March/April 2010 Cycle Group

[Kushka]

Lauren congrats on nearly 20 follies... when will ER be?

Heekinje you can give yourself the trigger but I recommend doing it in the thigh because you'll be able to see what you're doing and it doesn't hurt too bad.

Emma I'm with you- having wicked bad cramps and weird dreams.

But Ya'll I couldn't hold out til my beta on Wed. I did a hpt and got two pink lines - BFP! I'm still in shock because Dh and I have been doing fertility treatments for 5 years and never thought this would happen. I'm trying not to get too excited yet because of the cramps I don't know what will happen between now and Wed. or even the first trimester. But if IT IS true and I'm preg I want all the girls out there to know to keep trying. This was our 3rd IVF (and fingers crossed) the third times a charm!

And we even had slow growers all 3 times, including this time. I'll keep you posted.

Not Hopeless - CONGRATULATIONS to you and DH! You got your BFP!!! I've also been ttc for 5 years and this is also my 3rd IVF, so I hope that your good luck rubs off on me. Keep us updated on your betas. And take it easy!!!

[Kushka]

Just curious... To those you have had miscarriages while doing IVF. How was your HCG #'s during the first trimester. Because this is my first time being pregnant through IVF, I never knew my numbers during my other two "natural" pregnancies. Also, I have had 2 miscarriages, but again I never knew my numbers... Just curious???

Tested positve on hpt: 8dpt
1st Beta: 113 12dpt 5dt
2nd Beta: 338 15dpt
3rd Beta: 188 19dpt

Sas1122 - when I got my BFP I had a beta score of about 69. So not very high but it more than doubled as it should have, and if I remember rightly it nearly tripled by the third beta! I saw a strong heartbeat at 6 weeks and I then I miscarried at 9 weeks. A good friend of mine just m/c at 26 weeks (!) - so devastating. It seems to me to all be in the hands of the gods. Your betas look great and I wish you all the luck in the world...
kx

[lycase]

Helene...you may have missed my post...I poas this morning and it was a BFP. I'm not just going by a feeling. lol

I saw my HR OB a few months ago in preparation for this FET and he wants to see me immediately after BFP. I am very high risk for many reasons.

Oh really!!! Oh wow this is great. I am so exited for you girl. How are you feeling?

Congratulations sweety.

Helene

[Lauren]

LADIES I NEED YOUR HELP!!

Just left the doctors office. They increased my Follistim to 450 and menopour 225 (stayed the same). I only have 3 potential follicles the rest are less than 10mm like 9 and 7. So he said based on how they do things they dont normally schedule ER for 3 follicles bc the chances are slim bc you dont always get an egg from the follicle so he said in my case since its a sperm problem maybe I would want to go thru and take the chance or try again next month??? He said wait to see wednesday but WHAT DO I DO????

I am so upset!!! I have ABSOLUTELY no experience in this. I asked him WHY was this happening he says some people are just resistant to the meds and this may be the best I get!!

WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THESE FOLLIES GROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sas1122]

Kushka,

Thank you for replying... I am so sorry about your miscarriage...Stay postitive and believe that the third time is a charm!You are right it is the hands of God! Did you have any bleeding/spotting before you miscarried? With my previous two miscarriages, I never had any bleeding or spotting. However, I also never say a heartbeat either! I was going in both times to see the heartbeat (around 6-7 weeks). I never had any signs and was completely devestated! Miscarriages are something we can't do anything about or prevent, but it is always nice to chat with people who have experienced this loss. I wish you the best of luck and I will praying for you!

Thank you!
stephanie

Tested positve on hpt: 8dpt
1st Beta: 113 12dpt 5dt
2nd Beta: 338 15dpt
3rd Beta: 1888 19dpt

[turtle0619]

good morning everyone!!
holy cow i go MIA over the weekend and this place goes crazy!!!
first of all...i cant believe you all cheated and POAS while i wasnt looking!!!
who is left with me in the 2ww?? am i all alone now?? i'm only 5dp2dt so there is NO way i'm gonna POAS!

tammy, anglea, nothopeless, emma OMG OMG OMG!! i cant believe you all POAS so early and got your BFP's!!! wooooohoooooooooo!!! i am just so so so so happy for all of you!! please send all your BFP dust to me!! i cant wait to hear all the big beta #'s!!! much love to you all!!! congrats!!

