35 and over and ltttc for baby #2 for over 2.5yrs!

[tommyg]

Reflexology round 2. Not a intense as last weeks and more relaxing. Not sure what if anything it is doing for me but feel 6 weeks of it has to be worth a go.

Bex how are you doing?

Wish when do you next see the doc?

Orchard any idea when your transfer is?

MWB how are you?

 

[momwithbabies]

Glad it was more relaxing. The treatment definitely couldn't hurt. I'm doing okay. Thank you for asking. I got pretty drunk last night out with coworkers, so I'm not feeling my best today. It was fun to go out and celebrate the end of a successful school year. My kids are mad I don't want to do anything today, but they'll get over it, lol! One day they'll understand!

 

[Srbjbex]

Thank you everyone. I had a miserable day on friday and didn't go into work after the procedure as i just couldn't face it so came home and spent a day feeling sorry for myself. Which worked as by friday night i was finished feeling miserable. So yesterday we went on a lovely family day out to the beach and reminded ourselves of how lucky we are.

No date for op yet. I'm having an mri scan on thursday as part of the prep but suspect it will be a little wait for the operation as my consultant said he will also need to line up a bladder surgeon to be present also as the risk to my bladder is so high. He is going to attempt lapariscopically initially but likelihood is he will need to open me up and thats what we need to prepare for.

 

[Wish4another1]

first let me say I am sorry for not posting lately!! I don't have a computer of my own at home and I hate posting from my phone - and with my new job at work I am so busy that I can read once in a while but no time to post!! eek! I am following along ladies...

Bex - so sorry the mock transfer was a bust and now you have to have this invasive surgery... in my heart I know that if this works and a year from now you have a sweet snuggle bug in your arms - none of this will matter - it will just be a memory... so hang in there... do what you gotta do... the happy ending is coming friend!!

mwb - nothing wrong with a celebration at the end of the school year! and you have the whole summer to spend with the kiddos - so recoop all you want!! I hope you can get back to trying soon (if that is the plan)

tommy - glad to hear the reflexology was better this time!! I am hoping that all this comes together in the end and you have your little snuggle bug this time next year too!!!

Cookie - first off congrats on the BFP!!! and where are you going on vacation? i think I missed that - these early weeks can be torture - keep thinking positive thoughts and these weeks will hopefully fly by!!

orchid - how are you doing? has your RE made a determination yet on when you can do your transfer? won't be long I am sure!! are you guys moving in yet? how long till that happens!!! boy you have lots going on!!

lanet, eyemom, and all you other lovelies!!

AFM: I finally got my appointment in St Louis - July 2nd... 10 WEEKS after my ultrasound that showed 4 cysts - i guess no one really cared but me!!! take your pill and wait...gee thanks!
this whole year has been a total waste in the TTC department - and now I am 42... eek... I am trying to mentally accept that it may not be in the cards and that is how it goes. I am going to the appointment in the hopes that they can atleast get me back to my normal self (minus all these darn cysts) and then we can NTNP until the great M sets in I guess... of course the worst part is that I just had a dream I was pregnant and could feel the baby moving - and then I wake up and realize nah... not real... just so cruel - if I can't have a baby God please get rid of the dreams...
I am reading along - and will always pray and wish and cross all my digits that each of you get your snuggle bug!!

 

[Braven05]

Wish, that is awful. I have had dreams like that before. They are truly heartbreaking.

Bex, sorry about the bad news but hopefully they can can you where you need to be soon!

Hello to everyone else! Nothing to report for me. Just here. Enjoying the start to summer.

Called the fertility clinic and asked how much it would cost for a semenalysis out of pocket and they said $30. We didn't get one before so it couldn't hurt, though I doubt the issue is with him.

That's about it. Hope everyone has a lovely week.

 

[WhiteOrchid24]

Hi ladies!

It's so nice to read and catch up with how you are all doing. I just wanted to quickly say that it looks like a July transfer for me. AF arrived in full force on Friday so I called my clinic and they told me that I have to have 1 cycle off to let my body properly recover from everything. It makes sense but still sucks Anyway since my cycles are regular I don't need to go on the BCP so it's a full on natural month for me this month then the transfer in July - I'm guessing around the 20th or so... Anyway for now it's just time to chill and wait.... Ah all this waiting

 

[mk8]

Hello ladies

I've posted here a couple of times over the past few months but tbh not been active in checking so I'm trying to catch up.

Congrats on the bfps I've seen here and fingers crossed for the rest of you trying.

A bit if an intro from me. I turn 35 this week and am a mother of a gorgeous boy who turns two this month. He was conceived via iui and meds. I'm praying for another miracle and have been trying since Jan naturally with no luck. Our doc suggests doing iui again. Very expensive at around £2k a go sigh. The stuff we go through eh?

