Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception Feb 2013

First appointment this Friday with the Dandenong Fertility Clinic. Getting really nervous and excited all at the same time.

Still waiting on feedback from our local GP RE Vasectomy reversal possibility - starting to get really peeved there. We were told to call last Thursday to get feedback about it....Called on Friday and was told the doctor was not in and they would get feedback from him on saturday as he hadn't left any notes for them. On Saturday get a call to say advise the doctor forgot and will get onto it first thing Monday morning. The nurse I spoke with on Saturday promised she would hound and hound the doctor till he gave her a response on Monday and then call us. No call. Call today and get advised he's been busy and it STILL hasn't been done!!!

It's not just the Vasectomy Reversal thing here. We're also trying to get my husband some prescription medication, which they can't get without PBS approval....The doctor is supposed to be calling and getting this also so my husband can get the required script to start the medication :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall:

ladies I just want to ask some opinions......
I called my clinic yesterday to tell the nurse that I had one day of very light AF and then nothing.... she told me to do a pregnancy test and if it was negative (which it was) to start the pill as directed and we will continue with the cycle as planned..... I again told her I hadnt really had a period and she said it was ok...... does this sound right?
Im already on edge about my first IVF cycle and I dont want to waste $10k if it isnt going to work because I havent had a period.
If it doesnt sound right, what should I do?

It should be fine Ceejelz. You will get a "period" (bleeding) when you stop the pill in three weeks anyway.

Good luck!

Eta - it must be the month for it. My period lasted for a day and a half :o

Definitely the month for it, mine started this morning then stopped! I'm just waiting to see if it comes tomorrow as I finished taking the pill Sunday.

Juniper fate can be funny, best of luck xx can't wait to hear how the appointment went x

Beau30 - so sorry, i really feel for you x

Juniper76 - thats amazing! definately a hand of fate telling you your doing the right thing!

Me4ever - all the best for your transfer!!

So sorry for your loss beau xx heaps of support here for you...love & hugs xx

Juniper - Life has a funny way of making things happen...meant to be!

Hi Everyone!

Beau- I'm so sorry hun, it just isn't fair :( I hope that conceiving doesn;t take as long this time and that it's a sticky one. I am in the same boat and am just doing my first cycle after my loss at 12 weeks in Octyober. My 1st cycle was 7 weeks (after 2nd d&c- I had to have 2 becasue of retained products and an infection) and then my clinic made me wait one full cycle AFTER that first period. It feels like forever and I was so desperate to get started, but I can honestly say that emotionally I feel much stronger and am in a much better place than I was when I thought I was ready to go again. I am sending you lots of hugs, it's a hard thing to go through- be kind to yourself.

Juniper- thanks for adding me to the list and yay for concellations! Meant to be!

MelB- hope you get yout anserws from the GP soon- are you still planning to go to your IVF appt if the reversal is an option?

Nic- good luck with the weight loss

Myturn and me4ever- good luck chicks!

AFM- I am SO sorry for lack of persies and not being on more- sometimes I just need to leave BB alone as it's better for my headspace and this has been one of those cycles. I feel so selfish but I think of everyone every day and am wishing you all the best even when I don't post. I have had a good cycle so far, trigger tonight which is really quick for me! So pleased and I have 1 big fat follie ready to pop which I can feel when I move. I am feeling quite emotionally strong (for a change), although have of course convinced myself that this one will work and have to keep gic=ving myself a reality check, but I just have a good feeling this cycle. So I'll be ov on thursday and heading into the 2ww to go crazy! Bring on the BFP's for everyone.

Whilst, I'm not quite in the same league as the rest of you (a 1-1.5 day AF! :o), mine has been lighter than normal this cycle too!

Faye, I had that happen last cycle - some light bleeding one night, then nothing for 24 hours and then AF started late the next night.

Soooo.... It's a good thing AF has been lighter this cycle since he went ahead and did a pap smear, pelvic exam and u/s (AFC was 4). I know it's routine, but ewwww...

