Firstly to those ladies who got a BFN, I am so sorry to hear it and hope you are doing OK. Lisa I think the group hug was required, this is a very, very tough gig.
Minime - how are you going?
Congrats to the other BFP girls too!
buggirl, If you post your progesterone numbers I might be able to help, also what dpo you are with that HCG level. Remember it's all about the the doubling time rather than the numbers themselves with HCG. Along with that, when you are going through ART, they like progesterone to be over 50, but if you aren't taking suppositories, I think about 30 is the minimum they like it to be at. GL with your pregnancy.
AFM - I just got my HCG which is 1800 at 18 dpo
- which looks very high like it could be twins....We only had one put back in but I guess it could have been a natural pregnancy as well as the FET, although given I have NEVER been pregnant naturally before that doesn't seem likely. Every single google I make tells me it's twins.
Regardless of this though, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone on this forum and the LTTC ladies who have supported me through the last 8 months of TTC, which has been at times the most difficult of my life. I will say what everyone does, don't give up hope - your little miracle might be just around the corner
xxx
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Wow Lairdoz...thats FANTASTIC!!! Maybe the embie you transferred could have split? Or if its not twins you definitely have one strong bub who's snuggled in nice & tight!! Big congrats to you. Are you having another BT again soon?
Congratulations too to oneday86!! What were your levels out of curiousity? and how many days are you?
Timeforafamily great that the second pink line is getting darker, its such a wonderful sight!!
Unfortunately from the highs we have the lows and i want to send my heartfelt thoughts to Terry & Littlemissmoo who got that awful news today that we all dread...big hugs for you both, we are all here if you need a few shoulders to cry on
Lisa sorry to hear you are feeling down, you have every right to feel the way you do, regardless of how many cycles we have all done...its never an easy process. When is your Bt again? Remember you are still in the game at this point in time so try, as hard as it is, try to keep chin up and think positive embie growing thoughts into your tummy tum tum
Buggirl congrats on your bfp but sorry you are going through a nervous time. Did they say what the levels were? You are doing the right thing by the extra support so all you can do is hang in there and hopefully bub will be strong. Thinking of you
Sorry i've missed a lot of you again, but am always praying for you all. Be kind to yourselves ladies, we most certainly deserve that!!
Goodnight!
Hi Kaybee i noticed that you have a list there of our BT dates, just wondering if you can add me in as bt on 2 July. thanks
Not too long for you now, i find the last few days such a DDDDDDRRRRRRAAAAAAGGGGGGGG.......
You are very strong for not poas! i would be weeing all over them by now
Yogi - great to have you over this side of the business. Wishing you every bit of luck. Thanks for your support.
Lairdoz - congratulations, wow possibly twins, amazing news. I know I've only been around a short while, but you've been a great support and your BFP has been long awaited for. I can only hope to stay as strong as you have. best wishes hunnie.
Did you do anything different this time? Did you have an early pregnancy symptoms?
Minime - thanks for your warm words. Did you do anything different this time around to get this far?
Buggirl - sorry I don't know anything beyond the trying part of TTC yet. I hope you get your answers really soon and that the answers are very positive for you.
Oneday - A really big congratulations to you. I"m very happy for you. Did you do anything different this time, was your only symptom bleeding or did you have other symptoms?
Terry - take really good care of yourself during your break. I hope you come back stronger than ever.
Thanks all - technically I think I am 18dpo and with a HCG of 167, so technically pregnant. I didnt ask what my progesterone level was they just said it was low, and that I shouldn't get my hopes up - especially because I've had a bleed. I don't know but I wasn't feeling encouraged by the nurse who rang me - I think she needs a better phone manner
Hey ladies,
yoggibear how stupid am i that i didnt get my levels i was in too much shock i think, the nurse just said considering the test was done 2 days early my levels were really good. and the nurse made an appointment for the 14th july for our first ultrasound and she said i wud be 7 weeks so that wud make me 4 weeks now??
Lisa B i havnt really had anything different except that all my pains dissapeared for 4 days but then have slightly returned, iv had a little bit of spotting today but just hoping that its nothing and embie stays put. A nd it goes to show i had no idaea i was pregnant, no feeling and no signs and it turned out i was.
