orning ladies - well I think my kidneys were cleared yesterday with accup - had to get up 4 times in night for a wee - never have problems with hair growth though mine grows real quick!! Did not sleep very well though - was oiut like a light but then awake at 3am and could not get back to sleep
Had more snow overnight here - this is the most I can remeber having in a long time and still snowing - no cars have even ventured out on our road !!
Am going to go for a walk later to my friends - but will catch up with personals later
You know, I guess I didn't really put it together - but now that you mention it, I do get up to go wee in the middle of the night a LOT more than I did before I started AP. I thought I was just getting old - but now this makes sense - phew!
More snow - you lucky dogs! We are going to get above freezing tomorrow and will most likely lose some of ours : (. This usually happens right before a weekend - so then I can't go x-country skiing.
Sara - DH and I are considering fostering when we are done with this infertility business. I hope we would be considered good candidates! Have you had many foster kids?
Michele - Good luck today. I don't know anything about polyps, but I hope it isn't serious and you can move forward as planned.
Well, AF finally arrived!!!!! She actually came at a perfect time because I see my TCM Dr. Saturday and that will be day 3 - and that is when she likes to start herbs : )
me-35: FSH 6.3; AMH 0.3
DH-42 lowish count
#0 IVF 03/08, cancelled, no response
#1 IVF w/ICSI 09/08, BFN, no frosties
#2 IVF w/ICSI 12/08, BFN, no frosties
#3 IVF - w/ICSI 07/09, BFP!!!!! (no frosties)
hiya sprout - so glad AF decided to time her visit perfectly - and glad to answer the query about weeing in the night - at least its not pold age like DH tries to tell me!!
Had more snow and went for a lovely walk - there were so many families out playing in the snow - making snowmen and sledging it was lovely to see - more is forecast too - can never remeber us having this much snow for years !!
CT - hope all went ok today ??
Sisi - how are you - been upto anything exciting ??
Silken - hows things and whats a low anthral follie count ??
Kimbob - hope you enjoy your accupuncture - anything extra to help relaxation and stress levels I feel has got to be worth a try !!
Lee - hope you had fun playing in the snow - bet you had and your sister had more fun than the kids - they have been out for hours playing in the park today by us - am sure they don't feel the cold when they are so young!!
Well best go back to entertain MIL - DH is due back soon as well so best be dutiful wife and make some tea!!
Well, it is a polyp, it will have to be surgically removed before ivf, and this will most likely delay my cycle. The hysteroscopy today he said was strictly diagnostic, he said he only removes them at the hospital under general anesthesia. He said for surgery, I can not be on bcp's, so I will have to stop them, have the polyp removed, and then start again, and will probably miss this round of ivf. On top of all of this, he wanted me to get a physical before ivf since during my pregnancy I had some high blood pressure, and I am now under going all sorts of heart tests due to a borderline normal ekg, so he said we can not do surgery, polyp removal or ivf, until my heart is cleared. Ugh, this all really stinks.
I will catch up with you all later, just wanted to update you all. I am pretty crampy from earlier, and honestly, lost a little pma....talk to you all soon.
Me- 28 DH- 33 Male Factor
1st IVF- 12/07- BFP! Ella Michele was born 8/26/8
2nd IVF- 04/09 - BFN
1st FET- 09/09 - Chemical
3rd IVF - 04/11 - Embies didn't make it to ET
4th IVF - Fall 2011??
Hiya CT - just sending you a huge hug after your crappy day - take good care of yourslef and catch the bucket of PMA thats winging its way across the Atlantic
Hi Michele, sorry for your not so good day, things may be delayed a bit but think of it in the way that you will be in tip top shape when you do start and we will still all be here for you, and probably some others as well!!
All you accupuncture ladies are making me consider to give it a go again!! My liver and kidney pulses were also nearly non exsistant!! My kidney points always hurt when she stabbed me with her needles hmmmm I may give her a ring tommorrow!
