AUG/SEPT BUDDIES!

[Kas101]

Thanks for the input!!!

Will concentrate on getting this heartburn under control tonight then go pineapple crazy tomorrow !!!!!!

[toobee]

Hey Buddies,
Okay I took a nap, but I am still exhausted. MY ER was really cake. I didnt feel a thing. In fact he proedure all went so quick that when I woke up I asked " When are we going to start" Of course they laighed and I was embaressed Im having some mild cramping but not bad- I am still battling the water retention and blaot though

Im afraid that I wont be writing all the personals I want to write tonight- I think I am so worn out from the worrying and obsessing all week that It finally caught up with me- I still have a few hurdles to get through, but Im grateful to have made it this far with no major hiccups.

All in all girls I think we all must be a strong bunch to withstand the riggors of the IVF rollercoaster. I have been on the IF rollercoaster now for 8 years and I know some have been on it even longer. When I pray to the fertiltiy gods tonight I will take allot longer than usual to include all of you as I send out really good vibes for all of us. I am so sorry for those who have gotten bad news in this cycle, I am so excited for those who are on there way and in there 2ww. All in all I think IVF is a humbling experience, but I am so grateful for the technology to help me and possibly give me the gift of life.

Valerie:
Thats so awesome. Ill be watching you- and congrats- I am wishing all your little ones are laced in golden baby dust.

Seet dreams to you all, thankyou for being there for me, each and every one of you. And know that I am there and routing for all of you. Now I am going to make myslef some tea, sit in the dark and talk to the gods

Then off to sleep tommorrow-

I will post my outcome tommorrow- heres hoping

[muggsey24]

Turtles~ YAY! 3 embies - praying they continue to grow!!

bell-02~ Congrats on FET!! Hope all goes well!!

Amanda~ Congrats on trigger tonight. Good luck Saturday at ER.


Truebeliever~ I am sorry you are dealing with OHSS. Hope you feel better soon. Congrats on your pregnancy!

Toobee~ 11 eggies!! Thats great. Cant wait to hear your fertlization report tomorrow.

Kas~ Congrats on your ER. Hope you have some nice embryos.

Chris~ Congrats on three embryos! Praying they keep growing!!

JJake~ hope you are doing well. Sorry you are not able to sleep.

msfixit~ Welcome to the board!! This is a great group of ladies that are very insightful. They can answer any question you may have. They are a great source of support!!

toobee ~ Glad ER went well. I'll be looking for a great fertilization report tomorrow!!

Val ~ How are you doing? Hope your stimming is going well. I saw where you are trigger tomorrow and ER on Sunday. I will be praying for mature eggies for you!!

To our ladies in the 2ww~ Praying things are going well for you! Hoping your wait is over soon=)

I will post tomorrow when i get another update on my lil embie. Praying it divides and keeps growing =)

[msfixit03]

Hey Everyone,

I'm trying to make sense of all the abbreviations used and have already figured out a bunch of them (things like RE, ER, CP , etc). There are a few that I'm not getting. Can somebody clarify please??

What are PUPO, FET, E2 and POAS? Also what is this beta that everybody is hoping and praying for? Sorry if these are stupid questions


soready - I'm close to your schedule. We'll be probably a week apart or so? I've started the drugs tonight. Incidentallly, my given name is Elena too . Helen is the English version of my Russian name

[turtlesonastump]

Kas - I also have bad heartburn. I get it when my weight gets to a certain number. I asked my doc and he said I can take anything I want for it. I have been taking pepcid ac. I was also wondering about the pineapple. I need to buy a fresh one tomorrow.

msfixit - PUPO - pregnant until proven otherwise, FET - frozen embryo transfer, E2 - estrogen levels (want it to be low when you are starting and to rise and a good rate) and POAS - pee on a stick or pregnancy test. Beta is the level of hcg in your blood which shows you are pregnant.

val - Your E2 is rising nicely. Hope those two catch up to be good ones. I bet you can't wait until you trigger.

Well, I am going to bed. I need to go shopping tomorrow since my hubby doesn't cook. I need foods he can make for when I am on bed rest. Hope everyone is doing great!!

[horsegrl]

Hello ladies.

I am new to this site as was wondering why the pineapple?

Thanks

You guys are a wonderdul group

[Much Hope]

Good Morning ladies:

I hope everyone is doing well, I have my CD12 appt today and hoping that these extra days helped my few follies multiply and grow. My dauhgter is coming with me in case we have to cancel this cycle, she will know what is involved with her donating for us in the next cycle. I do hope it does not come to that, but it is good to be ready.

