anyone over 35 going for fertility treatments this year? IUI, IVF etc

[sadie]

I found soft cups on the internet via a UK company. Hopefully they will arrive in 7 days! Any special advice on using them??

FX falling ambers!!

Sorry about the temp drop Daschund.... xo

 

[dachsundmom]

I found soft cups on the internet via a UK company. Hopefully they will arrive in 7 days! Any special advice on using them??

FX falling ambers!!

Sorry about the temp drop Daschund.... xo

I've never used them, but from what I have heard around the forum, they can take some practice, so start using them before you actually need them, lol

 

[Desperado167]

I found soft cups on the internet via a UK company. Hopefully they will arrive in 7 days! Any special advice on using them??

FX falling ambers!!

Sorry about the temp drop Daschund.... xo

Def practice before u use them there's a video on YouTube if you type in instead cups it should come up,after u bd don't move and let your dh insert them then lie for a while ,I usually lie for ten mins ,they worked the second month for me but sadly imiscarried good luck ,xxxxxxxx

 

[LiSa2010]

Fallen Ambers: good luck!!!! Im keeping everything crossed for you...

LLbean: good luck on Monday, FXed your numbers keep rising

dachsundmom: sorry for the temp drop

sadie: Ive used soft cups before and they weren't bad actually. I put them in and it went right in, no pain or discomfort or anything, felt like I had nothing up there.... it seems to go in easier when you're laying down, and just insert them like you would a tampon..... good luck..

to everyone I missed


so my udpdate ladies:
I will be taking Follistim), then Trigger Shot (Ovidrel), and then IUI I'll be on follicle monitoring. My first blood draw and u/s will be cd3. then I start the injections on the 4th day of cycle for approximately 10 days in a row. I'll be taking them at night. She also said my dosage may increase or decrease depending on my response to the med.

 

[dachsundmom]

Yay Lisa!!!!

 

[LLbean]

I just got back from the ER and the Betas went down so I may actually have a MC...lets see what happens. Spotting did stop so who knows...its all strange LOL

 

[dachsundmom]

I just got back from the ER and the Betas went down so I may actually have a MC...lets see what happens. Spotting did stop so who knows...its all strange LOL

 

[mrsdh]

Hi ladies
Fallen ambers good luck hun
LLbean im sorry that you are in limbo land,fx that things will be ok
Sarah, i hope you are well hun?
Af came today so im out for this month.
Hello to everyone else and wishing all the best of luck

 

[sarahincanada]

hi everyone

fallen ambers: wow glad you had a great time, and 9 follicles OMG!!! great job! are they nervous about that many with IUI at all? ooh Im so excited for you, do you think hubby will have a good sperm count after washing? ours was 29 million which I think is good. Ive read some people on here mentioning 80 million but they might be talking about pre washing. the 29 million were 79% progressive motility which she said was very good. please let me know your numbers!
I may end up on injectables if I dont get my bfp after 3 IUIs with clomid, I know they are more $ but often make a better egg and dont thin the lining.
glad you had a good time, and what did you buy at LV? the last time we went to California I purchased a bag at Chloe and I know theres one in vegas so Im very tempted. But I need to save my money incase we need to do IVF next year, so I dont think spending $1800 on a new bag is in the cards....unless I win big playing cards!!
good luck tomorrow! and definitely take a photo of the twins, they will be with you anyway but its nice to have something visual at such an important time.

dachsundmom the temp drop is small so still have hope, and the spotting could be implantation? wow those blue dyes are evil if this is not your month .

lisa YAY very excited for you, the injectables are supposed to be really good at making a good egg. look forward to seeing where this cycle takes you.

LLbean, I wrote to you in another thread as I was confused...so you went to ER today and the numbers were lower? I remember seeing 22 and 48 or something, was that from your regular docs? what was the number from the ER? hopefully as it was a different place it doesnt mean anything. Man, you think when you get your bfp its time to be happy but its just the beginning.

mrsdh best of luck for next cycle, will you be doing the same?

heres the current list, sadie and mrsdh let me know when you know whats happening for next month and I will move you to the bottom of the list.



Over 35 Fertility Treatment list:

• samj (TTCing #2)
Femara CD2-6, Duphaston CD15-25, for thin lining
congrats!!! :

• sadie (TTCing #1)
Clomid 50mg CD5-9
FX for next cycle

• mrsdh (TTCing #4)
Second cycle Clomid 50mg, CD2-6
FX for next cycle

• dachsundmom (TTCing #2)
First cycle on Tamoxifen 40mg, CD3-7 (starting July 2)
started Ovacue monitor July 1
AF due: July 24

• Rona (TTCing #?)
Clomid 100 mg + HCG Shot 3 mature follicles 1st IUI July 16
AF due: ?

• Fallen Ambers (TTCing #1)
First cycle after loss Injectibles protocol + IUI 9 mature follicles 1st IUI July 23
AF due: Aug 2/3

• sarahincanada (TTCing #1)
Second cycle Clomid 100 mg + HCG Shot 4 mature follicles 1st IUI July 20
AF due: Aug 4

• lisa2010 (TTCing #2)
Follistim + HCG Shot
AF due: Aug ?

