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Charlie your babies are now home where they belong and snuggling in for the next 8/9 months hope the 2ww goes quick for you

Sophie 14 egg thats great now relax and let dh take care of you hopefully they will all fertilize and you can some to freeze

Aunty and Cinny good luck with follie counts today aunty 15 follies alreadt and thats just the 1 ovary hope they find the other soon .

So shantala how did your 1st sniffs go ..

Haylie hope your ok and your transfer went well on wednesday your babies will be snuggling in for the next 8/9 months.

Phx and Faithfull hope your not going to keep us in suspenders for to long with your BFP's

Becky cant wait for the rugby i do think irealand will beat wales this match but i really do want wales to win come on WALES i dont think i've heard of that radio station (i might have not sure ) and no i dont speak welsh either .

Well i'm feeling miserable must be the hrt tablets i'm so nasty to dh i just feel :twisted: and now today i have to up my dose to 3 a day.Our poor dh's takes all the hormones that we all have and are pumping into ourselfs they have to put up with all the mood swings and everything else sometimes they deserve some of what we're having how would they cope .Sorry rant over now.
Have a good weekend everyone hugs to you all .
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Hey all..

Aunty - I hope ur ok and i'm really wishing u luck this time - u so deserve it!!

As i had my blood at the dictors and not the clinic it doesn't come back until next week but in the meantime, AF has arrived full flow - worse than ever :cry: ....so definatley game over as the clinic said if it becomes like AF over the weekend they unfortunately it doesn't look like its gone in our favour....need to start focusing on our next go now i think :cry:

Becky...almost ur appt 4 ur next go now..i'm really excited for you.

I'll still b staying here with u all praying that u all get BFP's!!!

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Good Morning Ladies,

Its a beautiful sunny, clear crisp Sat morning here. I do so love the sun, shame its -1 to go with it tho lol! Just a quickie this moning (story of my life these days lol)

Aunty: 15 Follies is brill, like u say u may not have a full 15 eggs - but u still have time for more to grow, thats fab, and its more than u've ever had before, so well done :) xxx

Vickie: Hope ur hanging in there ok, i cant imagine how stressfull this is for u right now, when do ur test results come back?? Thinking of u hun and praying hard xxx

Shantala: How's the sniffing going un (makes u sound like a glue sniffer LOL) Hope all is well - i was given the option to sniff or inject, i opted for the injections as the sniffing sounded yuk - whats it like really? xx

PMA: Wow! Wot a story, i had tears in my eyes reading that. Your DH sounds wonderful, why was he not allowed in with u to recovery room? When i had my EC i remember being half out of it, but i will never ever forget the look on my DH's face as our babies were put back home - he didnt have to say anything, the look was one i'll never forget. I think we assume that they dont feel nothing thru all this, but they do and sometimes we must recognise that this all effects them also - so big up on the wonderful DH's on this thread also. big higs and congratulations to u on all those eggs - its like easter come early LOL xxx

Hopeful: Stay away from those HPT's lol - they are no good for u, trust me, i used about 6+ wehn i was on my 2ww - i was buying the packets with 2 tests in them and i had clear blue - it didnt change the outcome, just made me more depressed each time i peed on them. So shove it in the back of the cupboard untill ur test day and keep up ur PMA, im praying for u xxx

Rachel: I think ur right about Ireland winning the match 2moro, they are good contenders for the triple crown/grand slam - and wot with Shane Williams and Gavin Henson out AND Gareth Thomas - i dont think we have a hope - lets hope our boys can prove us wrong :wink:

As for me ladies, well i went out last night for a meal - it was a 'game'night - no steak or poultry, everything was game - and trust me i had to be bloody game to eat it haha! We had to start, Piegion, Duck and haggis (this was lovely - honest lol) then we had Pheasent in batter (this too was lovely) then we had fish - a cross between salmon and a trout (this was lush lol) and for our main meal - Yes main meal (i was stuffed after all that lot) we had venissen (poor bambi lol) - OMG it was beautiful, i sound like a right ***** for eating all those lovely creatures lol, but they were delicious. Knocked down with a few glasses of red wine, i had a ball :wink:

