Hi all
Juniper ~ nice pun lol. I so hope we get surprise BFP's too. All the best, FX and hugs.
Airline ~ We have been trying to sell our tractor since May - no market because the bloomin govt. brought out a 50% rebate for buying new machinery etc. So now no-one can sell their second hand stuff
GL with your injections, hope they are working well and enjoy your days off.
Lise ~ thanks for the vibes
In the interim im just hoping for a surprise natural BFP and am about to try Royal Jelly. Hope you are resting up. GL
Jilly ~ Hi and welcome. Hope you're not in here long. My DH has motility issues too and we gave IUI 2 tries. I was happy that i did that - no regrets - you have to start somewhere and I personally think sometimes it just comes down to fate and luck. Id give it a go but then everyone is different. In the end our FS said go onto IVF as DH's count and motility was always so varied.
All the very best - GL and FX
Emerald ~ thanks for the vibes and the natural BFP wishes. Hope you're hanging in there in TWW. FX and
melttc ~ 6 so far is good. Hope they grow well. FX!
Tracy ~ thanks, I am enjoying it! When is round 2 for you?
Hey Loops - you know that Govt thing runs out at the end of the year tho. I know its prob a bit late for you but at least it is not forever.
Girls - anyone had headache, bloated feeling, little bit of cramping 2 days past ET? I thought it was due to what I ate today (My special TCM hearb tea this morning, banana mid morning, risotto for lunch) But I have a reasonable headache now and kind of even feel a bit nauseas. I don't know if I'm just imagining it all or what. I don't recall feeling liek this last 2WW. I'm not reading into it at all - just wondering if others had any similar feelings or any feelings post ET.
Thanks so much for the messages of welcome and support- they are hugely appreciated.
sonyalouise- I'm not sure if the protocols have specific names, but I didn't have to have Synarel and have started today with the FSH (Gonal) and will then start the agonist injections next week. Egg and sperm quality is good so according to the FS, we are very straightforward. From your lips to God's ears, Doc!
As I mentioned I went in today to pick up my drugs. I wonder if it is only in Cairns where the nurse comments on how useful the cooler bag will be to carry my Breezers !!! Now I'm wondering what to expect side-effect wise??
Jilly - Can't help you with your question sorry as I know nothing about IUI but hopefully you'll find some good info here.
Emerald Star - I know I will POAS before my BT!! I have a short cycle, so AF is due about 5 days before BT. I figure if she turns up, well then I won't need to, but if she doesn't then i'm perfectly justified. DH will probably get cross at me but i'm sure I can talk him around! What about you? It's getting closer to the 14th...???
mel - sounds like things are progressing along nicely - such a good feeling! And glad you had a good response from your manager. I've found it invaluable having my managers in on why i'm absent so often.
Tracy - I was really surprised when FS first suggested we transfer 2 embies. During our first cycle when I asked him he was adamant he wouldn't do it. Then after it was cancelled due to the whole multi nucleate thing he said in order to speed things up we'd consider transferring 2 second time round depending on how many embies we had. Silly question here - you mentioned you're in sniffing hell (which sounds dreadful and i'm sending some your way). What does the synarel do? Which protocol is it used in - the down reg cycle???
Nix - lucky you getting an early BT in!! I know drinking at a wedding won't compare with a BFP, but it can certainly help soothe the soul for a night. As for your question - this is my first 2WW so can't help you but sure i'll be asking the same questions in a day or two so interested to see the responses
Loops -all the best for a natural BFP! Another ignorant question from me - what does royal jelly do?
Meg - you should have a leaflet outlining possible side effects. I personally was pretty lucky and didn't really get any, but I was incredibly tired. And more inclined than usual to eat chocolate. But I could have been using the extra hormones as an excuse. you won't have any, though I know some people like to experience symptoms so they know something is happening.
AFM - back to work and the real world tomorrow. I think it will be a good thing, after all week at home i'm so obsessed with being pregnant or not being pregnant that i'm sick of myself!!!
Hi ladies, you may have to allow a decent amount of time to read this post it is a bit long.
Nix, Mitf, Emerald-Thanks for the info about the EPU procedure, I was still very nervous lying there and a little bit scared, but I never even felt the cold going up my arm or tasted the funny taste the anesthesist said I would. One minute lying there the next he doctor was by my side asking if I was awake yet!
Lise- TWW YAY, hopefully I will be joining you there on Saturday.
Coral73- Glad to hear you are on the way with your injections, hope you aren?t having any side effects.
Mitf- Having a plan makes perfect sense, with the situation we are all in I think there is nothing worse then finding out it didn?t work and then having to wait and make decisions. you don?t need it.
Airline- Enjoy your time off with DH.
Jilly-I agree with Emerald, I wish I had gone straight to ivf, rather that having an iui. Everyone is different though and you need to do what you feel the most comfortable with.
