Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - March/April 2008

Hi Janie :)

I'm at MIVF at the Freemasons too :) I can tell you that the anaesthetists at the Freemasons who do sedation for the OPU are nice - they answers questions and make you feel comfortable and confident - I've had two OPU's there. Your FS will drop in and see you and make sure you're feeling ok before the procedure too. The nurses in recovery are also lovely. I'm sure you'll be really well looked after, and they'll help calm your nerves over the procedure a bit when you're waiting to go into the operating theatre.

I've had Crinone after both of my stim cycles and it's as Adele says - a vaginal suppository. It's progesterone delivered in the form of a gel to help support your hormones in the TWW. I had to have them morning and night, but it's just as often prescribed only once a day. It gave me a bit of cramping (which is fairly common) and it's fairly normal after a few days of it to make you feel like your period is about to start (sore BB, bloating etc.). It can also sometimes cause you cervix to become irritated and give you a little bit of brown spotting (I've had that also). It's pretty yucky stuff, but you've just got to keep thinking that it's there to support your pregnancy - pregnant until proven otherwise, as Mon has often said :)

I thought I would just elaborate on what lovely Adele has said about the Synarel spray. It works on your pituitary gland and stops your pituitary from triggering your ovaries to produce your normal cycle hormones (as Adele said, just like going into induced menopause). This then means that the clinic has complete control over your cycle, and can stop your from ovulating naturally. This then allows them to super-stimulate your ovaries with the artificial stimulation hormones (the injections) and then trigger you to ovulate at the right time so they can collect the eggs just before ovulation occurs, without fear that you'll ovulate at the wrong time naturally. It's called down-regulation. It's fairly important that you take the Synarel exactly the same time each days, and that once you choose a time you have to stick to that time with exactly 12 hours between each dose. The effects I had from the Synarel were a few headaches when I got started (they tend to disappear after a couple of days when your hormone levels become more stable) and I gave myself a extra dose a couple of times after fearing that I hadn't inhaled it properly, which probably amounted to a double dose (silly Miss C! :redface:) and I got a few hot flushes from those times as a result (very silly Miss C!). It also gave me mood swings, but just about every hormone in IVF has! I tend to think the mood swings are a symptom of when your hormone levels are rising or falling, rather than being stable. Stable hormones = stable mood, in my book!

Hope the info has helped, hun. Lots of people here on BB gave me heaps of info when I started my first IVF cycle, and it really helped to know some of the things that could happen, and some of the things to expect. We're all here to answer any qu's you've got and support you along the way, hun!

Lots and lots of good luck to you hun - I hope that the IVF journey is a really short one for you!


Hey Adele - how are you doing at the moment, hun?

Hello and hugs to everyone - been very quiet in the thread today!


Miss C :hug:

New job went really well thanks for asking :)

Bec - so glad you have a plan sweet

Me busy trying to work out tommorrow (Office not ready yet :() anyhow promise I will catch up later

sorry ladies - it's been ages since i've posted but have been lurking.....

TL - sweet hope job goes from strength to strength once ur office is ready of course :rolleyes: I'm very excited for you being April and all :)!!

Miss C - you know, it has been VERY quiet in here in general. Thanks to you and delly for all that info that you posted - so informative!!!

janie - funny about AF isn't it? :crossfingers: for you hun!

BecD - sweet - i hope u do get to destress and take time out for urself with a little pampering here and there....:hug:

JBM - sweety - sending you positive positive vibes ur way for Friday!!! Ul be fine, u will!!

izzylou - how you doin hun?

saph - hope ur able to unwind a bit by not tracking clomid- take care and hugs

Hi to everyone else.....

afm, 13 sleeps to go before we can hopefully TTC again - yay! i'm a bit excited on the inside :) ...

PCL - so gald you are excited hun :hug:

I agree very quite in here

Hi All

I am doing great - bit sad that my 1st stim cycle was a bust but have learnt so much from the experience. I went to see my FS yesterday and we are back on the horse. Am on the pill, start Synarel 8/4/8 and injections 19/4/8. I am not sure how to feel - I thought we were going to get there and I did everything right and still AF won the day. Ooh I hates that miserable scene stealing wench.

Miss C - great news for you - I love the UK and lived there for 7 years. May all the very best come your way.

Hi Bec - hope this is the right treatment for you - Synarel is MAD isn't it.

