JAN/FEB/MAR 2009 Ladies!!! :arrow:

Discussion forum for those particularly interested in IVF and embryo transfer including frozen embryo transfer.
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Lady_J
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1st we need to visit with our RE’s...
BarbD: Dec. 22nd > FET
To_Have_fun: Dec. 23rd
JennLB25: Jan. 5th
Lady_J: Jan. 9th
Robin611: Jan. 13th > FET

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Waiting for 4: Dec. 19th

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Tkat: Lupron - Dec. 19th
Sisi1: Lupron - Dec. 29th

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Post by to_have_fun08 »

Lady_J - I love the schedule and what you did with the graphics. That is really cute. I also love your cool weekend dancer. I just might steal that from you. :lol:


Waiting for 4 - Yeah, you get to start BCP's. I am also taking BCP's right now. Don't know what my RE will say about that on Tuesday but we will find out abou that then. I was just thinking this morning that I could possibly cycle in January but I don't know if I really want to do that yet. We will see.



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6 IVFs Cycles - BFN's
DE Cycle 2/2011 -BFP Jacob born 11/11/11

FET 7/2012 - BFP - Kaylee due 4/3/13

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My first AP appointment

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First I feel great after my first treatment and I am very happy with my AP therapist even though a part of me (the sane part) is kind of wondering why I am paying a stranger to prick me with needles and light fires on my belly :roll:

She sent me home with new vitamines and fish oil. She asked a lot of questions that I found my self answering with...yes...how did you know?

Apparently I am a pretty regular case (thank god, who needs to be more complex and challenging at this point). I need more yin, lots more.

A whole eating regiment to follow and I must say goodbye to sweets among other things. Back in my sensible mind I have a hard time understanding the whole concept of avoiding cold food, how can my yogurt it possibly effect my eggies?

Anyhow I am game and will try her advise
41, unexplained (plain old) fsh 4.7
DH 55 lots of good swimmers
3xclomid BFN
3xIUI BFN
First and last IVF:
A) canceled due to low response on day 3
B) Negative beta April 06/09
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Post by to_have_fun08 »

The board was kind of dead this weekend. Guess nothing much is going on till January.

Happy Monday to all. Hope everyone that lives in the colder states that you are staying warm and cozy. It was 5 degrees out this morning on my way to work. Way too cold for me. I have a TDI Jetta and I think the diesel engine probably woke up the whole neighborhood. It is a lot louder when it is cold.


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Chris 40- DH 41
6 IVFs Cycles - BFN's
DE Cycle 2/2011 -BFP Jacob born 11/11/11

FET 7/2012 - BFP - Kaylee due 4/3/13

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Happy Monday!

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Lady_J wrote:JennLB... your foster son is such a handsome little guy. WHy did u have to give him up? Adoption was not an option? If u dont mind me asking?
We were trying to adopt him. The day before court, where they were going to take away his mom's rights and let us adopt him, well his uncle from another state (who he didn't know) came and talked his mom into signing her rights over to him. Legally she was able to because she had her rights until that next day when we were to go to court. So, needless to say, we never even made it to court. They sealed the deal and he was taken out of state where he knew no one.

At least here, he would see biological family every week, as we go to church with his great uncle and 2nd cousins. And even his great grandmother which is the one that basically raised him.

Anyway, we paid attorney fees, took him to a psychiatrist and everything, but it was all for naught. But we have to assume GOD had a different plan for him and for us. We just pray the little guy is safe, healthy, and happy.

Well, I hope all is well with everyone, I have to get some work done. Have a blessed day everyone!


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Married and TTC 11 years
1st IVF
ER 1/28, ET 2/2 (2 blasts)
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2/18 - 2nd BETA16dp5dt=[b]1962[/b]
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Sisi1 - I'm happy to see someone else doing AP! I recently started getting AP done as well. They don't light my needles on fire though. I've never heard of such a thing. Hmmm.... I find it very relaxing. I go again tomorrow. Apparently they want me to go twice a week during stimulation which starts next Monday (hopefully). Its going to get expensive quick! Does your insurance cover it? Mine doesn't. I decided not to do the Chinese herbs with it though. I'll be interested to know what you think of them after you're on them for awhile. My acupuncturist got pregnant after only a couple months at the age of 43 and swears it was because of the AP and Chinese herbs. We'll see. I'll try ANYTHING at this point! :)

I hope you all had a good weekend and were able to stay warm! I live in Michigan so its freezing here!

