30 something and TTC #1 for a year

[GettingBroody]

Snow - my first visit was €60 and after that it's €50. According to xe that's $74 & $62 which makes your first appointment sound a bit expensive alright. But since it's only a once off payment I guess it's survivable! I also paid €20 for the herbs. Acupuncture is the one thing I can actually claim back from my health insurance Since it doesn't cover any of the ivf itself it's good to know we'll be getting a small bit back at least!

My prescription arrived yesterday for all the meds myself and dh will take during the ivf It's a really long prescription! Makes me very glad that this is one area where our government have actually stepped up to the plate in terms of ivf. We just pay the first €130 and the rest is covered by the health service

Lovely sunny day here for a change (it's been the most dreary summer!) Hope everyone has a nice day!

 

[aleja]

Hi ladies
Just a quick one..

Broody I wouldnt recommend taking any herbs during a Stim cycle they could cause a contraindication with the IvF meds.. I would even be cautious of taking herbs at the same time as the BCP. What herbs did they give you?
I don't mean to scare you hun but as you said there isn't enough research on the impact of herbs with IvF and my naturopath said to me not to take the risk

Ps AF!!!!

 

[snowflakes120]

Brassy - So glad you said it's relaxing. That is just what I need!!

Broody - Thanks for the price comparison!

Looks like we'll be cycle buddies Aleja! Boo to both of us with AF!

I went ahead and made an appt with another place I found that I liked better - plus, it was cheaper! She specializes in fertility as well. I put a call in for pricing but the website says it ranges from $70 to $120. So it seems more reasonable. I go 8/2 after work and am excited to see how I do with it. I also need it to calm me down a bit. So it sounds relaxing and will hopefully bring my nerves down a bit too.

I'm off to Yoga in a few hours as well.

Great job on the Opening Ceremonies. I really enjoyed watching them last night!! Hooray for Olympics!!

 

[MrsPTTC]

Yay for the BCP broody!

MrsG, I really do think you should give yourself a good pamper. Relaxation is the key hun!

Hi cupcake :wave: Don’t think so negative about it happening naturally hun! I know I was on clomid but had been off the pill over 2 years and I still got my BFP without IUI or IVF! RE you losing your mind, I felt exactly the same until I went on holiday then decided not to give a damn and enjoy life without kids. We had another holiday planned, I was going to get another tattoo, then BAM it happened. I really think the stress does us no favours.

Snowflakes, great news about the IUI! Thanks for your comments about the opening ceremony, I have to say watching it last night made me very emotional (pregnancy hormones perhaps!) patriotic and proud of my country

I’m fine thank you MK, though my pretty hands and toes lasted all of 48hours before I took the varnish off as they ended up a right mess! GL with the accu!

Brassy I love your avatar hun.

Sorry AF got you Aleja

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[cupcakesarah]

Expecting af today, had all the usual signs so i'm joining you Aleja.

 

[brassy]

Expecting af today, had all the usual signs so i'm joining you Aleja.

Sorry for AF cupcake...I have all my pms symptoms, expecting AF on Wednesday... I had great expectations for this cycle...

Aleja, this means that you are getting closer to your transfer, this would be in August, isn't that right?

Hope everyone else is doing well...

 

[aleja]

hi gals, are we all in synch or something with AF??

mrsP, I wasn't upset at all about AF arriving.quite the opposite i just wanted her to arrive so I can get on with my first Clomid/FET cycle.
I've just taken my 3rd clomid pill..unfortunately it got crushed when I was taking it out so hopefully this hasn't had an impact..i managed to get it all in my mouth even though it was all in small pieces.Yikes!

brassy, yes hopefully i will be having my first frozen transfer in August. I've been waiting since April so it's been a long time coming

I didn't watch the opening ceremony but I saw the highlights. I loved the torch lighting but I still need to watch the clip of the Queen jumping out of the helicopter. I wish I was in London right now

 

[MrsPTTC]

Aleja my clomid pill broke up the month I got my BFP! Lol yes sometimes it is the case of being happy when AF comes! Yay for the

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[mk8]

hi girls

quick hello! im loving the olympics right now.

so im temping and back to the opks this month- my acupuncturist wanted me to.

back to the tv for more sports. you all seem to be doing ok so great. aleja- hurrah for af.

 

[snowflakes120]

Looks like IUI #1 may be cancelled. My estrogen bloods came back as elevated today. They are saying it could be a cyst or my levels are just raised (didn't get a reason why). I have to go in for an Ultrasound tomorrow to see if there's a cyst. I am guess most likely from the Clomid last cycle. So we will see. If it is it seems they make you sit out a cycle. Boo.

 

[GettingBroody]

Aw snowflake, so sorry it looks like they might be cancelling Best of luck with your scan. If they don't find a cyst will you be able to go ahead or are your levels just too high? That's so disappointing for you

Aleja, yay for af!!! That's so funny about yours and MrsPs broken clomid - I think it's a sign!! When do you go in for scan/bloodwork/whatever else they must do during a FET? The herbs I'm on are called Liu Wei Di Huang Wan. They just seem to be a general overall health mix. I only have enough for another 9-10 days so I think I will probably finish them out and then not get any more. I asked the FS nurse if I could take travel meds while on bcp (I get sooo seasick ) and she said yes without even asking me the name of them so they don't seem to be too concerned about what I take at this point. Once I start the injections I think I'll be too nervous to even take a paracetemol!!

Brassy and Cupcake - sorry af seems to be on the way

Mk8 - back to temping and opks! You're going to be busy! I'm enjoying the Olympics too, was glued to the swimming last night!

