December-January Cycle Buddy's Our New beginnings

[lara312]

Vickie i'm really hoping that things work out for you we are all behind you sending hugs to you .
Phx and faithfull hope you both get your BFP's .
Will try and do some more later but i need to go shopping 1st .
hugs to everyone
love Rachel x x

[charlie78]

Hi Ladies

Vickie - I am keeping everything crossed for you LOL

Aunty - I can't help with the AF thing -i'm sorry! Wishing you all the best for your next scan.

As for me I am officially on the dreaded 2ww! I had 2 embryos transferred at lunch time (so day 2 transfers). One was 5 cell, grade 1 minus, the other was 4 cell, grade 1. Feeling quite hopeful! We are waiting for the phone call to say whether we have got any to freeze (they only freeze grade 1 embryos). We take a HPT on the 16th Feb!

Good luck to those testing today!

Love to everyone

Charlie x

[Ems1971]

Vickie - I am keeping everything so tightly crossed for you I am one big knot! Try and keep positive. I know it must be so hard but we're all behind you.

Shovveling bucketloads of babydust your way....

Love Emma xx

[Welshgirl38]

Afternoon Ladies,

Hope everyone is well today

Vickie: IM praying for u hun - many women get AF's during the first few weeks of pregnancy, i had one when i was 10 weeks pregnant with my first daughter. I know this is hard for u, but please hang in there, im praying it all works out ok for you.

Aunty: That taste in my mouth is still there - the only time i dont taste it is when im eating (convenient or what LOL) ive looked on the internet and there are many causes and i think mine is that i suffer from acid in my stomach (sorry tmi) and when it rises it leaves a bad taste in my mouth - im just glad that DH cant taste or smell it (or anyone else for that matter) not that anyone else wud be able to taste it lol - Its like a burning sensation on my tounge, lips and gums - yuk! Appart from eating ice all day and eating food, then i cant think of anything to stop it. Ive got a big bag of mint imperials that im sucking on, so no one can say my breath stinks lol. Hope u are well and everything is going ok xx

Ems: Wooo hooo, wont be long untill ur test day now. Sorry to hear u were tearful yesterday, its so hard hun i know .... im praying hard for u.

Macca: Hiya hun, sorry if my posts upset you or ayone else, it wasnt my intention - but hey, its all back to normal here now (not that i was ever normal in the first place lol)

Christine: Hows ur migraine hunnie - i know how they feel - not good, hope ur all better soon and back to normal (lol) xx

Rachel: How are u hun? Im sat here at work today listening to the good ole welsh radio station (not speaking welsh - i wouldnt have a clue lol) and thinking about u - do u get Sound Wave? I love it lol.
Roll on the match on Sunday - my DH (Supporting Ireland obvisouly) and me (supporting WALES obvisouly lol) are at loggerheads hehehe - its quite funny here at work, they all sending me comisirations already - i hope we can prove em wrong and get another Grand Slam - well a girl can dream LOL.

Right ladies, sorry for all u i have missed - Im finishing work in an hour and we are going out for a meal tonight im looking fwd to that, a nice wee change.....

Speaky soon ladies, take care, have a great wkend - Vickie hang in there hunnie ok ....

LOve Becky Xxxxx

[Ange]

Just a quick shout out to those having a big day today....

Faithful/Phxivf....Best of luck for strong BFP's. Anxiously await to hear from you both.

Sophie...Can't wait to hear how many follies they got. Enjoy that wonderful sleep.

Silva... looking forward to hearing about your 2nd beta

Vickie... prayers for you... keep us posted

Beach...are you having your FET today?

Aunty...can't wait to see your follie count posted and to hear how well that right ovary is behaving. Can you believe my 1st follie count is 14 days since stimming. Wonder why they have me wait so long.

Shantala..you go girl...downreg away!

Haylie... thinking of you, how did your FET go?

