42.3 and trying for #4

[2plus1more]

So the schedule ended up in my junk mail (says something maybe) and I found it yesterday. Looks like I'm on birth control till the 16th

Wow! Does that mean you start to stim afterwards?

 

[charlie15]

I don't totally get IVF schedules, what will happen after the 16th. Great that it's all happening now.

Sunshine, sorry about your cystitis. What a bummer. I am sure you are nit totally out this month with your BDing though?

2plus 1 yey for OH great swimmers, great news. I have heard great things about vitex for regulating hormones, especially helpful for LP defects. Less sore boobs certainly sounds like your progrsterone levels have had a boost how is the acupuncture going?

ClaireCath how are things? How is the DHEA? Any side effects or all ok with you?

Fandabby, hope Mystique is doing well as are you. I am sure you are exhausted

Mgirl, how are things? We have not heard from you for a while, hope all is ok.

All ok here, 7 weeks now and symptoms have been cranked up a gear. Especially this weekend. Have my booking appointment on Saturday then will consider a Doppler.

 

[maxxiandniko]

Charlie that's so exciting!

I stop on the 16th and start stims on the 20th. Stims can go from 8-12 days.

 

[Sunshine14]

Charlie that's so exciting!

I stop on the 16th and start stims on the 20th. Stims can go from 8-12 days.

to u Maxxi have everything crossed for u hun hope u produce a ton of fab eggies & u get loads & loads of sticky embryos from it xx do they freeze the embryos or put them back in straight away? Good luck anyway hun

Charlie delighed to hear ur symptoms are getting worse - that can only be a good thing -- v exciting as well that ur going to have ur booking appointment soon -- fingers xd & hoping ur our second rainbow baba on this thread hun!!!!!!

How is everyone else? ClairCath how r u? 2plus how r u doing? Mgirl hope ur ok hun xx

Afm - almost white opk's now so I think I must be 4 dpo - not sure we did enough this month but it's my birthday next week & my sister (who I haven't seen for 9 years!!) is coming from New Zealand the following week so have lots to distract me in the 2 ww!!

 

[maxxiandniko]

Charlie that's so exciting!

I stop on the 16th and start stims on the 20th. Stims can go from 8-12 days.

to u Maxxi have everything crossed for u hun hope u produce a ton of fab eggies & u get loads & loads of sticky embryos from it xx do they freeze the embryos or put them back in straight away? Good luck anyway hun

Charlie delighed to hear ur symptoms are getting worse - that can only be a good thing -- v exciting as well that ur going to have ur booking appointment soon -- fingers xd & hoping ur our second rainbow baba on this thread hun!!!!!!

How is everyone else? ClairCath how r u? 2plus how r u doing? Mgirl hope ur ok hun xx

Afm - almost white opk's now so I think I must be 4 dpo - not sure we did enough this month but it's my birthday next week & my sister (who I haven't seen for 9 years!!) is coming from New Zealand the following week so have lots to distract me in the 2 ww!!

Good question. I'm not doing PGD so they may just transfer right away. With my last ivf they did but over the past few years I think the thinking has changed to where they think that giving the body a rest from the stims is better so they freeze the embryo(s). I'll be lucky if I get one egg. I'm nauseous with these birth control pills too.

 

[2plus1more]

Yay for those pesky symptoms Charlie. I know they aren't easy with a little one, but very reassuring!

So excited for Maaxi and ClairCath. Like I said, I would love to do IVF, but pretty sure it's not in the cards for us. I will think positive thoughts for each of you on your journey.

AFM, well vitex is definitely lengthening my cycle. Never thought I'd be desperate for my cycle to start. I'm 15 dpo with still no spotting (I tested 3 days ago and BFN). I'm cramping (which I never do) so I'm hoping to start AF soon. Hopefully I'll ovulate later too. Some annoying symptoms like the cramping and a couple headaches. With the increased progesterone I've been sleeping great which is a positive. Next acu appointment is on Tuesday, but I may need to cancel since there's no reason if I haven't had my AF. I hope it doesn't go MIA!

