Anyone doing FET/IVF in Jan 2013 till everyone's BFP (Everyone Welcome)

[Turkey16]

Ever & First...congrats on the ball gettin' rolling!!! HURRAY!! I'm so excited for both of you!!!

AFM: just took my first Progesterone in oil shot....and it was no big whoop!!! Just wanted to calm the fears of any of you ladies that have those buggars in your future!!! I used my handy, dandy diagram (see earlier post for a laugh), iced my tush good and my hub went for it!! I hardly even felt it...thank The Lord!! I swear it was my biggest fear...SOOOO RELIEVED!!

Hope everyone is feeling good!

 

[alicatt]

Ever & First...congrats on the ball gettin' rolling!!! HURRAY!! I'm so excited for both of you!!!

AFM: just took my first Progesterone in oil shot....and it was no big whoop!!! Just wanted to calm the fears of any of you ladies that have those buggars in your future!!! I used my handy, dandy diagram (see earlier post for a laugh), iced my tush good and my hub went for it!! I hardly even felt it...thank The Lord!! I swear it was my biggest fear...SOOOO RELIEVED!!

Hope everyone is feeling good!

Yep.. that is how I was for the first few. It's not the injection that bothered me it was the bruising and the lumps that hurt! I don't know if I'm just inept ( possibly ) or whether it's the oil, but after about 4-6 injections I was having trouble finding a non-sore region to inject! Plus the oil makes lumps in your butt (like I don't already have lumps from cellulite)! Sitting and rolling out of bed became difficult. By about day 9 of PIO, I'd roll out of bed yelling OUCH OUCH OUCH, then stand up and the ladies would then plunge and I'd yell OUCH again! So that is why I do not like PIO, unfortunately I'll be taking it again soon. UGH

 

[WannabeeMum]

Ever - yeah for FET next week!!

Turkey - you are still in the game. Like everyone said, each of us is different. My sister did a million rounds of IUI and 2 rounds of IVF. Her first IVF was textbook and she had 2 perfect blasts put in - BFN. Second round she had a single crappy 3 day embryo to put in and now has beautiful 7 year old twins. I did ICSI and, like you, had a large number of eggs and by day 2 only had 4 fertilized. By day 5 I had a single blast and nothing to freeze, but it worked. You have 3 beautifully fertilized babies-in-waiting!!!! That's something to be happy about!! Stay positive.

 

[Flowermal]

First and Ever: yay to getting set to go

Turkey: so excited for u! U will n PUPO in no time


AFM: just had my first scan after 6 days of stemming and follies are growing
Here's a breakdown.. Since its my first IVF not sure if these nos are goog.. Thoughts ladies?

Lining: 9.7
Right follicles: 15, 10, 7, 6.5
Left: 13, 10, 9, 7

Will go in for another scan on Sat

 

[Sandy83]

Great news Ever & First for getting the ball rolling on the next cycle woo hoo!

Flowermal, looks like you follies are growing nicely

Turkey, Glad first PIO shot went well, good luck for the next couple

Hope the rest of you ladies are doing well

AFM, nothing much to report on countdown now to WTF appt 12 days to go! Hopefully will fly over with the Easter holidays. AF actually showed up right on schedule this month which is great news seems like my body is starting to get back to normal or as normal as it can. I've been working out that sunday was cd1 so if i start down regging on cd21 that will be 13th April (4 days after WTF appt) so be could good to go with fresh cycle at the end of may! xx

 

[Turkey16]

Ever & First...congrats on the ball gettin' rolling!!! HURRAY!! I'm so excited for both of you!!!

AFM: just took my first Progesterone in oil shot....and it was no big whoop!!! Just wanted to calm the fears of any of you ladies that have those buggars in your future!!! I used my handy, dandy diagram (see earlier post for a laugh), iced my tush good and my hub went for it!! I hardly even felt it...thank The Lord!! I swear it was my biggest fear...SOOOO RELIEVED!!

Hope everyone is feeling good!

Yep.. that is how I was for the first few. It's not the injection that bothered me it was the bruising and the lumps that hurt! I don't know if I'm just inept ( possibly ) or whether it's the oil, but after about 4-6 injections I was having trouble finding a non-sore region to inject! Plus the oil makes lumps in your butt (like I don't already have lumps from cellulite)! Sitting and rolling out of bed became difficult. By about day 9 of PIO, I'd roll out of bed yelling OUCH OUCH OUCH, then stand up and the ladies would then plunge and I'd yell OUCH again! So that is why I do not like PIO, unfortunately I'll be taking it again soon. UGH

ARRGGHHH!!! I knew it was too good to be true!! I'm gonna keep doing the ice, then the heat, and hope for the best!!!