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Happy Monday to all.... :)

JennLB25... That is such a sad story. I am sorry to hear that. Well, hopefully he is in good hands and the lord will keep him safe.

To_Have_Fun... Yeah, I was busy all weekend doing my x-mas shopping. Saturday night we had some good friends over and we drank a few shots of Tequila and had a good time. And it is freezing here in Chicago... brrrrr!!! but it's ok, come Christmas, we will be at home all ice & warm. I guess the thread will be a little busier once we start our cycles.... but we dont have long any more... yipee :P Good Luck tomorrow at your RE appt.

Sisi1... I am glad that the AP went well. Just follow the orders so it will benefit.

BarbD... How did your appt, go today? So what did the RE tell you?
I am 32 yrs / DH is 34
PCOS/1 tube/ DH low sperm count
1st IVF cycle... Nov 2008 = BFN
2nd IVF cycle...Feb 2009 = BFN
FET... Sept. 2009 = BFN
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Happy Monday everyone! :D

Listen, it's a short week and then it's "IN TREATMENT" again!

TKat- my AP will not prescribe any Herbs since I am doing my first IVF, she sais she only does it if repeated IVF fails or if doing a natural cycle.
The eating guideline is to improve my digestion and improve my yin!
I go once a week until stimming, then twice and before and after transfer.

Ok so she did not literally build a fire on my belly (but it felt like it) she heated some herbs and kind of "heated up" my uturus?
I find it very relaxing and fun! I like trying out new things and I could tell she is a healer as well (her presence just made me want to laugh) so asked her and she said yes!

I am pretty exceited about the whole thing and I truly think it helps. I kind of think it may already be helping as I kind of feel warmer (my temp is up this morning but I am preovulatory) and my digestion has improved already! Used to always have some trouble that way, I was never the favourite of the ultrasound tec., if you know what I mean!

The only thing causing me minor inconvenience is the fish oil, it comes in Gorilla seize capsuls that are hard to swallow and every time I burp (sorry TMI) the taste kind of comes back up into my mouth, ugh horrible!

I am going to try my insurance to see if it is coverd otherwise all that is out of pocket as well.
41, unexplained (plain old) fsh 4.7
DH 55 lots of good swimmers
3xclomid BFN
3xIUI BFN
First and last IVF:
A) canceled due to low response on day 3
B) Negative beta April 06/09
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JennLB25--I am sorry to hear about your story..that would be so hard to love someone and then have them be taken away. I give you lots of hugs and blessing for even doing the foster care thing.

To_Have_Fun...how was your RE appt?

Well I went to the RE, they did blood work to check my estrogen. The Nurse practicioner called and told me not to start lupron, then the RE called and tells me to call him so we can start something else and it would probably delay thing for another 3 weeks or so. I feel so overwhelmed and I am tired of my hubby telling me things will be ok :evil: I just feel that every month is a different reason why we can't do the FET and it seems longer and longer, out of my reach to get a PFP. I want to scream and cry. One of my co-worker(doesn't know I am doing IVF) but decided to state that the Catholic Religion objects to it and that if you can't have babies its because God does not want you to have them. Ofcourse the statement alone made me want to strangle her by her toes but I kept my cool and didn't even get into a heated debate about it. Just told her that we all have a right to be parents and no one can judge us for the methods that we use to become parents.

So I seem to be having a horrible beginning to the "so called" wonderful time of the year :)

Well know that I seem to have been a party pooper---how is everyone else doing?
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BarbD- I am sorry about your RE. I dont have much time but I wanted to respond to your comment about the crazy Catholic at your work. I am Catholic as well, have been all my life. I knew the teachings were against medical intervention for fertility and so I called my priest that married DH and me. He said officially it is not looked on as "okay" but neither are birth control, premarital sex and whatnot. Just like everything in life, we need to stop and look at our actions and decide if this small "sin" is wrong, or being pursued for the wrong reasons. My priest said if we are going through with IVF for selfish reasons, then we shouldn't do it. But if we are trying to bring a child into this world to love and cherish and to raise loving God, then he couldn't see anything wrong with it.

Just shrug off people like that because they don't know what it is like to be in this position. They don't know our pain and the struggles with our faith that we must face everyday. Know that God put this technique at our disposal by providing us with the wonderful scientists and doctors we have come to love so that each of us may know what it is like to be called "Mommy"

Not to get too sappy, but I just wanted to thank everyone in this room for being who you are and sharing your journey with us. I still have my moments of missing my baby (its only been a week) but knowing ya'll are out there across the country or world helps me get through each day. I love you guys even though I don't know you... how weird does that sound?

