Your 2 embies sound fantastic! that this is the cycle for you
Possums - have a great trip to NZ - you will have a blast (I'm a Kiwi).
Nixon, you have found the right place to be. Everyone in here is wonderfully supportive and it makes it that much easier. I hope your stay in here is short and sweet.
BecD - GL for your transfer... are you doing an HRT FET? Everything is looking very promising!
Marsha - GL with scan on Friday. Hope it is all go for your IUI.
KellyD - I'm so sorry for your loss I have PCOS too and my natural cycle is almost non-existent. So my FET was HRT and it worked well for me! that it works just as well for you.
Hi to Oscaroscar, Bee83, Abbie, Kahlan and KateB - hope you are all well
I am keeping an eye on you all and hoping that you will all be shifting over to the pregnancy threads soon. I am well (apart from all day MS). First scan tomorrow to check everything is where it is meant to be and that there is a HB - very excited.
Bel, great to hear ET went well, and your TWW goes quick.
Janie, great to see you popping in,hope your PG is healthy!
Nixon, welcome to the group and hope your EPU goes well
Kelly, so sorry to hear about MC, just makes a tough road that bit longer.
AFM ,still feeling a bit bloated after stim cycle and EPU last week. Went to acupuncture for 1st time last night, really great lady whos got lots of other TTC and PG clients so made me feel right at home. now just waiting for AF to do FET cycle, and that it doesnt clash with a work trip...
to all i've missed,
Hi Nixon - acupuncture, have it before and after EPU.
Bel -
BecD - your endo is getting cozy for the bubs...
Janie - mebbe i can join you in the pregnancy thread, give it another month..
KellyD - Hope you're better...
Me - got headache since lunch....and the only painkiller in the office is the Panadol which i'm allergic to. Got to bear the pain till i get my hand on the asprin, baby asprin to be exact which my FS recommend.
Possums- How exciting off to New Zealand. I hope you have the bestest of time. I hope too that you come back to some good news from me and that you will be not far behind.
KellyD and OscarOscar- Thanks so much for the kind wishes. I really appreciate it.
Janie- Thanks also for your kind words. We were BT buddies not too long ago and I hope also to join you in the pg thread soon. The very best of luck for your scan tomorrow. I'll be checking throught the day for your good news.
Abbie- Thanks also. I hope AF comes soon. I know how hard it is to do all this with travelling. I travel all the time for work and often have to cancel trips. It makes things really tricky. I just do what I need to do now!
Marsha- I hope your headache went away today. I get them too on all these drugs. Take care.
All my other friends...am thinking of you too
AFM, am cruising along nicely. Just want a BFP so desperately. I think this 9 day wait will go pretty quickly. My SIL is getting married the day after my BT so I'll be pretty occupied. Oooh and the olympics start soon!!
Janie - thanks heaps for the welcome. Sorry to hear about the MS it will be so worth it in the end....best wishes for your scan.
Possums - I'm half kiwi. Are you heading north or south? either way - wishing you a fantastic chilled-out trip
Bel - Wishing you the best, calming, unstressful, sticky sticky vibes.
BecD - Good Luck for your transfer
KellyD - I'm sorry to read about your loss. Your frosties sound good and strong and I'll be wishing you a speedy next cycle
Marsha - thanks for the advice on the acupuncture. All the best for Friday - I have an U/S that day too to check on progress. 08/08/08 - It's a lucky day....
As for me - I don't even really feel any of the side effects of the Puregon? I don't feel like I have bloated ovaries and I'm worried that there won't be enough follicles.
I suppose I will just have to wait (sigh) just like everyone else
This week has gone super slow...I'm going to be tearing my hair out over the TWW. Saving up a visit to the hair dressers, pedicure, manicure etc so that I can fill my time for the TWW.
Hi all, sorry for no personals today, just popping in to wish you all the best with the various stages of your cycles, and the waiting game (and Janie for your scan!).
Thanks for the support you've offered me so far. I will say farewell for a few weeks...yay, our holiday is nearly here! Look forward to catching up on all your news when i return and hopefully seeing lots of BFPs!
I am currently on my first cycle of IVF/ICSI and i started my Gonal F on Tues 5th, my estimated Epu will be the week of 18th August so i guess i am starting to get nervous not knowing what to expect.
One question why do they make you take the lucrin still with the FSH dont they counteract each other?
Welcome mindy , dont think i can give you any profound answers but I think the lucrin/synarel is to disrupt your naturally produced hormones while the other stimulate the ovaries in a controlled way. Kind of makes sense...
Nixon, hang in there with the TWW, sounds like youve gt some good pampering stuff lined up, yay! here's to a stress-free life i say!
AFM, not much going on, looking forward to friends wedding tomorrow.
Ciao to all, A.
Hi Abbie.. How you doing sweetie.. I've been thinking of you and hope you are doing well... I hope AF shows up soon and your FET will be under way.. I'll be thinking of you til then..
Hey Abbie - thanks mate - If my DH even mentions the amount of money I plan to spend that week....watch out. I'm getting some serious pampering that week. :-)
Hey Mindy - My theory is that the Lucrin stops your body from functioning (in terms of hormones and Ovulation/menstruating etc) and then the FSH basically gives the Doc's control to bump up what your body would normally do each month (ie: produce more eggs than you would normally). Then I'm stumped when it comes to the trigger injection.
Anyway - welcome babe. The more the merrier as far as I'm concerned.
Gosh quite a bit happening this week with everyone, have been away for work.
Bel - fingers crossed for you and hope your TWW goes quickly.
Possums - have a great hol
Bee and Kahlan - I am in the same boat as you, damn AF just gone walkabout. I decided to take action and went to see my acupuncturist today, had some needles and the candle thing, and she has also given me some herbs - can't hurt although the herbs taste so bad, I can't believe I am saying this but I would rather needles!!