 

[tommyg]

Hello Ladies

MWB Sounds like you had a good night out.... hopefully you have since recovered!

Bex That sounds like fairly major surgery you are in for. But I'm guessing he wants the bladder man with him incase he has to remove scaring from there too, or he accidently damages it when he is cutting away the other scar tissue.

My lap to remove a cyst was day surgery, and somehow the nurse who did my pre-op didn't feed back that I have my appendix scar down my middle, sort of 1" below belly button to 3" above it. The gynae looked at it on the morning of the op and said "Oh I wouldn't have had you in the Day Unit if I'd known about that" she ended up having a "General Surgeon" with her when she did the op. Between them they completely avoided the existing scar area. She told me after it that I should NEVER allow anybody to go back through my scar as there is a lot of scar tissue under it too.

Wish July isn't that far away, I know it feels like Santa was here yesterday and I can hardly believe we are in June but July is only round the corner. Sorry about the prego dream those are just mean.

Braven def worth getting a SA done. I'm surprised the clinic didn't already insist in it.

Orchard chill and get those boxes packed. You'll have those frosties back before you know it.

MK8 Given IUI worked for you before there is a good chance of it working for you again. Good luck with it.


AFM Happy Days, saw the haematologist on Friday for iron, he tells me my last lot of blood tests show no damage to my pituitary gland, which is good news for fertility. Then I was all set to go to the hospital yesterday to loose a unit of blood when I got the call my iron was now low enough that I didn't need to go. So I'm happy that they just need to keep an eye on it and stop it getting too high again.
Just need to wait to the end of this cycle and hope that daft cyst has gone away.

 

[Braven05]

That's awesome Tommy!

 

[tommyg]

How are you all doing ladies?
Is gone all quiet in here.

 

[Srbjbex]

Hi tommy. Yes it will be major surgery...most likely a 6 week recovery job although he will try lapariscopically in the first instance. The thing is , he has recommended that I have this surgery now regardless of whether i want more children or not because(a bit like you) the scarring and proximity to the bladder is so bad, if i ever needed future surgery for some reason it would be highly dangerous for someone to go in there without knowing the full extent.

Had my mri scan last thurs...just waiting to hear what is next / date for surgery

 

[tommyg]

When do you think you will get the op?

Honestly I knew it had taken me years of massaging my belly button to get it back into a roundish shape but it had never occurred to me that there would be so much scaring underneath it or the implications for further surgery.
Nor had it crossed my mind that infection causes scar tissue to form.

 

[Srbjbex]

Not sure yet. Hopefully late june or early July...this is going on private health insurance so hopefully shouldn't be a long wait!

 

[Wish4another1]

Good Monday morning Ladies

Had to work all weekend so makes for a long week!!

Bex - wow that surgery sounds like it is going to be intense there for a little bit - but it does sound like you are in good hands... that has to be reassuring!! I will be praying for a speedy recovery and that you will be given the green light to start trying again soon!!

Tommy - so glad to hear your bloodwork is coming back good - you have to feel like a million bucks now!!! how is the weather where you are? I think we need to have a BnB friends world tour!!! I would sign up!!

braven - how is the weight loss going? I am struggling to do the same... if only the fattening food tasted bad... why does it have to taste so GOOD!!! I hope things are going better for you!! always thinking about you and hoping for your miracle!!

Orchid - is the move in full swing??? I can only imagine how busy it is as you sell one house and buy another!!! any guesses on your FET date??

mk8 - welcome back - do you think you will just go right to IUI instead of trying naturally for a few months? I guess it depends on $$$ huh?? well here's to hoping you get a natural miracle and you don't have to spend those dollars!!

to you other lovely ladies!!

AFM: waiting for July 2nd to get here so I can get these cysts taken care of... it will be here before I know it... I have to travel with the Colonel next week to Georgia so that will make time go fast... and I am super busy with my new job...
i thought I would share a couple recent pics of the new house... one is of me fishing - I am not a skilled fisherman so the fish have to hook themselves - which catfish are good at doing!!! the other picture is of part of our yard - we have about 3 acres around the house and 17 wooded acres... we our reseeding to draw in the deer (my husband's dream) - we have planted 20 fruit trees, 4 blueberry bushes and a garden...now I will be concentrating on mowing!!
my daughter went to charleston south carolina for a week and came back with a tattoo - nothing against any of you ladies with tattoos - but it was hard on this momma...
life is good... so much to be thankful for... many to you all!!

 

[tommyg]

Wish
Good to hear you are settling into your new place and enjoying fishing on your doorstep. I'm. sure the month will go quickly.
I can understand mommy being upset by the tattoo. Please tell me she at least had the brains to at least put it somewhere easy to cover it up?
I think an awful lot of people will wake up one day and regret having tattoos done.

 

[tommyg]

How are you all doing ladies?

