Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception - Sept 2007

[Baby Bliss]

I have my first acupuncture session tomorrow. Am a bit nervous about my FS appointment next week - am worried they will want me to go back to faffing about and starting from scratch r slowly again. I have been there done that, and I really want to get on with it now, hoping that this will be okay! With MF and PCOS issues I don;t see why not. When I did my IUI's they were with synarel, injections and pessaries, so am well prepared for a long drawn out process - I would just rather endure all that for IVF than IUI. Shall see how we go...

[NAT025]

Hi Baby Bliss
I can’t see why they would start you from scratch since you have already been through those options. I would express to your FS how you don’t want to go through all that again and wish to start with IVF. I’m sure they would understand.
Let me know about your acupuncture appointment as I have an appointment on Saturday for the first time

[sonya1]

rang clinic for thaw details., and they said call back at 10am as im not booked until 12.15pm. grrrr today was so stressful and yet again i have to wait another day! same as last fet.. oh well we have 3, one should survive.....

[arielle]

Mon- thinking of you today. Hope you got many bewdiful looking eggies, and aren't too sore after. Rest up well.
Shan - thinking of you too. Don't worry too much 'bout the follie no.'s just yet. My girlfriend only got about that many too with her 1st cycle, but they were really great quality eggs, which ALL fertilised, and she ended up with a BFP.
Baby - good luck for both of your appts. Hope all goes well.
Nat - I too am an accupuncture fan. It seems to have helped a good number of my friends conceive. When I have weekly sessions, and combine it with the chinese herbs, I always feel fantastic. I am yet to discover if it helps improve my Pg prospects, but I too have heard and read a lot about how it can. Good luck with yours - sounds like you're onto a good clinic.
Rols - if it isn't too much of a pain, would you mind pm'ing that article to yet another person (me).
Thanks also Rols for your link to the discussion of MF. DH and I found it quite interesting.
BW - I am happy to see that things are starting to move along again for you. I hope your various appts. are all helping.
SSPPB - good luck with injections tomoz. Try not to think about it too much. You'll be fine. Please let me know how you go.
Oh & Sonya - thinking of you & your snowbubs. GOOD LUCK
BEST OF LUCK to all!
All going well still with me, and no nasty side effects from the Synarel. It is just making me feel very vague, which has been good for a laugh! 1st BT is friday.
Cheers!
Arielle

[Shannon22]

Good Morning Guys

Sonya Good luck this morning! Hope you have the perfect emby to transfer and get your BFP!!

Mon - Hope your doing okay and yesterday went beautifully!!

Baby - Good luck with the FS - just remember your body, your money and just be honest and tell them what your want and how you feel. I don't see why they would object because you have tried IUI several times so its seems only logical to move onto the next step, if thats what you want. Good luck!!

Arielle - Good luck with the BT Friday, how soon do you start injections?

Nat - Good luck with acupuncture!

Well just a quick one trigger went well last night, not too painful although i smashed one of teh vials and cut my finger up pretty bad which hurt a lot more than the injection. Blonde moment! Very nervous / excited about EPU tomorrow 730am surgery have to be at the hospital at 630, unfortunately DH can't come in that early beacuse the lab is not open to take his sample so i have to catch a taxi in he will pick me up afterwards. Which sux but as i keep telling myself its only an hour and stop being such a big whoose!

Hope you all have a great day!

Shan

[~BecD~]

Hi ladies, I had my nurses appointment yesterday and got given my Synarel and injections to take home. Also had a blood test done which shows I ovulated on CD14 which is the first time ! Must be the metformin working!

I started sniffing this morning which was yukky but ok I can't believe we are finally here starting this process. The clinic nurse said that sometime when you start on Day 21 that yor period can be delayed?

[barney]

best of luck to you bec

[sonya1]

rang embryologist and first blastie was thawing ok and they were going to check again soon as apparently blasties have a habit of thawing strangely. what may seem ok may not be a little later on. im happy it seems fine and if it isnt they can pull another one out and thaw that. we leaving in about 15 mins. so nervous! you would think it gets easier, but third time round im even more nervous than the first....

[NAT025]

Good Luck Sonya let us know how you go

[Baby Bliss]

Best of luck Sonya!

I had my first acupuncture treatment today, it was great, lovely and soothing. I was given herbs also, and she wants to start with twice a week treatments and then after 5 weeks go back to a week. This makes me a little nervous, because we are talking about $120 a week.. with IVF in the likely future, it is a little stretching. Will have to talk it over with my husband and weigh it all up. If it makes IVF a success, then its worth it. But we can't know in advance...

