Anyone else starting IVF October/November 2015?

[rebecca822]

Wow psalm so exciting to start stims!
I will probably test Wednesday morning with fmu. I bought a 3 pack of frer and I still have a bunch of ics.
Mrs w, did you speak to your re about what to do? Maybe you can get blood work or something?

 

[Mrs W 11]

Good luck for Wednesday Rebecca, not long to wait! How do you feel?

I haven't asked yet, ill wait a bit longer and hope she shows up!

 

[KatO79]

Mrs W: Here's hoping you did O and the signs just weren't so clear maybe? Could also be O is a bit late. I hope you don't get an anovulatory cycle

rebecca: Looking forward to seeing your frer results soon, so exciting FXed

Unlucky: What role were you thinking of? You might not want to start doing another job at the company since they'll probably be annoyed that you did and a couple of months later tell them you're pregnant.

AFM did my 1st Suprefact injection last night with DH as moral support I was a bit nervous having to get the medicine out of the vial and change needles (they gave me thick, long ones for getting the medicine out and thinner, shorter ones for the actual injection). I had too much air the 1st time so had to partially redo it but it worked out the 2nd time. Managed to change needles relatively easy and the actual injection went fine except I think I hit a stupid spot and it hurt a bit.

 

[rebecca822]

Mrs w- I am feeling fine! The only thing is extremely sore breasts, but that happens all the time now from the medications and then before my period.

Kat- wow sounds really challenging! I was nervous before using my Follistim pen but found it really easy once I figured it out.

 

[KatO79]

Mrs w- I am feeling fine! The only thing is extremely sore breasts, but that happens all the time now from the medications and then before my period.

Kat- wow sounds really challenging! I was nervous before using my Follistim pen but found it really easy once I figured it out.

Yeah pens are generally pretty easy to use. Having to get the medicine out of the vial and make sure there are no air bubbles plus changing needles is a bit harder I'm thinking it'll go better tonight since I now know how it needs to be done

 

[Psalm23v6]

Mrs W11 - the first cycle I had was in NY and they started me on 75 iU of Menapur and 75 iU of Gonal F (so relatively low) and we only got 6 eggs at retrieval. Both the doctors in the US and the doctors here in Dubai said, OK all we need to do is up the dose and we will get more eggs. Well my IVF in July started me on 300 iU of Gonal F and that was only reduced after 6 days to 150iU of Gonal F and 150 iU of another drug (can't remember the name right now). We still only got 7 eggs. Both times we did short protocol, so they are trying to change it all up by doing down reg (with the endo scratch) and then start me on a very high dose to see if it gets the follicles growing. My right ovary is super lazy and always lags behind the left one in producing follies, so hopefully changing up the protocol will work. When my AMH was tested in May it was below 2 (ugh) but I always seem to have a decent AFC on the Day 2/3 scan.

I hope you did ovulate and that AF shows her face soon. It's the most frustrating thing that when we want her to come she stays away (happened to me on my first IVF cycle - she was 5 days late which NEVER happens). Definitely investigate further if she seems to be staying away.

Unlucky - thanks for letting me know that regarding the high dose. How did you react to the high dosage? Any tips? Fingers crossed that you ovulate on schedule and it doesn't slow down. As for a new position, I honestly think if it is good for you in other ways why not? We can't live our lives always playing with the what if. I feel like I (and other friends of mine) have spent the last 2-3 years thinking well, we might get pregnant this month so we won't take on that big project or whatever, and then lo and behold we don't get pregnant and we are feeling left behind at work. If the position is right and it is good money or better promotion prospects, and you are the right person for the job, whether you have to take some leave for maternity shouldn't matter. The job either wants you for that position or they don't. And don't forget there are anti-discrimination laws in many countries for pregnant women that employers are very wary of. Best of luck whatever you decide

Rebecca - Wednesday is so soon! Looking forward to hearing the results and sprinkling baby dust your way. Isn't it the worst that the symptoms from the drugs are the same as pregnancy symptoms! Praying for you that the sore boobs are an excellent sign

Kat - the mixing of the drugs is the worst! Always worrying about whether you got it all in correctly and then making sure there are no air bubbles. But I am sure you will become a pro in no time.

