Miss C is 7 weeks now and beacuse it took some time to get a bfp we thiugh we would return as soon as we could and try for a bfp b4 the end of 2010 otherwise dh will be getting too old and even then it will be 4 years to ivf
welcome back tiggerlinda. it seems not that long ago you were in here, i can remember when i found out about your BFP.
we will prob be doing the whole thing at a similar time. good luck.
Hi Girls,
I've been MIA for a few days. Trying to catch up with work.
Juniper- on no about the appointment. This synarel stuff is crazy.
Spring- Glad to hear things have cleared up. You're DH is so sweet.
B2B- Can I ask, What is a day 21 app for? I'm a little behind you. On synarel, waiting for AF to arrive.
Miss K- those follies are growing. Do you think you have oed yet?
Loops12- Welcome back & GL for your 1st IVF.
Misty- I'm sorry you didn't get as many eggs as you would have like. that one of those is the magical one. Have you heard how they are going?
JBM- I'm sorry you have to wait so long for your next cycle.
tiggerlinda- Welcome back.
Esperan- Thinking of you. GL for Monday. Whatever they decide.
mrszeg- It must be very hard living away from family & friends.
AFM- still sniffing and still have the synarel fog. I am due for AF tomorrow. Is it true that the synarel can make it come a little later? I think I recall the nurse telling me but not 100%.
Hey girls
Sorry been without internet for over a week (argh!) so here's a big long catch-up!
Miss K - glad you're recovered nicely from the lap! My scan went well, see below! Your FS appt will be here before you know it.
Misty77 - I can't believe you had a 130am trigger! Eek! What a crazy time. Is it normal for them to be at such odd times? Glad your EPU went well.
Mellmell - GL with the 2WW!
Baby2bee - woo hoo! Glad AF arrived! How's the jabbing going? Can?t believe you have so many follies - how awesome! I am jealous Have you had any side effects yet? Brusing etc from the jabs?
Spring - not sure about the pessaries but I'll be on them soon enough and it doesn't sound too pleasant! Not long til your BT - good luck!
Mrs zeg - welcome! Sorry you are not sleeping - have you thought of trying acupuncture? I had weekly treatments while finishing my PhD and it was the only thing that kept me sane and helped me sleep. I was totally stressed out and not sleeping and the acu was great at fixing that.
Loops12 - welcome back! I hate moving house - hope it wasn't too stressful. I found all the IVF info and paperwork quite overwhelming at first but I'm slowly getting used to it.
Juniper76 - you can buy Gatorade powder in bulk from supermarkets. It's about $10 and makes 8L worth. Waaaay cheaper than buying it premade.
Tiggerlinda - welcome back!
Esperan - goodluck with the decision on Monday.
Hello to anyone else I have missed.
AFM - I'm on Day 8 now. First BT and scan was Monday, all went well and I was still baseline (yay!). They said I had lots of little follicles. So started on 100u of puregon (plus a clexane shot) on Monday night then switched to morning jabs after that.
Second BT and scan on Friday and there were only 2 measurable follies and 4 smaller ones. I was a bit bummed at first - only 6? I had hoped for at least 10. But after a few hours I realised how great it was that my body was responding at all (after being baseline hormonally for 3 years!!) and now I'm focussed on getting 6 great follies! My lining was also a little thin but it's still early so they're hoping it will thicken up nicely.
There's a long weekend coming up in WA so because of that I think the clinic is aiming for my EPU on the Friday before (they can't open on weekends/pub hols) - that's Friday of this coming week - so they rang me on Friday arvo and said double my dose to 200u! Eeek. Am a bit scared by that but I'm sure it will be fine.
Am back for a BT and scan on Monday morning. They said I'll probably start the Orgalutron jab on Monday too. So three jabs a day!
My stomach looks like a dot-to-dot drawing already
Emotionally I'm doing ok. Am skipping a friend's baby shower tomorrow - she knows about the IVF but others in the same circle don't, and I just don't want to put myself in a situation surrounded by baby talk and the "so when are you having a baby?" questions (I've been married longer than all of them). Luckily my friend is awesome about it and we're going to catch up one-on-one next week.
Happy weekend to all!!
Last edited by Mrs P; May 23rd, 2009 at 07:43 PM.
: wierd typos!
