Marcellus ~ Good luck with the FET cycle next month. I was not fortunate in my last IVF cycle to have any snowbubs so I can’t comment on a FET cycle. However I know a few ladies who achieved a BFP via FET.
Melissa ~ Sorry to hear about your result . You never know it may be the one lucky snowbub in waiting that will yield that BFP very soon.
Em Star – Reading back on my last post didn’t really make sense?!? Hope you are doing ok and you have the information and support you need to cope with the stress. Thinking of you
Loops ~ Sorry to hear about AF arriving. I know when AF arrived on my first IVF cycle 4 days before my BT I was devastated. Hopefully you can sell your tractor soon and try another IVF cycle. I noticed in your signature that your DH has low sperm count\motility and thought to ask if you have seen a Naturopath about this condition to see if they can prescribe any vitamins or herbs?? My Naturopath requested my DH take Zinc tablets to improve sperm quality, count, motility and fertilizing capacity of the sperm. Just a suggestion.....
Lairdoz ~ I don’t know how many times me and many others have lost long posts. The secret is to write the post in word and then copy and paste onto the forum. Great to hear that you can start a new stim cycle and hope it ends in a BFP!!! When I completed my first IVF cycle and it was a BFN I wanted to get straight into another stim cycle but my FS advised against it. In a way the time off has allowed me to think about the first cycle and formulate a new strategy for the next cycle. Plus I wanted some time off during x-mas to enjoy myself and not stress about ttc. So now I am back and more determined!
JBM ~ It’s fantastic to hear that you are feeling much confident with the 2nd IVF cycle. I really believe you need to be positive and relaxed to maximise your chances of conceiving. I was disappointed with the result of my first IVF cycle but I have had considerable time to reflect and think about what to do better or differently for the next cycle. Like you I have seen a Naturopath as mentioned earlier and this Saturday I have booked in for my first acupuncture appointment. I believe a major contributor of not being able to conceive is due to stress. I have tried to tackle that by doing Yoga once a week, organised a cleaner to do my house work , cut down my work hours (I used to work 12 hour days sometimes 6 days a week) and I try not to stress over the little things. I have stopped drinking alcohol and coffee!! So like you I am feeling pretty confident about my 2nd IVF cycle and I guess time will tell.
Hello to everyone else I might have missed....
AFM – day 3 – started puregin injections today – yippee. Can’t believe I would be happy stabbing myself again but glad to know that I am now on my way. First scan is next Monday.
Hi guys, I'm jumping back in as I've started my first FET. My body is a strange creature as for the last couple of months we used an ovulation predictor test and I was surging on day 16 one month and day 17 the next. We've just finished a 30-day detox prescribed by my acupuncturist, complete with Chinese herbs for each of the three stages. Anyway, I only had to do two BTs as my surge was day 12 and most likely ovulation day 13! I'm hoping this detox has got rid of a lot of excess estrogen and brought forward my ovulation. March 1 is my ET so not long to go at all.
Marcellus, you ask about a HRT FET. What is involved in that? I have to take pessaries three times daily and progesteron tablets twice daily from day 16 due to spotting in between period and most likely LH problems. Is this the pills and hormones you talk of?
Hi to all those familiar names and some not-so-familiar!
Wow, I'm MIA for a few days and now I can't catch up!
I will spend some time back tracking tomorrow to catch up with you all but just wanted to send a special big hug to Loops. I'm so sorry honey Thinking of you and sending lots of love your way xxx
Hi ladies,
Just a little rant..
its been a few hard days, but i think we are getting over the shock of it now.The nurses at my clinic made me appointment for my FS for tomorrow morning to ask lots of questions, so that makes me feel a lot better, im sorry that i ditch you all i was just so upset and heart broken i didnt want to bring all you down with me. i just cant understand how our egg could fertilize and then just stop? i keep asking myself did they do something wrong, like leave it out of the incubator to long maybe, or did they wait to long to put the egg and sperm together?but anyway theres lots of questions...
Em Star - how awful you must be feeling i know theres nothing to say to make you feel better but i do hope it gets better
Loops - sorry to hear AF has come..... its just not fair
MelissaI- guess you are feeling the same as some of us, i agree we all need a group hug
.melttc- good luck with your cycle
Renee - wishing you the best hope we get some good news in here soon.
Miss K - not to long now, im so glad your going strong! got everything crossed for you
To anyone i have miss , theres just so many now ... wishing you all the best .
Hello to anyone i haven't met and hi to all those i have.