AFM - first injection went fine last night. The pens are so easy. Not feeling much in the way of symptoms at the moment (which is good since I have only done one injection) but hoping that those follies are growing! Trying hard to be distracted with anything other than thinking about this process. It's great when work is busy since it's easy to focus on something else, but my mind is wandering all day while I am doing nothing!

 

[rebecca822]

Psalm- what injection are you taking? I took Follistim 225.

 

[KatO79]

Kat - the mixing of the drugs is the worst! Always worrying about whether you got it all in correctly and then making sure there are no air bubbles. But I am sure you will become a pro in no time.

AFM - first injection went fine last night. The pens are so easy. Not feeling much in the way of symptoms at the moment (which is good since I have only done one injection) but hoping that those follies are growing! Trying hard to be distracted with anything other than thinking about this process. It's great when work is busy since it's easy to focus on something else, but my mind is wandering all day while I am doing nothing!

Luckily there isn't any mixing involved but it seems hard enough to get the Suprefact out without air bubbles. Tried pulling up the medicine super slow into the syringe last night and still had bubbles so had to redo Going to try DH's suggestion and stick the needle less in so the needle point is even farther away from the air at the top (the vial isn't full of liquid) and see if it helps anything

Yeah, luckily FSH is often in a pen which is pretty easy. I wouldn't think you'd experience any symptoms until a few days in, if any. I never got many symptoms with FSH, only could feel 1 or both ovaries twinge after some days which was always a good sign.

 

[Unlucky41]

Hi Kat,

You are very brave injecting yourself. I hate to get my husbandto do all ininjections! Did your husband's suggestion work?
Hmm considering my role I need to find another role if not they will probably make me redundant if I get pregnant again. I know it isn't the best for the new team but then it isn't fair that when I came back was given a junior role and it is only temporary! I just hope my new boss if I get the job is very understanding.

Mrs w I did get my eggs on a higher dosage but that wasn't my problem I had endometriosis. Make sure you are hydrated at all times.

Thanks for the tips considering work. To be honest it is so hard to make decisions when there are so many things going on.

AFM have a scan on Wednesday to see if there is a lead follicle. Hoping the transfer will be next week some time.

 

[Mrs W 11]

Hiya everyone,

Unlucky - I agree with everything Psalm said about your job.... where do you live as I know things are different depending on where you are. I think I would go for it though, if that's what you want. Hope your scan goes well Wednesday.

Kat - I have had different ways of injecting every cycle and I find its only towards the end of the cycle when I really get used to it as its always trial and error figuring out the best way to make sure you draw up all of the liquid with no air bubbles. Hopefully you will used to the one you are doing soon.

Rebecca - Only 2 days to go! Hope you are ok and not being tortured by the wait too much.

Psalm - Good lukc with the higher dose, I really hope it wakes that lazy ovary up! Your afc is great for amh of 2. I also find the pens soooo much easier!

AF still isn't here. Really late now so I can only assume that either I ovulated much later than I thought I did or I didn't ovulate at all. No idea now when af will show up, have no signs of her at all. And I know I cant be pregnant as we haven't dtd for well over 2 weeks, gutted!!

 

[KatO79]

Hi Kat,

You are very brave injecting yourself. I hate to get my husbandto do all ininjections! Did your husband's suggestion work?
Hmm considering my role I need to find another role if not they will probably make me redundant if I get pregnant again. I know it isn't the best for the new team but then it isn't fair that when I came back was given a junior role and it is only temporary! I just hope my new boss if I get the job is very understanding.

Mrs w I did get my eggs on a higher dosage but that wasn't my problem I had endometriosis. Make sure you are hydrated at all times.

Thanks for the tips considering work. To be honest it is so hard to make decisions when there are so many things going on.

AFM have a scan on Wednesday to see if there is a lead follicle. Hoping the transfer will be next week some time.

