Any Aussie ladies starting IVF?

[Chook]

Maddy, a boy how wonderful. I hope everything is ok and the issues aren't to serious with you
Kirst, congrats on becoming a Aunty!!!
My beta went from 87 to 227 so it's a doubling time of approx 35 hours! We are so happy

Hope everyone else is going great and thank you for everything xox

 

[Kirs_t]

Yippee chook! Fantastic news I have been thinking of you! That is a great doubling time. Did they transfer one or two? Twinnies?? xxx

 

[Take2]

Maddy- What did they find..unless you'd rather not say..but I hope its nothing too serious x

We are looking at more old fashioned/vintage names, pretty sure OH's family won't approve but we aren't telling anyone until bub is born because we don't want a negative reaction to sway our thoughts. OH is one of 5 and all his nieces and nephews have very American/modern names which I like but not what we will prob go with. His sister isn't backward in her opinion and I'm pretty sure she won't love the name we like, she'll get over it!

 

[Chook]

Thanks kirst, they transferred two so I'm not sure. I would have thought though if it was twins it would have be a higher number to start with

I love the vintage names too take! Never worry about what anyone else thinks. This is your ride

 

[Kirs_t]

I agree with chook- it's your ride take! Plus I think vintage names are beautiful.

Hope you are ok maddy xxx let us know how it goes

 

[Take2]

Oh chook I ment to comment before how thrilled I am for you about your beta result.. Sorry, blame baby brain lol

 

[Maddy40]

Wish - your bub your choice of names and stuff everyone else Traditional is not my cup of tea but I would never presume to tell anyone else what to do

Chook - brilliant numbers When will the clinic schedule your first scan? 7 weeks?

AFM I had small fibroid at the beginning of IVF that wasn't a problem. By the 12 week scan it had grown and was classed as 'medium' sized but still not an issue provided it didn't grow more. Unfortunaely it appears to be enjoying the pregnancy hormones a bit too much & has since doubled in size between 12 and 20 weeks They also found I have low-lying placenta. In most women it corrects itself by 3rd tri. Hopefully mine will too, because unfortunately I already have all the major risk factors for placenta praevia (over 35, have undergone uterine surgery & have also had a D&C in the recent past).

 

[aleja]

Hi girls!
Ooohhh another BFP!! Congrats chook that is wonderful news! When is your first scan?

Maddy go team blue!!!! I do love the name Leo it made our top 3
I am sorry about your fibroid and placenta issue. I hope Tuesday brings better news.

Kirst, you are past V day now !!!! Yippee

I'm lurking sometimes - DS keeping me very busy he loves feeding all day every day

 

[Unlucky41]

Hi Ladies,

Really need you help. After 4 ivf failures our two RE has now given up on us. I would really like to try Saizen and estrogen priming protocol due to my low DOR. My RE doesn't believe in this but I would like to try one last time with this protocol. It seems like many US older ladies has had luck with this.

I am now 33 years old but my results have been like a 45 year old lady. Anyone had luck within Australia being a hard case like me ?

Thanks in advance

 

[Maddy40]

Unlucky - welcome It sounds like you have had a rough trot indeed. I know that (on another board I'm on) there are quite a few Aussie ladies with doctors that are willing to try different approaches, including Saizen. Which city are you located in? I guess if you are in a smaller location then your choices might be limited. Either way, welcome to our little group

 

[Unlucky41]

Unlucky - welcome It sounds like you have had a rough trot indeed. I know that (on another board I'm on) there are quite a few Aussie ladies with doctors that are willing to try different approaches, including Saizen. Which city are you located in? I guess if you are in a smaller location then your choices might be limited. Either way, welcome to our little group

Hi Maddy

Thanks for the welcome. I am in Sydney hence there are many clinics but none that I know of that would try estrogen priming protocol. It seems like it is good for poor responders like me. What protocol have you tried?

 

[Maddy40]

Unlucky I've only done IVF through the one clinic in Sydney but I do know some doctors there do have protocols using Saizen. I just did a regular long down-reg cycle, no extras though, so I'm not much help!

 

[Unlucky41]

Unlucky I've only done IVF through the one clinic in Sydney but I do know some doctors there do have protocols using Saizen. I just did a regular long down-reg cycle, no extras though, so I'm not much help!

