April/May cycle buddies

SnowWhite · Post by **SnowWhite** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:15 am

Hi SuperAunt!
I am new to this site and they have been very helpful and supportive here! Im sure your in the right place! I am also doing my first IVF cycle in April.....I start Lupron April 6th

Good luck to you and hope everyone is doing well

April

mom20 · Post by **mom20** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:07 pm

hello ladies welcome to the newbies not long now but i cant some how help feeling its taking forever to come along. I recieved a letter from Gyno to say that they have changed my appointment date from the 26thApril to 23April which is a little bit closer. Im getting really anxious again i dont know why all my feelings that i felt last time around are coming back the longing for a baby that feeling you get when yet another of your friends tell you that their pregant. I thought id stopped feeling like this and would be able to cope better. Well i was until recently ive been spending a lot of time with my nephew over the past couple of month with me not working. I think this is staring all my feelings back up again and keeps reminding me how much i really do want to be a mam. This hurts as it just not happening and is making me feel like it never will. It is a weird feeling to think that you might not ever be mam and live the rest of your life without any children. No-one seems to understand what this feeling is like as they all already have children. I shure you ladies know what i mean the longing to be a mam is unbearable at time im shure we all try to be strong and get on with things. Most of the time i do and put it to the back of my mind but sometimes like now its hard to do this at times. sorry for the rant

good luck everyone
mom20

pallavi · Post by **pallavi** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:53 pm

Hello ladies , hope u all are doing fine . Well most of us are not fine including me . This desire to become a mom is just in the head all day long . I was feeling so upset today . Mom 20 writing after a long time . Just busy in my studies . I am waiting for my periods but no sign of them . I think time has come for Provera. Mom 20 , i felt u wrote everything that i wanted to write ... I was in a illusion that i will take life as it comes now n go thru the treatment . But The time is coming closer and i am back to my " desperate to be mom " mood .
I am planning to do MS but u know ladies, i dont want to . I want to become a mom . I really cant concentrate on my studies anymore . I am going to b 32 . What else shud i desire for now. Cant my RE keep me under IV sedation until i get pregnant . And i when i wake up ...congratulations u are pregnant ! with an immediate u/s with nice little heartbeats . And how about starting to shop for the little ones after that !!!!

snowwhite, tanu2007,superaunt my fingers crossed for u all . May this cycle be the last cycle for u .

Super Aunt · Post by **Super Aunt** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:13 pm

Hey SnowWhite, I start Lupron on the 4th so I am right there with you.

I am trying to be really positive and focus my thoughts on the end results (I want twins a boy and a girl, but of course I'd be happy with one boy or girl or whatever).

We know one way or the other we will get a baby, whether through IVF, naturally or adoption. My brother's adopted, so I've always wanted to adopt. I wanted my first kid to be natural, but we'll see.

I feel we are all in the same boat, ready for things to happen.

I think we finally found a great doctor (this is our third infertility doctor). The first one wasted our time (didn't run any test, just tried to IUI's) and the second one....he just took our $300 and told us to come back when my cyst went away.

It sometimes seems like all my friends and sisters-in-law are passing me by, but then I think....we can still travel and have all sorts of time to ourselves so I try to take advantage of it for now....Hawaii may be calling next

hrobinson · Post by **hrobinson** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:54 pm

Well, had the polyps removed almost 2 weeks ago. The doctor thought there was only one, but turned out to be two. I just hope no more pop up before I start the whole IVF procedure. They have changed all the plans, and have decided for me to start Lupron on May 22. So, technically, I am a May/June cycle buddy. Will you guys keep track of how many days the whole process takes for me.
I believe my last process took a total of 46 days (that was from the start of Lupron to the test date). I am trying to plan a vacation, and would like to have a BFP before I go, so needing to know how many days everything takes.
Good luck to everyone on here. I will be anxious to see lots of BFP's from everyone here.

jen779 · Post by **jen779** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:01 pm

Hi Ladies! I would like to join your group...this is our 2nd attempt at IVF. We had A BFP in March, but I miscarried 4 days later. The RE said it was a chemical pregnancy. So we are planning to do it again the first week in May. We have four frozen embryos that were all grade AA blastocysts. She is adding Lovenex to my regimen, along with estrace, estrogen patches, progesterone supp and injections. She is also allowing us to have a natural cycle this time, which I am glad. I couldn't stand being on bc pills...it seemed like a waste. Anyways, I know that is was great to have support of other women going through the same things I was when we did it the first time.
Also, if anyone needs any progesterone in oil, I have 3 extra vials...I am allergic to the ethyl oil, so she had to put me on progesterone in sesame oil. I hate to throw it away b/c I paid for it...so let me know!
Looking forward to the journey...
Jen

Torrie · Post by **Torrie** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:53 pm

Hi. I have my second FET on 4/13 (Friday the 13th!) Good thing I'm not superstitious. I also have endo and have had two surgeries to remove it in 5 years. When I was first diagnosed with endo after a laproscopy to remove a cyst, my doctor told me it was pretty bad and that if I wanted to have children I should not wait. Tough b/c I was 23 at the time and not ready for children, but the comment scared us enough to try anyway. After a year of trying naturally we went through a few IUIs and then an IVF cycle. We got lucky with a gorgeous little boy the first time around. He'll be 4 in June and is without doubt the best thing that ever happened to us.

