OCT / NOV / DEC 2008 Buddies

Discussion forum for those particularly interested in IVF and embryo transfer including frozen embryo transfer.
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Marynaz
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Post by Marynaz »

waiting for 4
Let us know how did your U/S go? Hope everything is fine.

wishing_4_blessings,
Thanks for the kind note. I try to drink a lot of orang juice and tangarin it helps alot. I think as long as your beta is doubling you are fine. You are in normal range however it may look low for yourself. Anyway I wish you the best.
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Kas101
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Post by Kas101 »

Here are the personals i promised last night but never got around to doing. My headaches are quite bad the last day or two and tylenol is only helping a little. I know its the stims, so i can cope for a few more days :)

Praying 4 BFP Hope your trigger goes well for you tonight & good luck at ER on Friday!!! Dont worry too much about OHSS, its not too common and occurs when you have lots and lots of eggs. I have heard drinking Gatorade can help alleviate OHSS, so maybe send DH out for some if you are concerned.

Much Hope I'm very excited that we a have a triplet mommy in our group! Hope Baby C grows stronger every day and THANKYOU for your kind words and i would love you to remember me in your prayers again

Wishing 4 blessings Try not to worry too much over beta #'s they are notoriously tricky and depend on so many variables. Im pleased your nurse is happy with them, and your U/S is less than a week away (although i know this must seem like forever!!) hopefully seeing your baby will give you peace of mind :)

Jen Jen Your numbers seem great to me, sounds like you have a lot of follies there. You obviously respond well to the meds so i guess they are just reducing them accordingly. Thats totally normal and ER sounds like its right around the corner for you!!


Karen Hope you are feeling brighter. I dont think people realise sometimes that these negative experiences scar us, and its hard to not expect the same bad things to happen again. Have you thought about talking to your counsellor about this? I know as your pregnancy progresses you will grow more confident and i'm pleased you have a great OB who is giving you some extra attention.

To Have Fun Hey!!! I'm missing you lady, but glad that you are obviously getting on with that paper..... I would come round and help you but its been over 15 years since i last had any homework so i would be useless (although i could keep the coffee coming!!)

Lynniecat Not heard from you in a while, how are u doing?????

Finally just to say good luck to everyone with Betas this week and to everyone i havent mentioned by name. I do keep up to date with all of you as much as i can, its just i tend to reply to those who i have a comment for (dont want anyone to feel left out)

As for me, i will know more tomorrow after my U/S. I have a feeling they will get me to trigger tomorrow as we are not using any meds to prevent Ovulating. Will update as i know more :) [/b]
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Post by waiting for 4 »

well i got to hear a heartbeat!! it was so sureal! the size shows me at 6w2d (+or- 3 days) so i think the little guy is right on target. the hr was 99.6 which my RE says is a little slow but nothing to worry about yet. He recommended I not tell anyone other than my parents right now still just in case. I have another appointment in 2 weeks (Monday, Dec 15) so hopefully my little peanut will stick around and keep growing.

I was really upset about the "slow" hr until my mother in law told me that DHs hr was slow throughout her pregnancy and actually couldnt even find his hr at this point in her pg.

Any words of encouragement or success stories with a slightly slow hr? Thanks ladies! I couldnt do this without you!
Me 25, DH 27

10X clomid, 3 w/IUI
IVF 1- BFP, MC@9 wks
IVF 2- BFN
husband laid off- no infertility coverage
3X with femara, all BFN's but has regulated my cycle and FINALLY got positives on ovulation test
Currently on my 4th cycle with femara
kb2131
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Post by kb2131 »

Waiting for 4 I have been looking into this heart rate issue all day ad we are expecting twins. Our us Monday showed one twin a few days ahead of schedule at 7w 2d and a hour of 110 and the other at 6w4days hour 118. I thought it was on the slow side but out re assured us anything around over 100 is fine. You are right there! She said by 8 weeks usually it catches up and the hour could be a bit off due to how early the us was! Some don't even pick up a hr until 8 weeks! You will be in our prayers! Here's wishing your little one grows and grows!
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Post by jandc33 »

Hi Everyone-

Well Im freaking out about tom-I just really hope this cycle has been successful and that my embies are nice and snug. But as the day progresses my fear that it didn't work is getting the best of me and then I swear AF is coming. Spotting still super light, and none at certain points of the day. Im too freaked to even take HPT in the morning!! I just want this to work, as Im sure each and every one of you understand. Please keep fingers crossed.

