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Sorry i havent been on for a bit been a bit crook. I was so thrilled to hear what a good month July was for Janie, Meredith and of course TiggerLinda....Congratulations i hope you have happy healthy pregnancies!
For those of us who weren't quite so lucky lets spread some ***baby dust*** around for August.
AFM well i finished 80mg a day of provera last week (didnt make me feel too good) and now im just waiting AF to arrive should be any day now. Also just wondering if anyone else has ulcerative collitis or crohn disease thats going through IVF?
Dusty- Congrats on the moderating job! Great to have you looking after us!!
Smithy- Welcome back my friend. I have been thinking of you and wondering how you are going. I hope your little frostie is well behaved and gives you that much longed for and deserved BFP.
All my other friends, I'm thinking of you too.
AFM, things are getting really busy at home. My SIL is getting married in 2 weeks and there is lots to organise and do at the moment.
I had another appointment with my FS yesterday, and after my op and the removal of my endo, I'm so excited to report that my body is behaving and responding better than ever before to the progynova..and on a much lower dose. Am all booked in for TF on Wed of hopefully 2 embies. I feel really at peace with everything that has happened so far this cycle and with my new FS's plans for us. I just pray that it's mine time now.
Mind if I join this thread? I am starting second cycle this month - just waiting for AF to start antagonist cycle. My first cycle was spectacularly short with me not even making it to EPU because of OHSS. Hoping antagonist cycle to do the trick, would be nice to get off first base this time. Now just have to wait for AF - very unpredictable, and even sometimes hard to tell when day 1 vs spotting as v light.
Bee - hope your wait for AP not too long
Bel - good luck for TF
Aleenta - welcome I hope your stay here is short and sweet.
Bel - Best of luck now that the endo is gone, lets hope that you get your BFP quickly
Bee - I hope AF turns up quickly for you.
Does anyone know how soon after the initial FS consult that any treatments could happen? How many tests etc will he do? I see him on CD11 next cycle...
Have a great day ladies
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oscaroscar - We had our first consult with our FS in May last year and started IVF in September. One our first appointment both of us had blood taken and DH had another SA done, but that was it.
Wow it's quiet in here at the moment! I have my first bt/scan for this cycle tomorrow, hoping the HRT has done its job and we are close to ET. It feels so weird not to have constant contact with the clinic like last cycle. It makes me more nervous IYKWIM?
It has been very quiet in here. Just waiting for AF so I can get a wriggle on with the next cycle. Had a big chat to DH last night and he wants to try a health binge for a few months to see what that does. Anyone had success with that?
Sprinkling baby dust to you all...
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Hope you had a good, relaxing weekend and are ready for the week ahead.
Bee- No sign of AF yet?? Don't be nervous about this cycle. I'm doing a frozen cycle this time (I think you are too..can't remember from your sig) I find frozen cycles so much easier. EPU for me is very painful, so I'm glad not to go through it again this cycle. I hope all goes well for you.
Aleenta- Good luck for this cycle. I hope when AF arrives it is obvious. Isn't there some sort of BT your Dr can do to see if AF is actually AF? I'm not sure, but maybe you should ask. It's ridiculous isn't it that we are trying to get pg and we want AF to come??!! All the best...
OscarOscar- My DH and I had our 1st appointment in Feb and didn't get going til Nov, as we really were in disbelief that we needed to go down the IVF road. That was totally our choice though. I'm pretty sure things can move really fast if you want them to. You just have to have some blood tests then I think if all is ok, you can get going when AF arrives. Just ask lots of questions..We just started seeing a new FS and I went in there with an A4 piece of paper full of q's I wanted answered. Let us know how you go. As for the health kick..it can never hurt!
AFM, am all ready for TF on Wed..am very very excited and looking forward to Wed. This is when I start to get really nervous though, knowing that my little ones start the thaw process tomorrow. We don't have a good history with thawing. Last fresh cycle we had 6 embies freezed and we only had 1 make the thaw.
Have a good day my friends. To everyone I missed, you are always in my thoughts.
p.s. It's been suggested to me by my boss that i might want to reduce my work hours due to ivf stress. I find this rattling. Work and IVf can be a tough act to juggle but I find this suggestion intrusive and unwanted.
If you can get some time off from work or reduce your hours you might find it helps.
With my IVF cycle I had 2 weeks off work at one days notice and luckily have a very sympathetic boss. It helped me to know that I was available for whatever days I needed to get BT's done and also was able to have my EPU & ET with having rest days and not thinking about needing to be back at work.
When my FET transfer comes around in September, I have been told that whatever days I need I can take them. Admittedly I don't get paid for the time I have off and with the cost of the treatment we can be a little bit short, but it was nice to be able to relax and put my feet up and not think about work for a while.
Don't take it as intrusive, I would rather have the option to reduce my hours or take time off than have to juggle both at the same time.
You need to do what you think is best for you and that little treasure you will be having transferred.
Good luck with your transfer, hopefully mine will have a good outcome as well.
Bel - good luck with your TF on Wed, have you any news yet how your embies have thawed? Are you doing Day 3 or blast? I haven't done any blast TF, not sure how this works with FETs or is blasts only for fresh cycles?
Bee - Hope AF arrives soon and you can go on to the next step
Aleenta - I know what you mean, it is so frustrating waiting when all you want to do is go on to the TF. My first cycle was cancelled due to OHSS and the 2nd only went to EPU, ET was cancelled due to fear of OHSS. So far I have only done FET, was lucky enough to have 15 embies frozen. Sounds strange but if this month's FET isn't the one, I am almost looking forward to a fresh IVF cycle with a fresh ET. Hope AF arrives soon.
Oscaroscar - I have pretty much been doing back to back cycles but intially started the very next month once I had made the decision. Re diet, I have been extra extra strict, more so this month than ever, it is about the only thing I haven't tried in 3 1/2 years TTC, and think that it can only help.
BecD - Good luck for your BT/scan tomorrow. What is your CD?
Possums - I agree with KellyD, I have a very supportive work environment, most people don't know what to say in this situation, and sometime for work colleagues providing this flexibility is the only way they can be supportive. If you need time, don't feel guilty for it.
I am counting down days, 4 days to ET, 17 days to BT, and if this month is unsuccessful I will keep my first appointment on the 23rd for a Mayan Uterine Massage. Has anyone heard/done this? Scratch that 'tried everything', this is one more thing to try.
Hi oscaroscar,
I found it during my endless Googling on IF, and in a few of the US IF sites.
"Maya Abdominal is founded on the ancient Mayan technique of abdominal massage which is an external non invasive manipulation that repositions internal organs that have shifted, thereby restricting the flow of blood, lymph, nerve and chi." Aims to ensure all reproductive organs are in alignment. I will give anything a go. BOL to you too
BDT - thanks for that info. DH is really interested in diet, TCM and alternative therapies to deal with infertility, because he is quite turned off by AC (even though we are going to try that too). Next thing on my list is accupuncture. Good luck with your ET, hopefully you wont need the massage!
Last edited by Maruschke; August 29th, 2008 at 10:24 PM.
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