Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception ~ July 2007 #3

Thank you so very much everyone, and excuse the tardiness, comp's acting up and I just wanna :throw_computer:

I also just want to let you lovely ladies know that you're in my thoughts and prayers and to never give up. I was told that I wouldn't have a hope in Hades of getting PG naturally, what with my chronic tubal damage and failure to ovulate without assistance, but we did it anyways, much to the shock and delight of the doctors and specialists.

So if it can happen to me it can certainly happen to you, miracles can and DO happen, and you're all far more deserving of this miracle than I am .... :grouphug:

Jesus Diva! Well done. I don't know what to say. Your reaction along with the Doc's would've been worth seeing!

OMG Diva, well done huni :)

Diva - I haven't stopped giggling since reading your post...to think you went all that way...made all those plans...then the u/s...and there's your bub! I wish I could have been there to see that play out...what a hoot! That's the best story I've heard in a long time! Well done...you have lifted my spirits!

it's definitely uplifting hun! made a lot of people's day i'm sure!

congrats again Diva

Definitely Diva! Thanks for sharing the story with us, best of luck for your miracle pregnancy!

oh what a wonderful story congratulations and all the best with your little miricale

Hi MummyTwo ( and one!),
I always jab myself (except the trigger). I got bruises in my second cycle, but not my first - weird, but true. But only about 4/5 bruises, not every time. Being emotional sux, but it's part of the territory - not only drugs, but the whole rollercoaster gets to you some times.
Please don't worry about egg numbers. I got 8 first time, and 13 second time. My first lot were worse quality than my second - so you never ever can tell. Ladies with PCOS tend to get more - i was always jealous of their great numbers, but i learnt not to compare. I never got OHSS (never even close) and both times managed fresh transfers 2 days after EPU as opposed to having to freeze them all due to being too unwell for a transfer. So, we all have our own little quirks - and it's hard to to compare yourself, but we all have such different results. First trys are always a bit of guess work - but plenty of ladies get it right first time - so :crossfingers:
Sorry this turned into a novel! Good luck with the treatment.

Rols - where are you at? DW ok?

Awww shucks, I dunno what to say!!! You guys have been such a huge help to me and if I've made hope burn a little brighter in you then you've made me the happiest gal on earth.

MummyTwo, I hope you have your own very special miracle soon too, and don't worry too much about quantity, as it only takes one sticky one to make it successful!!! :hug:

Hi Everyone :D

Just checking in here to see how Chez went today... She's making us wait!!! ;)

Diva - OMG How perfect!!! What a story to tell your new little person when they get old enough!!!
Your story truly is the miracle we all hope for - and if we can't experience it, its exactly what we all need to keep ourselves positive with a little inspiration!!
You must be so thrilled... biggest congratulations to you both xxx

Mummy2 - Glad to see you're back with us - Hoping your girl is handling everything ok - Its not wonderful, but it will be worth it when you get the result you're praying for!!!
Don't worry too much about numbers - But 10 is a good focus point... Its always the quantity you want more though!
Stay relaxed and keep her tummy warm until EPU, and you guys will be fine xxx

Mum Of 5 - Hope the witch turns up soon for you so you can move on to the next step... I'm on CD 22 now & don't want her visiting me this month, so I'll send her on over to your house ;)

Nic & Sarah - How is the sniffing / jabbing going???!!!

Ellie - You're sounding much better, sweetie - Can't wait to hear news of you starting again xxx

Rols - Whats happening with you guys??

BW & Bei Bei - Hope you guys are doing better, my thoughts are with you hoping things are getting easier xxx

Ali - OW! You sound like me when the nurses started taking blood - They could never find a good vein!! Hope everything is going well for you!

Hi to everyone else I've missed.... Lou, Where arrrreeee yooouuu???!!!

Me - Well CD22 today of my 2nd full cycle on Antonias treatment - Am feeling incredibly fat & bloated, sore BB's, a little nausea and very very tired!!!
Not reading too much into anything though - Had these symptoms last cycle, and AF still came on time... and when I fell with Luke I had no symptoms until after AF was late!!!
Am thinking positive thoughts though - and am still extremely confident that Antonias way is going to be the way for us - and so I'm putting faith into whatever she thinks is best!!!
Anything before the rough estimate she gave us of 4 cycles would be an unexpected little miracle!!!

Hope everyone is great xxx

Love Holly
xxx :D

OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

just caught up on posts and am sitiing here bawling my eyes out!!(with happiness)
well done DIVA!!! congrats to you both.

that has to be THE BEST pregnancy story i have EVER, EVER heard!!! i was just sitting here imagining the scene as you so well described....

i bet you didnt need a plane to get you home, you must have floated with happiness the whole way. i believe that must be the best $700 flight and FS appointment you have ever made. and to get to 6weeks without any symptoms..woo hoo.....

cant wait to read your pregnancy journal...

all my hugs and best wishes for a H&H pregnancy... and good onya for avoiding IVF. what a miracle your little one is...

SO... when is the estimated due date of your bubs?????

