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Saffy rest up x
Hi everyone,glad to see some of you have moved into the pregnancy thread since i've been on here last,congratulations!!!Been thinking of you all.afm-i've been trying naturally but with no success yet,currently in tww.What are you ladies waiting for that 2nd elusive line up to,i'm planning another fet soon.
hi matthews mum :hello:
its a been quiet in here lately, with some lucky ladies hitting the jackpot recently - lets hope it rubs off on us! i have just finished a FET (didnt work), and gearing up to go straight in to another - just waiting to hear back from FS about tweaking protocol. lets hope you get a surprise this cycle and have to cancel yours... it's happened a couple of times in here lately, so you never know. best of luck. :)
sunbeam - how are you going, any news with the donor eggs? xx
Hey Lovlies,
Hey Andie and Matthew'smum good to see you both back, yes lets follow all out buddies into the pg thread :pray:
I'm so glad our thread is chatting again. I just went into the site I had joined for people using donor eggs but it felt so foreign. This site feels so much like home after so many years so I'm afraid its on you girls to help me through this, I know you are up to it you have helped me through so much already.
So I am 7 weeks out from (totally fingers crossed everything goes to plan!) my first ET with donor eggs :hide:. There really isn't a smiley to convey how terrified I am! I'm freaking out! I don't know why it is so much scarier than doing IVF myself, but I am terrified that she won't stim well or we won't get many embies or any number of other disasters that go through my head. I guess it's just the pressure of knowing this is the last chance, its really stressing me to the max.
I am doing okay with the whole donor egg issue mostly, just occasional pangs of sadness about not being able to use my own eggs but that feels totally normal. I just want to be at scan day and see lots of follies and start to be able to breath just a little easier......Help me!!!
Uping the exercise tomorrow so that will hopefully reduce my stress levels a bit too. I'm going to record a new meditation and restart my yoga too. Any other suggestions?
Acupuncture??
I'm so excited for you, that has come around really quickly. I'm sure a 23yo will stim well, you might get a load of frosties too!!
Best of luck hun xxxxx
Excited for you Sunbeam!!
OMG I love your tickers it is so good to see them after such a long wait :leap:
Yes I am having weekly acupuncture and Chinese herbs (the little black balls not the drinking ones).
Hi all....Andie-sorry the recent fet was unsuccessful,hope this next one is the one for you!!!!Sunbeam-i found osteopath sessions good,glad to read things are on track with your donor,when i was going through making the decision whether to go forward with egg donation ,i believed the baby wouldn't be born from my egg but it would be born from my heart,which was the more important thing.It is scary ,being on the last choice for yourself,i feel that way with my 2 frosties,i think that is why i'm taking longer to go back for fet this time because i"ve decided if these last two don't work i'm closing the chapter...
sunbeam - great to hear things are full steam ahead, which protocol are you going to do? i know you must be scared/anxious, but thats normal when you are trying something new, the fear of the unknown and all that. it must be like doing your first stim cycle, freaking out about every twist and turn, but do you remember when your first cycle was finished thinking 'that wasnt that bad actually'? anyway, we will all be here to listen & help out. sounds like you are doing all the right things to de-stress anyway with exercise, yoga & acupuncture. must be a little bit exciting too at this stage, to think that you may just get some lucky little embyos that might just stick?! im excited for you... :)
matthews mum - fingers crossed those 2 frosties stick like glue. xx
Hi Girls,
It is so nice to be back in here chatting I have missed it.
Matthew'smum - I can understand you wanting to take it slow with your last 2 frosties. Do you think you will try with donor eggs or not? Its so hard to decide to say when enough is enough isn't it. I love that idea that the baby will not grow from my egg but from my heart :)
Andie - I'm not really sure of my protocol yet I haven't talked to FS. My GED is doing a long cycle. I just do pills to build up a nice thick lining so my part is easy. You are right it is like the first time you do a stim cycle not knowing how it is all going to go. I was talking to Minnie last night and said the difference is that with any cycle it is out of your control but with this cycle it is out of my control and out of my body! I do get a bit hopeful and excited sometimes but then I quickly bring myself back to reality! Will be nice to ask FS what he thinks my real chances are now.
Just wanted to ask those who have done the nasal spray is it really bad. I don't know what to advise my GED whether to do the spray or the injections as I never did the spray but Mindhugs told me it is really painful. Any thoughts?
I didn't have a problem with nasal spray at all, not painful but ocassionally stings a bit, the worst bit is it drips a disgusting taste down the back of your throat or a minute or so afterwards.
hi ladies...andie -thanks,have you heard back from fs??sunbeam-i have used the spray for both my stims & found it to be ok,i think your chances are great,my donor was 27 at the time i spoke to my fs & he thought that was a nice young age for some good eggies.I decided egg donor wasn't the road for us to travel down,but always be grateful to the lovely lady who offered...afm-started a healthy eating plan today,going to make some appointments with acu & oesteo,haven't seen either for a while.Thinking about adding kineology to the mix this time???anyone know much about this????
sunbeam - didnt have a problem with the nasal spray either, i agree with saffy though - the drip down the back of the throat was gross. i didnt know there was an option to swap nasal spray for injections? there is always something to learn doing ivf...
matthews mum - yep, heard back from FS, will be doing a natural FET this month. got af yesterday, so transfer in couple of weeks i guess, all things going well. cant help you with kineology... sorry!