Meltcc- Glad you have told your manager, one less thing for you to worry about. Good news about your follicles! I did all sorts of research to see if I could help them grow, I found someting that said to put your legs up against the wall for 20 mins each night to encourage blood flow to the ovaries. I did it, but I dont know if it helped.
Loops- Hope you sell that tractor soon!
Tracey- I am sorry you are not going well with the synarel. I couldn?t handle it which is why I asked for lucrin, although it is more expensive and my tummy was quite tender.
Emerald- You must be getting close to the POAS
Nix- Good news about the early blood test. Could you still get a positive test later, if it is negative?
Mel76- I think your protocol is called antagonist (not sure of spelling) which is a shorter on than what I was on. So at least your process won?t take 6-7 weeks, it should be about 3-4 weeks. Good luck with your cycle. In terms of side effects some people don?t react at all, I had headaches, was extremely tired and towards the end the bloating was ridiculous. I was on a very high dose though. What dose are you on?
Juniper and Tantee- I hope you are still enjoying your time off. I can?t believe the first week of October is almost gone already.
Motherhood- Where are you up to in your cycle? Have you started the FSH injections yet?
Mummawannabe and Calin- If you are lurking I hope you are well and that your journeys are going to plan.
I think I have covered everyone, if not to all the other ladies reading this forum
to Lise, Emerald and Nix
AFM-Egg Pick Up today and I was so stressed and nervous. We got there half an early and let the receptionist know we were there. When it was half an hour past our book in time (waiting an hour) I got up to check again and DH was telling me to sit down and not be pushy.
Well I lined up again and it turned out she had completely forgotten we were there and it was a rush to get me admitted!
I had to tell that story because for once I was right about being pushy and DH wasn?t.
Anyway result was 11 eggs, I couldn?t believe it!!! I don?t think my FS quite believed it either. I was very impressed with my FS and highly recommend him to anyone. He made me feel at ease and his level of care is exceptional.
I am only now feeling like I have woken up, but I have to say I am in quite a bit of pain. My transfer will be on Saturday if fertilization goes well.
DH has been lovely, although I never thought I would say that it is difficult to stay on the couch and be waited on.
My FS has told me to take Monday and Tuesday off work as well which I wasn?t expecting. So I have a few days of RR which will be nice.
I can?t believe how different I am feeling emotionally compared to this time last week!
One more day and it is the weekend, hope you have all had a fabulous week.
How many times do I start with Wow! cos I've got loads of posts to read..and try and reply to all. Does anyone else, get so involved with reading what you've missed...and then when you come to the last post you're like...awwwwhhh I was enjoying that!
Sonya - you posted whilst I was typing. Congrats. great no.s and fantastic that you like your FS. fingers crossed, await your next post on fertilisation
Jilly - hi! my dh has had 3 tests and his motility and morphology has varied in all of them, some good, some not so. and the volume also, between 8mil and 130 mil!!! I had an IUI early in year and just had a 'feeling' nothing else, that it'd not work. So even though we'd planned to have 2 we only had one. I think because it's - got a 20% chance of success, our fs said it's the same chance as doing it naturally so I thought...well that hasn't got us far!! Each to their own...but I also hoped that one IVF would do it, and I'm on to my 3rd. good luck with whatever you decide.
mel - good no.s girl!! hope you had a good nights zzzzzzzzzz. great you told your boss. i felt heaps better when I told mine too.
Tracy - I'm sniffing too!!! I think it's affected a little more this time (i'm on synarel) more headaches...not quite as dizzy as last time(and I don't mean room spinning!).
nIx - like your plan..always love a plan, without trying to sound like the A-team! So you get an early BT, legitimate reason, a good day/night out, and you will hopefully be drinking the old mineral water allllllllll day and celebrating big style on the inside!! doing a little cos of good news. fingers crossed m'dear
Loops - bloody gov'ment!! Not happy with them this year that's for sure! My dh was telling me how expensive farming equipment is...good luck and hopefully it'll sell soon.
Meg - hi and no, I think it's the Aussie way to associate a cooler bag with a drink...only natural! As a naturalised Aussie, I found this one of the easier things to come to terms with. DH and I have commented a few times that we score some extra bags and ice blocks....bloody expensive ones but all the same!!
I am on synarel, but also gonal f so good luck with them injections. numbing the area with a good ice pack( i find the ones that are designed for sports injuries etc are more numbing than the traditional hard blocks) is great...you tend to not feel as much
AFM- well in- law went off to airport today..which meant an injection in the car - no worries. We were up at 6.30am..boo, to go to the airport, then went and bought a pair of non sensible cerise pink shoes with a great heel on them for a big party we're off to on Saturday. Haven't bought a non-sensible, not very comfortable, pair in ages. Dh now thinks he's on a promise having seen the shoes
I'm gonna leave you lovely ladies and catch up tomorrow. less than 2weeks and I've got EPU ..