Have a great day! :)
Me 25, DH 27

10X clomid, 3 w/IUI
IVF 1- BFP, MC@9 wks
IVF 2- BFN
husband laid off- no infertility coverage
3X with femara, all BFN's but has regulated my cycle and FINALLY got positives on ovulation test
Currently on my 4th cycle with femara
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waiting for 4 wrote:BarbD- Just shrug off people like that because they don't know what it is like to be in this position. They don't know our pain and the struggles with our faith that we must face everyday. Know that God put this technique at our disposal by providing us with the wonderful scientists and doctors we have come to love so that each of us may know what it is like to be called "Mommy"

Not to get too sappy, but I just wanted to thank everyone in this room for being who you are and sharing your journey with us. I still have my moments of missing my baby (its only been a week) but knowing ya'll are out there across the country or world helps me get through each day. I love you guys even though I don't know you... how weird does that sound?
waiting four 4 I don't have much time either, I have a lot of work to do here at the office and I need to get it all done so that I can get away with only working 1/2 day tomorrow. But.....I need to respond....

Yes, BarbD, waiting for 4 said it perfectly, just shrug off people like that. I know that's harder said than done. I even have my own mother saying to me "ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT KIDS, LOOK AT YOUR LITTLE SISTER, SHE'S SO TIRED ALL THE TIME, A KID CHANGES YOUR WHOLE LIFE." I mean, COME ON, you would think my own mother would know better!!! She's watched DH and I walk this invertility journey for the last 11 years!

Anyway, keep your chin up and ignore people like that. They really aren't worth your energy.

waiting for 4 regarding
I love you guys even though I don't know you... how weird does that sound?
, I totally feel the same way. It really helps knowing I have women out there going through all the emotions and junk that I'm going through, knowing someone out there understands is comforting. I talk to family and friends all the time and when talking about my upcoming IVF cycle, I'll say "Well, the girls say...." I always talk about the support you guys give and what we give each other, hope, a shoulder to cry on, someone who truly understands, and someone we can rejoice with in the end when we get our BFP (as only those of us who go through this process, can truly appreciate what it takes to get a BFP).

I love you girls too.

For me, I don't know what's going to happen to my IVF cycle. My period, for some unknown reason, chose this month to totally be wacky. TMI coming......... :oops: it was only a 2-day period. NEVER in my life has that happened, and of course it happens the month that really counts. I mean, how can they truly calculate when to get me in for bloodwork and mock transfer now. I don't know how long my AF cycle will be this month, so I may be backed up another month or so. I don't know for sure, I have to call RE. So, BarbD I totally feel your pain!! :? :(

Well ladies, I have to get some work done, but MAY YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!

OH, and thanks for the kind words about Chad, our foster son. We got him a week before his 3rd birthday. We had him for about 9 months. And after about 3 months, all on his own, he started to call us mommy and daddy!!! OHHHHH, those words we SOOOO long to here!!! He had a lot of anger issues that he dealt with because of his many moves and garbage that he saw and dealt with, but he was GORGEOUS to us! Anyway, I just learned that his real grandmother, 2 sisters and 1 new baby brother are all now living in TX with him. So, it's good to know he's going to get to grow up with his real brothers and sisters. I pray God protects him and watches over him all the days of his life.

Ok, now, I truly have to get some work done. LOL :lol: Luv ya lots, girls!
Married and TTC 11 years
1st IVF
ER 1/28, ET 2/2 (2 blasts)
13 frosties
2/16 - 1st BETA 14dp5dt=[b]830[/b]
2/18 - 2nd BETA16dp5dt=[b]1962[/b]
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I just have to post this, I love my DH so much, he really knows how to make me feel better on a BAD day!

I had a bad night last night (emotionally) and DH knew something was wrong but I didn't want to talk about it, as it was bedtime and I didn't want to let the floodgate of tears to open (I knew I wouldn't be able to stop them).