Hi Girls
Matthew'smum - No idea on kineology sorry. Go the healthy eating! I'm loving warm stewed apples and berries with yoghurt, nuts and honey for breakfast. I'm doing well with my health kick and even went for my walk this morning despite falling down the stairs first!!! I did sit for half an hour and let the head ache pass first :lol:
Saffy - Whoo 11 weeks today! :D
Thanks for the info on the nasal spray it sounds like the better option for her if FS will approve it should be easier for her with 3 kiddies running around. Of course she'll have to jab to grow follies but that won't be for so many days. Can you take a drink of something right away to get rid of the taste from the spray?
hi ladies,sunbeam-someone suggested a sweet lolly straight after spray to me,but i didn't need to try it...hope you aren't to sore after your fall...breakfast is something i'm working on ,i have a tendancy to skip it...andie-glad to read your cycle is going ahead...afm-waiting to see if af arrives,need to take my cat to the vet ,i found a lump when we were having a cuddle
sunbeam - i was told not to drink afterwards, but all clinics seem to have a different protocol. the lolly idea sounds good.
matthews mum- hope your cat is ok & af stays away...!
afm - decided to skip this months FET now, think i need another month to get a bit healthier. ill do acu, herbs & try and exercise more, want to make sure i give the remaining embryos the best chance. i have 2 left on ice so i will grow out the day 2 to day 5, then thaw day 6 - then pop in the best looking one. have you girls ever done assisted hatching? havent tried it yet, might be worth a shot?
hi andie-sounds like a good plan!!i spoke to my fs about assisted hatching,he didn't seem to think it would make much difference for me ,he said they could do it though,same as they do with pgd,also said there would be a risk of damaging the embryo.So i'm not sure whether to push for it or not.What i have read about it though seems that it might help me,they do it as part of the colorado protocol.My fs just wants to do same protocol,but that is frustrating when that protocol isn't working.He seems to be very scientific ,not encouraging at all to try to mix alternative therapy into cycle,or try anything different really
what protocol are you doing? i reckon its good to try out different things, who knows - might work. might not, but at least you feel like you arent banging your head against a brick wall trying the same protocol month after month. to be fair to our FS's, i guess with the newish/different protocols (bondi/colorado) the research isnt there yet to back up the treatment - but it seems to work for some people for whatever reason, so why not give it a shot? especially if you have done repeated transfers. ive had 9 transfers so far, so i think assisted hatching might be worth a shot, maybe my eggs just have a tough shell?! ;)
Sunbeam just checking in to see how everything is going x
Matthews mum hello lovely lady thinking of you x
Hey Lovlies,
Andie - I was the same I wanted something new each cycle cos it felt like doing the same thing was bound to bring the same result. What different alternative stuff do you add in? I'll be keen to do the Chinese herbs that you brew up again because I really believe that helped with my last pg (though my mum was very against them so I'll have to sneak it :lol:)
Joeve - Thanks for thinking of me so good to see you ticking along :D
Matthew'smum - How was the keneology?
AFM - Well I finally bit the bullet and posted on the egg donor site, felt very odd not knowing anyone.
Our dates have been shifted by 2 days as FS is away but the plan at hand is that GED will start the spray on 8/7, various bloods and scans then till EPU on the 1/8 and proposed ET on the 6/8. I am having some trouble being my usual zen self right now and keep thinking about all the bad out comes. I really need to record my new meditation and get my head calmed down cos sometimes it feel like it'll explode (and there's not a smiley for that!).
It's a splat kinda one like this maybe ;"""@""@¥'Mm Chinese herbs are good I think they helped me a lot :) keep us posted on how it all is going!
hey sunbeam - very brave of you, posting on a new site - took me around 2 years of lurking on bb to finally take the plunge! hopefully you find some lovely ladies in there to share the ins & outs of your GED journey. if not - we are always here. ;)
for alternative stuff i am currently seeing a naturopath and on herbal tonic (liquid form, been taking it for 2 months) and doing acupuncture (just started regular sessions last week). also taking multi, fish oil, b vitamin & probiotic. i have done naturopath in the past (pre-ivf), always works wonder for me - regulates cycle, improves mood. i saw a TCM person for a couple of months pre-ivf, didnt click with that treatment - had to brew your own herbs too... gross, and stank the house out.
in terms of ivf i have tried long down reg, antagonist (works better for me), natural FET, medicated FET, FET's with clexane, bondi protocol (prednisolone, clexane, progynova, progesterone). planning on nk cell biopsy/pipelle biopsy next cycle, and perhaps trying assisted hatching too. eeeek. its a lot when you write it down... :o
Andie - Wow that is a lot. Isn't it funny how we are all so different, naturopaths have always made me feel worse and yes the chinese herbs stink the house out but I could almost feel them working.