I was out today and spotted a couple loading their babies (6 weeks at most) into a triple buggy, two side by side, one on top. I found myself met with envy and pity at the same time!!!

AFM thinking I may be right at the start of the 2ww. Wish me luck, please.

 

[Cookie1979]

Hi ladies

Been popping back in from time to time to see how you are all doing.

Orchid - good luck with the July transfer, got everything crossed for you. xx

Bex - sorry to hear you have to have an op, I hope that it all goes well. Must be really frustrating. xx

Brave - how did the semen analysis go? xx

Tommy - how are you doing?

Wish - Lovely pics, your garden sounds amazing! I'm a tattooed lady, and I remember my mums reaction to my first tattoo...she basically thought I'd ruined my life and I'd never get a job. She was wrong (I'm a script writer for a Market Research company) but it's a normal reaction for a mum to have I think lol. When my son is of an age where he can get a tattoo I dont think I'll have a right to tell him off as I have 4 tattoos and hubby has 3. Maybe because Mum and Dad have them he won't think it's cool to get them lol. As long as he doesn't get any of his hands, face or neck then I don't have a problem with it...I wouldn't have the right to.

If I've missed anyone sorry, I hope you are all well.

AFM - well I'm 8 weeks now, not had the easiest pregnancy so far, caught a virus just after I got my bfp, then got a touch of bronchitis, just over 2 weeks later the cough was easing up when I got another virus and the bronchitis came back. It was bad last week, there were a couple of days where I could barely breathe...not great timing either as was on holiday. On a positive note I'm now on the mend and hoping no more illness for me for a while. My nausea had eased up for just over a week, infact I felt ok so then started worrying, but Saturday at exactly 8 weeks my nausea came back with a vengeance, I feel awful but I won't complain because at least it makes me feel more positive. Ok I do moan abit, but only at my husband to try and get abit of sympathy. I wouldn't mind nausea for part of the day, I'd actually welcome being sick if it meant I'd feel better for the rest of the day, but I feel sick all day and all night, keep waking up at night thinking I'm going to be sick but never am (never was when pregnant with my son either). Hopefully it will ease up around 12 weeks. Least it might keep my weight down lol.

xx

 

[WhiteOrchid24]

Hi Ladies

Sorry for lack of contact!! I have been totally reading along just not finding much time to write! But I am still here and thinking of you all.....

Tommy - FX for this 2ww and a lovely BFP at the end of it!! I'm so hoping the issue with your iron and blood etc has helped and will make everything work out perfectly so you don't need that last IUI!

Bex & Wish - waiting for procedures sucks..... trust me, I know ALL about that but hopefully time passes quickly for you both and things can get dealt with quickly and smoothly

Wish - eek about the tatoo! I too would find it hard to take but as others have said hopefully she doesn't ever regret it and I kind of hope it's in a place that if need be she can cover up.

Cookie - lovely to hear from you and that things are continuing to progress well! Yeah!

Sorry if I have missed anyone but a big hello to you all!

AFM: Nothing to report.... Seems like there are pregnant ladies or new born babies EVERYWHERE just now!!! I have already decided that if the IVF doesn't work I will be off FB for a while as I already struggle to look at all of the newborn baby pics so I can only imagine how I will feel then! Here's hoping that doesn't happen. Tommy as for the 3 babies - yikes!! Fun and amazing but scary too!

We are in moving mode - I'm packing a few boxes everyday as we still have a month before we actually have to get out which is great but hard to determine what can be put away now and what we might still need. We technically don't even know where we are going in 1 month but we have some plans, they just aren't cemented right now if that makes sense!!

As for TTC/IVF AF is due in 9 days and I can't wait to see her! Once she arrives I go down to the clinic for a scan then I start with the Estrace and we start getting things going for the transfer. For now though it's just more waiting!

Anyway better go and get back to the packing!! I hope you are all well x

 

[tommyg]

Cookie good to hear from you, brilliant to hear everything is progressing ok.

Orchard
I don't blame you for wanting to take a break from new born photos and FB some times it really does get to you. I'm fortunate at the moment that most people around me seem to either be in the same LTTTC boat or have completed their families.
Hope this 2ww is going fast, I can only imagine how keen you are to see the witch. I assume it will be a case of 2 weeks to implant the frosties then 2 week wait?
How is the packing going ok?

AFM I though I was ready to ovulate last weekend but I don't actually think it happened to mid week, sorry for tmi but I seemed to have loads of EWCM, thinking something must be doing something for me.

 

[mk8]

Hello ladies, quick one to say hi as I typed a mammoth message for it to be deleted when I hit post! Grrrrrr

Wishing those wtt a nice chilled time, those in tww a bfp soon and those p5egnant a good pregnancy. I will be back with my mammoth message that I will retype when I summon the energy!!