Jan/Feb 2010--Cycle Group

[Lauren1171]

Stephanie - Thanks for the encouragement. What is the process for a FET? I have 5 frozen and they are high grade, but did not have as many cells as the two they put in. Do they usually do more than 2 on a FET?
What a terrible thing for that doc to do that to you at such a young age!!!

[Stephanieford78]

Hi Lauren!

FET for me was a lot different, different drugs except the Lupron and Progesterone, and no DEX or DOX this time around. I still had to start BC when I got my period and wait for them to do my calender. No stimulants so that was good for my tooshie. lol All I had to do was start Lupron, then Estradol 2mg twice a day, then closer to transfer, I had to up it to three times a day. I started 100mg progesterone once a day about a week before transfer and I have had to stay on it since. Both the prog and the estradol, but the estradol is back to twice a day.

On the day of FET they defrosted three embryos. They did LAH on all of them. One was hatching by the time the transfer happened and the other two were slow, still not quite expanding. After that, everything is the same. The same 2ww, the same going crazy wondering. lol Going through a cryo cycle was a lot easier though, less drugs to worry about, less pokes in the toosh, just less to worry about period. I wasn't still swollen from ER for the ET like I was the other two times so that felt a lot better. If only a regular IVF cycle could be so easy. lol

I can show you the differences in my IVF eggs vs. my FET eggs. The picture I have on my two from IVF don't show hatched, but they were by the time of transfer. The other pic of the three FET were taken right at transfer.

Good luck on your FET!!

[gi]

Hi ladies,

Stephanie wow what amazing pictures!!!! Thanks for sharing your journey it gives hope, when did you get your positive test???

Jenice me ould cycle buddy thanks for the wishes, i read your posts regularly and i love the way you enourage all the other ladies on the sites even though you went thro. some tough times yourself. How are you keeping, hows the weight loss going?? Did you ever get those scans to ck for pcos?? xxx

Merri Oh big congrats on the heartbeat another major hurdle over come, its amazing isnt it, you can finally breathe. I had everyone convinced it was a negative as i just get so bummed after about 3 days after transfer!!

Dandme you could be just one of the lucky ones with no symptoms though its amazing how all us ivfers want every symptom going, i am going to pray for m/s though in fairness had it on my last and still mc you just never know. Tues will be here soon.

Positive thinking I only tested cause you said you would ha ha only kidding. I just couldnt resist was awake from 4 am staring at the clock. Best of luck when ever you decide too xxx

Lou thats the only way i could describe my pains to j the other day this "stinging" sensation lower abdominal not really in ovary area though in all fairness all 7 of my cycles felt similiar!!! Fair play to you for not poas!!

Ronda i really hope you get your little baby, those tests are like drugs arent they best of luck on sunday. I am gonna give you some of my new found Irish PMA!

Lauren and sarah i am sooooo sorry girls you got negatives, this is so tough and i know how hard it is believe me i can only hope and pray your time is really soon xxxx

Katie i hope the spotting has gone, isnt knicker watch scary i have already started!!!

So this is confession time, i am going to now admit my POAS martathon actually started on wed 6dp3dt sure i thought what the hell get a negative to make sure trigger is gone, sure enough not even sniff of faint line, then yesterday 7dp3dt used early response and if you held it a certain way there was the faintest of lines now i mean oh so faint i didnt even show/tell jason as he is blind enough without looking for a line. So this morning at 5:30 am while j was changing for work i poas and there it was a line its not as dark as the control but its very clear oh how i prayed for those 3 precious mins waiting for it to turn, i was shaking like a leaf!!! I really hope they continue to get darker as we dont do betas but i am trying to be positive as theres nothing else i can do and i am on lots more meds and will need another session on the intralipid. We have also decided to really go for it this time and as i find work very stressful i am going to my regular gp on monday to see if i can go out on sick leave till 12 wks (God willing). I know its out of my control but i am gonna be stressed over the possibilty of me rejecting the baby again so if i can just destress and not worry about work it may help. I really hope the doctor gives it to me though i am an emotional person anyway and will be in tears, i also starting losing my babies in work before so that terrifies me as well. On a brighter note I am super super excited My bbs are tiny bit tender, have some slight cramping and lower back pain and also started having some pulling sensations (got them on my bfps as well).

gi xx

[Lauren1171]

Stephanie - Thanks for all the info! the nurse said I have to wait til tomorrow before using tampons and I have to still use Progesterone tonight - yuck! She said they have had ppl who get full AF and still positive. I seriously doubt it though!

