NOV/DEC 2009 -- Cycle Group

[dodo928]

BRMommy2B: thank you for the advise! I had 4 IUIs before but all were done in 2002 or before. I really forgot a lot of things. I heard of cathetered during ET day but didn't know why. Now, I know. I really don't like to be cathetered. I hope that I don't have to. Or else, I might bring a night pad with me. Thanks a lot!

albany07: thank you for the website!


Ladies, what else I need to know in the next 48 hours after ET besides not able to get up to pee?

[claud662]

Good morning ladies!!

Albany-I'm obsessed with twoweekwait.com!! It's so bad because I convince myself every month that I have every symptom they talk about!!!! There is also a forum for when we do get that BFP where you can post pics of your belly bump!! I hope we all join so we can actually see each other through this whole process!!

dodo-good luck today!! I hate the full bladder proceedure and always have to empty out some beforehand because I start sweating and going crazy from it!!!

supergenius-congrats on the great embies!! how are they doing today? What time is your ET?

brooklyngirl-welcome to the board and that would be the best birthday present ever!

franny-did you have another u/s this morning? how are your follies doing?

AFM...I went in this morning and I had two 12mm and three 11mm and a couple small follies on right and I had two 11mm on left and a bunch of small ones. My DR said I looked great and that I should be drinking half a gallon of water every day!!!! I am definitely behind where I was last cycle but I am thinking a couple extra days of stimming would be good for my lining so I have fingers crossed

[katie99]

Hi everyone -

I've been reading but not posting, because theres nothing going on for me, but waiting. I've just got to get through this week, then my baseline is next tues. Good thing its Thanksgiving, that should keep me busy enough & keep this waiting off of my mind. Wow, I cant believe that there will only be a few of us going in dec? I guess theres not too many of us that want to cycle during the holidays. Hopefully some more will show up, some girls just like to wait til the last minute. Anyway the more the merrier. Hope all of you had a great weekend!

Cheeky -you're awfully quiet, hope you're doing alright!

Franny -Whats going on with you?

Supergenius & dodo & 2010 - Good luck with ET today! get some rest!

Honeybunny -Crossed & waiting to hear your good news!

Ashley -Good luck with ER today! wishing you many healthy eggies!

Nanine & Jenice & Happier - 2 more days! cant wait to hear! And yes, I know the last few days of the 2ww are the worst to get through - PMA!

Brooklyngirl - Welcome! what a special bond you will have, having ER on your birthday!

Kerribell -hooray PUPO!! now if only the 2ww would pass quickly...

To everyone stimming - grow em!
To everyone waiting - patience dust!
xoxo

[albany07]

Claud - Here is my link, let me know if you have one - or become my first friend!
http://www.twoweekwait.com/home/albany07

2ww girls - I highly recommend! That way we can see eachother! If we want to! You can set up your own page!

[turtle0619]

hey everyone

bad news for me today. ive been cancelled again!!!!! damn dominant follies! i dont understand. its soooo frustrating to get this far each time and have to start all over. at my U/S this morning i had 1 follie that was 18 and the next one was 13...i had about 5 others that were smaller. the RE called and said that the 18 was ready to go now and there was no time for the others to catch up.
i dont know what to do anymore. again i am heartbroken. i am going in today to see my RE. (i havent even told DH yet!!) they said on the phone that we would try an antagonist protocol for the next cycle. i have no idea what that is. does anyone know how that is different?
i will be around checking in on everyone, but i will have to wait for AF and then go back on BCP's so i wont be starting again until JAN.
its going to be hard to find something to be thankful for on thursday!


good luck to all of you wonderful ladies....you are always in my thoughts.

[syanna]

Awwww Franny!! I am sooo sorry to hear that babe! It does sucks to have to go through all that, and all of a sudden it's cancelled! It is frustrating but dont give up. Wait to talk to your RE and see what they have to say. I hope only the best for you and your DH!

As for me - I think I got my AF today. I dont know whether it's consider just spotting or very light...but shoot, I dont care! I'm going in tomorrow morning for my bw/us. Then hopefully i can begin my stims!

[amysbabies]

Franny..sorry about your cancelled cycle.. that completely sucks..I hate when things don't go as scheduled and planned.

I did an antagonist protocol this time around and the only difference was instead of starting on Lupron I just had a natural bleed after stopping BCP's and then went in for U/S to check my ovaries and then started Menopur right away. After a few days of just Menopur they added Ganirelex daily which acts as a suppressor like Lupron.

Supposedly many people that were low/poor responders with Lupron had better results with the antagonist protocol...unfortunately for me it was the same..I have a low response either way.

[cheekyone]

hey everyone

oh franny dear that really really does suck I am so sorry for you and Dh I had everything crossed for you my dear. Just know that i'm thinking of you both and big hugzs to you. New year new beginning bring it on

Katie yeah i've been awfully quiet i'm trying to get through this last week and i tell ya it's agonising. I don't know when to poas because i'm on pregnal 1500iu every three days something i've never been on before. And i think that can give a positive reading so i've read. don't really know much about pregnal any of you ladies know much about the stuff

keep up the faith everyone and fingers crossed for the 2ww nearing their time

[2010]

