Just wanted to answer Tracy's questions, and I think Melttc also queried about stimulated FETs. Well it's my first one, so don't have a lot of experience with them, but the idea is to have more control over ovulation (and for me, build up my lining too). I do my injections every night as per normal and will be monitored with BT and scans. There won't be an egg pick up, so any follicles that grow will just burst at ovulation to release the eggs (we plan on DTD around ovulation anyway, even though we'll do ET too - double our chances). I will be doing a trigger, but it will be in line with my natural LH surge (I know in the past for IUI's and IVF, that they will just trigger you when they want, even if your LH hasn't surged yet). But the kicker for me, is that I really need the dose to be high enough to get my lining thick enough for ET. The thickest I've ever had is 8mm, and that's on higher doses of IVF drugs. But the FS thinks that the dose should get maybe 3-4 follies, so hopefully that'll get my lining thick enough. Anyway, hope that helps and answers some questions.
Also wanted to say thanks for the welcome back comments from people. I'm going to be the most positive I've ever been this time around (am usually negative most of the time - worried that the worst will happen), and hope against all hope that this will be the one for us. Frankly, I won't accept anything less.
Hi to all you lovely ladies out there. Will catch up with you all soon when I have a bit more time to get my head around where everyone's at.
melttc - sorry for my ignorance, i re read your post and realised your BT is on the 6th November...and i'm sooooooo glad you are a POASer!! I luv it!!!
Emerald Star and Nix- I have tried a POAS, several in fact all negative. I just had a vent in the other thread because I have all these symptoms, cramping, burping, very bad nausea but no positive results I was thinking it was the double dose of crinone I am now on, but I didn?t think it would cause nausea.
Thanks for thinking of me on Friday, or should I say tomorrow!!! Maybe I should just go to bed so tomorrow comes faster, isn?t that the it worked when we were kids?
Coral- Glad to hear that you have 4 potential embies, my goodness you must be so anxious all the time just waiting for the news.
Wishes I hope this cycle goes well. I have all the same questions as Tracey. I was wondering, are you told not to try naturally just in case you end up with a natural pregnancy as well?
Tracey- glad to hear you have trigger tonight, good luck with EPU on Sat.
Motherhood- I agree with Nix, try not to get so caught up in the blood results. Like Nix I only had ultra sounds no BT, they simply went by follicle size and count. If it is only your first ultra sound then that means whatever the results there is time for them to grow. For sure your mood is affected by the drugs, take that as a good sign, the more teary the better I say
Meltcc It is so good to hear the the ET went well, a shame you didn?t get any to freeze but hopefully this one will be it and it won?t matter!
Airline I am wishing some good news and that all of those 6 eggs divide perfectly!
I hope I have covered everyone, have a lovely evening and to everyone reading this site
I am sending
EmeraldStar - Hi, yes I am on the TWW. I have had the usual ups and downs but would say I am coping better than last time. Probably because I don't have all the Stim hormones in my system. Ultimately I am just looking forward to the wait being over one way or another. I hate this feeling of being in limbo... like everything is on hold. No I haven't POAS and am not going to. I am soooo sick of waisting money on them and then getting disappointed when it's negative. If I get a BPF I am going to POAS after I find out so that for once in my life I can actually get my double lines!
Mel - glad to hear that ET went well. I hope your extra stick little one does the trick.
Ailine - sorry to hear that you are not feeling great and I hope the bloating subsides soon. I got 10 eggs on my last stim and I was uncomfortable for about 3-4 days. Congrats on the 6 little embies. I hope they continue to grow nice and strong.
Sonjalouise - good luck tomorrow. I hope the nausea subsides soon x
Wow... allot has happened since I posted yesterday morning! I hope everyone is well and all I can say is 'YAY FOR FRIDAY!!!'
I will attempt personals to everyone, however, I'm sorry if I miss any of you! If I do than a big hello and I hope things are progressing well for you in your cycles.
Nix, mitf, Emerald Star, melttc, Tracy & Sonyalouise - Thank you for the support ladies! If I do end up with 4 than that is a good number and better then my last stim so would be very happy with that!! I will update you guys on Saturday after transfer as to no's that made the freeze.
