Winter 2010-2011 Cycle Board

[TammyS]

Kat...I am so very sorry. I was so hopeful for good news for you. Do you know what your plan from here is? Big Hugs.

Lauren...Call your doc and ask. I think you should be on suppositories or shots. I just want to send you some more hugs...you have had it sooo rough these last 2 cycles. I am almost positive...that it will NOT be considered an IVF try...but instead a IUI try. They cant bill you for something that didnt happen.

Sherry...I cant wait to see how your SnS goes tomorrow. I have a feeling our ER's may end up being the same day.

LYD10...I believe my doc said Zantac for pregnancy. Zach doesnt like the appts...but I dont have much choice. We really dont have sitters other than family once in a blue moon...like for ER/ET. All of our parents and grand parents are deceased and everyone else works. Bill just doesnt want us hiring someone outside of family. Besides...I am in and out quickly...and hardly anyone is ever there. I have also seen other kids there at the late appts. I think they are stay at home moms, too. Zach is really pretty good too...he gets a snack and all is well with the world. lol

Jeib...Your story cracked me up. lol Thanks! I think Kynlee is right...they probably just missed one.

Lou...I hope the cramping is implantation! I am sooo excited for you and cant wait till the 4th. I hope you're doing better, too. Sending you more hugs and prayers!

Ashley...That's fantastic! WTG! Rest up! I hope tomorrow goes okay for you...with the gender reveal and all. I did remarkably well when I went to the big family gtg gender revealing dinner last week. "We're" having a BOY! My brother and SIL who were done having kids and already have 4 kids from 20 yrs old to 9 yrs old...didnt even have to try, of course.

Chris...Right on!! I have thought and said the same thing! lol

Kimber...How are you? How did it go?

Carol...aka Octomom...You crack me up! Yeah, they have it wayyyy too easy!

Rio...Are you psychic? Did I text you? Are you my long lost twin...who just knows? How did you possibly know that I have a great number of follies growing? I havent told anyone yet. lol

Kristen...Cant wait till your ultrasound. I think the wait for everyone's news around here...just about kills me. lol

Ronda...Good to see you around. How are you doing?

Margi...I have the worse cold too. Hope you're feeling better soon.

Darlene... ::chanting:: POAS...POAS...POAS!

Kynlee...Yayyy for meds! I cant wait till you get started again.

Leora...I didnt realize that Anna ended up getting pregnant from that cycle! How freakin awesome is that?! Stalk all you want. lol We had a terrific day, today. It is actually 3 yrs to the day of our ET...so not quite as weird as it sounds. lol We wont make a big deal about it every year or anything...we just happened to have an appt today that is an hour drive away which is next door to the museum that we have a membership at...so we went. We will probably tell him though in random conversation every year...that today was the day we brought him home in my belly...if we happen to remember. I had to laugh at Bill today though...he was standing in the hallway with Zach when our doctor walked by and Bill was telling him that 3 yrs ago today...he transferred Zach into me. lol Doc got a kick out of that.

So now you got me thinking and I am curious...
We personally wont ever hide IVF from Zach, but then again we are open about it to everyone. We also feel that he has a medical right to that info. We feel that if we act like it is something of a secret...then it will seem wrong, embarrassing, and shameful to him. This topic was discussed on my local mom's board in the past...so now I am curious how others here feel about telling their kids and when they plan to do so.

Nwquiz...You're not a celebrity...dang. So now you have me trying to figure out if the name Nwquiz is some sort of clue. lol
For the life of me...I cant see how color and location would be any kind of issue...unless you are green and from Venus. lol

Kerri...Sounds like a good start. Sometimes they cant see or dont bother to count the really tiny ones.

Amanda...Hoping and praying for your embies! Some eggs that are close to being mature...they will put aside in a dish and try to let them mature for something like 24 hrs...in hopes that they will mature and fertilize. It's not ideal...but it does work.

AFM: I have 13 follicles growing!!! Yes, 13! I dont know if that 2 weeks on DHEA worked somewhat or what?! Plus I am on this really weird protocol that seems to actually be working. It was such a pleasant surprise this morning. However, one of them is a 16...then I have a 13.5, 12, 11 and 9 more under 10mm. I asked the nurse if we should let the 16 go and get all the other ones...and she quickly went to my doc and confirmed that we would do just that. So I dont go back tomorrow and Sunday now...I go back on Monday and we are looking at ER on Wed or Thurs now. I am also not stimming as fast as before for those who know my history. We did however lower my follistim amount from 150 to 100....seriously...only 100...that is hardly anything. I used to be on 225 in the morning and 225 in the evening. I started the ganerilix today as well to keep my from ovulating. My E2 level is 395...good for me at this point. Lining is 6.7...which is excellent for me...since mine always ends up a 15-17 (starting at 8-10 at baseline). So all in all...very promising and exciting!