[Stephanieford78]

Gi - I got my first paos with a positive 5days post transfer. Kept taking them and they kept coming back positive. The first response ones, though I got a line, were all faint. They got a little darker, but still faint. I took one of their digital ones next and it said yes, then resorted to ept. Those came up nice and dark. I have pictures of my poas escapade too. lol If you care to see the difference in the three different types of tests, I can post that picture too. lol But I got my BETA positive 14 days post transfer and got an 826.

Lauren - I wish you the best of luck. I know it is unlikely with AF, but stay possive as hard as it is that next time will be it! I tried about everything I possibly could to try and help with my FET. I tried to ask my mom for help (who has passed) by wearing her jewelry, I got fertility stones and carried them everywhere with me, I did the positive thinking thing where I tried to picture myself pregnant, imagine the embryo implanting, growing and being healthy. I just did my best to try to believe it into existence and I think it all worked. This was the spiritual route I took this time around, tried the religious route the other times and it didn't seem to work for me. Seems all I had to do was just believe in me.

If anyone else would like to try the spiritual route, I can give advice on what stones I used and how to use them. It is really not much different then prayer beads.

[Hope644]

Sarah - I'm so sorry sweetie. It sounds like you are handling it well, though... and ready to plan for April! Wishing you healing and rejuvenation and tons of baby dust in April!!


Lauren - I'm sorry to hear of the spotting. I'm hoping that you will find that it is just spotting and not AF... but if it is... hugs, sweetie... I'm so sorry.

[Hope644]

Congratulations GI!!!!!!



7th time is a charm for our lucky Irish girl!!! YAY!!!

[Hope644]

sorry for the multiple posts, but i'm having some computer issues. I'm getting ready to head out, but wanted to let you know that I had 2nd beta today - 1,088. 3rd is on Monday.

sorry to all that I've missed. I hope to catch up soon.

Hugs & baby dust!!

[Arabsrcool]

Hope,
beta #'s sound great! Congrats! We know its only one, unless of course it split into two or three!! When is u/s scheduled?

Lauren,

I am so sorry. Maybe you will lucky and and BE one of those people who bleed and get a BFP. I have my fingers crossed for you.

Sarah,

I am sorry about your BFN. Sounds like you have a game plan to go forward, which is good.

lou,

Sorry I will not be able to resist the HPT. I have a box of two, this is my last attempt, and I don't even have any friends TTC, so I wouldn't even have anyone to give them to (sure wouldn't want to waste them now would we). It also helps me to mentally prepare, I will be getting my beta results via phone call at my work, and will have to be able to function the rest of the day. you are a stronger woman than I, staying away from the HPT, but I totally get why you are!

Positivethinking,

Hehe, swimming in dog hair!. I totally get that. My vote is just keep swimming for now, plenty of time to worry about it later. Just take it easy and try to think positive thoughts.

afm, off to the horse barn to give some riding lessons. That always makes me relax, just walking into the barn! I love the smells (yes, all of them) and the horses. DH and I are taking a family day tomorrow, dh and oldest dd are going to a gun show, I am going to hang out with youngest until they are done. Then on to Sams Club and lunch at Applebee's (yum, yum). After this cycle is done, I need to start exercising again and eating better (stress of cycyling makes me crave and eat lots of junk food (not at all organic!).

Ronda

[turtle0619]

hi everyone! well i have moved over the to march/april boards where i am praying my dreams will come true, but i just had to see what all the excitement was about over here!!

hope oh sweetie i am just so so so happy for you!! 2 very strong betas mean that eggo is preggo mama!!!

gi i dont even know how many of these damn cycle groups we have been on together, but i dont know anyone who deserves such great blessings then you!! woooooooooooooooohooooooooooo!!!! yippie!!!! i am just so so so happy for you and J!!! i am praying that lil bean holds on tight!! so if you dont do betas over there how long do you have to wait for an U/S?
(((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))

katie how are you feeling today? you being MIA is worrying me a little...although you may just be posting on "the other side" and i just dont know! i hope everything is going good! do you get another u/s soon?? xoxoxo

[lou71]

Lou - I am still hoping for a BFP from you. But if you end up taking Gonal -F, I have 3 - 900 unit pens I will send to you. My Insurance covers them if I need to get more. I only pay a $25 co-pay.

