Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - August 2008

[wishingbaby]

Hello all you lovely ladies
first I wouls like to say congrates too all who were sucessful in July hope you all have happy and healthy bubs
Well anyway it has been a while since I have been on here but here goes, we have finally found the right doseage of Puregon and Pregnyl to get me producing eggs last month finally got to take my trigger to release my eggs, I say eggs as the FS said I had two so that was good, anyway had a bt week after trigger FS rang said my PROG levels were a little low and to have a booster shot that day and then another one three days after so did that and then just crossed my fingers and prayed I wouldn't see af. Well unfortantly af turned up exactly when she was suppose to so now it is back to square one for BF and I but I am positive as now we know what doseage to use to get those eggs again that is a big improvement from all other attempts. Hopefully af leaves soon so we can get started again.
Good luck to all for August and September may we all be blessed with Bubs in the making soon.:goodluck2:

[Bee83]

Evening Girls
Thankyou for all your warm messages, had my EPU on friday got 15 eggs 11 were mature and 10 fertilised over night. So im paraying my bubbies are doing well and should get a call tomorrow if its a day 3 or 5 transfer. I had a very relaxed birthday DH bought me a lovely new watch and i went to visit my mum who is doing better. I even managed to finish my uni assignment so crisis was averted.

To all the lovely ladies thankyou so much i would be lost without your support.

Love
Bee (25) DH(31)

[BOC]

Thanks, that sounds like what the doctor told us we'd have done. Can you pls tell me how long the whole process takes? We've only just got the referral from our GP and I'm not sure if I'll need courses of medication or anything first...

[JBM]

well i had my bubsicle tfer today and all went well. one bub didn't survive thaw and now i am officially in the TWW. it's hell
so they showed me a photo and gave me a dvd with picture on it. so please stick now little one.
hi everyone, hope all is well.

[barney]

JBM hopeing you get your bfp hun..good luk

[~BecD~]

Unfortunately I'm back here, our FET was a BFN today so onto our 6th round of treatment. Going straight into another FET cycle once AF arrives. So over it all

[BOC]

BecD & JBM: I'm for a for you both soon!!!

Have had a hell of a few days. step-sons reactions to our IVF plans didn't really go well at all gonna be a long road there...

Hope everybody is well and not bogged down by this horrid flu that's going around!

[Baby Dreamtime]

BecD & JBM: I'm for a for you both soon!!!

Have had a hell of a few days. step-sons reactions to our IVF plans didn't really go well at all gonna be a long road there...

Hope everybody is well and not bogged down by this horrid flu that's going around!

Hi Brideofchucky (great name!),

I wish you well in you TTC journey, we all seem to have different challenges, obviously the most difficult is the process to get that BFP. You are doing IVF right? Regarding timframes, I made the decision in Oct 07 to go head with IVF, had an appointment with the FS straight away (we had seen him on and off for about a year before for a laparoscopy etc). Once the decision was made we started on Day 21 of that cycle with Syneral, waited for AF, started stims and went from there. Unfortunately ours wasn't smooth sailling, and we had a few false starts, I had mild ovarian hyperstimulation (OHSS) for the first cycle, EPU was cancelled. Waited for AF, had a month off to recover, waited for AF again, started Syneral on Day 21 again (so technically 2 months later), got OHSS again, but they decided to go to EPU, but no transfer, 21 follies retrieved, 15 fertilised, all frozen. Then two months off again, and bad timing as I was international on holidays, so I didn't actually do my first FET until Jun 08 (almost 9 months from starting). I guess this is all to say that sometimes it is a bit of trial and error to get the level of meds right etc and for the FS to learn how your body responds.

In saying all of this, I hope it is a dream IVF cycle for you and you get your BFP first go, I know that it can happen that way. Best of luck and look forward to reading how you go.

[JBM]

thanks smithy
so sorry for bfn bec, great to see you moving right onto next one . hoping for a BFP soon for you.
hi everyone else.
i'm just counting down the days in TWW.
13 to go

[Bee83]

Hi Girls
Well im going in for blasty transfer tomrrow morning ( so hard my little ats hope ngel sticks). Im on the the progesterone and eostrogen drugs the only thing is i seem to be nauseous cant stand the thought of breakfast, dry crackers for me, cant have anything around my neck and been sick a couple of times but cant complain its what i want. My blood test is 8th September too so JBM we are TWW buddies.

BecD goodluck with your next cycle lets hope its a good one for you. To everyone else lets hope all goes well for you this cycle.

Love
Bee (25) DH(31)
"praying for our little angel"

[barney]

BEE83..best of luk to you for transfer tomorrow hunny
JBM..go get that BFP hun,thinking of you

good luk to all you girls what eva your up to !!
me waiting for af ,shes taken her time

[Hoping :)]

Hi

I have been reading your thread for a couple of weeks now and finally thought I would put pen to paper and write something. When we firsted started trying I never thought that nearly 3 years on I would have gone through 3 IVF cycles, 1 Blastocyst Transfer a Chinese Natropath, a number of books and a Japanese Accupunturist...... Everyone tells me to stay postive blah blah blah...If getting pregnant relied on my attitude I would have been pregnant twice over!!!
Anyway after discovering this Forum I have discovered that it sucks for so many of us. I know that some days are much easier than others, I know the wait is cruel and there are times where you're scared to go to the toilet because you want to hope a little longer.... A real rollercoster hey....Who said life was boring.
Currently we are awaiting (6weeks) some tests...Dr has said that given our age (32 & 31) etc etc we should have fallen pregnant by now (I could have told him that!!!!). Have Kerotype test, Uterus lining tests and a series of blood tests. Hopefully will get some answers....That will be great....

