LT TTC & Assissted Conception Mar-Apr 2010

[Brunette]

Juniper, thanks for the info about pregnyl. It's weird that it is a multi-purpose drug, by the sounds of it: a trigger and a progesterone support. I'm the same as you: I've never made it to BT without spotting beforehand, and last time I was on four progesterone tabs daily and three progesterone pessaries daily! This time I'm four pess per day and 10 prog tabs. My stomach is black and blue from the clexane injections from day 7. Sometimes they work fine and other times I get these huge bruises which I need to give a wide berth - I'm running out of room!

Re what decision to make, that's really tough. Maybe go in with a game plan but be guided by your new FS? My old nextdoor neighbour has suffered with bad endo her whole life. I think she has had three ops now to remove it, and I remember her telling me her best chance to conceive was the first so many months after the endo was removed. I don't know if that helps at all ... GL on the 20th.

Hi Lairdoz, I'm practising positive visualisation and imagining the little hatching one burrowing into my endometrium. (OMG I hope I don't sound like too much of a nut). After so many attempts, it's a hard path to choose between not getting your hopes up but also finding some hope and not being too pessimistic, if you know what I mean? Enjoy your break from IVF and your upcoming birthday and I'm assuming that of your DH's? On the bright side there's no limit to how many tipples you can enjoy

Trubabe, your HSG lipiodol experience sounds terrible. How is your mum getting on?

[juniper76]

I'm practising positive visualisation and imagining the little hatching one burrowing into my endometrium. (OMG I hope I don't sound like too much of a nut).

Sweetie, if thinking that makes you sound like a nut, then I'm pretty sure you'd have most of us here (if not all of us) for company in the "nut" category! It sounds completely normal to me! In fact, I think it sounds like a great way to be thinking right now.

Lairdoz, I'm thinking along those lines about 50% of the time, so thanks for reassuring me that there is some logic to that. The mental break from TTC sounds like a good idea for letting you enjoy the festivities this month.

Brunette, I've heard the clexane can be pretty brutal so I don't envy your bruises. The timing issue is one I've read before (many even get pg their lap cycle, but unfortunately my lap was right when O was due), but thanks for reminding me of it. We will certainly consider whatever our FS has to say, but I'd like to go into that appointment with some idea of what we want so we can ask questions and understand better, rather than just trusting to blind faith (which got us to this point in the first case).

[Mummawannabe]

Hi everyone,

Just sneaking a peek at how everyone is doing...

Brunette:

I'm practising positive visualisation and imagining the little hatching one burrowing into my endometrium. (OMG I hope I don't sound like too much of a nut). After so many attempts, it's a hard path to choose between not getting your hopes up but also finding some hope and not being too pessimistic, if you know what I mean?

I often say to my hubby that Im visualising 'embie' digging into my uterine wall and I do lil doggy paddle type movements with my hands!!! Every second minute it is so hard to try and not get your hopes up, but not be negative, whilst staying positive, when inside our bodies the decision has probably already been made one way or the other! The TTW sucks the big one!!!

Oh and it seems I suck at quoting too! Sorry guys

[onthefly]

Fixed mwb

I did the same thing Brunette - it seems to have worked.

[Brunette]

Thanks, guys, for your comments and not making me feel like a nutter!

Lairdoz, great quoting as I know exactly what you mean. I've done the research and know that the implantation window is only about 72 hours and after that they're either implanted or not, yet we have to wait for two whole loooong weeks. Soooo unfair.

OMG Marcellus, does your last post mean what I think? Is it a BFP???? FX

[Renee]

Hi girls

Just sticking my head in. GL to everyone on the TWW or about to have EPU my fingers are crossed for all of you

ATM - I have only just o'lated, according to the POAS tests, which is crap cause i'm already on day 34 of my cycle. So i will be nearly 50 days before AF arrives. DH and i have still tried naturally, without stress and pressure this month, so i'm that all my visualistion works. Wouldn't it be great not to have to go back to IVF (for now)!!!

[kmm]

hi Girls.

trubabe- i hope your mum is going well.

brunette - you must be close now. fingers crossed good news is around the corner for you.

brunette & danyelle - thanks again for the posted info. it was good to read the good news.

there are so i have missed, and i'm sorry. you are all in my thoughts, i understand the ride.

to everyone that posted to reassure me, your kindness is much appreciated. i had both my embryos transferred on day three. i only ever wanted one at a time transferred, but given the situation that presented itself, it just felt the right thing. i have tried brunette's & marcellus' theory of visualing them digging in. i feel a bit of a nutter though, but somehow it helps.

wishing evryone the very very very best of luck. x