Goodluck everyone for BFP's, and i will keep you posted xxx
ME 23 & DH 25
ICSI
STIM #1 BFN
FET #2 BFN
FET #3 BFP
Terry and LMM - I'm so sorry for you. That sucks, that sucks that sucks. I really don't know what else to say. My thoughts are truly with you both and hoping that after a really good cry (or several) you can dust yourselves off and keeping trying. I'm so sorry!
Oneday 86 - nice work girl! Can't believe the turnaround in 24 hours.
Lairdoz - twins! I don't know whether to congratulate or shake my head - just kidding - that's fantastic news! Keep us posted on how many are in there.
T4AF - well it's as good as official now. Yay!!
Congratulations to all 3 of you lovely BFPers
Lisa - I know how you are feeling. These expectations and this waiting aaarrrggghhh. Thanks for the group hug - it was sooo needed. You seem like a very positive person util now, so I'm hoping you'll feel better tomorrow
Minime - not more bleeding - what's going on??? How are you feeling now? This must be killing you - I really hope you are coping ok
Buggirl - congratulations on your bfp - sorry I don't understand all the numbers myself.
Yogi - how are you feeling in this waiting waiting waiting game?
AFM - I've got this kind of full, bloaty feeling. A bit worried because last time I had a lot of blood in my uterus but in the wrong place, if that makes sense. When the emby implanted it slightly damaged a blood vessel and it bled into my uterus, and it feels kind of the same. But maybe (hopefully) I'm just thinking that. No other symptoms AT ALL. DH has had a few days off so have been very busy and distracted.
BT Dates:
Oneday86 - 26 June BFP
Terry - 26 June BFN
Littlemissmoo - 22 June BFN
Lairdoz - 26 June BFP (twins?)
Timeforafamily - 25 June (POAS Positive)
Kaybee - 25 June
Lisa - 30 June
mumoncemoreplease - 1 July
Yogi - 2 July
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Just feels so unfair that some of us get positives and some of us have to go it again. Terry and LittleMM hope you are back in here soon with better results next time. I hardly know you but feel so torn that this time hasn't been the one for you. Hope you have lots of support out of cyber land as well and that you both can feel OK and be nice and ready for your next tries. Sending my love.
Lairdoz - congrats, sounds like a real goer that little embie or 2.
MiniMe - I agree with Kaybee, just hang in there girl. You got the mumbo-jumbo roller coaster of us all. Hope you can distract yourself a bit.
Kaybee - I'm glad you have had some distractions. Hope this emby has landed away from those blood vessels and is behaving itself quite well
oneday86 - Congrats and sticky vibes. Excitement +++ for you. And I suppose at 7pm you can't just pick up the phone and get those HCG numbers. Will be waiting for them.
Buggirl - sorry to hear about the nurse. Sounded like she didn't help your situation. The worse bit is that you are still waiting, waiting sux, but it also means you are still in with a chance. fingers crossed for you my dear.
Good luck to those I haven't persied.
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Lairdoz I'm so happy for you sweetie and if its twins then double the joy. Hope that the next 8 months treat you well.
I'd like to thank all of you for your kind words and I truly belive that you girls understand the pain I'm feeling at the moment more than my friends as you are all expereincing or have expereinced similar things. I have had a good cry with my beuatiful kind DH and also been to the gym which helps me releive stress. So today is another day and the beginning of the healing process that will lead to my next cycle.
Good luck to the lovely ladies still awaiting their results
Hey ladies just rang the nurse as im still spotting a little im a little worried as my prgesterone level has been low both previous cycles. i asked what my levels were and my HCG was 70 which was 2 days prior to the original BT. My progesterone level was 30 which she said is on the border line. Im having another blood test tomorrow to check levels but it dosnt really sound too good does it, with the spotting and low progesterone level and im on max of 4 pessaries a day? To see how excited my hubby was last night and to hear our families screaming with excitment on the phone i would be devastated if we lost it! im trying to stay positive but its so hard when your so used to being let down. Well fingers crossed xx
Terry - I completely agree, it's really the ladies in here who get how hard it is to keep going month after month. I wish you all the luck in the world
oneday86 - Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but putting the pessaries in the back rather than the front can increase absorption and help maintain levels if this helps. How many dpo was your 70? It's a good level to indicate the embie is having a red-hot go at implanting. I sooo feel where you are as it's hard when others are so excited but we know far too much information which makes the process so stressful. I hope tomorrow brings you the news you need with those progesterone levels rising along with the HCG !!
