FEB / MARCH 2011 Cycle Buddies!! can't wait!

[wannabeamum]

Hi All,

Just a quick update i get my meds Friday!!!! OMG i cant believe this is actually happening xxx

Hope everyone had a great xmas and hope you all have a fab New Year!!!

Charlie78 - Welcome BACK to the site xx All the best for 2011 BFP for all of us xx

Hopinginnc - Wow congrats with (natural) BFP!!!! Amazing Hun xxx

Sunshine1576 - I read your post about the 35 days instead of 28 till ur period... Can i just say that through my
experiance i found that exercise and eating healthy as well as taking mineral multivitamins
was best for me and i came on every 28-30 days
instead of 30 -38. Hope this helps xxx

Blissfulcs - Thanks for your warm welcome hun!!! I read your post and i can relate how hard it is to be around
babies as i have a 1 year old niece who loves me to bits and to want your own baby can be
so hurtful to know how much love you can provide to your own when you cant concieve
is heartbreaking xxx


I also have done alot of research and have read that stress is the worse thing to have while going through
IVF so i have decided when im doing my meds im gonna cut all ties with the family (who do nothing but stress
me out with there problems) until the HOPEFUL BFP !!!

Speak soon guys best of luck for the New Year xxx

Samantha.

[to_have_fun08]

Hi Ladies,
Hope you all had a Merry Christmas. Well I guess for those of you that celebrate Christmas. Its so hard to forget that some don't.
January is almost here, YEY!! I got my calender yesterday and i start lupron in 5 short weeks. Everything but my CGH has been paid for so I guess now I can sit back and try and relax. I talked with my coordinator yesterday and it was weird to hear that the donor has her u/s appointments set and all that stuff. I am so used to it being me having to go through all this crap. I will enjoy not taking a million drugs at one time. Looks like I will only be taking lupron, E2V, ovidrel and PIO. No follistim, ganirelix menopure...YEY!!! Can you tell i just got some good new so I am in a good mood.
My cousin is trying to adopt a baby and looks like that have one lined up. I am so happy for her. The baby will be born in February so keeping my fingers crossed that nothing goes wrong.
I am a bad person at doing personals but i promise in the next month or so I will try and get better.

Happy New Year to All. Cheers to 2011!!!

[MamaBoo]

I feel like I am in a holding pattern. So many of you are getting your meds or going on BC. I have to wait until after New Years and my DH insurance kicks in and his raise comes through...hopefully. Frustration, frustration. Well good luck to everyone starting. How exciting for you By the way, how do you get those big round smiley faces (or frowny faces, etc.)

[blairwh58]

Mamaboo- Don't get yourself down since you have to wait. I don't even have a plan in place yet and have no idea what the new doctor will plan to do with me. I don't even meet with him until jan 10. What did you say the name of your clinic is? I know you said it was in cincy but don't think you ever said the name. Keep your head up and know we will both end up with a baby next year!

To have fun- How exciting that you already have your calendar. I am hoping we all have at least 1 buddy on a similar timeline. I would obviously like mine to be sooner than later but who knows. Glad you got your meds though- moving onto the next step!

AFM- even though this doesn't seem too exciting we finally paid off all our previous IVF cycles!!! I was sooooo excited to know we didn't owe anybody any money (at least for the next 2 weeks). Now that I am done with the miscarriage I am ready to move on and get pregnant with my baby! At this point I have friends pregnant with their #2 even though we started trying for our #1 before they did. Ready for 2011!!!

[to_have_fun08]

blair - I guess that is also why I was in a good mood. I had a big insurance fiasco with my last IVF. needless to say I figured I would pay about $5000 out of pocket and instead I was paying $12,000 out of pocket. My RE's office worked with me and decided to give me the same discounts I received from my insurance for the april IVF cycle. I just found out today that I don't owe anything more and that I have $1300 credit. YEY!!! It relieves so much stress knowing that I don't owe anything more for my last cycle. Especially since it was a big fat failure. Now I can focus on this upcoming cycle.

Mamaboo - don't feel down because you don't have anything started with your cycle. You will be shooting up before you know it. The only reason i am so far ahead was because i wanted to have everything paid for this year so I can claim in on this years taxes. I had to push my clinic to get all of it done this year.

[MamaBoo]

Thanks for the encouragement. It's great to have people who understand what I'm going through.

Blair-I am so sorry for what you are going through. MC is so tough. I go to the Center for Reproductive Health. However, my RE left and moved to Houston so I will have to start with a new one.

[blairwh58]

Mamboo- Trust me....i know exactly what you are going through and am here to talk if you need it. Hopefully we will both get our plans soon and can start the onslaught of meds sooner than later (sad but im anxious to start them up again). I will be at the Institute for Reproductive Health- the main office is in Cincy but the other office is in Florence. I amhoping to have more at the KY office so we wont have to drive as much. No matter what Im keeping track of mileage this time around for tax reasons. I think we will meet the medical tax deductible for 2010 and 2011- woo hoo (not really). Anyway...not too much longer and we will all be knee deep in our cycles.