Emerald Star/ melttc - ET is scheduled for 9:30am tomorrow morning - yay! I'm kinda getting excited bout it now and a little nervous as well, he, he! I've booked into get acupuncture before and after the transfer so here's praying that it does the trick! Never tried it before so will be interesting if things go my way....
Nix, sonyalouise - I must admit that I do really like getting the daily updates... It gives me something to look forward to... (although I must admit it can be a little nerve racking at the same time, he, he!).
Tracy - Glad to hear that you had your trigger shot last night... I hope it wasn't too bad for you at work! Have you found out your EPU time for Saturday yet? Wishing you heaps of Luck and I hope you get some great results!
Nix - Have you spoken with your FS about doing another stim yet? It's definitely a daunting thought, but will be well worth it to get that long awaited BFP!
Motherhood here I come - Wishing you the best of Luck for the scan tomorrow and I am 'ing that your numbers pick up and those follies are nice and big! I would definitely recommend seeing your clinic's councillor if you are having a tough time...I must admit, I booked in to see my clinic's counsellor and have seen her every fortnight since! It's really helped me cope with this uncertain IVF process and even my DH has commented on how much calmer I have been about things since going! I hope you are feeling better today, lol.
mitf - Not long now until BT!!! Sending you heaps and heaps of !!
Emerald Star - I hope that the 9 of Nov comes around really quickly for you and AF behaves and arrives on time! All this waiting is just so frustrating isn't it? It feels like all we ever do during this TTC process is wait!!
melttc - Yay for ET! I'm glad that things went well and I hope that FS is spot on and your sticky little embie finds itself a nice little home! Sending you lots and lots of ! Fingers crossed that this will be it for you and no more stim's required!
airline - I'm so sorry that you are not feeling well, hun . Make sure that you rest up as much as you can and keep drinking that water and eating protein. Hopefully the bloating will subside really soon for you... 6 fertilised is a great result and I will for you that all 6 divide beautifully!
sonyalouise - Good Luck for today and I hope you get a nice surprise! I'll be thinking of you...
AFM - Have just received the update and things are looking well - yay! Been informed that we have 11 eggs that look good! The scientist advised that we will put the best of the best back tomorrow. She said we will definitely lose some tomorrow, however, even if we lose 50% than that is still a fantastic result! DH and I are very happy with the news although we are still looking at it as a total of 4 to avoid any disappointment!
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Hi lovely ladies
Sorry ive been MIA the last few days, work is getting busy now (Tourism) and also they are cracking down on the amount of time we are on non-work websites. I'll have to do more at home now -ohh.
Ive had a shocker of a week 2 outside TTC that is.
Anyways, I'll try and catch up
Lise ~ Huge congrats, such great news - very All the best for a H&H 9 months
There has been some great follie and egg collections - well done ladies and all the best in TWW and for those with transfers.
Sonyalouise ~ I also post in TWW and this thread because you only get in TWW at that particular time, so I think its fair.
Motherhood ~ so sorry about your troubles, I truly hope things improve for you.
Wishes ~ wlecome back and all the best with your cycle
Thanks to the ladies who've asked about me and for your positive thoughts.
AFM ~ Feeling a bit stressed with everything right now and AF hasnt arrived yet but Ive got migraines at the moment so not a good sign at all. Think she will def be here this weekend. And the nurse has called to see if we will be going ahead in Dec but im still not sure so havent called her back yet. We probably could scrape up the money but I dont want to be in the same stressed situation as we were last time so Im actually strangely enough thinking perhaps we might not do it until the tractor is sold or at least our calf feeding trailer we have for sale. It would be more waiting but perhaps less stress. I dont know that I want to take out another loan. Maybe im crazy though!
Mel- Glad ET went well, I have everything crossed for you
airline-((hugs)) to you, insomnia sucks, I hate it so much. 6 eggs fertalised is an excellent result, I hope they all continue to divide nicely for you. Do you know what day ET will be?
wishes- thanx heaps for explaining that & I wish you all the luck in the world too, I hope this is the one
Sonya-thinking of you today & FX for your BT
Coral-11 still is awesome, Best of luck for ET tomorrow FX
Loops- ((hugs)) to you, maybe its better to wait, if your going to be a ball of stress. GL with whatever you decide
For you girls Ive missed.......Im sorry, its hard to remember everyone. But hope all is well.