 

[Turkey16]

Great news Ever & First for getting the ball rolling on the next cycle woo hoo!

Flowermal, looks like you follies are growing nicely

Turkey, Glad first PIO shot went well, good luck for the next couple

Hope the rest of you ladies are doing well

AFM, nothing much to report on countdown now to WTF appt 12 days to go! Hopefully will fly over with the Easter holidays. AF actually showed up right on schedule this month which is great news seems like my body is starting to get back to normal or as normal as it can. I've been working out that sunday was cd1 so if i start down regging on cd21 that will be 13th April (4 days after WTF appt) so be could good to go with fresh cycle at the end of may! xx

Great news Sandy!! AF actually cooperated?? Wow! That's impressive! I'm really happy for you...here's to time flying!!!

 

[Turkey16]

First and Ever: yay to getting set to go

Turkey: so excited for u! U will n PUPO in no time


AFM: just had my first scan after 6 days of stemming and follies are growing
Here's a breakdown.. Since its my first IVF not sure if these nos are goog.. Thoughts ladies?

Lining: 9.7
Right follicles: 15, 10, 7, 6.5
Left: 13, 10, 9, 7

Will go in for another scan on Sat

I'm still a rookie, but your numbers look good to me! Hopefully you are feeling great!!! Can't wait to hear what's cookin' on Saturday!!

 

[Turkey16]

Ever - yeah for FET next week!!

Turkey - you are still in the game. Like everyone said, each of us is different. My sister did a million rounds of IUI and 2 rounds of IVF. Her first IVF was textbook and she had 2 perfect blasts put in - BFN. Second round she had a single crappy 3 day embryo to put in and now has beautiful 7 year old twins. I did ICSI and, like you, had a large number of eggs and by day 2 only had 4 fertilized. By day 5 I had a single blast and nothing to freeze, but it worked. You have 3 beautifully fertilized babies-in-waiting!!!! That's something to be happy about!! Stay positive.

This is so encouraging wannabee...thank you!!! How are you feeling??

 

[MoBaby]

Sandy yay for af!
Flower Sounds like good progress!
turkey glad the pio wasn't too much a pain! Hope your rear isn't too sore today

 

[WannabeeMum]

Ever - yeah for FET next week!!

Turkey - you are still in the game. Like everyone said, each of us is different. My sister did a million rounds of IUI and 2 rounds of IVF. Her first IVF was textbook and she had 2 perfect blasts put in - BFN. Second round she had a single crappy 3 day embryo to put in and now has beautiful 7 year old twins. I did ICSI and, like you, had a large number of eggs and by day 2 only had 4 fertilized. By day 5 I had a single blast and nothing to freeze, but it worked. You have 3 beautifully fertilized babies-in-waiting!!!! That's something to be happy about!! Stay positive.

This is so encouraging wannabee...thank you!!! How are you feeling??

I'm feeling good. Plugging along. On the countdown for my cervical scan in a few weeks. I have a short cervix so am being monitored closely. Hoping this little bean goes to term and I don't have to have a cervical stitch put in. Always something to worry about, isn't there?!?!

 

[alicatt]

Ever & First...congrats on the ball gettin' rolling!!! HURRAY!! I'm so excited for both of you!!!

AFM: just took my first Progesterone in oil shot....and it was no big whoop!!! Just wanted to calm the fears of any of you ladies that have those buggars in your future!!! I used my handy, dandy diagram (see earlier post for a laugh), iced my tush good and my hub went for it!! I hardly even felt it...thank The Lord!! I swear it was my biggest fear...SOOOO RELIEVED!!

Hope everyone is feeling good!