MrsP - how are you hon? Any pg symptoms to share?!

 

[aleja]

Hey girls
MrsP I will take the crushed clomid as a good sign then! I must say I haven't had any symptoms from the clomid. I'm not sure what I was expecting but I thought I'd have a headache or something !

Snow good luck with the US today I hope they don't find anything worrisome . A cancelled cycle is so disappointing . Sigh

Yep I'm glued to the box right now.. The Aussie swimmers who usually do really well are falling short and copping lots of flack in the media . My gosh the pressure !

Broody I have to go for bloods next Monday and probably ultrasound next week sometime. I am praying the clomid is going to help this cycle as I'm not sure how I would cope with another cancelled cycle

It's good that the FN don't mind you taking meds during BCP . During the Stim cycle they let you take normal Paracetemol but not anything stronger . Of course hopefully you won't need anything at all !

 

[brassy]

Snowflakes, I hope that they find no cyst and that everything proceeds as scheduled...How are you finding yoga? My acupuncturist suggested that I started yoga, but it's not feasible right now...

Aleja, I really hope this is your cycle. Have you read that frozen embies result in elevated pregnancy rates? There were some studies conducted showing that ivf cycles with frozen embryos had more chances of success cause frozen embryos that have survived the freezing process are more viable. I read somewhere that they said if women asked for all the embryos to be frozen first they would be more successful...

How is everyone else?

AFM: I think AF will be here tomorrow, I've had all the symptoms, although much lighter this time. I think this is due to the herbs I took and the fact that my acupucturist was more aggressive during my last treatment. Some of the needles hit some nerves and I really felt them....

As a general question, have any of you considered the mini ivf procedure? This is when they take only the one egg you produce and have it fertilized. A friend of mine had ivf when she was 42 and was really against taking any medication. She would go once every month and they would take her one eggie. After 6 months when they had 6 eggs they had them fertilized, not through icsi, but through standard ivf. Four where fertilized, two made them to her uterus and she had one perfect baby. She only had that injection before ovulation and took no other pills. I was thinking that this sounds like a more 'natural' approach, and I would consider that if I needed to have ivf....but on the other hand six months is a long time to wait...

 

[MrsPTTC]

Aw sorry snowflake. If it is a cyst then it's likely to be very small if you've only just started the clomid as they take a while to grow. They discovered my cyst on my first clomid cycle & could tell by the size it had been there a while.

Aleja I got mood swings & the odd hot flash but not every cycle, good news you've no symptoms so far!

Broody, I never got any early pg symptoms & nothing before my BFP. But now I have bloatedness, tiredness, insomnia, just generally feeling icky. But it's not bad at all. I've had a few sickly feelings but wouldn't say it's MS yet. Hope I'll be one of the lucky ones & not get it swollen boobies too.

Hi MK!

Scan day tomorrow! x

 

[snowflakes120]

MrsP - Hooray for scan day tomorrow!

Brassy - I love Yoga! I need to get a bit better. I still don't know all the moves and sometimes am looking around at others for direction! But I still enjoy it.

Aleja - I didn't get any symptoms from the Clomid either. I was expecting it to be horrible. But I felt completely fine on it.

Broody - Are you going a vaca soon? If so, where to?

It was a cyst - RE said it's totally common after a few cycles of Clomid (I did 4 rounds). It must have popped up last cycle. So there you have it. No meds (or IUI )this cycle for me as it can make them bigger. So its all cancelled. It should just resolve itself on it's own. We can still TTC but it's gonna be an all natural cycle. Boo. Here's hoping for the best!

 

[wantingmore33]

I too had chemical pregnancy is was very painful. I am not trying four years later. So far it has been three months of trying and I am hopeful every month. I always dreamed of having a large family and I feel I am running out of time.

 

[GettingBroody]

Aaaaaagh! Just typed a big long reply and then clicked on Previous Thread by accident and lost it all!! So, here goes again....!

Wanting - Welcome! So sorry for your loss

Aleja - that's great that you're not getting any side effects from the clomid. Good luck on Monday!

Brassy - I've never heard of that type of ivf. I presume they freeze the egg every month? I wonder if it works out cheaper/more expensive... You'd save on the meds but there'd be six egg retrieval surgeries involved (unless there's a less invasive way of retrieving a single egg?) Plus I presume you'd have to go in for bloodwork/scans to make sure they didn't miss the egg. Seems to me like it wouldn't be long adding up! (or I could be totally wrong and it could work out way cheaper ) I definitely wouldn't enjoy the six month process either - that's a loooong time!!

MrsP - fx'd ms skips you by! Tiredness and insomnia together sound like a total pain Enjoy your scan today - bring us back a picture!!

Snowflake - aw honey I'm so sorry your IUI was cancelled. How are you feeling? Yeah we're off on hols on Saturday - going to France for 2 weeks

Afm, going for 2nd acu today. Handed the prescription for all my meds into the chemist today. Gonna ole it the day I get home from hols

 

[MrsPTTC]

Next in line to go in & I'm so scared x

 

[snowflakes120]

Thinking of you Mrsp!

Broody - Sooooooo insanely jealous of your 2 week trip to France!! OMG!! I am just green with envy!! I am doing well. Actually, I am feeling quite relieved to tell you the truth. I think emotionally I could really use this cycle off. Help me to get all the stress/anxiety put away and start next cycle positive. Don't get me wrong, I'm kinda sad too but am more content with the current outcome.

 

[MrsPTTC]

Drumroll please.......

Meet Baby P, measuring 7 weeks 2 days, strong heartbeat, and only 1 bambino! Got another scan in 2 weeks

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