Last edited by airline; October 8th, 2009 at 05:34 PM.
Nix76 - I'm here...lurking, you know me...i can't stay out of everyones business
helps make the time go faster....your BT is 2 days after mine..are you going to POAS?? When? and as for headaches..well everything our bodies have gone through could be anything. Maybe the progesterone support if you on any? or simply dehydrated.
Lise - when is your BT and when will you POAS ???
sonyalouise - whooohooo!!! 11 eggs! good girl!! Hope you get some beauties for ET!! and see the procedure was easy...but you can feel sore abit afterwards. But rest and get ready for ET!!!
Airline - the things we do.....
AFM - BT is in 6 Days ( maybe 5) !! I am calling nurses tomorrow to bring it forward 1 day, that would be Tuesday as I have a meeting at work that i cannot be late for on Wednesday...POAS!! well my last Pregnyl injection was on Tuesday night...with my IUI's the Pregnyl was in my system for 5 days so i think I will POAS ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND MONDAY
Hey Emerald - I'm l'natural this month so no prog support cos apparently my body will do everything it needs to by itself! I won't POAS as my BT is 4 days early as it is. .......Actually I do have a test in the cupboard that is only a month or so out of date so I might just give it a go on say Wednesday? I have a long cycle tho ... but did just work out AF would be due about Tues/Wed - so yes think I will POAS next Thurs morn!! I have everything possible crossed for you emerald - I hope this is it for you!
airline - you are right - I will either be the happiest ever drinking min H2O or drowning my sorrows in style! BTW - I like Krikkit's avatar "Cinderella is proof a good pair of shoes can change your life" - I hope that is the case for you. At least make it DH's night one night this week and have some fun tking your mind of TTC!
Meg & airline - I don't get a cooler bag - must be a LD thing - I am intrigued sounds interesting!
Sonya - good numbers for your EPU - Hossam is great hey - he was my fill in got ET as you know. Where does he practice from - is it just at MIVF? Also is he Ob's aswell - if so do you know where he delivers? GL with ET - but you don't need it (for the procedure anyhow) - he is so good and reassuring.
Also re the BT 4 days early - from what i understood if it is neg it would be very unlikely that there is anything there or happening. However if it is pos she said I will still have to come back the following week for another BT. I guess it will all depend on the readings. Only 8 sleeps to go!
Lise - hope you are doing OK in the and Tracy I hope your sniffing is going OK.
Hi to everyone else - sorry I have missed some (i lost my post and had to type all this again!) I am now typing in notepad first - think that will be my new habbit from now on! Grr!
Just a quick one from me this morning as Im at work and really should be working hehehehe.
Sonyalouise ? Congratulations on your 11 eggs. Fantastic news. Fingers crossed for the coming days and for ET.
AFM ? Well I can officially say now that I am in Cycle #2 of IVF ICSI PGD (that?s a mouth full, try saying that 10 times fast lol). Sonyalouise, I only wish that I have started my FSH injections. Last night was injection number 1 of 10units Lucrin. Am already feeling a little headachy and will be sure to keep the water up as so to assist with easing the pain. So now all I have to do is concentrate on moving forward. Am to take my last OCP tomorrow night and then BT to check my levels are nice and low on the 15.10.09. Need to have AF though before we can start my FSH Injections so going by last cycle, am expecting AF to arrive on the 15.10.09 however, should she wish to arrive a little earlier she is more than welcome lol. Although, am hoping she behaves on the 16.10.09 as I have my little cousins wedding which is a formal dress code and so am hoping to be comfortable that day. Am also excited to have that first BT and to start my FSH. I?m curious to know what dose I will be on given that my first cycle was cancelled due to not getting enough eggs to even go through with EPU. Hmmm here I go wishing time away again!!!
Sorry for the no other personals but know that Im thinking of you all. Sonyalouise, I can only hope that this time we get 11 eggs as that?s a good number to have especially when like us, you are going through the ICSI and PGD side of IVF as well!!
Talk soon ladies, and know that I will still be kind of lurking with the occasional post on my progress.
I am enjoying it! When is round 2 for you?
Can't help you with your question sorry as I know nothing about IUI but hopefully you'll find some good info here.
your way). What does the synarel do? Which protocol is it used in - the down reg cycle???
you won't have any, though I know some people like to experience symptoms so they know something is happening.
I couldn?t believe it!!! I don?t think my FS quite believed it either. I was very impressed with my FS and highly recommend him to anyone. He made me feel at ease and his level of care is exceptional. 
good girl!! Hope you get some beauties for ET!! and see the procedure was easy...but you can feel sore abit afterwards. But rest and get ready for ET!!!
and Tracy I hope your sniffing is going OK.
Cycle #2 has Officially begun!!!!!
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