LTTTC Two Week Wait Thread #3

Hi guys

looks like there are a lot of us waiting to take the BT. I had my third transfer yesterday - a frozen blastocyst embryo. I had a break between this one and the last one, and have been seeing an accupuncturist - I have noticed that because of her treatment, I have reduced the amount of days of spotting I was having before I got my period. I was spotting early, because of low levels of progestorone.

In both previous attempts, I had severe cramping post transfer and a fair bit of bleeding, because there needed to be a fair bit of forcing to get the cathiter through to the right spot. this time, I asked to be sedated and I haven't experienced any bleeding, and actually - I felt no tenderness or soreness following the procedure. My accupuncturist has been trying to boost my progesterone levels and it seems to have worked because I don't need to have any crinone gel....yeah! She says that the aim is to relax the uterus ... the less twitching and pulling the better.

I am having my BT on Friday 17th.....only next week :)

Good luck to all of you waiting for your blood tests - I hope you have good results.
Mary

HI BG, Pam, Desperately, Chez, Dusty, Kazza & Mary ( if I missed anyone - hi)...sorry for no personals but quickly posting before I go to work.

I have been feeling very out of the ordinary lately - soo tired yet when I am asleep I wake up at the strangest hours for no reason. Not to mention the last couple of mornings where I have had to get up at the crack of dawn to go to the loo - even if I didn't have much to drink before bed! Whats with that!
Work has not been pleasant as there have been a few retrenchments (particularly my mananger who I am close with) so things aren't the same - but I'm trying to remain calm & not let it get to me.

No sore boobs to report but have been feeling queazy on & off, had sharp pains last night but they seem to have gone today. Still early days...fingers crossed for all of us. I want good results next week girls!

Have a good day & I'll try to catch up when I get home from work.

Hi ladies,
hope you are all keeping well :hugs:

I posted this in the main section but not many ladies know so hoping that you might know as its driving me nuts

On my last IVF/ICSI cycle I got AF 4 days before BETA with no symptoms ..... on this cycle AF has not yet arrived (today is day 18) - I have to call the clinic for a BETA as they generally don't test before day 17.

I have had cramps since Sunday (the cramps are 2x worse than normal and they come and go)

If Crinone does delay AF, how soon after I stop it (last one last night) will AF arrive ??

I don't want to ring the clinic for a BETA yet as I don't want to do this unnecessarily (ie to be told its BFN)....I am also to scared to do HPT's as I have done so many in the past and the disappointment is just too overwhelming
:help:

Hi Desperately, I don't use the crinone so can't answer your ??I reckon get your test done, Af arriving is going to be as bad as a BFN same result just find out earlier. Or you may be late because you have a BFP.I reckon maybe the HPT I understand why you don't want to go there, but is the stress that you are going through worth it? Hugs, I have my fingers crossed for you. Let us know soon!!!!!
ME FEELING NOT POSITIVE TODAY!!!!! No symptoms feel just blah, a little excitement yesterday and back to thinking I read to much into it. I did'nt feel positive from the start, I really think insem was tooo far from O, and it's still a whole week before I get test results, but AF is due early Tuesday morning.
How is everyone else travelling, anyone got hopes up because of symptoms?
Ali, I hope this is all good news and not just the hormones, hurry up BFP. If we all can't have them some of us are going to get there.Pam.

Pam - i've had days off and on where i've felt blah too!

i decided i was over the uncertainty, so tested on Tuesday (13DPO) - to find one line staring back, so not even a chance in my mind -i was ready for the withch to show up! and yet, today is 15dpo (last IUI AF showed up day 14) and i have no idea what's going on! i honestly thought if AF hadn't showed, i'd have at the minimum some spotting by yesterday but nothing (cept a nasty gastro bug) - so i'm off to see the doctor today to discuss what i can take for the upset tum while still not sure if pg - and maybe he'll make me be brave enough to try another test....

Hi all

I hope you dont mind me joining you in TWW.
This is my 1st IVF cycle.

I'm day 8 after ET and am currently on Crinone.
I had my first BT for HCG this morning.
I have just spoken to the clinic and they have told me that pregnancy hormone was detected albeit very low ie: 2 units. I am doing another test on Saturday. This is tough as it could be the remnants of the trigger injection I took on 29 July. Both DH and I are in limbo at the moment and its agony.

Fingers crossed for all of us in this TWW.
V

Just a thought, everyone, but if you wanted, I could post a list of BT dates for those in this thread so everyone can look in one place to see who's coming up next. If you want, PM me your BT date and I'll stick it up in the intro post.

Though I will warn you that while I will try to keep it as up to date as possible, I will be limited by your cooperation as well as my available time online.

WDYT?

