Trying for #2 with FET

Hi,
I'm a bit new to this area. My husband and i have a toddler conceived through ICSI in 2008. We're looking at going back for #2 this year.

I met with my nurse coordinator today, who told me about the process for FET. It was all sounding great (no needles) until we got to the part where i have to use a progesterone pessary every 12 hours, and lie down for an hour to make sure its absorbed. Depending on the outcome, it could be for 10 weeks.

I'm just wondering how on earth i'm going to manage the 'lie down for an hour' bit with a toddler running around the house. the morning dose will be ok; i'll wake myself up early and just hope that dd doesn't wake up early, but the evening dose will be when i'm usually getting home from work, cooking dinner, getting DD bathed ect ect. (hubby doesn't get home from work until past 6 - he has a long commute).

I'm sure we'll manage, a positive result would be more then worth it, but I'm just wondering if anyone has any suggestions, tips or ticks that made it a bit easier for them?
Thanks :)

Is the progesterone pessary one you can put up the rectum instead? I know some you can. Doesn't sound very nice but its less likely to come out so quickly it does absorb better that way also. I am sure one of the girls who have used it personally (I might be able to comment for sure later this year) can clarify this. And also it means you wouldn't have to lie down as long or lie down at all.

Shh...don't tell my FS but I often cheated and only did about 1/2 an hour (and I only had dogs to walk etc)!

Maybe you could turn it into some sort of game with your DD where it is your special time together reading books or similar. Or you could invest in some DVDs that she really likes and lay on the couch together.

Thanks for replying :)

After having another day to think about it i'm not quite as concerned as i was initially; I think i'll just have to be super organised as far as dinner goes, and hope that my little girl cooperates. Hooray for In the Night Garden being on at 5.30!

Cheers

Chooky, I was told 30 mins. And the nurse also said to do it rectally for the midday one if lying down was difficult (vaginally is better for absorption, but sitll ok).
Can you just do the last one of the day at bedtime, when you're lying down anyway?

Thanks for the advice marcellus. It was supposed to be 12 hours apart, so using a pessary at bedtime would have caused havoc mid morning.

Doesn't seem to matter now though; my husband seems to have changed his mind.

Hi chooky and everyone,
Have come back on (after a long while away) as DH and I are going for #2 with our only frozen blasty...just waiting for AF to start so i can ring WFC to get the whole cycle underway. So desperately wanting for it to work but all the stat's seem to go against us given only the 1 blasty. Our DD is 2 yr 1 month and so ready to be a big sister and the thought that she mightn't ever have that experience is already heartbreaking (and i am trying to be positive!! lol)
I'm interested to hear how it all works, ours is going to be a natural FET cycle, with pessaries but i really have no idea of time frames and things, just want a safe thaw and BFP 2 weeks later...

:hello: Kimbe!
Best of luck for you little embryo

Sorry to hear that Chooky. Do you think you might come back to it a bit later on?

Sorry, I should have posted an update earlier. We started the rollercoaster before we even got to the treatment! DH did change his mind temporarily, but we're back on track now. We delayed things by a month, so I'm up to day 4 of meds today.

So massively entirely nervous about everything; if it will work, how i'll deal if it doesn't, how i will deal if it does!

Hope you're doing ok with the meds. Good luck!

Thanks Marcellus.
Chooky, does that mean day 4 of a programmed FET cycle?? Or, are you in the lead up to the thaw and implant?? Either way you must have every emotion going through you right now. :goodluck:
I really feel in the dark about what will happen but hopefully in 2 weeks AF will start and i can hopefully get told a heck of a lot more about what is going to happen day by day in the count down to thaw & implant. A girlfriend said its blood tests daily till ovulation then a short wait with pessaries followed by implant then more pessaries. I wish they would have a simple day to day planner for me! I am such a control freak and just want to know now. Desperately fast forwarding the time. Never thought i'd actually be willing AF to start! lol!

Sorry kimbe, i didn't realise your reply was here (must have missed the email).

I think your treatment depends on your clinic, but roughly speaking, mine was ethinylestrodial starting on the first day of my period, then a blood test to confirm that ovulation had been suppressed ten days later, starting the pessaries twice a day the next day (and continuing the tablets). They did give me a little schedule/planner to follow, tho I kept forgetting to tick off when i'd taken my tablets and confusing myself.

We had our embryo transfer last tuesday; it was a beautiful blast, thawed very well. so i'm firmly in the grips of the tww. ugh. i don't remember it being this painful last time. my blood test is this saturday.

So I'm still on the tablets and pessaries. The pessaries continue for quite a few more weeks if i get a BFP, but I think the tablets can stop (could be wrong tho).

Anyway, goodluck!