one sticks well!
Lou - I soooooooo hope this is the one for you... I really do..
Sara - all the best. FSH is great... you just never know..
thanks ladies
HCG just came back at 8818 and P4 has dropped to 663
I am still spotting and still have no pg symptoms, i truly believe this is a BO.
Loula - what have the doctors said?
Will be thinking of you and praying that your little emby sticks fast xxx
hey girls
just wanted to pop in to let you all know that i am thinking of you alllll the time and that my thoughts are with you all over christmas
fingers crossed that this time next year we will all be out of here and enjoying christmas with our much wanted babies
i hope and pray that 2010 is the year of BFP's for all of us
take care and lots of love xxx
Hi Girls,
Smithy, thansk so much for dropping in to wish me luck, hope everthing is well with you, have to check on you in the other forum.
Loula: I am so sorry to hear what you are going through. I understand if you want to give up on this pregnancy but please let me have some hope for you - you know Dusty didn't have any pregnancy symtoms and I've heard the same from other girls, it does not mean that it is a BO, hope the bleeding and spotting stops and this bub will be a sticky one. It's a good idea to keep the surrogacy in mind as a back-up planit certainly will help emotionally which is the main thing, I am mainly posting in the aussie egg donors forum with the same username, there are a number of girls with surrogacy if you're interested.
Bec: Nice to hear from you and thanks so much for your support - where are you up too?
Ms Pink : haven't talk to you for a long time, nice to hear from you, thanks for your support.
Cuddlepie: Thanks so much for always being so supportive - how is the Christmas decorations going, your house must look so elegant.
:hello: Possums, Buliej, Babytruj, mummy2cloe
Looks like everything is on track for me, lining at 5mm, Estrogen at 1100, nine follies four of them between 8 and 12 mm. Feeling better about it this time as I know the next step will be back to looking for an egg donor which would give me a much better chance.
We'll be going to a nativity paly this afternoon and afterwards I'll be allowed to open one present :)
Have an organic chicken in the fridge for defrosting which I'll make tomorrow, must admit I've never roasted a whole bird in the oven, so actually very much looking forward to it, already looking up recipes for herb stuffing, will use some fresh herbs from the garden, bought a roasting tray today so I am all set. Also got a nice crystal for the tree today.
Have the next scan and BT on Saturday so DP and I are thinkign of getting up real early and going to the sales beforehand - have never done that before so it should be fun.
Have a beautiful Christmas.
Sara
Just wanted to wish Sara lots of luck for this cycle. Am thinking of you. xx
Hi everyone, I just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, am thinking of you all and hoping and praying 2010 brings you your dreams, will have everything crossed for you and will be cheering you from the sidelines as always. Love and best wishes xx
Hi Girls,
Just an update, scan today showed one follie at 14, one at 16 and one lagging behind at 9mm, Estrogen at 3400. It looks like the very best we could hope for are 2 eggs, maybe less - my doctor had suggested it we'dly see one or two follies to cancel beofre we even started, she suggested now to give it two more days and see what another scan and test shows on Monday, that afternoon we will then probably either trigger or cancel.
I am very calm and even kind of relieved about it. The way I am feeling is very different as in any of my other cycles, I am truly past the despair about the failing of my ovaries that accompanied me before. I am very glad we did this whatever we decide on Monday I know that I have made peace with probably not being able to have a fully biological child, it is just not the problem, I want us to become a family and it looks like we just can't do it on our own.
Otherwise very much enjoing Chirstmas, we roasted an organic chuck yesterday which was very yummy - the meows got their share and were pretty exited about it, James even boiled the bones afterwards to make some "Chicken-water" for the meows. I am teasing him that he rather cooks for his meows then for me :lol:
Miss Magpie: Nice to hear from you thanks for your support
Baby Dreamtime: thansk for dropping in, hope you had a nice Christmas too.
A nice Boxing Day to everyone.
Sara
Hey all
Hope you all had a good Christmas
Sara, I am so glad to hear you are feeling so strong! I hope your follies grow strong. Good luck for Monday!
Just an update from me:
Blood test on Day 9 showed my estrodiol at 4386. Went for my second scan today on Day 11, and I have 20 follicles on the Right and 16 on the left. They are a range of sizes, but about 15 of them are 15 - 17mm. I have my HCG injection tomorrow, and then EPU on Tuesday! Feeling very bloated and a little uncomfortable, but hopefully it doesn't get too bad, and I don't have OHS, cos if I do they won't put the embryo's back in
Eating lots of protein - egg whites and chicken breasts and milk!! And very grateful Idon't start work again until 4th of January. Can't even enjoy the sales cos it's not very comfortable walking around. The dogs aren't too happy with me sending my DH to do most of their walks, or going myself, but only taking them for short ones!!