We had 5 embryos left over that we froze and thawed 2 of them in January, but neither took. On 4/13 we'll thaw the last 3 to see what's viable and we'll use all 3 if they survive the thaw. The FET was very different from the first IVF. Lots less medicine, but I had little hope that it would actually work, b/c I've heard so much about the quality difference in fresh vs frozen embryos. Strange to think that if it does work though that I could have another baby that is technically the same age as my son, even though he was born 4 years earlier.

Hoping for the best b/c my son keeps asking where his sister is

tanu2007 · Post by **tanu2007** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:46 am

hi,
i am just curious to ask for how long are you everybody on BCP. My RE has put me from 3/2 thru 4/1. and lupron i am going to start on 3/28. I had got ivf also done three years back, but that time i was not taking any BCP.I really think it to be funny,first of all we all here are trying to get pregnant,so why BCP?

Tanu2007

jen779 · Post by **jen779** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:08 pm

They do it to regulate your cycle and to help the uterine lining to thicken...have you had problems with either of these before?

hrobinson · Post by **hrobinson** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:37 pm

I have been on continuous BC since January, meaning I do not have a period. I asked the other day if I was going to stay on it unitl IVF was over or what and they said yes, they did not want me to cycle at all.

JesJes · Post by **JesJes** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:10 pm

Hi everyone!!

I am new here too and am loving reading whats going on with everyone, makes me feel not so alone in this.

We are in the process of trying our first IVF cycle. I have been on Lupron for 11 days now and start my Menopur & FSH Follistism shots tonight.

Looks like my ER will be on April 2nd and hopefully some embies go back in by the 6th.

I am so new to all of this and barely understand all the lingo so bare with me when I speak - LOL

Sending everyone some baby vibes.

BTW~ I am in the Seattle area...anyone out here in this process as well??

TansRN · Post by **TansRN** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:37 am

Hello

I am hoping to join this thread as well. I have just started AF today and I will be doing Lupron in 21 days and then I will be using Gonal F, Bravelle, and Menopur. I am really excited to be starting up again. I have 2 DS's from a previous relationship and I got married to the best man ever! Except that he had a vasectomy!!!! I did IVF/ICSI last summer and I lost my baby at 12 weeks. It was so horrible. I started having labor pains and out came my oh so tiny baby. It was devastating. I feel like I have waited and Eternity to get started again. I did a FET in Jan but only one embie made it and I got a BFN.

Anyhow I am probably going to be doing the ER around the first week in May. It is so exciting to think that I could be pg by summer!!!! My doc says that they like to put 2 blasts in if they can. Depends on how they are growing....

I would love to share the journey.

SuperAunt
I go in on April 3rd as well to talk about the shots and the protocol and all that jazz as well!!!!

April
I will be on the same medication as you are. I am taking the Gonal and the Bravelle because I had the Gonal left over and my clinic is giving me the Bravelle so I wont have to buy it. I guess they got some after they participated in a study. I am happy about it!!! I will be taking the baby aspirin as well to help prevent blood clotting. I also work the night shift. What do you do? I work in a local hospital as a nurse.

SnowWhite · Post by **SnowWhite** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:50 am

Hi all,

Welcome to all the newbies, as I am one myself. Like I said before I have learned alot from this site! Very supportive and helpful!

TansRN: Hi, I am a MED/SURGE/PEDS nurse here at my local hospital. Like I said before alot of this is STILL new and greek to me..lol This is my first IVF and I can't even imagine going through what you did....I definately wish you the best this go round!!!

Since I last posted my RE has changed my protocol 3 times??? My final protocol is the HCG luteal phase lupron protocol. They already sent in prescriptions and I received all the meds from the first protocol. The only difference I see in them is that they are putting me on a low dose diluted HCG and took away the menopur? Anyway I meet with him on Tuesday so I will ask all my questions then. If I have extra meds I will let you all know. Im on BCP day 5....Just waiting to start Lupron. I hope all goes well with my mock transfer on Tuesday.

Best to all!!
April

jen779 · Post by **jen779** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:09 pm

Is anyone having a natural cycle? My RE put me on Lovenex, preg injections/supp, estrogen patches and estrace...but no bc pills or Lupron. She said that she has been going this route for a while and has had positive results. What is Lupron for exactly?

mom20 · Post by **mom20** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 10:18 pm

im starting a natural cylcle at the end of April but havnt been put on any meds yet so dont really know what to expect sorry i cant help maybe you can fill me in when you know more about your natural cycle good luck
mom20

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