Also had a heap of b/w done, as did DH (who was "lucky" enough to finish work in time to walk up the hill and join me for the b/t!! :lol:).

We're jumping straight into an injects+IUI cycle, starting the FSH tomorrow. If DH's testing comes back with good results, we'll switch to injects+TI next time. I don't feel ready for IVF yet... He gave us a 6-7% chance with the IUI (and similar for TI if DH's boys are all good), so he's willing to trigger with as many as 4 follicles. He said the risk of twins would be less than 0.5% and even lower for higher order multiples. I'm still a little freaked out by the idea of 4 (even knowing that the odds of having 1 viable one is so low), but we'll see what we have when it's time to trigger and how I feel about it. He has also added clexane and prednisone to the protocol (and recommended DHEA and melatonin, along with a truckload of other supplements).

Today has been such a whirlwind. It all feels so unreal... I was at the clinic for 2.5 hours and then another hour at the GP (to get the referral, which I couldn't get an appt to get before the FS appt), so we got home at 7pm (and, with everything buzzing about my head, forgot we had to pick up DH's car from the train station, so MIL had to drive him there on her way home after she babysat DD all afternoon for me).

Oh, and today is day 5 without sugar* for me! I'm down 2kg but that could just be due to random fluctuations... (*except for some alcohol)

Wednesday 6th February 2013 :hello:


Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Miss B - waiting for March cycle
Kerbear - taking a break
Blossom - taking a break until Feb/Mar
Beau30 - :angel: - waiting for d&c
Faye* - CD1
Juniper - CD3
N2L - CD5
Ceejelz - CD6
Rai - CD6
Nic - CD8
Lyra stardust - CD17
Kbudgie - CD17
Sarah4Kurt - CD18
Myturn - CD22
Jo_white - CD28
Krikkit - CD38
Treenie86 - CD47


Waiting for Transfer
Me4ever - CD18


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/...ek-Wait-2012-8)
Emma - CD25 11dpo
Furbabies - CD26 7dp5dt


Got Their BFP in January :leap:
Wishanddream - 9/1: hCG 208!


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

I'm so confused, I stopped the pill on Sunday, had bleeding yesterday morning then it stopped all day, started again last night - stopped again, then again this morning and once again it's stopped. I even called FS this morning to say today was CD1 so i'm all set to start Gonal F on Friday but now i'm wondering whether I should ring them and say AF hasn't come. This is doing my head in!

Wow Juniper - what a story! So happy you're able to start straight away! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Faye - give your clinic a call again and let them know... They might still want you to do a blood test to see if levels are base line. One time I wasn't sure if day 1 had come yet as I just kept spotting, did a blood test and all was base line, so I could start doing the next cycle.

Lyra - Nice to see you're ready to start again! Fingers crossed it won't be long before your BFP!

AFM - Tomorrow is transfer, am getting pretty nervous. Just checked with the clinic and getting the same Dr that did it last time, when I had a chem. pregnancy... I hope we have more luck this time. 3rd time lucky I hope. Tomorrow it's also exactly 2 months since we got married and 8 months since our missed m/c. Oh well, another 2 weeks and we'll know! xx

Faye, I'd call them and ask what they want you to do. FX you're still right to start on Friday.

me4ever, hoping all goes well tomorrow.

Afm, called for b/w results and I'm clear to start gonal-f tonight. I won't be able to get the compounded meds (DHEA and melatonin) until tomorrow, but can get the prednisone and clexane this afternoon (which means I'll be starting prednisone a day late since I was meant to start this morning). I've spent most of the morning on the phone to compounding pharmacies. Funnily enough, the one my FS' office recommended as "cheap" was the dearest! The one across the road from my work was cheapest ($8 to $34 less than the others) but I'll have to make a special trip since I only work in the office on Mondays (but convenient for the repeats).

Thanks ladies, I just spoke with them and explained what was going on and she said to keep going as planned so start gonal f Friday. She said if it keeps stopping and starting we won't know where we're at and it could just be that i've bled so much whilst on the pill that there's no lining left so I might not have a normal bleed. She seemed happy that it wouldn't muck anything up. Phew...

