April Cycle Buddies- Come Join the fun!!!

[melly]

bigwhitehapy- I am very very sore, not to mention I took my Ovidrel and the needles were so dull it was really painful. I can barely stand up right. I feel sooo bloated and heavy.

Croella- Happy 9th Anniversary!
Charlie- Happy Birthday!

[daly]

Charlie and Nicki. I was so sad to see your posts when I logged on. This is such an unpredictable treatment and so challenging. You will both be in our prayers and take wonderful care of yourselves and your dh.

Rebecca - I'm so glad your cycle is going well. You made it! What a long road, but it is paying off nad you won't remember a thing about all those shots once the baby arrives!

Melly - Welcome! Good luck on your retreival. Sounds like you are doing great! (and I totally agree about those darn Ovidrel needles - so dull!)

Vlada - Welcome! Good luck!

Jovigal - How are you?

JesJes - You're almost there! Hang on just a little longer! BFP BFP BFP

marxp - I'll definatley check out your website.

Donna - We are having twin cycles. I also had 6 fertilize and also am now agonizing over there dividing! They said I could check on the sextuplets tomorrow morning! It's so nerve wracking to call. I can hardly stand it. sticky vibes to us both!

N77 - WOW! Great number of eggs! Sorry, I don't know about your ICSI question. I just know that ICSI is good for any sperm issues. My freinds dh has no sperm and had to do the extraction procedure and she did great. (has 2 little ones now) Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Happy stimming or sticky vibes and AF jiggies to everyone else.

I had 6 fertilize of the 8 mature eggs. NOt sure what happened to the other 2, but happy with my family of sixtuplets for now. WE'll decide how many to transer on Thu. I also went to acupunture todya and will have them at the bedside for transfer. Keeping all fingers and toes crossed for us all.

[gbnut]

Hi all Is it me or is there been a problem with the site in the last few days.At time s it does not let me log on and earlier i could get on but could not read what was said!!!!

Nicky and charlie i have left you messages onthe other threads but just want to say again that i am thinking of you both and all the very best for the future and i really do hope that your dreams come true very soon.

Donna and daly hope your embryos are diving well. best of luck for thur it will be a busy day for transfers for us . Mine is at 2.15 gmt.

Croella Happy birthday

Charlie happy anniversary

Rebecca best of luck with EC tomorrow

Jessica, steph, Amysharon,Sher8, Anie,empmtband marcia how is the 2ww going????

N77 greta news on your eggs. we had icsi andyes it can reduce the number that fertilises as they are havig to pierce the egg but there is still a great response you could be very lucky and get them all fertilised. You have enough that you will get some good embryos.

Melly hope you are drinking loads of water. Keep us informed of how they are all going.

marsxp welcome .when are you starting treatment???

Hopeful best of luck today with EC

BWD how is the stims going???

Jackie hope youhav elots of follies growing

Vlada best of luck with starting your stims.

Jovical How are you? Hope your prolactin levels are reducing for you so that you vcan start.


Hi to everyone else that i have not mentioned.

Well i am having a day of cleaning so that house is tidy and clean for the next few weeks. although d/h is good around the house i do hav eto prompt him to do things so i thought if all the washing and cleaning was done he would be able to keep on top of it all. I have my EC at 2.15 tomorrow so hopefully 2 littles blasts will be coming back to me and then the insanity will really begin!!!!!!!

Take care everyone and baby dust to you all

Susan x

[JackieG]

Just a quck update for me....

Had 2nd US today and I have 13 follies and my lining is 10. I will go back on Friday and Sat. they will let me know then when the EC will be.

Nicki, Im so sorry, I hope the drip helps and you feel better.

Congrats to all that have had EC and ET hope you are resting.

Charlie, So sorry for the BFN. Take some time and get ready again.

Big hugs,
Jackie

[marsxp]

gbnut - thanks for the welcome.... im not sure when im starting my ivf... probably next cycle coz right now im on cd13 and taking BC pills.... as how they explained it, it will supress me from ovulating this cycle so i could have more nect cycle for harvest.... cd1 was march 29th so i guess it'd be by May... and hopefully a BFP in June... cant wait... yay!!!!!

[Sher8]

Nicki -
Sorry your cycle was cancelled. As Rebecca put it, you are a good responder and should not have problem in the future. I came down with OHSS and was in the hospital for two days. The main thing is that you are healthy and ok. That is your first priority. Stay strong and give yourself some time to heal.

Charlie -
I am also sorry to hear your news, but I would wait for the blood test to confirm your BFN. From what I understand, FET is lower success than a fresh cycle. Hopefully you will be able to take on another cycle in the future. Happy Birthday!

Donna -
Good luck on your eggs getting fertilized. Sounds like you have a nice amount for your ET.

I am just getting over strep throat and now on antibiotics. Doc says it will not affect a possible pregancy, but who knows?

I guess I am a bit down because I have a feeling thathis FET did not stick. It's been a strange week because at times I felt pregnant and other times did not. Now it seems I am getting AF cramps. Not everyone knows when they are pregnant, but was lucky to know right away the first time I was. It was very clear to me. I'm not getting that feeling this time and being ill has definitely clouded it.

All in all, I would not be surprised with a BFN next Tuesday. In the meantime, I will try to stay positive to my best ability.

On a positive note, I see a lot of good opportunities of BFP this month and look forward to the final confirmation!