 

[Sunshine14]

Hey ladies how are you all doing? Charlie how are you getting on? How many weeks are you now? Hope ur well hn x

2plus yay for vitex giving you a longer cycle - has it helped do you think? Did you get af or what is goign on with u?

Maxxi hope ur well and getting ready to finish bc now on 16th I think? Good luck with everything hun have veyrhhting crssed for u xx Claircath how are you doing hun any update from u sweetie? and MGirl seems to have completely disappeared!

Afm in 2ww on antibiotics so have been testing early but all negative - I'm fine with it this month as not sure I could really handle another chemical at the mo - also crazy busy at work and its my birthday tomorrow so lots of distractions!!

 

[2plus1more]

Happy Birthday Sunshine! Enjoy your special day with your loved ones! Doing anything exciting?!

Yes, Sunshine, got AF the next day. Problem is, I think the vitex is increasing my heart rate and blood pressure. I have an acu appointment today so I'll bring it up with her, but I may be stopping it. I have an appointment with RE scheduled. Some time in mid Nov. Probably doing IUIs which I honestly don't think will help much.

How's everyone else doing? Charlie, have you had a doctor's appointment yet?

 

[fandabby]

Hi ladies

I have been peeping in on and off, just really hectic at the moment.

Charlie glad things are going well and symptoms cranking up is great. How did your booking go? I had a doppler and found heart beat at 9 weeks. Had to aim very low angled into the pelvis but sure enough found it. Good luck with doppler if you get one and remember it's luck that you find it so early on so don't panic it could be lil babe is hiding somewhere and you are missing the angle. When will you go for your scan?

Maxxiandniko, good luck for the 20th, not long to wait now. Fingers crossed this is your time and will get lots of great eggs to work with.

2plus1more, do you have your appointment today? If you did go good luck with that.

Sunshine, good luck with your 2ww and hoping your next bfp is a sticky one taking you through the 9 months..

Clairecath, hope you are doing well and waiting patiently for next month..... Be thinking of you come November. Keeping everything crossed for you dear.

Sorry not been on board much recently, certainly got my hands full at the moment and when I do get 5 mins there are a tonne of chores I got to get done and collapse at the end of it.

I do think of you all and sending positive baby vibes so you all get your dream.

Mistique is still unsettled hence no time as needing constant attention and why not she is a babe and that's her and wouldn't change a thing. She has settled in with my other lil ones so that is great, doesn't seem to be any jealousy which I am very grateful for. We back at hospital again for more bloods friday and hoping her levels have started to increase now. Feeding still pains me, lil mite won't open her mouth wide enough, no matter what position, constant taking her off, she still feeds the same way, very ouchy. She has been branded a fussy fox by a feeding specialist and hope she changes her habbit around 3 months. We shall see. I grit my teeth and curl my toes. The weigh in on Friday will tell me if she getting enough, not had her weighed for a few weeks so will be interesting.

Rito back to it, take care ladies and fingers crossed for you all.

 

[charlie15]

Happy birthday Sunshine! hope you are having a lovely day.

2plus1, sorry you think the vitex is giving you side effects while improving your cycles. See what your doc says, or is there anyway you can lower the dose?

Fandabby, lovely to hear from you again. I am sure life is hectic, glad no jealousy problems. Sorry for sore boobs hope Mystiques latch improves for you. Cannot believe that she is 2.5 months already!

Maxi, good luck on the 20th hoping for lots of lovely eggies

ClaireCath,hope all is well Hun.

AFM, I am 8+2 now, all the worry and doubt is occasionally creeping in again. I guess it's that time of pregnancy for me, between when baby stopped and I found out last time. Just trying very very hard to positive and not think about another mmc. Symptoms wise, I still have some nausea and fatigue, it has settled down a bit over the last few days, but is still there. With my dd my symptoms went at 9 weeks, so I try not to worry when I am symptom free! Saw my mw last week and have a doctors appointment on 10th Nov about my thyroid. No scan date yet, but I think it will be sometime mid November. Think I will get that Doppler, and try not to freak if I can't find anything! Not going to try until 9 weeks, thanks for tip fandabby

 

[maxxiandniko]

Happy belated Sunshine!

