Hi All
I haven't posted in ages, but I have been thinking of you all. I see there has been some BFP, woohoo! Congrats all and I send you lots of
I have had a tough couple of months with morning sickness, which just seems to get worse, not better. Looking after my little kiddies and trying to run the household, and grow another bundle, I am exhausted most the time. The twins due date was last Tuesday and it has been a very emotional lead up to it, and a really emotional day. Dh and I bought some butterfly balloons and wrote letters to our precious two babies, attached them to the balloons and let them go at the breakwall at Nobby's beach. They sailed off into the sky and hopefully reached the stars. It was a tough day. With Christmas approaching it makes it even more evident that we don't have them here with us to celebrate the festive season. We had an angel ornament engraved for them and it now sits proudly on top of our tree.
I am almost half way with this little bean and I am started to feel it wriggling around. It's nice to know all is ok, but I do have a scan soon, to just check everything and I can't wait.
All my thoughts are with you all and I'm sending some baby rainbows your way.
Possums - Thanks again hun. Glad we can help you work through all those feelings, sometimes it takes a while, but you will get there!
Jen - Yay for a coverline! Am really hoping that this is the month for you cycle buddy
tempus - Congrats on the BFP!!!
buliej - Whether or not Clomid would be an option for you really depends on why you are doing IVF - do you not O on your own (you must or you would have posted that you think you are Oing LOL) or do you maybe have an LPD? Clomid may help you out, but definitely would be asking the FS if I were you!
Mel - No worries about the help. But I have to say, if you Oed on day 22 then maybe you don't need it?? Have you had a full cycle tracked at all? I'm assuming you haven't if you haven't seen the FS yet? The main problem with just a random prog test on day 21 is that it will only be of value if you actually O on day 14. If it is earlier or later then the results will be inaccurate. If I were you I'd be asking the FS to have a full cycle tracked - they monitor your oestrogen and LH levels until they know you are about to O (whatever day that is, it certainly varied with me ) then they tell you to go away and DTD lots and lots LOL then come back 7DPO to have your prog checked. That way you will know exactly what happened that cycle. HTH!
HannahD - Sorry about the BFN Hoping that it was just a few days too early....
Easha - Sorry to hear you've been sick Maybe that is why the temps are all over the place? Good luck anyway!
Mannie -
Indy - Sorry about the BFN Hoping for a Xmas BFP for you instead!
A big hi and thanks again to everyone - mollycat, babymiracles, plc, AJC, KL, melissal, maddysmum, Toccara, jenushka, WTH (of course ) and anyone else I have forgotten.
AFM - Still not feeling like all this is real, not really having any symptoms much except for cramps. But I got a lot of cramping with DD too so trying not to stress about them. At least there is no bleeding! I am off to the clinic tomorrow for my first BT to check HCG levels are rising, hoping for a good result!
jen805--thanks, it's good to be back. And as always, best of luck with all your DTD!!!
plc1805--oh my goodness I can't believe you're 34 weeks already!
AJC--thanks and best of luck at 32 weeks!
Possums--hang in there, it looks like you've already travelled a long and difficult road. I'll keep you in my prayers.
Leyza--glad to hear things are going well (despite the morning sickness). Your memorial for your angelbubs was touching. Sending cyberhug.
afm--my second hcg level went well this morning, so I have to see the fs on friday for a scan. I feel relieved for today's results and nervous for friday's test. I'm so glad I have this forum to vent on!!!
megsmum - you are correct...I've looked into clomid and it's probably not for me as ovulation isn't my issue - it's quality (and quantity when doing ivf). In fact, I've looked into almost everything I've heard or read about. I haven't discovered anything new (other than DHEA which I've posted about elsewhere in these forums - but I'm beginning to think that that isn't right for me either), but what I have now is much more comfort with the course of treatment we are pursuing. and that has made me feel much better.
buliej - Obviously I'm no expert, but sounds to me like Clomid may not be for you. I think if you don't have any O issues, it may do more harm than good - it affects your endo lining and CM and can also cause cysts in some people - I got one and then it stuffed up my next cycle I'm a really firm believer that it is best for younger ladies who have proven ovulation issues, rather than older ladies who ovulate but where they just can't think of anything better to do KWIM?
I just wanted to mention to you too, I went to see my FS on Friday (the day of my BT) to come up with a plan for my next cycle - I was so sure that this one wouldn't work. He recommended DHEA to me and said it would help with egg and embryo quality and possibly also with egg numbers as I am a poor responder to FSH. My clinic have had a couple of ladies in their early forties with poor results in previous IVF cycles use it and then fall pregnant. He doesn't know how or why it seemed to help, but thought that it was worth a shot for me, but he did say that it takes at least 3 months to start to work. I've now got a script for it here that I hope never to have to use Don't know if that info is of any help to you but just thought I'd mention it.
That is really interesting about DHEA - and that poor responders feel pregnant!!!...I will ask my FS on Wed. I too hope that you don't have to use the script, but can I ask you a few questions about it - what exactly did he prescribe (dosage and frequency) - from what I've read it would be 25 mg taken either as 25 in morning and 25 in evening or 50 in morning 25 in evening. Also, did he mention that you need to go to a special pharmacy to obtain it - one who does compounding? The 3 months is very, very consistent with all my readings - specifically articles written by doctors. A few of them note that a number of older women on DHEA feel pregnant naturally while waiting for the 3 month wait to be over.
buliej - I'm just trying to decipher his shocking handwriting LOL but it looks like 75mg daily to me, and he's given me 3 repeats. And yep he did say that I would have to go to the local compounding chemist. Interesting about the ladies falling pg naturally in the 3 month wait....BTW he was happy for me to start another IVF cycle in late Dec/early Jan when the clinic reopened after Xmas - he didn't tell me that I needed to wait out the 3 months before doing IVF again.
Oh and I just reread my last post and thought I should add too it I don't think older ladies with unexplained infertility should be refused Clomid and consigned to the scrap heap either, I think that FSH injections and possibly moving on to IVF if they don't work should be the go for us. That's because the FSH doesn't have the anti-oestrogenic effects that Clomid has, and IMHO (non expert) they have more chance of success than Clomid does.
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) then they tell you to go away and DTD lots and lots LOL then come back 7DPO to have your prog checked. That way you will know exactly what happened that cycle. HTH!
Hoping that it was just a few days too early....
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Don't know if that info is of any help to you but just thought I'd mention it.
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