kushka i think we are the only 2 left in the 2ww that havent POAS!! i am here for you!! dont worry about symptoms...i learned last cycle that reading too much into things doesnt do any good. it only makes you more stressed, and we need to stay as calm as possible during this time! we can do it!!

latrell oh hun! its too early for you to POAS!! i know all these other girls poas early, but everyone is different. please please dont let those evil sticks get you upset!! if HPT's were 100% there would be no need for BETAS. only the beta will give you the true answer. when is your beta again? tomorrow?? hang in there sweetie! ((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))

lauren good luck at your SnS today!! i cant wait to hear how those follies are growing!! grow follies grow!!!

paty oh i am so happy to hear everything is looking good for you!! grow follies grow!!! let me know how the SnS goes today ok?? did they say how many follies you have brewing in there?? i totally understand being scared from past cycles! you know what i just went through, and i know you understood the most what that feeling is like to only get 1 egg! sooo scary. it sounds like the RE is happy with the way things are going so just try to take it day by day and keep breathing! i am always here for you if you need me ok?

helene how did packing go this weekend?? i hope you left the heavy lifting to someone else! so the house is sold...when do you have to be out by?? it will be so nice when you are all settled into your new place!!

sas your beta #'s look great!!! dont worry!! just enjoy knowing you are PREGNANT!!! i know its scary to think about m/c, but i dont think beta's have anything to do with it. when do you get to go for your first U/S? seeing that everything is looking good will hopefully put your mind at ease!!

tameka good luck tomorrow at your ER!! woooohoooo!!! how many follies do you have?? your gonna get a bunch of good eggs!! enjoy your shot-free day today!! you are sooo right about pampering yourself. it is so easy to forget about ourselves during IVF. its such a stressful time...keeping track of meds, and SnS appointments, hoping everything is going right. its the most stressful thing ive ever been though, and ive been at it since last august!! i think i'm going to take your advice and get some "me" time during this 2ww. (my eyebrows really need some attention haha yikes!!)

afm i spent the weekend lounging around the house with DH. it was so nice to spend the days being lazy! we havent had a weekend off without a million things going on in months!! so far the 2ww is going ok. i dont have any symptoms, and i think thats ok since its so early. on saturday i had a tiny bit of light brown discharge..like CM (tmi..sorry) ive never had that before, but during the ET the RE told me that i might have some discharge from my cervix and not to worry that is was from my uterus so i'm thinking thats all it was. even though my ET was on wednesday and this was saturday. whatever it was stopped so i'm trying to forget about it. the only other thing is that i'm super constipated, but i know thats usually from the PIO. i tried to take something for it and it gave me horrible night sweats, and made me nauseous..and on top of everything it didnt even help!! so i didnt take it again. i'm scared to eat anymore haha i will pop!!
anyway i am going to acupuncture today because based on the chart today the blast is attaching to the uterus wall, and hopefully acupuncture will help it stick!!
i hope you all have a great day!!

****much love always****

[Franca]

LADIES I NEED YOUR HELP!!

Just left the doctors office. They increased my Follistim to 450 and menopour 225 (stayed the same). I only have 3 potential follicles the rest are less than 10mm like 9 and 7. So he said based on how they do things they dont normally schedule ER for 3 follicles bc the chances are slim bc you dont always get an egg from the follicle so he said in my case since its a sperm problem maybe I would want to go thru and take the chance or try again next month??? He said wait to see wednesday but WHAT DO I DO????

I am so upset!!! I have ABSOLUTELY no experience in this. I asked him WHY was this happening he says some people are just resistant to the meds and this may be the best I get!!

WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THESE FOLLIES GROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Me-28



Hun it happened to me...don't worry its just that were lazy
Im now PUPO

xxxx

[Lauren1171]

Lauren - I am always slow stimming! I was on 600 gonal f plus 450 menopur a night and they told me they might cancel me. I did that for 13 nights and all of a sudden the little ones caught up. I ended up with 15 eggs. Plus it only takes one, so you never know. How many nights have you been stimming?


