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Polly, I am so, so sorry to hear AF paid you a visit. Nasty *****!!! I agree with Nicole, give yourself some time and get some rest. Have a few drinks and take your mind off the subject for a few days. You know that we will be here to support you whatever your decision may be.:grouphug:
Blood results back from today's progesterone test - 44, so have ovulated. Was a bit concerned that the level was so low but nurse assured me that it was ok. My levels are usually around this level on day 21 anyway.
Nicole, are you having any symptoms?
Good Afternoon Lovelies,
Well i have had a sleep on it. I didnt go to work today. Just needed some me/us time. The kids didnt go to school as the heat affects there asthma and today yet again its over 4o degrees. So they are home in the cool. It has been nice to have so many cuddles. I/we have decided that i /we still want this more than ever. I'm not ready to give up yet. Not by a long shot but i have more questions for my fs when i speak to him. Which will be this evening. He is one wonderful doctor. I hope you girls all have a wonderful weekend especially Nicole who is having a birthday. Have a fantastic weekend and fear not- i'll have a drink for you.!!:redface: Lets cross our fingers that you are abstaining form the alcohol because you ARE already pregnant. I really hope so,:pray:
Hey Belinda, great to hear that you did O....now the waiting game continues...
As for any symptoms, my bb are not as sore as what they were for the past few days, and my lower back AF pains have also gone.
I did a test today which was not a good idea...it was a BFN, I rang the clinic and spoke to a nurse and she said it would be too early to show...so 3 more sleeps and the waiting will be over.
How about you, any symptoms?
How you feeling today Polly?
Feeling not too bad. Still sad, still shocked and disheartened. But this will happen. I am positive. I am not ready to quit yet. I still want this so very much. so back on the band wagon for me. Need to call Melbourne IVF in the morning. Then collect my gonal-f. So i can get right back into it. I'm so sorry chicky that you got a bfn; i sincerely hope its just cause its to early. Have a incredible weekend.
Hi Girls,
Polly, I am so glad that you have decided to keep trying. I know how you feel though, every month when AF arrived I would chuck a tanty and tell my DH that I was sick of everything and I would never have kids and how it was so unfair considering two of my friends up until 2 years ago swore they would never have kids by choice and then over night decided they wanted to and got pregnant straight away!!! Then a day or so after I would realise what an idiot I had been and get on with it. But I do have to say that as each month passes with a BFN I become more and more demotivated in my life, both work and private. I hope the FS has some answers for you this evening.
Nicole, no symptoms for me yet, a few little twinges but other than that nothing. Even if I did have symptoms I can't rely on those as the pregnyl injections may have something to do with it. I did my second injection today and again hurt like hell. Had a little cry to myself and then ate chocolate (which won't do my arse any favours!!)
Hope you both have a wonderful weekend and Happy Birthday Nicole!!! I will probably be offline for most of the weekend so I just want to wish you the very best of luck now Nicole, for your blood test.:crossfingers::bluedust::bluedust::bluedust: to you.
Hey ladies, this cycle is over for me too. :(
AF started today, not very heavy as yet so that is a good thing.
Had a cry today to my SIL, it's silly to think that I could be lucky first time...it just doesn't make sense?!?! The cycle went really well, injections were not so bad, no side effects, bloods tests all good, US all good, swimmers were like a small army.... I just don't understand?? :wall:
I'm still going for my blood test on Monday and DH and I will go ahead with another back to back cycle if FS gives the all clear.
:pray: next time we get a BFP
Hope you all have a great weekend, and thanks for your Birthday wishes :D
Ohh Nicole,
Hunny I am so sorry that you bummed out as well. We can still cross our fingers for Belinda: and Paula when she starts on her journey. Maybe we were both ni'ave to think it would be that easy. I have spoken to my fs and we start again on day 6. I asked him how long is it recommended we do iui; he said we can try another 3 then if i want we can do icsi.Big bucks $$$$. I do hope though Belinda that you had a lovely weekend and a really nice birthday eventhough it didnt fullfill all your dreams.Just the same i look foward to sharing another cycle with my muskateer buddies.