More good news and then the bad news. I got some more blood results today...AMH, FSH, and LH are all in the "normal" ranges!!! I have the ovaries of a 30 yr old!!! lol

Now the somewhat bad news. I had to start Metaformin tonight...2x's a day. I am diabetic again. I had GD (and was on major amounts of insulin from 12 weeks pregnant)...I kept it after pregnancy...went on pills. Lost weight...got rid of it. Gained weight from IVF...it's back. Now ...this probably seems like really bad news...but actually the silver lining is...that even though my 3 month average glucose seems normal...I am in fact insulin resistant after all. I had a feeling and went to an endo for further testing. This may be the reason for my miscarriages and troubles. If so...we just solved a huge problem! So I am happy about that. And, I will get rid of the diabetes again. It's not that bad...and I know losing weight again...will cure it again. So I will for now...see the upside of it all.

[riogirl71]

Kat - I am so sorry hugs, a new RE should do the trick!

Amanda, some eggs are GV, MI or MII. GV will not mature, MI have a chance of maturing in the lab and MII are mature. So you probably had 5 MI eggs and they ICSId them. ICSI doesn't make them mature, just fertilizes them, fingers crossed for a great fert report for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tammy - I knew it! I had a feeling you were going to post awesome results here! WOW for great results on blood and follies and they are close together - woohooo bump buddy here you come! About the Diabetes I am sorry. I had GD with our son and now have GD again that started at 12w. Insulin and the whole nine yards. It stinks. I hope you can get rid of it again after this baby! Congrats!

[amanda1979]

Thanks ladies. She did say as of this morning they were mature after they sat in the lab overnight and they ICIS them today. I was half asleep when I spoke to her. I did take tonight off from work and my fluid was gone this morning & my lining looks great! so if we can just these eggs to do right we might have a chance..

[TammyS]

Awesome news about the fluid, Amanda. Hoping and praying for your little guys!

Thanks Rio. Do you think the high doses of DHEA for only 2 weeks could have made some sort of difference?! lol

[riogirl71]

Tammy - could have woken up more AFCs, not sure. What did RE say about freezing all or transfering?

[TammyS]

Tammy - could have woken up more AFCs, not sure. What did RE say about freezing all or transfering?

I didnt ask. Everything is looking good right now...and I dont see any reason for freezing in my research either. I'll wait till Monday and ask then...just to be sure.

[lynniecat]

Hey Ladies,

I wish you all the best of luck. I myself had two follicles grow (slow slow slow than super fast as I already mentioned). They were both empty..no eggs at retrieval. So after the max dose on meds its clear that at 44 my ovaries are done!

I hope everyone else has better luck than me!

[TammyS]

Oh Lynniecat...I'm so sorry. Is there anything else that can be done? DHEA? A different protocol or clinic? I'm just soooo sorry. Big Hugs.

[nwquiz]

lynniecat- am sorry about that. maybe you should try the dhea.
Tammy- you made me smile.ovaries of a 30yr old that is so cute. no am no celebrity wish i was. and nwquiz actually came from days when i taught at a scool that initials were nw so for my test i saved them as nwquiz to different them from my school test since i was in school while teaching. so that mystery solved. the color and location will be hard to crack think about the south with red necks and yankies of course to me its no big deal but i learnt the hard way after i relocated to my current location from the mountains of tn.
amanda- fingers crossed they will make it to bring us another bfp. good fertility report.
Rio- yes to dhea i asked my doc and i was told its okay esp for reduced ovarian reserve. my amh was 3.7 so i was told i have plenty left. my resting follicles were to many to count. so i was told to hold off on taking dhea bammer. oh well.
leorira- yehh to no bcp for lets say 2yrs now time for making babies
CjinNc=how did day one on injectables go?
as for me nothing new to report. waiitng for af which should be here end of next week and i jump on the wagon with those stimming. excited and scared at the same time but looking forward to it.

[jkulab]

lynniecat - sorry about your situation. definately try a new RE

lou - hope and praying for you!

to all - thanks for your advice about that other follie. i went for a.m. monitoring and i have at least 10 follies that look good. the doc says i'm ready to trigger. with a ER on monday. then with my protocol, i'll have a 5 day ET. my bf isn't happy with that b/c that means we won't be able to have a superbowl party b/c i'll be resting. he's such a retard sometimes!

[Lauren1171]

Lynncat - sorry to hear about ER. Maybe there is hope with a different clinic and protocol.