Hi am looking into estrogen priming protocol - there is a doctor in Brisbane that will consider anything and one of the protocol is estrogen priming protocol. You can't book him until March 2014 !!! He seems to be really good. I guess I am heavily thinking of donor eggs and really want to try one last time with my own eggs before going down this route.

All to the best to you ! When are you cycling next ?

 

[Maddy40]

All to the best to you ! When are you cycling next ?

I sent you a PM, hope it arrived!

Thankfully I am done and dusted with IVF and am currently 20 weeks 5 days pregnant

 

[Maddy40]

How is everyone? Having a good weekend?

 

[Take2]

Hey Maddy and everyone else. I've been crook all week with a cold that has turned into a chest and throat infection, not fun. On antibiotics now so hopefully on the improve. Officially past half way now, woo hoo! How's everyone else?

 

[Kirs_t]

Hi girls- how is everyone?

Take I'm sorry you've been so sick! I hope your able to rest up and everyone is taking good care of you x

All good for me- we've had a nice quiet weekend, which is good as the next few weeks of work will be insane! And I have to go to school events both sat and Sunday next week

We had our 26 week ob appt last week, which went really well. She is measuring ahead at this stage and everything looks good! Next up in blood tests in a week and then 30 week check up after that.

We have booked a 3d scan in 2 weeks (ill be close to 29 weeks) so looking forward to having a peek inside and seeing how much she's changed!

What's everyone else's news?

 

[AngieBrown]

Hi Everyone,

I'm a newbie to this forum and with 186 pages of comments I have not had time to read through everything, but I'm also in Melbourne and have been trying to conceive for the past 3 years. In April this yer I had a laparoscopy and they found a 7cm chocolate cyst, so I had a hysteroscopy to remove it. The doctor then gave me 3 months to try naturally, and if I didn't fall pregnant I was told I had to start IVF treatments. Well I didn't fall pregnant.
I went to a free IVF seminar with Melbourne IVF but my specialist is associated with Monash IVF and I have an appointment with him this Tuesday to get the ball rolling.
I'm scared about the whole thing really. I do not have any children and I am currently 39. I'm a bit worried that my endometriosis will prevent me from ever getting pregnant and I'm not sure I can cope with period pain each month for much longer, so I really hope IVF works for me.

 

[Maddy40]

Welcome Angie and good luck with your appointment. I think (for me) the lead-up to IVF, all the tests etc was much more stressful than the actually process itself. I hope you find some success

Take sorry you're feeling cruddy Hope the antibiotics do the trick. Hard to believe we're now more than "half-baked" hey

Kirst gosh I feel like time seems to be going quickly in your pregnancy and then realise I'm only 6 weeks behind you - eek where do the days go Boo for school events next weekend

AFM went to BigW for some knickers last week & walking past a rack of clothes thought I'd poke around - well turned out they were all maternity clothes at 60% off, so I got nearly 10 items for about $80 including a really great denim skirt and a couple of dresses I can use for work. I love the pregnancy clothes in the Cosmo pregnancy mag but I can't justify spending much since we won't be pregnant again. I then went home and my new preggo exercise pants had arrived, which is great as my regular ones are cutting me in half. Funny that they cost the same as the whole bag of cheap stuff, but then I'll probably get more wear out of them

 

[Juniperjules]

Hi girls, and welcome angiebrown! Sorry to hear ur endo gives you so much pain- it must be awful. Hopefully you will be preggers soon with IVF & then u can wave goodbye to period pains for 10 months! I'm also with monash, was just about to start our first cycle in abut a week and a bit, but were postponing till next cycle which will be in oct. my OH has to go away for work and we would be running the risk of AF arriving early &/or me responding quickly to the drugs and needing to do an EC on cd 11 & him not being here! We were told we could freeze some sperm but neither of us really feels comfy with that idea. And to be honest, for our first cycle it only seems right that he should at least be in the same state if I conceive! So October it is!

Maddy- I always casually wander past the maternity stuff in BigW just for a little look-see... Often there's nothing interesting but I bought a really nice and comfy bonds maternity jumper last year by mistake (not realising it was maternity!) so now I always check just in case!