Oscar - hope your af behaves too and leaves soon
Nixon - great to hear you have good bosses / work situation - me too helps take the pressure off
BecD - hope your transfer goes well
Marsha - hope Friday is a good day for follies
KellyD - Sorry you didn't get good news, sending hugs
Janie - Great news I really hope you continue to do well, it's great to hear positive stories
AFM as I said above just waiting for damn AF and skulling yucky herbs. After my overstim I really just want to make it to the first base of a EPU. It is frustrating how long everything takes. Sorry for the whinge chicks, hope you don't mind - just makes be feel a bit better.
best wishes to all for good progress
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Nixon- What a great idea about saving up all your lovely things for during the TWW. I'll have to do that next time..that is for my next baby cause I AM getting a BFP this time and this one WILL stick!! Oh and the trigger injection is given exactly 36 hours before EPU. It basically makes your eggs get released right on pick up.(Please correct me if I'm wrong anyone but that's what I thought happens anyway!!!)
Mel- Welcome to this thread. You will love all the support all the amazing ladies here will offer you and you'll make some great friends. Don't be nervous doing your 1st cycle. It's an exciting time and you'll do fabulously. Just ask all the questions you need to. I found I got better answers here from my 1st FS.
Abbie- Enjoy the wedding tomorrow. My SIL is getting married next weekend and I can't wait for that either.
AFM, 1 sleep down, 8 to go in this TWW nightmare!! I'm doing ok so far. Started all the analysing, but hey we all do it!!
Aleenta- Hi there. Oh I am totally with you re the herbs. Give me the needles ANYDAY too!! I hope the witch AF shows up soon then you can get the ball rolling again. It's just exciting when AF shows up and you get a plan going. Hope it all gets going soon.
Just popping in! Still waiting for AF to arrive - its now a few days late (after tricking me into thinking it was starting last week)...one thing we learn is PATIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nixon - Welcome! And with acupuncture - try and find one that really knows about fertility and IVF. Mine will work with me so that I will go and see her straight before the embryo transfer and then straight again after. With side effects or bloating from Puregon - I think it is probably different for everyone, but if you are worried about ANYTHING make sure you ask the nurses. It can save a lot of unnecessary stress.... And I love your ideas for the TWW!!! Might have to do some of the same....
Bel - thinking of you and praying for your little one!
Welcome Mindy as well! This is sure an interesting journey - lots of ups and downs - but this forum and these girls are angels on earth!! I actually can't explain to anyone who hasn't experienced IVF and a forum such as this just what it means to me. So everyone!
Take care and I'll be back (as Arnie would say!) in a few days,
Bel - Hang in there and try to stay chilled. What are you doing to distract yourself? Have you ever heard of Dr Hauschka cosmetics? Well, if you fancy pampering yourself a tad I can highly recommend their compress oil baths. You basically get an organic compress cloth and a bath oil (not for a proper bath though). Fill up a bowl with warm/hot water - add your bath oil (sage, lavender, lemon, spruce) - submerge your compress towel - ring it out and then wrap it around your face and press firmly aroundthe temples, eye area, and DEEP BREATHE - then repeat the steps as many times as you like. I cann't tell you how good it feels. Lemon for a wake up in the morning and lavender or sage before bed (that's how I use it). It can become quite soothing and a mini ritual to get me in the right head space for the day.
Aleenta - Whinge away - that's what we're here for. The waiting annoys me too - waiting for AF, waiting for AF to stop, waiting for BT results. I reckon it's good practice for when we all have tiny babies that need us to be patient.
KateB - With the Acupuncture I'm going to a lady in McMahon's point off a recommendation from some one on BellyBelly. I made an appointment and she told me that it was important to have session before and after the transfer, so I guess we will see how it pans out. Re the TWW - I have been struggling not to get nails, hair etc done to kill some time, but I know I'll need the distraction more during those 2 weeks.
Abbie - Have a ball at the wedding. I do love a good wedding. Not many coming up for me in the near future. (sigh). Have fun!!!
AFM - Well, I do have a smile on my face today. One of my worries was alleviated today - first U/S since starting Puregon. I have 11 follies on the left and 12 on the right -WOO-HOO. All up there are around 12 that are between 10 & 12mm in size.
I know it doesn't mean that all of them will keep growing at the same rate and it doesn't neccessarily mean that I will end up with an egg in each, but for now I am cheering. I wasn't sure that there would be any.
Anyway - better get to work.
Have a lucky fantastic day everyone.
Nic- Great results for your 1st ultrasound. They are fantastic numbers. You should be extremely happy. And the oil compress thing you do sounds AMAZING!! Thanks for the tip, I'll definately be looking into that! Enjoy your day being happy with your follies!!
So many new faces... To everyone I haven't chatted to yet
Will catch up on everyone news and get back to you all.
AFM: Well dreaded AF still hasn't shown up. It is now 8 days since I stopped the Crinone and was told that AF should be here by now. Think I will need to talk to the FS today to get a plan. I have an appt with them next Thursday 14/8 to discuss our FET plan for Sept. I have also found a Chinese Medicine doctor in Ballarat who specialises in Infertility & Acupunture, so have an appt with him also next Thursday to set out a plan for Acupunture moving forward with our transfers.
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that this is the cycle for you
Nixon, you have found the right place to be. Everyone in here is wonderfully supportive and it makes it that much easier. I hope your stay in here is short and sweet.
I have PCOS too and my natural cycle is almost non-existent. So my FET was HRT and it worked well for me!
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And I love your ideas for the TWW!!! Might have to do some of the same....
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