Long-term TTC & Assisted Conception - Oct/Nov 2009

[Mrs P]

Hello hello ladies,
I find myself back in here again. Hello to the familiar names - wishes, airline, emerald star, loops - how I wish that none of us were in this thread still.

I've had a couple of months off after my last stim cycle. Went away for work and made the choice to delay the next transfer, there comes a time when you realise you can't keep putting life on hold so I took the opportunity and went over east for a week.
Feel like a TTC break has done me well mentally, but of course am still surrounded by a zillion pg announcements and babies and everything I don't have. Oh and friends who whinge about their children (don't get me started!).

Anyway this time around we're doing a HRT FET - my first one. I was pleasantly surprised on Day 1 (Friday) to be told we'll see you on Day 11 for a scan & BT. What, no BT, scans, injections etc? Wow, this is almost like a freaking holiday. Oh but wait - the fun ensues post-transfer with the dreaded P-word..... PESSARIES! Had a completely awesome conversation in the chemist when I picked them up.

Chemist: Did your Dr discuss with you about where these go? Mrs P: Well pretty much just that it's in my vagina (YES I said the word vagina in the middle of the chemist - and you know what, I didn't even CARE ha ha) Chemist: Yes that should be fine for the night time ones but the ones during the day you may want to discuss with your Dr if you can take them anally instead. Mrs P: Ok thanks I will (at this moment in time my brain was like WTF how is it possible for this TTC experience to get more unpleasant??).

Relayed the convo to DH in the car and all he could say was "Oh I thought the saying was Up the bum no babies?" - sorry if that offends but at least it made me laugh!!!

I have now written a small me-essay so will stop!!

Loops - stay away from the evil POAS - it causes nothing but pain! Ok that's a little dramatic and I'm not one to talk as so far I'm unable to avoid it. But try to!

Airline - glad your transfer went well, GL for your 2ww!

Tracy - GL with transfer!

Hi to everyone else.

[sonyalouise]

Hi ladies,
I hope everyone is well. This is an epic post, I have only been away from BB for two days and there is so much to catch up on. I apologise in advance to anyone I have missed.


Emerald- I do agree with you to a point, but the thing is I really was a b**** on Saturday. DH was trying to everything he could to help me feel better and I was just lashing out. Yes I do think they should suck it up and accept it, which he did, I just felt bad the next day.

Motherhood- I hope you get a good blood test result, you really do have a lot to deal with. I hope you have a supportive FS who is helping you through this decision making. Maybe you should talk to the counselor, I am thinking about it and I don?t have anywhere near the amount of stress that you have to deal with. I am thinking about you today. I pray that you get some good numbers!

Sounds like your feeling a bit more positive which is great, OMG I can?t believe how much it is costing you.

Airline- I hope you don?t have any more lasting affects from your EPU, I am glad that the ET went well.


Nix- I feel exactly the same way which is why I decided to do another transfer this year. I look at some of my friends who I went to school with and their kids are already 4-5 years old, some are even 10! I really didn?t want to leave it this late either. Thanks for writing about what your nurse said, it is good to remind ourselves that the chances of falling pregnant each cycle is low, which ever process you are taking.

I think PGD costs an extra 4000 dollars at MIVF, I remember reading it in the accounts pamphlet.

Good luck with this cycle.

Tracey- Enjoy your time off, look after yourself . What a great boss! Hope you ET goes well today. It is a hard decision letting people know what you are going through, but sometimes if they are aware they can be a little more sensitive.

Meg- That?s fantastic that you got 5 to freeze, it does take a little of the pressure off doesn?t it.

Loops- Sounds very promising! Maybe you should just go to your doctor and get a blood test.

Bonny- Great news about your follies! I am sure your FS wuld have said something more if he thought you were in danger of ovulating.

MrsP- Welcome back, I look forward to getting to know you. What a funny story. Can I ask what the HRT stands for?

AFM- I am still waiting for AF to show up. I am not sure what is going on. I had some spotting last Tuesday and Wednesday, they doubled my crinone and I stopped bleeding. I had my last crinone on Thursday night, blood test on Friday which was negative. Surely AF should be here if the only thing that was stopping AF was the crinone!

Can anyone tell me how long it takes to get AF after a negative BT? The nurse said if it hadn?t arrived by Thursday to call.

[Nix76]

Hey Sonya,

I think it varies person to person - but my nurse explained to me after my last natural FET - you shoudl get AF about 14 - 16 days after ovulation day. I learnt that ....you know how we all have different cycle lengths - well it only varies in days before ovulation. i.e. if you are a regular 28 day girl and I am a 34 day girl - we both will still get our AF 14 - 16 days after ovulation day. It's only the days up to O that vary. Sorry about your neg result. Not sure that I had read that but I guess I must have.

Airline glad things went well. You guys need to look after yourselves - you don't want to get sick now.

Mrs P - Nice to meet you have not seen you around before and sorry you are back (IYKWIM) :-)

[juniper76]

MrsP, I was told by the nurses at my clinic that I could take mine either way. And apparently there's one Dr at my clinic who tells his patients to take them anally. If it helps, supposedly you get less mess that way? But I can't bring myself to try it...

Hi everyone! I'm still lurking , reading and wishing you all sticky BFPs!!

Afm, looks like AF is here. And early. Looks like last month's m/c screwed up my LP. Just 11 days this time instead of my usual 14...

[Mrs P]

Hi sonyalouise - HRT is hormone replacement therapy, which means because I don't have a normal cycle or ovulate normally, I take hormones from CD2 until transfer and then beyond.... this is my first HRT FET so I'm not looking forward to the pessaries at all! I get AF about 3-4 days after a negative BT.

Nix76 - nice to meet you too!

Juniper76 - yeah the chemist mentioned less mess that way, but honestly I don't know if I could try it either. TMI but how much mess can I expect? I have to take 3 x a day so that includes at work - still need to work out a secret "container" to store them in in the work fridge, eeek... bit nervous about the whoel thing and I think I'd actually rather be injecting myself with something! Silly I know....

[Baby2Bee]

Hi Ladies. I've been away from the Forums since my first IVF cycle negative....needed to rest the brain for a while. Have since done my second ET (frozen) on a HRT cycle and this didn't work either. This Sunday I'm up for number 3.......while I can handle it mentally, physically, emotionally etc etc etc we are going to just keep pushing on through. This cycle i'm feeling pretty good. For the first time on my first blood test (day 12) my oestrogen was at 1200!! Normally at day 18 my 'o' is only at 800 so I'm feeling a bit more positive than normal.

Enough about me though. I'll catch up with everyone's stories now that I'm back on the forums. Good Luck to ALL!!!!!!!!!

[Motherhood here i come!]

Baby2bee - Looks like you and I have similar Estrogen levels. I just had my BT yesterday (Day 11) and my levels were at 1195. Am glad your feeling more positive. FX for you!!!!