Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - January 2009

[Sara69]

BabyDreamtime: Thanks for letting us know about ET, that sounds great, hope you're getting some frosties and sending lots of

Sara

[JBM]

Jen34: in case i havn't told you before , congrats on your BFP. after such a long wait. i do know of this girl who tried for 12 years and got a BFP on last ivf. then fell preg naturally 1 year later. what are the odds of that!. good luck to you.

wishingbaby: good luck jabbing
sara69: hoping things improve.. hugs

mollygirl: glad you're happy with your fa. btw we need ridiculous amounts of positive thoughts, thanks so much

toby: good luck for friday
meredith:good luck next week and with this new cycle

aleenta: good luck with this one, hope you get some better results.
saph: hope you pick up soon. all the jabbing does take it out of you. it's no good for us , all these drugs. xxoo

mrsm: hows your healthy eating plan going. i am also trying to lose some weight. nothing so far but i didn't gain any over 2 weeks at xmas time and thats good.

bella: hope fs app goes well

bdt: glad et went well, twins?, we're hoping. counting down the TWW now. good luck

nothing new from me. i am trying to get a bit fitter and lose some fat before march
FET now.
gotta try harder.

sending some special 2009 shining vibes.

[Dutchie80]

Hello everyone
I hope you are all well. Its so nice to be in 2009 I hope this year brings a record number of BFPs

Sara69- I know how hard and devastating it is when our bodies dont respond the way we'd like them to. I will keep fingers crossed for your ET and sending you lots of

Jen34- a big congratulations for your BFP. Wishing you a H & H pg

Wishingbaby- GL with your cycle. Hope it brings you success

Nikki- GL with your FS appt next week. Hopefully he'll set you on a path to your BFP

Mollygirl- Good luck at your new/old FS, he sound lovely. Your positive outlook is so nice to read

Toby- Good luck with your IUI. Sending you heaps of As others have mentioned, endo is diagnosed through a laparoscopy

Meredith- GL with your antagonist cycle

Aleenta- GL with your FET

Saph- Good luck with your IUI. I'll have my fingers crossed for you. Yay for the new piano!!!

BDT- GL with your BT on the 16th and for a few frosties aswell. Hope you have success!

Bella Bella- Hello and welcome! Good luck with your FS appt on Mon. Hope this is your year

JBM- Hello and best of luck with your march FET. Heres to your BFP!!!

Wouldloveabubba- it was suggested that we do icsi when we did our flare as DP and I have severe MF issues- probs with count, motility and morphology. Not sure if its a common occurance where there aren't probs with partners swimmers although I have heard of it being used to improve fertilization rates. I would just call your FS and clarify. HTH. Good luck with your flare cycle. Hope it brings you a BFP!

AFM- I am patiently awaiting AF early Feb so I can start a flare cycle. In the meantime I am just trying to take good care of myself, go back to acupuncture, eat well, stress less etc so I'm in the best place possible (physically and emotionally) for when we do start the next cycle. I really want this year to be the one for us
Take care everyone
BTW- Im thinking of starting In Liven by MiVitality. Are you ladies familiar with it? Do you think it is of benefit when ttc? TIA

[*Hope*]

it was suggested that we do icsi when we did our flare as DP and I have severe MF issues- probs with count, motility and morphology. Not sure if its a common occurance where there aren't probs with partners swimmers although I have heard of it being used to improve fertilization rates.

Hi Dutchie was just reading your post from a few days ago. I usually post in TTC AC, but often roam around here to.

The main reason DH and i use ICSI is he has poor morphology. We had two Drs misread his results, saying that all was fine. But because I had always had problems with my ovaries and Endo we continued to believe our lack of conceiving was due to my issues. We eventually went to a FS who read his results and straight away said this is not good there is a problem.
We couldn't believe it took three Drs to be able to read a sperm test result (given one of them was a GYNO who specialised in Fertitily problems).....very frustrating that we wasted so many months when we had the answer in our hands.

Anyways...good luck to everyone that is cycling this month. It looks like there will be quite a few starting in early Feb...I hope to be one of them so fingers crossed for everyone.

[saph204]

Just a quick update had trigger at 1.30 this afternoon and insemination at 10am tomorrow. A little nervous and excited all rolled into one. A little surprised as last time I didnt trigger until CD28 and today is only CD19.

Sara I have my fingers crossed for you cycle buddy. Hope everything is going to plan.

[TLO]

Hi guys,

I'll have to catch up on where everyone is up to - but in the meantime - Good Luck and !!!!

I'm doing another FET and trying accupuncture this time to see if that helps!