AFM- Triggered last night at work, ugh, felt like a junkie or something, had to hide out in the bathroom to do it, there was no where else I could really do it without the risk of someone barging in. Anyways wasnt too bad, as in it didnt hurt.
My poor belly is soo bloated tho I had to change shirts 3 times before going to work trying to find something that would fit and I could barely do my pants up.....all this with only 4 follies
Anyways D-day tomorrow, hoping it will be the last EPU I have to have
Hi girls,'
Just thought I would let you know that I had the expected negative test today. I POAS this morning before I left and it was negative, so I was prepared for it (as much as you can be)
Tracey- I completely understand about feeling like a junkie, I had to inject at a couple of different places and was terrified someone would walk in. Once we were pulled over on the side of the road!
I hope you have great results tomorrow.
Wishes- I must have been writing my post at he same time as you were last night. Thanks for answering Tracey's questions. Loks like I will be heading down the same path as yiou as I also have a problem with my lining.
Coral-I hope everything goes perfectly tomorrow.
Loops-I would say do what causes you the least stress. If waiting for the sale of your equipment would mean less stress in the long run, then I say wait. You really need to go with your instincts on this one. Especially if you are busy at work, the stress of a cycle could make things very difficult to cope with.
meltcc and mitf- I hope the TWW is not driving you too insane. I think I was bordering on insanity for a while there.
AFM not sure what to do. thinking of taking a break as this year has been a bit tough emotionally and physically. I will contact the nurses tomorrow and explore my options. Hope everyone is enjoying Friday evening.
sonyalouise-I'm so sorry for the negative result. As prepared as you were it still stinks, doesn't it? This whole process is so cruel and just goes to show how strong the mummy instinct is. I think it sounds like a great idea to take a little time to regroup and just breathe. Thinking of you Honey. xxx
melttc- Good work on the ET! I'm also glad to hear you are cramping (well not glad..., you'll work out what I mean) as I am too and was worrying a bit.
AFM- ET was yesterday morning and all went smoothly. Our little embies have performed well. I mentioned the other day that all 8 collected fertilised and of those 4 (including the one transferred) were already at 8 cell stage and in the words of the scientist "in the best condition possible", another 2 were looking a little raggedy (but she thought that may have been because they were dividing at that time) and two hadn't developed properly. Worst case scenario is that we will have 3 perfect embies to freeze but may end up with as many as 5. The actual transfer was fine and I came home to get myself comfortable and DH went back to work but after an hour or so started cramping. It was nothing too severe and similar to the way I was feeling once I started the Crinone so I don't know whether to worry or not. Other than that I feel fine but I am a little moody- my normal self one minute and then irritated and crabby the next. The way DH has skipped through all this unscathed is particularly irritting to me at the moment! See, there goes the mood!!
Sorry for the lack of personals girls- I am thinking of you all.
Hope you don't mind me joining in. I'm new to Belly Belly and wanted to say hello to you all. It's been lovely reading all your stories and sharing in your journeys. I'm in the middle of my first IVF/ICSI cycle. Started on 150 Puregon. My FS only found a couple of follicles first scan and increased dosage to 250. Had my 2nd scan yesterday and only have 3 follicles. FS has increased dose to 450 and thinks we still have a fighting chance so we've decided to go for it. I knew the first cycle would be experimental, but can't help but feel disappointed. I know 3 follicles at this stage is better than none, but logic says 3 follicles means lower chance of eggs which means an even lower chance of a good embie. I cry at the drop of a hat these days, blaaah. I have my next scan on Monday and have fingers crossed we're good to go for EPU on Wed or Fri. Bye for now
Hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday! It is a beautiful day on the Gold Coast today - yay!
Anyway.. just a quick one from me....
Bonny - Welcome to BB... you will find lots of support in here and useful information. I am sorry to hear that you are feeling a bit up and down... please know that it is completely normal to feel like this as there is allot to take in . IVF is a very trying process for even the strongest of ladies out there.... Good Luck with the scan on Monday and just remember that it only takes 1!
