LTTTC Two Week Wait June - Aug 09

Hi Persephone1, Due to POAS on the 29th of June. I would love to start the new year preg!!.
It has taken us a huge amount oif effort to have our first stim IUI last Saturday.
Cut a long story short our bub died at 12 wks 2 days and then i had a heap of comlications and D & C's and then I had probs with Af then FINALLY had a go at clomid and it all went haywire then fianlly finally my utrasound ( clomid review) showed at 10days that everything was looking really good in there ( sorry tmi) and my FS had mentioned about IUI to us and i said right while we have this chance lets go for it and I had the IUI.
We are so so so wanting this to work but I am trying to not get my hopes up to high as I have read many a post in BB where it still takes forever or the IVF road is chosen. My FS said if not UTD by September then we go onto IVF.

I have been getting ( ever since I o'd really ) lots of twinging and light twitching down there never had this before. I know its way to early for Implantation but has or does anyone else have this going on?

:pink-babydust::noaf: to everyone , Em

BDT, congratulations! I can only imagine how difficult it was to perserve through so much. I've only done half of what you've done and now find it hard to imagine ever succeeding. Did you do anything different this cycle?

Rachel, sorry to hear AF arrived. ps, GL = good luck. I made a very similar mistake when I first started posting to forums.

Hey everyone,

My first time in TWW. I know BDT, Miss Magpie and Smithy from the LTTTC thread.

I am 2 days post trasfer of one little blastie.

I have some questions. Is it normal for a blastie to hatch prior to transfer? Or do they all have to hatch before transfer?

Also, I awoke on Wed night with sharp pains in my side which lasted a few minutes. I have felt a bit tender on that side on and off since. I'm an endo sufferer and no stranger to acute pain. Would it be possible for an embryo to implant so soon after transfer?

HUGE congrats to BDT and Smithy and I hope Miss Magpie's pregnancy is coming along well.

Best wishes to the rest of you. I am looking forward to sharing news and tips in here together and LOTS of success stories. :grouphug:

MH, a hatching blastie is a great sign, but they don't have to be hatching on ET day. It is very possible it was implanting soon after ET. Mine did the day after ET with strong cramps. Good luck hun!

Hi girls.... Just wanted to let you all know that BT this morning confirmed a BFN for me. Although I pretty much knew this yesterday, it still sucks to hear it. Strange thing is though, I'd kind of already accepted it, and my fertility nurse seemed more distraught than me when she told me the news.

I'll be taking a break for a month and will then be doing a FET is July/Aug (we have 5 snowbubs). I'll be asking for 2 embies to be transferred for the FET (only one was transferred for this fresh cycle), as I want to maximise my chances as much as possible.

Good luck to everyone else in your TWW. I hope you all get BFP's.

Wishes xoxo

Oh Wishes - I am so sorry, it is just been a rubbish run - not enough BFPs by half!

AFM - am going in for a scan today to see what is wrong with me, if there is something obvious it will mean that I have had 2 stim cycles and 4 transfers for nothing and that they didn't pick up on it after I lost Charles.
Great
All the best to everyone else
Delly

Thanks Dusty. Is sharp pain normal though? I read it was cramps and blood. I def had no blood. But with my miscarriages I don't remember any implantation blood either.

Has anyone experienced a rollecoaster of emotions during TWW? Sometimes I feel like crying, other times anxious, other times relaxed etc etc I know they say not to stress, but how on earth is that possible?

Wishes - truly sorry for you girlfriend. My thoughts are with you. Stay strong for the next time. When I first joined LTTTC in January this year, most of the girls who I had met are now pregnant. Our turn is coming!!!!

Hi all
Just popping in - ive been doing so for a while just keeping up with everyones progress.

BDT - excellent news - a big CONGRATULATIONS :dance: All the very best for a H&H pregnancy - enjoy it - you deserve it!

To everyone that has had BFN - So truly sorry :grouphug: Hang in there, i know we will all get there eventually.

Good Luck to those currently waiting - there has to be some more good news very soon.
Thinking of all
xo

Delly - thinking of you today, I hope if further tests reveal anything that it's positive and productive. :comfort:

Bridget - Welcome! I think you almost got lost there yesterday with so many posts. Wishing you a fantastic TWW - when do you test? Lucky Number 8, yeah? :crossfingers: for you.

