Long Term TTC and Assisted Conception July/August 2012

[myturn]

ooh thats cool

[juniper76]

omg... I am not the date girl am I......

With any luck, it's pg-brain setting in early. Glad to hear you're feeling a little better today. I hope the pain also eases up soon.

Mrs Mac, I'm sorry to hear you were confronted with that this morning. We all have those days during this journey. For the record, yes, clomid can wreak havoc with your emotions! Mood swings is probably the most common s/e for clomid! I remember early in our TTC journey, DH mentioned to a friend that I was being a bit crazy and she immediately asked if I was taking clomid. That was when we found out their daughter was an IVF baby (we had no idea because they never spoke about it). Rather than a journal, I started my blog, although it is somewhat neglected lately. You can make those private if you want, so that only you can read it. That said, there's something special and more permanent about writing on paper...

vic, I know just what you mean about that fear that there won't be another BFP.

I think one of these might be in order today:

[Emma09]

Hi girlies!!!

I've been MIA..... Struggling to keep up with you chatter boxes

Transfer tomorrow!!! PUPO!!!!

I'm putting myself on strict relaxation this time for 3 days!
Any other pointers???

[myturn]

yay Emma

I've cut the caffine - totally (well except in chocolate...) this time....

FET is so much easier than a stim cycle - the TWW seems to take SOO much longer as a consequence (I reckon....)

this time my stim cycle has been so filled with pain and all that, I have barely noticed it's a tww.... although it might start to creep up on me soon 2nd week is always harder.....

just be kind to yourself.... I bought the Zita West IVF meditations - they arrived today, and I am going to do them this week before bed (or in the morning.. or the afternoon... whatever I can do to relax...)... I think staying calm is really important....

but I've yet to get a BFP... so....

GL for tomorrow xxx

[kerbear]

Oh my gosh i miss a day and there is so much catching up.

Vic - I am so sorry today is such a hard day for you. I hope you had a good cry when you got home. Hug hug xo

Hi to everyone else, Emma good luck for transfer tomorrow.

Well I am jumping over to tww as I guess that's where I should be as I should have ovulated by now. FS app next wed to organise treatment plan to start when AF arrived as I have no doubt it will.
Boat gets picked up by new owners tomorrow, money is in the bank so very happy we can do a new cycle and actually feel like I am doing something that might get me my bfp!!

[Miss.B]

Hello ladies,

Just a quick update from me about my FS visit today. I asked him about the DHEA and the CQ10 or somethig like that and he basically told me that he doesn't believe these will help me (not a great believer in them anyway apparently). He was happy to try again what we have done in the past (like I suspected) but also said we could try a different thing which is relatively new. Basically, you go on this slow release follicle stimulant, so you jab once and it lasts 8 days. Then you start the second injection as per normal (the one that stops you from ovulating). It means that insted of the follies being bombarded with the drugs every day, this method stimulates the ovaries very gently, and in his experience so far, the eggs and embryo quality ends up much better. He said he's seen patients with average brade B and C embryos got to grade A. Anyone heard of this???? I got a bit excited, but my OH is crapping his pants about possibly going for another cycle.

BBL for persies

bxxx

[nothing2lose]

Ive heard about it MissB. It starts with F i think! My FS mentioned it to me too.

eta - Elonva!!

[juniper76]

Miss.B, I've never heard of it! So much has changed in the 2 years since my last cycle! (And thanks for the name N2L!)

Emma, I hope tomorrow goes smoothly! GL!

[Miss.B]

Look into it ladies, my FS said that all the cycles he's done so far with this new treatment have produced great results. He said it's only been around since December...I know you don't have an issue with your AMH levels or egg quality n2l, but it might be worth looking into as well as that scraping of the lining to make it implant. I think that the reason he didn't mention this to me earlier in the year when I did my 3rd cycle is because he really thought that there was no reason to change anything since the 'short' cycle has worked for me in the past. He saw how worried I was now and suggested I could try this new cycle. We'll see I guess but I will look more into it

Emma, GL today sweetie!!