Marynaz-Hope your morning sickness clears up soon & that pregnancy progresses smoothly :)

Waiting 4-CONGRATS on your ultrasound. Im sure it was a truly amazing experience & I'm sure your lil one will do just great!

Karen: How are you doing? Hope you are in better spirits!!!! Its prob especially hard when your hormones are already all over the place from the pregnancy.

Prayin: GOOD LUCK WITH ER!!!! Praying for lots of follies

Lady J- As I mentioned earlier I am pretty much freaking but I hope you are feeling well. Don't let lack of spotting discourage you-I wish I had no spotting, it really messes with your head. GOOD LUCK ON FRIDAY!!!

Much Hope-Hope those triplets are snug as a bug in a rug. They were able to tell they were all girls already or are you guys just guessing? That picture was adorable. Hope you continue to feel great :)

Sloan-THanks for sharing your info on the spotting, its the combination of that, the cramping, and all my anxiety about tomorrow that are making my head spin. I hope you are taking it easy and feeling well.

Gina-Hope your 4th beta was excellent!!!

Not Hopeless: Just wanted to wish you luck as you are starting you cycle. Hope this brings you your BFP

Jenn Jenn: Best of luck with ER-Fingers crossed for lots of mature eggs!!

Well I doubt I will be able to sleep very well. Last time I pretty much knew we were getting BFN from heavy spotting so I had already begun to dealt with it prior to the beta. This time however I took no HPT and I am more optimistic because they placed 3, and bottom line really scared that this didn't work.

Please keep your fingers crossed for me & I will be wishing you all GOOD LUCK wherever you are in your cycle....
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Post by wickedwheel »

Hi everyone

Just wanted to stop by and say hi. I don't seem to get to the boards as much these days however my thoughts are with you all. (If you don't remember me, I'm the poster-child for IT ONLY TAKES ONE!) :P

Big hugs to all those with negative results. PLEASE hang in there and don't give up (even when you really want to!) - it will happen for you. :cry:

Congrats to all those with BFP's - how fantastic. :D

Loads of babydust to those in the 2ww or on hold. 8)

We go for a 8 week scan next Tuesday. Can't wait to see our little nugget.

Beta results have been fine:

4w = 206
4w4d = 955
6w1d = 22385
7w1d = 63,041

This is a good site if you are interested in beta results in the early weeks
http://www.dml.co.nz/hbook/5a7b0ab.htm

Have a great day ladies.

wicked

IVF#1 = DD 2years old
IVF#2 = BFN
IVF#3 = BFP EDD 20 July
to_have_fun08
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Post by to_have_fun08 »

jandc33 - GOOD LUCK TOMORROW ON YOUR BETA. KEEPING MY FINGERS AND TOES CROSSED FOR A BFP!

Kas - Hope everything is good with your US tomorrow. Sorry about the headache. Yep, school sucks. I have never liked school and can't wait for this class to be over with. Next week is my final. YEAH!!! Though then I have to take the Java class that I dropped in September when I was in the 2ww and couldn't handle school. I hate Java. Image

JDC - How you doing today? Are your spirits a little bit higher?

Marynaz
- It was nice to hear from you, hope your M/S doesn't get too bad.

Waiting for 4 - Congrats on the US. It is still really early so that is probably why the HR was a little lower. Like PP said some people don't see a HB till 7 or 8 weeks.

Praying 4 BFP - GL at ER. Hope your trigger shot goes well. Mine was a sub-q shot so it was just as easy as the Lupron and Follistim.

Gina
- 1 more week to you see your little bean. All this waiting just sucks. So is your arm doing better? I pulled a musle in my back this week and have been hobbling around like an old lady. I don't know what I did to it but it sure and the heck hurts.