Mrzbaby - I've had lots of twinges in the past couple of days too, especially today during and after my acupuncture. Hopefully it means good things for both of us! I've never had implantation bleeding before, although having said that my cycles can be pretty wacky anyway, and I might have had chemical pregnancies and put it down to a late AF. If what I've felt before is implantation pains, it's a bit like like stabs which I probably wouldn't notice were it not for me being hypervigilant and analysing every little twinge.

Mindhugs - welcome to you too! Wishing you all the best this time around - when's your test date?

I'm thinking of everyone that's had to deal with BFNs this week and feeling lucky that I have another week before I have to deal with whatever is out there for me. I hope you all see very obese BFPs soon. :grouphug:

:stickyvibesgirl: to everyone still on the TWW.

Seph

hey girls. 6 days to go until BT. at least the weekend will go quickly and it will be monday in no time and then only 3 days to go.

Am feeling some pains, but who knows. Last time i had transfer on a thurs, and the following thurs i felt sick all day, got the shakes, felt like food poisoning, and eventually threw up that night and felt rotten the next day, and started spotting. When i had BT on the following monday, hcg levels were 35, so i figured that the thursday prior was when things went wrong. Hcg levels were back to 0 the following monday.

So this time, transfer was last saturday. All the nurses at monash are so nice. When i went back this time, its like they know you and they are so supportive. I figure if i make it though the weekend without incident then maybe that is one step closer than last time.

Fingers crossed. The last 3 days became unbearable last time and when i started to go a bit mental, so you will probably hear lots more from me in the next week!

Good luck to you all. Love that there are some BFP's here, gives us all hope.!!

Hi Persephone,

My BT is 29 June. God this TWW is awful for me so far. Prob b/c I have been sitting at home doing nothing since TF. Starting tom I will be getting out but taking it easy.

Bridget - good luck with your TWW. We're all in this together. Fingers and toes crossed for you.

Hey Loops 12 - haven't seen you for a while. So this is where you've been.

Mrzbaby - sisters in twinges, you, me and Seph! I'm like - is it my endo, could it be IBS maybe??? Is this a possible implantation? Of course the textbooks say "cramping and blood", but I guess there are so many weird symptoms that pregnant women get.

Delly - GL honey. I do hope today brought some clarity for you.

Have a great evening and weekend everyone. :crossfingers:

Just quickly dropping in....

Dellydoo - I am so sorry. I was hoping it was your turn finally. There is nothing I can say except swear words that will get me kicked off BB! Hoping your scans are fine and you get your BFP next time. xx

Saph - again so sorry. I posted in LTAC to you but in case you don't see it please take care of yourself. thinking of you xx

Persephone - halfway there now, so many BFN's in here it's definitely time for a BFP - which is going to be yours!! Good luck with the rest of your wait.

Mindhugs - it appears the universe may be having an end of financial year clear out of LTTTCers lately - here's hoping you are one of them! Good luck and sticky vibes.

to all who got BFN's - I'm sorry :hug:

to all others in the TWW, best of luck and hoping you get your BFP's:pray:

Is it terrible that I'm expecting a BFP? I really hope not. This cycle has been so much more positive and 'present' than the others - I feel like I just 'know' that this is the one. I have noticed every twinge (which isn't unusual, having TTC for three years, you tend to notice everything), but I feel a 'presence' is there. I know that sounds daggy and I also know that in a week's time I could look back on this post and feel really stupid. But I also know that I can't say this stuff to DH because he tells me to 'stop thinking about it' which is just so helpful! :rolleyes:

So, last night I was laying in bed and noticing everything, as usual. I could feel twinges and stabbing sensations about halfway between my belly button and my groin - sort of where my pantyline is. It could mean nothing, but it could mean something.

Anyway, even if I might have it in my head that this is THE ONE, I also haven't got my hopes up. I feel like this cycle is different because I'm seeing the acupuncturist and taking aspirin and Wild Yam, so I think I've just convinced myself that this just has to be THE ONE because I don't know what else I need to do to get that BFP. I've tried everything now!