Hi lovely ladies

Hi Venus and welcome to the TWW, although you are already more than half way there... I haven't had any b/ts during my wait... isn't it weird how the clinics do different things? Anyway, good luck with your test on Sat and take it easy on yourself...

Hi Desperately - you are a few days ahead of me - I finish Crinone on Sunday night - and since this is my first transfer I have got no idea about your question unfortunately. Sorry - hope someone else more knowledgeable will... I know what you mean about HPTs - I don't trust them (probably because I only ever get the ones that say BFN ;) so I am not going to POAS!!) I hope whatever decision you make it ends up with a BFP!

Hi Mary T - welcome and good luck with your b/t result. You sound like you are on track with your acunpuncture therapy - well done!

Hi to everyone else - I too have had blah days - today I am just so hungry! And I had my first cottage cheese incident this morning IYKWIM... not nice... hopefully there is enough gel left for my little one snuggled up inside me...

Anyway, we are going away for the weekend so I just thought I would say hello and wish everyone a great and restful weekend. Take care all and hopefully I will be back on Monday with a BFP result!!!:pray: :pray: :pray:

Cherylxxx

Desperately,


Yes, Crinone can delay AF, sometimes for up to 7 days. If your clinic will do a BT if you don't get AF, now might be a good time to call them and request one. :)

Hi girls, had a discussion with DD 15 this afternoon and felt sooo stressed and sad thought this is not good if I am preg. So thought blow this I'm going to do HPT I got a faint BFP. But..... most likely 2 days to early. But at least I now have a base to work from and if I do another one it should be stronger. (maybe in a couple of days)not really hopeful though, just would prefer not to get AF unexpected. Venus I had my trigger injection on the 29th as well, how strong was yours? So like you still a waiting game at least until Saturday. Good luck to you.:bluedust:I found some info on HCG injection levels and how long you needed before testing. 10,000 was 14 days and 5000 was 8 days and 2500 was 4 days. So I figure by that 2 days early. How is everyone else feeling? Good I hope. :hug:Pam.

Pam - that's awesome news hun! hoping it just gets darker and darker for you!

Hi all...

Pam sounds good...hope it does you get a more definite BFP next time

Chez - hope you have a wonderful weekend & all the best for Monday. BTW - I totally understand about uni - I am studying externally & I thought I'd be so prepared this semester but with everything that is going on I am cutting it fine. First assignment due in less than two weeks...aargh what timing.

Am so tired at the moment & have been having these annoying pains between my rib cages...could this just be side affect from Pregnyl? Have only had two injections so far with another two to do. Just not sure if I should be worried...

hiya all

welcome mary and venus. best of luck as testing countdown continues.

pam, i am excited for you and fingers crossed things getting darker IYKWIM

ali when do you test again? your symptoms sound suspicious in a positive way.

cheryl have a great wknd away and here is :pray: for a BFP for you and DF.

sushee - great idea on the BT dates, thanks for both thinking of it and doing it for us. you rock!

desperately, BG & kazza :hello:

due to the crinone (i presume) i have slight cramping and AF heaviness and feel like i have a tampon stuck up me all the time with a few small but sharp twinges in both sides occasionally. i am still in the first week of 2WW so am feeling positive and hopeful about the whole thing. i hope these feelings keep up!

dusty

Hi BG, any news? Did you have test at the Doc's and how is your bug going? Maybe it's a PRG symptom.
Chez, is anything happening, do you feel PRG? Roll on Monday.
Hi Mary, is the accupuncture still doing it's job? Less pain, pulling etc I would imagine would mean less stress.
Desperately, how are you? How long will you wait before testing? Can't wait to hear positive news from all of you!!!!
Ali I think we can all say that every time we have injections we have lots of weird pains. Don't worry it sounds pretty normal.
Sushee, thanks for the offer. I'll just stay here not so great with finding my way around as it is and everyone seems to report in so hopefully they do when they annouce their BFP's.
Venus, a day to go good luck for higher BT!!! Fingers and toes crossed.
Dusty, I hope these feelings keep going for you when they are making you feel so positive.
Kazza, Hi hope everything is going well.
Me back to feeling not PRG :who knows,mostly likely another HPT because I am so impatient, but thinking about it may be better to wait a bit longer. HCG shots will be out of my system, but if implantation did happen on day 8.5 Saturday might be to early to get a BFP positive because AF is not due until early Tuesday. There is a reason why they say wait for your BT!!!!I said I would'nt but it was doing my head in, and now I'm doing my head in anyway.:doh: Hugs and good luck over the weekend :bluedust::stickyvibesgirl::bluedust:

Hi all and thanks heaps for the good wishes.

Sushee, yes BT dates sounds good - my next one is tomorrow - sorry I havent figured out how to PM u.