Nicole, I am so sorry to hear AF arrived.:cry::hugs: And for your birthday, just not fair. Great to hear that you will go back to back with the cycles. As they say, when you fall off the horse you gotta get straight back on!!! I guess when you finally start treatment you automatically think this is it, this time it will work. I thought that to begin with, but I have to say today I have been having a few little crampy sensations. I am trying to ignore it as it could be the pregnyl. God I hate the mind games!!!!!! And to top it off my best friend gave birth to her first baby today. I'm extremely happy for her, but on the other hand just a little jealous and I had a little cry in the shower to myself. I still have a week to go until my blood test so I am sure I will be a basket case by the weekend. My DH has a huge weekend plannned to help keep my mind off everything, starting with a KISS concert. Nothing like watching a bunch of old farts in high heels and makeup jumping around on stage to lift the spirits!!!!!!!!!
I am sure that next cycle will be the one for you and Polly and I have all bits crossed for the both of you.
Well i have officially started my cycle. First injection this morning at it was easy peasy! I was a little hesitant thinking that it might sting or hurt but it was fine. I even did it all myself ;) lol
I have to admit that i am really hopeful that this first cycle will work. I know that a few ladies in here havent been successful and then wish they hadnt been so hopeful. Is it wrong for me to have some sort of hope that it will work first go? You see, i have always in the past been such a pessimist person and always real regative about things. But after a few issues in my personal life late last year, i have changed lots and have become a lot more positive and confident within myself so i guess i am staying really positive about this whole journey too. I do know that there is a chance it might not work and im not in denial or whatever you want to call it but should i be planning for the worst and not being so positive? :cry: Is it common for the first cycle to not work?
Hi Paula,
I don't know if its common for the first cycle to not work. I just thought that because i had been on stims for a few months already and because we were upping the anty(so to speak)that we would get results. But unfortunately not the case. My sister is due in 8 weeks and today i was her helper running all over the country side picking up laybys and buying clothes and hospital stuff. I adore her and I cant wait to be an aunty. But i find myself quite often in a pessimistic state of mind. Like today I picked up this cute little baby girl romper and adored it;but said "We'll at this rate I'm never going to need that". She said "Of course you will-stop being so hard on yourself" Sometimes though it just seems so hopeless. I go with her and i try and support her when she says which cot would you pick and why and i honestly think "Whats the point asking me really"?I'm not in an analytical state of mind. I do wish you every single success with your first go at it, maybe you can prove us wrong. I hope so and you can show us how to get it done first time. hehehe. I start stims again on Wednesday.
The Clinic rang this afternoon bloods are in....BFN :wall::wall::wall:
Belinda, as you said you gotta get back on that horse....at that's what we are doing.
FS has given the ok for back to back treatment so 1st injection will be on Wednesday.
Paula, congrats on your first injection :D
I think keeping a positive attitude about this type of journey is the way to go.
No matter how long or how you get there, keeping a positive attitude gives you the strength and focus on the end result.
Polly, when do you start your injections? Are they changing your dosage?
I don't think we were ni'ave thinking this was going to be easy, just hopeful that it would work first go. :pray: that we get our BFP this cycle.
P.S Thanks to all my fellow musketeers for your Birthday wishes....I'm officially a 30 year old.....holy crap how did that happen??
Yeah Nicole,
I'm up for Wednesday as well. Same dose 75iu. What about you lovey?Same dose?
At this stage 75, but they will call me in the next 24 hours to confirm.
We will be staring on the same day...very cool...could be a sign :pray:
FS just rang...what a lovely man, he gave his apologies for things not working out.
He has decided to lower my dosage to 50 due to high hormone levels before and after O.
He basically said with the progesterone reading I would have ovulated more than one egg (he said 3...eggs).
Hi Girls,
Hope you are well.