MissK, wow, 30kg! The nurse at my clinic also mentioned sustagen so I start taking that from when I start the puregon. Nuts are also good to nibble on for the protein - I did that last time (had a pack of "gourmet" mixed nuts left from Christmas, actually had no peanuts in it, very nice).
Spring, last time I drank the sugar-free powerade because I'm very overweight and have been trying to lose some, but now I'm worried about the artificial sweetner so maybe the powdered gatorade is a good idea. Stuff the calories?
MrsP, sounds like we're both aiming for EPU the same day. GL with yours. This is my third and I've gotten 6 eggs both other times. Like you I keep hoping for more like 10.
Afm, E2 on Friday was 1180. Same time last cycle (day 7 of puregon) it was 1820. I really hope that doesn't mean we're getting fewer eggs this time. Still no scan (FS was on holidays last week) but we finally get to see what's happening on Wednesday. If all is good we'll trigger that night and EPU will be Friday.
Hi All. Just popping by quickly to say hi. It's all a buzz in here at the moment. I'm loving it. I hope there is good news for many of us to share real soon. I hope you are all well and happy. I'll check back in tomorrow for personals.
Spring - I know it is crazy 30kgs was overnight I think I ended up 35-37kgs all up was crazy but would do it again if I had to! Spring the 28th will be here before you know it I hope it flys soo fast for you!!
JBM - Its soo painfully annoying waiting till June/July till your next visit you feel lost and get sad so if you need to rant or get something off your chest do it whenever you like
Sandygirl - thankyou hunny!!! Umm not sure about O but I have had pinching sensation in the ovary areas so I am that somethings starting to turn on down there!!!
Mrs P - It is creeping up fast now just under 2 weeks away I am crossing everything and that you have amazing strong and big follies ready to go on Friday!!! Good idea about skipping the baby shower and know what you mean I copped it at SIL's baby shower people keep asking "so when are you going to try for a baby" and I was getting frustrated trying to explain it but I know its not their fault they dont understand!
juniper - yes nuts are good! And YAY for gourmet nuts mmm I remember DF getting me lots and lots of them and my Nanna whilst I was in hospital they were soo soo good I hope you get some wonderful news at your scan on wednesday and you're able to have EPU friday !!! xo
As for me - Well I had the most bizzare dream again last night I was pregnant and about to go into labour overseas near hawaii and I wasn't allowed on the plane to go back to Australia to give birth so I was there and DF and I were discussing the name of our little boy its like I skipped the actual birth and was calling him Tyler WEIRD hey LOL!!! And I think my ovaries may be doing something well atleast I thing they may be I have pinching sensation and its been just over 2 weeks since the drilling so not sure if its going to be O or just shrinking down in size but will find out on Thursday 4th!
Hope all you wonderful ladies have had a great weekend and can't wait to see some results after these EPU's! And good luck to you all in the 2ww
Miss K - I hope you have ovulated. Isn't it strange, the dreams we have? The only dreams I've had about babies are after I've had them, or they aren't actually mine, bit I have to look after them. They're usually deformed babies & I lose them or forget to feed them. Aweful dreams! I like yours better.
Can anyone tell me if it matters if you sleep on your tummy during pregnancy? I've been trying everything, but can't seem to sleep in any other position.
Spring - It is the strangest thing!! I keep dreaming it its crazy and its always a little boy... Your one sounds crazy!!! As for sleeping on tummy whilst pregnant I am not sure I am like you and cannot sleep any other way than on my tummy either!
Oooh Oooh forgot to tell you all I brought a book a Nautropath has just brought out its called Making Babies by Jason Jackson its very interesting it focus's on infertility in depth and what you can do whilst doing IVF etc and has pictures and says about emotions and that when you feel everyone around you is falling pregnant and your the last one and wondering what you did wrong to deserve this etc etc its amazing soo far I am really enjoying it!
Quick update - yesterday's scan - follies were 1, 1.2 and two at 1.4 (I am assuming this is cm?) plus a couple of smaller ones.
Next scan and BT tomorrow - fingers crossed all is well and EPU will be Friday!
Hi all,
Sorry I've been offline for a while. Tried to get on last night but couldnt get the site up for some reason!
Mrs P: Sounds like your follies are on track. I'm usually around 12-14 millimetres for my first scan. Hopefully they keep up the growth rate!
Miss K: That book sounds good, I'll look into it. I also had a magazine I bought once called "Making babies' which had heaps of helpful info related to infertility (they also have a magazine out called "pregnancy and birth" which people may be familiar with). When I tried to buy the next issue I found out it was a one off print and ? havent even seen the original reprinted since- shame.
