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

Morning ladies.. :hi:

Mells.. :wohoo: amazing I'm so happy for you!!! Nice high beta :yipee:

Turkey.. thanks for thinking of me..

Brandy.. my FS gave me an infusion of albumin to help ease the OHSS. Also eat protein to help thicken the cell walls so you don't lose so
much water out of them. Watch your weight and if you gain more than 5 lbs in a day go to the hospital, or if you are having trouble breathing. Hopefully your FS is on top of it and you'll be fine! Have you discussed a freeze all cycle? There has been a lot of research done showing that women with OHSS have difficulty with implantation, the high estrogen makes the uterus inhospitable. Not saying it will happen to you, but something to ask your FS about.

Everyone else.. looking good!!

AFM.. had blood work done yesterday to see where my hcg was, it's still high, 59! I know it's come down a lot, a few weeks ago it was 10,000, so we're making progress. Anyone know how long it takes? I have to go in next week for another test. They postponed my appt with the FS until Monday since they hadn't received the report on the fetus yet. Emotionally I'm doing ok, still cry from time to time, and physically I'm well but getting these debilitating migraines. Oh and I kicked the bronchitis I had.

Turkey, you asked about the regimen I'm taking, I have not cleared it with my FS yet, plan on discussing it next visit which is now on Monday. I'm going to do it regardless of what he says, as I feel the benefits outweigh the risks for me.
 
Morning ladies.. :hi:

Mells.. :wohoo: amazing I'm so happy for you!!! Nice high beta :yipee:

Turkey.. thanks for thinking of me..

Brandy.. my FS gave me an infusion of albumin to help ease the OHSS. Also eat protein to help thicken the cell walls so you don't lose so
much water out of them. Watch your weight and if you gain more than 5 lbs in a day go to the hospital, or if you are having trouble breathing. Hopefully your FS is on top of it and you'll be fine! Have you discussed a freeze all cycle? There has been a lot of research done showing that women with OHSS have difficulty with implantation, the high estrogen makes the uterus inhospitable. Not saying it will happen to you, but something to ask your FS about.

Everyone else.. looking good!!

AFM.. had blood work done yesterday to see where my hcg was, it's still high, 59! I know it's come down a lot, a few weeks ago it was 10,000, so we're making progress. Anyone know how long it takes? I have to go in next week for another test. They postponed my appt with the FS until Monday since they hadn't received the report on the fetus yet. Emotionally I'm doing ok, still cry from time to time, and physically I'm well but getting these debilitating migraines. Oh and I kicked the bronchitis I had.

Turkey, you asked about the regimen I'm taking, I have not cleared it with my FS yet, plan on discussing it next visit which is now on Monday. I'm going to do it regardless of what he says, as I feel the benefits outweigh the risks for me.

Hi Ali ;) yes it was discussed. I dont have OHSS yet so we are watching it and trying to minimize the chance of it. If it becomes a major issues we could potential do that.

My Estrogen is staying under 5000 for now so with the meds, bedrest, and hydration hoping for a good outcome.



Question about the lining for anyone that knows.... I have actually never had a discussion with the specialist about my lining other than the last couple ultrasounds he said it was 15mm and beautiful the words super juicy came out and I laughed. Everything I read makes it sound like it would be too thick and he said that is not the case.. any input?
 
Well Ladies my first acupuncture appt is booked for 2 weeks today. Little scared as don't know what to expect but it's worth a go. For you ladies who have done acupuncture with IVF how often did you do it? xx
 
Well Ladies my first acupuncture appt is booked for 2 weeks today. Little scared as don't know what to expect but it's worth a go. For you ladies who have done acupuncture with IVF how often did you do it? xx

I did it for 2 cycles and got pregnant naturally with my only BFP in the last 3.5 years so I believe in it. I went 1x per week and the needle placement was different based upon where I was in the cycle.

I never felt a thing so dont worry about there being any pain and such. Where I went the room was dark and they would put a heating lamp over me on a comfy bed I was on once the needles were in and I would take a nap for 30 minutes :sleep:
 
All this acupuncture talk intrigues me...I'm not one to usually buy into this sort of thing, but what the heck, right?? If I'm looking at starting stims, say Mid-August, when would you suggest I start?? And how often should I go?? Thanks in advance for your help gals!!
 
All this acupuncture talk intrigues me...I'm not one to usually buy into this sort of thing, but what the heck, right?? If I'm looking at starting stims, say Mid-August, when would you suggest I start?? And how often should I go?? Thanks in advance for your help gals!!

My fertility specialist recommends starting it about 1 month in advance going atleast 1x per week. But everyones going to have a different answer I am sure.

