Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception Oct #2 2012

[Curtysgirl]

Its ik Jo dont worry sweetheart. Just think of it as a trial run... Your FS is very clever the team will get it right for you. I had a big fear of my cycle being cancelled as well ... So i know the feeling. Hang in there darl cakes xx

AFM ! We managed to DTD this morning... DF performed wonderfully ! I just hope its not to late... I did an OPK & it showed a strong line still so FX
Only prob is he hadnt ejac since satdee so the swimmers might be a bit old & tired. .. Go spermy go !!!! Atleast i know the treatment worked & next cycle we can DTD till our hearts content coz DF will be allll bettterrr !

Happy Friday everybody
<3 big big huge love

[nothing2lose]

Hi all,

A couple of people have asked me about my protocol. Had an appointment with the ivf nurse yesterday and had it explained. Here it is

Pre-cycle: DHEA 75mg, Melatonin 4mg, CoQ10 600mg, vitamin D 1000 IU, high strength omega fish oil 1gm for at least four months prior to egg collection. Continue to take everything while cycling except DHEA (which is stopped when FSH starts).

Day 1 - 21 : Birth control pill
Day 17 - : Synarel spray twice a day
Day 27 Blood test to check down regulated
Day 29 (approx) - Start 450 IU puregon, 1mg dexamethsone (steroids), filgrastim (g-CSF), and 3mg Omnitrope (human growth hormone). take filgrastim and dexamethsone until Beta test.
Day 37 - scan and Intralipid infusion 500ml.
After Day 37 (depending on scan results) -trigger with ovidrel. Start taking Doryx (antibiotic) 500mg twice daily for five days.

Egg pickup.

Day after egg pickup: Progesterone pessaries three times a day, Estradot patches, 100mg Astrix (aspirin), 40mg Clexane until pregancy test.

Have intercourse night before embryo transfer.

Day of embryo transfer (five days after EPU) : PPET Pregnyl Pre Embryo Transfer where pregnyl is injected via catheter into uterus prior to transfer.

DP has to take antibiotics for one week when I start Puregon.

I also have to take thyroxine because my thyroid test came back elevated at 5.

The grand total for all the extra drugs (on top of the usual ivf cycle cost) is over $5,000. For that. I need a panadol and a stiff drink

[J.Bear]

Popping in to say....Congrats Vic & Murrycod!

[juniper76]

I did an OPK & it showed a strong line still

Sorry to say, the ovidrel will give you a +opk. You can't rely on opk or hpt until the trigger is out of your system (up to 12 days).

Jo, FX for you.

[Curtysgirl]

Ohh bugger. Didnt know that.. They didnt tell me so... Although i guess they didnt think id be doin opks at home coz its their job to track me and tell when im O.

On wednesday arvo they said ..

"have intercourse tonight and start you proj pessaries this coming friday"

does that mean i was going to O on thurs or do you think id already O'd on wednesday?? We didnt dtd until friday morning.. My eggs wouldve been gone by then hey ? Jeez!! Im gonna ask my nurse at my clinic appointment tomorrow.
Thanks Juniper xx

[Andie78]

thanks for posting, n2l. you will need a lot of reminders programmed in your phone to remember to take all that. are you going for blasts this time round? can the PPET be done with day 2/3? the extra cost is just scary, btw. : (

[nothing2lose]

Lol Andie. The nurse is going to give me phone reminders.

Yes, trying for blasts. I guess the ppet can be done with day 2/3 embies but I have no idea!

[Curtysgirl]

To everyone doing IVF

How long did you ttc before starting IVF?
Did you do a few BFN OI cycles before resorting to IVF ?

Sorry to focus on the negative, im just curious is all (:

Im only on my first OI cycle now... Im terrified that we'll do a few & it wont work...

[nirenotrom]

To everyone doing IVF

How long did you ttc before starting IVF?
Did you do a few BFN OI cycles before resorting to IVF ?

Sorry to focus on the negative, im just curious is all (:

Im only on my first OI cycle now... Im terrified that we'll do a few & it wont work...

Hi Curtysgirl, we ttc for two and a half years before I found a new FS who discovered immediately that I had blocked tubes. We went straight to ivf as although I ovulate there is no way for natural conception to ever occur.

I hope you don't have to go down the ivf path and that you are successful with OI. Good luck hon.

Wow N2L that is quite the pharmacy you have going on xx hoping that this is the recipe you need and you are successful xx keeping everything crossed for you.

Hi to everyone else, thinking of you all.

Afm? Still just hanging out in 2ww crazytown lol. Think I'll cave and test tomorrow or Monday, so that if it is negative I can at least prepare myself for the phone call on Wednesday after our bt.

[wishanddream26]

Hi everyone me n hubby went and saw fs today.the gonal f injections apparently worked to well and i sm now at high risk for ohss so we wont be using a trigger shot.fs wants to wait n see if a egg releases naturally.ive got everything crossed.