Nicole, good to see you are 'backing up' on the cycles. I totally agree that it could be a good sign both you and Polly are starting on the same day.
Paula, welcome to the muskateers!!! Not much to the injections is there!?! I think you need to go into any AC with the belief that it will work for you, and I have read about plenty of women who have fallen on their first IUI cycle. It will sometimes be a stretch to remain positive, especially when you are in the TWW and you start getting weird sensations and you are sure AF is on her way. I have to say I had the worst weekend, very hormonal and teary, but I went to visit my bestfriend today and when I held her newborn I knew that everything I was going through and feeling would be worth it in the end when I was holding onto my own.
Last pregnyl injection this morning...thank god....so now the countdown to next monday is on. I have a very religious MIL and she is sure this is 'my time' due to the fact that I will have the pg test on easter monday. I hope she and the big man upstairs know something I don't!!!:)
Polly & Nicole that is so great that you are both starting your injection on the same day... You can be injection Buddies..:lol: Best of luck to you both, hopefully you both get your BFP at the same time too! :pray:
BB73 i too hope that your MIL and the man upstairs know something you dont.. It would be a great Easter pressie thats for sure. Best of luck to you too!
Well still nothing much to report as yet.. Second injection down!
Hey Paula, congrats on 2nd injection!!
Belinda, just noticed that you have your PG bloods next Monday. Is this at Wetmead or Casle Hill? I'll be at Westmead on Monday morning as well and thought we might pass eachother in the waiting room.
Hi Nicole,
I will be at Westmead at 8.30am next Monday for pg test. What time is your appointment? Would love to catch up with you if we are there around the same time
Belinda
Hey Belinda, mine is at 7.30, I'll see if I can make it around 8.30 and will let you know.J
Hey Belinda my appointment is for 8.15am, I can hang around after your's if you like?
Hey Nicole, that would be great! Looking forward to catching up with you in person.
See you then Belinda...how are you feeling anyway? :crossfingers: for a BFP.
Polly tonight is the night...here we go again. Are your bloods being taken on Monday as well?
Paula I hope your injections are going well :D
hi Ladies :hello:
just been foloowing you progress and thought that i might tell you my story. Might just help you keep focused even if you have a really long cycle like i did . My prayers :pray: are with you all during you time with IUI
IUI round 1 BFN 1 follie16 ml letrozole with trigger shot using DH frozen sperm due to work commitments, Af didnt arrive for 25 days after IUI. all HPT were BFN. We think that AF was so late due to my high prolactin levels.
IUI round 2 BFP :bfp: then early loss :angel: 2 follicles 16ml letrozole and trigger shot using Dh frozen sperm due to work commitments. We were thinking no more at this stage too hard too emotional and also had already cost us several thousand dolloars at this stage as we live 175kms from the FS.
i begged DH to do one more round then er would have 12 months off and this is how it went.
IUI round 3
day 3-8 letrozole 100mg
day 10 scan 1 follicle5ml
day 10-15 letrozole 100mg
day 15 scan 11follicle biggest is 11ml and 9ml all rest unfer 5ml
day 17 scan follies have shrunk start injections
day17-21 injections puregon 75ml
day 21 scan follies 2 were 15.9 and 15ml
day 22-23 injections puregon 75ml
day 23 trigger shot of pregnol 5000 at 9.30pm
day 25 IUI at 9.30am :sperm: (today is classed as 1DPO)
day 36 or 12dpo BFp faint :bfp:
day 36 or 13dpo bloods done result HCH of 30
day 37 14 DPo bloods are result HCG of 155
day 25 Dpo bloods done again due to bleeding result of HCH3257 all looks good
Hi Tiffany, great news on your BFP!!
Really gives hope that even though it might not work first time for everyone, it still can happen.
