December-January Cycle Buddy's Our New beginnings

[ssalgado]

Good Morning!!

Bec- i am so happy for you GO ON GIRL!!!

Jemima- The other emby it must be in process to be freeze, but i am surprise that they didn't explain that to you on the beggining before the transfer when i had mine from 17 eggs 3 survived the whole 9 yards i got 2 transferred and the one that is frozen and they told me once that i produced and got the "survival emby" what exactly they were doing transferring 2 and freezing one if that was my wish and if i planned to have more kids and of course i said YES!! You need to check with them and see what happend with your little emby... Thank you for the words i know i should not worry much about my weight but it because of my PCO i should loose some weight it is for my health most than anything!! but will see..
Good Luck!!

San- Welcome to the Board as well!! an Good Luck on your 1st IVF and to all of those that are having 1st IVF done it will happen!!!

Talk to u later girls !!

[AuntyPebbles]

Jemima its so good to see you....are you getting excited about starting yet?....the green tea thing yes it does contain caffeen but if coffee has 100 caffeen green tea has 30...and at least green tea has some very good healthy bits to it BUT like i said dont drink anything while doing a cycle but if you can do it the month before then stop for a month before you start .there is non caff green tea but the decaf process removes all the good bits too so no point in drinking it. water will be as good for you

hey is everyone drinking 4 glasses of water a day at least and your milk (if possible) and taking your vits and folic acid??.....just asking because we all need to make sure we do from now as we are all starting soon.... hey im allowed to nag i love ya....

love to all Aunty

[becleo]

Aunty-
Thanks so much, I am excited to start shots! (sounds whacked huh!!!!)
just praying this is my magic time! SIL is starting this week! going to be a great xmas I hope!

Rachel- thanks my friend!! I hope BFP's for all

Angie- I had a genetic test done to see if I was one of the rare cases when a chromosone transfers to another line in the DNA which doesn't allow the embryo to attatch to the uterus. It was more of a precaution than anything that I was really concerned about, but there is always a chance! this will be my 5th cycle and insurance has been requiring me to do more tests to rule out that there is something else why I am not getting pregnant, BUT we went conservative the 1st 2 times and only transferred 1 embryo, sometimes it just takes a while, and unfortunately I am one of those people? keep on trucking though!

Erin- GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!!!! I will be thinking of you!!! you will be great I know it!!! love ya.

Jemma- i heard too that green tea issn't recommended. I stopped that one too. also i hear all sweetners with the exception of Splenda is not good too. heard this one???

SS- it is a hard thing when they tell you that they could only freeze a certain # and you know that the others are not around anymore, but I just trust in my angels and I know all will be ok! ahh but all it takes is one right how goes it for you does your PCO give you trouble during cycles??

Jackie-
ok here is Squash soup recipe. I change it everytime so it never comes out the same:
1 good size acorn squash (cut up into chunks)
1 good size summer squash (or whatever kind you like) (cut up into chunks)
1 vidali onion (cut up into chunks)
2 cups of baby carrots
1 sweet potato (peeled & cut up into chunks)
2 or 3 green apples (peeled & cut up into chunks)
1 Tbsp crushed garlic
2 Tbsp dill weed
salt n pepper to taste
2 cans low sodium chicken broth

put all ingredients in a crock pot or sauce pan.
if in a crock pot I cook for 8 hrs.
stir occasionally.
if in a sauce pan cook on medium til bubbling. lower heat cook til all chunks are soft.
I use a potato masher and mash all chunks or you can use a blender.
let simmer for a little longer. til everything mashes together nice.
you can add 1/2 cup of cream. to make creamy.
I love it. nice and yummy. it is the dill that does the trick!

ok sorry so long!
good day to all!

[lara312]

Aunty its great how you are looking after us all i drink loads of water has in work its very warm all year round so i expect i drink about 6/7 glasses of water everyday and well i have given up coke and coffee so i only drink milk water and juices and always take my vits every morning .Hope everyone is good well af is hear with a vengance never mind 1/2 more of them then i dont want 1 for 9 months none of us are going to .
catch you all later hugs to everyone
love Rachel x x

[tcbalgord]

Hello ladies!

I hope that I am in the right place. I will be starting my prep cycle for IVF either late this month or early Dec. (Never know when that cycle will start!) This will be our first time and I am just a nervous wreck! I hope that I can join you ladies on this journey.

All the luck in the world to you!

