Bellys to Bumps

[jamie2882]

I was noticing all you ladies tickers on weight loss and Wow you are all so successful! I need a kick in the butt. I joined weight watchers online this morning and I'm really hoping it will help. I know it will if I follow it, I need to make myself follow it. My long term goal is to lose about 50 pounds but to get my bmi under 30 for ivf i need to lose only 10 pounds but sometimes that seems impossible...

 

[Traskey]

Well done Jamie on joining WW. Lovie is doing that diet and doing really well on it. I'm sure you can lose 10lbs in no time. A BMI of 30 is the magic number as far as the fertility experts are concerned so it's worth aiming for.

Good luck!

 

[EmmyReece]

Good luck with the weightloss Jamie

I've got over my weekend sulk and am feeling very pleased with myself

Last year I got a pair of rigid denim jeans in a size 32 because my others had worn in the inside thigh area Anyway, they were too small for me and wouldn't do up without really hurting my tummy. But tonight, they do up fine, even over my af bloat

 

[twinkle1975]

Hello lovely ladies - I've been in the middle of nowhere for the last 3 days - am finally back & plugged into my technology. Had a nice weekend & tried not to fret too much (although that's hard for a worrier like me!)
Emmy - aww cute kitten!!
Hey Jamie!
Zowiey - keeping everything crossed for you tomorrow!

Hope everyone had a good weekend xxx

 

[Traskey]

Well done Emmy on getting into those jeans Diet is working well for you. Keep it up girlie.

Welcome back from your weekend Twinks

Good luck for the FS appointment Zowiey

 

[EmmyReece]

Well I've just weighed myself and I've lost 0.1 of a kg, which is pretty good considering af is trying to start up Got proper weigh in on thursday morning

 

[lovie]

hello all

welcome Jamie i am doing ww and i love it its so easy to follow, if you have any questions i can try to answere them but ebony is the real ww expert! good luck, im looking forward to hearing all about your progress

glad you had a nice weekend twinkle, its so good to just get away from it all sometimes!

horray for you jeans doing up emmy! I dont dare to wear jeans because they allways fit funny, its great that your weight loss is paying off and your jeans fit

good luck today zowie

as for me im just trotting along, i have not been temping because i havebeen ill, i might start again tomorrow if i feel better but im not sure if it will be enough temps to give me a good picture of my OV... i might see if håkan can order some cheapie opk's online, i need to know when i ov otherwise i will drive myself crazy waiting for AF to come, at least if i have some kind of idea when its due i wont be convincing myself im pregnant!

hugs to you all xxx

 

[EmmyReece]

hope he orders you some opks hun, I was driving myself crazy wondering if I was pregnant and had missed it. I had images of me going into labour and not knowing I was pregnant

 

[Traskey]

Oh yeah, that programme is great fun, all these women in emergnecy rooms with pain and giving birth!

I'd get some opks Lovie, so at least you know where you are. Sorry af is on her way Em.

 

[zowiey]

Hello ladies,

Just a quick update, we have to have icsi, my bmi was 29.9, so a bittersweet day really, referral is in, but I was slightly hoping we would only need iui! Will update properly later, hubby's treating me to some shopping, cinema and a (vege!!) Nandos!!
xxx

 

[cranberry987]

That's excellent news about your bmi I have read that a lot of the time iui isn't rly worth it and best to skip to other means. Hope the waiting list isn't too long and that you enjoy nandos etc. Have a relax for a bit and have some fun

X

 

[Tarkwa]

Very true what Cran says - a lot of docs don't fanny about with IUI and just go straight in with IVF or even ICSI as the chances are much better. I hope the wait isn't too long. So happy for you chick and amazing news on your BMI - don't forget to update your ticker!
xxx

 

[zowiey]

Thanks ladies!

Well, my bmi isn't really 29.9, well unless I lost 6lbs overnight! I think their scales are just very accomodating, but hey I'm not complaining!

Hubbys swim up results weren't too bad, the count was up, 14mil pre wash 10 mil after, but still 85% abnormals, but that's still 1.5mil super healthy spermies!! Viscosity was still high, but obviously thats irrelevant now. I had an internal scan, and got to see my ovaries, uterus & bladder! Everything looked fine, no cysts or signs of anything untoward, and I also sneaked a peak at my fsh levels, which were 6.8, which seems about average, so at least that goes in our favour!

We will have another appt in a month, where we will be given lots more info, but refferal is in place and she said that the waiting list is moving quite quickly, but it's still looking like Aug-Sept.

