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:goodluck: Thursday 27th September 2012 :goodluck:
Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Emma - :angel: - taking a break
Kerbear - taking a break
Myturn - :angel: - FS app 29 Oct
Sarah4Kurt - CD5
Me4ever - CD7
Miloro - CD9
Andie - CD9
Wishanddream - CD13
N2L - CD15
Nire - CD15
Emerald Star - CD18
Juniper - CD19 - O predicted CD19, to be confirmed CD20
Waiting for Transfer
Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/...ek-Wait-2012-7)
Vic261 - CD29 6dp5dt
Krikkit - CD30 13dp3dt
Blossom - CD34 12dp5dt
Got Their BFP in September :confetti:
JoeSpratt - +b/w 15/9 @13dpo
Mrs Mac - +HPT 13/9, +b/w 19/9 @16dpo
J.Bear - +b/w 24/9 @16dpo
Lenny, the link in your post at the end of the September thread links to the start of the September thread, not this one...
Thanks so much myturn for pointing out my mistake. I would never have noticed and I don't read all your posts (:redface:). You guys have over 300 posts in less than a month! I can barely keep up!
Off to change it now...
I wasn't sure you'd get back in here - so thought a PM was the best option ;)
AFM.... seems life is slapping me in the face a bit more.... looks like my parents are separating :(
:grouphug:
Sorry myturn. :( Thinking of you and quietly stalking hoping some good news comes soon.
myturn, I'm so sorry to hear that. :comfort:
Sorry to hear that Myturn xo
Oh no myturn, that's really sad news hun! I'm sorry darling, thinking of you :hug:
Myturn I am so sorry to hear your parents might be splitting up. Thinking of you and I am here to chat whenever you need.
My personal thoughts on 2012 is that it has not been a good year and I am looking forward to 2013 being better for all of us.
2012 has sucked all sorts of things that I can't write here... It has taken so much from us, so many good people...
Anyway, saw the FS this morning and he said he's expecting I will O today, not yesterday (which is good because I agree with that based on OPK and temps). The thing that concerns me is that he's still talking about transfer on Monday, which would be 3dpo, but the embryo was frozen on day 3, so I would have thought it would be thawed at 3dpo and transferred 4dpo?? Has anyone had a day 3 embryo thawed at 2dpo before? They do always thaw the day before, right? I'm going to ask about it when I phone for the b/w results this afternoon.
Interestingly, I decided to bring up my OPK results with him and he was actually interested in what I said. I had a +OPK on Wednesday night and he was surprised by that. He thought it was too early and wouldn't have expected me to get one before yesterday. I'm kicking myself now for not doing another OPK last night (just did 2pm, which was dark, but slightly lighter than Wednesday night). He said that if we were just doing TI and using the OPKs for timing we'd be getting the timing wrong. Of course, too early is better than too late, but still...
Based on the b/w he's expecting me to O tonight, but I'd have guessed this morning based on the OPKs. Will be very interested to hear today's b/w results this afternoon!
sorry, myturn. xx
juniper - my understanding is that they thaw the embryo on the day of transfer ie day 3 embryo - thawed on day 3, or 3dpo.. that's been my experience. never had a day 4 transfer either, I've had day 2, 3 & 5. clinics do seem to vary a lot in their procedures though - can you call and ask?
I'll be asking when I call for the b/w results this afternoon. I thought they thawed the day before to see if they divided overnight?
Mine are always thawed first thing in the morning and put in around lunch time. Makes me nervous as I fly over and I am on the plane when they thaw. Bit late to turn around :) Lucky I have always had something to transfer.
I have never had a day 4, only 2, 3 or 5.
I was told on Wednesday that transfer would likely be around 7am because of the public holiday. Normally it would be around 11am...
*edit*
Transfer is indeed 7am Monday and they will indeed be thawing the embryo Sunday morning. Today's b/w confirmed O and places it at late last night or early this morning, so they'll be thawing our day 3 embie as little as 50-ish hours after O. Guess I should hope I O'd last night rather than this morning? I guess our embryos were usually behind, so maybe this will work out best?
Lol, I find it funny that the FS said this morning that he thought I'd O tonight based on Wednesday b/w and I said I thought last night/this morning based on the OPKs and today's b/w showed I was right...
:goodluck: Friday 28th September 2012 :goodluck:
Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Emma - :angel: - taking a break
Kerbear - taking a break
Myturn - :angel: - FS app 29 Oct
Sarah4Kurt - CD6
Me4ever - CD8
Miloro - CD10
Andie - CD10
Wishanddream - CD14
N2L - CD16
Nire - CD16
Emerald Star - CD19
Waiting for Transfer
Juniper - CD20 1dpo
Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/...ek-Wait-2012-7)
Vic261 - CD30 7dp5dt
Krikkit - CD31 14dp3dt
Blossom - CD35 13dp5dt
Got Their BFP in September :confetti:
JoeSpratt - +b/w 15/9 @13dpo
Mrs Mac - +HPT 13/9, +b/w 19/9 @16dpo
J.Bear - +b/w 24/9 @16dpo
(oops, sorry, forgot to post this earlier :redface:)
:bfn: confirmed - sorta knew it was the case. But now have to decide what to do, the nurse has made me feel a bit guilty about changing clinics and did "offer" the fact that they can do some things to help my egg quality (DHEA & HGH) a bit too little too late. I am going to stick with my guns and change clinics - the question is do I debrief with my current FS? or call it a day and just move on?
I'm sorry Krikkit, hope the new clinic is more helpful & u get ur BFP very soon. As for debriefing your current FS, personally I wouldn't bother. You need to just look after yourself & if you're happy with you decision (choosing a new clinic).
sorry, krikkit. xx
i didn't debrief when changing, but I was kind of annoyed when I left my first one. unless you have any questions for them, I guess you don't need to? maybe see how you feel over next 1-2 weeks.
Myturn, I'm sorry to hear about your folks. I hope this doesn't add too much stress to you.
Krikkit, :hug: for bfn. Hopefully you have more success with the new clinic.
Juniper, lol. Love it that you were right. Good luck for next few days. Will b thinking of you.
AFM, had BT and scan this morning. Nurse said it was actually too early to scan for follies and didn't want me to be disappointed even though it had been scheduled. I said, I would stress more not knowing anything. She said its better fir me to be relaxed so whatever i wanted. I really like her, and she is awesome at taking blood - i barely feel anything. Bt showed hormones at good level, scan showed i have ten follies between 11.2 and 15.6. On track for epu on Thursday. Bt and scan again on Monday am but reduced gonal-f this weekend. I'm trying not to be too hopeful just in case something causes the cycle to get cancelled, but it's hard.
For those who don't know me, Hi, my name is MC, I joined a few years ago whils on my very loooong journey to have a baby. Alexis born in Jan 11.
What a journey that was!! Met a great bunch of girls and made some lifelong friends xxx
Well I find myself back again.
Thought I could do it the second time round on my own, but nope, I need to surround myself with people who understand what it's like to go through the up's and too many lows of IVF.
I've stalked for a while, a couple of months actually *red face
I thought just reading what everyone else was doing would give me some sort of reassurance but I'd really like to join in if that's cool.
Anyways, I'm on day 28cycle of an enforced break from Stim Cycle last month, I had a Lipidol Tubal Flush in the first half of this cycle, and two MRI scans this second half and a truck load of bloods testing immunology stuff I don't understand.
There is no reason for the extra testing other than my FS knows I will haunt him in his sleep if I'm forced to have a month off and not do any further investigating why I'm having so many failed cycles.
Hoping to do a FET next cycle but have no idea what FS had planned for me as yet.
I thought it would be easier going through this already being lucky enough to have Alexis in my life, but I definitely underestimated the feeling of the dreaded BFN.....
I recognise a few in here, It's gut wrenching, but nice to know some familiar names xxx
Juniper I hope your snow baby thaws great tomorrow and good luck for your transfer on Monday :)
Krikkit I'm sorry to read you got a BFN xxx
Back later for some long overdue persies....but just got a positive opk and lots of ewcm. Assuming I will ovulate in the next day...for what it's worth *sigh*.....
Have a good day everyone :)
:goodluck: Saturday 29th September 2012 :goodluck:
Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Emma - :angel: - taking a break
Kerbear - taking a break
Myturn - :angel: - FS app 29 Oct
Sarah4Kurt - CD7
Me4ever - CD9
Miloro - CD11
Andie - CD11
Wishanddream - CD15
N2L - CD17
Nire - CD17
Emerald Star - CD20
Murraycod - CD28 (break cycle)
Waiting for Transfer
Juniper - CD21 2dpo
Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/...ek-Wait-2012-7)
Vic261 - CD31 8dp5dt
Krikkit - CD32 15dp3dt
Blossom - CD36 14dp5dt
Got Their BFP in September :confetti:
JoeSpratt - +b/w 15/9 @13dpo
Mrs Mac - +HPT 13/9, +b/w 19/9 @16dpo
J.Bear - +b/w 24/9 @16dpo
Krikkit, do whatever feels right. If you don't want to face your old FS again, then don't go. If you want to hear his take on the last cycle, then one more appt won't hurt. :hug:
miloro, good to hear everything looks on track. FX it continues to go well for you.
N2L, GL catching the egg! FX for a lovely surprise in 2 weeks' time! ;)
MC, hi and welcome! Alexis is 1 day older than our DD!! I found I was coping just fine with the BFNs last year because we didn't expect anything to happen, but then we got a BFP and had the d&c and since then I'm right back where I was at the end of TTC#1 because I keep thinking we "should" be able to get a BFP but it's not happening. I have spent a total of almost 5 years TTC now and, even though it has only been 15 months TTC#2, I'm feeling all 50-odd TTC cycles weighing down on me... It's going to be weird taking DD with us to the day theatres on Monday (if we get to transfer) and knowing that is where she came from.
Let us know what (if anything) the testing shows up. It's hard to know whether to hope it finds nothing (ie that there's nothing wrong) or to hope it finds something that is easily treatable (ie an explanation for the BFNs that can be readily overcome).
Afm, just waiting nervously. Need to go and do a practice bake for a cake, but procrastinating... I'm not much good at cakes but wanted to take one to our friends' house tomorrow. If this one takes too long it might become the real cake, no matter how it turns out... :redface:
Just a quick one, am back from holidays... Will be waiting for AF (not due for a little while) and then start a natural FET.
Today met up with my DF's brother and sister in law and they told us they're expecting their first, they never wanted children, but this one seems planned and I think possibly first time lucky... Argh, I was sure it was our turn next... Oh well, I'll need a bit of getting used to it and have been shedding some tears. Am looking forward to becoming an auntie here in Australia, though.
Sorry, will do persies next time, am too tired as we arrived this morning at 4am after a gruelling 29 hours at airports and on planes...
Hugs for everyone!
me4ever - :hug: it sucks when everyone around you is UTD and can sneeze and get pregnant. I think we all have moments where everywhere we look, see and hear there is someone pregnant
murraycod - yes, its strange but comforting to see the same names around hey! I am here for my second too, and BFN never get easier and for some reason you think it will work quicker/faster etc the second time round - but it doesn't seem to happen that way
miloro - I am cross fingers nothing gets cancelled. :pray:
AFM - nothing much happening waiting for AF, waiting for my appointment at the new clinic... always waiting. Hubby agreed we should debrief with the new clinic, save us some money and time. Nothing will change the outcome of what happened and we aren't going back through them so nothing can be rectified. We are oddly both happier with a change, it feels like we have made the right decision.
Sorry for the rant but...oh dear god my (.)(.) hurt like the ****ens. Just woke me up when I rolled onto my front. Wowsers!
Welcome MC!
:goodluck: Sunday 30th September 2012 :goodluck:
Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Emma - :angel: - taking a break
Kerbear - taking a break
Myturn - :angel: - FS app 29 Oct
Sarah4Kurt - CD8
Me4ever - CD10
Miloro - CD12
Andie - CD12
N2L - CD18
Nire - CD18
Emerald Star - CD21
Murraycod - CD29 (break cycle)
Waiting for Transfer
Juniper - CD22 3dpo
Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/...ek-Wait-2012-7)
Wishanddream - CD16 1dpIUI
Vic261 - CD32 9dp5dt
Krikkit - CD33 16dp3dt
Blossom - CD37 15dp5dt
Got Their BFP in September :confetti:
JoeSpratt - +b/w 15/9 @13dpo
Mrs Mac - +HPT 13/9, +b/w 19/9 @16dpo
J.Bear - +b/w 24/9 @16dpo
Hi Girls
I am tucked away in our little tin caravan and the internet is proving to be quite the issue, so hoping I can actually post this :)
Krit - so sorry for BFN. I will be stalking your new fs and hope that he has some awesome new things to try and get you your bfp ASAP!!!
N2L - Good luck catching the eggie. I too had given up of conceiving naturally but we did, it just arrested at day 3. At least I know I am conceiving naturally and god willing the right egg will show up asap.
Murraycod - A BIG MASSIVE WELCOME... about time you jumped in here xxx
Miloro - Good luck for your scan and your EPU on Thursday. We will all be here for you.
Juniper - FX for a great transfer tomorrow. I find it interesting that they thaw them the day before. At least you will know if they are continuing to grow and divide. Its one thing to say they survived the thaw but do they keep going???
Miss B - I hope that all the sickness in your house has finally left the building. I cant believe how sick you have all been :(
Hi to everyone else.
AFM - My Lab Director called me Friday and asked if I had any questions re the transfer/EPU day lol. I said no, its pretty much what it is. He said it obviously fertilised and grew to day 3 and then he thinks it arrested. I guess a lot of embies arrest between day 3 and day 5 thats why they have a high drop off rate. I asked about PGD and he said they dont do it, but are looking into it and it should be available in 6-9 months. Pfft...no good for me. And I dont know how I feel about them not having any experience with it anyway. He said he was training now and would then have to train his staff. Hmmmm.... he also said they would need a minimum of 3 day 3 embies. Which I usually have more of so that would be ok, but I dont have 6 to 9 months up my sleeve.
I am too scared to POAS. I dont have any with me so I cant anyway. Ugh I hate this part of the TWW. Its actually gone pretty quick and I think know I have to do another stim is putting me off of finding out. The clinic said I should get AF tomorrow, but I know the prog pessaries will keep her away. BT is Friday so will see how I go. I have to do something before Thursday as that the only day my FS works out of the clinic and need him to sign off on it.
I hope your all enjoying the long weekend xxx
FX for you Vic. I'd share your concerns about their lack of experience too. There's only 1 way to get experience, but, when we have so little to work with, there are better guinea pigs available.
Afm, woke early this morning and couldn't sleep. Got up and baked a cake for our afternoon tea with friends today. I suck at cakes and ran out of time to do a practice run yesterday, so it may be a disaster, but at least it kept me busy. Now 11am and have not yet had the dreaded "sorry, it didn't make it" phone call, so keep telling myself that "no news is good news", over and over... Cake is on the bench and I'm hoping it's cooked through. I always have trouble with the skewer coming out clean, even when it's not cooked. I don't know how I manage to do such a simple thing wrong, but somehow I do... I once had a cake that was still wobbling like jelly, so obviously not done and the skewer came out clean! Wtf?! Today's experiment is an upside-down apple cake. I had apples I wanted to use up... Smells awesome!
Juniper - Cake sounds delicious... I'd love to try some ;) Can you send some my way???
Krikkit - Thanks for the hugs. I'm sorry to hear about your BFN :( Hopefully the new clinic will help you fall pregnant asap... I didn't debrief my old clinic, I just couldn't stand the dr anymore and didn't want to see him again. That the nurse made you feel bad about changing clinic is ridiculous, it's your money your spending and your body and you know what's best for it. Big hugs for you as well. Where you considering a lap? I had mine done before starting IVF, as I read about some people spending lots of money on IVF before having a lap and then finding out they couldn't fall pregnant because of endo or whatever. They found moderate endo with me and have had that removed. Have had 1 BFP since, but that ended in m/c. I'm glad I did it before starting with IVF, as I may not have fallen pregnant without the lap.
MC - welcome to the club! Fingers crossed that you get your BFP soon!
Vic - Am keeping my fingers, knees and toes crossed for you to have your BFP by the end of the week.
Hi to everyone else!
AFM - day 10 today, and getting anxious to start again, I don't really want to wait till my next AF to start our natural FET. I was wondering if clinics will let you have one if you didn't do a day 2 blood test (as I was overseas still)? Anyone any experience with it???
Didn't sleep well during the night - lots of thinking about pregnant sister-in-law and feel so angry and upset. I think I would have felt better if I had known they were wanting to conceive, it came totally out of the blue for us. I'm happy to become an auntie again, but just shocked at the moment...
me4ever, I think it will depend on your Dr's preference. I had to call CD1 to let them know I was doing the cycle, but didn't have to go in for any b/w until CD13. But I know not all Drs do thinks the same way as mine.
No call for us today, so assuming that means the embie thawed successfully. Now hoping it will make it through he night and be suitable for transfer tomorrow morning.
ps. The cake was a success. Still have half a cake left though...
Hey girls have found myself being really down today.had a iui yesterday morning,so let the two week wait begin. Im not exactly sure why im so down i was fine earlier today but now im really depressed.im guessing its just my hormones? But im not sure.im struggling atm.
W&D, sorry to hear you're having a bad time atm. I hope it's just a temporary, hormonal thing. What meds did you do this cycle? Does your clinic offer a counselling service? If so, maybe it would be worth talking to someone in case there's something more going on? I learned the hard way that early intervention is much better. The deeper, darker the hole, the harder it is to get out of... FX your IUI brings you a very good reason to be happy. :goodluck:
Juniper, glad to hear the cake went well and good luck for tomorrow, I have all fingers and toes crossed for you.
Me4ever, it can be hard when people around us get UTD and even have the kid while we still are trying. I hope you feel better soon. As for the natural fet, no idea but hopefully you can make something work for you.