Tammy - Good thing I called! They did want me using it oops! If I ever have a baby, I would let them know about the IVF.
Wow things seem to be moving along great for you. Sorry about the diabetes, but at least you know what you ae dealing with.

[leorira11]

nwquiz - oh well, not a celebrity (or still trying to protect your id!:D) I just finished reading Brooke Shields book about her infertility and PPD (which I'm super high-risk for because of my regular depression). I think you recommended that - so thanks!

Kat - I'm so sorry.

Kristin - betas don't really mean anything. If they double regularly that's a sign of a healthy pregnancy, although not always (my betas doubled great, but I still miscarried at 8 weeks). For me, my betas are always at 17dpr - with my twins, the beta was 450. With the singleton, 350. So it could be either way. I know that most people here would *want* twins, but I promise that it's not worth the risks. I hope you see a nice rise in your betas, and a happy, healthy baby on the u/s

Jeib- that is very confusing! You can't really lose a follicle. Maybe one tech didn't know what they were doing so well? (at 8 weeks, I had to tell the u/s tech that I was pregnant with twins. She checked one baby, and was all done. I pointed out that there was another baby in there!) - - when is the Super Bowl? Maybe your BF can go to someone else's and let you rest? (ugh, men and football - I agree!)

Kerri - I used to join the month by month threads, but I found that the 'seasonal' ones worked better for me, since I was never cycling exactly in a month. Welcome!

Lou - I don't know places that do free IVFs - unless you immigrate to Israel!

Hope/Ashley - 15 is great! When do you get the fert report with how many fertilized? You trying for a 5 day transfer?

Carol - My gym membership expired the day I got my BFP with my twins, and hasn't been renewed since. Ugh. I swim twice a week, and try to walk the dog everyday - but still. Chocolate and cake are the only things that make me feel better while cycling! I have to stop rewarding myself with food. Have fun with your shots!

Lauren - the WTF is to talk about why the IVF didn't work? If you learn anything interesting, please share. I'm nervous about my cycle now. I've always responded really well - but so did you! I really wonder what happened..... weird....

LYD - that's interesting. Maybe if this one doesn't work, I'll talk to my doctor about switching me to a long Lupron protocol. I've never been close to OHSS despite their fears. You can be my guinea pig - we'll see how it works for you first!

Penny/Darlene -- PEE PEE PEE PEE PEE PEE PEE! If not, just 2 days until beta!

Kynlee - I'm sorry your DH isn't open to adopting, but I completely understand. Adopting is incredibly difficult, but logistically and emotionally. I hope that you become a mom, one way or another, as well!

Sherry - I hope you "get a session in" despite your schedules and really enjoy it!

Amanda - 5 out of 6 is great! Some eggs make the final step of maturing in the lab. When is your ET?

Tammy - About telling kids 'where they came from' - you know how there are books (picture books) that explain how babies are made? Well there are also books that explain how kids are adopted. And there are books that explained how babies are made with IVF - look it up on Amazon. I totally agree that it doesn't matter how your children come into your family, but you shouldn't hide anything from them. I think it's something that should be so completely part of their self-identity, that they never think about it and don't remember a time they didn't know. ----- 13 folllies? That's great!

Lynnie cat - I'm so sorry - that is such bad news. Thanks for coming back to let us know. Are there any other options left?

AFM - usually I get AF 4 days after stopping BCP.... but I started spotting already (only 2 days). Maybe my body knows how anxious I am to get started! Not heavy enough to be considered CD1 yet though....




THE LIST:




-swaters2815 (Stephanie) - starting mid-January
-kbillsy – IUI 12.4, Beta BFN - saving up money to do it again!
-jmbella (Jenn) - waiting to start late-Jan/early-Feb
-Sunshine1576 - PLAN: Lap surgery, 2 rounds of IUI and then IVF in June (if not already pregnant!)
-deftonesmo - hysteroscopy 1.21
-Kynlee - AF started 1.18 - start Lupron Feb 6th - approx ER March 15
-anton - end of Feb



-Krisnjer - AF is here! on OCP, Suppression check on 1.19, ER/ET early Feb
-JustSoLost - on OCP - starting in Jan, approx ER/ET in early Feb, starting Lurpon 1.24, approx ER 2.14
-wannabeamum (Samantha) - AF is here! next scan - 1.31



- andrea3821 - COME ON, AF!
-nwquiz - waiting for next AF for IUI
-margi26 – phone consult on 1.26, going to CALIFORNIA!
-leorira11 (Leora, aka listmistress!) - stopped OCP 1.27, waiting for AF