Am panicking about my appointment on Wednesday - the more i read up on things, the more im fraid that they wont freeze our grade 2 embies (should we get any grade 2's) I feel really strongly about this. I think it was Macca who felt the same, that her embies were defrosting and out of those they would pick the best ones, then discard the rest - what a waste!!! I just cant discard - i cant! So be it on our own head if they only freeze grade 1's then its all over for us, roll on Wednesday so we know which way we are gonna go .....

Anyway, for all u ladies ive missed, i appologise - Sowwey (lol) Have a great week end, im off to do the shopping :wink:

Love Becky Xxxx

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Vickie:

I saw ur post as i posted mine - i dont know what to say hun, Im so sorry that this had to happen. I really hope it will turn around for u, i feel sick reading ur post - i cant imagine what u feel - im really sorry hun. I wish i could do or say something to make u feel better, but at this moment i dont think anything will ....... Sending u great big hugs and kisses

Becky Xxxxx

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Post by charlie78 »

nouna - my clininc told be to test on the 16th - which is actually 15 days after fertilisation and 14 days after transfer. I felt very bloated after collection - couldn't wear anything tight on my tummy and I felf the same after transfer yesterday - I am hoping this is normal!

Vickie - I am so sorry, I don't know what to say. My clininc told me that if it doesn't work or I miscarry it is natures way of saying that it wouldn't have been a viable pregnancy. I don't think I'm explaining myself very well (and I don't mean to upset anyone, because all babies are precious)but basically there would be something wrong with the foetus. In my head this gives me some kind of comfort if the worst should happen. So this time wasn't your time. I cannot imagine what you are going through. Just know that we are all here for you and will be when you are ready to start again. Big hugs.

Hopeful - I agree with Becky stay away from the HPT until the test date(remind me of this when I get close to my test date!) Keeping my fingers crossed for your BFP!

Silva - congrats on your numbers!

Phx and Faithful - hope you are celebrating your BFP's!!!!

Love to everyone

Charlie x



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Post by nouna »

Good morning,

Charlie: Thanks for replying back to me, I just woke up and still feel bloated but with less pain. Did u ask your doctor about it?
About the prometrium progesteron, I'm taking 2 pills every 8 hours through the vagina.


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Hi all, sorry for delay jusy got caught up at work today and ustomers keep distracting me!!

Vicky, i am so sorry i hope it's not all over, try to keep positive.

charlie, i have used the suppositories before and am due to start again with them tomorrow, feel free to pm me about it.

Hopeful, good luck for tomorrow, i have everything crossed for you.

sassy, hope all is going well at your end not long now, i took a look at your photo's, wow you've been to a few places.

sophie, glad it all went well for you, 14 eggs is great, i wish my DH was allowed into Er with me, he is only allowed into ET which i love as they have difficulty with me on the et.

aunty, well done 15 follies, it looks like you may overtake me on ET, can you put me in for FET on the 7th wed. they were already full monday and tuesday and as i am fet they can let you wait, bit miffed but at least i'll be a lot better and i will have finished the antibiotics.

sorru to everyone i have missed but my thoughts are with you all take care.
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Hi Lady's im back
first off wanted to say a great big thank you to Shantala shes going to take over the list and keep us all organized while im getting knocked up :wink: ...hugs thank you

as for me...welllllllll different Dr today did my scan he found my right ovary straight away 3 follies on it no hydro....left side too many to count no hydro either :roll: who knows...but one of my follies has jumped ahead of the others and is now 21...i begged him to let me go one more day to see if the other will catch up they are all aroung 14...way too small to get a mature egg from so fingers crossed for me he said it depends on my E2 level....

