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

[~Brandy~]

Hey ladies, I've lurked around for the past year or so and just wanted some advice. I am currently going through FET and seem to have got a head cold- is their anything I can take to relieve the congestion that won't impact on my chances of FET working?

Also, love all the twin bumps!! xx

It looks like you're not transferring till Feb is that right? If thats the case I would take whatever cold meds you would normally take.

Thats just me though someone else might have more input. FX for you!

 

[BabyDancing13]

Hey ladies, I've lurked around for the past year or so and just wanted some advice. I am currently going through FET and seem to have got a head cold- is their anything I can take to relieve the congestion that won't impact on my chances of FET working?

Also, love all the twin bumps!! xx

It looks like you're not transferring till Feb is that right? If thats the case I would take whatever cold meds you would normally take.

Thats just me though someone else might have more input. FX for you!

Hey Brandy,

Yep that's right- very excited to be (hopefully) transferring two blasto's if they survive the thaw okay. I love seeing your status updates with the twins- you must be getting rather excited!!

Hubby has been and got me an olbas oil stick tonight which seems to be easing the bunged up feeling. I also had some paracetamol to just make sure my temp stays down. I have to say I am struggling more with this FET cycle than I did with the fresh. It just seems to be dragging and I get so consumed in the whole thing- emotionally. xx

 

[~Brandy~]

Hey ladies, I've lurked around for the past year or so and just wanted some advice. I am currently going through FET and seem to have got a head cold- is their anything I can take to relieve the congestion that won't impact on my chances of FET working?

Also, love all the twin bumps!! xx

It looks like you're not transferring till Feb is that right? If thats the case I would take whatever cold meds you would normally take.

Thats just me though someone else might have more input. FX for you!

Hey Brandy,

Yep that's right- very excited to be (hopefully) transferring two blasto's if they survive the thaw okay. I love seeing your status updates with the twins- you must be getting rather excited!!

Hubby has been and got me an olbas oil stick tonight which seems to be easing the bunged up feeling. I also had some paracetamol to just make sure my temp stays down. I have to say I am struggling more with this FET cycle than I did with the fresh. It just seems to be dragging and I get so consumed in the whole thing- emotionally. xx

I havent done an FET yet.. We have eggs remaining so possibly in the future. I thought there was alot less to the FETs though? But then again if there is less steps to it that could make it drag for me because I have to constantly be marking things off the list to keep me going forward.

I am anal about organization and probably border on the OCD side of it... so when I was TTC'ing I had to have itemized lists of things I had to do and on what days and they had to be double checked and triple checked and THEN crossed off. I even had it posted on my husbands mirror in the bathroom and he had to do it as well.



Now it's that obsession but with the appts and baby prepping.

The whole TTC thing is consuming and overly ridiculous. I had no idea when we decided to try to have 'just one more' 4 years ago that my entire world would have revolved around it or I would be telling thousands of people online my business all the time!

FX for you I am sure you will have a great outcome! Make sure to keep us in the loop I love to hear.



Edited to add: You could also try Mucinex that will help to thin the mucus in your sinuses.. It will increase your cervical mucus too just fyi.. But with FET that shouldnt interfere at all.

I also use a neti pot sometimes to clear it out.

 

[BabyDancing13]

Hey ladies, I've lurked around for the past year or so and just wanted some advice. I am currently going through FET and seem to have got a head cold- is their anything I can take to relieve the congestion that won't impact on my chances of FET working?

Also, love all the twin bumps!! xx

It looks like you're not transferring till Feb is that right? If thats the case I would take whatever cold meds you would normally take.

Thats just me though someone else might have more input. FX for you!

Hey Brandy,

Yep that's right- very excited to be (hopefully) transferring two blasto's if they survive the thaw okay. I love seeing your status updates with the twins- you must be getting rather excited!!