Pam, my trigger was 10,000 - sounds like yours was the same.
I know what you mean about doing your head in - its all I can bloomin' think about and its driving me mad!! Your faint line sounds very promising though, fingers crossed for you hun.

BTW - I have had a little bit of urinary incontinence over the past week - has anyone experienced this with crinone?

V

Hi girls can't stay away, Venus my trigger was 5,000 then 2 boosters at 1250.See ya all later, most likely check in over the weekend.Pam.

hi ladies - just a quick update from me - still no AF, so am two days late - which in the grander scheme of things isn't huge, but still worthy of note in my book! any day late is a step in the right direction (i hope!)

pam - the dr didn't do a HPT- they had 3 of their docs (from a clinic of 6) out sick yesterday with gastro, so he was flat out - he was thorough, but didn't have time to test on HPT - he was brilliant though - checked all meds available to make life tolerable when you have an upset tum - and not one is suitable when you're in the tww!

wow venus best of luck for your BT tomorrow sending you lots of BFP vibes...
pam & BG fingers crossed for you both too.
dusty

thanks heaps dusty - I was just reading one of your other posts and noticed you are at SIVF. I am at CFC - nice to have u just round the corner!!
Pam, I cant stay away either - in fact I cant sleep - hope I dont jinx myself from the excitement!
Speak to yall soon,:)
V

Well ladies its about 4:22am and I just can't sleep because about an hour ago I weakened and did a HPT (Clear Blue Digital) and got a :bfp: !!!!!!!!!!!!!! the screen said 'pregnant' - I choose the digital one because I just didn't trust myself with strip ones - :p

DH is away so I rang him and gave him a heart attack :cryinglaugh: - he was half asleep and said wait until its confirmed with the blood - he is so logical!!

I am scheduled to go in later this morning to have the blood test anyway and wanted to know the result before they did! LOL - I am about 21days past EPU so pretty confident that all the drugs are out of my system (i had one booster shot of 1500iu on day 3 after pickup and used Crinone until Wednesday)

I hope that you all have the same result in the coming week!! :grouphug:

morning ladies :hello:

:happyforyou: desparately!!! that is wonderful news for you and yr DH. let us know all the details soon. now on on pam's plan of you setting of a chain reaction of BFPs for the rest of us!!!

venus nice to know you are around the corner at CFC, Deakin is the fertility centre in Canberra hey! :crossfingers: for today hun.

i have been having the most incredibly vivid and full on dreams the last few days. anyone else experiencing this? i had to calm myself down when i woke up this morning. cramping, heavy feeling continues...


dusty

Hi all :)

Well, I start my TWW today, had the IUI yesterday CD15 after Clomid CD2-6 and Ovidrel HCG trigger on CD 14. Also had an ultrasound at the same appt, and showing that I had deinately ovulated YAY!

So, now I wait!

I go back to the clinic on 24-08-07, but can do a HPT (and WILL!!!! hehehe) on or after the 22nd.

So, tell me, what are the earliest you can get pregnancy signs? Just so I can stop overanalysing everything like I did this morning! (read my TTC journal for more lol!)

Good luck everyone!

welcome to the TWW leasha

congratulations Desperately Seeking BFP! that's great news hun!!

ok, time for a little self absorbed waffle here (mostly pilfered from my journal) -

after my doctors appointment on Thursday, i did a HPT - it was BFN after the alloted time - well, i checked the test again about 5 minutes later when DH got home - and OMG - there was a faint second line! i was so sure i was hallucinating that i asked DH to look at it - and he saw it too! i was too scared to believe it, cos i know how much we both want this, so we took the test with us to my brother's place and asked he and SIL to check it out - and considering they both started bouncing around like fools, i'm pretty sure they seen it too! i've since looked at the stick at least a hundred times, and the line is still there - it's faint, but definitely there

sooooo, now we're cautious, but excited, and waiting for our BT on Thursday to confirm things - i think it's a great omen - IUI on my great nan's birthday, and BFP on 09-08-07. in the mean time, we're just kinda cruising (well, we did do a browse through the bubba section at Kmart last night!) and waiting it out - i was going to wait longer to post until my brain had really digested it, but i think if i had done that - well, it would have been a number of weeks/months before i could post!

well its official - I have a :bfp:

I haven't stopped crying since the nurse rang me!

It took us 3.8 years to get here but its all worth it when you are told :confetti:

I guess I am going to have to change my username to something else now :P

Dusty - thank you and hope you have a BFP this cycle too!

Leasha - welcome and good luck

Briggsy's - that is excellent - I have always been told that you can NOT get a false positve so fingers crossed that its your turn too!

