June-July Cycle Buddies

[Mybaby]

Hi, there was no thread for Jun-July so I thought to start one for all those starting their IVF journey during this time. Please join this thread & share ur journey here.

I have a question, my RE told me to stop any supplements I take, I was having wheat grass since 2 months & I felt good while on it.
Did anyone face this situation? did u stop or are u still taking them during IVF ?
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Me 35 DH 33
Endo Stage 4
Starting Lupron May 30

[AGallagher]

Hello there,

Unfortunately I don't know anything about whether you should stop taking supplements as my consultant is under the belief that diet etc will not necessary make a difference as to whether fertility treatment works. However I have read different literature from other experts who suggest that certain things may help. I have read that wheat and yeast products should be reduced, can't quite recall why but I believe it's all to do with decreasing the amount of acid in the system.

I just wanted to say hello and will hopefully be able to try a frozen cycle in June or July. June would be my preference but I have not seen the doctor yet and was told I may need to wait a few months after received BFN last week.

If I found out any definite information will be happy to pass it on about the supplements.

[carebear110b]

well hello everyone, my name is brandi and im new to this site, my hubby and i have been ttc for 3yrs with no luck, and after alot of testing and waiting games, and finding out we arent even candidates for iui due to male factor infertility we are starting IVF my ins is covering 3 rounds of ivf, my period finally came and now im on bc we have injection class on tes the 22nd and we start lupron injections on may 28th. hopefully some of you know exactly what im going through and we can be of some comfort to each other. but i must admit im not even really excited about it..shouldnt i be. 4yrs ago we lost a set a twin boys in my 7th month with no explanation as to why, so now that we have wanted a baby so bad and we have the opportunity to hopefully make it work why am i not happy. and are the shots really as bad as they seem? ive never had to give myself shots and i HATE needles, so is there any advice someone can give me to make it go smoother haha? well i wish all you luck on yur journey ahea and look forward to hearing from you.

carebear.....

[bebe]

Hi Brandi,
I'm right in the middle of my 1st IVF cycle, we hope to transfer tomorrow. And at this poitn I'm really excited. But I know what you're feeling. I started out the same way. It's all so new and it's so involved and not just physically with the shots and all but emotionally too. And there are so many different emotions wrapped up in the whole process. I was on my way to an appt just last week, still saying to myself in the elevator, 'I can't believe I have to do this'. I so badly wanted and assumed everything would just work normally. But it hasn't. And I am just so grateful we have some options. As I know you are. You'll get there, you'll get excited. and nervous and scared and a million other emotions. But you'll get there. And everything will work out.
Now as for the shots. I don't know if you can hate shots more than me. Even the piddly little subcutaneous lupron and follistim shots freaked me out. After the 1st shot my dh gave me my heart was racing and I told him I thought I was having an anaphylactic reaction. It was so much more a mind game than anything real. They don't hurt. And I just kept telling myself that and kept thinking, ok it's like an allergy shot. And really, by the end they didn't bother me at all. It also helped me to have my dh do all the needle related stuff. I tried to not think about it at all. And it really helped me to not focus on it. He drew up the lupron or set the follistim and just told me when it was time to sit there and take it. Now we're onto the progesterone shots. And I was even more freaked about that, since they're IM shots. But I swear to you, they are fine. We follow the same protocol with my dh doing all the work so I can minimize my focus on it. But there are a couple of really valuable pointers. We always draw a circle where we are going to use the emla cream to make sure he hits the same spot. and i leave the cream on for a good 45-50 min. Also after drawing it up he holds the syringe tightly in his hand for a few min to warm it body temp. It's really viscous and when it's cooler its more solid and goes in much slower. You won't feel the needle at all and when he puffs the PG it might just feel like a little dull achy hurt. but it's totally managable. I hope some of that helps. Good Luck with it all!

[carebear110b]

thank you thank you so much for the insight, im really having a weird time goin through this, im praying that everything goes well fr you tomorrow and good luck. th whole thing is just nerv racking. the bc makes me nauseous and my husband just about faints when i even put a syringe in his hand ive heard alot about the shots not really being that bad i guess we will see about that one. i had two progesterone shots to bring down a period so we could start the process, the injection didnt hurt but i was sore for 3 days at the injection site because of the medication. but again thank you for your support. i must admit this web site has been a godsend and ive only been on it for 24 hrs i have finally found a site where i can talk and to relate to someone. thank you please do let me know how everthing goes and i look forward to hearing from you and everyone else on this site!!!

[Mybaby]

Hello & welcome Agallagher, Brandi & Bebe.

I am counting days when I start my lupron, keep counting them everyday as though, if I count more the day will here now This is my first time, I will be on lupron protocol.

Bebe I wish u all the best, praying the Transfer goes well. Please keep us posted on how many embies were transfered.

Lots of baby dust to u & everyone else.

Alpha

[Mybaby]

Hello & welcome Agallagher, Brandi & Bebe.

I am counting days when I start my lupron, keep counting them everyday as though, if I count more the day will here now This is my first time, I will be on lupron protocol.

Bebe I wish u all the best, praying the Transfer goes well. Please keep us posted on how many embies were transfered.

Lots of baby dust to u & everyone else.