Lots of sticky vibes!!
Hi Girls,
Just a quick update - my cycle was cancelled and I am now back to looking for an egg donor - I am pretty okay about it, feeling very calm as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
Babytruij - wishing you good luck for tomorrow and lots of sticky vibes.
Thanking you all for your support and for sharing my journey for this past year. Wishing you a 2010 which makes your wishes come true.
Take care,
Sara
:grouphug: sara, loula and all you girls i truely hope 2010 is the one ,ill be following a praying the hole way ,good luck.
Sara im so very sorry that this has happened. you will be in my thoughts. xx
Hi Sara - I am so sorry it was cancelled. Believe me...I know, even though you may have been expecting it - I know how disappointing and sad it feels. I'm glad you are feeling ok..but remember that it's ok to have bad days as well.. Take care of yourself..
Lou - luv... how u doing??
Im so scared to post TBH.
Due to my bleeding my GP sent me for a scan today, we have a heartbeat at this time, 119. This is the furest we have ever been and measuring a day ahead at 6 wks 5 days. After 15 IVF cycles and over 25 embies TFed in 7 years i cant even begin to think that my luck has changed. we have a long road a head of us and good news is usually followed very soon by bad. Like my rising HCG turned to a bloody show. I still have no pg symptoms at all.
We are having the IVF clinic scan on the 4th and pray that the heartbeat will still be there.
I guess the best news for me today was that our embies can develop. i was convinced that every one would be a BO, esp after 5 mc and the bleeding this time also had me convinced. so i know that if this one is not ment to be we still have some hope with a surrogate
Loula,
that is amazing wonderful news, so happy for you.
Can understand that you are a bit scared posting it as for many of us when it takes so long it is hard to believe but try to enjoy being pregnant.
Keeping fingers crossed for the 4th.
Sara
Hey guys
Loula, sounds like good news so far. Will be praying that it stays good news!
Went for EPU today. 38 eggs!! That is a lot! Feeling a bit sore and swollen still. There is a big chace that we can't transfer due to OHS!! But we'll wait for blood tests to come back tomorrow, and see what the FS says. Will also hear from embryologist tomorrow to see how the embryo's are doing and how the fertilisation is going. They are doing ICSI, which is standard here in Singapore. So we just need to see how they are all doing tomorrow. Can't wait!
I'm not too upset if I can't do transfer, as it mean's I'll probably be able to make my sister in laws wedding in September in South Africa. If I can't transfer I have to wait 3 months till ovaries settle. If we transfer now, I probably won't be able to travel in September, so all grey clouds have a silver lining.
Anyone else had OHS?? Any tips/advise?? I have been told to eat 8 egg whites a day!! Shew!!
Dinner is ready, so better go eat!
Loula- hoping all goes well for you! hang in there
Sara- I am sorry to hear that and hope you are ok
babytruj- wow...lots of eggs! drink lots of water...hope you dont over-stimulate and things go well....! good luck
Heard from the Embryologist. 15 good embryo's on Day 2. The rest are too immature and not dividing well.
Now we have to wait for the blood test results to see if we can transfer on Sunday. I hope we can, cos I am more scared about the embryo's being frozen and having to survive being thawed:) Poor little things!
Happy new Year everyone. Hope 2010 is a great one for all of us!
Babytruj - praying here for yu that everything goes ok, do yu know if you will be ale to get to TF yet or have they already told you that it is off?
sending all much love and best wishes for 2010
Hey there.
No transfer this month. My eatrodial is still too high and fs too worried that a bfp could cause me more problems with ohss.
Froze 10 embies today day 3, and there are still 4 more they are monitoring to dee if they continue to grow. Looks like i'm gonna be waiting for 3 months!
At least i got to have a glass of wine on New Years Eve:)
I feel better, still bloated and get full quickly., but a lot better than after epu.
H
Happy New Year to everyone!!!!
It as been a very long time since i logged on here and I am sad that there are so many names that i did not want to see still waiting for their turn. Lets hope that 2010 brings much happiness and joy to the long timers!!!
AFM - well no happy news here i am afraid. There has been no further IVF cycles for me as unfortunately my husband and I have decided to part ways. It has been an emotional and stressful 6 months and i am still gut wrenchingly upset about everything. Do i blame IVF - YES i do. More power to all you wonderful people who have managed to keep your relationships together through this horendous challenge we have all faced. I guess we just didn't take enough time to look after each other and focussed too much on the baby. Who knows??? So many "what ifs" but at the end of the day there's not much i can do now.