TL - Hope your new job gives you a load of great energy.

PLC - Your positive vibes are infectious!

Hugs to all:pray: for us all!

Adele
xx

Adele - glad to hear that you're feeling ok about the next cycle :) I wish you lots and lots of luck. Whereabouts did you live in the UK?

plc - yay! Not long to go, hun! You and me both! I'm excited for you! :hug:

TL - hope it's all going well today at work - can't wait to hear about your new office... when it's set up! Hope it's getting there soon. And one week to go!

Hey and hugs to all the other lovely LTTTCers in here :)

Had my BT today as extra precaution for picking up my LH surge, and it came back that I'm surging today, which means ET on Saturday :) It's a good thing for the BT too, as OPK came back really ambiguous today (sorry for TMI, but the result line got washed down the paper before it even had a chance to stick, so actually looked like a negative, except for all the lovely strong dye running past the result line after it first came up!)

Back in the TWW for a little while startin Sat, and then it's off to the UK where I'll have to get a Beta BT done over there to confirm any result. Feels a bit weird having transfer here and everything onwards over there!

Hugs to all,

Miss C

Miss C - I lived in Chelsea, Battersea, Bethnal Green and St Albans - I loved it so much. Do you have a FS recommended over there sugar.

Great news about your levels - I hope you get on that plane with a BFP sweetheart!

Hugs
A

Yes Only One Week to GO!!!!!!!!! :happyforyou:

Delly Doo - Yay you are underway :happydance: Ps where are you in Brissie

Hi everyone and hugs :grouphug:

dellydoo - what a bummer!!!! it's so hard when u know what ur meant to do, so you do it but it still isn't effective!! Oh I hope something positive does get happening for you soon :pray:.

Miss C - yes, I can appreciate how weird things would be - uv got so much straddling here and the UK at the mo let alone all the TTC world as well!!! 13 sleeps to go for u - woohoo!

TL - how u going? r u fully recovered from procedure? Looks like everything is looking super positive for you right now :dance:

Hey everyone else - hope u drop in and say hi when u get the chance!!

AFM, i had these stupid heart palpatations yesterday for 20 mins after an unplanned run. Had them also 5 weeks ago but not for as long and was only in front of the computer. Went to doc and getting a heart monitor attached today for 24hrs - always something...... not worried, just annoyed. As long as nothing stands in my way re TTC when the time comes.

TTC Feb 04, today 8 weeks pregnant!
5 x clomid and successfull, 1st ultra sound tommorrow :pray: Feeling a little ill, so its a good sign

TL - I live in lovely West End and work in the Valley! Are you nearby?

Name buddy i hope everything is ok regarding the heart palpatations. How do they monitor your heart for 24hrs?

I am in Western Australia

Hi Ladies
Sorry i havent posted...I have had NO INTERNET!! Its been killing me! Whats been happening, any news with anyone? Sorry no personals........trying to rush incase the internet crashes on me again.

Nex well done sweetheart that is just wonderful news! So very pleased for you!
:happyforyou:
Adele xxx

Janine
the hardest thing about TTC is the expectations from other people, i was TTC since Feb 04 and found out 2 weeks ago i was pregnant. I was ready to give up and it was really upsetting my husband, but u need to stay positive and all good things come to those whom wait. I am really excited to have my 1st ultra sound tommorrow but i am so sick with MS @ the mo, its not fair in every way.
Keep yr chin up and dont give up
Nev

Delly Doo - I am in Wavell Heights and Work Between Caboolture and Milton we should coffee sometime :)
Carla - Hope PG is going well
Nev - Great News
Miss C - Hows life with you sweet
PCL - Honey are you Ok????????

Me job going well looks like we will have heaps of clients and lots to distract me in the TWW in May.

:grouphug: and :bluedust: and :stickyvibesgirl: for all in here.

Hey TL and name buddy - thanks for ur concern. You know the expression "all dressed up and nowhere to go"? Well, in my case I think it's "all wired up and a big deal made of nothing". I know it's best to be sure and have peace of mind but I truly look a sight when I pull my top up. I have 7 wires attached to pads stuck on various parts of my chest. all the wires attach to a unit which then has one big wore that goes to something that looks like a walkman/ipod which is attached to a belt around my waist. I told DH that we need to BD tonight while I'm wired up so that we can see whether my heart is up for all the BDing we r going to do next cycle - :cryinglaugh:. He replied a bit sheepishly "well if it's for the sake of science" - not that he isn't always up for it - lol!