Lauren, that is so sweet of you to offer. If I'm BFN next week I will ask RE about using Gonal-F for sure! I know my clinic uses it, because it's pre-printed on their standard order form. I would definitely pay any shipping costs.

[DandMe]

Stephanie; Congrats on your bfp - loved reading your story! What were your beta numbers? You can add your siggy under USER CONTROL PANEL and then we can keep up with how you are doing. I hear you on waiting for the ultrasound. I don't get mine until Tuesday and I am terrified.

[Stephanieford78]

Thank you DandMe! I have seen all the tickers and I was wondering how to add those! Thanks for the instructions how to add my sig!

Good luck on your US next week. I bet you are so anxious. I know I am. I wish there was no waiting involved and you can just get a US and hear the heart beat whenever you want. lol I would be happy with another BETA just to know my levels are going up, but my Dr doesn't do that many follow ups. Not sure if they are trying to save me money that way, but I would rather pay and know then all this waiting!

Lauren - I forgot to answer one of your questions. My dr went over the regulations on how many embies to trasnfer. Regular IVF for me, he can't transfer more then two. FET he can't transfer more than three, no matter how many times it fails. I still have 5 frosties ready to use if anything happens or donate if everything goes the way I am hoping. My 5 are good quality, As and Bs, but even the ones that were transfered this last time were that quality. Still crossing my fingers for you!

[rlk1]

Warning....thread crasher!

Hope: Congrats on your BFP!! Your Beta's are AWESOME!!! You go, girl! Can't wait to hear about your first u/s---sooooo exciting!

Gi: Congrats to you too, my friend!! What wonderful news---YAYYYY!!! I'm so thrilled for you!

Lou and Arabsrcool: I'm watching you both like a hawk and sending you BFP vibes. Stick embies, STICK!!

Katie: I hope you and your pregnant belly are doing well! Thinking of you as always, and I can't wait to hear how your next u/s goes!

[jenice]

Gi - I'm just SOOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU !!!!!!!! I'm doin okay, saw new RE and he thinks I might be in the middle of the spectrum for PCOS . He doesn't think I'm normal and doesn't think I'm into it yet. He thinks I have insulin resistance possibly. RE gave me glucophage but he is awesome and ordered me to get alot of b/w done. I just had a glucose tolerance test 24 hour urine I still have to do. A hysterscopy also I have to set up. Ton more of b/w. I also went on a diet and excercising lost 11 lbs in 6 weeks, YEAH !!! I would like to lose @ least another 40 lbs, YIKES !!!!! I NEVER USED TO HAVE A WEIGHT PROBLEM, I REMEMBER THE DAYS OF A SIZE 5 !!!!!! Puto n weight from quitting ciggs and baby weight didn't get it all off. Ever since all these cyclesI put 40 lbs on. Soooo, I'm goin to get this darn weight off. When my DD is in preschool I go to the gym, I hate to exercise doin 4o min on elliptical each time. I do feel like I lost weight all around my waist. I hope I don't lose the "twins" never had them until I had my DD and they just keep growing,LOL !!!! DH requests for them to stay of course, MEN !!!!! I hope to cycle maybe June, we'll have to pay for half or so, insurance is running out. I always lurk the boards, I'm very nosy. I feel sooo bad for some of the girls on here. I think there should be some kind of donation fund to help women who can't afford IVF, cause everyone who wants a baby should be able to have one. I am sooo lucky I have a DD, so I should never complain but I would loooove more. I always thought I would fill my house with kids, I want them to fight and yell and drive me nuts, LOL !!!! My end of the road will be near, hoping for some babies though. I don't blame you to go out of work, you should look into a disability act . I had to go out with my DD cause of high blood pressure, it is hard on the body being preggo. I had gained 50 lbs with my DD. I quit my job a year and half ago figure can always work, can't always have a baby. So, I'm hoping I didn't waste my time, but enjoy being home with DD never will regret this ever. When it snows I looove it, cause I know I can go play and make snowmen with her. Not go to work and live there cause staff can't get in. Gi, relax this is your time and go celebrate, lots of hugs !!!!!!!