April/May Buddies??

[kdc2006]

hi vessi,,....hey i just want to say ive my fingers crossed for you....im sure your scan will be fine.....the brown spotting you have sould just be from old blood trapped up inside and its finally making its exit now your uterus is growing.....please post after your scan....and best wishes...

[jackoa21]

vessi
a lot of women have the spotting and they are fine.. Try to relax ( I know easier said than done)
Carolyn it surprises me that doctors don't do the lap first? My doctor also wanted to do 6 IUI than she said she would consider doing the Lap. After talking with Dh we said we wanted to do it after 2 IUI, it ended up showing us nothing (which is good an bad) nothing is good but than nothing to fix is not so good.. I agree getting it done before your next IVF makes sense.. If nothing else just to give you the sense that everything is ok.. I will tell you all a funny story (ok not funny at the time) when the lap was done the doc told DH that everything was ok but I had the biggest gallbladder she had ever seen and I probably had a million stones and would need it removed before any further treatment.. Well of course this was another set back and it scared the daylights out of me.. Well long story short after a specialist appointment and than 2 in depth ultrasounds the specialaist said my gallbladder was normall... It was crazy and to go through all of that.. uggggg why does all of this have to be so darn hard..

baby dust to all I go back to work tomorrow so hopefully the 2ww will fly by.. yeah right who am I kidding

[jackoa21]

Lucy
I forgot to say CONGRATULATIONS I am with everyone else a line is a line. when do you do the b/w

[DaniaBB]

Hi,

Carolyn- Thanks. It reassures me that I’m ok since you’re finding it hard as well. I think its a good idea to have the lap- along with your « healthy » changes and the acupuncture I think you are targeting every aspect. I think I will go back to acupunc. Too- but this time an Asian woman recommended by my IVF Dr. (he’s Japanese). You’ve inspired me Carolyn. I’m going to try everything I can physically this time- not just psychologically as last time.

Vessi-That would be so great if you had twins. Keeping fingers crossed for you.

Jackoa21- You are right- I guess its normal that I want to be a hermit now. I turned down two dinners this weekend after the friday night comment. That’s an intersting story about your gallbladder. Its incredible how they can freak you out at the hospital sometimes.

Lucybucy- That’s so col that you have a faint line. Keeping fingers crossed for you. Yep its wasn’t easy to go- there was four babies there too.It was a friend’s 30th and she would have been really mad had I not been there (she’s prego too- and emotional right now)so I toughed it out and cried all day Saturday.I think it freaked out my DH- but it has helped me feel better. Sunday I spent it cleaning every inch of my house- literally. Now I’m starting to feel better. It also helps that I stoppped spotting (lasted 9 days).

By the way- HCG is the hormone that is released in your blood by the implanted embryo- the levels you get confirm a pregnancy. I found a great website explaining it in detail-

http://www.conceivingconcepts.com/learn ... s/hcg.html

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Hugs and baby dust to all.

Dania

[LauraLou]

I just got a call from the doctor's and it is an official BFP!!! My hcg level was 78, which seems low compared to what some others here have gotten, but the nurse said that it was in the normal range. I go back on Friday to check the level again.

I am so excited but nervous. I have a whole new set of things to worry about! The nurse said my scan would be in about 4 weeks.

Lucy- I'm so excited you have a second line!!! I can't wait to hear your official results tomorrow.

Carolyn- I'm glad your appointment went well. The lap sounds like a great idea.

Vessi- You are so lucky that they are doing your scan so early. Can't wait to hear the results. Your hcg numbers really do look like you could have twins on board!

Best wishes and lots of baby dust to everyone!

[CarolynB]

LauraLou

CONGRATULATIONS to you & dh. That is such good news for you. You must both be so over the moon. Enjoy this time. Hopefully by Friday, the levels will be rising just nicely.