Nev - loads of congrats on ur wonderful news - well done honey :dance::clap:

Good on DH being ready for science sake :)

still getting used to all your names, but anyway it's good to hear some good news for Nev lets hope it's catchy !. my dh and i have our first app with fs tom and it's gone fast. yes i've written down some questions, thanks for that advice and yes i'm sure after tommorrow i won't be asking as many questions of you guys. all though i really appreciate getting some answers from actual women that are going thru this same thing as me. i really do appreciate all your help and it's so nice that you care. thanks
hope to have good news by end of tom and maybe start this whole ICSI process next month
janet

Hi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself, dh and I will be starting the IVF with ICSI process within a few months, I just found out today that I need to get a booster for my rubella vaccine, so that has put things back a bit! :wall:

Nice to meet everyone, I am off to bed now as I am flying to Melbourne tomorrow to go to a wedding, very exciting!!

plc - hope you're doing ok, hun :hug: I've had to have a 24 hr halter montitor test before also - about 8 or 9 years ago now - I was experiencing lots of palpitation type events even just a rest, but also when exercising. It turned out to be all ok - it was just caused by the large amount of stress in my life at the time - and they went away corresponding to when my major stress levels went down. It was fairly scary when they happened though as I didn't know what was going on. After I had the halter montitor on they found out I had what was called PBAs or PABs - Premature Atrial Beats. It was all good in the end, nothing serious :) I hope we can say the same for you in a little while once the test results come back. Please take care of yourself and don't overdo anything for now, hun. Make sure you're relaxed and get that DH of yours to look after you some! Lots!

Nev - Big congratulations to you!! Hope you have a very happy and healthy pregnancy :confetti:

Janet - best of luck for your appointment, hun. I'll be thinking of you and look forward to hearing how it all goes.

illuminaughty - welcome to BB! I'm sure you'll find it a really informative and supportive place - everyone really looks after each other. Good luck with your IVF journey - I hope it is short and sweet, and have a great time at your wedding in Melbourne!

TL - flat to the floor getting preparations for the move finished - we're transfering the car tomorrow to the new owner, and will be staying Melb again until we leave, so it's all happening! Looking forward to ET on Saturday. Glad to hear that work feels good for you - first impressions are the one's that make you feel you're in right place or not :) Good for you, hun. And less that a week now - woohoo!!

Carla - hoping you get your internet back soon! And that you're doing ok :)

Adele - I don't have a FS in the UK yet - we were going to start getting that organised once we get settled in our own home after a couple of months, and we'll be having a break from IVF in that time if this cycle is bust. Any suggestions for an FS would be great! We are living in Dorset when we first arrive and then we'll likely be buying a house in Devon somewhere. I went past Battersea on the train last year on the way in to London! Hope you're doing well :hug:

:hello: to Paula & Janie, and anyone else I may have missed - hope you're all doing ok.

Will catch you all soon - probably after ET on Saturday morning, so I can let you all know how it went. I've Oed early this evening - first time I've ever had such strong O pain! Good way to tell, if anything!

Hugs to all,

Miss C :hug:

illuminaughty - Glad you found us

Janet - Good Luck tomorrow hope all goes well

Hi Everyone,

Firstly thanks to Adele and Miss C... the information you gave me was so helpful.. You girls ROCK!

Congratulations Nev :clap: Well done and good luck for a wonderful pregnancy.

Miss C I will be sending you positive vibes on Saturday. I hope it all goes well. :pray: You have to make sure that you keep in touch with us when you are in the UK.

Plc I hope all is okay. Please take care of yourself and make sure that your DH is spoiling you rotten.

Carla great to hear from you. Hope your internet gets back up and running soon. Hope you are well.

illuminaughty welcome! GL with you cycle. I also am about to start on my first cycle of IVF.

Janet GL for today, let us know how you go.

TL good to hear work is going well. Can't believe that you are almost ready to start sniffing. Doesn't time fly (except when in that dreaded TWW).

As for me, still waiting for AF to arrive so that we can get started on the pill for my down reg cycle. I thought that it might have been on the way as last night I had a bit of pinkish spotting (TMI!), but nothing this morning. I can't figure my body out!