I know someone else said on here the other day that the TWW is hard because it's so hopeful and difficult at the same time - I have felt emotional in the last week, and felt quite teary after the ET because the enormity of what might happen hits me in the face - I might get a BFP, or I might get a BFN, or I might get a ****y Almost BFP that becomes a BFN. And again, telling DH this gets the usual 'don't think about it' response. I know he does this because he has to contain his emotions in order to deal with it as well.

Sorry, I'm really just procrastinating from the study. Should get this essay done by tomorrow evening, so better get cracking.

Hope you all have a nice weekend girls, and thanks so much for your support - in case I don't say it next week, I've really appreciated coming on here and offloading and sharing our journeys together. All my other TWWs have been shared with DH - but you know how that conversation goes! :p

Seph

Pers - I know how you are feeling. My DH has told me the same thing and i got hte false postive about 2 cycles ago ( from the clomid). MY heart and world just dropped around me but this cycle is different. I feel more hopeful ( probably becuase I know that with the stim IUI we have done everything we can at the right time so the rest is fate) ..if that makes sense.

I am petrified of doing a POAS and usually by now I would be peeing my heart out lol... I am excited but nervous about doing a test this cycle...
Go with your heart and rememember I and all the ladies here on this thread are there for you.
I :crossfingers: for us on this cycle.

To everyone else I am a big thrower of this magical stuff : :bluedust::noaf::pink-babydust::noaf: and lots of :bfp: to all of us.

By the way my doc said in front of DH after the procedure that I wasn't to test for two and a half weeks. So DH has instructed me no testing till the 1st July...but I might sneak one in early lol

Em

Hi all sorry I havent gotten back to you. Tnakyou for all the words of support and prayers. Well they were actually answered Fridays blod test where w were expecting to be told to stop support was actually postitive my levels started doubling so it is a BFP for us. Still a little shocked and worried that maybe it wont continue but can only keep praying. I got the results at work and was so shocked that KI asked the girls if she was sure and then asked her to tell me that I shouldnt be stopping progesterone then. she laughed and said definantly not. More bloods on Monday just to be sure.

I quickly rang DH and told him and he didnt believe me the lady I work with had to tell him and convince him I wasnt lying. I had to sit at work for an hour as i was shaking to much to grive home. So for now It is a BFP for me. Thankyou to everyone for you thoughts this is what pulled me through.

Saph, that is such wonderful and exciting news! I have everything crossed for you and I do hope this is a sticker. Does this mean we get to wish you all the best for a H&HP?! Oh, I do hope so!

AFM - slightly sore bbs today, which I hope will increase if I poke them enough :p. Felt a bit nauseas yesterday and today, but that might be because I've been sitting at my computer all day. Only 500 words to go on my final every assignment!!!

Ooh, look, I have an Avatar! She's rather flattering!

Congrats Saff :happyforyou: It is always great to see success in this thread.
Take full advantage of it hun ( ie resting up ) you deservei t. WEll done.

Pers - lovely avatar I really must get one...

AS for me I alsomt gave in this omorning and did a POAS so frustrating although I don't think anything will show up quite so soon....


I must be patient I must be patient....oh it is soooo hard

Congratulations Saph!! So glad to hear luck is finally on your side.

Saph - Congrats. That's great news. I hope the follow up blood test today is all good, and that your levels are rising.

Delly - how are you doing? I hope your exam went well over the weekend. Is there any news yet on your scan to see what's going on?

Seph - not long to go til testing now. How are you feeling? Am keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Wishes xoxo

So much hope, dashed. It looks like I'm out girls, I've started spotting. Expect AF to arrive by Thursday.
It's still sinking in, I really thought this was the one. Wondering whether someone has plans for me that doesn't include motherhood.

Hi All
Wow - what a shock Saph I am so very happy for you it was a relief to come on line and see good news!
Seph - that sounds great honey hopefully a BFP is on its way
Infinity - thanks honey I was hopin' too but I cannot change anything now
Mrzbaby - Hang in there honey

AFM - Had the scan and the results show nothing out of the ordinary but the report is going to my FS so will have a chat about it then - good luck to everyone in the TWW will be lurking and looking for BFPs.
Much love
Delly

Persephone - I'm really sorry. I hope its not bad news but I know that sinking feeling when you realise it probably is. Hang in there.