Beachbaby of course..well actually it will be shantala but im sure she will do it for you...i get you waiting one more day is liek ooo chomping at the bit to get your babies back but one more day isnt so long...im very excited for you...hugs

Becky sweetie wow thats some meal...sounds yummy and all calorie free of course :wink: im so nervouse with you about your appointment i am still praying that the embiesitter manages to swing the vote and that your Dr goes with what she says.....everythign crossed for you

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Post by hopeful-in-LV »

vickie,
I'm so sorry :( you are in my thoughts and prayers. I wish there was something I could do. (((hugs)))

aunty,
excellent, they found your other ovary! looks like you will get lot's of eggies. ooooo so close now. the 3rd time's the charm right?

Becky,
good luck on wednesday. make sure your clinic knows how you feel. I don't see why freezing grade 2s would be a problem. I hope it all works out. I do know how you feel. I can't stand the thought of my little embies just being thrown away. I have 6 frosties and i feel obligated to FET them all and give each one of them a chance to be born. which is what i intend to do.

rachel,
sorry you feel so miserable. get lots of rest. hope you get better soon!

silva,
congrats on the doubling HCG. that is so excellent. won't be long before you get to see the little one in a scan.

nouna,
not long now, your little ones are coming home! good luck!


well it's too late ladies, i broke down and did the HPT last night. there was definately a faint 2nd line!!! :D i'm so excited but trying to stay grounded until my BW tomorrow. I just couldn't control myself, i went to use the bathroom and the HPT was sitting on the counter taunting me. I thought well there won't be anything there beacause it's too early and it's evening, HCG would be weak. i swear i was not going to POAS but this HPT was left over, i figured why let it go to waste. :wink:
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Hello ladies!

How are you guys doing? Enjoying the weekend I hope? My ovaries are definitely sore, and I definitely feel them when I empty my bladder, but it’s just annoying. I’m at work right now. Yeah, I know… I have to work on Saturday today till about 4pm. Bleh! But it’s okay, time passes faster that way and every evaluation brings me closer to the embryologist’s call! I keep thinking about my little bundles of joy that are growing not too far from here! Grow embies, grow for your mommy and daddy! Other than that, I felt a little barfsy yesterday evening, but I think the impressive amount of pasta I ate has something to do with that… tee hee hee. And my husband this morning who goes, “But hun, you told me to bring you a second serving!” “Yeah, and you did! And you knew it would make me sick!” “But I always do what you ask me to do sweetie… I’m your servant, your obedient slave!”

Oooooooooh I’ll remember that… he’s in BIG trouble! ;)

Okay, time to ease my guilt now and do these personals!

Aunty! How come your ovary hides like that? I’m really happy about your nice follie count though! That’s amazing! Hey, that’s more than me, and with just one ovary in addition! Sorry your clinic takes that long to call you back! Ew! Long day indeed, especially that you have to wake up so early to get there in time! I’m sorry that your follies are giving you such worry… must be tough calls on the part of your docs for sure… to stimm or not to stimm… When will you know sweetie? Oh, I really hope everything turns out for the best!

Thanks for your reply about my EC! *mwah* Oh, and just a detail… the way you wrote nouna and my update on your list, it looks like it’s our 5th ET! LOL and it’s not the case; we’re both first-timers! I know you meant Feb 5th, but… just thought I’d point the possibility for confusion…

Welshbugger: I’m really sorry that you have that bad taste in your mouth… must be really annoying; you can’t help but taste it all day long! Poor thing… don’t they have any meds for that? Or diet recommendations that could help? I hope you had a great time with your DH! What kind of restaurant did you go to? Thanks so much for your touching reply! Ooooh I could hug you real hard right now! *mmmwwwwwah!* (the heck with the English reserve, lol!) I really don’t know why he wasn’t allowed in the recovery room… especially that he was allowed there just before I went to the OR… I guess it’s just the clinic’s policy so they keep the noise low and don’t make the room too crowded (there are about 6-7 beds in there). Hehehe well, they could have made an exception; the only other woman there (she was alone, too) had had her transfer done… she seemed top shape! I couldn’t agree with you more on the look of our sweet husbands… In moments like this, they really show their emotions and it really compensates for the times they don’t in-between (;)) I’m really glad you could share a tender moment like that with your man… we’ll see how he reacts with the transfer on Monday! I’m really sorry that you feel so anxious about your clinic’s politics… they really should give you that info in written form somewhere so you know what to expect… and at least give you the choice! Hey, those are YOUR embies, not theirs! Since when should they have a legal write to do something you’re not comfortable with?

