Nervous after 1st transfer

Thanks girls...it just gets you when you least expect it...like the baby shower yesterday...I thought I would be sitting there 10 weeks pregnant sharing my exciting news with everyone and instead I was at home trying to get myself together...adn I've had my parents staying for the weekend as mum went to the shower..and now I've just had a call from a staff member who's getting a hard time from the boss too...too much stress...got a lot to sort out in the next month...Sonya I would love to catch up...could have alot of spare time on my hands really soon!!!!

Hi ladies

Sorry I haven't been around lately - we went away for the long weekend and have been busy busy!

BeiBei - I am up to day 3 of my GonalF injections now - I am having some side affects such as headaches, sore boobs and I am a bit irritable this afternoon (maybe because I am tired). My next scan is on Monday when FS will decide when to do the trigger and EPU. It all seems so surreal at the moment! There is a chance that EPU will be the end of next week. :crossfingers:

Ellie - how are you holding up? Have you heard news from your big boss yet? I hope you are starting to feel a bit better, you have had such a rough trip and no-one needs the extra tension of everyone else getting good news when you are feeling this way. Hopefully you and Sonya will be able to buddy up for your FET and pregnancy - that would be so good.

Take care everyone. Cheryl

Hey Chez...wow..you're right into it now...very exciting...I have everything crossed for you...please let us know how things are going!

I'm feeling better today...antibiotics seem to be working...heard from the BiG boss Monday night and he said he needed 24hours to finalise everything...so I'm glued to my mobile waiting for this to be over...I have never been soooo stressed in my life...I just need to move on and at the moment I'm in limbo...it's driving DH nuts which isn't helping...I'm on sick leave without pay at the moment so this is new for him...financially...VERY new for him...lol....we are fine...he just can't get his head around it yet...I keep reminding him that if our first little one had stuck I'd be home with a 2 year old now!!! Anyway...waiting waiting...

Hello ladies, sorry haven't been very active lately as I have been quite depressed...just have a lot in my mind including if this cycle doesn't work what I should do etc etc...

anyway, AF hasn't arrived yet at least that is the good news I can hold on, B/t is on Saturday, but I think I am going to cave in for a HPT tomorrow morning...no symptoms really make me pessimistic...not feeling anything nothing...

Chez, sorry about the side effects you are having, good luck with next Monday scan and hopefully the EPU will give you lots of good quality eggies...

Ellie, I have been thinking of you and wondering how you go with your job situation, waiting sucks...this monring when I was waiting for the bus in the cold to work, I passionately hate it and why it seems to be 'the story of my life'...sorry I am venting now...I hope you get that phone call soon and it will be the better news than you expected...take care of youself and get better....xx

Bei Bei...hey hun...I've been thinking of you too...I so hope this is a sticky one... worry about the next cycle IF you need to...it's so hard to stay positive but hang in there...Saturday must seem like a lifetime away..we're all here for you..come chat lots...it'll help and we want to be there for you too. You have been such a great support to me...let us repay the favour xxx

Hello....Bokkie....anyone out there???????

Hi Ellie, how are you hun? I am just here lurking and also wondering whereis Bokkie? It seems that she loves her holiday so much and decide never comes back...

Hi BeiBei
How are you? What's happening? Bokkie did say two weeks so it's probably the end of this week that she'll be back? She might not come back now she has BFP?
Me...ummm...am organising a phone consult with Dr Gavin Sacks at IVF Australia re: reproductive immunology...should be tomorrow...want his imput before I see FS on the 4th July...I can't have another mc and I won't try until they can tell me something? I'm really emotional today..think I might be ovulating...it's 3 weeks since D&C so it's possible...I'm on leave until this new position is sorted for me...so hopefully I'll only be working 2 days a week and destressing ready for BFP!!!! So I'm home with the furkids having a great time :)

Hi Ellie, I am doing well...apart from the low back pain I don't have any profound symptoms...so have to patiently wait till 10th July scan...my tummy does seems to be getting round though...

I am glad you are taking some active approach to find out more, good luck with the call. I know my FS whose name is Mark Livingstone at SIVF also does more immunological testing than other FS in general. So if in need, let me know and I will give you his contact. But I so hope it will somehow give you an answer...

2 days a week at work, you lucky girl! I am so up for that...but who is going to pay my mortgage...

BeiBei
So glad things are going well!
I'm soooo tired today...something is going on with my hormones...not sad just really tired and washed out feeling...I'm a little annoyed about phone consult...they said it was free and now they're say it's $100...and I can't claim from medicare? So...I'm going to wait and see my FS on the 4th July and if he won't do the testing then I'll do the consult...I've found out so much from the girls here I've got enough to get started with anyway and at the moment a $100 is $100!!! I haven't started work yet...and to be honest I don't think I could anyway...just sooooo tired. ANyway hun...keep in touch xxx

aw, I remember you did say the phone consultation is free, and now is $100? that's bit steep...yeah, wait to see you FS and then decide...write down all your questions and don't be shy to ask...