Meg - So glad to hear ET went well yesterday - yay! 3 perfect embies to freeze is a fantastic result!!! GOOD LUCK with the 2WW...rest up and relax as much as possible .
Sonyalouise - Thanks for the well wishes and I'm sorry to hear about your results . 'ing that your next cycle will be the one...
Tracy - Thank you for the good luck vibes! Glad to hear that the trigger wasn't too bad for you at work. Good Luck with the EPU today... I'll be thinking of you..
Loops - Sending AF vibes your way (she is a wicked witch - when you want her to arrive she doesn't and when you don't she does!). Keeping everything crossed that you sell that tractor soon!
For those personals that I have missed, GOOD LUCK with wherever you are at!!!
AFM - Things went absolutely perfectly to plan today - yay! We have been told that we have 5 average to good embies to freeze which is just a fantastic result and better than we had hoped for. On an evern more positive note.... we had Grade AA embies transferred today.........yep - that was 2.....OMG !!!!!!! Had no idea that FS was planning to transfer 2 and nearly fell out the stirrups when the scientist was briefing us, he, he!! After a quick consultation with DH (thank goodness he was with me) we decided to go for it! Instant family I say, he, he!
ladies...sorry very impersonal post, feeling blue. I would like to welcome all the newbies, and wish luck/congrats to everyone's positive posts I've read.
We're doing a blasty transfer on Monday. They harvested 9 eggs...we got 6 fertilised, and today I got a call from the scientist saying that they'd like them to be between 6-8 cells and mine was a 'mixed bag'. I've got 2 at 7 cells, 3 at 5 cells and 1 at 4 cells.
I can't help feeling immediate disappointment, worry and sadness. I called DH at work and told him, and when he asked how I felt I just said that I'd be soo disappointed if we get no transfer or only one to freeze, cos this cycle's knocked me about waay more than the the first 2. I'm still not right after EPU on Wednesday. And then I thought I'd treat myself to a cup of coffee, and chipped my favourite mug ridiculous I know...but I just feel really down all of a sudden. Got and invite to 'non-baby' baby shower (ie. a select gathering...but same difference)today...and have accepted as it's in my 2ww and I thought I'd feel ok. I can always pull out.
awwwww. sorry. I was fine till that call. please, please let 3rd time be lucky.
I hope I've not brought anyone's mood down. I just needed to express my feelings. thank you
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and I hope you get some great results!
'ing that your numbers pick up and those follies are nice and big! I would definitely recommend seeing your clinic's councillor if you are having a tough time...I must admit, I booked in to see my clinic's counsellor and have seen her every fortnight since! It's really helped me cope with this uncertain IVF process and even my DH has commented on how much calmer I have been about things since going! I hope you are feeling better today, lol.
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that this will be it for you and no more stim's required!
. Make sure that you rest up as much as you can and keep drinking that water and eating protein. Hopefully the bloating will subside really soon for you... 6 fertilised is a great result and I will
All the best for a H&H 9 months
and all the best in TWW and for those with transfers.
Hope you don't mind me joining in. I'm new to Belly Belly and wanted to say hello to you all. It's been lovely reading all your stories and sharing in your journeys. I'm in the middle of my first IVF/ICSI cycle. Started on 150 Puregon. My FS only found a couple of follicles first scan and increased dosage to 250. Had my 2nd scan yesterday and only have 3 follicles. FS has increased dose to 450 and thinks we still have a fighting chance so we've decided to go for it. I knew the first cycle would be experimental, but can't help but feel disappointed. I know 3 follicles at this stage is better than none, but logic says 3 follicles means lower chance of eggs which means an even lower chance of a good embie. I cry at the drop of a hat these days, blaaah. I have my next scan on Monday and have fingers crossed we're good to go for EPU on Wed or Fri.
!!!!!!! Had no idea that FS was planning to transfer 2 and nearly fell out the stirrups when the scientist was briefing us, he, he!! After a quick consultation with DH (thank goodness he was with me) we decided to go for it! Instant family I say, he, he!
ridiculous I know...but I just feel really down all of a sudden. Got and invite to 'non-baby' baby shower (ie. a select gathering...but same difference)today...and have accepted as it's in my 2ww and I thought I'd feel ok. I can always pull out.
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