 

[LLbean]

today it was at 39...so it dropped a tad...still holding on to hope for Monday

 

[Indigo77]

Sarah...Do u feel knocked up yet? How many follies?

 

[mrsdh]

Sarah i am Clomid free until probably October now. Seeing the fs mid September. He did say if no bfp in the 2 cycles of clomid he will up the dosage to 100mg. I will ask him for an alternative though as it did really dry me up and had a number of side effects. Also it really worries me about the risk of thin uterine lining. I shall be routing you all on and cant wait for the bfps to roll in. xx

 

[dachsundmom]

Sarah i am Clomid free until probably October now. Seeing the fs mid September. He did say if no bfp in the 2 cycles of clomid he will up the dosage to 100mg. I will ask him for an alternative though as it did really dry me up and had a number of side effects. Also it really worries me about the risk of thin uterine lining. I shall be routing you all on and cant wait for the bfps to roll in. xx

I was a Clomid girl and really had drying issues as well, we're talking raisin time, lol. I switched to Tamoxifen this cycle and had EWCM for the first time! You might want to research it and Femara. FXd.

 

[sarahincanada]

Sarah...Do u feel knocked up yet? How many follies?

NO!!! but Im only 2 dpo. what should be happening now...the fertilized embryo should be travelling to the uterus right?

I had 4 juicy follicles hey I think kate plus 8 woman had injectables + IUI when she got her 6....Im not even sure my clinic would do IUI with 9 follicles like fallen ambers. although at our age its a little different, I think kate was younger.

are you in the 2ww now indigo?

 

[sarahincanada]

Sarah i am Clomid free until probably October now. Seeing the fs mid September. He did say if no bfp in the 2 cycles of clomid he will up the dosage to 100mg. I will ask him for an alternative though as it did really dry me up and had a number of side effects. Also it really worries me about the risk of thin uterine lining. I shall be routing you all on and cant wait for the bfps to roll in. xx

I was a Clomid girl and really had drying issues as well, we're talking raisin time, lol. I switched to Tamoxifen this cycle and had EWCM for the first time! You might want to research it and Femara. FXd.

I also think I felt more dry than I usually do during ovulation time when not on clomid...but I didnt mind as I used preseed.

mrsdh were you the person who was not monitored by ultrasound? as they could watch your lining. mine was 10mm last month and 8.5 this month and they want over 7mm. I supposed if mine continues to get thinner they will swtich me to injectables. I think the idea is for you to get a bfp by 3 cycles of clomid & IUI.

 

[Indigo77]

1 day behind u, Sarah....

 

[sarahincanada]

1 day behind u, Sarah....

well luckily Im away next week so cant obsess too much, do you have any plans for the 2ww?

 

[mrsdh]

Sarah i am Clomid free until probably October now. Seeing the fs mid September. He did say if no bfp in the 2 cycles of clomid he will up the dosage to 100mg. I will ask him for an alternative though as it did really dry me up and had a number of side effects. Also it really worries me about the risk of thin uterine lining. I shall be routing you all on and cant wait for the bfps to roll in. xx

I was a Clomid girl and really had drying issues as well, we're talking raisin time, lol. I switched to Tamoxifen this cycle and had EWCM for the first time! You might want to research it and Femara. FXd.

Thanks Hun I will look into that. I know about Femara but not alot about tamoxifen. On clomid I only got 2 days at most of ewcm, not much to speak of though. If I take a higher dosage it would only get worse??

 

[Indigo77]

1 day behind u, Sarah....

well luckily Im away next week so cant obsess too much, do you have any plans for the 2ww?

Not at all.....just the usual....

 

[mrsdh]

Sarah i am Clomid free until probably October now. Seeing the fs mid September. He did say if no bfp in the 2 cycles of clomid he will up the dosage to 100mg. I will ask him for an alternative though as it did really dry me up and had a number of side effects. Also it really worries me about the risk of thin uterine lining. I shall be routing you all on and cant wait for the bfps to roll in. xx

I was a Clomid girl and really had drying issues as well, we're talking raisin time, lol. I switched to Tamoxifen this cycle and had EWCM for the first time! You might want to research it and Femara. FXd.

I also think I felt more dry than I usually do during ovulation time when not on clomid...but I didnt mind as I used preseed.

mrsdh were you the person who was not monitored by ultrasound? as they could watch your lining. mine was 10mm last month and 8.5 this month and they want over 7mm. I supposed if mine continues to get thinner they will swtich me to injectables. I think the idea is for you to get a bfp by 3 cycles of clomid & IUI.

Yes it was me Hun. Only 'monitoring ' I had was the 21 day progesterone blood test. I have no idea what my lining thickness has been. I suppose because of my age and the fact I have children, the NHS will only go so far in what they will offer me. I have looked into iui costing here and it's quite expensive at £800, not sure what that would be in your neck of the woods? X