December-January Cycle Buddy's Our New beginnings

[AuntyPebbles]

Sonya i know you must be dissapointed with your collection especially after what happend but 4 is still a number my friend who now has twins only got 3 embies from her cycle so 4 can make your family im sure all the ladys will join me in cheering them along praying really hard for you and your little ones

lots of love Aunty

[CarolynB]

Bec - 10! That is wonderful. Nice to get your best result ever. Well done you. They'll soon be back where they belong hun

Sonya - It does really only take 1 hun. Sometimes it is better to have a few less but really good quality. Take it easy. Rest up well and then they will be soon back at home for you. Fingers crossed that you get a good fert report tomorrow

Haylie - glad AF finally showed. Hope that she is not being too horrid to you. X Factor was SO GOOD. The final is going to be outstanding I think. Cannot wait

Mom - of course you should stay on this thread. Nobody will want you to leave us now. IVF does have better success rates that iui and if you can get it free on the nhs then that is great even if it means a little wait. I know why you are feeling down now but hopefully time will pass with Xmas to look forward to. Chin up lady!!!

Rachel - Thanks sweetie, need all the sticky vibes that I can get!! Sorry AF is playing away. Bound to arrive for dh's big work do! Always the way - just when you don't need her. Have a great time at the party as know that I'll forget to mention to you tomorrow

Erin - glad that you are ahead of the game with the shopping/wrapping. TMT has some uses. I did not want to have to be rushing around shopws in 2ww so did lots on line and some beforehand. Spent all day yesterday wrapping pressies to distract me so feel in quite good shape. It is good that I am as need to get shipped around to all my family and dh's family if we are now going to be away

Susan - a break after tmt does sound like a very good plan. We are looking at Tenerife. Nice hotel with spa. Dh can play some golf and I can have some tmts! Are you looking after yourself? Hope that you are not feeling too rough. Sorry that AF is not being gentle for you. Hope that endo gynie appointment goes well tomorrow and he has some answers for you hun. When will you go back for a review with the clinic or is it too soon? Let me know where you are thinking of moving to as I may well think of moving clinic too........Thanks for still cheering me on

Meg - sorry about your chemical pregnancy. I take pre-natal vitiamins all the time. Have been on them since March/April but best to check with your clinic I guess as they all seem to recommend different things. Good Luck for your next steps

Macca - great news on down regging - getting there hun

Angie - been thinking of you all day. Wish that we could all get together over a glass of wine and drown our sorrows. Really hope that you & your dh are doing ok and have some nice stuff planned together.

Hugs to everyone else. Hope that you are bearing up on the ivf rollercoaster.

Bleeding slowed a little today which rather cruelly feels like giving me a v slight glimmer of hope when I was getting myself through the pain all weekend - with fab help from all of you as ever! So dh will drive me to clinic for bloods tomorrow am. Should hear from clinic around lunch time. Kept busy at work today and seemed to bear up ok. We have provisionally found a holiday. Had a cafe latte today which was wonderful - no caffeine for 6 months! Was such a 'bad' treat. Will check in here as soon I have spoken to dh and my Mum after I get the news. Dh has a boozy work Xmas lunch tomorrow so will not doubt come home in a right state - don't blame him one little bit. One of the guys that I work with has his daughters Xmas play tomorrow pm so will be disappearing so I can probably just take the afternoon off too.

Thanks for all your support. You have been fab. Feel quite shattered so off to bed. Slept v badly last night so hoping that I'll sleep better this evening as so tired.

Night Night
Carolyn xxxxxx

[sokru8]

Carolyn: I am still holding out hope for you! Stay positive. But either way we are here for you. Take care of yourself.

Mom20: At least you have a plan and know what to expect! Wow it is awesome that the government is paying for your IVF that is wonderful! Where are you from? Unfortunatley my DH and I have to pay for everything! But its worth it! I am also on prenatal vitamins and baby asprin. I am glad you are sticking with us we can give you support as well as get support from you!

I want to say thank you to everyone for all you support! We are staying positive and we have a lot a people praying for us and that makes us feel blessed! Grow embies Grow!!!!
Sonya

[Ange]

Hi Ladies,

I'm scheduled for my ET tomorrow. Spoke to the dr. tonight and 8 out of 11 ET's are still hanging in there. Keeping my fingers crossed. I have a question that hopefully you won't find too weird.... Were any of you told to have sex the night before your transfer? I was told that there were studies done that by providing a 'natural' environment similiar to what it would be if it was a natural conception helps. When the nurse told me this, I said.... I have to go through all this AND have sex?????? She laughed, but I never heard of such a thing. Anyway, talk to my dr. tomorrow to get the stats on my embies and find out how many are being transferred.