I have recently moved interstate to try to start a fresh but unfortunately that meant moving away from my entire family and all my friends so i am now struggling a lot. Every day is a challenge and there have been oceans of tears. But hopefully i will come out te other end a stronger person eventually.
Here's hoping
Molly so good to hear from you but i am sorry for the recent news. you are so brave moving but i understand that that must be what you need to do. i moved OS after a break from a LT relationship and it was the best thing to uhelp my head space. i wish you lots of love take care xx
molly i am so sorry to hear your news :( Sending you my love and prayers at this tough time xxx
Hi Girls,
Loula - am praying for you, your scan must be today. Praying for everyone else too.
Molly - so sad to hear, you poor love. I moved away for work, and didn't have support structure. Looking back I can see where I could have set myself up better, but couldn't at the time.
AFM: Long time no type. Last year was a rollercoaster. Did my "Last ever" cycle in Sept which gave no result. then went throught the grief of thats it, no more and started to come to terms with it. Then DH said well why don't we give it another shot and decided to get supportive. didn't listen when I said this is the last time. so the next last time is in mid Jan. Ridiculous really. Have decided not to tell or discuss it with any family or friends, except 2 close girlfriends which is a bit weird for me but self presevation. Am focussing on looking after my self, getting fit and trying to have fun. Went to an intuitive healer, very cool and a bit woo woo, and she said i had a lot of anger (derrrr) so am pracising giving it up and trying to be nice to DH.
Thanks S&P i had my scan yesterday where there was still a heartbeat but have passed a few bright red clots today, still not holding hope, time will tell
just wanted to let you know that i have been thinking of you heaps loula, i have been popping in and out of here to see if you have made any updates. i was going to post and ask how you have been going, but i know that you have been scared to talk or post about everything, so i didnt know weather i should say anything or just sit back and wait till you made a post. i am so happy that there was a heartbeat, fingers crossed you might be one of those ladies that bleed throughout your pregnancy. remember tigerlinda, she has alot of bleeding for the first 12/13 weeks of her pregnancy. i am still sitting here hoping and praying that everything goes perfectly for you hun xxxx
i thought i'd stick my head back in here, i have been incredibly slack with getting onto BB. i used to be on here all the time but now i just seem to always be doing something else. sorry.
sara69: hope you get that egg donor, fingers crossed for you.
loula: :pregnant: hope this is you. good luck to you and got all fingers and toes crossed.
Mspink: hi to you and hope all is ok
babytruj: wow 38 eggs. thats a lot!!!!!
we have to do ICSI too. won't be long til the FET and i am sure you need a break after that effort with your eggs. have fun at the wedding too. :dance:
possums: hi hope you are ok. when are you going again, was early this year wasn't it . who knows i am seriously so slack.
i hope you are o.k and this is the year for you 2010 here i come. :pray:
mollygirl: hug 4 you. so sorry to hear the bad news. things can only get better. x o
sam and poppy: glad dh changed his mind. men ! they can be so annoying at times,o.k o.k all the time they are annoying but sometimes we do love them.
mummy2chloe: count down to the wedding. hope it is a perfect day for you.
:bluecheer:
AFM: nothing happening atm. as soon as we get organised with our new home loan then we will be looking at doing the whole IVF/ ICSI thing again. prob late feb early march.
it will have been 12 months since last FET. so i have had a big big break. thats what DH wanted so now he has to say yes to this last cycle.
:pray:
a part of me is scared to do it all again as it was so taxing on my body and mostly my emotions.
but i just know if i do not try this again i will always regret it and dh knows that too and he doesn't want me to blame him.
i am only working casual ATM and no school this year. so nice and relaxed.
chat soon:bfp: hope this is me soon. got fingers crossed.
actually hope it is all of us 2010 is our year for all our BFP
JBM - I was just thinking about you the other day and was hoping you would be back here soon. I am crossing my fingers for you that it only takes this one more time and you will have the one to hold forever.:D
Hi JBM - made me laugh - thanks. Good good luck
Molly girl - sending you an angel prayer to pull you up, very tough time for you. Stay in touch if it helps.
Loula - got everything crossed for you
Ms Pink - hi hope you are well
Saph - Hi
Babytruj - good egg growing, have a good break. Yes I had OHSS twice due to too much FSH, Yuks ville. Despite my advancing age, I get lots of eggs. on the scan after that my ovaries looked like craters on the moon. They say keep up the protein and lower the carbs to help get over it, took about 5 days of really uncomfortable for me, as in couldn't get off the couch. I went to new FS after that, and told him no more than 250FSH.