Joeve - Hehe yes that is just what my head feels like (@#$*&^?>*&^%)
Hi Lovelies,
Quiet in here I hope everyone is going along well.
I went to see my GED tonight. She starts on the nasal spray on sunday. I really hope it all goes smoothly as she has to schedule everything around her work and her boys its not easy for her.
Been working hard on the healthy lifestyle. 5.4kg down 2.6kg to go.
great weight loss!! Well done babex
Don't stress too much about GED, the spray isn't too much of a hassle, just twice a day quick and easy, hopefully everything will flow and she won't find it too bad!
Andie and Mathew'smum- hope cycles are going according to plan xxx
sunbeam - great that things are getting started soon... im sure your GED will be fine, like saffy said - the nasal spray bit is quite easy. how does she feel about the needle part?! well done on the weight loss, im impressed. ive fallen off the healthy eating wagon recently, definately need to get back on it. i just love chocolate too much, its ridiculous. :rolleyes:
thanks saffy - i have been stalking you and sounds like things are going really well for you. xx
how's things, matthews mum?
afm - natural cycle this month, dont think ive ovulated yet, but on about cd 17. new plan atm is to do nk cell/pipelle biopsies next month then stim/transfer after that, so not much happening until august for me. :)
Sneaks in to stalk sunbeam yay for progress!! And Andie hope you get a natural surprise! Hi Matthews mum hope you are doing well hun... Sneaks out x
Hi girls,
I took my last bcp today :D only 26 days till my ET if it all goes to plan, eeek! Going up to teach my GED how to do injections on saturday.
I hope everyone is still going well.
Sunbeam yay! I am crossing everything for you x
me too woohoo!!!!
hey sunbeam - how'd the GED go with the injection training?! : )
Hey Andie, she seemed a little freaked out about the needles but she knows its only for a few days so hopefully she'll go okay. AF came sort of! It started on thursday night with spotting and never really got much heavier but its still going so I counted today as CD1 and started my progynova.
6.5kg down.
Awesome on the kgs down! I think the needles are scary until you do one and realise that they don't hurt that much. Keep us updated!
6.5 kgs - superstar effort, sunbeam! so has GED done her first jab? i agree with joeve, the thought of injecting is much scarier than the actual injection. hope GED's first one goes ok. how are you feeling in general, recorded your new meditation yet?! hope you're doing ok, the donor egg journey must be a lot to process at times. sounds like you are doing all the right things though, exercise, eating well, taking time out to relax etc. xx
hi everyone else. :)
Hey girls,
Well GED went for her bt today to see if the nasal spray is doing it's thing. If it has then she starts jabbing on friday so :crossfingers::crossfingers::crossfingers:
I can hardly believe we are at this point already.
Andie - it is a sort of strange process because at this point it is all happening outside of my body which feels kind of odd. No i never did get to recording the new meditation, maybe this weekend, though I don't feel I've been too stressed so not really needed it. I have been rather negative about it the last week or so but I think that is because a friend of mine just lost her baby girl at 14 weeks due to Trisomy 18 and it just put me in a bad frame of mind. My walks help keep my head clear and this morning I saw 7 kangaroos. Such a lovely way to start the day. Where are things up to for you?
Woohoo sunbeam, such exciting news. Hope the sprays doing its thing and the next step can get under way!
sunbeam, sorry to her about your friends news, thats really upsetting. xx
let us know how GED's bt went, and how her her first jab goes tomorrow.
im just waiting for af so that i can book in nk cell biopsy, hopefully it will turn up in the next few days. or not. you know our bodies run on their own schedule. ;)
Hi Girls,
The bt went great and GED did her first jab today she said it wasn't too bad. So the count down is on and with heaps of luck in 12 days time I will hopefully have a gorgeous little basket of 22 year old eggies :dance:
TMS - Hi good to see you.
Andie - I hope AF does not mess around and gets here asap. Good luck with the NK test.
Eeeek! Great news sunbeam, how exciting! Xx
Hi Girls
I am jumping into this thread. I been LTTC since Nov 10 and undergoing IVF since Oct 2011. After 6 cycles, 5 transfers we finally got our BFP in on the 9th of June. All went well at the 7 week scan, we saw the heartbeat. Yesterday I had another scan as I was concerned I didn't have any symptoms and sure enough the scan showed bubs didn't progress past 7 weeks. It must have stopped a few days after our scan. I should have been 10 weeks today. We are utterly devastated. I cant stop crying and poor DH doens't know what to do with himself.
I have to have a d&c on Monday as I have not passed it. I still have 2 day five frosties, so I guess we are back on the TTC wagon.
Vicky xxx