Charlie - I wish I could make time go faster for you

Fanda - Nice to hear from you!

As for me yes tomorrow is my last day of birth control. I'm just now not getting nauseous and have stopped breakthrough bleeding. I do have an appt Monday but there won't be any eggs to look at. Monday's appt is to make sure that my ovaries are quiet. I don't have to wait till Monday to confirm that though. They've been quiet forever ha ha. On Monday I'll find out when I'll be starting any type of medication.

 

[2plus1more]

Good to hear from you Fandabby. Just take one day at a time. Adding a newborn to the family can be so stressful, but it sounds like everyone is adjusting. Nice that there are no jealously issues.

Charlie, I hope you can hear the heartbeat soon so that you have the reassurance. I'm sure everything will be fine, but I'm sure you are looking forward to enjoying your pregnancy more.

Maaxi, love your updates regarding the IVF. And you have a great sense of humor! Just stay positive. It worked last time and it'll work again.

I talked with my acupuncturist yesterday and she said vitex is very safe. I think my blood pressure is rising on its own so I'm going to add light exercise (I've seen it creep up before). I talked with the insurance company and she said they cover 12 IUIs a year (I'd never do that many) and then I tentatively asked about IVF (I was 99% sure it wasn't covered). She started to stay it was covered, but then quickly asked for a call back number because all the abbreviations were confusing her...lol. So they are supposed to call back in the next few days. Covering IVF would be amazing because it's not mandatory coverage in NY!!!!

 

[maxxiandniko]

Good to hear from you Fandabby. Just take one day at a time. Adding a newborn to the family can be so stressful, but it sounds like everyone is adjusting. Nice that there are no jealously issues.

Charlie, I hope you can hear the heartbeat soon so that you have the reassurance. I'm sure everything will be fine, but I'm sure you are looking forward to enjoying your pregnancy more.

Maaxi, love your updates regarding the IVF. And you have a great sense of humor! Just stay positive. It worked last time and it'll work again.

I talked with my acupuncturist yesterday and she said vitex is very safe. I think my blood pressure is rising on its own so I'm going to add light exercise (I've seen it creep up before). I talked with the insurance company and she said they cover 12 IUIs a year (I'd never do that many) and then I tentatively asked about IVF (I was 99% sure it wasn't covered). She started to stay it was covered, but then quickly asked for a call back number because all the abbreviations were confusing her...lol. So they are supposed to call back in the next few days. Covering IVF would be amazing because it's not mandatory coverage in NY!!!!

I did my ivf in NY and that was in 2010. We moved last year but my ivf was 100% covered.

 

[2plus1more]

I've read that insurance coverage has been getting better in recent years. I'm hoping she was reading the info correctly until I hear back from them!

 

[marathongirl]

Hi Ladies! Life has been so hectic with work and kiddos so I haven't checked in for a while.
Happy belated birthday Sunshine!!!
Charlie- so glad things are progressing so well! I know about being positive but just do your best and remember each day you are pregnant you are closer to holding your baby.
Fandabby- good to hear from you. Sorry Mistique is having problems latching, that is so painful.
20plus1- glad the Vitex is helping your cycles!
AFM- not sure if I mentioned that I turned 45 on Sept 25!!! So now officially old!!! Good news is I'm cd24 today so cycle had seemed to go back to normal! Yay!!

 

[maxxiandniko]

Marathon - 45! You go!

As for me - I think I told you that I don't like my nurse. Well I still don't like her. She was supposed to have emailed my schedule and she did but it wasn't a complete schedule. So I didn't know that I had to start baby aspirin with my birth control and that I'm supposed to start injections tonight. I was supposed to get a script for my Lupron after my injection teaching which is scheduled for some reason later this week. So I have to get a pharmacy near me to deliver the Lupron and I'm going watch a video on how to inject myself. What a very stressful way to start this whole thing.

