Wouldlove, that is great news!!! Wow, 16 eggs. Rest up sweetie and take care
Krikkit - sorry to hear you are being mucked around. I do hope you get some answers soon.
No time for personals as studying tonight. I am hoping and praying for us all.
I am of for another scan and blood test in the morning. I feel ok, but not really holding out much hope for tomorrow or this cycle. i will keep you updated.
Diamond - welcome to this thread - hopefully your stay will be short and sweet but in the mean time you have an encyclopedia of knowledge in here - so much first hand experience from so many wonderful ladies.
Miss Magpie - hope everything is on track for you to start jabbing on Thurs - i hate it too!!!
WLB - wow 16 is a fantastic number - keep us posted on their progress!!!
TLO - so sorry to hear about the gall stones and that it has meant you had to cancel this cycle - every set back is hard to deal with, i feel your pain
Saph - i now what you mean about the pessaries. The evening one is never a problem but the mornig one is hard because you have to lay down for a while. i used to set the alarm and make DH get up and go and get it for me - bless him!!!!
To everyone else - hope all is well and that your upcoming cycles go smoothly
AFM - well i am so confused. My BT results were inconclusive as most of the hormones were baseline but the LH was 18 so i have to wait a few more days and see if i get a proper bleed. If not I will have to take Provera for 10 days then wait some more and see what happens. I am so disappointed as i had hoped to be on the progynova by now. I just hate it when you get a set back like this. Mind you i feel as though AF is coming as I am cranky as hell and almost everything is making me cry and i feel extremely irritable. To make matters worse, a good friend gave birth today and i know how bad this sounds but i could not bring myself to go to the hospital tonight. I am officially the worst friend in the world!!! I will try to go tomorrow. My heart just aches that its not me. When do i get to hold a baby that i don't have to give back....................
KellyD - Love your list of firsts and congrat's on your house - hopefully you are on a roll and the new job presents itself and then the baby!!
WLB - 16 - Fab news. Rest up and hope the pain doesn't last too long. I hope your eggies become great embies..
TLO - Sorry to hear about your complication, wishing you a speedy recovery and time flies by until your FET. I know how hard setbacks can be - I am only having my second ET in 9 months of IVF due to issues - it can be so frustrating when all you want to do is get on with it
Saph - hmm not sure what to say about the dreaded pessaries except hope times goes fast and they are not too unkind
Diamond - welcome - I am sure you will find this a reassuring place to be and hopefully you are not here very long
Miss Magpie - good luck with the jabbing, if it helps I set the alarm on my mobile so I don't forget - and have a lovely weekend
Krikkit - sorry to hear about your rotten day - I have found the best thing to do is take control and try not to worry what others may think but do what you feel is right
Neptune - Good luck for your scan and BT
Mollygirl - sorry to hear AF not doing her thing and you are being made to wait. Sometimes I think the hardest thing about this whole process is the waiting and waiting, it's worse than the jabbing or any of the procedures because it feels like you have no control. Be kind to yourself and don't feel bad for not visiting your friend...I am sure she probably hasn't even noticed with everything she would be dealing with right now
AFM - I have some good news after what seems like forever (well last ET was August due to setbacks!!) I had a scan and BT today and I am on track for FET this Saturday. My new protocol of low dose of Gonal F has done the trick and my lining is looking good, I had a shot of Ovidrel tonight and I will have another one is a week to support the luteal phase. The change in my mood today has been unbelievable. It's quite funny in a weird way that my body seems to prefer being jabbed rather than tablets LOL!! I am trying to send positive vibes to my embies to be strong and survive the thaw - we are hoping to transfer 2...
Stay strong everyone and here's hoping a few of us migrate to 2WW very soon x
Just popping in to say hi. Still busy unpacking and gettting the house in to some sort of organised state... How do we manage to accumulate so much stuff!!!!
Still waiting to hear about the job. I agency has advised that they have been delayed with getting final numbers, but hopefully will know something this week.
Although it is a good thing we are int he process of doing this move to keep my mind occupied... I found out a couple of days ago that a friend of mine had a miscarriage over Xmas (she already has 3 kids, the youngest 10 months) and another is complaining on her facebook page about M/S (didn't even know she was pg and this is her second) and then a 3rd friend is also 12 weeks (with her 2nd).
It is really hard to 1. try to give sympathy to my friend who miscarried, seeing I went through the same in early Dec and to feel happy for our 2 other friends who are pg again.
We also think that another of our friends is pg as well as she sent me a message saying "She has some news", but wants to tell us in person...
I am so hoping this time works, but have decided to not tell anyone about this FET due to all the expectation on us from the previous transfers.
WLAB - 16 eggies is fantastic. Hope you get some good fertilsation numbers and your transfer next week. We will definately be TWW buddies....
WLB - 16 eggs, thats TERRIFIC! Hope they all fertilise and its your time this month.
Neptune - hope your scan and blood test gave you the results you were after.