To those ladies who are feeling a bit down i hope each passing day makes it a little bit easier.
To those starting the process all the very best over the next couple of weeks.
Miss K - How's things with you! Is the TWW getting to you? not long now.
littlegem - thanks i'm hard!!! I don't think they know why some continue to fertilse and some don't. We had 7 fertilse right up to day 4, then come day 5 three hadn't developed anymore. I know my first cycle we had 12 fertilse and ended up with one. The clinic told me that the quality of my eggs during that cycle were poor and that was why they all didn't make it. Hope you get the answers you need
ATM - I am trying to keep very busy and very positive. warning, just a question, i am using the crinone gel twice a day and yesterday i had some of the build up come out as it does, and there was a slight pink tinge to it. Has this happened to anyone else? yesterday was only 3 days after ET, so way too early for AF, right? I promised myself i wouldn't read into too much but it is soo hard!! Apart from that i feel really good and positive about it this time, i know that sounds weird.
Melttc ~ thanks hun. My uncle is a naturopath so yes we both have tablets he has given us and I def think they helped as well as the Menevit DH has been on because everything was a bit better this time, DH count was a lot better and mobility and we did get a HCG reading so that is what is keeping me going at the moment. Thanks for the help though.
GL leading up to Monday!
Brunette ~ all the best for March 1! Hope you get that BFP very soon!
BJ ~ thanks for the lovely hugs! Hugs back to you and how are you going, hope things are starting to get a bit easier.
Littlegem ~ rant all you want, me can all help you. Unfortunately I think some just dont make it, we had a few go in the first few days after EPU. I think it is usually just the quality. Feeling for you sweetie Next time I hope they get a lot more eggs for you. Hang in there - the docs will sort something out.
Renee ~ thanks hun! GL with everything, sounds more like implantation blood at day 3 or possibly from the cathetor, def dont think it would be AF yet. Stay positive!
littlegem It's so hard when stuff like that happens. You can always offload in here - it's a safe place to do so. It's hard in real life to find people that get it - thank goodness for bb.
Renee - I've never been on crinone, but can't it sometimes cause spotting...? If it's only a little, then hopefuly it's implantation, particularly at this stage.
all the best mum-2-be for EPU & transfer! You've reminded me that I wanted to try acupuncture this time round too!
Brunette - all the best for your transfer, it's so soon! I'll be on those hormones, but have to do it the whole cycle and up to week 12-14 if successful as they take over completely from the ovaries.
Hope you're still happily jabbing melttc
Still hanging in there EmStar? I hope it was just too early and that you've found comfort in the arms of your DH and other loved ones.
littlegem: hugs for you
renee: TWW is so hard, i wish i could make it go faster. good luck to you
loops: hi, that nasty AF, go away, sending you a BIG HUG. x o
mum2b: acupuncture is so good, and relaxing, actually it was the ladies in here that atlked about it all the time that made me start going, thanks guys for that, i love it and have gone regularly now for prob 18 months or so. i love it. good luck with EPU on mon and ET on wed, fingers crossed.
marcellus: hi and welcome, i just went and read your success story, thanks for that, it is good for us to see these things and see some light at the end of the tunnel. good luck FET
melissal: hi
melttc: 2nd IVF for us too, so much more relaxed, i may try yoga too. also shiatsu massage is very relaxing and safe to do when TTC.
bj81: hi, yes lots happening
brunette: not long to go til ET, good luck to you.
AFM: well obviously i do not have a life ATM, i am supposed to be working ATM but hey i have finished all my jobs, so i deserve to be on BB.
i have been on BB every day for ages, sometimes i am annoyed when i don't have time to get on here. LOL
8 days til FS app for me.
i am going to be a bit more relaxed this round, at least i know whats going to happen now, it may make it a bit easier.
i am a bit worried because i just seem to pick up every "little"bug after 1st IVF/ ICSI but i am taking loads of supplements this time and so much more relaxed than before.
hope this makes for a BFP for me in a few months, woohoo.
Hi Renee - In answer to your question, I have been on pessaries for all my IUIs and IVF cycles (stim and frozen). I am given two types depending on what treatment I am getting -either white progesterone ones or the Crinone ones. Warning: TMI is coming: I quite frequently got a pink-tinged discharge. I've been told that the Crinone can upset things down there and even cause thrush in some people. GL for this cycle!
Hi Loops! Sorry to hear your news. I too hope you can sell that tractor for a really great price so you can do another cycle.
