I guess the sleep deprivation is good training for motherhood... I just wish I could have blood tests done locally, but I guess the difference is results in a couple of days as opposed to results in a couple of hours. Tuesday will be day 17 and ovulation occurred on day 20/21 last time, so hopefully not much longer. I know they are testing for estrogen, progesterone and LH, I guess it just depends whether they only want to see the LH surge, or they want to see progesterone starting to rise as well... More questions that I'll probably be too asleep to ask on Tuesday morning!
Hi,
I've just joined this chat site... and l'm so thankful that people have recommendaed me join to this chat room. And its so nice to here people actually giving you support without even knowing you personely.... thanks its really uplifted my spirit..
I've just had my first embryo transfer two weeks ago and l'm going for my blood test tomorrow... l was going so well with no signs of getting my period... last night l had some discharge whilst l was out with my husband at a restaurant... and all l wanted to do was go home and cry .... Today (sunday) l've still go alittle brown discharge and a little spotting of red..... Has anyone had these signs before their blood test ??? and does it mean that it's something bad - that the embryo hasn't stayed.... i dont have nyone to talk to about the symptoms ect... to watch out for. My nurse has said that even though you may have some bleeding - you still have to have a blood test... can you still be pregnant ???? or will l most likely have a negative result...can anyone shed some light for me...
hi babyface - i think i mentioned to you in the other thread that it's possible that bleeding may be related to impantation - so don't give up hope! good luck with your BT
I'm hoping that the spotting and discharge doesnt mean anything... fingers crossed
i'm scared that we only have one embyro frozen and seven eggs that they fertalised and only two took.... and l'm praying that if l have to use my other embryo that it survives the thaw process..... then l have to go through the process again and l dont know how long one has to wait until going through the process again..
thanks again for replying
hmmm... organised... novel concept! I don't think I've got it in me at the moment.
Babyface, I wish I could help! But you're a long way ahead of me. I was reading somewhere that IVF pregnancies tend to spot a lot - I don't know how true it is, but it seems to me that all hope is not yet lost. Good luck with your blood test tomorrow!
BW - Good luck honey and definately see the GP for some time off!
BG - How long left in the TWW! It sounds very promising!
to everyone else and good luck!
Well we see the FS on Friday morning, should know about the job by then so we can plan properly.. should be interesting!
I am also totally confused i have PCOS and usually AF is every 35 - 120 days and then yesterday i get AF exactly 10 after the last AF started! Arghhh and whats worse i keep thinking i should have gone for the blood test after the FET cycle... then i wouldn't be so worried now! Why does the body have to be so complex!
DH is devistated we booked a holiday for about 10 days before AF would arrive.. and now our holiday is in 31 days...
Shannon - that's a huge bummer with AF. Sometimes i read the post from 'you lot' with PCOS and i really do think i am lucky. What a headache. Being a 28 day girl is soooo much easier and i never ever appreciated it before. Funny what we learn to love about ourself during this process!
BW - any ideas from your clinic about possible 'green-light' time for you? Depending on your relationship with your FS/clinic, they may be happy to sign you off work for a while. They do understand the psychological and physical strains that you can be under. Otherwise your GP will be happy to help, i'm sure. I'm getting excited for you - let's get one of those little frosties off the ice soon. I had to laugh that you were referred to as B-Worrier! Let's get back on track with the B-Warrior!!
BG - not too long to wait now! No-one took me up on my $10 bet!! Get yourself over to the pg after LTTTC thread, so that there is someone to welcome us when we arrive!
Babyface - GL. All is not lost yet! I hope you get some great news soon. You asked how long you had to wait between cycles - if you do a 'natural' FET then you probably wouldn't even need to sit out a month, they might start straight away. But at most you only have to sit out a month - that's not too bad. But positive vibes that you get a BFP before then and don't even need to think about your next cycle!!
Just watnted to say a big good luck to babyface for today - I'm crossing fingers for you.
I have posted a bit on other posts (melbourne IVF first timer) but wanted to say hi here too to everyone. I have 1 embryo transferred and waiting blood test in a few days.
Hi Runnermum,
I'm with MIVF too and i really like them (I have been with a different clinic before). Hope you manage to make it through the next few days without going too crazy!! GL!!
Jo
Hi. I'm new here, and a bloke so I really hope this doesn't put anyone off.
Babyface, really hope it works out for you this time, but there is always next time if not. Don't give up and don't freak out. Same for you runnermum. Hi to everyone else - I'm slowly getting through all the threads and replies.
Speaking of freaking out, this IVF caper (and costs) has the ability to turn a sane bloke fully mental. It's not that I can't cope with the idea, I just want to know 100% what it is going to cost. Although now my wife and I have finally got all the ducks lined up and understand how the Medicare Safety Net works, and our private cover etc.