Apparently there are studies that have been shown to increase the chances of BFPs by 15%

https://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/article.php?id=31364
 
Auntie sandy lol. Well as I said someetime back am on fertil aid and ovaboost. I have been doing a lot of workouts too.

Wish I can do accupunture too but I can't find a place in my vicinity so will be doing a lot of fertility yoga/ massage.
 
I guess I could make a separate thread for this question...

Who has tested out their trigger? I am a total POAS addict and since starting this long protocol I havent used any type of testing so I couldnt resist lol.

I chose 1 cheapie brand of tests to go with and I bought 14 of them rofl. I started today and had obviously a baseline for my positive test to see if fade out and hopefully come right back.

I triggered with 10,000 units of Pregnyl
 
Ali, I miscarried at around 7weeks. I don't know if it matters or not but I did the vaginal medicine to pass the tissue instead of d&c. I bled for about a week and I had blood work once a week for 4 weeks before my beta came back negative. You'll be there soon Ali. :hugs:
 
Ali, I miscarried at around 7weeks. I don't know if it matters or not but I did the vaginal medicine to pass the tissue instead of d&c. I bled for about a week and I had blood work once a week for 4 weeks before my beta came back negative. You'll be there soon Ali. :hugs:

Ali...I miscarried at about 9 weeks. Found out May 14th, D&E on the 15th. HCG was back at zero on June 4th. Felt CRAZY crampy like I was going to get AF that very day, but alas she didn't arrive until June 17th. Hope this helps!
 
Ali: if it's 59 now, it should be close to 0 by next week. As for the crying, for a few months after my D&C, I would occasionally burst into tears at random times. It's a healthy part of the healing process after a loss :hugs:
 
All this acupuncture talk intrigues me...I'm not one to usually buy into this sort of thing, but what the heck, right?? If I'm looking at starting stims, say Mid-August, when would you suggest I start?? And how often should I go?? Thanks in advance for your help gals!!

Turkey, I've haven't done acupuncture before with any of my cycles I was the same as you i don't buy into this sort of thing but i thought I've give done it without so and didn't work so no harm in trying a cycle with it! I've read into it quite a bit recently and it seems like if anything it will make you stress free for the cycle which has got to be a bonus and it helps blood flow to the uterus which i need so I'm going for it this cycle!

I've been told to have my first consulation when I'm not on any medication for IVF so they can assess your body in its natural state, then seems like the norm is to have treatment once a week until trasnfer where they will do a treatment before and after the transfer. I'm hopefully going to start stims about mid/late August and I'm just starting now so you should be fine to start as soon as possible. Hopefully we will be cycle/acupuncture buddies and get our BFP!!!! :hugs: xx
 
Auntie sandy lol. Well as I said someetime back am on fertil aid and ovaboost. I have been doing a lot of workouts too.

Wish I can do accupunture too but I can't find a place in my vicinity so will be doing a lot of fertility yoga/ massage.

I was looking into fertility massage/reflexology but decided on the acupuncture I'm sure it all works in the same. I got put off a little by the reflexologist as she said that to continue treatment while stimming i would need to get approval from the FS as can have certain effects on the uterus so decided not to go down that route xx
 
I go for acupuncture once a week. I find it relaxing overall, but I'm always tensed at the start when she's placing the needle, especially at the area near the feet! I get some strong jolts every now and then :)

I may go twice a week next cycle.
 
Thats one of the main reasons why I'm doing it for the relaxation if nothing else xx
 
I go for acupuncture once a week. I find it relaxing overall, but I'm always tensed at the start when she's placing the needle, especially at the area near the feet! I get some strong jolts every now and then :)

I may go twice a week next cycle.

I just was not a fan of the needles being placed in my feet... It didn't hurt there was just some pressure and the feeling was weird so she didn't continue putting them there... Pointless to do something that makes you relax if you're all tense whne they do the feet ones :dohh:
 
So excited!!! My husband does his sample for ER/Fert in an hour and then its my turn!
 
Good luck, Brandy!

Acupuncture: For my fresh cycle, I didn't do it. For my first FET, I went a few times beforehand, but I couldn't get the scheduling right, so I ended up doing it just the day of my transfer. For my second FET, I just did it the day of the transfer.

I tried it just to make sure I was doing everything I could, just in case it made a difference. In the end, I think the most important part was helping me relax on transfer day, especially beforehand (sometimes my uterus and cervix don't comply with the catheter). And giving me an additional hour to lie down after the transfer (my clinic only gives you about 5-10 minutes).
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Members online

No members online now.

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
1,650,441
Messages
27,150,962
Members
255,858
Latest member
WishmeLuck86
Back
Top
monitoring_string = "c48fb0faa520c8dfff8c4deab485d3d2"