Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception Feb 2013

**juniper76** · February 25th, 2013, 06:49 PM

Monday 25th February 2013

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Miss B - waiting for March cycle
Blossom - taking a break until Feb/Mar
Beau30 - d&c cycle
Treenie86 - CD5
Lyra stardust - CD5
Hummingbird - CD7
Kbudgie - CD7
Myturn - CD13
Emma - CD14
Furbabies - CD15
Kel82 - CD16
Faye* - CD20 3dpo - freeze all cycle
N2L - CD24
Ceejelz - CD25
Nic - CD27
Sarah4Kurt - CD37
Jo_white - CD47
Krikkit - CD57

Waiting for Transfer

Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ek-Wait-2013-1)
Juniper - CD22 7dpo
Kerbear - CD28 15dpo
Rai - CD25 16dpo
Me4ever - CD37 18dp5dt - 17/2 +HPT@15dpo, 20/2 hCG=150 @18dpo!!

Got Their BFP in February

M.I.A. - Please Update When Possible
Rosemarry006, Emerald Star, Curtysgirl

**juniper76** · February 25th, 2013, 06:53 PM

Williever, hi and welcome! If/when you'd like to be added to the list, just let me know where you are in your cycle. FX for your FET!

kbudgie, sorry to hear about the endo. It's a nasty disease. FX cleaning it up will be the magic ingredient you've been missing thus far. It was certainly a big help for us!

Nic, I'm too overweight for some clinics/Drs, but all 3 of my FSs have allowed me to go ahead (have said losing weight would be beneficial, but not a requirement to proceed).

**JoeSpratt** · February 25th, 2013, 07:52 PM

Welcome williever! Hope your time here is short & sweet

Big

for kbudgie xx FX you can get the endo sorted soon & get your little miracle too!

Faye, hoping the 4 frosties will be joined by a few more & you have one on board real soon xx

Hi to everyone else!

AFM still just biding my time getting my PGD testing sorted before we start all over again

**myturn** · February 25th, 2013, 08:14 PM

Thinking of you kbudgie I'm glad there is some answers although it still sucks xx

Nic I too am overweight, and haven't been old to lose any, but that all loss is good.... Although my BFF was told to be at 100 before they could start, but she got preg naturally in the end....

Speaking of, weight loss is going no where, definitely feeling like a failure....

**juniper76** · February 25th, 2013, 08:18 PM

Me too, myturn. Been pretty good about avoiding sugar all month and nada! In the past, cutting out sugar was enough for a slow, but steady, weight loss. Been so discouraged that I have been bad and had some sugar the last few days. Stupid part is I lose weight easily when pg!!

**juniper76** · February 26th, 2013, 06:18 AM

Tuesday 26th February 2013

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Miss B - waiting for March cycle
Blossom - taking a break until Feb/Mar
Beau30 - d&c cycle
Kerbear - CD1
Treenie86 - CD6
Lyra stardust - CD6
Hummingbird - CD8
Kbudgie - CD8
Myturn - CD14
Emma - CD15
Furbabies - CD16
Kel82 - CD17
Faye* - CD21 4dpo - freeze all cycle
N2L - CD25
Ceejelz - CD26
Nic - CD28
Sarah4Kurt - CD38
Jo_white - CD48
Krikkit - CD58

Waiting for Transfer

Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ek-Wait-2013-1)
Juniper - CD23 8dpo
Rai - CD26 17dpo ??
Me4ever - CD38 19dp5dt - 17/2 +HPT@15dpo, 20/2 hCG=150 @18dpo!!

Got Their BFP in February

M.I.A. - Please Update When Possible
Rosemarry006, Emerald Star, Curtysgirl

**kerbear** · February 26th, 2013, 12:32 PM

Juniper can you please put me cd1 today ta

**treenie86** · February 26th, 2013, 05:34 PM

kbudgie sorry to hear about the endo, but at least you have an answer. hope you don't have to wait too long to have it cleaned up. rest up and hope you feel better soon.

kerbear

re af

everyone else

not much happening here, crampy with af, sore tummy muscles and itchy incision sites, but at least i'm able to move around a bit more freely now. I'm glad i'm not pushed for time as to when I have to go back to work.