Sher8

[CroElla]

Nicky I am sorry to see that your cycle has been canceled. I know how difficult it just to wait for everything to start; can’t imagine how difficult must be to be canceled.

I had my first follie count; I have 5 on the left and 2 on the right. My doc also told me that usually out of 10 follies you get 7 eggs. So, accordingly, I could get 4 or in the best case 5 eggs. OK, I might not be the follie fabric…In the end it takes only one, right!?!?!
I also started genorelix this morning. The whole thing is premixed, but the needle was kind of weird…It took a while before it penetrated the skin. Luckily, I have fat on my stomach (I never thought that I will ever say that) so it doesn’t hurt that much and the ice helps too.

[empmtb]

Hey Ladies:

sorry to be off the board but trying not to obsess during the 2ww and while on bedrest.

I am so sorry Charlie & Nicola. It's a tough go - no question, and you'll need some time to adjust, but we're thinking of you.

seems like several of you awaiting EC & ET - best of luck to you all and take it easy. Can't stress it enough!

Trying to stay positive here - it's round #4 for us, and obviously very nervous about it working... but, I think I've done all I can in terms of prep and rest - - acupuncture, no caffeine, bedrest, etc - so, it's out of my hands now.

Best to all - keep the positive vibes coming!!

-Lisa

[empmtb]

I copied this from the O/S board, and am looking for your thoughts... Any??

"OK - so here's the question: I POAS this afternoon (i could not help myself) and justified it by telling myself that I was just confirming that the HcG trigger (9 days ago on 4/2) was out of my system. However, lo-and-behold - a faint line appeared on the FRER test. Can I presume this is the remnants of the HcG trigger??? Dare I hope? input desperately desired!! "

I am only 4dp3dt (7dpER), so pretty much guessing it's still the trigger shot? I guess now I'll have to keep testing to see when it leaves....

[bigwhitehapydog@aol.com]

Hi girls, My second scan today. Everything still looks great on my right ovary, but my left still a little slow. I have 5 there now. My lining is at 12. I'll probably trigger by the weekend. May of my right follies are already at 13, 15, etc... My left are 10's 11's, etc.. I'm thinking because of the issue she had with my right, that she'll try and stim my left as much as possible, even taking the chance of losing some off the top of my right cause they're too big. I guess we'll see what happens. The Repronex has made me very sick. I'm really nauseus, diarrhea, etc... I felt like I had the flu. Feeling better today. I never had this problem with the Menopur, so it's a little shocking. My next scan is Friday am, and I should know a lot more then.

Jessica, You're funny. Don't worry dear, your eggs did not disappear. But... many girls fear that. We all get scared that we're going to ovulate, but it's very rare. You'll be fine.

Melly, I had dull needles as well, and my shots were hurting a lot this time. I asked my clinic for some new ones, and they just gave me some and they're so much better than what the pharmacy sent. It makes a difference in the pain. ASK FOR SOME NEW ONES!

Daly 6 fertilizing is fantastic! You'll do great. Good luck at transfer. Sixtuplets on the way! EEK!

Susan, GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!

Sher8, I know it's hard honey, but stay positive. You wont have preggo side effects yet. Just cause you feel fine doesn't mean anything. Keep the faith, and try to relax. I know that's almost impossible, but try. The 2ww is a nightmare. It's the slowest 2 weeks of your life.

Croella: You're right girl it only takes one. If you get 4 or 5 That's great, but one is great too! That leads to one happy bouncing baby!

I'm sure I forgot some of you. It's so hard. There's so much going on here. More later. Take care and sticky baby dust!

[JesJes]

Jessica, You're funny. Don't worry dear, your eggs did not disappear. But... many girls fear that. We all get scared that we're going to ovulate, but it's very rare. You'll be fine.

HUH? I think you have me confused with someone else.

[bigwhitehapydog@aol.com]

Jess, I'm so sorry... you're right It was Rebecca. There's so many posts. I'm getting them all mixed up. heee heee

[bigwhitehapydog@aol.com]

Jess, I'm so sorry... you're right It was Rebecca. There's so many posts. I'm getting them all mixed up. heee heee

[charlie78]

Good evening ladies!

Hopeful and Rebecca - I really hope EC went well for you both today - I hope you got lots and lots of eggies!

Melly - good luck for EC tomorrow!

Donna, Daly and N77 - Good luck with transfer!

I've had a nice birthday despite our bad news yesterday, we've been to a wildlife sanctuary today and seen lots of baby animals - so cute! it has been a beautiful day and we have put the finishing touches to our garden. I've just had all my family around and I had the chocolate fountain going, so feeling fairly sick! I've also had a nice glass of wine! I have my follow up appointment on Tuesday 1st May to discuss next steps.

Big hugs to all

Charlie x

[bigwhitehapydog@aol.com]

Hi girls, I have to say that I'm taking it a little more easy with this cycle. Before I gave up everything, the caffeine, did the accupuncture, bedrest, etc.. This time I'm not giving up any of it, and I'm going right back to work after a day or two. I'm not doing the accupuncture either. Am I being too drastic. I just figure that women get pregnant every day not giving up anything, and not doing accupuncture, and I did it all and didn't get pregnant 4x, so this time I'm doing it different. I think it will be less stressful not worrying about all of this. What do you think?