Baby Dreamtime - I just wanted to say a big thank you to you for your advice last week.
I went to see my FS last week armed with info regarding further tests and it all ended rather sadly. He told me that further tests were basically a waste of time and at this stage there was no need for me to try anything "radical". I just need to be more persistent. He also told me that because of my age - I should really focus on it this year (That's why I was there!!!! I'm perfectly aware of how old I am - hence why more tests!). I was so upset - I had always really liked my FS and everyone talks so highly of him, but he obviously isn't that interested.... I'm doing my last FET with him now and looking for a new FS who may be a little bit more on my side. DH & I were really shocked. It's a bit frustrating having to change FS, but I want someone who will do some tests and actually listen to me.

I have another question for you - were the majority of your tests blood tests? I was thinking that since I have to go back to GP to get a referral to someone else, perhaps she can organise the tests so that I'm not wasting more time when I see the new FS?

Sorry to babble on.

Once again, I hope to catch up with you all soon so we can share this journey to BFP land together!

Tarn

[Baby Dreamtime]

Hi Tarn,
Gosh, so sorry to hear that about your FS, how frustrating. I think you have very real justification for pushing for more tests. All of the tests for failing to implant that I listed in my email were requested by my FS, I don't know if a GP can ask for these. However they were at my own cost, about $580 all up through QML, so perhaps there is no reason why a GP can't write it up if it is not on Medicare ie if you are paying for it, if that makes sense. These tests can be done anytime of the cycle, so if it means you can't request them until you see a new FS, at least you could get the tests done the same day.

I had all the other standard tests ie Prog, E2, Prolactin, TSH, FSH, T3 and T4 etc etc on Day 2 and Day 21 as well these were more just to check what my base line levels were. I requested these through my GP and they were on Medicare.

The only other idea I have which I hopefully won't need to try is getting an endometiral biopsy to check if my endo is in sync with my cycle and that embroys are being transfered at the right stage relevant to the stage my endo is at. I haven't done much research on this yet but have heard that this can impact on implantation as there is only that small window of opportunity that embryos can implant. This might be worth looking into also.

I will praying that you won't need these test and that this FET will be the one. Hugs xx

[mollygirl1977]

Hi TLO

Just read your post and wanted to let you know that I know exactly how you feel. I have just left the IVF clinic in Brisbane that I was attending because my FS told me the same thing. That all the tests for failure to implant were a waste of time. Not only did his information upset me but also his attitude to the whole thing. Especially since i only recently transferred clinics to see him as I was told he was 'one of the best'

I am now about to go back to my original FS who is more than happy to test for any ideas that i have . Even if they are just to rule things out.

Hope you can find yourself a clinic and FS that will work with you - it makes all the difference.

[*MRS M*]

hi it is going alright im going to start on kate morgan shakes in the next few weeks well when the kids go back to school then we will have money to spare
sarahxxx

[JBM]

great job mrs m, i know it can be hard.

hello to everyone else.
btw , i am working on the computer not on bb if dh asks. ha ha.

chat soon

[TaRhLi.]

Hi Girls

I'm still lurking around, and thought I would drop in and say .

JBM & Meredith : Good to see you girls back in here trying for your 2009 BFP. Hopefully the journey together this time is the one that is successful.

BDT: Thanks for the welcome back and congrats on your transfer. for a strong BFP for you.

Everyone else, hope you are all doing well and not going insane. Hopefully we will all be out of this thread soon and joining the PG thread soon.

AFM: Well today is day 4 after stopping provera. It normally only takes 2 days for AF to arrive, although the clininc has told me it can take up to 5 days. AHHHH, I just want her to arrive so I can get onto this cycle, not just because I feel I need to keep going to get that BFP... But on a financial side of things is that my Health Insurance year starts again on the 3rd of Feb, so if I miss the FET before that date then I have the Safety Net shortfall + my Health Insurance excess to pay. And seeing as I am not working anymore and our house settlement is next Friday (16th) as much as we want our dreamed for baby I also have to look at the practical side and try to minimise the cost as much as possible.

Wouldn't it be nice to not have to just worry about our treatment etc without having to deal with the financial side as well. I've had to make a promise to myself that no more spending is allowed unless it is treatment related or necessary for the house.... Sorry for my rant......

[Sara69]

Hi girls,

Thanks for all your good wishes. No personals today, will catch up later, still very exhausted from EPU. Just sending good luck to my cycle buddies Baby Dreamsime, Saph and Toby - Also much thanks to Dutchie for your support, it really helps.

As expected there were three mature eggs, so please keep fingers crossed for good fertilisation and growing so that I get a ET.

Meanwhile was wondering if you have any tips about things I can do to raise my chances of the little embie to stick in case I am really lucky and have a transfer.

Lots of sticky vibes and babydust to all of you.

Sara

[saph204]

Sara - I am so glad you got to EPU, I also are moving along have oen follie at 14mm today and must be getting close to IUI as daily bloods. Hope you recover soon and for ET grow eggies grow.