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

[~Tracy~]

hey girls, sorry havnt been posting much in here

Mitf- that sounds awesome hun, best of luck to you and yes it must be sad in a wierd kind of way to be moving on, hopefully we'll all be following you soon tho

airline- OMG!! I am so excited for you hun. Enjoy your time away now wont you,oh and just reading back thru, yes this is the dream job I wanted, I am so excited I now have another TWW lol, waiting for the next two weeks to pass to leave current job and start new oneI tell ya makes these days drag on even more

motherhoodhereicome- that is brilliant, I am so happy for you, everything seems to be going really well for you this cycle, I hope this is it for you FX &

Nix- I hope this will be your last cycle too hun ((hugs))

GL to you girls playing the waiting game, it never seems to get easier does it.....I am a terrible waiter

AFM- dont really know whats going on, I started bleeding yesterday & got a bit hopeful it was implatation, being that it was day 9 past EPU (so embies would be 9days old) then today it went all yucky much like the days before AF last cycle *sigh*
I POAS this am, because I was still hopeful at that point and of course it was a BFN.
Really not feeling very positive anymore......oh been having all kinds of cramps/pains all this afternoon too

[Emerald Star]

Ladies here are some success stories....lets keep them coming!!!

THE HALL OF FAME

JULY - springvalley
AUGUST - Krikkit, Taurean78, Muppity, Jasminstar and williamsemma59
SEPTEMBER - Cass180, Persephone1, JayJaye
OCTOBER - Lise, Mitf and Emstar
NOVEMBER - Coral73....so far

I hope this post sheds some light for you all...these women were once all where we are today....one day you will see your name added to the list and everything we are experiencing today will be all worth it....i know for me...this is positive feedback and keeps me going.

P.S you probably all think i'm nuts posting at this time of the night (morning) but DH has gone fishing with his mates...i'm all alone...toooo many coffees, tooo hot to sleep, so thought i'd post!! Luckily i start work at 11am...better be off to bed and try to sleep now...GOODNITE

[airline]

Miss Emerald!!! you must have spent hours going back over posts!! Your name's going up there too, and hopefully not in the too distant future. Thanks for that, great work

[Coral73]

Airline - OMG, OMG, OMG!!! That is great news... I know what you mean about being cautious, it is exactly how I felt . When I went in for the BT (a day early), the nurse was 100% confident it was a pregnancy and not the Hcg so please take some comfort in that... She mentioned they only worry if you have had a booster shot after your ET! Sending you lots and lots of and 'ing for great numbers for you tomorrow!

GOOD LUCK to everyone else with your cycles with where ever you are at!

[Motherhood here i come!]

Ladies, Just a quick one as finding it hard to contain my excitment at the moment and need to release in some way

Well just got the call, of the 8 eggs collected, 7 of our little darlings (or sprogs as Im coming to call them) have fertilised normally. One hurdle down and a few more to go. Next update on our little sprogs will be Friday. FX and a lot of .

[~Tracy~]

Motherhoodhereicome- that is fabulous news hun, I am so pleased for you. Now grow little embies grow

Me- Im out of the race sorry girls, but want to send all the luck in the world to you all, I hope you all have your dreams come true very very soon (((((hugs))))) thanks so much for the support you have all shown me, I dont know where I would have been with out you all (((((hugs)))))

[airline]

tracy - **** and some more ****!!! I'm sooo sorry. you were one of my running partners this cycle. thank you for being around this 2ww, and hope to see you back soon.

motherhood - that's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

meg76? where are you?

[xx Rob xx]

Motherhoodhereicome- that is fabulous news hun, I am so pleased for you. Now grow little embies grow

Me- Im out of the race sorry girls, but want to send all the luck in the world to you all, I hope you all have your dreams come true very very soon (((((hugs))))) thanks so much for the support you have all shown me, I dont know where I would have been with out you all (((((hugs)))))

Hi TRacy, sorry for the result hun xx. I see u are also post a vas reversal as are we also. Would be intersted to chat at some stage if thats ok and compare notes lol. Keep your chin up hun.

[Loops12]

Hi lovely ladies
Another quick one from me.

Mitf ~ Not sure If I have congratulated you yet, so congratulations just in case. So Have a H&H 9months

Coral ~ Big CONGRATS to you and have a H&H 9months also
So good to see BFP's!

Motherhood ~ that is excellent news, hope thigs just keep getting better and better

Tracy ~ So sorry hun ((((Hugs)))). Hang in there and I hope you can have another try soon.

Airline ~ Sounding great, F&T X.

Emerald ~ Hope you're doing ok. Good work on keeping us all informed. Hugs to you x

Soupy ~ Hi and welcome. All the very best, hope you get a miracle ASAP.

GL and hi to everyone else.

AFM ~ Im up too CD46 and still no AF. Pretty sure AF will be here by the weekend but I have been saying that everyweek for the last 3. Arrhh. Wish my body could just decide. The last POAS I did was a week ago - BFN of course Now if Im not pg I just want her to get here so I can relax a little and hopefully my cycles will get back on track.

[Emerald Star]

Airline - Have you POAS'd ?? only a day left now till BT...i'm so anxious for you!! Pleeeese let it be a BFP! As for the work i didn't have to go through many of the posts i had a list somewhere, but had misplaced it and i went searching through my folder of IVF notes and receipts etc. and there it was!!

