Hello All,!
Im just jumping on the IVF rollercoaster..couldnt find which forum was best suited to me but I thought Id jump in here.
Anyhow me so far:
TTC #1
Off OCP 18months but formally TTC since Dec 2009
Irregular cycles since off OCP with main problem being spotting (spot/bleed from 5dpo)
Hubby has had 2 x varicocele ops - found out today has a lowish sperm count 9000 and low motility
Have had 2 US and numerous blood tests.
Saw FS today and had US who said I have 3 follicles at 10mm at cd11, thought I was going to ovulate friday but not the case!! FS thinks I may not be ovulating, hence the spotting. So both male and female infertility factors!
Plan for repeat US Monday cd16 which will hopefully show me about to ovulate, if not will start treatment to cause that. Will also be having some hormonal support post ovulation to hopefully stop spotting.
Trying to decide how long we give this ago as FS has given us options of IUI or IVF.
How long have other people waited before going IUI?
Thanks!
Wow a lot has happened in such a short space of time.
Hi to all those ladies who are joining us for the first time, FX your visit will be short.
Gongrats to those ladies who have achieved their BFP's That is great news!!!
Hello to everyone else, sorry i don't have time to catch up with everyone at the moment, bell is about to ring (I'm a school teacher).
AFM - i am still waiting for AF to arrive i am getting a bit nervous. I am now on day 51 of my cycle and according to POAS ovulation kit i ovulated the Wed after easter so that is now 16 days ago!!!! I am to scared to do a preg test, but really don't feel that AF is on its way. I will cave on the weekend if still nothing. So i am now just praying we have a little miracle on the way!!! Will catch up better when have some spare time.
Loops: do u have any headaches chick I have my fx'd so tight for you that a little miracle has happened and that this one is even stronger than the last one and very very super sticky
Thanks guys I think I spoke too soon though I woke up this morning and I have the shortest temper this morning poor dh has copped it a bit. I don't mean to take it out on him but unfortunately he's always there when I am cranky.
I was so hoping to have lots of good days no headache though so at least that's one thing might had a mid day nap maybe that's why I felt so good yesterday cause the day before I had a nap in the day time. AH well it's a beautiful day and I shouldn't be feeling like this so I best be off to feed some baby calves and puppies we are now down to 8 but after the weekend we'll only have 6 puppies and maybe even just 5
Hello everyone who has just joined may your stay in here be a super short one.
Renee: fx'd that when you finally do cave in and poas it comes up with a big neon sign saying bfp
hello to everyone else will be back later for more persies
After lurking for a couple of months, I've decided to come out from under my chair and join you all again. My goodness, so much has been happening, its hard to catch up!
Renee - for you, I sooo am hoping that its good news... good luck with the POAS on the weekend.
Terry - so pleased to see you're back on the wagon! Hope you've enjoyed your break from this madness. for you too, that it is a resounding success!
Loops - hope you're recovering nicely, sweetie, you went through so much, that there's some wonderful news this month! Enjoy your trip to Tassie.
HI to all the newcomers!
AFM - I'm in the thick of my first IVF cycle, and a bit nervy. I had my egg collection yesterday, feeling OK today, even though they got 36 eggs (I had a heart attack when I saw the number on my hand, the joys of PCOS I guess). Am on OHSS watch at the moment, on Monday my E2 level was 29000. Off to acupuncture again this arvo, which I think is helping. We're planning for a day 5 transfer on Monday, if I don't go downhill in the meantime.
I'd love to pick your brains about the embies if I could - of the ones that fertilised (they did ICSI on the viable eggs), I was wondering if we should freeze a couple on day 3, or go for broke with them and go for just blasties? We have to decide by tomorrow, and I have no idea what to do...
Thanks in advance for your help. Hope you're all having a great day!
Hi Leabie, If it's any help, most FSs prefer to use day 3 embies on frozen cycles. Debate rages about day 3 and day 5 for fresh cycles. On my last stim cycle I kept more out from the deep freeze as I hadn't seen a blasty on my two previous stims - and this was against my FS advice. Some were frozen at day 3. I got a good number of blasties, which was great at the time, but when we started doing the frozen cycles they don't want to use the blasties - only as a back-up if the day 3s don't thaw well. Still, having said that, they will use blasties in frozen cycles if there are no day 3s. Hope this helps, hun!
For the people who are doing acupuncture...at what stage in your cycle do you go? Im thinking of starting (It cant hurt, right?!) just trying to work out when I should make an appointment, dont want to go and they say they cant do anything until next month etc. Also, has anyones DH had acupuncture? Just wondering if there is anything to say it can help if he has it to?
Yeah Leabie, I think freezing a few just in case is a good idea. For the cycle we got DS we put 4 in the freezer at day 3 and ended up with 3 blasties.
This time the embryologist recommended thawing the 4 day-3s and seeing if we could get any blasties - only one made it. So we still have our 2 'backups'
It's interesting (in a way) and I'm not sure why, but some people seem to do much better with blasties and some with day-3 embies. Blasts seem to work better for us.
Albi - I guess it can be helpful at any stage, but I know it's often recommended before and after transfer.
Renee.
Hi everyone else - Hope you're all travelling well. I'm mostly just back to lurking these days
I've just started on the pill today for my first IVF cycle. I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed.
I guess I have Unexplained infertility but I have some issues which impact on my fertility but all are treated: celiac, thyroid antibodies and my lap last month showed mild endo. I also have a history of late ovulation and short LP.
