Juniper - OMG hopefully you are slowly getting your house back in some ok order, what a horrible thing for you and DH, if only the Bstd's knew what you are already going through in your life.
KitKat72 - so jealous of your self control and reserve... for a BFP not too far away!!
BabyTru - GL with the FET, so awesome isn't it, Im' in on thurs at 12.30 so big hugs from me to you, hopefully it's a great day for us both!!
Mildez - GL with the appoint. I'll vouch for WFC, but whichever FS you go with, just so long as you are comfortable with them and their service, that is the first and foremost thing.
AFM - US this morning, was told 'your lining is beautiful!' lol. It was 9.4 and nurse said anything over 8 is good, so i'm totally rapt. FET booked for Thurs, but no crinone. FS said she'd go down that path even though i'm a natural FET, so i thought i'd be bringing home pessaries today, but the nurse told me that all records indicate 100% natural, so despite my body seeming to be all good, my anxieties are creeping in, it was like the crinone was going to be my 'extra support'. Does that make sense?? Can't believe i'm disappointed to not be using pessaries! Anyway, overall though am feeling good...want the facials and acupuncture some of you are getting, but i'll stick to DH back massage.
Wishing everyone a great week
Oh, forgot to say - Mother's Day, my sister-in-law announced she was 5 weeks pregnant, due Jan 8. Was happy for her but toally internally not happy given our cycle (which will be due Jan 28 if all works well). All i could think for the rest of the day was if this FET doesn't work, then her bub is going to be a constant reminder of our loss. I probably sound like an ungreatful whinger but noone knows we're doing this cycle, we don't want the pressure from family or friends, but now, i felt like, i don't know, i just felt Yuck!
Hi ladies, can I jump in here? I haven't read through all the posts so I won't do personals, guess I just want to confirm it is ok for me to join in here.
I am currently doing my first round of IVF/ICSI, I am 30 and DH is 30 and we have been ttc for 14 months. I have PCOS and DH's swimmers are not good at all so our only option is to move on to IVF/ICSI. I have just finished with my BCP's today, still sniffing and I have a scan booked for 18 May, I guess to see if I am ready to start stimming.
I am a little concerned as I have no side effects from Synarel at all, I have read so many ladies have a huge problem and I am scared that I am not taking it properly and I wont be ready to start stimming. Just gotta be patient I guess.
Just wanted to let everyone know that my 2nd BT showed that I was in fact pregnant but the levels were so low that there was no way that I could sustain the pregnancy.
Sure enough.... M/C yesterday.....4 weeks and six days.
Mothers Day was always going to be tough - I am a Step Mum and didn't hear from my two step-kids, but this on top of it stretched me further than I have ever been tested.
I am OK now and just urge everyone who don't get the results they are after to allow themselves time enough to grieve.
Chekigal - I'm so sorry to hear your news. It can be a truly excruciating experience going through all this, please know I am thinking of you.
Kimbe - Completely understand how it feel better to be 'doing' something (taking Crinone) rather than relying on the body that hasn't behaved itself so far! I like to think that my FS wants to get good transfer success rates so has the incentive to ensure he gives me every chance of success - I'm sure yours is the same! Sorry to hear about SIL's announcement on Mothers Day, it's very tough when you want to be happy for others but also want this miracle to work - I hope for both of us it works this month!
Katielou/Lisa B - Hi and welcome! Hope your stay in this thread is short and sweet. The ladies are a great support both in good and bad times, so hope you find the support you need here.
Hi to everyone else and sorry for lack of persies - goodluck to all my fellow FET'ers and IVF'-ers for this week, I will try and catch-up soon.
AFM - my FET is tomorrow morning, lady told me when I rang that they thawed four and one survived - I had a heart attack and asked her why they thawed four - then she said, oh no, they thawed one and it survived so hopefully it will be OK to go for tomorrow and I will have three blasts left.
Firstly, can I say a massive thank you for all your messages of support, its been so lovely! We're keeping our news secret for now, but if and when we get to tell our friends, I doubt they'll understand what we've been through like you all do!!
Juniper76 - happy belated b'day, and so sorry to hear about your break-in! Its just terrible. Hopefully all is getting sorted out. Great news about your follies, and that the boss wants you to take time off! And don't worry about gaining weight, we do what we have to, and anyway hopefully soon you'll be getting nice and round!
Terry - best of luck for your FET on Thursday!