Motherhood here i come - Good News !!! YAY Do you have any idea of when your ET will be ???

Tracy - Sorry to hear your news... Hopefully you will be back real soon.

Rob - Hi!! Hope you are well....

Loops12 - 3 weeks!!!!!!! Have you asked your nurses or FS why??? A week, i could understand but 3 weeks!!! you poor thing!! Where are you AF ????

Awaiting results:
Airline - BT 5th November
Meg76 - BT 6th November
Baby2Bee - 14th November

[~Star-bright~]

Hi Girls,
It's been a while since I've posted in here. I had a little break since my last FET.
I had a Transfer a week ago and have been hanging out in the 2WW.
The cramping is getting stronger and I'm pretty certain AF is knocking at the door.
So, I thought I might pop back in here while I decide what to do next.
I have one more frozen, but am thinking of doing another stim cycle to try for a fresh transfer, which I haven't had.

Will try and keep up with where everyone is at

[airline]

Hi girls
sitting in my togs and a beach top, playing on the laptop, admiring the sun setting...... this is how to relax ...only thing missing is a glass of red, but I've settled for an ice block (LM that's an ice lolly to us pommies!)

loops - hello!!!! that is a long time to wait my dear!! horrible old witch always comes uninvited, then stays too long...when you're actually prepared for her arrival, she's just darn rude and is late. xx

Emerald - yes poas yesterday and today. today's was a bit lighter than yesterday...but I'm trying to convince myself it's cos the pee was much lighter (ie. had more water to drink)
BT is tomorrow, but sadly I don't get results till the next day (6th)....I'll do another test tomorrow.


AFM...well I don't want to bore you all, so read Emerald's bit.....but as I sit here...I have AF stirrings....plse plse god no...

[Motherhood here i come!]

Evening All,

Hey Emerald - DH and I are excited and are very happy with todays results though FX and that they continue and get to day 5 successfully and then on top of that test "normal" and dont have DH's nasty gene. ET is scheduled for either this Sun/Mon (8.11.09 or 9.11.09).

AFM - Bring on Friday when I get the next update from the scientists. Man i thought waiting for follicles to grow was bad but this is even worse. How on earth will we cope with the 2ww!!! Like I said to DH earlier tonight, its really not that far away but it is feeling like its forever away.

[Motherhood here i come!]

Sorry forgot to add something to my other post

Just wanting to know the best HPT to purchase. Im being optomistic about it all.

Also, what to do? DH and I are due to fly out to Fiji on the 18/11/09 bright and early for a week of absolutely nothing however, double checked that our Pregnancy BT is scheduled on the 19/11/09. This means that we wont be here to do it and therefore I think we have 2 options. Should we a) do the BT with the clinic early so it would then be done 14dpo b) do the BT on the 26/11/09 after we have returned from our holiday, so then it would be 23dpo or c) do a POAS whilst were away???

Hmmm what to do. Dont want you all to think either that were counting our chickens before they hatch.

Oh one last thing, have been prescribed Pregnyl 1500 units for day 2 and then day 6. Could this make a difference to the results either POAS or a BT given it could possibly be done 14dpo???

Sorry to bombard you all!!!

[~Star-bright~]

MHIC- I would probably do the BT before I went!!! I couldn't cope with being in limbo while I was away. POAS would be my second option!

[Emerald Star]

motherhood here i come - Fiji is fabulous....was there for 3 weeks christmas before last..one question ? How on earth do you think you will be able to relax, not knowing ??? What are you thinking ?? Of course you do the blood test early!!!!! And yes the Pregnyl will affect your Hcg so doing a HPT might be abit tricky.....go for the early BT!!

[Emerald Star]

Starbright - i have added you to my list of possible BFP's!!!
I am assuming that is correct as your signature says 7th october, but we are in November..hope its a typo!


Awaiting results:
Airline - BT 5th November
Meg76 - BT 6th November
Starbright - BT 7th November
Baby2Bee - BT 14th November

[juniper76]

MHIC, I always get the FRER's from Woolies these days. They're not the cheapest, but I'm not a big POAS'er so I don't go through a lot. I always avoid testing early with the Pregnyl booster shots, but 14dpo should be late enough after for the b/t results to be reliable. I'd be inclined to ask your clinic if you can go in early. You may need to know before you go if your Dr wants you to stay on the progesterone after a bfp?

airline, sending you lots of these: , and these:

Afm, I'm flat out at work - overstressed and sleep deprived. But I did have a win today. At a meeting this morning a client had asked for something by next Tuesday (which with everything else I have on was going to be a big ask). I got a call at 4pm saying they weren't going ahead with it! I've never been so happy to lose some work (and $$)!

Oooh, and ladies I need your help. I have to go to a "bring a plate" thing on Sunday with some friends (just 4 of us for lunch). We get our new oven installed on Friday so there's a certain peer pressure to bring something made in the oven. I have no idea what to take and with work being so busy have no time to spend looking through recipe books like I usually do. (But I still make time for my 15 min BB visits! ) Any suggestions for a quick and easy baked product that will travel easily (40 min car trip to friend's house)? I was toying with the idea of a cake (ie mostly because I can buy a packet mix and it's something that doesn't need to be reheated), but since it's a lunch I should probably go savoury?