[riogirl71]

Hi Blair - I am glad you survived the holidays! I think by law the office has 15 days to give you records and can charge for them, I would mail them a letter now so you have everything when you meet with new RE, trust me they like to take their time... I am very excited for you!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cwehrs]

Mamaboo- I'm in a holding pattern right now as well. Starting BC in January (hopefully), but at this point I have to wait until I get AF to get started with it . My cycle is EXTREMELY irregular when I'm not on BC or stims, so I could start AF anywhere from next week to 6 weeks from now (it's not unusual for me to skip a period). So I'm just hanging out, taking my DHEA, and trying to get healthier for this next try. I'm actually kind of enjoying a break from constant doctor visits and injections! I'm sure that once I get my schedule I'll be excited and ready to jump back in and get my BFP!!

[riogirl71]

I wanted to share this since I think it helped me and you girls are getting ready for your cycle

Here are a couple of fascinating articles about what you eat and fertility. For the 5 months I had to wait, I ate ice cream and drank whole milk everyday. I also only buy organic now since high levels of pesticides also mess up your hormones. It is worth reading the article below, from newsweek. I followed what they said.

http://www.newsweek.com/2007/12/01/fat- ... ption.html

New research from the Nurses' Health Study shows that carbohydrate choices also influence fertility. Eating lots of easily digested carbohydrates (fast carbs), such as white bread, potatoes and sugared sodas, increases the odds that you'll find yourself struggling with ovulatory infertility. Choosing slowly digested carbohydrates that are rich in fiber can improve fertility.

But a fascinating finding from the Nurses' Health Study is that a daily serving or two of whole milk and foods made from whole milk—full-fat yogurt, cottage cheese, and, yes, even ice cream—seem to offer some protection against ovulatory infertility, while skim and low-fat milk do the opposite.

http://www.fertilityfactor.com/helping_ ... nment.html

Good luck!

[HopeIsAllIHave]

Rio, thanks for sharing!

I heard about the *ice cream* study from Harvard, too. I just read about it yesterday in a book that I recently got, called "Feed the Belly" by Largeman-Roth, RD (highly recommended, just bought it off Amazon for ~$10). Later that same day, I was watching The Doctors on TV, and the OB doc mentioned it as well. I took it as a sign but DH is not convinced. He just says it's an excuse for me to eat unhealthy lol. Regardless, I can justify eating my ice cream now

[cwehrs]

Hope- Obviously the better choice would be full fat milk or cheese rather than ice cream with all that sugar, but I'm a firm believer that a little ice cream never hurt anybody!!

Rio- thanks for the info. I hope things are still going well with you!

[BlissfulCS]

I just finished reading the Fertility Diet which is based on the same Nurses Study. Interesting stuff...and so hard to do at the holidays... Especially avoiding those fast burning carbs and trans fats!

I freaked when I read about undiagnosed Celiac Disease being a leading cause of unexplained infertility. Even though my infertility is absolutely explained (no tubies) I wondered if that might be contributing to the two failed IVFs. Reason being that my little brother almost died due to very severe Celiac Disease when he was a child. Celiac Disease causes the small intestine to fail to function and your body does not absorb nutrients. 30 years ago my bro's stomach was distended from being so sensitive to this gluten allergy. The allergy is hereditary so I immediately called my Mom who said I was tested back then but it was inconclusive. My next call was to my RE who actually called me back personally (I usually only hear from his coordinators). He was insistent that I get tested right away. I did and will get the results on Monday. I sort of doubt I am a Celiac but better to rule it out.

Mammaboo- I too am growing impatient. I decided to take 90 days to really get healthy and take DHEA prior to the next round. It feels like time is passing so slowly. The funny thing is though...for the first time in years I am actually anxiously awaiting my next period! Funny...this little adventure we are on.

RIO- I remember you mentioning during your 2ww that you were listening to meditations. I tried a couple of guided meditations for conception from iTunes and I like them, but I'm wondering if there is something that is more IVF specific that you or others have tried that you'd recommend?

I had expected the meditations to be somewhat physical in nature (like visualizing healthy ovaries, endometrium, etc). I was caught off guard by how emotional the ones I tried were. One even moved me to tears as I was walked through visualizing my child and talking to him/her about why I want to be a mother, what obstacles I can remove for him/her, etc. It was beautiful, but not something I am up for every day.

[rubine]

Hello Ladies,

I would also like to join this group. Currently, I have 4 frozen blasts left from my last cycle in December which resulted in a chemical . My followup appointment with my RE is Thursday & I am hoping that we will be able to proceed in February with an FET.

Best Wishes to all & Cheers to tons of BFPs in 2011!!!

[riogirl71]

Hope - ice cream every night!

BlissfulCS - I didn't do any kind of guided meditation, it was more just lying there in the dark and quiet thinking about my follies growing becoming emryos and a baby. What you did does sound a bit too emotional, it is ok if you can handle it but I don't know that I could. Plus I would try and do the same at my acupuncturist appts. Hoping for a negative celiac disease test for you!

SD - welcome back! Doing AF dance for you!