Love Carolyn xxxx

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LucyBucy - sounding good for you too. Only 1 more sleep & you are there. Will keep my fingers crossed that you get good news tomorrow. We have had some good news all round of late on this thread

Dania - you & me are in this together. We are going to be lucky second time around & we are going to throw everything that we can at the situation - no stone unturned. Let's spur each other on. I have my 3rd acup session tomorrow with the cutie - gets me out of work early as well - so great news all round Interesting what you said about cleaning - I have been doing manic cleaning too - guess at least then I feel useful. Checked out your link on hcg levels. Very useful - you & I will be needing next time

Vessi - sounds like you might be joing Prissy in the twins club Good luck for your scan - not long now

Jackoa - hope that your little one is clinging on - sending super glue vibes to you! Think that they did not do lap first as wanted to see how I responded given my age & the fact that they knew from hsg that my tubes were completely blocked and thought that may be my only issue - some hope! Were worried that I might not respond to stimmies and be very low on eggs. Now that I have had 1 cycle they know that I responded ok so seem to think that I have a little more time to investigate and see if tubes can be opened up at all or whether they are completely messed up

Em - hope party planning going well - we will be with you in spirit on Saturday

Sofia - hope the family of 5 are doing really well

Ilona - posted some ideas on the rasing money thread - they will not get you all the way but every little helps - let us know what you decide

We just found out today that some good friends that we have not seen for ages are expecting and due date is not so far away. I want to be happy for them but it is so hard.

Baby dust all round.
Love Carolyn xxxxxxxxx

[jackoa21]

Laura
congratulations that is so great.. Dont be too worried about your #'s just think 9 months and your little bundle will be with you.. Congratulations to you and Dh

Carolyn I know what you mean about others and wanting to be happy for them..My Best friends family is like our second family (are familes dont live here) well anyway she has 3 beautiful kids and decided they were done so she got her tubes tied.. well low and behold she is pregnant 3 months after her tubes got tied.. Luckily everyone is healthy its just so hard to think we all are going through all of this and she just looks at her dh (with her tubes tied) and gets pregg

thank you for all your warm wishes.. I am praying and hoping this is the time for us.. and the little fighter hangs on

[sarahface]

CONGRATUALTIONS!! Laura im so very very happy for you, what wonderful news.

Im sorry i havent been about for a few days im feeling so anxious and scared that ive been avoiding

Im now day 7 of the dreaded 2WW and i am due for my test on the 8th June. Ive had a few cramps on and off for a few days the second day after ET almost knocked the air from my lungs, i rested and i havent had anything sinister since. I have been carrying on as normal, light housework walking round the shops and thats about it. Im going to use a HPT on saturday 5 days before my proper test and see whats what. Im feeling a bit low and worried if im doing the right things but i know at the end of the day there is only so much i can do and im praying for our little embies to survive.

I had a very strange deram last night about my nan who has been gone now for about 3 years and i was in a private hospital where she was staying and i went into her bathroom and i looked into a mirror and i had a small pregnant bump. My nan wasnt actually present in my dream but i knew she was there and watching..funny isnt it? i woke up this morning with hope but im still very worried. My DH is wonderful and we are supporting eachother and in truth he is just an anxious as myself but he is keeping it a bit more underwraps.

My sister is pregnant and has just had her 20 week scan and im trying to stay bubbly for her and my friend who is also my neighbour is also nearly 5 months and im feeling a little jelous but happy for them both.

Anyway im going for a lay down but before i do i just want to ask a question, how soon after ET is it possible to get sickness?

Thank you and good luck to everyone i shall keep you all in my thoughts and prayers..God Bless xxxx

[jackoa21]

Sarah
You sound a lot like me.. This 2ww is enough to drive a normal person crazy.. You get to test quite a bit before me but I will be crossing eyes and toes and praying for you..
Jackie

[Sofia]

Congrats LauraLou and (maybe?) Lucy Bucy!!

Well I'm in the 2ww doldrums. Not surfing the internet or looking at the chatsites helps a bit to keep my mind on other things, but I do want to know what's happening in my little on-line IVF community!

Nothing to report, really. Have some mild cramping, which seems very familiar..... I oscillate between feeling certain that I will get a BFP - I mean, 5 embies are put inside my womb, which is being spoon-fed progesterone. If this doesn't work, I feel nothing will. Then I remember the polyp..... I also have nightmares about all 5 implanting and then all 5 splitting in to twins... Like I said, best to keep mind on other things.

DH is being super cute - he has learnt all the vocab for these sites, and surfs to find info for me on what signs to expect etc... Like a lot of men, he is absolutely convinced it will work - I guess life just seems much more simpler to them.

Well I am toying with the idea of POAS maybe Saturday - that would be 10dp3dt (I figure if more than one has stuck, the HcG levels would be higher and more detectable, right?)

Ho hum, back to doing nothing much....