Sonya... 4 is not a bad number. They can be 4 wonderful strong ones and true it only takes 1. Keep the faith.

Meg... I've been on prenatals for quite a while. I think they're awesome, my nails and hair never looked better.

Tex.... eagerly await to hear how today went for you

Bec...keep us posted on your 10 embies! What a great number. You must've responded really well to the meds.

Still catching up on everyone else so more personals later.

Ange

[sokru8]

Ange: My instructions were to refrain from sex! I wouldnt mind it though! LOL

[Charity]

Ange...I've seen both instructions given. There is some evidence to support what you clinic advised, but my particular clinic instructed no sex until after beta...My husband was not a happy camper when we were given those instructions. He's like...So, I have to wait 3 days before the EC, then no bd'ing for another two weeks. I just laughed...They're such sports...

[AuntyPebbles]

Ange i dont think there is anything you can ask us we havent heard before or thought ourselves i have heard of this before but my clinic ask you not to after you start meds as getting pregnant on Lupron could be a really bad thing also my Dr said he wants a clean enviroment for the embies but i see what your nurse is saying if we got pregnant the old fashiond way we would have been Bding wouldnt we....8 is a wonderful number to have sending prayers to them...

love to all Aunty

[AuntyPebbles]

TESTING TODAY

TWW

Jaby...IVF Testing ???? Embies Snuggling in
Tex...IVF Testing ??2 Embies Snuggling in
Ange...IVF ET Today
Becleo...IVF [img]http://www.cheesebu%rger.de/images/more/feuer/a220.gif[/img]10 perfect Embies in Waiting (ET 13th)
Sokru8...IVF 4 perfect Embies in waiting

JANUARY FET
Hopeful-in-LV...16 Perfect totsicles
Sassynlv...12 Perfect totsicles
Meg12...7 Perfect totsicles

IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD
Dory so sorry wishing you well in the future
Gbnut in our thoughts and prayers
Angie in our thoughts and prayers
Carolyn in our thoughts and prayers

STIMMING

SSalgado...FET...14th December... Transfer
Jordan...FET...21st December... Transfer
Julie2039...IVF...7th December... Stimming


HAVING WARM MOMENTS
Saxony...FET...17th December....... Start Stimming (On Lupron)
TCBalgord...IVF...24th December(On BC)Start Stimming
TransRN...FET...26th December....... Start stimms(On Lupron)12th Jan pos ET)
BabyBlue...IVF...3rd January(On BC)Start Lupron
amcsmith...FET...4th/5th January....... Transfer (On Lupron)
Sanny...IVF...??.......

COUNT DOWN
ArizonaKiwi...IVF...13th December....... Planning Appointment at clinic
Vickie...IVF...15th December....... Start Down Reg
Fed7281...IVF...18th December....... Start BC (20th Dec NP meeting)
Ems1971...IVF...21st December....... start Buserelin
Macca...IVF...22nd December....... Start Down Reg
Lori...IVF...24th December....... Start Stimming
Lara312...FET...28th December....... Start Downregging
JackieG...IVF...29th December....... Start Stimming
Haylie...FET...31st December.......Start Downregging
Mominwaiting...IVF...??th December....... Start Downregging
Aunty...IVF...2nd January....... Baseline
Paula...FET...10th January....... Possible Transfer?
Shantala...IVF...10th January....... Open Day at clinic

WAITING FOR START DATES

Sully.....8th January....... Meeting with Dr
Jemima.....?? January.......New Cycle start
Tony.....?? January.......New Cycle start
Michela.....?? January.......1st Cycle start
Shawn.....?? January.......1st Cycle start
Nimble.....Jan/Feb....... Start new Cycle
Souris.....Jan/Feb....... Start new Cycle
Charity.....Jan/Feb....... Start new Cycle
BigWhiteHapyDog.....Jan/Feb....... Start new Cycle
Mrs M.......??? November ......waiting for app from new clinic
HelloKitty.....Dec/Jan ....... FET
Mom20 new IVF cycle march/april all our prayers for a baby belly for you

BABY DUST TO OUR FEBRUARY BUDDIES
Charity
Bigwhitehapydog

Birthday Count Down
JackieG..23rd December,Lori...28th December,Aunty....8th February,Nimble.....7th March,Shantala.....9th March,Angie.....20th March,Becleo.....3rd April

[jemima]

Hi Ladies,

Ive been missing you so much. I can't log in because i had family problem. We just found out SIL got cancer last week n She just passed away 3 days after. So Im busy take care parents.

Angie, Im so sorry about BFN. My heart n pray for you. I hope you will know what the best you must do in the future. Don't give up. We are all here for you

Caroline, im praying very hard that it is only spotting. Please keep positive, although I know its hard. We are all here for you

God bless U everybody

Luv, Jemma

[Tex]

Hi all!