Hi all, just to update you im a PUPO now… and promised myself not to POAS until the 4th of dec (date of my blood test). I’m just so afraid of false positive or false negative! RE said if I did not want to do the blood test I could use HPT but have to do it not earlier than 7th of Dec (with a repeat after few days in case its negative)… This morning was the most nerve racking… the embryologist called first thing in the morning. All 7 developed with 6 being eight cells and 1 six cells. Most of them grade 4 (which is the highest) and a couple borderline 3-4. they asked us what we wanted to do to go to day 5 or just do transfer and freeze the rest. Or split them and do both or whatever, the decision is ours (!) … I thought it was interesting that everything else is according to the protocol , you don’t get to say how much gonal f you want but this was our decision…. They gave us equal chances with all the options... We went for 3 day transfer not to risk anything and to give them all a chance if we will have to. It just felt the right thing to do. I think if you have many embies then going to day 5 makes sense. I liked this table that explained the pros and cons of 3 day vs 5 day transfer http://www.healthline.com/blogs/inferti ... 754593.png

Dodo928 – don’t worry today, the ET wasn’t a big deal really. My RE does not have any restrictions whatsoever other than to lift heavy things or exercise a lot. in fact RE was like after the procedure "you can get up now, or stay in the room as long as you like"... i said okay we will hang out for 10 min then... Good luck to you!

Katie99 – it will be soon, just hang in there. Thanks for keeping the list up to date!

claud662 – your follies are looking good! When I went in this morning what was the first thing I did at the clinic? Went to the bathroom the receptionist and the nurses were trying to stop me but I just have to go when I get nervous (even if I don’t think I am nervous) sorry too much detail here… then I was drinking non stop for 10-15 min and it was ok. Thank you for your other note… I almost cried (hormones I know) when you said to think about the big picture…. sometimes I get too focused on the details and get upset easily, I was not happy on Saturday when I heard our fert report… thank you

Supergenius – how did it go for you today? No, I did not get a chance to ask RE about low fertilisation rate… just from what I’ve read with ICSI it should be more than 80% (sometimes 100%!) success I thought. But then the fact that all of our fertilised eggs developed to day 3 that’s also against all the stats (but in a good way)! you just never know with ivf...

albany07 – I will check the website now! my DH was with me in the room too, which was pretty cool. We saw the little ones on the screen first… and then they also played the recording on the us machine for me.

mizzy247 – welcome to the board and sorry you are now getting delayed

Brooklyngirl – welcome

kerribell – congrats on ET. I guess my beta is on the same day! Be careful about these HPT’s . you may have noticed that my RE said it was fine to do it but few days after 12/04.

Jenice – any more positive HPT’s? I guess once you start you cant stop

Me2009 – how are your progesterone levels?

Teachermom – don’t poas! Its too early

sarah_ruth79 – I read your post and it could’ve been me…. I always call my DH several times, because I get worried… most of the time my DH is also just on the couch or something like that and he does not get it why I would be worried if for example he was at home when I left him but then would not pick up after 10+ calls… yeah. Why would we be worried? men are all the same…

skylar – are your headaches going away? They will trust me. I was just telling my DH that the worst for me actually was to be on Lupron, stims meds made me happy I guess we just don’t like lack of estrogen in our systems!

tc4474 – congrats on getting started with stims

Turtle/franny – oh, no! im so sorry about this cancellation… that’s terrible… stay with us though! I am sure the new protocol will work for you! Something gotta work!

okay, ladies, I feel I wrote a whole page…im sorry if I missed anyone. I am thinking of all of you!

[Riley baby maybe]

Franny - my thoughts are with you this morning. I can't make you feel better, but I just want you to know that I'm praying of you.

[sarah_ruth79]

dodo- thinking of you today. my clinic mentioned valium also...i am sure it varies.

brmommy & dodo- can you believe those pharmacists, I mean i guess they are trying to be helpful but..too funny.

claud- thanks for sharing your numbers, seems like you are coming along great. i will see how i am doing come weds. that's funny that you mentioned drinking water, i seem to be super dehydrated all the time, better start drinking.

supergenius & kerribell- goodluck!!!!!

julia- too funny about the doggie retreat. our dog needs some tlc like that, although i am sure she will get table scraps on thursday.

franny- i am just so sorry. i think its always good when they suggest trying something different that may address whatever issues came up the last time. like they say, you learn from every cycle. i know that's not a lot of comfort...sorry.

2010- yeah i came in and said- I could have been in an accident! and he was like "well, you weren't" ugh!!!

afm- just taking my gonal f and wondering what's going on down there. guess i will know more on weds. i hope my er will be weds or thurs of next week...does that seem about right since starting stims on saturday?

[kerribell]

franny-sorry for the cancellation, but at least they have a new plan for you so you can be successful.

2010-congrats on being PUPO, it sounds like you had some good ones to choose from. Thanks for the warning for the POAS but I need to have an idea. We have family pics scheduled for the same day and I don't want to get the call that it was negative and then have to go smile for pictures.

Katie-there are probably so few in dec. because so many clinics shut down for a couple weeks during the holidays. Thanks for keeping up with the list.

Claud-sounds like your follies are coming along well, grow, grow, grow

supergenius-good luck on your ET today with your embryonic army

dodo-good luck on ET today

Albany-your 2ww is now a 1ww and should go fast through the holidays. I'm going out of town for Thanksgiving and hoping it helps my 1st week go by faster.

[HONEY34BUNNY]

No good new for me BFN it is so depressing this was our last try i wish everyone the best of luck and hope for BFP for all of you.

[me2009]

No good new for me BFN it is so depressing this was our last try i wish everyone the best of luck and hope for BFP for all of you.

big hugs to you honey34bunny!!

[albany07]

Note to self and cycle buddies: Do not buy Pannetone during 2ww, unless you are prepared to deal with the consequences of eating the whole thing with 1/2 gallon of milk.