Thank you for sharing your story :D
[COLOR="Magenta"]Oooooh Nicole,
We are back on the baby machine. Maybe we can be lucky like Tiffany and nail it second time around:dance:. God i hope so. I got my days mixed up this cycle and i was meant to start my injections yesterday.:doh: wooops. I started today and my FS wasnt worried about the extra day one little bit. So that was a relief. Don't like the paying IVF bills too much. oUCH!! So first injection is all done. yipee. i'm feeling super positive- i have no reason to be? My ivf nurse is a legend. She is so thorough and caring and wonderful with all my dumb questions. Shes good with a probe and needle too. Haha I hope everyone is going well and fingers crossed for Belinda who's train will soon be running l8. Come on girl give us a BFP for the muskateer team.:grouphug:[/COLOR]
Hey Polly, congrats on your first injection... :dance:
DH should do his jab in 1/2 hours time....so here we go....
Glad to hear you are feeling positive, I feel so much stronger doing this cycle.
:pray: on our BFP this time
Belinda, only 5 more sleeps for you....:pray:
Hi Girls,
Tiffany, thanks for your story - gee you did have a long cycle didn't you! And here I am whingeing about the fact that it's been 11dpo and I've had enough of playing the waiting game!
Polly and Nicole - good luck for this cycle:crossfingers: this will be the one for both of you! I'm so glad that both of you are staying very positive!
Paula - where are you??? Hope everything is going well.
Me...going out of my mind. Had a little tanty at DH as soon as he walked in the door today. He had a very drunken weekend on a bucks party and was smoking again so I let him have it. Considering his count was lower than usual on the day of IUI I feel like he isn't taking this as serious as he could. So if things don't work out this month (but they will!!!) he is on a complete alcohol ban. I'm not giving myself injections and staying off the booze if he can't!!! And thats my rant for the day!!! Nicole, no symptoms at all. Was talking with a friend who has a 2yo and she said she didn't get any symptoms that were obvious until about 2 weeks after Af was due. So maybe I will be one of those people (gotta tell myself something!!) I really want to POAS and almost got one today but it will come out positive regardless due to the pregnyl. I have heard of people buying HPT and doing them every day to see if the line gets lighter or stays the same but quite frankly couldn't justify spending the money when I only have 5 long, long sleeps to go.
Hey Belinda the last 5 days are a killer.... keep busy and know that you are on the home stretch... only 4 more sleeps to go.
Sending you :stickyvibesboy: :stickyvibesgirl:
Tiffany thanks so much for sharing your inspirational story. Just goes to prove IT WILL HAPPEN! for all of us. Best of luck and i hope you have a H&H pregnancy.
Polly woohoo on starting your next cycle. Best of luck!!!
Just a quick question for everyone... Is it normal for the FSH injections to affect your mood? And give you sore BB's?
I am feeling soooo emotional today. I just feel like crying about everything and everyone. :cry: Not sure if its just me or if i can possibly blame it on the meds??!!
Hey girls,
Paula:It is perfectly normal for the meds to muck you around a bit. I find I'm usually symptom free until about my 8th or 9th injection and then i feel quite awful.:(
Nicole: This has to be it- dosent it.!I read Tiffany's story with baited breath it was so inspirational. I felt very inspired after reading this that it WILL happen . I loved having a chat to my nurse yesterday it just confirmed that with ivf there are NO straight answers. I explained to her how i was so sure that last month before i got my period i was so sure that i was pregnant then the symptoms went away and Af arrived.She said you have to wonder if the blastocyst was starting to fertilise but for some reason known only to a higher power your body rejected it and then as per usual you get your period. But then if it fertilised then that could have resulted in a miscarriage or worse later on. And that as far as a human race goes even without fertility issues our chances of reproducing each cycle are just below 20%. Which as a species is one of the lowest reproductive rates out there. Pretty poor. And also there is the gene thing that every single pregnancy has the possibilty of chromosomal abnormality from the mother or the father and maybe thats why that egg dosent fertilise. Also because an egg looks good with measurements it dosent mean that it is good.And also if you have 3 embies on board and one is 18 and one is 22 and one is 15;it dosent mean that the biggest ones will neccessarily fertilise. It could just as likely be the small one or all 3. There are absolutely no rules. Also if you always ovulate on cd 18 your body can one month decide to ovulate on cd10 and produce wonderful ripe embies and surge then. She said she has been surprised many a time with a womans body throwing a curve ball so to speak:rolleyes:. So thats why they monitor us so frequently.I hope this information helps you all as it helped me from giving myself the blame game over my eggs.You know my nurse was saying too that they have to be so careful as to how many embies are produced during a cycle because women will go in and go right off their heads if there is a multiple pregnancy that it is IVF"S fault. I couldnt believe that!