M2B - I have read of good statistics online about acupuncture increasing your chances of success if you have it before and after ET. I started seeing one this year - that is why I did the detox, too - and it is quite relaxing. I am booked in to get treatment before and just after my ET. GL to you!
Hi JBM - After the first cycle, you know more what to expect, hey? I have never got sick during a cycle - touch wood - but maybe that's because we're on so many supplements, too. I feel as if I don't need to have breakfast after I've ingested about 15 tablets in the morning. GL this cycle.
Marcellus - It sounds from what you've said that I'm doing a HRT FET and I didn't even know it I have a problem with spotting in between natural cycles, so I've always been given the pessaries. If I ever fall pregnant - please let it be this cycle! - my FS wants me to be on them until 12 weeks, I think. Have you also tried acupuncture in previous cycles?
Hi to all the other ladies I have missed. Hope you are all feeling strong and positive. Sending some good vibes your way now!
brunette: i never got sick with first IVF either, didn't get the synarel headaches that everyone talks about , but once ET had happened i did not like the crinone gel, that was yukky! ver yukky.
i am taking 6 vitamins in morn and 6 at night so yeah i prob rattle but hope it will help me.
missk: yeah i want to keep up with whats happening with everyone ATM too. as for the TWW it's good your having no symtoms, because we over analyse every twinge, or i do anyway. i have a had all the preg symtoms with some of my FET's and still got a BFN so i say just ignore everything. LOL good luck for the rest of the TWW. :-)
terry: hope you get some answers with your app, i have no aswers about AF going away. sometimes i wish mine would go away, be even better if it was because i was preg.
i have been to the gym heaps in the past and lost heaps and mine still came, wish i had some answers there. but i suppose if the docs are not worried and they can make it come it's prob not a prob? i don't know. good luck
melissal: call back the clinic and ask them, they'll tell you and then you don't have to worry about it. good luck.
afm: nothing new really. the clinic called me to remind me of next weeks app with FS and to remember to bring my new referrals for DH and I. so i have put them in an envelope in my diary just in case i forget. LOL. sometimes i have aserious problem with remembering stuff.
Hey all, I was MIA for one day (had to attend a conference) and so much has happened!!
Em Star - I was talking to a lady today at my FS and she said the same thing - its too early to see it yet - but that doesn't mean its not there!! for you!!
Loops - Sorry to hear AF arrived in full force. Hope the tractor sells quickly and your get the BFP that your so deserve.
Littlegem - I'm really sorry that none turned out. Just remember we are all here for you if you need to talk!!
Renee and Miss K - hope you both are surviving the 2ww. FX that you guys get some nice big fat positives soon! I'm counting on the fact that by the time I come to on Monday after EPU I'll be able to read the BFP from Miss K!!
Melissal - what is happening? We are here for you ...
Melttc & Brunette- hi and good luck!! your time in this thread is short and sweet!!
Hi to anyone else I missed.
AFM - I went to the acupunturist yesterday afternoon - she said that if you have acupunture before and after ET, it increases your chances by 42% - 65% (or something like that...) So she is just around the corner from the Day surgery place so I'm going to give it a go - If it can't hurt, why not!! I had another scan this morning - FS said that there are now 8 on one side and 5 on the other. He's upping my dosage of FHS a little to. So we are on track for EPU on Monday and ET on Wednesday!!
. You never know it may be the one lucky snowbub in waiting that will yield that BFP very soon.
Thinking of you and sending lots of love your way xxx
i was just so upset and heart broken i didnt want to bring all you down with me. i just cant understand how our egg could fertilize and then just stop? i keep asking myself did they do something wrong, like leave it out of the incubator to long maybe, or did they wait to long to put the egg and sperm together?but anyway theres lots of questions...
hard!!! I don't think they know why some continue to fertilse and some don't. We had 7 fertilse right up to day 4, then come day 5 three hadn't developed anymore. I know my first cycle we had 12 fertilse and ended up with one. The clinic told me that the quality of my eggs during that cycle were poor and that was why they all didn't make it. Hope you get the answers you need
warning, just a question, i am using the crinone gel twice a day and yesterday i had some of the build up come out as it does, and there was a slight pink tinge to it. Has this happened to anyone else? yesterday was only 3 days after ET, so way too early for AF, right? I promised myself i wouldn't read into too much but it is soo hard!! Apart from that i feel really good and positive about it this time, i know that sounds weird.
I have a problem with spotting in between natural cycles, so I've always been given the pessaries. If I ever fall pregnant - please let it be this cycle! - my FS wants me to be on them until 12 weeks, I think. Have you also tried acupuncture in previous cycles?
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