Hubby has been and got me an olbas oil stick tonight which seems to be easing the bunged up feeling. I also had some paracetamol to just make sure my temp stays down. I have to say I am struggling more with this FET cycle than I did with the fresh. It just seems to be dragging and I get so consumed in the whole thing- emotionally. xx

I havent done an FET yet.. We have eggs remaining so possibly in the future. I thought there was alot less to the FETs though? But then again if there is less steps to it that could make it drag for me because I have to constantly be marking things off the list to keep me going forward.

I am anal about organization and probably border on the OCD side of it... so when I was TTC'ing I had to have itemized lists of things I had to do and on what days and they had to be double checked and triple checked and THEN crossed off. I even had it posted on my husbands mirror in the bathroom and he had to do it as well.



Now it's that obsession but with the appts and baby prepping.

The whole TTC thing is consuming and overly ridiculous. I had no idea when we decided to try to have 'just one more' 4 years ago that my entire world would have revolved around it or I would be telling thousands of people online my business all the time!

FX for you I am sure you will have a great outcome! Make sure to keep us in the loop I love to hear.

Sounds just like me- I have to cross things off my calendar daily to feel like i'm moving forward. I think because I was only on Norethisterone a week last time and nearly a month this time, it just feels much longer. I think when I start the buserelin and go for the scan on 20th that I will feel like it's speeding up a bit.

I am also a bit anxious about the PIO shots this time- this is where i'm glad I have some extra padding to my ass!!

 

[~Brandy~]

Hey ladies, I've lurked around for the past year or so and just wanted some advice. I am currently going through FET and seem to have got a head cold- is their anything I can take to relieve the congestion that won't impact on my chances of FET working?

Also, love all the twin bumps!! xx

It looks like you're not transferring till Feb is that right? If thats the case I would take whatever cold meds you would normally take.

Thats just me though someone else might have more input. FX for you!

Hey Brandy,

Yep that's right- very excited to be (hopefully) transferring two blasto's if they survive the thaw okay. I love seeing your status updates with the twins- you must be getting rather excited!!

Hubby has been and got me an olbas oil stick tonight which seems to be easing the bunged up feeling. I also had some paracetamol to just make sure my temp stays down. I have to say I am struggling more with this FET cycle than I did with the fresh. It just seems to be dragging and I get so consumed in the whole thing- emotionally. xx

I havent done an FET yet.. We have eggs remaining so possibly in the future. I thought there was alot less to the FETs though? But then again if there is less steps to it that could make it drag for me because I have to constantly be marking things off the list to keep me going forward.

I am anal about organization and probably border on the OCD side of it... so when I was TTC'ing I had to have itemized lists of things I had to do and on what days and they had to be double checked and triple checked and THEN crossed off. I even had it posted on my husbands mirror in the bathroom and he had to do it as well.



Now it's that obsession but with the appts and baby prepping.

The whole TTC thing is consuming and overly ridiculous. I had no idea when we decided to try to have 'just one more' 4 years ago that my entire world would have revolved around it or I would be telling thousands of people online my business all the time!

FX for you I am sure you will have a great outcome! Make sure to keep us in the loop I love to hear.

Sounds just like me- I have to cross things off my calendar daily to feel like i'm moving forward. I think because I was only on Norethisterone a week last time and nearly a month this time, it just feels much longer. I think when I start the buserelin and go for the scan on 20th that I will feel like it's speeding up a bit.

I am also a bit anxious about the PIO shots this time- this is where i'm glad I have some extra padding to my ass!!

haha they arent so bad I am still on PIO! My doctor thinks I am nuts but I had issues with my cervix and he gave me the option of using vaginally or injections and I chose the injections. I am so used to them that I dont even think about it anymore. I also didnt have the side effects others did... like the bumps, lumps, stinging, soreness etc.

 

[MoBaby]

Brandy my fet was simple. I had af, I pee'd on ovulation tests 3 x daily starting at cd 10, when positive I went in for bloodwork and ultrasound, 6 days after pos opk embryos transferred back to me and I started vaginally progesterone. I did hcg shot day of ovulation, 3 days and 6 days later for progesterone production. That was it. And my re only kept me on the vaginal progesterone b/c of my previous mc... He said it wasn't necessary b/c I ovulated on my own. I'm still on oral progesterone for pre term labor reasons. It was easy and if I ever do a full ivf cycle again I'll freeze the embryos and transfer in a natural cycle.

