Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
1MP, my acupuncturist never gives me any herbs during an IVF cycle and I, personally, wouldn't take any. As for coke zero, I'd imagine there's no increased risk related to that, just the usual question mark over the general safety of artificial sweeteners. There's hardly any caffeine in coke, so that's not going to be an issue unless you're drinking a lot of it.
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
Juniper I took some this afternoon but it was only 1 teaspoon so I will take no more, thanks I was worried about it. I have maybe 1 can of coke zero every 2 days so not many and I try to drink it warm which is what I've been doing for the past month only drinking things room temp and hot food:-) Thanks
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
I should add, if you discuss the herbs with your FS and they say they're safe to take, then I'd take them... I wouldn't take anything my FS didn't approve...
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
Hi ladies,
CD2 for me as well. Sorry about your CD1 Pholi
WW, how are you going hun?
And Caty and 1 more, how are you travelling ladies? When is your ET Caty?
Hello to all my other lovely friends in here
I have an appointment with my genetic councellor this morning, and then I guess we'll book in the cycle. I think all up I will have to have around 12K ready, don't know if we have that....must speak to OH tonight. I'll get the cost from my nurse hopefully today. With my other cycles I had to make a payment of say $4700 then I got some back after the egg pick up (geez can't remember exactly when it's been too long since my last stim cycle). Anyhoo, I've had some really bad food poisoning about a week ago and still feeling a bit average. Apart from that, not much new. Oh, this is the best bit. Some of you know I have a SIL that we all thought was pg some months ago around xmas, as when she was still living with my parents, mum found a + pg stick in her room. Well, mum confronted her and she told her to butt out. Wouldn't confirm or deny it. I've seen her several times since then (we are not close but catch up every now and then because of our kids) and she a) never looked pg to me and b) we have talked about more kids etc, she never at any point said she was thinking about adding to her family or that she was pg, nothing. Well, I got a call from mum last week who told me she had a baby 3 weeks ago. I am so completely gutted, and I feel so betrayed. I know we are not close, but to have hidden a pg from all the family is just beyond me. I know for a fact that it's not my brother's kid. She was seeing her boss for a while, while she was with my brother (they have the weirdest relationship, don't get me started!) so we all think it's his. It's just put such a downer on everything.
Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
So I had my very 1st EPU today all went well they are happy with the eggs & sperm & they have gone to bed to fertilize overnight... So funny there were 15 other women there with me we were like old friends sharing all out experiences while we waited gowned up & wrapped in blankets... So now we wait for our transfer... Hoping Saturday but will know more tomorrow... After procedure I felt fine which surprised me as I could only have medaz not the fentanyl as I'm allergic to it afterwards still no pain and no bleeding but now I've got quite a bit of pain, bleeding like I have AF 😕 was only discharged from recovery an hr and 1/2 ago... Is this normal?
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
Chellico, congratulations, great number! Also, I think yes you should phone the hospital because that sounds a bit heavy. I did have quite a lot of spotting after my last EPU last year and quite some pain, and everything was fine.
CatyO, good luck for Wednesday! Spotting is ok I think. I had that too, quite a lot.
MissB, that is really strange about your SIL. Really awful for your family. Hope your bro ok.
1MP, as Juniper said, you don't take herbs during stims, though I have always taken them as progesterone support in 2WW, but my lady kind of works quite closely with almost only IVF patients/doctors, so I feel very comfortable with it. I am on them now. As for the Coke Zero, ditch it darl. It's not benefiting you, unless you totally love it and are trying to wean off caffeine slowly? It is not going to hurt the pregnancy though, so don't stress.
AFM - good news! hCG is now 299. Waiting for that phone call was nerve wracking - my face was burning for 3 hours. It only gets more stressful from here, but I feel so very grateful for how things have gone so far, and have to say, I am extremely pleased to have been wrong about this cycle (when I was convinced nothing had happened) and that IVF can work (at least, it has got us this far for the first time ever). So if you guys don't mind, I will hang in here mostly to follow you guys. It is such early days for me, and I usually start spotting in week 5 so I am just waiting for that to start (was normal for me with my DD but not normal with my MMC). Wishing us all and
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
Gosh, you're a chatty bunch in here! Thanks for the welcome, everyone
We dropped DH's sample off for analysis this morning and the results should be ready in a few days.