Chekigal - so sad that you had a chem preg, its devastating news. Be kind to yourself, take some time, and take heart that your body allowed you to fall pregnant. the next one will be THE one.
KitKat - hope the next 3 days go quickly for you, and that the BT shows good news!
Babytruj - hope that the transfer goes smoothly tomorrow, glad you're excited!
Kimbe - best of luck to you too for your transfer! Lol know what you mean about wanting extra "support", its nice to have backup, isn't it? Trust them though, your body must be behaving very well to not need the pessaries.
Lairdoz - for tomorrow, what a heart attack you must've had when the nurse said that! Hope it all goes smoothly.
Hi to the newcomers, you'll find this forum a wonderful support!
AFM - had the follow-up BT today, and all is well - HCG was up to 313. PHEW!! After stopping the progesterone pessaries on Friday, P4 was still 900, so that was a massive relief too. Next hurdle is the scan on Thursday 27th May. If I can make it to then, I reckon DH will even start getting a little bit excited (he's a rather cautious person, the darling)!
Thank you thank you THANK YOU again for all your kind words of support, I'd be stark raving mad if not for you all! I'll keep lurking here for a while, if thats OK, and see how you're all going. I send as many sticky vibes and as much babydust to you all as is humanly possible! Good luck ladies.
katielou, hi and welcome! I hope your stay here is short and sweet! Try not to worry too much about the lack of s/e from the synarel. So far as I'm aware, they're not compulsory.
chekigal, I'm so, so sorry to hear that. If you want to talk, feel free to PM me.
Lairdoz, I think I would have had a heart attack at that too! I'm glad it was just a mix up and they did the right thing. GL tomorrow!
Chekigal - I am new here but I am so sorry for your loss! My heart goes out to you. This whole process is stressful.
Liardoz - thank you for the the welcome. Good luck with your FET! I would of freaked out as well. Excuse my ignorance but when you have a FET cycle, do they still give you drugs or just let you go naturally and do ET at a certain part of your cycle?
Juniper - thank you! So excited but so nervous at the same time.
I wanted to ask you guys something, my FS gave me a DVD that DH and I had to watch together, just about the whole process etc.. anyway, at the end they said that on statistics, in ten years time, one in every two children will be the product of IVF!! Could this be right???? Also, my FS said that on average it takes 6 cycles to fall PG, but I read on line that if it doesn't work after 3 it probably wont happen - is this right? Sorry, I am just freaking out a bit here, I don't want to get myself all down and out if after 3 it doesn't work? My FS did say that my chances are higher because of my age?? I am 31 in a couple of weeks time.
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OK, so I finally gave in this morning and took an HPT. It was the crappy one that came with an ovulation predictor kit I was using a year ago when I still thought we might have a chance of getting PG the natural way, and it expires in June 2010, so who knows how accurate it is. Plus, I didn't use my first pee of the morning, but my second, although I had nothing to drink beforehand. So, again, I don't know how accurate this is at all, and I know this doesn't necessarily mean that the HCG levels are high enough to sustain a pregnancy . . . but it gave me a faint second line!! Now I'm wondering if I should head out and buy a better kit, or wait it out for the next 2 days till my BT. But at least I'm feeling more optimistic than I was yesterday.
BTW, welcome to the new girls. May your stays be short!
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Chekigal so sorry to hear your news but as others have said at least you know your body can do the right thing. Take care of yourself and I'm sure the next one will be the one for you
Liardoz good luck with your transfer today send you heaps of
Leabie so happy that things continue to progress nicely for you
KitKat stay strong just becuase your not feeling anything doesn't mean it hasn't happened for you. I know that last year in these forums ladies had felt that it wasn't going to be positive but it was so just wait till your BT
katielou welcome hope your stay in hear is short. I'll try to answer a few questions for you with the spray not everyone has symptoms so don't stress about that in fact I didn't have any and managed to get heaps of eggs out. Regarding the FET (Frozen embryo transfer) it depends on your own circumstances what treatment you have leading upto it some women take tablets injections etc others that can ovualte well on their own have a natural thaw cycle with no assitance. If you happen to be lucky like some of us to do that then its quite easy. Lastly as for if it hasn't happened by the 3rd time their are some mnay women on here that have had so many goes and then fallen that I don't know where that statistic came from. If you want some more info just PM me I know its daunting.