I hope all the ER and ET goes well this weekend, Go team August, lets get lots of BFP's

Much baby dust
Elida

[to_have_fun08]

Much Hope - Good Luck at the RE, hopefully your cycle will not be canceled.

horsegrl - There is some chemical in the core of the pineapple that is supposed to help with implantation. I don't remember what the name of the chemical is, but you can also find it in brazil nuts. I have hear that you have to eat the core, the juice and the surrounding area does not contain whatever chemical it is.

Val - I am so happy that you will be having ER soon. Can't wait to see how many eggs you get.

Bell-02 Congrats on your FET going well. When do you get your beta? Are you planning on POAS. I keep telling myself that I am not going to but I probably will. I have wasted so much money on those things.

Kas - I didn't have any problems with heartburn. The meds screwed me up in about every other way but not heartburn. Hopefully it has now passed.

Turtles - Way to go on 3 embies. Isn't it funny that 3 of us have the same fert report? How long are you going to do bed rest. My RE said that I don't have to be on bed rest. Though I will take it easy. I have a delimma because my step Grandma's family reunion is on Saturday and I really want to go because I haven't seen her or my Aunt since Christmas. I am on the fence if I should go or not after ET. I am thinking I will be I wont do anything but sit around the whole time. I just wish we could live normal lives like normal people that get PG.

msfixit03- Welcome to the board. Grow follies grow. I had a lot of trouble with all the abbreviations when I first came to the board. Now I try to use them for everything even when I am not on the boards. I will be talking to my sister and say something about "Peeing on a stick" and she has no clue of what I am talking about.

Muggsey - Congrats on your 1 embie. Praying that it is a little fighter and wants to snuggle in and grow.

TooBee - 11 eggs, that is awesome. Keep us posted on your Fert report.


I will be glad when today is over and my little guys are back in me tomorrow. I miss those little suckers. I am also glad that I won't be on all the drugs tomorrow. I don't know about you guys but right now I have to take and antibiotic twice a day, a steroid twice a day, prenatal vitamin, aspirin, and PIO shot. I am really tired of taking drugs. And I can't take the antibiotic, steroid or prenatal vitamin together because then I get an upset stomach and feel really out of it. So it seems that I am taking drugs all day long. UUUGGHHHHH!!! Oh well it will be worth it in the end if I get that BFP.

Hope everyone has a good Friday and enjoy the weekend.
Chris

[msfixit03]

Val - Thanks for the pointer to the abbrev thread. There's TONS of them! I think I'm getting the hang of it. Soon, regular peeps will stop understanding my "speak" . Talked to the nurses at my clinic. They say two cups of coffee a day is okay. I'm getting all this contradicting info. I'm all confused I really would like to keep at least one cup a day if I could. What is the main reason for cutting/not having caffeine?
Are you triggering tonight?

toobee Dying to find out your FERT report! 11 eggs?! That's awesome!

tohave fun and turtles - good luck with your ET's tomorrow!

shellbell78 - How many are you transferring today? 7 fert out of 9 is wonderful!

Good luck to everyone who's doing ER today and tomorrow!

Couple of questions:
Lupron - Why are some people on lupron?
How do you guys feel after ER? Are you in a lot of pain?
Exercise - did you guys cut out exercise completely? I understand cutting it out after ET, but what about while stimming?

[turtlesonastump]

msfixit - most people are on lupron or something like it to suppress a surge in your LH. This is to prevent your eggs from getting out of the follie to soon which would ruin your cycle. After ER I feel good for a couple of hours because of the pain meds they give me. Then I start to ache. I take it real easy that day. I ache the next couple of days but not real bad. Everyone is different.

Chris - I am on bed rest for 3 days. He doesn't mean to be laying flat in bed, but to lounge around and only get up to pee or shower. No cooking or anything active. Which is fine with me. I have fallen two times in the last couple of weeks and I don't want that happening after transfer. I wasn't paying attention and my prosthetic got confused and I fell flat on my back, hard!! I was really worried about my follies, but things seemed ok. I don't know what to say about your party. That is a hard one. As for the drugs, I am on prenatal, antibiotic 2xday, steriods and PIO only at night. I start aspirin after transfer. I hate the antibiotic doxycyline. It always gives me acid reflux. I also have to be careful being out in the sun. Last time I was sitting out on a cloudy day and got sunburned!!

much hope - Good luck at your appt. I hope things go well and they don't cancel you.