I agree about the pio shots. Not a huge deal for me when I used them. No real pain except first couple of shots but then no biggie.

 

[~Brandy~]

Brandy my fet was simple. I had af, I pee'd on ovulation tests 3 x daily starting at cd 10, when positive I went in for bloodwork and ultrasound, 6 days after pos opk embryos transferred back to me and I started vaginally progesterone. I did hcg shot day of ovulation, 3 days and 6 days later for progesterone production. That was it. And my re only kept me on the vaginal progesterone b/c of my previous mc... He said it wasn't necessary b/c I ovulated on my own. I'm still on oral progesterone for pre term labor reasons. It was easy and if I ever do a full ivf cycle again I'll freeze the embryos and transfer in a natural cycle.

I agree about the pio shots. Not a huge deal for me when I used them. No real pain except first couple of shots but then no biggie.

Sounds crazy ez compared to the looooong protocol that I did for the fresh cycle. I was so happy to get it on the first try because I couldnt believe how much work it seemed Thanks for the break down.

 

[FirstTry]

Baby: congrats on your upcoming FET! I think FET is much easier than a fresh cycle. Plus, some believe success is more likely. You won't have all the after affects of hyperstimulating your ovaries, so recovery is easier. And that might help with implantation.

PIO isn't bad once you get the hang of it. I would rub the spot after the shot or use a heating pad at first, by then I got used to it. And I think I only had to do it until about 8 weeks.

Anyway, good luck!!!

 

[MoBaby]

Brandy: I did 2 cycles with the long protocol which lasted about 6 weeks plus.... I think one cycle I was on BCP for 6-7 weeks then started stims! Sooooo long!!! My fav protocol was my last IVF with the short protocol; I think it lasted about 4-5 weeks and was super simple but the natural FET was sooo easy and quick.

 

[~Brandy~]

Brandy: I did 2 cycles with the long protocol which lasted about 6 weeks plus.... I think one cycle I was on BCP for 6-7 weeks then started stims! Sooooo long!!! My fav protocol was my last IVF with the short protocol; I think it lasted about 4-5 weeks and was super simple but the natural FET was sooo easy and quick.

Oh man that was the worst..... The BCP I was on for what seemed like forever.

 

[Blue12]

I accidentally unsubscribed to this thread - so much to catch up on.

 

[jack79]

Hi ladies were any of you advised to lie down for a bit after using cyclogest pessaries? I wasnt but have heard that others were...I started on the pessaries yesterday and Im not sure they are staying up 'there' long enough to be absorbed!! X

 

[~Brandy~]

Hi ladies were any of you advised to lie down for a bit after using cyclogest pessaries? I wasnt but have heard that others were...I started on the pessaries yesterday and Im not sure they are staying up 'there' long enough to be absorbed!! X

I wasnt told to. How many times per day do you have to insert them?

 

[jack79]

Twice a day 12 hrs apart...400 mg each pessary i think x

 

[~Brandy~]

Hmm I dunno Jack. I guess you could put one of the doses in right at bedtime so it has time to sit near the cervix?

 

[Blue12]

I was told to lie down for at least 30 mins but very often I didn't.

 

[Mells54]

Hi ladies! I had my cervix check yesterday and still well above 4 cm in length. Looks like I'm hanging in there another couple of weeks yet! I'm getting very excited and nervous at the same time.

 

[~Brandy~]

Hi ladies! I had my cervix check yesterday and still well above 4 cm in length. Looks like I'm hanging in there another couple of weeks yet! I'm getting very excited and nervous at the same time.

Thats FAB!! Congrats Mells 31W you're getting there!! I cant wait.. Once you go I am about 2w behind I am so jealous.

 

[Sweetness_87]

Mells that's awesome!! I was very nervous too I think it's very normal.

 

[MoBaby]

Awesome mells!!