Janie xxx

Hi ladies
Well Im back on air..thankgod..............back to normal!!!!!
Congratulations Nev........thats wonderful news......

Hope everyone is doing ok. Im ok....have symptoms come and go and feeling quite tired. The progesterone pessaries give me alot of symptoms tht arent pleasant but thats ok, i know it is helping, other than that Im doing ok.....

Hi everyone,
Been lurking around but nothing is really happening for us at the moment. Booked a holiday for christmas as have decided that there will be no new baby by then.
No personals today flying visit.
Hope everyone is well and welcome to the newbies.
PS anyone know a good place to stay on the gold coast.

Hey Saph....I live on the Gold Coast....come stay with me!!!LOL hahahahahahaha

There are great places to stay here..too many to list but head towards Surfers..that way your smack bang in the middle of everywhere and if you want to party......you can walk everywhere.....

TL - Darling that would be wonderful - how do I give you my number without breaking rules and hearts???

plc - Nice to know that you guys are "doing it" for science!

illuminaughty - Welcome Sweetheart - we will always help where we can and gossip and moan when we can't.

Carla - hoping you get your internet back soon! And that you're doing ok

Miss C - Honey I don't know any FS in UK but could do some digging...I have contacts! I am praying for you for Saturday honey I have such good vibes for you.

Janie - no worries babes - big hugs to you.

Saph - you lurker! Hurry up AF and lets get this show on the road.

OK I start sniffing on Tuesday - who's with me????

Hugs
A

Saph - sorry - I meant the AF thing for Janie - I am so VERY blonde today!

Dellyoo what are we to do with you. Dont wish Af on me I only finished at beginning of the week.

DD - Join you sniffing Thurs :) will PM you

hi all, thanks for all your well wishes. all went well with the fs today and the nurses also, had a big day.
both dh and i went to fs and had lots of Q all answered anyway we also had blood tests today and my arm is still sore but the nurses said i'd better get used to that!
anyway i will be starting sniffing on 18 April so this will be my first cycle, i'm so excited about it but scared and nervous still.:dance::confused::crossfingers: and a bit worried about how my body will react to the hormones. anyway they mapped a cycle for our ICSI and they will be doing a 2 or 3 day transfer next month. wow it's gone so fast.
we've been told that we prob have a higher chance of getting preg as have good fertility, just those spermies are trapped. will let you know when i start sniffing
thanks so much for all your support
positive vibes for me:grouphug::stork-girl:
janet

Well i took my last clomid tab last night, Hopefully the headaches will go now. We are having a garage sale this weekend and at the moment it is raining cats and dogs. Oh well we have sold one thing so i guess it was worth while.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

saph - hope the garage sale went well and the rain eased up! We had one of those back in October last year, and although it was a lot of work, it was a lot of fun. It was DH's first experience with a garage sale as all they know about in the UK is car boot sales, so he was extra excited at the conclusion when we had gotten rid of a whole lot of stuff and had some cash for it! He got a bit obsessed there for a while - he kept wanting to have another one closer to when we moved and the house settled - I had to enforce the "No!" as one of them every once in a while is definitely enough, not another one after a couple of months! Hope you did well. Glad you have finished the Clomid, hun. I wish you lots and lots of luck with the remainder of your cycle.

Janet - happy to hear that the appointment with FS went well :) It all happens quickly once you get started, doesn't it? I remember going from having an appointment with my FS to get test results back for DH and I, and then straight into IVF the day of the appointment! Started on the pill that same day, as it happened to be day 5 (my clinic starts OCP day 5 of down-reg cycle), and then nurses talking to me about synarel, FSH, injections etc. the same day too! I'm so glad you feel comfortable with your FS and had all your questions answered, and that you're excited. You'll start to feel more confident with the treatment protocol as you go, and as you get used to each hormone. Make sure you ask us any questions you may have - we'll be here for you! I wish you lots of luck! :crossfingers: :hug:

TL - hope you're having a relaxing weekend after a big week with the new job. It's all happening for you next week - I'm getting really excited for you! :D

Adele - I've been doing a little research on UK IVF clinics in the area where we will be settling, but any contacts you have over there who know about it would be great! Don't worry if it requires excavating on a large scale to find details though! Thanks for the offer :) Hope you're having a lovely weekend, and relaxing before the sniffing starts on Tuesday. Very excited for you that you're starting your next round also! You and TL are cycle buddies!