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[QUOTE=Kaybee;2361871 AFM - I've got this kind of full, bloaty feeling. [/QUOTE]
I had that full bloaty feeling from about a week after ET - it was like I couldn't breath in (which I usually do to create the 'flat' look we're all after!!) - and that resulted in my BFP. I didn't really have any other symptoms during the TWW other than some cramping and sharp pains (which have almost all gone - I'm now 5wks & 5 days). So, I'm hoping yours is the same full bloaty feeling as mine!! Fingers crossed!
(I'm still lurking because I feel more attached here than in the pregnancy forum (hope you girls don't mind))
I'm home alone briefly so will get it out now while no-ones here. Have been spotting all day (i think that's what you'd call it - warning TMI - bit of blood when I wipe and a little bit in my knickers - I warned you). And still this feeling that I can't really describe - bloaty, tight maybe. I rang the nurse who said to come in for a BT tomorrow which will be only 7 days post transfer (5 day blast). She said it will give us an idea either way. Why why why why can't I just have a normal cycle where I do all the things I'm supposed to do and my body helps grow a lovely little bub??? Why does it all have to be so damned unfair.
Mum 2 be - thanks for your story - I'm obviously hoping and praying things will work out but I just know that this isn't supposed to happen and can't be good.
The nurse said that if I was pregnant but had low progesterone it is usually an indication that the pg wasn't going to last. I asked about taking more progesterone (I only do 2 pessaries a day) and she said that it would boost my level but often only delays the inevitable. Sorry to anyone else who is in the same situation!!
Anyway, I won't get ahead of myself, but, like terry said, you chicks know how it feels and what it all means more than anyone else
BTW - sorry for the sad face at the start of my last post - it was an accident!
I just thought i'd come on and let you all know that I had a m/c. My numbers had plummeted to 2000 today and I have been told to go off the progesterone. I'm going to take a break from BB for the moment and I will be trying again in a month or so. I hope that when I come back all of you have moved on to bigger and better things.
MiniMe i'm so very sorry this is such a cruel cruel journey some of us have to travel. i understand the heartbreak of m/c too, its pure black hole stuff. Take time to grieve and hold yourselves tighter. We are all here for you anytime. Thinking of you sweetheart. xxx
Minime - I am so, so sorry to hear your news as I have been waiting to see how you were going. You have had a tough ride in the last weeks, I cannot put into words how sorry I am that you have had to go through this. I'm glad you already feel the strength to come back and will be watching you
I'm sorry to hear that some of you are having a really hard time.
Minime - I'm so devastated for you and I know there's nothing that I can say that will take the pain away. Just know that I'm thinking of you.
Kaybee - thinking of you hunnie, you must be really anxious right now. I hope it's an implantation bleed and the embie is just digging in. I'm sure that BT can't come quick enough. I hope it's good news for you.
Mum-2-be - nice to have some lurkers and know that people are thinking of us even though they have moved on.
Oneday - crossing my fingers for you that all will be okay this time. Plenty of women get implantation bleeding and it could just be that.
Terry - take care hunnie, I'm glad your DH is a really kind fella and gives you the support you need right now.
Hi to the other ladies.
AFM: well I hope I"m digging myself out of my black hole of emotions. I was feeling a bit more upbeat this afternoon. Still totally consumed with my body and find myself poking my .y. to see if I have any potential symptoms. Anyhow anything that I even feel remotely could be written off to crinone as I'm very sensitive to progesterone.
OMG !!!!
Maybe the embie you transferred could have split? Or if its not twins you definitely have one strong bub who's snuggled in nice & tight!! Big congrats to you. Are you having another BT again soon?
Wow - what a day it's been in here.
im a little worried as my prgesterone level has been low both previous cycles. i asked what my levels were and my HCG was 70 which was 2 days prior to the original BT. My progesterone level was 30 which she said is on the border line. Im having another blood test tomorrow to check levels but it dosnt really sound too good does it, with the spotting and low progesterone level and im on max of 4 pessaries a day? To see how excited my hubby was last night and to hear our families screaming with excitment on the phone i would be devastated if we lost it! im trying to stay positive but its so hard when your so used to being let down. Well fingers crossed xx
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