Beachbaby: nice lining sweetie! Looking forward to have more news on your condition! Hang in there! Thanks for your nice words! They warmed my heart!

Sassy: yeah, LOL I think your posts made it clear that you looooove those drugs! ;) You EC junkie! Thanks for your reply, it warmed my heart! How are you doing with your 2ww?

Tcbalgord: awwwww really? I made you cry! Oh, it was not my intention! My DH is indeed the sweetest man in the world (but don’t worry, he’s far from prefect, just like me!). Even if he feels useless in these situations, he’s still the best person to be around. He’s just very zen and he doesn’t panic. He told me he really like how I react in these kinds of situations, too, not becoming hysterical. But LOL, as I believe I told Becleo not so long ago, though he’s awesome in these key moments, he sometimes has a VERY hard time to realize that to me, the periods between these key moments can be “key” as well! ;) But the important thing is, it’s all becoming more and more salient and tangible for him and that’s great.

I can’t thank you enough for your kind words about my post. Really, it made my day. *HUGS* And about your needles/injection phobia, you know you could get rid of it in just a couple of therapy sessions or just one afternoon. I did my PhD in phobias, so I know what I’m talking about. Please make an appointment with a COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL psychologist soon and put that behind you.

And LOL I loved your instructions for my babies to divide and conquer! LOL!

Nerms: hello sweetie! Thank you so much for posting! I’m especially happy that you could find useful information in my post, being a first-timer like me, that was the whole point of giving so many details! I really hope that your ovarian vacation is a smooth one! Thanks for your feedback hunny.

Ange: thanks for your reply darling! I can’t wait to know how many embies either! ;) I’m glad that my post touched you (awww guys, you’re SO awesome! I have a lump in my throat now!) The reason I’m so proud of my composure is that, when I had this huge infection that caused my infertility, in 2003, I spent 8 days in the hospital. It was a difficult stay at times, but that’s a long story. Point is, they installed me a picc-line so I could receive antibiotics at home but through my bloodstream instead of pills (better absorption; it’s a long tube they install in your arm through one of your biggest veins; the tube is so long it almost touches your heart and the other end is plugged on a very fancy pump that sends the proper amount of meds from a bag). I had spent 8 days in the hospital, I was exhausted, the nurses kept offering me Ativan and rolling their eyes like installing a picc-line was this big terrifying deal (no joke!) so when I showed up in that OR, I was terrified… and I lost it. I became nearly hysterical, cried, and hyperventilated a lot… problem is, my father and his wife work in that hospital (cardiologist and surgeon) and they knew the guy… and both showed no empathy whatsoever for such a minor procedure and even made me feel real bad and ashamed for losing it on that table (and embarrassing them!). I’ve had certain issues with my reaction to medical procedures since then, hence my pride about how I’ve kept my cool so far. It’s all a matter of preparing yourself and know what to expect… and not have these two around, lol!

Empmtb: oh, is your clinic the type that doesn’t do any blood test and only gives you an HPT? Because if it’s the case, I really don’t know what to tell you… so many women here tested through HPTs and got traumatized more than reassured… and could never really believe the negative result until they tested and re-tested… So many women who become pregnant naturally don’t test positive before day 40-something of their cycles! Gives you an idea! What’s your clinic’s guidelines exactly? And their rationale for it? I couldn’t agree with Ange more… think twice…

Shantala: thanks for your note! So happy the sniffing is going well! Yay! When is your down regging check?