Carolyn yep great fun playing in the snow, there were loads of kids playing in the snow seens as all the schools have been closed!! Hope your hubby got home ok. and didn't have too many hours in the car this time
Sprouthaus, I am sure you will be good candidates, the process is quite intrusive but worth it. We have had around 20 children some of which have been very short term, some long term and some respite. Mind you with the day we have had today with our girly I sometimes think WHY do I do this!!!! But I know usually things are better the next day. Dealt with a whole new issue today so will see if it is better tommorrow..........
Soooo glad AF has arrived for you next step now.........
Hi Kim, sisi, hope your both doing ok.......
Silken, how high is the FSH level?? I know sometimes we can look around us and think how, how, how can they do that and I cant!!!
Speak soon, take care
Lee xx
Finally I am a mummy, we are about to adopt our beautiful little girl xxxxx
Michele - I am so sorry that your appt didn't go as hoped. Many, many hugs to you! (((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))
It really bites that your cycle is going to be delayed because of this. It is small comfort now, but I'm sure you will be happy once all of this is done and you have the best and cleanest bill of health for starting your cycle. Let's up those odds any way we can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone: Hello and Thursday PMA wishes to all.
I have school tonight and won't be getting home for 7.5 more hours. It is like I still have a whole work day ahead of me and I've been going for 6 hours already! Boy, I will be glad once school is over.
me-35: FSH 6.3; AMH 0.3
DH-42 lowish count
#0 IVF 03/08, cancelled, no response
#1 IVF w/ICSI 09/08, BFN, no frosties
#2 IVF w/ICSI 12/08, BFN, no frosties
#3 IVF - w/ICSI 07/09, BFP!!!!! (no frosties)
Sprout - hpe school was not too arduous - sounds like a long day for you
Had yet more snow here - never known so much - had to go to work today but are borrowing my friends son tom so we can go and play out !!!
DH is so excited to be going sledging
Thanks for your support and kind words. Everything in my last cycle went so perfectly, I really wasn't ready to handle bumps, but I drowned my sorrows in some yummy chinese food...I haven't had carbs in a long time and was craving take out!
I am better today, just accepting that I really have no control over this stuff. I am not looking forward to the surgery, I am a big baby with that stuff.
Sprout- hope class was ok, I had class last night too...the last place I wanted to be after a crummy day, but now I don;t have to go back to campus until may...woohoo!
Carolyn- hope you had fun in the snow and are digging out ok. It is cold here today, but this weekend it is supposed to get up to a tropical 45 degrees Farenheit! I hope most of the snow melts, I have had enough for this year.
Sisi, Kim, Lee, Silken, and anyone else I may have missed...hope you are all doing well and have a great weekend! What does everyone have planned? I am going with my dh and my parents group to a museum tomorrow night, and then will probably watch the grammys on sunday.
Me- 28 DH- 33 Male Factor
1st IVF- 12/07- BFP! Ella Michele was born 8/26/8
2nd IVF- 04/09 - BFN
1st FET- 09/09 - Chemical
3rd IVF - 04/11 - Embies didn't make it to ET
4th IVF - Fall 2011??
I finally have time to catch up. Weekends are the best for me.
Michele, I'm sorry to here that you have to have surgery. I wonder why our Drs have such different ways of doing things. I think that while it is a bummer to have to wait, you might be better off. I have been wondering about my RE just taking it off like that. Now I'm thinking what if there's problem that arises from that? I think in a surgery situation in a hospital your doc can be sure that all is well in there. You may not have control, but maybe he has more control that way. And that can’t be bad. I'm glad your PMA's returning though. If you ever get down just try to step outside of your life for a second and look at that beautiful baby girl of yours and say, "Hey, we did that!" And know that you'll do it again, even if it takes a month or two longer than you wanted.