Spring: I'm not sure about sleeping on your tummy when pregnant, but I always thought you could just sleep on it as long as it was comfortable? And re the pessaries, they are horrible, I forgot how horrible they were until I started using them again last week.
Juniper: Good luck with your scan tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
Tiggerlinda and Baby2Bee: How are you both going? Hanging in there?
Mrs Zeg: So sorry to hear of your homesickness, it makes it all the harder. That's why I think support groups like this are important. I laughed when you talked about your poor DH being deprived, mine feels the same. He says to me the other day "this whole IVF thing isnt that great for our sex lives it it hon?" Poor thing, he's so patient though.
Loops12: Good luck with your first IVF. After doing 4 IUI's I was so nervous for my first IVF. But I think it's a lot of fear of the unknown, it's much less scary the second time (but fingers crossed you wont need a second attempt).
Esperan: How did you go with your scan yesterday? What's the verdict? I've nee thinking of you.
Sandygirl: Syneryl definately makes AF late. My period is always on time except when taking progesterone (injections) or syneryl. I'm on provera to ensure AF arrives, and even though I've been told by nurses it should only be a couple of days late, I have had one 3-4 days late and one 7 days late on syneryl. The 7 day one was a nightmare because I was basically PMS for 2 weeks and felt like I was going to explode. I wanted to hide form the world! Hopefully yours won't be that late!
JBM: I think focussing on getting healthy during your wait is a great strategy. It's so good for your mental wellbeing not to mention priming your body for pregnancy.
Now I hope I didnt forget anyone, I tried really hard not too!
AFM: I had EPU last Wed. Was so sick afterwards and the whole thing has taken so much out of me I've been struggling to do the basics since. But here's my results:
EPU: 15 eggs
Day 1: 9 mature, 6 fertilised
Day 2: All 6 embryos doing well, 2-4 cells, "A" grade (what does this mean?)
Day 3: 1 embryo slowed down in growth, the rest going really well, in fact a couple are morulas (ie a day advanced than where they should be- this is a good thing)
Day 4: No phonecall - was so upset!
ET yesterday: I hatching blastie transferred. They will freeze 3 others (hooray! I didnt get any frosties last time) and make a decsion on the other 2 tomorrow.
Today: They will not freeze the other 2, one is a blastie but with poor looking cells, the other stopped growing yesterday.
But DH and I are feeling very positive about the results. I guess I should move on over to the TWW thread.
I will be checking in and will be thinking of you all. And can I say I have found this the most wonderful experience being online with you all this time, made it much easier than last cycle doing it alone. Thanks girls.
Last edited by Misty77; June 6th, 2009 at 05:45 PM.
Misty77 - You mean there's a TWW thread? I searched & searched and couldn't find one. I even tried to start one but found out you can't start your own buddy thread. What's it called?
LOL it took me a while to find too. Its called ''LTTTC two week wait april may'' and its in the Long Term TTC forum. I couldnt see it so I searched the website because I knew it was there somewhere and found it's location. I tried to post the link for you for then my reply didnt go through, so trying again! See you there!
Last edited by Misty77; June 6th, 2009 at 05:45 PM.
Hi all
Sorry for taking so long to write here... Like Misty77 I couldn't open the thread last night for some reason...
Misty very good to hear from your ET! Good luck on your TWW!!
Girls waiting for EPU this week: Good Luck!!
Well, on Monday I went to FS and scan showed 20 follies... FS was fine to go ahead with EPU so I'm booked for tomorrow!!! I've been drinking fluids as much as I can... water, gatorade, juices, etc... Because of risk of OHSS, they will freeze all embryos.
Yesterday I came home from work earlier to have the trigger at 5pm.
I'm very excited but worried as well... My tummy is massive... feel very bloated, BUT it's all worth it!!
We didn't have an embryo on our first IVF cycle so we are a little apprehensive about this one... This time we decided to have ICSI ...
I will come back tomo to let you know how EPU went.
Our IVF Blessing Has Arrived after 6 Cycles
those follies are growing. Do you think you have oed yet?
Have you had any side effects yet? Brusing etc from the jabs?
This is my third and I've gotten 6 eggs both other times. Like you I keep hoping for more like 10.
About to go to TWW
Hopefully yours won't be that late!
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