Vic, I often think of you hun, just wanted to send you big hugs lovely

Hello to everyone else!

PS I hope your belly is going down myturn

[myturn]

Friday 27th July 2012

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!

Andie – CD2
Vic261 - CD5
Me4ever – CD9
Mrs Mac - CD9
Freya - CD11
Kerbear - CD17
Juniper - CD23 (just tracking O for now)
Super_lost_mumma_of_one – CD45?



Waiting for Transfer



Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/threads/182783-LTTTC-Two-Week-Wait-2012-5 )
Emma - CD22 FET: TODAY!!!! 0dp ? x ? day embryo BT: ???
Larry - CD21 1dp 1 x 5 day embryo BT: 07/08/2012
N2L – CD26 4dpo
myturn – CD27 7dp 1 x 2 day embryo BT: 2/8/12
Got Their in July
ReeRee 2/7/12
Jane 2/7/12
Rach82 13/7/12
PlanetSasha 27/7/12

[myturn]

thanks Miss B... belly is definitely feeling better today - I am still bloated (I think the same amount), but is so MUCH MUCH less painful.... phew..... hopefully it is all going to disappear soon....

hope the transfer goes well today Emma

I hope you are doing okay today Vic

Kerbear - I hope DH is not too sad when the boat gets picked up today

everyone else - hope all is well xxx

[nothing2lose]

Good luck today Emma!

Glad to hear you are feeling better Myturn

[vic261]

Hi Everyone. Thanks for your kind thoughts xxx

Myturn - I hate how bloated we get. Its like we need to stick a pin in us to get all the excess air out of us

MissB - Thats interesting about the new drug. It would be great if it worked to impove our egg quality. My FS also doesn't believe in CoQ10 or anything like that. I also asked about baby asprin but he said no. Last cycle I started eating 2 kiwi a day as its meant to be a natural blood thinner and I got a BFP. Hmm...I have an FS appointment next Thursday so I may ask him about Elonva.

Me4ever - How are you doing hunni? I know your going through the same thing as me, although your further along than me. Does it get any easier???

Emma - Good luck for today!!!

It seems everyone in here at the moment is really battle weary. So many have come and gone from this thread (so thrilled for each and everyone of them) but we all seem to still be here. Not that I dont love all you lovely ladies.

I POAS this morning. A PG POAS. It was negative, which sadly is a good thing as it means the HGC is out of my system. Still (sorry tmi) bleeding, but only when I wipe. Yesterday was a hard day. I kept thinking this time last week I still thought I was pg.

I just have to keep thinking, well I got pg once, surely I can do it again. Well, thats what I am clinging onto anyway. And yes any number of babies would make me a very happy girl, singleton, twins, triplets at this stage I dont care.

Hugs to all xxx

[nothing2lose]

Hugs Vic

I can personally to coQ10. Since starting taking it I have had better eggs, embryos and 100 per cent fertilisation. I was taking 150mg. Since my last stim I upped it to 300mg, but am now taking 600mg on the advice of new FS.

[vic261]

I am going to go out and buy some this weekend. I have seen it at the chemist. I will take it in case we end up doing another stim.

[nothing2lose]

It cant hurt Vic. And it definitely gives you more energy.

You can also buy it at Woolworths. They have the Swisse range. It's not cheap, but then nothing in this infertility game is

[Miss.B]

Yes, hugs from me too Vic, I hope that you'll get your bundle or bundles of joy one day (hopefully very soon)

Interestingly n2l, my FS said he doesn't really believe in the DHEA but he did say I could take the CoQ10 if I wanted to but he did warn me that it's expensive. Maybe he's not so against it?

A quick questions ladies, do any of you know a good fertility related (or should I say infertility) chinese herbalist in SE suburbs? My acu lady said she knows someone in the city, but that's too far for me (she herself lives in Brighton which is a 30 minute drive). I wanted to go and see someone good closer to home, for some drinking chinese herbs but someone who specialises in infertility/fertility, you know what I'm on about! lol.

[vic261]

I can definatley do with more energy. Feel so zapped lately.