Vic - have to agree with myturn, your updates are so helpful to see where everyone is at a quick glance. Thanks for taking the time to do this for us. How is the 2WW going?
I so hope my DH is like yours when we eventually do a transfer. He doesn't say much about it at the moment. I will say that my tummy is sore and he doesn't really respond with much, I don't know if thats cause he has nothing to say or doens't want to think about it or to let mw think about it.
MissB - Good luck for your pickup tomorrow morning,
Saffy - hi, this is the first time I will have been in a thread with you, as with the others, sorry to see you had to come back
Myturn - don't feel like it is your fault, we can't help what our bodies are putting us through and DH signed up for all the ups and downs when he married you so he will go along with the journey and will never blame you for what you are both going through, have faith in that. I think most of the time they wish they could fix it as much as we do but its usually because of what they see us go through.
Keeping a journal is a good idea I might have to start one to keep track of it all. I transferred all my paperwork and info into a big folder as it was everywhere and I hate that lol
Liseyt - we are certainly crossing our fingers that they grow. How did you cope when your cycle got cancelled, that would have been hard. Glad your injection went well, sorry you have been teary, hope the glass of wine helped. Hope your scan goes well int he morning. No news yet for us.
Bee27 - Good luck at your FS appointment on Friday. Sorry to hear about your dad, your dad would just be worrying as a parent does, but he also has to understand that the choice is yours to try for another baby. Good luck whatever your decision is, and I hope your dad has some really good days with you and your family
Mia - Hope your scan goes well tomorrow morning.
N2L - How is your TWW going, hope you have found things to keep yourself busy with. Has your cramps settled down now?
Amy-jellybean - hopefully that means you can get started quicker yay.
Hope I got to you all
AFM - Well today has been a much better day than yesterday, went to bed last night realising as much as I want to control the situation, I can't. I can certainly tell the difference in my tummy from the double dose of meds, I have had cramps since yesterday afternoon, if I lay down they aren't as bad but sitting it feels like I have the worst period pain in the world but I don't have AF atm lol. We have our second scan tomorrow morning at 7.30 to see how the little follicles are growing, they are doing really well.
It is good to see that some of you have been in a similar boat and still had EPU, I know this obviously depends on the fs and their advice and preference to try and get the best result for us as well. I am looking forward to tomorrow but also a bit reserved as I don't want another day like yesterday thats for sure.
DH is still very quiet about it all, he just walked in and asked what I was doing and I told him chatting to the girls and he just walked out of the study, I don't know if that is because he feels that I am always on here chatting or if he just wanted to leave me alone to do it, but it was unusual for him. Now he is tinkering out the back drilling this, this is never good as it usually means something is being pulled apart and I also know this is what he does when he needs his mind taken off things. I wish he would talk more about it and how he is feeling but he always says he has to stay strong to look after me.
Oh well enough rambling about me. to everyone.
liseyt, hehehe, I am naughty! I used to be a social smoker for many years, but then I could give up the smokes for years at a time. I'm lucky because I can just switch it off if I want to. I haven't smoked for years now, but about two weeks ago while on a holiday I started having one at night. I thought when I start IVF I would stop but when I get super stressed I tend to have a ciggy. The other time I had one at night was when I did my first cycle of IVF 3.5 years ago because once again it calmed my nerves. 3 wines hey? At least you can have them (for now!). GL with your puregon jabs
Saffy, welcome back from your holidays and GL with this cycle hun!
Vic, what a bummer that your DH has to go away for 5 weeks! I am praying so hard you won't need him because you'll be UTD!
myturn, don't be so hard on yourself hunni You will get there, just have some faith. So you need a bit of help, so do I, but nothing's impossible! GL with your next scan, hoping your lining is a lot thinner
Amy, woo hoo! Hurry up AF!!!!
ReeRee, hi sweetie! I wish you didn't have to travel this road I will keep everything crossed for you that your journey is as short as possible. GL with your FS app. hun!
kerbear, GL with your 2nd scan tomorrow I hope there is a lot of nice follies growing. As for men hun, they deal with things so differently to us. Hopefully he'll be up for a chat with you soon. It's so, so important for men to have the support as well with IVF.
n2l, have you done another pee on a stick? Been thinking of you hun, this just has to be your month
AFM, thanks so much for your lovely words of encouragement ladies. I am silently crapping my pants, but the time is almost here so it will be over soon. I have been so mean to my DF all day today, telling him what a big needle they are going to use on him, lol. Very mean I know, but at least he'll imagine a really big fat one and when he actually sees it it won't be so bad. He did have the needle in our first cycle, so I'm sure he knows it's not that bad
Just a quick question ladies, if my cycle does not work, how long will I have to wait to do another stim cycle (if there are no frozen embies)?
Hi there Miss B. Good luck tomorrow! Praying it all goes well and you get some lovely eggs I look forward to hearing the good news tomorrow night!! Oh, to answer your question, yes you can do back-to-back Stims. I have. Although I hope you won't need to!!
Hi to everyone else
ATM - pee stick still very faint positive this morning. I wish the fricken trigger would leave. Oh well.... I am using Internet cheapies so it's only costing me a dollar a day In other news I feel gross. I have decided to call it progesterone ickyness. I have a face full of pimples, my hair feels oily, I am grumpy, my back aches, my boobs are sore and I have mild cramps....oh the joys of IVF! Not. Also the bloody blunt clexane needles are giving me the shytes. Apart from that, life is good
Thanks n2l! I'm glad to hear I can do back to back stim cycles. Hopefully I won't need to!
I'm sorry to hear you're feeling so blehhhh! Is it really the progesterone? Is it because you're using the pessaries? Sorry hun, still learning heaps about the IVF process. I hope feeling this yucky pays off for you in the end! And then the m/s will kick it, now that's fun and games! lol. Thinking of you and praying hard for your BFP Chin up lovely
Yeah, it's the progesterone. I am on the crinone gel this time around. I think the side effects are worse on crinone than the pessaries. At least, that's my experience. for luteal support I have done pregnyl twice, crinone twice and pessaries twice.
On my phone so will make it quick and come back tomorrow to check in with you all properly. Bt today did not give the results I had hoped for. Not much is happening so I will continue to wait and see and then have another bt on Friday. Disappointed that they have said no need for and u/s for a while. Must be the week for our bodies to not be playing the game. I hate waiting for the u/s I just want to know how many follies I have and what they are up to.
Keta- that sux that they do blood test and hold off on u/s things are done so different from clinic to clinic, mine doesn't do blood tests at all through it for me. Hope things pick up for you and you get to see your follies soon :-)
Can't believe that I didn't see this new thread! Doh!
Anyhow, looks like there is lots going on in here and I will have to catch up with personals once I have a chance to read through it all.
AFM I am CD11 - had my first scan this morning for our natural FET. Lining is a little thin still, but I have a nice follicle growing on my right ovary - measuring 11mm. So I start testing for ovulation from tomorrow (using Seratec) and go in for another scan on Monday. Fingers crossed I ovulate next week some time - my cycles can be anywhere from 28-45days! Although this is much better than what I was like prior to having my DD. I have PCOS and I didn't use to have a cycle at all. I fell pregnant with my DD after 3 months of failed clomid, 6 months of failed OI and a BFN on my first ICSI stim cycle. DD was the result of a HRT FET. So I have never done a natural cycle before and it is really weird not having any medication. Also the FS mentioned that my ovaries are not looking Polycystic at all at the moment! How funny is that - it is like being pregnant with DD has sorted out some of my issues.
Will try and catch up on how everyone is going later - meant to be working now (shhhhhh)
Hi evryone,
Thanks so much myturn. the clinic called back this morning and told me not to be too worried re: bleeding, they said that I do need to let them know if it continues or gets heavier. still a bit freaked that it will mean another cancelled cycle.
missb- HOW DID EPU GO?????
my last cycle being cancelled was really hard, I had my hopes up so high and had planned on being pregnant over christmas and that I would have been pregnant by 2011.. which was a terrible year for my family (I was sick and in hospital a lot and my sister had a MC several months after her baby boy died). But feeling quietly positive that 2012 has to be a better year. I quit smoking years ago, but must admit I MISS IT! and do indulge occassionally, mostly after a few drinks and around friends who smoke.
Mia- what a shame we wont be there at the same time. If I am postponed that much I will look out for you xxx in answer to your question, it is in the clinic not in the main hospital. so you can avoid all bad memories of your MC. Good luck!!!
Kerbear- DH might just feel like its too early to be invested. I know my hubby is supportive but i don't really talk to him about half of the stuff I do on here. I asked him once why he wasnt upset by things and he told me that he had to be strong because if we both crumbled then how would we get through anything- which I both resent and love.
Keta- hope those little follies keep growing! finger crossed
N2L- hope you feeling a little better.. not looking forward to crinone.
liseyt - Glad your clinic is not too worried. that is settles down and your cycle goes ahead.
Janie71 - Welcome to the thread. There is so much going on in here. Good luck for your natural FET. It must be lovely not to be on any meds. And how lovely that your ovaries are not showing PCOS. Sounds like its very promising for this cycle.
Keta - Sorry to hear that your not progressing as you had hoped. It is so frustrating and you know time is just ticking away, yet every day feels like forever.
N2L - I am on the pessaries and I dont find it that bad. Time consuming, but not as bad as I thought. I said to the clinic that I had heard the gel was worse, yet they say 9 out of 10 women who come in think the pessaries are the worst. I have only tried the pessaries so have nothing to compare it with.
Kerbear - Hope your scan is going well and you have good follies
Miss B - And of course we are all waiting to hear how you got on. I hope your not feeling too sore, had good numbers and DF is taking really good care of you xxx
Ree*Ree - A big welcome to you.
Myturn - We all know exactly how your feeling. My DH is not the problem its all me. Plus I had to talk him into trying for a baby. Little did I realise that it would be this long, expensive, time consuming, emotional roller coaster journey that I have put us on. He keeps saying to me not to be so hard on myself and it is what it is. He says if the situations were reversed I wouldn't blame him and I wouldn't. He keeps saying its our journey. I am sure that your DH feels the same way. I hope your lining is doing what it needs to do.
AFM - Well after saying how wonderful my DH was, last night he was too invested in the tennis to call me. I had been waiting since 6pm to hear from him about going away for work and it was about 9 when I text him. I had been stressing since lunch time about how things were going to work and if he had anymore details. I dont like to call him as he works late, then goes to the pub for dinner so never sure when to call. I get a text back saying "night my beautiful angels, am watching the tennis, its a heart stopper, love and miss you both". I, hormonally, burst into tears. Here I was thinking he must have worked really late and must be so tired that he still had not even got to have dinner, and he is camped out watching the tennis. And just plain forgot to call. So he is obviously not worried about going away for work. Men!
Just stopping in to say AF arrived today.... Yay!!!!!! So will have my first jab on Sunday and blood test and ultrasound on Wednesday :-) Vic can you please change me to Cd1 xxx
Well, everything went well this morning, I had some really lovely people looking after me today. When I woke up the nurse said they got 4 eggs. Pretty disappointed, but at least it's something. I have been dreading this, it would have been better to have done a cycle when DS was 1, because my AMH levels were much better. Anyhoo, am waiting for a call tomorrow to let me know if any have fertilised and when transfer might be. Now that we don't have that many eggs, I don't know if it's a good idea to wait till day 5 in case none make it that far. I guess they will make the call. Not too sore, just a bit of discomfort. So cross all your fingers and toes ladies for the next few days for me please
Keta, chin up honey. I hope you're growing some nice bit fat follies in there! Bugger about the clinic not seeing the point of an u/s, I think it's the best way to see what's going on it there!
Janie, welcome to our corner of the world! GL with your natural FET. I had one and it's a real breeze. You hardly notice a thing!
liseyt, I'm so sorry to hear about your sister It sounds like she's been through her share of terrible grief and heartache. I wish her all the best for her future. I was really dreading of my cycle being cancelled too hun. It's amazing how many hopes and dreams we put on the cycle, hoping and praying it will work. I hope the bleeding takes a hike!
Vic, bloody men!! I seriously don't understand the way they think sometimes ! In his defence though, it is so easy to lose yourself in a good game of tennis! lol. Hope he makes it up to you hun!
Amy, woo hoo for AF arriving hun!!!!!! Very excited for you sweetie to finally get the ball rolling.
n2l, how are you feeling lovely?
Hi to all the other lovely ladies I hope you're travelling nicely.
Will be back to update you with what's now going on.
glad it went well miss b - even though it doesn't sound like many it is still good news! and. as you say, you only need one FX it's the one that sticks!
hi everyone else, hope our two sticky ones are sticking like glue and you are both feeling well... as for the rest of us.... we will just keep plodding along with the stabbing, snorting, popping and all the rest. xxx
AFM... tomorrow is the 2nd US - finally I should be able to take the puregon.... (sorry if TMI...but).... stopped bleeding yesterday, and I'm a bit worried that I haven't been bleeding enough... but I can't do anything to make it come out - will be happy to get started on the next bit, and hopefully the increased dose of drugs will make it work a bit quicker this time.
My mum had a dream that I was pregnant and there were two babies in the dream...! She knew that she was going to have two grandchildren this year, but wasn't sure if it was me, or me and my SiL who would be preg this year.
Seriously... i don't wan to be selfish... but I don't want them to spoil my thunder... and I won't be able to help it, but be ****ed off if they get preg this year as well..... oh and watch out world if my sister decides to go for another this year as well....
this year - HAS to be my year! they can have bubs next year - that's fine! I won't care - but this year - this whole year.... it's mine... and they can keep their hands off it!!
myturn, I hope your mum's dream comes true and you'll be having twins this year! How awesome would that be! It will be YOUR TURN hun, have faith. GL in your u/s tomorrow, hopefully things are progressing nicely for you
Just had to take some panadeine, I was giving the LO a bath and noticed how sore my belly was after all that proding When I was in the recovery room (I was the first on the list so initially I was there on my own) a couple of ladies got wheeled in after me. I couldn't help but feel for them and what they have to go through with IVF. I thought to myself, why do we have to go through all these invasive proceduress when others just get pg at the drop of a hat???!!!! Not fair
Missb - know its not what you hoped for but 4 is still good, I can't remember without looking back and I am on phone, how many follicles did you have.
Myturn- I can so relate to you, I am thinking the same about my SiL, she has given up smoking, caffeine, doesn't really say much about whether they are trying but I am positive they are and get friends think so to and I am being selfish as well I don't want to share it with anyone, I want it all to be about us if we get pregnant lmao I crack myself up cause I already have 3pregnant friends and it won't be about us anyway but it's nice to hope.
All I know is it will be all about us for me and DH and that's all that matters.
Hope everyone else is going along well and embies are sticking like glue :-)
AFM - things are still not do good, follicles haven't grown much, meds upped again to 450, scan again say but if not much improvement FS has made plans for us to cancel ivf this month and do iui which would be mon or wed depending on scan.
I have accepted my fate with it and figure as DH sperm is good it means we still get a shot and spend a while lot less doing it which means next month we can put the money to good use on hopefully a really successful ivf cycle that's if we need it ;-)
Hope u are all good xx
to everyone.
You will get there, just have some faith. So you need a bit of help, so do I, but nothing's impossible! GL with your next scan, hoping your lining is a lot thinner
I hope there is a lot of nice follies growing. As for men hun, they deal with things so differently to us. Hopefully he'll be up for a chat with you soon. It's so, so important for men to have the support as well with IVF.
In other news I feel gross. I have decided to call it progesterone ickyness. I have a face full of pimples, my hair feels oily, I am grumpy, my back aches, my boobs are sore and I have mild cramps....oh the joys of IVF! Not. Also the bloody blunt clexane needles are giving me the shytes. Apart from that, life is good 
! In his defence though, it is so easy to lose yourself in a good game of tennis! lol. Hope he makes it up to you hun!
When I was in the recovery room (I was the first on the list so initially I was there on my own) a couple of ladies got wheeled in after me. I couldn't help but feel for them and what they have to go through with IVF. I thought to myself, why do we have to go through all these invasive proceduress when others just get pg at the drop of a hat???!!!! Not fair 
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