Sofia

[jackoa21]

Sofia
Your Dh sounds like mine.. He has tried so hard to understand all of what I say when I speak in "our terms"
He just gives me the puzzeld look and than I know I have to explain..

I am like you also that I have been feeling so overly positive.. I dont know if this is a good or bad thing.. I have only one little embie but it was a fighter so I have to belive it will work.. I have heard people say "you should be positive but not to much because you could be setting yourself up" I told myself who am I kidding. I would be devistated anyway so I am going to just visulize the little embie settling in for the next 9 months.. I even have had a couple little chats with it so far saying get nice and snuggled it will be a long 9 months together..

So when is your actual test date? I will be crossing fingers and toes and praying for you also

[LauraLou]

Sarah and Sofia- I had cramping after my ET, especially the next day, so perhaps it's a good sign that an embryo is implanting!

Lucy- I can't wait to hear your news.

Jackie- I'm not sure when your test date is, but please let us know if you break down and test early.

I called my family and friends yesterday to give them the good news. Perhaps should have waited until I was a little farther along, but was too excited to hold out for several more weeks.

A couple of questions about the British English I've picked up since joining this BB. Does "sod it" mean something like "darn it"? I've also noticed that your refer to your infertility specialists as Mr. rather than Dr. Are they not medical doctors? One more, who is Zita West? Enough questions from the clueless American!

Best wishes and baby dust to all!

[jackoa21]

Laura
my test date is not until 06/11 I have one test at home but due to the HCG shot not being out of my system for 14 days I am really trying to not do anything until the 14thj day (which is the 11th)

[sarahface]

Jackie thank you and im sorry you have to wait longer than i to get your result. I hope very much that you get a BFP and i shall be thinking of you.

This has got to be the hardest 2 weeks of my life. The worst of it is i talk to my family and friends and they say just be positive and rest..i know these things but it doesnt make it any easier, what does is the fact that i can come here and read the messages and know that everyone here will understand. I know i may sound silly maybe i am being that way but for us its so important and i know there isnt anything much our loved ones can say or do but try and encourage us to be positive.

Its just as a situation that i cant control and i think thats whats got my knickers in a knot lol im going to put my happy face on and try to relax and most importantly im going to stay away from the evil pee sticks till saturday!

Im an impatient wotsit lol

[LucyBucy]

Well... its a BFP for me!!!!

It still hasn't sunk in yet and I have to say that my reaction wasn't at all what I expected. I burst into tears when my clinic told me the news I then rang my DH and had to leave a message on his voicemail as he was airborne somewhere between Japan and Singapore. Only just caught up with him (5 hours later) and he told me that he cried in the middle of Singapore airport when he picked up my message.

I'm not as elated as I thought I would be (sorry if I sound like an ungrateful cow) but I don't think I will truly be able to relax and enjoy myself until the next 2 months are over...

Laura - my HCG is similar to yours, 85 - nice and normal Yes - 'sod it' means darn it, and you can also say something's sodding, like 'sodding 2ww'! Not sure about the Mr instead of Dr, it's probably us being disrespectful, tee hee. Zita West is a woman who runs a fertility practice in London and has also written a few books on getting pregnant, including coping with IVF. She has been my godsend through this and I worship her

Dania - thanks for the info on HCG, Jackoa21's question makes sense now!

Jackoa - the day I did my home test was the 14th day after EC, and I had my Pregnyl injection 36 hours before that. Isn't it unfair that most women get pregnant at the drop of a hat? I feel like I've been to hell and back to get pregnant rather than having lots of sex and enjoying myself

Sarah - it is so difficult isn't it? No one can know what you're going through right now (except us!) and it is horrid horrid horrid, but you WILL come out the otherside (although it probably feels a lifetime away) and I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for your BFP. We'll all be here for you. I have to say that the 2 week wait was the hardest and worst time of my whole life. I don't think I have ever felt so low but I did cry a lot which I think is healthier than keeping it all in...

Carolyn - did you read the article about IVF in the metro today? Some Finnish fertility experts have discovered that women over 36 have just as much chance as becoming pregnant with one embryo as younger women do. They say that it is all about the quality of the egg. I think they're trying to encourage us to reduce the number of embryos we transfer because of the cost of dealing with complications of multiple pregnancies. Thought you might find this interesting...?

Well, I'm off now to spread the word - I'm like you Laura, I can't keep it to myself either

Hope4l - not long now! Hope you're ok.

xxxx