Lee, Yeah – only one more day until you start down-regging! I forget, are you taking Lupron or something else? I hope you are enjoying the snow! We had a few feet at Christmas, which is very unusual for us. Our snow is usually very wet and yucky and if it does accumulate it's only a few inches worth. And then the rain starts soon afterward so it never sticks around for long. But this year we got real snow and lots of it. And it didn't starting raining for about 3&1/2 weeks after the first dumping. It is nice to get the chance to play in it once every few years isn't it! I hope girly is enjoying it, too! I think it’s great that you are fostering. There are so many kids who need a good family. DH and I have talked about that. His heart really breaks for all the kids with special needs who need homes. I think if IVF fails us we will look hard at taking in a child before trying to adopt a baby. He would jump right in with both feet, but I have a minor in learning disabilities and as a teacher I have worked with these kids. I always have the patients that it takes with these students, but I know that it is so much more difficult to be the parents of a child with special needs than it is to be the teacher of one. Of course I suppose there could be a chance to foster a child without special needs, but I think DH prefers the idea of helping someone who might not otherwise get a family.
Carolyn, (love that name BTW – it’s on my list!) Hope you are enjoying the snow, too. Too bad that you had to work; it’s always easier to enjoy an unusual blast of snow when you don’t have to drive anywhere. How did you, DH and Tom like the tobogganing? Snow must be even more fun with a kid to play in it. Thankfully my dog LOVES the snow so we took him out every day. Thanks for keeping us updated on the AP. Hope you don’t always loose sleep over the weeing!
Sprouthaus, glad AF came. How was your TCM Dr appt today? Did you come home with bags full of herbs? And how’s your weather? Were you able to get any cross-country skiing in or is it too warm? I think that your area and Sisi’s area, and possibly even Michele’s area get the most snow on a regular basis. I’m on the west coast of Canada, which is often referred to as the “wet coast”. I think our weather is more similar to what they get in the UK.
Sisi, how’s the weather in Toronto? You get way colder winters than we do, but I suppose that compared to Iceland it may not seem so bad. Wow, you come from a nice big family. I am sorry that it’s been difficult for you start your own family. You’ve got great perspective, though. Don’t worry that your clinic’s success rate for your age is “only” 20% - I’d be willing to bet that without IVF the success rate is WAY lower! You’re doing every thing you can to have your own baby and you deserve it! I’m sending lots of PMA and baby dust across the country to you!
Silken, I’m sorry that you have experienced such difficulty. It seems so unfair that becoming a parent isn’t simple for all of us. I hope you stick with our board and we can support you in your upcoming cycle.
Uh-oh - I have said that I hate typing and now look – I’ve written an entire book!! I promise that I will post back on a regular basis from here on out so it’ll be easier on you all!
I guess I have to take the dog for his walk now - he just brought me a shoe, so I’m guessing it’s time!
I’ll post my ‘story’ later.
Enjoy your weekend everyone!
Thanks for your support and kind words. Everything in my last cycle went so perfectly, I really wasn't ready to handle bumps, but I drowned my sorrows in some yummy chinese food...I haven't had carbs in a long time and was craving take out!
I am better today, just accepting that I really have no control over this stuff. I am not looking forward to the surgery, I am a big baby with that stuff.
Hi CT - sounds like you are a control freak like me and everything has to go to plan - these things happen for a reason so I am told once you have had surgery evrything will just be perfect for those embies to snuggle in xx
Have they given you a date for surgry yet ?
Sendng you hugs honey .. chinese mmmm I just love it - we had a take away last night too - just divine xx
kimbob wrote:Hi everyone,
DH and I have talked about that. His heart really breaks for all the kids with special needs who need homes. I think if IVF fails us we will look hard at taking in a child before trying to adopt a baby. He would jump right in with both feet, but I have a minor in learning disabilities and as a teacher I have worked with these kids. I always have the patients that it takes with these students, but I know that it is so much more difficult to be the parents of a child with special needs than it is to be the teacher of one. Of course I suppose there could be a chance to foster a child without special needs, but I think DH prefers the idea of helping someone who might not otherwise get a family.