Christine

[AuntyPebbles]

IN CYCLE

Angie65...FET...6th November....... Start progynova (16th Scan check lining)
CarolynB...IVF...17th November....... Start Stimming
Becleo...IVF...?16th November.......Start Downreg (Tests are fine WOOHOO)
Macca...FET...20th November....... ?? Transfer
Vickie...IVF...5th December.......NP Meeting
JackieG...IVF...8th December.......Start BCP
Haylie...FET...21st December.......Start Downregging
Lara312...FET...28th December.......Start Downregging
Aunty...IVF...2nd January.......Baseline
Paula...FET...10th January.......Possible Transfer?



......
FET LADY'S

Emma27.....?? November....... thinking of you hope its going well
HelloKitty.....Dec/Jan ....... FET
Ssalgado.....Dec/Jan ....... FET


IUI LADY'S
LauraLou...30th October Scan.....Identical Twin beanies...So happy for you

FRESH IVF CYCLE

Welshgirl.....16th November.....Waiting for call from Clinic
Fed7281.....16th November.......Operation
Ems1971.....21st november....... Planning Appointment
Nimble.....22nd november....... Follow up Appointment
Mrs M.......??? November ......waiting for app from new clinic
Shantala.....??th November .......Waiting for letter from clinic
BabyBlue....??th December ..EC/ET 7th January......
Lori.....Dec/Jan .......waiting to Ovulate
Sully.....8th January....... Meeting with Dr
Mom20.....?? January....... New Cycle
Jemima.....?? January.......New Cycle start
Charity.....?? January.......New Cycle start
Sanny.....?? January.......1st Cycle start
TCbalgord.....?? January.......1st Cycle start

Birthday Count Down

Lara ....22nd November 30th B'day
Charity...??November
JackieG..??December
Lori...??December
Aunty....8th February
Angie.....20th March
Becleo.....3rd April

[ssalgado]

Bec- I only had one emby to freeze because from all the eggs only 9 went thru the process and from those 9 / 3 survived and went thru the blastocyst, 2 were transferred and one frozen which is the one i will transfer either Dec or Jan, I am getting my sugar levels done this Friday and so my levels for fhs and a few more things.. Ont he PCO i guess i was one of the lucky ones on my first cycle on IVF_ICSI i got pregnantmy treatment started between may & july , Retrieval of the eggs on October 20/04 ,Transferred on October 23/04 , Pregnancy test done on November 12/04 GOOD NEWS!!! Pregnant with twins but one did survived after 2 1/2 months pregnant but i do have my baby boy, Overall i didn't much of a problem i was very sleepy, needed to eat every 4 hrs exact, didn't throw up not even once thru the whole pregnancy, nausea yes but that was as far if got, suffered from a lot of constipation painful, but the concern was the diabetes due to the PCO (insulin resistant) but Thank God it didn't happen for me after 3 different test for sugar levels including the drinking one, worst part the fasting....

Love,
Susette

[Fed7281]

Hi ladies,

WHOOOOHOOO Bec I am so glade that thing went well and you will be able to begin!!!!!!! All the best to you.

tcbalgord- Welcome aboard!! Glade to have another first timer along for the ride with me!!

For all you ladies that I have given me all your kind words thanks so much. I am actually calm about the surgery day tomorrow now. I know tomorrow morning I will probably get all nervous again but I cant help it. I cant wait until it is over and I am laying on the couch watching One Tree Hill and having DH and DS waiting on me for once, HAHA. I will be on later and probably in the morning before my surgery and as soon as I am able I will write and let you all know how it went. Thanks for all of the support, Love you all and wish you all your BFP

Erin

[becleo]

Welcome Christine!
this is the place! everyone here is so unbelievable! great support!
Bec

[AuntyPebbles]

Christine big welcome to our family your in the right place i know the title say's dec/jan but i know some of us will be in Feb too it doesnt matter when you cycle we will be here for you... i know how scary it can be at first i hope we can help you enjoy (as much as we can) your journey all the way to your BFP. some of us have been through the mill a few times and there are also a lot of first timers the good news is i have seen many lady's get there blessing on the first attempt ... we will be here to listen and try to help dont ever worry about asking questions im sure at least one of us will have been there or done that so you will never be alone no question is ever silly or too much trouble
im sure we are going have some great moments over the next few months ...

hugs and welcome again Aunty

[Sully]

Hi all

Just a quick note to say thank you for welcoming me so warmly to your group

I will be watching and waiting to hear all your good news before I start my treatment next year.