Take is easy hun and its probably a big time for your body to recover after D&C, and just give it time and don't be too hard on yourself...did you say its been 3 weeks after D&c, maybe its PMS before AF arrives...hope it will treat you well...hugs

Oh how silly am I...that's what it is...PMS...just really BAD PMS...which probably means really BAD AF...bring it on...the sooner the better! Then we can get back to 'normal'!

How many weeks will you be at your scan? Exciting and scarey all in one I bet...please let me know how everything goes...I am living through you and Bokkie!!1

that's why I thought, as soon as yu get your AF and then you will be able to cycle soon...

About me, I am trying not to worry too much although its a bit hard, especially I don't really have any symptoms. But I kind of work it out maybe its because that I am just that kind of 'no symptoms' girl. Because even going through stim IVF cycle with all the injection, tablets etc, I don't have any kind of symptoms...first scan is on 10th July which feels like life time away (7 weeks scan), so I guess I am trying not to count the days...but hey today Im 5 weeks...

When can you start cycling again? If AF turns up soon, can you start FET cycle? I have so much faith in FET cycle now, so I will have everything crossed for you...you have 2 snowbubs and that is exciting!!!

BeiBei...It's so nice to chat with you...I really needed a buddy today :)

I have to have another cycle before I can do FET...my nurse thinks I should do another stim cycle she didn't really give a reason other than she thinks blasties don't have a great thaw rate? I had a chat to our embryologist too...and she thinks 2 days transfers are better...which makes no sense to me when everyone around here seems to get BFP with FET blasties!!!!! The only advantage I see to doing another stim cycle is financial because we're over the medicare threshold and it will be heaps cheaper? But I think we have to give these two little snowbubs a go...what's the point of leaving them sitting there? So if AF arrives we could do FET in August...gosh that sounds exciting!

How exciting...that was my 400th post!

I think blasties have great thaw rate, at least the scientist told me its 70%...maybe do 1 FET and see how that works and you are still in time to do a stim cycle before the end of the year to rip of the 'safety net' benefit...as far as I know, you can do a stim cycle straight after a FET one...

But do find out those questions you have in mind before you start your FET, ie. immunology testing etc...because you don't want to waste a perfect blastie if something there need to be fixed first...

I totally agree...I have a really good feeling about these little ones...we are having both put in...crazy huh?

i agree Ellie- give your two snowbubs a chance first before putting your mind and body through another intensive stimulated cycle. if the FET doesnt work at least you can go straight into stim, but the other way around its a longer wait for your body to recoup (IYKWIM?) i have good vibes about your 2 blasties as well.

Thanks Sonya...how are things with you?

just waiting for next saturday then can start BT's to track when my lh surge will occur. one more week and it will feel like im actually doing ivf again. at the moment i feel like a kid outside the candy shop looking in at all the lovely possibilities.

I love your description! I'm feeling more like I've jumped out of the fish bowl...trying to breathe and really need to get back in! Hope all goes well xxx

not long till you see your fs. hopefully we will get to meet each other at a perth meet-up when our lives arent so emotional and hectic.

Hi Sonya
Would be nice to meet up...I'm just going from one drama to the next at the moment...have posted the details in the LTTTC AC thread..it never ends!!!!!!!!!!!

just read them Ellie - how atrocious!!! hope you find somewhere more accommodating and not so rude in the future....

Thanks Sonya...I'm so addicted to BB I don't have time to work anyway lol!!!

Ellie!! I was away at the weekend and just caught up with all the news...how terrible what happened at work! that is so very rude! I think it just made your decicision much easier in a way though...sometimes the best strategy is to walk away and don't let things that not worthwhile your energy bothering you....

Hope your infection will clear up really soon...

The idea that you and Sonya can catch up is so exciting, I so think your guys should...I would love to join you if physically can...ah...one day...

Have a nice day ladies!

hi everyone!!!!!!!!! it's been a while...... Ellie iam so sorry about everything........ you sound so strong, dont give up....... we will all get there one day... are you going ahead with your frozen embies?? iam going though my first frozen cycle now i have my transfer on sat, it sounds like the girls have had a great news from there FET so that gives me some hope, and i need a lot of that at the moment, good luck to all you girls that it has worked for and look after you and your babies.

Hi Vanessa!
Great news on FET...good luck for saturday....come and let us know how you go!Have everything crossed for you xxx

Hi ladies,

this thread has become an unofficial chatter thread, and to keep on top of things, I hope you understand that I am going to have to close it and direct everyone to the monthly chat thread to keep in touch. I know that we have a lot of members in the LT threads atm, but threads that start on one topic but which then blow out to over 340 posts (!), like this one has done. makes it more difficult for me to moderate. It's no longer on the original topic, so I think it's run it's course.

I'll see you all over in the monthly chat threads!

love
sushee