Kim
Wow Kimbob - you and Dh certainly have it all planned out - I really admire you for wanting to foster/adopt a child with special needs - you obviously have a very big heart - I am not sure I would be able to do that - am not sure I could foster either though as think would find it too difficult not to become attached - I suppose they teach you techniques to deal with it though?
Hope the week is not too hectic for you with work and you had a good chilling weekend ??
carolyn- You hit the nail right on the head! I am always in control, and hate to not have control. I have planned everything my entire life, and for the most part with hard work and persistence, it usually goes to plan. I was all set to start this journey again, on the 20th. I planned to start stimming, do the tese and er/et, get preggo, be 4 moonths pregnant at my bro's wedding in july, deliver around my other bro's b-day in November...it was all already planned. Now I have these meds sitting here that I have to look at and know that it is further away than all anticipated. What really stinks too is that TESE doc will be out of the country at the end of march, so we will either have to do it ahead of time and freeze instead of fresh, or delay it even longer until he returns.
No date for surgery yet, I expect phone calls about it tomorrow, but I still need heart clearance. I have an echocardiogram scheduled for wednesday, and my general dr is going to set up a stress test, hopefully for this week.
While I was watching celebrity big brother uk version, I heard someone say "take away." (we call it take out) So cute and neat to hear how we speak the same language but use so many different terms and phrases. Some other ones were bloaks, fancy, the loo, fag, stones, shag and bloody. It was so much fun to watch and language differences fascinate me.
kimbob- thanks for the uplifting words. Any time I feel down, I do just look at Ella and know how blessed we are. Sometimes it is still tough though. I was venting to my mom on the phone, and she just keeps telling me to take care of myself, get everything checked out, and if you can't have anymore, atleast I have my beautiful Ella. And I know she is right, but it still upsets me. I just know how much joy Ella has brought us, that I feel like we need more of that in our life. I say the more the merrier! I just know more children will make our future years that much fuller and blessed, it is hard to think we may not have more, I just try not to think that way. Gotta keep the pma up!
And I agree with carolyn about the possibility of adopting or fostering a special needs child. It takes a strong person to do that, I just don;t know if I could myself. I think it is great that you and dh might consider that someday, it really says a lot about your character and the love you have for everyone.
Ok, Just wanted to say hello. I will keep you guys updated this week on anything that happens with me. For now I am going to relax. DH just left for work and he is sick, and ella is napping and starting to get sick. It is so sad, her first cold! I guess I should be thankful she made it to almost 6 months without even a sniffle...so hopefully her cough and congestion will not get bad and clear up quick. It seems as though I am bound to catch it, so I should enjoy my time now!
Me- 28 DH- 33 Male Factor
1st IVF- 12/07- BFP! Ella Michele was born 8/26/8
2nd IVF- 04/09 - BFN
1st FET- 09/09 - Chemical
3rd IVF - 04/11 - Embies didn't make it to ET
4th IVF - Fall 2011??
Very quick post to say I am reading but not a lot of time to reply, hopefully we will get snowed in tommorrow so I can stay home otherwise working from 830am till 9.00pm argggghhhhhh long long day for me!!! Not used to these long days anymore, if I have to work will check back on tuesday..........
Hope all is well with you all
Lee xxx
Finally I am a mummy, we are about to adopt our beautiful little girl xxxxx
I am having myself a pity party as I can feel my period creeping upon me again after 2 weeks! This would be good news if I was not planning on going on a vacation at the end of Feb. I have no idea when I can expect to start my next IVF cycle again. I am soooo frustrated right now, this cancelled cycle sure has made a lasting wrinkle in my system.
Does anyone know when I can expect my cycles to get back to normal?
PMSing big time...
41, unexplained (plain old) fsh 4.7
DH 55 lots of good swimmers
3xclomid BFN
3xIUI BFN
First and last IVF:
A) canceled due to low response on day 3
B) Negative beta April 06/09
once you have had surgery evrything will just be perfect for those embies to snuggle in xx