KellyD - I think keeping the transfer quiet is a good thing. The hardest part other than an unsuccessful cycle is having to tell everyone about it when your trying to come to terms with it yourself. Im sure its hard to give support to other friends too. You have to do whats right for you unfortunately however selfish that may seem. Hope you get the job too!
Aleenta - how exciting, a transfer this Saturday! Best of luck and hope this is the one for you. Lots of
Mollygirl - your not the worst friend in the world. ive been in similar situations and felt awful but in the end, I thought it would be worse to go see someone and congratulate them only for the next minute to burst into tears. Its a very HARD situation to be in. It wasnt until I started the IVF journey that I realised how hard it was facing people with kids and babies and getting that aching, longing feeling. Im sure that your friend will understand under the circumstances. I hope AF arrives properly for you soon. Hang in there.
Kritkat - Sorry to hear about all the dramas you are having with your clinic. I was in a similar boat waiting to have my lap done. It wasnt until I was admitted into hospital for a week to control my pain, that they put a hurry on for my surgery and scheduled it for a month later. Take control and keep on their backs! Good luck.
AFM, had my scan this morning and Im all good to start jabbing tomorrow! My next scan is scheduled for the 29th so am HOPING to trigger that night with EPU on the 31st. Otherwise, will have to trigger on the 31st with EPU on the 2nd as they dont do EPU on a Sunday.
I have read all the posts and I am thinking of you all, and thanks for thinking of me, but please forgive me for not having the energy today for doing personals.
My IVF cycle was cancelled as only one mature follicle today and low E2 levels, but they have converted it to an IUI - so trigger tonight and IUI Friday morning. I feel okay, and better than last time when there was not even this option, but still confused as to why it is happening to me. The nurse this morning told me it is sheer bad luck, but I am terrified that there is just something wrong with me that will prevent a pregnancy form ever happening. I will be asking these questions when I get a chance.
But for now, I hold a little bit of hope for Friday. I am trying to relax and deep breathe etc.
Thanks beautiful girls, hope everyone is okay. Sorry for me me me.
Oh Neptune - I am sorry your cycle was cancelled, I cannot offer much advice on the medical side of things, but I can offer you hope with IUI, it has worked for lots of ladies, and it can work for you. I am pleased for you, that you have an IUI on Friday, it gives you hope, which is very important during our journey.
It will happen for you, you never know how the IUI will go, so keep hoping and don't loose faith.
Thank you for asking after me. Our clinic doesn't ring with results, we get them at tommorows embryo transfer. I am remarkably calm, at this stage...
Hi to all, my name is Lou.
I am new to Belly Belly and have started IUI this month for the first time. My DH and I have been TTC for nearly 3yrs.
DH has low count and low mobility. I think at this stage I am ok after having several tests incl. Laparoscopy which showed up nothing.
Started with the needles and have the IUI on Friday. Hoping for the best and to not go through anymore disappointment.
I feel for everyone TTC and know your pain. It has been good to read your stories - both positive and disappointing ones and to know that we are not alone. So thank you.
I wish everyone success in conceiving in 2009 - and
KellyD - don't worry about anyone else but you - sometimes we just need to be selfish! (And that's perfectly ok!!)
WLAB - good luck for ET tomorrow - see you in the TWW on Saturday
Neptune - hang in there - you never know Friday could be your day
Haven't been able to pot in a few days a our internet playing up so forgive me for brief peronalos as trying to catch up
Aleenta - yippee at gonalF working and nice lining. Hopefully 2 lovely embies will be able to make a nice home in there
neptune - so sorry about your poor cycle. I hope the IUI does the trick for you and if not then press hard for answers from your FS., other protocols to try etc
Mollygirl - oh you poor darl. I truly undertand how frustrated you must feel. And your friend' birth to top it off. Don't feel bad. if he is a good friend, he will understand how hard it will be for you to visit.
WLAB -16 eggies - fabulous result! Lets hope there is a few good embies to tranfer tomorrow. Best of luck and hoping you are feeling better by then too
Diamond - welcome!! Hope your stay here is shortlived. Ask any question you like. Someone is bound to know the answer or at leats know how to find it
kelly - what a busy bee you have been. Hope your scan bring good news tomorrow.
Did you get the job?
AFM - mixed feelings about can this morning. Follies are doing as they should. I have a total of about 40 now although most are quite small. Only 4-5 ish between 11-13mm but hoping some more will catch up. My lining, however has barely changed from last scan. now at 4.7mm. Not much more i can do as I am on a whole lot of med to try and help it along and E2 2407 so guess i jut have to pray it gets going soon. Puregon dose being dropped a touch given my high follie number and repeat can on Friday.
just a quick reply as i am supposed to be getting organised for camping, we go on weekend and get back next friday . just sending some positive vibes to all,
sorry no personals.
WLAB - 16 eggs, wow. I am not sure (new to this IVF) but to me this sounds like an excellant result. Congrats - I hope you are recovering ok and am feeling better. So you are in today for transfer is that correct? Good luck hun and stay remarkably calm. You are so close now....