Haven't tried it yet as it's around 12:20 in the afternoon over here and I normally take the shot around 7 PM. So we'll see. Although I'll be taking it a little earlier today as we're going to a concert tonight that starts at 8 PM.

Hope you find out what you want to do at your work. I know that if you lived in Denmark, they would be ticked off if you took on a new role and then a few months later tell them you're pregnant. I even heard of this lady here that had been working at the same company for 3½-4 years before she got pregnant (she wanted to wait until she'd been working with them for a few years), her boss and collegues got ticked off even though waited well after the "wait at least 1 year" unspoken rule and 2 months after returning from maternity leave she was fired for silly reasons but couldn't prove anything

Hope your scan goes well So exciting your FET will be soon

Kat - I have had different ways of injecting every cycle and I find its only towards the end of the cycle when I really get used to it as its always trial and error figuring out the best way to make sure you draw up all of the liquid with no air bubbles. Hopefully you will used to the one you are doing soon.

Yeah I'm thinking it'll be a few days before I get the hang of it. Although having a Lab Tech degree makes me feel frustrated that I can't seem to do it without getting a huge bubble Although DH seems to remember that the nurse didn't do much better when she was showing us how it needs to be done. Since I'll be taking Suprefact also while stimming (albeit at a lower dose: from 0.5 ml to 0.2 ml a day), that gives me about 3 weeks to get good at it

AF still isn't here. Really late now so I can only assume that either I ovulated much later than I thought I did or I didn't ovulate at all. No idea now when af will show up, have no signs of her at all. And I know I cant be pregnant as we haven't dtd for well over 2 weeks, gutted!!

Awww I hope you did O, just later than you thought and AF will be here shortly What has been your longest cycle? Maybe wait until a bit over and then ask your GP/RE about what to do?

 

[Unlucky41]

Hi Kat,

The New role is a job share with another lady who just had her first baby. I am pretty sure they expect her to have baby number two soon but yes they won't like it but at least they are a bit more understanding here.

I guess I probably be made redundant if I just did this current role and get pregnant. IT is so hard to wait for a part time role!

Hope the world continues to change and accept working mums!

 

[KatO79]

Hi Kat,

The New role is a job share with another lady who just had her first baby. I am pretty sure they expect her to have baby number two soon but yes they won't like it but at least they are a bit more understanding here.

I guess I probably be made redundant if I just did this current role and get pregnant. IT is so hard to wait for a part time role!

Hope the world continues to change and accept working mums!

Yeah that's the good thing. Here it's like maternity leave is almost seen as just an inconvenience and a huge cost to the company although it's not something people say out loud Which made things for me getting a job much more difficult since I was 1-2 years older than most when I finished university in 2007 (since I got held back 1 year when we moved here since after 1 year I hadn't learned the language well enough to go to their version of High School here although it's in many way more like the first few years of college in the US).

Although to be honest I'm more bothered about the fact that all DH's friends with kids have pretty much abandoned us. We see them maybe once a year, if that Only one couple we see 1-2 a year since they seem to be a bit more understanding and know about our fertility issues. I know that many of them also saw me as a bit odd (especially this one couple) since due to me having grown up with a NPD mother and NPD older brother I was super shy (plus I'm sure they looked down on me for not having been able to get a job). The sad thing is DH still considers them his friends and refuses to see the issue. But it seems to be the norm here, if you decide not to have kids or are going through infertility with baby #1, you can say bye bye to all the friends that have kids and didn't have issues conceiving. I find it very sad

BTW still got a huge air bubble in the syringe last night. I just don't know anymore Guess I'll be shooting for 0.6 ml and just push down to 0.5 ml to get rid of the air bubble.

 

[rebecca822]

Hi I just wanted to pop in and see how everyone was doing?
I have had a crazy two days so I haven't been around here much. Which was a good distraction to my waiting.
Mrs w- has AF shown yet??

Tomorrow is the day for me to test (early) tomorrow marks one week since the 5 day transfer.
I'll post first thing in the morning with the results.

