Anyone else starting IVF October/November 2015?

[rebecca822]

Hi everyone!

MrsG, welcome! Sorry to hear your ovaries havent responded so far.... it is true that the first ivf is a bit of a trial and error sadly and what the experts will think will work doesn't always. Its good that they've upped your meds though, theres every chance those ovaries will wake up now and start making follies and eggs! Good luck.

Kat - great news that your lining looks good, all you need is 1 or 2 good quality eggs from those follies now and you will be well on your way to a rainbow baby! You'll be pupo before we know it.

tiffttc - lots of water is great, try not to stress, the winges are a great sign. Hopefully you'll see lots of growth at your next scan.

Rebecca, hope the appointment went well, did you have another scan?

ttcbaby - good luck for your beta tomorrow, finger crossed for you!

All good here, first scan early next week!

Nice to hear from you!!

My scan at the OB was great!! They're not at all concerned about the bleed. Don't know why my RE makes everything into such a big deal!!

I go back to the RE Monday for, hopefully, my final appointment there! Yay!

 

[MrsG30]

Again thanks ladies for the reassurance. Yeah long protocol. I Dr with burselin for 3 weeks lining was 3.8 and ovaries sleeping. ... there terminology not mine ha.

I've had my 2nd dose of the upped meds tonight. I do think I've had a few twinges on my right side today but I don't know if im just hoping that I habe if yous get what I mean. Ha.

I love reading you updates and wish you all lots of luck xxx

 

[TLK]

Yayayay!

 

[Psalm23v6]

Rebecca - that's great news that everything seems fine on the scan! So happy for you.

Mrs W - great that you are getting started! Good luck for the scan next week.

Kat - I agree with Mrs W, all you need is one or two good follicles and you will be well on your way. Glad that you don't have to pay anymore for the drugs and the state now starts paying for you. Sorry that the timeline got moved a little, but that's not necessarily a good thing. It is making sure that the follicles are more likely to be mature - which is exactly what you need! Keep drinking the water

Tiff - sounds like you are on your way to a good result. This is a difficult part where you have to drink so much water, but it is good for you and helps to make your eggs great as well as staving off the worst of OHSS.

TLK - how's it going for you? When's OTD?

Unlucky - how are you? Glad to hear the other day that your hysteroscopy went well. Are you starting a cycle soon?

Mrs G - good that you are getting some twinges. I often wish we had a way to view into our insides to see what's going on, because this whole process is so out of our control!

Hi to everyone else. Hope you're having a great Friday.

AFM - not much to report. Feeling very bloated and had to change my outfit 3 times today. Also went to an awards night for work the other day and was dreading the "not drinking" part. Turns out it was a dry (no alcohol) event, which was perfect for me, no excuse needed My scan seems ages away and I am starting to get nervous about it. Having trouble sleeping but am tired a lot. I guess these are all early pregnancy symptoms and also probably some side effects from the PIO.

 

[Psalm23v6]

TTC - wishing you all the best for your beta today! xoxo

 

[tiffttc]

Thanks psalms the water is defo helping Iam not feeling bloated maybe my face is a little puffy tho I had my scan this morning and my eggs are growing nicely I will have 6-7 at er if all goes well Iam just waiting for my dr to ring me and let me no how my hormones are I will hopefully have another scan Sunday or Monday depending on my hormones and then er is scheduled for Tuesday or Wednesday so kat looks like we're goin to be the same day or a day apart that's kinda exciting and Kat quality over quantity that's what Iam telling myself Iam glad tho the insurance is paying for your meds we pay to much on our own it's nice to get a bit of help I hope your doing well

Ttc- hope you get good news today I can't wait to hear it ��

 

[KatO79]

Thanks guys That's what my RE was trying to reassure me with yesterday as well. She says it's totally hard to know as she's seen people with lots of eggs that get BFN after BFN and others that have 3-4 eggs and they get a BFP on the 1st ET. So she's not super worried.

Thanks psalms the water is defo helping Iam not feeling bloated maybe my face is a little puffy tho I had my scan this morning and my eggs are growing nicely I will have 6-7 at er if all goes well Iam just waiting for my dr to ring me and let me no how my hormones are I will hopefully have another scan Sunday or Monday depending on my hormones and then er is scheduled for Tuesday or Wednesday so kat looks like we're goin to be the same day or a day apart that's kinda exciting and Kat quality over quantity that's what Iam telling myself Iam glad tho the insurance is paying for your meds we pay to much on our own it's nice to get a bit of help I hope your doing well

Ttc- hope you get good news today I can't wait to hear it ��

So funny our scans and ER will be so close Hope your hormones look good

Yeah it's nice they do that in this country although we do pay high taxes (about 45% of paychecks and a 25% tax on all goods and services) so we do kinda sorta pay for it. But I do like that infertility is considered a disease in this country although they only help people TTC #1 (while people TTC #2 or more have to pay for everything themselves I think).

AFM still having my twinges and hoping all 4 are really good quality to make up for the lack of quantity. DH still seems pretty hopeful although he does see that it would've been a bit better to have had a few more follies. He's going to talk to his boss today to see if he can take either Tuesday or Wednesday off depending on what day it ends up being. If he can't and they only let him deliver his on the morning of, I don't know what we'll do It really stinks my in-laws took off before as they'd already volunteered to drive me if DH can't take the whole day off. I've been thinking maybe his little brother could do it (since he lives close by and is currently unemployed unless he has an interview that day or something) but am not much for that idea as I'm not very close to him (although at this point my relationship is much better with him than with my own biological, narcissistic siblings), only if DH can't. I'm hoping since his boss is a woman she'll be more understanding and ok it but we'll see. I'll update with what she says.