 

[charlie15]

Marathon girl happy belated birthday! yey for back to normal cycles too

Maxi, sorry you have been messed about by your nurse, that's not good enough. Are you to start the aspirin now? Hope it's all goes more smoothly from now.

2plus1 how's the vitex going? Has your BP settled down?

ClaireCath, how are things Hun? Still on track to start IVF next month?

Things here are ok. I am 9+1 now. Have ups and downs between even positive about the pregnancy and then convincing myself that it's going to happen again. I have my Doppler and cannot find a HB. Not really freaking out about that though as my GP could never find my dds HB at 10 weeks, actually she was never heard on a Doppler until 14 weeks! So will just try a couple of times a week and hope it appears.

Hope everyone is well x

 

[maxxiandniko]

Marathon girl happy belated birthday! yey for back to normal cycles too

Maxi, sorry you have been messed about by your nurse, that's not good enough. Are you to start the aspirin now? Hope it's all goes more smoothly from now.

2plus1 how's the vitex going? Has your BP settled down?

ClaireCath, how are things Hun? Still on track to start IVF next month?

Things here are ok. I am 9+1 now. Have ups and downs between even positive about the pregnancy and then convincing myself that it's going to happen again. I have my Doppler and cannot find a HB. Not really freaking out about that though as my GP could never find my dds HB at 10 weeks, actually she was never heard on a Doppler until 14 weeks! So will just try a couple of times a week and hope it appears.

Hope everyone is well x

It will work out! I've missed the boat on the aspirin. I was supposed to take it only while on birth control pills.

 

[2plus1more]

Maaxi, that sucks about missing the baby aspirin! Can you speak to something about needing better communication? Maybe just to make it clear that you don't want to miss something again.

Charlie, sounds like you are coming along. Hope you hear the heartbeat soon and that gives you some reassurance.

Happy Birthday Marathon! You may be 45, but you are one fertile woman. Don't stress, just take it easy. A friend of a friend just recently fell pregnant naturally at 44 and she'll deliver at 45

I'm very happy with the vitex. I took my blood pressure at work and it's normal. I think I was stressed at MD's office. The cited moved my ovulation date back to CD 12 this month so my cycles should be back on track. IVF is definitely NOT covered. Insurance company called back. It's frustrating because we spend several hundred dollars a month on insurance here in the States. Oh well! I still have an appointment on 11-11. I'm sure they'll suggest IUIs.

 

[Soanxious]

Congratulations to OP Fandabby on getting pregnant so soon after posting this thread and having a beautiful little girl, you give us all hope... so sorry to all still ttc and those who have lost babies since

Hi all, I have managed to get to page 24 so far I have a few to catch up on and will call back in a few days.. just wondering if I could join, I am 41,42 in Dec and Have 3 grown up children but had 5 chemical pregnancies since last Oct. Oct 20th 2013 was day of my 1st mc and came totally out of the blue... it was our first with my partner of 2.5 years. We are currently 6dpo and I chart like an obsessive loon... im also a poas addict and started with ic's today (why???) obviously blank...

Bit about my tests, apparently all is ok..I was told that no reason for my mc and next time I get a BFP to start taking 75mg Aspirin daily and contact the EPAU asap and my gp. 2 months ago I had day 21 test and it was 42 and that was a non pregnant cycle. Then last cycle I did not feel like I ov nor did my chart seem to really show it, this cycle I had a very painful ov and temp rise has been great, im now in agony with my BS and TONS of creamy cm Im thinking my progesterone was high again this cycle and just hoping I managed to catch my egg.

I went to see my GP monday(Exactly a yr to the day I lost my first baby) I was emotional and asked if I could just see my consultant once more to ask if I can have a scrape to help with implantation and his words were The consultant does not want to waste anymore of her time with people YOUR age, just accept it.

Im Gobsmacked! I've not even told OH, I have kept it to myself till just now and just repeating it here has made my heart sink again... how can someone be so cruel.. he knows about all my mc And they are making me REQUEST my 5mg folic acid monthly.. so I am now changing my gp surgery.