Belinda:You hang in there girl, try and not test- however we all know what its like if your resolve weakens and you do. Hopefully easter will keep you distracted enough to keep you away from the box. I am so happy for you that things are going so well and i am really ROOTING(hehehe)for you that this is your month.We would all be so happy to see one of us get through. However i still have no doubt in my mind that it will happen for THE TEAM and it wont take long.:fertilise: This is our year girls,THE YEAR OF THE RAT.:grouphug:
HAVE A DIVINE EASTER TO ALL OF YOU WONDERFUL LADIES, enjoy your friends and family and eat lots of CHOCOLATe.
P>S goodluck with your scans on Monday girls.
And you totally have my support with the drinking thing and smoking. My DP is off both until I SAY. ITs not all bad he gets ME-who is incredible in bed (HAHA)all the time. Sex on tap.. But the price is no social drinking or smoking unless i have AF(cause then I'm likely to join him):lol:
Thanks for sharing that info polly... it is all so true but we very rarely sit and think of it that way! I too have a really good feeling about this year '08 will be the year that we all have big bellys!! :lol:
Well happy Easter to all! Hope the Easter bunny is nice to you and brings you everything you wish for!
Thanks for the info Polly, it takes away some of pressure when there are so many other aspects into this reproductive mystery.
Sometimes as much as science can do and know, it really is up to a much higher power as your said
Happy Easter ladies, eat lots of chocolate... and keep safe over this long weekend.
HI Girls,
3 sleeps to go......can this weekend go any slower!
Polly, the info you shared with us was great. I totally understand the nurse talking about the transfer of limited embies. There was a case in Canberra recently where a lesbian couple sued the IVF doc because he transfered 2 embies and they ended up with twins. They sued the doc for the estimated amount that it would take to raise the child for 18 years and some pain and suffering money thrown in for good measure! So and so's should be greatful they have a child as far as I'm concerned as there are plenty of people who would give their right arms to be in the same position!
Trying to keep busy this weekend. Went and saw KISS in concert last night. Man...what a show. Even though those guys are nudging 60, they put on an unbelievable show and all in 10 inch platform stilletos!!! DH and I have stared renovation the spare/baby's room today. We thought we would leave it until I was pregnant but as that didn't go to plan I've decided to just go ahead and start it. I am also hoping that by starting it may give me some luck!
Well, hope you are enjoying your easter, eating lots of chocolate (i'm avoiding it cause i'm too fat already!!!):lol::lol::lol::lol:
Belinda
:dance: Hi ladies, i couldnt help myself i had to come in and post.
Well as i mentioned before, i had my first BT this morning to see how the meds were going. Well can you believe that after only 5 days of meds (started on monday), we are ready for the IUI tomorrow :confetti: I cant believe it. DH and i were totally not expecting this so we are soooooooooo EXCITED and not sure what is going on. Hahahaha. Has anyone else heard of IUI being done so soon into the injections? Its just all the stories i have read have mentioned that its usually on day 14 if your cycle or even after that but none have been anywhere near CD10. But apparently my numbers came back exceptional so we are off to do our thing tomorrow. I cant wait.
So DH has to get his sample to the clinic by 9.30am and then the insemination is at 11am. Now all i have to do is :pray::pray::pray:
Please God, let this be it.. The timing is just perfect in everway. We have lots happening this year and we sat down and worked out dates and everything will fall perfectly into place if it happens this cycle. So we will be :crossfingers: for another two weeks.
