Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception September - October 2013

[Williever]

Rai- regularly I want to slap myself. Got a kick up the bum from my new acupuncturist though which has led me to eat wheat free, meat free, sugar free and caffeine free for the last week. I knew I had to make changes, but sometimes it takes someone else to tell you.
I think it's important to remember you are human. There's no problem with treating ourselves every now and then :-)

[Williever]

Welcome Sgronan. I hope your stay here is short :-)

[Emma09]

Do you only use the meds during a stim?
I was only planning on doing a FET.

[Williever]

Sorry Emma I'm not at all helpful to you about this. I hear you regarding funds though :-)

[Andie78]

emma, I was on meds until around 12-14 weeks. pm me if you'd like details. : )

[Miss.B]

Hi ladies, I have got a prescription for melantonin (sp?) what time is a good time to take these? FS said to take a tablet at night, just before bed?

[juniper76]

Emma, you want to begin by the start of your FET cycle because it takes a few weeks to become effective (ie you don't start on transfer day because that's too late). For my IUIs, I start the same day that I start stims.

Miss.B, definitely take them 15-30 mins before bed. They're also prescribed for insomnia (ie they make you sleepy!)... You only need to take them during the follicular phase (ie from AF to O) to improve egg quality. If you're not doing a medicated cycle, they can sometimes affect O (but doesn't happen for everyone).

[nothing2lose]

Hi ladies, I have got a prescription for melantonin (sp?) what time is a good time to take these? FS said to take a tablet at night, just before bed?

It will knock you out. Take an hour before bed. Are you on 4mg?

[Emma09]

Thanks!

[Miss.B]

Yep n2l, 4 mg. My FS prescribed it a few months ago and I think it was to do with improving egg quality, but I never filled in the prescription. I asked him again on Monday after my scrape and he said that there have been great studies on it in terms of improving your chances of conceiving in IVF??? He said it's definitely worth taking it even now, I have 2 months before my transfer. Will it make me sleepy the next day?

Juniper, I won't be doing a medicated FET, but I suppose if I need to do another stim cycle it might help with egg quality then....

[nothing2lose]

If you take it too late you might have a slight 'hangover' from it but nothing a good strong coffee won't fix! You need to take it at least three months before a stim for it to have any effect.

Eta - you can get it from Slade Compoundia chemist at Docklands

[juniper76]

Miss.B, I never felt sleepy the next day, but I'm usually an insomniac (going to bed at 1am, etc), so I'm usually sleep-deprived and tired, so I get much better sleep when I'm taking them and waking up feeling better than normal...

Speaking of tablets, I keep forgetting to take mine with dinner lately, and I take most of my supplements with dinner... *sigh* Not eating now just for the sake of taking them all...

[Mrs O'M]

quick eggie update, we now have 11 fertilised, and 9 are on track and a few are ahead, and 2 that are lagging just behind the 8 ball. So now its a wait and see until saturday morning and hope that we have a good one for transfer and a bonus would be some to freeze.

Be back later for some persies.

[Mrs O'M]

double

[Williever]

Mrs O'M - that's great! Come in little eggies!

Afm- just returned from 1st acupuncture session. Felt just one needle. Amazing! And yes I snored!

[Kel82]

Well done Mrs O M, great numbers!!

Williever, acupuncture is great hey?!

As for me, we had 8 eggs collected and 7 have fertilised!! We are over the moon at the moment. I just had my pre transfer acupuncture so feeling pretty sleepy! Transfer is tomorrow at 8am and then another acupuncture appointment straight after.
Perfect timing then to put my feet up over the long weekend.

Hope everyone else is going well.

[juniper76]

Thursday 3rd October 2013

Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
JoeSpratt - taking a break
CatyO - taking a break
Bestrong - taking a break
Glorious - taking a break
Ceejelz - ???
Awesty - ???
Juniper - CD0
Rai - CD5
Sarah4Kurt - CD10
Miss B - CD11
Babycakes - CD12
Myturn - CD13
Amy_jellybean - CD13
Sgronan - CD18
Williever - CD25
Emma - CD25
PositivelyTTC - CD53


Waiting for Transfer
Kel82 - CD18 1dpEPU
Mrs O'M - CD19 3dpEPU


Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....LTTTC Two Week Wait 2013 # 3)
N2L - CD19 1dpo


Got Their BFP in October
Bunnyfeet - 24/9 hCG 2984 @18dpo, 30/9 hCG 14167 @24dpo!!!


M.I.A. - We'd love to hear from you!
Becnxavi, Shellbell, Jo_white


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[nothing2lose]

Sorry Juniper...I think I am 1dpo. Thanks!!