Since I spent 5 hours waiting for my ET my whole day was turned upside down! Sorry I haven't had a chance. I have been thinking about ypu guys though!

Becky congrats! and Sonya THey only retrieved 5 from me, but so far so good. I think it was the baby dust. Be sure and grab some!

Meg, I guess you've heard all you can stand about prenats. My are prescription - but I have no clue what the big deal is between what I'm taking and over the counter stuff. I do know they about gag me every morning!

Ange - good luck tomorrow. If my DH heard about the sex thing we would probably have to switch doctors!

Jemma - I am so sorry. What a shock. I hope you are holding up well. Angie you too.


Sokru - oops - time for my shot got to run. (DH very strict about this!) grin - Good vibes to all
I ended the morning with 2 healthy embies implanted. Already hate the 2ww!

Wish I could read/write more - talk to you tomorrow! Tex

[Shawn]

Hi Ladies,

Thanks for all the warm welcomes. I've been trying to read back and catch up on how everyone is doing. I feel like I know most of you already. I love this forum.... I feel like I have an instant support group that understands everything I'm going through and will go through in the next few months.

Today I had a little bit of a scare. I started my BCPs on Sunday and I'm scheduled to start Lupron on the 21st of Dec (Baseline scheduled for Jan 3rd 07). I called my clinic to make final arrangements and it appeared that my IVF cycle was going to be pushed back a month because of insurance/financial issues. I walked around about two hours telling myself that I was being a big baby and having to wait one more month wasn't the worst thing that could happen. I wasn't doing a very good job.... I've only been waiting since the end of October but I feel like its been FOREVER. Now it seems like I'm finally here and it was heart breaking to hear that I would have to wait another month. We'll after about two hours my clinic called me back and said that they had worked out the issue and I could continue as planned without incurring additional expenses. I was soooo happy .

Now I'm back on schedule! I can't wait to get started.

Shawn

[meg12]

Yea, Shawn what a relief! I know what you mean about having to wait, a month seems like such a long time when it's all you're focusing on! Best wishes and enjoy the bcp (my boobs went up a full cup size when I was on them, so that was kind of cool )

Tex--Yep, I'm feeling much better about taking the prenatals. Mine are prescription, too and they gag me as well. Suckers are huge!!!! Congrats on your two embies and I'm praying that the little guys (or girls) snuggle down deep for you!

Jemima--So sorry about your SIL, what a shock that must have been.

Thanks again to all for being such a chatty bunch. Even though I'm just waiting right now for January to roll around, this process is still the thing I think about most and it's nice to be able to focus on other people going through the same thing!

[saxony]

I have just started my ICSI - 2nd attempt. I would like to join you buddies....

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Dear Friends,

I have started the ICSI procedure again [my 2nd attempt]. I got my first shot of lupride [downregulation Gnrh] yesterday on the 21st day of my Cycle will have it until 28th day [17th Dec]. I am really praying to have my cycle on time. Last month it took 56 days to start my period [after D&C I heard cycle may not be very regular].

I am very positive. I took lot of tests including hysteroscopy and everything was normal. Doctors are really encouraging. They will be doing Coring of endometrium on 26th day [16th Dec], to increase the implantation rate. .

I need all your prayers and constant support through out this cycle.

Saxony
__________________
me: 29
DH: 31

1st IVF May/June 06 ' BFP - miscarried with D&C

2nd IVF-ICSI December/January.
Started downregulating [Lupride] - 11th December [21st day of my cycle

[jemima]

SS, My thought and prayer for you, your dad n family honey...

Gbnut, Im so sorry about your BFN. Don't give up. Your miracle will come soon. We are here praying for you.

Hi Sisters n brother..., Im very confused now. Not know what to do. DH n fam were very shocked about what happened to SIL. She lived aboard. Decided to fly back home with very very sick condition. We were celebrating her 33 yo birthday at hospital when the biopsy result came. Cancer stad 4. A day after, she couldn't speak anymore.
Anyway, I was reading some postings here today while receiving DH’s SMS. Told him I was in internet admiring picture someone's adopted baby (I had just dropped him at airport to go for conference). His replied that he wanted adoption n pushed me to find any information needed ASAP. He said that he still wanted me to do IVF but he wanted adoption now while waiting for IVF. He said may be the adoption will bring luck to our next cycle (Our culture believe this strongly). The idea about adoption had come from MIL after my BFN. I told DH that I wanted to do IVF till my heart said stop it! then I would think about adoption. Success or not success with IVF, I wanted to adoption someday. I had also told him to tell MIL about what I had said.
Anyway, do you think it is wise to do adoption while IVF cycle coming? I will start BC around 24th Jan. He is coming back from conference on Sunday. I have no idea to say. Im okay with adoption. But Im worry to do it together with IVF. The other things DH strongly believes our culture n some couple's experience (To be honest, I feel this is only an excuse, he is not that kind type of person) Thanks for listening.... GBU