Yep.. that is how I was for the first few. It's not the injection that bothered me it was the bruising and the lumps that hurt! I don't know if I'm just inept ( possibly ) or whether it's the oil, but after about 4-6 injections I was having trouble finding a non-sore region to inject! Plus the oil makes lumps in your butt (like I don't already have lumps from cellulite)! Sitting and rolling out of bed became difficult. By about day 9 of PIO, I'd roll out of bed yelling OUCH OUCH OUCH, then stand up and the ladies would then plunge and I'd yell OUCH again! So that is why I do not like PIO, unfortunately I'll be taking it again soon. UGH

ARRGGHHH!!! I knew it was too good to be true!! I'm gonna keep doing the ice, then the heat, and hope for the best!!!

YA.. I've heard the ice helps and so does massaging the area afterwards to help dispense the oil so it doesn't create a lump. Be careful with the heating pad as you aren't supposed to falsely increase your body temp during the 2WW. I guess it can harm the embryos? Or so I've heard. So I'd stick with just massaging the area afterwards. Maybe DH can help
It isn't fun, but it isn't unbearable to the point that we can't handle it. So what if my rear is bruised and lumpy? It heals in time, and if it supports my growing fetus, then I'm ok with it!

 

[Mells54]

Ali is right. The lumps after a couple of days is what hurts more than the shots. My RE said a heating pad for no more than 15 mins on the bum is ok.

 

[alicatt]

Morning Ladies.. I have been lurking but not posting much about me, simply because I didn't have much to say! I had a scan this morning and in the past 6 days my lining has increased about 2mm. That isn't much it is at 8.5mm and barely a triple line. I think they wanted to see it over 9mm at this point. Why oh why is it being so elusive when before I had too thick of a lining? So of course the FS is on vacation it's Passover and March Break. So they need to call him and get instructions for where we go from here. It is increasing and it has a triple line, one view looked better than the other, and to me it looked just fine. So now we wait for my FS to tell them what they want me to do. I guess if it was over 9mm they would have told me to start the dreaded PIO shots, but its not, so do we up the dose on my patches to 4 right now? Do we wait until Saturday to move to 4? Do I leave it at 3? Who knows! This is a new type of cycle so the PA wasn't sure what the FS would want to do. I should know more this afternoon. They did give me my PIO meds, just in case I need to start that. Part of me wants to get moving, the other wants to just wait a few more days. PIO sucks!

 

[alicatt]

Ali is right. The lumps after a couple of days is what hurts more than the shots. My RE said a heating pad for no more than 15 mins on the bum is ok.

OHH.. good to know, that will make life a little easier!

 

[FirstTry]

Ali: sorry about your frustrations. 8.5 isn't bad. I think my FS looks for 8+.

PIO: I massage after the shot and it has greatly reduced the formation of bumps.

 

[MoBaby]

My clinic wants over 8mm also. I think it sounds like a good report. Hopefully you hear from re soon Ali.

 

[alicatt]

Ali: sorry about your frustrations. 8.5 isn't bad. I think my FS looks for 8+.

PIO: I massage after the shot and it has greatly reduced the formation of bumps.

Yep.. I tried massage but I was usually too lazy or too tired and wouldn't do it long enough. I think also that because I was giving it to myself, and you had to really push the PIO in, that sometimes the needle would move around causing me to bruise more. Then after a few days, trying to get the needle to go in an area that wasn't sore was hard!

 

[alicatt]

My clinic wants over 8mm also. I think it sounds like a good report. Hopefully you hear from re soon Ali.

I think so too, and I don't think I should be on PIO yet, isn't that something you are supposed to start after ovulation? I haven't ovulated yet, and it hasn't even been 2 weeks, I think I'm CD 14, and I don't usually ovulate until CD 16-17.

I'm not too worried, at least it didn't shrivel up to 5.5mm like last cycle!

 

[ashknowsbest]

So I know I've been MIA but I just thought I'd let you girls know that I had my consult and we're going forward with the FET. I have an appointment for b/w on April 3rd to see where I'm at in my cycle and then I'll either be put on lupron or BCP's then estrace and then the transfer he said about 30 days later? He also said that the embryo that is frozen is the best embryo I have ever produced so that's good news.

If the FET doesn't work we're going to be doing another IVF cycle, I'll be a metaformin (I think that's what it's called) and a low carb diet to get some better quality embryos hopefully and we're also going to be doing PGD. If we do PGD and they all (or most of them) come back abnormal then we know it's an embryo problem but if they come back okay for the most part then we can attribute me not getting pregnant to a endometrium problem and we can try to solve that instead. I'm pretty happy with the plan going forward and just thought I would let you girls know what's happening.