Thanks for the welcome. Funny how AF can turn out to be your best friend or your worst enemy depending on the situation! LOL
Hope the birth control pills work for you. I get pretty consistent results with the pills, as in I always have AF 3 days after the last pill. I've just stopped my progesterone so from past experience, AF should arrive in 4-5 days' time. We'll see.
Well I try to be as positive as I can without having too high expectations that's all. Was actually looking forward to a month of break, back to the routine and all!
hiya hoping4ababy,lotsofbabywishes,ksscott,banana,michael55,baobao,and every1 else well we got the call we go in on monday hope my little frosty survives the thaw wont know till monday we went through our 1st treatment last summer and we was gutted wen we got the bfn we cryed for weeks so we decided to go on a few holidays on our own whilst its just the 2 of us.And now were back fighting fit ready for the journey positve thinking! and were not going to stop till our dream is ere !! girl or boy were not bothered as long as she or he is healthy so happy with site last year we ad no 1 to talk to who understood not told any 1 this time only a handfull of people xx
lots of baby wishes - We are also going to transfer 2. They will thaw as many as we have until they have 2 to transfer. My OHSS was moderate but I was still very uncomfortable for about a week. I couldn't even go to work nor sleep very comfortably. I was really depressed about the cancelled cycle so i know how it is.
Michael - Good luck!
ksscott - My first ivf was cancelled due to OHSS as well. We also have 9 5-day blasts on ice and I am so grateful for it too. We have waited a few months to proceed with an fet treatment because it was just too much. I wish you the best of luck.
Michellexx - Wishing you the best and thinking about you.
Hoping 4 baby - we are ttc our first. I don't care whether boy or girl as long as they are healthy. I just want to be a mom just like you.
Baobao - Good luck to you. I went through the same thing. Our FET's will be successful.
Good luck to everyone. But the waiting is driving me nuts!!
Hi Everyone! (so many names!)
WeHoping4baby--We have no kids so gender does not matter as long as we dhave a healthy baby! We would be ecstatic to have twins!!
The waiting is crazy...exactly 2 weeks until FET! I am so excited but it seems so far away!
Baobao--I agree the disappoint to extreme when you have to cancel a ET.
The longer we are going thru the process the more cautious I am yet I still try to conintue to think POSITIVE. I even lilsten to a fertility CD on positive thinking. It is very relaxing and reassuring.
I have never even become pregnant so I get scared sometimes that I may never...I do believe that god has a path and reason for everything (just not sure what it is right now).
TTC since Aug 2005
6 cylces of clomid
3 Failed IUI's w/follistim
1 IVF in Sept 07 but only did retrieval due to complications
10/2007 FET!
Glad to know there are so many of us supporting one another on this difficult journey together.
I remember the time where I was so obsessed about getting pregnant and would do everything (basal temp, ovulation kit, reading forums etc you name it) and would be really positive about it and then, you only need one phonecall or email from a friend saying she's pregnant to send your world come crashing down. It would take me weeks to get over it and not feel bad about myself. I suppose I've come to a point where I'm pretty zen about it, if it's meant to be, it will be. Whatever it is I hope this cycle works for me and everyone else here, and we could all be singing lullabies all the way to delivery
Good luck michellexx for the thawing and transfer and for the rest of us waiting for the FET or going into the 2WW, patience is a virtue LOL
It is great to have the support of each other. Baobao- i know what you mean about the phone calls from friends and family members. This past year all of my friends have had babies. I think that is the hardest part. Especially since I have kept my issues between my DH and I. Why do people find the need to ask when your going to have a baby. That is truly the hardest part for me. I'm trying to stay positive but it's hard. Like many of you we are also hoping for twins!!!!
I truly believe that people cannot understand what you are going thru unless they have gone thru some type of infertility. My DH and I have been more open to our friends over the past few months so everyone has been more sensitive and less comments of 'when are you having kids'. For us being open has assisted in our coping skills. I do have 2 girlfriends that I tell all to and everyone else gets the generic version.
All of my friends also got pregnant over the past year (2 are due in the next month) and I was crushed with every phone call with the announcement. I still have days when I cry (like we all do) but I agree that I am definitely more calm.
Is anyone involved in a shared risk program for IVF?
TTC since Aug 2005
6 cylces of clomid
3 Failed IUI's w/follistim
1 IVF in Sept 07 but only did retrieval due to complications
10/2007 FET!
I understand why people ask but its still hard. They just don't know better. I've come to the decision that if this FET does not work that we will be a little more open about it with people. But i get scared that they will just ask every time I see them how its going and i don't want that either.
DH and I are pretty open about it as well, but that's not saying that we tell the whole world about our fertility treatment either. For all those who care enough to ask, we tell the truth; the rest, a "when it happens, it happens" is enough to shut them up. I agree that unless people have the same kinda problems that we have, it is impossible for them to understand how we feel.
I've stopped crying a long time back, and these days I'm even genuinely happy to hear of a friend's pregnancy or delivery. I realise that the less pressure I put on myself, the easier it is to get through. So I keep telling myself, that there are worse cases out there and I still have a chance. That's just my way of staying positive without having too much expectations.
Anyway, hope to hear more AF, FET or 2WW in the coming week!
aftrernoon every1 well been today to clinic to pick my pessesarys up i start taking them sat i will no what time going in on sat afternoon they said they will try ring us before we set off to the clinic monday if my frosty dont survive the thaw but trying to think positive all time in between my nerves it is true no 1 knows what it is like untill u have gone through fertility treatment i got oh well u can always adopt when our treatment failed people can be un sensitive with out realising it also i ad people ringing all time weve decided best for us to keep it to just a handfull lotsofbabywishes what is a shared risk programe ? well im having a spring clear out even though nearly oct to keep me busy cos it will be bed rest for me when av my fet feel better already now for talking bout it thanks 4any 1 reading x
Michellexx how very exciting that you are getting ready to thaw the embryos! Best of luck!
