2011 - The Year Of The Baby!!

[SillyMoo]

Hi all

I started DR injections on saturday, they are LOADS less painful than i expected. The most stressful thing was getting it all ready!!

How are you all doing?

Moo x

 

[mrssunshine78]

Thats good news that they don't hurt too much! i start mine on thursday, am getting bit nervous now about it all

 

[Alexapoo]

Foe those of you now DRing, how is it? Any symptoms like craziness, moodiness, etc?

 

[SillyMoo]

Hi

I am on day 6 of DR - only symptoms so far is excessive tiredness and a headache, but since i have upped my water intake the headache has eased alot.

Good luck tonight MrsSunshine, hope your first jab goes

misschiefmake - how are you getting on? I know how you feel about starting, its like nothing really happens and then EVERYTHING happens at once. At the moment i feel a bit detached from it all like its happening to someone else, very odd!

Alexapoo, Silarose and Wallie, hope that you are all ok xx

 

[mrssunshine78]

Having bit of a nightmare have massive bruise around injection site, they're hoping it's just cos I've hit a blood vessel, have 2 inject 2moro and if it happens again may need to change to nasal sprays! Really didn't want that need 2 know that everything has gone in properly and won't feel like that with nasal spray

 

[Misscheifmake]

Hi,

Just thought i'd check in and see how everyone is doing. I am coping with the injections ok but seem to be suffering from the odd headache and night sweats! I also had my first hot flush which was an experience )

But at least it looks like things are working, right?

Anyone else suffering?

x

 

[Misscheifmake]

[misschiefmake - how are you getting on? I know how you feel about starting, its like nothing really happens and then EVERYTHING happens at once. At the moment i feel a bit detached from it all like its happening to someone else, very odd!

Hi )

I'm ok - coping just about but still feels really surreal! We have been ttc with problems for 3 years now so maybe left it a little long before getting to the first cycle as just dont seem to believe it even though i am sticking teh needle in every night. My only problem is that for some reason i keep bending the needle which makes injecting a bit of an issue!

Hope everyone else is doing ok?

 

[Wallie]

I just found out this week I'll not be down reggin' until 6th January and I'll be sniffing for a couple of weeks first with Suprecur. I sniff once, four times a day.

 

[rachelle1975]

Hey guys

Hope everyone is well.

i've not been posting in my diary that i'm starting or put up tickers but figure i will post in here and we can disect things!! The support is lovely but i find it all a bit hard going when it's unsuccessful!

Anyhoo... sniffing is going well, i seem to feel quite nauseaous which i didn't have last time and it took me 40 minutes to eat my breakfast bagel... but i got there!

The drug delivery company are faffing about and not sure if we will get our drugs before we need them to start... they suggested my husband make the 2 mile round trip in case they couldn't deliver... umm... no... you can try please thank you! Worse case scenario i can collect 2 pre filled syringes from The Lister awaiting delivery! xx

 

[Wallie]

I suppose you're right, it's like peeps disect every little part of the IVF process and everyone's super positive, which is great but when it doesn't work out it must be hell. I'm not sure if I'll post alot when I start the process. I'm not much of a poster anyway.

I'm interested to find that you're feeling a bit sickly with the sniffing. Do you do acupuncture, I'm thinking you do. I do and I hope it will help aleviate any side effects but we'll see.

Have a great Christmas and roll on New Year with positive results!!!

 

[rachelle1975]

I'm petrified of needles Evie so the relaxation that it's meant to bring doesn't come & actually makes me more stressed! I got the same DR symptoms last time, a liitke nauseous & heady, less thirsty thus time & I'm tearful but no major strips so hubby is happy! Today is day 7 of DR and scan is a week Tuesday. AF us always 3-4 days late when I DR and I also get a 5 day AF in 2 days which is horrid but it means I'll be ok for my scan!x

 

[Misscheifmake]

I've got a scan tomorrow to make sure that i am fully dr -can't beleive that i am nearly at the next stage. Fingers crossed that everything has gone to plan!! ))

 

[rachelle1975]

Fingers crossed Misschiefmake! Very exciting stuff - i'm sure you will be okay! is 3 days late and i'm spotting so she'll be here for definite tomorrow.... scan isn't until next Tuesday so i'll be a sniffing maniac by then!

