LTTTC Two Week Wait - Feb/Mar 2009

[Aleenta]

Hi to everyone,

Murph - your BB story - hilarious - I was looking at mine in the mirror today and they have definitely had a growth spurt but I am telling myself it's probably just the progesterone pessaries, although very hard not to get hopes up

Dusty - hope your au naturale TWW is progressing well

Mollygirl and Lianne - big hugs to you both, I'm sorry your POAS was not positive - it's very hard to keep positive when that happens

Greenslw - Good luck for Monday 8am - let's hope Monday's are lucky - my BT is the following monday at 750am.

AFM - still crazy busy at work and have the in-laws visiting which has been a bit challenging - haven't told them about ivf, they are elderly and I just don't think they would understand, but not drinking has been hard - a glass of wine or too can really take the edge of things when you have house visitors - instead I have turned to chocolate!

I have experienced a lot of twinges this month which I haven't had before, but I am not sure if it is in my head. I am really looking forward to accupuncture on Monday - really makes me feel good - and yes am still rubbing my tummy!!

Can anyone tell me whether or not prog pessaries interfere with POAS? Am not sure whether or not I should this time??? Have not have prog before so unsure..... Also what false symptoms does it give? - let me guess - all of them

I get confused with DPO and when should I test - I had ET last Monday - day 3 embies, and I had a shot of ovidrel on the sat prior and only prog since.....

Hopefully we can all stay sane,
hugs to all
xx

[mollygirl1977]

Hey does anyone know if there is any benefit to having BT even when you know you are not pg? I have tested a few times all BFN and i am so pre menstrual its not funny. My BT is tomorrow but the clinic is so far out of my way and i have to be late for work amd i just wondered if anyone knew if they check other hormone levels and stuff that might be useful info to them???? If not i really don't see the point in going. Besides, is it just me, or does anyone else find it hard to hear that you are not pg even when you know you are not pg. I just hate that call.
Any advice???

[lilmisshavachat]

Hi Mollygirl1977 - You just never know.. If AF hasn't arrived there is still hope.. Dusty got 3 BFN's and then a positive BT.. I don't want to freak you out but it can happen.. I am really hoping that this is the case for you... Goodluck Hun...

[Aleenta]

Hi MG -

my understanding is they are able to see if there was any implantation at all - so could be useful information for the future and also to rule out possible ectopic issue as well. I know it's really hard, the way I have looked at it in the past is as an 'information gathering' BT and I just assume a negative phone call.

On the other hand as lil miss says its not over until it's over so for this reasons plus the ones above if you can bring yourself to do it, it's probably not a bad idea.....

Hope you are ok with whatever you decide
x

[Loula]

Hey Molly - i would still go for BT as they will rule out if implantation happened at all?

AFM - I know that i am not UTD, after 12 cycles and 4 MC and 1 ectopic, you really do just know. i was so negative about this cycle and TBH just did it to use up these embies as i knew that they would never stick!

Have been away all weekend and only POASed today when we returned and as guess BFN, i will try to pursuade my clinic to let me bring my BT forward to Tuesday as it works easier with me for work, and i just want to get off this bloody HRT and P4, ao that af came begin and i can start to feel a little normal again.

Ice cream and cake is helping me through

[mollygirl1977]

Thanks for all your advice.

I will go for BT in the morning, after all, after 9 transfers and no BFP i would almost welcome the information that implantation had at least begun to take place. At least it would have been a start. It just gets so frustrating when you feel like your body can't even fall pregnant. Not that i ever want to know the heartache of a MC but i just wish i knew that i could fall. Does this make sense???

[kittycat27]

i totally understand Mollygirl... you would not wish a MC on anyone, but it would be good to know that something was actually working.

i went for my BT with my IVF last august. i actually thought i was UTD, but only a reading of 7HCG. this was classed as an "unviable pregnancy". i was shattered and cried for 4 days straight. this is hard on my daughter(3.5yrs) at the time as she doesn't understand why mummy is sick and visit's the doctors all the time.
either way you are let down. not getting the BFP, getting it then having a MC or being so close when they tell you that something had started to work and then stopped.

i find it hard to know what to do next. i try and have a break between try's. not only to save for it! but to gather my thoughts and health. i am going to try a new acupuncturist this month as well. maybe she will do the trick as she specialises in IVF.
i will be trying a newish drug this month called Femara or Letrozole.
i am hoping it will work and speed this horrible evil nightmare along....
take care,
will be thinking of you tomorrow.
michelle