I meant to say good luck for tomorrow me4ever and Juniper I have my fingers crossed for you!!

me4ever goodluck with transfer tomorrow i have everything :crossfingers: for you

juniper congratulations on everything going so well with the new fs, and a big congratulations on the weight loss that's
great. Can i ask what TI is?

TI = timed intercourse

Juniper could you put me as CD2 for tomorrows list, I will go with today being CD1. Thanks.....

Faye - FX you can start Friday x

me4ever - good luck with transfer tomorrow, we will all have everything crossed for you I am sure

Juniper - just goes to show the Doctors don't shop around LOL

AFM - I have had a temp jump from 35.95 yesterday to 36.18 today. I don't have enough experience with temping yet so I really don't know how to confirm O after +opk
Maybe today I should be 3dpo and in the tww??

Question for you... What do you think...?

so, DH and I DTD last night.... This afternoon I think I found ewcm!! Now, this is rare for me... So ill check again soon and see whats there, but I was wondering should we DTD tonight, even though we did yesterday and his little swimmers may not have had as much time to bloom :lol: or should we go for it in the morning......

Opinions please..... :)

Myturn tomorrow morning for sure!!! Goodluck chicky x

They say 24 hours. I reckon either way.

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They say 24 hours. I reckon either way.

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Even if his swimmers have had some action last night already??

Yep. It only takes 24 hrs for them to regenerate.

:) you learn something new every day :)

somehow I assumed because we have to abstain before trigger that its best not to every night, plus the FS said font DTD every day....

Didn't find any more, but will jump DH sometime just to make sure :)

How are his swimmers? My DH has lazy ones that's why I said tomorrow morning lol lol lol

Both my FS have said once a day for three days after positive opk or trigger.

His are within normal ranges, I think it was 87%,

Go get busy if they are normal! Lol

Our new FS just told me we should DTD every 1-2 days ALL CYCLE! :o He said using them so regularly and keeping up the production was good for sperm quality. I admit I was glad DH wasn't there for that part of the appt though... ;)

However, he did say we need a 3 day break before the s/a. So, seems like there's different rules for the s/a and TTC...

Hi ladies

Thanks for all your kind words & wishes.

Well d&c is over. Wasn't too bad. I have had hardly any bleeding - is that normal? Should I expect it to get a lot heavier? I had an hour and a half of intense pain last night but once the panadiene forte finally kicked in it was ok.

Just wondering does anyone have a success story from trying after a miscarriage & getting a BFP first time & it continuing the entire 9 months from frozen embryos from the same batch as the miscarriage one? I still have 5 frozen embryos but am worried none of them will be any good. Dr said that is most likely not te case but I can't help think that at the moment.

Also the chances of us falling pregnant naturally are very slim as dh cout is normal one day then extremely low the next. After miscarriage did you still DTD in the months following or wait for after af?

Did any of you use acupuncture & find it useful after miscarriage emotionally & also physically to get you body/hormones back to normal?

Sorry for all the questions - my mind is in overdrive at the moment.

Good luck today me4ever -my BFP was achieved from the dr who is at fertility clinic today & it was our 3rd time lucky. Tax for you.

Juniper - your appointment at the new clinic was meant to be by the sounds of it. Good luck with iui

Myturn - good luck with DTD.

Hi & good luck to everyone else.

Thursday 7th February 2013 :hello:


Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Miss B - waiting for March cycle
Kerbear - taking a break
Blossom - taking a break until Feb/Mar
Beau30 - d&c cycle
Faye* - CD2
Juniper - CD4
N2L - CD6
Ceejelz - CD7
Rai - CD7
Nic - CD9
Lyra stardust - CD18
Kbudgie - CD18
Sarah4Kurt - CD19
Myturn - CD23
Jo_white - CD29
Krikkit - CD39
Treenie86 - CD48


Waiting for Transfer


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ek-Wait-2013-1)
Me4ever - CD19 0dp5dt
Emma - CD26 12dpo
Furbabies - CD27 8dp5dt


Got Their BFP in January :leap:
Wishanddream - 9/1: hCG 208!