Bec D, MummytoC and other girls - what a lovely bunch you all are
AFM - Was wondering why so grumpy today, then realised PMT has come to visit! Usually only a morning and once I realise what it is, start to get over it. Was going to sort some things out at the bank, but I'd be too bolshie, so leave it till wed!
Start this cycle this week. Stress.
Was very encouraged by the lady who had a baby at 48 after being in the fires. Amazing. Spent yesterday in garden putting down some concrete pavers, really hard work, thourouly enjoyed it (got bit sun burnt). Having lunch with friend today - yeahhhh.
I like this new thing where you can look down and see recent posts that's handy.
SamandPoppy - I was only on 150 of FSH. But I am glad to know it wasn't just me who suffered with it:) And I didn't realise how sore it could be at first. I was able to get off the couch - but not much. I wasn't really warned too much of the side effects, and didn't realise that the bloatedness takes so long to clear down.
Sounds like you had a good weekend;)
Thanks for the post S&P, ive just got back from the hospital where they discovered a subchorionic heamorrage, this doe increase my risk of MC but i dont know how much? i have some cramping and have been told to watch the bleeding
I hope everyone is enjoying the weather and keeping cool gl with your upcoming cycles xx
sam&poppy: darn PMT, hope you have a good week
babytruj: hi, yeah bloated tummy, i thought mine would never go away, took ages, don't remember how long, but think we need a break after all that. good luck and who cares if you spend the day on the couch. sounds good to me.
loula: hope all is ok. good luck
AFM: nothing today, more HOT weather, prob stay indoors again.
i am getting excited as it is getting closer for us to do our next IVF/ICSI. i'll be booking in for another referral this week. woohoo
remind me of this as i am sure when i am bloated i will not be feeling excited. LOL
I am new to BB, but have just got back on the rollercoaster and had a cancelled FET last month. I couldn't believe how upset I was but being back at the clinic reminded me of the tough and emotional journey trying to conceive is. I thought I would look at some of the forums to get some support as you all know too well this is a journey that only we experience, as telling everyone seems to just add to the burden.
On top of this my 37 year old sister just announced her pregnancy, on her first try on course. She was very sensitive when she told me as she knows how tough it has been for us. We tried for 3 years before my daughter was born but after having to cancel last month as my body wasn't responding, I feel back to where I was before.
I am currently on my TWW after a transfer yesterday, but I just have no faith - or is this because our bodies don't allow us to get excited to avoid the horrible dissapointment?
hi lairdoz. welcome
yes i do agree we are the only ones who really understand. it was nice of your sis to be sensitive but it must still hurt.
good luck to you.
Hi Lairdoz - Very welcome here. It sure is a rollercoaster. welcome. I decided not to tell anyone except 1 friend for sympathy who has done it and one other friend to tell me to get up and over it when I needed it. Bit weird as I am used to telling all. Have caught myself a few times about to discuss it and remebered not to!! Very silly.
Loula - what on earth is that subthingyme heamorage - Ok I googled it. Crossed fingers for you and hope you are not too uncomfortable physically (or mentally)... urgh.
JMB - thanks for your ping, i have no idea what to do to save it, so excuse if am supposed to do something.
babytruj- yeah I'm paranoid about it. so yuk.
AFM - am growing eggs lots, can feel them. Get paranoid about not getting too many and then OHSS, and firgur that too many = less quality. Am on FSH 250, luveris (asked for that 2 cycles ago, finally got it), dexamethazone (similar to prednisolone) asprin, blah blah blah. the short cylcle is so much shorter! don't know if better. Scan Wed, probably pick up will be Mon.
SamandPoppy - What is a short cycle? And why the Luveris, dexamethazone and asprin? What are all those for?
Lairdoz, welcome
Loula - How are you feeling?
Hope everyone is feeling ok.
AFM, I am just waiting. Feeling much better now, but cn't do FET till my March cycle. Trying to plan a trip somewhere, but the costs are so high, and I feel so bad about spending the money...
I just got my BFN, I knew it already as I bought my first ever HPT this morning after my fourth night in a row of not sleeping. I've lost 2 kgs (and I'm not very big to start with) from the stress of waiting. I thought I would be fine as I have done the TWW many times before but I forgot how hard it is. This time I'm not working so don't have anything to distract me and am going insane thinking about it all the time. No-one knows and even if they did, they can't do anything. In addition to my sister announcing two weeks ago her first-month success at getting pregnant, I just had a friend on Friday last week tell me she was pregnant but doesn't want to be. Why does this have to be NOW when I want to be pregnant again. I want to tell her to go away because I am in no position to be supportive but of course she doesn't know we are trying. Then the bills come in, God this is so hard! :crying: