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Morning Ladies
Just a quick question...it's been so long since I did IVF can't remember...but is it normal to feel like AF is about to arrive any second? Had EPU Friday and am convinced every time I go to the loo that it's going to be all over? Help?
Sorry Ellie, I have no idea. I figured my AF would arrive early as I wasn't on crinone, but I also had no cramps or other signs that she was on her way until she got here. I as two days in before I had any cramping at all, and then it hit big time! From what others have said, I am wondering if that feeling is coming from the crinone? Try to relax and distract yourself... stressing out isn't going to help that embie stick! When will you be going for transfer?
Alex, welcome back. Everyone needs to take a break at some time or another, I hope you are feeling a little better for it. I'm glad you think the acupuncture is helping - I'm a super big fan of it! Good luck when you start the stim cycle. If your acupuncturist is anything like mine they wouldn't suggest take a break unless they thought your body really needed it.
Me... just plodding along with my letrozole. It's still hard to tell what's side effects from it, the tail end of the OHSS or just me not drinking enough! After so long on gatorade I'm finding it difficult to go back to water - no taste! I may have to investigate some sugar-free cordial or something to ween myself back! And trying to get back into the swing of charting before we hit the business end of the cycle... and wondering if I should ask my clinic to monitor me through this one even though there will be no transfer... Just starting to wonder... what's the reason between the wait between the stim cycle and the FET cycle? I know I need it, there's no way I'm emotionally ready for a transfer just yet, but I'm wondering about the medical reasons for them doing it.
BW
wow boo im hoping its a sticky one for you, are you still takin the syneral?
Ellie congrats on 10 thats fantastic - are to growing them to blasties?
BW- im not a fan of strong cordial or fizzy drinks and stuff but ive just found my fav cordial in coles, elderflower yummmm, its not very strong but great and it more matural then others i love it, but it does come with a prise,$7 a bottle and its less than a lt
Just wanted to add i cant believe that were on April# 3!!! well we can chat.lol
Oh my goodness, Lou you are right! April #3 and we're only half way through... just goes to show that there's too many of us here right now and we NEED a stack of BFPs to clear the place out! Besides, Boo's going to need some company as she graduates :)
BW
Hi Girls
BW - Thanks...I'm trying not to worry but I'm not on any pessaries/crinone until night before transfer...which could be tomorrow...Tues or Wed? Hope my Prog levels are ok?
Lou - Not sure what we're doing...new embryologist...has moved over from Monash IVF...seems really good...she's going to look at them each day and see how they're going...as all ten fertilized I'm ok with that...just hope I get to transfer...now I remember why I've had such a LONG break from this...does my head in...thank God you guys are here!!!! I am focusing on her comment yesterday "It's great to have such good eggs and sperm to work with"...I keep replaying that in my head!!!
wow, we really are chatterboxes this month!
ellie - am just wondering if the AF-type feeling is just residual from EPU - maybe a bit of blosting haging around or something? haven't been through EPU myself, but when i read your post, it's the first thing that came to mind....
Alex - welcome back - though it would be nice if you didn't have to be here! i know what you mean about being impatient about getting things moving - it's so hard when you're a pro-active/impatient person by nature and then have to wait around for this AC process. i really hope you're feeling a little better after your break, and that you're coping ok with everything else.
boo - YAY!!! fingers crossed for confirmation tomorrow!
Jo - synarel messes with our hormones big time! i noticed the AF-type cramping for several days before she decied to turn up - and when she did, she was a witch! hope you don't have ot go through that!
BW - good to hear that you're on the tail end of the OHSS - and obviously the new meds aren't giving you too much grief if you can't distinguish whether you've got any new side effects!!
as for me - am dead tired today. didn't sleep well. finally had the meltdown i've been waiting on for the last few days - and it wasn't even TTC related!! think i needed to get everything out, but we have a plan for ttc, and it wasn't hitting me like i thought it would. was having some issues with DH last night about a few things, and he just wouldn't let it go, so i kinda exploded!!! poor bugger - it was an over reaction for what we were discussing, but at least i opened up and spilled my guts, and he started talking about things too... got to sleep at some ungodly hour of this morning, and woke up with a headache that just won't quit today....
on the upside, it still hasn't changed the way i'm feeling about this journey. i'm scared at the moment, simply because i don't know what's going to happen - so bring it on!! tell me what i have to do and i'm there!!
going out soon to pick up a treadmill - we have shocking roads around here and no foot paths for walking (guess it's what you get for living in the middle of nowhere) - so i've decided if i want to walk and still keep my ankles from being destroyed, i'm gonna have to use a treadmill - step one in the new, more proactive, me! who know's what step two will be - i guess that's up to the FS - only 11 more days...
OMG! we are on number 3 already. feeling really lazy that I cant go back to read the last page. It must be a Sunday. Having a better day, well trying to to. Started a convo with DH about IVF-ICSI and hes just hurting at the moment, I think he needs some time but is wanting to get things started ASAP, as we arnt getting any younger!! Im going to write a long diary post soon AGAIN.
Good on you BG for getting the treadmill.
Congrats Ellie on the great number you got.
Lou Nice to see you around again
BW what about some of the flavoured water? maybe that could be a good transition for you.
just a quick GOOD LUCK BOO for today! hopefully a BFP for you!!!!!!
Hi Girls
Just got the call from the clinic...only 2 of the 10 look any good...I can't believe it...she said we have great eggs and great sperm they just make 'ordinary embryos'...I feel sick...she then went on to say the two we have look really good and we should be in with a pretty good chance...so what sense am I supposed to make of that???? I feel guttered...once again I'm shocked...I really thought ICSI would make the difference...we only ended up with two with IVF...this time we have a 6 cell and 8 cell...I have to get in a positive frame of mind by 12pm...or the little guys wouldn't want to hand around anyway...AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
I'm so sorry, Ellie.
My FS explained some of the problems with ICSI to me the other day... While it does give a better chance at fertilisation and completely bypasses any male factor issues, the act of injecting the sperm into the egg damages it. This is why we had so many with fragmentation problems. He said that if we have to do ICSI again for us that they would probably look into using something called a polscope. Apparently it's a special kind of light source that allows them to see where all the genes are in the egg and inject into it with much less chance of damaging it. Perhaps this is something you may want to look into next time? But I'll be praying real hard that you won't need a next time and that those two little embies you have are fighters!
Boo, wishing you the hugest amounts of good luck for the test today!
Summer, keep hanging in there with DH. Menfolk are fragile things, and as they keep everything inside they can be very hurt but not know how to show it or fix it. But there's one thing you can take away from this - he wants a baby *with you* very, very much. And if he's anything like my DH he'll be a fabulous support when things get rough.
Me... hot flushes from letrozole suck! Big time! It's worse than the clomid hot flushes, but I don't seem to be having any of the emotional effects that I did with the clomid. Here's hoping!
BW
hello girls. well after thinking i have had no side effects from puregon last night i got a reaction. since about 4pm my belly looks like i have eaten a mass feed and i have had a constant burning feeling across my tummy. is this the swollen, tender ovaries feeling people describe. poor DH was a bit upset coz AF only left a couple of days ago and now my tummy is too tender for me to really feel like any "hanky-panky" but i know we need to soon before my EPU. ( acouple of days before i think) oh well i hope my bloods are correct on wednesday. fingers crossed.
Ellie- i hope your two snowbubs are fighters!!! hopefully you will only need one....
Sonya, Yep sounds like you have a reaction all right! My ovaries feel so big that everytime my bladder gets full it presses on them and everything stings. I know there is no way any"thing" is getting in there near my ovaries so DH had to get his mags out for the job at hand! LOL nothing is private with AC is it?
Ellie, so sorry that your fab numbers are down to 2. You must feel so dissapointed but just imagine how strong those two must be. And if one takes now and the other next time you want a bub you will might be glad only 2 survived! Imagine if you had all 10 and they all worked? Ok, so not quite realistic but I hope you can see what I mean? Just trying to think of a positive way to look at things. Anyhow I hope you go ok with transfer today and that you take it easy on yourself for the TWW. Try not to stress (yeah right!)
BW, bugger about the hot flushes! I had them for a while on synarel but that seems to have passed. Plus I finished that yesterday morning. I hope they pass soon.
Me. I am blessedly medication free today after taking my last synarel yesterday morning and my trigger inj last night. It was absolutely painless and easy to do but has left me a bit sore today? I was expecting it to absolutely cane when I did it but it didnt.(which is great) Another early start tomorrow. 4.45am I have warned DH as I am due in at 7.30 with a 2hr drive + allowing time for getting lost again (OMG I am just hopeless driving in adelaide under pressure) or any other stuff ups. DH is due for his part at 9am so I'm guessing that I will be waiting around in there for a little while before they actually get started on me. I should get released by about 1pm then 2hr drive back home. I'm getting so nervous now and not as excited as I was earlier in the cycle because I know that I am closer now to knowing if things are good or bad but I must admit I am feeling so much more positive about this cycle than anything in the past and DH admits that too. We are trying not to get our hopes up too much so we wont be too dissapointed.
Wowsers, this is a long post!!! I shall go now and leave some room for others before we need April#4 hehe
The clinic just rang me with the results its a :bfp: :dance:
Was too hard to ask many questions being at work but she said all my levels are fine - i'm about 5 weeks pregnant and i'm due 17/12/07!! Have to go back into the clinic after work and pick up some meds and take my IVF drugs back so i'll be able to ask everything then. I can't beleive after all this time it has finally happened :pray: that this one is a sticky one.
I'll come back and attempt personals when i have calmed down a bit!!
Yay Boo! Unbelievable that you get as far as you did and at the 11th hour finally get a positive! I'm unbelievably excited and so, so happy for you!
:stickyvibesboy: :stickyvibesgirl:
BW
HOORAY BOO!! I am sooo excited and please for you. You have amazed me with how you got a + while doing the lead up for IVF. I so hope this one is it for you guys! How amazing!!!
Hugs from Sazz:dance: :happyforyou:
YIPPEE!!! Great news Boo! And on your own...clever thing!!!!
Our two little ones are snuggled away now...6 cell was an 8 by the time we transfered so 2 x 8 cells...got to be happy with that...the others are all sitting around 6 cells but have started to fragment so we'll see how they look on wednesday...may get some snowbies after all? So now the 2WWW....
:dance: OMG BOO!!!!! i have been thinking of you all morning hoping for a great result!!!Well done you clever girl you.............. all my sticky vibes for you both and hope to read all about it for the next 34 or so weeks YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:happyforyou:
I will keep my fingers crossed you have a smooth day tomorrow sazzafrazz!!!! i dont envy your early morning, but i have found im restless now and my EPU isnt for almost a week! have a good sleep tomorrow arvo.
Fantastic news Boo - you're due before me!!!! Looking forward to sharing Belly buddies with you and hopefully a few more of you lovely ladies too!!!!
boo - congrats again hun
sazz - good luck for tomorrow - fingers crossed for a high count and good fert rate (and a big snooze afterward - what a shocker to have to leave so early!)
ellie - congrats on the embies on board - fingers crossed that the fragmentation isn't too bad and you end up with some snowbubbas - fingers crossed you won't need them though!
to everyone else, sorry about no more personals - am feeling very sore at the moment - had lymph node u/s this arvo (finally!) and i hurt like all hell - being a bigger busted lady just isn't any fun when they're trying to do an u/s on your bb! on the upside, from what the girl could see, it's just enlarged lymph nodes - nothing sinister - will have to be checked by a specialist, but she's fairly confident all is ok. have had a headache all day and i'm guessing that was partially stress, so i'm hoping i will come good over the next little while. DH has volunteered to cook dinner tonight so that i can take it easy - he's so sweet sometimes!
Wooo Hooo Boo
Congrats hun. That is wonderful news...well done.
Well im abit worried now that I have to pick up the meds tomorrow. Dont know why as ive done this before. Oh well not good news like boos....Im so happy for you....:):):)
Yay BG on your u/s news. I hope it is all officially ok for you soon. When do you get the specialist to look at you? Hope you can get in quickly so you can put it out of your mind all together.
I know what you mean about big bbs being a real pain... mine are killing me at the moment, hormones:arent they fun? Lucky DH loves them or i reckon I'd have had them reduced by now!
I will try to come on tomorrow night and let ppl know how things went... I hope I get a good result so I'm not too far behind the lovely Ellie...How are you hun?Excited /nervous /eager /terrified???
Sazz, I hope all goes smoothly for you tomorrow.
BG, I'm glad it looks like everything is clear on the lymph node thing. How long until you get to see the specialist?
Missy, must be exciting to be getting started again. I can understand the nervousness - I think I'll be petrified if I have to go through another full cycle!
Me... have done nothing much more than eat and sleep today, quiet house, lots of relaxing, but I'm still thinking I'm in for an early night! I was also going to try to be a hero and tough it out on the remainder of the box of non-XR metformin... but after this evening's little episode, first thing on the list for tomorrow is to get the script for the XR filled!
BW
Hi Ladies
Boo - my lovely woooohoo congrats that is fantastic news. hoping im not too far behind you and carrie
Sazz - GL hunny, hoping for some great results for you then we can be in the TWW together.x
Missy - hope it all comes back to you and you get the best result too
BG - sorry your feeling so sore, hoping you get your results ASAP just to rest your mind.xx
BW - hope thoese hot flushes have settled, i used to get then all the time
Ellie - roll on the next two week, i'll be checking in on you
Sonya - one week isnt long, just tink you BFP is in only 3 weeks!yikes !
Well me..........................Got the call from my nurse after my scan and FET is booked for Thursday 26th Day after ANZAC Day, i think im having a blastie (must phone and check) they are thrawing all 9 embies with the hope to refreeze the 7 im not using!! we are putting in two as away. will get my time on the Wednesday, and will start P4 this Saturday. YUCK!
Can you believe that when i rocked up at the clinic today they had MISPLACED my file AGAIN ! not happy Jan
Still we are all set to go next week but my NP is overseas! will think about what i can do later
lou - how rude of your NP to be overseas when you need her!! here's hoping you have reason for the clinic to lose your file for the next 12 months or so after this transfer!! fingers crossed fo you!
Missy - good luck with starting your journey again hun.
Sazz - i'm really hoping for a great result for you sweetie - my thoughts will be with you tomorrow
BW - sorry to hear you've hit the point where the XR tabs are essential - hope it all settles down again soon
as for me - another couple of busy weeks coming up appointment wise! have to ring in the morning to make an appointment with the GP for u/s results - apparently the way things are set up down here, you get the u/s, if the specialist reading the scan believes anything is "hinky" they put it in the report to the GP and then they get to decide whether to refer you on. i'm [retty confident that the sonographer wouldn't have said anything if things were at all unusual, so i'm not too stressed - should be able to get the results anywhere from wednesday onward, so hoping to see GP wednesday or thursday.
seeing FS again on the 26th - OMG - that's only 10 days away!! i'm so glad it's not a long wait. i'm sure we'll get a plan of attack, and even if we can't kick off again straight away, i'll know where i'm at
mmmmmmmmmm, better go get the rest of my dinner - DH cooked homemade chicken soup last night, which was a great start - having lamb steak and vegies for dinner - yummmm.
Howdy Ladies
Congratulations Boo! That is the kind of great story i love to hear!
Well i just got home from uni and must share some fantastic news which i am sure all of you will understand..
I finally recieved my visit from AF today and shock horror no sore BB's no cramping and no pain... miracle.. i have NEVER EVER felt this good even with the lap only 4 days ago... usually i am curled up hugging a hotwater bottle and trying not to pass out whilst the drigs kick in. I am hoping my herbalist is true to his word and this will continue!
Im crazy i know but i just had to share!
Good luck to everyone with Transfer, EPU and any other stange in the journey!
S
shannon - that's good news hun! isn't it funny how it's little things like that which make the biggest difference.
here's hoping it's long term...
Thanks BG and it looks like the 26th will be another BIG day for us both GL hun
ShannonGlad to hear that you feeling so healthy thats great when your about to start TTC again GL.xx
Yay Shannon. What a relief it must be to be pain free at last.. hope these results are here to last for you and AF...
Thanks girls on your good wishes for me tomorrow... it means a lot to know ppl care!
Loula, I cant believe they lost your file again!!! What kind of admin job is going on there? Maybe they just put all their efforts into the medical side of things and not so much on the paperwork side of things? crazy!
Yeap its been 10years, I have been blessed in that time............4 amazing children grace my life, one via NC(12 years ago), and 3 via adoption and fostercare.
LIFE has been great,
BUT the baby BUG has bitten real bad and DH and I want to give it one last shot before our ages stop us having another miracle in our lives.
I have unexplained infertility. No cause is known, I have tried 9 cycles of Ovulation induction, but never IVF before.
We are starting our first IVF Cycle in June, I see my GP for the referal tomorrow and have my first FS/OB appointment on the 29th.
I am scared to death, but trying to keep the focus on the miracle at is going to happen!!!(I know, I know but I have to keep positive)
Most people think I am nuts for wanting more babies...........but my kids are my life, I just can't imagine a day without a baby in my life.
Fostering has helped but its also kept the emotions running high. Adoption was a miracle to us, we have 2 amazing boys, J has Down syndrome, heart issues and bring me so much joy each day. N was born with issues due to drug exposure during pregancy, but he is a prefect little miracle, no issues what so ever. Our firstborn DS 'L' is a bright and beautiful 12 year old with attitude to boot..........BUT what can I say.........
Our DS fosterdaughter has been with us since she was 6 months, we consider her ours in everyway. She has a complex heart issue, it slows her a little, but she bright as button and sassy as smurf!!! she is wise beyond her 9 years.
DH is my soul mate.........a keeper for sure and what can you say about a man that is giving up his dream of a little tinny boat(thats what the Tax refund was going towards until IVF appointment came up LOLOL) for the chance at another miracle baby.........
Thats us, a nutty house hold, with no secrets and lots of fun,
Hugs
ickimum welcome to this forum -I am sure you will find lots of info and support here ;)
BW - hope it brings on ovulation for you ... then roll on the FET next month.
Ellie - How is the TWW treating you? I hope the time flys by and ends with a BFP
BG - Good news on your lymph scan, hope the FS on the 26th is just as positive
Summer - Hope your enjoying your holidays, I'll have to go and catch up on your journal soon.
Sonya - How is the purgon treating you? Hope it's being nice.
Sazz - Did you manage to get lost this morning? Yesterday morning I drove myself in there for the first time (DH usually drives) on the way back i ended up taking a wrong turn at that huge roundabout, had to ring DH for directions on how to get to work lol. Hope everything went well, my fingers are crossed.
Missy - good luck with your upcoming cycle, hope it all goes well
BW - How are you going? Fingers crossed O isn't too far away and
Loula - I can't beleive the clinic lost your file again! Goodluck on the 26th to you too.
Shannon - Woohoo re no AF pain, goodluck with your upcoming FET.
Ickimum - welcome to the thread, fingerscrossed you'll be moving on to belly buddies very soon.
We went back to the clinic to return our meds yesterday, they have given me some crinone gel to help boost my prog levels, nurse said the levels were good but because i was on the synarel they still give it to me just in case. I asked about my HCG level and she said it was 519 (no idea if this is good or not? Tried to google it last night but DH told me off for worrying too much about things lol) The clinic want me back for another BT to check that HCG is doing what its supposed to on the 30th but of course there is no way i could wait that long so i have made an appointment with my GP for this Saturday.
Thank you all for your congrats, best wishes and the support i have received from you all since i joined, your support means alot and has made things a whole lot easier to deal with, i would've been lost without you guys! I'll be holding on to all those sticky vibes as hard as i can and :pray: that each and everyone one of you will be announcing your BFPs very soon.
Congratulations Boo !!!!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:
So happy for you!! And how wonderful that you did it on your own! Lucky you!!
Look forward to seeing you in other threads, you're only 2 weeks behind me... we're due 3/12.
YAYYYYY!!!!!
Good luck to everyone else on their journey, I hope there's many more BFP's coming soon!!!
Welcome Ickimum. Glad to have you join us, but I hope you won't be with us for very long at all. I'm wishing you a very quick success on your journey!
Boo, sounds like things are going well. I'm afraid I don't know much about HCG levels, but I think your DH has the right idea - relax, take care of yourself and don't stress!
Sazz, I'm hoping things went well today. :crossfingers:
Sammi Jane, was just thinking about you the other day! DH has finally been booked in for his varicocele repair on the 15th of May. Did your DH have any acupuncture treatments around the time of his repair? I think Leah would like him to, but DH is being a bit reluctant.
Last dose of the letrozole tonight! :dance: The information I've found says it stays in the body for a much shorter time than clomid, so hopefully I'll be rid of these hot flushes very soon! Even DH noticed it last night - I could be sitting calmly and quietly and then suddenly break out in a sweat.
BW
Ickimum - Hi and welcome...hope you get your BFP soon!
Boo - HcG levels are different for everyone...mine always start around 25 at Preg test and double every couple of days...525 means something is happening for sure!!!! Feeling sick yet?????
Sazz - Hope all went well ...looking forward to your good news!
Shannon - That's amazing...you must feel soooo much better!
BG and Lou - Roll on the 26th...
2WW for me...the 30th seems a life time away...never thought I'd be looking forward to going back to work...at least then the time will go faster!
Hope you all have a great day :)
Hi all just got back from clinic with my meds. Well took the syranal and geeee it hurt my noise so much. Now my left side of my head is aching. I hate this part of it. Give me the needles anytime!!!!
loula good luck with your ET and I hope all goes well. :pray:
briggsy's girl good luck with your U/S!!!
Shannon22 glad AF isnt causing you to much pain. Thats so good.
ickimum good luck with your TTC.
boo how far pg are you. I know anything over 100 HCG levels in the early stages is good. So if your pg is early then yes that is a good level. Gool luck with your pg.
Ellie Good luck with your TWW. I know its the most longest time ever. Hang in there!!!
Well better go as Melissa wants to go shopping....lol. Teenagers.....
Hi All,
Wow, this is becoming an action packed place - it's hard to keep up with everyone.
Boo - yay for you! What an amazing result for you. :dance:
Ickimum - welcome, and good luck. Hopefully your stay in this thread is nice and short.
BG - good to hear that you are seeing FS so soon. It's easier to wait when you have a plan for what's ahead.
Well, still no AF for me. 5 days late, and no signs yet. Once she's been, then i can start the GonalF. As most of you know DH is a shift worker, and this whole protocol was working in just beautifully with his work, but now that AF is sooo late, he's going to have to start shuffling things. If i am having OPU of ET then he can't go offshore or do nights, BUT, i might not be. He's getting a bit annoyed with AF too! :) He doesn't want to juggle everyone's roster (and have to tell absolutely all and sundry), only to find out we don't need him.
Then this morning i realise i'd left the bl@@dy Synarel in his car (we'd gone out at 'sniffing-time' last night) and he works 1hr away, so we both got in our cars and drove towards each other and then i got stuck in some crazy traffic jam in the middle of Langwarrin (what's with that Melbel?). I was meant to get petrol and groceries on the way home, but i was just a nervous wreck, so i came home - lol. I am not so good at handling stress right now, i tend to crumble into a heap. Poor DH - he really is being very very good through all this.
To everyone (in the TWW, in the middle of treatment, or just hanging around waiting) hang in there and have a great week.
Hi BW,
Glad to hear that your DH has booked in for the embolisation. I really hope you see huge improvements afterwards!! No, I don't think my DH had any acupuncture around the time. He didn't do it regularly.
Good luck with it - please tell your DH not to worry, it's really quick and he won't be in pain.
Good luck with your frosties!!
Boo - your HCG is fantastic - mine was 448 15 DPO and look at my avatar ...;) ;)