JennJenn - Seems that your are stimming really well. Lots of follies. Just please watch yourself and watch for the signs of OHSS. I hear getting that is not a lot of fun so drink lots of gatorade and eat some protein. I hear that helps the most to keep away OHSS.

wishing_4_blessings - Your beta #'s sound really good, don't worry so much. Good luck with your u/s next week.

I had Jury duty today, that was a load of fun. All i did was sit around all day and then around 3 pm they said we all could go because the case was settled out of court. What a waste of time. i could have been at work, working on my research paper. :wink:

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Post by karenvancouverisland »

hi ladies..

thanks for everyone's kind thoughts over the last few days as i've struggled.. and kas, yes i saw my counselor today and it was so helpful. i feel better.. i also went for more blood work today/beta, i'll get my results tomorrow and that will help me feel better til the next u/s dec 12. i'm just trying to find a way to get through this first trimester and all my feelings about m/c. thanks again to everyone for reaching out to me- :D it felt like a nice, loving hug that i really needed.

all my stress has fried my energy level.. i wish i could respond to everyone personally, as i've read so many posts and see a lot is going on with everyone. kas- i'm so glad you're cycle has proceeded! and YES DHEA rocks... i highly recommend to any low responder.

mary- i'm sorry you're sick with m/s...i'm also kinda jealous too :oops: how sick is that?! waitingfor4- i hope you don't stress about the h/b..it's so wonderful that you had one already! gina- beta #'s only mean something when you know their dates apart; doubling time is what's important...see betabase.info site- it's awesome. sounds like you're is great..

elida/much hope- i'm so thrilled you're having triplets!! how incredibly special .. wickedwheel- nice to hear from you.

jan, wishing4blessings, chris, nothopeless, lynnie (where are you?? youOK?), praying4bfp, sloan, jdc- love to you all. and everyone else out there....i'll catch up on personals one day...

so my hubby's parents are coming for a couple days, tomorrow they arrive. sometimes his mom says stupid things to me- like after my m/c: "did your hormones cause this?" "are you sure they're monitoring you" or, my favorite "you don't look pregnant" (at 10 weeks last time)... so i've set some boundaries with her...but we'll see how she does.. or we'll see how I do.. wish me luck.
38 yrs. DOR, TTC since '04, recommended DE but didn't listen
3 IVF's & 1 FET: 1 cancellation, 1 m/c @ 12 wks, 1 chemical, 1 miracle boy & miracle 'natural' PG right now while waiting to cycle (WTF?)
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Post by havbaby1627 »

Hello ladies...

Sorry I've been MIA for a couple days now. It's just been a couple of depressing days is all. I found out yesterday after the b/w that I'm not pregnant. :( I figured I wasn't as after the spotting, it turned into a full blown out period. I know sometimes this can happen and held on to the little shred of hope I had but, I just knew. We're going to try again and have a tentative transfer date at the end of January so, hopefully it will work out then. Just gotta keep the faith I guess.
Thanks to everyone for their support, kind words and just being the fabulous women you all are. Good luck to all of you!!
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havbaby..i'm so sorry for your negative..big hugs to you..karen
38 yrs. DOR, TTC since '04, recommended DE but didn't listen
3 IVF's & 1 FET: 1 cancellation, 1 m/c @ 12 wks, 1 chemical, 1 miracle boy & miracle 'natural' PG right now while waiting to cycle (WTF?)
feb 21 hb 154
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Post by Much Hope »

Havebaby, I am so so sorry. I was so hoping that this cycle was the one for you. I will keep your next cycle in Jan in my thoughts.

BIG ((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))
10dp5dt 405
12dp5dt 924
14dp5dt 2255.7
U/S confirmed Triplets, 3 little Girls
We know their females from PGD

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Havbaby, I'm sorry to hear your news. It sounds like you are staying as positive as possible though and already planning your next cycle. Best of luck to you and hopefully the new year will bring the good luck that you deserve.

Karen, glad you got some comfort from seeing your counselor. Keep us posted with your b/w results. I'm sure that extra reassurance helps too. And it looks like we both have our next u/s next week. That will definitely help ease my mind. Good luck with your mother-in-law. Hopefully she'll behave!