It has been nice meeting you all (well kind of meeting you) under not so nice circumstances!!!!

Anyway nice to

[Bel]

Hi all my friends,

Well, I'm back again. Have had over a week to clear my head after my latest BFN. Am into another cycle already and am just cruising at the moment.

Am sick with this stupid headache/ throat infection thing going round..I don't do sick. I HATE it!!!

I'll be back tomorrow to post some more and try to catch up with everyone. Just wanted to say hi tonight.

I hope everyone is doing well.

Big hugs
Bel

[Possums]

Hello everyone! I am back again too, from our holiday (sadly have the flu) and have started daily blood tests to track when I ovulate, for my natual FET cycle...we only have one frozen and we are nervous about it thawing OK when the time comes.

It's too hard to catch up on everyone's news, so I'll just start fresh from here.... sending you all the very best though, for the different stages you are currently at.

Bel, I left you a message in the TWW thread too...but sorry you didnt get that BFP this time...hopefully we are both heading for one soon!

I am actually not in a very good head space right now...I thought I'd be a bit brighter, but I guess not being well, finding work tough going and a few other personal issues going on, on top of the IVF stuff is really taking it's toll right now. I am crying a lot. Anyway...will get there!

[BOC]

It really breaks my heart to read some of your stories...

Pregnancy is something so many people take for granted. You never really realise it could ever be so hard. You just assume it will happen one day.

I that you all get that dream one day and I admire your strength. I don't know how the hell you cope with that TWW... man I'm gonna be climbing the walls when I get to that stage (patience is not exactly one of my best qualities)

Have a great Wednesday!!!

[Aleenta]

Hiya Girls,

Bride OC - I'm with you patience is a difficult one!

Possums and Bel sorry to hear you both are unwell, hopefully you shake off your sickness asap and feel back on track, sending good vibes...and hoping your next round brings joy

BDT - your summary was a good one, I was the same it took a while to get the meds right

Bec D, sorry to hear you didn't get your dream this time round, hope next time is your time

Hoping - welcome, hope your stay is not long

Smithy, hoping your AF hurries up, I used acupuncture to hurry mine up and it seemed to work (3 days after)

Bee - I hope your transfer went well

JBM and Bee - here's to a trio of BFP!!! As of today I am joining you in the TWW

So here's my update. I had EPU on Monday, 8 eggs retrieved and a big relief as no signs of OHSS this time - yay my fab FS got the meds right!! I went in for transfer today, and I had two gorgeous embies (well they looked pretty cute) transfered, the FS was saying they were good, but who knows. DH was relieved 'his boys had done the job" we had ICSI as they are lazy amongst other things.. So we had another 4 fertilised and hoping they will make it to the freezer in case. I then had acupuncture this afternoon which I found really calming and I intend to go once a week for a while, it can't hurt anyway..
So I am feeling excited to have made it this far, I have never made it this far before and this is the closest I have ever been to pregnant. I know I shouldn't get my hopes up too high, but I figure I am going to be disappointed if it doensn't turn out anyway so I may as well spend the TWW feeling positive.
Hugs to all and I hope you can all find a little something to make you smile in your day

[Bel]

Possums- Hi my friend. So glad to see you back here. I hope you had an amazing holiday and got lots of R&R. I hear you with the hard time thing. I'm going through a bit of a downer time at the moment too. I think after being on this journey for so long, all the emotions eventually catch up with you. I'm trying so hard to stay strong but am too doing more than my fair share of crying. I'm sure not feeling well doesn't help either. Really glad to hear from you though and thanks for the kind words. Big hugs

BrideofChucky- How are things going with you? This TTC journey can be really hard and overwhelming, but for me it is also empowering that I am actually doing something about my infertility. And that I am still relatively sane after being on this journey a lot longer than I ever would have imagined. I wish you all the strength you need to get through this too. I would have had a really hard time without all the wonderful support that I get from so many beautiful people here. I hope we can be of support to you to.

Aleenta- Congrats on the 2 little ones on board. I wish you a stress free TWW (well low stress anyway!!) I'm so glad for you that your Dr got things right and you didn't get OHSS again. I'll be keeping an eye out for you in the TWW thread.

Smithy- My friend...How are you doing? I think of you all the time and wish for you all the very best.

AFM- scan tomorrow to check my lining for a transfer hopefully on Thursday next week. 1 frostie left, so I am being realistic. I know that it is very likely we won't make it to TF. I am praying for a miracle. Tomorrow is my 1st appointment with my new FS after my guru FS has left my clinic. Maybe the 3rd FS will bring luck for us!!

All my other friends, am always thinking of you all and hoping that you move into the pregnancy threads really soon.

Night night

Hugs Bel

[Kaydee78]

Thought it was about time I popped in and said hi.

Starting first ivf cycle, first injection tonight. Excited that the ball is now on the roll and gathering speed! What a wait while pill popping and sniffing! I've started at a new acupuncture clinic too and am really excited about it all.

Looking forward to chatting with you all on your journeys.