I don't know if this is the right place for introductions so I'll keep it brief. We have been TTC for 12 months and have just recently had tests done. Still waiting on wife's results but IVF doc says all signs are good as her cycle is perfectly normal and she has no other complications. Whereas I have got a good sperm count at 260million+ but 96% of the mongrels have head defects (hope this is not too much info). Why this is the case who knows - I don't smoke, only have a couple of beers a week and am very active and healthy. Think I might start working on my beer gut instead!
W're coping really well and not going crazy or anything. I'm just so annoyed that my wife has to put up with all the IVF treatment whilst I get off scot free, and it's my fault in the first place.
hi babyface fingers crossed for today. i just had a full stimulated cycle with a BFN result. FS told me to wait till AF was over and then with next AF start FET. so by dates my last transfer was 2 may and my next will be near the end of june. about 6 weeks between transfers. and my time is flying along!!
hoping you wont need to know this as you may have a BFP result.
I didn't notice the B-Worrier bit! It's sadly very, very true. Hopefully once I've ovulated and the letrozole-induced anxiety eases up a bit I'll be doing a bit better. I'm slowly digging my way out of the pile of stuff that has built up for work, but I'm refusing to let myself get stressed about deadlines... it will all happen when it happens. My HOD is fully supportive of me taking time out with the transfer coming, it's just a bit of a problem that it potentially will be the same week where we have three different year groups out on camp so losing yet another teacher isn't going to go down well at school... but it's not my problem! I have lots of EWCM today, so I don't think it will be much longer before I get a FET date. I'm hoping tomorrow will be it, but more than likely within the next few days.
Rols, a big welcome to you! It is all a little daunting when you first start out - but it's a steep learning curve and you do pick it all up very quickly. I don't think there's any such thing as TMI when you've been involved in assisted conception - I suddenly find myself talking about all manner of things, and then suddenly thinking "But normal people don't talk about this stuff!". It does change you, it changes your relationship, but I can honestly say that any relationship changes we've had through this have been for the better. I hope you and your wife have a very quick journey through this.
Another big welcome to you, runnermum. Although I do hope that your blood test is positive so you don't have to get comfortable here. As nice as it would be to have you join us, I think we all hope that you get to go join the pregnancy threads instead.
It's been a long day... I'll be back later with more.
hehehe - i had to read back to find the Butterfly Worrier reference too!! cute (and oh so true sometimes!!) - glad you're starting to see signs of O hun - will be good to get an actual transfer date soon so that you can get going again (and brilliant to see that it doesn't look like last month on letrazole was a fluke - you're actually responding the way you're supposed to - WOO HOO!!!)
Babyface - hope you've had great news today hun
Rols - as BW said - it's never too much info - it's a sad reality the amount of things that become common topics for us! hoping that you're able to get started soon! would love to be able to give you some advice with costs, but everyone has different costs depending on how many meds they get, how many snow bubs & which clinic! it would be so much easier if there were a flat cost cos then budgeting would be sooooooo easy! good luck!
Shannon - good luck this week - sounding like a huge week for you!
as for me - well, was at work 7 hours, and 7 trips to the loo, with a lot of "you don't need to go, it's all psychological" comments to my body during the day!! very frustrating! oh well, i'm living in hope (and yet strong denial) that it could all be for a good reason... not much else happening - still feeling like AF is going to arrive any second - but that's been the way i've felt for the last few weeks, so it's becoming habit now - i think it's going to fel very weird when that feeling stops i think!! think i might be getting a bit of a cold (but have been thinking that for a week!) - lots of sneezing and snuffles on and off during the day - and today i felt a twinge of a sore throat - that disappeared - then came, and went - again... i don't think my body wants me to have any confidence in it at all!
l had my blood test today and my reading was 18 and my nurse said that it should be up around the 50's.... l have to now have another blood test this Friday to see if my result reading increases... l've had some more blood when l go to the toilet and a bit of discharge - l'm feeling that this first embryo inplant may not work.... should l keep my hopes up... has anyone had a low reading in their blood test and how did it turn out - possitive or negative..
i'm really hoping that l dont get my period !!!! l felt so empty today, lĂ*ke some how its my fault that l was unable to hold the embryo..... l just feel so empty !! l'm hoping that when l go back on friday my blood test result count increases...
Hi Rols - nice to hear from a guy going through IVF - lts hard on both women and men... IVF is not a cheap process - but in the long run if you walk away with a baby then we would probably pay anything !!! I'm going through the Monash IVF at Epworth in richmond - Melb and all up we have paid about $4,000, but you get 80% back from medicare once you have reached the 1,000 thresh hold..!
The nurse told me that l may have to go through another stim cycle in July - if l get my period this month then on my next period cycle - l should go through another one - as we only have 1 embryo frozen and for some reason if it doesnt survive the thaw then we can do another stim cycle.
to everyone else and good luck!
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