Hi worrywart, I don't have endo, or pcos, all the test were normal apparently. The first day or so of AF is usually pretty bad for me, on the couch or in bed with the heat pack and painkillers and then it's not as bad after that. CD3 today so I'm up and about doing my usual things. Sending you lots of sticky vibes!!
Sorry I haven't addressed everybody personally. Baby dust and sticky vibes to all xx
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
Chellico, great number of eggs! How strange to be in such a line-up!
WW, great numbers! FX it all keeps working out like it should!
Afm, I had my cd2 by and scan today, but the one small cyst I had on my left ovary at cd 1 is larger, and I have an even bigger one in my right ovary! I don't understand how a hugs cyst can develop between cd21 and cd2?? I've never had cysts before!
Anyway, I'm fully expecting the phone call that says I need to go on the pill for 3 weeks, and hopefully we'll be ready for egg collection next cycle.
I'm so disappointed, I just want to get started, not be just waiting and waiting! It's never been a problem with me before, my tests were always perfect, with good hormone levels and nothing untoward like cysts. I feel like I'm letting us down, now, and it sucks!
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
Monday 21 July 2014
Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Kel82 - taking a break PositivelyGTC - taking a break
Jo_white - saving for IVF
Bestrong - waiting for AF Amy_jellybean - waiting for October IVF Miss.B - CD2 Pholi - CD2 Twollamas - CD9 Juniper76 - CD16
Nothing2lose - CD24
Emma09 - CD30
Waiting for Transfer Chellico - CD15 0dpEPU CatyO - CD17 3dpEPU
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
WW - yay that's awesome news... Relax and stay calm if you can it's better not to be stressed they say... Keeping everything crossed for you.. ☺️ xx
Miss B - I would be equally devastated if my SIL hid that from me/family... That's just rude... 😞
Spoons - welcome it's great to have a chatty bunch of supportive people... ☺️
Pholi - so sorry you are back at the start... Big hugs xx
It was rather surreal to be with so many women in the same place for same procedure almost felt like we were cattle being rounded up for milking! lol we are obviously all cycling close together... It was nice to meet some women who had experienced successes previously and were back again for number 2/3 and to hear from ladies who were not so successful but were still filled with so much positive energy... Now when I go to clinic I will know some familiar faces the boys also bonded over this whilst waiting to pick us up...
AFM - pain & bleeding has eased off now, still not feeling great but not as bad as before I slept for 3hrs which helped... spoke with FS she said she had expected I would have symptoms similar to this that's why she waited to start me on Clexane... Waiting for my text to see how things went and find out my transfer date/time is going to kill me... How on earth will I survive that 2WW? lol 😳
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
Tuesday 22 July 2014
Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Kel82 - taking a break PositivelyGTC - taking a break
Jo_white - saving for IVF
Bestrong - waiting for AF Amy_jellybean - waiting for October IVF Miss.B - CD3 Pholi - CD3 Twollamas - CD10 Juniper76 - CD17
Nothing2lose - CD25
Emma09 - CD31
Waiting for Transfer Chellico - CD16 1dpEPU CatyO - CD18 4dpEPU
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
Miss B Hope your feeling better soon, food poisoning is horrible. Cant believe your SIL would do that, that's just rude and inconsiderate. Hope you can start your next cycle
soon. Thinking of you
WW Fantastic numbers you must be very happy. you don't start spotting and this pg is very uneventful for you xxxx
Pholi I'm so sorry about your cysts, sending you lots of hugs xxxx
Chellico WOO HOO 7/10 fertilised is fantastic, So pleased your bleeding stopped, I used panadine for 2 days after EPU its very uncomfortable. I have everything crossed for sat
for you its very exciting hoping you get your bfp xxxx
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
I went to take the crinone gel and I squeezed it and it felt like there was nothing in it and I could not feel anything go in, sorry tmi but I usually feel a blob go in but felt nothing so I used another one and felt that. Just worried did I do the right thing or should not have done the 2nd one?
Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
1MP, to the best of my knowledge, there's no such thing as too much progesterone. I'd have done the same if I didn't think the first one worked. Just let your clinic know in the morning.
chellico, congrats on the great fertilisation rate!
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Re: Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception June/July 2014
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you don't start spotting and this pg is very uneventful for you xxxx
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