Janie - hope AF is coming and going ASAP for you, so you can get started too - I'll waggle my finger at her to behave for you, if she's not careful! And as for the move, I will be posting a little less often when I first arrive, but I won't be going far from BB, and will be checking in regularly on how you and everyone is doing!

:hello: to Carla, plc (hoping you're ok with the halter monitor, hun), Paula, nev, illuminaughty, and anyone else who's in here lurking! ;)


Had my ET this morning - all went well. Both embryos thawed with no worries, and they were both looking very good (Grade 1) and going on well . Embie #1 went from 5 cells to 9 at transfer, and embie # 2 (thawed later) went from 5 cells to 6, about to get to 7.
I have a very good friend with whom we have a joke that she is mine and DH's daughter, so she is viewing these embryos as her siblings, and has called one of them "sib" and the other one "ling", which I'm finding quite amusing :lol: Feeling relatively good about the TWW, as we'll have lots distractions in the next week and half until we get on the plane, and the BT 2 days after we arrive. Hoping all this will help the time go quickly!

Hugs and warm wishes,

Miss C

Miss C - Wow you do know how to plan TWW distractions I hope that all goes well from here and Sib and Ling arrive with that well deserved BFP in the UK.

Saph - Hope the Garage sale was a success and you did not have to pack up too much :p

Me - Well there is an update on the new job in my blog. Must be catching a little of DH's cold beacuse all I have done is sleep today :). Must continue on my nephews blanket for his brithday and get it finished there are some great wools in kids colour :dance:

:grouphug: to everyone not lon now till Adele and I start sniffing anyone else with us this cycle?

Miss C - oh how funny about your "daughter" and her "sib" and "ling" - so cute!!!! Hope all the preparations are going to plan.

TL - hey hun, sending very positive vibes ur way - bubba-to-be, job and the finishing of ur nephew's blanket ;) aren't you a clever one!

dellydoo - best of luck next week, sweet - have everything crossed for you and TL and it's so wonderful that you can share these events together :grouphug:

saph - hope you ended up with further success at ur garage sale. Hope the chlomid worked a treat for you :pray:

JBM - keep us posted re ur 1st cycle and how u r feeling about it all - GL & HUGE HUGS!!

Janie and Carla - :hug::hug:

illuminaughty - welcome hun to our fold!!

Hello to everyone else!!!!

Well, AF arrived today so hopefully will get that green light in 10 days! Had the heart monitor taken off yesterday and will go back for follow-up appt during the week. No obvious palps while I had it on so, unless something major was happening that i didn't detect, then I'd say I am ok....

PCL hun Glad you are ok.

Crafts are my stress relief from a busy corprate life. I have lots of plans for our baby but have only started on blankie so far. But my own projects seem to go on the back burner. Life our wedding sampler which should have been done 3 years ago :p

Well that is one part of my life cleansed.We ended up having 63mm of rain in five hours. The Garage sale was a huge success we made over a thousand dollarsand nearlly sold everything. That is a couple more OI cycles. It is amazing how many poeple want everything for nothing and then want you to deliver it. A few times today we had so many people we had the be both outsdie to deal with customers.

Anyway my clomid headaches have gone my ovaries are starting to ache so keep the daily monitoring up. I guess i will ovulate around CD 16 so 5 more days. Really this is not a cycle for trying as we are having a break but that is when thingslike this happen when you are not expecting them.But regardless the break has been good and I am ready to take on the three hour trips again. Looked into a clinic closer to home but it was no where as nice or as helpful as the one I am at now. So atravelling I will go.

TL I agree scrapbooking is my stress relief. The feeling of achievement when i finish a page is great.

PLC hoping everything goes you way and you get to start.

Abd To everyone else lots of hugs i am being called to go.

Thankyou so much for the warm welcome everyone, its wonderful and you have made me feel very welcome here.
I just got home tonight, the wedding was beautiful and I am very tired!! I met one of DH's relativew who is 31 weeks pregnant with twins from IVF, and she was so lovely, and that made me feel a little more positive about everything.
The closer our first cycle gets, the more fear I am feeling. Is that normal?

Oh yes sweet the fear is normal but more like anticpation do you have any questions so we can hopefully help :hug: