LT TTC & Assisted Conception July-Aug 2010

Hi again ladies

Wantaminime ~ LOL - I can't stay away can I. Im a bit naughty and get on here a fair bit at work. My job is pretty cruisy in winter and Im often bored at work so I can jump on here. Like to see how everyone is going. GL with the jabbing etc, excited for you!

ChristieJ ~ Hi. Hasnt your FS and nurse given you a bit of a schedule? Usually you'll have a couple of BT's and ultrasounds first to see how your follies are going. Most of the time Ive had a final U/S on a Fri then EPU on either the Monday or Tuesday so a few days after last U/S - providing you have some good sized follies. Hope that helps. Its very exciting - GL and FX for you!

AFM ~ right now Im going to vent, hope you dont mind. Im so sick of people saying just relax and it will happen - grrr :angry: I think people mean well but I just wish they'd think about it a bit more before they say it. I know you ladies probably understand where Im coming from. I realise that stressing doesnt help the situation but I dont think just relaxing alone is going to help people like DH and I who have been TTC for almost 4.5 years. Ok rant over LOL, thanks for listening xoxo

So the transfer is done - I feel hugely relieved. Now a few days to relax before getting nervous again!

Kass ~ Goodluck hun, hope TWW goes quickly for you with a lovely BFP at the end!

No I don't really have a schedule - lots of BT and US atm. I think they mentioned it would be roughly day 12 depending obviously on everything but wasn't really sure. It is hard coz I am 2 hours away from the clinic and hubby away so need to arrange a lift!

Marie - your friend situation sounds hard. I have days where I need to avoid pregnant friends, and I'd really struggle if they all were! I really doubt that anyone would be offended if you explained the situation. I don't think you should have to explain yourself to everyone, but you could talk to one or two friends that you are closer to and ask them to help you change the topic.

Loops - I know exactly where you're coming from!

trueblue I was excited when thing moved on, hope everything continues to progress for you to the goal of a BFP.

Kass yes I know what you mean, but I suppose being excited helps us stay positve. That guarantee thing would be great.

Marie I was knocked out totally so manybe it depends on the clinic. Marie I have been there before too with the baby talk and you cant be included it. I normally go for things like, TV shows ones on past 8:30 to try change the conversation. Cooking if you are into that, a lot of mums like to swap reciepes etc

Saraz I thought 5 day ones had a better chance too. Thats even what a hubby waiting for his wife on a 2nd cycle said to me.

Thanks for the welcome loops, there is quite a few of us in here. I think people sometimes doint know what to say so say the 1st thing that comes to mind. Sometimes it might be better if they said nothing or were honest and say I dont really understand what you are going through etc etc but I hear as to listen. IYKWIM.

christinej as said it depends on follie size and type of cycle too. I did a down reg cycle which takes about 60 days all up. On Melb IVF website there are charts with approx collection dates. Maybe check there.

Wantaminime I know the pin cushion feeling and when I hoped on the scales at hospital today I was 5 kilos more than home. So bloated I know hospitals scales can be different than home but 5 kilos. Good luck for blood test and scan.

Kass hope the 2ww going quickly, and you get a BFP.

I had my OPU today, got 5. The doc that filled in was great as were all the staff I dealt with. Roll on Wed for my transfer. Sorry if I missed anyone still a bit tired groggy.

Loops: yes I did chick sorry I didn't reply back it's been a mad house whirl wind here we've been ai ing the cows lol all weird as in a week and a bit it'll be my turn so with that and weaning calves and everything else plus the flu lol... thanks btw yeah i love y hair can't wait till it gets long again. BTW I second that lisa don't feel bad noone should, getting a bfp is amazing and makes me smile hearing someone gets awesome news
*just read your second post aw chick I hate that had a shiela do that to me recently dh snapped first and said if it were hat easy we'd be preg already.. yay go dh lol
wanta: gl with your scan yeah you do get used to it lol
Kass: GL chick hope your tww is a fast one
AFM: Well obviously the puregon has kicked in and quicker I think cause stronger this time by the end opf milking tonight I was tired, cranky as all hell and snappy.. also emotional I cried because a calf bit me..well it hurt but was not emotional break down worthy lol ah well bring it on all worth it. I get to sleep in in the morning and I have the weekend off so might take some photo's of baw baw and potter and help get over this flu

Thanks guys for understanding!

ChristieJ ~ Im sorry I cant really remember timing too well and what happens when - it all becomes a bit of a blurr after a while LOL. But I think you're right, about day 12or 13 - just prior to ovulation. I have to drive two hours to my clinic as well, can be hard. Good luck hun, hoping it all works out!

Trishy ~ thanks. Yep you're right - it is that they dont know what to say but yes completely agree that they should just say im sorry and I dont understand. GL, hope they all fertilise and GL for your transfer, FX for you!

True ~ thats cool-I know what dairy farming is like LOL. Its ironic isnt it, i had the same thing when DH and I were farming and doing IUI lol. Go Billy :D
Have a nice rest this weekend hunni, you deserve it.

hi all.looks like i could very well be busy again in about a month.we are pretty sure our female shar pei is UTD again.grrrrrr,we wanted to wait til next season for them to have another litter of pups and even had puppy knickers on her and i modified some of the kids old bike pants to poke her tail out to wear over the knickers but looks like they managed it somehow.the only time we actually saw them doing anything was after they had been let out to do their business and when they came up stairs i was getting her pants to put back on and our male got ambitious but um was a bit directionally challenged and ended up in the wrong place IYKWIM.
Mum is still having chemo and will be here in bris on tuesday for her planning appointment to start radium later next mnth.kids and i are gonna catch up with her while she is down tuesday.we very nearly got a horse this past week.we would have been given it for DD1(she is the one that is blind in one eye) but decided not to just yet as we would rather have a bit of a vet bill nest egg built up before getting one plus we didnt have any horse gear yet so going to get that all sorted then in 6-12 months look at getting a horse.

Hope everyone else is doing ok and having a good weekend

Hi ladies

Trublue I think the NK testing has to be done through your FS and from what I have read and expereinced they usually wont request those tests till you have had a few failed IVF cycles. No harm in asking though cause I guess each doctor etc is different. Glad to hear that your body is starting to behave itself again and wishing you heaps of luck for the rest of the week

Saraz your story is so funny can you imagine the sorts of things the nurses hear from us when we are sedated. I remember my DH telling me that I cried when they told me how many eggs I got. I cant remeber a thing. Hope that all your eggs are fertilised and you have a really good one to transfer back

Trishy good luck with yor transfer on Wednesday hope the little one sticks nice and tight for the next nine months

AFM will be trying naturally this month so I'll be keeping DH busy this week hope we can catch the little egg coming down. If not I guess that means I'm only about 4 weeks away from starting again. Its been nice to have a break do some normal things and not constantly worry about where I'm at and what I have to do next. Having said that though I'd trade it all in for a BFP

Hello Ladies!!
Well I have been MIA for a few weeks! Had so much going on but hopefully back into it now! I come back and see we have started a new thread.
I had a phone appointment with the FS last Thursday and went over our results and my results are still all good and hubby's results have improved slightly, although only very slightly I am happy with that, (the poor thing has gone without caffeine, alcohol, etc, for months, he didn't even have a drink when people came over last night). So it's all going to start for us on the 28th August, the excitement is really starting to kick in more now. Also I start my new job tomorrow, so a bit nervous about that.

Trishy: GL with the transfer hope it brings a great BFP for you :).

Saraz: How did your results go? Did you end up with a good amount?

Wantaminime: How did your BT go? Hope everything is moving along nicely for you.

Loops: Vent all you want hun! Some people just don't get how it can make someone feel. We can't just click our fingers and make it happen like it seems to happen for some people. :hug:

Kass: FX for a BFP in a few weeks!

Trubabe: I can just picture your Shar pei running around with pants on lol. Cute!
Hope your mums appointments go well :hug:

Terry: GL and hopefully you can get a natural BFP!

Sorry if I have missed anyone.

I hope this finds you all well and seeing BFP really soon
xox

Hi Ladies

I'm back to sniffing again. Another 6 days of BCP and FX Af isn't too far away!

Trubabe ~ Ohh puppies are so cute. LOL - we had the same thing happen last time we got puppies - big accident but they are just so cute and fun its hard to be upset that it has happened, its exciting.
Hope your mums chemo works well and she gets into remission soon :pray:

Terry ~ Good luck with the natural cycle hun, :crossfingers: you get a nice lil miracle!

DreamsIR ~ Thanks for understanding hun and for the hugs, means a lot. Very excited for you! And good luck with your new job. Geez you guys are good - we've been bad with alcohol and caffeine lately - we'll have to take a leaf out of your book.

Porche ~ GL with the sniffing etc and hope AF comes on time. Excited for you to, FX!

Hi all. Sending lots of :bluedust: and :stickyvibesgirl:
AFM ~ Just hoping time goes quick so we can do another IVF soon and that we can save lots ready for it.

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to pop into the thread and introduce myself, I'm an IVF newbie who has been hanging around on BB for 2.5 years (though I lurk more than post!). I'm currently on a down-reg cycle and have my BT and ultrasound on Wednesday which hopefully gives me the all-clear to start FSH on Thursday,

This has been a long time coming for me (especially dealing with the fact that conceiving naturally hadn't happened for DH and I), so while I'm trying no to pin all my hopes on IVF being successful at some point in the future, I'm also trying to remain upbeat and positive too... easier said than done at times! It means a lot to me to find a place where other people can relate to the struggle that infertility can take at times.

Hi All,

What a busy weekend in here.