Good luck to you all, I am going for a lie down, AF has reared her head (wish she wouldn't be my friend for a while and b*gger off and leave me alone ) and feeling not too good

Take care and I will post soon
Sully
xx

[Sully]

Forgot to say (am having one of those days) I am very good at drinking water, taking vits and folic acid but have redeveloped my love of morning coffee

As I am not likely to start treatment until at least Feb (depending on when there are donors available) am I ok to keep on with this for now and make it one of my new years resolutions to quite coffee then?

Sully
xx

P.S. Where do you get those brilliant smilies from? I love 'em!

[tcbalgord]

Ok, I have my first "real" questions. What do all of these abreviations mean? Also, how do you find the courage to have more treatments once the 1st one has failed? I had m/c 2 years ago due to a bad relationship and it took me 18 months to even think about having more kids. From what I know, IVF is almost more reliable and controlled then say the natural way of concieving also it is much more costly. I am affraid that if my first IVF fails, then I will just want to give up and say "just be happy with what you have."

Thanks for everything so far!

[Fed7281]

tcbalgord- Here is a list of most of the abbreviations that I found on this site
EC= egg collection
2WW = 2-Week Wait
ABF = Adoptive Breastfeeding
AF = Aunt Flo or Menstrual cycle
AI = Artificial Insemination
AO = Anovulation
ART = Assisted Reproductive Technology
ASA = Anti-sperm Antibody
BBT = Basal Body Temperature
BCP = Birth Control Pills
BFN = Big Fat Negative
BFP = Big Fat Positive
BH = Braxton Hicks Contractions
BMS = Baby making Sex
BW = Blood Work
CB = Cycle Buddy
CD = Cycle Day
CF = Cervical Fluid
CM = Cervical Mucus
D&E = Dilation & Evacuation
DE = Donor Eggs
DES = Diethylstilbestrol (a synthetic estrogen)
DI = Donor Insemination
DIUI = Donor Intrauterine Insemination
DOST = Direct Oocyte-Sperm Transfer
DPO = Days Post-Ovulation
DPR = Days Post-Retrieval
DPT = Days Post-Transfer
Dx = Diagnosis
EC= egg collection
E2 = Estradiol
EBM = Expressed Breastmilk
ED = Egg Donor
ENDO = Endometriosis
FHR = Fetal Heart Rate
FSH = Follicle Stimulating Hormone
ET = Embryo Transfer
FE = Frozen Embryo
FET = Frozen Embryo Transfer
FSH = Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
GC = Gestational Carrier
GIFT = Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer
GnRH = Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
GP = General Practitioner
GS = Gestational Surrogate
HCG = Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
HOM = High Order Multiples
HPT = Home Pregnancy Test
HSG = Hysterosalpingogram
HYP = hyperstimulation
ICSI = Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
IF = Infertility
IM = Intramuscular injections
IM = Intended Mother
IF = Intended Father
IOR = Immature Oocyte Retrieval
IP's = Intended Parents
IR = Insulin Resistant
IUI = Intrauterine Insemination
IVF = In Vitro Fertilization
IVIg = Intravenous Immunoglobulin
LAC = Licensed Acupuncturist
LAP = Laparoscopy
LH = Luteinizing Hormone
LSP = Low Sperm Count
LPD = Luteal-Phase Defect
MC = Miscarriage
OD = Ovulatory Dysfunction
OHSS = Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
OPK = Ovulation Predictor Kit
OV = Ovulated
PA = Pelvic Adhesions
PCO = Polycystic Ovary Disease
PCOS = Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
PCT = Post Coital Test
PG = Pregnant
PID = Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PIO = Progesterone In Oil
PYL - is that the one for Piss Yourself Laughing?!
PIP's = Previous Intended Parents
PMA--positive mental attitude
PMS = Pre-menstrual Syndrome
PMSL - piss myself laughing
POF = Premature Ovarian Failure
Prog = Progesterone
PUPO = Pregnant Until Proven Otherwise
RE = Reproductive Endocrinologist
RPL = Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
ROFPMSL - rolling on floor pissing myself laughing - when it's really really funny!
SA = Semen Analysis
SC = Subcutaneous Injections
SI = Secondary Infertility
SIS = Sister in surrogacy
SM = Surrogate Mother
SP = Sperm Count
STD = Sexually Transmitted Disease
Stims = stimulation drugs
Stimming = using drugs to stimulate the ovaries
TET = Tubal Embryo Transfer
TS = Traditional Surrogate
TSH = Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
TTC = Trying to Conceive
TX = Treatment
UR = Urologist
US = Ultra Sound
ZIFT = Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer

Hope this helps, it is like learning a new language!!

[tcbalgord]

Oh WOW!!!! That does help, thank you!