I have to say I've been absolutely floored by this, I knew it was coming, but I just can't quite believe it. Hubby is heartbroken, I'm trying not to be too upset in front of him, I don't want him to feel any worse than he does.

xxxx

 

[Traskey]

Hello ladies,

Just a quick update, we have to have icsi, my bmi was 29.9, so a bittersweet day really, referral is in, but I was slightly hoping we would only need iui! Will update properly later, hubby's treating me to some shopping, cinema and a (vege!!) Nandos!!
xxx

CONGRATULATIONS Zowiey, that's fantastic news. So glad the BMI was 29.9 and that you have your referral in for ICSI. I'm sure that's where we are heading too!

Thanks ladies!

Well, my bmi isn't really 29.9, well unless I lost 6lbs overnight! I think their scales are just very accomodating, but hey I'm not complaining!

Hubbys swim up results weren't too bad, the count was up, 14mil pre wash 10 mil after, but still 85% abnormals, but that's still 1.5mil super healthy spermies!! Viscosity was still high, but obviously thats irrelevant now. I had an internal scan, and got to see my ovaries, uterus & bladder! Everything looked fine, no cysts or signs of anything untoward, and I also sneaked a peak at my fsh levels, which were 6.8, which seems about average, so at least that goes in our favour!

We will have another appt in a month, where we will be given lots more info, but refferal is in place and she said that the waiting list is moving quite quickly, but it's still looking like Aug-Sept.

I have to say I've been absolutely floored by this, I knew it was coming, but I just can't quite believe it. Hubby is heartbroken, I'm trying not to be too upset in front of him, I don't want him to feel any worse than he does.

xxxx

for accommodating scales Got to love them.

I wonder if we'll be doing ICSI at the same time? I am sorry that hubby has been floored by the ICSI. The chances of success are so much higher than IUI. Most clinics just don't do it and if there are male factor issues then they do go straight to ICSI. I've been reading about ivf/icsi for about 5 days now lol. Read a couple of very good books from Amazon. If you have a Kindle I can share them with you apparently.

I know it's scary so I can understand why you are floored by it. Give it time to sink in and maybe you'll feel a little better about it. I still go up and down a lot about it all but at the moment i'm very positive.

 

[cranberry987]

My drs scales are always light as well, Im starting to think that maybe its mine which are heavy...

Oh and Aug/Sept! Thats excellent. So you can have a lovely summer, some time off maybe and then make zee babies

 

[Tarkwa]

Zow, that's brilliant news, but I think I understand why it has taken both of you aback (I hope that reads ok?!). It's probably the thought that you need the help to do something which should happen naturally (life can be such a bitch, can't it). Even taking drugs like clomid can seem 'natural' because the baby is still being made inside your body, but it must be weird knowing that your little eggy will be fertilised outside in a petri dish somewhere with your DH's spermy being injected directly into it! But the best way of looking at it (imo) is that this baby will be EXTRA special; the trouble that it's mummy and daddy went to to make it and the heartache of the journey there but the amazing joy when those two lines appear on the test! It sounds very overwhelming (my last FS appt was a bit like that when he said at my next appt we would be looking at IVF) but is such a massive step forward. So Aug/Sep, well Aug is just the month after next so that's not that far off. I'm sure the docs have given you advice, but do try to not think about it and...I hate to say this...but try and relax and enjoy the next couple of months. Maybe have a break (have a kit-kat!) from it all and give yourself a treat/pamper (new haircut, new shoes/handbag, massage, evening out somewhere really nice/posh) - sounds like your DH might benefit too from a little pampering? I'm so happy for you both.

And isn't it amazing how the radiographers/sonographers can interpret the black/grey/white images on the screen - it all looks so foreign to me (though I did see my bladder was stupidly full - to the point where it was hurting!).

Hope everyone else on here is good !
xxx

 

[twinkle1975]

Yay Zowiey! Glad the waiting list is moving fast - bring on the baby making!!!

 

[Amber_Lynn822]

I wanna join!
My name is Amber I'm 25 my DH is 33 We've been TTC for over 3 years, I just finished my last round of Clomid with not one single positive So I'm a Clomid failure, we're moving onto a RE (specialist) and IUI + Injectables. I'm obese at 200+ and at 5'7 :/

 

[EmmyReece]

Awwww Zowiey, so glad you don't have too long to wait

 

[Traskey]

WELCOME AMBER LYNNE

Glad that you'll be starting IUI but sorry you've been waiting so long for your bfp.

Are you following any particular diet/healthy eating or taking each day as it comes?