Charlie..glad you 2 babies are back where they belong snuggling in.

hugs,
Ange

[AuntyPebbles]

Hi Lady's
Wow Ange they really do make you wait dont they sheesh i hope your felling well and ovies working over time....hugs

Becky ooo that doesnt sound nice....enjoy your meal have a drink for me

Charlie woohoo way to go on getting your babies back home all snuggled in they sound great for a day 2 doing really well...come on babies stick to mommy

WISCONSINGAL my clinic make me go for my bloods 7 am and dont call until 3-4 pm so makes it a very long day...wishing you luck and a huge baby belly very soon

love to all Aunty

[AuntyPebbles]

Vickie im so sorry you are having to go through this your right IVF is hard enough with out this stress....one thing i can tell you is i have seen this type of bleeding before and its ended with a great outcome i have read about it a few times too...the ones i have seen myself it has been a clot at the back of the baby that has caused it for some reason its very common in IVF pregnancys it doesnt harm the baby at all but worry's the hell out of you so i will pray that this is the case for you and it stops any time now (would be great) thinking of you sending prayers...

love Aunty

[AuntyPebbles]

Oh yeah for me....well good and bad news...my right ovary has gone AWOL again two Dr's and a lot of Mr. Proby later no one could find it...they also found two huge hydros one on each side...great hey thought i was going to get lucky...dag nammit
good news is i now have 15 nice follies on the left all around the same size i know there proberbly isnt 15 eggs but that the best ive done follie wise ....i have to go back tomorrow im thinking i will get to trigger tomorrow night they said mon / tues for EC....still waiting for the call on my E2

love to all Aunty

[ssalgado]

hello there!!

Aunty just wanted to say congrats on those 15 follies i am in discomfort due to so many follies but happy i go back on Sunday for "final" check up mine are around 10mm and need to be at 17 mm , they grow 2mm + a day so fingers cross i'll be doing ER on Tues or Wed latest... we are behind each other.. )

Susette

[js200632]

Can someone please tell me what to do and what not to after getting IUI?

[beachbaby]

Hi ladies, just got back and my lining is 9mm, so ready to go however as its a consultant transfer, can't be done until wednesday, so i have to call tuesday for my time.
will post more once i've caught up.
Shantala, how do you like the sniffing?
J

[PMApsy]

Good afternoon ladies!

How are you guys doing? I'm doing GREAT, other than a little fatigued or dizzy at times. I think I'll take a nap this afternoon (something I never do, but hey!) My ovaries are a little sore but it's really nothing. I don't even think I'm bleeding.

The procedure went very, very well. They got 14 eggs! We're really happy about that. And the embryologist, who was in the room with us to check the eggs as they came out, commented that my DH's sperm looked really good, too. Come on, of course it looked good, it came from my sweetheart!

I'll tell you more details, because Shantala and other 1st timers might be interested to know....

I didn't sleep at all; I was supposed to stay awake for the whole procedure. My clinic just doesn't use those drugs so many of you mentioned. I was very calm, though, and I could ask for as many warm blankets as I wanted, and that was really, really a blessing! My DH was sitting next to me (SO sexy in that surgeon's outfit, mask included!); he felt really useless, but his hand on my cheek was the best feeling in the world. The doctor talked the whole time and told me what he was doing, so it helped. And hearing the embryologist count was very nice, too... hearing those numbers go up! The injections to numb my vagina weren't painful, just one that pulled me an "ouch!"

Then he began taking the eggs out. I watched everything on a monitor. It went really fast; the suction of the cysts and suction of the follicles did not hurt at all, I barely felt a couple of them, some kind of dull pain (my left ovary is usually more sensitive). But then, just as they were finished with the follicles, I had a reaction. The pain became sharp and really intensified. Apparently, the uterus sometimes reacts to the ovaries being poked like that and, all of a sudden, it has a huge contraction and becomes tight and hard as a rock. So it started hurting on my left side and then the pain shifted to the center, my uterus, and that hurt a lot. I requested one more shot to help me with the pain and the nurse gave it right away. But through the whole thing, I was able to breathe it out. It lasted about 3-4 minutes of intense pain and then it subsided. The gynecologist also found some bleeding and clamped the vein until my pain was gone. All that helped. After the worst of it had gone I asked if real contractions felt like that and the doc said, "yeah, kind of..." And right away I replied, "Okay guys, I guess that means an epidural for me!" But later the nurse told me that the contraction I had just had could not compare, really... because labor contractions peak slowly and then decrease, it's not one big sudden contraction that takes you by surprise and lasts so long like the one I had. Okay, that's en encouraging thought!

The nurses commented many times about how impressed they were to see me keep such calm throughout the whole procedure. I mention this because it makes me very proud of myself, I really wanted to be able to control my emotions (I didn't cry! yaaaay!). But I have to say that the nurse who was with me, Suzanne, was the best nurse EVER! And I told her! She seemed so sincere when she said she really hoped it would work for me, her eyes were sparkling!