Krikket - Im sorry you are getting the muck around. Just remember, the squeaky wheel always gets oiled. Dont be afraid to ring them and get on there case - they will soon learn to follow up all your requests if you are constantly reminding them. I agree wholly with saph that you need to take charge to feel some level on control.
Mollygirl - I understand your frustration. I went through the same thing this cycle, planned to start fsh injections on a certain date and tried to fit work/family committments around this. Then the syranel delayed a AF for 6 freaking days!! Man I was so annoyed... Hoping AF arrives soon for you...
Aleenta - good luck with your fet this sat. I hope all goes well between now and then.
MissMagpie - good luck with the jabbing!!
Neptune - Im sorry to hear they have cancelled your cycle. How frustrating. It is good they turned it into an IUi cycle (I hope the clinic refunded your your IVF fee). IUI can be successful and Im sure you know there are many IUI successes hanging around BB. Good luck for the procedure.
Thank you to everyone for your welcome. AFM - I have 1st bloods yesterday after 5 days on injections. They have actually increased my dosage to get my levels up quicker. Quite frankly these hormones are throwing me for 6 and I am finding it hard to focus at work.
Some of you have mentioned feelings when other peoples babies are announced/born. This is a hard one and stirs some incredibly strange feelings for those having trouble with ttc. For me, the best way to handle this is to keep some level of emotional distance, by telling myself this is their life and their choice, and be happy for that. Then I would remind myself what I like about my life now, without children in it, because when the children do (and will) arrive, everything will change. Trying to find a positive on each level has helped me. Alternatively, you can simply imagine all the bad points of parenting (birth, lack of sleep, temper tantrums in shops) and take a sigh of relief that it is not you yet. I hope this does not offend, just some words of advice that have helped me on this journey.
WLAB: Good lick with your trasnsfer today. Hope you got a couple of goodies stashed away nicely and also some in the freezer for later on. See you in the TWW soon.
Aleenta: Thanks for your thoughts. How are you going?? Any idea when transfer day is anticipated??
Neptune: So sorry your EPU was cancelled on you again. At least you still get to try with your eggie anyway. IUI does the trick for you..
Miss M: Hope everything is growing nicely for you and that EPU is when you hope. We will probably only be a day or 2 apart I reckon. So big Birthdays for us this year..
Meredith: Busy is one word for it... Still no word on the job, but I know as soon as they have an answer I'll get a call. Not too stressed about not hearing at the moment with so much on. I'm hoping like crazy your lining plays nicely, although 40 follicles is heaps so you don't want OHSS as well. At my EPU in July 08, I got 30 eggs and by the morning of the EPU I couldn't even sit down as I was so sore (down there). Lets hope some catch up and you get a nice batch to put in the freezer as well. Hopefully you will be in the TWW the same time as Aleenta & me.
Diamond: The drugs really can knock you about until you get used to them. I think now I'm so used to being on so many combinations of medications that I don't really notice any side effects anymore.
Mollygirl: Hopefully AF shows rears her ugly head soon, so you don't have to delay any further. Re: the new baby... You are not the worst friend in the world just someone who wants a baby. Hopefully when you do hold the baby some positive vibes rub off and brings you some good luck.
Krikket: Hopefully you can get all the stuff up's sorted out and get moving on your journey very soon.
Loops: Welcome to our little group. Hopefully your stay is short and you get you wish.
Smithy: Thanks for dropping in. I'm sure you are on the countdown to your FET in March.
I think I got everyone, but if not I'm so sorry and will catch up with you soon.
AFM: Not much going on here. House is probably about 75% done. Can't really do anymore now as we need to do some small reno projects before we can finish putting all our furniture away. I have been getting some twinges in my left side for the last couple of days, so am hoping we have at least on good follicle growing away. Scan tomorrow at 9am, so things are doing what they should be.
KellyD: I know how it can be, everyone around me is having babies, planning babies or pregnant. Sometimes being selfish and avoiding "them" can be the only way to save your sanity.
Neptune : Sorry about your cancelled cycle.
Loops12: Hi! & Welcome. Goodluck friday with your IUI.
AFM: Well.. I got a phone yesterday at 4pm. I cant have surgery till the 11th of MAY!!!
The story goes.. I have a large surgery ahead, seems like there is no chance of me having this as day surgery. They have 4hr procedure time allocated at the hospital everyday. My surgery will take 2-3 hours. "Normal" Laparascopic Myomectomies take about 45min.
SO the only time they can fit me in is May, cause I will take the whole time allocated.
On a good note, I can still continue with the assessment cycle, and they can still treat me with whilst I wait.
Hubby has done his sperm check and ultrasound today - ultrasound was ok, only showed a grade 2 varicocele (they only operate at grade 4). Sperm check will come back this arvo.
hey girls hope your all well
way to go girl,great job.
- I am sorry your cycle was cancelled, I cannot offer much advice on the medical side of things, but I can offer you hope with IUI, it has worked for lots of ladies, and it can work for you. I am pleased for you, that you have an IUI on Friday, it gives you hope, which is very important during our journey.
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