 

[Jean40]

Finally starting to spot. Will call IVF nurse & see what to do next. I know I need to get another beta.

 

[Psalm23v6]

Jean - so sorry to hear this, but at least you can begin to work out the next steps. Sending you hugs. Xoxo

 

[ttcbaby117]

Jean my heart breaks for you. I'm sorry Hun.

 

[ttcbaby117]

Beta 379. First solid bfp ever!

 

[Unlucky41]

TTC Oh my that is a great beta could be twins!

 

[KatO79]

Beta 379. First solid bfp ever!

Congrats ttc, H&H 9 months

Finally starting to spot. Will call IVF nurse & see what to do next. I know I need to get another beta.

I'm so sorry Jean, I hope you soon get your rainbow


AFM DH forgot to ask his boss if he could take one of those days off so now that won't happen until Monday He seems pretty confident he'll be allowed but I'm not so sure. So I've told him he needs to call his little brother and ask him if he'd be prepared to step in and drive me plus keep an eye on me for the hours afterwards until DH gets home from work. If he can't I don't know who to ask as I don't want my narcissistic mother with and my childish friend plus boyfriend (since he has a driver's license and she doesn't) will just grate on my nerves too much, her not him

 

[Psalm23v6]

TTC - that's amazing!! Congratulations. I am so so happy for you.

Kat - sorry that you're having difficulty with your DH being able to be there for your ER. I assume he will be able to give his sample somehow even if he can't bring you home? I hope that his boss lets him be there with you or that you find someone else. Crossing my fingers for you.

 

[KatO79]

Kat - sorry that you're having difficulty with your DH being able to be there for your ER. I assume he will be able to give his sample somehow even if he can't bring you home? I hope that his boss lets him be there with you or that you find someone else. Crossing my fingers for you.

He'll have to so I'm sure he'll trumph that one through since that's a question of 1-2 hours, it's more taking the whole day off that might be a problem. Dh will call his little brother today to see if he'd be available those 2 days so we know.

BTW everyone I forgot to mention that it was my narcissistic brother's birthday yesterday. He's been silent treatmenting me since January after I politely told him to stop getting personal and politely tried to stop a debate by citing I wasn't in the right emotional place about the whole "relax and you'll get pregnant" thing. After telling him we should take it at a later date because of my emotional state (he was ignoring everything I had to say anyway), he told me I only wanted to stop the discussion because it wasn't going my way and when I was ready for an adult conversation and to hear "a differing point of view" to post on (it was all over FB). I wrote him an email saying he shouldn't get personal another time after he wrote me a totally fake apology. He hasn't spoken to me since. Anyway I wrote him a birthday greeting on FB anyway (also to avoid his enabling wife going after me) but he didn't respond. He "liked" and responded to the person before and after me, but not me and didn't "like" it either. Wasn't expecting it anyway

 

[Jean40]

Bleeding decent, not too heavy, nasty cramps. I got my beta yesterday afternoon and it's a 5.6, which is technically still in the pregnant category (above 5.0). I will probably get another beta on Monday after work. I talked to the IVF nurse & she said because of the holidays, I won't be able to do a December transfer, so I have to wait to get my next period, then start the whole process again, with a late Jan/early Feb transfer. Seems like forever. I see the RE on Nov 30 to discuss things.

 

[ttcbaby117]

Jean so sorry Hun. I hope this passes quickly for you. It is just horrible.

Kay if I were close I would take you. Sorry you are having trouble, it's just added stress on top of everything else.

Arm-thanks ladies. I'm laying low for now. Next beta is on Tuesday.

 

[Unlucky41]

Jean I hope xmas can keep you busy enough so the time goes faster.

I was told by the RE to only take 16 days of active pill to see if my AF comes Earlier so we can transfer before xmas. I would hate for v the cycle to be cancel though.

Kat I hope one day you find peace with your family. Until then I know it is hard being the bigger person and not getting involved with all their issues. Is your husband's boss really unreasonable or just a busy time for him?

 

[KatO79]

Kay if I were close I would take you. Sorry you are having trouble, it's just added stress on top of everything else.

Thanks ttc

Kat I hope one day you find peace with your family. Until then I know it is hard being the bigger person and not getting involved with all their issues. Is your husband's boss really unreasonable or just a busy time for him?

I think unfortunately the only peace I'll find is going no contact with them My brother refuses to see any issue in his behavior, he feels it's all on me I think. My sister seems to feel pretty much the same way although I think my brother may have been setting her against me as he had contact with her for a few years before I did (she grew up with her father and is 10 years older than me; my brother is 23 years older than me and moved in with our mother, my father and me when he was in his late-20s). They definitely seem to have issues with me setting boundaries, no matter how politely I phrase things. My brother gets particularly condescending with me and becomes emotionally abusive whenever I set a boundry. As you can see he'll also use the silent treatment.

We don't know how his boss is yet until he's asked her. I just like to be prepared with a Plan B in case she says no.

 

[Mrs W 11]

Ttc congratulations!!!! Amazing news and fabulous beta, how dpt were you? Hoping for a big doubled number on Tuesday.

Kat - I hope you can sort someone to go with you, not long now!!

Jean - so sorry.

Getting closer for me too, so excited. Scan on Friday went well and next one Monday but hopefully ec next Friday woo hoo.