**treenie86** · February 26th, 2013, 05:35 PM

*stupid double post*

faye* · February 27th, 2013, 05:24 AM

Sorry but I have another all about me post.... AF has arrived after only a 3 week cycle, EPU was only last Friday so now I'm not sure whether I need to worry about a short LP or if my body is just out of whack from the IVF. This would've meant if I was having a transfer AF may of beaten us to it or arrived 1 or 2 days after transfer! Do you think it's worth a call to FS to discuss??? This has never been an issue for me before, I've always had a regular 28 day cycle pre IVF. On the flip side at least the countdown to FET has started, I have to have a full natural cycle first. (CD1 for me today please Juniper)

faye* · February 27th, 2013, 07:56 AM

IVF nurse just called me to make an appointment for the next step and to let me know that 4 of our embies haven't survived but there's still hope for another 2 as well as the 4 we have frozen. I mentioned that AF had arrived early and she said it was strange but it doesn't matter. She also mentioned how important it is to be careful about falling pregnant! I said but all the eggs are gone and she said no there would've still been some that they didn't get so I needed to be very careful for a week or so following EPU. (that would've been handy information to be told earlier). Well DH and I DTD a couple of nights ago (I guess I should've thought about that at the time but the possibility of falling pregnant naturally hasn't crossed my mind for over 12 months) so i'm really hoping this is AF and not an implant bleed as I would hate to think more than 1 egg could have fertilised naturally - very little chance of that though...I hope! Now I'm scaring myself!

**kbudgie** · February 27th, 2013, 08:50 AM

faye why would they caution you about getting pg naturally ? plea see excuse my ignorance but the only ivf info i have is what i read here xx

faye* · February 27th, 2013, 09:06 AM

faye why would they caution you about getting pg naturally ? plea see excuse my ignorance but the only ivf info i have is what i read here xx

Probably because it's not impossible for us to conceive naturally - just very low chances with DH's low count. I did have endo but was removed in September last year...

**juniper76** · February 27th, 2013, 09:08 AM

Wednesday 27th February 2013

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Miss B - waiting for March cycle
Blossom - taking a break until Feb/Mar
Beau30 - d&c cycle
Faye* - CD1
Kerbear - CD2
Treenie86 - CD7
Lyra stardust - CD7
Hummingbird - CD9
Kbudgie - CD9
Myturn - CD15
Emma - CD16
Furbabies - CD17
Kel82 - CD18
N2L - CD26
Ceejelz - CD27
Nic - CD29
Sarah4Kurt - CD39
Jo_white - CD49
Krikkit - CD59

Waiting for Transfer

Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ek-Wait-2013-1)
Juniper - CD24 9dpo
Rai - CD27 18dpo ??

Got Their BFP in February

Me4ever - 17/2 +HPT@15dpo, 20/2 hCG=150 @18dpo, 27/2 hCG=3345 @25dpo!!

M.I.A. - Please Update When Possible
Rosemarry006, Emerald Star, Curtysgirl

**juniper76** · February 27th, 2013, 09:16 AM

Faye, I'm surprised AF showed up so soon (5dpo). I would have expected something like 8dpo for an IVF cycle with no luteal support. I would definitely say it's because of the IVF though, so try not to worry about it being a new problem. When an egg is retrieved during EPU it causes damage to the follicle, which in turn means the corpus luteum is somewhat compromised. That's why they put us on progesterone after transfer - because the EPU reduces our bodies' ability to produce its own. When you don't have a transfer, and thus don't use any progesterone supplements, you end up with a short LP. 4 days seems extreme, but something around 7 days is quite common. Also, if AF has arrived, I don't think I'd be worrying about a natural conception - your lining is breaking down so there's nowhere for an embryo to implant. Also, 5dpo is too early for implantation (usually happens 7-10dpo), so I wouldn't be worried about it being an implantation bleed either.

*edit*
Also, in addition to the IVF cycle length being different to your normal 28-day cycle, please be aware that some women find that O can be delayed in the following cycle, so you may have a longer-than-normal cycle this cycle. I found I usually O'd a week late in the cycle after an IVF and my LP was a few days shorter too. My theory is that it takes the ovaries a while to recover from the stress the IVF puts on them. It's not a permanent change, just a temporary one.

faye* · February 27th, 2013, 09:42 AM

Thanks for the explanation Juniper - you are always such a wealth of knowledge! It's great for me as this is still all farely new and I'm quite clueless with all those kind of specifics. I was thinking the same about implantation, it was only Monday night so far too early for implantation. At least now I understand why LP has been so short & FS wasn't too concerned about it. I have an appt on the 11th March to discuss FET cycle. They are talking about using clexane from day 3 to 5 I think she said. I'm about to Dr Google and see what that is... Thanks again Juniper...

faye* · February 27th, 2013, 09:48 AM

From what i'm reading about clexane it doesn't sound right so I could have that wrong. I guess I'll find out on the 11th...

**juniper76** · February 27th, 2013, 11:44 AM

Faye, day 3-5 doesn't sound right for clexane (which is a blood thinner). I've been using it this cycle and I started the day after starting stims and will continue until the end of the 2ww. Or, at least, I should say I haven't heard of it being used just those few days. Could it have been clomid? I was offered clomid with my first FET to help with O (natural FET). Or will you do a medicated (HRT) FET where you don't O?