Hi everyone

Sorry to have made you wait - went for EPU yesterday. Wow - it was all so rushed doing it on a Friday. Last time was on a Saturday and apparently they only do EPUs, no other day procedures, so it was a lot less busy busy! Anyway, glad it was my 2nd time around as there was no time to really sit around and think, just enough to get changed, do the normal pre-EPU question/answer time and then off into theatre! Even though pre-EPU scan had showed 3 follies, we still only got one egg just like last time. So I spent last night convincing myself that we wouldn't go to transfer and did the whole grieving thing and everything. Sat around this morning reading the paper, waiting for the phone call from the clinic to tell us the bad news but it didn't come. Finally, a few minutes before 1pm, DF rang... and WE TRANSFER TOMORROW!!!!!! :dance::D:dance: YAY YAY YAY!!! I am still getting my head around this.... I am so excited and nervous.... maybe this IS our time! Maybe Jo and Diva have started some good news in this thread....
Sorry for the long post, but I couldn't let the good news out straight away ;)

Hope all is still going well with you BG.

Diva - that is amazing news for you! And what a great story for you to share with your little one when they are old enough! It just proves that the doctors don't know everything! Here's hoping you have a happy and healthy pg.

Mummy2 - re the bruising. I have found I got maybe 2 or 3 bruises with the injections and I think it does depend on how tense I am feeling at the time. Lots of deep breaths before and after are good and help if there is any pain. You should also get some Lasonil ointment from the chemist - it is a bruise treatment gel and I use it as soon as I see a bruise start . It really helps to get rid of them quickly as well as relieve any pain if there is any. This stuff is amazing and when I got hit in the face with a hockey stick (accidentally!) a few years ago, it really helped a lot.

To everyone, thanks so much for your support. You are an amazing bunch of ladies and gent. Take care all.
Cherylxxx

yay chez - that's brilliant news hun!! good luck for tomorrow - this is a great thing

sounds like we're on a good run here!

Thanks BG - how are you feeling? Any symptoms?

YAY CHEZ!!! :dance: Here's hoping you defy the odds and the docs too and have a miracle of your very own!!! How so very exciting for you, I've got everything crossed that this time is your time, good luck!!!

Sonya1 - Awww sweetness, I really don't know what to say, thankyou just doesn't seem enough, you've all be champions, brave and honest ladies that put aside so much hurt and frustration to lift up others, you truly are my inspiration.

As for the due date, who knows??? We "think" it'll be aprox the 20th of March, give or take a few days. I'll be having my first "offical" u/s on the 20th of August, so we should have a better idea of dates then.

It's been such a whirlwind, and completely back to front! First the IVF specialist knew, then the OB/GYN (we thought we might as well tell him and get things organised considering we were there, and he always said he wanted to be our OB/GYN if we ever got pregnant), and last but not least, our local GP found out about it yesterday.

I just couldn't help myself, I took the memorystick into the docs and told him that our IVF was cancelled and the IVF dr couldn't do anything for us and he was soooo devastated, and kept saying how sorry he was. When he asked why it couldn't be done I told him that my u/s pics were on the memory stick and that would explain it all.

Well he watched the pics come up and he turns to me with his eyes wide with shock and he said "Is this really what I think I seeing???" and I just nod, and he breaks out into a grin like a cheshire cat, and starts bombarding me with questions of "How could this happen? and What a lovely miracle!!!"

He then told me that we must take extra care of this "very special, miracle baby" (his words but I totally agree!) so I'm on light housekeeping only (not allowed to lift anything heavier than a glass), gentle walks, and to lie down and put my feet up as much as possible ...

He's been a real gem ... just like all of you!!! And funnily enough he dispensed with the PG BT, I wonder why??? :cryinglaugh:

hiya chez

i'm doing pretty ok. haven't noticed anything outwardly "pg" since iui, but i'm only onto day 3 really, so can't be expecting too much. i have however noticed that either my blood sugars or my blood pressure is giving me grief past couple of days - i've been getting dizzy at the weirdest times.... DH keeps looking at my tum and doesn't get teh whole "it takes more than a few days for implantation" thing - i hope we don't have implantation yet - i think that would make the ectopic risk far too great. another day or two would be perfect for implantation! i'm thinking it's more the fact that the trigger shot gives similar hormone levels to a new pregnancy, so that's what i'm suffering with (yay, being pg is gonna be so much fun if this is any sign). i'm pretty calm about it all for the moment, so we'll just see how we go

Hi BG - yeh I guess I was being a bit optimistic about symptoms this early on... I had dizzy spells in my first cycle, when I was on the injections... a bit like vertigo must feel like when I stood up after having sat down for a while at my desk and when I got out of bed in the middle of the night as well. They all seemed to disappear so I just put it down as a side affect of the drugs. I didn't have any this cycle at all but it was fairly short!

Are you having pregnyl shots or using crinone gel? My FS wants me to use both - I think it was Holly telling me I would need LOTS of liners!! What are you on? I am a bit worried that it will mess with my head... I have a job interview on Thursday and possibly another that day or early the following week so I would like to be on top of things mentally. The first one is a phone interview, which I never enjoy - I always come away feeling like I didn't do very well :rolleyes:

Cherylxxx

i am just on the pregnyl shots - haven't been subjected to crinone yet

i don't find it messes with my mind too much - just the dizzyness the last day or so which may or may not be related (could be paint fumes finally getting to me too!)

i'm holding onto hope, but not putting myself under any stress this time around, and the change in mindset has been amazing. i think last time i ended up pretty worked up cos i was bruised from the iui process (ouchies - never realised a bruised urethra could hurt that much!) - and the physical manifested itself as massive turmoil emotionally. this time, it didn't hurt, so it's put me in a different place mentally, which is awesome

take care hun - and good luck with the job interviews! phone interviews suck - just remember, smile when you're talking (it comes through in your voice) - and for all questions, try to give situation, action/repsonse and outcome - that's what they always seem to look for!