:bluedust::stickyvibesboy:

hun that's fantastic news!! well done - here's hoping there is a rush of BFP's through this thread in the next week - woo hoo!

goodness desperately (no longer!) & BG that is simply amazing news!!! :happyforyou::happyforyou:
pam's 'chain reaction' is coming true... :) bring on more of those BFPs

am so excited for you both.

dusty

Hi Pam, Venus, Chez, Briggsy's, Desperately, Alicat, Mary, Dusty and everyone else,

Welcome Leasha and good luck.

Desperately and Briggsy's, that's great news! :clap:

Chez, good luck for your BT on Monday.

I will be going to work after my BT on Monday morning but leaving early because I don't want to be at work for the phone call. I don't think I'll be able to concentrate much though. For once I wish the weekend would hurry up so I know either way. I'm not very optimistic because I have had AF like cramps on and off since Wednesday and I just did a HPT (a strip one) - negative. It gives me hope though on this website that others have had BFP's even if it has taken a while.

:grouphug: and :bluedust: to you all.

Kazza

Hi everyone...as of 11.30am today I am offically in the TWW...transfered two blasties...so now the fun begins...waiting...waiting...looking forward to joining in here!

Hi Ellie, Welcome and good luck.

:stickyvibesgirl: and :bluedust:

Hi everyone, Desperately when I saw BFP I felt really excited jump up and down stuff then Briggsy's girl I saw your BFP:grouphug::happyforyou::stickyvibesgirl: and got emotional overload and was in tears I am so excited for you both.Yeah!!!!Lets keep this ball rolling. Venus I hope the news is good today, looking forward to your post. Chez I hope your weekend away has been made fantastic by a BFP as well!! Kazza it aint over till the fat lady sings, I had to go back for a prg test because I went nearly 3 days before AF was due (impatient as always) and I have master 3 to show for it. Fingers crossed for Monday imagine how excited you would feel if it came back positive.Bg got a negative and look now!!!! Dusty no vivid dreams but waking up to wee 2-3 times a night but only some not all. Ali and Mary next week is coming fast hopefully we can join in the celebrations. Ellie and Leasha I hope your wait does'nt pass to slowly. I hope I did'nt miss anyone I feel like I have SORRY toooo much excitement. Me really not sure, felt a bit dizzy yesterday a few times, going from squatting to standing, feel a little sick every now and again, waking up to wee more than usual but not every night, boobs feel fuller sometimes, master 3 showed me Witcherty grubs through the window today and I nearly threw up, and most hopeful sign for me was stretchy egg white mucus( only small amount) today. But it may be all in my mind, sometimes when you want something you notice things you normally would'nt and I have felt a bit like this before and not been BFP. I want to test but not sure if hormones may still be there, I think I should wait maybe Monday????? Hugs and heaps of Goodluck. Pam.

Hello dear TWWers

Geez, I'm offline for a couple of hours and so much has happened here.
Desperately and BG - thats fantastic news !!!!!!:happyforyou:I'm so happy for you girls - what a journey, but oh so worth it.
Welcome Kazza, Leasha and Ellie!
Pam, your symptoms sign very promising hun. I too have been eroding a pathway in my carpet to the loo.

As for me - I am over the moon.:confetti:
My BT today came up with 9 units of HCG ie: it was 2 on Thurs, so has more than trippled since - indicates that it is not the trigger injection. The clinic want me to do another BT on Monday, just to check that its increased again before they officially confirm a BFP.
Nearly there,
V

Hi girls,

Pam, thanks for your encouraging words. This waiting is torture and I am passing the time eating chocolate and ice cream to try to keep my mind off it! Your symptoms sound promising, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Venus, that's great new about your BT today, and good luck with your further BT on Monday.

Good luck and take care.

Kazza

woo hoo - way to go venus!

this thread has stepped up a notch or five today - sooooo exciting!

welcome to the tww Ellie - i'm so glad you have your embies on board and are focussing on yourself for the next two weeks!

good luck everyone!

Thanks BG! It hasn't sunk in yet...I was so prepared for them not to thaw and they did...and now their all snuggled in! Things are pretty amazing in here...lets keep it going!

there is a very good vibe in this thread at the moment - its a great feeling to open the posts and feel the high energy and happy vibes in here

Hi everyone,

I'm back in here for the 3rd time, and yes the vibe is pumpin'......can't wait to see all those BFP's......cause it's nearly spring.....YAY!!!!

Kazz

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just a quick update - have started bleeding today and not looking good to hold onto this pregnancy

will be following up with the clinic tomorrow morning - nothing much to be done today - too early for the hospital to care i guess

Oh BG...hang in there hun...sending lots of positive your way xxx

Oh BG, I'm thinking of you hun and hope all is ok.

Oh BG I am so sorry to hear that hun...my thoughts are with you & DH