Then they had me transfer to a stretcher and put another hot blanket on my tummy, folded (that hot weight was niiiiice!) and they brought me to the recovery room. I stayed there for about an hour; my husband was not allowed to wait with me (but let me tell you, when they took me away on this stretcher and I got the chance to caress his face and look into his eyes, I felt SO MUCH in love with my man!). I mostly drifted between sleep and a complete state of relaxation. My ovaries almost didn't hurt anymore. I felt very comfy with all those warm blankets around me... *purr*

Then the nurse came back and she had me sit in the bed to see if I was okay. Didn't feel dizzy or nauseous, so she gave me a snack (my first of the day). Then she made me stand; I was still okay, and she walked me to the bathroom, where I was allowed to clean myself.

Then I came back to the bed, the nurse removed my IV and I was free to go. I was all happy and excited. I was okay to go home, I felt good, and my little babies were being conceived in a room nearby.

That is the sweetest thought in the whole world!

So for today, rest, rest, rest! And the last episodes of Lost, second season, tonight. My ovaries are hurting a little more, though, but it's still very manageable. I'll play the couch potato till my sweetheart comes back home (he went back to work for the afternoon). And watch TLC! (viva baby story and bringing baby home!)

On Sunday morning, between 8 and 9am, we'll have a call from the embryologist. SO exciting! She told us that we should expect a 50% fert rate (not we personally, but I gather it's the clinic's average rate). She also told us that she will freeze our extra embies three at a time. So that way, we might have more than one chance to do FET (but we won't need that, will we? )

I'm so sorry I don't take the time to do personals, but I'm really exhausted. And I have to write to my best friend who's anxious to hear the news and write all that in French now. So THANK YOU so much to all the lovely ladies who sent me their thoughts today (especially Sassy, Shantala, Becleo, Ange and Aunty).

Lots of love, and have a great weekend! Off to my couch (if my doggie can make me some room!)

A very happy Sophie

[sassynlv]

BWHD: nice to see you back! gl on your us today. Sorry, haven't used photobucket here, so i am of no help at all... hopefully someone else can explain it to you.

Becky: Geez! that whole burning mouth thing sounds terrible. How long does it last when you get it????? Does it hurt a whole lot, or just a bit? Well, hoping you are feeling better soon.

Aunty: The AF pains and backaches sound terrible. I have had nothing at all like that (then again, my bloated, torqued pelvis might have made it hard for me to feel the cramping , but i definitely would not have missed the back pain! ). Hoping you find something to help. So, what is this with the "disappearing R ovary" thing??? Is it there or not? I am confused . Maybe it needs cheese and chocolate. my dh uses them to motivated me to do pretty much anything... (and offers do so for the embryos... wanted to add a little cheese to the blast culture. Embiesitter declined ... or actually, i TOLD dh that the embisitter declined! ) I am still hoping that it shows back up again. either way, 15 follicles is good, and glad to hear they are similar size.

EMS: This sucks, no? ahhh, find my self looking for things to do now to keep busy... hang in there.

Vickie: so sorry to hear the bleeding got heavier. Now if i understood right... they drew blood yest? did they tell you what the beta was? Or i am totally off course? Anyway. We are all pulling for you!

MIW: hoping your E2 levels continue to rise.

Charlie: wooo hoooo, congrats on the ET! 2 embryos back, fantastic. Now relax and enjoy the "princess treatment'. Welcome to the 2ww!

js: as i have never done iui, don't have any help for you. There is an "iui girls" thread here on the general forum. I just looked and it is down near the bottom of the page. Try there and i imagine you will get a lot more help. Good luck!!!

PMA: wow, congrats on your ER. sounds like you sailed right through it! And you were awake . I'll bet that was interesting. But i like the drugs so much....... . Anyway, 14 is great. good luck!

[tcbalgord]

Sophie, awww honey your story made me cry! Your DH sounds lke the sweetest man in the world! You lucky girl! As wonderful as my DH is, he still laughs at me when we go to the ER and they have to put an IV in, because I get all sweaty an start to cry and shake. ( DAMN Phobias!)

Anyways sweetie, I am so pleased that your EC went so beatuifuly today. You are an inspiration for staying so calm and collected! Thank you for sharing your experience with us, I have never made it to the EC stage so I really have no idea what it would be like.

Sending directions to your 14 babies to divide and conquer!

Rest well my dear.

[nerms]

Hi, i don't normall post on this thread...but i just had to say Sophie..that really was a lovely story...it sounds like you were so brave! I'm a first time IVF-er and my AF just arrived a few days ago..so waiting for day 21 so i can start downreggin....your story was really informative! My thoguhts and best wishes are with you!

Nerms
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