Vic, stay strong, don't poas just enjoy your weekend.
Today is my fifth wedding anniversary, DH forgot to get the night off work, so I'm on my own. I told him he can send me off for a spa day the day before (hopefully) transfer. He asked me if I wanted him to come for the BT and scan tomorrow but coz he finishes work around 2am I'm letting him sleep instead, provided we do a nice lunch together tomorrow.
Enjoy your long weekend ladies.
juniper - goodluck for your transfer tomorrow.
vic - you have been very good not to poas yet... I'm impressed!
n2l - hope you're not reading this & 'busy' atm. ; )
me4ever - I just have to ring clinic on day 1, b/w not until ovulation is detected using opk's usually. hopefully they let you start asap.
miloro - goodluck at your scan & bt tomorrow.
hi & welcome (back...) mc. : )
Hi juniper i was on gonal f for 7 days then the next week 2 days because the follicles didnt grow enough. The a dose of pregynl.then the iui sat.n no no counciling service
Juniper ill be thinking of you tomorrow!!! The clinic that I use thaws the day before also, but if the embryo does not continue to divide overnight they will thaw another that morning, but I dont like that because we never know if that one is going to continue to grow either. It happened twice to us, but I guess we were just lucky enough to have another to thaw in the first place.
We travel 5 hrs to get to our clinic, so I'd hate to get a dreaded phonecall if we were already on the road.
I knew our girls were close but I forgot it was just by one day! X
MMMM Cake ;D Good luck tomorrow x
Krikkit im glad you both feel better for having a change of FS, it's really not worth starting another cycle with your old one if you are already in a negative head space, so onwards and upwards, i hope your first appt goes well.
I feel better that I am not the only one trying for my second, at times my friends make me feel guilty because I have one healthy baby, but they just dont know what this whole process and need feels like. So it is special to me that there is a great bunch of girls here that I have something in common with to chat too and not feel like im some greedy monster.
TBH I was actually one of those girls a couple of years ago, thinking 'PFT' when someone was trying for their second or third baby, but now I know exactly how they felt.
Me4ever IKWYM...... Big huggs honey. I feel like every time a close friend or relative falls pregnant, esp when not trying just pushes me deeper into this negative jelous hole, and it's awfull. As much as you want to be happy for them...deep down you want to throw yourself on the floor and chuck a 'why not me' tantrum....
(i save those ones for home and DH LOL)
Happy 5th Wedding anniversary Miloro!!!!
Just what you wanted for your aniversary, Blood tests and dildo-cam YAY!!!!! jokes ;p enjoy a nice lunch out with DH, and I hope your boobage has eased up on you xx
W+D sorry you are feeling so down, we all know too well how those days feel, so cyber huggs to you x I hope the TWW goes extra fast and you and you get your BFP at the end X
Hey there Vic, I thaught it would be easier chatting to you here rather than stalking you all the time LOL XXXXX
You are a better woman than I not POASing, but just enjoy feeling PUPO you are past half way you are doing mighty fine!!!!
Andie, thanks for the welcome, Thank you everyone for the welcome, it's great to have a place to be able to share some feelings around with like minded people that are going through a similar experiences.
:goodluck: Monday 1st October 2012 :goodluck:
Waiting for EPU/O/IUI/FET or just something to happen!
Emma - :angel: - taking a break
Kerbear - taking a break
Myturn - :angel: - FS app 29 Oct
Sarah4Kurt - CD9
Me4ever - CD11
Miloro - CD13
Andie - CD13
N2L - CD19
Nire - CD19
Emerald Star - CD22
Murraycod - CD30 (break cycle)
Waiting for Transfer
Hanging out in the TWW (Stalk them here....https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums/...ek-Wait-2012-7)
Wishanddream - CD17 2dpIUI
Juniper - CD23 4dpo
Vic261 - CD33 10dp5dt
Krikkit - CD34 17dp3dt
Blossom - CD38 16dp5dt
Got Their BFP in September :confetti:
JoeSpratt - +b/w 15/9 @13dpo
Mrs Mac - +HPT 13/9, +b/w 19/9 @16dpo
J.Bear - +b/w 24/9 @16dpo
miloro, I hope the b/w and u/s went well this morning and that you have a good lunch. Congrats on your anniversary!
So, we went ahead with the transfer today. The embie thawed perfectly, didn't lose any cells. The flip side to that is that it was only a 4-cell when frozen (on day 3), so it's behind in the growth, and it didn't divide overnight. But the embryologist was still happy with it, so we're remaining cautiously hopeful.