30 something and TTC #1 for a year

[mk8]

I'm back with a proper post but I'm on my phone so apologies for any weird autocorrect typos!

Aleja: sorry to hear that you're having a worrying time with the spotting but as brassy says, bubs is likely to be great! My friend had spotting during her first tri. Initially brown and then red. Thankfully everything is ok with the baby. The docs did a scan and said it was just an "overbleed" from the uterus. They did up her progesterone though. Good luck Hun. I can imagine how worried you just be, make sure you rest and drink lots of water.

Brassy, same with you. Hope the spotting stops pronto! Can't believe 20 week scan is next week! How exciting! What will happen at this scan exactly? Hope bubs is doing well in there. How are you feeling?

Truly, as Aleja asked, are you on injectables? Wishing you the best of luck this cycle. Hope you're able to stay nice and relaxed throughout!

Cupcake, also wishing you heaps of luck during your ivf cycle! Are you going private for treatment? I watched a fascinating documentary about ivf recently. For all the Brits, you can probably still catch it on iplayer. It was v emotive and showed the process of selecting the sperm and inseminating the egg as well as putting the embies back.

Mrsg, how are you doing in general?

Who have I missed? Hmmm... Well hope you're all well.

Spk soon.

 

[Trulyoo]

Hi Friends,

Hope all is well. With everything in trying to be a mother and or a mother to be, you realize that there is no finish line with the worrying.....If its not one thing, it's another. Women are so strong, I'm truly amazed.

As for me, I did go in on Monday......Dr. says that I should do one last clomid cycle (3rd one) on the same dose!!! 50mg!!! He says that there is no point in up-ing my dose if I already ovulate. A higher dose would just thin out my lining even more. He did agree to injectables the next round, granted I need to take a injection class before next month. Then, he'll use the Menopur protocol.

On top of that, the following day, I felt a UTI coming on so I've been taking antibiotics. I'm scared that I'll have a weak cycle due to the antibiotic but seriously, I felt so awful. I stayed home all day Tuesday and felt like crap. I have a theory that the baseline U/S probably did me in. It was really sloppy (I was day 3 and heavily bleeding, TMI....sorry!) And I'm thinking I got infected or irritated by something.

Anyway, you are right Aleja.........they do say that when you do IVF it's like starting anew. And that failed IUI's are not much of an indication for any future failures in IVF. But as for me.......I'm turning 35 in a couple weeks, it puts me in a whole new category and my mind is going to dark places........the "bad egg quality" theory. I'm convincing myself that it's me, yep, it must be my eggs. And i'm scared to death it will be confirmed when I do IVF =(........So so sad, girls.

 

[aleja]

Hey girls,
Broody I can't believe you are almost half way!!!! Are you finding out the sex? And do you have names picked ??
I have told only a couple of my friends and my pregnancy and they have all said they too had spotting throughout their pregnancies. Nevertheless it's still a worry when it happens to you. I did have a scan and everything is fine luckily.

Truly I had the same fear as you turning 35. It's the big bad number that we dread because society makes us believe that our fertility is doomed at 35. Hon, millions of women have children at our age. Our ovaries don't suddenly become disfunctional. I think I have mentioned this before but I expressed the same fears as you about turning 35 to my FS last year. His cheeky response was that 'my ovaries don't know its my birthday!' He said fertility is a steady decline rather than a sharp drop.

Re: same dosage of clomid, well it's worth one more shot and he's right about the lining.
One nice follicle is good.
If you are worried about egg quality do you take COq10? I took this for a few months as its supposed to help development of healthy eggs.

Mk, any plans to start IUI's? The IVF doco sounded interesting. What was it called? IVF is an emotional and surreal phenomenon. The science is truly amazing when you think about it.. When I think about my little frozen embryo who is now a growing baby it spins me out.

Girls I am sorry if the pregnancy chat is bothering you. I do understand as I was there only a few weeks ago.

 

[mk8]

Hi Aleja, the preg chat isn't bothering me. I love hearing this forums success stories so glad to hear everything's ok with the little one! You feeling well otherwise?

Good luck with clomid and iui cycle truly!

Hope everybody else is doing well! I'm so busy at work it's driving me up the wall right now.

Oh the documentary Aleja... I think it was called babymakers but im not too sure. It was on bbc4 earlier this week. My friend who got her beautiful little girl via ivf on a frozen cycle thought it was great. Her and her hubby were in tears at one point.

Question on behalf of my friend ladies... My dear friend who TTC for a long time is pregnant she's 17 weeks and has been getting a little watery discharge leaving her panties a bit damp. She's worried it's amnio fluid leaking and called the midwife who said its normal and to call back if she soaks a pad. Friend assures me it doesn't feel like the usual discharge but she's got no itch or odour. She asked me but obviously I have no clue. Is this something some of you preg ladies experience? Friend v worried

 

[GettingBroody]

Mk8 - I haven't had any extra discharge for this whole pregnancy, not even at the start when nearly everyone says they get loads of extra cm... However a few girls in the pg thread I'm on have had exactly what you were describing and their doctors told them it was very normal. Another girl had extra discharge that turned out to be a yeast infection so that is something your friend should keep an eye out for. If its not itchy or anything then I'd say its fine. Hope that helps some!