[slyder]

BB, purely from a personal perspective I wouldn't spend $120 per week on complementary medicine unless I was damn sure there was a verifiable link between it and IVF. But it depends on your own beliefs and your own means.

We are looking into pre and post transfer acupuncture, but I'm not holding out any hope of finding someone suitably qualified here. The clinic said they had no problem with it at all - the only thing they advise against is chinese medicine.

Hi to everyone. I've been reading daily, but am too far behind to attempt personals.

[briggsy's girl]

hi all, just a quick one from me

IUI failed again - AF showed up today - feeling pretty flat and miserable - looks like we're moving to IVF - but no appointments until November cos FS is on leave next month. i guess it gives us time to save some money (pretty pathetic silver lining huh?)

[Baby Bliss]

Rols - Thats kinda how I feel. I am trying to work out the benefits - would me having a more regular cycle help IVF when thats what the medicines will control anyway? I could get myself some herbs to do that (to an extent) for a quarter of the price. The relaxation element, maybe a massage every fortnight?
The blood flow to the uterus... no idea. I would love to continue with it, but its such a lot of money, and I don't want to leave us short for IVF (more faith in science in the end huh!?)

Thank you all.

So sorry Briggsysgirl

[kazza02]

BG, am so sorry and send you a big hug.

Kell and Rols, you give me something to think about.

I have had acupuncture and chinese herbs from 2 weeks before my ET and it soon adds up - especially the herbs. The person I saw tried to tell me the ET wouldn't work unless I had a 2-3 month break from IVF and continued to see him - something to do with blood flow to the uterus, and he was trying to tell me that the IVF clinic just pushes you to do it again over and over again for money, but in a way I wonder whether he is just the same trying to get money from me and saying I have to go so often. The acupuncture wasn't as expensive and was relaxing some of the time, but I did walk out a couple of times and found needles he forgot to take out!!

Kell, I feel the same as you in that if it makes IVF a success it's worth it, but you don't know in advance.

Rols, did your clinic mention why they advise against chinese medicine?

Kazza

[slyder]

BG, have posted in your journal.

Kazza - him forgetting to take needles out - extraordinary, and not in a good way!

[happymel]

Hi everyone. Sorry have been a bit quiet lately, but just wanted to pop in and say hi. I have been reading the posts, has been a bit up and down. To all those having transfers and EPU's, good luck and Me- have just been hanging in there, waiting for scan next week. Have had all day sickness so am feeling bit more hopeful this time!
Rols, i had to laugh when you likened "the most exotic thing you can get around here is a dim sim and chips with chicken salt." Heeee!!! That's home all right!! I dont think i have heard of any acupuncturists round there, but i do know there is a naturopath close to town, who apparently "specialises in IVF" and also has a high pregnancy rate. When mum told me that i just scoffed. Apparently she is gauranteed higher success rates than IVF, but i dont know, im sure other factors have to be taken into account, not that i dont believe in complementary medicines. How is DW??
Hi Ellie, how are things going? Sounds like you are going to go ahead with another cycle, am thinking of you and hope things go well this time.
Kazza- heheeee, i cant believe that dude left some needles in you!! OMG!!! Did you crack up?? Wow....
Sonya- hope things went well today. Nerve racking huh?
Mon- hope yest went well too.
BG sorry things didnt work out this time.
Hope everyone is well. Sorry havent sort of posted much, i dont want to ignore you guys, but i dont thinks its fair of me either when i know all you guys are still going through tough times. I just want you all to know that you have been GREAT and so helpful in out TTC period and i hope things work out for each and everyone of you.
Mel

[sonya1]

hello evryone. thankyou for your support.

well first blastie ended up being ok. it was a little contracted, but apparently its common with blasties and my embie is now aboard!

i dont feel too positive, but maybe its just a bit more caution this time. i cant get the ' at least we have 2 more embies' thought out of my head...

BT is sat 22nd sept and AF due 24 Sept. so unless i do a HPT the blood test will be my only clue...

[slyder]

Can't wait to hear if you're having twins Mel!

Sonya, sounds like caution to me and that's the best way I reckon. Nothing wrong with being optimistic but nothing worse than a big let down at the end. You may end up getting a very big (good) shock at the end of the TWW!