Our shared risk program offers 6 IVF's and unlimited FET's for a sum of $. You must qualify for the program (age, diagnosis,etc) and if you do not deliver a live baby after 6 IVF's you get your money back. I know it sounds more like a business deal but we know lots of couples that have gone thru this process and only 1 that did not in the end have a baby. It is very re-assuring coupled with a fantastic Fertility Center (great IVF success rates/low multiple births)!
What is everyone's diagnosis? I have PCOS and my DH is 'normal'. Seems like such a simple diagnosis to still not be pregnant
TTC since Aug 2005
6 cylces of clomid
3 Failed IUI's w/follistim
1 IVF in Sept 07 but only did retrieval due to complications
10/2007 FET!
Thanks so much for your kind replies. Lotsofbabywishes - we have male factor infertility (very severe) I been through tons of tests and even a lap to check for endo and they can't find anything wrong with me. For that reason, we decided not to do shared risk, it just seemed way too expensive for us, I think the price quote for me was 3.5times the cost of one and in my heart I don't believe it wil come to that. I've never been pregnant but I have a lot of faith in this process (I just lack patience)
My protocol seems longer than many of you, AF came a few days ago, I'll start Lupron on day 21, and then the estro patches when AF comes again for about 12 days. Is anyone else on lupron? I was with the fresh cycle also.
Michellexx - wishes so much luck to you, it really makes me feel good that you are moving forward while I'm playing the waiting game. Thaw baby thaw.
Banana -it's crazy our situation is so similiar, we we also thaw any many as it takes to get two, I'm hoping my whole little family is on ice right now and that its FETs from here until our family is complete. Life may not be that sweet but a girl can wish.
Kendra,31 - testing all normal
DH, 34- male factor (very severe)
TTC 4yrs
1st IVF/ICSI -Aug 2007
34 eggs, 19 growing, then 23, then 17
10 blasts successfully frozen
1st FET - Nov 2007
curently on patches
morning bao bao bannana lotsofbabywishes ksscott phew sorry iv missed any 1out to many names ! lots of baby wishes thank you. what i good idea that programe is but like ksscott i dont think ill need that many got a good feeling. ksscott thank you for your kind words same as kscott its my partner. he ad a vacectomy wen he was 25(cant belive doctors would operate that young )he was married and they divorced then years down the line he met me and he changed his mind about wanting another child by the way hes 41 im 26 so he ad a reversal and that never worked so he ad to av another operation to get sperm witch that was a sucsess so we ad icsi there is nothing wrong with me just goes to show even though im ok still failed.each and every one ov u are in my thoughts i av every thing crossed for us POSITIVE thinking
morning bao bao bannana lotsofbabywishes ksscott phew sorry iv missed any 1out to many names ! lots of baby wishes thank you. what i good idea that programe is but like ksscott i dont think ill need that many got a good feeling. ksscott thank you for your kind words same as kscott its my partner. he ad a vacectomy wen he was 25(cant belive doctors would operate that young )he was married and they divorced then years down the line he met me and he changed his mind about wanting another child by the way hes 41 im 26 so he ad a reversal and that never worked so he ad to av another operation to get sperm witch that was a sucsess so we ad icsi there is nothing wrong with me just goes to show even though im ok still failed.each and every one ov u are in my thoughts i av every thing crossed for us POSITIVE thinking
Hi everyone, I missed a couple days and it feels like a couple of weeks. I've been down for the pass couple days. I try not to talk to other people about my treatment because I don't think they understand based on the advice they give me. Some say to try lying flat on my back after sex with my legs up (and I'm thinking wow why didn't think of that, it would have saved me so much money and pain) and others say that we should have sex everyday (as if for years we've been skiping ovulation day). I just cannot stand any advice from people who have no idea what I'm going through and who pretend to know it all just because it was easy for them to reproduce.
I have PCOS and none of my friends know what it is and they don't even try to find out. They just think that we're doing something wrong. Even my mother is in denial, she still claims there's nothing wrong with me. I am the oldest of 4 girls and she's still waiting for me to give her grandchildren, but so far my brother has been very good to her he has 5. Even my grandmother keeps asking me when we're finally going to have one, it bothers me so much that I even try to avoid her as much as I can. I come from a big family and I'm the only one that's having problem in that dept. My grams had 12, my mother had 7 and all my cousins have kids. In fact I'm the only one out of my friends that doesn't have any yet. So to me, it's a lot on my shoulders.
I just found out that one of my friends is pregnant (without even trying) and it just kills me that my best friend is purposely keeping it from me. I found out from another friend and I was told to pretend that I don't know ('cause I guess she wasn't supposed to tell me). I feel like if I hadn't told them about the troubles we've been having ttc people wouldn't try to hide it from me. I have another friend that's due in Oct. and they didn't invite me to the shower (how wrong is that?)
I think this is a lesson in life. Maybe the biggest one we'll ever learn. I'm not saying that our kids will be the best out there or the best cared for. What I know for a fact is that because of this journey our kids will never be taken for granted.
michellexx, I wish you the best of luck on Mon, you will be in my prayers.
we went through our 1st treatment last summer and we was gutted wen we got the bfn we cryed for weeks so we decided to go on a few holidays on our own whilst its just the 2 of us.And now were back fighting fit ready for the journey positve thinking! and were not going to stop till our dream is ere !! girl or boy were not bothered as long as she or he is healthy so happy with site last year we ad no 1 to talk to who understood not told any 1 this time only a handfull of people xx