Just stopping by to say I'm out now, but it's not too worrying as that means I can get the ball rolling for our FET this month.

Saph - awesome news. Huge congrats to you!!:clap:

Seph - there is still a chance honey. Spotting isn't the end of the road. I know that sinking feeling too. So hard to stay upbeat all the time with this. Love your Avatar by the way.

Meo - good luck leading up to your next FET. I wish some of your positive attitude would rub off on me.

AFM - My test isn't until next Monday, but I feel as though I am out already. I'm fairly sure us girls get a good gut feel for these things. I feel normal. Although my bl**dy liver has started playing up again which means I have had to cut back on the supplements. Geez I wish my liver would just go away and come back healthy for once!! :wall:

Have a great day girls

Mind hugs, I am interested to hear about your liver. What sort of pain do you have? What is the problem?

I had a third of my liver removed in 06 because I had 21 tumors throughout it. they thought they were cancer but it turned out that they were the result of being on the pill and nothing to worry about at all. Funny thing was I fell pregnant with DS 3 weeks after the surgery ( must of jagged it first time). Synthetic hormones are the cause of my problems, hense the mass doses of drugs for assisted conception.

Saph - CONGRATULATIONS!! :clap: All the best and I really hope he or she sticks! :stickyvibesgirl: :stickyvibesboy:

Well it is official. I will now say I got my :bfp:

My HCG was 313 today so I am now 5 weeks. Thankyou to everyone. This TWW which ended up being the Three week Wait was torture. But the end result was what we all wait for.

Good luck to all still in the TWW and those whose has ended I hope you get your dream soon.

saph204 i am so very happy for you darl, its awesome!!!!

sit back and relax you have done so well xxx

Persephone - Your av is hot! You are not out yet, two LTTTC girls have spotted and got their BFP's anyway just in this last month. Hang in there and hoping like crazy this is your BFP. Will be thinking of you.

All the other TWW girls - :goodluck::stickyvibesgirl:

Hi Saph,

I don't really know what the problem is with my liver. About 2 years ago I started to get aching pains in that area, then about 12 months ago I began getting them around my spleen too. I've had several blood tests and all come back saying that liver is functioning at normal level, but shows I have some inflammation. Have been to chinese herbalist and naturopath. They helped some, but it never lasts. I find that I can't digest prescribed herbs or vitamins/supplements for too long. Fish oil tabs are the worst, and now the aspirin (and champagne!!!). The 3 miscarriages I've had affected my liver. I find that as soon as I fall preg, my liver starts to throb and I get sick with it. I can't tolerate too much alcohol anymore, not that I am drinking much at the moment with the IVF.

I get a lot of little fevers and shivers that can sometimes last days.

That's as far as I have gotten with it. With my FET last week it was only 2 days before my liver started to hurt, so I backed off on the pre-conception supplements and it kind of dies down again.

I'm researching my next steps with investigating it.

Hi again,

Sorry, a bit TMI - have been spotting all day, light to medium brown watery stuff, some occasional cramps, but I reckon this is all over and there's no point execting it not to be. It's a bit earlier than I expected but my cycles can be so wacked it's not unusual.

DH is going away for the weekend to see his family. He's leaving on Friday, before I get the BT results - so it's probably a good thing I know that this is a BFN now, rather than having to deal with it when he's on the other side of the country.

Thanks for all your support girls - and congrats again on the BFP Saph, I'm so happy for you. Will no doubt see you all in here again soon.

Seph.

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You are not out yet, two LTTTC girls have spotted and got their BFP's anyway just in this last month. Hang in there and hoping like crazy this is your BFP. Will be thinking of you.

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Just what I was thinking...not over until the BT says so hun :crossfingers:

MH I am sorry to hear you have liver problems. I hope Saph's story gives you some comfort about what is possible.

That is awesome news Saph! Congrats hun. What a wonderful turn around :)

:bluedust: everyone!
xx

Seph - I'm so sorry that you've started spotting already. I still have my fingers crossed for you though, because you just never know. Look at BDT.... she was spotting brown for a couple of days before she got her BFP.