Alpha
Starting Lupron 30 May
First Cycle.

[carebear110b]

well thanks for the hello and support, so you start your lupron on the 30th. i start mine may 28th i too am counting down the days im just not looking forward to injections im terrified of needles hahah so this should be an intersting journey. i hope your transfer goes well bebe and i wish you the best of luck. to everyone else TONS of baby dust to you all and i hope to keep in touch with all of you and hopefully we can share this journey togethe and hopeully it will end with all of us having babies!!! i will def look forward to hearing all your experiences and sharing this journey will all of you

me 26
dh 25
male factor infertility
ttc 3yrs

[carebear110b]

well thanks for the hello and support, so you start your lupron on the 30th. i start mine may 28th i too am counting down the days im just not looking forward to injections im terrified of needles hahah so this should be an intersting journey. i hope your transfer goes well bebe and i wish you the best of luck. to everyone else TONS of baby dust to you all and i hope to keep in touch with all of you and hopefully we can share this journey togethe and hopeully it will end with all of us having babies!!! i will def look forward to hearing all your experiences and sharing this journey will all of you

me 26
dh 25
male factor infertility
ttc 3yrs

[carebear110b]

ok this may sound crazy and i shouldnt be ranting like this but i have just had this overwhelming feeling like this whol ivf thing just isnt ging to work or us and we havent even started yet. i started the bc amost 2wks ago we have a ultrasound on tues along with injection class and then im starting lupron on the 28th the meds my doc has ordered for me are
bc, lupron, gonal-f progesterone, estradiol, tetracyclinel, medrol,hcg and baby asa. he doesnt usually use gonal-f he normally uses follistim but because my ins wouldnt cover follistim hes using gonal-f so is there a difference between the two? does one work better than the other. this is so much to take in im scared i think im going crazy......sorry for the rant im just getting nervous and scared all at the same time... thanks for listening though.

[bebe]

Well they're in. 3 of them. we decided to transfer the best looking 3, which were a 7 cell a 6 cell and a 5 cell. My RE would have normally done 2 since I'm < 35, but we had a bit of a roller coaster ride after the ER. The next day we actually had NO! fertilization. He was shocked and we were devestated. It was a terrible way to wake up in the morning to that phone call, but he was calling so early so we could try rescue ICSI. Which we did. He was very cautious and let us know, rates of fertilization are not good with rescue ICSI. But we were blessed to find out 10 of the 17 eggs fertilized the next day. so here were are now. We actually made it to the ET. Still don't know how the rescue ICSI will factor into things, plus my endometrium is a day off since it took an extra day to get us here. But I'm so grateful "to still be in the game" as my DH likes to say. Now I'm officially on the 2ww. All positive thoughts and prayers are welcome.

Brandi- Don't get wigged out by the whole process. If it starts to seem too overwhelming, just let your RE and DH take care of whatever they can. Your RE will tell exactly what to do. all you have to do is deal with it on a day by day basis. Try and stay busy with all the other things in your life and just do what your RE tells you to. It's like going on automatic pilot. And they really know what they're doing. I don't have any answers for you about the gonal-f but I'm sure your DR wouldn't put you on it if he didn't think it was right for you. And as for the list of meds. I remember getting that huge bag and thinking, how the hell am I going to figure all this out. But you don't have to, and certainly not at this point. They have it all figured out for you and they will tell you what you need and when.

A lot of making it though this time is talking yourself down from the ledge. That's where we can all help each other out. I'm sure I'll be back on that ledge over the next 10-12 days. But for now I'm just happy to have made it this far and hopeful for beyond. All the nervousness and anxiety, I'm sure will return tomorrow, but we have to enjoy the moments of positivity when they happen.

[carebear110b]

bebe, thank you sooo much for that, i definately needed that,and congrats on the transfer im keeping you in my prayers just take it easy and relax! thanks for the support this is really the only place i can come for comfort besides my dh no one else knows we are going through this and he cant really understand everything im going through thank you again and good luck LOTS OF BABY DUST TO YOU!

[Mybaby]

Brandi,

I am on "Lupron Protocol"My doc didnt put me on BCP's, striaight lupron on day 21. What protocol will you be in ??
I will be getting my meds shortly & I also will be using Gonal F.
Be calm dont get worried, whatever is supposed to happen will happen , try to have positive outlook, as it is the whole process is soo frustratiing. I think as we face each day we will be ready to face it.
Hope we get BFP at the end of this, thats all matters

Bebe, My prayers are with you, hang in there. do let us know how the transfer goes & ur experience. Lots of best wishes from my end to u.

[Mybaby]

oops double post!!!

[carebear110b]

mybaby, hey there im not exactly sure which protocol i will be using but. these are the meds i will be taking, bc ( i started those on day 2 of my period), lupron, gonol-f, progersterone in oil, estradiol, hcg, baby asa, medrol, tetracycline, think thats it i might be missing one though. but thats what im gonna be takin.
i really am trying not to stress and stay calm but its hard and now that we have started the process it seems as thogh the days got longer and are taking forever to get here. but again thank for the support and i look forward to hearing about your journey as well as eveyone elses. everybody have a great weeknd and ill be back soon!