Here is what I wrote to him in an email:
Well just wanted to say I love you and miss you and wish I had this week off with you. Also, sorry about last night. I just have moments of self pitty. It's really hard on me emotionally, this whole infertility thing. And to know that I will never get pg on my own now is still really hard to deal with at times. I can't think about it without crying.
My wonderful DH wrote this back to me:
I think I understand more than you think. You have to remember that there is only one person who has walked by your side through this whole thing and that's me. I'm not saying that to be prideful but for you to see that I see you hurt and frustrated. I see you every month when your cycle starts. I see your face when others announce their pregnancies. There is no way I can sympathize on the physical side bc I'm not a woman but you gotta see that since we have been together that we became one. One in our marriage. One in the good times. One in the bad times. I want to be here for you. We have God to sustain us through this procedure and He has also given you me. And H has given me you. Please don't carry this on your own. I want to help you baby. I love you so dearly words could never express it. Maybe the tears I'm crying now could but just know I am yours forever, eternally. I will never leave you.
I'm sorry you are hurting and struggling through this and I won't throw out any cliches cuz I know they don't help. But I will say this. There is NO WOMAN stronger than the one I married. Only YOU can do this. You are amazing and you never give yourself any credit. You have overcome so much in your life and God is still using you as an example to other women and the teens at church. I'm so proud of you through all you have endured. Keep your chin up baby. You are doing fantastic. I love you so much.
HE MADE ME CRY!!! Good thing the attorneys are in court. :)

I am so blessed!

I pray your DH's all are very supportive of you ladies and your emotions that you are going through.
Married and TTC 11 years
1st IVF
ER 1/28, ET 2/2 (2 blasts)
13 frosties
2/16 - 1st BETA 14dp5dt=[b]830[/b]
2/18 - 2nd BETA16dp5dt=[b]1962[/b]
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OMG JennLB.... You had me in tears too. That is too beautiful. Just when you think that your DH doesnt have a clue what u r going thru (I speak for myself as well), and he responds with that. That is so beautiful. TG for real DH like that. My DH also has been so supportive since day 1 as well.. and it is moments like this that make u appreciate him even more. Thanks for sharing... and I hope u r feeling better now.
I am 32 yrs / DH is 34
PCOS/1 tube/ DH low sperm count
1st IVF cycle... Nov 2008 = BFN
2nd IVF cycle...Feb 2009 = BFN
FET... Sept. 2009 = BFN
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Hello ladies.... 1 more day for Christmas Eve, christmas Eve, Christmas Eve... yipee!!!

BarbD.... I am sorry to hear that they are delaying your process... did they tell you why though? I hope the time goes by faster for you, cuz I would really like for u to get your BFP too. As for the Catholic part of it all... I am Catholic myself, and one day a conversation came up as well with a peer about IVF and against the Catholic Beliefs. I agree with what Waitingfor4 said in her comment. I feel as long as God provided us with these Mad Scientists that dicovered IVF, as long as the technology is there and the medicines... it shouldnt hurt to try. As long as it is not for the wrong reasons. I feel, if the Lord doesnt let you get PG and IVF is your only other hope then go for it. If it really isn't meant for you to have children, then the Lord will not let the IVF be a sucess.. (do u know what I mean)? Dont let anyone stress u, especially now that u will be going thru this... people that dont have to will never understand.

Waitingfor4.... Aaaawww girl, we love u too. I am so thankful that I did find this forum.. I don't know how I would have faced this process alone. I am glad that we can sit here and talk about ivf, loss, or even our co-workers and someone or other will understand. I love u all too. :oops:

As for me... I am also going crazy with my wait. I want to get started already. Basically I just sit and wait for my AF to start so I can contact RE and start BCPs and I see the re on the 9th of Jan. We did alot of BD this last week... I laid for at least 30 minutes with a pillow under my butt each time... somthing I usually never did. Hopefully zI will be blessed.
I am 32 yrs / DH is 34
PCOS/1 tube/ DH low sperm count
1st IVF cycle... Nov 2008 = BFN
2nd IVF cycle...Feb 2009 = BFN
FET... Sept. 2009 = BFN
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Hi Ladies!!

I've been lurking around here for not that long, and I hope I can join you here on this thread. I'm 24 ttc for 2 years. I found out I have PCOS 7 moths ago, did couple of clomid cycles which totally didnt work and decided to go straight for IVF. I did IVF in November which was negative, I had 28 mature eggs retrieved 22 fertalized and 2 "perfect" embryos put back in which none took. I had 17 left on d3 and none made it to day5 for freeze which was devastating. Specially sine I had to pay for everything out of pocket except meds. I went to my doc on Dec 17th. Our new plan is to use injectibles/ Follistim and try regular intercourse for 3 months and if that doesnt work next IVf in March/April I know I'm going to start late but hopefully I can still chat with you ladies. I also have a new protocol using BCP for a month.. what do you think about that?? last cycle i went straight to stims so I'm a little worried about going onto BCP for a month? why do they do that? what is the plus in doing that?
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