Saph - Congrats on the BFP honey. I am so happy for you. This last week must have been so surreal for you... thinking it was a BFN and accepting that, and then finding out that it was a BFP. That's amazing!! All the best for a H&H pregnancy.

Meo - so sorry yours was a BFN too. Good luck for the upcoming FET.

Delly - Not quite sure what to say about your scan results honey. I can only imagine how frustrating it must be to find "nothing out of the ordinary", but yet still not getting a BFP. I wonder if I'm going to be in the same boat one day. It amazes me how many couples have unexplained infertility and still can't get pregnant. It just doesn't make sense. What is your next move? When will your next cycle be?

Wishes xoxo

Hey Seph - I really hope it's good news darling, hang in there
Mindhugs - Sweetheart that is awful I hope they find the solution and your liver does its job
Wishes - I really don't know I need to get stuck back in and start again but I fell from a great height this time. I will call my FS later this week and go back in we have one frostie (an early blastie) and hopefully we can get started again this month, I just don't feel all that hopeful anymore.

Right - I am off back to TTC thread but will keep an eye on all of you and cannot wait to see BFPs!
Hugs
Delly

I wish I could swear on this thread, cause there's no polite words to describe anything I'm feeling right now.

My bbs are sore, and I feel like my bladder is full all the time even though it's not. Neither of these things happen before or during AF. But the brown stuff has turned to bright red and AF is on her way. I haven't had any AF cramps - only the full bladder feeling. See, I'm driving myself around in circles right now. :wall: I know it's stupid to do this, but I can't help it. AF will arrive tomorrow and I'll be out of my misery.

I hope those testing this week get some BFP's. Mine seems elusive as always, and I suppose like everyone else on here, I never thought I'd be signing up for a fifth ET and still have never seen two lines on a stick. All I want in life is two lines on a stick.

Sorry for the rant, hope everyone is doing okay,
Seph

Persephone - I hope you are wrong. Its so tough. We try for so long and then start IVF full of hope and then watch others get pregnant on the first or second or third try, and still nothing. Its really hard. I'm wishing you luck and lovely thoughts.

Well, it's a BFN for me - I was goint to poas tomorrow morning but AF arrived this evening complete with clots and cramps, so there won't be any need.

Feeling pretty devastated. DH suggested I not get my hopes up so much each time, that way I won't be so devastated when it fails. :wall:

I can't help thinking that despite everything - the acupuncture, the herbs, supplements, no caffeine, no smoking or drinking, no obesity, no diseases or conditions - that it doesn't matter what I do, this just won't happen. Should I be asking FS for more investigation and tests? Is there any point?

Sorry, feeling pretty ****y with the whole thing.
Will be around - no doubt in the 'questions about your treatment' and LTTC threads. Thanks for your support Ladies, it was very much appreciated - good luck to those in the TWW.

Seph

hi seph, i feel exactly the same. BT is tomorrow but AF since Sunday. I didnt get my hopes up, but that doesnt stop the emotions when it doesnt work. Even though you dont want to hope, you do.....hard to explain to others.

I am looking into acupuncture as well, anything to improve the chances, but still feel a bit like you....this may never work for us.:wall::wall:

Anyway, i think if i learned anything the last time, it't to just get through the first week after a BFN and things will seem a bit better after that.

best wishes to all.
jane.

Hi everyone i hope you don't mind me joining you.Dp and i have been ttc for 4.5 years and only one pregnancy in that time that m/c.we are getting ready for our first ivf cycle in next couple months.I think i ovulated saturday and we dtd so luckily timing was right for once.(dp working long hours so not so easy for right timing each cycle) . monday night (*((*) were a little tender and the last couple mornings i have been wanting to throw up.(*)(*) are a bit sorer too.moody as hell the last day or two as well.im not getting my hopes up too much as i do get similar symptoms occassionally but this feels different so crossing my fingers in case.AF due later next week.

I have two daughters from a previous relationship and with them started getting symptoms practically from day 1.

Congrats BDT and Saph on your BFP's