Loops - I hear exactly what your saying and I too am sick of it. Especially form my MIL. I get the hints etc about giving them a grandchild seeing as my SIL has now given them 2. Gosh it must be hard being perfect living a perfect life.

Kass - I have everything Xed for you. Hard as it seems try to relax over the next 2 Weeks.

Trishy - 5 eggs is great. How are they coming along???

Terry - Enjoy your break. Relax and have some fun BD you never know what might happen.

Dreams into Reality - GL with your new job. And August isn't that far away.

AFM - Things aren't going as wonderfully as I had hoped. As mentioned earlier my estrogen was being sluggish and tho it picked up a bit it was still low enough to double my puregon on Saturday. Had U/S this morning and the FS could find only 2 half decent follies. 1@ 1.7 and 1 @ 1.6.
He said my Endo was a D. Not sure what that means but he followed it up by saying it was good.
So from what the FS was saying this morning is that I am not going to get any better this cycle and he is happy enough to continue on those two follies if I am depending on the results of the BT. I replied with a "well you only really need one good one" he looked at me like I was an idiot.
Well maybe I am a idiot but am feeling a bit flat as he did not sound all that confident, I needed to pick myself up and feel like it was all going to be ok. You know how it goes fake it til you make it. We will see what is said this arvo when I call for my results.
So ladies can anyone tell me if they know of success with little follies and only 2.

Thanks all. Have a good day

Hey now ladies what's all this farm talk, I am jealous I live in a flat and don't even have a garden or a pet (I wish!).

Trishy - so exciting that you got 5, rest up and hope it all goes really well for wednesday!

Aurian - welcome, I'm a newbie too but found this place really helpful - gives me a time & place to do my obsessing with ppl who understand!

Wantanime - sorry I don't know much about egg size but I guess your doc would - if it were me and doc is really doubtful I think I might be considering a fresh start and another cycle just to take a bit of stress off (but I'm not a hardened stress-warrior like some of the ppl here!).

Terry - hope this is the month, have some fun au naturelle!! ;) re embarrassing sedation effects, DH has now revealed that I was also waving and saying hi to all the nurses in the middle of my opu! Ha! No memory of this either of course.

DiR - did you tell your new employer anything about ivf situation?

porsche - good luck, is it a FET or a stim cycle you're starting?

Kass - any tips on how to relax!?!? I am so overexcited & I admit 10% scared!

AFM, had my transfer today - can't quite believe it! Our 3 embies made it to excellent blastocysts, so we are really pleased. We got to see the one they transferred, so cool, I wasn't expecting that. I nearly cried! Having never been pregnant I feel quite strange walking around knowing it's there & just praying like crazy it will attach. :pray::pray::pray:

Marie, Loops etc - I hear ya. I think it's pretty rare for people to know how to be sensitive let alone supportive. We have felt pressured enough over the years by ppl who assumed that we were not trying and putting it off and must need a bit of a reminding about it (! like I'm gonna go oh right, kids, forgot all about that, thanks I'll go and have me some now). Just going to a FS for the first time was pretty emotional, facing all those tests and the possibility that it'd never work out for us, so at first we didn't want to tell anyone about starting ivf. Eventually we decided that my mum would be really hurt if I didn't, so I have kept her in the loop with every detail, and also told my bro and SIL who have been thru ivf themselves. But that was it.

Then my latest stress: yesterday I found out my stepdad accidentally blabbed it to my stepsister and her partner and who knows who else knows now, they are all wanting to know how it's gone. When others I'm closer to don't even know. I'm having dinner with stepsis tomorrow and I so don't feel like talking about it (esp since she has 2 babies no troubles).

I mean stepsis didn't tell me till 12 weeks in about her 2 pregnancies so why shd ivf be any different? If something goes wrong I don't want to have to deal with people hassling me for updates and trying to be understanding when they just can't understand. But then others might resent not having been told. How did you guys decide who to tell? How many did you tell? Once they do know how can I say nicely, 'don't expect any updates for 3 months'??

Hi everyone,

Saraz - I really know how that feels. We have only told our parents. We've been at IVF for 2 years now. No one knows why we seem to be constantly broke. Also we have a situation where my B-inlaw and wife want us all to go to Bali for Father-inlaw's 70th. We of course are broke and also will be doing IVF so said no. Well - they are highly offended and taking it personally that we don't want to spend time with them............aaaargh!

Wanta -my Endo is an A+ which means pretty severe. I still fell pregnant early this year before they cleaned me out again. It was a natural FET. So don't let that worry you.

AFM - over in the TWW, things are not looking good for me. NO SYMPTOMS AT ALL. Compared to when I fell in Feb, this is like nothing at all...............I'll be super surprised if my embie has attached at all. We had 5 good eggs going to blastie still on day of transfer and then overnight (after transfer) they only got 1 left that was good enough to freeze. I wish they had put them back and frozen at 3 days. I might have more to use. Better inside than in the incubators!!!

Hi Sara

It's a stim cycle.