Wow lots of BFPs!!! Congratulations everyone and I hope it continues. I go for S & S tomorrow to see if lining is ready for transfer.

[Lauren]

Lauren- i have been stimulating for 6 nights they told me the usual is 10-14 and ER would be as soon as sat-mon? So since this was my first time stimulating if I dont respond well would you cancel and try next month maybe alittle more aggresive?

[turtle0619]

lauren we were posting at the same time. how many follies do you have at 9 and 7mm?? with the RE upping your meds, and not going back for another SnS until wednesday gives those lil follies plenty of time to catch up. i am the worst person to stim...i start out with a ton of lil follies but no matter what we try we cant wake them up! so when i end up with only 3 or 4 follies my RE still goes ahead with the ER because it really is the best we can get. i have to tell you it totally adds more stress to the process, but its the only chance i have so its worth it to me. out of 4 cycles ive made it to ER twice and both times only got 1 egg, but i made it both times to ET, and am PUPO right now. i'm not saying its easy at all, but i am just glad to make it to this point.
since youve been canceled 2 times in a row due to a cyst you have to ask yourself if its worth canceling again, and waiting until next month when your cyst could come back. are you doing ICSI since its a male factor?? i think that would be your best bet...continue with ER and do ICSI to get the most to fertilize for ET.
i dont know if i'm making sense, but i can feel how scared you are and i just want to reassure you. i dont think this cycle is over for you...heck..by wednesday you may have 6 good follies and nothing to worry about!! (((((((((hugs))))))))))))
try to stay busy these next few days, and keep picturing those lil follies growing!!!

[Waiting4GodsMiracle]

Hi Ladies!
I am so glad that i found this web site! This is my first IVF. Not sure of what to expect but reading all the posts gives me a good idea. I think I'm in the correct board. I start my stimm meds on Thursday 4/15 after my first U/S and BW. I'll be taking Gonal F and Menopur along with the Lupron. My estimated ER will be around 4/29. Well Ladies best of luck to all and my prayers go out to all of you!

[Lauren]

Franny so happy you are PUPO and thxs for the reassurance! My Dh and I are going crazy. Yes we are doing ICSI right now i think there is one 7 and one 9 and a 6 or 5mm. The RE said I would most likely have the three but im so scared they wont be enough. I dont know what the chances of fertilization are?? So scared!! I hope they start growing. My cyst is still there and i think thats why the right side is struggling just my opinion!

I really dont know if I can handle waiting and starting over and were supposed to remain stress free?!?!?!

[emmax]

hi ya ladies well done the test 2day and iAM DEFO PREGOXXX

still getting little cramps not another to take a tablet but so annoying !!!

went a wee this moring at 5 it was bright pink only a little then after that tell now it this brown discharge ?

[hopeforbabies]

Hi ladies sorry for being MIA for so long but I didn't get good news on Friday. My second beta dropped to 13.6 so they had me discontinue all my meds and will go back on Friday to make sure my numbers zeroed out. Very disappointed and left work early on Friday because i couldn't stop crying. Doesn't help that my co-worker announced on Tues that she just found out she's 4 months preg. and didn't know it. DH and I are very sad and let down. We are hoping that we have enough insurance benefit left for another round. We certainly can't afford it out of pocket its so expensive I don't know how some of you ladies do it. So as soon as we find out when our f/u appointment is I will let you know. Too all the new bfp ladies congrats. There are 6 pages for me to catch up on so no personals now. Good luck everyone!

[turtle0619]

hope oh sweetie i am so so sorry!! there are no words i can say to make you feel better, but just know that you and DH are in my heart right now. its not fair. take time to heal, and i hope you have the strength and insurance to try again soon! please keep me posted on what you decide to do (((((((((((((((((much love))))))))))))))))))

lauren what sizes are your 3 good ones? most RE's wont go to ER with less then 5 follies, but if that was the case with me i would never have made it to ER ever!! i have to believe it only takes one, because that is all i ever get! i know this whole process can be very stressful, but try not to over think everything because its not good for your body. i have everything crossed for you!!! xoxo

lauren good luck tomorrow at your lining check!! i hope you get a perfect 10!!! if everything looks nice and thick when will the ET be??? getting close now!! sending you all the thick lining dust i have!!!