Paula,
Congratulations that IUI is tommorow. Arent you clever for responding so quickly!As for my previous post remeber that in over 20 years of her being an ivf nurse she said she is constantly surprised by womans bodies and how sometimes we will ovulate at cd 14 some times cd 7 sometimes cd22 nothing is ever a given. There is so much guessing. From the bottom of my heart i wish that this IS the month for you, Fingers crossed that you arent held up too much tommorow with waiting. I am so happy for you. you are going to be so busy over the next few days spcing up the love life. Have fun with it babe. Don't let it get mundane or boring. Even washing dishes can be sexy with the right apron and going commando and a bubble fight. Hehehehe. The sky is the limit! Don't forget kinky shoes.[FONT="Georgia"][/FONT]
Wow Paula that's great news for the IUI today, have fun BD over Easter....:dance::dance:
Belinda, OMG 2 more sleeps for you....how you feeling??
Polly, 3 injections down!!! Look at us go.:dance:
Anyway hope you are all having a great Easter
Nicole,
If there is one thing easy about this process its the injections. I had a big family lunch at my house yesterday and my sister who is 33 weeks pregnant said can i see one? I said well actually i havent done todays yet so you can watch if you want. So we giggled off sneakily to the bathroom. She was like "oh wow,it goes in so easily". And she said "Gee its big". I laughed and said how funny it was that those were the things that terrified me at the start. I said to her though honestly you do not feel it. Unless you hit a nerve then it stings like a mule,but i think i've only done that about 3 times. I had the weirdest dreams last night. I was out working on a farm and pashing two nameless faceless cowboys. Eww. No, not at the same time. But anyway. I rolled over this morning to df and :redface:i was like Ohhh its you.:doh: How embarrasing? The drugs have given me a few doozy headaches so far this cycle. Cant think of anything else to blame it on. Unless its because i HATE my new job. I have sent off 4 other job applications. Fingers crossed on that two. Geez may as well just cross everything at the moment-except the legs of course. I'm praying my heart out. Poor god must think;geez this woman-nagnagnagnag.
Hi Girls,
Good luck with IUI today Paula. How fantastic that your body has responded so well! Enjoy the BD this weekend!!!
Nicole, I'm feeling ok, although keep thinking that Af will arrive any minute now. Been having some weird Af type aches and my BB's are a little bit sore, but again, most pg symptoms are like Af symptoms, so who knows!!!!
With 2 more sleeps to go I am getting more and more anxious by the minute.
Polly, I hate my job at the moment too. I have been thinking about looking for another, but do I really need the stress whilst undergoing AC? A few of my friends think it would be a good idea as it will keep my mind off things and then I may have some luck! Oh what to do........
Hope you are enjoying your easter, this is the looooongest weekend I have ever experienced in my life and ordinarily I would be loving it, but not this time!!!!
Belinda
Polly you totally crack me up :cryinglaugh::cryinglaugh::cryinglaugh: from the kinky shoes and commando dish washing to the cowboys not being in your bed when you wake up... Your hillarious! Best of luck with your job applications.
I too agree that the injections look worse than they really are. DH actually thinks im a little weird because i really really looked forward to doing them every morning. Im having withdrawals at the moment cause i didnt get to do it this morning :cry: hahaha
BB73 i can only imagine how anxious you must be feeling.. I dont think i will contain myself the night before the test! Ill see how i go in two weeks time.
Well IUI was a breeze today. The nurse commented that it was a complete textbook procedure. She was suprised at how easily and quickly she got into the cervix. So now we have 17million scuba divers all looking for that egg. Hopefully one spots it and falls in love!! I have to also mention that ovulation was quite painful last night.. my left hand side was really sore all night :cry: I hope that in two weeks time i will be saying it was all worth it.
Have a great night everyone!