Sorry if I've missed anyone
AFM waiting till Thursday now know that my egg has dropped so DH and I decided to take matters into our own hands last night to increase our chances. I know you should abstain but at this stage I don't care I figure I'm becoming a medical expert along the way.
Katielou, the statistics depend on your IF cause, etc. And quite frankly, statistics mean SFA (or to put it more politely, absolutely nothing). You are not a statistic - you are a person and for you each cycle will work or it won't. We were told we had a 50% chance of success for our first IVF (when I was 32) and here we are doing #5 (now 34 and I still get the "your age is great" spiel). Our one and only pg so far (chem pg) was a natural conception between IVF#3 and #4. The stats don't cover that. The truth is that lots of couples take a baby home after their first IVF. And many of them need to try again. You won't know which group you're in until you're finished, so there's no point worrying about it now. You are far better off focussing on what you're doing at each step of the cycle and maximising your chances of success.
KitKat. oooh how exciting!! I totally have my hopes up for you, fingers crossed and good luck!!!!
Juniper, great advice, hope you are well X
Terry, sending babydust your way!! GL, my DH thinks he has become an expert in fertility treatment, dunno why am paying mt FS so much when DH thinks I should be listening to his theories!!!
Katielou, I do agree with Juniper, just focus on each day as it's own journey, you will get there babe, it is a hard road to be travelling, but we are all here to help you get through each step X
Chekigal, oh honey I am so so sorry. Know that I am thinking of you, we all are. Please take care Take as much time as you need to greive, altough in saying that, I don't think the feeling of my M/C has ever left me. I can remember each moment like it was yesterday. Please take care of that heart of yours, and give DH lotts of huggs too.
I hope that when you are ready, you will find reasons to smile a lot easier than you will today.
Love to you X
Leabie, am so excited for you!! And great news that all is going along well XX
Lairdoz, good luck today!!! You will do great! XXX
Kimbe, I know it's hard, ever pregnancy announcement IRL is hard for me. It's hard to be happy on the outside for someone, when inside it crushes you.
Darling you are a strong, strong girl, you will be so blessed when all works out for you. It will all work out for you X
I know I am missing so many girls in my persies, but i just totally have lost it I think!! I have an attention span of a 3 year old today, and I am so darn sore.
Had U/S yesterday, have avg about 15 follies to each ovary, ranging from 22-25mm, and another 20 odd ranging from 13-15mm. No wonder I can hardly walk. I am actually in a bit of pain this time. Not that I want to complain though, I feel gratefull I have follies to grow.
Problem is, Repromed don't do EPU on Wednesdays, so I have to wait till Thurs for EPU. Last night, protocol had it that I HAD TO have another 225iu of Puregon which will only make the follies grow even bigger. I don't think that I have enough room for them!
Nurses from Repromed rang me as soon as they got my scan results, and were checking up on my pain levels. Have been encouraged to drink 3 litres of water a day, they say that OHSS is possible, but low chance of having a cancelled ET which calmed me a lot.
Today they will get my blood results, if my estrogen levels are a bit high, I will have to travel to Mildura to pick up a Luperin injection for a trigger, instead of having the Ovidrel I have at home.
Excited about Thursday to see how many of these follies contain eggies in them, but nervouse about how much discomfort I will be in by then. Oh the joys hey. I just have to remind myself to be thankfull, instead of whinging!!
Hi Ladies hope you don't mind me jumping on here. I am searching for a good Dr Clinic and good pricing for IVF/ ICSI treatment. Hubby had the snip few years back. We both have health children from previous relationships but would like one of own.. It is doing my head in who to go to and so forth. Can anyone help me. I am keen to get started. Not getting any younger.
Hi PurpleChic, it'd help to know where you are. No point recommending someone in Brisbane if you're in Perth... GL with your decision.
murraycod, I can't believe you have to wait an extra day! I hope you don't have to make the drive. Can't wait to hear how you go on Thursday! Don't feel bad about the whinging. It's a way to relieve stress and we're all carrying enough stress... I have nowhere near as many as you and my pants are feeling very tight, so I can only imagine how you're feeling now.
for a BFP not too far away!!
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After stopping the progesterone pessaries on Friday, P4 was still 900, so that was a massive relief too. Next hurdle is the scan on Thursday 27th May. If I can make it to then, I reckon DH will even start getting a little bit excited (he's a rather cautious person, the darling)! 
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