Charlie: thanks for your reply! :) Not sure what the advantage was to see the EC, though… sure the recovery must be faster, but it’s not particularly nice to see that needle go through your ovaries and suck all these follies in… you don’t see much other than that. But getting even closer to my husband and sharing that moment with him was priceless, though, and I agree with you for that! Congrats on your little totsicles! That’s great! 6 is an amazing number! How are you handling the 2ww?

Hopeful! Thanks for you wishes hunny! Aaaaw the test is so close now! You must be counting the hours! Rooting for a BFP here! :) And it seems I rooted right, from the post I just read! You naughty naughty girl! I’m sure it will be hard to sleep tonight! But I hope your blood test confirms the good news! (though according to my pharmacist, if you get that positive on an HTP so many days after your trigger shot, then it’s a REAL positive!) Congratulations and enjoy your pregnancy sweetheart!

Nouna! Hey! Hello dear! Thanks for your post! I’m very anxious to get that call! It looks like we’ll both have our ETs on Monday? Are you excited? What news do you have from your embies? I’M so sorry about missing work because of pain… hey, I’m bloated too and I can empathize fully with you sweetie! Makes me sing in the shower AND howl on the toilet, (lol Welshbugger)! But it’s worth it!

Cookholmes: thanks for your reply! What news? :)

Silvacharm! Ooooooooh the numbers doubled! That’s amazing! Don’t worry about the numbers itself, as Aunty said… she posted a nice chart a couple of days ago and it really shows that the number’s “behavior” is the most important, not the digits per se!

Jaby: looking forward to have news about your scan!

Lara: thanks so much for your warm words! I’m really sorry that your meds have such an impact on your mood… it’s okay to think of the DH who are the victims of that, but hey, it’s also not funny to be moody… I hope your body eventually gets used to it and you stabilize more…

Vickie: I’m so sorry that things evolved that way… at least, had that agonizing wait for a final answer had brought better news… I do hope you’re getting plenty of support and love from the people around you. Hang in there sweetie… it will get better eventually.

Time to get back to work!

Have fun ladies, and behave! Lots of love,

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Post by shantala »

hey ladies

i just wanted to say that you'll have to excuse me for a while as i wont be posting personals for a while...this thread is sooooo active and its so hard to keep up at the best of times, let alone when i'm taking the list over now as well!! so please bare with me!! (dont know how you do it aunty!!) but i promise i read each and every post every day and i'm praying for all of you each and every day too!!!

xxxx

ps: welsh - yeah sniffing just tastes nasty but apart from that its fine. i soon got used to it!! feeling a bit emotional already and nearly stormed out crying from work yesterday (and it was my first day!!!) but feeling better today!! (could it be the downregging affecting me already?!? cant be, surely!?!)
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ignore - sorry!! (was playing around with the list and posted it by mistake!! rather than preview!)

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Sophie! The cry was a good one and well needed! As for my dang phobia, besides being a ***** (LOL) it's the only thing that defines me! Ok I'm just kidding, DH always says that he is amazed I gave birth! I will definaltly look into that therapy because I look like an idiot. I will say that I have made some progression on my own; I used to pass out when the person would just walk into the room! Oh lord, you ladies know more about me then most of my family! LOL

Thank you for the advice sweetie, get some rest and let that DH of yours pamper you.
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Shantala,

of course we understand my darling girl! Sorry that your emotions started acting funny already! Poor thing! *HUGS* We'll sure miss your personals sweetheart! Good luck on the list!

Kissies,

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right....i've decided that i will post the list every morning before i go to work for that day...that will mean that the lovely ladies in the us will have it there for that day when they get up and all the lovely ladies in the EU will have it for that day in the morninhg too....think that should work...beachbaby and sophie, i've noted your stuff so it should all be corrected on there tomorrow.

vickie - as you will see on tomorrow's list i've taken you off the BFP list but refuse to put you on the prayers and thoughts list as there is still hope!!! so i've put you on the praying for a baby belly's list...until its confirmed nobody goes on that prayers and thoughts list!!! is that ok??

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