[me4ever]

Curtsygirl - We were ttc for 2 years 3 months before our first IVF. Had 2 times IUI prior to that and quite a few ovulation tracking months. Also had a laparoscopy and moderate endometriosis was found. Otherwise unexplained infertility. First time IVF gave us our BFP, but had missed m/c 11 weeks into pregnancy. Now onto our first FET, fingers crossed. My FS was quite pushy for IVF, we weren't ready for it at the time, then changed over to another FS, we took another half year before we felt ready. At the time it felt like a big step, now I've been thinking, why didn't we do it earlier. I was really hoping to fall pregnant naturally, I suppose who isn't thinking that in this forum... And it does happen for some lucky people

[Beau30]

Hi everyone

Cutsygirl - we only tried for a year before to fs. My dh was having trouble dtd - he has never had a great appetite anyway but it was not working at all for us. We started first cycle of iui 6 months later but was cancelled as dh count was too low. We then had to wait another 3 months to start ivf as our dr was away and then we had an overseas trip planned. 1st ivf bfn. Waiting now for af to arrive to do natural fet.

[Curtysgirl]

Wow thank you all for sharing your stories ! Everyones got a different story dont they (:

The worst thing about me is my impatience and its freakin killing me.... Im so impatient !!!! Weve been trying since march 2010 and were doing our first cycle of tracking and OI. I really hope it works. My FS went whole hog ! I had a hysterosalpingogram to check for endo & blockages / blocked tubes and im all clear. The clomid worked and so did the ovidrel trigger ! and after all that worry (see my previous posts) turns out i wouldnt have O'd until the friday morning which is when we eventually dtd. Coz aparantly you O around 36 hours after the injection ...so perfect timing STOKED ! and i released 2 eggs so FX for atleast one ferti !!!

nire - Good luck with your 2ww .. DONT TESSSSST !!!! Patience my pet !

wishandream - got everything crossed for you girly ! Come on eggy !!

[myturn]

To everyone doing IVF

How long did you ttc before starting IVF?
Did you do a few BFN OI cycles before resorting to IVF ?

Sorry to focus on the negative, im just curious is all (:

Im only on my first OI cycle now... Im terrified that we'll do a few & it wont work...

We were trying for 6 months before going to the FS, I was already 33, and did Clomid for six months first.... THEN went to IVF after TTC for about 14 months all BFN....

FS gave us the option of IVF or IUI, and I decided to go straight to IVF, as we could afford it at the time (i'd just sold a house) and it was higher odds of success.... Dr told me that IUI was 10% chance and IVF was 30%.... or something along those lines...

Plus I was about to turn 35 by this stage, and thought increasing the odds was the best chance....

have since had 3 IVF Stimulated cycles, and two FET's in between one of those... 1st 4 were BFN, and last one resulted in a missed miscarriage....

[Miss.B]

Whoever is doing the list could you please remove me for now, thanks very much.

N2L, I will be really surprised if you don't get a BFP from the upcoming stim cycle, it's just gotta work lovely

GL to everyone else

[jo_white83]

No Problems Miss B xxx

List coming up now lovely ladies!!!

[nothing2lose]

N2L, I will be really surprised if you don't get a BFP from the upcoming stim cycle, it's just gotta work lovely

GL to everyone else

Thanks MissB. I sure hope so! To be honest, it's hard to think it will work after all this time. At least I have given it my best.

I'm really worried about the impact of my weight but there's nothing I can do about it now

I have actually been struggling these past couple of days. I have started the synarel today, but the pill has already made me so tense and teary, and migrainey. I like antagonist better!

Poor DP and dd have been copping my short fuse. Perhaps that's why DP has gone fishing tonight

I have been utterly hopeless with persies...sorry! Needless to say, I hope you are all well.

[jo_white83]

Saturday 3rd November 2012

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Emma - taking a break
Blossom - CD2
Beau30 - CD?? (waiting for AF)
Wishanddream - CD7
Andie - CD8
Kerbear - CD8
Sarah4Kurt - CD13
Jo_white - CD14
Myturn - CD14
N2L - CD17
Miloro - CD22
Rosemarry006 - CD24
Faye* - CD26
Krikkit - CD33 (break cycle)
Emerald Star - CD55


Waiting for Transfer
Me4ever - CD15


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/...ek-Wait-2012-7)
Curtysgirl - CD20 1dpo
Juniper - CD23 7dpo
Nire - CD26 6dp5dt


Got Their BFP in November
Murraycod - Surprise natural BFP!!!
Vic261 - Faint second line on HPT @12dpo!!, confirmed by beta at 14dpo 166.8!!!
(I'll leave our long-awaited October BFPs here a little longer)