Anyone in the 2 wk wait

[Marynaz]

floridagirl1 & Mommakk
Sorry to hear about BFN. I know how hard it is. I am still on medication and started to feel so nervous. Don't give up and try again and I am sure your turn will come.

[floridagirl1]

Thanks girlie's for all your support. Its so nice to know someone else is out there, going through the same thing, and giving you support. My RE's office discourages you to talk to their other patients, which I think would help tons, but its nice to have the internet for support too. Well the RE's office called and said my Beta went up a whole, get this, whopping 5 points, from 14 to 19. Now their concern is ectopic pregnancy. GREAT, I swear if something bad happens, it happens to me. I was reading on another board where some had bad reactions to the drug given to end the ectopic pregnancy, I sure hope I stear away from that. The ER is still making me do another Beta tomorrow (wed) just to see what happens, but all indications is its a Ectopic. They said I might just have had late implantation, which is why the numbers are rising slowly, but I heard that's bad too, indicating an unhealthy emmy. I think I doomed no matter what.
I wonder how long i will have to wait before i can try a round of using my frozen emmys? Anyone had this experience?

Still thinking of everyone...positive baby thoughts!

[rlzysk]

Hi, I'm new here and looking for some support. I've been going thru IVF and am in the 2ww and going nuts! I went thru IVF back in 2002 and have a beautiful boy. We attempted a frozen cycle a few years later and I had a chemical pregnancy. Now we're trying again with a fresh cycle and I am having more anxiety than ever before - I think because I know in my mind that this is our last shot.

Anyway, (I am not up on all of the acronyms, so please excuse me) I had egg retrieval on July 10 - 13 eggs, 7 successfully fertilized. On July 15 I had 3 embryos transferred - 2 good and 1 not so good. I have been crampy ever since the transfer and the more it occurs, the more doubt it puts in my head. Even after reading everyones symptoms, it is still hard since I didn't have any symptoms with my first pregnancy.

So my beta test is on the 28th and it seems like it's taking forever to get here. How do you keep yourself from going insane! I refuse to HPT because I don't want to see false results either way.

Thanks for "listening"!

[floridagirl1]

rlzysk: Good luck. The 2ww is so horrible, you think of everything, every little twinge and pain, every little cramp might be AF. But girl, YOU ARE SO LUCKY your first fresh cycle ended up with a little miracle. Many of us here are not so lucky . There is really no advice anyone i think can give to get your mind off the upcoming Beta test....you just have to handle the wait in your own personal way. Try to focus on your son, with positive thoughts for another little miracle.

Best wishes and lots of positive baby thoughts your way! Keep everyone posted. FYI-there is a "trying for #2 thread" on the IVF board....they might have more advice for you!

Good luck
~floridagirl1

[rlzysk]

Thanks Floridagirl1 for the support. I did find that other forum after I posted here. I know how tough it is, and I know how lucky I already am. Which makes it harder to look for support sometimes.

Do you live in Florida? I am just outside the Orlando area myself.

Good luck!

[floridagirl1]

rlzysk, best wishes to you....you are so lucky to be going for another round....after a success the first time. Unfortunatly, this is my one and only shot. I have four frozen emmys (or as the girls on this board calls them, snow babies) at the clinic, but they have to survive the thaw. After that we are super broke BIG TIME!

I am in Florida....Tallahassee.

[rlzysk]

floridagirl1 - good luck with the frozen cycle. I really hope it works. This is our last shot too, as money is gone and it turns out none of our remaining embryos were good enough to freeze. We tried 8 years before we got pregnant and had 3 IUIs with lots of complication and heart break before attempting IVF. I know how frustrating it can be. But I must have been more calm back then, because I don't know why I feel so anxious this time. It sucks. Probably because I'm older too, and have had disappointments.

Hang in there and just stay positive. I wish I could take my own advise, but for some reason it's not working. Keep us posted on your FET.

[floridagirl1]

I heard from the RE yesterday...my levels went from 19 to 9, so they expect me to miscarry within the next couple of days. I'm already crampy. While I'm having a hard time accepting the truth, I know its for the best. Having an emmy that is slow growing or even ectopic in my case wouldn't have had a good outcome. I know God is taking care of me and he was saving me from a heartache down the road, even though its hard now.

I have to wait for the miscarriage, then have a regular cycle, then the next cycle i can begin the patches for the FET. I'll keep an eye on the board to keep up with everyone.

Best wishes
~Floridagirl1