Well as for me, got my next fert report. I have one excellent embie that is a 4 cell grade 4+ (with 5 being the best), The other two have fragmenting and are both 3 cell, one is a grade 3 and the other a grade 2+. My DH was cute when I showed him the paper with the breakdown. He pointed to the 3 cell ones and told them they better get into shape by tomorrow.

[toobee]

msfixit03
Couple of questions:
[
i]Lupron - Why are some people on lupron?
-I believe Lupron is used to supress your ovarie from ovualting- but I could be wrong

How do you guys feel after ER?
To me ER was a cakewalk. The hardest part for me was the IV- thats just because I have terrible veins that are small and hard to locate.

Are you in a lot of pain?
I felt mild cramping after ER, but didnt take any drugs or pain killers. It elt like mild period cramps.

Exercise - did you guys cut out exercise completely?
I understand cutting it out after ET, but what about while stimming?[/i]
I think there are many schoools of thoughts on this. For me personally, I believe walking is the best excercise when your going through IVF. I dont think its healthy to lay around, but thats just me. I really beive that excercise oxengates the blood and improves circulation. so thats a good enough eason for me to d it everday. I stimmed for 11 or 12 days, by stimm day 6 it was getting uncomfortable because I started to retaining water and becoming bloated as I progressed through stimms. (Have to see my RE about that today) MY RE told me I could excerise as I did before IVF but only up until I started stimms. I beliv you just have to listen to your body- The last three day of stimms I didn very little anything- I was quite uncomfortable.

I personally would avoid intense excerise of any kind during stimms or your 2ww as you risk twisting your ovaries, and disrupting your fluid balance.

Caffeine: avoid it as much as you can or completely. IT has been shown to increase miscarriage rates, interfere with lining and endometrial receptivity. Also it can be a diuretic which is not good at all during stimms. I drank about 4 cups a day of coffee, and thats alos not including what was in my foods like chocolate. It was very hard for me to quite cold turkey, but the cost of IVF was enough for me to just say NO!

Food: Low sugar, high quality hormone free proteins, lots of veggies, no splenda or artifical sweetners, common sense kind of healthy diet. SOme change there diets some dont. I have auto immune issues so I have been eating like this for awhile and I have read in mnay places Doctors recommending same thing.

Those are my answers, and how I do things and what I beleive. Ths is my first IVF as well so I am still a novice and cant say anyhting I did worked. I am sure others will have a differant point of view as well .
Hope that helps-

[toobee]

Fert Report #1

Out of 11 eggs- 9 fertilized. and one still might make it they said. I dont know whether that good or not, but I am happy with that. Now its just waiting to see how they divide and how many quality embryos I get.

so praying- this process and waiting game is exhausting

I am Headed to RE- I look like I ate 1/2 a watermellon, no joke.

[alimoyni]

2nd beta was 194 today (day 11 after 5day transfer). Didnt quite double but still higher than 118 2 days ago

[Kas101]

Turtles I had been trying to work out why i had such bad heartburn and reading your post i have worked it out!!! I am also on the doxycillin and when you said it always gives you acid reflux a light bulb lit over my head !!! Thats what it must be - only 2 more days of those anyway so should be done soon!!!.

Well i got my 2nd fert report today and i dont know what to think -

My clinic likes 5 day transfers but i was told there was a possibility of a 3 day we should just wait and see how they go. SO they phoned up today and want to transfer tomorrow (3 day transfer). This makes me think they are not looking good enough to become blasts and they just want to get them into me fast. They also said they need assisted hatching now and to bring in a check for another $500 tomorrow. Originally they said i wouldnt need it, so now i am thinking my poor embies are on their last legs already and not finding much PMA about tomorrow.

[MzTia]

Wow Ladies what a busy busy week.. I just can't keep up with everything. But is it seems we have lots of growing embies waiting to get back to their mommas. And the stimming seems to be trucking along.

Nice second BETA alimonyi.

KAS don't discouraged with 3 days. TOns of 3 day transfer are done and make beautiful babies.

Val- with that E2 I swear you have 4 nice mature plump eggs. 4 would b so fantastic.

Well nothing goin on here just waiting on AF should be somethime in the next week. I am not on BCP's or anything to suppress so AF will comewhen she is ready(I know I am.)

Hope every has a fantastic weekend!!!