Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2013

Bunnyfeet, that's a great result for the eggs! FX you get some top quality embryos from them! Thanks for explaining the lining issue for me. My lining is usually around the same (13.5mm) at trigger but I guess my hormones must be okay.

Yes that's perfect lining for trigger time and good sign for your hormones, all good signs :) ps oh and other thing we did different this time was both DH and I went gluten free on recommendation. Seemingly more and more IVF clinics are recommending doing this

Can I whinge and say come on AF come already so we can start this cycle!! argh ( I promise that will be the last time I WANT my period to come!!)

is there a list some where of optimal conditions?? over 8mm lining, 123 follicles, 123 eggs, 4mil sperm ;)

Can I whinge and say come on AF come already so we can start this cycle!! argh ( I promise that will be the last time I WANT my period to come!!)

is there a list some where of optimal conditions?? over 8mm lining, 123 follicles, 123 eggs, 4mil sperm ;)

Hahaha glorious, l was the same last week!
AF arrived yesterday and l thought l was going to faint. I was doing the dishes after lunch and suddenly had to run to the toilet because l feel like l was going to have diarrhea, l was on the toilet and started to feel so sick, sweating cold and shaking and started bleeding as if l was having a pee... and then vomited, and that was it, hubby said that once l vomited the color came back on my face, that lasted like 10 min but felt like hours, went yo bed, slep for an hour and woke up feeling ok. Today l didnt feel bad, just a little headache in the morning. So, today is CD2 for me, l wonder if i should expect the ivf messed my cycle up or things should settle now and come back to normal?

Double post...

CatyO, that's what the first few hours of my chem pg was like. Lasted 4 hours for me, so glad it was much quicker for you. :hug: I find O is usually delayed by about a week in the cycle after an IVF, but that doesn't happen for everyone.

Just wanting to rack everyone's brains on the use of DHEA.
This is my first full cycle after my m m/c and have started taking DHEA. Currently AF is 4 days late, my face is breaking out massively (not normal for me) & it's almost like I have O'd twice this cycle going by mucus secretions (sorry if TMI!). Is this normal or should I be calling the clinic to get some advice?

TIA xxx

Joe My friend going thru ivf had some side effects in DHEA. She was on it for 3 months. She had lots of break outs and her hair thinned out a bit so keep an eye for that as wen that happend her FS said stop. It increases your testosterone so there's a shift in hormones which will bring about some changes every one is different. But on upside she had extremely extremely low amh and got 5 eggs 5 fertilized and 2 blasts so she reckons it definitely helped :)
But you know, no harm passing it by your FN

Joe, have a chat with your FS about it, just to be safe. I definitely had the skin break out! About 3 weeks into taking it, my skin broke out like I was 13 again! Mostly on my torso, thank goodness, but a few on my face. Another few weeks on it settled down somewhat (still more than normal but much better than the initial break out). Hadn't connected the LP CM to it, but it's possible. It didn't delay AF for me, but I have stuck with the 25mg dose (Dr said to take 75mg in the rest cycle, but I didn't because of the initial skin break out - by the time that settled down it was too late in the cycle to change).

Jo, I took DHEA from July to November last year. My hair fell out, I got pimples, hair was oily...All fun :lol:

I was on 75mg a day.

I am considering taking it again so it couldn't have been too bad ;)

Juniper- That's a positive sign that DH was asking about donor embryos.. Maybe with time he will come around and things will work out Xx

MissB- Bugger about having to wait till August for a FET! I don't really understand all this stuff about having to wait for tx after Synarel. In my last ivf cycle I used Synarel till the day of trigger and had a fresh ET.. Which resulted in a BFP. Anyway fingers crossed tightly that your August FET brings some great news Xx

Bunny- Well done on such a massive haul of eggs... You've gotta be happy with 20.. Surely you will end up with a nice little supply for the freezer Xx

Joe- No idea about the DHEA sorry.. But GL Xx

CatyO- Hope your feeling ok honey Xx

Glorious- Sending vibes that witch hurries up for you (for the last time)! Xx

AFM- So freaking nervous about my FET tomorrow! I'm stressing that my lining won't be good enough or that snowflake doesn't thaw ok.. Just wish it was over already!!
And the Crinone is making me feel like cr@p.. Have constant headaches and nausea. Is this normal??

I took Crinone after first ivf and will be taking it again this time. I felt so crap in general as I was on Ralovera Progynova and Clexane too so not sure what was causing me to feel crappy. Maybe check the info leaflet for side effects and check it with ur FS. Oh I can only imagine your nerves ill be Same as you soon hoping my lining behaves so we can do transfer too. Wishing you all the luck in the world tomorrow x

Thanks Bunny. I was on Crinone after my last ivf cycle and felt fine.. But this time I am on Progynova as well so maybe it's a combination of the two? Fingers crossed your lining doesn't take too long to sort out and you can do a FET soon x

Did you manage to have a scan to check your lining before tomorrow?

Just had a look through im info leaflets for Progynova and Crinone and headaches and nausea are common side effects :(

No bunny I didn't get another scan so I'm praying that my lining is ok tomorrow! Do you know how thick lining should ideally be for transfer? I was at 7mm last Thursday so hopefully it has thickened up since then.
Thanks for checking up on my side effects.. Looks like they are not going anywhere in a hurry since I have to continue taking the meds for a bit yet.....

I am on MEUOPUR 1200IU (it is FSH mix up with LH), today is day 9 and I had scan, it shows I only have 3 follicles over 11mm, I am not very happy I think that it is the most poor record I never had. I am wondering why doctor did not give me Meuopur has 600IU, my first two cycles showed that increase FSH I had less follicles ( I did not know there is 600IU untill I had my medicine, otherwise I will ask him). I used Elonva for three cycles the results it is not bad, but now my doctor wants to add in LH in the medication, so changed to this new med. Meuopur. I start to make some appointments with the other doctors in July to have some other opinions. Doing a few cycles are not working, now I start to blam the doctors, maybe it is just something to do with my body.