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

Beau, I had very light bleeding too, at first. I then had some heavy bleeding a week after the d&c. Unfortunately, no success story here - my d&c was 13 months ago and still no BFP, but we've mostly be TTC naturally and it's a long shot with my DOR. We did TTC during my d&c cycle, because our Dr didn't tell us to wait. I know a lot of Drs prefer you wait for your first AF before TTC. I took a break from acu because of the d&c - I was too much of a mess to go and needed a break.
Hope you have no more pain and feel better soon. :hug:

Thanks Beau! As for your questions, I'm 8 months since d&c tomorrow - I did not bleed very much after d&C. We did start trying naturally straight away as our ob told us we could. We also did one FET with an embryo from same batch as m/c, we had a chem. pregnancy then. This FET is still from same batch, still 5 frozen embies to go after today's transfer. I continued going to acupuncture, once a fortnight for a while, then about weekly from before last FET in October till our wedding in beginning December. After Christmas break have been going once a week again. I did it so I could get my cycle back into its normal routine and also to get my body up to scratch again. I felt very low and didn't relax very much, acupuncture gave me that hour of "relaxation" I needed so badly! Our acupuncturist is awesome and it was nice to have someone so calm and reassuring and understanding to talk to.

Thanks everyone for thinking of us!

Myturn - Good luck with DTD, here's hoping we'll have a BFP to celebrate later this month!!

Hi to everyone else!

AFM countdown for FET, 3.5 hours to go, had phone call to let us know the embie has defrosted nicely, can't wait to meet it and carry it safely inside me, where it's supposed to be!

me4ever good luck i have everything crossed for you for a BFP :crossfingers: :crossfingers:

beau i'm so sorry i'm not sure i did not need a D&C when i miscarried but wishing you all the best :comfort:

AFM: I went to the fs this morning for a scan and i'm only day 7 but there were 2 follies which were quite large so she decided
to trigger me today to do iui tomorrow. She said everything looked good and my lining was really good cause i thought it was a
bit early but she did not want me to ovulate early and miss it due to the size of the follies so not sure how i feel about it still think its
a bit early but then i really dont know much, and its a bit different cause i have never been on injections before.

Wow Rai, how exciting! It sounds quite early, but your FS knows best! Good luck with the IUI tomorrow! We'll be in the TWW together :) Keeping Emma and Furbabies company!

Thanks me4ever, I'm not confident at all think everything was done just too quick and fast
But that's ok at least my hopes are not up, but hopefully with so many in the tww we will get
Some BFP this month. Everything crossed for you tomorrow xxx

Me post alert....

Wondering if anyone has had cm that is little flecks of (TMI) firm snotty like stuff. Pretty clear?? Nowhere near ovulation.

Thanks!

N2L - no, sorry... I do get most of my cm way ahead of ovulation :$ But nothing to match your description...

AFM - 5 day embie is on board now, I hope... Transfer was all a bit weird, with the Dr not being able to see my uterus on ultrasound :$ I do have a retroverted uterus... Every single transfer they seem to have trouble getting there, I thought it would be straight forward?!? Anyway, the embryo looked nice apparently! Bloodtest is not till 20 February, so ages still.

Thanks for your stories ladies. Shame no success ones though. Hopefully soon!

Me4ever - that's funny you said about there always being something with your transfers. Me too. First one my ovaries were too enlarged still from all the ivf drugs, 2nd my bladder was full & in the way & 3rd time my intestines were full apparently from Xmas lunch(not that I ate very much Xmas day). I have retroverted uterus too. I agree with you our acupuncturist is so lovely - I am seeing her Saturday. I assume you have been this afternoon for post transfer.

Rai - that does sound very early but I guess if your eggs are sized! I never got to do iui so you are lucky to be able to try the less invasive way. I'm sure the fs knows best.

N2L - sorry I only get cm around ovulation & always clear. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about.