-NancyB - FET delayed to April
-andsahsa - FET, next appt 12.21
-Katie1231 - FET 2.15
-luv2bamom (Subha) - FET on 1.25






-Trusting (Amanda) - started stims 1.10
-TammyS – AF is here! baseline on 1.20, start stims on 1.22, approx ER 2.1
-hotgreentea (Sherry) - suppression check on 1.18, start stims 1.23
-CjofNC (Carol) – IUI - started AF 1.25
-Sunshine 12 - start stims 1.27
-Kerri_789 - started stims 1.26
-SDtrying#2 - started stims 1.27, approx ER/ET 2.7/2.11
-LYD10 -starting Lupron on 1.15 and stims on 1.29



-amanda1979 - ER on 1.27 - 6 eggs!
-HopeIsAllIHave (Ashley) - ER 1.28 - 15 eggs!
-Kimber Baby - ER 1.28
-jkulab – start Lupron 12.2, start stims 1.21, ER 1.30




-Penny100 (Darlene) - ET 1.17, beta 1.31
- lou71 (Lou) - started stims 1.11, ER on 1.21, ET 1.24, beta 2.4
-lauren1171 - IUI 1.27, beta 2.9 (WTF on 2.2)
-Tiger04 - IUI on 1.25/26 beta - POAS starts 2.4!




-anacris (Nov) – FET 11.29, Beta 12.11 = 444, u/s on 12.28 - one happy, healthy baby!
-rypell1985 (Ryann) – start Lupron 10.11, lining check 11.29, FET 12.3, Beta 12.15 = 275, beta #2 = 824 - u/s = twins!
-annashope – natural IUI 12.2, Beta = 247, Beta#2 = 725 - one happy, healthy baby!
-kildean23 – FET 12.14, beta 12.27 = 565!, 2nd beta = 1315!, u/s on 1.6 - 2 sacs! next u/s 1.31
-taxcplforivf (Ginger) – start stims 12.4, ER 12.15, ET 12.20, beta 12.29 = 68!, beta #2 - 1466!, u/s 1.17
-BakersBaby (Kelly) – start stims 12/3, ER 1.13, ET 12.16, beta 12.30 = 365!, beta #2 1.7 = 3300, u/s one happy, healthy baby! OB visit on 2.2
- Karian - SURPRISE SPONTANEOUS BFP! beta = 101!, beta #2 - 566, u/s 1.18 - one happy, healthy baby!
-kariberri517 - 3dt on 12.10, beta on 12.27 = 392, 12.29 = 472, 12.30 = 576... waiting....
-krcaja (Kristin) - ER 1.11, ET 1.16, beta 1.28 = 364! next beta 1.30


-Krys – started estrogen 11.11, FET 11.30, Beta 12.14- BFN
-Cshell717 (Mishell) – start stims 11.22, ER 12.3 w/ ET 12.6, beta 12.20 -BFN
-x0Heather0x – FET, b/w 12.3, u/s 12.10, FET 12.16, beta 12.28 - BFN
-Riya - beta on 1.7 BFN
-Jamiep03 - ET 12.27, beta 1.9 = 21.8, chemical
-Sweetpea614 (Kat) - ER 1.14, ET 1.16, beta 1.28 BFN
-lynniecat - started stims 1.4 - ER 1.16 - no eggs at ER

[HopeIsAllIHave]

Kat & lynnie, so sorry!!!

Still trying to recover from the ovary beating from yesterday, but just received my fert report. 11 mature and 8 fertilized, yay! shooting for a 5-day transfer. I'll get a call on monday to confirm. Hoping for the best ¤ fingers crossed¤

[jkulab]

hope - that sounds great! i'll keep all my fingers and toes crossed!

[katie99]

Sorry girls - crashing again

Lou - I know the 2ww never fails to mess with everyone's PMA, but I had to say that I had some crampiness and those "pulling" sensations that you mentioned. I'm taking that as a good sign! and I definitely feel special for feb 4 too since that was my FET date last year... I'm reading along and silently cheering you on girl! X'd for you always! - xoxo

Tammy - Yippeee for having the ovaries of a 30yo and 13 follies! GD isnt any fun but if Metformin is the missing key then get ready for your BFP!
You are so inspiring to so many and I'm happy to see you didnt stop trying! Zach will have a little sibling soon! grow em girl! - xoxo

Tiger & Lauren - I'm sending you all the best wishes for this to be your time! You are both doing great so far! - xoxo

Franny - I'm not sure that you're reading along, but I miss you lots! let us know how you've been, ok? much love- xoxoxo

Good Luck to everyone on this thread!