I've tried pretty much everything so far to no avail. I see a naturopath, acupuncturist and tried a couple of types of ovulation induction drugs and progesterone pessaries.
I wish all of you the best for your next cycle and hope to get to know you as time goes on.
chekigal, I'm so sorry to hear that. I know how hard it is to get that news. I hope you don't have to wait that long for you BFP.
tantee, oh, how frustrating that you have to wait longer because these doctors have a private life! I hope it passes quickly.
leabie, FX for a great result! As unpleasant as it is, late onset OHSS can be a good sign.
murraycod, I'm sorry to hear your DH is being less attentive this time around. Hopefully he'll understand it was all worth it when you get your BFP!
I'm sorry I don't have time to respond to everyone else individually. We seem to have a heck of a lot of FETs happening in the next week or so. FX they all go very smoothly for you all!
Afm, we went in for our first scan and b/w this morning. There were 8 follies @ 12-14mm and our FS is expecting EPU to be Wednesday. He also said the lining and blood supply to the uterus are good. We have another scan on Monday, so hopefully all will be ready then.
I was expecting EPU to be more like Friday and now suddenly have 2 less days to finish my report at work, so I'm freaking out a bit. We just locked in the absolute, unchangeable deadline for this report yesterday... So, I'm going to be working all weekend (yay, happy birthday to me... ) and may not get much time to check in between now and EPU.
I have been asked to come in for a second BT tomorrow. Not too sure why. Have been low since call yesterday to advise of BFN and not thinking straight.... anyone else know of this or had this before?
Firstly Leabie I'm so happy for you hope everything keeps rising nicley for you and you have a H & H 9 months
Jupiner I'm like you too they always struggle to take blood and I have to show them my one really good vein must say though the nurse yesterday was fab didn't feel a thing
JOM hope your surving your TWW fingerscrossed this is your month
MurryCod good luck with your EPu hope they get lots of eggs that fertilise for you
Trublue good luck with yoy little procedure and I hope this is the finally hickup on this journey for you
Hi to everyone else I've missed I too am struggling with the new format
AFM I finally surged this morning and am booked in for an FET this Thursday had acupunture on the weekend and am booked in for some more on Wednesday then again on Thursday. Just booked a facial for Friday and apart from that plan to just sit on the couch for the rest on the weekend and let my body do the right thing. Now I'm just praying that my little frostie thaws well.
Leabie - CONGRATS!!! HOORAY! A warm congratulations on your pregnancy and the best of luck for a happy & healthy 9 months. Good job!!
Juniper - how sucky that you got broken into, and on your birthday no less. (Happy B-day to you, by the way.) Your follies sound great - esp. the 2 nice big ones. Good luck for your trigger tonight and EPU on Wednesday. By the way, I sympathize with you about the needle thing. I am constantly told that I have "bad veins", and have had similar instances where I ended up practically fainting from all of the attempts to get blood. In fact, at my EPU 2 weeks ago the anesthetist was having a problem getting the line in until I pointed out the one place that I know it usually works. Luckily, it went in OK once I showed him where to put it and everything was fine. It certainly doesn't help when you're dehydrated, does it? Best thing I can recommend for you is to drink as much water as possible before your BTs so there's maximum blood volume. At least that's what the nurses have told me on previous occasions . . .
MurrayCod, good luck w/your EPU this week!
Kimbe and Terry - good luck with your FETs this week.
Loops - interesting symptoms you're having, esp. w/a slightly pos HPT. Are you *sure* you can't be pregnant right now?
JustOneMore -- hope your two week wait is not driving you too mad. I'm a week and half into mine, so a few days ahead of you. We'll just need to hold out a little bit longer.
Hi to everyone I've missed.
[PLEASE IGNORE THE REST OF MY MESSAGE IF YOU'VE ALREADY READ THE TWW THREAD, B/C I'VE JUST CUT-AND-PASTED THE SAME MESSAGE INTO HERE SINCE I'M FEELING LAZY THIS MORNING!] AFM, 3 more days to my BT. It is hard to wait, but on the other hand I almost don't want the day to arrive b/c I know that I'll likely have a BFN and want to live the dream a little longer before it gets crushed. For the same reason, I haven't gotten up the nerve to POAS yet. I've had some symptoms -- nausea, cramping like AF for the past few days (but no AF has arrived), headaches -- that could potentially be pregnancy symptoms . . . but they are also listed as side effects of the Crinone, so I know that I can't count on them. Also, I usually have a 26 day cycle, and today is CD27, with no sign of AF. But I don't want to get my hopes up since I have no idea if the IVF has changed my cycle somehow. Have any of you found your cycles to lengthen while you were on Crinone or any of the other drugs? I don't want to take anything for granted since I realize all the drugs can play such havoc with our systems.
Good luck, ladies, wherever you are in your cycles!
JustOneMore, I don't know the dosage yet.
KitKat, the crinone can lengthen your LP. Some women don't get AF until they stop taking it, others get AF regardless. I've had both scenarios happen.
Hello! - New to Assisted conception :)
That is great news!!!
for you, I sooo am hoping that its good news... good luck with the POAS on the weekend.
that there's some wonderful news this month! Enjoy your trip to Tassie.
to all the newcomers!
Renee.
So, I'm going to be working all weekend (yay, happy birthday to me... 
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