Luv, Jemma

[shantala]

Good morning ladies...get ready for a long one...you all have been so busy these last few days!! (sorry in advance )

angie - i am so so sorry. i really admire your strength to want to start so soon again though. take good care of yourself and you know where we are. xxx

carolyn - the best of luck for today. it goes without saying that you let us know asap. hope i didnt offend you when i said in my last post that i'm not going to talk about holidays until we have the results today!! thinking of you lots!!

tc - your posts about techno sex make me laugh! sounds like you had a great party!

sok - thanks, i'm feeling much better already! your doc sounds like such an ass. but 4 is still good. i had visions at one point it would have to be cancelled completely. keep up that pma!! have you found out how many have fert yet?? oh, and your dh makes me laugh!

aunty - i pmed you back, thank you. think we need to schedule in "wonderful-list lessons" soon!! what with xmas and nye, your time will come round sooner than you think! hehe

tex - sliced finger!! ouch! thinking of you lots in your 2ww and really pleased to hear that ET went ok yest. i agree with you though, the doc should let you know in the morning before they make you go in! lots of sticky dust to you!

bec - 10 fert eggs!!! you go girl!!! thats great! hope you are feeling ok and the best of luck for tom. rice crispy squares??? what are they? can you send me some??

shawn - a great big welcome to you!!! it is also my first ivf so i understand that you are nervous as well as excited!! i'm so pleased that your littel hick-up corrected itself. you're not a big baby at all - a month does sound forever!! i was told originally that we could start ivf in oct, then it was nov, then dec and now january so i feel you frustration at a month!! but hey, you dont need to worry about that any longer!! so pleased for you.

meg - welcome to the dec thread! i have been reading posts in the nov and trying to keep track so i recognise you. i'm very sorry to hear about your bfn!! its great to see that you can jump straight back in though! sorry, also, whats a chemical positive? (i#m new to all this so havent got a clue! ) if its too soon to ask all these questions then forgive me and i'll shut up!

ange - good luck with your ET today! 8 still there, thats wonderful. you made me laugh when you asked the doc about sex AND this?? haha...

sassy - 12 ferts!! thats fantastic!!

ss - my thoughts really are with you and your dad and your family. maybe he is hanging around for a reason...you never know. let us know when you get your call today about thur! sending lots of hugs your way!

haylie - yes, thank you, we are very pleased. i know what you mean about xfactor finishing this week! really glad af showed for you!

fed - hope your af comes as planned. prize for you for getting all your xmas shopping and wrapping done!! well done!!

susan - hope you're ok and sorry you're in pain. let us know how endo gyne app went.

mom - ivf for a second time on the nhs is brilliant news! i wish!! the gov has changed leg?? since when?? thats brill. i know that the hfea guidelines have always been that 3 cycles should be on nhs but never actually thought our gov would budge on that! sorry to hear its march/april - i really do understand your frustration (see post for shawn). we're all here to cheer you on and all good things come to those who wait!! (i know, its easier said than done) - oh, and you'd better stick around!!!

charity - how you doing?? your posts make me laugh every time!!

jem - i am so terribly sorry about your SIL. what a shock! please know that i am sending prayers and thoughts your way!! with regards to adoption and ivf - here you cannot do it at the same time. they want you to be "Over" the ivf before you can apply for adoption. but everywhere is diffferent of course.

saxony - welcome and i am so sorry to hear about your m/c. we are also using icsi - the best of luck!!!!!!!!!!

as for me - i phoned the clinic today to find out about what dh's sperm count actually was. when they told me we had 6 straws on friday i was so pleased and nervous that i forgot about all the other questions i had!! there was talk by the doc that dh's count might come back absolutely normal (although we'd already had 2 tests) as sperm changes every 3 months. in which case we would have had to decide whether to try naturally for a bit longer or still go for ivf. but unfortunately (or fortunately) his count is still severe. its meant to be above 23 mill and it's 1.5 mill. although thats better than last time (when it was a quarter of a mill) its still very poor. his motility is better though - an increase from 3% to 55%. so thats good news for ivf/icsi. to be honest, we knew that the results would come back more or less the same as DH has always said he thinks something is wrong. its also taken the decision away from us about ivf or trying naturally for a while.

also phone accu people today and she wants me to have 4 sessions. one when started downreg, one when started stims, one before ec and one after et. so thats good.

hope everyone else is ok. please dont be cross with me for long posts!!

xx