 

[Unlucky41]

Kat I think you have done really well to learn another language andmake Denmark your home. Yes it is very depressing to hear other ladies get fire or forced to quit because of how bad work conditions are. The lady I share with is not happy that I am considering taking another role but I told her we need to find another job as our one is temporary. My division is now a boys Club hence really want to escape. Can't compete with guys who are willingto do long hours every night.

Hmm about your friends it is a tough one because I don't know if you really want to go to children parties and be surrounded by children all the time. I rejected alot of one years birthdays because I couldn't go and be happy. I would just feel sorry for myself. Bad eh?

Not sure what else you can do kat to get rid of the bubbles.

Good luck Rebecca definately will log in to see your post tomorrow

 

[Unlucky41]

Bad news my lining is too thick 19 mm I think so need a Hysterscopy.

I am out this month probably have surgery then implant guessing two more months! Very disappointing but it could be worse.

 

[KatO79]

Good luck rebecca So exciting

Kat I think you have done really well to learn another language andmake Denmark your home. Yes it is very depressing to hear other ladies get fire or forced to quit because of how bad work conditions are. The lady I share with is not happy that I am considering taking another role but I told her we need to find another job as our one is temporary. My division is now a boys Club hence really want to escape. Can't compete with guys who are willingto do long hours every night.

Hmm about your friends it is a tough one because I don't know if you really want to go to children parties and be surrounded by children all the time. I rejected alot of one years birthdays because I couldn't go and be happy. I would just feel sorry for myself. Bad eh?

Not sure what else you can do kat to get rid of the bubbles.

Good luck Rebecca definately will log in to see your post tomorrow

Yeah that's the thing, especially when you have a kid you don't want to work those insane long hours. Although many mothers here do work for many hours which I find sad. They just about manage to pick up their kid(s) from daycare, get home, make dinner, eat and then get their kids in bed. I think many of these mothers buy their kids lots of stuff to compensate for not spending much time with them.

Perhaps she knows you're both trying for baby #2 and is afraid you'll get pregnant at the same time?

I'm actually ok if it's slightly older children. I'm more sad to see pregnant women or small babies in strollers. Although it's unavoidable anyway as the area we live in is filled with families so I can't avoid seeing pregnant women, strollers and small children. Just have to look out the window from our apartment and sure enough, 8 times out of 10 I'll see one of these situations. I think we're one of the extremely few that live in this area that don't have kids (which has lead to we're pretty isolated here). I could probably suck it up for a few hours, especially for DH's sake. It makes me feel bad Not only am I most likely the "problem" with our conceiving issues, this has also resulted in the loss of all his friends with kids

Bad news my lining is too thick 19 mm I think so need a Hysterscopy.

I am out this month probably have surgery then implant guessing two more months! Very disappointing but it could be worse.

Awww so sorry Unlucky, that stinks Delays are always so upsetting. Would that really delay you 2 months?

BTW forgot to mention that childish friend of mine wrote to me the day I went in for my first scan (the 17th), wishing me well. I wrote her back a few hours later letting her know how it went. Today still no response But I wasn't really expecting it. Seems when she has a boyfriend (which she does now), she's almost impossible when it comes to answering people, at least when it comes to us. When she's single, she gets super clingy and wants to see us 1-2 times a week and answers pretty quickly. Might be just as well, she seems more concerned that she'll have fertility issues in 2-3 years now when she's at earliest planning on TTC #1 (she's 33 now but mentally is more like 16-20 years old). Last time she was here, she was ranting about how her little sister is so emotionally and verbally abusive yet when we suggested she stand up for herself, she refused to do so (thinking she's afraid of her parents' reaction since it seems like the little sister is the "favorite"). I so hate advising her on anything anymore, she just ignores it or says she can't and continues to complain about these issues, wether it be with her sister or how she couldn't find a man back when she was single and was choosing men on superficial things.

 

[rebecca822]

Good morning,

Take a look!! Do you see it??? I'm freaking out!

 

[rebecca822]

Bad news my lining is too thick 19 mm I think so need a Hysterscopy.

I am out this month probably have surgery then implant guessing two more months! Very disappointing but it could be worse.

Unlucky I'm so sorry for you what a bummer!

 

[rebecca822]

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