 

[Misscheifmake]

Scan today and lining is thin with no cysts so ready for the next stage and growing the follies. Injections start from tomorrow just hope i get the mixing right...

Hope everything is working out for everyone else? x

 

[rachelle1975]

Hey Misschiefmake - hows the stimms going? I should be starting Tuesday - this time last cycle i was already on day2 of stimms but the clinic is closed so need to DR for a little longer.... i've got all my drugs now, the fridge is choc full of Gonal F which is an improvement on the Menopur last time as it's pre mixed and in ready loaded syringes! what fun!

When is your next scan?x

 

[Misscheifmake]

Stims are going ok but wish my injections were pre mixed! lol

Scan is on tuesday, really starting to get that nervous/sick feeling now, i just really hope that everything goes to plan.

Fingers crossed for the both of us

 

[rachelle1975]

How are you feeling? I bloated really quickly & had a scan on day 6 of stimms after 5 jabs. It's scarynot knowing what your body is doing but I'm sure you'll be responding perfectly & if not they'll just tweak the meds. What are you on?

I did 225 menopur last time upped to 300 after 5 stimms & responded fine, 10 eggs, 9 mature, 6 fertilised & went to blast. My embies needed extra time to get to blast last cycle so this time they are going for 300 gonal f to see if it improves? Fingers crossed!

Last time DH did all the mixing & stabbing as I'm pathetic

 

[Misscheifmake]

Hi , how you feeling and how you getting on? Hope you're not suffereing too much )

I have just come back from scan number 1 and feeling very lost in the numbers game. I have 9 follicles in total, one is measuring 18 mm and the others are either 8 or 9 which is apparently a bit small. They are tweaking my meds and increasing me on the menopur from 225 to 300 and hoping that will do the trick in growing the others - as this is my first time i am really confused whether this is a good thing or not. My first reaction was to cry on dh shoulder but now feeling better and convinced we can grow!! Posititivity right?!

They did a blood test to try and work out the number of eggs, but being my usless self they tried 3 times to get the blood before they had to take it out of the vein in my hand - as if i hadnt had enough of needles! I dont mind the stabbing bit on myself but like you am making him do all the mixing as i know i would forget to add something and muck it up!

Fingers crossed for your scan? How did it go? Is this your second attempt - i have faith that this is your time x

 

[SillyMoo]

Hi

Sorry I have been AWOL, I avoided computers for the 10 day holiday period but I have been keeping up with you by looking on my phone.

Rachelle – how is the DR going? Any SE? Did AF show?

Wallie – hope that it’s all going well

Mischeifmake – I am nearly the same as you, my 7 day scan on Monday showed 8 follies all quite small (4mm -12mm) and so they upped my menopur for one night to 225 and then back to 150 and had 9 day scan today and had an additional small follie and the others had grown too and were a more reasonable size – 4 at 15mm + . My bloods showed that I could take more menopur so tonight and tomorrow I am on 225 again to try and help them – it’s such a guessing game, all we can do is have faith in the experts.... but I don’t think there is anything to worry about

Moo xx

 

[Wallie]

Yeh, I'm all excited, start sniffing for the first time tomorrow morning. Just had my letter through today saying my baseline scan will be on the 24th January too.

Sillymoo - glad to hear you're progressing well

Misscheifmake - not sure of how it all works either, you just have to trust them don't you?

I hope I don't have to do mixing. When I did IUI I used gonal-f and it was in a pen thingy. It was really easy and simple to use. Oh well, never mind, whatever I get I'll just have to get on with it I suppose.

Hope everyone else I've missed are all doing away fine. Who's going to be first to EC you think?