Chris, so I guess you're in school for computers? I'm not very computer literate so just taking a guess. Knock on wood, I've never been summoned for jury duty. Can you call in sick? :D

Hi Wicked, great to hear from you. It sounds like you're coming along great. Drop back in and let us know how your u/s goes next week.

Jandc, your anxiety is totally understandable. I'm saying a prayer that you get your BFP. Stay optimistic and will be waiting for your update!

Kb2131 and Waitingfor4,your info on hr's is helpful. I got my reading at my first u/s and wasn't quite sure if it was low, normal or high. It sounds like you're both in a good range though according to Kb's RE. That's great news and I'm sure you're both looking forward to your next u/s to see those precious little ones.

Kas, sorry to hear you're still not feeling good. Thank goodness for Tylenol! Hang in there and let us know if you end up triggering today.

Gina, your #'s sound great and wow, possible twins? That would be such a blessing. Yes I agree with your doc, enjoy not being sick. It does suck, but don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining.

Wishing4blessings, I was also uncertain about the beta #'s until a few people recommended the betabase website. But was also suggested not to read too much into the #'s. I'm sure the first u/s will help you feel better too as it does so many others. It sounds like you are coming along great so try not to worry. Good luck on Tuesday!

Marynaz, hope your m/s gets better. I bought some ginger root last weekend because I heard it helps, but not sure what the heck to do with it. Sniff it, eat it? Other than that, it's been lots of crackers and bread. Have you contemplated Zofran?

JennJenn, good luck with your ER next week. It sounds like you have lots of great follies to work with and just hoping all goes well with your levels. You are definitely a good responder. Take it easy and let us know when you get your u/s & b/w results tomorrow.
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Post by Kas101 »

Just got back from U/S and i get to trigger tonight! ER will be saturday morning.

I am happy but i'm very concerned as i saw that 5 follies are 25mm already. Thats fricking huge and so i'm worried they wont 'last' till Saturday. ALso i cant take any ganirelix or other med to stop me from ovulating. The Re thinks i 'will probably last till Sat' Hmmm I am very anxious and wish i had triggered yesterday.

Will post more later
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Post by JennJenn »

Good Luck Kas! I am excited for you. A bunch of us will be in the 2WW together at one point or another.
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IVF/ISCI #1
ER Dec. 12th - ET Dec. 17th
2 transferred 6 frozen
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Beta #1 12dp5dt (17dpo) 137
Beta #2 14dp5dt (19dpo) 407
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Post by Lady_J »

Good Morning Ladies.... It's so cold here in Chicago. I froze my butt off this morning.

Let me start with my personals.

KAS: Congrats... your time has finally come. Good Luck on your ER Saturday.

HAVBABY: I am so sorry for your result. My prayers and thoughts are with you and DH. I am glad that you are feeling positive now and going with Jan for another ET. Good Luck to you.

KAREN: I am glad that u feel somewhat better after talking with counselor. As for your MIL.... yeah, she sounds very critical... and don't let her stress u out. I have aMIL that is very bad and my DH sides with me... so maybe let your DH know how u feel and maybe he can warn her about making comments before she decides to. Hope it all goes well.

TOHAVEFUN: Im sorry about your cycle.... but I am very glad to see that your spirits are still good. How did your research paper go? What was it about?

WICKED: 8 weeks already. Congrats. Good Luck on your US.

JANDC: Good Luck with your BETA today. I cant wait to hear from you. Hope u get your BFP. I understand your freaking out yesterday... I am going thru that right now. Aaaarrrhhh.

WAITING4FOUR: Congrats on hearing the HB... I am sure your little one will be just fine. I beleive an old wives tail says that a slower HB means a BOY. someone correct me if I am wrong. Good Luck.

Hope I didnt forget no one. If I did, hope u r doing well.

Well as for me... My big day is tomorrow. I am so wrecked. I wanted to do an HPT this morning with my FMU, but I stayed strong and didnt do it. I will just wait till tomorrow. Ladies, please pray for me... I am so excited yet so scared to disappoint my DH. He has been so good to me the last few weeks and I am loving it. He tells me how are my babies doing and I really hope his babies are doing well.

I will keep u posted.
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