Everyone else - Don't have time to write much now but wanted to answer mk8 real quick. Will try and post properly tomor. Hugs to you all!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Mk/broody, I had no extra cm for ages & think its funny as i always thought it was a preggo symptom - however I'd say I've had lots of cm for the last maybe 10 weeks?!

Hi to everyone else

x

 

[aleja]

Hi ladies, I hope you are all well - I am missing you all!

Cupcake how is your cycle going? Have you now started the injections?

Broody I hope your 20 week scan went well.. Did you find out gender?

Mk I hope your friend's CM issue has been resolved

 

[MrsG2010]

Hey girls. How is everyone ? I'm doing pretty darn good. Switched my attention to other matters of life since assisted ttc is on hold. Frankly, I wish I hadn't obsessed for so long before. Didnt make anything better. I hope when we go back to treatments I'm able to remember this.

Hope you all are well. I'll continue to check in.

 

[GettingBroody]

Hi everyone!

MrsG - that sounds like a great attitude!

Aleja - 12 weeks! Yay! Have you told everyone the great news?

I'm doing great here. All was looking well at the 20 week apt. We didn't find out the gender - going to keep it as a surprise!

Hope everyone else is doing well

 

[MrsPTTC]

Hi ladies :wave: I'm glad of the posts, things were way too quiet!

Yay for another team broody!

Aleja, fab you're 12 weeks now, though it seems ages since your BFP!

MrsG, excellent attitude Hun! When the time comes for me to TTC again I'll certainly be taking the relaxed approach. All the symptom spotting I did & yet when I got my BFP my symptoms didn't appear for ages, the heartburn, tiredness & even increased cm didn't start for weeks, in fact the increased cm not nice the last few weeks!

Hope everyone else is well, MK, cupcake, truly, anyone else?

x

 

[cupcakesarah]

First lot of meds started on Jan 20th, started second lot tonight. Dealing ok with it so far. Althought Suprecur has given me hot flushes and night sweats (fun). Started menopur tonight. Had a blood test this morning. Starting going back from next weds to have bloods and scans. They expect about 12 days from now they'll be doing the egg collection. Aleja did you have ant time off at egg retrieval or after the embryo's were transferred?

 

[MrsPTTC]

GL cupcake! x

 

[brassy]

Hello ladies!
It's been so long. I am glad everyone is well!
MrsG I have to say that I am pretty good myself too! I have focused on lots of exercise and my craft projects. DH is feeling better, too. He has taken up exercise himself and we both follow a very healthy diet. This is the way to go!
Good luck cupcake!
xx to all!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Definitely the way to go brassy, I've got my FX'd for all of you! x

 

[aleja]

Hi lovely girls I am happy to hear that you are relax mode. It's nice to have a life away from the madness.

MrsP you are almost at the finish line...! When is your due date?
I know what you mean about my long ago bfp... I swear the first trimester has dragged on so much for me and its still not over!!!!

Cupcake that is great you are onto the stims now. Yes the flushes are not fun at all. I also had head aches and my ovaries started feeling very large as it got closer to egg collection . I took about 3 days off for EC but then had an extra day off as I got mild hyperstimulation. I was very bloated and uncomfortable . I recommend taking a couple of days off if you can. For the transfer it is really quick. My FS didn't recommend the whole lying down after transfer so I could have gone straight to work... Luckily my transfer happened on a Saturday of a long weekend so I took it easy

I am keeping my fingers crossed for you- all the monitoring and waiting for news can be stressful but will be well worth it when it works!!

 

[GettingBroody]

Good luck Cupcake! Menopur stings!! Make sure you ice the spot well, that helps I decided to take a whole week off for EC & ET. My boss knew what was going on and he was very supportive, put it down as sick leave. I ended up having a 3 day transfer so I didn't really need the full week in the end but I'm still glad I took it - it's important to have some time to yourself to relax in the midst of ivf craziness! Definitely make sure you book a day or two off after EC and have your hot water bottle ready! Are you going to do acu on the day of ET? Good luck, keeping everything crossed for you!!

 

[MrsPTTC]

You're nearly put of 1st tri Aleja, not long! I think I was getting yours & broody's BFP's mixed up, it just seems so long since a BFP, but then the thread hasn't really been that active lately it seems a long while since I posted.. it gets me annoyed that everyone else (including my friends on other threads) are still waiting for their BFP's very unfair!

My EDD is 13/3/13 I finish work 3 weeks today & can't wait!

x

 

[mk8]

Good luck cupcake!!!!!!!!!

Hi everybody else! How are you all today?

Hope ttcers are as relaxed as poss and pregnant ladies are nice n happy.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Gret thanks mk, how are you, anything new? X

 

[aleja]

Hi ladies x

Mrs P you are due on the same day as my work friend
Have you got the nursery set up already?
Yes I am keen to see more bfps on this thread. We have really stuck together for a long time and we all deserve the happy ending

Hi MK,
It's good to have you back. I am feeling ok still bloated and nervous. Now waiting for 16 week OB appt when I get to see our bubba again.

Cupcake I can't wait to hear when your EC is